BIp^THE FOBT MILL TIMES.
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FORT MILL. 9. C.. OCTOBER 12. 1911.
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The Proposed Bond Issue.
Within the next week the voters of
Fort Mill will have the opportunity of
determining whether the proposition to
issue $4,000 of town bonds, the proceeds
of which would be applied to the improvement
of the streets, meets with
their favor. Much to the regret of
those who inaugurated the undertaking,
it appears that a few citizens are opjtosed
to the proposition. At first
the thought was entertained that the
need of street improvements was so
apparent to everyone that there would
be a universal concurrency of opinion
as to the advisability or the forward
movement, but it was not to be so..
Recently opposition has developed and
this opposition has found willing ears
? ; into which to pour the old story of increased
taxation, etc.
Four thousand dollars to be applied
to the streets of a town whose taxable
property is in the neighborhood of a
third of a million dollars and on which
there is not directly a dollar of bonded
indebtedness would not seem to be an
undertaking fraught with the possibility
of calamity. Yet we hear the
word is being passed around that the
success of the bond issue portends direful
things for the town in the way of
burdensome taxation. So far as is
known no one has had the courage to
deny that the streets of the town need
improving, though some arc making
use of the battered argument that since
the itreets were good enough for our
forefathers they are good enough for
us?which is of a piece with the statement
that electricity, gas and oil lamps
should he discarded as illuminating
agents because the tallow dip and pine
knot lighted the dark places for our
progenitors a century ago. Unless the
adage that figures do not lie is a failure.
ihs amount of annual taxation
wh.cb will be collected on each hundred
dollars of property on the tax books of
Fort Mill to meet the interest on the
bonds will not be in excess of 5 cents,
perhaps less. Truly the mountain
labored and brought forth a mouse.
There is little call here to discuss who
will pay the principal of the bonds 40
years hence. By that time most of the
present generation will have established
citizenship where no improvements are
made and no assessments are expected
or collected to liquidate bonded indebtedness.
The voters of Fort Mill are in position
to say whether they intend that
the town progress and grow as its
neighboring municipalities are doing;
whether they are desirous of making it
a better town to live in and thereby
enhancing property values, or whether
they are satisfied that it is finished,
that better streets are not worth while
and that it is as profitable to wish as
to will.
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Of more than passing interest to the
reading pubiic was the announcement
in the Charlotte Observer of Friday |
morning that on November 1 the Ob- i
server company would undergo a reorganization;
that Maj. James C.
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ieston News and Courier and at present
with the Richmond Times-Dispatch,
would take the editorship of The Observer,
and that Mr. A. E. Gonzales,
of The State company, of Columbia,
would become managing director of the
Charlotte paper. Messrs. Hemphill
and Gonzales need no introduction to
the readers of the papers throughout
the country. For 20 years the former
was editor of the Charleston News and
Courier and is known as one of the
ablest and most fearless writers of the
South. Mr. Gonzales and his associates
have built up in The State a newspaper
of national reputation and his executive
ability is surpassed by few if any in the '
business. '1 his is indeed a strong team.
The Observer is already one of the
South's leading papers and in the hands
of Major Hemphill and Mr. Gonzales
it may be expected to soon take a place
alongside the great papers of the North
and East.
The city of Aiken will in a short time
begin the putting down of vitrified
brick on a portion of its streets at a
cost of $13,000. The- city of Sumter
has on loot a similar movement, only
on a smaller scale, perhaps. On all
sides, in fact, the towns are forging
ahead in the way of municipal improvements.
If the voters of Fort Mill are
awake to the town's best interests the
election on next Monday for bonds to
improve Main street will carry overwhelmingly
and thereby the town will
have reached the first milestone in
progress.
The little affair between Italy and
Tripoli is doubtless very distressing to
Mr. Carnegie, just as he seemed to be
getting along very nicely with his plans
for universal peace. However, it is a
pretty good demonstration of the need
of doing something to stop wars and
substitute arbitration. The directions
of the King of Italy to "shed as little
blood as possible" seem to indicate that
he is with Air. Carnegie at heart, and
as soon as he shall have finished this
job he may join the Peace Society.
This is the season of the year when
York county should be arranging for a
courtly fair. Several counties are already
preparing to shew their products
to visitors from other parts, and York
county could probably get up as big
show along this line as any county in
South Carolina. The benefits accruing
a well gotten up county fair can
be estimated.
Mr. Parent, have you a child of school
age that is not in school? If so, start
the child to school tomorrow, then
kneel down and 7 ray for forgiveness
for the neglect of this solemn duty
which every man owes his offspring.
Your boy may not be later a Newton
or a Napoleon, but he will be exactly
what you make him. nothing else, and
you are largely responsible for his
future.
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Upon assuming the editorship of the
Charlotte Observer on November 1,
Mr. Hemphill will, of course, take his
stand on Indepeneence Square and proclaim
to the world in thunderous voice
that the "Mecklenburg myth" is no
myth at all, but the genuine article.
A citizen of Fort Mill was heard to
remark a few days ago that Main
street was the roughest street in York
county. This was a pretty broad assertion,
but those who heard the remark
seemed to agree with the speaker.
A vote against the proposed bond
issue means that you would hc-/e the
town of Fort Mill step backward 20
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Road Builders Getting Busy.
Indications now are that much good
in the way of road improvement in
York county is to be accomplished
through the workings of the recently
organized county good roads association.
A very enthusiastic meeting of
the association was held at Rock Hill a ,
few days ago and among other work '
done the following committees, composed
of the county's leading good
I ~toria onthnaiaata were aDDointed:
i Committee on Road Administration?
, W. B. Wilson, Jr., chairman; W. S. !
Wilkerson, Hickory Grove; M. L. Smith,
Clover; T. M. Oates, Tirzah; T. J.
Crawford, McConnellsville; John T.
Gordon) Tirzah; Dr. T. N. Donlin, Clover;
J. L. Rainey, Sharon.
Committee on Road Material?Edgar !
Jones, Fort Mill, chairman; J. C. Witherspoon,
Rock Hill; R. S. Poag, Rock
Hill; B. F. Merritt, Rock Hill; J. L.
Whitesides, Yorkville; J/ Frank WatI
son, Hickory Grove; A. L. Campbell,
Clover; Lesslie McGill, Yorkville; W. i
B. Moore, Yorkville.
Committee on Riad Construction and
Maintenance?Dr. J. L. Spratt, Fort
Mill, chairman; J. Frank Ashe, McCon-'
nellsville; H. H. White, Rock Hill; T. I
M. Allen, Harmony; J. E. Bass, Rock
Hill; T. M. Martin. R. F. D. Yorkville; ;
G. H. O'Leary, Yorkville; Dr. E. W.
Pressly, Clover; 0. L. Sanders, McConnellsville.
Committee on Split Log Drag?Walter
S. Neil, Rock Hill, chairman; Dr.
A. Y. Cartwright, Yorkville; Dr. Lynn
Campbell, R. F. D. Yorkville; H. J.
Zincker, Rock Hill; J. S. Glasscock,
Harmony; R. S. Cannon, Catawba Power
company; W. Harry Wylie, Rock
Hill; Mr. Quinn, supervisor of King's
Mountain township; S. P. Wilson, Fort
Mill.
Committee on Ways and Means?0.
E. Wilkins, chairmman, Yorkville; Dr.
W. G. Stevena, Rock Hill; D. P. Lesslie,
Lesslie; W. F. Harris, Fort Mill;
M. B. Bratton, McConnellsville; Z. M.
Neil, Clover; F. C. Whitner, Rock Hill;
R. F. Allison, Yorkville, T. L. Johnston,
Rock Hill.
The secretary of the association, Mr.
J. S. White, was requested to notify
the members of the committees of their
appointment and to request each chairman
to call a meeting of his committee
and report to the executive committee
by November 1, on which date a public
meeting is to be held in Rock Hill at
11 a. m. He was also instructed to
furnish each chairman with an enrollment
book and request him to place it
where all those who wished to join the
association could em oil their names.
The association is highly pleased at
the outlook for a fine organization in
York county.
Important Meeting of the D. A. R.
The last meeting of Kanawha Chapter,
D. A. R., was a most delightlul
one, it being held at the residence of
Mrs. J. B. Elliott the afternoon of
October 3. Mi>s Kittie Kirkpatrick
I read a highly interesting paper on
"Alexander Hamilton's Influence on
American History." The most important
work before the chapter was
the election of delegates to the State
conference at Chester the second week
in November. These were eiecieu;
Mrs. J. B. Elliott; alternate, Mrs.
W. B. Ardrey; Mrs. J. H. McMurray;
alternate, Miss Willie Hoke. It is
hoped that the entire chapter can go
down to Chester for the day.
The chapter was much pleased to
learn that the ex-regent, Mrs. W. B.
Ardrey, had been asked to respond to
the address of welcome in Chester, and
that she had accepted. This is an honor |
for both the ex-regent and the chapter,
and is appreciated by Kanawha chapter.
It was decided in the meeting that if
sufficient money could be raised a
granite boulder should be placed in the
old Revolutionary cemetery just outside
! of town.
Dainty refreshments in the form of
i cream with chocolate sauce, cake, tea j
and coffee were served, closing a dej
lightful evening.
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Mrs. Eliza Huffman Dead.
[Contributed.]
Mrs. Eliza Huffman died at her home
in Dobyville, Arkansas Oct. 3. She I
was born in this community, where she |
resided until seven years ago. Her (
death was no surprise since she had j
been very feeble for several months.
Mrs. Huffman was bom March 1.
1837. She left a husband and five1
children in Arkansas. Also a daughter
(Mrs. Lee Armstrong) and other rela- ;
tives here, who mourn her departure i
| and will ever cherish her memory.
Mrs Huffman was a member of the i
Fort Mill Baptist church, but took a !
letter of transfer when she left the
State. In this act she set a worthy J
example to other church members who \
! leave the community of the church in '
j which they hold membership.
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For the Improvement of Rural Schools.
Miss Leila A. Russell, county super- i
intendent of school improvement, is en- j
ergetically pushing her fall campaign, ,
and has on foot plans that promise to
add considerable interest to the already
interesting work.
This year the School Improvement
association, the Trustees association, j
the County Teacher's association and;
the Home Institute are to hold meetings
at Winthrop college, the first two j
mentioned organizations on Friday, j
October 20, and the last two on Saturday,
October 21, all in the old high
school building; and on Saturday
Winthrop is to give a picric dinner to
all members of the associations pres
ent on that day.
But the biggest treat of the camEaign
is to be the visit of Prof. O. J.
lem, supervisor of education for
| Winnebago county, Illinois, conceded
everywhere to be the best and most
efficient county superintendent of education
in the whole United States.
Prof. Kern has been engaged to
spend a whole week in York county.
Winthrop college will pay the $75 he
requires for a week's work, out of its
lecture fund, and Miss Russell proposes
to raise the $75 required for his expenses
in the various communities that
he will visit. Present plans contemplate
that Pref. Kern will be at Lesslie
Monday afternoon, October 23;
at Fort Mill, Monday night, October
23; at Clover, Tuesday afternoon,
October 24; at Yorkville, Tuesday
night, October 24; at Bullock's Creek,
Wednesday afternoon, October 25;
at Hickory Grove, Wednesday night,
October 25.?Yorkville Enquirer.
It's Equal Don't Exist.
No one has ever made a salve, ointment
or balm to compare with Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. It s the one perfect
healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises,
Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Eczema,
Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyes, Cold
Sores, Chapped Hands or Sprains its
supreme. Unrivaled for Piles. Try it.
Only 25c at Ardrey's Drug store, Parks
Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co.
Notice of Election.
Fort Mill, S. C., Oct. 3, 1911.
Be it ordained by the mayor and wardens
of the town of Fort Mill, S. C.,
and by authority of the same:
A petition signed by a majority of
the freeholders residing within the incorporate
limits of the town of Fort
Mill, S.'C., having been filed with the
town council asking for an election to
decide whether or not the town of Fort
Mill, S. C., shall issue bonds in the sum
of $4000.00 payable in not less than 20
years and not moie than 40 ye^rs and
beanng interest at a rate not to exceed
six ner cent Der annum for the purpose
of constructing a public street or streets
in the said town, it is therefore ordered:
Section 1. That an election be held
on the sixteenth day of Octeber, 1911,
at which election all qualitied electors
residing within the incorporate limits
of the town of Fort Mill, S. C.. shall
be entitled to vote. The ballot box
shall be located at J. H. Patterson's
store and shall open at 8 o'clock a. m.
and close at 4 o'clock, p. m., and J. H.
Patterson, T. D. Faulkner and D. A.
Lee are hereby appointed Managers of
said election.
Sec. 2. The form of ballot shall be
as follows: "For issue of bonds in the
sum of $4000.00 for street improvements.
'Yes.'" "For issue of bonds
in the sum of $4000.00 for street improvements.
'No.'" 1 hose in favor of
said bonds shall cast the ballot bearing
the words "Yes," and those opposed!
shall cast the ballot bearing the word
"No."
Done and ratified in open council this
3rd day of Oct. 1911.
L. A. HARRIS,
Attest: Mayor.
J. L. SPRATT, Clerk.
Land For Sale
I offer for sale 331 acres, more or
less, of land five miles north of Fort
Mill, one mile from Gold Hill school ,
and from one to three miles of four
churches. Land is well terraced and (
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comparatively ievei, auuui *v oui-j m
original forest timber that will cut |
something like 200,000 feet of lumber; |
20 in old-field pine; 25 or 30 acres in i
pasture for cattle; ten acres in pasture
for hogs; ten acres in waste land and |
balance in cultivation. On the place is
a dwelling house of six rooms; gin |
house, 30x35, three stories high; saw- J
mill shed, 50x20; press shed, 35x22;
barn, 50x50, with rooms for 12 or 14 I
head of stock; double crib, 22x10, pea |
house on top; smoke house, 14x18, ,
grainery above and buggy sheds on !
each side; live two- and three-room I
tenant houses; wagon house with tool !
shed, 16x20; ten stalls for cows, black- |
smith shop, 12x16; 20 horse-power en- |
gine and 25 horse-power boiler; No. 4
friction-feed sawmill, with 48-inch inserted
tooth saw and 40 or 50 feet of
track; two 60-saw Pratt gins with front
feeder and condenser; one single pin,
self-tromping press; 26 feet of 2-inch |
shafting; pulleys and belting to run the
outfit and one No. 44 horrizontal cane
mill. Pump, tower, waterworks in
house, healthy place, and excellent
water. Four small branches, four wells
and five springs on the place.
Price, $11,500.
W. H. WINDLE,
Fort Mill, S. C. | I
Wanted
To sell that farm of yours.
Where the sale price of prop- j
erty amounts to $5,000, we
charge only 2 1-2 per cent;
under $5,0G0, 5 per cent.
If you have any lots in
Fort Mill to sell, list them
with ns. We are in position
to handle anything in the
a hove line located anywhere.
If you want to buy, let us
hear from you. We are the (
Real Estate people.
C. W, WALLACE & COMP'Y, :
Real Estate and Insurance,
Office opposite Court House, i
YORKVILLE. S. C. ;
TAX NOTICE 1911.
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Office of the County Treasurer
of York County.
Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 15, 1911. j
Notice is hereby given that the Tax |
Book9 for York county will be opened ,
on Monday, the 16th day of October,
1911, and remain open until the 31st j |
day of Deeemb.'.-, 1911, for the collec- ]
tbn of State, County, School and Local .
Taxes for the fiscal year 1911, without
penalty: after which day one per cent,
penalty will be added to all payments <
made in the month of January, 1912, 1
and two per cent, penalty for all pay- 1
ments made in the month of February,
1912, and seven per cent, penalty will
be added on all payments made from
the first day of March, to the 15th day
of March, *1912, and after this date all
unpaid taxes will go into execution and
all unpaid Single Polls will be turned
over to the several Magistrates for ,
prosecution in accordance with law.
For the convenience of taxpayers, I
will attend at the following places on
the days named:
At Yorkvilie, Monday, October 16, to
Wednesday, October 18.
At Smyrna. Thursday. October 19.
At Hickory Grove, Friday and Saturday,
October 20 and 21.
At Sharon, Monday, October 23.
At McComiftll.-ville, Tuesday, October
24.
At Tirzah, Wednesday, October 25.
At Clover, Thursday and Friday, October
26 and 27.
At Yorkville from Saturday, October
28, to Tuesday October 31.
At Coates's Tavern, from 12 o'clock
Wednesday, November 1, until 12 in.,
Thursday, November 2.
At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday,
November 3 and 4.
At Rock Hill from Monday, Novem6.
to Saturday, November 11.
And at Yorkville from Monday, November
13, until the 31st day of December,
1911, after which day the
penalties will attach as stated above.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County, j
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rented a dreadful tragedy and saved
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NOTICE?The best place to have your
dothes cleaned and pressed is the Fort ?
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