Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 18, 1912, Image 3
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SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST
/" to TIMES READERS.
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Mr. W. D. Kimbrell of this
township, returned Friday afternoon
from a week's visit to relatives
at Gastonia, N. C.
The mercury in local thermometers
was down to about
7 degrees Tuesday morning, indicating
thereby that the cold of
Sunday morning exceeded by
little, if any, that of Tuesday.
Roy Patterson, young son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Patterson,
had the misfortune a few days
ago to fall on the ice at the
graded school, fracturing his
collar bone.
Elliott White, a respected
colored man of the town, is erecting
a neat cottage in what is
known as the "Paradise" section
of the town.
The little 8-months-oId son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ardrey Throwet
died at the home of its parents
in Rock Hill Friday and the remains
were shipped to Fort Mill
Saturday morning for burial.
A special meeting of the city
council was held Monday afternoon
at which, the resolution of
Thursday evening outlawing slot
machines was amended so as to
include all slot machines which
do not issue an euual amount oi
merchandise 1 to each person
patronizing them.
^ County Auditor B. M. Love
arrived in Fort Mill yesterdaymorning
and will remain here
through tomorrow for the purpose
of listing property for taxI
ation. Local property owners
I will save themselves some inI
convenience by making their reft
turns while the auditor is in
I towp.
Supervisor VV. K. Tfite, of the |
| Elementary Rural schools, is
j especially desirous that a copy of
his book, "Teacher's Manual for
I Elementary Schools," be in the
i hands of every country teacher
in the State, and he will be
pleased to furnish the book to
any teacher upon request to him
at Columbia.
Representative David E. Finley
of this, the Fifth, Congressional
district, has been elected
chairman of the South Carolina
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Utlf^ClllUIl ill lilt lunvi itwu> v v.
Congress for the present session.
Mr. Finlev has also been made
vice chairman of the Democratic
Congressional campaign committee.
Announcement is made from
Rock Hill of the sale there a few
days ago to YYinthrop college of
the handsome home of State Senator
W. H. Stewart. The res;dence
occupies a site on Oakland
avenue near Winthrop and wi'l
be used as a part of the plant of
the big college. The consideration
was not made public.
The Missionary Institute and
Pastors' Conference of the Rock
Hill district of the M. E. church;
will be held at Chester on January
24. A large number of laymen
and many of the pastors of
the district will be present for
the meeting. On trie progam is
found the name of Rev. T. J.
White, of the Fort Mill church,
who will address the meeting on
"Mission Schools."
The coldest weather for this
section in 13 years, cr since February
14, 1899, was recorded at
the Charlotte weather bureau
Sunday morning at 2 o'clock,
when the mercury dropped to
7 doirrees above the zero mark.
For continued cold weather arid
sleet and snow the last two weeks
have not been exceeded hereabouts
but two or three times in
as many decades.
The $4,000 of bonds for stre: t
improvements in Fort Alill weiv
sold the past week to R. M.
Marshall & Fro., of Charleston,
the price being par, and the
bonds are to bearjhterest at the
rate of 5 per cent, per annum.
It would thus seem that the
money for the proposed improvement
to Main street will lie in
hand within a short time, but the
work on'the street will hardly
, commence until the spring, when
the weather will be suitable for
putting down the paving.
At a largely attended and en
thusiastic meeting Held in kock
Hill Thursday only a few minutes
was required to raise funds sufficient
to defray the expenses of
covering York county with canvassers
to secure pledges for the
reduction of the cotton acreage
under the "Rock Hill" plan.
This work is in charge of a committee
of three. York county
was the first county in the South
to organize for reducing cotton
acreage.
Through an oversight last
week, the names of Masters
Arthur Young and Arthur Phillips
were omitted from the published
list of the second-grade
roll of honor pupils of the Fort
Mill public schools. These little
men are among the brightest
pupils in the school and The
Times regrets that their names
did not appear along with the
others who have distinguished
themselves by high averages in
their studies.
Superintendent Anderson, the
originator of the "Rock Hill
Plan" for reducing the cotton
acreage this year, has announced
the following committee to have
charge of the work in York
county: Ira B. Dunlap, chairman;
T. L. Johnson and R. L. Sturgis.
This committee will at once gel
busy soliciting funds and appointing
canvassers for the various
townships. It is hoped to havt
the county thoroughly canvassec
within the next two weeks.
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The Charlotte Observer of Friday
told of the death Thursday
afternoon four miles west of that
city of John Steele, a young man
whose home was at Lancaster.
Steele was a lineman employed by
the Southern Power company
and was crushed to death by a
falling pole. The remains were
shipped to Lancaster for burial.
Uncle Sam has made a new
route in regard to rural carriers
and the postmasters throughout
the country are required to deduct
from their salaries for each
partial failure to serve the route
in its entirety. Carriers are required
to use every endeavor to
serve the entire route by traveling
every road available.
Mr. C. W. McNee'y is one of
the most popular mill superintendents
in this section and it
was perfectly natural that his
employees in the two mills here
should remember him with some
token of esteem during the late
yuletide. And this they did by
presenting Mr. McNeely with a
handsome rocking chair as a
N'ew Year's gift.
Rev. R. T. Dendv, pastor of
Ebenezer church," this county,
has declined the call extended
recently by the Woo llawn Presbyterian
church of Birmingham,
Ala., and has so notified his
congregation. The Alabama people
offered Mr. Bendy a very
handsome salary, it is stated,
but he decided to remain with
his Ebenezer congregation.
The derailment of four box
cars early Saturday morning: at
Catawba river, three miles south
of Fort Mill, caused a delay of
several hours in railway traffic.
Train No. 31, the vestibule from
the North, due at Fort Mill at
5:40, did not get by the wreck
until the noon hour and No. 35,
: the local train from Charlotte to
i Columbia, was also delayed
several hours. No one was injured
and the cause of the
derailment was not known.
"Jones, the Grocer," had the
misfortune Friday afternoon to
lose one of his best dray horses,
the cause of the animal's death
being unknown. The horse had
been ridden to the Central hotel
and hitched to a post, while the
rider had gone into the hotel for
a short time. The latter was
greatly surprised to find upon
leaving the house that his steed
was down upon the ground with
| life almost extinct.
The first fire in Fort Mill for a
! number of years took place early
Saturday morning, when a small
; dwelling just across tne ranroaa
from the Millfort mill was reduced
to ashes. The house was
j occupied by Mrs. Henry, a widow
| lady who conducted a boarding
house, and was the property of
Mrs. J. M. Spratt. The loss of
the building was estimated at
$400 and there was no insurance
on the house or contents. The
fire was due to the spilling on
the floor of a quantity of kerosene
oil, which ignited and became
uncontrollable. In a trunk
in the house was $80 in cash
belonging to a Mr. Helms, a
boarder, and this, tdo, was lost.
Fort Mill's New Bank Prospers.
A majority of the forty-odd
stockholders of the First National
Bank attended the first annual
meeting of the stockholders of
that institution on Tuesday the
9th inst.
The cashier, Capt. T. B. Spratt,
presented Ins report covering me
operations of the bank lor the
first ten months of business showing
a net profit of $1,850. Of
this amount a 4 per cent, dividend
amounting to $1,000 was
paid the stockholders and $800
was placed to the surplus account.
The following directors were
elected: T. S. Kirkputrck. J. L.
Spratl, L. A. Harris, Ii. N. Patk
rsuii, J. L). Mills, Edgar Join.s,
J. M. llairis. O-mo.-J Parber,
Jackson Hamilton, Vv. B. Ardrey,
T. P. Spratt.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the stockholders' meeting
a meeting of the directors
was held at wh'ch the present
officers were reelected. '
The First National Bank, which
began business less than a year
ago, has surpassed the expectations
of the gentlemen who
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orgamzcu n. iuc mvi vuuv
institution paid a dividend to its
stockholders and passed a substantial
sum to its surplus .within
the first year speaks well for the
management, of the bank and is
a source of gratification to its
stockholders.
Mr. Young Declared the Wiuner.
Subsequent to the first count
of the \otes in the municipal
election on Tuesday of last week
it developed thai Mr. J. ^Young
was elected alderman lVom ward
2, instead of Mr. W. P. Cray ton
as first announced. This change
was due to the counting of two
of Mr. Young's votes which were
at first thought to be of illegal
size. An attorney consulted on
the matter considered the votes
legal and Mr. Young was accordingly
declared the winner. The
final count of the votes gave Mr.
Young 19 against Mr. Crayton's
1 18.
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Would Abolish Hanging.
A bill to provide for imposing
the death penalty by eiectrocu
; tion within tie State peniten
1 tiary was"introduced in the sen
i ate last Wednesday by W. .1
1 Johnson, senator from Fairfield
! and the bill was referred to th<
; committee on judiciary. The l>il
; provides that all persons con
victed of capital crimes and hav
: ing imposed upon them the sen
tence of death shall suffer sue!
5 penalty by electrocution withii
J the walls of the State peniten
I tiary at Columbia, instead of b;
1 hanging.
New Council Holds First Meeting.
After subscribing to tie usua
oath of office, the new city council
of Fort Mill held its first meeting
in the rooms of the First
National bank on Thursday evening.
Mayor McElhaney, whc
on Wednesday assumed the duties
of the office, presided and al
members of council were present.
After the election ol
Alderman W. L. Hall as mayor
pro tern, the following business
was transacted:
By a majority of one vote
Alderman S. VV. Parks was
elected clerk and treasurer for
the year 1912 at a salary of $12e
per annum.
There were but two applications
for the office of chief of
police and after a ballet V. D.
Potts, who has served as chief
marshal of the town for a number
of years, was declared reelected.
The salary of :he chief
is, as heretofore, $50 per month.
A set of police rules were
adopted by council, one among
the requirements being that the
chief of police inspect the streets
and electric lights of the town
once a week and report condition
of same to the committee on
streets.
A motion was passed to Fent
the town hall to the local military
company for $25 per year and
insurance.
H. J. Patterson was reelected
cemetery keeper at a salary of
$10 per month, and he was also
empowered with authority to
arrest violators of town ordinances.
A contract was awarded the
Fort Mill Times for the town
advertising for 1912 for $50.
John R. Hart, of YorkvilleJ
was reelected city attorney for
1912, the salary being fixed at
I $25.
The following standing committees,
the first named beirg
the chairman, were announced
by Mayor McElhaney:
Lights?J. T. Young, J. L.
Spratt, R. E. McKibben.
Streets?J. L. Spratt, B. W.
Bradford, VV. L. Hall.
Finance?B. W. Bradford, J.
L. Spratt, S. W. Parks.
Health and Charity-R. E.
McKibben, B. W. Bradford, VV.
L. Hall.
Cemetery?W. L. Hall, R. E.
McKibben, J. T. Young.
A committee consisting of J. L.
Spratt, B. W. Bradford and S. VV.
Parks, was appointed to draw a
license tax ordinance for 1912
and present same to council at
its next regular meeting Tues'I"
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Uct.y, rcuiuaij \j.
There was a discussion of
organizing a hook and ladder
company, the town to furnish
the necessary equipment, and
upon motion of Ald< man Young
a committee of three was appointed
to Jnvestigate the cost of
same and report to council at its
next meeting.
A motion was passed outlawing
all chewing gum machines that
pay out checks, the same to become
effective after January 13.
Saved His Wife's Life.
"My wife would hive been in her
grave today," writes 0. H. Brown, of
Muscadine, Ala., "it it naa noi ueen
for Dr. King's New Discovery. She
was doVn in her bed, not able to get
up without help. She had .a severe bronchial
trouble and a dreadful cough. I
got her a bottle of Dr. King's New
Discovery and she soon began to mend,
and was well in a short time." Infallible
for coughs and colds, its the most
reliable remedy on earth for desperate
lung trouble, hemorrhages, lagrippe,
asthma, hay fever, croup and whooping
cough. 50c and SI.00. Tral bottle ire .
Guaranteed by Fort Mill Drug Co., W.
B. Ardrey and 1'arks Drug Co.
Try a Special Notice in The Times and
watch results. 25 words for 25c.
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Some Laccaster News Items.
| From the Lancaster News.
We regret to report no im.
provemont in the condition of
; Mr. C. T. Connors.
Mr. Jas. F. Hunter, Lancas>
ter's popular postmaster, had a
5 slight stroke of paralysis Tues'
day.
; Mr. C. 0. Stogner and little
son, who have been at Johnshopkins
for several days for treat5
ment. are improving some, the
son more rapidly than the father.
;| A. J. Clark, clerk of Lancas1
ter camp Woodmen of the World,
has turned over to Mrs. Emma
' Hough a check for $1,000 in pay?*
ment of policy carried in that o?<i
d^r by her late husband, B. C.
Hough, in her favor.
Mrs. J. M. O'Dell, of Concord,
aunt of the lamented Mrs. Grace
. White Springs, has kindly pre
seined as a memorial to her niece j
a handsome baptismal font, to | |
, the Presbyterian church. This
! is a most useful and appropriate
, memorial to one whose life and
' service in her church and com,
munity will always be a beautiful
memory.
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Favors Yorkviile as County Seat.
State Senator Stewart a few
days ago informed the Rock Hill
Herald that some people are
under the impression that he is
in favor of having Rock Hill
made the county seat of York
county, the impression having
been formed as a result of an
article which appeared recently
in The Herald. This, he says, is
' not the case. A close perusal of
.the article, says The Herald, will
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"show that senator Stewart am
not express his opinion regarding
the matter, the latter portion of
, the third paragraph merely givi
ing expression to ideas that have
been discussed by various citi
zens other than Senator Stewart.
He states that he is opposed to
moving the county seat from its
I present location.
NOTICE?The best place to have your
; clrthes cleaned and pressed is the Fort
Mil! Pressing Club, upstairs in Massey
Building. Phone 146.
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Take a Glance
At the vest pocket a
yU traveling man or any
;$8| business man who has
rmuch wilting to do and
' y-v in 99 cases out of 100 you
?s^ i will find1 a "Waterman's
I Ideal," if you see any
fountain pen'at all. If
you would say any other
kind to them, the name j
would sound strange.
You might start the'
New Year with a cheap-1
er pen, but you will eventually
wind up with a
Waterman Ideal. They
are $2.50 and up and never
down, if it is a genuine
Waterman Ideal, for
mind you there are imita- j
tions by the Waterman
name. If you were bust-1
ed on the desert of Sa- _
hara you could realize on 1 an
"Ideal." They have a!
I pi commercial value every-; $
\ry where. Can it be said of &
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(sets for Ladies, Patriot, Excelsior
Shoes for Men, Society, Quaker <
men. Headlight Overalls for mer
Patterns for ladies and children. 1
' for young men and boys. Davis
! Hats, North Carolina Wool Blanl
children.
We making a clean sweep
ceedingly low prices. You have <
them yet. January, February and
est months.
Yours for all that's GOOD.
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? $1.00 Wool Dress Goods, now. 50 g
* 75c Wool Dress Goods, now 37 l-2c V i
P 50c Wool Dress Goods, now. 25
fl 25e Wool Dress Goods, now 12 l-2c 09
P $25.00 Ladies'Suit, now $10.00
$10.00 Lanies'Coat, now 5.00 vj
$3.00 Ladies' Ha?s. now .. 95 jg*'
$1 501 flit-' IT .50 ??!
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New Spring Ginghams.
Just received one case of Utility Ginghams, in neat pat- ! ?
terns and also solid colors, to sell at 10c. (j
Toile du Nord Ginghams.
A nice line of this elegant Gingham that has been selling
at 15c, we offer at the old price, 12 l-2c. ?
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A new line in light and dark colors, fully 36-inch standard |
goods, worth 121-2c, now 10c.
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For our big Embroidery Sale to be announced later.
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Children's Coats at Special I
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$20 and $17.50 Coat Suits for only .. $12.50
$15 Coat Suits for only 11.00 {=
$12.50 Coat Suits for only 8.50
$10 and $7.50 Coat Suits for only 5.50
$7.00 and $5.00 Coat Suits for only 3.50
These handsome suits are nicely tailored, made in the
latest styles with pockets. r
Long Coats.
$12.50 and $10 Ladies' Long Coate, now only $ 6.50
$10 Black Bear Skin Coats, something nice 6.50
$7.50 Long Coat, with braided collar 5.00 }=
$5.00 Long Coat, extra value 3.50
$4.00 Long Coat, Special 2.50
$18.00 Black Velvet Coat, only few left 12.50
Misses Coats.
$5.00 Misses' Coat, really worth $6.00 $3.50
$4.00 Misses' Coat . 2.50
$3.00 Misses' Coat * 2.00
$1.50 Misses' Coat 1.00
$2.50 Misses' Coat 1.50 LJ
Skirts. J
$8.00 Skirts, now marked down to $6.00 I
$7.50 Skirts, now marked down to 5.00
$6.00 Skirts, now marked down to. 4.50 Lfl
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$5.00 Skirts, now rrarked down to o.w ?
$3.50 Skirts, now marked down to 2.25 fl
All^Children's Coats at big reduction. 9
$2.50 Misses' Rain Coats, now only $1.75
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