Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, October 17, 1912, Image 3

Newspaper Page Textft f Eft ^.|l ^ ii ^ II ^ <1 ^ II M ^ II <K FORT MILL, S. C. j GENERAL INFORMATION. j CITY GOVERNMENT. j i A. R. McELHANEY Mayor / S/W. PARKS Clerk \ 1 V. D. POTTS....Chief of Police 1 DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. ; ! No. 31 Southbound 5:35 a. m. ?> No. 3o Southbound 7:12 a. m. ?? No. 27 Southbound 5:12 p. m. i No. 36 Northbound 8:50 a. m. No. 28 Northbound 6:30 p. m. No. 32 Northbound 9:27 p. m. i ,, Note? Trains 31 and 32 stop at ,, Fori Mill only when flagged. ! . MAILS CLOSE. For train No. 36 8:30 a. m. 1 For train No. 27 4:50 p. m. , i For train No. 28 6:00 p. m. J j Note ?No mail is despatched on f trains 31. 32 and 35. Trains 27 j i and 28 do not handle mail Sunday, J POSTOFFICE HOURS. 5 ? Daily 7:30 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. I Sunday 9:30 to 10?. 5 to5:30p. . J IT 4 SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST to TIMES READERS. Cotton, 10 l-4c; Seed, 28c. Saturd y, according to one of our merchants, was the best business day the town has had this year. Dr. M. W. Grigg and son, Dr. Oscar Grigg, of Shelby, N. C.. snent Sunday with relatives in this city. Rev. J. B. Massey and family, of Mossy Creek, Va., are visiting Mr. Massey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Henry Massey, in tiiis city. Mrs. C. W. McNealy and little son, Charles, returned to this city Sunday evening after a several weeks' visit to relatives in Savannah, Ga. Mrs. J. T. McGregor and little son, of Forest City, N. C., are guests at the home of Mrs. McGregoi's mother, Mrs. Augusta Culp, in this city. W. W. Blackwelder, formerly master mechanic with the mill at Pineville, N. C., has accepted position with the ginnery of the Fart Mill Mfg. Co. From an article that appeared in Saturday's Evening Herald it seems that there is strong opposition in Rock Hill to the pro posed issue of $75,000 for a new courthouse at Yorkville. Mayor John R. Hart and Hon. J. C. Wilborn, of Yorkviile, were in Fort Mill Friday, working in behalf of the proposed court house bond issue to be voted on in the general election November 5. Messrs. B. M. Bradford and Thos. Bailey have bought the clothes cleaning business of Mr. T. E. Merritt. The business will be continued at its present location on Clebourn street with Mr. Bailey in charge. John Massey and Everard Ardrey, two Fort Mill young men, left Saturday for a pleasure trip to Denver, Colorado. The young men will be away about three weeks and will visit the principal points of interest in the West before returning home. Dr. L. L. Campbell and family, who have resided in Fort Mill for about one year, on Thursday removed to the Point section of the county. Dr. Campbell has recently erected a handsome residence on his plantation in the Point. He will engage in farming and the practice of medicine. The commissioners of election for York county met Thursday at Yorkville and named the managers of the November election for the various voting precincts of the county. The managers of the Fort Mill box are: State and County?W. R. Bradford, W. P. Epps, A. A. Bradford, ;3r. Federal?W. J. Kimbrell, ,.J. H. Patterson, B. F. Bennett. The pulpit of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church was supplied on last Sunday morning by Rev. J. B. Massey, of Mossy Creek, Va. Mr. Massey is an eloquent and forceful speaker and his discourse Sunday was highly interesting and instructive to the large crowd present. Mr. Massey will be heard again at the church next Sunday morning fKu 11 ciiq 1 Vinnr for SPrviflftS. at l/I IV UOUUI ?IVM? Saturday, October 5, was observed by the Sunday school of Flint Hill Baptist church as work ..day lor Connie Maxwell orphanage. The day was spent in picking cotton on the plantation of Mr. W. H. Windle in upper Fort Mill and at weighing time in the late afternoon it Was found that the pupils of the Sunday school bad gathered a total of 2,330 pounds of cotton. Mr. Windle allowed the children 50 cents per hundred pounds for their work and this netted the school $11.G5. Besides this amount there were several personal contributions, the total making quite a substantial contribution to the children at Connie Maxwell. Peeples Gets Nomination. Incomplete returns yesterday indicated that Thos. H. Peeples, r.j?nHidate for Attorney General, had defeated J. Frazer Lyon, incumbent, who was a candidate for renomination in the second State Democratic primary held Tuesday. The vote stood: Peeples 21,709; Lyon, 19,304. The returns were very slow. Mr. Lyon has been Attorney General nearly six years. Mr. Peeples is an adherent of Governor Blease, while Mr. Lyon is known as a political opponent of the Governor. \ _ The Fort Mill vote was, Peeples 90; Lyon, 55. Body of Nogro Woman Fonnd. The dead body of Mary Huntley, the Pineville negro woman whose mysterious disappearance was noted in The Times last week, was discovered buried in a ditch a short distance from the main street of Pineville Friday i afternoon. The woman's throat had been cut and the decomposed 1 condition of the body indicated that it had been buried several days. There seems to be little doubt that she was murdered and that the body was thus disposed of by the murderers in an effort to conceal the crime. Pat Huntley, husband of the wowan, and several other Pineville negroes are in the Mecklenburg county jail charged with the crime. A Pretty Home Wedding. Miss Florence P. Kimbrell, of Featherstone Company to Open Course. The Floyd Featherstone Com1 pany, musical novelty entertainers, will appear at the school auditorium on Thursday night, | October 24, as the opening number of the Radcliffe Lyceum course for the season. This announcement will be received with i much pleasure by the people of Fort Mill and surrounding country. The series of five attracj tions engaged for the season is among the very best to be secured on the American platform today and it is expected that a full house will greet each of the , numbers. There still remains a number of desirable seats in the auditorium that have not been taken and these may be secured by anyone desiring them at Ardrey's drug store. The popular price of $1.75 for a season ticket to the entire five attractions will be open to the public until .the date of r.he first attraction next Thursday evening. The general admission to those who are not season ticket-holders will be 50c for each attraction. The auditorium management has been esp cially fortunate in securing the Featherstone company as the opening number, since Mr. Featherstone and his company urive .a musical, nov* 1 and humorous entertainment, for orierinalitv. variety and real enjoyment has no superior. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 o'clock at the scnool auditorium. he Game Law. According to the game law. passed by the legislature this year, it is now lawful to hunt deer, doves, woodcocks and wood ducks. Ihe open season for partridges and wild turkeys will not arrive until Nov. 15. Willet may be killed on and after Nov. 1. Granckle are in open season on and after Oct. 1. The following are the open season dates: Deer, from September 1 to January i; partridges and wild turkeys, from November 15 to March 1; doves from August 15 to March 1; woodcocks from September 1 to Februrary 1; willet, from November 1 to March 1; wood ducks, from September 1 to March 1; granckle from October 1 to March 1. Dove bating is legal only between December 1 and March 15. Each deer killed out of season carries a penalty of $25, and each bird illegally killed, $10, The miximum penalty for breaking the game law is $100 or 30 days | in prison. this city, and Dr. Dewitt T. Smith, of Gainesville, Fla., were married last Wednesday night at 8:30 at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. C. M. Faris, on Kenilworth Avenue, E. Dilworth, Charlotte. Rev. Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, pastor of Tryon street Methodist church, was the officiating minister. The house was most attractively set with f^rns and palms,, relieved with yellow and white chrysanthemums. The bridal parlor was I in white. The floor was covered ; in white and the curtains hung I with ivy. Across a prettily ! banked corner a floral arch was set and under this the vows were I taken. The bride wore a handsome I gown of white satin, entrain, i trimmed in Irish lace and pearls, with bridal veil of tulle, caught with a band of pearls. The bridal bouquet was bride's roses and lillies of the valley. She entered the parlor on the arm of her brother, Mr. C. H. Kimbrell, to the strain of the wedding march played by Miss Louise Young. "Hearts and Flowers" was played during the ceremony. Her bridesmaid was Miss Blandina Alexander, who wore blue crepe de chine and carried yellow chrysanthemums. The ring was carried by little Miss Rebecca Lee Redwine, who was attired in white batiste with lace and white ribbons. The ring was carried in a big chrysanthemum. Defining the bridal aisle were white ribbons held by Misses Elizabeth and Pauline Barkley, attired in white mull and lace with white ribbons. The best man was Mr. H. L. Williams, of Gainesville. A wedding reception was held immediately after the ceremony. The dining room was effective in white and greep. White chrysanthemums were used in floral adornment. The bride is attractive and admired by a host of friends. She was exceedingly pretty in her wedding attire. The groom is a successful physician in Gainesville and is esteemed by all who know him. Dr. Smith and bride left Thursday afternoon for Gainesville, their future home. J. Frost Records. Weather Observer 0. 0. Atto, of the Charlotte bureau, has furnished the Charlotte News with the following records of past years, which give some interesting facts in regard to the first visits of Jack Frost: The average time of the first light frost is October 13th. The latest date in autumn of the first light frost is November 4, in 1881. The earliest date on which a heavy frost has occurred is October 2d, in the year 1889. The lowest temperature on this date was 36 degrees. The average date of heavy frost is October 25th, or more than ten days hence. The latest date of the first i r * XT ? i o neavy irusi, is nuvcmyci xk. This unusually late date occurred in the year 1897. Of killing frosts, the earliest da'e recorded is October 8th, in jthe year 1889. This year, t will be noticed by referring to the earliest dates of first light and heavy frosts given above,! possesses the record for early frosts, it being an abnormally cold autumn. The average date of the first killing frost and freeze is November 4. The latest date of killing frost was November 28, in 1902, this i being a warm autumn, with frosts of all character, occurring much later than the averages. Last year, the first killing frost and freezing temperature ! occurred on November 3d, one day earlier than the average. Locally, no frost of any kind, has occurred during the present j season, although very light frost ; has been reported from exposed i of q lif-Hp distance I [-/lavco at vjuivv u ??w*v -? ! out from the city of Charlotte. Flint Hill Newt. Fort Mill Times Correspondence. Mrs. Anna Merritt, who has been in a Charlotte hospital for several weeks, has returned to her home in this section. Mrs. Rob Miller Watts, who has been on an extended visit to relatives in this community, returned last week to her home in Miami, Fla. M. Rhone Davis, who has been on an extended visit to relatives at Minter Garden, Fla., returned last week. Mr. Charlie Boyd of this community had the misfortune of losing a fine horse one day last week. The animal had one of its legs broken by a kick from another horse and had to be killed. ! Mr. J. G. Moss and son, Ralph, returned the last week ftVm a : trip to Alabama, where they had gone to look over some farming ! lands. Friends of Mr. Z. T. Bailes will be pleased to know that he is able to be out again, after an illness of several weeks. Born the last week to Mr. and Mrs. M. Farris, of this section, a son. F. w ? (Advertisement.) Saved by His wife. She's a wise woman who knows just : what to do when her husband's life is I in danger, but Mrs. R. J. Flint, Braintree, Vt., is of that kind. "She insisted on my using Dr. King's New Discovery," writes Mr. F. "for a dreadful I cough, when I was so weak my friends all thought I had only a short time to I live, ana it completely cured me." A 1 quick cure for coughs and colds, it's the most safe and reliable medicine lor many throat and lung troubles?grip, bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, quinsy, tonsilitis, homorrnages. A trial will convince you. 50 cts and $1.00. Guaranteed by' Ardrev's Drug Store, Fort Mill Drug Co. and Parks Drug Co. ONE CENT A WORD MINIMUM CHARGE, 25C. FOR SALE?100 bushels of Fallsown, Rust-Proof Oats. B. M. Faris. FOR SALE?Beautttui uoiaen ubk I Sideboard, with swell front. Cost $40; sell for $15. Also Fireplace Coal Grate, for $1.50. W. R. Bradford. WANTED ?Parties owing me for work done during the year to come forward and settle at once. These accounts are past due and I need my money. A. A. YOUNG. FOR SALE?Two Mules and one i Horse, for cash or ciedit. We will buy i beef cattle and milch cows. L. A. HARRIS & CO. STATEMENT Of the Ownership, Management, Etc., of 1 he Fort Mill Time*. Published Weekly at Fort Mill, S. C., Required by the Act of August 24, 1912. Editor?B. W. Bradford, Fort Mill, Is. c. Managing Editor?B. W. Bradford, Fort Mill, S. C. Publisher ? B. W. Bradford, Fort Mill, S. C. Ownei?B. W. Bradford, Fort Mil, | S. C. Known bondholders, mortgagees an . otl er security holders, holding 1 pei cen', or more of total amount of bonds, mortgage , or other securities: Mortgagees?W. W. Ball, Columbia, S. C. Savings Bank. Fort Mill, S. C., Perpetual Building and Loan Association, Fort Mill, S. C. B. W. BRADFORD. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of September, 1912. T. B, SPRATT, Notary Public S. C, AUDITORIUM Thursday Night, OCTOBER 24, The Floyd Featherstone Musical Novelty Entertainers. General Admission 5Cc Curtain rises promptly at 8:30 New York Journal: A more unique or original performance could hardly be conceived. Richmond Times-Dispatch: The performance was of the greatest merit and fully deserved the repeated applause. TAX LEVIES FOR 1912. Office of the County Treasurer of York County. Yorkville, S. C., October 10, 1912. In compliance with the law, I hereby give notice of the several levies on the property of York County, for the fiscal year, beginning January 1st, 1912, to wit: . For State purposes. 5| mills on the dollar. For ordinary county purposes, 4 mills on the dollar. For Constitutional schools, 3 mills on the dollar. For roads, 2 mills on the dollar. For Catawba River Bridge, J of 1 mill on the dollar. For County Bridge Fund, 4 mill on the dollar. Aggregating 16 mills on all the property of the county, and in addition to this, the following special levies for townships and local scnools, viz.: Catawba township, 1J mills ^or interest on township bonds; 4 of 1 mill for a sinking fund for said township. Ebenezer township, J of 1 mill for interest on township bonds, and 4 of 1 mill for a sinking fund for said township. York township, 3 mills for interest on township bonds, and 4 of 1 mill for a sinking fund for said township. Local School Levies: District No. 2, 3 mills, making a total levy of 19 mill3 in said district. District No. 6, 3 mills, making a total levy of 19 mills in said district. District No. 7. 3 mills, making a to-' tal levy of 20$ mills in said district. District No. 9, 4 mills, making a total levy of 20 mills in said district. District No. 11, 5 mills for grade 1 school, 1 mill for high school, and 1 mill for interest on graded school bonds, making a total levy of 26$ mills in said district. District No. 12, 4 mills, making a total levy of 21$ mills on the property of Ebenezer, and 212 mills on Catawba township part of said district. District No. 13, 2 mills, making a total levy of 18 mills in said district. District No. 14, 2 mills, making a total levy of 18 mills in said district. Distsict No. 15, 3 mills, making a total levy of 19 mills in said district. District No. 20, 2$ mills, special tax, 2 mills for interest on bonds, 1 mill to retire bonds, making a total of 21$ mills on the property of Bullock's Creek and Broad River townships' part and 25 mills on the York township part of said district. District No. 21, 3 mills, making 19 mills in the King's Mountain township part and 22$ mills in the York township part of said district. District No. 22, 3 mills, making a total levy of 19 mills in said district. District No. 23, 3 mills, making a total levy of 19 mills in said district. District .m>. zo, a mills, maxing a u>tal levy of 19 mills in said district. District No. 27, 3 mills, making a total levy of 19 mills in said district. District No. 28, 2 mills for special ! levy, 1} mills interest on school bonds, ! and 1} mills for sinking fund, making a total of 21 mills in said district. District No, 29, 2 mills, making a total levy of 18 mills in said district. District No. 82, 2 mills special tax, making a total levy of 19} mills in said district. District No. 33, 2 mills, making a total levy of 18 mills on Bethesda's part and 2li mills on the York part of said district. District No. 35, 2} mills, making a total levy of 19J mills on Ebeneaer's part and 22 mills on York's part of said district. District No. 36, 2 mills, making a total levy of 19} mills for said district. District No. 37, special levy of 2 mills for school, 1} mills for interest on school building bonds, 1 mill for sinking fund, making a total of 20} mills for said district. District No. 38, 2} mills, making a total levy of 18} mills in said district. District No. 39. 3 mills, making a total levy of 19 mills in said district. District No. 40, 3 mills, special 2} , mills to pay interest on bonds, 1 mill for sinking fund, making a total levy of 22} mills in said district. District No. 41, 3 mills, making a total of 19 mills for said district. District No. 42, 2 mills, making a total of 21} mills in said district, District No. 43, 2 mills, making a to- " tal ol 18 mills in oemesaa s pari ui said district, a total of 19fc mills in Ebenezer's part of said district, and 21J mills in York's part of said district. District No. 44, 2 mills, making a total levy of 18 mills in said district. District No. 45, 2$ mills, making a total of 20i mills in said district. District No. 46, 2 mills, making a total of 19} mills in said district. District No. 47, 2$ mills, making a total of 22 mills in said district. District No. 48, 2$ mills, making a total of 18$ mills in Bullock's Creek township's part of said district, and a total of 22 mills in York township's part of said district. District No. 49, 8 mills, making a total levy of 19 mills in the King's Mountain township part of said district, and 22$ mills in the York township part of said district. District No. 51, 3 mills, making a total of 19 mills in said district. District No. 52, 4 mills, making a to- t tal levy of 21} mills in said district. Also $1.00 on all taxable polls. Also 50 cents each on all dogs. HARRY E. NEIL, Countv Treasurer. Fresh arrival ol HEADLEY'S and HERSHEY'S j Celebrated , Confections, ; All the popular brands of Chewing Gum. |: Haile's on the Corner, B. J. WHITE, Attorney at Law. Office Over Ardrey'a Drugstore, FORT MILL, S. C. Oil Tuesdays and Fridays. Fort Mill Pressing Club, GUY A. ROSS, Prop. OLD NEWSPAPERS for sale at The Times office. 100 Men tc Save $ ?? I - Men! Her beginning ?f1 Wool Suits, w on one rack, ? ~J|f?jp ' Fancy Serge, 1 Mixed Cashm ulars and slim mUttm offering here, : I JltPlf season. The < Mm! suits carried o mm Iff great values. \ pf 18 is here. mlip| Remember, the ecand flc gain Rack is t ] If you should come in and fir j stairs and make your own selec 5 you to bring your boys along, offer in Boy's Clothing. Boy's Suits $! Mills & Yoi | Clothing, Dry Goo II 1 LT Buster Brown's Guaranteed Hosiery. "Resolved, That it pays to insure your Stockings. Mine are guaranteed, are yours?" "Buster Brown. Men's, Ladies' and Children's Hosiery, every pair made of the very best long staple Egyptian cotton. Wear them and there'll be no more darning. Four pairs guaranteed to wear ' * 1 IIkrtof tf? four long montns witnout darning. w nu can ucai >?. Big Silk Sale. Friday and Saturday we will place on sale a limited number of pieces of Bordered Silk Foulard at ONE-HALF the REGULAR PRICE. Splendid 42-inch in brown, Wisteria, Reseda, and Navy, extra values at $1.50, sale price, per yard, only 75c 38-inch Brown. Navy, Copenhagen and Black, a special value at $1.00, sale price, per yard, only. 50c You will have to see these values to appreciate them and be convinced that these are the greatest Silk Bargains ever shown in Fort Mill. A few Waist Patterns in Fancy Silks at greatly reduced prices, Have you seen our new shipment of Ladies' Raincoats? They are beauties and a bargain at $3.00 each. E. W. KIMBRELL CO. "The Place Where Quality Counts." ii7i?i i t wm i f u W a A V*P I YV XZji-jl?<e V V ULll^lt JL 1C& V-/ Tf V 4 At v PERFECT HEALTH FOR YOU. No need for that run down, tired out feeling?no reason for thin, impoverished blood. Nyal's Tonic-that's what builds up your system, tones the blood and gives you an appetite with a relish. For thin blooded men. women and children?Nyal's Tonic is ideal. Then, too-when convalescent from a long illness- Nyal's Tonic will put you on ycur feet. Try Nval's Tonic -it livens the entire system-banishes that tired feeling. ? i ?i _ L.i.i. ,.t \T..oi'c. TnmV mnlcps n worn out. run down A uonar duuic ui o iwmv ? ? ..? ?, system feel like new. Parks Drug Comp'y, Agency for Nyal's Family Remedies. ??????^?? 11 1 ^ " tm ? m^m / 5 Each. e is your chance. Right at the he season you can save $5.00 on winter Suit. We have 100 All- ^ rorth from $12.50 to $16.00, all I ind the price for a few days will , cash. I are good styles, in Blue Serge, | 3ark Worsteds, Grey and Brown eres, sizes 35 to 42, stouts, regs. Of the hundred Suits we are sixty of them were bought this other forty are higher priced ver from last season. All are i 'Ii Come early, while your size ! ft it \ i1 | ? m our Clothing department is on >or and this great $ 10.00 Barhe second rack. id us all busy, just walk right up ; tion. Say, by the way, we want We have something great to 1.25 to $9.00. ung Comp'y | * }"' ds and Shoe Store. ? ' ' The Times wants to do your lADDDIWTIMr judi i\in i inu \ 'Phone 112. nnoKnoiomsniioi* otot oooomxok 0 9 Q Health's Best Way? jj ' Eat an Apple Every Day." * 6 ' 8 8 8 Follow this maxim and save doctors' bills. La- * dies who do so need no cosmetics or other beauti- * J tiers. The apples will do the work. Our stock of ^ J Fruits is always full and we handle only the best. J J! Phone your orders, we do the rest. ; Don't forget Fish and Oysters Fridays and Satur- 8 0 u 11 J 11 L ""J ntrorw A Q XT in tVlA WAP V I ft U tl y S. X I UbU IU1& auu UCCi VtJ UUJ >u ?u? .. WW?. _ The Best Cheese in Town. * jO ? 0 I JONES, e grocer. | i ? i ??*** CXO OO U Of otooooox " ; _ f / | Our References? j All who have had business dealings with j; us. | 4 We began business with the determi- | i nation to make every customer a friend of the bank. t We have endeavored to make our depositors more than mere customers?to develop them into friends to whom we ; | 4 can safely and gladly extend assistance ! I ' < > and courtesies in all their business deal- < <. t tog"' ? < ? ? THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, j I T. S. KIRKPATRICK, T. B. SPRATT, , 4 President. Cashier. X 1

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