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. ;#HKSn * *V ^*5\ < .V '-"\7* V:\"'"V> .> -"' '. /' ; * -;' % # , v % ' f '"' r l!" - i nTw ? j Established in 1891. YORK'S TEACHERS ASK FOR COMPULSORY LAW At the county meeting in Rock j Hill Saturd.iv of the York Teach- ! ers' association, a resolution was i adopted placing the association on record as favoring a compulsory school law for South Carolina. There was little discussion on the subject, everyone who spoke expressing themselves as heartily in favor of the proposed law. The resolutition, introduced by Miss Leila Russell and unanimously adopted, was as follows: 4To the members of the York county delegation in the General Assembly: 4The York County Teachers' association hereby places itself on record as favoring a compulsory attendance law that will prevent the inexcusable absence from school of children between the ages of six and fourteen, and it hereby requests the York county delegation in the General Assembly to use its influence for the enactment of a compulsory education law for South Carolina." Upwards of seventy-five teachers of the county attended Saturday's meeting, among the number being the following from Fort Mill: Prof, and Mrs. F. W. Moore, Prof. J. A. Boyd, Mrs. 0. N. Atwater and Misses Susie White, Helen Ardrey, Robbie Spratt, Isabel Grier and Minnie Garrison. Hopes for Harmonious Session. Representative J. R. Haile, of Fort Mill, has given the Columbia Record his opinion that the present session of the Legislature will be harmonious, substantiating his reasoning with the following words: "There seems to be a reason to believe that the thinking members of the legislature realize that the people are in the saddle, and if the voiee r?f these members is heard the work of the session promises to be harmonious. In the campaign last August the people showed their disapproval of the turmoil and strife which marked the proceedings of the last session by refusing to reelect many of those responsible for it. If similar conditions exist this year like results may be expected in the elections next year for the offending members. There is no doubt that the conditions I have referred to wore chiefly responsible for the delay in announcing the results of the primary for State officers last year." Oranges Going Way Up. Reports from California of the damage to the orange crop from the recent freeze have already begun to make their effect felt and local dealers believe that oranges will soon increase $1 to $1.50 per box. That means that the Indian river variety, which is such a favorite among lovers of the luscious fruit, will sell at wholesale at about $4 25 per box and the cheapest will be at least $3 per box. It is not believed that the effect will be felt right at once on account of the large crop of Florida oranges produced this season and the fact that locally oranges are not keeping well in the hot weather. When the season advances and the time comes for California oranges to come the jump in price is due to come. In the meantime owners of Florida groves are patting themselves on the back, for with their unusually large crops, the loss to growers in far away California means a rich harvest to them. High School Conference. A conference of high school teachers from all parts of the State will convene in Columbia on Friday. January 17, at 11 a'pIa/*!/ T n n/Jrlif ^ v viwni xii auiiillUll IU LlltJ pilD . lie and private high school teachers, most, if not all, the colleges will be represented. A large number of the high schools have been directed by the local boards to close in order to give the teachers an opportunity to attend. This is strictly a working conference in which live high school questions are discussed in an informal way. The [meetings will be presided over by the State school inspector. V* ' * %' - "W,' nMjIK HE t GOVERHOR'S MESSAGE TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE Thf mpscntro nf n<-?tr Pnln T > ?w \jiv ? . V/UIVi U. I Blease featured the opening session of the South Carolina Legislature Tuesday. The Governor, according to a Columbia dispatch, attacked the Comptroller Get eral for refusing warrants for pay of special detectives; the, cotton mill merger, terming it the "cotton mill trust;" the Carolina Public Service corporation as the "ice trust," and a Columbia power company as the "power trust," and asked legislation dissolving them. Among other things, the Governor recomended the passage of a two-cent railway rate bill and the levying of a one mill tax lor public schools, warning the legislators that unless this is done he would veto ail appropriations for State colleges. He asked the repeal of the law forbidding the carrying of concealed weapons and recommended a law to allow all persons desiring to carry pistols to be granted 30-day licenses, a list of such persons to be kept by the clerks of court, 1 and asked the passage of a law | making it a misdemeanor for a I newspaper reporter to misquote a public speaker. He recommended that a resolution be passed calling for the election on a constitutional amendment providing for the election of judges ; by the people. The Governor's message was J several thousand words in length. ! Prosperity Smiled on Fort Mill. Generally speaking the last year was one of prosperity for Fort Mill and this immediate section. Within the town growth is evidenced by the new store houses that h:tuf crnnti nr? frK,& t new residences built and the old | ones remodeled, as well as the ' great improvement to the streets. ! | The paving of Main street at a l cost of slightly more than $4,000, i perhaps added more to the town than any one thing. Iri all directions in the country can be seen better farms, better farm houses and better stock, all of which mean better farmers and better crops. The two banking institutions of the town held their annual meetings the last week, as did i also several mercantile corpora! tions, and declared dividends on I their capital stocks. At the meeting of the stockholders of the Savings Bank, the former directors were reelected. The semi-annual dividend of ; 4 per <ent., declared la.-t month. ! was distributed to the stockholders, and a substantial amount was added to the bank's surplus fund. The last year was also a pros! perous one for the First National j Bank. This institution is just I turn vpnro Knf ,,.^11 . ? ,r U Uiu, uufa w u 11 CSlclUlished, and in its meeting the last week an annual dividend of 8 per cent, was declared. The mercantile firm of E. W. Kimbrell company held its annual meeting on Tuesday of last week and declared a dividend of 10 per cent. The following officers were reelected for the year 1913: VV. B. Meacham, i president; VV. H. Belk, vice- I | president; E. VV. Kimbrell, secretary and treasurer. Must Pull Mileage in Georgia. I j^fter an hour's discussion the Georgia railroad commission on Friday morning decided not to grant the petition of the railroads asking that the order of the com- , I mission, which becomes effective ! February 1, directing the "pull- j ing" of interchangeable mileage , in Georgia be suspend(d until after the interstate commerce commission has made a decision upon a similar ruling by the State , railroad commission of South Carolina. The traveling men's organizations, which were largely instrumental in having the Georgia commission issue the order, opposed the petition of the railroads vigorously on the ground that the roads were merely fighting for time. # ^WlflTE 1/EGH ORN EGGS-I have for sale for hatching purposes pure WycolT strain White Leghorn Errs at $1.00 for 15. D. A. LEE, Fort Mill, S. C. | r ;W ORT ] FORT MILL, S. C., THUR WAR ON THt HOOKWORM BEGAN LAST TUESDAY The hookworm campaign in York county, conducted by the South Carolina board of health, began in Rock Hill Tuesday, and continues until February 25. Dr. J. T. Howell is in charge of! the campaign, which promises to be productive of much good. During the campaingfive dis-: pensaries will be established in | the county, with Rock Hill as general headquarters. During the six weeks the campaign is on Dr.*Howell w m spend a day each week at eacn of the dispensaries as follows: Tuesdays, at Rock Hill; Wednesdays. at Foi l Alill; Thursdays, at Hickory Grove; Fridays, at Clover; Saturdajs, at Yorkville. At eacn dispensary free examination and iree treatment will be given to all who apply. The county has agreed to purchase the medicine for the dispensaries, the State board of health agreeing to make free examinations and fill the proper prescriptions to secure a cure. In discussing the disease to a reporter for the Rock Hill Herald. Dr. Howell said in part: Hookworm disease is caused by a small, round worm which measures about half an inch in length and has the thickness of an ordinary hairpin. It enters the body in a stage at which it is invisible to the naked eye usually through the skin, thereby producing ground-;tch, and makes its way to the intestine, and becomes full grown. The parasite then feeds, noon the hlond nt' thi? host, causes bleeding places in the intestine, and in all probability has poisons which get into the system and may destroy the blood of the pet son. Each hookworm lives lrora 10 to 15 years alter entering the body. Outside, the body they live in the soil, i And in turn they get into the soil j only through soil cont.au ination ; with the bowel discharges oi a human being. There!ore, we have the vu ions circle, from soil to tile person, and lrom person to the soil. it the human excreta were properly provided for and disposed of, the disease would soon be stamped out. The disease is found at all ages, in both sexes, in all classes and in both races. It does not require over four treatments, given one week apart, to etfect a cure. Astor's (?) Farewell Message. A story going the rounds of the press and bearing a Gulfport. Miss., date line is to the effect that the captain of the British steamship' Florentia recently picked up off Cape Verde Islands a piece of deck chair having scratched on it a message from John Jacob Astor, American millionaire, who was one of the 1,600 victims of the foundering of the steamship Titanic. The piece of chair was picked up by a sea fisherman and handed the captain of the Florentia as the boat was passing the island of Teneriffe, one of the Canaries. The piece of wood became enI tangled in the fisherman's line and the writing being noticed was handed to the captain who made out the following message scratched in the wood with a knife. "Love to all. Will meet you in Heaven. The finder will receive a thousand dollars for delivering this message. John Jacob Astor." Short Items of Interest. The aggregate amount of fines turned over to the county treasurer by the magistrates during the past three months is only $917.20. It is the remark of the magistrates generally, that there has been less disorder and petty crime during the holiday season this year than they have ever known.?Yorkville Enquirer. Mr. John E. Carroll assumed office as superintendent of education on January 1. He had been discharging the duties of the office for Mr. J. W. Quinn, j the retiring superintendent, for I ov>mc wccnn previous. messrs. J. VV. Smith and VV. VV. Jackson were sworn in as county commissioners on Inst Wednesday.? Yorkville Enquirer. i m: 'i Mill SDAY. JANUARY 16. 1913. STATE'S LAW-MAKERS ARE AGAIN IN SESSION The General Assembly of South Carolina convened in regular session Tuesday, as provided by the State constitution, the sessions to extend over a period of 40 days. Of the 44 members of the Senate, 28 of them, including the hold-over Senators and those reelected, were in the upper house during the last term. In the House of Representatives 90 new members, elected last November, have been seated, with the 84 reelected then. During the present term and nrobablv within n ilnv r>r- tun the General Assembly will elect two circuit judges, a superintendent of the penitentiary mid three members of the penitentiary's board of trustees. Judge R. E. Copes of the First circuit has resigned and the term of Judge T. S. Sease has expired. It is understood that P. T. Hildebrand, of Orangeburg, solicitor of the First circuit, M. S. Connor, of St. George, member of the Dorchester county bar, and Octavius Cohen, of Monck's Corner, are seeking to succeed Judge Copes. So far as is known, Judge Sease will be unopposed for reelection. Marriage in Flint Hill. Miss Maltie Bailes and Mr. Carl Paris were married Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Bailes, of the Flint Hill section. Rev. S. P. Hair, of the Flint Hill church, performed the ceremony. The marriage was a quiet home affair, with only a few friends and relatives present. After the ceremony the young couple left for Pittsview, Ala., where they will reside at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter M. Paris. Campaign ?n Evangelism. Southern Presbyterians have started a great campaign on evangelism and stewardship throughout the whole assembly. The object is evident from the a-. . 1 * - iriuic, in ml, *, w gainer many lino the church, and second, to eidist all that are now m the church to an adequate support of the beneficent work of the church. To discuss and plan methods for attaining1 these objects, lYesbyterial conferences are being held all over the South from Virginia to Texas, and Florida to Oklahoma. Sixty-three of these will be held in January and early February. For the South Carolina presbytery the conference is to be held at Greenwood on January 30-31. Soaring Food Prices. Soaring prices of foodstuffs are pictured in a new set of figures compiled by the United States Department of Commerce and Labor from its investigation of the cost of living in 30 American cities. Between August 1.911, and August, 1912, only two things decreased in price?potatoes and sugar. Meanwhile, everything else advanced. The figures showing the advance in prices during the last 10 years show the following increases: Sugar fi per cent; butter 34; milk 35: flour 34* eggs 47; lard 57; hens 59, sirloin steak 62; ham 63; rib roast 63; cornmeal 64, round steak 86; smoked bacon 100, and pork chops 105. Some Vast A??emblngr?. Apropos of vast audiences. The Ernest Gamble Concert Party, which will appear here Tuesday, .January 21, at the auditorium, have had some of the largest audiences ever assembled in the United States. The Gamble Party appeared before Lord and Lady Aberdeen and twelve thousand listeners on Dominion Dav at Chatuuqua, N. Y. The largest musical assemblage ever in C< lumbus, Ohio, was the All-Star program with the Arion Club by Ernest Gamble, Ysaye, Gernrdy and Pugno, when close to six thousand people tilled the mammoth Auditorium. The largest choir in the world is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City. The Gamble Party appeared as soloists with this organization before five thousand persons. Then, too, Mr. Gamble has sung in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, and in most ot the largest theatres and auditoriums of this country.?Adv. ... -J?+0* * ? * I I TlMI \Z ==~" ==* PUBLIC SCHOOL HONOR ROLL For December, 1912. First Grade. Hazel Carter, Earle Steele, Clarence Vurnadore, Alma Lynn, Elbert Harkey, Olin Hood, Ernest Wagner, Gertrude Broom, Elizabeth Ardrev, Katherine Massey, Mary Kimbrell, Mary Moore, Bertha Moore, Clarence Miller, Willie Morton, Edward Kimbrell, Philip Gordon, William Hafner, Lee Carothers, Stephen Parks. Larenee Armstrong, J. B. Mills, Margaret McElhaney. Second Grnde. Willie Bennett, Mamie Carter, Olin Dease, Beulah Epps. Edward Kpps, Hope Harris, Bennett Hoaglnnd, Elbert lrby, Frank Jones, Mary Jones, Meldah Lynn. Ella Mae McElhaney, Elizabeth Mills, Mattie Morton, Ernest Murray, Luther Patterson, Lizzie B? lie Sutton, Mae Thompson, Carrie Watford, Anna Wolfe. Third Grnde. Marion Parks, John Lester Crowder. Fourth Grade. Hattie Bclk, Sophie Link, Blanche i Moser. Fifth Grade. William Gricr, Melvin Black men, ! Harry Bradford, Grace Erwin, Beatrice j Parks. Sixth Grade. I Btlth Met .MiKrklln ? ?usii>'?I Malcolm Link. Seventh Grade. John A. Boyd, Alfred Jones, Mary McLaughlin, Marjorio Mills, Andrew j Hafner, William Erwin, Jessie Baker. Eighth Grade. Pauline Erwin, Violet Culp, Mary Armstrong, Cornelia Harris, Ocie Hood, Alice Bradford, Kathleen Armstrong, Alice Harris, Lillian Potts, Willie K. Barber, Willie Rogers, Heath Belk. Ninth Grade. James Young, Frances Smith, Sadie Yongue, Zenas Crier, Esther Meacham, Jamf'K Gaston, Clarence Link, Willie Nims, Mary Epps, Olive Harris. Tenth Grade. Roy Patterson, Price Culp, Florence 1 Bennett, Tom Hall, Ethel Armstrong, j Shellie Sutton, Bessie Smith, Lila Hall, Sarah Culp. W. 0. W. Banquet. White Oak camp No. 41, Woodmen of the World, entertained a I large throng of guests at a banI quet in the armory Thursday night. C;ipt. J. W. Ardrey and i Rev. F. L. Glennan were the speakers of the occasion. The officers recently elected by this camp are: S. W. Parks, C. C.; E. H. Phillips. A. L.; L.J. Massey. banker; A. R. McElhaney, clerk; W. S. Moss. ' escort; R. L. Bennett, sentry; l G. R. Wingate, watchman; I). G. ivimoren, nmnajrer I or years. Our Great "Pi I I Continues for a f was a big succe< beginning. Youc U 1 nanus omc Read over last \ | CLOT] i For the next tw oFer you any Su any Pair of Tror for just one-thii | ular prices. New Goods - Good I E. W. Kimb "THE PLACE W HERE , ...?i. 5S. ^1 $1.25 Per Year. 1 PINEVILLE MAN AND WIFE M BURIED IN SAME GRAVE Fort Mill people generally read with regret of the deaths Thursday night of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Hicks at their home in the vicinity of Pineville. Mr. Hicks and family resided in Fort Mill township up to a few years ago and was well known in this city. The death of Mr. Hicks Thursday evening at 7 o'clock was the rf?sillt nf n fllll frr?m o wrorrrsv. r. few hours earlier. The death of his wife at 7:10 resulted from heart failure caused by the accident to her husband. Thursday afternoon Mr. Hicks had loaded his wagon with wood and started to Charlotte. He had gone only a few hundred yards when a standard on the wagon snapped in twain, releasing the wood a large portion of I which fell to the ground. Mr. Hicks was unable to retain his seat on the wagon and in falling was thrown under the wheels. The vehicle, with its heavy load, passed over his body and inflicted injuries which he could not survive. ' Mrs. Hicks suffered a stroke of paralysis last spring and for some time had been unable to leave her room. Thursday when the mangled body of her husband was brought to the home she fainted. A physician was summoned and stated that Mr. Hicks could not recover, although the I injured man regained conscious ness long enougn io explain now the accident occurred. Mrs. Hicks was given attention but died without regaining consciousness. T he bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Hicks, who are survived by sevi eral children, were interred Friday in the burial ground at Ebenozer church in Mecklenburg county. Inspection of York Militia. Following are the dates for the inspection of the military companies in York county: April 11, Fort Mill, Company K, First infantry. April 14, Rock Hill, Company 11, First infantry. April 16, Yorkville, headquarters First infantry; Company L, First infantry. _L IN E! v\ n i ice Drop bale" ew more days. It 5S from the very ire missing lots of ^ Bargains veeks list again. HING. ro weeks we lit of Clothes or isers in the house d off the reg Styles - Big Values irell CompTy QUALITY COUNTS." J "M