Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 06, 1913, Image 1
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1 With postoffige law
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few others who will be dropped
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Big Pageant at Winthrop.
Winthrop College is preparing
an Old English pageant, which
will be presented on the campus
next May, in honor of Winthrop's
birthday. Practically the entire
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DLUUCIIL UWUJ Will uikc pari. HI
the performance, which is to be
on a scale of great magnificence.
The pageant will present" the
visit of Queen Elizabeth to the
Earl of Leicester at Kenil worth
and the sports by which the
royal lady was entertained. The
program, which is in two parts ~
afternoon and evening?will open
with the assembling upon the
castle green of Lord Leicester's
household and the peasant folk
from the vicinity of Kenilworth.
Upon the queen's arrival she will
oe entertained witn uid kngusn
reels, masques, pantomimes,
Morris dances, and performing
animals. In the evening the
great Robin Hood drama, Sherwood,
by Alfred Noyes, will be
presented before her majesty.
It is expected that specia
trains will be run from all neighboring
towns.
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FIR. WILSONS CABINET.
Secretary of State?William J.
I Bryan, of Nebraska.
Secretary of Treasury?William
1 o ae - a j --
i v*. jhcauoo, 01 ixew York.
Secretary of War?Lindley M.
Garrison, of N?-w Jersey.
Attorney General?James McReynolds,
of Tennessee.
Postmaster General?Albert S.
Burleson, of Texas.
Secretary of Navy?Josephus
Daniels, of North Carolina.
Secretary of Interior?Franklin
K. Lane, of California.
Secretary of Agriculture?David
F. Houston, of Missouri.
Secretary of Commerce?William
C. Re>dfield, of New York.
Secretary of Labor?William
? B. Wilson, of Pennsylvania.
Conditions at Confederate Home.
Some startling: revelations of
conditions at the State Soldiers'
Home, near Columbia. lmvo
brought to light by the joint
: committee appointed by the
legislature to investigate charges
of mismanagement and improper
conduct on the part of the officers
of the Home. The committee
made its report to the
Senate .Friday and sustained a
number of the charges.
The committee holds that
drunkenness is very common
among the inmates of the home
and recommends that strictest
discipline be enforced to remedy
this practice. The committee
sustains the charge that officers
use partiality in their dealings
with the veterans and suggests
a reduction of salary of certain
officers and the amalgamation
of other offices.
That the sick inmates are not
properly nursed, and that the
home is in an unsanitary condition,
are other allegations
which the committee sustains
from the evidence submitted.
The report was received as information
and ordered printed
in the journal.
Tillman Talks of Railroad Law.
In speaking of the proposed
railroad bill now before A,;el
South Carolina Legislature'* Senator
B. R. Tillman is rioted as
saying: 41
am watcb-^g'ihe Legislature
of .S^ath Carolina and
hopini^-"and praying that it will
f?dss some reasonable railroad
bill. It ought to pass a bill r< quiring
every railroad selling
mileage books to sell one good
for any number of persons to
go anywhere on the system, just
as they do all over the North,
east of the arid prairies.
"The requirement that holders
of mileage books shall exchange
mileage for tickets is a nuisance
and an abomination, and the requirement
that a member of his
family buy a seperate book for
each member of his family is a
robbery that ought not to be
permitted.
"I don't see why the railroads
in South Carolina can't treat us
like white people as they do in
the North, instead of like cattle.
Only 'cussing' will do the subject
justice. These nuisances ought
j ta be abated."
I Information was received in
| Fort Mill a few days ago of the
! death at Forest City, Arkansas,
! of Mr. Henry Giles, a native of
1 Fort Mill, but who had resided
1 in Arkansas for many years.
1 Mr. Giles has many relatives in
i York county and during the
I early part of 1912 visited this
i section for the first time since
i; his removal to Arkansas in 1860.
i; His death followed a stroke of
! paralysis, which he suffered
several weeks ago.
announcements;
For Magistrate.
I hereby announce myself a candi1
date for nomination for the office o1
! Magistrate of Port Mill township, sub!
1 ject to the rules of the Democratu
party. W. L. HALL.
1 i The Times is authorized to announce
! Mr. S. W. PARKS as a candidate foi
5 1 the office of Magistrate of Fort Mil
. | townsh'p, subject to the action of the
" | Democratic voters in the approaching
primary. 1
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for nomination for the positioi
' of Magistrate of Fort Mill township
J subject to party rules and the will o:
? the Democratic voters in the approach
[ ing primary. R. P. HARRIS..
1 The Times is authorized U> announci
Mr. IRA G. SMYTHE as a candidal*
i for recommendation for the office o
Magistrate of Fort Mill township, sub
' ject to the rules of the Democrats
1 party.
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FOBT MILL, S. C., TH
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
VISITS FORT MILL SCHOOLS
Editor The Times:
I have just returned from an
official visit to all the country
schools in Fort Mill township
and if you can find the necessary
space I will be glad to have you
publish some observations on
conditions as I found them.
I am writing, not in any spirit
of criticism, of either teachersr
trustees or patrons, but I shall
be perfectly frank in calling
attention to the needs of the
schools, with the hope that steps
will be taken to improve conditions
very materially in the
near future.
I reached Fort Mill early Tuesday
morning and drove at once
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cvj. v,iic iuatiocy aciiuui in uistnci
No. 4. The trustees for this
district are Messrs. J. F. Lee and
B. F. Massey. Miss Alda Therrell
is the teacher in charge.
The school house is built oh the
old style with no regard) for
scientific lighting or ventilation,
but it is comfortable, has a ix>rch
in front and is equipped with
good desks and a fair amount of
blackboord space. The oyitside
is painted and both building
and grounds are reasonably well
cared for. I was glad tcL see a
well arranged program of daily
recitations on a separate blackboard
and there were other
evidences of systematic wjork on
the part of the teacher./ The
annual school term is onJy four
months and something should
be done to lengthen it. 7 A four
months' term does ndlt give a
child a fair showing? in his
preparation for the fe'attle of life.
This is one of that few districts
in the county vvhich has no
special levy for scBpool purposes,
and if a mill tajk were voted
enough could be ^secured from
the State ext'Jtriairm fiinrl tr*
increase tjjftf term to seven
mopthgy*'and add some needed
equipment in the way of maps,
library, etc.
The afternoon was spent at
the Flint Hill school six miles
above town. A few of the
patrons were out to meet me,
and we had quite an interesting
discussion of school affairs. Flint
Hill is in District No. 39. Messrs.
W. H. Windle, W. P. Epps and
W. B. Medlin are the trustees.
Miss Myrtle Smith has charge
of the school this session. I am
told, and believe, she is doing
faithful, conscientious work, but
it is impossible for her or any
other teacher to get the best
results under existing conditions.
The school building is miserable?
the outside patched up and unpainted,
the inside walls black
with age?very few de sks-old
fashioned plank blackboards?no
maps or globe?no library?its
venerable roof leaning toward
the beautiful church, as if in
meek apology for its very existence.
If any one thinks I have
over-painted the picture, let him
go look for himself. The hopeful
factors in the situation are
the 50 or 60 bright-faced, inj
telligent looking boys and girls,
the magnificent new church,
' showing what the community is
capable of doing, and the general
air of prosperity, prevalent or
, the farms and around the homes
i of the citizens.
t Flint Hill needs a new buildi
ing, and from the expressions
heard I am encouraged to bef
lievc that I will soon be able tc
[ write a very different story.
With this accomplished othei
; improvements will follow ir
rapid succession.
On my way to the next schoo
it was my good fortune to spenr
the night in the home of Mr,
and Mrs. S. P. HLankenship
; whose hospitality made me fee
| tuat a*cu tuc II1C UI ?1 LUUIIlj
; S superintendent has its compen
r nations. .
1 If yau find this useable I wil
! say something next week abou
r> the Gold Hill, Eureka anc
- Riverside schools.
John E. Carroll,
Co. Supt. Education,
f Yorkville, March 3.
A hard rain fell in this sectioi
k Thursday morning, but no dam
* age, so far as reported, wa
. done. However, the same storri
c did much damage in other sec
tions of the country.
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ITISDAY, MARCH 6,1913.
| PASSES WEBB LIQUOH BILL
| OVER PRESIDENT'S VETO
j By a vote of 244 to 95 the
i national House of Representatives
Saturdnv rpnasspH nvpr
President Taft's veto the Webb
! bill prohibiting shipments of
| intoxicating liquors into "dry
i States." The Senate passed it
over the veto Friday night and
the bill now becomes law. Only
one other time in the last 15
years has Congress overridden
a President's veto. That was
when the Rayney River dam bill
was passed over President Roosevelt's
disapproval.
President Taft based his veto
almost entirely upon the ground
that the bill is unconstitutional,
in that it virtually delegated to
the States control of interstate
traffic in liquor, when he held
| that control was vested solely in
j Congress. Attorney General
j Wickersham had given an opinion
also holding the bill unconstitutional
and that the President
forward to the Senate Friday
with his veto message.
The Senate repassed the bill
promptly Friday night and early
| Saturday House leaders favoring
! the measure led by Representative
Clayton, chairman of the
; judiciary committee, and Repre:
sentative Webb, one of its
| framers,' began working for an
, immediate repassage.
Debate was limited and the
House repassed the bill with a
wide margin over the necessary
two-thirds vote, as the Senate
had done.
Supporters of the bill say it
will make effective the prohibition
laws of "dry States"
which they say now are violated
because intoxicants are shipped
in to private individuals and
have the effect of nullifying
local laws.
Cannon Buys York Hill.
The York Cotton Mill property,
on the outskirts of Yorkville,
was sold from the court house
steps Friday at noon to J. F.
Cannon of Concord, N. C., for
$160,000, the upset price. Mr.
Cannon was the only bidder.
The understanding is that the
mill is to be owned by J. P.
Cannon and his father. J. W.
Cannon, and will be operated by
them in connection with the 15
or 20 other mills that they already
own or control.
The plant is one of the largest
in the county and it is believed
that, in the hands of these experienced
and successful business
men, it will prove a moneymaker.
The price at which the
property sold, so it is said, covers
the indedtedness of the corporation.
AN APPEAL TO MOTHERS.
A Duty The Mother Owes to
Her Child and to Herself
And to Her Family.
1 In these days of star-shooting;
the days when all kinds of re|
forms are being handed to the
i parents, the mother feels that she
' has irreat resnonsihilities Anrl
j she has. She must not only bear
1 and rear and nurse-and love and
I often lose her offspring?but she
must ever keep her ear to the
' j ground to know what evil may
5 j befall the loved one. This 13
' j not a patent medicine advertiseII
ment. It is the relation of a
I fact. Pneumonia and mumps,
and scarlet fever and measles
1; come along and all the ills that
childhood is heir to?and the
j! doctor is called in, and generally
' I he pulls the hopeful through.
- I But it is generally understood
these times that all the diseases
1 that rob homes of little ones
r Croup and Pneumonia are the
most insidious. They baffle the
skill of physicians, often, possi'
' bly the physician is not called
f' in time. This is why every home
1 should be supplied with a bottle
of Gowans Preparation, the celj
ebrated and marvelous remedy
for Pneumonia and Croup Coids
?applied externally and never
failing to relieve the sufferer,
i Buy a bottle today; try it and
- you wi'l thank your stars thai
s your eyes were directed to this
n article. All druggists handle it,
- Take no substitutes but gel
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uowans.?auv.
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SPECIAL. |
On Saturday, March 8. F
The Times will allow Five I
Votes in the McElhaney |
Piano Contest for each cent
paid on new subscriptions,
renewals or old accounts.
The firm of McElhaney &
Co. will on Saturday also
allow Five Votes for each
cent purchase for cash from
their stocks.
The "Silver Tea" Pleased All.
A fairly pood crowd attended
the "Silver Tea" given in the
auditorium Tnursday evening by
the ladies of the local chapter
D. A. R. and the Good Times
Glee club, and all were highly
pleased with the evening's entertainment.
The D. A. R. and
the members of the glee club
opened the programme by marching
into the auditorium and upon
the stage, singing "America."
Each one was dressed in full
colonial costume, and the effect
was quite pleasing. Probably
the most enjoyable part of the
yi vigraimiit? was tne singing
school" with \V. B. Ardrey taking
the part of singing master.
Oiher numbers of the programme
especially pleasing were:
"Angel Serenade." an instrumental
trio by Miss Kittie Kirkpatrick,
W. F. Boyd and F. E.
Ardrey; "Morn Rise," vocal
duet by Mrs. E. M. Belk and
Miss Elizabeth Nims; "Good
Night, Little Girl," solo by Mrs.
E. S. Reid, and "Who Knows,"
solo by Mrs. James Fulp.
Upon the conclusion of the
musical programme, the guests
were regaled with light refreshments
in the east reception room,
served by the members of the
D. A. R. After this W. B.
Ardrey "called the figures" for
an old-fashioned square dance.
This was enjoyed till a late hour.
In the Rock Hill Herald's contest
for free trips to Washington,
Miss Kathleen Blankenship,
daughter of Mr. C. P. Blankenship,
of Gold Hill, won the trip
in this township. Miss Blankenship
left for Washington Monday
i evening with the other members
| of The Herald's party.
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FOR TF
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BARGAINS arriving daily.
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See our Ladies', Misses' ;
Spring Dresses at 50c up.
Beautiful Quality Flaxons
Checked Flaxons in White for
und'-rwear and Waists.
Pretty assortment Val. L;
Ask to see our Wide Shadow 1
dresses.
SPECIAL-All-over Emb
only 50c per yard.
Handsome quality Stripei
' dresses in white and colors?t
Spring waist or dress. Big k
that absolutely does not fadeHANE
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILL I
FOUR MEXICAN REGULARS I
Four dead Mexican soldiers I
and an unknown number of I
wounded were taken to Agua I
Prieta Monday from the point I
on the international border five I
miles from Douglas, Ariz., where I
two troops of the ninth United I
States cavalry fought a thirty 1
minute battle with Mexican |
regulars Sunday. More than I
two thousand shots were fired
by the American troopers and it
is estimated that fully as many
were fired by the Mexicans.
None of the Americans were hit. >
Neither side crossed the line.
Colonel Gilfoyle, commanding
the ninth cavalry, said Monday
he did not anticipate further
trouble. As a precaution, however,
the usual border patrol of
the ninth cavalry was incresed
Monday^ morning.
General Ojeda, Mexican commander
at Agua Prieta, claimed
that the American troops fired
first. This was denied by United
States army officers. Lieutenant
Nicholson in command of the 15
who first engaged the Mexicans,
and Captain Armstrong, who
commanded troops E and F,
when they came to the relief of
the patrol, said that a volley
came from the Mexican side beiore
the Americans fired.
Will Soon Be Issued.
The new nickel of Indian head
and butfalo design will be put
into general circulation within a
few days. Already the treasury
department has received applications
from banks for more than
2,000,000 of the new coins. The
new nickel is snirl tn he nne r?f
the handsomest small coins ever
issued by the .erovernment. They
will soon he afloat in Fort Mill.
"Ye Old-Time Singing School."
If you vant an .evening of fun and
pleasure, come to ''Ye Old-Time Singing
School" at the auditorium Friday
night, March 7. The quaintest of oldtime
costumes and quaint old music
with var.ous other new and interesting
features will afford a rare combinat on
that none should miss. lmmedately
after the entertainment the D. A. R.
will hold an informal reception, during
which refreshments will be served to
all free of charge. Repeated by
si ecial request. Admission 25c and
15c.?Adv.
WAITING
IIS AD?
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et'K anu uuy me 1311.C51 ior me
veek of the special Spring
.kRIVED
pe for waists and underwear,
ard.
and Childrens' Ready-to-wear
i, in Plain, White and Figured.
children's dresses and ladies'
aces, Beadings and Torchons.
Lace, in White and Cream for
roidered Lawn, 30 inches wide,
rl Serge Silks for waists and
he very latest Silk for your
>t 32-inch Gingham ? the kind
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BAGS.
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