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_L [ SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST ' to TIMES READERS. Born Friday morning to Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Carothera, a daughter. T. F. Massev, an employe of : the Southern Power company at; '4 ? Seneca, S. C., spent Sunday at the home of his father in Fort Mill. Memorial day will he fittingly observed at Bullock's Creek 011 1 next Saturday, May 3. Hon. ; Giles J. Patterson, of Chester, ! will be the orator. .. The infant son of Mr. and 1 Mrs. H. J. Patterson has been dangerously ill for several days j at the home of its parents on Clebourn street. The filbert school district, in this county, recently voted a special levy of five mills. Out of the 65 qualified voters in the district 62 took part in the election, 33 voting for and 29 against the levy. In the court of common pleas at Yorkville the last week the jury in the case of J. B. and R. E. Fewell against the Catawba Power company found for the plaintiffs in the sum of $2,000. It was alleged that the tail waters of the Catawba dam interfered with the cultivation of an island in the river. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Barber, onConfeder-! ate street is at present undergoing a complete/ remodeling. The house is beitig made two stories in height,, giving, it a number of additional rooms, as well as extra porcfi, etc. When ! completed the hotye will present quite a handsome jippearance. Moderately cooli weather will prevail the greatjbr part of the week in the Nortqwt stern States and early in the week throughout the North Central and Eastern States, with temperatures averaging near normal through- i out the South anoSouth west, according to the national weather bureau's weekly/forecast. Mr. G. S. Thompson returned to Greensboro, 4N. C., Tuesday evening, atler fpending several days villi his Jlarmly, who are visiting relatives in ibis city. Mr. Thompson/has engaged in the mill business lor a number of years, but recently has bought a grocery business in the city oi Greensboro and will be thus en gaged in the future. Monroe White, son of Mr. A. S. White of the township, w..s brought to his home Sunday morning from a Kock Hill hospital, where he had been treated lor several days. Mr. White, a student at the University ol South Carolina, has been iil in Columbia for several weeks. His condition, at last reports, was unchanged. Magistrate R. P. Harris on last Wednesday night performed his first marriage ceremony, the contracting parties to which were J. W. Sanders and Miss Mollie Whitley. The marriage took place in the village of the Fort Mill Mfg. company's nyll No. 1, and was witnessed by a large crowd. The number of cannon ball which are supposed to occupy a conspicuous place in Confederate Park are at present to be found in the the ditch alongside the park next to the railroad. The party whose duly it is to look after the park should have the balls put back in their proper place. The Fort Mill friends of Mr. V. B. Blankenship, of Rock Hill, will learn with regret that it was necessary for him to undergo an operation for appendicitis Friday afternoon at the Rock Hill hospital. Mr. Blankenship stood the operation well and his recovery is expected within a short time. Mr. John Perry, a well known resident of the Osceola section of Lancaster county, died Saturday after an illness of several months of consumption. Mr. Perry was for several years carrier on rural route No. 1, from Osceola. He was a nephew of VV. C. Perry, of Port Mill, who with Joseph Tschellier, attended the funeral service Sunday afternoon. Memorial Day will he fittingly observed at Plint Hill church on Saturday, May 10* At 10 o'clock in the morning the regular conference of the church will b? held, after which lunch v\ ill he spread on the church grounds. The memorial service, decoration of the graves of the old soldiers, etc.. will take place in the.afternoon. On the following day, Sunday, the regulhr second Sunday meeting of two services will .be held, with an intermission for lunch on the church grounds. Committees from the local Memorial Association and the Florence Thornwell Chapter of the U. D. C. will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. F. Grier 1 to select a date and arrange a : program for Memorial Day exer- 1 cises to be held in Fort Mill one | day next week. The Times hopes I to be able to publish the date and program in its next issue. Miss Irene Perry Dead. (Contributed) Died, on Sunday, April 13th, Miss Irene Perry, daughter of Dr. 0. R. and Mrs. Rebecca Perry. Miss Perry was a mem- ; ber of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church and was 60 years of age. Her parents were residents of Fort Mill about 57 years ago. i She has surviving two sisters, M iss Minnie E. Perry and Miss ; Oliver Perry, both of the county. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Chas. Kingsley, at the residence of J. R. Miller, and the interment was at Blackstock cemetery. Dr. Kind's New Discovery Soothes irritated 'throat and lungs, stops chronic and hacking cough, relieves tickling throat, tastes nice. Take no other; once used, always used. Buy it at Port Mill Drug Co., Parks Drug Co. and Ardrey's Drug Store. (Advertisement.) Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College i and for the admission of new students ' will be held at the County Court House i on Friday July 4, at 9 a. m. Applicants > must not be less than sixteen years of ] a e. When Scholarships are vacant I after July 4 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at j th'.s examination, provided they meet | the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson before the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and i fret* tuition. The next session will ; open September 17, 1913. For further ' information atui catalogue, address ; Prr?. D. B. Johnton, Rock Hill, S. C. | Some People A 1 i'\ Prefer the lone vvav \ 1 arotinu and experiment 'f 4 Z't with various Fountain Si ! f jS t>ens before rer.?hintc the; (Ideal Waterman, but it is advisable to pay the price at first and you have the last thing in the way of Fountain j Pens. It is' nearer human than anything in this line, but if it does not satisfy you, you may as well stop spending vour mnnev. fffigj We have cheaper ones j IKS? if you want them. Ardrey's Drug Store. j Let US Sell U .Srr^pn Doors and Windows Big Stock and Prices Right. Fort Mill Lumber Co. \ II Hallet ai ? v ft III _ ? | If you are thinking of b k t you cannot be too careful fl tion and will naturally wa H be proved to your satisfac ft oughly good and absolut ft you buy the Hallet & D; ; ? will have an instrument w f| ing tone that is recognizee If lent instrument by musi< I I wide reputation, such as I f| the most famous pianist ft many others, among the r II ductor, who needs no intr ft "Beautiful Blue Danube" < tried the Hallet & Davis F low a copy of a letter wri "Having used yon ft free to say that I ha * a combination of tri t t meeting at once the ing room. I consid i A - tit come under mv obs< ft t If the Hallet & Davis i j will please you. We will ft our store, or will call if yc ft ** A complete line of Ho1 f f 8 MILLS & f * 1 Tprs Cr^nii 1 I a wfik uuku On Saturda Second Grand Prize: $100 Rock Hill Buggy with Top and Rubber Tires Third Grand Prize: $75 Putnam Organ, Guaranteed ten years. Fourth Grand Prize: $50 Five-Piece Parlor Suit. 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