Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 31, 1913, Image 1
The Fort Mill Times.
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Established in 1891. FOKT MILL, ^ C.^THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1913. v $1.25 Per Year.
BITS OF INTERESTING NEWS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
An earthquake shock was felt
in Camden on Wednesday afernoon
at 1:55.
Anderson has subsided after a
general mad-dog scare. Eleven
persons were said to have been
bitten and are all doing well.
Yorkville's postoffice receipts
have reached the $8,000-mark.
Free delivery and a public building
are hoped for there.
Believing that it would be an]
economical move, the Richland
county board of commissioners
have decided to build a small hospital
at the almshouse to take
care of the county patients.
L. S> Elliott, a merchant and
planter of Lancaster, dropped
dead Friday afternoon while
standing in the back door of his
store. Heart failure was given
as the cause of his death.
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Dave Agnee, a white man of:
the Lydia Mill village, Clinton,
is in Laurens jail charged with
criminal assault on a married
woman. The woman swore out
the warrant.
The first passenger train over
the new Orangeburg Railway
left its station Saturday with 75
passengers on board and a successful
trip made for the first
run. The distance from Orangeburg
to North is 1G.8 miles and
the new road gives Orangeburg
connection with the Seaboard
Air Line Railway.
A hearing will be held at
Washington September 15, be
fore Special Examiner Marshall
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
in the case of Cotton
v Manufacturers' association of
South Carolina against the C. C.
& O. Railway Co.
favorable reports are made
of the1 success being met with in
the scientific fig culture at present
in progress at The Orchards,
between Beaufort and Yemassee,
in Charleston. Conditions, it is
understood, in spite of the great
obstacles w hich it has been necessary
to overcome could not be
better. Some two hundred acres
of ground have been planted
with fig trees and the growth is
a great surprise to every one.
Chester City Council has created
some excitement by voting to
first reading two city ordinances
that aim at the drivers of the
ice wagons and provide for a fine
not greatel* than $100 or less
than $5, or 30 days on the city
streets, if they fail to give just
weights. If the drivers pass by
offices or residences of holders
of ice tickets without heeding the
admonitions of the occupants to
atop and deliver the ice they shall
be fined $50 or made to work 30
days'on the streets.
On Tuesday, August 19, those
Counties in the State which voted
on the question of "dispensary
or no dispensary," in August
1909, will 'vote on the question
again, provided a petition signed
by one-third of the qualified
voters of the county shall have
been filed with the supervisor
before the first of last June.
The act governing this election
was passed by the General Assembly
at its 1912 session.
The setting of $20,000 as an
approximate value for the interest
of Sumter County in the site
on which the City Hall is built
by the county board is an event
which has caused considerable
comment. The property was
leased by the county to the city
55 years ago for a period of 9f
years, and therefore the least
has a period of 44 years stiil U
operate. The city is anxious t<
purchase the property from tin
county, so that it can be sold
and the City Hall built elsewhere
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DOG DAYS.
Once each year some people
are anxious to know when the
first dog day begins. They attach
importance to the weather'
forecasted by that day. So far
as the records go the original.
dog days were observed in Rome.
There was no fixed day for the
beginning. About the time the!
dog star and sun rose together
the hot and sickly season began !
on the Tiber. The Romans at-1
tributed their summer fevers
and deadly maladies to the influence
of the dog star. In some
way the observance of the day
came down through the centu- ;
ries and ignorant people are al-;
ways on the lookout for a sign. '
especially a sign foreboding evil, j
The early almanac makers of
this country had to give the date
of the first dog day. Without
that an almanac would not sell.
So each one fixed his own day. |
If anyone has old almanacs stored i
away he will find some day in
July this statement, "First Dog
Day." Owing to certain laws
governing the movement of the
stars, the sun and the dog star
do not rise at the same time until
August When the hot weather is
passing. The modern almanac
makers had different dates. Some
of them said July 24 to August
24, others, July 3 to August 11. |
So each one may select his own I
dog days, the first being any j
time in July that suits him.
There was another sign that I
was formerly observed. It was
said that if it rained August 10, '
tnere would be an abundance of
rain for 30 days. If dry thatj
day there would be no rain, or |
very iittle. Many people put
their faith in that sign. -Spar- i
i tanburg Journal.
Death of a Young Lady.
Miss Cora Johnston, daughter!
of Mrs. Eliza Johnston, died ;
'Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
I at the home of her mother on
White street, this city. The deceased
was only 18 years of age,
just entering into young womanhood
and this is a most particularly
sad feature of the case.
She had been ill for several
weeks of typhoid fever and all
that medical skill could devise
and loving hands could do was
done for her but without avail.
The deceased is survived by her
mother, several brothers and
i sisters and a large number of
other relatives in this and other
nearby cities.
The funeral service was conducted
from the home Monday
morning at 11 o'clock by Rev.
F. L. Glennan, the young lady's
pastor, the Rev. W. A. Hal'ner,
| being absent from Fort Mill.
I The interment was made in the
j city cemetery.
Open Air Services Largely Attended.
Dot? \\ J A Uofn.ii. ri.iot/if
JVC* . n. uaiiici, |xir?iui ui
the Presbyterian church of Fort
Mill, has introduced (juite an
agreeable innovation in connection
with his Sunday night
services. His church is some
distance out from the center of
town, and then people do not
like to go out to church much on
hot nights anyway. The innovation
consists of services in the
Confederate park on the hillside
near the Savings Hank, and the
congregations that gather are
not only large, but include all
. kinds of people. The plan is
proving quite a success. I orKville
Enquirer.
There is a postoffice ruling
which imposes a fincof $600 or a
year's imprisonment on anyone
who through carelessness or
otherwise takes mail from the
postoffice not belonging to hin
and faiis to return it immediate*
ly. This applies to newspaper*
* as well letters. To say it's ihi
) postmaster's fault cuts no liguri
, under the ruling. Better tool'
over your mail before leaving
the office.
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PROVISIONS OF DICK LAW
ARE SLACKLY OBEYED A
Washington dispatch of re- j
cent date says that the mix-up c
between Governor Blease and j
Secretary Garrison, of the United }
States war department, is the ?
occasion for the following edi- r
torial comment which appeared 1
in the Washington Post: I
"Secretary Garrison's policy 1
in urging governors of States to (
organize and develop the State r
militia in conformity with the t
Dick law gives promise of a *
shaking up that will do the I
militia establishment a world of 1
good. The secretary's sharp >
note of warning to Governor ;
Blease that unless the South (
Carolina militia observed the t
provisions of the Dick law, i
federal aid would be withdrawn, *
and the governor's promptness I
in wiring that the law would be ;
obeyed, has aroused general <
interest in the matter and led to l
additional disclosures of in- :
difference and neglect on the part
of many States. i
"So universal is slack obedience '
that only two of the States? <
Michigan and Wisconsin?have
faithfully adhered to the require- :
ments of the statutes. Arkansas
has forfeited federal aid on account
of failure to establish !
satisfactory conditions, and Ari-!
zona is about to be disciplined
for failing to account for equip
i 1 1 1 - *i
mem. loancu uy me war department.
A considerable quantity
has been lost beyond recovery,
and much more is uncared for.
Part of the blame rests with the
Arkansas legislature for failing
to make the necessary appropriation.
One besetting sin of
militia authorities is the appoint- ;
ment of too many stall' and line i
officers. It is noticeable that
although the regiments may fall
short of the required number of
companies, the full quota of
ollicers is invariably maintained.
"Naturally, it is not to be ex-1
pected that the national militia
arm w ill ever attain a state of j
efficiency contemplated in the
enactment of the Dick law without
the loyal and hearty cooperai
tion of the State organizations, i
1 Our young men lack nothing in
incentive and the military spirit,
but nothing shoit of continuous
and systematic drill and discipline
will ever find them prepared
and able to give a uood ac
count of themselves in the hour
of emergency. Secietaiy Gar-i
rison's circular letter to the
governors of all States urging
closer enforcement of the Dick :
law and the emphasis given his
instructions by Ins telegram to
Governor Blease are well calculated
to start the ball to rolling."
A Happy Occasion.
The near relatives of S. H. !
Epps, Sr., gathered at his home I
Thursday, July 24th, lor a family
reunion. In the company was a
sister from Texas with six members
of her lamily; a brother;
from Florida with three members
01 his family. It was hoped
that the other brother from
Texas would be present to make
the reunion complete but he
failed to come.
Mr. Epps had his pastor and
family to share the pleasures
i of the day.
Dinner was served on a large
; table in the yard beneath tne
shade of the giant oaks. Such
a dinner it wa?? How shall 1 describe
its excellent quality and
abundant quantity? I). V. Epps
1 hau a supply ot ice cold lemonade
' on liana, this clelighilul drink
proved that D. V. is an expert
; at malting it.
! The occasion in every way was
. a great success and will ever live
in llie memory 01 all present.
I The next Epps reunion will likely
take place m eternity. God
grant that each may win the
reward of the faithful, that there
' may be no final Separation.
S. P. Hair.
FILBERT.
Filbert is in York County on
ho Carolina & North-Western ^
\ailroad, four or five miles north C
>f Yorkville and twice as far be- e
ow the North Carolina line. Its' v
lonors as a great place of popular ; n
issemblage are comparatively d
lew, for near-by Tirzah?em- t
>almed in the name proudly worn ; j
i.v Cansler of Tirzah, an eminent t
lear-politician of the day?form- j|
?rly held this ]>lace. It was at p
Tirzah that the Tillman move- (j
nent had its ehiefest stamping v
rround. There the leader and ! e
lis lieutenants would hold vast1 n
-allies year after year, and such I
,vhoops and thrills and frenzies ^
is supremely characterize South q
Carolina political audiences would c.
transpire. But Filbert, supplant- j
ng Tirzah, has now been the t
scene of enough similar events r
to ofTer a sufficiently haunted I r
. _ rrn * " ' "
nr. i nere a population which [
?ven its most purely personal c
politics with the greatest serious- \
ness and its factional politics at ?
white heat, relying upon politics ?
in general for its intensestpleas- ,
ure and entertainment, resorts N
every year. ' There stands the j
highest altar of a politics-wor- ,
shiping people. There on this ,
Friday week will appear Gov- ?
ernor Blease, former United ,r
States Senator John L. McLau- i
rin. Representative George R. r
Rembert and other great suns of (
the political firmament. Senator ,
E. 1). Smith, also invited, will (
drop everything at Washington |
and come if he knows what is ]
good for him. A big picnic din- <
ner will be served by the Fil- j
bertian ladies. Throngs will 1
pour thickly from all over the j
Yorkville section and scattering- s
ly from far and wide. Doubtless, |
too. many North Carolinians will .
attend to gaze with the wonder |
of a cold-blooded Northern peo- ]
pie upon the spectacles which ;
their hot-blooded Southern neigh- |
bors create. Surely it will be a ,
great day.?Charlotte Observer. <
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Henry F. Johnston Dead.
The Times on Saturday re- ,
ceived from Palestine, Texas, a .
short newspaper clipping telling
of the death on July 1(1, at his j
home near Rockdale, Texas, of \
Henry. F. Johnston, agfed about i
75 years. The news item was j,
brief and contained little in for- J
mation concerning the death of
Mr. Johnson, except that death
came rather suddenly and unexpected
to the family.
Henry F. Johnston is well remembered
in Fort Mill. He was
reared in the Gold Hill section of
the township and resided in this
community until about 30 years
ago when he moved to Texas. j
lie was a Confederate soidier, a|
member of Company B, Sixth
South Carolii a regiment, and
served faithfully through the
entire conflict. Mr. Johnston
was three times married and
was the lather of 24 children.
He is survived by his wife and a ;
majority of the children. Surviving
also are a number of
relatives in this section.
Notwithstanding the increasing
use of automobiles throughout
the corn belt, the agricultural 1
! department is far from certain
that the farmer is getting all
there is in it out of the corn ,
crop, and a new line of investi-'
1 gallon is now being followed
with a view of increasing the byproducts
of the cereal. The
: corn cob, for instance, has been \
thought of recently as a possib ?
source of artificial tire material.
For the Weak and Nervous.!
Tire-.i-out, w? rk, nervou* m n and ]
women would 1? I ambitious. i nrrir?-tic*.
lull < f !i:?o and always have a i appetite,
if they would do the sensib.e
thin** for health? iak<- Id ci ric Hitters.
, Nothing l,? tor for the stomach, liv* r
or kidneys. Thousands say they owe
their lives to this wonderful home
remedy. Mrs. O. Khi vault, of Vestal
Cent/>r, N. V., says: "1 regard Klectric
Bitters as one of the greatest of gifts.
1 can never forget wiiat it has done ,
for me." (Jet a bottle yourself and
see what a diff< rence it will make in
your health. (July f?Oc and $1.00. j
Recommended by Fort Mill Drug Co.,
Massey's Drug Store and Ardrey's
Drug Store. i
FOB THE COMMON GOOD.
At the Conference for the
'ommon Good to be held in
Columbia August (>-7, much
ffort will be directed toward
welfare work of a non-political
ature. Prominent men will
eliver addresses, after which
here will be general discussion,
'erhaps the greatest good of
he conference will be in these
11 formal expressions of opinion
y the plain, practical, every
ay man in attendance. He it is
;ho is in a position best to feel
vils or maladjustments of our
ife and may be sure that his
iroblein is vitally his neighbor's
iroblem and that of his country,
"he Conference will endeavor to
all forth the experience of all
ireseut who have given thought
ft thft niptinu nf icuciii'iiiir ?
? " w%.vutiuj^
ess. The addresses by such
nen as W. K. Tate, rural school
nspector; Clarence Poe, editor
?f the Progressive Farmer: Rev.
V. H. Mills, cf Clemson college
md Hon. A. F. Lever; with the
itating of the purpose of the
neeting, a message to commonvealth
builders, the church's
ilace in rural development, a
lational program for the development
of American agriculture,
should attract a representative
gathering for the opening,
Wednesday afternoon. August <?.
The general topic will be, "Coiperation
for Rural Development."
In the evening the j
Conference will consider the!
means of securing permanent!
lomes for our people and a talk
in farm ownership in relation to
food farming, will be given by
Ar. W. Long, State director of
farm demonstration work. The
subject of home ownership will
ue considered from four angles,
is it allects health, the school,
Lhe church, and the life in the
mill village. J. A. Hines, of
iortoAn oiwl I? r'
jviivvu, c*i?w a w v L.J. V. TV (UMill,
president ol Horry Industrial
school, will lead the discussion.
Dther speakers will he announced
later. Then will be considered
plans for helping mill workers
to purchase homes and for tenant
ssffissanaHnsraB
|HAVE YO
| ABOUT THE I
| WE OFFER FO
Many things at half price
big reductions. We hav<
v? about each article, but th
*5* give you some idea as
fit slaughtering prices on nl
^ All Ladies' RadHifFe Oxford
Several pieces Pretty Sumrrr
i'2* 25*', n(,w ordy 18c per yar<
Several pieces of splendid
Checked White Goods, rec
fp yard, now at a hi^ sacrific
o] Only twelve Trimmed Sumnr
pretty indeed. Will sell a
la $1.25 Children's Dresses, no
IS 50c and 60c Children's Dress
$1.00 and $1.15 Children's D
|g $1.50 Children's Dresses, no
Sr Children's 50c Rompers, no'
*p? Children's 25c Rompers, no'
IS $1 00 Wash Suits for hoys, s
ffijf 50c and 60c Wash Suits for I
3g $1,115 Indies' Ready-to-wear
1-?'? Ladies' 25c Dressing S leque
Ladies' 50c Dressing Sucque
Ladies' 50c Middy Blouse fo
fgj All our Ladies Pretty Skirl
We ru ed the CASH you
today before th*.- bargains a
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farmers to acquire the land they
cultivate. If one such phase of
the night work is brought nearer
a solution by the Conference untold
good will result to the State
and justify every ounce of effort
in holding these meetings.
On Thursday morning and evening,-August
7, education and
child welfare, problems of citizenship.
and, in special conferences
morning and afternoon, marketing
problems and various welfare
themes of church, health, credit,
woman's work, cooperation in
secondary and higher education,
and between town and country
through chambers of commerce,
will be subjects handled by
prominent sneakers and cxnprte
in what will constitute a most
attractive program.
Yorkville Militiamen Arrested.
A dispatch Thursday from
Yorkville to the Columbia Record
said that Company L, First regiment,
N. G. S. C., left there
yesterday morning for Anderson
on an eight-day encampment.
They were two hours late in
leaving on account of the necessary
quota of men failing to report.
To cope with the situation
several soldiers were detailed
with military warrants and after
a two hours' search, brought in
five of the unwilling ones.
The company left at 11 o'clock
with 38 men and two officers.
Texas Will Make 5,000,000 Bales,
Texas is going to have some
cotton crop this year if the
weevils are not too hungry,
Texas is not going to break any
records, (merely set a new one.)
A few years ago the folks in the
Southwest threw a lit when
Texas marketed four million
bales. This year, with any sort
of luck, live million bales will be
marketed. Hut cotton is only
one of the things Texas has.
Texas isr going to grow about
half a billion bushels of enrn nn/4
I -- ww* " "44U
not buy <iuite so much. The
i potato crop was a fizzle, but
| from one station alone were
shipped a hundred'and fifty carloads
of watermelons and the
folks at that station are now putting
in sweet potatoes.
y heard!
5IG BARGAINS |
R THIS WEEK? ?
m
i and oceans of things at ^
31111 room here to tell you
e following short list will <*5
to the way we are now ?g
1 Summer Goods:
s. $3 and $2.50. now $1.18. j?
it Dress goods, regular price
quality Fancy Stripe, and $?
:ular price 12 l-2e to 30c per *??
ter Hats left. These are very
lmost at your own price. V&
w only 98c. 25
<es, now only 39c. ;v
cesses, now only 79c. w
only 98c. flB
w only 39c.
iv only 19c.
pecial, at 75c. -Q;
boys, special, at 39c. 'c
Dresses, now onlv 75r
s for only 19c.
is for only 34c.
r only 34c. ffi
s at a Witf reduction. m
iiO(d the GOODS?diop in in
re ail sold. in
===== p
nhreli Ca., 1
rc Quality Counts."