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The Fort Mill Times. *? Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUUST 28, 1913. ?i o* i>~ FORT MILL PUBLIC SCHOOL . OPENS TERM MONDAY In a letter from Mr. J. P. Coats, superintendent. The Times is requested to state that the Fort Mill graded and high school Will begin the session of 1913-'14 Monday morning, September 1, at I) o'clock. The public is cordially invited and urged to be present at the opening exercises. The school belongs to the people of Fort Mill, says Mr. Coats, and whatever is made of the institution depends largely upon the patrons. The teachers may Btrive carefully and earnestly to make the school one of the best in the country, but if they do not nave the cooperation and sympathy of the patrons their efforts win De 01 no avail. First of all, Mr. Coats wishes to urge upon the patrons the importance of putting their children in school at the opening of " the session and keeping them there. "I know it is sometimes necessary," he says, "for you to keep your child at home, but let it be an absolute necessity before you keep him away from Bchool. One pupil's absence is hindrance both to himself and the other scholars. The work of a grade is planned at the beginning of the session, and whenever a pupil is absent a day he loses one of the links of the nhain. "I notice that, without a dissenting vote, you have levied a . special tax for your district. This money is going to be used and you are entitled to your share. The only way for you to get your part is to keep your boys and girls in school. "Anol'lvtr .smgestion -always hsVe^i good word lor your school. Remember that the influence of , t the tea table and fireside is more potent than most people realize. "Visit the school. Your presence helps the teachers and pupils. By a visit, you sometimes find things not exactly as you heard they were. "I feel the great responsibility that rests upon me, but with your help, and the assistance of my fellow-teachers, the year's work will not be entirely lruitless." J. Pierce Coats. A Delightful Dance. Complimentary to a number of visiting young ladies, the young men of the town gave a delightful dance in the town hall Monday night, the following couples being present: Miss Bessie Spratt with W. B. Meacham, Jr., Miss Ruth Meacham with Brice Culp, Miss Mamie Jack Massey with Joe Ardrey, Miss Estelle Massey with Jessie Harris, Miss Mary Boyd with Oscar Culp, Miss Sue Biadford wnn ij. m. Massey, Misses Carrie and Ruby Culp with W. F. Lewis, Miss Merle Culp with Richard Fulp, Miss Elizabeth Nilns with Murray Mack, Miss Nora Hamilton with Leroy McMurray, Misses Isabel Massey and Pattie Frost with Alex Young, Miss Annie Russell with B. F. Massey, Jr., Miss Julia Boyd with F. E. Ardrey, Miss Florence Steele with Herbert Harris, Miss Eloise Steele with Fred Nims, Jr. Stags: Erskine Ardrey, Mr. Dillard, of Lancaster. and Leon Massey. Music for the dance was fur nished by Massey's orchestra. An Approaching Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Coltharp, of Gold Hill, have issued invitations to the approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Maye Coltharp, and the Rev. j Grover C. Epps, of Forth Worth Texas. The marriage is to take place on Wednesday afternoon, "s September 10th, at Philadelphia N Methodist church, two miles iorth of Fort Mill, and after a we&iin8 triP Mr. and Mrs. F.pps will re^'de at Fort Worth. ? N \ Candidace for Comptroller. Announcement comes from Anderson that James H. Craig, formerly county auditor and now cashier of a bank in that city, will be in the race for the ofhce of comptroller general in the election next summer. Though never having taken part in active politics outside of his county, Mr. Craig has strong connections ' throughout the State, being j grand master of the Odd Fellows and holding office in the Knights of Pythias. Frank Guilty of Murder. The end of the sensational trial in Atlanta of Leo M. Frank lor the murder of Mary Phagan I came Monday afternoon when j Frank was convicted of murder by the jury which has been hearing the case for the last month. Mary Phagan was a 14 year-old | girl who was employed in a pencil factory of which Frank was the superintendent. Some months ago her dead body was ! found in the basement of the J factory. Frank was arrested a j few days after the body of the i girl was discovered and has j since been in jail charged with ; killing the girl after mistreating I her. The principal witness in the trial against Frank was the negro watchman of the factory. Frank probably will be, or should be, hanged in the due course of time. McLaurin Undecided. In a letter to the press denying the recent report that Leon M. Green, formerly a Columbia ' newspaper man, would shortly open a bureau in Columbia to push the candidacy of John L. m ..t f..- t? - -' iuv.udui 111 i<ji viovernor ill UlC Democratic primary next August, Mr. McLaurin says that he has not even decided to be a candidate for Governor and "I have not had, and so far as I know, do not expect to have, any connection of a business kind with Col. Green." Mr. Green also takes occasion to print in the papers a statement saying that the report is untrue; and adds that "the situation in the State at this time favors his (McLaurin's) election," showing conclusively that he does not know what he is talking about. Dog Meat in Germany. The consumption of dog meat as a food in Germany, probably as a result of high meat prices, increased greatly in 11)12. Every year since 11)07 has shown a e? ndderable gain, but the 1912 i figures are striking. A rvoinef 14111 ???!-*?? * I* - j iL^amoi i.n i, v\ ucn liiu number of dogs slaughtered under official inspection was G,553, the total for 1912 rose by 1.579 to | 8.132. These figures are but a J small fraction of the total c< n- i sumption of dog flesh, for a majority of the animals are slaughtered at home without the formality of an inspection. Dabbs Doubts Beneficial Effect. E. W. Dabbs, president of the i South Carolina Farmers' Union, is not assured that the action of the Federal Treasury in dis| tributing several millions of dollars in the South to assist in movincr the cotton c.rnn will the desired effect. It is the purpose of the Treasury Department to place the loans in certain designated banks in the larger cities at 2 per cent, interest, with the understanding that these depositories are then to lend the money to the smaller banks in their territory at a reasonable rate of interest, the smaller banks in turn lending it to the farmers. Mr. Dabbs gives as his reason for fearing that the action of the Treasury Department will not prove of appreciable benefit to the farmer the thought that the rate of interest which will be charged the farmer will be so high as to prevent its general use. SEVEN MORE COUNTIES TO HAVE DISPENSARIES As a result of the election held in eleven South Carolina counties on the 19th instant to determine whether whiskey should should be sold through county dispensaries, seven voted for the dispensary system and four elected to remain "dry." In nearly all the others the margin of victory was very small. On the face of the returns, Florence and Jasper have retained the dispensary system while Bamberg, Barnwell, Dorchester, Calhoun and Orangeburg have voted to return to the sale of liquor by the county. Abbeville, Lexington, Williamsburg and Sumter voted to remain in tin1 drv mnl-c Of the counties which went ; dry Abbeville was the only one ; giving a decided majority, the aftiti-dispensary forces in that l county piling up a majority of 558 against the sale of liquor. In the other counties which went I dry the vote was very close. ' Lexington leading in this respect with a majority of four ; against the sale of liquor, Williamsburg with 14 and Sumter with 12 also seemed almost J evenly divided. Of the wet counties Barnwell, | with four majority and Dor1 Chester, with 1137, were the most decided, and Orangeburg with a majority of three for the 1 dispensary was the most evenly i divided. The majorities for the dispensary in other counties were: Bamberg 180, Calhoun 82, Florence 01 and Jasper 38. If official returns bear out the unofficial figures, South Carolina will have 11 dispensary counties, ! as follows: Charleston, Richland, Florence. Georgetown, Beaufort, Aiken, Dorchester, Calhoun, Jasper, Barnwell and Orangeburg. mi ? ? " ine news oi uold Hill. Fort Mill Times Correspondence. The Gold Hill school opened its 1913-14 session on Monday, the 18th. with one of the largest enrollments in years. John L. Ratterree is in charge, with Miss Inez Smith assisting, and a third teacher will begin work probably next Monday. i There has been quite a change in the school this year. All of the schools in district 39 have been consolidated, making Gold Hill a country graded school, j The tax levy has been increased \ to four mills, and the State will i furnish $300, therefore the school will be greatly benefited. Ar: rangements have been made to convey all of the children from i the Flint Hill neitrhhnrtwwl nniil | the contract for that purpose is let. About half of these children have taken advantage of the opportunity thus afforded of riding to school and others will begin within the next few days. Considerable improvement has been made to the school, the building having been painted recently and new seats placed in the several rooms. When the hack, which is being constructed by the Rock Hill Buggy company, is completed and in operation, the people of this section will have one the most modern rural school systems in the State. A large crowd was present Sunday at Flint Hill to witness Konfioin/? ^ ^ ? 1 * 1 1 t.i>v/ ua|/t!Olll^ UI ilOUUl unrty boys and girls. It is most gratifying to see so many young people connecting themselves with the church. Misses Maggie and Azalee Wilson, of Charlotte, are spending a vacation at home now. The Gold Hill hoys entertained the Observer school boys in a game of ball on the local ground Saturday afternoon, the home team getting away with the score 7 to 5. Student. Gold Hill, August 25. A. A. Bradford, of Columbia, was among the visitors to Fort Mill Tuesday. Courthouse Bonds Sold. Mr. C. L. Cobb, cashier of the People's National bank of Rock Hill, has made good on the proposition with reference to the sale of the courthouse bonds. The bank will take care of the entire issue of $75,01)0 less actual expenses of the sale, not to reduce the net amount to be paid over to the commissioners below $74,300. The deal was closed this morning. The purchaser is to get all accrued interest up to date, and the money is to be deposited in the People's National Bank of Rock Hill to be checked out as needed. The question of site of the proposed new court i house is now alive and boiling. -Yorkville Enquirer, Friday. The Pasteur Treatment. This cure for rabies or hydroI r>tinKio mi.or. ?J I - , (/uv/uiu uao uiawvi;rcu uy 11 French scientist and biologist, Leu is Pasteur, in 1884, and was first used in 1885. M. Pasteur found that the disease was ! caused by a parasite and he believed that the injection of this : parasite in a mild form would I prevent and cure it. He made : his tests with the spinal cords of rabbits. His first experiments proved his theory correct. The treatment as used now consists in the inoculation of the patient with virus obtained from the spinal cords of rabbits infected with rabies. This virus is administered in very weak doses at lirst but is made stronger and stronger each day until the pationt is thoroughly inoculated with it. Doctors who were opposed to and jealous of Dr. Pasteur, claimed that hi.s serum would kill the patient without j regard to the dog bite. Governj mcnt experts proved this wrong as they found not a single case J where the treatment caused death. About 20 per cent of all ! mad dog victims before this; covery died. The Pasteur inj oeulation has reduced this more ! than half. In 1890 a Pasteur Institute was opened in Paris and a few years later another in New York. Now the treatment is provided by nearly every State Board of Health for the benefit of all who desire to take it. Own a Home. Let your first investment be a home. Have your children a house to live in or a home to love in? Don't be content to raise your children under another man's roof. Is your family just a few people living together, or, have you a home? Many men haven't the money to build only because they haven't the courage to save. It's a tough thing to walk a town of homes and know that none of them are yours. What will be your children's recollection of home?a house , you owned or a house you rented? No man is too poor to build as long as he is spending money for some luxury he could deny himself. It your living in a house made the house more valuable, if the house were yours you would reap the profit. Think over all the investments of which you have heard; how many who have invested in a home have lost their money? No doubt the lot on which you live will be worth more in a fewyears than it is now; but it will be worth it to the landlord, not to you. You can have more fun ir. youth by spending all your money now; but you can have more comfort in age by building a home in youth. FARMERS TAKING INTEREST 1 IN APPROACHING FAIR < |< The news from headquarters t ; of the York County Fair and j t Home Institute, to be held at |1 Rock Hill October lfi-17, is of an i encouraging nature. Farmers I * from every township have an- 1 nounced their intention of having 1 I exhibits, either farm products, live stock or poultry. Applica- ' tions are coming in every day 1 for premium lists, so Assistant ' Secretary Benton informs The J Times. Application has been made for ' I special rates on the railroads for . this occasion and the Southern and C. & N. W. have been asked ' to operate special trains to ac- ( commodate the people of the 1 western section of the county. ' A number have visited the Fair ' headquarters to learn the de- 1 tails incident to placing exhibits. .( The premium lists, which will i give the details, will be issued j' and mailed out this week. Any-'' | one desiring one of these lists I, can secure one by dropping a ' 1 card to Secretary County Fair, ( Rock Hill, S. C., who will be 4 glad to send a premium list. ' The industrial interests of the J county are taking much interest/ in the Industrial day program 5 and a large number of floats are : being planned for the parade. The Fort Mill business men arc I invited and urged to have floats! i in the parade, even though it is I j but a decorated automobile. The < ! business men of this city can J1 materially assist in making theh Fair a success by discussing it with their farmer friends and j urging them to prepare exhibits. ' i The treasury department Thursday began making deposits of I an additional liftv million dollars of government funds to aid in ' t crop movements. The first do- j: posits are made in reserve cities 1 in the Southern States, which!' unofficially were stated to he,1 I Baltimore, Richmond, Atlanta 1 j and Memphis. The latter three 1 are said to have received $750,j000 each. m | Oxfords, 0x1 Our entire stock of S tremendous sacrifice. We | ('p'; new fall line of Shoes and ; wc offer you all our prett, M ?ci- one ot the best Ladies' Sir pg following big reductions:-$3.25 White Nu Buck Buttoi $2.50 White Canvas Pumps $2.00 White Canvas Pumps. $3 25 Tan Button Oxfords, r $3.00 Gun Metal Pump, a he $3.25 Tan Pump, something $3.00 Patent Pumps, low am $3 00 Patent Button Oxfords $2.50 Patent Pumps, low am Big lot Ladies' RadclifTe SI i |g and $2 50 per pair, now only $ And don't forget that all jj|| Fellowcraft Oxfords for 1 Misses, Boys' and Childri a great sacrifice too. This is Oxford-Week at ^ us fit you up while they ar S ?. W. Kim L4,The Place Where mssamasssam m V*<wv A CI X ctil'i Released Penitentiary from Contract, John W. Graham several days lays ago appeared before the iirectors of the State penientiary and made a statement o the effect that he would reease the penitentiary authorities from their contract in regard to he penitentiary hosiery mill, :hus avoiding any litigation in lip mnttni* Capt. Graham has a five year contract, dated three years ago, for 225 convicts more or less, for labor, in the hosiery rr.ill. He ilso stated that he would conluct the hosiery mill with hired abor. The majority of the directors are against sending the State convicts out to the various counties as it was stated that the men are not in fit condition for die hard work and the cost of seeping so many men would be to great an expense on each county. When Gov. Blease recommended the abolishment of the prison Hosiery mill and the legislature iToted that it should be abolished, the question arose as to whether ;>r not Capt. Graham should be compensated for his remaining two years contract, which called for 225 convicts more or less. The appearance of Capt. Graham it the meeting was a distinct surprise. Charlotte Crowd Lynch Negro. Joe McNeely, the negro who shot Policeman L. L. Wilson at Charlotte Friday, was taken from the Good Samaritan hospital, where he had been carried for treatment of his wounds, by i crowd at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday morning and riddled with bullets. Fnrt Will IHofoitc ? i nil mil i-'vitaio 1 IUVIUCIIU'. One of the best games of ball played on the local grounds this summer was that of last Wednesday afternoon Ix'tween the Providence (N. C.) and Fort Mill teams, resulting in a victory for i he locals by a score of five to Lhree. The batteries were; Providence, Roan and Elms; Fort Mill. Bradford and Ferguson, immmsmmmm lords, 1 'V -4 ^ dmners now o-oino- n+ a tsu* must get ready for our gg as a special inducement y Irving Drew Oxfords, )cs manufactured, at the r> Oxfords, now only $2.48. now only $1.08. special price, $1.46. gg tow only, $2.47. W unity, now only $2.10. pretty, only $2 47. 4 hiprh heels, $2.24. t, all sizes, only $2.24. ? 1 high heels, only $1.60. ippers, regular pi ice, $3.00 W our famous Ralston and S Men as well as all our jra ;n's Shoes are going at 08 KimbrelVs. Come let nju e selling so cheap. tbrell Co., 1 Quality Counts." ^