Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 18, 1913, Image 1
The Fort Mill Times.
Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913. $1.25 Per Year.
* THE NEWS IN BRIEF
FROM OVER THE STATE
The State ball is appointed for October
30, Thursday of fair week.
Deer are plentiful this season in the
vicinity of Georgetown and sportsmen
are having good luck.
' The Southern Pc wer company has
decided to develop the shoals at the
mouth of Fishing Jreek.
More than $' ,500,000 will be distributed
in Eas* .rn South Carolina this
season from tobacco sales.
It *' jaid that the sweet potato crop
'' _<elow the average and prices for
ihis great food product will likely soar.
The average cotton crop of the State
will be larger than at first estimated.
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mi ci inic iuii tt luiuin uiLtTttse win
be realized.
President Wilson may visit the South
Carolina State fair the latter part of
October, stopping over on his way to
Mobile, Ala.
One of the most satisfactory evidences
of the State's progress is the
building and enlarging of school houses
in many townships in every county.
In every section of the State the
question of good roads is agitating the
minds of citizens. Bond issues are
being udvocated in many townships.
The commission form of government
has gone into effect in Orangeburg
with new officials in charge. They
promise a progressive administration.
The Pee Dee Daily says: "H. L.
David killed a hog a few days ago that
weighed 808 pounds dressed. He sold
it to Matheson's Cold Storage for
$75.80."
Recently E. L Hatched, who lives
in the Timmonsville section, sold at
Darlington a barn of tobacco at an average
price of 48 cents a pound, the
barn bringing him over $600.
Governor Blease declares that he will
not sign any bonds or stocks and as
it is provided that the governor is to
Bign them there can be no refunding of
the State debt until his term of office
expires.
During the fall there will be established
at Georgetown a plant for the
repair of circular and band saws. At
present it is necessary to ship injured
saws as far away as Philadelphia to
be repaired.
Decl%ring that the next fight will be
between a business government and a
spoiler's bureau. Mayor Wade Hampton
Gibbes of Columbia announces that he
will be a candidate to succeed himself
at the expiration of his present term
next may.
The Big Springs Resort company, of
Bethune, Kershaw county, will have a
two-story hotel in readiness for next
summer's visitors. This town on the
Seaboard main line, formerly known as
Lynchwood, is steadily building up.
Brooks ,1. Wingard, of Lexington,
for some years secretary to Representative
Lever and acted in that capacity
until recently, has become secretary to
Senator E. 1). Smith, as well as clerk
to the senate committee on immigration.
Commissioner E. J. Watson has returned
from Washington, where he assisted
in drawing the bill providing for
federal aid for good roads and carrying
an appropriation of $25,000,OCX) for this
purpose. He considers its chance for
passage good.
At a good roads meeting in Chester
county a resolution was unanimously
adopted that the people of the county
petition the county commissioners to
employ an expert road man, not a surveyor?but
a nigh-priced man that really
understands the construction of good
roads.
Quantity
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On all Food Products.
If you don't see what
we have it in extra qu
'Phone us >
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Hurrah for South Carolina!
The following is from the Fort Worth
(Texas) Record of recent date:
"Hon. Benjamin Ryan Tillman, senator
from South Carolina, has stirred a
hornet's nest. Dr. Anna Shaw is going
about the country comparing South
Carolina with other States. She says
South Carolina has no compulsory education
law. and that it ranks third in
illiteracy. It has no child labor law,
no woman labor law and no white slave
law. Dr. Shaw could have added that
it has a large negro population, and
that the bulk of its negroes are illit.fr
ates. She could have added that Northern
carpetbaggers and renegades stole
what remained after four years of
bloody war. She could have added that
South Carolina has no divorce law, that
South Carolinians protect their women
to the death if necessary, and that
there is little demand for a white slave
law in that commonwealth outside of
one or two cities. South Carolina has
a civilization of its own, and when it
comes to morals, public and private,
the people of the Palmetto State are
willing to be placed by the side of the
people of Massachusetts, New York
and Ohio for a fair comparison and
await a just verdict by an impartial
jury. For upwards of 125 years the
code duello was the unwritten law of
the Palmetto State. It compelled men
to weigh well their utterances in public
or private. It warned them that slander
was a crime punishable on the socalled
field of honor, and as a result
civil tongues in the mouths of mortals
was the rule and not the exception."
King's Mountain's Celebration.
Secretary of State William J. Bryan,
Governor Hooper, of Tennessee; Governor
Craig, of North Carolina, and
probably Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels will speak at the
celebration of the one hundred and
imi iy-uuru anniversary 01 trie battle
of King's Mountain on October 7.
While the celebration takes place on
the North Carolina side the battlefield
is in York county, this State, and for
that reason South Carolina is looking
forward with interest to the celebration
of this struggle on October 7.
Secretary Bryan and Governors
Craig and Hooper have already accepted
invitations to be present and
make addresses. Secretary Josephus
Daniels, himself a native of North
Carolina, will be in^ attendance if
possible.
The Seventeenth infantry band of
the United States army from Fort
McPherson, Ga., will be on hand during
the day to furnish music.
Magazine for Farmers.
Uncle Sam is going into the magazine
publishing business for the benefit
of the farmers. This is the announcement
made by the Department of
Agriculture, which adds that the first
issue of the magazine will be out this
month, and that other issues will
follow regularly at monthly intervals.
The publication will be devoted principally
to a detailed review of crop conditions
nationally and by States.
It is the department's purpose to
make the periodical which will bear
the title of "The Agricultural Outlook."
a m?iraiinp of frnin IV ~ OA
pages. It will deal not alone with the
production and conditions of crops, but
will instruct the farmer as to the
marketing of his wares.
Mayor Gaynor Dies.
Mayor Wm. J. Gaynor, of New Yoik,
died on the steamer Baltic at 1 o'clock
last Wednesday afternoon, when about
2(H) miles of his destination.
Mayor Gaynor sailed away from New
York on the morning of September 4,
on the Baltic. An hour before he
sailed but one man, his secretary, knew
of his plans, outside of members of his
immediate family. The mayor's announced
purpose was a brief vacation
on the ocean. He felt the tonic effect
of the salt air would restore him in
some measure to health.
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Matters of L
Death of a Child.
The infant of Mr. and Mr?. Wiil
Ingram died last Wednesday at the
home of its parents in the village of
the Millfort mill and was buried in the
city cemetery the following day.
To Practice Here.
Dr. A. T. Neely, whose intention to
locate in Fort Mill for the practice of
medicine, was previously announced in
The Times, arrived Saturday and is
l>oarding with Mr. and Mrs. A. 0.
Jones, on Booth street. Dr. Neely has
oftices in the building of the Massey
drug store.
Gamblers Forfeit Bonds.
Early Sunday morning Frank Windle,
constable to Magistrate R. P. Harris,
nabbed a crowd of seven young white
men who were engaged in a game of
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Each of the men were required to put
up cash bonds for trial Monday, but
when the hour for trial arrived none of
the defendants showed up and the
bonds were, of course, forfeited.
Romodeling Home.
Under the supervision of Contractor
A. A. Bradford, a large force of hands
is engaged in remodeling and enlarging
the home of Mr. J. T. Young,
on Clebourn street. A second story if
being added to the residence and this
and other improvements when completed
will give Mr. Young and family
one of the most commodious and beautiful
homes in the city.
Kimbrell Building Near* Completion.
The big building being erected on
Main street for the E. W. Kimbrell
company is nearing completion, the
carpenters and masons now being engaged
in putting the finishing touches
to the interior of the structure. The
building is not only the largest but the
most modern for the town, and when
completed the Kimbrell firm will have
a home which in beauty and appointments
will compare favorably with the
storehouses in the larger cities.
Will Move to Fort Mill.
Mr. Bowman Merritt, Sr., a well
known resident of the township, has
decided to move to Fort Mill and will
within a short time occupy the cottage
on Church street now occupied by Mr.
E. 11. Patterson and family. Mr.
Merritt a few days ago became the
owner of this cottage through a trade
with Mr. A. R. McElhaney, by which
the latter came into possession of the
Merritt farm in Upper Fort Mill.
County Progresses Educationally.
The annual report of the county
superintendent of education, John E.
i Carroll, to the State superintendent
j shows progress along all lines, esi
pecially financial ones. Five thousand,
j three hundred and forty-five white and
(>,743 negro children were enrolled
during the year. There was an increase
of 15 whites and 475 negroes
over 1912. Out of 52 districts in the
county 45 are now levying special
; taxes.
Come on With the Shiny Simoleons.
Now that the cotton season is fairly
on and money is becoming more plentiful,
a number of farmers and others
have called at The Times office during
the last few days and renewed their
subscriptions to the paper. The fall
time is debt-paying time with the newspaper
man as well as the farmer and
we hope that many others will renew
promptly. We need every dollar due
us.
I To Tench in China.
I 1VUH8 Lii'ona inom?:Son, ol fcbenezer,
j this county, plans a trip to China,
i leaving the latter part of this month.
; Her work there will be to teach the
| children of the missionaries of the
' station. Accompanying Miss Thomasj
son will be the Rev. and Mr?. W. W.
Law ton and Miss Pauline Lyde, all of
this State. The party will sail from
Seattle October 7 and reach Shanghai
about November 6 and will then have a
trip of about 1,000 miles into the
interior.
Off for College.
The Port Mill young men and women
who have left recently, or will leave
within the next few days, for the
various colleges are: Miss Ruth Meacham
to Chicora, Greenville; Misses Lana
Parks, Jack Massey and Esther McMurray
to Winthrop, Rock Hill; Miss
Aline Rarber to Limestone, Gatfney;
Mi.-h Lila Hall to Albermarle, N. C.;
Joe Arurey to A. & M. (. ollege, Raleigh;
Paras Boyd, Lnce Gulp and William
Btik to Clemson College; Joe Belk to
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. . oujici ion x,uiicj{ft bunion; Monre
White to University of South Carolina,
Columbia.
lax Time Approaches.
An advertisement of more than ordinary
interest to the public is that
published in 'ihe Times this week announcing
the opening 01 the tax books
tor the collection of State, county,
I school and local taxes for the year
iyi3. 'ihe books will be opened on
October 15, and as in former years
County Treasurer Harry L. Neil will
make a tour of the county for the convenience
of the taxpayers in making
payments. Ihe Treasurer's dates in
Fort Mill are, Friday and Saturday,
October 31st and November 1.
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.ocal Interest.
Services Next Sunday.
fho Times is requested by the pas- j
tor, Rev. W. A. Hafner, to announce j
that there will be preaching at the ,
Fort Mill Presbyterian church next |
Sunday (the third Sunday) morning at
the regular hour for the morning ser- ^
vice. i
Dinner to Veterans.
The local chapter of the Daughters
of the Confederacy will serve dinner to i
the Confederate veterans of the town- '
nhin nt
(Friday) at 12 o'clock. Every veteran
of the township is cordially invited to
be present.
Marriage Thursday Afternoon.
Edgar Hinson, a Rock Hill young
man, and Miss Annie Kimbrell, of this
city, were married Thursday afternoon
| by Magistrate R. I'. Harris. The mar- i
riage of the couple was a runaway
| affair, owing, it is said, fo objections
on the part of the young lady's
mother.
A Great Comforter. 1
If your boy or girl is going away to
school, see that The Times follows
them. It will save you the trouble of
writing them the news, and it's mighty
nice when a lad or lassie is away from
home to get a newspaper each week
telling of the doings of their relatives
and friends back home.
Cotton Bringing Good Price.
The price paid for cotton on the
local market yesterday was 12j cents
per pound. With prices good the farmers
of this vicinity are not disposed to
hold their cotton, but are placing the
staple on the market as fast as it is
ginned.
Chance for Government Position.
Senator E. D. Smith announces that
there will be held in Washington
October 29th examinations for secretaries
in the diplomatic service and
advises that South Carolinians wishing
to qualify for these very desirable
positions can secure full information
about the examinations by writing to
the State Department, Washihgt?<n.
Proper Pottage for Card*.
It frequently happens that postcards
are held up at the ofnce of mailing because
of a deficiency of postage. The
cards containing cloth pasted on the
paper, and coming under the provision
of the regulations which require that i
these cards must carry a two, instead
of the conventional one-cent stamp, j
The pasting of a cloth flag puts the
cards under the merchandise designa- I
<>?.i ;r ; _1
? %/> ?*au it iv vuiutiiiia miiiiinK lurmrr
than the name of the sender, it must
carry additional postage.
Meet* Next at Flint Hill.
The regular semi-annual meeting of
the Wotnans' Missionary Union of the
York association was held recently
with the Rock 11 i 11 church and was a
most profitable one from every standpoint.
The reports showed progress
along all lines and the church is moving
forward. The next meeting of the
union will be held with Flint Hill
church. Fort Mill township, next
April. Among the officers elected
for the year were, Mrs. J. T. Garrison,
of Fort Mill, associate superintendent
of Sunbeam bands, and Mrs. S. L.
Meacham, secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Hafner's Father 111.
Rev. W. A. llafner,-of this city,
saturuay afternoon received a message
calling him in haste to the bedside of
his lather, Mr. Andrew Hainer, who
was extremely ill at his home in the
BuHock's Creek section of the county.
The Rev. Mr. Hafner left on the afternoon
train Saturday for his father's
home. Mr. Andrew Hafner is probably
the oldest resident of the county, having
passed his 92nd birthday. His
health has not been good for some
time, and he became ill only a few
days ago. Information Tuesday was to
the etFect that Mr. Hafner was
slightly improved.
Buaines* Change* Soon.
The completion within a short time of
the new Belk storehouse on Main
street will be the occasion for several
changes of business among the local
merchants. As we previously stated,
the new building will be occupied by
the E. W. Kimbrell company, now
occupying the Ardrey and Jones buildings
on the opposite side of the street.
The latter buildings are to be occupied
by the grocery and dry goods departments
of the Mills & Young Company,
now located in the two-story Ardrey
building and one of the storerooms of
the Bank building. The two-story
Ardrev huildinir will be the home of a
new dry floods and notion business, for
which a local company was recently
formed, and which will be in charge of
Mr. E. R. Patterson, for several yeer
manager of the dry goods department
of the Mills & Young Company, and
who is succeeded with this firm by
Mr. E. W. Russell. Mr Patterson
will have as a saleslady Miss Kate
Culp, who also has been with the
Mills & Young Company for a number
of years. He hopes to have his stock
in place and ready for business by
November 1, at the latest. Whether
the storeroom in the Bank building is
to have an immediate occupant has not
been stated.
Was Runnin' Some. }
(Charlotte Observer.)
Nine negro won hippers bound for
\ revival meeting got a vivid f retaste
of the final day when the automobile
of Mr. S. L. Manson, of
Pineville, ploughed through three
buggies and a surrey, demolished the
vehicles, broke an oeeupant's leg, ^
killed his inule, and inflicted bruises (
an the other surprised members of
the terrified party. All this happened 5
in three seconds, beginning at S:t{0 (
Friday night. I
Mr. Manson was returning from |
Charlotte and was entering the village.
The harvest moon was shining brightly
overhead, so the automobilist bethought
him to turn out the lights on
the car, which he did. All went well
enough so long as tin- road was clear,
but when the colored elnimnntu
peared there was trouble before anybody
knew what was happening.
Three of the negroes, two men and ,
one woman were severely hurt. They
are Fonsie Morrow, whose leg is broken,
and who owned the now deceased
mule; Louis Morrow and Jane Wiley, j
P'neville physicians answered a hurry t
call and gave the injured attention.
The automobile, it is understood, was 1
not damaged, with the exception of I ,
the wind-shield, and one negro was ,
cut by fragments of this. The fragments
of the vehicles were scattered
widely along the roadway. The automobile
was driven to its shed.
The colored people concerned are
respectable tenants on Mr. W. (5. j
Johnson's farm. They were on their
way to China Grove church.
Good Price for Cotton.
Richard H. Edmonds, editor of the
Manufacturer's Record, sees no reason
why cotton should not bring a big
price this fall. He says: "This year's
cotton crop should bring to the South
one billion dollars and a very large
proportion of this will come to the
central South. The enormous increase
in cotton consumption which is going 1
on throughout the world is increasing ,
the world demand for cotton in excess j
of the world production.
' Eve i if Texas and the southwest
had given the magnificent yield that
was anticipated earlier in the season,
the total crop would not have exceeded ,
the world's requirements, but with a (
heavy decline from the high estimates (
early in the season as to the vield
southwest, the central South should ,
net the benefit not only of its splendid
yield which is practically assured, but
also the hitfh prices which are likely to
prevail by reason of a decline in the '
yield in the southwest."
Stork Visits Pleasant Valley Home.
Horn Thursday morning, the 11th, 'o
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McGinn, of the j
Pleasant Valley nei^hbr rhood, a son.
:ro'; irraanwii? it?T|?i?r-rr'-imfT
Good lime to
I New Fail Line
We might write a long let
iS you and help you select your
-?5t tf.iiti nnui l?einor? <Jn?rw?r b i ?v
Eg big Fall Display.
Some Things Wc Op
Beautifully Brocaded all-wool Dr
yjfe special bargain at only 50c per van
Pretty RIack aud Blue all-wool Si
I Pretty Wool Series, splendid qui
ami Garnets, special at 25c and 60c
Striperl Measalines, a variety of t
Plain Mescalines, numerous shad*
Our line of Silks cannot be sur
Silks for Waists, Dresses and Trim
at 50c to $1.50 the yard
Big assortment Crochet Center P
Pretty Cluny Mats, all bargains,
And a lot. of Brown Linen Embro
pieces, special price, only $1.00 eacl
$0WNS?Stamped and made, rei
VCbfeSET COVERS-Ready to em
Ladies' Pretty House Dresses, P*
We have a few Children's Dress
greatly reduced prices. Ask to see
REMNANTS of Suitings and Gin
Inspect our line of 50c CORSETS
LE. W. Kin
"The Place Where
fORK FAIR WILL BE GREAT
UNLESS PRESENT SIGNS FAIL
The committee in charge of the York
ounty fair is rapidly completing the
letails for this big event, and the indl ations
are that all the exhibit rooms
?vill be taxed to display the exhibits of
ield crops, the boys' corn clubs, the
girls' canning clubs, domestic science,
to. Scores of farmers have notified
those in charge that they will have exlibits,
and more than 100 entries have
>een promised. The fact that these
xhibits will come from every township
in the county is most encouruging to
those in charge and who have worked
up the fair. A special interest is being
taken in the live stock exhiltits,
showing that the farmers of the county
are deeply interested in improving
meir live a lock.
The interest in the poultry depart'
ment is also quite gratifying. Firstrlass
coops have been loaned by Hock
Mill poultry fanciers and are being
placed in the room which will be used
by this department. Not only are the
men taking interest in the poultry department,
but scores of boys have requested
information and have announced
their intention of having exhibits in
this department.
The industrial parade on the first day
of the fair will be a feature. l'ractically
every business house in Rock Hill
will be represented by a tloat, while
the automobile owners of the city will
participate, some of them riding in artistically
decorated machines. Business
men and automobile owners all
over the county are invited to take
part in this parade, and it is expected
that a large number of automobile men
from Yorkville, Fort Mill and other
places will have their machines in the
line of march.
The members of the boys' corn clubs
and the girls' canning clubs have already
been assigned space in the main
exhibit room. The prizes in these two
departments are larger than in any of
the other departments, the object of
the fair being to stimulate club work
in the boys and girls on the farm especially.
Auguit Was Bud on Crops.
August was unfavorable for crop development
in the United States, according
to the department of agri- ,
culture. The composite condition of all
crops to September 1 was 10.1 prt:
cent, below average conditions on
September 1 of recent years. On
rtujjusi j conuiuons were per cent,
below the August 1 average. Compared
with a year ago prospects at
this time are about 12.2 per cent,
poorer. I.ast year crop prospects
steadily improved as the season ad?
vanced, the final outturn being the
largest on record. This year prospects
to September 1 have tended to decline
with the advance of the season.
inspectour |
;S~Comiiig In 1
tor, but we'd r.'ithi r show t a
fall outfit. Alm< st every i|
K now and classy for our xg
>oned This Morning:
ess Goods, Navy, Red and Tan, Scj
?rges at only 90c the yard. gtffj
ility, in Rlacks, Blues, lirowna
the yard. -/
:olors, 90c the yard. :
;s, at 90c the yard. fl|
passed. The very latest Fancy 3a
mings, brimming full of "class"
ieces only 10c and $2.50. -V"
at 25c and 5()c.
idered T ?ble Runners and Center 0K
idy to embroider, 50c and $].00.
ibroider, only 25c. 25
rcale and Linen, 90c to $2.00.
?.*a that we arc closing out at
gham at exactly HALF PRICK. ^
i?best on the market.
iferell Co., 1
i duality Reigna."
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