Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 25, 1913, Image 1
The Fort Mill Times.
Established in 1891. FORT MILL, S. (L, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1913. $1.25 Per Year.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
FROM OVER THE STATE
A new Presbyterian church was
organized at Rock Hill Sunday morning
and will be known as Oakland
Avenue church. It cost about $30,000
and is close to Winthrop College.
An analysis by the State department
of agriculture on three samples of
Anderson county seed oats, red rust
proof, Bancroft and Hastings varieties
shows: purity, 100, germination 98.
Alligator township in Chesterfield
county has voted for a bond issue of
$40,000 to improve the roads. The
vote was 57 to 56. This will give a
road 22 miles shorter between Camden
and Cheraw.
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A dispatch from Matthews says it is
an assured fact now that a part of
Richland is in dead earnest and will
soon be ? nart nf f^nlhotin iimIubc ?nmu I
ill fortune befalls the promoters of the
annexation plan.
Paul Knight, a 14-year-old lad of
Laurens, was accidentally shot and
killed Sunday night by his 12-year-old
brother, Samuel Knight. The younger
lad was playfully snapping a weapon,
which was supposed to be unloaded,
at his brother.
The Horry cou?ty grand jury Monday
afternoon returned no bill to the
court of general sessions now being
held there on the indictment for attempted
criminal assault brought
against Solicitor L. B. Singleton by
a married woman of Conway.
The question of whether the governor
has the power to pardon offenders
convicted in municipal courts for
violation of city ordinances may arise
j in the pardon issued by Governor
Blease in favor of D. L. Sprouse, who
was convicted before Mayor Butler, of
GalTney.
President Wilson on Monday was
offered a winter home in Columbia. A
delegation from that city told him that
the house in which he had spent a part
of his boyhood days and which his
mother had originally designed had
been renovated and would be purchased
by the city if he would come to
Columbia.
i Governor Bleuse received a tele|
graphic inquiry from lawyers in New
w York Friday morning asking if South
Carolina has ever applied for or given
extradition of escaped lunatic or of
insane person charged with crime. In
reply the Governor said no such case
had ever arisen in this State within his
knowledge and added that if the inquiry
referred to the Thaw case if
Thaw were in this State, no papers
>1^ . would be granted for his return to
New York unless locol physicians first
adjudged hitn insane.
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Shoes,
P~IL.. 01
obiuy ofiuub
We have these in all leatl
better at $2.00 to
Bostonians
These come in all leather?
good as can be found at $3.
Menz Eas
This is the best work
and
Americ;
One pair a season is the r
anyone who has used them
Godman Scl
These are the best mediui
ket, 75c up to_
Buster
7 Shoes for Boys and Blue
All fUo, ?!?. ? 1
mi me auuvc nsiwua dl t' SUl
the country and have a nati
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Meachar
It's better at the same pri
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EXPRESS RATES LOWER
AFTER OCTOBER 15TH
Fort Mill, in common with all other
points in the United States, will soon
benefit by the sweeping reductions in
express rates that were ordered by the
inter-State commerce commission and
which are due to become effective October
15. It will be seen that only
about three weeks are left the express
companies in which to operate under
the old schedule of rates. The changes
will become effective on the date specified,
unless the commission allows the ;
express companies more time in which I
n<.l 1.. 1 1 * i
iu |ii cpuic ne? sviieuuivs ur unless me
latter resents the order, and the express
companies have already asked
for more time.
Also of interest and benefit to the
general public are the new rules and
regulations published by the inter-State
commerce commission in a recent decision
on the subject of express rates
and practices. It was upon the complaints
of a large number of of leading
commercial organizations that the commission
ordered the changes in the express
rates.
Among the new rules and regulations
simplifying the transaction of express
business are the following:
The adoption of the block system of
stating rates.
The establishment of a uniform classification
of simple character.
The publication of a joint directory
of express stations, fixing the location
of every such station by block number.
The publication jointly of the pick-up
and delivery limits at every station.
The adoption of a new form of express
receipt, the terms of which are
clear, specific and reasonable.
The adoption of a rule fixing secondclass
rates to apply on articles of food
or drink (except where otherwise specified
in the classification and rules) at
75 per cent, of the first-class rate with
certain additional provisions not j)ossible
of extended mention.
The adoption of a rule for wehrhinir
weights on two or more packages forwarded
by one shipper at the same
time, upon one receipt of one consignee
at one local address, fixing the application
of the rate upon the actual
weight of each such article when above
20 pounds. This is in realty a rate reduction
in Weight, on which the reduced
rates in the table apply, constituting
a double reduction.
The adoption of rules providing for
valuation charges, C. (). L). shipments,
returned shipments, prompt settlement
of claims, and prompt dispensation of
undelivered and refused shipments.
I Material reductions in rates are con!
templated on packages weighing less
I than 50 pounds. This, constituting the
bulk of the express traffic and under
| the rule governing aggregated weights
mentioned above, should afford the relief
most needt d by shippers.
For Women,
iers, lasts and toes. None
$4.00
; for Men, [
; and the newest lasts. As
50 to $5.00
e for Men,
shoe made at $3.50, $4.00
$4.50
m Boy,
epilation for this shoe. Ask
and see what they say.
iiool Shoes.
in priced shoes on the mar
$1.75
Brown
Ribbon Shoes for Girls. ||
ri by the best merchants in
onal reputation.
n & Epps.
ice, if it came from Epps'.
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Matters of L
Price of Cotton.
The best price quoted for cotton on
the local market yesterday was lit J
cents per pound. Seed were quoted
at 33 cents.
Mr. Finley III.
The Lancaster News learns that
Hon. D. E. Finley is ill at his home in
Yorkville, and joins with his other
numerous friends in the wish that he
may have a speedy recovery.
Will Move Family Here.
Mr. Bratton Fennell, the new superintendent
of the Millfort mill, will
within a few days move his family
from Columbia to Fort Mill and will
nr..k0l.lu .. i -
J,.u buiiagr wil Vlt-uuurn
; street.
First Frost of the Season.
From outlying districts came reports
I of light frost Monday and Tuesday
; mornings. Residents with thermometers
in exposed places report the
| temperature each of these mornings as
j being about 45 degrees.
Cotton Ginned in York.
In the government report of more
! than seven thousand bales of cotton
! ginned in South Carolina up to Septem- '
] her 1 of the crop of 11)13 the number
' reported from York county is 10. This
t against 1 bale from the crop of 1012.
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Good Roads Delegates.
Governor Blease has appointed A.
Eugene Hutchison of Rock Hill; O. L.
Sanders of McConnellsville; J. R. Haile
of Fort Mill, and W. LI. Riddle of
Clover, as delegates to the meeting at
Asheville on October 22, of the Southern
j Appalachian Good Roads association.?
Yorkville Enquirer.
More Gamblers Arrested.
Constable Frank NVindle was again
on the alert Saturday afternoon and as
J a result four young men were before
I Magistrate R. 1*. Harris to answer to
I the charge of gambling. The men
submitted to the charge and each was
j titled $5.
Farmers Are Delnyed.
The bad weather of the last week
caused much delay among the farmers
i of this section who had just fairly begun
the harvesting of cotton and the
fodder and hay crops. Many farmers
of the township lost considerably by
reason of having fodder and hay in the
field during the wet spi ll.
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Methodist Meeting Next Week.
As announced in The Times several
weeks ago, a protracted meeting in
which the Rev. T. C. O'Dell, presiding
elder of the Rock Hill district,
will do the preaching, will begin at the
local Methodist church next Sunday,
morning and continue through the j
week. The public generally is invited
j to attend the services.
Fined for Resisting Arrest.
John Caldwell, colored, suspected of
| selling cocaine, was arrested Sunday J
afternoon at Carhartt by Constable
Frank Winnie. The negro's objections j
to being arrested and searched were;
such as to cause a charge of resisting j
an officer to be brought against hiin. i
Upon being arraigned before Magistrate 1
R. 1*. Harris he was fined $10, which
w as paid.
School Hack Arrives.
The lag hack which is to he used
daily in conveying the pupils of the
Gold Hill school from Flint llill church I
to the school house, arrived in town I
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uoi.uiub; oiiniiuuii iiuiii rvocK mil,
j where it was manufactured by the
Rock Hill Buggy company. The hack
is of extra size, with the seats running
length-wise of the covered body, and
has a capacity of thirty pupils. The
contract for driving the hack has not
been let.
Lytle-Brackctt.
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the
Methodist parsonage, Joseph Brackett
and Miss Jessie Lytle were quietly
married, Rev. F. L. Glennan ofliieiating.
Only a tew very intimate friends
of the couple witnessed tne event.
Mrs. Brackett is the daughter of Mr.
J. F. Lytle, of the Millfort mill settlement,
and possesses a charming personality
Mr. Brackett is formerly
from t.liffside, N. C., but is now employed
at the Millfort mill.
Wm Cotton Injured?
Farmers hold different opinions on
the effect of the weather of the last
week. Some hold that it has very
nci iuu.iij nut i. tuiuiii, especially late
cotton. Others say the rain did good
and that the cool weather was not
sufficient to do any harm. All agree
that the man who had pea vines cut
down and fodder on the stalk in this
weather had nothing good coming to
him from the weather side.
Home From Mexico.
The Rev. William W. Iioyce, of
Ft >ck Hid, has returned from Tancauhuitz,
where he has for a year or more
been stationed as a missionary of the
A. R. Presbyterian church. Mr.
Boyce's station was in the interioi
mountains, fur from the cities and
conditions there became intolerable.
Miss Jennie Getty.s, also of this county,
and Miss Macie Stevenson, both
missionaries of the A. R. P. church in
Mexico, reached home last week.
ocal Interest.
Mr. Moier Resign*.
Mr. T. G. Moser, for several months
overseer of weaving at the Millfort
mill, this city, has resigned the j
|K)sition.
Buy* Overland Runabout.
Dr. A. T. Neely, who recently lo-1
cited in Fort Mill, surprised his friends i
here Monday by returning from Rock
Hill with a new li>l4 model Overland
automobile of the runabout type.
Killed Big Hawk.
Probably the largest chicken hawk
ever killed in this section was that 1
which fell mortally wounded from gunshot
Sunday morning at the home of
Mr. Joe Smith of lower Steele Creek.
The bird measured 48 inches from tip
to tip of the wings and was in the act
of carrying off a chicken when shot by
Mr. Smith.
Presbyterian Meeting Begin* Sunday.
A protracted meeting, to last throughout
the coming week, will begin Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock at the Fort
Mill Presbyterian church. The Rev.
J. A. Blackburn, pastor of the Arsenal
Hill church of Columbia, will assist the
pastor, Rev. Mr. Ilafner, in the meeting.
Services will be held twice each
day during the week, the morning service
at 10 o'clock and the evening
service at 8 o'clock. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Rock Hill Get* Free Advertising.
The September number of The
Southern Field, the magazine issued by j
the Land and Industrial Department '
of the Southern Railway, has as its
leading article a story of the progress
of Rock Hill, Chester and Kershaw
anil the surrounding country. The |
article deals largely with Rock Hill and!
is illustrated with pictures of streets i
and country scenes, including a picture !
of the Winthrop College dairy barn and I
one of J. M. Cherry's alfalfa fields.
Week of Bad Weather.
The weather of the last week was
extremely bad throughout this section, |
every day of the week having been i
cloudy, and rain fell ertch day up to
Saturday in amounts ranging from a !
light shower to three-quarters of an |
inch. During the entire week there j
were only about three hours of sunshine.
The total precipitation for the '
week up to Saturday noon was 1.40
inches. Temperatures for the week
were considerably below the normal, the !
lowest mark being >1 degrees on Monday
morning.
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New Feature for the Fair.
The committee in charge of the York
county fair lias decided to inaugurate
a*junior department in which boys and
girls under IS years of age can compete
for prizes without having to compete
against adults. The junior department
will embrace- the poultry
department, arts and crafts on the
part of the hoys and home economics
for the girls, ivlr. C. W. Blakey, community
boys' secretary of the Y. M.
C. A. work there, has agreed to take
charge of this feature and is arousing
much interest among the boys of not
only Hock Hill hut in other parts of
the county, and the outiook is that
there will be splendid exhibits in this 1
department. The committee has the
work well in hand at present and tne '
interest is increasing daily. Application
blanks are rapidly coming in both
from those who will have exhibits in
the field crops and live stock departments
and from numbers of the girls'
canning clubs. One member of a caniiimr
/>! n l\ utol/.o " I- - ? * r"
..im^ viuu ovaao uiat one Will lltlVt* ;>U
articles on exhibit.
Spartanburg Negro Acquitted.
In the face of the positive statement |
of a respectable white matron of high
intelligence, that he had assaulted her,
Will Fair, a negro, was found not
guilty Saturday afternoon at a special
term of general sessions court of
Spartanburg county called for the trial
of the case. The jury was out 20 hours.
| The verdict caused no surprise and
j was quietly received. A few people
not entirely familiar with the case
were reported to be muttering Saturday
evening. Fair was told it might
j be inadvisable for him to remain in
Spartanburg county. He thought so
| himself. A position was offered him
in a railroad construction camp 200
nines away auu ne leit Spartanburg
at once.
The acquittal of Fair is a vindication
of Sheriff W. J. White, who, at the
r.sk of his life, saved the negro from
being lynched. He stood off a large
mob who stormed the jail on the night
I of Fair's arrest and went so far as 10
blow open the outer gate with dynamite.
More School Funds.
Another distribution of the dis|
pensary fund has been made by the
State superintendent of education,
three-fourths of which may be spent
this year by the county boards of education,
York's share in this distribution
is $1,471.14.
John Massey, of Charlotte, spent
Su, day at his home in frort Mill.
WILL DEFEAT ED SMITH
BY 20,000 SAYS BLEASE
Discussing the recent Federal appointments
in South Carolina, Governor
Blease said Sunday that the appoint- 1
ment of F. H. Weston of Richland, as
district attorney, was "to show indirectly
that the administration would
favor the reelection of Senator Smith, |
who goes before the voters of South j
Carolina in the primary next August.
This goes to prove, beyond the shadow !
of a doubt, what 1. have been charging '
from the stump all over the State, j
that nobody can get anything in South |
Carolina under the present administra- 1
tion unless they are willing to help de- |
feat Blease for the Senate, even if ,
they have to sell their political prin- !
ciple to do so, and must have the O. 1\. j
of the Cuban general.
"However, the white people of South
Carolina have never yet been driven by j
<> nauuiini itu 111 in ISITUI Hill, llor hSIVO <
they ever sold out for public pup. So, j
instead of this helping Senator Smith,
you will see that it will be very much {
"to his detriment. I will beat him easier ;
now than 1 would have beaten him be- j
fore. 1 had him beaten already 120,000
votes, and this will make my friends
that much stronger for me, and will
add thousands ot votes to me."
Dominick to Oppose Aiken.
Assistant Attorney General Fred H.
Dominick has stated positively that he
will make the race for Congress from
the Third congressional district for the
place now held by Congressman Wyatt
Aiken, and that he will be in the race
to the finish.
"Reports have reached me," said
Mr. Dominick, "that it has been
rumored up in my district that 1 would
not be in the race lor Congress -that
if 1 should be in the campaign next
summer, it would be for some other
otlice. In order to set at rest any
such rumors, I now make the positive
statement that I am in the race
and will be in to the finish, and the
encouragement which 1 have received
gives me confidence in the outcome.
My platform is that of the Democratic
party, and at the proper time I shall
make such further announcement as 1
deem necessary and advisable."
For the Orphans.
For several years the Orphanages of
our State have been asking,the people
to join together and give the result of
one day's work or the profits of one I
day's business to the orphan children. ;
Some of the institutions have set j
Uct. 4 as the date this year, though
any day will do. Many Sunday schools
now count it a part of their program
to observe this day, and their gifts
reach several thousand dollars annually.
It is a worthy cause, and
everybody should "lend a hand" ami !
help along.
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S Women Genie,
??3 How can they resist, w
r8; so stylish, and so reasons
to wait for the left-overs
88 NOW IS THE TIME TO i
11 We have just opened
| Autumn Cos
Jk and every lady that com*
jijjj and either buys a Suit or
gg within a few days. If yc
this Fall you'll want 01
gg Suits or Coats, because
latest shades and pattern!
very latest styles.
COME, SELECT YOUR!
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^ "The Place When
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THIS SECTION MAN LABORED
AND SAVED HIS DOLLARS
"It was up at Montreat that some
gentlemen were talking about useful
citizenship. The story was told of the
introduction of cotton into South Carolina
by a 16-year-old girl named Elizabeth
Lucas. Of course the story of
Jerry Moore was told, and Mr. Mclver
Williamson of Darlington, and Mr. David
Coker of Hartsville, S. C., each
came in for his share of praise because
of the work he had done, one in the development
of corn and the other in the
development of cotton, and each were
spoken of in the highest terms.
Then a Rock Mill man said: "There
is a man who lives between Rock Hill
and Chester, located there some JO-odd
years ago as a section boss on the railroad,
and he stdl has control of that
section. He keeps his part on the railroad
as smooth as the floor and the
company rarely has an accident on this
section. Mis name is L. M. Wooten
and his postotlice is Lewis' Turnout.
The railroad company has often otfered
him better jobs at better places, but
he has always declined.
"The reason why he likes this place
is because he has bought land and has
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UI'IIMIII' unv ?>1 nil- ucsi tanners ;il ine
State. Lands that he bought for $2.50
or $5 an acre are now wortti about ?100
an acre. He bas become rich fanning,
and is now worth over $200,000."
"He is probably the only section bosa
in the United Slates worth over $100,000
still holding his job with no idea of
giving it up.
"Mr. Wooten has educated his two
sons at Uletnson college and has himself
become a reader of books, although he
was not originally an educated man.
lie lives in a good house, well furnished
and has a tine library, lie has
a wind mill to supply his house and
barn with water, and raises quantities
of live stock. He furnishes fresh lamb
and mutton to Kock lliil the year round
and to W'inthrop college in season. It's
a remarkable case of a man making a
fortune in a very simple way by simply
attending to his business.
"One of hissona is a sort of assistant
superintendent of the farm and looks
after the lurni work together with the
operation of a ginnery which he has
built. Mr. Wooten raises ou bushels
of corn to tiie acre and a bale or a
bale and a hall of cotton on every acre
that lie cultivates, in the new ginnery
he has built, he bas provided for the
handling of long-staple cotton with a
special gin made for the purpose." ?
Credit lost.
Miss Catherine Frank, for several
years milliner lor the iirm of Meacham
and Lppa, returned to Fort Mill some
hays ago and is again in charge of the
mihiucry department of this arm.
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