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THE FOBT MILL TIMES. Democratic ? Published Thursdays. B. W. BRADFORD - < Editor and Proprietor. oaaciumoN Ratks: One Year. 11.86 Rill* Tim** Invites contributions on live subjects feat does not sores to publish more then 200 words n any subject. The right Is reserved to edit very communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising sates are made known to those interested. Telephone, loeal and loner distance. No. 112.^ Entered at the postotnee at Fort Mill, 8. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1913. BOOST THE TOWN. If you live in Fort Mill you should believe in it. If you don't believe thi6 town is a little better in most respects than any of its neighbors you should move out. Fort Mill ha^ advantages that other towns have not and your modesty should not prevent you from making the fact known whenever the opportunity presents itself. To strangers with whom you come in contact do not fail to let them know that you live in a live town populated by enterprising, wide-awake, goahead people, and one that is advancing instead of retrograding. If you can truthfully speak in commendation of the ability of your professional men, the square dealing methods of your merchants, the excellence of your mechanics, the superiority of your churches, schools and public institutions and industry, energy and sobriety of your citizens, let nothing prevent you from exercising that privilege. You should learn to believe, if you do not already, that we have all these and in addition the best located town, the finest country surrounding it, with the most intelligent class of farmers to be found. If there are any drawbacks it will not be necessary to mention them. The people and newspapers of competing towns will relieve you of that task by attending to that part of it themselves. Strangers seeking locations are always greatly influenced in favor of any town whose citizens are enthusiastic in its praise. No city or town V4?pvvvw W? UbVUill V/li'i 11^ IIV^ I over its rivals unless its inhabitants appreciate the excellence, and virtues of each other and will collectively spread abroad j their faith in the present prosperity and future greatness oi their locality. Talk is a eheap commodity, but when rightly utilized it can be made effective in many directions and this is one of them. Of pleasing interest to thi ' public generally is the announce-1 ment from Washington that tin postoffice department will on and | after March 16lh receive hooks and printed matter for transportation at the reduced, or parcel post, rates. As.we see it, there has never been any logical reason why these commodities were denied the benefit of the reduced rates, and the announcement that the mails will be open to such in the near future is another promise that the pareel post system will during the administration of Postmaster General Burleson in all probability witness its perfection. If the old year has brought sorrow and desolation, and hung crape on our doors, the new year will bring us the leaves of healing, and we are glad to part with the one ana welcome the other. Exit Jerry Moore. The most successful of the young prize winning agriculturists of the country for this year is Walker Lee Dunson, of Alexander City, Ala., who raised on his acre 232 bushels of corn. This breaks the record held for the past three years byJerry Moore, of South Carolina, with 228 bushels. Young Dunson, however, grew his crop at a very low cost, having spent only 20 cents per bushel, against 42 cents a bushel by Jerry Moore. I o Pleasant Valley News. Mr. S. J. Patterson of this place and Miss Carrie Guin, of Pineville. tiring of a life of sin gle blessedness, wended their way to Charlotte on Tuesday and were happily joined in wedlock. Mr. Patterson brought his bride home the next day and that night the young people serenaded them in ye old-time way. Their many friends wish them many years of wedded happiness. The Pleasant Hill Sunday school will have a Christmas tree on the afternoon of Christmas day. Suitable exercises have been prepared for the occasion, and these will begin -promptly at 3 o'clock. Ordinarily your correspondent would favor quadrennial elections instead of biennial, but in one respect this would prove a greater hardship on the people of Pleasant Valley. Our most used and most nesessary road, the one from the Lancaster anu Charlotte road to the Bailes bridge, is worked only in election years. Our new road law was passed in 1907 and since that time this road has been worked but twice, in 1910 and 1912. This road is only ten or twelve feet wide in places and full of holes, yet is used more than any other road in Indian Land township. One of our county supervisor told one of our citizens a few years ago that the people in the Pan Handle were unfortunately situated. I presume he meant that we didn't have enough votes. Anyway, we are looking forward with hope that 1914 will give us one more working for this road.?Correspondence Lancaster News. Big Prize Contest Closed. The big prize voting contest which the Mills & Young company of this city inaugurated several months ago, came to a close last Saturday, and the ten prizes, ranging in value from $25 to $ 100 wt-re awarded tl e successful contestants. Tie Mills & Young contest probably created more excitement and rivalry than any contest ever conducted in this section of the ountry. For several months t he firm has issued coupons from us cash register and for each cent shown by the coupons one vote in the contest was allowed i he Mills & Young firm enjoys a urge and widely distributed patronage and amot g those who took active interest in the contest were people from the town, he township, and points within i radius'of 15 miles of Fort Mill. It is estimated that during the neriod of the contest the firm is. ud not le:?8 than twelve milion votss. The counting of the millions >f votes turned in was completed Saturday morning, when the winters were announced as follows: First prize? $400 piano, won bv J. H. Mc Murray. with 2,256,939 votes. Second prize?$100 buggy, won by C. P. Blankenship, with 1.422,245 votes. Third prize?$75 organ, won by Bert Nivens, with 962,228 votes. Fourth prize?$50 parlor suit, won by J. F. Lee, with 856,300 votes. Fifth prize?$50 range, won by Mrs. W. P. Norman, with 569, 709 votes. Sixth prize?$50 sewing machine, won by S. P. Wilson, with 545,918 votes. Seventh prize?$50 diamond ring, won by W. E. Kimbrell, with 173,559 votes. Eighth prize?$25 ladies' coat suit, won by II. N. Patterson, with 268,485 votes. Ninth prize-$25 man's suit, won by T. L. Gulp, with 142,296 votes. Tenth nri7.P ? $9-^ kitphen pahi net, won by J. C. Kirkland, with 113,433 votes. For State High License. Albert W. Todd of Charleston, recently elected to the General Assembly to take the place made vacant by the resignation of Richard S. Whaley, has announced that he will at the next session introduce a constitutional amendment which in effect provides for high license in South Carolina. It has been an open secret that Charleston now has open saloons, and much dissatisfaction has been expressed there in regard to the operation of all the liquor laws from the time of the late lamented State dispensary to the present county dispensary and semi-prohibition policy of the State. The proposal by Mr. Todd is I he culmination of this dissatisfaction. 2-... '? * ? . NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in the town of Fort Mill, S. C., between the legal hours for elections, on Tuesday, January 1H, 1914, for three Trustees for Sehool District No. 28, to serve for six years. Presentation of County Registration Certificate will be necessary to vote in said election. J. M. Epps, D. A. Lee and J. H. McMurray are appointed as managers i of election. , By order of Board of Trustees this, 15th of December, 1913 R. F. GR1ER, Chairman. W. B. MEACHAM, Clerk. TAX R?7URNS Fofc l?14. wince or uie uounty- Auditor of York County, S. C. Yorkville, S. C., December 2, 1913. As required by statute, my books will be opened at my office in Yorkville on THURSDAY, JANUARY 1. 1914, and be kept open until FEBRUARY 20, 1914, for the purpose of listing for taxation all PERSONAL and REAL PROPERTY held in York County on January 1, 1914. Taxpayers will please remember this is the year for re-assessment of REAL ESTATE. For the purpose of facilitating the taking of returns and for the greater convenience of Taxpayers, I will be at the following piaCes on the dates named. At Ramah (A. M. McGill's Store), Friday, January 2. At Bethany (McGill Bros', store), Saturday, January 3. At Clover on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 6 and 7. AX Bethel (Ford, Parnett & Co.'s store), Thursday, January 8. At Point (at Harper's), on Friday, January 9. At B;indana (Perry Ferguson's stored on Saturday, January 10. At Smyrna on Monday, January 12. At Hickory Grove on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 13 and 14. At Sharon on Thursday and Friday, January 15 and 16. At Bullock's Creek (Good's store) on Saturday, January 17. At Tirzah on Monday, January 19. At Newport, on Tuesday, January 20. At Fort Mill on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Juiuarv 21, 22, and 23. At Mc(,'onnellsville on Monday, January 26. At ugden on Tuesday, January 27. At Coates,' Tnv' rn," (Kcddey's), on Wednesday. January 28. At Kock Hill fr.,m 'Ihurariay, Januuary 29, to Wednesday, February 4 And at York vide from Thursday, February 5, until Friday, February 20. All mah a between the H^es of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederate soi in re ov? r the a^e of fifty years, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00, and all per so s so itabli are especially requested to g ve the numbers of their resp?ctive aeheol <5 stricts in making their itturn . bKOADUS M. I OVE. County Auditor. Lin Mas il Xmas Morning Delivery All Packages houglit of us will be delivered early Christmas morning to the parties to whom addressed. Just leave j'our packages with card and address and you can rest assured that they will be promptly delivered. Make Our Store Your Christmas Headquarters \ ,^v I Ann The WIZ says that tl tickets to the ber 1 3th to be given chc Men's Suit Suit or Cloal Prize. No s as those Wb prices on S Furnishings. A Salvage is left afte chance at the ? I for. ONLY 5 MC with the WIZA I McEl M?? ?sey Saj He Has the Just visit our stc and we will not ha1 All we ask is that 3 V II wx ? Dollars lion Complete lines of Statione Goods, Toilet Articles, Books Casseroles, Brass JardineresXmas Cards, Booklets, A useful Gift for every lady? PARKER ; LUCKY-CURV1 FOUNTAIN PEN. A new lot just in for Xnu gifts--$1.50 to$6 00. The Luck; Curve doesn't leak. 25 - KITCHEN - $25 CABINET FREE ilxtra Extra Five chances on the Kitch i Cabinet will be given this eek for every 25c purchase, eek ending Christinas Eve ght. lassey's Get It !. B.?Our Prescription Depai - - ' Jf. - * S "Z ouncen ARO o 4- iv/f^i-rn-** U U\L/ Ul 1V1.VJ?illl< ie customer hol< : greatest amount December 24th, >ice of a regular j or Overcoat, or t. You may wir ;uch prices ever h !;arcl green-tag, ( iuits, Hats, Caps / ?^caiv>o i iy r Christmas Eve iacrifice Prices the p >RE DAYS. HURR RD'S prices at? haney & Com rsi i Gift Problem Solve* rl * i ? I? ? 1 - J ? Fit, ttiai iiAb? lllC IlOilQcP ve to urge you to bu fou come. ig Double Duty. :ry, Candies, Pipes, Cigars, Leatl j, Toitlet Sets, Novelty Gifts, Pictui ?a gift for everybody. Post Cards, Decorations, etc. N ORRIS' EXQUISITE CANDIES ^ 80c per lb. Worth smacking your lips is over. Numerous sizes. f- WELCH'S GRAfE JUICE Pints, 25c; Quarts, 50c. SECOND PRI/.E-One pen (four hens and rooster;, Partridge Wyandottes. ; Drug St at MA SSEY'S?There's a I i.mer.1 will have our best atten ?1 lent! I ? aney & Co.'s diner nurchase O 1 " from Deceminclusive will triced $15.00 |Ladies' Coat i this $15.00 leardof before :ut-below-cost 5, Shoes and moves what i. Your last ublic has longed Y! You'll agree i ipany's I ?pewU'wii? k i^ <7?iWrTPt"*j I Xmas Candies I 40e to $1.00 per pound. Agency for NORRIS, NYLO, SPARROW CHOCOLATES. Big: assortment of 5 cent and and 10 cont Packages. GOLD FISH ir~? n * ? V KtLt With each 50c purchase of NYAL'S Toi'et Articles you ^et 2 Gold Fish and globe free. With each $1.(J0 purchase of NYAL'S Toilet Articles you get 2 Big Fish and larger globe free. tore Vm Ivl Store. feasor. tion during the holiday season. - W" - ? - i ii