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. ^ _ L B^^Kbt kill times. ^^^^^^^Hocratic ? Published Thursdays. ^H^^KaDFORD .- Editor and Proprietor. ^K. v I Subscription Rates: I One Year ?1.28 I Six Months fifi I The Times invites contributions on live subjects I but does not agree to publish more than 200 words on any subject. The ritrht is reserved to edit every communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and long distance. No. 112. Entered at the postoflice at Fort Mill. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1914. While the daily press has "played up" the differences which have arisen between Governor Blease and Dr. Babcock, superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane, the matter is apt to result in nothing more than the ultimate retirement of Babcock. For twenty-odd years Dr. Babcock has been the head of the institution and he seems to have come to think that he alone is responsible to the State for its conduct. If we are to judge from the testimony he gave before the legislative investigating committee Saturday, he is not far from the opinion that the board of regents should r 1:? ^*1 ?i exercise 110 luncuun uuiei tnau to approve what he does. For several years the affairs of the hospital have not been run without friction and it is high time something were done to improve conditions. Dr. Babcock has quite a reputation in the daily newspaper offices, if we are to judge from what these papers say of him, as a physician to the insane, but there are doubtless many other doctors who could fill the place more satisfactorily than he is doing and we should not regret his retirement. So far as the legislative investigation into the conduct of the hospital is concerned, it isn't apt to lead to anything remedial unless Dr. Babcock retires, either of his , own^Jford or under compulsion 1 of the board of regents. The youth of America have been given higher ambitions and have been inspired to greater effort by the wonderful achievements of the country's successful men. Each ambitious youth considers himself a candidate for a place in his country's halls of fame. This is the quality that will make the United States great in the future as in the past; therefore, those sections, those States those counties and those communities that encourage and foster the worthy ambitious of their young people by giving them opportunities for great accomplishment will be the communities that occupy the largest places in the country's future. Only great men and great women can make a community great and only opportunities can afford occasion to develop the latest powers of greatness. The community, therefore, that aspires to a worthy place in coming years must recognize the claims of its young people and must make vigorous efforts to keep them to itself by affording ample opportunities ior developing and exercising the initiative and enterprise that are essential to progress. Let us keep our young folks here with us. If we think this community is not good enough for them, let us make it better. We can do it by putting our heads, our hearts, our hands and I our money together. Let us who , are in business take our boys in with us. Let us make places for them here among us. It is I all right for them to go away to school, to college; but after they \ 'choose their life work, they can I make as great a success here as ' anywhere else, if we only set ourselves about bringing our community up to its proper place in the world. v There is no more contemptible ft scoundrel extant than the man who will beat his board bill, in many instances the victim of L his unholy practice being a ft widowed mother who is striving f f for a livelihood for herself ana children by conducting a public lodging house. We are, therefore, hopeful that the Legislature will promptly enact into law the bill offered by the Florence delegation to severely punish this class of criminals. The bill provides that the person committing 19 1 111 - 1 sucn.3iu>n;ensfi.snaii oe sentenced to hard labor for 30 days on the county works or serve 30 days in the county jail. There is | everything right about the bill j except the period of punishment, | which should be twice as long as that prescribed. Looks Like Pineville Wins. From the present status of affairs, says the Charlotte Chron1 icle, it would seem that the claim of Pineville for the farm life school is practically safe, as the fight put up by Derita for the school cannot be made along legal lines, it is alleged. Some time ago Derita received permission to hold a special election on March 12 for the purpose of finding out if Mallard Creek township wanted to pass the bonds for the sum of $25,000 | so that a bid for the farm life i school could be submitted. It ! seems now that they cannot ! legally issue the bonds, and that ! their bid for the school is com| pletely knocked out. This is the | ruling of W. C. Maxwell and the ! opinion of other attorneys that T i? if rv*?n /if inn llir /\nf .\f f K/i l/i;i ua to piavntaiij uui ui tnc race. The point of law made is that a township cannot vote bonds for a farm life school unless the school is added to a high school, and as Derita has no high school and Pineville has, it would seem that the law would favor Pineville as the site for the farm life school. About Flint Hill School. Editor Fort Mill Times: I do not want you to think that I am an habitual complainer, but I must say something: in reference to a news matter carried in the last issue of your paper about the conditions of the school in district No. 39. I do not know who your informant was, but it seems to me, if he would take the different matters under consideration, and work them out along: progressive lines, that he would find the conditions of the school above that of last year. In order to let the public know something: about the old and new way, I will sketch them briefly. I know of my own personal knowledge, that last year there were more than 50 pupils enrolled at Flint Hill under the supervision of one teacher, in a building that would have been placed in the "old field class" back before the civil war. Furthermore the accommodations on the inside were just as bad. A sufficient number of seats could not be placed in the building to icpnmmnnnto tl>o J1/1 ?*;.? ? 'PV? had to pile around on the floor wherever room could be found. The above sounds a little harsh, but I am in no wise exaggerating. Today, these same children are conveyed by means of a $185 closed transfer from their homes to a large roomy, sanitary and Comfortable school. (Most of these children get in the conveyance at their door, but there is not a single family that walks over a mile.) In this way a large school of more than 100 ) pupils are bi'ought together; and | through association with so large | a number of students, the child j becomes naturally inspired with I a pride-to better himself along I all lines. Of course some pupils nrecomj polled to travel a little further than others, but not a child has to walk as far as before. And probably they have been late at times; but this is their fault, for the transfer runs on a schedule, not stopping over three minutes 1 q _a*1i hi. ? |/iuw-9 tui*y art? fcini much better ofF than their iatheis, or even their older brothers and sisters. lean remember of walking four miles to i school for eight months over one of the muddiest roads in York county. Many others have walked even further without complaint. But these children are conveyed in good wagons. However, this district is not quite able to own an auto wagon with inflatable tires, but probably one will be placed in commission later on. Although, I am glad to say that a majority of the patrons of Flint .Hill are well pleased with the present system, and are doing everything toward making Gold Iiill school a success. John I.. Ratterree. ] Gold Hill. Feb. 9. rarwWTM AN HISTORIC^t SKETCH OF FORT MILL TOWN (Continued from Page 1.) S. Davant. J. S. Dnvant, T. D. Faulkner, B. F. Powell, Eldred Ficklin, S. E. White, J. J. Drakeford, J. M. Spratt and W. B. Meacliam. The telegraph olfiee was established here In 1875, with Miss Maggie Powers a3 operator. Few people know that this little town was ever honored by the presence of the Confederate Cabinet, but ! such is nevertheless the case, for in j May, 1865, Mr. Davis and his Cabinet met under a cednr tree in the yard of the "White Homestead." it was here that the secretary of the treas ury, Mr. Trenholm. resigned, and Post master General Reagan was appointed in his stead. It was the fullest meet I ing of the Cabinet after leaving Richmond. When Stoneman burnt Catawba ! bridge in 1S65. he spiked tlie cannon placed there for its defense. One of these was brought here in 1S76 and bursted by the young Democrats in tiring salutes for Hampton. The largest portion has been placed on Main street, opposite tlie intersection of Confederate, near the center of the j town. The town of Fort Mill was incor' porn ted in 187:t. and the following oflicers elected?B. F. Powell, intendant; j J. M. White, T. B. Withers. N. <5. Bradford and R. Young, wardens. In 187.r>. spring, an election was held to do- j cide whether the town should be wet I or dry. and resulted in electing a coun| cil of three "wet" wardens and one I warden and an intendant for no whiskey. the latter being A. J. Downs and J. K. Massey. Two ladies. Mrs. J. W. ' Ardrey and Mrs. T. J. Cureton, then i went to every house in town and had tiie ladies to sign a petition to the council praying that no license lie granted, but as the council was wet by a majority, that question was settled; the next was to fix tin' amount : to be charged for license. Every j n ember then wrote his figures on a ! piece of paper and threw it into a hat; on examination the average of these j was $866.00. This paralyzed the bars | that had been running since the town's incorporation and all closed. I11 the fail, however, Raymond (libson paid the $866.00 and opened out. The next year license was reduced to S400 on 1 and several other lmrs opened. In ' 1880 another election was held and j the town went dry, and has been ever since, lly a clause in the late char- I ter no bar can be opened in the next | 1!) years. The present council consists of J. A. Withers, intendant: L. J. Massey, K. Shannon. 11. I>. Springs. .1. 11. Stewart, wardens; J. \V. Me- > Flhaney, marshal. In February, ISS7, S. F White and 11. I). Springs determined to build a factory at this place on the joint stock plan, for the manufacture of cotton "in1 hams, and with the assistance oi .1. M. Spratt a sufficient amount of subscriptions were taken to testify a call meeting of the stockholders on the 2t5th of April, when the following | officers were elected S. 10. White. | president: J. L. Watson, vice president, and J. M. Spratt, secrctatytreasurer. Work was begun at once and a main building of brick, 272x80, erected. Tliis was equipped with 200 j looms and running by January 25th following. On February Oth. the "('a- ) tav.ba Cotton Mill" was organized for the purpose of spinning cotton yarns. This v as afterward consolidated with the Fort Mill Manufacturing Co. and the building of brick 155x70, witn an 80-foot ell. erected last summer. In it there are something over .'l.e-'o spindles running and on June 1st they expect to add 1,000 more which will supply the 200 looms with weaving material. The capital stock was originally $50,000, hut has been increased to $100,000. Fdison incandescent lights are used for illuminating when running after night. On May 5th, 1S87. the Weekly News, a four-column quarto newspaper. made its appearance. It was afterward changed to a six-column folio, and to the name of "The Clarion." Discontinued April 25th, 1889. On the night of the 27th of June, 188S. the four frame stores on the norm side or Main street, occupied hy .1. K. Massey & Co.. S. M. Mills, L. J. Massey and J. \V. Ardrey, were | burned. The loss was about $10,000. Mr. Mills had $800 Insurance on bis stock. The others bad nothing. The j lire originated under the rear end of Massey's drug store and was of incendiary origin. The town's records were burned in Ardrey's store. A Building and Loan and Savings Association was organized on March the 16th. 1889, with S. E. White, president and J. M. Spratt. secretary treas vrer. They do as the name indicates, a banking and loan business. Unity Presbyterian Church was organized March the 18th. I7SS, by the I election of William Black. Joseph Kobb, Robert Harris and Andrew Coster as elders. The dedication sermon was preached by Rev. James Mr Ilea, of Steel Creek Church. York and Lancaster being old English titles and rival estates, and the church having been erected by the united efforts of citizens of both districts, the idea was suggested that "Unity" would be a most appropriate name and accord ugly was so determined. Thomas Spratt gave the land on which the irst chur< h was built, and also the site for the second. The first was lo ? .m u oeiween rsieet and Sugar Crooks. 1 V{> miles jiho?o town the second opposite the "old grave vard," and tin* third within the incorporate limits of the town, nciir the residence of T (i. Culp. The present brick structure was built in 1881. The name was changed in ISTfi from "Unity" to "i'ort Mill." The congregation built in 18S6, at a cost of over $2,000, a handsome parsonage on Confederate street. The membership is 200, and it is considered one of the best churches in ilethel Presbytery. Itov. J. ii. Thornwell is pastor. The ltaplist church was organized in October. 1870, with 40 members. Ilev. W. A. Gaines was the first pastor and served until 1S72. The house of worship is situated at the intersection of Sprat t and Confederate streets, and was secured from the heirs of Monroe White in 1873; remodeled and a nine bell put in it. The Method Lit church was ostah > ILL TIMES, PORT MILL; SOTT liBhed here in 1876, when P. J. England was on this circuit. J. R. Harris and P. J. Ormand were the officers that year. The church, building is located on Clebourn street, between Main street and the railroad. A house 011 the corner of Booth and Spratt streets was bought for a parsonage in 1880. Since then, in 1886. a very neat house 1ms been built here, and the .place is now wortli not less thau <1,000. Rev. E. G. Price is pastor. Prominent Rock Hillian Suicides. J. J. Kellar. one of the hest known and most prominent citizens of Rock Hill, committed suicide Tuesday afternoon shortly after 2 o'clock by discharging a .38-calibre revolver into his right temple. The suicide occurred in the ambulance house in the rear of the Kellar residence in Rock Hill. Mr. Kellar had been in his up-town office until the noon hour and from all appearance was in his usual mood. He went to his home about 2 o'clock and passing through the house into the back yard entered the ambulance house. A moment later Mrs. Kellar heard the report of a pistol and on reaching the ambulance house found Mr. Kellar prone upon the cement floor unconscious. Death followed immediately. The family and friends of Mr. Kellar know of no reason why he should have ended his life in such a tragic manner. .J. J. Kellar was one of the best known and successful building contractors in this section, having erected imposing structures in various parts of the State. He was a member of the Rock Hill nublic works <*nm mission and had Riven faithful service in that capacity since the organization of the commission three years ago. INITIAL STATIONERY The last thing in writing paper. The initial is diestamped in gold 011 correspondence size cards. Neat, attractive and stylish, and saves writing much. We are selling at 25 cents per box the price of blank stationery. We are already short on some initials and may not have any more at this price. Ardr ey' s Drug Store. TORNADOES Your fire insurance docs not protect you if your buildings are I (lilllinin'll l?v vi'initulnrmo ff \4U4.V* IIIO* Protect Your Property with Tornado Insurance. The cost is very small, in most cases only ?4.00 pi r thousand for three I years. We represent the Royal Insurance Co., the leading fire company of the world. BAILES & LINK, Fort Mill, - - S. C. Anrnnfl sending n sketch mid description niny ipili'kly Ascertain our opinion free wlietlmr nn invention is probably patentable. ('oniniiinienI inns trtotly rnnilUcntInl. HANDBOOK oil I'ntenta sent freo. oldest agency lor eeurlnir piilenl*. I'litentft taken through Muim A Co. receive special notice, without clinrgo. In the Scientific American. \ hnndsomrly Itlintrnled weekly. T.nrco*t olrcij lilt Ion of nny scleolllle jjoirnol. Terms, $3 a i enr: Ifi ir months, $1. Bold by all tiewsilealers. fvlUNN & On 3G4 Broadwa* Km Ynrk llittnch Office, C25 !<' Washington, 1). C. Call C Whether y< great or sma make an effoi all. JONES, TH Phones 14 and 8. ?- f J rHOAgOLtm^ I Can W you th tell pi< 1 his is a very s a sustained menta If you can solve high cost of living and quantity of gc amount. Our Cash Busii over January, 1913 seeing that it pays - Just received, o "make life's walk IM'ELHA ' The : I = 1 ? It's ALL Last Ch I Spend a quarter with ui value received for every c FIRST PRIZE?A $25.< CABINET. SPECIAL No. 1 ? With each Nyal's Family Rcnedies or N^al wc w ill Uiauc IWU LllttlKt'S UL lliei SPECIAL No. 2?With every our Paint department we will is at these prizes. SPECIAL No. 3?Everyone worth of Nyal's Family Rcmedit Articles this month will receive a Globe free (as long as the s eight chances at these prizes. Contest c'oses positively 1914?Just one mor Mass Get it at Massey's?There ! JZZZZ^HZZHZIZIZZZIZZ^ THE MA. M FORT - MIL) SPECIAL FOR TO-DAY Besides the regular ThreeReel Show, we will today put , on a special '101' Bison film, 2 parts, "In the Coils of the 1 Python." Don't miss this. ! n )n Us )ur orders be ill. We will rt to fill them E GROCER. hat Of ree America _ sees money ubtle mathematical pr 1 effort. ; it, we are sure that by seeing the great ? )ods you can get at o less increased last m< 1. Why so, because ; them to t ade with 1 ur Spring Line of t easy." Come in anc NY & coi Store of Style and Qua In YOUF ance -- Last j and get a chance at the Har ent you spend and the prizes )0 KITCHEN who buys $1.00 s or Nyal's Toilet *"*1^ Two Gold Fish and upply lasts), also on March 4th, SECOND PR e month. Wyandott ey's Drug S 's a Reason. JESTIC T L'S - POPULAR - 1 Wednesday's Program. "The Blight of Wealth," (Thanlouser) a thrilling story of to-day in ? wo parts. "Bread Upon the Waters" (Princess). This is an exceptionally good ;>icture and one that you will greatly ?njoy. I that our Headache Preparatio cure, but we do claim to ^ive- 3 those dreadful pains. If you are subject to headacl | will never he without our remc _ PARKS DRl I S. W. PARK ( I - I oblem, requiring I you can solve the imount of quality ur place for this :>nth 20 per cent. the people are o US. I hose Shoes that j 1 let's talk it over. MP ANY, ^ 1 Favor! Month! *1 i idsomc prizes. You get j are absolutely FREE. IZE?Pen of Partridge 4 es?3Hens, 1 Rooster tore, Phone No. 91. HEATRE PLAYHOUSE. JU Thursday's Program. "The Maelstrom," (Western). A thrilling drama of Western life. "At Midnight," (American!. A fire side dram.'i featuring .lack Richardson and Vivian Rich. "The Henpecked Hndcarrier," a laughable Tlianhouser picture. ] Headache is a I Common Malady | Good authorities claim it is generally a symptom of * . it- - l ? rr*% - some inner uisoruer. mere | J are five distinct kinds of ? headache. We do not claim ns will cause a permanent I fou almost instant relief from | le from whatever cause, you ?dy after one trial. j JG COMFY, S, Manager. j , J