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J. W. Waring, of Charleston,
has taken the oath of office as
assistant United States attorney
for the district of South Carolina.
Dr. W. W. Fennell. of Rock
Hill, has announced that he intends
to further enlarge his hospital,
beginning work on the imt
provements right away.
Charleston is the only South
Carolina city which will be
visited by the officers and directors
of the National Chamber
of Commerce in the course of
their Southern tour in October.
The party will spend the afternoon
and evening of October 15
in Charleston.
Marshal Whittle of Newton,
N. C., was instantly killed by
lightning about two miles from
Laurens Friday afternoon while
engaged in repairing a telephone
line. The young man who was
21 years of age, was in the employ
of the Bell Telephone company
and at the time of his
death was near the top of a
pole.
Hyman Zerlen. a tailor. 24 years
old. who recently went to Char:
lestor. from New York to work,
while attempting Saturday afternoon
to jump upon a motortrolley
car slipped and fell under
the wheels of the trailer car immediately
behind. His head was
gi-ound to a pulp, death being
almost instantaneous.
A young CafVney man named
Clarence Stacy was arrested in
Charlotte Saturday charged with
takimr an niitomohilo belonffinsr
to Mrs. Nannie Moore of
Gaffney. -The young fellow had
^ been in the employ, of Mrs.
Moore and appropriated the car
to his own use, taking it to
Charlotte, where he was arrested.
At a meeting Saturday of the
State hoard of education the date
for the regular fall teachers' examination
was set for Friday.
October 3. All schools receiving
high school, rural {graded school,
or term extension aid are requested
to file their application
for the scholastic year 1914-15 as
soon as arrangements for the
session have been completed.
Japan to War With Germany. .
The emperor of Japan Sunday
declared war on Germany. This
action was taken at the expiration
of the time limit of
Japan's ultimatum to Germany
demanding the surrender of
Kiao Chow.
The Japanese government ordered
the beginning of operations
on land and sea.
The imperial rescript declaring
war bn Germany was issued
Sunday evening. It officially
inaugurates hostilities in the
Far East as a result of Germany's
failure to reply to the
.Japanese ultimatum.
The proclamation of the emperor
sent a thrill through the
country. Japan's entrance upon
the fulfillment of her obligations
to her ally. Great Britain, responded
to the popular will from
one end of the land to the other.
Cheering crowds assembled in
Tokyo Sunday before the public
buildings and at night there
were lantern processions through
the streets. The popular manifestations,
however, did not approach
the enthusiasm which
preceded the war with Russia.
Aged Resident Dead.
Mr. T. L. Purdy, an aged resident
of the town, whose illness
of paralysis was noted in The
Times of last week, died Tuesday
evening and was buried Wednesday
in thocity cemetery. Mr.
P urdy was 70-odd years of age
and is survived by his wife and
several children.
YORK COUN TY'S VOTE
IN TUESIIAY'S PRIMARY
State Ticket
For Senator?
Blease 2,053
Jennings 57
Pollock 22
Smith 1,897
For Tlovernor?
Browning 19
Clinkscales 471
Cooper 1,209
Duncan 7
Irby , 921
Manning ... 428
Mullaly 42
' Richards 579
Simms 184
0. A. Smith 45
M.L.Smith 79
For Lieut. Governor ?
Bethea 1.226
Hamer 264
Hunter 542
Kellev 1.881
For Sec'y of State?
McCown 4.009
For Com p. Gen'l ?
.lones .. 2.132
Summersett. 1.699
For State Treasurer
Carter . 2,919!
For Adjt. Gen'l?
Moore . _ 1,096
Willis .... ... 2.853
For Suf>t. education ?
Swearinrfen __ 4.001
For Att'y Gen'l ?
Brice _ 1.931
Peoples 2.067
For CommissionerWatson
3.956
For U. R. Comm'r ?
Cansler* 717
Fairey . 57
Fortner _. 942
Shealey 199
Wharton 160
\N itherspoon . 2.023
County Ticket.
For Congress ?
Finley _ 2,766
Stevenson ... 1,018
For House Representatives?
Bradford 1,896
Cherry ... 1,542
Dickson 620
Glasscock 165
HOtchison.. 1.287
Johnson 1,475
. Leslie 1.531
McAbee.. 77
! Nunn 2,098
Pursley 1,515
Riddle 1,638
Saye 1,518
For County SupervisorBlack
687
Boyd 2.066
Clinton 257
Zinker . 935
For CoronerBerry
305
Dobson 379
Moore 256
McGill 691
Sen I v icm
- - ? lAJ
Strait 947
Westmoreland 269
Whitener ... 198
For Supt. Education?
Carrol! 2.428
Cork 1,545
For Probate Judge?
Williams 2,644
Williford 1,263
For Auditor?
Love.. 3.696
Foil TreasurerNeil
3,989
For County Comm'r?
Gwinn 041
Jackson _ .1,490
Kirk patrick 1,709
Latham 1,390
Merritt 1,082
Snr.ith 1,431
According to above returns,
the result of Tuesday's primary
election in York county was as
J follows:
Mr. E. Gettys Nunn has been
elected tov the house of representatives,
and the following
six candidates are to go into a
second race: W. R. Bradford,
W. B. Riddle. J. H. Saye, W. J.
Cherry. T. F. Lesslie, E. W.
{ Pursley.
Thos. W. Boyd is elected
supervisor over all three of his
opponents.
| There will be a second race
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.for coroner between R. D. Sealte
and J. L. Strait.
John E. Carroll is re-elected
sdperintendent of education.
Mr. L. R. Williams is re-elected
judge of probate.
There will be a second race
for county commissioner between
J. C. Kirkpatrick, White W.
i Jackson. Joseph W. Smith and j
J. E. Latham.
School Opens Honday.
Fort Mill Graded School will |
j open Monday morning, Aug. 31, 1
i at 9 o'clock. It isx the aim of j
: the trustees and teachers to
I make this the most successful i
! year in the history of the school. .
In order that this may be done, ;
the interest and co-operation of
every parent is absolutely, neces- :
sary. We are all sure of making i
mistakes, and when one occurs, j
come ro me personally.
The opening exercises'will take |
place in the' auditorium of the |
school building1. Every person
who has the least interest in the
school is invited and urged to
come to these exercises. Let's
let the teachers who are return- J
ing to us know that we appreciate
their past efforts, and
we must show the new teachers
that Fort Mill is interested in its j
school. J. Pierce Coats.
Nr. Lee's Marksmanship.
Mr. Thos. K. Lee. of Birmingham.
Ala., son of Mr. D. A.
Lee. of Fort* Mill, has gained
much aditional notoriety and
many honors recently by reason
of his excellent use of the rifle.
The Birmingham News of recent
date had the following in part to
say of Mr. Lee's accomplishments:
"While much has been said of
T. K. Lee's proyeess in the rifle
world. no~ecrmplete list of his
winnings and record for the past
nine months has been printed.
Few people in Birmingham realize
the number of men Lee had j
to conquer in his recent rifle con- !
tests. He has finished high
above anything offered in the
marksman line in the entire
United States. He is recognized
wherever rifle matches are held
as the champion of his country.
The News is the first to publish
his official record for the past
nine months.
"In addition to the large number
of gold medals won by him
he ha& been presented with
numerous rifl&s by manufacturers
of the kind of gun he uses,
among them being nickel, silver
and gold-plated rifles of elaborate
designs."
Thousands are Idle. ,
Fifty thousand men are idle in
New York City as the direct result
of war in Europe, and labor
union officials declare that at
least 250,000 more have been
thrown out of work elsewhere
in the- United States from the
same cause.
Over-seas commerce is at a
stand still. Twelve thousand
sailors, firemen, cooks and stewards
from freight and passenger
vessels are waiting in New York
without emnlovment. Fiftepn
thousand longshoremen have no |
wages because no freight is
being handled on the docks. An
equal number of teamsters are i
affected. Similar misfortune
has come upon other thousands
in all the small industries con-1
nected with shipping.
Farmer is Electrocuted.
J. H. Matthews, 65 years of
age, a well known farmer living
in Ebenezer, this county, was
electrocuted Sunday afternoon
in his grist mill. He was alone j
when the accident occurred. He
was found lying on electric
motor which was running. He
is supposed in some way tc have
touched a live wire. He was
horribly burned, lie is survived
by swo sons, J. S. Matthews and
B. H., Matthews of Ebenezer.
He had lived in Ebenezer community
all his life and was 414I
excellent citizen.
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TbRK NISsMaRY UNION
1 TO MEET IT FLINT HILL
Following is the program of
the meeting of the Baptist Womans'
Missionary Union of the
York association tb be held with
Flint Hill church Friday/ and
Saturday, September 4 and 5:
Friday, 10 A. M.
Thanksgiving service;' Mrs.
Mollie Meacham. Womans hymn.
Greetings. Miss Zettie Boyd.
Response, Miss Hattie Lilly.
Recognition of delegates from
W. M. U. with reports.
Presentation of missionaries
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ana visitors.
Summary of year's work, President,
Miss E. J. Dowell.
Reading of associational policy.
Message from W. M. U. ?Efficiency,
State secretary. Mrs. J.
R. Fizer.
Quiet Hour, Mrs. C. E. Watson
Report college correspondent,
Miss Florence Thomason.
Love's demonstration or Personal
service. Miss Eunice Youngblood,
Miss Minnie Garrison.
Report on Literature, Mrs. J.
H. Jackson.
Report on our Division for last
year, Vice-Prest.. Mrs. C. E.
Watson.
* Report on Obituaries, Mrs.
Charles Adlen.
Election Nominating Committee.
J -w'1 .
Appointment of committe on
time and place and resolutions.
Shower for Six Mile academy,
Announcements, hymn, prayer.
Afternoon.
2 P. M.? Devotional. Mrs. J.
P. Coats. ; v ,
Sunbeams and-Royal Ambassador,
Supt. Mrs. J. T. Garrison,
Minutes, Roll call of Bands ahd
Chapters with reports.
. Summarv of venr's wnrlr Ac.
sociate Superintendent.
How we conduct our meetings.
Demonstration by children.
Letter fron our State Superintendent,
Mrs. W. J. Hatcher.
Recommendations of Young
Peoples' societies
Responsibility of W. M. U. for
Y. P. S.. Mrs. J. R. Fizer.
Teaching the Bible, the most
important work of Leader. Mrs.
C. E. Watson.
Message from Royal Ambassador.
Possibility of R. A. work, Rev.
S. P. Hair, Miss Natalie DelaiasassasasBsasBSBSBsasara
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Exchange of ideas and plans
by Leaders, open discussion. Miss
Margaret Frew.
Report of Margaret Home,
Mrs. D. A. Goins.
Announcements, hymn, prayer.
Saturday, 10 A. M.
Young Womans' Auxiliary,
Mrs. B. A, Scruggs.
Watchword, "The Kingdom of
God in the Hearts of Girls of
S. C."
Intercessory service. Mrs. F.
T. Cox.
Roll call with reports. Recommendations
of Y. W. A.
Call of the Girl, Miss Ruth Pinson,
Mrs. C. E. Watson.
Exchange of plans, open discussion,
Mrs. J. R. Fizer.
Report on Mission Study. Miss
Bessie Grydef, discussion.
Report on Training: School,
Miss Frances Smith.
Announcements, hymn, prayer
Afternoon.
2 P. M.?Devotional, Mrs. Alex
Barber.
.Report of Supt.. Mrs. S. S.
Frew.
Presentation and adoption of
Associonational Policy.
Report of committee on Nomination,
Election of Officers.
Report of committe on time
and place.
How can we make a better
meeting for next year? Mrs. S.
A. Epps.
Report of committee on Resolutions.
Farewell service.
Note? Delegates going by train
should get off at Pineville, N. C.
. Gold in Fort Mill Township.
Gold in what would seem to be
paying quantities has been discovered
on the plantation of Mr.
S. H. Epps, Sr., in the Gold Hill
section of Fort Mill township.
Some weeks ago Mr. Epps' son,
D. V. Epps, discovered a fock on
the place of unusual appearance
and weight. He took it to the
government assay office in Charlotte
where it was analyzed and
found to contain unmistabable
traces of gold. The assay as renArfo/l
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"Gold, 2.80 ounces at $20.67
per ounce, or $57.87 per ton.
Silver. .20 ounce, at .50 per
ounce, or .10 per ton."
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SOU. POWER COMPANY
WILL AID THE FARMERS
The Times is in receipt of the
following letter which explains
itself:
To All Rental Agents: In view
to the unprecedented condition
of affairs in the financial and
business world, over which this
country has no control, and the
withdrawal of large foreign buyers
from the cotton markets of
the South which has already depressed
the price of cotton, and
which it seems probable will further
depress it unless some concerted
action is taken by the
cotton growers, and to cooperate
with the efforts now being made
by the farmers, merchants and
bankers throughout the country,
as well as the United States government,
to keep as much cotton
off the market as possible until
tut: present connuion oi attairs
may adjust itself, wehaveadopted
the following plan:
We will accept cotton from all
tenants in payment of cash rentals
or advances at the price prevailing
at the time and place of
delivery. We will then hold this
cotton and will sell the same at
any time between the date of
delivery and February 1st, 1915,
at the direction of the previous
owner, and will pay the advance
in price, if any, over what the
cotton was taken in at and the
selling: price of the cotton to the
previous owner. By this method
all of our tenants will be able to
get the benefit of any rise in
cotton without expense to them
selves and all of this cotton will
be kept off the market until Febsuary
1, 1914.
We desire you to use every effort
to further this plan which,
we think, will go far towards relieving
the present situation, especially
if generally adopted.
It is the intention of this company
to hold all cotton which
comes into its possession, whether
received as rents, payment for
advances or by purchases, until
the present conditions are relieved.
We recognize the importance
to the South of obtaining ? fnir
price for its cotton and believe
that everyone's duty is to cooperate
to bring this about.
. Yours very truly.
W. S. Lee.
Aug. 22. 1914.
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