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Noticej
To Trespassers I
My lands in Pleasant |
Valley community are I
posted against hunting, j
fishing, or trespassing in I
manner whatsoever. It I
is my purpose to sec |
that the law is observed, I
insofar as my lands are 8
concerned, and I will gj
5 prosecute any and all l!
| persons disregarding this |j
I notice.
My overseer and tenants
have orders to kill
any dog found roving
the place.
J. J. BAILES.
STATEMENT
Of the condition of the Savings Bank of
Fort Mill, located at Fort Mill, S. C., at
the close of business Oct. 21, 19*4.
RESOURCES.
I .onus xinil Discounts. . . $75 522 47
Overdrafts * 876 10
Furniture nntl Fixture* ... 2 448 Kit
Due from Hanks and Bankers 422 78
Currency 2 :too tat
Silver ami other minor coin I 070 41
Tnlnl $85 140-65
1.1 ABILITIES.
Capital Stock imiil in $25 0(10 00
Surplus Film) 12 000 Oil
Un.iivi.lcil 1'inlits. less Current Expenses
ami Taxes 1'ni.l 800(0
lii.livi.luul Deposits subject to check ... 42 2218 45
i a?mrr H I HOCKS 111120
Hills Payable. iiiclndintr (/Prlilir*lm for
Money Borrowed. . 5 000 00
Total $85146 65
STATK OK SOUTH CAROLINA. ?
County ok York. ? 5>jv
Before me came W. B. Mcachani, Cashier of the
nliuve namnl l>ank. who. bcintc <loly sworn, rays
that the alNtveund forexoinK statement is n true
condition of said bank. as shown by the hooks of |
said Imnk.
W. B. MKACHAM. |
Sworn to anil siihscrilied liefore me. this 27th !
day of Octolier. 191-1.
T. It. SPRATT. Notary Public.
Correct Atti-xt
.1. II Mi MURRAY, i
S. I.. MKACHAM. Directors.
W. U. MKACHAM Jr. I
AN ORDINANCE
Fixing the Levies *>f the Town of Fort .
Mill, S. ('., for the Current Year
1914, for Ordinary Purposes, to Pay j
for the Interest on the Waterworks
Bonds, Provide a Sinking Fund, to |
? Purchase Fire Protective Equipment, i
the Time of Payment Thereof,, and 1
Penalty for Non-payment of Same. j
lie it ordained by the Mayor and Al- |
urniH ii, me town council, oi rort Mill,
S. ('., by authority of the same:
Si c. 1. That a levy of ten (10; mills
on each anil every dollar of real and
personal property, not exempt from
taxation, held, owned, or liable for taxation,
within the town of Fort Mill, S.
C., on the 1st day-of January, i9i4, be,
and the same is hereby made for the
following purposes:
For ordinary purposes 3 mills
For Interest on Waterworks
bonds 2A mills
For Sinking Fund ij mills
For Fire Protective Equipment
31 mills
See. 2. That said taxes shall become
due and puyable at the office of th<
City Trea^irer on the 1st day of November.
l9i4. Taxes may be paid up to
and including the l5th day of November,
l9l4. Thereafter and up to the 1st
day of January, l9l5, a penalty of lii'/
will attach to said taxes not paid by
November lf>, l9l4.
See. 3. After January 1st, l9l.r>, executions
will be issued against all delinquents
for the amount of taxes, penalty,
and costs, in accordance with the
laws of the State of South Carolina
and Municipal Ordinances.
Done and ratified in Council in regular
session assembled in Fort Mill, S.
C., this 20th day of October, l9l4.
t\. K. ftll'MillANt'.Y,
AtU'st: Mayor. |
C. S. 4.1 NK. Clt'rk.
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TALK IS CHEAP
and is alright in its place, but it
won't run the furnace nor bake
bread. If you have hot air in
your house or oven, it must be
produced by burning' fuel.
We handle the very best Hard
and Soft Coal and our prices are
; f way down. Phone orders to 72.
Quick delivery.
Fort Mill Lumber Company,
J. Harry Foster,
ATTORNEY AT I .AW.
Rock Hill, . . S.C.
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ITEMS-OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Born SatUVday to Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Capps of Belmont, N. C.,
a son. L
Miss Dora Grier returned to
her home in this city Tuesday
morning after a visit to friends
in Yorkvillc and Charlotte
Miss Winnifred Watt of Austin,
Texas, is visiting relatives;
in Fort Mill, a guest in the home'
of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Grier.
County Treasurer Neil will
spend Friday and Saturday of
next week in Fort Mill for the
purpose of accommodating those
who wish to pay State and;
county taxes.
Rev. S. P. Hair, pastor of the,
Fort Mill Baptist church for the
oast five venrs. has received n 1
call from the Baptist church a
Bel ton and has the call under
consideration.
Miss Violet Culp, one of the j
accommodating central telephone,
girls, has heen seriously ill at
her home on East Booth street
for several days. Her condition
; yesterday was reported as slightly
improved.
An event of great interest in
the Pleasant Valley section was
a floral show, given Tuesday, in
which a large number of contestants
took part. Several Fort
Mill people attended the exhibition.
In a closely contested game on
the local gridiron Monday after-j
noon the Fort Mill high school j
team met defeat at the hands of
the Rock Hill squad by a score
of (i to 0. It was plainly to be
seen that the Fort Mill boys were
outclassed by the Rock Hillians,
and too, it was said by some
that la^k of practice was due in
part to the defeat of the locals.
Fort Mill friends of Mr. F.
Mason Crum, formerly superintendent
of the local graded
schools, will be interested to
know that he is this week in
charge of the Orangeburg county
agricultural exhibit at the State
fair. Mr. Crum is one of the
demonstration aerents for Oranoe- :
burp county. I
Magistrate R. P. Harris, of
this city, is ir receipt of a letter
from the bureau of vital statis-!
tics of the State board of health
requesting him to accept the
position of registrar for Fort
Mill township, under the provisions
of the vital statistics act.
passed by the last General Assembly
and recently signed by
the governor.
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Quite a number of Fort Mill
people went over to Rock Hill
Tuesday to witness the per-1
formances in that city of the1
John H. Sparks show. The
Sparks show visited Fort Mill
some years ago as a one-ring
affair, but it has since grown to
where two rings and an elevated
stage are employed in its
exhibitions.
At a special meeting of town J
council Friday night called for
the purpose of electing a chief of
police to fill the vacancy made
by the resignation of D. N. I
Gaston, the election was post- 1
poned until the regular meeting of
council in November, the
office to be temporarily tilled at H
the discretion of Mayor EeFJ-' i
haney. A number of applica- I i
tions for the place were received. <
The Board of Water Com- 1
missioners of Fort Mill has <
posted at the local postoffice a <
notice requesting all residents of <
the town who wish to obtain i
water for domestic use from the 4
town's water system to make 4
application for same to some <
member of the board at once. ^
The board w ill furnish full in- ^
formation regarding same to all ^
citizens interested. 4
It appears now that the water- 4
works system here which was <
authorized by the issue of bonds ^
some time ago and held up through
failure 0/ the contractor
to meet his obligations will ;
shortly be installed. B. F. Rob- 1
erts. of Macon, Ga.. who has the 1
new contract has been here <j
since Mohday of last week and i
distributing pipe and opening
ditches for the laying of the <j
same.
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Mills & Y
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Is Now in
Cut Price Sale |
For 10 days we offer Special Cut Prices to match the price
of cotton. ')
Best 10 and 12 I-2c Ginghams. $2.50 Woolnap Blankets $1.00 ;jj
Percales, Outings, Flannel- $1.00 Watches 75c }?.
ette, etc., at. 8c $4.00 Clocks $2.50 p'
Beat Spool Cotton 4c Best Shoes on the market at 'c\
$1.00 Dress Goods 50c 75 to 90c on the dollar. ?
50c Dress Goods 25c u, , . . . , , _r ?
$20 Ladies* Suits $10 Watches, Je*?dr\ Etc., at <?? m
$7.50 Ladies' Suits $3.75 vrto 80c ?" t,u' (,ollar$3.00
Hats $1.50 New stock ladies' and ehil$2.00
Hats $1.00 dren's Ha. .coats just ar$1.50
Hats 75c rived at $I.f 0 to $4.50.
51V Caps. 25c New styles Lidies' and chil25c
Caps.. 19c dren's Hats at about half I
50c Baby Blankets 39c the usual prices.
These are only a few of the Special Bargains. Come early
and get first choice.
These prices are good for 10 days?CASH ON LA'.
L. J. Massey^^l
I Order Coal NOW I
While We Can Guarantee Prices. *
We have on hand a big lot of f
COAL bought before the recent \
war scare. Get your order in
novvt and be protcected against \
any advance in prices. Summer
prices hold good until we dispose \
of our present supply. Phone 15.
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Stewart & Gulp, \
Quick Delivery Telephone No. 15
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This bank is constantly on the alert for oppor- *
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community. We want to aid every industry that
^ seeks and merits our co-operation. +
^ The best way to be sure of this co-operation is to ^
beccme a depositor of this bank. In this way we
? can get better acquainted, join forces and work to- f
gether.
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I The First National Bank, |
? Fort Mill, - - - S. C. |
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MEAGHA1KT & EPFS
Of All Times
To spend your money wisely, now is the time. Every
time you buy a dollar's worth of goods, you are investing
your money and when you invest money you want it to
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111U11S > iici,uii? ui interest. i ou never mane
much interest by J>uying cheap merchandise. A good
article of anything is cheapest, because it brings you
greater results by doubling your interest. So, the harder
the times, the better goods you want. This is no new
theory with us. We have been preaching it for 29years.
You know we sell good merchandise and have been all
these years, and with as small profit as an honest firm
could sell them. But the times are here that we must
cut still leaver, so we have made up our minds to do this.
Now, if you want to buy good merchandise cheaper than
at aim time in all your life, come to see
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