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f':' ;/ , The Fort Mill Times. Established ta 1891. FOBT MILL, S. C? THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1914. '>?' . ~ " jl*25 per Tp? STATE NEWS ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING. Five cotton warehouse companies with an aggregate capital of $10,100 were authorized Thursday by the secretary of State. More than 125 cases will be considered at the fall term of the State supreme court. The list of /toano Vino Koon nnnAiinoo/l ku I VOOVO IUV Ul- \ I LA I I I I' 'It I IV vT\ I u? \.lt R. Brooks, clerk. The regular fall term of the cqurt begins November 24. Mrs. Martha Rack, an aged lady of the Beauipont mill village at Sirtanhurg, was struck by a passing automobile early Pridav night and died of her injuries at a hospital a few hours later. At an early hour Sanrtay morning the Southern Railway ticket office at Rock Hill was entered by burglars and $80 was stolen from the cash drawer. Entrance was effected by prizirg a window upward, breaking the lever that i locks the sash in place. Meetings have been called for tomorrow of all county branches of the South Carolina Cotton association. to be held at the county seats, to discuss planting of small grain crops and to adjust rental contracts to meet the new acreage reduction law. Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the oil mill and ginnery plant of the Fork Townshin Oil Mill company at Townvllle. Anderson county, at. an early l our Sunday. In addition to this loss. 15 hales of cotton. 1 r?4> tons of seed and hulls and seed house were destroyed. The governor has grunted a full pardon to J. A. Rrock. who .;yps convicted in Anderson county last. September of carrying concealed weapons upd assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature* and sentenced on one charge to two months' imprisonment. and on the second to tit) days or a fine of $100. Reports to be issued this week by A. W. Jones, comptroller general, will show a marked increase in the valua of all property in South Carolina for taxation. Reports have been received from every county except three. The greatest increase in the valuevof taxable property was in Richland counjt.v, the amount being about $8,000,000. T. IT. Vaughan, former head of the Odd Fellows Orphanage, under sentence of death and con Unt il in the penitentiary pending an appeal to the United States supreme court, is declared insane in a report of physicians who have recently examined him. It will he necessary, however, to hn\ e an order from a circuit jut I go to have him transferred to the asylum. Oelegides from the eight synod: comprising the United Lutheran Synod of the South gathered at < olnmbia Tuesday morning for the opening session of the fourtee ih biennial conference of the Uni ed Synod 431 years after the birth of the great reformer at Fislenben. The conference will ..AVkl niio Qiin/loi? VtJII % (III I Mill UllUU^II U(lllliu>9 and will be concluded with services dedicating the new Saint Paul's Lutheran chureh. | Appointments of deputy warehouse commissioner, chief inspector and secretary to the commiesioner were announced Saturday by John K McLaurin, State warehouse commissioner. 4phn K. Aull, of Columbia, private secretary to Governor Please, was named as secretary to the commissioner. James A. Drake, of Bennettsville, will be chief inspector of the State's warehouses. J. G..L. White, of Chester, was appointed. deputy commissioner. 1/ FORT MILL'S OLDEST MAN NOW IN HIS 9IST YEAR (From The Stale.) "The accompanying photograph is of Joseph Parks, Jhe oldest citizen of Fort Mil! township. in which he was horn February 25. 1824 Hs is now i in his 91st year. 'Uncle .loe,' as : he is affectionately known to his fellow .citizens. is a remarkable : mm in many respects, when his I great ago is considered along with hU physical condition. His i eyesight's good that he never ' wears glasses except when reading and his hearing seems to he entirely unimpaired. He is fond of raw turnips and occasionally a v v WFmtmZ JOSEPH PARKS. . i 'empts his appetite with a raw [ <\veet jH?lnto without any in] -onvenienco to his digestive j ?rgnns. "Ho is daily to ho soon on the Creels and on Sunday is a regular and faithful attendant at Sunday school and church services, walking almost a mile to these services. Weather conditions do not seem to influence lis desire to go about, as he is ??n the streets in rain or sunshine, heat or cold, and all other conditions *with the except on of ice covered ground, on which he fears a fall. He is always cheerful and in answer to the salutation of his friends insurers. 'Prottv w??ll fnr on nl?t fellow.' "His memory is remarkably good. When Hallev's comet appeared in 1910 he was able to give an interesting: .account of its former appearance nearly 75 years ago. He lived on a farm adjoining the Springs estate and several years ago in conversation with Col. I.eroy Springs was I able to tell him the correct age ; of himself and his four brothers, i "Mr. Parks was married-four j times, and from these marriages i were born 24 chi'dren, of whom 12 are living. His oldest l.v'ng son. W. 11. Parks, is now 05 ! years of age. and he has grown great-grandchildren. He was a faithful soldier in the War l?ei tween the Sections, serving throughout as a member of Com pany B, Sixth South Carolina | volunteers, and was at Appomattox when Gen. Lee surrendered." 1 Report on South Carolina Crops. The crop reporting board of the United States department of agriculture has just completed its estimate of the acre yield of the principal farm crops of South Carolina for this year. The estimates are based on crop conj ditions during the early part of October. The final figures will be given out within a short timo but it is reported that they will not differ to any great extent with the preliminary estimates. ! According to the figures the yield per- acre of the principal crops of this State in 1914 will be as follows; Corn. 22 bushels; Irish Potatoes, 107 bushels; , Sweet Potatoes, 114 bushels; 1 Tobacco. 910 pounds; Rice. 30.5 j bushels, and cotton. 310 pounds. # SECOND ANNUAL SESSION BAPTIST BIBLE GONF'NCE The following program has j been arranged for the second annual convention of the Fort Mill and Flint Hill Bible conference to be held jointly with thesi churches from November 20 tc i November 29, inclusive: Flint Hill, Nov. 20. ; 10:30 a. ni. ThanksgivingserI vice. 11:00 a. m. - "Parables of Oui Lord." Dr. Z. T.Cody. ; 12:00 m.? "The Kingdom anc Money." Rev. W. F. Wilkins. 2:00 p. m. Devotional. ! 2:15 p. m. "Parables of Om i Lord." Dr. Z. T.Cody. Fridnv. Nov. 27. 10:30 a. in. Devotional. 11:00 a. ni. "Parables of Oui Lord." Dr. Z. T. Cody. 12:00 m. "Ownership or Stew j srdshrp. Which?" Rev. W. E , xVilkius. 2:00 p. in.- Devotional. 2:lf> p. m. "Parables of Qui liOrd." Dr. Z. T. Codv. Saturday. Nov. 28. 10:80 a. in. Devotional. 11:00 a. m. ? "The New Testa merit Plan of Chinch Finances.' Rev. W. E. Wilkins. Sunday, Nov. 29. 10:80 a. m. ? Sunday school ' ??nening exercises. 11:00 a. m. - "The Responsibil ! iiies of a Church to the Sundaj 1 School." J.J. Gentry. 12:00 in. ? "God's Rlessinir oi the RiVht Use of Money." Rev W. K. Wilkins. Recess. 2:00 p. ni. Devotional. 2:l.r> p. m. "The Relation o the Sunday School to the Hos pital." J. J. Gentry. Fort Mill. Nov. 20. 7:80 p. m.- Devotional. 8:00 p. m. ? "Parables of Ou Lord." Dr. Z. T. Cody. Fi iday, Nov. 27. 7:30 p. in.?Devotional. 8:00 j>. m. "Men ami Money' !it'V. W K. Wilkins. Sunday, Nov. 29. 7:30 p. m. ?Devotional. 8:00 p. m.- "The Relation o ihe Sunday School to the Hos pita!.** J. J. Gentry. Incidents of Tuesday's Fire. T he last disastrous tire in For Mill was in 1894, when the en tire business district south ol Main street was swept away. Fire in 1888 swept away th< business houses on the identica s|>ot on which Tuesday's tin occurred. The only fatality of Tuesday i night's fire was the brindle offici j cat of the Mills & Young com puny. "Tom" was found he oeuth tlie stove, where hi evidently died of suffocation. That Fort Mill has a rea ! waterworks system was demon J strated Tuesday night when th? water was thrown far above anc beyond the burning buildings. Several nvn rendered helpless by rhe use of firewater, but thi: did not come through the pipes mI* f lift rtmif n?nto?? \'i ui\ iii7>Y K Kin g overn. The entire citizenship of th< town is due a vote of thanks t< the prompt response of the Rocl ilitl fire company. True, th< company did not arrive untii i belated hour, but they die effective work after reaching , town. Some men who are considered "nervy" under ordinary cir cumstances are absolutely nerve less in cases of fire. Distribution of "pied" typ< will be the order of the day it The Times office for the ne*i several days. Only two streams were avail able from the new water systen Tuesday night. Had there bee? twice as many the fire wouk ! have "died a bornio.' " I THREE BIG BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROYED BY ANGRY FLAMES i ' The first disastrous fire to visit Fort Mill in more than a decade k was discovered Tuesday night in the rear of the store of Meaeham . & Epps and an hour or so later had destroyed property, the value ? of which probably aggregated $50,000. The principal losers in the fire were Meaeham & Epps, L. J. Massey, Mills & Young company, R. A. Fuln and \V u The tire was discovered by 'Night Watchman Hunnisuck who was * making his round near the Southern station. He at once gave the j alarm by firing Ids pistol several times and this was followed by the ringing of the fire bell. In a very short time many of the citizens were on the scene and a number at once went for the town's chemical engines, but it was found when these w?**el brought out that they were of little value. The new waterworks system which hod been completed to the corner of Main and C'onr federate street was then given a tryout and proved effective. Two streams of water were turned on the burning Meacham & Epps - building, but the lire had by this time gained such headway that it was impossible to check it. Tl?e adjoining building, occupied as a I dry goods and clothing store by Mills Young company, was soon ,. also in flames, and the tiremen turned their attention to this building. By heroic work the firemen after a time gained control of the dames iti this building, and immediately turned the hose on I the two-storv building of L. ,1. Masse.v, which had taken fire nnd . was burning briskly in the second story. A message was at this time sent to Hock Hill asking that city to send its fire company as the entire business district on the north side of Main street seemed doomed to destruction. Next in line of the flames was , the two-story building owned by J. W. Ardrey. the lower floor of which was occupied by the grocery firm of Stewart & Culp while * the upper floor was unoccupied. The Massey building well-nigh consumed, the Ardrey building caught up stairs in the rear. A i line of hose was carried to this floor and a steady stream soon had , . the blaze checked. The upper floor of the First National Rank also eaughi hut was extinguished without trouble. The Hock Hill fire department anived about 1 o'clock and did good work, but f the local firemen had the sit nation well in hand when the visiting - company arrived. Resides the foregoing, the First National bank, Massey's Drug store. Parks Grocery company, Harris Furniture I and The Times suffered slight losses by the removal of goods and fixtures from their places of business. ?' As far as could be ascertained Wednesday morning the losses and amounts of insurance carried on the burned property were: L. J. Massey, slock and building $12,000, insurance $7,500; Mills & Young company, stock $15,000, insurance not determined: Stew art & Culp. stock damaged by water $2,500; Meaaham & Epps. stock $15,( ( 0, irsuiance, $7,000; R. A. Fulp, building $8,000. insurance $2,000; W. B. Meacham, building $8,000, insurance $1,500. J. W.- Aidrey, owner of the building occupied by Stewart & Culp, sustained a fire loss of probably $500. covered by insurance, it is said. The origin of Tuesday night's tire is a mystery which probably will never be solved. t - latesassgsasasHsasgsasHsasBSBSH rare sasa sb sesh jjjaSggg i Prices With all Squeezed Oi I We are offhring for cash : 2 days all Dry Goods, Clothii at a Great Sacrifice. _ We need money and mi ' I i?? ) InJ] ; H We are offering these goods at extn * m for spot cash, and assure you that w ! fij! money on anything you wish to buy. I Groceries, also greatly ?lf? nr v* i I n.* w. jvimore ; I "Where Quality Reign: I 3EHaEMal sssMjM^H GERMANS RENEW ATTACK ON LINES OF ALLIES Late dispatches from the Eastern war zone indicate that the Germans have renewed their offensive in the vicinity of Ypres and Dixnuide, where several attempts to break through the A 11; - * ttiueu lines to the coast of France were repulsed after the most severe fighting of the war. Despite the losses the AustroGerman armies have suffered in the east, where the Russians have set their feet on German territory, the Germans are said to he still sending reinforcements to the west in an endeavor to break dcvvn the resistance of the French, British and Belgians. There has been r.o decisive action along the whole front, hut each side is making gaiiiB which may count when the crisis is at hand. With the tremendous forces opposing each other, any progress necessarily must be slow, but both the Allies and the Germans express satisfaction with the way in which the battle has gone thus far. In the east the Russian advance guards are fighting on both the East Prussian and Posen borders and it is believed that the Germans have given up their first plan of resisting the Russians' advance on the positions which they had prepared along the Warthe River. According to a German report, the Russians have suffered a reverse on the East Prussian frontier, where they lost 4,000 men and some machine guns, but of the fighting elsewhere in this region Berlin snvs not hint* There have been no developments in the Near East, the engagements fought being between Russian and Turkish frontier guards in the Caucasus or the bombardment of ports. The slackness in recruiting in England has been given a fillip by the marches of some of the crack territorial regiments ami Tuesday's procession through the streets of London in connection with the inauguration of tho I .nrrl Mm/ni" I?* Canadian and other Dominion troops took part. 5ESaSH5E5E5HSa5g5a5H5Sg[g Profits] at. I If for the next | jj ig and Shoes jj c I C ust have it I *mely low prices ?n e can save vou K r reduced. | 11 /> ill L.O., | I 1H