Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, November 12, 1914, Image 1
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2 days all Dry Goods, Clothii
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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
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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.
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