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/ ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. Mayor A. R. McElhaney spent yesterday in Charleston on business. ^ Ex-Capt. T. B. Spratt and ex JLieutenant S. W. Parks yesterK a ay attended a meeting of the - ^ militia forces in Columbia. Several Fort Mill men went down to Columbia Tuesday to witness the inaugural ceremonies of Richard I. Manning as governor. Among the teachers who stood the special exemination for certificates before the county board of education at Yorkville Friday was Miss Mary Garrison and Jno. S. Blankenship of Fort Mill. ^ - County Auditor B. M. Love arrived in Fort Mill yesterday morning and will remain here until tomorrow evening for the purpose of listing property for taxation. Anticipating a resumption of work on next Monday by mill No. 1 of the Fort Mill Mfg. company, many of the former employ ees of the mill are this week returning to this city. Mrs. Effie Thompson on Thursday opened a hotel in the building formerly occupied by the Central hotel, on Faulkner street, an d under her management the hostelry will doubtless receive a liberal and deserved support. According to figures furnished The Times by Mr. Joe M. Taylor, special agent of the census de^ partment, 37,204 bales of cotton were ginned in York county up to January ?, 1915, as against 39,336 bales to Janu^y 1, 1914. TK? 1 1 U 1.: *ut ivvu iBtrti uuiiKiiiK 1 nsiuutions, the First National Bank and the Savings Bank of Fort Mill, held meetings of their officers the last week and each ? declared a semi-annual dividend of four per cent and placed sub_ stantial sums to the credit of their surplus accounts. A lemon weighing 251-2 ounces and of especially fine flavor, was picked several days ago from a tree grown in the Savings Bank by W. B. Meacham, president of the institution. The tree has several small green lemons on its branches, and is quite a curiosity to passers-by. Fort Mill people will be interested to know that the House of Representatives Monday adopted a resolution by Representative W. R. Bradford, ofHieYprk delegation, inviting William J. Bryan to address the General Assembly Thursday. Representative Bradford was named as one of the committee of five to present the invitation to Mr. Bryan. The Fort Mill fire company was organized several days ago with S. W. Parks as chief; W. F. Lewis, assistant chief; S. L. Meacham. engineer, and B. E. Patterson, secretary. Firemen named were as follows; A. C. Lytle, Geo. Gulp, W. B. McKinney, J. M. Thrower, T. L. Hall, T. C. Patterson, B. C. Ferguson, T. F. Lytle, S. A. Lee, Theo. Harris and T. C. Hoagland. Meetings for practice and in struction of the men will begin at once, it is stated. Of interest to a wide circle of friends in this section was the mar. iage Thursday afternoon of ^ Miss Annie Russell, attractive daughter of Mr. E. W. Russell, and Benjamin Franklin Massey, .It* Tkn 1 r ? < xuv vci cmuiijr wao piunouced by the Rev. E. Z. James, of the local Methodist church, in the presence of a number of rel* atives and friends of the .bridal i couple. Mr. Massey is proprieI tor of Massey's drugstore, and A is one of the town's most popu? lar young business. He and Mrs. jj? Massey are residing with Mr. and Mrs. Russell on Forest street. If? York county ?ural graded ? schools will receive State aid i amounting to about $3,500 this year. The amount, however, will haye to be fixed by legislative enactment. The exact number of York schools which will benefit by this fund is not definitely known yet. To receive such aid from the State a school must have an average attend! ance of fifty pupils. Several of the schools have net yet gotten their average attendence up to the required number.?The Enquirer. Fort Mill jurors for the first week of the York court of common pleas, which convenes Monday, February 1, with Judge Spain presiding, are J. M. Epps and W. D. Kimbrell. For the second week T. H. Culp, B. C. I Ferguson, W. B. Hoke and E. W. Kimbrell have been drawn as jurors from thjs township. Chased Supposed Burglar. Excitement ran high for a short time in Fort Mill late Tuesday afternoon over the entry into town of a supposed i burglar. The man, who apj peared of middle age, alighted from the rear of the southbound I train, and with a package under his arm started back up the railroad at a lively gait, glancing backward at every fgw steps. His actions created suspicion and the town officers with several others.gave pursuit. The man was chased to a point near the city cemetery, where he made his escape into the thicki ets. During the chase, however. i the stranger threw down his I bundle, which was found to coni tain a hack saw and several new blades, five new pocket knives, and about 20 packs of cigarettes. Two raincoats, which he was ! wearing, were also left behind by the stranger. Several shots were tired at the man, but without apparent effect. An effort was made to secure bloodhounds from Rock Hill, but without avail. TALK IS CHEAP i 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 way down. Phone orders to 72. : Quick delivery. Fort Mill Lumber Company, A. A. BRADFORD, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. Estimates cheerfully furnished on all classes of brick and wood work. Telephone No. 30 Accuracy^j?^^ Penetration I "High Power" JP,(i . Repeating Rifle No.425 ^1.1*1 Price $20.00 og| . ,2-j .TO-00-- ..1- and .35 f .1H / calibers V. Vie K'Miif 1 "f? 4al?IaiAa( /?( y OrlLlci'l. ^Sf&S^A Big Game Rifle that ?\?s|p& MeKeS Good. S? e Fire No Balk* No Jams I <>r>lrr (rain yiw IXjW. Send for ll:ind>emely lllnlrdcil _ Hi Be Calling No. II -v* J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., N p v iv.y :ecv Dr. Kiir's New Dtscevery KILLS mcottttl CVKI THE UMNtL mmlSSSmlSmSSSSStmmSSmmmmSSm THE RULE OF I- 4^ 1 lL - _ 115 iu ivcep me g and keep cust Come in and let us show you c oa not, we are always glad to show Just received, a new shipment < Also Sylvia Embroidery Thread in New line of Chambrays, Che^ aualitv White Table D mpuslr Vests, cotton and wool, 25c and 50 R E M E 1 We always carry a Fresh line your orders. . Goods delivered any\ MILLS & Y "We Buy and S< I ?a*BBta*rx ^ta^sEK5SM?w ra.ii mi?itnwr- MM<u?t ' ?* <?. ' {Jan'y Clearance! ; Of all Ladies and Misses' ; * Ready-to-wear Garments - | Coats at Half Price. ; r $zz.au suits tor _ _ $11.25 ? ! $20.00 Suits for._ _ $10.00 I ^ $18.00 Suits for . $ 9.00 ? $15.00 Suits for $ 7.50 $ ? $12.00Suits for $ 6.00 ? ; $15.00 Coats for. . .. $ 7.50 ? f. $12.00 Coats for $ 6.00 ^ $10.00 Coats for.. ...$ 5.00 + t $ 8.00 Coats for .._$ 4.00 f. I Trimmed Hats for 98c. i Many of these hats are worth up to $4.50, but ^ *' ' they must go, sq; take your choice for 98c. , Z Al - ? i- -i ^ niwajfa vian i micnisun s wnen neeamg things in 1 the Dry goods. Clothing and Shoe line. Our goods are 1 new and our prices a little less than the other fellow's. 2 If . I ! i ^ \ Patterson's Dry Goods Store f ; TELEPHONE NO. 85. "SELLS IT FOR LESS." I ' ^ (Times Advertising Brings Big Results. THIS STORE II ;oods going and 11 omers coming. || >ur New Goods, whether you buy I f I I OU of Crochet Thread, Nos. 3 to 70. ! 1 w s1 white, pink, blue and green. i I ^iots, Serges, Etc. Also a good md^ 50c yard. Children's Reuben ? c quality, our price 1 5c and 35c. | MB E R- I 11 t of Groceries Call or nlmn<a mo vhere in town. 11 OUNG CO. ell Everything." '9 ? ? ? ; Resolve now to begin the | * i I < ' >> . ? p ... New Year right by t ?..i K--. ; :: trading with us. Best wishes for 1915. ' ; : ,. ; ; ? Parks Drug Company, The Dike Store. Subscriptions taken for all the Magazines. ? ? I , . : j TO OUR FRIENDS { ? And Our Friends'-Friends: I + As the year nineteen fourteen | uuscs, wc warn 10 manK ev? erybody for every favor shown us this last year, and to wish + each one a happy and prosper Vv * > ous 1915. t ; Good Groceries is our motto. I Stewart & Gulp, I I Quick Delivery Telephone No. IS | * * c> *-^ri%vf-3Si!BB _;, ,'. . 1 .