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Born Friday morning to Mayor
and Mrs. A. R. McElhaney, a
son.
Rev. and Mrs. R. G. McLees
arrived Monday afternoon from
Chatham, Va., and are visiting
Relatives in this city.
Cotton exports from American
ports daring January were more
than 300,000 bales in excess of
^ the exports for January, 1914.
^ Monday the close season on
migratory wild game birds ended
in South Carolina under the
federal law. In most of the
other Southern States the close
season ended February 1.
The annual supper of the local
lodge of the VV. 0. W. will be
^ held in the lodge room tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. Members
only will be admitted.
Many Fort Mill people have
this week attended the Presbyterian
Laymen's Convention in
Charlotte. It is stated that
something like 3,000 delegates in
attendance upon the meeting.
Time for making returns for
county taxation will expire Saturday,
February 20th. A penalty
of fifty per cent, will be added
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cu an jjiujjtri ly uiut iiaa nut ueeu
returned by that time.
A bird dog, believed to have
been affected with rabies, ran
amuck on the streets for a short
while Monday, causing considerable
excitement. The canine was
. ^ followed and killed at a point
near Grattan.
> Work was begun Monday morning
on the repairing of the
Ardrey building, on Main street.
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wnicn was nre-swept tne mgnt
of November 10th, last. Contractor
A. A. Bradford is doing
* the work.
, The rain which began Monday
at noon knocked up the garden
** work which many citizens had
begun. A few, however, succeeded
in getting Irish potatoes,
English peas, and other early
vogetables in the ground before
the rain came.
Yesterday marked the beginning
of "Lent," the day being
known as Ash Wednesday, the
beginning of a period of forty
days of penance and fasting
* among the faithful in the Episco
pal and Roman Catholic churches, j
Easter Sunday will come on
s, April 4.
Invitations were issued in this
city Monday to the marriage of
Miss Carrie Cuip, daughter of
Mrs. Augusta Culp, and Mr.
W. L. Boyd, of Charlotte, on the
evening of Friday, February 26.
Announcement of this marriage
was made in last week's Times.
Report reached Fort Mi 1
Saturday that Mrs. Wylie Osborne,
whose home is several
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aajaawo nui in ui mis city, nau
been stricken ill with what was
believed to be a genuine case of
smallpox. It was stated that
Mrs. Osborne had recently
visited relatives in Virginia and
it was believed that she contracted
the disease while there.
It is reported on the streets of
Fort Mill that the big plant of
* the Charlotte Brick company at
Grattan, two miles south of this
city, will begin full-time operations
with the arrival of a shipment
of several cars of coal
which were expected early this
week. It is also stated that the
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^ wm^aiiy na? uiuei s ill llcUlU JOr
the output of its plant for several
months ahead.
Mrs. Benerje, a "child-widow"
of India, will visit Fort Mill on
next Sunday and at 11 o'clock
will deliver an address at the
local Baptist church. Again in
the afternoon at 3 o'clock Mrs.
Benerje will be heard at Flint
v* Hill. She is a fluent speaker
and in a most graphic manner
tells her story of the fine work
being done in India by the,
Christian missionaries.
Frederick-Branson.
Cards reading as follows were
received in Fort Mill early this
week:
"Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ray |
Frederick announce the marriage
of their daughter, Vera Amelia,
to Mr. Ferris Edwin Branson on
Monday, February the fifteenth,
nineteen hundred r.nd fifteen,
Crestmont, North Carolina."
Mr. Branson is a son of Mr.
Chas. H. Branson, who for a
number of years was superintendent
of the Fort Mill Mfg.
company's plant in this city.
Niuis-Nack.
An event of much social interest
in Fort Mill and the community
was the marriage last
evening of Miss Elizabeth Nims
and Mr. F. Murray Mack, which
took place at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frnderick Nims, two miles south
of town. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. VV. A.
Hafner, of the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church, in the presence of
a large crowd of relatives and
friends of the couple.
Mrs. Mack is the second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nims
and is a young woman of charming
personality. Mr. Mack is a
son of the late Dr. J. B. Mack
and is one of the township's
most progressive young farmers.
The many handsome presents
attested the popularity of the
recipients.
Want Special Train.
A request will be sent to the
headquarters of the Southern
railway in a few days, asking
for a special train from Fort Mill
and Rock Hill to Yorkville on
County School Field Day, on
April 3. The C. & N. W. railway
authorities will also be
asked to make arrangements
whereby school children and
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Green, Clover and other points I
in the northern section of the I
county can reach Yorkville in e
the early morning on Field Day.?Yorkville
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To the Citizens of Fort Mill and
Vicinity.
For fully thirty-five (35) years the
L. & M. Semi-Mixed Real Paints have
been extensively used throughout the
United States and also in South
America. They have therefore been
subjected to the tests of every sort of
climatic conditions mostsuccessfully ?
thereby proving their extreme durability
and superior value.
See our advertisementon other page,
telling property owners how to make
their own paint, and thereby save sixty
cents a gallon on every gallon used.
LO NG MAN & MARTINEZ,
Paint Makers, - New York. *
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FOR SALE?Queen Incubator, 220
egg capacity, and two brooders, in
good condition. Also White Wyan- <
dotte Eggs for Hatching purposes.
Apply to D. A. LEE.
TAX RETURNS FOR 1915.
Office of the County Auditor of York '
County, South Carolina. ,
Yorkville, S. C., Dec. 1, J014.
As required by statute, my books '
will be opened at my office in York- ,
ville on Friday, January 1, 1015 and
kept open until February 20, 1915, for '
the purpose of listing for taxation all <
personal and real property held in,
York county on January 1, 1915.
For the purpose of facilitating the i
taking of returns and for the greater
convenience of Taxpayers, I will be |
at the following places on the dates
named:
And at Yorkville, from Thursday
February 4, until Saturday, February
20. ' <
All males between the ages of ,
twenty-one and sixty years, except
Confederate soldiers over the age of '
fifty years are liable to a poll tax of ,
$1.00, and all persons so liable are <
especially requested to give li>e numbers
of their respective school districts
in making their returns.
BROADUS M. LOVE,
County Auditor.
J. Harry Foster,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, <
Rock Hill, - - - S. C. 1
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IA11 Men's, Ladies' and CI
are going at a Big Reduction.
Come early and
get your choice out of
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Agents for the famous P
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We have just received another |l
shipment of pretty New Shirt Waists
in Crepe Dechine, Fancy Stripe Silk,
Voile, Chambray, Etc. All are the
very newest, both in material and :
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mcuvc-up. 111 cy come m me leading
colors, Canary, Pink, Light blue and *
White. Especially good at the price, ?
$1.00 to $2.50 I
Also new lot Collars and Cuffs.
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at Belcw-Cost-Prices.
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Buist's Carde? ^
Acknowledged by all our
successful gardeners as the
most productive seed on
the market. Fresh supply
just received.
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Parks Drug Company,
The Dike Store.
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On account of a change to be made in our
business in a short time, we ask all those
who are indebted to us to come forward ?
and settle. No matter how small aji amount
you may be due us, we will deem it a spe'
cial favor if you settle. <
We are always glad to accommodate our
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friends, and trust that they will show their
appreciation by responding promptly to the
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