Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 18, 1915, Image 3
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
The best price offered for cotton
on the local market today is
g 1-4 cents.
ucoo tuaii L VYU W JCftS IdllcllU
A in which to pay State and county
taxes without penalties.
Friends of Sam W. Merritt
^ are pleased to see him on the
streets again, after an illness
of pneumonia
Mrs. S. M. Garrison, of Steele
Creek, and Miss Cora Edwards,
of Pineville, are visiting Mrs.
Mary Kendrick, of this city.
Mrs. W. L. Boyd, of Charlotte,
spent several days of the last
week in the home of her mother,
Mrs. Augusta Culp, in this city.
Announcement is made from
w the comptroller general's office
in Columbia that the time for the
payment of the State income tax
witnout penalty h&s been extended
to July 1st.
W. M. Carothers and family
are arranging to move to the
dwelling next to the one they
now occupy on White street, the
latter to be taken in a short
time by J. E. Williamson.
Construction work was commenced
Monday morning on a
new store room on Main street
to be occupied by L. J. Massey.
The building is to have a modern
front and inside fixtures.
It is reported on the streets
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tuaL iui. cillU 1Y1IS. Hi. VV . IVUSM.'II
will move in a few days to the
McGinn plantation, in Harrison
church neighborhood, which Mr.
v Russell has rented and will
cultivate this year.
Mill No. 2 of the Fort Mill
Mfg. company, which had been
closed down for several months,
began operations Monday morning.
It is stated that a majority
of the employees who were
formerly engaged in the mill
were present Monday and took
up their old jobs.
Sam W. Parks and J. H.
Patterspn left Fort Mill Monday
at noon for Charleston, where
fHey are spending several days
as representatives of the local
Woodmen lodge in the biennial
convention of the State grand
lodge.
The services of a night policeman
for the town of Fort Mill
were dispensed with at a meeting
of city council the last week.
The position of night officer was
created by council early last fall
and Mr. Frank Hunnisuck has
efficiently filled the place since
that time.
It is stated that a large number
of puckages containing two
or more gallons of whiskey, have
been returned to the shippers
collect from the Fort Mill and
Rock Hill express offices since
the gallon-a-month law became
effective on last Friday.
The next 10 or 12 days temperatures
will decide the fate of
the fruit crop. The average
date of last killing frosts in this
vicinity is March 31, this being
the average for 37 years. For
the past 10 years the average
date of last killing frost is about
10 days earlier, there having
been two years in that time on
which the last freeze occurred
in February.
Jury notices, which will be
followed 10 days later by the
drawing of petit jurors and 12
grand jurors for the next term
^ of court were posted Saturday.
Court will convene on April 12,
with Halcott P. Greene, of Columbia,
as special judge, presiding.
Mr. Green was appointed
special judge to hold court here
in January which, however, was
v in session only one day.? York
^ News.
rori miii inenas oi Kev. .John
I. Spinks, a former resident of
this city but now pastor of a
church at Rock Hill, will regret
to learn that he had the misfortune
to lose his barn and its
contents by fire Monday night.
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In the building was stored a
quantity of feedstuff and a
i Studebaker automobile, all of
; which was burned. There was
a small amount of insurance on
the burned property.
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The Southern Railway is ad
j vertising a special train to be
run April 3rd from Fort Mill to
Yorkville and return on account
of Fieid Day exercises at the
latter place. The special train
will leave Fort Mill the morning
of the 3rd at "8:30 o'clock and
th^ round trip fare to Yorkville
will be: Children, 40cents; 1
adults 75 cents. It is expected
that a large majority of the
pupils of the local school and a 1
number of others of this city i
will make the trip.
The News of Gold Hill.
Times Correspondence.
The party given by Miss Kath- i
leen Biankenship last Saturday ,
night was the most pleasant we
have attended in quite awhile.
Over thirty couples were present
in which Fort Mill, Steel Creek
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auu hock mil were well repre|sented.
Mr. G. C. Blankenship, with
| Misses Ethel Bigham and Lillian
Harrison, spent Saturday and
] Sunday with his parents in Gold
i Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gardner
of Steel Creek, spent the day in
Gold Hill Sunday.
It seems that rain is playing
sad havoc with the farming industry
of this community, but,
we are glad to say, it has caused
our Supervisor to take advantage
of this fact and many of the idle
hands and teams are being used
now to transform the rough,
impassable road into a modern
"pike." Hyperion.
Gold Ilill, March 15.
FOR SALE, WANTED, LOST, FOUND.
FOR SALE Eggs for hatching from
pure bred Buff Plymouth Rock chickens
Phone, write or call on Zack Spratt,
Fort Mill, S. C.
MONEY TO LOAN? Applications received
for loans from $100.00 to $10 oon
on improved and unimproved town
property and farm lands. Interest
8 '/c straight. Interest payable annually
or semi-annually. Time: one to
ten years. Applicants for loans will
please give description, location and
valuation of property offered as security
for loan. State improvements
and valuation of same. We want
County representatives to receive applications
for loans, appraise property,
and serve as our exclusive representative.
Attorney or real estate man
preferred. Applicants for loans, and
applicants for agencies positively required
to furnish at least two character
ri'terences and forward postage, five
2c stamps, for application blanks, full
particulars, and prompt reply. Write
Southern Office, Southeastern Mortgage
Loan Assn., Fourth Nat'l Rank
Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
Clean 'Em
Why not have that last Summer's
suit cleaned and pressed?
We call for and deliver goods in !
town on short notice. Parcel post
packages will receive special attention.
Panic Prices as Follows:
Men's Suits, cleaned and pressed 40c to $1.25 ;
Boys 25c M $1.00 |
Ladies' " " " " - - 50c up
Palace Barber Shop
STATEMENT
Of the condition of the Savings Bank of
Fort Mill, located at Fort Mill, S. C., at
the cloae of busineaa March 4, 1915. \
RESOURCES.
! l,oans and Discounts $62 972 37
Overdraft* 74 88
Furniture and Fixtures 2 J.'Hi til
Due from Hanks and Hankers H 424 17
| Currency * _. .. 3 000 00
. Silver and other minor coin 620 59
Total $77 528 05
LIABILITIES.
Cnpital Stork paid in .. $25 000 00
Surplus Fund 1200000
Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses
and Taxes paid 440 96
Indivipual I>e|>o?itK subject tocheck 40 070 89
I Cashier's Checks ..... 16 20
Total $77 528 Of. |
1 State of South Carolina,
County of Y'.rk. *.?.
I. W. B. Misrham, president of the above-named
hank, do solemnly swear th?f ?li? >lv.vo .tpounani
is true to the bent of my knowledge and belief. j ,
W. B. MKACHAM. |
President. ' |
SubsrrilK-d and sworn to Ix-fore me this 12th
day of March. 11*15.
T. B. SPRATT, Notary Public. I I
Correct -Attest: - ] I
! S.L. MKACIIAM 1
J. II.McMURRAY Directors.
W.B.MBACHAM.Jr.'
J. Harry Foster!
ATTORNEY AT LAW, ! |
Rock Hill, - - - S. C.
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we can employ a 111
for a few weeks for
cost of employing <i
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about half the usua
coming in every <1
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barn, or outhouse, or the ren
present buildings, DO IT NO
if you act at once, for you ca
now than you can possibly do
30 or 60 days, we verily belie>
have passed. Lahor will be
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know say that prices will be L
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Lumber Co.
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To the Citizens of Fort Mill and
Vicinity.
For fully thirty-five (W>) yearn 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
ciiiiiiiuc i'oiiuu ioiih - most successiuny
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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TELEPHONE NO. 85. "SELLS IT FOR LESS." |
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I Sow the Best-- |
I Buist's harden Seeds I
Acknowledged by all our
successful gardeners as the
most productive seed on
the market. Fresh supply
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Parks Drug Company,
^ The Oike Store. ; *
+ Subscriptions taken for all the Magazines. \ [
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^ you wish to invest where the principal will be absolutely se
cure, always available, and at the same time pay you a fair 4
rate of interest. . K
Deposit your money with us, taking an interest-bearing T
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Your principal will be well secured and subject to your x
demand when you need it.
The interest is more than von would rpp^ivo
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WE PAY FOUR PER CENT. {J
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Fort Mill, - - - S. C.
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See The Majestic "Movies" Saturday 2:30 p.y.