Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 27, 1915, Image 1
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Established in 1891.
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
A hospital to cost $25,000, will
be erected in Aiken in a short
time.
D. B. Traxler on Monday, assumed
his duties postmaster
at Greenville.
It is understood that a new
250-room hotel is to be built in
Charleston soon.
Eleven young ladies received
diplomas from the Columbia
hospital Friday night.
Governor Manning has appointed
J. S. Graves a member
of the Beaufort county dispensary
board.
Commencement exercises for
the training school for nurses at
the Baptist hospital in Columbia,
were held Monday evening,
twelve young ladies receiving
diplomas.
J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent
of education, the last
week paid State aid to 130 hicrh
schools in 42 counties. The entire
appropriation of $(>0,000 was
distributed.
Joseph T. Johnson, Jr., son of
Judge J. T. Johnson, of the
Western District of South Carolina,
has been appointed internal
revenue inspector for this State.
The position pays something over
$3,000 per year.
The smallpox situation in and
around Cornwell, Chester county,
is now under control. Dr.
Hennies. who had charge of the
vaccinating, stated that all told
nearly 2,000 persons had been
vaccinated.
Two new rural routes will be
established in this State, effective
June 16?one at Cross, Berkeley
county, and the other at
Dunbarton. Barnwell countv.
Both routes are to be tri-weekly.
Members of the Presbyterian
church of Winnsboro regret that
Dr. J. M. Holladay, the pastor,
has tendered his resignation to
accept a call to Catocton church
in Virginia, near Washington.
Dr. Holladay with his family
will leave for his new field of
labor about June 15.
The News is a new paper for
the town of Lexington, the first
issue of which appeared on last
Wednesday. The News is a successor
to The Journal, which
suspended publication several
months ago.
The commencement of Clemson
college starts on June 5 and continues
through June 8. E. D.
Smith, United States senator,
will deliver the literary address
to the graduating class the evening
of Tuesday, June 8.
Gov. Manning several days
ago announced that, being dissatisfied
with .conditions in
Charleston, he had appointed
constables and had sent them to
Charleston to enforce the liquor
laws at all hazards. They were
placed under the authority of
Sheriff Elmore Martin.
The State's finance board ar-!
ranged Thursday to borrow
$600,000 for one year at 2.69 pej
cent, for the current expenses I
of the State government. The |
bid of the National Bank of
Sumter was accepted by the
board. This is the lowest rate
of interest ever secured On a
loan by the State of South Carotin*.
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Former Fort Mill Nan Suicides.
J. Frank Howie, a painter by
trade, committed suicide Sunday
afternoon at the home of his j
.mother on East White street by |
shooting himself. Mr. Howie
lost his wife about six weeks
ago from pellagra and was left
with two small ,childrer, one
only 8 months old, and he had
been greatly worried since. Sunday
he consulted with Rev.
A. S. Rogers after services and
asKed him to pray for him. Mr.
Rogers made an appointment
with him at 3:30 but Mr. Howie
went to Mr. Rogers' home at
2:30 and it was noticed that he
seemed to be unbalanced mentally.
Shortly after that he
took his own life.
Coroner Strait held an inquest
and the verdict of the jury was
that death was caused by suicide.?Rock
Hill Record.
Mr. Howie was a nephew of
Mrs. W. R. Howie, of Fort Mill,
and some years ago resided with
his parents in this city.
Will Dedicate New School.
The commencement exercises
at the Pineville high school,
which will be held on June 2 and
3, will be of unusual interest this:
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year because the exercise will
also dedicate the new Farm Life
school, the first one in Mecklenburg
county, which will open
next fall for receiving pupils.
The exercises will be arranged ;
with a view to embracing the
dedicatory features. Editor
Clarence Poe, of the Progressive
Farmer, is expected to be there
and perhaps Dr. J. Y. Joyner,
State superintendent of public
instruction, also. In addition
there will probably be present
several young men from the
student body of North Caroiina,
representing the extension department
of the institution, who
will produce some statistics,
carefully collated, about the productiveness
of Mecklenburg
county farms, how much foodstuffs
are annually imported into
the county, and other vital figures
tending to show the exact
condition and status of agricultural
activity in the county.
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xnool Closed triday.
Before an audience which comfortably
filled the large auditorium
of the graded school
building, the graduating class
exercises Friday night brought
to a close a most successful term
of the school. An attractive and
interesting program was rendered
by the members of the
class, showing careful preparation
of the papers which were
presented, and the choruses by
the high school under the direction
of Miss Blanche Lawrence
were enthusiastically applauded.
The salutatory was delivered
by Miss Mary Armstrong, the
class essay by Miss Alice Bradford,
the class history by Miss
Willie K. Barber, the class
proftheey by Miss Alice Harris,
the class will by Miss Pauline
Erwin, while Miss Violet Culp
served as class critic and Miss
Cornelia Harris delivered a mock
history. Miss Kathleen Armstrong
was valedictorian.
In a graceful and pleasing
effect, Mr. W. Ben Ardrey pre-i
sented to Miss Marjorie Mills
the $5 gold piece which was
offered by Kanawha chapter.
Daughters of the American
Revolution, to the pupil making
the highest general average in
the grades above the fourth, and
diplomas were presented by
Prof. J. Pierce Coats, superintendent
of the school. Mr.
E. D. Easterling, professor of
mathematics in the University
of South Carolina delivered an
address.
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FORT MILL, S. C., THTJ
ITALY ENTERS WAR
ON SIDE OF ALLIES
Italy is at war with AustriaHungary.
With the issuance of the general
mobilization order the Italian
Government Sunday issued a
proclamation declaring war on
Austria, which officially began
on Monday.
Prior to this, and after a
lengthy consultation, the Ministers
or War and Marine proclaimed
all the provinces bordering
on Austria and the islands
and coast towns of the Adriatic
in a state of war which was
equivalent to the establishment
of martial law, the step usually
preceding the formal declaration.
Although drastic action had
been looked for momentarily
Italians of all classes were
electrified by the swiftly moving
events. Early Sunday morning
great crowds gathered around
the Quirinal to await the Ministers,
who called on the King for
the purpose of discussing the
question and signing the decree.
When Premier Salandra and
Signor Sonnino, the foreign
minister, left the Palace the
people cheered them enthusiastically,
General Zuppili, minister
of w?r. and Vice Admiral
Viale, minister of marine, re- j
mained with the King for a considerable
time after the others
left and later they had a conference
with Lieutenant General
Ckdorna, chief of staff and Vice
Admiral Phaon di Revel, chief of
the naval staff.
The first actual fighting between
Austria and Italy took
place Monday, when Austrian
aeroplanes, destroyers and tor
pedo Doats descended on the
Italian coast of the Adriatic and
bombarded several towns, including
Venice; while in the
Tyrol and on the eastern frontier
Italian and Austrian advance
guards fired the first shots.
Ex-Convict Killed at Sharon.
Sunday about six or seven miles
from Sharon, near the home of
County Commissioner Kirkpatrick,
there was a shooting affaii*
in which James Stevenson shot
John Hafner, from the effects of
which the latter died at a Chester
hospital, where he was taken
for surgical attention. It was
stated that the affair was accidental,
as the parties were scuffling
over a pistol.
Stevenson is said to be from a
good family. Hafner was also
of a good family, but some time
ago fell into disrepute by breakinor
intn D ovn*?ooo /v
mvv iiiv VA^l VOil U1IIV.C tit
Sharon, for which he was sent
to the penitentiary and' later paroled
by former Governor Blease.
?Rock Hill Record.
Rifle Shoots Around a Corner.
A rifle that shoots over the
parapet, while the user sits in
comparative safety in the trench
without necessity for exposing
himself to the fire of the enemy
is a late invention brought out
by a well known sportsman and
described, with illustrations, in
the June Popular Mechanics magazine.
The feature of this invention
is that the rifle is held vertically,
while the projectile is
fired horizontally. This is accomplished
by a curved deflection
tube, fixed to the muzzle.of
the gun, that changes the course
of the projectile from the vertical
to the horizontal as it leaves
the gun. In spite of the enormous
friction that must accompany
this change of direction, I
the tube, as shown by actual
tests, is not subject to excessive
wear, while the effective range
of a rifle equipped with this device
is 100 to 150 yards.
Mrs. A. C. Link, of Hickory,
N. C., is a guest in the home of
her son, C. S. Link, in this city.
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rBSDAY, MAY 27, 1915.
AS WE SEE IT.
B. C. BUnkcnthip.
To express our opinion towards
the belligerent nations now engaged
in warfare, let us use a
smile.
A strong, brave, educated, intelligent,
well-trained, and wellarmed
man, fighting from impregnable
barricade a hybrid
host, of white men, Mongolians,
T-I inrJnn lMr??.l^-? ?
lAiuviuo, lTia.v lays, ruggers, UlUlattoes
and other half-breeds, who
would invade the sanctity of his
home to despoil the honor of his
mother, his sisters, his wife, and
his daughters: within are his female
relations who load his guns,
keep watch for him and encourage
him to greater resistance to
the motly host that seek their
virtue as part of the spoils of war.
That's Germany.
Three degenerate white men,
whose souls were bartered for
gold, each with their hybrid retainers,
Tartars. Maylays, Hindus,
Japs, Chinks, niggers and
! mulattoes, seek to enter another
white man's house to steal his
gold and to get the help of these
hybrids, are willing to offer the
virtue of these white women to
I their hybrid retainers as a rej
ward for their services. That's
! iiingiand, France and Russia.
Whatever may have been the
cause of this war, and whoever
may be most to blame, does not
matter now. Germany is now
fighting with her back to the
wallj to keep out the imported
apes and baboons from Africa,
and the scum from Asia, brought
over by England, France and
Ruasia, t<\ overrun a country they
cannot conquer.
We don't believe God intends
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fact, we are sure ]
been wanting. \
40-inch White Lace
38-inch White Voile
36-inch Palm Beach
32-inch Tan Palm B
Our new 27-inch Iri:
only 25c the yard.
36-inch Tan and W1
Other nice new goo<
* See our new Allovei
at 65 and 75c the yard.
A Plain Bobinets in Ec
0 Everything that is n<
0 ow, and Oriental in both
? A bran new lot of L
? 50c and $1.00.
x Middy Blouses for b
New Blsck Nelvet R
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that -the advanced civilization of
Germany shall be replaced by
the voudoo of Africa and the
idols of Asia at the bidding of
the "entpntp nmuorc"
W fT W* U Vi tllQt
a nation will be compelled to
stand in shackles while the imported
black brutes despoil its
households.
Let those editors here so keen
to fight the Germans, join the allied
army and fight with negroes
on terms of equalty; hell and its
hosts can't whip the Germans.
Facts About the Bible.
Here are some Bible statistics
that are said to be the result of
three years' labor of the indefatigable
L)r. Home, and given
by him in his introduction to the
study of the Scriptures:
Old Testament?Number books,
39; chapters, 939; verses, 23,214;
words, 593,493; letters, 2,728,100.
New Testament?Number books
27; chapters, 260; verses, 7,959;
words, 181,253; letters. 838.380.
The Bible?Total number of
books. 66; chapters, 1,189; verses
31,173; words, 181,253; letters,
3,566,480.
Apocrypha?No. of books, 14;
chapters, 184; verses, 6,031;
words, 125,185.
The middle book of the Bible
is Micah; the middle and small
chapter is tne 117th Psalm; the
middle verse is the eighth verse
of the 118th Psalm; Psalms is
also the largest book of .the Bible,
and the largest chapter is
the 119th Psalm; the 21st verse
of the seventh chapter of Ezra
contains contains all the letters
of the alphabet, except one; the
shortest verse in the Bible is the
35th verse of the 11th chapter of
St. John.
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Ve call special attentio
Cloth for only 25c the yard.
, a fine quality, for only 20c tl
Cloth for only 25c the yard,
each Cloth for only 25c the ya
sh Linens, in Nile Green, Old
litp I inpn (rtr nnlv
w? v>i?j nii^/ jraa
Is in Crepes, Lawns, Voiles, et<
Laces in White, Cream and E
ru and White, 36 inches, 25 ai
LACES.
ew in Laces. All new patterns
White and Ecru. Prices, 5c t<
adies' Shirtwaists in both Whit
oth Ladies and Children 50c ai
ibbons, Nos. 1 1-2 to 9, all Satii
tee each week. We al
; Young <
and Sell Everytl
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$1.25 Per Year.
TOWN OF YORKV'.LLE
WILL BE KNOWN ftS YORK
In an election held in Yorkville
Tuesday, by a vote of 124
to 80, out of about 275 qualified
voters, it was decided that in
the future the county seat of
York county shall be known as
"York" instead of Yorkville.
The movement to change the
name of the town was first agitated
25 years ago, when it was
defeated by an overwhelming
majority. It was revived last
fall and the Legislature was
asked to make the change by
legislative enactment, but when
the bill sent down was amended
so as to provide that it should
not become law until ratified by
the qualified voters of the town
it was withdrawn. The next
move was a petition alleged to
have been signed by a majority
of the freeholders asking the
town council to order an election
to decide the question. The
election was ordered and the
result was as indicated.
uermany Takes Flore Time.
Monday's despatches from
Berlin stated that Germany's
reply to the American note
would not be ready for several
days. Officials of the Foreign
Office were so occupied with
the Italian developments that
they had no time to elaborate
the draft of the note. It was
pointed out that the delay in the
publication of the reply would
pive an opportunity for the public
to view the situation more
dispassionately.
Miss Jennie Beaty, of Winnsboro,
is the Kuest of her niece,
Mrs. W. A. Hafner, in this city.
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Rose, Blue and Grey, for A
c., at 8c to 20c the yard. 09
Icru. 36 and 40 inches. V
id 50c the yard. S
in Vals., Torchon, Shad- A
a 25c the yard. ^
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