Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 02, 1915, Image 1
The Fort Mill Times.
Eatabliahed in 1891. FORT MILL, S. C? THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 191R " _ v!
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
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The bank of Calhoun Falls recently
paid its depositors a dividend
of 18 per cent, on their deposits.
T. U. Vaughn, whose case has
dragged its way through the
courts, is to be taken back to
Greenville tomorrow for re-sentence.
It has been definitely decided
by the several committees that
the third triennial meeting of
the National association for the
study of Pellagra will be held
in Columbia October 21 and 22,
next.
The Rock Hill Steam laundry
has been closed, pending bankruptcy
proceedings, and Rock
Hill citizens have been put to
some little inconvenieuce thereby.
It is not thought that the
plant will be closed for long.
Bundy Petty, a negro who
lives just outside Gaffney, has a
curiosity in a pig which was born
on his premises a few days ago.
' The head in every respect is ex'
actly like that of an elephant.
There were ten pigs in the litter
and all are living except the
specimen above referred to.
The South Carolina rifle team
will be picked this week. The
team will participate in the national
shoot to be held in Jacksonville
early next month. The
State team will be made up of
men from the various companies .
who have made the best records
during the preliminarv shoots
which have been in progress for
^ several weeks.
A vigorous fight on prohibition
is to be made between n >w and
the date of the referendum election
on the 14th, by the local option
league of the State. The
fight will be carried into every
section of the State and an effort
will be made to show that
South Carolina would not be
wise to change her system of
regulating the liquor traffic.
Convicted of Abusing Child.
Frank J. Kirby, a one-armed
white man who lives in Rock
Hill, was tried before Magistrate
Glenn of Ebenezer, yesterday
morning on the charge of cruelly
beating his little daughter. A
jury composed of Messrs. Wm.
Campbell, Wm. Matth2ws, W. T.
Nichols, Wm. Adkins and P. J.
Burns found the man guilty of
tne cnarge and recommended
him to the mercy of the cohrt.
Magistrate Glenn sentenced Kirby
to pay a fine of $50 or serve
twenty days' imprisonment.
Owing to the fact that Kirby is
unable to do physical labor and
is without funds, the sentence
was suspended during good behavior.?Yorkville
Enquirer, Friday.
Killed Wife of Ranist
Hattie Smith, widow of Jule
??. Smith, the negro who was shot
to death in the court house at
Winnsboro in June, was shot to
death Sunday in her home two
* miles from Blaney. Bloodhounds
taken to the scene were unable
to take the trail, as a heavy rain
fell just as the dogs were put
to work. The authorities have
some strong clues on which they
{ expect to take action shortly.
The woman was shot through
an open window as she was
sitting with two other women,
singing. A load of shot from
a shotgun tore off the top of her
head and she died instantly. |
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Will Try Brice This Week.
A week of criminal court will
begin here today, said the Charlotte
Observer of Monday. The
most serious case docketed for
this week is that of the negro.
Wylie Brice, who has admitted
attacking little Mary Gordon
Query, the 6-year-old daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. R. Z. Query of
Berryhill Township last Wednesday
and who is now in jail at
VV inston-Salem. He is charged
with an attempt at criminal assault.
The case will be considered
by the grand jury and
after the returning of a true
bill, a time will be set for the
trial and Brice will be brought
here and arraigned. .Judge Webb
will appoint lawyers to defend
him. His trial will follow. All
this will occur during the latter
days of this week.
Drowned in the Catawba.
Leon Motz, a well known Rock
Hi!! young man, was drowned in
the Catawba river Friday afternoon
about 4 o'clock, and a'though
diligent search has since
been in progress, up to last accounts
the body had not been
recovered.
O. Motz, a half-brother, who is
foreman for the Southern Power
company, and Leon were looking
after some fish baskets in the
river at a point near the Whitner
farm, a short distance down
stream from the county bridge.
Leon was following in the wake
of his brother, who was near the
center of the river, when his
strength failed him and he grabbed
a wire holding the basket,
but sank. The older brother at
tempted to lend assistance, but .
on account of the swiftness of
the stream at that point was unable
to reach the drowning man.
Both men were said to be expert
swimmers and it was thought
probable by some that young
Motz was seized with cramp.
Mr. Motz was 27 years of age
and unmarried.
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"Hamp" Bailes Married.
Mr. G. H. Bailes, one of Anderson's
most prominent business
men and Miss Gertrude
Sanders, one of our most accomplished
and charming young
ladies, sprung a genuine surprise
on their many friends this afternoon
by getting married. The
ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
J. B. Sanders, on Greenville
street, at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. O. L.
Martin officiating. ? Anderson
Mail, Auk. 27.
Will Oppose Finley.
It is reported on reliable
authority in York that the newest
candidate to announce his
intention of running for congress
from the Fifth district next summer
is N. W. Hardin of Blacksburg.
Mr. Hardin is a lawyer
and has offered a number of
times for political office in
Cherokee county. He was an
avowed supporter of the governor
in 1912, being elected to
the house of representatives
from Cherokee county in that
year. He was defeated for the
State senate from Cherokee
county in the iast primary.?
York News.
Jail Becoming Filled.
There are seventeen prisoners
in the York county jail at present,
and since it is nearly two
mflnths until the* next term of
the court of general sessions, it
is expected that all available
space in the jail will be filled by
that time. With one exception,
all the prisoners in jail are
negroes. Most of the prisoners
are charged with housebreaking
and larceny or assault and battery
with intent to kill.?Yorkville
Enquirer. |
LOCAL GRADED SCHOOL I
TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY
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The Fort Mill Graded school
will open Monday morning, September
6, at 9 o'clock. j
The patrons of the school will
endeavor to see that their children
enroll on the opening day
so as to save delay ;n getting!
books and being assigned to their
proper grades. A notice regarding
tuition fees for the ensuing
session is printed in this issue of
The Times, and patrons will j
please bear in mind the fact that
the teachers of this school have
no authority to change any ruling ,
passed by the board of trustees, i
and these fees must be paid as
ordered by the trustees. The
superintendent is held responsible
for the collection of this fund,
so please pay promptly.
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x ne courses 01 siuuy ana DooKs
required is also printed in this 1
article and the teachers earnest- s
ly request the parents to get the
books for their children at once,
for the child cannot possibly
make the proper advancement
without books. The teachers al- S
so ask for the cooperation of all .
patrons in making this term the
most successful in the history of
the School.
J. D. Fulp, Supt.
Books for Term.
Grade 1 ?Wheeler Primdr, 25c;
Wheeler 1st Reader, 25c.
Grade 2?Wheeler Graded 2nd
Reader, 35c; Progressive Course
in Spelling, book 1, 13c; Berry's
Writing book No 1, 5c.
Grade 3?Stepping Stones to
Literature, No. 3, 30c; Milne's
Progressive Arithmetic, book 1,
32c; Kinard-Withers Eng. Language,
book 1. 32c; Berry's writing
book, No. 3, 5c; Progressive
course in Spelling, No. 1, 13c.
Grade 4 ?Stepping-Stones to
35^.-4tuwd- f
v* lLiivrs CinK. language, No. 1, i
32c; Milne's Progressive Arith- \
metic, No. 1, 32c; Progressive .
Course in Spelling, No. 1, 13c;
Berry's writing book, No. 4, 5c;
Primer of Hygiene, 35c; Maury's
New Elements of Geography 45c.
Grade 5?Stepping Stones, No.
5, 40c; White's Making of South
Carolina, 50c; Berry's writing
book, No. 5, 5c; Milne's Arithmetic,
No. 2,. 36c; Withers-Kinard
Eng. Language, No. 1, 32c;
Primer of Sanitation, 40c; Maury's
New Elements of Geography,
45c.
Grade 6?Milne's Arithmetic,
No. 2, 36c, W.ithers-Kinard Eng.
Language. No. 2, 44c; White's
History of the U. S., 40c; Human
Physiology, 60c; Snyder's Selections
from old Testament, 30c;
Payne's Common Words, etc.,
22c; Maury's New Complete
Geography, 88c.
Grade 7?Withers-Kinard Eng.
Laungage, No. 2, 44c; Payne's
Common Words, etc., 22c; Maurv's
New ComnlAiA (t
, ^wftiapnj, '
88c; Milne's Progressive Arith- (
metic, No. 2, 36c; Dugger's Ag- (
riculture, 60c; Thompson's U. S. /
History, 65c; Collar & Daniel I's J
First Latin. 94c; WatfereeT? Ctyil J
Government of U. S. and South C
Carolina, 76c. (
High School. {
First Year?Collar & Daniell's a
First Latin, 94c; Merchant of 5
Venice, 25c; Buehler's Grammar, j
55c; Well's Algebra, 68c; Milne's V
Arithmetic, No. 3, 41c; Mont- (
gomery's Eng. History, $1.06; (
Ivanhoe and other narallel rpnrt- -
. r
ings; Practical High School Spel- }
ler (Chew), 30c; Milne's Arith- J
metic, No. 3, 41c. '
Second Year Caesar's Gallic (
War, 65c; Metcalfe's Eng. Liter- ^
ature; Chew's High School Spel- t
ler, 30c; Well's Algebra, 68c; j|
Macbeth, 25c; Clarke's General S
Science; Rotsford's Ancient His- V
tory; $1.20; Torr's Physical (
Geography, 88c.. ^
Third Year?Cicero's Orations, t
83c; Metcalfe's Eng. Literature; 4
Stephenson's American History, )
$1.50; Well's Plane Geometry, A
75c; Milliken & Gale's Physics, (
$1.25; Chew's Speller, 30c; Addi- j (
son's Sir Roger DeCoverley, 30c. ^
The first bale of 1915 cotton J
sold on the Rock Hill market J
was brought in Saturday from j
the farm of Chas. D. Reid, of j
the Mt. Holly section of the, J
county. The cotton sold forj C
10 cents per pound. [ (
COTTON CROP LESS
THAN 12,000,000 BALES
at
Drought followed by excessive w
rains in the cotton belt during si
August caused deterioration ci
3lightlv more than the August al
average to the growing cotton fii
;rop. The Department of Agri- tl
:ulture Monday announced that ft
;he condition on August 25 was ds
>9.2 per cent of a normal. That e:
s 6.1 per cent below the July ai
condition. st
While no official report ex- ir
Dlanatory of the cotton figures fi
was forthcoming from the de- tl
aartment, Leo M. Estabrook,
:hief of the Bureau of Crop w
Estimates, announced unofficially B
Vaof f * * ? 1 * * *
tuc icpuri muicated a yield si
;his season of approximately w
11,800,000 bales, as compared sj
vith 16,185,930 bales last sea- tl
ion. tl
Ruling on Fourth-Class Nail. a
Effective yesterday, paragraph 01
I, section 488 of the postal laws lVl
md regulations is amended to P(
ead as follows: M
Fourth-class mail shall not be
egistered, but may be insured w
igainst loss in an amount equal U]
x) its actual value, but not to ex- ^
:eed $5 in any one case, on payment
of a fee of three cents, not A
,o exceed $25 on payment of a
?ee of 5 cents, not to 'exceed $50 H
>n payment of a fee of 10 cents, hi
lot to exceed $100 on payment 131
of a fee of 25 cents, in addition
Ol
,o the postage, both to be preiaid
by stamps affixed, but in- lij
lemnity will not be allowed in w
:ases of such mail addressed to
he Philippine Islands, unless the
oss occurred in the postal ser- ^
rice of the United States. th
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H Soon the short Si
$) will be off to school
I for you and you cai
at our store. Most e
Furniture departmei
Traveling Bags?Tr
$5.00. Come in ai
| t1 or th<
g In our dry goods
g of Hosiery, Statioi
5 Toothbrushes, Pin
g Combs, Brushes, Tc
I For th
g We have a new ]
g est styles, also Colla
g penders, Toothpaste
g Hosiery, Towels, St
We call your special attent
g of Lancaster" Gingham, the r
g es, blouses and skirts, for 10c
I Mills &
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The Pleasant Valley Picnic. \
Editor The Times: The picnic
; Pleasant Valley last Friday
as a pronounced success in ..
lite of the weeping skies. The "
owd was rather small, only
Dout 150 or 200, but all were in ^
ne spirits as we were needing
le delightful showers which
?11 at intervals throughout the ^
ay. The two addresses were ^
^cedent, the dinner abundant
id unusually good, and the
ring band from the neighborig
community of Barbersville *
lrnished good music throughout j1
le day. I
The first speaker of the day
as the Hon. T. G. McLeod. of t
ishODVille. Ho snnPo r?T-> tlio
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ibjcct of prohibition, and all jj
ho had heard this popular ^
weaker in the past, say that ^
lis was the best speech that j1
lat they had heard him make. c
rhile our community is practiilly
unanimous for prohibition. j)
lr people were perhaps a little
iditferent about going to the ^
Mis, and we think that Mr. t
cLeod's masterly presentation t(
I the evils of the liquor traflic
ill stimulate our people to vote
i larger numbers to stamp out ^
le iniquitous traflic.
The next speaker was the Hon. v
. J. Bethea, our Lieutenant j.
overnor. He spoke on "The ^
igh Cost of Ignorance." and ^
is address was full of good, p
ractical, common sense sug- i(
Bstions, and sparkled through- t
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jl witn wil ana numor.
Pleasant Valley will be de- li
?hted to have these gentlemen a
ith us again. S. E. B. ii
Aug. 30, 1915. p
Very little cotton picking has
;en done in this section up to w
is time. d
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0 set
Limmer vacation will 1
. We have made spe
1 replenish your war*
especially do we ask
nt anrl coo ahv 1i?o
ill U1 1 V.A VV U 1 I 1 I IVunks,
$2.50 to $16.5
id see these before bi
e Young L<
department you will
lery, Pencils, Powc
is, Handkerchiefs, <
>wels, Polish, Etc.
ie Young I
line of ball Hats and
rs, Ties, Shirts, Kercl
* and Brushes, Combi
ationery, Etc.
Mothers
ion to our New f all Cingham.
10-tade kind. Good patterns fc
: the yard.
Young C
the New Store.
9800 00 0 000083
Si.JdD Per Tear.
VANTS TO USE COTTON
TWINE IN POST OFFICES
Postmaster General Burleson
> anxious that manufacturers of
otton twine again avail themelves
of the opportunity offered
y his action in advertising for
roposals to furnish either cotton
r jute twine for use in tying
ogether letters in packages
uring the year beginning Noember
1. next.
Nearly a million and a half
ards will be consumed by the
ost office department during the
welve months' contract period,
t is used in large quantity daily
oth in the post offices and upon
he railway post office cars. In
ounds, approximately two milon
four hundred thousand
ounds of jute twine, or apirrwirrmtplv
i?n? rr,aii??
V.V.J VUV. 1 I I I I I 1U 1 11 S1A
undred thousand pounds of
otton twine, the former being
luch the heavier per yard, will
2 needed.
Until last year jute had the
reference. Last summer, after
he opportunity had been called
o their attention by the postlaster
general, several large
lanufacturers of cotton twine
aok an interest and bid for the
on tract now in force. Cotton
;on and the Beaumont Manuacturing
company, of Spartanurg
obtained the contract on
erms involving a saving for the
ost office department over the
nvest bid for j ute of eighty-three
housand dollars for the year,
'he South Carolina company
las fulfilled its contract to date
nd the cotton twine has proved
a all respects satisfactory to the
ostal service.
T. M. Hughes, of Lancaster,
ras a visitor to Fort Mill Monay.
WOL.j
be over and you x
cial preparations @
drobe by calling 9
you to visit our g
of 1 runks and 9
0; Bags, 95c to g
iying. g
adies. I
find a good line g
ler, Toothpaste, 9
dollars, Corsets, g
Vlen. I
Caps, in the new- g
hiefs, Belts, Sus- 9
3, Whiskbrooms, g
Wc sell the "Red Rose a
>r the new school dress- a
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