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FORT MILL COTTON MARKET.
Cotton, per lb lit
Seed, per bu. 52$
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Miss Ethel Hughes has ac?
cepted a position with the Majestic
Theatre.
Prof. James D. Fulp. superintendent
of the Fort Mill graded
school, has been confined to his
home on Booth street several
days with chills.
Miss Florence Bennett left
Friday for Pleasant Lane, Edgefield
county, where she will
engage in teaching during the
winter.
Capt. S. W. Parks of the Fort
Mill Light Infantry, has issued
notices to all concerned that all
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in to the commanding officer by
Monday, November 13th.
J. Allen Graham, of Greenville,
spent the week-end in Fort
Mill with his family who are
visitors in the home of Dr. and
Mrs. T. .S. Kirkpatrick.
Agent Joe M. Taylor informs
The Times that t he cotton ginned
in York county up to October 18
was 14,135 bales, as compared
with 17,140 bales ginned to the
corresponding date in 1914.
The open season for hunting
birds in South Carolina begins
November 15th, next Monday
week. Sportsmen who would
avoid possible trouble should
make a note of this fact.
The Hagenbeck-Wallace shows
T which exhibited in Rock Hill
Monday drew a large crowd for
the afternoon performance from
FortMilland the vicinity. Those
who witnessed the performance
pronounced it as among the best
^ they had seen.
Beginning with next Saturday,
the 6th, the two banking insti^tutions
of Fort Mill will be closed
Saturday afternoons between the
r hours of five and six. This action
it is stated is taken in order to
qIIaut thp plnrl/o on nnnnrtnnitir
V11V VIVi 1\U Ull tUIIIVJ
to check up the day's business.
The banks will be open from six
to eight o'clock Saturdays as
heretofore.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Ardrey returned
Sunday evening from
their month's bridal trip which
included a visit to the PanamaPacific
exposition and to other
* points of interest in the West.
Mrs. Ardrev before marriage
was Miss Blanche Lawrence, arul
her marriage to Mr. Ardrey took
place at the home of her parents
in Florence the afternoon of
October 5. The couple are residing
with Mr. Ardrey's parents,
Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Ardrey, on
White street.
Officers of the local military
organization have received from
the adjutant general's olhce an
invitation to attend the Southern
Commercial congress at Charleston
December 13th to 17th. It
is not likely, however, that the
comDanv will attend, since no
provision is made to pay the
men for the'time they would lose
from their work, aside from the
fact that it has been only a few
months since the company spent
several days at the annual encampment
on the Isle of Palms.
Next Tuesday, the Oth, marks
the first anniversary of the L>iy?
fire which Swept away three of
the largest mercantile houses of
Fort Mill and destroyed property
afnounti ng to some $20,000,
During the year that has elapsed
since that memorable night,
hewever, the spirit of progress
has been steadily at work and
^ today there stands on this burned
^ area three as handsome store^
rooms as one will find ^in any
town of equal size in the State.
And what's equally good, these
buildings are crowded full of
new goods consisting of almost
anything one could 4)uy in a
much larger town.
C. T. Crook, of Amerieus, Ga., i
is spending a few days with
relatives in Fort Mill township. !
The regular monthly meeting
of the Parent Teachers' club will
be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon
at o o'clock in the auditorium
of the graded school.
lion. S. H. Fpps, of Fort Mill, I
is among the number of York
county men appointed by Gov-!
ernor Manning as delegates to
the Atlantic-, Deeper Waterways
convention to be held at Savannah,
Ga., November 9 to 11.
Report has it that Osmond
Barber will move, with his1
family, from Barbersville to i
Fort Mill within a short time;
and will occupy the residence!
on Booth street, until recently
occupied by Prof. J. P. Coats.
The many friends in this city
and section of Mrs. James H.
Thornwell, of Winnsboro, will
be pained to learn that her condition
is reported as still very
: serious. In fact, it is stated that
i i
mo attending physicians have
all but despaired of hope for her
j recovery.
Of interest to the general public.
and especially to the taxj
payers of the town, is the
statement of the Public Works
commission published on page 4
of this week's Times. This is
the first published statement by
the commission since its forma|
tion about two years ago.
Lancaster county's annual fair,
the second to be held, opened
yesterday and will continue
through Saturday. It is stated
that unusual interest in theevent
has been manifested throughout
the county, and this year's fair
gives promise of far eclipsing
the fair of last year.
According to a Fort Mill press
correspondent, an elfort is being
made here to have the Southern
Railway officials designate Fort
Mill as a regular stop for passenger
trains Nos. 31 and 32,
instead of a liag stop as at present.
This could be done, it
would seem, without iricon!
venienge to the schedules of
these trains, neither of which
have passed Fort Mill without
stopping since the new schedule
became effective some weeks
ago.
Will Snooks, alias Will Withers,
a negro man about 35 years of
age, was committed to York jail
Thursday by Magistrate Harris
upon a charge of assault with in;
tent to ravish, the victim of the
alleged assault being a young
negro girl of Upper Fort Mill.
The offense with which Snooks
! is charged is alleged to have
been committed on the 6th of
last July, since which time the
negro has been in hiding. His
arrest was made at Charlotte
last Wednesday.
Town Wiped Out by Fire.
The entire business section of
: Columbiana, a town of 4,000 population
and the county seat of
Shelby county, Alabama, was
practically wiped out by fire Saturday.
The town is protected
from fire by volunteer depart1
ments only, and these were un
| able to cope with the situation.
NOTIi '.10 ()K RK(H.STRATI ON.
Notice is hereby given that the
Books of Registration of the town of
1 Fort Mill will be open daily at Parks'
! Drug stor" from Friday, October 1,
11)15, until January 1, 1916.
Arthur C. I.ytle is the duly ap)
pointed registrar.
By order of council, this 7th day of
I September, 1915.
A. R. McELHANEY,
Attest: Mayor.
1 C. S. LINK, Clerk.
FOR SALE- 80-Acre Farm at Catawha
River bridge, near Fort Mill and
i Rock Hill. Fifteen acres of tine bottoms,
all necessary buildings. Easy
terms. J. R. llaile. Fort Mill, S. C.
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NOTICE ? AII persons are warned
I again not to hunt and kill any birds of
i any description on the lands of the
undersigned under full penalty of every
| law 1 can get to cover it. Wise farmers
know that their best friends are the
birds. Scientists have proven that
without birds insects would destroy the
world in 3 years. Insect pests do three
hundred million dollars damage annually
to crops in the United States.
Birds eat these pests. A reward will
be paid for evidence sufficient to conI
vicl any one hunting on my land.
B. M. Lee.
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We have been selling
D here for 30 years. None o
I is no other machine like it.
I ijood. Our economical wa;
I\\ e do not peddle them, h
save you all unnecessary e
Why should you take chi
machine?
People who can ntFord tl
Intelligent people buy 1
know it is the best at any
Lsee the new models and sa
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ness and genuine
they have no equa
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With only 60 days left
MUST GIVE BARGAIN
FOR SATURDAY-Sv
of buying Pure lard at tl
is because the party coul
time, so he gave us the i
Snowdrift, 10 lbs. fo
Tomatoes, 10c. Sweet F
Pink Salmon for 10c. 2
pounds nice Cracked Ric
Head Rice for $1.00. 1
Best Cream Cheese. 22 1
Just come on, we'will
(spent with us.
It's a shame to sell Cl<
hut they must go. Try
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f Let US Ser
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YOUR TABLE will be 1
f market affords if you ord
from us.
YOUR BANK ACCOUxN
Z prices are down as low as
% and Provisions of First qu
YOUR HEALTH will be
? nnlv crnnrls of known nurif
; YOUR APPETITE will
groceries of the quality th
nutriment, and are good t
2 WE PAY YOU the hig
^ eggs and other country pr
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Times Advertising
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- $20.001
NEW HOME Sewing Machines
>f them are worn out yet. There
There is no other Machine as
y of selling them saves you $20.00.
ut sell direct from the store and
xpense.
inceswith strangers and a strange
le hest buy the NEW HOME,
the NEW HOME, because they
price. Think this over pnd come
ve $20.00.
Massey.
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r Groceries, hor freshall
round deliciousness,
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articles when you come
oney goes a long way.
GROCERY,
Phone No. 15. ;
eYou Money
to close out this business, we
S.
rift's Pure Lard at 12 l-2c. Think
le price of Compound. And this
d not deliver the compound on
>ure lard at the same price.
ir $1.15. Three pound cans of
1 On 1 OA/* A '1
tai o, luv-, iut anu /\ f^UUU
pounds good Coffee for'25c. 25
e for $1.00. 8 pounds of Best
0 lbs. Hudnut's Grits for 25c.
-2c.
save you money on every dollar
othing and Shoes at our prices,
us.
The Cash Man.
s
ve YOU With
Groceries.
well supplied with the best the <
er your Groceries and Provisions ^
IT will be safeguarded because our <
possible to put them for Groceries
ality. ;
amply protected, because we sell
y and excellence.
be well satisfied, because we sell ;
at possess an unUsusl amount of
o the taste. 1
hest market price for chickens,
oduce. Bring us what you have.
rocery Co.,
one 116
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4> MATERIALS FROM US.
t RECT. OUR TRIMMING
LOOMS OF THE WORLI
t OUR STOCK.
IF IN DOUBT ABOl
t TO US AND WE SHAL
LECT. IT IS A PLEASl
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tained by m<
ly deposits t
Savings Ban
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vited.
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Saving
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Loans on Cotto
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at 6 per cent
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^ Ijusl year trie rirsi iNauoi
Hank loaned money to EVE I
7 farmer who offered warehou
receipts for cotton as securil
and hy means of these loa
hundreds of bales of cotton w<
stored ami sold later at high
prices which put thousands
? dollars in the pockets of c
f farmer customers.
We do not advise the farm<
+ to store their cotton this year r
i do we advise them to sell at t
present prices. This is a mat
? which should be decided bv ea
individual farmer according
his needs and circumstances.
4 We are prepared however
make loans, secured hy wa
j house receipts for cotton,
those farmers who may wish
hold their cottcn at Six Per C<
i I nterest.
. First National Bank,
$ $$ ?M #?ij|
JAL1TY GOODS I '"%
REASONABLE PRICES |
HING YOU WILL KNOW IS |
YOUR DRESS GOODS AND |
OUR SHADES ARE COR- J
GS MATCH. THE LEADING I
D HAUE CONTRIBUTED TO $
JT WHAT TO BUY. COME |
L GLADLY HELP YOU SE- |
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GOODS AND PRICES. |
Iry Goods Store I
"SELLS IT FOR LESS."
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agance is best ob#
aking regular weeko
your credit in the
k of Fort Mill.
nt is cordially in- p
:rest Paid On
5sr Accounts. ' # i
lank of Fort Mill <. J, |
Now is the Time
bra
jOF to do your repairing. You will
?h LUMBER
for your fences, road bridges.
to repairs on your house, bam and
re- outbuildings. We are in position
to to offer special inducements to
to early comers, giving you the best
;nt possible material, at prices that
defy competition.
Fort Mill Lumber Company,
> Phone No. 72.
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