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I??Pthe fort mill times ^ Democratic ? Published Thursday*. ' 8. W. BRADFORD - Editor *nd Proprietor I uaacmpTioN RATES: One Year 11.26 Six Month* .86 The Time* invite* contribution* on live subject* bat doe* not agree to publinh more than 200 word* ?n any subject. The right is reserved to edit i very communication submitted for publication. | ^ On application to the publisher, advertising & atea are made known to these interested V Telephone, local and long distance. No. 112. Entered at the poetolhce at Fort Mill. S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. DECEMBER28,1916. The Town's Progress. Fort Mill's municipal election will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 1916, and it is to be hoped that the voters will exercise good judgment in the srlection of a council to serve the town during 1916-17. The time is at hand when factionalism, petty prejudice and personal grievances, if there be such, be cast aside and a set of progressive business men put at the head of the town's affairs. As is well known by all who are familiar with the finan ces of the town, present council has had much on its hands in the way of indebtedness, the bulk of this being for the purchase of equipment for the fire department at the completion of our waterworks system. This expenditure amounted to quite a sum and the town not having the cash on hand was compelled to buy the equipment on credit. Our understanding now, however, is that present couwil has about wiped out this indebtedness and the town is again practically out of debt. It might also be mentioned that little could be done in the way of permanent improvement during the payment of this debt. But the incoming council will not be handicapped in such manner and it is but natural to suppose that most of the town's surplus money will be used to further the per- j manent improvements started a 1 few years ago. However, little may be expected unless a set of workers ? progressive men of sound business judgment ? be elected. There are cases where men are elected to office solely because they are popular with the masses. This is all wrong. No man is fit for public office, no matter how popular personally he may be, unless he possesses that degree of good judgment, business acumen and stamina which is essential to properly filling the office to which he aspires. Figureheads or drones on our city council will accomplish nothing, and, as stated, our voters should consider well the fitness of each of the several candidates before casting their ballots in the coming election. The country people around Fort Mill don't half realize the sport they miss by not residing in town during the campaign for town officers. As a well known shoemaker used to say, "It's something tolerable, horrible and miserable." But then, all the interest should not center in the selection of x town officers. There are school trustees to be elected and the school is an institution in the affairs of which the average parent should feel quite as much if not more interest than the affairs of the town. One of the things to be gained by running for office, whether one is elected or not, is that of finding out your standing with the home folks. An aeceptable Christmas pressent to your relative or friend at a distance would be a year's subscription to The Times. The average country editor will dine this Christmas on tur key of the featherless variety. Of course we trust that a ?ood time may be the lot of every Times reader at this Christmastide. The editor of this newspaper has a bunch of Christmas smiles for sale at $1.25 per. Tomorrow is Christmas eve, and likewise national "opening" day. Drunken Negro Shot Mother. York, Dec. 20.?The first positive proof of the fact that John Barleycorn has arrived in York to spend the holidays was fur nished last night when Anna Pierce, a negress about 75 years of age, was shot through the face by her son, Jim Pierce. It appears that the son was drunk and carelessly handling a pistol when the weapon was discharged, the bullet striking his aged mother. Attending physicians say that the wound is a very serious one, although it will not necessarily pfove fatal. Tuesday last marked the opening of winter and, incidentally, was the shortest day in the year. The sun rose Tuesday morning at 7:27 o'clock and set at 5:15 p. m., the interval being just nine hours and eight minutes. In the auditorium of the local graded school Sunday afternoon a fairly good crowd heard the prohibition addresses of John G. VVoolev and Georce W. Mor row, representatives of the Anti-Saloon League of America. Music for the occasion was furnished by a choir made up from the several churches of the town. Mules, Mules. Listen, we have just received our first car of Missouri Mules. These mules were selected with care and we I can suit you both in I quality and price. Come to see them. I Mills Live Stock Co. | Qli)t H>abtt It's Officers n friends the cc M u I A*-* ?.? y i Jl v1 x ^ ?T happiness and Every feature braced in the s eral and amp] convenient loc sirable place t< Comme The Oldest FOR SALE. WANTED. LOST. FOUND. FOR RENT?Nice 7-room Cottage on Confederate street. Apply to Oscar T. Culp. FOR QUICK SALE-Two-acre city lot, with house. For terms, apply at once to Bailes & Link. , FOR SALE?Just received a car of Horses and Mules. Also a fresh car of Buggies, Wagons and Harness. Come see us. S. J. Kimball, Rock Hill, S. C. County Commissioners. Annual Meeting to be Held on January 6, 1916. York, S. C., Dec. 7, 1915. Pursuant to the law of 1912, notice is hereby given to whom it may concern, that the Annual Meeting of the County Board of Commissioners of York county, will be held in che Office of the County Supervisor at York, on Thursday, January 6th, 1916, commencing at 10'o'cloek, a. m. Under Section 993 of the Civil Code all claims against the County not previously presented, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board on or before January 1, 1916, and holders of claims will take notice that if the same are not presented and filed during the year in which they are contracted or .the year following, such claims will be forever ban ed. All claims against York county must be itemized, and they must be accompanied by affidavits of the claimants setting forth that the amounts claimed are just, true, due and owing, and that no part thereof has been paid by discount or otherwise. All persons authorized by law to uuminister earns, are required to probate claims against the county free of charge. By order of the Board. THOS. W. BOYD, Supervisor. Annie C. Wallace. Clerk ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1916 Notice of Opening Book* of Auditor for Listing Return* for Taxation. State of South Carolina?County of York. Auditor's Office, November 30, 1915. IHirsuant to the requirement of the Statute on the subject, Notice is heregiven that mv books will be opened in office in York Court House on Saturday, January 1, 1916, for the purpose of listing for taxation all Personal and Real Property I.eld in York County, on January 1, 1916, and will be kept open until the 20th day of February, 1916, and for the convenience of the Taxpayers of the County 1 will be at the places enumerated below on the dates named: At McGill Bros.' Store, Saturday, January 1, 1916. At Clover, Tuesday ami Wednesday, January 4 and 5, 1616. At Bethel, (Ford, Barnett & Co.'s Storet Thursday. Jnniinrv 6 lOlfi At Point, (at Harper's) Friday, January 7, 1916. At Bandana, (Perry Ferguson's Store) Saturday, January 8, 1916. At Smyrna, Monday, January 10, 1916. At Hickory Grove, Tuesday and Wednesday, January II and 12, 1916. At Sharon, Thursday and Friday, January 13 and 14. 1916. At Bullocks Creek (Good's Store) Saturday, January 15, 1916. At Tirzah, Monday, January 17, 1916. At Newport, Tuesday, January 18, 1916. At Fort Mill, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 19, 20, 21, 1916. At McConnellsville, Monday, January 25. 1916. At Ogden, Tuesday, January 25, 1916. At Coates Tavern, (Roddcy's) Wednesday, January 26, 1916. At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January 27, to Wednesday, February .2, 1916. At Ramah, Friday, February 4, 1916. At York, from Saturday, February 5, to February 20, 1916 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 the numbers of their respective school districts in making their returns. BROADUS M. LOVE, Auditor York County. HHHnHHHMBHHHHinHI tgg jBanfe of nd directors, extends rnipliments of the se Year he one of prospei peace to all. that is helpful to de ervice we render. Oi le resources, complete 4*4- 1 /\* 1 X- - ? ? 1 uiKm, milm's mis intuit i transact your flnanci rcial and Savings Dep The Stronges ugs Pank of V V 6? iv'jlVy 1 heai age this joy mer Yea | pros ? TAX NOTICE?1915. Office of the County Treasurer of York County. York, S. C., Sept. 15, 1915. Notice is hereby Riven that the Tax Books for York County will be opened on Friday, the 15th day of October, 1915, and remain open until the 31st day of December, 1915, for the collection of State, County, School and Local Taxes, for the fiscal year 1915, without penalty; after which day one per cent, penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of January, 1916, and two per cent, penalty for all payments made in the month of February, 1916, and seven per cent, penalty will be added to.all payments made from the 1st day of March, 1916f to the 15th day ol March, 191b, and alter this date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers, 1 will attend the following places on the days named: At Yorkville from Monday November 22d, until Friday, the 31st day of December, 1915, after which date the penalties will attach as stated above. Note.?The Tax Books are made up by Townships, and parties writing about taxes will always expedite matters if they will mention the Township or Townships in which their property or properties are located. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. NOTICE- We have installed an upto-date Grist Mill in connection with our lumber business and are ready to offer our service to the public. Until further notice the mill will be operated Tuesdays and Fridays. Fort Mill Lumber Co. Jfort jWtll, * to its many ason. ity to yon, and ipositors is eninr policy is lib5 facilities, and : the most deal matters. . artment | t - The Best Jfort iWtU LflHMBMMHMniyiMran sggg I?? 1? - '^ - ' jiry . . 9 Friends thank you n rtily for the pati you have given year and trust may be yours rv Christmastide uid may the Is r bring you pe. >perity, happines; E. W. Kimbrell % I! I ^jf $ tt $ In our drug store we We could not list all j ? page. Only come in a * buy and save time, trc I \ Hutchinson' Z Prescriptior srti From this dat Swift's and I at 21 25 lbs. Sug Everything else EPPSJ " ________________ nost ron- I . *' L US that this 1 % *' k I i-VT A T ^cw ace, 5. Co. i t': '- - ' "~ m <->3r^ ' '\\\x;- ^ Iv^fe?3^^* J$2 '1 & : an | have Gift Goods galore. ^ of therri on this whole * nd see them. You will $ tt >uble and money. ^ i r>i ^ s rnarmacy, | is a Specialty. ? wnHNMnanHMMBBEaM CIAL | e until January 1st Morris' Hams Oc lb. ;ar for $1.60 at like reductions. The Cash Man.