Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 20, 1916, Image 1
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^ Established in 1891.
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.
The city of Florence will in the
near future put down $40,000
worth of street paving.
An epidemic of smallpox is
prevalent among the negroes in
the western part of Laurens
county.
At the request of Congressman
D. E. Finley, Senator B. R.
Tillman has selected Mr. J. T.
Cunningham for postmaster at
Chester.
The chief of police of Charleston
has issued a mandate prohibiting
members of the force from
smoking either on or off duty.
Editor Moore of the Honea
Path Chronicle has been elected
mayor of his town, defeating his
opponent by a vote of more than
two to one.
Senator Beamguard of York
introduced a bill in the legislature
to amend the civil code so
as to make the legal rate of
interest 6 per cent.
Mayor Hyde of Charleston has
appointed Joseph A. Black, form'
er chairman of the city Democratic
executive committee, as
chief of police of Charleston to
succeed James Cantwell.
On the evening of January 25
Gov. and Mrs. Manning will give
a reception at the governor's
mansion to the members of the
general assembly and friends.
The affair will be informal.
Joscphus Daniels, secretary of
the navy, has notified Governor
Manning that the navy department
contemplates loaning a torpedo
boat destroyer to the South
Carolina naval militia under certoin
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turn vviiuitiuuo.
Representative MeMahon of
Richland county has introduced
in the legislature a bill which
would prohibit liquor dealers
from advertising their goods in
the newspapers or otherwise in
this State.
William Banks, editor of the
Columbia Record, has returned
from Chicago, where he spent
the last month in the interest of
his health. Mr. Banks is greatly
improved, looks several years
younger, and is 45 pounds lighter.
One of the most interesting
documents to be received this
year by the general assembly
was the annual report of the
state board of charities and corrections.
The report was sent
in on the first day of the session.
Gordon Brown, Tom Harvey,
I. A. Williams, Doil Hugginsand
John Humphries were convicted
at Greenville Saturday of killing
David Freeze, a Judson mill operative.
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each was sentenced to serve two
years at hard labor.
Hoy H. Wingo, a lineman employed
by the South Carolina
Light, Power and Railway company,
was killed at Spartanburg
Thursday morning, "supposedly
from coming in contact with a
live wire" while at work in the
plant of an ice cream manufacturing
company.
That the Torrens land title registration
system be incorporated
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uiku me swuuic iuw 01 me state
is recommended in a section of
the report of Commissioner Watson
to the legislature. He also
asks that the activities of the
state bureau of marketing be enlarged
by special legislation.
Victoriano Huerta Dies.
Victoriano Huerta, former dictator
of Mexico, died at El Paso,
Texas, Thursday night.
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Found Skeleton in Woods.
While hunting a few days ago
on the Springstein farm near
the Southern Railway bridge
over Catawba river a party of
young white men made a very
gruesome discovery when one
of them stumbled over the
skeleton of a human being. The
young men returned to their
homes, where they secured assistance
and again visited the
scene. The Rock Hill officials
and the coroner of York county
were then notified and thev made
an examination, discovered that
the skeletsn was of a man and
a few remnants of clothing WPr ,
also discovered. Phv?*if?;~ who |
examined thv. oivcieton said that
it had evidently been in its
position for something like six
months. Other physicians who
examined the remains said that
the skeleton was evidently that
of a very old man.
Favors Warehouse Bill.
A bill ro establish a system of
Federal licensing and supervision
of warehouses for staple
agricultural products, was favorably
reported to the lower
house of congress Tuesday by
the committee on agriculture.
"This bill, explained Representative
Lever of South Carolina,
chairman of the committee
and author of the measure,
"undertakes through the use of
the warehouse receipts, issued
from a Federally supervised
warehouse on agricultural products,
weighed and graded or
classified by Federal weighers
and graders, to liquidize agricultural
products in such a way
as to make them the best possible
collateral for the securing j
of money."
Cotton to Germany.
President H. N. Pope of the
Texas Farmers' union, has outlined
to congressmen from the
cotton states the union's plans
for shipments of cotton to tiermany
by way of Sweden. He
said the cotton would be concentrated
at Houston, that the first
ship would sail February 1, and
that regular sailings were planned.
The cotton would be shipped
in vessels owned bv native-born
Americans, said Pope, and will
fly the American flag. The cotton
has been sold for 27 cents a
pound delivered at destination,
and will net the farmers about
20 1-2 cents.
Don't Forget to Spray.
Have you made your attack on
the San Jose scale yet? Remember
that this is just about the
worst enemy of fruit trees in
South Carolina and that the only
effective way to control it is to
spray your trees in winter when
there is no danger to foliage.
Commercial lirne-sulfur, in the
proportion of one gallon to nine
gallons of water, is the spray to
use. The time to use it is before
the buds begin to swell in early
spring.
Officials' Salaries Raised
At a meeting of city council
held the evening of January 5
a resolution was adopted that
the mayor of the town be paid
in the future the sum of $200
per year, instead of $150, as
formerly, the same to take;
effect with the installation of i
the mayor on the 14th instant.
This resolution also carried with
it a provision for the payment
of 50 cents to councilmen for
each meeting attended during
the year. This fee was decided
upon as being a probable inducement
to councilmen to attend the
meetings regularly, some of the ,
members having missed a number
of important meetings during
the last year.
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[NEWS OF YORK COUNTY
BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED |
(Yorkville Enquirer, Friday.)
The town of Filbert is growing. ;
Mr. W. W. Lynn recently completed
a new residence there and
it is understood that Mrs. Wil-1
nam Mcuarter and Mrs. A. W.
Smoak contemplate building residences
theve, the construction
work to be^in right away.
At a recent meeting of the directors
of the National Union
bank ,i Rock Hill, Ira B. Dunlap
vas eletced president of the
Ijtitution to succeed YV. J. Roddey,
who declined reelection.
Mr. Dunlap has been cashier of
institution for a number of years.
Chester Reporter: An epidemic
of smallpox that exists among
the negroes in the western section
of York county, has already
resulted in the death of one person.
Physicians, acting under
the direction of Dr. Jas. A.
Hayne, state health officer, have
already vaccinated 200 persons.
At an election held in Rock
Hill yesterday. Dr. W. G. Stevens
was elected a city councilman,
defeating Prof. E. C.
Coker, 194 to 60. J. C. Cauthen,
John Gettys and W. H. Hope
were elected school trustees
without opposition.
The Beth-Shiloh, Allison Creek
and Tirzah churches which have
been without a pastor for some
time, are in communication with
a minister who re-ides in North
Carolina, whom they hope to
employ to take charge of the
field.
There is a probability that
York will have an ice plant next
spring which will ^attempt to
sell ice at less than one-half
cent per pound which is the
price prevailing. Asked what
disposition would be made of the
creamery one of the directors of
that institution stated that a
movement was being agitated
I to turn the plant into an ice
factory and that such is the
present intention of the4owners.
Carl Mayfield, a white man
was arrested at King's Mountain
battleground this week by
Federal VPVPnilO utranto
, Mgvuvo, ciiai^cu
with the illicit manufacture of
liquors. He was taken to Kind's
Nountain, N. C., where he gave
bond in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at the next term of
the United States district court
to be held at Greenville.
James W. Draffin, a young
man of the Harmony section of
the county, won second prize in
the state for the largest yield of
corn last year on one acre. He
will receive as a prize a gold
watch and $30 in cash.
J. J. Lytle Dead.
Mr. John J. Lytle, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Lytle of Fort
Mill, died at his home in Rock
Hill Thursday night, after an
illness of several months of
Bright's disease. Mr. Lytle
was 44 years of age and is survived
by a wife and two children.
The funeral was held from the
W. Main street Methodist church
Rock Hill, church Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, the services
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Polk, the pastor of the deceased. |
The interment followed in (
Laurelwood cemetery. I
Mr. Lytle was a member of (
the Rock Hill lodges of the ,
W. 0. VV. and Red Men and was
highly esteemed by the people
of his home city and section. He 1
was well known in this city. I
Miss Nora Hamilton has re- (
turned to Jonesville. after making
her home with her sister, Mrs.
Osmond Barber, in this city for 1
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RSDAY, JANUARY 20, 191
Would Punish "Tiger" Agents.
City council of Anderson has
prepared a law with teeth in it
for the agents of dealers in whiskey
in this state. The Anderson
delegation will bp urged to have
the measure enacted into law at
the present session of the general
assembly. The law provides that
it shall be unlawful for any person
in this state with or without
compensation therefor to act as
agent, intermediary or messenger
for either the seller or purchaser
of alcoholic liquors or beveracres
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or given away, or intended for
illegal sale, exchange or other illegal
purpose; or, with or without
compensation therefor, to receive,
accept, have in possession,
transport, deliver, order, procure
or purchase for another any such
liquors or beverages.
The law would carry with it a
fine of not less than $100 or imprisonment
not less than three
months.
Was Cold in Charlotte.
The thermometer in the United
States Weather Bureau at 7 o'clock
Tuesday morning registered
17.8 degrees Qr 14 2 degrees below
freezing. This was the
coldest weather of the winter.
Thermometers in other sections
of the city went down to 14 and
15 degrees but they cannot be
accepted with the same degree
of reliability as the Government
officially tested instrument, although
the localities in which
these instruments were situated
were doubtless several degrees
colder than the top of the Commercial
Building where the
United Statos Weather Bureau is
located. ?The Observer,
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| Special
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? Children's and IV
g Sweaters, Leggins,
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Etc. Just a few le
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Children's 25c Union Suits,
for each
Children's 50c Union Suits I
Children's $1 Sweaters, in v
Children's $1 Sweaters, in r
Children's 50c Sweaters, in
Children's 50c Sweaters, in
Children's Knit Leggings, r
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? Suitings, and Lace
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1 Special fo
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? Arbuckle's Coffee
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NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
IN IMPORTANT SESSION
Mayor B. E. Patterson and the
members of city council elected
in the municipal election held on
Tuesday of last week were sworn
into office Friday evening. A
business meeting was immediately
held and a number of matters
were taken up and acted upon.
The first of these was the election
of a city clerk and treasurer
and Alderman W. A. Roach being
the only applicant for the
position, his election consumed
but a short time. The election
of a chief of police then came up
and there were several applicants
for this place. J. VV.
Lynn, who has filled the position j
for about two years, was reelected.
Choosing the other |
town officers was then in order
and the following were named:
B. J. White, city attorney; J. H.
Patterson, cemetery keeper:
S. W. Parks, chief of fire department;
W. F. Lewis, assistant
to chief; S. L. Meaeham, engineer.
It was also decided in the
meeting that Chief of Police
Lynn be furnished two uniforms
each year by the town.
Hydrick for Lamar's Job.
The Spartanburg bar has
unanimously endorsed Judge
D. E. Hydrick, of that city, now
uii utiou?.ii?i.v juonv,c \ji 111c supreme
court of South Carolina,
for appointment by President
Wilson to the Supreme bench of
the 1 Tn!ted States.
The resolution which will be
transmitted to the president at
once says, "In our opinion, a
better qualified man cannot be
found."
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i days we will place
lisses' Underwear.
Infants' Sacques, B
: Underskirts, Outing
dt, so come before th
["hese Redi
prints, shirts. Infants' 25c whi
10c Infants' 25c Out
'or 39c Infants' 25c Boo
vhite, 70c Lariiea' 25c Knii
ed . 80c Ladies' 50c Knii
red. 42c Ladies' 25c Scar
white, .. 39c Ladies'50c Scar
ed, white,. 30c Men's 50c Unde
)ur new Spring Gin
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r Saturday and
5oap (7 bars to each custon
(1 pound to customer) for
Young C
i the New Store
$1.25 Per Year.
Growth of the United States.
Unofficial estimates have been
compiled, giving the population
of the continental United States
on New Year's Day 1916?compared
with the census figures of
1910. The population of the
j State of South Carolina today is
(estimated at 1,616,610. compared
: with 1,515,400 in 1910. The ini
crease for the past year was
17,730.
Continental United States, not
including Porto Rico, Alaska,
Hawaii, etc., shows an estimated
population on New Year's Day
of 101,208,321, compared with
99.590,321 a year ago, an increase
for the year of 1,617,994,
or 1.6 per cent. At the census
of April 15. 1910, the population
was 91,972,266 showing an increase
of 9,236,049.
Meets Next at Fort Mill.
The F.IKfot'll niineinn
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| York County Teachers' Association
held a very interesting
and helpful meeting last Saturday,
there being moie than
65 present.
j After an address by State
Superintendent Swearingen, the
High School teachers under
Supt. W. D. Magginis, held a
round table discussion. The
intermediate teachers were under
Supt. J. D. Fulp, of Fort Mill,
and the primary teachers' meeting
was presided over by Miss
Mary Greye Sandifer, of the city
schools. These discussions
proved most helpful.
A delightful luncheon was
served by the teachers of the
city schools, Miss Eunice Chaplin
being chairman of the committee.
This was greatly enjoyed and
the social hour following was
delightful.
The next meeting will be held
at Fort Mill on March 4.? Rock
Hill Herald.
Oil
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on sale a lot of ft
Also Children's ^ 1 \
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Skirts, Knit Scarfs
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actions I
ite Sacques, __19c @
ing Kimonos 19c m
tees, 19c a
L Skirts, 19c *
; Skirts, 42c 09
t's, 19c ?
fs. 29c ra
rvvear, shirts, pants 42c g
ighams, Percales, g
j money and in- g
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Monday. x
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15c the pound ?
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