ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Cotton was bringing 11 3-4 on
this market yesterday.
* There are at present four workers
on the city "gang." all doing
time for handling booze contrary
to the law.
Mrs. W. E. Stowe and daughter,
of Rock Hill, spent the last
week with relatives in Fort Mill.
A bowling alley, a new form
of amusement for Fortf Mill, has
been opened in connection with
the new Royal Cafe. Mr. J. C. J
Bayne is the proprietor.
T. C. Patterson, of Great Falls,
was a visitor to Fort Mill Tuesday.
Mr. Patterson stated that
work had been commenced on I
the site for the $100,000 summer
home that J. B. Duke will build !
on Mountain Island, near the
Falls.
Dr. James Boyce Elliott, of
this city, on Tuesday received
notice from the adjutant general's
office of his appointment by
Governor Manning as surgeon in
the reserve corps, N. G. S. C., j
with the rank of first lieutenant.
By a clever piece of detective
work. Officers Lynn and Irb.v on !
Thursday night ran down two
blind tigers, Abe Porter and Zeb ;
Watson, both colored, and in j
court Friday morning Mayor
Patterson gave each of the ne- j
groes the option of $2f> fine or j
JO days on the streets. They J
took the days.
Frank Shaw, a young farmer
of the township, brought to
town Saturday a barn owl which
on account of its immense size
proved quite a curiosity. The
bird measured more than two
feet from tip to tip of wings and
was caught in a small steal trap.
After a delay of several weeks,
due to slow shipment and transportation,
the electric shoe shop
of A. Schultz, next door to the
postoffice, was on Monday mornmorning
opened for business.
Mr. Schultz has installed in his
shop electrically driven shoe machinery
and is prepared to manufacture
shoes and repair shoes,
as he says, "while you wait.
The weather for the last ten
days has been ideal in this section
for farm work and, if we
juuge by the few country people
seen on the streets, the farmers
have taken advantage of the
favorable conditions.
Hugh E. White, supervising
architect of the new government
postoffice building at Gastonia,
N. C., spent Sunday and Monday
with relatives in Fort Mill.
The new building at Gastonia
has been in course of erection
for 18 months and is now all but
complete.
The parents in Fort Mill and
vicinity of Samuel Warren and
Grady Hoagland, members of the
standing army, the last week received
letters from the young
men who were at that time in
camp at Laredo, Texas, near the
border. A letter was also re_
i i a. i i a. l. r
ceiveu nere me lasi ween iroiii i
Robt. B. White, another Fort
Mill man who. when the letter
was written, was located at Ha-1
chita, N. M.
Mrs. Betty Bailey died Monday
shortly after noon at her home
in Lower Steel Creek section,
following an illness extending
over many months. Mrs. Bailey
was about 58 years of age and is
survived by a son, Wm. Bailey.
She has a number of relatives in
the vicinity of Foit Mill.
Ritch Campbell, colored, "on
Thursday night received a gash
across his face which required
20-odd stitches, when he was at- |
tacked by Hattie Withers, a negress,
armed woth a pocket knife.
Trouble was. Ritch took t'other
'oman to the minstrel show and
when Hattie met him on East
Booth street she_ proceeded to ;
carve him up. Kor her rough j
treatment of Richard, Friday !
morning Hattie paid a fine of
ten dollars.
Mrs. Margaret J. Harris, of
the Pleasant Valley section. Monday
evening received the sad intelligence
of the death at Norfolk,
Va., of her son, Gary T.
Harris. The young man had been
ill for some time and his death
was not unexpected. Mr. Harris
enlisted in the United States
navy about two years ago and
during hU illness had been treated
at the naval hospital. With
him at the time of his death was
a brother, Hope Harris. It was
I n??t announced whether the remains
would be sent home or
buried in Norfolk.
R. M. Hood, of this city, the
last week received letters patent
on a car wheel fender which he
invented something more than a
year ago. The fender may be
attached to the axle box of any
ordinary railroad or street car
and is designed to prevent the
wheels passing over any ot>j?ct
which might fall or he thrown
on the rails, serving its purpose
with the car moving either forward
or backward. Mr. Hood
has received several otters from
parties who wish to buy the patent
right, but has declined all offers.
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Dead Nan Not Taylor.
T. G. Taylor, who disappeared
from his home near Carhartt
station last August, and, supposedly,
whose dead and badly
decomposed body was some time
later found by hunters on the
Springsteiu farm near Catawba
river, is not dead but instead is
alive and is doing well, according
to first-hand and reliable information
which comes to The
Times.
The fact that Taylor was not
the dead man found near the
river was ascertained by Mr. W.
R. Crane, a well known resident
of the Providence section of
Mecklenburg county, who has
known Taylor and his family for
years. Some weeks ago it occurred
to Mr. Crane that Taylor
was still alive and that on leaving
his home and family he had
perhaps joined the army. Mr.
Crane was in Charlotte Friday
and visited the recruiting office
and inquired about Taylor. The
recruiting officer turned to his
records and there found that one
T. G. Yaylor did enlist in the
service on the 24th dav of last
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nuKuoi a 11 u was seiu I'j VyUiumbus.Ohio,
for reexamination. The
Charlotte officer expressed the
belief that Taylor h.'.d been ac- |
cepted for the ser/ice and ex?
pressed the opinio*, that he was
now located at sc.ne point along
the Mexican bo der or possibly
had entered \lexico with the
troops in pur uit of Villa. It is
stated th*>' che family of Taylor
is in (%r ..munication with the war
p ^drtment and expect to learn
in a short time just where he is
located.
It will be recalled that following
the discovery of the dead
body near the river and in the
belief that it was that of Taylor,
Daniel Cannup, a brother-in-law
of Taylor, was arrested and committed
to York jail under the
charge of murder. However,
it was later found that the evidence
that the dead man really
was Taylor; that he was murdered
and that Cannup was connected
with the crime, if crime
it was, was so very scant that
Cannup was released on his own
bond.
Will be Installed April 30.
A called meeting of Bethel
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j icouyitry was neiu in me rirsi
Presbyterian church at York on
last Thursday at which the presbytery
dissolved relations between
the Rev R. K. Timmons,
pastor of Bethel church, and arrangements
were made for his
installation as pastor of the Fort
Mill church, to which he accepted
a call some weeks ago. The
Fort Mill church was represented
in the presbyterial meeting by
Elder T. B. Spratt. Rev. Mr.
Timmons will be installed as pastor
of the Fort Mill church following
the morning service 011
Sunday, April MO. Rev. A. A.
McLean, pastor of Clover church,
will preside and preach the sermon,
and Rev. A. 1). P. (iilmour,
of Chester, will charge the pas- I
tor. Rev. F. W. Gregg, of Rock
Hill, was named as alternate.
How Mountain Lost West Point.
Of interest, in connection with
the published statement that J.
B. Duke will erect a handsome
estate on Mountain Island, a towering
woodland in the center of
Catawba river, is the statement
of a prominent Charlottean that
by a single vote West Point was
chosen over this same site for
the United States armv academv.
This is a matter of history, says
he, that car. be easily verified.
When the question came up for
discussion a Westerner whose
prejudice against the South at
the time was very acute, cast
the deciding vote which took
the institution to West Point.
The island upon which Mr.
Duke is to build is at least 200
feet high and commands a wonderfuld
view of the country for
miles around. About 300 acres
are embraced in the island and
this will be developed by the millionaire
as a summer home. It
overlooks three of the largest
power developments of the Southern
Power company. Great Palls,
Rocky Creek and Fishing Creek.
Births and Deaths.
Vital statistics for the state,
covering 1015, are interesting
records.
The total number of deaths reported
under the vital strtistics
law was 24.501, being 15.2 per
1,000 population.
The total number of births reI
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im?ilc?i w<t?> L?t?,znnff fait" \n'i ityr\nJ.
2!). White male. 11.015: white
female, 10,127. Negro male. 12.110;
female. 11.512; total 22.622:
rate per 1.000, 26.7. Indian
male. 2. Unknown, 184. Still
births, 2,874.
Death rate: White, 12.6; negro.
17.4; negro increase over
white, 4.8.
Birth rate; White, 29.1; negro,
27 7: white increase over negro,
2.4.
JHE MAJESTIC
W.ich the Improvement.
FOUR REELS TO-DAY.
1 Open 4:20 ? 5c and 10c
TBS FORT MILL TIMES, FORT MILL, SOI
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Notice To The Public
Now is the time to look up your old, wornout
shoes. If you have 3 pair of old ones
laying around somewhere, get them together
and bring them to us. We repair them and
make them lot1: as new, no matter how bad
they are worn. Those are th? kind we like.
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i iiucd iiiuuci aic auu >> vi t\ womr u iicii j'nuir
ised. All work done while vou wait. Get
the habit. A. SCHULTZ.
Fort Mill Store, No. 11.
MiLLINERY. jl
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Our milliner, Miss Elizabeth Pills- |
bury, arrived Monday from Balti- ?
more and is hard at work getting +
i| ready to show you the prettiest line ?
ot Women's. M isses* and Children's
Hats ever shown in this city. We ?,
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extend you a cordial invitation to vis- ^
f it our millinery department on the
second floor. Plenty of room, good +
t light, pleasant place to rest. j
l Oxfords and Pumps f
Our new Oxfords and Pumps are ?
here, in all the new stvles. We can
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I only show you new 1916 Low- ;
quarter shoes, as we did not carry f
over any from last season. So, if
? you buy your spring shoes from us, ;
| you are sure to get new ones.
Come in and take a look and try
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4 a pan on. vaec our low prices, we ;
will leave it for you to say. Yes or f
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I Patterson's Dry Goods Store *j
t TELEPHONE NO. 85. "JELLS IT FOR LESS." *
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if There's Solid Comfort I
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; In knowing that your grocer is de- ;
i f pendable, and that he sells nothing
but dependable merchandise. When I
I you leave your orders at this store, you ^
f may rest assured that they will be ?
filled ith every care; that they will
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the best. Phone No. 116. I
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O. T. CULP, Prop. - Phone No. 15.?
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JTH CAROLINA
With the BEST Cooler
Manufactured we will be in position
to furnish the trade with
as good Meats as the market will
afford this summer. Also Fresh
Butter and Eggs. Bring us your
Veal Calves, Beef Cattle, Fre.-h
Milch Cows and Hides, for topmarket
cash prices.
Pure bred R. I. Red eggs for
hatching, $1.00 for 13.
FORT MILL CASH MARKET
Phone No. 140. i
Schedule of Service*
Fort Mill Circuit of M. E. Church, South,
for the Year 1916.
Fort Mill Church?1st and 3rd Sundays
at 11 a. in., and 1th Sunday at
night. Sunday school every Sunday
morning. VYomans* Missionary society
every 1st Sunday afternoon.
Pleasant Hill Church?1st and did'
Sundays at 3:30 p. in. Sunday school
every Sunday afternoon at 2:30o'clock.
Philadelphia Church 2nd Sunday at
II a. m.; 4th Sunday at 3:30 p. in. Sunday
school every Sunday morning. (4th.
Sunday at 3:30 p. ni.l
India Hook Church ?4th Sunday at 11
a. m.; 2nd Sunday at 3:30 p. in. Sun- ,
day school every Sunday afternoon, '
(lth Sundav 10:00 a. m.)
K. Z. JAMES. Pastor.
NOTICE!
I have taken the Fort Mill agenev
for the
Robinson Folding "Steeline
Rath Tiik
1/Ulll X uu
ami iuvite you to visit Patterson's Dry
Goods Store, where you may see one
of the tubs on exhibition.
The Robinson Folding "Steeline"
Hath Tub is perfectly sanitary ami being
easily handled can be taken into |
the yard at any time, washed and aired
out. Nothing fragile, nothing flimsy, '
it's strong and durable and will not
leak. Guaranteed for 10 years.
Price, $10.
J. L. LYLES.
Additional Proof.
Capt. Thos. B. Spratt. Cashier
of the First National Bank
says of the Union Central Life
Insurance Company:
"I am carrying large policies
with this company and am thoroughly
satisfied with mv contracts.
I have just paid trie premium
011 a $5,000.00 policy and
find that my dividend was about
28 per cent., thus reducing my
premium more than one-lourih.
L believe that the investments
of the company, which are in j
farm mortgages, are the safest
and most remunerative in the;
country today."
If you are not over do years of
age, Scents a day will pay for
$1,000.00 of life insurance in the
Union Central the cost of a
cigar. a cold drink, a package of
gum.
Bailes & Link,
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To every man ar
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preparing for it?
Many are prepari
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Under Supervision ol
Need a
Our second shipment of Mis
days ago and are ready for y<
arc mules of all sizes and i
Several closely mated teams a
"Quick sales, short feed billi
profit," is our motto. Come tc
Mills Live
FERGUSON & MOORE.
Heavy and Fancy
Groceries,
Fresh Meats, Fish |
and Ice. ]
Formieon St Mnnvn
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Telephone 21). , i
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ting in every day
ich to you about
/e we are now
Spring Goods t
nd believe you
a have seen the ?
d look around.
tVe are always pit
\ ]p. frcm week t<
Young C
i the New Store.
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i Comes \ I
id it generally re- *
ayment, large or ;
ill you do when t
comes? Are you ?
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hy don't you?
NAL BANK. f
f U. S. Government. ?
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Mule?
souri Mules arrived several
Diir inspection. In this lot
suitable for every purpose,
nd single mules of all sizes,
s and a small per cent, for
) sec us.
stock Co.
FOR SALE (). 1. C. Pips, 8 to 9
tveoks old, to be delivered March 20 to
11, $2.50 to $4.00 each. One hundred
Im^hcl- Mexican Mammoth Hi^f Hcdl
L'otton Seed at $1.00 per bushel, delivered
at Fort Mill. Two-foot Oak
Wood, $2.00 per cord. Nice smooth
tawed Stove Wood ready for delivery
March 15, at $2.f>0 per load. 15.000
feet Oak Lumber, 2x0, 2xK, 2x10, 2x12,
it $1,00 per 100 on yard, or $1.20 deivered
at Fort Mill. Waieroak Farm,
Osmond Harbor, Prop., Fort Mill. S. C.
3i}(Wj C&I'C ISTKIE ONLY
rjiSNUINE ABKSGft SALVE
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Spring Goods
and haven't ?
them. How- |jj
receiving the ?
hat we have ?
will say the ?
*oods. &
whether yon ?
eased, to have ?
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