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% I THE FOBT MILL TIMES Democratic ? Published Th ursda v . B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor description Kates: One Year $1.26 Six Months H The Time* invitoCu.ltributions on livesubject* bat doe* not agree to publish more than200 word* 01 any subject. The right in reserved to edit eery communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher#- advertising rtte* are rnnde known to those interested, telephone, local and longdistance. No. 112. Entered at the postoffice at Fort Mill.S. C.. as mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY. JULY 20. 1916. Storm of July 14-15, 1916. T'Vs** afAum nf loof l?ri^?i\r onrl X lie OIUI III VI law 1 I IUWJ Uim Saturday has had no counterpart in this section in the memory of any one now living. The destruction of life and losses running into the hundreds of thousands is the coll of the heavy rainfall and high wind that continued for 18 hours or more, beginning shortly after noon Friday. Thousands of acres of promising cotton and corn in the lowlands adjacent to Catawba river have been swept away by the raging water, other thousands of acres severely damaged by the wind and rain, many cotton mills along the river banks are wrecked almost beyond repair, cotton warehouses containing hundreds of bales have been added to the wreckage floating seaward, numerous concrete and steel bridges belonging to tbe counties through which the Catawba runs are washed away, as are all the costly steel bridges of the Southern and other railways that spanned the river, the Southern Power company's numerous elec'ric plants along the river have been almost inundated and put out of commission with heavy losses consequent upon the water damage to the machinery, a number of lives are teported lost, thousands of minor losses not so great individually but of immense proportions in the aggi agate, and last but not most unimportant all the cotton mill subscribers for the current of the power company have been closed all week and for perhaps many more days, meaning severe losses to the mills and even more insupportable losses to the thousands of operatives thrown out of employment. The storm of July .14 and 15, 191G. will perhaps be remembered for years as the most destiuctive in the history of this section. Other storms have visited this section and some ol them were not of the character of stage made thunder, but the intensity of no storm of the past of which there is any record equalled the one of last week for violence and in the enormous damage left behind. Originating | in the Caribbean sea some 20-odc; j hours before it struck interior'j j South Carolina, its pent up fury i Durst over this section in an unprecedented rainfall accompanied by a cyclonic wind that ' twisted and tore the growing ' crops as a child tears to pieces a ' doll it. has tired of. Then in the '* wake of wind and rain came i down the Catawba the mighty I wave of water to push aside or 1 destroy practically everything in 1 its path. Such was the storm of ' July 14 and 15. 1916. ( Attention, Voter#! It does not seem to be generally known that before a man can \ cast his vote in the primary this ' summer, he must go in person? cannot send ?and put his name ! on the club roll to which he be- ' longs. If he fails to goin person 1 before next Tuesday, July 25th, 1 he will be deprived of his vote, j The Times calls upon all good I citizens to go and put their j 1 names on the roll. Don't delay ' and say, "1 will doit tomorrow." j . Procrastination is the thief of ! time. If you are a resident of . Fort Miil go at once to the drug j store of Hutchinson & Lytle and 1 J put your name on the roll. Knitting Mill for Rock Hill? | The indications are that Rock . Hill will in the near future have J < a knitting mill. For some weeks the matter has been discussed more or less and at a meeting a I few nights ago of those interest- t ed, Director Alex. Ix>ng an- t nounced that he had provided i $25,000 for launching such an t enterprise, provided the Rock t Hill chamber of commerce would i provide an equal sum. Mr. lx>ng c to head the company. a rig t Latest Flood News. Catawba river has been falling since Monday evening and it was expected that the stream would be back in its banks by Wednesday evening. Wednesday morning there is not a bridge across the river, the Seaboard trestle near Camden being the last to go Tuesday morning; there is not a power plant on the stream in operation and it probably will be ten days before they will be started again; there is not a cotton mill within the fiood-swpt valley that has not been more or less submerged, two being totally wrecked and others being put out of commission for indefinite periods; there is not a railway or trolley car, crossing the path of the Catawba nor will there be one for a week or longer; there is not a strand of telephone or telegraph wires across the Catawba valley and ; the only means of communication between the sections divided by the stream has been via Richmond and Atlanta and Columbia. Of damage to growing crop.", dwellings, roads and other forms of vested interests in the flooded area, there can be no estimate placed. It will mount into the millions. Chimney Rock, a North Caro Una town of 150 people was com-, pletely swept away. i i York County News Matters. I From Our County Exchanges. B. J. White and A. E. Hutchinson, of Rock Hill, on Saturday j forwarded to The State a check for $112, the amount contributed ! by citizens of "Catawba" coun-! ty to the Wilson campaign fund. Hon. John L. McLaurin, who i is in a hospital in Richmond, writes that he is getting along nicely, gaining strength every day, and he hopes to be out soon. He says he certainly expects to cotne to Filbert on August 3. Congressman Finley has introduced in Congress a bill authorizing the secretary of war to issue 200 United States calibre 30, model 1903, magazine rifles to the Wade Hampton council. No. 48, Uniform Rank company of Rock Hill. During the height of the gale Friday night a squall lifted an empty box car off the tracks in the Rock Hill yard and set it in the path of an incoming pas- j senger train. The car was torn | up and the engine of the pa sengi r train slightly damaged. The King's Daughters of Rock Hill, have raised a subscription of over $700 and the fund will be used to endow a room for white patients at the Fennell infirmary and also a bed for the colored ward. Mrs. J. B. Johnson is president of the Roek Hill circle of King's Daughters. "The York county jail stood empty Tuesday night for the first time in eleven and one-half /ears." remarked Sheriff Hugh 3. Drown Wednesday. "It was. empty once before for several;' hours in the morning, but it has never been empty at night be- j Fore, so far as I have knowl- ; ?dge." Inmates of the York county |, nome for the poor were moved < nto the new home on Tuesday of 1 ast week and are now comfort- ' ibly quartered there. It will be 1 remembered that the removal of :he inmates has been delayed L because of the leaky condition of 1 :he roof. This trouble has now ] jeen remedied to the satisfaction s if the authorities. The Filbert Picnic. ! Hundreds of people in York \ ind adjoining counties are look- < ng forward with interest to the Gilbert picnic which has been announced for Thursday, August1 trd, and farmers in every com-j1 tiunity are working with re-1 i lewed energy to clear their crops ! 1 )f grass by that date. VV. L. : Pursley, chairman of the com- * nit tee on arrangements, has anlounced that Former Governor Blease, Congressman I). E. Fin- 'r ey, Hon. VV. F. Stevenson, and c Commissioner John L. McLaurin { iave accepted invitations to de-, iver addresses at Filbert, and J :hat Gov. Manning and Hon. H. \ Cooper have been invited and \ >vill be present if they can so ar- " range. More than 7,000 persons ittended the Filbert picnic last summer. !, Both the local cotton mills have r >een at a standstill all week, due ;o the failure of the current of f he Southern Power Company, : vith which ,the machinery of t he mills is run. It is presumed '' hat work at the mills will be n esumed as soon as the power c ompany is able to restore its ^ lervice. I? WPBBk THE fORTMI Fort Mill is completely in the dark as to the damage suffered by the county in the destruction of bridges, etc.. in the other townships, but it is not unlikely that mpst of the bridges belonging to the county have been destroyed. If this suspicloh is well founded, there is cefrtain to have to be money, and a great deal of it, forthcoming from some < source to restore the bridges. ' SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE?One small Ice Box, inside measurement, 33 inches high, 24 inches deep, 18 inches wiije. Price $5. One larger Ice box, inside measurement, 24 inches long, 18 inches deep, 14 inches wide. Price $10. Can be seen at Capps' shop. O. Barber. FOR SALE Several thousand choice Cabbage Plants ot the most popular varieties. Apply to W. D. Thrower. FOR SALE Combination Saddle and Driving Horse at a bargain. Also one second-hand buggy cheap. J. J. Bailes. WANTED?You to try n 2?r>c "Special" Ad. in this column. Results will surprise you. AN NOUNCEMENTS For Solicitor. 1 announce myself as a candidate for Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. HARRY FOSTER. For State Senator. We are authorized to announce Hon. J. E. BEAMGUARD of Clover, as\ a candidate Tor re-election to the State Senate, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary election. For House of ReDre?ent*tiv?? I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-eleetion to the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. W. R. BRADFORD. , The Times is authorized to announce Mr. E. GETTYS NUNN as a candidate ; for re-election to the House of Repre sentatives, subject to the uction of the voters in the Democratic primary. * For Clerk of Court. 1 hereby announce myself a candidate i for the office of Clerk of Court for, York county, subject to the approval 11 of the Democratic voters n the aj>proaehing primary election. GEO. W. WILLIAMS. j 1 The Times is authorized to announce ! Mr. T. E. McMACKIN as a candidate for Clerk of the Court for York coun- ' ty, subject to the action of the Demo- ' era tic voters in the approaching primary election. ' 1 herebv announce myself a candidate 1 , for the ofiice of Clerk of the Court for I" York county, subject to the will of the voters in the approaching Democratic primary election. John R. Logan. , For Sheriff. 1 hereby announce myself us a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the rules and regulations of the York Democratic Primary. J. CAL. STEELE. 1 hereby announce myself as a candidate for Sheriff of York County j subject to the rules of the Democratic ! party. F. E. QUINN. 1 hereby announce myself a candi- ! date for the office of sheriff of York county, in the approaching primary election, subject to the rules of the Democratic pwrty. R. L. SCOGGINS. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for Sheriff of York County, subject to the choice of the Democratic vot-rs in the approaching' primary election. ' ARCHIE S. BARRON. For Coroucr. 1 hereby announce myself a candi- j late for the office of Coroner of York i i county, subject to the rules of the D 'tnocratic party. S. II. WHITE. ; i Rork Hill. S. C. | For County Commissioner. I hereby announce myself a candidate ! 1 for the office of County Commissioner ; )f York county, subject to the rules of ' the Democratic primary. My past record is before vou. J. E. LATHAM. I hereby announce myself us a candilate for the office of county coin mis- j doner, subject to the wishes of the ; cote in in the Democratic primary. If ?Iectcd, I pledge myself to give an (licit nt administration of the county's dfairs. R. F. LEE. 1 hereby announce myself as a candi late for the office <?f Pnni.iu r* " ? "WI'Iftlissoner, subject to the will of the voters in ile primary election. I exLend my t! anka for your favors in the election two vears ago. HENRY R. M ERR ITT. For Supervisor. 1 uin a candidate for Supervisor of fork county, subject to the roles of .he Democratic party governing the jrimary, and will appreciate the sup- | wrt of all the voters. C. P. RIJVNKENBHIP. B - < : For Magistrate. Friends of Mr. E. S. PARKS htreby ! lominate him for Magistrate of Fort vlill, subject to the action of the Dcm- i icratic voters in the August primary' lection. The Times is authorized to announce dr. R. P. HARRIS .. nn,,io...- ? - V vunuiwair inr e-election as Magistrate, subject to i vill of the voters in the Democratic ?rimary. . For Township Supervisor. I hereby announce mvself a caiulilate for Supervisor of Fort Mill townihip. subject to the choice of the 'Oters in the approaching Democratic >rimary. F. NIUS. I hereby announce myself a candidate 'or Supervisor of Fort Mill Township, (ubject to the will of the voters in the ipproaching Democratic primary elecion. F. H. WILSON. The Times is authorized to announce rfr. W. II. CROOK, of Gold Hill, as a andidate for Su|>ervisor of Fort Mill Township, subject to the choice of the : oters in the Democratic primary j f f: y) . ' j ji y. ; * i LL TIMES, FORT KILL, 80PT! Groceries j Fresh Meats and Ice. 98 lbs. Imperial Flour 83.25 98 " Royal Crown Flour . . ... 3.25 98 " High Grade Straight, 3.00 10 " Snowdrift Compound 1.45 1 " Caroliua Belle Coffee 30c Rex brand Corned Beef, 25c " " Sliced " 15c Pure Apple Jelley, 10c Full supply of Fresh Meats. I,pt 119 Ipp vnnv Rufeifforofof I Everything in our line sold at lowest 11 possible prices. y Phone us vour order. Phillips & Ferguson. 'Phone No. 29. j ? 1 Phone 15. Groceries We carry nothing that we cannot guarantee to j be absolutely first-class, and we keep the prices down. Prompt deliveries. Culp's Grocery. 1786 1916 I COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON I South Carolina's Oldest College 182d Year Begins September I Entrance examinations at all the I rounty $euts Friday, .July 14, at a. ni. I Four-year courses lead to H. A. and I It. S. degress. A two-vear pre-niedicai 2 course is given. A t ret* tuition scholarship is as- j I ligned to each county of the Stan-. I Spacious building and athletic I grounds, well equipped laboratories. I unexcelled library facilities. B Expenses moderate. For terms and 11 sataiogue, address fl HAHK1SON RANDOLPH, fA President. | >? ? ^ John M. Hutchinson, Ph. G. f Our C t And its Absolute Protection to ~ We believe in the goods we i * to whom we are selling the ^ honest goods can be sold to j methods. We believe in worl ^ ing, not crying; in boosting, ^ pleasure of doing business. ^ get what they come here for ? faction that they are always believe in courtesv, in kindn* ~ cheer, in friendship, and in ? believe in increasing our trac ' it is to reach for it. We ar ~ YOURS with our best servic ; tention and a welcome to all. \ HUTCHINSON & t The Complete r-n-yjn \m* %iiil - \ eJPierpoivt Mor^oiv / money wisely invested made \ cier, and ready money enable from possible panics in the k by control of financial resoui Ready money will be ju as it was to Morgan if you and comfort and be free of < face the future courageously what Fate decrees ? be it su Come in today and st2 us. Add to it from every pay in bank strengthen a man's ' Multiply your money ii Savings Bank I . ) B CAROLINA | KIMBI ISC Reductions o j eries. Several piece Several piece Pretty Figure 25c Fmbroic 35c Shadow 25c $ 1.00 House $1.23 44 S 1.30 White $1.25 44 ? White Wash $1.00 1'ancy ! All Summer is a good time to New lot Mer All Summer KIMBRE flBDBHnBDMBHBBi y . 4 4 . ^ . 4 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 A. C. Lytle ^ ( 'reed f YOU. ? tre selling and the people poods. We believe that honest people by honest <inp, not waiting; in laughnot knocking; and in the We know that the people , and leave with the satiswelcome at our store. We ess. in generosity, in pood honest competition. We le. and that the way to do e now REACHING FOR ?. pood values, polite at- : TLE DRUG CO., j Drug Store. ? He was born into wealth, but he knew the value of thrift and practiced it. Ready lim an international finand him to save the country ite seventies and in 1907 rces. st as valuable to you hope to enjoy prosperity ieLt worries. Be ready to and cheerfully, no matter nshine or sorrow. irt an account with envelope you get. Funds 'backbone." 1 n our care. of Fort Mill. * \ lOOD NEW n Summer Goods, Lace; ;s of 25c Dress Goods al is of I 5c Dress Goods at id Lawns at 5c yard, lery at 1 Oc the yard. Lace at 25c the yard. tt ti 1 r I. i< I DC ; Dresses for 60 cents. " it 41 Skirts for $ 1.19. 98 cents. 44 44 39 44 Silk Waists lor only 98 Striped Waists only 79 Millinery at less than he buy a hat for your Sum i s and Boys' Furnishing: Shoes at greatly reducec ILL'S, Mil?? III I till HUM IIIII ?III Mill ill I HEAP; And nervousness is defective eyesight. C advice is free to all. vise you to wear gh (necessary. Why ti us! a stranger when you Ivice free from a rel home who has had 3! experience and more fied patients. If ycu i prices are very low. anteed in every case. L. J. M I There's Solid In knowing that yoi t pendable, and that but dependable mercF I you leave your orders ~ 1 i < nioy 1C51 ctSJSUrCCl uric filled with every care; I be delivered prompt 1; i quality of everything < the best. Phone No. | Parks Groc if Phone 1 Send Your Next JOB PRI Tft tfip Fnrf 1\A JEWS I rs. 1 J 2 ' 4 | 3 and Embroid4 t 1 5c yard. I 1 : 10c yard. I cents, cents. ilf price. Now mer trip. ] prices. uality Reigns" | \CHE ^ often caused by )ur eye test and . We never ad- I isses unless it is I t your eyes with ? can get this ser- I iable optician at I I years successful | than 1 0C0 satis- I i i leeci glasses our Satisfaction guar\ assey. i l Comfort i jr grocer is de- t he sells nothing f landise. Wh< -n ? at this store, vou | it they will be that they will y and that the | ordered will be M ery Co., . <?> * . .- * < * *?* ^BB$s * 'i '*'-^ &28. pj Order ForNTING ', 1:11 T: