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THURSDAY. AUGUST 24. 191f>.
The Candidates.
Here they are, gentlemen, take
your choice:
For Congress?D. E. Finley,
W. F. Stevenson.
For Solicitor. Sixth Circuit?
J. Harry Foster, J. H. Henry.
For State Senator-J. E. Beamguard,
Max. G. Bryant.
For House of Representatives?
W. R. Bradford. Oran S. Crawford,
E. Gettvs Nunn, R. M.
Mitchell, E. W. Pursley, W. B.
Riddle.
For County Supervisor?C. P.
Blankenship, Thos. W. Boyd.
For Clerk of Court?John R.
Logan. T. E. McMackin, Geo. W.
Williams. Dan T. Woods.
For County Commissioner?J.
D. Gwin, White W. Jackson. J.
C. Kirkpatrick, R. F. Lee, Ladd
J. Lumpkin, Henry R. Merritt.
J. E. Latham. Joe Wr. Smith.
For Sheriff?Archie S. Barron,
x J. Cal. Steele, F. E. Quinn, R.
L. Scoggins.
For Coroner-J. W. Dobson, J.
H. Dozier. S. H. White, J. H."
McManus.
ror Magistrate, rort Mill ?K.
P. Harris, E. S. Parks.
For Township Supervisor. Fort
Mill?VV. H. Crook. Fred Nims,
Fred H. Wilson.
The School Faculty.
Teachers for the Fort Mill public
school for the term of 1916-17,
as announced several days ago
by the school board, will be as
follows: Miss Minnie Garrison,
I'ort Mill, first grade; Miss Susie
White, Fort NJill, second grade;
Miss Frances Smith. Fort Mill,
third grade; Miss Nell E. Roper,
Columbia, fourth grade; Miss
Ola Scoggins, Due West, fifth
grade; Miss Helen Turner, Bennettsville,
sixth and seventh
grades; Supt. J. D. Fulp and
Prof. J. R. Harris, Pleasant Valley.
high school, and Miss Ruth
Meacham. Fort Mill, music class.
The opening date of the school
cannot be definitely stated at
present, this depending upon the
action of tflTe city board of health
with regard to the existing quarantine
order prohibiting children
under lfi years from assembling
in the schools and other public
places. The present quarantine
order expires September 18th
and it is hoped that the board
will not find it necessary to extend
the order and that the
schools will open on that date.
Local Interest in County Fair.
Secretary \V. R. Timmons of
the York County Fair was in
in Fort Mill the last week in the
interest of the Queen of the Carnival
contest which committees
in the fair association are planning
to run. The plan as outlined
is for the young lady receiving
the highest number of
votes to be crowned queen on
Wednesday. Oct. 18.
and Manufacturers' day at the
the fair. The 15 young ladies receiving
the next highest number
of votes will he maids of nonor
to the queen, and all will ride in
a beautiful flower bedecked float
that probably will lead the parade
on the day mentioned. The
value of the votes will be 1 cent
each and by special arrangement
with ttye papers in the county a
vote will be given in each issue
of the paper by the association.
These votes will be good if cut
from the papers, the name of a j
contestant written thereon and
the vote placed in boxes either at
York, Fort Mill or Rock Hill.
Votes will be on sale at practically
all the stores in the above
named cities. In addition to this,
merchants will give one vote for
every dollar's worth purchased 1
for cash. So far the following
Fort Mill merchants have agreed
to give the votes for cash purchases:
Mills & Young, Kimbrell
Company, L. J. Masse>, Patterson's
Dry Goods Store, Hutchinson
Lytie Drug Co., Ferguson &
Phillips, and Ardrey's Drugstore.
In Fort Mill the voting boxes
will be placed at HutchinsonLytle
Drug Co.'s and at Mills &
Young Co.'s. When properly |
filled out citizens are requested
jpUce the votes in one of these
boxes arid they will be forward-1
ed to the office of the secretary
each Saturday night. A fund
has already been provided for
the purchase of 1,200 or 1.500
votes to be cast for about twelve
Fort Mill young ladies who have
been selected by their friends.
SERGEANT MACK WRITES
OF TRIP TO THE BORDER.
The following highly interesting
account of the trip of the!
Fort Mill Light Infantry from
Styx, this State, to El Paso, Texas,
was written the morning of
August 12 by Sergeant F. Murray
Mack to his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mack, of this city, who has
kindlv consented to its reproduction
in The Times:
Well, we are on the border
at last. We got in here about 1
: o'clock yesterday, pitched our
~~..v. , vui J5U1 clI^CILi
ened out before supper, ate a
hearty supper and got a good
1 night's rest. Like the place better
than I thought I would. It
is very little hotter than at Styx.
It is extremely dusty, which is
natural on account of the dry
soil ?no rain here for months,
j and the fact that there are 52,000
l troops here. This is a big army.
Tents in every direction as far
1 as you can see. When this army
hits Mexico it sure ought to make
some impression. The troops
here are mostly from Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Texas and
the regulars. Infantry, cavalry,
artillery, etc., all complete. The
camp is in a level plain at the
foot of a high range of mountains,
six or eight miles north of
I El Paso, at Fort Bliss. They tell
me that the rainy season will
I start soon and this whole plain
j will be under water. I am glad
the hills are near. The water
here is warm, has an alkaline
taste, but we have to drink. The
bars and cold drink stands do a
rushing business.
Shall I tell you about our trip
down here, or will it tire you?
Well, I will tell part of it any
j ii uj . me iivujjic in uiuuii cam^
( out to let us go through, as did
the people of every town we
: passed through all along from
Styx to El Paso. We got to
Greenville Monday night. Got
colFee there. It was too strong1
I and kept us awake all night. I
was wide awake when we rolled
into Atlanta at 2:30 a. m. We
got to Chattanooga the next
morning and got out for a hike
through the city streets for exercise.
We enjoyed the scenery
of North Georgia and around
Chat tanooga. We took the Southern
Railroad from Chattanooga
through Northern Alabama and
Mississippi, finally arriving at
Memphis ahout 11 o'clock Tuesday
night. We had a dandy
time, comfortable beds, plenty
to eat, everybody in a good humor,
fine scenery to look at and
we sure looked. Every town we
; passed through the boys got off
the train and talked to the girls,
gave the girls their names, and
already bushels of letters are
coining in from the girls. Mar|
shall Boyce especially was highly
excited over the girls. He says
he has a home in every town
now.
The ladies at Memphis gave us I
coffee, lemonade and sandwiches ;
at 11 o'clock at night. We caught ;
up with the first section there.
We crossad the Mississippi at
about 2 o'clock at night. It was
not half as big as 1 thought it
would be. I was disappointed,
but they say that all the rivers
out this way are almost dried up,
, the lowest they have been in
i years. We reached Little Rock
Wednesday morning. That is a
j fine, pretty city. We traveled
all day through Arkansas. Saw
some fine crops in the rich river
j valleys, but a great deal of the
j country was poor and sorry looking,
not as good crops as we have
in Carolina.
We got into Texas late Wednesday
and traveled the rest of
the trip in t he Lone Star State.
Passed Texarkana Wednesday
afternoon. Another good town.
Passed Dallas and Fort Worth at
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night. Thursday morning we
stopped at another town in Texas,
I forget the name. The boys
took a hike for exercise.
Everybody along the route said
that our train was the best behaved
and best looking set of
men that had passed through to
the border. Major Spratt was
very strict and would not allow
the boys to straggle off.
When we struck the Texas
plains I nearly went wild. The
scenery was so new and strange
and beautiful. Our train climbed
up and up to over 4,000 feet!
above sea level, and we rode for
over 24 hours on the high table
plains. Tne scenery is indescribable.
Sometime during Thursday
night we crossed an alkali desert.
I woke up and looked out and
could see nothing but white sand
and sage and mesquite bushes.
But it was pretty in the moonlight.
Friday morning we began
the descent into the Rio Grande
valley. The train spiraled and i
twisted down through great bare
mountains of rock, blue, gray,
purple and red, until we finally
came in sight of the Rio Grande,
with the Mexican mountains on
the other side. All along here
we saw American patrols and
pickets, with their little forts,
and trenches dug in the sand.
Every now and then a place
ii'\\nrn ~ ^?ki.
>i nvi v mtic nau uccn u llgllt.
We passed Finlay, where Ben
Lee lives. He was out to see us,
with his wife and daughter, and
they gave us a bushel of apples
and pears.
I forgot to tell you about the
prairie dogs and jackrabbits. We
saw thousands of them Thursday '
on the table plains. The prairie
dogs sat up and looked at us,
while the rabbits wouid turn and
run and hide. They are queer
looking creatures.
I must close now. Will write
of other things next time. Maybe
I will tell you about the hills
around us and how pretty they
look soon in the morning. Beats
the story books.
The York county campaign will
close at York on Saturday. The
State candidates are at York to-1
day, and no meeting is being
held today by the county candidates.
For Sale
Nice, large corner Building Lot in
Sprattville. C. W. McNealy. ,
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For County Commissioner.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of County Commissioner
of York county, subject to the rules of
the Democratic primary. My past
record is before you.
J. E. LATHAM.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for ihe office of county commissioner,
subject to the wishes of the
voters in the Democratic primary. If
elected, I pledge myself to give an
efficient administration of the countv's
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I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of County Com- j
missioner, subject to the will of the !
voters in the primary election. 1 ex- j
tend my thanks for your favors in the
election two years ago.
HENRY R. MERRITT.
For Township Supervisor.
1 hereby announce myself a candi-1
date for Supervisor of Fort Mill township,
subject to the choice of the I
voters in the approaching Democratic
primary. F. NIMS.
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for Supervisor of Fort Mill Township,
subject to the will of the voters in the
approaching Democratic primary election.
F. H. WILSON.
The 1 imes is authorized to announce
Mr. W. H. CROOK, of Gold Hill, as a
candidate for Supervisor of Fort Mill
Township, subject to the choice of the
voters in the Democratic primary
election.
For Magistrate.
FriemD nf P <2 i?ai>o-o i
... ... .-iivrvcj urreuy
nominate him for Magistrate of Fort
Mill, su! ject to "the action of the Democratic
voters in the August primary
election.
The Times is authorized to announce
Mr. R. I'. HARRIS as a candidate for
re-election as Magistrate, subject to,
will of the voters in the Democratic]
primary.
Old Newsprpers for sale at The
Timcj Office.
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Groceries,
Meats,
Ice.
Even at the old advanced
prices of Groceries. Foodstuff,
etc., you will find that
you can save more by buying
goods from us. We solicit
your patronage and
guarantee you lowest possible
prices.
If you don't trade with us
we both lose money.
Phillips & Ferguson.
'Phone No. 29.
Phone 15.
Groceries
We carry nothing that
we cannot guarantee to
be absolutely first-class,
and we keep the prices
down.
Prompt deliveries.
Culp's Grocery.
Schedule of Services
Fort Mill Circuit of M. E. Church, South,
for the Year 1916.
Fort Mill Church?1st and 3rd Sundays
at 11 a. m., and 4th Sunday at
night. Sunday school every Sunday
morning. Womans' Missionary society J
every 1st Sunday afternoon.
Pleasant Hill Church ?1st and 3rd
Sundays at 3:80 p. m. Sunday school
every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
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. ..huui vuun-n ?^nn nunuay at
1 a. m.; 4th Sunday at 3:30 p. m. Sunday
school every Sunday morning, (4th
Sunday at 3:30 p. m.)
India Hook Church?4th Sunday at 11
a. m.; 2nd Sunday at 3:30 p. m. Sunday
school every Sunday afternoon,
(4th Sunday 10:00 a. ni.)
E. Z. JAMES. Pastor.
^ John M. Hutchinson, Ph. G.
; EVERYBO
jj OUR Ice
Father likes it just as well
because it has that different
tells that it is made from pui
+ the finest fresh fruit flavors.
^ luxury?it is a daily food, an
than most of the food we no^
T night as a dessert? We are
chines for the manufacture c
and will appreciate your ordt
OUR FOUNT
^ Is the best in the city. We i
our own cows; also the pur
syrups to be had. Glasses t
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the son of a poor Boston
the printing business for I
worked hard, lived frugally
had plenty to live on whe
Take your cue frorr
legion of people whose &
bank. Enjoy the satisfactioi
become dollars and the do
See your fortress rise
attacks of sickness or misfc
with a part of this week's
Multiply your money
Savings Bant
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I Get ]
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I soon leave for
I our
Fall Good:
| ready to show
High top Be
Shoes, Wool I
Silks, in plaid:
Kimono goods
sary things.
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Don't forget
Goods at a grt
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KIMBRE
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A. C. Lytle ^
DY LIKES ;
5 Cream. f
as mother and the kiddies, T
pleasing taste?the taste that f
e. rich, wholest.me cream and
Ice Cream is no longer a
d has more real food value ^
v eat. Why not have it every
equipped with the best ma>f
this great summer delicacy ?
>rs, whether large or small.
WIN SERVICE
ise only the purest milk from *
est fruits, fruit juices and
horoughly sterilized and our
lality. ?
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f ican statesman, who <
stood with George
Washington in the
Revolutionary war, was
soapmaker. He started in <
himself in early manhood, i
' and saved his money. He <
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i Franklin. Join the ]
avings are growing in our J
l of watching the pennies
liars hundreds.
: against the possible
rtune. Lay the foundation
earnings.
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in our care.
t of Fort Mill.
Ready
For O
nvenience of thos<
the different schoo
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s shipped early an
you.
Dots, in kid and j:
)ress goods, Crepe
s, stripes and plai
>, Raincoats and c
: we are selling c
sat reduction.
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Your Wants to Numbe
I GET THE
IT'S CHEAPER IN
We have been selling:
New Home Sewing Machines 32
Waltham Watches 32 years.
Seth Thomas Clocks 32 years.
American Optical Co. Spectacles
Edison Phonographs 30 years.
Harrisburg Shoes 1!) years, and
rience that there is no better goods
We also have some newer lines t
More than 100 Autopiano Player
oiaies Dauiesnips. .No other kind
cannon and weather changes as w<
Francis Bacon Pianos have been
President Washington to Preside)
surprised to know the very low pi
these goods.
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I In knowing that you
t pendable, and that 1
but dependable merch;
you leave your orders
may rest assured tha
filled with every care;
; be delivered promptly
quality of everything c
: the best. Phone No.
Parks Groc<
Phone 1 1
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we know by actual expe<011
the market than these. I
bat can't be beat. I
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seem to stand the bi^
sold from the time of I
nt Wilson. Vou will be
rices we are quoting on
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