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> * ; - /r A ^ T .* '" ' r. ' . * * ?;./ \ . . ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. Miss Olive Harris had as her guest the last week Miss Margaret Kerr of Rock Hill. Sam A. Lee is able to be about again, after an illness of several weeks of fever. Mr. D. H. Plott, of Columbia, was a week-end visitor in this city of his brother-in-law, Mr. W. P. Cray ton. Miss Isabel Massey left Tuesday morning for Dayton, Tenn., to spend several weeks as a guest of her aunt, Mrs. F. W. Farns worth. Mrs. J. T. McGregor and children returned to Huntsville, Ala., Tuesday, after a visit to relatives in this city. Mrs. R. W. Hamilton returned , Saturday to her home in Jonesville, after a visit of several weeks in this city to her daughter, Mrs. Osmond Barber. Mr. Wm. H. Parks, one of the town's oldest and best known citizens, has been extremely ill for several days at the home of his son-in-law, H. J. Patterson, on Forest street. The Fort Mill friends of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Blankenship, of Rock Hill, will regret to know that their little son, William, is ill of typhoid fever. The little fellow is said, however, to be doing nicely. Fort Mill friends of Hon. S. E. Bailes, who was a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives from Lancaster county, learned with regret Wednes day morning that he had been defeated. Mr. Bailes' home is about three miles from Fort Mill. One of the hardest rains that has fallen in this vicinity in several weeks came Friday afternoon just before night. In the lower part of the township the rain was accompanied by considerable hail, but the pellets were not large enough to cause damage to the crops. The large posters sent out by the State board of health within the last few days, advocating vaccination against smallpox, ai e attracting considerable attention in this city. Persons passing the posters almost invariably Ston. insuect the nietures. and ** shudder at the condition of the victims pictured thereon. A business change of local interest was that of Friday in which John E. Jones, former proprietor of the Majestic Theatre, took over the drug: business of the Parks Drug: company, corner of Main and Confederate streets. The store was closed yesterday to make inventory of stock and Mr. Jones is to take charge tomorrow and continue the business. The county convention of the Inter-denominational Sunday School Association is to be held with the Sharon church on September 7th and 8th. Dr. D. M. Ramsey, president of the Greenville Women's college, will make the address at the opening meeting, and indications are that the convention will be largely attended and successful in every way. The Times received word Saturday from Chairman B. J. White that the county Democratic executive committee in meeting had decided to reenroll all the voters of the county whose names had been stricken ^from the rolls for failure to state age, occupation, etc., and it is presumed that all those reenrolled took part in the primary ' Tuesday. Mrs. Gary S. Thompson, of Greensboro, N. C., who has been visiting relatives here for some days, was called home on Sunday morning on account of the illness of her little 10-yearold daughter, Caroline. The child was stricken ill Saturday at the home of a relative in Mebane, N.C. and when brought to aGreensbro hospital was found to be suffering with a severe case of appendicitis. An operat tion was performed Saturday night. There was considerable excite-; ment on Main street Saturday morning when a horse belonging to little Wm. Mack became ( frightened near the railway! station and ran away through the street. There were many people and teams on the street at the time but the frightened animal managed to steer clear of the obstructions and was stopped in the rear of the Kimbrell building, with but little damage to the buggy to which it was hitched. - f The price of 15 cents a pound for cotton caused a rush Saturday afternoon at the local platform, something like 100 bales being placed on the market. From the best information obtainable there is now little cotton in the hands of the farmers of the township. John J. Bailes, of the Fort Mill Lumber company, informs The Times that he has been awarded the contract for the erection of twenty-five cottages for the Fort Mill Manufacturing company. These houses will be erected in the vicinitv of each of I the company's two plants, an equal number at each plant. Material for the houses to be erected at plant No. 2 is now being placed on the ground and construction work will begin within a few days. Merchants Offer Prizes. Misses Minnie Lee Garrison, home demonstration agent, and Marie Fewell, assistant secretary of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce, were in Fort Mill a few days ago and interviewed a number of merchants who gladly stated they wished to offer prizes in connection with the county demonstration work to be exhibited at the York county fair, October 17-20th. Patter son's Dry Goods Co. has offered an $8.00 traveling bag; L. J. Massey, a $5.00 lavalliere; Mills & Young, a $5.00 sewing stand and basket; Kimbrell & Co., a $4.00 pair of Drew Shoes; Hutchinson-Lytle Drug Store a $3.00 box of Norris candy; Harris Furniture Co., a $2.00 picture; Ardrey's Drug Store a $2.00 fountain pen; A. O. Jones and W. B. Meacham $1.00 each. These prizes were very liberal and showed that the people of the entire county are interested in this demonstration work and the success of the county fair. Secretary Timmons says that the fair will be very much larger this year than ever before, more premiums were being offered and that the W. J. Beard's greater shows will be an improvement by 50 per cent, over anything that has ever appeared at the fair in the way of a carnival company. Many new features are being added. Twenty-Five Cents for Cotton. Since the storm I have heen securing first-hand -information as to crop damage over a wide area and from reliable gentlemen over a wider area, says E. W. Dabbs in the News and Courier. I have studied the rainfal reports of the government and the statistical position of cotton, together with trade conditions generally. Last week I published an article urging business men and brokers to join with the farmers for much higher prices. I now come out flat for 25 cent cotton. The crop damage east of the Mississippi river, the consumption and supply of cotton and the prices of other world commodities point to 25 cent as a fair price for cotton. Will the newspapers and the leaders of thought among the business men and farmers of the country grasp the opportunity, which the Orangeburg Sun says is the greatest since the Civil war, to sell this crop at a price that will, in a measure, make lip for the losses of this most disastrous year in my eAp^rieiice or memory : Will they do it? I believe they will, once their minds have comprehended all that it will mean to us as a people. It is right that many shall have the immediate aid of official and private charity, but that is not a "drop in the bucket" to the relief that is needed and which should come in the business-like way of marketing our crops in accordance with world demands and the best facilities possible. In my first article I quoted Mr. D. R. Coker's suggestions about warehousing cotton and using the receipts in the federal reserve banks on every indication of a weak market. I want to urge that this be done, not spasmodically, but uniformly ?that it be adopted as the policy of the farmers, big and little?that business men, landlords and creditors consistently advise it and help the most ignorant farmer to do so, for it is only by protecting the weak and the ignorant that the strong can fully realize their strength. In the state warehouses and federal reserve banking system the government has done nearly all that it can do for the farmer, (I cannot think of anything more except uniforming grading.) and it is up to the farmers to use these agencies of the govern[ment I would like to seethe . - ? , ? ; , s S3"..; / Q s\ THE FORT Farmers' Union lead in this campaign, as it has done many times in the past, to the benefit, not alone of the farmers, but of every business in the state. Will you join in the slogan?25 cents the pound for the cotton crop of 1916? a I ; Hon. W. R. Bradford. Former editor of The Times who was reelected Tuesday to the House of Representatives by perhaps the largest vote ever given a candidate with opposition in York county for the General Assembly. Mr. Bradford received .1,532 votes out of a possible 4,120. Look Out for Crooks. The Yorkville Enquirer reminds the public that tho new rural credit law provides for the establishment of local rural credit banks. These banks will be necessary to ensure any local benefit from the law. The capital for these banks is to be provided by private individuals, and their success will depend upon j the intelligence, experience and > business capacity that will be brought to bear in their management. Naturally there are a good many incompetent adventurers and impecunious job hunters already out trying to organize such banks with a view to providing berths for themselves. We want to advise the public that rural credit banks will furnish good opportunity for investment but investors who expect to win must be careful with whom they associate themselves. Committee Visits Rock Hill. Thursday evening a meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce was held to afford an opportunity to a committee from Fort Mill to present the matter of a location for the bridge across the Catawba. The Fort Mill committee was in favor of placing the bridge at a point to make the distance between the two places as short as possible. No definite site was discussed in particular, this being left to the county commissioners.?Hock Hill Herald. Will Cooperate With Col. Springs. In a mass meeting of the citizens of Fort Mill, held the evening of August 18th. the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Whereas, Col. Leroy Springs has shown a marked disposition to prosecute the work of building up and contributing liberally to the success of the town of Fort Mill, as is shown in a concrete manner by the large additions to the cotton mills under his management which are under way here, and by his expressed intention to further the growth and prosperity of the community, and, "Whereas, we realize the practical benefits we have received from the presence in our C 4.1 C x f Luwii ui niese manufacturing industries in the past, and that our continued growth and prosperity depends largely upon the successi fill operation, institution, and enlargement of such industries, and, "Whereas, we desire publicly to express our appreciation of the benefit we have received in the past through the sources under the control of Col. Springs, and to evidence our confidence in his ability and his desire to further promote the interests of the town and community in many ways, therefore, be it "Resolved, That we, the citizens, business and professional men of the town of Fort Mill and surrounding community, in mass : meeting assembled, do wish to ; express appreciation of his efI forts in our behalf in the past; that we anticipate with confi! dence his ability and his intention of furthering the best interests of the town and community, and to that end desire to assure him of our hearty cooperation and desire to aid and assist him in any plans that he may suggest for the betterment of the community." Manning ran ahead of Blease in only nine of the 40 counties of the State. All of these, except Orangeburg and Sumter, are counties in which a relatively small vote is cast, and most of j them are south of Columbia. MILL TIMES, FORT MILL, SC ????????????? | I Every Farn When a farmer i "come to towr + comes for a p money for his pay money for s whether on bus invited to alwa I FIRST NATIC ^ Under Supervision o Call on us for for your legume Deposit your r w I Smoke I If so, perhaps your ole "strong." Then let us su We have them by the bai rience 110 trouble in findii will be pleased with. Or if your supply of T< ning low, we invite you t consists of all the well km We are Fort Mill headqus rial. Our Soda Fountain is a I PARKS DRl Phon< For Sale Nice, large corner Building Lot in Sprattville. C. W. McNealy. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Sheriff. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the rules and regulations of the York Democratic Primary. J. CAL. STEELE. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for SherifT of York County subject to the rules of the Democratic party. F. E. QU1NN. I Now is the Time to do your repairing. You will need LUMBER for your fences, road bridges, repairs on your house, barn and outbuildings. We are in position to offer special inducements to early comers, giving you the best possible material, at prices that defy competition. Fort Mill Lumber Company Phone No. 72. I ^ Substantial Savings. Three factors determine the cost of a life insurance policy, the Mortality Experience, the Ini a a it* : 1 *? - ? lcicsl coamings, ana ine expense of Management. The mortality experience by the Union Central during 1914 was but 55.2 per cent of the expected, a little more than half. The interest earned after deducting all investment expenses was more than 188 per cent of the amount required to maintain a policy reserve. Furthermore, true economy ?securing the maximum of results for the amount expended?has always been a Union Central tenet. The substantial savings realized from these three sources and paid to the Company's policyholders as dividends during 1915 exceeded three and one-half millions of dollars, a sum equal to more than 27 per cent of the preuiums received. Prudent buyers of life insurance demand SAFETY first, then SERVICE, lastly SAVINGS. With a Union Central policy all three are abundantly realized. For a concrete example of these claims apply to Bailes & Link, District Agents, Fort Milt & C. f . ! )UTH CAROLINA 4 ? ner Invited, t I has the time to r i" he usually ? urpose?to get produce or to something. But ines or not he is - V* ys come to the ' || )NAL BANK, \ if U. S. Government. ^ free inoculation s- f noney with us. f <J a Pipe? 1 one has become a bit pply you with a new one. relful and you will expeig here just the pipe you >bacco or Cigars is runo inspect our stock. It own brands and is fresh. irters for smoking matepopular resort. JG COMPY. ; 43. ??^? NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF MANAGERS FOR PRIMARY ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that the following managers have been appointed to serve at the Fort Mill precinct in the Democratic Primary election to be held on Tuesday, August 29th, 1916. D. A. Lee, W. M. White and W. M. Wilson. R. .1. WHITE. County Chairman. KINC"'S NEW LIFE PILLS The Pills That Do Cure. Saturda 4 A ' Again on Saturday nity to buy all kinds < carefully the followini let this opportunity p< GRC 100 pounds best Patent ! 100 pounds second pat. 1 Best Fatback Meat, per 10 pounds of Snowdrift 3 pounds of Good Coffee f< Oth 100 Men's 50c Work Shirts f( 100 men's $1.25 quality Over 1,000 yards of Lace 5cqualit; 1,000 10c " 4 dozen ladies' 50c Sailors at 2 " " 25c " 1 " Sun Hats at prices 5 1,000 yards Embroidery, 10c 1,000 " " 5c 2,000 " Crepe de Chene and Voiles, 50 cent quali 300 yards Lawns, Voiles, Bj REAL CHEAP now. I We have hundreds tion and if you fail t miss the greatest opp< able merchandise at i It will p 3 Bars Octagon Rfl ill Soap, 10c. 3 Bars to a Customer. 11 I ! ' No Good V I Mid-Sum I Clearanc I i Of all Women's I Pumps, Etc., at : 1-3 01 f?r?11 - - 1 hese are all styles. It means ? to you, and you 1 months to wear t We also have se 1?Info t i 1 frj. iciLO vvm ui up L close out at 98c. ]\/l/=kV? c Palm Rc.' i iv^li O A Uli 1JL UV^< | $4.95. Imitation ; Boys' Suits, $2.4 t Choice of Straw ? Patterson's Dry < TELEPHONE NO. 85. Make Your Plans No I The York Coi Rock Hill, Octob + Carnival attractions in abundan ^ other free attractions. Many art ^ hist. Write for copy immediate!;. York County Fair Association, M y's Big Si r we will give you anoth* :>f goods at unheard of r y offerings and we are s *ss. )CERY SPECIAL* Flour, $3.75 100 pounds Cotto Flour, $3.50 100 pounds of Col pound, 14c 1 Sack Best Ship] Lard, $1.25 Good Pink Salraoi :>r only 50c 10 pounds of Gra ler Big Soecialf >r 40cents. 2 dozen Ladies' J alls for $.100 quality, for onl y at 3c per yd. 2 dozen Ladies' $1 "7c " " 200 pairs Ladies', only 35 cents. Slippers (Specii "18 " urday). >c to 18c each. One piece of 36 in quality, at 8c. Special for Sati 3 l-2c A few pieces Messa ; Marquisette Special for Sat ty for 35 cts. A Bitf Reduction on itiste, etc., all Ladies' $1.00 Voile Ladies' $1.00 Silk V ; of other bargains, too n o attend this Special Si Drtunity of your life to bi noney-saving prices. ay you big to buy s & Young C la Charged at Above Sade Pr I I % imer I e I i Low Shoes I " J I good, new | a big saving | nave several hem yet. I veral Ladies i o $5.00 to | ach Suits at ? Palm Beach ? z t J I r Hats, $ 1. | | Goods Store | "SELLS IT FOR LESS." I | 444444444 *4 *4$434<S44 4 444 ?44444444 4 w to Attend unty Fair, >er 17-20. ce. Lady balloonist and ^ icles added to Premium r. 4 fm. R. Tiromons. Secy. 4* 4v4 4^4 4 s 4 4441 fecials. er great opportueductions. Read ure you will not J 5. n Seed Meal, $1.50 tton Seed Hulls, 75c ped Stuff, only $1.35 a, the can, only 10c nulated Sugar, 75c. s jummer Gowns. $1.00 y 75 cents. Middies for only 75c. Men's and Children's al Bij? Bargain for Batch Black Taffeta Silk urday. only 98c the yd. line and Taffeta Silks, urday, only 89c yard. Men's and Boys' Hats. Waists, only 75 cents. Vaists only 82 cents. umerous to menaturday Sale you uy good dependnow, 0 1 lb.Arbuckle's Coffee, 20c. " 1 lb t# a Custoner. ice*.