Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 14, 1916, Image 3
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. '
Prof. A. R. Banks, of Colum
Dia, was among me visitors to
Fort Mill Saturday.
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Mrs. Alice Harris is visiting s
her daughter. Mrs. Daisy Ligon, 1
of Shelby, N. C. e
Mr. and Mrs. George Cronenberg
and children, of Charlotte,
spent the week-end with relatives
in this city.
Rev. W. S. Hutchinson, of
Mayo, Fla., is visiting relatives j t
in this city.
Mr. R. Ernest Smith, of Chat- j
tanooga. is spending his vacation
with his parent, Mr. and Mrs.
A. K. Smith, here.
I
Mrs. Bertha Robinson and children,
of Charlotte, were recent i
visitors in the home of Mr. J. C. j
Bayne of the township.
Mr. J. B. Culp, of Charlotte, j
several days ago accepted a position
with the Fort Mill Lumber
company, and. with his family, j
is occupying the Cousart cottage ;
in Sprattville. * |
Miss Isabel Grier left Tuesday
morning for Albermarle, N. C.,
where she is to teach during the
winter in the public schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Belk, of
Mt. Holly, were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. ?
Meacham.
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Miss Helen Ardrey leaves this s
week for Conway where she has g
taken a position as teacher in t
the public schools for the coming j]
term. i fc
The first bale of new crop j f
cotton for Fort Mill township v
was brought in Thursday by | *
Walter McKinney, a young farmer
of upper Fort Mill. The
cotton was bought for 16 cents V
per ponnd by W. B. Meacham.
In the circuit court at York J
Monday the case against Arch ^
Campbell and Mary Campbell,
charged with robbery, was re- j
ferred to Magistrate R. P. Har- .
ris, of Fort Mill, for trial. The ?
offense is alleged to have been 5
committed in this township ?
several weeks ago.
Rev. W. B. Mcllwain from
Japan filled the pulpit of the I
local Presbyterian church Sun- V
day morning and assisted in the a
service of the communion which r
^ \\7 q c f nrl A f nirrKf of fV?o i (
*? wo wivui ui,vu i vv at tu\- V
open air service Dr. Mcllwain
delivered a very interesting address
on the subject of missionary
work in Japan, a subject
on which he is well qualified to
speak since he has been in the
work there for the past 27 years.
When the annual reports were
read at Flint Hill on last Sunday,
the church unanimously decided
to add one hundred dollars to
the pastor's salary. This is considered
the second raise within a
few weeks, since the church recently
gave Fort Mill another
morning service each month
without any reduction in pastor's
salary. Such expressions of appreciation.
after almost seven
years' service, are very greatl}
appreciated by the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Hair.
A press despatch from Statesville,
N. C., says that L. O.
White, of that city has been
awarded a $50,000 dredging contract
which calls for the dredging
of 2f> miles of stream in the
Turkey Creek drainage district
of York county, S. C. The channels
to be cut for the streams affected
will be from 7 to 10 feet
deep and from 14 to 36 feet wide
and it is estimated that about
5,000 acres of swamp land along
the streams will he replaimprl ! .
for cultivation.
D. A. R's. Resume Meetings. ]
Kanawha chapter, Daughters j 1
of the American Revolution, re- I
sumea its monthly sessions the ! i
last week, after suspending 11
during the months of July and ! J
August, in an interesting meet- j c
ing with Mrs. A. Theo Neely as j
hostess. At the conclusion of | (
roll call Mrs. J. Lee Spratt I (
greeted the members with an t
outline of the work in prospect j
for the 1916-17 term and the 1
0 readings from theD. A. R. Maga- t
zine by Mrs. W. B. Ardrey,
historian. In response to the \
call of the State regent for co- <
operation in soldier's relief work,
a committed consisting of Miss
Nora Hamilton, chairman, Mrs.
E. M. Belk, Mrs. Sue Spratt,
Mrs. W. B. Ardrey, and Mrs.
Murray Mack was appointed to
care for the interests of the
chapter in this work. The new
year book has been issued showing
the names of 5 officers and
25 members and provides programmes
for 10 monthly meetings
during the coining year.
I
PALL TERN OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
WILL BEGIN ON NEXT MONDAY.
The graded school will open
Monday morning at nine o'clock
ind every child of school age,
>ix and over, is expecred to enroll
the first day. Appropriate
ixercises will be held and the
essons and a list of the books
leeded will be given. All of
he friends and patrons of the
ichool are cordially invited to be
-\roconf
/i vuvnv vuw in ot uaj Xll <IU*
lition to the old teachers, Mr.
f. R. Harris of Pleasant Valley,
ilisses Helen Turner of Bennettsbile,
Ola Seoggins of Due West,
ind Miss Roper of Columbia will
:onstitute the faculty. Miss
*uth M each am of Fort Mill will
lave charge of the music. No
ihild will be admitted to the
chool who has not been successully
vaccinated. This is a State
aw and the superintendent is
breed to comply with it regardess
of the opinion of the parents.
)ne of the new features of the
ligh school work will be the
ourse and drill in military tacics
which be given the boys
rom the sixth grade through
he hicrh school. This course
eceived the approbation of the
National Educational Association
it its recent meeting in Newfork
and is not without its
avorable results in that the
tudent receives therefrom needul
exercise, beneficial discipline
ind a knowledge of military
cience. Prof. Harris, a Citadel
rraduate, will have charge of
his feature. The books needed
n the different grades is given
lelow. Those students who
ailed to be promoted last session
vill be given another chance on
Friday. Sept. 22.
Books For Term.
Grade 1 ?Wheeler Primer, 25c; j
Vheeler 1st Reader, 25c.
Grade 2?Wheeler Graded 2nd
leader, 35c; Progressive Course
a Spelling, book 1, 13c; Berry's
Vriting book No. 1, 5c.
Grade 3?Stepping Stones to
iiterature, No, 3, 30c; Milne's
'rogressive Arithmetic, book 1,
2c; Kinard-Withers Eng. Lanuage,
book 1, 32c; Berry's writing
book. No. 3. 5c; Progressive
ourse in Spelling, No. 1, 13c.
Grade 4?Baldwin & Bender
rourth Reader, 35c; KinardVithers
Eng. Language, No. 1,
!2c: Milnp's 1'l-mrrncci,T/> A
, ?.... - ? * Av/gi v/ooi vc ni 1111~
netic, No. 1, 32c; Progressive
bourse in Spelling, No. 1, 13c;
Serrv's writing book, No. 4. 5c;
'rimer of Hygiene, 35c; Maury's
view Elements of Geography 45c.
Grade 5?Stepping Stones No.
>, 40c; White's Making of South
Carolina, 50c; Berry's writing
>ook No. 5, 5c; Milne's Arithnetic,
No. 2, 30c; Withers-Kilard
Eng. Language, No. 1, 32c;
'rimer of Sanitation, 40c; Mau y's
New Elements of Geography,
45c.
Grade 6?Milne's Arithmetic,
SIo. 2, 36c; Withers-Kinard Eng.
language, No. 2; 44c; White's
History of the U. S., 40c; Human
'hysiology, 60c: Synder's Selec,ions
from old Testament, 30c;
'ayne's Common Word's, etc.,
12c; Maury's New Complete
jeography. 88c.
Grade 7?Withers-Kinard Eng.
L.aunguage, No. 2, 44; Payne's
Common Words, etc., 22c; Mau y's
New Complete Geography,
58c; Milne's Progressive Arithnetic.
No. 2, 3(kf Dugger's Agriculture,
60c; Thompson's U. S.
distory, 65c: Collar & Daniell's
Pirst Latin, 94c.
High School.
First Year?Buehler's Gramnar,
Chew's Speller, Merchant
>f Venice, Milne's Arithmetic
^lo. 3, Well's Algebra, Collar &
Daniell's Latin, Botsford's Ancient
History. (All required.)
Second Year?Buehler's Gramnar,
Payne's Speller, Southern
Prose and Poetry, Well's Alge>ra,
Milne's Arithmetic No. 3,
Vlyer's Short History of Medaeval
& Modern Times, Tarr s
Physical Geography, Collar &
Daniell's Latin, Caesar. (Latin
;lective.)
Third Year ? Brooks English
Domposition. I, Well's Plane
Geometry, Weed's Chemistry in
;he Home; Caesar, Stephenson's
\merican History, Metcalfe's
Snglish Literature. (Latin elective.
)
Fourth Year-Letzler's Ad/anced
Eng. Syntax, Well's
solid Geometry, Cicero's Orations,
French, Wallace's Civil
Government of U. S. & S. C.,
Weed's Chemistry in the Home.
Metcalfe's Eng. Literature Completed.
(Latin or French Elective.
)
All boys from the sixth grade
through the High School are
required to take U. S. Infantry
Regulations and Military training.
(Officers to be selected
after first month's drill)
No out-of-town athletic con
THE PORT 1
tests will be permitted on days 1
other than Friday afternoons
and Saturdays.
The following reading course
must be taken by the 10th and
11th grades before certificates
can be obtained: DeFoe's Robinson
Crusoe, Stevenson's Treasure
Island, London's Call of the
Wild, Johnson's Rasselas, Poe's
Poetical Works, Arnold's Sohrab
and Rustum, Tennyson's The
Princess, Woodrow Wilson's
When a Man Comes to Himself,
One of Sim's Novels, Addison's
Sir Roger DeCoverley Papers.
New Designs for Money.
Orders for the newly designed
ten-cent pieces are being received
daily at the mint in Philadplnhin
hnt PAino will nnt
be placed in circulation before
; September 15 or 20. Adam M. 1
Joyce, the superintendent, said
: that ten million of the new dimes
' will be turned out within the
next four months.
The new piece bears the figure
of a Grecian lady on the obverse i
side and the bundle and rods
I and the axe of the Roman dictors
on the reverse.
Superintendent Joyce also announced
that within the next
two weeks work would be begun
on the the new 25-cent pieces,
while the making of the new
half-dollars will not be started
1 until the early part of October.
The newly designed quarter on
one side has the full figure of a
l woman coming through a gate in
I a wall. The reverse side shows
! an eagle in flight.
f.ft.. ?t- i -
i iic iiii.v-tciii |?iet'e uears a
full length figure of the Goddess
of Liberty holding olive branches
while the reverse design is that
of a spread eagle standing on a
rock.
Had Great Meeting.
What was said to have been
the best meeting yet held of the
York County Sunday School association
came to a close at
Woodlawn Presbyterian church,
Sharon, Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock. All previous records
for enrollment, number of schools ;
represented and financial pledges
for the next year's work were
broken.
Mrs. N. H. Sinclair, of Fay- >
etteville, N. C., is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Williamson,
on White street.
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for an Election Upon the
Question of Exempting Certain Es- (
tablishments of the Fort Mill Manufacturing
Company from Municipal
Taxation for a Period of Five Years,
and (Jranting Such Exemption, Subject
to the Result of Said Election.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the Town of Fort Mill, in
couucil assembled, and by authority of 1
the same: <
Section 1. That the Fort Mill Man- J
ufacturing Company, a cor|>oration organized
and existing under the laws of
j the- State of South Carolina, and holdI
ing and owning certain property, both 1
1 real and personal, in the town of Fort
Mill, shall be exempt from all taxation
for municipnl purposes for a period 1
of five years, beginning with the year ,
1917, on all property improvements
made by said corporation in the town
of Fort Mill during the year 191?>; but
as to all other property of said corpora|
tion, it shall be subject to all taxation,
' as heretofore.
Sec. 2. That this ordinance shall go
into effect only in the event that it
shall be ratified by a majority of the
qualified electors of the town of Fort
Mlil voting at an election to be held |
for that purpose at the usual polling
I dace in said town on Tuesday, Octo?er
17th, which election is hereby ordered
to be held. J. N. McAteer, J. 1
M. Hutchinson and ,1. Y. Starnes are
hereby appointed managers. At said ,
election the following question shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of 1
said town:
"Are you in favor of exempting the
Fort Mill Manufacturing Company
from municipal taxation as to all improvements
made during 1916, said exemption
to continue for five years?
"YES
"NO."
That the hooks of registration for
said town of Fort Mill shall be opened
by the supervisor of registration on
Thursday, September 28th, and remain
open for ten days, for the registration
of qualified electors; and that said election
shall be advertised by public 110- 1
tice and in the Fort Mill Times.
Done in Council this fifth day of j
September, 1910.
H. E. PATTERSON,
Attest: Mayor.
W. A. ROACH. Clerk.
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NOTICE.
____
The Ginnery of the Fort Mill Manu 1
facturing Company will be in operation i
on Wednesday, September 20th, and j
again on Friday, September 22nd. Beginning
with the week of Monday. ;
September 25th, the ginnery will be
operated daily until further notice.
Fort Mill Mfg. Company.
NOTICE.
Statk ok South Caiiolina, County
of Yokk.
Notice is hereby given that the contract
for running the ferry between
Fort Mill and Rock Hill 011 J. B.
Fewell's place will be let to the lowest
responsible bidder on Friday, September
16th, at eleven o'clock a. m. Full
directions for managing and controlling
I the ferry will be submitted at the time
and place indicated. The contract will
i be let on the grounds, and sealed proposals
will be received then and there
for conducting this business, with the
right reserved to roject any and all
i bins.
THOS. W. BOYD. 1
County .Supervisor.
HILL TIMES, FORT MILL, SO
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And it will sti
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Mosquito Lot:
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and it's DIFF
A good night's
Best Fountain
All the New A
PVi nn 11c? fAini
L UVMIC >UHI
Sherbets and ]
Jones Drug (
"On the Squj
Our G
Deposits Se
J $2Q,4
Deposits Si
$45,4<
Deposits Se
$63.7
Deposits Se
$74,6
Deposits So]
$93,6'
Total Resource:
$150,6
On the basis of the abov<
business. Every accouni
with the strictest confide
FIRST NATI(
MJK1 Ml
Buy It Now
Real Estate is going to advance
sharply in Fort Mill on account
of demand created by the prospective
boom in manufacturing
and other enterprises. Take advantage
of these offerings now
or you will pay more later.
8 acres with 5-room cottage
and well within town limits, adjoining
the home of Mrs. E. M.
Belk. Price $2,500.
Residence on west side of
Booth street near Main street,
six rooms, barns and outhouses.
Excellent property at $2,500.
105-acre farm with lately improved
cottages and barns, 3
miles from Fort Mill. Price,
$2,000.
Brick residence on Main street,
lot 75 feet front and 1-10 feet
ruu \
uccp. X I 1LC, ?pfj, VV/V/.
2 3-4 acre lot with 3 two-room
cottages on railroad to the rear
of Clebourn street. Price $1,000.
197 acre farm, two cottages,
barn and crib, two miles from
town, 100 acres under cultivation.
Price $20 per acre.
5-room cottage on fine lot adjoining
school grounds. Excellent
property at $1,500.
5-room cottage on Elm street
in fine condition, good location.
$1,150.
Bailes & Link,
Real Estate Agents. i
Now is the Time
to do your repairing. You will
need
LUMBER
for your fences, road bridges,
repairs on your house, barn and
oucbuildings. We are in position
to offer special inducements to
early comers, giving you the best
possible material, at prices that
defy competition.
Fo rt Mill Lumber Cmpany.j
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ERENT to you.
> rest for 10c.
Service in town. ?
Lagazines.
order for Cream.
Drinks. |
Company, t
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pt 1. 1912. I
Q7.69 I
ept. 1. 1913
63.17 t
pt. 1, 1914.
21.58 I
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37,80
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43.67. 1
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573.98 r
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t with this bartk is held ^
nee.
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These Big
Are bringing us many n
are keen to see the bene
the score. Don't miss 5
carefully the prices beta
GROC
100 pounds Cotton Seed Me:
100 pounds of Cotton Seed H
1 Sack Best Shipped Stuff, 01
Good Pink Salmon, the can, <
10 pounds Granulated Sugar
1 pound of Arbuckle's Coffee
Othc
100 Men's 50c Work Shirts for 4(1
100 Men's $1.25 quality Overalls
1,000 yards of I.ace 5c quality at I
1,000 44 44 44 10c 4 4 4 4 '
4 dozen ladies' 50c Sailors at only
2 44 25c
4 44 Sun Hats at prices 5c to
1,000 yards Embroidery, 10c qual
1,00 0 4 4 4 4 5c
2,000 44 Crepe de C'hene M:
and Voiles. 50 cent quality 1
;?00 yards Lawns, Voiles, Katiste
REAL CHEAP now.
The above are not ha
want you to come Satur
confident that we can se
things that you will neec
No Goods
MILLS & Y
ANNOUNGEMEN
To the Ladi
Our milliner, Miss '
man, who is an experienced
er and trimmer, has arrive<
the Northern markets, whe
has been selecting stock for t
and Winter trade, and she
glad to have vou come in <
what is new and stylish this *
We are now showin
Coat Suits, Coats and Cloa
other new things are coming
day.
Watch this space
week for something new.
Patterson's Dry Goods
TELEPHONE NO. 85. "SELLS IT
Make Your Plans Now to Atter
ltie York County
Rock Hill, October 17-2<
Carnival attractions in abundance. Lady bs
other free attractions. iMany articles added
List. Write for copy immediately.
York County Fair Association, Win. R. Timmc
Saturday S
ew customers, and old custon
fits to be derived and are cor
Saturday's Special Bargain Of!
w and you ll be here Saturday
ERY SPECIALS.
il, $1.50 100 pounds best Patent FI
ulls, 75c 100 pounds second pat. Fli
lly $1.35 Best Fatback Meat, per p
mly 10c 10 pounds of Snowdrift L;
for 75c 3 pounds of Good Coffee for
for 20c 3 Bars of Octagon Soap for
sr Big Specials.
cents. 2 dozen Ladies' Summer Go1
for $1.00. quality, for only 75 cents.
ic per yd. 2 dozen Ladies' $1 Middies for <
Jc " " 200 pairs Ladies', Men's and
35 cents. Slippers (Special Bitf Bargain
18 " day).
18c each. One piece of 30 inch Black T
ity, at 8c. Special for Saturday, only
3 l-2c. A few pieces Messaline and Ta
arquisette > Special for Saturday, only
'or 35 cts. A Big Reduction on Men's and 1
, etc., all Ladies' $1.00 Voile Waists, onh
Ladies' $1.00 Silk Waists only 8
' 7
ilf of the big bargains we Y
day and see for yourself, an
:11 you everything you need
i later.
Charged at Above Prices.
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to Premium
>ns, Secy.
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tiers, alike,
ning in by
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our, $4.00
our, $3.75
ound, 15e
urd, $1.25
only 50c
only 10c
wns. $1.00
only 75c.
Children's
for SaturafFeta
Silk
98c the yd.
fTeta Silks,
<* 0 yard.
[toys' Hats.
/ 75 cents.
!2 cents.
lave. We
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and some
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