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T ileohone.tocaland loner distance. No. 112.
Entered at tho.postofflce nt Fort Mill.S.C.. an
mail matterof theeecond class.
THURSDAY. NOV. in. 1910.
Should Be Kept Out.
The Times believes it expresses
the sentiment of a majority of
the people of the town when it
says that shows which are not
decent enouph for ladies to at4.
i 1,1 4- U? 4 ~,1 lL?
ttrilU M1UUIU nut Uf IIIU
privilege to exhibit here. The
exhibitions given here the last
week, with possibly one exceptor,
were said to have been
of the class which was shady
and which were attended by but
few ladies. In fact, the only
time the writer was on the
grounds there were no ladies
either on the grounds or in the
shows. This kind of entertainment
cannot possibly help a
town, while on the other hand,
it is hurtful from a moral standpoint.
It is the sincere hope of
this newspaper that in the future !
the city authorities will look well
into the merits of entertain
ments wishing to exhibit in Fort
Mill, and to keep out all that
appear to be deceptive or immoral.
Our Advertising Rate.
The Times would respectfully
call the attention of advertisers
and would-be advertisers to the
fact that transient advertising
rates in this paper are at a higher
rate than yearly contract
rates. We feel duty bound to
make a cheaper rate to the advertiser
who stays with us the
whole year than to the fellow
who advertises spasmodically,
and this rule will be strictly adhered
to. We will be pleased to |
go over the matter with any prospective
advertiser.
With this issue, a new rate
card goes into effect, and if we
have failed to satisfactorily explain
the matter to any of our
' advertisers, we will be pleased
to call and talk it over.
Free Rural Delivery.
One of the greatest conveniences
that the government
has conferred upon the people1
is the free delivery of mail in
the country districts says an ex- |
change. It is not only a convenience,
but it has come to be
a necessity. It would make life
intolerable to think of doing
without it. We confess that we
do nor like to hear talk about
doing away with it or changing
the system in any way save to
improve it.
Every one should join hands
to make this service better and
to extend it as far as possible.
The government should be made
to feel that the people appreciate
it. and that they will never consent
to Riving it up. Let us
patronize these routes to the
fullest extent and show that we
appreciate them. Every piece
of mail handled is a help. Remember
this and support the
carriers by giving them all the
money orders, parcel post packages.
.And letters that you need
to write.
Flour is worth $10 a baarel,
and dealers and jobbers say it is
going to $12 or $15. There is no
rpaDiin for tho npoulo nt' Uumhonr
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county to send to the West for
their flour. Our soil can and
will make g<K,d wheat. Every
farmer should pant a liberal
patch in wheat lor his own consumption
at least, and at the
present prices he ought to make
something raising lor market.
'Don't fail to plant some wheat
this fall, whatever you do. As
long as you have land which will
grow wheat, you cannot afford
to send $10 or $12 to the West
for a barrel of flour. Bamberg
Herald.
\ Thanksgiving comes this year
on Thursday. November 20th,
the last day of the roooth.
A Square Deal for the Schools.
A nation-wide campaign for
j better rural schools has been
started by Commissioner Claxton,
of the Federal Bureau of Education.
He points out the following
eight steps to be taken, each
of which will be treated later in
a series of news letters from
that department:
1. A school term of not less
than 160 days for each child.
2. A sufficient number of teach
j ers adequately prepared for then
work.
3. Consolidation of rural schools
with an average area of about IS
square miles for each school.
4. Teacher's home and a demonstration
farm from five t(
! fifty acres as a part of the schoo
property.
I 5. An all-year session adaotec
to local conditions.
(?. A county library with brand
libraries at the centers of popu
lation, with the schools used as
distributing centers.
7. Community organization
with the school as the intellectual,
educational and social center.
8. A modern high-school education
for every boy and girl in
America, in the country as well
as in the town.
Prepare for a Real Christmas.
One of the saddest thoughts
about Christmas is that the very
time of year when people should
be happy, when little children
I should be overjoyed by the gifts
of Santa Claus, there are many
J who look upon it as the saddest
period of their lives.
There is no parent who does
not feel a tug at the heart strings
when his little one looks longingly
at the pretty things in the
windows and asks for some of
them.
But what could be more aiFecting
than to have your little tot
look up into your eyes and say,
"Papa, why don't Santa Claus
bring me things like he does
Mary on the other street?"
What is there for a man to say
under these circumstances?
In Defense of Nr. Blankenship.
Fditor The Times: Please publish
the enclosed article in your
paper, it having been refused
publication by the Anderson
Farmers' Tribune. V. B. Cheshire,
editor. The gentleman (?)
not only would not publish the
article, but refused to return the
manuscript, after two requests,
postage enclosed each time. In
fact. 1 have not even heard from
the doughty and urbane colonel
(?). The article is as near
verbatim as 1 can give it from
memory. Reform Democrat.
Fort Mill. Nov. lltth. 1P1I1
Mr. Editor Farmers' Tribune:
Please allow me space in your
valuable paper which has done
and is doing such valiant service
for the cause of true Democracy
in South Carolina to refute in a
feeble way the slanderous
charges and insinuation of disloyalty,
treachery, etc., preferred
against our esteemed
fellow citizen Mr. C. P. Blankenship,
late candidate for county
supervisor, against the incumbent.
Mr. T. W. Boyd, both
"true blue" reformers since
1WH>, which appeared in the
columns of your paper from
time to time by your anonymous
correspondent under a Hock Hill
date line. The charge that Mr.
Blankenship was brought out by
Mr. J. A. Tate, clerk of the
court, and the Conservatives to
defeat Mr. T. VV. Boyd, is absolutely
false. It is a well known
fact that Mr. Blankenship's
friends have been trying to get
him to enter the race for county
supervisor for several years, and
it was only after the most earnest
persuasion that he reluctantly
consented to make the race. No
doubt Mr. Blankenship received
a great many Conservative votes,
as did also Mr. Boyd, and doubtless
they are both proud of the
fact. This character assassin
and reputation thief not only
tried to ruin Mr. Blankenship;
he did not slop at this, but
i-uarges oy insinuation that Mr.
Blankenship is regarded as a
pretty smooth citizen, etc.,
suggestive of "dark lantern"
methods. The idea of C. I*.
Blankenship being capable of
doing anything underhanded is
ridiculous as well as laughable.
Mr. Blankenship represents the
Fort Mill Democratic club, one
of the strongest pro-Blease clubs
in the county, which position he
has held for probably two-thirds
of the time since 1890. He is at
present and has been since the
office was created, road supervisor
of Fort Mill township,
which office lie has tilled with
general satisfaction, which was
shown by the handsome vote
which he received at his home
box in the recent primary. Not
content with trying to ruin Mr.
Blankenship's character, this
slimy creature attempted to
1 besmirch the characters of Mr.
Max G. Bryant, late candidate
| for the State senate, and Mr.
' Ira. B. Dun lap, a highly re
THE FORT Ml
soeeted citizen of Rock Hill.
Mr. Editor, we dislike publicity,
but will state that the
writer is president of the Fort
Mill Democratic club and has
been repeatedly honored by the
people of York county and will
hardly be charged with disi
loyalty to the Reformers, and
i you are at liberty to disclose our
identity to anyone wishing it
. I disclosed. Reform Democrat.
Fort Mill, Oct. 12, 1916.
Boll Weevil in Saluda?
According to .press reports,
5 Saluda county has been honored
> by the first visit of the boll
vfreevil in this State. An insect,
. believed to be a boll weevil, was
) on exhibition in the town of
I Saluda Saturday and caused a
great amount of discussion and
l commpnt nmontr fhn??p who saw
or heard of it. It was brought
j to town in a bottle by Arthur
. Rushton, of the (Coleman's Cross
5 Roads section, a few miles from
Saluda.
Fresh Fish, Pork
| and Mixed Sausage
Friday and Saturday
at the
Fort Mill Cash Market.
Here It Is.
I
You want a life insurance policy
with every good feature in it;
. You want it in an old and
strong company;
You want it to cost you the
least possible amount of money.
Well, we are the only people
in this territory who can tfive
you all three combined in one
company ? the Union Central Life
of Cincinnati.
We issue any form of insurance
you desire.
Bailes & Link,
Agents.
I
<Rexall Straw Vote
Proves Correct.
President Wilson's victory at the polls
last week is a striking verification of
the prediction made by this newspaper
long before election day.
Three weeks ago. the N.OlHt members
of the Kexall Druggists' Association
began to take a Straw Vote of their
customers. The members of the Association
being scattered all over the United
States, were able to reach 051,3!H>
voters drawn from all walks of life. It
was the biggest straw vote ever taken,
and was made possible only by the national
character of the organization.
The druggists throtghout the country
mailed or telegraphed the results of the
voiets cast by their customers to the
national headquarters of their organization
in Boston. There the votes were
tabulated, and the results of the balloting
from all the States were announced
by daily bulletins mailed from
Boston and which were posted in the
S.uiK) Rexall stores, and published simultaneously
in the leading newspapers
of the country.
The lirst straw vote bulletin, sent
out Ocrobor 26th. showed Wilson in the
lead. The second bulletin, issued October
27th, showed Hughes in the lead
by one electoral vote. From that date
each and every bulletin showed steady
gains for Wilson, both in the popular
and electoral vote.
The linal straw vote, dated November
6th, gave Wilson 2!>9 and Hughes
222 lectoral votes of the necessary
266 necessary to elect.
WildAII nnvt' KbU OHO nn.l f
.. ..WW. nvrf. IIMO w?w OliVI III*- J'UUir
bility is this will be increased to 287.
The forecast erred in only one State in
the Union.
The nation-wide straw vote derived
its value from its strictly non-partisan
character. '1 he Kcxull Druggist, without
regard to personal preferences,
furnished to the national headquarters
of their association, the United Drug
Compai y, accurate figures for each
day's balloting in their stores. At the
heacqdart rs in Moston the ballots were
tabulated without fear or favor, tinsole
objee' being to call the turn in
poli: ics be lore tin- election.
TAX NOTICE 1916.
Office of the County Trcniurer
of York County.
York, S. C., Sept. 11), 1916.
Notice is hereby given that the Tax
itooks for York county will be opened
on Monday, the Kith day of October,
1916, and remain open until the 21st
day of December, 11)16, for the collection
of Stat<-, County, school and local
taxes for the fiscal year 11)16, without
|H-nalty; after which flay one |>er cent.
|H-nalty will be added to all payments
in the month of January, 1917, and two
per cent, penalty for all payments in
the month of February, 11)17, and seven
per cent, penalty will be added to all
pawiients made from the 1st of March,
l*.)i 7. to the 15th of March, 1917, and
after this date all unpaid taxes will go
into executions and all unpaid Single
...;n i... . 1
I v?m ur lUiniti ovit (u mi' sevlthi
Magistrates for prosecution in accordance
with law.
For the convenience of taxpayers, I
will attend the following places on the
days named:
At Rock Hill from Monday, NovcrnIwr
l:tth, to Saturday, November iMth.
At York from Monday. November
20th, until Saturday, the ItfHh day of
December, 1916, after which day the
penalties will sttach, as stated above.
Note The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing,
about taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the township
or townships in which their property or
properties are located.
| HAKRY K. NSC1U
(/ounty TreMurw. 1
LL TIMES, FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA
I CELEBRATE! |
I The best way we can advise I
you to celebrate the greatest
Demcratic victory the old United
States has ever known is to
buy a big box of fresh, pure
HUYLER'S.
It's made in the good old Democratic way
and it's the kind Wilson would recommend
you to eat. Of course, we have the Hughes
kind, too, but it's not sweet.
I Jones Drug Company,
"On the Square."
I There's Solid Comfort
; In knowing that your grocer is de
pendable, and that he sells nothing
but dependable merchandise. When <
~ you leave your orders at this store, you
f may rest assured that they will be
filled with every care; that they will
I be delivered promptly and that the
f quality of everything ordered will be '
the best. Phone No. 1 1 6.
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Parks Grocery Co.,
Phone 116
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John M. Hutchinson, Ph. G. A. C. Lytle
[ STATIONERY ]
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We have a complete stock of fine Stationery, ?
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^ in any color or tint you may want. Call and see j
our line before you buy your next box, or phone
91 and we'll deliver same for your approval. Any ?
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+ price you want-?25c to $3.00 the box. j
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Pound Paper at 25 cents. 4
Envelopes to match, 10c.
| HUTCHINSON & LYTLE DRUG CO., i
^ Ml ? tin - * r ?
.> jusi w nai lour Doctor Orders."
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, . The Bank of Scotland.
C.This building is a monument to the
thrifty Scots. Through its portals
pass the millions of savings of a
contented people, to be returned to
KAm -.-l * '
ui. ci tnii? wnen mese savings
are needed
c Our banh is a monument to the
thrifty people of this community It
is the burglar proof vault of our
judicious depositors who have con
traded the valuable habit of saving.
CL We want those who are not numbered
among our small army of depositors
to enlist under the savings
banner and let their money grow
with us. #
c Money in the banK produces a
feeling of prosperity. Enjoy that
pleasure
.L ?L Start a banK account with us today
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Savings Bank of Fort Mill.
1 Winter Weather at Last j
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We have prepared for cold weath- *
er and have anything one may need ?
to keep warm this winter. Another ;
shipment this week of Men s Suits and I
, ,
men s, womens an cl child ren's Shoes, I
We have more clothing and shoes and ;
| sell more than anybody. *
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Millinery. :
; Our Hats are going fast. Come in ;
f I and get a hat at HALF PRICE. I
t Don't forget, we save you MONEY I
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[ * A carload ol Dad's" Apples re- ^
} ceived. 1 he largest and best apples ~
\ in town at 45c per peck. \
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SAVE $100.00.
If you niv thmkini> of buying? n I'uiiio,
lot us toll voi 1 how vol 1 e;m save SIOO
I o S'JtM Ion t ho <lou I.
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