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ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. , i The ruling price paid for cot- < ton on the Fort Mill market yes- ; terday was 19 l-2c. Cotton seed '< sold for 90c. A I - -'.L . 1 1 ' /\iong wun tne aavance in price of other things, the local barber shops have advanced to 15 cents for a shave, including a ! neck shave. ' 1 ? J But one man, Mr. Guy M. Snead, now a resident of Rock ( Hill, was drawn from Fort Mill to serve as a juror during the ^ second week of the November ( term of York court, which convenes on next Monday. Miss Kitty Kirkpatrick of this 1 city, was among the out of town quests who attended the marriage at Gaslonia last Thursday evening of Miss Eleanor Moore Reid to Dr. Benson Cannon, of New York City. There were ginned in York county prior to November 1st, i | , 1910, 11,280 bales of cotton, as against 21,891 bales to the same date in 1915, according to figures lurmshed by doe M. Taylor, census reporting agent for the county. It is stated that the city will soon begin laying a cement sidewalk from the corner of Clebourn and White streets, in front of the home of J. S. Potts, to the plant of the Fort Mill Mfg. com-1 pany, a distance of about two blocks. The fact that up to this time there has been little frost throughout this section has been worth thousands of dollars to the farmers. Much of the cotton which wmild have been killed by \ r i i . i i an eariy irosi nas maturea and some of the farmers are harvesting a much larger crop than they were counting on. Of interesr to Methodists throughout this county and section is the announcement that Presiding Elder P. B. Wells of the North Rock Hill district of the Upper South Carolina conference. has been transferred to . the North Alabama district and will leave Rock Hill for his new post within a few weeks. It is understood that I)r. Wells will , he assigned to a church in Birmingham. Ala. ^ Spinning and carding machinery for the new addition to the Fort Mill Mfg. company's plant No. 2 is beinir received daily, about five car loads having'1 already been received. The new ; machinery will not, however, be 1 put in place, we are told, until the new weave shed at plant, No. 1 has been completed, when a large number of the looms at mill No. 2 will he removed to plant No. 1 and the new ma- 1 ehinery at mill No. 2 will oscupy the lloor space now occupied by the weave department. Miss Mary Massey, a daughter of the late Sam F. Massey, who for many years was a resident of Fort Mill, was married in Hock Hill last Wednesday evening to Mr. H. E. Allen, of Wadeshoro, N. C. The marriage was solemnized at the home of Mrs. Julian S. Starr, a cousin of the bride, the ceremony being pronounced by the Rev. H. R. Murchison. Mr. Allen and bride i will reside in Wadesboro, where the groom is engaged in business. * Of interest to Fort Mill people ' generally is the ease of Jesse W. Norman vs. the town of Fort Mill, which probably will be called in York court during the next week. Mr. Norman, it will be recalled, appealed some weeks ago from the decision of Mayor B. E. Patterson's court in a case charging 4iim with a violation of the tpwn's Sunaay ordinance. It is understood that Mr. Norman will be represented in court by W. B. Wilson. Jr., of Rock Hill. I while B. J. White, town's attorney. will appear for the town of Fort Mill. Friday Mr. Osmond Barber purchased the Gulp property, on East Booth street, from the heirs of the late T. G. Culp, the sale If being made through the real es-1 tate firm of Bailes & Link. The property contains a house and about eight acres of land and the purchase price was reported as $2,000. This property adjoins the lot bought some time ago by Mr. Barber, the latter having a frontage of several hundred feet or. Rocky street. On his Rocky street lot Mr. Barber will erect a modern residence, a considerable portion of the material already being on the ground, and it is expected that work on the resi j dence will be commenced within a short time. I Several farmers and others of this section have during the last Pew days brought to The Times office samples of second-growth apples taken from their orchards, some of which in size compare favorably with the first growth of the fruit. Of interest to a wide circle of friends and relatives in this section will be the marriage this ! if r\ ? ? evening 01 miss raunne n,rwin I and Mr. Franklin Phillips, which will be solemnized at the home of the mother of the bride-elect. Mrs. Dovie Erwin, on East Booth street. Only the members of the families and a few friends will witness the ceremony. Miss Erwin is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Erwin and is a young woman of charming personality. Mr. Phillips is a member of the firm of Ferguson & Phillips and is one of the town's most popular young men. After a short wedding trip, Mr. Phillips and bride will begin housekeeping in the J. H#. Potts house on White street. Community Day December 8. At a call meeting of the Parent-Teacher club held in the auditorium Friday afternoon the following committees were appointed bv the nresident. Mrs. J. B. Mills, to complete the arrangements for Community Day which will be observed on Friday. December 8: Committee on planting of trees: J. R. Harris, Misses Helen Turner, Ola Scoggins, Frances Smith and Nellie Roper. Committee on work to be done on school ground: J. M. Gamble, Ben Patterson, Osmond Barber and J. D. Fulp. Committe on tables and dinner: Mesdames R. F. Grier, .lames T. Young, J. B. Mills, A. O. .Jones and Miss Kitty Kirkpatrick. Committee on teams and hauling: Mesdames Sue Spratt, J. I). Fulp, E. M. Belk and Misses Susie White, Minnie Garrison and Ruth Meacham. Realizing and appreciating the invaluable work done last Community Day, one year ago. the club unanimously voted to make it an annual affair. They hope that the committees shall meet with the same hearty response and cooperation that was given them before. Dinner will be served to all workers and a day of much pleasure as well as one of good work is anticipated. Persons not finding it convenient to be on the grounds Community Day may send a hand or pay the price of one which the committee will secure. The committee on hauling wish to state that sand is the material most needed in the work and plenty of it. Yes, "49" Was Here. Nader's Greater Shows, a carnival company, exhibited on the local ball lot the last four days of last week, the attendance at each show being reported as only fair. The carnival consisted of five shows and numerous "eon. cessions," and the show which seemed to attract the most attention and which was given the major portion of the patronage was that known as "Camp 49." This show consisted of a half dozen or more dancing girls all dressed in cowgirl costumes. A fee of 15 cents was charged to enter the tent and once inside the music from a piano and trap drum started up and the dance, such as was supposed to have been indulged in b> the far western settlers of 1849, began. No charge was made for the dance, but at the end of each "set" the molo nonnf ti'on ? 5 4 - ?.u(v pui tiivi ivao iTi|iiirf(i 10 "See Murphy," which meant he must put up 30 cents for a drink of coca cola for himself and the girl, the "sets" lasting for about two minutes. In the crowd present Saturday night were men of all ages and some are said to have been so well pleased with the entertainment that they were minus amounts ranging up to $20 when the closing hour at midnight arrived. The carnival left Fort Mill Sunday morning for Columbia. Teachers' Meeting. The Eastern division of the York County Teachers' association will be held in the auditorium of the Rock Hill high school on Saturday, November 25th, beginning at 11 o'clock. An interesting program is being arranged for the meeting, notice of which will be mailed to each teacher within the next few days. At this meeting officers for the next year will be elected. Lunch will be served by teachers of the Rock Hill schools. It is planned to make the social hour a pleasant and profitable part of the meeting this session. I THE FORT IV Bridge Site Discussed. The board of county commissioners sat in Fort Mill Tuesday as a court to hear arguments regarding the location of the new county bridge, which is to be 1 built across the Catawba river to ' replace the structure washed ' away in the July freshet, there being three sites which have been surveyed and estimates of cost made, each of which has ] numbers of supporters in this i section, though the main con tention is between the supporters ( of a bridge at the old site, known as Fewell's ferry, and those who wish to locate the bridge further down the stream at a point to connect with the Cherry road. , An efTort to postpone the meeting was made by John R. Hart of York, representing the Fewell's ferry supporters, but was derned , liv thp <5iinnrvicr?v vi'hn v,,v- " "v County Engineer Miller to present the surveys and estimates of cost of the three sites which 1 varied from $32,000.00 to $42.000. (K). the Cherry ^bridge carrying the estimate of the lowest cost. It was estimated that about eight months would be required to complete the structure at either point. Following this presentation the board heard arguments favoring the restoration of the bridge at the old site. S. H. Epps, .1. R. Haile. and W. M. Carothers presenting that side of the question upon inquiry by John R. Hart, and were followed by W. B. Meacham, II. H. White and S. George Moore, the latter two from Rock Hill, who favored the Cherry site. Arguments were then made by John R. Hart in favor of the Fewell site and W. B. Wilson, Jr., and B. Jennings White, both of Rock Hill, in favor of the Cherry site and the supervisor announced that de-i cision would later he made by the hoard as to where the bridge shall be located. In presenting his case Mr. Wilson produced a letter f rom .1 M Cherrv of Rock Hill in which he stated that he would donate his road to the county if the bridge were located at the end of his road. This road which is the private property of Mr. Cherry is thirty feet wide, almost level and in a direct line to Rock Hill, costing the, owner to construct the sum of' $10,000.00. The county is expected to surface the road if accepted and the material necessary to macadam it is now along the road and is also included in Mr. Cherry's donation. Mr. j Wilson also presented a gift of j the right of way on this side of the river from the owners of the property through which the new road will pass, and petitions asking for the location of the bridge at this point signed by 1,100 citizens. The meeting was held in the Majestic Theatre and was attended by about 200 people. School Paper to Be Issued. The high school pupils of the local school will within the next few weeks issue the first number of their paper. Supt. J. I). Fulp, realizing the valuable help to be derived by the English ftuxiuiuis lium mxi:ii a venture nas urged the publication of a school paper which will appear just as often as finances and circumstances warrant. It is needless to add that all of the patrons of the school will tind many items of vital interest to them in the sheet and the publishers are expecting a hearty response from the advertising firms and the public at large in making the paper self sustaining. The board of editors and rates will be made public in a few days. Much Interest Taken in Contest. A friend of the local graded school has offered a prize of five dollars in gold to be awarded to j the hicrh school nunil submitting by April 1. 11*17. the best history of Fort Mill from its beginning! to the year 1917. The papers will be numbered and submitted to an impartial committee of judges who will decide upon the 1 winner. The general tone of the article with the originality will be the main points to be decided upon. Kach of the, papers submitted must be type-. written and as neat as possible. It is thought that not less than 20 papers will be submitted. When Mark Twain was editor of a weekly newspaper or.e of j his subscribers wrote him that he had found a spider in his paper when it reached him and inquired whether it was a sign of good luck. The noted humorist replied that the spider was simply looking over the paper to see which merchants wcri- nnt advertising so he could visit them, spin a web across their door and live contented ever i afterward. - Kx. I.()ST Friday in Fort Mill, female pig. 2 months old, black with small white spot in face. Reward for return to A. I.. Crane, (Confederate St. city. HLL TIMES, FORT MILL, SO GRADED SCH001 HONOR ROLL. By J. I). If'ulp. Supt. The following: pupils have made an average on all studies of over 95 and are entitled to he on the honor roll: First Grade ?Hortense James, Mabel Kimbrell. Eva Norman, Julia McCorkle, Mary Price. Henry Armstrong. Melvin Carter. James Fulp, Jr., Leo Potts, Tot Bayne. James Merritt. Andrew Thrower. Second Grade? Doan* James, Henry Link, James Massey, Louis McKibben. Eugene Norman, Faulkner Parks, James Parrish, Thomas Spratt. Third Grade?Franklin Armo f ivinrr T-111 ir>f f- Ronnoft Horuov Cbl VU^t i.iiliVbV. UVIIIIVVk, 11U1 T VJ Capps, Lewis Howard, Cora Massey John McLaughlin, Hattie Parks. Eugene Wolfe. Russell Phillips. Fourth Grade?Gertrude Broom Kate McLaughlin. Floride Nims, Edith Parks. Fifth Grade ?Elizabeth Ardrey Mary Kimbrell, Katharine Massey, Mary Moore, Bertha Moore. Steven Parks. Sixth Grade?Janie Bayne, Frank Jones, Elizabeth Mills Evans Wolfe, Olin Deese. Seventh Grade ?Annie Parks. Cleo Bailes, Marion Parks. Eighth Grade?Blanche Moser, Helen Hughes. Ninth Grade?Bleeker Leo, John Crook. Tenth Grade?Ethel Hughes. Eleventh Grade?William Erwin, Marjorie Mills. FOR SALE?Fulcaster Seed Wheat at $2.00 per bushel. Hasting's Seed Oats at 8.r? cents per bushel. Edgar Jones. w A is l t\.l? Kenter lor our old home place on the river, 2 to 4-horse farm, l'refer man who owns his stock, but I will consider application of a sober and reliable party who has force enough to work the farm. L. A. Harris. NOTICE. Notice is hereby jjtven that the Tax ltook for the town of Fort miii is open and will remain open until the lath day of November 1916 for collection of local taxes without penalty, the following levy of Id mills: For ordinary purposes . 6J mills For Int. on Water Bonds 2J " For Sinking Fund 2J ' Total 10 mills B. E. PATTERSON, Attest: Mayor. W. A. ROACH. Clerk. Do You Wish To Know Where you can get tht Best Groceries, Fresh Meats and Oysters at the LOWEST PRICES? If so, come in and give US your next order, or call US up, and let US make your Dollars mean more to YOU. Our groceries are always fresh and at the lowest possible prices. Everything that the market affords. Phillips & Ferguson. 'Phone No. 29. Phone 15. uroceries Wc carry nothing that we cannot guarantee to be absolutely first-class, and we keep the prices down. Prompt deliveries. Culp's Grocery. Hgr~ 1111 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. * UTH CAROLINA Buy T % Right n the face of High F fices never known of here bel we are offering Men's Suits fc are getting for the same go< these are this Fall's new gooc If f)01CI One rack^fuU of^Sutts "VVT**.. 12.50 to $14 going at $ :%>d)loss Pre Many of you know what a or overcoat means?the best material. We have them in Boys' Suits ai Another shipment here, al Pants, 50c to $2.00. I Millinery, Coat 5 At Drices which you should i All New. No last eason's ? and quality combined at pies Patterson's Dry G READ And come to our stor ber 18th, and we w Note the following: GROCERY Best grade of Compound Lard 16c Best Fatback Meat, per pound, 16c 3 Bars of Good Soap for only 10c Good Pink Salmon, can, for only 10c 10 pounds Granulated Sugar for 85c 'Rice Flour Hog Feed sack, only $1.60 DRY GOODS i Ladies' Kid Gloves, in tan, white antl black, special, per pair $1.50 New lot Fancy Handkerchiefs. 5c to 25c Men's plain Linen Handk'fs, 15c and 25c % I Ladies' " " " 15c and 25c i Small linen Handk'f centers 15c, 2 for 25c | New lot Ribbons, all colors, yd., lc to 40c i Rlack, white and brown Fur Trimmings, per yard 50c No Goods Charged at tl Don't fail to call on us 1 8th, and let us show yo TAT O V" /"A /"VA'OV'IKA/'Y vvc aic unci 111^. mills & Your PHONES 12 and 144. I * Don't Miss the First Chapter > "THE IROI Featuring Pearl White, Creigl i Coming to The Majestic Soon p pi o-Day I ?????n?M?feivz** | Mces, we are making sacri- " fore. For SPOT CASH I :>r less than Manufacturer's ^i- i? 1 i jub luuciy, ana, mina you, LOT NO 2. i worth One Rack full of Suits worth 9.50. . $15 to $18 going at $12.95 is!.' Clotljes. Schloss Bros, label on a suit in style, workmanship a nd stock, $16.50 to 522.00. id Overcoats. | 1 sizes at right prices. Bovs' Juits and Coats, lot pass up. Our 11 cits arc roods worked over. Stole ising prices. oods Store, t j THIS e Saturday, Novemill save you money. SPECIALS. 100 pounds Cotton Seed Meal, $l.??r> 100 pounds Old Style Hulls at $1.10 i nn ? J. -f n-ii? " < ~" aw puuiiuH ui v/OLx.on oeca nuns, UUc 3 pounds of loose Coffee for only 50c Arbuckle Coffee, ground or grain, 20c New Club Shells, per box. only 50c 5 SPECIALS. Mew Neckwear, 25c and 50c Ladies' Crepe de Chene Waists in pink, white and black, special, at $1 .{IS New Ties for men and boys, 25c and 50c Men's Dress Shirts. 50c to $1.5n Men's and boys' Work Shirts, special, 5uc Men's and boys' Hats and Caps in prices to suit all. Work and Dress Gloves, 50c to s 1.5? > he Above Sale Prices. Saturday, November the u the many Big Bargains MG COMPANY FORT MILL, S. C. of the Great Wonder Serial, N CLAW" lton Hale and Sheldon Lewis. Watch for Opening Date