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ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. , j Dr. T. S. Kirkpatrick con- 1 tinues to improve from an illness ] of about ten daws. < Miss Marion Moseley, of Char- ^ leston, was the guest during the j last week of Miss Isabel Massey, 1 of the township. Mr. ana Mrs. c. b. McMurray, 1 of Rook Hill, were quests Sun-, ] day in the home of the former's ] parents in this city. j : Miss Lana Parks, of Winthrop | college, has as her guest here J for the week-end Miss Grace ; Buster, of Batesburg. , The ruling price paid for cotton on the Fort Mill market yes- ; terday was 19 1-2 cts. Cotton i seed sold for 95c per bushel. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fulp and j1 little J. D. Jr., and Messrs. A. O. ! and Alfred Jones motored to ( Styx Sunday and spent the day 1 as guests of members of Com- ! pany G. of the First regiment. | Following the example set by numerous cotton nulls throughout this section, the Arcade and ' Aragon mills at Rock Hill, have 1 granted a substantial increase in < the wages of their employees. i' < Three persons, one white and | j two colored, were committed to i the State hospital for the insane from York county by the judge of probate during the month of November, says The Enquirer. The local graded school having closed Wednesday afternoon for the Thanksgiving holiday, Miss Ola Scoggins spent the period at her home in Due West; Miss Helen Turner at her home in , Bennettsville and Miss Nell of Kor Knmo in 11 m Kin ivvut iivi iiviuv in vviuiiiuia. The secretary of State has ; issued a commission to the Anderson Moter Company, of Rock Hill, with a capital stock of $1,.500,COO, The company will do a general automobile manufacturing and sales business. The York county Medical association will meet in York on next Saturday and it is expected that a large number of prominent medical men from York and adjoining counties will be in attendance. Dr. C. B. Earle, of Greenville, will deliver the principal address, his theme to be "The Value of Co-operation Among Physicians." The United States weather bureau Sunday night issued the following weather forecast: "For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Generally fair weather will prevail except that local rains are probable Wednesday or Thursday; temperature will remain moderate until Friday or Saturday when colder weather will overspread these districts." In a recent meeting of city council it was decided, although the public was not apprized of the fact, to put on a night policeman for the town, and acting on this decision Mr. R. L. Broom, of Lockhart, has been employed to fill the position. Mr. Broom has had several years' experience in police circles and comes as one fully capable of satisfactorily filling the place. He began work on Ihursday night. The regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher club of the graded school was held Friday afternoon in the auditorium and was well attended. The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. J. Barron Mills, and important work was considered, among other things being the completion of the plans for the celebration of community day which will occur tomorrow. The Fort Mill Mfg. company the last week began the operation at night of its carding and spinning departments at mill No. 1. The purpose of the night run is, it is said, to lay aside a sufficient amount of yarn to furnish the looms during the idleness of the carding and spinning rooms incident to the change of the machinery when the new addition to the mill is completed in the near futute. ^ The body of a white man, apparently about 20 years of age, was found Sunday morning on Southern railway tracks near Catawba Junction, this county. TKo I u U'QL KnrriWw murwrlorl 1 IIV A/X/V4 J T? MW liVtilUIJ iWOII^lVU, the head, both feet and right arm being severed. A name, "Y. Dawkins," was written 'n the name plate of the coat the man was wearing, but no other clue could be found. The deceased met^ death either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Sad indeed was the death in this city Sunday of Miss Clara Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j W. J. Long. The young lady < had been ill but two days* her ! death being due to pneumonia, i interment was in Near Unity j :emeterv Monday, after services i jy Rev. E. Z. James. Of interest to Fort Mill people * generally is the announcement . :hat during the last week Brevard D. Springs disposed of his s interest in the firm of B. D. c Springs & Co., of Charlotte, and A will retire from business. Mr. c Springs was reared in Fort Mill, ' and has extensive farming interests in the township. For the benefit of home mis-11 sions the ladies of the Presby- t terian church will Rive a fancy bazaar in the Meacham building c on Main street on Thursday, s December 14. Fancy work, candy, etc., will be offered for sale, and dinner consisting of fried oysters, oyster stew, chicken salad, etc., will be served. e The public is cordially invited. j From the Southern passenger 1 trains passing Carhartt station, 1 three miles south of Fort Mill, s Dne sees the construction work i j on the new Hamilton Carhartt j cotton mill at that place progress- ' ing quite rapidly. The founda- 1 tions have all been laid and the i walls are rapidly going up. The i work upon the village homes has 1 not been started. I The Southern Railway will, it ( is said, soon begin the enlarge- ! ment of its freight office and express room in this city. The ex- [ press and freight business of the s local office has grown so rapidly ' dlirino1 th#? Inst f\nw mnnfVis that- ' Agent E. T. Whitesell has found * it necessary to put on another 1 assistant, and has asked for additional floor space for his office force. For Town Betterment. ( A the monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Cham- 1 ber of Commerce held Monday I night, the report of the president, J. E. Williamson, con- < tained much of inspiration and outlined considerable work which he thinks should be undertaken , without delay, much of which ] was referred to the department directors. These matters com- , prise an extension of the street lighting system, an all night telephone and telegraph service, the widening and paving jf certain streets, and a number of other minor matters. The board of directors has interested itself in the matter of replacing Doby's bridge, across Sugar creek, which was washed away in July, this bridge being on one of the important rural routes and connecting York and Lancaster counties. It has been stated that the government has under consideration the discontinuance of this route unless the bridge is replaced since the carrier is now forced to make seven additional miles each day | to cover his route. At the meeting committees w prp !1 crl t/\ o?|.<.rvrr? ?? ff v?v v?ppvillVVU LU ttl I U1 CX reception to the returning Fort Mill Light Infantry which has been on border duty for the past several months and is now being mustere d out at Camp Moore at Styx. The company was expected here last night and the supply corps which also went from here will return today. The directors were unable to agree on a selection of a slogan although a large number were submitted in the contest for a prize offered a month ago. This matter along with that of securing permanent quarters was postponed until the meeting in January. I Country Needs New Coin. A two and one-half-cent piece is demanded by the country, according to the director of the Philadelphia mint, whose annual report recommends passage of O lo 117 Ollf c? iu vv autnui lAlll^ t.UlI!C) UI LIJ(Sl denomination from copper and nickel. "When you consider that we have no coin between the onecent piece and the five-cent piece and that many an article worth more than a cent and less than five cents sells for the latter price because of the lack of an intermediate monetary unit of value." says the director, "the economic importance of it will be readily seen. Articles which now sell for 15 cents each or two for a quarter would sell for 121-2 cents. Popular shops, such as the five and ten-cent stores would undoubtedly place articles now selling two for five cents, on sale at two and one-half cents." THE PORT B "Community Dty" Tomorrow. The plans for Community Day ire about complete and there is ivery reason for those in charge x) expect a large number of ivilling workers to be at the school grounds Friday morning it 8 o'clock. While the work needed to be lone is not so heavy as that done ast year, the work planned for Friday is imperative and es;ential to the beauty and value >f the school grounds. Much sand is needed to cover he cinder walks and the comnittee on hauling hopes their ?armer friends tmrfcinnlarlv will five one day at least for this I >articular work. About a dozen rees have been secured and hese will be set out Friday, < Last, but not least, the dinner i lommittee has ample dinner in 1 sight for the willing workers. ( Want Ku Klux Monument. ; The Fort Mill Chamber of Comnerce is making an effort to \ secure the location nere of the i proposed monument to the Ku EClux Clan which Thomas Dixon las under consideration, the secretary having been directed ?et in touch with Mr. Dixon and iscertain what inducements ; would locate the monument here. ; Fort Mill has probably the most unique collection of monuments n the South comprising one to , the Confederate veterans, one to the women of the Confederacy, ' ane to the Catawba Indians, and ] yne to the faithful slaves, the latter being the first of its kind erected. To this collection the i addition of Mr. Dixon's monu- , ment would be most appropriate as following the later times and commemorating the days of reconstruction in the South. W. B. Ardrey, C. S. Link, A. O. Jones, Lee Spratt and R. F. Grier, of this city, are among the number of York county gentlemen named by Governor Manning as delegates to the Southern Commercial congress which meets in Norfolk. Va., beginning with next Monday. FOR SALE OR RENT. Five-room House on Booth street. ' Splendid Property; close price. See Mrs. E. M. Ardrey, Fort Mill, S. C. - <S ? John M. Hutchinson, Ph. G. : Xmas + Just received and open T n i a - * * Linrisimas presents suitaD * MANICURE SETS | TOILET SETS, I INFANTS' SETS | XMAS STATIONERY, PARKER PENS, F] CONKLIN PENS, Fresh shipment Morris us before you buy. j HUTCHINSON & L "Headquarters for "The Ire Third Chapter at The Maj< Admission,! (ILL TIMES, FORT MILL, SOI Did U Get 1 Of the valuable cook books that we presented, to the ladies who visited The Majestic last Saturday? If not, there is one here for you, and we would be pleased to have you come next Saturday and get your copy. Just ask the ticket girl. It's FREE, you know. Open Saturday 2:30 p. m. Prices same?5c and 10c. TKp Maipstir. I ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1917. Notice of Opening of Booka of Auditor for Listing Returns for Taxation. Auditor's Office. Nov. 29, 191G. Pursuant to the requirement of the statute on the subject, Notice is herejy given that my books will be opened n my office in York court house on Moniay, January 1st. 1917, for the purpose >f listing for taxation all Personal and Real Property held in York County on January 1, 1917, and will be kept open intil the 20th day of February. 1917, ind for the convenience of the Taxpayers of the County 1 will be at the nlaces enumerated below on the dates named. At Clover, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 2 and 3, 1917. At Bethel, (Barnett Bros.'s Store), rhursday, January 4, 1917. At Point, (at Harper's), Friday, January 5. 1917. At Bandana, (Perry Ferguson's Store), Saturday, January 6, 1917. At Smyrna, Monday, January 8, 1917. At Hickory Grove, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 9 and 10, 1917. At Sharon. Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12, 1917. At Bullock's Creek, (Good's Store), sotiir/^o v Tinnaru 1 Q 1 U1 VtUf f U UIIUUI J ll>, 41/ A Wt At Tirzah, Monday, January 15th, 1917. At Newport, Tuesday, January 16, 1917. At Fort Mill, Wednesday, Thursday ind Friday, January 17, 18, 19, 1917. At McConnollsvilfe, Monday, Januarys' 1917. At Ogden, Tuesday. January 23, 1917. At Coates's Tavern (Roddey's), on Wednesday. January 24. 1917. At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January 25, to Wednesday, January 31, 1917. At Ramah, Tuesday, February 6th, 1917. At McGill Bros.'s Store, Wednesday, February 7, 1917. At York, from Saturday, February B, to February 20, 1917. All males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except Confederate soldiers over the age of fifty years, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00, and all persons so liable are especially requested to give the numbers of their respective school districts in making their returns. BROADUS M. LOVE. Auditor York County. Old newspapers for sale at The Times office. A. C. Lytle ^ Gifts. | ed up a complete line of 4 le for all the family. t , NICE PIPES, I FINE CIGARS. 4 TOBACCO, I TOILET ARTICLES, [NE STATIONERY, SHAVING SETS. i' Candy each week. See $ mmm ,YTLE DRUG CO., 1 I Xmas Presents." ^ * >n Claw" sstic Saturday. Open 2:30. 5c and 10c. \ JTH CAROLINA More Big B New Sport Coats came ii All Millinery at exactly \ I Big Values in Men's anc Ladies' Coat Suits and L Best line of Shoes in tow Complete line of Undei children. Evervthincr nmnts tn Qhll now. We ha vent adv Only a short time till Xr up and be ready. | Patterson's Dry Gi 0000000000000? 0000 06 1 A Special I We invite everybody to at Saturday, Dec. 9th. We wil Dry Goods and Groceries. ! GROCERY Best Patent Flour, per hundred, $4.75 2nd Patent Flour, per hundred, $4.50 25 pound Lard Cans, each, only 35c 50 pound Lard Cans, each, only 50c Best grade of Compound Lard 16c Best Fatback Meat, per pound. 16c 13 Bars of Octagon Soap only 10c Good Quality Salmon, can, only 10c DRY GOODS New lot Curtain Scrim, yd., 10c to 40c New Shirt Waists, 50c to $1.98 Fancy Elastic, the yd., 10c and 25c 100 boxes C.M.C. Crochet thread, iust re (0) ceived, white and colors, ball 10c ? New lot Fancy Towels, 10c to _ _ 50c ? Linen Toweling, yd., 40c and 50c ? New Table Damask, yd., 30c to_ $1.00 g This year we will be he g Xrnas Toys and goods and \ ? visit us during the shopping c I Mills & You 1 "Buy and Sell COMING SOON g Under Southern job Q\ In 5 Big Parts! SlflPQ Mary Fuller star j "T tjiuco, Wa^hfordate.) lot argains. n this week. dALF PRICE. 1 Boys' Clothing, ong Coats Greatly Reduced. ! n. Not so high either, rwear for men, boys and higher prices. Better buy anced prices. nas. Come in and dress sods Store, Ft f" Invitation. | tend our Special Sale next @ 1 save you money on both ? Note the following: SPECIALS. | Bread Preparation, per package. 15c 15c Package of Oat Meal, for 10 cts 5? Best Shipped Stuff, the sack, $1.50 X 100 pounds of Old Style Hulls, $1.25 3 pounds of loose Coffee for only 50c ? Arbuckle Coffee, ground or grain, 20c ? New Club Shells, per box, only 50c ?3 10 pounds Granulated Sugar for 85c ? > SPECIALS. I See our new lot of Holiday Handkerchiefs, each. 5c to 50p * New White Flannel, yd., 30c to $1.00 (g) Ladies Kid Gloves, in white, "black and ? tan, pair $1.50 CO Children's Dresses, each, 50c and $1.00 g Tan Linen Crash, 18-inch, for scarfs, pil- g lows and table runners, yd., 25c g adquarters for all kinds of @ vill be pleased to have you x lays. g ng Comp'y I Everything." ? d Your Next Order For I PRINTING he Fort Mill Times.