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
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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.
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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
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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.