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t; ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. & Miss Helen Ardrey, of Pine* ville, was a guest during the \yeek of Miss Olive Harris. James Grist, a member of the Yorkville Enquirer staff, spent Sunday with friends in Fort Mill. Gapt. S. W. Parks came up from Columbia Monday for a , short visit to his home here. Carl Jones, of Blacksburg, was a visitor the last week in the home of his father, W. H. Jones, of the township. Joe Nims, of lower Fort Mill, exhibited an open boll of cotton on the streets Friday, the first seen here this season. Born Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. W. Slade Moss, a daughter. W. E. Whitesell, of Ogden, was a guest here early this week of his son, E. T. Whitesell. J. R. Haile has entered the ranks of the cotton and seed buyers and advises farmers to 4'see me before you sell." Mrs. Sallie Mendenhall and little son, of McConnellsville, spent the week-end with relatives in Fort Mill. Miss Louise Parks retured to her home here yesterday from a visit of several weeks to relatives m Culpeper, Va. Rev. Robert G. Lee and family of Saluda, are visiting Mr. Lee's parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Lee, on Forest street. Dr. L. O. Johnson, a former resident of Fort Mill, now of Bethune, was a visitor here on Tuesday. Manager Schofield, of the Piedmont theatre, Charlotte, was a guest here Tuesday for a few hours of Mr. W. B. Meacham. Capt. Geo. W. Potts and Lieut. R: H. Ardrev left Mondav for Columbia to report for duty at Camp Jackson. Mrs. N. H. Sinclair, of Fayetteville, N. C., was the guest for several days last week of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Willi&nson, in this city. Announcement is made that beginning about September 1st, the two cotton mills in this city will pay a bonus of 15 per cent over the weekly salary to. each employe who puts in a full week's work. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hudson wish to publicly thank those of their friends who were so kind and thoughtful during the time of the last illness of their little child. I A man who appeared to be under the influence of whiskey was seen on the streets Monday i and, of course, people wondered what it was and where he got it. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Young, of this city, have received intelligence of the landing at a French port of their son, James Young, Jr. Mr. Young holds the rank of sergeant in one of the engineering companies now in France. Fort Mill people generally will be interested in the announcement of the approaching marriage of Hiram H. White and Miss Jennie Adams, daughter of Mrs. Mary H. Adams, of Rock Hill, the marriage to take place the evening of Wednesday, September 12. Mr. White is a member of the civil engineering firm of Miller & White, of Rock Hill and is well known in.this city, having recently made a survey of our principal streets. Grady Gordon, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gordon, of this city, lost his life by drowning Sunday about noon in a pond near Catawba river a short distance north of the site of the new county bridge. The boy attempted to swim across the lake and when about midway ^ was either seized by cramp or his strength failed him. One of Hie several companions with: Gordon made a heroic effort to rescue him, but was unable to do eo. The body was recovered after 'it had remained in thtf water for about two hours. The burial was made Monday in New Uj tor Cemetery. ' % BLIND T1GEKS ABE UT BAKft BY FONT HILL'S HAYdR ***** '. < After a jury trial before May* 1 or B. E. Patterson, which lasted for about six hours last Wednes* * day night, T. B. Cook and James j Cook, farmers who live in the vicinity of Monroe, N. C., were fined $800 each, with the alternative of 90 days on the gang. They were found guilty on three counts of violating the municipal ordinance relative to the the whiskey traffic. These men had been under suspicion by the police for some [ time and when they came here Wednesday morning they were ' arrested. An investigation fol- j lowed, which developed the fact that the Ford car in which they 1 had made the trip from Monroe . had broken down near Railes' bridge, about two miles east of town, and the men had walked into town for repairs, The machine was searched and in it was found a small quantity of whiskey which from appearance, had not been out of the still for more than two days. The ownors had made use of half gallon fruit jars as receptacles for the stuff. Continuing the search, the officers found in the woods near the car another quantity of whiskey, also in jars. This, too, was alleged to have been the property of the men under arrest and which, it was believed, had been removed from the car while the repairs were being made. The Cooks denied ownership of this whiskey. The automobile was declared forfeited to the town, and, in default of payment of the fines imposed, the men were taken to York jail to await argument on a motion fw o nruiol tn a ViiflrViar .mnrt a. v* vm a w M XlgllVt VWUI V* The town's policemen, Messrs. Lynn and Broom, are receiving congratulations for their shrewd work in running down what is believed to have been the source of supply of the local tigers. These officers are determined to keep down the liquor traffic and the good people should co-operate with them in their efforts to this end. NOB OF WHITES AND BUCKS MURDER NEGRO MINISTER. A startling affair was that which occurred in the vicinity of Yorkville sometime during last Wednesday night, when W. T. Simms, a negro minister, was i taken from the home of Bob Bur- I hob, auuuier iiegru, wnere ne was spending the night, shot in the leg and beaten in such a manner that he died shortly afterward from his injuries. Intelligence of the crime did not become generally known until Thursday morning. Several officers went immedi- ?. ately to the scene, about five ^ miles from Yorkville, and spent a busy day working on the case, the result of which was that Fred Penninger, a white man, and Frank Twitty, a negro, were arrested and placed in the county jail, charged with complicity in the affair, and it was expected that other arrests would follow. Simms was about 50 years of 1 age and was pastor of a negro church at Sharon. It is understood that he had become involved in a difficulty with certain I LJ. -1 1- ? iueiiiuer? ui nis cnurcn ana also with white people of the community. It is further rumored that Simms had expressed himself rather forcibly with regard to the selective draft and the part which members of his race should take in the war. The mob which took Simms from the Burris house is said to have been composed of white men as well as negroes. The exact cause for the crime has not been determined, but the officers are working upon clues which, it is believed, will bring the guilty parties to justice. I To The Cotton Fanners. Representing the Edward Fewell Co., Rock Hill, ana the Chester branch of1 the great Southern Cotton Oil Co.,. I am in position to offer top notch prices to my brother farmers for their i Cotton and Cotton Seed. Don't sell before seeing me. . Office at warehouse near cotton platform. J. R. HAILE, Ft. Mill, S. C. LOST?A Cameo Lavallier somewhere about the depot, Sunday, Aug. IS. Finder will plsass return to Mies Daisy Staraea andl receive rewasd. I afe? ' /-." $,$ ' / ' v . ; jf -? ?S?^j F?rt RUT, F*an fcttkt After a viatt to Fort Mill, James Grist has printed an article of considerable length of what ho saw, together with his opinion of the town's present growth and its prospect for the future. The following is from the article in Mr. Grist's excellent paper, the Yorkville Enquirer: "A scant two miles over Catawba river and dangerously _ "VT *.!_ n vf If T"l a near norxn v^uroiina lies r on Mill, a thriving and hustling place that is probably making more social and industrial progress than any other town in the county. It is larger than Clover and pretty nearly as large as large as Yorkville. There are no irones there and the town during past year or two has caught the progressive, hustling spirit it's sister city of Rock Hill ind is growing by leaps and bounds. Citizens of the town jay that one day in the future ind not such a far distant future either, it will be as large as Rock Hill. May be so. The town possesses educational, religious and social advantages equal to those of any other town in South Carolina and the citizenship appreciates the fact and is making the most of its opportunities. Surrounded by a farming section )f country unexcelled in York :ounty, it is most fortunately looted, and is coming to the fore very, very fast. There is a spirit of unity and confidence between the people of the town of Port Mill and those of the Flint Hill, Gold Hill, Pleasant Valley and other communities that is good to see. and therefore the town couldn't help but grow, rhe outlook for its future for the next year in a business way is most encouraging. In Fort Mill township is the best prospect for a bumper crop that has peen known there in years. On the Catawba river bottoms are thousands of acres of corn that promise * to produce a ereater field to the acre than has been tnown in several years; on the :reek bottoms it is so; on the upands it is so. More corn and potatoes and peas and foodstuffs ire growing in Fort Mill township than in any year since the Sivil war. Despite the fact that die stands were poor, the prospect for a large cotton crop is axcellent. The outlook generally seems unusually bright to Fort Mill people." ^ After a close-down of 20 days on account of the revival meeting, the Majestic Theatre will be open daily, beginning with next Monday, Sept. 3. When a Man Dies The most worthless asset to i be found in his estate is his good intentions. You INTEND to take life 1 insurance, or MORE life in- , surance some day. Take a policy TODAY in the ? Union Central Life, ; Of Cincinnati, and create at once a valuable estate by the | payment of only two or three per cent on its value. If yon are under 30 years of age, five cents a day will pay for $1,000 of life insurance?the price of a cigar or cold drink. Think of it! C. S. Link, FORT MILL. S. C. New M SATLJI Pearl 1 In Chapter No. 8 of 4 And your c "Shorty"] In a two reel W Also one of those roai Open 2 p.m. - - w Woi He; "A Smile of H< None better?v blue, white, or 42x36, at *1.5< Sizes 44x33 i Men's Headli Young men's at 91.id and $i Boys' Headli <? << ti ? 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