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ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. Born Saturday morning to the Rev. and Mrs. R. K. Timmons at the manse, a son. Mrs. J. B. Elliott visited Mrs. J. Knox Roach, of Rock Hill, on Tuesday and Wednesday. - Mrs. Harper Woods, with her children from Chester, was a truest during the past week of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Grier. R. Ernest Smith, superintendent of the Richmond Spinning company, of Chattanooga, Tenn., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Smith. Dr. and Mrs. J. Lee Spratt returned this week from ap automobile trip of several days through the mountain resorts of VY COICI II 11UI til vai Ullllrt. L. A. Harris has recovered to some extent from a severe illness which confined him to his bed for several days. Quite a number of Fort Mill young men were in Rock Hill Tuesday to undergo the examination before the district board for service in the new army. Married at the home of the groom's mother in this city Wednesday, August 29th, Arthur Jefferson and Miss Maggie Stamper. The ceremony was performed by Magistrate E. S. Parks. Having closed his meeting in Fort Mill Monday night, the Rev. B. F. McLendon left Tuesday morning for his home at Bennettsville, for a rest of two weeks before beginning a revival meeting in Rock Hill. Watermelons are becoming somewhat scarce; owing to the fact that first plantings are about exhausted and the second plantincrs have hardlv had time to ripen as yet. They, however, still command a Rood price. A meeting of the local ParentTeacher club is called for Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the school auditorium. All members are requested to be present as the election of officers for the new year will take place in this meeting. William Erwin, son of Mrs. Dovie Erwin of this city, has just received notice of his having won the full four year course at Clemson college, as a result of the competitive examination at York some time ago. Catawba river was up ten feet or more Sunday and Monday as the result of the rains of the past week-end. So far as reported, no damage resulted in this section other than that to t.hf? Southern rnilronrl trestle h?_ tween Rock Hi)l and Lancaster. Fort Mill people will be interested to know that Prof, and Mrs. James H. Thornwell have moved to Columbia where they will reside in the future. Mr. Thornwell has for a number of years been superintendent of Mt. Zion school at Winnsboro. The Fort Mill Mfg. company is laying a line of six-inch water mains along Academy street from Main street to the company's cottages several hundred yards out Academy street. This property has heretofore had little protection from fire. W. L. Ferguson, for a number of years a loom fixer in one of the local cotton mills, left this morning for Great Falls, Chester county, where he has accepted a position with the Keistler Mercantile company. Mrs. Ferguson and children will go to Great Falls later. Of the score or more Fort Mill men selected for war duty, Mr. Clyde B. Kimbrell, son of J. L. Kimbrell, of Gold Hill, was the only man from this township drawn to report for duty in the first call of 5 per cent of the quota of this district. Mr. Kimbrell went to Columbia yesterday, Osmond Barber and family are now occupying their handsome new residence on Rocky street, having moved there some aaye ago- The Barber house on Booth street, vacated by Mr. Barber, is to be occupied aftei October 1st by Dr. A. Theo. Neely and family, it is under ** School OpcM Noaday. Mr. J. Barron Mills, chairman oi tne Doora 01 trustees, nas an-1 nounced that the fall term of the! local graded school will open at 9 o'clock Monday morning, September 10. There have been some changes in the arrange-' ments of last year, among them being a division of the first grade which will bd in charge of two teachers, Miss Minnie Garrison and Miss Frances Smith. The grades from the seventh up will be included in the high < school and will be in charge of the superintendent, Mr. L. A. Carter, of Anderson, and his j assistant, Mr; R.' L. Cole of 1 Richland. The other grades have as teacherstbafollowing: second : grade, Miss Susie White; third grade, Mis* Ruth M each am; fourth grade; lftifc Maude Goodwin; fifth "grade, Mrs. Meta ( Dees, of Winnsboro; sixth grade, : Miss Aline Bhrbtr. ] i v.r .* ' TkerrclMMckson. A marriage of interest, the announcement of which was j i overlooked in The Times of last week, was that of Miss Lula Therrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Therrell, and Mr. W. Foy Dickson, the ceremony having taken place Tuesday ; evening, August 28, at the home i of the bride's parents in the j Pleasant Valley community. The ceremony, performed by the Rev. j W. S. Goodwin, was witnessed j by a large number of the relatives and friends of the bride and groom. ( Mr. Dickson is, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dickson of Yorkville No. 1. He has for several 1 sessions past been principal of the Gold Hill school in Fort Mill township. His brida has been i ! employed as a tescheiw ift the public schools for Several years past. Endeavorers of Co. G. Meet. A most enthusiastic meeting: was held at Camp Jackson last night at 9:30 by the Christian Endeavorers of Company G, First South Carolina Regiment. Lex Kluttz, of Chester, who organized the club in this company ] while they were in Chester, was present and made a talk. Corporal Lytle, the president, presided, and a few remarks were made by Sergt. Fred Nims, Sergt. Wm. Belk, and Privates Cary Patterson, Dan Ware and Haile Ferguson. The endeavorers in this company voted to have these meetings every Sunday night,?The State, Monday. Eight Suspects in Jail. The eighth arrest in connection with the lynching of W. T. Sims, i the negro preacher who was put to death by a number of whites and negroes near York last week, was made Saturday when Lftw; yer Sanders, negro, aaed 80, | was lodged in jail. He is a non of Bill Sanders, whose enmity towards Sims on account of nTs dismissal as treasurer of St. John's Baptist church is believed by nearly all who have investigated the affair to have been at the bottom of the conspiracy 1 against the preacher. Of the S 1 eight men now in jail on the 1 charge of complicity in the lynching three are whites, Orphanage Work Day. Announcement has been made ' to the effect that the Thornwell i Orphanage at Clinton, the Connie Maxwell Orphanage at Greent wood, and the Epworth Orpban age at Columbia will ask all the i friends in their various con; stituencies to observe Saturday, October 13 as a work'day for ornhan childreh. TV?o r\\ on ici i ? ? l"?" " simple and hat been tried for several years with great success. The idea is thalt on this special ' day every friend of each -insti| tution will devote the income of the day or the proceeds of labor done that day %a a contribution to the orphan boys and girls. * We are sure the scheme will ! appeal to many of our people. Rock Hill haa been designated i as a regular recruiting station i for the United States army. 0. M. Hall has been assigned toJLhe - city as enusuBg omcer. Tfte territory in which the enlisting officer will operate includes York, * Cheat at meitki ami. Mf ' ; ' ' ' v - ' ' - **' *** * J - .. l? II ! II II II' II = . -?UJI , \ > J Watch For Next Week's Majestic Lineup. World's greatest Stars are coming 'salesman wanted. Lubricating oil, grease, specialties, paint. Part or whole time. Commisrion basis until ability is established. Man with rig preferred. RIVERSIDE REFINING CO.. Cleveland, Ohio. To The Cotton Farmers. Representing the Edward Fewell Co., Rock Hill, ana the Chester branch of the great Southern Cotton Oil Co., [ am in position to offer top notch prices to my brother farmers for their Cotton and Cotton Seed. Don't sell before seeing me. Office at warehouse near cott6n platform. J. R. HAILE, Ft. Mill, S. C. Round Trip Excursion Fares Via Southern Railway System from Fort Mill, S. C, Atlanta, Ga., $10.30. Account National Baptist Convenvention (colored), tickets on sale Sept. 2. 3, 4 and for trains scheduled to arrive Atlanta before noon September 5, final limit returning Sept. 14, 1917. Cleveland, Ohio, $31.00. Account Elks of the World (I. B. P. 0. E.) colored, tickets on sale August 26, 26 and 27, with final limit returning September 5, 1917. Muakogee, Okla., $42.50. Account Annual Session, National f ? *:? /?I 1\ - uapuDi vA/iivciuiuu \cuiurt;u;l ucKeis on sale September 2, 3 and 4 with final limit returning September 15, 1917. Proportionately reduced fares from other points. Summer excursion tickets now on sale to various resort points. Call on local ticket agent for details or communicate with S. H. McLean, Division Passenger Agent, Columbia* S. C. When a Man Dies The most worthless asset to be found in his estate is his good intentions. You INTEND to take life insurance, or MORE life insurance some day. . Take a policy TODAY in the Union Central Life, Of Cincinnati, and create at once a valuable estate bv 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, a*,?? FORT MILL. S. C. Our Business lO f A fl1?*V\1oU ??At* T ?> l?^? to luiiiioii juu wan juumuerui the best quality at the lowest prices. If you are thinking of building a new house or repairing your old one You Can Do Better here than elsewhere, as many of our pleased customers will testify. We are as anxious that you should get good stock as you are to buy it, for we want our reputation and your house to wear equally well. Fort Mill Lumber Company. / New M SATU Pearl In Chapter No. 9 of A - J 1 miu yuur "Shorty" In a two reel \ Also one of those roi Open 2 p.m. ? 0 # r\ Ann T< Our New Fall C New Fall Skirti New Fall Waisi New High Cut ! \ , For IV Soilless* Bros, ft makeup. Men's Conserva xoung men s m Stetson Hats,--. New Shirts Patterso We Sell Sugar at COST Every Saturday for Cash. Culp's Grocery. Electric the best t?nic. DITTPnR Mild - Laxative, BITTEnO Family Medicine Old newspapers for sale at The Times office. kino's new life pills The PlllaJThat Do Cure. William J. Cherry, AHorn?r at Law. 2nd floor Ardrey Building, Fort Mill, S. C. Office hours, 9 to 11:30 a. m., Saturdays. All other times at Rock Hill office, Telephone 239. lajestic. IRDAY. While "Pearl of the Army." old friend, Hamilton, / Western thriller, iring Pathe Comedies. 6c and 10c >_ *_ ouncement [> the Ladies: ? I oat Suits are here, $10.00 to $25.00 s, - $1.00 to $6.00 ts,- - 50c to $5.00 x Shoes, - $3.50 to $6.00 ten and Young Men Tew Fall Suits in all the new materials and tion Sack Suits, at $18.00 to $25.00 stter Suits, $15.00 to $25.00 $3.50 to $5.00 , Neckwear, Etc. n's Dry Goods Store. TURNIP SEED. HHBHHHHHI We have all the very best varieties in both package and bulk. Call, or phone us, the kind I and quantity you want. HUTCHINSON'S PHARMACY | " Summer Necessities. Screen Doors and Windows, Porch Swings and Rockers, Hammocks and Lawn Swings, Mosquito Canopies, Refrigerators, Cream Freezers, and Water Coolers. All of these are necessary for your COinfort in this e\trpmplv _ _ ... ll\/l H VOtllWl Get our prices and terms. | Young & Wolfe. I