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
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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. ]
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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New Fall Skirti
New Fall Waisi
New High Cut !
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Soilless* Bros, ft
makeup.
Men's Conserva
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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,
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Western thriller,
iring Pathe Comedies.
6c and 10c
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ouncement
[> the Ladies:
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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.
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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 |
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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
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