T\Belters and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Monroe, N.
%' ,C. spent the last week with relatives
in this city.
- Misses Sarah Kennedy and
% Ferrie. Wilson of Ridgeway, were
guests during the past week
.end of Mrs. James D. Fulp.
Mr. J. J. Bailes who has been
/ v confined to the hospital in Char
lotte for some weeks is convalescent
and is again at his home in
this city.
Mr. W. Frank Lewis has
volunteered for enlistment in
the signal corps and expects to
'be summoned to Fort Omaha,
Neb., within a week.
Mr. A. L. Parks left Monday
forD Charleston where he attended
the sessions of the
V Masonic grand lodge Tuesday
) and Wednesday as the representative
of the local lodge.
L>A. arris & Co. received
Saturday a car load of hogs and
cows from Tennessee which he
tibf purchased on a recent trip. They
W will kill and paqk a number of
gn the porkers at once and will dispense
o/ the rest to their trade.
| At the last meeting of the
Parent-Teacher club, Friday,
S| December 14, was appointed "as
Prtrvimnnitu un/1 !
VVUIIIIUII1VJ VIU^ UIIU VV/lllllllbVVV0
were appointed to carry out a
programme of improvement work
L on the school grounds and in the
|\ building and a picnic dinner will
||l. be served.
A large number of the people
of the community were cheered
during the past week by the
HR receipt from the two local banks
of checks in settlement of their
Club savings. The
|?|nfliate amount paid out was
$10,000.
M Hi reply to a letter of inquiry
^HHVas H. Peoples, attorney
iBHal, caHs attention to the
^^EXfrahat an ^ct ofjyi^g^islaprovides
f^^n^tegSatraR
dnd re-enrollment of all
MjL in the State next year.
^^^Rf^frovision is made in the act
the soldier vote. This will
^^^Rrypabl.v be done at the next
^H^Ekssion of the legislature.
WmW, R. M. Kimbrell, of this
MpRaP, ai.d Miss Maggie Sims, of
^ flS|rhaw. N. C., were happily
i|?Bried in Rock Hii) ThanksgivDay.
Mr. Kimbrell is an
*^^bmploye of the E. W. Kimbrell
Company, and he and his bride
fire residing in the home of the
Room's brother, Mr. Bratton
timbrell, on Booth street.
...Mrs' By* a change of schedule effeeti
e last Sundayf Southern train
lo. 32, northbound, 'now passes
brt Mill at (>.40 p. m. This is
a through train and does not
b;>p hejre except for passengers
vbose destination is beyond
Ciarloite,N. C. Train No. 28,
% te local, is now due at Fort
fill at 7:40 p. m., instead of
i'lA
v\*/, u juiiuciij.
t *?S'; TI
High winds prevailed here for
;;; U- greater part of the day Satuday
and one result was the
bwing down of a telephone
p a on Trade street. * The pole
ws' held suspended by other
vues or it must have caused
~;|p| w.jjry to some of the pedestrians
on lie street. This is the second
polt o fall op this street in the
past en days and steps are being
take to prevent further disAtti
special meeting of Catawba
IHgelNo. 56, Ancient Free
Maath* of South Carolina, held
Frid^ nifrht in the Masonic hall
the oilowing officers were instalJd
to serve during the
comitf year: A. L. Parks, worahipil
rtraster; Dr. J. B. Elliott,
swwr warder; Rev. J. W. H.
Jlyohs, junior warden; W. A.
IcoacH, treasurer; C. S. Link,
wcritary.; B. E. Patterson, senior
d?se<n;<f. D. Withers, junior
deficit; Hen F. Patterson and
J. M Hutchinson, stewards; I
f J. W Collins, tiler. Tne installs?
officer was W. L. Aber-1
Inetjr*] past master of Fort
jLiawclodRe No. 291. At the
jfc?l?c Irion of the ceremonies an
supper was served in the
Tfeatfinm building: by the ladies
of t>r Home Missionary society
of th Presbyterian church. The
lodg is in a flourishing: condition
and ias just concluded a very
bus: year. There are now 99
nan 8 an its roll of members.
in'the Red Croes work room.
There, will be. a. large assortment
of fancy workon sale and every
body is Invited to attend.
Absolute quarantine of Camp
Jockson, to prevent possible
pread of the epidemic of cereboipinai
meningitis has been
ordered. The order became
effective Monday morning and
policemen have been mobilized
to shut up all avenues leading
into the camD. No one will be
allowed to leave or to enter the
camp until the crisis is passed.
A letter has been received by j
the Chamber of Commerce from
the officials of the Southern
RaiTway company in which they
decline to make Fort Mill a flag
stop for trains 81 and 32 for
what they consider good and
sufficient reasons, it is probable
that a petition will be sent to
the railroad commission asking
that ohey investigate the situation
and require that the stops
be made.
Beginning next Saturday, December
15th. the board of ex
emption for York county will
begin mailing the questionnaires
to the various registrants
throughout the county. Five
per cent will be mailed each day.
Each man who receives one of
the questionnaires has a certain
number of days in which to return
it to the board, in the event
he fails to comply he will be
slaced in class one, which wili be
the first to be called.
York County News Natters.
(Xorkville Enquirer.)
William Anderson Huey and
John Dozier of Rock Hill, both
located at Camp Sevier, have
been appointed to lieutenancies.
Bethel township people are
agitating the question of building
a bridge over the Catawba river
at Wright's Ferry. They have
a promise of very liberal support
from the Mecklenburg side of
the river.
Governor Manning has recommended
to Gen. Crowder the
appointment of the following
York county lawyers to assist
registrants lh the filling out of
questionnaries: Board No. 1 ?
W. M. Dunlap, W. B. Wilson
and J. Harry Foster; and York
county Tioard No. 2, Thomas F.
'McDow, John R. Hart and C. E.
Spencer.
The county board of commissioners,
consisting of Supervisor
Boyd and Commissioners
J. C. Kirkpatrick and Ladd J.
Lumpkin, were in regular
monthly session last Wednesday.
The session was devoted mainly
to the auditing of bills and included
nothing of general interest
out of the usual routine.
< The fuel administrator at
Washington has let it be known
that the Southern railway has no
authority to confiscate coal en
route, without permission from
the fuel administrator, and that
coal consigned to people on its
lines must be delivered unless
the railroad has orders 'to the
contrary. It was also stated
that the Southern had an ample
supply of coal and that the confiscatory
practice would not be
again followed.
The steel bridge over the
Catawba river between Rock
Hill and Fort Mill is about 75 per
cent complete, and it will hardly
be ready for use before January
1. The contractors have
been hampered by the difficulty
of getting labor. Supervisor
Boyd has been using the chaingang
on the road to Fort Mill,
with the view to having the
road in shape by the time the
bridge is ready. ^he Cherry
road between Rock Hill and the
river, about four miles, is in
very good shape except that it
is badly in need of surfacing.
Working at full speed and
staying on the job until midnight
Wednesday, the South Carolina
Baptist State convention, con- i
eluded its work and adjourned
what was conceded to have been
one of the best conventions ever
held in the State. Officers were I
elected as follows: T. T. Hyde, i
Charleston, president; J. J. Law-1
ton, Hurtsviile, and C. B. Bobo, I
Laurens, vice presidents; W. C. I
A lion Mnrth Anmiafo on/1 A
lanvi'i Vii anu n. u.
Kennedy, Columbia, secretaries;
J. Furman Moore, Wagener,
statistical secretary; C. H. Roper
LaurenB, treasurer. The next
convention will begin on December
9, 1918, the place to be decided
by the executive committee
at some later date.
JtAovy^l Oil 918.
givsmOcrSfcom it may ooncernfthSlS*
annual niMttng of the CountyBoard of
Commie*toners of York Cougjty will be
held id the office of the County Supervisor
at York, on Thursday, January
10th, 1918, commencing at 10 o'clock
a. m. '
Under Section 993 of the Civil Code,
all claims against the couiity not previously
pres. mod, i^ust be filed with
the Clerk of the Hoard on or before
January 1, 1918. and holder^ of claims
will 'take notice that if the same are
not presented and filed during the year
in which they are contracted or the
year following, such claims will be
forever barred.
All claims against Yo.k County must
be itemized, .and they must be aceomnanled
hv ntfiiiavitrt nf t.ho rlximnnfu
Betting forth that the amounts claimed
are just, true, due and owing, and
that no part thereof has been paid by
discount or otherwise.
All persons authorized by law to administer
oaths, are required to probate
claims against the county free of
charge.
By order of the Board.
THOMAS W. BOYD, supervisor.
Annie L. Wallace, Clerft.
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. of Fort ft
Xmas P
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We have just received i
I class Xmas Presents suital
1VQRY SETS,
TOILET SETS,
| MANICURE SETS,
VANITY CASES,
INFANT SETS,
HUTCHINSON':
Agents for N<
Xmas
*
I See our window i
vinced that we have
TO
for every child. Don
you from giving the
at Christmas. Our t<
ferent from anything
A large and heat
DOI
j! ranging in price fron
1 For the grown-up
I China. Comb and Hrt
rors, Military Urnshe
too numerous to men
We have at last 1
shipment of Plates,
(plain, fancy, plain m
Glass Bowls.
L W. Kimbi
roan Yi*rd No. 4.
Abo, at the same time tad place, a
Commissioner of Waterworks trill be
elected for two years to succeed J. J.
Bailee, whose term is about to expire.
Qualified electors of the said town
must have new registration certificate.
J. Y Starnes. J. N. McAteer and
J. C.. Saville are appointed managers
of thesaid election]
The books of registration for the
Town of Fort Mill will be opened at the
office of J..M. Hutchinson. Supervisor
of Registration at Hutchinson, s
Pharmacy tm Saturday, December 1st,
1917, and remain open until December
28, 1917, for the registration of
qualified- electors.
B. E. PATTERSON,
Attest: Mayor.
W. A. ROACH. Citv Clerk.
FOR SALE?To satisfy storage
claim, one "Regal" Automobile, Massachusetts
license No. 0844A. Can be
seen at Youngs' shop.
Need Money! \
SY and SURE
- JOIN OUR
avings Club!
RMING. ;
elcome to join.
>nal Bank j
lill, S. C., j
resents.
f
i nice assortment of high
>Ie for gifts for everyone.
FOUNTAIN PENS,
FLASH LIGHTS,
SAFETY RAZORS,
BILL BOOKS,
CO. "G" RECORDS
5 PHARMACY I
jrris' Candy. I
3HHOHDHMDHHB9BDBk
Gopds.
lisplays and be con?
Y?
i't let the war keep
children a good time
:>ys are new and dif!
we have ever had.
it if ul assortment of
?LS
i 1 cent to $2.50.
>s we have Cut Glass,
ish Sets, Ivory Mirs,
and other things,
tion }
>een able to secure a t
Cups and Saucers ?
itIi gold" band), and i
'ell Company |
: x
For Ladii
Childi
Long Coats,
# Coat Suits,
Scarfs,
Qwp afprc
W f f Vi kJf
Gloves,
Rain Coats,
Shirt Waists,
Cap and Scai
Handkerchh
Ties,
Hosiery,
Shoes.
?
All ladies*
less of cost t
and save 25i
Patterso
"Fort I!
Please Pay Up
All persons indebted
to us will please call
and settle their accounts
at onnfi. as it.
is our intention to
put the|busineBs on
a cash basis after
January 1st, 1918.
Phone us when you
want the best to be
had in the Grocery
Line.
Culp's Grocery.
TAX NOTICE?1 ?I"7.
Office off the County Treasurer
of York County.
York, S. C., Sept. 17, 1917.
Notice ia hereby given that the Tax
Booka for fork County will be opened
on Monday, the 15th day of October,
1917, and remain open until the 31st
day of December, 1917, for the collect
tion of State. County, School and Local
Taxes, for the fiscal year 1917, without
nenaltv: after which dav One Per *"
Cent penalty will be added to all pay- I
menls made in the month of January,
^918, and Two Per Cent penalty for all
payments made in the month of February,
1918, and Seven Per Cent penalty
will be added to all payments made
from the 1st day of March, 1918, to the
15th day of March, 1918, and after this
date all unpaid taxes will go into executions
and all unpaid Single Polls will
be turned over to the several Magistrates
for prosecution in accordance
with law.
For the convenience of taxpayers I
will attend the following places on the
days named:
And at York from Monday, November
19th, until Monday, the 31st day
of December 1917, after which date
the penalties will attach as stated
above. *
Note- The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about Taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their
property or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
')
nation
wide campaigntocom
plete the en- '
rollment of
our forces in i
oonserv ation
of our
food supply, is a duty of necessity,
humanity and honor.
As a free people we have elected
to discharge this duty, not
under autocratic decree, but
without other restraint than
the guidance of individual
conscience.
?HERBERT HOOVER,
kiSK NEW LIFE PILLS
The faille That Do Cure.
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mas Specials. |
es and For Men and I
ren Boys. I
j Overcoats,
Suits,
Hats and Caps, % x
Rain'Coats,
Sweaters,
Shirts,
Ties,
rf Sets, Collars,
ifs, Handkerchiefs,
Silk, Lislejand Wool
Sox.
Shoes.
>econd Floor Specials.
and children's Hats going regardo
us. Buy your Xmas Rugs now
: on the dollar.
I #
in's Dry Goods Store.
Kill's Fastest Growing Store."
%
Give Something Useful
In making your gift selections don't forget
that nothing is nicer or more appreciated
than an Odd Piece of Furniture or
other article for the home.
The season finds us with a most complete
stock of Home Furnishings, many
articles of which will make servicable
a. * - * "
km is ior wire, nusoana, brother, sister,
sweetheart or friend.
Come in and look this big stock over
and make your gift this year "A Gift for
Service."
Young & Wolfe.
"Choice Bits."
Rex Brand Tripe, per can. 36
Rex Brand Cooked Brains, per can 30
Rex Brand Roast Beef, per can 30
Rex Brand Corned Beef, per can 30
breakfast Roe, per can .35 8
Breakfast Cocoa, per can 25 g
Asparagus .30 1
Beaf, Pork and Veal Loaf, per can .30 B
Buckwheat Flour, per package .30 B
Golden Crisp Potato Chips, per package .15 B
Our line of Jellies, Pre- I
serves, Apple Butter, Honey 1
Olivou Piolrlau 10
v it n .a. i\'nivnf v(/v?^ 1(7 Villi!"
plete.
Be sure and try our F. & P.
special brand Coffee.
FERGUSON & PHILLIPS
Highest Prices Paid for Pork. .
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