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Ipggggg I' 1 THE FORT KILL TIKES DwiihIIi-PaMhfc?dTlwd?Ta. B. W. BRADFORD - . Editor and Proprietor ai mirrioH KATtl: One Yew t\M Six Months ....... .66 The Time*:nvltescontrlbutlons on live subject* ; bj' doe* not agree to publish more then 200 words ox any subject. The right Is reserved to edit Mf? o-nmunlcatlon submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising r ?'S? are made known to those Interested. Telephone.localand longdistance. No.112. Entered at the postofllce at Fort MIII.S. C.,ti> mail matter of the second class. THURSDAY,* DEC. 20, 1917. For Nation-wide Prohibition. J Nation-wide Drohibition won in the National congress Tuesday and only the adjustment of slight difference in resolutions between the house and senate now stands in the way of submitting to; Utato looialatiiros ?n simpnHmnnt k/VMVV I to the federal constitution forbidding the manufacture, sale or importation of intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes in the i United States or its territories. , The vote in the house, take.i 'after a day of debate bef-re crowded galleries, was to 128, with the parties d' aiding almost evenly. The margin for prohibition ?.gnt votes more than tne two-thirds vote. The resolution adopted by the house is' identical with that passed by the senate in August, except that it gives the states seven years instead of six in which to ratify the amendment. Help the Helpless. The Christmas season expresses the goodness and love of God in sending into the world a Saviour for mankind with the message, "Teace on earth, good ill to men." The readers of this paper will no doubt be casting around to find how to make others happy at the Christmas season, and especially as to how to help those who most need to b< helped. There are at the Thornwell Orphange, Clinton, 300 orphan children, gathered principally from the states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, though quite a number come from other states. Will you, dear reader, take these orphans into your heart, and do for them as God has lilosaod vrtn nn t Vio *>nminir ?MVUWVV4 JVM v?l VI1V Willing VIII IOV" 1 mas occasion? Shipments of food, raiment, household- articles, or cash, should be made to Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C. York Nan Commits Suicide. Mr. 0. E. Grist, a well knowi. i citizen of York and one of the1 publishers of The Enquirer, committed'suicide at his home' in York last Thursday morning at about .11 o'clock, an automatic pistol being used as the instrument of destruction. The j burial was made in Rosewood cemetery, York, Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Grist had been a nervous wreck for more than six woeks. He was the fifth snn r?f th#? Intp I Lewis M. Grist. He was born in Yorkville on May 14, 1870, and at the time of his death was aged 47 years 5 months and 29 days. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Belle Carroll, and the following children: Mr, A. Carroll Grist, in the United States aviation service, Miss Sarah Grist and O. E. Grist, Jr. Catiwba Frozen Over. The mighty Catawba has been J hit by the cold spell the same as have the people of R>ck Hill. The bread expanse is at pitc - covered with a sheet of Ice, tie: first time such has occurred since ' 1880, according to some of the! older inhabitants. The lowei ferry is out of commission nndj the upper feiry can only he) operated with difficulty. The freeze ovtr is for to< e distance above the trestle, which checks the flow of ice and dam> j it up, making a great sh?er oi firmness across the stream. There is more ice going down the river than has been known in years, say farmers residing along the stream.-Rock Hill Herald. . ? t The last day on which State and county taxes can be paid y is Monday. December Slat* J fc. Ytrk Ctiity Newt Hatters. ???_______J (t orkville Enquirer.) Two new school houses have been built in York county thia fall and are now in use?one being the Post Oak school, and the other Cedar Grove. Walsh Harlowe, who was lpst week committed to jail for distilling liquor in violation of the State laws, was on Saturday released on a five hundred dollar J bond, with A. A. Lockridge as security. I J. C: McFadden, *35, died at | the Fennell infirmary at Rock ? Hill Friday afternoon of injuries received at the plant of the An-1 derson Motor company, when he was struck on the h?ad by a i piece of scantling that had been j tossed up by a weight. D. Watson Bigger, of the Uni- i ted States navy, who died in the naval hospital at Norfolk,, Va., last week of pneumonia, was buried in the cemetery at Bethel Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large number of sorrowing relatives and frienes. Dnoinnco in kno Kaow H A^UOI UVOO 111 X Vin?IIIC nao UUCIJ ' || at pretty nearlya standstill dur- [I ing the past few days on account _ of the unusual webther. Comparatively few people from out oi town were here Saturday and there was very little moving about of townsmen. Friends of Lieutenant E. W. * Pressley formerly of Clover, but now in the national army and assigned to duty at the base! hospital, Camp Sevier, Green- j ville, will be interested to learn A that he haw been promoted toHhe I rank of captain. Dr. Pressley ^ has been in the military service only about three months and his early promotion is a practical testimonial of his ability as a physician. Hon. L. R. Williams, probate judge for York county, has had ; the misfortune to lose the sightj of his left eye. The ^trouble ; began to develop on last Friday, ; udpre Williams hastened to Columbia as soon as possible. By that time the sight of the eye was gone. Specialists told , dr. Williams that the bursting; if a blood vessel was the cause J ?f the trouble. Two stills were captured in the } northern part of King's Mountain \ township last Tuesday afternoon, one near the King's Mountain battleground and the other several miles a^'ay. Both stills were in active operation, but the op^ators, with the exception of W&sn Harlowe, were off the job for the moment. Harlowe was captured.and committed to jail. Both stills were taken up and a quantity of mash was destroyed. John J. McManus, a former mail clerk on the Marion & Kingville division of the Southern running between Rock Hill and Vlarion, was convicted in the Federal court at Charleston ! Tuesday afternoon on charges of ff rifling registered letters, after a H trial continuing a week and was sentenced to serve three years in the Atlanta prison and pay a flue of $500. McManus was convicted on 50 out of 52 counts in the indictment and his sentence could have been made 250 years. A Letter to Santa Claus. | Dear Santa Claus: S I want you to please bring!! me a pair of bed room slippers, Jn a kimono, bureau set and alljn kinds of fruits, nuts and candies. B My little brother wants an air B rifle, a horn, train and a tool box B and my other one wants a pocket I book, a wagon, train, tool box E and drum. I have five little 0 brothers, I am the only girl. My other little brother wants a horn, a wagon with horses hitched up to it, and some building blocks. All of them want i nuts, candies and fruits. Your little friend, Cathrine Crowder. Horses and Mules. Can suit vou in any kind of at HORSE or MULE. c 2all on me at Harris's Stable, ' Fort Mill, S. C. Yc W. W. W. HINES.j % / v ' 4 , ' . ' vt? * " H IC lfc=^=tf' II 1 L? 1 . ' ' '1c ' "Ain't it Nice tha Hft Cat / it I This is the kind of comfort which Lish purpose is to find peace and he does so 1 = Georgi In His New Fox Photo MAJESTIC TO-DAY B IF " H= 'f= il=l CHRISTMAS We are about to enter a new year. Begin the new year right. Start a Christmas Savings Club Accou Invest your savings in a safe institution Every man and every woman expects good service and reasonable accommc They hope that their account will be a they will have that "free and easy" fee J n i . r c /-\i mis DanK you are certain or a trie both officers and employes, in addition money in a safe and reliable institution Should you desire the advice of our ofl ference will be granted you and be gu 4% interest on Christmas Savings, start with any amount from 1 cen rhe SAVINGS BANK i SANTA CLAUS| 1 Has Arrived \ } And this is his 34-tfi year to make Headquarters at L J. MASSEY'S ] Where you will find everything of the better quality in Watches, Bracelet Watches, Cameo Brooches, La Vallieres, Cuff Buttons, Rings, Scarf Pins, Bar Pins, Baby Pins, Brooches, Watch Chains, Fobs, Clocks, Cut Glass, Fancy China, Silverware, Ci.i r\ li t 1 r ! * ? - jiaiuary, cons, i oys, ana liaison ana Brunswick Phonographs and Records. Nearly all at beforewar-prices. ( Come see the new goods and compare our prices with anybody's anywhere. L. J. MASSEY'S. j ? T 1 ALL PERSONS INDEBT. ^"17 J ed to us will please call k J jf * and settle their accounts once, as it is cur intention to put the business on a \SH BASIS after January 1st, >1918. Phone us when iu want the best in the Grocery line. GULP'S GROCERY. I ' , I? ,'f= II t hill's Sid i Start the Henley finds for everyc by besting the peaceful. e Wal play, "THE ft I 11=11 ?II Ijjrff ; i \ t > nt. ; L * I > of their batik safety, >dation. ippreciated; also that ding in the bank. ndly welcome from <? . l to depositing your * i. t fiicers a personal con arded in confidence. You can | t to $5. | Bf Fort Mill | LONG TERM FARM MORTGAGE LOANS. 4 Interest: SPECIAL RATE 6 per * :ent, depending on conditions as to X amount and credit period and annual installments offered, and as to bor- 4 rower's urgency in having loan closed. 1 ORDINARY RATE 7 per cent on a quick 5 to 10-year loan not under $300. For particulars apply to 4 C. E. SPENCER, ? Attorney. FOR SALE?Pair of good, heavy work mules, wagon and harness. Ap- f . ply to C. W. McNealy. * TH A For the liberal resp Shoe Department and tl We ask our friends 1 are complete. Several road embargoes, hut we as we think the peoftje v the market that we wot come we will show youhave ^-v - ?>uu fairs And these may come in : Thank you for The Garollna B. M. LEE New Hospital." i me he beats or shoots up. Lish's 4 ? ; ; . 1 The Second C n Douglas [\ Fairbanks IEPIATOR." I Prices, 1 Oc and 20c =1' =1' il= If li :I=J1 ' t ' ToL^ - Ffe~i:~u* I II v a. Clivt a t I I 111 pleasing the partieular house- t keeper. For a general stock of ^ groceries of tested merit we believe that our store cannot be out-classed. J Our prices are always at the bottom t and we are prepared to serve the ^ public with the best of everything in our line. Phone us your wants. We are al- | ways "on the job." " ^ i' Parks Grocery Co., | Phone 116 t , < i>?4 <8> * A I Merry Xmas j to I All of Our Friends jj The Cash Store. ! W Phone No. S. | I). A. LEE SAM E A. LEE | I iNKYOU! onse to our Opening, especially in the \ ic 5c, l()c and 25c Department. to be as patient as possible until our lines of our shipments have been held by railwill tinally &et fixed just as we want and 1'Jlllt YVT<? ?? I'O 1 I i ^ e? * ....... .. v tn v nwuiu^ r?nuc> m? iar nclow ild rather not quote priees, but if you will -so far as our line of shoes permits. We ? of Shoes En route any day, or it may he a week or a month. ft coming?please come again. i Bargain House, ^'c'" and MRS. B. M. I .F.F, Managers. m & ^ i