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| ITEM OF LOCAL UffHtEST.| Brice Culp, of Winnaboro, spent Sunday at his home here. - - J * partridges in this State closed on last Friday. Misse3 Kathleen Armstrong and Mary Lewis, of Winthrop college, spent the week-end at' their homes in Fort Mill. Mrs. Hattie Mack left thi* week for Atlanta, Ga., where she will make a protracted visit among friends and relatives. If you own an automobile and did not get a State license tag before Feb. 1. vou had better let your whizzerstay in the shed, until you procure the aforesaid j lag. ( According: to reports in the daily papers, the real estate values in this State are to be ' assessed for taxation this year ' at 40 per cent of the ^return values. I C. Fred fCodgers has resigned his position with A. O. Jones to < accept a situation with the k Southern Power company and ( will be located at their plant on } Catawba rivef near here. f Mr. R. F. Grier has been ap- i pointed food administrator for i Fort Mill school district, No. 28, j and anyone not familiar with t the recent rulinc of the food t administration can learn what 1 they wish to know by calling on i Mr. Grier. < Today is Paramount day at the Majestic Theatre, the offer- i ing being Geo. Beban, the noted j Irish screen artist, in "The Cook i of Canyon Camp." Lovers of 1 Western plays doubtless will be < pleased with this production. t J Dr. A. L. Ott and family arrived the last week from Ridgeway and have taken the Mills , residence on Main street. Dr. Ott has resumed the practice of dentistry in the parlors of Dr. J. Lee Spratt. According to close observers, Monday was the first day on which the sun has shone for . more than a few minutes jn more than a week. Last week ' was one of the most disagreeable 1 weeks that this section has ex- ' perienced in many years. i From the citv treasurer's re- ' port it appears that the dog * population of Fort Mill has been 1 considerably reduced from pre- ( vious years, only $8.00 revenue < being received from this source. < Since the ordinances provide a ' tax of $1.00 for each male and ] $2 00 for each female, it would | appear that not more than eight , dogs have made their habitat within the confines of the city | limits during the past year. All the business houses of Fort Mill were again closed Monday, i in obedience to the administra- 1 tion's order for a heatless Monday. The two local cotton mills operated their plants, with the exception pf the' dyeing and finishing plants, however, it ( being claimed that no more fuel was necessary for other depart- i ments in operation than to allow ' them to stand. The mills here use 1 hydro-electric power through out. A change in the mail service and one for which no one here ' has yet been able to find a cause, ' was made on Tuesday, when the evening northbound mail car " was transferred from train ' No. 32 to train No. 28. Hereto- 1 fore this mail reached Fort Mill ^ at 6:40 p. m., but under the new arrangement it arrives at 7 40, one hour later', and some time 1 after the genera) delivery win- 1 dow at the local postoffice has { closed for the day. | According to a ruling the last week of the national food ad-1 ministration dealers can not sell I flour in any quantity without i selling an equal number of pounds of cereals. Our merchants are complying strictly with this ruling and. although quite a number of customers have registered kicks against it, most people realize that Uncle Sam is doing only those things which j are necessary to promote the war and are readily buying equal parts of corn meal or other cereals with their flour. rai3s Alice nam3 leaves tnis week for Charlotte, where she will become a trained nurse. 'Miss Mary Boyd has been ill for a week or more at her home A on Confederate street. W. W. Warren, of Griffith, . N. C., was among the visitors to Fort Mill Sunday. The oDen season for shooting s " 1 1 ' Mr. Jas. H. Patterson has been 111" of grip for several days at his home on Booth street. Mr. T. Mclver Hughes of Lancaster* visited friends and relatives in Fort Mill during the past; week, & -jj;:? The Rev. C. R. McGregor, of Columbia, a student in the seminary, preached in the local Presbyterian church at the morning and night services in the absence of the pastor. . Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Blankenship, of the township, have received the news that their son, John S. Blankenship, who is serving in the aviation corps, has arrived in England. v Through the efforts of Mayor B. E. Patterson a second car of coal has been received for distribution among the needy families of Fort Mill, the cost to 4-u ? i?: --1-- il. liic Luuauuicr uciiik uiuy inc actual cost to the town for the purchase of the coal and its* distribution. During the year J918 there will be two eclipses of the sun a id one of the moon. Of these only one will be visible in the United States, that of the sun which will be totally eclipsed on June 8. The path of totality extends diagonally across the United States from Oregon to Florida and will be total in this section about 5:30 a. m. There was no complaint on Saturday of the overcast skies i ? - i e l e i ir expressions 01 nope ,ior ciear veather among those who Din :heir faith in the judgment of :he ground hog. Since the day < was absolutely without sunshine tnd no shadows wfcre cast, the ground hog will remain out for J ;he rest of the year feeling sure , ,hat the backbone of winter is i broken and that there will be 1 plenty of good weather from now i >n. ] i Ladies of the community hav- | ng small jars or glasses of < lellies or preserved which they > vish to send to convalescent \ x>ys at Camp Sevier are re- i guested to send them at once to ( " hp RpH P.i'ABfl \irrvv?lr **AAm Tf io >.?w *?vv> \/t vuo UVI I\ I will* Xt 10 j :he intention of the ladies to i nake up a shipment of delicacies within the next few days ! for our bo>s in camp and those ] caring to help in getting up the shipment should act at once. The Roads. Not in many years have the roads of York county been in so pad a condition as they are at present. It is out of the que s.ion to traverse them in autonomies and in many p laces they ire practically impassable to auggies and wagons. J itney service has been suspended between York and Rock Hill, iespite the fact that these places ire connected by expensively constructed sand-clay highways. The new road between York and Rock Hill, the most traveled highway in this county, which was completed about one year ago, is so oaaiy cut to pieces that many persons . have lost faith in the ability of a sand-clay road to stand heavy traffic during the winter season. The situation arising from the horrible condition of the roads is further complicated by the arrival of fertilizers, shipments of which are being received almost daily a# all the railroad stations in the county. Farmers are experiencing great difficulty in hauling their guano home, a few 3acks constituting a heavy load. Clerk's Sale. The only auction sale bv the clerk of the court yesterday, included the property advertised the case of the American Trust company vs. the Charlotte Brick company, S. S. McNinch and others, all of it being in Fort Mill township. The advertised property was sold in seven lots, for an aggregate of $17,500, and all of it save that included in the L. M. Dinkins home place, was bought by the American Trust company. The L, M. Dinkins home place was bought by Dunlap & Dunlap for $2,000. Tnere was no competitive bid-1 ding except in the case of a tract of 1591-2 acres of land in Fort Mill township, included in the property of S. S. McNinch. This was started at $2,000, and C II-- 1 -I 1 J - iiimny kiiuckcu uown to me American Trust company for $2,700.? The Enquirer. SALESMEN WANTED to solicit orders for lubricating oils, greases|and paints. Salary or Commission. Adt reas THE HARVEY OIL CO.. Cleveland, O. % ' -. ' ;* Good I J * ' " ? - * > * Groceries Are always in demand, and that's why we h&ve so many , -^ j * ??I Mil ?? Ytrk Canty Newt Hattert. f X orKville Enquirer.) The county pension board met in the courthouse Monday, but had nothing: to do. It was the same with the county board of registration. Jeff D. Whitesides is food admintetratn* in V>cal school' district hfu. 25, and VV. H. Jones in No. 26* These names wefe intended to be included in the original list of appointments, as published last Friday. The probability is that York county will ask for about 2,000 tons of nitrate of soda. Reports from the eastern side of the county were to the effect that the banks over that way had orders for approximately 1,015 tons, and Mr. John K. Blair, estimated that the orders on the western side certainly aggregated not less than 800 tons, and probably they would amount to a thousand tons. Two ihous- ' and tons of-nitrate of soda wou.d call for pretty close to $156,000. Roy Bunter, a private in tl e aero SQuadron, United States army, died in Chester last Saturday of meningitis. He became desperately ill last Thursday while passing through Chester with the command to which he belonged and was turned bvei to local physicians. He received as good attention as was possible under the circumstances, but failed to rally, and died as stated. Rupture Expert Here Seeley, World Famous in This Specialty, Called to Kock HillF. H. Seeley, of Chicago and Philadelphia, the noted truss expert, will be at the Carolina Hotel and will remain in Kock HiU this coming Wednesday only, Feb. 13. Mr. Seeley says: "The Spermatic Shield will not mly retain any case of rupture perfectly, but contracts the opening in LO clays on the average case. This nstrument received the only award in England and in Spain, producing results without surgery, injections, medical treatments or prescriptions. Mr. seeley has documents l'rom the United States Government, Washington, D. C., for inspection. All charity cases rvimoui cnarge, or it any interested :all. he will be glad to show same without charge or fit them if desired. Business demands prevent stopping at my other place in this section. P. S.? Every Statement in this notice lu been verified before the F ederal and State Courts ? F. H. Seeley. Need a Ne * Two car loads of tin and they were bougl when wagons were 40 er than they are todaj In order to reduce ( a few of these wagons wholesale price. Fort Mill Lum : Stop Tha wn Hutchinson's Cherry a 25 cts a bottle. Money bad HUTCHINSON'I Agents for N< Satisfied Customers in this city and community. Everything is pure, fresh and nice at this store' and we back this up with a guarantee to please you. Culp's Grocery, Phone 15. _ ? ^ Horses and Mules. Can suit you in any kind of HORSE or MULE. Call on me at Harris's Stable, Fort Mill, S. C. W. W. W. HINES. Wanted. 2000 cords of 4-ft. Wood, Oak or Pine, at Camp Greene. Prompt delivery; will also contract for 60 day deivery. Write, wire or 'phone us. Brown-Knox Mercantile Co,, Davidson. N. C. ITOIVU THE BEST RESULTS. UGMT _ .. " ^ Th. SMITHSONIAN CORRECT Sx .TRUSS X HOLDS Vv*K \ I" ANV / \h-r ^POSITTDH. w Wagon? ese wagons on hand, ht over a year ago, to 50 per cent cheapr >ur stock, we will sell for h ss than to-day's i ber Company. it Cough m ; Compound. fid Tar. i if not relieved. S PHARMACY orris* Candy. t . -/ .. tK?u " \?j,; ,v" . ? .' ' Bgssagg I _ I 0 Pattorcn I UIIQIOU "Fort M Bain, We have R and Boys, an; Ladies Coa Silverblooni < * as you like, if Misses' and to match, at 2 Men's Coats inch length, s One lot of over, at 50c < Men's, Won coats and Sui Just receiv kets. LADIES?S< here, Silks i and Stripes. No more W springless kii Pattersoi I L-^ DR. A. L_. OTT , DENTIST Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. (Dr. Spratt's office) Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C. J ' I ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1918. Notice of Opening of Book* of Auditor for Listing Returns for Taxation. Auditor's Office, Dec. 1, 1917. Pursuant to the requirement of the Statute on the subject, Notice is hereby given that my books will be opened in my office in York court house on Tuesday, January 1st, 1918, for the purpose of listing for taxation all Personal and Real Property held in York County on January 1, 1918, and will be kept open until the 20th day of February, 1918, and for the convenience of the Taxpayers of the County 1 will be at the places enumerated below on the dates named. At Ramah, Tuesday, February 5, 1918. At McGill Bros. Store Wednesday, February 6, 1918. At York, from Thursday, February 7, to February 20, 1918. All males between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, are liable to a poll tax of $1.00, and all persons so liable are especially requested to give the numbers of their respective school districts in making their returns. BROADUS M. LOVE, ^ Auditor York County. ??. ? TAX NOTICE-1917. Office of the County Treasurer of York County. York, S. C., Sept. 17, 1917. Notice is hereby given that the Tax Books for York County will be opened on Monday, the 15th day of October, 1917, and remain open until the 31st day of December, 1917, for the collection of State. County, School and Local Taxes, for the fiscal year 1917, without penalty; after which day One Per Cent penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of January, 1918, 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 15tj) 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 1 will attend the following places on the day, named: And at York from Monday, November 19th, until Monday, the 81st day of December 1917, alter which date the penalties will attach as stated aliove. j 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. LONG TERM FARM MORTGAGE LOANS. interest: orai/iAii ha i r, o per cent, depending on conditions as to amount and credit period and annual installments offered, and as to borrower's urgency in having loan closed. ORDINARY RATE 7 per cent on a quick 5 to 10-year loan not under $800. For particulars apply to ^ C. E. SPENCER, Attorney. ^ *5? I - '> -53 n's Dry Goods Store, [ill's Fastest Growing Store." j '. ' ? ^337- ' kM Sleet and Snow! 1 Fine Weather, Eh? J ain Coats for Ladies, Girls, Men Jn y style or color you want. ts, Tan, Naw and Black, Poplin, or Silk, with or without belt, just ;2.00 to $10.00. Children's Navy Blue Coats, Hat $4.00. s, Tan, Gray and Black, 50 and 54 8 iizes up to 44, at $4.50 to $12.00. jj f Children's Rain Capes, carried I iach. I nens' and Children's Winter Over- a its, 1-4 off regular prices. R ed a shipment of good, warm Blan- y :>nie ot the new Spring Skirts are L inrl Pontine Pla^b h ? ? ?) uiuvnt i'H ? J , X laiUTt P indow Shade trouble. We sell th? I nd. | o's Dry Goods Store. I ill's Fastest Growing Store." | Your Home! I Is it fiitted with everything in ; FURNITURE that your health and comfort [j demands? If not, come to | see us. We'll satisfy you. \\ ^11 t" rvriroo or?rl o t.t. 11 ? ?- ^ w U1 pnv^v^o U11U ILlllid Will ^ peal to you, as well as the $ quality of our goods. | Young & Wolfe. | The Furniture Men. 1 s ?H^???????^?????????? II I I || Snow Drift Lard. I 4 10 lb. bucket $2.35 [i 5 lb. bucket _ 1.25 | 4 ID. DUCKet 1.00 y PICKLES p Heinz Pickles, sour and sweet, per bottlfi, .25 y " India Relish, per bottle, .30 | " Pickled Onions, per bottle, .25 | " Pure Apple Vinegar, per quart .35 | CANNED GOODS 1 CAMPBELL'S SOUPS. | Rex Beef Tripe, per can, .35 | Rex Cooked Brains, per can, .25 r, Rex Roast Beef, per can .30 Rex Mince Meat, per package .10 Our stock is now more complete than ever before j and we appreciate and solicit your orders. FERGUSON & PHILLIPS Highest Prices Paid for Porlc. I ? ? , w+w imv^> and hides B^B 11 B^L. HIGHEST MAK1ET PRICE Igg&aM B IBV m paid for raw purs BWWP B B |B?JB| AND HIDES. UBlV Wool Com mUnlno. Write far / pnco4i>t menLioalngthla M ^&??caBB&*?>OHN WHITE A, OOh E&l!ommu*.eK * 1