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iK; v . 3T?#S?'"'? !? '? * ' p ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST. Capt. S. W. Parks came over from Camp Sevier the last week for a visit to his family here. t tt t 1 nrAn nf 'slollur I AMIO* iJ. II. VTA. UU^IVJf N. C.. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Alice Harrjs, on White street. Atmar Adcock has accepted a position with the Hutchinson Pharmacy and began work Monday morning. Mr. A. O. Jones 3pent the last Sunday in Greenville visiting the boys of Company G, stationed at Camp Sevier. William Elliott, State food administrator, was a visitor in Fort Mill during the past week on official business. Dr. 1. b. Kirkpatrick lett several days ago for Greenville where he will be the guest of his daughter. Mrs. A. J. Graham. Mrs. P. A. Stough and her children of Cornelius, N. C.. are guests in the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. Lee Spratt. Lieut. Theodore Harris of the flying corps stationed at El Paso, Texas, spent several days of the oast week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Harris. Of the $187,300 distributed among the consolidated and graded schools of South Carolina in the rural districts, $4,400 goes to the 117 rural schools in York county. Fort Mill jurors drawn for the first week of the April term of York court are: M. Faris, Walter Pope, J. H. Withers. S. P. Johnson. S, L. Coltharp, G. M. Sneed, J. K. Windle, S. E. White. mi ^i i aaa a ine vacant lot on sprattstreet adjoining the plant of the Fort Mill Lumber company, belonging to C. W. McMealy, was transferred this week to J. J. Bailes through the real estate firm ol Bailes & Link. In magistrate's court Friday ejectment proceedings were brought hy L. A. Harris against VV. F. Harris, the property in question being the livery stable g at\the head of Trade street. The * jury failed to agree and a mistrial was ordered. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Epps, Sr., of Gold Hill, announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Lessie, to Mr. Thomas Hill Langston, of Timmonsville, S. C., the wedding to take place in the late spring. The First National Bank has posted on its door a list of the farmers of Fort Mill township who are to receive nitrate of soda through the government together with the number in tons and fractions which each farmer is to receive. At 2 o'clock next Sunday morning all government clocks will be advanced to 3 a. m., and will remain at this advanced hour until 2 a. m., Sunday, October 27, when thev will be set back one hour. John T. Roddey says that on Tuesday he bought 19 bales of J a 1 J c ? couon ana paia .><0 more xor 11 than he did for 100 hales in 1914. The 19 bales brought Tuesday in the neighborhood of $2,700. ?Rock Hill Record. Fort Mill people will be interested to know that Rev. B. F. McLendon is at present conducting a revival meeting in Chester. Services are being held in the Chester opera house and large crowds are attending each service. Announcement is made that Eason's Restaurant will close its doors on April 1st. The Eason Restaurant has been liberally patronized during r.he several months it has been doing business and it is only for the rpiwan that Mr Poonn lioo interests which require his attention that the house is to be closed. * Cotton production from last season's crop was 11,285,999 equivalent 500-pound bales, exclusive of linters, the census bureau has issued in its final report of the season's ginning. Linters produced to March 1 amounted to 829,019 equivalent 500-pound bales. The Philadelphia school in York county was one of thirty schools awarded a $50 prize for showing the greatest improvement during the year. It was also given a $5 prize for sending in twelve reports to the county organizer for twelve regular monthly meetings. It was the only school in this county to get any of the prizes offered by the South Carolina School Improvement Association. i ^??????????? For the benefit of the local i D. A. R. chapter a special show will be given at the Majestic Theatre on Friday of next week, the 5th of April. Together with a five reel picture, will be shown numerous war pictures of devastated towns of France and other scenes depicting life in that war stricken country. These pictures have been secured for one day only by the D. A. Rs. and as they are put out by the government there can be no doubt of their genuineness. Advance' tickets to the show will be offered for sale by the young ladies of the town. Thirtieth Divison to Move? Greenville, March 23.? Another step of the departure of the troops of the 30th Division is the action of a large number of soldiers in sending home suit cases and packages containing personal belongings which cannot be carried across as excess baggage ' and for which there will be no need "over there." This is done by soldiers in getting in readiness for dennrtnrp whpn Hio nr. der comes. This excess baggage was consigned to different parts I of Tennessee, North and South Carolina, but names of the men | sending the parcels, or their out- i fits, constitute information not available for publication. Greenville, March 25.?Indi- i cations are that the Thirtieth i Division will ro across shortly, | Lieut. Col. R. B. McBride, divis- I ion chief of staff, stated for pub- i lication today. He explained that of course the exact date was not known, but that according to present indications, the time of I its departure was not far distant. First Blease Gun Tomorrow. Former Governor Blease has announced that lie will officially open his campaign for the United States senate at Manning on March 30. Rural Carriers Get Raise. Rural letter carriers receiving $1,200 a year or less are granted ^ an increase of 20 per cent by an amendment tentatively added to " the postal increase bill in the 1 house last Saturday. Rural carriers whose routes are more than 20 miles in length would also re- \ ceive additional compensation of \ $24 a year for each mile more i than 20 that thev are required to ( travel each day. The house still \ has the hill under discussion. FOR SALE ?A quantity of Corn, Hay and Fodder, also some good Fine Wood. Apply to,Edgar Jones, Phone j No. 6. I i I Preparedness ^ If you could contribute great country-wide preparedn inate currency famines and ac ups and downs of business, v ^ your contribution? I he Federal Reserve E fund and every dollar deposit ^ es its strength and the protec . by depositing your morn ^ contribution and place yourse + this great banktng system. | First Natic ? W. B. ARDKEY. ^ President. i n jyj 0|. \ on | i MAJC,d I R S I Paramount Pictures Pre 11 Wallace Reid and IB In their Livel I | "BIO TI I I Don't Miss this one. | I MAJESTIC II ALICE I II A favorite in Fort Mill, in | | The story of a country t?ii aflB of the mist and goes to t J sents herself as the wic BB and takes over his es Hj hand" still lives an< |H kinds of trouble I | Wan H 500 Ladies to | day and Saturday opportunity of s New Sprin Don't buy yo have found one fc I We have mad to have our stoc will be glad to h I what you want. I Attention is a White Goods, M 1 Table Linens, 1 Goods, Etc., I Friday an 1 1 | KimD lOOUMBBD .ONG TERM FARM MORTGAGE ROANS. Interest: SPECIAL RATE 6 per ent, depending on conditions as to nnount and credit period and annual nstallments offered, and as to bor ovver's urgency in having loan closed. )RDINARY RATE 7 per cent on a piick 5 to 10-year loan not under $300. For particulars apply to C. E. SPENCER, Attorney. MONEY TO LOAN On real estate n amounts of $300 to $1,300. Address L?ra*ver n., rori Mill. U. Without Cost. directly without cost to a ess fund designed to elim- 1 t as a shock adsorber in the /ould you hesitate to make tanking System is such a ed with us directly increastion it gives to business. ;y w ith us you make this f If under the protection of mal Bank t J. L. SPRATT. V-Pres. ; Acting: Cashier. ^ Pictures i : TO-DAY ?sents the Popular Pair Kathryn Williams iest Vehicle. MBER" Regular Prices : FRIDAY 5 R A D Y, "A Self Made Widow." -1 who creates a lover out he city, where she prelow of a wealthy man tatd. But the "hus- 9fl i this brings on all B for the "Widow." B '*,T"v - ? aycc *7 . f: " . 7 * ' """Trill Lt6d! j Specia visit our store Fri- I ^ _ . , . On Fnc and give us an I ? i I low a howing you our ^ , MOIioerv S|"0 w ' 8 I ur hat until you I ^ ? . y I On all L becoming to you. Goat Suifc e a special effort I Also on :k complete, and I Boy s Suit elp you find just | We hai I for Eastei will be su cially in o | hats to se Napkins, Curtain 1' 0ur business i fcwl nnc cnrinir mnnf I_ Vi-U 1115 UIVIIV 1 days, Friday an< r ers and an indue ?J Easter. You ar d Saturday I ?? ? I Pattersi ?rell's I] n a 1 1 Mules, Mules. We now have in our barn a Car Load of Nice Tennessee and Kentucky Mules and would like for you to call and look the lot over. Also some extra nice HORSES. It will pay you to buy from us. We ll satisfy you. Mills Livestock Co. Need a New Wagon? Two car loads of these wagons on hand, and they were bought over a year ago, when wagons were 40 to 50 percent eheap<?i* ill 111 ft W?\* 111*1* Owl 1 V iv* i i v 1 * v/ i i F\??? ? I 111 order to reduce our stock, we will sell a few of these wagons for less than to-day's wholesale price. Fort Mill Lumber Company. ' ? * i < I Easter Offering. lay and Saturday we will altiai Easter Discount of 10 Per Cent I -adies' and Children's Hats, | 5, Skirts and Shirt Waists. 1 l all Men's, Young Men's and 1 :s. I /e brought in many new styles | r in every department. You 1 rprised at the showing, espe- u ur Millinery room. Over 500 I lect from. 1 ?or this month has more than doubled any previ- B h. Yet we give this liberal discount for two | i Saturday, as an appreciation to our old custom- a :ement to bring in new customers to dress nt? fur ? e cordially welcomed here buv or no bnw $ id's Dry Oocds Slcre. Mill's Fastest Growing Store." 1 rWhy Hesitate? Come on I o-Day and let us fix you up in those things you need in your home. Furniture, Like everything else, is steadily ad- \ Ivancing in price, and, li your'e wise you'll buy NOW. while prices are | reasonable. Cash or Credit. I Young & Wolfe. I The Furniture Men. | aaeEBK?MBM??mu i'n m,\ti i^uBBnggHBuaMi Why Pay More? Why keep on paying more for your Groceries, when you can save money by buying from us? We appreciate your past orders jg and solicit your future patronage. We be- 4 lieve you will be pleased with our goods. fj First because we keep a fresh, clean, ^ whnlpsnmf* lino of ( Imruirinu *wl Hi ?/. - .1 w. i iv.? uimi i ican Meats, Second because we are sure we can save you money on your purchases. Third-because we show our appreciation of your patronage by serving you with the best the market affords. FERGUSON & PHILLIPS Highest Prices Paid for Pork. P dCflhi rv AND HIDES SP5 ) I^R | S3 EIGnRST market PRICE \J g ^ANI^HIDES. A* El prkse-Uttmiutibait^tktei^ Jj WHITE A. CO.. ^liSjL?v"!^BK*. V