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ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Capt. S. W. Parks came over
from Camp Sevier the last week
for a visit to his family here.
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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.
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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.
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Hj hand" still lives an<
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| day and Saturday
opportunity of s
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Don't buy yo
have found one fc
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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
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.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.
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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
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Lt6d! j Specia
visit our store Fri- I ^ _ .
, . On Fnc
and give us an I ?
i I low a
howing you our ^
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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
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1 days, Friday an<
r ers and an indue
?J Easter. You ar
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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
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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