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ITEtIS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Mr. B. M. Spratt. of Chester,
visited relatives in Fort Mill
. during the past week.
Miss Esther Meacham has returned
from a visit to friends in
Eastover. Richland county.
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?it. aiiu mo. 11. o. oiewai'i,
of Charlotte, were in Fort Mill
for a short visit Sunday afternoon.
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. Miss Alda Lee Mendenhall, of
McConnellsville. is visitinpr her I
aunt, Mrs. Mary Kendrick, in
this city.
Dr. A. L. Ott. left Monday
morning for a vacation of one
week which he is spending with
friends in Ocean City, Md.
Miss Dora Grier left Monday
afternoon for a short trip by i
automobile to points in Western
North Carolina accompanied by
relatives from Charlotte. j(
Mrs. J. R Elliott and little!1
son, James Boyce, have re- j
turned from a visit to Mrs. ;
EMiott's sister. Mrs. Edwin Reid, |.
at Chatham. Va. ,
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ivirs. it. Lj. Bennett returned!
to her home in this city Monday ,
after spending several days with
her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Tim-j
merman, of Pleasant Lane, S. C.
W. F. Harris & Son who for'
several years past have operated 1
a furniture store in Fort Mill, j
have decided to retire from!
business and have disposed of
their stock to Young & Wolfe. !
Regular church services will
he conducted next Sunday morning
in the Presbyterian church
by the Rev. A. H. Atkins of!
Cuthbert, Ga.. who it is expected |
will supply the pulpit for the J
ensuing four Sundays.
T. A. Mills,* mail carrier on
local rural route No. 2, attended
a district convention of mail car- j
riers at Clemson College the last
week. Mr. Mills went to Clem- j
son Thurday and returned Fri- j
day, and was the only York coun- i
ty representative present.
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L. A. Harris, local chairman
in charge of the war savings
stamp drive, has compiled a report
of the subscriptions made
in his territory to be turned over |
to the county chairman. The
report shows a total subscription
to date of $63,955, the allotment
oeing J&OU.UUU.
Rev. R. K. Timmons left 1
Thursday afternoon for Tusca- i
loosa, Ala., to assume his duties *
as president of Stillman Institute.
He will preach the bac- ?
calaureate sermon next Sunday 1
morning at the close of The *
Normal and Industrial Institute 1
at Montevallo, Ala., an institu- 1
tion of which Miss Florence *
Boyd of this city is secretary.
Good news to the farmers of j,
the entire South is the announce- L
ment from Washington that the j
agricultural department has dis- t
covered a poison which destroys
the boll weevil. This will mean (
a saving each year of thousands ! j
and thousands of dollars to the .
farmers, for the damage done by | ^
this insect in the past would be ! (
hard to estimate in dollars and i *
and cents. i j
The postoffice department soon *
will open a postoffice at Carhartt *
station on the Southern railway, 1
three miles south of Fort Mill, j J
Since the opening of the new '
mill there some time ago, Car- *
hartt has grown into a village of |s
several hundred people, and the ;1
announcement mat tney are soon ?
to have direct mail service will, 1
he pleasing news to all. Exami- !*
nations for the position of post-1 i
master at Carhartt will be held
within a short time. 1
* There are yet two vacancies
in the local school faculty and
these will be filled at a meeting
of the trustees to be held probably
during this week. The
board at its last meeting did not
elect a teacher for grade six,
and since that time has been
notified of the resignation of
Miss Susie White who had been
elected to teach the second urrnde )
Miss* White has accepted a ?.
-position in the Fiast National l
bank. * |
Only 16 days remain in which (
the voters of Fort Mill may enroll
for the August primary. (
The enrollment up to this time ^
has been very slow and a ma- '
jority of the voters of this town- {
ship have yet to take advantage ^
of enrolling:. Tuesday, July 30. 1
is the last day to enroll, and 1
those who expect to cast their j
ballots must appear in person at 1
the appointed place and enro'l (
aeco-ding: to the rules of the
Democratic party. j'
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* York court convened Monday
with Judge Ernest Moore presiding.
Mrs. M. S." Darnell and Mrs.
Walter Darnell, of Pineville,
visited Mrs. R. L. Benntt during
the week.
Mrs. Fred Nims left several
days ago for a visit to her
brother, William Harrison, in
Alabama.
The Rev. and Mrs. M. W.Gordon
and children, of Summerton,
S. C., are visiting relatives
in the community.
Henry R. Merritt is this week
announced as a candidate for the
office of county commissioner.
Mr. Merritt will be remembered ;
as having made the race for
commissioner two years ago.
W. M. Adkins, K. F. Nims.
J. R. Morton, J. W. Gunn, J. G.
Smith, W. P. Epps and J. R.
Merritt have been drawn from
Fort Mill to serve the third week
of the present term of York
court.
Mr. John W. Wilson and Miss
Sallie Lambrick were married
at the home of the former's
mother in the lower mill village '
Saturday afternoon, June 29,
by Rev. J. W. H. Dyches, D. D.,
in the presence of a number of
the friends of the contracting
parties.
The prospects for a large cotton
crop this year are unusually
nromisimr. Npnrlv 1 90ft srv?pinl
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reports of an average date,
June 23, to The Journal of Commerce
show an average condition
if 83.1 per cent., which has not
oeen exceeded in ten years except
in 1911, when it was 85.9
oer cent.
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Mr. Stephen P. Blankenship,
)f Fort Mill township was in
tforkville last Saturday, having
:ome over with some of his
younger children in connection
.vith the examinations for WinJirop
and Clemson. Mr. Blankmship
served four years in the
Jivil war, and although struck
>y pieces of sliell and bv a Minlie
ball, was never very seriously
iurt. He is now 85 years of
ige. He has been twice maried
and is the father of 19
:hildren, of whom 15 are living,
le says he feels as well as he
ver did but cannot run as fast,
>r jump as far as he could fifty "
'ears ago. ?The Enquirer.
Prof. J. A. Boyd Dead. ^
After a lingering illness which ?
las connnea mm to his home lor $
nore than a year past, Prof. 1
lohn A. Boyd died at 2 o'clock i
fuesday morning. The funeral <
services were conducted at the i
lome at 10 o'clock Wednesday 4
norning by the Rev. W. A. 4
lafner, pastor of the First 4
Presbyterian church of Gaffney, 4
issisted by the Rev. J. W. H. ^
Jyches, Th. D., of the local ^
iaptist church, after which the :
)ody was interred in New Unity
:emetery, the officers of the Fort .
dill Presbyterian church acting ;
is pallbearers. 1
Prof. Boyd was born in Chester <
:ounty November 29, 1849 and i
lence was in his 69th year ol i
ige. He graduated from David- <i
son college in 1873 and began at 4
>nce his life work of teaching in 4
he schools of this Slate and in j
^lorth Carolina, his first school 1
>eing in Steel Creek. Mecklen- :
>urg county. Later he was s
issociated with Prof. Alex R.
3anks in the conduct of the ?
tort Mill High school which atained
so high a standing that
students came here from several
idjoining States to secure its
idvantages. Altogether Prof.
Soyd was connected with the
schools of Fort Mill for more than
L5 years.
On June 10, 1880, he was marked
to Miss Mary E. Parks of '
Providence. N. C., where he was .hen
located in charge of the <
school, and she together with <
he following children survive ,
lim: Miss Florence Boyd of
dontevallo, Ala., Mrs. J. J. '
Stewart of Mi. Holly. N. C.,
Sergeant Parks O. Boyd of Fort
Jaswell, N. C., and Mrs. S. L.
deacham, Mrs. John E Jones,
Vliss Julia Boyd and John A.
doyd, Jr., of Fort Mill. He is
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miiMbu aisu uy tuiec uruuiers,
W. Boyd of Star City. Ark.,
ind H. T. Boyd and W. B. Boyd
>f Cornwell, S. C.
Prof. Boyd was a loyal and
lonsistent member of the Fort
Mill Presbyterian church which
ne served faithfully -as a ruling
dder for more than 33 years.
He was a man of strong convictions,
earnest and aggressive,
and was peculiarly well fitted
for his life work. He was held
in the highest esteem and respect
of. the great number of his
friends who will learn of hi s
dea th with sorrow.
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Ever-Fresh Groceries
We make a point of never keeping Groceries?
We Sell Them
That's the reason why you are always sure of
getting FRESH Groceries when you come to us
They Don't Have Time to Become Stale
We are determined our. customers shall have
the best if it is to be found on the markets.
When you buy it of us, its Freshness and Purity
is GUARANTEED.
Fresh Meats and Ice always on hand.
B. C. FERGUSON.
Highest Prices Paid for Pork.
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four Handsome New Truck |
Is ready to deliver to you anything
from our large stock of
House Furnishings
Whether you live in town or in
the country surrounding.
Come in and look over our
stock of Summer Necessities.
Cash or Credit.
Young & Wolfe.
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Cheaper Methods of
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The Federal Reserve Banking System, < >
of which we are a member, is encouraging %
new methods of borrowing, whereby the
business man can use his credit to secure X
the lowest rates on his loans. 5
It may be that the nature of your business
is such as to enable you to take ad- ?
vantage of some of these methods. *
Drop in and talk them over with one ?
of our officers.
: First National Bank i!
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Make It An Obligation |
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Waiting until you can "spare the money"
^ to put in the bank never built up many ^
savings accounts?and never will. ^
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* There's just one way, at least it is the 4
\ surest way we know, and that is to consider
your savings account an OBLIGATION Z
Consider you owe it a certain amount &
? each month then PAY the bill PROMPT- <>
% LY. The idea is good?it's worth trying.
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4 Per Cent Paid on Savings o
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SH^?4??&3**hI1* NEW LIFE PILLS
BITTuO Family Medicip \ The Pills That Do Cure.
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Patterson's Dry
"Fort Mill's Fastest
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Special Jul]
In Seasonable I
Prices reduced on al
Extra big bargains ii
Pumps, Light-Weight
Dresses, Waists and SI
Last call on Milline
ject?we are closing ot
go.
300 Prs. Tennis Puin
Coy Now and S
Patterson's Dry
"Fort Mill's Fastest <
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We Are Distr
RUBE
The importance to us of selling
quality?a roofing which will j
satisfaction?has led us to select
brand.
We have decided on Ru-ber-oid
It was the first ready-rooting <
Its makers have maintained tl
its manufacture for over !
It contains a finer quality of f
any other roofing.
The saturating and coating co
it are of the highest possi
It has given continuous servi<
over *J0 years.
The nails used in i*v w
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as to be non-rusting and |
We are convinced that it is tli
When you are in the market for r<
Stop in to see us about it. Rem
ber-nid Roofing on the market. I
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Growing Store."
f Offerings
Merchandise
11 Summer Goods,
i Low Shoes and
Clothing, House
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ry?prices no obit?every
hat must
ps, 65c and 75c.
iave M:ney.
Goods Store.
Growing Store.*'
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ibutors For
R-OID
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a ready-rooting of the highest
?ive our customers universal
Ru-her-oid as our standard
because
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lit; highest of standards in
l~> years.
Ht than is to be found in
uipounds used in making
ble quality.
*'* on many buildings for
)ii are suecialiv treated so
IMTWIII leakage.
i<* best roofing.
jofing investigate Ru-ber-oid.
ember there is only one RuWe
are the local agents for it.
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