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ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
The best price for cotton on
the Fort Mill market today is
27 cents.
The Rev. F. W. Greg*, D. D.f
of Rock Hill, was a visitor
in Fort Mill last Friday.
William H. Grier, who is atn/v
onl?nr\l t r* OUnwl/\f ^/\
tcuuiii^ in v>uai luttc,
spent the week end at his home
here.
M iss M iry Carothers, of Lan-1
caster, was a visitor during the
past week in tlTC home of Mrs.
D. J. ErwiiTin this city.
John Armstrong, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Armstrong of
this city, who has seen service
overseas, has been discharged
and returned to his home here.
A game of basket ball was
played between the teams of
the Fort Mill High school and
the Wirithrop Training school on
Friday afternoon which re- ,
suited in a score of 12 to 3 in
favor of the local team.
On account of conflicting
dates, the annual banquet of the
local lodge of Woodmen of the
World will be held Friday evening,
January 24th, instead of
the evening of the 23rd, as
originally intended.
Frederick Nims, a Fort Mill
boy, wounded in action in France
some time ago and now stationed
at Camp Green, visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Nims, during the past week.
The Majestic Theatre today
presents another of those excellent
Jewel special attractions,
the title being "The Bride's
Awakening." Mae Murray plays
the leading role and the production
is said to be one of the
very best in which this popular
Univeral star hafe appeared.
Mr. J. M. Gamble returned
Monday from Petersburg, Va.,
near whioh city his son, John
Gamble, is a patient in a military
hospital. Young Mr. Gamble
was wounded in action in France
some time ago and is now recovering
from his injuries. He
expects to be discharged from
the service within a feto weeks.
County .Auditor B. M. Love
has had posted on the bulletin
board at the local postoffice a
notice saying: that on account of
illness in his family it is impossible
for him to visit Fort
Mill this week to take tax returns.
He says, however, that
he will be here later and will
give ample notice of his arrival.
The Fort Mill'Lumber company
has been awarded the contract
to furnish the lumber required
in building the new dormitory at
VVinthrop college, in competition
with a number of bidders. The
Fort Mill concern had previously
been awarded the contract for
300.000 brick for the building.
The influenza situation in Fort
Mill, and vicinity is again bad,
the physicians reporting a number
of cases in the towm and
country. In some cases the
patients are experiencing a secand
attack which is generally
rather light. There have been
no serious complications though
many of the patients have
suffered severely. A number of
the school children have been
affected but it is believed that
it will not be necessary to close
the schools again.
The Fort Mill merchants have
completed their annual inven
tories and almost without exception
they make a splendid
showing. Money has been
plentiful and has been spent
liberally in all lines. The merchants
seem to be very well
satisfied with the year's business
as a whole and begin the new
year with excellent prospects.
A number of new enterprises
have been started since the beginning
of the year and all the
vacant store room space, with
one exception, has been filled for
the first time since the beginning
of the war.
At a congregational meeting
held last Sundaay morning in
the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church an unanimous call was
extended to the Rev. L. B.
McCdrd, pastor of the Manning
(S. C.) church, to take up the
pastoral work of the church.
The meeting was moderated by
the Rev. Thornton Whaling,
D. I)., president of Columbia
Theological seminary, who also
1 conducted the usual morning
services. This church has been
without a pastor since last July
when the Rev. R. K. Timmons
resigned to accept the presi*
dency of Stillman Institute at
Tuscaloosa, Ala., but services
have been held almost regularly
1 each Sunday by temporary
[_ auppiy.
T- "r'T
B. M. Sprmtt; of Chttter, #u
the,guest of Mr. mnd Mrs. W. B.
Hoke during the post week.
Floyd Smythe, ^rho hss been
stationed at Camp Greenlesf. has
received an honorable discharge
from the service of the United
States army and returned to
his home here last Friday.
The campaign for thirty million
dollars for the use of the
American committee for relief
in the near east was started
Sunday afternoon when the Rev.
Thornton Whaling, D. D., of
Columbia, made an address in
the Masonic hall in which the
pressing need of the people of
Palestine, Syria, Persia and contingent
territory were told and
the responsibility of the American
people urged. There are
more than 400,000 orphans in
this territory who will have to
be cared for entirely for some
months while the adults will
have to be supolied with food
and every kind of agricultural
implement until a crop can be
made in the territory devastated
by the armies of Turkey and the
Central po.wers. The meeting
was attended by about 40 people
who at the close of the address
pledged subscriptions to the
amount of $175. The campaign
will be continued this week and
through next Sunday when it is
expected that the allotment or
$500 for the township will be
secured. The various chairmen
are as follows and subscriptions
may be made to any one of
them and will be reported to
the chairman for Eastern York:
C. S. Link, Fort Mill; C. P.
Blankenship, Gold Hill; W. W.
Boyce, Flint Hill; L. M. Massey,
Massey's school; W. H. Jones,
Sutton school; W. A. Roach,
treasurer.
Death of Yonng Han. *
William Hanks Jones, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, died
at the home of his parents, one
mile west of Fort Mill Friday
morning, after a brief attack
of appendicitis.
The young man came home
the preceding Tuesday night
from Lugoff, where he had been
employed, suffering from an
attack and was closely confined
until his.death Friday morning.
He had just passed his twentyfirst
birthday, having been born
October 26, 1897.
The funeral service was conducted
at the home by the Rev.
W. R. Bouknight, pastor of St.
John's Methodist church, at
5:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon
and interment was made in New
unity utmieLery. .
Johnson Net Fate Coolly.
A number of citizens of Fort
Mill and* the township went to
Columbia to witness the execution
of Sam Johnson, would-be
rapist, who was put to death at
the State penitentiary shortly
before 11 o'clock Friday morning.
After being placed in the chair
and strapped, one application of
high voltage was sufficient to
put an end to the negro's earthly
existence. Life was pronounced
extinct about one minute later
No. 9941 REPORT OF THE
THE FIRST NATIONAL
In the State of South Carolina, at the
RESOU
Loans and discounts
Overdrafts, secured $ ; unsecured,
U. S. bonds deposited to secure circuit
U. S. bonds and certificates of indebt
secure U. S. deposits (par value)..
U. S. bonds and certificates of indebte
collateral for State or other depc
able
U. S. bonds and certificates of indebtt
unpledged
Liberty Loan Bonds, 3?, 4 and 4^ per c<
Liqerty Loan Bonds, 3$, 4, and 4? per c
cure State or other deposits or bilh
Payments actually made on Liberty 4$
the Fonrth Liberty Loan owned
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (60 per
Furniture and Fixtures
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve E
Cash in vjnilt and net amounts due frorr
Net amounts due from banks, bankers i
than included in Items 13, 14, or 16,
Checks on other banks in the same city
(other than Item 17)
Total of Items 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18
Checks on banks located outside of citj
and other cash items
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer
unr
Interest earned but not collected?appr
Receivable not past due '
War Savings Certificates and Thrift St
Other assets, if any, (Boys' Pig Club)
Total
? LIABI1
Capital stock paid in
Surplus fund-. ,
Undivided profits, less current expense)
Interest and discount collected or credii
and not earned (approximate)
Amount reserved for ail interest accrui
Circulating notes outstanding
Individual deposits subject to check ...
Certificates of deposit due in less thi
than for money borrowed)
Cashier's Checks outstanding
Dividends unpaid
Total of demand deposits (other than bi
ject to Reserve, Items 34, 35, 36, 37, \
War Loan deposit account
U. S. Bonds borrowed, including Liberl
indebtedness, without furnishing ci
Bills payable, with Federal reserve Bai
Total
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA?Cou
I, J. L. Spratt, Cashier ot the abovethe
above statement irf true to the beet
Subscribed and swora to before me thii
,\
by Dr. R. T. Jennings.
The negro walked into the
d*ath chamber unassisted and
ccoiiy took his seat in the
electric chair. Asked if he had
any statement to make, he
replied only with the request
that his dead body be sent to
relatives in Fort Mill. How- .
ever, his relatives had made no
request that the remains be sent
here and the burial was made in
the prison burial ground.
Johnson plead guilty in York
court December 20th to having
criminally assaulted a young
white woman of Fort Mill township,
the deed having been com- ?
mitted on November 30.
Bank Declares Dividend.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Savings
Bank of Fort Mill was held
Tuesday afternoon when the old
board of directors composed of 1
W. B. Meacham, J. H. McMur- l
ray, W. B. Meacham, Jr., S. L. j
Meacham and William Mack
were reelected and routine busi- '
ness transacted. At a meeting (
of the board of directors held
immediately afterward W. B.
Meacham was elected president,
J. H. McMurray vice-president,
and W. B. Meacham, Jr.,
cashier. The usual semi-annual 1
dividend of 4 per cent on the
capital stock was declared. The
institution has passed through a :
most successful year and a very 1
satisfactory amount was added j
to the surplus account.
Attended Nephew's Funeral.
Mclver Leonard, whose mother,
Mrs. P. D. Leonard, of
l .prinortrin M ( ia a cictor nf
Messrs. J. H. and S. P. Sutton,
of Fort Mill, died of pneumonia
at his home last Wednesday
morning. He is survived by his
mother, a wife and several
children.
News of Mr. Leonard's death
came Thursdtw morning in a
telegram to the Messrs. Sutton,
both of whom, together with
Rochelle and Alex Sutton, left
on the morning train for Lexington
to attend the funeral service,
Helped to Sink German Suk.
Seven Southern men were
officers on the 11 American
marine chasers which played an
important part in keeping with
the British and Italian naval
forces which destroyed the
Austrian naval base at Durazzo
October 2 last, a detailed report
of which has just been made
public by the navy department.
The chasers sunk two submarines
during the engagement and
Admiral Sims reported to the
navy department that the British
admiralty and the Italian naval
general staff had expressed
highest appreciation of the useful
and efficient work of the
small vessels.
Among the number of men
taKing pare in tne sinking of
the submarines was Lieut. A.
Wilden Ott, son of Dr. and MrsA.
L. Ott, of Fort Mill. Lieut,
enant Ott has been in the navy
for a number of years. He is
expected soon to visit his parents
in this city.
CONDITION OF
BANK, AT FORT MILL,
cloBe of business, December 81, 1918.
RCES.
1180,627 12
$ None
it ion (par value) $26,000 00
edness pledged to
6,000.00
riness pledged as
>sits or bills pay
10,000.00
sdneas owned and
10,000.00 60,000 00
unt unpledged, 13,100.00
ent, pledged tose?
payable 10,000.00
per cent bond* of
7,500.00 30,600 00
cent of subscription) 900 00
2,860 00
tank 16,665 93
t national banks 14,666 09
and trust companies other
661 66
or town as reporting bank
1,264 40
$16,691.14
t or town of reporting bank
1,409?16
and due from U. S. Treaa
1,260 00
oxlmate?on Notes and Bills
800 00
amps, actually owned 49 84
286 76
$301,928 94
CITIES.
$25,000 00
5,000 00
), interest and taxes paid ... 2,024 06
ted, in advance of maturity
1,900 00
sd 900 00
25,000 00
$199,302.58
in >30 days (other
16,439.78
752.52
1,000.00
sink deposits) sub38,
39, 40 and 41 J 217,504.88
8,700 00 .
:y Loan and certificates of
jllateral security for same. 900 00
nk. 20,000 00
$301,928 94
nty of York, ss:
named bank, do solemnly swear that
of my knowledge and belief.
J. L. SPRATT, Cashier.
114th day of January, 1919. *
W. B. MEACHAM, Notary Publia
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DR., A. I? OTT ,
PENTIST*
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OfllM boars, P aL m. to 5 p. m.
(Dr. Sprmtt's office)
Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C.
City Pressing Club,
Henry Hassey, Prop.
Next to Patterson's Dry Goods
Store.
GLEANING. PRESSING and
REPAIRING.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Prices Reasonable.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON,
Founded 1786.
A college of highest standard, open
to men and women. An intentionally
limited enrollment insures individual
instruction. Four year courses lead to
the Bachelor's Degree. The Pre-Medical
course a special feature Military
Training, established in 1017 under
War Department regulations, is in
charge ot U. S. army officer. Address,
HARRISON RANDOLPH,
President. Charleston, S. C.
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1919.
Notice ot Opening of Books of Auditor
for Listing Returns for Taxation.
Auditor's Office, Dec. 2, 1918.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Statute on the subject, notice is hereby
given that my books will be open in
my office in York Courthouse, on Wednesday,
January 1st, 1919, for the purpose
of listing for taxation all Personal
and Real Property held in York County
on January 1, 1919, and will be kept
open until the 20th day of February,
1919, and for the convenience of the
taxpayers of the county 1 will beat the
places enumerated below on the dates
named:
At Fort Mill, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, January 14, 15 and 16,
1919.
At McConnellsville, Saturday, January
18. 1919.
At Ogden, Monday, January 20, 1919
At Coates's Tavern (Roddey's),
Tuesday, January 21, 1919.
At Rock Hill, from Wednesday, January
22, to Tuesday, January 28. 1919.
At McGill Bro. '* Store, Thursday,
January 30, 1919.
At York, from Friday. January 31.
to February 20, 1919.
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.
BRODUS M. LOVE,
Auditor York County. 1
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* ings in store for you and yours.
During the year 1919 always remember that?
"If It's in Town, Taylor Has It." |
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