< iTcnS SF LOCAL BSTESSS7.
The best price for cotton on
the Fort Mill market today is
4 26 cents.
Mrs. F. ?. Ardrey has returned
from an extended visit to
relatives in Florence.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hall left
Tuesday night for a visit of
several weeks to relatives and
friends in Atlanta and elsewhere
in Georgia.
Harvey Wagner, 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs P. L. Wagner,
has been extremely ill of
pneumonia for several days at
his home in SDrattville Howev- i
er, his condition yesterday was :
reported as more promising.
Walter Banks Meacham returned
to Washington last '
Wednesday after a six week's
illness from influenza and complications
to resume his duties j
in the navy department. His <
father has received this week ]
information from him to the {
effect that he has received his <
discharge and will return to i
Fort Mill via New York City and ]
boat to Charleston.
Next Saturday, the 25th, is the j
last day on which the farmers ]
may file applications for nitrate ]
of soda, which is again being <
sold by the government at at- i
tractive prices. Applications will i
be taken at either of the Fort j
Mill banks, and those wishing a <
supply of soda should attend to j
the matter at once. ]
The new toll and long distance {
telephone rates approved by the 1
postmaster general became ef- |
fective at midnight Tuesday. J
Under the new rates as an- {
nounced will be a basic charge of
six and one-fourth mills a mile,
airline mileage, with half day
rate for the night service up to
midnight, and one-fourth the day
rate from that hour up to 4:30
o'clock in the morning.
York county has the distinction
of possessing four colonels in
Uncle Sam's army, a record that
few counties in the entire country
can claim. Two of these.
Col. W. W. Lewis and Colonel
Allison, are residents of York.
The third, Col. E. W. Pressley;
is a native of Clover and Lieut.
.Col. Thomas B. Spratt, making
the fourth in the list of high
military officers, hails from Fort
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A bill authorizing Secretary of >
War Baker to donate to Rock 1
Hill. Fort Mill and York each <
one German cannon or fieldpiece i
captured by the American ex- <
peditionary forces from the J
Huns during the recent war has 5
been introduced by Congress- 1
man W. F. Stevenson. The bill, (
which was referred to the com- *
mittee on military affairs, was '
introduced by Congressman 1
Stevenson January 13.
W. A. Roach, assistant cashier ,
of the First National Bank of (
Fort Mill, has resigned and will ?
leave this week for Lumberton, (
N. C., where he has accepted a \
similar position in the National
Bank of Lumberton. Mr. Roach
has been connected with the *
First National Bank for several 1
years and was formerly con- (
nected with the mercantile firms
of McEihaney & Co., and the '
E. W. Kimbrell. He has made
a great number of friends in
Fort Mill who regret his departure.
TTn trt SohirHau akrmf
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one-half of Fort Mill's allotment
of the Armenian and Syrian Relief
Fund had been subscribed.
The chairman of the Eastern
York district has announced
that the campaign will continue
through the present week and it
is hoped that the people of Fort
Mill township will not fail in
this campaign since enviable '
records have been made heretofore.
Only one of the rural
school districts has as yet reported
and this one. Sutton's
school, as subscribed its quota
in full.
Zenas C. Grier has returned
to his home in Fort Mill after
several month's service in
France, having received an
honorable discharge. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Grier
and enlisted in the artillery arm !
of the service, being assigned
to Battery E, 52nd Coast Artillery.
and saw service in the
neighborhood of the Argonne
forest and elsewhere. Mr. Grier
states that his battery was more
or less continuously engaged in
the fighting between September
20 and October 10 when they
were withdrawn owing to the
fact that the rapid progress of
.. the infantry made it dangerous
to continue their fire behind
behind them.' The guns of his
battery were trained aaMeU
HDHHHBHBunBu
The annual banquet of the |
iocai iodwre of the W?>Ouiueu of i
the World will be held tomorrow 1
evening at 8:30 o'clock.
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w> u. ju)iya, or., ui upper
Fort Mill has recently bought ?
from the Yorkville Real Estate f
company 481-2 acres of land, in 1
the township,, paying therefor *
$500. a
s
J. J. Porter, of Charlotte, who
recently bought the Hinson cottage
in Sprattville from N. F. I"
Hinson, was a visitor to Fort f
Mill Monday. Mr. Porter prob- c
ably will move his family to s
this city in the near future. ^
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Notice has been given that on a
account of the prevalence of in- ^
fluenza in Rock Hill, the meeting
of the Eastern York Teachers'
association will not be held f<
at Winthrop college Saturday, as e
formerly planned. R
t<
Mr. P. L. Wagner, who has t<
for some time held the position n
:>f overseer of weaving at thejc]
Millfort Mill, this city, has re- q
signed and will accept a position (j
with the Springstein mill, Ches- ^
;er. He is succeeded here by b
Mr, Sweat.' a
The remains of J. Rufus Stewirt,
who died in Columbia last
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rnuay, were orougnr Co IM>rt jj
Mill Saturday morning and after ^
commitment services conducted t.
oy the Rev. W. R. Bouknight C(
were Interred in the family plot
in New Unity cemetery. Mr.
Stewart was in the 50th year of ())
ige and was horn in Fort Mill, ^
lis parents being the late Mr. v
ind Mrs. James H. Stewart. A ^
lumber of friends and relatives ^
from this section and the ad- j(.
joining State of North Carolina i
attended the service.
i
Mrs. J. B. Elliott, chairman of n
;he local Red Cross chapter an- 01
lounces that Miss Barnette, al
executive secretary of the Rock
dill Red Cross chapter, will be (>j
n Fort Mill each Friday after- ^
loon until further notice and may q
)e seen in the work room bv j,
inyone who wishes to inquire as n)
o allotments, allowances, or ^
;heir relatives in t ho army. M rs.
Elliott states that the chapter cc
ins been assigned quite a lot of
vork to be done immediately q
md urges members to come to
.he work room and take their ^
aroportion of this work to be ^
lone at the homes. y^
The board of health and city
council of Rock Hill in joint ac
neeting Mondav decided to again 151
alace that city under quarantine l)l
)n account of the prevalence of ,n
nfluetiza. No date for the M
jxpiration of the quarantine w as ^
jet, but at present the picture
jhows are closed, the churches ^
vill hold one service each Sunlay
morning ar.d the pupils in st
[he schools are being examined **
3y physicians twice daily to de- w
;ect any symtoms of the disease. st
\ party from Rock Hill stated
,o The Times Tuesday that there ^
vere perhaps as many as 250 ai
;ases of influenza in that city tL
it present and that several
leaths had occurred during the
ast few days as a result.
In the sale of war savings
stamps, York county, according
:o a report just issued from
livision headquarters at Char- a
leston, has dropped from the t
high place of third or fourth M
from the top, held by her
[luring December to nearer the '
middle of the list of counties. ^
Vfork county stands twenty-first
in the amount of her saies per .
:apita for the week ending e
January 11. During that week ^
:>nly $100 worth of war savings ^
stamps were sold in this county, 1
according to reports sent to ?
Charleston. The county's standing
based upon the total ol j(
sales to date is a little betur. *(
however, as York in this rating _
r?/\m o I?f -> ?
L.viiivo ocYciiivcimi. ITcr lUiill
Ba'es to date amomt to $965. T
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The Seven-Part Government Picl
America, Britain, France and It
Him Lines to World Free
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York Canty Mews Matters. |
I korkviUe Enquirer.)
Joseph M. Taylor, special
igent of the census department,
eports that the cotton ginned
n York county prior to January
, 1919, aggregated 35.457 bales
gainst 26,256 bales up to the
ame date last year.
Magistrate Wingate of Rock
lill, a few days ago sent over
or commitment to jail on the
harge of forgery, a negro who
igns his name us C. Francis
lortimer, who sneaVs French as
'ell as English, or a little better,
nd who says he is from the |
!i itish West Indies.
The telegram bringing the animation
of Congressman Stevnson's
introduction of a bill to
ive a captured German cannon
) Yorkville, mentioned this
awn only. Subsequent inlorlation
is that the bill also inludes
cannon for Lancaster,
Camden, Cheraw, Gaffney,
Chesterfield, Chester, Fort Mill,
Leishaw, Rock Hill and VYinnsoro.
All of this is very proper,
nil it is sincerely hoped that
tie bill will go through.
Illness of Auditor Love with
ifiucnza has seriously emarrassed
the canvass of the
aunty for tax returns in acjrdance
with advertised schedle.
Miss Pearl Wallace* the'
tlicient clerk in the auditor's
Piiee, has been able to till
iveral appointments, including
Fewport and Tirzah and will go
) McConnellsville tomorrow,
he could not conveniently reach
ort Mill however. Auditor
ove has decided to cati oft' all
:ner appointments and will
lake new engagements later
n, dep. ndent upon how he gels
ong with his influenza.
A commit tee of York county
tizetis nmi a committee of
lec+Jenburg county citizens in
harlotte Wednesday, in the
itercst of the co-countv bridge
/er Catawba river at Wright's
try on the Charlotte-Yorkville 1
>ad. The York committee |
insisted of Mayor I. W. John>n.
Messrs. W. B. Moore, S. L.
ourtney, J. M. Ramsey, J. A.
ate, S. L. Glenn. W. 1'. Boyd,
. W. Nickell, A. L. Thompson,
. S. Riddle, l\ \V. Speck. J. C.
ilborn, A. C. Harper, J. B.
egrani. Nothing definite was
:compiished beyond an opening
3 of the matter and the? aplintment
of committees of two
embers each from York and
ecklenburg counties to push .
le proposition before the legistive
delegations of the two
ates. W. A. Grier and Mr.
roupe were appointed to repre:nt
Mecklenburg and Messrs.
S. Riddle and J. G. Wiiborn
ere appointes as the lepreintatives
of York. These comittees
will go before the North
arolitia legislature at Raleigh
id the South Carolina legislate
at Columbia.
Funds to Stay. Epidemic.
Funds for the continued proseltion
of the fight by the State
lard of health against the
>read of irffluenza are lo be
rovided at once. A joint resoition
by W. R. Bradloid, repremtative
from York, was Friday !
itroduced in the house and later 1
iloptcd by senate as well, j
jthorizing the governor, the
tnte treasurer and the compiler
general to borrow i?10,0(K) |
jr the campaign ol relief being (
inducted by the Slate board of j
ealth. Provision of the reso- j
ition is that the wa;, sand means j
unmittee of liie house and j
nai.ce comn itte? of the senate i
e instiucod to ii corporate this
em in the general appropriation
ill.
Old newspapers. for sale at The
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turf, Showing the Armies of
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rdsy. 10c .and 25c.
Oilv Pressine Cliih.
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Henry Hassey, Prop.
Next to Patterson's Dry Goods
N Store.
CLEANING, PRESSING and
REPAIRING.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.'
Prices Reasonable.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON,
Founded 1785.
A college of highest standard, open
to men and women. An intentior ally
limited enrollment insures indiviiual
instruction. Four year courses lead to
the Bachelor's Degree. The Pre-Medical
course a special feature Military
Training, established in 1917 under
War Department regulations, is in
charge of U. S. army officer. Address,
HARRISON RANDOLPH,
President. Charleston. S. C.
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR 1919.
Notice of 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 Tfork Courthouse, on Wednesday,
January 1st, 1919, for the pur
pose oi 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,
1910, and for the convenience of the
taxpayers of the county 1 will be at the
places enumerated below on the dates
named:
At Fort Mill, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, January 14, 15 and 16,
1919.
At McConnellsville, Saturday, Jamrurv
16, 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.'a Store, Thursday,
January 80, 1919.
At York, from Friday. January 31.
to February 20, 1919. i
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 Rive
the numbers of their respective school
districts in making their returns.
BRODUS M. LOVE,
Auditor York County.
We Buy
Old False Teeth.
We pay from $2.00 to $35.00 per set
(broken or not). We also pay actual
value for Diamonds, old Gold, Silver
and Bridge-work. Send at once by parcel
post and receive cash by return mail
MAZER'S TOO TH SPECIALTY
Debt. X. 2007 S. Sri. % phii ?nn phu pa
| Nitrate c
Saturday, January 25th
plications can be received
to be shipped here by the
desire to purchase any of
to be delivered later in th
^ to have your applicatior
~ above date.
The cost of this Soda
freight to Fort Mill from
? 4 For Cent Interest Paic
| The Savir
" in mmmmmmmm?mm
1 The Large
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Will show you n<
stock
I" Mouse hurra:
Than you will fi]
your hon
Then, too, we ha1
penses to conten
make you b<
Young
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Automobile Repair
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Special
All Winter Goods at
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jl?x v/ii ua
$35 Suits and Overtoats, Sale Pr
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30 44 44 44 44
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Big Saving ii
Boys' $15.00 Suits now only
12.00
10.00
Ladies' Coats and C
Children's Coat
Underweai
Men's Heavy Fleeced or Ribbed !
Drawers, each only
Ladies' Heavy Fleeced or Ril
and Pants, each only
Warm Bh
All Wool, sold for $11.00, S?.Ie P
Wool Finish Blankets, $8.00 valu
$5.00 Heavy Cotton Blankets, or
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All Ladies' and Chile
1 00 Ladie
Shoes Reduced 20 pe
20 per cent of]
Sale Starts Jan.
Everything SPOT C
PAT"
Fort j
if Soda j
a I
1919, is the last day ap- ?
for the Nitrate of Soda ?
Government. If you ^
this shipment of Soda. ^
e Spring, you will have ^
i in our hands by the ^
is $81.00 per ton plus
Charleston. +
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I an Savings AcoaunU. ^
tgs Bank.
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:r Towns |
3 more complete
:s of I
shing Goods |
nd right here in %
le town.
ven t the city ex- |
d with and can y
stter prices. ^
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Win n i in i i i i ?i?ii in nu1 irt
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1 and Fisk Tires }
ubes. 4
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Reasonable. J
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Mid-Winter Sale
greatly Reduced Prices.
Men's Suits and Overcoats.
ice, $26.25 $22.50 Suits and Overcoats, Sale Price, $17.50
" 24.00 20.00 44 44 44 44 44 15.00
;4 22.50 15.00 " ?4 ??? ? hoc
" .... 18.75 10.00 " " " " " *7.50 \
n Boys' Suits and Overcoats
$11.25 Boys' $8 00 Suits, now only $5.95
8.95 " 6 00 ... 4.50
7.50 " 5.00 3.75
oat Suits ONE-THIRD OFF
s at About ONE-HALF PRICE
For Whole Family Greatly REDUCED
Shirts and Ladies $2.00 Union Suits, now only. $1.65
. 89c Boys' $1 50 95c
)bed Vests Misses'$1.50 " " " " 95c
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osc uiner Values in this Line.
inkets and Comfortables.
'rice $8 95 $3.50 Heavy Cottoa Blankets, only $2.95
e, now . 5.95 5.00 Comfnrts (Big Bargain). 3.75
lly 3.75 Ask to see these.
Irens' Hats, HALF PRICE
s' and Girls' Raincoats at $ 1 S, 8 to $ 1 0.00
ir cent for this Big Sale.
f on Stetson, No-Name and Franklin Hats
25th and Runs Through Feb. 4th.
ASH Absolutely Nothing Charged
rERSON'S,
Hill's Fastest Growing ?tore.
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| The Pig Club of "Uncle Sam's
^ Bank" has a few nice Registered J '
} Duroc-Jersey Pigs on hand. The ?
j pigs will be given free to boys ;
who will join the pig club and +
? breed the pigs. I
Come early and get your name }
| on the roll |
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J of tested merit we believe that *
| our store cannot be out-clatkcd. r
Our prices are always at tlie bottom <
and we are prepared to sei ve the
public with the be*t of averyming in
our line. " *
? rnone us your wants. VVc arc alt
ways "on the job." ?
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? For your excellent patronage sir.ee we bejrati business +
* here. We trust that the Now Year may have many bless
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t in^s in store for you and yours. f
* During the year 1019 always remember that?
? "If It's in Town, Taylor Has It." o
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