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V Of LOCAl IWTEIEST. [
Wi Mr. Jiesse Cannqp has accepted
: : a position as salesman with the
v' Potts Supply company.
\ Mrs. Alice Nims left Friday
t' for Badin. N. &" where with
her husband, Joe W. Ninas, she
will reside in the future.
The Rev. Wm. P. McCorkle.
i pastor of the First Presbyterian
1 church of Martinsville. Va., will
till the pulpit of the local PreshvteHnn
church novf Cimrln.,
?^ ----- vav v/uuuaj
morning: and evening.
There are 3.785 miles of railroad
in South Carolina, and of!
this York county has 102 88
miles. J Tihe assessed valuation j
of the railrbnd mileage in this
county is $1,030,042.
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County Auditor R. . M. Love
arrived in Fort Mill yesterday
and will remain through tomorrow
for the purpose of listing
property for taxatibn.
The Rev. G. W. Cheek, of
Albemarle, N. C., was the week
end guest of Mrs. James D. Fulp
and filled the pulpit of the Pres'
byterian church" at'the morning
and evening services.
The lighting system which is
being installed by the Fort Mill
Manufacturing company along
thb streets in the mill villages is
almost completed and the usual
darkness along these streets is
dissipated which makes a very
great improvement over former
conditions.
The Rev. J. W. H. Dyches,
Th. D., left Monday morning
for Clover and Richmond, Va.
He will visit relatives Jin the
former city and will attend the
meetings of Billy Sunday in
Kichmond for perhaps ten days.
Mr. J. H. McMurray received a
telegram Saturday announcing
that his son, Lieutenant Roy
McMurrny, had landed in New
York, after several months' service
in France. Lieut. McMur- <
ray stated that he hoped to get
home on furlough within a short
time.
Notice is piven that a meeting
of the local-, Parent-Teacher Association
will be held in the
school auditorium this afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock. Also, Miss
Minnie Garrison, county demonstrator,
will be at the auditorium
at 2:30 o'clock for the purpose of
giving suggestions to any one
along her line uf work.
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Mrs. J. B. Elliott announces 1
that the Red Cross work room
will he open each Friday afternoon
until further notice and the
members are invited to come
together and discuss such matters
as may be of interest in the
work of the Red Cross. Miss
Barnette will be present tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon.
A measure looking to pro- ,
1? i bit ion of the sale of pvtr#(?ts
bitters and compounds used as
N beverages in substitution for
liquor was introduced in the |
house of representatives the I
iast week, the authors being ]
Hart, of York, Hamblin, of i
Union, and Hamilton, of Ches- i
te>\ The bill provides a heavy
fine for the first offense. The
second offense does not carry a )
fine but imprisonment. The bill |
alfows the sale of above mentioned
articles under certain
circumstances.
There has been a few, possibly <
a half dozen, new cases of in- ?
fluenza reported to the local <
botud of health within the last ,
week. Nearly all of those who ;
have been ill of the disease dur- ing
the last few weeks are able j
to be out again, and apparently, <
the disease has about run its i
course in Fort Mill. There has ]
bien but one death as a result (
of the disease in this city during
the past two months or more
and this was the 5-year-old child
of Mr. Groce, which died at the i
home of its parents in the vil- i
lage of plant No. 1 of the Fort j
Mill Ml'g. company. <
* Private Samuel L. Warren, who ;
has seen several months' service 1
overseas, is spending a ten-day
furlough at the home of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Warren, in Upper Fort Mill.
Private Warren was twice injured
while in active service, <
the first injury being from <
mustard gas, laying him up for
several weeks, and the second
injury from shell shock and a
dislocated knee sustained when i
an Austrian shell exploded between
the horses of his team,
killing the animals, wrecking
the wagon and rendering him
unconscious for several hours. I
I Private Warren has about re- I
covered from his injuries and <
has been at Ft. McPherson, Ga,, I
since his arrival in the' States I
seme weeks ago. Hey a mem- <
terson a number of young men
met Friday evening in the.
Masonic ball forth# purpose of
organising a Bible dasnplkbout
25 young men enrolled and the
following officers were ekctfdi
Vl. IT. M r.WB&Mg, prSsrdSst|"
B. C. Ferguson, vice mwsident;
B. M. Bradford, secretary-treasurer,
and B. E. Patterson, teacher.
' At the morning service at
the Presbytorian church Sunday
21 members of the class were
in attendance.^ & r. r; Z'
At a recent meeting of the
school trustees of the Fort Mill
district, Prof. W. IJ. Ward was
elected as superintendent of the
Fort Mill schools for tne next
scholastic year. Despite the
obstacles which have continually
confronted Prof. Ward since he
took charge last year, good
progress has been made and the
standard is excellent while the
physical condition of the school
property is better than for several
years past. The school was
forced to close for some weeks
last fall and the continual epidemic
of influenza has reduced
the average attendance, yet on.
the whole, decided progress has
been made.
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Fort Hill Boy Saw Hard Service.
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ttilii an extensive perioa or
service in France to his credit,
Sergt. Charlie Bennett of Foit
Mill, a veteran of many battles
overseas, is now at Ft. McPherson,
Atlanta, Ga., having been
transferred there from overseas
recently.
Sergeant Bennett is well known
in Fort Mill as the son of Boyce
Bennett, prominent farmer of
this place. He is a "doughboy"
of the Thirtieth Division, with
that division taking part in some
of the fiercest fighting on record
in the recent war.
The Fort Mill boy celebrated
his 20th birthday in France by
taking part in an American
operation that served to break
the famous Hindenburg line at
St. Quentin, and at the end of
his birthday saw the American
soldiers still advancing.
Soon after the same drive he
was wounded by German fire
and was sent to a base hospital
in France for treatment, later
being ordered aboard a transport
and transferred to Fort
McPherson.
In addition to being a veteran
r?f thfl fiorVifinor of Bf Hnonfin
Sergeant Bennett took part in
operations in the Ypres sector.
He is also a veteran of the campaign
on the Mexican border
when the khaki clads gave Villa
the chase of his life.
In addition to the many tales
he tells of life in the trences and
under shell fire. Sergeant Bennett
has a good word to say for i
the work of the American service
organizations among the
soldiers overseas.
"One thing that impressed me
with the work of the Y. M. C.
A." he said, "was the con- <
tinuous effort of that organization
to see that the men wrote
letters home regularly. Every ,
time we had a moment to spare ,
the 4Y' men were on hand with
writing material and the men
were always delighted to see
them coming for it meant a letter
home to motner or father."
Railroads Increase Wages.
The railroad administration accountants
report that in 1918 the
$1,710,000,000 payroll of the previous
year was increased 37 per '
cent, and that consequently $2,- <
EMC nAA AAA J
\j\ru,uvru w?a paid OUt ISSt ]
year to the 2.000,000 railway em- I
ployees. Many wage increases
were effective for only the latter
part of the year, and if these i
run through the present year. ?
even without other additions'i
which may come from action on j I
pending applications for morel
pay, they would make $784,000,- <
OCO additional wages. The wage
level at the ena of 1918 was a <
little more than 47 per cent high- 1
er than at the beginning of the
year, when the government as- i
aumed control.
Killed by Train.
While attempting to cross the
railroad tracks near his home in
Yorkville Saturday afternoon,
James Love, aged 70, was run
over and killed by a Southern,
westbound passenger train His i
right foot was severed, his left '
leg crushed, and arm mangled,
and severe injuries inflicted internally,
causing death within a
few minutes.
Mr. Love was a resident of the
Lockmore mill village and thej
accident occurred opposite the
mill. He is survived by a family,
one of his children being James
Stanhope Love, a "shut-in," who
is well known to newspaper readears
under the name of "Ben
Hop*"
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R| Kectftiea f?r Thirtieth. 1
rose detrain ?t the Union Station
thojr am going to find just thine
States, Soath Carolina, Tenneseee
and North Carolina, ready to
receive them, aaye thefjoiumUa
State.
And if those youthful veterans
who smashed the Hindenburg
line and who dealt a solar plexus
blow to the whole German scheme
of defense, don't succufnb to the
attentions that will be showered,
upon ?hem it will be because
each man has a constitution of
iron and the digestion of an ostrich.
At.ii mass meeting of Columbia
citizens held Sunday, plans
were outlined for the reception
and entertainment of all returning
men, and there was manifested
at the meeting a spirit of
earnestness and cooperation that
promises well for the execution
of the plans. There were several
speeches made and the keynote
of each speech was that
South Carolina has an opportunity
to show to the returning
troops and to the world at large
that she appreciates the splendid
service that these men have rendered
and that she has the desire
and the good taste to express
that appreciation in a manner
worthy of the occasion.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers
in Fort -Mill and the township
have been recorded during
the last few days in the office of
the county auditor:
E. R. Patterson to Ben O.
Patterson, 1 lot; consideration,
$1,500.
Leroy Springs, Exer. Est.
Sam'l E. Wh^te. to J. J. Bailes,
6 lots; consideration. $450.
Leroy Springs, Exer. Estate
Sam'l E. White, to J. J. Bailes,
3 lots; consideration, $335,
Mrs. S. C. Rodders to Joe
Hucks, 1 lot; consideration, $300.
Dr. T. S. Kirkpatrick to Sam'l
E. and Jno. S. White. 4^7 acres;
consideration, $14,010.
Name, "Old Hickory/* Must Stand.
The Thirtieth division, soon to
come home from France bringing
many South Carolina soldiers,
is the "Old Hickory" division,
in spite of a practice recently
established of calling* it
the "Wild Cat" Division, said to
have finally reached the war department.
where it is unofficially
listed as both "Old Hickory" and
"Wild Cat."
The eighty-first Division while
at Camp Jackson was officially
named the "Stonewall" Division
and as its insignia on uniforms
and equipment was a wild cat it
>^as known both as the "Stonewall
and "Wild Cat" Divisions.
The Thirtieth was officially designated
the "Old Hickory" Division
before it left Camp Sevier
and retained the name to the last
in France.
First hand testimony that the
Thirtieth was and is the "Old
Hickory" Division aud not the
"Wild Cat," comes from Lieut.
Col. Thomas B. Spratt of the
One Hundred and Eighteenth
Infantry, formerly the First Regiment
of the South Carolina
National Guard.
Writing from his home in Fort
Mill in reply to a question from
The State as to the statement
that the Thirtieth was known
both as "Wild Cat" and "Old
Hickory," Colonel Spratt says:
"Regarding the name of the
Thirtieth Division, there is no
official authority for referring to
it as the "Wild Cat" Division,
nor did I hear it so called in
France by any one.
"Gen. S. L. Faison while in
command of the division at
Greenville before we sailed had
issued a general order officially
designating the division as the
'Old Hickory' and it was always
called that.
"After our wagons and other
equipment were issued in France,
they were all marked 'OH,' the
*0,' superimposed on the 'H,"
and this was the official mark
for all equipment. Several orders
issued by division and
brigade headquarters in France
referred to the division as 'Old
Hickory.'
"I was with the division from
the time it was organized at
Greenville until after it wis
withdrawn from the line after
all the fighting was over and am
positive there is no ground at all
for calling it anything else,
official or unofficial."?The State.
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LONG TERM FARM MORTGAGE
LOANS.
Interest*. SPECIAL RATE 6 per
cent, depending on conditions as to
amount and credit period and annual
installments offered, and as to borrower's
urgency in having loan closed.
ORDINARY RATE 7 per cent on a
)uick 6 to 10-year loan not under $3001.
'or particulars apply to
dE. SPENCER.
Attorney.
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LOST ? Atttoaobil* State Literae
^dSV-Ooj
PgUp of the r iling'Jnmtmm cf York
York, & C. Sept. 17; 1918.
that the Tax
Boeka for York county will Be opened
on Tueaday. the 16th day of October,
1918, and remain open until the Si at
<hy of December. 1918, for the collection
of Stat*, countv. lehnal and Inral
takes, for the fiscal year 1918, without
penalty; after which day a One per
cent penalty will be added to air payments
made in the month of January,
1919, and Two per cent penalty for a'l
payments made in the month of February.
1919, and Seven per cent penalty
will be added to all payments made
from the 1st day of March, 1919, to
the 16th day ot March, 1919, and after
this date all unpaid taxes will go into
executions and all unpaid Single Polls
will be turned over to the several Magistrates
for prosecution in accordance
with law.
It is my desire to 'attend different
parts of the county for the convenience
of taxpayers as heretofore; but owin-?
to the exacting nature of my duties as
a member oi j ocai Exemption bob"!
No. 2, 1 am required at all times to
within call of the office of the Boa."]
and must remain at the county seat.
All of the Banks of the county wi 1
offer their accommodations and facilities
to Taxpayers who may desire t<l
make use of the same, and I shall take
pleasure in giving prompt attention to
all correspondence on the snhiert
All Taxpayers appearing at my offio.*
' will receive prompt attention.
Note?The "Tax Books will be ma id
up by Townships, and parties writiig
about Taxes will always expedite matters
if they will mention the Township
or Townships in which their property
or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer ot York County.
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 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 be at the
places enumerated below on the dates
named:
At York, from Friday. January 31.
to February 20, 1919. J
All males between the ages of twenty-one
and sixty years, are liable to a
F)oll tax of $1.00, and all persons so
iable are especially requested to give
the numbers of their respective school
districts in making their returns.
BRODUS M. LOVE,
Auditor York County.
Old newspapers for sale at The
Times office.
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* bank-account" comes t(
* who heed his advice
don't, wish they had.
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4 You can bring in a dolh
4 whenever you can.
4 Per Cent Interest Paic
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I The Large
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1 House Furni
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your hon
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penses to conten
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Automobile Repair
General, Goodrict
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1-4 Off on
$35 Suits and Overtoats, Sale P)
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Big Saving i
Boys' $15.00 Suits now only
12.00 "
10.00 " " " ....
Ladies' Coats and C
Children's Coal
Underweai
Men's Heavy Fleeced or Ribbed
Drawers, each only ...
Ladies' Heavy Fleeced or iii
and Pants, each only
Warm Bli
All Wool, sold for $11.00. Sale 1
Wool Finish Blankets. $8.00 vali
$5.00 Heavy Cotton Blankets, o
All Ladies' and Chile
1 00 Ladie
Shoes Reduced 20 p
20 per cent of
Sale Starts Jan
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1expected i
;ency \
ss always come unexconfront
you at any *
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) the rescue of those
to save?when those
len accidents or sick
can prepare for them. +
a "emergency fnnd."
ir now and add to it
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1 on Savings Accounts.
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Mid-Winter Sale
greatly Reduced Prices.
Men's Suits and Overcoats.
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nws, $zz.ou Suits and Overcoats, Sale Price, $17.50
24.00 20 00 44 44 v 44 44 44 15.00
44 * _ 22.50 15.00 44 " 4 4 44 " 11-25
44 18. 75 10.00 4 4 4* 44 44 . *' ' 7.50
n Boys' Suits and Overcoats
$11.25 Boys' $8 00 Suits, now only__~ $5.95
8.95 44 6.00 4.50
7.50 44 5.00 " " 3.75
loat Suits ONE-THIRD OFF
ts at About ONE-HALF PRICE
r For Whole Family Greatly REDUCED
Shirts and Ladies on TTnin? q..ud ~.,i~ "**
T UKIUII UUIW, 1H1W VIII V, l.OO
89c Boys'$1.50 44 95c
bbed Vests Misses'$1.50 44 44 44 ' 44 95c
"89c Other Bivr Values in this Line.
ankets and Comfortables. .
Price $8 95 $3 50 Heavy Cotton Blankets, only $2.95
le, now.. 5.95 5.00 Comforts (Big Bargain) 3.75
nly 3.75 Ask to see these.
Irens' Hats, HALF PRICE
;s' and Girls' Raincoats at $ I .*> 8 to $ 1 0.00
er cent for this Big Sale.
t on Stetson. No-Name and Franklin Hats
. 25th and Runs Through Feb. 8th.
ASH Absolutely Nothing Charged
rERSON'S,
Mill's Fastest Growing Store.
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I Systematic Saving \
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^ tence. He must put aside a definite amount regularly ^
^ who will provide for the rainy dfey. ?
No better system is offered to the average man than a
life insurance policy. Each payment whether quarterly,
semi-annually or annually, is a laying up of money for
f himself, if he lives, and secures for his estate a great
amount of money in proportion to the cost to him if he
should die prematurely. *
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| THE UNION CENTRAL LIFE offers the best con- ?
1 tracts, the most liberal service, and the lowest cost. The ^
$ cosfc-of a cold drink daily will carry a $1,000 policy if you 4
? are under 30 years of a^e. Inquire into this. 4
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X We desire the public patronage and $? j;
t are doing all we can in the way of ser- <'
vice, quality and fail prices to merit the
j same. You will always find good fresh ];
I groceries at this store. We are pleas- 1
ing our most particular customers and ?
X would be pleased to add your name to |
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1 Parks Grocery Co., f
> Phone 116 |
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j THANKS J
X For your excellent patronage since we began business ?
I here. We trust that the New Year may have manv bless
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S ings in store for you and yours. t
|> During the year 1919 always remember that? ' *
"If It's in Town, Taylor Has It." 4
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