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ItESS OFLOCALINTEREST. ~1 I p'V '?r*^??^ Miss Dora Grier visited rela; lives in Charlotte during: the past week. Miss Ruth Williamson, came up from Winthrop college to spend the week end as the guest of Miss Ruth Meacham. me transrer or tne. Presbyterian church manse on Confederate street to Clarence Hoagland was effeeted this week. Miss Mary Lewis of Tazewell, Va.t a student at Winthrop college. was the week end guest of Miss Agnes Link on White * street. Miss Sophie Link, a student | at the Asheville Normal & Collegiate institute, is spending a ten day vacation at her home here. Miss Bleeker Lee, who has been at her home here for a week, left Monday for Charleston, where she has a position with the Western Union Co. Fort Mill jurors for the second week of the April term of York court are J. B. Mills, A. O. Jones, B. C. Blankenship, J. H. McMurray, Jr., Jno.. S. Potts, O. T. Culp. There was a thin coating of ice throughout this section both on Monday and Tuesday mornings but it is not thought that the fruit was damaged to any i great extent by the cold. The belief is expressed that the present cool spell will mark the passing: of the winter. Relatives in Fort Mill of Sergt. Edward B. White have received notice of his arrival in New York from overseas, and that hp has gone to Camp Funston where he will receive his discharge. Sergeant White has for several months been serving with the American Expeditionary forces. / A recent'marriage in Fort Mill was that of Sergt. Malcolm Rogers and Miss Daisy Starnes, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Starnes. Sergeant Rogers has lately returned from France, having suffered a slight wound in the fighting last fall. He and bride are making their home in this city. Pupils of the Fort Mill school nti 11 nri n miKl 1/1 Avnyninn 111 f Via win ^ivc a [juuhv. caci V.10C 111 tue auditorium tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, after which, at 3:30, a meeting of the ParentTeacher Club will be held, and at 4:00 o'clock Misses Garrison and Ashe, of the county demonstration force, will entertain the meeting with demonstrations, suggestions, etc., along the lines of their work. Mr. S. H. Epps, member of the County Pension Board, requests The Times to issue a call to all the non-pensioners of Fort Mill township to be present at the Savings Bank of Fort Mill next Saturday afternoon at 4 o'olock to be enrolled. It is urged that every non-pensioner be present at the meeting, which is to be a very important one. Mrs. J. B. Elliott, president of the Red Cross chapter, urges every member to meet in the work room Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock for the purpose of arranging the details of the reception to the returning members of Company G, of the Fort Mill Light Infantry. A full attendance is requested as the chapter intends to take charge of the affair and desires representation from every section of the town and township. The ladies of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church are preparing to entertain Bethel Presbyterial which will convene in annual session in the local church i\ A 1 f* on/1 1 iX TU/mn drill VII ll.}.! t 1 I 1L? (1IIU J.V. 1 IIU1 C ?>111 be tbree sessions and delegates to the number of 45 are expected from the churches in Bethel Presbytery. The opening session -will be held at 11 o'clock on the morning of April 15 with Mrs. Mason Carroll of .York, president, presiding. The programme promises to be most interesting and includes addresses from missionaries returned from Brazil and Korea. Special music is being arranged for each session by a full choir of ladies from the several congregations of the town. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of Fort Mill real estate have been recently ly recorded in the office of the county auditor: B| Joe Hucks to L. A. Harris, 1 lot; consideration, $100. C. F. Rodgers, Jr., to W. L. Ferguson, 1 lot; consideration, Wa^a^oJL A^_Haiv %?? >r; ;*" .... . ^tr^T-^wS^kJ*? P ^????W???????M????I F*t Hm Jailed CdctatfeC ; Tuesday was pretty much of a general holiday in Fort Mill owing to the fact that a geat number of the people wished to attend the ceremonies in Rock Hill in honor of the returning soldiers pf Companies G and H of the One Hundeed and Eighteenth infantry. The First National Bank displayed a placard on which wus written "closed in honor of the best company of the best regiment of the best division of the best army in the world." The two cotton mills and the public schools were closed and the trains to Rock Hill were crowded to the limit while the highway was filled with automobiles and other vehicles carrying friends and relatives of the soldiers to join in the festivities. There are at home here quite a number of soldiers who on account of wounds have preceded their commands home and others who have been discharged from the service without seeing service overseas and these to a man made up a part of the reviewers of the parade and received their full share of the honors which the home people had reserved for them. Among these were LieutenantColonel Thomas B. Spratt, Captain Sam W. Parks, Lieutenant Frederick Nims, and Sergeant Joe Belk. The ladies of the local patriotic societies are arranging for a reception to the returning memI i _ r a i t7? a. a/i*ti t : l? oers 01 me rorc ivjiii ljigm infantry, the majority of whom were expected to reach home last evening. The affair will probably be jield on Tuesday night. Rev. Nr. Black Accepts Call. A communication has been received by officers of the Fort Mill Presbyterian .church "from the Rev. J. B. Black, of Elizabeth City. N. C.. in which he announces his decision to accept the unanimous call recently extended to him by the local church to come here and take charge of the pastoral work. He expects to reach Fort Mill about May 1. The local church has been without a pastor since last July, when it was made vacant by the resignation of the Rev. R. K. Timmons, who ?had accepted the presidency of Stillman Institute at Tuscaloosa, Ala. During the past nine months the pulpit has been filled almost regularly by temporary supply and the fact that the congregation has fully met the assessment by Bethel Presbytery in the three million dollar campaign for benevolences is an indication that there has been no lack of interest in the affairs of the church during the interim. At a meeting held recently the board of deacons was authorized to dispose of the manse which is an old building and undesirably located and erect a new and modern building which will probably be located on the church grounds. Men Nay Re-Enlist. Enlisted men, drafted or enlisted for the dnration of the emergency only, who express a desire to re-enlist in the regular army for one or three year periods under the provisions of the act of February 28, 1919. and have no restrictions on them, and who otherwise may not be immediately available for discharge will, in the discretion of their camp commander, be discharged from the military service as rapidly as conditions permit. The discharge will be absolute and in no way will be conditional upon re-enlistment. The fact that the discharge was by reason of "exoiration of term of ser vice" will be noted on final statements and discharge certificates. In such cases, however, all proper encouragement and influence will be brought to bear, entirely free of administrative or coercive acti6n, to ensure the re-enlistment of such men. Men who would not otherwise be discharged, will not be discharged unless commanding officers are satisfied that they will re-enlist. The men getting discharged are to receive the $60 bonus as well as traveling allowance. Higher Telegraph Rates. An increase of approximately 20 per cent in domestic telegraph rates became effective Tuesday according to a ruling of Postmaster General Burleson. The increase was agreed upon at a meeting of the Federal wire board and was made necessary, Mr. Burleson's announcement said, to meet "the increased cost of operation, occasioned by wage increases now in effect, made during thfi p&st y^ar,y' Mjr. Burieado added that the advaoee would be bmrefy sufficient for this purpose." Will Baiid (Viae Bridfes. The Southern Power company expects to let the contract with in the next few days for the construction pf nine concrete and iron bridges at an estimated cost of approximately $li>0.000, from Great Falls, in Chester county, to Lugoff, a distanct of 30 miles, which will bfe a part of the excellent road which this^company intends opening up through its extensive farm lands of 65.000 acres. I T. W. Ruff, formerly of Rockton, now of Great Falls, who is manager of the power company's farming lands in that section, anticipates getting this property into cultivation within the next; two years. Mr. Ruff is doing; some wonderful scientific farm-j ing in that section and is making a splendid success of the work. York County News Natters. < korKville Enquirer.) According to the census report York county ginned -41,281 bales of the crop of 1918, against 31,388 bales of the crop of 1917. The ginnings for the State amounted to 1.267.135 bales of the crop of 1917. against 1,578,569 bales of the crop of 1918. A marriage of interest to a wide circle of friends was that of Miss Mamie Darwin and Robert G. Ratchford, which was solemnized at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. F. Kell in Rock Hill, Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. L. Oates, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church of York, in the presence*cf a u \v friends and relatives. The brid-gjvom lives several miles e ist oi York and is a well known farmer. The Rock Ilil! Masonic Temple corporation has decided upon a plan to build a handsome home for Rock Hill Lodge No. Ill by means of bond issues to the amount of $22,000. The plans contemplate a three-story buildiny, with store rooms and offices in addition to the necessary hall, and it is expected that the earning capacity of the rooms will be enough to more than pay interest on the bonded indebtedness. The banks propose to lend the members money with which to hliv hnnrls ?Hvnnr?irirr *COO nn each $100 bond and leaving: the number to pay the money back at the rate of $1.45 a month. About 200 members of the 113th Artillery, Thirtieth division, passed through Yorkville last Seturday over the C. &. N.W. railway on their way home to points in North Carolina. The county board of commissioners finds that the King's Mountain township road petition lacks about twenty names of the number necessary to legalizing the calling of an election, the shortage being due to the fact that a number of signers are not registered voters. The act calls for the signatures of qualified freeholders and this is taken to mean that the signers must be registered. Mr. J. F. McElwee, who has charge of the delivery of nitrate of soda in York county, says that up to this time the applications approximate an aggregate of 1,800 tons. The other dog is "Jack," the mascot of Company II, of Rock Hill, S. C. "Jack" was with the company down on the Mexican border and is also a veteran of the battles of France and Belgium. He looks none the worse for his overseas duties and is very proud of the fact that he has returned to the U. S. A. "Jack," the boys say, has taught "Major Fritz" English and a few things about American fight in#,?Charleston American. WANTED. To engage five to ten gallons of pure Sweet Milk per day for the Summer season. Fort Mill Candy Kitchen. City Pressing Club, Henry Hissey, Prop. Next to Patterson's Dry Goods Store. CLEANING. PRESSING and REPAIRING. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Prices Reasonable. W e 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. Sehd at once by parcel post and receive cash by return mail flAZEKS TOOTH SPECIALTY I *. X. M7fc.MlL fl?fl.ta * * NkV Naaey far 1lttd?.; * Road-building authorities tare predicting that 1919.- .1920 and 1921 will proVe the greatest m the country's^-history in tha matter of road construction. In view Pf the unprecedented .appropriationaof funds for Federal aid for road projects and the activities of the States In extending their road-building prOgrarrs the prediction appears to be fully justified. The Division of Public Works and Construction Develonnrtents of the UnitOd States Department of Labor is authority, for the statement that there has been a revision and enlargement of road-'building plans in almost every State in "the Union since the signing of the armistice. This is due not only to the pressing need for road construction, which has been suspended during the war, except where construction was essential to military activities, but also to the obvious desirability and prudence of getting public works under way so there may be such a demand' for labor as will absorb the labor surplus. Ultimately there will be a labor shortage in the United States. At present there is a surplus, and this is apt to grow to embarassing proportions during the next few months of demobilization if no conscious effort is made to immediately revive building and construction activities to provide buffer employment until our industrial readjustment has been et mpleted. Quite as important is the effect of an immediate acceleration of construction w ?rk on general business conditio: s. Federal, Slate, and municipal construction projects, assisted by private and corporation buiiding activities, will be pot <\t stimuli for general business ? . d will prevent the stagnation wh:cli would spell commercial disaster. Federal aid for road constr action for 1919, 1920, and 1921 has been provided on a more liberal scale than ever before. If millions of Federal funds are not absorbed by the States in Sta'e road projects, it will be no fault of the Federal Government. j THE SAVIN | OFFCRT t I Chi t I * I lnt j! Phone ) Dn :l 22 . ) ? ' I t \ Rei I e+iN**+ i +$+ *+ f-?4[Your Is worth money and so asking you for but a fcv that we can convince yoi House Furn Is as complete as you w larger towns, and, too, j anywhere. 2 Pay us a visit, we'll i I I Young? II Case ( FORT M \ ; Automobile reps No Job too Lar | Ford Sp We Guarantee Eve t Phone 146 or 64 and | GIVE US I I I????? if 11 . * *1 i ; *< 11" f\tTA>f#l? <?*V 1^ I Welo I So I ? I We j you I Pal | A VI I 11 Schloss Sui | ft Bat a B r V r 9-#' 9-+4+.V+-9# gs b^na: | ' MILL. | eckittg Accounts, Brest Accounts, e Deposit Boxes, t ifts, | ney Orders, ; ivelers* Checks, I and a ; ill Banking Service. ; ? Time | is ours, therefore we are v minutes, and we know B a that our stock of * ishing Goods jj ill find in many of the i rou can't beat cur prices nake it worth while for ;; k Wolfe. I Chapman, f IILL, S. C. | lira on all Cars. ge or too SmalL ecialists. | >ry Job Turned Out. * we will go anywhere. i ATRIAL.^ - ^ a " v" ? I * i i'\ ^ t | i ' I ome! Welcome! | ==z==============================z= I its and Stetson Hats. | es Shoes and Ide Shirts. | 10 per cent discount to soldiers. | I 0 mamma* m mmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmm ; For Sale i 1 ? Two lots in Whiteville Park, each 25 feet front, i facing on Elliott street. Apply at once. ? i i ^ Three cottages on Depot street, two on White i | street, one on Booth street, one on Confederate street, one on Forrest street. f f . T i ^ An excellent time to purchase a home for much t less money than will cost to buy a lot and build a t house. J I | C. S. LINK, Agent. J Dealer in Real Estate. Fort Mill, S. C. ^ I ' * j Oar Service Pleases, f I I t I t ===== t 1 ! l We desire the public patronage and . I { are doing all we can in the way of ser- ? f vice, quality and fail prices to merit the 4 * same. You will always find good fresh * groceries at this store. We are pleas ildier Boys I ? I are glad to have | home again. i Person's | j ing our most particular customers and | + would be pleased to add your name t* | | our list. | \ Parks Grocery Co., f $ Phone 116 t 1 | I COUNTRY PRODUCE. 1 ^ No matter what time you call von will ??/i -? ^ ui>u inarK?i ^ I well stocked with Chickens, Esks. Butter, and other Pro- 5 Iduce fresh from the country. In addition to the above, we have at all times a choice j supply of Freeh and Cured Meats, Fish. Etc.. and can fill ? your orders satisfactorily. Try us with the next order. t "If It's in Towa, Taylor Has It" | | The Cash Market, FT??,*ff"- j