Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 17, 1919, Image 3
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. ^rning for Cohpibia where she h
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:'J., ;';. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brwin and J
John Erwin of Charlotte, were i
guests Sunday in the home of ?
Mr. and Mrs*. R. F. Grier. 0
James Mendenhail of McCon- J
Mffl . nellsviile, were guests during i
the week in the home of Mrs.
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n. u. ncuuncn. [
P. S. Bouknight. of Newberry. J
was a guest during the last week "
cf his brother, Rev. W. R. \
Bouknight, on Hall street J
Herbert Harris has purchased g
a new two-ton motor truck and
will do a general transfer busii
ness in and out of the city. n
Missea Dorothy and Lillie Maye p
Buzhardt, of Newberry, are
guests of their relatives. Rev. 0
and Mrs. W. R. Bouknight, in g
this city. a
Mr. R. F Grier, who has been v
confined to his home bv illness
since last Wednesday, is somewhat
improved and is able to P
leave his bed. > ,
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Mrs. S. A. Lee ^and Miss j
Blanche Moser left this week for h
Atlanta, Ga., where the latter S(
will enter the National Surgical j(
Institute for treatment.
4 The town of York is to have a |j
new fyrniture concern with a m
capital stuck of $12,000. The n
business will be conducted in 7
the McNeil building on North |j
Congress street. I<
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There were fifteen York county 1
young men who stood the ex- a
animation at York a few days
ago for admission to Clemson w
College and the University of 3
South Carolina, among the num- u
ber being Stough "Blankenship. t
of Fort Mill. 1
W. F. Lewis, who for several 8
years was secretary-treasurer of
the Fort Mill Manufacturing 'j
company and for the past 18 '
months in the air service of the v
United States, has received his t
discharge, and visited friends in
P * Fort Mill during the past week. ^
The local hoard, of health has s
posted notices stating that the a
j , city water is free from contami- tl
nation and can be used freely, as E
heretofore. It was feared some n
days ago that the water was im- v
<! . pure and unfit for family use. b
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There has been little, if any, p
improvement in the condition of n
Mr. John B. Erwin since the i\
last issue of The Times. He is a
still critically ill at his home on e
White street. Mr. James Epps also
remains critically ill at his
home one vile east of Fort Mill. J
The Rev. J. W. H. Dvches. is
absent for several weeks hold
ing meeting in the lower part of
the State. His pulpit was filled
Sunday night by the Rev. J. R.
Smith, pastor of the Flint Hill
Baptist church.
A party composed of Col. and
Mrs. Thos. B. Spratt, Mr. L. A.
Harris. Mrs. Alice Harris. Misses
Addle and Dovie Harris left
Saturday in cars for Shelby.
N. C., where the week-end was
spent in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Ligon.
It was annoenced Monday that
the building committee of the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church
had definitely decided upon the
site for the new manse, plans
for which have been in hand for
Borne time. The manse is to be
located just north of the church
and not on the front of the
church lot as originally planned.
It is understood that Jesse L
Howie will erect the manse.
The Patterson Dry Goods com'
pany has purchased the stock of
dry goods and kindred stocks
from the J. B. Mills company and
moved their stock into the store
}>uilding formerly occupied by
the latter company. The J. B.
Mills company have placed their
stock erf hardware, groceries,
and, supplies in the building
formerly occupied by the Patterson
Dry Goods company.
Announcement is made that
Philadelphia Methodist church,
two miles north of Fort Mill, is
now free of debt. The church,
which was erected a few years
ago, is one of the nicest country
churches in this Bection, and
now that the mortgage on the
building has been cancelled and
arrangements made to haye the
^?g| building repainted and repaired,
for rejoicing on the part
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Douglas* Nims Lis been'donned
to his home for several
ays as a result at a fall on the
Kal ball diamond Saturday in
trhich he suffered a painful in*
ury to one of his ankles.
A marriage in which many
'ort Mill people will feel an
nterest was that Tuesday of
1. Gail lard Walker of Rock Hill,
no Mrs. Pauline Bradley Love,
f Washington. D. C. Mr. and
Irs. Walker will make their
ome in Rock Hill.
On account of the absence of
le pastor, Rev. J. W. H. Dyches,
he Rev. W. R. Bouknight will
ill the pulgit of the local Bapist
church next Sundav evenng.
when a union service of the
ftethodist and Baptist congreations
will be held.
Work was begun Monday
iorning on the foundations for
he offices and warerooms of the
\>rt Mill Wholesale Grocery
ompany. The building: is to
ccupy a site just south of the
iouthern'Railway freigrht station
nd will be pushed to completion
/ith all haste.
With cotton at 34 to 35 cents
er pound, one would think that
he sales of the staple would be
irge these days, but -not so.
'here is much cotton in the
ands of the farmers of this
ection but few are turning it
Jose even at this price.
There are, according to official
censes issued by the State highway
commission, 58,570 autolobiles
and motor trucks and
13 motorcycles in South Carona.
From the same source it is
earned that Xork county has
,301 automobiles and trucks'
nd 13 motorcycles.
Friday, Saturday and Suriday
fere about the hottest days of
ummer in this section, the
hermometer during each of the
hree days hovering near the
00 mark. Sunday night wac a
corcher. The Charlotte weather
urenu said th#t the temperature
n that city did not go below
76 during the night and that it
/as the hottest night in somehing
like 15 years.
About the sorriest spectacle of
aseball seen in Fort Mill this
eason was the game Saturday
fternoon between the locals and
he Anderson Motor Co. team,
lock Hill. At the ?nd of the
fth inning, it was said that the
isitors were so thoroughly
eaten that the game was called
ff, Score 17 to 4, in favor of
'ort Mill. Tfce home team will
leet the Aragon mill team on
he local diamond next Saturday
fternoon and a good game is
xpected.
FOR SALE?One Hundred bushels
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LADIES: Come in e
well-select*
Dry Goods,
We have greatly enl
and cordially invite you 1
Everything nice and new i
the quality.
Bundle 5
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factured by the Fort Mill
up in bundles and retails
this if you want the kind 1
.JOE M. B]
east of Fo^. Mill. *His death
came as a great shock to his
friends in the town and community
as he was seen here
Saturday in apparent Rued health
and spirits. The unusually hot
weather of the past few days
I wasvprobably contributory to his
death as he tried to do some
work on his farm Monday morning
and was probably overcome
by the extreme heat.
Mr. Massey was ir? the 69th
year of his age ai.d was born in
the community in which he
spent his life. He was married
January 1, 1884. to Miss Bessie
Mills, who survives him with;
the following children: John M.
Massey, Leonidas H. Massey
and Miss Isabel Massey of Charlotte,
B. F. Massey, Jr.', of
Hastings, Fla., and Ladson Mills
Massey of Fort Mill. He was|
connected with some of the more
prominent families of Fort Mill;
by blood and marriage, his sis-1
ters being Mrs. Mary M. Ardrey
wife of the late Capt. John W. j
Ardrey, Mrs. Sue Spratt, wife;
of the late John M. Spratt, and,
Mrs. T. S. Kirkpatrick. He is;
also survived by two brothers, :
L. J. Massey of Fort Mill and j
Henry Massey, of Rock Hill.
Mr. Massey was a man of un-1
Impeachable character, honest i
and upright in all his dealings, '
and honored and respected by j
nil "tU/v Irnour Kim Ud nu/norl I ,
an nil\j aii^vv iiiui. aav v ?? ??v\4 >
and operated one of the largest!
farms in Fort. Mill township.
The funeral services were con- j
ducted at the home Tuesday
evening: at 6 o'clock by the Rev.
J. B. Black, assisted by Rev.
W. A. Hafner. of GafTney. Buria
was made in New Unity cemetery.
Another Nil! for Rock Hiil.
A movement has been set on
foot by C. L. Cobb, cashier of 1
the People's National Union
bank, and other interested citizens
to erect a new cotton mill
in Rock Hiil. Beplyingr to a ,
telcgrram from Mr. Cobb, Alex- ,
ander Long:, president of the
Aragron and Arcade cotton mills
of Rock. Hill, now in New York,
stated tnat ne is willing to
guarantee half of the sum necessary
to build another cotton mill,
provided the balance of the required
funds can be raised. Mr.
Cobb has taken the question up
with J. C. Cauthen, president of
the chamber of commerce, and :
plans are being made to launch,
without delay, a campaign for
the subscription of funds to
erect the proposed mill. Those
interested in the proposition
hope to raise at least $600,000
for this purpose. This question
will be brought up at the next
meeting of the chamber of commerce,
when an effort will be
made to secure definite action on
the matter as soon as possible.
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ind see our new and
ed stock of
Notions, Etc.
arged this stock recently
to call and look it over,
ind prices consistent with
Sheeting.
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of the Sheeting manu- I
Mfg. company. It is put |
at $1.25 per bundle. See
that satisfies.
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The total number of births in
South Carolina in 1916 was
44,88& The total number of
deaths of children under one
year of age was 5,974. The
deaths were distributed as follows:
White males, 1,105; white
feipales, 808; negro males. 2.235;
negro females. 1,826. The death
rate among children under one
year of age in 1918 was 133.2
per' 1.000.
These figures are official and
authoritative. They are taken
from the official records of the
bureau of vital statistics kept by
C. W. Miller, chief clerk. The
records are made up from reports
received from all parts of
the State; the reports have recently
been compiled and show
very clearly the ravages which
influenza caused last fall and
winter.
The total number of deaths in
1918 was 31,979, distributed as
follows: Whites, 12,188; negroes,
19,785; Indians, 5; Chinese, 1.
The births in 1917 totaled}*
43,125, as against 44,885 in
1918. ?The State.
Seeds, Seeds.
I have been appointed Fort
Mill agent for the American
Seed Company, among the largest
wholesalers of field, orchard
and lawn %eed in this country.
If you need anything in this line
give me your ofdq* and I will
guarantee you thar you get the
best prices and fresh, pure seed
that will produce a crop.
M. K. Moore.,.
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Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
(Dr. Spratt's office)
Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C.
KING'S NEW LIFE PILLS j
The Pills That Do Cure.
Old newspapers for sale at The
Times office.
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colors and patLadies'.
Children's and
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Star Brand" Shoes.
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guaranteed.
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Ten-room residence on corner of Confederate, and For- t
rest street, the J. A. Boyd property. Lot contains an <?
aere and is a bargain at the price asked. Z
Five-room cottage on Booth street, the property of %
Hon. J. R. Haile. This property is very near Main street %
and the section is constantly improving. \ I
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estate ranging in price from $G0C to $4,000. <?
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i are doing all we can in the way of ser- ^
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