| ITEHS Of LOCAL HfTOUBCT.
69^1* :3 ^Saturday, November 16th, is
the last day for the payment of
^rffa. taxes without penalty of
Misses Hattie Belk and Mary
Spratt came up from Winthrop
college to spend the week end
at their homes in Fort Mill.
C. V. Bradford, of Fort Mill.
IB? has been drawn as-a third-week
juror for the fall term of York
court.
His friends will regret to know
that Mr. J. H. McMurrav has
been seriously ill for several
days at his home in Whiteville
Park.
Mrs. C. H. Klueppelberg, of
Brevard, N. C., was a visitor
the la3t week to relatives in Fort
Mrs. Richard A. Fulp, of
Charlotte, was the guest during
the last week of Mrs. J. L.
Spratt.
Mrs. u. H. Fhillips and children
of Spencer, and Miss Zelma
Phillips of Winthrop college,
were week-end guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Phillips on Hall street.
The foot ball team composed
of boys from the seventh grade
of the local graded school deifeated
the team of the junior
training school of Rock Hill in
that city last Friday afternoon
by a score of 13 to 0.
Capt. James D. Fulp, superintendent
of the Abbeville graded
schools spent several days in
Fort Mill the last week, stopping
off here on his way to Mint
Hill, N. C., where on Tuesday
he delivered an address on
"Armistice Day."
Report comes from Pineville
that the Chadwick-Hoskins mill
company, owners of the present
Pineville mill, will in the near
* future begin the erection of a
larger plant for the manufacture
of cotton goods at a point just
north of the railway station in
that town.
Local contractors are complaining
of the difficulty in
getting brick with which to
continue building operations, and
several jobs in course of completion
have been held up on
account of the brick shortage.
Manufacturers of brick say that
* they have numbers of brick
ready for burning but that they
are unable to secure coal with
which to burn them.
Concrpssmnn W F Sr#?vor\arm I
requests The Times to say he has
at his disposal a quantity ol
vegetable and flower seed for
the people of this vicinity and
anyone wishing the seed can
obtain same by dropping him a
card telling him the varieties
wanted. Address the card,
"Hon. W. F. Stevenson, M. C.,
Washington, D. C."
Charlie White, a colored man
of Fort Mill township, plead
guilty in the Federal court at
Greenville last week to operating
an illicit distillery and was
sentenced to pay a fine of $300
or serve three months in York
jail. The negro and the whiskeymaking
outfit was taken by
officers at the home of the negro
in lower Fort Mill some weeks
ago, ana White had been out on
bond pending trial.
The ice plant which has recently
been installed by Oscar
T. Gulp began operation last
Thursday night turning out
3000 lbs. of ice in ten hours.
The cakes are smaller than is
usually seen and will be more
easily handled. The plant will
operate regularly every day to
supply the local demand.
An interesting meeting of the
| Parent-Teacher association was
held in the graded school building
last Friday afternoon. A
feature of the occasion was an
address by Prof. Bruce H.
Stribling on the "Business of
School Life" and was heard
with great interest. A rest
room has been fitted up in one
of the old cloak rooms for the
use of the teachers and is quite
an attractive and comfortable
place for them to retire for rest
or for quiet in making reports.
i Amistice Day was celebrated
I here Tuesday to a considerable
K extent inougn mere was no
I official closing of bnsiness. BeI
ginning at an early hour fire arms
* of all kinds were discharged and
| contiued intermittently all day.
$ The mills began work at the
i usual time but at about 8 o'clock
I a number of the operatives
| formed and paraded the streets
fejj.t', returning later to their work.
% Owing to the lack of an audi;
BL torium. there were no special
P exercises at the graded school
> lyhich observed the usual school
HONEST GO
It hcs been the po
only that class of gooi
buying public, and tc
prices. By following
business, and expect t
If you are not a c?j
us out on the foregoin
m 3$
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I Fort Mil
The fine old dray horse belonging
to Oscar T. Culp which
has been a familiar sight on
Fort Mill streets for a number
of years, died during the last
week.
All stewards of the Fort Mill
charge of St. John's M. E.
church are requested by the
pastor to attend a steward's
meeting to be held immediately
after services next Sunday morning.
At the Presbyterian church
Sunday night there will be
special services in connection
with the demobilization of the
service flag which has hung in
the rear of the pulpit since the
beginning of the war and bears
a large number of stare representing
the members in the
service from this Sunday school.
The ( Rev. Mr. Berry hill, of r
Clover, will assist the Rev. J. B.
Black at this service.
Organize Local Post.
At a dinner given Tuesday
night at the Palmetto hotel by ]
! the members of Company G, 1
I One Hundred and Eighteenth <
Infantry, a temporary organi- ^
zation of the American Legion *
was effected with Captain F. |
Murray Mack as commander, j
Captain George W. Potts as t
vice commander, and Sergeant (
Arthur C. Lytle as adjutant, j
The dinner was presided over by ]
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas B.
Spratt and was attended by a
number of the prominent mem- <
bers of the late company. Guests ]
of the comnany were Major '
Lindsay McFadden, Lieut. J. C.
Dozier, Lieut. Hiram Hutchison,
and Lieut. B. Jennings White, (
of Rock Hill, all of whom made ;
short addresses. The affair was
one of unusual pleasure as each 1
guest was required to give some
of his experiences overseas and, 1
as the company saw some of the
hardest fighting in Frsnce, a
number of the men being more
or less severely wounded, the
StnflOQ urora nf iinnounl
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Will the Firs
Catch You II
Have you looked into
Coat or Heavier Suit? 1
gone in a few days. Wlr
and perhaps uhsatisfact<
now, before the cold wea
your decision before the
ues in Suits at very reas<
New ]
Are now on display in
ment.
She
Ladies' Shoes shou
handsome. We have be
aficfv
C7M % IOI y
Blan
We have a large shij
week, the all-wool kind,
size.
Rain'
The kind you'd be p
kind you'll And at this si<
Clot1
The newest styles in
let us show you these An
Unusual values in Su
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licy of this store since
is which we know will
> sell the goods at hoi
this method, we have b
0 continue to grow beca
istomer of ours any day
g statements.
1 Cooperative
H. S. PARKS, Manager.
Charlotte Cotton Sold Here.
Havinpr waited from last February
until the present for the
Charlotte cotton market to catch
jp with markets of the smaller
x>wns about Charlotte and hav
ng waited -in vain, Lr. Badger
Bryant, of Providence township,
>ne of the largest cotton prolucers
of the county, hauled
iO bales of last year's crop from
Dharlotte to Fort Mill Saturday
norning to get the approximatey
two cents per pound advantage
of the market over the
ocal one.
Mr. Bryant stored his cotton
lere last February, he said, and
lad paid storage on it during
;he interval between then and
he present date. He sold it to
i Fort Mill merchant last Friday
tnd loaded the cotton at a local
varehouse Saturday morning.
The twenty bales of 1918 cotton
oaded on a number of wagons
ind beaded out of town instead
>f into the cotton buying section
>f the city attracted considerable
lttention and inquiry.
Mr. Bryant said the market at
Fort Mill kent from a cent and a
lalf to two cents ahead of the
Charlotte market all the time.
Whereas a farmer from Morning
Star township sold two prize
jales of long staple cotton here
Friday for 65 cents per pound a
Fort Mill cotton buyer bought
:wo bales of long staple a few
lays ago at 75 cents per pound,!
Vlr. Bryant said. ? Charlotte
Mews.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Crayton,
if Charlotte, were visitors in
Fort Mill during the past week.
Compulsory School Attendance.
The compulsory Bchool term for York
county has been fixed to begin on
November 24th, and continue for 80
consecutive school days,
EVERY child between the ages of
eight and fourteen years is required to
attend every day during this period or
furnish a lawful written excuse. in
cases where the school does not open
until later the compulsory term will
begin on the first day of the session.
Teachers will observe carefully the
instructions given at the teachers
meeting in York on November 1st.
JOHN E. CARROLL,
Supt. of Education.
it Cold Snap
Inprepared?
the matter of a New
Warm weather will be
V not avoid hasty "and
>ry selection by coming
ither sets in and make
rush is on. Extra valuable
prices.
Hats
our Millinery depart>es
Id be beautiful?Men's
>th at prices that will
kets
>ment of Blankets this
both large and small
coats
roud to own, the only
t>fe.
ling
Clothing. Come in and
e suits.
tits of highest quality.
rell Comp'y.
EST PRICES.
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the opening to sell
entirely satisfy the
lest, live-and-let-live
uilt up an excellent
use of this policy,
is a good day to try
3 Store,
FOR SALE?Quantity of Seed Wheat
at $3.00 per bushel. Edgar Jones.
WANTED?Good sound wheat and
corn for milling purposes. Highest
market prices paid. Let us know what
you have. Catawba Milling Co..
Rock Hill, S. C.
Fort Mill Candy Kitchen
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A Cool, Clean and Comfortable
place to eat your Ice
Cream. We make a specialty
of furnishing Cream at
wholesale to picnic parties
or individuals, at less cost
than you can make it yourself.
Phone 143. We will
bo glad to serve you.
H. Carros, Proprietor
DR. A. I OTT ,
DENTIST
Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
(Dr. Spratt's office)
, Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C.
I The Oldest
In York Ct
is proof
Strength,
isfying S
every de
The Savii
Of Foi
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"Star Brai
And a full line of H paw
iery, Overalls, Etc.
Call on us for anything j
The Cas
t The Cast
+ We are still in the M
| most select line of Fresh
J ter, Eggs and other Corn
* Call on us for all kinds 1
I Dill Pickles, Etc. We
price will please you.
\ The Cash
| F. E. TAYLOR, Prop.
I
I dred of the a
new materia
S Ladies' Cc
Children's
Ladies' Sn
B Ladies' Se
| to $35.00.
I Ladies' an
B suits, $15.00
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Tins week v
Ladies, Misses
ferent from w
jjM New lot Si Hi
?5 Seventy nev
,v just came in b
Plenty of jj
* \ boys.
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Bank |:
mnty |
of our ability for |
Safety and a Satervice
complete in
: Time Now M
s the COAT STORE. Two hun- I
rery best styles to select from?all I
Is and styles. I
>ats, 812.50 to $50.00. J
Coats? $1.50 to $22.50. I
lits, $22.50 to $65.00. I |
rge and Tricotine Dresses $19.50 I
d Misses' All-wool Serge Middy B
to $25.00. I
lew Millinery S
re are showing Mid-Season Hats for H
? and Children. Styles that are dif- S
hat you have seen.
l llose, all colors, 75c to $3.00. g
v "Waist Line" Suits for young men II
y express, $19.00 td $4-5.00. |j
;ood, warm Overcoats for men and ?
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t Your doctor cannot cure you unless <|
? his orders are carried out by the drug- <>
> gist when he tills your Prescription. !
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; Bring them to us and they will lie
f tilled correctly hy a Graduate Licen- :;
t sed Druggist, with Pure, Fresh Drugs. ;;
| Our prices are reasonable. ;
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f Hntrliinsnn's Ph a rmarv 1
f "Just What Your Doctor Orders." X
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Your Family Servant
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Your table is the shrine upon which we offer eurselvss.
We are dealers in "better than ordinary" groceries.
Our shelves are stocked with the best in the
market of standartl goods.
Let us take the responsibility of what you put an
the table to tempt the appetites of your family.
Groceries are the life of any individual.
Let us supply your nourishment in a way that will
be cheapest to your purse and most satisfactory ta
your paliette.
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Imparl Mr. a id, riori ana 1UK. g
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Lo. c-. rtivuuauiN. 1
Highest Prices Paid for Pork. I
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f Free. Air Batteries Recharged *
^ We are always looking for trouble at the |
Superior Garage, \
phone 71
Ford Specialists.
I Work and Satisfaction Guaranteed on AU Cars.
E. S. CASE, Proprietor.
Gas ^t. tS
i "Wit tees >
tail.
*
igs Bank
t Mill.
BBDOMHDnaaBHBa
id" Shoes |
Underwear, Sweaters, Hosrou
might be in need of.
;h Store,
i Market {
aiket Business with a 4
[ Meats, Chickens, But- *
ltry Produce. J
Sweet and Sour Pickles, J
have the best and the +
i Market, |