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^ Sunday* for Badfri, ^f. C,, tc accept a position with the Tallassee ?ower company. *s , The editor of The Times left Fort Mill for Colombia Tuesday moving, t* attend the annual se&slbn of the General' Assembly % as a member of the York county delegation. Fflends of the Hon. J. R. Haile will be pleased to learn that his condition is reported improved^ today, following a . v severe attsck of pneumonia be has suffered for the last week. ** At the election for three membars cf the. board, of trustees of the 28th school district held Tuesday to serve for the coming six years Col. Thos. B. Spjatt. pnd J. T. Young wire reelected and John J. Bailes was elected ata " \\f" Q ...1? ouuvoci tf i \ji aj uviif, *?WIJU jSBj has rempved to Charlotte. The Times asks the indulgence Pf its readers this week for the lack of the usual amount of reading- matter. When.arrangements now under way to make The Times an all home print 8gj paper Tiave been perfected a few weeks hence the publishers hope The Times will be a verJFmuch better paper th.pt it now is. Following their marriage in Charlotte a few days ago, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas W. Pettus of Bthe uoper section of Lancaster s county left \ Friday a'ternoon for a honeymoon of several days to points in Florida. Mrs. Pettus is the daughter of H. N. Patterson,., a well known farmer of Lancaster county. J. Waiter Fotts of Gunninton, Miss., is on a short visit at. the homeiof his father, D. O. Potts, in the Pleasapt Valley section of Lancaster county. Mr. Potts is engaged in bee culture on an onfonuivo' cnulii ut iiiu Iw.mu .?<) has made a success of the business. He owns 3b<) hives from each of which he gathers about 200 pounds of honey yearly. Mr. Potts says he finds ready sale for the honey at a good price. * A new board of directors for the First National bank was elected at the annual.meeting of the stockholders Tuesday afternoon composed of Col. 1\ B. * Spratt, J. L. Spratt, S. W. Parks, J. B. Mills, J. J. Bailes, Osmond Barber, H. N. Patterson, L A. Harris. E. R. Patterson and J. T. Young, who, at the meeting followiiig the "stockholder's meeting, elected Ipol. T. B. Spratt, president, J, L. Spratt vjee-president and cashier, Osmond Barber vice president, Walter L. Barron assistant cashier, R. Holt Ardrey teller. Some of the members of town council are not satisfied with the recent decision of the body to postpone the election for municipal officers which was ordered for Tuesday until three months nence ana securea a special meeting: of council Monday night to reconsider the questipn. In the absence of Mayor Patterson, B. C Ferguson, mayor pro tern, \ called the meeting: and presided. v\After a somewhat lengthy discussion of the situation, it was decidecf to seek further light from Jthe attorney general's office as to the legality of holding , the election at an earlier date than April 8 as the majority of council seem to feel that the best Snknuialn nf * 1-. ...Ml * I intcicoo ui vut; tuwn ^VJII nui uc conserved by delaying the matter too long. Federal Aid for Streets. Fort Mill apparently has the opportunity of securing a considerable sum of federal money to aid in the building of permanent streets. Some weeks ago Capt. Roy Penned, State highway engineer, stated to a citizeif of the town that he would recommend federal aid for Fort Mill upon the approval of the board of county commissioners, the sum allotted to the town to be deducted from the county apportionment for^the year. It is ' estimated that perhaps as much as $15,000 can be secured from this source if the citizens of the town vote a bond issue of $30,000 to be used in conjunction with the federal aid, thus providing H enough money to build about two miles of permanent streets. /~i ._ r> ^11 ~ v_/upi ttl II r u II i It-11 mn uinjf rigi rt'u to recommend federal aid for Fort Mill, but also said he would come here at a time convenient to the citizens if a meeting were " arranged at which the proposition can be considered in detail. It would seem therefore that an unusual opportunity is " presented to the town to secure assistance in improving the more important streets. Not only has Captain Peritlell agreed to come to the assistance of Fort Mil), but at least one member of the ^ board of county commissions has intimated that he would agree to the diversion of federal funds to the town. So there apparently remains littl^ more to be done than for a committee of public spirited citizens to arouse inSterest in a bond issue to provide the town's part of the fund for . atreot improvements. uuiiiuiK year are ?>. Hi. iiailes president, W. H. Crook vicepresident, and C. S. Link secretary-treasurer. The loan committee is composed of W. H. Jones, L. M. Massey, and S. E. White with B. J. Alexander and W. H. Crook as alternates. The association has concluded loans to the amount of above $50,000 of which $20,000 was loaned during the p^st year. George Washingtor Father of his count / / FIRS \ FIRS FIRST and I THE j \ TRYI This Bank is the becaus / FIRS V FIRS F20ST wa? y FOR \ OF II It you have never ha< open one today. USE THIS BANK The Savii "The Oldest Bank t DOES 1 I Automobile Ni ? I ' Does it Need a t. Covers, Cushions ; Have it 'done thd t r? - , r ; jryramia f I ROCK HI ^ JAS. A. JOHNSON, Mgr. ; ' t t t t t * t | Hutchinson's | Phone I ! *7us/ What ; J t , A \ * EBI^HflNHHKwnnBi ?- y->;" I A.t% * jtort Hill graded school district Resolution was adopted request! pg the York county delegation to put through the Sonera) Assembly at ite present r session an act providing tor an election authorizing the board to issue $20,000 worth of bonds i?th which to complete the 3$iool 'auditorium, work on which was begun about .nine y months ago. The entire issue will not be needed to complete the auditorium, wiih its five class rooms, however, but it is the purpose of the board to relire with about half of the issue bonds of the school district sold several years ago at a higher rate of interest than the proposed issue would bear. At the session of the General Assembly last year an election lor a bond issue for the school amounting to $15,000 was authorized and subsequently approved i t- . ' ? ? oy ine voters ot the district. It was.thought at time that the old building could be remodeled arid the auditorium constructed with the $15,^00, but on aocount of the advanced cost of building material and * labor this sum proved inadequate and the trustees now say the auditorium will have to be left in a half completed state unless the proposed bond issue is voted. Loan Association Elects Officers. The FoVt Mill National Farm Loan association enOred its third" year Tuesday with the election at the stockholders meeting of a board of directors composed of 8. E. Bailes, J. J Bailes, W. H. Crbok, W. H. Jones, B. J. Alexander, Fr^d Nims and L. M. Massey. The officers elected to serve for the] were neard. They failed to detect the ? t~i?mi musim ? Mil | * p i is known as the " ry because he was T IN WAR, e T IN PEACE, * I FIRST IN HEARTS OF HIS COUN- o HEN 1 n p father of banks a b it is i y T IN STRENGTH, J T TO SUPPLY YOUR ? rTS AND FIRST o TH1TINTERESTS TS DEPOSITORS ? d an account with us ^ AS YOUR BANK. ] lgs Bank in York County.". itour S led- Paintjng? j New Top, Seat ! , Etc.? If so, | "Pyramid Way" 1 'aint Shop, I LL, S. C. "Ask the Man Who Knows." ? i * ?> . 'l t j ' LI 5 Pharmacy, fj ?o.9l | ] Doctor Orders.'' | j " t I |j > 3 $ + > + # + + < < Meacham and ^ who. at the conclusion of the i stockholders meeting elected , W. B. Meacham preaident, J. H. J McMurray vice president, and , W. B. Meacham, Jr., cashier, j The president's report indicates j that the institution has passed through the* most successful year j of its existence and the prospects for the coming year are un- 1 usually bright. ThiR institution j has the distinction of being the ' oldest bank in York county hav- 'j ing been organized ih 1887, and t tl\e president states that it has < never lodt a dollar in its banking j transaction though safe blowers j robbed it of about $5,000 in < 1903. * The usual senu-annual > dividend of 4 per cent was or- : dered paid at once. ] : 4 t Origin of Spiritualism. 1 Like all movements that owe their origin to our perverted religious instincts, Spiritualism has its ^revivals and declensions, says The Presbyterian Standard. It had its beginning in this country in 1848. The originators were two little girls, Kate and Margaret Fox, living at Hydeville,near Rochester, ! N. Y. They discovered-that they could cra^k their big toes and make a sound like a short sharp rap on the floor. .An older sister. Mrs. Fish, was let into their secret. She found that she oould induce people to believe that the sound was created by invisible spirits. Soon the neighborhood was filled with great excitement. She concluded to try the fraud out on a large scale. She rented a large hall in Rochester and invited a full investigation. Strange to say, by this time the sensation had grown until people of great distinction were inter oated. The night for the exhibition saw pres- = ent men of more than national fame, Horace Greeley, George Bancroft, Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, ^ Wiiiiam M. Thackeray and women of such note as Alice Carey and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Physicians were Be- j lected to investigate and report. Amon g 0 these was Austin Flint, at the head of h the .medical profession. He and two d others carefully scrutinized the per- * sons of the girls while the rappings 1 L600 pobde up&num, mod private irtdlUN by & thWMIwfa . . It Ml Mp ordained ministers -sod eh arch propertyvalued at<6,000,000. . Married Recently. Bert Nivens find Aiss Isla SVindle, well Known and popular young people of the upper section of Fort Mill township, were married a few days ago. Mrs: Nivehs is the daughter ot Prank H. Windle. t * RESOLUTION OF TOWN COUNCIL. 3y order of the.Mayor and Aldermen, the Town Council of the Town of Fort Mill, be it resolved: Whereas, it appears that there has >een some irregularity and question as At the legality of the, registration of electors entitled to vote in the municijal election for the election of a mayor ind aldermen of the Town of Fort alill, as heretofore ordered to be held >n the 13th *lay of January, 1920, it ia lereby resolved: The order for the said election of lanuarv 13th, 1920, is hereby revoked, [t is further resolved and notice is rereby given that an election will be leld at the usual voting place of the Town of Fort Mill, S. C., ?on Thursiay, April 8, 1920, for the purpose of sleeting the following to serve two rears: Mayor, two a'aermen at large, ilderman Ward 1, alderman Ward2, ilderraan Ward 3, and alderman Ward Also at the same time and nlupp* ' sweaters, underwear for all ; and will be glad to have yo Satisfaction guaranteed. I The Cast \' I S. A. LEE and T. *" ?< ?> <* <? " The J. B. t > ?????? i The J. B. vv'-J^ :ommissioner of water works will be Hected for two years to succeed S. L. Vleacham, whose term is about to xpire. Qualified electors of the said town nust have new registration certificates. Herbert Harris, J. C. Saville and V. A. Bradford arte appointed managers ?f the said election. The books of iregiBtation for the Town of Fort Mill will be open at the >fiic-e of C. S. Link, supervisor of egistration* on Thursday, January Ith, 1920, and will close on March 8th, 920, at 4 o'clock p. m. for the regisration of qualified electors. B. E. PATTERSON, attest: Mayor. C. S. LINK, Clerk. TAX NOTICE-1919^1B20~ )ffico of the County Treasurer of York County. York, S. C. Vov. 7, 1919. Notice is hereby given that the Tax >ooks for York county will be opened in Saturday, the 16th day of Novemter 1918, and remain open until the 31st lay of December, 1919, for the collecion of "State, county, school and local axes, for the fecal year 1919, without enalty;- after which day a One per ent penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of January, 920, and Two per cent penalty for all ayments made in tlie month of Februry, 1920, and Seven per cent penalty rill be added to all payments made rom the 1st day of March, 1920, to he 15th day of March, 1920. and after ! his date all unpaid taxes will go into xecutions and all unpaid Single Polls fill be turned over to the several Mag-, itrates for prosecution in accordance . fith law. All of the Banks of the county will * ffer their accommodations and facil- * :ies to Tajmayers who mav desire to * make use oi the same, and I shall take leasure in giving prompt atteation to 11 correspondence-on the subject. ] AH Taxpayers appearing at my office < fill receive prompt attention. T Note?The Tax Books will be made \ ip by Townships, and parties writinsr . .bout Taxes will always expedite mat- , era if they will mention the Township r Townships in which their property >r properties are located. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer ot York County. i ' V . * I Hard\ ? I We have made plans to e:i ware business especially, an< \ kinds of useful things in t\ ? help you get anything you m [ If we haven't in stock what ; i we can get it for you on shorl y Also, our Grocery line is I to give you- the very best th \ with a more complete line of I # I . We have . our first si I These ar 9 * consider t Icvci snuwr n _ j Ir a i - For Mayor. Friends of L. A. Harris hereby an* lounce him as a candidate for mayor >f Fort lfill, election to be held April 1, 1920. Jular Order Meeting. The regular semi-monthly meeting of Port Mill Council, No. 237, Junior Jrder United American Mechanics, will be held in the llaaonic lodge room, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, Wednesday evening, January 21. Brethren are reauested to'-be prompt in attencance. By order of the Councilor. T. A. Mills, Recordin^Secretary. 'I he Times ia $1.25 per year, strictly in advance I Afare. ~ ti - *| ctensively enlarge our Hard i will endeavor to keep all ? lis line, and will be glad to av need hi this department. you want, let ua know, and t notice. t full, and we are in position ^ ings for your table, along all kinds notions, dry goods, * I the family, overalls, etc., ^ u call on us for anything. ? i Store, j F. LYTLE, Mgrs. ^ * ? Mills Co. I 7 We have receiv- | ^ed another ship- I i ment of splendid | Kentucky Mules | and Horses. See j: them at our stable j 11 Mills Co. BHpRHKmHHHHH ^Fr,^l ^^2 Mj v lfij in -nm JPS \ ^'QiffCTIglWMWWBWwJfWCTW^jTJaWMBrBMMMK: ~*s **& samMMUS WwW?1 MT "Stetson," $7.50 to S I 0 J Wtk "No Name/' $5?nnd S6 f"Our Surprise/* S3 and S4 * I " New shapes in brown, olive, seal, black and noname We invite you to call j' > |h j^hat ancJ. these now. I i ^ ,.1' . ? - v^B j Q . jla , i i d u II 5 I' / v. t vj ? v *> rv | Prices on All Winter | i Goods Now Reduced | ; Coat Suit, Coat and Dress Sale. ; We offer big reductions on a11 I f Suits. Coats and Qresses, in order to i f"' * y * *' "V1 "*' maKe room tor our New Spring y | Goods. We also offer some excep- i | tional bargains in all our Ready-to- | I Wear department. I ^ Millinery 1-2 Off. |, I Every winter hat in our store must t, I be sold, and for this reason we offer * I a speciall discount of one-half off. ? Blankets. . | ||| One-third cffthe real value. Now * , ' t is your time to buy one of these wool ? | or wool and cotton mixed Blankets, | Children's Coats. \ %-One rack of Children's Coats at . t about one-half the regular price. ^ | Flannelette Kimonos- at greatly re- i | duced prices. ^ I Special price on all winter under wear. Ki mbr eill's j ' ' IBM I Gulp's Specials I i Best patent Flour, per hundred, ? -..$6.00 ^ B CottonSeed Hulls. 100-lb. sack, ju 1 15 fi I Salt, 100-lb. sack r--*r- 3 35 | I Pan Cake Flour Golden Crown Flour j| O. T, Gulp | ,