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iff? r" ' ; . :s: . ' TROOP OF ROY SCOUTS ' FORMED IN FORT MILL' ml Reorganization of the troop of Fort Mill Boy Scouta, which was a live organization two or three years ago, was effected at a meeting of citizens and a ' number of boys in the town hall last Thursday night. The meeting was | presided over by Bruce H. Stribling, j teacher of agriculture in the local high school. Short addresses were made by R. E. Mell of Rock Hill. George Fish and Col. T. B. Spratt, all of which were favorable to the organization and to scouting in general. A troop committee composed of Colonel Spratt, fceorge Fish and C. J. Link was named ; tnri thin committee will recommend the ! appointment of Mr. Stribling as scoutmaster and probably will name one or more assistants at an early date. The requirements for membership are that the boy shall have the written permission of his parents to join, together with the statement of his age. Boys under 12 or over 18 years of age are not eligible to membership. An adjourned meeting of the troop was held Monday night at which 27 boys enrolled as members and assumed the scout oath. The number will be increased as several boys who were present and wished to join had failed to bring the necessary credentials. BaiUs' Bridge Repaired. Forces of the county chaingang came from south of Rock Hill to Fort Mill township Monday afternoon and spent Tuesday at work repairing Bailee' bridge, across Sugar creek, two miles south of town. The equipment, brought, for the repair work included two large army truckB recently assigned to the county through the State highway department. Work on the bridge recalled to many residents of the community that it was nt this point one year ago last February that the auto mobile accident occurred costing the life of A. O. Anderson, boss spinner at mill No. 2 of the Fort Mill Mfg. company, and Charles McNealy, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McNealy Better Schedule Promised, The Kev. W. R. Bauknight says he waa assured by the chairman of the railroad commission, Frank W. Shealy, W in Columbia a few days ago that a change would be made in the schedule of passenger train No. 28, northbound, due here at 7:30 p. m., to partially meet the wishes of the people of this community who recently petitioned the commission to order passenger train No. 32, also northbound, and due to arrive at 6:30 p. m., to stop in Fort Mill on flag. Mr. Bauknight says the understanding is that No. 28 will leave Columbia earlier in the afternoon, about 2:30 o'clock, and reach Fort Mill ahead of No. 32 and that an effort will be made by the railroad commission to arrange with the Southern railway to handle passengers for Fort Mill from Columbia and points south of that city on 32. No assurance was given Mr. Bauknight that passengers from Rock Hill for Fort Mill would be accommodated by 32. Samuel L. Johnston Dead. Samuel L. Johnston, a former well known citizen of Fort Mill township, who moved from this community to Rock Hill about 35 years ago, died at his home in that city last Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock, following a long illness. He had been in a critical condition for several days and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Johnston was next to the last surviving son of the late J. D. ("Major") Johnston, who was also a well known Fort Mill citizen a third of a century ago. Both father and son had the distinction of serving four years in the Confederate army and both made good records as soldiers. Mr. Johnston volunteered when he was 17 years of age and served in a Rock Hill company under Captain MUIh. He was born on the old Cureton place in the lower section of Fort Mill township 76 years ago and Bpent about 40 yearn of his life in this community. He was well known to many York county citizens and was highly esteemed. Mr. Johnston was first married to Miss Janie K. Lee, daughter of the late Henry Lee of Harmony, who died shortly afterward. Surviving are his second wife, formerly Miss Sarah L Rebecca Nunnery of Richburg, and the following children: Mrs. Franklin Yarborough of Newport, Mrs. Martin Lee Edwards of New York, S. C. Johnston mT of Lancaster. Mrs. James Pettit of Fort Lawn, and Fred and Col. McMasBf ter Johnston of Rock Hill; also two Bisters, Mrs. Dan Nicholson of Lock. hart, Fla., and Mrs. Addie L. Givens |B of Rock Hill, and one brother, N. P. Johnston of Danville, Va. He was an B uncle of Mrs. S. W. Parks of Fort Mill. ^B The funeral of Mr. Johnston waa at his late residence in Rock Hill last WedB nesday afternoon and the interment ^B was in Laurelwood cemetery, that city. Carried under the wheels of an exIB press train by the high wind when it B was thrown from the train at Windsor B Locks, Conn., a mail pouch containing Is 1,000 $5 bank notes was ground to jV pieces. Trophies for South Carolina. South Carolina will Ret 1.42 per cent. I of the vast store of captured German ' r field pieces, machine gun?, rifles and 0 other arms which soon are to be appor- a tioned to the various States by the war 1 department. Practically every member e of congress has introduced bills asVing s that some of these war souvenirs be t sent to the important municipalities end * , communities in their home districts. 8 A vast store of these arms is now in n this country ready to be packed and ^ shipped to all parts of the country as d soon as congress passes the necessary t legislation, according to a report which p has just been pi e.iared by the war dr- N department. Included in the collection b are 8,242 cannon and big guns. Of these the eovernment will retain all but 1,800. There are from 10,000 to ? 12,000 machine* guns and 72,000 rifles, ^ according to the report. p s Sugar Cane Profitable. Southern farmers are losing a great t opportunity in not devoting more of their time to sugar cane and its prod- < ucta, in the opinion of experts in the department of agriculture at Washing- s ton. The cane syrup industry offers a ' big opportunity to growers and manu- P facturers, these men say. But they add M that in order to take advantage of the . opportunity to the fullest extent it is Q necessary that selected varieties of ^ cane be grown and that approved meth f( ods of manufacture be carried out. 0 These considerations, it is declared, will n make it possible to grade and standardize the product properly and that in 8 turn, especially if supplemented by ad- ? vertising, will enable the *yrup makers to establish u wide market for it. Ford Car Smashed. A Ford automobile in which Banks McKinncy and another young man named Niven, both of fork, were riding came to grief in Fort Mill Tuesday evening about 7:30 o'clock when it undertook to mount the concrete coping in front of the home of J. J. Bailes, on js Clebourno street. One of Mr. Niven's fo legs was considerably lacerated and 1 bruised in the accident and the car was o badly wrecked, both front wheels being h smashed, the front axle bent and the ^ windshield broken to pieces. The dri- P ver, one of the young men, apparently ? lost control of the car as it turned the street corner near Mr. Bailes' home ? and was unable to keep it off the sidewalk. a , , . P V Friends of Emmet W. Pursley, for ^ the last four years a member of the General Assembly, are urging him to become a candidate in the Democratic primary next August for county super visor. Mr. Pureley's home is in King's Mountain township, a few miles from ^ Clover. The office of county supervisor \ now pays an annual salary of $2,000 and < the incumbent is Thomas W. Boyd. 1 _______===?______? i < DR. A. L?. OTT , < DENTIST < Office hours. 8 a. m tn R r? m < (Dr. Spratt's office) < Belk Building, Fort Mill, S. C. ( < NO 1 ICE OF ELECTION. < Notice is hereby given that pursuant ' to an Act adopted on the 26th day of < February, 1920, by the General As- < sembly of the State of South Carolina, i entitled "An Act to authorize the Trustees of Fort Mill School District of * York County, to issue Twenty Thous- < and Dollars, in coupon bonds for the purpose of erecting an addition to the present school building, equipping the same, for school purposes and to provide for a tax levy" and agreeably to the proper resolution of the Board of Trustees of Fort Mill School District, an election of the qualified voters residing in said District is ordered to be held on Tuesday. April 13th, 1920, within the Fort Mill School Disfrict, York County, S. C., at the following place: Young & Wolfe's Stoke, to vote upon the question of the is- 4 suance by said Fort Mill School District ^ of Twenty Thousand Dollars of bonds, . or so much thereof as may be requisite < for the purposes as set forth in said 4 Act, payable to bearer, to run for not exceeding forty years from date of . issue, bearing interest not^ exceeding * six per cent. |>er annum, payable semi- j annually, for the purpose of completing i the erection of an addition to the present Fort Mill school building, and 4 equipping the same for school pur- j poses, as the Board of Trustees may r deem advisable. 1 Ballots shall be provided, by the j Trustees, on which snail be printed the ! words, "For the issue of Bonds, Yes . or No." The voter in favor of is- < suing bonds shall deposit a ballot with 4 the word "No" erased thereon, those ? opposed with the word "Yes" erased . thereon. 4 The polls will remain open from \ seven a. m. to four p. m. The fol- I lowing are appointed managers of . said election: i J. M. Belk, Jas. T. Young, Jr., and j C. S. Link. The production of a registration cer- 1 tificate and tax receipts will be j necessary. J J. B. MILLS, Chairman Board of Trustees. f] W. H. WARD, Secretary. J I NOTICE OF ELECTION. Obedient to a petition signed by a najorily of the freeholders of the Town f Fort Mill, as shown by the tax books, nd filed hy said freeholders with the 'own Council, praying that a special lection be ordered for the purpose of ubniitting to the qualified electors .of he Town of Fort Mill the question of l.e issuance of the l>onds as hereinafter et forth, and in accordance with law, otice is hereby given that a special lection of the qualified voters of said 'own of Fort Mill will be held on Friay, the 16th day of April, 1920, beween the hoqrs of seven a. m. and four . m. at Hutchinson's Drug Store, Fort fill, S. C.? at which election there will u DiiKtinif f at) ^ ? - - - a.l_ ? v wuwuiiirvcu w wiic ijuaiKiicu vuvvrn uie allowing question: "Whether the Town of Fort Mill hall issue coupon bonds as provided by nv, in the sum of Thirty Thousand )ollars ($30,000.00), for the purpose of aying for improvements upon the treets of the Town of Fort Mill." The ballots Bhall be prepared in acordance with law, and shall contain hereon the following: "For the issuance of street bonds," Yes or No." Those voting in favor of said issue hall deposit a ballot with the word "No" erased thereon; and those oposed to the issue shall deposit a ballot dth the word "Yes" erased thereon. Books of registration will be open i the office* of the Clerk and Treasurer, n Main Street, in the Town of Fort till, on the 27th day of March, 1920, or the registration of qualified electors f the Town of Fort Mill, and will relain open for a period of ten days. The following are appointed mangers of said election: J. T. Young, J. C. Saville, J. M. lelk. I F. F. ARDREY, M uyor. :, S. LINK, Clerk. L. A. HARRIS, J. L. SPRATT, NILE CAROTHERS, Street Commission of Fort Mill. REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the regitration books of the Town of Fort lill will be opened at the office of the 'own Clerk, over Lytle's Drug Store, n Main Street, Fort Mill, S. C., on larch 27th, and will remain open until ipril 5th, 1920, inclusive, for the purose of registering the qualified electrs of the Town of Fort Mill. C. S. LINK, v,ierx anar Registrar. FOR SALE~ ?'FORD CARS," New nd Rebuilt. Also carry in stock Ford 'oadater, Touring and Sport Bodies. Ve do high grade painting and top uilding on all makes. PAYNE'S AUTO WORKS, Charlotte's Reliable Car Market, 26 East 6th Street, Charlotte, N. C. Kimb i i i t ; New Sprini Coats, Di j Skirt 1 Arrivin t> \ New Spring Ta I to $37.50. t New Polo Coats, \ } Newest models ii and materials $8.7 \ Spring Coat Suit ov, y, vinu iu New Georgette leading shades, $5 Silk Waists, $4.CX Silk Poplin Dress< Kimb t The cost of The Time m | Millin 1 We ha nri! Iments in for the S{ showing Trimming Miss Eli: milliner of E partment an call and see I Pa t NADANE 1 GRACE CORSETS J r e 11' s | g Coat Suits | i i 'esses and I i s are I g Daily I ffeta Dresses, $20 | f 1 $20 to $35. ! i Skirts all colors 5 to $17.50. I < s, Serge and Jer- j Waists in all the I . .50 to $10. I v . at r a J to ^/.DU. I es, $14. 1 i > < > < < > rell's I s is only 91.25 a year. r 1 B ery Announcen ve made great irr our Millinery Depe V JL Dring season and a. all that is new ir js, Etc. zabeth Thomas, an exp Baltimore, has charge of d will be pleased to \ the new styles. tareni V V I J V J Fort Mill, S.C. [ A. C. LYTLE Prepare to The time to give your home a outside and inside has arrived. Paint is a necessity?not a I house is a sure sign of economy, the look8 but increases the value But to buy cheap paint is foolish paint contains sand, whiting ant ants. You pay out more mom 5 gro l paint and at the end of i I will have to Dav out moro crf\r\f apain. * DEVOE Paint is pure?100 pe to the last drop in the can. And DEVOE is guaranteed by in America to pive satisfaction, pallons for the job and wear yet we're authorized by DEVOE to paint. Come in and let us tell you mo Lytle Drug Prescription Dr A DOZEN WAYS ^ ^ A man with a bank accour different ways he knows not When anyone wants to kni business standing, or about i first place inquiry is made is A bank reference is worth a good one if they go about t The best way we know is t 4% Interest P. rhe Savings Bank of F lprove- I irtment I re now g v ^ >erienced this de- || laye you I Jj n's ' ' j PICTORIAL 1 REVIEW PATTERNS 5 W. H. MARTIN, Ph. G.^ ^ Paint | -J NEW COAT cf PAINT luxury. A well painted Paint not only improves ? of your propettv. ly extravagant. "Cheap" 1 other worthless adultersy for "cheap" thav for six months or a year you 1 money to paint all over ? r cent, pure paint?paint ' the oldest paint makers DEVOE will taks fewer irs longer. If it doesn't make no charge for the re about DEVOE. Comp'y J uggists ^ it is benefitted in a dozen hinrr oK/^nt ow about the integrity, the i person's credit, usually the at the bank. having and anyone can have he right way to get it. o open an account here. aid on Savings ort Mill