SHORT ITEMSOF NEWS
PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN j
W. B. Meacham. Sr. attended laat ^
week a meeting of the grand lodge of <
Knights of i^.hiaa in Greenville.
Miss Idelia Hayes of High Point, <
N. C., is the guest of Miss Elma ^
Bradford at her home on Hall street.
A special meeting of the Eort Mill |
post. American Legion, has been called J
for Sunday afternoon in the Red Cross ,
room.
Mrs. .1. I'. Timmerman and little
som of 1'renton are guests in the home :
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
ileliliett.
Mrs. (). T. t'ulp and little daughter
have returned home after a visit of
several days to relatives at Suntuc,
Union county.
file Rev. W. R. Bouknight will
preach at the Massey school house, !
four miles from town, Sunday afternoon
at o'clock.
The woman's missionary conference
of the Rock Hill district, Methodist
church, closed a three-day session at
< t I...1 i- ilf i i ? I *
i mil i n i) miicstmy evening. k
Miss Mary Spratt. daughter of Mrs.
Jennie Spratt, was the only Fort Mill,
\ouiig lady to graduate from Winthrop '
college at the eomiiieiicernent exercises |
which closed Tuesday evening.
The explosion of a kerosene lamp
caused the destruction by tire Sunday '
night of a tenant house on the farm of 1
\V. It. Ardrey, four miles south of ,
town. The house was occupied by a
negro family who lost all their house- j
hold goods.
Miss llattie Huntley, bookkeeper
for the Hailes Lumber company, was
called to her home in I'heraw Monday
by a message announcing that her
father had suffered a stroke of
paralysis and was in a critical condition.
Miss Huntley returned to Fort
Mill yesterday, but expects to again
go to Clieraw Friday.
A tisticutf Saturday afternoon between
two white men over a crap
game near Main street netted the
town $.'10 in tines Monday morning.
One of the men, dissatisfied with the i
result of the light, is said to have gone
to his home and secured a rifle with
which to shout the other man, but was
disarmed by an officer before he had a
chance to use the rifle.
Tho Ft * i >o 1? t nt* tlt?? linuiw.la!
- v..? ...iMuviai ai uviut'b ^
since Hit- first of last September of the
Parent-Teacher association of the Fort
Mill graded school has just been com- "
piled by the treasurer. Miss Minnie
tiarrison. The report shows that (
$1M1.I1 has been expended by the association
in the last nine months in
behalf of the school, leaving a balance
of only $2.Ul in the treasury.
As will be seen by a notice published
in The Times this week the books for
the enrollinc. of voters who wish to
participate in the Democratic primary
next August have been opened at the
various precincts in the county. In
Fort Mill the books are at the Lytle
drug store. Two years ago there was
a light vote polled in the Democratic
primary in York county, due lurgely to
the absorption of public interest in the
World war.
The unsightly condition of Main
street Tuesday and Wednesday probably
did not give the many visitors in
town those days a favorable impression
ot the place. The practice seems to be
to sweep Main street once a week,
every Saturday night. What would be
thought ol the home that was swept
only once a week'.' A lf?-year-oId boy
ohserv iiij? th?' condition of Mum street
yesterday r? marked thut he hoped to
live to see the day when Fort Mill
would do things in a more genteel way.
('hildieii's day exercises that drew
an audience which tilled St. lohn's
Methodist church were held last Sunday
morning. There were son^s alid
recitations hy little hoys ami jfirls of
the Sunday school and un address hy
the Key. \V. K. Itauknight, who took
the place on tin- program assigned to
Mrs. Mat tie Stewart of t'hurlottc, Mrs.
Siewart beinji detained at her home hy
illness. In the course of his address
Mr. Itauknighl stated thut it was the
purpose of the Sunday school othcials
to supplant the present method of instruction
in the Sunday school hy departaineiital
classes. If the plans of
llii' Sunday school otlicials are carried
out as contemplated St. John's will he
the lii'st Sunday school in the Kock
11111 district to begin depart mental
work. Mr. liauknight stated. A feature
of the children's day exercises wan
the haptisin of a number of children
by Mr. Huuknight.
Kn.nl last DeterioratingAlthough
tin* macadam section of
the county highway between Fort Mill
and Rock 11111 has been open to the
use of the public less thun two years, ,
holes already are beginning to come in "
the road and in many (daces the top .
dressing is worn away ami the layer
of rough stone is protruding. I'eople
who use this road are frequently heard
to remark that unless it is repaired .
within the next few months the expense
of putting it in its original con- i 11
dition will be very heavy. ?'
More than kOO young woinen were a
graduated from Winthrop college Tiles- ' ^
day evening. g
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1 Do You Wa
j Happy and
| Independen
\ STEADY SAY I
Guarantee. Mone;
usually goes the sai
The safe and easj
a part of your salai
larly, just as you
or mont hly.
Our records sho\>
are saving money 11
fore.
It is your opporti
The National
Rock H
Cash Capital of $300,000.(
J. M. CHERRY. V-Pres.
IRA B. DUN LAP, Pres.
ACME Q,
FLOOR
Look at that worn place on your ki
Soon the hare hoards will ahsorh moi
and decay. Then the repair man!
A few cents now for Acme Quality F
later on. Save the surface and you .?
Acme Quality Floor Paint is a wear-i
It serves a double purpose. It prote
most im(H>rtant. And it beautifies
making cleaning so much easier. Nt;
sink into the floor when protected by
ing of Acme Quality Floor Paint.
JONES DRUG
FORT MI)
THE ROY
Traih* Street. Hutchison Built
Desires the patronage of t
year and will strive to deservi
before that ever since we hav
Call and let us know your v
tfood will and continued patro
New Loan to Belgium.
New Viirk. Mi\ :tl. \ new liiiiii
telgiiiin. te priMci iU ni wliiiii will !?? !
l-?'il In 11?| 11 itlit I f -VUI.IMMI.IMMI Hi'<*|||it IIII it'
riilitu unit in iiii; in June. \vh-> iiiitiiiiuii'i'il
re tonight l?v .1. IV Morgan Ch.,
mi tin- (iinirunty Tru-t iiiui|iany ut"
>?*m Nurk fiscal agents for the Belgium
overnuient.
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FORT BOLL TIMES,
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that more people + H
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Union Bank, 11
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S. R- SPENCER, V-Pres. 4 I
(1EO. A. BEACH. Cash'r 4
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TAINT
to hen floor. The paint is gone,
sture and dirt, then warp, splinter
'Moor Taint will save you dollars
iave all.
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???..VII.K, r.ui inir-pmirruii^ pailll.
cts the life of your floors. That's
your home and saves work by
> need to scrub as the dirt can not
the smooth, hard, sanitary coat;
COMPANY,
LL, S. C.
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AL CAFE I
iinvr. - HOCK HILL
he people of hWt Mill this
e it as we tried last year and i
e heen in business.
vishes and we will win your
nuge. |
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DR. A. I OTT ,
Ot NTIST
Other hours, S a. m. to ;*> p. in.
(Dr. Spratt'a ottuv)
He Ik Building, Fort Mill, S. C.
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Are now arri
Ilf you want o
riding, economic
in at once.
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can make prom]
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style?thai
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cardbc arcl suitcase look*
s a leather one?but time
"Show window style" is much e<i
dure than the sort of style th?
style that weathers hard service
showers.
Schloss
Baltimore
Clothes
have the style t!iat conies from c
inr? style. I liev look as well n
as the (I ay you purchase* them.
I hev are economical clothes h
render a dollars Service lor evei
put into thein.
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