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Established 1891.
SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES
All records for hanging in Cook
county (Chicago) and possibly in the
Stute of Illinois will be brokon in
Chicago October 14 and 15. when 12
men are sentenced to be hanged for
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sentence to die October 14 and four
on the following; day. In addition
two other man slayers who have
been convicted nre awaiting sontencc
and It Is possible that they also
may be hanged on one or the other
of the two days.
Thirty-four million Immigrants
have entered the United States In the
pnst century. In the same time the
population of the country has Increased
30.000.000. I'nttl the World
.war the effect of Immigration on the
population was very marked, amount Ing
to more than 50 per cent. In the
decade ending In 1010. It exceeded
4 0 per cent. In the ten yars ending
with the present year and immigration
bureau officials arc of the opinion
that had the war not Intervened
the percentage for thlB decade would
have been greater than that of the
last.
Hawaii's ^native race will be extinct
in 75 years If the ratio of births
and deaths set by the official figures
for the fiscal year 1919-20 Is maintained.
This Is Indicated by the report
of the president of the terrltorjul
hoard of health, which shows
that In the year the deaths of pure
loonueu Hawaiian s loinieu i.uva,
while there were 070 births. There
are approximately 2ft,000 pure-blooded
Hawaiian* living on the Hawaiian
islands, .^according to estimates. Reports
for past years show decreases
In their numbers.
Progress has played havoc with
the old-fashioned livery stable, the
horseshoe smith and courting, according,
to the manager of the Ohl4
en go brnneh of the Studebnker Corporation
eonmpnny, which was the
lending baggy manufacturing plant
in the world before they quit making
them several years ago. "The motor
enr eliminated them." he says.
"It also resulted in livery stables going
out of business or turning themselves
Into garages. The horseshoer quit
to run the garage. Of course, here
and there are a few left."
ORIGIN OF DKMOCUACY.
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Party of People Inspired by Princl'
pjes of Thomas Jefferson.
The Democratic party Is the oldest
political organization in the United
States, and was inspired by the
V * principles laid down, by Thomas Jeff
rson. From the time of Washington's
second administration it was
known ns the Democratic-Republican
party, and after 1829 ns the Democratic
party.
The party had its origin with the
iiiiPHtion nf tlio firlnvitlfin nf Mio foil
oral constitution. Before then all inen
were united in their efforts to cstnbPsh
order following the trying days
cf the IN volution. I'owover, on the
question of adopting the constitution
public opinion was divided. one
group, led by Alexander llnmllton.ndvocnted
Its acceptance by the Stntes
without alteration: another croup
declared against rich eeniisllzat?oii
cf power as the constitution throutes
?d to Impose tipon the country, and
maintained thnt the states s'.uold bo
Invested with almost sovereign authority
to assure local self-government.
The faetlon led by Hamilton
won, hut the opposition obtained a
promise .that Congress, as one of its
t'rat nets, should prop .se a series of
constitutional amendments guaranteeing
certain Inalienable rights to the i
people. Hamilton and other spokesmen
for the constitution. In the form
so which It was adopted, became
known as the Federalists. The nnti
rnl designation of the opposition,
headed by Thomas Jefferson, was
Anti-Federalist, and this party was in
every essentlnl the beginning of the
present Democratic party.
After the ndoptlon of the constitution
the distinction between the Federalists
and Anti-Federalists became
almost meaningless. All united in an
effort to get the'new government established
ns quickly ns possible, and
for a few years party names were
forgotten. On the eve of the second
presidential eleetlop. In 1792, there
sprang up two active groups, the old
Federalist wing becoming known as
the) National Republicans and the ffollowers
of Jefterson as DemoeratleItepubllcnns.
Since tho days of Jefferson t.ie
Democratic pnrty has come down to
the present time closely associated
with the (figures of Andrew Jackson,
Samuel J. Tlldcn and (trover
Cleveland.
Married In Hock llill.
Miss Ijella Taylor, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. F. K. Taylor of Fort Mill,
was mnrricd Saturday In Bock .. .1
to W. A. Klrkley, who has been for
several luiiniim in i imrKr hi mr n;ivnl
recruiting station In that city Mr.
Klrkley's homo Is at Pagelnnd, Chesterfield
couuty. whoro ho and his
bride nre spending their honeymoon
with his relatives.
Northbound Southern train No. tit
wns hold U|> In Port Mill Severn! minutes
at noon Monday while Itoek Hill
citlxcn* Investigated one of the passengers
who was thought to have
had cashed In that city if worthless
check and was trying to escape,
"^othlnir of an Incriminating nature
was found on the passenger ard
he ?wns allowed to proceed on
his way. The ltoek ITJII citlxens
made the trip to Fort Mill from V at
city in less time than the train.
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' EXPLAINS CAR SHORTAGE.
Southern Railway Publication I)lm
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Southern News Bulletin for September
says that scarcity and high (
prices of almost every conceivable article
from coal to white paper are 1
row being laid at the door of the "car '
shortAge." Business men and other <
iltixens who have not felt the Blightest
Interest In the supply of freight
cars or In any other problem affect- '
ing the railways frequently tlnd them- |
selves unable to 'buy commodities ,
which they need or to market their
prodcts readily, and In almost every (
Instance they are- told that the "car
si ortage" is to blame.
Naturally, then, there Is a wide Interest
In the question # as to why a
shortage of freight cars exists and Is
not promptly brought to un end.
The reason for the shortage Is
ploin. During the wnr the business
of the country Increased by leaps and
bounds, but the facilities of the railways
for hundllng that business wore
not Increased In proportion. During
the 20 month# that the railways wcro
under federal control the United
States railroad administration contracted
for 100.000 freight ears, but
thr actual number put Into service
was something over a thousand below
that figure.
I'ntlf their property was returned
to them It was impossible for the
railway companies to undertake the
t nnnclng of new equipment purchases
and conditions that hnve obtained
since March 1 havo been most unfavorable.
In their petition to the Interstate
commerce commission f ?r Increased
freight rates the railways set
out tl.at even the strongest eoinpanics
have to pay more than 7 per cent. IntOro?t
t o cot now unnitnl nn.l thai
others linve no; been able to get it
at a* v prli-e.
Now thnt iho conimlss on has authorized
an increase In rates it is
hoped that conditions will change so
as to enable the railways to borrow
money for the purchase of new equipment
at favorable rates of interest.
1 ut this change will in all likelihood
le tgradual. In the meantime the
public will he serving Its own Interest
by exercising patience and not oxpictner
the railways to provide equipment
faster than It is possible for them to
secure new capital and procure the
physical building of cars and engines
that are recognized as needed.
1'IjAN UIBRALTAK TINNER
I'tvncll < 'a|vitnllsts Revive Big 1 tailroad
Project.
In spite of the tremendous problems
faced by French financiers
their task of rebuilding' the entire
economic system of France as a rcs.ult
of the war. and the great work of
factory and agricultural reconstruction
now started, all of which entails
he Investment of millions, Paris capitalists
have once more revived a prewar
project almost as important to
Its scope as the building of the ? un;?mn
canal.
It is to construct a tunnel beneath
the Straits of Oibrultar, connecting
Erope with Africa and shortening by
v. vcral days the passage of exports
nd Imports between South /vmertca
and northern Europe. With tne tun
t pi compieien kooiis com no snippeu
\ trains from any point in Europe
under the straits to Dakar, wnere a
four days ocean voyage would bring
hem to Klo do Janeiro. The trip
from Paris to Dakar would consume
but three days.
The project is the scheme of toe
l oted French engineer Bertler, and
has the backing of some of >he
largest French hankers.
The tunnel will be about 14 miles
I- length. dup at the shortest crossing
between Gibraltar and the east
tip of Africa.
WINTIIROPTO OPEN TUESDAY.
All In Readiness for Soelnn of Great
( iris' Collcpp.
Winthrop college resumes activities
on September 14 and all is in readiness
for the opening of the session, says the
Hock Hill Herald. As was announced
last spring. the colleRC will require lf>
units for admission this year, hut notwlthstnndinR
tho increased requirements
more students have applied for
entrance than ever before.
The number of applicants was 1,636.
only 1,100 of whom could he admitted.
All available dormitory space has been
assigned and there is a lonR waitinR
list. It is to be regretted that for lack
of money the new dormitory could not
be completed. As usual, there have
been this year many applicants from
other States, hut no applicant from
another State can be admitted to the
dormitories, it is stated, while there is
no room for eliRible applicants front
South Carolina. ,
The extensive repairs made every
year have been completed and the
buildings and equipment are in good
shape for the work of the now session.
The handsome new students' building,
now known as Johnson hall, will
he ready for occupancy. It will accommodate
the Young Woman's
Christian association, the literary societies
and all student organizations.
In this building a cafeteria will be
conducted for the benefit of teachers
and students who cannot he accommodated
In the dormitories.
Main Ihtmages Cotton.
In York it is thought that the cot|
ton crop of the county has been con|
rldergbly damaged and the vield materially
curtailed by the prolonged
wet weather. The plant Is going to
w ood and fruiting very poorly. Somo '
farmers are discouraged over tho
outlook.
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YORK COUNTY BAPTISTS
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
The York Baptist association will
convene in its 52nd annual session
it the First Baptist church of York,
Wednesday, September 15, and will
continue in session two days. In ad
ilitlon to the board of officers t'.ie
Association is made up of messengers
from the various churches, the
miiiiner 01 mcMscnKers netng ueiermined
i>y the number of members of
the church. The messengers may be
men or women, lay or clerical. without
discrimination. The association
can only -confer about the work the
churches do In common, suggest
plans and offer counsel. It has no
law-making power.
The York association Is one of 39
similar associations In South Cnrolb
na and one of 925 such bodies within
the bounds of the Southern Baptist
convention. It Is one of the smaller
associations of the State, having a
membership of 2.000. representing IS
churches. It has church property
valued at $168,000 and its contributions
for all purposes last year
nmonted to 564.ROO. It raised In cash
and pledges for the seventy-five million
campaign about $95,000.
The Greenville association, composed
of 4 9 churches, with a membership
of 11.000. contributed to all
church purposes last year $202,000.
and with church property valued at
$470,000. Is the strongest association
In the State.
James F. Boyd is moderator of the
York association. the Rev. B. H.
Wn lltrh # 1 r? r-A* T?* 11 Tnhnutnn tronfl.
urer. nn<l the Rev. J. W. 11. Dyches
chairman of the executive committee
The duties of the executive committee
is to look after such work as
may call for attention between sessions
of the association and provide
for the program of Its reRular sessions.
The program of the York meeting
of the association follows:
Wednesday. September IS.
10:20 A. M.?Devotional. J. C. Oomer.
,
1 1 A M.?Enrollment of messengers.
11:20 A. M.?Report on missions.
the Rev. J. It. Smith. Discussion (20
minutes each): State missions. Dr. W.
T. Derleux; home missions, the Rev.
O. 1. Jones; foreign missions. Prof. R.
C. Hurts.
12:20 P. M.?Dinner hour.
2 P. M.?Devotional, the Rev J. R.
Smith.
2:15 P. M.?Woman's work, Mrs. V.
H. ltlunkenshtp
2:15 P. M.?Report on benevolence.
the%ltev. H. II. Waugh. Discussion (20
minutes each!: Orphanage, the Rev.
H. II. Waugh.Dr. A. T. Jnmlson; aged
mlslsters. the Rev. J. It. Smith; ^ospital,
W. M. Whiteside. It. I. Corbett.
2:15 P. M.?Report of executive
committee; miscellaneous business.
4 P. M. AHnnrnmnnt
Ttiursdny, September 16
9:30 A. M.?Devotional, the Rev.
W. D. llaniniett.
10 A. M.?Iteport on eduentlon, the
ltev J. P. Tncker. Discussion: (20
minutes each): "Education Hoard and
Our Schools." J. D. Poker, Dr. P. A.
Jones; "Ministerial Ertueatlon." Prof.
H. P. Hurts, the ltev. F. A. Idles
11 A. M.? Iteport on seventy-five
million campaign. the Rev. O. I*.
Jones; address. "Results to Dnte and
Ponservntlon Plans, Dr. P. K. Hurts,
general secretary.
12 M.?"Religious literature," the
ltev. P. E. Thomas. Dr. Z. T. Pody.
12:30 P. M.?Dinner hour
2 P. M.?Devotional, the ltev. J 1>.
Proft.
2:30 P. M.?"Sunday Schools." W.
O. Reynolds, the Rev. T. J. Watts.
3 P. M.?"Public Morals." the Rev.
J W. II. Dyches. the Rev. J. P. Tucker.
3:15 P. M?Obituaries, S. I.. Meachntn.
3:45 P. M.?Miscellaneous business.
4 P. M.?Election of officers.
Adournment.
LONti FAST FOR HEN.
Pliicken I.Ives Month .Without Food
or Water.
Discussion by a party of Fort Mill
citizens of the hunger strike of the
lord mayor of Cork, Ireland, and the
dozen other Sinn Fein leaders who
are in jail with him took an odd turn
when S. W. Merrltt remarked that
man was not the only living creature
thrt could go for many days without
food or water before death ensued.
"Some years ago." said Mr. Merrltt,"when
my family lived on n farm
near Kort Mill we hauled to the barn
our annual harvest of hay ami threw
It on the loirt of the barn. We still
had left on the loft some of the prevlos
year's hay and a hen had made
n nest In this hay. In throwing the
new hay into the barn the hen was
overlooked and we continued to
store It away until the hen was covered
up to a depth of severnl feet.
Four weeks litter we had occasion to
give the stock some of the hay and
In throwing it front the barn discovered
the hen. along with the more
amazing fact that she still was alive,
after spending about a month under
the hay without either water or food
of any kind. The hen was too weak
to move and seemed as light as so
many feathers. My father determined
to save the life of the hen If
possible. For the first day or two he
gnve her only a teaspoonful of wnter,
but when she began to show signs of
returning vitality he fed her a little
and in two or three weeks she was
running around with the other chick,
ens My father took the best of care
of the hen and she lived seven years
after being Imprisoned upder the hay
for a month."
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HELD .W WINNSBORO.
Fore Mill Women Have Humiliating
Esperteace.
A story of humiliation to which
wbmen in this section are seldooi
subjected was last night told The i
T'mes by J. J. Denton, employee of
mill No. 1 of the Fort MUI Manufacturing
company In describing
what he said was the experience of
his wife, Mrs. Coon Ayers bf WlnnsLoro
and Miss Katie Dulin of Fort
Mill.
"My .wife." he said, "is a sister of
Mrs. Ayers as is Miss Dulin. Several
days ago they received word from
Mrs. Ayers. who was living at the
Winnsboro cotton mill with her husband,
to come to see her, the messane
alleging that she was critically
ill. In company with Bud Dulin,
their brother, and his wife, my wife,
and -Miss Dulin left at once for
Winnsboro, but upon reaching that
town they learned that Mrs. Ayers
vas no 111. Bud Dulin and his> wife
teturned to Fort Milt at once, but
my>wtfe and Mine DuUn remained In
Wlnnsboro -with Mre. Ayera. as ahe
bad told them that It was her Intention
to return with them to Fort Mill
r.a noon an a favorable opporunlty
developed for her to set away tfrom
her huneband, whom ahe claimed
hnd mleti rated her.
"Saturday morning, August 28, that
opportunity aeemed to prenent Itaelf
and the three women left for Roekton,
two mllea south of Winnaboro,
expecting to take the train there for
Fort Mill. learning that Ayem knew
where they were they hired a transfer
to take them to White Oak. a
few miles north of Wlnnsboro, to
hoard the train there Instead of at
Uockton. When they reached White
Oak they were afrested by tho sheriff
of Fairfield county upon n warrant
sworn out by Ayera charging them
with an attempt to poison him. All
three were taken back to Wlnnsboro
nnd held by the sheriff until last
Friday, an 'investigation by the Fair
iioin nmnnnup* meanwnne navwig
disclosed the fact that the > alleged attomp
nt poisoning was n frameup hv
Ayers to 'get even* with hie wife and
t or slaters because she had made up
her mind to leave him."
Mr. Denton said he made the foregoing
statement to The Times to
clear up a possible misunderstanding
of the unfortunate experience of his
vlfc and her sD'ers
Drawtl Decently, Used No Powder.
A young woman posaunger on a
street car yesterday was the center of
Interest of all mule passengers, says
the Kansua t*1ty Slur. There was something
unusual about her that compelled
a second glance, and then some
more, after the first casual notice
one takes of a fresh, smiling face.
It was not the smile so muth; the
young woman had no powder on her
face, there was no rouge on her
chocks and her lips showed their natural
color. About her there stood In
coquettish folds an evidently home
made dress. In one band she carried
a small Ivory fan. and atttached to
that wus a Due silver chain, ending In
u clasp holding a handkerchief that
matched the color of the dress.
Old fashioned? A woman might
huve culled her that, but the men did
not. They took another glimpse and
noticed embroidered half-gloves, such
uh their mothers had worn.
And when a married man left the
car he pussed her so close that he
could see Just enough of her petticoat
to make out that U was hand embroidered
and that her drees was
made of some inexpensive-material.
Her pretty ears were not covered
by abominable muffs.
The rudlunt young man sitting next
to the remarkable woman w as undoubtedly
her husband.
FORT MILL 20 YRAR8 ACiO.
Fort Mill Times, Sept. 5, 1#00.
Cotton Is selling for 8 >-4 In Fort
Mill.
Miss Carrie I-egg of Manning. 8.
Is visiting Miss Julia Thornwell.
Mr. J. W. Ardrey was In Yorkvllle
Monday, the oecaslon of his visit be
Ing a meeting of the county pension
board, of which he in the Fort Mill
member.
A meeting of the Fort Mill Dramatic
club, of which 8. I-. Meacham
is president, was held in the town
hull lust evening to perfect organization
and consider the selection of a
play which will soon be presented to
a Fort Mill audience.
To Fort Mill people the greateat
surprises of the recent county primary
election was the defeat of Mr.
W. W. Boyce. who was a candidate
for renominntton for auditor. Mr.
Boyce has made a thoroughly efficient
officer and his friends in this
township did not suppose there was
any doubt about his renomtnation.
The regular fall meeting of the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church will
coinnlence Frldny morning at II
o'clock and close with the services
Sunday evening. During the meeting
services are to be held both
morning and evening. Rev. Dr. Jacobs.
president of Thornwell orphannge,
will assist Dr. Thornwell in the
meeting. Communion services will
be observed Sunday morning.
A. R. Kimbrell has sold his Interest
In the Arm of E. W. Kimbrell
& Co. and will return to Rock Hill
within a short time to accept a poai- j
tion as salesman with A. Friedhelm
& Bro. Fort Mill regrets the loss
of Mr. Kimbrell. as he Is a good citizen
and an nffahle genOman. It is
understood that his residence on
Booth street will not long remain
unoccupied. t
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NEWSQUARD COMPANY
FORMED IN FORT MILL
A mkWtary aampaay?.4hatr-aoe? will
bo a -.unit of the. National award of
that. United Jttwtes - was organised In
Port Mill Tuesday - evening In the
town hall-with a membership of 88,
exclusive of the three officers. MaJ. '
Prank W. Qlenn. quartermaster of
the National Guard for 8outh Carolina,.
came to Fort Mill from Columbia
and after examining the preliminary
records of the company admin
isterpa to me men the oath of allegiance
prescribed for membership tn
the National Guard. ,
The meeting was presided over by
Col. T. B. Spratt Following a short
statement of the purpose or the
meeting. Col. Spratt called for nominations
for company captain. Frederick
Nlras, Jr.. was the only one
nominated for the office and he was
unanimously elected. . Arthur C. Lytle
and Robert F. Grier, Jr.. wore
then unanimously elected first and
second lieutenant, respectively.
All of the company officers are
veterans of the World war,as are a
number of the enlisted men. Capt.
Nlms went across as a sergeant of
the Fort Mill company, 118th regiment,
SOth division, but within a
short time after reaching Belgium
van admitted to the army school at
Longres, France, where he won a second
lieutenant's commission. He
was then assigned to the 29th division.
made up principally of Pennsylvania
troops. and was severely
wounded In notion.
Lieut. A. C. Lytic also was a sergeant
In the Fort Mill company of
the 118th .regiment and was In the
thick of the fighting with the
division In Belgium and France. In
hi* remarks, Col. Spratt said that
mpch credit was due ...eui. Lytle for
the organization of the company, adding
that It wan due largely to the
work he hnd done.
Lieut.' drier, like the two other
company officer*. # served with the
118th regiment as a member of the
Fort Mill company, and he too haa a
aplendld wnr record.
Following the election of officer*,
phort talks wore made hy Col. Spratt.
W. H. Bradford and S. W. Park*, all
former captain* of the old Fort Mill
company, and J. M. White, who a
few years ago was a lieutenant of
the company Fach of the speaker*
referred to the fact that the new
company come* Into existence Just
20 year* after the formation of the
old company, which wn* mustered
out of the service upon the return
of the 20th division from France,
and predicted for the new company
a record of usefulness to the State
and nation should it he called into
the Held.
The understanding with the adjutant
general's department Is that the'
companv will he given the cnmpanv
letter, O. of the old Fort Mill company.
and that the local name of the
company will be the same. Fort Mill
Light Infantry.
The non-cnmmls*loned officers are
to he appointed at a meeting of the
company to he held a few days hence
when AiHutnnt General Moore comes
to Fort Mill to extend to the company
official State and federal rec
ornltlon. ,
The statement was yesterday made
hv nn officer of the company thnt
Major Glenn had Indicated his Intention
of aocurimr for the company
funds with which to reostatdlsh the
old rifle rnnpre nenr the Catawba
river and to replnce the company rlnh
house worthed away by the freshet .of
1916.
The mtmhehihlp of the company Is
na follows:
John J. Adklna. Charlie ArmatronK
toaee L. Blackweldcr, Earl E. Broom.
John E. Bdles Itohert M. Bennett
John 8. Bavne. Itohert H. Broom.
James R. Bennett, John It. Broadnax
James O. Bouknlyht, Charles IT.
Bradford. Allle L.. Cannnp, Henry If
CralK. Jesse C. Ctinnup. John . .
Cook. Fred T. Dunlap, Henry H
Doater. Bud Dtilin, Henry S. Elms.
George R. Erwln. Brntton D. Epps
Thomas A. Ferguson, Joe Forry
Claude Gordon. John L. Gordon.
Robert Gordon. Chnrlton C. Garrison.
Thomas M Farls. Edward II. Ilarkpy
Pink S. Howie. James O. Hammonds
James L. Iloneycutt Hope Harris
Thomas Hucks. Oscar R. Hood. Roy
Huddloston. William R. Hoagland
Elbert Irhy Henry P. Jones. Alfred
O. Jones Jr.. Fravor O. Klmhrell
William B. Klmhrell, i. oinas 1>
Klmhrell. Ornver S. I.emonda. Malcolm
D. I-lnk. Dewltt T. Bong. MarI
shall McCoy. J"me-s H. Morgan, Marlon
A. Mills DoiipIak H. Nlms. Joseph
M. Nlvens. William A. Parks
Albert M. Patterson, Henry I. Patterson,
Johnn'e E. Phillips, l.awrenee
( Paul, Yanrev O. Potts. I.onnie M
Robinson. Joe M Smith Malcolm 11
Smith. Adron T Smith. Fred
Stamper. William O. Walker. Robert
t C. Wright. Wnl'er Wright, Ira Wilson.
Evans J. Wolfe.
Big XiimlsT Sign Petition.
One hundred and elghtv-soven cltlrens
of I-andsford township, Chester
county. ha\e signed a petition asking
that an election he called to declda
vhether or not their territory shall
he annexed to York countv. This section
Is In Hock Hill's trade teirl'ury
mil there nas been some sentiment In
fnvor of joining York for several
venrs. This feeling has been accentuated
of late on account of what the
I andsford people consider an unfair
allotment of Chester's road morey.
tt^rrv Bradford left Tuesday morning
for Charleston to enter the pharmaceutical
department of the Medical
College of South Carolina.
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NEWS OP YORK COUNTY.
Iteow of Gnarral Interest Clipped
FYiim Uk> Yorkvtlk" Kiiqutn'r
Th? third generation of army
worms Is now operating In many; loentitles
of York county and there Is
more or less concern among the
farmers as to the damage the peBts
may be doing.
At an election held August 31 a
atrip of territory lying near King's
Mountain battleground and eratuacIng
about two square miles of territory
was ceded from York to Cherokee
county. Only six votes were
cast In the election and all of them
wo?e in nivor 01 annexation to Cherokee.
About 60 people live In the
territory.
Farmers and business men of Hickory
Grove and community are milking
preparations to build a cotton
warehouse, according to QroveriW.
Hrown, well known farmer of uroad
River township, who was In Yorkvllle
Saturday. It Is proposed to
build u warehouse of about 600 bales
capacity. It will cost about $2,500.
.Attended by several ministers and
elders a called meeting of Bethel
preabytery was held In the First
Presbyterian church here Saturday.
The meeting was held for the purpose
of receiving Mr. Herbert Haws,
a candidate for the ministry under
the watch care of the ministry. Mr.
Laws, who Is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. B. Laws of Yorkvllle, Is now a
student at the Presbyterian college
at Clinton.
Miss Elisabeth Grist of the staff of
the Yorkvllle Enquirer has the distinction
of being the flrst York county
woman to register to vote In tho
ecneral election to be held In November.
Miss Grist qualified early Mon- I
duy morning and was Issued a certificate
of registration. Mrs. M. E.
Nichols, postmaster at Yorkvllle, wns
the second woman to register. Sev- |
ernl others visited the board's otlice
In the court house Monday afternoon
and registered. Chairman J. B.
Barron of the board of registatlon
snld that the hoard would go to Hock
Hill within n few days to register
women of that city. Other Indies
who registered Mondny were Misses
Rela Saunders nnd Alice Garrison.
The aecretnry of the York County
Cotton association has addressed letters
to a number of farmers, members
of the association. neking their
attendance upon a meeting of farmers
to be held in the chamber of
commerce hall in Hock 11111 tomorrow
evening. The matter of a place
of location for the office of A. H.
Smith. York county cotton grader,
f will be discussed nt the meeting,
which will be presided over by l>r.
T. II. Johnson of Hock Hill, president
of the association. A number of
formers are of the opinion that the
cotton grader should divide his time
between Yorkvtlle nnd Hook Hill,
since those two cotton markets are
the largest In the county. Information
is that the extension department
of Clenison college, under whose auspices
the cotton grader wns secured,
will not permit a grader to have
more than one office.
VICTOR N. BRYANT. DEAD.
Dsitlngpl-dicd North Carolina Lawyer
. Was Well Known In Fort >1111.
Many Fort Mill citizens and others
of this section were pained to leurn
of the death at his home in Durham.
N. O., last Thursday of Victor S.
Ftryant, distinguished lawyer and
member of the North Carolina I.eirls
In tore, who succumbed to the effect
of an operation for appendicitis. Mr.
T-ryant was reared in the rovldence
section of MfcklenhrR county, only
a few miles across the Htate line
from Fort Mill, where he lived until
he grew into manhood. After attending
the public school of that community
he entered the University of
North Cnrollna. from which he was
srraduated in 1890. The following
year he was admitted to the North
Carolina bar and bcffan tho practice
of law at Koxboro, where he remained
only one yenr, however nmv.
inv thence to Durham. There he was
said to have been identified with
more important cass than any other
lawyer practicing? in that city. He
was n member and officer of the
First Presbyterlnn church of Durhnm.
The interment was In Durham.
Mr Prvant was a leader of the
Democratic party In North Carolina
md had frenuentlv been spoken of
is tho probable successor of Major
Steridmnn as tho district's representative
In Congress. Ha was rcRarded
as one of the. State's ablest debaters
and clearest thinkers. As a member
of the State house of representatives
be plaved an important part In the
school legislation that has been passed
In recent years.
Mr. Itrvant was horn In the Providence
community on December 1<?,
t?67. n son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Brvnnt. Besides his widow nnd three
children, he Is "survived bv four
brothers. If. R. c. Bryant of Washington
D. C? Poirrnm Prvant of
Statesvllle. N. C.. Itohert Bryant of
Wltmlneton. N. C., and Badger Bryant
of Providence.
Mnvnr McNInrti Retires.
Prank H. McNinch annonced Saturday
that he will reslKn the ofTlce
of mayor of Charlotte. N. C? effective
Oetoher 1. to accent work with
the war camp community service. It
was announced that Mayor McNinch
would he In choree of community
nervlce In the States of North Carolina.
South Carolina nnd Oeoncla. McNlneh
Is nerving his fourth year as
mayor, havlntr been tho first elected
after the adoption of the commission
form of lovirnmant.
IB
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$1.75 Per Year vfj||w
TRIAL OF SEVEN MEN '''t^
PRODUCES NO VERDICT ^
Moore. Will Steele, N. M. McUanul* , gffl
It. M. Hood and V. D. l'ott?. Tho S,
testimony of the young women ;inJ -\i?
Houston was to the effect tluu they \ -.|KS
were returning from Hock till! to >Sj| .'?
Ii'KVI Mill i . ? " -K
? i. u i uuiuiiiuimii: suuia.' v.yi.
night and that the dcfenda its, also . tjjjB" ;/*
coining toward Kort Mtll lit a ear,
were drinking and annoyed them by
interfering with the progress of their
car. Testimony offered l>y the other r&i
witnesses for the town was that the
men acted disorderly after reaching
A hearing before Kocorder titt
yesterduy morning which attracted
moio than the average of intetest
in such cases was that of the town
against seven itock Hill men, O. L.
Becknell, C. 1?. McQee, K. H. itico,
'V 1.. ltoberts. J. L> Tart, Toy Uoot.e
and Isaac Hyatt, churged with drunkenness
and disorderly conduct on tiio ?
fcireets of Kort Mill Sunday ingot.
All of the defendants, except McGeo, 'fix
are employees of the Arcade mill.
'the men were arrested by Officer J
i'otts Sunday night ami each was reIcased
on $50 bond.
The hearing yesterday morning resulted
in a mistrial. after several
hours' deliberation by the Jury, join
posed of ii. T. Gulp, S. I,. Mcuchhn*
s. A. Lee, A. li. Sheppaiu and W. T.
I'arks The attorney for tin- defendants
was \V. H. Wilson am; for the
town It. Jennings White. No date
lias oeen set for u rehearing of the
case, a:: the recorder expects to be
cut of town on a trip from w hieli he
docs not plan to return n nil th.?
latter part of the week.
At the hearing each of the defendi
nts denied that he was drunk or
disorderly as charged I?> lite town. The
witnesses for the town were Misses
Allie l'ots and (illie llood, Houston
Ft HIT Mil.I. OF OTIIKlt HAYS.
Old Kccclpt ltook Shows Traiisai lions
When Town Was Young.
An interesting reminder of the days
when Kort Mill was a village ol 'JOO
people ami .coal oil was used to lightk. ' r,
the streets and homes of the ntlze-n?^ - .
Is an official receipt hook m which tliMdg ;,S
expenses of the village for^J^^^^f
the years I8"k-M' 1 cars
the late t'apt. J. W. Ardrey. father
of the present mayor ol Kort Mill. F. ^
13. Ardrey, was lutcmlaut of the town.
Among the Items ot expense shown
in fhe book is that of town marshall.
The position was tilled lirst by N. T.
Gibson ami later by W. G. Iuirant.
Kueh was paid a salary of $110 jver ag? >?<
mouth, which Is just $105 less than
the town now pays its police oilleer.
Another even more interesting Item
shown in the old check book, however,
is the monthly salary of $ 1 ? that was
paid by tlu> town to Miss I. J Gulp
llll IMT MITVH'fS as I rlCKIM | > It I | X ' II11 O T.
1 M lllo.se days t here Wi re lew lllflSUKCM
sent over tlic wires ami fur l-'ort Mill
lo secure tlu> services <>i an operator
It wus necessary for 111?: town to' supplement
the Hillary paid l>y the cointin
January-a. l s 7??. I. II llrudford
wus paid $15 In full "for a lot of land
at the rust etui of railroad hrnlnc sufllclent
to allow waKons and other vohleles
ample room to pass and repass
over said bridge." And on I'ebruary i
| of the same year the late T. I >. l-'aulk.
| tier Ka ve t he town a receipt hi l ull for
$5 paid him as the "purehase money
<if a lot of land suthelent fo'i a street
in front of my house from railroad
brldRC to the present road from T.
Withers' and Col. John M White's to
the depot."
Still another pure huso of land by
the town is shown by a reeeipt which
Mrs. Kllza Kill wood nave the intendant
>mi iiiu; ill, mm, ill niimi irumilK I III?
payment of $ 1 "in lull Ml the purchase
money of a lot or tract of land
appropriated by the town and occu- '
pied by the tdrcet running from tlio
nepot to the ncadliiiy across a por? *
tion of my lot.
"And I hereby convey and sell "
to the town all my rluht, title
and Interest In and to the said lot,"
said the closing sentence of the transnction
by which t hi- town became own.
er of that part of Academy street in
the rear of the home of Mrs. J. VV.
AlcKlhaney.
Ilrow n-C apps Marriage
A marriage of inerest to many
York county people took place In
Itoek Mill Saturday evening when
AT is Kstha Crown became the hrido
of S. Cohort t'apps of Ja- ksc-nvlllo,
Fin., the ceremony being performed
by thi> Itev. Mr. Spcake. .VIis. C.ipps "?
was reared m kih k iiiii an l has
' :,ny ijUnds there jml in other
tlons of the cotinty Mr-. Capps |R
the son of I. f'apps of laekfion\
i 11e. with wtioni lie is assdeimcd In
hijsiness In that eity. lie is i neph
rw of J. Lee t'apps of l-'ort Mill. Mr.
i anil Mrs. f'apps emne to l-'ort Mill
a few hours after their marritiKO i|<i|
spent Satoida.v night with M-. ami
Mrs J Lee I'apps. leaving Sunday
morning for their home In .'nrknon- ,
vllle.
Awards t'onlraet for llrsldt-nee.
10. It. Patterson has awarded to
Jesse L. Ilowie the rontraet for a two
story residence for hiiuself and family
to tie Iniilt on tlie site of the
( heme whleh the family lias occupied
for several years on Hall street opposite
the Presbyterian ehhreh. Mr.
Patterson has sold the house he will
vneate to P. W Uradford and It is
i being moved to a lot on Hall street
whleh Mr. Uradford reeently bought
from Frank Phillips. The eost of the
residence for whleh Mr. Patterson
I has given Ihe contract will he about
| 18.000.