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f The Fort Mill Times. f Established 1891. ' , FORT KILL, 8. ft, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1920~ ?i t* t?~ LITTLK NEWS STORIES. Short Items of Current Interest From Various Source*. To get rid of undesirable residents ot Sparta, N. Y., a small village near sOarboro, owned by wealthy New Yorkers. Prank A. Vanderllp has bought the whole town. Until lately lawless foreigners lived In ramshakle buildings In Sparta and there were some places that bore an III repute. 8outh Carolina Is this year making the largest corn crop In its hlsto ry W. W. Long. director of the extension department of Olemson college Tuesday announced In n telegram to the bankers 'of the State. He added, however, that the acreage own In small grain this fall urges tho bankers to use their Influence with the. farmers to Increase seeding of these crops. The manners and customs of modern society nre deteriorating because of the too great freedom between young persons, says Dr. Charles W. Elliot, former president of Harvard ! university. "Look at the way women dress as seen on Hoston streets. They wear clothing In a way our mothers would have put down as indecent. It Is my observation that the manners of the common average Individual are better than the manners of those more esteemed In tho soclnl circles." Wearing only a smile and a night gown, Oustnve Hlaer. 200-opund 8yenr old hoy was taken to the chlldrens society from his home In New York. It was said the hoy's mother had hidden his clothing so that he might not he taken from her. Doctors of the children's socletv snld the hoy's stoutness wns cnused hy a disease of the veins of the brain which linn neen increased hy his failure to takC1 nny exercise. Neighbors hnd complained that the hoy was not RettlnK proper care. T.atcr he was returned to hie mother. Cuts In the wholesale prices of men's fall and winter suits rauRlnR from 33 1-3 to 40 per cent were announced Monday hy 19 Rochester, N. Y? clothinR manufacturers who are members of the National Association of ManufucturinR Clothiers. SprtnR lines of the same manufacturers opened Monday ?t prices 30 per cent lower than Inst yenr's prices. The price cuts took effect lipmediately. No statement was made by any of the members In explanation of the price decline, but fnctorles are knouua to have on hand large stocks of tiAold find returned winter suits. Overcoat stocks are said not to he so large. 4 T>r. H. R. Cox. Inventor of the dfy battery, the around wireless and other contrivances In use throughout the world recently demonstrated in . New York an Invention to preserve indefinitely fruits and vegetables without the nld of Ice or chemicals, lie predicts that his Invention will be applicable on hoth a very large and a very ?nm1| scale: thnt It will make possible long distance transportation of faults and vegetnhlcs without refrigeration and will be manufactured so ohennlv thnt the anpnrntus can he Installed In every home Pr. Pax estimates that *>ls Irvpnt'nn will make ?M>""lho a ?n'in? of a million dollars vear through the conservation of c??,i|ts and veeetshPq now go to westn In the TTr>l?e,l ?5totr<I Writing to the Chnrlotte Observer from Washington, "RurU" Rryant savs the Republicans will hoein at. once to chop off Democratic heads. They have a grand nlan for reducing expenses by eliminating government employees. Kor n yenn or longer they iwlll cut down and after that start In and build un with "deserving Republicans." F.von in the coming short session of Pr,egress they crpeet to take legislative stens to eliminate more thnn to onn govornm -nt en-nlove In W< shlr.etn.i now employed tinder the elvll serviee, thereby saving In nnnnnl erpensrs from 100 to 200 million doHnr? This 1" rtxelusleo of the elvll sew'ee cm etoveos e tsewheeo than Washington, whose number also will he reduced, but hv legislation other than that controlling the satiation In Washington. Rock Hill Dlutrkt Re|>ort Host. Rev. f. R. Major, presiding elder of Tlock Hill district for the past three {years. will leave, with his family, next week, to take charge as presiding elder of the Columbia district, snys the Rock Hill Herald. The many friends of Mr. Major and family regret their departure for Columbia, l?ut rejoice that the change is in tfie nature of a promotion and will wish for him abundant success in his new held. Mr. Major hns done a splendid work In this district in building up weak churches and in fostering BBMM^t^Tthe8tronR(>r ones Martin FV Ansel, former of South Carolina, Saturday went on the bench as Judge of the Greenville county court, established by election on November I. Mr. Ansel has been legislator, solicitor, governor, special Judge on 14 occasions and Is now permanent Judge of the new Oreenvlllo county-court. He hns been In pollt leal Iflknce 1*86. Ths^^^^^^^^edulcd to be F(4|HIWMM^HlteiornliiL; In internH^^^^^^K^k^ca n Imponl^^^^Hi^Hkunrntlnn, bend, was raI r -disagreeable fallen almost lnees3^^B^BipW|Mto the day. It Is not kiow^QHfMlillMtfe' er. the plans of those behtm^^HtM^poratlon, which Is t) hnndlew^Hn chiefly, contemplate a meeting Tor - Fort M1U at a la.ter late. ? SPEED DEMONS" OF OTHER. DAYS. With the coming of the motor car and Its brother of the empyrean, the enchantment of distance has disappeared, and with It much of tho romance that used to invest the long tialls traversed by men In the days when the horse was their farthest drenm of motion and endurance. About tho only reaction a cross country traveler would get in these days. i<( announcing a motor trip from New York to San Francisco In six or elirht Hnvs would he. nerhans. the perfunctory inquiry, "How did yon find th roads?" Cushions and gasoline make little appeal to the imagination, but what heart will' not yield a responsive thrill, even in this era of rapid mechanical motion, to the feats of speed and endurance achieved by the hardy horsemen of other days, venturing forth on long lonely rides, whether at the call of duty or in the mere lust of sport and adventure ? Amazing, even in comparison with the performances of the modern knights of the wheel, were some of trie famous uceus achieved oy me men whose limits of s|>eed and distance were marked by the spirit and endurance of horse and rider. It seems hardly credible that by the use of the horse alone a record of little over eight days from Missouri river points to San Francisco in the transmission of the mails could ever have been attained?yet it wiy< done by the Pony Express more than a half century ngo. The remarkable moil service across the plains was instituted by two of the great overland freighters. Willlainn H. Russell and Alexander Majors, ahout a year before the beginning of the War lfetween the States. Up to that time it took six weeks to two months for letters to go from Missouri river points to cue const. The Pony Express was a system of relay stations for cross country riders established at points about 15 miles apart. The fleetest and hardiest of horses were bought for the service and the riders were chosen from the young horsemen of the plains?hardy young fellows, capable of roughing it under all conditions, light of weight and dauntless of spirit. Each rider was supposed to ride three animals in succession, traversing three "stages" in emergencies. The rider left the starting point as promptly on time as a* railroad train, going off at A full gallop, .which he maintained until lie reached his tirst stage, where 'he must only occupy a few seconds In changing from one horse to another, which he always found standing: sod.dled. bridled nnd fed awaiting him. A speed of 20 miles an hour often was thus attained and kept up clear across the continent. The news of the bring on Fort Sumter was carried to Sacramento by the Pony Express in eight days and 14 hours, and later under the stimulus of a big bonus to the riders this record was cut down n full day by the riders enrrying the news of the battle of Antietam. One of the most famous of the "speed demons" of the Old Santa Fe Trail was F. X. Aubrey, whose ride from Santa Fo to Independence, Mo., in 1854. achieved a record for speed and endurance that was never surpassed in his day. Aubrey was an enterprising New Yorker who went West in . the latter part of 1 845 and broke into the freighting gnme. He was a plunger and "considerable of a sport It was the custom of the easy going traders of that time to make but one trip a year over the trail, but Aubrey started in breaking records after he had embarked in the business nnd soon had his trains making two trips a year. He amassed n fortune and spent large sums in expediting the service. A daring, hardy horsemnn himself, his record ride was the result of a 'bet made with some of his competitors in Santa Fe. He wagered $10,000 that he could ride front one end of the "trail" to the other?that is, from Santa Fo to Independence, Mo., on horseback in six days. He made tHe trip in five and a half days, a distance of over 800 miles, enrrying as provisions only a meat. Of course, he changed mounts repeatedly on the road, buying fresh horses as he went along. I^ater, on a wager of $110,000, he reduced this record to four nnd a half days. To accomplish this he had himself strap-* ped .to his horses, taking his sleep in the saddle. NO KXTKNSION OP TIM P. C'oniptroller ( eneral Says Taxpayers Must Settle Promptly. K No extension of time for the payBL^ent of taxes will be made in any |bf ?he counties this year. VV. V. Sutherland, comptroller general, said Monduv.# The schools and the State and county governments must he run according to schedule. Mr. Sutherland pointed out and for this reason If will be Impossible to grant^any extensions anywhere this year. . The State has borrowed considerable money and this must be repaid. "Any man who Is a real citizen will not think of seeking to delays the payment of taxes" Mr. Sutherland said. The tlnie limit for the payment of State nnd county taxes without- penalty is January 1. A reduction in price of 2 cents per t loaf was announced Tuesday by two wholesale Seartanburg bakers. The retnlers In that city announced an additional cut of I cent per loaf, making a net reduction of 2 cents to consumers. . ITNEVILLE AGENT CONVICTED. S. M. Baggctt Fioed for Having Ltqiftr for Sale. . S. M. Buggett, agent of Ihe Southern railway at Plneville, N. C., waa lined $250 In recorder's court in Charlotte Friday morning for haying In his possession liquor for sale. Baggett also was given a suspended sentence of six months on the public roads, under which he is required to so conduct himself as to be able to report good behavior to the court every 30 days for the next year. A Charlotte police officer testifying against Baggett said that he brought llnimp A Phu rlrttia In an ca nlninnhdo and Thursday was delivering It to an express messenger of a Southern railway train running between Charlotte and Columbia when he was arrested. The arrest was made by Officer R. C. Steele, who, up to a few weeks ago, was a member of the Rock Hill police force. The package which Baggctt handed to the express messenger was found to cotnin six gallon Jars with corn liquor in them. Raggett is said to be an old offender. According to the Charlotte News he was arrested during the war bv federal agent* on ?. cnurw violating the liquor laws, hut was not convicted. For reasons the public has not understood, the Southern railway has retained Raggett as agent at Pinevllle. Now that he has heon convicted and must report monthly to the recorder in Charlotte to escape serving four months on the chaingang. it is a matter of further speculation whether the rntlway company will still allow his to act as agent at Pinevllle. As an aftermath of the conviction of Raggett differences arose In Charlotte between Recorder Jones, before whom he was tried, and W. R. Orr. chief of police of Charlotte, which culminnted in a hearing before the recorder Monday morning in which Chief Orr was charged with contempt of court. Following the tlning of Raggett, Chief Orr stated that fines given liquor dealers wcro regarded by the dealers themselves as nothing short of "cheap licenses. Recorder Jones took offense at the remark and Saturday afternoon directed Maxtor Wilson to suspend the chief, which the mayor refused to do. At the hearing Monday Chief Orr said he was not trying to damnge the recorder by his remark, which was satisfactory ? .. * as ? Magistrate Quinn had reached out and grabbed one of the alleged ! moonshiners by hip trousers when re received a vicious blow In the face I from a shovel. Considerable Interest has been evinced In this case. I The Japanese population of Call fc rnla was announced Tuesday by the census bureau as 70.198. an Increase 1 of 29.840. or <59.7 per cent, compared v%lth 1910. The Japanese population : of Washington State was announced as 17.114 and that of the State of I Oregon was given as 4,022. ii mi.- reiuruer una inc ruse was dismissed. CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. J. J. Holies Sell* III* Interest in tlu> Fort Mill Times. During: the last week there has A change hns taken place In the ownership of the half interest in the Fort Mill Times which J. J. Bailes acquired when the paper v.*a* bought the first of the year front P. \\\ Bradford. W. H. Bradford having closed a trade with Mr. Bailes hy which he becomes sole owner of the paper. The Fort Mill Times was es tubllshod hy Mr. Bradford about 30 years ago and has since been published continuously either by himself or his brother. B. W. Bradford. The paper has at times been on the ragged edge which demanded sacrifices on the part of the publishers to keep it going: at other times it haa been comparatively prosperous ns newtoapers published in towns the size of Fort Mill know prosperity. During: the present year the circulation and advertising: of The Times have grown inrre than 100 per cen'. the plant b:?s boon improved by the installation of a lynotype and other modern printing equipment and yesterday Mr. Bradford sa.d it was his purpose to enlarge the pnpor so as to give its patrons more reading matter as soon n* help can* he secured to do the work which additional pages will call for. HEAVY COURT DOCKET. Many I.tquor Case* to He Tlre<l a<i * oun in iora. A honvy docket will confront the fall term of court of general sessions for York county which convenes next Monday, November 22. with Judge Melver of Cheraw presiding. Distilling. transporting whiskey and other violations of the prohibition laws con. stitute the majority of cases on the court calendar, though there Is the usual quota of indictments for larceny, housebreaking and similar minor offenses. \ Only one murder case is scheduled for trial, that of Kirk Dowry and Cora Kalney. charged with the murder of Joe Jones, who was killed on the outskirts of York nearly two years' apo. Ail the parties Involved In the affair arc negroes. Among tho distilling cases Is that of J. D. Dover. Erwin Dover and Tom Dover, all white. In addition to the charge of distilling. Erwin Dover has bet n indicted on the chargo of resisting arrest. It being alleged that he Is the man who struck Magistrate Quinn in the face with a shovel when a moonshine plant was captured in King's Mountain township several months ago. This was the first time bloekaders had attacked officers in York county in a long time. The raiding party had crawled up to the still under cover of nlirht and NEWS or YORK COUNTY. Uma oT General Interest dipped From the Yorkville Enquirer There is a noticeable dearth of traveling salesmen on the road at the present time. Most of the men who are trying to sell anything at all are selling provisions. Cotton warehouses at Sharon are rapidly being filled to their capacity, according to persons In position to know. Only a few bales of cotton were sold there last week. Mrs. Louts Friedhelm of Rock Hill has been appointed York county chalrrnam for the sale of Christmas seals, tne proceeds to ro to the South Carolina Tuberculosis association. Thos. W. Boyd said yesterday that Messrs. J. S. Olasscock, Hall Spencer end others had harvested their corn crops on the river near Oatawha Junction and that the yields are quite satisfactory. He went on to say that most of the farmers In his part of the county, southern Catawba townhave Rood crops of corn. A thleR or thieves entered and robbed Swlnnle's store at-Nowport Thurs dav nivht A nnnntltv r\t onnnnri Rods wan stolen ns well ns a few other articles. The person who entered the store was evidently hungry, for there was evidence that he hnd cut a piece of cheese and hnd helped hlmdolf to crackers, sitting: down In the store to eat. Through the efforts of General Mananer Nell of the Yorkvllle Cotton Oil company, this town has probably fared hotter than any other town In the State ns to the coal situation. The price of coal has been high. of course, hut no higher than elsewhere. generally n shnde lower, and at no time has coal been unobtainable. There have been times In most other towns when coal was not to he had at any price. Miss Wlllou Gray, State supervisor n{ schools for adult Illiterates, was a visitor In York last Friday. She came to consult Superintendent of Education John E. Cnrroll In regard to plans for holding schools for ndult Illiterates In York county during the tronths of January nnd February. The county superintendent favors the proposition and arrangements will be made for conducting the schools. The City Investment company, a corporation of Itock Hill citizens which proposes to build a new hotel In that town, has decided to Increase Itr authorised capital from $65,060 ?? $150,000. At a meeting of those .Interested In the proposition held In Itock 11111 Friday night, the following ofTlcers were elected: President, W. G. Stevens: vice president, W. R. Armstrong: secretnry and treasurer. J. G. Rarnwell. The Frank Roach Guards, National Guard military organization of Rock Mill, was orgnnlzcd at a meeting of guardsmen held In that city last week. James C. Pozler was elected c.iptnln of the company. C.ordon Collier first lieutenant and Pride Simpson second lieutenant. The company was named In honor of the late Frank Hooch of Rock Hill, who lost his life during the World war while fighting with the 30th division. The "blue laws" of the town, long among the ordinances forbidding the sale of other than necessary articles on the Sabbath wore enforced Sunday for the first time in years. The chief of police said Monday that so. far as he and his forue were able to observe, the ordinance was strictly obeyed. Persons who have been accustomed to buying tobaccos and soft drinks on the Sabbath merely laid in a larger supply on Saturday. The several local unions of textile workers in South Carolina nre being appealed to for subscriptions to a fund to be used In providing a Christmas dinner for former employees of the Carhnrtt mills who have been on strike for the past several months and a number of whom nre living in TTnlon hall, where they nre existing on a strike nllownnce of $6 n week each. It Is proposed to raise $1,000 for the Christmas dinner. "Well." said Representative K. W. Pursley of the Santiago section, who was in Yorkvllle the other day. "the time for the meeting of the fSeneral Assembly is rapidly approaching and I guess the I-egislnture will be besieged by the various hoards and commissions at the session with reouests for Increnscd appropriations. T have an Idea, though, that unless there |s a very material Improvement In financial conditions there will be vdry few Increased appropriations of a?v kind to ho made by the nevt General Assembly. Of rnnrw one run rover toll but that Is the way It looks o me now." Funeral of W. M. Adklns. Kuncrai services for William M. Adklns. well known Fort Mill township fanner, who died suddenly at an early, hour in Fort Mill last Thursday morning, were held Friday afternoon and the interment was in the town cemetery. Mr. Adklns rnd long been a member of the Methodist church. He alsc had been for years a member of Catawba lodiro. No. r.G. A. P. M. and was one of the original member* of Gold ffill brass band, famous as a musical organization In this section a quarter of a cen ury and more ago. Of the dozen men \?ho first composed the membership of the hand. Mr. Adkins is the first to pass away. He Is survived by his widow. Mrs. Mary Adkins,' to whom he was married several years ago. following the death of his first wife, and by the following children: J. I,. Adkins of Radtn, N. O., F. K. Adkins cf Chattanooga. Tenn., R. I-. Adkins. Mrs. Ida King of Pleasant Valley and Miss Resale Adkins of Kansas City. Mo., who arrived too late for the funeral. R. I,. Adkins and W J.. Adkins also were unable to be pres-J ent for the funeral. I 1MIANTOM SHIPS STILL HAUNT THE SEVEN SEAS. W often hear of ghosts haunting houses, churchyards, and appearing at bedsides, or coming when bidden at the seance, but les? often do we I.ondon Answers. Yet there are scores |of well authenticated cases of the appearance of phantom ships and boats, and these accounts, often related by persons of unimpeachable iDtegrity. are so strangely consistent as to detail that one must pe?-'orce hesitate before dismissing the eubject as moonshine. The best known of all ocean specters is the phantom ship known as the Flvinir Dllli'hmnn I . w ? ?.T .itv.it nun L*tr^n many, many times seen In the Ihic-t? ocean, and occasionally lr? tne southern parts of the Atlantic. The^rlgln of the Flying Dutuhmun goes Wck to the 18th century, when p Dnrch captain, notorious for h.e profanity, swore during a terrible gale that he would round Cape Horn in spite of ull the powers of guod or evil could do to prevent him, even if he had to sail till Judgment day. In vain his crew implored htm to give up his mad project, and the hrst i -.ete was vie icntly assaulted l y the shipper and thrown overboard. But a terrific flash of lightning struck the ship, killing the captain on the spot, and very soon the ship went down with all on board. But the vow the captain had made still held good and forever he and his ship are doomed to continue the hopeless struggle of rounding the .cane in teeth of a terrific storm. Today may he met a large number of aallors who have seen the phantom ship, and all agree as to certain details. Wherever the Flying Dutchman Is seen, she is utwaya rolling und pitching as though a tierce storm raged, and this In spite of the fact that all around Is calm and still, Around her topmast plays a flash of blue lightning. Her phantom crew are alwuys dresspd us were the sailors of the period in striped Jerseys, and wearing red woolen caps, and are seen rushing feverishly hither and thither to carry out the commands of the cho1< rio giant of a captain, All the reports, too. agree us to the style of the ship, all wood, very high In the poop, and other*detlls In perfect accord with the ships of the late ltlth century. The Flying Dutchman was seen during the greut war by the entire crew of a llritlsh ship about a hundred miles east of the cape. "We wore homeward bound," said one of tho eyewitnesses, "and the sea was perfectly calm, and we were vainly trying to pick up a breese. It was towurds evening when daylight was giving place to dusk. Almost suddenly on the bow side appeared | u iiirjc woouen ship with the hindmost part of her hull very high, of the build of a bygone century. "nut tho weirdest purt of It was that she was being tossed up and down like a cork, straining her every timber to muke headway, and plunging us though in the teeth of a tleroo gale. We could see the crew In a perfect frenzy currylivg out the orders of a huge man wh? WU# evidently the captain. "There wftg no sound, but suddenly a vivid Hash of blue lightning wcrm. ed to play around her topmast, and at the same instant the vessel d sappoured as though It had been wiped from the surfuce of the oceun. 'I he next day our ship was torpedoed and most of the orew drowned." It is said that the Flying Dutchman appears only to the crew of a vessel that Is doomed. The crew of a IJuteh ship, the Idly, told a tale very similar to the above, she havlnir nni-nnnlopi..l ?" ..V-., ship nenr tho capo, and the next day the Lily was wrecked In n terrible storm and all nhoard, save four of the crow, were drowned. The east coast of England Is haunted by the apparition of a ship totally different from the Flying Dutchman. She has been seen off Croiner and the Yorkshire coast. She Is quite a modern vessel, but her masts, rigging, sails and hull are encrusted with Ice and frost, long icicles hang from her rigging* and she plows her way through a mass of Ice floes. Many phantom ships, too. have been j seen off the coast of Cornwall and the cast coast of Scotland. The Black Lugger Is a weird and terrible apparition thnt haunts the Scottish roust. As her nnme ImplU's, she Is a lugger, though her hull nnd masts are of the ordinary kind, all her sails are made of crape, black as soot. She sails slowly and steadily straight iini'>?(i nno witnout the slightest sound | or divergence from her course and passes through any other vessel that may tie in her way. To nee the somt?er Hlack hugger, as In the case of j the Flying Dutchman, means disaster and tiad luck, often death, overtakes those who encounter the weird ghost of the ocean. \o flue to Krpress Hnbhers. Kfforts of the nirhlnnd county nuttiorities to apprehend the partlra vho threw the safe from 'he express car of train No. 36 near KtOlnns, 10 miles north of Columbia, Inst Thursday morning. have thu.? for resulted n failure. The express messenger reported that two men entered the car and overpowered him and after securing severnl hundred dolluts which was not in the safe, they threw the safe from the car. evidently expecting to dynamite It later In the dav and secure the contents, nbout J16.000. Their plans v/e?<? upset by the crew of a passing freight who sow tve safe lying beside the trae?: and recovered It In time to prevent further loss by the express company. 0 f*>IW * VI IOB1 GRADED SCHOOL NOTES. l'an-nt-Teacher Club Ulvitt Delight- . ful Entertainment. Lush Thursday evening the Parent Teachers' club delightfully entertalni eu the teachers of the graded school ,?i in lvform.il r?cet*tlon In the n?'W l school auditorium. The teachers and | the trustees of the school, with their wives, formed the receiving line to > ? gutsis bh mey arrived. so | that all might become acquainted. During the evening an Interesting j musical program was rendered under [ the leadership of Mrs. F\ K. Ardrey. Miss I cy Ftali i*ni Oeorgo F11'l. tto freshments of sandwiches, coffee, salted peunuts and mints were served by the members of the domestic science classes. More than a hundred parents and friends of the school were present to enoy the occasion. Thursday. November It, Armistice day. was observed by the school bv having a half holiday, with appropriate exercises In chapel at noon. The Rev. W. It. Ttauknlght conducted devotional exercises, the school sang "America, Superintendent Strlbllng read a poem. "The Fool." by Hubert W. Service the primary grades sang two patriotic songs. Mr. Rauknlght made a short tnlk on the significance of the day and the exercises were closed with the song. "The Star Spangled Banner." DEFENDS JAYBIRD. Correspondent Replies to Recent Article |n "Hie Times. Kdltor Fort Mill Times: The writer of this letter hns been too busy to reply earlier to the nrtlclo In a recent Issue of The Times written by Mr. Smythe with reference to the Jaybird. 1 wish to say a few words In defense of this very valuahte bird. Hlrdologlsts now give the Jay credit for destroying a great many Injurious Insect pests, principally of the weevil vnrlety. He will eat cotton boll weevils. and f have personally observed him getting the weevil larvae out of acorns, nnd he will sit on a pecan tree n Inn* l?t ? _| - ai the home of the bride's parent!*, Mr. and Mrs. J. P, Harris. in Pleasant Valley, when their eldest daughter. Miss Kdna. became the bride of J.eonard E. Wood of Spartanburg. Tho llfv. W. It. HaukntRht of Port Mill om<dated. The home was attractively decorated for the wedding. with quantities of chrysanthemums used In conitdnattou with ferns and smllax. Just before thp ceremony. Mrs. J. W. Rims. Jr.. and Mrs. Ft. Klrven. acrompnnled b;.' Mrs. S. E. Flalles. rendered "At Dawning" nnd "I'ntll.". The wedding march front "I?ohenRrln" was played by Miss Ktta Sklnper. Nancy HarrN, little daughter of Mrs. Agnes Harris, was ring bearer. The bride nnd bridegroom entered together, the bride wenrtne her roInr-awnv suit of midnight blue trlcotlne, with Kollnskv cape, brown hat. and corsage of bride roses nnd orchids. miring the eeremonv Mrs S R. Pnlles rendered "O Promise Mo " The eeremnnv wns followed hv a reception attended bv a large number of relatives and friends of the bride and bridegroom. Immediately after the eeremonv. Mr. and Mrs. Wood left for Spa*-*0*'- % burg, where they will make their home. .. v...... miiuiiH n>r II l-lllllH'B lO KC the weevil larvae as It cute Its wny out of the nut and <lrops to the ground. And when you aee the Jny sitting close around the oak trees he la hulling the acorns to get the little white worms Inalde, and while he mav tenr the end of an ear of fresh corn he Is not after corn, hut after the worm we have all noticed embedded among the grains. Almost every housewife has noticed In shucking roasting ears a groan sort of worm eating the grain. Well, that's what Mr. Jay Is after. There should he a law pnased bv the T'nlfed States government making It a felony to kill nil birds excent English sparrows and huzznrds. Onlv heathen and fools murdar our sweet song blr.'s and our Insect destroying birds. To Mexico thev tench the children that birds sre nlaced here hv the Creoior to he loved and honored and that bird murderers can never gat to TTanvon. And vat our churches send missions Reports of the first quarter's work are being given out this week and nu honor roll Is being prepared which will he ready for publication next week. The Catawba Idterary society was rt organized Wednesday with the students of the high school us members. Yancey Potts was elected president. Mary Bnuknlght vice president, Virginia Barber secretary and treasurer and Earle Steele censor. The society will meet every two weeks, rles to Mexleol It must make the Almighty lauvh for some of our church choir singers to sing "Nearer My Ood to Thee" and "I Never Invert Jesus As Now" while their hats are adorned with bird wings and feathers. The heathen African women wear cow horns and hoofs In their ears nnd nose, which Is Just about on par with our women's bird bills nnd feathers on their hats. Ah T unit' before McjIpo Is nllvp with t>or? 111iful sonirhlrds nnd their sonps nnd henutlful plnmnKe help to mnke the eves of their maidens bright with love nnd hnntdnens nnd mrikf Mexico the lnn?l of hirds and music *>n<| ?-wopt tronlr contentment And If wo love our liven nnd want oontent'oent *?nd vnlne th? future htnt>ln"? nnd nrosnerltv of venerations lo tiori let n? khvc tho birds nnd value their lives "? opr n?vn. Hon I M. I .pi?. Fort Mill. N'ov. 1R. i m + * Mks Isliia Hurrls Married. A marriage <?f Interest to mmiy Fort Mill nnd Pleasant Volley people | took place lust Wednesday evening