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MM 11 f i 4 ' V -?==_=__ Established 1891. THOMAS SERVICES doSE. Many Unite With tTliuif lies of Fort Mill as Result of Meeting;. > The special services which had been conducted by the Rev. Trigg A. M. Thdtnas, D. D.. of Kansas City. Mo., In the Fort Mill Presbyterian church during tho past two weeks were concluded with a union service Sunday night at which the church was filled. Dr. Thomas left Monday morning for Hluff City, Tenn., where he will spend the* holidays with relatives, and his singer. \W. Q. Waltermlrc, also left for his ftioine in Birmingham, Ala. During the 12 days Dr. Thomah was in Fort Mill he conducted 4 7 services, including four at the cotton mills and several at the homes - Whero cottage prayer mcotings were hold. Ho received C6 yceorded declarations for Christ from non-church members who will connect themselves with one of the three churches In Fort Mill; 18 from church members whose membership Is elsewhere but will move their membership to the Fort Mill churches, and 5>5? vows of reconsecratlon from church members. Last Sunday morning 20 persons .were received into the Presbyterian - Cihurch on profession of faith and nf.ne by affiliation, and a number of others arc expected to Join at the service next Sunday morning. >La?t Sunday afternoon a service was held especially for men and boys at wkich every seat in the church was filled to hear Dr. Thomas dis cuss the subject of his sermon, "The Meanest Man in |Fort Mill. After naming Cain. ICsau and Saul as the meatiest men in the Old Testnment i and Judas, Ananias and Pilate as '.the meanest New Testament ehur. acters. Dr. Thomas . preached what mtany considered one of the strong?cst sermons ever delivered front a '.Fort Mill pulpit, in which hojdo scribed "The Meanest Man in Fort ..Mill" as the man who would have .nothing to do with the churches and BCVWod at religion. In the midst of the sermon Or. Thomas rt moved his coat, vest and collar to bo better chic to describe In fitting language, he said, the man at whom his remarks were directed. At the conclu. sion of the sermon a score or more men walked up to the chancel arid announced their intention of uniting .with the church. - At the concluding service Sunday night, short talks were made by the Rev. J. W. H. Dyches, Th. D? pas,'or of the Fort Mill Raptist church, 1 the Rev. W. R. Raukaight, pas ttv of St. John's Methodist church. Or. Dyches stated that when the proposition of inviting Dr. Thomas to hold the meeting at this particular time wns first set forth ho doubted tho *fisdoirt of it, owing to the possible disagreeable weather and to the ' Christians season, but he was now# quite willing to admit that lie was jEfe^vlvrong. as tho meetings have been $8?v' an undoubted blessing to the town ^TVnnd the eoniniunlty generally. A record wns made by the two " 'Win One" clubs, known as "White" and "Gold," the one having received ' 181 points qnd the other lfiO. A re!?)0t?<?f ;the-*iiw etlngs for tho yountc "people has boon the reorganization ' of the Young people's Society of ^Christjan Endeavor. the officers of which nre Brlee D. Oulp president. Miss Norn Hamilton vice president. Miss Lucy Fish secretary. Miss Clarolene Curothcrs treasurer. There : nre five standing committees of the j society as follow*: Program. Bruce H. Stribling. #?hnlrman: prayer moet' leg. Price D. Gulp, chairman, look< out. Miss Mnrgerle Mills, chnirninn; ? social. Miss Horothy Bergstrom, chnlrman; social and sick visitation, 1 Miss Ethel Armstrong, chairman. SELECTION OF FHVIT TREES. It has generally been tho custom Tor most of us to purchase our fruit trees from an agent, who always elnSms to represent some reliable nursory company. In some cases he may bo honest in his statements anil the txocs may bo all right, but in many instancesi these nocalled agents nro only agents of the devil who sell worthless Vrtock at a fancy price. After the horse is stolen there is no use locking the stable door. Avoid these agents and ileal only with reliable nurseries which cannot afford to sell trees that are not what they arc claimed to be. There nre many good nurseries in the United States. One may obtain the names of them by writing the horticultural department at Olemson college. Not only will the horticultural department furnish a list of these nurseries, but will gladly give any other additional and worthwhile information concerning varieties suited to 'one's selection, when and how to iplant, etc. i Moat of us make the mistake of I planting our trees too close together. I -thereby decreasing the vitality and I ability of the trees to produce fruit. Plant your peach, cherry and plum I trees at least 20 feet from any tree. I Apples and penrs require a greater distance?about 30 feet. After you huve planted your trees he sure to prune and spray them B regularly. Many fine young fruit trees have hecn set out to die ffont neglect. Such a condition la a cnmc . although It may not bo considered H such In the eyes of the law. A negH lected orennrd breeds disease ahd ^B I* sects which, after having ruined these trees, flock over to the care- | ^B fu neighbor's orchards and cause j ^B him undue trouble and loss. Next week will be published in The Times a list <>f varieties fruits ^^B suitable to the homo orchard of this I locality. M. R. 8. j "HE F v ' * MOTOR VEIIIC IE FEES. Highway Commission -Announces Limine to Be I'uid Hie State. Before Janur.ry 31.' 1921. owners of automobiles in . Smith Carolina j must register their cars with.the ; State highway departi ne-nt for payment of lieenso fees for one year. The Legislature of 1920 changed the basas of fees fro ri the ratc?l horsepower to the w? tight of cars and fixed tlie license fees at a range of from $0 for ? cars not exceeding 2.000 pound!) in weight ' (cars of tlie Ford class) up to ?1S j for cars running from 4,B'?0 to f?<800 J pounds, while trucks t nngo from j ft 1.25 tog or.e ton. with pneumatic! 1 ^lres, up to $3 50 for six- ton trucks | with pneumatic tires. will lie increased cliarges are made for all trucks J using solid tires. In order that owners of ears may i ascertain tlie weight which) will be .j ? 1I-- - - ? *' ?^w|/ivu iui i it u various nuuses 01 |i cars, the highway department has ,1 prepared and is circulating si pamphlet containing the mancfa<cturcrs' > weights of practically all cars in general use in the State. Thea e pamphlets are in the hands of clerks of court, sheriffs and all jeuto.ltobile dufilors. These have also on hand a supply of blanks for applications 'j for license. The following Is the scH-edulO of | license fees as fixed by tlic 1. ;gls- I lature: Automobiles. Class A?t'p to and including 2.D00 pounds, $6. ? Class II?From 2.000 pounds' up to and including 2,500 pounds, $S. Class C?From 2.000 pounds up "to and including ii.Ouo pounds, $10. Class D?Front it.000 pounds up 'to and including 3,500 pounds. $12. Figs* K?From 2,500 pounds up 'to and including 4,500 pounds, $14. Class F?From 4.000 pounds tip "to and including 4,500 pounds, $16. Class 05?From 1.500 pounds tip to and including 5,000 pounds, $ 1S. For each additional 500 pounds an additional fee of $2 will bo chargi ?*1. Any car weighing more than 5.0<?o pounds will bo classed "tJ" with the additional fee stated. Separate application must bo ntadVc for each car. * . Trucks. Class li?Not exceeding, one ton capacity, pneumatic tiros, $11.25. Class I?Not 'exceeding one ton capacity, solid tires. $16,0?0. Class .T?Kxeeedlng one ton, up to and including two tons. pneumatic tires. $22.50. Class K ? Kxceeding one ton. up t?? and including two ton*, solid tiros. $$??. Class I*?Exceeding two tons, ui> to and including three tons. ptteumntic tires. $15. Class M?Exceeding two tons, up to and including three tons, soJid tires. $on. Class X- 'Excpding 'here tors, up to and including four tons, pneumatic tiros. $75. Class O?Exceeding thr'eo tons, tip . to md including four tons, solid tires $100. Class I'?Exceeding four tors, up to and including five. tons, solid tires. $200. Class P?Exceeding, five tons, up to and including six, tons, pneumatic tires, $1*7.50. Class P?ExeeedVr.g fl\*e tonn, up to and including si'x tons, solid tiros. $250. Class P?Exceeding six tons, pneumatic tires. $202.{(<l. Clu? P?Exceeding six tons, solid tires, $250. Trailers. Class T?$5 p'us an additional fee of $2 for every thousand pounds or fraction thereof of loading capacity. Poolers. Class X?$2 5 for tlio first make of motor vehicle sold and $15 for ! ouch additional ivnke sold. Ifolorcjt le Healers. Class Y?$25 * for the first make r>f motoreyolc sold and 5! i ror eaeh additional make sold. Class Z?for each motorcyolo. IV l.IFK'S I.OMILY 1*1.AC13. Mrs. Taylor Sees H(?|h' ami IVacr In ' Her Surroundings. However. Formerly when we pictured life's lonely places wo thought of the lighthouso keeper, the solitary shepherd or the soldier on ;?"!;i?*d_ Today one of the loneliest of life's lo..? ly places is filled i.y a worn an. llefore her front ?l?ior 1 tv aercj- of era' es, at hor hack floor lie the erutT bled walls of a town. I*, is not only a lo tely place, l*. Is a eonstnnt reminder of death, broken hearts, etc; olutlon. Sueh a work would try a man's | heart, hut >'; ?. Lul:u Friek Taylor of Ohio vees hope and pence In her flatly fnri'otindlngs, for she is a woman with a .vision beyond the sorrows and disappointments of today. Her "Job" Is to make a resting place for American! mothers who come to visit the proves of their sons in the remotery at Bony. France* .Khe lives in a tiny hut at the cemetery gates, one est* nhliahcd l>y the American Red Cross and the Y. W. I C. A. There she he^ns those Amerl- j can mothers who need to know i 11 hout triunB. haggs.go and other , rentiers requiring *n knowledge of j French, which most Americans do not possess. More than that sfie g'ves heT ealler a eut? of tea. she arranges for the tnling of photo- ' cranhs. sh? t.nrns a loving shoulder for her guest* to weejo upon, cncour- j ngtng nnd soothing, and finally ; watching her guest d-opnrt niV>re reconciled than when 9 he came, more willing to look upon those acres of crosses as a heautifiO field of white j. lilies. j , | t "i V - * ORT? FORT KILL, S. C., TH UR8I NEWS OP YORK COUNTY. Cnitcnt llrms of Oencrnl Intel t>t Prom tin* Yorkvllk* Enquirer. While a nQniber of rural scho<?1* were closed for the Christmas holl| d:\ya on Friday, most of them wl 11 not close until! Thursday, Supcrin Undent of Education Carroll said" Monday. Christmas tree entertainments are to be held at a number of the schools this year as usual. l?oul>tless many of the readers of The Enquirer who know Mlsj Mary Lcsslie, a missionary of the A. K P. chirch to India, will be interested to learn that Miss L>esslie arrived at Columboa, India, on December 7." said Saturday a friend of the missionary. Miss L.esslie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lesslle of U-.ess lie. Announcement was made Saturday that the Cannon Manufacturing .company and the Necly cotton mills ; Avould be closed until January 3. The ! ixtckmorc cotton mill, it is understood. will close op Thursday for Christmas, but operations will bo resp.mcd on the following Monday. It is understood that the Scaly * nd Tavoru mills will lesume operations on January 3, with a reifo lion of 20 per cent in wages of ciup/.yet8. A 15 per cent cut was aunoui. n\l by these manufactories several*, wticks ago. Thetv was a narrow escape from. , a serloos tragedy ut the court house j corner about 10 o'clock Monday morning* when a heavy truck loaded with bi'UVel coining down Congress street came in partial collision with JIM Ill .....Ml.II.. In .nl.li.1. Mn 'l>I.m... .. .. i' F. Ale Dow and teis daughter, Miss j Margaret. wcro emuing out ot West j Liberty street, Boca rise both tlio au- I loutobiic and truck were under good : control and ut slow speed the duiu- I ago w.is slight. I ttin convinced," sold Dr. J. B. J Vinson of Hock Hdll the other lay in talikng of the plun have the ' farmers p? titlon the bunks not to advance money to any farmer who would not agree to reduee cotton 5t? per cent in l'Jiil," that the plan Is new our only hope. 1 u.in hoping tho petitions are going to be freely signed in every school district in the tviunty and all over tho State and t.'ae cotton belt. If tho farmers of this cc'unty don't sigh thorn freely, then 1 loi* ono am going to otcp down and out of the eotiou association. If the fan ??ers would rather pursue a policy < ?f every man for himself and root hog or die. why, all right. 1 can star.i.'. it as well as aijy of them/' Thci hunk teihtr 'in u certain York count;i* bank was talking about illitri.icy tiie oilier day. Said lie: "You'I 1 doubtless be surprised to hear i ie say it. but it is u fact never! hides? liuit. luorc colored persons bctv.'e. a tiie ages of say, 18 and 25, v\ ho eo'ino- to ilie iank with checks cither tor deposit ot to* have them ashed can write tlickr own indorscment o. * the hack than can white petiole. 1 have been observing the matter , !or many l.'aonths now. At first ; M tough' surely tiirre is not as many i . I.cinto whites as there arc negroes hf ..g the younger people, hut cart ful count h as proved it to my ov.u satisfaction.v W'liiic last Saturday's business anionic tivcnl merchants was about the dul'ost pre-e-hris tmas Saturday known in years, 'Mirisnmas trade began t<? sbow evidence of picking up Monday and scv? rnl merchants to .vhom vfMinrtn ? t nll/od ?nnrn big gave it uh their opiuloti Jbut t'hristmas Inning would, be materially increased between now amd Friday fv rr.ing. I low ever, they (lo not expect ;us large a volume of Christmas trade as was the case last year, and while they iinve oiu hand udoquab stocks of Chrlatmaa goods these sim ks are not up* to he) last yc.r's in voiume. The homo of ltol:ert ML Lindsay, a well known I tether.da toiwnship farmer. living some distances front Mct'uniii llsvillp, was destroyed by fire o'- n..djt r.aincd origin ;arly Friday evening. In addition to the residence, household off cots, an outhouse. automobile and the seed front three bales of cotton were consumed ;t?y the flames. Lnsnraiurff In tune mini of $1,500 waii enrrbed on the dwelling and $.1*10C? on the auminobile. The flics, however, entailed a property loss of several thousand dollars. Fat \V. Maior, well known fanner of itock Hill, who moved to tliat ctafty from Anderson about a year ago. Is reported mis. ing from his home ttttd relatives fear that, some accident or possibly foal play has befallen hlr. i. Mr. Major left his home last Tuesday for Andorson a;.*! from thorv went to Shell jv, X. O.. being/accompanied by S. W. PiLrrlsh and G. Williams. < Mr. the return trip when j the car reaehed King's Mountain, N. lie imnniini'ftil lilvi Intention of * going {<> Chat*!oHc\ to confer with an j attorney, regu riling th< business tliau , carried him 1i? Shelby That was tlio \ last that his eonipac ions heard of hint. AccordlrtfT to a .'report preaching J. I*. Major, n Rook Hill' relative, a traveling man < Inlinfl to have seen Mr. Major tn ItlrmlnKham. Ala., last Thursday afternoon, but did not converse with him.* Relatives and , friends are vwry -much alarmed about hint. * The first annual banquet of the J Tom Hall Hoards, Poet Mill military company, Is to be heltl In tho armo- . iv ncyt Monday evening at 8 o'clock. A splcnid rrnmu will lis a. fohture of j tlto banquet, at xvh'Jch a numcbr ^ of short, speeches wll| lie mad? hy , gu? MsVoi tho comf* xnT. Including , Capt. Jennings White tind. Capt. Dozier of Rock llill. , & . ? " ' ; -' V Aojl ' >AY, DECEMBER 23, 1920. MASONIC TERM FA PIjAIXKR. Makiiuc "a Miinoii nt Sight" GcneralIjr' Misunderstood. Noticing a day or two ago the nows item from Spartanburg in one or the dally papers announcing *hat tthdiop AV. A. Guerry of the Episcopal church, diocese of South Carolina, soon .was tcv- be made "a Mason at sigh.'" by the grand master of the grand .lodge of South Carolina, a Fort Mfil member of the order, coin.inoncing upon the announcement, said that the general public and many Masons themselves wet# under a misapprehension of what it\ meant to' be made "a Mason at sight." "It docs nor mean said tlit Fort MfJl man. "tha.t the person selected for the high honor becomes ;? Alason by being told by the grand* master *. haf he is a member of the frn ivi lut.v ill uy III'IJIK VII ?*nj rwi v v/* Masonic recognition before he' has tnke i the degrees in .the blue lodge just as other Masons iinve. Mv inforn.ntion is that those Thus honbrcd are given the blue lodge decrees without haying had to submit the usual application for membership in the lrder. To tie made 'a at *igh.' is ;tn honor seldom conferred and it is that Rishop Gu'Tiy will have ^ distinction of being Tl>e Tirst nflP in the Ions history of the rrnnd ?dge of this State selecte 1 for the .honor. Some years ago l>res dent Tafl was made 'si Mason at s clit,' and he is the isist man. so far u< I am informed, to be given the honor In America." "Speaking"'of Masonry," contsr.in J the *ort Mill man. "there is .1 iav .'i? Soutjt Carolina under which any negro caught wearing a Masonic emblem may he arrested and soverolv deal, with if convicted. .!! may be finei! from to $1,000 or sent to the State penitentiary fo.* from HO days to one year. Subdivision ? of section 285 of the criminal code of South Carolina reads is follows: "JAny person who shall wear a badge, button, or other emolcm, or sliaP use the name, or elm in to lie oieti ber ' an> benevolent, fraternal, social, humane, or charit-itdo hrganizatlon which is entitled tc? Uie exclusive use of star It name and emblems under* s-rc??di vision I of this section, cither ir '>?. identical form nr in ufirOi niwr . osiail Ili'iUCC thereto us to l>e a colorable .Imitation of such emblems and name, unless entitled to t'O so under the Jaws, rales and regulations of such organization, shall he guilty of misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall he punished by a fine of not less than $ 100 or more than $1,000. or imprisonment in the State penitentiary for not less than 30 days or more than one year.' " MliS. MAHY A. MEACHAM DI'.AD. .Mother of Messrs. \Y. It. ami S. h. Mcaclinni Pusses Away. Many Fort Mill people and others were grlevod last Friday to hear of the doath at the Hnptist hospital in Oolu nbiu of Mrs. - Mary Anne Mem ham, widow of Dr. Thomas It. M each am anil mother of W. It. and S. L?. Mcacham of Fort Mill. Mrs. Meacham's death occurred at 3:30 o'clock Friday, morning following a short illness. All of her children. including Mrs. Edward S. Heaves of Union and I>r. Thos. It. Mcacham of Greenwood, were at her bedside when the end came. The body was brought to Fort Mill Friday eyeniitg and Interred beside that of her husband, who died about 13 years ago, Saturday afternoon in the city cemetery. The funeral son-Ices were conducted at the home of her son. S. I,. Meacham. on Tom Hall streel, by the Rev. J. W. II. Dyches. pastor of the Fort Mill Itaptlst church, of which Mrs. Meacliain had bceti a member for many years. Dr. Dyches was assisted in the \ servW-o by the Kev. Trigg A.- M. Thomas of .Kansas t'ity. Mo., the Rev. J. It. Riac!;, pastor of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church, and the Rev. W. R. Hank night, pasjor of St. John's Methodist church. The funeral services were attended by a large number of friends and relatives of the family from Fort Mill rfnd other sections of the State. Mrs. Mcacham was almost S3 years of age and had spent most of her long life in Fort Mill and across the Jlno at Pineville, N. C.. whence snc came to Fort Mill about 30 years ago. She was born in Mecklenburg county. N. C\, on Jaguar** 19, 1838. and was married to Dr. Meacham on November 13. 1863. Mrs. Meacham was the eldest of five children, two brothers and two sisters, and survived them all. She is survived by three sons and one daughter. a nu.-iiJvr of grondehlldren and one greatgrandchild, besides numerous other relatives. ? For several years Mrs. Mcachnm had made her home with her dnugh tor. Airs. Heaves, in Greenwood-, but was a frequent visitor at the home of iier sons in Fort Mill. She wrs an indulgent mother', a good neighbor -iwl a devoted Christian whose death Krcntly deplored. Oerrjj? Pettus of Hartford. Ark., aiTivs' n Fort Mill Monday to upend .vo weeks^wlth his sif ter. Mrs. W. IT. Jones, near town, after an abseneo of 64 years front thin community. As a little hoy Mr. Pettws was taken hy his father, the late Geo. H. Veitus. with the other members of the family, to Arkansas, v here ho has since made his home. Mr. Pet tun* father before leavifiR South Carolina, ?nld his farm to the late Z T. Hallos, wlio ljved on the place up to the time of 111* death, a few years ago. f . v \ " T. . * ' V 'J ' - J'jJ'.U Times \ j "JACKSON IS ADVANCING." John listen Cook in "Surry of Englo':! Nest." October, 1865. The great form ^f Jackson lias disnppeared fro.-n the stage. What re- ' mains but a cold and gloomy then- i tor, from >vhich the spectators have , vanished, whore the lights are i-\ tinguishod. and darkness has settled down upon the pageant? I other souls of lire, and valor, and ' unshrinking nerve wcr left, but the < linger of Fate seemed to mark out; with As bloody point, the name of i Chancellorsville, and the iron lips to unclose and mutter, "Thus far, rto further! With the career of this < man of destiny had waned the strong.h of the South?when he fell, i the end was in sight. Thenceforward as good lighting as the world I ever saw seemed useless, and to at- i tain no result. Even the soldiership i of Ia> ?sueii soldiership us renders famous forever a race and an epoch | ?could achieve nothing. From the day of IMianeollorsville, the battle- < Hag, torn in so many glorious en- 1 ; counters, seemed to sliino no more j in trie light of victory. it drooped i upon its staff, however .defiantly at I times it rose?slowly it descended. I It fluttered tor a moment amid the i fier\ storm of Gettysburg, in lite- | woods of Spottsylvania, ami on the i hauls of the Appomattox; but never again did its dazzling folds Haunt < proudly in the wind and burn like a i bene >n light on victorious fields. It was natural inat the; army should connoel the declining fortunes of the i grea Hag which they had fought \indt r with the death of him who ; had rendered it so illustrious. The font: of Jackson had vanished from i the H't'ite; that king of battle had i drop,ad his sword and desoojied >. ir.to the tomb: from that moment j the star of hope, like the light of victory, arc mod to sink beneath ebon j j ciuui.s. The lo-ru had gone down in j i tin- bloody mill' of battle, and the I torn ni bore us away! - | In i hat deliricnt which immediate!; precedes death, he Rave his ' ortlc s as on the battlefield, and was ' disti icMy heard, directing A. 1*. Ilill ' to " n M?arc for action'." iitit these ' clouds soon passed?his eyes grew 1 ealn; .tgrain?anil, murmuring, "bet us trow over the river and rest under th ? shade of the trees!" he fell I back and expired. ! Su h was the death of this strange man. To me he seems so great that ! all \ oials fail in speaking of hiin. Not in this poor page do 1 ^ittempt , a c'aaracteriza .on of this king of bnttoi; l speak no further of him? ! but 1 loved and shall ever love hint. 1 A body hild in state in the eapitol at I iiT.i, a.i. the collin wrapped in : the 111 CI- w'l'ln f.ilils nf I III. iii.U'Iv ' j uric ' < ''Hi fe derate flag;' a great j pr< < s i-1:v ii..i ip.;- to the strains of "''.'lit i'.i.d ,\l ,;rch," behind the j lv ar i ant! the wa.r horse of the 1 deafl -obiter 1 At ail tnit?<>, everywhere, the Past una s imo t lie Present, and possess -< it. As 1 awake at morning, . the e. urmiir of the river breeze is the "'i\v roll of drums from, the forest : oisder where the camps of in- j fan l' y r,re a roused "by the reveille. In 1 < moonlight nights, whet all is , still, ; sound conies, borne upon the brcc: . fi oil some dim land I seem to hi - r the buttles. In the thunder of ; i K storm I hear the roar of artil y. K\ i now, as (tie glory of the sunli,:ht fa!) on the ureal landscape of fill a.id forest and river, a tempest Rati is on tie shoies of the Itappahar. >< );. The sunlight diss pp. | rs. sue!. *i in by tTie black and threaten! i c!i uds whieli rweep from the far h< ri'.o :; a 'gigantic pall seems | f'o-.v'y to descend -upon the land imp . l>uJ moiiicnt since so beau' tifill and smiling; the lurid lightnar: fii? k? r l.Ue < ni'-U tongues id' fluid . ami, as these fierv serprents ' J pl IV ! !>;' : I- boil V.J IS", a mighty wine ..lis.-.- swells, and roars till t broil r a the spehulid foliage of the forr.-;. where the year is -lying on its < >ui 'i of Tdoi d. T1 < is only r. storm you may say, perhaps?to t e, it Is more. Look! t ho e vnrlegat *<1 colors of the autun r 'caws a 'o the flaunting banners of an army drawn t p tin r. i. ] lire of h-ittle, i nd about to charge. Lis t o! that til lrtitur of the Iiapp.'ihtippoek is the shuffling sound of a pre;: i column on its march. llusli! t';i n> is the bu le!?atul that rusli- ' in,' wind in Hie trees of the forest s 'he charge of Stuart and his ! I orseiuon! llov the hoofstroken ' tear along! how the phantom horsct o-.n shout as Hi y charge' how the I ghost of Stuart rules! See tli-> b'Mii'.cr; yonder, where tlie 1 I line of battle is drawn up against |' I !he autumn wood- ?how their snlen- j' j (liil f!o!?i's hum, how they flaunt | and wave anil ripple in the wind? 1 nrou 1 an defirn'! Is that distant 1 f?K11* *" on a horse th" man of Port llojinli'tc and Chancoliorsvllle, with his old yellow cap. his ilinRy coat. ' his iilrrcl"? ryes?and Is that humming sound the cheering of the i "Foot Cavalry." as 'hev greet him" I.or>k how the leafy banners?red as though dyed in Mood?point for- , ward, rippling as they eonte! Pee that vivid daxzl'pr flush! Is it lightning or the glare of eannon? Hear that burst of thunder, like the open- 1 Ing roar of battle?.Tnrkson is advaneing A oulek hroh of the heart?a hand half reaching out to clutch tlie V'lt of the battered old sword on | the wall?then l sink back In nty | chair. It was only n dream! , V t. I 1 >. '? x ? SI.75 Per Year IJTT1.K l'Ol.K <?X STAG 12. Public School Primary Grades Give I'lciisiiij; Kntcrtuipiiciit. The entertainment Riven Tuesday eveninR by the primary" Rrades of the Fort Mill puldie school was well ittended and enjoyed by all. With nte exception the proRmni was Riven by the pupils of the first and second grades. The success of the enter i.iuniit-m is due largely la the efforts :>f Misses Minnie Harrison, Marie Mauney, Ktliel I .oft is. Amies I.ink mil Julia Armstrong. The pro^iaui ivns as follows: four souks l>v all the pupils; "A ljuarrel." I>y four hoys and four Kirls; two soni;s hy advanced first Creole; Japanese drill, in costume, by 12 little icirls; "The < >\vl Sojpr." illustrated by rA\v.w Mills; "Hobby ShafLoe," t>y Klcnnor Spratt, Tillie Black mid Harriet t'arothers. Two souks by tile second made eonipltcd the luoi;ra m. Tuesday eveniiiK following the exercises at tile school auditorium, the librh school students and teachers ware the Kuests of Miss Anderson iiiul the doniestle science classes In their rooms for a few minutes when ice cream was served. Ml then ....... <-< <<ui :i i' < i went alone. 'I' ' principal streets of t!?? ? town sintrinil Christmas carols. Monday niirht Miss Kdna Tindal mtertaiaed the ninth, tenth and 11th grades at the home of Mjs. I.. ,1. Mnssey with a < 'hrist mas party. I.ast Friday niuht the eighth jyrnde enjoyed a party at the home ol .Mrs. A. 1-. Parks. 'I'tiis party also was irtatmaal hy Miss Kdtta Tindal. Wednesday afternoon the intermediate tirades rave a slioi t <'hrist mas program with lite hijih sehtSol tndents as their miests. The program was followed hy a t 'hrist mas tree for the intermediate wades ilven hy Hie third, fourth an I fifth grades, tauuht Iiy Mis-.es Xolma i'hillips, Ksther Meaidiani, Thelm.i * 'tt. Ktliel Arinstrony and Carrie Sp?'iieer. The sixth and seventh tirades ettlyeil a Christmas tree i<% it i iniit Wednesday e\ ?-r.injr :il t; o'cloi'K ?vhich was arranged liy Misses I ? >? othy licrsstrom and t.'laiiili itc <'a rot hers. Ht'liiiol closed for the holiday U'ednesdny afternoon and will reo|>on the first Monday in the new year, January a. I.ast Friday afternoon the graded <ehool iioys played the 1'leasanl Valley se\tool foot hall team and worn rietorious l?y tin* score of L's to 0. ?, This was the first vcatiie of the season in lavrt Mill and the home noys ould not think of losiuKThe out-of-town teaehers are away spending the holidays at several different M e.- oo, , Kir, el 1 1 I 11II f? Will III' ii lils hiiino at 1 tichl.inil. Mls?j JOdnn Hilda 1 will ho wllli t^aflM-it Washington, I >. P.. Miss* VtyjliiX . 4i\vrcneo at Sharon. Miss 1' wjmKtl I la 11. MI < . X. P., Miss I'M111ii:i Attieretfl& <inl Miss Parrio Spencer in mS$St?%nil. Miss Pthel I.ollis at In J" rtieenville and Miss Mai i<?HMpB(iiWv with lur homo folk in Sin* inii'sNT si:i:u < ij m::m livi&ik . "AflPi IV. It. Itriidfnrd Not \;>pl.t Uhydiwi' Head id' llonso nr.imir?jffUS*rl Tin followinu item ? ig|BK Tdill't niitilher of daily papers In t^ jp^WnL lion l?y tin ir local eoi respond lwl?fvfB^\ W. of Port Mi\'^^n for hast of the and itj Shite InoV r? pveseiitntives. annonneod Id lit ' her of Ids tr-eiids here afl< i* I ii id i ny: from tli eo.ifei ne in V'M&ii* ' liii'ihia la.-4 Prid.iy called l>y nior Pooper to consider the 1 a\ situation that he wi.iild ind si oK if ippoinli.M :.t to t hi chairmanship of he ways and means eomioit lee at tin - ession of tin- liencr.il Assenildy to npi'ii on tlm 11th of next Janiiarv. Mr. ISradl'o.d ad.lid lli.it I. ilnd iioinj tlinm wei other applicants for tile chain.!:: 1 ;lnd Ii it. ' fai as lie v.as eoaei rued, they wore ivi Ictone to ii. ' 'flie eh i'.n.'.rns'd;i of tin ways and iiieai.s einimil.ee pract ica 11 > ' it i In 11.1 n 1 o ' ' in- lil< Ill 11 who ' filling ,1 and ie i' in position to aeroa.pieli | . t! for t he Mate al lar>,e or for t-e people h .s illlllie Fnm-i> i i-|in-.ii i:; s. 11 .Mi itruof"rd. "Ilis jolt ! ; ! > ier ill will Of I III' ?. III 11tee. II,. j rlisir;;od wiiii tl.e m rpnusil>iliIy of III UillK II.,' 1 ff ' Ill ppro|.i iiitio:. h'.ll w m l! <>r it meets Willi his iii?ll vi?111:11 views or not There ivero many items iii tin- n, r. 11 i~i:i Hon I 11 lor tliis y.'ii i< eo-ishliwed unwise iiiul uii'iee. ss:i :*y tiiul it' I hey 11 ;i <1 In i n I |( .. i; o' tV- I .ill n r-onsii|er;i l?Ie sum would h:iyo heon Wived the taxpayers of the Stale, lint, ns eliniriu.'i :i of the ways tin I means ? ominittee, rn.-toio fo cmI nolo Krl 111>* o;i Die" floor of the house, is other ehairni. n lit:ye hod to do in the past, :i||d nhoe'il,- th -tr adoption. I : h ill do in ;! inn < f i | i- I.In I again. At the eoming session of 'lie l.egl.'-lature, I purpose In vote for lighte.iinil of the tax harden sill down the line ajpl it ni.ikes no ?11 f fdrmr lo me whether it plenties [ ertiin olllee holder: in * h'.a or not. Wit fit I se-'l: e|eet ion to tlie I.eptHlatliro 1 eonie to the people of Yorit i-"U"ty for vol's ait'' d > or.i go to lite offiee holders I hare i t i?iind who h ive hod entirely too much to say ahout the amount of taxe-i ti<e people hsi\e to pay and otl-er leg'ls?latlon." ? ,