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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
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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
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?^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 , |
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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. , & . ?
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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.
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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
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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!
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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."
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