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C BANQUETS FOB. SOLDIERS.
lirat Annual Affair of Tom Hall
Guards Enjoyed by Many.
|A delightful affair of Monday evening
was the first annual banquet
> of the Tom Hall Guards. Fort brfill
' unit of the National Guard of the
tgaited States, In the company arm'
ofy for twqi oeere guests, including ,k
number from Rock HU1. and 76 or
3ore members' of the 'organisation,
le 'banquet was spread upon Ions
, tables and the men detailed to seo
that the wants of every one were
tftyPPlled from the excellent menu
'that had bten prepared for the bc|
cgston were freely congratulated
v upon the wa^" xln whldh thfelr duties
.* afore perforated.
{Tho guests were for the most part
'farmer service men who had 'done
; t^elr bit overseas %ln the World war.
, AtH fho speakers* of the evening
j. ' liaised the work done by the Fort
,RflU company aa a port of the 118th
rfglmcnt, 3ftth' division, arid expressed
the belief, that should the Toto
Hall Guards ever be calfed Into
>#rvlce and have the opportunity to
i^ow the mettle of which It Is made
;it would acquit itself with equal
v'cfedlt. "The adjutant general of
Bouth Carolina remarked to me a
ff\v days nko," said one of thespeakers,
"that no other n\iUtnry company,
.lii the Stute had as flno prospects as
tho Tom Hall Guards," now recruited
up to 100 men, <the maximum
strength allowed by tHe war department.
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. t Arthur C. Lytle, first lieutenant,
to whom much credit Is given for
the organization of the company,
was toastmaster of the evening. Following
a . few ' latvoductorv remarks
Mr. I-ytlo Introduced W. R. Bradford I
aa the first spaaker qf the evening.
lEears ago Mr. Bradford was a member
of the old Fort Mill company.
t George Fish, general manager of
tie plants of the Fort Mill Manufacturing
opmpany, made a pleasing
talk In-whlch toe referred to his boyhood
days in England and told how
tfl'thfMdd-M?- heart as it did other
yeuthful hearts of that day to see the
'Tomtcitee' come marching by In
ttytlP^^plck add span uniforms. Mr.
Fltah -said that It made a better man
Of any^ young fellow to be a member
of a military organisation. "The record
made by Fort Mill in the World
"TMwar lf?'Iniown-all over the country."
> A* said, citlpg^nstances of munufac- I
lurera-ln tho sfWth in conversation
With him having voluntarily referred
to what the community did In the
straggle against the Germans.
> Major "Lindsay McFadden of Rock
flUl, who went overaojig^aa the cap<iln
of the Hiirikjompany. told
of the pleasure it gaAw.nlin as a former
member of the 118th reglmeht
to be prosent at the banquet and to
agraln rub elbows with the' men he
bad seen .aenrvjefe with in Belgium
apd France. Major McFadden con
dfotulated the Tom Hall Guards upon
ita Soldierly appearance and Its pros?
pects for a career of usefulness and
then told Interestingly _of.the close
relationship of the Fort Mill and
Hock Hill companies as they wero
facing the enemy in Europe.
The next speaker of the evening
was Capt J. C. Dosler of Itock Hill,
distinguished veteran of the World
war, who. as a lieutenant with jtho>
Fort Mill company, initiated a successful
movement Mtstnut the Germans
for wraeh he wan "awarded the
.^jLv.-ccngj-esstenaK medal of honor, the
highest decoration bestowed by Jthe
'American government. 0a pt. Dpzter
referred feelingly to thoJmesaber* of
the old Fort Mill company who lost
their lives In upholding the country's
* cause and gave unstinted praise to
t" < the gallantry of Sergt. Thomas Hall,
who also was-awarded posthumously
the ^Sgaessional medal of Yiionor
and for whom the local company was
named. Capt. Dozler recenty has
been elected captain of > the Frank
Roach Guards of Rock Hill, another
military organisation which
has honored the memory of a local
boy who made the supremo sacrifice.
Thos. B. Spratt, former lieutenant
colonel of ll?th< infantry. 30th
division, tol0$t <ff the distinguished
work of th*"TOTf lwn l Company In
the World war, "According to tho
records, 'the 30th division made a
. name . for Itself overseas. To the
U*th regiment, of which 1 had the
honor to be one of the officers and
of Vhlch the Port Mill and Rock
Hill companies were units, must go
the credit, of first breaking through
the ttliVdenbiirg lino. Tho Fort Mifl
Company lost more men In killed and
woundod than any other; company in
the ,regV*\ent. It is beside the quest,*1fCtfk
of/hO ^jh-?llvtsi0* ;(tf *w
T0ra)^bBng the division,.tO bat-''
ter down the Hlndenburg line. After
.the 30th had broken through the
line, the New York dJvlsiSn ,got
through at anothor po'nt tee Aoari
later." Any claim to thMohrAfji
said Col. Spratt, was not worth considering.
Col. Spratt said the officers
j of the Com Half: Guards were duo
Jf rahch esedU for.."having put the. com-.
pany oh life faet in so short a time
i and ho Wa*s tfurs the record of tlie
I company Would not Be disappointing,
m Short talks also were made by Dr.
B 1. X*. ^pratt, Alderman J. Cv McElM
haney, whose wit brought forth
spontaneous laughter, Chpt. P. M.
B Made. JJ. Mnssey White.. Qol. W. H.
^B Nims, W. J. Cork of Rook Hill. U/
H U. Massejr. Mayor F, E. Andrey and
' Frsdorick Nims. Jr., captain of the
Tntn Hall Guards. '
JEJpv. C. J. Srhompson of Co j^^^^l^PSaach^t^cet^h*
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FORT MILL'S OLD INDIAN FORT.
I .Structure Begun for Catawba Indiana
by Colonial Gvrcntor.
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TO DISCUSS ACREAGE CUT.
Farmers of York County Will Meet'
Next Monday. ?
At the suggestion of the South
Carolina Cotton association. Govern-or
Cooper hns issued a proclamation
asking the people of the Stato to
meet at the various court houses
Monday, January 3, to decide whether
they will reduce their cotton acreage
59 per cent for 19211 The request
was originally made by the
American Cotton association and
similar meetings arc to be held over
the South generally on that day.
Figures taken from government
statistics. It is stated, showi that there
is a big amount of unapun cotton on
hands and that the one thing to do
to save the situation is to reduce the
ncredge next year.
Supplementing the call of Governor
Cooper, Dr. J. B. Johnson, president
of the York County Cotton association,
says "this will be the most
important meeting that has ever been
held in the various counties of the
rotton-growlng States, because It will
thh nrlnn a p nhAuf Af ahp
1920 crop as well as for the years to
come.
"Wo bog to insist upon the repEoscntntive
men of this county In all
lines, he he banker, morchant. teacher
or preachor, to meet with us and
help devise ways and means so that
we. In a safe,an sane way. may protect
the Interests of this Southland of
. ours."
The meeting will he held for the
accommodation of western York nt
the court house at 11 a. m., next
Monday and for the convenience of
the pc<ylc eastern York that afternoon
In the chamber of commerce
t oorna In Itock Hill at 3 o'clock.
BEST FRUIT TREKS.
Elst of Varieties Best Adapted to
Tills Section.
In last week's Issue of The Times
the writer .stated that he would furnish
a list of varieties of fruits suitable
to this section. The list presented
here is recommended 'by the
horticulturist at Clemson college,
who is an authority on fruits grown
in South Carolina. If the reader desires
further Information on the
subject, inquiries may be addressed
to the department of horticulture,
Clemson college. The fruits, plaritbyr
distances and varieties tollow:
Pears?30 by 30 feet; autumn,
Tv m'ffnr
Apples?30 by 30 feet; summer.
Enrly Harvest, Horse, June; autumn,
Delirious; winter, Stayman. Terry
Winter. Wlnesap.
.Cherries?20 by 20 feet; Early
Richmond, rout; . Montmorency, sour;
Tartarian, sweet.
Plums?20 by 20 feet; Climax.
Shlro, llurbank.
Poaches?18 by 18 (feet; MayJune,
Mayflower, Greensboro; JuneJuly,
Mamie Ross, Carman, Hello of
Georgia; July-August. Elberta, Burk
Cling; August-September; Solway,
Matthews; September-October, Elton's
Gold", Stlnson.
Kips?18 by 18 feet; Celestial, Magnolia,
Brown Turkey.
"* Grapes?18 by 30. feet; Muscadine.
Scuppcrnong, Thomas. James,
Grapes - Bunch, 8 by 10 feet;
early, Moore's Early, black; Brighton,
red; mid-season. Delaware, red;
Concord, h'eek; Niagara, white; late,
Catawba, red.
Blackberries?6 'by 4 feet; Snyder.
?, Dewberries?6 by 4 feet; Bucretla.
M. R. S.
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TTEFI.IX SEES HIGHER PRICES.
Senator Adyton* Farmers to Hold
Cotton and Plant None.
T^e advice which W. A. Winbum.
president of the Central of Georgia
railroad, extends to farmers of the
South, that .they sell their cotton und
philosophically nccept whatever losses
come to them In the transaction.
Is termed as ridiculous by Senator
Thnmnu Jf 14 nfl i n nf A lr? hn rtr r?
"Mr. Wlnburn," said the senator,
"evidently looks at the situation from
tlfu standpoint of transection. His
. arpumehU that any Cumber of hales
carried over will depress the next
year's crop Is absurd for the fact that
the next year's crop will not be onehalf
as great as this year's crop.
"There is no question hut that immediately
after the holidays the value
of cotton will materially increase.
It Is defintely concluded by Southern
producers to reduce their acreage another
year by half. There will not
bo sufficient cotton for tho requirement**
of the world. The price will
range between1 40 and 50 cents. #
i"lv addition to advising. farmer^
-to-Mold their cotton I would advise
them to produce no cotton next season.
: If that which Is in tho hands
ot the farmers today is held. It will
Ahrrlng perhaps $1 per pound, and will
''restttt In o profit as great as that to
Kn r?htr?4noH frnirt thrnd rrnnu nf nnr.
ntnl proportions."
Ll r>R. j. n. KLijoTT HOKOKKD.
' Glrctrd Worshipful Muster of Catnwbn
l-odgc No. M, A. F. M.
At the annual "communication last
Thursday evening of C-ntawlin lodge
No. 66. Ancient Free Masons of South
Carolina, officers to serve the lodge
for the coming year were elected as
follows: J. Ft. Klllott, worshU^ul
master; L. M. Massey, senior warden;
F. M. Mack, junior warden; A.
L. Parks."treasurer; C. S. Link, secretary;
W. H. Nlms. senior ilcacon; F.
It. Softer. Junior deacon; H. 1>. liarksjf
and it, F. Grier. Jr.. stowards;
J. ^ Utep tflsr. The Rov. J. W. 11.
1 I>whhs,*r?. 11., was appointed >haplalfl.
\FoliOjfing the election the offiicers
were installed in aecordanco
|with the cuatoui?of tho craft.
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The ohl Indian fort, one mile south
of Fort Mill, about which there la
a general lack of information, was
built in 1756-57 by order of Governor
Dobbs of the North Carolina colony.
The erection of tho fort was
under the direction of Lieut. Hugh
Wnddell of the British army, who
was then detailed for duty in-, the
North Carolina colony.
Thomas D. Spratt stated that he
had heard an old Indian squaw,
Saljy New River, say the Red Coats
bui't the fort several years before
the Revolution, whon she was a little
girl.
On December 21, 1756, ' commissioners
appointed for the purpose
by Governor D<^bbs recommended a
site for tho fort near the Catawba
nation. Four thousand pounds sterling
was appropriated for the erec- j
tion of the Fort.
I find in "Tho Conquering of the
Old Continent." by Archibald Henderson,
that Governor Dobbs stated,
January 20. 1757, "We are now
building a fort In the midst of their
(Catawbas') towns at their own request."
In May, 1756, King Halgler. a
chief greatly adored by the Cataw
bns, with 15 of the leading Catawbns
and 13 younger warriors, marched
through Salisbury and sought a
conference' with Chief Justice Henicy,
pledging their allegiance to
the English cause in case the settlers
were attacked by the French
or by the Northwestern tribes at the
instigation of the French emissaries.
They asked that a fort bo built near
their town for the protection of their
families. The fort was never completed.
After 1,000 pounds had been
spent upon its construction, the Ca*awbas
changed their minds and
wanted the governor of South Carollra
to build the fort.
The line between the two Carolina
s was not established farther than
the Pee Dee river, the lino from the
Pee Dee to the coast having been
established in 1738 under the administration
of Governor Burlington
of North Carolina. In 1772-73 CoU.
Thomas Polk, employed by Governor
Martin of North Carolina, extended
tfie boundary line westward.
The Catawbas' lands were left at
their request in the State of South
."^GnroJlna. This Is more probably the
cause of the irregularity in the State
lino than that the surveyors followed
a whiskey wagon. In those days
every farmor condensed his own surplus
corn?there was a Jug to be
found in every cupboard?but today
a whiskey wagon would be apt to
cause a surveyor's needle to vary a
little.
.'The Catnwbas were always loyal to
South CaroMnn and the settlers.
They have expressed with prldo that
the blood of the white man was not
'.loon the henrls nf the < fntnwhas.
They allied thomselvos with the set'lors.
helping the pioneers to repulse
the frequent attacks of hostile tribes.
The Co,tawhns often fought the Iroquois
on their own grounds In Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
I find in Washington's correspondence
mention made of the 27 Catawba
warriors arriving at Fort
Cumberland. Md.. when he was In
command preparing an attack on
Fort Puquesne during the French
apd Indian war; also several times he
mentions the Catawbas as being at
[Fort Loudoh. Pa.
T believe the Catawba chief. New
River, was given this name in the
rampaign against the Northwester^
Indians during Lord Dunmore's war
in 1774. The pioneers, of backwodsmen,
summoned by Lord Dunmore,
governor of the Virginia colony, assembled
at the Junction of the
Qrecnbrier and New rivers, that
form the Kanawha, which they
descended under the command of
Col. Henry Lewis. They followed
this river 150 miles through an
unbroken wilderness, drawing their
rations with their flint locks?the
venison and turkey ns the forest
in abundance issued them. They
had no salt, however, during the
three months that they were in this
back country, neither did they hear
a word from their homes on the
other side of this wilderness. They
met the Northwestern Indians at tlio
motith of the Kanawha where it enters
the Ohio.jind in one of the largest.
most extensive, stubbornly contested
hattlf* ever fought between
the white man and the red man defeated
them.
During the colonial wars French
intrigue and propaganda among the
Northwestern tribes caused them to
make many attacks upon the English
settlers and the Indians friendly
to them. Bancroft says, "History
li?nw? thn Cntnwbas chleflv as the
hereditary foe of the Iroquois tribes,
before whose power and numbers
they dwindled away."
In 1701 n party from the colony at
Charleston, headed by John Lawso"n,
that traveled into the unexplored
interior of the Carolina* passed
through a number of Indian
towns, the largest and most powerful
tribes being the Kadaupaw (Catawba)
and the Ksaw. He came
into these towns just after ha had
Itftsseil the town of the Waxhaws.
He stated that these Indians - were
subject to attack by skulking parties
of the Iroquois, who were mortal
enemies of all the Carolina Indians.
The customs of the Indians as
described by John Lawson and Adair
are .exceedingly Interesting. They
seldom saw a crippled Indian, never
a bald one. The Indian did not
wear any head covering, but kopt
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)AY, DECEMBER 30, 1920.
J. M. CHERRY DEAD.
Prominent Rock Hill citizen 111 Only
Two Days.
Following: an illness of only two
days J. M. Cherry, prominent citizen
Of Rock Hill, who had been identified
with the business ?Interests of
H<,t * * ~ " "
! ? ?? vnj mi mc nisi iu years, uted
Tuesday afternoon in a Charlotte
hospital. Recently he had been suffering
from erysipelas and was taker
to Charlotte Sunday night. The
funeral was held in llock Hill yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. Cherry was 63 years of age. He
was born in Chester county, but removed
to Rock Hill as a young man
& nd had since been prominently
Identified with the commercial life
of that city. He was the owner of
the Cherry farm, situated on the
public highway between Fort Mill
and Rock Hill. Some months ago
the farm was subdivided Into small
farms and building lots and sold at
public auction.
Mr. Cherry Is survived by his
-widow and two children. Mrs. A. 11.
Rynum of Rock II111 and Mrs. Jas. s.
Beatty of Winnsboro. and one brother,
Hon. W. J. Cherry of llock Hill.
RIVER RRHHiE UNCERTAIN.
York - Mecklenburg Structure May
Not Re Built.
"The proposcil York-Mchklenlnirg
county bridge across the Catawba
river Is by no means assured," Monday
said to The Times Bad Bumpkin,
member -of the board of commissor.ers
for York county. "We were
under the impression that work on
the structure would be begun before
a great while." continued Mr.
(Lumpkin. "but word now comes
from Charlotte that the attorney for
the Mecklenburg commissioners saythat
the act of the North Carolina
Legislature, passed last July, permitting
Mecklenburg to pay twothirds
the cost of the bridge is unconstitutional.
If this view is accepted,
the bridge may never be
built."
The commissioners represoting the
two counties had agreed upon what
Is known as the "Buster" Boyd site
for the bridge. At that place a considerable
expenditure for an approach
to the bridge on the York
side would have to he made, but as
Mecklonblirtr nitmlttoillv wi??j t rv lm
the prlncipnl beneficiary of the
bridge the commissioners of that
county agreed to pay two-thir.ls the
cost of the .structure.
There were 37,580 bales of cotto.i
ginned In York county of the current
crop up to December 13. Dust
year the ginnlngs for the same period
were 41,512 bales.
the hair oiled with bear's fat. A
powder made from certain dried
roots was mixed with this oil, giving
1 It a pleasant odor. These roots were
counted very valuable?they only
1 grew in the country up near the
mountains?and to obtain them the
Carolina Indiuns were liable to attack
by lurking parties of Iroquois
on the alert to catch small parties
away from their tribe. .
King Halgler, chief of the Catawbas
and their great hero, was wayluid
by a party of Shawnees on the
road as he was returning from a
visit to the Waxhaws, and killed, being
shot six times. His servant escaped
and told the tribe of the tragedy.
They pursued the Shawnees,
but without success.
Washington said that the Indians
are more dextrous and more capable
of meeting parties of enemy tribes
thun white men. One or t,wo white
men that the Indians had confidence
in were always sent along with the
scouting parties.
Adair, a trader who lived among
the Indians for a long time, says that
when in the country of their enemy
they divide Into three or four parties,
travel parullel to each other
80 or 100 yards apart, each Indian
lifting his feet to avoid breaking
down tho weeds or grass or making
any but a clear cut track in the
snow. A large Indian brings up the
rear of each line, making the track
nmuviii muKing ns mough 'twas the
track of only on? Indian while really
the tracks of 18 or 20. These parties,
should they pet separated, had
signals?mimicking the birds and
bensts that frequented that section.
Tliey also had guards stationed behind
trees, rifle ready, wtille the
others advanced. They would often
send scouts ahead, and these usually
fastened the hoofs of buffaloes or
the paws of bears upon their feet to
approach the towns of their enemies,
making the windings of these wild
beasts tor miles.
In Smith's Kentucky history we
read that during a very severe winter
when famine was among the
Shawnees and many had died the old
chief sent his young son out in search
of meat. The 'boy failed to find any.
but tells him of seeing the tracks of
a buffalo in the snow. The old chief
replied, "Ugh! it may be buffalo; it
may be Catawba."
It has been very interesting looking
up these incidents; the senrcn has
been "a source of pleasure. I wish I
could copy more from the many
books from which I havo procured
nam?"Col. Henry I.ee's Memoirs,"
"HJstory of the Polk Family."
Hoosevelt's "Winning of the West,"
Archibald Henderson's "Conquering
of the Old Southwest," "I-rfiwson's
Acoount of His Kxpedltion Into the
Interior and Wilda of the Cnrollnas."
and "Adair's Description of the LAfo
and Customs of the Indians" were
some of the interesting ones.
r.r,ck Pprntt.
Washington, D.C., Dec. 24.
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URGES NEW BUILDING.
Mrs. Oath cart Wants Legialature to
? Act for University.
Editor Fort Mill Times:
That the women of the State want
n dormitory at the University of
South Carolina has been proved be-'
yond a doubt. The Statewide movement
for such a building has been
heartily Indorsed by the South Carolina
Federation of Women's Clubs,
the South Carolina Federation of
Business and Professional . Women's
Clubs, the South Carolina division of
the D. A. It., the South Carolina division
of the U. D. C., the State
League for Women Voters, the South
Carolina Christian Temperance Union.
the Dillon' County Federation of
Women's Clubs, and hundreds of.
other clubs and Individuals throughout
the State. Graduates of every
woman's college in the State, both
ex-suffragists and ex-antis, are en
tnusiasucaiiy backing this movement.
As you know coeducation has been
in existence at the University of
South Carolina, by act of the Legislature.
since 1894, and In the entire
26 years the State has mude no appropriation
for a dormitory for women
at the university. Notwithstanding
this condition, the attendance of
young women at the ^university has
increased 200 per cent in the last
few years. Hundreds of other young
women leave the State every year to
obtain university training and degrees
because their own uhtvcrsity'has
mado no provision for them. The
State has splendidly equipped threo
institutions for men?the University
of South Carolina. Clemson and
The Citadel. Why are the women
of the State discriminated against?
A lot. easily worth 5.000, opposite
the university Infirmary and entirely
npnrt from the men's dormitories,
has been designated as a
suitable site by the board of trustees
of the university for this building.
If It Is not right to erect a dormitory
for women at the University
of South Carolina, after 26 years of
waiting, the State had better close
the doors of the university entirely
to women and let all of them that
nro ambitious enough to^seek a university
degree leave the Stato to get
A bill for this appropriation will I
bo introducod at this session of the
Legislature, This matter has never
boon forclmy brought to the attention
of our legislators before. Now
that they realize the necessity of a j
dormitory for women at the University
of South Carolina, what will they
do about It?
Mrs. James A. Cathcnrt,
Chairman of Woman's Building Committee.
Columbia. Dec. 28.
Married Christians Day.
The marriage of a popular young
Fort Mill woman took place. Christmas
day when Miss Lllilnn Pamellallowie,
dnughter of S. D. Howie, be-1
came the bride of James W. Nunn
of Koclc Hill. The ceremony occurred
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
c. c. Mcllwalne, grandparents of tho
bride, and was performed by her'
uncle, the Rev. R. J. Mcllwalne, Preshyterinn
minister of Monroe. N. C.
Mr. Nunn is a chief gunner's mate I
in the navy, stationed at Charleston,!
and was spending the holidnys at the'
home of his mother. Mrs. M. A.
Nunn. In Rock Hill. \ For some time.
Mrs. Nunn had been an operator In'
the Rock Hill telephone exchange.
Up to a few months ago she was I
simtiarlly connected with the Port
Mill telephone exchange. Mrs.
Nunn has many friends in this sec- j
tion who will regret to learn that her <
home will henceforth be in Charles- I
ton.
One of the many presents received
by Mr. and Mrs. Nunn was a hand1- |
some chest of silver, sent by his ships mates
as -a token of the esteem in
which he Is hold by them.
Finds Stork Contract.
For many yenrs Congressman
Smull of North Carolina has by
agreement been preuenttng to R. C.
Bland, one of his farmer constituents.
a n? w suit of clothes for each |
additional child born In the Bland I
family. Having presented 18, suits. *
and being recently notified to send the
14th, Mr. Small has informed Bland
that the contract will be off with
Vxici rut iriiinen t fcAm f^An wrooo nn I
March :>. next. < Small .und Bland j
made the contract a number of yearn
ago when Small was making a campaign
speech at Bobersonvllle. N. Q.
Bland then had 20 children; ho now
has 34.
Hard Times Down Cupid.
Nothing in York county seems Immune
from the baleful Influence of
old man Hard Times, not even j
mercurial and volatile Dan Cupid. A
year ago the office of J. L. Houston,
probate judge, was crowded during
the pre-Chrlstnias days with a
throng of seekers of marriage licences,
whereas this year the applhxints
were reported few and far between.
"Hard times, i suppose," was Judge
Houston's terse explanation of the
slump. "But," he added, "though
Cupid appears worsted at present,
my prediction is that he will stage a
comeback?Just watch and see."
The exercises at the Fort Mill Baptist
church Saturday afternoon In
connection wbh the Christmas Iree
were greatly tnjoyed by a largo audience,
each til whom received a bag
of fruit, candy and nuts. A collection
was taken ut |the close of the exercises
for the suffering peoples in central
Europe and China and about
$200 was contributed.
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CH^UBSvAT 1XWMT, MOUSE.
New Supenriior and Clerk of Court
. Soon to ft?pini:i Office.
Two JUnportant chances soon are to
take place at the court house In ?
York?Hugh G. Brown will sucoeed
Thomas W. Boyd as county supervisor
and T. E. McMackln Is to become
the successor of John Ft. Logan as
clerk . of. court. .Mr. Brown is expected
to bee*1* hla new duties Immediately
following the annual meeting
next Wednesday of the bourd of
county commissioners, but several
weeks will perhaps elapse before Mr.
McMackln takes Charge of the clerk's
office.
Each of the. retiring officials has
a lonsr r?nnr^ a# a..ku- ?
a I>uuui; SHI VII'O. ftir.
l.ogan was sheriff from 1896 to 1904
and is now completing: a four year
term as clerk of court. Ill health
caused him to deollne to offer for re.
election last summer. Both an sher?
Iff and clerk of court he made a
conscientious, capable official.
Thomas W. Boyd has been county
supervisor for 16 years, though his
service has not boen continuous.
This is said to bo the longest period
any one has filled this office In York
county. The. fact that Mr.' Boyd'"
tenure of this trying office wus longer
than that of any of his predecessors
attests the public approval of the
manner In which he dlsbhnrged his
duties.
The new clerk of court, T. E. Mc- ?
Mnckin, served as county superlntendent
of education of York county
from 1906 to 1910 and is therefore
no strangor to the public. His
friends will welcome him hack to
public llfo and arc sure thut he will
meusure up to uli expectations.
The new supervisor. Hugh O.
Brown of Filbert, also Is a former
county official, having held the office
of sheriff from 1904 to 1916. As
sheriff he madft a splendid record
and his service as suprvlsor Is expocted
to be marked by strict attention
to the detail* nf thu mii.1
tho good Judgment he Is known to
possess.
RKSKNTH COAL. GOIJOINU.
CuDKmu Apimrciitly Determined to
Knd -tProflUn'ring.
Profiteering In coal may become
unprofitable before the present Congress
adjourns. Sentiment among
the members of both the senute and
house, without regard to party. Is
said to be almost unanimous In favor
of legislative action designed to
prevent producers and distributors of
the necessity from continuing to ex- .
plult the public with Impunity.
Tho churge contained In the report
of the special committee of tho senate,
headed by Senator Calder of
New York, that profiteering has been
rampant In the coal industry, couplod
with the recommendation that operators,
wholesalers. Jobbers and retailers
be required to file regular reports
of sales, tonnage and prices with a
federal agency, bus crystallized this
sentiment Into an urgent demand for
immediate legislation, according to
newspaper stories sent out from
Washington.
Tho declaration of Senator Kenyon
of Iowa that unless other measures
prove effective he would fuvor government
control and operation of the
mines, finds a response in many senate
and house members. Complaints
and protosts against coal profiteering
huv* become so numerous anil general
that they are convinced thut
drastic action is Justified.
J. Ed Sadler Diiul
The Hock Hill Herald of Tuesday,
afternoon told of the death Monday
night at hid homo In thut city of J.
Kd Saddler. . Mr. Sadler had been
In poor health for u long tlnvo and
for several weeks his condition had
l>ern critical.
The funeral was hold Tuesday afternoon
from Oakland Avenue Presbyterian
church, of which Mr. Hudler
had been a faithful member. Interment
was In Iaiurelwood cemetery.
some years ago Mr. Sadler bought
the Hhundpn hotel In York and resided
there for several years as /
munager of the hostnlry. lie was
about 63. years of Age and In survived
by his widow, who was Miss
ldzzie llrown of Uethesda township,
nnd one sinter. Mrn. Kute Kewoll of
ftock Hill; also by two nieces.
Misses l.lllle and Mary lx>ve.
World'* Kiutallest llailroud.
The smallest railroad In the world
is located In New York city. It Is the
Governor's Island railroad owned nnd
operated by the United States army.
There ore about eight miles of truck
connecting with each of the 6?
warehouses and the Governor's IsI
land piers. The railroad has two
float bridge*, two locomotives, two
locomotfve cranes, 41 t|uarle"iuuster
freight cars and two concrete
17-pur railrond floats. The road has
hattled all government cars on the
island since January, 19IX.
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Wan Shot* Itcalfv Stint?
A duel was fought between John
H. Knot and Alexander Shott. Knot
was shot and Hhott was not. In this
cuse It would havo been better to
havo been Shott thun Knot. At first
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ii wun * mm cviiw*. ???? M??
shot and Shott hvows thut he shot
not, tfhlch proven that the shot
Shott shot, wa> solved Into Its original
element* and Shott would he
hot notwithstanding It may be
made to appear on trial that the shot
shot and Knot.would be not. It Is
thought, however, that the shot Shott
shot shot not Shott but. Knot. Who
was shot?
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