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NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
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% Capt. Elliott \V. Springs is in
Massachusetts visiting friends.
Mrs. J. H. Barnett of the India
Hook section of the county recently
has been visiting her parents.
Mr. ami Mrs. C. F. Rodgeys.
Mr. and Mrs. .J. L. Lyles, Mrs.
W. F. Patterson and Mr. and
Mrs. J*. \V. Hood spent Sunday
with friends in lluntersviile,N.C.
Carl 11. Jones a few days ago
moved liis family from Fort Mill
to Great Falls, where lie is employed
by the Southern Power
company.
Miss Bulow Massey, daughter
of Mr. ami Mrs. L. .J. Massey, has
returned to Mitchell college, at
Statesville, N. C., to resume her
work as a student.
Misses Martha Dyehes, Myrtle
Smith and Flixabeth Small left
' Tuesday morning for Anderson
college, where they will be students
during the 1 session.
Miss Winnie Crook expects to
leave Friday for .Johns Island, in
the Charleston section of the
State, where she will teach in the
public school during tin- fall and
winter.
?J. 11. McMurray. who lias been
visiting his son,.Joe McMurray, in
Blucksburg for several weeks,
came to Fort Mill to vote in the
primary Tuesday as he did in the
primary two weeks ago.
At a social meeting of the 1?. V.
1*. I'. in the Berean room of the
Fort Mill Baptist church Monday
evening, a miscellaneous shower
was given Miss Martha Dyehes
by the members of the union in
ai'ticipation of her return to An
di-rson coI le?e.
A telegram received by S. L.
Meaeham Monday brought the
intelligence ??t the death at Snlhda.
N. of tbi* two year obi
sot: of tin* lu v. and Mrs. S. 1'.
flair of fountain Inn. The funeral
services wore held at Kountain
Inn Tuesday afternoon.
<)obn M. Hanks returned to Cob.iiiibia
Monday afternoon, after
spending several days with his
relatives in hurt Mill. Mr. Hanks
is a reporter on the Columbia
Kecord and during his visit in
hurt Mill gathered material from
which he will write a story about
the town for The Keeord within
the next week.
In The Times of last week the
statement was made that the eor- |
nerstone of St. John's Methodist .
church would be laid hist Sun- i
duy. The cornerstone is to be j
laid next Sunday. September 17, i
following the sermon by the pre-1
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milium I'llirr *?I lilt1 UOI'K I 1111 UIStrict,
11>?? Rev. (i. C. Leonard, at
11 o'e'ock a. in.
The 1JI months old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. \V. .1. Long, who
live in tin* upper section ol town. S
died Sunday morning alter a
brief illness. The funeral was
conducted by the Kev. Dr. .1. \V.
II. Dyclies, pastor of the Fort
Mill Baptist church, Monday afternoon.
interment following in
the city cemetery.
An hour's rain Sunday afterlion
brought relief from the sweltiring
temperature of the last
three weeks and otherwise made
life more comfort able for Kort
Mill people by laying the dual in
the streets. The rain was more
or less local, however, and did
not extend over the entire township.
Families living on lower Tom
Hall street are frequently annoyed
at night by the firing of pistols
in " Baradi.se," a negro set
| SHOES SHI
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+ have to buy and in ord<
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tlement just outside the limits
of the town. Tuesday night about
10 o'clock five shots were fired in
"Paradise" which took the night
police officer to the settlement,
but he was unable to learn who
had discharged the firearm.
Three additional sweet potato
storage houses are being erected
in the Fort Mill community?one
by ,J. Z. Bailes and S. K. Bailes.
andothcr by !^>. K. White, F. B.
White and W. M. White, and the
third by Osmond Barber. When
the houses are completed there
will be storage room in the community
for 8.7">0 bushels of pota
i...i ? '.an i 1...1
two, un iumiii- i in i;u^in i
house of the Fork Potato assvciation.
which was built about a
year ago.
The South's Farm Population.
The department of commerce
publishes the figures concerning
ihe farm population of the South
ern States as divided between
whites and col'ored people. The
white farming population of dm
South 011 diinuary 1. 1920. is
given sim 11.720.S4S and . the eol
need form population as o.Oit.4S9.
In Texas and one or two
other States the whites predomi
mile iu much larger proportion
than these totals show, while in
other Southern States the per
eentuge of negrivs mi the farm is
larger.
The negro farm populaliev ot
South ( hirolin-i is (i lO.ddT ae.iii st
Lt white farming population of
M!M l:H . In Mississippi the ? ?1 ored
farm population is 7-JT~?0
ami tin* white :"?47.C)H7. An! in
1m.tl, States a large number of r 1
j? ro farm laborers live within !.?
limits of incorporated towns It:.'
go to 11n* plantations to work.
Outside of Texas tin* en-ton m
duslry in the South is nearly
|-? inleiit upon colored lahor. am!
even in Texas thousands of negroes
work in the cotton fields.
The figures do not reveal the per
rentage o1* negroes who own their
own farms in 11n* South, hut ilia'
percentage is increasing. Thous
ands of Southern negroes are eul
tivat ing cotton fields that they
own.
Great Loss to Church.
Tin- Christian Observer. Presbyterian
church paper, published
it* Louisville. K\\, in its last isMie
prints the following editorial
appreciation of the late ('. K.
(irahaiu of (Ireenville. who was
the fat Iter-in-law of Mrs. Allen
Crahatn. daughter of Dr. T. S.
K irk pat rick of Fort Mill:
"The entire church will sorrow
over the death of Mr. C. 10. (irahaiu
of (jrecnvillc. S. ('., whose
generous gifts to the cause of
ministerial relief a few years ago
resulted in the Southern Presbyterian
church securing the (irahaiu
building in Jacksonville.
I'la., as a part of the endowment
fund, of ministerial relief. Mr.
(irahain's death occurred in Aslie\ille.
N. ('.. on August and
came with startling stnldcitncss.
"lie was a man whose counsel
v as sought by representatives of
all departments of the work of
our church, and he was generous
in his gifts to the whole work ot
the Kingdom of (iod. Mr. (Iraham
was a man of gentle, kindly
spirit, who adorned the doctrine
t f Jesus Christ both in his perse
nal and business life. While the
church suffers a great loss in his
lemoval. it has occasion for gen
uiu' ?rratitmto 1o liod tor I In* lit'*'
and generosity of t his godly
man."
)ES SHOES j
important articles we a 1 |
sr to get value received 4
s pays to buy something 4
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L LEATHER SHOE |
is town for nearly twenty 4
not fail to give you satis- 4
nteed to satisfy, and all 4
ne pair and be convinced 4
i what you pay for them. 4
girls, and baby. N 4
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Widening Panama Canal.
Dredges are busy widening the
Panama ennui at tlie famous t'ulebra
cut, by shortening La Pita
point. In addition to eliminating
I the possibility of slides, this will
, give pilots a elear view of other
vessels approaching.
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Sometimes it is eonseien'c and
then again it is fear of being
found out.
II FORT MILL, S. C. j
\ GENERAL INFORMATION. \ 1
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CITY GOVERNMENT. j |
f A. C. LYTLE r. Mayor / i
J ('. S. LINK - -Clerk j j
f A. L. OTT Police Judge I j
\ N. M. M< MANIJS Chiel of Police ) }
I I>! '? A OF TRAINS, (j
No. Ill Southbound 7:55 a. m. i* |
i No. 4 Northbound 8:30 a. in. 1
| I No. 1 IK .'MnilliOoiiml.. 11 :?l a, m I
| No. 114 Northbound. 11:55 a. in. !
F No. 5 Southbound vf?:33 p. m. f
+ No. 32 Northbound *0:38 p. m. 1
f MAILS CLOSE. (
For tr:>in No. 31 7:30 a. m. J
J For train No. 32 6:10 pi in. f !
For train No 5 5:10 p. in. j i
J For train No. 4 8:10 a. in. f
s Note?No mail is dispatched on j
J trains Sunday afternoons.
\ POSTOFF.'CE HOURS. t
I Daily .. 7:45 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. I
a Sundav 7:45 to 9:30 a. in. \
i S. W. PARKS, Postmaster. J
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While You Wait
We (If i?rn. make and furnish
for your individual eye needs
any kind, style or shape lens
known in the optical world.
We Are Specialists in Eye
Needs For Glasses
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\ hen he first looked a! It is newly t
painted ear. S1NCK TllKN we
have done many good jobs and
re hoping to do more. \YV use
lie l?KST and most entlnrin?r
Painls. Oils, Varnishes, applied
by Skilled Painters who are tints
mms ?>i iiieir mm. aim return
(?<n* old ear looking like a NEW
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w a and took it for a headache, and
v] the relief was very quick, and Hr
it was so long before I had M
J another headache. Now I just La
1 keep the Black-Draught, and !
M don't let myself get in that M
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2 Thed ford's Black-Draught jr
(purely vegetable) has been M
y found to relieve constipation,
XI and hy stimulating the action of IT S
M the liver, when it & torpid, helps M
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Barber.
If you contemplate buying a
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Sowing Maohino it will pay you
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and get posted.
CARD OF THANKS.
Wo wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and
neighbors for their many arts of
kindness and courtesy shown us
in the recent illness of our little
laughter.
Mr. and Mrs. .). W. LONG.
l?OK UK NT lb-modeled store
ind dwelling in Fort Mill. Apply
to Mrs. .1. \V. A., phono 17.
Teeth in the law is what makes
the law breakers gnash their
teeth.
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IN the early days?o
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to win every race?s
His consistent succes
drivers to ask for tiies
to his specifications.
Twenty years of roc
victories?with a stea fy
ing demand for tires as,!
-?convinced Barney (
these speed tests points
a better tire for everyda
The enthusiastic recej
field Cords by the publi
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and many thousands of
exDerienced in the u?e o
witness by their decidec
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There are over 12,000 drug stores
that because of the dependable cli
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tributors of NYAL PRODUCTS,
places the interest of the customei
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plcte until the customer is entirely
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it to a good drug store?one that
strength drugs, and compound it ii
by your physician. You are assur
drug store service at Nyal Qualit;
is one in Fort Mill, and it is?
MOORE'S DRU
W. C. MOORE. Ph. G.
20 Years ofRc
ar'Owners 3be
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