Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-09-18
Matters of Local Interest.
Services Next Sunday.

oCANASCo iNC&t Sunoay.
The Times is requested by the pas
tor, Rev. w. A. Hafner, to announce
that there will be preaching at the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church next
Sunday (the third Sunday morning at
the regular hour for the morning SER
vice.
Dinner to Veterans.
The local chapter of the Daughters
of the Confederacy will serve dinner to
the Confederate veterans of the town.
ship at Confederate park tomorrow
(Friday) at ~ O'Clock. Every veteran
of the township is cordially invited to
be present.
Marriage Thursday Afternoon.
Edgar Hinson, a Rock Hill young
man, and Miss Annie Kimbrel, of this
city, were married Thursday afternoon
by Magistrate r. p. Harris. The mar
riage of the couple was a runaway
affair, owing, it is said, to objections
on the part of the young lady's
mother.
A Great Comforter.
If your boy or girl is going away TO
school, see that The Times follows
them. 1t will save you the trouble of
writing them the news, and it's mighty
nice when lad or lassie is away from
home to get newspaper each week
telling of the doings of their relatives
and friends back home.
Cotton Bringing Good Price.
The price paid for cotton on the
local market yesterday was 12a cents
per pound. With prices good the farm
ers of this vicinity are not disposed to
hold their cotton, but are placing the
staple on the market as fast as it is
ginned.
Chance for Government Position.
Senator E. d. Smith announces that
there will be held in Washington
October Goth examinations for secre-
! taries in the diplomatic service and
advises that South Carolinians wish
ing to qualify for these very desirable
positions can secure full information
about the examinations by writing to
the State Department, Washington.
Proper Postage for Cards.
1t frequently happens that post cards
are held up at the Office of mailing be-
cause of deficiency of postage. The
cards containing cloth pasted on the
paper, and coming under the provision
of the regulations which require that
these cards must carry two, instead
of the conventional one-cent stamp.
The pasting of a cloth flag puts the
cards under the merchandise designa-
ton and if it contains anything further
than the name of the sender, it must
carry additional postage.
Meets Next at Flint Hill.
The regular semi-annual meeting of
the Womans' Missionary Union of the
York association was held recently
with the Rock Hill church and was
most profitable one from every stand
point. The reports showed progress
along all lines and the church is moving
forward. The next meeting of the
union will be held with Flint Hill
church, Fort Mill township, next
April. Among the officers eecto d
for the year were, Mrs. j. T. Garri-
son, of Fort Mill, associate superintend-
ent of Sunbeam bands, and Mrs. S. l..
Meacham, secretary and treasurer
Mr.. Hafner's Father Ill.
Rev. w. A. Hafner, of this city,
Saturday afternoon received a message
calling him in haste to the bedside of
his father, MIR. Andrew Hafner, who
was extremely ill at his home in the
Buhock's Creek section of the county.
The Rev. Mr.. Hafner left on the after
noon train Saturday Tor his fathers
home. Mr.. Andrew Hafner is probably
the oldest resident of the county, hav-
ing passed his 92nd birthday. His
health has not been good for some
time, and he became ill only few
days ago. Information Tuesday was to
the effect that Mr.. Hafner was
slightly improved.
Business Changes Soon.
The completion within a short time of
the new Belk storehouse on Main
street will be the occasion for several
changes of business among the local
merchants. AS we previously stated,
the new building will be occupied by
the E. w. Kimbrell company, now
occupying the Ardrey and Jones build
ings on the opposite side of the street.
The latter buildings are to be occupied
by the grocery and dry goods depart
ments of the Mills & Young Company,
now located in the two-story Ardrey
building and one of the storerooms of
the Bank building. The two-story
Ardrey building will be the home of
new dry goods and notion business, for
which local company was recently
formed, and which will be in charge of
Mr.. K. r. Patterson, for several year.
manager of the dry goods department
of the Mills & Young Company, and
who is succeeded with this firm by
Mr.. E. w. Russell. Mr. Patterson
will have as a saleslady Miss Kate
Culp, who also has been with the
Mills & Young Company for number