Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-11
ITEMS or LOCAL INTEREST.
For Postmaster at Pinev;ile

Information from Pineville is
to the effect that civil service
examination will be held in that
town on Saturday, December
18th, from which postmaster
will be selected. There are. it is
understood. a number of men
who will try for the place.
Off to Masonic Grand Lodge.
Messrs. G.. S. Link and w. M.
Carothers are this week in Char
lesion attending the meetings of
the Masonic Grand Lodge, as
representatives of Catawba
Lodge. No. Sc, of Fort Mill
Messrs. Link and Carothers are
expected to return to Fort Mill
Thursday evening or Friday.
Special Service at Flint Hill.
The Times is requested to an
announce that there will be
special services by the pastor at
Flint Hill church next Saturday
morning at II a. M, immediately
after which a business meeting
OF the session Of the church will
be held. Communion services
will be held Sunday morning at
11:30 o'clock.
Mercantile Changes.
The Mills & Young Company
are now occupying the Ardrey
and Fulp storeroon one door
east Of Ardrey's drug store. the
removal to the buildings having
been made during the last week.
The building formerly occupied
by the Mills & Young company
as a dry goods room is now oc
copied by Patterson's Dry Goods
store, for several months located
upstairs over the First National
Bank.
Central Hotel Closed.
AS previously arranged. the
Central Hotel of Fort Mill was
closed on December 1st and the
proprietor, Mr.. w. Nc. Culp.
with his family, is now occupying
the home on East Booth street
which was purchased recently
from Mr.. w. p. Norman. Mr..
Culp requests The Times TO ex-
tend thanks to his friends and
the travelling public for the fa-
vorS and patronage given him
during his II years in the hotel
| business.
An Approaching Marriage.
Invitations were issued the
last week to the marriage We'd
nesday evening, December II.
of Miss AZalee Wilson and Mr..
Thos. Caldwell, the ceremony to
take place at the home of the
brides uncle, MIR. S. p. Wilson.
in the Gold Hill community.
Miss Wilson is the daughter of
the late S. l.. Wilson, of Gold
Hill, and has made her home in
Charlotte for number of wears.
Mr.. Caldwell is a prosperous
young 1armer of Mecklenhurg
county, and, like his bride-to-be.
is widely known and popular.
Cotton Statistics by Postmasters.
VIM. j. Harris, director of the
census, has made arrangements
whereby statistics as to the
amount of cotton ginned. cotton
consumed and stocks on hand at
the end of each month, are to be
posted IN a conspicuous place in
each poStotfice of the country.
Inc reports are TO be printed on
extra large cards, so the figures
can be easily read, and the cards
are to be posted where the farm
ers and others Interested will
nave easy access to the valuable
statistics gathered by the de-
partment.
a Surprise Marriage
A marriage which proved a
pleasant surprise to the many
friends of the contracting couple
In this section was that last
Wednesday OF Miss Maud Win
die, Youngest daughter of Mr..
w. H. Windle, we'll known
resident of Gold Hill, and MIR.
Joe Smith, a young farmer of
Lower Steele Creek. The mar
riage took place at the parson-
age of the Fort Mill Baptist
church, the Rev. S. p. Hair pro
nounclng the marriage vows. in
the, presence of few relatives
and friends of the bride and
groom. MIR. and Mrs. Smith
will reside in Lower Steele Creek.