Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-16

Inc lines Cn1S week carries
announcements for several new
candidates who are seeking
legislative and county Offices.
Mr.. A. A. Bradford, Jr.. came
up by auto from Columbia Satur-
day and spent the night with his
parents in this city.
Mr.. R. E. Parks, of Newport
News, Va. has been guest for
several days at the home of his
mother, Mr.. l.. A. Parks, in this
city.
The Carrollton (Tex.) Chroni-
Gle announces the birth, on
July 8. of a son to Rev. and
Mrs. Grover G. Epps.
w. B. Ardrey was absent from
town several days last week in
Charlotte and elsewhere on
matters connected with the work
of the public wocks commission.
The Times was mistaken last
week in the initials of Mr..
Walker who had recently bought
Il home in Sprattville. 1t was
Mr.. c. J. Walker, instead of
j. G.. Walker" as stated.
Lewis w. King, of Rock Hill,
has taken the position of over
seer of carding and spinning G in
mill No of the Fort Mill Mfg.
company, succeeding E. w.
Nether.and. who has taken a
position at Whitmire.
Mayor McElhaney has called a
meeting for Friday night of all
the committees appointed to ar
range for the celebration here
on August 5th. Each committee
man is requested to be present
Friday evening.
Miss Mary Lewis was hostess
on Friday night at reception
and party rendered the members
of her house party, Misses
Geraldine Kendrick, Lois Hart
and Olive Kate Britain of Taze-
well, Va, and Emily Smith of
Tryon. N. c.
Work was begun several days
ago on the large waterworks
tank on Ardrey's hill. The con-
crete foundation is down and
work on the 75-foot steel tower
which is to support the tank
will begin within few days.
The first car of steel is now
being placed on the ground.
Mr.. Thos. R. Garrison, of
Pinevllle, on Monday closed a
deal with Mr.. T. Franklin Mas
sey for the Massey homestead on
Booth street, this city, the con-
sideration being, it was said,
81, 75O. According to current
report, Mr.. Garrison intends to
move his family to Fort Mill
and occupy the residence within
the next few months.
The baseballists of the town
are in quandary as to where
they are to secure a new ball
diamond. The opening of the
new residence property north
of Main street has knocked out
the ball park in that section and
lit will be difficult to secure
another ground as well adapted
to this popular sport as that lust
closed.
There has been considerable
worry among the employers of
colored laborers in this city and
vicinity during the last ten days
owing to the fact, as reported,
that a certain contractor has
raised the daily wages of the
ordinary laborer to $1.50. The
consequence has been, according,
to report, that some of the men
who had heretofore had little
trouble in maintaining full forces
are now almost without help.
Of interest to the large num-
Der of people using the county
bridge across the Catawba river
between Rock Hill, Yorkville.
Fort Mill and Charlotte is the
assurance of early improve
ments to the road approaching
the bridge on the Fort Mill side.
Friday afternoon G. P. Blanken-
ship, township supervisor, to-
gether with committee of
citizens from Fort Mill, met the
county supervisor. Il. w. Boyd.
at the river bridge and arranged
for the improvements which will
be begun ut once.
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