Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-01-22
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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Mrs. N. r. Hotchkiss and
children, of New Haven. Conn.,,
arrived during the past week for
a visit to relatives in Fort Mill.
Elmer Paige of Saco, Maine,
probably among the most widely
known cotton mill men in the
industry, was a guest of Robert
+. Henry one day last week.
Last Friday was observed as
Arbor Day by the Fort Mill
troop of Boy Scouts and quite
number of shade trees were
planted along the walks of the
front campus Of the local graded
school.
The election of c.. S. Link as a
member of the city council has
caused a vacancy in the board of
trustees of the local school, and
at a meeting of the board Tues
day evening. Mr.. w. D. Wolfe
was elected to the place.
Among the important business
transacted by the new city coun-
Gil In its first meeting held Fri
day night was the reenactment
OF the Sunday Law" and the
passage of the annual License
Tax" law. The ordinances are
printed in another column.
A most enjoyable event of the
week was the "dime social"
given Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. E. M. BeIk. The
affair was for the purpose of
raising funds for charity and
quite nice sum was realized
therefrom.
There were over three times
the number of people in this
State examined during 1913 for
hookworm than in the two years
preceding. according to the State
health department. Out of 1895
people examined in York county,
331 were found to be afflicted
with the disease.
County Auditor B. M. Love
arrived in Fort Mill yesterday
morning and will remain here
through Friday for the purpose
OF listing the property of Fort
Mill township for taxation. Mr..
Love will be found at the office
of the Harris Furniture company
on Main street.
Several of the teachers of the
Fort Mill graded school and
schools OF the township went to
Rock Hill Saturday TO attend a
meeting of the York Teachers
association at Winthrop college.
The meeting was said to have
been the most largely attended
OF any meeting OF the association
yet held.
Mr.. A. A. Young was called
to kock Hill Monday to the bed
side OF his sister, Mrs. Dorcas
Graham, VINO Is dangerously iii
as the result or paralysis by
which she was Stricken Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Graham, who
resided with her family in torl
Mill some years ago, is the
mother OF Mrs. j. l.. Armstrong,
vi lhls city.
The Fort Mill Poultry associa-
tlon, the members OF which III
clude number OF breeders OF
fancy poultry in Fort MIL ana
vicinity, was formed the last
week, and within a short tim,
VIII otfer TO the public eggs and
STOCK from several varieties OF
standard bred poultry. b. W..
Bradford Was elected secretary =
treasurer OF the association.
Trustees of the South Caro-
lima BaptlSt hospital, or which
the Rev. 5. +. Hair. OF Fort
MIL, Is member, nave Secui eu
a site OF eight acres near the
southern limits of Columbia on
which the hospital will be built.
The site, which was purchased
at a cost of $4,000 is near the
Columbia union passenger sta
ton. and will be very accessible
to the people of the State who
may wish to visit the hospital
from time to time.
The new moving picture show,
THE Majestic" was opened to
the people of the community
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'clock