Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-03-18
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

past week OF MIS- Alice narfis.
Miss Isabel Grier. who is teaching
at oswego, Sumter county, spent the
past week end at her home in Fort
Mill
Miss Alma knight and Miss Mamie
Ferguson of Lancaster were guests
OF Mrs, j. l.. Howie for several days
this week.
The Fort Mill Mfg. company has
invested several hundred dollars in
playground equipment for the children
Of mill No. 2.
Miss Ida Kate Morrison of Bishop
vile, student at Winthrop college,
was the guest for the past weekend Of
OF Mr. and Mrs. r.. F., Grier.
Much valuable work is being done at
present on the streets of Fort Mill
Low places are being filled in and Gin
ders placed on the streets to provide
crossings in rainy weather.
a lecture on home missions, illus
tfated by stereopticon views, will be
delivered by the pastor, the Rev. DR..
Dyches, at the Baptist church Sunday
night, March 81. Service begins at
1850 o'clock. Everybody. welcome.
Considerable merriment was caused
among the pupils of the lower grades
of the public school a day or two ago
when Police Officer Wagstaff brought
to the school building two or three of
the younger pupils of the school who
had started home but were found play
ing on the streets.
Louise, l2-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Osmond Barber, was painfully
injured about the face while at play on
the grounds of the graded school Tues
day morning. The little girl was
accidentally struck by boy who was
alighting from a swing and rendered
unconscious for several minutes.
Members of the Fort Mill Presby-
terian church were highly incensed
day or two ago when it was discovered
that some miscreant had entered the
new manse of the church and abused
the building, now nearing completion
Efforts are being made TO learn the
identity >of the party and prosecution
for malicious mischief is threatened
should an arrest be made.
The congregation of st. John S Meth
odist church is anticipating with pleas
ure the two sermons to be preached at
the church next Sunday, at IL a. m.
and 1880 p. m, by the Rev. j. B. Tray
wick of Chester. Mr.. Traywick is one
OF the oldest members of the Upper
South CaI Olina conference and several
years ago was placed on the superan-
nuate list.
Farm work in this section has again
been delayed by the rains of the last
few days. Farmers have thus far
been able to do little toward the prepa-
ration of their lands for the years
crops and many are beginning to fear
that the delay will seriously affect the
years cotton production. Vegetable
gardeners also have been unable to
prepare their patches in an effort to
hold back for brief time the high
cost of living.
The Senior B. Y. P. U. enjoyed its
quarterly social meeting in the Baraca
room of the Baptist church Tuesday
evening from eight to ten. The usual
formal program gave place to CONVEX
sation, music, games and refreshments,
the latter consisting of ice cream and
cake. Besides the members of the
union present a number of invited
friends added much to the pleasure of
the occasion by their presence. The
union has purchased number of copies
of the b. Y. =. u. Manual in which they
will begin at once a study course under
the direction of the pastor.
The Fort Mill Presbyterian church
Will take part next Sunday in the
annual every member canvass" of
the Southern Presbyterian church.
Committees were appointed for the
canvass at the morning service last
Sunday and the home of each member
will be visited next Sunday afternoon
to secure subscriptions to meet the
ehurch's allotment of So, 1888 for benevo-
lent causes. The total amount to be
collected by the Southern church is
S4,00O,OOO. 1t is expected that com
piete returns will be made of the can
vass by Sunday, March 2S.
Notwithstanding the inclement wealth
er last Friday, rain having fallen the
greater part of the day, about rs
citizens OF. Fort Mill, town and town.
ship. took advantage of the onnnrtnnitu