Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-10-14
FORT MILL 20 YEARS AGO.

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Local buyers are paying 30 cents a
bushel for cotton seed this week.
Inc 2-months-old baby of Mr.. and
MRS. II. L. White died at Mr.. Whites
old home. near Fort Mill Thursday
morning. The child was u boy.
Prof. S. NJ. Mason has been offered
clerical position in the philippine
Islands by the war department. 1t is
understood that he will not accept the
place. N.' .
Mr. Harper Wood OF Chester spent
sunday In Fort Mill with friends. Sew,
eral years ago he was employed Mt
the drug store OF DIR. n. b. Meacham
in this place.
About the middle of ApriL 1861. tbe
Bank of Charlotte IN. C) had in it's
vaults $4,000 in gold and silver II
was feared that General Stonemnn
would raid the city and capture the
money and the cashier and teller tool,
IL to the country ini four boxes for
safe keeping. They became nervous
and returned to the city, where they
told Col. j. Harvey Wilson,, a director
or the bank, that he must make
some arrangement to care for the
specie. Col. Wilson called to his as
slstance Capt. s. T., White of this
place, who was on sick leave and re-
cuperating at his fathers home in
charlotte. These two procured a ye-
hicle and brought the money to the old
White homestead, just outside O. Fort
Mill. There was difficulty in finding
utensils with which to bury the treas.
ure' ana as they did not want to
arouse suspicion Capt. White took a
IRE shovel and going to a secluded
spot on the plantation did the best he,
could to secrete the boxes in a branch.
Next morning, fearing that he had not
succeeded in his work, on account of
the extreme darAness. the captain
went TO investigate and found tnat he
had failed to cover. the boxes entirely.
ffaFlng better tool TO work with, he
moved the boxes and mid them so ne
thought they could not be found. But
the labor and lack of sleep rendered
nm untt to return to Charlotte with
Col. wilson. who started to return on
horseback. After proceeding a short
distance on his Journey, some soIS,ers
or Fe1guson's command wanted to
take the colonels horse and he
returned. to the White homestead.
where Capt. White and the soldiers
had an alteration about the horse.
Capt. Robert F'nlwood, venerau,e
neighbor, walked to the Captains. 81. q
and, raising his cane, told the soldiers
they could not deprive him of many
days and that they would get the horse
only over his dead body This .eeble
resistance probably would have been
overcome by the soldiers. but Just then
Capt. John Mills rode up at the head
or his cavalry company and seeing tho
situation called to Capt White and
asked IL he was in trouble On re.
receiving n reply, Capt Mills formed his
men for action and dispersed the mob.
Eut they aad a mean revenge. for IA,
night they burned the White ginhoue
with over hundred bales Of cotton.
During the past two years Capt. white
has received three letters purporting
10 come from some one in Charlotte,
telling him treasure was hidden on his
place and offering to find II for GER
tain confederation, but no reply was
vouchsafed. for the captain knew that
In July, 1865. Col Wilson and other
directors of the bank took the money
back to Charlotte. However, on Capt,
Whites recent return from western
North Carolina IL was found that dur
Ing his absence some one had dug
around one or two pillars in the cellar
OF at the old White home. which has
been for some time unoccupied. II IL
supposed that Capt. Whites CORES
pondent took advantage of his avsencc
and searched on his own account far
the treasure. 1t Is needless TO say.taat
tho fellow had his work. for nothing.