Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-07-01
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS
PICKED UP ABOIJTTOWN

q guest in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
C w. Mckenzie.
Mrs. P. A Slough and children of
Cornelius, n. c., are visiting DR.. and
Mrs. J. l.. Spratt.
Parks O. Boyd of Newport News,
Va, is spending his vacation in Fort
Mill visiting his mother, Mrs. J. A..
Boyd.
Miss Annie Hall Byers and Miss
Marie Aycock of Bethesda township
were guests Sunday of Mrs John NJ.
Hutchinson.
Mrs. L. NJ. Massey and little daugh-
ter are visiting Mrs Massey's father.
Col. X. w. Hamilton, in Jonesville.
Union county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Minis and
family of Mount Holly. y. c.. were
guests during the week OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Minis.
Miss Florence Boyd left Monday
afternoon for Montevallo. Ala, after
spending several weeks visiting rela
tiNes in Fort Mill.
Mrs J. r. knight OF Heath Springs
spent several days during the past
week in the home OF her granddaugh-
ter. Mrs. J. X. Halle
Mrs. r. ID. Marlborough has re-
turned to her home in Gastonia, n.
G.. after a visit OF several days at
the home Of her father. w. II. Arm
strong.
Miss Alice Harris. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. r. p. Harris. expects to
leave Fort Mill Saturday evening for
visit of several weeks to her sis
ter, Mrs. Edwin Case. in Westerley.
X. l.
James Bales. son Of J. H. Bales OF
tho Pleasant Valley section OF Lam
caster county. left few days ago for
Kansas. where he will be employed
several weeks in the wheat fields.
The first cotton bloom reported In
Fort Mill township this season was
lound Monday In a field worked by
Nathan steele. ColOred tenant on the
farm of DR.. j. l.. Spratt, near Grat-
tan.
Robert Potts. recent graduate OF
Clemson college. expects to leave
early in September for Charlottes-
vile. Va. where he will matricuiate
in the law department OF the Uni
Nersty of Virginia.
An important congregational meet
ing of the Baptist church will he held
at the morning service next Sunday.
July 4. All the members OF the
church are earnestly request ed to be
present at that time
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Armstrong.
Miss Thelma Armstrong and little
Genette Armstrong were week END
guests AT the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
j II. Sutton. Mr.. Armstrong was ell
route to his home at Barnesville. Ga.
The management OF the Fort Mill
4, 81 OF 1TiI
n pleasing celebration of the Fourth
OF July for the hundreds of en-.
ploNees OF its mills and their families
In the form of barbecue dinner to
b" given Saturday in the grove near
mll No. ,. Besides the dinner, games
ana other amusements are expected
10 feature the celebration OF the ma
tional holiday
w II. Crook. one OF the progressive
farmers of the Gold Hill section or
r"rt Mill township. has lust har-
vested the wheat from a seven acre
h"ld which promises a record yield.
This has been n good year for wheat
I'm this section" yesterday remarked
Mr.. Crook. and ii is a pity that
more Of our farmers did not under
take to provide home grown -four
f"i the consumption OF their fami-
lies at least"
George Warren OF Hampton candi-
date for the United States senate
to succeed f.. u. Smith, spent n few
hours in Fort Mil Wednesday morn
i.g. Mr.. Warren stated while here
that the mistaken impression had
gone out over the State that he was
making his campaign as an advocate
OF liquor and that he was anxious to
pn .
has attended n number of the cam
paign meetings is authority for the
statement that Mr.. Warren Is max
ing a good impression on the few
voters who are attending the meet
ings.
No opposition developed at the
special election held in the Massey
COL district last Friday for an in
{ lsed levy of four mills on all tax
ahl" property in the district for school
purposes and the vote. while light
was unanimously in favor OF the
proposition. There already is n spe-
rtal six mill school levy in the dis
tri"t. l.. NJ. Massey. one of the trus-
tees of the Massey school. says that
the board is experiencing consider
ahle trouble in finding teacher for
inc next session OF the school. al
though salary of 500 per month
Is offered.
Miss Zoe White received a few days
ago letter written on May 90 from
her sister. Miss Ada White. who is
now making her home in Juneau.
Alaska In the letter Miss White
stated that her principal objection to
Alaska was the lack of sunshine.
When the letter was written the
Fr"nnd was still covered by several
feet Of snow and the cold was more
i"tPnse than that felt in South Caro-
INA In the most severe winter. Miss
White left Seattle. Wash, few
monthH ago for Juneau where che
Is engaged in reportOrial work for n
nov $paper.
Congressman w. F.. Stevenson was