Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-12-16
NEWS AROUND TOWN.


Is the guest OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Culp. for the Christmas
holidays
Miss Florence Boyd of Montevallo.
Ala, arrived in Fort Mill this week
to. spend the Christmas holidays with
her mother, Mrs. j. A Boyd
Col. w. III. Nuns is expected to
return to Fort Mill to spend the
Christmas holidays, following sew
eral weeks he has just spent in Flor
ida.
w. B. Ardery. Jr, returned to his
home in Fort Mill Wednesday after
noon following n stay of four months
In brooklyn, n. Y, where he recently
nnished course of instruction in
the care of the linotype at The Mer-
genthaler factory.
william S. Beik, ]. b. BroadnaX
and ID. f.. Mahaffey were among n
large class of candidates who recent
ly were initiated into the mysteries of
the Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine at ceremonial
session held in Greenville by Hcjaz
Temple.
Miss Christine South, State home
demonstration agent spent Wcdncs-
day morning in Fort Mill Miss
South's headquarters are at VIM
throp college. Rock Hill. but she
spends much of the time travelling
over the state looking after the work
OF the various county agents.
me Fort Mill Baptist church, on
last Sunday. reelected S. A. Lee su-
perintendent and A. l.. Parks assist
ant superintendent for the year 1921.
J. L. Young having served tho sun
day school for % years as secretary
and treasurer. asked to be relieved
m Of tln+
Willie X. Barber was elected to the
position.
a fox squirrel measuring "a inches
from tip to tip was killed in Il grove
in the corporate limits OF Fort Mill Il
row days ago by John wilson. employ
&C of the Fort Mill Manufacturing
company. The squirrel Is much lar
ger than the ordinary grey squirrel
found in this section and has proved
IN object OF interest to many at the
store of the J. II. Mills company since
1t was stuffed n few days ago.
In the news story printed in Tho
Times last week telling of the arrest
OF Andrew Dunlap. negro. accused OF
robbing two weeks ago tho stores OF
the j. B. Mills company and Young
~ Wolfe,' the statement was made
that the case against Dunlap was
worked up by Constable j. f Lee.
Ihe Times is now informed that to
Police officer V. ID. Potts is due the
principal part Of thc credit for the
arrest OF Dunlap and for tho evidence
which will be used against him when
the case Is tried in the court OF gen
cral sessions.
Officers for 1921 of Fort Mill coun-
Gil No. 237. Junior Order United
American Mechanics. elected We'd
nosday evening, December /. were
Installed last night ~ follows: 4. G. 4
iNtln, junior past councillor: c. II.
Hope. councillor; w. VI. Parks, vice
councillor; the Rev. j. w. H. DychCs.
chaplain: II. A. Mills recording score
tary; Alex Griffin. assistant recording
secretary; q. A. Smith, financial sec
rcary; II. T.. Lytle, treasurer: Earl
Broom. cOnductor; Henry RitCh. war
don: Oscar Hammond. inside sCnti-
ncl; Ira Wilson. outside sentinel. The
annual banquet OF the council will ho
held in January. according to an
nounccment following the meeting
last night
The annual communication or ca
tawba lodge, No. Sc. Ancient Free
Masons of South Carolina. VIII bc
held Thursday night. December %.
when officers for the coming year
Will be elected and appointed. Tho
elective officers who have scrNcd
during the past year are T. T.. Ar
drCy. worshipful master: pr. J.. T.
Elliott, senior warden: L.. NJ Mas
"cy. junior warden; \. L. Parks.
treasurer. and c. s. Link. secretary.
These offices are to bC filled Ivy cleo
ton at the annual communication
and appointment made of senior
and Junior deacon. two stewards; and
ulcr. Immediately following the
election. the ncwly elected officers
viii he nstallCd,ya ceremony which
by the Masonic code must he per-
formed on or before December - in
each year.
Fort Mill people and others horrd-
ing passenger trainS here for distant
points IN North & "olina have learn
cd now to avoid pI Iymcnt of the half
cent per mile increase in paSsCrgrr
rates granted the railways some
weeks ago by the Interstate COM
mcrcc commission. Immediately upon
PRONUNCIATION OF tho order granting
the increase the new ratc went into
effect on all Interstate fares. but be-
cause of state laws I'm South Carolina
and North Carolina providing for Il
maximum passenger rate of ; cents
per mile. the new rate has not be-
come effective in either state SO
when many OF those travelling by rail
from Fort Mill to North Carolina
towns far enough away to make tho.
increase amount to what thcy con-
slider substantial sum in cents. or
perhaps dollar or more, they Dur
chase ticket to Charlotte. paying
inrranCn Of