Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-07-29
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS
PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN

Mrs. T. s. Kirkpatrick Is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Allen ]. Graham
in Greenville.
Mrs. j. l.. Spratt is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. p. l.
Slough, in Cornelius, N. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Epps of Tampa
Fla, are guests at the home of Mr
Epps' father. Hon. 8. III. Epps. Sr., in
the God Hill community
Misses Annie Lee Patterson and
Sue Rhyme. Moffat kirkpatrick and
]. ii. McMurray. Jr.. were guests sun
day of Miss E;stha McMurray.
w. G. Griffin, formerly manager OF
the Cooperative store. has accepted q
position as salesman for the Cash
store.
Miss Laura Gross returned to Fort
Mill Friday afternoon from visit OF
several days to friends in Spencer,
NC
Mrs. l.. J. Massey and children re-
turned home Saturday. after spend
ing the greater part of last week with
relatives in Morganton. n. c.
Misses Lowell and Clyda Lawrence
OF Florence are expected to come to
Fort Mill today for visit of several
weeks at the home of their sister,
Mrs. +. T.. Ardrey.
Mrs. Enic Thompson of Lancaster.
Mrs. J. T. McGregor and children of
Huntsville, Ala. and Brice d. Culp
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l..
Boyd.
G. S. Link returned to Fort Mill
Monday morning after accompanying
Mrs Link to Pcndlcton. where she is
visiting relatives for several days.
The first home-raiscd watermelons
OF tho season were brought to town
from the country one day last week
and sold on the local market. 1t was
noted that the melons were small in
size hut hulkcd big in price.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Ardrey and
children returned Tuesday evening
from motor trip to Chimney Rock.
n. c., where they spent several days
as guests at ono OF the mountain
hotcls
The annual picnic of Philadelphia
Methodist Sunday school proved n
pleasant occasion Wednesday for the
membership of tho Sunday school.
The picnic was held near the home
of w. IT, Jones.
Inability of the contractors to Sc
cure bricklayers has delayed the
work on the auditorium of the grad
cd school TO such an extent that It
now seems doubtful whether the
for use when the fall session OF the
school opens September i.
Mrs. George Fish and her daugh
ter, Miss Dorothy Rergstrom. left
Fort Mill Monday evening for an en-
tended visit to relatives in Dorchester
and Crompton, Il. I. Mrs Fish and
Miss Bergstrom also will visit friends
in Providence. II. l., and Boston be-
fore returning home.
Fort Mill friends of Frank Lewis OF
GrccnVillc. formerly connected with
the Office force of the Fort Mill Manu-
facturing company. We're pleased to
sec him I'm town few days ago. Mr.
Lewis is now secretary for Allen ].
Graham, cotton manufacturer. He
was accompanied to Fort Mill by
Henas Grier. son of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
y. Grior. who also Is making his
home in Grccnville.
]. A. WaEstaff. for several months
police officer of Fort Mill. rendered
his resignation to Mayor Ardrey
Monday morning. The resignation
was accepted and Joe l.. Lee was an
pointed to fiji the vacancy temporari-
ly. IL Is understood that the town
council Mt its next regular meeting
Will elect n permanent officer. The
salary provided for tho officer is s12h
per month, and citizen yester.
day observed. 1T is easy money"
ono bad inning. the first, cost the
Fort Mil team tho ball game with
North Charlotte Tuesday afternoon
on tho homo grounds. II. H. Ardrey
went in the box for the locals. but
two hits and n number of passes
netting the visitors three runs, proved
mis- undoing and the burden was then
taken up by Andral Ferguson. who
went the balance of tho route in good
shape. The stick work of the locals
was anything but brilliant. however
and In the nine innings the best the,
could do was to put one man across
The children of tho Junior Mission.
nry society OF tho Fort Mill Prcsby.
torian church enjoyed u picnic on the
church grounds Tuesday afternoon
numerous games dear to childhood