Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-03-25
SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES

SHORT NEWS STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES
British concerns -hsve raised sunlen
treasure worth $3.50, ,O0O, 900 around the
British Isles since the World war be-
gan.
The hearing sef three policemen.
charged with stealing pies from a
bakery at Reading, Pa, was held be-
hind closed doors by the mayor Of the
city.
A fine Of SIS for stealing flowers
from grave and reselling them for a
bridal bouquet was imposed on a
florists employe of Baker, Ore.
Ten years sfter new $40 overcoat
had been stolen from him, C. A.
Votiller Of New York city recovered
the garment in pawnshop 1t was in
good condition,
There are no landlords In New Hope,
five miles east of Richmond. Ind,
across the Ohio line, every one of the
42 homes. being owned by the family
which occupies 1t.
Three girls, weighing ~six pounds
each. were born to Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Brown of Blue Rapids. Kan, recently.
two years after the birth of twin boys.
Mrs., Brown weighs 800 pounds.
The 1919 tobacco crop in Kentucky
was valued at $l00. 0.OO0, ,OO0.. As a re-
suit Of the increased cost of the
weed" tobacco land in the State has
increased from $3.50 to $1,000 an acre.
Canned tomatoes and peas valued at
thousands ofdollars, which were bought
from the army and offered for sale at
O profit, were confiscated In q raid on
grocery stores In New York.
Sufficient oats and barley to SOW the
entire devastated region in France has
been delivered to that country by Ger
many, In accordance with the repara-
ton clauses Of the peace treaty. 4
Three men with small automobile
truck made three trips 70 the home Of
Luke p. Mcclure of Baltimore, Md,
while he was attending church, and
hauled away his five barrels of whis-
key.
A green pea that had begun TO sprout
was found by physicians in the nose Of
Helen Harp. three years old, Of Sun
bury, Pa, when they operated to save
her sight. The child showed the pea up
her nose last autumn.
The entire oil production Of the Usage
Indian nation. totaling 1900, 900 bar
rels . year. probably will be taken
over by the United States to insure its
supply Of fuel oil for the navy shipping
board and war department. ..F !
Black diphtheria caused the death of
the six children of Ross Beck, farmer
Of Gardner Hill, Pa, in as many days
and this In thought to have unbalanced
him mentally, with the result that he
tried to burn his own home. ~
Arriving in Uniontown, Pa, from
Greece IL years ago, and engaging in
the shoe shining business, Gus and
George Gregory have acquired property
valued at about 500, ,00O, their most
recent purchase being hotel in Con-
neilsville, Pa. -
The opinion that there will be an in
crease in railroad freight rates of from
20 to 25 per cent. September l., when
the financial provision Of the new rail-
road law becomes effective, is ex-
pressed by railroad executives. follow
ing a meeting with the interstate
commerce commission.
A sentence Of 20 years in States
p.ison was imposed on Mrs. Stanley
Blomski of Sugar Creek, Wis, when
she was found guilty of murder in the
second degree In connection with the
death Of her six-year-old son, who was
beaten TO death. The woman was held
to have beaten the child too severely.
Forty nails, the ring from the handle
of an alarm clock, a piece of fruit jar
wire, button hook, q small monkey
wrench, two spoon handles, several
strings and piece of cloth, all weigh
ing ten ounces, were found in the
stomach Of Mrs. John Klause Of Ssgi-
nav, Mich, when she underwent an
operation for stomach trouble.
Beginning April claims for indem-
nifty Gied for the outright loss of
insured and C. o. d. packages, mailed
: on or before the above date. may in
clude the amount Of postage on the
parcels. No fee or war tax stamps
are to be included in the claims. This
new ruling as to claims has just been