Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-03-25
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

in Hastings, Fla.
Mrs. l.. Ross Lynn of Clinton was q
guest during the past week in the home
of Mrs. Hattie Mack.
DR.. w. H. Martin has been in Green
vile this week attending a State
meeting of Rexall dealers.
Miss Sadie DesPortes of Ridgeway
visited her brother, DIR. j. r. Des-
Portes, for several days the past week.
Mrs. j. A. Boyd returned to oher home
here this week after a visit Of three
months to her daughter, Miss Florence
Boyd, I'm Montevallo, Ala.
Harry Bradford is expected to re-
turn home this week from Newport
News, Va, and will be employed at
the Hutchinson pharmacy.
A. l.. Parks is the only Fort Mill
man drawn on the petit jury to serve
at the approaching term of the general
sessions court which meets in York on
April II.
Miss Bess Spratt of Columbia spent
the past weekend visiting her mother,
Mrs. Jennie B. Spratt, in Fort Mill.
She was accompanied by Miss Leila
Evans, DR.. R. B. Durham and A. ].
Bedenbaugh, all of Columbia.
The Rev. w. r. Bouknight is ex-
pected to return this evening from
Glover, where he has been for the past
week assisting the pastor of the Metho-
dist church, the Rev. H. A. Whitten,
in special meeting
The Rev. R. T. J. Major, presiding
elder of the Rock Hill district. Metho-
dist church, preached twice in this
section Sunday, at the morning hour in
the Belair church and in the afternoon
for the congregation of Pleasant Hill
church, in Pleasant Valley.
The differences between the authori-
ties of Clemson college and the student
body having been adjusted, the half
dozen or more Fort Mill boys who came
home few days ago have returned to
the institution, at which class work is
said to be moving along smoothly
again.
j. j. Bales expects to begin soon
the erection in Rock Hill of two resi-
dences on lots he bought some months
ago near Winthrop college. Mr.. Bales
has third lot opposite the Winthrop
campus on which he will later erect
more pretentious residence than either
of the two he plans to begin work on
in the near future.
Miss Carrie Spencer of Rock Hill has
accepted the position Of teacher of the
fifth grade in the Fort Mill public
school and began her new duties Mon
day morning. The school authorities
are said to have had considerable
trouble in securing n permanent teach
er for this grade during the present
session and changes have been fire.
quent.
Decided improvements have been
made to the grounds of the Presbyterian
church during the last ten days. The
work was done largely under the
direction of members of the church
living near town who brought their
teams and laborers from the country
and did considerable grading on the
grounds. Particular attention was paid
to beautifying the grounds Immediately
surrounding the new mapse which the
church has had erected during the. last
few months and which is considered by
many the most attractive residence in
town.
H. E. White of Gastonia N. c.,
spent last Sunday at mis- old home near
Fort Mill. Mr.. White is now in charge
of the Gastonia office of G.. C. Wilson
& Co., Columbia architects, being a
member of the firm. and is himself an
architect of years. experience. Until
recently he was for many years con-
nected with the supervising architects
Office of the Unitel States treasury de-
partment and while in the federal SER
vice had charge of the construction of
a number of postoffice buildings in i'm
portant Southern cities. Mr.. Whites
last service with the government was
in connection with the construction Of
the postofiice building in Columbia.
Usually at this season of the year
peach trees are full blown in this sec
ton, but the backwardness of the
spring has prevented the buds from
bursting up to this time which is held
by old residents to be an augury of
. good crop, as later on when the
trees put forth all danger of killing
frosts will have passed. 1t is stated
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