Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-01

Miss Lucy Fish has returned from
visit of several weeks to relatives and
friends in Pawtucket, r. l., and Bos-
ton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. E. Ardrey We're
called to Florence Saturday by the
sudden death of the latter's father,
A. B. Lawrence, on that day.
The Rev. ]. B. Black, pastor of the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church, moved
during the last week into the beautiful
manse which has just been completed.
"A. R.. McElhaney, formerly mer-
chant of Fort Mill and for two terms
mayor of the town, now resident of
Kershaw, was visitor in Fort Mill
last Saturday.
r. E. Patterson, former mayor of
Fort Mill, has written friend here.
saying that he has located in Newport
News, Va, as manager of the trans
portation department of the Retail
Merchants association of that city and
is well pleased with the work he has
undertaken.
A break Sunday night in the power
line between Fort Mill and the plant
of the Southern Power Company, on
the Catawba river three miles from
town, had the effect of closing down
both cotton mills in Fort Mill all day
Monday. The e>break was repaired late
Monday afternoon and the mills re-
sumed operations Tuesday morning.
There has been a marked decrease
in the price of eggs on the Fort Mill
market in the last few weeks, the
price tumbling from 65 cents to 40 cents
per dozen. The grocery stores and
markets are now receiving many eggs
from the country and in some instances
are overstocked. There also has been
slight decrease recently in the price
of butter in Fort Mill. some merchants
now offering II to their customers Tor
80 cents per pound.
Fort Mills one of the livest towns
its size in either of the Carolinas. -
yesterday remarked travelling mar
whose engagements take him to all
sections of both States. "When first
began coming here 2o-odd years ago
the town apparently was finished, +"
continued the visitor, '.'but in the last
three or four years l have noted
decided change in the business atmos-
phere of the place. Now everybody
apparently is busy, there are always
customers in the stores and other sbusi-
ness places with wants to be filled and
am glad to observe the general air of !
prosperity in the town.
Brice d. Culp spent day or two the
first of the week at his home in Fort
Mill. Mr.. Culp is now cotton mill
machinery salesman for Boston con-
cern and his territory embraces several
Southern States. He says the average
man would be surprised to know of the
activity in cotton manufacturing in
this section OF the country; scores of
new mills are being built, while hun
ureds OF other" are being enlarged.
some To three or four times their pres
ent capacity. The manufacturers OF
cotton mill machinery arc conseaueatl,
months behind with their orders and
there lis no telling, Mr.. Culp says,
when they will be able 10 catch up.
Having tired OF caring for her de-
menied husbaHd and perhaps not know
ing how 10 proceed To have the man
committed to the insane asylum. the
WIFE OF Negro, apparently 45 years
ola ana of unsound mind, brought him
to Fort Mill from Charlotte ON train
No. "a monday afternoon and alter
accompanying him to negro settle
ment in Fort Mill left the man there
and returned To Charlotte an hour and
half later. The man became violent
ly insane Monday night and the negroes
OF the settleIneut called upon Officer
Wagstaf 10 relieve -tirrm uf mis- pres
ence. The man was taken to the police
station and the Charlotte authorities
notified to make arrangements to lake
him oil the town's hands.
Noting the item published in The
Times few days ago Saying that the
Federal government had many cannon
and other guns captarcd from the Ger
mans IN the World war which would be
distributed to various municipalities
throughout the country, Mr.. w. B.
Meacham recalled that the two large
cannon mounted in Confederate park
IN Fort Mill several years ago also
were secured from the authorities in
Washington. ''These cannon were
loaned to the town through the instru-