Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-12-02
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS
PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN

ME and Archie Baron of York spent
Thanksgiving IN Fort Mill as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Barron.
Miss Alice Smith and Miss Sclena
Smith OF Pendleton spent several days
last week visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ion Smith. Miss Alice Smith is a stu
dent ut Winthrop college. ....
An oyster supper given by the Ba-
rcca class OF the Fort Mill Baptist
church Thanksgiving evening was
greatly enjoyed by the members OF
the class and their guests.
DR.. and Mrs. j. l.. Spratt, accompa-
Mod by Miss Annie Lee Adams OF Clo-
yer, who had been their guest for sew
cral days. spent the last week end Wis
iting Maj. and Mrs. J. d. Fulp in Alb
bcville. -
Among the successful rabbit hunters
OF this section Thanksgiving day were
James Archer. Arthur Paul Jackson,
Edsard Spinks and Ivcy Spinks. who
composed n party that succeeded in
killing 40 ''cottontails" and three
birds In few hours.
The Cash. store Of Fort Mill som,
days ago purchased the stock OF goods
carried at the commissary of the Car
harrt mill. at Carhartt. Owing to the
indefinite suspension OF work at the
Car hart mill 1t was decided to dispose
OF. the stock of merchandise.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Massey, who for
merly lived In Fort Mill. have moved
from Hastings, Fla. where they had
made their home for several years
TO Eustace, Fla. In n letter to a Fort
Mill friend Mr.. Massey says that Eus-
tnce Is In the heart OF the orange
growing section of Florida and Is a
delightful town to live in.
a. Y. Williamson, travelling sales
man Tor an Ohio shoe concern, re-
turned to his home in Fort mill a few
Gays ago, after an extended trip of
several weeks to many. of the princi-
pal towns of South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida Mr.. Williamson saws he
round business conditions better in
Florida than in either of the other
States. y..
Members of the Fort Mil Baptist
church and other friends OF the pas
tor ana his family made their Thinks
giving doubly joyous, and happy, so
pr. Dyches states. by sending a wagon
Well loaded with good things to the
parsonage on the afternoon of No
Vember "a. Among the articles sen,
were hour, bacon, lard. sugar. coffee.
potatoes rice. grits. n variety of meats.
canned goods, vegetables and fruits.
and fine, fat gobbler.
During the greater part Of Monday
and ali day Tuesday The Times limo
tyfe was out OF commission and IL
began to look n If the paper would
nave TO go to pre.,:i this week without
the usual amount Of home-se reading
matter. but late Tuesday evening the
"old milf' finally righted itself. thanks
to little persuasion on the part OF
.. lee Capps. and yesterday and to-
day has been busy grinding out s,ugs.
apparently anxious to make up for its
dereliction OF the earlier part OF the
week.
- Mclanc Stroup. who will finish his
course OF study. at Wake Forest COL
iege, North Carolina, the present ses-
sion, was ordained to the gospel min
lstry In an interesting service at
slough Memorial church. In Pineville.
last Thursday. DR.. J. w. III. Dyches
or Fort Mill conducted the examina-
ton and offered the prayer. tho Rev.
d. X. smith of Flint Hill church
Ereachcd the sermon, the Rev. J. NJ
Bennett OF Pineville delivered the
charge and the Rev F.. A Lilies of
York presented the Bible. Mr.. Stroup
is young man Of great promise and
MS many friends in Pineville and the
adjacent community. where he was
Drought up. wish for him a career of
usefnlness In the ministry.
!. After weeks OF what many thought
inexcusabie delay work OF repairing
the macadam section of the Fort Mill
ROCK Hill highway was begun n few
Gays ago by a force OF prisoners from
.he county chaingans. This road was
taken over some time ago by tho State
hignway commission, hut for one rca-
son and another there was delay In
oeglnning the work of putting the
road In good shape following the
damage done by the heavy rains of last
august. Finally the highway COM
mission called on the county supervis-
or. Thomas w. Boyd. for assistance
ana MIR. Boyd sent force OF hands
10 40 the work. But this will rot he
iirst class job by any menas." Fri
Day said Mr.. Boyd. FOR the highway
commission has not provided enough
top dressing nor composition to hold
It In place.