Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-10
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS
PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN


City, n. c.. is guest In the home or
tho Rev. and Mrs. ]. B. Black.
Miss Julia Boyd returned a few
days ago from a three weeks visit
Mt. Holly. n. c.
Miss Catherine Armstrong return
ed to her home in Fort Mill town
ship Friday after. having taught in
the public school of Mebane. N. c..
for the last nine months.
F, II. Dixon. superintendent of the
Pleasant Valley school. will deliver
an address to the Massey Sunday
school next Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock ..-
Mrs. c.. f. Graham and children OF
Greenville and Mrs. f: C. Gather of
Statesville. n. c.. have been recent
visitors ut the home OF DIR. and Mrs.
T. s. kirkpatrick.
John NJ. Jeter has come to Fort
Mill from Santuc. Union county, to
make his home with his brother-in-
law. O. T. Culp, and. has accepted a
position at Mr.. Culp's store.
Practically all Of the Fort Mill boys
and girls who have been students at
various colleges in this section dur
ing the 1s19-2O session have return
ed home for the summer vacation.
Because of misunderstanding
with the contractor, three negro brick
layers from Rock Hill. who had been
at work on the auditorium of the
graded school for. the last week, QUIT
Work Tuesday morning They were
being paid $11.35 each per day.
The registration book for the en-
rollment OF Democratic voters who
wish to participate in the primary
election next August is not at the
l%tle drug store as was erroneously
stated in The Times last week. due
to misinformation given the paper.
hut is at the store of ]. r. Halle.
Robert Potts, son of Mr.. and Mrs
ID. o. Potts of Pleasant Valley. Lam
caster county. was this week gradu
ated from Clemson college with the
degree of a. B. While a student at
Clemson Mr.. Potts made a record In
college athletics. having for several
years been member of the football
team.
Last week Miss Florence Boyd
spent few days with her mother.
Mrs. Mamie Boyd. For several years
Miss Boyd had been connected with
3 the Alabama State Normal school al
Montevalo. Ala. hut removed a few
days ago to Florence to become sec
tor Of the Mcleod infirmary.
After an absence Of several years
l.. III. Phillips and family have re
turned to Fort Mill from Salisbury
\. c.. and will again make their
nome here. Mr.. Phillips having &C
cepted position with the Bales
Lumber company. Miss Zelma Phil
lips. Mr.. Phillips daughter, has re-
Gently been elected n teacher In the
Fort Mill graded school.
Sheriff F. f. Quinn was among tn,
visitors in town Monday. In Tn,
Times of this week Sheriff Quinn an
nounces his candidacy for reelection
other new announcements In TIL,
Times are those Of Solicitor Henry |
for reelection. F.. Ess Clinton for
clerk of court and former Sherin |
Hugh Brown. who Is seeking the Of
flee of coAnty supervisor.
w. l.. f,Ferguson on Tuesday sold
to w. l.. Ware of Rock Hill his home |
in Sprattvilie and following the sale
bought another home for himself and !
FAMILY from DR.. J. l.. Spratt In the
same section Of town. II Is under
stood that Mr.. Ware will soon move
into the house ,he has just bought
from Mr.. Ferguson.
One of the candidates for State Of
flee who will go before the people In |
the Democratic primary this year
seeking votes Is Hon. ID. l.. Smith OF
Colleton county. who was visitor
in Fort Mill Tuesday in connection |
with his duties as feed inspector for |
the agricultural department. Mr.. |
Smith is a candidate for railroad |
commissioner to succeed Cyrus w. |
Shealy. Two years ago he was in |
the race for railroad commissioner
and lacked only 47S votes OF getting !
in the second primary. Mr.. Smith is
a former mamber OF the Legislature |
and saved several terms as auditor OF |