Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-06-09
NEWS or YORK COUNTY.
Current Items Of Interest Found
in the Yorlkville Enquirer.

Hill is a candidate for election to
the position Of lieutenant colonel
OF the First regiment, s. G.. N. G.,
it was announced I'M Rock Hill
Saturday. Maj. McF'adden has
had many years experience as
National Guard officer as well as
in the late World war. He re-
ceived his discharge months after
the signing of the armistice, hav-
ing served many months overseas
as a major of the 11Sth infantry,
30th division.
At a recent meetin of the
town council it was decided to
turn all license privileges of the
town over to the Meech Stewart
post of the American Legion for
July a for the sum of $40. Coun-
ell also gave the post permission
to bring in a number of shows
for the week of July 4, If they
saw fit, in connection with the re-
union of the service men. A
committee from the post appear
ed before council requesting the
action which was taken.
1t was stated in Rock Hill Sat-
urday that former Capt. Murray
+. Mack of Fort Mill is a candi-
date for major Of the Third bat
talon of the First regiment,
which includes the companies at
Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Camden and
Hartsville. So far as has been
learned there is no opposition to
the election Of Capt. Mack, who
saw service in the World war in
the intelligence section of the 30th
division. Election of National
Guard officers, it is understood, is
to be held on June IA. ~
Judging from the reports of
growers and others who sell the
seed, more peanuts are being
planted throughout York county
than ever before. Inquiries de-
velop the information that hum
dreds of bushels have been sold,
and that sales continue, but so
far as can BIZ learned the plant
ing generally is in small patches.
Peanuts are great feed for hogs
and cattle, and then also it fol-
lows as matter of course that
with the production of peanuts in
sufficient quantity there will also
develop the manufacture of pea
nut oil aud other biproducts.
Alleging slander in that the
defendant called him names and
accused him of stealing tools
from his automobile, Charles Fl.
Ratterree, automobile garage
man OF Glover, has brought suit
in the sum Of $4,000 against Fl.
p. jackson, wealthy merchant of
that town. The suit is the result
of terrific fight between the
two men which took place in Rat
terree's garage at Glover several
months ago. 1t is alleged that at
the time jackson accused Rat
terree of stealing tools from his
an 'omobile while the machine was
a. the garage for repair.
Rather than pay a fine of $40
imposed on him by Mayor E. A..
Hall following his conviction in
mayors court Saturday morning
on u charge Of using profane Ian
guage on the streets, DIR. M. w.
White, we'll known dentist of
Yorkyille, was committed to Jail
Saturday afternoon, to begin ser
vice of ten day sentence impos-
ed in lien of the fine. The dentist
remained in Jail little more
than an hour, when he was re.
leased from custody on order of
Mayor Hall. who stated that the
fine had been paid. DR.. White
protested vigorously at his release
telling Sheriff Fred Quinn that
he had gone to Jail for principle
and that he did not want any of
his friends or others interested to
pay the fine. When the sheriff
Informed him that he had no al
tentative after the mayor had or
dered his release, the dentist qui-
city left the Jail. There was a
lively scene in the mayors court
Saturday morning in connection
with the trial of White for alleg-
ed use of profane language and