Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-05-26

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Senator s. f.. Bales of lancas-
ter county will deliver the alumni
address at the commencement ex-
ercises at Clemson college in June.
He is graduate of the class Of
; 1908.
The price of cottonseed meal in
Fort Mill last week was quoted
IN The Times at SIPS per sack as
result Of a typographical error.
: The price should have been Sits
per sack.
Harry Bradford and Fravor
Kimbrell have returned to their
homes in Fort Mill for the vaca-
tion season from the Medical Col
lege Of South Carolina and Bailey
Military institute, respectively.
Announcement is made that the
officers of the Fort Mill Presby-
terian church have arranged for
services at the church every Sum
day afternoon during the absence
of the pastor, the Rev. J. b. Black.
Beginning next Monday the fol-
lowing Fort Mill business houses
will close at Z p. m. for the day,
except on Fridays and Saturdays,
through the months of June, July
and August: Culp Bros, ID. A.
Lee, The Cash Store, j. B. Mills
company, E. w. Kimbrell Co.,
Patterson's, l.. j. Massey, r. F.
Grier.
Last Thursday afternoon the
Fort Mill troop Of Boy Scouts
went to Glover and engaged the
troop Of that town in a. game Of
baseball which was won by the
visitors, IL to 5. The Clover troop
is expected to play return game
with the local scouts in Fort Mill
one sfternoon this week and an
interesting contest is anticipated.
Clarence Z. Patterson, son of
j. b. Patterson of the upper Sec
tion of Lancaster county, will be
a member OF the graduating class
at Clemson college few days
bcnce. Mr.. Patterson has made
excellent marks in his classes and
is now the ranking cadet officer
OF the institution, being a major.
Some weeks ago he stood the ex-
animation for commission in the
regular army.
The board of trustees of the
Fort Mill graded school have re-
ceived numerous applications
during the last fortnight for the
superintendenGy of the school
during the 1922 session. A
number of those applying for the
position have been invited to
come to Fort Mill for confer
ence with the board and as soon
as these engagements are filled
it is said a meeting of the board
will be held at which superin-
tendent will be elected.
The macadam section of the
road between Catawba river and
Rock Hill has been repaired by
forces working under the direc-
tion of the State highway COM
mission; but motorists and others
Nho frequently use the road say
that il is not in anything like as
good condition as it originally
was when the county chaingang
two or three years ago opened it
to the use OF the public. The
complaint is that too little ma
teriai was used in repairing the
road.
Discontinuance by the Southern
railway of trains. 35 and %, both
OF which We're mail trains for.
Fort Mill, has necessitated rear
rangement OF the closing hours of
outgoing mails at the local post
Office. The southbound morning
mail for Fort Mill is now handled
by 81 and outgoing mail for this
train must be in the postoffice not
later than 80 a. IN. The north
bound afternoon mail is carried on
32 and closes at 6 :05 p. IN. Fol-
lowing the arrival of the north
bound mail on 32 the general de.
livery window is opened for few
minutes after the mail is sorted.
1t looks if there is to be
change in postmasters at Fort
Mill on July 1. Some days ago
Joe M. Belk received a letter
from Congressman w. F.. Steven
son asking him il he would act
as postmaster at Fort Mill from
July until permanent post.