Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-08-18
NEWS AROUND TOWN.
Short Stories Picked Up by. The
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brother, Capt. Il. X. Lee.
l.. j. Massey Monday afternoon
left Fort Mill on a business trip
I. Baltimore. He expected to be
away several days.
DIR. Il. S. Kirkpatrick has re-
turned home following a visit of
several days to his daughter, Mrs.
Il. {. Gather, in Statesville, n. c.
Mrs. c. S. Link spent the last
weekend OH trip with her soIl,
&. S. Link, ,Jr., and several friends
to Chimney Rock, N. c.. and Lau-
j. r. Hope, Fort Mill farmer,
Friday morning brought to The
Times office the first open cotton
boil reported for this section
from the current crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nj. Hutchin-
son and their children and Mrs.
Il. Z. Afford of McClellanville,
who Is their guest, are spending
the week at Chimney Rock, n. c.
DR.. w. ii. Martin, Il. r. Grier,
Dr., Capt. Frederick Minis and A.
y. Williamson and his two little
sons have returned from d
week s outing at Chimney Rock,
n G..
Miss Bessie Barron, Miss Lou
ise Barron, A. A. Barron and Mr..
and Mrs. b. p. Barron of York
We're guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ". Barron at their home
in Fort Mill.
Miss Mary Louise Boulware of
Lakeland, Fla, accompanied Miss
Dora Grier from Charlotte to
Fort Mill and spent the last week
end visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. f.
Grier.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Windle,
Miss Winnie Crook and S. b.
Wmdle returned Friday to their
homes in the Gold Hill commu-
nifty, following an outing of sew
eral days at Blowing Rock. n. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. KimbrelI
entertained as their guests Sun
day Mrs. Edward Mason and Miss
Eta Skipper of Lancaster. MIR.
and Mrs. j. r. Taylor and MIR.
and Mrs. Frank Kimbrell of
Charlotte.
A reunion of the descendants
of the late Solomon Harris was
held Tuesday at the old Harris
homestead in Pleasant Valley
where {. Nj. .'Blackwclder and his
family now live, Mr.. Blackwelder
having married daughter of
MIR. Harris. There were 32 mem
bers of the family at the reunion
and the day was one filled with
many pleasures for all present.
Mrs. ID. X. Hall of the Pleas
ant Valley community was pain
fully hurt Sunday evening by
falling down the stairway at her
home. AT first it was feared that
one of Mrs. Halls limbs was bro
ken, but after thorough exam
nation the attending physician
announced that the injury was
less serious. Mrs. Hall is about
70 years old and is the mother
of j. X. Hall and Arthur Hall,
we'll known citizens.
Voters of Bclair school district
IN Lancaster county recently APP
proved bond issue for $1,000,
the proceeds of which are to be
applied to the erection of pub
lie school building to cost about
$4,000. Work on the building is
Is not to be begun for some time.
but the trustees hope TO have it
ready for use when the fall ses-
sion of the school opens next
year. The building will be put
up according to plans approved
by the State board of education.
Last Thursday afternoon while
he WAS playing with IA number of
other little boys on the second
floor OF the building now being
erected for The Times on Con-
federate street next door to the
Palmetto hotel, Fred Harris. six
year-old grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. +. Harris. accidentally
fell through the stairway open
ing to the first floor and was
considerably bruised about the
face and head. He was uncon-
sciouS for several minutes. but
was not otherwise seriously hurt.
Lieut.. w. A. Ott. u. :. n. dis