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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
BAPTIST BODY TO MEET.
Sunday School Workers Assemble
in Rock Hill Next Week.

The 18th annual session of the
York Baptist Sunday school con-
vention will be held with Park
Baptist church, Reck Hill, Tues
day and Wednesday, May 3 and
4. The opening meeting will be-
gin Tuesday morning at 10 80
o'clock, with devotional exercises
led by the president, the Rev. j.
w. II. Dyches, TIL. D., of Fort
Mill. Every Sunday. school in the
York association is entitled to rep
resentation in the body.
j. l.. Oorzine, superintendent of
rural Sunday school work, and
Miss Elizabeth Nuckols, superin-
tendent Of elementary work. both
OF Columbia, will be present and
deliver addresses at he meeting.
The officers of the convention
are as follows: DR.. j. w. H.
Dyches, president; the Rev. b. II.
Waugh and w. A. McAfee, vice
presidents; w. G. Reynolds. sec
rotary and treasurer. Executive
committee: w. A. McAfee. wv q
Reynolds, the Rev. j. R. Smith.
the Rev. c. f. Thomas, the Rev.
j. w. H. Dyches. Departmental
superintendents: Teacher train
ing, Miss Esther Meacham organ
lied classes, the Rev. j. ID. Croft ;
home department, Mrs. j. II. Gar
rison; grading, the Rev. r. A.
lilies; cradle roll, Miss Lula Smith.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Hannibal Used Snake Bombs.

When King Eumenes of Perga-
mus was about to attack Hanni-
bal at sea, the latter decided that
in fair fight the king would win.
The enemy had more ships and
more men, and Hannibal and all
his men would be at the bottom
of the sea if any attempt were
made by him to engage the yes
sells Of the king as individual
units. Hannibal therefore gave
out word that all his ships were
to join in an attack OF the ship
carrying the king, on the theory
that without leader the enemy
would soon be demoralizcd. To
find out what ship the king was
on he sent messenger just be
fore the battle with a tablet to
the enemy's feet. The messenger
was directed to the ship bearing
Eumenes, and all of Hannibal :
fleet had merely to watch the lit
tie boat to identify the vessel from
which the king commanded the
feet.
When the battle began Hanni-
balls boat rushed to the side of
Eumenes' ship and the former s
sailors began to hurl great earth
enware pots into the kings boat.
The defenders of the ship at first
laughed at this" queer method of
warfare, but their laughter soon
changed to howls of terror when
it was discovered that the pots
were filled with poisonous snakes
OF the most deadly variety. The
ship turned and fed for shore,
its decks alive with the Kissing.
gliding snakes. The other ships,
also treated to snake bombs. fol
lowed suit, and Hannibal was the
victor.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Smith Craven Marriage.

The home of Mr.. and, Mrs. j. b.
Mills was scene of lOvelincss
last Wednesday afternoon. April
20, when their niece, Miss Fran
ces Josephine Smith, became the
bride of Avery c. Craven of
Charlotte, n. c. The officiating
minister was the Rev. j. w. II.
Dyches, pastor of the Fort Mill
Baptist church.
The guests were met at the
door by Mrs. o. n. Culp and Mrs.
w. b. Ardrey, who introduced
them to the receiving line. just
before the ceremony an instru-
mental duet was rendered by
Miss Louise Young and Cecil
Workman OH the piano, after
which Miss Arthur Mae Young
sang AT Dawning." ."
To the strains of Mendelssohn s
Wedding March" the bridal
party entered. First came the
ring bearer, little Frances Mae
Smith, carrying the ring in the
heart of calla lily. She was fol-
lowed by the dame of honor. Mrs.
}. M. Martin, sister of the bride :
next came the bride. who met the
bridegroom as he came from the
rear hall with his best man. w.
M. FARRELL. The bride was beau
tiful in her dress of white duch-
ess satin, trimmed with princess
lace. She carried shower of
bride roses and valley lilies.
Immediately after the cere-
mCny Mr.. and Mrs. Craven left
Ly motor for Charlotte to catch
train for points north. On their
return they will be at home in
Charlotte.
Mrs. Craven was born and
reared in Fort Mill and has here
many friends who were greatly
interested in her marriage. Re-
Gently she has made her home in
Charlotte. Mr.. Craven is con-
nected with the auditing depart
ment Of the Belk Bros. chain of
stores and is a young man Of
splendid traits of character.
The presents received by the
Sonng couple were numerous and
handsome.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
WILL ELECT TEACHERS.
Fort Mill School Board to Hold
Meeting This Evening.

A meeting of the board of trus-
teees of the Fort Mill graded
school is to be held this evening
at which some of the teachers for
the 1922 session will be elected.
Not all of the members of the
present corps of teachers have ap.
piled for reelection, but it is un-
derstood that most of them are
willing to serve the schoo, ,anoth-
er year. AMONG the number who
have not applied for reelection,
according to member of the
board, is Bruce II. Stribling, su-
perintendent Of the school for the
last year. 1t is not thought that
81 successor to Mr.. Stribling will be
elected at the meeting this even
ing, although there are a number
of applications in the hands of
the board for the position. The
board is understood to have de-
cided that it will not elect su-
perintendent without having had
a personal interview with him. 1t
also is understood that the board
has about decided to abolish the
teaching of agriculture in the
school during the 1922 session.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Will Attend Maneuyers.

While no official announcement
mas yet been received by the Tom
Hall Guards Of Fort Mill of the
annual maneuvers of the South
Carolina National Guard. the un-
derstandmg is that the maneuyers
tins year will be held on the Mt.
Pleasant rifle range, near Charles
ton, beginning July 8 and contin-
nng through July %. A school
Tor officers and non-commissioned
officers will be held at Camp Jack
son, Columbia, for four days pre-
cedIng the maneuvers. Two off
GERS and six non-commissioned
oftlcers from the Tom Hall Guards
will attend the school. The gov
ernment now allows the same pay
foI National Guardsmen while ON
encampent or otherwise in the
service as that of men of equal
rank i'm the regular army.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
VOTE ON ROAD BONDS
Citizens Of Fort Mill Township
to Determine $75, 900 Issue.

A special meeting of the
board of commissioners of York
county will be held in York to-
morrow to order an election in
Fort Mill township upon the prop
osition which has recently been
agitated for the township to is
sue $4,000 in 20 year, 6 per cent
bonds for road purposes. The
beard is expected to order the
election for the first week in June
and if the bond issue is voted it
is thought that work upon the
roads will begun in August.
Tuesday w. B. Meacham, Sr.,
carried to York a number of pc
titions bearing the signatures of
freehold voters Of Fort Mill
township requesting the county
board to order an election sub
mitting to the voters the question
of the township issuing road
bonds. Careful comparison of
the names on the petitions with
"the tax books showed that II
more freehold voters of the town
ship than were necessary to insure
the election had signed the pc
titions.
Plans of the proponents of the
bond issue include the improve
ment of the road between Fort
Mill and Catawba river bridge,
the road through the upper sec
tion of the township to the North
Carolina line and several other
roads. The York county legis-
lative delegation has agreed to
appropriate $4,000 for road i'm
provement in Fort Mill township,
the board of county commission
ers has set aside $4,000 for the
work and federal aid in the sum
OF $4,000 is promised by the
State highway commission. With
the proposed $4,000 in township
bonds the Fort Mill township
highway commission, to be Sc
lected by the York delegation,
would have at. its disposal $115,-
600 for road Improvement in
Fort Mill township.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Negroes Win Ross Will Case

+. S. Crane. one OF the substan-
tial citizens of the Marvin section
of Union county, who does much
of his business in Fort Mill, was
in town Monday. A few days
ago Mr.. Crane returned to his
home following a two weeks stay
in Monroe. n. c., as a witness in
the Ross will case, which the jury
that day disposed of by return
ing a verdict against the relatives
OF Miss Maggie Ross who were
contesting her will, in which she
bequeathed the major part of a
valuable estate to two negroes
For many years Mr.. Crane was a
nolghbor Of Miss Ross and at the
hearing Of the case he testified
that, in his opinion, she was en-
tlrely competent to make the will.
Mr.. Crane says that Bob Houston,
one of the negro beneficiaries un-
der the will, the other being
Houston's daughter. is humble
and deferential to white people
and that he has never given any
trouble in the community.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Would Tighten Prohibition Law.

AS the first step of the fight in
Congress to tighten up the Vol
stead prohibition enforcement law
n bill designed to prohibit the sale
of beer to the sick on a doctor s
prescription was introduced in the
house Monday by Mr.. Volstead.
The measure would not prohibit
the use of wine for medicinal
purposes, but would make more
specific and stringent the regula-
tlons on the subject.
Declaring there was no real ne
cessity for beer as medicine. Mr..
Volstead announced that his bill,
described as supplemental to the
national prohibition act, was put
forward at this time to meet the
situation created by the opinion
of former Attorney General Pal
mer that beer and wine, under
the Yolstead act. could be pre-
scribed for the ailing.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
DEATH OF MRS. j. p. BILLUE.
Fort Mill Woman Passes Away at
Charlotte Hospital.

Mrs. Lucy Ann Billue, wife Of
J. p. Billue of Fort Mill, died at
il Charlotte hospital last Friday
evening, following a short illness
of pneumonia. Mrs. Billue was in
her 73d year, having been born
in the Pleasant Valley section of
Lancaster county on July 18, 1847.
On August 8, 1871, as Miss Ann
Clawson, she was married to Mr..
Billue and to them eight children
were born. of whom the following
survive: Mrs. Haywood Merritt,
Mrs, w. w. Stevens and Mrs. NJ.
l.. Williford of Rock Hill, Mrs. NJ.
b. Blackmon of Fort Mill and
Mrs. b. S. Broom of North
Charlotte, N. c. Mrs. Billue also
is survived by her husband, one
brother, j. B. Clawson, and one
Sist er, Mrs. j. l.. Kimbrell of Fort
Mill.
Mrs. Billue was a member of
the Methodist church of Fort Mill
Tor 81 years and had many friends
in this community, in which her
whole life was spent. The funeral
services were conducted Sunday
afternoon at the home by her pas
tor, the Rev. w. r. Bouknight,
ard interment followed in New
Unity Cemetery
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Mendel Smith to Speak.

The ;. ID. Barron chapter, U. ID.
e., OF Rock Hill has announced
that former Judge Mendel l..
Smith of Camden has accepted
an invitation to deliver the me-
mortal address at Ebenezer on
Memorial day, May 10. Accord
ing to the Rock Hill Evening
Herald, Judge Smith is one of the
ablest orators in the State and
the news that he is to deliver the
memorial address at Ebenezer
will be received with interest
throughout the county.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
MEMORIAL DAY ExERcrsEs.
w. Banks Dove to Deliver Ad.
dress in Fort Mill.

w. Banks Dove, secretary Of
state for South Carolina, has ac-
cepted the invitation of Florence
Thornweell chapter, U. d. c., and
Fort Mill Memorial association to
deliver the Confederate Memorial
day address in Fort Mill on Tues.
day, May 10, in the auditorium
OF the high school building, at
$50 o'clock in the afternoon. Be-
SIDES the address of Mr.. Dove,
there will be patriotic songs by
the school children, at the conclu-
sion of which all will march to
New Unity cemetery to decorate
the graves of the 40-odd Confed-
crate soldiers and the World war
veterans buried there. In connec-
tion with the observance of the
day, both the Daughters of the
Confederacy and the members of
the memorial association express
the hope that the merchants of
Fort Mill will close their stores
for an hour during the exercises
and that sufficient number Of
automobiles will be loaned to con-
vey the enfeebled veterans from
the school building to the ceme-
terry.
The Fort Mill Memorial associ-
alton, of which Mrs. Harriet Mack
has been president since its or
ganlzation many years ago, is one
of the oldest patriotic societies of
the kind in the State, if not in
the South, antedating by several
years the Daughters of the Con-
fcderacy. In 1890 the Confeder-
ate monument I'm Fort Mill was
unveiled under the auspices of the
association, which did much to-
ward securing the funds with
which to erect the monument. The
organization has been held to-
gcther during all the years of it's
existence largely through the in
fluence of Mrs. Mack, who has
shown unflagging interest in the
Welfare of the, Confederate yete-
rams and in intoxicating in the ris-
ing generation of the community
reverence for the ideals for which
the South struggled so heroically
against great odds in the '60s.
Florence Thornwell chapter, U.
ID. c., named in honor of the wife
OF the late Rev. j. H. Thornwell.
ID. d., for many years pastor of
the Fort Mill Presbyterian church,
like the older wOman's patriotic
organization of the community,
has a history of service for the
Lost Cause" in which its men,
bcrs, the Confederate veterans of
the community and many others
feel sense of pride. Mrs. Alex
Barber is the present regent of
the chapter.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
PROMISE OF FORTUNE.
A. L. Crane Of Fort Mill Invents
Crosstie and Rail-fastener.

The promise of fortune is held
out for Adam l.. Crane of Fort
Mill for the invention of cement
crosstie and rail-fastener on which
he was granted patent by the
United States patent office on
April 5. Mr.. Crane a day or two
ago received from a New York
firm the outright offer of $75, 900
for the patent rights to his inven-
ton, along with an optional offer
OF an annual royalty of $25, 900
for the right to manufacture and
sell the invention for the next II
years, during the life of the pat
ent, the optional offer including
a proffered cash payment of $685.
600. Mr.. Crane is confident the
railroads of the country will well
come the opportunity to adopt
the use of his cement crosstie and
rail-fastener to displace the
wooden tie and rail spike. He
has received propositions to be-
gin the manufacture in Fort Mill
Of his invention and has under
consideration the advisability of
forming stock company for that
purpose. Mr.. Crane is negotiat-
ing with his attorney in Wash
mgton to have the crosstie and
rail-fastener patented in Great
Britain, France, Italy, Belgium,
Germany and Canada.
In the letters patent granted
Mr.. Crane by the United States
patent Office the following descrip-
tlon of the cement crosstie and
rall-fastener appears:
1.-The main purpose of the pres
ent invention is to provide ce-
ment or concrete tie. wherein the
rails are cushioned, thereby elm
mating rigid support for the
rails,
lin order to cushion the rails
the tie includes wooden insert
blocks which are removably dove
tailed in the tie, and are support
ed upon a steel, iron or other
metal plate, so as to prevent the
wooden insert blocks from con-
tacting direct with the cement,
and tending to more or less
crush it,
Owing to the insert wooden
books being removable when
worn, and owing to the body of
the tie being cement, the tie is
very durable, and will last sub
stantially indefinitely, for when
the blocks are worn they may be
easily replaced with new ones.
Furthermore, the tie of this
character is very simple and can
be easily constructed for rela-
lively low cost and sold at a rea-
sonable profit,
AS a further purpose the in
v. ntion aims to provide fastening
means for the rails, in combina-
ton with means connecting the
t, stening means, in order to pre-
r'nt the rails from spreading "
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Many Attend Funeral.

Between 1000 and 5000 people
from all parts of York county
Sunday afternoon attended the
funeral in York of Private Mech
Stewart, Company |, llSth infan-
try, Both division, who lost his life
in France on October 8, 1918. The
funeral, under the auspices of
Mech Stewart post, American
Legion, was held simultaneously
with that of his mother, Mrs. Re-
becca Jane Stewart, who died in
Charlotte last Wednesday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
LAND OF MYSTERY
bermuda Islands Britain's Oldest
Colonial Possession.

ne bermuda islands, those bits
OF falryland in the South Allan.
TIC, only few hundred miles from
South Carolina, have recently eel.
ebrated the 3O0th anniversary Of
the establishment of representa-
i've government and the first sit
ting OF the British empire s most
ancient colonial parliament. The
celebration of the tercentenary
took place at the ancient capital
OF the islands, old st. Georges,
and, as then, the gathering was
held III the ancient little State
house, now the home Of a Masonic
lodge, which stands on the same
site as the first church on the is-
lands.
Bermuda does not mean a sin.
gle island. for there are about $50
m the group, only the fiv. larg-
est OF which are of any import
ance. The mainland" is the one
or which Is located the capital
the city of Hamilton, and there is
'hNiN lllt l0n0.
The American who goes to Ber-
muda will find himself in for
clgn country. Aside from Hall
fax and Gibraltar. it is the most
strongly fortified British posses
sion in the world. The forts, the
barracks. the Union Jack, the
dockyards, spruce soldiers and
officers, the English currency and
customs, all remind Americans
strongly that Uncle Sam has moth
lng to say about how the affairs
OF the island shall be conducted.
The early history of Bermuda
is closely interviewer with that of
the United States. The islands
were discovered in 1922 by Juan
bermudas, a Spaniard, and were
visited again in l543 by another
Spanlard, Ferdinand Camelo, but
AZ. remained uninhabited and for
gotten until Sir George Somers,
heroic English admiral and colo
nlzer, planted the English flag
there in 1909, when he was ship
wrecked on the islands on his way
to Virginia.
The quaintest of all places i'm
Bermuda is old st. Georges. 12
miles distant from Hamilton. and
is connected with the mainland
by a massive causeway nearly two
miles long. st. Georges, once the
capital of Bermuda, is now
sleepy, romantic and unusual
place. 1t has all the natural beau
~ of Hamilton, and in addition,
has multitudinous attractions of
ITS own. The streets are narrow.
there are no sidewalks and one
travels in the middle of the roads.
Ihe houses are stained and wealth
err beaten and the type of archi-
lecture is Spanish. These quaint
old houses, half hidden behind
ther high stone walls, with their
broad stone steps, the narrow
doorwayS, the darkened. shutter
ed windows. and narrow walks, :
are suggestive of mystery and ro-
nance.
Bermuda is wonderful place
Tor fishing. There are also lovely
sea gardens, where, through "a
SlasS-bottomed boat, one NAV be-
mold the wonders of the life un-
der the water. Bermuda is honey.
c"mbed with caves of wondrous
beauty.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Opposed to Immigration.

Congressman w. f. Stevenson
has sent to The Times the follow
ing statement in regard to the re-
port sent out from Washington a
few days ago by the Associated
Press in connection with his posi-
ton on the immigration bill:
"The Associated press sent out
II report that Mr.. Stevenson was
one of the leaders in opposition to
the bill to restrict immigration.
This is mistake, as he is one of
It's warmest supporters. On gen.
eral debate he made a speech as
sailing the attorney general for
allowing Debs to come unattend-
ed from the Atlanta penitentiary
to Washington to confer about a
pardon, contrary to all law and
precedent. The reporter of the
Associated Press evidently mis-
took this to mean that he was
against the immigration bill. Mr..
Stevenson s remarks in this in
stance were confined to the Debs
incident and no attempt was made
to state his position on the immi-
grafton bill, as he has always been
III favor Of the bill, both in the
last Congress and the present
cne.'
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28

Replacing old telephone poles
with new ones is an expensive
undertaking, according to S. L..
Meacham, owner of the Fort Mill
telephone exchange. Recently
Mr.. Meacham ordered ship
ment of creosoted poles from
Savannah. Laid down on the
streets where they are to be set
uE, the poles cost him $14 each,
with an additional $3.50 for dig
ging the hole and setting the
pole in place.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Killing Off the Buffaloes.

Much has been heard of late
about the destruction Of all the
buffaloes OH Antelope island.
Utah. There seems no immediate
danger of this happening. Bills
have been introduced in Congress
as well as in the Legislature of
Utah urging federal or State ac,
tlon. looking toward buying up
the island and buffaloes. Up to
this time only five old and saw
age bulls have been destroyed on
Antelope island. and it is said to
be doubtful whether there has
been any real purpose to destroy
the herd. Furthermore. the buf-
falO is not so rare an animal as
many think. There are approx
mately 5000 in the United States
and Canada in good condition and
breeding as freely as so many cat.
tie. In Canada they are multiply
ing so rapidly that the govern
ment finds it difficult to dispose
OF the surplus.
The Fort Mill Lumber company
several days ago was awarded
the contract for the erection Of n
summer house for C.. l.. Cobb of
Rock Hill which is now going lp
near the county river bridge.
IA
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28

Burglars blew the safe in the
First City criminal court IN New
Orleans and escaped with $500
The court room is on the main
floor Of police headquarters.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Elected Financial sesretary

AT the last meeting of Fort
Mill council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Charles r..
Bales was elected financial score
tary to succeed A. q. Smith.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28

j. j. Bales is in Greenville this
week attending federal court as
petit juror.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28

T. M. Hughes of Lancaster was
a visitor in Fort Mill Saturday.