Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-06-16
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items of Interest Found
in the Yorlville Enquirer.

be raised at about one-third the
cost of last years crop; bat even
at that it is still a question as to
whether the crop will bring a
profit on the market.
The penalties on deferred pay
ment of taxes in York county
this year amount to approx
mately $4,000. A considerable
part, of this SUM, was collected
IN due course and the balance re-
mains to be collected under, exc
cution.
Farmers over York county are
busy just now harvesting. their
oat crop and dealers in planta-
ton supplies have for the past
several days been selling large
quantities of binder twine, and
moving machinery. The oat
crop, according to a number of
experts, is up, to. standard IN the
county this year.
The flesh wound inflicted ON
Deputy Sheriff Tom Quinn in
sctIffle with John Hudson, white
prisoner at the county jail, sew
eral days ago when Hudson tried
to escape, is not healing as rap
idly as could be hoped for. The
pistol bullet grazed the deputy
sheriff's stomach and thigh. The
wound in the thigh is not yet
completely healed.
All members Of Philanthropic
lodge No. 80, A F.! NJ, of York
vile and members of other hodges
throughout this section, are ex--
pected in Yorkville Thursday af-r
ternoOn for the occasion of the
laying of the cornerstone of the
new municipal building. Follow
ing the cornerstone laying ad-
journment will be taken until 8
p m, when the third degree, will
be conferred on five and possibly
seven candidates..
Funeral services for Marshal
Shillinglaw, ,ex-service- man, of
Catawba township, who died in
the United States public health
hospital 'at' Greenville, were held
at Mount Holly church Saturday
afternoon, conducted by Revs. j.
G. Bailey aud R. l.. Hoiroyd.
Shillinglaw, who is survived by
his widow and several children,
was 20 years Of age. He Is also
survived by his parents and
number of brothers and sisters.
AT called meeting of Bethel
presbytery, held with the First
Presbyterian church of Yorkville
Monday morning, Rev. A. Z.
Spencer of Bowling Green, pas
tor of Bowling Green and Beth
Shiloh churches, offered his res
igration. Presbytery ordered the
pastoral relations between Mr..
Spencer and the two churches
dissolved and granted hin per-
mission to. labor outside the
bounds of the presbytery. 1t is
understood that he will move
with his family to Florida.
THAT Fort Mill baseball team
is a game and peppery bunch, /"
remarked Yorkville fan in dis
cussing the game between Fort
Mill and the American Legion
team Of Yorkvilis, Tuesday aft
einoOn. II have seen them play
four games against the the Lee
gionaires of YorkviIle. They have
won two and lost two. Bnt the
thing that has impressed me
about them is the fact that they
are on their toes all the time,
whether the game Is going against,
'hom or for them. They are clean
ball players, too, and mighty fine
fellows personally. | like to see
baseball teams like Fort Mill
come here 49,.
Announcement was made Mon
day morning that the Lockmore
cotton mill will build an addition
100 by 143 feet to the present
manufacturing plant east of the
Southern depot. Construction
work under the supervision of
Contractor Padgett of Rock Hill
will begin right away. The ad-
dition will cost about $4,000
and will be constructed with the
view to the addition of new ma
al