Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-08-11
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items of Interest Found
in the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

yer more than year ago. has
sold his store to Clyde Faris of
Clover No. 4.
The annual settlement of the
comptroller general s office with
the auditor and treasurer of York
county was made last Wednesday.
two representative from the Of
flee in Columbia coming to York
vile for the settlement. They
found all the books and records
kept i'll a satisfactory manner.
The York County Fair associ-
alton has joined the Union Rae
ing association. according to an
announcement made by Secretary
+. Nj. Fewcll. The Union Racing
association is one of the best
known and strongest horse rae
ing associations III the country
and now that the York County
Fair association has become con-
nrctcd with il. some good racing
for the November fair is as
Sl:red. The races have been a
feature of the York County fair
for several wears and indications
are that the racing meet i'm Rock
Hill this fall will prove much
more attractive than heretofore.
Maj. Lindsay McFaddcn. World
war veteran. said Saturday that
he would not again be candi-
date for lieutenant colonel of the
First South Carolina regiment Of
lEe National Guard to succeed
Lieut.. Col. T.. {. VonTreSckow of
Camden. who has resigned i'm or
der to accept United States con-
Snl>hip to IA foreign country. Maj.
MrFaddcn was defeated by Lieut..
t"l. NonrrrSckow for the honor
in an election several weeks ago
and he said that he would not
again seek the place.
w. =. WilkerSon of Hickory
Grove. s. Ii. Epps of Fort Mill
and DR.. j. }. llaginS of Rock
Hill We're reelected members of
the York county pension board
at IL meeting of the Confederate
We Grams held i'll the court house
Monday morning. Nj. =. Carroll
OF the Cotton Belt section presid-
cd AT the meeting. There were no
other nominations in addition to
those elected. The new board
wI'f hold office two years. The
county probate judge eX -ot1icio is
secretary TO the board of pension
commissioners by statute. Sew
cniern veterans of the county at
tended the meeting. called for the
purpose of electlng IA pension
board.
Fred T.. Smith and other prom
n,nt citizens of Tirzah are work
my on plans for the holding of
another picnic at TirZah, Thurs.
day. August %, similar to the
grra, picnic held in Il. NJ. Oates
grove at Tirzah last August. Hon.
). Skottowe Wannamaker of st,
Matthews. president of the Amer.
lean Cotton association, is to be
'h' prlncipal speaker of the occa-
son and music is TO be furnished
by The well known Tirzah Con-
cert band. TirZah has been fa-
In"uS aSa picnic ground for years.
In the old days the picnics there
were purely political, but last
year and this year the picnic is
OF an agricultural nature and the
speakers of the occasion will Dis
cuNS agricultural conditions sole
ly. An invitation to the general
p'.h!lc TO come and bring wei,
iI.rd baskets has been extended
a'i II is confidently believed that
NOT only York but half loyrn
surrounding counties will be rep
resented.
'Thcre are two Important
changes to be noted in the h:Int-
'ng laws this year. said Dan Il.
Wood. York county game var.
den, Tuesday morning. 1.-The
open season for hunting squirrels,
rh"cOons, opoSSums and rabbits
begins September | this year III
stead of October |. The open
season for doves begins A lgust
H.. This date is about 60 days
earlier than the fedc~1l law.