Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-11-24
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items of Interest From
the YorkYille ENQUIRER.

Rock Hill, who has been sick for
some time past, is able to be out
again. although he has not fully
recovered. Mr.. Hope has been
suffering from the effects of in
fluenza. which he had last year.
Night work was to begin at the
Glover cotton mill Tuesday night
and it is expected that it will be
continued indefinitely. A num-
ber of new families have recently
moved TO the mill village and as
was announced week ago, the
mill management is preparing to-,
build new houses with a view to
providing for still further help.
Farmers of the Glover section
are still sowing lots of wheat and
oats, and seed wheat is said to
still be in great demand. Some
farmers who for years have been
accustomed to sowing little
wheat just from force of habit
more than from any other cause
are growing into the wheat grow
ing business with all seriousness
this fall and are going to pay
more attention to the growing of
grain than ever before.
The total assessed valuation of
the taxable property of the coun-
~ this year is %l3,Sl6.094 against
Tl3. l93.33l last year. an increase
for this year of $632 .543. which, of
course. does not include the polls
The aggregate assessed valuation
OF the personality this year is So
267 .5S7 against $6,69l 500 last
year, an increase Of molly 500, ,455,
the total valuation this year be-
ing S3,5l5,345 against $5,45S, $50
last year.
Indian women from "the ma
tlOn. the Catawba Indian reser-
vatlon near Rock Hill. were in
that city Saturday selling pot
terry. They had quite variety
of pots. pipes and other articles
and they were making strenuous
efforts to dispose of thSir wares.
1t used to be that the Catawbas
travelled all over York. Chester
and Lancaster counties in the
summer and fall selling pottery
Of their own manufacture. Now
they hardly ever go anywhere ex-
ccpt to Rock Hill.
In his charge TO the grand jury
Monday morning in opening the
November term of the court of
general sessions and common
pleas. Judge Hayne r. Rice dealt
at length on violations of the liq-
uor laws. "There is no question,
said he, THAT the liquor laws are
being violated extensively, but
my judgment tells me that there
L. not SO much drunkenness
IN the state and not so many vi0-
ldtionS of the liquor laws as there
were during the regime of our
lniquitous dispensary system"
Rock Hills municipal political
pot is beginning TO boil. Report
has il that DR.. David Lyle is 60
ing 10 be II candidate for mayor
to succeed Ralph Armstrong. the
IprcSent mayor. Rock Hill peO-
pie are expecting MIR. Armstrong
TO be Il candidate TO succeed him
self. The election comes in Jan.
uary and there will be number
of changes in the cityS method
of government. The number of
councilmcn is to be increased
from three to five and the mayo,'
is TO be elected by direct vote.
Secretary Fewcll of the York
County Fair association was busy
Saturday checking up receipts
and disbursements for the recent
York County fair. The secreta-
ry figures We're not available.
but ii was stated that if the led
ger showed balance OH the right
side il would be IL small balance.
II will be of interest to many 10
learn that in all probability the
last carnival has played at a York
county fair. The carnival which
was feature of the recent fair
raised ii storm of protest because
of alleged gambling games and
devices which were feature of il