Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-18
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What Our Aejshsoes. Are say'ps and
Doing. ......
Fort Mill Times, Oct. 49,. An effort
IS being made by a number OF Fort
Mill business men to arrange with the
Western Union Telegraph company
for the installation Of electric clocks
in their various places. 1t is proposed
to install clocks for the cotton mills,
the public school, probably one for the
use Of the public in the postoffice and
several in Main street business houses.
.....Lieut. Herbert Merritt, U. s. A,
Fort Mill soldier, who Is stationed with
his regiment, the 5sth coast artillery
at Fort Mills, Philippine islands, has
the thanks Of The Times for two re-
cent copies Of The Coregidor Week.
ly, published in the interest Of the Of
ficers and men of the American army
located in the Philippines. Lieut..
Merritt is a SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mon
roe Merritt Of Fort Mill township and
has seen many years service in the
army, having enlioted in 1900........-B.
N. Lee of Fort Mill left Monday af-
ternoon for Mobile, Ala. to attend the
annual meeting of the National Nut
Growers association, now in session
in that city. Mr. Lee is interested in
the pecan industry. On his farm two
miles south of town he has several
thousand trees which are now bear
ing as fine nuts as are to be found
anywhere. There is ar ever In
creasing demand for first class pecans
at good prices said Mr.. Lee day or
two ngo, "and II do not make more
out of the pecan business than could
have made out of cotton, even had the
boil weevil not appeared in this COM
munity, 1, shell be greatly disappoint-
ed. Pecan trees begin to bear in
few years and one does not have to
wait lifetime to have nuts for sale,
as some people mistakenly think. The
soil of this section seems adapted to
the recan industry as my own grove
leads. me to believe and l should like
to see others in this community enter
the Business Of growing pecans for
market" (" "..--....A crowd estimated at
from $50 to 200 people. made up prin-
cipaly of employees Of the Fort Mil
cottoM mills, Tuesday evening at 7.45
O'CLOCK foregathered at Confederate
park And foF more than an hour and
a half listened 10 speeches by Miss
Anna, Neary of Baltimore, represen-
tative Of the American Federation of
Labor and Edward F, Callahan, or
seniser for the United Textile Work
efs of America, urging the help in the
local mills to join the textile union.
Good order prevailed during the meet
ing and there was nothing to indicate
q recurrence Of the turbulent scenes
which marked a visit to Fort Mill
about two years ago of representa-
tiyes bf organized labor who came here
to hold in the town hall meeting to
organize local branch of the textile
union The meeting in Fort Mill
Tuesday evening was one Of series
of similar meetings being held in the
cottopi mill towns of South Carolina
and North Carolina to urge the mill
workers to become affiliated with the
union Miss Neary said. In the course
of her address Miss Neary referred TO
the pleasant relations which existed
between the management OF the Fort
Mill mills and the workers, but add
ed that there was no assurance that
these relations would continue indeh-
nitely. and for that reason, among
Others, she urged those Of her hearers
who worked in the mills and were not
already members Of the textile union
TO join 1T. Following the address of
Miss Seary. Edward F. Callahan spoke
for about an hour. He was given close
attention and his arguments in behalf
VI thaunion seemed TO interest his au-
dIence. The meeting was presided
over by Charles Bales, president Of
the local branch of the textile union.
Chester Reporter, October. 10: Will
liam Stitt, colored. the efficient jan
itor at the Foote Street school died
yesterday, following a three-days' i'll
ness. and will be buried today in the
colored cemetery just in the rear of
Evergreen cemetery. The deceased
was. faithful and efficient, and will be
sorely, missed. He had no relatives IN
Chester. Chester people hear with