Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-07
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items of Interest Found
in the Yorkville Enquirer.

Rock Hill, committed to Jail sew
eral days ago on a warrant charg-
ing him with malicious mischief
in that he did damage to freight
cab in the yards at Rock Hill,
while in an intoxicated condi-
ton, has been released on bond
in the sum of $500.
II. b. Glenn, manager of the
Tirzah ginnery and magistrate
for Ebenezer township, was pain
fully hurt when an oil cup which
he held in his hand came in con-
tact with the engine wheel the
cup striking him on the heand and
knocking him over. His injuries,
while painful, are not serious.
McConnelssville people who
were in .Yorkville Monday morn
ing said that Stewart G. Jones.
road contractors, were making
faar progress in the wark of re-
pairing the South road between
the Chester line and Yorkville.
Considerable difficulty is being
net with i'll the matter of getting
sand, long hauls being necessary.
Rock Hill printing houses have
gwen notice of cut i'm wares 20
employees, 1t was learned Tues
day morning. The cut is effective
next week and is made necessary
by the general business decline.
There has been no kick on the
part OF the employees. it is said.
who realize that waS" c,,t is
necessary in the general effort to
reduce operating expenses.
Sheriff Fred Quinn has found
I'm entirely new use for copper
and galvanized iron stills rhich
te and other officers capture from
moonshiners. They are very de-
slrable as chicken coops. accord
ing to the sheriff. who has q num-
her in service in his yard at the
Jail for that purpose. The sheriff
mas the largest and most varied
assortment of stills to be found
anywhere-the collection tota!inr
between 40 and SO.
Announcement is made of mark
ed reductions in the prices of fer
tiilZers following conferences
among representatives of the
leading manufacturers of the
country. On February 16 the
port price on 16 per cent acid
was $3.50 ton. The price has
dropped to $l2 a ton. and the
price of standard S-3-3 fertilizer
has dropped to $26.6s from $47 so
IN January. The fertilizer people
explain that the drop has come
about largely through the repeal
OF the Lever act, but just how is
not fully explained.
Fire last Tuesday morning de-
stroycd the residence of w. A.
Mckinney on York No. ., togeth
er with all the furniture and
household effects. The fire is
thought to have originated from
small blaze which was left in
the fireplace, no one being at
home when the fire was discOv-
cred. d. B. Mckinney suffered a
laceration to his leg while break
ing out a window sash in an eff
fort to save some furniture. The
loss was only partially covered
by insurance. The fire marked
the third dwelling that Mr.. Me
Kinney has lost by fire in 81
years.
There are total Of 2S1 appli-
cations for Confederate pensions
for 1921, according to informa-
tion brought before the York
county pension commission at a
meeting of the commission held
here last Tuesday. The commits
SION does not as yet know how
much money will be available for
distribution among Confederate
veterans and wives Of veterans
in York county this year. but this
information is expected at an
early date. The pensioners this
ycar will be divided into two
classes, A and b. Class A will
include those veterans and wives
OF veterans who are in bad con-
dition physically and practically
destitute, while all others will be
included in Class B. The pen
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