Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-08-25
NEWS AROUND TOWN.
Short Stories Picked Up by The
Times Reporter.

Philips are visiting friends III
Salisbury n. {.
Andrew Hafner and Heath Haf-
ner, sons of the Rev. w. A. Haf-
ner of Gaffeny, were weekend
guests of Alfred Jones.
Mrs. f. H. Patterson and her
son Rochelle are spending several
days with relatives at Fort Lawn,
Chester county.
w. p. Crayton and J. w. Lynn
OF Charlotte, former Fort Mill
citizen, were visitors here last
Monday.
Oscar Hood was the driver of
the automobile of j. Sam White
which was wrecked near the
county river bridge few days
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Young and
their SON Kenyon returned Sat
urday from weeks stay in the
mountains of western North Car
olina.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Boyd had
as guests the early part of the
week Mr.. and Mrs. Grier Moffatt
of Chester and III. II. Boyd of
Charlotte.
Miss Kate Culp has returned
tC her home in Fort Mill. after
spending week at he home of
her brother-in-law. G. S. Thomp,
son i'm GreenSbOro n C.
r. +. Boyd, c. p. Blankenship,
s. Ii. Sutton, j. Nj. Hutchinson
and A. l.. Parks are Fort Mill
men drawn to serve as petit ju-
rors during the first week of the
September term of court.
Col. w. Ii. Minis has been elect
ed scOutmaSter of the Fort Mill
troop of Boy Scouts to succeed
Bruce II. Stribling, resigned, OH
account of leaving Fort Mill.
AS result of the recent evan.
gelistlc meeting at Pleasant Val
Icy Baptist church, in which the
pastor, DR.. j. w. ii. Dyches, was
assisted by the Rev. A. t'mch, DR..
Dyches baptized ii candidates. IN
the baptistry OF the Fort Mill
church Sunday morning.
The Rev. j. ". ii. DycheS. ac-
companled by his SONS, Gregor.,
Dlchcs and Garland Dyches, ana
his daughter, Eva Den. lett Ned
ncsday morning by automOblIc
tor barnwell, where he will spend
u few days with relatives and
friends. Mrs. DychrS accompa-
MED the party AS far as Lancas-
ter.
J. J. Patterson. well known
farmer of the Pleasant Vaney
community, is patient at Rock
Hill hospital, suffering from an
abrasion on one of his ankles
which II was feared might devel-
op into blood poisoning. MIR. Pat
tersOn was confined to his home
several days before he was taken
to the hospital Monday morning.
Mrs. }. W. Wiley and little
son, Joseph Harper Wiley, OF
Greensboro, \, c., and Miss Lou
isc McMurray of Washington, ID.
e., are guests of j. ii. McMurray
and his daughter, Miss Esther
McMurray. Mr.. and Mrs. j. III.
McMurray of Blacksburg and &.
>. McMurray and his little SOn
and daughter OF Rock Hill were
guests in the McMurray home for
me last weekend.
The watermelon season i'm this
section is OH it's last legs. During
the last week only IA few loads
have been brought from the coun-
try into town, although it is said
a number of farmers have patch
rs III the township from which
they expect TO market number
OF wagonloads during the next
fortnight.
The Rev. and Mrs. :. =. Hair
and their children of Fountain
I'm, who had been visiting in Fort
Mill since Sunday night. WedneS-
day motored TO Blackville, where
they will spend few days at Mr..
liair $ old home before going 10
Charleston tor a short stay in
,'at city. \ successful meeting
has just closed at Flint Hill Bap-
l'Sl church in which Mr.. Hair did
'hc preaching.
D. J. Porter. Sr.. of EbeneZcr
township, who lives near the
county river bridge, a few days
ago lost a thoroughbred grey