Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-09-22
NEWS AROUND TOWN.
Short Stories Picked Up by The
Times Reportar.

'iSit W HIS SISTER, .MrS. EilZaDetn
NJ. Belk, few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe McMurray of
Blacksburg were guests for the
last weekend of Mr.. McMurray s
father, j. Ii. McMurray, at his
home in Fort Mill.
Work was begun a few days
ago on cottage OH Academy
street mo which Mr.. and Mrs
Thos. Creighton will move as
soon as it is completed.
MIR. and Mrs. ii. Ii. Boyd of
Charlotte. Mrs. A. II. Land of
Beaufort. \. c., and Miss jamie
Primrose of Wilmington. Del,
Were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Boyd at their home
OH Hall street.
Among the young people who
lett Fort Mill last week for the
various colleges i'm this section
We're Miss Martha Dychcs, to
Anderson college; j. Il. Garrison,
turman university. and Murphy
Cook and Ladson Mills. Clemson
college.
Carpenters several days ago
began work OH IA building on Hall
street to replace the store room
OF Is. NJ. Bradford which was de-
stroycd by fire several weeks ago.
MIR. Bradford plans to reenter the
grocery business as soon as the
building is completed
Misses Anna Wolfe. Elizabeth
Mills and Virginia Barber of
fcrt Mill are first year students
a. Winthrop college. Miss Elma
Bradford is also "A student AT
Winthrop, having returned Tues
day afternoon for her second
year S work at the institution.
The Rev. j. r. Smith. pastor of
Flint Hill Baptist church, became
seriously i'll several days ago and
W;$ taken to Il Charlotte hOspi-
tai. He was removed to the 'Bap-
tist hospital in Columbia Monday
morning and it Is reported that
ne stood the trip well and is rest
ing more comfortably at this time
W. b. Wilson. Esq. of Rock
Hi is of the opinion that there
should be change i'm the time of
h"Id!n% The September term of
ccwt for York county. "Thc
time of holding the court now
causes II contlic! with the fll
TEN of federal court in Reck
Hill said Mr.. Wilson to The
Times n few days ago, land
tn nix the York Legislative delega-
ti'n would render the people a
service by providing for the
&C Inty court to be held week
o' Two later.
Fweleve Fort Mill men have
thus far enlisted in the Third bat
talon headquarters company,
flrSt regiment. S. G. n. g.. which
Arthur {. Lytle, first lieutenant
Is organizing and which he will
command. Eight more enlitments
will complete the half of the
company to be located in Fort
Mill, the other half to be in Rock
Hill. Yesterday Mr.. I4ytle said
the building ont of which The
Times has just moved probably
would be secured as company
headquarters.
The manufacturers of Job
press in The Times office doubt
less would be proud of their han
diwork could they see how it
withstood a l2-foot tumble down
stairs "A few days ago when an
effort was being made to move
the press from the first to the
second floor in the building. The
rope by which the press was be-
ing drawn upstairs broke when
the press was within three feet
of the second floor landing and
the machine tumbled back to the
first floor, turning a complete
scmerSault in the descent. The
press was uninjured except for
tn, breaking of the "throw off"
handle, which can be easily re-
paired.
Among the visitors to Fort Mill
during the week was j. l.. Grier
of West Palm Beach. Fla. Mr..
Grier is former Fort Mill town
ship citizen who was reared in
the Flint Hill section and is a
kinsman of r. r. Grier of Fort