Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-28
Nxws AROUND TOWN.
Short Stories Picked. Up BY The
Times Reporter.

Mrs. Robert Bryant of Whining
ton, N. c., was a guest for several
days last week at the home of her
brother, j. j. Bales, in Fort Mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osmond Barber
left Tuesday for visit to Mrs.
Barber's father, Col. R. w. Ham
ilton, at Jonesville, Union county.
p. p. Hamilton, manager of the
Nsw Orleans district of the South
e"n Bell Telephone company,
spent Sunday in Fort Mill as the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Osmond
Barber.
Unmindful of the misfortune
which some think has come to
the cotton growers who have
placed their cotton in storage
warehouses, Will James, negro,
undertook to store quantity of
whiskey III cotton warehouse.
He was caught by Officer V. ID.
Potts and fined $25 by Recorder
OFT.
During the illness of the pastor,
the Rev. j. B. Black, the officers
OF the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church expect to arrange to have
services practically every Sunday.
One of the officers stated yester-
day that the Rev. j. B. Swan, ID.
d., probably would preach for the
congregation next Sunday after
noon.
S. s. McNinch, Charlotte citizen
well known in Fort Mill, who was
a candidate in the primary cleo
tion Monday for mayor of Char
lotte, was badly beaten, receiving
Only 81 votes in a total vote of
over 5000. James o. Walker was
the successful candidate for may
or. Capt. w. E. Younts, formerly
of Pineville, several days ago
withdrew from the race for mayor
Friday, May 81, is the date set
for the closing of the Fort Mill
graded school for the 1920-21 ses-
sion, after which, for the vacation
season at least, the boys who
make their headquarters OH Main
street will not be subjected to the
annoyance of having to be away
for even part of the time from
the stores, postoffice and "hot
dog places during school hours
Next Saturday is the last day
on which State and county taxes
can be paid without the 7 per cent
penalty provided in the act of the
Legislature extending the time
for tax payments from March l
to May l. Between May l and
May Is the 7 per cent penalty
will be collectible, after which ex-
ecutions against property OH
which taxes have not been paid
will be issued. 1t is said that
there are numerous property own
ers in Fort Mill township who are
yet to settle with the State and
county.
w. b. Meacham, ST., president
of the Savings Bank Of Fort Mill,
yesterday said his bank was ex-
pecting to receive at once from
the auditor of York county checks
in payment of the State pension
OF Confederate veterans and the
widows of Confederate veterans
living in Fort Mill township.
Payment of the pension money
this year has been delayed several
weeks by the failure of the pen
sion boards of several counties in
the State to make prompt re-
turns to the pension department
in Columbia.
People who use the public road
between Steel creek and Springs
overhead bridge in Fort Mill
township are fearful that unless
the bridge on the road near the
overhead bridge is repaired dis
astrous accident will occur there
sooner or later. The bridge, Is
feet in length, spans a ravine in
the road about II feet deep. The
supporting timbers at one end of
the bridge have fallen down and
it an automobile or horse-drawn
vehicle should attempt to cross
the bridge the structure would
give way and perhaps result in Il
serious accident. The condition of
the bridge may be seen during
the day and the short road that
has been opened around it used,
but there is no obstruction across
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