Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-07-06
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Starnes Of Hun
tersville. N. c.. were weekend guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Lyles at their
home on Tom Hall street.
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DIR. James H. Drakeford OF New
York city was guest for a few days
the early part of the week Of his
mother, Mrs. Laura II. Drakeford.
Accompanied by her son, DIR. X. X.
letter OF Union, Mrs. J. p. Jeter of
Santuc spent Sunday in Fort Mill at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. o. r.
Culp. Mrs. Culp also had as a guest
one day this week her brother, ]. NJ.
Jeter OF Santuc. ~.
Miss Mabel Louise Mauney and
John l.. Wilkerson, both Of Fort Mill,
were married Saturday evening by
Magistrate j. r. Halle. Mrs Wilker-
SOL is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Mauney and Mr.. Wilkerson
Is a son Of the late Sam Wilkerson.
In the account of the death Of Mrs
j.. IT. Young printed in The Times Of
last week. the name. of one of her
brothers. Il. NJ. Lee. we'll known Fort
Mill township citizen, was inadvert-
emily omitted from the list of broth
ers by whom Mrs. Young was sur
vived.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Hall returned
Tuesday from Tampa. Fla. where
they had been living for several
months. Yesterday Mr.. Hall said he
had not decided whether he and Mrs
Hall would again become residents Of
Fort Mill, as they had thought OF
making their home in Charlotte. n. G..
Among the visitors to Fort Mill for
the Fourth of July celebration was
the Hon. f. w. Pursley Of Kings
Mountain township. Mr.. Pursley has
been one of York county's represen-
tatives in the Legislature for the last
six years and n few days ago an
nounced his candidacy for reelection.
BY vote of 16 to 4. citizens Of the
Gold Hill school district ut II special
election Friday approved the propo-
sition which had been, agitated for
several weeks to reduce the special
school levy OF the district from Is to
mills. The school levy which was
voted off was approved about two
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. L. Lyles and their
son. Horace Lyles. recently spent
several days visiting relatives In
Kershaw county. Mr.. Lyles says the
crops are promising in the section OF
Kershaw county which he and his
family visited. but that there was
general complaint OF the presence of
the boil weevil.
Notwithstanding the recent rise II,
the price of cotton OF $3.50 per bale.
only IA bales have been sold on tho
Fort Mill market during the last
week, Ii bales Saturday and bales
yesterday. There was a decline ir
the market yesterday and the best
price offered in Fort Mil for the
staple was 90 cents.
Only few of the numerous candi
dates for county offices overlooked the
opportunity to come to Fort Mill for
the Fourth OF July celebration to
mingle with the voters here from all
sections Of the county. Most OF th4
candidates spent the greater part o.,
the day on the picnic grounds until
the rain came along about o'cloch
in the afternoon and drove them t"
shelter as 1t did everybody else oil.
the picnic grounds.
Considerable interest has beer
aroused locally by the rumor tina;
the Southern Power company con.
templates building in the near future
= a power plant on the Catawba river
a few miles below the site OF Ivy.
old mill. The rumor has IT that tn,
dam for the plant will be about &C
s feet in height and IL this statemen.
Is even approximately correct 1t will.
be necessary for the company to buy
practically all the land in the imme-
dtate vicinity of the river between the
new plant and the plant the compa
ny now owns three miles northwest
OF Fort Mill
Invitations have recently been Is
issued by ]. II. McMurray announc
Ing the engagement OF his youngest
daughter. Miss Esther McMurray, &c
Edward ]. Ahern of Greensboro. n
c.. who are to be married Mt the Nc
: Murray home I'm Fort Mill on Jul.
IL, the hour of the ceremony being
o'clock in the afternoon. Miss Nc
Murray Is one of Fort Mills popular
young women whose friends will re-
gret to learn that her marriage vii,
take her to another town, rs she and
Mr.. Ahern are to make their home
in Greensboro. where he is In bust
( ness. = a..
Up to Wednesday night less than
s 100 Fort Mill township Democrats
had placed their names on the club
roll to qualify for the primary cleo
tions to be held the latter part OF
August or this number about 80
were women. 1t Is estimated that
there are something like 500 citizen:
of the township. men and women
& who may become eligible to take
part In the primary IL they will &c
to the little trouble OF enrolling
Primary elections In South Carolina