Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-02-14
I NEWS ABOUT TOWN.

Mrs. Winfield s. Hanson of
Dorchester, Mass, is guest at
the home of her father, George
Fish.
Maj. j. E. Ardrey, U. s. A., of
Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta, was a
recent guest Of DIR. and Mrs. j. Il.
Spratt.y
Miss Louise Simmons Of Brun-
SON, Hampton county, student at
Winthrop college, was week
end guest in the home of f. e.
Ardrey.
Malcolm ID. Link, who has been
employed in BiddcforI. Me-, for
the last two years, is in Fort Mill
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. 8. Link.
Miss Kathleen Koonc.Sof Rock
Hill was guest during the past
week of the Rev. and Mrs. r. II.
Wiser at the Presbyterian manse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Court
ney Of Monroe, N. c., were guests
for the weekend of Mrs. Court
nty's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M! Culp.
Mrs. C. c. McIlwaine is i'll of
pneumonia at her home in For.
Mill. Yesterday Mrs. McIlwaine' s
condition was reported somewhat
improved.
A considerable amount of re-
pair work has been done on
number of the streets of Fort Min
since the new council took charge
of the town $ affairs I'M january.
George Potts, negro laborer,
had one of his legs broken few
days ago by a eavein at a gravel
pit in which he was at work near
the county river bridge. He was
taken to a hospital in Rock Hi!
where the broken limb was set.
The condition of George Fish,
general manager of the plants of
the Fort Mill Manufacturing com.
pany, who has been i'll for several
weeks, continues to improve and
his friends are hopeful that he
will be able to leave his home in
a few days.
The Tom Hall Guards, local
military company, of which Fred
erick Minis. Jr., is captain. plans
to begin holding drills frequently
within the next, few days in an
ticipation of the annual inspcc.
tion on March 20 by the adjutant
generals department. The com.
spany Is rated as one Of the best
infantry organizations in the Ma
tiOnal Guard of the State and is
expected to pass creditable in
,spection. ......
Numerous Fort Mill people who
have not yet paid their State and
county taxes for 1921 are inquir-
ing as to the probability Of the
Legislature extending the time
Tor payment. Unless there is an
unexpected hitch over the slight
amendment made to the senate
bill by the house and the gov
ernOr does not veto the bill, which
seems unlikely, The Times is in
I, position to- state that the time will
be extended until July /.
A meeting of the subscribers to
the stock of the proposed camcry
for Fort Mill was held in the town
hall last Tuesday afternoon and
a committee, was appointed to
visit cannery i'll another section
, OF the State to obtain first hand
Information Of the practical opc~
ration OF such an enterprise. An.
other melting of the stock sub
scribers is to be held within a few
days, 1t is stated, at which plans
Will be laid to go forward with
the organization of the cannery
company or to abandon entirely
the project.
Officers of the First National
bank of Fort Mill are much graft
fled over the interest manifested
by pupils of the various schools
in this section in the contest put
on by the bank several weeks ago
IN, which cash prizes are being
offered l6 pupils for the best es-
says on Washington, a Soldier" "
The contest will close on Wednes-
day, February %, Washington s
birthday, and the winners will be
announced rs soon thereafter as
the Judges are able to grade the
papers. The Times will print in
It's news columns the essay award
ed the capital prize and perhaps
one or two of the others consid.
cred best by the judges. None Of
the essays are to be more than
4OU words in length.