Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-06-22
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little sons or trenton, EOgeIleIO
dounty, are guests Of Mrs. Tim J.
herman g parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Z. Bennett.
j. B. McCorkle and j.. f. Lee
are the only Fort Mill men drawn
to serve on the petit jury during
the first week of the July term
rof court for York county.
The first home raised tomatoes
sold on the Fort Mill market this
season were brought in Saturday
afternoon by l.. NJ. Massey from
his farm four miles south of town.
Mrs. B. H. Massey and her
daughters, Misses Bertha and Es-
telle Massey, left a few days ago
for an extended visit to Mrs. Mas
sey's son the Rev. j. b. Massey,
D. d., {at Hampden-Sydney, Va
j. II. McMurray and his daugh-
ter, Miss Esther McMurray, have
returned to their home in Fort
Mill, after a visit of several days
to relatives in Blacksburg and
GREENSBORO, N. y, a... -...
A fine of IS was paid the town
of Fort Mill a few days ago by a
boy for turning in a false fire
alarm. DR.. A. l.. OFT, recorder,
is said to have stated that for the
next offense the fine will be $40.
Miss Effie Ritch, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. j. l.. Ritch returned
Ito Fors Mill Friday after attend
ing the annual State meeting in
Greenwood last week of the Ep-
worth League as the representa-
tive of the local league of st.
John s Methodist church.
Miss Florence Boyd of Monte
vallo, Ala, is a guest for three
weeks of her mother, Mrs. Ma
mie Boyd. Miss Boyd is secre-
tary to the president of the State
normal vschool at Montevallo,
where she has made her home for
several years.
Thos. F. Lytle a few days ago
awarded the contract for the
erection on upper Main street of
an eight room residence to be
occupied by himself and family.
The principal part of the mate
rial to be used in the. construc-
s tion of the house was bought
from the Rock Hill Lumber Co.
One lone bale of cotton was
sold on the Fort Mill market yes
etrday. The recent advance in
the price of the staple has had
the effect OF bringing to the To-
cal market several hundred bales,
little during the last week, how
ever. The best price offered for
cotton in Fort Mill yesterday was
%. cents.
Two heavy showers late Mon
Iay afternoon upset the plans of
numerous Fort Mill township
farmers who had hoped to get in
a full weeks work in their crops.
Other farmers whose work had
not been so much delayed by re-
cent rains said the showers OF
Monday would prove beneficial to
beth their cotton and corn crops.
Miss. Johnsie Kell of Atlantic
City, N. j., is visiting relatives
and friends in the Fort Mill COM
munity. Miss Kell is trained
nurse and has made her home in
Philadelphi and Atlantic City for
number of years. She was
reared in Fort Mill as the daugh-
ter of the late DR.. S. A. Kell, who
practiced medicine here for 25
years following the close of the
Civil war.
Fhe committee of the Fort Mill
post, American Legion, which is
arranging for the celebration of
July Fourth in Fort Mill has re-
ceived definite word from Con-
gresham w. F.. Stevenson that
he will come to Fort Mill for the
: celebration and deliver speech.
The committee is preparing an
attractive program which is ex.
pected to bring to Fort Mill for
the day many visitors from near.
by towns and other counties be-
sides York.
The statement was made in Fort
mill day or two ago by friend
Of M. A. Cohen, who was Shot
and seriously wounded one night
several weeks ago by prohibition
officers whed he refused to obey
their order to stop his car on the