Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-16
NEWS OF YOBK COUNTY.
Items Of General Interest Found IN
the Y0rkville Enquirer.

L
| the YOrkville Enquirer.
Governor Harvey has appointed the
following York county men as dele
gates to the Southern Comercial con-
gress to be held in Chicago, Novem-.
ber 80: w. r. Bradford, Fort Mill; E..
X. Cherry, Rock Hill; Jas. ID. Grist,
Yorkville; G. w. S. Hart, Yorkville.
The residence of John, s. Currence
in Ebenezer (the old Hope Adams;
house) was destroyed by fire of un-
known origin Friday night. Nothing
was saved. 1t is thought that the in
surarce carried is about sufficient
to cover the loss.
]. v. Peay, a white man of Rock
Hill, pleaded guilty to violation Of
the Harrison narcotic act in federal
court in Greenwood Thursday and
was sentenced to one year and a day
and fine Of 81 by Judge H. H. Wat
kins. He was charged with selling
narcotics.
John r. Hart, Esq, OF Yorkville
has been retained, to assist in the
prosecution of William c. Faires ex-
pected to go to trial in the court of
general sessions in Yorkville next
week, charged with the murder of
four members of the family OF James
NJ. Taylor In Glover on September G..
Campbell Lawrence, well known
farmer living a little more than a
mile south OF Glover, probably holds
the record for this section for fall
Irish potato crop. From patch not
over one-eighth of an acre he has dug
80 bushels and they are as fine speci-
mems of the Lookout Mountain varie-
~ as one could wish to see.
Bids on Clover's $65, 1000 sewer bond
issue recently voted are to be receiv-
ed in Glover on November 20 and it is
expected that they will bring copsid-
erably more than par. According to
the commissioners many inquiries
relative to the sale of the, bonds have
been received already and confidence
is felt that they will bring considera-
bly, more than par.
l. Ntnety-four ex-soldiers OF this vi
ctnity were guests of the ladies OF
Yorkville at dinner held for the ex-
soldiers In commemoration of the
Iourth anniversary of the signing of
the armistice, in American Legion
dali here last Saturday. The dinner
was planned by Mrs. w. r. ,Marshall, :
Miss Rita Witherspoon. Mrs. C. H,
Hart and Mrs. J.. NJ. Ramsey and the
delicious viands which were served
were contributed by many ladies of
he town, the committee in charge
having invited all those who would
to contribute to the occasion. Messrs.
J. s. Brice, H. e. Neil and DR.. r. A.
Bratton were special honor guests.
II understand that down In CHARLES
ION county and city taxpayers are al
lowed to pay their taxes on the in
stallment plan, said Tuesday morn
ing York county man who works OH
salary. while l have no objection
20. high taxes SO long as we. get value
received for the money. at The same.
time there is no getting around the
fact that taxes are pretty hard to pay
jonetimes, especially if fellow has
lot OF other expenses to come all in
lump, and 1t strikes me 1t would be
"a help to many people II provision
was made in York county for the pay
ment Of taxes on the installment plan.
I'd likes to know the views of some
OF the other citizens of the county
about It."
The big Hampshire mill building
when completed at Clover will be one
Of the most substantial examples of
cotton mill construction in the South
and probably equal to anything Of the
kind In the entire country. This
building Is being constructed entirely
OF concrete and thare is to be practi-
cally no wood in It except the floors,
which are to be laid In piae with a
toI sheathing of maple. The floors
are to be laid on concrete that win be
strongly reinforced with steel and
which will be from 8 to IL inches
thick. When completed the immense
building will be as though hewn out
OF solid store, though, because Of the
steel reinforcement. much stOnger.
than It could have been made by that
method. still another substantial ad-
vantage Of the concrete construction
over brick is that the concrete gives
about 80 per cent more window space.
this because Of the greater strength
Of the concrete as compared with
brick. As compared with brick, the
cost of concrete construction, such as
- being used In Glover. is something
over so per cent greater.
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May Mean Much for Fort MIL.
The Fort Mill Manufacturing COM