Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-06-15
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.

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guest of Hampton Dyches at. the
baptist pastorium.
Henry Ferguson and his family
have moved to Fort Mill from
Sanford, Fla, and are occupying
the Watson cottage on Claiborne
street.
Miss Margaret Caldwell OF
Chester is guest at the home ol
her aunt, Mrs. &. r. Blankenship
i'll the Gold Hill community.
Robert Erwin and Glider Bouk.
night are at home from Clemson
college and Newberry college, re.
sepctively. -..- a..
Billy" Mack and Arthur
Young have returned to their
homes in Fort Mill to spend the
summer vacation from Washing
ton and Lee university, Lexing-
ton, Va. ....
- Maj. Erskine A. Ardery, U. S.
A, and Mrs. Ardrey are expected
to arrive from Fort Mcpherson,
Atlanta, within the next week or
ten days for an extended visit to
DIR. and Mrs. j. l.. Spratt.
In game of baseball adver-
tised TO determine the champion
ship OF York county, Aragon mill
OF Rock Hill Saturday afternoon
defeated Fort Mill on the for
mer's diamond, IL to U.
Cards have been issued by Mrs.
c. +. blankenship announcing
the engagement OF her daughter,
Miss Frances, to Warren b. Fer
guson OF Chester, the wedding to
take place June ~ at the hone
OF the brides mother.
A ten day meeting at. which
the preaching will be done by the
kev. l.. X. Mason, pastor of the
Lancaster Methodist church, will
begin at st. Johns Methodist
church, Fort Mill, the first Sun
day in July.
Ihirty-mne new registration
certificates were issued Tuesday
to citizens of Fort Mill by the
county registration board, which
spent the day here. Eighteen of
the 39 certificates were issued to
women and there were 8 renew
ais for citizens who has mislaid
their old certificates.
The senate OF the United States
Friday confirmed the nomination
oil Capt. s. W. farks TO be post
master OF Fort Mill. The ap-
pointment, to run for four years
beginning "a few days ago, was
won by Capt. Parks AS II resul,
of civil service examination
held in Rock Hill a few weeks
ago.
A business failure in Fort Mil.
during the last week which many
people learned of with regrea,
was that Of the Patterson dry
goods store. l.. Il. Patterson, pro
prletor of the store, stated that
inability 10 collect was the prin-
clpal cause of the financial EN-
baTassment OF his business.
Friends of Mr.. Patterson are
hopeful that he soon will be in
position to reopen his store as the
result of efforts which it is said
will be made to that end.
Miss Minnie Garrison, teacher
III the Fors Aliil grade schoo.
for the last lS years, few days
ago received from the State board
Of examiners "a life liccl:so to
teach in the elementary grades
OF the public schools Of South
Carolina. The certificate was is
sued in recognition of efficien,
service" rendered in the class
room and is signed by Governor
Harvey, John l.. Swearingen, su-
perintendent Of education, and
the members of the State board
of examiners. ..' e..
The revival meeting which has
been in progress Inc the Fort Mill
Baptist church for the last ten
days closed with the services We'd
nesday evening. The large audi
ences which attended the servi-
ces were pleased with the preach
ing of the Rev. r. G. Lee, pastor
of the First Baptist church Of
Chester, and the singing of Car
lyle Brooks and the cheir. As a
partial result of the meeting, 32
candidates were received for bap-
tism and six joined the church
by letter. The Rev. j. w. II.
Dyches, pastor of the church, will