Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-23

N. c., visited his parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. w. f. Harris, this week.
John A. Boyd of Fort Mill ha
accepted position with the Pied
mont & Northern railroad and ]
located in Charlotte, N. G.
s. A. Lee was able to return t
his duties today at the Cash stor
after being confined to his hom
for several days from illness.
B. w. Bradford of Fort Mil
has bought the moving pictur
show in Pineville, N. c., which h
is operating two days week.
The condition of Mrs. j. I
Young, whose illness at Char
lotte hospital was noted in Th'
Times of last week, was reported
somewhat improved yesterday.
A number of the. teachers o.
the Fort Mill graded school last
Thursday and Friday attended IN
Columbia the annual meeting OF
the State Teachers association.
Lieut.. Widen A. OFT, U. s. N.
is a guest at the home of his ia
ther, DR.. A. l.. OFT. Lieut.. Ott
recetly returned to this country,
following several months service
with his cruiser in the Near East.
Missionary day exercises will be
held by the Sunday school of the
Fort Mill Baptist church next
Sunday, after which the pastor,
DIR. j. w. II. Dyches, will tell the
story of the wonderful work of
DIR. John G.. Patton in the South
Sea islands.
James Hood, 3-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Hood Of the
Pleasant Valley community, died
on March 16, after a painful ill
ness of about two weeks. Funerr
al services for the little boy were
conducted by the Rev. w. R.
SBouknight, assisted by the Rev.
j. w. II. Dyches.
E. II. Phillips, superintendent
of the Fort Mill township public
roads, says he is experiencing con-
siderable trouble in keeping the
roads in good condition as re-
suit of the handicap thoughtless
persons place upon him by throw
ing Instructions in the roads and
plowing into the drains.
A pleasant social offair of the
last week in Fort Mill was lunch
con given Friday by Mrs. Sue
Spratt, Mrs. Mary Ardrey and
Mrs. T.. S. kirkpatrick at the
home of Mrs. Spratt in honor of
DIR. and Mrs. j. Z. Massey of
Rock Hill, DR.. Massey being a
nephew of the hostesses, whose
other guests also were nieces and
nephews. Mrs. Mabel Stewart
and Mrs. w. A. Watson of Char
lotte, N. c., were among the lun-
cheon guests.
The Fort Mill Baptist church is
arranging for a series of evangel-
istic services to begin the first
Sunday in June. The. pastor, DR..
j w. III. Dyches. will be assisted
by the Rev. DIR. r. G. Lee, pastor
of the First Baptist church of
Chester, who will do the preach
ing. DIR. Lee spent his youth and
young manhood in Fort Mill. is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Lee Of
this city, and much interest is be-
ing manifested in his contemplat-
ed visit to his old home to take
part in the. evangelistic services.
A considerable number of farm
ers and business men of the Fort
Mill community were present yes
terday afternoon at a meeting in
the American Legion club rooms
to hear j. p. Quinerly, demonstra-
tion agent for Lee county, and A.
A. Mckeown, district demonstra-
ton agent, give their views of the
boil weevil situation now con-
fronting this section and suggest
the best methods they knew of to
fight the pest. A speech also was
made by Chester citizen in be-
half OF the creamery which re-
Gently has been established in that
town.
Fort Mill township farmers con-
time to sell from time to time
cotton they have held from the
1920 and 1921 crops. Last week
more than $50 bales were sold on
, the Fort Mill market, at an aver.
age price Of II 1-2 cents. 1t is
said that some of this cotton could
have been sold several months
ago for twice the amount the
farmers received for it. The sales
of cotton in Fort Mill this week
have been below the sales for the
corresponding days of last week,
as has the price, IL cents being
the highest amount paid for the
staple since Monday morning.
The through freight business of
the Southern railway, Columbia
division, apparently is not suffer
ing from the general depression,
Long freight trains, made up of
from 40 to 60 cars, loaded for the
most part with produce from
Florida for Northern markets,
for several days have been pass
ing through Fort Mill almost
J hourly, with a corresponding
number of trains of "empties =