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K w' k FORT Mill. MliLlNliK. Pithy Points Gathered for the Peru:>al of limes Readers. Mr. A. A. Bradford, jr., has moved with his family to Rock Hill. Rev. Dr Bays, presiding elder of the Rock liill circuit, preached ; in the Methodist church at this 1 place Saturday morning. Mr. A. M. Townsend and Miss : Maggie Jones, of Salisbury, X. C.,1 were married at the Catawba | House a few days ago bv Rov. E. , A. Hurtsoll. Capt. W. E. Ardrey and daughter, Miss Emma, of Ardreye, N.C., spent last Thursday in Fort Mill j with the family of his brother, Mr. I J. W. Ardrcy. ! Mr. J. Lee Spratt left Monday evening for Baltimore, Md., to resume his dental studies at tlie Univorsity of Maryland. He will graduate iu the class of 1901. The man who said that a sucker is born every second was a philosopher. Proof of the correctness of the statement was abundant in Fort Mill last week when scores r 11 * * oi peopie uanueu over uarcl-earnetl I dollars to ail itinerant vendor of alleged medicinal preparations. Mr. W. T. Hoagland has bought the vacant lot on Booth street opposite the small brick store-room of Mrs. Eliza Fulwood and will fit once begin the erection thereon of a fireproof livery stable. The stable which lie is now using will be occupied this winter by Messrs. E. S. Nivens and W. F. Harris. A game of baseball was played Ion the diamond in this place Saturday afternoon between a colored team from Pleasant Valley and an aggregation of coons claiming to represent Fort Mill The game was won by Pleasant Valley. The uniforms worn by some of the nlnvAro wiirij f.ifnl,;.... I. v.u M> 11. 1.1. IV 11111^ ill IUC L'ltronie, mid this in especially apIplicable to the arrangement of the pants stripes. The New Gums Law. Tho following item, taken from The State of last Thursday, should prove of interest to tho sportsmen in this community: "The hunting season opens on November J. Tho now game law, which prohibits tho sale of partridges, etc., will play hayoo with tho 'pot hunters.' Atiy person offering partridges for sale will be liable to a tine and imprisonment. Tho new law will be in force for five years, and it is intended to put a stop to tho wholesale slaughter of birds bv ne.mlp ? J X X " who slay them for the ruarkot. The 'pot hunters' have weeded out the coveys to a great extent, and the law will have the etfect of checking the indiscriminate slaughter and sale of birds." The Alilitary Entertainment. The entertainment which was given in the town hall last Friday evening for the benefit of the military company brought out the largest crowd of tho season, that, too, notwithstanding the fact that there was a free show in town at tho same time. Tho entortaininent began with a drill by a squad of cloven members of tho company, who were commanded by Lieut. T. 15. Spratt Their proficiency in the manual of arni3 elicited frequent applause, and a number of persons were heard to remark that they drilled with the precision of regulars. After tho military feature of the entertainment was concluded, Dr. J. 11. Thornwell, who appeared in his Confederate uniform, was introduced and in an interesting talk of half an hour related reminiscences of a trip ho made to Kuropo a few years ago, itev. K. A. Yonge was next presented to I lie audit nee. The subject of his lecture was "The Soldier." He told of the patriotism of the Southern soldier in the ''late unpleasantness" and said that the voluntoer, and not the mercenary soldier, could bo depended upon in time of need. The music furnished by the Gold Ilill orchestra, under the leadership of Mr. (J. P. Blankenship, added no little to the success of the entertainment. This was the first public appearance of the orchestra, though one would not have suspected it from tlio mu ic: trade at Home. Now that the fall season hao begun vc wish to call the attention of the buying public to their duty to home merchants. A great many people think that they can buy cheaper of tho mail-order houses of the largo cities than thev can at V home. This is a mistake. The home merchants only ask that they be dealt with on the same basis that you deal with the catalogue 1 houses. {Some people, however, prefer to buy away from home because it sounds big to be able to say they ordered from Chicago, 1 Philadelphia or New York. The mail-order houses demand pay- ! ment in advance, with no floods in i sight. Treat home merchants like I you are compelled to treat your ( J catalogue houses and you will find i tlm former more liberal and get | better results. The department: ( stores require you to pay express I charges and then if the goods are ! not satisfactory it is quite a job to , get things corrected, no matter how | willing the concern may bo. Not : t:., ? ;n. 1 1?<- ^ nivii im iiiuiiu me 11; ii a/i i s ; lucy are anxious to correct ull mistakes and do so at once. They help pay the taxes and support homo ; i institutions; they buy homo prod- . ucts and employ home salesmen. , (The Northern mail-order houses' do not help run our scdiools and , I churches, neither do they help j | build our roads or ^ive employ- i ' ment to anyone in this sec tic n. | i The homo merchants?those who > I advertise in The Times?ure well, ; prepared for fall business and they ' ; are entitled to your patronage. -? ? l ocal Mllll.irv c-l- I Monday morning Capt. W. 11. i j Bradford received tho following I letter from the adjutant general's office in Columbia: Sir: Arrangements are now be; ing perfected to have during fair ; , week in Columbia a grand parade j and review of tho Slate volunteer i troops by his excellency, the governor and his stuff, and also u comi petitive prize drill oontt-6t between i I infantry companies composing the I State volunteer sorviee. Both are , to bo held during tin- week of the State fair?the drill contest on i I Wednesday, October 31, and the j parade review on Thursday, No| vembcr 1. Six hundred dollars in 1 j money prizes will be awarded by . competent judges to the three, companies showing the greatest proficiency?$300 to the first. $200 ! to the second and $100 to the third.' ! It is also contemplated offering a , handsome silver souvenir, as an individual prize, to the man showing tho greatest proficiency of drill in the manual of arms. Tents will bo pitched and cnnip made ready to receive the troops ] as thoy arrivo, and meals will be provided for the men while in I camp free of charge. Therefore , the only expense to be incurred b> the companies is the ruilway to and from Columbia. 1 earnestly urge that captains I i exert themselves to bring as nearly f as possible the full strength of their companies, not only that they ; may reap the benefits of camp rx! pcrienco but to swell tho number | and add to the appearance of the | I parade and review as well. * * * A squad of 21 men, rank rnd file, will be required from each company ontoring tho competitive drill contest. I desire to impress upon you the necessity of assembling your cot 1pany at once, and advising ine at! tho earliest possible inoim nt j whether you can and will bring your company, and nlso about i what will be the strength, rank > , and file. Tho time is short and ; immediate action and report to the , adjutant general is very earnestly requested. Very rcBpectfully, J. W. Fi.oyi>, Adjutant General. I As yet no reply lias beon sent to ! j the foregoing letter. A special t meeting of the Fort Mill Light Infantry is to bo held in the town hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock to decide definitely whether the ; company will attend the State fair. There seems to be no doubt, how- i ever, that the company will attend, as a majority of the members have r. v i? ..,1 o ?1 ir> f j 1 I At the N?tioital Cxpitat. Re^nlur corros^tiukiHX. Warhinutox, Septj 21, 11)00.? Mr. McKinlev's follow! imperialist, the Emperor of Gprumay, not having a slumping political cam pnign oti his hands,(has notitied his American imithtor that lie ttiust. tish, cut bait, c;r got out of tho Chinese boat. .^Ir. McKinley found this notification in the shape of the demand of thf* German Emperor that tho Chinese officials who instigated the attack on for signers snail De punished before Uormnny will participate in negotiations with China, when he paid Washington one of his periodical visits last week, and with it was a communication asking in diplomatic language what ho was going to do about it. There was a hurrying and scurrying, ami with the assistance of some assistant secretaries and those members of the cabinet who are not on the stump or taking things easv awav from their olliecH a reply to Germany's communication was concoeted and sent off. It was not made public, but there is little doubt that it was a plea for delay I enough to curry the matter bi yond the election. It is plain enough that Germany means to make war ; on China, and now that Count Waldersee, the German commander-in-chief, is on the ground, the ' Kaiser wants to know whether Mr. \ MeKinley is going to help him or not, and Mr. MeKinley wants to find out whether he is going to he ; re-elected before giving a positive reply. If re-elected, he may consider that an endorsement of imperialism and conclude to add a slice of China to his imperial domain. Boss Uanna and his crowd, including Mr. MeKinley, have lost no opportunity to humiliate fc>eua- i "C 1. - * ? lui jl' uiuk t iur several years . but thin "week Mr. MeKinloy sent for Senator Foraker and bogged him to put his shoulder to tho | McKinloy wheel in Ohio. Nothing j could t( 1. tho story of Mr. Mo- i Kinloy'w iright in plainer terms. Democrats around tho Congressional committee headquarters are greatly (h-lightod with thatChieago ' speech of Boss llanna, in which ho so far lost his head as to say: "I beli 'vo there is r.ot a trust in the United States." They believe , bat this assertion 011 tho part of j Raima will bo morth many thousands o votes to iiryan and Steven- | sou ai Hie Denioeraticcandidates f Congress, because it is so manifestly false that it will disgust intelligent men who have heretofore voted the Republican ticket. To say tiat there isn't a trust in the U. S when there isn't a family in the country which doesn't know j and feel by the surest test, increase in its living expenses, of the exist>nr of numerous trusts, is as ridiculous us to say that black is wlpte. The Republican platform reiognizcd the existence of trusts, as did the letters of acceptance of .V r. Mclvinley and Mr. Roosevelt, bit 1 lanna says that there arc no j t usts. After muLing such an j sortion, Mr. Hanna can not expect! the people to believe anything he i says about other issues of the campaign. It' ITannacan only be Kept talking in that strain, the election of Mr. Bryan and Mr. Stevenson can be made unanimous. Mr. McKinley is being urged by many to try to muzzle IJ anna. Another Murder in Keck till I. The Hock llill Herald of today j publishes the following account of ; a murder which occurred in that, city last Thursday night: Human blood has again been spilled in this city, but this time the parties to the tragedy are colored und both the principals strangers. The murder, for murder it. j was, was committed at the home of Annie Neal, on west Main street,! at an early hour Thursday night. The murclorer ih Will Watson and his victim was Mary Wingate, alias Mary Watson. Both the parties caino hero.recently from Pineville, X. O. They were illicit lovers ! Watson had made the woman hi* mistress under promise of mar ringe. They had hoen together a,! man and wife for several :nontl3 : ? after liv'ng in Pho*t< j ' where she received employmont \ with Annie Nenl. Watson came to Hock Ilili soon after, hut for J some reason not explained the' t.... iii- ' >. vmmii il-illSCU 10 l.VC longer with liim. Last Fiiday night lie up-' penrod at tlu* inane of Annie Neal i and besought Mary Watson to return with aim to Pineville, X. C., whence tlicy both had eonie. The woman refused,reminding Watson j of his broken promises. Watson ' continued to implore the woman : to return to him, protesting his love for her, and when he found that his entreaties were in vain he entered the house and drawing his pistol, tired three times at the woman. One of the balls entered just below the left breast, pene- | trating the heart; the other en- 1 tored the throat. The woman es- J pired almost instantly. The mur- 1 derer, seeing his bloody work, i It. J * " ' 1 whim'u mu <u tin1 House ami clis appeared. lie m si ill at large. Snturdnj*. Magistrate Beckham, | acting coroner, held an iu<|uesti over the body of tho woman and after hearing the testimony and viewing the body the jury rendore 1 | a verdict that the deceased came to her death by a pistol ball fired ( from the hand of Will Watson, colored. Magistrate JJeekam has asked | tho governor to olTer a reward for the apprehension of the murderer, j A protracted meeting is to begin j at the Baptist church in this place on the iirst Sunday in Octob< r. Tho pastor, Kev. Mr. Finch, will ho assisted by Kev. F. O. S. Curtis. l)f r.llll pi lib" vnr V ( 1 \T~ ' 1 * - - ' . v in i. v. ui i!H ; was pastor of Flint Hill church, neor Fort Mill, a few yearn ago. Saystho Lancaster Review: The Yorkvillo Enquirer does not think Frye's geography, one of the text books recently adopted by the State board of education, will become popular in the Yorkville graded school, for the reason that no * i mention is made of that town in ; the special South Carolina supple-! nient, along with Lancaster, ("lies- j ter, Rock llill and Fort Mill. The , supplement was prepared by a prominent Rock llill citizens, and indignant Yorkvillians will have to call upon tlmt gentleman for an ; explanation. AN ADVERTISEMENT Ironi \. IN THE TIMES WOFLD I "A \ YOU vHANDSOMELY. frRY IT. i Milch tow For Sale. A yonnK .lifrse^ milch cow, with s?-eoml calf, i- u>ff red for sale. A;>j>ly to Mrs. ,1. K ifj \ mas, Fort AT ill, S. Notice to Trespassers. All person* arc hereby warned not to ' hunt, fish, ?fut timber or otherwise tros- t l>ass on tin,- lauds of the undersigned. | IN rsons vit^latiiiK this wuruinj; will he ; deal' withfuoeordin/; to law. I F. NIMS. I J. W. AUDREY'. j ,T. 1). WITHERS. I 8. E. WHITE. Honey Loaned. ,,vo r(?'^oiinte niort<;npo lonns on "UJJIU. Jyd farms ut reasonable rates. \\ ITUERSPUON & SPENCER. ^'i)ek I fill nml Yorkville, S. (\ POINTERS. gold ring can lio had by chowf'Wrigley's Ouni." most, comfort can be had from "Cuban Styx" cigars. Garwood's Cologne Extracts are '\e best made they cost thu most. "Looncn" is the brand and 'mine of the maker of the standard (ooth brush of the world. Wali-Wali" is the best smoking tobacco. A clay pipe and stem goes with it. 'Match It" is the name of the new cheroots that ovorrop all the woll-knonw brands. I (INK DOLLAR S IS EQUAL TO TWO POLLA of cur low pvica s. W hen wo make a < We do not have to give halt' of it to a for house rent. Wo have no partners jo pay, so wo can make more clear mo profit than most linns can make at 20 . Look nrouiul before % ou buy you lure. Stoves, etc. Compare Piiees, ah we nre euro to got your order. Wo hi the balance of the town nil put togctli ties, as well as a largo stock of plain the same prices you paid v.hou cotton We luive a full stock <>C the famot Indies and children. Our customeri wear twice as long us any other shoe i We lmvo the latest styles in Lac Jackets, Millinery, and Dress Triuii bargains in Black and Colored Silks, compare our prices, L. J. MA OUR FALL MILLINERY OPE To the Liulies of Fort Mill and ! cordially invited to attend our Fall ^ and Friday, September 27th and 28tli of our Fall Millinery and we guaranti alone; this Hue. Mian Fravor, our e: Curtis, has been working for days getl such a getting together of milinory si Fort Mill has never seen before will g Yours respectfully, MEM P. s. Miss Flavor received by toi millinery from CioUlon, New Mexico, t than 2,000 miles. 9 C t ? t C t-* Cr fr $ ft & C* < 11 e-C C-(r 6 ft fr * fr I^^INCME S Factory Loaded S I "Leader" and "Repeater" ft * powder and "Nhw Rival" loz $ Superior to all other brands f : UNIFORMITY, RELIABII $ : STRONG SH( * Winchester Shells are for sale ill ^ having them when you buy and y ?A, ,A* JOB MINTING AT TI r r 4l< *?;j y AVE!) RS MADE. This is the secret dollar we are h dollar bettor oil", paitiierand part of what is left to divide with and no house rent ney selling goods at 10 por cent per cent. ii* Fall LVy Goods, Shoea, Furni?o Quality of gooda. If you do, tvo more Now Dresa Goods than or. V?*e have all the uew novelgo da, in the no welt wonves, at wr.a cents. is IIAIlFvISBUIlG SHOES, for 5 who have tried them say they it the satuo price, lies' and Childrens' (V.pea and nings, and home fpocially good Call and see our new goods and .SSEY. ?* ??- ,"j 1NING. Surroundinrr Pniml? ?? \r~?i ? . x>'? III" lillinory Opening 011 Thursday . This will lie the first display ?e it to surpass all other efforts sport milliner, assisted by Miss ing reudy for this occasion, and tylishnoss and money saving as root your at this opening. 3HAM & EPPS. Jay's mail her second order for 10 wo arc shipping goods nioro M. ?&. E. ? . j ESTER^I J hotgun Shells. | loaded with Smokeless S ft ided with Black powder. * or * T -1TY AND v >OTING QUALITIES. | by all dealers. Insist upon * ou will gut the best. ? 1*r $ IE flMES OFFICE. 0 0 |