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J v" FORT MUX MELANGE. Pithy Points Galllereu lor the Perusal of Times Readers. Miss Sail is Castor, of Concord, , N. C., is visi'ini; Mis. Lucy Fulp. Mrs. Em mi'It Watson, of Koine, Gh., is visiting at Mrs. J. L. Wat-1 | sons. I Mrs. L. L. mid M. P. Pong, of Hick litis, S. C.. are the guesHs of their sister, Mrs. L. N. Culp. Mr. J. E. Ardrey. of the South Curolum College.spent several days at this place during the past week. | County Auditor W. W. Boyce, of Fort Mill, and Miss lloxatia Thompson, of Headipiarteis, l\y., were quietly married at the home of the br de 011 last Thursday evening. fi.io northhound passenger train 011 the Southern Railway which is; due in Fort Mill at D.Oi a. 111. was delayed about three hours Saturday morning by the breaking* of a side rod on the engine. The nccident occurred 1 mile south of this place. Cards are out announcing; the marriage of Mi-s Elizabeth Young and Mr. It. V. Macon at the home of the prospective brid *'s parents, Mr. und Mrs. A. A. Young, on Forest street this evening at 7 o'clock. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. A. Finch in the presence of a number of relatives and friends of the happy young couple. Mr. H. 0. Culp. superintendent of the county chain gang, received /only two prisoners during the past > week, both of whom were in groes. John Lindsay was sent up for *10 days from liethel township for stealing cotton and the same sentence was imposed upon Rill Jones by Magistrate Reckham. in Rock Hill, for disorderly conduct. Mr. S. L. Meacham, proprietor of the local 'phone exchange, is in Pleasant Valley and Marvin today perfecting arrangements which will erelong give Fort Mill "phone connections with those plae< s. Fort Mill does a great deal of business with Pleasant Valley and Marvin and to he connected with the two places by 'phone will bean innovation of mutual convenience and profit. itev. Edward Mack, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Norfolk, Va., arrived in Fort Mill Thursday morning, as was anticipated in these columns last week, and is at the home of his father, Dr. J. B. Mack. Sunday morning and even ing Mr. Mack filled the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church in Charlotte, of which In? was pastor a few years ago. At the morning service there was not a vacant seat in the church. The evening service was also largely attended, but the inclement weather prevented many from going out. The town council has awarded the Spratt Machine Company of this place the contract of Macadamizing White street from the depot to a point a short distance beyond the intersection of White mul Withers streets, the distance being about 250 yards. Work on the Htreet will bo begun as soon as sufficient rock can be hauled and crushed. Fanners and others who have occasion to haul cotton, etc., to tho platform of the Southern Railway and the warehouses on this street in winter will best bo altlo to appreciate the value of the improvements which are to be made, as tho street at the point were tin? .Macadam is to be put down is often hub deep in mud and almost impassible in wet went her. ? A Temple of Patriots for Fort Mill. Cnpt. S. K. W liite and Mr. J. M. Sp rntt do not intend that Fort Mill shall be outdone by any town in HlA moltop f niifi't/dieiii 1 * " I "? ?n?i nicy have about decided to erect a email building in Confederate park, where the speakers' eland is now located, to be known as the Temple of Patriotism. In the temple will be placed the names and portraits of a number of South Carolina patriots, with literature exemplifying their deeds. Such names tis Emily (l.i ger and ether heroines of the Revolution, together with those of later days, will doubtless find a place in the temple, as will also the imim s of such patriots as Sumter, Marion, Calhoun, Ilayne. Pinekliey, ltutled^e, MelJuflie, Jenkins, * Crogg, Hill ami Bio. No [ Ian lifts yet boeit determined upon ;is to the selection of the names that are to be honored. I he Temple of Patriots will greatly interest our citizens and visitors to Fort Mill and will ntford nn opportunity to j the young people as well as the older citizens of our community to learn the true history of the patii ots whose nanus will be placed therein. ? Arrested in Charlotte for Assault. Mr. James lb upland is a tenant on the plantation of Mr. L. S. Nivens in this township. Saturday morning he drove to Charlotte and intended to return home that night. Before leaving the city, however, lie became intoxicated and at the AtllPrloii mill '?> liio ?? .?? I........ ... Wit it 1(1 Cl> IH'llir, m>t into a difficulty wi111 an operative' named Cook, upon whose lu-ad he used the hutt end of ?r bujrjxy whip rather freely. Cook's head was considerably damaged as a resuit of the blows, the scalp beino severely lacerated in several places. The doctors who weie called to dress CVok's wounds thought at first that his skull was fractured, but further investi^ati >n proved that his wounds were not so serious as that. Headland was nnested immediately after theditlieulty and locked up at the Charlotte ^uard house, where lie spent Saturday niixht, Sunday and Sunday ni?*ht. Monnny morning he was given a preliminary hearing, the cost of which amounted to ?d bo. In default of bail, he was sent tc jail to await the action of the grand jury, the charge against him being assault. Monday afternoon Mr. Nivens went to Charlotte in lloagland's interest, and lie was t<>hl by an official at the jail that lloegland would be liberated upon the payment of the cost incident to the preliminary hearing. Mr. Nivens paid tin- $d.hf> and Hongland was released. Of enurso the jail otlieial erred in disposing > f the ease as ho did, lml his em r ended I longhaul's stav in durance vile. I The Lccal Military Inspected. Satniday afternoon Cant. \V. \V Lewis came over front Vorkville to inspect, the Fort Mill Light Infantry. The hour appointed for the inspection was .'5 o'clock, hut a number of members of the company found it impossible to be present at that time and the inspection was consequently delayed somewhat. At I o'clock, however, the company, -Id strong, marched from the armory to the baseball grounds, where tlio inspection began at once. After inspecting the gun of each num. (.'apt. Lewis ordered the company to be drilled in the manual of arms, which was done in a way that must have been satisfaci tory to hi in. Next caino the field movements; but it can not be said that tin; company acquitted itself as well in executing ' ho movements as it. did in the manual of arms the result of an inadvertent command, which the campany ha 1 not previously executed, boiii" ^iven by Capt. Bradford, ('apt. Lewis declined to state in advance of his report to the adjutant general's ofliee whether the inspection was I satisfactorily passed. Since the inspection, which was at least disappointing to the members of the company, there has been some talk ; of requesting Gen. Floyd to have the company inspected a^ain dur' iiik the Christ mas holidays. Should such a request be made and acquiesced in, it is hoped that ('apt. Lewis will a^ain bo the inspecting officer, ns the members of the company are anxious to show him that they are moro conversant with the field movements than Saturday's inspection indicated. Crushed to Death by a Locomotive. A Itock Ilill special to Tin; State says that a terrible accident oe curred at Catawba Junction at 1.150 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr. Krnest L. Adanih, a popular young railroad man, was instantly killed by the online of his train while shifting. He was standing upon the pilot preparing to make a coupling, when by some moans he H ipped and fell upon the rail. Tho pony trucks ami drivers passed Y over liint. The engine was 111?.>vi11' very slow Iv and in an instant was slopped and Ilit* terribly mangli d remains of all that was mortal of , the young man was drawn from beneath. The face was mutinied ( beyond recognition. Magistrate Beckham was noti- , tied and as acting coroner he gntliercd a number of Hock Hill citizens and with Dr. T. A. Crawford, a cousin of young Adams, boarded a special train and went to Catawba Junction to hold an inquest. A jury was empaneled and found a verdict in accordance with the fi ingoing. The e; se is a peculiarly sad one. Only two weeks ago Mr. Adams. I 27 years of nge and the picture of health, was married in Hock Mill to Miss Lillian Starr, of Blacks1)11 fir U'llul'>% lli.n- liov.i . CI - ??< J U sided. j ? Tlie Star of ilie West." A souvenir to which e.^porial in- i tero. t attaches ami one that is prizt d very highly l>y its owner, was received a few days ago by ('apt. S. F. White from Maj. John (J. Poiiulexter, of Canton, Miss The souvenir is small brass staple that was pulh d from the hull of the "Star of the Wett in IsTii. ('apt. White will doubtless have a jeweler mount it in n suitable ease arid some day present it to his little grandson. Klliott Springs, as a memento of the gallant deeds performed by South Caroliniai s on their native soil from l^dl to lstlo. Accompanying tho staple was a short sketch of "The Star of the, West," by Maj. Poindexter. The sketch is rendered doubly valuable j and interesting by reason of the fact that only cursory menti 11 is made in any of the historit s of I lawar between the States of the attempt of ties vessel to relieve Fort rnunpter. Tin- sketch follows: "In the early part of May, ISOl.j Maj. Anderson, of the I . S. Army, was surrounded on Foil Sumpter by the Confederates, under (Jen. (J. T. Heauregard, Thero was an understanding hetween the Confederate authorities and ihose at Washington that the fort would not l?e fired upon pending the result of a commission that had been sent to Washington to try to arrange a peaceful secession of the Southern States from tie se of tieNorth. provided that no supplies or men he sent to Maj. Anderson. 1 ?ut a keen-sighted guard fronione of the land batteries discovert d ear y one morning that a steam ship was making her way to the fort. The Confederate guns immediately opened upon her. Seeing that they had been discovered, her captain put on all steam, turned his ship and put to sea. A few days afterwards the newspapers of the North wert'1 filled with '"A Terrible I Hit ram*. Tin* I . S. Transport 'Star of tin- West Fired < >11 while ! Peaceably (ioino Into the llarbor of Charleston, S. Not more than a year afterwards she was captured at (ialveston and sent to New Orleans and from there to Fort Lorino, at the head of the Yazoo river, where she was sunk to prevent, the passage of the miuhoats of Porter's tleet to think Yickshurm In lbTti the staple was taken out of her hull by the wrecking boat .a nt to clear out the obstructions to the free navigation of the Yazoo River.-' I ? Read the clearance sale advertisement of 'J'. !?. Pelk which appears in another colum. It. NEWS AND OPINIONS OF N ATI () N A L IM PORT A N( 'E. THE - SUN ALONE CONTAINS IiOTH. Dally, by mall, - - - - $6 a year. Daily and Sunday by mall, a year. The Sunday Sun is Tin: <ii:r vrrvr si'npay nkwxjwui.u in the would. Price .sc. a copy. By mall. $2 a y ear. Adfhv.si TMIi 5>UN, New York. 'ifWl Holiday Goods. Our liin* of lifjliil.lv j^vkhU. it. arriving lailv, ami wo ,iro preparing to show the largest stock of Watches, Jewelry, Clocks ami Fancy floods wo liavo over parried. When in the city he sure and ^ivc us a call. We are always glad to show our hikkIs. Write or 'phone us Tor anything in our line. l hone '.'77. Oil A Kl,( >TTK, N. O. I SOUTHERN ' SCHOOL BOOKS. I \W have been appointed local ! depositmv for Hit* 1>. F. Johnston! 1 Co.'s school books which were' I recently ndopb il by the State I Hoard of hducatiou for the period j ] of live years. These books include Lee's South-1 I orn histories anil Johnston's verti cal copy books. W B. ARDRKY & CO. HIGH UP MEALS. 1 >111 not hiy.li up prieos. (lood food, yood rookiny and yood serviee, hut very ordinary eharyes. Our ivstuuraiit lias heroine famous through its S?."i-rent dinners, hut deserves to he favorably known tlirouyli the superior quality of all its meals. Cleanliness and daintiness are features of our dininy room. n ,.i .... t i 11 ? * i jes i njMfiMlim I 11' i l'PBUPSI IlJSl 1. Hand Bit?, iiock hii.i., sc. J??,r* Restaurant oimmi till midnight. G- W. NORMAN & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS, Ilox f.:?. - - - CHARLOTTE, N. C. I take much pleasure in calling your atli'iit mil to the very low prices of my tii.coM open furnace Whiskies, which for liftcen years have had no equal, either for drink or medicinal purposes. Having ]?ur, liase< 1 large quantities of Old Mountain Corn Whiskey at very low prices last summer when distillers were pressed for cash, 1 am prepared to jive special attention and very low quotations to anyone wanting anything in my line. All orders must be accompanied by cash or hank reference. He careful to examine my price list, which includes jug and box: Sweet Mash Corn, ?1.50 to $1.7a Old Corn Whiskey, ve ry lino . 2.00 (a nod Koso Gin, .... 1.00 licst Holland Gin, . . . 2.00 Fine (ieneva ( lilt, . , 2.00 First-rate Sunheam Rye, . . 1.00 Rest Sunheam Rye, . 2.00 Fine High Crude lives, 15.00 North Carolina Apple Ritindy, . 2.25 Old N. C. l'eneh l'.randy, . . 2.50 l'uro New England Rum, . . 1.75 Teach and Honey, . . 2.00 Rook und Rye, 1.75 Fine liottled Whiskies, inclose box 4.00 No cliartre will lm < ... t ? you \v;uit such quantities. Most respect fully, G. W. NORMAN & CO. BASY WORK, CIOOO I'AY. Make 11 p u eluh for the Y()RKVILLH EKQUIRER, tin BEST family newspaper in South Carolina. Liberal rompensntion to elulunakcrs. Scholarships in i'onverse anil Due West Female colleges, worth $(?() each, to the yomiK hi* dies who return and pay for the. largest lists. Now is the time to be^in. Write to us for particulars. L. M. OK I ST it SONS, Yorkvi lie, S. C. t feblL Bl(? 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We have a lurire and well-selected stocl Notions, Shoe Mac Also a nice lino of? Choi Ami we solicit a share of your patronnp Our now Lino of Ladies' Dress Goods surprise you. Call and examine our large stock of ? Mer Our salesmen nre obliging and court* excellent bargains. Coin? and see STORE, FORT Ml / / ? jE of AND SHOES, b ONLY. the above linoa that we offer at It will pay you handsome y to ust got them out of the way for luily. ewing Machines, Stoves, Furni\ 'i'A-v 1 v much money you can save by 5SEY. ! . ? Lii iving. " C 4 vt FE, HEALTH, STRENGTH, 2 BIGGEST BUSINESS WE 1 *. & EPPS. r?(t ft* ************ ???| sterJ i i hnfnci i n nvi^Ull 4^? loaded with Smokeless J ded with Black powder, * )r I .ITY AND : IOTING QUALITIES. | >y all dealers. Insist upon J ou will f;et the best. * RM 1 'RICES " B . CO.S STORE. k of? 3Sj Hats, and Readyle Clothing. i rft Fa mil u fUnooriaa 0 WW * Vii UUW 1UQ| U n and Kendy-tnudo Skirts will >oua and can j|