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Brief L>oCa| Iter^s.
?Miss Lizzie Mack'is in Charlotte.
?Candidates should have
their card in the News.
?Miss Cora Wilson of Morganton
is at Cap. White's.
?Mr. 11. J. Sifford of Charlotte
was in town Tuesday.
?Mrs. Waters is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Moachani.
?Miss Mary Belk came
down from Charlotte Tuesday.
?News papers for sale at
this office price 15c per hundred.
?Miss Nellie Rankin of Mt.
Iloliy. is visiting Miss Bessi"
White.
?The side track for the
Luna Mills will be put down
this week.
?Miss Lizzie Burns has
been visiting in Charlotte for
several days.
?Miss Siesor Youngjis visiting
at Mrs. \lleri's near Ca
tawba, this week.
?A photracted meeting
will ogin in the .Methodist
chinch Sunday night.
?The Ladies Aid Society
of the Baptist church will
meet Saturday evening 4:30.
?Little Sadie, daughter
of Col. Waters, of liock Hill
is at her Aunt's Mrs. Meaeharn.
?The pastor of the Baptist
church will preach'a special
Btrinon to the choir next
Sunday morning.
?There was no preaching
at nil in'- F( rt Mil
Sunday, something that has
not happened for some time.
?A new Residence: Mr.
Coon Harris is getting leadv
to build him a residence on
Front, street. It will be a
handsome st; ueture.
?The Graded School will
close Friday. The boys and
girls are not weeping over it
at all. They will have a
nicrt program and the exercises
will be highly interesting.
Examinations at the Graded
School began this morning
and will last through tomorrow.
The public is invited
to attejid. Go and see
what your children have been
doing for the last few
months.
The Alumni Association of
the .South Carolina College
will give its first Annual Reception
to the Graduating
Class,in the College Clin pel,at
Columbia, on the evening of
June 28 tli. next. Addresses
will he made by the President
of the Vssociation, Mr.
.Lewis \Y. Parker, of Green vdle.
S. C.,and by the Orator
of the occasion, Henry Mullins,
Esq., of the Marion. S.
C., bar. There will he other
appropriate exercises.
All old students of the Col >
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It^e (lit: irijiircn.. .1 nr.
and to the public generally a
cordial invitation is extend
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?The prayer meetings at
baptist church are now largely
attended and much interest
is manifested. The Baptists
boast of the best choir
in town.
?The Fort Mill Mfg. Co. is
improving the grounds around
the factory. A wire
fence is being built,and shade
trees planted, and walKs
laid off. When finished it
will be very handsome. Mr.
1 B. 1). Springs has charge.
Congressman &ta kiioirse
dead.
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vyuiij^/vhNiimn a*11 i . cm a< khouse.
of the sixtli district of
S. (\. <1 iecI Suddenly at his
residence in Washington
Tuesday morning, of heart
disease. He was in his seat
Monday to roll call, hut hefore
Tuesday he had gone to
answer a more solemn call to
the bar of God.
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Deal li of Miss Minn ie < 'alp.
Miss Minnie 6'ulp, of Mooresville.
N. F. niece of Mr.
Dock Fu'.p, died almost suddenly
last Friday. Miss Fillp
visited here last. Xmas and
made, many friemls. Miss
A vie Kimbrell went to Muoresville
for the funeral but she
was a day too late.
IVeddi n<* Hells
Mr. Arthur Freeland ai.d
Miss Nettie Spanola of Charlotte
were married in the
L'resbyterian < hu'rcli at 110011
(to day, by Rev. J. E. McManaway.
A party of 17
accompanied the bride and
?room from Charlotte. They
ate their wedding dinner in
the grove near Cap. White's
and returned to Charlotte
this, evening.
A Serious Acciden t.
This morning Mr. Rob
(b'aham's son was handling
a pistol when it went off. the
hall struck him in the abdomen
inflicting a s ?rions; if
nor, iarai wound, in*. kii*kpatrick
was summonsed at
onee and extracted the hall.
The pistol was a 32 Caliber
Smith & Western. Not much
hopes of the boy s recovery is
entertained.
An Accident
Mr. [JaoK Kimbrell and
Polieceman Potts were
wrestling last Wednesday
evening when in some way
or other Mr. Kimbrell foil
and severely sprained his
ankle. He has been confined
to his room ever since.
"nhois Mclver."
It seems that one of our
{FortMill boys has suddenly
waked lip to find himself ticKlinjj:
1 ho curiosity of the
outside world. On all sides
you can hoar the interrogation
" Who is he?" and then
j it is our t inio to become interested,
and we can hardlv
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refrain from asking, What
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has he done? nut his secret
lislocKedup in a woman's
: breast and we are more than
i certain we will never know.
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Mr. Harrison. Renominated
for Presidenti
President Harrison was re
nominated for piesident at
tlie Convention in Minneapolis,
by the Republican party,
and White law Reid was
selected as Vice President.
, Mr. Rlaine was sadly neglected.
A .Yew. Market 1
Fort Mill is to have a markid.
that is a market in a few
day-.
S my the and Young have
joined forces and are going
to supj ly tlie inhabitants
with fresh meats, at the same
time providing them with
tlm necessary articles to keep
them cool. They will open
up in the bas? meat of Shan
nous store, and will have a
refrigerator for Keeping i. e
and fresh Meats. Thev
will handle ice by the
car-load and then we can
keep cool. There is so much
work going on that it is well
to look after the comfort of
the laborer.
/// iv ill IJV 'ever ReturnSunday
night a happy
|>art\ of men leathered at the
Richmond & Danville depot
in Charlotte, it was the Nav%
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al battallion starting for
Xorlob/ Va. Among the
11 miner was* Harry (lallent,
a most estimable young
man. A strange voice had
whisnernd in his onr flint nil
would not return, but did
not tell him which one it
would he. As the train rolled
away, IlVsTood gazing nt ijis
home city for the last. time,
before another day his ores
would behold t h e
/v'iug in His beauty in the
eternal city above. Monday
evening l,e went out bathing
and takeii with cramp and
died at once. The news of
his death spread a gloom
over the mtiro country. His
body was brought home
Wednesday for interment.
Peace Grain ance
Be it ordained by the Intendant
and Wardensof the town
of Fort Mill inCouncil assembled
and by the authority of
the same, that any person or
persons using any profane or
obscene language, quarreling,
lighting or drunk on said
streets, or anywhere within
the incorporate limits of said
town, or in iking' any disturbance
whereby the peace of
the town may be disturbed,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be fined or
imprisoned for each and o\ orv
offense or both at the discretion
of said Town Council.
1 Levy Street tax to be paid
on or before July 2, those
who desire to work to report,
at my office forwor&on June
271 h at 9. a. m.
IMiopibit the opening of
1 Barber Shops on Sunday under
fine of not less that $.">.00
nor more than $10.00.
By order of Town Council.
W. A. Watson.
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When,in the Course
It becomes necessary t
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What are you going to do?
gest (being in a position to 1
important stop:
NAMELY.
Decide to buy Goods, I
ble (ioods, Decide to
them from a house ^
such goods are kept, D
to pay no retort.lonatr
only reasonable pi ices
them.
Decide
your ev<
Price
Quantit
Size
Shape
JWeT'All Mail orders carefully
\\ e paying* express <
42 S. Tryon St.
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Why j"st s?t() tho Lea
what jon want. Tlioy keep a
eatables and sell at reasonable
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liayejnst opened up a mee 1 ins
suitable for the
Call and sou us and you wi
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DRUGS,
Medicint\Chemicals.Fancy i
Toilet Artilce, (
Garden Seed.
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Dy2 Stuffs, Letter Paper,
Ink, Envcllopcs, Glass Putty, '
Flower Pots, &c.,
?oATo?
M ASSEY'S PHARMACY
Try our "Winston" ^
Smoking Tobacco and
"Rich and VVaxy" Chewi
Ng Tobacco
Iloa<lcpnu*ters for Cigars and
(ligarotts.
Respectfully,
DivJ. ECRASSLY.;
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Human Euon+c
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o buy CLOTHING.
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Kindly allow lis to sugJ
enow) the first and most
* to bo taken.
teliabuy
vhere
ecide
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AM) THEN
that we can meet
?rv wnut In
Quality
f Style
Color
.and Fabric,
r and promptly lillod.
barges one way.
PH ARR & LONC._
Charlotte, N. C,
'HING
HAT
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ding: Grocers an(i
full Istock of all kinds of
prices.
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n of SHOES and SLIPPERS
Spring trade.
II receive a warm welcome.
sspectfully,
^P&CO.
GINGHAMS made at
lie Fort Mill factory only
<> cts., just, think of it!
Cheaper than Calico.
livery body co.Tie and
lelp us got rid of these Straw
Ib/ts. They are so
h^ap/ that you can afford
to wear a new one
'very day in the year and
two on Sunday.
)nly a few more old Stock
SIIOKS left, mostly
Number fives.
Pax tare Chairs, 50c. Parlor
Chairs, 65?\ N'ce Itockers,
#1.50.
Respectfully. ? >
l w_ ardrey son,
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