Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 02, 1900, Image 3
!KORT MILL JIHANUS.
PUliy Points Onllitrri] fnr llie Poiusal
ol lime# Rs?wcrs.
Woi.S. Nicholson,oE Uock Hill,
was in Fort Mill Monday. Nine
years ago Mr. Nieholson moved
from tins town to Koek llill without
a dollar in his pockets, hfince
that time lie has built up a sol. 11clid
grocery business in our sister
cuy and jk making money-- nut to
burn, however, hut to lay aside for
the inevitable rainy day.
A young white man who gave
liia name as Tim Johnston was
lined $1.50 by the t ?wn authoritiea
last Wednesday fur 6iouling a
ride on a northbound passenger
train that morning. Another
.young man was unvoted upon the
i-iarne charge, but he proved that
the conductor collected his fare,
find he was liberated wiihout umk
I iw* a coutrihut ion.
The successful bidder for 11:
approaches to the bridge which is
io be built by the county across
Catawba lliver at Sutton's Ferry
ih to get only P5 loss for tho work
than the Sjwatt .Ma -hinoCompany,
of Fort Mill proposed to do the
-work for. Some regret was expressed
when the fact became
known that the local company lost
the work by such a small margin.
In the presence ? f a nntnber
of relatives and invited friends,
George W, Butler, <>f Fort Mill,
and Miss Myrtle Cousart, of Ph'asant
Valley, were marric 1 hy itev.
It. A. Yomrue in iMcus.-mf ili!l
Methodist Church last evening.
.Mr. Butler is tlu sec >nd son of tho
superintendent of the lower mill
in this place and Miss Cousart is
the fourth (lau-.it;ter of our townsman
J. L. Cousart.
J. E. Ivlwnrds a young white
^ man who cam > In this town ah -u!
jive wt ek.s ii.j.> from Spray, N.
to accept u position in the uppi r
mill, met with u painful accident
while playing has. hail on the local
diamond Saturday afternoon.
A batted ball struck him fairly in
the mouih, dislocutim; tlirco tooth
and splitting the aveolar. Dr.
(it'itjer. who attended him,says that
his injuries are not as seii >us as
was at first sunnosed.
V. r. .1. S. K imbroM, one of Fort
Mill's mosi substantial planter^.
.koI.1 five hull's <>f cotton on this
market last Thursday, for which
he received SoOO. li :<1 lie sold
the cotton immediately after it was
jacked, he would have receivi d
little more than $J<)0 for it. While
in town lie informed the reporter
that he harrowed a few acres of
cotton last Wednesday, which work
was probably in advance of any
of like clmractor done elsewhere
in the township this spring.
James "Depot" White, an old
colored man who had lived in thi:connnunity
all his life, died <>l
pneumonia last Thursday night.
I Jim was one of the few darkies ol
niltfwllfl I II 111 II l!? I I ! lOl'U l.O'i ll.i^
township. Ho enjoyed tlio respect
nnd eontidenee <if a!! tho whiU
people to whom ho was known, nnd
for a number of years ho was employed
ou Saturdays in one of tin
stores in Una place. !Vl\>re tin
war ho was a slave in the family
of Capt. S. K. White, who taught
jiiin honesty and the observance ol
the respect due his superiors.
Yesterday afternoon Constable
Leo Warren undertook to serve a
j warrant, wlucli had heen issued
by Magistrate MoKlhnnsiy, on si
negro nanuHl Amos Jsickson in
Catawba Township. Jackson o! jected
to being sirres' d ami struck
the constable with his I s?, in retuin
for which ho received si pistol
biill in his forehead. The ball evidently
did the negro little harm,
however, as he succeeded in getting
possession < f the pistol in
1 he struggle which followed. Luckily
the pistol In csnne nnbreethed
in tiie Htru^tric and no was unable
to Blioot the constable. An effort
was limdo to arrest the ne^rro last
nijjht, the constable having faih d
I to do so, hut the reporter is no*,
informed whether he was t iken.
Word reached Fort Alii! JSIon<lny
morninir nniiouneino the death
of Rev. 10. (J. Price at li s home in
t? he raw Saturday afterno >n. Mr.
Price had lieen in Clieruw as p.:stor
of the Methodist ehuivh only
u few months, but notwilhstnndjng
the fact that he had been ill
and confined indoors during the
greater part <?f the time, he nuule a
threat muny Jrit-nds 1,1 tluil town,
His l"nip;crin.r illness ninth' it impossible
fur him t?? devote much
time to his church duties, nut!
when death en me 1o him on the
liSlh ultimo it oee.i.'ioned little
| surprise t<> those ? ho wer no?iuaitite(l
with Iiis true condition
A \vif* and four children are ieft
I to mourn hi.-; d'ath. ? IPrice
was pnstor of the Port Mill .Metisodist
( Mi 11 n-Ii a'nout ten years ?<ro,
and during lii> pastorate tli hand
Honie church on Booth f-tn ? t wan
built. He wns a v< ry < n'.ei prisinv
minister, and i'i ! mueli t?> I'.trthei
(the interests <-t e; rj' cl urcli ?>
which he wns j>m tor,
m. : ' I
liuld I?<:l Academy exhibition.
On last Thursday the editor, accompanied
by a friend, had the
pleasure of attending the school
exhibition at Gold Hill Academy.
The p cnic on that day was a joyous
affair and. highly appreciated by nil
in attendance. A full supply of ,
good things and an orderly assembly
made one feel that tho reputation
of that community for doing
things well was not undeserved;
their hospitality is not oxot lied by
their ability to provide, ami visi- i
tors are always welcomed with cordiality.
The exercises began 0:1 Tuesday,
! ami tiro scholnrs for four days evii
deuced the good work of teachers
j and the intero-t taken in their advancement
by all the patrons. It
is well established that no school
can prosper without these two
j foundation stones.
Tuesday night. contests were had
for two silver medals. One given
by the school for the best recitati
a in the primary department
was awarded to little Clara McCoy:
the other, given by Yf. F. Boyd
for the best recitation, was awarded
to Miss Myrtle Smith. A gold
, medal, given by W. H. Crook for
the best recitation in the intermediate
department, was awarded to
Lessie Epps. The large crowd
present was greatly pleased at the
manner in which scholars acquitted
tthemselv* s and the orderly way in
which the exercises we.ro conducted.
Wednesday night occurred, the
d< bate by the members of the r.omp
sit'.ou class on the question,
lb solved, That the .Works of Nature
are more Pleasing to the Eye
llian the Arts of Man.'' The decision
was awarded the nilirnuitivo.
d larger crowd than on the previous
night expressed great satisfaction,
and congratulations were
showered on the debaters.
On Thursday, Miss Edna Paris,
teacher of the primary and intermediate
departments,gave her .students
a picnic - the one we r.tt
mded, as above stated. Swings,
seesaws, and other machines for
making ph asure and amusement.
Were ere< t d in the woods, and all
went as " merry as a marriage bell"
W . tllolll 1 >t ' rnr <1 Ill 1 *?-.? 1 J|>
j ; 'j
haps. It was pleasing to the seniors
to Hootho youngsters so happy.
The Hon. Mr. McMnhan, State
Superintendent of Kdncation, of
Coinuilain, and \\\ 11. Stewart, of
Kurlt Hill, were present. Both
made speeches suitable to the oc.
i easion, complimenting the work of
teachers and j atroas, as well as the
proficiency of the scholars. This
is probably the first time a Slate
. ollicfcr has visited t'ais community
on such an occasion.
Thursday night brought on the
concert; also a contest, by a class
<>f girU for a gold medal given by
11 *v. It. A. tongue, which was
won by Mis-? llatnmie Smith on a
recitation of "Little Orphan Annie.''
The concert was under di...
..t >i>? T? ii
w t.-.n <>i jiixi ?>uuy ueiK, Wlio
organized the class only three
mouths Their renditions were
excellent for so short an experience,
and showed the attentive
efforts of students, as well as the
eMicieney of their teacher.
(hi Friday, "Commencement
Day," there were eontests for four
?old medals?two given hy the
school, one hy County Superintendent
of Education J. E. Carroll,
tin* other hy Hon. W. II.
1 Stewart, who says lie will do likewise
every year as long us he is able.
These weie awarded as follows:
To Elmore Crook for declamation,
' Some Southern Heroes;"' to John
Ij. Boyd, declamation, "The Black
Horse aud His Rider:" to M?
Hessie Faris. recitation, '"The Startic
1 Fawn's Revenge;" to Miss Corrlnuc
Faris. reciintiou, "Power of
Prayer." Where all did so woll it
would be presumptions in us to
make distinctions. Plenty of evidence
was afforded that the scholars
and teachers had done their i
duty during the past term, and
that the parents were alive to their
responsibility in the matter of cdue
iting their children.
The principal of the school,
Jackson Hamilton, A. M? announced
in programmes prepared
for 1 iiisoccasion, that the next term
of the school will open on Monday,
July Kith, I'.MM). Ho and his assistants
have done good work and
deserve credit for so much progress
made.
On Friday nigld the students
had their annual parly. People
from neighboring communities
gathered with the native.- ro.l ..!!
had a grandly glorious winding
u;> of tfic old year sehool year.
The students v. iil donhlless make
111?' moat of their vacation in doin;:
works of kindness ami necessity,
as well as in enjoying t ;eir
fr. edom from the school room.
hope they will not forget the
old folks, who have toil, d and de'
nied themselves that the young
" ones might he improved and profited.
Mav J/rthg vit'e and proHV .nty ?">d
to (.J old !I:.ll Academy,""
Democratic Officers and Delegites.
Pursuant to a call published in
these columns last week, n ucetingof
the Fort Mill Democratic
Club was held in the Town Hall
Saturday afternoon, there roing
present a pood I y number of party
men. President C. T. Crook occupied
the chair, and after cilliug
the meeting to order Mm first business
transacted was the appointment
of a committee to uouinato!
club ollicers to serve during the
two ensuing years. The del berutionsof
the committee resulted in
me nomination ot the following
gentlemen. who were unanimously
elected: C. T Crook, president;.
D. A. Lee, first vice-president;
T. M. Hughe.4?', second viee-prosi- j
dent; W. K Bradford, secretary;
and M. W. (1 rigg, treasurer. The
new president and secretary mode
short speeches thanking the club
for the honor conferred upon tlvm,
after which C. P. Blankcnslip jvvas
elected a member of tho cotnty
exeeutivo committee. Candid ites
were then nominated to repre.ent
this township in tho county ionvention,
which is to meet in the
court-house at Yorkville on Man- i
day, May 7. No opposition developed
as the names i f those w1k>
were proposed was announced, and
the following gentlemen were nnnip
luiously elected delegates and alternates
to tlu* convention, the
name of each delegate's alternate
appearing immediately after lnH
own:
II. W. Hufiaunn, J. M. Avmstroaj;
I>. (J.Kiinbroll, L\ fl. P.cunett: P. Ni.is,
W. M. Gulp: C'apt. S. 10. White, \V. K.
Bradford; J. M.Snmtt, II. F.Hall; J. W.
McKlhanav, P. li. Johnston; Hon. S.At.
Epps, sr., J. W. Arihvy; .1. 11. Sutton,
Edgar Jones; J. L. Kinibrell, Henderson
Colt harp: ii. M. Paris. VV. O. Kailcs; C. T.
Orook, J. H. Oolthnrp; David Lindsay,
T. N. Aloxunder; W. II. Wiudlc, J. P.
Dcath ot Mis* blu At. Sprett.
Miss Ida M. Sprat t, whose iMncss
was noted in those columns
last week, died of consumption at.
the home of Iter brother, Mr. J. il.
Spratt, in this place last. Tuesday
evening at 'J o'clock, and her remains
were interred in the family
burial lot in the Fort .Mill ecmetc^tt
on Wednesday actcrin-on.
m lite Miss Spruit united liersS
with the Presbyterian Church S
Fort Mill, lout removed her meS
hership to IsVwmnn Street Preslfl
lerian Church, .Jacksonville. PiB
: nloout eighteen years oho, hasiiV
eone to tliut city to live; with hf
uncle, Col. L. \V. SprattL Slnwil'
a consistent,Christian urcmaniur I
| was 42 years of ni*e.
The Kufiird Monut lent. 1
Editor Times: On n recent Jour
through country ways it was-my
fortune to pass Dwipht, a postotfice
and crossroad about 10 miles
east of Lancaster. S. C. Thirtw
? J
yours ago the crossroad was in the
wilderness; now there is civilization
and culture all around. Two
, stores and a post-office are at the
crossing, and tho habitations of
farmers dot Iho fields in three directions;
original forest still holds
the southwes-t. quarter.
I About 100yards down tho Rocky
River road tho traveler catches
sight of a monument. It is a marble
shaft set on granite, about 10
feet high,and averaging n foot and
a half on its four faces. On it
proper inscriptions inform one why
and to whom it was erected.
On May 2D, 1780, a rogirnent of
Virginians, about 3."?0 strong, under
Col. Abraham Duford, were attacked
by Tarloton with about o.">0
infantry and a like number of cavalry.
Alter spirited resistance the
Virginians saw they wgre overpowered
and that escape from cavalry
would be impossible, so they
surrendered. Tho British paid little
attention to tho throwing
down of arms and continued to
slaughter tho Aineii -ansf for snmn
time. Thus arose the I American
war cry, "Remember Turieton's
quarters."
Eighty-four of the brave Virginians
lie buried in one grave on
the west sido of the road. To
their memory tin' people of Lancaster
County erected the monument;
and the grave was inclosed
by a low wall ol! looso stone. The
governor of Virginia, on representations
and requests of citizens
of i J.vight and its surroundie '
country, has taken steps to furnb'V
4 ... r . i At.- ' -
tin nun iruvf, miu me cuizenB ?D'
the neighborhood will haul oral'
oreet it.
In writing of this battle u British
historian snys: "The virl'.jp
of humanity was totally forgi '.y
Coming from that source it p. 1st
be true.
The Virginians had ^ot as far
as (.'aiiuleu, yjoiuif ito the relief of
Charleston, but Iteming that the
city had fallen they were returnin;:
to their command.
Just above Dwiight is a flocjishing
church, and njenr it <>ne of the
l)est schools in tlife county. M.
NOTICM3.?Dr. W. A. Pressley, of
K.*k Hill, will vihtr Fort Mill profe:;
.'.ioiiNily Tiim*jjrtay, May Ji. ThrrsM wishing
jl-.-atal work vrtill Unci hi:u a? the
oilice of Dr. Alexnajder,
f
? 1 * ?
Who docs not admire, says the Saturday
Ereniug I'ost, the pluck which thi:<
incident excmpliilos? History abounds
with illustrations showing that it isthis
bulldog tenacity that wins life's battles
whotljorfought in the Hold, the mart,
the Seuato, or the forum. It was the
bold onset made by resolute men against
troops that had maintained successfully
a hard day's combat that turned the
scale at Lutzcn in favor of the Swedes
and broke the charm of Wallenstein's
invincildity.
It was the pluck of Isaac Newton that
led him, when ho stood at school at the
bottom of tlio lowermost form but one.
to thrash the boy above him who had
kicked him und then to determine to
vanqnish him as a scholar, which he
also did, rising to the head of his clas.i.
It was this quality that was proeminout
in Liebij? ill his youth?the
"booby" of his school, who, when j
sneeringly iisked one day by the master
what lie proposed to become, since lawas
so poor a scholar, answered that he
would l?c a chemist?a reply which pro- j
voiteu ii lnugn 01 <; risi on lroin the !
whole school. Yet h livetl to heroine ,
one of the most eminent chemists of !
modern Europe.
Who can think without a thrill of ad* i
miration of that plover's apprentice in
Glasgow, Scotland, who battled with
almost incredible earnestness and persistence
against tlie obstacles that confronted
hi 1.1 in the n'apiisition of knowledge?
Living with a relative, an old
woman, who was too poor to ail'oril him
a candle or even a bvigh. firelight, he
read books i>i ill * strwi by tie* light of
n shop window an 1, v.*lien the shop was
closed, climbed a lamp posi, and. cling- j
inp to ii withono hand, held his book]
iu the other, an! thus mastered its con- I
touts. NYh i can wonder that he became j
one of his country's eminent scholars? j
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, ' We won't sell you any other
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guarantee prompt attention
and satisfactory treatment.
| fiiesh fish
every Saturday,
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Every Friday from 4 to 5 o'clock for the entertainment of our LADY
CUSTOMERS. Selections from Gllmort's famous bind. Vocal Solos,
Duet*, Quartettes, Violin, Banjo and Cornet Solos by famous artists. All
the ladies from country or town are cordially invited.
FOR SALE.
A few gallons extra fine New Orleans molasses at 50 cents. The kind
;uu ?.un nui k?:i at me grocery siore.
Straw and Fur Hats for flon and Boys. Latest Styles and Lowest
Prlce*?.
Hurrl? burg Shoes and Slippers, the best shoes at the lowest price.
CRLSCLiNT BICYCLES. The kind that do not need repairs. A few
special bargains In Ladies' and Children^' Wheels.
Special bargains In BOYS CL JTMINO, from 3 to 15 years, also a few
Men's Coats and Vests.
NliW none SUWING riACIIINES. The rich man's machine at the
poor man's price.
The choicest stock of WHITE GOODS, Dress floods, and nilllnery,
and the lowest prices.
L. J. MASSEY.
THE COMPANY STORE
Thanks all of its customers for past favors, ami wo beg
to remind the public that we uro
HEADQUARTERS FOR LOWEST CASH PRICES.
CASH 151*VMRS should come to th?> strictly CASH
STOKK for greatest bargains and best qualities.
CIearanc3 Clothing Sale.
For the next 150 days we otTer special cut price on suits to
make room for our new stock.
MENS* SUITS, $3 and upward, 10 per cent discount.
BOYS' SUITS, all prices, going at 10 per cent discount.
MENS' PANTS from 50 c. to $4.50, worth 25 per cent more.
This is an opportunity you can not afford to mis3 if you
want good clothing cheap.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes.
Our Stock is Complete?Best Quality, Lowest Prices.
Our Shoes will wear well, because they are made of firstquality
leather and by experienced workmen. Buy one pair and
you will la' a shoe customer for lis.
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Cash buyers are great for bargains, therefore join in tho
procession and come to the Company Store, because you can
save money.
Store, Fort Mill Manufacture^ Co.
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N. I*. Ili^host cash prices paid for Chickens, Eggs, and
all Country Produce.
HEADQUARTERS
Houss-furnisking Gocds,
Furniture, Buggies, and Stoves.
The Rock Hill Furniture Company wishes you to know that they have
bought out the entire stocks of C. S. /*lay nnd C. L. NVroton and have combined
both, making the Largest, Fined, and Beat-selected Stock of
FURNI i I'RE ever shown in Rock hill, and that they are>el!ing better goods
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Our selection of .?u tes is rich enough for the rich and cheap enough for
the poorest.
We want your trade one and all and we are willing to pay for It, giving
[letter Values for your cash tli?n you can get elsewhere, and offering to save
ycu r.t Last :o per cent on Chutiotte prices; and if wc sell you a nice bill of
"ooiJi wc will refund your expenses in coining to see us. Yours for business
on a fair*dcaliiig basis.
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