FOUT ttlll
*Oth> >olr.i t f.uineri-d tar the r'ei u?;?i
ut I tinea Reader*.
Dr. Y. lI..Thornwell was slij^hfciy
i c i ur?i<] in n runaway Sunday.
Alts* Alice Williams, of Lancaster,
ir visiting her sicter, Z'.ljps.
T. M.xHiiglie's.
Rot. R. A. Yongue lias gone to
Hickory Groye to attend a meet-'
itnr ot-he Rock Hill ili<fri??t
ferettpe.
The severe drouth which threatened
the destruction of *11 ^row- |
ing C?ops in litis township was
broken by ^.seasonable rain Mon- |
day afternoon.
Dr. C. L- Chtwson cauio up from
Chester Saturday afternoon in the.'
f interest oft,his gcJUl mine, which is
/located 5 ljrjles north of Fort Mill
I in tho Ct^d ITill section of the
township. For several years little
. work has fcoeu jdone in the mine,1
,bVt now/that ore worth $328 per,
jtou has tbeen discovered therein !
-Dr. Claws^; ljas decided to pur-.
% chase the necessary machinery to
b^in wo^k in earnest in the minej
at the easiest possible date.
t-On Saturday morning the con.
t^act for the erection of the power
chouse ntid arches of the dam of the
tCatnwba (Power Company was
^wurded the Sprntt Machino Coinpany
of Fort Mill. It js esti- .
jtunted ty;at . ajbout fiOU.OOO brick
will be required to do the work,
jrhich is to be under, the .buporvision
of HJr. W. E. -Sprat t. The. j
^power house is to he a one-story
cjDuildiug, by 200 feet, nud will ;
located on the west side of the I
7r(ver near the dam.
I
Mr.-C. JfL Lanier is an overseer j
.pj1 the plantation of Mr. B. D. !
.{Springs. He is also n member of ,
Yth? military company in this place. j
|Last Thucfklay^jji^ht he roflo one !
tof the farm mules to town to ultend J
,tlie drill of the military company
. and hitcluf! the mule in a vacant
jlot near ^lain street. The mule
. vras stolen,f}uripg his stay in town 1
and all trmjc^of it was lost until
Saturday iporning, wjien it was
{found in the.northern part of the i
township, minus the bridle and .
saddle with,which it had been rid- i
T tt
den to town.
William Kell, the young negro
ni^P who uiprdered Annie Ardrev, i
? lt>-yoar-old colored girl, in Prqv- !
thence (N. C.) township on the afternoon
of J,uly 8, was tried in the I
criminal coqft in Charlotte la#;t!
Friday ami _found guilty of mnnjfll^pghter.
He was sentenced to
fie^ve a term of five years nt hard
.labor in the State penitentiary at j
.Italeigh. Ernest l'otts, the owner '
of the pistol which Kell used iu
.shooting ^he girl, jerking it from
,the pocket of .the former at the'
itime of the tragedy,was fined for
^Carrying concealed weapons.
On account of the State caip^>aign
meeting to be held in Yorkville
next Saturday the S. C. &G.
E. It. It. will run a speciul train j
ffpin Catawha Junction to York%ville,
leuviug the^ormer place at 0
a. m. and reaching Yorkville at ^0 1
p. in. Returning this train will
lepve Yorkville after the speaking I
is over. {The schedule has been
fixranged especially for the accommodation
(of the people of Fort
infill, Ogden, Smiths, Lewis', and
Chester. Close connection will
bo made txjth ways jvith the Southern
trains,in Rock Hill. Only one
.fare for t^ie round trip in to Ik.'
.charged op the special train.
Mr. J. 2|f. Spratt informs TUie
'Times that the Catawba Indian
fmonument, which is to be erected
jin Confederate park by himself uiyl
,Capt. S. E. White, will arrive this
week. No.tyiveiliug exercises are
to be observed when the monu*
.inory. is erected, but.yn next Tuesday
about fifty Indiajis of the Cntawl^n
tribv will visit Fort Mill to '
noe.tho monument ami enjoy a picnic
dinner .which is to be prepared
for them by a number ,of ladies of
the town. In the afternoon Hon
it - r-.11 l.l l?.l f'..? 1...
XirirriH, 11 uni-uiuuviru ^nui\> uu,
will deliver n speech appropriate!
to tfho (M^'fthioil. He is ft HOll of
Joh;i Hums, who was a priva'e in
C'avl. l'f. A. Crnw/ord's compnny
(luring thoCivi/ war, and of whom
it ip naid no braver nohlier nerved
llu; t'oMulentey. Quito a c*owd
will doubtless bo p.ysou' to hoar
JQapie sj occh
J'lkc i - Ctisst:r.
Fork Mill [Times; According t.
pvociiu \ 1 s nd you tills rumbliu;'
lettor, which may or u\ay not bo of
some interest to your readers.
Sonie.of tlu sentiments ci utninid
heroin will be itjiarded by some
as ,wise utid by some otherwise.
New. of ral interest is scares
in tijvf-e ilicuin^H, j.t nuiy interest
souw of your readers to know tlnd
the new llajdist church building
in VJliPhtor, after being eo long on
band, is mining completion. From
present appearances it bids fair to
bo the prettiest .auditorium i:? the
county or iu any other county in
this region of the country.
On last Suturdpy I weut up to
Lowr^sville on the train and .from
thence through the country to Now
Bethel church. In returning to
Chestcrd came bnuk y.ith a triem!
in his huggy nnd thus had a chance
to see tfie crops ov? r a considerable
stretch of country on ditforent
roads. 1 \rns agreeably .surprised
to see the crops so clean and protp^sing.
With favorable seasons
from now gntil harvest time all
ithnt region of Chester county will
make tine crops. The occasion of
my visit was a Sunday sshool picnic,
which is observed by that
.church and coinniunitv annually.
*/ tf
111 wns largely attended, the crowd
.y:n8 orderly and well behaved, and
everybody seemed to enjoy the occasion,
^specialty the (im' dinner.
S^unday school addresses were
piade by the li^v. F. W. Grigg,
NjCnpt. W, II. Edwards nrpl Arthur
t^irtston. CTho candidates were some..\rhat
in evidence, four from Chester
and .two ftqin York county.
CL'liiu church is on the line of the
^two counties, and the church and
community is composed of citizens
from both counties.
Politics have not as yet begun
engage the attcntiouof our people
to any.great extent; in fuct.the
farmers l^ve been too biu*y to
tjiiuk nbqut nnything but thoir
crops. Aipl aftor nil, tho success
of the agricultural interests of the
Qpuntry is the most important
question that can ongnge tho interest
and attention of tho people.
Let the fitdds fail to produce crops
and every other interest will languish.
The .products of our fields
are the basis and foundation of nil
our wealth ami material prosperity.
Without these, railroads and factories
and occjin b'earners would
Do ot no earthly use whatever.
Our churches, schools, colleges,
workshops, stores, and factories
are all dependent upon tho success
of the farmer, which make the
farms and those who run tlieni tho
most important factors in the life
of tho nation. This has been said
and written so often that it would
seem to bo throshingover old straw.
,Jt ought not and would not be
.necessary, ,but for the fact of tho
short memory of our people, and
we are so prone to forget and bo
carried away by new fattgled notions
and ideas and to wander from
tho old paths. Why you can see
little town d/.idos, male and female,
flirting by an old farmer fr.mi tho
country as if he was of no more
importance than the dirt on their
bIioc> solos, ami then go homo and
fill their craw on the very products
of the field that the old man
brought to town that morning, but
for which they would have, been
compelled to gg to bed hungry.
You can hear the pcans of joy
going up on every hand because
cotton factories are being multiplied
all over ,cur Southland as
harbingers of a new era of progress
and prosperity. 1 trust th/it these
bright hopes may be realized and
the depletion of the poor white
folks from the farms to operate the
factories may imiro to the J>enefit
of those who inay elect to stjck to
the fnrtps and country life. < )f
one thipg 1 feel mire, Hint congregating
the poor people of the
South j 11 to cotton factories, while
it may g no bio them to inako fporo
money and a bettor living. viewed
from the standpoint of (filers and
cents, will in 1 ime alter the character
npd morals of our Southern
population. Disguise the fact as
we may?and our people are closing
their eyes to the situation, be
cause pinny qf them do not want
yj set; i|? bpt |hig massing of
1
thou?nud& of our lubdi i v lasa <.
wl.itr p! * -'.to t t' ' CC't U-il
raises pro'./'; ;u fen"I'J 1 to eu:: .i m
plate ami beside which the i \un
problem, fo called, fade" iulo in
ai^ni ienme. The elutds if this
condilion will ;\ot bt !.(r^ unci fee
at ii;4. 1 r.t will upj^ ur usihe yf.r.ri
roll or.. Tlurv pe< pie are drawr
largely from the rural distriots
and ai > in tho main ooocl .honoat
1 . .
, virtuous, ami industrious people
many of tlicai pious. lint wil
the environments of their children
ho conducive to moral uud m^uta
devolopnent? My judgment ,iv ;
observation has led pm to the
.conclusion that the reverse is tree
The fundamental lav.* of Sent1
i Carolina demands that the rii'ht ol
suiTrQge depends upon the abilitj
of the citizen to read and write
Are the hundreds ami thousand*
of the boys and irirls who arc
?;rowin?; np-in our cotton m l Is beinj_j
taught to read and write? The
fe\v are, tlm many are not. When
eytjr a boy cr ^irl <)*. ten or Vydvc
i ye/irs becomesnu efficient operative
in a mill their school days arc
ci}dt-d in nine cases out of ten. It is
a sad thought and is deplorable,
but it is the truth, as anyone will
learn if they investigate. Another
j fatal mistake our cotton 11 vilI men
made itiitl nre Kt.i?l making is in
crowding hihI jamming tho operaI
lives' houses so closely together,
rendering private homo life *pi ini,possibility.
I dou'tl belioYO that
eveu tl?e gospel of Jesus Christ
j <;an save and elevate the human
raco if you put the|p in piles. It
; )n no uso to dilato ,upou thin
i thought, rs the point ia clear,
i What remedy shall bo applied
! to solve tho problemV In the lirst
; place, wo ne?-(l a compulsory e?u|
cationnl law, and then a law to prevent
children under twelve yearn
from workim/ i?> T i.??
n ?..v ivd. x naV[kj
hoard it said if we pass n compulsory
Inw that it will operate to
| force the negro children to go to
school as well as thft whites. Thore
need be no uneasiness on that
point, for the negro children are
going to school, end will go, law
j or no law. While the white boys
, are .working in tho factories and
growing up i,g ignorance, the nogvo
boys are going to school, learni
ing to read and write. Uiit. suppose
we can by book or crook manago
the political plinso of the
j qiu &iion, what disnosition ahull
we make of its moral feature? As
euro rh God lives ami his word is
true, "Evil communications will
corrupt good manners," and if the
; present conditions prevail, in less
than twenty years the mill population
of South Carolina will exert a
reflex intlucncc ,thut will ho as dead
1 sea fruit upon our whole body pol|
itie. But when J commenced this
article my purpose was to discuss
a different but kindred subject,
and as both time and space is exhausted
I must wait for a more
convenient .season,
i Kind regards to The Times and
my many old friends of Fort Mill
township. P<ke.
Chester, ?S. O., July 20, 1WKJ.
*" ? ?
Meacham A' Kpps will sell ot
Monday, July 30, for one day only,
all their $1.25 and ?I 50 Slippers
for (JH cents: $1.75 and $2.25 Slippers
f??r $1 50.
A
FURNITURE
BARGAIN.
i
Ono suit of Bocoml-hnml Furniture,
which has been uho(J only n
Hliort time ami which ih qh ?OOtl a.H
now, is piTerpd for ?alo cheap.
?o
FKESH VftUKTAtfLKS every
(lay.
j lli^liesj j)iicon puiil for country
produce.
I .ft, 0. JO'Nt'S
I
* 1 ??* ' ; '! n *:; .*? i; ; ;
i*rhvi!to.
entitle.'a tss 1' -J" < Jovonvsr uu;l
j other State c hev. ie.id.\tt. ; fitr (
in mis J h.-? . :ui . ? >r tSc>Uew..
- i.i i< is t'iveuii wi'.l nddiv m i*" Lvmoe
r. . v of "i <;\ I; t,\-;oey it \ ?v?v lie. j>'.>
^(|1 V. .) .1 .V f.N.h. P'?>. J-mi'4 J.
I I: T?iliv.itii will he iivwiit ntid iV-diver
a .-.in- h *.?:i t'.? .* v.ny. Every Otviovra!
i-i \ ork Comity is ; .cduUlv invited tu
l ml tliis meeting.
'i'Jie meetinjr vill held at the P.ase'
hull I'nvl:. l.ndies are invited. Com,
to it.-, hie seats provided I o."d?'r
wiil he preserved. Ariutij'eimMts will
he made with the S. t\ e. (i. H. H. K.
. 1.1 vit'i a special train ou itie jiurinnir of
j ; the j.e? h from Catawba Junction, making
( mnection i;? Kock Hill vyi^; the
1 ; C. C. & A. from Fort Mill, so u.; to uc|
commodate visitors to Yorkvillu v. the
MHMsion. and the same v? ill be held L
i enough to atToid.all an op^ictuu^y to
witness a splendid ;r.imo of ball .Jtw*
tween professional players,
i The special train will leave Oatavpa
t < Junction at I) o\ lock a. in. The ?are
i will is. one fare b,r tho round trip.
' . The (lold Kill baud will furnish ni<isie
for the occasion. . J. S. HHICE,
(Vanity Chairman.
? Attet: ,
J. H. SAYM, Sv-er-dstrv.
CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Maitiitmte.
j ,1 hereby announce myself enndi- i
' | didale ?er Maoist rate of Fort Mill
, ' Township, subject to tjv action of the
1 Democratic primary. S. F. MASSKY. ;
We are authorized to aunounco ('apt. |
M. M. WOLFF as a candidate fc-r Alajj- j
istrate of Fort Mill township, subject |
to the reset't of Hie Democratic primary |
For Cotton U'ploli.r
i V?ro tiro, jutthori zed to uiiiiouiice,,Trn CI. j
Smytlio it* a candidate tor Cotton
Weigher iu Fort Mill Township. sub- ;
j"Ct to tho result of tJu*' election to be
held in Fort Mill on Auburn i!h. I'.hio, ,
' and iu wliioj' only tho cotton producers ;
i ftntl cotton buyers of the township nre !
. to participate.
Clork of Court.
i v\Vt? arc fin thori zed to (Hip^ntiw
j W. llHOWN WYLlEpurt iv candidate
| for.rw-election to the office of Clerk of
I the Court for York Coupty, subject to
j the remit of t}ie Democratic primary
election.
1 hyvehy announce myself a candidate
for the office of Clerk of Court of <Yprk
County, nubject to the action of tdie i
Democratic iMirty in the primary eloo- j
tiou. W. II. STKVVAKT.
i hubjoot to the action .of the Uuinu- 1
, orotic primary election, 1 hereby an- i
| uounce rpyself ps a candidate for tlu>
' office of Clerk of the Coprt for York
i Comity. J.J. DUNTKH.
I 1 horohy anuouoco my cmulidacy tyr
the oilier of Olerk of Court of York 1
' county, Hflbject to tlio notion of tho
Democratic primary. J. A. TATE.
Solicitor of tho 3lrtb Clrcalt.
I horeby rvqeounoo my st^f m a ouudidato
for Solicitor of tho Si*th Judical
1 Circuit, aubjeit to tho result of tho L*vm,ocratic
primaty. THOS. F. MeDOW.
I will stand for rcuomiuatiou to tho
' pfllco of Solicitor of tin- Sixth Judicial
Circuit, subject to tho result of the noxt
j ikmiocrutic primary. J. K. HENRY.
J I hereby announce myself a candidate
! Cor Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial CJiri
cpit, subject to the retultn.of the next !
Democratic primary. W. (J. HUdJGlI.
State Sanata.
We are authorized to announce J. S.
11KK K, Esq., as a candidate for Slate
, Senator, sub.i-ct to tho result of tho !
Domocrutio primary.
For Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce Capt j
V- -a- v iv.\ rv rv mu.i as a euudidate for I
i Sheritl* of York County, subject to the |
action of tint Democratic primary.
VVk arc authorized to announce* JOHN
11 L()( r AN us a candidal! for reduction
as Shorilf of York county, subject to the
l remit of the Democratic primary oloc
| tiyn.
For County supervisor.
Wo are authorized to nil nominee R. W.
I WHITKBIDES, of Brotul River town|
ship, as a candidate for Supervisor
. of York county, subject to the result of
j th" Democratic primary election.
I 1 homby announce myself a candidate
for re-election to the otlke of County
Supervisor, subject to the result of the
Democratic primary. T. (J. CUDI'.
I We art authorized to aunouuee JOHN
; F. (iOKDKN as a candidate for the
| oilico of Countj Supervisor of York
County, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary eh-ctiop.
\Vo are authorized to aniiouiu^ j
,T. KD. l.KrX'lI, of Droad River towi/- !
' ship, as a candidate for the Democratic '
uoiiiiiiulioii for Supervisor of York
county, subject to tin; result of the
Democratic primary.
For County Auditor.
T I 1... - >?
i ui-jiuv iiiui't'iiirr inv.M ij ps :i eiiwwilnlc
for rrcoinuiCMilutioii by IImi voters j
ill the I )e!iior.r;il ie priinitrv lor reajijmiut- J
ui'.'iit os COJUNTY AI tilTOK.
vv. w. ddyok. i
l-or tIte house ol Rcpresertativei.
J hereby announce juyself ;i camli
riafce IW tlio HOUSE ok REPRESENTATIVES,
subject to tip* net ion of the;
l^nocratic primary electiou.
J. H. 1CA ILK.
We are authorized to announce W. 1'..
DK LOACH, Esq., an a camlidnta for the*
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES,
subject, to the result of the Democratic
oriiaarv elect ion.
Wo are authorized to aiinouncu J. HnHAM(iUAHl)
as u candidate fpr the |
House of Representatives, subj< rfc to tl?o
action of the Democratic primary ol??c- :
Hon.
Appreciating the good opinion of a ,
i number of my fellow citizens, nipt in
1 rnsjmnsc to their invitation. I havo tie- '
ciilori to buhuiit my name to the voters
' of York county a* a vaiplidute fpr the
House of JloprcxcutativpK, subject to the
wishes of the ltemocrattrt party in the
approaching primury elect ion
I J HITJsL.
Foreclosure Sale.
To forceli?ne a jmlgmont given against
Fate Henderson, I will soil for cash at
J. "W. Mclilhany's livery stable on An
gust t>. 11*00, at 11 a. in., one box and
lot loom fixer'* tools to satisfy said judgment
of eight dollars and cost. I
t l\. I UI5 WARREN. Special Conatably.
'TU'O (]\\\ 5 OA V
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'A *' Have moaev h\ ijuvlui* in car
1
lower. Wo i>i<?v : c to. give u.ir cast
Our Juno salt 8 i'.\is year w -re !."? }?ch
i in the past sixteen years. ilhii.s is a
j W liyV JJeenuse wIn-h money is pie
whoa hi.rci times come they limit lu
always tin lowest wej;et the trade.
C>ur great clearance sale still
in Dry C'.otnls, Millinory, Men's Sir;
going Ht about half price. We. are 1
vlirx Rubbers.
L. J, Mi
TJi MIUl-M ' 1 *t '
A ATM,IT A
j \.i %j xt iy yj ii
Will commence on July 2H. No
the yew, for yon know .we ain't do tl
way c<iet we menu it, urnl you will thi
Special Counters. On these.Couutc
Goods, an(l they will go.at 5, .7 1-2 ni
n'good yard-wide, fn.,t-e?tfoied percale
Dimity for o cents.
fluadios, we enn't toll it nil to you
see for yourselves, and vie kelitwo yc
in tho greatest Bale ovor held du Fort
MEACIIAM
j*%NCH|
! Factory Loaded ?
g "Leader" and "Rqp.eater'
5 powder and "New Rival" lc
$ Superior to all other brands
J UNIFOR/1ITY, RELIABI
J 1 STRONG SH
* Winchester Shells are for sale
w
* having the rip when you buy and
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JOB PRINTING
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lets, I). t'?;o ?2JeI;;ht JAtes ?r?
v uifis the hcnciiI of tli-is savin?*,
r.cout l&eller limn any i4!ht ?iui<e
^mo t-i^u tii it I inottoy is.scarce,
j;l.fill |)o?)j)l?i bnv Mivwhtrrc. hut
\v trices, and a6 our prints uu*
on. Wo have fouio ehoioo goods
iw Hats, Slipptrs, ol?\, that nro
u ad junrtora for 2fruil Jars anil
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COST SALEHv."
wo don:t cry cost sales ono-bail
t
lint and bo true, but when w?; ilu
ink -bo when you -see our Throe
in wo will placo all our Huiumwr
tul 10 conts |*or yard. Think, of
for r> cents; fast-colored 7 l-9aeoi?
, hut wo ouly ask yon to call an?
ai will join with us ft saying this
ttill.
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ihotgun^Shella. r
loaded with Smokeless 8
>aded with Black powder. I
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by all dealers. * Insist upoo 1
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