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FOliT KILL. SSKLASKK. *>iluy ^olati Oalh?rril tor the IVrusnl ol Times Readers. Mrs. D. C. Freeman, of Kelton, j C., is the f^uest of her sister, Mrs. A. Finch. Messrs. E. W, tomhwll t. t Massey, unci J. L. Spratt are at Cleveland Springs, N. C. v Mr. A. B. Withers, master mechanic of the Louisiana Southern Railroad, whose shops are local eel in New Orleans, is visiting friends in this communi-y. On the plantation of Mr. J. D. Withers, near Fort Mill, lliere was recently hatched a chicken with four legs, each independent of the other. The chicken lived six days. M iss Zizn Young has accepted j n position in the dry goods store of L. J. Mnssey. The position which she held with the firm of Meacham <& Epps is now being filled by Miss Hattie Curtis. The fi-month's-old child of Mr. : Uoyce Dennett, a young farmer wlioso home is a few miles north of this place, died Inst Tuesday night. It is thought that strangulation caused tho child's death. Those who attended the fanner's picnic held at the home of Mr. F. Nims last Friday report an enjoyable occasion. In the afternoon speeches were made by Prof. E. E. Thorn well Rnd Mr. J. W. Ardrey. Mr. W. 13. Hoke and Magistrate McElhauoy have jointly operated a threshing machine in this section this year, nnd Mr. Hoke informs us that they Lave threshed between 1G,000 and 17,000 bushels of wheat 1 _ i ilUU ORIS. On account of the excessive hoat which has prevailed in this section and which iB still with us, the Millfort mill shut down Monday morning. It is understood that work will be resumed on the 27th instant. Monday morning, Ed Cureton, an 13-year-old negro boy, was given thirty days on the chain-gang by Magistrate McEllianey for stealing farm implements from Jas. Hongland, a tenant on the plantation of L. S. Nivens. One thousand cartridges have been received from tho adjutantgeneral's office in Columbia bv th<> captain of the local military com-* pany. Five hundred of the cartridges are to be used in target practice, the remaining 500 to be preserved for an emergency call from the governor. Mr. and Mrs. William Mack, of Northport, N. Y., are visiting tho parents of the former. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Mack. Mr. Mack is a stanch Democrat and thinks thnt Bryan's chances of election are better this year than in 1S90, though he does not Doneve JNew York. State will go Democratic. Our Gold Hill neighbors are preparing for a big time Saturday, that being the day on which their annual picnic is to be held, noar the homo of Hon. S. H. Epps. The public generally is cordially invited to bo present, but those who attend should be accompanied by baskets well tilled with food. Democratic voters who are desirous of participating in the primary election to bo held next Tuesday should bear in mind the fact that no names can be placed on the club roll after to-morrow (Thursday) evening. The secretary of the club in Fort Mill has made every effort to obtain and place upon tho roll the name of every voter in tho township, but there is almost certain to bo some omissions and it should be a matAf mfomfd *^ " ? v. lutuicot iu uv cry Democrat hereabouts to ascertain whether his name is enrolled. Dr. II. P. Alexander has sold his practice to Dr. D. G. Anderson, of Ebene/.er, S. C., and will return to his old home in Elizabethton, Tenn., in the near future. Dr. Alexander moved to Fort Mill from Tennessee in 1894. Ho is considered a first-class physician, as is evinced by tho fact that he has succeeded in working up a paying practice in this community. Our people generally will learn with regret of his determination to leave Fort Mill. Dr. Anderson is a young man and a native of this county. He grndualed from a Southern {uedical college last year. S 'V V.t'w.;"; U ? pittii. lingular oorrespoadonua. Washington. August 13,11)00.? By rejecting the tbree bids submitted for armor plate for the new i battleships by the Carnegie, Beth- | lehein, and Midvnle companies and I calling for new bids the Navy Department has put oil' for a time the decision which Secretary Long was authorized to muke as to whether the extortionate prices should be j paid or u government armor-mak- , ing plant be established with the j i nan r?An n ' ' vt,uuu,uuw wuugress piaceu at Ins disposal for that purpose. Although the date set for opening tho new bids is October 2, there is reason for tho belief that it is the intention of tho administration 1 to find some way to keop tho mat- j tor open until after tho election ; and then to accept tho bids of tho Carnegie armor trust. Mr. LI. R. Shade, who is in charge of the German bureau at Democratic headquarters, said tho bureau was receiving many letters from Germans, commending Colonel Bryan's Indianapolis speech , I and announcing their intention to I ? . I I vole fur him because of his sturdy ; stand against imperialism. Speaki ing of a recent publication, Mr. i Shade said: "I notice that the Republicans think they have a trump card in a number or German band uniforms, brought to I Chicago from the Fatherland by , special permission of the German I government. 1 think they will bo mistaken in the value of those uni-, forms us vote-getters. Instead of commanding tlie admiration and enthusiusm of the Gorman voter the uniform will remind him of the imperialism of the fatherland, which he came to this country to | avoid." "Iu tho six national elections since Grant wrs President," said Col. J. 13. "Weaver, of Tennessee, "tho Democrats have had a plurality of the popular rote four times and the Republicans hut twice. Garfield has a plurality in 1880, although it amounted to but J 7,000 votes, nnd McKinley in 1S90. j In 1870 Tildon had a plurality over Hayes; in 1881 Cleveland over! Blaine; in 1888 Cleveland over i Harrison, and again in 1802 Cleveland over Harrison. Because Mc- j Kinley had a plurality of 000,000 ( four years ago is no reason why Bryan should not have a plurality this year. Greator changes than that have taken place, even years : ago when the total vote was much ; smaller. In 1892 Grant had a plu| rality of 700,000, and in 1800 Til . den's plurality was 250,000, a change of more than a million votes. When you stop to think that tho voto in 18'JG was ^something like 10,000,000 as against <?,400,000 in 1S72, more than as much again, it isn't hard to believe that Bryan has a show of wiping out that plurality of 000,000 and himself receiving a plurality of the votes." Tho Democratic national campaign committee is mooting the efforts of tho Republicans to befog tho Puerto Ricau question by cirI culating the proclamation issued 1 by General Miles when ho took i possession of the island, in which ho told the Porto Ricans that j tho United State's forces had i "come bearing tho banner of froej dom" and to,4bostow upon you tho j immunities and blessings of the liberal institutions of our govern! ment." Ilow well the Republican j administration and Congress kept, the promises of General Miles was shown by the telegraphic news of the present week, stating that a delegation of several hundred starving natives from tho interior had visited the governor bogging for bread or work. The l'orto ltican chapter is one of the most dis graceful in the record of the lie; i>ublican administration in Con1 grcss, and the pooplo of this conntry should not be allowed to forget it, and will not be. In n letter to a loenl Democratic paper, donying the editorial that the negro vote wan solid for McKinley, a negro office-holder said: I "I am in a position to know wherei of 1 spoak when 1 say that Mr. ; Bryan will poll a larger negro vote ; than ever was polled by a Demo. I cr&tie candidate for Drchidout, Mr. ? rppg iSryan will poll a splendid negro vote in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and West Virginia. These are States whero the negro vcte is u factor, and where also you need every vote you ciui get. In New York he will poll 25 per cent of the negro vote." Longest Hot Soell In 21 Ve*r?. In reference to the romurkable | spell of hot weather that has pre-1 vailed over the greater portion of , the country for the past two weeks, 1 Mr. Gray,of the Charlotte weather . bureau, has the following to saytj "While there have occurred during August, of previous years, | more extreme temperatures, there has not been during the past 21 years an August with a more pro- ' traded spell of hot weather. During the past 15 days the maximum thermometer registered above 90 degrees; and since the 1st of August there have been IT days with temperatures above 90. The highest temperature recorded during this time was 99 degrees on the 10th. The average maximum temperature up to yesterday was 91 degrees?a very remarkable record. The average daily temperature for tho samo period, was 82 degrees, which is 5 degrees in excess of tho average daily normal." A Card from nr. S. F. ritssey. Editor Times: Being compelled to continue work in trying to make n living for my family, 1 can not canvass tho township as I should like for election as magistrate. 1 hope you all will consider my condition and vote for me at the polls. I should be glad to meet all the people, but have to keep on working. Sam. F. Masses:. Notice of Primary Election. Rooms of tho Democratic Executive Committee of York county, S. (J. Yorlcville, S. C., August Id, 1900. Notice is hereby given that the bien- i nial Democratic primary election for United States Senator, Govoruor and other Stato oflicors, a Congressman for tho Fifth district, a Solicitor for the Sixth Circuit, four members of the House ] of Representatives, a Sheriff, a Clerk of Court, a County Supervisor, a Coroner, a County Superintendent of Education, an Auditor, two County Commissioners mid u magistrate tor cacti township, will bo held at the various precincts in York county on Tuesday, August 26th, A. D., 1900. I The polls will open at 8 o'clock u. m. I I and close at -1 o'clock p. in. | ! The qualifications for voting in this ! election are as follows: The voter must be 21 years of age or shall become so i before the succeeding general election, a resident of the State for one year and of the county sixty days beforo the primary and be a white Democrat, or a negro ] who voted for General Hampton in 1670 J I and who has voted the Democratic ! ticket continuously siuco. And such no- | gro voter must produce a sworn written j statement of ten reputable white men l that they know of their own knowledge ' ! that such negro voter voted for General I \ Hampton in 187(5 and has voted the j J Democratic ticket continuously siuco. i I The said statement shall be placed in ' I the ballot box by the managers and returned with the poll list to the County . Chairman. The managers of eloction j shall keep a separate list of the names I of all negro voters and return it with j the jxill list, to the County Chairman. No person shall ho permitted to vote ' in this eloction unless ho has been on! rolled on a club list at least live days be- I fore said primary election. The club list shall bo inspected by and cortified to by tho president and Hocro i lury ui mo local ciudh aiul turned over | to tlin managers of election to be used I as the registry list. | U nder the rule adopted by tho County Executive Committee on the 20th of I June last each member of said commit! tee shull appoint, three managers to rou; duct said election at tlioir resi>ectivo ' precincts. Tho said managers shall be: fore entering upon the discharge of their ' duties tako and subscsribe to the proI scribed oath before a notary public or j other ofiicor, but if such officer is not convenient t he managers may swear one ! anotlior. Should one or more of theinan| agers appointed fail to appear, the rej mainiug manager or managers shall up| point others in their stead and admiuis. ter to them tho proscribed (Kith, j The said managers shall administer to each voter tho following oath: Do : you solemnly swear that you are duly qualified to vote at this election according to the rnles of the Democratic party and that yon have not voted before at this election, and do yon pledge yourself to support the nominees of this prii uiary. They shall also rnquiro all persons i voting in the Magistrate's box to swear | that they are residents of the Township in which they otTor to vote. The said managers shall provide three boxes for each precinct, one to be known and designated as the Stute box, in which the State ticket is tobedoi*?sited, another to be known and designated as the connty box, in which the county ticket is to be deposited, and a third box to bo known and designated as the Mag lsiraio s >m)x, 111 which the Magistrate's tickets arc to ho dejiosited. 1 Where voters reside iu oao township ; and for convenience vote in another, arrangements may he luudejwith the managers for such voters to cast their ballot for the Magistrates of their township. Printed tickets with instructions at the top will be found at each precinct. Each member of the County Executive Committee iu person or by a representative must come to Yorkvillo on Saturday, August 25th, 1900, for the purpose of receiving tickets, oaths, rules, ! etc., for his prooinct. By order of the i County Exocutivo Committee. ! Official: J. S. Brick, County Chairman. ! J. U. SAYS, Secretary. j CAXDlDtlt ANNOl'NCEMEXTS, For Magistrate. I hereby announce myself a candi(lidute for Magistrate of Fort Mill Township, sill?jot"t- to the action of tlie Democratic primary. S. F. M ASSKY. Wo art* authorised to announce Cupt. M. M. WOLFF as a candidate for Magistrate of Fort Mill township, subject to the result of the Democratic primary election. Wo arc authorised to announce J. B. MILLS as a candidate for rorniumen<latiou for appointnuuit us Magistrate for Vnrr. Mill Tim'neM** .... i. 11 __ ... .....I J UU uniii}', OUUJWl U> lUU resuit dI the Democratic primary. For Cotton Weigher. I Wo are authorized to anuouitce Ira (>. i Sniytho as a candidate for Cotton ' Weigher in Fort Mill Township, subI ject to the result of tlio election to be held 111 Fort Mill on August 2H, l'.KH), | and in which only the cotton producers and cotton buyers of the township nro I to participate. To the Farmers and Cotton Buyers: I | am a candidate for re-election to the | ottice of Cotton Weigher. If elected, I ! shall try to please all interested parties. K.SHANNON. Clerk ot Court. Wo are authorized to announce ! W. BROWN WYL1E as a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of | t ho Court for York County, subject to the result of the Democratic primary i election. j I hereby announce myself a candidate i for the office of Clerk of Court of York ' County, subject to the action of the | Democratic party in the primary elcc; tiou. W. II. STEWART. I Subject to the action of tlio Democratic primary election, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the I office of I'lerlr i>f ? ? v-? - -- %??w VUUJ? IW1 I Uili [ Comity. J. J. HUNTER. I hereby announce my candidacy for ; the office of Clerk of Court of York county, subject to tho action of tho Democratic primary. J. A. TATE. Solicitor cf the Sixth Circuit. I I hereby announce myself as n enndi[ date for Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial I Circuit, subject to tho result of the DoraI oerutic primary. THOS. F. MeDOW. I will stand for renominatiou to tho office of Solicitor of tho Sixth Judicial Circuit, subject to the result of the next Democratic primary. J. K. HENRY. ; 1 hereby announce myself a candidate ; for Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Cir; euit, subject to tho retults of the next j Demooratio primary. W.C. llOUUII. State Senate. | We are authorized to announce J. S. I 13RICE, Esq., as a candidate for State j Senator, subject to tho result of tho I Democratic primary. For Sheriff. We are authorized to announce Capt. I E. A. CRAWFORD as a candidate fur Sheriff of York County, subject to tho action of tho Democratic primary election. xv ? r>*-? nn+i.~.:?j ? T""" .. .. uiiiuuuwii I'puiiimunco jurijx R. LOGAN us a candidate for roolection us Sheriff of York county, subject totho result of the Democratic primary eloc| tiou. For County Supervisor. Wo are authorized to announce R. W. WHITESIDES, of Broad River township, as a candidate for Supervisor of York county, subject to the result of tlie Democratic primary election. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of County Supervisor, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. T. G. GULP. We are authorized to announce JOHN P. GORDEN as a candidate for the j ollieo of County Sui>er\isor of York County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election. Wo are authorized to nnnounce J. ED. LEECH, of Broad River township, us a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Supervisor of Y'ork I county, subject to the result of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the ollieo of Supervisor of York County, subject to the choico of the voters in the primary election. J. F. ASIIE. For County Auditor. I hereby announce myself us a candidate for recommendation by the voters in the Democratic primary for rcapi>ointment as COUNTY AUDITOR. W. W. BOYCE. For the House of Representatives. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the HOUSE ok UEPRESENi TATIVES, subject to tho action of the Democratic primary election. J. R. HAILE. We arc authorized to announco W. 11. nic LOACH, Esq., as a candidate for t he HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, subject to tho result of tho Democratic i primary election. j We are authorized to announce J. E. BEAMGUARD as a candidate for the | House of Representatives, subject to the ! action of the Democratic primary elocI tion. Appreciating tho good opinion of a j number of my follow citizens, and in res]>oiisc to their imitation. 1 have dej cided to submit my name to the voters of York county as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the u-iutmu .,r n... j w. i,n/? ??|.U |?.nijr ill tliu approaching primary election. J. J. HULL. Wo are authorized to announce HORACE K. JOHNSON for reiiomi nation as a candidate for tlio House of Representatives, subject to the choice of the Democratic voters of York county in the primary election. County 5upt. of Huucatlon. Will sail by (rood Hopo. The life boat leaves the shore. Submissive to all necessary Democratic requirements. The 20th century candidate for County Superintondant of Public Instruction | for York Co., S. C., is .7AS. CANSLER. I If elected will stoutly keep in mind the I dirties of the office. Each day will find him in attendance. Voto for him! I hereby annonnco myself a candidate for ronomination for the off! co of Oounty j Superintendent of Education, subject ! to the rules of the Democratic party in | tho primary election. J. E. CARROLL, A CLEAN SWEE | _ . - - - :~ A* * Will bo made iu all SUMMER Metis' and Boys Straw Hats at 5 un Ladies' llats, choice 25 cent..*, f I Figured Lawns 4 nrnl 5 cents, in this lot. Dimity, Swiss, Pique, etc., at 7 cents. All Slippers at 25 to 50 per ecu o If you need a COOKING STO our line and got our prices. We se the lowest prices. Fruit Jars ha'*e advanced, but i L. J. M 1 T "? " /""v m ? ? ? ALMOST OOiNE. I These are words wo seldom wai them with delight. When we speak of our stock i admit that it is down to only a few thing left that you can uso it is you LADIES' LOW Wo are still making a run on tl eoo them. MEACHAM P. S. We have with us now i Laurinburg, N. C., who would be pi see her. j f^NGMI I Factory'Loaded: *"Leader" and "Repeater tL J powder and "New Rival" 1 $ Superior to all other brands | UNIFOR/HTY, RELIAB $ \ STRONG SI ^ " * Winchester Shells are for sal * having them when you buy anc 0 $ JOB PRINTING AT I I W E CARRY A CO Family, Pulpit, BIBLES ALBUMS raima a a. a ib b t a n TDE LATEST SUltf "HARP OF LIFE," by George A "TRUMPET BLASTS," h "OUR TWO ADi AND THR MRMORIAL V( Agents wanted. : : : : C. H. Robinsoi Kooins 9 & 10, Iluut Building, ^ I II GOODS for the next d 10 cents, formerly 25 to 75 cents, ortnerly 75 ceuts to .50. There are some 12 1-2 cent ^ocdr 1-2 couls, formerly 12 1-2 uud 15 t off. VE it will bo to your interest to boo 11 the best stoves on the market tit no still have a few left at old prices. ASSEY. it to hear, but in this caso wo hail of SUMMER GOODS, we gladly odds and ends, and if we have anyrs for half price. CUT SHOES. jom, and it will pay you to call and & EPPS. as saleslady Miss Ilattio Curtis, of leased to have her friends call uud esterJ s Shotgun'Shells. i '*> I ^ :" loaded with Smokeless | oaded with Black powder. ; i for ILITY AND \ lOOTING QUALITIES. 2 e by all dealers. Insist upon 1 1 you will get the best. 8 - - -- ? THE TIMES OFFICE. p MIMjETE line of f and Teacher's a finiTfi TinnTrm a ?buuu a. wi mm.n a.a il'RIPTION BOOKS. . Jjofton, D. D. iy T. DeWitt Tahrmge, D. D. \MS," by Loroy McWherter, D. I). )LUME OF D. L. MOODY. Oall on us wben in tbo city or nrl<lro?8 5 1 & Compaijy, CHARLOTTE K. C f ^ : i