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Pithy Points GathmO tor the Perusal
of Times Readers.
Miss Mollio Spann, <>f Sumter,
1 'Siting Mrs. S. M. Mills.
Allison, youngest son of Dr. J.
II. Tliortiwell, matriculated at,
Clemson College last week. i
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tin yei we nave nearu or no contribution^
being made by citizens
of this community to the Galveston
storm sufferers.
The 1-year-old son of Mr. W. II.
Parks died of diptheria Saturday
morning and was buried iu the
cemetery at this place Sunday
morning.
Cnpt. and Mrs. S. E. White returned
to Fort Ali 11 Saturday evening,
after a sojourn of several weoks
at Hot Springs, N. C.? They were
/accompanied houic by Mrs. J. M.
Odoll, of Concord, N. C.
A gust of wind last Wednesday
afternoon, blew down and slightly
damaged the tent under which re
Iigious services have beouconduetikI
at the head of Main street for
several days. The tent was quickly
repaired, however, and the accident
did not interfere with the services
of that evening.
In this issue of The Times Ed.
W. Mellon <fc Co., of Charlotte,
N. CM tell of the serviceable boys'
clothing which they are now ottering
the public. This is one of the
most reputable firms in Charlotte,
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ami reuueie 01 mis paper who snop
in that city should give them their
patronage
On the plantation of Mr. I). A.
Lee. in this township, lj3.SU pounds
of cotton wore picked by his tive
sous one day last week. The sons
are 13. M., aged 20 years; Frank,
aged 10 years; Robert, aged 11
years; Tom. aged 11 years; and
Sam, aged 7 years. They picked
343, 291, 334, 311, and 110 pounds,
respectively.
Mr. T. 13. I3elk lias an interesting
advertisement iu another column
of this week's issue. Farmers and
others who have produce, etc., for
sals should read that part of the
advertisement in which Mr. Belk
tells of his wants, and everybody
would find it to their interest to
look into the bargains which he is
offering in all lines of merchandise
which ho carries in stock.
Misses Kittie Kirkpatrick and
Louise McMurray left this morning
for Kock Hill, to enter the firstyear
class at Winthrop College.
A few weok n?o Miss Kirkpatrick
was awarded one of tho two competitive
scholarships to which York
county is entitled at Winthrop.
&he is the eldest daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. T. ?3. Kirkpatrick and is
an usually bricrht voumr lndv h?v
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ing stood first in her classes during
the entire time she attended the
public school in Fort Mill.
Mr. II. C. Quinn, who has superintended
the construction of the
county bridge across Catawba
Kiver at Sutton's ferry, informs us
that tho bridge is finished and will
be open to the public as aoon as
the approaches are built, which
will likely consume no more than
two week's time. As yet, the public
road from Fort Mill to the
bridge has not been surveyed, but
it is undei stood that a surveyor has
been employed to do tho work and
will begin at once. Immediately
after the road is surveyed, considerable
work will be doue on it by
the county chain gang.
The indications are that tho lectures
which are to bo dolivered in
tho town hall Friday evening by
Dr. J. H. Thornwell and Rev. R. A.
Yougue for the benefit of the military
company will bo largely
attended. Tho subject of Dr.
ThornwelPa lecture will be
''Glimpses of Europe,*' while Mr,
Yongue has selected as the theme
of his lecture, "The Soldier." Un...
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tmurii cuurva nic UUIII^ IIKIUU I >y uic
members of the company to dispose
of the .admission tickets which
have been issued them, and a groat
many have bci n sold. As was
stated last week, arrangements
have been made with tho Gold
Hill orchestra to furnish music for
the occasion, and it has been tie
cided to give a drill by a number of
the members of tho military company.
All who attend are assured
an evening of pleasure and prolit.
The priorvof admission is 1-3 cents.
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Homicide in Rock Hill.
Special to Tlio State.
ltock Hill, Sept. 15.?A terrible
j tragedy, behind which it is supposed
there lies a scandal, was enacted
hero this morning at about
11.30 o'clock. Mr. H. A. Brown,
(Harry Brown) the well known
painter, was 6hot twice while in
! his bed at his home. The deed
i was done by a well-dressed man
who called up Mr. Brown's
brother-in-law, Mr. Neel, and asked
to see Brown about some painting.
When the door was opened and
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j i?ir. neei started back to wake
J Brown the man followed him in
! and as soon aH he caught sight of
his victim, rushod up aud at close
range fired two balls into him. The
; first shot struck in the side and
ranging down lodged in the bowels.
The second shot wus diverted
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by Mr. Neel, who caught tho assas'
sin's arm and disarranged his nim.
; This shot shattered Brown's arm.
The uian then rushed out, jumped
into the waiting carriage utul was
driven rapidly away. There was
another white man in the carriage.
Brown died at 0 o'clock this morn|
ing.
Brown was an Englishman whoso
family is good. His brothers are
artists of ability aud have for 20
or more years becti connected with
the "Graphic," "Black and White,"
and other high class journals.
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.ntivu ji-ius u^j ii * imirrieu oiiss
Jennie Noel, a duughter of Mr.,
Preft ton A. Neel, and a grand
daughter of Gen. Win. Nool, of
Mecklenburg county, N. C. She
with four children survive him.
The inquest was begun today.
, At the adjournment no direct evidence
as to the identity of lirown's
slayor had come out. The circumstantial
evidence was such that
Acting Coroner Beckham 'phoned
the sheriff at Yorkville and ordered
the arrest of Mr. Paul It. Bratton
and a colored driver named Will
Caldwell. It came out that Thursday
uight Brown had been in Yorkville
and while there had a difficulty
with Paul Bratton's brother,
John S. Bratton. This morning
at 1 o'clock Paul Bratton came
across the country in a closed surrey.
driven by Caldwell, and upon
reaching here made inquiry for
Brown's residence. Caldwell also
said Mr. Bratton came to see Pninj
ter Brown and that ho "had to ?ee
him tonight." The carriage con
I tabling Mr. Brntton anil another
man, whose identity has not been
(ascertained, drove rapidly in the
direction of Brown's residence
I about the time of the shooting and
in a half hour or loss returned and
drove rapidly away from town
i towards Yorkville. The witness
| who had talked with Mr. Bratton
and knew him. also saw the carriage
return and recognized it as
the same and tho driver to be
I Caldwell.
The coroner adjourned the inquest
until tomorrow at 10 o'clock
to have the jury hear tho evidence
I of tho colored driver, Caldwell. In
' Brown's ante-mortem statement
1 he said the shooting was done !>y
one of threo men, viz: Arury
i Crockett, Gale, or Bratton himself.
(Evidently referring to John S.
Bratton with whom it is understood
he had a difficulty Thursday night.)
Eater aft* r those in the room had
spoken of Paul Bratton being in
town, Brown was asked threo times
if Paul Bratton shot h<m. Each
time he made a sound considered
by tho witnesses as being an affirmative
answer. Mr. Neel, the
brother-in-law of Brown, did not
know the man who did the shooting
nnd has not seen Bratton.
Brown's body was taken through
the country to Steele Creek church
yard in Mecklenburg county, Mrs.
Brown's old homo, where the inter'
nient will take place.
Kock Hill, Sept. 1(>.?The coroners
inquest as to the killing of
Harry A. Brown was resumed at
10 o'clock today. Only two witnesses
were examined, one of whom
was important. In the evidence of
Will Caldwell, colored, who drove
with Mr. Paul Bratton from Y?*rbv
lie, the identity of the other
man in the carriage was brought
' out.
Caldwell swlre that the men
with him we?| Ponl R. Bratton
*ad tpio. S. Boston. That he did
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not know what they camo for. i
That they drove around town and
; made stops at as many us three
| points endeavoring to find Brown's
residence. Finding it the carriage
stopped about 100 yards from the
house; that both Brattons went to
the house, in about 10 minutes
heard "two shots." Afterwards
the two men cnino back and got
into the carriage. When asked if
1 there was anything said about
i what had occurred, Caldwell said: J
, "Mr. Johnnie said he hail ?li<it
; Brown." Caldwell made this statement
twice. After the shooting he
j drove the Messrs. Brutton back to
: Yorkville.
The cuso was given to the jury a
1 few minntea nftor noon and they
I reached a verdict in about half an
hour. The finding was "That II. A.
; Brown came to his death by a pistol
Hhot from the hands of Paul
R. Bratton and that John S. Bratton
was accessory thereto."
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Editor Times: The health of
this section is very good at present,
: with the exception of Uncle Tommie
Merritt, who is quite sick with
erysipelas, llis attending phyei- |
' cian is Or. Lonnie Anderson.
Mr. W. K. Kimbrell and daughter,
Miss Tishie, returned home
last week from a visit to relatives
in Arkansas.
Mr. Dave Lindsav has the eon.
tract for the erection of an oight- i
room dwelling for Mr. L. S. Nivons. :
Miss Carrie Sniythe, of Matthews,
N. C., is visiting relatives
anil frionils in this section.
After a seven-weeks drouth of
unprecedented hot weather, we
are now enjoying fine rains, though
it is too late to hi? of much benefit
to the cotton crop, which is
short, shorter, shortest, and lots j
moro short. May the Lord soiul
i us another short one with a price
to tit, is the prayer of this old
rebel.
The corn crop is fairly good and
persinnnons are getting ripe, and
, as a result Gold Hillites are very
saucy.
There is a new girl babe at the
! home of Mr. W. H. Crook, who is
! stepping high.
The candidates having disap
i pen reel from among us, our dogs
are resting from their labors,
though some of thoui are very
hoarse. Splikteb.
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Local Ilem.4.
Work wus suspended for tho
week at the upper mill yesterday
morning for the purpose of repairing
the boilers.
Delinquent subscribers to whom
this paper has been sent since publication
was resumed by the pres!
ent management are requested to
pay up as soon as possible. We
need the money.
Read and think over the advertisement
of Meachum <t Epps,
; which appears elsewhere in this
I issue. Mr. fc>. A. Epps, the buyer
for this firm, recently returned
from the Northern markets, whith,
er he went to purchase their fall
and winter stock. They are ottering
the latest in their line at prices
which aro interesting.
Members of the Baptist church
in this place are looking forward
to the meeting of the York Baptist
Association which will be held in
thoir church from the l'Jth to the
21st of October, and members of
other churches and citizens of the
town who are willing to aid in
entertaining the delegates are
requested to leave their names,
together with the number of delegates
they can entertain, with Mr.
S. A. Epps. The committee would
thank thoso who will help them to
respond as early as possible.
Fort Mill is to lose another valued
citizen. Mr. J. T. Mackoy
: has resigned the position of secrei
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Manufacturing Company and will
move to Lancaster within two
weeks to assume the duties of
cashier of the Lancaster bank.
Mr. Mackey came to this place
from Lancaster a few years ago and
during his short
has built up a Jfl
i friends. At the ItH
held in this ph^fl .
one of-the wardf
] superintends^
nday
Mnekey's successor as secretary ,
and treasurer of tlio Fort Mill !
Manufacturing Company is Mr. j
-J. E. Williamson, of Newport, }
Term., who has also been made 1
superintendent of the mills. Mr. j
Williamson was superintendent of
the Ossipee mills in North Carolina
at one time.
Son.H f?l ?
President MoKinley is the first
president without children since
the term of Buchanan, and Buchnnnn
was a bachelor. The two
daughters born to the McKiuleys
died in infancy.
Presidents' eons are somehow
considerably unfortunate. Each 1
one is handicapped from the start !
by being the son of a great man, i
and hence lie seldom accomplishes j
much in American politics. Even
if they have ability they get no <
credit for it. Whatever they
achieve it is attributed to the fact
their fathers were presidents.
There are 11 sous of presidents i
living. The oldest is Robert T.
Lincoln, a rich lawyer iu Chicago, j
and at the head of tho Pullman
Cur company. He has been socre- !
tary of war and minister to England.
but he has taken no active ;
part in every day polities. All i
honors he has achieved have been '
by appointment., not by election.
Andrew Jackson had one son
who grew to manhood, bat died
years ago. President Grant's three
sons are living. Gen. Fred Grant '
is eominandiiii' n brimwln in fin* i
Philippines. Ulysees and the
youngest pon tire in Calfornia.j,
Both married rieli wives, and j
"Buck," the elder, has been an.hi- , I
lions of late to enter Iho United
States senate, (ten. Fred Grant j'
whs in politics for a time, but was ,
defeuted for secretary of stnlo in
New York. After that he was a ]
police commissioner.
President Hayes has four sons. I "
and all tire living. Not one of: ]
them has ever manifested a desire 1
to enter polities. Burchnrd, the 1
eldest, is a lawyer in Toledo.
Webb was a business man in
Cleveland beforo he went into tho
Spanish war. Rutherford was a
batik clerk in Fremont, until he
married, nnd then became a book (
recluse in Columbus. Scott Hayes,
the vonimest. who was a hov when
his father win president, is now
i living in Cleveland, representing
, manufacturers.
President (iurfield also had four
1 sons, who were all under age when
he was elected 20 years ago.
I Harry, the oldest, is a lawyer in
Cleveland and pr> sidont of the
bor.rd of trade; J nines R. is the
only 0110 of the four ambitious f< t
political preferment. He hnsserv*<1
two terms in the Ohio senate and
i some day hopes to take his father's '
' place in Congress.
Abrnm and Irwin, the youngest
boys, are now young men living in
i Boston, and both are lawyers.
President Arthur's son, Alan, ;
has lived in Europe since his
i father's death. He enmo home,
after McKinloy'selectionnnd want- i
ed an appointment. McKinley,1
the friend of Blaine and Hayes, i
did not take kinnly to the propo- 1
sitinn, and young Arthur went !
bn< k and married a widow.
President Cleveland has one :
I son, about two years old. Presi-;
dent Harrison linn one sou, Bus- !
' sell B., who in now in the army. [
j He secured his commission with- i
out his father's help, for, in fact,
Harrison the elder would ask no
fnvors from the administration.
nilch Cow For Sale.
A good, gentle cow with young 1
calf. Apply to W. 11. Ardrey. |
STATIONERY
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STORE.
We have tholargest nod nicest
assortment of Stationery and
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School Supplies over seen in
Fort Mill. Twenty different
styles of box papers, from 5
cents per box to tho very lntost
design and quality.
For school use we have tablets
in any desired shape and quality.
Inks?black, red, and
white?mucilage, pencils?black {
and colored?note books, chalk,1
handsomest .line of
ever seen in the
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COME AND SEI
FALL G(
Our stock it* now completo in oil de
is higher than it baa been for several ye
low as CVer. Rome 11 i r? rr a 1 *
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that it is useless to attempt to describe t
at our stores we will take pleasure in s
prettiest stock of goods ever shown hore
we will not employ a milliner this seasoi
selected stock of the latest styles in 1
utTord to sell very low, as we save about
salary, which wo propose to give our cut
the way of low prices.
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new goods, n
Our shelves and counters are groan
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sL-nsim a cuoicesr goous. >Ve have th<
lino of FALL nnd WINTER GOODS v
>f showing. We made special eirorts in
uul we have succeeded in collecting tl
played in Fort Mill. We give a few of tl
Broadcloths, Bebel Cheviots, Venetian'i
lines. We have all these goods in the h
ijant for skirts and coat suits, and be6t
French Flannel for shirt waists in the b
Miss Fravor, our milliner, says sho
of FALL IIATS she has ever had. Sin
our Fall Opening, about which we will 1
MEACIIAM <
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j^\yiNCME
I Factory Loaded St
I "Leader" and "Repeater" 1
* powder and "New Rival" loac
5 Superior to all other brands foi
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* Winchester Shells are for sale b
* having them when you buy and yo
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partments. Although cotton
ars, most of our prices oro us
>Vo have so many new things
hem hero, but if you will call
iliowing you the largest and
> before. Fnr corn !
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Primmed IImIr, which wo can
/i hundred dollars milliner's
stumors the full benefit of in
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EW GOODSing
under their load of Iho
o largest, finest, and prettiest
to have ever had the pleasure
LADIES' DRESS GOQDS.
\e handsome,!, I:ne ever disio
leading ones fo this season:
3 Camol-Huir Cheviots, Zibu.
fading shades. They are eleof
all they are cheap. Also
ost shades at 50 and CO cents,
will have the prettiest display
i is hard at work preparing for
lot you know next woek.
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