Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, October 17, 1900, Image 3
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FORT WILL Wi:L\M,K.
Plthj Points Gathered (or Hie P.rusa]
of Times Readers.
Mrs. L. 11. Gibson, ul Chariotlo, J
i? visiting friends in this coin*n
unity. j
Mr. Frairk Kimbro'd is now em
ployed as salesman in a grocery
.store in Fort Mill.
Mr. J. llaivey White, of (Jvaliant,
N.C.. is the guest of his uncle,
Capt. S. E, White.
Mr. W. A. Watson came down
from Charlotte Sunday morning
and sp??nt the day with his mother,
Mrs. J. L. Watson.
Mr. Hubert C. Moore, who is
well known in Fort Mill, and Miss
Marion Clarkson were married in
Charlotte last night.
Air. \V. B. Hoke, of this place,
has accepted the foreinanship at
4he machine shops of Air. A. D.
Holler, in llock Ilill.
Air Calvin Hall, an ngcal white
man who lives in Pleasant V ilh y,
was stricken with paralysis last
Thursday. His condition is regarded
as serious.
The condition of Mr. .T. IV Cn!p,
whose illness of typhoid fever a',
liis home in Pleasant Valley was
noted in these columns last v.eik.
is somewhat improved.
Air. K. F. drier announced ton!
number of friends a few days ago j
that he will not he a candidate for
re-election to the oflice of intt ndant
at the approaching election.
The principal part of the c tti n
crop in this section has been
picked. A few years ago if was
... 4 ... .
11 v.il <iu ?i 11? i' 111.111 11 i t:11II^ L ' h'. r
fields white with cotton as late as
January 1.
The 11 months-old daughter <f
Mr. and Mrs. 11. J. Patterson died
ut their home in this place Sunday
afternoon. The child was buritd |
in the Fort Mill cemetery Monday
afternon.
A contribution amounting to
about $00 h is been raised by the
Presbyterian church and the frater- j
nal societies of Fort Mill for the relief
of the Galvosioti storm sutlVr
era. The money will he forwarded
to Govern >r Sayers at once.
Mr. T. II. Bolk, the principal
local cotton buyer, informs us that
about 700 bales of cotton of this
year's crop have been sold on this
market, which is a slight elect ease
from the number of balessold here
no to the snofe ihito of lu>n v,>nr
The brick of which the p >wer
house of the Catawba Power Company
is to be built have been
made and work will be begun on
the buildings within a few days.
It is said that the work will be
done principally by home mechanics.
Mr. I jee Armstrong has soi l his
mercantile business at Spencer.
N. C., and is visiting the family of
bis father-in-law, Mr. J. 11. Sutton,
in this township. He intends to
accept a position as engineer on a
railroad in North Carolina in the
near future.
Mr Kip Moore returned to his
home in Kock Hill yesterday morning,
after a visit of several weeks
to Mr. J. M. Armstrong in this
township. Mr. Moore is to b- gin
the duties of secretary to the president
of the Monarch Mills, in
Union, this fall.
Few people in this community
are aware of the fact that one of
Fort Mill's oldest citizens was a
relative of President Andrew .Jackson.
Such, however, is the case,
and the relative is none other than
Air. T. I). Faulkner, whose lather
and '"Old Hickory' were first
cousins.
\l r .T \r Sornft was recent lv
elected a delegate to represent the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church at
the annual medium of the Synod of
Month Carolina, which is to beheld
in Florence next week, lie will
leave for that city next Tuesday,
accompanied by Kcv. Dr. .J. 11.
Thorn well.
Capt. J. N. Kintr. the contractor,
informs us that the appro cie s
which lie is building to the bridge
across the Catawba i r 1'ue county,
will be finished next we. k. Ibeays
that there is 110 truth in '
publish- d statement timt he w.li
he* required to forfeit. S2o a day
for ev? ry day <o sained in lie sir
ini? the aj pioachts alter the lb.'
instant.
I i'l of f-a?v for S-'Uicrs.
(n'licr.ll i 1<>\(! ! a.. av> a: i.ivi lh
contiiirt it ; t uiit- i- <? f< t is.
miliiary companies th .{ \ 1: ?!..
St at i' fa i ;* t i > ('a;.'.. \V. . K ii
of the 11 id) 1>1:m 1 Vi ;i;:: Sm i s. TU'
hill of I'iro will he a-, follow. :
Hre.nkf a' S.iii.-; . 1 i-.' til.,
j:?ii 1; chop;, hnn:i:.v. l.nal, hi:,;.
I I II t l > O I ! - : Ll
Dinner ? \ o^etnb'.e e up. 1 ?huge,
I risli pot a toe/. coined !*? ? f.
rice, roast beef, ! nt! c i;? .1 ! e.
bakers' bread, pickles, lotl'ee or
iced Ion.
The meals will be served under
n slied and ine .se of bad Weather
the men will be comfortable lee
water will bo kept at the dining
hall, at which any man i:i uniform
will bo at liberty to help himself
at any time during the day or
ni^cht.
Death of Mr. H. It. Cnln.
On Saturday night at Id o'clock
Mr. B. H. t'ulp, an exemplary
young white man of JI years, died
jut his home in 1.V >vi lenee ( N. ('. i
township, after an illness of i.u re
| than 11 year with eonsumption. lie
was n sou of Mr. S. (\ ('alp ai d
a member of Harrison church,
from which the funeral services
were eondueted by his pastor, low.
T. \V. Sprinkle* His remains
were interred in the !inrtison cemetery,
the pull bearers being six
Sunday, school classmates of the
deceased.
York Baptist Assoc! itjon.
The annual nieetin * <?!' tip* York
Haptist Association is to be held
in the baptist church in this place
Friday morning at II o'clock.
Kov. A. L. Stough. of IMnevilie,
X. will j)rcach tie introductory
sermon. Citizens of the town who
are willing to entertain delegates
to the meeting of the association
are again requested to leave their
nauies with Air. \Y. I). Alenchnm.
llarn Burnett.
The barn of Air. W. I. Jones,
whose plantation is U miles from
Fort .Mill, was completely d? slroyed
by lire at 10.JO o'clock Saturday
night. The < rigin of the
tire is unknown, but it is thought
that it resulted from spontaneous
combustion, as a lot of green f-ed
had been stored in the bam a few
days ago. The barn was insur <1
for $50 in the Farmers' .Mutual Insurance
Company, of Yorkville.
Loss, abjut SJ00.
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A l*i>j Pen Find.
A ^ orkville special to The State
suys that a negro man was in that
town last week showing some old
Fnglish coiin tiiat be bad found
on the pri mises of Air. 11. L. W allace
in the Kino;'.-} cieek section,
nine miles west of Yorkville. The
negro bail built a hog pen on bis
ltit. and tin* bog in looting around
a la .. ;; i d an < ;hl i r. .n m l out
II l.i i t'i' it WIM .1 lot of <nild COM!
v.li < i j aci In on huricd tlu*re. I1
is not kuov.n L,\v much tin* man
^.>t. hut .1 is . :11 |)os i! tint 1:
mail' h j iviiy :.<? <1 find. Mr.
V. niiu i' v,.i> in town with i in, hut
i::"! *Ko niun o a '.< I in regard to
fPf?P' "T"! '"
r? ?.
keeping h ; mouth shut. The 1
coins wore a!! ^<?hl end I.f K:s lish
make. They ranj'ed iti ??:/. ? lr >m a
i~> pi. re to ;t i'20. I i:d uiL'tid!y
11?i^ Mio!!i y was; buried dniinir the ]
Revolutionary \v?r, as the dates on ,
iheni \, i v of a number of years |
previous to tTf'it war. I: is thought 1
that |>? rhaps Mtj?;r LYr^'ii. . u bur- |
'?d ll;rm whilst on his way to
Kind's mountain. as this point is
; bout ? :i a line with Lis route to /
H...I t ... 4 i I
(nut u.iu.v 1.1?nniu.
A Tiip the Cai.iwbit P.ri.
Editor Times: A f? w days *t>. in
'company with Mr. W. E. Spruit
wo visited tlu' work inw under J
< ri druetlull I)y t a 1 Co!:i\vI>:i Power :
Ciiii piny. V.'e v.ended our way '
through t!:t? country, p dig tin 1
In am s ?.i' some < -four u:o.-t pr >g re.sive
firmer-. ami we .? - n emu" m
view ( t liic tiob'e ( atav lm. t >:t 1
the journey n:i < !d lr mesh ail wn> 1
pj.nti l t ut. hnov.n in ye oi<!e i '
tin; u as 'Squire M'-K T'.i
dwelling hfi!l standi in very good 1
state of pi\ S 'i\ntion. ileiv stood .
tlu' first gin homo built in this
vicinity, ml in those days pcoj 1 j
onino long distances to si e it in
operation. These old landimulis ;
will boon exist, only in the in: i- 1
nation. A oar t!io river wo pas-ed
lie home of our genial liiend. :
LC? pros, nlative-ehe: liaile. T :o l
eioj ; wo pa sed through are no ,
criterion from who li to judge the
fertility oftliosi.il; the eultivati >n <
and iei iili/. it ion t ha\e been amps-,
hut the reins being withheld :
cause i. as always in this latitud y
l >holl e c.:i A rrt v i! << nl Pi..
river, tin' stalwart ferryman 6>u>ii
placed us on the "other shore,"
from which wo v. out t immcduitcly
to { ;. ininu 1 'brick yard of t e
Spin' t j'Miti liine Company. lloro I
wo found bi-ine.-s, bu tin and
many employ 1 in converting the
d uk mud into brink of a sup< rior
quality. We ? xumined some that ]
were burnt, which if Imlanecd on
your linoois and tapped with a ;
knife would pr.e a ' loar metal- i
lie souud. Half a million of the '.
brink will en'.cr into the massive ?
power house, to bo built by the '
Messrs. Spratt for the power com >
panv. Alter a substantial dinner
prepared by the <iu ky namesake |
of the l'oieau Kmj eror Titus, we
prota < de i to l!;e dam, st q.pini; on
a promontory over! >okino the river. '
Here we io ked in nstonish in .'lit
it I > :i the beauties with which
nature ins adorned this place
massive ip unite bowlders, the beautiful
sti'tiim, a larj^e expanse <f ,
fertile bottoms, landscape:; upon
which the eyes can feed without
tirinp. and imimdialciy la low the
stupendous work iii whirl) the
poWf r rollljKMiy is e::< . r? <!. a e< iff rt!
x 121 containing an area of about
an ncr * lifts been built in 11:? river.
A powerful cenliifu^al pump
cleared it of water in about ; i::
hours, nml t ranpe to re! at no fi-1?
won? found. It is supp>-. 1 tL:;tt
the heavy detonations from hi ivlIiilc
caused tin-in t > leave la fori
the onelosure wa ; made.
We sat on a lar.;e rock and
watched the unenine strokes of
the hammers, the clii k i f the ,
drills, and t.lie working of t!;e pow- 1
erfui derricks, lifting with apparent
ease nia-sive blocks of ^r.uiit .
Homo weiehinjj many tons, and
depositing them just wliere \v uited.
1 was informed that be.-id -s the
vast (junnlity that will lie taken 1
from this foundation much more
will lie taken from the hillsaiomiil
11 build this inu-.sive structure to 1
harness the old ('at,.von. About '
o.i K)() h eve p iwa r v. i 11 be e,*'iei a1 < d
11< l'c, I ) ! e lt> ctj IIS 1 !: lilt)! i\
jt >\vcr ot cot tun mills nml otlu r industries.
We may sec a trolley
line fr<>in our towii, via the dam, in
Koek Hill; we may see the cultivation
of broad aen s by this mysterious
power. lliii is a stupendous
undertaking, but we know
that all things ?-f ihis nature are
possible to ;a n with brains and
mote. y. IJesid s llio^ood frointlii-indu.itiy
in tin future, ii now oives
steady and rrmunerative employtneni
to many jieis..as.
Tiio oiiiel.tl. > of lb.* power < >uipany
Wi ie ; a the ef iisiids, and,
jud^in^ from what ! e > ., I r<
verv tv'.V thh ntlemeii. ( hi ear
r-*111r11 we : lopp- (1 a' tlie hospital !
liome el Mr. I - i.ae .tones and woe
rel i 'she I v ! h delicious melons
n i ! am let I '. i!! i -v 'it a . - '
Any one Hpn' iu:/ tlie t i:u to[aj 1
the C'ntawbi t'ower C'ojis] anv a
V sit 7. ill b well P'id. Vll. t. I
NATIVM HERBSV?
? ke< !> a sun; !v ' f these tal.,
.
i i - on ha.ah; 1' m* It c aeeoinyilat ? n
>; any oi o?r vi -?to?:.c: V.'hn V.o'tiil
i'-.i t i t: . llu? !i nudy. They cut
I of is ;,'i n mitleiahly
ej-s than agent's prices.
Some >p)e ate | iautiiiu * >tiien
? i:-. u \v ami v.e iiic prepare;! ??
aipply the demand. We also have
he p; i't iit st (M.alily i f t^I? \vr Seni
sei n. Nov.* is the time to sow.
Yhe-v co J no.jhts -v. ill remind
uu of window cracks and let as
vuiind y that we have every
h iij^iu i!i' way ?f ^hiss. putty,
mints. ? L? { n.<- supply you.
W. K ARKKKV A: Hf.
SOM BTLliNG
TO RAT.
TilOvo is if* i N'Misc for tll?' y; H'il
lousowite worrying uhotil what to
uvpato for tin* dining tahlo. 1
lavi' cvt ! ythino that she may
vut i; i-.vy and I'ancy (inwr.
i 1 tut tel. K-i^s. Chee-?e, Country
1 i iiu', i ' e., i t u.
Try iny !> ".o-m.tde S ur Kraut,
it d ri'iit p'M* j uad. !t l- unit I: !
li.a r t l.a a t !::it : iiipp. il here from 1
Alter point
Ti.o hi tC uuitv.hi r I'ii'kl s at 10
nts pur ii z. n.
The ih ices! Apples ami Imuinas
at 11 t i mrs.
"M ca A\;r is tl:> kind
rou shoal i ii.-i' v. ii n your waoon
a eds L'.roasiny. It eoii'.es in 1"
iml 'J~> ta-n" cans.
a. o. j
It ^ 1 . In UK? '? A N fe 00.
WHOLESALE AND DETAIL
T Tfii 1' \ U HV A 1 t'PQ
J V?h ul. ijl 1J i.'J-l'W. J
lio.'C (> "?. - - - C:I AllLUT'i'i], N. C. j
I take iniicli pleasure in eallinj; your
ilUnima to "hi- wry l? ?nv prices of wiy
11.< old opt- i r.i !!;.< i- \\ hiskics, which
>r 'ii years haw hail no opinl,
ither I' .f drink or medicinal purposes.
:la\i:?K pur liascil Inrpe ipiatit it ies <>t'
)ld Mountain Corn Whiskey at very
low prices last summer when distillers
a i re pressed for cash. 1 am prepared to
?ive special a ten: um au l very low quo
atiui U; ati>one \\unlinij anything in :
: y lino. All order* must Ins accompanied
h y cit. il or reference.
1 Io ev amine my price List, j
. lie h 11elud -s j g and l<o> :
vvi-i't Ma -h t <>V! ?1.5Jtii$!.7i |
id Corn Whiskey, very flno . 2.00
it o I lv >se 11 in, . . . 1 .<? i i
e..t 1 lolhiiul (tin, . 2 t-d j
1 'inc (icticva (Jim, . 3.oo
L'irst-rato Sunbeam Rye, . . J.tioj
lltsd t'atih ::"i Rye, . U.ovi
Kiiie iiiyh tirade lives, . 8.00
North ('aroliim A; 1 handy, . 2.'Jo
lid N Reach I randy, . 'J.iiO
i urc New Kiu;!and Kam, . l.i'i
1 'is teh and iloney, . . 2.00
H< sel; audit}', 1.7i'iue
Roil e Whi ties, in close box 4.<> ?
N11 eii \\.;1 li" n ade for ki'K when
you want ach ipiv.'si ii ie.s.
Ml . I l'e- ace. full r,
G-. W. NORMAN & CO.
n:: ! tint mm:.
A vnluahl plantation near Thorn's I
f "; } , ! ?>ii;l township, containing
four h indreil ai deighty one ( I'-il acre..,
is nv rented t p ?>l t na:ds:. Terms,
>:n f nii' h cash, hal.oi on ! actinic. 1
Addrcs-; W. R. U< H)I)KY.
II.> -k Hill, R. t
\/f'\TT :i;'' " *itip to >11 . if you
J- CI V_l love ymir wife and children
you will provide for their future
union wiiii a |?'?m*y in 111 - Wr.fi.ln cm
at l/i- Wornl. I: i.-, sale 11 ii( 1 eh up.
W"hit* < >ul< ' 'amp 11it ; s in Ma-scyha11
.1 aii'l >lli Ti. s.Iay nipht - in each
month.
( oiioil WarfhoiiH'.
Aiivmii wishing to store their cotton
in a clean dry place will liixl that we
iiro prepaii'il to store and insure same
'a our standard warehouse, near our
mill. < >uv price f.?r storing and insuring
will h l."> cents p fhale p* r montli
>r '.recti ma) part of a mouth.* We will
idvanee m >iicy on any eat ton stored
with us nt 8 |wr rent interest..
FY. V> I!. I. MAM "at 'i I KINO C O.
itcitilirr ;<i, |?n I.
For Firs* i he.s Srer*. ice ;j to
tl'^llUON'S - KiST.iMUNT,
Opposite Is: I'r shyteriaii ehureh,
CI!AKLOTTI'j, N. C.
Fest Oysters in the city.
1 J\'. ?( st lunch onnrer in the State. |
. 1 Wi s Trade st et.
Ph(;tog!-apll3.
Tic h ; in the ei'y r.t t lie ri< e.
('al.iin i0per <i>wen.
Smaller ?]on:it'.i; and other sizes
i'e.lSOIla 111
.5. LU)::n di.nioiir. N. r.
X.I. 1 W? st S'ii'i li ? :.
fv.io.Ky Loaned
We I OJ4' '. i lie |l| ll a.'iev I mils till
ir:p: v. ti 1 ?r n:at i: :e< toil ?!?
il >.
Wi ntrtV ! '; \< i t:,
s: W |! Ft . \ i'i . m c.
i
n <; <oi
I'lu-y .'ire 11? ? ? in the e id Lee
ore more comfort
W oh and lost I ny
'v- wp-'i-ifilly nt!rn<Mi\
v . ,. r ,
\ f.n;::* x A * tia ".lit front or
\"4<r 7 V \
Y ,jj!.! I / /
/ v\/ / throws the shouiil
1 |\ lino military p >isi
\ \ , <11
v strain u>).>u t it' l?i
..rul thereby prevents indices!ion. Lad
simply ^rantl
*< >* j'^'sf received
V' ,>Sv
/'.Y-w .?v wient <>f theso
/ H
J fit' popular Corst
//&-:: j*\ Wl!1 "'-v u,1;';
J "*wr' \ \
\\ liovcr 1 miv i liy
W:X> -=?&. .
tn .iL,/ \>tl> Tho price is u
for otiit . in.ikes only i 1 per pair..
Iv. >. [ .V $
HUSHED, \\
Yes, we have had a busy time
to employ extra help to wait oil tin wai
we told yon about a few weeks n^o is f
pretty and up to-date. We told you at
| lain o ,ods would be all the <mi mid y
We have a full line ? f Trimming it
Miss Fr.ivor is still making some ]
w ill sell you a Ilat much ehoaner tha
place?ami we are selling nunc than ev
li KNTS' FUUN1S1J
We have a full and complete iim
Neckwear, Suspenders, etc. In fact,
Fort Mill.
MEAOHAM
* & f 6- * C S- C- C- G- G 5 5- C C- O C- C C C-: Z- S 5 C C- CI"6
S vv
if Factory Loaded S\
vV
2 "Leader" and "Repeater" 1
* powder and "New Rival" Ioa<
0< '
\t Superior to ail other brands fo
I UNIFORrtlTY, RFUAB'iL
$ STRONG SIIQ
ili
u< Winchester Shells are f r sale 1\?l
w having them when you huy and y<
f * f ?6 t S I C- C- 5-5-fr f v C-1-? SA
STO
OK LOW I
AT Til ]
FIT HE HFfiWe
have n Inrirc nnd well-seh <-lrd sloe!
Notions, Shoe
Mac
Also a nice lino of?
j Choi
And wo solicit a share of your patrona;
Our now Lino of Ladle./ Dress (?oo;L
surprise you
Call and examine our lar^e Block of -
Mcr
< )ur srilvsmcn nro and comli
? >:? < l\-nt bargains. (' mo a:ul srrSTOKE.
FORT M
- H
?mtm i?i m n? i?mmi
*S17L>.
< a-? tlicy hold their shape;
il?!?\ iiurt1 r'\1;cr.
X>?. *()(? ih v^?/^
*r. It is t!io n? \v
4'ivi:t foun. It
I 1 rs I kirk into 11 /y^?r>y /
I: inilicls IP vft' '
ist or alnlouiea VJC1L.\NT
io3 11 in I hoVe tried it say '"it is
We have
a full assort- r" ty'**
i*y
famous cad xf <* /.
(- . If you \
pair you will p///\ / /
other make. Jr^Y
0 higher than
-SKY.
? 1
LUSHED!
for the past two weeks?had
tie:,'. The line of Dress Goods
ii:ly melting away -they're so
the first of the season that the
on hove found it so.
1 anything you may want,
pretty and stylish Hats. We
11 you can btur it in a larger
or before.
INU GOODS.
? of Shots, Mais, Underwear,
wo arc I ho hahordashors of
& EPPS.
?? C- C. c-r. C S t i C.&C- C & C- ??
J
1 ?3^ 0 UZ^rJ Q J
f*
lotion Shells, i
loaded with Smokeless $
Jed with Black powder. ?
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,ITY AND J
OTSNO QUALITIES. |
y all doalors. Insist upon ?
u v. ill j^ot the Ih.-s1.
C-'i-tC C-?- 5?G r?<iMl
MS ICES
E
m STORE.
k of?
3?, Hats, and Readyle
Clothing.
co Family Groceries.
I I? 1 . t t11 1 ?
i uiff\ iv :ii;y-maoo DKiria win
is' aiul Boys' Suits.
i ous and can show you fiotntfuh
ami wo will do yon good.
U.UU'G. CO. ttj