Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 26, 1900, Image 2
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j^^V PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS.
Win. R. BRADFORD.
^^^Buib-uu-ipt Cn prioe . . . . $1 )* r yc:ir.
Correapoiifhmce on current subjects jx
^^ vuhI, but \v<? do not u^riM- to publish
^^^^ nnuiruiicntioiiK containing mow tlmn
wonts, nuil no responsibility is asfor
the views of correspondents.
As an advertising medium for Char
^^ otte, Pinovillo, Port Mill, :iu<l I took
^^Hniill business houses TbeTunertis nnsurH^Hisissed.
Raton made, known on npplicaH^Htion
to this publisher.
Local Telephone No. 20.
B A tlappy New Year to All.
H It is now too lnle for Tito Times
to wish its friends a inerty Christ^B
inns, hut wo cini hope that the
^ New Year litis in store for each of
them much happiness nntl prosperity
and that their lives may extend
far into the now century which
begins with the advent of tiexl
Tuesday. This is no' hard to do.
for. all tilings considered, the patrons
of the pnpi r. who are in the
main its friends, have been generous
in their sunnort during the
year which is fust drawing to a
close.
After an absence from Fort Mill
r extending over a perio] of almost,
seven yearn, we returned last .January
and on March *21 revived The
Times. S'lice that time the paper
has been published regularly, and,
. if we are to believe the words of a
number of good citizens of the
. . - place, it is more representative of
the community than at any time
heretofore. The busim ss men of
Fort Mill and neighboring edits
have made liberal use of the advertising
columns of The Times and
its circulation is probably larger
than at any time in the past. For
nil of which we are duly appreciative
and extend the compliments
of the season.
course The Times has made
ue enemies. Such was to be
expected. If a newapuper possesses
the courage of its convictions
and dares to speak them, it. is too
much to hope that there will not
1 1-1. . 11* 'II
uc auuit; m iiikc uiii'UMi*. *\ 11 mankind
do not view events and individuate
through tho same pair of
optics and there are a great many
persons who have not learned that
there is such a thing as honest
difference of opinion, lint totlu.se
whose pleasure it has been to disagree
with The Times, we wish to
say that it harbors no malice or ill
will, but. wishes both fiieud and
foe n happy and prosperous New
Year.
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Child Labor in South Cniollnn.
A special to the New York Sun
from Columbia says that the question
of child labor in factories in
South Carolina is being vigorously
agitated and when the Legislation
meets next mouth a lull to prohibit
tho employment of children less
than 12 years old will be introduced.
Such a measure was defeated
last, year, the nuuiufaeturers
bringing strong pressure to bear,
bat the Legislature to meet next
month is composed largely of new
men. The promise made last year
that the mill men of North ami
South Carolina would reach an
agreement not to employ children
has not been kept.
Children as young as 7, and
some perhaps of <> years, are working
in the mills. They spend the
entire time from daylight till dark
within the faetori -s. As a result
i?lit of Education shows that the
increase in tho number of colored
children public schools
in the past year was more than
*hree times that of the whites, ami
thfr?.|(n000 more negroes are heinu
educaft*i j? j|H? public schools
than whiFN^
The preachers are working for
the abolition of f^dd labor. Tiny
Bay they can mak^^^^ i in pre.- si on
? un fictory populntio^^,,!,-*-; limy
can reach the children, atwLwhero
^ 11P in mills theys in
dr nothine.
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soldi?.?.:- or the confederacy.
Tin* ft?111 'v11:article is one of a
ries that will uppear hiThe^f iines
giving a synopsis of the war iccinil
of members cf the Fort Mill Camp
of Confederate Veterans. Records
will he published in tl o order in
whioh they are handed in.
When the war of secession b :
gnn, li. S. \\ 11 i*ri-: was a hoy < f lb
ye ire. In October. he became
old enough to j >in t!ie army, i
and enlisted in Company M, ISixt
fiit 11 North ('aiolina regiment,
of which his brother, A. S. White, '
was a member. The first expoditliill
\\ ill* 1 k ...... 4 .
< u I i illC I I I 1*1
Mine Run, in Novcntb r of that
year. There was no (i"liliui>, tin*
Yankees noin;* bark aeross the
river without a baltlr. After pass
ing all winter in .-evere ramp and
picket duty, the next move was to
the "Wilderness, where the great
campaign < 1' "<?l b-gnu. He went
through the battle of the W ilderness,
.Way 5 and <?; Spottsylvania,
.Way 12; North Anna River. May
22; Cold Harbor, dune d, and
I Vtersburg. June 22. A fter reaching
Petersburg, there was a lull in
lighting until August 21, when the
severe battle of Reenis Station
was fought; after that, Fort Harrison.
north of the .lames river, in
October. 11 is regiment at that
time had to march 22 miles and
only got there alter the wor t was
over. The next was the hardest
inarch of the whole war, I') miles
without stopping, Dreomher 2>?.
1801. When the regiment stopped
for eauip, alter marching 2'
hours, there was nobody along but
the eolom l. the adjutant, the color
bearer, and one color guard, he
hoing the guard. The balance of
the regiment was s uttered far liehind
and came up in duo time.
For that performance lie was given
i r...i ?..i. ...i.n.i.
? v ??ui # i i v i i i ( i I t I i I I I HI - ll, \> I I 1 < I i
he was iii'vt'i" allowed time to take
a 1 vantage of.
The winter was passed at lYtershur^.
The next lij^litino was after
Marell 2">, lS(?o one Hi vere li^lil
below Petorslnire, another at Harness
Mill, then the breaku]) on
April 2 and the re'reat to Appomattox,
on t he evening of t he same
day. At Sutherlands Stttioii he
was detailed a rear nuard to hold
the enemy in ehe U till the ("onfederate
waoon trains passed a
certain point, lie shot away all
his cartridges and sat down to await
orders, but there was no one to
eive orders, and seeing the enemy
j^ett ine around him on both thinks,
he made a ran for it through the
ballets, one of whi h en! through
his pants under the knee- the only
one to toiieli him in ali those tremendous
in'lit imp*. The mirchinn
and e.\ p >su i e of t hose days broil"lit
on inflammatory rheum it ism of the
ankles.
< >n April o, ju-t beyond Amelia
Courthouse, he was accidentally
found by his br< ther totally unable
to walk a step and was taken to an
empty comiuisRary wa^on, in which
he remained till the surrender at
Appomattox. Then the march
home.
One day while our men were
holding the lines at Spotsylvania
waiting for the Yankees to try
another route, All. Aiker, one of
the company cooks, (<?ld me I
ou^ht to send my brother somethiii"
extra to eat, for lie was one
o! the coolest men on the line and
didn't mind Yankee Indicts ;iny
mom than if they wnv nsiiiLC pea
shooters. That was where tin*
whitcoak tree wns cut down I?y
rifit" hu I lot s. The Iri'i' did not
stand exactly a! the | lata1 < t' our
rooinifiit. hut farther on the lino.
This i111*it 1 111 was a fact, for I
hoard Major Intflchnrdt. adjutant
jjeneral of our division, say h saw
it with his own eyes. The tretwas
said to he IS inches in diameter.
One more incident: In otto of
the severe hut lies the color hearer
was sick anil it fed upon him to
carry the tlai;. Some days after...
.1 I * 1 * ' ' 1
W ll It IS t WIIS Hill llll I llg Ilt'lll V ..111jinny
Or, and heard (*????rj^? ("alia*
lian say, "l toll yon. Loo White
earned that tlag the steadiest in
battle I've seen yet." Then seeing
mo lie it ma iked that he was not
speak int.: h>r me to hoar.
He was, ttv sum up, what you
might call a inodel private s > It I i t?i*.
He had no tluince for pr imotion,
nor no jjesir?*\ for any. iiut was
"^tere to do bi/duty, and he did it
Hcv inis in every ongage11;
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Dtmocracv's fight. j
President (.i rover Cleve- '
l.'.ini coi:l rihi.if i t(?. last week's is- '
sac i t the Saturday ? veiling Post., i'
1
of Philiuh lphin, an extended article
on the plight of the Democracy
and the remedy. Mr Cleveland 1
begins hy reviewing tho history of 1
Jhe party imil lie discusses its defects
since 1SG1 in detail. in
taking up the ipi-'slion of the pies- 1
ent condition of the Democracy he
says that the success of the party ,1
in 1 was so decisive and over- i
whelming that a long continuance
of its supremacy was anticipated.
Then came "the fallacy of free 1
silver and populism.*' Mr. Clovelaud
proceed:; as follows:
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woe \v:is reached when lis compact
with these undemocratic forces was
complete, ami when our rank ami
li!e were summoned to do hattle
under hauuers which bore strange
symbols and were held aloft in
unfamiliar hands. The result of
such a betrayal was foredoomed.
The abandonment of the principles
of true ! Jeinocraey, this contemptuous
disobedien -e < f its trail
t ions and t his deliberate violation
of tlie law of its st i ength and vigor,
were by a decree as inexorable as
tho-e of fate. t"?> lowed by the inevitable
punishment of stu lining,
st aggei iug defeat.
4'T!ie disaster of 1^7J. invited by
similar adventure, was ipiiekly followed
by a return to the professions
and practices of sane Democracy.
1 bit the extent and persistency
of our wanderings in 1SW? is
illustrated in a most astonishing
way by the command, issued on the
<1 ty of our r ure and discomfiture,
that a second battle should be
touj^lit 011 the Mini field, with the
same false war cries ami Ili?* same
leadership, tiiat luid brought us to i
the surround ill'.; ^loolli of defeat."
Ao;dn lie sa\ s:
"Thus in I'duO, the lesson of
l.S'.lti was contempt uoiisly rejected,
and every hope of Democratic success
was wilfully ras i aside. A^niii
our Ion;;' sulVerino rank and tile,
whose loyalty ami obedience deserved
better things, were saeritieed
in a cause theirs only in name;
and aoaiu it was demonstrated,
but more clearly than ever before,
that the i nly forces that can win
Democratic success are adherence
to reeooni/.ed Democratic principles
an 1 reliance to Democratic
councils and h ; th rsliip.
"As new conditions arise, our
priucipit s must be applied to them;
but m the creed that "nidi d us
through a c? ntury of party exist?
nee we shall bud the key to every
such application; nor shall we
m ?'d the lexicon of populism to
aid us in interpreting this creed."
Further 011 he declares:
"I believe no Democrat will have
the hardihood to deny that we have
fought oil'* last two campaigns in
alliance with undemocratic forces.
mul that this alliance was immensely
costly in *li*t\?nt. Is there
nut goo I ivn-xMi l.i sisj>[) >se that
even in :-yc.? ss such an alliance
Would h ive proved unprofitable
and dangerous?"
lie prcacho- the return of Democracy
to its old faith, saying:
"Sincere Democrats of every
condition and in every part of the
land realize that the situation f
the party needs repair. Koorgani'/.ation
is not necessary; but a return
from our wandering is ahsolately
essentir.l. Lot us he frank
with ourselves and candidly acknowledge
the futility of attempting
t ? gain Democratic victories
except in the Democratic cause
and true Democratic met hods, lieorganization
is worst* than useless;
and the airotation of superior
pjill> t 11 I ll>* Will I>i ? ? ?! only lii.scliief.
This is a time for sober
thought, toll rant language ami
fraternal oounsels. Wo aro dealing
with tln> condition of a party
that can not bo destroyed by eternal
foe.- ; and since its rain can be
wrought only from within, it should
be imperishable. Above alt things,
there should be a manly ret; 1141010tiou
and avoid nice <>f undue set-,
lion a' control Democracy wdl
|ul < rier di- efreieiitiy in section* M
is 1 : ^ A11
, \
ie duty and oppi rinnitv. Our
fighting forces will respond listlessly
and falteiingly if summoned to
? third didt at in a strange cause;;
hut if they hear the rdlying call of i
true Democracy 1 hey will gather j
for batile with old time Democratic j
enthusiasm and courage.
' If 1 should attempt to epitom- ;
i'/.e what I have wiilten, by sug- 1
gesting a plan for the rehabilitu
lion and restoration of true Democracy,
1 should embody it in these j
wot ds;
'"(live the rank and file a
chance.'"
Him Ritriit llm
And you will find nt the City
Market dining the holidays the
finest Meats, Oysters, Hothead
Cheese. I.iverelle, mixed and all
pork Sausage r.s low as the lowest.
We served you through the summer
and took no advantage of our
monopoly and only ask a share of
your patronage during the winter.
SMYTHE & SON.
AS 101IMY |
dUbjL^iiUi?.i
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Now is the time to buy your1
Xtnas (IKOCKHIES. All the j
good things 111 the line of eatables
are lioie in tempting array. 1 am
.11 ,i r ... 4i... - i !
n< 1* oiut l\v II 1UI 111 U ?t"itS('II 11IIU <1111
sure to pi on 60 you. Order now
and avoid Iho vexations delays f
i
wliioli will suroly occur if your
buying is put (IV till the last moment.
'Phone 1 1
All kinds of FIREWORKS are
here in abundance.
A. O. JONES.
THE l'OUT MILL
MtB - STORE,
*
orposrru Tin: savings hank,
.
Is the place at which you can alwavs
liml I'Vi'Wi murn no"""" -?4
w- uaiiciii^ I\qji
lit a iir.st-i lass apothecary shop.
1 am running a drug store, ia
every sfii.se of the woul.
I can prescribe for you, fill prescriptions,
1111(1 sell yoll (ll*U>>8. I
have had years of experience and
am 111 >ronuhly acquainted with
the drug business.
A full line of the best ?
CIGARS, CltiARETTKS,
and
Si\l( )K INC* and
CHKWINti TOHACCO.
Kveytiiinu in STATIONERY.
T. B. MIMllIlM, >1. I).
TAX RRllKNS FOB 1901.
Ol'KICK OK (\?KST\ Al'MTOlt OK Yoiuc
I'm xrv, Ma m Cakoi.inv.
Yorkv ill**. S. I'., 1 >?*? * 1111 ?* i* 1. l'.KK).
Oii.lamuiry loot. tlie Auditor *?f
Yi?r.v county will begin taking returns
of ]iersi>nul propeviv for the liscnl year
ininleucine .Inunary I, 11M1. '1'lie law
requires all p< a'soiis to return all ihtsoii.?1
property in their Jiossessioii mi .human
1, l?)ui, before the expiration of the
tune allowed, winch is I'Vbrnary Ut>,
T'll, after which f'lue the fifty jier
cent. jKMialty will at taeh todcliiupicnts.
All transfers of real ysiafe since last
return must he noted, as indicated on
the blank return. All iiuproveim nts by
new building or otherwise must be
ni voxi.
1'or the convenience of taxjciycrs, the
auditor wi ll make t lie b >1 low ui? appointinent
to lake ret urns:
At Kort Mill, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, the li'M, 2nd and 2lth
davs of January, 11)01.
All males bet ween the age* of
"21 and C>? years, except ex Confederate
soldiers above the avce of ."?() years, are
liable t ? a $1 poll tax.
As personal property is to be returned
annually, no returns will be taken say- j
iii>r. "same a* last year," but must be
itemized and sworn to.
Heal estate betnp assessud only every
four years, can bo returned "same as
last year," miles* changes have been
made since last return, suck as buying,
Helium or improvement*. Lkteli obaugo i
a in to be imortetl to tli?- auditor. ?
IJS&; W. W. BOYCM,
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"THE OLD REI
THANKS YOU FOR YOUR
YEAR ANI) WISHES YOU A
NEW YEAR.
WATCH THIS SPACE t
NEXT WEEK.
T. B. BELK,...?
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\l F. GRIER,
DKALEK IS
MATS, SMOES,
PANTS, DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, DRESS QOODS,
HARDWARE,
TINWARE,
ULA33W AKC,
GROCERIES, ETC.,
AND THE
BEST LINE OF
POCKET AND
TABLE CUTLERY
IN TOWN.
L'oiton Warehouse.
Anyone wishing to store their cotton
in u clean dry place will timl that wo
are prepared to store and insure same
in our standard warehouse, near our
mill. Our price for storing and insuring
will lie 15 cents |*t hale per month
or fractional part of a month. Wo will
advance money on any cotton stored
with us at 8 per cent interest.
FT. MILL MANUFACTURING CO.
September 'JO, liKMi.
Photographs.
The best in tlii' city at the price.
Cabinets. ]>er dozen.
Smaller quantities and other sizes
reasonable.
0. J. ItADKR. Charlotte, N. C.
No. 1 West Fifth street.
J. U. Traywick & Co.,
DEALERS IN
FINE L1QUOHS
AND "WINES,
* No. 4|Ea*t Trade St.
^^LOTTE. - N C.
Wr V$
%
titith nmrititim
iimb wuu
I PATRONAGE DURING TI1E
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
'OR OUR ADVERTISEMENT
PROPRIETOR
IE OLD RELIABLE STORB.**
it it
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Kersey and Melton,
the popular smooth-faced Overcoating
fabrics, have not been neglected
this season by the famous
Rochester wholesale tailors, the
Stein-Bloch Company. While
fashion decrees that the roughfaced
garments shall rule this
season, many men will bo loth to
forsake the extreme Hcrvicableness
of the Kersey or Melton Overcoat.
Those that bear this label are made j
from the high-class standard fabrics,
but are tailored in the most
fashionable forms. One thing is
certain, that the man who buys a
Stein-Bloeh Kersey or Melton
Overcoat this season, will not only
bo properly dressed, but he will
have a garment that will nracticnl
I ly be jnHt as well looking three
yen is hence as now.
$12.50 to $40.00.
ed. \y. mellon & co.,
CIIAKLOTTE, N. C.
Mnil orders promptly filled.
I
W. IT. IIOOVER,
LIQUOR DEALER,
cnmorTK, n. c.
We look especially after the shipping
trade and below quote very close
figures. Will be glad to have your
otd;rs. Terms ce~h with order.
Corn, per gallon, In jug (boxed),
$1.50, $1.73 and $2.
A II " ~
.... ....1,-uavB goous at $1.75 and $2
VERY OLD.
Ryes from $1.60 to $2, $2 50 and
$3 50 PC"" gallon.
Gins from $1 60 to $2, and $2 50.
Genuine Imported "Fish Gin" at $3
per gallon.
Apple Brandy, $2.25 per gallon.
Peach Brandy $2 50 per gallon.
No charge for jug and box on above,
and no charge at these prices for Keg
when wanted In such quantities.
Let ud.ave your orders and .">^lge.
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