Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 27, 1901, Image 3
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Pithy Points Gathered lor the Perusal
, of Times (leaders.
('apt. W. 11. Fdwards, of ( 'liester,
spent last Thur.iday and FriMiss
.M-try (kmsart is visiting;
j her aunt. Mis. .J. \V. Davidson, in
I Miss .luiia Thcrnwell loft this
| morning for a visit of several weeks
I to friends in Mjinnint;, S. C\
Mr. T. 15. Spratt is out again,
1,1 after being eontiaed t<. his room
I I for several days with grippe.
H The Vorkville F.ntpiirer says that
H -'ll. >? . U. 1 H'Vv'O llMS IH'OII ill at
I his h tunc iii Yorkville for several
I days.
I -Mr. T. 1). Faulkner is now agent
I for ji well-known monument and
k headstone company. Head his ad|
vertvsement in this i.-.?ue.
i -Mr It. C. Harber. a young gentleman
from lliehburg, S. (.'..has
accepted a position at the drug
store of Dr. T It. Meaehani.
Most of t he new spinning machinery
recently ordered l>v the Fort
-Mill -Mfg. Company has arrived
and is being rapidly installed.
Miss ltarba Coughetionr. an estimable
lady who was well known
in this place, died of pneumonia at
her home in Concord, N. C., last
Friday evening.
-M iss Tonunie t'ulp is employed
as one of the operators at the central
telephone otiice. Miss Hllie
Parks is also employed in the same
capacity.
Mrs. Kllen Thorn died of heart
disease at the home of her brother.
Mr. S. N. Merritt, Sunday night.
Her remains were interred at liar?
i ? 1 '''
iisoii cemetery .uonuay nnernoon.
Vandals broke into tin* stable of
Mr. Alex. Parber in tliis piano Saturday
ni^jlit and did considerable
damage. A set of new harness was
cut to pieces and a two-lior.se bui^oy
was smashed in several places.
l)r. ?1. I*. Mark is expected to
arrive in Fort Mill from Atlanta
tomorrow. During the j ast four
months Dr. Muck has temporarily
tilled tin* pulpit of the Presbyterian
ehureh in Da in bridge, (ia.
Fort Mill is probably the largest
town in South Carolina without
lire procteetion of any kiml. This
is a matter which should receive
consideration by the property owners
of the town, and especially the
owners of the business houses on
Alain street.
The first snow of the winter in
this section fell Sat unlay between
the hours of ."> a. m. and p. in.
The snow did not attain a depth of
more than 2 1-2 inches, however,
and melti d rapidly under the warm
rays of the sun Sunday mid .Monday.
It had all disappeared yesterday
at noon.
Washington's birthday was observed
as usual in this eommunity.
There was no interruption of business
and the schools were nut
closed. Northern people would say
that this shows lack of patriotism,
but our people know that Iiojj and
hominy must lie made and that the
yountf should ho educated.
Fort. Mill will not he without
representation at tin* inauguration
of President .Melvinh y next Ahn
<lnv Mr .1 Fee Sorat.t who is a
< 11*111r11 student at tin* I niversityof
Maryland, and whose homo is in
this place, will }?o from I Jail iinore
to Washington to witness the inauguration.
Mr. .\. 1?. Culp, another
Fort Mill younj* man, who
is employed in the (Jovernment
Printing Oilice, will also see Me
Kin ley take the oath of olliee the
second time.
The Hook 11 ill 1 lerald announces
that the S. 1). Barron chapter, I .
I). ('., of Fbene/.er, has secured ex(Jovornor
Bob Tayhu*. of Tenies
see. to deliver hi: eel< !,rated h e.
tlire. " The Fiddle and the How." in
the auditorium of tie- 11i-_r11 <h ol
in lloek llii! on the e\ininir of
March I'd. Thi- will probably i><
the best opp rtunity the people of
Fort Mill will ever have of hearing
Hob Taylor, and it is hoped that
our town will be largely represented
? ' t * . rill i * 'II m M
CU Ilie lee I ll rt*. 1 lie I\ 11 OX Villi- l ni).
uno says of him: "His pathos is
deep, tender ami heart-moving.
His description of music is as tInstrain
of a lyric, and his wit is as
bracing as the son j of a lin k
I
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sired rut bono crossing tb
being considerably widened and
\ otherwise i.nprovt d.
1 TIk* I lines is indebted to Senator
Tillman for several "oveninienl
reports, sent 11? this otliee recently.
t^uite a number of young men 1 f
the town have been admitted to
membership in the local K. of 1*.
lodge during the past two months.
Governor MeSwceney has appointed
Messrs. lb G. Kiinbrell,
P. Illaukenship and U.F. (Jrier
assessors for this township.
l)r. .). 11. Thorn well. (i. K. K. S.,
left this morning for Mayesville.
S. C., where he will organize a
Pythian lodge this evening at tr
i o'clock.
Messrs. Ij. .1. Massey nnd#S. A.
lCppS expect to leave within a few
days for the Northern markets, to
purchase spring aml summer stocks
for tlifir respectivc stores.
Mr. Ji. A. I Inrris spout last Wednesday
at his homo in this plr.ee.
Mr. Harris is at present employed
by a Massachusetts machine company
in installing new cotton mill
machinery in (b-orjjia.
M r.C. 1>. Thomas and Miss Fannie
Sloan, both id Charlotte, were
married l>v Notary Public I'ailes
at his residence in this township
Sunday afternoon. Mr. Thomas
formerly lived in Vorkviile.
The Cluster Lantern is authority
for thestatement that Mr. (>. L.
Potts has rented the Farmers" hotel
in that city. Mr. Potts moved
from Fort Mill to Chester a few
years ns^o and has since been engaged
in the grocery bu.-iiiess t here.
Sam Lowry. a yonnjj ne^ro man.
was convicted bel'oie Magistrate
j Mills Thursday mornin<_; on the
charge of stealing a pair of shoes
from a local merchant, lie could
not pay a line of ?l.~> and was sent
to the county chain tfani; for fifteen
days.
A Pullman ear on the Southern
fast mail, which passes Fort Mill
tfoini; south at II p. in., became
derailed at Spriiurtield. in ()ranj;ebur^
county, at an early hour Monday
morning. The passengers on
the ear that jumped the track were
liadly shaken up, Init only three
of them were injured, and that
slightly. 'I he eonduetor received
a scalp wound.
Dillieulii* s anion" the negroes
employed in building the dam of
the Catawba Power Company near
this place are not infrequent. Last
Saturday nii^lit a number of men
and women became involved in a
dispute over a <jjame of cards, with
the result that one of the men was
.shot in the neck with a revolver.
The wounded man was taken to
his home in Charlotte.
Cards are out announcinir the
marriage of Miss Klla Xecly, of
Kbenezer, and Mr. W. A. Thompson,
of Gasionia. N. (at d o'clock
next Wednesday afternoon, at the
home of the prospect ivo bride's sister,
Mrs. M. 13. Massey, in Kbene/.
t. Dr. J. II. Thornwell will perform
the eercinony. Miss Neely
is a cousin of Mrs. I). G. Kimhrell
and is well known in this community.
A marriage in which Pleasant
Valley was very much interested
occurred last Thursday at Pioneer
Mills, N. ('., tin* contracting parties
being Air. Walter Davidson, of
Charlotte, and Miss Klla Harnhardt,
of Pioneer Mills. Mr. Davidson
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
I, W. I )avidson, of Pleasant \ alley,
and is a member of the linn of I >a
vidson A \\ olfe, wholesale grocers,
(Miarlotte.
I ?
.lenis or State News.
An A ugusta la I j >r paper recently
remarked that "nil lu ll could not
heat dim Tillman" if lie should decide
to run for ; overnor in >.t v? nr.
The flmowstorm in Charleston
Saturday prodiu c 1 the second full
of snow known to that city in forty
or fifty '.years. The temperature
dropped to -1 decrees, wiiich \varecord
breaking cold down there.
The Lancaster K view says that
tie court-house in Lancaster had
a narrow escape from destruction
by tire Monday morning. Within
half an hour after the burning out
of one of t\lie chimneys of the building
the r< of was discovered on lire,
having e idently caught from a
falling spark. i' rtnnatcly the,
L
ll utiles voif discovered ami *xtmguishod
before they had made
much headway.
I ii t he I nitod States Senate Saturday
morning Mr.Tillmnii ollVn d
an nuiendinent to the hill appro,
printing So.tJOO.OOO to the St. 1 ami fair
providing also for a governnietit
exhibit at the Charleston exposition
and appropriating; S'joO..
000 for the expenses thereof. The
amendment was agreed to, ainendr
ed so as to have the exposition
(dosed on Sundays, and the bill
was passed.
dailies \Y; Tolbert. one of the
men driven from the Phoenix seetion.
in CJree 11 wood county, at the
time of the election riots in IM'S.
was shot down in the streets of
Mcl'orinick last Thursday by a
crowd of men wearing their coats
turned wrongside out and with
musks over their faces. Tolbert
had been repeatedly warned to stay
away from McCormick. 11e was
removed to (?roc 11 wooiI Friday afternoon,
and although seriously
wounded it is thought that lie v. ill
nruviT.
Luoieii Wli'to, a nogro carpenter,
died in ivuik Mill Sunday
morning from 'ho effects ? f an hccidont
and ope ation. While was
returning to Koch Hill from Charlotte
mi the passenger train Saturday
night. Imt failed to get off
the train wlu-n it stopped at tinstation
in Koek llili. iie itnnp<d
from the ear stej s as the train was
leaving the station, hut slipped
under the wheels of the ear, which
passed over his left log. mashing it
almost oil ahove the knee. 'Liu*
leg was amputated, but he died
Sunday r.ioriiin^.
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Free Passes and Breweries.
Columbia Itcnml. v!~?th.
The governor has aeted ii[ion
every hill submitted to him bylhe
Legislature, except the pass law
lie said today that he was still considering
the pass hill and w mhl
net on it in due time. Among the
other acts approved by the go\ -rnor
is on*- which allows the establishment
of distilleries in towns ot
L'O.IUJU inhabitants or more. The
only two cities which come under
the law are Columbia and Char es
toii. II is stated that a hi^ I r
luvwcry is l<? In* estahlivhcd h? :*e,
and that arrangements arc alren ly
completed for the establishment
Uncle CleorRe 1> dn't Take to Religion.
I (icnr<^e 1). Tillman, wl o
died not many days n;_r<>, was a :: >table
character in South Carolina
politics for years, hut somehow i e
didn't take to religion, lie contrihnted
once, $100 to the hnildii*'
of a IJaptist church in (Mark Mil.
provided they put io hell in til
helfry. The church was hnilt, lu.A
no hell ever rnnjx there. Tin
preacher at the funeral culo*;iz
ino. called the (had statesman, a
"I'rinco in Israel,"' hut 1 don't
think I'llcle (leon'e luid an v clmr
- J
ncteristics of the true Clnisian Israelite.
lie didn't worship in tin*
temple, nor did In* ever ronfess
Christ .It'sns, the Lord. He wiis
kind and gentle when he wasn't
mad, loved his friends and hated
his enemies, lie was one of the
most hospitable gentlemen I'vu
ever Uii iwii, Whenever you com^'
to Claris IIill," he wasaceustomerj
to say to e\( n" a r; inparat ive si ran-1
eor, ' he sure to make my house!
your home." ('ireuit llider. 1
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Solomon's Proverbs Elucidated. >
1. '"1 have been yountj and now
I am old, yet 1 have never seen" a
lazy fanner prosper nor a careless
farmer ^row rieh.
"All the ways of man are ri^ht
in his own eyes." but the Lord L'iv
eth the ei\ p to him who worketh
it weil,
it, "JJeltur is a dinner of herbs"
from thine own tcanh n than muel'
vi/.l. .s -a* - .
... .1 |#aw*i 11*4' i immi;iu Ull ril'UII
I. "In all labia* there is profit."
1 >111 cot mi yrowH not upon careless
weeds nor potatoes upon burr j^rnss.
~t. Improved implements are a
blessing to the wine farmer, but the
fool housoth tlieiu in his fence
corner.
('?. The wise man pinnteth an orchard
and feiiceth it securely, and
in the season 1 hereof he eateth
fruit to tho nliiiitet of his desire.
(
i
Iftiitt i LiA-.i?
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but the tool luvnell. eaWos
his orchard aud buyeth more trees
next year. |
7. IJlessed is he who soweth
what his own lumsele>M ean eat.
and.after that a money crop. Jhit
lie who faniieth for money alone
shall be hungry at harvest time.
The report of the I'ritish war
oflice shows th.at the liritish tiehl
foree in South Afriea, tip to the
first of February. had In en r? duccd
by officers and men. through
th.25S deaths. I.Tol disi halves for
disability ami h.">7 missing and in
eaptivity. In addition t'?.7hS otlieers
and men have been invalided
home because of w minis or disease.
Last tin nth there were 1,01 It)
killed. \.oumled and missing.
SilverwareWe
are adding at all times to
our line of Sterling Silver all the
most desirable nieces for table use.
l or presents or use in your family
you r:wi tliul nothing hotter.
'i'in?in? niAin.i>TTK. N. r.
Look Here*
I f y??u want to pick your < J A 11 I
> 1- N SKK1) from the largest,
tin* freshest an.I host assortment
in town, call on us. Some in
hulk, others in packages. And
if we haven't lmiI what you want,
you are not likely to liml it.
Onion Sols nntl
. . ('lover Sood.
^ our liens need a spring tonie.
Magic 1'on!try Food
is the ri^hl tiling. It makes
them healthy and makes them
lay well. Try a pickaxe and
yon will I) handsomely r?'j?nit!.
ARBREYT^
A Meat Market
A1 which reasonable pri cs predominate
has at last been established
in the Jones huiidiuo, on
Main street, where the choicest
1>KFF, I'CHIK anil SAl SA(!1\
can be hail ; t any time. You have
been paying 12 1 -2 cents per pound
for Uounil Steak. I 'll sell you the
best at 10 cents. FlSl 1 and ( >VSTF.
IIS iin every style) Saturdays,
(live me your orders. Phone I 1.
W. E. DSATQN.
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WHOLESALE AND KIT AIL
LIQUOR DEALERS,
r>o\- C.'.. - - CilAHUO'lTK, N. r.
I t it lie much plcasnrc in calling your
attention to the very low priees of my
line old <11>?'11 furiiaen Whiskies, which
for lit icon years have had no equal,
fit her for drink or niedieinal purpo-.es.
Having pur. hased large quantities of
>ld Mountain Corn Whiskey at very
o\v priceslust suniiuer when distillers
vere pressed I'or cash, I am prepared to
give special at tent ion and very low quo
it ions to anyone wanting anything in
iny line. All orders must he neeotnl
inieil by cash or hank reference.
Uncareful to examine my price list,
Vhieh iltclinh s jil}f and ho\:
S'.\ ee! Mush C'orII, > I. I o A]. r*?
Cld Corn Whiskey, very line . y.nn
( iood Kose ( I i II, . . . I. it I
J'.est Holland (.in, . . L' tin
.Ft lie (icileva (.ill, . . Ji.OO
3'\rst-rate J^utiheani live, . . l.fKi
It.-st i-^mhi am lh", ' '.'.no
I'ine High tirade liyes, JLlM
iSovl h C arolina \pple. Ihandy, . 'J :2 >
t bid N t ' 1'ero.l. I I.. ' '
. . ~.*nr
I'- re I'Vw Knjjlami Hum, . . l.T.i
Iteh'nwl I Ion. v, . a.on
Itiek and Ky> , , 1,7.'?
<>1.1 Norman Corn. .*> year olil IJ.oa
! i I>?it tle<l Wlii^kifs, iii r!< 1")X 1 (K)
-t> charge xv ii 1 1' iii.nl.' lork.*^ win a
y. \va at Midi ?|n; ii. :>
Most iv ,) ? { fully,
g w. norman & co.
KOC'K I! I LI.. S. (\,
fhuki auv, i'.lol.
information.
I wit'th my firrndd to underHinnd
that I mi Htill making "lid selling
the beiit Saddles and Harness of
any utnn this side the lakes that'
has j might hair. Repairing dono ,
at th-e right price.
yjo;-]; i ''i.i; miles.
A Special B
TWKI.Yli IX
FINE MADRAS
At 50 C
Thvy aiv the regular
sizes, from 14 to 1(> 1 -k2.
now; they will not bo b
this price.
L. J. MAS!
"Onward and
That is our nintto-the
front of our business fron
And it makes us feel prou
have4 not ret raced one sti
uinnini?- our business has i
siieeeedin^* month. Take
ruary. it is 11 w dullest
for the sale of dry kernels,
month have4 increased froi
ovei* February of last yeai
()ur W hite4 (ioods* sale4
uoods are ?oin? rapidly,
rales and Madras. W e lit
do/ens e>f Shirt Waists eh
weeks. Join the4 throng.
MEACHAM ?5
"THE OJUE R.]5I*IAS
<1>?T> O ? <><>
Get Our
While our lmsinc
belt ( t durmir t he yen
Ihe preceding year,
theless anxious to i)
year, and if low price
modal ion count lor
will certainly succeed
We otter special pri
Seed, in exchange Id
i u i - ? - -
and l?'ert ilizers. We
so li llol *sos and Mule
Wo have in stock a
all sizes of hk( )hi 11 icko
niont" Wagons.
Ail we ask of out* fV
ioiiicrs is to ?>ive tesiihinit
prices before !
sure to see us before
('otton Seed.
T. B. BEI.K
largain.
DZI'.N :
? SHIRTS, a
ents.
dollar kind. All
s .... : 1?
ijti\ in >i)iir supply
ere many days at
SEY.
Upward."
011c1 we1 placed in
1 the opening day.
d to know that we
:p. From the benereased
with each
1 lie iiiont h of Febliinnth
of the year
lhit our sales this
n "20 to 25 per cent
r.
is still on, but the
(jJinglianis, Perive
sold dozens and
iring the past two
? EPFS.
a
Sli<E STORK11
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Prices.
ss was much
r I {)()() than in
we arc iiovct1
crease it this
's and accomanythiiig
we
L
ires for ( 1ntton
r Hulls, Meal
also buy and
s?
nd on 1 bo way
ry" and "Pied%/
ionds and cus-.
i a (banco to
laying, and be
4 solliiur vnnr
o
?*?OPRlETOR
1 liul I a ?i.!i STORE.**