Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I FOR r MIFF MKF'iNU:. Pithy Points (latherrd for the Perusal of Times Readers. Mrs. S. II. Hemphill,of Chester, is visiting .Mrs. .1. I>. .Ma k. Miss Kiniuii Aulroy, of Ardrevs. IN. is the jrnost of her cousin. Miss Mallei Ardrey. Miss Margaret (Vddwell. of Steel Creek, visited lior sister, Mrs. 11. F. (irier. during tlie past week. Extensive preprint ions are heinsr made for the rinsing exereUes at 4 <>111 Hill academy, on the LltJtli instant. Dr. J. IT. Tliornwoll and Mr. -1. 11 MeMurray are attendim; Jletliel I'reeliytery in Lancaster this week. Mrs. Dr. X. li. HMchkiss ?*md children, <>f New Haven, Cum. are visiting Mrs. Ilot-hkiss" mo h or, Mrs. M. A. Helk. After a visit of several days to relatives in this place, Mrs. .1. JO. Uruce and eliildren r.tuned to XVinnsboro Fr <1 iv niortiiiiL.', accompanied by .Mrs. K. V. XIaei u. I )r 1 .11 e i nu t I'/li'ui' .. T IIK,........ N. C., wild lias hecn seriously il! for several days at the li me of 3tis father. Capt. W. I']. Ardrey, in Ardreys, N. t'., is murh iinproved Stephen IcIFerson. an old ne?;vo mail who for several y ars h is drawn a pension from the national ^rovernnient as a veteran of a New York regiment in the Civil war, died at his home in this place Tuesday. Messrs. J. R llaile. .T. \Y. Ardrey, J. li. .Mills. T. Al. Ilu-hes. J. \Y. M ; Klhaney. T. 1? Spratt, AY. li. Aleaehain, /.. V Bradford. J.H.Sutton, 11. C'ulp. K. L. Warren. A. A. Bradford, jr., and S. 1*. Sutton were anions ihe nuni<ler who at tended court in Yorkville from this township yerterday. Cain Ellis, the crippled ne^ro hoy who broke into the depot in this place a few weeks aoo. .-I. |e u small package of suirir and was shortly afterwards caught asleep in the Colored waiting room at the depot with the package under his arm. was sentenced to ten months on the county chain ^anj* at the court of general sessions in Yorville Tuesday. - D.-atli of Mrs. Alice li.adforJ Tuesday 111<>l*11i11<_r:11 nine o'clock. 31 vs. Alice 1 1 fi?r?i. relict ol tin* Jute K. I> Bradford. dud at her home in this place, utter an illnc-s of move than four mouths. Mrs. 1 had I ?>rd was !?.? years old and was 1 he mot her of .Messrs. W. ]f. and 11. \V. ]?radfoi(l ami Mrs. W. I'. .Moore. Idar 1 v in life Mrs. Ilrad/ord joined the Kurt Mill Presbyterian church and was ever afterwards a true and consistent Christian. She was a ?x??'??1 woman in every sense of the word, a fond mother, and one for whom her neighbors had the highest regard. She was tlie only daughter of the late Win. Cuip. who was a brother of Mr. T. (i. Culp. The remains were interred at the cemetery in this place oil Wednesday niorniuj* at 11 o'clock, the funeral services being conducted hy her pastor, Kev. Dr. d. H. Thorn well. Street Crossing to be Abolish-it. At the last meetino of the town council a resolution was adopted requesting the Southern Kail way Company to abolish the crossing in the cut a short distance above the depot, in this phi e hy build jug ii iool or Hlge oVfi' tin* truck at ttuit point. The council directed the attention of the company to the fact that, this crossing is used very extensively by pedestrians, and that it is decide dy dangerous. Many children going to and coming from school find it convenient to cross the track there, and the danger to which they are subjected is accentnated by the fast through trains which hardly slow down while passing through the place. Upon receipt of the resolution, Uoudmaster ?). W . Morgan at once caine to Fort Mill to investigate the matter, and it is said that lie agreed with the council that the crossing is dangerous and promised to have the bridge built in the near future. While in town Mr. Morgan inquired about the company's well to which attention was directed in these columns last week. I'nfortunatoly Mr. Morgan's inquiries were directed to a member of the council who was not aware that tin' company sank two wells in this place last summer, and that v 11. . II - i - i ?>n?- <>i i in- iiiix ut't'll eoveiVll for sonic time, while there has never been covering of nny kind over the other one. Mr. Morgan was shown the covered well, and remarked tlint the little hoy who came near being drowned there must have had a man pnll the planks from over it so that lie could jump in. Had the other well been shewn Mr. Morgan, it would probably have he. n idled by this time. % Prumplly Ati|uitl&d. i ll.* ens of tin.' Slate a^ains! Win. 11. Jlradford, tdit >r of The Times, f<?r tlio killing of John MeConl, colored. in Fort Mill dm tht? ev* niut; ?iT February 11 last, was eulled ill the court of general sessions in Yotkville Tuesday at inttmi. Alter the examination of a number of witnesses the ease was submitted to the jury without argument on either side. In exnelly Ihroe minutes the jury returned a verdict ol' "not iruilty." For the information of the nub lie uencr dly ami (specially Iiiuhc who have oelr.eihied me ill various ways as the j rincipd in I he hoinicnl" whieh occiined in 1 i?jsp ace oil February I 1. lb*.)!, 1 tie* m it a <luty to luaKe tiie following ota!euieiit eoiieeniin^ lie- incident: t hi February II. at -) o'clock p. Ml., 1 iett t lie < llice of hue I'ilues ami walke t into t lie count ry to the home of .Mr. S. .1. Kinibrell, remaining t here mil il the whistle ot tin- Fort .Mill M fo. t'.iiupiuy I dew at 0.20 oeloek lo notily the operatives that the day's work was done. The evi uitio beino pleas- ' ant, 1 walked leisurely homeward, eoiisninino ahout lit) uiiniile- from the time 1 hit Mr. Kiinhreil's until I reached the southern corner of the front-yard fence at my home. When I reached this point three shots, evident ly from a pistol, were tired in the rear of my home. Then I walked hurriedly lo the northern cornel' of the fence, where, upon impiiry. a ue^ro man informed me that n row anions negroes was in progress at a cabin nearby. Ketraeino uiy steps for a short distance, 1 entered my home to see what rtVert the firing had had upon my mother, who was and had been ill for several weeks. Seeing that she was considerably excited and agitated as a result of tlie liriiio. I at once decided to stop the ditlieulty if possible. I then proceeded in the direction from whence the shots had I r. i ? . i ... .... i.i Ml II |||?-||. ?\3 I lirill'ill lilt' I III I'll of Mr. W. T. 11 oa^land, whose premises ;i<Ij*>i 11 mine, I hoard sdiiiciiDi', vvhi Si1 voire was that <>i a woman, heroin" "*)ohu*' his pistol, siyino that ho was only making t rouhie for himsolt' liearliill" tin* barn, 1 co-almlcd to stop and try to learn 1 ho nature of the diilietiity. which was still ^oinjj on. After Ktuudino at the corner j of the barn nearest the cabin for about i lie iniiiute. I observed a woman walking rapidly from the cabin. The woman had ifonc about .'<) yards when ! lieaid voices in the rear, one of which I recognized us t hat of Policeman 11. Cwlp. Thinking that the woman was niio of the purlicip ints in the dillienlty and that stio was attempting to evade arrest, ! called to .Mi. C'ulp t > come on. with my eyes still focused upon the woman W ithin less than a minute after I had called Mr. ( u!p, a man, whom I had not s en up to this time, up prated within - > feet of ine, having come from anot her dinetion. This man 1 recognized as John McC'ord. who was walking toward me with his pistol presented pointed y at tuv* \ 1.1?I,?-il - ' ... j ....... i . . ? | | ? y . | ? f 1 \ I 11' I | ? I I 111' I to nif and saying to come on that ho would fix 1110. ho snapptd his pistol at mo. I divw my pistol at oiico and lir^an tiling at him. Two of tho throt! or nioiv shots which I firod took efi'ert and Me('old fi II. I then yavc myself up to ('oustablo Lee \\ arroll, who had a?aa >m p a n icd Mr. ( hiIp to t lie scone of tho difiiciilty, and who pulled Me(Y>rd\s pistol from his hand lift or ho fell. It is needless to say that I regret tho circumstances which forced me to shoot t ho innii. I on tortaimal no ill fooling toward him never had an unpleasant word with him; indeed, I recall only one conversation which over passt ?1 between ns. That conversation occurred more than a year aod nud terminated amicably. I lad he not attempted to shoot me, I certainly would not have shot him. Ami now I leave it with my friends and an impartial public to decide whether I should have acted as I did or proved myself a coward by running. \Ym. II. I'?i:\l>roi:i>. ? ? Karlv Saturday niornini' Mr. \\ . S. L< " wns r-r.ixl dead in his place of business itt \\ hitmiiv, in Newberry county, lie ran a small confectionery nixl ;i iiliixl tiopr there. It stems some one called him up and lie optmeil the door . and let them in and its he turned to walk back to the store the party struck him over tlx* right ear with the bar used to fasten the door mi the inside, crushing his head, causing death. 11 is gold watch, two pistols, what money he had and so.ne confectionei ies were missing. The purpose of the murder was evidently robbery. No aires' has been made as yet. I iie Country Rdttor. v. erily. ii;i> Iii? of the country editor is a pith of thorns. i 2 is Lread is jiiuuii cs niul his meat is disappoint uielit. 11 is creditor ehasetli him hy da\ and the devil ^riuneth at him l?y niolit. i < hi" subciip i< n in wood, mid j heboid it is lotion and s >s^t?\ mid of short measure. His "exchanges" are waded into in a un rciless manner, and lie is duresotne to ^nint. lie wiioi .petit up the country politician who Ltets elected and Unoweth him no more. lie putVcth the church fair oralis, and then attondcth it and pavolh his dollar anil reccivctli two < tystei s. Two yoiinir people marry and heoivetli tiiein a ureat pull': tiie\ ooctii to houseki epi no and t.aktli , not his paper. Yes. lie is hound with \v? e and his da\s are lull ot' oriel* and t rouble and vcxat ion. I>iit sorrow i iiduicth only for a nioht and joy cometh in the morning. The ("nai lesion New s and Courier says that the appoint incut of .Mr. dohn (i. Capers through the inlliienee of Senator MeLaiirin. and for the purpose of st iinulut iti" "the organization of a white lie* puhlicau parly in South Carolina." as I'ii ted States district attorney for South Carolina, would appear to require some explanation from Mr. .MeLaurin in advance of his race for re-election to the I nited Stales Senate as? a Deinoerat. N\ hy I 1 I I i ... ? in' silt Mild asu lor 1 lie appointuieiit of iiny one to a Federal office "to stimulate the organization of a \\ liite Republican party in South Carolina," unless ho lias in fact determined to ally himself with tint par y in this State, is not understood. (low McSweeney has issued a re<|iiisition paper upon the uav- ' ernor of North Carolina for three iroid hriek swindlers captured in that Stat . They are wanted in l>o||| Newberry and Aiken counties. in this State, for swindling eitiz lis out of several thousand dollars, and have heen id. 1111 tied I>y at least one of the victims. These fellows had a sliek scheme. They would take an iron or luass brick and have it ^old-plated. They also had holes laired in the metal, which they tilled with pine oold They would let the victim see them Imre into Hi-' tniek and then jxivc him the shavin^s f pure oo|i| so that lie eouid have them tested. Tiny would also let the victim mark the brick so lie could identify it later. Of course the tests proved all riylit and the sales were made. In one instance they worked one of their ^aiitr made up as an Indian. The whole tiling was very smooth, and of eoui.se the victims wi re "dead easy." FOR cooi) whiskies, w i n es, brandies, etc., CAI.I. OS OU WHITE TO A\r. II. 11 GOV El*, (IIARROITF, N C. Jf i/ ^ . J i i III W Si4*ii (?oii?K Out, < >im-'s appi-ariiin-o .should ho ;i suhjoof for ?*4>mpiiiiKtiiIs. and not of :ipc.lovfii s and o\plana! ions F>r< s< is 'ar;roly si mil 111 r of It iii'ii i li t i i In* l.i ii miry <| liestion is all inijioriiinr. I )isr<'^r;ir<lii|o i lie rnl<- of spin ami span lolls snvoroly against I In- othndir. Tin* poi loot work of tlii- MimIoI Strain I?um11 r\ . i harlot lr, N. tall tin- tiiuu :tt short priors li.i^ won 111? tr?-iior:tI faxorof jjooil ihvssrrs. Shipments liiiuh' Wrdiirsdiiv eyrniiifr. Ki>. l. M< Krai \n:.x . Aoi s r. MONUMENTS, HEADSTONES. I am n^eiit for the (\Y. Clark .Monument ami I loadstone C. rnpariy. of Kutlaii, \ l . and .Iacks<tiiville, Kin., the largest eonecru of 1 lie kind in tlie I'nited Stales. Anyone in need <>1' anvil:! in my line would do well t" eali on iiic ?r prices before p!a in. llmir osder*. T. I). F.U KKN'KRjForl 1 % ?hii Jpf'Sr.yi $2 CP JLIlG ivugu Is ovor "An Kiiu'1:h1i Woman's Love We 11itv*.* jnsi ii\ t ?>pifs, p i| er hound, which will In* st>li 1 :t! I > ecuts. ' p.l it k Kork mill <"Hum* j^ood lii-.oks itt same price. lVickct ! )ift ionaries, leather hound and indexed, t2-~? cents. Visiting Cards, newest size, lit cellts f? ?r !i I t y. Shoulder Unices for men, ot) i ids per pair. All of tlit* above .'iik! nutneruis other useful articles will be r?>11 lid at AEDREY'S. g) ^ ^ l! !| I'll OHKKltrUI. Sl'Klti trXDIXUS txlil to the pleasure of eating. I'a11 ('IIS of I1A.M) BROS*. RKxTAUUNT are made ei?iuf(triable. Our well appointed dining room, eoi.rte.. ..ii i . -i c i .? irr, ll ? WI'IVl ?l l? M M| IM line (junlily imd moderate priees IliaUe this nil ideal plnre In Ineakfust. (1 i mi' or mi p. re^u larly or oeca Bionally. Hand Brr?, k<hk hill,si Silverware. We are adding nl nl! limes to our line of Sterling Silver nil the 111 >.st desirable pieeeH lol" 1 si 1 I?* Use. I or preo'iiis < r um? in your laiuiiy you ean lind not h i iil; bel ler. 'I'lioiir Jh. ('I I AI! 1 .< >TT 11, N. ( 1 o Business 1^5eri WE PRINT Wlial ithere in utirltnc on which you would like quotations'.' We want your trade, and if vmi will tfive us a chance, will sulnnit samples and prices that will bo interesting to you. WE PRINT R. M. London ROCK HILL. S. C. For First class Service f?o to imilLTOYS - IIKMAMMNT, ()p|io<ite 1st I're.slivleriaii < liunli, C1I A KLOTTK, X. I lest ' )y>toivs in I 11 o <il y. I Jll'L'ost 11111 < -11 roiiM'i r I) lip Still' . L' .'l Wesl Trade si roof.. Canned Goods. 11 you need any cnniu <1 (_JI H (Is. CO!)!'1 1o SO.' IUO i >!" tliom. I nin very purlicuular about this p rI of my stock, and claim to cany lite I> st and frcshost. Is 111nt tin kind you want ? Am Oa JOBieSo. ?*. <> c C 0-& ? <> ? ?* < > ^T r** ? t s ew Son A 1 w f 1 - ? * ?* V <\ 1 ^ 0 IA r r i v a I s. $ ^ This week wo olTcr 200 SAM PI ^ cents iliut ;uv worth from .">0 emits t ^ One hundred sample suits Roys' i ^ At) cents i.ii tin1 dollar. | Now Stylos in Ijiidios' SHIRT \\ ^ Now stylos in DHESS (lOOL)S a touch* d before. ^ Our .M I Llil N 1*1 KV stock is now.< up a beautiful lint in tho very latest q, pay in l.iro' r towns. fall ami soo ? ^ v. ill do t :;o l ost. 3L???J. MAS t Meacham & E] Was thronged on thoir opening eh sideline tho woathor, thoy ovor ontorti that thoir openings inm-ense in beaut Wo woro tho rooipioids of many i MILLINKKY mid DKKSS (iOODS. t ooro thanks. It is just as wo told you < ' onward and upward." In W 11 1T II (1 ( M )| )S wo are sliowi Lawns aro oxtra values at A, 7 1-2, Organdies. 12 1-2. 1A. 20, 2A and A A oo < >roandio. 2A ooiits. Persian Lawn, I Plain Nansook. 12 1 2. LA and 22 coals. 1 .awn and Si i i pod P'upie. In WOOL 0< )()l)S dust, arrived tross, At. inch, all wool, at AO cents. T ooods this season. In French Flannel for shirt waists Lilac and llhick, with tho White (Jabl l11 lose ooods arc ?-i colds. In IlLACK (?<)(> I )S f??r skirls ?nir haw i'\cr rarrii'il. 'I'll \ art) 7") an MEAGHAM Do You Wanl Good Suit for \ I* so, we hit (M{iiai 1 (\ i11o\ cry one who coin Wo know oi;r stock is I; brought to Fort Mill, ii lor anyt hi nu' wit h you, \ us, \\ o have suits tor arc as nice in niotii \ -?twl - - - X| I I I V IlilU in any city, and if you ; her who lliink it noco clothing from an out-ol st \ lishl v dressed, you ar 8 k ? - feiifci ( L ' -t ' % "()LI) UKKOIU "THE OLD HELL . - i > J < 4 4 o t 4 4 <? >E STRAW IIATS at 25 <* o$l.()0. V 4 mil Mens' CLOTHING at V V 'AISTS at 25 cents to $1.25. ^ at the lowest prices ever \ complete. We can fix you ? I st\l.- for half tin* price youeX mr now s,;im ds and tlie prices X | pps' Store iy with the largest crowd, conlined, and all joined in saying y with each successive season, compliments on our display of or all of which we return sin.?vor two years ago, our motto is ng a beautiful line. Our Plain !<>, 12 1-2, 15, 20 and 25 cents, nt.s. Seventy-two-inch French 2 12. 15, 10 2-5 and 20 cents. Also a full line of Lace-Strip Klaek, Pink, and Cream Alba his is one of the loaders in wool wo have Pink, 1*1 uo, Old Hose, o Cord limning [through tlieui. lino lliis season is the nicest we il OS cents. & EPFS. : a Spring? lo 1 ho task of satisos hero for clothing, irgor than any ever i inti il' dollars count ? "on will conic to see men and boys that lit as can bo bought ire one of the liumssary to buy your -town dealer to be e wrong. ^ '' " WAGONS. USI.E STORE."