FORT MILL MELINU:.
Pithy Points Gathered tor the Perusal
of Time* Readers.
Miss Ada Bradford is visiting
friends in Yorkville.
The 2-inonths-old son of Mr.
D. (J. Potfs died last Wednesday.
Communion services were held
at the Fort Mill Baptist church
Sunday niornintr.
The regular monthly meeting of
1 lie directors of the Savings Bunk
was held Alondny evening.
Mrs. E. \Y. Kimhrell left yesterday
for g short visit t<? her sister,
.Mrs. E. K. Andrews, in Lancaster.
Kov. ?J. Barr Harris, of liock
Hill, pr -aeht d at the Methodist
church i i this place Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Craig and
children, of Point. S. 0., visited at
the home of J)r. 1). (J. Thonipson
this week.
Mrs. N. It. Hotchkiss returned
f<> New Iluven, Conn., Thursday,
after a short visit to relatives i:i
this place.
Prof. .Jaekson Hamilton and .M r.
W. M. Crook are visiting at the
home of the former in I nion
county, N. ('.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Allien, of
Concord, N. <spent several days
at the home of ( apt. S. E. White
during the past week.
The annual spring communion
sorvicesat the Presbyterian church
in this place will he held Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock.
Tim editor of The Times was
pleasantly entertained at dinner a
few afternoons ago by Dr. and
.Mrs. T. S. Kirkpat i ii k.
Air. it?>y Moore, of Chariot to.
was the guest of his sister in law.
Airs. \\ . P. Moore, at the home of
fjapt. W. K. Bradford, Sunday.
Air. dean Montgomery and Miss
Alice Hammonds, employees of
the Port Mill Alfg. Company, were
married Sunday evening by Kev.
i ia*:.. i.
f i urn.
Mr. ?T. M. Spruit informs The
Times that his uncle, Col. L W.
Spratt, hud considerable property
destroyed by the disastrous fiiv
which occurred in Jacksonville,
JFia., Friday uiuht.
Mr. W. A. Watson informs us
that the statement published inj
these columns last week to the effeet
that he is to assume the duties
of secretary and treasurer of the
Milifort mill is erroneous.
Mr. L. A. Harris, who is employed
by the Whiting (Mass.)
Machine Works in installing cotton
mill machinery in Concord,
N. CM spent Sunday at the h <me
?>f his mother. Mrs. Alice Harris.
Dr. S. L\ Walson, who "radunted
in medicine ami surgery from
the University of Maryland last
week, is at the home of his mother,
Mrs. .1. L. Wats >11. Dr. Watson
will leave on the loth instant
for Durham, X. C., where he will
apply t i The State medical board
for license to practice in No.th
Carolina, his intention In in^ to
locate in Asheville.
Mrs. J. 14. Mack, president of
the -Ladies' Confederate Memorial
Association, requests the Indies of
the community who are interested
in the decoration of the graves of
tin? Confederate dead in the Fort
.Mill cemetery 1. ? meet at the residence
of Mrs. T. B. Belk tomorrow
afternoon at 1 o'clock for the purpose
of making wreathes, etc. The
graves are to he decorated Friday
afternoon at d .'iO o'clock.
Th e regular semi-monthly meeting
and drill of the Fort Mill
Fight Infantry was held Saturday
afternoon. At the meeting, lire
resignation of ('apt. \V. It. Bradford
was tendered and accepted,
and the new captain of the coin
pany is now Thos. B. Spratt. who
lias held the first lieutenancy in
t he company since its >i gan i/.it ion.
('apt. Sprat t is well qualified to
till the office to which he has heen
promoted, having spent several
years as a cadet at the Citadel
academy in Charleston. The two
other officers of the company are
Messrs. S. \V. and A. L. Barks,
lirst and secon 1 lieutenants, resi
?eet i v'fl v
Severn 1 weeks ago nil entertainment?The
Old Maids* Convention?
was given in the town hall
by a number of ladies of the community
and the proceeds therefrom
were used in purchasing new
chairs for the hall. It was gener- |
ally understood at the time the
chairs were bought that in the future
the hall was not to be rented
to colored people. Hut there
ueems to have heen a inisuiah rstanding.
as the hall was used by
a strolling band of negro musicians
for several nights during the past
week. Consequently a number of
ladies who took part in the entertainment
are incensed over the
matter. The Times is not a parly
to this con i r ivr.-y 1 ; , .,
cm the opinion that Fort Mill is
the only town in Sou h Carolina
that ytiu'u its hall to negroes.
I'ku.iaui Hill Sclioul clu5C8.
lull tor Tinios: It was a beaut iCul
day ami there was excitement
in the air. The ilav was last b'rii
day ami the excitement was ih'I'ii'
siom ?1 by tin exlii bit inn ami picnic
, given by t he Pleasant 11 ill school.
i>f which I'rol". Ij. Shirley is the
deservedly popular teacher.
Karly tlio crowils he"an to ns|
seiuhie, ami in cr??\v<is they eame
until it seemed that tlnue whs
.scarce staiului<x or sitting room,
liy 1 ().!>'?) o'clock there was no more
room and the exercises he?;an. It
would he iuipossihlo to do justice
in any mere desci iption of the exercises.
Fist came the lit tie ones in words
of erecting and welcome, in speech
and in soiilt. And then came the
older scholars in soi and dialogue.
As : 12 actor and mimic the
laurels belong to .Mr. Tims. (\dp,
hut I must not for net to mention
1 ho award of t lc> cold modal offered
by I !*1 b. l*\Mr|)ow. Kbij , of ^ orkvilli*.
I'or ihis modal tlioro was
some ? i111 or ton O'-alos'ants in
declamation. ami wliilo all woro
x? ! and praiseworthy tho judifes
unanimously decidi d that the mod
a! riojitfiiov belonged 1<> Mr.
Prank Potts. The exercises of t ho
school l)oinur over. tho visitors and
quests o| tho occasion wore invitt d
to relievo tin* Imrdon of a lon^r
table i^roanino under the load of
odorous and appetizing viands.
Aft. r dinm r oupid beoaine master
of ceremonies and the f a t u i e alone
can reveal what was accomplished
in those thotin^ hours of that
afternoon. Tin1 yirls were temptingly
pretty and the youn?x men
were in a mood to be tempted.
I'efore breakim_r tip in the afternoon
the trustoi s of the school announced
that Pr >f. Shirley was
aeain elected to tench the school
the ensuing year, the school reopening
the latter pait of duly.
And then all w< lit home late in
the afternoon and many went with
sitdis that the day hud passed so
i sipid ty.
The p'euie of this school is the
annual event of the Pleasant Valley
section of the country. Ijouh
livv* l'rof. Shirley and his school !
r.
Wade Hampton Cnn't be Bought.
.\ i oinmlua dispatch says that
llio tender of the Columbia jmstinastershi|)
to (Jen. Wade I lampion
is causing e, tin motion and
sen sat ion.
A close friend of .MeLanrin callid
on (Jen. Wade ilainpton and
asked liiill to aeeept tile office,
which is soon to he made a tirstclass
otliee. The general was re-'
(jiiested to not mention the matter,
a d it was only when assured
Friday afternoon that the fact of
the tender havin?_r la en made was
known, that he said, when ni^ed
f< r a statement:
'"1 would imt aec? pi anything in
tin* world from iliat smircr."
Tl.oii, uflor a pause, tin* old j_r? 11?
ral said, with added emphasis:
"The people of South Carolina
h!ionUl know by t his t iuie I hat 1 ran
not lie I) iiiyht
A statement of the Senator's
side of the case has been sent out
from Hen net t s v i I le. The Senator
said that he did not offer the otliee
to (ieneral Hampton. and merely
promised to Use h s inlluenre in
having him appointed if lie dosiia d
it. at the request of a close personal
friend of the ueiieial's.
Mrs. K. K. Hoeos returned Saturday
nirdit. after a vis.t of several
days in Spartunbur'/.
Mr. Hoht. Meredith and Miss
Carrie Walker. I) t!i of Salisbury.
N C., w.-re niar. ied at theCatawlia
house last Thursday evening by
Rev, 1C. A. II artsell.
Mrs. A. A. Yoiiiilc left this morn
ino for Winnsb ro, in response to
a tel 'erani staline that lu r daughter.
Mis ). K. Ihuee, is seriously
ill in that town.
Monday morning at ! oeh.ok
Henry I \ num. a m-ei o man traveling
with a colored musical troop,
died suddenly at a m-oro r? slanrant
m ar the livery s able of Mi.
I. \Y . .Mehith iney.
The following Confederate veterans
left for Columbia t i- morninc.
to attend the reunion in thai
city: Dr. .!. II Thornwell and
Missis. I. Jones, Hoht. Mums,
!'. II. Johnston. Joseph N ivi ns.
A. II. All* rr it I ami A! aj. L. N. (1u I p. (
A nej^ro man employed in the
ironstnietion of tin- tlon for the
Cat awl a I'uwi r Company was
iIiowiimI in (ntawlii river a few*
miles fioin thi- |?l n*e in Wi ilnesilay
niorn.nv;. His lioily was not
reeovereil nut .1 Saturday afternoon.
? -? *- - ??
The Tvi-v Mr. halloa, i preacher in '
Deliver, beraiue uully i-iilsiiiir!c*il aj> ill
t in' jK-rorul i >11 of a line m rm - ut on ilealh.
" Kn> lony." In- >.iiil >o!i litii 1 v. "wi will
all l?* en I loil up ai ty slialile i >!l" lie - eor
al moil, or, I shou'd ' ay, entitle oM 1
lliis- that is, euftle off i his sh >rta I par- :
don me; sliuo'.e oil'tiiis eort Aliein! i t 1
us rise and sin^j the do.volojjy anil he
dismissed."
Indvx to New Adv.it>t>emenls.
Tlio (it m Calf, an np-t?Mlat?'
1{?\A luirant.? ?I. K. Sadler, Koi k
Ilill. S. C.
"Dollars <>f \ aliif for Mimes of
Cusli." J-'.. \V. K i 111!?i 11 A- i \?.
Snappy liari^aiiis in I )i v (ioods.
I j. rl. A1 as-Hoy.
A new Haiin'?s ami Saddle
Stoiv. J, K. Marshall, liork Mill.
S. C.
lYnfessionat caul. .1. 1j. Sprutt,
I). I). S.
i?i_r Values ami Kind Treaijiienl
Draw Tiaiiiv The l?ee 11 i v???
l'iijirhit !e, N .
The latest in (tents' Duniishiuirs.
Mem-ham A: Kpps.
Wall Paper and Artesian J/ithia
Wat or. T. II. hoik.
I.cms of State News.
The Southeastern Passenger a*soeiatii>n
lias granted I ho one faro rate to
teachers who desire i<> attend the State
snnnuer school at Converse. Tickets
will he put on sale .Tune 1?.
The hoard of trustees of the Spartan
lmrpfeiiy schools has ordered an elect ion
for Tuesday, May 21, on the question of
issuing .(>'.!?> in homls to provide a
now huihlino for puldi school purposes.
Many children wen* turned away last
year for want of room.
TweUe barrels of liquor were found
several Weeks np? hy eonsttihles ill
the vicinity of a irovorntneut distil
lory not far from Marytlell. S. ( and
tlie barrels were buried in the ^roiiiui.
The cotistahles made another visit to
the neiuhliorhood last week, and diseovered
that four mor.? i.oms.1^ 1....1 i
uncartlied since their former capture.
Newberry may have the opjiortunity
of bringing iilMMit t lie lirst meeting be
t wi'i'ii >? ual<>!> Tillman am! Mrl.aurin,
at which lb y can ?li -- ass t ho polit ieal
issues of the day. Newberry is to have
a firemen's t < >11 l-i t a i ii<- 111 on the tit h of
Jimc anil botli Penator* Tillman and
Yicl.uurin have been invited to In- present
and make addresses. Senator Mcl
aurin has ac.cptcd the invitation to
be present, but Senator Tiilnian ljas
not been heard from
Leslie (iartier, a young white mail
and fanner living a few miles from
Jones> tile, S. twas out hunting vvitli [
his shot i;tin 'I hursdav and stopped at a |
neighbor's house and while talking to
the lady of the house he rested his right
arm upon tlie ntn/./.le of his gun. 'J'lie
weapon was aeeidentally discharged by
t he hammer striking the piazza lloor.
the whole load entering the forearm
ard tearing it to pieces from near tinelbow
to the wrist. Physicians found
ainputntion necessary.
A daring at tempt to escape from the
State farm at Unload, S. P., was made
by several convicts on Thursday and
resulted in the temporary loss of three
of the prisoners. Israel Piins, a lite
prisoner from York county, slipped up
behind tiuard M. < >. liurkett, si rue.v
him a stunning blow on tin- neck and
took his gun from him. lie attempted
to shoot Inirkett, but did not know liovv
to manipulate t he rillc. ,vm:s. follow ad
by two oilier eouviets, t.rant McNeill
and Tout Haystack, then took refuge in
a large swamp nearby. A search of
the swamp resulted in the capture of
t^ims and McNi ill. but Haystack made
good hi e.M-ape and is still at large.
The Palmetto l ost, a weekly pajHT
puldished in this Plate, recently made
I lie f< >1 iow ing novel proposit ion: "We
cannot give you a free trip to Mars, a
course at Harvard nor a guaranteed
pri/.i to tin- llabanna Lottery, but we
do want to increase the eireulat ion of
tie- I alinetto I ost, and make this proposition:
A do/.eu eggs are not worth
Dllli'li 1 ? nl' 1 ....???- -- :|1 * '
.. . ? i - iii^ I'll! \\C Will lilKC
lh?' proceeds of them for nino mouths'
subscript loll lit I lie i a 1 met to ! <ts!. Hcl
a lifii on I In- ilo/.t a r^jjs, anil, jjn t? 1 hi' !;
or hail, wo u^i'ci' lo o|v,. 11i11? months'
subscription to Tin- lost for tin- ehickciistli.it
hatch anil live to he do nays
old, ami t rust to your honor mil tochcat
us. lu sonic instances we may ^ol
ci;r!it or ten chickens, and sixain w <
may pet none, hut we will take the
chance: so^ive us your name and try
your luck."
An exchange says that it lakes a rich
mail to draw a check, a pretty jjirl to
draw attention, a horse to draw a earl,
:i porous plaster to draw the skin, a
toper to draw a ear!;, a free limeh to
ilraw-a crowd and an advert iseniciil in
your home paper to draw trade.
"1 robahly no small town in all the
world," says the Memphis \pi? al "ever
Ka\e to any jjivat eon> si of war so
many tlist in^uished men as Holly
.springs. Miss. It furnished eiiclit ^en
eral otlieers to the I'onfedera v, not one
of w hoiu lul l no eivei! a military ednea
tioti. None etit" reil tile war as liiph
otlieers, hut all dis! inptiished themselves
in battle, and all attained the
rank of genera I by their merits. Thev
,\iaj >r ( o neral Walt lu II ami I'niu'
a<hers (invaii, < Inhiii'is, Moi, hentnti,
I 'en MeCnlloii^li. l''eal lierstoiie ami
Yaiifilian. Five of them were reared in
I lie lown ami were schoolmates, ami
the other thive tiveil in i lie town or in
Marshall eoiiiitv."
TO MY FRIENDS!
I liftve IxiiioJil the entire stock ol
Harness 1111(I Snililh s of the late
I licit'"* .Miles ?! (ill 1ISI II II1 If 1 Mill
now |)ic|?nred to furnish 11113 1 liiriL?
tlesircil in this line. Ilnrin ss niul
S ulille rc| airing 11 Hpccialty. A
[ all will lie 111>|>ri !-i:i11 (I.
J. E. MARSHALL,
Km K I I II I., S. <
ICXC'KLSH K Nl'llSKKl KS
Have a fine reeoril. The Cleor^ifi hoard
)f eiilnii:n!fi^) eeviitieslo the health of
their sloe);. Their trees fruit a year or
I \\n ear i " I hail ; he 1:' t ie s w 11 h ? - >'.!
hv sonic limn. 1 have 1 it agency ami
din 11 'aiivass York lounly in time to
la' orders for fall delivery. 1'lease
sue your orders tor me. I'inr*t e\er
sv- ens and Lowers. as \v II as fruit in e.-.
for sale. SAM I" M ASSI'.Y,
i'UllT MILL, S. C.
i
I
Full Mood in May
is i no i 11110 to plant
cornfield and pole
I beans.
We have several
varieties. Price,
10 cents per ciipfnll.
(1all and set4 ilie size !
of tin4 enp and buy
some of tin4 best varieties
of watermelon
and cantaloupe seed.
ARBREY'S.
y\ V'
p .L \
I nil
When (ioin'4 (Nil.
(hio's nppnurnnno slu.ul.l !??? a suhjool J
for onnipltinonls, ami not of apologies
ami on plana!ions Dross is so lar^i'lv
a mat tor L>f linon that I ho lautiilry question
is all impair ant. I )isfi>^arilin^ tin*
rulo of spin ami span tolls sovoivly
against t ho ntVomlor. Tho porfoot wnrU
of tho Moilol Stonm 1 anmlrv. t haflnlto.
N. all tho tint*' at slmrt prioos lias 1
won thojjonoral fa\orof uo ><l ihvssors. |
Shipnimits inado Woilnosilayo\onin^.
Kl?. 1,. McKi.ii.inkv, AliKNT.
r< >u
(;<)()]) WHISKIES,
W IN KS,
BKAN 1)1 KS, ETC.,
c.vi.i. on nil w urn: to
\V. 11. IIOOV EH,
<11 \ UNO l'TK, N. (.
To Business Men
?
I
we print
..
V Ii.it is there in our line
on which you would like
Inotat ion-? f \\*c w .jut your
tr-olf, .111(1 it you will jfjvc
lis a chaiioe, will submit
samples ami prices that
iviJl be interesting tu you.
WE PRINT
R. M . London
ROCK HILL. S. C.
Canned
Goods.
.
I f y<mi need any canned
coodb. conic t ) sec Die for
iliriii. I am \cry partieunlar
ali ?:11 tliin p rt of my
block, and claim to carry
t lie h' st and freadiest, I.h
that the kimi y<mi want?
A, 0* Jones,
i
J. LEE SPRATT,
Sl'lit ;i:< ?N DKNTIST.
i )l ice in Joiic.-s tmililnig, Main Street,
l-'ori Milt, S. C.
May 8. tf.
i
Snappy Ban
? -v_
This week we otTor J00 pairs
AT C< )ST.
~)00 yards odds and ends in Perc
Most <>f tlie.ni were JO and 12 1-2 cei
J00 Sample Straw Hats at 2~> e?
We have the prettiest line of M
400 Shirts ever shown here, ami we
L?very Shirt yon buy here. They ar
M e have just opened a lot of I
box ralf, ut .St.?H>, $2.f?0, and
fords and Strap Sandals, at oOoent*
Ju Millinery we have had the b
have learned that tiiey don't have U
Call and compare our ^oods am
IJ. Mil
Lyon Brand Shirts.
\V<* lmve a full line of these
It is a shirt that you cannot bu;
seJJ them fur Ho cents. The cm
oarinent is mutie of the same m
a calico hotly, hut all nnjulras,
oood shirt for ol) c.-nts.
Collars and Cuffs.
A complete line of II. & I. Ct
shapes, at 10 cents.
Neckties, Bows, Etc.
In ajl the tljlVerent styles ami
Windsor Ties, Fours-in-Ilantl ai
mail/' up in three ways.
[Jnderwear,
A complete 1 inc of Shirts at
match. A tfootl ni^ht Shirt for
MEACHAW
Do You War
Good Suit fo
I f so, wo arc equa
IVin^ ovorv ono who oo
\\ v know our si iwk- is
.. T , ? - ' > *? ?
brought to Fort Mill,
lor anything willi you,
ns. We have suits fo
arc as nice in quality
in any city, and if you
her who think it ne<
clothing from an outstylish!y
dressed, you i
Wall Paper.
i r -
I I 11 \ I I (III" (111 >
that need papering, |o
estimato of tlie cost,
to select from.
Artesian Lithi
From t he famous s;
is highly rooonimondo
rians, amoim the nun
Mack. Wo have it.
"THE OLD KEL
Ladies' .and Children's Clipper
ales. Lawns, etoM at 5 cents a yard
lis.
'iith, worth 50 and 75 cents,
en's and Hoys' Madras and Negli
save von from 1(1 tr? 'tfi
e NOT the kind that fade.
Kami's Fine Shoes, iu .vici ki(l and
J, and Lad lew' *uid Children's Oslo
?1.75.
i^est trade iu years. The ladi.es
.) i?ay two prices for hats here.
1 prices.
iSSEY,
? 11
Shirts, in all the l?*aditt^ colors,
Y elsewhere for less than ?1. We
jLors are nil fust, aud the entire
ater/al?not a madras bosom and
Sizes, 1J 1-2 to bS. We also sell a
dlars und CulJs iu all the latest
shapes. Bat Wing Shield Bows,
ad the Keokuk?a tie that can be
25, 55 aud 50 cents. Drawers to
50 cents.
? ? ? r
prints at Austell, Ga.,
(I by eminent physiiber
being Dr. Alex.
(AliLE STORE."
I & EPPS.
it a
r Spring?
1 to the task of satislues
here for clothing,
larger than any ever
, and if dollars count
you will come to see
r men and boys that
id lit as can he bought
are one of the num
lessary to buy your
of-towu dealer to bo
ire wrong,
rooms in your house
t us furnish you an
Wo have 500 designs
ia Water.