Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 22, 1901, Image 3
FORT HILL MSLANREL
Pithy Points Gathered for the Perusal
of Times Readers.
Mrs. Jan. Grier ami little dau^h* j
fer, Miss Dora, are visiting re la- j
tives in Cliurlotte this week.
Miss Maud M aeon, of Blythe- j
wood. S. C.? is visiting her liroth- '
er, Mr. B. V. Macon, at this place.
Messrs. J. T. Darnell and \V. D.
Ivimbrell returned Monday from
a sluart visit to friends at Clay
Hill. S. C.
Mrs. J. A. Withers and daughter,
Miss Bessie, left Friday for a
visit to relatives in and near
Blaekstoek, S. U.
Mr. 1). H. Boyd, of Campoliollo,
S. C., is a visitor at the home of
his father, Mr. Wm. Boyd, a few
miles north of Fort Mill.
The stockholders of the Fort
Mill Mfg. Company held their annual
meeting at the company's office
in this place last week.
Mrs. F. S. Reeves of Statesville.
N. C., is spending a few days in
this place at the homo of her
father, l)r. T. B. Meacham.
Mr. W. W. Sellers, who is nt
present located in Charleston,
S. C., spent several days of last
week at his home in this place.
Mr. Roht. Dorsett and sister.
Miss Mattie, of (Mov?*r, spent a
short while in Fort Mill last web
the quests of Miss Ada Bradford.
Mr. Al Collins and Miss Mary
Hnmmond, employees of the Fort
Mill Mft;. Company, were mariied
on the lltli instant by Magistrate
Joseph Howie, in Bolaire.
'i'ho two cottages which Mrs. It.
O'Connell has had erected on
South Confederate street wi I be
completed and ready for occupancy
by the tirst of next week.
Architect If. K. White spent
Sunday with relatives near Fort
Mill. He returned to his home
in Rock Hill Monday accompanied
by his sister, Miss Alice White.
Mr. J. Tj. Tliomnsnn wli?-? luiw
been attending tho Fort TNI 111
graded school, left Saturday morning
for his home near Point, S. O.,
where he will spend his suiniuer
vaction.
Mr. J. E. Ardrey, of the South
Carolina college, spent Monday
in Fort Mill with his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. ?T. W. Ardrey. He
returned to Columbia Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. A. A. Young returned Sat
unfay evening from Wiunshorn.
S. C., where she was summoned
several days ago on account of the
serious illness of her daughter,
Airs. J. E. Rruce.
Father O'Counell. who has been
lhe rector of the American college
n Rome, has been appointed
>i?hop of Portland, Me. Rev.
' VConnell is a son of Mrs. I>.
J'Connell of this place.
Owing to a serious throat ntTeeion.
Rev. A. Finch was unable to
stttAtirl 111l* '???
....miu in \ ll I I'll (Ml nVIIMUlV.
His pnlp't was til led in 1 lie inoniinghy
Kev. F. A. Hnrtsell, and
again at night l>y Kev. It. A.
Yongue.
Messrs. J. M. Sprntt nnrl J. II
MeM array left M miay morning
for Spartanburg to attend the annual
meeting of the (Iraixl Lodgo
K. of I*., which is being hehl in
that city this week. Dr. Thornwell
did not go until Monday
night.
Postmaster 1?. II. Massey and
laughter, Miss Kstelle, went up
to Charlotte Monday to attend the
20th of May festival. Miss Massey
will remain in the city several
days visiting relatives and
friends. Mr. Massey returned
Monday night.
At a meeting of the trustees of
the Fort Mill graded school, held
in the office of the Savings Bank,
yesterday afternoon, the following
teachers were elected for the coming
session: Prof. S. M Mjisoii
principal; Miss Clara Sledge. intermediate
department; .Miss Delia
Mills, primary department.
Mrs. Hanna Garrison, of Pineville,
N. C.. is with the family <>f
Dr. T. H. Meaeham in this place.
Mrs. Garrison has been in ill
health for several months and it
is hoped that an extended visit to
Fort.Mill will prove beneficial to
her. Her daughter, Miss Minnie,
came down Monday morning and
spent the day with her.
Policeman 11. C. Culp was the
victim of an unexpected bath on
Saturday night. While crossing
Catawba river in a boat at a point
near the Catawba (lain, Mr. Culp,
in company with Sherd!" Logan
and Constable Scroggins, did not
see a willow limb, under which
the hoat passed, until his hat had
been brushed off. In reaching
for the hat lie lost his balance and
fell head-first into the river. He
jregaiued the boat with but little
trouble, however, and seems none
the worse by his experience. The
hat, a new one which had just been
bought, was not it-covered.
'V
A Destructive Storm in the Tow n. hip.
For the second time in Iter re- !
cent history the vicinity of Fort
1 Mill was the pathway of n genuine
cyclone yesterday morning. This
is a term that may he literally np.
i plied to a compressed volume of
wind that goes bouncing along the
earth with inealcnlaltle power of
destruction and force only me isured
by the tirmne.-s of this terrestial
sphere itself as is evidenced
by the f ret t hat wherever it strikes
everything is demolished and laid
Hat or completely carried oil" the
face of the earth.
About (> o'clock yesterday morning
those who were Jistir saw an
ominus hlaek spot towards the
south, next was heard a rumbling,
then they saw the air tilled with
flying debris of every kind and
trees wore seen to rock and reel
| and kiss the earth, some to raise
j their plumage to the heaven- no
j more, ami then it was all over,
i 1 ? i -
i iiu-M u*rj4uii i nc inquiry us 10 lire
I result, and all day yesterdav the
people were discussing die freaks
| of the fickle wind and its wo, I; of
dest ruet ion.
The heaviest less fell upon the
Charlotte lit irk Company. Most
of the buildings of this plant were
I cotnple'oly demolished. The main
i building went down upon tinmachinery,
but did not unmade it
to n ureal ? xtent. hi one side of
this buildinu are several box stalls
in which a number of muiltt*wero
pinned to the earth, but. fortunately,
none of them were hurt, ihouuh
I a valuable cow, bclonuinu t > Mr.
' It. I). Springs, was killed in a nearby
stall. The otlire building w s
cut oil' and sculled to the four
winds, and left the floor and furnit
ure standi nu as neat ly as before.
! Mr. (iautier, the nmnaoer, says
that all of his pet chickens were
killed e\r? pt the old rooster, anil
he was stripped of his feathers.
The next blow was struck in
some biu woods on .Mr ?1. M.
Spratt's place. There, within a
well defined radius, every tree that
i offered sullicient resistance was
laid prostrate, and this included
countless numbers of immense
oaks.
The h >use occupied by Jus.
Williams, colored, wascut in twain,
nnM.ltn if r.>n;.wr r.. n... ? i ?. -
: w.(v tut * nni nuvi ill*'
I other to the west. Part of the
I nine human occupants were "footbniledM
al>out and the small children
were waltzed around in their
! beds.
A cabin near (.! riflin's store,north
of Fort M ill, occupied by a colored
. family ??f seven, was blown away
and the tloor with the family on it
left intact.
It is said that the main body of
the storm passed up the river towards
McAdonsville, who:o considerable
damaue was done.
No further serious damage has
been lienrd of in this section.
There are many st'-amre tricks
played by the winds, but the
strangest part of all is that no lives
were lost where there were so
many narrow escapes.
? ?Loi.nl
Item*.
There was a very distressing
rumor 011 the streets last week that
.Mr. Starr Kimbrell, son of .Mr.
\V. F. Kimbrell. of this township,
had died of smallpox at his adopted
home in Arkansas. Authentic
news proved more fortunate, however,
since it was learned that both
. Starr and his cider brother, Sam.
have been down with the dread
disease, but are now recovering.
There is talk of or^ani/iim a
branch company of the Fort Mill
Li^lil Infantry iti tin* (Sold Mill
soetion in tin* iiriir future. Members
of the company who live in
(iold II ill tind it very inconvenient
at times to nttcml its meet i iiics,
and for this reason it is thought
that a company with headquarters
in that section should he organized.
The matter will he discussed
at the company's next meeting.
In response to the reipiesls of
severs I ci t i/.ens i if upper Fort .Mill
township, Shel'ilT Lh^mii and Con
stable Scrojiuins. of Yorkville,
passed through Port Mill Saturday
eveninir on their way to the
Catawha Power ('o.'s plant to
quirt the drunken and yii in hi i nir
rows, between ic^ro men and
women, which are said t > i;o on
| at that place oil Saturday nijlits
and Sundays. An elTort was also
made to catch the blind tii?ers who
frequent the thickets near there,
hut it was fruitless. The sheritV
and constnhle returned te York
ville Sunday without making any
arrests.
Al.L H> t:>? ON I i:\AS.
(treat is Texas. Her vast rotten mips
an<l nnirvellous oil discoveriesama/e I le
worm, isow follows the start ling statement
of the wonderful work at Cisco,
Tex. of Dr. King's "New Discovery for
(smsumptiou. "My wife contracted a
severe lung trouble," writes editor .T. J.
Knger, "which caused a most obstinate
cough and finally resulted in profuse
! henuuorrhages, but she lias been completely
cured by Dr. King's New Discovery."
It's positively guaranteed for
Cougiihs, Colds and all 'i hroat and Dung
troubles. 50c and ill, Trial bottles free
j at Thus. 13. Muacham's.
i
Graded School hnterlaimneiit.
The closing exercises of the Fort
MillGradtdschool oil Fru.li/y night
were decidedly n great success.
The pupils of the school, who are
for the nii)4 pari children, were
well prepared for the occasion,
and every part was carried through
without a single hitch. There
was sc'tl to have been a larger
crowd present at this entertainment
than any previous one given
in Fort .Mill Among the number
present were people from the surrounding
country within a radius
of twenty miles. The town hall,
in which the exercises were held,
was crowded beyond its stalling
eapa ity, and a number of chairs
were brought in from the Masonic
hall. Hut. \vi?li these, the people
could not all be accommodated
to seats and a large number weie
eoinpt lb d to stand during the entire
entertainment. The stage
was very tastefully decorated with
evergreens ami ror.es. The tciichof
the sehool deserve sprout credit
nml praise for the manner in wliieh
the eliildren were taught their respective
parts. Music for the occasion
was furnished by a slriiiij
hand from Charlotte, N. ('.
The exercises were opened with
praver by Kev. Dr. .1. It. .Mack.
The fust play of the evenini*
was "Tum Thumb's Weddine," in
which the bride and ?rreoni were
two children, not over .-even years
of aire. The attendants were also
ehildren. about thirty in number,
end were appropriately dressed for
the occasion.
The second part of the program
consisted of a "(Jvpsi Festival,"
ahout twenty-live chddicn takinir
part.
Next came the 'Teak Sisters."
represented l y thirteen of the
laiirer eirls of the selmol. 'litis
plav consisted >t solids and reeitatat
i< ?ns.
The last and most, laughable
part of tlu^^j^fram was "A Mock
I rial, by This represented
a Smith Carolina
court scetii^^^Bvhich the charge
was breadi^^^H-e.mise.
The pat f the school and
visitors present were
very much^^^Bal with tlie entertainment
a^^^Hll anxiously await
the arrival^^^^B' time when they
can speiu^^^^pher evening so
pleasant
Itcr^^^H-onte News.
.1 < >lm (! i^^^H'.'ins is building a
$12,000 in Spurtiinlniil;.
The St tff^C. inference of l\pwortli
Leagues will meet at Jlntrsbnro,
May 2o-20.
Thomas ltnndolph, of Lamar,
Dnrlinton county, died recently at
at 1 he a^e <f 11)2.
The Mormons are to make an
< ITort to establish a blanch of their
chureh in ('liarleston.
The I nitrd States Fish Commission
recently deposited three
million voting sjiad in the Fdisto
liver near Fl? rence.
Will (Joiahhi was accidentally
shot in the ahdonicn with a pistol
by F.liner llowie at Uelair. Lancaster
eoiinty, Friday. llowie
will recover.
F.ioht yoiiMLT preachers were
L'raduati d front the Presbyterian
TheolooicJil Seminary in Columbia
last week. A new mu ss hail
to cost $2,.><)() will In' built upon
the campus.
Oi l) SOLIMI.R'S "CI:.
M. M. Austin, a civil war veteran, <>f
siel^mollf? I >i t e of p ? u I doctor's
treatment, lint was wholly cured hv In-.
Kind's New bile fills, which worked
wonders for tier healt'n." 'I'hev uluavs
ili> 'I'.-v I I. ... I ii.lt* > M i. ..
ilruif store.
Fred your cliiekeiis Frail's
Km,(I. It pi events clndr in. F<>r
sale by 11 inches A: Voiiiiu.
Musi >n'.s Improved Fruit ?lars
and ex Ira rubbers lit. I lushes iV
Viiiinu's.
Hoys' K11 I'antH. ) "?. li ), .'{ "> and
">0 rents at 11 iiLflifs A' ^ min s.
TO MY FRIENDS!
I have In ui <4 lit I lie i nt ire slork o|
I I Illness Mild Suddll'H of Hie lute
"I 111 le Mil s 1111111si 11 and inn
n ?w | : i pa 11 tu furn i li a ii \ t i. ii ;
(b'sit'ed in til. line. Ilii'in^. and
Saddle la j.mii ilie a specialty A
call will be apprei'iati d.
J. E. MARSHALL,
lbM'K 111 I I-. S ( '
MONUMENTS,
HEADSTONES.
1 inn audit t?>r the C ? \\ .
(Murk .Monument and Headstone
Company, of Kutlan, Vt . mid
Jacksonville, Flu., the largest concern
of the kind in the t inted
States. Anyone in need of anything
in my lino would do well to
call oil mo for prices before placing
their oidcrn.
r. u.ni! KM:n,r?rt m?i,s.c.
A COLD WAV I:.
Breezes from the A relic regions
are constantly playing about |
Meucham's Soda Water and lee 1
Cream Parlors.
Prop in ami rend your mail, or (
loaf with lis awhile. You can keep !
cool without its costing you a cent.
Refresh i lie ch inks will be served
at your home bvcallini; 'plione 13.
, ice ('r unn every day.
Silverware. j'
\v e are adding at all times to
our line of Sterling Silver all the
most desirable pieees for table use.
por presents or use in your family
you can tind nothing better.
'l'lioae J77. CIIAKI.OTTK. N. C.
Biay Now
Paris lireon to kill Potato
biles.
Taimlefoot Paper to kill Hies.
.Moth Palls to prevent moths.
A e<>od spriue Tonic to tone
up your svsb m and Allan's t'omli,:
n .... i .. f - 1
linn i nwiiiT u?r your 110111*8111*
animals.
"ludurine"
is 11 now paint which can ho
suhslitulod for lead aiul oil paint
I ami does not i*<>st. one-fourth as;
111111 ii. Anybody can apply it ami
nobody can atVord to have a barn
i unpaintcd much less a dwelling
house when it can he done so i
cheaply.
AUDREY'S.
SA
; I n il
W In n (?oiii? Out,
hio's uppournnco should lio a suhjootfor
ooiiipliiuoiiis, and not of apolo^ios
and oxplauatious. I iros< is so largely
a ni.il lor of lnon that I ho laundry quoslion
is all iui]M>riaut. I )isro^ardiu^ Iho
rulo of spio and span tolls sovoroly
against I ho otVoinlor. Tho porfoot work
?>f I ho Modol Strain 1 aundrv, (harlot to.
N. I' . all l In tinio ai short priors has
won t ho oriirral favor of "noil drossors.
Shipinoiiis uiado Woilnosday ovonin^.
Km K. Mi KI,II IM;V, Auknt.
! '( u;
(iOOl) W11ISK1KK.
W1 N hlS,
IlKAMMhlS, hire.,
( Aid. ON o|; WKITi; TO
\v. ii. iiooyI:H,
nmaom;, n. c.
Canned
Goods.
11 you need imy canned
j^oods, cuiiii' 1 < Sim- mo for
1 li< in. I nm v< iy part icuii
In r nil nit 1 ii is | > rt of my
-f.>ck, iiimI claim to carry
the li st mid freshest. Is
that the kind you want?
A? 0. Jones.
DR. J. L. SPRATT,
SURCKON I) ION TI ST.
Oftirc in Jones lniililin^, Main Street,
Vert Mill, S. (J.
May ?. tf.
I
Just Arrived
Another lot of men's and boys' summer
C lothing. Our retail prices are lower than
A * A 1| | A XT
vuiujuuum^ cosi. now is
that? It's 110 secret. Call and see the
goods and the prices will do the rest.
We are offering a lot of Slippers, Summer
Dress (jloods, Millinery, etc., at and below
wholesale cost.
Special bargains in Bicycles and Sewing
M achincs.
I*. J. MASSEY.
RIBBONS, RIBBONS, RIBBONS.
Tltrrc is more Ribbons used tliis season than ever before, and we
have sold m*it*' up to thirt time than in any ? revious six months. A
new lot of that \\ under Ribbon, No. tit) and SO, pure silk, in all shades,
at 15 eents, Nos. 5 and 7. at 5 cents, No. 0, at 7 cents, No. 12 at H>
cents. Coin** early as it will not last long,
A prett\ TatVeta Silk, in black, white, pink and blue, et 45c.?a
genuine bargain.
A n.'\ i -t ot Ch neil. for Ties and Rosetts, in black, blue and pink,
at 5 cents. New KmhrnidorioH at 10, 12 1 2, and 15 cents.
Ladlcs? Muslin Udcrwcar,
We have some Rargains in these goods. On account of lack of
room we have decided to drop this line. Radios' Pants, which sold
for 25, .'5b. and ot)*-, are now lb, 2b, and dSc. A few Gowns and
Skirts at a bargain.
Knit I'mlcrwear. Vest, 5, It). 15 and 25 cents, with or without
sleeves. Pants, 25 cents.?a big seller.
Twr-r -w
XVA J.JL* JJBAJLN iUJti 1C ,
We cnn any to tin; ladies tlmt Miss Curtis 1ms about caught up
with all back orders and is ready to start afresh. We are Tory sorry
that some customers were disappointed about their work last week,
but let us beg you* to be patient with her, as she did her best, working
all day and from 10 to 12 o'clock at night for about ten days. We
believe you will.
MEAGHAM & EPFS.
i- J
Do You Want a
Good Suit for Sprins-?
a.
If so, we are equal to the task of satisfying
cvtMT 0110 who comes here for clothing.
We I v11 o\v our slock is larger than any ever
brought to Fort INI ill, and if dollars count
( _.X 1 ' 1
mr iinvinmg wnii you, you will come to see
us. We have suits for men and boys that
are as nice in quality and lit as can be bought
in any city, and if you are one of the number
who tliink it necessary to buy your
clothing from an out-of-town dealer to be i
stylishly dressed, you are wrong. I
WAT _
man paper. j
II' there arc any rooms in vonr house
thai need papering, let us furnish you an
esti mat e of the cost. Wo have 500 designs
to select from.
Artesian Lithia Water,
From t he famous springs at Austell. Ga..
"
is highly recommended by eminent physicians,
among tln^ number being Dr. Alex.
Mack. Wo have it.
, "THE OLD RELIABLE STORE." ,