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M FORT MILL MLL.INUE. Pithy Points Gathered for tlie Perusal of Times Readers. Dr. J. 15. Mack is attending the r Confederate reunion at Memphis, Tenn., this week. Mrs. ?T. A. Withers returned g Monday morning from a visit to relatives at Blacks'.oek, S. C. Miss Nannie Pearson, of Morpanton. N. O., visited friends in Fort Mill during the past week. Superintendent lintler informs The Times reporter that the Millfort mill is again running on full time. Miss Heulah Kimhrell, daughter of Mr. Leroy Kimhrell. is seriously ill at Iter houie in Pleasant Va1Ii?v Rev. R. B. Eggleston, of Norv folk, VaM Itmr received a call from the First Presbyterian church of Rock llill. Some of the fanners who work land along the water courses have hid to replant their corn crops three ami four limes. Miss Bertha Massey returned to I ner home at this place Wednesday I from Red Springs. N. C., where I 1 she had just ended a very success-1 I ful session at a school iti that place. A gentleman from (lold Hill re- | marked on Monday that tl e heuvest rain recently was that which fell in that section Saturday night. j Several small bridges were washed ; away by the freshet. The Charlotte 13ri k Company people are making repairs as fast as possible on their plant, which j was demolished by the cyclone of! last week, and hope to begin 1 making brick again in a few days. | Mr. Webb White, who has for some time held a position as en- i gineer and machinist, with the j Fort Mill Mfg. Company, resigned , ?!...? < ><11 |mniit>ii on oauinuiy and l??it | M<.inlay morning for his former home in Kock Hill. Mrs. Ilanna Garrison returned to her home in Pinevillo Friday, after spending several weeks with friends in this place. We are glad to report that Mrs. Garrison's health was greatly benefitted by her visit to Fort Mill. "Monk" McKee, a dusky young mortal of the male pursuasion, was 1 before Mayor McElhaney Friday,! charged with stealing oranges from I one of the stores. Monk was found guilty and sentenced to thirty ! lashes at the end of a cowhide, liis mother applied the lash. Considerable excitement was occasioned on the streets Thursday j liy the running away of a dray horse which is num.*! \l ' ? - "J " " *-* Williamson. The animal became | frightened near tin* depot mid ran to a point about three miles below town, before being stopped. No damage was done except the loss of juiit of the wagon bed. Mr. R. M. London, of Rock llill, was one <?f the visitors to Fort Mill on Friday. Mr. London has recently purchased a lot of new j machinery, type and fixtures for | bis job printing office and is now prepared to furnish his patrons with as nice woik as can be had anywhere. Mr. Jesse Mem-ham, who moved i from Fort Mill to McAdensville, N. C., a short time ngo, had the sad misfortune on last Wednesday to lose his only ehild. The remains were brought to Huh place Thursday for burial. This is the third death in Mr. Meacham'sfamily during the past three months. { Mr. A. W. Drakeford, son of; Mrs. L. H. Drakeford, who was postmistress at Fort Mill for a number of years prior to 181KI, 1 came down from Asheville, N. C.,! last week and spent several days with friends in this place, lie! went from here to Yorkville, where 1 lie will visit his brother, Mr. J. S. ; Drakeford. Prof. S. M. Mason, principal of the Fort Mill graded schools, left Friday for his home at Yorkville, 1 where he will s[>eiid the summer vacation. The patrons of the school express themselves as being \ l.-ii ? * - " mgniy pleased with Ptof. Mason's | work (I uring t lie session just closed and are glad to know tlmt lie is to fill tlie position dining the coming session. -? Ot Death of an Aged Lady. Miss Mary Aycock died at her home near this place 011 last Sunday morning. She had attained the great age of 75 years, and for a long time had been a communicant of the Methodist church. Two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Jones, of Fort Mill township, and Mrs. Alex. Black, of Tirznh. S. C.. survive her. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. K. A. Yongue from the home of the deceased Monday afternoon, and the burial was made at the Fort Mill cemetery. Miss Aycoek's niece, Mrs. W. S. Creighton, of Kock Hill, was at her bedside when the ( end came. She K?KinK V\ater?. Neror in the history of the oldest citizens has there been Mich a downpour of rain as has fallen in this section during the past ten lays and the sot ions question, especially in the minds of the fanners. is when will it. cease. North Carolina has already poured volj minis of water upon us. the like of which has never In en seen or . heard of before, and has wrought i incalculable damage from which it will require years to recover. Catawba river was 24 feet high at the railroad bridge, 2t> fed high I at the new county bridge and .'11 i or feet high at the Catawba : dam. These figures surpass anything in the memory of the oldest settlers. The river began rising Tuesday evening and rose fast and furious until 11 o'clock Thursday. Hundreds of people from all parts of the count y were continually Hocking to the principal points on the river to see the raging waters and some would spend the entire day watching the endless mass of wreckage being swept down the stream. This consisted of houses. lumber, trees, cows and innumerable odds and ends. The water reached the sleepers bearing the tloor of the new county bridge and early Thursd iy morning a raft struck the center of the bridge and knocked it al>out live feet out of line. However, it gradually sprang back into position as the waters receded and is not thought to be seriously damaged. The wooden approach on this side of the bridge was carried away but was later found landed about a mile down the river. There is much rejoicing that the bridge was not entirely carried away, as was momentarily expected and as probably would have been the case had another large raft struck it. The damage at t he Catawba dam was considerable, as would be supposed. Messrs. Malloy A*. Hoggs, the contractors who are building the east wing of the dam, had their derricks anil much of their working apparatus washed away and a quantity of cement ruuied. M r. Lee S. Nivens had a number of cattle washed off an island, but some of them swam ashore and wore recovered. Mr. J. H. Fewell also suffered n Kimilur The water surrounded the home of Mr. Costlier find one or two others nt Wright's Ferry Wednesday night and they had to lake to a ferry boat where they were imprisoned until Thursday evening. On returning to his home, Mr. Costner found that the water had hoen < feet deep in the moms and that much of his household goods hud been swept away. The damage to the bottom land along the river cannot be estimated. In some places immense holes were washed out and extended areas bereft of the rich soil. There were minor losses and narrow escapes too numerous to mention. The Catawba has established a record that will live for years and probably not soon be surpassed. OVKR TttE^COUN l"Y. Items fmm Conn mporarlcs (irouped for limes Readers. Rock Hill Herald. Miss Bessie Bojd returned Wednesday night from Red Springs, N. C., where she has been attending school. Will Reid, a colored man who lived on Mr. J. C. Clark's place near Catawba church, accidentally shot and killed himself on Mr. I. K. Rawl's place Thursday. He v?' u u /?! / ?ooi???? ? 1 ' ?,..o viwonui^ ?? iuiii iog, unci slipping nil", n gun which ho carried struck some object, when it went off, the load taking effect in the man's neck killing him instantly. Shadrick Hemphill and Lee Hagin, both colored, were before Magistrate Jh-ckham Thnr.-day for (listnrbing religious wotship near Less lie last Sunday, with another charge against the accused of carrying concealed weapons. I>oth were found guilty. Hemphill was tilled $10 in the two cases or go to the chaingang <?0 days. He paid up. llagin was given a like sentence, and failing to pay lip, he was turned over Friday afternoon to the superintendent of the chain g"?8A case of varioloid developed this week at the county stockade at the Waters hill. The patient is a convict who was received from the court six works ago. He is from Yorkville and was successfully vaccinated tlnee years ago. lie StlUDDBRS AT MIS PAST. "I recall now with horror," says Mail Carrier Bur lie It Mann, of l.cvanna, <>., 44hiy three years of sutiering with Kidney trouble. I was hardly ever free from dull aches or acuta pains in my hark. To stoop or lift mail sacks made me groan. 1 felt tired, worn out, about ready togi\?- up when t began to use Kleetrie Hitters, hut six bottles completely cured me and made we feel like a now man.4' They're unrivalled to regulate Stomach, Liver. Kidneysand Bowel . Perfect satisfaction guaranteed by Thus. 13. Meat-haw. Only 50 cents. * llUH bcOII 111 U tellt SUM;*' distance from tlie citinp, and it is believed there will be no spread of the disease among the other eon-i viets. though they were exposed to' the contagion. ll.s name is Dave Logan. Yorkville Yeoman. The p esent lessees of the Yorkville roller mill will give up the plant June 15. It is understood i I that the Yietor Cotton <>il Company will then take charge and 1 will begin the erection of the brick building fur the oil mill. The Jasper Light Infantry, 27 or more strong, will leave tomorrow for Chickamanga, in charge of Captain \V. 1?. M oo e and Lieu- \ tenant John R. tlart. This coin- j pauy is one of the eight selected by t G overnor McSweenev as a guard of honor to the unveiling c< remonies at the Chickamanga battlefield. They will return about Wednesday. I licro is a good di'ii 1 of political 1 talk now, provoked by our errant , Si nutor. Men assembled in knots about the post ottice, waiting for opening inails, and at other places; i and as all roads used to lead to Rome, so all conversations now generally lead to the'politieal sensation A speaker in one of these groups volunteered a day or two since to align the York county newspapers. "One," lie mid, "is against McLaurin, one is for him. one is still on the fence, and ." But something here interrupted he conversation. Yorkville Enquirer. i'lie small grain crops are still looking unusually promising in all sections of the county, except where they were blown down by the high winds and heavy ruins of the past few days. Supervisor (101 don mid yesterterday that lie had heard of more or less damage to a number of sinn'l bridges t hroughout the conn- I ty, but did not know of any serious damage to large bridges across the creeks. The information, however was not complete. ? ? A Reply. Before retiring 'neath the canopy of a summer sky, the Book Club would make its most graceful bow to the not unknown author of a friendly adieu, in last week's issue of The Times, to our very pleasant social, and we trust not uii profitable gleaning, in the world's wide storehouse of knowledge. Our juvenile members may find that the "brook" still babies the 1 same old Song, and chatters "as it goes to meet, the brimming river." .lust as in the long, long ago their great, great, great grandmother's quick ear caught the sound rhyming it merrily with future bliss. A breeze will catch the whisper iih it is wafted by a rose leaf down from its first bower in Paradise. All honor to our efficient president, to her untiring interest and unflagging effort, both the origin and success of the club is due. With a rising vote of thanks, we hereby acknowledge the t imely and well-timed good wishes of our es1 teemed friend. "An Itevoir." OLD SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCE. M. M. Austin, a civil war veteran, of Winchester, Ind., writes: "My wife was i sick a long time in sjiite of good doctor's | treatment, l?ut was wholly cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills, which worked , wonders for her health." They always do. Try the in Only 2."?c at Meacliani's drag store. ????????????? Business Locals. Feed your chickens Pratt's Food. It prevents cholera. For sale by Hughes A' Young. Fresh linker's Bread every Satn rdiiy al dones's. Mason's Improved Fruit, darn and extra rubbers at. 1 lurches & Yoiinrc's. Nice Flower Pots at dones's, d and H> cents each. Boys Knee Pants. Id. 2d, .'id and ;*)0 cents at I lushes A' Women's. You can always j^et the best Fruits at .1 <men's. ('< >M 1 N( J.?J. J. I latins, t lie < )|>t ieian will l?e iii Fort Mill Friday the :toth for I lie. purpose of tilling glasses, exaiiiiaiiieyes, etc Persons liav inn defective vision should call on him at tin? Palmetto Hotel. Work nuaranteed. A COLD WAVIi. Breezes from the Arctic rerrions are constantly playing ah tut Mcacham's Sella Wat it anil Ice ('ream 1 'allots. Drop in itticl mail your mail, or loaf with us awhile. Voii can keep cool without its costing vou a cent. Refreshing ill inks will lie served at your home hy calling "phone to Ice ('ream every day. Attention. Ft. )lili Lf. Infantry Members of (he Fori .Mill Li^ht Infantry will assemble for drill on Saturday afternoon, .June t, at l.IJO o'clock. l>y order of T. B. SPI* ATT, Capt. SilverwareWe aro adding nl all times to our lino of Sterling Silver all the most desirable pieces for table use. For presents or use in your family you ei'M Hi id nothing better. c?//ic-cQ?f/<rmM/nfaSn'T&n ^ggjS 5SB5 Ti ? 'Phone U77. CHAltI.OTTE, N. C. Why ?>o You Throw money away by buying a cheap ?.jmdo of Harness, when you can ^et the best Hand Made Harness at the same price? How is your saddle? Now's tin* time to have it repaired. (Jive me a call. J. E. MARSHALL, Opp. Central Hotel. Hock IIii.i., S. O. Have You Catarrh ? An Atomizer will ^last for years, yet in a few week's timo it will pay for itself in the relief it will ojve you. It puts the medicine ri^ht at. the seat of the trouble and will cure. One should he in every family to uncork the no-e and head when stopped up with cold. It is pleasant and refreshing and convenient to use at all times. For sale at AnnmRVfc ......... mi' |*'rn'i:i wurk of tlia Model Strain l.!iumlrv. (-harlot h'. N. (all tl?r* t im?* at short j>rieo8 has won tin- ^'t'licial favor of k<> m! dn-xsars. Shipuii'iits inada W'cdin-sday availing. Ki>. 1,. Mi ill.iiankv, Auknt. i-oit <1()()1) WHISK IKS, W1X KS, llUANDlKS, KTO., ' i.i. on 01: v. hit:-: to \Y. I!. JIOO V K H, CIHKLiO ITiv, X I. I From The Devil up to the proprietor, everybody about this print shop is trying to make it the best print sbop for you to employ. Let us print for you. R. M. LONDON, Rock Hill, S. C. DR. J. L. SPRATT, SUIMiHdS DKNTIST. Oilier in .loiics building, Main Strict, F..rr Mill, S. C. MuvK. ?f. UIicii 4Moiii^u(, < >ne's appearance should lit- a subject for compliments, and not of apologies ami explanations. Dress is so largely a matter of 1 i n< u that the latimlry tjuestion isall important. Disregarding the rule of spie ami span tells severely IllfuinJ tl IT > _ 'in ' ??? i " Just Arrived Another lot of men's and boys' summer Clothing. Our retail prices are lower than our competitors wholesale cost. How is that? It's no secret. Call and see the goods and the prices will do the rest. We are offering a lot of Slippers, Summer Dress (joods, Millinery, etc., at and below wholesale cost. Special bargains in Bicycles and Sewing Machines. I*. J. MASSET. 1 ^ veuiiia una counterpanes. What looks nicer at nil times, ami especially in summer, than a nice white lied to rest our bodies on? Is yours looking as nice and white and inviting as you wish? If not, call and see our line of Counterpanes and (Juilts. We have them at all prices, 75c, $1, $1.25 $1.50, i-2 and $2.25. We call especial attention to our $2 and $2.25 (Juilts. They are satin finish and are beautiful. Table Linen. i . ~ in your appetite jjjoodY Do you relish your fo<xl ns you should? If not, you must hnve some of our Table Linen. We liavo it so nice and white that it will'mako corn bread taste like honey dew. 02 inch wide all Linen, at 00 cents. 72 inch wide all Linen, special at 75 cents 02 inch wide all Linen, special at 50 cents. MEACHAM & EPFS. Bargains for the Ladies. -A 'W A TNA VVA A ^T\A A ^ A A 'A A A We offer for a short time our entire stock of Ladies' Oxfords and Low Quarter Shoes at one-half actual value. We have about 150 pairs of these Shoes that cost us IVoni 75c to 81.50 a pair and will sell them now at 50c to 81 a nair. wliWU? \a on 4 7 .. iv'it AO (ill (IV tUill |oss to os of 25 to 50 per cent. Our loss is your gain. Call early and get choice. The numbers run from 2 to 4 1-2. Mason's Fruit JarsWe have just received a big lot of Mason's Jars and our prices arc rock bottom. Fruit Jar Rubbers 5c a dozen. "Eagle" Shoes, aowaacsMBaaiB a--a m a a A now lot just in. We claim and be- I Hove this brand to be the best shoe on earth I for the money. The only complaint is that, ^ "They last too long." 0 "THE OLD RELIABLE STORE." j. T. 1>. HELK, Proprietor. | .