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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 ,
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< ><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 '
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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 \
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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<1()()1) WHISK IKS,
W1X KS,
llUANDlKS, KTO.,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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"THE OLD RELIABLE STORE." j.
T. 1>. HELK, Proprietor. | .