Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOCAL and PERSONAL. Miss Effie Culp is visiting: relatives at Pineville this week. Mrs. W. B. Rodders, of Chariot te is visiting: relatives in this place. A local weather prophet predicts that there will be no drought this summer. Miss Ada Bradford left Thurs- ! day for Yorkville to attend the j county summer school. Mis. Leroy Springs, of Lmncnster, visited her mother, Mrs. S. E. ! White, during the past week. Several farmers of this township I have bought harvesting machines 1 for use in this year's era in cron r ' - -t-Mrs. Margaret Wolfe ami daugh- i ter, MisH Lula, came up from Rock ' Hill Saturday and spent Sunday i with relatives in this place. Misses Lillian Massey, of Tirzah, 1 and Bessie Boyd, of llock Hill, came up Friday night and spent Saturday with friends in Fort Mill. The first ripe peaches we have seen this year was a basket of the delicious fruit sent The Times by Mr. J. S. Deaton on last Thursday. Most of the Fort Mill young ladies and gentlemen who have been off attending school have returned home for the summer vacation. Dr. ?T. L. Spratt returned from Charleston Monday where he went before the State dental board. He passed successfully as well as eight of his classmates. Dr. B. N. Miller, of Bethel, i i i - . ? ' ojh-iii ?everui nays or mis week lti | Fort Mill. Dr. Miller recently passed examination before the South Carolina medical hoard and is thinking of locating in Texas. Mr. G. R. Reeves and Miss dosie i Deadtnnn, of Salisbury, N. C.t were married at the Catawba House Saturday night by Rev. K. A. Hnrtsell. The happy couple left on the morning train Sunday. The game of baseball, Fort Mill vs. Pineville, played at this place | Saturday afternoon resulted in a victory for the Fort Mill boys, score IS to 14. The above teams will play another game on the 22d at Pineville. The fifth annual dance of the Rock Hill gerinan club was held in that city Thursday night. Among the number of latlie3 present were Misses Mabel and Mary j Armey of tins place. Work on the liuiles bridge has been completed and it. is thought 1 to be tnoro substantial now than ever before. The main part of the bridge has been raised two feet , and rock abutments placed at each end. | In its list of York county touchera who will attend the State summer school at Spartanburg, the Rock Hill Journal mentions Prof. S. M. Mason and Miss Clara Sledge of the graded school at this place. Messrs. II. E. Merritt, Willie Clawson nnd Hon Downs left Saturday for Columbia to accept po- , sitions in the Southern Railway , shops in that city. Vacancies were made hy the recent strike of the machinists. Persons who have been using the tracks of the Southern railway as a walkway to and from the Millfort mill are requested by the town authorities to use the street which lias recently been opened and put in condition by the street force. The Times is requestd to call a I meeting of the farmers of this township to he held in the Fort iHiu town lulll on Saturday after- j noon at 4 o'clock, for the purpose ; of organizing a township club of i the York Cotton Growers1 Assoria- j tion. All fanners are urgently j requested to be present. Mr. J. II. Potts, of Fort Mill I township, came to town Monday i morning expecting the survivors of the Battle of Big Bethel to have a reunion. lie was very much disappointed when he found out that there was no reunion. Mr. Potts was in the 1st North Carolina Volunteers.?Charlotte News. As u residt of his engaging in a "skin11 game, near the plant of the Charlotte Brick Company on Sunday afternoon, Sam Moore, colored, was shot in the leg by another negro, known as Black 1 >i'imond. Moore in said to have grabbed and started oil' with some money which belonged to 1 )iamond, whereupon the latter pulled down l.; li - i - i: i v11 linn. mouie vvftM only SOgllliy wounded. Mrs. Minnie Wilson, wife of Mr. P. 8. Wilson, of Gold Hill, died very suddenly at her home in that section Thursday night. Mrs. Wilson was about .'! "? years of ago, and was well-liked by all who knew her. Deceased leaves a husband and five small children to mourn her death. A very impressive and touching funeral sermon was preached by her pastor. Rev. A. L. Stough. The burial was made at Flint Hill cemetery on Friday afternoon. 1 i i 1 ?.? I Messrs. Suhepheu Williams and Marion Witiierspoon, of Lancaster, were in town Tuesday. Mrs. E. W. Kinibrell left last night for an extended visit to relatives in Syracuse X. Y. Miss Nannie McElhaney left Friday for a two week's visit to relatives at Statesville, X C. Having closed his school nt Mayesville, S. O., Prof. K. K. Thornwell returned to his home at this place Monday night. Mis-* llertha Massey returned to Fort Mill Monday alter a visit to Mrs. W. J. CaVeny and Mrs. A. li. Kimbrell.?Hock IIi 11 Herald. M iss. Mary Helk returned home iuis morning irom Jtlallsiloro, IN. C., where she has been engaged for several months in teaching school. Mr. W. K. Carothers, the barber, has moved his family here from Charlotte. They are occupying one of the Ardrey houses "on the hill." George Ingraham and Henry Philips, two colored men engaged in a fisticuff on Main street Saturday evening and were fined ?2.50 each by Mayor McElhntiey. The head and limb of a skeleton was found on the banks of the river a few days ago by JohnSpratt, colored. It is supposed to have been washed ashore during the recent flood as there have been reporis of a number of graves being unearthed along the river in North Carolina. The skeleton is thought to be that of an Indian. Fort Mill is a small town and there are times when local news is very scarce. We would ask our friends to please toll us anything of importance that they may know, as we are endeavoring to publish all the news of the town and township ami it will be impossible for uk to do bo unless you help us. Not only will we be glad to publish news of importance, but will feel under obligations to you for such favors. Tell it to The Times and we'll tell it to your friends. On July 1st Mr. T. M. Hughes will withdraw from business at this place and move to Lancaster where he will re-enter the mercantile business. His brother-in-law. Mr. Geo. Williams, will be associated with him in the new enterprise. Mr. Hughes' su? cessful business career at this place has extended over a period of about fifteen years and Ins many friends here will regret to hear of his intended departure, and they will wish him success in his now field. Air. J. T. Young will continue in business here and Mr. J. li. Mills will be associated with him. County Supervisor Gordon was in town Monday for the purpose of accepting Bailee bridge over Sugar creek, which was finished last, week. While here Air. Gordon arranged with the Spratt Machine Company to replace and repair the approaches to the county bridge over the river. The Spratt Machine Company agreed to do the work for $30, estimated to he actual cost to them for labor material, for they have begun work on the power house at the dain and are in urgent need of the bridge in order to get. their material across the river. Again there are complaints of excessive ferriage charges 1 j 1 - * j.i .* uihi me supervisor suucu mat it would bo several weeks before the clmingang would be available for the work and it would be too expensive to move just for that purpose. A very sad death occured near Philadelphia churvh in Gold Tliil neighborhood Monday morning. Daisy, the eighteen-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \Y. II. Crenshaw, had been left at home asleep, while the parents were in a nearby field at work. About 8 o'clock the mother returned to the house and the little one was missing. A search was made and tracks were found where the child had gone down a branch. After following the branch for about n mile the parents were, horrified to find their only child dead in a deep pool of water. Kev. R. A. Yongue conducted the burial services. This is a very sad occurrence and tears will spring into the eyes of many a fond mother who reads this paragraph, and mav thev leave a burning impression upon her to bo evor gunrrifui of the little beings whatever may bo the <leinaiulrt of poverty or-any thing ol.se. -4*^. Saves Two from Death. "Our little daughter hail an almost fatal attack of whooping cou^h and bronchitis," writes Mrs. \V. K. llaviland, of Armonk, N. Y., "but, when all other remedies failed, we saved Iter life with Dr Kinp's New Disc oery Oar niece, who had Cousumpii >ii in an advanced stape, also nsid 111iwonderful medicine ami today she i< jx'rfe.ctl}* well." Desl>orate throat and lunp diseases yeild to Dr. Kinp's New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible forConphs ami Holds, fittr, and $!.0o bottles pnuranteed by Thos. 15. Meaeham. Trial bottles frt e. - Tho oonnnencemt it oxerciHoH of the South C'nrolii College takes, place this week. ) Notes from Hold M II. Editor Times: The health of this section is at present good. The harvesting of wheat ami oats is now under way and we think the crop is fair. Cotton is little, ugly and grassy. Couldn't you induce the Fort I Mill whittling club to couie over j and help us? It would so delight us to set' "Hiram-' wieiding a gooseneck hoe in a grassy cotton | patch. An up-to-date farmer in the Flint Hill section threshed out his turnip seed last week and the result was over one bushel of clean seed. Peas being scarce and high I i... i? a? I nt- mis "IIM-UKMI to HOW till 1118 I stubble litml in turnips. News is very seuree in this section at present. I will try ami write a longer letter next time. Sl'LlSTEK, . -? ?> Meeting of Yoik Association. Tlu? union mooting of the York Asso1 ciation will be holtl at Flint Hill church Saturday and Sunday, dune '.iO-JiO. Fol1 lowing is the program for the meeting: Assemble Saturday 10 o'clock a. in. I Devotional exercise.? L. Shirley. Organization. 1. How can we best secure the attendance of delegates??Z. White and S. A. Kpps. 2. Should we endeavor to keep up j union meetings??D. 10. Honey and ColIonel Stevenson. 8. Miscellaney. Dinner from 1 to | 1.45 o'clock. 4. How can we awaken more misj sionary zeal among the i>eople??A. J.. J Stough and J. B. Bozeinau. 5. Should young ]>eople, 10 and 1 '2 ! years of age beencouraged to unite wit h j a church??W. K. Thayer and Prof. : Jackson Hamilton. (I. Have we relaxed too much in regard tit church discipline??A. L. Stougli und Professor Jones, j 7. Miscellany. Saturday Hdio p. m., preaching by llev. J. H. Bo/.enian. Sunday 10 a. m., Sunday school mass| meeting. Addresses by W. E. Thayer, ' Prof. Hamilton and J. H. llozeinaii. Sunday 11 a. in., missionary sermon by llev. \V. E. Thayer. ? ? Seven Years in Bed. "Will wonders ever cease.?" Inquire J the friends of Mrs. L Pease, of Lawi reuce, Kan. They knew she had been unable to leave her bed in seven years i on account of Kidney and Liver trouble, ' nervous prostration and general debility; | but, "Three bottles of Eleetric Litters enabled me to walk," she writes, "and i in three months I felt like a new jhtstill." Women suffering from Headache, ! Backache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Sjiells | will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. I Satisfaction is guaranteed by Thus. 13, i MeacUam. Only 50c. ?_? j A charter has been issued to the Mission Aid Society of lvzell, in I Cherokee County. GREAT SAG! For the next we wail bebusi Turning Goo IT I'ro is s<>1116 1 news f<?r yc rt is no "catch" scheme for you. It is just this: On Juno 24th tlier ' and to facilitate the settlement of c inventory preparatory thereto, we IA CUT PRICE SAJL1 TI sits. Shirts, Dosha And everything else in our 6 other staple tfoods. Nearly all these goods will he That is a plain statement of a a plain necessity. I Mason's Improved Ma We have a lar^e quantity of tl could sell them to our competitors, ' some of our other jgoods by offerin, One Quart sizo at Two Uuart size at Please take 11<it#* of tin'* fact t!i Not liing will Im ; ;vcI at i!i. k. j, husinoss and can't do it by ciinv.oi Our friends who owe us will p accounts as we are in need of the i HUGHES( L \ \ *4" * LIQUOR ORDINANCE. I> it ordained liy the intendant aiul j wardens of the town of Fort Mill, 8. O., in council assembled, uud by authority of the sunie: 8ec. 1. That, except us nuthorized or permitted by the statute law of the Suite, commonly known us the Dispensary Law, rlie manufacture, sale, barter or ^...change, receipt or uceeptuuee. for unlawful use, delivery, storing or keep ittg in possssiou, within the incorporate limitsof the town of Fort Mill, any spirituous malt, viuous, fermented, brdwod I (whether luget* or rice beer,) or other j liquor, any compound or mixture there- j of by whatever name, which contains j ulcoli >1 and is used as a beverage by ' any person, tirin or corporation; the ; taking from the depot or other place 1 within the incorporate limits of tlio town of Fort Mill, by consignee or other j person, or the payment of freight, or | other charges by any person, firm, I association or corporation, upon any ; such liquors, or mixtures thereof, by ; whatever name called; tlio trunsportu! tion of any such liquors or mixtures from place to place within the incorporate limits of the town of Fort Mill, by wagon, cart or other vehicle, or in any other manner or way, is hereby prohibited under penalty of u flue of not nioro [ i than flifty i$">0) dollars, or imprison1 incut at hard labor for not exceeding | thirty (HO) days for each otfensc. I M'c. a. It is hereby declared to bo the I sjH'finl duty of each and every polioe| man of the town of Fort Mill, regular or spociiil, to reiwirt and prosecute all j violations of section I of this ordinance, j and ulso to faithfully discharge all the. ' duties required of municipal policemen ! under the statutes of South Carolina j embraced under the general head of I what is commonly known as the Dis j j jH-nsary law. Done and ratitied in assembly of 1 council, under the corjnirate seal of the j I town of Fort Mill, this 20th day of Mav, j ' l'.tol. JOHN W. McELllANKY, Attest: Intendant. Ik.v G. Smythk, S<'ey. A Terrible lixptoslon "Of a Oasoline stove burned a lady 1 ] here frightfully," writes N. E. Palmer, ! I of Kirkmaii, la. "The best doctors couldn't heal the running sore that fol- ! lowed, but Bucklin's Arnica Salve en- j tirely cured her." Infallible for Cuts, 1 Corns, Sores, Bruises, Skin Diseases and Piles. 2.">c at Tlios. B. Meacliam's. Attention, Ft. Mill Lt. Infautry I Members of the Fort. Mill Iji<*ht lntantry will nSHeinhle for ?1 i*i11 on Saturday afternoon, <)uiie 15, at i 1.30 o'clock. l>y order of T. B. SPRATT, Gapt. | i nor WEATHER l.s COMIM1. But you don't care for that. Just call regularly at our Ice Cream Parlor and enjoy a cool, refreahing j drink, or a plate of our delicious j i Ice Cteam. "Phone 13 and we will 'deliver any of the nbjve refresh-' inenls at vour residence. MEACHAfTS DRUO EHPORIUn. MCE SALE. ; I ten days ily engaged in ids into cash. _______________ >u. There in money in it for you. It in no money-making game for us. e will be a dissolution of our linn uir business and the making of an will be?jjin at one,o 5 of all Shoos, Pants, *v, Moils' Uinlorwoar %j 7 itore except Groceries and a few Bold exactly at what they cost us. I 11 :11 11 fiaot UL'lilfli ltx ovnluirvod Kt? I ?. "J chine made Fruit Jars. 10 above brand of fruit jura. We luit we are ^?>in^ toiuako tliern aell A ,,ItJ 70 cents per dozen,' {) > cents per dozen. is aale \\ ill he strictly f<#r CASII. i' vs f-we are after settling up our ig tfoods. ! c e come fnrwnrd nml money just at thin time. & YOUNG. _ * Selling out at Gost A lot of Summer Dress Goods, Millinery, Slippers, Hats, &c. Now is your time for genuine bargains. Headquarters for Fruit Jars at 75c. and SI per dozen. Tellie Glasses at 30c. per dozen. T Ti.-Ll * x i uit tiur jvuuuers ui oc. per dozen. \ Speejal Bargains in Summer Clothing, Bicycles and Sewing Machines. I*. J. MASSET. New Arrivals. Meacham & Epps have just received their second lot of the celebrated Drew, Selby & Co.'s Oxfords and Slippers. This shipment surpasses all others for style and beauty. You will want for your dress oxford a hand turned in Kid\ Patent Yici or a four A strap Sandal. We have them at $2 and $2.25. V r* - ' ' AT For street you will want a Welted Kid at 82. Also a nuiHe for men.* See our Patent x^^Her by the Walkover Men at 4$. It's t^Prfect gem. xrxjLiiiuxiiiiTi oc jcirrai Bargains for the Ladies. <4.. f Wc 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 from 75c to $1.50 a pair and Mill sell them now at 50c to SI a pair, which is an actual , . i ? loss to us 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 Jags. 1 ?' We have just received a big lot of Mason's Jars and our prices are rock bottorn. Fruit Jar Rubbers 5c a dozen. "Eagle" Shoes, A now lot just in. We claim and believe this brand to be the best shoe on earth for the money. The only complaint is that, "They last too long." 1 THE OLD RELIABLE STOKE. T. B. PELK, Pi aprietor. ^Nj I ' )> , J . | -v - && ''iv ^ 1 . .. I&tar