Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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e t.1 LOCAL and PERSONAL. Catawba river was nearly fifteen fe??hi^h on last Sunday. Pleasant Valley people are bra^gintf on the new Bailes bridge. Mrs. Leroy Springs returned to lier home in Lancaster Mondav. - V * Mr. (). U Potts wys up from Chester fnr a short while Friday. Prof. J. A. Royd, of Rock IIill, was in the city for a few hours yesterday. Mrs. M. D. Scott, of Charlotte. N. C. is a uuest at the home of Dr. J. li. Mack. Mr. J. E. Williamson returned last ni^ht from a business trip to Newport. Teiiu. Miss Fannie Krwin. of Afberniarle, N. (is visiting at the home of (.'apt. S. K. Whit?*. Rev. A. L. Stou^h and Mr. Karl Spencer, of Pineville, were anions our visitois Tuesday. Miss Clara Hell McDowell, of Steel Creek, visited the family of Mr. Jas. drier this week. JJr. Sam P. Watson is in New York City taking a special course in treatment of lunij diseases. Prof. E. E. Thorn well left Moil ilay for Spartanburg, where lie will attend the Stiito bkiiii""' ?1 __ - ?.7.uiihh1 m iiu?h , M ihi Maud Sicily cniiii.' up from Chester lust night and is visiting at tin? homo of .Mr. It. F. drier. A team of hasetiull ooous oamo over from Pleasant Valloy Satnr<lay and lv?at our mirrors !*.'? to 17. Owners of horses will profit by reading tho notice of Mr. X. L. Huyne, which appears m another column. Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Whit e cnmo up from Jfock Hill Saturday evening and spent Sunday with relatives near Fort Mill. Messrs. Sam au<l Star Kimbrell are at home from Arkansas. They are still showing the effect of their experience with smallpox. Mrs. Alice Peterson returned to her home near 1 lain let, Non Monday, after an extended visit to relatives near Fort Mill. Mr. Frank Wright and Miss Katie McAteer, operatives at the upper mill, were married on Sunday by Snuire W. <). Hades. Agent 11. V. Macon and wife lmvH 1 1 ' " 1 ? in v n iiiiuncivt"ti[jiii|^ iii one of thecottages recently civetby Mrs. H, <)'ConneI ou Coufeder-' ale street. A drummer perched on the top <?f six big trunks on a two-horse wagon left here yesterday for Clover. It whh a sober ride for one of this jolly tribe. One cannot but wonder what a productive coutry this is when he has only to open his eyes and see the verdant growth of grass and weeds in every conceivable spot where the power of man is not constantly directed against it. Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Macon and little Alex Young spent Saturday in Winushoro. They returned Saturday night accompanied by Mrs. J. Iv lirueo and children who | will spend a few days with Mrs. ltruce's parents,Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Young. During a thunder storm on Monday afternoon light nitig struck one I of the (tiers of the Southern railroad bridge across Catawba river. The south corner of the pier was shattered ?>tf considerably, but the damage to the trestle is slight and trains are crossing as usual. - " The Sick. The condition of .Miss Beulah Kind-rell, w11<?s?' illness was noted i in l ist week's T'mes, has improved but very little, if any, since our \ last writing. An infant daughter of Mr. and I Mrs. C. C. Grappa is reported seriously sick at their home near the Fort Mill MTg Company. Mr. H. J. P atterson is on the streets again after a slight attack of typhoid fever. Mr. Hates Chapman is seriously ill of pneumonia at his home at .the upper mill. ? Before the Mayor. I ^ ^ ^ | j Things have been on the quiet , in police circles during the past few weeks, but the monotony was jhroken on Sunday and the mayor (held court on Monday morning, Avheu the following eases were (lis- t Iposetl of: j ] \ The proceedings began by imMtosing a tine of $?.50 or ten clays I (In a mortal of the male persuasion t who had taken on more of the <lhemically pure on Sunday than lie '. 'loulil maimer and oave wnt t? i 1 is feelings in words that caused $ c huroh-goers to turn a deaf car. i 1 It; paid the two-tifty. 1 Cora Blackmotid and Mary (i iles, : t' K<) colored females, had a set-to on 1 Monday near the home of the for- i n ier in which vile expressions and i Hiilpher-hued words suggestive of i b rimstono regions formed a con- i suticuous part. Mary seemed to he t atj fault antl was fined 5>~.0U. Cora * *|a8 released. c | I t f Important to rarnters. On account of the bad weather the favaicrs' ?neetin<_r. which was to have tieon held ut the town hall on la>t Saturday was called utr until ne.Nt Satnrrhiv afterno >nf when tlie meet i in* will he In-Ill -?t (iold Hill school hoiifv*. The purpose of \lie meeting j.< |;, organize the farm- rs or 1 In* township into a protective assoeiati >i , wherehv they wi'l he enahletl l > keep well infor*ned as to o-tlon acreage throughout ll * country ami will, during the fall. vec< ivc Stat- ni -nls tif the uuniher <?i' hat s eitni. tl 1'iotn titue to time. This will proven ^reat henilil to the I'ariiiois as they can then tell when -to market t heir cotton and how much to Sell s > Jiw tr? ??.-*! 'I"'"1 11 ... . ... n\/b u v>* j\ 4 111** IIIUIU I. which wo 11 ltl cause a reduction in pries. This is a matter of fjrcnt importance to faJiners and all should attend the meeting Death*. On Friday nifjht an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CJeo. McMunus died at the home of its parents at the upper mill. The Inirinl took place {Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs. S. R Torreneo, who live rn the nortliern part of Fort Mill township, had the misfortune to loose, by death, their two-year-old daughter on .Sunday eveninjts. Mr. -las. benjamin Kimhrell. a native of this township, ami father of Mr. F V , ' ?biadl. whose , . u?lo. * a .1 . home is* .>n Monday at his li-ern. *Vrr? lotto, where he has been living for about 20 years. Mr. Kimhrell was U>rn dune, 10th. is:t2, was an ex-Con federate soldier and a frond citizen. Meeklen- 1 hui'fr camp * if veterans, of which he was a zealous member, attended his funeral in full uniform. Capt. Alex. C. Ardrey. cousin of Mr. d. W. Anlrey, of this place, died at his home in Dallas, Tex., last week. (^?i>t. Ardrev was an elderly gentleman. and. hp will be recalled by some. visited bis relatives in this section for the tirst time last year. He was a prominent man in his section, an ex-Oonfederato soldier and a typical Southern gentleman. ,ft was the intention of Mr. J. W. Ardrey and ('apt. W. K. Ardrey. of Ardrey*. to I visit him and his family during the reunion at Dallas next year. -? ?- ?? Scarcity of Labor. Notwithstanding the largo amount of labor-saving machinery i bought by the farmers in thin see- ' tion during the past two or three vears. labor is scarcer than ever known before and consequently! is commanding greater eoinpen?a- ! tion. Tins contrary etteet is doe to the fact that the negroes arc being gradually attracted to the cities, while the building of the i dam at the river and the presence | of the new brick factory have very little etl'ect, as most of thr- labor employe ! at these two enterprises is imported, which fact is contrary to the supposition of a great mmiv people. However, in view of this scarcity of labor and the incessant rains, most farms nr1 in reniarknbly good shape. though not nenr so good as would be under more favoral>le circumstances. ? The Internal Revenue Law. _ Changes in the internal revenue stamp tax law, by which the special tax will be modified or re- | moved, will ?_r<? into ClVct on duly 1. While this change will save a large amount <>f money to business people and others the financial gain will he small compared to the joy which will prevail at the endi n< r # if ji r??< rit jf? t it >n which ('JiUHt'd no end of worry. Afti r July there will be no stamps on bank checks, < telegrams, bills of lading, bonds, sight drafts, express receipts, mortgages and scores of other doc niucnts. There is also a list of 'lllod i lied iirfich*" ' ? ?!?? 1? 1 nunr a It'll IIC- ' ' linn will Ihj allowed, nil'I tin* lax will remmiii on many articles and for ninny dealers until further mlers from tin- (iovernmont. Mecklenhuf n's goads. , I) P. Hutchinson, president of ' he hoard of trustees of C'liarhitte. i N (J.. ti stilied at Washiiiu't "ii | riiursday. collect nim; the success "ill etfort made by ( 'harlotte to rsuhlisli good roads in the v1' if, onmling ?ountr\. lie piiid th J ? )') iniies ot inacadam ro il] has i t u * stalilishcd at a prohahle cost of <2o0,(KM>. ('oiivict labor, lie said. 1 s used in constructing the road>eds. as free lah ?r would cost from ' 5') to GO per cent more. Mr. Hutchinson said that the saving ii the cost of rolling stock was norc than equal to the e of the oads ami thai li. value of faming and other lands lying upon lie improved highways has been ill ha need .'?<) per cent since the obstruction of the new roads. ' 1 Catawba Gold miner?. The fi<>1(1 miners who have Won opera!intr a hydraulic plant in tliif Catawba river have made the discovery that the black sand in the bed of the river is rich with pold An assay of a ipuuit ity of this sand r cent!;, made shows a \ i -id ?!' Sij'il) per ton. This is an extraordinary -ti i . rim yield, and il a'l the .-ami in the company's workings hold up to it. t i < "estiit will b> a v. it abb lloll < >lvi mTl ni'nois !: v al\va\ ; claimed that there is in tin* sand of tlic streams of this seelion. and hack in the .'ill's the sand was worked with ?*o??d results hy the primitve method of panning. Mr I. S. Speiieor, president of the Commercial National Hank, relates that win n he was in business in t ho I "wharie seel ion as a member of the firm ot Smit herinan A Spetieer. a j^reat prop.ortion of his business was with people who paid for their j ooods in o(,ld dust, ohtained hy panning the sand in the I "wharie river and its tributary streams. The bed of the river is as rieli now as it was then and with improved met hods of seen i im_r t'l" m?ld, offers a profitable field for the prospector.? Charlotte < )bserver. Seven Nears In Ifal. "Will wonders evercease.?" Iiepiire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease, of Lawrence. Kan They knew she had tieen unable lo leave her tied ill seven years on account of Kidney and Liver trouble, nervous pros! rat ion and general debi lily; but, "Three bottles of Kleetrie I fitters enabled ine to walk," she writes, "and in three months I felt like a new person." Women sutl'eriiifr from Headache, Laekaehe. Nervousness. Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Kaiutimr and Piz/.v Spells will tind it a priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfaction is jmarnnteeh by Tims. L, Meaeham. < )nly .Vie. Tim dry ooodt> store of D. K. 13yrd at I ilaeksbur^ was broken in- j ton few days ai?o. The safe was blown open and $100 taken therefrom. The burglars effected intp'ess from the frontdoor in some manner, and escaped through the ould hi* 11 t!t?-in to our competitors, I hoiuo of our other i^oods I>y otlVriim Due Quart ix?^ at 7 Quart si/o at *. report . ' *lu* Tra Flease take note of tin* fact thin Nothing will li?-charged at ties- j>i i< )usiiiess and can't do it I>y charging Our friends who owe us will plei iccounts as w<- are in need of the tin HUGHES & Br m Items of 5t?te News. 1 Colonel (Iriilin's friends have etnployed !. A. M( oney, of (ireen. V vilie. to ! 1S > ist in the prosecution of |i. 15. 1'jvans. C muni -eoner Vanro says the phosphate business is brighter and nitiiv 111i n are now employed at the in11 es rivigM rut* s have also improved. The Grand jury of Greenville ? lintv. in lheir recent presentment to (he court, srjvs Hinoiijf other things that crime is on the inereube in that county. W illiam I'owen and Flanders l'.osli-k, an old man ?*itfhty years ol 1. hotli of Marion comity, got into a (juarrol last week when I'owen struck th" old man with a hoe and killed him. A riee kitchen will he operated hy the Southern riee growers at the (Jmarlcston Exposition. It is intended to demonstrate food value of riee and will he in charge of skilled southern cooks. All the dispensaries in Charleston, which have hcen closed for ' sometime on account, of complications arising out of a legal techuii cality, are now open and doing business at the same old stands. It has been otlieially announced, according to the Columbia State, that .Mr. M. U. Cooper will he a IM..? ? * , nt-.xi jcur ior uiivci'll'ir >ii the platform of a riirid enforcement of the dispensary law. Adelaide Dooan, a ne^rn woman aliouf 70 years old, was Imrned to death near Paeolet Friday. She was left alone in tho house by lierorand daughter and it supposed In r elothinu: caught lire. It was evident she < ndured terrible a^ony h f<?r?* death came. I he stockholders <>f the C\>lleton cotton mills, at Wnlterboro, met a few days a no ami voted t?> raise funds suflieient to double the capacity t?f tin* mills. When this is done Wallerboro wiil have a $200,OIK) plant. ? ? Save* Two from Death. "Our little daughter had an almost fatal attack of wh<M)| ting cough and hroucliitis," writes Mrs. \V. K. llavUaud, of Armouk, N. V., "but, when all other remedies faih'd, we saved her life with Dr King's New Discovery. Our niece, who had Consumption in an ndvani*ed stag4i, also used this wonderful tnedieine and to?lay she is perfectly well." Des|icmto throat and lung di senses yeild t< Dr. King's New Discovery us to no other inodirincon earth.. Infallible for Coughs and Colds. f?0e, ami $I.OO l>4?tties guaranteed l?y Thus. 15. Mearham. Trial bottles free. 1IFICE SALE. fen clays ly engaged in tls into cash. i. There is money in it for you. is no money-making game for us. will he u dissolution of our tirm r business and tlio making of an ill lioojn ||t (men of all Sliocs, 1 >;i111s, >*, MCMIS' rntlorwoiir ?re except (irocories and a few old exactly at what they cost us. ilain fact, which is explained hy liino made Fruit Jars. above brand of fruit jars. We lit we are goin^ to make thoin soli the 0 cmls per dozen, >f> cents jicr dozen. sale will hi' Htriclly for CASH i'i'k for we art* nfter nettling up our goods. aso come forward and settle their uey just at this time. 1 YOUNG. I rear. leaving the hark door open. HAKKEY'S GKAND EXCURSION to Columbia. Tuesday, Juno "2*il h. Fare for the round trip onlv $1 .at). Tickets on Hide at K. \V. Klmhrell & Co.'s store. Repair* Shop. I am still running a Kepair Shop at the Sprat t Machine Co.'s shops and will continue to do satisfactory work at prices as low as the lowest. < >11 account of the hard times and scarcity of money, 1 have decided to cut the price on horseshoeing to 40 cents a round. Give ine a call. ti-l'.t N. L. 11AYNK. . GREAT SAM For the next we wis? be fousl Turning Goo Here is some good news for you 11 is no 'Vnieli scheme for you. It It is just this: On June there unci in iarilitato tin- settlement i?t' oil inventory preparatory thereto, wo w A ('I T lMilCK SALK Hats, Sliiits, II osion And everything else in our st< other staple goods. Nearly till these goods will he h> Flint is a plain statement of a j fi plain necessity. Mason's Improved Mac We have a Inrire iiunntitv of the GoSd Dollar; ! at 1 i Would be no clicnpor than tlie Great Summer < We are selling out AT COST, ant cost, all summer goods, such as L Hats, Fruit Jars, Bicycles Clothing If we have anything thut you lie? very little money. We have too many i J c money. If you want I<e cream at 10 cents how you can get it at this price. Xj. J, MD New Arrivals. Meaeluun & Epps their seeond lot of the hv A: C'o.'s Oxfords and ; nient surpasses all ( beaut v. l ? You will want for hand turned in Kid, Pi strap Sandal. AVehave For street you v Kid at 8*2. Also a nic( See our Patent Lc over Men at 48. It's a MEAGHAIM Bargains for We off it for a si stock of Ladies' Oxforc Shoes at one-half actu about 150 pairs of the: from 75c to 81.50 a pai now at 50c to 81 a pai loss to us of 25 to 50 pc your gain. Call early ; numbers run from 2 to Mason's Fi Wo have just ro< i Mason's Jars and our | torn. Fruit Jar Kubbei "Eagle" A new lot just in. lievo t bis brand to be tl for t be money. The on * "They last too long." THE OLD 11ELI T. 15. 15EIK, Clearance S;^^HNH^^fl tiiin^HB^H^^H|j^^H WH J, now the to roods ami iw.t mBW us lSSEY. < have just received celebrated Drew, SelI Slippers. This ship* >thers for style and vour dress oxford a 9/ utent Vici or a fcoir them nt&2 and 82.flh^| 3 line for n| at her by perfect gem. I ? EPFS. the Ladies. lort time our entire Is and Low Quarter al value. We have so Shoes tlifft cost us r and will sell tWm r, which is an actual ? m* cent. Our loss is / iiid get choice. The 4 1-2. hi it Jars. [ civcd a big lot of ni'/i |'? 1 * * o (?1 V' I \ fV IV mi t" s 5c a ilozciy. Shoes, We claim and bene best shoe on earth ly complaint is that* ABLE STORE." Proprietor.