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LOCAL ANJ) mSGBffAL ITEMS. Good cotton, S cents. Mrs. Duncan Wolfe has returned from a visit to friends in Rock Hill. The young people of the town enjoyed n delightful dauee in the town hull la*t Might. Mr.;T. A. Mi 11m is moving hie stoek of goods to the Stewart building oil Main street. Tlie daughters of U. D. C. will vnc^t at tlte manse next Friday, ?Se|it. 19, at 4 o'clock, p, in. A uartv of vnnnnr i?^? i j j - ?K ???v it * I win lllli? place took in Al Field's minstrels in Charlotte last Thursday night. i M rs. Win. Sledge returned to her lioiUA iu Chester Saturday after nil extended visit to relatives in Steel Creek. Mr*. Dr. J. E. Maswy and Mrs. John Wirtiors came up from ltock Hill yesterday to .spend the flay with Mrs. Polly Heath. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Phillips and children, of Rock Hili, spent several days of last week with relatives at this place. Mr. Win. Darby, a young man I who is employed on the Gaffney Ledger, paid The Times a pleasant call Saturday morning. The merchants are busy opening up their fall stock of goods The announcement of their openings will be made later. Misses Emma Ardrey, of Ardrev's. and fjeim Smilli r\f lotto, are spending several days with Mies Mary Ardrey. Mr. Jan. H. Thoruwell, dr., will leave next Wednesday for Clinton. ' where lie will resume his studies at the Presbyterian College. The council has had a number of wagons hauling rock to the crusher this week preparatory to , the macadamizing of White street. Henry Robertson, colored, was sent to the county gang Monday by Mayor McElhaney for selling whiskey. The fine was ?10 or 30 days. Andy Neely, the old negro whose leg was amputated a few days ago, I notice of which was made in last week's Times, died last Thursday afternoon. (George Truesdale, a respected old col nred mail, died very suddenly yesterday afternoon at his home in this place. Heart disease was supposed to have t>eeu the cauae. Dr. Alex. Mack, of Austell, Ga.. arrived in the city Saturday night to spend several weeks with relaI tives. The doctor is always a welcomed visitor to our city. | A number of our friends have | taken advantage of The Times1 I ^clubbing offer and we are ready to accommodate any others who may call. Mr. and Mrs. TT. E. White of Rock Hill and Miss Green, of Lancaster, spent several Hays of this week at the homo of Misses Alice and BesBie White, near town. ^ ^ Mr. Frank Potts, son of Mr. O. I W. Potts, of Pleasant Valley, will attend the South Carolina college I in Columbia during the next s- s| aion. The college opens on the d 25th. * Mr. S. L. Menehnm has wired over his central office and the drug store of his father. Dr. T. B. Meacham, and in a few davs both nlaces will be lighter! by electricity from the-jiipper mill. Wttle Andrew, the infant son of Mr; and Mrs. A. H. Hnrgett, died September 5th, aged 2 years, r> months and i days. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community. The party of buyers who have been in the northern markets for about ten days returned home last Friday. Miss Mabel Ardrey, who 1 was one of the party, has been ? quite sick since her return. 1 The first bale of new cotton sold I here this season was brought to 'JL town Saturday morning by Mr. L W. E. Spratt, 8 cents a pound | was the price paid. Mr. J. M. Spratt also sold a bale Saturday. On Thursday night at the midi night hour Mrs. Louisa Johnston. I | wife of the late Major J. D. Jobnf b aton, died at the home of her son. & Mr. Rob't. Johnston, on the north H side of tcwu. Mrs. Johnston was years of age and was feeble for K qiiite a while. The funeral i vjces were conducted by Rev. J)r. fl B. Mack. The burial was made BhHHv the Fort Mill cemetery, A car load of ostriches?real, j live ouh8?passed through Fort . Mill Monday on route ton*. ostrich farm near Jacksonville. Fla. There were 27 of the fowls and were j all grown mid wore rich plumage. j Mr. O. L. Potts, who killed the I negro. Will Stevenson in Chester, was granted bail on last Wednesday. Mr. Potts* friends think there will he no trouble in proving that he did the shooting in self defense, Messrs Ortnand and Patterson will on Saturday open up a meat market in the T. A. Mills store houseon Main street. Mr. Orninnd says that he would be pleased to have his old friends and patrons 11 -1 * cmi una see mm. The president has called for ?|)eeial services in every church in the United States to be held Thursday at 11 oclock ui? and in J obeyance to the request, special services will be held in the Prosterian church at this place to- j morrow at the appointed hour. Invitations liavo been issued to the marriage of Miss Mary Eugenia, daughter of Mrs. Atuauda Belk and sister of Messrs. T B. and C. II. Belk, to Mr. Edwin Powell Gatling, a prominent lumberman and merchant of Hallsboro, N. C., Wednesday evening, Sept. 25th at seven o'clock at her home in this place. It will be a quiet marriage, only a few* friends will be present, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Colt harp, wife of Mr. Josiah H. Colthnrp. pa-sed away Sunday at noon after more than a year of continuous illness. She was about 00 years of age and ; a highly esteemed woman and devoted mother. She was a consistent member of the Methodist church and the funeral seryiees wore conducted in the Methodist church here Monday by llev. J. Ik Mack. The deceased leaves one child, a number of stop children, i a id a husband who will mourn her ' death and deeply fe?*l her loss. -- Eoath of Mr. Theodore Pegram. Mr Theodore Pe^ram. father of of our townsman, Mr. F.T. Pe^ram, whose extreme illness was noted last week, died at his home in Steel Creek Tuesday evening, the 10th, at 7 o'cl ick. Mr. Pegrani, a son of Winchester Pegram, was born in Hasten county, September 21,1N21. When quite youny he moved to York county, S. C., and reside there until after the civil war. He returned to Gaston county after the war and lived in South Point township until about 25 years a<;o when he moved to Steel (.'reek on the Catawba river near Kick Island F?*rry. Mr. Petfram had been almost a life-lout; member of the Presbyterian church and at the time of his death he was one of the most prominent members of the famous Steel Creek church. Jle was a Democrat of the unflinching Spar- ; tan type. The funeral services were held at Steel Creek church Wednesday afternoon at -i o'cl rk. ? ? 44 ? ? Fort Mil", a^d So:k Hill Cone ?:r:t Following it? an extract from a special report made to tit. ("hurl -tt* chamber of commerce by a committee of which ('apt. David Clark is chairman: 'It is now almost certain that Charlotte is to have cheap electric power, in abundance in the near future. "The \ an Deventer Company, of Kuoxville, Tenn., who were Ht the time of our last meeting promising to give us electric power, have apparently abandoned the plan. '"It appears from what I can learn that they did not have very strong financial backing. Their plan evidently was to get a certain amount of contracts in CharDtte and on the strength of three they expected to be able to organize a company in the north, iieing unable to get the contracts they ahandaned the scheme ' W e have had a letter from Dr. Gill Wylie, who has for some time been developing h water-power below Rock Hill. "He states that he will have 1.000 lmrse-power developed by the 1st of January unless he is delayed by very much bad weather. "The power, however, will be first offered to Rock Hill and Fort Mill and only the part that they do not contract for will be brought to Charlotte. "We also have a letter froui the Whitney Reduction Company, stating that they have bought 1iniles of the Yadkin river, from Miledgeville to JJicr Fulls, uud !??, x Our Fall Opening % Qy ntul Drees floods will 1 Cjy We want every lady in CJ country to come ami view thi something belter than all ot!i< a larger s ook and much belle out fear of contradiction that of goods shown in Fort Mill. 09 buyer in a large house in Ne\ trade for the si/.e of your pin. goods you bay." Our bu trade and we do not sell sho ii X if we wanted to. \ ?>s we wn V? your friend* and we will 1 ry Op profitable. I>ut it vou want t them about lints in the beginu ? say to all that Miss Curtis has where she spent a week takim: V* liuerv and trimming a nunil Sc promises that herdispluv will 09 After Miss Curtis had fiiii> hetl Cy sence, Misdohnstoti. lady mat asked M r. Hill to look through gX marked that Mi-s Curt is wiis i J8[ ers thtit went out of New York >r ery business for 20 yours, so \vi 09 pliment. While compliments Qy tlnits not all, look for yourself (g) whole story. J NEW ARK X Ladies Tailor M ule Suiti 2k price on account of beintj sai Men's and Boy's Huts ai ^ in this lot. See our Dollar 1 ^ Dross goods in all the u^ and tin* lowest prices ,?? Staple Dry Goods were i many new things to describe prices will do the rest. < t ir X esp^vVvutt^wlive in styl ^ M I! ^ n>? i ** :va / (X)0 acres <?f land. They expect ' to install u plant that will develop 40.0J0 horse-power in the dry season. "He states positively that active steps are under way for the devel- 1 opuient of L'7,00') horse-pow? r. 10.0OU of which will he brought to ; <'harlot'e. "Ile estimates that his plont will he completed in IS months at ti e i it*--! and t: at In can furnish electric p.Avor at onehalf the price of steam power - - . V7ild Haa Hear BlacksbarsFor several years stories have been printed c. mcerninu: an alle^ (J wild iiiati in Cherokee e unity. It is .-aid t(, i afloat that one -hu u Starte d d lead a peculiar < : st eiice in tint county. It reen.s. Home one lr< ;i Biaekshur^ h t.-> thotnrht ejioti^'h of the neiiilib ir-' hood n.v-l '.v to I'xpki- it away f ,,, 1, i.o - ... i... i.. eny>: Wi'.'iani Hum* v. of > mth Car- i olina was at t if i/io.i Koci; yestertiny. Mr. 11 inter 11v??- near JJIuoksburg, whrre a wilti man, dolm Starnes. resides. 1* a sail that :is years ago during the war beIwt in the Stated, the Northern s?ldiersin a chase after Starne9, frightened him do badly that he ! turned over a largo box on himself, and lay theie hidden until they had gone. When night came j he removed the l>ox to the wood*, and since that time has made that l>ox his home. John Staines ih . now a wild man. His photograph i was taken recently while ho was 1 feeling the effects of corn whiskey, i Starm-s li ?*?.-< five miles northwest of Ulacksburg, S C. Hid o ?x i> surrounded by p( led to protect hia hiding place, lie will even run from a horse, cow or sheep. 1 lie only way by which you can see the wild man is by slipping upon him when at his box house. Then he i will stop and look you straight in the face, if you will agree with him then he will talk, but unless ', you do, he will get his gun or go into his box otlice. starues is now 55 years old. "Before the war lie assisted his father in making hats. The hat he now wears was made b? fore the j war by his fattier He < tiers no | excuse for his way of living. lie i will accent imm.-c f? .n ><? -? Jn1? J "w ",,w I lit* will 'cu&n it you olFer liiiu nion.'W lie in in excellent health. He lisuea. catches uii? 1 kills rabbits, eitifl acorns, eir. He bakes Ina bead on a tint rock aa the Mcxicttiis do. A. L>. Gold, oft ??? ?<2 ?0OGO OO? of Millinery ^ (to held Thursday. Sept. 20. Q K rt Mill awl surrounding Cp s display W o promise you QQ or openings because \v< have ?r assortment. Wo say withthere never was such a lino as a salesman said 14> our ^9 v V*?)-k. must have nice Gy judging from the class of (Sy yer r? plied that we sell nice i\ goods. i'01 wo could not. At itit you to c tne and bring J5! an I make it pleasant and 'O' o plea-e the wont* 11 tidk to Cy liny of the season. So we can just rotnriicd from Now York in all the latest fads in Mil- X )?*r of pattern hats, and she 1) up lo the high water mark. tip her work, and in her ah- CO lager of the instruction room, her work. He did so and reme of the finest young millin. He lies been in the iniilin- W e consider it a very high comare nice and wo all like them, Qir j and see her work that tells the M EACHAM & EPPN. g 5IVALS. * 9 and Jackets, at about half 'T n pies. ^ id Caps. Some rare bargains ^ lats in seconds at 2-> cents. f w fabrics. The largest stock ^ lever cheaper. \>*e have too ^ hero, call and see them. The & Millinery dep irtment w.ll be W $ > as well as prices. M hs ^ j^o of this department. ^ i)OCld. ^ VSSEY. 5 j ' 13 lacks mug, is '.only man that has been able to ^Xit photograph i of the wild man. ();hers dare not go about him. No one can understand how lie lives as lie does and 1 is so healthy. He gets fo< d and no one knows where he gets it. It has been said that Starnes has plenty of money." -mm. E^aaa Gilimas's Storey Career. Emma fiol limt:i, from whom ('z >'?>> he received !i:. rti pills** to murder tin* I'r. sidtnt, i> ni) >111 years old, t lie (luujjliter 01 , u ltussiau tailor. Without^rducatio i. she was hroutrht up mi a lint i oil of anarchy, uoar Koona, in } ilia*-ia. She cnim* to this country seven, i. "ii \i .r-aj" and married a man by th? mum A (rrueiiehiinin, with win 111 -:n* i1. ii iii H? i'Ii sW-r. She diverted aftei ?i yim ami a .j; if and i' Ii iwed l.ouis Morns t in, an Anfwehist. to this city Since then slu lia- 11M<i many uiutners. 1 sropinl of marnatre tie la-tug pari i f h?*r doctrine. Assumint; 1 lie name of Goldman, she joined an Anarchist lm 'tip known as the Pioneeis of Lih -rty. Her laiiu'iiiit't* was so violent that they expelled her. Sim assoc ated herself later with thoGennan Anarchists and wrote signed articles to Hie Freilieit, John Must's paper. She quarrelled with Most on J)ecetnher IS. 181*2, lashed liirn with .. ...a;.. i ? ' - - <> v?ni|> nr> 11?- whh aooui I i speaK in ()(ld fellows' Hail bhu speaks several languages, but her tirades are merely denunciations of capital and the laws of h ?<:ie|y, without louic or argument. - New Vol k Heral J. Baby Sputij^us, 5 cunts at AUDREYS. Large Buggy Sponges, 10 and 15c at AUDREY'S. Prophylactic Tooth Brushes 35c at AUDREY'S. Fountain Puns $1.00 each at A It DUE VS. Imlellible Ink 15 cents nt AUDKEY S. MI ift 1 iy . ; ???S?OO?? >????0??????808? ^ ? j ^ i just rrom tne | ? Northern Markets | joj A full line of Staple Dry Goods, eonBisting' of Per- ^ Vjr enles. Outing, C'alicocp, Ginghams, Flannellettcs, Cp \ R? Silkotines, Drapery, Ohevoits, Alnmanoo, Duckings, Flannels. 331*-?k-1 i i nur, Sheetings, Can ton FLaru?el fiy v { bleached and vinbleached), Hickory Shirting, Tick- 9 iin:s. and in fart, everything in Staple Dry Goods. 09 y These go at pricea that will interest you. vv <| HANDSOME PANTS. * ? & A new shipment of those Handsome Pants received. !i& ?We oiler all Summer Pants AT COST. You should ^ call and see our stock of stylish Cg> SHOPS for Ladies ami Men. w Wo have all the latest stylos and can save you money. Co ft?} When in need of Trunks, Clocks, Tubs, Cotfee Mills. [& (5^ Water or Well .Buckets, Churns, Baakots, Butter Bowls and Moulds, Waslnmrds, Sifters, Crockery, Tin and Stoneware, always remember that we handle Os) @ A Full lane of Such Articles. ? SiJ Call and see our Cutlery Display. A full showcase with every piece guaranteed, not a manufacturer's K guarantee, but our own guarantee, which means that . ij? we refund your money if ^oods are not sutibfactory. ^ Fresh Salt-water Mackerel. 5$S i .lust received h Hnrrel of tine Shore Mackerel. nice @ ami fat. Wo still keep that nice l-'n11 Cream Cheese. 'fry it, it will suit your taste. Our stock of nice Q?} things to eat is too numerous to mention. (g> Call up No. 12 and ^ct what you % want. We haVe it. I MILLS & YOUNG. 1 v3 (Successors to Hu^bes & Youn^.) OGp "TIIE OLD RELIABLE STORE." r>?in'# ha Haa#? One pound of good green coffee, 10c. One pound of good rice, 5c. One pound of good tobacco, 25c. One pound of'.Possum baking powder, 5c* One pound of white fish, 5c. One pound of good soda, 5c. Nice salt mackerel 10c each. Rock salt, 50 pounds and over, lc. 1 i i One dozen 1-2 gallon Mason jars, 81. j One dozen 1-4 gallon Mason jars, 75c. I One pair of mcirs good pants, 40c. A sel of good buggy harness, 87.50. Lot ofbuggy whips, 10c. up. B Bagging and TiesMr. L. N. Culp has renovated about 6,()00 bales of bagging and ties, which are just as^H good as mow goods and can be bought from *20 to 25 cents a bale less. Prices \m I small lots arc 55 cents for light weight anBBBB 60 cents for heavy weight. Special ratcn^^H loi?<r/k 1/tfc Itol/ici '>" ? nil ??/ t/aico ui n . Call on Mr. Culp or "The Old Store." and see the bagging and ties. J B These prices can't be^j^f 'THE OLD IU:iIuDJsT(^HB