Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, October 16, 1901, Image 3
LOCAL AHB PXMONAL ITEMS.
Miss Clara Sledge spent Sunday
with relatives in Steel Creek.
Mr. J. E. Williamson returned
from Buffalo, N. Y., Friday.
Mr. D. A. Lee spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in
Yorkville.
Miss Beulah Crowder went up to
Charlotte Saturday to visit relatives
and friends.
31r. S. la. Meacliain spent several
days of tbis week with friends
in North Carolina.
J as. T. Green, Esq., of Lancaster,
spent several days, professionally,
in Fort Mill last week.
Mr. D. O. Potts and family returned
Monday from a visit to relatives
in Rock Hill and Chester.
Several "mountain schooners.11
loaded with apples, chestnuts, etc.,
have struck the town this week.
Those who wish to vote in the
neat municipal election will do well
to read the registration notice in
another column.
Miss Maggie Stevens and Mr.
8. McAteer, operatives of the Fort
Mill Mfg. Company, were married
Suuday afternoon.
Jim Dunlap, colored, paid $1
Saturday for allowing his team to
stand on the pavement. Mayor
McKlhaney imposed the tine.
The farmers report that cotton
is opening very rapidly, and if the
good weather continues two more
weeks most of the crop by that
time will have been gathered.
Dr. S. A. Weber will preach at
Pleasant Hill - church . Sunday
morning at 11 oVlock and at the
Methodist church in this place at
Ui*
ttev. J. Burr Harris, of Rock
Hill, who conducted a tent meet,
lag at this place several mouths
ago, has accepted a call from Boziman,
Montana.
Nearly every town between
Charlotte aud Columbia, and severa!
not near as large as Fort Mill,
hae a system of lights of some sort,
except Fort Mill. Why is it that
ve are in the dark along this line?
Mr Calvin R. Moxley and Miss
Annie Hodgiu came down from
Jamestown, N. C. Sunday night
and were united in marriage by
Rev. R. A. Yongue, at the home of
the officiating clergyman.
Mr. Calvin ft Sfni'.>na?n
Gaffney. and Miss Mary Sadler,
one of Hock Hill's most admirable
young ladies, were married in the
Firt Presbyterian church of Rock
Hill last Thursday evening, Rev.
J, L. Williams officiating.
Rev. Edward Mack, of Norfolk,
Va., arrived yesterday and is visiting
at the home of his father,
Dr. i. B. Mack. Rev. Mack has
accepted, a call to the First Presbyterian
church of Shrievcport.
La., aud will move to that city in
a short while.
The Southern Railway is pushing
things to the front in the laying
of heavy rail between Columbia
and Charlotte. The heavy
rail has been laid to within about
tliri>A milua Af tliia til.oa
.M.? w m...vU uiio jjiavc nuu W illi*
in a few weeks the work will be
completed through to Charlotte.
On Monday Mr. L. A. Harris
allowed the Times man a sample
of Mr. W. H. Windle's prize cottou,
which was nearly a snow-white
and had staple about one and onehalf
inches long. Mr. Harris
ttiiuks Mr. Windle will be able to
gather two bales to the acre from
the field.
In the competitive drill of the
Fort Mill Light Infantry last Saturday
Messrs. Grover Hall and
Thomas Parks were the successful
contestants, Mr. Hall winning the
vacant aergeancy and Mr. Parks
that of a corporal. The content
vaa a very clone one aud it re.
quired quite a while for the judgea
to decide which two deserved the
honor.
At a meeting of a number of
the citizens last week a resolution
of approval, of the action and suggestion
of Col. Wylie Jones to
withdraw from the race for the
Senate and allow General Wade
Hamqton an open held, with the
exception of Senator McLauriti,
was adopted. They any that Col.
Jones will be remembered for this
action when all of his other honors
have beeu forgotten. ,
r
Mr. J. L. Watson, of Charlotte,
spent Sunday in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Spratt spent
several days of last week with relatives
at Tirzali.
Attention is directed to the notice
to road overseers in another
column.
Good middling cotton is bringing
K cents on this market today.
Seed are selling for 19 cents.
Mrs. P. T. Pegram and children,
Miss Ethel aud Master Ward spent
Saturday with relatives in Charlotte.
Several negroes were arrested
on Saturday for stealing rides on
trains; but were released for lack
of evidence.
Isom Faulkner was fined $1.50
Thursday for violation of the ordinance
prohibiting the tampering
with express.
Married, on Sunday night. Oct.
Gth, by Rev R. A. Tongue, Mr. W.
M. Gardner and Mine Annie Carter,
both of Jamestowu, N. C.
Rev. R. A. Tongue will till hie
pulpit at this place at 11 a. in.
next Sunday and at Plensant Hill
church at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Prof. A. R. Banks and Mr. W.
H. Stewart, of Rock Hill, attended
services at the Presbyterian church
at this place Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. White came
up from Rock Hill and spent Sunday
with the former's sisters. Misses
Alice and Bessie White.
February 22, 1902, has been decided
upon as the day for the
grand military display in Charleston.
The members of our local
company expect to participate in
this feature of the exposition.
The members of Philadelphia
Methodist church have
to build a new church and have
good] prospects of building one
which will be u credit to the comunity.
On being asked how much cotton
he would make, ouo of our
farmers is quoted as having said
that he would make enough to do
him, but did not know as he would
have any to sell.
Misses Kitty Kirkpatrick, Louise
McMurray and Wrenna Harris
left last Wednesday to enter Wiuthrop
college. Mrs. T. S. Kirkpatrick
accompanied the young
ladies to liock Hill and spent the
day with Mrs. Dr. J. E. Massey.
Considerable excitement was
caused at the cotton platform
Monday morning by the missing
of a hale of cotton which was
thought to have been stolen during
Sunday night. It turned out
to be a "mare's nest," however, as
one of the draymen had hauled it.
through mistake, to the upper mill.
If you want to buy or exchange
anything, rent or sell a house, secure
board or boarders, or have
lost or found anything, or want to
fill or secure a situation, a 25 cent
special notice in tliese columns
will do tlie work, if there is anybody
in this comuuity to do the
business with.
An exchange says: "A gentlemen
tells us that he was in a town
not long ago where the merchants
do not advertise. He found but
one busy man there. That nmn
had the itch and owned a waterbury
watch. When he was not
scratching his itch, he was winding
his watch.
Rev. R. A. Yongue left Monday
morning for Yorkville to assist
Rev. Mr. Branson in a meeting.
Mr. Yongue returned to Fort Mill
in the afternoon, however, having
received a telegram on his arrival
at Rock Hill, which stated that
the meeting in Yorkville had been
postponed on account of the appearance
of diptheria there.
I Fred McKnight the negro man
; who wai arrested at this place last
week and committed to the county
stockade to await the arrival of
Chief of Police Love, of Yorkville,
made good hia escape Saturday
morning. McKnight whh wanted
in Yorkville for breaking a labor
! contract. At the time of hia escape
he was out oil the road in a squad
I of convicts who wore under the
charge of Guard Robinson. MoKnight
was seated near where the
: convicts were at work, and watching
i his chances, he made for the hushes.
Mr. Robinson fired on the
; negro, but without effect, as lie
kept going and has not yet been
j captured.
! While standing near h freight
train yesterday morning, a reporter
for The Times noticed several
cusses of street lamps en route to
Smith's, S. C. Smith's is n smalt
station, of probably n hundred
population, just below Rock Hill,
and it does seem that, when a town
of that size can afford street lights,
; Fort Mill might have something
; in this line.
Mrs. J. H. Thorn well returned
I from Greenwood, S. C., Saturday
night, where she had been to ntj
tend the funeral of her nephew
I Thornwell Lee, who died suddenly
' of diabetis at Swissdale, neai
j Pittsburg, Pa., Monday, October 7
The body reached Greenwood Frij
day at 12 o'clock and the funeral
was held at 4 p. m. Mr. Leo was
22 years of age and the youngest
brother of Miss Mel Lee. who is
well known here.
John Leonard, white, an escaped
lunatic, was arrested by Policemmi
Nivens yesterday on the
railroad near the North Carolina
line. The man passed this place
early iti the morning and was recognized
by Mr. It. V. Macon, who
llsifl ltnnu'n lnin f.ve o. 1
I ...... u.tv/Mii nam i?u n\ > rilll JflHtV
Upon inquiry it was learned that
, Leonard had escaped from the
! asylum at Columbia last Friday
i night, and the authorities here wert
asked to arrest and hold him until
someone would come up for him
The man was taken back to Columbia
last night.
Three negro men, Allen Roseman,
Elias Uerrman and Raymond
Ferguson, came down from Charlotte
last Wednesday night, each
with a sack across his shoulder
the cont -nts of which proved to he
several jugs tilled with the very
cheap* st grade of corn whiskeyNight
Watchman Nivens met tin
train ami after a short race succeed
ed in lodging the three men in tin
guard house. At the trial Thursday
they were each found guilty ol
transporting and sentenced to pay
a tine of $5 or serve 20 days on the
public works of the county. They
all paid up.
The Grand Chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias of this State
was expected to visit the local
lodge last Friday night and tin
occasion of the visit was to be eel
ebrated with a reception and banquet.
There was some disappointment
over the fact that the Grand
Chancellor failed to arrived, bill
! this did not nrevent the eelnhrn.
tion. The supper was furnished
' by the Home Missionary Society
and it was up to the limit in every
.
| respect. Especial mention should
be made of the ellicient service ol
the fair waiters whose prompt, poi
lite and clever attention is said to
have caused several bachelors and
j widowers to eat a second supper,
The Gold Hill Junior Band wan
present and furnished very enjoyable
music.
?
Pleasant Valloy Dcts.
A successful children's dav exercise
was held at Pleasant Valley
, Baptist church Sunday.
Miss Wren n Harris loft for
WinthropCollege last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, of Clo'
ver, S. C., are visiting the hitter's
parents in this community.
Mrs. D. O. Potts is visiting relatives
at Rock 11 ill.
Messrs. T. W. Culp, G. W.
Alexander and Monroe Garrison
| have been appointed delegates to
: the Annual Baptist Association.
I)r. S. A. Weber will preach in
i Pleasant Hill Methodist church
| next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock,
i Our farmers have saved more
hay this year than in the lust two
I yours coiIIOllieu.
Tile condition of Mrs. L. Sliurley,
who whh stricken with paralysis
h few duys is very little
improved. Jac^i es.
During the sixteen yearn, 1885 to
lt*01 inclusive, there were 84
lynchinus and illegal executions in
the State of South Carolina. Misaiaippi
furnished the largest number
of Illegal execntioiiH of any of
the States during that time, hein^
. 258.
WANTKD.?To buy ench week
several hundred buahela of ^ood
wheat. Wo sell meal, flour, bran
and middlings, and will pay #ood
pricea for corn and wheat. We
want your buaineaa and promise
entire Hutiafaction. Have you seen
our cicular announcing changes?
| A new and up-to-date miller.
, Hock llill Holler Mills.
One barrel of genuine Porto
Rieo Molasses just received at
Mills & Young.
\\ ouit is high, s?? economize l>y
buying u Heater from Mills &
I Young.
One hundred or more fine Polan
China and Berkshire Pigs and
I Shouts for sale at the Springfield
1 j Stock Farm, J. P. Crowder. M^r.
FOR SALE.?Tho cottages in
. the upper end of the town. Good .
rentable property. Applications
' : always ahead. Reason for selling,
want to change business.
lti-2 C. 0. CRAPPS.
I I _
TRESSPASS WARNING.
All persons are warned not to
hunt, list! or for any purpose wliatj
ever enter upon any of the lands
! owned or controlled by tho underi
signed. The law will be rigidly
I enforced airainHt anv one churn. .
i gauliug this notice.
S. E. White.
J. \V. Audrey.
Mrs. J. M. Udell.
f. nims.
J. M. Sl'ratt.
Edgar .Jones.
Notice to Koad (Iverxcrs.
The law requires the overseers of t
York County to see to it that all road 1
hau<ls belontfiiiK to their section Jlabor j
for forty (40) hours annually on that I
section. If this work is not done, it is
* tin* fault of the overseer and the law
holds him responsible for it.
All overseers in York County are
? hereby notified and warned to*summon
, thier hands and put their full time fur
' 1001 on their sections between this date
and the 18th day of November next.
Ily order of the County Boord of Com- I
missioners. JOHN F. CORDON.
Attest: County Supervisor. I
Mary ,T. Hunter, Clerk.
I j
Kas-kra-da
for
I
i Constipation and Liver Com,
plaints.
Pleasant to take. An effective
' remedy. Price 25c at
AUDREY'S.
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A Meat Market
AND UK STATU ANT.
At which reasonable prices pre'
i i i ?i
viuiiiiuait' IlJltt <41 lilHl Di'OIl i BlUl)I
linliecl in llio dunes building, on
; Main where the clio cost
BEEF, PORK and SAUSAGE
1 can be bad at any lime.
A tirat-cIiikk io*tnurant and lunch
counter will be run in connection
with the market. Fresh Fish,
i Oysters, and all other eatables to
be found on this market will be
served each day in the week.
W. E. DEATON.
(heap Kates Via Southern Ky. j
MERRY MAKERS CELEBRATION, I
An^uMtii (iu., October 1 l-lil, 1001.
Account, of this occasion Southern
Railway an uouuees rate of one first, class i
| fart; for the round trip from all stations |
: on its linos in South Carolina, Chariot te,
Ashcville, N. C., Atlanta. Columbus. ,
! Macon, Savannah, On., and intermoI
diatc stations to Augosla, Gn., and re- {
j turn for individuals, and specially re- .
i duced rates for military companies and |
brass hands in uniform twenty (30) or ;
; more on one ticket. Dates of sale 13th
to 17th inclusive and for trains scheulod |
tourrive Augusta prior to noon October
isth. final limit October 30th, 1001.
SOUTHERN INTER STATE FAIR.
Atlnntu.lGa.. Oct. I'tli to 30th.
On account of this occasion Southern
1 Railway announces from all jtoiuts iu .
Georgia, and from Asheville, Spartan- i
burg. Columbia, ChurleKton and inter- j
mediate points?for individuals rate of
one fare for the round trip, plus fifty j
(.Vi) cents admission to the fair ground. !
Children half fare. Minimum rate,
not including admission, to be fifty cts.
Military companies and brass hands iu
uniform, twenty (30) or more on one
ticket, specially minced rates. Dates
of sale from points iu South Carolina,
October 11th, Kith, 17th, 23ml and 24th,
filial limit of all ticlfnta Oi'O.lw.v >?? !.
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THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL STATE
FAIR, Columbia, S. C., Oct. 'JS-yi.
S<iuthorn Railway announces for individuals,
one first-class faro for the
round trip, plus aOe admission, from all
jioiiitM in South Carolina to Columbia
011 account of the Thirty-third Annual
State Fair, minimum rate induing ad- I
mission to be $1 for adults and fiOc for '
children. Specially reduced rates for
military companies and brass bands in
uniform, when twenty (201 or more
travel on one ticket. Dates of sale October
2tlth to ."list, inclusive and for
trains scheduled to arrive at Columbia
prior to noon November 1st, final limit
November -'Ird, 11101,
For detailed information as to rates,
I etc., call on or address any njtcut of the
Southern Railway or connections.
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^ We find that we are overstocked on
^ Goods, and in order to reduce stock, offer
^ weeks only, beginning THURSDAY, OCTOBpJRie ^
^ 10th, our entire stock of Colored Dress Goods from, ?
^ 23 cents a yard up ^
? At Wholesale Cost. I
^ Of course, this is for SPOT CASH only.
^ Our third shipment of MILLINERY lias just
^ arrived. We have the correct styles as well as the
^ lowest prices. ^
? Don't fail to see our stock of UNDERWEAR, and
? see how much we can snve you on your fall bill. ?
J L. J. MASSEY. 2
I JACKETS 1
? and CAPES. |
U Cool weather is here and it calls for heavier wraps. U
S We have them in nl the latest styles. ^
g JACKETS at 12.25, $J, $5.50, $7 and $7.50. &
^ CAPES at prices ranging from 50c to $3.
^ You may know without us telling you that the 27 ^
^ inch Jacket is all the go, but look at all the magazines ^
^ and fashion sheets and you will see nothing else scarcely. 55 i
jK We have a few Automobiles you should see.
tR A nice line of Fur Bows at $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2, $2.50
Respectfully yours,
| Meacham G Epps. I
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6 ing and Shoes and we
y make prices to suit cvery^gg^fiB^BliB
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? Children's suits
? Shoes from ccnt^gjggHHBH^^^H
Blacc I)i Goods liflHH
^ a yard up ^RmKSHHH
I Fancy Dress Goods from
a yard up.
Don't miss buying ouB^BHSHB|
ted "Eagle" Shoes for
and children. These shoes aBHHnH
ranted and, for the money,
best on earth. We arc hcadqu^^^^^^J
for hardware, groceries, baggi^^^J^H
35 ties. We also sell acid,
x potash, cotton seed meal andfi^HH^f
0 seed feed* Get our prices oim I
0 ture and stoves. Our pricesA^HHHB
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