Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 11, 1901, Image 3
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T* IN THE LOCAL FT&.D.
y'Jrev.U pf the Past Week lo and Around
Town Briefly Told.
Cotton is bruising 8 cents on
.this ,market today.
.Snow, to the depth of about an
' #.-ii ~i ??? ? * mt
twi m huh piu.ce last xnurs<day
night.
A number of the stores in this
place have attractive displays of
holiday goods.
Mrs. E. P. Gatling, of Hall6boro,
N. 0., is visiting her mother,
Mrs. M. A. Belk, in this place.
Mrs. E. S. Reeves, of Stateville,
N. C., vjegted at the home of her
parents Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Meucb am,
during the past week. i
Dispensary CoustableScroggins,
of Yorkville, has been in town for
several days. We have not heard
Lthat he has succeeded in capturing
any blind tigers.
L Rev. A. Finch will preach n
Special sermon on Sunday at 11:30
m, His subject will be, "The
^Kngdom of God." Everybody is
i^^ited to be present.
Mr. Earle Cousart, a Fort Mill
young man who enlisted in the
regular army some time ago, sailed
with his regiment from New York
for $atyt;day.
The condition of Mr. S. J. Kimbrell,
who was critically ill last
week at his home just (Outside of
town, is greatly improved and high
hopes for his recovery are now
entertained.
Two boys, Oscar Grigg and
Herbert Patterson, were before
the mayor Saturday afternoon for
engaging in a fisticuff at the Millfort
Mill. Grigg was fined $2,
and Patterson was let off with a
$1 fine.
Members of Fort Mill Camp
No. 920, U. C. V. are called to meet
in the town hall next Saturday
afternoon at -3 o'clock. At the
I meeting, a regimental badge will
be presented to each member of
f lio /?o mr\
I? tiv wnuip.
Mr. Q. L. potts, of Chester, was
in town yesterday. At the recent
term of the .circuit court in Chester,
Mr. Potts was promptly acquitted
on >the charge of killing
a negro in that town some time
ago.
Mr. W. M. Kimbrell, of Greenyille,
S. C., spent several days of
the past week at the hojne of his
father, Mr. S. J. Kimbrell, near
Fort Mill. Mr. Kimbrell is at
present engaged in the insurance
business in Greenville county. j
JAIr. S. S. Ordway, a contractor
with headquarters iu Danville, Va?
has arrived in Fort ^lilj and will
ere long begin work .on that part
of the dam of the Catawba Power
Company which Malloy &. Boggs
contracted for but left unfinished.
In the absence of Dr. Thornwell,
who was in New York City in the
interest of the twentieth century
fund, the pulpit of th.o Presbyterian
church was filled Sunday by
the Rev. Mr. Bean, of Clinton, who
preached an interesting and instructive
sermon.
The town authorities have at
present a force of hands engaged
in crushing and hauling rock,
which is to be used in Macadamizing
a section of White street,
near the Southern depot. Power
to run the crusher is being furnished
by the Spratt Machine
Company.
Kev. R. A. Yougue pre^cjied his
farewell sermon in the Methodist
Sunday evening to a large und apappreciative
congregation. Mr.
Yongue and family left Monday
morning for their future home at
Springfield, in Orangeburg county.
The new pastor, Rev. Mr. Wright,
has not yet arrived.
Intendant McElhaney recently
wrote to Gov. McSweeney directing
his attention to the smallpox
situation in this township. In his
reply the governor stated that Mr.
McElhaney's letter had been forwarded
to Dr. James Eyans, secretary
of the State board of health,
with the request that he givo the
matter^ prompt attention.
Capt. T. B. Spratt of the Fqrt
Mill Light Infantry has devised
a plan of arousing interest in the
company which will likely have
the desired effect. The company
has been divided into two squads,
each of which is in charge of a
lieutenant, and a prize of $15 is
offered to the best drilled squad,
the competitive drill to be held on
a date not yet determined. The
losing squad will receive a prize
of $5.
At the rwv>nl ooooJ^n *i.~
tniun ox nn*
South Cu^fl^^lethodiBt Confer- I
r<x-iH immorality I
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Prof, s; 1*1 Mason Resigns.
Much to the regret of his many
friends iu this place, Prof. S. M. i
Yf o..? ? J J " 1
4'iaovi 11 lint) IfSI^IHHl lilt1 pOblllOn
of principal of the Fort Mill
graded school, which place he has
held for more thnn a year. His
resignatiou was brought about by
an offer of a government position
in the war department, which he
received Friday and decided to accept.
Prof. Mason visited Columbia
a year ago and very creditably
stood the civil service examination.
This is the second offer .of a government
position which has been
tendered him since that time. He
will be stationed at Sullivan's Island,
S. C? in the quartermaster's
department. The exact date Qf
his departure has not yet been determined,
but will in all probability
he between this and January j>.
A nientinfr of tlm hon r,1 of I
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teoa of the school was held Satuf- |
day with the view of supplying a
principal to succeed Prof. Mason,
and it is understood that the secretary
of the board is now in correspondence
witb several gentlemen
relative to the place. It is to
be hoped that the choice of the
board will full ppon a man who
will work us untiringly for the
success of the school as has Prof.
Mason.
A Cotton fire Near Pineville.
About 1 o'clock Saturday morning
Mr. Joe Garrison, a resident
of the Pineville section, noticed a
bright light in t,he direction of the
home of a pojghbor, Mr. Robert
Downs Mr. Garrison decided to
go over to Mr. Downs' and ascertain
the cnuse of the light at such
i an early hour. Upon his arrival
uie discovery was made that 15
bales of cotton, which had been
slacked in Mr. Downs' front yard,
were on fire. Mr. Garrison imme- |
diately aroused Mr. Downs and
family and all set to work to extinguish
the fire, which by that time
hud envelop**! the entire stack.
The party succeeded in .dragging
five bales from the flames and
these were saved, except for being
considerably scorched. The other
teu bales were totally destroyed.
The cotton represented a year's
crop to Mr. Downs, and there was
no insurance on it. It is thought
that the fire was the work of an
incendiary.
J. G. Hood Attempts Suicsde.
J. G. Hood, a well known Charlotte
business man, slashed
thrpat with a razor Sunday morning
with suicidul intent, as a r.esult,
it is said, ot brooding over a loss
of some $1.'1,000 in a recent business
venture. Hood's brother wa3 cut
in trying to disarm the woufil be
suicide. Hood declares that l?f?
una ue was taken to the Cheater
jail at once.
Dr. J. L. Spratl spent Monday
in Charlotte.
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will yet eiul his existence. His j
inability to sever the wind pipe
saved his life. He made six cuts
in attempting to pierce that orgnn.
It was with difficulty that the
police and doctors could attend to
his wouijds. He asked them to let
him die.
Mr. Hood was raised in Lancaster
county, a few miles from Fort
Mill, and has relatives living in
this place at present.
Brutal Murder Near Smiths Turnout.
The body of Josephine Boulware,
colored, was found on the
the track of the Southern Railway,
near Smiths Turnout, Friday morning
by Mr AVill Wootan. From
the condition of the body it was
evident that the woman had been
dead several hoqrs. A bullet hole
in the head told tho story of her
death. The pistol, a 38 calibre,
had beon placed near the head,
which was burned with powder.
Circumstances point to a negro
I rutin nnmn/l 4 ? ? -1 11
i m?(*m t?uu?t/U Willi OirUUU HR lilt' I
murderer. He had been living !
with the wopian, and, together, I
they leftthejr home for Smiths, !
where they were to board the
northbound train for Charlotte
seeking work. Stroud was next
seen at a house near the turnout,
where he spent the night, saying
he had been with a woman and
two men came along and took her
away from him. Early Friday
morning he left the house, saying
he was going to Chester. Instead
of going in that direction he came
toward Hock Hill, passing about
two miles south.
The first news of the killing
reached Fort Mill Friday morning,
when two negro men, in search of
Stroud, alighted from the northbound
passenger train. After
spending a few minutes at the |
depot these men set out afoot for
the works of the Charlotte Brick
Company, claiming that they had
seen Strpud standing beside the
railroad track, near the works, as
they camp on the trnin from Hock
Hill to tiiis place. Little trouble
was experienced in locating Stroud,
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Items from the Yorkville tnquirar.
Two cases of smallpox developed
011 the chain gang last Thursday.
The victims are two negroes
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uttiisit'rrwi irym Uie county
jail, where they h.?ul been in
contact with Will Jones. Both
had been vaccinated a week or ten
days before the appearance of the
disease, and in both eases the vaccination
was successful. The ne
groes have been isolated and placed
under guard. Will Jones, the
original smallpox patient, is still in
custody on premises adjoining the
jail lot, and will probably be released
Sunday.
Mr. M. W. Biased, of Camdon,
who was serving as station attentat
Sharon, for tire South Carolina
and Georgia Extension Railway,
died suddenly last Tuesday afternoon.
He had been in bad hoslth
for quite awhile, suffering from
heart disease and kidney trouble,
but was feeling no worse than
usaul during the day. After the
passing of the train, he mnde his
report as usual, and in a faw moments
began to complain of a violent
cramp. His little daughter, ng?d
7, and Master Campbell Caldwell
were in the office with him, and he
asked young Caldwell to telephone
for Dr. J. H. Saye. Just ns the
doctor was called. Mr. BikhmII f.>ll
off bis clmir, and when the doctor
arrived, three or four minutes afterwards
he was dead.
SAW DEATH NEAB. **
"It's often made my heart ache,"
writes L. C. Ovorstreet, of Elgin,
Tenn., "to hear my wife cough
until it seemed her weak lungs
would collapse. Good doctors
said she was so far gone with Consumption
that no medicine or
earthly help could save her, but a
friend recommended l)r. King's
New Discovery and persistent use
of this excellent medicine Bnved
her life." It's absolutely guaranteed
for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,
Asthma and all Throat and Lung
diseases. 50c and $1.00 ijt Meacliam's
Drug Store. Trial bottles
free.
FOR RENT?A good two or
three horse farm near Barbersville,
S. C. Apply to Alex Barber,
Fort Mill, S. C.
NOTICE.?Don't forget to attend
the Fancy Work Bazaar to he
held in the town hall on the ovening
of December 20th by the
Home Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church.
WANTED.?The person who
took step ladder from the jrear of
my office several days ago to rpturn
mime at once. Dr. ?l. 1j. Spratt.
" 'Twas tlio night Christmas
And all o'er tho house,"
Do you remember what a ^roat
event tho Night Before Christmas
uesd to he to you ? We can
furnish you some holiday presents
that are calculated to make the
Day After the Night Before
one lonpj to bo remembered by
children and adults alike.
Books.
Everybody expresses surprise
that we should have such nice
ones and by such notable authors
and they are dumfounded by tho
prices. Think of dainty Jittle
books in half white vellum with
ornamental designs in gold and artistic
floral decorations at 35 cts.
per volume. And you can get
such titles as "Scarlet Letter,"
"Elizabeth and Her German Garden,"
"Visits of Elizabeth," "Paul
and Virginia," "The Poets," etc.
All Linon Juvenile Boo^s at 5
and 10 cents.
The prettiest little Testaments
you ever saw at 25, 10 pnd 50
cents.
Xmas
Cards.
Beautifql works of art, witl; holiday
greeting and text.
And what would bo nicer for an
Xmas present than a handsome
bottle of the beat quality of perfumery,
or a stylish box of sta- j
tionery ?
Be sure tq call and see.
Ardrey's Drug Store.
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J? Begins Decembei
? until Christmas day.
38 save 20 per cent on
@ come to see us. We 1
g plete stock of Genera
I Furn
x We have just r<
g mcnjt of Furniture, t
g moans a saving of 25
x We have in stock
? ROCKING CHAIRS
@ make a very acceptabl
1 Slic
? To the people \vl
g be glad to show our 1
x nothing to look, and
RP -will mean a sale.
?5 In fact, to make
?2 will convince you of
? can get by coming to
I THE OLD REL
? T. B. BELK, P
jg We have just rec
? GUANO, for grain. r
-A.S Stra\
Which way the wind blows so w
show you where do
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Dry^Goods,
Notions, Etc.
Dress Goods, Etc.
3,000 yds. lx^st mnke Prints at 5 and Gc
2,000 yds. nice Outing at 5 to 10c
1,000 yds, heavy Sheeting, a bargain nt 5c
1,000 yds. latest patterns in Flannelettes ..<? to 10c
1,000 yds. nicely finished Ginghams at tic
1,000 yds. Bleachings and Long Cloth..5 to 12 l-2c
500 yds. Canton Flannel, bleached and unbleached
0 to 12c
1,000 yds. Riverside and Holt's Alamance. ..5 to Gc
500 yds. heavy Cheviots, for shirts and
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500 yds. all-wool Ked and White Flannel
nt 12 1-2 to 25c
200 yds. Tickings, for feathers, straw or
cotton 8 1-3 to 12 l-2c
200 yds. heavy Jeans, for winter pants..20 and 25c
In fact, we keep everything in staple dry goods.
Blankets, Quilts, Comforts,
Bedspreads, Table Damask, Oil Cloth. We have a
nice line of these, ut prices that will prove interesting
to you.
Overshirts, Sweaters, Underwear.
Wo have just received our second big shipment; it 1
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win }jhy you to roi our prices. Ir; these goods wo
have the cheap an well an the better <iuulitieH.
Shoes and Overshoes.
Cold, wet weather is bound to eonie, ho prepare for
it ir. time by getting a shoe that will keep your feot
dry und warm. We have them.
When in need of Trunks, Clocks, Heaters, Shovel
Glassware, Crockery, Table and Pocket Cutlory, Loggi
Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Collars, CutTs, Fascinators,
nice line of all such articles.
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p. S. He sure to ask for Premium Tickets when
every LO tickets secure you a valuable present.
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your cash purchases, <j>
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close prices. This $
per cent to the buyer. ?
a nice assortment of g
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ie Xmas present.
Des. i
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matters short, a visit ?
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liars can be saved.
Groceries,
Confections, Etc.
New Groceries-Fresh Groceries.
We are anxious to supply you with groceries, but
not merely for the BHke of profit. We strive to satisfy
each patron to hucIi an extent as will make him
a regular customer. To that end we select our
stock of groceries with unusual care, seeing to it in
each instance that we get the nicest and freshest.
Consult with us for Flour, Meal, Molasses, Bacon,
Hams, Breakfast Strips, Boneless Hams, Shoulders,
Pork Sausage, Bologna Sausage, Mackerel, White
Fish, Lard, Cabbage, Irish and Sweet Ppta oes,
Beans, Peas, Corn, Oats, Shorts, Bran, Salt, Pickles
(loose and in bottles), Salter Kraut,
PontlAfl Hnniin
UC11UIGU UUU115.
New Salmon, Mackerel, Corned Beef, Quipped
Beef, Koaat Beef, Vienna Sausage, Potted Ham,
Sardines (French and domestic), Corn, Top^ntoes,
Beans, Peas, Sauer Kraut, Okra and Tomatoes,
Peaches, Apples, Syrup, .Telly, Preserves.
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Fruits and Nuts.
Apples, Oranges, Bapannas, Cocoanuts, Raisins,
Citron, Currants, Dates, Prunes, Almonds, Filberts,
Brazils, Pecans, ilazlenutsand Walnuts.
Cakes and Candles. f
We handle the best Cakes and Cracker*, and you
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..... n.Tva^B iiii*i uB biuckch with the best Candies*
We endeavor to keep a full liue of t'uncy and staple
groceries, and will always give your orders promp*
and careful attention.
1 and Tongs, Andirons, Smoothing Irons. Xmwu
ns, Umbrellas, Gloves, Hoisory, Suspendet i, An
School Supplies, Etc., bear iu minci we> ha t ilc
"YO"CJ3srcx.
you trade with us. They mean money to you.J.
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