Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 08, 1902, Image 2
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1EF nM MILL TIMES
^Bocratic.
F13 BUM WBDNKFDAYB.
TJBII COMTAHT.
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cull* riiM?u? l?riy?J . ... ?1 I*T year.
Correspondence *?n current subjects in
invited. bnt wo <U> uot u({n<<> to publish
communications ooutniuiiiK morn tluin
300 words, aud no responsibility is ussomcd
for the \tew* of ebrrtMpnudents.
As uu ttdvertWnjr medium for Ctuirlotte,
Fht?vUb? Kurt Mill, and Rock
Hill business houses The Times Is unsurpassed.
Rates made known on application
to tin' pubishor.
I/x^Telepieue Ko. ttt.
JAK^RlY H, 1003.
The municipal election is now
nt Imnd aiul The Times could offer
no better ti^^ctriion tlutn tliat
the present set of offictra l>e reelected.
Tlldy have exW'bited the
proper spirit of pro^V'ssi veness
and have carried out toe earnest
wi^es of tbe people in tbe mat'n^BLatreet
building and other
\ h. _^%ei|lent.H, We believe that
\ thrf^^SvS^faithfully done us much
\ as financial circuuistances per,
> mitfed. And while it seems like
imposing on goodnature, we think
the people should show their np- i
B precintiou of their good service by
re-electing them if they can be
induced to accept. These gentle- ;
I men linvn ?
oinnuiiiK monument
9 in the permanent work they have j
I placed on the etreeta this year
I And if this snine expenditure is
F repeated for a few succeeding
L^^veaiH Fort Mill shall have enaily ]
reompliehrd with a two mill tax |,
^^^Kvhat other neighboring towns are L
'running and sweating for under ;t
I Hfu ten or more mijl b?\. We say j
let the good work go on and this
requires the right men in office
to do it. The gratitude of the J
lining generations will reward v
them. n
For Intendant, v
J. W. McElhanoy.
For Wardens,
a
Ita Ct. Smytke,
W. B. Meaoham, ei
, .J. M. Spratt,
A. A. Youtir* *
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Does ThiMtean You ?
?WLV'\
Ti mes subsorip- m
find that n number of ft
MQH^^PHHwb 'rB are getting badly n<
P^^Hnrrvnra^ f T
jlVe have worked hard during
ihf) paat year to give our readers h
a lcpregentative paper, hihI patientlynwaited
the arrival of the fall .
season, ftt which time ft number of
delinquents promiaed to pay ua. p|(
That season has cotne and gone, Tl
and some promises were fulfilled, ^e
for wjuch we extend our thunks.
r Others have failed to come in, and pa
as" a result, we have considerable be
money yet duo us, which will in zei
ail probability not bo collected un- '
til next fall. "P
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While it may not be generally (*j (
known, a newspaper cannot he run
on the same scale as that of some ?to
classes of labor?giving lienH and <>ffi
getting someone to "run" it for a v'?
year?but its accounts become due ( ^ 1
monthly and must be paid prompt- up
ly, and a weekly paper in a small mn|
town like Fort Mill, which affords wot
a very limited amount of adver- "j''*
lising, depends somewhat upon jn .
the fall collections to tide it over w|,(
the dull season which invariably scei
follows the dawn of the new year, ""d
And, while we regret very much H
to do so. we feel unable to allow H|)fj
our debtors further indulgence, |,ou
and will be compelled to erase step
their names from our list unless iuvi
immediate payment is made. step
m m n cout
rlhe Times Company. j
Officials friendly to Schley have
only to drop an interveiw into the wj^^
slot to get an administration re- j8 th
prim and. seen
* such
Dewey and Schley have places whei
in public esteem that cannot be an" i
shaken by civilians placed over nJ/,0(
them temporarily by the exegencies
of oolitics- '* '
, I THIS
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It is likely to ho some time he- ,
fore wireless messages are sent .
...? i tmiei
across the Atlantic for a cent a pUr^
word. The tumble in the price of' for
etock in the cable companies, in whicl
the London stock market, is more
apt to be the result of manipnlation
by shrewd speculators than of (^on^i
Marconi'* experiment*. <>nly
-J
Siehley'd case seems to hnv
i 4^'hed a stage in which it is otti
emit loin vs. the people, and it it
dollars to crackers that the peop'<
ate on the aide that will be taken
\ by history.
i ?iim farlter, the colored "geni
1 men," who seems to have qui
work with the exudation that In
could live on the notoriety gaiiie<l
toy knocking Czolgogz down, it
doing entirely to much talking.
!
It may he that trusts are dead,
as President Schwab, of the U. S.
Steel Corporation, says they are.
hut the country will wait for more
positive proof before inventing in
mourning gurmeu a.
* # +
The newest way to call a man a
lier is to say thet he ia slightly
yellow, hut we don1! insure those
who use it against getting knocked
i down.
*
Isn't Senator Piatt rather an
old man to he taking the warpath
for the scalp ?f a Kanaaa newspaper
man? It isn't any of our huai- j
neaa, but we advise somethiinr :
easier to reach.
When an editor abuses the other
fellow he in courageous and independent;
when he abuses yon he
is cowardly and scurrilous. Lots i
of fun in being and editor, if you
are not over-sensative.
* *
The British Consul nt New Orleans
has sued one of the daily pa- (
pers of that city for contempt.
Vnother man who doesn't appre- j
,iate the freedom of the American i
r
jrene.
1
ir thai New York capital-labor J
oint committee liveH up t<j thead..
1 TT . fi
^tiice notices Senator Hnmm is ,
; vin<? it, it will be about the
firmest product of the season. e
* (1
Advocates %>f the theory that v
in order will out" will be inter- \
ited in the trial of the Oklahoma 11
rnier recently arrested charged
1th havinu committed a murder, b
^ Missouri, thirty-two years ago.
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It is now said that Capt. Rich- ! S
ion I P. Hobson will soon resign [ It
oin the navy and enter politics, d<
it will..joppose Hon. John H. hi
ankhead, as Congressnan Tioin to
o sixth district of Alabama. si
tte
Emancipation Day at the Exposition. in
1_ v
Last Wednesday whr Emancipn>n
Day at the Charleston oxposim
and thousands of colored neo- .
e took part in the exercises. q(
le address of the occasion was j
livered by Tlios. E. Miller, pres. ^
ent of the State colored college co
Orangeburg, the concluding co
ragraph of which, as follows, will qj
read with interest by the citiis
of Fort Mill township:
'Go with me to a little town in wi
per Carolina, the town of Fort coi
11, and I will there show you in i
i city park, by the side of a 80(
nfederate monument, a shaft of So
lie erected by an ex-Confederate mi
cer commemorative to the ser- , wn
os and fidelity of the negroes j mJc
the South during the struggle ()f ,
Lhe lost cause. Bear with me wh
I describe a p >rtion of that Hon
gnificent testimonial to negro Hn(
rth, to negro character. On one Cf,t
e is a description telling why wh
monument was erected there re8
.he city public park, and by
)in; on nnother side is a harvest ]
le, with the sun at its zenith, in t
a negro seated on a log with bus
cklo in his hand preparing to ! the
his noon moal in contentment, j Cot
another side is a great farm 1 Sco
se with open piazza and broad est
>s, with a beautiful lawn and J $1,C
ting walks. Seated on the : Kan
is a negro woman with n I Dru
itenance beaming with smiles eacl
loving care, for in her arms in chai
led a handsome white baby, the
ig the walk is the child's cart j
a wheel otT. and over the door ^
e dove of peace. The whole It
e presents a hallowed aspect dim
as can only be witnessed vow
re fidelity, love, contentment, 'y? *
gratitude are enthroned. thou
p-'ople, this monument whh *nc
.ed by Captain White, of Fort lr<nl
and in time more will follow
one." ,
"Htl<l
TO ATOMS. Coll|(
16 old idea that the body dome- trio
) needs a powerful, drastic, ultlu
ative pi.l Iimh been exploded; nt>le
Dr. Kind's New Life Pills, overt
li are perfectly harmless, Appt
y stimulate liver and bowels Only
pels poisonous matter, cleanse
system and absolutely cure Th
hpation and Sick Headache, taxes
2oe at Mest-ham's drug store. exteu
e THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA.
Short Items of State News Convenient!
Grouped for Times Readers.
' | Tli'' Southeastern Mninnl T.if
1 j and Savinir* Tn-nraooe eonipam
I of Greenville ban been chartered
i The capital atock ia $50,000.
! The Wert* A Anderaon Mer
t i chandiae company, of Ninety.Six
? i made application Friday for i
I charter. The capital etock ii
named at $5,000.
\ |
While hunting at White* bridge
: near Georgetown. Percy Ward, n
I young son of Major S. M. Ward
waa accidentally ahot, and died in
al>ont nn hour.
The Palmetto Fire company, ot
: Columbia, haa taken action against
uip r> aboard for destroying sev;
prill sections of its hose at tlie rci
cent Gervais street Hip.
At. a recent meeting oT tlio boa'tl
; of trade of l$pnufort it was proposed
to erect n modern liofpl to
post not less tlin.ii $5,000, in or
near Beaufort.
A commis-don was issned Thursday
to tlip first now rot toil mil! of
1002. It is known iih tlip BivingsviHp
Cotton Mills, of F irinont. in
tlip county of Spartanburg, with a
capital stock of $100.00 \
The work of preparing toohange
the gnnire of the Carolina and 1
Northwestern Bailroarl from a
narrow to a standard gauge is he- I
ing pushed by the mnnairenuMit
with all the speed possible under
existing conditions.
The Florence brunch of the
Amer can Tobacco Company sent,
out. from Florence Thursday a solid
train load of leaf tobacco. Tin'
train was made up of twentv-Hve
cars and represented JH5.552 lbs. i
r>f pure South Carolina leaf.
Joe Rhode*, colore 1. was arrested
n Spartanburg Saturday charged j
.vith attempting to wreck a train, i
Two unsuccessful rtteinpts have I
eeeutly been made to derail the i
>assenger train on the C. &. W. C. i
Railroad, near Moore's station, t
tud here is strong evidence a- 1
jainst Rhodes.
H. J. Duliose, one of the oldest >
iti'/Dlia ?.f *
...... .ir. ... t ^|/iii inn Diir^r county 1
lied lnwt Wednesday in his 81th *
ear. Tie wiih a war veteran. Iiav- I
ng enlisted in the service at. the '
rat call to arms and stuck to his : ''
oat of duty nntil the surrender. I
le lost his right arm at Getlys- !
urg. ; tl
Abrnm Holmes, a colored man. j ^
as run over and killed by a
out hern railway engine near Colinbia.
The negro was walking
own the track in the durk and o1
rid a long 12-inch board on the tl
p of his head. The board so tl
laded his eyes that he did not f<
e the headlyvjj t of the appronch- ''
g loconiofvve and walked direct- c)
into Uvf pilot. J
Attorney General Bellinger has G
nt to various sheriffs summonses
serve on officers of the Virgiymirolina
company in the suit
ought against the company for ~
e annulment of its charter. The E
mpany owns plants in several
unties. Mitchell & Smith, of J
larleston, are the attorneys for
p "trust," and the case will prove T/1
be a famous legal battle, and jrc
11 be fought through the last Ac
art of resort. h*
On Sunday night, Dec 29, a Cl1
tion of 150 feet of Portmnn
hools dam, on Soneca river, 10
les west of Anderson, was
shed away, causing a loss of 9a
i.000. The river was the sourco ^
supply for the electric power
ich supplied the city of Ander- l
i with light for its steots, stores P?*
1 homes. Several of the largest
ton mills in Anderson areeither
oily or partially closed as a I
ult of the catastrophe. a bo
tha
^ve of the parties concerned *
he Amos Owen Cherry Tree j
inesss have been bound over to j j
next term of Charlotte Federal A
irt bv Dnnniv I
j iunioimi ? .
ggin. M. O. Padgett, of For
City, was bound in a bond of
>00; George Pateet, Glandison a
nsey. Alvin Biggerstntf, and j
iry Harrill, of Ellenboro, were S
i bound in $500 bonds. The #
rges are that of having used ?
mails for fraudulent purposes. J ]
EF MYSTERY. J '
is a mystery why women en- \
i Backache, Headache, Ner- \ ^
mess, Sleeplessness, Melancho- ?
'aintingand Dizzy Spells when ^
isands have proved that Elec- ^
Bitters will quickly cure such 4
bles. "1 sntTcred for years ^
kidney trouble,1' writes Mrs. 4
ne Cherley, of Peterson, la., #
,i i - ? >- - 1
.. mine UIICK pHllKHl me HO J #
1 not'dri H8 myself, but Klec- J
Bitters wholly cured me, ana 4 tl
>ugh 73 years old, I now am K *
to do nil my housework." It ?
onioH CoiiBtipatioi), improves 5 y<
?lite, gives perfect health. ^ O
50c at M each mil's drug store. ^ tl
e time for the payment of ? \
without the penalty has been #
ided U> March, 1. 11102. ***
/
Over Half Million Net Profit,
y Til? follow inir renort nf 41
j State dispensary wns submitted 1
e ' Governor McSweeney last Wei
r nesday l)y the chairman of tli
State txmrd:
"We have the honor to subtn
to you. for your information an
j al?o that of the general assembly
' | tliia our report of the hnsinet
done l>y tlie discus iry during th
fiscal year closing Nov. 30. 1901.
' Examination of the various no
counts attached hereto, will slioi
1 that the total amount of coat o
liquors, wines, beer, etc., purchase!
1 during the year, has amounted t<
Si.017.973.47. and that our gro-i
? sal h have amounted to ?2,328,
<581.21 ( exclusive of h lies of fresl
beer by dispenaers).
"The net prutit (to the State]
I for account of tlie school fund if
j Sl20.9ti2.22. Tim net protits, that
have accrued to the counties and
towns, divided equally, are $424..
285 87, which makes a total net
j prolit of ST)4.r>.248.12 for the year,
on account of (lie school fund and
towns and counties.
"We have for some t:me felt a
serious need of more warehouse
j and office room, and also a safe
| and commodious tire-proof vault
for the storage and preservation of
our permanent records. Consequently
we have constructed more
storage capacity, nml als ? a convenient
two story office building
with commodious ami up-to-date
fire-proof vault, which has co<t
$14,494.81, besides other petty improvements.
"The act approved Feb. 19. 1900.
forbids us to make more than 10
per cent profit on account of the
school fund, and the past year we
have made on that account in
round figures 0 per cent, which
I
U. Mack,
"The ?.l.choly
The saddest r*el?choly days are here,
W saddest of the year,"
HEN the co
in the clY5* 'he cold winds whiatle
Froat catches 11 'he chimney and .luck
heir wood pil'l"<Ues the ]>enplo with
ron feel that*'00'1 "hurt. When
lirnat and a 'hat tickling in your
Hit wee 11 your " P'hi catches you
jen your shoulder blades
Then
I lie it is (lie time
for
ior you to gel
f II If P
CHERRY BALSAM J
It act i
jroat an aots pleasantly upon tho I
jothing ;^,roilt ,l1"' 1w?kh; it in hurniW-t, (
Do,,***)! hin^ and aurtvabln t?? tukn. ^
anr lv Don't trifle with a cold nil
niiHun V(mr ^tuiga. Remember that ;
i in hi? Cousmnp;ion kill* niurt; turn ,
p than bullet*. 4
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* ARDREY'S DRUG STORE <
bi j> <
/
ieav. h ??111y ? very small muffin
with which to run the business,
'iinl while it is true that the school
Fund is considerable, ainouutintr
it present to !?(?11,1154.118, it is
ivailable very slowly for puyiuent
to the schools, as that is our only
working capital.
4,\Ve are gratified to be able to
diow such a liioli per rentage of
let profits on the business done,;
specially as the price of I (juors
lave been very liijfli on account of!
lie hi^h rale of urnin, while we j
lave not made any advance in the
irice to the consumer.
' The system seems to be in very j
ho roil uh working order in all its
eta iIs'
Notice of Kit ct on. | There
will lx? an election in the town
f Fori Mill. S. C., on Monday, j
ie 151th day of January, 15KI2, for
le purjiose of electing an intemluut and !
>ur wardens to serve the town for the
isuiup year. | J
The jiollfc will ojhui at 10. a. in., and
ky?e at t, p. in.
'-.p. Faulkner, L. N. Gulp and ?T. 0. !
hies have been appointed managers.
^ order of the council.
J. W. McKl.ttAJ.KY,
j. M. Spkatt, IntMl<ant, A
Clerk. M
:ANK-STATEMMJB
atoment of Skiving* Bank <>f H H
[or quarter ending Deo.
ami ^HABEaSES
irnitnre and Ht^plm* AH
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from banks
LIABILITIES. BHHH
fl H
rpiuH .... JQ^Bjn^H
profit 8
iridend No. payable H
deposits
W. B. Meacham,
ve-named bank, do
t the above stufnmcu^Efl^nXEaB^S^^B
my knowledge
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?t wuv, ?od you wiU be autooiahed
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It's this wa
Yon can burn yours
Powder, etc., or you
with Steam or I Lot \
onlv one
a / v. i ?*
scald and that is by
Mexican
Mustang- I
| It gives immediate relief.
I linen cloth, saturate it with
loosely upon the wound. Y
idea what an excellent rente
you havo tried it.
il FHWI TIP If you linvo ft t:
M r U?? L nr. Otlior ix.ultry c
Liniment. It is collwd a sxasdabd
For HOLIDAY PRESENT:
The Lamp of J
f Tin* lamp that dnfim't flam u
ytfWnK. ,'v,, lam
y<S6j6LA you u?-t it ami slay a pnoU; the
/ "ttJ. Injjlv part with, "in* v?hi Imp'
N. & they mn> Ih% in suiiw nuwctik I
nt-o*, tlii'iv's nril> mm. I'hr .%
Xt?jr at ire the lump oflfen-.l yu is ifl
NjMf on it ; ov.-rx lump lias it. v't."
Old T^iuups ?ll
x^^y]L^''5S,sv ^ i-'i'i I'" i'm i .v lump want. I
J' . ?*?&. ' tOt wnntanow lamporifotf,nttolH
^ >['V'V m >wf Jjl Wiivl, a vw ni anM orotlnrtfl
Ak! ''a ? >"< ? Now Rochc8'Oifl
"yWad*. m.|i.| 1 ,,|| lu.-r.iliiri'.11 til.'MU.j.'i^B
Jto- , . . ^ Wc urc MM LI \ LISTS In trie (
' Lumps. Lon.s.iltut^H
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t The Daily Observer Sw*?*7"
r Is $x jht nuiiuiii; *1 for six month*
r for three months.
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annum.
Sample Copies of Either upon Application
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pong
P A promptly procured. 0* HO Fit Send mndrl. tketrb.1
. A ir fli '.. ( r fr<r r. |- rt ..n p?t. nuih.lii> lt.->k " lie*
P ? t? (Ibtein t'.S and r. i^n I" .tnntf eml Trad. M?rk?,
a A'rail IklnS trrllit c?.-r fl#?rr<t t ? itrillltn.
Z ? PATIHT LAWYERS OF IS TEARS' PRACTICE (
f & 20.000 PATENTS PROCURED THROUGH THEM. s
A t) All i.imu' < r.inSaeiilial. Auo.l ndvio*. KeiUifuU
r v " rvlrr elinrgnr i
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B 6orm Mexican Mustang" Unh
ust what you nwtl. It take* effect
I to see Uow quickly it iiocU* forth .
>
elf with Fire, Vith J
can scald youiself
Vatcr, but the~e is
lvj v^uic ?i uun or
using
Jniment. . |
Oct a piece of j fl old \
this liniment ail bind \ J
on can lnivo no noquato !
dy this is for a bun until I
tird afflicted vlth" bup or any t
lisenso ut-o Mcxlcu Mustaug J
remedy by poultry ^reader*. 1
S-fnr EVEtY DAY USE*
Steady Habits
p or Kinoki', or ca?o rou
ip tliut louks 1,1*, ?Itt ii f w
luuip thai you luer will- f |
lochcstr. Vhn/
you n? "Just asr;oo<l
lint. t<>r nil arond Rood- Kwon
1 if /*<>chr?t?-r. i'i> make Ugmdrip
Jiitii*. N?k for -lie name p }
n<lr No?'. / A
No -iIht von
iuLi??>f lump trannform '
. mi I'ttu doit. Let Q HQCflPn
rcnTnerrt^of disease* oi v/y J -V<
38.**?rk Place A S3 Barclay St., New tork.
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standi
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Wk . Hill. S. C
W^Bm. L. SPRAT'
O U 1 i A 1 1 - N i ' I . ^ 1 1^1
|BiiT in ^Ws building, Main Stret
HHr Min.
^^^Vftcr December 1, oftico will be clone
1 every Monday.
'< Terms, strictly cash.
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' U^rHunb^>u^*onthleriUanetteM>efbre nj>- K
I living for patent; it may be worth money. I'
We promptly obtain U. b. anil Foreign
PATENTS 1
* V.a?iyiA.DE MARKS or re urn E N" N
TIRE attorney's fee. bend model, sketch
or photo and we hand nn IMMEDIATE I
FREE report on patentability. We giveH
the best legal service and advice, and our
charges are moderate. Try us.
SWIFT & CO., g
j) Rmtant lawyers,
Opp. U.S. Pateat Omce.Washington, O.C.
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| CHARLOTTE. - - - ***
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