Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 15, 1902, Image 3
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IN THE IjOCAL FIELD. I
Events of tbe Fast Week In and Around ;
Town Briefly Fold.
(iood cotton 7.80.
The infant .joti of Mr. and Mrs.
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?. .... iummi ik seriously 111.
Prof. Earl Tnorawetl, of Kershaw,
?yent Friday at bis home in
this place.
The druggists are busy supplyplying
their customers with almanacs
for 1SU2.
Mr. S. J. Kintbrell has had a
room added to his dwelling on
East Booth street.
Mr. W. F. Harris shipped a car J
load of select cattle and chickens
to Charleston Monday.
Mr. 8. L. Meachant returned
Monday night from a visit to
friends in North Carolina.
Mr. J. J. Ormand has purchased
the interest of Mr. \V I. Hull in
the Patterson-Hull market.
The Times would be pleased to
have a letter from "Splinter,"
our Gold Hill correspondent.
Mr. W. E. Deatoti is now conductor
an up-to-date restaurant
m the rear of his meat market.
The work of repairing the town
ball was finished Saturday morning,
and the improvements are
notable.
After a shutdown of several
weeks, the Charlotte '11 rick Company
resumed work Monday
morning.
Mrs. 1). Harrison returned to
her home iu Yorkville Saturday,
after an extended visit to relatives
in this township.
Mr. Stemps Fletcher, r young
^ white Ulan, is snill to ha ilnnrrnr
ously ill of em illpox at his home,
near the upper mill.
A gloat many poople were disappointed
Sunday on account of
there being ?o services at the
Presbyterian church.
Auditor Williams will be in.
Fort Mill on the 2lst, 22d and 23rd
j
days of this mouth for the purpose j
of taking tax returns. t
Dr. J. B. Mack is contemplating j
the building of two cottages near
the old McDuflie place* on the
Din kins' ferry road.
J Messrs. Ed Merritt and a young;
tnan named Gordon are said to be
afflicted with smallpox. The cases
developed last Thursday.
While in Lancaster Friday, Mr..
F. T. Pegram purchased two nice |
young mules and a wagon of the
Lancaster Merchantile Co.
Mr. H. W. Wolfe, who moved
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croni r ort Mill to Kock Hill some
months a^o, lins returned and is
living near the Millfort Mill.
At a meeting of the town council
Monday afternoon, Mr. E,P. H.
Nivens was elected to succeed Mr.
H. C. Culp, as chief of police.
An employe of one of the mills
tells of a number of other employees
who were vaccinated one day
and were unable (?) to work the
next.
A Piueville dispatch of Saturday
to the Charlotte Observer says
that the county physician has dis- J
covered a genuine case of smallpox
just outside the incorporate limits
erf Pineville.
Dr. J. 13. Maok." of Fort Mill,
will preach at Hopewell at 11
o'clock on the morning of the j
third Sunday in this month, instead
of the second Sunday, as
heretofore announced.?Rock Hill
Herald.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Thorn well
have been in Clinton, S. C? for
several days at the bedside of
meir son, .James, who is seriously ,
ill of pnuemonin. However, n
message from Clinton yesterday |
stated that he was improving.
Mr. Kobt. White, son of Mr. A.'
S. White, returned home Wednesday
from Ft. Riley, Kns. Mr. I
White enlisted in the 4th nrtillery
corps of the United States nrmy ' i
three years ago and hns since been
stationed at Ft, Riloy. He has
not yet decided to re-enlist.
Asked as to his opinion of the
suspected smallpox in Fort Mill, a
young man who, while in another
{State, was recently a victim of the
disease, stated that there was no 1
doubt as to its being genuine
smallpox. A number of our people
still contend that it is merely
chickenpox, but my, how shy they 1
are of chickenpox.
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Selected County News.
Yorkvillu Enquirer.
Mr. N. A. Simril advises the re- !
porter {hat the work of hauling j
rock for the Robinson hill was
..commenced Tuesday, at the rate
of 150 loads a day.
Mr. V. M. Plirslev of linmnlt i
lost a dry kiln la?-t Molality together
wi 1 i about 7,o00 feet of lumber.
'1 h * kiln probably caught fiotn a
spark.
A petition has been prepared .
for the establishment of a rural j
delivery 'route} to run out from
Hickory Grove to the mouth of
Guion Moore creek, at Smith's
ford; thence to*the Howell's ferry
road; thence down the Pinckney
road to "Beauty1'Spot" (Thomson
pJuee); then back to Hickory
Grove by way of Hopewell and
pyetown. An inspector has been
over the route and reported it
practicable. In all, the route
covers about 2ft miles.
Mr. T: G. Gulp, of Fort Mill,
was in yorkville on Monday hav- i
ihg dome through thejcountry. He ;
stated that in his judgement Catiitvba
river was not nearly so
high during the recent freshet as
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uvin(in mo uig nooa ot last spring.
At different, points tin? water lms
been reported as being within IS
inches to two feet of the h gh \
water mark of the spring freshet.
Mr. Oulp says, however, that at
the bridge, the highest point
reached by the water was fully 5 ;
feet lower than the spring freshet.
The bridge sustained no damage
by the lasl flood except an almost
imperceptible [ sinking; of one of i
the approaches.
Rock Hill Journal.H
Some Rock Hill pooplo say and
evidently believe that there is no
8ina\lpoX|in*Rock Hill;|thatall the
smallpox here ischickonpox. Some
thoroughly convince "themselves
that this is a correct view of the
situation us an excuse^jtoj resist
vaccination. Tliev even o<? fur
as to say that all the physicians do
not agree that there is smallpox
here. There is at least one very
pronounced contluent case, that of
Tom Smith, a negro living in West
Alain street, which knocks this
view into a very chapoaii. No physician
will say that this is not a
genuine blooming case of smallpox.
Tom Teppus, about ii.'l years old
an hmharried employe of the Vn
tawba Power Co , lost) his life on
Weduegthiy evening nbout f>:30
while attempting to cross Catawba
river in a -small boat, which also
contained his two brothers. The |
father ^61 the men had warned
them agninst'trving to cross neai
the darn and had gone further up
the river to cross, all four men
being on their way home from the j
dam. Th;e bdat was capsized by
rhnning againstlji r> pe stretched
abrosH the river from the dam. |
The two other brothers were
picked up from the rope. The
company tired three dynamite car-1
tridgcs but failed t , recover the ;
body.
This community generally was
surely shocked and deeply grieved
this week to learn of the sad death
of Williumf-JWatHon Steele, which
occurred in his 35th year at the i
home of of his sister, Mrs. W. M.
Steele, in Hampton street Thurs- !
day morning at 11:30. The i in mediate
causo of bis death was spas- j
modic contract on of the nerves,'
and though ho had been in bed
only one week, bis illness really
dated from the day after Christmas,
when he become overheated
while on.a hunt, the attack being
facilitated by a very frail constitution.
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Rock Hill Herald.
Mrs. Susan ?7. Leslie, wife of
Mr. 1). T. Leslie, of Leslie station,
met with the misfortune, on last
Sunday morning, of breaking one
of her hips. The accident was the
result of a fall that oecured while
Mrs. Leslie was moving about in
the cook room.
Liitlo Miss Rosa, daughter of
Mrs. Dp. W. F. Strait, of tliiH city,
while at the graded school Wednesday,
playing with other children,
fell and broke both bones in her
left arm just above the elbow. Dr.
Crawford attended the sufferer and ,
reset the broken limb.
One morning last week when
John Dnnlap, a colored tenant on
the farm of the late T. F. Clinton, ,
near Fdgemoor, went into his
barn lot he found two of his cows
dead. Suspecting foul play, he
had an examination made of tinbodies
and it was ascertained that
both had been poisoned. The ,
poisonous substance had been
placed in smnli bags and these|l)ad
been swallowed by the cows. Dunlap
has no idea who the person
could be who would inflict upon
him so much loss.
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There is no discount ou the
popularity of the Nicaragua canal
hill in the HouadofRepresenatives.
The Senate will be wise to act on
the poiuter.
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Dwath of >\r. J. A. Smith.
Our towii whs tndJi-neil Moulin
v ninlMlIiitr l\tr lli.- 4
J ' 11 llllllU'HltCUU'lIt
that Mr. Joseph A. Smith, aged
27 yen s, had died Sunday night
at 11 o'clock at the home of his
father-in-law. Mr. A. A. Youug
Decesnsed had been ill for several
months of consumption, ami consequently
{gradually grew worse
until death relieved his suffering*.
Mr. Smith came to Fort Mill
from Rockingham, N. C.. in 1S94,
mill with his brother, Mr. Henry
Smith, enquired in tin* newspaper
business, publishing the Fort Mill
News. Rater he sold his in'erist
in The News and returned to his
former home iu Rockingham.
Dining his stay here, Mr. Smith
wooed ami won the hand of one of
it Mill's most popular young
ladies. Miss lSlla Young, second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Young, the marriage taking place
in lbSR). To them was born two
daughters.
After marriage, Mr. and Mrs.
Smith moved to Raleigh, N. V.
where thyy lived until a short
timo'ago, when he was compelled
to resign his position on account
of failing health. He returned to
Fort Mill about two months ago
and spent his remaining days here.
Deceased was a member of the
Methodist church and was always
an honorable and upright young
mini. Ho was a member ?f
Rockingham lodge, \V. O.
\\\, in which lie was insured for
?1.000, and also a member of tinTypographical
Union of Raleigh,
from which he received a weekly
- f c*- i 1
ifcut-ui in o-? uurm^ uits sickness.
The funeral services were conducted
by Kev. \V. A. Wright
from the Methodist church, and
the interment was made at the
Fort Mill cemetery Monday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
White Oak Camp, \V. O. W.,
turned out in a body to pay its
' last sad writes to the the remains
' of its deceased brother.
TRY TilF
City Barber Shop
For a tirst-class
HAIRCUT,
SIIAVE,
SHAMPOO, or
HAIR SINGE.
;
Carothers & Son.
Proprietors,
i Third door Rank building.
1901
A year in the ear
that marks some impi
some advaneement in
tile in material for en
kind of year just olos
tiling Store" of Mills
ord lias been establish
of customers who hav<
ord, is due the compb
business vision in eli
which to do business
with obsolete ideas o
disposed to be nnwilli
mands of the hour as
ors. Our aim has alw
customers better good
better treatment than
other establishment, a
of the upbuilding of tl
the reason that the ve
*
than the last, the last
before it and so on ba
have tried our level hi
as you have wanted tli
have been to a degree
endeavor to improve 1
that we mav merit to <
your patronage and pn
that Dame Fortune \\
ing the coming year a
prosperity on every vc
MILLS &
Tliowe members of Coiiuitkr who
are interested in the movement to ,
curtail (Southern Congressional
\ representation are sadly discouraged.
They had counted on the
! im.ti.w.ci ..f . 1." 1? : * ?- * ?
I 'i i vji i no i i esioeill 1)111, IIO :
11UK decl iihm! to be a party to the ;
a.Tair. Ilo lias not condenied tlie
movement nor would he, it is be- i
lieved, refuBe ts sign a bill carrysng
the purpose into otleet if he
received it from Congress, but he i
declines to take any leadership or
to lend his intluenee in Congress, i
WANTKD.?Agents todo pleasant
home work. Salary $20 to $10
per month. No fake. Address, Miss j
M. Dye, Rock llill. S. C.
FOR RENT.?A good two or'
three horse farm near Barbers-!
ville, S. C. Apply to Alex Barber,
Fort Mill. S. 0.
FOR
GOOD WHISKIES,;
WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC
CALL ON OR WRITE TO
W. IT. HOOVER,
CHIRLOTTK, N. C.
^ Tho saddest of the year," ^ '
i W IIKN the cold winds whistle ^ |
K *T in,t he'chimney* and Jack ^
5 Frost catches the people with x
\ their wood piles^short. Elicit i
4 you feel that tickling, in .your 5
? throat and a pain catches you ^
^ between your shoulder-blades, m
J Then is the time J
J for you to get ^
* CHEKItY BALSAM i
2 t
| ^ I tracts pleasantly upon^tlio f
^ throat and luii^s; it is harinless> &
T soothing and agreeable to take. J
J Don't tritle with a cold 011 J
# voui* lungs. Remember that ^
4 Consumption kills Jmoro , men ^
4 than bullets. ^ I
5 AUDREY'S DRUE STORE *
r I ; f'
1902.
eer of a business house
oveinent in methods ideas
is certainlv fert
husiasm. Such is the
ed with the "Every&
Youn^. A new roe-'
ted. To the thousands
l* helped us to t his recenient
of clearness of
tonsillar a lit>11?#> wHI?
n *" ,f 11 11 |
, not weighted down
f merchandising, 1101*
ng to bond to tlio devoiced
by its custom-!
ays been to give our
Is, bettor service and
they could get in any
nd that is the secret
lis institution; that is
ar just past was better
bettor'than the year
ok to the start. We
est to do things just
loin, and feel that wei
successful. Wo will
he next year in order
%<
even a greater extent
irt isanship. We trust
ill smile on you durnd
stamp her seal of
nture.
YOUNG.
5 AI I WIMTC
1AT G<
and many thing:
cost.
One $25 Ladies' Coat. Suit, at
Suit, at $U.95. One $20 Man's Suit
at $2.25. Ladies' Capos and Jacket
Blankets at $.'.10. All Winter Drc.?
?\v stack of ladies' mens' and
Oar losses last year were so h<
only a strictly CASH business this
opened, and goods will be charged <
have paid promptly. All goods are
and all customers letting account
charged credit prices, which aro 10
L.iJ.IMA
'Phono No. 71.
^ A
j Prices Tell
We^hnvg some Children's
^ that must he closed out. Jack
$1.75. Automobiles that were
A) at prices from 35 cents up. T
^ NOW $1.<10. l'ou know at tin
^ to sell.
^ As all our winter ^oods m
gb following nice line of white po
A. Lawns, 10, 121-2, 102-3 ai
& 12 1-2. 15 and 20 cents. Hun
gA cry in short lengths, worth dot
see the Embroidery we can s<
tf* It's the kind you*are bound t
\ 1 1a - r isii ? *
nm now mi ui r innnei *
\ navy and gumett. at 25 centt
Sr A full lino of^Gloves^nnc
5 MEACHAM
(# ' Phono *
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I The Old
I Reliable
8 ~ ,
I Store
| "Wislie
a tomers
| ancipi'o
| New Yea:
| Wo tJcxt
0 friends
| liberal
g age dn
| p ast yet
? fu.tn.ro, i
? -r-ijc* ?=*-#
1?-^- msj v v v.
?very ttii
power 1
tire "o?o*p
Again
you. forp.
we are
Respectful
Tie OLD BEL
g
? T..B. 15 ELK,
S "It's jnst as natural fo: i
g . ers to follow."
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stxxxxxxxx*
e out |
rgoods |
)st, |
s at less than ^
$7.90. One $15 Ladies' Coat
at $11.50. Boys' $1 Overcoats ?
s at one-half price. Elkiu $4 JB
is Goods at COST.
childrens' Fine Shoes just in.
savy that wo are forced to do ^
year. No now accounts will be
inly to tho.it> old customers who ^5
marked at lowest cash prices W
s stand over 30 days will bo
per cent more.
tSSEY, |
ft News. I
nnd Missea Jackets left ^
ets that were $*2.25, NOW ^
$11.50, NOW $'2.75. Cnpes ^
liree Furs only, were $2, ^
ese jtriees they are kbaand ^
list go, we'are offering [the ^
oils lor your early sewing:
id 20(cent8, Dimities. 10, ^
dreds of yards of Embroid- (0
tble the price. Come and ^
II f _ O 1 1 rv -
:o please @
1 o. ^
ttieLnlsiing &
astfavors <?>
lly yours,
IABLE Slorc I
Proprietor. J?
is to lead as it is Sr oft- ??
-it you icii" o ana iu ct'Ull. "V
0 have from now .on. 0
VaiHtin^H in light blue, ^
1 Ear Mu tie. P
l&EPPS. |
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:S ilS CUS- ?
a liappy |
sperous ?
arils, our ?
for tlieir |
patron |
ring tlae |
ir. Iirtlae ?
as in tire ?
5 shall do |
ne in our |j!