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*N THE LOCAL HELD, Events of the Past Week In and Around Town Briefly Told. Dr. T. 8. Kirkpatriek spent yesterday in Charlotte. Business holds up very well despite the cry of hard times. pearly every other person you meet nowadays is suffering with a cold. All sorts of conatry produce is iri demand in Fort Mill at good prices. The drummers are now traveling in droves seeking orders for spring ^jkjoods. f The Millfort mill was shot down Monday on account of making repaira Dr. C. B. Stevenson, of CharlnttA n'OO n Hf-II ? w ?*V| ?< mw m ? in t iiVyl tvj 1' UL I 1X1.111 Saturday. Miss Frances Harris left some days ago for an extended visit to ielatives at Wake Forest, N.C. Miss Mason Harris hAs resumed her duties aB teacher of the music claa6 of the Gold Hill high school. Accord ing to the almanacs, the days now are at. >ut one hour longed than they were the first of the year. Congressman Fitdey is making an effort to se< ire an appropriation of $100,000 for a public building at Ko k Hill. Mrs. W. M. Kimbrell, of Greenville, S. C.. spent several* days of last week with relatives in this community. Mr. Joe Donahoe and Mrs. Minnie Campbell, employees of the Fort Mill Mfg. Company, were married on the 20th of January. There has been a gratifying impixwepient recently in the condition of Mrs. A. A. Yountr who wuh seriously ill of the grip. At/a meeting of the town council on Monday afternoon Mr. T. B. Belk was elected to serve on the board of health. Mrs. S. B. Meacham and son, Harry, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are visiting their relatives, Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Meacham, in this place. A genuine case of smallpox is reported from Pleasant Valley. All the school children there and I many others have been vaccinated. The police should watch all strangers coming here, and if any nrp fnnnrl \rlin flnn'f ouam I ^ any business they should be told to move on. Mr. James Epps has been ongaged by Mr. J. W. Ardrey to manage his Kimbrell farm, south of town. Mr. Epps moved to the place some days ago. Mr. Geo. W. Scott, of 'Burlingbop, N. C., has accepted the posi- I tion of chief engineer of the Fort Mill Mfg. Co. He began work last Wednesday. Jas. H. Thornwell, Jr., who was reported as being seriously ill of pnuemoniA in Clinton, has improved sufficiently to be brought to his home iu this place. The Daughters of Confederacy are requested to meet Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock nt Mrs. Thornwell's. Each member will be expected to p iy 20 cents dues. On account of the delayed shipment of a bill of goods, J. C. Hill, a travelling salesman of H. E. Bucklen & Co., of Chicago, was .1,.*..:?i i j ... uciniiiai utrr? several Q.U.VB Ol last week. The "central girl" of the local exchange had a brief "hello" with tfie central *at Columbia Wednes- i day morning. It was caused by the crossing of the wires near Mr. , L. A. Harris' home. Congressman Finley has the thanks of the citizens of Fort Mill for the quantity of seed sent for distfibution in his district from the agricultural department at "Washington. Now is the time to rake around the roots of the fruit trees to expose them to the cold so that they will not be in too big a hurry in crowding the season and causing , the trees to bloom ahead of time. ! The two large boxes furnished by the postoffico department, one to be placod at Griffin's store and one near the home of W. H. Windie, arrived Saturday stid woro at once put in place. The boxes are to be used by the public in posting mad matter. The postoffiees of Bnrbersville, I Pleasant Valley and Behiir will be discontinued on February 15. The j < present patrons of these offices ' i who desire to receive the new ser- i ( vice will be required to change i their address to "It. F. D. No. 2, 1 Fort Mill, S. C.M ; J The making of liens goes on as , usual, and thus it seeuis that the 1 apprehended, difficulty of tenant: ' farmers in getting their supplies j 1 will not materialize. The usual j crops will, therefore, be planted, j, In inofit cases the oat crop has , 1 been killed and the wheat crop as j ^ yet makes littie show. Mr. S. L. Meacham has been ' . busily engaged during the past 1 j week on his telephone system. ? which was so seriously damaged ' by the freeze. Polls and wires' 1 J i I were down at numbers of places | in town and all outside ? < inunctions i were cut off for several days. J < James Hill, an employe of thoij Millfort Mill, was before Iiiteudant , ^ MeElhaney Monday cliarged with , being drunk and creating a dis- ] turbance at the home of his father- < in-law Sunday. The mayor im- ' posed a tino of Hill was then placed under bond to keep the | peace. i The Times received a pleasant call one day last week from Mr. 1 J. H. Coltharp. We are pleased to state that Mr. Coltharp has re- , covered sufficiently from his recent nnrnlvtir. <*trr?k?? ???.?: > ..is.. * J "w "v "K"111 11" ^ to walk. We trust that it will be only a short time until our old | friend is entirely well again. ( There has been a slight change of rules at the Southern depot. The west side) of the yard, next the waiting room, is now used for boarding and alighting from the ( trains, instead of the east side as ' . I I heretofore. This change was , | made on aecount of the danger of ) crossing the tracks in front of ' i approaching trains. j ' Owing to the high water, ser- j vices on the rural delivery route j ( No. 2 did not commence Satuiday , as was expected. The tirst trip of i the F carrier was made Monday. j( The boxes, 40 in number, for the ! J route arrived last Friday and were 1t immediately put in place. i Mr. Frank Skinner, who is well known in Fort Mill, has live cms s of smallpox at his homo in Char-1 lotte. Mrs. Skinner, three ol her ! 1 children and a Miss Mary Merritt, j . are afflicted with the disease. Mrs. j Skinner before marriage was a j Miss Patterson and lived in the j Pleasant Viillev sei?Ur?i? At itH meeting Monday the f White Building and Loan Associ- f ation elected the following officers , nnd directors. Officers?S. E. t White, president; J. 11. MeMarray. > vice-president; W. 11. Meacham, | J sec'ty nnd treasurer. Directors? t Dr. J. 13. Mack, J. M. Spratt, Dr. ] T. 13. Meacham, ?J. 11. McMnrray. i W. 13. Meacham, S. E. White. 1 The finances of the association are in excellent shape and everything ] is favorable for a prosperous year, t Caught a Hun-A wa y Boy. Thursday ()ffie?*r Nivens received ( a message from Mr. ?J. N. Clontz. I of Bethesda township, asking him to look out for a boy and horse. ' Later in the day the boy and horse appeared and the young ' man was locked up to await ihe ' arrival of Mr. Clontz, who came ' the following morning. Mr. Clontz ! 4 stated that the boy. his 15-yenr-old 4 son, had left his home several days 1 before and had ridden away on one 1 of his horses. The hoy had been 4 ill. ' i " roia logoi ti i iiiK** 11 ready for school, ' and on refusng to do so, had been | given a Found lashing. This in- ' spired young Clontz to leave his 1 home, and slipping his clothing ] from the houae, he proceeded to 1 carry out his intentions. Tti young fellow had during his absence visited nearly all the places in the county. Mr Clonlz carried the hoy hack to his home Friday night. 1 ??* - A Washington despatch says that the famous < )wena Cherry i Tree Company, which is under in- < diotuient by tlie postal authorities, is making a desperate effort to ' keep its case out of court. They 1 have submitted a proposition to compromise by paying hack to the army of women tliey have defrauded of money the sum of $30,000, which they claim conslitu <*s all the funds on hand. Among those indicted are a preacher and his daughter. "Braochville?Fort Mill." Under the above heading the following communion' ion appear* <i n the last issue of the Southern 7'hrtBtiuu Advocate: Dear Advocate: Our move was vithout incident, travel in these lays is re lueed to a minimum. To air fathers it meant much, but to is it uieans but little. All we inve to do is to gather up the baaies and call the dog, the railroad will do the rest. To say we regretted to leave Branchvilie would lie putting it tamely, for a kinder ind more confiding people you will not tint I in Methodism. Bigliearted and loyal, ever true to their church and pastor. May their race never grow loss. If 1 should question any part of our polity it would he the sundering >f mutual ties, hut such is the lot >f that peculiar people eulled Methodists. We are pleased with the genet al outlook of our new field. They are big-hearted, broadminded people of the old Metholist type, judging from the warm reception tendered us on every hand. Cordial greetings have also been extended by sister churches which foretoken n gracious year. Ministerial salary has been raised mie hundred dollars. We ha\o ihive llourishing churches ill Fort Mill?Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist. Our Presbyterian brethren are composed of llugenot 'incestry, known as the Mecklenburg colony a broad-minded orthodox class of Protest tuts who Fire disposed to live and let live. i ? .11 < . i iutve nit' nonor or nein^' n lineal ilcscendnnt of the en me colony?a Virginia branch of the family. As to the climate ami typography of the country, I will have to become Accustomed to it. Altogether we lire very hopeful and feel much tmeournged. W. A. Wuight. The Orognd lion's. Day. Sunday being the second day of February was "Ground Hog Day." Duly those who keep up with the peculiarities of the animal life of the country know what that means, hut when you tell one who does know that there will be a late spring he knows exactly what has happened; he knows that the ground hogs came out of their holes Sunday and getting a glimpse >f the sunshine they went back to wait until March comes, llad the weather prevailing the past week ontinued the ground lu gs would rave come out and remained, and he spring would have been an ?arly one. It is a sign that has lever been known to fail. ? Young Moore in Trouble. The Charlotte News of las' Wednesday says: "James G. Moore, a prepossessing young white boy, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. )dicer White arrested Moore last light at tho opera house, lb' tesitied that the bov was trying to lell the weapon. Moore corromted what. Officer White said. He dso stated that he purchased the ;iui in Salisbury from a tramp and hat he only wish-al to dispose of t. He said he was a son of Prof. Moore, the medicine man and ;hat his borne was on Second itreet, between Tryon and Church. Neither of tho young man's parents were in court. He was Sound over in the sum of $25." Moore is well known in Fort Mill, his parents having lived here leveral years ago. Aiil tn fllH QnWIflrc Jolnmbin Record, Saturday. The 8en<itt* last 11 ii t passed n )ill whereby it is prohibited that uiy ex-Confederate soldier should >e s ut to an alms house. But in ill eases where such a procedure nielli be necessary in the ease of ?ther persons, the county board of oiionissioners aio authorized to extend aid to such soldiers after they satisfy themselves III >t he is unable to support himself and iocs not receive a pension sufliL'ient to do so. In several counties there are old soldiers in the pnorhouse, but if this lull becomes !i law it will no longer be necessary for thc-tii to be put in such institution as the necessary aid will be extended to them at their own homos. The hill was introduced l>y Senator Douglass, of I nion. HAD TO CONQUER OR DIE. "I was just nh ?ut gone," writes Mrs. Rosa Richardson, of Laurel Springs,N,C. "I had Consumption so luul that the best doctors said 1 could not live more limn a month, but L began to use Di. King's New Discovery and was wholly cured by seven bottles and nm now stout and well/' It's an unrivaled life saver in Consumption, Pnueinoni'i, La Grippe and Bronchitis; infallible for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Hay Fever, Croup or \\ hooping Cough. Guaranteed F tiles f>Oe and $1.00. Trial bott.es free at M cue haul's drug store, 'Three C's" Hustling Too, While Yorkville people are rejoitini; over the prospect that tile Carolina A N oil li wee tern railroad is making arrangement* to broad en its irnune and cross the Blue Kid^e into the coal fields, they have lost sii/ht of tli?? fu<-r tlmf ?i.^ South Carolina and Georgia Extension more familiarly known to our readers as the '"Three C's," has gone quietly to wo k and now I has more than a thousand hands at work in Mitchell county, N. C., lioyond the town of Marion, the present upper terminus of the - road, grading the road bed and making other preparations to carry their line across the Blue Ridge and get into the coals Holds too and get connection with the Ohio River, through the Louisville &Nushville, or some other road. A large number of these hands are from the North Carolina penitentiary. (Juite a number of them ! recently passed through Yorkville. It. does really look as if our, ; railroads intend to put us in touch ' with the outside world at last.: I?Yorkville Yeoman. BUCELEN'S ARNICA SALVE. 11?h world-wide fame for marvellous euros. It surpasses any oilier salve, lotion, ointment or halm for ; Cuts. Corns, .Burns, Boils, Sores, Felons. Cleers, Tetter, Salt Illiemn Fever Sores, Chapped Hands, Skin Krnptions; Infallible for Piles. Cure guaintiteed. Only 25c at Meaeham's drug store. To ?rov?at SmaDpcs When you buy Croam of Tartar to prevent Smallpox be careful to buy tin4 pure and you can't buy it ! at 10 cents per pound. Ask your physician about it. We have both kinds. Vaccination shields 10 ctg. Call aPAlt DREY'S. i TRY THE City Barber Sliop j For a tirst-elass HAIR CUT, SHAVE, SHAMPOO, or HAIR SINGE. Carotliers & Son. Puoi'KI 12TORS. Third door Bank building. , TRESSPASS WARNING. All persons are warned not to hunt, tish or for any purpose whatever enter upon any of the lands owned or controlled by the undersigned. The law will be rigidly enforced against any one disregarding this notice. S. K. White. Mas. J. M. Odf.i.l. J. W. Akdkey. P. Nims. J. M. Sl'lt ATT. Mk< Pacjiii? Wui?. Eimiak Jones. W. I. Jones. I). a. lee. J. B. Mack. J. H. Coi.thakp. W. B. Hoke. \v. k. Sl'katt. B. M. Sl'katt. T. M. Illdiiks. T. S. Kihkpatiuck. t. c. Sl'katt. h. w. Hl'kkman. i <* 2 i ;L "The melacholy daye are. here, T ^ The eaddeat of the year," X , ^ ^\rHEN the colli winds whistle J x in tho chimney and Jack ? v. Frost catches tho people with T ? their wood piloH short. When J I A you feel that tickling] in your > J 4 throat and a pain catches you p f between your shoulder bluiles 4 j J Then is I lie time J j for you to get ? 0 p P CI1KKKY BALSAM p & It acts pleasantly upon the 0 0 throat and lungs; itfis harmless, 0 J soothing and agreeable to take. J ^ mm r. trine witn a com on \ j your lungs. Ronioniber that i 4 Consumption kills moro men A I 0 than bullets. 0 $ AIIIMtKY'S DRlili STORE J J. U. Tray wick & Co., DEALERS IN FINE LIQUORS AND WINES, No. 42 East Tratlo St. CHARLOTTE. - - - N. C. to write for our confidential letter hefon- applying for patents it may be worth money. We promptly obtain U, H. and Foreign PATENTS I'<1 TRADE MARKS ?r return ENTIRE attorney a fee. Head model, aketch or plioto and we mud an IMMEDIATE FREE report on patentability, we give the beat legal service and advice, and our charges are moderate. Try us. SWIFT & CO., Patent lawyers, Opp. U.S. Patent Office,Washington, D.C. , hi in i I. i i * A | COOKING .><1 .1 <1 - nvi> nuiTU llirft* 11111(3 car load. However, we are stii cannot do this very long. If y any time this year, it will pay We Bell the best Sewiu States at HALF PRICE. Don't fail to see our new i Chiidrens' Shoes. E/crybod3 Shoes have no equal i:i quality We still have a few Ladict that you can buy at HALF PI If you want low prices Credit stores can't touch our p L. J. MA 'Phone No. 71. ? Clinon Br.n I OK) M . Bitj, little, old ami young. The very best makes of Shoes We have built lip a woik Selby <fc Co.'b ladies Fine Shot The famous Walkover Sh< best Shoe you ean buy. Fvet the Sehool Boy's Pride, made I of the host school Shoe-; on tin about them, they will t 11 you 1 Also the same shoe for the lit Shoe for misses and children. A full line of Rubbers Let ^ you want Shoos, come where y A select from. ^ Yours for the i J MEACHAIVI ' Plume I ???0? 0??GO? ?? < 1 Tie BIB BE ? T. B. 15 ELK, | SEED OATS?V g about 300 luishols ^ Ivtul I > ? /W ?4* / ^w **v\t itiitii i i \MM \/<t 2 s(^l 1 at 75c a bushel <g lew days. 1-%-% BEST MO LAS! received a I>ii?* lot Molasses, and we w ill advance later i friends to buy soon 2 FEHTI IJZEKSQ? on Cotton Seed M< H and all kinds of (o S) in?\ We are strict X iltwl %%' * I 1 n/?l l>" >'?>' QQ ???? T ? All I H/l *M" (lilt & wta,^V ? SPECIAL NOI ?j for sale or trade qu @ ber of Horses and ] <g we will trade or sel ? week, we liave deei <5$ Tuesday and JKrida ?} tliis purpose. I Tit OLD B ? T. 15. 15 ELK, <3?? S03O?? ?0 S? STOVES | K C ll<>A MTrt lw.nf?l. ( I 1 *" - ? - ?~ VJUI IftbJ. 11 selling at oid prices, but V V on expect to buy *t.. *c vou to buy it NOV' ig Machine in the United & t stock of Mens', Ladies' nno >.t * > r knows that Harrisbu*g ^ ' and price. ?' Capes, Jackets and Hai? ^ ilCE. ^ # buy from a Cash Store. ^ irices. 5SZY, g * Yea, all kinds of SITOE3. ^ tlmt. the market afford*. lerful trade on the Die'-., s in the past twelve "lontha. ^ >e for men at $3.50 i? 'he y pnir guaranteed. A!ho I \\J llin cum.i ? - ..j >(.v DiuiiD in ill..* ' e iimrKet. Ask the \ oyu (? that they hold the;:i up. ^ tie ^ent.s. {See the Star ?s' V *gina atul Over Gaiters. I1 ? ou can have a variety to ^ Shoe trade. I &, EPPS. % io. W. ^ (^@??@0?@& ?C T a T\T -n * im lit i Proprietor. fej) r* Ve have 011 haw; iof home raised Is which we w ii> v, , net cash, for a & SES?-Have ji . r4 of New Orleb ^ think the price j& ind we advise our $ $ K 4* 4*. A. A ^ A ^ ^ ^ ^ ~ " ?I Jot our prices m * > "vV wil, Acid, Kainit ^ uano before buy- ji, ly iu the business 0 lersold. 0 ICE?We have & wv itc u large num- $ Mules, and while * II any day in the s? (led to have ever* 1 ? p. y special da} s 1. r < l&BLE Ste | Proprietor. ^ ?@ ?03?3Q 2^- 22 uJmH : ' ^ , /J 1