IN TML LOCAL HJELD.
Everts of the ful Week (a and Arwnd
: T#*s Briefly TaML
Tine liuntitle season closes on
March 15.
Dr. I. U. Mack was a visitor to
Charlotte yesterday.
Mr. J. A. Withers a petit Sunday
with i?? P.lmi-lnfU
Did yonr vaccination take?one,
of your coat sleeves away?
'Mrs. J. M. Ken net t and children
left Saturday for their future
home at Ashevilte, N. C.
Misses Mary and Mabei Ardrcy
returned Inst night from a
viisit to friends In Laucaster..
Dr. end Mrs. J. L. Spiatt began
housekeeping last Friday id the
Phillips house on Clebotirue street.
Miss Louise McMurray. came
over from Winthrop Saturday and
spent Sunday at her home near
Fort Mill.
Mrs. J. T. Young and son .Tnmes
and Mrs. J. E. Smith and children
went down to Rock Hill yesterday
to visit relatives.
. - Mies Irene Withers, of .Sevan..
.. nah, Ga.r spent several days of the
past week with relatives ami
friends in Fort Mill.
Mr. J- E. Ardrey came up from
the S. C. College at Columbia and
fluent frnm Pridnu tin til Tnucrlu.f
-i ; ?? ?v?juuj '
at his homo in this place.
It is said that the railroads have
agreed to farther reduce the rates
to Charleston. This will give
Charleston the lowest rates ever
given any exposition.
Mrs, Kdward Reeves, of Statesi
ville, N. C., arrived Monday night
? and will spend several weeks at the
the home of her parents, Or. and
Mrs. T. 13. Meacham, in this place.
The recent report that Mr. Wm.
Crook, of Gold Hill, was ill of
smallpox was erroneous, as he
was seen on the streets last Saturday
and bore no signs of such
disease.
That Fort Mill is giving the
Southern Railway considerable
piitroange tliese days is proven by
the fact that a shifting engine very
oft as speuds several houi s here in
shifting and placing cars to the
different platforms.
Mr. T, G. Gulp was elected n
-? warden '-of the town Moiultiy to
eaooeed Mr* Ira G. Snivthe, who
recently moved from tort Mill.
r ? Very little interest was manifested
v v in ilia election Had a ridiculously
r arnall vote won cast,
t 1 Mr, Bobt. D. White, of this
l ^K'r* place, who iu January completed
.1 .. a three year's term of service in
the standing army a I Fort liiley,
,ii. ,,Kau-, has re-eulisted in the hos-v.
i fpital corps and left Charlotte Monday
night for Washington, D. C.
Mr. T. W. Macon now lias the
pbtiition of night operator for the
Southern Railway at this place,
. succeeding Mr. ftowe, whfi^fcns
accepted a similar position
lanta. Mr. Macon is a brot^H of
?** Mr. R. V. Macon. fornmrHivni ;
here.
A merchant may wait foJjHiple
'rZt'.t- to find out that he has gooTunngs
to sell and will sell them clieap,
but in the meantime he in apt to
tind that the people have been to
somebcaly eiae while lie whs waiting.
The uior&l is that advertising
draws trade.
t The young men of the town met
in the town hall Wednesday night
and organized the Fort I Mi I German
Club. Sixteen meuhbrrs were
enrolled and a nutnberj of othera
who were not present fiav* since
been added to the list. Mr. ?T. A.
Withers was elected secretary und
treasurer.
The Times on Monday received
a very interesting communication
from someone in Gold Mill, but
on account of the writer fjfailing to
sign his nsme we har? torflecline to
publish it. Howeveu will be
glad to receive anotinr Mtter from
odr unknown friend ^ml/the only
requirement is thntflft- writer's
name accompany it.
Mr. 8. 8. OrdwajflHe contractor
wlio is buildiiif^^Wportion of
the dam acr<?s Catawba river, left
Sunday night for Jamestown, N.
C, where lie or his company is
said to be defendant in two dam- ;
age suits, one of which is brought
about by the widow of a former
employe who was killed; the other
by a man crippled while in the
employ of said company. Mr. !
t )rdway was accompanied by one
or two of Ins men.
Members of the loesl tnwnoliin
l>oard of health were sworn into
, office on March 4, only three mem* j
, ' hers being present. After eleciing
J. L. Kimbrell secretary, the board i
earnestly requested the co-op?ra-1
tion of each individual in advancing
vaccination, and further re- j
quests that all farmers who have
tenants on their respective farms
to warn them of the danger of
smallpox, and urge them to he ;
vaccinated as early as convenient,
if possible vithiu the next two
weeks. i
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M is.s Katie Culp spent Thursday
in Charlotte.
Cotton (ins taken a spurt and
will briug 9 cents, or most.
Garden work has been delayed
considerably by the bad weather.
Messrs. I). G. Kitiihrell and T.
| H. Merritt spent Monday iu Char|
lotto.
Ui^D ...J T ... j
mocso ro aim lji u Jtcr HQden,
of Rock Hdl, visited relatives
in Fort Mill lasc week.
Mr. A. A. Bradford, Sr., lias the
contract $or building the extension
to the postoffice building.
The flmallboy is now on the
lookout tor the dogwood blossom,
which nhvins it is fishing tiuie.
An election to decide whether
the tow i of Yorkville is to have n
dispensary has been ordered to be
held next Friday.
The condition of Miss Ben tali
Cnowder, who has been ill of appendicitis
for ten days, is reported
somewhat improved.
The local ball team is making
an effort to secure a practice
ground in the big field to the rear
of McElhaney's livery stables.
There are no new cases ofsmall|
pox to report this week. All those
who are afflicted with the disease
are now on the road to recovery.
Fanners are now busily engaged
in hauling fertilizers to their
farms so as to have it ready for
distribution when the spring plowing
begins.
And now another good crop
prophet conies to the front. He
claims that every year having the
figure 2 in it since 1850 has been i
a good crop year, and that lOO'i
Will l? no exception.
Mr. J. T. J. Harris, a former'
resident, has sold bis plantation in
Pleasant Valley to Mr. J. P.
Bniles and be is contemplating returning
to the city to live. It is
possible that be will build here in
the near future.
S. S. Ordway A Co. on Friday
received five care of cement to he
uiod in their work at the Catawhn
dam. The condition of the roads
from here to the dam are such as
to require four horses to draw an
average wagon load.
The ll-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Jones died of congestive
chill on Tuesday of last
week at the home of its parents, 2
miles west of town. The burial
was made Wednesday afternoon
at the cemetery in this place.
Under the new jury law the
work of preparing the list of jurors
for the year is taken from county
commissioners and devolved npoU|i
the jury commissioners, consisting ,
of the clerk of court, the county ,
auditor and the county treasurer.
Rev. Til R H io.kn til** I
prophet, predicts continued wintry
weather for March. Between
the Rev. Hicks and the groundhog
we have been having aome
unusually bad weather, and they
are not yet willing, it seems, to let
up on us.
The waters of Catawba river are j
said to have reached a point
twenty-one feet atxive low water
mark on last Saturday morning.
Several parties who started to 1
Rock Hill had to turn back
on account of being unable to
cross the Gulp bridge.
Vaccination has cut down the
death rate from smallpox to such
an extent that only the most hardened
and prejudiced of sceptics
now doubt its efficiency. Those
people who refuse to take advan- ,
toge of its benefits have only them- ,
selves to thank if they are laid low <
by the contagion.
The compulsory vaccination or- i
diuance went into effect on the I
1st of the month and Policeman i
Nivens has been busy inspecting I
arms for several days. He says In* <
finds that nearly everybody in i
town lias been vaccinated and he <
lias l>een instrumental in bringing a ,
considerable part of the rest lo the I i
scratch within the past few days. I i
Officer Nivens had a hot chase !
Saturday morning after Shiu <
Moore, colored. Moore appeared ?
at the depot, where a large crowd
of people were awaiting the airival '
of a train, and it is said was liter- !
ally covered with a first-class case (
of smallpox. Officer Nivens was'
notified and, upon his arrival at ' 1
the station, Moore made a spirited '
dash for the country. It is safe to '
say that he will l>e sound and well 1
when he comes to town again. 1
Barber's bridge over Sugar '
creek, two miles east of Fort Mill,
has suffered serious damage and f
is now impassible as a result of 1
the high waters during the jwtst
week. Pai ties living in the Bar-;
bersville and Ardrey sections now
come to town by way of the Bniles
bridge, which occasions a drive of
several miles more than by BarIreFs.
It is hoped that the structure
may have the immediate attention
of the authorities and be put
in proper shape.
A right perplexing question is
who has the worst arm from vac
*
ci nation. Everyone is claiming
the distinction and a mau with a
broken neck would stand very little
showiug as a martyr beside a
man witli a vaccinated arm in this >
town. Ami you can always tina a 1
friend on your right hand who will *
solemnly advise you to be scratched j
above the elbow. There is auoth- i
er on your left to say take it below. *
The advice is giveu with a con- 1
ScioUKIleSH that it is worth millinna 1
but it doesn't cost you a cent. 1
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Young Man Struck by a Train.
Mr. Frank McGee, an employe |
of the Southern Railway, wn6 |
struck and seriously injured by
the early morning passenger train
a short distance north of the depot j
in this place Sunday. He was t
flagman on a local freight train ,
and hud been sent out to watch (
for the passenger train while hia ,
train was shifting care. He sat j
down on the ends of the croasties, \ t
and, having been up several nights j
in Huoc<'8sion, was soon fast asleep,
remaining so until struck by the
train. The engineer saw the young
man when only a short distance
from him, but was unable to stop i ^
the train. Mr. McGee was found ; ^
several feet from the track and in | i
an unconscious condition. He i
whs carried to the Palmetto Hotel, | v
where medical aid waa hastily
summoned and an examination
made. It was found that his right
arm was broken in two places, an
ugly nash on iiis head, ami several
bruises on his body was the exteut ( t
of his injuries. t
Mr. iSIcGee is a brother of Mr. ,
S. H. McUee, a prominent young
lawyer of Greenwood htic! also editor
of tlie Greenwood Index. He
is also a brother of \V. Z. McGee,
until recently assistant Statesuper- r
intcudent of education. i 1
The injured man is resting very ! (
well and it is thought that he will j
he able to go to his home in a few | j
days.
Death of Mrs. A. B. Springs.
Mrs. Julia Hlandina Springs,
wife of the late Col. A. B. Springs, ,
formerly a resident of this township,
died at tho home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. M. Scott, iu
Charlotte, last Thursday morning. *
Heath was the result of a short ill- i
uess with rheumatism of the heart. f
Mrs. Springs was a daughter of j
Judge E. H. Baxter, of Hancock, .
Ga. She was married to Col.
Sitriiuru i ti 1 fi-All mwl 1 1 ^
&? *v?w (inia tuujr II VL'll llll j J
their beautiful estate about -1 mi'e?
above Fort Mill until 1875, when |
they moved to Charlotte. Five j h
sous ami one daughter survive, all t
of whom are well known in this ?.
section. The deceased was 7<> j
years of aye and noted for her no- :
ble character and kindly disposi- : *
tion. She wus uu ideal Southern r
woman.
Real Estate Transfers.
According to the Yorkville En
(purer, the following transfers of
real estate in Fort Mill township
were recorded in the county auditor's
office during February: |
Mary M. Watson to W. A. Watson.
Ijots; consideration $500.
\V. T. Hoagland to T. S. Kirkpat
rick. House uiid lot; com-ideration
$550.
m /i /t i ? * ?* *' *
1. I*. V Uip IO MIR. i>l. .1. U-RUl- I
Jen. One lot; consideration $220. |
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Roosevelt Will Attend the Exposition. '
A Washington despatch of Mon- 1
Jay to The State nays that a delBgation
of prominent citizens- of *
Charleston. S. (\, had a conference
with President Roosevelt today in
regard to hiaattendingthcChurlestou
opposition. The delegation
strongly urged the president to
k> op his engagement to visit the
Bxposition and assured him a
must cordial welcome. The president
told the delegation that lie
Mould take great pleasure in visiting
Charleston and the exposition
some time in the near future.
The party wan invited to lunchBon
with the president. The delegation
consisted of Mayor Smyth, Alderman
Kliett and Kollock, representing
t he city and President
Wagener, Mr. Hemphill and Col. (
[xadsden of the exposition hoard.
A fi?. i 1 -? - ?
/?iici 111 in n t-i mi 11 was nulled
flint no date could he fixed fur the
visit, but tliat it probably would
take place late in the present
month. In a few days Secretary
Dortelyou will take up the matter
with the exposition authorities and
the railroad officials with a view to
selecting a date that would be j
moat convenient to all concerned. ^
woamo OVERTIME. ! 8
Hi^lit bout laws aie ignored by ^
those tin-less, little workers I>r. ^
Kind's New Life Pills. Millions ^
are always at work, ni^ht and day, vj
curing Indigestion, Biliousness, >
Constipation, Sick Headache and ^
all Stomach. Liver and Bowel ^
troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe. 1
sure Only 25c at Meuchum's }
druy store. ^
HAD TO CCNQUES OS CIS.
"I was just ah ?ut goue," writes
Mis. Kosa Kiclinidsoti, of Laurel
Springa.N.C. "I had Consumption
so had that the beet doctors said I
ould not live more than a mouth,
but I l>egan to use Dr. King's
New Discovery and was wholly
rured by seven liottles and am
low etout and well." It's an unrivaled
life saver in Consumption,
L'uuemoni ?, La Grippe and Bronchitis;
infallible for Coughs, Colds,
\ at lima, liay Fever, Croup or
Whooping Cough. Guaranteed
jottlea 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles
Free at Meachatn's drug store.
WANTED.?Ladies to do writngat
home. I furnish postage aud j
itationary. Will pay $15 per
lionth. This is no fake. I have
Full control of the business and no
'euiittanre is made until nil my
lelp is paid. For further particilars
call on or address Mrs. J. IS.
Denton, Fort Mill, S. C.
Valuable Land for Sals or Bsnt.
One tract containing l'-0 acres.
Due tract containing 1M> acres.
Well timbered, located noar Barjeraville.
S. C. Terms reasonable.
AU 1.V >?:n
to write for our confidential letter before ui>
plying for patent; it may bo worth money.
We promptly obtain U. H. and Foreign
PATENTS
?nd TRADE MARKS or return ENTIRE
Attorney s fee. 8eud model, sketch
or photo and we send an IMMEDIATE I i
FREE report ou paten Ability. V> e give
the best legal service and advice, and our
charges are moderate. Try us.
SWIFT & CO.,
Pa font Lawyora,
Opp. U.S. Pateat Office, Waabingtan, D.C. j
FOR
GiOOD WHISKIES,
WINES,
BltANDIES, ETC.,
CAI.L OS OK WHITE TO
W. II. HOOVER,
CIHRMHTE, N. C.
i
111 II J J 1 L i E&
\ HHIHHHnHHBHHHHIHBHRHIHI \5^
j< promptly procured. OX NOTU. Send mwltl, akatrh, A
V ?r photo f?r frrr raporton p.ttraUtbilitr. B-*>k "ncar'S/
lo Obtain U N and Knrrifn I'atoaUandTrada-Marka. A
^ FREE I'airrat trrma a?rr oForad ta l?r?atar?.HB
D FATXKT LAWTERS OF t* TEARS' PRACTICE 'V
5 20,000 PATENTS PR0CURE0 THROUGH THEM. 8,
All btiim.'M cTnf|?iontial. bound a*ivicc Faithful ft
Moderate char?** (ft I
puC. A. SHOW * CO.|l
i) 0pp. U. 1 Patent Of flea, WASHINGTON, 0. C.&
c fj 'V> Jmimi , run .Villi,
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Start Right.
By employing your time during
,he Ivid weather iu preparing for
lie busy Beaton. Make work for
yourself and you will make rnouey.
Paint
Your wagoitH and other vehicles
md your farm machinery. It
will double the life of your prop
?rty, double its appearance, keep
t always in trailing condition and
ie a credit to your industry and
progressiveness.
Oil
Your harness. The beat farm;r?
do it. Those that do more
practicing and less preaching.
Jne of these told uh two years ago
:hat he had been using the same
wagon harness for twenty yeara!
md lie attributes it to Imh care of
hem. The rats don't eat oiled
mrneas.
Dose Tour Stock.
(J-et the sluggishness out of their
lysteins. Allan's Condition Powler
is the best on the market. We
'uarantee every package of it. It
h all medicine. The formula is
irinted on the pkacage and any
looior of any kind will read it and
ecotnuietid it.
Ardrey^s Drugstore.
Garden Seed Headquarters.
TRY THE
City Barber Shop
For a tirnt-chiNS
HAIR CUT.
SHAVE.
SHAMPOO, or j
HAIR SINGE.
Barothers & Son.
PROPRIETORS. I
Third door Hank building.
|p Wo liava tuo^
1v f V * '.1* I u J 119 ft; I CDI
dies, Chiidrens ai
Shoes and Mens Ha
styles that will intei
lot of Madras Ging
w aists and mens shi
of White Goods and
Call and get firs
beautiful goods. f
interest you.
L. J. MA!
'Phone No. 71.
? MONEY FO
I SNA
J In going througl
? Shoes, we find too n
5 -?-2s, 21-2s and 3s?i
In order to get rid ol
? have decided to let l
K In the lot will be foi
5 81.50, 82, 82.50 and
^ have them for 81, 8
^ 81.98. If your size
? come at once and ge
J nice shoe.
I MEACHAM
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I tit OLD m
i T. B. BELK, 1
1 SEED OATS?W
g about 300 bushels
<g Red Rust Proof Oati
g sell at 85c ji bushel,
g few days.
2 BEST MOLASS
? received a big lot o
2 Molasses, and we 1
? will advance later ai
S friends to buy soon.
2 FERTILIZERSg
on Cotton Seed Met
x and all kinds of Cm
g ing. We are strict I;
2 and will not be und<
I SPECIAL NOT J
? for sale or trade quil
? lw?r i\V IT t Itiwl Vf
!wc will trade or sell
week, we have deeid
Tuesday and Friday
this purpose.
i Tie OLD BELI
? T. B. BELK, I
OODS. I
f
nved a lot of Lr- ^
*A \f Ar% a 1L iw%/v
*-v* A' 1 lie A
its iu the latest X
rest you. Also a ?
hams for ladies ?
rts, besides a lot &
Domestics.
t choice of the $
rhe prices will ?
5SEY, jj
vxxa&xxivx**
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r vw W W
e i
,ll feet. 1
li our stock of t
riany small sizes 5
n ladies shoes. 5,
f these goods we 4
them go cheap. ^
iind shoes worth J
S3. You may 5
1.48, S1.75 and ?
is in the lot, ^
t a bargain in a #
&. epps. |
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W iVl u f vv
Proprietor. 8
e have on hand g
of home raised ?
s which we will g .
net cash, for a g
ES?Have just' ||
?f New Orleans jg
think the price
ad we advise our J |
Get our prices 8
il, Acid, Kainit S .
1110 before buy- 8
WW
y in the business 8
srsold. . x
CE?We have g
be a large num- ?
ules, and while Sr
any day in the ?
ed to have everv * i
QO M
special days !<>?* X J
ABLE iuiiL ?
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