Its THE LOCAL FIELD.
Events of the Past Week In and Around
Town Briefly Told.
Mr J. \V. Ardrey spent Monday
in Waxliaw.
Mr. L. J. Massey has been in
northern markets since Wednesday.
Messrs. Joseph Hoke and S. L.
Meacham left yesterday morning
for the Charleston exnosition.
Dr. J. H. Tbornvell will lill his '
pulpit at this place next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
i lours.
The balmy spring weather seems
to hare taken all the enthusiasm
out of the criminal element of
Fort Mill.
The Daughters of Confederacy
will meet at the residence of Mrs
Thornwell next Monday afternoon
iat 4 o'clock.
Traveling Auditor Richardson, '
of the Southern Railway, spent
Monday in town in the interest of
ill is -company.
Messrs. H. E. White, of Rock
Hill, and J L. Watson, of Char-j
lotte, were among the visitors to
Fort Mill Sunday.
A Mr. Webb, a drummer, inspected
one or two houses while
here Tuesday with the view of
locating his family here.
It iH riirlit amusing to see tli??
'hotel and livery stable drummers
pounce upon a traveling man
when he alights from the trains.
Mr. S. A. Epps, of the firm of
Meachnm ?fc Epps, left Monday
(vo i np; for the North to buy the
spring stock of goods for h.s tinn.
Mrs E. Fullwood has been se- ,
riously ill during the past week
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I
*J. fl. Harris. It is said that she {
is now improving.
Under the new law the age for
road duty is from IS to 50 years,
instead of from 21 to 50 as formerly.
Those interested will do
well to note this change.
A Southern freight train of
forty-three loaded cars passed
through Fort Mill Monday morning.
Two engines were required to
pull the tremendous load.
Misses Myrtle Blankenship and
Maggie McFaddeu came up from
Winthrop and spent several days
of last week at the former's homo,
in upper Fort Mill township. .
A tenant house at the upper
mill has heen fitted neatly up and
furnished and the school opened
Monday in charge of Miss Essie
hi 'i
xunrcuH wuii uuriy pupils. Mori'
have since been enrolled.
There has been two deaths n(
the county stockade during the
j KHt two weeks. Hiith were negro
men and one is said to have been
sick since last summer, when he
had an attack of typhoid fever.
It will he interesting to knowthat
Warren White's "calico"' j
mule died last week. It has been
? familiar sight here for about
years and was faithful to the end. ;
Death was the result of not being
all grey.
A chicken thief paid the hen
coop of Mr. It. F. (irier a profit- |
able visit last Wednesday night,
departing with four tine liens.
Other losses of chickens are re
ported to have occurred dur n $ the !
week.
The first week in April has been
set aside as ''Educational Week" '
at the Charleston exposition and
an effort will Ins made to have as
many pupils present from all the
colleges and schools of the State as '
possible.
Mr. W. L. Hall lost a fine milch
cow on last Thursdny. The cow ;
had been tied out to grass, and i
became entangled in the chain
causing her to fall, breaking her
neck. Mr. Hall considered the !
cow and a young calf worth $10.
Mr. Frank McGee, who was injured
by a train at this place two ;
weeks ago, having recovered suffi- 1
ciently to lie removed, left Saturday
morning for his home in
Greenwood. He was accompanied
by his brother, Mr. S. H. McGee.
Our people have known for
years the value of Macadam road,
I nil U..
?<iii it nuim j f i iiv. i n in i rnuiiH ll< >11 I
follow for the past winters ex rience,
we will be badly fooled.
We have just enough of it scattered
about to forcibly impress it's
worth upon everybody.
Last week was probably the
first week in two mouths that
there was no new cases of sin dlpox
to report in Fort Mill. The
disease is now on the wane and it
is no unusual sight to see at one
time numbers of people on the
Htreets whose faces are badly pitted
as a result of the disease.
The new road law empowers the
hoard of county commissioners,
if they see tit, to make a levy of
one mill for the purpose of working
the county roads. They are
also authorized, where two-thirds
of the freeholders of any township
petitiou for a levy of one mill for
the purpose of working the roads j
in the township, to make it.
Tin s cond dea'li to result from
smallpox i? Fort Mill occurred on
Tuesday night of Inst week when i
an infant of Mr. T. M. MeAteer
died of the disease at its home in j
tlie Millfort Mill village. Mr. |
MeAteor s family has boon sorely
afflicted with smallpox and the
death of his child evokes the j
sympathy. The burial took place ,
Wednesday.
Mrs. B. (VConneH wns pninfuilv
injured Friday by falling from the !
second floor of the barn near her ,
home. Slio had none to the barn
in search of eggs and, while on the
upper floor, stepped into a hole
which was covered with straw, and
she fell a distance of ab nit ten
feet. Dr. Meacham attended her j
and she is now able to be out
again.
Dr. D. G.Thompson informs us .
that there is not a single ca.-e of ;
smallpox in town and we know of
none within sever! miles of town. !
Practically the whole town has.
been vaccinated and a majority of
(lie country. All the homos of j
those recently ntllicted with the
di-ease have bee i thoroughly
fumigated and it is now thought
that there is no danger, whatever,
of infection from that source.
.During the past ten days some
of the ball players have been busy
solicit ing subscriptions wit h which
to rent a new ground, buy uniforms,
etc. It is said that the citi'/ens
have donated quite liberally
and that the most of the required
money has been raised. The boys ;
say that they are going to have J
the str? ngest team this y. ar that
Fort Mill lias had in a number of
years, and promise some irood ball.
The anti-dispensaryites of Yorkvilli*,
according to reports, are still
sore over their defeat, and although
the dispensary will be established
there soon, the friends of the great
moral institution will receive neither
aid, sympathy nor support from
the opponents in carrying out the
law. In fart, the situation has
waxed so warm that some or the
anti State rum people have made
threats to boycott iii.-r- hant? who
favored tlie establishment of the :
dispensary. ;
Kx-Supervisor T. (I. Cutp an-'
nounces that lie will be in the race
attain tliis fall for the office. Mr.,
Gulp is considerably stronger in
his home township today that two
years a^'o although tiien there was
Iitt le opposition. M r.Gulp retired
from otTice with no remunerative
occupation to fall htick Upon, an
old man with a large fn.uily de.
pendent upon him, and his pluck
and remarkable energy have been
the subject of admiration and
will not be withot their reward.
The Presbyterian clinch is said
to bo badly in need of a. new roof
and other repairs and because of
the extent of the needed repairs
the question of the removal of the
church to a point imarei the centre
of town has arisen and will come
up tor discussion Hiul q?'11si< 1? r>11ion
?t an early date. As is well known,
the present location like the conn
ty bridge, was the result of a compromise
between two or thlee
factions and pleases 'nobody. And
although this fact has not perceptibly
effected the harmony of the
church, it is an eyesore with some
people to this clay.
The first transgressor Willi whom
the mayor has dealt in s ?nie
weeks is one Kd. Alredge, who on
Sunday loaded up/on che.ip liquor
and lay down on Whito street to
sleep otV tin; j'^. A hlnecoat
wii<>11111'_r nun w?*y sinmniMl over ,
!i in psostrato forijn and 1 mtnt*< 1 i;it?*ly
11 list led tin* bdoze fi_;lit**r on to
the lockup, lie was it leased, however,
when a friend deposited live j
dollars with the mayor for his ap- >
jieiranee on Monday. Alrodj^ej
nii^lit have saved a few penis of
his friend's lie?ney hy conduit up i
for trial, hut as money is of very
little value to a drunken man, lie i
failed to appear and the town is
now a V. better off.
Rock Mill Wants Rev. I.ingle.
For the second tiln t during tinpast.
year the Presbyterians of
I lock tlill have unanimously called
Kev. Walter L. Jungle to the | astorate
of the First. Presbyterian
church of that c?ly. The second
was extended at a meeting of the
congregation last Sunday. A correspondent
writing to the Charlotte
Observer from that place
says that Kev. Liable made a very
favi rable impression on tluise who
heard and met him wlu-n lie visited
that charge s-veral months
ftL-o, and it is hoped, and believed,
ny everyone th >t lie will aceept lie*
ca 1. Whilo the church lias not
had i? regular pastor during tli?past
year, the pulpit, lias been
tilled notrly every Sunday by
some visitino niinister.
Mr. W. R. Carol hers, of Port Mill,
was in the citj* Friday. Ho content*
plates coming to Rook Hill in the near
future to open a harbor shop.?Rock
Hill Herald.
I
1788 1901
Only a hyphen separate* the figures,
yet one hundred and fourteen year* of
history roll between these dates.
The Presbyterian Church at Fort Mill
was organized the ISth day of March,
JT.sS, by the Whites. MeKees, Webbs, |
Harnett s, Spratts, Spriugses and Har- j
resses and others, all from Waxhaw
church oxcopt the Spratts and Springscs. j
The dedication sermon was preached by
the Rev. James McRea. The present j
church is the fourth building. The
tirst building was erected prior to l?ss
and was located between the waters of ,
Sugar iud Steel creeks on the York side, j
but only a short distance from the lino. I
The Uuiue given the first church was j
Uuity, ?o called front the fact that i
while York and Lancaster, in England, |
were rivals, the people of York and
I-uu?a.ster counties, by their united efforts,
had just completed this building.
Tho name was changed from Unity to
Fort Mill in 1S7(?. The second building
was erected in 1804, one mile west of
tilt) tirst location on land given by
Thomas Spratt. It was a log house
with twelve corners. The third build was
erected in 1809 on the lot now
owned by W. F. Harris, while the
fourth, erected in 1881, is the one now
Worshipped in.
Of the twenty two names upon the
. oJl of th'> church in lsno. only two are
now living?Mrs. L. N. C dp and Mr.
T. (t. Gulp.
Twenty five preachers have filled the 1
pulpit, ranging from a few months service
to the many years pastorate of I
Ro\. Jas. 11. Thorn well.
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Bitj Railroad Business.
It geeius remarkably that in the
face of a very poor erop over the 1
entire South lust year the voliuun
of business bein^tloue is inunense.
This is evidenced by the unpre- ,
? i i... : ?i. :i >
i iinim-i iMinuirrn in tin- liouoiio. \
We vent 11 iv I<? say that on an average
one train per hour day and
night pusses through Fort Mill;
and tlie very I fe Heenis to bet
st r < i ned out. of the monster engines
pulling such trains as have never
iiefore been seen by the people
here. There are ten regular passenger
trains a day and often extras.
Six of these are through i
trains carrying the mail and from
eight to eleven eats, most, of which '
are heavy I'ullman sh cping and
dining cars. It is said that the
freight yard in Charlotte is blocked
with cars loaded for the South.
A switching engine is employed j
here fiom three to live hours i
every day and with tire work at ,
Hock Hdl anil Chester is kept i
constantly busy. There is plenty |
of life at the depot. One can
always see something in the way
of a train, fr >111 the Palui Limited,
said to be the finest train in
the world, to the measly switch
ing engine as it bumps to and
fro.
_
A Compliment to Mr. VS ilhiirn.
Itailroad Commissioner J. G. I
Wilborn has recently received
through the columns of the Financial
Heview the following complimentary
notice, which will he read 1
with interest by his many friends
in this his home county:
The National Association of
Kail road Commissioners has fm
some time proved efficient in its |
I ?ll'l ii'ldio* fi lit Jlllll till' r-imi ifln.ili 1
I " *-? I
iims been exercised in flic flection
of <'Hicei's Iims probably httd its ;
share in tliis result. Commission-|
erJ.ti. Wilborn, of South Caroli-I
iim. who was honored at the recent
('iiurle-ton, S. U. meeting 1 ?y beiui;
, elected tirst vieo president, is a
man who has, in hiH oflicial capacity,
accomplished considerable i
o-iol. I ne duties which devove
upon a railroad commissioner are
not of the lightest character, nor
to be undertaken in a spirit of
nonchalance, yet lie has acijuitted
hiinselt creditable and has earned
tin- respect of all with whom lie
has come in contact, not withstanding
the necessity he has at ,
times been under to speak with
brutal frankness of certain corporations.
11 is election was well
advised.
WORKIITS 2i IICUIU A LAY.
There's no rest for those tireless
little workers- |)r. Kino's Now
Life I'll Is. Millions are always
busy, curing Torpid Liver, Jaundice,
Biliousness, lo ver and Atjue. ,
They ban sli Si-k Headache, drive ;
out Malaria. Never urijie or weaken
Small, taste nice, work wonders.
Try t lieiii. 25c at Meachnin's
druo store.
NIGHT WAS HZR TERHOH"[
would eoiigh nearly all night
l?Miur,"" writes Mr^, CIihh. Applegate,
Alexandria, lad , "and could
hardly gel any sleep. I liad consumption
Ho Imd that if I walked a 1
I>lo?*k I would cough frightfully i
and spit blood, but, when all other
medicines* failed, three !?1 00 bottles
of Dr. King's New Discovery
wholly cured me and I gained f>H
pounds." It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure Colds, Coughs, La
(Jrippe, Bronchitis and all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Price 50c
and $1.00. Trial bottles free at i
Meaclmin'a drug store.
WANTED.?Ladies to do writi
11^ at home. I furnish postnue and
stationary. Will pay $15 per
month. This is no fake. 1 have
full control of the business and no
remittance is made until all my
help is paid. For further particulars
call on or address Mrs. J. S.
Deaton, Fort Mill, S. C.
Wanted?Sehnnims Knrlu 1^;trl
Red Elephant, Apple Jack, Hane'a I
Natural Leaf, R..I, K. and Speckled
Beauty tobacco taj^s. Will pay
30 cents per hundred in cash.
Ward Petiram.
Valuable Land for Sale or Bent.
One tract containing 1' 0 acres.
One tract containini; tMi acres. ;
Well timbered, located near Bar- '
bersville. S. O. Terina reasonable. |
Apply to Alrx. Barber, Kurt Mill,
S. C.
Wood's Seeds.
i
Ferry's Seeds.
Craig's Seeds.
The choict st vaiieties of
each growth. The coarse
aeeds such as Beans, Peas,
Corn, Watermelon, Cantaloupe,
Millet, and Clover in
bulk.
Onion Sets.
We also have a limited
quantity of the famous Buncombe
or North Carolina cabbage
seed in bulk.
Spring
Cleaning.
Don't commence until you
l*et Koine our B> d Bujjj l'ois
on, prici? 15 and 25 cents
per bottle.
Ardrcy's Drugstore.
J. U. Traywick & Co.,
DKAIiKHS IN
FINE LH);!OHS
AND WINES,
No. 12 Kast Trade St.
CHARLOTTE. - - - NO.
TRY THE
City Barber Shop
For a lirst-rlaHH
HAIlt ClIT,
SHAVE.
SILUIPf)(), or
HAIR SINCE.
Garothcrs d Son.
l'liOl'KlKTOKK.
Third do<?r Hank buildingto
write for our confidenti.il letter liefore it|>plying
for patent; it may lie worth money.
We promptly obtain U. H. ami Foreign
PATENTS
and TRADE MARKS o return EN- I
TIRE a toruey'? fee. heiid model, sti teh I
or photo and we send tin IMMEDIATE
FREE report on patentability. \Vc give
the host legal service mid advice, and our
charges are moderate. Try us.
SWIFT & CO ;
Patent Lawyers,
Opp. U.S. Patent Office,Washington, D.C.
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I THINK
% One thousand su:
S FIT you perfectl;
^ st.vlos. colnrfi
J 7 This
is the advanta
your clothes are nu
course tliey cost a
the ready made "ta
get kind," but thin
ed selection of styl
prices, all guaram
arc selling agents i
America's leading 1
see the samples an<
measure. A perfec
L. J. MA
^ ^/<
? Gone North foi
Our buyer ia now in
^ ing tlie market for ji n
and Suimm r (ioods am
promine to return with
^ of goods* that we have
^ lnHt HeaHon goode, but
from the loom 8. N<
that you can put on a
in^ and knowimg that
v the latect. That has
^ noiim into l)UaiuHKS?1<
thereby keeping our
rank. So remember 01
ing your Spring auc
^ Anything we well you
\ represented or we rc
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1 IS STILL IN
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x times are hard, j
? when times are g<
x jiriees and we will
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g CLOTH INU,
1 CLOT
g? Wo have just op
$0 date line of Clothii
x and Children, and
6o bargains, especial
X suits. We are ove
@ drens suits, ages fr
x and will close then
? Make your boy 1
? have this rare opp<
0 small cost.
1 SEEDS,
Wo have a full
X (harden Seed, Irish
Q toes and Field See(
H FOR SALE?Ca:
2 head of Horses and
I Tie OLD BEL
? T. 15. BELK,
^?00009? 9?0000
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OF IT. |
its of Clothes that ^
y. All different ^
es and nnnliti.w ^
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ge you have wlnn $
ade to order. Of $
trifle more than S
tke what you cau 5
k of the unlimit- j#?
es, qualities and ?
teed to fit. We
For Strauss Bros., g
ailers. Call and ^
:1 let us take your $
>t fit guaranteed, w
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/A. /Ok. Mi <\ v.*
' Hew Goods. |
New York a.'arch- ^
obby line of Spring &
1 makes you a linn
the prettiest line
ever had. No o'd ^
new stutT, fresh ^
Dbby goodh?<*oo :y ^
nil to a city feel- ^
you are dressed in ^
been our aim since ^
> buy the very latest ^
store in the front ^
nr store when buy- a*
I Summer GoodH. ^
must prove out ns ^
'fund your money. ^
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THE LEAD ?
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trout rank when c;<
nuf 4- L #~i ?? ? -
list nil* KttUIC US X
ood. Watch our
help your pocket. ?
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RING, ?
CLOTHING. ^
ened up an up-to- ^
tig for Men, lioys S?
have some special
lly in childrens ^
rstocked in chil- ^
om 5 to 8 years, o?
**
1 out below cost, x
nippy while you
irtunity for such >2
w
EVfcJtVUS. g
stock of Fresh to
and Sweet Pota- p
5?
sli or on time?30 ?
Mules. x
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