IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
Events of the Pa-? Week In and Around
Town " rlefly Told.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Mendenhull on Sunday, a son.
An exchange has discovered
that cotton aeed meal will run potato
bugs out of the patch.
Architect Hugh White, of Rock
Hill, spent Sunday at the home
of his sisters near this place.
A tine milch cow belong toCapt.
S. E. White was killed by a southbound
train one day last week.
This is tht season when that j
lazy, "tired feeling" comes on and
makes a uian want to a fishing.
Lemons and sugar are cheaper
this year tha\ they were last, and
the lemonaC'i lorer is in clover.
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Mr. M. Mooney, of Shelby,
N. C., is a |; itor at the homo of
bis father-lj aw, Mr. R. T. Bailey.
Mr. B. Ar.1 Ipratt came up from
Chester Saul day and spent until
Monday v i relatives in this
place. ./
Mr. MonjT i Merritt come over
from Point I, C., Saturday and
spent Sunw y with relatives in
this place. "
Messrs. IV. Charlotte and W.
H.McCaw.r the Rock Hill Journal
fliiATit f^mw h mi re in )><? / !???
Sunday ni? .
Miss Amf Harris, of Pleaent
Valley, is ft nding a few days
with her cow n, Miss Aileen Harris
on Booth treet.
As is alwi# the case, a large
crowd of Fo'v Millians went up to
Charlotte y<^ ?rday to participate
in the 20th v'.J May celebration.
A ten dnyY' protracted meeting
will begin a;; le Methodist church
on the first f,'r nday in June. Services
will be4 eld daily at 4 and 8
p. m,
Messrs. J.': . Spratt and J. H.
McMunray Iq Monday for Greenwood
to attern a meeting of the
Grand Lodge K. of P. of South
Carolina.
Mr. *T. B. Mills has been confined
to his home several days with
an attack of fever. Ilis condition
has not improved any during the
past day or so.
The knowing ones say thin will
be the best crop year of a decade.
They eay the ^oots of the cotton
? 1 L -Ll i At- A *
pitiui * are awui mree times qh
long this year as for the same time
last year.
Work on tin Jones roller mill
on Catawba is progressing nicely,
mo6t of the t>rick work having
been completed. The owners hope
to have the mill completed in ample
time for handling the approaching
crop. 1
Mr. J. W. MrElhaney, our popular
liverymen,I informs us that
his new livery Lable in Pineville
is being taxed tl its utmost capacity
these daysj notwithstanding
the fact that it was opened only
two weeks ago.
Plant tansy at the root of your
plum trees, or hang branches of
the plant on the limbs of the trees,
and you will not be annoyed with
curculio. An old and successful
c?:-i? it.- -i
null. mo*vi LIIIUIWIICH IIIU HUUVC,
and says it is the most successful
cureulio preventive he has over
* tried.
The sermon of Rev. F. O. 8.
Curtis Sunday night was n spiritual
feast for the large congregation
which entirely filled the Baptist
church. The sermon was delivered
for the especial benefit of
the young men, many of whom
wont out to hear the reverend
gentlemen.
Whether the beef trust has had
any effect upon this immediate
vicinity we are nnable to say, but
it is a fact that the market men
here are at present totally without
1 \ ii l _ m. *71 * *# 11
iiume rtiiHou came. a ne r ori i?l ill
markets nre being supplied with
Western meat, and to say it costs,
well?it's out of sight.
Mrs. Win. Thrower died at lier
lionie on White street Friday evening,
after a lingering illness with
consumption. Mrs. Thrower wus
a Miss Anderson before her marriage
of u year ago. The funeral
services were conducted by Kev.
W. A. Wright and the burial was
made in the Fort Mill cemetery.
The prettiest row of shade trees
we have yet seen are those along
either side of Sprat* stn^et, in
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j Sprattville. These trees were
planted by J. M. Spratt about five
years ago and with the exception
of three or four they are all growing
nicely and bid fair to make
Spratt street one of the prettiest (
thoroughfares in the city.
The electric storm of last Wednesday
afternoon played lmvoc
ii.. i ? - 1
wivu me iocri 'plione exchange t
and many of tlie patrons were cut '
off until the burnt out 'phones (
could he repaired. It is reported
that the lightning. struck aud
killed a young white man and se!
verely shocked another in the
Belnire section. '
We congratulate the city gov- '
eminent upon its enacting a law
to prevent bicycle riding on the '
pavements of tho town. This prnc- 1
tice had become a nuisance and '
The Times had been requested by 1
a number of citizens to mention 1
the fact, which we fully intended 1
had not the council acted in the (
! matter 1
Thursday is Wagoner day at the '
Charleston exposition and there
will in all probability be as large,
1 if not a larger, crowd in attendance
as innt or nny qny during the ox- ] j
I position. The rate from Fort Mill I ]
for this occasion is $'1.35 and any j 1
one wishing to see the big show I
can find no bettor tiino to go down I
than tomorrow. It is now a settled i
fact that the exposition will close j
on May 31. i
While it is generally supposed I
that smallpox has died out in Fort ]
| Mill township, we were informed |i
on Saturday that there is still a 1
number of flourishing cnRes over '
near the river, on Mrs. J. M. Odell's i
; plantation. The patients are all , (
1 negroes, who, as has been their i
j custom, prefer to suffer with the j
disease rather than make it known, i
hence the cases have not been
reported.
Mr. Green Collins, a farmer of
the Belair section, boarded a train
at this place onfc day lalst week for
Charlotte, when? he is jnow receiv- |
ing medical treatment jn a hospi- j
tnl in that city for a sieve re burn I,
he received several weexs ago. Mr. j (
Collins was standing in front of i
an open fire place at liis home
when attacked by something like
vertigo, causing him to fall forward
into the tire. It vas feared
for a time that he would lose his!
eyesight, but he is now improving i
We received ?i letter a few days
i ago from our friend Dr. Alex. Mack,1
of Hawkinsville, Ga., in course of (
| which he informs us that ho has;
been appointed by Gov. Chandler (
as chairman of a delegation of;
twenty-three prominent kjhysiciaus
to the Americar congress of tuberculosis,
which will be held in New
York City Juno 2, J ai id I. Dr.!
Mack's hosts <f friends will be!
pleased to learn that sue h an lion- i
or has been bes.owed on a former .
I Fort Mill boy.
The election |ir a pit icipal and |
teachers for the iFort Mi II graded
school for the approach it lg session
will l>e held in tjo bank office on
Friday evening text. A few days
ago a small advQ-tisemen t was inserted
in the vant cob mm of a
daily newspaper and tin is far the
trustees havo recived few less than
100 applications This * is cer
i tainly encouraging and it in but
| natural to presune that 1 vitli this
number to selec; from, 1 ort Mill
is to again havens good school as !
any town in this section.
A visit to ok Unity cemetery i
will convince one that tliere is a
lack of prtriotism in the 1 marts of ,
the people of tl is township, and
especially of tlnse who h ave kin- j
died buried theip. The (semetery
is a veritable t licl.et of bramboo
! briars, etc., and one not familiar
i with the spot wmhl hardl y recog- |
1 nizo it as being a burial ground.)
The stone fence has gone to decay
and large pine trees now stand |
where half a decade ago beautiful
flowers were lovingly sprejnd upon 1
the graves of loved on'es. We j
| would like to seil some <>i\o inau- |
gurate n movement to put the old
, burial place in order and if it 1h 1
undertaken, why, call at The Times I
otfice aivd wo will start it otf with a j
cash donation.
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Prof. E. E. Thorn well is spend- 1
ing a few days at his home in this
place. 1
Biggest Cotton Mill Yet.
W. B. Smith-Whaley, the mill
pngiuoer who built the big Olym[)i?
mill at Columbia, has the <
contract to build a $10,000,000 cot- i
ton mill in Kansas City, Mo. The
mill will eonta in 45 acres of floor
space and it ia estimated that the
mill villiago will comprize about <
25.000 people. This, it ia claimed,
will be the biggest cotton mill in
the world. I
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Freaks of the Lightning.
Lightning struck the residence j 1
if Mr. W. L. Barron Wednesday , lfternoon
during tlie rain storin. j
A. number of shingles were torn .
from the roof nnd one of the ehiin|
<
neys was split, but no other dam- j1
igo was done. The tluid, however,
ran down the columns of the front
piazza also left traces in the hack J
part of the house. The members
af the family were in the house
ind wero very much frightened,
but not hurt.? Hock 11111 Herald.
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The OKI Reliable.
It is a bad day, indeed, when 1
Mr. T. B. Belk, the hustling proprietor
of the Old Reliable, doesn't
liave a crowd nrouncl his big store, i
When his customers begin to big'
back away lit1 ^tt'S to the printer
unl puts in an attractive ail or lias <
i bright circular struck off ami
sends it through town. The duller !
the times the more lie tells the
people what lie has ami how he
3ells it. You iiierchniits who think j
trade too dull to advertise just
watch the Old Reliable's door and
5r-e the customers swarm in and ,
out, nuid you can pro lit by cluing
us he does.
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Will the JC's Change Hands.
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The expectation is that, the 1
South Carolina and Georgia lSx-'
teiisiou railway company will go 1
under the iiiunagemeut of the
Southern railway on the lirst. of
July. At the recent session of
the legislature an act was passed
authorizing the Southern railway
to lease and operate the old Three
C's road, and of course this could
not be done until all of the legal
formalities had been carried out.
The pople all along the line of
the Three C's road are anxious for
the Southern to take hold of the 1
property and will hail with delight
uie Deginnmg ot work on the con - |
tern plated improvement of tlie
property, which has been nllowed
to run down to some extent 011 no- |
count of the lack of funds for extensive
improvements.
Chopping Cotton by Machinery.
\V. B. Castles of Hickory Grove, J
this county, has patented a device !
for chopping out cotton, which is
pronounced a success l?y all who
have seen it. Last year In? used it
in his own crop and saved so much
cost and obtained such good results
that ho had it patented. It
is said that the machine is of in- I
estimable value to cotton growers, i
since it does the work of eight 1
men and dots it better than by
hand in the old way, and owing to
the growing scarcity of labor fin
the farm during cotton chopping
season, and its unreliability, the I
farmer will no longer be dependent |
|1 A ! 11 t i ! I I
Ul?in IIUHIIII^ limor IOI* II1H IM'ip lO
chop out his cotton. Combinod
with the cotton picker, thin nmy
add now hope to those who care i
to hold to what has for so lonir
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a time been the staple crop of the ;
South. It is also claimed f<>r this
machine that it is adapted to the ,
su^ar boot cull lire and other pro- j
ducts sown in drills where the
thinning process is required.
Ito7oais a Great Secret.
It is often asked how such start- i
lill^ enres, that puzzle the besl
physicians, are etTectod tiy Dr.
Kind's New Discovery for Consumption.
Here's the secret. It
cuts out the phlegm and (Term-infected
mucus, and lets the life-^iveinj^
oxygen enrich and vitalize tinblood.
It heaPs the inflamed,
eolith-worn throat and Inn^s. |
Hard colds and stubborn couirhs
Boon yield to Dr. Kind's New Discovery,
the most infallible remedy
for all Throat and Liiiilc diseases,
(iuarenteed bottles ">()( and * 1 00.
i'rial bottles free at .Meaeham's
ilrn>jf store.
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Rev. Liable to be Installed.
A meeting of tii? Bethel Presbytery
will be hehl in Rock Hill
oa Saturday, May II 1st, to receive
the Rev. Welter L. Lingle into the
Presbytery, and the next day. June
1st, Mr. Lingle will be installed
pastor of the First I'resbytorinn
church of this city.
Mr. Liable is oxpectod to arrive
with his family on the 2lUli or
30lh.?Krx k Hill Herald.
Agents Wanted,
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shoulp have a pair
Patent Calfskin s
them in the latest
$3.50. Ladies SI
?1.00. Childrens
$1.25. Special bai
ery. New lot of
Goods just. in. ]
Straw Hats. The
we have ever had.
and Low Prices di<
L. J. Masse
* NEW G1
I H1MY? MS?
^ We are constantly ndddiu
^ line. The latest arrivals are
New Lawns at 5 nnd 10c, New
Embroideries nt 5, S, 10 and 1
^ 50c, lllack Silk Mitts nt 25c, ?
^ 10c. A fresh lot of that Woni
^ leading shades 3 and 4 inches
^ Ribbon I. 2, 3. 4, 5, 10, 15, 20
Jk grades of this ribbon. Also i
Jk llavo you seen our line
^ white and colored Negligee?
^ Shirt on the market. Colors j
is 05c. Also Shirts at 50c. b
^ A new line of NVoinena' G
^ Gauze Bants to match at 25c.
$ MEACHAIN
| The Gash B
g DON'T LET lrl
? The following pi
you that we will
? A limited amount
@ cos, the 6-cent. kin
White and Colore*
g too low to tell. La
x regular price 35c
g Ladies Dropstitcli
? kind, at 10c. Lap
? Embroidery a
@ Come and get y<
? per yard. We (
S saying that will sa
g 10 cents per yard.
| Slippers. S
rri)iH v.?i v Oiilvy i
qj . ....... ... |.
Q in sizes 1 to 1, the
kp 011(1 ) 5c per pair.
&! of Ijsidies S1.50 SIi
0 cut Tip, at ?1. rl
Gv of Mens Sal in Hals
j&J ()iir shoe trade :
tbut we still wantt
larger and we are
X will accomplish it.
best shoe on the m
? est price, come t o t
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6) P. S3. New lot c
^ everybody
f?0?@??@@? ?? Q?
argalns. |
in your dress yon g
of Patent .Vici or g
hoes. We have g
styles at 83 to 5
i w?%/\Mn rt4* T K-* ^
ip|icio itfu IU 0
Slippers 50c to 8
'gains in MillinSummer
Dress g
Latest styles in ?
best spring trade 3
Quality, styles ft
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Phono ?
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g to our nlready complete ^
Now Ginghams at 10c, ^
White P. K. at 10c, New ^
^21o, New Belts at 25 and ^
tfice English Long Cloth at ^
ier Wash Ribbon in nil the W
wide at 15c. Black Velvet ^ \1
25 and 30c. We have two ^
i complete line of lacee. ?
of Lyon brand Shirts in ^
They nrj the beat dollar
guaranteed fast. Our price ^
'aat colors. ^
auze at 5, 10, 15, and 20c. ?
fl&EPPS. i
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rPASS YOU! j|
ices will convince ?
save you money: ?
of Assorted Cali- 6b it
d, at 4c per yard, jjp
1 Lawns at prices 8
dies Sun Bonnets, 6a
, our price 25c. ?
t Hose, the 15c ?
Robes at 25c. 8
nil Insertion. |
>ur choice at 10c A
lon't hesitate in ?
ve you from 5 to ?
shoes, Etc. I
of Ladies Slippers ?
wi mi ..4 k/V S%
OJ.f^F IVI 11(1 ?ll ?>U (X|
Twenty-four pairs ?
oes, Stock or Pat- 8
rwciity-ibur pairs fA
at Si. ?
is daily growing, S
.o make our sales
satisfied that we f*
If you want the &
arket at the .'iowhe
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