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? , IN TILE LOCAL fllLD. f yenls of the Past Week In and Around Town Briefly Told, Solicitor J, K. Henry, of Cbester, was in tow A yesterday. Mra. S. W. Parks spent several days of last week at the exposition. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Parks spent (Several clays of last week with relatives near Leslie, S. C. The condition of Mrs. A. A. Young, who lias been ill for some tune, is somewhat iuipioved. After an absence of several weeks in Alabama, ]>r J. R. Mack returned to Fort Mill Saturday morning. Miss Alice Ardrey, of Ardrev's. N C., was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Dr. J. L. Spratt, dining the past week. The first ripe peach of the season. so far as we are informed, was .sent to this otliee Monday uftcrnoon by Mr. J. S. Deaton. The young people of the town enjoyed a delightful dance in the town hall Friday night. About fifteen eon pies wore present. Miss Bertha Massey has returned to her homo in this plnee from lied Springs. N. (\, whore she has been atteiKling school. Mr. E. R. Pflttersou will leave Fort Mill in a lew clays to accept a tomiXM'ary position with the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Charlotte, N. C. The spring protracted meeting of the Methodist church began last Sunday morning. The meeting will continue through the week and probably longer. Tuesday evening at the Methodist church, Rev. Dr. -J. 11. Mack preached an instructive sermon to an appreciative audience. Dr. Mack will till the saiue pulpit tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Frank, the little 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Deeper C'ulp, died Friday night after several day's illness of catharrh d dysentery. The , >1 time ?n?o l.? C* ?/ui Ku una iimvic k miuimij itiu'j - i jjoou ut the Fort Mill cemetery. Bob Hart, a colored carpenter in the employ of Mr. A. A. Bradford, Jr., wat seriously hurt on last Friday by falling from a scaffold at the Watson house on Clehourne street. The children of the Presbyterian Sunday school held their annual spring picnic in the Spratt spring lot last Friday. A large crowd was present and all report a delightful time. The announcement of the fourth session of the State Summer School for teachers has just been issued and contains much information of interest to teachers. The school will be held at WinthropCollege, in Rock Hill, from j line 20 to July 23. Mr. T. M.' Hughes, wife and child, of Lancaster, visited relatives in Fort Mill during the past week. Mr. Hollies, who is a member of the firm ?f Williams-1 i unites Co., reports trade very good, considering tlio short crop of last ( year. As will bo soon by notice in ( another coluiun. the county sum- ( mer reboot will soon open it's doors , for the iustrmtion of the teachers | of York. All teachers should attend and thereby keep up with the modern methods which are place i within thoir reach. Messrs. W.U. Stewart and W. , W. Royce, or Rock Mil', spent | last Wednesday in Fort Mill. We | cannot say thit it is a fact, hut j some believe it was the "political , grip" that these gentleman were , giving our citizens, although ,f neitlier of tin* two have yet an- | lion need themselves. , Emiline Steele, a colored woman < who is known in Fort Mill having i for a number of years lived near < here, was run over and dangerously hurt 1)v an electric car in Char- I lotte lust Friday. The woman was taken to a hospital in that ritv ami , 1 he last report was that she was | improving. She has several sons , in Fort Mill at this time. , Active operations were begun I Monday on the east wing of the t Catawba dan. The work is now i in charge of Mr. W. II. Wylie, i general manager for the company, < ami will he poshed to completion i with all haste. Very little work has been done on this side of tin- I river since Messrs. S. S. Ordway ( & Son were suspended several I weeks ago. As will be seen by his ad, in ! another column, Mr. A. A. Young is still handling the Wood harvesting machines. Mr. Young has , i met with deserved success in this i line of his business, having sold i quite a number of machines in i this township during the last few I years. There are a number of reasons, he says, why the Wood 11 machine issuperior toother makes, i and if you are thinking of buying any kind of harvester it will pay you to consult him, | < t Mrs. L. 11. ]>r?ikefonI, of Asheville, is. C., epr'ut sevvral days of last week with per sister Airs. K Shannon, in :this plane. Mrs. Drake ford weijt from In r' to Yorkville tA visit her son, Editor J. S. Drakeforcj Mr. T. B. Be)k h>is bought (lie entire stock of inert-handise of the late L. Hliurley, nnd is now enimaged in moving it from Pleasnnt Valley to this (place. The .stork will be placed | on Bale in a few days and will (be dispose.1 of at ureal Iy redneiM prices. Watch tin? Oi.l Heli be ?d. iu xt wei k. Dr. J. H. 'riiornwell has improved very little, if any. from the painful injury which lie received on May 2o. I le had started from his home to th? church and in descending the steps his foot clipped and In- fell sprainiuu his ankle so hndly that he ias not since been able to be out A pllolle mess iue yesterday state'd that the Doctor has been and i s yet very sick. Fr?an every ??ction of the comity comes the report that the wheat crop is tlie p oivst that has been urown in year many farmers estimating it below oil per cent. It is also reporte d that a number of U<'ii t leineii tin oiiuhout tin- coiintv who operate threshing niachines will not go on t at all llii.s sca-011. claiming that it would be a loss to handle such a liuht crop. I lt?? ttriltoo :?Hl <?! < < - ... rw. .v - ? had a rough element to contend with Sat it rd: *>' night. A large party from tho dam went up to Clirti lotto in ho afternoon, loaded up, and returned on tins midnight tiniu. each hi taring in his anus a package cout aining every drop Unlaw would al low. Several arrests were made at >d the mayor on Monday oolleetoi 1 the usual lines for drunks and i isorderlies. News rea? 'lied town Saturday evening of t he drowning of two negro men near the dam on Friday. A lurg e crowd of men were engaged in r idling timber from up tin- river to lie dam to he used in huiidiug an extension to the coffer dim. O tie of the rafts sank when near t m works and all tlio-aUpon it sin reeded in swimming ashore oxcej ?l two. The bodies of the drowned men were taken from the river on o on Sunday and the ot her on Mi >nday. Miss Nan do Kinibroll. daughter of Mr. J. R Kimhrell of this township, died 'I 'hursday in C- lumhia after an illu ess of several months It will he r? uneiubered that several years ago M i*s Ivinihreli was taken from l'\irt 'dill to the State hospital for tin ' insane for treatment. Her mind had about reached a normal condition when her health faile d and she slowly grew worse lint ' ileatli relieved her suffering. The burial was made in Uoluuibiia. A strum l?cl vnndovillo troupe struck the town Friday morninu and at onri * announced that a performance ' voiild la- j^iv?*n in tin* town hall t hat evening. The number who at tended the performance can almost 'a* enumerated hy a 0. | ('onsequei tly the troasuuy of the troupe wai ' "?t resuseitated. After eating a su pper consist iuu of crackers and el leese and spending the nii^ht on tlie downy cushions of the town hall lloor, the tronp" pulled on t afoot Saturday nun nnio. For sev 'fal weeks the Southern Hallway I as had stationed at this [dace a 111 atonal train which has ta>en en?pi t.r?d in haulim; dirt I'roin the sides of the cuts and placing it on the tills between this place ind Fine 'i 11 e. A Well known rail road man in conversation with a Tiiins re] inter recently remarked that, whi e the announcement had not been olIieiall\ made, in his pinion t ho Southern was amino, ino as fa st as possi de to lay a lonble t rack all the way from Washing Ion to Savannah. The "booze'' drinkers of the town wei e ureally surprised and lisappoii iled Saturday niorniiiu by the appi 'Hranee hi town of State i'onst d)l i s Thomassoii and Scroo. _Ti11h. A s is usual on Saturdays, the train from Charlotte was loaded with in supply of whiskey for this pniift. Scarcely had the piek U. I.. - I. I o im? ni'i ii jn.ieeu in lilft exp i- s ittieeun lil tlit'constnhlestook Hi. in in charge iiiHlruclinu' tin* ;t*i?t t > hold hhii 10. Many were 11 to si^liI hat wi re hoard as the owners nallod n1 the oilier and won* informed ihat thi ii ^ .(Is had lio n seized, Tlif \vhisk< y, al> >111 .T> ^alloiiH was shipped to (' >lumhia Mm iday. That "once a eili/.n, always a I'itizoiiV is a truo saving when applied to Fort Mill, is n^ain evinced l>y the ivtn n of Mr. Ira (Jr. ttmythe on last. Friday. Mr. Smytlne, it will lie remembered, moved from tiiis place some months ayo to (histonia, N (', and engaged in the market bnsi iichs, alnd it was not for lack of paironA^e, hut a lon^j and ever inLTeiisink desire to n^ain be with i I j I his houicfolks, thut caiibci him to return. Mr. Suiythe hikI family are at present occupying the Drakefonl house on (onfiMoii.t.- 1 street, hut will in a few days remove to tlu? home place mar the ^riul< d school huikliii^. Too Many For Is. Mr. W. F. Carter, the pot<tmaster at Chalkville. was a caller at The Lantern < Mlice yesterday He was telling ??l* the reuiatknblo success which .Mrs. Farter is haviiio in raising chickens. Sim has a lien that was s t a few Weeks ati?? on I "? eLfus. 1 t of which hateheil ami there were 17 little chickens. Mr. Carter says that no other lieu had access to this nest and that m> more than L~? cl'vjs were under her. This is is one of the he t chicken stories we have heard lately. ('hester Lantern. We may all ho poor worms of the dust, hut, thank heaven, there is a i 1 iiince for ail of lis to he $?io\vw onus. A fo >1 and his money arc soon parted, hut it is noticeable that the names of Illinois are not generally enrolled iiumn^ those of singes. Fride uoeth before a fall, hut i! tut* annais ot "slioilorrary" pro claim that it fr?ipientIy nms so far before that the fall never overtakes it. Virulent Cancer Cured. * Start lino proof of a wonderful advance in medicine is j*iv?-n by druoojst (J. \V. Kola rts. of K i/.abctli, W . \ n. An old man there liad I out; sntiered with what nood doctors pronounced incurable cancer. I ln-y believed hi> case hopeless till he used Klectrie Hitlers ami applied Ihu-klen's Arnica Salve, which treatment comph t> ly cured him. When Klct trie l?jltei> are used to expel bilious, kidney and microbe p lisons at the same time tins salve exerts its matchless hcakim; power, blood diseases,skin eruptions, ulcers and sou s vanish. 1 Sitli-rs f>Oc. Salve 2-"?c at Meachanfs (li lie store. want Mi), bo buy a Mileh Cdw; one that will j;ive over three gallons of milk and make 1 1-2 to 2 pounds of hotter per day. Write to or see L. A. Harris. I JUMBO JUM, A Farce Comedy In 1 Act, Aim! consist ill" of a cast of t 111 ;t 1 * and .'I female characters, will la* presented liy tin- Fort Mill I >raiiHitic Club in the Town Hall at 8.30 p. m. Tuesday, June 10th. .Ir.muo.Ii m is a comical darkey who gets I'Vi'i\tIdiiLC upside down in nn uprorioiis way. The cliaractcr is so full of genuine humor and fun lliat it is sure to convulse any audience with laughter from hcoinnin^ to end. I'lie proceeds will be devoted to a worthy cause. ADMISSION, ONl.V g ? , 111 "A/fXSrt Ml Hit j w> (vi .pu j w |vi, Itcdused Dates to Denver, Col. (>11 account of I lie Triennial CoiivetiI ion of t lie i uternat i< mal Sunday ? 111:??1 Association to l>e held in I Mie*. r. Col., from June 2<! to July W 1 IHrj, the Southern Railway announces a rale of on fare for the round trij? plus !"S\J from all Ih?i111- in iliis territory to Denver 'lirkets will lie sold June I, 'li and 'J.'! with final limit leaving Denver July 151st, with privilege of extension to August J1 st. I'arlie, taking 111i~ tri| have an excellent o|>|N>rt unity of \i-it ing the (iiaud Canyon, 1'ilo l'eak, (iarden of the (lods, Ycllowston" I'ark. Halt I-a ke (Jity and ot her points in the West, as reduce d rates will he made, for t hese side t rips. Dr. W. K. 1'elhiitn, of Newlierry, state chairman, will he in charge of the South Carolina delegation, going via Southern Railway toSt. I.onis. at which point immediate connection will !' ' made for Denver. Announcements. tMsr Candidates' announcements will bo published until the Primary Eicsticn fcr 23 10 caeh Payable in advance. Don't ash us to credit ^ou. COI NTY STRKRVISOR. I hereby announce myself a eainlidate for the olliee of County Sii|mt\ isnr, subjeet to the result of the Democrat ic primary election T <?. ClJIJ' i / NOTICE. - Members of tli Ft. Mill Light Infantry are hereby ordered to as-enible ft>r dr.11 at 1 Mi [?. m., Saturday, dune 7 T. 11. Sl'KATT, Capt. ( untily Summer School. i The summer school will be hold in Ynrkvillo, Monday June l?th at 5 o'lock, p. in. ami omit inning four j weeks. The course of study will comprise Arit lunet i?\ Hlonientat \' Altjebra. I'ri niary Met hods, JSifsht jsiufjin;; ami pus silily < irauiniar. A very tine teacher has born soeuivd for tho olas.t in I'rituury Methods ami and Si^lil fon^'in-j, and t hrsr courses, promise in be unusually attractive. Teachers should hrin^ with tlioiu any text books t hey may have on the alitor lllrlH iolird suhjrrls. Hoard and liwl^in^ in privatr families will oust about $10.00 for the trrni. Arrangements for board should be made it possiblr before thr Srltool op. us. The County Hoard v? it1 rrnrw t ho eertitiratrs of all tliosr who attrtid the t ali t into and do sal isfactory work. l'or further information addrrss, ,h>i!N K. ?. AUU< >HH, t'o. Supt. Kdur.ition. TciiHit'iV Kx;iitiiii.it ion. The usual examination of applicants for teachers' re-mi it - \\ 11 be held in llu> Court li'miscat \ >ii l'rulav, Itum i:tlh. ln^iuninir |?ritinjit 1\ at oVlock. a. m.. anil I'losini; at 1 in. In addition i?i the tir. i ami stntuiil ^rade quusl ions sonm i-xtra work will Iki nth-ivd toau\ who may wish to try tor a Statn ri rt ilii-ato. o,?,i t,.r ti n yours. Applicants will provide ilicmsi |\rs with iK'tii'iIs ami 1? _r.?I rati j?:i|? ?r. .1 < >! I N K. t'AllllDl.l,, t "o. Snpt. Ivlucat ion. R. m. LQItfBOItf, ]{(h:k hill, s. r. JOB FRIWTIKG, .T 11 Tvq TTTxn p ir Xv f1n VJ I VJ J. ? I ?Jf Y ? 'U'\ VJU V-/V^ j DMA 1.K11S IN FINE !J(}i!nl!S AN I) W I N ES, No. t"J Fast Trado St. ('ITART/)TT 10. - - - N. H. I)..1. WILLIAMS ST IT KM IliLIvS uqroK !>i;\IJ:K Laurel Valley Corr. Whiskey, Z Year: C!d: 1,' Full (Quarts, in mm easo, ?7 ."> > 21 l'ints, .... son is 1 fall' l'ints -> ."in I' . (iallnns, kt??j i 11 < * 11111? 1. ; n ? One airl fwo gallons. j i^anil crato ino mloil. pur gallon, 2A Pure :. 3-ree: Mash Ccru Whiskey Now, poy gallon, . I in Two to Tliroo y. irs old. poi* ^.il. IT. Arm!^ w cr i u * ? 1I. ?n ? m? Sim City Clab live, ' years old, U quarts, . S o<> Twenty four Pints, . . v ? l"'i>tiy ri^lit 1 lalf pints smm ()ii< ami two gallons, j i',' and era to iaeluded, per gallon, 'J >'> Sscelsior Ryfc, j >- and ?m.? meluded, jH-r gallon, 2 00 ?ca:h ar.i IIolcv, per ^ti;..n, S::k ar.d live. per illou, 2 > Holland Gin, p r ttuI! -n, <> Ki'iiicinlirr I .iin no met ili?-r or comItouiidcr. In lmyiiio m\ ^ >ods you .ir< not litiyiii;; water. I Guarantee all I "<> I- a.jienor to any i Innif I i in; shi |i|ied l'r< aii | his market. A i I j ays w i il he pat in 1 io x i s in si i id of era i - for I .V. ex I ra; Is ? lioxed for Vac. extra, and all h ixes are shipiH'd without any marks to nidi eate I la-ir eontent s. Cash must aeeom p;i11\ all orders 'I'll y will ho tilled the .same day received. J^enil money by registered letter, ]> stotlire money order or express money order. ( mods shipped either hy freight or express. A~ to 111y re-pon-ihility I refer you to I lie Itrudstivet and I >unu Mereaniile * wn|Miii<'s iiii*i my liiiinlirils ill cii> t < III It'I'M ill I I ? VI'I" till' Si Hit 11 D. J. WILLIAMS, 1-TATJ-yVII.K, N. I'. - / ;ir .im| . oliiitin r. .s. iiix 1 hur. .ki. ' * - <i 1 inixiel in- I' ll i>r | 11 to i.l iiivriitii ii li.i v / (i rvjmrt > iti i itenlability. For free book, \ ; tyWfm 'Opposite U. S. Patent Office' WASHINGTON D. C. > V *- % vw VN> VX V V V N \ V WvV^I ( 1 NEW GC ^ Fruit, Jnrs mid 1? 5 Sirmnior Shoos j $ dren and Men. ^ I ii^ht (1oats and ^ ( \>t s and Bed Sj) jg Sewing Machines $ Bargains in Siuni Laces, Knibroidery, ^ linerv, etc. | L. J. tytiasse * A Bunch o ^ This week wo aro ofl't riu <? ^7V^SJ3E3: C ^ While Persian Lawns.... White I mini Linen j. 1 piece W hite Shear Lui?^ tiS uieli White < >rixaiulie.. ^ tiS-im-h alack Organdie (? I)nck ( for skirts) J. NOTION J New Lot Liyjht Hlue ami liotar\ Pans Patterns for Hat tenhnru; P ^ Patterns !' >r Kmhroiilcry. ^ I iJII %l ? ( 1 I I I i M I It C "ll I. . ('wrtiiiu Rods, single mid ( dA TuntIilers (throe patterns] Anehor IImho Supporters i ^ 15t it Hose Supporters (foj J MEACHAM | The Cash Bi bj DON'T I.CI I'I g ... ..... 0 Tho following pr x you 1 halt- wo will i gj A limited amount < 0 cos, t ho (j-oont kiiu S \\ hito and ( olored 0 1 no low to toil. I/a< ? regular price* oae, q Ladies 1 )ropst itch 0 kind, at 10c. 1din _> I | Embroidery ai ^ ( ome and j^et yn Q jut yard. We <l ? sa\ inu t hat nn iS! sa (8| it) cents per yard. | Slippers. S ^ Thirty-six pairs( 0 in sizes I to I, t he 6) and Toe per pair. ? of I iadies S I .o() Sin g ent Tip, at St. '! & of Mens Sat in I>als pj ()ur shoe t rade i (T>, but we still want t< 0 la! !? <?! and wo iiit ^ w i i i nooomplish it. @ best shoe on 1 ho nu 0 ost prior, ooino tot' 1 OLD RELIAH ? T. 15. IlKIJv, 0 P, S. New lot o 2 everybody. 0003000300000 ?? ? ... ...JLlLJ^. )ODS. | Iyer's Basaar, | PASS YOU! ? ices will convince Gg save you money: g? i>f Assorted CaiiI, at 4c per yard. I Lawns at prices ^ lies Sun Bonnets, @ , our price 25c. Hose, the i5c Rohes at 25c. ?t> 63 ad Insertion. | iui* choice at 10e. K lon't hesitate in 63 /? ^ j a > > (mi ironi i) 10 hoes, Etc. | >f Ladies Slippers ? 8! ,f>0 kind at 50 twent \ -fonr pairs 0 kvs, Stock or Pat- & 'wontv-four nairs Si? 1 ' . at Si. <|> s daily growing, o make oar sales satisfied that we & 51 yon want the Sr irkot at the low- <g> he (?* ll.lv STOKE. 1 Proprietor. f Clothing for C*> & 000000000000 ' $ lubber Kings. ? for Ladies, Chil- & & Suits for Men. *' rings. s from So up. !$ iner Dress Goods, $ , Straw Hats, Mil- 8 g yPhonR 5 9 Mo. "71 $ 1 u u if.r ^ it values. 5 i}4 soino new tilings iu & iOO!3S. ? 15 nnd 20c ft .5, 7 1-2, 10. 12 12. 15c ^ ii Lawn 50c 25 and 55c ft *xtrii ({Utility) 50c ^ 10c ft rss, ETC. t White Ribbon 15c ^ ... 15c J 75c,* $1, $1.25. $1.50. $2 ^ louble 15 and 25o ft I. per (lo/.on 25 * ^ ( f r Imbos) 25c * : ladies).... 15 and 25c ft & epps. i ^ V -t. 1 ??0????????@