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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, | <
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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
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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.
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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'
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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.
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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
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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'.
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;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. >
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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
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| 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.
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)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>
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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
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