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I IN THE LOCAL FIELD. I Mr. John Kell spent Friday of Inst week in Chester. Misses Ella and Louise McMurray spent Friday in Koek Hill. Mrs. J. (t>. Consait and children visited relatives in Charlotto Friday and Saturday. Mr. Feu Massey returned Friday morning from a ten days' visit j to relatives in Tirzah. Mr. Z. V. Bradford returned from St. Petersburg, Fla., a few days ago, after nstny of six months in that i ity. An addition vd one or two rooms to the bunk building is contemplated. If built, the rooms will he used as offices. Mrs. J. E. Bruce and children, of Winnsboro, are visitors at the home of Mrs. Prime's parents. Mr and Mrs. A. A. Young. air. w. 15. iMeaclnim spout Wednesday of Inst week in Charlotte, presumably on business for the Fort Mill Mfg. Company. A solid train' load of bananas, consisting of 20 curs, passed through town Wednesday morning bound for the Eastern markets. 1 hiring the thunderstorm Thursday evening a tine cow belonging to Miss Sallie Bennett was struck *>y a l)olt of lightning and killed. In response to a telephone message announcing the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Robt. Elliott, in SShnrou, N. C., Dr. T. Kirkpat rick paid her a visit Thursday afternoon. The first load of home-grown watermelons sold on the local market this season were brought to fov I' WuH HMulflD hvr Kit .. ? ???J ' 'J '? prosperous colored farmer of Pleasant Valley. Mr. (J. S. Link, assistant agent of the Southern and L. A* C. rail- 1 roads at Chester, visiied Fort Mill Thursday afternoon with the view of accepting a position with the Fort Mill Mfg. Co. Prof. J. A. Tate, who will assume the duties of superintendent of the Fort Mill public school at the beginning of the next session, is attending the State summer school for teachers at Winthrop. During a severe wind storm in Lancaster one evening last week a large uiirror foil at the homo of Col. Leroy Springs atul was broken, i The mirror was a present from Col. Springs' parents and cost ?400. Some of the premises around town would he improved by a little cleaning and the use of disinfect- I ants. This 1s a matter which should be given attention, if the health of our town is worth considering. The State hoard of eqaulizntion, which was in session in Columbia last week, recommended that the! assessment of the Millfort Mill be placed, hi $(>1,720, which is tho| same valuation made by the board in 1901. The anticipated absence of one J of the older members of the fnmi- ! ly during the second week of An-; gust, will result in the re-union of} the Culp family being held on the j 1st Thursday in August, instead of the 2nd Thursday, as has been t he custom heretofore. By failing to appear before In - 1 iendnnt McElhaney Thursday af- ' terr.ocn to answer to the charge of disorderly conduct, Mr. W. T. Hongland forfeited $5 collateral. A negro boy insulted him on Main street Thursday noon and he struck tho negro on the cranium with his } fist. Prof. J. A Boyd, of Ifuntorsrille, N. C., spent Wednesday night in town with friends. Prof. Boyd does not yet know whether he will remain in IIuntersville for another year, having received sev- < ernl flattering otTors from other J towns to assume control of their schools. The Mil I fort Mill has a new, assist.?nt superintendent in the person of Mr. Jas. T. McGregor, who assumed the duties of the position one day last week. Mr. McGregor is a Wades bo ro, N. 0., young man, but for three years lins been employed in the AVhitin machine shops at AVhitins9 E%r*' ;r ,v v f - Militia Officers Re-Flecfed. At a recent meeting of the Fort Mill Light Infantry thcold officers of the company. Messrs. 'J'. |?. Spratt (captain), S. W. Parks < 1st lieutenant) and A. L. Parks (L'nd lieutenant) were re elected for a term of two years. The company is now in good condition and the members are looking forward to the annual State inspection with a i i degree of cont'd -nee heretofore I i lacking. All feel that the com - 11 pany will pass successfully tin* inspect i< n, which would have been held before tlii-; time lint fet political campaigns, in which both llio inspector general and* his assistant are engaged. ? <**r? May Secure a Pension. i The act recently passed by Congress granting pensions to I'nion veterans of the civil war who first , enlisted in the Confederate service will probably benefit one citizen of this community, Mr. L. M. Dinkins. For several years prior to the last Cleveland administration Mr. Dinkins drew a p ulsion fronfT the government as a I'nion veteran, but his name was dropped 1 From the pension rolls in cntnpli- J ance with an order of S >eretary of ' the Interior Hoke Smith, who ruled that no veteran who ijuit ' the Confederate r? rviee n-nl i enlisted in the Union army was entitled to a pension. Mr. 1 Jinkins is already in correspondence with the authorities at Washing- 1 ton and hopes to have his name restored to the pension rolls in a short while. -* ?*- Severe Storm in Lancaster. Lancaster Keveiw, 9th. The intense heat that lias prevailed throughout the country for ! the past few days culminated in this locality Monday afternoon in the most violent and destructive' storm of wind, rain and hail, ac eompanied by terrific thunder and j lightning, that Lancaster has ever' experienced. The rain fell in such torrents ' that tlie streets resembled rush ing young rivers, washing out | great holes in many places ami ! tearing up a number of culverts.! Some houses wore blown down by J i the wind, but fortunately no one was seriously injured. Sheriff' Hunter was one of the heaviest losers. Several of his new cottages in tlio factory neighborhood were ' blown over and his store rooms in the same locality badly damaged. The new house of his son-in-law, Mr. Barron, was w.eked, and his crop well-ni^li ruined hy hail and wind. Scores of outhouses in the ! cotton mill section were blown] over, and a p ntion of the roof of !; the new mill was torn ??1T. Water to the dep'h of several feet rose < in the boiler room < f the old tnili, i necessitating a temporary shut- i down. It is impossible to estimate the total damage done by the storm, but it will reach many thousands 1 of dollars. I - ( Katie" Fore' Passable. Mr. B. F. Masscy informs The ' Times that the old Nation ford in Catawba river is now in ^ood con dition, a force of hands having recently repaired it, and that persons who are acquainted with the ford .1 i . - m eu uavo 110 nesuaury m using it. The fact that the foul in in good ( repair will prove a great convon- ( ieneo to many persons in this j ^ township who wish to travel the ( most direct route to Rock Hill and # intermediate points beyond the ( river. , Gen. Bonham Improving. ' : < The Fort Mill friends of Gon. i M. L. Ronhani, of Anderson, who 1 lectured to the local lodge ofi.f Knights of Pythias on April 21, f will bo pleased to learn that he is i some better, nftcr a severe attack t of blood poisoning. He is not yet t nblo to sit up, however, and it may 1 he weeks before he is able to, c be out again. It was feared at one i timo that he would lose his left. t arm, but his physicians now say 11 it can be snvol. , i I Value of South Carolina's Farms. According to n bulletin issued Wednesday l>y the Census Uureau the farm property < f South Cnro liua is valued in the aggregate at Sir?:t,:V.)1.1;V.). Of this amount s'JihNh'j.Nt'O 10 presents the value of lauds; ?2b,l>.">">.t>70, the value of j buildings; S(J,<>2(.),770 of machinery i and $20.1!W,8.V.t, the value of live stock. The farm lauds of the j Slnto cover an area of l.'t,bS5,014 acres. Ninety acres is given as the average size of farms in the State, while in lS.'o the average size was "ill urn s. There has been a gtadual decrease each ten years since the half century mark was passed. The farms now number 1 .V).:t.')o, and of them Nu.:>>>| are operated hy negroes. The farm products of the State for IS'.H) represented a value of 2iif>.'.ll2. Cotton is the principal crop and the cotton lands constitute tio per cent of the entire farm area. As Usual. Not the Man Wanted. \Y:i\h.iw Knterprise. A n-gro was arrested last Thursilay in the Walup section who was it tin1 time fully believed to I ? Jim Lowry, the no'ed outlaw who murdered tho chief of police at Shelby a year ago. Ho seem.d to answer fully the description of; Lowry. ( )ne of Ilie? officers had to shoot over his head before he would throw up even one hand, and he kept the other in his pocket until arrested, lie had no weapon, however, save a common pocket i knife, lie managed to keep his! wiio between himself and the officers nil time, lie came to that neighborhood from some point in South ('iirolmn ixo-K- Inwl q?? --- - J -1" 1 * 'S. 11.' married and was (ending a small crop, 11 is captors were almost certain they had the right man and the large reward seemed to he in sight. Hut after carrying their prisoner to Lancaster and making a thorough investigation, he proved to lie the wrong man. lie goes l?y the name of Isaac Ruin ley. ? Egyptian Cotton Being Introduced Egyptian cotton promises to revolutionize the cotton industry in the South. It is said to be much more desirable than the cotton rais.-d in the United States now, and is even hotter than the sea island cotton. The Egyptian cotton has much longer lib re than other cottons and its seed can be removed so easily that it is not necessary to cut up the cotton in ginning it. A series of hiwh which work hetweon rods is used in ginniti<4 ordinary cotton and considerable power is required to tear it loose from its seeds. Tho Egyptain cotton can be separated from its seed by a series of rollers, which do not cut the cotton and destroy the length of its fibre. Tho department of agriculture is distributing the new cotton throughout the South and it will soon be known whether tho Egyptian product will flourish in all the districts devoted, to the raising of cotton. IVIclauf?n May Decline the Judgeship. A Washington special says that some jieople in (he South (Wo- i lina c re I oh who have inside in for iimlinn as to affairs in (lie State 3eein to think tlmt, after all, Sena- i Lor McLnurin may not he nppointed to the federal judgeship jf the court of claims. Not bemuse tin y do not think the presiJent would appoint the senator if he desires the honor, but because they believe that after all the talk joncorning the senator that he ! nay not care to accept the place, j He niav prefer to remain in the senate until the end of the next session of Congress, when his term vill expire, and then to re enter : ho j rnctice of his profession, tither in South Carolina, or in ; Washington. The senator, it in ; slated !>y 11 is friends, has received nany tempting offers, but he Iihh icceptod none of them, and it is aid he may decline the judgeship f offered. A Convict s riewarrf. Wednesday morn:n<? Quvvriior McSweeney grunted a pardon to Walter Anderson, who was convicted of manslaughter in (Jreon 1 wood county in IS'.t'.) and senteneed to three years in the penitentiary. Last March Anderson and several other convicts were at work ??ti one of the State farms and several of them overpowered ( the guard, choking him nearly to, death and heating him uj) consiil erahly. Anderson, on seeing the trouble, rusht-d up and with the aid of another convict succeeded in quieting the men. Then, at the j point of a ritle, he held them until | the j^uard reeovorod. The authorities were at once lot.tied of the act and slops were taken to procure his pardon, with the nsult that Anderson has la-en pardoned and at tin- same time restored to citizenship. It is said that the convicts could have easily escaped < had not Anderson actt d as In- did, and most of them would probably never have been recaptured. An -ii - unoun wm return id i i roc n wood feeling that despite lii.s imprison ment he is entitled to respect. Can't Write to His Girl. A few days ago Postmaster Henera 1 Payne received a letter from a youthful swain in far otV Mississippi who protests against the cnfoiveinent of that cruel section of the p<<stal regulations which, abetted by parental objections, makes it impossible for him to correspond with his best girl. The letter follows: Dkau silt: I have something 1 wish you wuld give me some information oil, J wrented a call box No. 1 1 from a Postmaster's clerk, dune, the -1st, and told him I vwiuiiMi 11 lor my gni, as i 1 *?r prents won't allow in*' to go with her and I want to write to lu-r and I widd 1 address tlmin to hor in iiaino box N o. II, and now Miss I haul Nusors coint'H up and says alio can't allow i this, as it is against tlio Postal Laws and L wish yon would toll nu> if she is safe in telling 1110 this. The girl is not of ago, but it seems to me I euld rxnt hor a box and : have the mail^b^^ it. 1 wulil appreciate iiny^^Hoti would do ; for me in this u^^^^uind hopiug* [ you will answer ( w u'i close, Kospectfully^^^^Lr-? Tho letter was in I blue, on yellow paper, und unsigned in red ink. "All tho world loves a lover," I h lid Mr. Payne, after ho had read tin* above remarkable plen, "but I can't see jUr.t what 1 can do for Willy. 1 think I'll write and tell liini to try and make a hit with his girl's 'prents.'" Need More Help. Often the over-taxed organb of digestion cry out for help by Dyspepsia's pains, Nausea, Dizziness, j Headaches, liver complaints, bowel disorders. Such troubles call for i prompt use of Dr. King's NewLife Pills. They are gentle, I thorough and guaranteed to cure. 25c at Meachain's drug store. A PERFECT CURE. TlIK (tASTONIMKII. CO., Gastoniii, N. C., July I, 11)01. About two years ago I was confined to my lied with inflammatory rhouiiuit ism for sovorul weeks, and 110 treatment I tried afforded any relief. I was affected in my arms, legs, nook and different parts of my body. I was not able to walk at all, and when I would get ?nt of bod tlio pain was indoscribablo. After finding the doctor's treatment did 1110 no good, I coneludod to try Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy. After using half dozen bottles I was able to walk with crutches. I continued the Remedy until I used IS bottles, which made a per- 1 feet cure, and I have been well ever since. I cannot recommend Mrs. Person's Remedy too highly. It is a won- i derful medicine. R. W. GRAY. I Spartanburg is to have a new 5200,000 cotton mill. Don't lie ft clam, hut tako your home paper liko an intelligent citizen, and keep posted on the Imp- j | peningB of the day. I Selling Ou All Slim m Goods, Str Ladies' Slii millinery, Ji Wo nionn exactly w %! the t inio for genuine In arriving daily. See our Climax Mc stool frames, at SI.50. Fruit Jars and Rubl Xj. J~. HVC.A. ('Pliore Nc The Lyon B We ]| ave just roe shipment of tliese fai lot includes the latei light ground kind wi as well as white nu the host dollar shir sell them for . . . i A now lot of llalbrig A full line of TIES, COLLARS, CUFF HOISERY, HATS, SHO! Straw Hats, Sl.75 the 81.25 kind for 9? ^xri^isri . CIIINA CL j * CHIFFON] WASH ST In fact, everything y your home. i Why wait until you VOll Cilll son lis mul ?*nf O" v " Easy Terms and, 3?3. M. wA.3XTI ROCK HIL J. S. LYNCH, Mutineer. OnaibMS AHD PIANOS ON EA! * -VWW %--% A ^ W T ii\ uuuu inv Huying brnn new jjoods al market value is generally c< vestment, and you could ban buying NEGLIGEE SIT I UTS. SUMMER NECKTIES etc, of us, since our selling thnn is ordinarily naked fo quality. TWO DOZEN BOYS' ! <i to 12 years, all splendid! material are offered for EXACTLY WHAT WE P We sell almost everything Mills 7 v t At Cost er Dress aw I-Z&ts, rt Waiste, 3to. hat we say. Now is trgains. New goods squito Canopies, on >ers at lowest nriees. X SSEY. >.71.) , J rand Shirt eived our third tuous shirts. The st colors and the % ith small figures, idras. They are ts made, hut we 95c. ;gan Shirts. a S, SUSPENDERS, ES, UNDERWEAR. kind for $1.25; 5c, and so on. /L & ESPJPe. TURZS iOSETS, EllS, ANDS. ou need to furnish got the price when Prices to Suit. JlrtlUWJS. LA) Si Ob ;y terms. estment. | t n price lesa than !he ^ )nsi(liMP(l n good in. :llvninlvp n miufMlro i?? ^ STRAW HATS, ^ .UNDERWEAR, ? price is much less ^ r new goods of first ^ illMMER SHITS, S y made and of good ^ AID FOR THEM. ^ roung. A u ' ^**S