Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 16, 1902, Image 3
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 ..
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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
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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.
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May Secure a Pension.
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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
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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
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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. '
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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
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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??
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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.
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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.
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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 . . .
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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.
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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.)
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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
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