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v;,r. THE FORT ILL TIMES. DCMOCRATICPUBLISIIKP WEPNESI)AYS B. VV. BRADFORD. 1 ? ' TtfKMS or SUBSCRIPTION : One year SUM) (Six mouths .$0 ' TJfreo mouths .25 Correspondence on current s lhjects is i invited, hut no responsibility is asfiumotl for the views of correspondents. Advertising rate* are made known to I those interested on application to the : publishers. Fort Mill Telephono (With Ion# dis j tance connections) No. 2(5. AUGUST 12. 1002The iliUjculty whirl) tin* navy department is having in securing a sufficient number of enlisted men to man 1 lie ships which arc being rapidly put into commission is a sad commentary on the methods and "traditions" of the navy. If is acknowledged hy those in a p )pition to know that it is no less difficult for a camel to go through the proverbial needle's eye than for an enlisted man to secure a commission. This is not true of the army and, as a eonaeijuence, the war department has Ijitle dif- j ficulty in securing a full quota of prjIistiuentH. When the naval otli gials see fit to abandon the old, time traditions and make promo tiou easy of attainment for men of ability and character the difficulty they now experience will dinapppar. A most interesting statement, made recently by the commissioner of pensions is to the effect that during the last session of Congress special pension bills were passed which added 1.000 names to the pension rolls and general legislation was enacted which would eventually add J0.000 names to t!i?* already long lint of pensioners. It has been tl/e custom of pension pon/missiotiers, for a number of yenre pant, to announce that each year had witnessed the extreme; limit in the number of pensioners pud that the year following would /see a reduction in the list. Such, howeyer, has not been the case. As the number became reduced by deaths, Congress promptly took */itops to increase the number of oligibles by new legislation and pow, thirty-seven years after tho close of the Civil war there ijre on the /-nils but (>74 less than one million pensioners. With tho con slant stream of applications from ' veterans of the Spanish wur and j from the soldiers who have seen H H duty ip the Philippines there is little promise of relief for the tax payors for many years to come. The unfortunate fact that, every IWWHHyPP pension usually means a goodly ggHflSg^y p umber of votes for the member of 1 ||ljHr Congress who in instrumental in j securing it js oue of the deplorable factor* which have served to enlarge the pension rolls beyond all reason. The Big Dam Near Fort Mill. The Fort Mill correspondent of tfie Charlotte Observer, in a recent communication to that paper, gives the following interesting facts about the building of the Catawba dauj near this place; "The building of this dam is probably the groatcst enterprise of the kind ever undertaken in this pection of the country. Two years Jiave already been spent in its erection and one year from now will probably not tind it finished. It is estimated that it will cost 11 million dollars. About 400 hands pre now engaged there, work being in prqgress on both sides of the river. The pay-roll is about $lfi,000 per month. It is expected to develop 1,800 horse-power. The ! two cotton mills lp're have con- ; traded for sufficient power to turn their wheels. The town is ex- ; peeling to get eleetrie lights at < very low cost and many people are prophesying big results and benefits for the town by reason ol < jts close proximity to the power, i^oine go so far as to say that it is < Only a matter pf a few short years < before there will be an electric I par line from Charlotte hero and I pn to Rock Ilill. A day can be ' 111. 1.1 - vury pf DllUUiiy B[)t ni ill I lit; (lam. i One c*i(i ait for hours nnd not tir?- < of seeing the drilling, blasting, 1 shaping nnd hoisting of the big ' < Hlqnea and placing them in posi- f lion. There ja activity in t very 1 <ljrectiou. Big, massive eastings, masterpieces of the founder's art, i lie seatterud everywhere, ready to < be placed in position." t SHATTERS "ALL EECOSLS. i Twice ip a hospital, F. A. Qui- t ledge, Verbepa, Ala., paid a vast Anm to doctors to oure a severe J ease of pi lea, causing 24 tumors. k When all failed, Bucklen's Arnica I I Halve A??H cured him. Hubdueajf I lnfiamation. conquers Aches, kills i I J Pains. Best salve in the world. 25c ' at Mcachutn'a dfUK store. t Somewhat Stale. In h number of exchan&es received durini; the past week is noticed an article which tells of n hotly contested di*p usury nyita : tnjtiou now on in Fort Mill. It; flays further t hat from $15,000 to I $20,000 worth of whiskey is sold here yearly by the CMir. lotte deal- j ers, and mh the establishment of a ' dispensary would tako a lar^e rev- ! t'uno from them, that they would come to Fort Mill and take a hand in the primary by spending money liberally in oider lo score its defeat. It was hoped that the dispensary, so far as Fort Mill is eontvrned, was u tiling ?>f the past, but swell rumors as the fore^oin^ may have a tendency to enliven the subject. Yes, two mouths ayo there was considerable discussion of the advisability of establishing a dispensary in the town, but no definite steps were taken to decide whether wo w- re to have the rum shopaud the question was (J popped. If on<> word, for or a^uinst the dispensary, has heon spoken durinir I lie past .'10 day*, the Times importer lias not heard it. In regard to the statement that the Chariotle ; 1 it]nor men would come to Fort Mill and spend money in defeating i 1114 the proposition, it may well be su d that this is news to our people. The Texas Cotton Crop. In summarizing reports from its 1 correspondents in every cotton county in Texas, The Houston 1 Post says: It is an assured fact that a crop , 1 fully equal to the one just marketed has been made and can hard- 1 ly be lost, except through an uu- | 1 preeedeuted aeries of disaster, j There is a good prospect that that crop will be exceeded and there is even a promise that a "bumper" crop will lie had. There has been an improvement (lining the past month. The boll weevil and the boll worm are doing considerable damage in pails of the infected area, but there seems to be more fear of tiles; pests than actual I damage ?s yet. , I Two Hanov Cathprlnar* The seventh annual reunion and ] picnic of the Dulp Family was held Thursday ill the beaut d ill move i adjoining the hospitable country ' home of Misses Alice and Bessie White. The attendance at the re- < union Thursday was scarcely as large as that of former years, which j is accounted for by the fact that ^ another and like gathering was in J progress in this vicinity at the J time. Nevertheless there were about ] seventy-five of the family and con- ' , neclions present, and the occasion ' was one of much enjoyment. In the forenoon the young peoplo engaged in different kinds of gunn s, ( swinging, etc., while the older ones ; sat in groups discussing pleasant ] incidents of the past and live topics of the day- candidates being excluded. Dinner was announced ] promptly at 1 ..'10, and in aualitv < and quantity it was one which is Beldoiu excelled. After dinner the j young people repaired to one of the spacious rooms of the residence and for a short while indulged in | dancing. Following this a business ' meeting, with Mr. T. G. Culp < chrirman. was held in which a ] number of resolutions for the improveinent of future reunions were ; passed. The crowd then enjoyed , e feast of watermelon. t It was decided to hold the next ' reunion at the home of Mr. XV. *1. Stewart on the 1st Thursday in August l'lOd. Mimic for the ocea- i sion was furnished by the local string bund. The annua! Massey family re- , union was held Thursday at the handsome suburban home of Mr. | ,| .M . Sliriltl Tll?r.i U'lipn I.i'uoaiil thirty.hix children, grand children i mid out' groat grand child. There were eleven others closely connected with the family, hut not direct descendants of the late | It. 11. Massey, whose memory they ; ire wont to cherish. It. waui happy ] day, for everything was at hand that had a tendency to promote happiness. The dinner was a feast that lasted for nearly two hours, for one good thing followed anothjr in succeediug courses. A feat- i. are of the occasion was the pres. j Mice of five sisters of the ilailej tide of the family whose ages j anged from *?1 to 75 years. : j Around them centered the popular s a tercet of the day. The little I hildron all but suffered for attenion on account of it. And win n 1 t came to posing for the picture j hoy were given the front seat of he group. The tivo sisters wore 1 Mrs. B. If. Massey, Mrs S. II. M Stephenson, Mrs. Susan llrewer, Mrs. K. H. Mills and Mrs. Kirk i and Shannon. They were all onue ] iccomptished musicians and it af orded much pleasure and amuse- ( ueut to have each one reluctantly akc her turn at the piano and en denvor to coax the former nimblene.-s into fingers tlmt had attracted a stubbornness from long idleness. But they did it nrul very ( cleverly too. X, all \7ert caved. "For years I suffered much untold misery fro u Bronchitis," writes !. H. Johnston, of Broughtou, Ga., ''that. 1 was unable to work. Then, when everything else failed, i was wholly cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. My wife suffered in- j tensely from Asthma, until it cured her, and all our experience goes to show it is the best Croup medicine in the world." A .rial will convince you it's unrivaled for Throat and Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50c and SI 00. Trial b >ttles free at Mcncham's Drug Store. ?? ?T. J. Keller & Co., have bought a large quantity of beautiful red brick from the Cliurlo:to Brick Co., at Fort Mill, for the purpose of facing the new school building walls. Tliey nre of uniform red color.?YorkviIlo Yeoman. loos pleaoaJt, please. Photographer C. C. Marian, of K itou. <).. can do so now, though j lor yours lie conklu t, bemuse In suffered mitokl aj^nny from the worst form of imli^cHtion. All physiiiiuiH ami medicines failed to help him till hi' tried Electric Hitters, which worked such wonders for him that lie declares they are a godsend to sufferers from dyspepsia and stomach troubles, t 'nrivaled for diseases of thoiStom- i arh. Liver and Kidneys, they build lip and Lrive new life to the whole , system. Try thorn. Onlyfiilr. liuar[inteed by T. I?. Menchain, ib in. iri.-t. Announcement?!, , ll K I) To the Democratic voters of York 20uuty: The announce.neat of myself 1 is a candidate for t tie House of Representatives, in The Knqnirer of August tilh, was matle at the instance of a | Dumber of IVniocratic citizens of the rouaty who hail previously consulted me on the subject. 1 consented to ihc ma king of the announcement with the' iiinicrsinumu^ unit i would l>e unahle to make a canvass of tho county. Yet, j it' i should tiud it practicable to do so, it will lxi my priviloj*o to attend the j ainpni^u meet in^.s. Of <?o arse, having con son ted to tho I making of tin* announcement, 1 natural- I ly wish to bo elected; but 1 here prom-j ise, in advance, not to tukt defeat too j seriously to heart. All of the catuli- ! lutes cannot be elected. If elected. I have only to say to my ' fellow-cit i/.ens generally, what I said lo the Koutlemou who are responsible for the presentation of my name, that I will render tho best service of which L am capable, and will at all times bear ,ii mind that the position to which I lava been chosen is strictly that of a i representative. GEO. W. fcv HART. : Yurkville. 5k. 0., An^. ?, 11K)2. For Bepresentative. I hereby announce myself as a oandi- | late for the House of Representatives, i mbject to tin; action of the Democratic ! [iriinary election. P. D. BARRON, Rock Hill, S. C. We are authorized to announce JAS. ES. BEAMGUA R D, of Clover, as a caw- j lidate for re-election to tho House of > Bepresentat Ives, subject, to t ho aetion of | :ne Democratic party m the approaching primary election. Wo are authorized to announce FRANK P. Mi:OAIN, of York\illo as a Wldtdato for election to the House of | Representatives, subject. to the uetion 1 the Deinocrutio party in the ap- i preaching primary election. We are authorized to annonnco J. R. : HAII.K us a candidate for re election to i the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic, party j in the primary. For Probate Judge. Thanks, thanks many times, to inj' numerous friends for their kind suffrage for the last fourteen years, and hope for ! i continuance of tho same for another I term as Probate Judge. No one can j ipprociate such kindness more than I ! do. W. H. McCORKLE. I County Supervisor. We arc authorized to announce .TOTIN i F. CORDON as a candidate for nomi- ' nat ion for re-elect ion as Su]x-rvisor of York county, subject to tho action of the Democratic voters in the primary olect ion. I hereby announce mytolf a candidate for the office of County Suporvisor, sub- I jeet to tho result of the Democratic primary election. T G. CULP. | For County Auditor. Wo are authorized to announce W. E. ADAMS, Jr., of Tleilu l, as a candidate for recommendation for ap]>ointnicut as Auditor of York t'onnrv. snbicrt r ? tin. ictinn of iho Dcmuaratio parly m the) primary elect 1011. Fcr Magistrates. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate of Fort Mill Township, | mbjoct to tho action of the Democrat io | primary election. J. W. McELHANY. July 15, 1903. Norios. County campaign meetings will be >e held at the following places: Forest | Hill. Monday August. 11; Clover. Toeslay 12th; Bethany, Wednesday 13th; Piedmont Springs, Thursday 11th; Hickory Grove, Friday 15th; Blairsville, Monday ISth; McCQunellsville, Tucslav 10th; Rock Mill, Wednesday 20th; Fort Mill, Thursday 21st; Tirzah. Frilay 22nd: Yorkville, Saturday Aug. 23, J. S. BKlCK, Co. Chairman. T. IT. 8AYK, Secy. Dcin. Ex. Com. NOTICE. The candidates for United States Senate and Congress, 6th District, will speak in the court house at Yorkville on Saturday, Aug 10th, 190$. The ppbis cordially invited, J. S. BKIOB, Co. dtairuiMU. J. H. S AYE, Secy. Dotn, Ex. Com, DR. J. L, SPRATT/ SU iu;E()N DENTIST. Office in Bank building, Main Street, Fort Mill. S. C. After December I, office will be closed every Monday. R, m. Loxvrooisr, ROCK HILL, S. C. ouis rmi\i rii?W, & ooo <* ? o<> <* ?*+4K> TRY THE Grt^ Berber Shop! For ii liiBt-i la.sH J J AI It CI T, SllAVE, SHAMPOO, or HAIR SINGE. Qa^otlittps Son. PlUJlMtlKTOHS. Third door Bank building. I J. U. Tray wick & Co., DK A LICKS IN FIXE LICKJOltS AND AMINES, No. I'J East Trade St. CHARLOTTE. - - - N. C. D. J. WILLIAMS, Statewille'i Liquor Dealer, j Laurel Valley Corn Whiskey, 5 Years Old: 13 Full Quarts, in neat cuse, . $7 50 | 24 Tints, . . . . 8 (Ml j IS Halt' Pints . . . S 50 j 4Gallons, keg included, . 0 00 One mid two giillons, jug and crate included, per gallon, 2 25 Pure IT. C. S-tfect Mash Corn Whiskey: New, per gallon, . 1 40 Two to Throe years old, per gal. 1 75 Pure Apple Erandy, i>er gallon, . 2 00 Elm City Club Pvye, 7 years old, 12 quarts, . . . . 8 oo j Twenty-four Pints, . . . 8 0t? j Forty-eight. Half pints, . 0 00 | One and two gallons, jug and crate included, per gallon, . 2 50 ! Escelsior Rye, jug and crate included, per gallon, . . 2 00 Peach aud Honey, i>er gallon, . 2 00 ! W-.V. J ^ " ^ - 1 ttuw* una aye, per gauon, . * IK) Holland Gin, per gallon, . .2 iK> Remember I am no rectifier or compounder. In buying my goods you aro not. buying water, I guarantee all these gi?o)ls superior to anything being shipped j from this market. All jags will be put ! in boxes instead of crates for loc. extra; j kegs boxed for 2ae. extra, and all boxes ; are shipped without any marks to indi- | eate their contents, fash must nccom-i pany all orders. They will be tilled the I same day received. Heml money by I registered letter, postoffice money order | or express money order, foods shipped j either by freight or express. As to my responsibility I refer you to i the bradstreet and Dunn Mercantile t'ompnnies and my hundreds of customers all over the South. Remember, again, that I guarantee satisfaction in all cases or refund the money. D. J. WILLIAMS. STATESVILK, N. C. ? FOR GOOD "WHISKIES, l WINES, | WIANDIES, ETC., CAM. ON OK WRIT 13 TO w. it. iiooveh, rHUtMHTE. N c. DR. BCIWO'S TRY NEW discovery FOR THAT COLD. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. Cures Consumption,Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia,Hay Fever, Pleurisy, LaGrippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croup and Whooping Cough. NO CURE. NO PAY. Price 50c. and $ 1. TRIAL BOTTLES FREE. jJi ipiiawr AFIRE WonltJ not move floods faster 11 every department. Note the follow DRESS GOODS. Our advertisement lias been u complete hit in this department. Our conutcrs have hccu re-arranged and a number of new patterns added to them. We ask you to call and see our display. If you can't come, write us a note and we will mail you samples. We have no respect for cost on these goods, they are marked to well. GINGHAMS and MADRAS Made by the Fort Mill Co., short lengths, 1 pound packages, (7 yards to pound) it big bargain at 1"? cents. SHOES For men and women. Wo oiler in i this line prices that can't bo beat in Fort Mill, Charlotte, or elsewhere. Odd lot?they go at 50c., (K)o,, Too., $1, etc. See them soon and got your size. A Sljoo for tl, if we fit you in this lot. We sell for CASH only. That1 I_j. MGR. COMP/ Our chocks tire cash to us. Iffct n Was vt U I U f 7 UI Before You Duriug our July (1i< sold stacks of goods, ined to close out all n SUMME1 A' A N Y 01-t Tlds: ifi 110 fnln ^ an mzm*J in/ HI ?W .1 \M tlie benefit of some o why not you ? A Little Chat About Shi w o are still selling* Shoes. The Eagle Sin continued making an shoes, and they have a Guarantee ' of their shoes. Now,' in buying another hrai can get a pair of sty lis i\ / ki?n/\n 1 /m * * % * A- x v t ^ | /V" I Ml(l 1 ^(UIIUIIU'I1, H) Wo arc the solo Fo Richardson Shoo for V shoe here, but is a ku sold in competition brands. It is both st\ / Do You Need a Cooking We have just recoil (liana Stoves, in all si the closest prices. Furniture?w e Like io This department e< Dressers, Wash Stand Tables, Extension Tab in g Hed Springs, Char Try one of our Ire just what you want. Trunks and Travelii See us for anything Furnishings, Gn>eerie: will save you money / THE OLD REL T. 3. 1J 3 SALE \ inu our prices. Big bargains in iug: SLIPPERS. This lot is about Bold, only a few pairs being loft, J.f wo have your site, you 50 per oeut off on your purchase, GENTS FURNISHINGS. One-fourth off on all our Hats. Punts, White niul Negligee Shirts. Every man should see these, us we mean tQ close out this lot in the next 40 days. COLLARS. Bjg lot, biff burgail), 5c, p?oh, 50c. doz. GROCERIES. . Our lino i* complete, our pricos nro interesting. Don't you need some Sugar, granulated, ut 18 pounds to the $1 i Some Coffee, 9 packages of Arbtickles' for $1 ? And that Flour?it's called "Dun Valley ?if you try it you Will have no other. | 1 If boxes of inutol)os for 4? acuta. ts wlmt makes low prices. | . "B" 1 \ * % TCI -XTvj iTvj-L, ^NY STORE. Buy. [*aranee Sale we have but we have determniaining * SOODS r? ) PfllCE, II* 1 1 I? I \i VI* M-l 11 II 1IIV >> I I I J l"HJI f those bargains, and )es. tlio celebrated Eagle [>e Company have disything except men's utliorized us to Every Pair where is the economy nd of shoe, when you h Eagle Shoes, with a r less money ? rt Mill agents of the ~ IMIIUII. 4 Jim 48 41 IICW oM ii value whero it is with other leading lish and durable. ; Stove ? cd another lot of Inzes, which we offer at m_iiK ri laiK II * ***** ** [insists of Suits, odd s, Bod Steads, Centre los, Matt resses, Foldrs, etc. m Hod Steads, It is ig Bags. in I)rv Goods, Gout's */ 3, Hardware, etCo We IABLE STORE. ELK,