University of South Carolina Libraries
FORT MiJL MEUPQE. fMinor Ib^peyia.^f lu aud About To?va loW iu Paraerahs. Hey. J. li. Mink spent Monday in Charlotte. Prof. -J. A. Tute pp ?nt Sunday at his home in Yorkville. Mr. W. M. Crook, of Gold Hill, is attending Trinity College, North Carolina. Air T. B. Belk. spent a few hours f 'i i - >? in vunnuiit) .uonuay ni^ht ot. business. Mi-? Mabel Arclrey left yesterday morning for a visit to relatives in Charlotte. Mr. Clyde Ilipp. assistant n^ent at the Southern depot, spent Sunday at Hidway. Miss Alice Hod <*epnt.h, of dies fcer, is a miest at tiie li ?me of iier brother, Mr. ?J. C. Warren. The hi ntion of Tunes readers is directed to ttie property tax ordinance in another column. Mr. li. L. Krwin, of Charlotte, spent Sunday in this place with his family, who are irueats at the home of Sir. li. F. Grtor. Misses Cnmmio a ul Mirv Crook and Miss Myrtle Blank* nship are the Gold II ill yotiU4 ladies who are attend111 z Wuit lirop eollevto. Friends of Mr. J. 0. Warren, whose illness \v <s noted in last week's Times, will be idad to knowthat he is somewhat improved. Jas. H. Thorn well, dr., lift this morning for Clinton to resume |iis studies at the Presbyterian College. Mr. Mack Williams and Miss Bessie Piyler, employees of the \i:n 10 ' * i?iiM i?jig. v^ompuny. were It! * tried Monday at noon by 'Ssjuire W. O. Bailee, at his home north of Fort Mill. Mr. Walter Potts, who for more than a year has been residing with his unele, Mr. Lee Wrenn, near Cireenville, Miss., is a visitor at the home of his father, Mr. I). O. l>otts in Pleasant Valley. The new machinery for Col. Leroy Springs' b ig million dollar mill at Lancaster is being put in place rapidly, and it is expected that the mill will be in full opera tion by December 1 n< xt. The semi-annual invitation of L. J. Massey appears in his ad this wuek to visit his store and inspect his new fall stock of dry goods, millinery, etc. Rem! his advertisement carefully and give him a call. After spending Sunday in Chester, Mr. (i. S. Link returned to lit is place Monday morning accompanied by Ins wife and child. Mr. and Mrs Link have taken up It >usekeeping in the old While house, north of town. Nothing furl her has been learned as to the condition of Mr. Win. it. Bradford, in Lexington, Ivy. However, as the adage goo-i, "no news is good news," his many friends here b ?p?* that lie is again on tho road to recovery. Aftjer due consideration, Mr. W. A. Watson has decided to put up only one of tho two-story buildings sp >ken of in n recent issue of The Times. The new bnihiing will be used aa a central olhee by the local 'phone company. Mr. S L. Moucham has decided to put in a telephone exchange at Pinepille and spent Monday at that place soliciting subscribers and making other arrangements for installing the system, Wv>rk on which will begin at once. In another column will be found an earnest appeal from Kev. Win. P. Jacobs, of the Tliornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C. This grand old man is doing a noble work foi homeless children, and everyone should respond liberally to his cad. The fourth quarterly conference of the Fort Mill Methodist, church ivdI begin Saturday morning and continue through Sunday. Presiding Elder Bays, of Rock Hill, is expected to be present and assist the pastor, liev, Wright, in the services. The "Harry," a miniature locomotive passed through here Monday inorn???g en route to the works of the Catawba Power Company, where it will be used in hauling stone from the quarry, one mile west of the works, to the big dam. Cotton has opened so rapidly that there is a great demand f ir cotton pickers and there in no ex cuse for idleness. There in work for everybody, front the oldest to the youngest and there will bo no change in this condition for n month or more. Mr. Ilicliard Young, brother of our townsman, Mr. A. A. Young, died at his home in Lancaster Thursday, after a severe illness of Several mouths. Mr. Young moved from Fort Mill to Lancaster in lbb'2 and has since been a resident of that town. He was in his <?Sth year, and for the past six years has held the office of coroner of Lancaster couuty. * ! Mr. and Mis. \\ . A. Watson, of , Charlotte, spout Sunday a?. tieInane of Capt. ami Mrs. ?J. \V. Arilrey. Mr. Frank Potts. of l'leasanl Vallyy. left yesterday for Columbia j to enter the South Carolina Col I1*"*- ... A (1- li^htful dance was s^ivt-n in i lie town lmll Friday evenim.r in 1 honor of a number of v?h-tiny ; youim ladies. Mr. F. K Creiyhton, an estiimi hie- old gentleman of (Charlotte. 1 spent Sunday at the home of his son. Mr. W. P. Crei^hton, in this I place. A local weather prophet Bays Ill is wet ion is ?*:? lt '?> experience ii hard and sev? re winter, and says , every!) aJ v should lay in a big sup piy of fin-!. i Owing 1? some d-ferts in tin* i papers, lie* Warren Nivens suit which was (o have coino up for trial at lioek l!il! last Friday, was poB'poiu d fur ten day.-.. Miss Matiii Smith, a charming 1 yi'iiui; lady of Lbein-zor. tlii.-. eouui ty, returned to her home Monday ' uioi ning after a delightful visit of "several days to Mis-. Jill.i Ml-M (lira v in ai I his plaee. % The Milifort Mill Company i* i ! having erected near its plant a ; large warehouse, in which will !>e sloied surplus cotton and clotu. A , Mr. S arues, of Lancaster, is oree tin-: the building. Owing to the iliability of a mnnln.'r of the members to attend tin* meetings on Friday nights, the local lodge of Odd Fellows will hereafter meet on Wednesday tights. The members will bear this in tnitill. The oldest inhabitant does not i remember when cotton opened as fast at this time of the year as it i now is. It is theio'iierit opinion that if this condition continues the { greater part of the crop will have been gathered by Novembei 1st. Willie, t ho young son of M r. and Mrs. \\ . T. S. Hers, who has been seriously siek for several days, is reported a- being much improved. Mr. Sellers, who is engage : in tin j cotton business at Manning snent the past week at the bedside of bU i sou. A stroll through the country ' Rurrouudin?? Fort Mill will eonI vince one that more peas wore 1 planted tliis season by out farmers than for several years. Mo.-t of the i peas are hein^ cut and the fanners I Will be Well supplied with feed ; siair f<ir tIn* winter. | Mi .SS w ot dliu Chambers,of Cliar| lotte, who was the miest of Mis. Dr .1. ij. Spratt duritnj the past week, returned to her home Sun ! day. Miss Chambers is a very at ' tractive piling lady and d .rim; in r stay hi Fort Mill made many friends. Messrs. ?T. \V. Houeh and Win. Starnes went to 11 uiitersville Thuisday hi senreh of their twelve; year olo s lis, who had left, their homes in this place a few days before. The boys were at work in the mill at H uiitersville and w< re ; very udad to return with their j fathers. The bitr fair and race meet at ; Charlotte on September ItOth, ' Oetober 1-st, wild and ."nil. promises ; to lit> 111it' <?f thf largest evei In Id in tin- South. I? will lit* u wt'fk of ! carnival pure and simple. Smith I Carolina will lie well represented. The railroatls will sell round trip tickets at reduced rates. As a result of The I lines' item of last week calling upon dftlin cpient Huitsei ibors to p ty up, tjn?t ? in numher of our fnriuer friends have been in to see us, and to ail ! of these we extend thanks. How lever, there are many others yet to come and we have hopes that they will do likewise at their earliest convenience. For the convenience of the ladies who are employed in the mills at this place, the store of Meaeham A Hpps will remain open until a late hour this evening, in j order to givo all an opportunity of seeing the brilliant display of new yoods which have just arrived. Hvery lady in the oniunninity shoukl attend this "rand opening. There is said to be a hot nvnlre on between tlic seed buyers in this place. Some of the m? n, \vh uii dei'stand, even vij-.it tin* ions aid buy tin* seed before tin* cotton is , ginned, while another is reported nn having pnid, while in a bidding contest with a competitor, several cents more on the bushel than the market price, in order to cut his rival out of a load of reed. Some action should be taken at | once by the town authorities in rooard to the proper care of the town hnll. This piece of property 'is much in n^ed of attention. The. hall as it stands is beini; greatly dnmaped by the rains heating in upon the new lloor and the broken window panes should hrt replaced with new oin 8 at once, and not only this hut there are other re ! prirs which should be made. itcst. cotton S I 2 cents on this market yesterday. Miss Marguerite lloke. of Catawba. is visiting at the Inane of in) brother. Mr. \V. J>. Hoke. JVople should Hot forget to lay tmek a suilieioul sum of iu>n:e\ with whieh to pay their taxes. Only a few more weeks until tax tinie ami the imlieutious are that the ? xteiision of time in whieh to pay wtil not be as great as thai of last year. \ < )tiieer NiveiiH part hnpated in quite a lively snap Sat unlay night in paeing under at rest one Lando Davis, colored, who came in from Churn tte equipped with a gllppiv of mountain Hew. Davis* fracas cost him six quarts ot whiskey and ;i line of So. Mr. Ciareuee Mendenhal', of Yorkviilc, spent Saturday in K ?rt Mil!, the truest of his lirother. Mr. I. I'. Mendenliall. Mr. Memleii hull on mo over for tho purposo <>f I?i ri "li u muiiiIht < >f coioi i -I luln r? i' to iim si Itiin in uiauutlumi.'.int* a p u tioii of ^ >?rk\ iiit* .-11 ?4t* \ S. Mi. >1. Ij. 1 jiltt? rlt?li, who until rooontly hold a position with tho I'drt -M ill M fii. Company. spout Sunday with frioiuls in Fort Mill. Mr. Ijultoiloh is itow Willi tho Aunuiuun M iistonin:; t' inpatiy and is at prost nt ouLC'Ll'd in phio iiiLf humidifiors in tlio hio null at Unsti?nin. N . (' I>r. D. (J. Thompson was sum monod Sunday o\a ni:ij? t > tho homo t>f i'uwin lVt'iis, not und. Hour Thorn'.-, f- rry, N. !'< tins and anotliiM' no-ro woro pranking with an old pistol w hull tho woup >n was a-oid-itlally disoharood, tin* hall "iit 'iiiiLi I' ttus' lot: loo juut illHtvo tho knuu. Tho alt*'uti<>n of tho hu mors and landownors of tins township i> di rootod to tint trosspass iiotioo in uu< (hoi oolmiui. Wo havo it npon o mhI authority that, thoro is an niltlMli'Mi.vt /.f if. I I V Wl nil- till.* "M (I'M ?| | il.'ld tills fill*! L.S Mile to result ill SOIIICiiod\ s crops (iii< 1 timber bein^r iluiii ij'i-d. The only means to pro vent this is to post your lands and The Tunes oil', is mi opp .rl unity. 0..1 price is only '2-1 e< nt.s a name. Capt.T. I >. Sprat t, of the Fort Mil! Liudit Iiilanhy, a few days ai?o received from the iiiljutant general?; olliee at Columbia suits I and aeo'iitoiimnts for twenty men. These will tie distributed annum the memliers of the (Jold Hill cornet band, all of whom enlisted in the company a few weeks imo. Captain Spratt considers the enlis! iuo of this exec! lent I mi id one of the most prolitalilo add it ulis yet ! nride to his company. The tirst bale of new cotton sold here this so,isoii was just twenty th!'ee d-ivs ahead of the tirst bale of Inst year, tint latter lieii.tr sold "ii Sepioinber 2T Ib eeipls on this 1 market sine September 1 have been exceptionally trood and while the iiumlier is not as iar?;o as the buyers would like to see it, tho tiim record thus far is the be^innintr of what they think will prove a most profitable season. The fact that eotton is brini?in?< a hi"ht r orice anil the rroii i-i mni'l. renders t In' conditions altogether sit I isfuetory. Members <?f the I'??rt Mill Livjlit lufuiitry w ill pit use < il?s< rve tinnot ire of (tapt. Sprat 5, \v11 i I? appears in auotlier column. The annual iu-j) ction of liie coiuptny will lie 11el* 1 -oon mid there will lie regular weekly pne'iiee ilrills hereafter in order to eel the iiieinhers in tip t p shape lief >re the arrival of tile itisperloi, which will probably be sometime dm iilc () tobor, and as only n few tr.>?re meetings can bo held in which t > prepare for tin* occasion it is earnestly requested that all un - tubers respond to the call. Mr. i), il lbi^?_rs. the p .pillar superintendent of the (latawba Power f a >11' 11'l' I V. re^ielieil thai o * - I' si!i hi Frit lay after a yeai s very successful manai.,e:iient of tli?? of t!iiiLT tl?n?. Ml* lJrij*Lrs wis inii(*ii liked by all of his employees and if is said that Ullder Ills supervision tile progress of the work has been more salisfactory than tliat of any of his predecessors. Mr. Hri^s left Saturday mirhi for Providence, |{. I., v.* lie re lie lias ace -pled n position s iir.lar to that lu ld here. \\ hat was considered one of the most profitable seizures of eontnihil ml whiskey made at tliir- place in some time was that of I* rulav ni^ld wh n constables Thomasseii and Hose succeeded in taking twenty, two gallons of ihc vilosluiV. Twelve gallons of the whiskey was brought to town as baooaife in *i hij? trunk. However, as the'railroad p'-opie do not exercise much care in handling bn^a^e, the trunk was thrown to ; I he ground with such force as to break two of the ju^s, thus reveal , int* its contents. Irxpiiry was ; made as to whom tli trunk be| longed, but the owner was "not present. The other ten callous 1 were taken from l\ rHoiis who Wi re I siop.? iom d of rcluiliiig. There is a constant cry in Fort ' M ill of a lack of ?!v . llinn houses, ami vet those who arc most able to liuiUt s!unit ully by ami endure it Several tiini's during tin* past year parties win* would have proven valuable citizens have come liore! with a view of taking lip resid? net' , hut were compelled to pass hy as they eonhl not oht tin houses, 'then loo, several business houses | could tie rented to a great udvnii luge. Only u few weeks ago The Times received a mlter from a iner- 1 chant in a nearby town iiu|uiring for a stand, but we were compelled to answer that there were n lie for ; rent. Our moneyed men should! awaken and keep abreast with tin demands of the town. A Parson's Koblc Act. "I want all the world to know,1' writes iv- v. I . -I hiiidlono, Asia i way. K. I ., "what a thoroughly <4?>oi| and reliable medicine 1 found i in l*?I?*?*11 it" Hitlers. Tliey cured] me ol j nindicc and liver troubles! that had caused lite ^rent suffei in*; for many > urs. I'\?r a ^enuiic , all ' round eure tin y excel anything I ev? r -aw " I"',! i trie Hitters are the i surprise of all for their wonderful work in Liver, Kidney and Stotn- j aeh troubles. Don't fad to try I tlieui Only oO els. Satisfaction is rrnaiuutred by Thus. 1 >. Meaeliain l | IVORIHE TOOTH CREAM j for c|eansinLr and beautifying the teet h 11 is an ideal ant inept ic. It hardens the "inns and purifies the breath. 1 'rice 2o cents per tube. W. B. ARBREY & CO. i I R. XVI. LDMDBItf, I HOCK HILL, S. C. JOB PRINTING, ; A WoMerful Curs Made by MRS. JOE PERSON'S REM EDY. Dur^y, Person Co., N. C. Sept. 2, 1!K)2. Copper Mines. 111 the spring of 1000 I had a child two yearn old that was broke out all over with sores. The sculp of his heud was a solid scah. He could not lie down at night, but had to sleep prop]>ed up, because when he would lie down his head would stick to the j?illow. Even the childs ears would become stopped up with corruption. Two of the best physicians in the ;t utility gave him lots of stuff, but 110 good resulted. I then got one bottle of t i Mrs Joe Person's Kennedy, and when he 1 had taken two-thirds of it lie was on* I timlywoll. O. W. WOODY. ' I ??38*30??? ?0 3? | YOU ABE 0 TO C&LL J |OUK NEW ? And CO MP A KE OUK 1? *iy del-stand how it in tliut we sav V cent mi nearly every dollar's w pr is simply tliis: We have no A aeenuiils to make up; no lions to divide with; no desire to lie Sa S\Tlsni'liel Si'r/ IM I.MIS *0" i-c?11 the liest jjootls til tin* lowei Qv Try i\ pair of our llurr never want any other kiml. \\ i* linvr a bit; block to ? -* ask you < ? compare our prices (? L.. iF- TVLJ1 @ IMionc ! A Week of I f extra vttliius hiii 1 prices make most succussiful week's business we Dress 4*oo?ls Kargahis. Fifty six inch Kepclaut, nice for suits | or skirts iiUe Fiftv-eijjht ineli Skirtings, for walk-! in^ skirts, value .ft, our price. . . Stic One piece prey ."?(? inch Skirling, worth $1 we sell for . ?1 j Fifty inch F.romlcloth, in all the leading sliailt'H, at '. <>< Fifty iurli Ih'ondololh, better quality, at tt'ic A suj>erl? lino of values in Severs, 3VI i 1 r<>st , anf? Vtiiititisuis, in all the latest shades, at alio t, If you wan I ^oiuIh C'H 1CA L'Kli couie to see us, Meacham I L i - - \ Our New * F * f IAre arriving daily. Wo <miiiplote lino of Dry Goods, ] this season than ever before, s intsre t to examine our B ock ami winter floods. Groc* ()ur stock in this lino w denvor to keep what tin- poop ri^ht. So call up No. 12 win eat. Your order will have pro < )ur tickets arc still ^ood them. Yours for I ? cfis HOUSEFUF E. M. ANDREWS, I j Everything for home comfort sold hero, on 2il LOWEST C Everything fnvors credit buyini priceH elsewhere. Our qualities art bililv. Our terms arc practically 1 moat and the balance in weekly or your convenience. Our sto-k consi PAKIiOIt and BEDROOIV HI ON TABLES, HALL IV ENAMELED BEDS. CM DINING-ROOM CHAIUS, CARTS, BABY CARE I At Our stock represents nothing but very laleHt out put of the best facto profits just to advertise the fact tlia of House Furnishings. E. M. ANBRi J. S. LYHCH II - * INVITED 1 i?D SEE C> GOODS, | UICES. You mny not on- (c^ < you from 10 to 25 per 0 urtli you buy from us. It ^ TIME prices and no bad e rent to pay; no partners ^ , a iniliionnire, but do want and in order to ^et them, st prices possible, isbury: Shoes and vou will 1h*-1 from, nnd reepectfully and qunlilieg. 0 lSSEY, ? So. 71. O >@0?0?0O?0?@t3 . ' _ - f Bargains. trade, we nrc tr<?iii? to have the ov?t had. Note the following: <?ootls for Girls' Dres-fs Two pieces of Plaids, iu red and Kroou?Roods that sold for $1.50 per yard. Those are not. now used for ladies' dresses, so \v?t will soil it utbOo. They are f.I inches wide. and the grunt* est bargain of the seasou. * Oilier Bargain*. 10 doaoii ladies' soamloHtt ribbed Hose at ID rents the jwiir. Pure linen Ilandkorehiofs for mou and women at 10 routs ouch. THAN YOU EVER BOUGHT & Epps, . . -n ail Goods ? N will nirry n larger and more Motions, Pants. Mats, Shoes iw nr uil 11 Hill Kt4 It It) your ^ boforo purchasing your fall ^ ?ries. | ill be up-to-date, an we enlo want ami our prices are in you want something to ? mpt and careful attention. jk , so don't fail to call for tnisineas, Yonng:. \ * (NISHINGS. ROOK HILL, S. C. | CREDIT,! asii prices. |J|j <r. Our credit pri<e? ere C A Silt - pprMounlly guaranteed for dutnifOl.'K terms. A sniall first pay* monthly amounts, arranged to i-ifit islH <?f an excellent h asm tin nt of ^ [ FURNITURE. EXTEN- M|| U'Ks, I ill ASS iiikI WHITE IFFONIEKS. C( > I t' I i Ks~ ' | r< ?Ut'H K< )l'K r. KS. (i< )iES, FAN C Y ROCK [\ 1 lie noweat at vies of furniture. tjta ..raj lies. We ?ve Helling it at short l wo carry a full and complete lino .^a ROCK HILL,^ . . . . s. c; 1 I, MANAGER. I '