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i H? FOBT MILL TIMES. DFVOCRATIC. ?'UBLIS1I Kl) W KDNKSDAYS B, VJ. BRADFORD. TKKMS OK SL'KHOHIPTIQS : Ouc year $1.00 Fix months .50 TUrttn month* .2i> OomwiKHideucM on enrront s ibjoets is invited, lnil no rnsimuHihility is iim P imi'd^jr the views of coitok|k>!i<IoiiU. Advertising rate.-. are made known (o those interested on application to the publishers. Fort Mill Telephone (with long distance commotions) No. 2d. pKCRMBKU :t. IPO*. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Mrs. Molioeux Iihh derided to give up lite divorce proceedings airaiAsl lier huslmtid. State Labor Commissioner Vnrjier, of North Carolina, in his an nual report, will recommend that the I^euislntnro enact a strict law retrulatum labor of children in mills (Hid will tir^e that the employment of children under 12 years of hltc he forbidden. Somebody on the Kansas City Journal has been looking up the < hn istian names of the Sunflower State's KovernorH. lie tinds that the executive chair IraH been filled by four Johns, (one of them a John Peter,) two Jameses, two Thomases, two Samuels, one Jeremiah, one Nehemiah, one Daniel, one Jonah and one Judas. The candidates for office at the recent election in Kansas have been tiling their accounts for expensed. Jan;os (J. Perry, defeat, ed candidate for justice of the peace in Prairie township, suburb of Kansas City, said lie spent 51) cents for cigars. Tl?e man who defeated him, J. T. Parker, made 1 he characteristic statement, "gave nothing to nobody; made no promises; bought no cigars and didn't spend a cent dm ing the campaign." "Death from dreams" was the coroners decision relative to Thnothy Kt'Jley, a former Boston citi-. zen, wlip was reared in Illinois. Kellcy's case is one of the most remarkable known to medical an lials. He was 23 years old. For years he had Buffered from horrible dreams. He was found dead on his knees several days ago at a Philadelphia hoarding house in the act apparently of supplication. The physician who was culled says fright in n dream caused death. The management of the Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News Company's afcreet rail ways has issued h notice that in future no Unmarried men will be employed <>U the lines and that all men seeking employment must he married und at leaat 30 years of age. Postmaster Geperal Payne haa issued an order providing that after Decombpr I a female postoffice employe who marries shall loae her place. The present rule fn the department iu that, the marriage of a femnlo employe vacates iter position, hut that she can be at otice reappointed under )n r married name. fl|r. Payne's order proven ts the reappointment. A Congregational minister of Chicago has warned the young women of bis cbmph to beware of thedudeaml remain spinaterrather than marry one. ''Dudes are triflers." be unit) rooun I? ? ? > . ,rr f ' "* .v^Vil.l f 1 " '? mon. "They are gigliug jumping jacks. All Limy know how to do is to throw cigarette smoke into their hollow heists in a hopeless chase after brains, and to convert their nostrils into smokestacks." With s'niple ceremonies the Ofoten railway, the most northern road in the world, the property of Norway, was opened last Thursday at Narvik. The road reaches latitude tW degrees, 30 minutes. The most northern railway in Russia js in latitude 00 degrees. The farthest north line in Alaska is in latitude Ob degrees, 30 minutes. The new road extends from Narvik. on the Atlantic const, through difficult country, across Sweden to Lulea, on the Raltio, them e it reaches Koden, wuerc the great Hweedish forts are situated. 07 inih-M !>?? ' r? vuv Mimmnil ll'Ullliri Justie Harlan, of iho United States Supreme Oourt, will have completed twenty five years of service as a member of that court on December 9, and his friends at the Uar throughout the country have arranged toexpre s their appreciation of his aervices by a dinner in |ua honor on that evening at the J*Jew Willard Hotel, in Washington, The purpose is to make the alTajr a national ono. The President and his Cabinet, the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Speaker of the Hoiiae, the President of the Senate and some other men of note will be quests of the liar, and about a thousand invitations have been sent to lawyers in all parts of the Union practicing before the UiiiSlulcH Supreme Court. Ifer: "rr Will iiridle The Whiskey Business. The 1 teuioeralit? |Hir<y of North Carolina feels that it jsa duly est| iii|? on tin' parly to enact -i?>n??* ley I illation at the next session of t li?general assembly that will biiny j about a ureal moral reform. In I j furtherance of this objee.t 'I is | HUgycHted that a law be i nacted j to forbid the distillation and sale ,of spirituous liquors in anyplace other than an inrorpoialed ciiy 01 ( I own. There are now ono thousand j whiskey tlist illeries Ihtouyhoul the S ale in full operation, mid wltor over lliere is one 111?? immediate community is debauched ami ) druukcness and crime greatly in creases. During the recent el*>c , lion it is charged that every dis- J tillery throughout the State was! run wide open for two months ho- ; fore the election in the interest of j the Republican party. Of course, a roform measure of i this character will antagonize the liiplor men and will inoel their strenuous opposition before the general assembly, but it will be of no avail. There is a very strong feeling in favor of prohibition throughout the various counties of the Slate. There are a number! of counties which already have prohibition, and local option prevails in many localities. At a recent election the county of Cumberland gave l,r>0() majority in favor of prohibition. Boy Kills His Grandfather. J. C. Sparks died at. ltock Hill Monday afternoon as the result of having been shot, by his Jo-year- ' old grandson, Cally Collins. The i shooting occurred Sunday morning i while Mr. Sparks was at breakfast , at the luiiix* of liis son-in-law, Mr. 1 I. .I, Collns, and there is some] ( doubt a? to whether or not it was | accidental. Mr. Sparks had turned I Ins hack toward ('ally and the hul let entered his left side, passed through the left lung and lodged in his spinal column muscle, par alyizing the entire lower part of ] his liody, from his waist downward. It. seems that young Collins had been denied a cake for his birthday and that the family was good nilturedly laughing at him and the shot that struck Mr. Sparks may have been intended for the boy's] father. Young Collins Hays thai : the pistol felM'roin his poeket as he was bending over to show his father how he would prevent him from whipping liiin if lie attempted ; it. Mr. Sparks was 59 years of age I and leaves three children., lie was a (Jonfederate veteran and was wounded severely in the battle of Mauosas. 4#^. The Firecracker Law. The dealers in fireworks are not buying cannon crackers and bombs for the holiday trade this year, though it is said there is a loophole by which they could. The new State law prohibits the sale of any fire *racker over three inches in length or one-half inch in diameter, under penalty of 30 days on the gang or a tine of $100, and ah KHlutely prohibits the sale of bombs. This being the law, and the merchants observing it. tho Christmas celebration in South Carolina this year will doubtless be less noisy than in the past decade?The State. Would Raise Tax Assessment. Comptroller General Derhain, in Hptmking about the State's finances said that lie did not know that he would have any recommendations to make in his report as to taxation, but the fact is that the State will be behind in hor revenue, as has been stated before. Mr. I)erhamrknows one way by which tho State can catch up, hut there is little hope that the lesislature will urasp the opportunity of doing it. and that is to assess all property at 100 per cent?its real value. It in too much to expect that, however, in view of the fact that tho legislature almost annually extends tho time for paying taxes, even at tho reduced assessment. As has been stated, the State will have to borrow about $300,000 this year, and this has been accumulating yearly until it has has reached I 11 n 1 fiirtteu Ku I l?o I limine ny mr I'limi llf lions nmde. Had it not been for tlio appropriations and bad about the usual appropriations been made the past two yearn, instead of b<>r rowing money, by It KM the State would start out with enough to pay all expenses, and Would have to borrow none. But as the appropriations have beeti made the State is badly behind and, there is i no way out of it yet suggested t int l is practicable except to raise the i assessment. ??? ? Work has been commenced on the office building of Mr. W. A. i Watson on Coil federate street, j The building haa been rented to Dr, T. S. Kii'kpatrick. 7;tns. noum ass is no mors. Shcf Oeai in the home of Mis. Blanche Anthony hy iter Brother. Snmual IV!cCraven The Coroner's inquest. I A Bltootinif afTniy. in which Mr. ! Th i?K. 1 )?>lli;l:iSK, of ( 'lull ItlltO. lost j his I ff. occurred Sunday morning fit. 9 o'clock at lite lionto of M is. I liianchc Anthony, in the village ; of tlie Millforl mill. The fuels which led to the killing, 'is ?ath< red at the coroner s i i e... . i - mijiMTM ?i;u a f C ? 11 tHIMT hi'll/t's, WO I I' MS f< >111 I\vs: Thomas 1 )oui?lAss was a dairy-1 limn, win?so homo was near Char ' lotto Mini in that city lio found a ' nuirkct tor tin* products of his farm. lie was about I<> years old ; and a widower. Until a few weeks ! au'ii Mrs. Anthony, who lives apart 1 from her husband, had kep house for I )olifxlass, whose wife died si mc years /if* .. A month aifo a disagreement arose lie!ween Douglass and the woman and she left his plane near Charlotte and moved to Kort Mill, where her mother and a brother, Sam MeCravon lived. MeCraven is an employe of the Mil I fort Mill and rented a house from the company in which his i mother and sister were livin<?. Sunday Don id ass, accompanied by] his lit I lediuiohter, eame down from Charlotte and w> nt. to the Inane of { Mrs. A lit hony, evidently with the' intention of spending the day. ! Sam MeCraven, it seems, was opposed to his sister seeing Doiii^hiss, i and, when lie learned or his beiiiy j there, went to the house to ask i Douglass to leave. The men en-j gn^cd in a dillieulty and Douglass i was shot dead. The oceurroiiee was rep >rted to j the ollieers. who upon their ai rival a? the mill village found MeCraven I standing in his house, and lie sni rendered to Ollieer Massey and was j lodged in the^uard house. Magistral o .1 VV M.lell. I - j * i coroner, summoned a jury for the inquest. Several witnesses were i put up for the State, these being Mrs. Ellon MeCraven, Mrs., Blanche Anthony, mother and sister of Sam MeCraven, Dr. I>. (J. Thompson and (Jeorge Butler. MeCraven was also at the imptest, but declined to make a statement. The testimony, as given by the several witnesses, was as follows: Mrs. Blanche Anthony testified that Thos. Douglass canto to her home about S o'clock on November d(); that her brother. Sain MeCraven, cam*' in and asked Douglass what ho was doing there hii.I also to leave the house. This Douglass , refused to d*>. The woman then left the house and while outside heard a pistol report. When she returned Douglass was lying .on the floor and in a dying condition. Said that she saw her brother hit Douglass with a slick while the latter was sitting in a .chair. When questioned by the jury, Mrs. Anthony said that she lived with her two children and mother and that her brother paid the rent of the house in which she lives. Mrs. Ellen MoCraven said that Douglass came to her home about 0 o'clock. In a short, while her son, Sam MeCraven, came in and asked Douglass what he was doing there and ordered him to leave. Douglass refused to go. They then began lighting. Dougless grabbed a chair and attempted to strike MeCraven, while the latter was trying to force him from the house. Douir lass caught McCraveti in the collar and the lutter pulled his pistol and tired upon Douglass. In answer to questions, Mrs. McCraveu said that herself, her son, and Douglass and little daughter, were the only persons in the room when the shooting took place. She had been living in Fort Mdl for about a month. Douglass visited her I home Sunday for the first time 1 since she has been living in Fort Mill. Dr. D. G. Thompson testified that he was called upon to examine i the body of Thos. Douglass, which lie found upon the floor of one of the Millfort Mill ImUsos. On ex- ; animation he found a slight bruise | on Doug.ass' nose, a sear about an inch long on the side of the head, and a bullet, wound over the heart. Up m further examination he found that the bullet had oassed through the limit bihI lodged in tho muscles of the back. That such wound would cause almost instant death. The bullet looked to be of ;t8 calibre. He saw the body seaiched and no weapons were found. The parties wero evidently facing each other when Douglass was shot. Tho coroner's jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the above facts. The relatives of the Douglass man wore notified of his death, and ; the body was shipped to C. arlotte Sunday evening for burial. Doug- > loss iH said to have owned property to the value of $10,0110. Sam MoCraven was taken to i York jail Monday morning by Constable T. A. Mills. FOR GOOD WHISKIES,! WINES, BIIAND1ES, ETC., I ( Al,h ON OK WHITE TO 1 W. If. MOOV KH, 4 ai ? t% % ii it it I IM1S : ?M I K. FM t;. LAUMDRY N&RKS t lisit art) not. found on linen fresh from The MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY. ("harlotto, N. C., aro rust, stains, ink stains, fruit stains, ami UK(H-oially scorches from overheated irons. Ttiat is what wo ]KirticuIurly nuard against. Heck less, llawloss, immaculate?white ias white can bo. or as strong of color as when you bought it (if originally of a color (Kit t orn t, your washable up] sire 1 is returned eloan, well washed, well ironed. Shipment- made from Fort Mill every Thursday morning and laundry ru "j turned Saturday mornings by? ID. L McHI IIANKY, Agent. j TKKSl'ASS NOTlUlfi. | , All ]>nrs'<?iin are hereby warned nirainst ! . hunting. lishiict or ot her wise trespassing I njhiii any of tho lands owned <?r con-1 trolled by the undersigned parties. Tho law will bo rigidly applied to anyone disretrariling this nolico. F. N i MS. W F. I'ATTKltSON. \V. 11. JotiuB. T. S. K irkpalriek. .1. NV. Ardrey. \V. C. Armstrong. 1), A. Ijihi. 11. S. Torreiiuc. W. K. Spratt. T. C. Spratt. W.H.Hoke M. M. Spratt. Misses Adilie and Dovic Harris. J. li. Col I harp W. 1. Jones S. K. White. 11. F. r.ennett. J. 11. Mack. T. A. Mills. W. F. Hoy il. TRY Til K City Barber Sliop For u lirbt-cluaa XIA1 It CUT, ? ail AVE, SHAM TOO, or < HAlii SINGE. 11 M i Garothcrs & Son. BllOl'METORS. Third door Bank building. D. J. WILLIAMS, i Statesville's Lipor Dealer. > Laurel Valley Corn Whiskoy, 5 Years C14: ^ 12 Full Quarts, iu neat case, . $7 AO 2-1 Pint* soo 18 Hulf Pints . . . . 8 AO I'o Gallons, keg included, . i) 00 Ono and two gallons, jug and crate included, per gallon, . 2 25 Pure N. C. Sweet Mash Corn Whiskey: New, per gallon, . . 1 40 Two to Three years old, i?er gal. 1 75 Pure Applo Brandy, per gallon, . 200 Elm City Club Rye, 7 years old, 12 quarts, . . , . 8IX) Twenty-four Pints, . , . 8 50 Forty-eight Half pints, . 1) 00 One and two gallons, jug and crate included, per gallon, . 2 50 Escelslor Rye, jug ami crate included, per gallon, . . 2 00 Peach and Honey, i>er gallon, . 2 oo Rock and Rye, per gallon, . . 2 00 Holland Gin, i>er gallon, 2 00 Remember I am no rectifier or compounder. Iu buying mv goodK you are not buying water. I guarantee all these goods superior to anything being shipped j | from this market. All jugs will be put ' in boxes instead of crates for 15c. extra; kegs boxed for 25c. extra, and all boxes 1 are shipped without any marks to imli- ' cute t heir contents. Cash must accom- , pany all orders. They will be tilled the ' same day received. Send money by registered letter, postoftloo money order 1 or express money order. Goods shipped either by freight or express. i.. ~ 1 na in my nisiHMiHiin iu v i refer yOU to ' iho Drudstrcut and Dunn Mercantile . Companion and my hundreds of customers all over thu South. Remember, again, that I guarantee satisfaction in all eases or rotund tho money. D. .J. WILLI A MS, ( STATESVILE, N. C. Anrono sending n sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion froo whwlmr ?n , liivnnilon In probably p'lti-nt 11IO0. Communications strictly roiitldetiMul. Handbookon r.-itcnts i sent Iron. (fldest ntcnoy for soeurtiiK patents. Patents tliken tlirni.li Munn X Co. receive | (<i( nettcr, without charge, tu tho Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I.arcest clrrulntlon of an^ sclentino Journal. Terns, (3 a I year; four months, 9L Sold by all nowsdealcra. MUNN & Co.36""-4-'' New York . j Ilraticli Oflloo. 636 F HU, Waahlugton. D. C. The Times nnd the New York World at $1.75 u J ear. >> > 11111 111- Illil'11" <>1 I lit1 Ot'Sl r inir Company speaks to every li suits from her hakim; of Cakes Dan Valley F 25 POUND SAI 50 POUND Sfl! 100 POUND S* Some of you know -others n no equal in this place. It hake critics. Give us your or.lei ant Delivered anywhere in town. Fort Mill Hanulacturi L. A. II\RKI fffi OLD EEL Annua! Cles ? Since the inaugural we have made it a ru] December of each yeai includes everything i mil*-big store, always 1 Lions on all remnants, Our clearance sale tl Monday, December 1, make this the most inl so far conducted thi counts will bo made 01 All our December sa Fill, but the event of th previous occasions of tire a monoy saver yc this opportunity to bu; specially reduced price WANTED?Cow 1 other kinds of Peas, i 1_ _ A. * <? * * niiii Kut price lor mem. [\ number of wagons ai offer at bargain prices Grain Fertilizer just horses and mules to be Yours*, for THE OLD'BEL] T. B. BELK P. S.-?Highest ma Corn, Hay, and Foddc V . . PlhotograpSus Wlu'ii yon m> to Char* lotip don't fuii to pay a visit to RACER'S PKQTO. GALLERY. We make all the latest styles and si/.es, at reasonable prices. I \V. Fifth St., Charlntec, N. C. 'LACE YOUIt ORDEBS FOR JOB PRINTING WITH THE TIMES. Your Xrnas C VJI.. ..1,! I. 1 r .1 i x r? REGISTRATION NOTICE. Tho books of Registration for tho town of Fort Mill for tho year I'JtKl are now open, ami will bo closed on tho third (21) day of Jununry, 1903. W. 11. Meachum has boon apixiintod Registrar. By order of tho town oouuoil. J. W. McKLiHAJs'FY. Intoudaut. NOTICE. The annual nieotiiiR of tho Comity Commissioners of York Comity will bo held in their oflieo, Yorkvillo, S. C., on Wednesday. Deeeniber 17th. 1902. All persons holding chums amtinsb the County will present thein, duly att est oil, to tho under i^nod on or before said day. Claims not presented tho year i liny an* eoutracted or tho subsu'juuiit your ui'e forevor burred. MARV J. HUNTER, (Jlork of Board. November lib It. 1 j *ake 'lour. The Fort Mill Mann fact ur>ousewife who wishes the best remid Bread lor the holidayr. We bell lour" SKS 60c IKS $1.20 iGKS 2.40 nist tind out -that Dun Valley has s hcant ifnlly and risen to suit all 1 be convinced as well as pleased. ng Company's Store. Manager. W STORE'S irance Sale. ion of this business le to conduct during ' a special sale, which u all departments of naking special redncodds and ends, his year will begin on and it is our aim to ^resting sale we have s year. Special dis* i all Clothing, Shoes, Furniture, Stoves and Trunks. les have been successis sale will outclass all the kind, and if ypu >u will not overlook y high-class goods at 5S. Vas, Whipporwill or ind will pay highest Wo have on hand id buggies which we . Two car loads of in. A few head of sold cheap, business, IMLB STORE, , Proprietor. rket price paid for