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ZslpP^'1 ^ JN THE LOCAL FIELD. Facts Picked Up Here and There About People and Things. The Times wishes its frieuds a merry Christmas. Hon. 4. R. Haile spent Saturday 1 u Rock Hill. Capt T. B. Sp it visited tvlatires in Chester Saturday. Mr. J. M. Spratt spent Wednes day in R<>ck Hill on business. Mr. M. II. Ma.-sey, of Belmont. i spent Thursday in Fort Mill. W. J. Caveny, of Roek Hill, was a visitor to Fort Mill Thursday. Mr. .7. B. Mills spent a few lionrs in Chnrlotte Friday, on business. Mesdnmes -Ins. Grier and J. F. Muir spent Saturday in Uock Hill. A number of Fort Millians are spending the lioiidays away from liome. Misses Tonunie Culp an 1 Maud Thompson spent Wednesday in Charlotte. Mr. Joseph Nivens, of Yorkvillo. spent several days of last week with relatives in this township. An old friend says t he next wheat crop will be fine as there is a irood crop of walnuts t his fall. J. A. Tate, principal <>f the graded sell ols, is spending Xinas at his old home in Yoikville. You have only one more week in which to pay your State and county taxes without the penalty. A sensible Christmas gift would be to send The Times a year to that friend of yours away from home. A delightful was given Friday evening by Mrs. T. l?. Meachain at her home on Confederate street. - - 31 r. fcaigcne Alussoy arrived Saturday night from Richmond, Vu? and will spend the holidays a! his home in this place. Jtev. D. M. Austin, of Charlotte, will preach in ilio Baptist church next Sunday morning and evening at the usual hours. Work has hcen commenced on the residence of Mrs. L. 1'. Fulp on Booth street. A. A. BradfordJr., is building the house. Mr. W. M. Crook arrived Monday night from Durham, N. and will spend the holidays at his home in Gold 11 ill. Miss Jennie Hamilton, intermediate teacher in the gratia 1 school, left Saturday for her home, at Union, to spend the holidays. The Fort Mill graded schools closed last Friday for a two week's vacation. The school will open again on the morning of January 5. The cotton market is reported more firm and prices are on the asceudftucy- The sales during the past week have been a little light, owing to the had weather. A large j>ort.on '?f the pavements liave recently been covered with a layer of sand and cinders. The rains of the past few days have settied the mixturennd the streets are already much imp oved. Christinas shopping lias been in full swing since Saturday. Fort Mill stores generally were never stocked with a better collection of holiday novelties and the trade has been quite brisk. The smallpox situation in Charlotte, uncording to The Observer, has ceased to give anybody alarm. There are only a few cas-s at the peat house and very few now cases have been reported recently. Mr. E. H. Massey, who for the past two month line held the position of chief town marshal, on Thursday sent in his resignation to the town council. Mr. Lee Warren is now filling the place. The congregation <?f the Presbyterian church is requested to assemble in the town hall Sunday morning at 10.30 for Sabbath school. The regular fourth Sunday sermon will be preached in the , hall at 11.30 by Dr. Thortiwell. At ft meeting of the board of county commissioners held in Yorkville lust Wednesday, a peti tion whs presented, by citizens of this township asking for the open ing of a public road from W. K. SprHit's on the Nation Ford road, to the Jones roller mill, 011 the Caiawba river. The petition whs granted on condition that all necessary rights of ways he obtained and nil necessary work be done without expense to the county. 0 I For the next thirty days theie will be only 10 hour* between sun rise and sunset. Tlie man who fools around in the ir.oriiino until the bud is an hour liitrh before lie t^oes to work and knocks et!" an hour at noon, will not tret a full day's work. Mr -T L. Campbell and s'ster. Miss Bet tie, ami M r. !. M. Bar net t, of Bethel, were visitors here during the past week. The party ruturmd lw%i*w. li,.M ' \t ........ 1 I ,XHI y . i\\\ mil [Mllll-;l liy .O ISH Hattic Campbell. wholiaa been at tending school at this place. A local stock man sates that there is little demand for mules and horses just at present. About January and from then on until the last of March, mules will besought by the farming elapses. The price of mules ranges from $I2b to ?l~?o. The price of horses is from to >200. The board of county commissioners held iis innual meeting in the office ??f the. supervisor on Wednesday am! prepared an estimate of the probable expenses for the year ItMK!. and the estimate calls for %>2J.r?7.*>. The levy f >r ordinary purposes this \ u is I 1 2 mills, but the commissioners rec ouimeud that the levy for next year be four mills. The Fort Mill lodge \Y. (). W gnve an elegant supper to its un m bcrs and a large crowd of friends on last Th nrsdii XT ni.riif 'I'll.. Wood men have established a rep ututioii for the elegance of their suppers and that of Thursday was no deviation to the rule. After supper Dr. rhormvell entertain- d the crowd for a short while with an interesting address on "Woodcraft". The News o! Pleasant Valley. lingular Omvs|. enleiici . Pleasant Viuley hasn't had any raid in a long, long time not since 1 ate supper. Tile local V.'. Id. A. lodge will give an entertaiiiiucnt at Pleasant Valley school lions oil the even iug of Dee. 2'i. A public installation of otliccrs, dialogues and a debute will const it ute the exorcises, after which priz.es will be awarded (by ballot) to the piettiest giil and ugliest boy present, The ad mission will lie free. Misses Peulah Kimhrell and Meeker Paris, of (iold Mill, vi-ited relatives hero during the past week. Miss Mary Pulp will spend A mas rn Fori M ill. Mr. John (Tana, of Concord, is vising relatives lu*rc this week. A friend requests lis to state that there will tie a shooting-match at. Pleasant Valley on Aulas day. rJitn Cu p, a colored man, is suffering from a broken leg. lie accidentally fed from his wagon on U t I I J I t ? uruny, >tiid mo Wheels passing over hi.-, hotly, broke bis light leg near t lie h i p. Hob Barber, an old negro man who uas spent I lie pu.-t 7h years in this section, died Sunday tn the plantation of ,1. P. Builos. Miss Emma Elms is in Char lotte taking t real meat for tonsdit is under J Jr. t! raliaiu. Master llobert Koss accepted a position this week in The News office in Charlotte. .). ,J. B. Pleasant \ alley, Dec. Id", "Old. Spiinier's Christmas c? 1862. Gold Hill. Dec. 2*J, 02. Editor limes; Tills leaves us in business at the same old stand,still tihoping, etc. We have nothing special lo report. The advent of Christinas ever brings to our memory the inoinentous Christinas holidays we.-pent in \ irginia and Tennessee during the war. So I will tell you where J was and what 1 had for dinner m. Chriatmns day, lSfid. Forty years sit^o I was.sick in the hospital at Fai in villi-, \ a. The rations given us there was crackers and p >or beef one day, and. lor a change, poor beef and crackers the next. So wo were resolved to have something else if we conld find it. Going out we invested S;" in a pound of butler and $1 hi a baker's loaf and returned to out quarters to sample our grub. Well we never will forget that butter for being so salty. Wo thought it must have been made in a huge family, and all bands bad taken time about in salting it. Our ward master tried u and lie said it had been dugout of a salt mine, and we just passed it around free. An old Georgian said I was the mod liberal Carolinian be ever met wi.l to treat on butter that Coat i pound. Splinter. NOTICE?The Jones RolleuMill on tin Catawba river is now prepared t< grind eoru on Tuesdays and Fridays The Ferry is jjow op-it to t he public ELK JAR JONES. Our Xmas M n i ii V HI IM IS Olll nild 8 IVO It. It \VI select ion til ('lirist uuis presents. I I Cut Uliis? Water Ilottles .* ? V). I'm Glass Sugar and Cream S'et $5. (,'ut Glass Spoon holders $1.25 ('til < ilas> Syrup Stands "?l.25 and 1.50 Gul (ilass Salt and IVpjierors ?">' Gut Glass individual Sailers I . China culm plates and salad l??>\vls, 25c, 50e, 75c, j' 1. 1.25, 1.75 and 2.00 China elm olate sets $ t.50 and 5,00 " tea sets $1.75, 2.50, 3.50 " bread and butter plates $1 to 2.50 (>er dozen. China Plates. "Ilalshad's" goods, pure while 3> 1.25 JX'I set . China handle leas to inateli, "Halsbad's" piods, pure while $1.25 China iee cream set. very nice, $1.75 ' G'i * ileliibra s 5o (i) .si. ki a set Uriel; a brae, great ass m mi n*. from .5 cents up Wrought irou Ciindolabras $2, 2;50 pr " " iiuhtvdla stands > 1.5 i " \ .ims ..>(!. 5 ie and -r! V ises in eliina and g1a-sfroin 5c up In.toys, we sh-'W you u n:c< line. All Alt things point to a bright \ 11 than iiii\ Xitins for tin years. 'J'l ti 11 tt i m-in I ly mill till lee! good. ami friends Seel lieltel'liv retltetn I ieri tig So let us join hands ami hearts ami ill fc A ?> A H'l The city e >unril ?>1 C'licHler has prohibited t ho use and sale of lire works during the holidays. A MillionVolccs, ! ("otild hardly xpress the I hanks of Homer Hail, of West I'oiut. la. Lislt n why: A severe r??|d had set tied '<n h s lungs emming a inosl olislin ile piui^h. Several | >hysiCians said he had eonsutnpl ion, hut eould not help him. When idl thought he wasdootued he In^.ui to use Dr. Kings New Disc.very for i > - * onsuMipi ion Mini \vrilt s--"l! ri'lil pltMely cured urn mimI si veil mv life. I now woiyh i!27 II>k." 11posit ioi ly u'liuraiiti'.-d lor Coughs. C. idMild liimjr troubles I 'i in "?()< ami $100. T: ial I>ottit* lrco al Thus. 15. M ouchaiu's. ?K. S. II ill. of Anderson. is tiiiij n|) a halt milium dollar cotton inili lor t hul city. Saved At brave's Lrint. "I kiuivvl would loner aero lin've lii't'ii in my orav<\" writes Mrs. S. II Newsoin, of Decatur, Ala. "II it had not hern For Khctric Hit I ers. For 111 roe years ( sniV- rod untold MLtony . roin tin* worst forms of I ndierost ion, Watm brash. Slum, noli and liowol I )yspejisia I5ut I his excellent modmino did mo a world of muni, Since u-tiier it I can o.it iioart ly and liavo "aiiied pounds. For 1 ndi?_;ost|v?n. Los; of appetite, Stomach, Liver and Kidm \ troulilos Klootrio Litt. rs arc a position, j^naiiintood mi i? Only otto at .Meat-ham's drug store no rim president may yet. appoint Dr. Crum collector of II.o | ort of Charleston or I'. S. marshal. Fci'.s A Doadlv Attack. "My wife win so ill that good physicians wore nnalile to help | tii*iwi iics M. .M . A ust in, of \\ inchestor, I ml., "hut was completely cured liy Dr. Kind's Now i. f< Pillu *' TI...1T ? i - - " J ' ? ? """'I -> III 'stomach hih! liver troubles. ('tin* constipation, sick headache. i!5 cents at Menchatn's i)ruy Stoic. This little story in verse is told by an exclintio,.; *-11<> didn' hav? a dollar; lie didn't have a dime 11 i> clothes and shoes were I ? !.in.; just as liioil. ii I lle\ d scl\cd theil time. He didn'* try n> kill himself tod? dye miM ?rtnin - s \vh ieks. In stead, lie ?n| some a-lu s and he tiliei! livedoy.en sacks, Then, next )c heyoial a d liar. In the paper in the in rn In* inivei ti/.efl tin po| ish ttiat would put the sun to so rn, He kept on advertising, and just now, suiliee to say. lies out in California at his cotlnye on the I my". ? -ttf The Iriio CfUorcc;. Many soldiers in the last war 1 wrote to say that lor Sentries, Uruis".-. Cuts, W'oimiis. ('urns, Sole 1'eet and Stiti" hunts, Hack 1 len s Arnica Salve i- the best in the in t he woi Id. Sajne f<>r lluriis ' Scalds. Itoils. I leers, Skin Krup tious, and I'iirH. It cures or no pay. Oniy - >< .it Meachaiii's Drily Stole TIIK Nttli nilOKN KULU'.U (lifers Irs l su;>I \jii is IIolid;.} Hales Titi? Year. On amount of tin* Christmas holidays tlx* ?*011 thorn Uailwav announces the sale of round trip tickets hot ween all point* south of tIks I'otomae. anil oast of i the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at a fare t and one third for the round trip. Tickets on sale Dee. 2t, 21, 2d and Dee. do, :$l and Jan. 1 with final limit of Jan. J, also for students and teat-hers 3 of schools and colleges up >n pivscntn' | tion of proper certificates, tickets at the ahove rates will be sold on Dee. Id to 22, inclusive, with final limit of Jan. H, inelnsive. lemorandum II assist you in innKitt^ a profitable ! toys are MHM-h.oiic.it. ltv up Cith'and i-illhii* Ijoxes 73e, $1, 1.23 v.'i-l cc -s $1 .'23, 1.30, *2.00 Albinos >ii\ 73, $1, 1.23 and 1.30 Alii on with music ln?x attached $3.30 Kb-tu cs from 13c to $1.30 T\-i'c Iit11 ot ladies parses *23 and .?0o Chilli's -ets 23 and 30c. Infants* toilet set $1 Silver I fair Ueeoivcrs. Ci{?ar Stands, StuMr and Cream Stands, Card Trays, Ash Trays. Con Lion Trays 2--e each Sterling Silver Taper Cutters, Shoe 11 II... i "! us, nair v.nrici'S. .Nail I lit s, Toot li 1 irushcs 2 ' ''cuts Doily Kin?:> 2 "' each Dolls of all inlets from 1 rout to il Tif< of all Uiiuls for uu -t and hoys. I' nilir'clias ami Para< ?!>. silk ati'l ^lo ria. y\.2~>. I 1 7 a Sills i lamlU 'ivlitffs. l.iiifii ltamtker-i chiefs. Kmlu'oi'lorotl H'k fs, l?>c m .~,oc Ncca 1!all's for la>lit ; il. o. 2tt.uo . t'lia t la i or 1 ia:;> otic. I.ir $l.ati IV'lroom Slipjiors ."Vi>;11111 ill cents. I ins. Mtuo |>r? souls will lio driven in country is i:i ? xeelloitt shape win it to make our kindtcd anil | 1111-111 With SOIIIO tolo'll til t'StfflM. ha\o a nit-rry and happy Xiiuis. ?5HO k FEW SUGGESTIONS I'tir tlio onjnyiuont of Christ inasliilo will ho rv eodinuly tinn ly. W o Itandlo no do .struetahlos as arc horn and' destroyed in a day. hul good. I solid, servieenhle | resents that ran y weight if atl'ectioii and' dt mainlta whole hit of appie j ciat i hi. There is in it liitio \ niei r and fhat carries nunc | sent inn at I him !>.# >it > K < I \\ i" have some hcaiii ifully j hound volumes 111;tI would or ! 11huh*iiI any pin lor lahle for j :Ci cents, Some well hound ; I looks for L\"> iv *ii is. Son it it s eentlv copy righted novels for' ."'.."i ? ? uts. Souio elegant Iiit!?> testaments at 2o con Is. Some leather hound pocket dieliou ] aries at L'o cents. Sonic hoys* ' and nirls' hooks, from a hand some hound volume at d*> cts, ! to tin linen and paper juven. ili s, and A I' C hooks at f? and I h oents. t! I'M)UK 1)8 OF XM AS ( ' A It PS, Finest Perfumes. 11 an Isoiiu-1 I io\ Slat ioiiery. Sarlct I'owdor, IP cents, i )omiiioe-. to cents. Checker Hoards, 10 cents. Fontella and Culmuoln, mi st popu ar cigars, handsomest package. $ 1 .'.IP per hox. Candles and holdeis for ornament oi X mas t t ec. Array's Drug Store FOP LiOUCRS, V^3! ES, ETCCDTOTIIK OOLHI) SALOON, MARK A. TBIiTKH, Manne r, W. Trade St. . . Charlotte, N. l\ i I'lUi K LIST. llackinaii's1 >? !i111. I yearol i (Wn $1."?() .? . ? ? < >'.il Style Mi. ! ' " I . > I'uiv T>. <Com " " " 2.2"> " " 2. lit l'atllps o live 1 " " I.T.I " a ' " 2.0*1 I'll 1-4 Maryland live .... 2..~>t> 'Old < lakiaml llyr . . . . . ' > 111 Cabinet live . . ... Mult live :?.() ) I'eaeh and I Im icy . . . . 2.0? . Apple Hrandy ..... 2.2~> j ? >1.1 I randy . . . . . . '- < ? I'on Wine ...... 2.(Hi Sherry V\ ine , 2.00 (linger Lrandy ..... 1. We resjieotMillv M.lieil yoiii* patron;i?,' ami will e'.ia.'.inti'*-sat islaei ion and prompt attention to all orders. I II K (.( X Kl) SAM X )N. M \KK A. Tki.tiiu. ML*I*. Hell IMione ".'S'i. . . . Char. I'hmie 202. Ntw Gracsry sad Meat Mrket I winli t<> announce In my fi i< lids that I have recent iy added to my niarki i WiifiiM'HH a nice Ire.di f-C ok of fancy (1roocrioH and ('onfee; timieiies. Ileroafter I will knp on hand at id. t inn H a select stock < I FRESH MEATS. rouK s,\rs.\(?E, ('ANN I'd ) (i( )<)I)S, FANCY ('ANI>I ICS, rlit*ITS, NUTS, ('1(1 A US, TOIIACOOS, dc , And wid ho plenHcd to nerve inv I frii nds when in need of anylliin^ in my line. Vours vcy truly. .1. T.'.l. lIAUias -w. ,?i . / ! ?8^^??30???<8 i | Merry | \ Christi 1 * to X i 1 i Every! | ; L. J. M I I ? ^)?) ?Hi Holiday ( Old Sanl Willi his 1) mntiful supply, I uonntora loaded with many nioo thi children. Beautiful Chris Wo liavo many handsome arlie for tho older people. So in looki wife, husband son. <l;iu^lit<?r or frit wilt' timl our l'UIl'KS LOW. Fruits, Nuts, Wo h HVO II complete stock of tl (trap's, Raisins, Fij^s, Dates, Frun can till your Christinas onlor proiii| Call on us or I Miotic Xo. lli. Respect fil ^ISLLS ant HOUSE FUI E. tL ANBREWS, Evorvtliini*' for comfort sold hero, on <J? LOWEST C Kvervtiiino favors credit Imyii ; prices elsewhere. ()ur (pialitit s ar I>iIit V. Our It litis are mat tinillv j iiicmiI mikI liu* Imhiuce in weekly or I your con veil iriiec. ()tir sl.uk coin I iwim.ok nod iiKimnn? SI< ).\ TAIJLKS. 11 A Lli l; KNAMkM'.l) I. I: I >s. CI J > I N I N (i lt()()M CH A IKS CAKTS, I i A I?V CAKKIAl Our slock represents in.tiling hut Very latest output of the lie.-t faet? prolus just to udvertise the fact tlin of I louse b'm ni.diin.os. " J. S. LYN6R ????? Dear Mrs. Person: A n<>?d while hack my ln-nll h commenced failing and I not in a low condition. [ was :ilw:ivsi wi.lt lui'it* niiu.t iti? ? timl always that I > 1 i< 1 no? fori equal to any exertion ;.l all. I had enlarged glands on tlir. neck wliirli wore very sort* ami when 1 would take (told I bey would enlarge ami cause air much siift'criug. ' often hail s|<elI- of iiitliiinm.itory ihciimatism which affected the whole of 111y ho?iy ami rrmlrn d am helpless. 1 Irinl mnlical treatment, which would give lrni|Hirary relief, hat if. ili.l not cure air. 1 tried various l>ateat preparations, hut they did me no rood. At last a frieml jior* suiidcd me to use Kirs. Joe Person's Hsm?d.y : : 1 bought a half-dozen bottles, and after taking il I felt so much better that 1 did not feel like taking any more. The next year in the spring { I knew 1 needed more and igaiu took a half dozen. I took it hi (hat way until it has made a complete cure of me and my health is line. The enlarged glands are eutiiely cured, rheuinut ism entirely eared, ami 1 am now in stout, robust health, and I advise everybody who needs a tonic or are "run down" to use Mrs. Joe 1 arson's Remedy. MRS. J. C. MORtJAN. 1 Marshvilie, N, C\, May .':5, I'M.).'. I mas | I \ la I 9 body. \ | lassey. \ ? IV A . . J,J Ireetings. [a Clans, ins visited our store and left our ti>_;s to make gliul the hearts of the tsias Presents. It s suitable for a Christinas present no around fos a present for your mkI. bear in miud our stock. You Candies, Etc. i?' ivst Apples, Oranges, Bananas, os, Nuts, Candies and Cakes, and. >t ly ami at lowest, prices. Ily yours, d YOUNG. *NISHINGS. R5CK HILL, S. C. I0RRT1TT I I ^ x ^ " JL^ -J- J- y | ASH PRICES. i<;. Our credit prices are CASH v personally nuaraiitced ft r duraYOl'K It'l ius. A small first pa>monthly amounts, arranged to suit <isIs of an t xcellent iiBsntt incut of d FCKNITIJKK. KXTION\( KS. f> lvASS and WHIT hi IIKI'OMKKS, COUCHES, . FOUCH ROCKfaKS, COL4KS, FANCY ROCKERS. t the newest styles of furniture, the uies. YVe are selling it at short it we carry a full and complete line EWS> ROCK HILL, I, ftiattflSEB. 1 T. D. FAULKNER, UNDERTAKER. I curry u complete lino of cheap, niediiiui, ami hi^li priced COFFINS ami (!ASK K'l'S. ( uui also furnish BUR I AL | ROBES, CLOVES, SHOES, etc. See mo when in need of such. II .Vim T. D, FAULKNER. J. U. Trayw:ck & Co, DEALERS IN FINE LIQUORS AND WINES, No. 42 East Tra<lo St. CHARLOTTE. - - - N. C. DR. KINC'S v hew discovery FOR THAT COLD. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. Cures Con sumption,Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia,Hay Fever,Pleurisy, LaGrippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croup and j Whooping Cough.J NO CURE. NO PAT. Price 50c. and SI. TRIAL BOTTLES FREE. . .