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JANUARR 14, 1903.
ReaseveIt and the 1904 Nomination.
it has long been known that
President Itousevelt was losing bin
balance in bis desire to secure the j
nomination in 1901 He has in
tin* past prided himself on being a
nihil of his word, but today it is
only necessary for an influential
lb publican to whisper that a pro.
posed move will prove inimical to j
Air. Roosevelt's chances in 11)04 j
mikI the former pledge is quickly
forgolten or fulfillment evasively j
avoided. The latest, evidence of
tiiis inani/i on the part of the president,
and it is littleness, is his nation
in regard to the Indianola,
Miss., post mastership. Some of
. * the president's friends, or enemies,
haev been assuring hi in that he
must focuro a stronger hold on the \
negro vote in the South or lie!
would find disaffection in the next ;
nnti .n?J convention. Possessed of
this idea, the president made his
decision in regard to the Indian- i
ola postoffice closing Ihe office and
compelling the residents lo go (
u> me trouble and expense of cs- ,
1 m 1)1 inliin?^ a private ottiee without i
even making a proper investigation
of the circumstances. If the facta 1
were na represented, the president (
might have been warranted in ,
taking such action, hut now there i
nrocrave doubts us to the facts and
1
< ven if tliere hud been persecution
of the postmistress by certain in- |
dividuals the case called for critU' ,
imil prosecuticu and not a whole. <
Hale punishment of criminal and '
innocent alike. These facts are
now beginning to come out and it :
is probable that Mr. Roosevelt will ,
yet have to stultify his former I
action.
I
The Dispensary In Alabama.
Tin* News and Courier of the 2d i
inst. contained the following: I
The Le_-islature of Alabama has i
adopted a local option dispensary I
system which iH in operation in a
few of the smaller cities and some I
of the towns of the State. We have <
received a letter from an attorney 1
tit Mobile informing us that there
is a growing sentiment in that
State in favor of the dispensary
system, and that it is probable that
a bill will be introduced in the
Alabama Legislature, which assembles
this month, to provide for
a dispensary law for the entire
{State.
Wo do not think any more of
he dispensary system of regu- |
Inline the liquor traffic now tlnui
we thought when the system wus
established in thin State about ten :
ye^rs a^o, It has been the fruit-!
ful source of many crimes, has re-1
suited in the building up of a
oreat political machine, and has
not promoted the cause of temperance.
Indeed, the revenue which
the system would hrini; to the
State instead of the promotion of
temperance 111110111; the people, was
the prime object of the system.
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lt#m$ ofilooal Interest.
Front thu Yorkvillo Enquirer.
Supervisor-elect T, VV. Boyd received
hia commission laat Saturday
and took char^o of the office
at. the regular meeting of the board
Wednesday.
An extra term of the court of
the court of common, plena for
York county hna been ordered to
Iteuin at Yorkville on the that
Monday in February. The clerk,
auditor and treasurer, constituting
the board of jury commissioners.
I11VM it ibIaiI n nrtlim> .. ~
? V r '? .iww.vw MMIIWUIIV 111^
that the drawing of the first ami
second week jurors will take place
on Jan nary lfith and 33 rd, re?
npectively. There will he no
grand jurors to provide for at this
special term.
h A eon?ti|iH?ioii has been issued
Mfctq^he Carolina Furniture Co., of
HfKock Ilill. which will have a cap
if/tl. took of ? 10.000. The ci.rpor]
ntorn are E. M. Andrews and J. H.
i Faulkner, nf Charlotte, and j, fci.
i*y?<-h, ?f Rock Liill.
Four Professional Crooks Arrested.
Down in Richland county jail
four men. C11ms. Howard, Kdwnrd
Dulthii, TIioh. Nolan and Win.
McKinley, are con fined, having
been com in i i ted in default of a
$20,000 bond fur each. The charge
aipdnst the men is that of'iobbintf
numerous banks, postoflices, and
business bouses throughout the
Slate du iiifi the pa-t year. Tin so
men, it is said, had a w? ll organized
band, whose headquarters
were in Columbia. Tin* police of
tlifit ciiy we 10 informed (?t their
presence there by a woman and
a close watch was kept on the
gang. The arrests were made during
the past week.
The trial of these men will be
watched with much interest by the
people of this section, for it is the
general belief that this gang is responsible
for the robberies of the
Fort Mill postolllce and Savings
hank, hot h of wh.ch occurred during
the past year.
The Columbia Record gave the
folllowing account of the record
and capture of the crooks:
Howard is the leader of thegaug
and has "done" time in West Virginia
for safe cracking, so Inspectors
Gregory and I'ulsifer state.
The four men were formally arrested
on a wanant sworn out by
I..... 4.... i >.. i..: r.... ?...f I .Ti
i iinuri HM i (I in iri f uriui C iiiiru
States Commi.-sioner Lide, at l)rangebnrg,
in which they were
charged with, on or about November
8, 27, 28 and 2ft, 1002, and December
14, 1G, 1U and 20, 1002,
breaking into the postoiHces at
Cameron. Knorce,liowesville, 1 lineman,
Hartsville. Montmorenci,
Batesburg and Renuo, and did
take various sums of money and
postage stamps. At all t hese plares i
it is allowed, that the safes were
broken into and money taken.
Most of these post offices are in
stores, an t in most cases post of lice
money was taken, together wiih
private funds. The p> stoliiee inspector
had nothing to do with |
such robberies as those of Mullins I
tnd other places where no post- I
)lii ce funds were involved. L'ne '
I 1 1 < * 11 U'Of^t f I IV? lirlioil luif. .V:> f
..it n \. i \ in uu^ilUVl UlU/i* VWUr
lliissioner Lille, who deputized
Chief Daly to make the a:Teats,
and eneh of the men was held in
default of :?20,(K)0 bonds.
District Attorney Capers has
been notified of the arrests anil
will represent the government befor
the United States commissionn\
and it is expected that the evidence
will show that the gang had
conlederutes in Charleston.
No such gangs have ever operated
in this State before. They
not only robbed safes and got
away with good money, but they
have Hooded many of the smaller
towns with bad specie, and the
counterfeits were so clever that
merchants and others accepted
them as genuine. Dies were found
in Hateshurg not long ago and
these were coiitiscated. They were
such excellent representations that
the secret service men wele convinced
that the government Imd
to deal with the most daring and
dangerous gang that ever worked
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mis pari <>i me country.
Vlir officers found tluit mure
than $50,000 in counterfeit money
was being distributed by men who
have been cracking safes. and in
this respect th**y got the countrymen,
coining ami going.
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Resolutions of Respect.
Mr. Elmore E. H owie, son of
Mr. J. (J. Howie of^Belair, died on
Tuesday, the 5th instant, and was
buried the following day at Boiair
church. lie was a devoted member
of the order known as the
"Coming Men of America," and
the following resolutions have been
drawn by the members of the local
lodge:
Whereas, Almighty God in Ilis
Infinite wisdom has seenjjfit to remove
from our midst our friend
uiul brother, be it resolved by the
memborHof lMensnnt Vail y Lod^e
No. dOlo, C M A ,
Tluit by his death we have lost
a valuable member, whose wee
counsels, extensive information
and courteous manner had won
our admiration and esteem.
Resolved, That the sympathy
of this body be conveyed to the
family of our deceased fellowmember,
committing them in this
hour of their bereavement to the
kindly consolation of IIiin who
doeth all things well.
Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions, suitably engrossed,
and signed by the president and
secretary of this body, t.o trans vi
i Mo/I I v I 11 ii ?% % % I *? P ! '*->
uiivvcu v / mo iniiiiiy ui uui lillt"
br >ther.
Resolved, That these resolutions
he spread on (lie journal of this
society. , S. R. Baileh, Pi est.
11. M. Bickett, S? e.
The H'^hland Park Mfo. Company,
of Charlotte, has decided to
erect another bitf cotton mill. The
new enterprise will have a capital
of $450.(XX) snd wifl l>e located at
Rock Hill or Chariotte.
TOWN IKh.taUKKK'S KKI'OK I
Tin* following is the report ??I*
the Treasurer of the town of Fort
Mill. S. C., for the year ending
lanuary 12th, 1!MK{;
RECEIPTS,
j From former treasurer.... ? 12.T>2
I Street tax collected 4 1 5.;.0 1
Property tax colli uteu ... 405.20
Fill! H collected 40U 70
I Licenses collected 12.50
i 11 . i . .
* mierieu on cemetery ioih izuu
Wood sold 35 o.)
Ken h, town hull 30.03
$1,300 00
DISBURSEMENTS.
I Managers of election S 3 00
Water bucket .30
1 Drayage, dead does .80
Lumber bought 20 01
Expense to York ( 01- 02) 10.00
Secy. lid. of Health, 1001 . 12.00
Feeding prisoners 4.23
FiX. prisoners to York... . 4.30 I
Wood bouuht 35 50
Painting hall windows... l.bf>
Work on cemetery 14.00
Fine refunded 1.00
iiisuruuce, iowii mill lu.z.) j
Phone messages 1.35
Advertising .'52.00
CI lining well and fixing
pump 5.92
Rcapuiring roller 5.00
Expense smallpox ease... 0.70
Iteeeipt Ijpoks, stationery. .90
Meuciinm ?fc Epps, acct... 1.20
Mills & Young ? ... 5.92 j
T. B. Belk. ... 15."I |
A. A. Bradford, Jr., acct.. 8.9b .
A. A. Young,Inccot'tit.. . 11.45 i
\Y. B. Ardrey, ? ... 2.7<?
A. (). Jones, ? ... 5.95'
It. E. drier, ,, ... 1 351
IS. L. Meachnm, ? ... .75
Sexton ,, ... 1 50!
| Working streets 501.30
Police salary 302.07
Dr. T. It. Meachnm, acct. 5.U0
Dr. T. It. Muncham. Secretary
Board of Health... 12.00
Interest, town bonds 20.00
J. W. McElhnny, Intend
ant's commission 87.00
W. B. Meacham, Intend
ii ut h commission 2.00 |
T. (}. On I p, Intel. Com.... d.0d
S. K. White, on ceuietory
lot d7 60 ;
Treasurer's coininii-Hioii.. (>S.18|
Balance on hand 2 50
si.T.nioo
J. M. SPRATT, Treaa.
Finds Way To Livo Long.
The Ktartlin^ nnnounceinent of a 1
discovery that will surely lengthen i
life is made by editor (). H. Dow- i
ney, of Churubusco, Inci. "I wish ,
to Htnte," he writes,''"that Dr Kind's I
New Discovery for Consumption
is the most infnllihle remedy that
I have ever known for Coughs.
I Colds and Grip. It's invaluable to
people with weak lun^s. Having
this wonderful medicine no one ;
need dread Pneumonia or Con- i
sumption. Its relief is instant and
cure certain." Titos. H. Meaeluun
guarantees every 50j and Si bottle,
and otves tiittl bottles free.
The United Slates government
had never issued a postage stamp
decorated with the head of a
| woman until December. I. On
that day the Postoffiee Department
bewail sending out to p< stuiiiHters
a new ei^ht-cent stamp on which i
is used the head of Martha Washin^ton.
The design is consideied
one of the most beautiful ever put
lout by the Postotlice Department.
The head isenireled with a wreath.
At the bottom on the left 1732,the
year in whieh Martha Washington
was horn; on the riijht, lb02. the
year in which Hlte died.
Tha Secret Of Long Life
Consists in keepinc all the main
organs of the body in healthy, regular
action, nnd in quiekly destroyi
i 1114 deadly disease genua. Electric
j Hittera regulate Stomach, .Liver j
j and Kidneya, purify the hluod and
I give a splendid} appetite. They
work wonders in curing Kidney
Troubles, Female)Complaints, Ner.
vorfB Diseases, Constipation, Dys|
pepsii and Malaria. Vigorous
j health and strength always follows
; their use. Only 50c, guaranteed by
; Thus. B. Meachaiu, druggist,
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The Southern lladway has re!
certtly made Home wholesale
j changes in the runs of conductors
and engineers. Heretofore Char- j
lotte and Spencer have been ter1
minal runs with Savannah as a
terminal from Charlotte. Now,
however, Columbia has been 1
made a terminal and the runs are j
i-i
Iiiiiiuv null! vjjriitn li? V.KI II HI UIH
nnd fruin Columbia to Jacksonville.
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Now Century Comfort.
Millions ate daily finding a world
of comfort in Bucklen's Arnica j
Salve. It killp pam from Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Bruises; conquers
Ulcers, and Fever Sores; cures'
Kruptions, Salt Rliemn, Boils ami
Felons; removes Corns and Warts, j
i Beat Pile cure on earth. Only 25c I
) mm
FOR
GOOD WHISKIES,
WIN ES,
lUiANDlKS, ETC.,
CALI. ON Oil Wlirru TO
W. If. HOC)VK1',
nnUCOITK. N V.
? ??!T..
LftUHDRY fMRKS
that are not found 0:1 linen fresh from
The MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY,
Charlotte, N. ('., are rust stains, ink
stains, fruit stains, and especially
score lies from overheated irons. That
is what we jiart icularly guard against,
lleekless, flawless, immaculate -white
ias white can l?e, or as strongof color as
when you bought it til originally of a
color pattern*, your washable apparel is
returned clean, well washed, well
ironed.
shipment made from Fort Mill every
Thursday morning and laundry returned
Saturday mornings by ?
I D. I.. McLLHANHY. Arent.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons iini hereby warned against
hunt iip*. fishing or oi herwise i respassii:^
upon tiny of the binds owned or eontrolled
l?y the iittder<iiriied parties. The
law will lie rigidly applied to anyone
disregarding this noiiee.
F.N IMS. \V F. P \T TKI'.SOV.
W. II. .Tones. T. is. Kirkpatriek.
I. W. Ardrey. W. C. Armstrong.
D. A. Lee. U.S. Torrence.
W. E. Spratt. T. I'. Spratt.
W. 15. Iloke 11. M. Sprat t.
Misses Aildie anil Do vie lltirris.
J. H. Colt harp W. I. .Tones
S. E. While. 11. F. Feiinett.
J. 11. Maek. T. A. Mills.
W. F. lioyd.
TRY TilE
Cily Barccr GIiop
For a tirst-classs
HA III CUT,
SllAVE,
SHAMPOO, or
HA 111 SINGE.
Garoihcrs
PROPRIETORS.
Third door Hunk building.
D. J. WILLIAMS,
Statesville's Liqaor Dealer.
Laurel Valley Corn Y7h:skey, 5 Years Cld:
12 Full Quarts, in neat case, . .$7 .">0
21 Pints, . . . . S (Mt
-IS Half Pints . S 60
4'j. Gallons, kng inoludud, . 1)00
Ouii ami two gallons, jug and
uvutn iiwiiiol...! ..-.II
iu< acini, j??-| ^.liinil, ^
Pure N. C. Svreel Ma:'n Corn V.'hishcy:
New, per gallon, . .1 40
Two to Tlnye years olil, per gal. 1 ?.">
Pure Apple Brandy, i>er gallon, . 2 00
Elm City Club Rye, 7 years old, 12
quarts, ..... S 00
Tweniy-fonr Pints, . . 8 /jo
Forty-eight Halt pints, . 0 00
Olio and two gallons, jig and
crate included, per gallon, 2 50
Excelsior Rye, jug and crate included,
i>er gallon, . 2 tx>
Peach and Kcncy, ln-r gallon, . 2 00
Roofc and Rye, per galfou, . . 2 tut
Holland Gin. i?er gallon, . . .2 00
KctiHuulHir 1 am no rectifier or coinjsmnder.
In buying inv goods you are
not buying water. 1 guarantee all these
goods su|?erior to any tiling being shipped
from this market. All jugs will be put
in boxes instead of crates for 15c. extra;
kegs boxed for 2">e. extra, and all boxes
are shipped without any marks to indicate
their contents. Cash must accompany
all orders. They will be filled the
same day received. Seiul money by
registered letter, ]>ost(>niee money order
or express money order. (iood.s shipped
either by freight or express.
As to my responsibility I refer you to
the liradstreet. ami Dunn Mercantile
Companies and my hundreds of customers
all over the South. Remember,
again, t hut I guarantee satisfaction in
all cases or refund the money.
1). .J. WILLIAMS,
STATES VILE, N. C.
The Times ami the New York
W oriel at $1.75 a year.
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' Designs
"? " Copyrights Ac.
Anrono sending a sketch and description m?T
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention la probably tmlentaMe. CotmmtnlcaI
Ion* strictly conU.lentliil. Ilnultiookon t'litente
cut freo. Oldest miency for securing patents.
Patents taken thmuirli Mutin A Co. receive
tprri.it notice, with.nit charge, la tho
Scientific American.
A handsomely Illustrated weeklv. I.arrost circulation
of any scientific Journal. Terms, $3 a.
year; four mouths, $1. bold by all newsdealers.
NIUNN & Co.36'6'"1 ' New York
branch Ofhoe, <35 K SC. Washluitton, It. C.
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Ntw Grccery and Meat Ma'let
I wish to nunoiincc to jny f: i- n Is
that I have recently ad led to my
market business a nice fresh stock
of Fancy (iroceries and Confectionerie-.
Hereafter 1 will keep
I on hand at all t inn s a select slock < f
FKES1 f M BATS.
POIIK S.U'SACE,
CANNED (i<)(>I)S,
FANCY CANDIES,
Fill'ITS. NETS,
CKJ A IIS, TOHACCOS. etc..
Ami will bo pleased In serve mv
friends when in need < f anything
in my line.
Yunrs very truly,
.7. T. J. 11A KIMS
SUGARS - Ai
~%7Zr g advis
18 i>(""i(ls 1
Lot us quote you !>y
Fort Mill Manufacturi
I l !UIM?I
>41 I ? l? l? I
TEE OLE BEL
Still in the !e
We continue to
competitors, and by j
severance during: iho >
break all former reeci
taught us that we can
business by selling
' c-/
its, thereby selling m
i *
the future our motto s
"Se&i lots of
and sell ti
w,. * j
YJ ?. ? 111 '.'uiiiiiiiir
and STOVES OX IX
do a general credit I)
selling on close niargi
who pay promptly win
\Y e have the goods a
to merit vonr trade. ]
EAGLE SHOES
for 11
lllCIIAKDSOX S
for v
EITT I E TU AMI'
for C
FE11TILIZERSfor
all kinds of Fertili
paid for cotton seed
cotton seed meal or fci
"WHITE FLINT
Flour sold in the state
THE OLD BEL!
T. H. BELK,
P. S.--WE PAY HIGHEST I
PEAS, HAY AHO COUHTHY PR
ilk. *1 fcifa
r
Fine Photographs
When you go to Clinrlot'e
don't fail to pay a
visit to
BfiSER'S PHOTO. GSLLE3Y.
We make all the latest
styles and sizes, at reasonable
prices.
I W. Fifth SI., Charlotce, N. C.
PLACE YOU II OR DEBS
FOR JOB FEINTING
WITH THE TIMES.
DYANCiNG.
g "buying:,
fi!T $LOO
the hundred or barrel.
ng Company's J Store.
S >1 ?n ijfrr.
T AM V. O^TinnP
IftDLB dl'UttB
ad as usual.
set the pace for our
aisli, pluck, and perfoar
190?'i, we hope to
>rds. Experience has
do a more succesful
floods on less profore
of them. So, in
hall be,
goods*
hem dfeeapE55
to sell FEllNITUltE
STALLMEXTS, and
msiness, and propose
ns, especially to those
iMi accounts fall due.
nil will do all.^ye can
I 1U1 m'li WC Pfll
$
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vIIOES
omen.
SC HOOL SHOES
1liilcl ron.
-We are headquarters
izers. Sneeial nriees
J A
when exchanged for
tilizers.
is the best straight
for the money.
[Mi STORE,
, Proprietor.
MARKET PRICE FOR CORN,
ODUCE.
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