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) Sort mill times | DEMOCRATIC PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY B. W. BRADFORD. Terms of Subscription: One year J 1.00 Six months 00 Three months 25 Correspondence on current subjects Is invited, but no responsibility is nsmnned for the views of correspondents. Anonymous communications will not be published in there columns. On application to the publisher, advertising rates are made known to those interested. Fort Mill 'v>hone (with long distance connections) No. 20. JANUABR 88. I!K>:{. llflTII Tlir imMIIMM wnn mc LcuidLHiuno. Columbia, Jan. 21.?As promised I will try and keep The Times readers posted from time to time as to what is transpiring at tiro j State Capitol while the general as sembly is in session. The legislature convened on Tuesday, January 13th. The house of representatives was organized by the election of Hon. M. L. Smith, of Kershaw, as speaker. While there was no objection to Mr. Smith, lie being eminently qualified for the high honor conferred upon him, the York delegation, as did also fifteen out of the twenty rep- ! resentalives from the Fifth Con- j gressional District, supported the Hon. T. Yancy Williams, the bright young statesman from Lancaster, for the office of speaker. Mr. Smith won over his competitor by a rate of something like three to one. Col. Tom C, llamer, of Mariborough, former clerk of the House and Capt. John S. Withers, of Chester, former reading clerk of the House, were reelected without opposition, and in this connection 1 will state that Hon. W. H.Stewart, of llock Hill, was re-elected reading clerk of the senate without opposition. TIlH Vrirlf fli>li?>titii>ii iirnu foirlii I well treated as to committee assignments, considering the fact that they wore on tlio losing aide in the speakership contest. Mr. Beamguard, the Clover representative, is a member of the ways and means committee and the com. : mittee on hospital for the insane, i Mr. McCain, of Yorkville, is a member of the committee on accounts, and also of the the committee on mines and mining. Mr. Barron, of Hock Hill, is a member of the committee on pub ic buildings and the committee on medical attairs, while Mr. Hnile, of Fort Mill, is a member of the committee on agriculture and the committee on commerce and manufactures, the same committee which he served on in the Inst legislature. The following bills have been introduced by members of the .York delegation: Mr. Benmgunrd, biennial session bill; Mr. Haile, bill to amend road law, making the commutation tax $2 or four days labor. Very little business baa been transacted so far. ns it takes a new legislature about ten days to get in good working order. Hon. D. O. Heyward, our new governor, was inaugurated last Wednesday in the midst of pomp and splendor. His addreaa was replete with sound practical sense and it is being favorably commented upon 011 all sides, and it is believed that he will make us a good governor. The York delegation is comfortably located. Mr. Beamguard is on West Plain street. Mr. Barron is stopping at Mrs. L. D. Child s, in Waverley, Mr. McCain is on East Plain street, and Hon. W. H. Stewart, reading clerk of the senate, and Mr. Haile are stopping at Mrs. Craigs, No. 1222 Senate street, within a stone's throw of the capitol, while Senator Brice, the Lord Chesterfield of the House of Lords (?), is stopping with his brother-in-law, Rev. Mr. Knox, of the A. R. P. church. York county has quite a colony at the Capitol. Among its mem 11 fir vt ni urru nre jion. ?. ix. c>iaer ana 1118 excellent family, Mr. Stevenson and family, t>f Bethesda. Mr. Wm. Whyte and family, of Rock Hill, Mr. W. M. Kimbrell and family, of Fort Mill, and Messrs. Wm. j Banks, Earnest Holler and Wm. R. ; Bradford, three talented York county young men who are employed on "The State" newspaper. ev-j More anon. Catawba. Col. TINtnai la No Hurry About Bond. So far as is known there has not yet been any steps taken by Col. Tillman's attorneys in regard to obtaining bond for the prisoner. The solicitor has to be given three , p _ days notice of the application and no such notice had been served up to Monday morning. Judge Andrew Crawford has been retained to insist the prosecution, Mr. (I. ev f 1 ' ' ncau Bellinger bemgf previous tV rv.:ciifed for the same purpose. . O' i. Till man will also have o for$ ? fold:; )Im a:ray of legal talent to de5 : . in. Tc Incorporate Mill Villages. Among tin* more important bill introduced in the legislature tint ing the past week v;as that ?> Senator Marshall, whereby factor; villages may be incorporated iti 1 < towns. At present this cannot b done, as it requires the signature of freeholders to petition for ui election for the formation of sue] inunieipalities, and the operative? generally, are not freeholders There area number of settlements some almost cities, in size and pop illation, throughout the State tha are not chartered. IVIzor, for in stance, is a town of about <?.()()' inhabitants and is absolutely with out a town government. ' New Governor Inaugurated. 1>. Clinch I ley ward was 01 Wednesday inaiiguruled governo of South Carolina and John T Sloan lieutenant governor, the ex ercises taking place in the hall o the house and were of a most in terestiug character. The othe State officers were also installed The delivery of the governor's ad dress consumed forty minutes It reviewed hopefully the eoiuli tion of the State. A feature \va: the emphasis placed upon tin duty of citizens to support the (lis pensary. Legislation to prohihi child labor was advised, as well at compulsory education. The gen era I impression created was highly favorable. -* An Unjust Verdict. There are various opinions as t( the verdict in the \Vileox-Cropse] case, the general belief being Ihn the verdict was a compromise lie tween conviction anil acquittal The man is either guilty or in no cent, and the finding of the jun is in the nature of an admissioi tli 11 the prosecution did not pro diice sufficient evidence to di?pe all doubt. Wilcox may, or ?im] not, be guilty, but since his gmi bus not been proven, and us n nun on trial for his life should be en titled to the benefit of every doubt we cannot but believe that tin jury made a sud mess of the case that the prisoner did not get a fail trial, and that the court shouli grant a renewal. The Property Assessment Question. Mr. E. IT. Anil,of Newberry, in troduced in the legislature a fev days ago a bill to regulate the re turn and nssessement of property for taxation. The bill provides that the sev eral auditors shall after due adver tisement attend at one or liion vi illicit ^miv,rD ill rtiL'll lUWIIbll l| and with a board of township as sessora, or discreet free-holders appointed by said auditor, tako re turns and make assessment ol property subject to taxation with in the township at its actual valut before quitting the same. In cast the owners of any property fail tc make returns of any property, tin auditor and the said board slml list the same and fix its value ant shall forthwith notify the owner That the owners of property shnl be required to answer all question! propounded to them touching theii property and its value under oath to speak the truth, the wholt truth, and nothing but the truti: in reference thereto. That the chairmen of the township boarrh of assessors shall constitute tlu county board of equalization, win with the auditor shall hear al complaints an appeals on valua tion and otherwise, subject to ap peal to the State board. That tlu members of the said board shal receive ? dollars per day of nctua service and ? cents per mile foi each mile actually traveled by tin shortest routes in performing theii duties; provided, that they shal receive compensation for not mort than ? day's service during anj one year. Wilcox Qets 30 Years. James Wilcox, who has hoer confined in the jeil nt Eliznbotl City N. C.f for several months pending a second trial for tlx murder of Nellie Cropsey, hat been found guilty of murder in tin second degree ami sentenced to 3( years haul labor in the State pen itontiery. The trial took plac? at Hertford N. C., and consumer best part of four days. The cas< was turned over to the jury Tues day morning nt 10.30 o'clock am the verdict was not reached unti Wednesdny at 2 p. m. Wilcox bor up well during his confinemen and even when the verdict wa rend and the sentence pronounce) he was self-possessed and showoi no emotion. His attorneys imme diately served notice upon th court of an appeal, but only tim can tell whether this will be grnnl ed. Wilcox was taken back t Elizabeth City and placed in jai where he will await the decisio of the court in regard to a nei trial. V/iicro Will the Nsw Mill Go? k T!io Highland L'ark Cnmpany. of Charlotte, ut its recent annual f matting Rive oat the annou'ice-i y meat tlmt a new mill would be i? built soon by the company the e location of which had not been de- j s ! cided upon. This announcement i at once created a stir in Severn 1 of i ! the surrounding towns, each of t, ' which was eager to secure the bio i. enterprise. i, j Ten days ago the prospects were , u I brightest for Koek Hill, but by t some means the tide changed - | and the announcement came from J i Charlotte Saturday that the Wads - j worth property near that city had j been selected as the site .for the | mill. It now trnnspites that this I report was groundless; that tie ' property in question was only of' J feted for sale should the company r want it. ; Hut while all of this talk was on i the citizens of Fort Mill and Kerf ' shaw were quietly and earnestly - ; at work to secure the new mill. I' 1 The inducements offered in !>e : half of Fort Mill was that of a - tract of fifty acres of land free of charge should the company decide - to build here. In his reply to this offer, the secretary said that the j ' matter would he brought up and - considered at the next meeting of t I he stockholders, which we under- | stand will be held the latter part - of the week. / Kershaw's offer was similar to j that of Fort Mill, except, they propose to donate a hundred acres of land. At present the chances are about equally divided hetweou the four ^ places and it is simply a matter of choice with the company as to which place wins out. Federal Court at Rock Hill. f ? Mr. John ti. Anderson, prosi dent of the 0\?mniereiid Club in 1 ; forms The Herald that on Tliurs' day he received a telegram ? "!!?. 1 i Congressman Finley conveying 1 the pleasing information that the * House hill, providing for the hold- 1 ? ing of terms of the United States - court in ltock Hill, having passed . I that body during the last session r of congress, had heen successfully 1 gotten through the senate. The measure, as we remember, is an amendment to a bill introduced by Congre.-sman Johnson providing I for the holding of court at Cireen ville and Spartanburg and the i t {intendment was to the elTect that ' - court should also be held at Rock J Hill whenever the business in this 1 section should be such as to war- 1 - rant it. We suppose the bill carries with ? it nn appropriation providing for ; > an enlnrgment of the federal build ing to be erected on the Roach lot | I 4i.: ?. e. ! , | 111 hub uny, ?u its ui uieei ine mi- ; - 1 ditional requirements, but w? have f no information on this subject.? Rock Hill Herald. ' Tribute of Respect. > Dentil bus again entered the 1 ranks of our society and robbed 1 us of one of our members. . j Mrs. Cynthiq-MoCullough pass1 od away on the 9th day of Decemi ber, 1902. after a long and painful p illness. Like a shock of wheat, , well ripened, she was garnered in > to the Master's home. In early i life she gave her heart to Christ, ; and through a long life she witi. nessed a good confession. For > many years she was a great suffer> er and in addition to great bodily I pain, was quite deaf and almost blind, yet she bore her trials with grace and submission, perfectly 5 content that "the Lord's will might 1 be done." Slio took great interest | 1 in all church matters and counted p it a privilege to help advance the J ? welfare of Zion. Although owing : to physical infirmity, she was not , I a regular attendant upon our tneei- : ? ings. her means, her prayers and i influence were used in ebeying the great command, "Go ye into j all the world and preach the gospel j to every creature." Sho was a i dear lover of music and her face i would glow with joy as the I > praises of God wore sang. She i * kept her lamp trimmed and burn iug and was ready when the bride- ; i groom came, and enterd in with * I him, a good woman and full of the ) Holy Ghost, and we shall miss her - sorely. Therefore, be it s* Resolved, that in the death of 1 Mrs. McCullough our society has | e lost n warm hearted member, and - we a patient, meek and loving 1 I companion. I j Resolved, Hint n blank pnge of e | our minute book be devoted to her t | biemory. s Resolved, tlmt we tender her 1 beloved niece, Mrs. 11. 1<\ Mnaaey, 1 our deepest nnd warmest sympatliy - in this sore bereavement, c Mus. J. II. Thornwei.l, e President. - 4*> o Ah it isn't, generally known that 1, a good many people are silent be- j n cause of their lack of knowledge,, x it might be just as well for >ou to remain silent. Tfts Su5l Figid Cam? OH. Tire Tilluinn-Thomasson bull ! tight took pi ?ce lust Wednesday at Tlumiusson's cock pit. about three miles cast *>F Hock Hill, It will l>-? remembered thai this light was widely advertised to take place several weeks ago. but owing to the interference of SherilT Logan the light failed to come otT, How- I ever, a second batch of invitations were quietly sent out a few days i ago announcing the battle for last Wednesday. The invitations were I issued to only those who were in- I tcrested and in this way it was kept a secret, outsiders knowing nothing of the nttnir until it had been pulled of. The Yorkville Enquirer, in speaking of tin* litfht, has this to say: "Ahout fifty spectators gathered. The liulit was a very tame affair. The hulls weie a little u<Jy win u first turned together, hut they soon rubbed noses and made friends. There was a lot of chicken fij?htin'_r afterwards. As to whether the proper authorities! will now take any action lui3 not developed.'* Ex-Gov. Evans' Prophecy. The Spartanburg .Journal says' that on the day that President 51cKinlev died and Vice-President lt?losevelt succeeded to the presidency. anions the proiuinet men who expressed their belief as to I the course that would he adopted hy the new president, the following is that of Ex-Governor .John Gary Evans: "inero is nothing to encouragej tlio hope that Kooscvelt will be a worthy successor to Mr. McKiuley. l iilike the dead president, lie was reared in luxury, knows little of the great people and has had for his associates inilliouaiies. "He is on record as opposing violently every elTort of the Southern States at decent government and is a confessed negro lover, lie alone of the prominent men of this country actively sympathized with the n.-sassin of Cioebel. He j is imbued to the fullest extent i with the imperialistic idea and as a grand stand player ranks with Kmperor William of Germany. "It is my hope ho may realize his position and become a wise and just executive of the republic, but his teachings and actions are : against it. He is a militarist, the | most dangerous of all men in the | chief place of our country. 1 fear and believe the new president is an extremo and unreasonable partisan." This has come true to the letter with the Cruni and Indianola mat- i ter of recent date, and hereafter if i Governor Evans chooses to classify ! himself as a prophet, ihoro will bo none to say him nay. Dr. Dennis O'Connell, of this place has been appointed rector of the University of Washington. Dr. O'Connell will visit his relatives here at an early date and will take up his new duties at the beginning of the next session. Heads Should Never Ache. Never endure this trouble. Use at once the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie, Va. She wiites, "Dr. King's New Liio l'ills wholly cured me of sick headaches 1 had suffered from for .......... ? O..- LI ..?1.. I ? mu jrcniB, VjIIH' I it'lHIIIt'llf, V^OUstipntinn, Biliousness. 25c al Tiios. B Mendinm's. that are not found on linen fresh from The MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY, Charlotte, N. C., are rust stains, ink | stains, fruit stains, and os|>oeinlly scorches from overheated irons. That i is what wo particularly guard against. | tieeklosK, I law less, immaculate?white ias white can be, or as strong of color as when you bought it (if originally of a color pattern), your washable apparel is returned clean, well washed, well ironed. Shipment made from Fort Mill every TlinrJ/luvr i?w?rniiw# .? ?/! 1,?.,..?1?... ? A IIIMI iillllllll > IU* turned Saturday mornings by ? i;p. I.. McEI.ilANtY. Agent. FOR GOOD WHISKIES, WINES, IH1ANDIES, ETC., CALI, OS Olt WHITE TO W. II. HOOVEH, CUIBLOTTE. N. i\ Has lately advanced "2 Dan Valley ?> 1i 1 t 1 W I l'(W I I/ IK JL V i 1XUIU4UU H?I X>f Fort Mill Manufacturi L. \. I11RRI! \\V p iy 20 cents n dozen for frost [the old ml Still in the le We continue to i competitors, and by ,ji severance (luring the a break all former reeo taught us that we can business by selling its, thereby selling in< o the future our motto s "Sell lots of and sell tl We will continue and STOVES ON IN do a general credit h selling on close margi who pay promptly win 1 J 1 1 >> e nave xne goons a to merit your trade. ] EAGLE SHOES for 11 RICHARDSON ? for v LITTLE TltAMP for C FERTILIZERS-for all kinds of Fertil paid for cotton seed cotton seeil meal or fei "WHITE FLINT Flour sold in the state THE OLD BEL! T. B. BELK P. S.--WE P1Y HIGHEST I PEAS, HAY AND COUNTRY PR fhw flrnnoPTT and Moot MaiVot I nun UIUUU'J U11U "iuui ihU A.UL I wish to announce to my friends j that I have recently added to my j market business a nice fresh stock j of Fancy Groceries and Confec- j tioneries. Hereafter I will keep on hand at all times a seUct stock of FRESH MEATS, PORK SAUSAGE, CANNED GOODS, FANCY CANDIES, FRUITS, NUTS, CIGARS, TOBACCOS, etc., j And will ho pleased to servo my friends when in need of anything | in my line. Yours very truly, J. T.J. HARRIS, i ! LOTJR 5 cents on the barrel. SS $2.40 NE WEEK only. r a- f a*mn ann'n PIama ug iiuiiiyauy b aiuic. Manager. i f tiujs. IABLE STARE WWXWOWW^KWIIIW ad as usual. sot the pace for our usli, pluck, and perear 1903, we hope to rds. Experience lias do a more succesful n n/wl LI ATI 1 AO A Ull lfOO piui" ore of them. So, in hall he, goods, ism cheap!" to sell FURNITURE STATEMENTS, and usiness, and propose ns, especially to those en accounts fall due. nd will do all we can Don't forget we sell * , len. >hoes omen. school shoes Children. - W e are headquarters ij izers. Special prices when exchanged for rtilizers. is the best straight for the money. [IDLE STORE, , Proprietor. NARKET PRICE FOR CORN, ODUCE. Fine Photographs When yon go to Charlotte don't fail to pay a visit to RACER'S PHOTO. GALLERY. We make all the latest styles and sizes, at reasonable prices. 1 \\. Fifth St., Charlotre, N. . PLACE YOUR ORDERS FOR JOB PRINTING WITH THE TIMES.