IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
Facts Picked Up Here and There About
People and Things.
Prof. .T. A. Tate spent Sunday
in York villi*.
Mr. .1 L. Wats >n, of Charlotte,
spent Sunday in this place.
Contractor A. A. Henri ford, ?Tr?
spent Monday in Charlotte on
Liasi tress.
Hon. W. \Y. Stewart, of Hock
IH'I. was a visitor to Fort .Mill
yestecdn}'.
The local eri-rmnn dob is arrangintr
f ?r a riituce in the town
liall Friday i?i?_r111.
Mr. It. M. Pounds. of Charlotte,
siwnt several davsof the past week
with friends in trokl Hill.
Mr. Sum Hav, o Rock Hilt.
*5{>i-vt Sunday lit tli<? Unme of Mr,
?T.H. Jlt-Jiurmy, near town.
Mr. S. L. M.eneli*.m, of the Fort
Mill Telephone Company. is nrraniriuu:
t i Ixi Id ? line through
Hold Hili.
Mrs. K. P. Galling, "of Hallshero,
N. C., is vi.-dtitig Ium mother,
Mir. M.A.iJelk, on ConfedeTate
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Heroy Springs, of
Idam-aster, visit 'd their parents.
C'apl. and Mrs. S. E. White, dura1the
past week.
Humor has i. thut a number of
new business (louses will be ereeted
<111 Main street, as ?nou as tlie
tspxiutr weather arrives.
.M iss?'s Nellie ami lit-ssie Rankin,
of Ait. I!oily, N. U.. are gne-1s at
the home of their brother, Air. F.
Kims, in lnw<-r Fort Mill.
Quite a number of employees of
flu- >liiiM*n<< I'ark mill at LC??< k
Iltll Intve recently applied for
jjImchs in the nulls at this plain*.
Misses Mahlo an.I Kitty kirkpat
i k im I Wren lim i ts returned
to Wiutlirop Tue>day after a short
stay at their homes in this place.
The Soul It Pat -oliua leppslwtlire
having ad jour it oil Sattt day a? mooii
Hi-presc tut ice J. It. Iiaile retu?tied
S d.nnlaj' ui^lil to hishoim
i it t3?. rR plaice.
Magistrate J. \V. MrKllianey
was not i tied a few days h?;o of an
increase <?f ."i'SJ a year in the salary
of his office. This amount will lie
-equally divided between Ihe niacinIrate
ami his const aide.
It is said by several tlrnl more
jwrtridijes have been killed in this
section the present season than for
many years. Many envies have
been completely ?l siroyeil and it
is believed that birds will I mi scarce
next season owiuo to the few that
v ill he left over
The roads in this vicinity have
been badly cut up during the recent
<J" wet weather and the
c^.? L..: i i ?
iinmnnnvci rerinjjTnucil IKIIUcreU
ion feauliii}* out their itii11w iJ sup
e:c. However, on
tiecount of the lateness of s-.-n?vm.
tin* fanners realize t it it r work
time is near at hand ami their
tenuis are iimw liusy earvyiutr out
their supplies. ivir.Hi<lle?s of the
conditions of the highways.
TUe price of cotton has lieen oil
, w steady UK-reuse for the past ten
days, and those wdm were fortunate
eno'iitli to have.* few hales on hand
91 lid dispus <1 of it reeieved several
dollars a.onv per ha'e than their
Weiuhlxns wtoo sold out ft few
months ago. The highest price
reach*-.] was ou Thursday vclicu lit
cents a (tontrd was paid I r a nuiie
her of h des. This was the first
timero tnu had reached the lOrent
mark in ft Milliliter of years.
A New Mercantile Business.
Mr. W. K. Whit<csell, of Spray.
N. C_, spent seri al days <91 the past
week in Fort At ill. making arrnngttieuts
to move h\4 family to tliis
place. Air. W li ile.sell will em ha rk
in the merchant lie hasine.-*, "carrying
n If nil line of heavy and fancy
groceries and notions, and w if I at
once begin tile erection of a storehouse.
25 1?y 50 feet in which to
place Ills -stock. Tin? (local ion of
the building will he on the vacant
lot. adjoining the property <nf .VIr.
If oh t. Harris, and opposite the mill
of the Fort Mill Mfg. (knwpany.
Mr. WhitoseU is well known hi
Fort Mill, Waving resided here a
timiiner ?t years, and his many
friends are pleased to k?ow that
4ih is to again become a cMtdzeu of
this nlaee,
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Mr. Mace Sutton Severely Hurt.
Mr. Mace Sulton, it young man
nviiose home is ah >nt 2 miles west
of Foct MiH rw.*t with >n serious
accident Saturday night while on
liis way to the Catawba I'ower
Company. Owing to the itnteuse
darkness of the night, Mr. Sutton
lost t he road and his horse 4o?<catne
eutagJed 'm a lianfo d wire
fence. The yottng man sprang en t
of iii.s hnjrgy and endeavored to release
the animal from the t&arp
harbt of the fence which were
^ploughing deeper at each serge of
the frig ileued beast. In the
struggle -Mr. Suttou wua knocked
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We will sell you on cred
sj> Our Sl'OT CASH prices wil
'/$ XJX-y CSrO
Our Men's Spring Line
V, N oiioiiK, Ha s. Cut s, Punts,
// iirrivino tlnily. Cotton Iimi
hs tlie-e ijoods were houeJit
'A ?" rot t on o< iods 111 tile old p
ss see our line. Our prices
Call Mid see lis or plioi
> service.
I U^ills
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down and trampled l?y the horse.
Some p isserhy found the youuo
m tu in 11is luisfort nlie nlid assistt'd
hitn i<* 11is hone*. I>r. TJioiuuI
sou was sen ior and upon examin
ill ion found that, t lie vouiur in > it's
: liar lame was broken and lie was
otherwise injured. Mr. Sutton
has since been con lined to Ins bed.
but is trettiui; aloni; as well as
C ?ll!d he expected under the circumstances.
The horse was fear
fully cut about the let's and b ?dy
and was almost unable to return
home owino to tile loss of blood.
Mr. Patterson loses Fourteen Chickens
Mr. Jttlni M. Patterson, whose
1 luiine is on e isl lioolli sir? el, has
retired frem p nillry raising ?or at
least until he c til purchase ano; her
coop ?>r low.s. * mi riiursilay 111i11
thechckeii thieves, who have been
Ko acive during 'he past month,
pa ill .Mr. Patterson a quiet e W and
departed, leaving lion totally
ehiekeaiiess. 'i !ir dimr to the fowl
house 11 a * 1 Iveu left open the previous
evening and the chickens,
fourteen in number, were carried
'i?t and away w thou I the slightest
noise. The tiiieves were tracked
across a hip field near tlx' house,
lint were tost in a piece of woods
and nothing has heen d senvrred
to furnish a ele.v as to the rooties.
.Most ot t In' eiti/.eno now slee;? with
one eye stint and tin* other paxinp
lietween die hammers of a double
hairel sholpun. and il is only a
matter of time until the ropues
will tin.I themselves die recipients
of a dotihl * d. sc of extra iarpe
huckishot.
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Giiuousa Burn a i.
I Thursday at 12 o,clock the pin'
Iiow-h ami pininp niaehine'-y of
.VIr. V*. T. liailes. who lives 5 miles
north of Fort Mill, was totally deotixiyed
4?y tire, in tJie Iniildiiip
we re five bnilea of seed cotton nud
i from MdH to 1,000 I) .islleis of cotton
seed, which also Went Up in
I. fillc i i
i MiiiiM-. j. i iv ij re 11 tit i gained consnlenal>ie
headway before it. was
discovered and nothing could I>??
(l<mc to ?heck the spread of the:
flames. Jlesidos the ^inhouse, lire
! mtcw pit, in which cation Ms
packed into bales, was destroyed.
The exact cause of t he re in unknown,
hut it is believed that a
watch had been dropped about
the Insi.!di>wg and had been lighted
by wit gnawing it. There V.ad
been no :?lH wi no done for several
days. Mr. liailes estimates his
.loss at from to 51 .WOO, with
Hot a cent insurance. The cotton
seeds burned were the choice of
last season's yield and were being
saved to ^clant this years tr??p
witli.
Raoomed His Stolen Clothing.
Officer Johnston and Mr. ttiia*.
Hoaglar.d had mm rxrWiig chase a
few wights a4?'<) at<f? r a Vo^ue who
had stode a dot of dlotliaiig from
the letter's home in the upper
jo id village). The day's washing
over, the idothes hod Keen hung
out to dry and were allowed to remain
if) the yard until after dark.
Great was the surprise of the family
tflim about U o'elock it was
discovered that a thief had been
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Saves y<
?e Fill?21 it 12re s^orc i
e newest designs
A BEDS, ODD 1UH11<
at all prices.
it for less than you have been paying
I surprise you. Do not buy u t iI voi
ocis. Gi-rO'
of Drv Hoods. We still lend in
, and Shoes are reries. makitn; thi
s advanced, but You will always li
early, we otfei freshest and tno
rices. Call and We buy and sell it
wiJJ he riijht. otIter country proc
ie No. 12 your unlets. W e mmianlei
Yours 11 uly,
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there and stripped the line uf ,
every garment of the clothim*. '
Mr. lloai*land at oliee notified
Ollicer Johnston. who, with his '
li nnds. were soon on the trail of
t| ? 'PI... 1 r o i
. >< iwpiia-n. inn 11 igs lillllUVl'.l
111. ( nil for some time and limilly
came up to the Inmisi' uf u negro
man west of tlit* null villain1. Imt
the occupants of tlm house denied
all knowledge of l!ic thelt, ami as
the ollicers were without warrants, ]
a search of the premises could not
he made and the party returned to
town empty handed. The following
morning, however, a negro
woman enne to Mr. 1 loaglands
and informed him that the clothes
were then in the home of Sam
Faulkner, colored. Mr. llonulaml
went at ouee to the home of Faulkner
and recovered the stolen gar
*> '! IS vi it It i hi I tionldn No one
has yet been eltargi d with or arrested
for t lie I heft.
Money for the Alleged Safe Robbers.
A few davs ago a man giving
hi s name as Thomas I.ee, of New
^ ork. arrived in Monroe and demanded
an interview with the alleged
safe r iok? rs. claiming to he
ttieii friend. At first he was refused
an luerview. lull later two of
the prisoners, Lang and Kodgers.
were taken to the ci y hall where
Lee met them. The result wa?
I hat.Mr Lee gave Mr. Fr i J; Aim
'field, their attorney, $t)OD to deposit
in lie* hank for the prisoners*
Use. lie said lie whs willing to
spend Sl.tJOO more if nece-vnry.
He also spoke of bringing .lane s
\\ . Osboine, assistant d strict attorney
of New" \ ork, to Monroe
when the oeneral charges an* pre. <
ferred. .Mr. Lee then pur loined a
l'ulliiinu rur ticket and left 011 the '
evening train tor New York.
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Will Build a Bt* Dam at Lantfsford
The secretary of State a few
j days ?oo issued a charter to the 1
j I lidianola l*ower Company The
com [may is coin posed of Col. Ler? >y '
Springs, Hon. T. Y. WiJliams, and
Messrs. \V. C. Thompson and .1. II. :
Wit hers poo n, of Laiieaster. The
I company, of which Cot. Springs
i is president. wiJI put in * hit; ? lecl
trie power plant a# LMiidsfol'd, < n
, Catawba river, and the power will
j he used in |?ro|sdlin^ tin- hit; cot>
t<?i mills at Lrffc liens tor feted Chester.
! ?f wJitell CV?I. Sril ilies is president
am* h stockholder. The head
office of the power company will
ho at Cl>e?ter.
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Better Stan Gold4,I
was 11 otiIfor several years
with cliconic itidicestoiii mid nervous
debility," writes F. -I. Cireeii.
of LliuriKS'boi., N. II. "No rciucd)
helped p?e <41 iit i I I h i?Mll iiniiii>
Electric 33itters. which did me
mora jyood than all the medicines I
: ever used. They have also kept
my wife in exelent health for years.
She says Eh dric Hitters aire just
splendid for female troubles; t-luit
they are a maud tonic and invijrorator
for weak, run down women,
i No other medicine can take i ,s
place in our family."" Tiy XffeeWL.
() |y fttlc. Satisfaction gnuiuuitoutl,,
by Thug. Ah-acini in.
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Heavy ami Fancy (Jro- ? ''*
s line our special study. ?
iii(I in our stock the v, ry
?t up-to date (iioceiics. y'y
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SPECIAL NOTiCES.
K< >H SALK. One tin" Jersey milk
(>>\v, with voting call'. Applv to
V. NI MS. * 2 t
A' A NTH I >.?All per-ins desiring water
oak trees mi their lots, can have same
set out and ituaraateed to live by tiplllvillir
to I !? Illiiier<!irn.?.l 'I'.
N to l.' feet hii?h. I r!? ?*. ?1 per irec. i
W. 10. S11? A'iT. h |
SAl.K. I :iin !?? !?:*? ?-?1 to furnish 1
the public with t )inrnni;hhre<l |>rowu
Ixc^horn < hickcns ami My
prices ;iiv, Chickens, per |?:tir:
Kk^s, $i per setting ??t" 1 tall on or I
athlress.l. \\'. KDUNCK, Kurt Mill,
S. U. fob 11 nut
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tleiuan tlu> lucres utilo business; mast
lit' uvi't' 17 years ohl sttul j*oo?l in
in mathematics. It you use whiskey 1
or tobacco in any form <lo not app y,
.\<hlres. in own humlwriic, "AlkK- !
CttAAT, care Tim i imcs.
BLACK . : 7 0.
we iimvo opened a hitr.1 Itsltnp in.
I lie 1 IniSeH shop, n? ill' MeKllutlii y H
livery sliililcs, tiiul solicit your1
linTotiaoc. ()111y lii Hl -ciass work
is sent out from our shop, imd our
prices aie ic.r-ona le.
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Lest You Forget,
We r**iiiiimI you that how is1
the timi' to J. 1 m111 your hot lieds.
Mini earliest seeds and
Bear In Mind
That Aidrey lakes pride in keeping
the heat assortnient. of tlx*
lit st <|tlillity of seeds to he hail.
We Sell You
!
Thrive live-cent, full qunntity
packages, for 10 cents, and two
ten-rent packages for ]."> rents.
That is more than reasonable.
Ardrsy's Drug Store
"Flinch" is all
rage, Ulc per pack.
J. U. Trayw c* & Co.,
DKALNRS IN
FIXE LIQi'OltS
AND W I X ES.
No. 4C East Trail o
CIIAULOTT& - - ~ N. ,C_.
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Now is I lie best time to nr
hih! children's clothing, before
?We have just opened up a
(iin<_rlinms and I'.ne Madras. hu
dreii's dresses and waists. On
Qy i?r forty inches wide and the t
^0 seven inch ^nods at the sauie j
We have very few winter |
anything in this line that you
r. st. New lot of
? Furni
sj> SSo^vsLrim.g
^ Stoves
? At prices too low tondver
2^ j?ive c iinpetitors the night mar
/ ft ('iiim* unit uim
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It T o our ninuv friem
bestowed upon us duri
our business career. niu
tinunnee of the same, p
<4^ tin* people tin* be t vnli
A ^
We extend to every
^ ship mid surroundin^ e
to enII mid inspect o
stock and compare out
CV
the Carol inns.
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Our stork roiisistR
Fl'KNlsniNG (K)OI
ALLS. MENS', LAI
5^ SHOES, TRUNKS, H
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invi* us u rail, our jn
| McElhaney
g Head-to-Foot
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I BigBarg;
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X Twi'lvt1 or fifteen pnirs of
D. lasts, mostly small sizes, f
$1.77>, we will close out at, US
S Twenty-five or thirty pai
hi/ a. one anil two pairs of a I1
1 ."at and $2.00. we will b
A few pairs of Men#' Tai
Qp yours for $1 OS.
?0 Hoys' Tan Shoos, the $1.
0 S-' hind for .$1.7").
0 We make these rtducth
<5/ winter stock and to make too
which will bc^in to arrive in
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LAUNDRY MARKS
tliut arn not found on liuuii fresh from
The MCDEL STEAM LATODBY,
Charlotte, N. ('., are runt stains, ink
stain*, fruit stains, nutL. especially
scorches from overheated irons. Tliat
is what wo particularly unard against,
heckles*, flawless, immaculate.?white
ia* white can he, or as stroiiKof color as
when you bought, it (if originally of a
color pattern), your washable apparel is
returned clean, well washed, well
ironed.
Shipment made front Fort Mill every
Thursday nioruiuK and laundry returned
Saturday morning* by?
PP. I.. McPl.HANlV, Agent.
PLACE YOUR ORDERS
FOR fTOP> PRINTING
*YITH THE TIMES.
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@?0@d<S^C 'iOC
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rtkp up your Wh\t? VV
the spring rus. r ?nu?
beautiful lot <"?l . I- C. <*''
ituble for lncli? ?** Mil- Cy
r plain white Tn?' I *ms
jhiiih quality as t; o t v. ! *>3iicHR.
(^v
hohiIh loft, hot w bn^'i*
want, the piii-eo will ih>\the
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Ltx3Lre>,
iy 3BZa"t^
tise, ms we Jon'i waiiu .<> \?&t
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assey
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inkful $
i!h for the liberal pie.
ii??_T the Hrfit thirty u .y. ot
I respectfully su'ieit a < >n
romisinsj: in return t-> ve
tes possible for their to >: citizen
of Fort .M'li * ?
outitrv a cordial i?rvi*-ti??i? ' &
nr slock anil compare out
prices with ati\ h< ive in ^
of OLOTHlXa, GEM'S'
)S, ODD PANSS, ON ?Tl- 2#
)TES' and OH 1 LI WRENS'
AC J S, cic. q
rict a will interest yon. Jd
-Parks Co. |
Outfitters. 8
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ains I
In Shoe?. 1 .
Wonieim' Shoes m i ^
ormerly sold i> >r : 1 ..V i nl
CCHtS. ?
V*
ih of Womens' S> d( , mil
cind. former!v * >iX' *, o
ell tor .5c, 1'bi- $< ii' 1.50
i Shoes thai sold ai . .> 00,
25 kind for 75 oahi?. The ^j)
oiir in order to chur out ur J**
in for the new tjirini^ j^oods
a few days. y
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Dour Mrs. Person: A jrootf w.Wil&
hack my health cnuinieticoMtiWIhitt
and I pot in a low conditio)!, t waa
always tired; with j<oor ayi<*.sr>
tired always thai I dM not *#? >
equal to any oxer io?. **. all* 1 ha I
enlarged xlandt. on the fj'; ntuen
were vary sore a.: .jt * woe
| take cold they wouj ?, v anxo an '
cunw; me m .oh ,c "ft'
had upells of tnii;1 in .?
tisin which alTo* < . *
my body and rc nJ- i . < .s.
I tried inodi'-nJi t ?*. ? nieU
would tfivo icui^w*' idiot. i. il
did not onrq. na*. i
patent pro|iqj'u.tI nt. did
me no jroodj, At. la..><, i|; ret-Kuutlud
I Mrs. ?i - > w'ss
Rem?>>i:? s s
I boujrfct# -%i. I
after taki&^g it ? felt so. tuucn ' qtvir
that I djll not fret li*-^> Amjc j??y
more. The.wexr >. t is m xprawc
I knew h needed u.<<n> 'w awin
took a t?w5"diKA? a. li . . iu ( jut
way mif'JL if haa paul* 5 complete
cure of 710 and my Y.?d?h in thee.
The <*uJoigQtl tfhijud/i entirely
cnretL rhpumat i*ui ?tv>vyly cured,
and f am now in atOfcC,, i^hxtBt
hcul*?t> ?i?d I advbm c.v ry^dy who
nowJUa tonhj or > - . l<y. n" to Ve
nmeitr#. Joe Per* . Ilemmiy.
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