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IN THE LOCAL FIELD. Facts Picked Up Here and There About People and Things. Several of .he stores are displaying spring goods. Dr. T. S. Kirkpatrick spent Monday in Rook Hill. March lias thus far failed to do j the usual ''wind act." Col. Leroy Springs, of Lancaster spent a short while in Lrort Mill Ft idny. They say a new comet will bo visible to the naked eye soon. Watch out for it. The few days of fair weather last week enabled, the early gardlier to plant a few seed. A larger cornfield than last year will materially relieve t he corn less condition of our farmers. Mrs. A. Finch, of Blaekstock, is a guest at the home of Mr. S. A. Epps, on Forest street. Dr. J. E. Massoy enme up from Rock Hill Friday afternoon on professional business. One of the weather profits says that we will have no settled wen her until after the sprint; equinox. The Times is still adding new liniKt-o HJ ll? tsuusurip'ion 1181 and it still has room for few more. ?t is stated tliat operations at the Catawba dam will he starteijj in full capacity within a few days. The roads must be kept in good I condition on the rural free delivery routes else the government will withdraw the service. Miss Alma Beatty, a charming young lady of Kershaw, is spending a few days at the home of Mr. . C* B. Magill at G1 rattan. There will bo preaching at the' Presbyterian church next Sunday ! afternoon at 4 o'clock by the pastor, Rev, .T. H, Tho: nwcll. Several from Fort Mill will go j up to Charlotte tonight to see I Richard Mansfield present "Julius ! Caesar" at the opera house. Mr. .1. T. M. Hodgers, of the "Van Wyck section spent last Sat- J urday at the home of his son, Mr. R. E. Uodgers, in this place. The Southern's southbound mail train. No. M.'i, was running exactly i on sclienule time Monday morning | for the tirst time in several months. I The farmers are buying considerable guano this year. Every day a number of wagons loaded with fertilizers may be seen leaving the town. The open season for partridges and other game 1 ir Is is drawing to a close, aud the hunters are making the most of the short time remaining to them. W. B. Ardrey Co., druggists. J have recently received a handsome soda fountain which will he installed in their drugstore as Boon as the cold drink season opens. Mrs. Maggie Cunningham is very ill at her home in Marvin (N. C.) township. She iH a sister to Mrs. J. Q. Consnrt and Mr. R. E. Rodgers. of this place. There was, so far as the county auditors hooks show, hut one transfer of real estate in Fort Mill town- j ship during February?being that of Ellen R. and A. M. Saville to I Li. B. Glover, 1-2 acres; consideration. $cr?o. Dr. J. H. Thorn well has accepted an invitation to respond to t lie j toast "Columbia and Jacksonville" I upon tin* occasion of the installs- 1 tion of Maharrum Temple, D. O. K. K., at Jacksonville, Fin., to- i morrow ev. ning. The corn meal famine of the past week wns broken Thursday hy several wagon loads ??f nice water ground meal from the Jones roller, mill over oc Catawba river. This wns the first product of the mill to he marketed here. Quarterly conference will he held at Pleasant Hill Methodist clintch on the 21st and 22nd instant, at which Presiding Elder W. P. Meadows, of Rock Hill, will he present. The public is invited to attend each service. The Times is requested to announce that Dr. .T. B. Mack will preach in the Methodist church next Sunday morningat 11 o'clock. There will also he preaching* in the evening at 7.30 o'clock by the pastor, Itev. Mr. Wright. S. W. Parks, A. it. of the local lodge of Woodmen of the World, left Sunday night for Pensacola, Fla., where he goes as a delegate from this lodge, to attend the national convention of the Wood men of America, which eonveined in that city today. Mr. J. R. Hnile, Jr., carrier on the up-country rural mail route,; was unable to make his round Inst ' Thursday, owing to sickness, and his assis ant, Mr. Boyce Bennett, carried the mail out. This is the first trip Mr. Haile has missed since March of last year. Architect H. K. White, of Rock Hill, has recently completed plans for remodeling the .residence of i ji ^ .. i | The Store ^ The up-to-dai up with all th // ? - LOUNGES, SOU. ^ EllS ) // We will 8?* 11 you on cred Our SPOT CASH prices wil % Dry C3rO< Our New Spring Line Notions, Hats, Caps. Pants, f.f. arriving daily. Cotton lintas these goods were bought all cotton goods at the old pi see our line. Our prices ^ ChII and see us or 'plioti service. I IMIills // Mr. F. J. Muir, 011 White rtreet, | and work on the the building will be commenced at once. The house j is to undergo a complete change j and several rooms are to be added to it. A large parly of young people were delightfully entertained at tlinch Wednesday night at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. ! F. Nims, south of town. The party i was given in honor of the Misses ( Rankin, of Mt. Holly, who were J guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. Nims. .Toe White, colored, was before Magistrate Mi Elhaney Thursday charged with burglary and larceny I from the store of W. K. (Trillin, north of Fort Mill. The evidence brought out against White was conclusive, and he was bound over to court in the sum of $200. Frank, the faiihful old dray horse of Mills Young died in his stall Friday night utMcElhnnhv'm livnrw st?itd.? rPliu - J J %,v"1" 171 the horse came unexpectedly, as lie i hnd performed his u-ual day's work, on Friday, and appeared well when fed that night. Mrs. Eleanor Gulp anil children arrived Saturday night from Col- j unbiu and are hoarding at the I home of Mr. T. tr. Gulp. Mrs Gulp will leave in a few days for New York City, where she will take a course in millinery before assuming her duties us milliner for Meacham ?t Epps. Mr. Tot Kizer, a young man 21 i years of age. died Friday night at 12 o'clock at tho home of his futh- ! er, Mr. Kuban Kizer, in Steel Creek, after an illness of 11 days of pneumonia. Mr. Kizer was an excellent young man and his many friends here were grieved to learn of his death. Afire which might have resulted in the destruction of a majority of | the business houses of Fort Mill, | was discovered early Sunday | morning in the grocery store of! E. \V. Kimbrcll it Go. Upon | sweeping the store on Saturday the rubbish had been left in the rear of the room, and by some means it was ignited during tho night. Sunday morning when Mr. Frank Kimbrell entered the store he found the building full of smoke and the Hiv burning briskly, it having spread to egnited a nearby barrel. Tlie tire was easily extinguished and there was no damage at all, but but the eitixens shudder to think of what the re suit would have been had not Mr. Kimbrell, by enance it weeins, discovered the fire. More Blots. Disturbances of strikers are not gearly as grave as an individual disorder of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension wdi be followed by utter collapse, unless a reliable remedy is immediately employed. There's nothing! 8'? efficient to cure disorders of the ; Liver or Kidneys ns Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful ionic, and effective nervine and the greatest all around medicine for run down j systems. It dispels Nervousness Rheumatism and Neuralgia and I expels Malaria germs. Only 60c, i and satisfaction guaranteed by Thoa. B. Meacbam, druggist. fhai SI 15 VAC \Ti Entiji nc ijiu'i ureiio?i unci mo ices. Call and We buy and sell li will be right. other country prot e No. 12 your orders. We guarantee Yours truly, } &, Yc Caugt the Farmers Napping. < A slick-tongue fakir toi?k bin stand on Main street Saturday i and worked a number of farmers > to a Qneen.s taste. Ho was doubt- , iess a past professional in his line, as his outburst of eloquence was something notable. The farmers were held spell-bound, rivited to the spot, while the fakir told of the wonderful curative power of his "electric" belts, which were nothing more than the bunching together of a lot of chenp cotton flannel and small tin plates. He finally branched otf on tne Civil war, telling of his father and what | a true dohnnio he was. This won milch ml m ipii t in>> !?., ....--....I ..vv.it num., and when he offered the so-called electric bells at one dollar each, the wool hat boys almost tumbled over each other in tossing over j the lovely simoleons. The swindler bewail the sale by disposing of a few belts and refunding the price, along with an additional dollar. Now this just simply took them off their feet, as the saying goes, and one was heard to remark that it was ''just like get ting mom y from home." Hut this proceeding lasted for the space of only a few minutes, for the fakir was now taking in the silver bucks by the wholesale, and wrapping each dollar in a paper bill, deposited tln-m on a box in plain view of the crowd. It was useless for one to refuse to buy, for when Mr. Swindler informed him that he would make him wish ho had bought, his neighbor over the way was up and doing. Each purchaser was promised a present and each got one?a small box of corn salve. The next feature of tho entertainment was the introduction of the, talkingdummy, which was new to some of the crowd and much enjoytd. Hut the fakir was tiring of his audience, and upon his failure to sell a larger sized bo't at $2, he thanked the crowd for their ! L;...i ii ....... ... .. in inn, iiKMiiut'd mis nilggy nnd whh off in a jiffy to parts unknown. The farmers are now ! busily engaged in studying a plan whereby tliey can replace their lost money. Bishop Goes To Prison. Arthur L. Bishop will not appeal his case to the Supreme Court. This was settled Thursday when Bishop and his counsel had their last conference. According to tliesentence of the court, Bishop will he confined in lie penitentiary for the term of five years at hard labor. i Working Overtime. Eight hour laws are ignored 1))' those tireless little workers?Dr. j King's New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day. curing Indigestion, Biliousness, I Constipation, Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver, and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe and sure. Only 25c ut Meat-ham's drug store. . Some people believe only half I hey hear, and then select the dis , agreeable part. iilUi KJU 7 VO J ' be Furniture store 5 e newest designs A BEDS, ODD HOC* it all prices. it for less than you have been paying 1 surprise you. Do not buy until yoi ods. Gro of Dry Goods, We still leiul in and Shoes are curies, making thi i advanced, but You will always ti ..... r i?. ? " <S // S ou Money I j | ?/ 5 s still loading y C in Furniture . ? % ^ r n ????~???- y jj 1 cash for at other placets. 7 1 have seen our line. - a = 5 cenes. y 5 Heavy ami Fancy Groh line our special study. ; iml in our stock the very ] > st up-to-date Groceries, yy f utter, chickens, etpja and d luce. d // ^ 0 ) prompt and satisfactory ! T >> J >\arig. | 2 // 0 < SPECIAL NOTICES. $ Advertisements. not exceeding ti lines, | f ivill bo published under t lm uh<>ve head- a ng at 2't coats for each insertion. ^ 2 For Sale?Two line cows, one 11 la Kith I 0 Jersey, the other a 7-S Jersey, both 0 good uiilkers. Also a lot ?f Karly | <0 trohlen and Karly Providence Yam 0 ]H>tatoes. J. L. Kinibreil. 1! 11 It. (J WAXTK1).?All persons desiring water ^ oak trees on their lots, can have same j 0 set out and guaranteed to live bv ap- 0 plying to the undersigned. Trees are ^ S to 12 feet high. Price, $1 per tree. 0 \V. K. SPRATT. 4-t d FOR SALIC.?I am pre)Kiwi (<> furnish j ^ tin; public wit It thoroughbred iirown i I^'^horn Chickens and KfXj^s. Mv T prices tiro, Chickens. $ ,! j?er ptiir; | n K^rs, $1 per set tiller of 1('all on or 4 address J. \V. K()<>N'C1C, Fort Mill, 4 S. U. felt 11 dim 4 d B LACK SMIThing" \ We Itnve opened ti Rinithsltop in ^ the Uailes shop, near MoKlhaney'B w livery stables, ami solicit your J patronage. Only first-class work V is sent out from our shop, and our ? prices are roasonnide. | ^ 1IAU, A IIAIiTKKLL. Garden Seeds. ! \ Instead of saying:? "The curly a bird eatclus the worm," let us A make t no proverb read, "The a early Huckster K?'s 'I'1' price." A Wo liuvo made a study of (iurdon A Seeds, arid we believe that we have i the finest varieties of early seeds j that are to be had anywhere. We j handle only reliable seeds, such ? that yon can depend upon to^row and bear heavily. Tt s a i>ood deal safer and surer to buy of us than to send away for your seeds. Ardrey's Drug Store \T nuio \Y o linirn 1 ???/. 1? n?wl h/.?1 i>a unn ??* lin * ' I ? ' ? il IIIMI I Ml sheets of music vocal and instrumental, which we will t;ivo nway to lady customers who can use same.! There are more than fifty selections. We give two pieces to ^ each ( uslomer. CIi stu sc< FOR j* GOOD WHISKIES, WINES, I ir?i BRAN DIES, ETC., CAT,I. ON OR WRITE TO ' tU1 W. II. IIOOVER, i'lHULOTTK, N c. ' i" i ! . .i. fcS&iai \ JUST AS & Twenty-four thousand yards o ?[ Novelties, New Fabrics and 11 i? New lot of Iron and Brass Be< jv anese Matting, Furniture, ! y \\ atolies, Cloc ks, etc. Come ? | Special 15 & Best ~> cent Toilet Soap. tlir< ^ All Babv Caps from 10 to 2." i" l.Veeiit Tiiiwnro ?t 111 <>uiila 5 All best O-eent Calico at 5 c ^ 400-pn^e Tablets, grood pnpt |> Toil. t. I'm per .r? cents a roll, < Nieklc plated Holders for a I 5? Five-hole Mouse Traps, 5 ct y Can Openers, 3 cents. ^ (rood Lanterns. 10 cents. j> Furniture Polish liO cents. Hest black Ink, 3 cents. Deunison's Passe Partout It y Indelible Ink, 10 cents. P Currants, ."? cents a pound. ^ One dollar Shirts at .~>0 eenti > 1'jlkin Blankets and all wint 5? Compare our prices. 3 L. J-. Mi Uncle Sam's Jj H illtons. . ^ m 3???@??0?? ?? (? | Bostonian I For Fort M sS I Bt,":k ^ ^ '0n' | MEACHUli ?)?03?S??<2??? C N D R lit are not found on lineu fresh from The MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY, arlntte, N. C., arc rust stains, ink tins, fruit stains, and especially j >rches from ovorhoated irons. That ; what we particularly g?iurd against. ' kless, Haw loss, imninnnlato?white I i white run be, or as strong of color as 1 a n you bought it (if originally of a j lor pattern), your washable apparel is uruod clean, well washed, well I mod. Shipment, m.nlo from Fort Mill every inrsday morning and laundry re* mod Saturday mornings by? ID. I.. Mclil.llANl Y, Agent. FOR JOE PRINTING SUE TIIE TIMES. | j. A ' ' 0OO00O0S8S6I? 2RIVED | f Spriucr Dress Goods and ^xl iew styles, the prettiest yet. X is, Trunks, China and JapStoves. Sewintr Machines. *?? arly and stay iHte. argaiiis: g ee cakes for 10 cents. C ') cents, now 5 cents. >r (5 ioils for 25 cents. s. 50 cent Shirts nt .35c. ^ er goods at COST. X BLSSGy. g 900?????0??? What's | I in a i name? | times if means much. J* times it costs money. *5 ut when you buy a pair of L. Douglas Shoes, or a suit Fechheiiner, Keiffor & Co.'s tlies, or a pair of Keyatone thiis, or a All. vernon Hat, ^4 i don't have to pay extra for ir name, but you ^et better lea and quality for less money ti you pay for inferior Luanda ;ooda elaewhere. Our Surprltt This Sprlag 3# die up-to-date line of Men's tiling we have from to 2# oO p<-r auit. See them. Blhaney -Parks Co. 8 . m rmmm Shoes | I1B1 Men. 1 SPECIAL AGENCY (g) extra quality m SHOES Q i have the exclieive agenty ? t* above goods, and our spring ? is now ready for your ineper- ^ We have them in Vici Kid, jjK Z?alf and Patent Colt in shoes ^ ixfords. These goods nre as 5? as the same money will buy. a ist?ni?ii, ?3 50 and $4. fip id inn n wealth, $3 00. 0 i e epps. i 50????????^^? j! Dour Mrs. Person: A ffood while back my hoalth'coinmenced failing and I got in a low condition. I was always tired; with poor appetite, bo tired always that I did not (eel equal to any oxertion at all. 1 had enlarged glands <011 the neck which were very sore and when I won Id take cold they wonld enlarge and cause me much suffering. i off-en had Hindis of inflammatory rheumatism which affected the whole of my body and rendered me helpless. I tried medical treatment, which would give temporary relief, but ic riifl iifd. fiit'a t s ? 1 WW RRR a *1 inu vuriuuH patent preparations, hat they did me 110 good. At last a friend persuaded me to tise Mrs- Joe Person'n Remedy : s I bought a half-dozen bottles, and after taking it I felt so mnch better that I did not feel like tuking any more. The next- year in the spring 1 knew 1 needed more and age.iu took a hnlf-doxeu. I took it in that way nntil it has mado a complete cure of me and my, health is tine. .tdfc'i The enlarged glands are entirely %\ 59HB| cured, rheumatism entirely cured, and I am now in stunt, robust health, and I advise everybody who ;B iiemls a tonic or are "run down" to use Mrs Joe Person's Remedy. j ' V MRS. J. C. MOROASL'AMftim.'-?: Marsh ville, N, C., May S3, 1902. rT&jk -?$&. ft * a ^ ipsh /V ^