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HI FORT MILL TIMES WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1!K)8. IN THE LOCAL FIELD. Facts Picked Up Here and There About People and Things. Mr. W. 11. Smythe spent Thursday in Gustonin, presumably on I - ? - IHISlUt'SS. Mrs. W. (I. Whit . Yorkvillo, visited relatives in F ?rt Mill the jmst week. Mr. and Mis. W. 11. II i?ver, of Charlotte, were here Friday 011 a visit to friends. rsurney W. Spinks. c?f Walhalla, in on un extended vi.- it U> relatives in this section. The business houses of the town should keep their back lots clear of all tilth and rubbish. Airs. C. IV Jones and childVen. of Fort Lawn, are visiting at the home of Air. M. lv. Patterson. Air. and Mrs. \\ F. Taylor, ?>f Lancaster, spoilt Sunday with the hitter's parents in Fort A1 ill. Air. J. L. Patterson contemplates the erection of a neat, cottage on Fast Booth Street at an nnrl? . ... J x.t* IV . Mr. .1. S. Denton reports thnt he lins a iiiiniber of hens, hatched out about Christmas, that are laying regularly every day. Building operations are being rapidly pushed forward on the residence of Mr. S L. Meaeham, on Confederate street. On ace nut of the bur- ting of a large pulley, the plant of the F >rt Mill M fg O n11 any was idle Thnrsfbiv milt l'Yiiltn J - . ,.,J . Mr. Wilson Crowder and sister. Miss Beulah, of Catawba, spent several days of t!:e past week with relatives in this place. Mrs. W. L. Ilall has been seriously ill of the grip for several days. Wo are pleased to note, however, that she is now improving. Mr. Henry Howard, the carpenter who had his ankle broken by falling from a scatl'old a few weeks ago. is able to be on the streets again. Mr. A. A. Voting left Thursday 'morning for Savannah as a delegate from the Fort Mill Baptist jclinreh t" a meeting of the S nth ern Baptist Conventiou, which met in that eity Fir lay. The annual May meeting at the l^reshyterian chinch bes^an Friday and continued to Sunday nij^ht. l)r. Tliornw/dl, the pastor, was assisted hy lley. d. A. Dorritee, of Charlotte. Mr. 15. F- Downs, a former Fort Mill hov. spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother in this place. Mr. Downs is at present the general in.maimer of the electric li^ht and power syst- in at Newberry. Mr. Frank Hunter, n younir man of Lancaster, succeeds Mr. .1, A. Withers as assistant secretary and treasurer of the Fort Mill Mfo. Company. Mr. Withers leaves to uny iov vvoriliville, iN. C., to accept his new position with the Worth Mfg. Co. On account of the Confederate Veterans' Kcunion in New Orleans the Southern Railway will run a special train from South Carolina through to Now Oilcans, without change. This Train will leave Columbia at 7 a. m. on Monday, May IS, going via Newberry, Greenwood and Greenville. The Fort Mill ball team has at last secured a ground upon which to practice, and the outlook at present is that we aie to have some good ball at an early day. The hall ground will be local. <1 just south of the Spratt Machine Sli.ips, Siloiicrculn 1 Iia -1 i I ? 1 ...^i.^aiuu uioiiiiin urn, mill l lin \vi M'K (if cleaning and putting it in shape lias already begun. At a recent meeting of the State Medical Association of Georgia, Dr. Alexander .Mack, of Hawkinsville, was eloct< d chairmnn of a delegation of lift, n physicians to a meeting of the World's Congress on Tuberculosis, to bo h? Id at the World's Fair in St. Louis. Dr. Mack was also honored by being elected an officer of the State Medical Association. The Southern Express office was entered by thieves a few nights ago and four gallons of whiskey stolen. A negro man named "Shorty," who was found in a drunken condition the following ........ nun MIIHpCCIt'U < >\ !IU* theft, but as no inerimimitintx evidence was offerod at the preliminary, I he prisoner was released. Mrs. ?T. II. Thornwll, of this plnce, on Sunday received tie* sad intelligence of the death of her sister, Mrs. Mary Karle Sloan, which took place at Columbia at 1 o'cloc k. Mrs. Sloan was a tm ruber of the First baptist church f C Innihia and was a woman of marked benevolence, beloved by all \vh knew her. Mrs. Thornwoll went to Columbia Monday to attend the funeral services. 1 / * t t. rt?v-r?++9-rrrmr{i~*m*9*9+-++m // XX xx xx // 'A // XX 1 XX ^ CT3RT2PS HB iubwi i || FUr 1 Po I or ( // // 4.s ?????? ?? The pr J is apprcc: // ticularly // cost, Tlii ^ give our < CREDIT * * * / ji MIL! V* v, ?' f s u 4-C'i.*3'4*6-4-4>e-4-4<C-4-4*j?-4'4*+>a-4+-4*'4-44 The it 11 iiimI decoration of the Ljravt h of the Confederate deuil took place last Sundae nfioi-n ill 1 o'clock. The crowd assembled ! at tin* Presbyterian church whore Dr. Thornwell preached it short but appropriate sermon, ami after service the procession marched to ' the city cemetery. Not wit hstand! iii^ the fact that a number were heard to express their disapproval j of such on the Sabbath, a lur^e crowd ntti nded and took part in the exorcises. Mrs. Fannie Hope Poirrntn, wife of Mr. J. 1?. lVgrain, of Yorkvillo, ^ who is a brother of our townsman Mr. Frank Penrain, died in Ashcvilie, N. C., Tnursday ni^ht at t> o'clock. \Ir? I'. ?rr.i mi'm I> gun to fail some tiiunlliK a^i, and i Iht malady dually developed intu I consumption. In the liopi of pos- \ sible benefit, she was taken to Asheville six weeks ago, but there I was no iinprovement, and she continued to sink clowly and steadily until the end. She leaves a husband and tive small children four daughters and an infant son. .Mr. F. T. 1'errant and daughter, Miss j Kthel. of this place, attended the funeral services at Vorkviile Saturday morning. - -? *- - ? Pencilings. ?"? The matrimonial inarKot is dull, | with no demand for girls. Fires are still eomfortablo those mornings and evenings. One scarcely hears polit ical matters mentioned these days. The icecream parlors are polishj ing up for the suinmerseason. Quito a number of old vets went I to the reunion .Monday The farmers are wishing for a 1 nice warm rain. Confederate park is still receiv- 1 nij^ jiii jjiu\CHICIUS, Ilt'W lellClIlg I being llie latest. ? i Sunday was a red-letter day with the liverymen, all the teams ( j in town being on the go. The local graded school will ( close on the 22nd instant. Eggsnnd spring chickens should J he plentiful, hut they are not. The governor of Arkansas is under charges of improper conduct which will result in Ins trial on impeachment; the lieutenant-governor, of Missouri, isHiting about i the country dodging a subpoena for him to appear as a witness in the bribery scandal in the legislature, in which he is supposed to have been a figure; the former gov, r IV..... ?I.? c ]unui 01 i\eni uri\y is hi i iiuiitiia, a fugitive from justice, accused of instigating; murder while lie wore < the oath of ollice;a former lieuten1 ant-governor of South Carolina in ( j in jail at the capital where he was lodged while yet the second officer ( of tho State, upon a charge of murder, for which ho will be tried. 4 ?Charleston 1'osf. * v..#:-.- o. f 11UI1VC in 111 IIII Mill I'll. Members of tho Fort Mill Light Infantry are lureby notified that a spocial , meeting of the company will lie held 1 next Saturday afternoon at I o'clock. | The (Sold Hill band will attend and all members are oxpected to lw? present. T. B. SrKATT, Captain. <? // V, / / V > // U i ^ // >2? G-A.S3E-ESI II // // ZJiE^HlXDXT. 1 // ' / i ivilege of unlimited credit LatedL "by most people, par- // when it is given without / s is the hind of credit we // // customers--by selling for // at regular cash prices. // .S & YOUNG. | // // A A I // V / // V, // // * * ? ^<4 <? ?<?-tf *-?<<-< <? ? J^-#4 *-*? *>* A Regular Pick Up. 3,000 YARDS EMBROIDERY AMD INSERTION. Hock Hill nor Charlotte can not show a nicer line of Trimmings for less money than we have. The 15 and '20c kind at ISc the yard. ? 12 to 15c ,, ? 11 1-2c the yard. ? 10 ,, 12c ,, ,, 0c the yard. Balance goes at from X to Sc the yard. If you are interested, ask for samples. We a ill send or mail them to you. The Company Store, SPECIAL -A10UKCEMENT. We now sell the celebrated McCormick Binders, Mowers. Rakes, Etc. \ 7 \nd as nearly every fanner should have at / / east a mower and a rake, we ask you to 7 */ ?et our prices, as they are as low as any >ther dealer, and the McCormick has unlouTitedly the best reputation over this see^ ion. We can also furnish hinder twine md attachments for McCormiek machines. > We also wish to say that we have a biff lot %J CD Clothing and Shoes, ind have cut the prices in order to reduce i nir stock, which is nin * !? Inrfrnv ' C.IC4II UOtlUl.| 2ome and see us, we can furnish you with i ilmost anything you want and at a price hat will he profitable to you. Old - Reliable - Store, T. B. BELK, Proprietor. ICE CREAM FREEZERS . $1.35 up to $2.25. REFRIGERATORS $(>.75 and up. HOE BOXES, from $3.75 up. Fruit Jars. Rubber Rini?s, Screen Doors, Baby Carriages, Co Carts, China and Japanese Mattings. Window Shades, Iron Reds, Cots, Straw preiuesi ones you ever sawand the prettiest stock of Summer Dress Goods at the lowest prices. Our SIXTH shipment of-MILLINERY , i * has just arrived. Our sales in this department have doubled last year. This shows that we have correct styles and Our prices are about half the usual millinery prices. Special bargains in all departments at-MASSE ~5T'S_ .... I, f % vy% % % "V % % ? ? ? *4 %?viV^W?UU\j p .A-lSTIfcTOTJISJ OEMB^. j| Mis> </hicago j SELZ I Shoo for women. | i Stop uh. Kovtil r.luo I OlJincC Wo (lefy any and Shoes for men. d n U to all competition. nuike your foot i*lud. L??1 j' 0+ dust received, nn invoice of the celebrated Selz, Sj[ Schwab i\. Ch.'h Sterling Shoes for JjiidieH and Men. ^4> Til is is n new S*tw?^? io l?\.?o M:n >...i ' 1 ' " ... uui 11 nils siooa the y' test for niori' 11111 ii :!() years, ami any pair of shoes with 00 "Selz" stamped on the hotloin are guaranteed by ua to W give you your money's worth of wear. Don't forget, while we are talking Shoes, that our stock of Clothing, Hats, lite., must be converted into cash, and to accomplish this we have put the prices within the reach of all. | McElhaney-Parks Co. | Head-to-Foot Outfitters. Q???<3?0??? && ?OiS>??????0? 1 \nvirv Wur STANUARD 1 ? ^ PATTERN Dept. ? ? GIVEN ; is replete with pictures gj ? and suggestions for New ? ? ABOUT Garments. June Pat- & ? Items just received in- ? ? VfUTl? 1..1 ? ^ ^ |cuucamongoinerstyles I "Sectional" or ? \T|^W A 1>lj" 11 "Corset" Coats, ^ CLOTHING L?uis XV. coats. j| Variety Tucked Skirts x ME ACM AM & EPPS. | THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY The Great Highway of THADE and TRAVEL THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES. Excellent Service Quick Time Convenient Schedules Any Trip la a Pleasure Trip to those who Travel via THE. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. The Finest Dining-Car Service in the World. Eor detailed Information as to Tickets. Rates and Sleeping-Car reservations address the nearest Agent of THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. j W. A. TURN. S. 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