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Local and <- Personal. Jit, Frank Kimbreli was down {frosu Charlotte S?u<la?\ Miss Margaret Blaitto, of Black stock, is.visitkig Miss Louise Me JUuuay, near towai. Mikh Mary Boss,.of Charlotte, is .-a Hueat at tke home of 31 r. T. A. .Mills, in itUis place. Mr. J. M. Uqke has accepted n (position with the Tompkins .inn <cUit?e vworks of Charlotte. Misa Sal lie Castor, of Coucord. N.<C.. is visiting at the home of Mrs. It. A. Fulp, on Booth street. Miss May 8mflke?ent to Cliaclotte yesterday to outer St. Peter's Hospital to study for a trained nurse. $fce. Douglas Harrison, of Yorkville, cauie over Thursday to visit tier daughter, Mrs. Fred Niins, near Foit Mill. Star Kiuihoell, of,Gold Hill, left Thunsduy f<ir Arkansas and Oklahoma, in one of offli&ch States lie is .thinking of engaging in business. It is rumored that Coroner Louth inn iias .issued warrants for ,some of tlie officials of the Southern railway, particularly of the .bridge and trestle department in .coutiHctiou .with the Fishing Creek wireck. M?'- W. iE. Spratt continues to 4>e daeuerously ill at Jiis home west of town. During the past week he has pjrowu more and more feeble and a report from hie Itodaide yesterday afternoon was that bis cundiUcu was such as to cause graye fears. Cotton is opening very rapidly in this section and the farmers are rushing it on the maiket as fust as it is gathered. Farmers are always eager to sell the staple when the price is put down with two flgUI08. A number of ball players of (his place went to Rock Hill Saturday to assist the Highland Park team in a game with a nine from Lancaster, but the gained was not pulled off, as the Lancaster hoys would not agree to the Fort Milliana playing with the Park team. Persons writing to friends in the Philippines will take note that rafter October 1st all stamps for such postage must have the word "Philippines" printed, across the ! face of the stamp, and such stamp is not good for use on mail entirely within the United States. The street force was out ngain for a short while during the past week and did somn irin?*Ji nouiluft work oil Main street. A nice walkway of sand and cinders was thrown up on the crossing near the railroad, hut we fear it will jBtand only until the drat big rain, i Here is a problem for some of our arithmeticians to solve: A plank is 12 feet long, 15 inches j wide at one end and t) inches at the oilier. Where must the plank be sawed so that each end will con tain the same quantity of lumber and how wide is the plank where i aawed? Trustees who have employed inexperienced teachers and teachers from other States should see that they go to the court house Friday and stand the examination. No teacher can lie legally employed without a certificate register?*d in the office oT the county superin- ' tendeut of education. According to the Southern : Field, a monthly journal published | by the Southern Railway Com- I pany, the Catawba Power Com- j pany has a proposition from cap- { italists for the establishment of a large cotton mill at Charlotte, | provided the company arranges to ! transmit power from ita nlm.i I now buildiug at Fort Mill. The work of clearing off the new addition to the town cemetery is progressing nicely and will he ! finished within a few days. The' lot consists of half an acre to the : north of the cemetery and will be ' inclosed with a neat wire fence as soon as cleaned off. Already a number of burials have been made in lire new part of the cemetery. Through the courtesy of Mr. Earl M. Coueart, a memlier of Co. 31, 27th Infantry. U. S. A., now in tue Philippines, The Times is in receipt of a copy of the Manila (P. I ) Cablenews. The paper is published daily and contains eight pages of good wholesome news. The Cablenews is the only daily newspaper published in the Philippines. Mr. Cousart's term of enlistment in the army will expire in February, next. Ti.- Tlx* T: - ? -- ' > iiu j.iiuro linn llffll informed that, according to contract, the Fort Mill Mfg. Company, of this place, is to be famished the first electric power generated at the Catawba Power Company's plant, 3 miles west of this place, which, it is believed, will not be later than January 1, 1904. It is also said that the mills here have purchased motors and other fixtures necessary to a change from steam to electric power, ! % ! I BIG C STJ:ivcus/ I In order to mak ter Goods, we offer al AC We also offer ou Slippers at your own close them out. You ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -m- . We mean what : Do not forget th< ways filled with a cor Another big lot < We can also save nvnix_ii_.s I M is? Mary Artlrey in visiting i Iter sister, Mrs. W. A. Watson, in I Cliarlotte. \\r% -| , . .... >> uue con on is Drutgtng a good ! price it is h good time to move your subscription account up to | l'.i04. Mr. Duncan Wolfe liss accepted ja position with Mills & Young. ! M r. Grover Epps, of Gold Hill, is i tiow in the store of L. J. Massey. Your subscription t?? The Times is a small matter to you and we know you would take pleasure in paying it and helping the printer if you could only think of it when in town. The railroads are doing a rushing business both in freight and passenger traffic, and are paying their employees better wages than for several years. This is inducing many young men to seek employment on the roads. Prof. .Jus. It. Thornwell, Jr., went to Winnsboro yesterday to assume the duties of principal of the Winnsboro Graded Schools, to which position he was elected several mouths ago. Citizens of the towns along the Southern Railway between Chnrlotte and Cheater are now receiving mail daily, Sunday excepted, on train No. 25, which leaves Chin lotte at f>.25 p. in. This new st-rvice was begun Monday and is proving very satisfatory to our people. All mail arriving or postat Charlotte between the hours of 9.30 a. m. and 0 p. in. now arrives here at 7.07 p. in., whereas, heretofore it did not reach this place until 0.20 the following morning. . Mr. Solomon Harris Dead. A ''phone message from Pleasant Valley yesterday afternoon announced the sudden death at his home there of Air. Solomon Harris, a prominent farmer and one of the oldest citizens of that section Mr. Harris had just arisen from the dinner table when ho was stricken down. He was in Fort Mill yesterday morning and those who talked with him say he seemed to he enjoying his usual good health. His death was supposed to have been due to heart failure. Mr. Harris was quite an old i ? ? .... until, uaviug HitnoHl readied hiH 85th year. He has been a life-long resident of Pleasant Valley, exeept for a short time that he resided in Fort Mill. He was twice married and was the father of a number of children, among whom are Messrs. W. F. and J. T. J. Harris, of Fort Mill. The burial will take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the city cemetery here. Mrs. Boyesen is Dead. Mrs. Jane Stewart Hoyesen, of Chicago, died Wednesday night at Asheville, N. C. It will be remembered that she was the woman accused of stealing jewelry from ?1, I_ tin.. o. _ o kuohus ?t tvime oione spi'lll^o some weeks ago, and lier death was a result of nervous shock following accusations of theft. She had suffered for the past four years utilh tuberculosis and went to Asheville to seek relief. She had sued b?r occqser for #50,000 damage, t !OST ? TEIOR OC e room for our large si 1 Summer goods at^ TXJ^LXL. COJ r entire line of Mens', I __ ? fl , T price. ^traw l~lats c i should see us, for n IKTB BA.RG say, When we say Cos i fact that our Grocer^ nplete line of choicest e of Fruit Jars to arrive tl : you money on Furnil 3 <Sz> Y O Representative Haile Assaulted. Representative J. R. 111?i 1?* was out' of the principals in an exciting shooting affray at his store near the Catawba dam Saturday - ? ... _ aiieriioon. several volleys ot shots j were fired at close range by Mr. Haile and his antagonist, Joe 1*01)0, while, and it seems a miracle that neither was injured Pope had been working on Mr. fiaile's farm, but recently had neglected his work and was called upon by Air. Haile to account for his action. A few words were passed, but Mr. Haile, thinking the matter closed, turned to walk < away, whereupon Pope pulled his revolver and began tiring. Mr. , Haile rushed into his store, and, . securing his revolver, returned to J the yard only to find that Pope j had taken refuse in a house item by. { The firing began anew when Pope ] slightly opened the do< r and ugain drew liis weapon. The tiring con- 1 tinned for several minutes, until 1 Pope exhausted his supply of ammunition and escaped through the bark door to the thickets. \\\\\\NV\\\N\\\\\\\\N\N\NN 1 Dan f < < i 17-11- ' s v aiiey 2 | Flour | 2 ' Is the best. < J % All those who J J have tried it say ? J so. $ J Please us by buy* J ' in8> ?! j Then, you will * i j be J ^ pleased by try- $ J * A* 2 j Dan * ^ Valley. < / ? ? J Company Store. 2 ^??I fWV%W%V%%%%V%f $ j # 9 - > : MB i ; ; 1P^ 5 $ NEW MARKET. I J ^ I have opened a first-class d < d Meat Market, in the old Culp ^ * # stand on Main street and will r ] ^ keep on hands at all times a \ , w supply of choice lleef, Pork, ^ d Mutton, Sausage, etc. My W ' ? prices will always l?e as low 4 < A as the lowest. 'Phone your 4 { % orders to No. 29 and receive d < \ prompt attlentiou and fair > < J dealing. \ . J W.L.HALL. } i ? Fresh Fish and Oys- J ^ # tera every Saturday. w f ; i 3-A_I_,IE3 j dods. : ock of Fall and Win^ ST. .adies' and Children's it any old price to ow is the time fcr 3r-A.IIVTSt we mean Cost, y Department is ah atables, [lis week, :ure, 'Uisra Special Notices. FOlt SALIC.?Car load of Cotton Seed Hulls and Meal, in sacks or loose. Car will arrive last of this week, liive us your order. COMPANY STORE. WANTED.?MMMX) jtouuds of Scrap Iron. Highest prices paid. W. R. SMYTHE. FOR SALE?HOD bushels of Appier Rust-Proof Oats. y-D-Htp EDGAR JONES. NOTICE?After September l'Jth the Jones Roller Mill on Catawba river i will grind only on Friday and Sat j urduy of each week. 'H U-2tp KI)(I Alt JONES. Teachers' Examination. The regular Teachers' Examination tvill be held at Yorkville on Friday, September 18th, from it o'clock a. 111. to I o'clock p. m. White applicants will meet in the 3onrt House. Colored applicants in the Colored Orailed School building. Teachers will provide themselves with iH'iicils and legal cap paper, and je on hand promptly at the appointed tour. This will be the last opportunity to T|lf noffhhoifo nun " JOI INK.* CARROLL, Co. Supt, Education. j OUR VIOLET TALCUM POWEDR At 15 cents in rk h<>0(1 iir any on the market. When you pay more, you pay for what in not in the j*oo<1h. A trial box will convince you. AerleeTr'c T\f? ? ?/Y i m.x vj.i w y o l/i vJlUI C? P. S.?After HickiicHs fumigate the room with a Sulphur Torch. It ia liatuly to uae. ' i t * | Tlie Charlotte | Steam Laundry, ? ? ! 1 OLDEST, t I t > BIGGEST, S BEST. I ! McELHANEY-PlRKS CO. J Agents, J ? Fort Mill, S. C. | Shipments Wednesday Evenings, j L li / f \ New Fall Our two buyers him York, Philadelphia and B goods are ready for your teen years experience got comes to buying goods, an talking higher prices, we nish you almost anything great nianv things at Lower I Than ever before. Oil ton domescts are a trifh Ardrey will have charge part meat again. The st] are very attractive. Call self at home in our store by trying to sell you some L. J. MA I sloo'i I REMBLi $ While in New Yo some of the greatest broidery we have evei J# prices: Mm broidery at from ;*0O yards Kmhroidc 4 nOO ? ? 1.000 - J5 -oo * 200 ti too v* inn <M 24 Now, if you will ca and say they are not gains you ever saw, vvi 4+ to call to see bargains | M EACHAM / ilM, Listen, a W J In making your *>*> of Shoes, Clothing I nderwear, Pants, 11 we will he trhul to h 44 / see us. Thou, if oil] ? right, we will abide \\ if you intend to made suit this fall i Z2 and let us take your )> McElhaney\\ "THE PRICE C 4 4 3111 RUMMER \W THE LIN. ?jli ATrr THE UN] J\ATE.J THE LIN1 OH THE 5UMM1 SOUTHERN C?mp!ct mPMn Mailed ] jlAiLWAY W.A.T??. ^ > Pass. Traffic M*r. < ^ w*sHmoTo?.o.c. \ i j>LIJe Patriotic. Patronize ii i i .i m . Goods. j returned from New altimore, and our new inspection. Our nine :s a long ways, when it id, while everybody is : are prepared to furat old prices, xmd a >rices ily a few things in cote higher. Miss Mabel of our Millinery defies as well as prices and see. Make yourWe won't bore you thing don't want. SSEY. lards | ijl EDGING J' rk we picked up g5 bargains in Em- ft * seen. Note these 55 5c to <>0c per yd. ft rv 5c 55 8c <5 10c 5g . 12 1-2 <5 15c 55 25c S bOc #5 ir 11 and see this line the greatest bar- 55 j will not ask you Q again. Sg J?- IT r\?\4N?\4\<?N4N<?\<?VAtV?V4 ifl Coisir. S <i fall purchases || ?, Hats, Shirts, ft Overalls, &c., \$ avc you call and <? J/ r prices are not J? the results. if . ? wear a lauor- $$ ind winter, call || ' measure. ^5 Parks Go if UTTERS." || - - - ? 1 X . Sit ' NS E FOR BUSINESS, E FOR PLEASURE, E FOR ALL THE BEST ?R RESORTS e Summer Resort Folde* Free to Any Address. S. H. Hardwick. W. H.Tatuo*. "ien'l Pass. Agent, Asst. Can'I Pass. Art?ASHIHOTOH. D. C. ATLANTA, OA. -JJ your home printer. I 5 I