Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 23, 1903, Image 2
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DKOKMBKR 23, 1903.
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NOTE AND COMMENT.
A <1? nf man can hear the wn^eH
dropping these ti:tyn.
His hr illipr tiffi 'cih are making
^desperate efforts to diai/nose the !
e ?se of General Wood's army reool
(1.
I) Mi't throw Bton 'H at your
no ohhors lieu if she is oti strike
jil present. The etiRH site has produced
the past year have been
wor h over iwo hundred and tiftv
million dollars.
It realy h'yins to look if G<*n ral
Woo l's nomination to b in ij
i>i' lji 11 *ihI would he confirmed l>y
(he senate. However thai may I)**,
it he n lotus time before tile smell
is removed.
The farmer is the irreatest multi-millionaire
in this con >hy. In
ten years he lias ex ortecl 7.0T2.0t)v).0
t) worth o stuff. and he is
capable of much greater things
than that. The farmer aa a power
jn the la ml has no equal.
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The total of number of Nex\
England mill hands whose pay baa
been lowered during tlie pns'-n
i'i>tton crisis is over 85.000. Fif
teen housaiid additional opera ties
j-eeeived notice that theif pay
would be cut next week. Most ol
the nulls whirl) have participated
in the-cut to date follow the conrs'
of'the Fall River schedule, adopted
November HO.
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The postal authorities at Wash- |
iiiLft* 111 have recently issued an oilier
to all postmasters throughout
the I'uited States proliibitiu.' the
employes from furn shttig infornmtiou
concerning mail matter
over the telephone. From now on,
persons who want to find out
w hether or not this or that package
lots arrived, or in fact anv similar
in ormation wil have to viait
tne postoffiee instead of simply
using the telephone.
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The New York World has start i'd
a canvass to have the next
Democratic national convention
meet in that city. It offerH $5,000
toward the fund for the purpose
of seeiir ng an amount that will
lent Madison Square garden for
the convention. The only Denioeralie
convention ever held in N> w
York was thirty six ytnueago. The
pap r claims the convention is important
to New York and to the
Deim cracy,
In justice to several merchants
who have laid in large stocks of
fuvwi rks for tne holidays, the
municipal authorities should cut
out. for Christ mas day at hast, the
recent ordinance relating to tire
works, thereby allowing the suiad
hoy to enjoy tlie sport illlou feai
of p lice nti-fereiice, and giving
the merchants a chance to s? II off
a...:. :ii .1
iiini niut*n, yvijii ii ? ill ollitfiWl t*
oe letl nil tiicir hands.
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In the reports of the various
bauds, pastors, mid presiding el<1
i s at I lie recent session of tile
Methodist Conference quite an encouraging
inereaBe wasshown over
previovs reports. There are in the
conference 275 preachers, 732
churches; total membership ill the
State, 7t),0T.'t, an increase of 1.311
Contributions during tin* year
were as follows: foreign missions,
$13,331 45;domestic missions, $15.404
10; education, $4,205.00;
church Mtii-nsiiiii. $4 381.73; conference
claims, $8,801.52.
Much has been done recently to
remove advertising dodges in the
giliseof periodicals from the sec
olid, class mails, much to the delight
of every legitime e ubbsh -r.
Abuses of seeond.clnes mail privileges
have loiiu been a disgrace
to the posts I service. A'leged p- .
liodicals which were in reality^
books, or merely advertising mediums,
or bad a free nir ulati hi.
or an xcessive sample Copy dislriI
u'tioii have b en deprived of the
lights of second class mail,- The
Millie l ights have been d< nied news
agents, who fomterly returned
their nnsod matter at the pound
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Some Cotton Figures,
Tile Attn ft.-i Clin>tlte|e -ays the
hit'll price of rotten, the distill**
i bailee ninon^ the nils. and the
I hull t'tcti suf Mis re. Sully, llniwti
h el nth' is tlir- ateiiini; yet higher j
fi_tu;iH Hve set everybody to talking
mi.I v ri?iiiir bout mtt >11, nod
one eM 11 haul y pick up a publica* i
i tioii "f any eharartor that itoes not
contain mi article on cotton. I'll
discussion ha- led the New York 1
World to m? into statistcs, ami it
! notes that the highest price ever
: r? H'hod by cot-on was in lbtj-1.
dniiniitlie ivil War, when the
crops were cut short hy disorganized
lahor conditions in ilieS >11 |j.
and the blockading of ..tir p rt-.
winch preiivent.il itf egress to tin*
world's markets. In tliatye.ireo
Ion reached $1.90 per pound. Tin I
; lowest p itrr ever i cached was in
1815, when ils market price in
New York whs 5 cents a pound i
The lamest Amer can cr ?p ever]
raised was in 1S98. ind wlncli a.- i
j?reifated 12.lot) l)U0 hu e S no
then, in 1899, il was 9 442.000; in ;
1900. 10.549 000; 1901, l0,7t)0.000.
1902 10,750,000 and the yoveiii
incut's est mi .te of the 19 .4 crop,!
Ill t was given out last week, an : I
which caused the unpreeented |
rapid advance in pric-* is 9.962,000
hales. The New Y >rk P.>st ci.es
the record to show the December i
estin ste has always 1) en uiidei i
the crop. That any lie true this
year also, lint the departments' < w
iill te is lint usually more than i
200.000 or 500.000 1> les too low.!
and with these added to the lie- j
camber estimate there is sill a
short crop, and a guar ntee foi i
high prices.
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Political Pot is Simmering.
With the approach of I lie legin- i
lative session. which in only four I
eeks off, the political pot will :
begin to boil, t hon^li b\ even i
the widest stretch of the im- I
aginatio it can hardly he said to i
he mme than simmering so far.
Til's being an "off year" in ele !
lions the vacancicM which the legisatnre
will be called upon to till
will be few in nutnber and for the
most part unimportant.
There ia no promis" of any lies ed
contest, though the endeavor to
become members of the dispensary
director ite may develop some
excitement. It ?s unders ood that
the chairman, M*. L J. Wiliiamn
will letire and that Mr H II
hivans- will aspiro to this place
General Wilie Jones cannot offei
for election, Gov. Hey aid h .ving
appointed him to till out the unexpired
term of Mr. Dukes.
Afllollir lll?? I'll mt ii In In* f..i' runi'u
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seuta ion in ihi* directorate i-x
Mayor \V. MeB. SIohii, of Colum
bia, Col. John Bell To will of Lexington,
Representative Walker of
Barnwell Representative Oourditi
of Williamsburg ami ex-Senator
McDertnout ol iiorry are mention
ed.
As to Toy Pistols
The attorney general has hu? ii
been asked aH to the sale of toy
pistols and the raps for llie-e pis
tola. T further e lijhten il.e
dealeis. many of whom have u It-u
stork of eneh art ele, the act passed
at the last session of the legisln
tare is n veu in full:
See 1. Be it enacted by ill"
Ceneoil assembly of lie State ?>f
South Carolina, That it shall Itiitilawfu'
for any person, firm 01
corpo at on ui tins Si tie to k* ah.
sell, ker forsile, <r offer f r sale
any n.y pistol, in whieh ap<> i
/Ml it i ill . ?-?u ur I ? ? * - ?
....j, i nn <1 |
cHi trul^'S for 11? 11 toy pistole
Sec 2. Tim v r\ pora >n. (i lit
..r corp .ration viol it o tli pr I
vitdons of section 1 oi tui-. hc
1 hIimII upon conviction he fincil no
xceeiliin* $100, or he imprisoned
(in ciihc of mi individ .in) tor a
term not to exoce.l lit) days.
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L< tier to I. K Kl LKi
FORT MILL, S. C.
Dear Sir: Messrs Ivachnmn A Rileliti,
(irafton, VV V#, had been selling a
paint which thev thought well of; ami >
this lia'l occurred.
They had sold a customer 18 gallons
of it to paint his house. A few years
later they sold the same man Devoe
lead and zin the .same number of gulIons
to paint the same house, lie had
7 gallons left.
The point of the tale is. 11 gallons
Devoe paints an 18 gallon house.
Do you waut to sell it?
Of course, that isn't all.
Why doos 11 gallons Devoe go as far
as 18 gallons of other paint? because it
is all paint, all truo, no sham, and full ;
measure.
Do you want to sell it?
Jtiut that isn't all. Devoe lasts long- 1
jr, Jio, no; you haven't got to wait ten
years toll ml tltnt out. Ten thousand
i pfcople know it. We've got their names.
Our agents know them; they think a
heap of Devoe. There's no difficulty in
showing your townspeople what to ex- '
i pect of Devoe. $10 will pamt a $1>
1 house; and the paint'll last twice as
j long.
Do yoa want to sell it?
Yours trnly
r. w. DcvomA Co
I 4$ New York
Christmas Luxuries of 63.
Kdi'nr Times: The health f
our nriirhh >rs in ijihk! 1 t ink,
mimI every!)-?ly seems to have j
f Mu i-l nuis in <le limit s We hear
of severnI birr dinners, etc., spoken
of. Heniini; this tnlk carries our
mine! bark to he momentous
Christmas days we spent in Vir- 1
irinia and Tenness e duriut; the
war nml now we will te I you where
we wer . what we were doin*;, and
what we had for a Christ mas dinner
in '(id.
Forty years n?*o next Friday, in
September that year. L must reels
eorps was transferred from Virginia
to the Western army when
yitiK around Chattanooga. Tenn.
15y December we had d ifted into
lie eastern counties near Morristowii.
We had been on short
r >tioiiH for a lono time, but here j
they were shorter, and for some i
time our only bread rat oils was i
an ear of corn per day and a little
poor beef. A reward f $"23.00 was
offered llio person who would find
a pa tiele of mease in the pot
where it was rooked. It was
?train t the law to kill a row that
could step over a rail ( hi Christ- ,
mas day. a coi l cloudy one, we '
were stand mi on picket on Hols-!
ton river, with a scanty i tion of
i. . i c ... .i: i I
|mi< uni iM II II t'ti uiiiiit'i Mild 1 I VIM
water for desert. Thus pass d
H WH V l^lllislniMH of 0.'}.
Iii January til, we were moved |
up nt'iir Bristol. H?*re we drew a 1
bread ration, which ju-t heat Boh
Tail. It was peas. trune seed and
oata g-ouod toget er. If there
w?ih anything else in it. except dirt,
we never discovered it. The boys
called it "mixed feed," "new issue," j
etc., but we never worried about ;
ihe quality of rations, it was the 1
qnanity we were after. We reuieinhcr
one morning Copt. Alston
waa ordered to send a man to the
butcher pen and Lret meat. The
detail lell on that sturdy old veteran,
Jno. A. Kimbrell, who has long
since passed to his reward. He
went off and in a short time came
walking up quite glibly with six
sheep, three on each end of a pole.
We W' re delighted for a time
thinking of a mess of mutton.
Well, old (turn Onskey, now of!
Lancaster, viewed the carensses ni
in- incut and says, "Boy- I'll swear I
there's not an ounce of mutton in
the six" He arjiu* d that a sheep
must be fat to be mutton. Hut
those were just simp y sheep.
Here we had neither q antity nor
quality but just the number.
Here we were, but poorly clothed
and numbi-rs barefooted and Loiiltst
reel oidered all of t his class to ^o
to the utrher pen and have ninecn-ins
made from the hides. Well,
we went. A cow hide was sp ead
on the uron id, hair side up, our
feet placed on it, and it wasd uibled
over the feet closely, cut off and
sewed with strings of the same
material. Tnese were called
"L. gstt'eet Gaitors." When we
started to camp tlie fun started for
we couldn't stand up. and every
I une n fellow fell, it was, "Damn |
old LonvjHtreet." This is jud b
wee bain|de of war luxuries.
Splinter.
The News of Pleasant Valley
One of the prettiest chureh weddings
which has been witnessed in
heae pints in a long time took
place in Pleasant Hill church
Thursday ni^ht, when Mr Win H.
hiekett and Miss Charlotte It die la
11 ood, dau^oter of Mr. A. K j
Hood, wer united n th.- bonds of!
wedlock hy Kev. F. W. Pi.kens.
Til b (Id parly m ir lied m ?.a
Meiidelsshon s we tdi march was
lentlered by Mifl' ltebecca Harris
The bride and ipo an were pr.-oede
by the fol owini; a'teiidant ,
Mie Kllie Wolfe wiih Mr. Tlios. |
W Cu'p and Mi s He.en Harris I
w.th Mr. Koiiert M. Hiekett. The
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oiliikmi win most mi eruiiy decor- I
iiled with cedar, ferns mul ivy |
and Whs tilled to overflowing,
which evidenced he popularity of
he young couple.
Superintend' nt of Education A.
C. Howell was in Pleasant Valley
hint week. Whde here he visited
tho Pleasant Valley Acadeiuy and
the Barlu-rvi lie High School.
Mrs. \V. A. Wright has been
chosen assistant teiolier for the
Pleasant Valley Academy for the
earning session which begins the
that M .nday in ?fannary.
Miss Boiimli Ross and Mr. Badger
Brvant, a popular young couple
of the Providence Section will be
married at ilie h une of the bride's
parents on the 24th inat.
Dr. and Mrs. J. L Spiatt of Port
Mill via ted the lat er'a parents,
Capt. and Mrs. W. K. Ardrey last
week.
Mr. ?T. S. Miller moved to Pine- ;
ville last week, and Mr. I. L. Paris
of Gold Hill has moved to Mr.
Miller's place.
Mias Louise Gar ison, of Rock
Hill is te?c.ong school at Belair.
Prof J. J. Bides went to Columbia
Monday on business.
S. E. B.
Fewer gallon*; wear* logger; Deroe
ii' ilJr'*" "i-i
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Chris'ma; Tree
On December 25th, at 4 o'clock
p. m. h Ciiri-trna- Tree will heercced
in 11n* Pii sbvt inn ?-hurch, for
the benefit ?>f ' e Sniidiy ko!*? ?>'.
and it in liopi d that ewry mem her
will I? - present
The o'linm ttees will take notice '
of the change in 1 he hour.
The Fight Will Be Bitter.
Those who will persist in closing j
heir ears against the continual!
r-commend'Ui -n of Dr. King's,
\ew l)ts ..very for Consumption, i
w ll have a long ami bi?t?*r tigh'
it h their tr utiles, if not ended
oli.r hy fatal terminati*hi. Read
what T K Real I. <>f Real I. Mis.-.,
Ii to say: ''List fall my wife had
very symptom of con-umption
>> e took Dr. K ng's New Diseov
ry after everythi ng els.- had fai led
Improvement came at once and
foir bottle., on iiely cured her."
f? .. ii 11 i . r* t
mi irMirt' u i?\ mii ci u :uih s, inn'
50 a nl Si. Triu bottles fr e.
There will hi1 only two e> lipsi s
ii 1001 bo'li of the siiii Both
>\ill lie invisible in the I'ni oil I
St i B, i-X 'e, t tin- H st. .Mareh IT.
may be i n by ui Philippine citizens.
Revolution Imminent.
A sure si"n of appro n*li i lit; reVolt
and serious trouble in youi |
system |S nervousn -s, 8!e p essne8H.
or stoiiun b upset . Rleelr.ci
liters will ?i ii kly di-mem her tbe
troublesoiin cnises. It never fails
o tone the B'ouiaeh, regulate the
Kid cys and Bowels, stimulate tlie
Liver, an I clarify the blood Run
down systems benefit particularly
and all ilie usual attending .-.elies '
vanish nuclei its searching and
Ii rono'.j tTec iv. ness, Klectric ;
Bitters is only ftOr, and tl.nl i- re- ,
turned if it don't yive peifect siltisfactioii.
Guaraiiteid by all dinoLjiHtH
Tli" {National Uepahlieun eonimitte
I met in Washino.on las
week alnd deemed to In>1 I Ii - president
a| nominal inir < on vent ion in
Clii?'i(rl> ?!iilie ? f ti x year.
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A Costly Mistake.
Blu.i le is arc f? >iii' tunes very expensive
, (fcrussionally life its It j
is tliep rice of h mistake, but you'll |
uever,?i e wroin; if you take Dr. j
Killer" ^ew Life Pills fur Dyspep- j
sih, I >x 'A ess. Headache, Liver or j
lluwe' roll I ?les. Tliey are ntle |
yet thi ouiili. 2oo, at All Diuu
Stores
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A eirl oail of tin ore from the'
Ross nit les. near GafTney, has lie. 11
hIi i ppel to Liverpool, Eituhind.
This k lrep 'i teil to he the first
shipimtil of tin ore ever maile j
from *ii? country.
A Frightened Horse,
Rtiniiiiir like ti 1 h(1 down the i
sir. et nipipi ^ t he occupants, or a
hundred other accident*, are ev- i
ery day nceii ences It behooves
eve.yb?dy to have a reliable Salve
handy *nd there's nolle as oood Ms i
Boekleu's Arnica Salve. Burns,!
ins, r*> e.s, iM'ZtMiui and I'll h, cl s- |
appear qui kly miller tin H<>oliiin^i
tf ' ! 25e. hi All Drue Store*
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the town council of
Fort Mill, S. C.,
That from this date the shooting of
fireworks of any kind on the streets, or
within 1'H) yards of any building with
in the to.vn of Fort Mill is poohibited
under petalty of a fine of from $1 00 to
$10.00, or from 2 to 20 days work on
the streo.s of Fort Mill.
Done and ratified in council under tho
corporate seal of the town of Fort Mill
this 10 day of Decent her, 1902.
T. S. KIRK PA TRICK,
Attest: lntendunt.
J. M SPRATT, Clerk.
5^MAS ^URMTURE |
Whit would be more appreciable
for an Xmaa present than n
niro SideboardV?whieh is an everlasting
present that will emind
your friend of y< u for years to
eume We also have a b g lot of
Fine Ro'kers that your friends
would appro iate as an Xiiiuh pres.
ent. In our stock will t?e foun I
ev rythiiiL' that is kept in an upto-date
Furniture Store.
Call and see us, we will save you
m?ney
Carolina Furniture Co
Reck Hill, S, C. I
1 LADIES!.
J ust receiv
# ment of the
$ Ladies' Coats
I GENTLEM
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^ Select your
* Overcoat whi
$ complete.
& We are sell in
J kin, N. C., all
S the old price.
g A. Friedheim & Br<
X ni a s Suggestions, j
BOOKS
Nothing nicer or more appreciable
could offered hh presents.
Tliey are alike acceptable to rich
and poor. You save worry, time
and expense in selecting books.
We have A. B. C. LINEN and
PICTURE BOOKS, .1 LTV EXILES
STORY and PICTURE
BOOKS and FICTION of all
kinds, including some of the latest
copyrighted novels.
Xinas Cards.
A beautiful line. Nothing
goes further for the money 111
homing go.id will. From 1U cents
per dozen to 25 cents each.
i * ? i n _
ircriuiiics ana :>oaps.
Handsome packages of each
of (Ik* very besi quality.
Cigars.
\\\* have the lai^eat assort ment
of the best brands ever carri.'d
in town. Put up in boxes of
50 and 25 at $1.90 ami $1.U0, respeeti
Vely.
Box Stationery.
Our usual attractive line is
resplendent with u lot of new
^oods.
Games. 1
Educational, Dominoes, Cards,
Check rs, Jackatones, Halls, etc.
Miscellaneous.
Xuimh Tret??Candle8 a tic! Holders,
Purses, Brushes, and Combs.
At Ardrey's
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IlKMMAs IK HID IY HA IKS
VIA OUTUKRN RY.
Tho Font horn Railway will soil
Christmas Holiday Excursion Tickets
between all {stints south of tho Potomuc
and Ohio rivers and east of tho Mississippi
river, including St. Louis, Mo.,
for One and one third first class standard
one way fares, p us 25 cents for tho
round trip, (minimum rate .r>0 cents).
i leiters win De sold December 2:5-24
25-30 31, 1903, and January 1st, 1904,
with final limit to January 4th. 1904.
They will also soli upon presentation
and surroiider of cortificatos signed by
Superintendents, Principals or Presidents
of the \arions institutions, December
16 to 22. 1903 inclusive, with final
limit to January 8th, 1904 to teachers
ami students of schools and colleges.
Interline tickets will be sold at Coupon
stations only. Apply to any Agent
of the Southern Railway, or Robert W.
Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston,
S. C.
J [1. ' rayw c ^ Co,
DEALERS IN
FINF LIQ; OKS
A X 1> W IN ES,
No. 42 Kast Trade St.
CHARLOTTE. - - - N. O.
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ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
In accordance with the schedule, ef- j
fective Nov. 29, 1903, the Southern's
passenger trains now arrive at Fort
Mill as follows:
FROM CHARLOTTR.
No 27 (regular stop) 7:34 a. m.
,, 33 (ting stop) 9:13 ,, ,, |
,, 25 (regular stop) . ... 7:07 p. m. |
? 29 (flag stop) 10:20 ? ?
KKOM COLUMBIA.
No. 30 (regular stop) 9:13 a. m.
,, 26 (regu ar stop) 2:18 p. m.
? 28 (regular stop) 8:13 ,, ?
134 (flag stop! 9:06 ,, ,,
. MA ,
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od a large ship- 2
latest styles in M
from 85 to 825. g
EN!^> 1
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Holiday Suit and ?
ile our stock is m
? the genuine El- jo
-wool Blankets at 5
:>, Rock Hill, S.G g
* NEW MARKET. ?
^ I have opened a first class ^
f Moal Market in the old Culp ^
t stand on Mail) street and will w
? keep on hands at all times a ?
T supply of choice Beef, Pork, ^
^ Mutton, Sausage, etc. My ^
f prices will always be as low i
A as the lowest. '' hone your 6
4 orders to No. 29 and receive 4
^ prompt attleutiou and fair ?
J dealing. J
2 W. L. HALL. 5
^ f&F~ Fresh Fish and Ovs- ^
w ters every Saturday. #
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Give US
A TRIAL ORDER
and &et the
BEST WHISKIES,
WIN E S,
BRANDIES, Etc.,
It the mast reesonuble |nice*.
J. D. Ross & Co Props.,
THE GOURD SALOON,
CHARLOTTE, N. O.
No. 29 W Trade Both 'Phones.
The MODEL
STEAM LAUNDRY
Of Charlott , N. C.,
Is unexcelled in the
classof work it turns
j out Any
work not found
| to be entirely satis
factory will be relaundered
free of
charge to the owner.
McElhaneyvParks Co,
i Agents,
Shipments Thursday mornings.
Basket, returned on Saturday.
j TRESPASS NOTICE.
! All persons are hereby warned not to
num, nsn. or in any way trespass ni>on
I any of the hunts owned or controlled
by* the undersigned, under penalty of
law. W. H. JONES
J. W. ARDRKY.
J. H. COLTHARP.
I). A. LEE.
ALEX. NIVENS.
J. I). WITHERS.
B. D. SPRINGS.
E. B. SPRINGS.
H. W. HUFFMAN.
J. H. SUTTON.
1$. F. MASSEY.
T. II. MERRITT.
_ L ! JL-LFOR
GOOD WHISKIES,
WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC.,
CALL ON OK WHITE TO
W. II. IIOOVER,
(UtKLVl'TB, N. C.
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