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f l'OK 1 MILL IUim OEMOCRATI"* PUBLISHED KVBRT WKDNEgp T , B. W. BRADFORD. ' Tfrmi of Hubscriptlon: I On* year 51.Or ( Six months Three months...., 2. !' Correspondence on current subjects i* 1 Invited, but no responsibility I* nx ' sumed for the vtofv* of correspondent* ' Anonymous commtinicntions will n< ' be published In these columns. On application to the publisher, ad xrertislns /-otes ure made known t< 1 these interested. 1 Pert Mill 'Phone (with Ions distant o?nn?ctlonii) No. 16 IffKVU VI _ ?? - ?" ~ ' " ? 1 JANUARY 1. I "JO I, Only S"t?g:sied The followi- # net of Hlizene with whom The Tillies fiude no objection, U?ih been suuge.-hed by > render hh h hiiiin 1 >lo ticki i to htu> ch m next M-nd'ty, Fob MAron: T. N Kirkpntrick, For Wardens: W. I), Meacbntn, T, .T M w? , A. O. Jone?, J. W. Ardrey, Tbob? wh?# ?lo not approve of th above ticket in ita entirety, may find likely Hubstituten in any of the following gentl.meut L, A. Harrie E, W. Kiusbrell, J. L. Spratt, S L. Meaclinni, !. T. Young, it. F Orier, T li. Belk, K- Shannon, ! M Spratt, W. A Fudnr. A call has boen issued for a meeting of the Deuioo aiic Nat.null! Committee in Washington on daminry 12th, for the purpose of deciding up<>n tlio >iiiie ..net plu?e .of holding I lie Natioual Democrat ic convention. The aasef-aed value of properly in South Carolina for 1903 hh compared with tlie values in 190.1 ehows a gr tifying increase, although there is a marked deoreaa* of over a ltalf ^million dollars in the value of the land outside of the \ towns and vilag? s, Whe her ?>r not this is due to errors or to d - \preciation in actual value ih h question. The tr>la) increase ii \ values is |f,629.563. >. The farmer who is out of debt, baa his corn crop in tlie crib, his stock well housed hikI his hirdcr provided with buckwheat floor and fresh sausage is in position of 5renter independence tliHii J. P. lorgan, C. M> Depr-w, J. D. Rockefeller or any other f ller There may he times when the lot of the farmer is full of care and anxiety, but most of them are conten1 ami very independent these cool days. The Atlanta Constitution thinks that southern state-men should h* the last men in the world to oppose n federal policy baaed on tie hsaven-given constitutional right of secession. It urges the representatives of the congress to get together for the Panama canal, because the larger honetit front the great enter rise must accrue t< that section by reason of its geographical situation, and for other patent reasons. The feport of the acting adjutant general of the United States armv has been is-ued recently- In a statistical table South Carolina in shown to be second only to the District of <\>lixnhia in point of the coinparitive strength of the militia with reference to the male population wiihin the ace. The District of Columbia, which line (i population of 69,981 of those available for service has 1.294 men enlisted in the militia. The percentage ia 01105. South Carolina h?s an availihle population of 236.' 67 and of that number 5.692 are rn isted. The percental is .0105. Our Criminal Record The attorney gcnernl has completed the compilation of the criminal statistics of the atate, comparing the number of crimes of each fencceeding year with the one previouw from ib&i to and including 1903. The comparison is not encouraging, and, indeed, in some respects it ia a allowing that mua* give all law-abiding citizens cause for serious concern over the seemingly incieasiug tendency to UwThe crime of murder shows an P awful record, there beiutr 222 c anes of manslaughter reported for 1903. Tliis record whs exceeded in lb97. when there were 2'io. In 1900 the number was the same. Mr Quut> er is preparing a comparative table * as to uiaiialnughter in other States, and the deplorable f?ct has devel* pped that we lend. In North Carolina fast year there were 91 such rases, and they thought that a fear- < ' ' fill BMywd; bnt how lusignifioant it js compared with oar owu,?CoBnfvwer fallout; w?ar? Ur-ger; Pvvos mmSSk Geo H Windle Kilts Himsilf. Mr. George Windle. a young i innn who was reined in the Gold Hill neighborhood of thin town- i diip, co niitted suicide Saturday I dtornonn at tlieh me of hie moth- 1 rr-in-law in Charlotte. The Observer of Sunday haa this to any of the tragedy; Mr. Windle c-me to the city Thursday night from Hamlet, where he in a bardender for K. A Lackey &. Co., to visit liia wito and children, who reside with the pa rents of Mrs. Windle. He ae.-meit cheerful and in the ! eat of spirits and spent the gre ter part of the morning in the house with hi family. About 2 o'clock, while in the living room, conversing with his family and mother-in-law, lie made some trivial excuse and went in the r?>om across the hall, wliic lia<i been assigU'd to him foi a bed room. No one thought of his leaving uium some niemoer or liie family found hitn, h few minutes later. lying across the bed in an uticoticioua Condition with the smoking revolver at hi* aide. A physician whh summoned by telephone, but VVmdle died 1'I minutes after the physician arrived. Windle lived in this city for several years, moving away only nbont h year sgo to H-repi Iiih |>r< Bent pnatinn at Hamlet. He whfor four years conductor on the street railway in thia city, resigning that position to accept one with Mr. G. W. Norman hh h bartender. He una later employed at 8. K. Lentz 6c Co's in tin suno capacity. He was a conductor on the <01 which ran over and killed little K tiel Nolln, Ih>' (laughter of Mr William Nolin. about three y. ars H|fo. The accident came to him aa h shock from which he newr seemed to recover, resigning hie position as conductor on that account. He had talked incessantly of the accident ever since it or 1 1 f i _ : 1 a 1 - 1. 1 1 curreu, hmi oiien bhio me uiou^ui of it oepressed liim ami never left him. Suioide appears to he hereditary in the family of Mr. Windle. Hie fnth'-r k lied hitnaelf in this city about IS y. his ago. The reason for ins suicide hsve never been known. Mr. Windle was *van well known in this city and had inany friends lie was 28 years old, and had been twice married. He ts survived by hia wife and three chiloten, a mother, who lives in this county, and two brothers; one who resides near Fort Mid, S. C., and he other m New York. Progress of the State in 1903. The great industrial p c>gr? s.inade by the State during lite pant year ean be comprehensively told when it is said that in enterprises of vat hum sorts $10,015,050 was invested It is true that not very enterprise chattered went inJ<. h< tumI operation, hut a lar^e iiim jority of them tliii. an toe timirea tfiven are a very fair index -f ill.* development of the S ale outside of agriculture. While the n.i u of mercantile enterprisea eha?teied in greater than, any other, by n?? meant* the lar eat part of the capital whh invested in Una way. Co ton and eotton oil mills, bauki concerns and building ami 1 an associations r? present the lar^* e 111veattneiita. Charle ton eada in the amount of capit I iuve ted ami in the number of entei priHen, and in them nre no cotton nulla mien hh swell the amount of capital n other counties. The amount invested in York comity during the pant year wan $140,000. in ne college, one furniture mamifac ory, one hoapital, three building and loan associations and one hHtikin^ house. The News of Pleesent Valley. Christmas has been timi-mally lively in Plea ant Valley this year. Parties, marriages, "at h uies," Htid good, <?lcl fashioned, well cooked, bin-dish home dinners, have occupied the time of l?oth old and young, but everything is again quiet, and it is like the calm after A storm. The following atudenta up nt the .oliday* her.-; Mr. Frank Potta of the S. d"J. College, Miss Eva Potta of the Abbeville Normal and Collegiate ^Institute, Mr. Bob Bryant of TriAnty College, and Alias A nie Bryant of Greensboro Female College. Mrs. Q. P Heath and daughter Miss llVlen, oi M mroe, N. C., visited delutives and friends here last week. They returned home Saturday and were accompanied by Mis* Edna Harris, who will uiatriou^alt) at the Monroe High School. I Mies /Mary Culp has gone to Fort iJtwn, where she will engage in teaching school. MW Waller Hall viaih-d a specjftUWend in Wslhalla last week. Mr Howard ojuki Wed, A matrimonial event which v,- : be of interest t' 11?*? p * pli- f ' l| in i Section i r* the IURI' I 'Uf of All Howard Banks and Miss Isahclle Torrence, which will take plun' in j Charlotte today at noon.' and to I wlja-li invitations >veie rec? ty d in J tliits place aoine days ayo. The ceremony will take pi oe at ' the home of the bride's imr? ns. | Mr. and Mrs. It A. Torrenee on North ('lurch street. Dr. J. It. Howerton wdl offieiate Ininiedi-| a elv after the oeremony, Mr and Mra Bank- will Iruve f >r A' Irvll" whe.e the\ will re ide Air. Banks wa? formerly the Htatf of t e Ch rioti Ob.-rr in i later rit t<>r oi itie u,ivn;nir i nn-nirle hul is ii w wit tli?- GII/.'' le* News, of As.i vi '< 11 is ?t i tive o Dr. nod Mrs. ?J. I> M'lrk of this plm-e. Hil l 'H * ? 11 known here, IihVIIIU :itl?Mid ?l till* Ko t j Mill Aim er.iy when tin* srho I; was tHUL'lit l?y his iiiM'l , Pi f A I K. limiks, h m y his ago. The Southern's Palm Limited ' TieSou'hciu* P.ilin lo hi 1 led, > Inrti \h Hiti . to I) i! t to- ti 1 si I I tr ii ih run on a y I the uthern ! roads, wil eonimeme itH up i ! service oil next M >m!ay. io li.st | southbound triiin leaving New York that tiny. Trie fir I m>i,'h? bound tram w l! 1 av- S . \imn-ttine on >lnti 13th Tue Mitviee I will rout in tie wil hoot inlet i u pi ion. ' except that iio trains will leave on t * .Sundays. Tn tram ronsi>t8 ?>r >ne emu hined Hggnue. atiiokint; and Imr-j ber shop ear, one Pullman eoiupartiiieut hi, two Pullinaii doub i diawinu ro .in ara. one Piii.iiion obb> i vat loll sleeping ear, one Pub | iuhii ilrawingiooui-Hiateioom ,-leep- i / > kv ii i nii4 ohr (between ?New i-uk nn;i t Au^ubta ) hih! a dining n<r. Fori Mill Negro in Trouble. The Ci.h: lot t N w-to fS?.ttrd y. in nHiniuir tli? i?? f re ili?? n curcb r, li ih ti.ia to ?ay of i For Mill nemo: T case of niofl i < er?'H' \vn that of May Moirovv. a South <'ionium uti'M wIm roniob from Fo t Mil., all' wlio elaiuia I I>f Mil i*x 1 horter. M ??t jw as a real oil i j tli? i y yoHti-rd.iy on n ?barge f carrying concealed weapon*, t. wit, a razor. Before tin recur r thia nioriiino Morrow toll in Htory. He said In; waa coming to Charlotte on a Im-y?-1. ??stinlay ainl tliat*a> Pineville li? vf -t? h?s wli?. I t i allow bug.jy ? a b> idg? and that h saw a I iz r lyo g ii tli? vud of the struct in e j and of course lie picked it up and p'H.-ed it 111 lilo pocket. He die ! claimed any kn led .? of lie c >u coaled we pot) law as applying to raz is. Morr iw was bound ovei I toeouit under a bond of fweiry tive doilars, his owi) ive. g za:tc b ii u. taken Gold Hill Nuggets Editor Times: Christmas passed off quietly in this section. We won't say dul . but there is un old dodger up on the lino who suvs it. was the dullest ono he had ovor snw and he knew that he had seen a thousand. Well, if 1 am around hero about 9.10 more, w? may rei port some dull times too. Messrs. i. M. . and JHHriio A. Furis, of lOrzell Co., Texan uro visiting rclativen here ami perusing their old tramping grounds, and little big Tot f rook of Trinity College, N C., paid hie old home a short viait. W. O. Owen, who in teaching at Bamberg. S. I'., wan in for u short Htay. Many thank* to that tF. M.) friend for that box of goodie*. We wore nlwaya quite fond of tonics and especially that , j particular brand. Long may lie live as a benefactor of his race Well, what has become of brother Hoy? lie is not keeping up his egd of the log worth a cent. Maybe he\ ha* got egg nooged- br^iKTBK \ I eal Estaie 1 rapsfers. \ Aicor .ioc to tn?- Yorkville Enquirer, the following tnu.s ers i.f Fo t Mill real rhtHt w v recorded in I lie < . ninty audi ?>iV <>ffi e during the un'iitli <>f December: " C IV Kiiuhr- I and wife to VV. a. k 1111 In ell. 6 or IU itereq ootiaid rai.i.n; $32. W. B Wylie, C. C. C. PIh. to J M. Spratt. 70 1-2 act! *; consideration, $050. Shmi'1 K. White to Oliarlo te Brick company. 310 acres; con iderntioti, $0,500. Shiii'I E. Wjnte tu A A. Brtul ford. 1 lot; consideration, J72. Oomastlo Troubles. It is excepti >iih1 to find h family wlitre no uonieimc ruptures oceaeionn.ly, but these can be learned by iiarin^ Dr. Kind's New Lite Pills around. Mui b trouble they Have by their ?r- at work in Stomach and Liver troubles. They not only relieve you, but cure. 25c, at all di ugatore. Don't tutfe. with yopr eyes and headaches. Have thetu tested nod fitted with pr? per kInm^. Examination ahiuitkti-ly tree and jirhbch at half price for. a short tuh$\ Satisfaction cunrauteeti or no pay. L\J MASSE Y\ Optician and Jowe1ery Jo, * " \ * I s '? " l: d d? ai' writH'u in iiifiit of Uia knock cr. i-nys mi xehunoe, hut not n? ?rly m* inui-h as 11iiiI despicable individual deserves. Tin re i- ? wide dilFer nee !> ?w?*en the ma * who expr ?h?-h d>sa pro\nl o' H??y i Ml heme Whieli he' believes o hej diwlioiiewt or del iti|>:ntnl , h? the town or (lintriet, and he jndividllnl who dispHra<jeH h nevi entt-rpriwv !)? nuse of his iir mijinoe or narrow prejudice. There/ore men who ? n never s?*e my merit in any en'?fi iirine thftl iu-s iy>l I) en * lei n< HIS) i Ml ed. They no/ idwa\s tlir 'W U'J '*o!d w-if r it lAli'ei4 pe??# ple't- Vrt itil ' II III' kl IToxt' \ II ehdnib I. r hep o,.n-dtiou- i|t ... 1 . r I _ ' ' .1 4 . \>;?i' Ix tu j i r \h ouiiu: ?inri?-Mied. It y n -m11 ot lwucsily c??in.iiend'tc new fiitt-iprise, layied in l;Om i fiii ii. m Ic.is be i!j in c mi^li in k ? } your m-unh stint.and ive 1;iofc i-trivn-n tub.'Hoi 111 ? i r own niuli i >n ami li l|i t he cnniinuii lv a i'iian c Saved From Terrible Death. The tuunly of Mrs. M L. U??b* bitlof 15 i*iiiim Iow... Teiin., saw her dy i?tr <1 wi r? p iwerl s- t nr. her. Tli m-i-t skille pt ,. h? i.-.us mid o\erv em? ii\ iis d. fi led. while c n illllp iotl Wis ?Ovx \ t ?U ntir her lif . In tins ter .til? li m L)r Kind's N? w I) s nv y for Cons'imp ion tu-n d <i?-s, ir into joy. The est hi'tiK bruits til iinun diatc r lief -md or e.mtiiiu d use completely cut*, d in r It's the most c? ila ti cure in the world for all throat nod luinj t utiles Guaranteed hot 11 h 50r Hud $1 0. t r a. hottl h fme a ->l di n_s . Mr it11?1 Mrs Oscar PotiR of Che-tcr visited fri-ods m d relatives lieie last week. A Very Close Call. "I r?lii<'k in in> ? n, iiii*. al'liimil:li every j.ii-il nclml ami eve-y n rv w a racke-i witu pii i,M wring \V Behail) V,- I ii li'f nlli it v" fill* 'ill uf B ii iiniri-MI. I iwa 'I w H <i'Mk a ii p ie. w tinf 111 any apprl > anil all iiiii down Ah 1 >un? about in I I Ve tip I I* it a tail Ii- nf Klerti v ite am! eifi? taking. 1,1 til ah well a- I vvr (1 ! in ln\ lit' W eak, hi -kly. r n ! md p up e alway*. tfain u< w lite -ti uuili Hml vi^o- frmn ili?i iiH' Try th in. Sat ihifari imi ^naian eed t> ail il'U^UlrttH. Priee .")() Oi lit*. The Lejjiala 11 r?- w I in m C 'lliaiMa II t lie "I-C 'lid Th allay. M.e 12t'h ?i ?1 -unary ** ill m . h itii|ii-r an work la-fur*- 11. C'hIi 'i.'ar will have ..v- r lot) il a whin loticli u. > i i gre t v i it*' y uf himji c at I'oiiiint* iiv r fii>iii tut p evii.Urt eaaio . HH Ulltiilih-llid hll*ineg*. beanlea many new in anuria tu he introilured and iierrgHHiy ' nieiidmeiliH i> he made, \ Wonderful Nerve. Irt display?*] l?y many n uian enduring pains ?if n< cidcnttti Cilia, VVolimirt, Brui ?*a, Hiiiii>. Scalds, Otiie tee ul'ri.trj in a lint lliriy'b no need f r ii. htick.en'n Arnica Cm H e ?ill kill iln* pain and cure Hie tiouLli a 1. Villi lie>l bilie nil e trill f<<r . ilea, I n, 25c a ail 'H ug H.OIVB. Among the Schools. I expert to make my regular annual visit to the public schools of tho county during the uoxt four mouths and will i consequent Iv be absent from tba office ' iuohi of i he rime except on Saturdays, ! lira Mondays and oiber jniblio days. ' .ill persons ha. nig business with me should arrange to cotnu on I he above mentioned davs. jOHN E, I ARROLL, Uo. f?npt. of Ed. Town Election. An election for an Intendant and four 1 Wardens to serve the town for the en- ' Ruing year, will he held in Fort Mill on ! Monday, the 1 Ith day of Jnnuary, 1904, between the hours of 10 O'clock a. m. and 2 o'clock p. m. T.f). FafHkfier, J. C. Hughes and A. R. McElhauey have been appointed managers. By order of tho council. T. S. KIRKPATRICK, Attest: Intoudant. J. M. SPRATT, Clark. rr*- i 1 gg Dthil^s! Mil.i s! Just received a car load of extra fine Mules. From now on you will always ; find me with a food supply on hand. Call and do bu iness with me, if you haven't! the cash I will sell yon and five you all the time you want. Very respectfully yours, S.J.Kimball Rock Hill, s. c. SPEC r I To the People and Vi .?. < . . . i E. M. Andrews, th? er of the Carolinas, has Mill a number of jhij PIANOS ant 4 Those instruuiorlts . * * i perfect in stylo, tdtie ho sold at reasonably p CASH or INS Mr. Andrews is Mr. W. M. Phillip^ have his friends call hi monts. The Organs arc 01 of Mr. \Y. E. Whitesel be seen at the store of E. M. AN 1 1 1 " - 1 1 . TO THE COMMIT NITY AT LARGE. A pri?-|> is tn hi. h iar&?-- enppi) nl h t'l inl tlii <jh. you v\ 111 pi bail y .. >ve in iv or less I>1 .rkrtiu.t li 4. )> s-'Ra i i him 1' filenitUie P p? l tlu. Hnil busies H li.. i Wim'U , h ikI w.nill-work ii KeutJ.utl o be'ilone. 1 A 1 llaV SI- Vi-il tin- people of 11:is cii i>inn t, for . lie l ist t weni \ five ym r-. 1 wit endeavor to do L-1 in th?- the luitire in h in'"re A?r.i p.ab.i- inn11liei, and at u?e flame i tin** my p live will be made as leas liable as possible. And ai? hi. we vail yoitr n11? ntion to the quality of ur. work, i in ma eiiat we use, 11 > w jtkmiiu. like maiiiii r in wln.-ti the Work is done, and we uu.traiit* e satisfai ti ti n ih in prices and \v..rk. We will b. abie to hiij pl\ you with s de-hair >w piowstorka and i * i r .1. li * hinl;iim i rr? umiit* ?u inr vtry ih-hi iiui t-ri .1 at bin-It ptico- an defy i niupelitiou. 1 thank y??u tor \ ur patronage <i?.ii ini_r these twenty-five yfeais anil tlllKt that we It .Vf hi-lVeti you lit a Hi* 11 a manner a to warrant your ulionage foi the iiftvt twelvelliniil li. If y u will f.ivoi up with y. ur liade, we w ill do oui b Bt to B< rv> y u with the henl work at the lowest pr.Ce tin bide of tin Lakes Hi bp- et flllly, A- A, YOUNG. J (i r To, DKAI.KHS IN FIN I L Q < 'S . . AND W I N KB. i No. I J Kant Trule St. ? (MIAHLOITH. - - - N. Q. FOR SALE 110 1-2 aerea ( T S. Colt harp ,Uae? ) 2 1-5 miles in rtl? of Fort M.ll, *1.50 . . Fort Mill C uatrueti. n Q<>, r?a|* e laie and tnarhinery, either or ho. h. . { . I have faruiH all aorta and sizes ami city property, more or lens, throughout the State. Then, it ? n?y liuain-p- to bu as well an to b. 11. If y u uve anything yon wib done in my line, don't fo; et my aildref-H. He sure to shove up your pr p>>Hili?ni8? if y >u wmit to ilo buMiit s*. We uev< r kn>.w for eerta ii wlwt we c??ii do until we try. 1 lmve Hume property tlmt I oh 11 Hell o eheap ii will make your head wiui J. EDGAR POAU, Broker, Rock Bill, S. C. ;ial| i ? pf Fort Viill I cinity. I o leading music deal- I \ on display in Fort 1 ^h-grade j A AlO 1 UKOAI13. are of standard make, and finish, and will rices for TALLMENT. represented here by ( who will be pleased to id inspect the instru- i 1 display at the store I 1, and the Pianos can Meacham & Epps. DREWS. \ j Bt LpIDt* of \dmiih( a(io". THE ST.vTE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. B Wiikrk.vs Fannie Hough has applied to 1110 for LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION, 011 nil and singular. the goods and chattels, i iglus and credits of J no. W. Hough, late of tho county aforesaid deceased: & These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred uud creditors of the said deceased, to be fl and appear before me at our next Probato Court for the said county, to bo holden at York Court House on the 8tl&- H day of January, !9u4f at 10 o'clock a. m. . 1 to show cause, if any, why tho said Administration should not bo granted. (riven under my hand and seal '< I i i this 23rd day of December in, , , Seal, tho year of our Lord one ^hous,( ? and nine hundred and three1, ?^? and in tho 1:28th year of American Independence. . ! ,ffi W. H. McCORKLK, Trobate Judge of York County. j : i . GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER and get the BEST WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, Etc., It llit* n<?sl rp?Min:?ble prices. J. D. Ross JL Co Props., TIIE GOURD SALOON, CHARLOTTE, N. C. . No. 29 W Trade Both 'PHmcs. ' The MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY Of Charl ott, N. C., Is unexcelled in the classof work it turns out Any work not found to be entirely satis* . factory will be re= laundered free of charge to the owner. McElhaneyvParks Co. Agents, bhlfH?tnts Thursday Mtralags. * Basket returned en Saturday. . +" ? ? | H i|{ ^ <%)OD WHISKIES, WINES, f BKAMMES, Eire., CAI.L ON OB WHITE X0 w. p. noov4h; tHARuOITK, N i