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Af'HIL 27. !'?)?.
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Democrats*) Platform.
The following is 11 copy of n few
c>f (lie set-lions of tin- platform
adopted by tin- New York Democratic
Convention wliicli endorsed
Judge Parker for the presidency :
t. This is a government of laws;
not men; one law for presidents,
cabinets, and people; no usurpation;
no encroachment upon the
legislative or judicial department.
2. We imist keep inviola e the
pledges of mil- treaties; we must
renew and re-invigorate within
ourselves that respect for law and
that love of liberty and of peace
which the spirit of military domination
tends inevitably to weaken
and destroy.
if. I nsteady nntir?nn 1 policies and
it reHtli'BB spirit of a(lv(Milum engender
alarms lliut cheek our nunmerrial
growth. li*t us have p.*nee.
1o the ' iwl iIimI business confidence
limy lie restored tind tlmt our people
limy squill in tniiKjnility enj >y
t lie i its of tlieir toil.
1. Corporations chartered I ?y
the State must lie subject t<i just
regulation by the State in the in
terest of the people; taxation for'
public purposes only; no govern
lnent partnerships with protected
monopoly.
5. Opposition to trusts and combinations
that oppress the people
and stifle healthy industrial coin-J
pe'it;on.
t>. A check upon extravagance in
public, expendittires; that the Inn
11?-ii nf the people's taxes may be
lightened.
7. Reasonable revision of tin*
taritT: needlessdues upoii imported
raw mnterials weigh heavily upon
the manufacturer, are a menace to
the American wage earner and hy
increasing the est of production
shut out our products from the
foreign markets.
y. The maintenance of state
rights and home rule, no centralization.
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Disposition of Alliance Mcney.
Jucl^o Gary lias issued nn important
order in I In* now colehrated
Farmers' Alliance case \v11i? 1?
will probably dispose of 1 lie $1<5.0(H)
now in the bank, vvbicb lias been
awaitini; the order for some time,
nays the Columbia Record. The
order was that the master of Richlaud
county, duo. S. Yerner, advertise
for several weeks for all
creditors and stoekbolders of the
Farmers' Alliance exchange to present
to him all claims with proof
preparatory te a settlement.
There are several hundred subj.,
alliances throughout the State who
own stock in the alliance, each
'..-v hsvinif about ."?llli> woith. Reside
"these there are a larye number of
claims tiled, some lieino in the |
form of suits, this beincr the cause
of ilie disruption of 111?* alliance.
All of these will now he referred I
to the master who will have the
power to pass upon the validity of
each. It is safe to way that all of
tin* fund will la? wiped out, although
it in not thought that there
will lie any shortage or settlements
for less than a hundred cents on
the dollar. Tic money is now in
the Palmetto hank of this city,,
Col. d. Q. Marshall having linen
appointed receiver some months
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Winter Began In April. i
A special to the State from IIop.
kins, S. C.,8ays: Pertinent tolhej
recent and continued cold weather
a statement taken from an old
sc rap hook of Mrs. Addie Hopkins, J
an elderly lady of this place, ini^:lit
furnish interesting rending matt- r
for the weather man and the farmer.
It reads a.-, follows:
January and February 1S1 f? |
were warm and epriu^like. March
whs Cold and stormy. Vegetation i
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imii i-1men wen along in April
when ivnl winter H"t in. Snow nn?l
sleet fell on 17 ilitiereiit days in
May In June there was either
front or hiiow every night hut three.
July was cold and frosty. August
was worse; ice formed nenrly an
inch in thieknei-H and killed nearly
every green tiling in the I'nited
States.. In the Spring of 1817 corn
which had lieen kept over from
1815 sold for from $5 to $10 a
bushel, the buyers purchasing for
seed."
Mrs. A. J. Benttie returned to
Camden Monday, after a visit io
her sister. \Ji>. A. U. McElhaney,
of this place.
Local Democrats Reorganize
Tii accordance with the rules of
llu? Democratic party, the local
I >emocratlc club met in the town
hall Silurday afternoon at 3:30 ,
o'clock for the purpose of reor^ani/.at
i< ill.
A good ciowd was in attendance
and when the meeting had been
called to order the following oflieers
were elected: ('. T. Crook.
I) 11 k nnhi'oll emo.
(- * ? .. ?-president;
\V. Mc. Culp, secretary
'iikI treasurer.
The next business in order was
the election of delegates and alternates
to tlie county eonvention on
May 2nd, anil the following persons
were named: Delegates ?
('. T. I 'rook, S. II. Kpps.Sr., T. V.
Hoyd. W. II. \V indie, d. R. Hnile,
I II. Sutton. 1*? \V. Rrndford, ?T.
W. Ardrey, d. \Y. McFlhaney. J.
A. Tate, I). A. Lee. Alternates
I>. M. Paris, J'ackson Hamilton.
I. I'. I'ipps. \Y. 1*. Kpps, .1. F.
Hoyd, .1. L. I'ntterson. NY. Hanks
(ones. K. Shannon, K. F. drier,
I. ?l. Ormand, S. L. Meacham.
Hon. S. 11 F.pps, Sr., was endorsed
as a delegate to the State
eonvention in Columbia .May lHlh.
with l'?. NY. IL ad ford as alternate.
Election in Second District
Keports From 111? election Sat
unlay i" the Second Congressional
I>istrict, in which a number of
politienns contested for the seat
of the late < ieo. \V . Croft, indicate
that a second race will likely he
run between T. (1. Croft, eon of
the late ('otiirtesHinnn Croft, and
S. (J. Maytiold. The reports of,
yesterday from the various boxes,
thirty one of which had not been
heard fioin, onve the following result:
T (i. Croft 3.502
S. (I. Mayfield 1,57!)
11, fl. W illi tins 1,345
.1, O. Patterson 1,02!)
< M' this nuiiiher Mr. Cioft is
short of u in ijority hy only 100,
anil it seems morn than likely that
ho and Mr. Maytield will have to
make a second rare.
A Warning to All.
The Cotton Plant says the almaliiii
inaker:-> ouijht to insert thi-*
warning the first of April: "Look
out for the oily tonmied n^ent
ahout this time." Never sitjn any
sort of paper presented by these
sharp fellows. l)o not ovoii'write
your natne on the blank pa^e of a
memorandum. Out west one of
these fellows went around amongst
iiic hii uiris usii iisimy introducing
some machine that the farmers
wen* interested in lie was not
taking orders, but finding out
p ob'ihle purehasers so as to have
circulars sent I?y the house. For
Home reason or other lie could not
write and he asked the farmer to
write his name and address. He
managed so the name would be on
the lower l ight hand corner of a
blank p ige in his memorandum,
which page was about the size and
shape of a note. After getting a
few of these signatures ,he tilled
out bankable notes above.the signature.
and then cashed them,
lookout for the agents / for lightning
rods, patent churns, farming
implements, cooking stoves and
deal very cautiously with them.
A Iways buy Mich tiling^ from t rust woitliy
merchants and nianufactureis
and you will not be cheated.
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Memorial Day at forkxllle.
May the 1.0th is tol be a red letter
day in YorkvilIe.| Besides being
memorial day, tho United
Daughters of the Confederacy have
decided to have thy ceremony of
laying the cornerstone of the (Ion.
fodera t e 111 > 1111111 * * 111 on that day <
unit luivt* requested the Masonic 1
grand lodge to perforin the ceremony
with Masoyfie honors. Addresses
will tie spade liy Some of
the grand lodge Officers. The Ms- |
sonic lodgCH, the W. (). W. lodges,
tho l\ I). C. ramps and the military
companies of the county and
those of ('heater and Cornwells ure
expected to attend. Tien. John I).
Frost and Col. J. C. Boy:! have
promised to be present. Crosses
of honor will be presented to Confederate
veterans who have tiled
their applications. After the cor- j
nerstoue exercises have been concluded
|t lie usual memorial day
services and decoration of graves
will lie carried out.
The idea is to have a big basket
picnic and the whole countryside
in exported to contribute. In all,
tli? occasion promises to be one of
much interost to all those present.
Judge Slmonton Dead.
Jndgi Charles 11. Simonton, of
Charleston, died at n hospital in
Philadelphia Monday, lie went to
Philadelphia a short time ago to
receive treatment for brain trouble
but grew steadily worse till death
came. With Judge Golf, of West
Virginia, he composed the federal
bench of the fourth district, which
includes Maryland, West Virgin a,
Morili and South Carolina.
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Other Items of Local Interest
Mr. Frank Hunter lias resigned
hie position in Fort /Mill to accept '
the position as hook/ keeper for the
Cotton Mill Storef Co., at this
place.? Lancaster ^etlger.
The corner-stond of a Confederate
monument will ho laid at
\ orkville on the 10th May next,'
under the auspices of the Da ugh-!
tors of the Confederacy.
Capt. S. E. White returned to,
his home here Friday evening, after
spending several weeks witu
his daughter Mrs. Leroy Springs,
of Lam-aster.
Lev. -I, Barr Harris, who is well
known to the people of this section,
was released oil the lltli ot tins
month from the Montana State
prison, after serving a term of one
year for the Reduction of a young
lady of that State.
iiittle boys, and big boys, too,
should be careful at this season ,
not to frtll into the bad habit of
robbing birds nests. It is wrong!
and cruel. Then, don't kill the I
little birds; they are useful.
Up to the time of this writing we
: are told' there ir. a mighty good
prospect for a plentiful crop of |
blackberries. They are a powerful
help; blackberry pie rounds up
a dinner beautifully,
Mr. R. M. Whitesides, of Western
York, whojis to make the race
for county supervisor in the
approaching campaign, was a visit- I
or to Fort Mill Saturday. Head
his announcement in the candi- !
dates' column.
Tax executions have been placed
in the hands of Constable T, A.
[ Mills and he has been busy for the i
pa-it few days looking up the de- I
linqnents. Mr. Mills informs us,
that fewer evecntions have been i
issued against Fort Mill people!
| this year than for several yours!
past.
When you want job printing, be j
euro to see us. We have the material
and the workmen to turn out
tho very best class of printing, and
i in fact, we only do the good kind.
! We do work for people all around j
this section, and we lill orders by
mail.
There are complaints in many
towns and cities in the Stale that
tlowers are being taken from the j
: graves in the cemeteries. Such
coin pin inta have been heard in
i Fort Mill, but not recently, and it
| is hoped that this heartless pracI
tiee lias ceased altogether here.
The annual meeting of the State
council of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics is in
session in Rock llill. The sessions,
which began yesterday, are
; being held in the hal' over the
Rock Hill Hardware Co., and will
| continue thiough todav. About
one hundred delegates are in at- i
teudan -e.
It is about time now for the |
clerks to begin the agitation of
! early closing of the stores in the
afternoon. The stores should close
[at 6.30 p. in., in order to allow the
I cierks a little recreation. Our
merchant** are all n liberal minded
lot of gentlemen and we know they
will agree to thiH, So circulate
your petition, boy**, and commence
the early cloning on May 1st.
Mr. C. C. Crappa, whose home
ia near the plant of the Fort Mill
: Mfg. Co,,was much surprised MonI
day while moving a hen and brood
I of little chickens from n nest, to
: tind that one of the chicks was the
possessor of four well formed legs.
Our information yesterday was I
that the chicken was apparently j
hale and hearty.
At the request of the snperin- :
tendent of education the attorney
general has decided that school
trustees have no rii/lit to diiv mil '
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of the public funds attorney fees i
for representing them before the i
State board of education. The i
question caine up on the argument i
of a Marion matter at the last meet- j
ing, the fee charged by the attorney
being $40.
The friends of Hon. S, H. Epps,
Sr., of (Jold Hill, announce him
this week as a candidate for the
House of Representatives. Having
for a number of years couscien- I
tiously. faithfully and satisfactorily
performed the duties of legisla- !
tor, Mr. Epps is well fitted for the
place. He is not only popular in
i t? l ct 11 r\i%f A ? '? ? lv.?A I
hid iiwiiic nrl>liuil Ulll I1HH UlHIiy |
i active friends throughout the (
county who will be delighted to see
; him enter the race.
The seventh annual exhibition !
of the Pleasant Valley high school '
I will take place on next Friday,
the 29th. A very attractive program
has been arrnnged, but the
crowning feature of the occnssion
probably, will be the big picnic
dinner, the viands of which "Will
be of the Pleasant Valley type?
the best. llefreshments of all
kinds will be serVed on the
grounds, and in short, everything
will be done to make the (lay an
eztremely pleasant one for all who
attend. The public is cordially
iuvited to be present. 1
'W \ ? Adjutant
General Frost has re-11
ceived from the adjutant generals J
of several of the other statrs endorsements
of his idea to have the ;
encampment at Manassas, Va . in |
August instead of JSeptembt r. 1 )e* .
spite the statement of the war department
that tlie date could not 1
ha changed Gen. Frost has taken
the mat ter up wit h the other Son! heru
states has already received tele- |
grains from a number stating that
they will take it up with the war
department. While the date may
not be changed this year it is certain
that it will he more eoi.ven- |
iently arranged next year
In The Times of hist week the j
statement was macle that Oapt. S. i
E. White was seriously ill at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Leroy
Springs. in Lancaster. Ouriufor-j
mation was gained through a report
current on the streets on
Tuesday, but it appears to have
been erroneous. The Ledger, of
Lancaster, says; ''The Captain
probably has not been in better .
health in years and sure he has ,
never looked any better than he
does now." The rimes takes pleasure
in correcting the mistake and
offers appolo^ies to ('apt. White.
Dr. J. H. Thornwell and Mr. R.
K. (Trier returned Kridnv from
Winnsboro, where they bad none
to represent the Fort Mid Presbyterian
church in a meeting of
Bethel Presbytery. The reports
from all the churches were very
gratifying, showing that this has
been one of the best years in the
history of the the presbytery.
Several interesting addresses made
during the in? eting on the subjeot
of education, one of which was by
Dr. Thornwell, in behalf of the!
Presbyterian College of South
Carolina. The presbytery accepted
the invitation of Dr. Thornwell
to meet with the Fort Mill church
next fall
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Further Assurance of New Depot
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A special to the News and ConrW?l'
frnni Wit all I Iwrinn cove*
"At u conference of t lio Soul hern
railroad officioIh and C. W. Gams,
chairman of the hoard of railroad
commissioners for Sunt h Carolina,
held here today, a number of important
improvements at various ]
points in that state were agreed p
upon. Hotter depot facilities are i
needed along the Southern railway |
in South Oarolina and Mr. Garris
came to Washington expressly to
discuss that subject with the railroad
people. The claims of the 1
various localities urging improved
depot accommodations were taken '
up and considered in detail. As '
a result of the conference the railroad
company has agreed to proceed
without delay to provide for '
new passenger and freight depots
at the following points in the order
named:
"The work already started at '
Spartanburg will be completed, 1
after which better facilities will be : 1
provided at Fort Mill, Greenville, : '
Gaffney and Williston. When 1
these projects nr.1 finished improve- '
meats will bo made on the Char- 1
lesion division of the Southern '
road. Mr. Garcia was unable to
give an estimate of the proposed
improvements, but lie says the railroad
company is now prepared to I
push forward the work so long delayed,
and a satisfactory underst
indium has been reached regarding
the points mentioned." i
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Paint Your Bcooy kor 75 Cents,
with Dovoo's (tloss Carriage Paint. It
weighs 3 toN o/.s. more to the pint than (
or nor, wears longer; and Rives a rIoss
equal to new work. Sold by Wt B. '
Ardroy & Co. 1 ]
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Considered lay States New York i
leads in population, with more i
than seven and a half million; a
Pennsylvania exceeds six nnd a <
half million and Illinois has passed !
five millions; Texas has threJmil- |
lion, having passed Missouri.]But
twenty-two States now hnv*j less ' |
than a million inhabitants and j i
fourteen exceed two millions.
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Letter to Millfort Mill Co, j |
Fort Mill, S. C.
Dear Sirs: Mr Frank Robinson, Titus- i
ville, Pa, bouRht Devoe with a Rood !
deal of feeliiiR against the whole tribe
of mixed paints. Ouragcnts there Messrs
Kornochan & Co, Rot him to do it, He <
says:
, I am moro than pleased with the job.
I had one third of the paint left-over; I
know of several other jobs, a year old or j
more, painted with Devoe, that are
wearing well.
What a pity we have to all go through
ho same school,sto And out what print j
to put on a house! Experience teaches.
imi ir mere uuy easier way 10 loarnr
Yours truly i
FW Devok <fe Co' I
7 New York j
P. S. W. B. Ardrey &Co. sell our puint.
Mr. Blankcnshlp Declines.
Editor The Times: While I thank
my friends very much for suggesting
my name for the House of Represents- I
tives, I will have to decline to make
the race, us my private interests will
not admit my becoming a candidate at
this time. Respectfully,
C. P. BLANK EN SHIP,
Gold Hill, 8. C., April 33, 19tM.
1 Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe
[CE tREAM
Making cornea on at a critical
time when one is entertaining
at home time which
you can ill afford to spate
from cooking and company,
We deliver it rijLfht tit youi
door ready to ladle out at ti
price as low as you can makt
it i vourself. if von use tl t
game quality of materials
Then it will will be 1CL
CKIiAM that y(?u will hav?
n<> cause to be ashamed of
Telephone your orders to?
Ardrey's Drug Store,
The relatives of Scr^t Earnest
Reynolds, of Rennoltsville, tlm
State, have received a cable^rnn
bearing the sad intelligence thai
he was killed in a battle near Manila
a few days ai;o. He was torn
to pieces by a cannon ball, dyinc
instantly.
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A Thoughtful ManM.
M. Austin of Winchester, 1 nd
knew what to do in the hour ol
need. His wife had such an unusual
case of stomach and livei
trouble, physicians could not helj
her. He thought of and tried 1 )r
jv' i iutl: Voir I i fn I * i 1 I ot.il . ...
' V ?? Ji.?* * i i n fill*! Plli' ul"
relief at once nml was finally cured
Only 25c, at All Drug Stores.
A Fokt Kim. Wom \n Asks
"have you a floor paint that will last
two wt'cks?" Yes we have Devtie's; it
has a beautiful gloss and will wear twl
years if proi?orly applied. W. ]?. An
tlrey & Co.
Rev, II. 11. jMurchisoii lias re
signed as pastor of the Centra
Presbyterian church, at Anderson
and will establish a weekly papot
in Columbia to be called Tin
Weekly Visitor. It will be a pa pel
For the home ami fireside and wil
leal with news and liletaty topics
religious news. etc.
Hakes A Clean" S^-ecp,
There's nothing like doing r
thing thoroughly. ( If all the Salve*
you ever heard of, liuc-kUmi's Ar
tlicn Salve is the host. It sweep.*
iway and euros Burns, Sores
Bruises, Cuts. Boils, I leers, Skin
Eruptions and Biles. It's only 2~>c,
md guaranteed to give satisfaction
by All Druggists.
Caleb Bowers, the former seere
tary of State of Kentucky. now
undt-r stntenee of ileath for tin
tnuider of (Jovernor Oioehel, i?
writing a hook concerning his per
sonal experiences during tin
troublous days of Kent ueky's tiei e*
partisan war for control of tin
State.
Itobbed The Grave.
A ?I: i ... ? t i
.n. oirniiiiiL; iiiriut'iii, is? imiiiticu
by John Oliver of Philadelphia, at
follows: '*1 was in an awful eon
lition. My skin was almost yellow
?yes sunken, tongue coated, pnin
jontinually in back and sides, n<
tppetite, growing weaker day b\
lay. Three physicians had ipvei
ine up. Then 1 was advised to list
sleet ric Hitters; to my jpvat joy
Ihe first bottle made a decided itn
proveinent. I continued their net
for three weeks, ami am now a wel
man. I know they robbed tin
.pave of another victim." No om
should fail to try them. Only 51
r^ents, guaranteed, at All Dru^i
Stores.
From each weather bureau sta
tiou the appearance of the firs
robin in spring must be reportet
by telegraph to the Washin^toi
office. The movement of no othei
bird or animal is noticed.
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A Oreat Sensation.
The're was a bi^ sensation it
Leesville, Intl., when NV.JI. Hrowi
tf that place was expected to tlie
had his life saved by Dr. Kinu'i
New Discovery for Consumption
He writes: "I endured insutVerabh
agonies fioni Asthma, but you
New Discovery ynve me immedi
reliel and soon thereafter elTectet
a complete cure." Similar cures o
Consumption, Pneumonia, Hron
oh1118 and Imp are numerous. It i
tlie peerless remedy for all thron
ami lung troubles. Prioe nOc. am
$1.00. Guaranteed by All Drug
gists. Trial bottles free.
Peter Neidmeir. the leader o
the Chicago boy ear bandits am
two of his associates, (iustavt
Marx and Harvey Vandine, wen
Imaged in Chicago last Friday
The fourth member of the ganj.
was sentenced to lite imprison
mont. The boys acknowledged h
having killed eight persons.
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ANNOUNCE!! liNTS.
Candidates' ranis will bo inserted under
this heading until the primary olection
for if t.no earh. Our terms to nil
are CASH IN ADVANCE.
F OR CLERK OF THE COURT.
\\ro sir * authorised to announce Mr. J.
'* C. WH.BORN of Rook Hill, as a
' candidate for CLERK OF* THE COURT
for York county, subject to the action
' of the Democratic party in the nominating
primary next sunuuer.
l FOR SHERIFF\\rcarc
authorized to announce Mr.
** JOHN l'\ CORDON asa candidate
for tlie oilier of SIlERIFFof Yorkeouu>
ty, subject to the choice of the Demo
crane, voters as tin4 same may be expressed
in the primary oloction of August
80.
FOR COUNTY SUP?RYISCR\VK
are authorized to announce Mr.
K M. WIlITKSlDKS, of Bruul
River township, as a candidate for the
oflioe of t I'l'KH VISOR of York County,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
party.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
| > KCO( ;N 17IN( J the ability, high
character and true democracy of
our fellow citizen Ex-lteprcseututive
S. 11. Kl'l'S, SR.. wo take pleasure in
; presenting liis nanio to the voters of
York county for the House of Representatives,
subject to the action of tho
Democratic primary election.
Four Mi i.i, DE MOCK ATS.
;' Don't sutfi r with your eyes and
hendnchos. Have them tested and
fitted with proper glasses. Examination
absolutely free and glasses
at half price for a short time. Sat
infliction guaranteed or no pay.
\j. J. MASSEY,
: Work Well Done.
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IIhvc you Table Cloths, Counterpaines,
Doilies. Window Curtuins,
Blankets, etc., laundered by tho
, Model Steam Laundry,
of Charlotte, N. C.
I Prices for lauiulerirg the above
articles cheerfully furnished.
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<)ur shipments nre ;nado ThursI
day mornings and returned Satur*
' days.
McElhaneyvParks Co#
' The Clothing Shoe M?n
! A N NOT N CEiM E N T .
' Wo have bought (tie mercantile
interest of the Fort AIi 11 Manufacturing
Company rnd are open
for business in their old stand.
We wi.-h to have onr friends and
, the public 'at large to call, talk
prices to us and if yen can, let ua
do some business with you.
We shall endeavor nt all times
to give you value received.
Yours truly,
Los. A. Hakhis,
Rob. P. Harris,
i Jno. S. Harris.
' P. S.?All parties owing the
Fort Mill Manufacturing Com
| jmny will please settle at onco.
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U. Tray wick & Co.,
DEALERS IN
FINE EIQUOKS
AND WINES,
No. 42 East Tiade St.
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; Mules!
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Mules!
, Just received a car load of extra Tine
j Mules. From now on you will always
imi] me Hilli a good supply on hand. Call
i and do business with me. If y ou haven't
the cash I will sell yon and give you all
. the time you want,
i Very respectfully yours,
S.J.Kimball
J Rock Ilili, 8. C.
f;oit
GOOD WHISKIES,
I WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC.,
'r CALL ON lAR \ITRITE TO
AV. II. HOOVER,
CIllKUOTTp, N. C.