Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, June 15, 1904, Image 2
r
*?ORI MILL TIMES
DEMOCRATIC
i PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
B. W. BRADFORD.
TWnW o( Subscription:
One yenr 51.00
Six months r>0
^ Three month! 26
1 Correspondence on cunrnt subjects is
invited, but no responsibility Is assumed
for the views of correspondents.
AnoAymous communications will not
' be published in these columns.
On, application to the publisher, advert'Winir
rates arc made Know?-. to
1 those interested.
JUNE 15, 190-1.
The Case of Rev. J. Barr Harris.
The Rev. J. Barr Harris reached
here yesterday from Montana,
where he lias been living for several
years, says a special from Anderson
to the News and Courier.
Mr^ Harris is a young man, a na(itive.of
Anderson county. He was
born and reared in Williamston.
After ^reaching manhood he on,
tered the ministry of the Methodist
churoh and was for several
years a member of the South Car.
oliua conference. Later ho was
transferred to the Montana conference.
A little over a year ago
he was tried in the courts of that
{ State ah the charge of seduction
and was convicted. Ho was sentenced
to one year's imprisonment
, in the State penitentiary, and has
just finished serving his sentence.
At the time of his conviction a
great many who were familiar with
uie circumstances wero convinced
, that he. was inuocent and their
belief never wavered. They were
loyal to him during and after the
' trial, and while he was serving his
sentence. They, believe that he
was the victim of a ecncciracv.
. They believe that the woman in
the case, aided by her family, undertook
to. make Mr. Harris mnrry
her, and brought the charge of seduction
with that end in view.
Mr. Harris would not marry her.
( A great mass of testimony was
produced in the trial, which Was
sufficient to secure a conviction
hv the jury. Mr. Harris has: nlways
declared his innocence, and
ue , believes that the titne -will
vpome when his innocence will be
fully established. Hi. Harris was
but a few hours in the city yesterday
before going on to the homo
of his relatives in the county. He
said he would spend a few days
here and would then leave for
Kentuchky, where he will make
bis home in tbe future. He did
not say whether Jie would again
enter the ministry.
, , tytgro Cotton Mill Foils.
The Coleman Manufacturing
Company, of Concord, N. C., a
corporation inaugurated by the
late W- C). Coleman for the pur.
.pose of manufacturing cotton
goods by colored labor, nnd the
only one so owned and operated in
the entire country, will be sold at
.public auction for cash on June
w28th. J. E. Stagg, of Durham, as
trustee, is selling the property by
virtue of two mortgages given
him. It is said that the Dukes, of
Durham, furnished some $20,000
for the factory, and took those
mortgages as security and they
are now foreclosing them. It' is
known who will buy the property
or whether it will even be
continued by colored labor or not.
There is some doubt if it ever was
or ever would be a paying property
run and managed as it was, al,though
the colored operatives demonstrated
their ability to make
faery good yarns, which was the
product of the mill.
A Six Ineh Hall Storm.
I ' ?
A Laurinburg, N. C., special of
Saturday to the Charlotte Observer
say, that a rocord-breaking hailstorm
fell upcrn this county yesterday
afternoon, beginning about
5 o'clock and ,continuing an hour.
The hailstones were drifted from
one to two feet deep on the level.
Hail was still on the ground this
morning. The growing crops in
ite path, principally cotton, were
tqtally ; rumsd. Its sweep was
some three,;miles wide, and is
known to have been 20 miles in
length. The i damage CAnnot be
safely estimated. Twenty-five
farmers in town today reported
their crops either wholly or partially
devested. This disaster covers
s?me of the finest cotton farms
iti,the.State, ?.
' ijflrst Baits sf Naw Cottan
A despatch from San Antonia,
Tex., says that the first two bales
of the, pew cotton crop were on
Friday>0on*igned to a> Galveston
cotton (jrim The cotton iwas raised
ill Cam'sron county, the district
being Mown as the heart of the
h>wer Rio Grande. , *?,.?
: J The two bales weighed 646 and
flHO pounds;Respectively, and will
l>e shipped at once, one to Galvesipo
>ai*d the. other- to the World's
BVitr at., St. Lonia. . They were
g|tt|s d as good middling. '
I ) X
l.iSl .1 .? * - -tt \
Encampment Dates Changed.
The time for holding some of
the encampments in Columbia has
been changed on account of the
summer campaign conflicting with
the dates'of some of the members
of the state troops who desire to
uo to Columbia. The third regim^ut
will go into camp on July 5,
the second on July 14, the first on
July 23, and the cavalry on Aug 2.
The Fort Mill company belongs
to the tirst regiment.
Much interest has been felt in
the amount of pay given each soldier
by the government and Adjutant
General Frost has prepared a
table showing tho rate per day.
Privates got 43 cents, corporals 50
cents, sergeants 00 cents, tirst sergeants
83 cents, second lieutenants
$3 89, first lieutenants $4.17, captains
$5.00.
.
Col, Blackwelder Dead.
Mr. ljfiwson A. Btnc.kwelder,
wlio wna well known nnd liked by
ninny people in this vicinity, died
Friday night at 11:30 o'clock at
his home in Charlotte, after a lingering
and weary illness resulting
from a stroke of pnralyois Inst fall.
During the past half century. Col.
Blackwelder had served nlmost
continuously on the Charlotte po- ,
lice force, and wnB considered one 1
of the city's most efficient officers.
For a number of years he wa9 employed
as special officer at the
Southern passenger Btation, aud i
while thns engaged became acquainted
with people throughout
the entire country. He was a veteran
of the Mexican war and has
for many years drawn a pension
for having thus served. He was a
native of Cabarrus county, N. C.,
aud was 78 years of age.
The Manassas Encampment.
Adjutnnt General Frost nnd
Governor Heyward have received
word from the war department
that on account of the time the
Manassas nmnoeuverfc were to bo
held it had been decided to heve
the state troops thoro in September
from the fifth to the tenth, in
elusive, or six days, sayo the Columbia
Record. It was the intention
of the department at first to
have the encampment last at least
twelve days, but mauy of the
troops cannot be absent that long.
The troops will leave Columbia
about the third or fourth of September.
This will not necessitate
a change in the plans for this state.
In the meantime, the preparations
for the state encampment
continue, and at Ridgewood park
everything is being placed in readiness
for them.
? ?
Educational Conference at Rick Hill.
At a meeting of the South Carolina
educational board, held in Columbia
a few days ago, it was decided
to hold a generul educational
conference in Rock Hill on July
11, during the session of the summer
school, The educational board
is given $1,700 by the Southern
educational board for this State to
bo expended on creating interest
in the rural schools and is doing
as much as possible toward build
ing them up. At the meeting in
Rock Hill it is proposed to have
prominent educators, editors, business
and professional men address
the meeting and all phases of the
rural school situation will be discussed,
The meeting promises to
be one of the most important educational
gatherings of the year.
Plneville Elopers Arrested.
Mitchell Sharpe, a young white
man wanted in Charlotte, was arrester!
at Beaumont, Spaatanbnrg
county, Thursday. Sharps, it is
charged, deserted hiswife and children
and went away with another
woman, the wife of Will Griffin.
Sharps and the woman, it is said,
havebeen living together for a
month or more at Charlotte, Pineville,
Glendale and other places.
At the time of his arrest the woman
was with him. She accompanied
him to the station house and ehgaged
a room near his place of
confinement, Mrs. Griffin is a
pretly young woman of oomely ap
pearance and dresses neatly.
Sharpe is an ordinary looking main
and has been engaged as a mill
^ant^' --Hornt-Spaitii.
The home of Dr. T. S'. Kirkpntrick
on Booth street was the scene
of a beautiful marriagp Thursday
afternoon at 6 o'clock, the contracting
parties being Miss Mollis
Spann and Mr. Jas. Home. The
bride is a charming young lady of
Morseport, Miss., and is related to
the Masseys of this section. Mr.
Home is a prominent young business
ihan of Gastonia, N. C. The
marriage ceremony was performed
by Dr. J. H. Thorn well. Among
those who witnessed the marriage
were Mrs. J. E. W. Haile, of Kershaw.
The newly married couple
left on the evening train for< their
future home *t Gastonia.
' .j ,! -r
i. . .. ., it
\
. .. . A Peculiar Hatoh. Mr.
A. ; A. Young's crnwlcss
ohioken Htory in last week's Times
was a pretty good one, and hard to
beat, but Mr. Young will now have
to fall back and give Mr. Osmond
Barber, of Barbersville, the floor.
Mr. Barber tells us that several
weeks ago he set one of his hens
?-a common old dominecker?on
twelve eggs, six of which were
turkey eggs and a like number
guinea eggs. The eggs were
bought from a nearby store. A
few days ago the old hen began
hatching and when removed frctn
the nest the brood was foOnd to
consist of six turkeys, three gineas
and one chicken. Two spoiled
eggo remained unbatched,' Air.
Barber says ho is sure that no
chicken eggo were placed under
the hen ana is at a loss to ' know
just why n guiuea egg should
bring forth a little white chicken.
E/plnnations are in order, b'ltTbe
Times man io conipolled to admit
that ho is unable to solve the
question. ;
Charged With Deadly Assault.
t
A case which is to come up in
Magistrate McBlhaney's court today
is that of the State vs. Sidney
Belk, who is charged with having
assaulted with deadly intent one
Frances White,. colored, wife of
Coot White. The preliminary was
to have been held on Tuesday of
last week, but owing 4o the woman's
inability to bo present the
hearing was set for today., The
assault which Mr. Belk is alleged
to have.committed resulted from a
difficulty in which he and the
woman engaged on Monday afternoon
of last week. The woman
was pnssing Mr. Belk's home,
where a number cf young people
were playing in the yard, and something
was said to which the woman
took exceptions and began cursing
the crowd. Mr. Belk started towards
her, when,' it is said, she attempted
to strike him with a lock.
The young man thereupon pulled
his knife and infticted several deep
gashes about the woman's face and
arms. We understand that Mr.
P. D. Barron, bf Rock Hill will appear
for the White woman, while
Mr. Belk Will be represented by
Attorney 1$. E, Thomwell, of this
nlace.
Sad Death at a Young Lady.
Miss Marv Cousart, second
daughter of Mr. J. Q. Cousart, died
at her home in Sprattville Sunday
morning just before day. For
several months she had been ill of
white swelling and this, with a
complication of diseases, was the
cause of her death. Her condition
for several days was such that
death was no surprise to those
who had been watching by her
bedside. Deceased was 20 years
of age and is survived by a father
and several brothers and sisters. .
The funeral service Rtid burial
took place atjPleasant Hill church,
Pleasant Valley, and was conducted
by Itev. ?T. C. Chandler, pastor
of the Fort Mill Methodist church,
of which the deceased was a devout
member,
<
Trlbutt of Rospobf.
t .
The undersigned committee of the
local camp Woodmen of the World offer
the following resolutions of rospect
to the memory of a deceased sovereign:
"One of the members of our camp has
dropped out of ranks, and as we meet
tonight we miss a familiar face and
a cheerful greeting. J. Lanrie Patterson
has boen cat down by the hand of
an assassin within a few feet of his
own door and almost in sight of hij
wife and child. He was a good man
and a faithful sovereign, and we drop a
tear to his memory, and as a token of
onr appreciat ion of his virtues and character;
be it?
"Resolved: that in the death of Sovereign
Patterson this camp has lost one
of its best members, and Woodcraft one
of its best oxponents.
"Resolved: That we tender to his
wis wife our heartfelt sympathy in her
great loss.
"Resolved: That a blank page of our
minutes be ineoribed to his memory,
with name, date of initiation and date
of death.
"Resolved: That a oopy of this tribute
be sent to his family and also published
in the Fort Mill Times."
!J. H. Thornwell.
T. A. Mills.
L. J. Massby.
I
A Btauflfiil Strata*.
r
a nvaaaka* in anaea rviu am
-fi |iicni/iJT3i iu iiniionn iuc uiun
day delivered a brief but very
beahtiful funeral sermon. Here it
is: "A word to you all. Post mortem
praises And love are in air.
People stoop to kiss tbeir dead
who riever stoop to kiss their living;
they hover over open caskets
in hysteric sobs, but fail to throw
their arms arbund their loved ones
who ate lighting the btern battles
of life. A word of cheer to the
struggling soul in life is worth
more than the roses pf Christendom
piled high on cahket covers.
The dead oannot smell; the flowers,
but the living can; scatter them
broadcast in their pathway, therefore,
and pluck out the thorns before
it is too late."
.ft .1"
'
/ _
Hot Weather
Specialties
WQOD VIOLET
mCUM POWDER
Is as link on article as ever
1 , seen in Fort Mill. The price
iB twonty-tive cents, but by
buying it by the gross we are
enadled to make a lender of it
at fifteen cents. We have already
sold more than a gross
of it und nearly every sale
brings a repeat call. Soft and
smooth and elegantly perfunied.
FOOT COMFORT.
5 A nice antiseptic powder for
tired, tender, sore, swollen,
blistered and perspiring feet.
It is worth the price, twentyC
A. - * ^ * A -1
uve cenis, ior jusu one aays
comfort.
TANGLEFOOT FLY PAPER
35 cents per box.
POISON FLY PAPER
5 cents per package.
. \
At Ardrey's.
' P. 8.?We lmve just received
a new supply of Devoe's Polishing
Oil for restoring lustre
to pianos and other fine furniture,
10 cents per bottle.
Other Items of Local Interest.
Mr. Jas. D. Fulp has accepted a
clerkship with the Little-Long Co.,
of Charlotte.
Dr. J. H. Thornwell went to
Concord, N. C., yesterday morning,
where in the afternoon he was
to have delivered an address at
the laying of the cornerstone of
the First Presbyterian church.
From the Rock Hill Record it
is*learji?pd that Rev. J. Bar.* Harris
who was a short time ago released
from tho Montana peniiontiary,
will engage in evangelistic work in
Iveutucky, being associtted with
Evangelist L. L. Pickett.
Miss Alice Ardrey, of Ardrey's,
N. O., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. L. Spratt, of this place.
At a meeting of the arrnngeraent
committee of the Tirzah encampment,
held Saturday, it was decided
to hold the encampment in
Rock Hill on July 27 and 28.
The hoard of trustees of the
ITnrl Mill nrrorlnrl aoltrt/Nl V I
_ w V nuiiVMj! I a> D I1UL
yet elected a principal for another
year, but a number of applications
are in hand and it is likely that
the board will name a new principal
at its next meeting.
Attention is called to the announcements
of Auditor W. B.
Williams and the Supervisor T.
W, Boyd, which appear in the candidates
column this issue.
The State campaign will open
nn + It o 91 i not TKa C
N#U VUV MLIIIOV. A nc uicruii^ 1U1
this couny will be held in Yorkville
Saturday, July 9th.
Peaches and watermelons have
been on sale at the grocery stores
for several days.
The increase in cotton mill values
in this State for taxable purposes
by the State board of equalisation
war. over three million dollars.
The association of free delivery
letter carriers of the counties of the
State will meet in Newberry on the
4th of July for the purpose of forming
a styte organization. York
connty haB quite a number of rural
routes and carriers and should
be represented at this meeting.
Miss Estelle Massey spent several
days qf the past week at the
home of Sirs. A. R. Kimbrell, of
Rock Hill, j
Miss Kitty Kirkpatrick went to
A altAvilla TKnrorlnfT n ft ?
? ?uuvf iiiw AMuiouny mioi iiwuu an n
delegate to a convention of the Y.
W. C. A., which was in session
there the past few days.
A Fall Meaagtrlt of Naraat.
?
A story is told 'of a Cherokee
woman who has married six times,
and has never gotten out of the
animal line When she was a girl
Bhe was known as Mollis Panther.
She married an Indian named
Coon, and when that gentleman
was transferred to the happy hunting
grounds she soon became Mrs.
Fox. The Fox did not last always,
and when he entered the last chase
the widow married a mild man
named Mule, who never had any
kick coming till he harnessed up
to draw his load across the great
divide. After a period of mourning
the widow again entered the
realms of matrimonial bliss and
became Mrs. Wolfe; and when his
scalp went to the Great Father,
along with his corporeal remains,
she became the wife of a man
named Tiger, and when Mr. Tiger
changed his stripes for a pretty
white robe in the great beyound
she selected another husband by
the name of Habbit.
A til
| Flour Ad
44 Ou.acoouiit .of the acarcit
ff Flonr has advanced. "Dan V
55 per liarrol; Our price remain
j5 Dan Valley - S
Southern Queen
55 We advise buying for im
** L.. A. Har
mnunuunn
' ??. i
The {State says that the cause of
the cool wave {Saturday and {Sunday
wu6 the storm that passed uut
of the Appalachian regions off the
coasts of South Carolina and Georgia.
This storm was seen hero in
henvy mine Friday night nnd the
cool wave was caused by the low
barometer iu the wake of the
storm.
CLEDlJSON college scholar
SHIPS.
All applicants for these scholarships
will apply to the County Superintendents
of Educatiou, who will give full
iulormation concerning tho terms of
the law and tho conditions required for
entrance to the College.
"ho examinations will be held early
in July?before the County Board of
Edacatiou. P. H. MELL, Pres.
Work Well Done.
Have you Table Clothe, Counterpaines,
Doilies, Window Curtains,
Blankets, etc., laundered by the
Model Steam Laundry,
of Charlotte, N. C.
Prices for laundering the above
articles cheerfully furnished.
Suits pressed 35c; suits drycleaned
and pressed, 50c; suits i
washei and pressed, 75c; coat or,
panta pressed, 15c; cleaned and
pressed, 25c; skirts pressed, 25c;
cleaned and pressed, 50o.
r\ i- 1
wur HiiipineniB are maao xnurs- |
day mornings and returned Satur- I
days.
McElhaneyvParks Co,
The Clothing ano Shoe Men
Don't suffer with your eyes and |
headaches. Have them tested and
fitted with proper glasses. Examination
absolutely free and glasses j
nt half price for a short time. Sat- j
isfaction guaranteed or no pay.
L. J. MASSEY, |
STREET TAX NOTICE.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Intendant
and Wardens of the town of Fort
Mill, S. O., in council assembled?That
all persons subject to street duty under j
the laws of South Carolina, residing in
said town shall between the 14th day of
May, 1904, and the 4th day of June, 1904
pay to the treasurer of said town a commutation
tax of two ($2) dollars or perform
5 days work on streets of said town '
under tho diroction of the proper au- i
thorities.
Sec. 2. That after the 4th day of
Juno, 1904, all delinquents under thi
ordinance shall be subject to a fine of
50 cents or one day's additional labor
uu iutt mrBeis.
Ratified this 2nd day of May, 1904.
T. S. KIRKPATRICK,
Attest: Intendant.
J. M. SPRATT, Sec'y and Treas.
YYinthrop College Scholarships
and Entrance Examinations.
The examination for the award of vacant
scholarships in Winthrop College
and for the admission of new students
will be held at the County Court House
on Friday, July 8th, at 9 a. m. Applicants
must not be less thau fifteeu years
of ago. When scholarships are vacated
affer July 8, they will be awarded to
those making the highoBt average at
this examination.
Scholarships are worth $100 and free
tuition. The next session will open September
21,1904. For further information
and catalogue, address
PRES. D. B. JOHNSON, Rock Hill. S.O.
' SEND YOUR ORDERS FOR
JOB PRINTING
r TO THE TIMES OFFICE.
FOR
GOOD WHISKIES,
WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC.,
CALL OX OB WRITE TO
W. H. HOOVER,
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
J. U. Traywick & Co.,
DEALERS IN
FINE LIQUORS
AND WINES,
No. 43 East Trade St.
CHARLOTTE. - - - N. C.
- - O.
mm
.
tuuiniunun
v a n c i n g. |
y of <jood wheat, alt Patent
alley" hns advanced 40 ots.. ^
s the same for this week : f jJX
- - - - $3.00. <5
mediate nse.
ris <So Co_ ?
a a%%va%%V%a
wa%
ANNO r NC ): M E N TS~
Candidates' cards will bo inserted tinder
this heading until the primary election
for $'l.o0 each. Our teims to all
are CASH IN ADVANCE.
FOR COUNTY TREASURERI
Hornby annonnco myself a candidate
*- for the office of Treasurer of York
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic voters in the August primary.
J. H. HAILE.
Wo are authorized to announce H. A.
D. Neely as a candidate for re-appointment
tc the office of county treasurer,
s lbject to the will of the people,
in the democratic primary.
VlfE. the Democratic voters of Coatos
Tavern precinct, recognizing Mr.
A. K. SMITH'S ability and high worth,
do with pleasure present his name to
t lli> Yrttnrc ff It* Trnn^rA* /># /-I A.
.V, tiwMiuiiivi ivprn vjuumy,
subject to tho action of the Domocratio
primary, ' ,.
FOR CONGRESS
I am a candidate for Congress, from
the Fifth Congressional District,
subject to the result of tho Democratic
prinuiry election.
T. Y. WILLIAMS.
~ FOR CLERK OF THE COURT,
tithe Times is authorized to announce
J- W. Brown Wylie as a candidate
for re-eloction to tho office of Clerk of
Court for York county, subject to tho
action of the Democratic primary.
\\Te are authorized to announce Mr. J.
C. WILBORN of Rock Hill, as a
candidate for CLERK OF THE COURT
for York county, subject to the action
of the Democratic party in tho nominating
primary next summer.
t|MIE Times is authorized to announce
John R. Logan, of Yorkville, as a
candidate for tho office of Clerk of the
Court for York County, subject to tho
rules of tho Democratic party in tho
approaching primary,
I hereby announce myself a candidato
for the office of Clerk of Court of
York County, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary, J, A. TATE,
FOR COUNTYSUPT. OF EDUCATION.
T^he Times is authorized to announce
J. A. Shurley a candidate for tho
o -
uiu^D ui uuma; superintendent of Education,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
party in the August primary.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.
1 hereby announce myself as a candidate
for recommendation for the appointment
as Auditor of York county,
at the approaching Democratic primary,
subject the rules of the same.
JNO. J. HUNTER,
THE Times is authorized to announce
W. B. Williams as a candidate for
re-election to the office of Auditor of
York County, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary. . ,
FOR SHERIFF.
THE Times is aut horized to announce
S. S. Plexico, of Rock Hill, as a
candidate for theofflceof Sheriff of York
Count}', subject to the actron of the
Democratic primary.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Sheriff of York County; subject
to the rules of the Democratic Primary.
J. H. SUTTON.
WJ"e are authorized to announce Mr.
? * JOHN F. GORDON as a candidate
for the office of SHERIFF of York county,
subject to tho choice of the Democratic
voters, as the same may be ex
pressod 111 the primary oloction of August
30. ..
FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
WE are authorized to announce T.
W. Eoyd as a candidate for reelection
to the office of County Supervisor,
subject to the action of the Democratic
party in approaching primary
election.
We are authorized to announce 8. N.
Johmon, of Bethel township, as a
eandidato for the office of Supervisor of
York county subject totheaction of the
prima election.
M
WE aro authorized to announce Mr.
R. M.. WHITESIDES, of Broad
River township, as a candidate for the
office of SUPERVISOR of York Oonnty,
sobjoct to the rules of the Democratio
party.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
We are authorized to announce Mr,
J. W. Ardrey, of Fort Mill, as a
candidate for tho House of Representatives
from York county, subject to the
action of the Democratic party at the
primary election.
GIVE US
A TRIAL ORDER L
and get the
BEST WHISKIES,
WINES,
BRANDIES, Etc.,
At the most reasonable prices* p
J. 0. Roti & Co. Props., |
THE GOURD SALOON, ?
CHARLOTTE, N. C. N M
No. 29 W Trade . . . Rtf* 'I Owes.
M