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Items of Local Interest |
Mr. Richard Fewell. of Rock
Hill, spent Monday in this place.
Mr. A. K. Sloan, of Lakeland, j
Fla., is spending n few days with j
Mr. F. G. Whit lock, of this p.nee. (
A number of young people enjoyed
n delightful dance 111 the
town hall Friday night.
Childrens day exercises which
were to ha ;e been held at the Moth ,
odist church on Sunday were for
some reason postponed until lat"r.
The Times extends a cordial
welcome buck home to all the col.
lege boys and girls. May they
Lave a plekseut vacation.
Young n'en who have just become
or age should not neglect to |
get their registration c< rtiticate
and enroll '.heir names01: the Dein- '
1 ocratic club list.
Mrs. W. A. Watson returned to!
t her home in Charlotte last Friday
evening, after a visit to her pa- j
' rents in this place.
Mrs. T. M. Hughes and children,!
of Lancaster, are visiting relatives;
' in this place.
Miss Etta MeCullough, of Chester,
is visiting Miss Matnie Gordon, |
of this place.
The Methodists and Baptists of'
the town hu e greatly improved
the appearance of their church :
properties recently by applications
of fresh paint and repairs.
Mrs. T. B. Menchain returned
Friday from an extended visit to i
her daughter Mrs, E. S. Reaves, of |
Mufreesboro. Tenn.
Misses Mason and Francos Harris
spent bc vera I days of tlio past
week with Miss Lillian Flowers, of
Bock Hill.
Misses Mable Kirkpatrick and
Louise McMurray returned Friday
morning from a visit to Miss Lillian
Massey of Hock Hill.
Mr. 13. S. Kimbrell returned
Monday to his home in upper Fort
Mill, after an absence of several
months, spent with relatives in Ar- j
kansas and other Western States.
After a dry spell of several weeks i
this section was visited Saturday!
by a heavy rain, almost amounting ;
to astorin. The olcetric display was
grand and in a number of places
about town largo trees were dam
aged by the lightning. t
Messrs. Z. Y. Bradford and W.
A. Fisher, contractors, have begun ]
work on three ?-100111 cottages to j
the west of the railroad near the
Millfort Mill. The cottages r.re '
being built for M r. L. .V. Harris,'
who it iH said will erect several
more in that section of the town at
an early date.
Air. Sidnev Belie, the vminrr
- - j y --? J ry
man who was charged with having
assaulted Fances White, colored,
with a pocket kniie, the particuft
lars of which were given in last.
B week's Times, was given a hearing
B before Magistrate MoElhaney last
J^k Wednesday. The evidence brought
^B out was such as to warrant a court
trial and Mr. 15elk was bound over
^B in the sum of $200.
Tlic entire plant of the Fort
MB Mill Mfg. Company is now beint~
driven by electricity, the last cf
3^B the motors, that in the spinning
room, having been started up Sat
^B^B urday morning. The force of electricians
are now engaged at. the
Millfort mill and it is said will
finish work there this week.
The Times has no desire to bore
vits readers with items concerning
the new passenger station, but f ueling
so jubilant over the fact that
the town is soon to have this much
ncdcd improvement, will say that
the construction work is progressing
favorably and when the building
is completed, two weeks hence,
it will be a "peach."
The contractors of the town are
being much annoyed and delayed
with their work by the scarcity of
carpenters to be had. There is ns
much if not more building going
on in town fit present tunn ior
some time, 'out the work is not
progressing as rapidly as is dosired
for the abovo reason.
Congressman Fin ley, who ia always
on the alert in looking to the
interests cf the district which he
represents, lias succeeded in onlisting
the interests of the department
of tlio interior in the minerals
of this section, and has been
promised that during the present
summer a preliminary examination
of the mineral rlepoaita of York,
Lancaster, Chester and Charokee
counties will be made.
Messrs J. W MeElhaney, R. F.
Grier and 8. W. Parks hav< been
appointed to appraise the stock of
goods, real estate, etc., of Mr. W. E. i
Griffin, who, on account of adverse
business trrinsaotions has found it
necessary to surrender his holdings <
to his creditors. Mr. Grittih has
engaged in business for many years
at n point two miles north 'of Fort
Mill, and his friends throughout
this section will regret to learn that
he lias failed. The liabilities are
^bout $8,000, with assets of $3,500.
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A SPEOI
For li:r DAYS \vi
PANTS. >Ye have too n
of the inan> Bargains vv
Sh c
We lia\o never had
SL1PP1?1<S, consisting o
aid," "The Security," al
uess and durability. Ti
HIa
We have an up-to-d;
before buying and wc w
Dry G
We carry a full line
when in need of anythii
BARGAINS.
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Mr. Fruiik lvimbrell cuuie down J
from Charlotte Sunday and spent'
the day at his home near Fort Mill.;
Mr. and Mrs. \V. S. Sta< ry, of j
Morganton, N.C., arrived Sat urday i
and aro visitors at the home of Mr. I
\Y. R Cardtlwrs 011 Booth skreet. I
Mr. doa. Parks, Sr., whose home
isu bout two miles east of Foi t Mill,
has been dangerously ill f'jr the
past tea days.
The extensive repairs and improvements
that Mr. ?J. W. Finn
has been making on his renidonco
on Booth street are about completed
anil it is now being | laiuled.
j Tbo house has been so impi ovod as
to present the appearance ot' being
j practically a new one.
I Little Mary Kell. the- oidy
! daughter of Mr. and Mis. S H
I Kell, of Providence township, died
! Friday morning, after an illness of
! three weeks. The sorrow/ ?>: many .
friends and relatives is felt over j
the death of the little one, who . .
amiable disposition had endeared j
i her to them.? \\ axhuw 10 uterprise. j
The first nine of the town have
arranged to play a gnnia of hall
next Friday ufl unooi with tho
j Highland I'ark team, > f Hock Ilill.
j Tho game will be played on the!
1 llock llili diamond, and promises
! to he Very interesting. A largo
crowd of '"rooters" are expected to
accompany the home team.
The next outing for hoys of the
Y. M. C. A., will he given Thursday,
Juno 23, says tho Charlotte
News. The place visited will he
the Catawba dam, near Fort Mill,
S. C. The trip will ho made proI
vided an enrollment of 20 members
be secured. The trip will af
! ford the boys an excellent oppor1
trinity to sett tho great dam and
the Catawba Light and 1'ower
Company's plant.
Adjt. Gen, Frost, announces
that practically all arrangements
have been completed with the war
department fur the State encampment
at Columbia next month, and
! the formal order will he issued in
'a few days. The tirst troops to go
1 to Columbia will be the 3d rogij
ment, on duly 5 followed by the
; 2d regiment on July 14, the 1st
: regiment on duly '2d and the cav
airy on August 2.
As announced InHt week, Dr. J.
II. Thormvell will on next Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock deliver from his
1 pulpit at the Presbyterian church
a special sermon to the members
I of the eecrot orders of the town.i
j The public is invited to attend the*
! service, and it is desired that the
I members of all the orders be presI
ent, and especially those of theW.
O. W. and K. of P., as the Dr.
will discuss a subject which is of
I much interest and importance to
| those lodges.
Notwithstanding that the big
picnic was held duly 8th last year
1 on the graded school grounds, at
which a resolution was passed to
hold a picnic there annually, the
I reporter has not up to this timo
! heard any talk of such a
gathering this year. The picnic
last year proved to be one of the
most enjoyable occasions of the
season, and it is to he hoped that
the people will soon get together r
and arrungo for a like gathering.
AL PANTS SALE,!
: offer special inducements in MEN'S NICE
tany and they MUST MOVE. Call and see some
e offer in this line.
>es and Slippers.
a prettier or more complete line of SHOES and
f the following brands, "The Star." "The llerI
of which have a national reputation for neatv
a pair and he convinced of their service.
its, Hats, Hats.
>te line in Straw, Wool and Felts. See our line
ill save vou money.
I
iooos ana nionons.
: of Staple DRY GOODS and NOTIONS, and :
in this line we can offer you some SPECIAL
Kespectfully yours,
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iTlie (M Reliable Stire.l:
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| Everybody. |
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I Clothing Offered 1
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| dnced Prices. 1
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SO U\ RAILWAY SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE MAY 29TFI, 1904.
SOUTHBOUND
Train No. 25 Bv Chulotto 0.25 p. Ar Fort Mill 7.30 p. Ar Chester 8 .10 p
,, :Ji ,, 0.10 a. ,, ? ? 0.40 a. ? Cola, 10.15 a
? .. 29 ? ,, 10.03 p 10.35 p. ? ? 1.35 p
? 88 ? ? 9.85 a. 10.07 a 12.15 p
NORTHBOUND.
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Tr iin No. 20 Lv Chaster 10.00 a. Ar Fort Mill 2.IS p. Ar Gharlotto 3.20 p
,, ,, 23 ? Cola. 3.10 p. ,, ? ? 0.35 p. ? ., 7.10 p
30 ? ., 6.10 a 9.13 a. ., ., 9.50 a
*, ft 31 ,, ,, 5,15 p. ? ,, t, i ..10 p. ,, ,, $.03 p |
Note?Fori. Mill is a rognlar stopping poini for all the above trains, excopt
Nos. 29, 33 and 34, which stop _pu flag. Nos. 25 and 30 do not run Sundays.
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| Our Remnant: Room |
^ Ib ope\ again, and many good tilings can be found here v ?
at linlf price. Come and see what we have in this room.
^ 25o Suv*?aor Dress Goods at 13>?c *'^5
35o Silk. Mull at 12)^o IR
m 15c Lima prash for skirts at 7>?c ,9|
^ 2ft and 50c Cravats at lOo
tR 76c Ladies' Skirts at ...? 45c
(jk 10c Ginghams at * 7 1-2g Sdb
^ 60o and $!. Straw Hats at 25o V
Uh 2fo Straw ilats at 10c sV
^ $1.25 aud.$2.00 Ladies Slippers at 75o
5 Meu's $2.00 1'ateut Leather Oxford? at ....$1*90 iR
^ 25o Pictures at lOo
^ Ladies Under vests at ,JLo
A few $ 1 .IK) Corsets at 10c U
ftoo yards Silks, all kinds, half price
Ift and 20c Embroideries at lOo m
^ $2.50 Fly Fans at f .....$1.90 JO
Ub SewingMachino- $0.50 up jp
'J* Cooking Stoves $5.50 up ^5
y Go Carts and Baby Carriages 4s ?n ?? ?
Come see the bargains. m
| i, j, ma $ sty, I
Now For Tour Sum.'
mer Dress.
Our stuck ia full of all tho best things for you.
Lawns
In neat patterns Do, 10c 12 l-2c, 15c an<b25o
White Lawn 5c, 10c, 12 l-2c, 15o, 20c, 25
Whito Lace Striped Voiles 25c
White Organdies, 08 inch 25c
Cream and black Voiles 20
Blouse Linen.
j Splendid for Outing or Traveling Suits 15o
Black. I_iF<.-wm
Nice and Shear 15 and 25o
Notions.
lllack Skirts,- Tho Lucille is best on tho markot 75c, $1, $1.25, $1.50
! Rubber Sheeting nico and heavy 40o
Household Aiuuionia plain, 1 pint 10c
Household Ammonia?Violet flavor, nice for the bath ,10c
3ST?-w Embroideries.
Our Lawn Embroidery and Insertion to match 5c to 35
Dress StxielcLs
From 5c to 3oo
4 1 I) _-1 I .11 ~~
a m'uu x can oimou 5c doz
fUeacliam O Epps.
A PROPOSITION.
Does it Appeal to You ?
We are very anxious to do the Clothing
and Shoe business of this section, and in return
we pledge ourselves to give you fair treatment
and goods at the lowest price possible.
We extend to every citizen of this section 9.
cordial invitation to visit our store before buy>
ing Shoes and clothing. Then, if we can't trade
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there's no harm done.
Get the Ilabit of trading with us.
Yours to serve,
MeElhaney-Parks Co.
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AW _ THE LINE FOR BUSINESS,
44II ?Trr THE LINE FOR PLEASURE,
(yU THE LINE FOR ALL THE best
oh the summer resorts
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v Complete Summer Resort Fotdef
I Mailed Free to Any Address.
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