Items of Local Interest j
M iss Alice White spent Friday
in Rock Hill.
Miss Bessie Robinson,"of Char- !
( lotfe. is a guest of Misses Culp' at ;
' "the Palmetto Hotel.
Miss Lillian Flowers, of Rock
. Hill, spent yesterday with Mies
|Frunces Harfis of this place.
Miss Carrie Kirr.brell returned
Monday " evening frOuu a visit to
relatives :n Rock Hill.
Misses Mabel Kirkpatri.e-k and
I.illie 'Masse y visited during the j
past wet?k at the' home of Mr. H 1
! Masey, of Rock Hill.
Miss Mary Ardrey returned
Sunday after a visit of several days
to hef cousin'. Miss .lunie Massey, 1
f of Rock Hill.
M iss Elizabeth and Lillian Paris,
of Rock. Hill, are visiting relutivee |
' in Gdhl Hill.
Mr. D. C. Barber is spendi?ng a
week's vacat on' at his old home
Btdir ipMil'inr
Dr. D. G. Thompson has been
confined to his home for several
' days by illness.
The Times announcer this week
Dr. .1. E. Massey, of Rock Kill a
candidate for the Legislature.
Misses flattie and Fannie Kil
f?o, of Woodruff, are Kin-tots of Miss
' Bertha Massey, on Eatl Booth
street.
The Catawba Power Company
lias recently increased "ts capital
'stock from $750,000 to $850,000.
Mr. D. W. Wolfe spent Friday
i n Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. V . J. lvunbrell |
spent Sunday with relatives in
Rock Hill.
Our citizens are wcr.de: in^ *?hy
work on the new depot hue ''l-ting
'tire." "For information write the
construction ' department of the
' tSonthein Uailw.y.
A team of bull players from the
mills here went over to Piheville
Saturday afternoon ar?.d defeated
the Dover mill nine by u score of
14 to t;.
A game of ball on the local dia- i
inond Friday between the colored
teams of this place and Pleasant
Valley resulted in a victory for the
houie team by a score of 11 to 10. j
A force of hands are now en
gaged in cleaning the lots and i
walks and otherwise beautifying
the town cemetery. Someone has
suggested this an opportune time
for fencing in the the new part of ,
tuis sacred spot of ground.
Miss Floience L'iurbrell returned
Friday, after a week's visit to relatives
in Roek Hi lb She was ae- >
conipauied home by Miss Lula
Mutiu, who is spending a few days
at the format's home in Gold Ilill.
Hon. T. Yancey Williams, of
Lancaster, candidate for Congress
jfrom this district, was a visitor to
'Fort Mill Saturday. Mi. \\ illiams
lias many friends in this section,
all of whom are much pleased at
the prospect of Ins election in the '
approaching primary.
From an employe of the Catawba
Power Co.. The Times learns
that the compauy will in a short i
i.: I : a H
wime iii8iu11 in meir power House ,
' two large generators capable of (
producing 22W0 horse-power of |
electricity. The largest genera- !
tora at present produces only 1150
horse-power.
During the past week a number
.of good showers?seasonable rains
.?have fallen in this section and
the crops and other Vegetation is
growing nicely. A fanner was
lieard to remark a few days ago
that "the ground is wetter at pres- i
ent than it has beeu iu twelve j
months.1'
Thursday morning another one <
of our shade trees, one of the old
timers was shattered by an electric
bolt. This is tlie tfiinl one of our !
town beautifiers that has met such 1
a fate, in ihe past few weeks. The |
one that whs last struck was just
in front of and ipiite near the
home of Mr. J. \V. Erviu, on Cle- '
t bourne street.
Never, in the recollection of the
writer, has there been a protracted
meeting which was more largely
attended or in which more inter* I
est was manifested, than that con- j
ducted by the l?ev. {. H. Shelton,
of Chester, at the baptist church
during the pnst week. Four services,
including a sunrise prayermeeting,
were held daily and each
was attended by large crowds
from the town and surrounding
country.
Mr. H. M. Kimbrell, whose home
is about two miles east of Fort Mill, i
came to t wn Saturday afternoon !
.suffering from a number of deep
gashes in his back iptiicted by a
I'azor in the hands of Mr. "Doc." i
])avidson. Mr. Kimbrell, it seems |
had for Some lime been feeding
a number of hogs for Mr. Davidson
and when a settlement was called
* for:the men could not agree as to
(he prices charged, and engaged
in a tight. Mr. KimbrelTs wounds
were not considered as serious,
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Miss Helen Aril rev returned to
ner home Monday, after a week'H
visit to the Misses Ardrey, of tins
place.
Miss Minnie (garrison, of Pineville,
spent several days of the
past week with friends in this
place.
Mr. 8. B.Glenn,of Austin, Ark.,
was a visitor during the past week
at the home of Ins nephew, Dr.
I). G. Thompson, in this place.
Mr. Glenn will spend some
time with relatives in the Point
section before returning to his
home in the West.
All candidates should remember
that the time for entering any race
in the county campaign in 1 DO4
eloses Monday, the Sth, at noon.
All candidates who have not by
that hour paid their assessments
to County Secretary J. H. Save,
taken oath to follow out the rules
and regulations made hy the county
Democratic executive committo
for the conduct of the campaign
will be debarred from the race.
Hundreds of watermelons nre
being brought into the city every
clay, and the merchants are having
the usual rush during this season
in supplying their customers with
the fruit. The crop this season
is up to the average, and the melons
are well developed and of excellent
flavor. The prices are
Somewhat below the average, ranging
from 5 cents to 20 cents and in
some instances where the melon
happens to be especially large and
well developed, it may brii g more.
The Fort Mill Light Infantry
returned from the encampment at
Columbia Friday afternoon. The
company consisting of -IS represcn
alive young men from the town and
surrounding country appeared to
be very much benefitted by the
week in camp. The regiment will
attend the manoeuvres at Mauasae
the lirst week in September. Forty
men from this company will go
and these will be selected from
f 11 f im?? vrltn nllnnd Pmicrl??*
night and Saturday afternoon
drills.
Mrs. E. S. Herbert, of Ornngeburg,
State organizer of Woman's
Christian Temperance Workers,
delivered a very interesting lecture
Sunday afternoon in the Methodist
church. The principal subjects
were the evils of the whiskey and
tobacco habits, and the lecture
seemed to deeply impress the large
crowd present. A local chapter of
the association, with sixty-three
members was organized, Miss
Willie Hoke being elected president,
and Mr. Manly Young treasurer.
Mrs. Herbert expressed herself
as highly pleased with the results
of her work here and promised
to pay the town another visit
in the future.
Mr. V. 15. Blankenship, of Gold
Hill, justly deserves the honor of
being the champion tomato grower
of this section. Mr. Blankenship
exhibited on the streets Saturday,
and dually rounded up by presenting
the same to The Times, a
mammoth specimen of this delicious
fruit which weighed exactly
two pounds. To say the writer enjoyed
the tomato would be to
mildly express it.
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All Summer Clothing at greatly $5
@ reduced prices ?
? Special (dosing out Sale of Ladies ?
and Children's Sandals. ?
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SOU. RAILWAY SCHEDULE.
EFFECTIVE MAY 29TH, IWI.
SOUTHBOUND.?
Train No. '25 I v Charlotte 0.25 p. Ar Fort Mill 7.80 p. Ar Cluster S 8<: p
,, 27 , .. 6.10 a. ,, ,, ,, 6.40 a. ,, Cola. 10 15 a
,, ,, 29 ,, t. 10.05 p. ,, ,, ,, 10.65 p. ,, 1.25 p
,, ?W i, ) ' '."(? a. i. i, i. lo.oi a. ,, i. 12.45 p
NORTH BOX T NX).
Train No. '20 Lv Chester 10.00 u. Ar Fort Mill 2.IK p. Ar Charlotte 11.20 p
,, ,, 29 ,, Colli. 6.10 p. ,, ,, ,, 0.65 p. ,, 7.10 p
? 60 ? ., 0.10 a. ,, ? ? 9.16 n. ., ., 9.50 a
,, 64 ,, ,, 5.15 p. ,, ,, ,, 7.60 p. ,, ? 8.06 p
Note Fort Vill is a regular stopping point for all the above trains, except
Nos, 29. 88 and 84, y hick stop on tlatf. Nos. 25 aud 20 <lo not ruu Sundays.
| Last Call For Si
W 25c to $1 -00 Straw Hats, now l
'0$ Ladies'$2i)0 and $5.00 Hats, u
X .^1 25 Hammocks, now 75c.
^ $-4-00 Bath Tube, now $2.p0.
Infant Bath tube ?,5c.
flr Mosquito Canopies,
U| Japanese Lanterns, 5 to.8c.
^ ..Go Carts, from $5/>0 to $12.50.
V*. New Sewing Machines from $V
Good Second Hand Sewing Mf
Ok All Summer Goods at or beh
^ Stoves, Crockery, Musical instj
^ Compare our prices on Furtp
46 chines, etc.. and see how mud
yb from us.
S Dont pay $15.00 or $20.00 t o V>
when we can tit you just as we
JV Twenty years experience in ti
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Goods if lie has.ever w^i
have, trvitliem.
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The Globe T;
of Cincinnati, will h
August 15th with a full lii
take your measure for b
and Fancy Vests made an
made. Prices range fron
can have your suit shippc
I Fit her call or have the
MEAGHAM
A Question
Whal i* the lav^est Shoe concer
Answei The Haniilton-llrown !
WliyV hecause they nivo uond
We have a new block just in.
Men's ?
American Iicntlemaji, in all leal
Country Club
Highland Calf
Security
Ladies
()wii Make
Picnic
Watchus
lilut! Grass
lie sure to see uk for ?.SIiqes. If \yt
: will not harm you.
Got the lmbit of trading with?
McElhaney
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Work Well Done*
Huve you Table Cloths, Coupter
jyvim p, IT um'M* V'UlltmiM,
lilnnkets, etc., laundered by the
Model Steam Laundry,
ot Charlotte, N. C,
Price# for laundering the above
articles cljeeifully furnished.
Suits pressed 35c; suits dryD
cleaned and pressed, 50c; suits ^
washed and pressed, 75c; coat or
pants pressed, 15c; cleaned and
pressed, 25c; skirts pressed, 25c;
cleaned and pressed, 50c.
Our shipments are made Thursday
mornings and returned Satur>
days.
McEllianeyvParks Co,
The Clothing and Shoe Mm 1
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ummer Goods. 1
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(chines $'VQO to $0.50. ^
jw c,ost. New lot Leader ^
uments, ete., ]u-<t arrived. ^
tur.e, Stoves, Sewing Ma- ?
!i you can save by buying W
e,fitted up with Spectacles U
II for one-sixth the money. C
tting glasses and studying flP
et of instruments for testiug ^
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vaftv sew wx>+
3 Clothing
lade to measure it i*
n Merchant Tailoring;
*11 them. If you nevei
liloring Co.,
ave an agent lie re 011
ne of samples, who wiU
hi its. Overcoats, Pants
lywav that Clothing is
1 $12.50 to $40.00. Yon
m! any time you want,
agent to call on you.
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^lio<# Co., of Saint Louis, Mo.
values.
Blioes
:hers .* $3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
Siioes.
p $'2.50
2.00
1.50
1.25
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GIVE US
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and get the
BEST WHISKIES,
WI Is1 E S,
BRANDIES, Etc.,
It the most reasonable prices.
J. 0. Ross & Co. Props.,
riJE GOURD SALOON,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
So. 29 W Trade . . hoi* Tnoc?
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