Items of Local Interest
Miep AYuoiilKn OhnuiUcrs, <if
flJUurloLte, ia tU<? ^ ut'infc *J Mre
J. Ij. SoraLt
Iioru. iliurbtlay ni^ht, to Mr.
ami Mrs. A. JK, MYEIhaoey a
.daughter.
Cptiaty Supervisor Boyd was
ovhj from Yorkvilie Friday on
businetp.
Miss Wajker. of Chnrlotte,
Jp vihitiufc tbe s Aidrey
of Hi IP plac-.e.
Mrs. W T. f!on>ila?i<l hap been
furiously ill for several days at her
iiome on Booth street.
Mr. -T. I). Withers if* again fit
hip p?*it of 4uty. after ?i several
clay's illneas of .chills and fever,
Mr. J. Lyu Massey, of lower
Fort Mill Iirh accented a elorkship
witb the Rock Hilldrug compauy.
M iss Margaret Hlain,e returned
Monday morning to Jber home in
Blacfcstoek, after a pleasant visit
to Miss Wretin Harris, of Ihjs
place.
Mr. Alex Xiyons spent Friday
in Lancaster.on business.
Key. John Bass Sl.ielt.on, who
lias been ill for several days, urul
*crit ically so for the hist few days,
left yesterday for Alabama to lest
and recuperate.?iChgattr Lantern.
rri. - n i " ** *
illf l'HltUPT*Q tlOlel 18 pov n
house <>.f sixteen r/ngrne, four of
which ii^ve recently beep added
Jo tlve building, Besides this mi provenj.ent,
the buildup is to receive
other repairs, and when
paiu?ed, inside and out, will prepout
quite au attractive appear a
nee.
The Cutawba Power company
lias asbcd for plana and specifications
of the bridge the county
would have built across Allison
Creek, but lias not yet signified its
intention as to what it proposes to
do.?Yorkville Enquirer.
The following young ladies from
Fort Mill township are attending
IV.nLhrop college: May Blanket!,
lv; 4 : ~ it* ?:, ??*
pmp, aiiiiio rhiih, nessie raris,
Aileeu Harris, Kittie Kirkputrick,
Mable Kirkpatrick, Lillie Massey,
Robbie Sprntt, Ada White.
A notice is published elsewhere
in this issue from the supervisor
of architecture of the treasury defmrtment
at Washington, in which
le calls for sealed bids for the
construction of the United States
postoffice building to be erected in
this city.? Hack Hill Herald.
Mr. J. A. Tato, of Yorkville, was
a visitor to Fort Mill during the
Imst week. While here Mr. Tata
^svas the recipient of many congratulaticns
upon his recent election to
the clerkship of York's court. Mr.
Tate, with the other newly elected
(County office is, will assume the
duties of their various offices on
January 1, next.
The peop.e of Pineville are at
last to have a respectable freight
depot, work on which whs couipienced
several days n^o by a
force of Southern Railway carpenters.
Since toe destruction by tire
several months a^o of the old
depot an old seed warehouse has
been used for freight purposes.
With the advent of the oyster
season on the loth instant, Mr. \\\
M. Gulp has opened Hiiew his oyster
saloon on Main street, and will
each Satcrday evening during tin*
fv;liter serve the public with the
<IpI i ii His hivalves lirenarerl in >
manner which several years ago
won for Mr, Culp au enviable
reputation as a cook.
The officials of tlie Seaboard
railway are confident that the recent
wreck near Catawba Junction
wan canned by someone tampering
with the tracks and have offered
a rew ird of $'2,500 for the arrest
and conviction of the guilty paritos.
The hunting season is near at
hand and the land owners should
protect their orops and lands from
the hordes of hunters who are sure
to take to the fields. The Times
will furnish you with euoutrh nice
ly printed cards to post a six-horse
farm for 25 cents.
Mr. L. J. Massey, who recently
returned from the Northern markets,
announces in his advertisement
this week that his fall opening
<*f millinery and dress goods
will take place tomorrow, Thursday.
The ladies of the entire section
are envited t? call and inspect
the many beautiful effects in winter
millinery and dress goods that
will be displayed. Many choice
selections of music will be furpi?lied
by the "Columbia Orchestra."
Misses Addie and Dovie Harris,
who for several years have resided
on their plantation, two miles west
of Fort Mill, have decided to return
to town and will in the near
future Ih%Uu the erection of *
nice residence oij ^rdrey Hill.
TUe yeiidence will coft about $i,r
$00 unci is to be built hy contraolor
J. S. Starr, of Bock Hill. Mr.
Z. V. Bradford, of thin place, will
=tRPtTVis?' the work,
t. , ?
?FREE
n
commencing be
ets. Every purchase
IH
| Fifty Tickets en
Twenty-five tick
Fifteen tickets e
Ten tickets enti
Five tickets enti
fij:
We liave a comj
Bedstearls, Washsta
| Kitchen Cabinets, S
Chairs. Kul/>hnnrrlc
Novelties of all kind
DRY GO
Our stock of D
Pants is heavier 1
prices lower. Look o
| CrFLC
Oil
%% . Jk VfWI ^ \ t. j
food products obtai
livcred at your home
MILLS I
Misses Martha Hailes, Elma
Harris, Claud Hail, and Eva Potts,
of Pleasant Valley, have entered
the Asheville Female college.
Others from that section, who are
1 yet to depait, are: Miss ilebecca
Harris, who ^oes to the Columbia
Female college. Mr. S. E Hailes.
who will enter Clcmson, and Mr.
; Frank Potts who will return to S
! C., college, from which institution
I he will graduate next June.
The school teachers of the county
should read the notice of the
county board of education which
appears elsewhere in this issue.
An examination for teachers will
i be held by the board on October
the 21st. Several additional subjects
have been added by the state
board to the regular examination
Teachers must have their deplomas
or certificates recorded in the
office of the County Superintendant
of Education before that official
can approve any pay warrants,
i One of our citizens who during
* the past week has visited the
rural districts of this section,Gold
Hill and Pleasant Valley especially,
notes that every hill holds a
eood cron of cotton, while the vat.
leaya nre covered with tine crops
of corn. He found novhere the
so-called "poor crop," or "hnlf
crop." Tlie yield of cotton, he
says, will not he a hale or a hale
| and a half to the acre, aa waa exI
pected six weeks ago, but when
j you meet a farmer he will place
hia foot on the huh of your buggy
wheel and niknowled that the crop
is not quite ho had aa it might
have been. Then he will slighly
| caat an eye over the field, white
with the fleecy staple, and innoj
cently aak about the price?there;
by showing that he ia no longer
; uneasy about the yield of crop,
but anxious about the price instead,
i ~ "
Wanted?Fifty good men to
i work 011 new railroad, it unlee
south of Thomas.ville. X fV
E. L. Propst & Co.
For Sale?My lot and residence
in Sprattville. House hnaaix roomn
I Well of good water in yard; good
i orchard on premises. Apply to
Geo. Butler. R. Butler.
Lost?Black and white spotted
dog. named -jack, near Catawba
power dam. Reward.
Haas Bros., Charlotte, N. C,
Wauted ?A copy of The Times
dated July 13. 100t. Will pay 1C
cents for same. The Times.
\
\
! FREE! FREE!=
ptember 1st* 1004, we will issue trade tick*
of 50 cents entitles you to one ticket,
%Z DDCCCliJTic
a- r 1
0
titles you to a Handsome Framed Picture.
;ots entitles you to a smaller picture,
ntities you to a nice, large plate,
ties you to a nice dinner plate.
[ties you to a nice piece of Glassware.
'RJSTXrTlTJ-JR^Z^=
>lete line of up-to-date Suits, Odd Dressers,
nds, Hall Racks, Schiffoniers, Wardrobes,
owing Machines, Safes, Chipboards, Tables,
Springs, Mattresses, Rugs, Pictures and
S?
ODS, NOTIONS, ETC.
rv Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Shoes and
this season than ever before, and the
ver our line; we will save you money.
DCERIES.
partment is 4nlwaxrs filled with the choicest
nahle. All orders promptly filled and de3
at the very lowest price. : : :
Yours for business,
fe YOUNG, SSUo
! *
@????0??????@?? ?00? ??00?0
I Tie Old BeliaMe Store!
(CLOSING OUT1
SALE. J
? We are closing out our linos of ?
g Furniture and Stoves. Everything g
09 in these lines will go at a profit of ?
g only 10 per cent. This means a g
g saving to you of at least 25 cents on g
? the dollar. Don't wait and let some g
x one else get the bargains ?
g Molasses, 20 cents a gallon. g
; g Good Rice, 5 cents a pound. ?
g Everything else in proportion. g
I Tie Old Reliable Store!
T. B. BELK, PROP. 1
'k K*M- M. Xi*L .
COIVIE^? OTT"
I MILLINERY OPENING.
/
Thursday, Sept 29.
Music by The Columbia Orchestra, and
a handsome piece of China or 15-inch Vase
goes free with every hat sold on the above
date. This is given as a souvenir in cele20th
Birthday
ill business.
Everybody come! Open from 7:30 a. m.
until 10 p. m.
i
;L. O". MASSEY.
; ?? ?-?
(Wednesday, October 5th. ?
Twice the space and double the stock, g
We want every man, woman and child ?
to see this display. You have never 8
seen anything like it in this place. 2s
Dress Goods, Dry Gooes, Notions, Hats (K
Shoes, Millinery. These are the lines we (S
carry, aud we have a complete stock of (S
cach--these six lines we make a special- (K
ty; we study them day in and day out; 0.
we've been at it for 17 years, and ought jj?
?to know something about them, whether jgj
we do or not. Come one and all, and gj
q see the latest in our line in style, color g|
0 and weave. Mrs. Gulp says she is at her (S
q best and will have the latest in head wear X
LMEAGHAM 6 EPPS. i
@00080008^068
t
5 Fort Mill, S. C,. Sept. 27, 1904. 5
$ Mr. Any Manonearth, K
g Any where on Earth. g
g in account with g
| M'ELHANEY-PARKS COMPANY g
Clothiers. Hatters and Shoert. ^
Sept. -- To one Suit, - $8.50 ? <
? ? Shirt, - .65 9t - ...J,
3 tt n Hat, - 1.50 ? j
? ? ? Pair Shoes 3.00 j|j
3 Total $14.15 S;^
# You may mot understand this, but W
? hriii}; us $10.00 and get these goods. j(
? we will receipt the bill in full. - , S jjgB
mmvxx&x&x&xSm
I ?????w-W"y-W^1W-W??
SOU. RAILWAY SGHEDULX^f
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2HTH, 1004.
SOUTHBOUND.
Train No. 25 Lv Chariot to 6.25 p. Ar Fort Mill 7.80 p. Ar Chester
,, ,. *? it Cola,
p. 10.85 p.
it
NORTHBOUND.
Train No, 26 Lv Chester 10.00 a. Ar Fort Mill 2.18 p. Ar
M Cola- p. 6.35 p. ?
30 .. 6.10 n uift -
Note?Fort Mill regular stopping point for all the
ou flag. and