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To Jim '.Subcribars Duriuii the piist wot iln* puli iielirr i ;is ???nu* over t! j-tibst rip 4i<m hooks nntl intulo o it iu*t*<nini< for nil of those \vli<> me <5us for the paper. ! I is mir intention to have us many us pns.-i! !e ??l it?" subscriptions to (i'H ft >;u dunjiry 1 . au'l wttV. this cu 1 in view, have made all hills ; lynble to flint dnt. . These nc(Hunits have !; >n phua d in the hnmis <>f Mr. \Yu;d 1 > <. am. who is authorized t t c*.>11? ? t and receipt same, an '< all v naid tu linn will lx pi'*>p fly credited in thi.-> cilVfi'i'. A prompt payment ot' <11 n<* founts I? .rm1 or small 'vi1! la* appieeiuted hy t:.* } uMisher IV \\ . 111! A I)L'< >111). Jteras of itctii NewsMr. and M fi*. (' 11. Rv&nson spent Thursday in Charlotte. Mrs. S. Ti. MenohHUi snent Fi i tiny with In r parents at Pin*ville. C. IV Clmse. Sniit. nf tip* t'hnr tnlte It rink Co., sp -nt I Inn: day in Mrs. T. returned {Saturday f;->m va 1 .,-|at,Ves ill 1 Miss Maud !\'i iv'iiii..>i Wnithron. spent Su11(I <v and M idn\ with ^l(6S V rei! Mv ri id this piae Misses Katie 1'nli ,,m* Carrie Kiutbrell rciurn. i! Mm v t'r-iti: a \istt to Mrs. W. i ) \ r. ?' IjnnciisU'f. Alt* ntiwn is > I i i '! v p uinv? of tlif (? >''ks Set* no;o*e >s- v in i Dr. Sam 1'. Watson returned hi X(?w York Cil; ' !m\ I1, week's visit t t I is n; ther. M JVI. M. Wat so - in is p! iee. S. L. Mo.at-I on \v ni i > ( Thursday niulil for .1 s it vis 1 liis cousin, Mr. ! 1 nr|? r >> 1 ?)lin lti 3.1! II IO lit* III lit Ilea : I tl. Miss Boulah Wilf. in. i?f M i,; ir ton, N. C., was ii visitor during tin* past week nt th In>iii i ! he! sis t*r, Mi?. L. J. M issoy, in tlvs pIllCC. On* x I i ' ?' I il i tli i !week show tlint tin* mcx-hoits <>: Fort Mill are well p:- . > i r. il t > fur. uisli the people it i:ii^ .section with holiday ^ood* The people < f F li t 7 in and t S* traveling public i 1!\ ?iu lie pleased to sec a number of elect ii<; lights .ins'aj-biJ ? "- U11' iSoutliern h < ,e?v j :tsseiii?or station at this place The Electric Company on Monday uiocvd a 11uimi i r i f iiuvir-dt s .. ... i " I ?i . i i i i i mi iniMjw in 11111 u)v ii m:. ... v.: ill', adds much to tin* a: pennonn < ! I h?-* towifs play house. Rev. M. W. Gordon ;vf;:n ?1 Friday evening I'miii ' Ii -si where tor several days h had t' iit attendance vi]? hi the C|n ?tei Raptist Convention. While then* Mr. Gordon was entertained nt tin bom* of Mr. \. S. fisher, on Gad ?eu street. R v. A. Finch and wife, ol Rlnekstork, a; rived Thursday torn \-isit to friends in this place. Rev Finch, formerly pastor of tin* Fori ]SI ill ]>aptiet el in eli. has nee. pled a call to. a ehureh in Oklahoma Territory and will move tin r? -I 4 1 muoiii timiUMiy i. It is said tlist this year's apple crop exceeded thai of any ??11) r year in the past. This very d? lightful fruit is a real medicine tu> well hh a luxury, and tli m* of u*who have only a limited .-upply ??i pocket change would li!*e to see them some cheaper than the pervading prices. Under a recent Act it i* n<ov possible lo mail a third or fourth class package of identical character without stamps. Such packages must, however, number not loss than two thousand. Of course arrangements must be made with the postmaster at whose postnffiep this inail matter is mailed at } il must in* pi'ip lor ul the tv^u.ur rate. Despite tlie very bnd weather ol Friday evening. About 200 Woodlinn, with their wives nnd friends assembled in the town hull to partake of the annual supper j^ivet by the loeal W. (). \V. lod?*e. A.* UsUal the su- per was boUhteom and of a very hii{h class, arid win thoroughly enjoyed by all present After supper tin* crowd went b A 1 - 1 -t ? " me kki^c room, when* I h\ Thornwyll ;ntu|c h short, but interesting talk on Woodcraft. Tin* ladies of tin* 1 bane Mission ary Society arc making arrang meats to hold a bazaar on Friday IVoeinber 8 li in the sample ro >ii of the Palmetto Hotel. They will offer various useful articles foi sale, b sides toys, dolls and othei Christinas presents. The pioceed.of the bazaar will be used exelna velv for lioute mission work and everyone that wishes to aid tin .ad; ti -> . i >; i: do so bj giving fancy work or any salabl. article to any member of the guild K. of P. Ban^iist. ? h\ tie ?'V '::in<r of the 15th inst the ui -itili-rs ?>f the local h>di;e will u.-i- ruble ;ii ?!) town hull to r.iuo tiii' ? \.-uiiio tiuiiior.ihlc by jiioyiui. on of the ntotft rtun>i)tuuiis liiiujncts ever held in Fort Mill. i iic program will c> n?iat of | it. In prominent speakers, a- j f?: 111 i ^ win mi) 'i e Hon. M . It. Shi i lli, j ? f Camden, Hon. T. V. Williams, i of Lnt < i -t." , Messrt. \V. W. Lew a n.i K. A Pin inwrll. of Yurkville, i .>! I Jr. -I It Thorn well. Thf 11 ;i: I will be blessed and made pleasm < I?y tli. prt -senee of tin* f< llowmir yo'ino holies wlio will seivo tin* \iaiuls which will doubtless lit* lietter rt'lif-heil foi ir; : !im\ it o hie. I t < tnl-r t niclieS of the fail* ones: Misses Frances Harris, Wrenn Harris. Tommif ! Cnlp, Matin ie Wblfe, L< nise Garrison, Mary Ardrey, Willie Hoke. Inli.i am! Itoherta Thornwell. Zoe White. Knto Gulp. fori no Far is. ( r;v 1 Crook, Berlin Massey and Alary B?qd. The occasion demands a full attendance of all the members, and t il are requested to come ami lirino their families; also their baskots tilled with sweetmeats. till**. . l/tns..-. /* #.- vwfcfjiea uuuo rvmv 4 What appears to have been ?? ci.M hiooded murder took piaee on the plantation of .Mr. i\ II. Meruit. 1 mile north of Kort Mill, 011 I n -ulay nud't < last week. i in in .'mi's I" ihe neighborhood loul j^n'. in-red at the lionn of Sain I list n ;'o taKe pari in a hot suppar an 1 dance. All went well, ae> rdiit:.: to reports, until the close I t!i ! -tivities, when Sain Henry, em .1 t' i < attend mis, was sliot Hi ad in the yard. The eireuni ; e iin-tnnei-s attending tin' killing. h M:-ht . nt at t he iiupiost \\ coin -d. y. were to the etTeet that tio-ie had been no rowdyism or ink:n_r at ll house and that II ii y wlio was one of the last i int. had 1 :.r h t -i 1 Ids lantern an I started In me. I pou reaching the yard, licit y was tired upon by at: - -in in tiie dark, the heavy ; j* of bird l in t taking efleet in tile u in'.-- sli nihh-r and tieek in-* iii-i mortem examination reV : i li til f 101 tll.lt tliO wound 11 ' have proved fatal except for one small shot which penetrated tin' I'l^ulai vein, causing a lumoriliaoo, i' <?m which Henry died. I ire iinjiic-t m'iir held by Ooroin ! L.mthilill the Verdict byino t -t.- . v"** ilic "lb TTsTi*11'T.y a cjun shut vv mild at the bands of j an unknown party. No < lue was : discovered us to the identity of inc slayer. Ib-nry is Slid t< haye had a i ' reputation for rowdyism, and the hurt tin t lie had been shot 1 de .d in siieh a nuuiHer occasioned is tie n (iris itmoiio the members 1 of I lis rave. Fine Fruit Trees. \\ thin! that she finest lot of fruit ti > s . \: brought to this market w.'.e ijKuied the other clay t?v .Mr Shu,'! I Masscv. airent for Ivccel "> ir-e ri s <>t limnr, '.in., (J. 11 Millar u* Sun, proprietors. Tin y acre Hiiii otl), In rye nml ' healthy t<? s <-!i u do^r- e th it p?H3 ns-hv were constrained In Btop j ;i:i(i tulmiie. Mr. Mii-aey nciv' take ordeis Muum after I"ii rit-t mas , :-* ??ri we fe. I bur<! ??:ir friends would do wi'll to t?a\? their order.** for him. Adv. ; Sbingles. 100 Thousand ju>t in. a, a. jr. join tuTi: w. oT \v. For 150 days from date, White Oak Famp ?*n. I!. \\ . t?. W.. will conduct ' :i "Ix?R*Kollir.K," which, in ronlity, means .1 c.ntrah entrance fee, enabling , those who arc unable fe puy tho regular rate, to join the order at a reduced ' j price. For terms, application bh.nl>* ' and other : f ^:!nt ion, ipf !v to F. W. l'AHKH. A. L. Fort Mill, S. (J., Nov. 20, 1903. Y oti won't find our Htore filled from top to bottom with trash the li e of ' which is but a dnj but what you do sec nny recipient will be tihni to m*t ami any Honor will f>e proud to pive. We have a superb line of ' HOOKS, both of an entertain iiiand educational character, as a younp lady very cleverly remarked: "Kvei yihinp from 'Stepj?i11<_C Heavenward* down." Our children*' hooks and educationpanics will specially interest i you anil Testaments and Hibles. Scrap Hooks, Xnias r Curds are accept* ahle to all. < We have handsome I and rieh J Mirrors, Comb and Rrnsh Sets ' and Sluu inp Sets ornamented with Sterhnp Silver. Xnias Candles. etc .' AUDREY'S DRUG SEOKE, 4 A FURNITRE TALK. During 1 he past two years we have broken all former Fort Mill records in the sale of Furniture. In fact, our sales in this line; have far exceeded what we expected. Our motto from the day of opening this stock 11 c Liif flw* . I.. - - - ? ' ikio v it i w im\ vmi > l 1IV" iivm m)UU> 111 as %J %. V ' large lots as it was possl^e to handle. By doing this we are enatn^Ho sell a first-class article at what the small dealer charges fori the second-class, or inferior article. AYe r 7 have had numbers of customers to toll us that our prices are from 10 to 20 per cent lower than those of the larger dealers of nearby towns. Our furniture department is stocked with a complete line of up-to-date Suits, Odd Dressers, Bedsteads, Wash stands, Ilall Backs, Schift'oniers, Wardrobes, Kitelien Cabinets, Sewing Machines, Safes, Cup-j boards, Tables, Chairs, Sideboards, Springs, Mattresses, Bugs, Pictures and Novelties all kinds that we otter cheap for cash, or on lihornl 1 imtid lmniit < Wo believe we have what you want in %> this line, and can save Ivou money on your i next bill. We will take pleasure in showing you through, whether you buy or not. jEILLS & TOUNG. y THE Ol.I) ISELIAH1.K STOKE ") __ f\ n n drop balance especial l>rv (mods and the toHBBBBH only 10 fail ? for I banta Clans Has Arrived And att for the pant twenty.one years has lias made our store headquarters. Hero you will find Christmas Presonts suitable for all ages. Most of tho trashy tpys of the past have Iveu discarded and replaced with tilings more useful aud substantial. Don't fail to see the pretty things. Our Clearance Sate. Has now begun in earnest. We have a lot of odds and etula in Dress Goods, Alillb.c.y, Slices, lints, Jackets, Gnat Suits, I'udervveHr, Furniture, Stoves^,Sewing Machines, Etc., tlmt will be so!(i at cost and on <] wn to half price. Now is the time for genuine bargains as stock must be reduced as much as possible before inventory time. Don t forget the i^.'>00.00 Piano wo give you on December 2.*>. Got your tickets in now. Xi. jr. MA.SSS"2" ??<3?????????? G?&9???0???^) ? Not Everything At Cost. ?> 5>k But some lines we are selling at cost and are glad 1? X 5x petit. We must have a living; our four salesmen must a |8k be paid and we must have a profit on something to meet 52 52 these necessities. There is only t\n<> ways to make a liv -oj a ing: Work or steal. The former we have always tried, X 52 but do not love it. The latter we will not do, so come on and help us to make an honest living, by p tying us an Qjy honest profit on most of our g iodt ?a) tliis time. ' ^ S More Boom. 1 n a jew days we will display our Xmns goods and ... ~ . ......... r.w VUIIH !?> ntM- U?, \>u Will II1HKO 11 111101'35? erestiug fur you in several iiuen. *2: ? IFLeLiny-cLs-y Coats- $?> W .Tust in. n $10(X) coat for $S.50. A very good one ?t Cp (^) S1.00. Misses Coats, $'v(X). ^0 J ackets. ? vjx A few nice Jackets left in tans, d2, )U. n(J at a bargain. CO x 25 Hats Solcl ? Last Saturday. Pretty good for one day, but renuunCy ber what we said: "Wo m-ver carry millineryCO CO Tliey must go. A good stock on hand yet. g ivl