Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 31, 1905, Image 3
LLIJU" -HI' y
g J i t'MS of LOCAL INTEREST ^
Mr. Frank KimbreM was down
from Charlotte Sunday.
Horn. Wednesday uioruioc* to
Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Thompson, a
son.
A moving picture show hold forth
Monday and yesterday on the lot
recently occupied by the carnival.
Mr. T. M. Parks, who has been
i 11 i 11 Ileal t ii f<ir m mm ?1<?>.? :
confined to his home, two miles
east of Fort Mill.
Mr. John J. Utiles left Monday
for Spartanburg, w lie re he will attend
the closing exerercises of
Wofford eolh-g".
Mrs. W. K. Tnylor, of Lancaster,
kj> lit Saturday at the home of
Jier pnionts, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Bradford in this pbc-e.
Cabbage raised near town are
polling roadijy at good prices
and some iuee ones are being
brought to market. Then is money
in cabbage and they are easy to
grow.
The local society of Covenanters
were delightfully entertained
Wednesday evening at the liomo
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kiuibrell, I
on Booth street.
Reports from all sections of the
township indicate that a terrible
onslaught is on between the farmers
and General Green with the
letter's forces being steadily re<1
need.
Miss Zop White, daughter of
Mr. and .Mrs. A. S. W hite, has
been seriously ill of fever for several
days at her home, two miles
south of town. Her condition was
rep somewhat improved yester
ay.
The first tin* in Fort Mill fur
several months took place early
Thursday mornim; when the old
Hotchkiss building on Uootli
street was reduced to ashes. It is
not known how the tire originated
us the house had not been occupied
for some time.
Col. Leroy .Springs, of Lament ter,
has endowed a scholarship at
"NVinthrop College to the young
lady graduating with first honors
from the Lancaster graded school,
or should a young man win first
honors, the scholarship goos to
Chanson college.
A slight change in the running
time of several of the Southern
passenger trams went into effect
on Sunday. Under the new schedule
these trains aro now due to arrive
at Fort Mill as follows: No. 2b,
at 10.23 p. m; No. S3, at 0.13 a.
in; No. 31 at y 15, p. m.
Mr. R. 11. White, who in April
finished his second term of enlistment
in the United States army,
returned to his home nt this place
Friday morning, Mr. White
reached the States early in May
and has since heon in a hospital in
Sanfraiicisco. receiving treatment
for ell ills and fever.
The Stale board of equalization,
which met in Columbia Wednesday,
lixed the taxable value of the
Fort .Mill Mf'g Co.. and the Millfort
Mill Co., at $ 125.000 and $75.
000. respectively. The next meeting
of the board will be held June
y, at which time any protest or
objections to the various rates fixed
will tie heard.
Tile Fort \l-ll l>nj..l>ull ? '
...... - ??.?* MOM ii l lit? Ult'l
with defeat Thursday afternoon at
the hands of the I lock flill team
l>y a score of 7 to t?. A 1?itr crowd
of "rooters'1 went over to see the
game mid a number w re heard to
register kicks about tlio umpire's
decisions. The next game between
those teams will be played
on the Font Mill diamond, probably
the latter part of this week.
The rains of the past two weeks
have not been confined to this
State or section, but have been
penoral throughout the cotton belt.
From Texas and elswhere comes
reports that the farmers are offering
from fifty cents to one dollar
u day or acre to have cotton hoed.
Some are preparing plow up
tlio cotton and plant the land in
corn and peas, believing that these
crops will prove more profitable
than to work the cotton at such
an eqpense. i
A personal inspection of several
farms in this and adjoining counties
indicates that the stands of
cotton aro uriiod mid tho plants
large and lieiiitliy. On smicly
lands tlic stand is irregular, tin*
plants having died daring the wet
went her. There was never as
much grass in tho fields in the
middle of .May as there is this y? ar.
There lias never been as much
killed in the same length of time
as lias been done in tho past throe
days, and with fair weather the
rest of tho week the farmers will *
get out of the grass and their cotton
will b* in fair eonditon. Many
of them are in a bad way. Some
of them have not finished planting.
The wheat eirp is off considerably,
but if rust does not attack
it, there will bo over a half
crop umde. 1
Susan Brewer, of Camden,
is .visiting h >r sister, Mrs. S. H.
Stephenson, of this [dace.
The town fines for drunks find
disorderlies Monday amounted to
| twenty-odd dollars. Seven 1 eases
> for retailing aro pending and will
' be ealhd during tin' week.
Dr. J. H. Tliornwell and daugli1
ter. Mi~s Nannie, of this place, are
i contemplating a trip to Ontario,
i Canada, on the occasion of the Iiit
'itintional Sunday School hshoc
ation meeting there June 20 to 27.
Coder orders issued Saturday
by llov. Heyward through the office
of the Mllllltflllf irnii^i-ul "II tl.?
1(11,(111 mr
i militia companies in the State will
meet Saturday, .June 10th, for the
purp >se of electing company officers
ami the election of majors of
, battalions will b the Saturday
i follow ing.
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The people of this section will
regret to learn that Mr. Frank T.
Peg ram and family are to he no
longer numbered as residents of
j Fort Mill, but instead, will in the
future reside at Gastopia, X. C.,
to which they moved on last Frii
day. Mr. Pegram moved to Fort
Mill about twelve years ago and
engaged in the hotel business, in
which he was very successful, un!
til four years ago when he returned
to his present occupation ?
that of farming. Mr. Peg ram's
plantation is near Gastonia and
that he can reside at the latter
j place and attend his farm work is
given as the cause for his removal
I from Fort Mill.
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Harris^BurhanJn.
Daintily engraved invitations
were issued Monday to the marr;ago
of Miss dessie Anita Harris
ai d Dr. Arthur M. Buchanan, the
happy event to take place Thursday
evening at 8:30 oclock in the
Presbyterian church. Rev. Dr.
j J. H. Thomwell, the bride's pastor,
will pronounce the ceremony.
Immediately after the marriage
Dr. and Mrs. Buchanan will take
the northbound train f>?r Wn-ti
ington, Baltimore mid other points
of interest.
Miss Harris is a daughter of
'Mr. ,?.T. .1. Harris and is one of
Fort Mill's most, lovely, accoinj
plished and popular young ladies.
Dr. Buchanan is a successful
y )iin^ physician of the town and
is eminently popular in this sec,
tion.
Fort Mill Light Infantry.
Tlio members of the Fort Mill
Light Infantry and the people of
the township, generally, were much
gratified Saturday to learn that the
local military organization was net
among the companies of State mil|
ilia who failed to passat fho recent
inspection and which will be inus1
tered out of the service.
According to an order issued
Friday by Adjutant General Frost,
Hixtcon companies c>f the Slate
militia will be disbanded and a
number of others placed on thereserve
list. The order is issued as n
result of the requirements of the
new militia law which makes it
necessary to reduce the strength of
the militia to somewhere near 2,
500 men, as against 3,770, as is now
the case. By direction of the gov|
ernor and commander-in-chief the
following organizations will he disbanded
:
Troop B, First cavalry, Edge!
a i < i 11 i, .
ueiti; rruop u. rust cavalry, l'i
nolu; Troop 1). First cavalry, I'uxi
ville; Troop II, First cavalry, Euj
tiiwville, iTroop T," First cavalry,
: Levys; Troop K, First cavalry,
, Snmpit; Company D, First infantry.
Greenwood; Morgan Rifles,
Clifton; Limestone Guards, GaffI
ney; Company II, Second infan* J
try. Fort Motte; Company K,
! Third infantry, Charleston; Com-;
pany L, Third infantry, St. Stephi
ens; Company M. Third infantry, |
Hishopville; Mullins Guards, Mul- 1
litis; Company A, First battalion,
Charleston; Company 13, First battalion,
Beaufort.
The following organizations nre
placed on the reserve list, the sti tus
and equipment of each organization
to be defined in subsequent
, orders:
Troop A, Edgefield; Troop E,
Charleston; Troop F, White Hall;
Troop G, Georgetown; Troop L,
Conway; Troop M, Jed burg; the
German Artillery. Charleston.
Coder sections of the same order
1110 following companies of the
First regiment were assigned to i
military organi/ations:
First battnllion?Company A,
Greenville; Company C, Pelzer; |
Company K, Anderson; Company
.-1. Jonesville.
Second battallion?Company G,'
Corn well; Company II, Koek Hill;
, Company K, Fort Mill; Company
L. YorkviHe.
Third hattallion?Company 11, j
Liberty Hill; Company E, Che- |
raw; Company I, lienuettsv ille. ;
ICE?A car load just in at A. O.
Jones.' Will furn'sh any quantity do'
sired. '
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BELK'S STORE NEWS.
June News at Belk's.
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Dry GoodsLadies'
?3.00 Shoes, price cut to ?2.00.
99 -.00 ,, , . ,, ,, 1 .o0.
Mens' 4.00 ? ? ? ? 3.50.
99 3.50 ,, ,, ,, ? 3.00.
3.00 ? 2.50.
? 10.00 Suits, ,, ,, 7.50.
99 4 SO
91 11 11 11 O. oo
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All Boys' Suits reduced in proportion,
llemnants of all kinds at big bargains.
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>> in 8011 you a good wool hat lor loo.
Besides the goods mentioned above, we
have numerous other art.ie.les that we
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are offering at prices that you can ill
afford to miss. Give us an early call, i
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General News.
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-i'nj kjniini^ M UA IXlUHHTiS MM" VOU1"
Fruit Jars. We sell tlieni at 5c a dozen.
Buy Cottolene in !2 pound, 4 pound and
lO pound cans, it's better than lard.
Best Tea in town at To cts per pound.
Buy Gold Band Hams?theyre 1 lie best.
Colgates Lemon and Vanilla Extracts
arc the best, 5 and 25 cent bottles.
Heinz's Pickles and Vinegar arc, likewise,
the best to be found. We sell
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Hcinz's goods.
Yours for business.
T. B. Belk, Prop.,
The Old Reliable Store.
Bargains at Hi assay's.
Twenty-five pieces of 10^ figured Lawn at 7 l'2c
Forty inch figured Hatiste at 10c.
Fifteen cent Madras at 7 f-2c.
Twenty-five cent Scotch Ginghams at 10c,
Ten cent figured Duck at 5c.
All 10c Ginghams at S \ and 7 1-2 cents*
Children's Slinni*r?- 9^ ?'pnfc
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Ladies' Slippers, 50 cents up.
Fifty cent Silks at 25 cents.
Forty-eight inch .Silk Cravats at 10 cents.
(jo-t'arts, $2 50 up.
Cooking Stoves, $5.00 up.
i Oil Stoves. $2.50 up.
$35.00 Davis Sewing Machines at $17.50.
| One $55.00 New Singer Machine at $27.50.
j New Home Sewing Machines at S27.50.
White Slippers, ladies and children, 65c to $1.25
Fly Fans, 5 1.60.
New lot of Millinery just arrived.
L. J. MASSEY
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| Call 8d Meacliai k En 1
Knr anything you may want in Pry Goods, Press ^5
>i mkIs. \<?lions. Slioes, fiats, M illinery. IK
WIHTK GUILTS A splendid line ut 51.Q0, 1.25, W
1.5a. mid 2.0). LACK CURTAINS?From l}0c to Uk
g $:;0l) ? pair. IIALL CURTAINS?at $2.50, 4.00 S
^ it mI 500. CURTAIN GOODS? 5c, 8?\ 9c, 10c, K
$ 1 I '2 15c, and 25e tiie yard. TOWLS?5c, 10c, 15c
0 20c, 25c, 25c and 50c. See our two and three for 25c |R
kind. K\tra lari*e, heavy Turkish Towl at 25c. |p|
^ TAI5LK LI NUN A beautiful line at 25c, 50c, 75c ?V
^ and $1 Oik Seciinrahoit Icij^tlis. in 2. 2 1-2 and 8 In
yard pieces at 50c. K. Z. WAISTS?2 to 14 years, U)
^ 25c IRISH LINKN A new lot, two pieces of S
^ which you cannot It'll from the reul goods, 36 inch, 15c off
Millinery. S
Aif you getting pome of tl>o bargains we nrt> offering UK
now? If not. it is your fault, pome, look at the ^5
^ stork and if you don't see what you want, Miss War^
lick will make anything known in hatcloni. UK
| ^eacham & Epps. |
KEITH CONQUEROR
Without ii doubt they are one of the
best mens* shoos on earth.
Wo have been trying to get this line
of shoos since we have been in business.
If yon want your money's worth try
.i ,v.?C?. tlw.,.. l>..:? c<o trt\
<< jm:ii ui i nun. i rirr,
A swell lino of low out shoes in all the
stylos lor men at S"2.4(). Everybody says
they are S)>. slioos.
McElhaney-Parks Oo.
(Cheapest store in town.
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8 Your Shoe Work.. ]|
For t !ii- pasl lo yi nrs 1 havo ooiulacted an old Shoe *'Ho?aa
pital," and dmiiii; IIi-'ho \vhih IIiouhhikIr of much-worn and XX
& fiDoaiiiil !v vi-i irlli I..<j milii.K.iu 1. i ? * --J *
1_1 , . ; . lo I..... IOITIYCU urtu IIIOIIl H 11(1
^ lorn discharged from my 'sanitoriiiin'" in healthy eondition.
I guarantee h euro* of all shoo ailments, and my ^
prices nri' mk low as one can afford to execute good work. 4#
^ Send ruo your aUicted SIioph, Harness, or other leather JT
ds goods for prompt treatment and permanent cure. S
% or. IE*. Billue. S
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!JOB PRINTING I
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jfj Tin: TIMES OFFICE. X pj
fjpJ T, 11? hearts. NoMiearts, Billheads, Statements, Handbill*, Poster* JrcJj
I -J; I Circulars Kii vrlopes. Etc., at the lowest prices consistent with. Rood leg]
rnij \v<.rk. Scud us your orders and we will pleaso you. |c||
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