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EBHHi r - ' i it MS of LOCAL INTEREST 51 / ^ ' ' <%*& Mr. W. A. Watson, <?f Charlotte, ' ,>ent Sunday with relatives hero.) Mr. L\ M. l?arks continues *lr: i roiiiy ill at his homo 'oast if 'oit id ill. < Many cases of menslca nml i"iuiijN are reported iitnou^ the .i ... II of the town, i): l>. Kprntl left Monday for a ten days* stay ?*t id Spriiiu'h, N. 0. .v i.'jr crowd "f Ir sh horse id i . with tie ir families, iiv" ; I n tli'' strove at the graded oi 1. '11s V T; Jenk'ns nnd Mrs. T A ' * * . ii \ iiiininic i i!- !< attend the funeral of an ' r " iry JVII ?.! ( 2 r.'gor, of S. (\, left. Monday for i, after a visit to the family j ;-I. AJ. C?ricr. of this place. and Mrs. John Wt ml le re .1 to their home at Yonkers, Monday, after a week's vishe t s bro'h -r, .Mr. \V. indie, of C .Ul Mill. I'". . Whitlock, who left vera- months ago to mig ige ; nr. ; a; ' ni> >u, has rot u rued in ial;> u tli jv >s< tsion of for the Soutliorn li dlivay. Times io requested to call < uti.ni of the members of >rt Mill Light Infantry to i ti in for otlicors of the coin- j vhie.h is toll,, hold on next i i ' y large cannons wlii h \v> > t tie local veterans' as .. v the National government v. ii and will he p ac 1 in ! ate p uk dm ing tie \v. i k. ' 11; OI: S a ' ' SlVlrll' of i-.tet 1 o !< ii feet 'ong and weigh J pounds cell.' c.ast> of M. L. Ski.lnio. M . J !?>:v-er \\ elfe v\ ill u> it I o i foi trial, a compromise I . n ; ll\ '.-<! on Tho i s.lay. liimunry trial w- - to lia.c o I' r i 1 a v, 1 a it Mr Wolfe it Thursday and p.aid ."v!xl?hs.oi-e ? ; "() .o drop tec, ..y arn.' i a : town Sat y and all Heeim tx to h< altar oil ;l'i(Htl tie 11. .1. .on) . f. ! rist .. .< . , e. , with the fat titers and a maT have thoir crops clean ami oil condition, l'he grain crop told has b.-en v ry much i rust hi. a it :.s not u.'i;. .. ti : i.iv man halt a , v. ::.'uir. :ii' ; i ; 'i s! invitations reeeiv . rain.1 ; ian 1 In > 11111 iiim -r. T y u?v IhmiikI J apanvflo \V(K k1 and i In* print in:r I loth at' iwtiveiuui (loaim;-; ivo. | ex* rmses commence on June ; hiu! emt on June 1 o. Dr. J. ' Thorhv .11. of this plm-o, will i<:ii tin* liaccalau -it?' sermon evening, .J uno i : i! it h: >'elook. ?v. i'. .! J. Fai; . t!i ran 1 it i','.. r .ft 'ti' uiwii it - > ; m ai-il | >ar. :u ?ship Willi Mil Is A. .. an i t id lien-alt -r liau ile a }| 1 . 'M* U!l(l l.'jlf, h OfU of hi i'ho iif\v tirni iias 1.1 a conn' J nice )? ar.-es fii in-ral jc i,l' ami ?n > |.t et. to serve I he pa hi ie. in a - ?iis. a y iit.ii. a r. Tin* new lii * i kii iwn D. FauiLmi Williams, color tl, wis on ' srntoiK't :i hy 'Squire; \ McJ Ihain-y '<? dU ti tys on ".a., ?Vii;i .n: ; was oh r.;> d Ih si i. n_; n : ill ry troi. - is 'itt i'iv :l i..;' lit '! lit. t VI | nee ai'ainst him would not war .t a -. (>?: . .' >n. i i t i.,_ trial, | i . ..i i'V i! f?f < lojj.-d a* . I.,- a, - j o :in! If.i. ft about town without I idle ::u n is of support ami ho wan n iho above term tor vagrancy. i d. ?; of -if . tin' Fort ! ? . 1 ' : * . i .. i i ; uifiy i ' iti it ' 111 lil XT of j t tcl vi J j t arvey , . , < T \ i !ivi!l a.-, print ;ie school i<it 11ext. ' .sioii. Misses (.iat iison, Thorn- I ell and Harris \\vi? iV> looted as- . dan 18. The salary of the prin i .pal of tlio school was increased oin fcfiO to $7."> per month. Mr. it hemp.>on has had several years .periem e in the tell > I . i a d i eoncs highly recoiii. . ed as aeiior and a t' > . . A petition, to which si ,:i :res i mh. lor the A,<- :> i pose of r ah election in Voik coonty on ;lit* question of voting tho 1 j .?;*:?**_> yetom out tlieoouu- < . i.i hci'ii rrot'ived at this place 1 i v.iil l.< circulated atnou^ tin's of the tow ;? -hi,). The law, i \\ - understand it, id that, to trail i ol- -tioii, ill - petition must be . ... -i by out- four! ii of the quali i i vomm's of tin- county, the utuj1 i . - \ * > i ule in tin- i : c?ion. As j 1 not for > v? r:i! days seen ' ' t * >m or t > toy to hunt | it k : v : i (.; i a i to stiy ' i M \v:.u: ;o:cc 1 at :..ot. I J ? Mrs. II. E. Torreii.ce, wife of Mr. K. S. Torictice, died at her Imgae in fiill on tho afternoon of May HO. after an illness of ten (lays. The funeral service took place tiio following day and. was conducted by H?v. Mr. Me\!pine. The burial was made at 1 ieasant 11 ill Presbyterian church, >i" whi'-h the deceased had been a devout member for more than 40 . m ... rn ? miB. lorrence was &i> i years - if age and is survived by a husband, four sons and a daughter. Adjutant (Jen. John IV Frost, who has boon in Washington for several days in conference with oflicials of tho war department in regard to the annual encnmpuient of the South Carolina militia for this year, on Monday tolo I graphed L'he Stale that all matters ! had been cleared end that the en eampment for this year is assured, j it is supposed that the encamp- ] in.eiit will take place in Columbia about the same date as the en eampment of last year. Friday afternoon eighteon ladies of the town met at the town hall and organized a "Village Improvement Society."' Their object is to improve the liealt Ft f ulnees and beauty of the town by keeping i he sti oets, ditches and so on clean. To do this they want the support of the town council and also the membership of all the ladies of the town. The membership will cost you nothing except, to get b?*liirul that good man of yours, and spur him on to keeping his own premises clean, ami if the council giv< s the support desired. Mr. Anderson wills o that all publie places are immaccuiato. They meet again next. Thursday at ~> <.\ 1 >ek in the town hull, and ear- j iiestiy desire all the ladies who have nut joined to do b.j at that , t one. The lighting of l\>rt Mill s* reels hy electricity began Friday 1 night when the current was up-j plied t ? the number of globe* Flint j had been attached to the poles | along Alain street from the depot! to the intersection of Jiootli and Main streets. The lights are of i sixteen and thirty two candle paw- 1 r ami light tin* street much bettor | than was expected. The lights on M tin street were erect hi! only j s an t'xp Timent t > determine the < value of the set vice ami cost of I same. If found satisfactory it is; not unlikely that other streets! of the town will he lighted hy j electric ity in the near future. An- I other improvement which has been I made on Muiu street is the laying ' of a four inch iron pipe from the j public well to a point near the de- j pot. through which the waste water will be carried off and discharged into the railroad drain. j The News of Gold Kill. !? . I There is "nothing doing" much: in this section at present, except mowing "hay.*' some are getting their crops in tolerably good condition. Yet, some of our best I fanners have been so delayed as to be just finishing up planting. Mr. Brown Garrison, of Bel-I inont, N C1 , visin il relatives in this .section last week, "fie says j we have better prospects for in good crop than any m ighborhod on Ids road. Mrs. B. M. Faris left last week fur an extended visit to relatives' in Virginia. j Mi. Giover Kimbrell, who was reported to have returned home; for the summer, res tinted his work I in CMianolte last Monduv The Flint Hill choir, under the I leadership of Hon. s. 11. Kpps, Sr., ! has agreed to meet for practice on Saturday before the second Sunday in each month. Mr. \V. M. Crook, who linn he?n attending Trinity college, I )urhain, N. C'., has accepted a position in that city and will not return home when the school closes. - ? ? ? ?? Earle Carpenter and his fat nor O. 1). Carpenter, w-ro tried at Italian, X. C., last week for the murder of A. M. Kale some time ago, and were acquitted. DI?. 81'KATT --Will l?e away from his oftice from this (late until tho loth of J uno. LETTER TO T I). PAT LKNER FORT MILL, S. U I)<>ar Sir: The usual way t liny paint is t<> take the lowest price by the gallon. Mistake; the Uuver h oses by it; how much? DejH inls on the paint; it is so .......i. .. ...n.... a II II< II IC fsd I IW1I, ? ?i HI l(('U it ^ How inurii a gallon or year, do you think? As much perhaps, as the total prieo of tie paint. Make it twice the nutiihi i' of r:ali< us. Is. Averv, Delhi, N. Y., owns two houses, both exact ly alike. He painted in with Devoe and om with another [taint. Dovoe ?> gallons; the other 12. (io V.y the name: Devon. There's nothing cheaper. Go hy the price ther's nothing dearer, except not painting at ill. Poor paint is hotter than none. What does it cost not to paint at all. [lan't liignre tt out exactly; say a tenth if a huihling a year, besides looks. What is ]Hior paint worth, then? Don't | know and don't care; you <loii,twant it. i .hj by tin. uatno Yours Truly, F. W. Devoe & Co. 12. L'. a W. li Ardroy & Co., sella our paint | .4 BEEK'S STORE NEWS, j I !:i i . (1 p I I <| pp || j|| ' ' ' :F|;| P I ' June News at Belk's. oBnmnmBBBHiBHBHBnBHnnaiiiHnBMHMnMmMnHBi j I Dry Goods. t Ladies' S3.(10 Shoes, price cut to $2.00. ,, 2.00 ,, ,, ,, ,, 1 ,.)0, Mens' 4.00 ? ? ? ? 3.50. 3.50 SI ss ss s s * 5.00. 3.00 ,. ? ,. ? 2.50. ? 10.00 Suits, ,, ? ? 7.50. / SS i *){.) M ^ ^ ') ( H) All Hoys' Suits reduced in proportion. Remnants of a!! kinds at Win bargains. Will sell you a good wool hat for 15c. . i . Resides the goods mentioned above, we have numerous other articles that we are offering at prices that you can ill afford to miss. Give us an early call. i General News. Buy Sealing Wax Rubbers for your Fruit Jars. We sell them at 5c a dozen. Buy Coitolone in 2 pound, 4 pound and 1() pound cans. It's better than lard. Best Tea in town at 75 cts per pound. Buy Gold Band Ilains?tlieyre the best. . Collates Lemon and Vanilla Extracts I are the best, 5 and "25 cent bottles. Ileinz's Pickles and Vinegar are, like wise, the best to be found. AYe sell Heinz's goods. Yours for business. To B. Beik, Prop., The Old Reliable Store. Bargains at Massey's. Twenty-live pieces of l()c figured Lawn at 7 1^2c Forty inch figured Batiste at 10c. Fifteen cent Madras at 7 1 -'2c. Twenty-live cent Scotch Ginghams at 10c. Ten cent figured <#>ick at 5c. Ail 10c Ginghams at S 1-3 and 7 1-2 c<?iits. Children's Slippers, 25 cents up. Ladies' Slippers, SO cents up. Fifty cent Silks at 25 cents. Forty-eight inch Silk Cravats at 10 cents. Go-Carts, $2 50 up. Cooking Stoves, 55.00 up. Oil Stoves, $2.50 up. $35.00 l)a\ is Sewing Machines at $17.50. One $55.00 New Singer Machine at $27.50. New Home Sewing Machines at $27.50. White Slippers, ladies and children, G5c to $1.25 Fly Fans, $1.00. New lot ol Millinery just arrived. MASSEY +ZSX& &3VX . 1 niw wbumicd cnncc 51 I liUI niinilllill OllUJLiO. ft $ * S MEN'S OXFOKDK S In Kid, Patent ('.ilt, Patent Kid and Russian, Calf at ^ ^ $2 50, 3 00. 3.50 and 400. ?t Ox lords and Strap Sandals ^ ^ I'or Women in Kid. Pattent Kid and Hussian Calf, in ^ ^ black and tan. $1.00. 1 25, 1 50, 2.00, 2.25, 2.50 and 3.00 to Hare foot Sandals S dfc l1 or Misses and Children, 5"s toS's, at 50c; H l-2to2's, 75c. ^ TSr All bundles deliverod and customers' shoes shined freo. | Meacham O Epps. | ASKV V.% V mzK VW V%W%V, TrpiTTi nnATnuppnT) jli.j_li jlxx uui^y uuiiuii Without a doubt they aro one of the host mens' shoos on earth. We have been trying to j>ot, this line of shoes sinee we have boon in business. If you want your money's worth try a pair of them. IVieo, $*>.50. A swell lino of low out slioos in all the stylos for men at $t2.40. Everybody says they are $3. shoes. Il/r npl k n r> Arr d ^ 4%\-r- I muuiiidiltJJ *i cllJi8 UU,, Cheapest store in town. UUiUi 151155155515111511 ? Your Shoe WorhL. 8 For 111 o past i r> yen is I have conducted an old Shoe <-HosWW , ., WW fA pital, and during these yoais thousands of much worn and a? apparently wort.hiess subjects have received treatment and la-en discharged from my "snnitorium" in healthy condi0? 1 it>ii. I onarantee a cure of all shoo ailments, and my pi ires are as low as one can alTord to execute yood work, md . Send mo yonr allieted Shoes, Harness, or other leather Aa tfoods for prompt treatment and permanent cure. M nr il> n i ? ? aa pp *.P m M m M 3> JL JL. ^ ^y-Vk-fe. % %/%lfc*% %<* % %.<*??%%. -% V%^-W-%^V^%ISiai/lfBliMlIB'SIS jjjSSjjMalSlapBIS (USlfEl i J OB PRINTING | 111 NEATLY EXECUTED AT W fi ' TilE TIMES OFFICE. A ? [^j I.v ttw hoads.Noteheads Billheads, Statements, Handbills, Posters SJ , '2'1 Circulars, Knvolopes. Ken., at the lowest prices consistent with good gjjgj ^y work. S?nd us your orders and we will please you. 1 The Times, jf mm i^Lf?fftLna] saTSftU il i^arajfSa i^Jg J & ^ tdOmmM