Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST J Cotton seed are selling on this j ^1...4 on i i ? pim titri iir- &\j ceuiB per ousuei. '' ftfr. F. Ni ms went to Mt. Ilolly j Saturday for a short visit to liis mother, Mrs. E. \V. Rankin. Miss Maiuie Maxwell, who hna been attending school at Concord, K. C., returned to her home at this place Saturday, ami is seriously ill of fever. Mrs. J. W. McElhaney has been seriously ill for some days at her botne ou Confederate street. Mrs. A. M. Buchanan and Miss Wren Harris returned Monday from a visit to rolativns in Charlotte. Mr. J, W. Ardrey spout yesterday in Lancaster. Mr. R. W. Doster, of Pleasant Yalley, returned Sunday morning from a business trip to Lancaster. Maulius Owens, who a few days ago shot and killed a negro named Amzi Sanders on the main street of Rock Hill, has beeu released on t>orid, the amount of which was fixed at $2,500. The election on the question of ;'Dispensary" or '"No Dispensary" took place in Lancaster county yesterday. We were unable to get the returns in time for this issue, but it was the general belief that the dispensary would be votod out by a large majority. The Earnest Workers' Society j invites the public to attend its en- j tertainuient to be given next Friday ni^ht at tho Baptist church. Exercises begin at 7.50 o'clock, j After the exercises are over, ice ' cream will be served on the ! grounds, the proceeds to be given to charity. Dr. W. Gill Wylie and Mr. W. S. Lee, of the Catawba Power Co., have been making the rounds of Columbia, Spartanburg and other towns to make contracts for electric power which they will be able to furnish later on. Mr. John J. Denton, who has been a resident of this place for k number of years, died Sunday 1 morning after an illness of about two weeks. Mr. Denton was about 55 years of age and is survived by i a wife and several children. The fcmuius were taken to Lancaster Moudrty morning, where, in tho afternoon the burial was made. Dr. Arthur S. Lynn, one of the j most prominent and promising! young .physicians of this section 1 died Sunday morning at 5 o'clock j at the Rock Hill hospital, after an ! illness of about two months. 1 i i? death was caused by tuberculosis ! of the bowels. Dr. Lynn was 20 years of age and unmarried. He ' was a eon of Mr. Matthew Lynn of Edgemoor. The funeral took place [ Monday morning from Union church. There is nothing in the claims I of the CutMwba Indians with ref- j ereuce to the lands they used to own, says the Yorkville Enquirer, j The State bought the lauds in 1S4Q, and in the clerks office at! Yorkville there is an old hook showing the plats that were made for different individual purchasers. The records in the matter are too complete to admit of a reasonable lawsuit even. The Presbyterian synod of South Carolina meets iu Hock Hill on October 11th, this being the usual , annual meeting. There are a number of important matters to come up, the moot important perhaps being the vote of the South Carolina presbytery on the selection of a president of the theological seminary. The government has ordered that the rurnl mail boxes be uiun- : bered on each route, and that this numbering be done in paint. This i action was deemed necessary in order that there mny bo no confusion in delivering mail to the correct address. Often the people in i (he rural sections have visitors j who nro hard to locate, and now that all mail is to be addressed to route and box number there will be no confusion. The postmasters Are now sending out notices to that effect to all owners of rural frail boxes. Fort Mill township, as usual, is j keeping up its excellent reeord in the matter of educating its boys and girls. The local graded school at present shows the largest enrollment in its history, and new scholars are entering almost daily. The schools of the township all report good attendances and the j ensuing term gives promise of be- ) ing the most successful yet held. ! Besides these, Fort Mill township, according to population, probably 6ends mote boys and girls to the various colleges than any township ill the Btate. Up to this time about twenty-five have entered the various institutions, and others j have made known their intentions 6i doing so within a few days. 88 .'% '* r4* ? ., s The attendance at the graded school on Monday was 1S2. At a meeting of the hoard of trustees on Friday Miss Julia Thorn well was elected a teacher in the primary department of the graded schools and began her duau an,.l. ? M 1-- mi.:- J ... u UD nnv.ll Ull .UIMIUIIV. JL IMS (10partment now bus -in enrollment of S5 pupils. A union meeting will begin in the Presbyterian church neit Sunday morning to continue through the third Sunday. The pastor will bo assisted in the meeting by Itevs. &. H. Wardlnw and R. G. McLees, of Greenwood. Nearly everyone who visits the country these days becomes convinced that the cotton crop is short this year. In many holds where the crop has been picked over there is not much left for the second picking and it is believed that many will have finished harvesting their crop by November 1st. The Times wishds to engage an active pet son in the Pleasant Valley section to act as correspondent and agent for the paper Write us for terms to correspondents. Examinations for two mail carriers for the new rural routes to be established in this township on November 1st were held by the examining hoard in Hock Hill last Saturday. Those who went before the hoard were Messrs. Sam W. Kimbrell, Edward White, W. M. Gulp, Sam Armstrong, and Alex. Barber. The result of the exumiination will not be known for about ten days, when tho successful applicants will be announced. There is only one way to help a town alone, and that is for ev..r*r. ?J . ? - * J body to talk for it and help in every move that has the interests of the city at heart. By encouragement and good spirits people can do much towards relieving hard times and business depressions, while public improvement cannot progress without support and encouragement of citizens. Pleasant Valley boasts of having a veritable cotton-picking machine in the person of one Isaih Cunningham, colored. Cunningham has for several years hold the record in his community for picking cotton, but a few days ago lowered his former record by bnggiug 423 pounds of the staple. On the same day Cunningham's wife picked 313 pounds of cotton. Constable Coltharp was Sunday called to the home of Mr. H. M. lv unbred, 3 miles east of Fort Mill, to take into custody (Jorge Moss, a son-in-law of Kimbrell The two men, Kimbrell and Morse, it is said, I) came involved'in a fain ily row, when the latter grabbed a h avy rifle and inflicted a number oi dangerous wounds on Ivimbrell's head. besides attempting to shoot him with the gun. Constable Coltharp failed to find Moss upon reaching the home, hut it is understood that a hearing has since been had and that bond has been given for Moss' appoarance at Iriul. The News of Gold Hill. The fanners are haying this week. From appearances, there will be an abundance of hay harvested. Some are preparing for the shredder. Mr. Walter Hoover will doubtless be seen in this section with his shredder this week. Cotton is still opening with rapidity, but owing to the scarcity of hands, the majority of it is still in the fields. Few are selling at present prices. The young boys greatly enjoyed another icecream supper nt the academy Saturday night. From their reports, they "had all the time going" that night. Mrs. Sallie Hillue is visiting at S. L. Coltharp's... .Mrs. Tirzah Faris returned yesterday after a week's stay with her daughter, iurs. o. i'. tilnnkenship, near Flint Hill... .Miss Janie Smith, of lower Steel Creek, spent Saturday night with Miss Grace Crook Miss Ona Windle spent last Tuesday night with Mrs. S. I*. Wilson. ,...Grover Epps and Price Paris spent Sunday in Koek Hill Misses 1 joins Paris, of Helmont, and Allene Steele, of Ebenezer, spent Saturday night at S. C. Faris's.... Price Paris expects to leave Thursday for Sink's Grave, W. Vk., where he will enter the school of which Prof. Jackson Hamilton is principal. Letter to R. F. GRIKR, FORT MILL, S. O. Dear Sir: Why don't we make paint, as many others do, to go three-quarters as far, or two-thirds, or half, or a third, or a quarter? Mr Aaron Higgins. Plainfleld, N J, always used l.r? gallons of paint for his house; Devoe took 11. There are two sortsof paint; all paint, truo paint, strong paint, full-measure; and part paint, false paint, weak paint, short measure. The paint manufacturers aro twc sorts: Devoe and the rest. Yours truly 68 F W Devoe & Co. F S. W B Ardrey & (>) soil our paint: WANTED You and you, and y< kin folks and cveryboc come and conic quick 1 of Low Pric 'OS. OCTOBE5B ktovem: and IDE arc Bargain Birthdays BELK'S - B8 | The whole Bargain 1 full force and vou will to have some of them So vou must be sure t< stop 'til you get to the your hands on some ol They are all useful lei | by everybody. They I names: Dry G oode and Notions of every kind at way-down-yonder - - prices?100 low 10 mention. Men find Boys' Clothing?new nnd up-to-the-hour styles? just opened up iu*t marked down. Odd pants?the very kind you want, and the prices will sure enough please you. llats and Caps, the latest out for this season. A complete line of Gents' Furnishing goods. Shoes?over three thousand prs. to select from. Douglas, Kagle and C. &. K f<?r Men. V( u know the regular price is $2.50 to $1 00, hut you want to get our Bargain Birthday Prices and see how they are cut down. Men's work Shoes 00c up. Don't part company you reach the Bargain Eight Now, at BELK'S B1 Fort 1VE A Few Facts In buying our stork wo used : the utmost oare to buy tin* purest , and freshest drugs that the market : affords. We are now thoroughly propared to Fill the most diflicult proscriptions and solicit your patron- | ago more especially on this classi of work. ()f patent and proprietary modi Icines we carry all of the usual i I r _ . . r | line mm ii iiiiiuy 01 ine 1111 ; us tut I. Attractive lino of Sundries. ! Delirious hot unci cold drinks j at the fountain. | Paints, Oils, Etc. Buchanan's Drug Store, i ? i Cpo. W. 8. Hart. John K. Breodin. i HART & BREEDIN, Attorneys at Law, Uock Ilill, - - - S. C. , * Oftico over Rock Hill Supply Co. WANTED cm, too, and all vow ly else around hero t< y to the birth-place Lm BEIR, CE3IVjCBEI2F^ , to be celebrated al G - STOKE. family will l>c here in certainly be pleased go home with you. ) be on time. Don't : right place and get 'these great bargains, lows and are needed go by the following Ladies, we have the ('. \ K The Portia. The Ltiohardson, Kad clitle, and several other makes ol good Shoes foi" you. Boy's, (J ill's, and Babes' too, wi 1 r ? iiavi' ii pair ior earn oi you. Furniture, Stoves, Sewini* Mn eliinea, (trains, (\miiorts, Spreads etc., TrunkH, Suit Cases, Etc. Wagons, huoyics, I lioness, Sad dies and J jap R< ibes. Hardware of all kinds. Groceries?everybody knows w< liavo something ^ood to eat. 1,500 yards 3 4 Sheeting at 3 cts NUF CED. with your cash until Birthday Sale. Or rn r<m a t> ti lli STUrtJj, ill, S. C. When in t lid Market FOR CiiOOI) WHISKIES. WIN IS. BRANDIES, ETC., CAM, ON OK WKITH J ohn M oyle, p. o. Box ?;, SALISBURY, - N. C 5000 Telegraphers HBBBBEBH NEEDED Annually, to fill the new positions created hj Railroad and Telegraph Companies We wnn YOUNG MEN and LADIES of good habits, t< LEARN TELEGRAPHY AND R. R ACCOUNTING ==; We furnish 75 percent, of the Operators am Station Agents in America. Our six school! are the largest exclusive Telegraph Schools n the world. Established 20 years and endorser ty all leading Railway Othcials. We execute a $250 hond to every stu lent to furnish him or her a positioi paying from $10 to$<>0 n month in state; east of the Rooky mountains, or iron $75 to $ 1 (Ml a month in states west of t li* Rockies, immediately upon graduation Students can enter at any time. >5 vacations. For full particulars regard ing any of our schools write direct t< our executive office at Ciucincati, Ohio Catalogue free, Morse School of Tclt^ropliv. Cincinnati, Ohio. Buffalo, N Y Atlanta, (?a, T.a' rosso. Wis Texarkuiia, Tex. San Francisco, Cul - v. si * - ? v. V7 " / % 11 1 ^ (New Fall Goods. Our Fall Stock is now ready for your inspection. Witli the exception of a few pieces of domestics, prices were never lower. We have dis* posed of our Millinery Department to Mrs. Agee, , ;of Baltimore, who comes highly recommended as an expert and artistic milliner. It will be to your interest to see her hats before you buy. She can tell you what is most becoming to you. \\V 4 : "ri ' .. v . ? v.-viu me iiuiyi icuii >> OOICll 3111 IS, in Tailor Sladc Suits, and can save you from S3 to $5 on your fall suit. Our experience in tak1 ini* measures guarantees a perfect tit. Call and see our samples. All Furniture and Stoves at * Wholesale Cost. Oct our prices and see how much money we can save you. Climax Mosquito (.'armpits ?1.50 ?worth price for one ni^ht, but. will lust for several years. 'jXj. <X. M^SSHS"Z" I f"AUT NGS arereSTI 1 Our stock is toil and complete and ready for your in . a spection. T DKFSS CiOODS. Z 5t inch liroadeloths in all the best colors, beautiful ^ a quality, at 0?s cent a. X I 45 inch Broadcloth, 75 cents. 2 1 CravoneM, in blue, brown and prreen mixed, the tiling i a for your shirt waist sail <>r skirts. 15 inch, at 75 cents. T The sauie in '?<? inch width at 50 cents. ? BLACK CiOODS. t Never ditl we have such a stock of Black Goods. We ^ show you all the best things fioin 25c to SI.00 per yard. ^ ^ Ask i,, KMI. ,,111- Mt,. I;.... ..r .I- ? 1 - '* ------ - ..... Ui ..n-.-n hinHIM, III till Colors find nil wool. N mi will be surprised to soo vvliut we cuu sell X T yon at llii.s price. X' * SILKS, SILKS. We have bad an excellent sale in Milks. See our .30-inch X guaranteed black TntVotn, tin- prettiest lustre wo ever bad X ; J tor $1.00. IMaids for wniMtn is quite tlie tiling. X : MEACHAM O EPPS. t mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm .1 !?B 3&&X 3&VX &&& | Let us Sell You a | I a Fail Suit. & ? We have the largest and most $ $ select line of Clothing ever g 1 shown in Fort Mill, and if you ^ ^ will give ns a show to sell you $ we will save you money. We g 0 handle the famous "Keith K011- ^ $ (jueror" Shoes for Men - g | McEShany-Parks Go- | \\\\\\ns\vnnssn\nswnnvxn%^^^^^^^ I T. I). FAULKNER COMFY g | | ftNERAL j | ; ? Q 1 [! * i '; H W?t|M I : I f?fe|<ftfP' # 1 % if fltmrrTAD >5 i i ><> ii i-i ii i j/ I ndcrtakinj; in all its branches from *>. ' the cheapest Pine (Coffin to the linest s? '! State (basket. Robes for children, ladies 5$ ' ?v and gentlemen, Slippers, etc. Hearse '? and Hearse Wa^on. 'Phones 12 &34. U T. I). l Alll.KNCIU COMPANY. M \(ww? wnxswswwvwww^ \is '