SHORT ITEMS of I
a Important Events of the Week Be
Mr W. H. Stewart, of Ilock Hill,
speu t h few hours here Saturday.
Mr. L. J. Mnssey left Monday
night for the Northern tuarketH.
Mies Mary Ardrey is visiting
he r sister, Mrs. W. A. Watson, of
.Charlotte.
Mrs. John Husband, of Chester, |
,..?o a, vieuur ouumiay at tlie home
of her parents in this place.
Miss Bulow Wilson arrived
Monday evening from Charlotte
and will spend some days with lier
sister Mrs. L. J. Mussey.
Mrs. H. E. Kodgers has been
seriously ill at her home in Sprattville
from the effects a paralytic
stroke which she suffered on Friday.
Mr. John Husband, formerly of
tins place, has accepted the position
of baggage master on the
"Chester Swing." Mr. and Mrs.
Husband are now residing in
Chester.
"Betsy Hamilton" will appear
nt the town hail Friday evening
at 8 o'clock for the benelit of the
local Home Missionary and Civic
Improvement clubs. A good crowd
will doubtless be present tg hear
this celebra'^d entertainer.
The time in which new applications
for Confederate pensions
can lie made has expired, and the
county board has forwarded its
lists to Columbia. The pension
money ought to be forthcoming
within the uext month or six weeks.
Messrs. B. F. Mussey, of Lower
Fort Mill, and Jas. Howie, of Belair,
have tor some weeks been supplying
the local market with lumber
from a big saw mill ou the
latter's plantation. Mr. \V. B. Hoke
of this pluce, is the sawyer for the
firm.
Mr. John M. Harris, one of
Pleasant Valley's most progressive
farmers, was in town Monday offering
for sale a ton of pea-vine hay
and a lb-months-old yearling. A
buyer was so m found and the
product! netted the owner $42.00.
Mr. iluriissuys this beats 11 cent
cotton.
If you are not a subscriber to
The Times and receive a copy of
the paper stamped ''sample copy"
it is an invitation for you to become
a subscriber. We are giving
the people the news of Fort Mill
and surrounding country, and you
should not miss the weekly visits
of The Times.
Gov. Hey ward has signed the
bill changing the bird laws of the
State. The open seasiou is now
under the new law, from Nov. 15
to March 1. instead of from N.iv 1
to April 1, thuscutting off 15 days
of November at the start of the
season and the whole of March at
the end.
The tax collections this year
amounted to about $108,000 the
largest sum ever collected in York
couuty in one year and only ahuot
$3,500 less than the regular books
calls for. There are fewer delinquents
this year than usual.
Treasurer Neely is busy getting
things in rhape for Sheriff Brown.
The li< ick Ilill Record says it is
rumored mat the Southern Bower
Co. has bought the water powers
of the Whitney Reduction and
Power Co. on the Narrows of the
Yadkin liver. These powers are
valued at $10,000,000. The Southern
Power Co. officials say they
will be ready January L next to deliver
power from their plant at
Catawba Falls.
The Fort Mill Light Infantry
will on Friday night commence its
twice-a-week drills, preparatory to
the annual inspecton which will
be held on April 20th this year.
The base-ball ground near the
bead of Main street will bo cleared
of all rubbish and lighted by electricity
and will be used as a drill
ground* The no in pay is iu excellent
shape and there is every
promise of its passing a creditable
inspection.
One of the most enjoyable events
of the season was the banquet
given the Daughters of the Coir*
federacy by the local camp of veterans
last {Saturday at the town
hall. Besides the very sumptuous
dinner that was spread, there were
several addresses ami responses by
tlie veteians and daughters, and
nil present spent the two hours in
a most pleasant manner.
Mr. Jno. W. Elms, who had his
leg broken in an accident at Catawba
Falls about six weeks ago,
is recovering as rapidly as could
be expected, and is now able to
get about with the aid of crutchts.
Mrs. Elms, who has been with her
liusband since he was injured, will
return to her home here this week.
Mr. Elms, it is thought, will be
able to return home in two or
thpee weeks.
-OCAL INTEREST.
inched For Busy Times Readers.
The Southern Power Company
is arranging to furnish the *" * '
in and around Gastouia with electric
power. The power will be
brought from their new station at
Great Falls, via the old Catfiwba
Station, near Fort Mill and Clover
through Gaston iu on to Belumut
nod Lowell. The main transmission
line will be built of steel
towers and will be much in advance
of the present system of
wood pole lines, inasmuch as they
will be designed to withstand
wind pressure up to a hundred
miles per hour, and the most severe
sleet storms ex pel ienced in
this country.
As was expected by a number of
our citizens, the ceumnt paving
along Main street which has been
in use but little more than two
mouths is beginning to show the
defective manner iu which it was
put down. At placet, along the
street the paving seems to hav<
little foundation and ' numerous
cracks are visible, while a portion
on the south side, which was laid
during a freeze, is scaling off and
is anything but neat in appearance.
This ami the fact that puddles
of water stand on the pavements
in rainy weather, goes to
prove that the party by whom the
cement was put dowu was not up
to his line of work.
The commercial club met Monday
night in the Masonic hall and
transacted a number of important
business matters, among which
was the appointing of sev? ral
standing committees, the acceptance
of the second door of tiie new
Ardrey building as the club
quarters, and the election of
thirteen new members. The club
new has a membership of 37, and
the prospects for its success are
quite encouraging. The club rooms
iu the Ardrey building are Hearing
completion and it is expected
that the club will be "at home11 to
its members and visitors within
two or three weeks.
For Improved Light Service.
It will be gratifying news to the
residents and public generally to
know that the council has taken
steps to have all the principal
streets of the town lighted by electricity.
By way of experiment, the
Main street was several months
ago lighted by a number of ldand
32 candle power incandescent
lamps, and now that these have
proven satisfactory, council has
decided to extend the lights to other
streets. There is, however, a
slight difference over prices offered
the Electric Company by the council
for the lighting, and it will
perhaps be several weeks before
the lights will have been erected
and ready for use on the residence
streets.
The purpose of the council is to
swing a light over the center of
the street at the following places:
On Booth street at MeEluaney's
stable, at the Withers corner, at
the Downs corner; on Confederate
street, at Barber's corner and at
Baptist church corner; on Clebourn
street, at Grid's corner; on
White street, at White's corner,
at Link's residence, and at railroad
crossing; in Spattville, nt cotton
ware-house and at Pearson corner,
and a light at roar of depot, one at
Millfort Mill, and one near the
I f nr *
m >uii? ui w. a. Fisher on
street.
To those who are familiar with
the above points, it will be seen
that the lights will be considerably
scattered, and the question with
the electric people is whether the
the price offered by the council
would be a fair percentage on the
out-lay of cash necessary for the
erection of the lights over such a
wide range of territory. It is to be
hoped, however that an agreement
satisfactory to both parties will
soon lie reached, and that the
lights will be up and ready for use
in a short time.
LXDST?From my store a few days ago
a set of ObstreticAl Instruments. These
instruments are useless except to a
physician, and I would l>e thankful for
the return of same. Dr. T. B. Meacham.
WANTED?To buy several Fresh
Milk Cows. T. B. SPRATT.
IF YOU WANT -To buy, rent, sell or
exchange anything, place a "want"
.J i ? no*
u. in iue '1 lines. 25c, throe linen.
NOTICE,
We, the trustees of School District
No. 28. of York county, S. C.t on the
writteu request of five (*>) propertyholders,
do hereby issue a call for a
public meeting, on Friday, March 23rd,
IIHMJ, at -1 p.m. in the town hall, of all
the citizeus of this District ami State
who return property in said District, to
decide what tax. if any, shall be levied
for the educational interests of said District,
under the direction of the trustees.
R. F. Gri- r, Chairmen. '
W. B. Ml icluun. Scciy.
March 5, 190*>.
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jSTANDAE
liMG MA
ABSOLUT]
Commencing tod
will issue coupons \>
chase in the followin
Notions, Clothing,
When you have bo
*
bring in your coupo
the *se Talking machi
Remember the num
have only 12 machi
not be here long. E
5c to $50 counts in 1
no game of chance,
the first twelve to se
coupons, you will ee
ing machine free. r
very loud and distil
call at our store am
sing and play some <
the country.
TJS/LFOFt
Our dry goods deji
been so well tilled a
dies who have seei
ii *
goous nave been Ilea
they wore the pi
ever seen in Fort J
want to he sure to
Mercerized White
Mercerized Lawns, ]
cy White Goods, Mi
We are especially pi
SHOES for ladies ai
spring and summer.
Leather Plain Toe
beautv! Our line ol
CLOTHING is also
and tlm pretty part
prices. Let us fit y<
foot with a new Spr
you how much cash
W e are also givin
can of Purity Hakin
4-W..1 1 ? l ? a
LImi n mi u.iriy inil
and sco these and tl
'belts bl
The
Pleasant Valley Methodist!
church, colored, wan destroyed by ;
fire at 2 o'clock Saturday morning, !
together with the church furniture, J ^
{causing a loss which 'h estimated
1 at $700. The congaegution had
; held a hot supp'?r, or something of
the sort, in the church Friday
night and it sv>.s thought ihat the
fire started fi om a cigar or match
that had h< -n car? Vssly thrown |
down by someone p eseiit. The
I church was comparatively new, 1
and there wiih u j insurance on tlie
bu tiding.
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^avvcr tt j. w. Aiij&fiY, (
Fort Mill, S C.
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Dear Sir: W krow what the paints ;
aro all made < y<?u Know; wo havo to j j
In Wilson, N. C. are two dealers. Onn
I of 'em things ho. can't soil paint for j
| more than $1 a gallon; the other won't
j have suoh HtCll in his store?sells Dcvoe ,
load-and zinc, of course.
The $1 paii t is adulterated 7per
j cent, Devo is all lead and zinc and ;
linseed oil. w" h as good dryer as possi- j .
hie: A gallon Devon has in it a little !
moro paint than four gallons of the ]
j other. A gallon Devoe will cover as '
much as four of the other. Who wants
to pay wages for painting four gallons
for one?
How much is Dovoe lead-and-ziuc
worth in tha* town.'
Yours truly
i 79 F W Dkvok <% Co
P. S.: W B. Ardrey sells our paint. 1
ID TALK
CHINE
3LY FREE
lay?March 1st?we
rith each cash purg
lines: Dry Goods,
Shoes and Hats,
ught 850.00 worth
ns and get one of
Ines absolutely free,
her is limited. We
ines and they will
very purchase from
this offer. This is
If you are one of
icure 850 worth of
rtainly get a talkTliese
machines are
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IVtf <11111 ^1111 01111(11(1
[1 hear them talk,
[>f the best music in
airtment has never
s it now is. The laii
our new spring
rd to remark that
pettiest they had
Mill. Ladies! You
rwwv
illir ^MSl'ITCS,
Fancies, Lingerie,
Sabutai Silks, Fanulras,
Percales, etc.
roud of our line of
iid children for the
See that Patent
at 83.00. It's a
f men's and hoy's
right up to date,
of it is the low
on up from head to
ing Suit, and show
we will save you.
tg free, witli each
g Powder, a beaulied
Picture. Call
le pretty goods at
store.
You Can Trust
This Truss.
We have something new in the
way of a Truss, not an immaterial'
twist or turn in an old style Truss, .
*8 advertised hy some fake doctor
i
in a sensational newspaper merelj ,
to get a fancy pi ice, hut a new
style of Truss, al nig different lines
made hy the largest and most re- i
liable mauufa f n.r in the country.
II 18 a comfort and pleasure to aj
well person to wear this new in- j
mention and as to the scores of
those afflicted, all we ask is an opportunity
to show them what wo
have.
The piice is not $10, but $2.50.
W. B. Ardrey & Co.
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A STROIN
CROSSETT SHOI
*T A II I? ?0 .
dies and childrei
They fit better, look
longer than any Sho<
today. There is no e>
you buy these Shoes,
tried and found to b<
market. One pair 1
that the above are
New Spring Styles 1
Call and see them
: L.J. MX
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"Move on, Please!" These 11
this great city of New York?h
walk of life. The preucher, ?li
farmer, the merchant, in fact t(
be applied these words, "Move
vp lading is passed and gone fore
Vcy we get left. So it behooves us
Jag* callings. Do you remember tli
^ *ve started our !i111. * business i
?t-Onward and Upward." We L
view at all times. Our ambitic
Cg just as ^raat as Mr. Wannamak
09 nees. Remember, his first day1
X W e have spent days, walking
very best things for our patron
|0) nicely, and promise you the be?
ft we have ever hud. Kvery depa
^ood things, so ke--p in touch
I MEACHj
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it is unsafe to tool
If you are satisfie
tt ti. e worth of yo
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best Medicine it
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v.uui|)iuiiu iromiii
Drugs, and the sei
perieneed Pharm
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send your presei
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and gentlemen, Slipf
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and wear
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tperimenting when
They have been ;
i the best on the
will convince you I
undisputed facts. \
have just arrived.
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lease! ? ?
ire the words you hear in v
nd how it applies to every
e lawyer, the doctor, the 35
> every avenue of life can
on, PI* nse." The day of ?
ver. We must move ou or
to he wide uwake in all our ?
e motto we adopted when
jeven years aeo? It was:
lave tried to keep this in A
>ti in our little business is
:er's is in his immense busi- 0
s 8ftlea were $28. ?
i mftiiy miles, seeking the JfiJ
iH ?nd we are succeeding
it and most complete line
rtmeut will be full of tunny A
with us from now on.
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STORE [I
n earth where II
k for bargains. ^ ;
d with getting ?
ur money, the
is possible to
le highest grade IS
rvices of an ex- C$
lacist you will IS
riptions to the
RUG CO. |
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its branches from fa
>ffin to the finest ffl
for children, ladies
>ers, etc. Ilearse yi,
Phones 12 &34. ^
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