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"MARCh 29, 1906.
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New York Life Insurance.
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Policyholders of the New York 1
Life Insurance company who have
determined to discontinue the
payment of the premiums on their
policies are apt sooner or later to
regret having reached this decjs
Ti. ' 1 it i il ' *
ion. it is saia tn?t mere are in
this section of the State a considerable
number of such policyholders,
who have become dismasted
with the company as a
result of the corruption and mismanagement
which has been
practiced in the conduct of its
affairs. It is not surprising that
there should be a revolt against
the wanton and reckless disregard
displayed by the management
of the company in the expenditure
of the policyholders'
money, but thinking men should
not allow this feeling of discontent
and distrust *to influence
them to such an extreme course.
The man who is fortunate enough
to own a policy in the New York
Life should halt at the thought
of the loss which he?and otherswill
sustain should he allow his
YV\ll/tIT 4-/% loneA WT*-v no t? L o
i tv ia(joc. TI c LI IC 11U1LIer
of a policy in the New York
Life is fortunate, and the word
is used advisedly, for the solvency
of the company is beyond question,
as has been established by
the reports of the committees
which have investigated the affairs
of the company during the
last six months.
But aside from the gratifying
condition of the company's
finances which these reports show
.there is reason for the rehabili- j
tation of confidence in the prospect
that the present board of
trustees?the agency which is
undeniably responsible for the
feeling of distrust which exists?
will be ousted from office by the
operation of a resolution pending
in the New York Legislature
with every prospect of adoption.
And their places will be filled by
safe, conservative business men,
drawn from the various sections j
of the country. who will give the ;
interests of the policyholders the
same careful consideration which
they give their own affairs.
The South Carolina policyholders
have proposed such a man
for membership on this board in
tjhe pj^rspn of Governor Hey ward,
but his chances of election will
be far from promising unless his
nomination at the annual meeting
of the policyholders?which meeting
will be held on a date to be
named by the New York Legislature?is
backed by the proxies
of the policyholders in this State.
It is, therefore, to this end that I
all South Carolina policyholders j
are urged to send their proxies
to Mr. Jas. A. Hoyt, Secretary of 1
the Policyholders' Association, !
Columbia, S. C.
'there b as has been observed,
no doubt of the solvency of the
New York Life?it is as strong
as the .Bank of England?and it i
is the one company of all the oldline
companies which should
appeal especially to the great
mass of the people, for its policies
are incontestible from date of
issue, and the insured leaves the
beneficiary a legacy and not a
lawsuit. Do not allow your policy
to lapse!
Attorney General Guntcr.
In the death of Attorney General
U. X. 6unter, Jr., the State
has lost a loyal son and an efficient
officer. Though young in
years (only 85 last December) he
has by natural ability and a strict
attention to duty attained to a
positiop jn the confidence the
people ihat is given to few men
gf superior age.
With signal ability he has filled
\
successively the positions of member
of the board of education of
I .^inrrton county, private secre
j ATTORNEY GEN. V. X. GUNTER.
i Mr. Guntcr died at the Iioiiio of his
father lit Batesburg Sunday morning
at 0 o'clock after a lingering
illness of tuberculosis. lie was
elected attorney general In 190') and
lius since heltl tin* office.
1 tary to Gov. John Gary Evans,
| magistrate at Spartanburg, as|
sistant attorney general, and by
j these steps rose steadily in public
i favor until in 1903 he was elected
to the office of attorney general,
i As assistant attorney general
he has appeared before the highest
tribunals of the State with a
success seldom equalled, his opinions
in nearly every case being upheld
when put to the final test,
and as attorney general his record
: has been no less bright, having
j gained in the passing years addJ
ed lustre in the esteem and con!
fidence of his fellowmen.
And now flint" rlonfh Vint i-o_
moved him from this midst
there is a genuine feeling of personal
loss and the sense that a
noble and useful life has been
cut off in its prime.
To Defile Gold Hill.
As announced in another column,
the fact that a cock-pit is to
be erected in Gold Hill has caused
much annoyance to the good
people of that section. Gold Hill
is one of the best communities
in York county, with as good,
peaceable and Christianlike people
as can be found anywhere,
and that they are to be annoyed
by such a demoralizing, disgraceful
and degrading nuisance
is regretted by all. The people of
tt:ii ? ? *
vruiu mil sanction no sucn pastime.
They spend most of their
time in the dulies of the farm
and home; their spare moment?
are either spent at the fire-side
or in a social manner with their
friends. Thoy have no time for
the cock-pit, and will'have nothing
to do with it should it be
established, but the very thought
of the fair name of Gold Hill
being darkened by the existence
there of such an institution is
cause for deep humiliation on the
part of her citizens. However,
if the publisher of this paper is
correct in his presumption of the
law, it will be an open violation
to conduct a chicken fight at the
point designated. The law, as
we understand it, prohibits
cock-fighting within 3 miles of a
church or a chartered institution
of learning, and upon these
grounds the proprietors of the
proposed^Gold Hill institution are
apt to encounter trouble. According
to our information, the
site of the cock-pit is only 1-4
mile from Zoar Methodist church,
3-4 of a mile from Philadelphia
j Methodist church, 3-4 of a mile
I from Oak Grove Baptist church,
and 1 1-2 mile., from Gold Hill
Academy. From this it will be
seen that the pit can I e run only
in violation to law, and should
the would-be violators in the
face of these facts, establish
this institution of immorality, it
\s to be hoped that the law will
embrace the first' opportunity to
make the offenders suffer the
maximum penalty for their folly.
"We cannot see why the ladies
of Rock Hill will enter the dry
goods stores after 6.30 p. m.,
when they know that that is the
closing time of all the stores, ,f-r
Rock Hill Herald. It is sometimes
very difficult to adopt city
styles in a country tpwn.
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Violating the Child Labor Law?
In the last issue of the Yorkvjlle
New Era we find this:
"The little 8-year-old son of
Mr. J. H, Lucas, employed at
Neely Cotton Mill got his hand
badly mashed in one of the maI
chines morning."
I If we mistake not the Yorkville i
New Era a few weeks ago published
an article concerning the
| employment of children in the
mills in violation to the State
labor law. The New Ear's re|
marks were prompted by the an
nouncement mat a nine-year-oia
boy had been injured in one, of
the Columbia mills.
It happens the New Era fails
to censure the proprietors of the
Yorkville mill for allowing the
boy to work in violation to law,
but the simple announcement
that the child was injured while
employed in t he mill brings out
the fact that the mill men have
i violated the law, and the York
grand jury should see that they
are brought to account. There has
not, to our knowledge, been a
case of this nature in York court
since the labor law went into
effect, and that children under
the age limit have been continuously
employed in some of
the mills in York county, there
is every reason to believe. This
little Yorkville boy, who is scarce,
ly old enough to know when in a
perilous position, was perhaps
injured for life throng a disregard
for law by his parents and employers.
Gold Hill.
The cold spell of late has killed
most of the fruit, esnecially the
E caches, therefore, the fruit will
e scarce this year. Some of the
garden plan:s are killed, but the
others are looking fine.
The property of Mr. L. G.
Wilson was put on sale last Saturday.
Mr. Jim Railes of Fort Mill
has rented Mrs. Sallie Steward's
old home pla *e. He will probably
! move his i unily sometime in
I May.
! Mrs. Edgs.r Hoover and Mrs.
Fannie Gibson visited the home
| of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Coltharp
; last Friday ...Prof. S. E. Honey
spent Saturday and Sunday with
: relatives in u liar lot le Misses
Minnie Garrison and Ammy
Davis were guests of Miss
Corrinne Faris Friday night.
There was a "Measuring party"
| at the home of Mr. B. M. Faris
I Friday night, given by the Peter
Nicholson Society of Flint Hill.
The supper was delightful and
j the crowd was entertained by
music, on piano and phonograph.
All enjoyed themselves immensely.
The collection goes to missions.
A Surprise Marriage.
SpoHnl to The Times.
Clinton, S. C., Mch. 22?A very
, pleasant and decidely unexpected
| aFair occurred at the Thornwell
: Orphanage Infirmary last Sunday
night when Miss Ella May McMurray
was married to Mr. Jas.
i W. VVvlie, of Greensboro, N. C.
j The ceremony was performed at
10 o'clock by Dr. W. P. Jacobs,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
! church, and also the president of
I the orphanage.
This marriare was to have been
! in June at the home of the bride,
but it was unexpectedly changed.
Only a few friends, Mrs. King,
matron of Gordon Cottage, Misses
Watson. Berry, Manson, Pattnn
unrl Pov?v-?+f
I WV? If MIIV4 A Ui i WVf VI VII, CIO
j sistants of. the infirmary, and
i James Fulp, were present. Th#
! bride and groom left for Fort
Mill on the 2.45 train Monday
morning.
During her stay in Clinton Miss
McMurray has won the esteem
and friendship of many and has
proven herself an invaluable aid
to the sick at the orphanage. Mr.
j Wylie is a member of the firm of
I Wylie-Simpson Co., of Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie left
i here with the best wishes for
! nappiness and success. J. F.
* [Mrs. Wylie is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McMurray,
of this township, and is popular
with a host of friends in this
section. After spending the
night with the bride's parents,
near Fort Mill, Mr. and Mrs.
Wylie left Tuesday morning for
their future home at Greens1
boro. ? Ed. Times.]
. i ?
lively" tussle
with that old enemy of the race. Oon!
stipatiou, often ends in Appendicitis.
To avoid all serious trouble with Stoniaoh'
Liver aud Bowels. tako Dr. King's
New Life Pills. Thoy perfectly regulate
these or gnus, without pain or discomfort.
26c. at Ardrty's drug store.
WILL BUILD COCK-PIT
_ON STATE LINE.
Report has it that Bob Thomasson Will
Re-Engage in Cockfighting.
With a seemingly irrestible
| mania for things immoral, chief
j among which is selling whiskey
and pitting game chickens,
Robt. F. Thomasson, who was
banished from this State last
January for illegally selling
whiskey, is, according to information
received at this office,
preparing to engage in cock|
pitting on a larger scale than
ever. It will be recalled that for
several years Thomasson con-!
ducted a cock-pit about 3 miles ,
, _ n tt'ii i
east 01 rtocK mn, ana aespite
several efforts of the law to break
up the institution, it continued to
flourish until it was proven that
the proprietor had been handlingwhiskey
as a side line and was ,
| made to leave the State for two i
j years as a punishment for the :
! latter offense. Thomasson moved
j about the middle of January,
j this year, to the plantation of
Mr. Z. T. Bailcs, just over the
line into Mecklenburg county,
took up farm work and, so far as
is known, has been living the
life of an ordinary farmer. But
Tnomasson's mind and ear was .
on the alert and he has studied i
out a plan whereby he believes
he can continue operations in this
State and reside in Nor1 h Caro- |
lina. Thomasson's plan, accord- |
ing to what the reporter learns j
j from reliable parties, is to erect;
| a cock-pit on the line between i
the two States, have the building '
i so arranged that the chickens
! will be cooped in North Carolina,
and the pit proper will be in >
South Carolina. He will out in !
his time in "ordering" the chickens,
while another, not an exile,
will pit the cocks. The building
will be a large and roomy one,
\\ ith a sufficient number of coops
to accommodate a large number
of chickens. Besides tV is there
are to be rooms for sleeping, eating
etc. The location of the pit
will be in a dense pine-thicket1
on the Jeff Wilson place, which j
lies partly in the Gold Hill section
of this township and Steele Creek
i section of Mecklenburg. To be 1
j absolutely certain that the build- j
| ing is on the line, Thomasson ha^. j
i had a surveyor to visit the place,
make a survey of the premises,
and has erected stokes, as markers
oi' the line, for several hundred
yards each way. Orders for
the material with which to erect
the building have been placed
and it is Thomasson's hope to,
1 have the pit in shape for a big i
match in early spring.
Letter to \7. Z- CUNNINCHAM,
Fort Mill, S. C.
Dear Sir: Why, do yon think, can De- |
voo ho 11 pure paint, an low an others soil
adulterated paint?
Thoro are :K) or 40 or 50 different
makers of paint, tluit rank, in n way,
as "first clasH," they have their rogious;
one's region is large, another's is small;
j everyone is "lirst class" in its region
Of those .10 or 4U or 60, one is best, an- j
oiner next, ana so ou aown; but I lie
prices are all the sa wo or about the same
?you can buy ouofor less than another
though; a porsonul matter sometimes.
But how, do you think, can Devoo sell
the I Hist for no more than the rest-!* Hie
1 answer is. it costs less to sell it; more ;
i to make, loss to sell. Reputation helps
; sell it. Its lot) years help sell it.
Yours truly
] 81 F W Dtvou & Co
P. S.: W. B. Ardrey sells our paint.
'Phono 14 when you want anything '
good to eat. WE hAVK IT.
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TORTURED B7 SAVAGES.
j "Speaking of the torture to which
some of the savage tribes iu the PhilipI
pines subject their captives, reminds me
j of the intense suffering I endured for |
I three niuuthe from luliammatiou of the
Kidneys," says VV.M. Sherman of Cush- j
I iu'g, Me. "Nothing helped me until I
I tried Electric Bitters, three bottles of
which completely cured me." Cures
> Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Blood di?- j
orders and Malaria; and restores Hie ,
| weak and nervous to robust health. |
Guaranteed by W. B. Ardrey, draggist.
. Price 60c.
Sec notice to road o\erseers
i in another column.
A SCIENTIFIC WONDEE.
j The oared that stand toits credit make I
Bucklcu s Arnica Salve a scic.it itic won- i
| dor. It cored K. R. Mulford. lecturer |
. for the Patrons of Husbandry, Waynesi
boro, Pa., of a distressing case of Piles.
it heals the worst Bums, Sores, Boils.
' Ulcers, Cuts, Wounus, Chilblains ami i
' bait Rheum. Only 25c at Ardrey s drug
! store.
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Capt. T. B. Spratt spent Monday
in Luncaster on business. 1
DOCTORS AS2 PUZZLEDThe
remarkable recovery of Kenneth
Mclver. of Vauceboro, Me., is the sub
ject of ntnch interest to tho modicul |
fraternity and a wide circle of friends, i
i He says of his case: "Owing to severe .
j inflammation of the Throat and conges- I
j tion of the i.ungs, throe doctors gave mo 1
up to die, when, us a last resort, 1 was I
I iudocod to try Or. King's New l)isoov-1
ery and I am huppy u> say, it sav ad my i
i life." Cures the worst Coughs and Colds I
Bronchitis, Tonsilitis, NVeak Langs, !
I Hoarseness and laiCirippo. Guaranteed !
I at Ardrcy's drugstore. 60c and $1.00. |
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The Times office is now located
in the rear rooms of the Ardrey
building, up-stairs, over Ardrey's
drug store. We will be pleased
to have our friends call and see
us in our jiew quarters.
NOTICE,
The Daughters of the Confederacy
and The La lies Memorial Association
are urgently requested to meet next
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. L. P. Fulp to trunsact
important business.
Mks. J. II. THORNWELL.
Pkkb. U. D. C'b.
Mbs. J. B. MACK.
Pkks. L. C. M. A.
TOWN 1IALL,
TUESDAY, APRIL 10th,
"THE DEACON"
A play filled with fun and pathos,
will be given by practically
the same cast that presented the
"Cuban Spy."
Admission 15 and 25 cents.
' "IMPERIAL" ?
? FLOUR \
J Is the BEST FLOUlt on the J
J market. GiVe it a trial aud yon ^
0 will always have Good Bread. ?
X You can always find it at ?
1 A. O. JONES'
Notice to Road Overseers
All overseers in l^ork county are hereby
notified to cull Oift their luinds. pluce
thoir respective deotions in good traveling
conbition, a^ul restore Mile and
Guide Posts thatl may have boon displaced
or torn do\vti. All male persons
between the agosiof 18 and 61) years in
York county, arq liable to road duty
except bona tide ministers of the Gospel,
bona tide students while actually
attending any of ihe schools or colleges
in this stale, teachers employed in a
public school, scpool trustees during
their term of ofticy and old soldiers. A
day's work consists of ten hours, and all
huuds are liable toj at least four day's
work on t he road. .
Persons living o|i sections that havo
110 overseers willi report that fact at
ouce to one of tlio undersigned commissioners.
TUGS. W. EpYD. Supervisor,
JoflN L. RAttNEY, Co. Coin.,
LADD J. LUMPKIN, Co. Com.
Attest:
Maky J. HuNTF.nl Clerk of Board.
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& We wint every r
g child ih this entir
& that w? can sup]
S Our three big s
^ rooms pontain al
$ essential to the 1
J and cortifort of <
Someone has sa
5 after the wants oi
F ery stage of life ^
# to the grave an
K about so* For th<
^ young man or w
5 the clothing, the
^ ables, The youri
? we start to house
\ nishlng the hom<
g kitchen, Groceri
5 In fact, we make
g of people's wai
5 large and assort!
6 the various war
I MILLS &
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A Stitch in
Time
Saves Nine.
We absolutely guarantee
our BED BUG POISON to
kill every insect or trace of
insect on your furniture.
It will also kill little chib
dren and grown people.
Wp also hnvp ntlipr nrono.
rations that are also effective,
though not so dangerous.
When you think of Spring
Housecleaning, think of us,
we can help you out in a lot
of ways.
Ardrey's
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I Let the >j
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| Charljtte Sieam Laundry |
Z Launder Your Linen. V
I* We have the Biggest and
1} Bont Laundry Plant in
\[ the Carolina**. We do more
\\ work than any laundry in
!| the Carolines. We do Better
work than any laundry n
ll[ in the South. Our agents, *j|
whose name is attached
!; hereto, has instructions to J
give you full anil complete j> I
! \ satisfaction or make no ^ \
\\ charge. 5 '
!| Isn't that fair dealing? j?
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e section to know &
ply their wants* $
tores and v/are^ g
most everything ^
lealth, happiness ^
svery household- J
iid that wc look ^
: a person in ev> ^
" from the cradle J
Ld we believe its ^
e little tot to the 5
oman wc furnish
shoes and the eat'" 5
ig married couple J
keeping by fur^ #
t xi ^111 pctriur 10 ^
es ever afterward, %
' a special study S
its, and carry a f.
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