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** V , i .v y ' * l&iu fort 3;ViiU ilimtf. DEMOCRATIC PUBLJSHKD EVERY THURSDAY. B. W. BRADFORD. Ohe yc;ir $1.00 Six months 50 Anonymous communications will not foe published la tlmse columns. < orreRpondencp on current subjects Is Invited, but no responsibility Is a?suincd for the views of correspondents. Terms of Subset intlon: lport M1H 'Phone (with lotijf distance connections) No. 2?5. -? ? ?i 1 ? ' APRIL 26. 1906. 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 nav c uui 11 icuun v.an auu aut* us in our new quarters. Every white Democrat in Fort Mill township should attend the < lub meeting in the town hall next Saturday. Every voter owes it to himself and the party to come out and exercise his right in selecting the men who are to represent us in the county convention next month. -It is to be hoped that council will no longer delay in the matter of having the old abandoned railroad wells filled in. Not only are these old wells breeders of mosquitos and malaria, but one is especially inviting to the youngster who, heedless of danger, meets death in a watery grave. m m m Just when the dispensary investigating committee will conelude its work is not given out, but judging from the past progress of the work there is little room to doubt that with the convening of the next legislature the committee will be in line for a further appropriation to continue its investigations. ? It is perhaps unobservable to 51 majority of their readers, but it is extremely disgusting to note the manner in which some publishers ' 'squirm in the dust" at the feet ot the mighty (?) daily press. a And .this, too, for the mere sake of recognition. Happily The Times is not in the class with those who seek a little free advertising at the expense of their convictions and conservatism. * * The Lucas-Mil liken fight over the cotrol of the Laurens and Darlington cotton mills has ended. The Milliken party pays the Lucas party $170 a share for their stock, par value $100, marmarket value $160, for the l^aurens mill, and $65 a share, market value $50, for the Darlington mill. This means the retirement of Mr. Lucas form the management of the two mills. 1 The Waxhaw Enterprise wonders "if Charlotte will double the regular street-car fare and rates during the big 2l)th of May celebration." No, dearie, it will not. PtcjviWsC Ufili nnt li., lw. vuui tv lii n"t i7v an vaiiv.v vi uvyond those always in efTect. There will he no extortion and severy visitor will get a square deal. Charlotte Observer. Here's odds that the Enterprise man visited the State fair in Columbia last fall. We note that two members of the dispensary investigating: committee Messrs. Christensen and Lyon?are about to begin a junketing trip to Cincinnati for the alleged purpose of discovering crooked transactions between liquor dealers and ex-dispensary officials. This trip promises to be about as productive of beneficial results as the oth'*r trips of the committee, and if any beneficial results have been accomplished heretofore they are so infinitesimal that "you Couldn't hardly notice them at all." But the taxpayer foots the bill, so w:iat omerence does it maKe 7 Another Veteran Dead. Mr. W. D. Rogers, a well known and most highly esteemed citizen of Lancaster county, died last Wednesday night, of heart trouble, at the home of his nephew, Mr. Lonnie Vaughn, in the Van Wyck section. He had been living this year with his -old friend, Capt. J. C. Foster, cfri the latter's plantation in the Waxhaws, but when he was taken sick, about three weeks ago, he went to his nephew's. Mr. Pvodgers was born and reared in JChester county, but had been a .president oi" Lancaster county . 5 vttxuny years. He was about 73 Jhearaof age.- IJe was a Confederate veteran, having served Jn Jenkins' brigade.?Rock Hill ; ftlV, Rodrers was an uncle of "t Roosevelt Will be a Candidate in 1912. President Roosevelt will probably be a candidate to succeed i : his successor in 1912. There is ; i no doubt in the minds of the j ' President's friends that he in-1 | tends to stick to his determination j to retire at the end of his pres1 ent term and that no consiaeraj tions will prevail upon him to be I a candidate in 1908. By the end of his present term, the president has toH his intimate friends he believes he will have made so many enemies that he would be I ail easy man to beat were his Eart.y to make him their standard earer. From now to the end of his term, as the nresident has out it. he will be obliged to be "very ! harsh to many interests." The p lblic good will demand his administering certain policies with j little sympathy for those who | unl'er with him, and the inevita-1 ble result of this iron handed \ j course, in the president's opinion, I ; will be the creation of "sore! heads," who will by 1808 have become a powerful army so bent j on his downfall that were he to I became a candidate at that time,-' 1 he would probably be defeated. ; j His friends believe all these conditions will have changed before 1912. i Local Militia Inspected. The Fort Mill Light Infantry was inspected last Friday evening by Cols. Fuller and Haskell, the former of the State United States o \? > n/1 1 lut 1 z?m .a!' * 1% ' ui iiij , iuiu tut uuici ui hit* OLctlt* , militia. Col. Haskell has recently been appointed assistant adjutant aim inspector general, to fill the vacancy caused by the , resignation of Col. ,1. M. Patrick, who gave up the position on account of ill health. The company was commanded | by Capt. T. B. Spratt and Lieu- ! I tenants S. VV. Parks and G. C. Epps, and a creditable number of men were in line. The in-1 | spectiontook place in the armory. | A satisfactory showing was made by the company, both from the standpoint of numbers, proficienI cy, in drilling, and the condition of property. An Enjoyable Entertainmeut. i Polk Miller of Richmond, Virgirfla, and his quartette of darkeys appeared in the amusing' a lid educational sketch of "Old i I Times Down South" at the i town hall Wednesday evening. I Mr. Miller is one of the funniest men in his line known in the j South. He can fairly make a banjo talk and as far as imitating r 'the negro of olden times, he ' cannot be surpassed. Dialect : stories, songs and recitations followed each other in quick ' succession combining the pa< ip nnil lim-iinmniB !? ? c,..n. .. ?%nu IIUIIIUIVUO 111 OIR II cl < way as to make it an evening of rare pleasure. Mr. Miller was entertained while here by Dr. J. L. Spratt. Memorial Day Program. i Memorial Day, May 10th, will as usual, be appropriately observed by the people of Fort ' Mill. The ladies of the local ! chapter of the Daughters of the L i Confederacy have arranged the 1! following program for the oc- , casion: ; The people will assemble at the Presbyterian church at 3.30 i p. m. There will be music, lead 1 by Prof. J. A. Boyd and prayer by Rev. .J. C. Chandler. Ad- ! dresses will be made by Mr. G. ( '. Kpps and ot . rs. The veterans will form into line of march ' in front of church, and will he. followed by the U. D. C's.. in charge of the president. Then ! will come the sons of veterans : in charge of Hon. J. R. Haile, the school children in cnarge of Prof Witherspoon, and the citizens in charge of J. H. McMurray. The procession will march to the cemerery, where the song' "Tenting On The Camp Ground," will he sung, the roll of the dead called, and music by the school I children will be had. The graves of the Confederate dead will then be decorated by the children, assisted by the veterans. The crowd will then repair to | J Confederate Park, and will sing i "Dixie," after which Rev. E. S. ! ? .v^.w ?iu a. prayer. j.ne camp will then hold a business , meeting, which will close with the song, "God Be With You Till Wc Meet Again." i The merchants of the place are requested to.close their stores | during the exercises and take part in carrying out ih^ p/<H I gram. If yon Mraut . ICBv M ? f <S?U A. O. JOKSEr; ' - ?| V rI : i To Prohibitionists. The following: editorial ap-. peared in the Columbia Record of the 10th: . The Record wants to have a friendly talk with the many splendid men in this State who are opposing the dispensary system because they honestly be- j lieve its defeat, will insure nrnhi. I bition. The advocates of prohibition rank among the upright, | honest, capable, industrious people of our State. They advocate : their cause with strength and warmth without considering the 1 alliance they have formed to bring about the defeat of a sys-J tem that has, in the judgment of i scores of students, proven the j best the world has ever known | in making for temperance and sobriety. They do not appear to , realize that they have joined hands with an element which; looks eventually to the reestab- ; lishing of the old barroom system in South Carolina and has noth- j ing but contempt for the doctrine j they represent. Should the dis- j pensary be defeated, this barroom ' crowd, now posii.g under the guise of high license, will once ' cut loose from its former allies 1 and throw its entire stuength^o reestablishing the open saloA with its alluring enticements ! the young and weak. There will j he nothing hut a scornfOf4 joke j for those who have done most of the work and polled most of the votes. The venomous matter now directed against the ^fcspensary : will be turned against f he prohi-11 bitionists; bitterness and inuendo ' will be widespread,.and men now being cajoi d and complimented as patriots will find how easy it is to have their reputations be- ' smirched il' the cause of the sa- 1 loon can he advanced in that 1 m miner. * Recent city elections in Maine ; i resulted in victories all along the ' line for the Democrats, who are ' bringing to the front the hypo- ! crites of prohibition, its absolute i failure, and openly advocating a :; change to the license system. Prohibition there, as elsewhere, , has made a huge crop of hypo- t crites, sneaks and midnight dis- < pensers of vile whiskey, patent medicines and soda fountain concoctions. It has not lessened ; drunkenness and has caused ap- 5 petites for heavily loaded patent!1 medicines. It is a notorious fact j that whiskey-laden patent medi- j ] cines sell in immense quantities i in Maine and other sections of! New F.tigland where there is pro- : ] hibition. The hyprocicy of it al! j has at last appealed to the people. Prohibition in South Carolina would be no better or more sue- i cess fill. It is having a trial in 4 seventeen South Carolina coun-; lho iuua,y, iinu UX'UIIKVUIICSS, UC- ( caption. encouragement of viola- ' tion of law are widespread. Men ; ;ire not prevented from drinking. 1 The poor man resorts to the blind t tiger, the moonshiner and patent i medicines for the stimulation that < he ought to be allowed if he ( thinks he.must have it, to get, legally and under decent circumstances. The saloon system with its | attractive mirrors, mixed drinks, \ congenial conviviality, pool room i attachments, breed trouble for I > the youth and the weak of our 11 State. It is the social drink in ( the saloon that is the curse of mankind. The dispensary sys- ( tern furnishes no such alluring j inducements to drink. The man who must have his "toddy" has to get under circumstances that i do not beguile him into the habit. 1 Ti e boy stays at home and finds J no taste for the raw drink out [ of a bottle. Temperence is en- 1 ] rou raged and promoted. 1 The corruption of the past is over and the people of the State . through their legislature next j year, will get legislation that will 5 purify and satisfy. Because there i was corruption in the great city j of Philadelphia the city was not; ] wiped off the map. It was the 11 corrupt politicians who were sent 11 into oblivion. Because corrupt j1 men in the postotlice department ] made thousands out of the gov- j ] ernment was 110 reason for the abolition of tho department. The ' men were punished and the opportunities for graft were re- 1 duced to the minimum. B^nnao a human being is sinful and does i wrong we do not cut his head off. to cure him. "We try to reform ' and make him better, and we 1 generally succeed. The policy of the prohibitionists should be directed toward sup-'t porting any law that reduces the i * consumption of drink; that pro- J motes sobriety; that aims to keep i J temptation awny from the young i ] and the weak. i An Omission. One of The Timea', Confederate \ subscribers, who ?ot^ carefully , the Yorkville list of < .*dgj|L Jfe y - V y\ veterans and widows who hud died since the pension rolls of 1905 were completed, informs the reporter that there were two omissions in the published list. These were Messrs. John Felts, of this township, and Mr. Joseph Nivens of York township, both of whom, our informant says, died during- the years of 1905 and early 1906. Pleasant Valley. Mrs. Lee Wrenn, of Mississippi, and sister, Miss Lizzie Cousart, of Chester, are visiting relatives and friends in Pleasant Valley. Mr. Frank Potts, of Parksville, S. C., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Potts. ??Mrs. Dorcas Gardener, of Charlotte visited relatives here this wppk lVTre Mvvtlo Rut. ler, and children, of Spray, N. C., are visiting in this place. Mr. Oscar Fnris spent Sunday with his parents. Miss Grace Faris is visiting in Gold Hill this week. Mr. O. W. Potts expects to visit relatives in Mississippi and Tennessee at an early date.-'?Mrs. Estella Richardson, of Monroe, is visiting at Mr. , R. W. Doster's. Rev. J. C. Chandler made several pastoral calls in this place Saturday. Quite a number of our ladies went over to Fort Mill Saturday, purchasing goods. Rev. Bennett, of Monroe was in Pleasant Valley Saturday and Sunday. Prof. Hoke's school will close Friday. He Willi not have an an exhibition, but will give the children a picnic near Ivy's mill on Catawba river. ? Letter to J VS. STEGALL, FORT MILL. S. O. Dear Sir: Have you found this ?uto You need less of Devoo leud-uud-zius for ;i job than of anything else: lose gallons, less money. M. A. Thomas, i>ainter, Lynchburg, 7u., has found it out, ho writes: The tirst j b 1 did with your paint I estimated J7 gallons; had 12 gallons loft iver. Since then I have not used any it her kind of paint but Devoa lead-ami ruuo; jl rocommouu it to all my costo- 1 ruor?. When I commence a job. I luck ! up a card muling us follows. M. A. , rhpmns contractor, Dovoe l'aint." Putting lu on Costs two or three times ; is much us the paint. Have you found :his out? You can paint 1 Vvoo in less time: loss time; less money. Have you found this out? Devoo wears louder than anything else. You don't object to long titne between jobs. Yonr customer likes it. And yon like what ho likos. It keeps your customers. Yours truly i F W Dkvok & Co P. S.: W. B. Ardrey soils out paint. The State Press Association will nold its session sometime in June it the Isle of Palms. Fresh Bakers' Bread >very Saturday at JONES'. Nothing except the United j States mint can make money without advertising-. The prettiest shade of green is ;hat which is displayed by the foung small grain crops in the mnnfmr TUn AO! /?*"vrk >c< ,UUI1VI,T< 1IIV U.IL V.iup 1 ." > UJVMVlll}^ ixceptionally fine. A LUCKY P03TMIS7BESS a Mrs. Alexander, of Cary, Mo., who ius found Dr. King's New Life Pilis to je 1host remedy she ever tried for teeping the stomach, Liver and Bowels 11 perfect order. You'll agreo with her f you tvy these painless purifiers that nfu.su new life. Guaranteed by all Iruggists. Price 25c. Spring chickens are in great ieman at fancy prices. The crop s late this season. DEVIL'S ISLAND 70R7ULE s no worse than the terrible case of Piles that afflicted me 10 years. Thou i ivus advised to apply Bucklen's Arnica Nilve, and less than a box perruaully Hired me, writes L. S. Napier, of liuglcs Sty. Heals all wounds. Burns aud Sores like magic. 25c at all druggists. The season for picnics and nand-shaking candidates is near it nand. HUMAN BLOCD HABK3. A rale of horror was told by marks of limnan blood in the home of J. W. Williams, a well known merchant <>f Due, Kv , He writes: "Twenty years ago 1 iind severe hemorrhages of tho lungs, sml was near death when I began taking Dr. Kiug'sNew Discovery. It coin pletely cured ine and i have remained sveli ev< r since." It cures Hemorrhages, Chronic Coughs, Settled Colds and 13ron-hitis, and is the only known cure for Weait Lungs. Avery bottle guaranteed l>y all druggists. f>oc and $1.00. Trial bottle free. The .summer dullness has struck the local news factory and almost forced a shutdown of the factors. IS THE MOON INHABITED. Science has proven that the moon ban in atmosphere, wdich makes life in jonie form i*>saible on that satellite, tint liot for human beings, who have a nard enough time on this earth of oars; ^specially those who don't know that Elect ri- hitters cure Headache. 1 uliouslexs, Malanii, Chills and Fever, Jaulilice, Dyspepsia, Dizzines.< Torpid Liver i.idnejfi.P^niplftintH. General Debility md Female?weaknesses. Unequalled ma general Tonic and Appetizer for A-eak Bwnoiia aqd especially for the ?X? <1- tV jnduces Bound sl< >p. Fully I ftufrnhteea by all dri..;b'iits.^PlM; mly^Np, ^ ^ ' . fzp:** ? * ?&k DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The York Countyf DiawSeiSfttc ^OOJ?-j vention will meet in; the C^ort Hotuftj | Ht Yorkville 011 Monday May 7th. |<JCH at 11 o'clock A. M. *.j Said Convention will be coinf* . </j ! dolikiriifpa hv fJtA vr? **A 1)L i M clubs, oue delegate f?ir every liv? votes cast in tl^p flrwt or tub? of 1 904 and one delegate for a ba jpr'' J* fraotlou thereof. I The clubs will meet Saturday nftvfc/j noon. April 28th inau from to>.f o'clock and reorganize by eleotngvftit proper officers, and, the igtembofotii*ft{jr hxeuutis Committee or the Pr-siatatf of tlioXdub will appoint throe malingers ln"*writing to couduct the Osetlbd ! of delegates to the Convention. Tiw i managers of Election Shall ttlre S<l i oath to co1.duct the electiou fairly i impartially and certify the remtt "V All persons known to be DenocxatS j and who are qualified to bee nut neuti hers of the club, are entitle tQ V>te.\ 1 Each ( lub at said meeting WJ1 also elect a member of the County Execu< live Commute . ,1 The Convention is called for theupajrj pose of electing delegates-to th? St-f)#e Democratic Convention, whicl meets ; in the City of Columbia on tie 10th day of A.nv next; the hleotioi qf a | County Chairman, and, each ot.or tltid further business as to tlie Con . cut ion I shall seem meat and proper. Hy order Democratic Electitie Cdni1 mlttee. J. 3. RR1 'E, J. TI. SAYE, f hni-m&p. Secretary. - ^ . ? '? -COMINGJetbro Minor's Bible Sbiwaoi Moving; Picture Exbibito, Showing in life-like motion" the Passion Play, .v . / "Ten Eisrbts iu a Barjwi" with lecture. Also show views, in and around New YonL~City< Illustrated Songs, Worjii$ Pictures and Music. Comic; Anny motion Scenes, Historical,* &c, J 1 ' ' n t&~ We travel in our cwf\ private car and carry every thing for a first-class entertainment. ^ tor- Will exhibit untie^ waterproof tent at Fort Mill- Monday and Tuesday nights, Apryli$Oth and May 1st, , - - - ? ?ar- Admission 15c; Children under 10 years, 10c; Reserved seats, 10c extra. K COME ONE AND ALL. JETHRO ALMOND, - Manager. DR.KING'S NEW DlSCtFVERK Will Surely Stop That <. uoh. * ? *sr | MILLS & | CHINA and JAP jg Buying ii\ big lots 5? n very attractive s *5 at most reasonable wa}' we are able to $ the very lowest lev* you of a number of ^ We have tyccn very ^ ination of qualitie you that ejvery yard ^ Call and sec the liin 5 REFRIGERATOI ^ It may be a little $ Refrigerators, but i 6 buy this summer, y< i it early and get full ^ our line in and it is ^ proud of. We hand have proved their r< \ my and we quote ; prices. There are a the stock and we in J BABY CARRIAC ^ If you want Baby JT strong, take it out e trouble is slight if ? convenient and nn $ Carriages we are |f3j ever so many differ of the carts fold i ^ space that tlicy ca ^ take up hardly any jj| tee everyone to givt | mELSI 4^' " ? 1 Indian Ware. | ifie Catawbas have about r * Ceased to make their well k known earthenware owing: to J fact that the makers | 'have moved to other parts and j making-more money in other | pursuits and within a few short j years samples of their work 4j will be priceless relics. It is J the patriotic duty of every j family in Fort Mill to have one T or more pieces. We want to ! close out our small stock. ! Ardrey-s. 1 P. S. Lots of people are buying Cooper's Cholera Cure to start their chickens otf right. It is good for them no f matter what the trouble is and # good for them if there is no [ trouble. iS the I i j i.^ \ \ ' y yi j-f Charlotte Sttar-LaiMry \ i I Launder Your linen. | || \\ * i . 11 \\ We have the Biggest and !| Beet ^jnriudry Plant In i [ the CHroiiufiB.' We do more ]j !{ work than any laundry in \* ! j the Oarolihas. We do Bet*- jr ! [ , ter work, than any laundry > ![ ' yi the South. Our agents, j whose onyTe is attached \i uh8 instructions to J !| give your full and complete Jr \\ satisfaction or make no ij> X charge. ' ]j ^ i Isn't that fair dealing ? G i . \\ l PARXS DRUG CONP'Y, jj Z * AGENTS 5! ivT MILL, - - - 8. C. \\ YOUNG. | AN MATTINGS. S enables lis to offer & election of Matting & prices. Buying this f! get prices down to $ :1, and we can assure exclusive patterns. * strict in our exam- ^ s, and can promise $ will give good wear. ^ IS, ICE CHESTS. 5 early to talk about ^ m f you are going to A >u might as Well kuy S use of it. We have ^ a line we are justly J le only makes that J ^liability and econo- ^ interestingly low ^ i number of sizes in ^ v ite your inspection. ^ 5ES. GO-CARTS. | j to grow healthy and ? very tine day. The you get one of the S$ odern Go-Carts or $ ' snowing. We have ft cut styles and many ft ip into such small ft in be set aside and ft room. We guaran- ? ; good wear. j YOUNG. | j . J' _i