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DEMOCRATIC ?
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, i
B. W. BRADFORD. 1
One year .... $1.00 >
Six months 50 j
JULY 5. 1906. 5
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There is evidently something; t
wrong with the sanitary condi- j i
lions of Fort Mill. During the ! *
80 years' residence of the writer 1
in the town, we have never1 i
known as much fever to exist in i
anv nnp spnsnn as thprp is in thp 1 t
place at present. It is not our
object to discredit the health
conditions of the town in the <
eyes of the outside world, but 1
the fever situation here has be- ';
come alarming, and it is our de- ?
sire to impress upon the minds j
of the citizens the necessity of 1
taking concerted action to stamp ]
out this dangerous disease. \
Fever, as we understand it. may <
be contracted by the inhalation \
of foul air or by consuming im- i
pure foods or water. Granting: i
this to be true, the question11
arises from which of these sources
come the fever germs. A significant
fact in connection with j
the present epidemic of fever is .
that the victims of the disease i
are, almost to a unit, children
who attended the last session of j
the graded school. This fact <
would seem to suggest, therefore, ]
that the trouble lies in the water j
supply or the sanitary conditions j
surrounding the institution, and <
the matter should be investigated.
But, should this not be the cause
of the trouble, then the spread of
the disease is due to the condi- j
tions in and around the homes of ,
our citizens. We have been asked j
to appeal to local the board of (
health to make an early and ,
thorough inspection of the town, \
...~ ,.u? rrtu:~ I
<*uu WC UlIUCl 1U1I^ UU au. AI11H |
matter should be attended to at ,
once. It has always been a puz- (
zle to the writer that so few (
people at this season of the year j
give the matter of cleanliness .
the proper attention. A stroll
over the town any afternoon will
convince one that many, hog- ,
pens, closets, and other places \
where filth collects, are not re- ^
ceiving proper care and demand
the attention of the authorities.
It is hoped that the board of
health will at once issue orders
for the cleaning of all premises
and take other necessary steps ?
, to check the spread of fever t
which promises to continue un- 1
less some action is taken. t
i
' T
The Columbia Record on Mon- ,
day published an article con- .
cerning J. Frazer Lyon, candidate
for attorney general, which
will doubtless have a very damaging
effect on his candidacy. .
Mr. Lyon was a member of the '
legislature as well as a member; r,
of the dispensary investigating q
committee, and during the lasti x
session of the general assembly, J [
according to The Record, drew a >
salary of $4 a day as legislator r
and $4 a day as committeeman. '
This act The Reoord terms as '
"salary grabbing" and says that j
Mr. Lyon would not acknowledge !
the charge until pushed to the i 'i
wall and forced to answer yes or
no. The Record's article is i
quite lengthy and, seemingly, i
shows that the people of the:.
State have been looking to, and r
at the same time paying for, one j t
grafter to unearth the deeds of
another. But the trouble with
Mr. Lyon is that he did not cover j
his tracks completely and his
alleged crookedness has found . _
him out. j ?
iv
The Rock Hill Record of Tues- i ^
day informs us that we were i ^
wrong in our last issue in saying >
that the local telephone company | \
of that city was controlled by the j
Bell people. Our information i a
was picked up from outside! ja/\nt*moa
on/1 n/-??r * Laf *??/>
tti iu uuyv t'lai IlilVt' | j
The Record's word for it that we i j
were wron^, we hasten to make j y
apologies. However, that the j v
Bell people have the strings on ! s
the local system of that eity is ; s
made plain by the statement in
The Record that the A. T. &. T. i v
Company holds a franchise in
th9 city and that whenever they i a
conclude that Rock Hill is a prof- j ?
liable field they will go there and J j
put the local company out of
business. The A. T. & T. Co., ^
like other big corporations, seems d
destined within the next few n
years to own everything in its a
line that is worth while.
''If Mr. Lyon is elected attor- h
ney general somebodysays the t
Yorkviile Enquirer, "will have f
to sweat about the dispensary 1
stealing.'' Perhaps so. but the V
lie formers of the State are not v
going to vote for Mr. Lyon and .1
It does not cost so very much j
*) own a home in cur city. Lots. '
?plendidly located and of ample ;
uze, can be purchased for little i
noney. Building material is
is reasonable here as at other I
x>ints. Able architects and conductors
are ready to satisfy every '
iemand, hence to own a home is !
vithin the range of possibility, ;
10 matter how meager the salary
>r limited the means. If a man I
s honest upright, and displays
i willingness to help himself, ;
:here are many people here who
Ml 1 > ? 1
viu give mm vvnatever help is i
leeded, so long as it be within
he bounds of reason.
If you know or hear of an interesting
item in the community, j
nake it a point to see that it finds '
i place in your local paper. We j
should much appreciate your effort
and will send our reporter ,
to ascertain or verify any lacking
points. Anything which tends j
to better or brighten the news 1
service of a paper makes it of so i
much more value to the com-1
munity, and the subscribers are :
tne ones mostly benefitted there- i
by.
Did you ever stop to reflect
that it was one thing to talk
about people and another thing
to have people talk about you?
[f those of us who use our
tongues a little too freely, about
aur neighbors, would stop and
reflect about this matter and
know the great evil that comes
from too much gossip and tattling
we are sure we would call a halt
1 - "
*nu gossip no more iorever.
The name of our town stands j
for a picture in the minds of nil ,
who have lingered even for a i
few fleeting days within the
:harm of its wooing beauty. It
stands not alone as a pleasant
picture, but as the future ideal
:o its own loyal citizens. It is
inique among its sisters in this |
;ounty as an ideal city of homes,
jven as the county is unique for !
ts wealth, fertility and manifold
ittractions.
That it takes a thief to catch
l thief is forciblv demonstratoil
d.v the recent reports from
Columbia.
Cherokee's First Hanging.
The first hanging in Cherokee
since the formation of the conn- ;
y will take place on September j
4, when Ed Rainey will pay
;he penalty for his crime,
tainey, according to the Gatfney
,edger, is a negro from Blacks)urg
who was lodged in the
raffney jail in November on a|
louble charge of murder and j
ape. Rainey was accused of
ommiitin.tr this awful crime 011 j
wo negro girls, one thirteen I
rears of age and one fourteen.
rn ? ..-11 * i- ?
Lin- Luirietin-.veHi'-oia gin niea
loon after, as alleged at the
rial, lis the result of injuries (
nflicted by the negro. He was '
odged in jail at Gaffnoy and has
emained in-custody ever since.
Uthough charged with both
ape and murder only the charge
>f rape was embodied in t he case ,
igainst him that was concluded ,
he past week.
This is the first sentence of
leath that has ever been passed
n Cherokee county and a pecuiar
coincidence is that it is the
irst death sentence Judge
Prince has ever passed.
The Value of a Newspaper.
T never took a paper that didn't j
>ay me more than I paid for it. j
)ne time an old friend of mine
tarted a paper way down South
ind sent a copy to me and I Mibcribed
just to encourage him and
ifter a while it published an order
o sell a lot at public auction. So i
inquired about the lot and told
, friend to run it up to $50. He
>id off the lot at and it sold
n less than a month for $J00, so
made $(>2 clear by taking that
taper. My father told me that
rhcn he was a young man he
aw a notice in a paper that a j
chool teacher was wanted away i
ft' in a distant county, and he
rent and got the situation, and
i little girl was sent to him and
fter awhile she grew up sweet
nd beautiful and he married her.
Jow, if he had not taken the
aper what do you suppose would
iave become of me? I would
iave been some other fellow, or
maybe I wouldn't have been at
.11.-Bill Arp.
The Chester Reporter, which'
ias been owned and edited for
he past 30 years by John H.
iucnanan, has changed hands,
"he paper was sold to Messrs.
V. J. Irwin and J. T. Perkins, 1
vho took charge of the business 1
ulv 1st. The new proprietors i
pill issue a semi-weekly, all-home <
irint paper, 11
The Encampment at Chickamauga.
Adjutant General Frost on i
Monday announced that it had 1
been decided to send the three \
regiments of militia of the State j
to Chickamauga in this order:
The Third Regiment, from the j
low country, will leave home on )
July 27 and returning leave i
Chickamauga August 3rd; the i
Second Regiment, from the mid-!
< i l. _ ni . i . Mi
uie portion oi tne estate, win
leave Columbia August 3rd and
leave camp on its way back home
on August 10th; the First shall
be last, leaving the up-country
on August 10th and leaving
camp on August 17th. It was
decided to send out the regiments
in order of the rank of their
colonels. Col. Schachte of the i
Third is the ranking colonel of j
the State, but as between Cols. ;
H. T. Thompson, of Columbia. J
and VV. W. Lewis, of Yorkville,
the attorney general's office had
to be called upon for an opinion,
they being commissioned on the ;
_ i mi . * . I
same uay. 1 ne opinion was tnat
Colonel Thompson outranked i
Colonel Lewis because the for- '
iner had hold a commission in !
the militia longer, the Federal1
army regulation and law being!
the foundation for this conclusion.
Vacation For R. F. D. Carriers.
Zack McGhee, the Washington
correspondent of The State,
writes that paper under date of
July 1 as follows.
Beginning with July 1st all
rural iree delivery carriers will j
be entitled to two weeks leave of
absence on full pay. Several of
of the South Carolina delegation
have been urging this provision,
bills having been introduced along
i.u:~ 1:?i "kjt 4 ?
mis ime uy lvxessrs. /vjkch, lvever. I
Patterson, and I suppose the i
others. They and others have,
been din-gdonging after this
thing until finally the committee
itself put it into the bill and it is i
now law. Some of the South
Carolina members have been
getting a number of letters from I
rural free delivery carriers ask- !
ing about this matter, so many
t hey say that they have been un- i
able to answer them.
Senator Tillman's Appointments.
The following: are the appointments
of Hon. B R. Tillman for
the two weeks beginning on next!
Monday:
Columbia. July 9th; Mineral
Springs, Lexington county, July
10th; Aiken. July 11th; Barnwell,
July 12th; Bamberg, July 13th;
Elloree, July 14th; Choravv, July
17th; Lamar, July 18th; Chester,
July 19th; Lancaster, July 20th,
and Liberty Ilill, Kershaw county,
July 21st.
Senator Tillmrm loft onrlvr in !
the week For Patterson Springs, j
111., where he had an engagement'
to lecture, but will return in time !
to speak at. Sandy Flat, in C.reen- i
ville county, next Saturday. The
senator has had a number of in-1
vRations to speak at other places |
but as yet has not arranged any j
further meetings.
Hard on Candidate Lumpkin.
The following is from the
xt
iuiiirw^cviu<; i u<i; inw ?;
"lion W. W. Lumpkin, who
lived in this city for several years
and was depot agent for the
Georgia railroad, is now a citizen
of Columbia, S. C., and has
entered the race for the U. S. i
senate in opposition to Ben Tillman.
of pitchfork fame. It is,
probably good for his candidacy
that the people here cannot vote
in his race, for it is believed that'
he would be defeated if they
could."
Things Doing on Mr. Stogner'* Farm.
Lunoafltvr Newrf.
Mr. Oscar Stogner, one of the
Antioch section's most progressive
young farmers, is probably
the happiest man in his community-happy
because he has been
especially blessed this year with
an abnormally large number of
Inyflna /\V. ??? ~~ O? ? ' 1 1
i'ii id 10 \/n jua juivcc. mnce xne
first of January, to say nothing
of a "new arrival" in every
household on the plantation, Mr.
Stogner's cows have each given
l)irth to a calf, his mare to a fine
colt, his sows to large litters of
pigs, his Shepherd dog to pup- j
pies, his sheep to lambs, his goats
to kids, and the end is not yet in ;
f ight. About the only things on i
I 1..V 1 il- 1 1
nit- puice inui nave not contributed
anything to the wholesale1
"increase" are a Tom cat and a 1
time-piece, but they may be
heard from later.
Housewives complain that'
their chickens are doing no good i
this year, and turkeys are in;
the same line. Those who have j
turkey dinners for Thanksgiving .
my expect to pay for them.
... .-ai A-.
Gold Hill.
The rain Sunday night put
the ground in shape for the far-1'
mers to sow peas Monday. Our |
farmers are very well up with j
their work. Vegetables are 11
plentiful but there will be no |
ripe watermelons in Gold Hill by j1
the 4th of July.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. !
Walter Hoover has been very!1
sick, but is reported better.
Miss Maude Smith spent Sat- !
urday night with Miss Maggie !
Wilson Mrs. B. M. Faris spent j
a few days last week with her1
sister, Mrs. Frank Culp, of
Pineville, whose child was very
ill. Miss Cammie Crook who
Vino Konn vieifinrr rolofitroo in
Mwii Titiiiiug i viav* in |
Wilmington, N. C. was expected
home this week.??Mrs. Edna
Edwards and her little daughter,
Mary, of Braidentown, Florida,
are expected this week on a;
visit to the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Faris.
Flint Hill.
Hot weather is all the talk
these days, the farmers are
working hard to get out of the
field before the hot weather
comes, but it has come. June
has past and gone and no June ,
bugs come. Now some of you
scientific farmers tell us why
the June bug failed to put in its
appearance.
Mr. William Boyd, son of Mr.
Theodore Boyd, of whom mention
has been made, is still con- i
fined to his bed, but is improving i
He was clear of fever the 1st j
inst. and his symptoms were I
good for a speedy recovery.
Mr. Josh Davis has been right'
sick but is improving.
Mr. Robert Harris is sick.
The weather is so intensely hot
those who are well can scarcely j
survive, and pity those who are
sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Bailes \
Rave the young people a lawn
party at their handsome resi- j
deuce on the evening of the 29 I
ult., which was very much enjoyed
by all who were present,
Mr. and Mrs. Bailes are very'
hospitable and know just how
to entertain and make their
guests have a nice time. '
There was preaching at Flint!
Hill the 1st inst. by the pastor
Rev. Reeves.
This community was blessed
with a good rain last night,
which makes the air much
cooler this morning.
Pleasant Valley.
i
Farmers are still battling'
General Green, he seems hard to
conquer.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe,
of Charlotte, were at Mr. J. D. 1
Wolf's Sunday.
Mr. Walter and Miss Ella
Bickett of Sard is. Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bickett of Harrison, were at
Air. Lee Bickett's Sunday.
Mrs. Mamie Plyler of Lancaster
is at her father's this!
week.
A. >1. Hughes from Jacksonville,
Fla., and Mrs. McAsee
were married Sunday by Esquire j
1). K. Hall.
Mr. J. W. Davidson is con-'
temnlatinc a trin tn T)nnvill^
week.
At the campaign meeting at |
Aiken last Wednesday, James,
Cansler, the York county candidate
for railroad commissioner, |
said that the South would not |
duplicate another Cansler, be-,
cause it would take too much ,
work. He said that he intends}
to run for office as long as he is j
able to stand upon the stump, i
and said that six years from now
lie would not have U> distribute |
cards for the people to know who
he was.? Rock Hill Herald.
INTERNATIONAL |
The best known,
The strongest.
The biggest seller.
Stock and Poultry
Pnwripr
& U TV UVI
We have just received a big
fresh shipment in packages and
pails of this, the Standard stock ]
onri ?v\n u~r ...a. ,
CfcJlVI J/VVUU/ JUvUil. ll 1*7 Ui tliu '
world.
Ardrcy's
Drug Store.
Money Enough For Encampment.
Adjutant General Frost a few
days ago received a letter from
the war department saying that
the $18,000 which he had asked
about, would be available for the
purposes of the Chickamauga
encampment. This will afford
enough money for the three
regiments to go to the interstate
encampment, so it is likely that
all three will uro after all. The
rejriments will ro out separately, j
the first to leave to leave the
last week in July.
A TRAGIC FINISHA
watchman's neglect permitted a
leak in the great Nort h Sea ilyke, which
a child's linger could have stopped, to !
become a ruinousbreak, devastating an i
entire province of Holland. In like!
manner Kenno'li Melver, of Vance- j
boro. Me,, permitted a little cold to go
unnoticed until u tragic tinish was only I
averted by Dr. King's New Discovery, '
He writes. "Three doctors gave me up
to die of lung inftamation, caused bv a ;
neglected cold; but Dr. King's New
Discovery saved my life." Guaranteed
best cough and colli cure, at all drug
stores. oOo and $1,00. Trial bottle
free.
Candidates who want the
farmers' votes had better not
call upon them while they are
busy fighting the grass, unless
Lliey are willing to take a hoe
and do a little work thorns. ~s. ;
ONLY 82 YEABS OLD.
"I am only 82 years old "lid don't expect
even when 1 pet real old to feel i
that way as long us I can get Electric I
Bitters," says Mrs. E. II. Druucoti, of |
Dublin, Ua. Surely there's nothing |
else keeps the old as young and makes I
the weak as strong as this grand tonic!
medicine. Dyspepsia, torpid liver, in- '
flamed kidneys or chronic constipation j
are unknown aftor taking Electric Bit- !
ters a reasonable time. Guaranteed by I
all druggists. Price 60c.
?
There is a great demand in j
Fort Mill for all classes of me- j
chanics and laborers, at good
wages.
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TWENTY Y?AR BATTLE"I
was a loser in a twent y year battle
with chronic piles and malignant sores,
until i trie?l liuolclen's Arnica Salve; i
whiuli turned the tide by caring both, I
till not a trace mmuins." writes A. M. !
Bruce, of Farmvillc, Ya Best for old 1
Ulcers, Cuts, Burns and Wounds. 25c '
at all druggists.
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A large number of the resi- j
dents of this section contemplate
spending a few weeks in the
mountains this summer.
.
A HARD LOT
of troubles to contend with, spring from j
a torpid liver and blockaded bowels, i
unless you awakeu them to their prop j
er mtioil with Br lfinif'a f.ifr,'
Fills; l lu< pleasant est amine 1 ti
euro for Constipation. Tin-. prevent
Appendicitis and tone up tho system. .
25c at ull drug stores.
We have had some oppressively
hot weather the past week, but
it was needed to clean the crops, j
-
It has caused more laughs and dried
more tears, wiped away diseases and
driven away more fears than any other
medicine in tho world. Mollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea. 85 cents, Tea
or Tablets,?Parks Drug Co.
Doubtless the peach, apple,
blackberry crops are sufficiently
large this year to enable the
merchants to close out their
stock of fruit jars.
N. B. Truth, St. Paul, June 81, 'OS ? j
I've livi'il I.>in? I v..in,,ml...
- - - "0> - - I
when tno Mississippi was :t lcook. My
good health and loiter life caino by '
takiiiK Ilollisti r's Rocky Mountain :
Tea. ;to cents. Parks Dm*? Co,
Since the excessive rains farm
work is being pushed, grass has
taken fine hold and is looking as
if it has reached the fertilizer.
Crops of both corn and cotton
are unusually tine and very
promising at this time.
A
little lovp, a little wealth,
A little home for yon and mo;
It's all I ask except trood health,
Whieh eonicn %*ith Rod: '
Tea.?Parks Driitf Co.
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xi you Willii
XODES,
call nj> A. O. JONES.
NOTICE!
I have for sale some fine pigs, ;
bred from male which is entitled
to registration.
Some lots in Oklahoma at $50
each.
Some second mortgages on j
Real Estate in South Carolina? i
good investments. Call at Ran-!
\
dalesbur# Store, or address,
C. B. Kimbrcll,
R. F. D. No. 15, Pineville, N. C.
Fresh Bakers' Bread,
jvory Saturday at JONI-Sj'. '
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Candidates' cards, not exceecing
uiih inch, will be inserted laths
column for the sum of $5.00. Cam
must accompany all orders.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.
Wo are authorized to auuoutice J. J
HUNTER us a candidate for recoijmeudation
to the office of county Audi:
or, subject to the action of the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to annouu< c
W. H. WILLIAMS as a candidate fur
appointment as Auditor of York county,
subject to the recomiueudatiou of the
Democratic voters iu the approaching
primary'elect ion.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER^
We are authorized to announce
II. A. D. NEEDY as a candidate for
recommendation for re-appoiutment as
Treasurer of York county, subject to
the choice of the Democratic voters iu
the approaching primary electiou.
f-UH COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
Recognizing the ability and high
worth of Mr. JOHN F OORDON, we
do with pleasure present his name to
the voters for Supervisor of York county,
subject to the rules of the approacl
ing Democratic primary. VOTERS.
"We are authorized to announce ft'
THOMAS W UOYD as a candidate 1
the Democratic nomination for re-elc
tiou as Supervisor of York county, subject
to tho choice of the Democratic
voters in the approaching primary eltctiou.
WJNTH HOP COLLI* i $
SCHOLARSHIP AM > ENTftANOE
m:n ai il n
The examination for the award f
vacant scolarships in Winthrop Colleg
anil for ilio admission of new studen
will be held at the County Court Hoi
ou Friday, July titli, at U a. 111. A}
plicants must not be less than lift eon
years of ago. When scholarships are
vacated after July t>. they will Vo
awarded to those making the high i
average at this examination provided
they meet the conditions governing t h
award. Applicants for scholar-hip
should write to President Johnsot > ?
fore the examination for schola r* ; >
application blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and iron
tuition. The next session will open
September i'Jtli, 1000. For furtlici uiforniarion
and catalogue, ad ?re-Pres.
D. 11. JOHNSON.
Rock Ilill, S.
$ "IMPERIAL' ?
J FLOUR J
J Is tlie BEST FLOUR 011 tli< ?
^ market. Give it a trial aud yor>
^ will always have Good Bread >
^ You can always tiud it at
$ A. O. JONES' 5
? PIIONE 11. Jj
<? O 4s <6? -"t 1? t? V]2 <i?-V- J' \"V *? *& *?
m .*
? Let the
$ PharlnttP QtPam T anndm. n
(> uuuiiUllU MIUUIII JJU.II11 111 ) V
4 Launder Your Linen.
|?
(\ \\ e have the liiy^est a:1 v
? Host Laundry Plant
4 t ho Carolinas. We do nu r y
4 V
4 work than any laundry in y
<C the Carolinas. We do B< t V
d. v>
4 ter work than any lauud.y v
4 in the South. Our ai?en:s, V
4 whose name is attach'd
A
4 hereto, has instructions to
2 tfive you full and coinple'e y
4 satisfaction or make no
2 charge. ?
2 Isn't that fair dealing i V
4 _____^
JJ to
1 PARKS DRUG COMP'T {
Z AGENTS
2 uAT MILL, - - - S. C. ?
4 ^ a -
P UtileDocfor
CURES
Liver Complaints ; u c*
only Ramon's Liver P^'.
and Tonic Pellets, fi
gives your money bac?
not satisfied. Yourli.ii
is the biggest trouble;
maker. If you woul? . l>?
well, try Ramon's Tri j
ment. Only 25 cents . I
For 5?lc by W. B. Aidroy I