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Ff7BLtBl$ED BVEKY TH^RSe^T.
W. BRADFORD, . .gdfud PMpV
'" One year . .\ .. tl.00
Correspondence on current subjects Is
Invited, but no responsibility V Is asjwmsl
for the views of correspondents.
On wppltcstlon to the publishA\ advertising
cotes are made knoArn to
these Interested. \
lCatatodat the postofflceat Fort Mill,
M. CL, ? fpcpod olaas matter. \
" DECEMBER 20,1906. \
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.Many a man spends his mone^
lor a Christmas jug when hfc
should apply it to some of tha
| honest debts he owes. \
^ With the inauguration of slow1
er schedules in South Carolina
\ we may expect some author to
put out a book that will out-rival
thefaitious "Slow Train Through
Arkansas."
Cherokee county which was
first to vote out the dispensary
now ranks first in the number
and heinous nature of crimes
during the year. Can it be that
.the Cherokee brand of prohibition
is a breeder of crime.
If any! of those papers that
published^ an^advertisement for
Buckingham's Ginseng Garden,
Zanesyillel Ohio, about one year
ago, will put us onto a scheme
whereby we can collect pay for
aanie, we will feel deeply grateJw
' i
i i \ ?*little
remains to be said in
praise of the Christmas editions
of the Charlotte Observer and
The State, f^r the exchanges of
botn have been showering1 boquetn
upon them since Sunday.
The issues were great and were
deseiying of all the praise given
them.
Up to date about sixty voters
of tie town have registered.
This lumber represents about
one-half of those who are entitled
to vote. Butfa short time
^temains in which to register and
you should not delay the matter.
Register today.
On every side one hears the
prattlej^nd.merry laugh of the
ilMo nnlia wtin aya Irmlfinir fnr.
wewv Vll?/U ?f i iV V ?VVI\ti?5
ward with great eagerness to
the joys Iwhich the coming week
has in stbre. May there be universal]
gladness among them,
brought Jabout by the visit of
Inasmuch as the Southern
HaiJwayiAas placed the blame
for its juBeck at Lawyers, Va.,
upon / brator Mattox, the |
public L watch with interest
whatypunishment will be
petea to Mattox. Perhaps
? j/lt "dishonorably disthe
service.
nHklust Pay Box Rent Prompty.
?
HBi order recently sent out <
B Beting Postmaster - General ;
H^Ecock reads as follows:
ox rents must be collected
beginning of each quarter
HKe entire quarter, but no
Ten days before the last j
I^BBH each quarter postmasters
^Hfl^Riuired to piace a bill (on
or 15381-2) bearing
of the last day of the j
in each rented box. If a
j^^^Ber fails to renew his right
Bix on or before the last
R& quarter the box shall!
H closed and offered for;
the mail will be placed
neral delivery."
fltoU" spoken of above is
form of a notification and .
mm wv next quarter begins Janu-!
ary 1st, Postmaster Massey will
within the next day or two place
one in each of the rented boxes
( at the local office. Those receiv/
ing these notices are requested
b to return them promptly, with
the amount due, to the postmaster
for his signature, wnereupon
the bill becomes a receipt
There is hot much practical
uae in being good unless you let
everybody kijow about it.
A :
.. \ >' GOOD
HEN NEEDED.
. It iB but a few weeks now unW^tne
voters of the towfcwiH'be
called upon? to select from our
citizens an intendant and board
of aldermen to govern the town's
affairs during the year 1907.
In this matter every patriotic
citizen should feel a keen inter
est. Our town has made progressive
strides of a marked degree
the past few years and
should continue to go forward,
but a town never reaches that
point along the line of prosperity
that" it is impossible to completely
check its progress. And there
is .nothing more hurtful to a
(town than the election of an incompetent
set of officers. It was
oyily a few years ago that our
merchants suffered the loss of
much trade through the adoption
and practice of certain rules by
our city fathers. The needs of
fr i. >#:ii _i. i. _
ruic mm at present, ijl we are tu
enjoy prosperity during the coming
year, is the election of a set
of progressive men?those who
will continue to push the town?
men with progressive ideas and
men who are not afraid to put
their convictions into effect.
Fort Mill has accomplished much
in the past few years and there
are greater things to be done,
but there is little prospect of
achieving this greatness if our
town is allowed to fall into the
hands of an indolent set of men.
Our voters should consider thfcse
matters well before nominating
a ticket. Give us a council that
will do things and we will continue
to grow.
Slower Schedules For the Southern.
It is learned that President
Finley, of the Southern Railway
Company, that owing to the
crowded condition of some of
its single track lines, and the
double track work, including the
revision of grades and alignment,
now under way, for the purpose
of relieving the crowded condition
of the present single
track, the Southern Railway
Company finds it difficult to
maintain the schedule of some of
its passenger traijns, as now
scheduled, and Willi, in consequence,
in the ?arl>|pa?tof January
enfeuing, reuse Ithpse schedules,
putting vjnj the b^rs
of slower speed, witfli the expectation
of being abli to maintain
them, and believing that
under the circumstances this
arrangement will be more satis-1
factory to the public. In this I
connection President Finley says;
"The double trafc work is;
being vigorously pusjed, and on '
other parts of the load where
double track work Js not now
under way, but wheje traffic is
heavy, passing tracks jare being
put in, and those already. in extended
in order to facilitate the
movement of trains, all such
passing track wor.c being done
with the ultimate object of
utilizing it as double track when
double track work may be undertaken
in those lacalitie3.
"The imDrovement in nnssen
gor train movement will naturally
improve the movement of freight
trains.
"The Southern Railway Company
is arranging to shorten its
operating divisions, increasing
the number from 14 to 27, each
of these divisions to be in charge :
of a superintendent. Men now j
ihHbii -service will be promoted j
to the aouitional positions thus
created. This arrangement, it
is believed, will result in in-,
creased efficiency, and, will, it
is further believed, promote the
mutual interest of the public and
the company.
"In the arrangements referred
to, the company is developing
and making effective policies
initiated by its late president."
Dispensary Money For the Schools.
Hon. A. W. Jones,, comptroller
general, has announced another
distribution of dispensary
scnooi money on account 01 remittances
received from that
institution during the month of
November. The total amount j
distributed so far this year is i
$175,241,50, but of this $100,-1
241,50 represents profits for the I
year previous and was a balance
brought over from 1906. The
total cash received thk year is I
about $75,000 and nte total
amount distributed .in enrollment
was $59,626.80, >r a little
less than 30 cento for fcch pupil
on a basis of enrolment of
280,000 putols. Of th amount
distributed the schools 0f York
county get $1,404.74. ^^
ProfKts at^leKf Pmr Ifcnt. 1
Within six weeks the 44,000
horde power plant of the 8#whiern
Power Company, at Gteat
Falls, S. C., on the Catawta,
will be furnishing hydrvelectric
power ty Mount Holly, lelmont,
Lowell, Dollas and othei towns
in this section of the Stat*. The
army of laborers that constructed
this enormous plar.t will be transferred
to Rocky Creek, tw< and
one-half miles below Great Talll,
on the same river, and while this
this force is at work, anoher
force equally as large will be
constructing four and a lalf
miles of railroad track from he
Marion division of the Southern i
to Ninety-nine Islands, when,
at no distant date, *an electrc I
Elant of 20,000 horse-power wil |
e put into commission.
The magnitude of the work
being done by the Southern
Power Company can be realized
only by knowing the future plans
of ?the*:ompany, and the amount
of work the company is now
actively engaged in. The plant
at Great Falls is the * largest in
the South, the to al output being
44,000 horsepowe' and-it is to be
transmitted frorr that point to
connect with the Catawba nla'nfc
between 30 and 4( miles up the
river. The tower; and insulators
the entire distance are up and
wire is being distributed along
route as rapidly as possible in
order that power may he transmitted
over the lim just as soon
as the machidery is installed in
that plant.
The huge dam at Great Falls,
which is approximately 1,000
feet wide was close 1 last week,
the river is harnessed and just as
soon as the water wheel is placed
in position the several hundred '
car loads of machinery costing!
upward of $400,000 wit. be 1
placed into commiseioiL More ;
than 150 car loads of this machinery
is already delivered and is
being placed in position as rapidly
as possible.
With the transmiss:on lines up
from a distance of four miles
north of Clover, S. C.t to Qastonia,
Lowell, McAdensville and
Mount Holly, the Southern Power
Company will be able to
supply, soon after the first of the
srnon nnnrlir AAA
to the manufacturing plants in
his section. Lines are being contstructed
to Mooresville, Statesville
and Concord.
The plant at Rock Creek will
be a sister plant to the one at
n rnn t T?ollo L
viivui ji alio nun WI!|)IU.UIA" I]1U~
chinero and idcntally the same
output, 44,000 horse-power.
A Blow to CcttoD Exchanges.
%
A notice which, according to
The Observer, was to have been
posted on the floor of the Charlotte
Cotton Exchange Monday
morning reads as follows*
"We have been notified by the
private wire system from whom
we derive our quotations that
on and after Monday, December
24th, this quotation service will
be discontinued for posting.
"This is in consequence of a
contract between the New York
and New Orleans cotton exchanges
and the Western Union
Telegraph Company, giving the
latter the sole right to furnish
ci^nmercial bodies the quotations
as made on the two exchanges.
As the Western Union Telegraph
Company insists upon the fulfillment
of this condition with regard
to this exchange our quotations
from the present source
will cease as above stated."
The Observer then goes on to
say .that this arrangement which
has been entered into between
the New York and New Orleans
C<>ttop Exchanges and the West-1
er^i Union Telegraph Company
is'a peculiar and annoying one
and will work a hardship upon a
large number of the smaller ex- j
changes. The exchanges in the
larger cotton centres, like Savannah.
Augusta. Memphis and
Houston, can afford to take the
wemtern union service, which-is
very expensive.
J\jjF>t what effect the new arrangement
will have upon the
exchanges in the smaller towns
will be watched with interest.
The few K'of P. O/ficers.
At the meeting of Electra
Lodge K. of P., held Monday
nighi the following officers werfe
elect* for the ensuing year:
J. L. apratt, chancellor commander;
H. VVithercpoon, vicechari^ffionW.
B. Ardrey, prelate;
Stewijjt^ Jd[. of W.; j. B. Elhptt,
F.-gSMtelggins., inner guard;
f ^ outer^guard^Messrs.
and pratt ^ were ^elected
J4
York's ''Dark Corner/'
The ' *D&rk\ Corner'' of York
couiit&is faat\ becoming known
as on$.of tfi4 fjfiimoug- moonshining:
sections of the State.
It is a strip of country about five
miles wide and fifteen miles long
running across A the northwest
end of York and including in its
U 1- 1.1 A. 1- L.i.i.1 -1
uvunus tut; lamouK uaiuegrouna |
of King's Mountain. Numerous
small streams flow through the |
deep undergrowth and it fur- j
nishes not only ah abundance
or fine water for the making
of the mountain dev but gives
a splendid hiding place in almost
any direction It ia said that'
Sunday in that section is not a ;
Sabbath, but a day of \ drinking, |
gambling and fighting for the;
class which furnishes tne moon- 1
shiners. This, although in thej
neighborhood of Bethany Associate
Reformed Presbyterian!
Church, and -Bethany High
School, which are attended and
sipported by as good people as
tie sun shines upon. The State
coistabulary have been frequently
raying its respect to the commmity
and while by some these
effo-ts have been sneered at as
accunplishing no good these
raidi have certainly made the
lawbeakers more guarded in
their iperations. Constables J.
H. B. Jenkins, Hoy and WrigH
have .ust returned from what
could reasonably be termed t
successful raid. Sunday morning,
. tin 9th, they left their
teams, h'dden in the neighborhood
ani began scouting the
countrv vhere thev exnected to
firid a prizy. At eleven o'clock,
while moVing- very cautiously, ;
two of theXparty came suddenly
upon a ^reat big fat greasy
negro lying flat upon the ground
in the sun aiyl a rather diminutive
white nan of nondescript
caste setting with his back
against a big poplar tree. The
negro lay flatter than before,
but could not make himself
invisible; the white man ducked
his heac in the other direction
before concluding to obey the
order of ~*he pfficers to "sit still."
; While on all sides was the outfit
of an active distillery these
men clained that they had
merely cone there to try and
get some oi the output and they
had nothing whatever to do with
the plant This-may or may
i not be true a*d it is known that
' the white mai last year ran a
moonshine stil higher up *in
; Cherokee coun\y. Their names
and residences were taken and
their cases will be investigated
later on. The oitfit which the
; constables found consisted of a
70 gallon copper itill which was,
hot, nine ferms^sT, containing
about 10,000 gall\.ns.. ?{ beer
ready for/hstillin?% 15 bushelj
of nice meal in ano neT fermej,
ter. The "worm" j? the s*l
was found but nctf thfe "ca?"
j the most expensive 'Jart of -he
1 still, are nearly alwiys reni-ved
and hidden as In thi^ase; ThP
! officers also captpr. ?7 the
;house of a man 1 }n8* Nearby
! 11 gallons of wh''^v' ri?bt
1 fresh.
The beer was pouf^ out an<l
the fermenters brokt UP- The ,
'still also was dest^e9? *as it
| was four miles fronthe team <
j and no means of traiP?rtation.
The nice meal too, yp mingled
with the mud and wa>r ot> the 1
branch and thus denatTedThe
worm and whirey were
brought to town, and sipped to
Columbia. \
The officers leame^ayta man
living in the neipP?r'Vooti ? i
cropper on a farmed lar^d, had ;
confined his plants ta c>rn, ;
and that it was jfobable hat
the stuff destroyed, be beerand
i meal, represented 1
of his share of
! poor devils
right l'''l I
King's Mountain
of Bethany congres^^^^^BH
Hill Herald.
STRIKE I^B^^B
Tho most
Dr. King
Wlion liver and
the
purifying work goes
< < >hm i p.it inn, H
dizziness. all
otherwise nature
backed him up.
"A dangerous snrgiiijPB^^^^'J"
volving the removal uJvmaligaut ful[
oer us largo ae mv |!id, from vpy!
daughters hip, was p An ted by |he
application of BuckleiS/vvnicaSalvtF'
says A. O Stickel, of * loins, W. Ma.
| "Feisiatont use of tho live completely
I cured it." CuresOntgJnrus and Injuries.
2>"io at all drug sttf s. ^ ;j \
An author's brj|htness lsn*
always due to the burning of
midnight oil, J j
I Fresh Bakes' Bread
f9very SeturAty $tr JO?fcsr. M
They |l\(ust (
PvcwlViino' in iSrv
XJ 1 Vi J X** XV 1 J
In the future we wi
Furnishings, Clothii
In order to close ou1
December 10th, we
Yard \fide Black Taff
Fifty-six inch Broadcli
Fifty^six inch Ashland
In ftct, everythin
AT COST, Seeing
is believing.
McElhaney
PlOICQtlt Vallov
JL. JkV wi/tJMAi. U V WIAAVJI
Mr. D. O. Petts anc J. 0.
Hall attended the Woodman
supper in Fort Mill la? Friday.
| night.?Lester TherrellAnd Clyde |
j Pettus spent three dayi hunting j
! near Waxhaw the pa it Week.?
Mr. and Mrs. Wal,teij Potts, of
Gunnison, Miss., art expected
to visit relatives hereinext week.
?Mr. J. M. Harri.7 spent one
day last week in Charlotte.
N}t knowing whemer we were
' comctly informed last week
1 we nissed stating that Mr. Tom
Culp, of Pinevillc, ' and Miss
Lessit Norman, cf this place
were lUarried on tl/e 9th inst.
Dr. i'otts has, jest had a well
bored oi his p/antation by Mr.
Richardson of llelair.
We h^ve just been informed
by neighbor, P. R. Collins, that
he has jiUt purchased an Automobile
an-1 is now ready to give
the forecast of the weather for
another ytar.
Mr. Joe Lee will go back to
! the Charlotte hospital^theX first
i of January.
| SPECIAL, NOTICES.
' FOR RENT One or two f:wu?s.
Am.lv t.n T R RKI.K #i .
FOR SALE?One?line you?g^(dr>, Cow,
nearly full-blooded Jersey, 4 war*
j IMoe only to \
make
to'a i^irT jast beop^J*^ 1
you oughtito.
MAJE HAFP7 FOB UFS^T \
Great huipiuess cume into the lkarno (
of S. C. illajr, school superin tendon*. at
St. A1 banc, W. Va.. when hi,* little |
daughter wns restored from thcj dreadful
complaint he names. He says: "My
little daughter had St. Vitus' Danae, ,
which yielded to no treatment but greW '
steu lily Avor.se until, as a last resort w^
tried Electric Hitters, and .1 rejoice to
Bay, three bottles effected a comploto
cuiv?" Quick, sure euro for nervous ^
complaints, general debility, female ?
weakness, impoverished blood and ma- J'
lanlt. Guaranteed at all drug stores.
Pri4e 50c. 1
Cienius never amounts to much
unless it is backed by common
sense.
.
Taken as directed, it becomes the
greatest curative ageut for the relief
of suffering hemauitv ever devised.
Such is Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Lea. Tea or Tablets.?Parks Drug Co.
A girl hopes that the veil of
the future will prove to be a
bridal veil.
4#^
k A YEAR AE BLOOD
Br l'JO'l will long be remember- .1
B< of P. N. Tucket, Of Alli^Bts
thg vearof blood; which
^wTonsly from Mr. Tucket's
^Hontb seemed very near, lie
^Bvere bleeding fromlhe lungs
itf ul cough had brought me
Bdeor. when I began taking
New Discovery for t onsumpH
the astonishing result that
Hug fotr bottles 1 was comBstoredand
as time lias proven
jrnt ly cirtd." Guaranteed for
fugs, Coughs aud Colds at all
ores. Proe 50o.
X_- A 1 il
r ^eauny a man aim men
proceeds tomnd him a gold brick.
* v ?t "
Yo?ir stonuun churns s id digests tho
food Jou out imd if foul, or torpid, or
oat of order, your whol* system suffers
from blood poison. Hoi ister's Itocky
Mountain Tea keeps yon ell. 8.5 cents
Tea or Tablots?Parks E ug Co.
A thfc iry looks liV the most (
valuable lthing in tl: world till (
you try lrh do sora^th g valuable j
^Atj&nce!
II cal^y Rents'
ng and MioesAanu
t our Dry Goois by
offer them at I cost..
eta Silk - - - 83c
oth - - - - * 83c
I Repellant - ?lc
g ill Dry Goods
m m m ' m
See for yourself.
k Company.
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HOLIDAY ADVICE
We can satisfy you in the selection
of your Xmas pi-esents
provided you want to save yourself
time and woify and be assured
of the fact that the recipients
of your gifts will ai>preciate
them. We have books
adopted to every age of both
sexes from the latest $1.50 novel
to the 5 cents juvenile. Our
stock has already been considerably
depleted and early buy ere
will have the advantage of
TOILET SETS
xmas cards
calendars
Candles and holders. Cigars,
Pipes, Albums, Perfumery, Bibles,
Games.
The handsomest Cabinets of
Box Stationery you ever saw.
Wateman's Ideal, the original
fountain pen, $2.50 and upwards.
Wo liavo fVio T oi-irrUlin nt Ql OA
? v 11UIW U1V
Ardrey s<V%
+*-' -% -Q <%>%>
* "IMPERIAL* $
| FLOUR I
In the BEST FLOUR on tho J
market. Give it q trial and you A
? will always have Gc.mI Bread. <P
Yon can always find it at ?
f A. O. JONES' %
L PHONE 14. t
HOLLISTER'S
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Busy Medicine for Dusy PeoDte.
B'.'lnjjs Qoiden Health and Renewed Vizor.
A spceiflc for Constipation. Indigestion. tJvor
in.l Ktldney troubles, IT tuples. Eczema. Impure
Jlood, Had B south. Sluggisn lJo-wel9. Vlotidncbe
md Ua akaclio. lt-s Rocky Mountain Ten in tabrt
form 3b cents a box. Genuine made by
loi-trslmu Duct; Company. Madison, Wis.
mDE^IUGGETS^ITOl^Sf.'-LOW PFDP'LE
KILLtwCOUCH'I
ASHlCURE the LUWC&I
"ITH Or. King's |
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/Consumption Priea I
' OUGKS ami SGcAyl.OOS
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THROAT and LUNG TROUB- g
LES, or aiOKitf LACK. J
-? , ? j. ..
f we promptly obtain U. 3. and Foreign ^
' iroertport ou pntrntntll'ty. For fr?-c book, \
>Kn^a^rTRADE-MAHKS j?$
ira'gtfilfeti
\ Jot Cvfico ? I
' - - - WAShj UGTQNl IV C.
DR. KING'S
TRY NEW discovery
FOR THAT COLO.
TAKB NO SUBSTITUTE.
Durea Consumption,Coughs,
Dolds, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Pneumonia,Hay F ever,Pleurisy,
LaGrippe, Hoarseness,
rlore 'Throat, Croup and
Whooping (Jough.
NO CUBS. NO PAY.
Price 30c. a*4 Si. TRIAL BOTTLES FREE