Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 03, 1907, Image 2
The Fort Mill Times.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
B. W. BRADFORD, - .Ed aud Prop
One yenr $1.00
^orrMDonikiice 011 current subtests 1b
Invited, but no responsibility Is assumed
for the views of correspondents.
On application to the publisher, advertising
j-atea are made known to
those interested.
Entered at the postoftlce at Fort Mill,
S. 0.. as second class matter.
JANUARY 3, 1907.
A Happy New Year to All.
Having in our last issue expressed
the wish that each of
our friends would enjoy a merry
-Christmas, we again extend the
. compliments of the season by
hoping that the New Year has
in stone for each of them much
happiness and prosperity and
that they may live to see the
dawn of many more new years.
We do not believe that anyone
will question the sincerity of
these good wishes, for, all things
considered, the patrons of The
Times, who in the main are its
friends. have been trenerous in
their support during the year
Jthat has just closed..
Five years ago, after a temporary
absence, we returned to
Fort Mill and took charge of The
Times. Since that time the paper
has appeared regularly and
nas probably received better sup- |
port at the hands of the public \
than any paper heretofore published
in the town. Our business j
men and the business men of
neighboring cities have made
liberal use of the advertising columns
of The Times and we can
truthfully say that the paper's
circulation is now larger than at
any time in the past. Not only
has the publisher gained a livelihood
through the paper, but
has been able to install one of
most complete* and best newspaper
and job plants ever set up
in Fort Mill. For this support
and the many kindnesses and
able assistance shown us we feel
.deeply grateful. Upon assuming
charge of The Times it was our
purpose to publish a clean, newsy
paper and, if we are to judge by
the words of a number of good
citizens, The Times is at present
more representative of the community
than heretofore. Of
course the paper has made some
enemies, but such was to be expected.
If a newspaper possesses
the courage of its convictions
and dares to speak them, it is
too much to hone that there will
not be some to take offense. All
mankind do not view events and
individuals through the same
pair of optics and there are a
great many persons who have
not learned that there is such a
thing as honest difference of
opinion. But to those whose
pleasure it has been to disagree
with The Times, we wish to say
that it harbors no malice or will,
but wishes both friend and foe
a happy and prosperons. New
Year.
We are pleased to note that
jK>me of our business men who
have heretofore claimed that advertising
doesn't pay are now
pending out handsome calendars
for the year. It is an indication
that they are awakening to to
the fact that a business will not
grow without advertising, and
we hope soon to set aside some
*pace in our colums to help them
on to prosperity.
The Shortest Days of the Year.
^ The days of last week were
tne shortest of the yenr, and the
business man hardly had time to
realize that the days were begun
before darkness was upon him,
making the closing hours seem
late. The 21st was really the
shortest of the seven, and from
that date until the 28th the time
between sunset and sunrise
varied but a very few minutes.
At the end of the week the
days began to lengthen almost
one minute each day. The sun
will rise at about the same time
each morning, to set a few minutes
later each day. As a rule
there is a noticeable change in
the length about the 1st of
February, when daylight continues
until after 6 o'clock.
The seven days preceding and
aeven days following the shortest
daybght of the year were
called by the ancients "the
halcyon days." This phrase, so
familiar as expressive of a
period of tranquility, is derived
from a fable that during this
period, when the kingfisher or
halcyon bird was breeding, the
pea was always cal ra. According
to poetic fiction, the bird was
represented as hatching her
eggs in a floating nest in the
fltidst of waters,
To Oar Delinquent Subscribers.
With the advent of a new year
it is a custom of this office to
transfer the preceding year's
subscription list to a new ledger.
This work is now in hand. There
are quite a number of names on
the old book of those who owe
I us from one to four years subscription,
many of v/hom have
paid nothing lately and, regardless
of all former notice, seem
utterly indifferent about the matter.
A few of these we have indulged
a great deal farther than
we are able financially to do, and
feel that we are justified in calling
a halt. Therefore, in the
transfer of our subscription list,
the names of all those who are
due us two or more years will not
be placed on our regular subscription
book, but on a book separate
to the regular list. The Times
will continue to go out to these
until February 1, after which
date all those who have not paid j
or given a reasonable excuse for i
not doing so, will be dropped
from the list. It is our intention
to publish as good paper
during 1907 as it is in our power
to do, but, in justice to ourselves
and those who pay promptly, we
do not feel called upon to send
the paper longer to those who
put off paying for it from year
to year.
Should be Deported.
Not only has South Carolina
gained much notoriety, and it
is hoped profitable advertising,
through the operations of its immigrant
bureau, but the State
has set itself up as an object of
especial notice by other States
which are watching with interest
to see what kind of citizens our
immigrants are going to make.
Up to this time the immigrants
have, with few exaeptions proved
themselves to be peaceable, hardworking
people, but, whether
this condition will exist after the
foreigners become acquainted
with American ways and customs
is yet to be seen. There is talk
of other States establishing immigrant
bureaus like that of
South Carolina, but an incident,
which will probably cause outsiders
to onen thfiir eves nnH rle
fer action in the matter, took
place at Greenwood a few days
ago and is told of in The Index
as follows:
"Officer M. B. Sanders returned
Tuesday from Chester where
he had been to carry two prisoners,
immigrants, who had been
arrested here Sunday morning on
the request of the sheriff of Chester.
It seems that the two, a
man and woman, had run away
together. The woman had left
her husband in Chester. Before
leaving she and the man had
broken into a trunk of her husband's
and stolen a considerable
sum of money. They came to
Greenwood Saturday night over
the Seaboard and went to the
City Hotel. When arrested the
sheriff of Chester was notified,
and the woman's grown son came
over. Officer Sanders started for
Chester Monday with the prisoners.
The man he had handcuffed
to a seat, while the son and officer
guarded the woman. Just after
leaving Greenwood the woman
made a desperate effort to commit
suicide. She drank half a
bottle of laudanum and tried to
choke herself with a cord. She
was given vigorous treatment by
Mr. Sanders, the conductor and
her son and had recovered from
the effects of the dose by the
time the train reached Chester.
A crowd of about 75 immigrants
met the train at Chester and
tried to mob the prisoners. The
1. 1 1 e* i > ? m 1
nusuanu or me woman naa a
pistol and tried to shoot the man
who had induced his wife to leave
home. All are now in Chester
jail, the chief villian, the mother,
whose son is confined in the
same cell so as to prevent her
from committing suicide, and her
husband who tried to shoot the
villian."
This is indeed a most disgraceful
occurrence, and the sooner
the city of Chester gets rid of
this set of ruffians, the better for
her. We are not familiar with
the contract under which immigrants
are brought to this country
but understand that it provides
transportation to their
former homes if the foreigners
are dissatisfied after landing nere.
The contract should also grant
the State the right to eject all
those who proved undesirable
presidents, and this bunch of rowdie^
down at Chester should be
up and on the high seas at the
earliest moment possible.
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Holiday Marriages.
Miss Maggie Means and Mr.
John H. Tew, both of Fort Mill,
were married at the Methodist
parsonage Sunday evening at 6
o'clock. Rev. W. M. Owintrs of
I k/vtuij ll*i? UiiVt XIX I O. IUVVWI"
I kle were given a reception at the
home of Mr. P. Crowder, near
Fort Mill, and on Friday morning
left for their future home at
Charlotte.
The marriage in Waxhaw Wednesday
afternoon at 6 o'clock of
Miss Agnes Taylor and Mr. Fred.
Harris was a very notable event
by reason of the social prominence
of the contracting parties
and the great popularity of the
bride. The event was solemnized
! at the home of the bride's fathj
er, Mr. John Taylor, the Rev.
Mr. McKinster, of the Waxhaw
| Presbyterian church, performing
I the ceremony. A very large asl
semblage were gathered to witi
ness this marriage of so much interest
to Waxhaw people. Mr.
Harris formerly resided in Waxhaw,
but is now conductirg a
prosperous livery business in this
place. The bride is an an accomplished
and lovable youne woman
and the high esteem and affection
in which she is held was attested
by the handsome array of wedding
presents. Mr. and Mrs.
Harris came to Fort Mill Thursday
and were given a reception
at the home of the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Harris,
with whom they will reside
in the future.
South Carolina's Electric Road.
Several Northern canitn lists
who are interested in the project
of constructing an electric railway
in South Carolina and lower
North Carolina, including
Charlotte in its belt line, are
injw in the lower part of this
State meeting with citizens of
the several towns in which it is
proposed to run its railroad.
The new railway will start at
Charleston, running thence to
Orangeburg. From Orangeburg
a line will run to Augusta and
one to Columbia. From Columbia
the route proposed touches
Winnsboro, Chester and Rock
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i urn ami la iu ujciuue \^nanou.e
| in a direct line and another line
to go through the northwestern
portion of the State, including
the towns of Saluda, Greenwood
Newberry, Laurens, Greenville,
Anderson, Spartanburg,' and
thence to Charlotte, completing
the loop.
The road will not be a trolley,
but the latest improved passenger
and freight railway, employing
electricity instead of steam. This
will require the establishment
of four different power plants
located in South Carolina. Two
-corps of right-of-way-men and
surveyors are now traversing
the State preparing for the construction
work, which is exI
pected to begin at an early date.
ficiating.
Married, at the Methodist parsonage
Saturday night, Miss Lola
Jenkins, of Pineville, and Mr.
Chas. F. McCorkle, of Norfolk,
Va. After the ceremony by Rev.
W. M. Owings. the couple left
for the bride's home at Pineville
and on the following day departed
for Norfolk, their future home.
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Miss Mollie Givins, daughter
of Mr. George Givins, and Mr.
Joseph Parks were happily married
Sunday after\oon, December
23rd, at the home of Mr. Samuel
Merritt, on White street, the
ceremony being performed by
'Squire J. W. McElhany.
An interesting romance culminated
at Fort Mill Wednesday
afternoon, the contracting parties
being Miss Lottie Lawrence, of
Salisbury, and Mr. C. T. Hodges,
also of that city, but formerly of
Norfork. The couple left Salisbury
on a belated train Wednesday
morning intending to have
the knot tied in Charlotte, but
upon arrival there decided to
come to Fort Mill. Before
leaving Salisbury, Miss Lawrence
left a note at her home
stating that she had left town to
marry. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James D. Lawrence, knew
nothing of the marriage until
the note was found next morning.
A marriage which was witnessed
by a large number of relatives
and friends of the contracting
parties was that of Miss
Gussie Patterson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Patterson of
this placel and Mr. J. B. McCorkle,
of Charlotte, which was solemnized
Wednesday evening at
6 o'clock at the home of the
bride's parents. The attendants
were Miss Nannie McElhaney, of
this place, and Mr. Frank McCorkle,
of Charlotte. Rev. Edward
S. Reeves, the bride's pasj
tor, performed the ceremony. On
Thiircrlau Mr* on/1 M>?o MnpAn
Mr. Parnell Dies of Paralysis.
Mr. C. D. Parnell, a well known
black-smith of the town, died
Wednesday night at 12 o'clock
of paralysis by which he was
stricken on Tuesday preceding.
Mr. Parnell retired Tuesday night
oK/\iif Q r\*nlrvnlr orvr\nn\?nnllir in fV?n
auvuu %/ v V/ivA?iv a^u^aiantij in wuv
best of health, Dut awoke at
10.30 and explained to his wife
that he was feeling: very badly
and requested that she at once
summon a physician. Mrs. Parnell
ran to a neighbor's house to
give the alarm and when she returned
home her husband had
fallen from the side of the bed
to the floor and was unconscious
and totally helpless. Mr. Parnell
was given heroic treatment
by a number of physicians, but
gradually grew worse until death
relieved his sufferings.
Mr. Parnell had been employed
in the black-smith shop of
I Mr. A. A. Young for about one
I year. He was an expert at his
trade, a quiet, sober citizen, and j
was well liked by all who knew j
him. He wasT38 years of age)
and is survived by a wife and
five small children.
The burial was made at Concord,
N. C., to which place the
remains were taken Friday a. m.
The New Schedules.
The new schedules of the
, Southern Railway have been an-1
noimred anrl will Wnmp pflFppf- !
! ive Sunday, the 6th. The chang-j
| ing of schedules is done in order
to lengthen the through schedules
by about two hours so as en- ;
able the road to run its trains on
time. Practically every train on '
the Southern system will change
its running time, but the changes |
in which the people of this sec- j
tion are mostly interested follow: !
No. 28 is unchanged, leaving i
: Charlotte 5.45 a. m. and arriving j
Columbia 10 a. m., a purely local
train.
No. 28 will leave Columbia 4 p.
m. instead of 3 p. m. and will arrive
Charlotte 8.15 p. m., making
connection as now with No. 38
from Atlanta to Washington. >
No. 29 will leave Washington j
11.15 a. m. instead of 10.51; arrive
Charlotte 11.25 p. m.; arrive I
Columbia 3.25 a. m.; arrive Sa-:
j vannah 7.40 a. m.
No. 30 will leave Jacksonville
7. 55 p. m. and arrive Savannah
i same as now; will arrive Columbia
6.25 a. m. instead of 6 a. m.
1 and leave 6.35 a. m. instead of ;
6.05 a. m.; arrive Charlotte 10.55; :
| Washington 11 p. m.
No. 33 will leave Washington '
! 9.50 p. m,, as now; leave Charlotte
10.15 a. m; arrive at Co-!
i lumbia at 2 p. m., and leave
| Columbia 2.05 p. m., running
| solid through to Augusta instead
I O V.
I W.L IU OctVelllllctll.
No. 34 will start from Augusta
| instead of Savannah, leaving Augusta
11 a. m., arrive Columbia
2.25 p. m. and leave 2.30; arrive
j Charlotte 6.20; anfrive Washingi
ton 7.35 a. m.
Nos. 25 and and 26, Chester
i "Swing," will continue a? at
present. \
The exact hour at which \he
above trains arrive at Fort Mill
will be published as soon as tie
| figures arc obtainable. \j
Pleasant Valley.
P. G. Potts, of Columbia, spent the
holiduys with his parents of this plane.
I?After spondiug a few days wit h her
faster, Miss Mary Jones returned to
lluntersville Saturday.?Misses Robeccu
Harris and Cloud Hall returned to
Columbia College Wednesday .-Miss
: Alma Harris spent several days the
past week with relatives in Steel Creek.
!?Miss Wren Harris of GatYney was a
! visitor hero during the holidays.?Win.
Patterson of Taylorsvillo, N. C., visited*
relatives here and in Harrison the past
week.?Miss Renlah Kimbrell of Charlotte
visited here last week.?Miss Inez
Culp spent last week with relatives in
Charlotte. ? Hartwell Stnrgis of Rock
Hill spent tho past week atT W. Gulp's.
; ?The Misses Ferris spent Thursday
with relatives in Gold Hill.?John W.
j Hall gave one of those largo dinners last
. Thursday Forty guoats. were present
to enjoy the occasion.?Mrs. O. W.
Potts gave an entertainment Friday
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris,
1 of Fort Mill, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Potts, of Gunnison, Miss Music was
rendered by Mrs. Walter Potts at the
pinno and J. J. liniles with tho grnphophoue.
Refreshments were ser\odduri
ing tho eveuing.
Mr. J. K. Hall had the misfortnno to
lose his dwelling by tiro oil the 23rd
1 insf. All of his kitchen furniture was
saved, hut most of his household effects,
including his childrens' clothing, were
lost. The family barely escaped with
I their lives.
Mrs. P. K. Collins is very ill of pnouj
inonia at this writing. j. o. 11.
Col. J. C. Boyd, who was
elected adjutant and inspector
general in the November election,
was stricken with paralysis on
Monday and it is feared he will
be unable to assume the duties
of the office on the 15th inst.
That's the house the Doctor built,
Tho biggest house you see;
| Thank goodness ho don't got onr money,
For we take Holhsrer's Rooky Mountain
Teg?P&rke Drug Co,
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StiB Another Ticket.
The Times has been asked to
publish the following:
Town Officers, 1907.
Forlntendant?J. W. Ardrey.
For Wardens?W/ P. Crayton,
S. L. Meacham, A. R. McElhany,
W. F. Harris. /
Adjutant Geneiral Boyd has an-'
nounced the appointment of Maj.
W. T. Brock, of Cheravv, as his
assistant. W
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Builds up waste tissue, promotos appetite,
improves digestion, induces refreshing
sleep, gives renewed strength
and health, That's what Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea does. 35 cents,
Tea or tablets?Parks Drug Co.
Governor Hey ward a few days
ago delivered a notable lecture
on immigration to the Southern
Club of Philadelphia.
Possesses wonderful medicinal power J
over the human body, removing ali disorders
from your system, is what Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Ton will do.
Makes you well, keeps you well. 35cts.
Ton or Tablets?Parks Drug Co.
The annual dinner of the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce i
will hp holrl thr? niorht nf .lpnnurv I
8 at the Golonia, Columbia's new
tourist hotel.
Cured of Luug Trouble.
"It is now eleven years since I lia?l a '
narrow escapo from consumption," ;
writes C. O. Floyd, a leading business I
man of Kershaw, S. C. "I had run
down in weight to 1U5 pounds, and
coughing was constant, both day and |
by night. Finally I begun takiug Dr. j
King's Now Discovery, and continued
this for about six months, when my |
cough and lung trouble were entirely i
gone and I was restored to niv normal |
weight, 170 pounds." Thousands of
perso'iis are healed every year. Guaranteed
at all drug stores. 50c and $1.00.
Trial bottle l'reo.
.
Attorneys representing- the petitioners
for a new county proposed
to be created of Aiken and
Edgefield have renewed the fight
for the establishment of the new
county.
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Wise Counsel From tho South.
"I want to givo somo valuable advice
to thoso who suffer with lame back and
kidney trouble," says J, R. Blankcuship
of Beck, Tenu. "1 have proved to an
ubsolutc certainty that Electric Bitters
will positively euro this distressing
condition. Tho first bottle gave me great
relief and after taking a few nioro hot- ,
ties I was completely cured; so completely
that it becomes a pleasure lo
recommend this great remedy." .Sold
nuclei* guarantee at all drugstores
Price 50o.
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The Southern's fast mail train,
No. 07, will be discontinued after
Sunday, the 6th.
How to Cur? Chilblains.
"To enjoy freedom from chilblains,"
writes John Kemp, East Otistield, Me., i
"IapplyLucklen's Arnica Salve. Have ;
also used it for salt rheum with excellent
results." Guaranteed to cure fever
sores, indolent ulcers, wounds, burns,
piles frost bitos and skin diseases. 23c
at all drug stores.
It is reported in Paris on high
ecclesiastical authority that the
Pope will certainly veto the new
: church law.
The Eight NameMr.
August Sliorpo, the popular overseer
of the poor, at Fort Madison, la.,
says: "Dr. King's New Life Fills are
I rightly named; thov act more agreeably, I
do more good and make one feel better
| than any other laxative." Guaranteed
to cure billiousneas and constipation. I
Uncle Sam's Christmas Bargain Sale.
Every one occasionally hears
of a letter or package being miscarried
in the mail and eventually
finding its way to the dead-letter
office at Washington, and unless
personally interested, no further
thought is giyen to the incident.
tfut if one remembers that these
mishaps are occurring in more
than ten thousaed postoffices,
then what in each instance is a
trivial matter becomes a serious
problem to the government on
final disposition of the missent
articles. The postoffice department
has devised the scheme of
selling the accumulation of each
year at auction. Bids for the
privilege of conducting the sale
are received and the contract
awarded to the lowest bidder.
The goods are disposed of."about
the middle of December, thereby
giving bargain-hunters an opportunity
to secure Christmas presents
for a trivial sum. It takes
the department several months
to prepare for the auction, the
receipts of which are about eight
thousand dollars.
Most of the articles to be sold
were undelivered because the
wrappings containing the addresses
had entirely disappeared
in the mail bags. This is generally
due to the careless manner
in which they were tied up by
the sender, but in some instances
the wrappers are torn off by
rubbing against one another in
the mail pouches. Hundreds of
gifts addressed to foreign countries
fail to reach their destination
on account of insufficient
postage fully prepaid, and, as
the name and address of the
sender are unknown, the law
requires that it be sent to the
dead-letter office. Others are
misdirected, or the parties to
whom they were sent refused
to receive tnem. ? tlx.
? Mr. T. B. Belk is spending- a
few weeks in Hot Springs, Ark.,
in the hope of benefitting his
health.
In the 'matter of firing negro
troops. President Roosevelt is a
man from our heart. And in
trying to get him to back down,
those Northern senators are succeeding
about as fast as the man
who poured water on a duck's
bask with a view of wetting it.
As the thing now stands the
president appears to be anytning
but a craw-fishcr.
|PEAS FOB SALE.!
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+ I have for sale on com- ^
^ mission 5,000 bushels of Clay ^
^ and Cow Peas and 2-Crop ^
^ Peas. Orders taken during *
4 January, Peac delivered at $
Fort Mill, S. C., Pineville |
and Charlotte or. $2.00 Der %
1? bushel. Delivery from Feb. ^
1st to May 1st. No other
^ terms given. If I cannot 4
fill all orders, will retnrn
cash. Send'money by P. O. 4
order. I am strictly in the
a Pea Business. 4
> Olias. B FMroiL J
I R. F. X
PlNHVlLLi^^- N. C. |
IS^CEQF ELECTION.
^M^eleetion will be held in the town
j^rFort Mill, s <\, 011 Monday, the
T-lth (lav of Jiinuary, l!)'.)7, for an la*
fondant and four Wardens to serve the
town for the ensuing year.
J. C. Hughes, T. I). Faulkner and
K, Shannon have been appointed
managers.
By order of the connoil.
W. L. HALL,
Attest: Intendaut.
A. It. McELM ANY,
Cleric.
"IMPERIAL' I
| FLOUR i
J Is the REST FLOUR on tho J
p market. Give it a trial and yon a
# will always lmvo (Jooil Broad. #
P You can always find it at J
J A. (>. JONES' $
J PHONE 1-1. J
HOLLfSTER'S
Soskj Mountain Yea Nuggafs
K Buiy Medlctna for Bu?y Pecrle.
Brlnaru Gc'.tSon Health and Renews V-ffor.
A arx'olftc for Constipation, luillfr'-stion, Urer
n?l KldMy troubles. i>inii>i?'"t..lr.cwMto??. Impure
ik-od, Had '.trcath. Sin -lv lifjwola. Hcndaohe
n t liaciiac.hu. Ito KooUr ilcr.inuun Toa In rnh L
form, 36 a b?>x. thjoulno ir.iulo hf
Iot.i.istlu Hfl.ro Cow '.'A JTT, M aril* on, \V!?.
OLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PCOpL5
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