University of South Carolina Libraries
The Fort Mill TnSs? DEMOCRATIC^flflpfy PUBLISHED EVERY WURSDAY. . B. W. BRADFORD, - .Ed and Prop i On* year 51.00 Sit months 60 (^OrrMBOMdRtif ^ nn flirrphf *tnhlnrta la Invited, but no responsibility Is us- j umed for the views of correspondents. On application to the publisher, ad- ; vertlblng rates are made known to , those Interested. I Entered at tho postoffice at Fort Mill, ' S. C.. as second class matter. JANUARY 10, 1907. It is to b<? hoped that among j the good things the year 1907 may nave in store for Fort Mill is the erection of a new hotel, large j enough to meet the demand upon it, the erection of an iron bridge on the Fort Mill-Pleasant Valley road, the erection of more dwellings in the town, and the exton-1 sion of the cement paving on j Main street. Water works would not be bad for the town, but if j we can get the four first named imnrnvpmpnts wn will lir> cnfic_ I tied with the accomplishments of the year. Next Tuesday is the day our citizens will be called upon to select an intendant and a board of aldermen to govern the town's | affairs during the year. In the several tickets which have been published in The Times some good men have been named and it is to be hoped that a council will be elected that will continue j to carry on the improvements which have been in progress for several years. Each voter should consider well the candidate's ability and ambition to do things before casting his vote Tuesday, j Seventy-two lyncliings in one year is a terrible record for a civilized country, but. with such statesmen as Mr. Tillman exclaiming to the world that he would lead a mob to lynch any man who was guilty of rape, | there is little reason to hope that! the present year will see any material decrease in the number of those who will meet a like fate at the hands of Judge Lynch. It may be of interest to a great many people to know that Commissioner Yerkes of the internal | revenue department has issued a , ruling that no more short quart bottles may be used by distillers and bottlers of whiskey. From 1 now on full quart bottles will be 1 used, and those who place orders for "wet goods" may feel assured of getting full measure for their money. Watch the address on your paper. If a blue (x) mark appears before your name, it indicates that you are due us two or more years subscription, and that a settlement is expected between this date and February 1. After that date, all those who do not heed this notice will be dropped from our list. Can't someone induce Superintendent Williams to run un from Columbia and take a peep into the waiting rooms in the passen?;er station here. For filth and I oulness there is probably not a station between Charlotte and Savannah that excels that of Fort Mill. i Among the more important things which should be put through by the legislature is a child marriage law. More homes [1 are probably made unhappy by 1 the joining together of a boy and j girl who are "puppy" loving each other than from any other cause, j Now comes the announcement : that the Rock Hill street railwav 1 following the example of the \ other great railways, has adopted 1 the no-pass, pay-as-you-go sys- < tern. In the future no one will * be allowed to ride, even mule- 1 back, until he has parted with the cold cash. The Southern Railway trains\ show a big imppovement in run-' ning to schedule time, and it is yet almost eleven months until Thanksgiving Day. President Finley of the Southern has not yet expressed a desire to make a trip over his lines in the South. Will Not Enter Race. Mr. Editor: Will you please | allow me space in your columns to thank my friends for nominating me for mayor of the town i and to express to them my ap- i preciation of their gnod opinion, I but I do not want two offices at i once, and will not serve if elect- < 1 ed. J. W: Ardrey. | Vwsp&n WagfProtjflSopt' ng file mflfty vitimmatteraa whioft, acofcrdii?j? to the Columbia : Record, will bo brought before. the legislature is that of the pas- ; sage of a suitable libel law There is no adequate libel law in the State, all cases. involving libel lous publication going back to! the common law, which permits of no defense on the part of the i publisher. The lack of proper libel laws puts the newspapers of South I Carolina at a great disadvantage, and the publishers are satisfied 1 that it was never intended that j the newspapers should thus be ! placed at the mercy of the "dam- j age suit lawyers." On that account, the State Press association through a committee headed by i Col. August Kohn, of Columbia, is undertaking to get a law passed that will in no way be unfair or severe on the public or upon anyone who might be unjustly injured by a newspaper publication. All that is sought is to have the statute upon the matter so drawn that if a newspaper should, by j accident, make an error, it may make ample apology and remedy the wrong, without subjecting itself to suit for other than actual ! damages. The bill which has! been drafted bv the committee! gives the public every advantage. The newspapers want nothine more than a square deal, and the members of the committee hav- i ing the matter in charge are approaching the members of the j legislature in that spirit. It is no advantage to a newspaper sued for libel, under the present law, to show that the publication alleged to have been libelous was true; that fact inav I be plead only in mitigation of damages, and its effectiveness will depend upon the whim of the jury. Since all newspapers are dependent principally upon hearsay for their information, they arc peculiarly liable to make errors which, under the present law, may cost the publishers an amount of money in damages that is entirely out of proportion to the wrong done, and probably | takes no account whatever of the lack of malicious intent. Colonel Boyd's Petition. Inasmuch as there is considerable speculation as to who would succeed to the position of adjutant and inspector general should Colonel John C. Boyd fail to recover sufficiently to take the oath of office on the 15th inst., ! the Columbia Record offers this explanation; In case Col. Boyd should be I unable to qualify then (the 15th) ; or very shortly afterward, the: incumbent, Gen. Jno. D. Frost, will hold over until Colonel Boyd does qualify; but General Frost has private business interests which have been arranged in the expectation that he would be free of official duties after January 15, and if Colonel Bovd's ill-1 ness should be very protracted, ; would likely resign. In that case, the procedure' would be the same as in case of vacancy by death, disqualification or other cause. It is prescribed by article 11, section 27, of the Military Code, which says: "If a vacancy occur in the of- j fice of the adjutant and inspector general, whether from death, resignation, disqualification, or other cause, the governor has the power to appoint some suitable person, who. on being duly qualified accorcing to law, shall be en-1 titled to enter upon and hold the office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent and shall he subject to all the duties and liabilities incident to the office and receive the compensation provided by law tor the adjutant and inspector general during his ; term of service." The salary of the adjutant and inspector general is $1,900; that j of his assistant., who ranks as i colonel, $1,300. On Christmas 2ve Colonel Boyd tendered the latter position to Major W. T. Brock, of Cheraw. Nothing further has been heard here, but it is known that Major Brock was an aggressive applicant for the post, and the supposition is that he will accent. ! . ? Patrons of the local postoffice will do well to note that the mails / xt. i . ior me several trains close as follows: For No. 30, at 9.45 a. m.; for No. 33 at 10.30 a. m.; for No. 31 at 5.25 p. m. All mail for ( the south .posted in the afternoon will be taken up by No. 34 and transferred at Charlotte to No. 29. i Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor: Please allow us space to express our appreciation and extend thanks to our friends who so ably assisted us in the , recent illness and death of our, beloved mother. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rodgers.! Stnte, Constables Make Successful Raid. ! I I Constable J. H. B. Jenkins, of Rock Hill, accompanied by W. W. Harkins, U. S. deputy collector for North Carolina, and other State constables captured a bipr i blockade still last Wednesday morning just over the line in Gaston county, N. C. The still was located in a big ravine about one-haif mile from the York line, and was easily found by the officers. The outfit consisted of an 86 gallon copper still, worm and cap, 14 fermenters and a six horse-power upright steam engine and various other attachments and 2,000 gallons of beer. The outfit was different from any yet captured in this State, it being run on the same principal as a government still, the steam engine being used instead of building a furnace for the still. The entire outfit, which represents a considerable outlay, was broken up and piled up and burned, the engine being turned over on the heap before the torch was ap-! plied. The operators had either ' learned of the presence of the officers and skipped, cr had not. begun the (lay's work, as no one was about the still when the of-} ficers arrived. The capacity of i of the stili was estimated to be! 60 gallons per day. Tzylor-Harris Nuptials. (From (ho Wtixhuw r.n tor prison On Wednesday evening, December 26th, the residence of Mr. .1 no. D. Tavlor. in r?lnr?r? the scene of a pretty home wed- j ding, when his daughter, Miss' Agnes, and Mr. Frederick Harris, of Fort Mill, were united in the bonds of holy matrimony. ! The ceremony was performed by Rov. J. L. McKinstry, of the Presbyterian church. The parlor j was elegantly and tastefully decorated for the occasion. The bridal party entered .the parlor in the following order: First came Mr. Edward Niven and Miss Aleen Harris. Then followed the groom with his best man, Mr. E. E. Taylor, of Richmond, Va.. Then came the little flowev girls, little Misses Carrie May Broom and Lucile Niven, followed by the bride and her maid of honor, Miss Hattie Taylor, of Lancaster. Mrs. Jennie Bonner, of Due West, S. C.. played the wedding march. Many were the congratulations the happy couple received, and as an evidence of their great popularity they were also the recipients of many valuable. and beautiful presents. Ori the following day they drove to the hospi table home of the groom's parents at Fort Mill, where a most delightful reception was tendered them. They will reside at Fort Mill, where the groom is engaged in the livery business. The New Schedules. By the new schedules, which went into effect on last Sunday, the Southern passenger trains now run as follows: No. 27 leaves Charlotte at 5.25 i C* 4. Nf.'ll / AO - o.. in.. iiuivtK <a ruri will o.w a. in., arrives at Columbia at 9.45 a. m. No. 25 leaves Charlotte at 5.30 p.-in., arrives at Fort Mill 6.15 p. m., arrive at Chester 7.30 p. m. No. 33 leaves Charlotte at 10.15 : a. m., arrives at Fort Mill 10.51 a. in., arrives Columbia2.00p. m. No. 29 leaves Charlotte 11.35 p. m., arrives Fort Mill 12.19 a. in., arrives Columbia 3.25 a. m. 11 No. 26 leaves Chester 12.01 p. 1 m., arrives Fort Mill 1.40 p. m., ' arrives Oharlott: 2.35 p. m. No. 28 leaves Columbia 4.00 p. ' in., arrives Fort Mill 7.38 p. m., arrives Charlotte 8.15 p. rn. No. 30 leaves Columbia 6.05 a. m., arrives Fort Mill 10.03 a. m., 1 arrives Charlotte 10.45 a. m. , No. 34 leaves Columbia 2.30 p. m., arrives Fort Mill 5.'48 p. m., arrive Charlotte 6.25 p. m. ; i First Wittfkind Baby Christened. Julia Barwig, the first child ' born of the immigrants that 1 landed, in Charleston from the vcood ship Wittekind, was bap tised in Charlotte Tuesday evening of last week by Father Joseph ; of the Catholic church. The 1 child is robust and healthy, and the parents, being strong believ- j ers in the Catholic faith, went 1 up to Charlotte from this place \ for no other purpose than to have the little one christened. '( The little girl was given the ' name of Julia, after the wife cf : Mayor McNinch, of Charlotte, who owns the plant of the Charlotte Rrick company, at Grattan. i where Mr. and Mrs. Ranvighave resided since their arrival here from Charledfcm. Julia Rarwig [ was born November 9th, four 5 days after her parents landed ( in this country. ( Subscribe to 1 he Times. 1 Tfcc^Who JM! Vote. The registration books of the town for the year 1907 were f'lriRPfl Pri.^nv n-ffprnnrm of Q , o'clock, in accordance to the law. j Following is a list of the ninetyseven voters to whom certificates were issued: W. 15. Meacham J. C. Hughes B. F. Parks J. W. Ardrey W. Mc. Culp D. S. Culp * , J. W. McElhaney J. L. Adcock i J. C. McElhaney S. M. Mills L. S. Patterson J. L. Spratt R. H. Kimbrell J. M. Spratt J. P. Billue J. T. Young Jos. Parks, Sr. J. H. Withers J. C. Chandler W. L. Hail S. A. Epps A. L. Parks C. S. Link T. B. Spratt J H Witherspoon S. It. Gordon J. M. Parks John Gordon B. W. Bradford J. B. Erwin J. W. Erwin A. A. Young T. D. Faulkner J. A. Wagstaff T. L. Culp J. L. Ritch F. G. Whitlock Zeb Gordon J. M. Smith L. J. Massey A. R. McElhaney R. G. Pearson S. W. Parks A.A.Bradford C. V. Bradford R. F. Grier T. A. Mills T. M. Starncs S. L. Meacham C. W. Eason T. B. Meacham R. E. Parks J. S. Harris E. S. Reeves W. B. Ardrey V. B. Casey T/i r? i. "? * vived by a husband and daughter, Mn;. C. F. Rodgers, and a number of grand children, all of whom reside in this place. Mrs. Pearson was a kind-heart?d, Christian woman and her leath is deeply deplored by all who knew her1. Bailes-Bryant. Cards reading as follows have been issued: "Mr. and Mrs. James Parkerion Bailes invite you to he prespnt at the marriage of their daughter, Martha Delilah, to Mr. I Itobert Miller Bryant, Tuesday evening, January the twentyninth at six o'clock, at Pleasant Hill Methodist church near Fort Mill, S. C." A large circle of friends in this section will be interested in the above announcement. Both these ^*oung people are well known throughout this section and number their friends by the score. Miss Bailes is one of Pleasant Valley's most accomplished and charming young ladies. Mr. Rrvanf i o o oM/int'Por 1 ' ^ io u OU1.V.I...HUI ,yuuii^ insurance man of Charlotte. Big Sale at Belli'*. The entire clerical force 01 the oig store of T. B. Bell; is busily , engaged in marking down prices J and arranging for a special sale , >f ail men's heavy suits and over-, L-oats, ladies' raincoats and heavy i iress goods, etc. Watch for j Belle's big ad. next week. I iv. i'urter on w. u. Tfierrcll J. Mi Patterson YV. P, H&rns E. S. Parks T. E. Mcrritt L. M. Gordon Alox. Barber j A. H. Starnes J. H. Bailcs W. H. Parks VV. P. Crayton J. N. McAteer R. P. Harris j J. R. Kimbrell R. M. Hood J. H. Thornwell M. J. Adcock W. A. Fisher D. F. Gaston J. H. Patterson T. B. Belk W. A. Thrower Alva Parks J. L. Stephens K. Shannon J. S. McKibben R. E. Rodgers B. H. Sfassey M. L. Hope , E. G. Alexander J. VV. Baker MitchelThrower W.J.Steele , B. C. Ferguson J. J. Broom A.R.Ferguson, Jr W. A. Giles E. W. Kimbrell C. H. Branson j A. R. Ferguson, Sr. Mr. B. M. Lec Writes a Bock. "Love Links" is the title of a handsome little volume just issued by the Broadway Publishing ing company of New York. The author is Mr. B. M. Lee, formerly of Fort Mill, now of VVellton, j Arizona. It is a record of a love correspondence between the author and a Wir.throp girl, and the 1 ctters are as sweet and chaste as anybody could hope to read. The press ot California has reviewed the book in a manner which should prove very KiuuiviiiK u> uie autnor as well as to the young lady of Rock ! Hill, to whom it is dedicated, j Copies of the book may be had from the Broadway Publishing company. Price $1.00.?Yorkville Enquirer. Mrs. Pearson Doad. Mrs. Delia Pearson, wife of Mr. Robert G. Pearson, died Saturday night at her home in Srattville, after an illness of several months. The funeral service, by Dr. J. H. Thornwell, took place at the home Monday morning, after which the burial was made in the town cemetery. Mrs. Pearson had been in fee- j ble health for a number of years, and bach recently suffered a complete break-down of health. She was 6$ years of acre and is sue. County Seat New*. (From Tho Enquirer.) On the recommendation of the county delegation in the general assembly. Governor Heyward has appointed Wm. F. Conrad to be Magistrate of Bethesda town snip, vice a. Li. Nunnery, deceased. At their annual meeting on last Friday the county commissioners re-elected Miss Hazel Grist as clerk of the board for the ensuing two years. Commissionerelect Kirkpatrick was called in to participate in the election. It is understood that Senator Brice declines to serve any longer as attorney for the board, and this position will also be filled. The commissioners will take the matter under consideration later on. Prof. Witherspoon, of the graded school, has arranged with the Horace K. Turner Traveling Art Exhibit Co. for a four days' exhibition, January 9-12, in the town hall. Admission 10c, and the doors will be open day and night. The net receipts are to be used in purchasing paintings and nictures for t.'.io sr*hr?nl hnilrlino . . ; I Lynching? in 1906. There were seventy-two summary executions by the mob during the vear 1906, according to statistics compiled by the New York World. This was seven more than occurred in the United States the year preceding. Seventy of the victims were negroes, one a woman. In North Carolina and Louisiana each there was one white man lynched. The World reports the distribution of these lynehings as follows: Alabama, 5; Arkansas, 4; Florida, 6; Georgia, 9; Indian Terri-' tory, 1; Kentucky, 3; Louisiana, | 9; Mississippi, 13; Maryland, 1; Missouri, 2; North Carolina, 5; j South Carolina, 6; Tennessee, 2, and Texas G. Jack's Predicament. (Published by request.) An eld man named Jack Bald-! win, having lost his hat in an ; old dry well one day. hitched a j rope to an old snag and let him- . self down. A wicked boy, named | Neal, came along just then and quickly detaching a bell from Baldwin's old blind horse, ap-1 preached the well, bell in hand, i and began a ting-a-ling-a-ling. ! Jack thought the horse was coming and said: "Hang the old blind horse, he's coming this way sure, and he ain't got no more ! sense than to fall in on me. Whoa ! Ball!" The sound came closer. "Great Jerusalem? The old blind fool' will be right on top of me in a j minute. Whoa Ball! Whoa Ball!" Neal kicked a little dirt on Jack's head and Jack began to pray: "Oh Lord, have mercy on i a (whoa, Ball) poor sinner. I'm gone now. (Whoa, Ball!) Our F:ttK^r >i*?t ill . ...... .i ttvn ui t in vnuua, iiclli) heaven, hallowed be thy name. 1 (Gee, Ball, gee, what'll I do?) Now I lay me down to sleep. I (Gee, Ball!)" Just then fell in1 more dirt. "Oh, Lord, if you j ever intend to do anything for me. (Back, Ball! whoa!) Thy: kingdom come. (Gee, Ball!) Oh, ! Lord, you know 1 was baptized ; in Smith's mill dam (Whoa, Ball! Whoap! Murder! Whoa!)" Neal could hold in no longer j and shouted a laugh which could ; have been heard two miles, which was about as far as Jack chased ! him won he got out.?Sallie B. Prather, in Woman's World. ? ? That's the house the Doctor built, The st house yon bet*; Thank goodness ho don't jret our money, For we take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea?Parks Drug t o. The Yorkville New Era thinks a lav/ should be passed providing for publication of all express and railroad receipts of liquor, especially in Brice law counties. Such a law would reveal an interesting state of affairs. It would show that lots of the loudest-mouthed opponents of the dispensary regularly get whiskey from other It u'rtnlil oloA ?l?? i-i?4 UliTJ OllU?V lIUll many men who talk prohibition also take todvly. This is a funny world and hypocricy continues to be a prominent trait of human nature. Men have stood up in the legislature and talked for pro- j hibition, though themselves very much under the influence of liquor while speaking. Many a! man votes for prohibition, and considers himself a good citizen for so doing, who will patronize i blind tigers or import liquor from other states as soon as prohibition law is passed. ?Columbia Record. ? -? Possesses wonderful medicinal power over tho human body, removing uli dinorders from your system, is what Holliatov's Rocky Monntain Tea will do. ' Makes yon well, keeps you well. Soots. Tea or Tablets?Parks Drug Co. Subscribe to The Times. 1 Mr. W. B. Ardrey has erected quite an attractive electric sign in front of his drug store. - Builds up waste tissue, promotes appetite, improves digestion, induces re! freshing sleep, gives renewed strength i and health, That's what Ilollister's I Rocky Mountain Tea does- 35 cents, Tea or tablets?Parks Drug Co. Mr. J. R. Haile, who recently moved here from the country; has accepted a position in the store of Mr. T. B. Belk. Cured of Lung Trouble. ''It Is now elevon yeare since I had a narrow escape from consumption," writes C. O. Floyd, a loading business man of Kershaw, S. C. *'I had rnn down in weight to 135 pounds, and coughing was constant, both day and by night. Finally I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and continued this for about six months, whoa my cough and lung trouble wero entirely gone and I was restored to my normal i weignc, i <u pounns. i. nousanUH ot j persons are hoaled every yoar. Guaran| teed at all drug stores. 60o and $1.00. ; Trial bottle free.. The general assembly of South Carolina convened in Columbia Tuesday at noon. Wire Ccutsol From the Couth. "I want to give Bome valuable advice to those who suffer with lamo back and j kidney trouble," says J, It. Blnnkcuship i of Beck, Tenn. "I have proved to un I absolute certainty that Electric Bitters ! will positively euro this distressing ! condition. The first bottle gave mo great | relief aud after taking a few more bottles I was completely cured; bo completely tliat it becomes a pleasure to i recommend this groat remedy." Sold I uuder guarantee at all drug stores. ! Price 50o. | Hon. S. H. Epps, Sr., a member of the York delegation of representatives, left Monday for Columbia to attend the sessions of the general assembly. How to Cure Chilblains. "To enjoy freedom from chilblains," writes John Kemp, East Oiislicld, Mo., "Iapply Bucklen's Arnicai-alvo. Havo also used it for salt rheum with excellent results." Guaranteed to cure fover soros, indolent ulcers, wounds, burns, piles frost bites aud skin diseases, at all drug stores. -* ?-. The municipal election will be held next Tuesday, the; 14th. Polls will be open from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Th# Sight Nam:Mr. August Sherpe, the popular over seer of t he poor, at Fort Madison, la , says: "Dr. King's New Life Pills arc rightly named; thev act more agrooably, do more good and make one fool better than any other laxative." Guaranteed to cure billiousness and constipation. 25c at all drug stores. !PEAS FOR SALE, | 6 <> ? i ^ 4* $> I have for sale on con;- A mission 5,000 bushels of Clay ' ^ and Cow Peas and 2-Crop &> ^ Peas. Orders taken during ^ $ January, Peas delivered at ? | Fort Mill, S. C? Pineville | I and Charlotte @ $2.50 per 4> A A, ^ bushel. Delivery from Feb. ^ ? 1st to May 1st. No ether ^ ^ terms given. If I cannot a fill all orders, will retnrn $ cash. Sendjmoney by P. 0. f order. I am strictlv in the ^ Pea Business. I Chas. B Kimbiell, | T> n r\ ?? ? y xv. r. U., .No. 15, $> P1NEVILLE, - - N. C. ? ? ????? ? NOTICE OF ELECTION. An election will be held in the town of Fort. Mill, S. C., on Monday, tho 14tli (lay of January, l&Vj, for an Intendant and four Wardens to serve the town for the ensuing year. J. C. Iluglies, T. 1). Faulkner and K. Fhamiou have been appointed managers. By order of tho council. W. l HALTj, Attest: lutcudaut. A. It. McELHANY, Clerk. 'V%. ?. - ? tt ^ ' w nr w > "IMPERI AI' | I FLOUR * Is (ho BEST FLOUR on the ^ r C ^ market. Give it a triul and you |) will alyrnjR have Good Bread. & ^ You can always liad it at ^ $ A. O. JONES \ ? PHONE 14. ^ v.- fy%. uai | leTFC'tt fioskj Mountain Tea JSajgets A Busy Medicine tor My rterpir, Brine* Golden Health and TTc*lrd Vtfcr. A speclflc for Const! pat ion. Vclzeattrn. T.iver and Kidney trouble* ma 1 Jit Mood. Bad ltroath, Miimrinh Bowels. uuU itacnhche. Its liooEy Mou voir. Tea >n iit'l? t form, 85 cents a bo*. Oec?M.e Tr.iU*'-. hy Holmstbr Dnro Covpin, \V is. COLO EN NUGGETS FOR SALulW PEpPlL - -J w.