The Eoit Mill Times, |
DEN'O :RATir
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. |
B. W. BRADFORD, . Ed. and Prop. 1
One ve.nr $1.00
Six months 50
Entered at the txistottlce at Fort Aiill.
S. C.. as second class matter.
MARCH 7, 1907.
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
The world's greatest men grew
upward from the lowest classes,
while the world's meanest men
grew downward from the upper
class. I
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Scm? people marry because it I
is contagious. Others because
they can't work in single harness.
But the most marry because they
fall in love and can't fall out.
Verse 22, chapter 7. of Ezra, 1
lias all the letters of the alphabet
except "J." Just brush the j
dust off your Bible and see if
this is not true.
People do not place confidence
in the many rumors that are constantly
flying about the streets.
Vou can help us run down all'
rumors by giving in the particulars
of all local happenings.
The Iiord had the right idea;
when he made man. He said it
was not good for man to he alone, i
but had he made more than one
wife for Adam there would have
been more trouble than there was
in the shade of that old apple
.tree.
True politeness is accompanied
by the calm self-possession which
belongs to a noble simplicity of
purpose, and unless yon cultivate
it and exercise it upon all occasions
and toward all persons it
will never be a part of yourself.
The storekeeperfwho does not1
advertise and who does not
systematize his business might;
as well put up his shutters. Ju-1
dieious advertising means linan- ;
eial success. Never in the history
of the commercial world
has advertising occupied so domi-;
riant a place as it does to-day.
There are some people who!
are mighty careless about throw-!
ing old truck into the alleyways, i
Such people should be taught a
little civic pride by a modest
line. It is impossible for the!
authorities to heep places clean if
people will, persist in such
practices.
Courage and effort alone are
requirements to insure victory
to the worthy. In the struggle
of life the good is the more
powerful. It is only when the
giant falls by the wayside that
evil creeps upon him and inflicts
its wounds. "Thrice is hearm'd
who hath his quarrel just" is j
not an idle adage.
There should he no faction in
our little city. There should be j
a mutual interest in the pros- i
ponty of our people. When we
see indifference to the well being '
of its citizens, we see a town all
wise men shun. Success and
failure are each apart of life and i
ofter, those who have made the :
hardest fight are vanquished in
the race.
.Some boys do not earn $20 a
year, yet they can afford to
smoke cigarettes and to use tobacco
in other forms. Little
boys should think it over seriously
before commencing to use
tobacco. Boys, who do not use
the weed or loaf continually on
the streets are much better
models to follow. No boy should
wish to pattern after a profane,
foulmouthed, worthless street
loafer.
This is the age of women. We
find all the avocations, professions
sinrl tl'Sirloc of* lifo nr.r?r?ii-wr
their doors to admit the enter-1
prising- women. Some are going
into their own, and some are i
going into other people's busi-,
ness. In our admiration for the
new woman there is danger of
forgetting the wife and mother
and woman's true sphere as a
home maker.
Our idea of a good citizen, and
we are glad there are many in
this community, is one always
ready to give, according to his
means, to community enterprises.
He takes stock in them all, and
doesn't lose his faith if an occasional
venture proves bad. He
is not afraid to buy real estate
and to pay what it is worth. He
talks up his town at home and
abroad, thinks it is the healthiest
place on earth, believing it to be
destined to be the biggest section
in its section and wants to be
buried here when he dies. And
he's worth a whole regiment of
the lukewarm kind.
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Constables For Dry Caustics.
The question of enforcing the j
law against the sale of whiskey i
is one which Governor Ansel has
had to meet squarely and decide.
Petitions were sent to him from
Chester county a few days ago
stating that in that section of >
the county near the VVylie power I
development, where large forces j
of laborers are being worked,
the law is being flagrantly violated
since the dispensary constables
were removed and he was
asked to take some action to protect
the peace. Under the Carev
Cothran law the enforcement of i
the statute is placed upon the \
sheriffs and magistrates and
whereever officials do not enforce
it the governor i? given power to
appoint special constables. The '
question arose whether at this
time the constables should be
paid out of the county funds or
out of the funds arising from the
liquidation of the State dispensary.
Th 2 question was referred
to the attorney general's office
and Assistant Attorney General
Debruhl advised the governor
that in a county where the dispensary
had not been voted out
the constable should bo paid out
of the dispensary profits of that
county; where there is no dispensary
out of county funds. Governor
Ansel has appointed in
Chester county R. E. Wright, as:
special constable and he will be
paid out of dispensary profits.
In Greenwood county, where a
petition was also circulated, he
appointed J. R. Riley and he will
be paid out of ordinary county
funds, there being no dispensary
in Greenwood. Each constable
will receive two dollars per day j
and expenses.
Governor Ansel stated that in
these applications for constables
he will decide each case on its
merits as it is presented to him, I
as the law places the discretion j
upon him. The State dispensary
funds cannot be touched for this
purpose and the counties will
have to foot the bills. To each
of the constables appointed the
governor wrote a letter directing
him to report daily to the sheriff
of his county and then he wrote
to the sheriff of Chester and
Greenwood directing him to report
each week to the governor
in regard to the work of the
special constable.
Big Contract for Machinery.
The Southern Power Company
has let the contract for three- j
fourths of the water wheel installation
at the liockv creek
station to the S. Morgan Smith
Company, of York, Pa. The
machinery thus contracted for
will furnish 30,000 of electrical
horse-power. Deliveries will hegin
in 51-2 months, and will
continue until the year is out.
The amount involved is approximately
$120,000. The contract
for the remainder of the hydraulic
equipment for this station
will he let later. The Rocky
creek station is located just below
the Great Falls station, on
the Catawba river, near Fort
Lawn, S. C.
Mr. Slaughter's Special School Tax Bill.
Rep. W. T. Slaughter, of this
county, secured the passage of a
bill at the recent session of the
legislature to amend section 1208
of the code in regard to voting
special taxes. Under the provisions
of this amendment, a special
tax cannot be voted otf after the
first of June. The object of this
amendment is to enable trustees
to know, at the beginning of the
scholastic year, what funds to
expect. Under the general law
on that subject, local taxes may
be voted on at any time during
the vear, but if they are voted on
after the first of October, they
cannot be collected until the following
year.
Flint Hill
There are still some chills and
grip in this community, Mr. T,
V. Boyd being about the weakest.
Miss Janie Boyd visited relatives
in Yorkviile last week. Miss
Rosa Bailes spent Sunday
night with Miss Lessie Epps, of
Gold Hill. Little Miss Lovan
Bailes, of Steele Creek, is spending
a few days with her aunt,
Miss Sadie Bailes. ,
The young people of this community
helped Mr. Ed Bailes and
Miss Ellie Culp celebrate their
birthday Feb. lit, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Culp, Jr.
The house was a scene of beauty
all the way through, being decorated
with cut flowers, ferns, ivy
and mistletoe. All reported a
most enjoyable time.
The F'lint Hill school is mo i .
along nicely. We reel lucky i.i
getting such a fine teacher
Mr, D. V, Epps.
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A Barbaric Custom.
We wish a law could be passed
prohibiting the barbaric custom
of opening caskets in public at
church funerals. It is a relic of
dark ages and has no place in a
civilized community. It jars
on the sensibility of every tender
cord, and is something that the
churches and undertakers ought
to combine and put to an end.
In nine-tenths of the cases it's
merely a pandering to a ghoulish
curiosity. People who never
spoke to the deceased in their
life parade around the church. |
gaze at the form of our loved
rmo f ffA Allf a!' 1 Ku no >i'An/?o
v/tiv, v 11V.I V/UV V/* CIIO \J I OV. I A O *
of death, not to talk of the good
deeds done in life, but to criticise
the appearance of the poor
clay that death has left for once j
at tneir mercy. Death is a sacred
thing. If wo are going on
a long journey we do rot make
our adieus before a gaping crowd;
we ought not to be expected to
bid our dead a last good-bye
while curious eyes fatten on our
srrief, and we ought not to be
expected to sit in the house of
mourning while people we never
speak to, who have no claim on
us or our loved one, jostle each
other in their desire to view the
remains, and they get together
and gossip over what they saw
or failed to see. We believe that
a majority of the people detest'
the painful funeral scenes as!
we do and be more than glad to
see them ended, but are afraid
to break the "custom." But it
is a duty the minister and undertaker
owe to themselves and the
lUllg-SUILCI lli^ (JUI'lIU l.O JJL L <1
stop to the exhibitation, and
they will find the public only too
glad to uphold them with a
hearty amen.
The Southern Power Company's WorK
An interesting little map, gotten
out by the Southern Power
Co., shows the scope and magnitude
of what is being attempted.
The territory in which the company
will operate when all the
plants now projected are completed,
comprises the counties of
Spartanburg, Cherokee, York,
Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Union,
Richland, Lancaster, Newberry,
and Greenville in this State
and the following North Caro i
na counties: Mecklenburg, Gaston,
Cleveland, IJurke, Lincoln,
Catawba, Alexander, Iredell, Cabarrus
and Union.
As yet only one plant, that
M:ii i -
a?wvc iwvt 11111, I Ul*. iifCIl UUillpleted.
This plant is delivering
power to Rock* Hill, Fort Mill,
rineville, Charlotte, Yorkville,
Clover and Filbert, and a line 10
Gastonia is under construction.
The plant at Ninety-Nine Islands
near Gatfney is now under construction
and when completed
will furnish power to Greenville,
Spartanburg, Gatfney, and other
towns in that section.
Horseford Shoals, Lookout
Shoals and Mountain Island, in
North Carolina, and Wateree
Shoals in South Carokna will be
utilized at an early date, I)r.
Wylie declaring that the last
named, which will furnish power
to Columbia, will be in operation
before July of 11)08.
The Southern Power Co. is an
immense corporation. It has a
capital stock of $7,500,000, and it
represents fortunes aggregating
many times this sum. The company
owns a tremendous slice of
territory of amazing possibilities,
and Dr. Wylie states that when
all of the power is harnessed the
total nroduct of the circuit will
1 \n ii/iiio 1 t A t- Li?f /vJ V ???.? ?v?r?
v/i|uai ivi mat vn l^i <l? '
which at present stands in a class
to itself as a power producer.
Pleasant Valley.
Farmers are busy hauling
guano and getting ready to raise
more cotton. Small grain, especially
oats, is looking fine.
The building boom lias struck
this place as well as Fort Mill.
Mr. .1. M. Harris expects to build
a new dwelling, or bave his present
one remodeled. Several
others are making improvements
on their residences.
Mrs. 0. VV. Potts spent the
day in Pinevillc yesterday with
her father. Mr. Frank Harris,
who is quite ill. Messrs. Fred
ana Robert Bickett, of Charlotte,
were down Sunday visiting
friends in Pleasant Valley. Mr.
.1. K. Wolfe, of Charlotte, came
down Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs.
John W. Hall is spending
the week in Fort Mill with her
mother, Mrs. M. J. Ilall. -Mrs.
D. C. Wolfe's condition is about
tne same. She has been at J hehome
of,Mr. J< h . M. i'l uv tortile
past two weeks ,n i
some of her ro e: ?' 1
noved also, i .J i > .
piggin male y u . g...
and is therefore about I'M years
old.?Mr. William Pettus near
lih '? mmm ?? ?
here has been quite sick With
pneumonia for some time. ?The |
Messrs. Stall ings continue trap- '
ping and have sold over 100 dollars
worth of hides up to date.?
Mr. John K. Hall went to Charlotte
Monday on business.
SAVED HEP. SON'S LIPS.
The happiest mother in the little
town of Avn. Mo., is Mrs. S. Kuppne.
t-he writes. "One year titjo my son wns
down with such serioub lun< trouble
that onr physician was uunble to holp
him; when, by onr drujtjtists advice I
began jjfivin_r him Dr Kind's Now Dis
covery, and L wuii noticed improvement.
1 kept, this treatment up for n few weeks
when he was perfectly well. He has
vvnrktvl cfnndilv % f rv inuditoiv
work. Dr King's New Discovery
saved his life. ' (ina ran teed best cough
and colli euro by all druggists 5'Jc
uu<l $1 00. Trial bottle free.
Senator Latimer has secured
the passage through the Senate
of bills authorizing the construction
of dams at several points on
the Savannah river.
HQ77 TO 3SMA:N YC'Jl'S.
To continue young in health and
strength do as Mm N. !?' Kuwait, l?el)>no
T:.h. 'Ja. did. fcdie say*: "Three
l\>. ties of: 1* leetric Hitters cared nie of
chronic livurand stomach irouble, complicated
with such an unhealty condition
of the blood that my skin turned
red as limine 1. i am now practically 'do
years yonngor t ban before I took hie:trie
hitters. 1 can now do all my work
with caso and assist in my liuslmn s
store, tinaranteed it all ilrag stores
1'riue ceuis
Five miles of one of the rural
routes of Townville in Anderson
county have been cut off by the
department because the road was
impassable.
S70ass J LI HE A CH ABM.
Mr. D. N. Walker, editor of that
spicy jmriial, the Kutorprise, l.oni a.
\ a., savs: "1 ran i nail in niv foot las'
week and at once applied JluekVu's
Arnica Salve No uitl'inimation fol
lowed; t lie salve simply healed the
wound." Heals every sora, burn and
.slim iiiw.im', uiuiaiiuii'ii at u;i <tru,j
gis;s cuius.
Mayor Rhett of Charleston will
hold a conference in Washington
March with railroad oiiiciais
relative to the Charleston freight
rales.
?CSiT3 at last.
T. A. Harmon, of I r/.eiuore. West
V;i . say a: " At last 1 have found tinJ*- "
i *>ii 1 i lint never disappiin.s liivj
mid lor iho lu'tielh of others alllicied
with t- i, i i liver ami ehr.uiic eonsti
nation will say: lake l)r Kind's New
ifo i ills " (iuarantoi 'l ttaiistaelory.
coins xi all druggists.
Anderson will hold an election
March 14 on the question of issuing
$Yo,(XK) in bonds for street
improvements.
Faster ami faster the pare is set.
hy people ??t" action, vim ami nut,
So if it the finish you would he.
Taivo liullis er's Ivor\y Mouii'uin Tea.
?Far .s 1 >rng *'??
The results of t ie two weeks
of prohibition over the State have
been unformly good.
Are yon tired, fajr'eil out; nervous,
sl???fj>less, feel mean': tlollister's Hoc :v
Maintain 'l'ea strenutliens t he nerves,
aids digest ion. brings refreshing sleep
H.i cents, Tea or Tablets. ?ParKs
Drag Co.
The encampment of the Clemsiim
firl^fc will i oaL'iMit 1 !-*,?! I
wv?? v?.? HI J' V/UUUJ J Ut I IV. i v 4
at Greenville in July.
lilury?*)nrk piivlrs uiultM* iho oyi?s
imiicutu a slsi^isu eireiilulion, torpid
liver and kith leys. Ksene.s ami 11??1 lister
s Ihwliy il??ni?taiu Tea wiil make
you wt-Il ami bo.uitifnl ."la een'sTea or
Tablets ?l'nrks Drug t
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NOTICE -Members of the Fori
Mill Light Infantry are hereby
notified that a meeting of the
company will be hold in the
armory Saturday afternoon at
4.30 o'clock, and all members
ax*e expected to he present.
T. 15. Spratt, (apt.
1 Fort Mill Drug Store \
I (Opposite Savings Rank) fc
T. R. M each am, M D., Prop. |
Besides my stock of Pure 8
Drugs, 1 carry a full line of |
all the standard Patent Med- |
ieines. Toilet Goods, Station- |
ory. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigar- 8
ettos. Pipes, Etc.
Having had years of ox- 8
pcrien.ee as a practicing 9
physician, I feel fully capa- |
ble of prescribing for your g
ill ', and properly dispensing fe
I Medicines to suit your case. 1
All proscriptions receive 8
my personh1 attention, and jj
1 wi" "yp-eciat- your p .t- ji
ronajys. Hi >ne i call.
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n?i?V in 111'* ? .? ? rou.iti io:i u.io ?s
nuW opc'i to ;li.* public, at fornn t
W. A. Mcliiuucy. it
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Mr P. K. Weil Dead
Mr. Porter K. Mull, an aged I
and well known citizen of Fort i
Mill, died Mdnday morning at1
7 o'clock of paralysis. The funeral
service and burial with |
Masonic honors took nlace Tuesj
day morning at 11 o'clock. Dr.
J. H. Thornwell of the Presbyterian
church conducting the i
service.
Mr. Mull was a native of
Morganton, N. C.. from which
place he moved tc Fort Mill about
30 years ago. For a number of
years he engaged in the merchantiie
business here and was
A I i. lO
\civ JM wmht m.b. Amnu iiveai>
ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis,
rendering him almost helpless,
and this was followed during
the past week by a seeond stroke,
which resulted in his death Monday
morning. Besides a wife,
he is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. T. A. Mills.
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Why? W1
tiAJ m / Do we Sell Shoes.
Wfty Because Vh
Y.'V Do we Sell more Sho
V% 81 j Because on
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rifij liccausc lie
Why don't youUuy a
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125 East Council Street.
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We quote you the 1 olio
v Brandies, Wines, Etc.:
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* 1 vjiiuon incw oorn ? in:
1 Gallon 1-year-old Corn
y*. 1 Gailon 2-vear-old Corn 1
".g 1 Gallon 3-year-old Corn 1
1 Gallon 4-year-old Corn 1
1 Gallon New live \Vhisk<
// 1 Gallon 1-year-old live 1
>> 1 Gallon 2-year-old Rye 1
1 Gallon James E. Pepper
k 1 Gallon Old Henry Rye V
'ii * Gallon Echo Springs R
1 Gallon Apple Brandy (n
1 Gallon Apple Brandy (c
*?> 4 Quarts 7-year-old Corn I
12 Quarts Mountain Com
y 4 Quarts Old Henry Rye
ik 4 Quarts Rose Valley Rve
4 (Quarts Malt Rye
) > 1 Quarts Iioover'p Choice
?f We can furnish you a iytl
orders will receive prompt <
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Letter to c. 3. LS?r.
i' jrt Mill. S. C\.
Dear .Sir. If }"u could got the tinsivn
sale of a coal that won Id give doub o
bout and cost 110 more, you'd jam pat it,
wouldn't you?
You'd control the trade for a hundred
miles!
Devoe is like that atnoug paints; n
short ton is ns good us u long one of any
paint you can name; a gallon is worth
more, ihati two of many a popular paint.
1 Suppose yon have |?iir.twd yopr I>our??
' ab mt o!ic?: in three year# ever since it
was new, you buy the same number of
gallons Doue, lia?oa tliirdof it left, ami
It wears six years Count your cost*.
$1 i.? a gallon for j>aiiit; $3,50a gallon
' for puttiug it 0:1; yoa sftvinl I gallons:
J g'ltf.&'i ou tliis job. lint, you save tlio
whole j >b of three years, fceuco, about
<91.1. I'll fill ID^-IIIt-l, iffVH'.
Can't reckon s<> accurately as that:
but you see how it ? )> *. Paint isn't
j alike any more than in ml. How much
; mui'i' is cutl worth than '.i slate?
Yours trulv
13 F. \V. D7/VOK A CO
P. P. W. R. Ardrev so lis on r paint.
NOTICE?I niu it?>\v in ]*Mitio<> to
write Fiiv.Insurance in gtnNii; companics
on Country Property at re isonuble
rates. Call ami talk it over.
It Dr J. L. Sprat t.
lyTWhy?
ose arc a necessity.
OS?
r Shoes satisfy.
' Shoes wear longer?
buys his shoes from us.
; from us,
i SAVE MONEY?
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KHS IN
GARS, TOBACCO. Etc. J/
- - - Salisbury, N. C.
wing prices on Whiskies
skey $1.50
Whiskey 1.75 ^
Whiskey 2.00
Whiskey. 2.50 //
Whiskey . 3.00
n- 1 75
Whiskey . 2.00 />
AT!\iokey 2.50
Rye Whiskey... .. 3.00
Whiskey 3.00
ye Whiskey . 3.00 ^^
ew) . 2.50 / 4
Id) . 3.00 it
[case tfoods) _ _ 4,00
(old) . . .. 7.00 g?
- - 3.70 >*
. -4 3.80
... 3.70 ?'
Rye 4..--. 3.00
s*
nntr in our line and all mail
ittention.
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J? Jr Miles'
AnlkPftin Pills
e Headache
iiilv. an<! Ir;ivf no t?.ii! rrfrfM.
lu'vr r\rrv r?(hrr im in. N'ciinl*?tc
Ram, Sciatirn. 0a?"Karbet
In*. Ai?"c I'ains. Pains from in*
;-(lo*vn pains, 1 ion.
v?i "?mv .-> 'mil ^irr|iir?3Nr^3.
^ Prevent
All-Aches
or two Dr. Miles' Anti-l'ain
11 feel an .attack coming on.
ivoitl sulTcrinfir, liut the weak
of pain upon the system. If
l?le an.l cannot sleep take a
finer or when yon awaken,
influence upon the nerves
sleep.
cents, \cver sold in 'u.i