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Entered at the postolTieent Fort Mill,
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' ' ' " APRIL 25 1907.
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While there appears to be a
big shortage in the fruit, there
is evidently an over-plus of tin
cans and earth worms.
District Attorney Jerome ap- j
pears determined to make Thaw
serve a term for his crime, even
if it is before he has been found
guilty.
With a desire to do no one an
injustice, we gladly give space in
this issue to the reply of the
Yorkviile lodge, K. of G. S. E.,
to a communication which appeared
in these columns on the
11th instant.
It may appear to some as not
r?.nr f hn Unr?ir>/%of? />f ?-?%-? i
UW1115 buv: uuoincoo vjl au uuisider,
still we cannot help expressing
regrets that the citizens
of Charlotte did not get together
and elect a Democratic mayor.
Mr. McNinch evidently counts,
on the term to which he was'
recently elected being his la.ct.
else he would not have expressed
himself as so strongly in favor of
Roosevelt.
The Times has received many
paid-up subscriptions and new
subscribers through its liberal
clubbing offer published elsewhere.
Many of these subscriptions
come from the rural districts.
This is a source of gratification
to The Times, for it
oKau.'C? f Viof f rJ Of i frt vr*nd if*
oiiv^vo ttiau vnv ncoiic LV/ jcau IO
steadily growing in this section
and there is nothing more educating,
or elevating, than reading
good, clean literature. It shows j
also that the people in the rural
districts wish to show their ap-1
preciation of the daily mail scr-'
vice which they now have and
are not going to take chances on
being deprived of this most helpful
service. The Times accepted
this proposition for the sole purpose
of giving the country people
an opportunity to boost their
routes at a small price and it is
indeed gratifying to see that not
a few are taking advantage of it. !
The acceptance of this offer by
rural citizens means that for less
than 3 cents a week each subscriber
will receive about twenty- j
five additional pieces of mail per
month and this will be of much
help in maintaining his route.
x A very striking instance of
the little knowledge our Northern
cousins have of real negro
conditions South came to our
notice a few days ago in a post
c u*d published by a Northern
concern which bore the scene of
a "Typical Southern Negro
Home." The "home" was
pictured as a one-room log house, I
eranks rhinU-pd with mini nnd
only half of an old-time stack
chimney, and this standing at
ftn angle of about 45 degrees.
In front of the house seated
on a box was four little halfclothed
negroes, while leaning
against the board roof was a
number of fishing canes. The
proverbial hound dog was not
present, which is positive proof
that the artist didn't know what
he was drawing. Not only this,
but the picture as a whole was
misleading. The scene might
have filled the bill ten years or a
generation ago. but there are no
such dilapidated homes in the
South today. The average negro
has a good frame house to live in,
many of which have several
rooms and are painted outside and
plastered within. He also clothes
his children comfortably, has a !
cow, hogs, chickens, and garden
find raises much of his supplies
at home. If this Northern artist
will take a trip through this
section of the South he will reap
a harvest of information to use
in his next production of a
"Typical Southerh Negro Home." (
FcrLy Homicides iu Cherokee.
The Gaflfney Ledger says:
''about forty homicides have occurred
in Cnerokee county since
its organization ten years ago,
and its a fact worthy of note
that the first person to pay the
death penalty was a white man
>vho was a native of the county.
This is not saving that others
_ i l .1 x l i
ts'iou'u noi nave Deen convicted,
but it's a healthy sign that the
juries of the county have arrived !
at the point where they are
showing a proper regard for the '
rights of its citizens. Surely
this will be a lessen and wiii
check the flow of blood in this
county."
The Chicora cotton mills at
Rock Hill, have been sold to the
Hamilton Carhartt cotton mills,
incorporated under New York
jaws with a capital stock of $500000.
It is understood that the
output will be doubled.
?Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Watson,
of Charlotte, visited relatives
ber$ Sunday.
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MEN AND THINGS
* BY
A. L.OOAL.MAN.
During the past week the annual
meeting of the Daughters of
the American Revolution has been
in session in Washington. As the
name indicates, this is a woman's
society, whose membership is
confined, or supposed to be, to
d33pendents of Revolutionary soldie.-s.
Viewed from a Northern
sta idpoint, the efforts of the so- ,
ciety to promote patriotism and, !
incidentally, to keep alive the j
feeling of resentment against i
England for acts of tyranny
which never occurred, is perhaps ,
commendable; but can as much
be said if we look at the matter
from a Southern point of view?
Let us see. The misdirected ef- I
f :>rts of the South contributed
m u*e to the independence of the
colonies than did the efforts of
the North. This is a fact, but
you will not find it recorded in
the histories taught in our public
schools, because these histories '
were written by Yankees who, I
in this matter, as in all others,
have stolen from the South credit j
for everything they could profitably
appropriate to their own use. j
i'Vom lb'Jo to this day the South
has had small voice in the conduct
of the affairs of this govern-:
ment; since the regrettable fail-1
u -e of the Confederacy we have
e.'er been subject to the will of '
our Yankee masters, part of the |
time with the nigger's heel on
our necks, and it is not therefore
inadvisedly asserted that the
major part the South played in
the establishment of this government
was unwise. If the choice '
could be made between Yankee)
rule and British ride, who will
say that t he latter is not preferable.
Furthermore, England did
not turn a deaf ear to the appeals j
of the South when help was needed
to repel the vandals that were
overrunning the country. It is
I li!it P.ntrlnn/I niujop vupnir.
nized the Confederacy as an independent
government, but the
only substantial foreign help the !
Confederacy received came from ;
that country. The South certainiy
should be willing for the North i
to monopolise all the glory of the j
Revolution. Our Southern ancestors
gained the independence
of this country, but in doing so!
they played the devil for their
descendants.
i South Carolina maintains in :
Lexington county a short distance i
from the city of Columbia an
alleged reformatory for juvenile i
prisoners. This institution is i
under the management of the j
officials of the State penitentiary j
and the prime reason givtn for
its existence is the separation of '
the youthful law-breakers from 1
the older and hardened criminals, i
so that the former may not he !
subjected to the evil influence
of the latter. This is a com- i
mendablc precaution, but abuses i
are said to exist in the rcforma-1
tory. No one expects to find
ideal conditions as to comfort i.1
any prison that is not what
prisons are built for?but it is
not too much to expect the,
prisoners to be treated humanely, j
and it was therefore perhaps'
S'lrnrisincr tr? mnnv t.-? v.i'j/l !
r *W?*V? Ill
the daily papers recently the'
complaints of a boy who had!
just been captured after having
escaped and been at liberty a day |
or two. This boy claimed that
he and his fellow-prisoners were
not only half starved by being
given an insufficient amount of
food which could not be eaten
because it was filthily prepared,
but that they were forced to
work out doors in the coldest
of weather in clothing that was
not sufficient to keep them warm;1
also that they were often abused
by the guard, who thpught little
of striking them with a stick.
The superintendent of the juvenile
prison, who is also superintendent
of the penitentiary,
thought the boy's complaint of
sufficient importance to rush in- j
to print with a red-hot denial.
This writer knows nothing of the
conditions at the reformatory,
but they are probably not what
the people of the State pay for
and expect. This opinion is based
a,. J?-*-J *1
ui'vii mc: utmciiicu rumor rnai
incorrigible prisoners are often
unmercifully beaten with the
lash at the penitentiary. I fit be
true that corporal punishment is
inflicted at the penitentiary, it is
the duty of the governor to remove
the present superintendent.
Such a beastly practice should
not be tolerated in a civilized
country, for, aside from the awful
pain and degradation to
which it submits the prisoner,
it is a violation of statute law.
* *
The baseball season has arrived
and ere long the young
men who play the came in this
community will begin to practice
for the contests which they will
enter with oth-rr teams. Last
year Fort Mill had a splendid
club and it will probably be
equally good this year. Composed
of the same young men. the club,
could be made much better than
ever by the employment of a
coach for two or three weeks,
and one could probably be secured
at no very great expense.
All the Fort Mill boys are good
ball players, hut they are handicapped
by a lack of team work
and the inability^ to execute the
many fine plays of the game
which-could easily be acquired
by competent instruction.
The "Guiding Star of the East"
Editor TUf> N>w En?.
The following appeared in your
issue of the 12 inst.
"A correspondent of the Fort
Mill Times thinks the "Guiding
Star of the East" organization
is responsible for most of the barn
burning and other devilment reported
from different sections of
York and adjoining counties."
In justice to the organization
referred to, its tenents and mission,
in justice to the people
both white and colored, who
have read these lines, for the
sake of truth, justice and fair
play, we hereby enter our unqualified
protest against this
virulent report.
Said Fort Mill correspondent
claims to have secured and ex- i
amined a copy of the charter of !
the York Co, lodge of K. of j
G. S. E. Of this we have no j
objection. The efficient mayor
of Yorkville, S. C. has examined
the same, ar.d thereafter granted
us the right to erect a temple in
this enterprising city. He finds !
no fault?not even with the much :
despised and suspicious word, j
"liberty."
The fact that the order has
"sentinels" should not give the
Fort Mill correspondent any
uneasiness. Is our lodge singular j
in this respect? Have not other
secret orders the same? A copy
of our roiiRritiifinn has hwin
placed with the Editor of Tlie ;
New Era for inspection, and if j
further information is desired, '
we will furnish minutes of our j
meetings from the society's in- !
cipiency to the present.
We wish it known not only to
the correspondent in question,
but to the public in general that
the purpose and mission of our I
order is a good, benevolent and
elevating one, and will bear the
scrutiny and inspection of the
best people the world over.
Lodge and Temple No. 22,
Yorkville, S. C. j
A New Order For Boys.
The "Sons of Daniel Boone,"
is the name of a big, outdoor
boys' society founded and conducted
by Dan Beard, who is an
authority on good times for;
healthy boys. There already are j
local clubs of this order, or
"Forts," as they are called, all
over the country.
Any boy can organize a Fort.
The officers of each Fort are:
Daniel Boone (President), Davy
Crockett (Secretary), Kit Carson
(Treasurer), Andubon (Librarian),
Simon Kenton (Keeper of
the Tally Gun) and Johnny Appleseed
(Forester). Each individual
member is called a Scout.
Get together all the boys whom
you know who are fond of openair
sports and would like to learn
the secrets of woodcraft and the
vigorous games of the old pioneers
and Indian fighters. Elect your
officers, send the name and address
of each officer and Scout to
Ttr v r
me womans nome uompamon,
to be enrolled in the Great Boone
Book, and you will receive a
constitution and olhcial charter
with the seal of the Mystic Camp
Tire, and every Scout will re-1
ceive an S D. B. button.
There will be all sorts of novel
sports provided for the Sons of
Daniel Boone, and the Founder
Dan Beard, will always be ready
to give the members of the order
his personal advice and counsel, j
The Caiav/ba Indians.
The tribe of the Catawba Indians
has dwindled in everything
except its capacity to give trouble
to the State of South Carolina. !
Sometime ago a fraction broke j
olf and went to Colorado. Another .
squad crossed the Catawba and >
located in North Carolina. Meantime
the balance of the tribe remained
on the old camping ground
and never failed to beg for an
appropriation every time the
Legislature met. Some time ago 1
the Catawbas who remained in |
South Carolina got an appropriation
ol' $3,000. The North Carolina
deserters heard of it and
went back to camp. The Colorado
members of the tribe also
heard of it, and sent a trusted
agent hot-foot all the way from
their distant home to get their
*u~ :i_ ri-1- i i
aimiv ui uiu ^pUUN. Dill OlCl
Chief Harris was ready for them, j
II- refused to give them a copper
and ordered them oil the reservation.
He held that the money
was appropriated for the benefit
cf the Indians who had remained
on the reservation and has gone
to Columbia to g^t the State
House people to back him up.
The old Indian has the law and
the right on his side. The deserters
should not be given a
share of the spoils. We have
often thought, however, if it
ever occurred to the South Caro- i:
lina Legislature that if these Catawbas
would work as hard for a
crop as they do for an appropriation,
they might soon be able to <
buy out the upper half of the i
Palmetto State. Charlotte Eve- !
ring Chronicle. 1
? Mr. J. A. Withers, ofWorthville,
N. 0., was a visitor to Fort I
Mill Sunday.
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Bam and Slock Burned.
A telephone message Tuesday
morning from Steele Creek
brought the snocking news that
the bam, live stock and roughness
of Mr. Frank Erwin had
been destroyed . by fire. The
barn was burned at 2 o'clock
a. m. together with two mules,
one horse, two cows, a large
amount of feed stuff and a number
of improved farm implements.
The two mules and two
cows were burned to death in
the building, while the horse was
so severely burned that it was
killed, One horse, a colt, was
all that was saved.
It is stated that Mr. Erwin
carried some insurance on his
stock and barn, the amount being
about $1,500.
Suspected Barn Burners Captured.
A report reached here yesterday
that three negro men, suspected
of being implicated in the
recent barn burnings in Steele
Creek, had been arrested early
yesterday morning.
Several farmers of Steele Creek
have been watching their barns
in the hope of detecting the incendiaries,
and it was while Mr.
S. M. Garrison was thus engaged
Tuesday night that he saw three
men approaching his barn from
the rear. He commanded the
parties to halt, but instead they
wheeled and ran. Mr. Garrison
shot at the men several times
but without effect. He then
went to one of the county convict
camps near by and seci r d
the bloodhounds. The dogs were
token to the barn and at once
took up the trail and followed it
for a short distance when thev
came upon three negro men.
At last reports the negroes were
being detained until the necessary
papers could be taken out for
their commitment to jail.
The people of Steele Creek are
confident that these negroes had
gone to Mr. Garrison's for the
purpose of firing his property,
and hope to gain from them information
that will lead to the
arrest of all those implicated in
the many fires in that communi
ty recently.
Attacked by Rabid Dog.
Mr. Zack Bailes, who lives in
the vicinity of Pineville, had a
fearful encounter with a rabid
dog a few days ago. The dog
sprang upon the piazza at the
home of Mr. Bailes, and plainly
showed by his actions that something
was wrong. Mr. Bailes
was summoned by a terrified call
from his wife, and a fight began
which ended in the death of the
dog. It was the same hog that
had bitten several peoule who
have since been treated by the
application of Dr. Wlider's "mad
stone."
Fort Mill Man Takes Arozona Bride.
Special to The Times.
El Paso, Tex., April 20.?A
quiet but pretty home wedding
took place at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Ross, No. 1322
Missouri street, El Paso, Sunday
afternoon, April 14th, at 4
o'clock, when Mr. Benj. M. Lee,
of Fort Mill, S. C., was married
to Mrs. May Dismukes. of Well
ton, Arizona, Dr. Geo. Brace
Brown, o^the 1st Baptist church,
this city, tyinn- the nuptials.
While the er nony was rather
an impromptu affair, there
were present a number of invited
guests, among whom were Mr.
and Mrs. Thos H. Drakeford.
After the ceremony refreshments
of various kinds were
served and the happy couple left
for their home, Lanark. N. M.,
to spend a few days, after which
they will take an extended bridal
tour East.
Pleasant Valley.
The fruit in this section was
killed by the recent cold wave.
Several of our farmers planted
corn about three weeks ago and
now fear they may have to plant
over. Small grain is looking well
and a quantity of nitrate soda is
being used on same. Gardens
are backward for the time of
year.
Mrs. Calvin Hall has been quite
ill for the past week.
Fred and Myrtis Iiickctt, of
Charlotte, spent Sunday in this
place.?Mrs. Cora Morrison, of
Dewitt, S. C. is visiting at Mr.
Tom Culp's. ? Mr. and Mr,s. R.
W. Cousart began housekeeping
last Saturday.?Mr. Oscar Faris,
of Charlotte, was in Pleasant
Valley last week.?Rev. Statckhouse
our presiding elder preached
at Pleasant Hill church Sunday
evening.
A New $100,000 Sub-Station.
The Southern Power Company
has purchased a tract of land ; t
Lawson's Fork near Spartanburg
upon which will be erected a
$100,000 sub-station for the
transmission of power from the
Catawba and Rroad risers. The
property was purchased for
$1,500 and embraces about four
acres. It lies directly on the
Southern's main line between
Ro.Ok Cliff Springs and
the Dravton Mills.
The station t> be erected will
be the main distributing point
for all the j>ower transmitted to
to the center of Piedmont Caro- j
lina. It will receive the current
both from the stations on the
Catawba and Broad Rivers, but
particularly from the Great Falls
plant which is located on the
Catawba about ten miles below
Fort Lawn, S. C.
"PNEUMONIA'S DEADLY WOSK
had so seriously affected my right lung"
writes Mrs. Fauuie Connor, of Rum)
Route 1, Georgetown Tcnu., "that 1
coughed continuously night and day and
the neighbors prediction?consumption
?seouied inevitable, until my husband
brought home a bottle of Dr King's
Now Discovery, which in my case
proved to be the onlv REAL cough cur
and 'restorer of weak, sore lungs."
When all other remedies utterly fail,
you muy still win in the buttlo against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, tlvjREAL cure. Guaranteed
by all druggists. 50c and $1.00. Trial
bottle free.
STREET TAX NOTICE.
See. 1. Be it ordained by tho Intondant
and Wardens of tho town of Fort
Mill, S. C., in council assembled?That
all persons subject to street duty under
the laws of South Carolina, residing in
said town, shall between tho 10th day
of April. 1007. and the l"?th day of May,
1907, pay to the treasurer of said town
a eommuoation tax of two ($0) dollars
or perform fivo (5) days work on streets
of said town under direction of tho
proper authorities.
Sec. 2. That after tho IRth rl?v <\f
I May, 1907, all deliuqncnts urnlcr this
! ordinance shall bo subj >ct to n fine of
50 cents or one day's additional labor on
the street8.
Katitied this 20th day of April, 1907.
\V. L. IIALL,
Attest: Intendant.
A. B. UcELHANEY, Treaa
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and a great deal of work,
| has arranged a club olfer of sixteen
well known papers and magI
azines, including the Fort Mill
Times, for only $1.50, to new
j subscribers and old ones who pay
for The Times one year in adj
vance. We do not make a cent
, out of this olfer. In fact, we
: lose money, but by increasing
1 our circulation, as we believe
this unparalelled olfer will aid us j
in doing, we can secure more advertising
and also get a better
rate for same. No paper evtr
! 1 * i
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der now. Do not wait, for you ;
may hesitate too long. If you >
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! account of the limited time that i
we will be able to make this wonderful
offer, we will be unable to
furnish sample copies to anyone.
| See offer in another column.
WOULDN'T YOU
LIKE YOUR
FOOT TO \
teTONIANS]
It Most people look at tho 0
I fl round as they walk. They see ft
I and judge more often by your ft
I shoes than by your hat. Do you B
m wain 10 ue juagea oy yours (
! i Bostonians are correct; Q
pa severely so. Moreover they M
jbo stay correct?that it, hol<l their I
n shape. That's due partly to the 1
B shoemaking, partly to the I
h leather, partly to other things. I
I Anyway, it's a fact. Try it! I
| Prove it.
jjr". The oxford shown VVHY
M shove is made of patEjj
ent coll on our special NOT G
J Monte Carlo" oxford
H last. This last is slight- HAVE |
H ly thinned above the _
P| heel, which prevents 1 sTE?
Cj slipping or gaping BEST
Military heel* 9
Bj single solo.
| Meacliam &
a Epps.
7 ? QUEST
Do you go to a blacks:
medicine?
We say 110, you go to j
Then why do you go
when you want to buy
Shoes, a Hat, Etc. We
ing, Gents' Furnishings,
both sex. In conducting
we have now, it enables
complete stock than the s
stores.
A. IF1 A.
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uur snoe trade has inc
in the last six months, a
lieve that we can offer y<
of footwear in the place.
See us for that pair of
are going to buy.
$ Jile^lhan
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Two Niglits in Fort Mil]
: JETHRO HMOHO'S 31BL1
Tirn nrnmimn ni
mix riuiUKi. hi
With Lecture, showing tl
the great attractive Life
We have many New Seen
ing "The Great Train Rot
cisco Disaster," "Off 1
"The Escaped Lunatic."
any of which are worth n
of admission.
Tent will be located neai
will open at 7.30 p. 111. (
seated. Admission: Adu
under 10 years, 10c. Resc
[hello to the pjl
Call Phone I
, We have Pork, sausage,
' Irish Potatoes, Cabbage
Pickles, Peaches, and, in
| Canned Goods. Wheat 1
Feed, Molasses all kind
Bacon, Hams, Flour, Mea
thing to eat. Fresh Fish
guarantee fair prices and
Call, as 1 want to sell c
the 4th of July.
'< Yours for bi
"W"_ IE3
? W. H. HC
?7 DEALERS ]
% WINES. LIQUORS, CIGAR
125 East Council Street,
4V
We quote you the following
V Brandies. Wines. Etc.:
1 Gallon New Corn Whiskey
^ I Gallon 1-year-old Corn Whis
1 Gallon 2-year-old Corn Whis
if 1 Gallon 3-year-old Corn Whis
4J 1 Gallon 4-year-old Corn Whis
1 Gallon New Rye Whiskey.
s/ 1 Gallon 1-year-old Rye Whis
// 1 Gallon 2-year-old Rye Whis
i\ 1 Gallon .James E. Pepper Ryt
yX 1 Gallon Old Henry Rye Whisl
1 Gallon Echo Springs Rye \
1 Gallon Apple Brandy (new).
?? 1 Gallon Apple Brandy (old)
// 4 Quarts 7-year-old Corn (case
? 32 Quarts Mountain Corn (old]
4 4 4 Quarts Old Henry Rye
u 4 Quarts Rose Valley Rye
4 Quarts Malt Rye
4 Quarts Hoover's Choice Rye
We can furnish you anything i
orders will receive prompt atten
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mith shop to buy
[i drug store.
to a general store
a Suit, a pair of
handle only Cloth*
and Shoes to suit
? a special store as
us to keep a more
so-called everything
ct:
creased 25 per cent
lid it leads us to boon
the best selection
i
Low Cuts that you
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S SHOW AND MOYiHIBITION,
le Passion Play in
Motion Pictures
es this year, includ>bery,"
"Sail Fran,
for the Holidays,"
and many others,
uiny times the price
r the depot. Show
]ome early and be
Its, 15c; Children
rved seats 10c extra
IC AT LaRGE! I
So. 29. Si
, lleef, Sveet and i;
:, Tomatoss, Horn, I
fact, all kinds of
for Chickens, Cow
Is, Sugar Coffee, S
il and alnost anveach
Saturday. I |
entire satsfaction. &
nit and g> fishing
1 si 11 ess,
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