Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 05, 1907, Image 2
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DECEMBER 5, 1907,
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New Rising as to Post Cards.
The following from the No verm
ber issue of the Postal Guide will;
be news to 4 majority of the;
senders of post oar da:
' 'Post cards and postal cards
n a led under cover of sealed ei - I
velopes (transparent or other- >
wise) are chargeable, with post-I
age at the first-class rate?two
cents an ounce or fraction thereof.
If enclosed in unsealed envelopes,
they are subject to postage
according to the character
of the message?at the finit-class
rate if wholly or partly in writing
or the third-class rate (one cent
for each two ounces or fraction
thereof) if entirely in prin', and
the postage should be tfflxsd to
tho onvilopos covering the same.
4 'Postage stamps affixed to such
cards inclosed in er velopes hav- j
ing an opening exposing the
stamps cannot be recognized in j
payment of postage thereon." <
Tea Hetjr Law Effective Jan. 1.
The second section of the act
limiting the hours of labor in
rnt.tnn nnrl wnnlpn mills ornps
into effect within the next four
weeks. It will be recalled that
the last session of the general
assembly an act*was passed limiting
the hours of labor in these|
establishments to 60 hours a
week.
The law, however, did not go
into effect at once, but? allowed
the mills to reduce the number
of hours to 62 on the first day of
July and to 60 o.u the first of the
year.
This law was in line with resolutions
passed at a meeting of
the officials of the principal mills
of the State three years ago,
gradually reducing the hours of |
labor, which were formerly 66 a
week. The change, it is said
has been satisfactory to the mill
owners and to the operatives and ]
preparations were made for the
change as scon as the law was
passed.
County Horae Supt. Under Fire.
The following etxract is from
the grand jurv's report to Judge
Wilson the past week:
That we are informed that the
Superintendent of the County
Home is charged with drunkenness
and mismanagement, and
we furnish you herewith a li3t
of names of persons who will
testify to same, namely,
[Signatures].
Prom the above report we get
sufficient information to justify
an investigation of the conduct
of Mr. Brown Gaulden, Superintendent
of the County home, as
to the charges substantiated.
We recommend that if he does
not resign within the next thirty
days that he be prosecuted, but
if he resigns within that time
that he be not prosecuted.
The Town of Fort Mill.
Charlotte Chronicle: Fort Mill
Charlotte's first neighbor across
the South Carolina line, is known
as a town of thrift, enterprise
and monuments. To this is to be
added another distinction. It is
a town that does not owe a debt.
Speaking of the finances of the
town, The Times says that "in
the year 1890. the town of Fort
Mill issued bonds to the amount
of $1,000 for the purpose of
erecting a town hall and making
other improvements. The bonds
found ready sale and were taken
mostly by heme people. Since
the issuance of these bonds the
work of retiring them has gone
on steadily and at a meeting of
the town council Monday night
it was decided to retire the remaining
outstanding bonds and
this wilt be done at once. There
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umy luur ox uie^e Donus,
each of $100 value, to be raised
and these are held, two by the
K. of P. lodge and two by Oapt.
S. E. White of Lancaster." The
distinction of being entirely out
of debt is one enjoyed by very
few municipalities. Fort Mill
is a progressive town, and we
are divulging no secret when we
say that much of its present
prosperity is due to the past
influence of Capt. S. E. White.
From The News it is learned
that the town of Lancaster like
Fort Mill, 13 free frtmi debt. It
has been some ten years since
the writer visited Lancaster,
which was then perhaps not as
Urge as Fort Mill is at present.
Tae Lsncrster of today is a good
big town full of the spirit of
progrossiveners, find Tho News'
statement that the town -is .'[roe
from debt would to disprove
the old saying t ?t a r i -n
cannot ever aixyvi p - - 1
it g( -s v
* The Circuit Court.
Yovkvillo Enqnirt:r.
James Izard, convicted last
Tuesday of burglary and larceny,
was sentenced to the penitentiary
for three years,
James Belk and Adam Belk
{dead guilty to the charge of
arceny and were each sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary j
or on the chamgang.
Gilson Richards, charged with
assault and battery with intent
to kill, was allowed to plead j
guilty of assault and battery of I
a high and aggravated nature, |
and was sentenced to $40 or 20 :
days, lie paid the tine.
Maj. Kimble, alias Major Kimball,
plead guilty to the charge !
of violating the dispensary law
and was sentenced to three
months.
Minor Watson plead guilty
of violation of the dispensary
law and was sentenced to three
' months.
Maggie Thompson, charged
with assault and battery with
intent to kill, was convicted of
assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature, and was
sen enced to $50 or two months.
The case of C. J. ^Miller, policeman
of Rock Hill, charged
with the murder of Elliott Jackson,
on the 29th of September
last, consumed the greater part
of Wednesday morning. The
evidence showed that the policeman
showed much forbearance
l in the matter and fired only in
defense of his life. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
Alexander Wilson, charged
with housebreaking and larceny I
was acquitted.
On Wednesday afternoon the;
court took up the case of Alexander
Massey, colored, charged ;
with the murder of Robert
Davidson, another negro in the
Smith's Turnout neighborhood
a few weeks ago. The testimony
showed that there was bad blood
i between the two men because
! of Massey's attentions to DavidI
son's wife. Massey had called 1
| at Davidson's house while David- j
I son was at home, and the woman i
: sent word to Massey that her
husband had it in for him. Mas-1
sey bought a gun and went after
Davidson. Davidson went out
of his house, ostensibly to go
hunting, and the two men met
in a pasture. After a few words
both fired and Davidson was
killed. The jury heard argu-,
ment of counsel Wednesday |
night until 9 o'clock, when the
case was continued until this
morning. After hearing the
charge of the court the jury
| took the papers, considered the
I evidence carefully and returned
| a verdict of guilty of manslaughter.
Massey was sentenced to I
' eight years in the penitentiary, j
George Webb, charged with
assault and battery with intent
to kill, plead guilty of assault
and battery and was sentenced
; to $15 or 30 days. He paid the ]
1 fine.
j William Lewis, alias William \
| Allison, the negro who was ar- ;
! rested recently on the county
| home farm on the charge of
: violating the dispensary law,
1 was tried this morning and ac!
quitted.
The last case taken up before
! recess today was that of John |
Blair, charged with obtaining
I goods under false pretenses.
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County Items From The Enquirer.
The total tax collections for
, the season up to last night
; amounted to $12,708.69. The to:
tal number of receipts issued was ;
; 1,826.
! Mr. Jame3 Cansler of Tirzah
; claims the possession of the largest
white oak tree in this coun
ty if not in the State. It is lol
cated on his farm. He says that
Presiding Elder Stackhouse of'
the Roek Hill district measured !
it recently and reported the cir- i
cumference to be fifteen feet and
one inch. The tree is of symmetrical
proportions and perfect- i
ly sound from bottom to top.
! In compliance with a recent
1 recommendotion of the grand'
jury, the county supervisor at I
this term submitted itemized
statements as to the expenses of
the chaingang, county home, and
outside poor charges during 1906.
The road account aggregates
$5,527.83. The chaingang account
aggregates $5,316.65. The
county home account aggregates
; $2,849.26. The outside poor account
aggregates $1,611.07.
Follow ing is a list of delegates
' elected to represent the York
j Baptist association at the Baptist
State convention which is to convene
at Orangeburg on Decern
iberG: Revs. I. G. Murray. W. E.
; Hurt, Edw S. Reaves and Messrs. .
! Sam M. Grist, D. E. Boney, E. j
B. Price, \V. R. Bigger, J. J. ;
: Waters, M. A. Edwards, J. C..;
Smith, R. B. Youngblood, S. A.
Epps, J. B. Wilkie, \V. G. Nance,
V/m. F. Boyd,
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-In his annual report to the !
county commissioners, Magistrate
McElhaney, of this town-'
ship shows that during tiie year i
onding October 31 he collected
fines in the ruin of $lf>0.30. MagistAte
Smith, of Broad River,
did\fchr Ingest volume of business
oi any of the York Magis-'
, w:it }. ri 15c the y ? r. collecting
.>3o8.50.
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THE SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY
Tke Tremendous Scope of the Enterprise.?It's
History Traced.
The following: interesting sketch
of the Southern Power Co. is
from the pen of Wm, E. Curtis,
the celebrated correspondent:
The Southern Power Company
is a $10,000,000 corporation, with
headquarters at Charlotte, and is
bftcked by J. B. and B. N. Duke,
the tobacco kings. It already
has the largest electric plant in
the United States, except thoae
at Niagara, and is now carrying;
out projects that will develop
200,000 horse power from the Catawba
river. It owns nine separate
sites in the Piedmont section,
where rapids occur in that
river between the foothills and
lowlands, covering a distance of
110 miles and a fall of nearly
1,000 feet in the aggregate. The
engineers claim that by owning
this Croat distanoo on tho km mo I
stream they will be able to control
the flow of the water as they
need it.
Dr. W. Gill Wy'ie, an eminent
physician of New York, is the
promoter of the project, and he
told me an interesting story:
"I served through the war in
the Southern army," said Dr.
Wylie, "and commanded a company
before I was 16. When
peace came I attended the University
of South Carolina. wher6
the LeConte brothers and E. P.
Alexander, three of the best en- i
gineers this country ever produced,
were my instructors. After
graduating I went to New
York to study medicine, and was
a partner of Dr. Marion Sims
from 1870 to 1905. I was able to
lay up about $400,000, part of
which I invested in a little electric
plant at Anderson, S. C. It
was the first long distance electrical
power plant for cotton mills
in the world. That was in 1896.
when Anderson had 5,000 people
and 19,000 spindles, and farm
land was worth $16 and $20 an
acre. We demonstrated there
that electricity would save 25
per cent in friction over the
steam plant and produce from 2
to 4 per cent better results from
the same machinery. Realizing
that, the people began to come
there, and now the the town has
15,000 population and 250.000
spindles and land in the neighborhood
is worth from $40 to $60
an acre.
"In 1901 I organized another
company and purchased a site on
the Catawba river, near Rock
Hill. I became president, secretary,
general manager, chief en
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Kincrci u:iu cvci y uiiii^ i?tr?
sides keeping up my practice in
New York. While making my
plans 1 was called to attend J. B.
Duke, the tobacco manufacturer,
professionally in New York. He
a was very sick man for six
weeks or more, and when he became
convalescent I used to chat
with him. One day I told him
about my plans for an electric
plant, he became interested, and,
after investigation, arranged to
furnish the capital necessary. So
we bought up the land on both
sides of Catawba river for 110
miles commanding a territory
about the size of Connecticutt
and within reaching distance of
half the cotton mills of the South.
Our water rights extend almost
from Asheville to Columbia, and
we have nine splendid sites be!
tween Salisbury, N. C., and
Greenville. S. C., on the line of
| Southern Railway.
"At first T did everything myself,
but soon I found two splendid
engineers, Mr. Kickling arid
Mr. Steinmetz. of the General
Electric Company, who helped
me get uo my nlans, and I got
hold of W. S. Lee, Jr., a young
Southerner, of Anderson, S. C.?
who was educated at the military
school at Charleston. He took
the details off my hands and finished
the first plant in eighteen
months. We now distribute power
to Charlotte, Concord. Rock
Hill, Kanapolis, Statesville, and
other places from two plants,
one of 10.000 horse power, called
the Catawba, -and the other of
40.000 horse power, called the
Great Falls plant. We are buildin^
a plant, at Rocky Creek that
will furnish 10,000 horse power
and another at Ninetv-Nine Islands,
near Spartanburg, that
will develop 24.000 horse power.
We have plans for similar plants
at ITorseford Shoals, Lookout
Shoals, Mountain Island, Landsford,
Fishing Creek. Wateree
and other places where there are
swift rapids in the Catawba river.
Thev will cost altogether
about $10,000,000, and will furnish
not less than 200.000 horse
nnu'or nf \vV?i/>V? ?ta
will ^ell under contract to mills
in this vicinity."
Up to date only 18 citizens
have registered to vole in the
municipal election to he held
January 14th, next. There is
little time lost yet in the matter
of repfisterinp-. hut it is a matter
that easily escapes one's notice,
and it is well enough to attend to
it at the first opportunity. Mr.
J. T. Your.tr, the registrar, will
issue town certificates to those
who are otherwise qualified.
. N? >TJ< .'IS TO HUNTERS.
n pnrtie* arc hereby warned ntrainxt
hinting or tre<*pnKKin?f upon my lauds.
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I MILLS
We Feed Thi
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If you perish, it is r
ables are here for vot
! goods for the least m
where and go broke, d<
trade with us live well
are not one of them, hi
i Good Livers. We are
public with all kinds ol
sible prices, quality c
new to the trade and 1
Call.or 'phone No. !
Fancy Groceries, Fresl
Yours fc
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i| UNUSUAL PRI
| ^ 'Seventy Dollar Quarter I
4 to the Catawba Township <
4 ing for a larger number of
VILLE ENQUIRER than an;
^ Mill Township. Every clu
| 4 pensation for all names ret
he gets the buggy or not.
? this and other otters, addr<
t L. M. Grist's Son
$
Wright Died a Nntural Death.
Mr. John Wright, an operative
at the Highland Park mill died
Tuesday afternoon alter a few
, weeks' illness and the remains
were interred in Laurehvood
cemetery Wednesday afternoon,
says the Rock Hill Herald.
Coroner Louthian was summoned
to hold an inquest over
the dead man's body by the famI
ily of the deceased. From the
result of the inquest it seems
; that about the 3rd of October the
deceased and Luke Jordan bej
came envoived in a personal diffi1
culty, at which time the family
ily of the deceased claimed that
Wright received injuries about
the head that caused his death.
The jury of inquest heard testimony
from two eye witnesses
and after hearing a statement
from the family's physician, Dr.
, Carothers, rendered a \erdict
that "John Wright came to his
death from natural causes."
A Y>T>T*VT M
? iiii JiU.i I J
Is due in a large measure to abuse ol
! the bowels, by employing ririMtfc pur
, galives. To avoid all dHug r. use only
l)r. King's New l.i IV I ills, t bo safe, gen
t le cleansers and invigoralors. (.iuar
an teed for headache, billion-ei ss, malaria
and jnaudieo, at all u.'ug stores,
vk.c.
- ?? The
Annual meeting meeting
of the South Carolina School
Improvement association is to he
held in Colunibia on December
30-31.
A SiaMIFICAWT FRAY2R"May
t he J.ord help you make Rnck]
len s Arnica JSalvo known to avl,'
writes J. (!, Jeniiins. of ?'Impel Hill,
N. D. It quickly took the pain out.of
a felon for uie and cured it in a wonderfully
short tune." hest on earth
, for sores, hums and wounds. C5e at all
drag stores.
The Jamestown Exposition
I was closed Saturday night, the
date set by Congress for the termination
of the affair. It will go
' down in history as a great finan.
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viui jiuavu v..
A UAH'S SZLT TC PAT'I
(iwp a <lebt of gratitude (hat can
never he paid o(T," writes <! S. ("lark
of Wcstfi 11?1. town, "for the r * uo
; from my death, by I>r Kind's Now
; 1 >iseovtry. Both lungs wore so serious
Ijyafticled that death aoouied immiiieuf,
when I coinnieiioc 1 taking N'ow
i Disco-ery. '1'ho ominous dry, harking
rough ijnit- before i lie first bottle wax
' used, and .w?? more hot ties made a corn
pinto rtire.' Nothing h ut e?or equalled
Now i iaeovery for rough* cold* and
all throat and lung com p!lt juts.
(innrAiitctd by Ml druggists. &.:o and
$1.00. Trial bottle free.
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Before going into V
doubtless need some ne
so, we can fit you up.
tress, bed-room heater
and our line will pleas<
Our stock of bed-ro
duplicate when you c
price. Come to us witl
Our prices will convinc
make you our customei
f our Credi
cS6 VOUN
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e People.
lot our fault. The eatai,
and we sell the best
onev. If you buy else>n't
blame us. All who
and are happy. If you
irry and join the host ol
; prepared to serve the
' Eatables at the best posonsidered.
We are not
know what you want.
29 for your Heavy and
fi Meats, Etc.
>r business,
EHIAX-OIj.
5MIUM OFFER. J
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iPatlipr Tnn Itnpk T?ii' Rncrcrv
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dubmaker returning and pay- 4
Subscribers to the YCRK- ^
y other Clubmaker in Fort ?
bmaker to receiye full com- 4
urned regardless of whether <;
For full particulars as to *
-SS $
s, Yorkville, S. C. i
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To The Public!
i I am carrying a first-class lint
of Groceries, Confectioneries,
| Notions, Cigars, Etc., and when
| in need of anything in this lint
11 wiil sell you as cheap, if not
cheaper, than you can buy elseI
where,
j
j I have a first-class stock of
I Overalls, Shirts, Hosiery, Etc.,
that I bought right and will sell
RIGHT.
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WANTED;
1000 doz. Eggs at 30c per doz.
500 Turkeys at highest market
| price.
Yours very truly,
j E, P, H, NIVENS,
R. P. D. No. 1,
I PORT, MILL, - - - - S. C.
AN ORDINANCE
inrrikiso tim Rocnoriks ok Ward;
ok 'l hk Town ok Fort Mux, S. U.
lie it oiiaotod by tho Inteiidunt uu<i
Wardens of tli?* town of Fort Mills5. C-,
I and by authority of the -i!?iiu\ that th
i town shall bo divided into four wurrh
. having t ho following boundaries:
Ward 1?Shall b< gin at south west
corner of foot bridge over So. Ry. Co.
and shall consist of south side Faulkner
and White streets to Ardrey street;
j meiicc oa.si siue 01 j\rurey sireei if> uur
i ris street; thenco south side of Harris
j street to corporate limit, thence with
eorpfirate limit linetos'o. Ity. Co; thence
| wost side of o. Ky. Co. to foot bridge
I at beginning point.
Ward 2?Shall begin at north west
corner of foot bridge over So. Ky. Co.
' amino isist of north .>k1, Faulkner ami
White street to Anlrey st root;tlieiiro
west side of Ardrey street to Harris
street, thence north sitle t?f Harris street
i to corporate limit lira;, thence with corjxirate
limit lino to Sc. lly Co ; Lhoncc
' westside of So lty Co to foot bridge
i at the beginning corner
Ward H?.'ball begin at nor lit east
side of foot bridg? over So. lty Co ;
i tli 'itce :04th side of l'arkand Confederate
H-roots to eorp iralelimit line, thence
j with oorporat-j limit liue to so Ky Co.;
t-hence east ?i<lo of So. Ky. Co. to *'oot
! bridge it th bellitriitig corner.
Ward 1 -shall begiu at S -K. aide of
' foot bridge over So. ity Co.; thence
smith side of 1 'iirii and Confederate
g reets to corjM?rate limit line; thence
withco -p rate limit lino to So Ry. co ;
thenco east side of so. Ky. Co. to foot
bridge over Southern Ky. co. at the
b< ginning p >infc.
I)one and ratified in common council
this the-ml day of r cj?'i>iub ir,
W, L. HALL
.' Attest: Iniendaut.
A. ki. McELHANEY, Clerk.
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Winter Quarters, you will
tw pieces of Furniture. If
If it is an odd Bed, mator
whatnot, we have it,
5 you.
om Furniture is hard to
onsider the quality and
h your Furniture Needs.
:e you and our terms will
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t xjs Good a
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SHOEg, g
We earnestly requee
jshowing you our stock
I the shoes. Compare
I Seeing is believing.
It is no i rouble to si
will be given the most
whether you buy or n<
to fit and please the |?
WE CALL YOUR ESPEC
The PATRIOT sho
The PILGRIM sho
1 The MUSIC shoe fo
The MAYFLOWEI
The GREATEST si
The OUR FAMILY
The E TERNITY sc
and girls, and the fa
the Law" shoes for i
shoes and must ha
stand severe service
We will save you moi
iciiascs. One trial will ct
MILLS &
W. F, HARRIS &
FORT Ml
JI IP ??t
l & Sober Service day and night
; a able. For moving in wagons
1 ^ load. Passengers to and from
^ 25c. Surry on stieet or at Ra
^ you need a nice Trap for your
^ per hour, 4 passengers.
1 40 Here for business.
V\/. H. H
SALISBU
PRICE LIST OF WIIISJ
Oiih gallon now litirn wliiflicv $>1 60 1
, ??uo gal. I-yietr <>!i1 l orn whiskey... 1 7 ?
I Olio gnl. 2-yi?: old ?'orn whmkey... 2 00
I One K>il. .H year old' orn whiskey... 2 50
I Ono gal. 1-year old Corn whiskey... '100
, Ono gallon Nrw Rye I Oil
| One gallon X Rye 1 75
i Ono gallon XX Hye . 2 00
! One gal, Sonny South Rye H00
i One gal. Ul<- Henry Rye 3 00
One gal. Il'ro. er * i hoieo Rye. .. 2 50
One gal. ll<*)iit!,v'ii Mult HoO
One ;.il Hoh > pring-ityo 300
j One gnS. :h and Honey ... 2'HI
I (?n? gal. Apple Rinnnv, lieW 2 ;i0
I Onu gal. Apple Jhan ly, very old 85J
Pices on any other goods wi
W. H. HOOVER.
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!>: SHOES.
The "Star Brand."
Wc carry a full line of
"Star Hrand" Shoes, and
guarantee them to be
honestly constructed in
every particular. We
have a shape for every
foot.
d an opportunity of
dome and examine
quality and prices. j
io\v the shoes. You |
courteous treatment
>t. it is our business
Bople.
:IAL ATTENTION TO
e for men
for men
r women ^
shoe for women
loe for women |
shoe for all the family
liool shoes for boys
mous ''Stronger than
men who are hard on
ve a slioe that will
icy on your shoe pur^pfl||l|
>nviucu you,
J 0 UN (fl^
SONS, Liverymen, ^
ILL, S. C. ^
Rates for teams reason- ^ 1
an> place in city, 50c per ^ ^
i (i. p-it. innil ; H-I::1.,
ilway depot at all hours.^^M
friends call for it, rate ,-y;
OOVER,
RV.JSi. C.
LI IS AM) BRANDIES.
flu- gill. r<n<'h Brandy M .VJ
CASE QOOOS:
Four qts. 0*1 Mountain Corn
Twelve qt?. Pld Mountain Lorn.. 7 50
Four qta. < >lq Bailey Com 8 60
Four qia. Rortjjoy'n Malt 4 00
Four qtrt. Fhaw'r Malt 4 00
Fonrqts. Paul Jones ilyo 1 00
Four <jta. Koao Valloj Hyo 1 00
Four qt*. Monogram Rye I 00
Fourqta Wilaou Rye >00
1 'our qta. Prentice Rye 600
Four qta. Hoovor'a Choice ... MOO
Fourqts. Apt-o P-ran iy now..., M00
Fonr qta. Applo Bran'y, old M 50
I our quarts reach Brandy 0 50
II be mailed on application.
SALISBURY, N. C.
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