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DECEMBER 12, 1907.
A Revival of Old Farming Conditions. I
t|ur?ng the prosperous age of!
slavery and plantation conditions,
A I O ..1.1 - ^ 1
vie ojutnerrj japmer or cot roil
planter devoted his main atten-1
lion to production of cotton as a
money crop, but in order to do so
pi\ a large scale, it was a vital
necessity for him to provide lavish
food supplies for the men and
.animals employed in the produc- ;
J ion of the cotton crop.
^ These cotton plantations were
at that time mostly remote from
all good transportation systems. |
It would be a matter of the
greatest difficulty, if not impos-;
jsibility, for the planter to under-1
take the purchase of these supplies
in distant markets. He,
was therefore compelled by
force of circumstances to produce
pn his own plantation practically
111 of his food supplies. It thus i
jbecame a fixed habit or tradition I
among the old planters to raise
large crops of corn and oats, and
wheat, and with the help of
these crops to maintain a large
quantity of live stock. He
naturally had to have a great
many mules for plowing cotton
and other crops, and he also
made it a Doint to raise larire
quantities of hogs, sheep and
.cattle.
The standard food for the slave
-was corn-bread and bacon. This
was also largely the food of all
.other people on the plantation,
but it was supplemented by >
wheat bread and beef, and |
syrup, and milk and butter, all !
home raised. Not much care
was given to the particular breeds
of cattle. The main thing was
to have large numbers of them. ;
These were fed and cared for on ;
the plantation as a matter of.
course. It was a rare condition
lor any of these food products
to be sold away from the planta- i
tion. The planter's idea was to
obtain his money entirely from
the cotton crop and to raise other
.crops merely as an incident to :
this condition. This habit was
so firmily fixed in the minds of
the old planters that it is with
difficulty changed with the
chanced conditions at the present
time.
One of these old planters was
recently heard to remark that
with the advent of finer cattle
on his farm he produced very
much more butter than he and
all his plantation could consume.
He therefore did not know what
to do with it, except to grease
his wagons and buggies with it.
.... In answer to the suggestion that
he might sell some oi his butter,
he replied that this was an entirely
new scheme to him, and ,
that it had never occui red to him
to try to raise money on anything
but cotton.
The Civil War broke up the j
institutions of slavery and necessarily
revolutionized the entire
labor system and farming system
of the South. With the passing
.of the slaves, the planters found
difficulty in obtaining sufficient
reliable help to conduct his farming
operations on the same basis
as before. His first attention
turned to cotton, and if there
should be scarcity of labor, it
would naturally affect the supplentary
crops which were the
iood crops. This gradually led
to the adoption of the system of
purchasing food supplies from
distant points.
About this time tliere was
rapid developments in the West
.of large grain producing farms, j
making corn and wheat appar-!
eotly very cheap for the planter i
to purchase. Also railroad sysh
tems began to nermeate the cot- :
ton planting regions, thus making
it very easy for the cotton
planter to purchase bacon and
corn, and have same delivered at
a nearby railroad station. This
looked like the logical arrangements,
allowing the cotton lands
to be devoted entirely to cotton
and the grain lands of the West
to be devof.ed m-sin nr? 1 mont
but there were several fatal defects
in this scheme. First of
all, the cotton olanters had no
ready money with which to pay
for these food supplies. This
lead to the system ol' lavish borrowing.
and what was even'
worse, the purchase from local
merchants on what was known
as credit prices, which were often
60 per cent, higher than cash
priser. The survival of this
system through 15 years almost
? impoverished the cotton planters.
Then they began to change this
system and devoLe more attcn;
: oduc ti. I of food
4 farm. This is
now becoming the prevalent prac7
tice, and the cotton planter is
now returning to his former pros:
parity.
' Lr??k up your county registray
tration certilicate and register for
" Jhe coming municipal election.
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Want Eelter Men for Jtt^jjPS||j|^ y
The county of Andeffcop
adopted a nt v schenpr vaiiertfcjr
its courts will yet reputable men
to serve on its juries. That
county comnlajns that it experiences
trouble every year in filing
the j ury box with names of iriod,
reputable people. Clerk of Court
J. C. Watkjns, in order to bring;
about the desired results, has,
sent the following: letter to re-1
sponsible people in the various'
townships:
?rv f* rni . ? 1 f
u^txi nil. int: jury ooa I rum
which the names of jurors are to
be drawn for the next year must
be filled by the jury commissioners
on or before December 31st,
next. If we expect correct verdicts.
the names selected should
be of men of good moral character,
of sound judgment and free
from all legal exceptions. Those
who serve the present year, as
well as physicians, millers, school
teachers, school trustees, ministers
of the gospel and some others
are exempt from jury duty.
There are many good men, both
young and old. but are unknown
to the jury commissioners, and
are therefore never put into the
jury box. As a good citizen of
our county, one who desires
proper verdict rendered -verdicts
that wid be endorsed by the people
and will therefore be enforced
-will you not without
compensation procure a list of
the best men of your township to '
be put in the jury box from which
our jurors for the next year will
be selected? By doing so, you
will confer a fuvor upon us and
render a good service to your
county, and materially assist in
the administration of justice."
Captured a Train Rocker.
Were all the officers of the law
as fleet of foot and as long of
wind as Capt H. V. Jones, the
popular conductor en the Southern
railway, there might be fewer
criminals nninilmt n..H nv?_l
hung, ?ays the Charlotte Observ- .
Or. No better witness to the
swiftness of the one and the endurance
of the other could be
produced than a white man,
name unknown, who lies m jail
at Blacksburg, S. C., awaiting
trial on a serious charge. This
man will think twice and mavbe
three times before he again takes
occasion to hurl a rock through a
window of Capt. Jones's train.
It happened after this fashion.
Yestarday afternoon Capt. Jones
was bringing No. 12 from Atlanta
to Charlotte. At 4.35 o'clock
just as the train was slowing
down to cross the bridge across
Broad river, south of Blacksbuig, ,
S. C., where bridge construction
work was being done, a rock
crashed through the window of |
the tisst-class passenger coach.
Instantly the conductor rang
down the engineer and when the
train came to a stop, accompanied
by several others, he made a
dash for the man who did the
deed. He saw him make a brake
to run. and run he did, but in
like manner the trainmen and
passengers also ran. Through,
woods for the most part, .among!
tangled bushes and shrubbery,;
up hill, down hill, the party flew.
For three-quarters of a mile the
race continued without cessation,
uie course iollowed taking the
racers up one very steep, high
hill and down another into the
valley beyond. Nearer and rearer,
nearer and nearer came pur- ,
suers to pursued, until finally the I
conductor called out, "Halt!"
The quarry turned in his tracks
and threw up his hands heavenward
in token of surrender. He
was marched back to the train,
carried to Blacksburg and placed
in the custody of an officer. He
denied doing: the throwing:, but
evidence against him is strong.
He says he has a wife and children
in Baltimore. He was employed
as one of the construction
hands.
An Approaching Marriage.
Invitations reading as follows
have been received by a number
of Fort Mill people:
"Mr. ar.d Mrs. William Glover j
Jordan request the honour of j
your presence at the marriagei
of their daughter Mary Glover,
to Mr. James Henley Thorn well,
Jr., on Thursday evening, December
the nineteenth, at eight!
o'clock, Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, Winnsboro, South
Carolina."
"Reception from half after
eight to eleven o'clock, At
Home."
ino above announcement will
be read with much interest by
Fort Mill people. Mr. Thornwell
is the second son of Dr. and
Mrs. J. H. Thorn we 11 of this |
place and is a young man,of sterling
worth and ability. For seval
years he has most ably tilled
the position of superintendent of
Mount Zion Institute, at Winns-*
boro, one of the highest grade!
preparatory schools in the State,)
and although yet a young man
has achieved much' success and
popularity as an educator. Mr.
Tnornwell has a host of friends
in this county and State who
will read of his marriage and
wish for him unbounded success
through life.
D . and Mrr. Thorn well on
Tucsuay issued invitations to a ,
reception in honor of the bride'
.. jpi
ti , j&rjii'f&ri
Sr' S3iv-3
*nd groom to be given at the |
Manse on Confederate street on (
the earring of December 2Gth, (
from 7 to 10 o'clock. ^
The Circuit Courts |
Y^rkville Enquirer. . (
"When the last issue of The (
Enquirer went to press the court #
was engaged on the case of the J
State against Alexander Bailev, I:
?i u , ? ir
vBUfti&cu witii assault wun intent ^
to ravish. The jpry took the
papers in the case at about 5
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and
after remaining out about one
hour, returned with a verdict of
net guilty.
The next case taken up was
that of Frazier Anderson, white,
charged with the murder of Tit
Jones, colored, in Rock Hill on
the 3rd of August, last. The defendant
is a foreman at W. N.
Ashe's brick works and also paymaster.
Only one witness was
examined in the case, a negro.
He made a statement to the effect
that because of too much
confusion in the room where the
hands were being paid off, Mr.
Anderson ordered them all to yo
outside. Jones was very much
incensed at this and after doing
some swearing on the outside because
he was unwilling to "allow
the white folks to cheat him out
of his money," advanced on Mr.
Anderson with an open knife. '
Mr. Anderson warned him to
stop where he was. Jones con- j
tinued to advance and Mr. Anderson
tired. The negro fell and j
expired shortly afterward. The
defense did not prnss-pvaminp
the witness; but proposed to sub- j
mit the ease without argument. V
The State agreed. The court (
charged the jury the law as to (j
murder, manslaughter, etc., and
after remaining out a few min- ^
utes rhe jury returned with a *
verdict of "not guilty." It was V
a plain case of justifiable homi- (
cide, devoid of any circumstance , ^
that was calculated to confuse I a
the issue. \
Wait is Larmon, the white man 1 V
who was convicted last week of C
assault and battery with intent (
to kill, was sentenced on Wed- t
nesday. Larmon, it will be re- a
meml?e ed, ambushed an old ne- J
gro. his son and daughter and V
peppered them with shot. Judge <
Wilson gave the defendant a r
scathing lecture as to the Cowardliness
of his crime; hut on
account of the man's wife and ~
children made the sentence'
light, gi.iig him the choice between
tv o years in the penitentiary
ore a the : chaingang or a
tine of $?)0. The fine was paid
and the prisonecVwas at once discharged.
Ohas. W. Roach and W. M.
Talbert were tried on the charge ,
of assault and battery with intent
to kill. This was a case of crossindictments
The two men had
engaged in i. fight with weapons
and eaqh ii dieted the other. The
jury returned a verdict of not j
guilty as t*>$Lalbert, and guilty
ot assault aid battery of a high LB
and aggr&tet&d "nature as to J
Roach. The sentence was six ^
months or a fine of $150. The l
fine wfcs.ppuL ? " 1
The next <Tle was that of the y
State vs. J. I. Robinson, charged ...
with the muwler of Elmore Smith
at the York Cotton mill on May
21 last. Keqineon struck Smith ,
on the head with a slat. Und j
death followed a d&xjpr t>vo later.
v . ' if-dyfense. The
jury consubw)^?CitirTase about 1
one hour a ^tJieturned a verdict
of not guilty. L I :|
Dave Ren >(W, colored, con-j ,1
victed cr ass* lit and battery
with intent to 3:i!l wafa sentenced \
to eighteen months or, $250.
Louise Archconvicted of as- ,
sault and battel with intent to
kill, was s>ent?>uced to three !:
months .or $f>0. 4 . ; i
The next crtirliSn up was v
that of thA btajHft&liist Mr. C.
C. Hughes, cBfeged with obstructing
a roadv- The prosecutor 5
is James Qanslg? Tliis case was v
in progress wheiV The Enpuirer a
went to press. ^ ?
. Mr. Oeaj: ?j
News was i^Hrajljl:ere Tues-!
day morning Jeath at1 ^
Gastonia, N. C^Kldr. Thos. M.
r,
w V4 ifii aim 1 |
Mrs.ylra G. of Fort ; I
Mill. The ann^Bpment of his rl
death came as ^B:laock to our t
fl| did n |
not know of M^^w.Uk-'s illness, t
He had been about ten 11
days wilii pie^^Bia, and this a I
disease was th^^Bn liate cause si
of his death. ^^B 11
Mr. Smytl|^^^B|^*cared in ll
Fort Mill an^^HBB&Qeiated in 11
the markets with his t
father for many^^Bjc He left
here about Ave y^^Bago and loyi^
cated! in Gastxmn^B^rinLtefT'
v8&
i. fl^B .n
w iI I
winter : - BB
months. returnin^BB Jrfwtb.ua j "
early tn the spri $my the
Iwas Sp years of u?^^^B is sur- u
I
father, and sever&^^^Bbrs- a?ul ;s
sisters.
The funeral. took $
place at Gasto|^^^^^B' evening
at 4'oh JB B
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I A MARVE
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^ Conic and select
^ them sent out. 11
I MILLS
I UNUSUAL PRE
Seventy Dollar Quarter L
^ to the Catawba Township e
ing for a larger number of
J viLLE ENQUIRER than an*
^ Mill Township. Every clul
A pensation for all names reti
he trets theJoutfjry or not.
^ this and other offers, addre
I L. M. Grist's Son:
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APPENDICITIS
s duo in a largo measure to nbnso of
he bowi-ln, by employing drastic purfutives.
To avoid all dang r. use only
>r. King's Now I ifo lulls, tin- safe, gonle
cleansers and iuvigorators, Gnnruteod
for headache, billioasncss, maaria
and jaundice, at all drug stores,
5c.
? The Christmas holiday rates
lave been announced; tickets to
)e sold December 20th to 25th.
ncluding December 20 arid 31st
ind January 1st, good returning
intil January 6th; to be sold to
ill points east of the Mississippi
iver and south of the Ohio and
5otamac rivers, except that no
ickets are to be sold to points in
Vest Virginia. The round trip
ates are to be one and one-third
ares, plus twenty-five cents. The
ates for children of not less than
ive nor more than twelve years
vill be half the adult rates.
A SIGNIFICANT PBAYEE"May
th<> Lord help you make Buckpn'j?
Arnica Salve known to all,"
rrites J. C?, Jenuina, of Chapel Hiil,
L C. It quickly took the pain out of
felon for ,tne and cured% it in a woulerfuily
Short time." Best on earth
bf sores, burns and wounds. 2oc at all
rug stores.
? ?
?Adjt. General Boyd a few
lays ago issued a general order
e-assigning the companies to
egiments, in order to get the
>attalions as close together as
tossible. No change in the first
egimenl, except Clifton takes
he place of Pelzer, disbanded,
lie second regiment gives up
he two Orangeburg companies to
he third and lakes Hartsville
nd Florence from the third. The
econd adds Ilennettsville and
idgefield to make up the twelve.
he third ^ets the Conway and
ianiberg companies to make up
he quota of twelve.
A HABD DEBT TO PAY"I
owe a debt of gratitude that can
ever be paid off," writes If S. Clark,
f field, Iowa, "for the rescue
roui n?y death, by I)r. Kind's Now
bacoveiy. Jioth lungs werjs > serious
PC , oil that death seemed iinniiout,
when I commenced taking New
i;soovery. The ominous dry, ha 'king
Brugh-quit boforo the first bottle was
s?d. and t wo more hot I les made a coinltite
cave." Nothing has over equalled
lew Discovery for coughs, colds and
II throat and lung cotnj?lHjuts.
fMatantcnl by all druggists. 5'Jc a id
100. Trial bottle free.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS.
Ail 1 artiesare hereby warned against
an ring.Of trespassing upon my lauds.
11 th )sc violating this notice will he
rosccated.- H. F. MA8SEY.
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:LOUS D1SPL
We do not liesital
we have the largcs
\ ment of Christmas
H in Fort Mill. W<
* efforts in selecting
have things suitab
all. Come early ai
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j^\ Besides the articles
?k have hundreds of otl
See this beautiful d
Tga windows and room ol
: your presents and we
f you can't come, phoin
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MIUM OFFER. ?!
v
eather Top Rock Hill Buggy ^
lubmaker returning and pay- ?
Subscribers to the YCFK- $
r other Clubmaker in Fort *
>maker t<> receive full com- ^
.irned regardless of whether i'
For full particulars as to ?
ss 4
s, Yorkvillo, S. C.
To The Public!
I am carrying a first-class line
of Groceries, Confectioneries,
| Notions, Cigars, Etc., and when
1 in need of anything in this line
1 will sell you as cheap, if not
cheaper, than you can buy elseI
where.
I have a first-class stock of
Overalls, Shirts, Hosiery, Etc.,
(that 1 bought right and will sell i
RIGHT.
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WANTED:
1000 doz. Eggs at 80c per doz.
500 Turkeys at highest market
price.
i uui s vct) truiy,
E, P. H, NiVENS,
R. F. I). No. 1,
FORT, MILL, - - - - -S. C.
AN ORD1 NANCE
Defimxo the Rol'mjkiks of Wards
of the Tows or Fokt Miix, S. (J.
He it enacted by the Intendant audi
Wardens at the town of Fort Mill 8. C.,
, and by authority of the same, that the I
I town shall lie divided into four wards!
I having the following boundaries:
Ward 1?Shall lniffin at south west
' corner of foot bridge over So. Ky. <'o.
and shall consist of south side Faulkner
and White streets to Ardrey street;
1 t hence cast side of Ardrey street to Harris
st rent; t hence south side of Harris
at met to corporate limit, thence with
corporate limit line to So. Ry. Co; thence
west side ofo. Ry. Co. to foot bridge |
at lie^iuuing point.
Ward 2?Shall l?of?iii at north-west
corner of foot bridge over So. lty.Co. ;
and consist of north side Faulkner and !
White street to Ardrey atreet;thence !
west side of Ardrey st reet to Harris
stree', thence north side of Harris street
to corporate limit line, thence with corporate
limit lillt to So. Rv Co: thence
I went side of Ho Ry Co. to foot bridge '
at the beginning corner.
Ward .5?^hall begin at north east
side of f w?t bridga over Ho. Ry. Co.;
thence north side of Turk and Confertcr- '
ate streets to corporate limit lino, thence
with corporate limitline to Ho. Ry Co.;
thoiico oast ?ide of So. Ity. Co. to rool
bridge at th.* behinning corner.
Ward I ? Shall begin a?, 8 -E. side of
! foot bridge, over So. Ry. Co.; tlieucc
south side of r?rk and Confederate
streets to cori>o;aie limit line; thence .
with corporate limit lino to So. Ry. co ;
thence east side of So. Ry. Co. to foot
bridge over Southern Ry. co. at the
beginning p tint.
Done and ratified in common council
this i ho 2nd day of September, 1907, 1
W. L. HALL
t Attest: Iutuiidant.
I A R. MeKLHAKKY, Clerk
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,AY OF XMA
:c in saying that
it and best assort- jk.
Goods ever shown
d put forth special *
; these goods and ^
le for presents for
id get first choice.
pictured herein, we
ler Holiday articles. i
isplay in tlie show IThs
! our Furniture store y^~
will store them away
c your wants to No. 12.
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We Feed The
If you perish, it is nol
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iii/ivn (ilk i 1 V.I C 11)| YOU,
goods for the least mon
where and go broke, don
trade with us live well ai
are not one of them, huri
I Good Livers. We are \
public with all kinds of E
I sible prices, quality coi
new to the trade and kn
Gall or 'phone No.
Fancy Groceries, Fresh J
Yours for
1 ~W", I_i, IE
HOLIDAY RATES vi?
Account of the Xmas Holidays th<
special excursion rates of one and oi
plus 25 cents for the round-trip to a
Potomac and east of the Mississippi
D. C.; and Cincinnati.
Tickets will be on sale December I
her 30th to 31 st, 1907, and January
leave destination not later than mid:
Apply to nearest Agent of the Soi
$ W. F. HARRIS & S
& FORT MIL
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Sober Service day and night.
> able. For moving in wagons ai
'x load. Passengers to nfid from d
J* 2oc. Surry on street or at Railv
9* you need a nice Trap for your ii
& per hour. 1 passengers.
d) Here for business.
W. H. H(
SALISBU \
PRICK LIST or WHISK!
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v/in- ^luiun m'? v <?i 11 ? uuuti'V .... ,j> ou VJI
Olio gal. I -ye*ir old Corn whiskey... 1 7 ?
One gal. 2 -year old Corn v.hiskey... 2 >0 Fc
One gal. Il-year old' *orn whiskey... 2 50 Ti
One gal. 4-veiir old C-orn whiskey.. ' <) Fc
One gallon Now Rye 1 iKl Fc
One gallon X Kye : J 75 Fr
One gallon XX Wye 200 Fc
()ne Sunny South Rye 300 Fc
Oue.gal.Old Henry Rye 500 FV
One Kill. Hoover's I lioirc Rye 2 50 Fc
One gill. Ronnoy's Mult 000 Fc
One g.?l Echoi*prlngc Rye 300 Fc
One gill. Feneh mid Honey 200 Fr
(Illegal. Apple Rrandv. new 2 60 Fc
One gal. Apple Rrandy, very old... 3 50 tc
Pices on any other goods will
W. II. HOC YEP,
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S GOODS J
until you order x
OMP'V I
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People.
t our fault. The eataand
we sell the best
ley. If you buy else't
blame us. All who
iul are happy. If you
ry and join the host ot
prepared to serve the
atables at the best posts
id e red. We are not
o\v what you want.
for your Heavy and
Heats, Ktc.
business,
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SOUTHERN RY
? Southern Railway announces
ic-third first-class one way fare
.11 points south of the Ohio and
rivers, including Washington,
20th to 25th, inclusive; Decemlst,
1908, with limit good to
night January <>th, 1908.
ithern Railway, or address
J. C. LUSK, D. P. A.,
Charleston, S. C.
ONS, Liverymen, ^
l. s. c. $
Iiatcs for teams reason- f
ny place in city, 50c per ?
lepot, 25c. Trunks each, ^
vay depot at all hours. If *1
*iends call for it, rate $1.00 W
$
DOVER,
=?Y, N. O.
ItC i i \ i?l> i vni i'f
10 k?1. Poach Brandv d f>0
CASE! GOODS:
Mir qfs. Old Mountain Corn $'i .70
velvc qfs. <)!?1 iMountuiu Corn... 7 0
>ur qt?. Old Bailey Corn 'i 00
?ur qts. Rooney's Malt I 00
mr qts. Shaw's Mult 4 00
>ur qt.s. Paul Jones Kvo I ,l<>
mrqts Rose Valley Hyo 1 H>
?nr qts. Monogram Hyo 4 00
mrqts Wilson Ryo fi
>nr qfs. Prentice Rye 600
>nr qts. Hoover's Choice. .'5 00
mrqts. Apple Brandy, new 8<>o.
)iir qts. .Apole Bran :y, old "><)
>nr quarts Peach Brandy 8
be mailed on api?licatl>n.
SALISBURY, N. C.
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