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i<mt X # / Where you will find a beai & presents, without the fane fi at this season. Most of tr j discarded, and more substa Come early and get first cl We have a few Ladies' left that you can buy at One $20.00 Ladies' black ? at $10. Twenty pieces G 20 per cent off. New lot and Records just arrived, departments. Compare oi much we can save you. L/ J. MA Items of Local Interest , JL1?There will be no issue of The fpmes next Thursday. j B ?The best price paid for cotEHBon on the local market yester^^Bay was 111-4 cents. |V The Times wishes each of its 1 fc-eaders and friends a happy HHBCmas and prosperous new year. BP ?Mr. M. A. Edwards, of BrI Pineville, was a business visitor s m to Fort Mill Saturday. ; W ?The town registration books ^ will close on January 4th. Don't I put off registering until it is too I late. 1 I ?The time for the payment of t State and county taxes, without * I penalty, expires on December 1 * .. 81st s j ?Mrs. J. M. Oldham, of . [ Charlotte, spent several days the ? past week with her parents, Mr, [ Mm T W Awl nn\r in ?IIVi iUid. V? ?f I ill \A A. y 1U lilio / place. ?The Times publishes in another column a town ordinance v calling for an election January v 14th, next, to elect a mayor and r six aldermen to serve the town v during the year 1908. ^ m ?An interesting social event ? ^ at Winnsboro this evening will H be the marriage at 8 o'clock of B Mr. James H. Thornwell, Jr., d and Miss Mary Glover Jordan, s W A number of Fort Mill people t I willwitness the marriage. Kuy^Bfc^r'arl Cathey the 20 year y BmBBBftMr. and Mrs. H. A. \ BBBaBftfra^MMMCreek. died | of { bHhM8^ 11 ne.ss of : e and o after- I B^^m^^^pHHpieasar i Val- a 8WI!|kv tnat the section of public BlPfcBBnear Bailes bridge over t ||l|flfcar creek is well-mgh im- t ||||Bssible. This road was graded c jlipBLfilled in by the chamgang s weeks ago and the heavy j BSgfiBB over it during the recent fc |B wet wdhther has cut the road i, ?B into deep holes and ruts -until it a is difficult to get over it. v ief ?The grand jury of Mecklen! 1 i___ 1 .1 . 1 n Sirg county nos presented tne ? icials of the Mecklenburg Fair ' jsociation, charging them with ^ rmitting the operation of * imes of chance on the grounds, j id also of allowing shows to be ^ ven in whioh there was a little o much of the rich and racy to y low the matter to be ignored j e jury. t ? Nearly everv southbound a ain arriving in Fort Mill these ? ys is loeded with Chnstmas [uor, and many are the pack- ? ;es which reach their destina- t >n on the trains arrival here, ises of wines, whiskey, brandy, b and beer are coming every r iy. All of this stuff is, pre- 1 mably, being bought by re- 0 itable citizens, not in any way r nnected with illegal liquor I affic, and its quantity indicates t sizable thirst among the good ( *>ple of the city. s ?The county chaingang re- J ived four new prisoners during X e past week. Three of these ere negroes sent up from the \ rcuit court at Yorkville and the t her, a foreigner from Grat tan, i -1. r r.fi.A i 1 \a I r I But. up xur luietsu uays vy mayor Ball for drunk and disorderly. Bnduct on the streets. The gang Bw has about twenty-five conBets "in line," and is engaged B working the Doby's bridge Bad, south of Fort Mill. B?Congressman Finley has Btroduced five new bills in Con re.-s as follows: A bill to reguBte fees of United States com- j Bissioners, a bill relating to the emoval of civil cases from the Kate courts to the United States Eourts, a bill providing for the Ihe erection of a monument at Ijowpens battleground, Cherokee commemorative of Gen. Daniel [Morgan and those who participated in the battle of Cowpens, which was. fought on January 17 ! 1781. A bill for the erection of a public building at Gaffney, and a Dill for the erection of a public fcuildinp at Chester, "* CLAUs! j as in the past $ awo e%4- 8 < ' IIVUIIIJUUI 1/171 9 ai 7A 3 ?y's | itiful display of useful is , y prices usually asked ? 3 le trashy toys have been $ '< ntial presents are shown ? 3 loice. i j and Children's Cloaks ? e WHOLESALE CCST. | > troadcloth Suit size 36, ? ? olored Dress Goods at ? ; Edison Phonographs ? , Special bargains in all ? t ir prices and see how jS > SSEY. ! 8 1 ?Cristmas shopping is on in iarnest ; ? Bring the publisher a load of i vood ana settle your subscrip- f ;ion to The Times. ( ?Many of the store windows s u-e prettily and uniquely deco- < ated with holiday goods and the 1 children tarry long before them ? >n their way to and from school. 1 1 ?Rev. W. M. Owings and wife j ind little sons returned Saturday f rom a visit of several weeks to N drs. Owings' parents in Green- \ rille county. ?Have you registered? The t )ooks close January 4th. ^ ?Miss Ammie Davis, of Flint r fill, is clerking in the toy de- t >artment of Mills & Young's s itore during the holidays. 1 ?Alice, the little daughter of ^ ulr. and Mrs. B. W. Btradford. s seriously ill of fever at the v lome of her parents on Con- . ederate street. ?The Fort Mill graded school 1( vill close tomorrow for a two t veeks' holiday. In the afterloon at 2 o'clock the children i j vill march to the town hall j v vhere the Home Missionary ! i Jociety will have a Christmas t ree awaiting them. v ?The two mills here will close ] lown Saturday at noon and will tand probably a week during he holidays. jj ?Next year the old maids will t lave their "say." It's Leap r ^ear. u ?The Times was slightly in ^ rror the past week as to the age if Mr. T. M. Smythe, who died )ecember 9th at Gastonia, N. C. I dr. Smythe was 33 years of age ^ .nd had been ill only five days. * c ? A report reached here yes- t erday morning that Mr. J. H. t iutton had been given a verdict v >f $1,350 in York court in his c uit brought against the Southern f tailway. The suit was brought I d ktr r J 1UI, UUILVII X\Jl HtJUltCn ttl" ,J eged to have been sustained d .bout two years ago while he t vas a passenger on the Chester o 'swing," which was struck by a i freight train at Pineville. j y ?Two or three weeks ago \ dessrs. T. B. and W. C. Hamil- / on of Marshville assaulted Prof. ? ackson Hamilton, principal of . darshville High School, for ome punishment the teacher _ tad inflicted on one of Mr. T. B. ^ lamilton's sons. Prof. Hamil- i on has brought suit for damages gainst the ones who assaulted lim for the sum of $5,000. dessrs. A. M. Stack and J. C, ; i, irooks represent Prof. Hamil- ii on. ?Monroe Journal. fi y ?The aggregate annual pay u oils of the mills of South Caro- 1 ina in round figures is $10,000,00. This is an increase of ii tearly 40 per cent in five years. ' c n five years there have been " >ut four mill failures in South \ Carolina, and those properties e ire now in successful operation, ! <> laving been at last put upon a ' luccessful basis, backed by >y sound financing. t, ?The annual supper of Elec- ]J ;ra Lodge, K. of P., was held f n the town hall Monday night! v ind was attended by a large a :rowd of Knights, their wives * ind friends. Mr. J. A. Summer- {! >et was the orator of the oc- \ :asion and delivered a short but; <' /ery interesting talk to the * :rowd. After the supper the j ((. odge held a meeting and among l >ther things elected the follow- -1 ng officers: J. H. Witherspoon, ' C.; J. B. Elliott, V. C.; F. H. I fluggins, Prelate; J. L. Spratt, I K. R. S.: R. F. Grier. M. of F.; ? [j. J. Massey. M. of W.; C. W. 1 Eason, M. of A.; J. P. Crowder, ' [. G.; W. J. Steele, O. G.; J. H. i McMurray, trustee for 3 years. c c - Mrs. S. W. Parks will on f next Tuesday evening give the ' members of her Sunday school \ ;lass a Christmas supper at her * home on Confederate street. The < kroung ladies composing the ' dass are looking forward to the occasion with much pleasure. ] v^VA *Sf*^JfJ5^ " V We will have by express toiay a good many pound packages if Nunnually's Stick Candy, his atest creation. You will say .hat it is as good Candy as you lave ever put in your mouth at iny price. It is made to adver:ise the higher priced goods and t does it alright. It costs only 25 cents per pound box with sach strick wrapped separately n oiled paper and assorted flavors ana if you buy it, you will sat more than your chaps and fou will not be ashamed to walk ilong the street with a stick in >our mouth. We will also have LO cent boxes that fit snugly nto stockings as well as the ligher priced packages, the ;ditions de luxe, that make you veep delicious tears of ecstasy it the sight of them. Children have been hanging >ver our Story Books for a week low with a yearning that appeals o the stoutest hearts. And they vill make better men and women >ut of them than all the toys rou can surround them with and ill the stuff you can cram into ;heir bellies. Feed their better latures. Ardrey's Drug Store-. ? At a meeting of White Oak Lodge No. 41, W. O. W., held ;he past week the following ifficers were elected for the ensuing year: W. P. Crayton, C. C.; J. W. Eason, Ad. Lieut.; T. A. Wills, clerk; L. J. Massey, Bank?r; E. S. Parks, Escort: J. C. WcElhaney, Watchman; T. E. Werritt, Sentry; J. B. Elliott, Dhysician; J. R. Haile, Manager or three years. These officers vill be installed the first meetng night in January. ?''Squire Willard 0. Bailes, he matrimonial artistr of Bailesdlle, just over the State line, nust have been in the city yeserday for his four horse wagon food on College street for a ong time, laden with Christmas ;oods of various calibres. The vagon bed was painted white ind printed deep on its left side vere the following words: 'Squire W. O. Bailes." The veratile magistrate never fails to et it be known that he is in exisence. ?Charlotte Observer, 17tl\ ?Mr. C. T. Crook, of Fort dill township, who was in Yorkille last week on jury duty, said hat along about the first of Sepember his section was flooded rith cards from Theodore H. 'rice asserting that cotton would ell at 8 cents a pound by the irst of December, and requestng that the cards be held to that late as evidence of the predicion. "It has been suggested," emarked Mr. Crook, "that all of is who kept the cards should get hem up and send them back to dr. Price."?YorkvilleEnquirer. ? Mr. W. A. Me Kinney, whose >ostoffice is Yorkville, S. C., and vho has charge of Wright's erry across the Catawba river, ailed at the Observer office yeserday to ask that announcement >e made of the big foot face vhich is to be pulled off in York ounty, just across the river rom his ferry, on Christmas lay, between Levi Boyd and ack Stitt, two old anti-bellum larkies, the prize being a jug of he finest spirits to be had on m the river. Boyd and Stitt .re both nearing the hundredear mark and are said to be emarkably active for their age. ioyd is the ferryman at Wright's erry and is well known in lecklenburg county. The disanrp will lip finp-nnortm- a*' n ? ~ WW ? ? wiiV/ VJUUI tvi. 171 a nile.?Charlotte Observer. I0TICE OF MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK. NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting of the stock olders of the Fort. Mill Manufactnrug Compauy, will be held at the ofce of the Company, at Fort Mill, onth Carolina, on the 3rd day of Jaunry, 1906, at 12 o'clock noon for the purose of considering a resolution, passed y tlio Hoard of Dire, tors, of the said orporation, on the 3rd day of Dec. 1907, iicreosing the Capital Stock of said orporation from Two Hundred Thonsnd (200,000.00) Dollars to Four Hunred and Fifty Thousand (#450,000.00) )ollars; said proposed < apital Stock to onsist of Two Hundred Thousand 1200,000,00) Dollars Common Stock and 'wo Hundred and Fifty Thousand 1250,000.00) Dollars Preferred Stock, hat to said preferred s*ock will be atoched the following conditions and ireferoneos: The holders of said Preerred Stock shall be entitled to receive rom date of its issue, seven per cent, ler annum, as dividends, payable sennit nnally, upon the 1st day of January .nd the 1st day of July in each year, rom the surplus earnings of the Com tiny, before any dividends shall be mid upon the Common Stock, and said lividends upon said preferred stock hall be crfniulative. Said dividend if lefcrred, to bear interest at seven por sent, por annum, until paid. Any lolflor of said preferred stock may upon fanuarj 1st, or July 1st, previrns to lannary 1st, 1913, exchange said st.>ck or Common Stock, share for share, nid after January 1st 1913, the Fort dill Manufacturing Company, may at tllV tiniP r?>liru unt' ?\?rT ..v 1"* ' V V/i CH ?M& X IUerred Sto k then outstanding, by the myment to tlie holders thereof, the par ,-alne thereof, and noy accumulated nt?rest. In case of liquidation of said :orp iration sai l preferred stock then >nt standing, shall be paid in full, together with accnmnlated dividends hereon, before any payment of prineiml is made upon the (>>111111011 Stock. The holders of said preferred stock ihall be entitled to vote at all meetings >f stock holders, except upon matters lertainiiiR to said preferred stock. By order of the Board of Directors. C. S LINK, December 3 1907. .Seeretury. What Cash Can Bo. | Owing to tightness of money at pros- 5 ent, and as we have obligations that \ " ^ we can't nxeet with promises, Ave wil ] offer you for ten days values that will | convince you of | What Gash Gan Do. | One lot of Ladies' ??| Shoes, 72 pairs, spring % and high heel, l's 10 8's, ? regular price $1.35, ? Special 98c. [.A?j-sST g .?..? : ?||| As our space is limited we can't quote pircos 011 everything, but we haveijj 4-1* ~ : .1 1 r < 1 1 * ' mi? jmues ngiit ior tne casii. McELHANEY and CO. fl ! I The Old Reliable Store ; 'I! $ How Are You Fixed ji | | $3 in Farm Implements?; I i II I If in need of anything in this line BELK'S i I STOKE is the place to get it. . "Old Hickory'* Wagons, one and two horse. I 1 "Piedmont" Wagons and Buggies. I ? Buggy Harness, Wagon Harness, Saddles, ^ I \4 Extra Pieces for Harness, Etc. I ; < i ; Blount's "True Blue" Middle Splitter, the < best on the market. ] Chattanooga Middle Splitter, with sub-soiler J attached. ] i Oliver Chilled Middle Splitter and Side Plow. 1 !:{ Also attachments for the above named Plows. j ; | < All kinds of Wire Fencing, all kinds of Roof; 1 { ing, in fact, almost anything you need to make J your home look good, and prepare your lands for another good crop. ! We are always ready to pay the highest market prices for Cotton and Cotton Seed. i Come to see us often. 1 l i The Old Reliabl e Store T. B. BELK, Proprietor, Fort Mill, - ? South Carolina.1 j M EACHAM <&. e^VH jf iyMn^ " * B? J A big stock of all kinds of goods for Old Santa, 09 V > CLOAKS. @ 1 L A hiir liriA nn r?r?noiimmnnl Tt ..^.. ?-A - ri'?1- ^ o w XX juu itwn> i? V^iucirv fC* r cheap call to see them. SJ I CHILDREN'S CLOAKS. g 3 ^ We have a few left. Will sell cheap to clean up the ? P RUBBERS, ? 5 Of all kinds and sizes. Women's RubbVrs. 50, 75, Jg p and 85c. Mens' Rubbers, 60c, 75c, and $1.00 and $1.25. ? 3 Misses' Rubbers, 45c. Boys' heavy Rubbers, 75c. ? h Childrens' Rubbers, 25c and 40c. ? P SHOES. ? P We keep our shoe stock full all the time. New ? P goods just received and others to follow in a few days. ? S If you want Shoes call on ? ! Meacham & Epps. 1 )??????????? ?????????????? |^\?v\r\r, ; H ? Dfirl/C >*...A f* 22 } no WJr 1 V/l 11 J j Sec Us For ||| 5 XMAS STATIONERY, lj ( FINE PACKAGE CANDIES, || \ POST CARD ALBUMS, \ XMAS POST CARDS, \\ \ PIPES from 5c to $5.00 O i XMAS PERFUMES- f? \ ; O I ?? < 5, I Parks Drug Comp y? p 9 ?rCall for Calendars and Almanacs. ? 4 * ? . > c r rri>rr 1-44 *^*44-?444-<r40-a 4 ?44 -z*i 444 44 44-*vj'C44 1 ~ All Good Children Know that Santa C Ma us buys his Candy, Nuts, Fruits, llaisins, and Everything to oat from us. Santa Buys the Best, so he trades with us. May every stocking hung by every fireside in Fort Mill be filled with good things from JONES, The CBrocer.iJ ? =. == { TV%. v w % V "XTe J WEPAYVOUTO SAVE.| [safety I OUR FIRST CONSIDERATION. J \ $;! f That this Bank is conducted on safe and conservative ; ^lines is evidenced by the fact that our reserves rarely fal J i ? below 30 per cent, and are usually 40 per cent, which cxami-J f nation of our frequently published statements will verify.# J We could make more money, of course, by putting out a* ^larger line of loans, but believe for several reasons: first bc-^ i #ing the safety this gives our depositors; second is the posi-# Jtion it gives us in respect to being always prepared tosupi y J 5the legitimate needs of our clients. We have the satisfacti< nS lof knowing that the Bank has never been forced to decline a * ^loantoany customer on account of not having avail.it le J > funds for the purpose. #i f This Bank does not call lending monov "areomodjition '? , ^or "extending favors," for we charge interest; but those ? ^who do business with us know that if they oifer the propej 4 * security their reasonable needs will be promptly and cheer # # fully met, and this is a point not to be overlooked when yoi # rare considering the matter of opening a bank account. t S We pay 4 per cent interest compounded quarterly 01 \ ^savings accounts. X i \the national union bank j J (ABSOLUTELY SAKE.) I 'ROCK HILL, S. C.<