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^m\vm\sm\v\xvvvv\ 8 For your liberal 8 the past year, anc happy and prospe Q 5 Accept our assure jf New year will fin< ,>M pp tn mprit thp ?wi ? reposed in us, ai . 5 highly value, g Again we thank y g an overflowing i p. ness and prosperii Jflj L. J. M A Items of Local Interest ?Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bruce, ^of Winnsboro, spent the holidays y with relatives here. ?Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Macon, of Savannah, visited relatives here the past week. ? Mr. and Mrs W. E. Taylor up from Lancaster for a short visit during the holidays. ?Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Branson returned Sunday evening from a week's visit to Washington, Baltimore and New York. ?Mrs. Eleanor Gulp and children, of Columbia visited relatives here the past week. ?Mr. Marcellus Coltharp and family, of Corpus Christi, Texas, are guests at the home of Mr. J. H. Coltharn. in Gold Hill. This is Mr. Coltliarp's first visit to his old home near here in six years. ?The Fort Mill Graded Schools will resume work on next Monday, January 6th. It is the hope of the faculty that every pupil will be present on that day. ?It is understood that the two mills hare, which closed on December 21st for the holidays, will start up again next Monday. ?Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Massey, of Mossy Creek, Va., spent the holidays with Mr. Massey's parents in this place. ?Reports of large trees in this community continue to come in. Mr. W. F. Boyd, of Upper Fort Mill, told the reporter a few days ago of a monster oak a short, distance from his home that measures 24 feet in circumference, and was satisfied that it would square 4 feet at a point 16 feet above the ground. ?At a meeting of Catawba Lodge No. 56, A. F. M., held1 Thursday night the following officers for the year 1908 were installed: J. W. Ardrey, W. M.; J. L. Spralt, S. W; B. C. Ferguson, J. W; A. L. Parks, Treas; W. B. Meacham, Secy: Rev. E. S. Reaves, S. D; W. P. Crayton, J. D; Joe Tschellier, Tyler; C. W. Eason and D. A. Lee. Stewards. ?Mr. J. Ed Russell, a well known business man of Pineville, arrived yesterday and in the future will engage as assistant o?: tj?i. v-ooiwti at uic oavuigs u.inn.. Cashier Meacham has heretofore I personally conducted the affairs of the bank, but with the in-! crease in the volume of business! was compelled to call in an' ^assistant, and he is lucky in securing such a good man as Mr. Russell. ?A very pleasant social gathering the past week was the re-1 union of the family of Dr. Tho3. B. Meacham, at his home on Confederate street. Those present were Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Meacham, Rev and Mrs. E. S. Reaves and children, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Meacham, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meacham and children, and Mr. aiid Mrs. W. T. Sellers and children, of Fort Mill, and Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Meacham, Jr., of Greenwood. ?About the best thing in the way of a calendar, so far as beauty and general usefulness is concerned, that has come to The Times office this season, is the one from the Savings Bank. It is indeed a valuable uuii& iaj nave in any uiiice anu the Bank is to be commended on its excellent scheme. The enterprising furniture house of Mills & Young have also issued a neat and pretty calendar to their patrons and friends. ?Ed Williams, a negro living on Mr. B. D. Springs' plantation, four miles above here, was shot and instantly killed Xmas night by another negro, Walter Ray, said to be a railroad fireman and to hail from Salisbury. The shot entered the back of Williams' head and lodged under the skin of the forehead and it is said was inflicted while he was run1 S-V ning. Ray escaped and has not i been captured. It is supposed ' ?, V the negroes were gambling. The J verdict of the coroners jury was K YOU I patronage during i I best wishes for a ' rous New Year. ' nice aiso that the 1 us striving hard- ? nfidence which is 2 id which we so ? ou and wish you )ortion of happi- J ty during 1908. kSSEY. | 1 [ ?The time for the payment of ' State and county taxes, without penalty, expired Tuesday. The taxes may be paid any time up to February 1st by adding one per cent. ?Mr. W. H. Nicholson, a well known farmer who has resided in the Thorn's Ferry neighborhood, in Upper Fort Mill for many years, died late Monday afternoon of last week, after an illness of a few days. The cause of death was a general breakdown incident to his advanced age. Mr. Nicholson was 85 years old and served through the war. He is survived by a wife and several sons and daughi ters. The funeral and burial 'took place Tuesday at Pleasant Hill church. ?Charlotte Observer, 23rd: ' W "H Pllillinc Q lullito rrtnn nf ... . A U 111 tV/ HI CHI VI Pineville, was shot in the hand yesterday afternoon at that place by Chief of Police Crump of Pineville. The man, it is alleged, though denied by him, was drinking and engaged in a "crap" game with a crowd which was raided by the officer. Phillips came to Charlotte last evening on No. 34 to obtain medical attention. This was given him, but he will be held by the officers and sent back to Pineville to answer the charge. No details attending the shooting were given. A Brilliant Wedding Reception. The Fort Mill correspondent I of the Charlotte Observer tells 1 as follows of a wedding reception given here on Christmas night: An event that has been eagerly anticipated for the past two weeks was culminated last evening in the wedding reception given by Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Thornwell in honor of their son. Prof. James H. Thornwell, and bride, Miss Mary Jordan, of Winnsboro. Hundreds of invitations had been issued and irom i to iu o ciock a steady stream of friends came and went, partaking of the magnificant hospitality of the host and hostess and rendering their hearty congratulations to the popular newly wedded pair. The manse had been handsomely decorated, each room having a color scheme of its own, cleverly executed by cultivated hands, and good cheer abounded everywhere. Many visitors were present from different Darts of the Carolinas, notable among whom were the friends and relatives of the bride from Winnsboro. It has been a long time since so many beautiful women and such handsomely dressed ones have been seen together in Fort Mill and on no former occasion has a happier spirit pervaded. From reception to dining room and thence to coffee room the glad Christmas spirit must have augmented the usual happiness of such an occasion. Professor and Mrs. Thorn well will leave within a few days for their new home in Winnsboro where he is principal of Mount i Zion Institute. Mr. J. K. Carothers Dead. Mr. J. K. Carothers, who until a few months ago resided in the Flint Hill section, died al his home in Pineville on the night of Dec. 20, after a three weeks illness. jhe funeral service was conducted from the Pineville church the following Sunday by Rev. Edw. S. Reaves, and the burial was made in the village cemetery. Mr. Carothers was 70 years oi , age and a man of sterling integ rity, honorable, and upright ir ; all his dealings with his fellow man and was highly esteemee I by his neighbors and friends. He is survived by his wife. IT DOES THE BUSINESS. Mr E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton Maine, anys of Bneklen'a Arnica Snlve . "It floe* the business; 1 havu used it fo pile* and it cored thorn. Used it fo ; chapped baud* and it cured them. Ap plied it to an old sore and <it healed i without hm.iugu scar behind." I at ail rtvug store*. ' ''' '#.1 Stji . 'I?' , ' MOPING. Here's hoping that you can clean up your last years obligations moral, physical and financial and that you will begin the New Year with a clean sheet, that experience has added much to your store of knowledge, fore-most of which is that it does not pay to buy shoddy goods because they are cheap, that the cheapest is always the best and that you have learned to discriminate between the best and the inferior. I we nandie the best in every line and the price is only commensurate with the quality and if you are offered anything else you are made aware of it on the spot. We appreciate your past patronage and hope you appreciated our good intentions. Ardrey's Drug Store. York County News, Yorkville Enquirer, 24th, Up to and including last Saturday the tax collections amounted to $30,171.23. The book calls for $128,879.48. This leaves still to be collected the sum of $93,708.! 25, out of 11,000 receipts at the i beginning 3,473 have been issued. Immediately after theadjourrment of the fall term of court. Clerk Tate made up and sent in to the solicitor a statement of the the cases tried in the court of general sessions during the year, giving the name of the defendants, the offences charged, the events of the trials and in cases of guilt, the sentence of the court. This is in accordance with a statutory requirement. The total number of defendants tried during the year was 52. Of these, 20 were white, and 32 were colored. Of the whites, eight were convicted, twelve were acquitted. Of the colored, twenty-three were convicted and nine were acquitted. Of the white defendants, all were male. Of the colored defendants, six were females and three of them were convicted. Eight of the defendants were charged with murder. Of these, four were white and four colored. The four white defendants were acpuitted. Three of the colored defendants were acquitted and one was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years in the penitent.ary or on the chaingang. The total number of defendants charged with violation of the dispensary law was fotp*?one white and three black. Of these, three, the white man and two negroes were convicted. The sentence in each case was a fine of $100 or three months on the chaingang. A Card. In behalf of the teachers and children of the Fort Mill Graded School, I wish to thank the Ladies' Home Missionary Society for their thoughtfulness in pre; senting us with such a splendid treat as the Christmas tree and the people of the town for their liberal contributions to this cause. J. Harvey Witherspoon, supt. Register! That the year 1908 may prove one of unbounded prosperity and happiness to all is the wish of The Times. I ... _ I? ? NOTICE OF MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK. NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting of the stock holders of the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company, will be held at the office of the Company, at Fort Mill, South Carolina, on the 3rd day of January, 1908, at 12 o'clock noon for the pur1 pose of considering n resolution, passed i by the Board of Directors, of the snid j corporation, on the 3rd day of Dec. 1907, | increasing the Capital Stock of said I corporation from Two Hundred Thous1 and (200,000.00) Dollars to Four Huni dred and Fifty Thousand i$! '>(),000.00) ; Dollars; said proposed ? apitul Stock to i consist of Two Hundred Thousand < #200,000,00) Dollars Common Stock and , Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand I#'30,000 00) Dollais Preferred Stock. ' That to snid preferred s*ock will be. attached tho following conditions and preferences: The holders of said Preferred S?tock shall be entitled to receive from date of its issue, seven per cent. ) per annum, as dividends, payable semi[ annually, upon the 1st day of January . and the 1st day of July in each year, rrnm the surplus earnings of the Coin ' piny, before any dividends shall be ? imid npon the Common Stock, and said . dividends npon said preferred stock 4 shall be cumulative. Said dividend if ' deferred, to bear interest, at seven per f cent, per annum, until paid. Any , holder of said preferred stock may upon a January 1st, or July 1st, prevkns to j January 1st, 1913, exchnugc said st.ick ? , for- Common Stock, share for shave, f ; and after January 1st 1913, the Fort - Mill Manufacturing Company, may at j any time, retire nny part of said Pre1 ferred Sto k then outstanding, by the j payment to the holders thereof, the par ' j value thereof, and any accumulated 3 iuterest. In ease of liquidation of said , corporation said preferred stock then out standing, shall bo i>aid in full, together with accumulated dividends thoreon. before any payment of priori, pal is made upon the Common Stock. . , The holders of said preferred stock r shall be entitled to vote at all meetings r of stock holders, except upon matted - pertaining to said preferred stock. t By order of the Board of Directors, o , C. 8. LINK. ( December 3 1907, Secretary. ' ? ^ ^ . * * i m 8 aREETIlSrO.| ^ We take this method of thank* 3 ing one and all for the liberal s pataonagc given us during the j year 1907. ! j | j We hope that our services and trnnd is 11 iivn ^uvuu 1IK 1 V/ VI > V/*t ?HH I that we will be favored with I jj j your patronage during 1908. ^ Our motto for the your 1908 p shall be to "give an honest dol- j 3 i t lar's worth of goods for a dolI ? lar." j J Again thanking you and wish\ >* ing you a prosperous year, we fv, remain, \\ Yours truly, j jj *; McELHANEY and GO. |j; % > ' ^ 1 P. ?: Watch this space next week. j There'll he something doing. J ; V: ? < / The Old Reliable Store I; . ? I !J' ^ 1 ' f ! *1 0 How Are Yon Fixed;}! ; t1 ! **' in Farm Implements?!: | -- ]!l I * I ^ If in need of anything in this line BELK'S j I ! STORE is the place to get it. ; "Old Hickory" Wagons, one and two horse. i "Piedmont" Wagons and Buggies. Buggy Harness, Wagon Harness, Saddles, V Extra Pieces for Harness, Etc. Blount's "True Blue" Middle Splitter, the | best on the market. ft I Chattanooga Middle Splitter, with sub-soiler ]j attached. i I Oliver Chilled Middle Splitter and Side Plow. { p Also attachments for the above named Plows. aii Kinds of Wire Fencing, all kinds of Uoof i ~ 1 ing, 111 fact, almost anything you need t'> make j your home look good, and prepare 3 0111* lands for another good crop. We are always read\r to pay the highest market prices for Cotton and (Cotton Seed. I 1 Come to see us often. ; The Old Reliable Store T. B. BELK, Proprietor, I |Fort Mill, - - - Sooth Carolina. j ii ~r ! mi i iiiT iiiiiwiiw ~r ? >??S?????<2?? | MEACHA.M&EPPS | ) A big stock of all kinds of Dress goods. ) CLOAKS. ? | k A big line on consignment. If you want a Clyak " ^ cheap call to see them. ' ' ^y\ jg: 5 CIULDKLN'S CLOAKS. >.?. g 5 V\ e have a iVw leJt Wi'l soil ? >% *ua ..... VW ViVIHI U(/ lilt ) RUSHERS, * Of all kinds and sizes. Women's Rubbrrs, 50, *K. ^ ) and 85e. Mens' Rubbers. (>0c, 75c. and $1.00 and $1.25. ? ) Misses' Rubbers, r-e. Ro; ?' heavy Rubbers, 75d. ^ 5 ) Childrens'Rubbers, 25e and l<)c. * p?r6 ^ ) SUOLS, ?? (|5 ) \V? keep our shoe stock full all the time. New ?v ) goods just received and others to follow in a few days. 3 If you want Shoes call on j Meacham 15 Epps. | H3? SCO ?;SSOOO ? 3?S3?3????? 3? \ Parks- Drug Ccsrsp!?y. || i '4 I -' - " ,fc> S! ' // \t\ it ^ i i i 'I * 9 \ \v i i Si I j |( Good V| | J 7. J V.li 1 | vv j ; || Luck || I 5 \\ to 411 /# || $ V \ / f/ o i ? - || I Patois 'D'fu* omp'y. p ? ip- "('all for (\:lc: !.m> ami Umanacs. ? J ' > 4 r * " " T; 'v # d-?*.. 3. ? ?' ;--i- <- -?. T - v . For tlio Year 1908, Here's wishing you a happy Xrw Year ol Jh>o (hivs. ' ! ' To fill thr entire *>(>(> (lavs with happiness, trade with us. Happiness is found at Jones1 Store, as well as ip Webster's U nnbridged. \ Attain extending the season's i?*reet im>" to each one oi you, J O N EL0, Z?le Grocer. l AN OPEN LETTER, 11 $ TO OUU CUSTOMKUS and KU1I0NDS. We. v:)n< to say*! (Mine. the Uisiu'-a- which you have jyivon this Omi'; has been *\ ? itly apju* <i;<t .!. V c have tri- <! to / .on in different # v.-a sot;;' .it ;:p|?m i:?ti >n oi it, ami believe that we have ? i ^ in a measure shown to our en turners that under all eirrnnf stances their inter*.* are KiKKT with us. U rim- th<> lut. ? part of tiiis year %ve had a larj;'* aruotml "f i Ii*e money on A " i < . j nana wmen \vc com a nave pineal wit 11 om - partii>3 on the ^ very hi^rhest . rmuy atan onornm as rah- >!' interest. and A * ,fc" M have. T.iu'iv fr?\ , swelled our proiit. acv >uut sveral#] ^thousand dollars. \V. preferred. how or to :-h >w to our^l Y customers that w< wore \o\ al at all times and refused t.o#I Ytakeon any o;r tde loans, preferring to lend to our custom*ers in order that they might handle their legitimate business^! ? and hold their cotton for a higher price, and lot thorn have J j J this money at t! per : r V> bar. m ver one time regret5tut doi.^ this. .or v. 1 . >; i -ova in nvi . v instancer, i liovv much ihis v.a . appreciated by them. In this Bank all if Y fare alike, large or small. . It has always been our aim to aid in rvcry legitimate 5] 'jj way our cut tomers. We want, everyone of them to nuke a 4 j jfrsuc.'i ss in iii.. 'in..- of Ik.suh . We d<> not wan* failures; wc ij wan I success u?l customer. a.l we hav often saved our cur- H % I # turners h avy losses without one cent of compensation to3i Yourselves. 'o-?kdi < 1907 lias been our rr.o-t prosperous yen* ,in?'e orgmiza-^f ? lion and wa commence tl.o ; car 190S with 1 -iVger resource;. ^aiul with a firm determination to merit the large auri con-jl s.oanth h:? <*. * bye hu " ifh which wc ar* favored. Jl \ h*c? i Ivivc our hear \vi ;hra j?n?l ???n? i ?- *' ..iiu", imihj, i ne ^ 1 $ i- :iiui)';- yc;.i* Ii . in . yr -\>r \ - hi linr-pine. jml ^roypf.-j ity. |THE NATIONAL UNION BANK,*] ? (ABSOLUTELY SAKE.) Jj 'BOCK KiLL, S, C,1 %*.-%-* y<%* % -& *? x'.oC* I , ^ * J7 HI ;. f J . ,. ^*?id3 . *' "'- !