Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 02, 1908, Image 3
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8 For your liberal
8 the past year, anc
happy and prospe
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5 Accept our assure
jf New year will fin<
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p. ness and prosperii
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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
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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.
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[ ?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
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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."
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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 $100 or three months on
the chaingang.
A Card.
In behalf of the teachers and
children of the Fort Mill Graded
School, I wish to thank the
Ladies' Home Missionary Society
for their thoughtfulness in pre;
senting us with such a splendid
treat as the Christmas tree and
the people of the town for their
liberal contributions to this
cause.
J. Harvey Witherspoon,
supt.
Register!
That the year 1908 may prove
one of unbounded prosperity and
happiness to all is the wish of
The Times.
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NOTICE OF MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK.
NOTICE is hereby given that a
special meeting of the stock
holders of the Fort Mill Manufacturing
Company, will be held at the office
of the Company, at Fort Mill,
South Carolina, on the 3rd day of January,
1908, at 12 o'clock noon for the pur1
pose of considering n resolution, passed
i by the Board of Directors, of the snid
j corporation, on the 3rd day of Dec. 1907,
| increasing the Capital Stock of said
I corporation from Two Hundred Thous1
and (200,000.00) Dollars to Four Huni
dred and Fifty Thousand i$! '>(),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.
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We take this method of thank*
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pataonagc given us during the j
year 1907. ! j
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We hope that our services and
trnnd is 11 iivn
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that we will be favored with I jj
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your patronage during 1908. ^
Our motto for the your 1908
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shall be to "give an honest dol- j 3
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Again thanking you and wish\
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remain, \\
Yours truly, j jj
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If in need of anything in this line BELK'S j
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STORE is the place to get it. ;
"Old Hickory" Wagons, one and two horse.
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"Piedmont" Wagons and Buggies.
Buggy Harness, Wagon Harness, Saddles,
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Extra Pieces for Harness, Etc.
Blount's "True Blue" Middle Splitter, the |
best on the market.
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Chattanooga Middle Splitter, with sub-soiler ]j
attached. i I
Oliver Chilled Middle Splitter and Side Plow. {
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Also attachments for the above named Plows.
aii Kinds of Wire Fencing, all kinds of Uoof
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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.
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Come to see us often.
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The Old Reliable Store
T. B. BELK, Proprietor, I
|Fort Mill, - - - Sooth Carolina. j
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) 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
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) RUSHERS,
* Of all kinds and sizes. Women's Rubbrrs, 50, *K. ^
) and 85e. Mens' Rubbers. (>0c, 75c. and $1.00 and $1.25. ?
) Misses' Rubbers, r-e. Ro; ?' heavy Rubbers, 75d. ^ 5
) Childrens'Rubbers, 25e and l<)c. * p?r6 ^
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) \V? keep our shoe stock full all the time. New ?v
) goods just received and others to follow in a few days.
3 If you want Shoes call on
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For tlio Year 1908,
Here's wishing you a happy
Xrw Year ol Jh>o (hivs.
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To fill thr entire *>(>(> (lavs with
happiness, trade with us.
Happiness is found at Jones1
Store, as well as ip Webster's
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Attain extending the season's
i?*reet im>" to each one oi you, J
O N EL0, Z?le Grocer.
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$ 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
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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.
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< 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
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