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down. We arc selling a g
M than they were ever sold
PA things are still too high.
We have lots of 50c Dr<
Crossett $4.00 Shoes for
for $2.75* Queen Quality S
jgj $3.50. Harrisburg Shoes i
^ Porch Rockers $2.50 to $3.
??$ for the 4 foot, and $3.25 for
gj to $9.90. And when it cc
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry i
best goods made, and cut ti
Don't think because we
if ? competitors pay for them th
we did not, but with 24 yea
something about how and w
what to pay for them.
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Items of Local Interest
?All of the Rock Hill mills,
except the Arcade and Highland
Park, are closed down for this
week.
?A number of Fort Mill people
went over to Ebenezer Tues^
day to attend Memorial Day exercises.
?Commencement exercises of
Chicora eollece. at Greenvillp. '
will occur May 24 to 27. In the
graduating class are Miss Mary
Rebecca Flanagan, of Clover, and i
Miss Robert Burnett Spratt, of
Fort Mill.
?The Southern Railway has
established a department of train
collectors who will relieve conductors
of the trouble of taking
up tickets and collecting fares on
the trains.
?It is no pleasure for us to
cut a man's name from our subscription
list, but it is the rule
of the post office department. It
is a case of compulsory education
given to editors by the U. S.
government. The lesson is to
require prompt and frequent
payments of subscriptions.
?At a meeting Monday evening
of the trustees of the Fort
Mill graded school the entire
corps of teachers were re-elected
for the session of 1908-09. '
\ ?Congressman Finley was
down from Washington a few
days ago on business. He says
it is impossible to say when congress
will adjourn but he thinks
that the last of May will probably
see the end of the session.?
Yorkville Enquirer.
? The Times has received an
order for the printing of the programs
for commencement exercises
of Pineville graded schools.
which will take place the evenings
of May 21 and 22. Quite
an interesting program has been
arranged.
?An examination will be held I
at Columbia on May 21 to till a
vacancy in the regular army of
the grade of second lieutenant,
which is open to any member of
the militia of this State. Col.
W. W. Lewis, of Yorkville, is a
member of the examining board.
?The Fifth district convention
of South Carolina Republicans
met in Rock Hill the past
week and elected two delegates
to the national convention, which
will be held June 16 at Chicago.
The two delegates are: F. R.
Massey of Lancaster and George
A. Watts of Rock Hill. The contention
also elected F. R. Massey
district chairman.
? Memorial day was observed
here on Saturday afternoon, an
unusually large crowd being in
attendance. The procession,
composed of the veterans, military
company. U. I). C. and
the graded school children formed
as usual at the Presbyterian
churchyard and marched to the
cemetery, where the exercises
were held. Hon. W. H. Stewart,
of Rock Hill, was the orator of
the occasion.
?The State railroad commission
has rendered its decision
on the petition of the Rock Hill
Commercial Club to reduce the
telephone rates in Rock Hill on
account of the poor service. The
commission had a conference in
Rock Hill dver the matter. The
commission declines to act, saying
the Rock Hill city council
could deal with it. Failing to
get the company to improve its
service, the club sought to remedy
matters by reducing the rates.
?The Rock Hill Herald tells
of the mysterious shooting on
Monday of last week of Mr. W.
G. Workman in his field near
^ Catawba river bridge. The ball
which was thought to have been
fired from a rille, struck Mr.
r?- Workman near the temple and
grazed the skin. Mr. Workman
is a quiet, peaceable man and il
is a mystery why anyone should
^ thus attempt to take his life.
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PR IGES.J!
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igh, and they had to come $y
cent many things for less
before. Only ' a very few ? $
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2ss Goods at 25c and 30e. / *
?.90. Crossctt $3.50 Shoes
hoe3 and Oxfords, $2.50 to
[ind Oxfords 50c to $2.50.
25. Porch E nches, $3.00 'rf
the 5 foot. Go-Carts $1.90
imes to Sewing Machines,
wd Millinery, we sell the
le price in half. ^
sell goods for less than our
lat we stole the goods, for
rs experience we do know
here to buy o ur goods, and <t**
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ASSEY |i
?Mr. J. C. Walker, of Chester,
was among the visitors to Fort
Mill Sunday.
? Quite a number of Fort Mill
people attended the ball games
in Rock Ilill this week between
the league teams of that city
and Chester.
?The continued cold weather
during the past ten days has resulted
in seriously retarding the
growth of cotton in this section. '
It is reported that some of the ,
older cotton has died.
?Wc notice that a number of
farmers of the lower section of
the State, who have been hold- j
ing cotton for a higher price,
became weary of a wait and a
few days ago sold several hundred
bales at 9 cents. For most
of the cotton they could have i
realized 11 or 12 cents some
time back.
?The State baseball league,
composed of the towns of I lock )
Hill, Chester, Sumter and
Orangeburg, opened the season
of 1908 ou last Monday. These
towns all have first-class teams
for the season and a warm con,
test for the league pennant will
be waged.
?The Times is in receipt of an
invitation to the annual com-1
mencement exercises of Winthrop ,
college, which begin on Sunday, I
Mav 81st, with a sermon before j
the Y. W. C. A. by Rev. VV. E.
Thayer, of Laurens. The baccai
laureate sermon will be delivered
by Rev. J. C. Kilgo, of Durham,
N. C.
?While no orders have been
issued to that effect, it is gener-1
ally understood that the first regiment
of State militia, of which
the Fort Mill Light Infantry is a
part, will be taken to Chieamau;
gab Park this summer for the
' annual encampment. The secj
ond and third regiments go into
encampment at Sullivan's Island
I on June 18th,
?Mr. Charlie Magill, of Fort
I Mill, came down this morning
on account of the serious iilness
of his father, Mr. J. G. Magill, on
MfcLure street. Mr. Thos.
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w. uiawson spent yesterday in
| the city on his return to Fort
Mill from a few days stay with !
his father, Dr. C. L. Clawson, at
Richburg, who has been quite
sick with some stomach trouble,
lie was much better yesterday.
?Chester Lantern.
? On May 1st the books of the
State treasurer showed that tax
had been paid on fertilizers at
the rate of 25 cents per ton to
the amount of $150,882.87, lacking:
only a little less than $100 of
the total amount paid in last,
year, and about $20,000in excess
of the tax paid up to the same
date of last year.
? According to^an agreement
of cotton mill presidents in a
meeting: at Rock Hill a short
time ago, the two cotton mills in
this place which have been running
on short time for several
weeks, closed down Thursday
afternoon and will remain idle
until the 18th. It is stated that
upon resuming work the mills
will run full time.
?The railroads have granted
extraordinarily low passenger
rates on account of the annual
: reunion of the United Confeder|
ate Veterans, which is to be
I held this year in Birmingham,
j June 0-11. Practically all rail|
road lines in the South have
: entered into an agreement to
grant delegates and visitors to
the reunion a rate of 1 cent
per mile, short line distance
traveled, plus 35 cents for the
round trip. The round trip fare
j from Rock Hill will be $8.55.
| ?The local military company
has lately received from the adjutant,
general's office a number
j of improved guns which the government
is furnishing to replace
the obsolete Krag-Jorgensers.
; The new gun, the repeating
I Springfield, is said to have a
i number of advantages over the
Krag. It is claimed for it that
. ' mum mm ? ?a??>mi I i i WVJ n*f n
| it has a flatter trajectory, great!
er penetration, greater initial ve!
locity and greater range; that it
; is lighter and as it is loaded with
t clips of five cartridges at a time,
that it can be loaded and discharged
more rapidly.
? Just before leaving for his
| tnp abroad Senator Tillman an|
nounccd that he had appointed
in his place as member of the
' national Democratic- executive
' committee Clcn. Willie Jones, the
| State chairman. The proxy is
until July 7, the date of the
national convention at Denver,
i Gen. Jones has received word
from the railroads that reduced
rates would be given by the railroads
for the delegates who will
! come to Columbia on May 20 for
the State convention.?The State.
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! ?Mr. A. A. Bradford, Jr., and
bride, nee Miss Lin a Simpkins,
of Georgetown, arrived Friday
evening and spent until Tuesday
at the home of Mr. Bradford's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Bradford,-on East Booth street.
The marriage of this popular
young couple took place Thursday
evening at the home of the
bride's brother in Georgetown.
Mr. Bradford is foreman for a
large contracting firm and will
make his home in Georgetown
for the present.
FOUND?On the streets Tuesday
a bundle of Gentlemans' Collars.
Owner can secure same
by calling at The Times office
and paying for this adv.
FOR SALE?All kinds undressed
Lumber. Pine Wood,on the
ground, $2.00; delivered, $3.00.
W. U. Jones.
FOR SALE?5,000 lbs. Peavine
Hay; a lot of Clay Peas; two
Milk Cows; 50 nice Chickens,
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AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the Southern Roll Telephone
and Telegraph Company to use
the public streets of the Town of Fort
Mill, S. O., for the purpose of placing
poles and eleotrieal conductors thereon.
Section 1. Bo it ordained by the
General Council of the Town of Fort
Mill, S. (\, that permission ho and the
same, is hereby granted to the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company,
its successors and assigns, to erect,
operate and maintain lines of telephone
and telegraph, including all the necessary
poles, fixtures and electrical conductors
npon, along and over .the public
roads, streetsand highways of the Town
of Fort Mill, S. C.t as its business may
from time to time require for tho purpose
of conducting a longdistance business
only, provided that all poles shall
be neat and symmetrical.
Section 2. That the work of erecting
poles by virtue of this ordinance shall
bo done under the supervision of the
street committee, and the said > out hern
Bell Telephone company shall replace
and proi>erly relay any sidewalk or
street that may be displaced by reason
of the erection of such poles, and upon
failure of the company so to do, after
twenty days' notice in writing shall
have been given by tho Mayor of tho
town o4' Fort Mill, fcb C., to said company,
the town may repair such port ion
of the sidewalk or street that may have
been disturbed by said company, and
collect the cost so incurred from said
company.
Suction 3. In consideration of tho
rights and privileges herein granted,
said company shall, upon demand, provide
one cross-arm on each polo, on
which the town of Fort. Mill, S. t'., may
desire to attach cither tiro alarm tele
graph or police telagraph wires, for tho
free use of the police and lire alarm tolegraoil
system of tho town of .Fort Will,
S. O,
Suction 1. Paid Compnny shall at
till times he subject to tho town ordinances
now in existcuco or which may
bo hereafter passed relative to tho use
of tho public streets by telephone aud
telegraph coin pantos.
Suction <"? Said company shall indemnify
the town of Fort Mill, S. C.,
against, and assume all liabilities for
damages which may arise or accrue to
tho town of Fort Mill, S. C , from any
injury to persons or property from the
doing of any work herein authorized, or
the neglect of said company or any of
its employes to comply with any ordinance
rclutivo to the use of the streets
of said town, and the acceptance by tho
company of this ordinance shall bo an
agreement by it to pay to the town of
Fort Mill, S. C., any sum of money for
which t he town may become liable
from or by n nsou of such injury.
Suction <1. Said Company shall file
with the clerk of the council of the
town of Fort Mill, S. C., its acceptance
1 of this Ordinance within sixty days
| from the date when it shall take effect.
Suction 7. This Ordinance shall be
in force l'roin and after tho date of its
passage.
Done and ratified in open c mncil this
2'Jth day of April, l'.MtS.
L. A. IIAKRIS,
Attest: Mayor.
A. K. Mc.ELIIANKY, Clerk.
Winthrop Ccll6ge
Scholatship and Entrance
Examination.
The examination for tho award of
vacant Scholarships in Winthrop Coli
lego and for the admission of new stu|
dents will bo held at ihe County Court
I House on Friday, July 51, at 9 a. in.
{ Applicants must he not less than fifteen
years of age. When Scholarships are
vacant after July 51, they will l?o award
: en 10 uioso muKiiig mo nigtiest nvt'j'ngo
at this examination, provided thoy
! meet the con litions governing the
i award. Applicants for Scholarships
should writo to 1 resident John.sou be
foro tin* examination for Scholarship
j examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and free
tuition. Tho next session will open
September Id, I'ms. For further in.
formation and catalogue, address 1'ivs.
1). It. Johnson, Hoc't Hill, S i'.
TEACHERS' EX A ill X A'l IO X.
Notice is hereby givi n tint an examination
for Touchers' Cert itlcntos to
teach in the pnhlic schools of York
i ontttv will be held in tho Court House
at Yorhvillo on Friday, May 15, i<i>s
Examination \nill open promptly at C
a. m., and close at I p. m.
Applicants must provide themselves
with suitable stationery
| T, E. McM ACKIN,
Co. Supt. Ed.
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Meacham & Epps.
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
We have cut the price on this line of goods. We have a big
[ line of Gowns and Skirts. You can buy these garments at what
i the material would cost. Gowns, to be slipped over the head, 98c.
j Gowns, with low or high neck, 50c to $1.38. Some of these gownsare
worth $1.98. Skirts from 50c to $1.75. Corset Covers, 25c
and 50c. all for 25e. Pants, 25 and 50c. Knit Summer Knee Pants
21c. Sixty dozen Vests, nice quality, 3 for 25c. Better one 2 fcr25'
MILLINERY.
Our trimmers are busy all the time getting out orders and
adding new things to the stock. Every day we have something
new to show you. Our last shipment of Millinery was cheaper, as
the prices in the market are going off. So wc can give them to
you cheaper.
SLIPPERS AND OXFORDS.
Blacks and Tans, all styles and leathers, from $1.50 to $3.50.
White Canvas Slippers with high covered heel, ribbon ties, at $1.50
Children arid Misses' White Slippers at 95c.
FANCY PARASOLS.
We are going to close out the line at a big reduction. Rajah
Silk, fancy border, worth $3.00, at $2.38. Other fancy ones at $1.38
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KILLS LICE. TICKS. FLEAS. MITES. CURES MANGE. SCAB,
RINGWORM, SCRATCH: S, ETC. DESTROYS DISEASE ?
GERMS AND DRIVES AWAY FLIES.
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Now, if we can get you to pur- g
chase a suit of our Clothes, we I
are quite sure that the DAL- * (
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jjl Now, these Clothes that we j
| are talking about are not only
really stylish, but possess that
H allround thorough-bred appearance
of fabric and cut which
proves that value is considered
as well as cost. S
Yet, they are real cheap in |
price.
Come in and see our Clothing.
Examine the Suits inside and |
out; try them on, and we are \
willing to abide by your decision,
I and we are pretty confident that
you will think they are real values.
Now, remember, when you :
invest in our goods, you get besides
your money's worth, a
whole lot of real, genuine satisfaction.
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in price from Jsl.00 to $5.00 per \
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I THAT MEANS MORE LUMBER |
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T" o_i;j -t cm <-_?-_ 5
i wu ouiia v_,ciri>, one 01 omngies ^
? and Laths and 0110 of Wood Fibre ?
S I lard-Clinch Plaster and Cement. j#
$ And don't forget, Jones still sells ft
g Groceries, J lay, Corn, Oats, Cotton g
? Seed Hulls and Meal. ?
'$> Best hay ever seen in Fort Mill. ^
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^ And SAVE the balance. That is a better ?
i>5 way to get a start financially than to limit
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your saving and SPEND the balance. i
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^ It is surprising how quickly you can create Jj
capital when you go about it in the proper 9
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1^ With capital?reserve funds?you are ready ? !
$ for business opportunities which will surely come 4
to you. Remember it is 5
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Alone that will make you independent. Your
1^ money must be in a safe place and must p
^ work for you. We pay 4 per cent interest ^
* comiK>unded quarterly on all savings accounts. ?
Ip Write us and we will explain to you fully all you
^ want to know in regard to opening an account. ?
Tins is one of the strong' :st banks in the country. 1
| THE H ATI OH A1. OKI OH BAKU, !
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