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- , FORT MILL TIMES DKMOCS^TIO ?t. W. UK AOFOUI^ *3?o I Vgr'n I _ One ywr S1.00 Six months BO ? Euture<l at. (ho postoffice at Fort Mil}, fi. 0.. as sow ml class iuju tor. fe??. / On i<i?|>il? a;U>n to the publisher. advortlsiUK aaies are made known to tlioFe Interested. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10,1998. In the news columns this week appears a signed statement from Clerk of Court J. A. Tate regarding the fight at Yorkville a few days ago between a Fort Mi l man ar.d a Yorkville newspaper editor. Upon hearing of this difficulty it was our intention to give as nearly as possible a correct report, and with this week's publication we have {r*-"n our readers the statements of the two participants as well as that of an eye witness. Knowing Mr. Tate to be an upright, honest and truthful gentleman, we are compelled to accept his statements as facts and conclude' that he was not, as has been intimated, a party to the affair; that he had no intimation that the fight would occur, and that he did not show partiality to either of the combatants during , the light. As to whether the alleged causes for the affray were of a nature to justify the assault, we shall permit those who arc more familiar with the circumstances than The Times to decide. Onr opinion of the matter as a whole is that it was indeed unfortunate for all parties concerned. It would have been a great deal better had the al1c ged statements been left unsaid and the difficulty averted. Democrats do not lack live issues for this campaign, and by no means the least of them is tec extraordinary extravagance of ihe government under the Roosevelt administration. If the people wish to continue reckless and extravagant expenditures just because taxation produces the money they will continue the Republican party in power. But if they wish the government administered on tfce same economical system which rules in every veil-conducted business estabment they will turn the government over to the Democratic party, which stands for retrenchment in public expenditures. This issue is not likely to be lost sight of in the campaign. Here's a pointer: It is not unlikely that an election for a ! bond ijgsqe will come before the people of Fort Mill this year or next. You may favor the issue, or you may think it to yqur individual interest to vote against the bonds. But will you be prep tred to vote either way when the election is called? Certainly ; not, if you fail to register. The board of registration is here to .syue new certificates to those | wno are entitled to vote and none shoujd let the opportunity pass. Register today! Have you started your child to school? If not, you are neglecting a duty upon which depends ?he future success of your offspring. Give your child an education, even if you find it necessary to do so at a sacrifice to yourself, and in after years when you hijve reached tha^ age where you need help, the phild >vill repay you for those sacrifices. If you are a citizen of the town and care to have a say in the election of the next set of town officials, get a county registration certificate. You can not procure a town certificate without you show your county regis-: , tration, and will therefore be (debarred from voting in the irvwn olo/>tir\r\Q nnvt 11 >v?f ? Vivw?v?iu nvav VC4I . Villi on the board this week and | regi'ster. ?Contractor Z. V. Bradford, with a large force of carpenters, (eft yesterday morning lor Fort i Lawn, Chester county, near >vhich place he will remodel the residence of Mr. W. C. Shurley. Mr. Bradford expects to complete the job in about four weeks. , Kodol will, in a very short time, eniil?lo tho stomach to do the work it should (to, and the work it hould <lo is todijrest nil the footl yon oat. Wlu-n the stotn wli cau't do it Kodul docs it for it and in the meantime the stomach is KoUiux stronger and utile to take up its regular natural work ugaiu. Kodol digests all yon cat. ft makes the fjtnmach sweet and is pleasant to take, jt is sold here by Ardrey's drug store. ) Second Democratic Primary Election. ' (Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1909.) County Ticket. * Ft. Mill York Co. Vote Yote For Congress: T. B. Butler 40 402 D. E. Finley 227 2,889 Jror Supervisor: Thos. W. Boyd 158 1.262 Clem F. Gordon 108 2,011 For Auditor: J. J. Hunter 124 1,706 B. M. Love 143 1,565 For Co. Comm'rs: W. A. Aycock 185 2,046 M. S. Carroll 97 1,084 J.C.Kirkpatrick 90 1,501 L. J. Lumpkin 171 1,874 State Ticket. Ft. Mill York Co. Voto Vote For U. S. Senator: Jno. G. Evanfj 192 1,524 E. D. Smith 74 1,837 For Supt. Educ'n: S. R. Mellichamp 236 1,484 J. E. Svvearingen 30 1,802 For R. R. Cornm'r: Jas. Cansler 125 2,360 B. L. Caughman 140 915 Total vote cast 267 3,361 THE STATE ELECTION. The State, 0th. For U. S. Senate?Smith, 51,224; Evans 31,432. For R. R. Cornm'r?Cansler, 38,760; Caughman, 37,976. For Supt. Ed.?Mellichamp, 31,407; Swearingen, 40,959. For Congress, 5th Dist.?Finley, 8,052; Butler, 5,605. Mr. Tate Writes of Grist-Windle Fight. mi m i - /M * <i me ^nariotue uoserver 01 tne 3rd contained the following account of the recent Grist-Windle fight at Yorkville written by Mr. J. A. Tate, who was an eyewitness to the affray: Editor The Observer: Your Yorkville correspondent gave an account of an assault on Editor Grist, in last Fribay's issue, which was very unfair to all the parties mentioned, except to Editor Grist, and especially unfair te me. Your correspondent is a brother to Editor Grist, and I am the clerk of court of York county. The account states that Mr. Windle and Mr. Jackson entered my olfice together with sticks and that Windle jumped on Grist and continued to beat him over the head with his stick, and the only interference offered by me was that I "suggested" after awhile that the assault had probably gone far enough. The facts are that Mr. Windle entered the office alone and began the attack on Grist, unexpected by me, striking him about two or three blows. I was sitting on the opposite side of the table and as soon as I could got up and got the stick and put it out of Mr. Windle's reach. At this juncture Mr. Jackson entered, carrying a stick, according to custom. Windle was pounding Grist with his fist, and I caught Windle's arm and pulled him back. He turned on me and demnndpd twice that I turn him loose. Jackson said, "Turn him loose, Tate, and let them fight it out." I turned him loose. Windle struck Grist several blows with his fist, and said, "You draw your pistol on me, you ? , and I will kill you." I could not tell from my position whether Grist made any attempt to draw a pistol or not. Windle choked him and Grist hollered police. Jackson standing near the door, closed it. Windle made two attempts to get his stick, and I would not let him have it, and told him not to use his stick. Windle and Jackson then walked out. The Grist family and I have been enemies for about thirteen years, but there has been one or two periods during that time when we were on good terms. For the last two or three years they have been bitter, especially your correspondent, and they have done all they could to defeat me in the recent election, but failed. Your correspondent was influenced to a wonderful degree in his "write-up" by his prejudice, and has tried to attach QC m 11 l"\ vnOl\Anoil\ilif t* ?? uu MIUVM n.o|/wiiLiiL?iiiiy IV IIIU as possible for political purposes. Editor Grist is a strong man physically, and I think I afforded him all the protection that he could reasonably expect of me. I am not a peace officer and have 110 more to do with preserving the peace than any private citizen in such cases. He was able to proceed with his writing after the performance. Windle attacked Grist on account of offensive publications about Windle, a matter about which I was not concerned. I had no knowledge or intimation of the attack and was in no way responsible for it. J. A. Tate, C. C. C. P. ' Yorkville, Aug. 31, 1908. - Many pooplo naffer a great deal from Kidney and Bladder troubles. During the past few years much of this complaint has been made unnecessary by the use of DoWitt's Kidney and Bladder pills. They are antiseptic and aro highly recommended for weak hack. 1 hackaclie, rheumatic pains, intlammamatioii of the bladder and all other an- , noyaneos duo to weak kidneys. They ; are sold by Ardroy's drug store. Aidiog the Democracy. Probably the first contributions ever made by citizens to this city to the Democratic party for us,e in a presidential election were collected Friday afternoon by Mr. W. R. Bradford, of Columbia, who was spending a vacation of several days in this section. Mr. Bradford is an enthusiastic i n -itr * supporter oi oryan ana ivern ana is proud of the fact that the first vote he ever cast, in 1896, was for the great Nebraskan. The following citizens of the commur nity contributed to the Democratic fund: E. W. Kimbrell $ 1.00 J. B. Mills 1.00 W. B. Moacliam 1.00 L. S. Smith 50 T. N Lemons 50 J. T. Young fO N. L. Carothers 50 J. L. Kimbrell ........ 50 Dr. J. L. Bpratt. 50 Dr.J. B.Elliott 50 J. M. Sprat t ,50 J. W. Ardrey ...... .50 K. S. Parks .'. 25 E. R. Pattorson 25 R. F. Grier 25 A. O. Jones 25 D. N. Gaston .25 B. G. Ferguson 25 Gash 25 T. H Merritt 25 W. J.Stewart .25 A. R. McElhaney 25 D. F. Lee 25 T. B. Spratt .* 25 V. B. BliuiUenship 25 W. O. McGinn 23 Cash 25 Cash , 25 Total $11.40 Two Novel Bailes Marriages. In The State of Sunday appears an interesting article upon Gretna Green and its origin from the pen of Mr. J. M. Charlotte, of Greenville. In the course of his remarks, the writer has the following to say of the doings of 'Squire W. 0. Bailes, who until a short time ago conducted in upper Fort Mill one of the country's most famous Gretna Greens: Among the Gretna Greens in the South none has become bettor knnwn flinn flio ....vr .. ?* VKU11 UWUl^ VI 'Squire Willard O. Bailes at Pineville, located in North Carolina quite close to the South Carolina | line and only a short distance I from the city of Charlotte. Five years ago I spent a day at the Bailes home, driving out with a 1 party from Fort Mill. We were there about five hours and in ! that time we witnessed three : ceremonies?and it was not "a ; good day for marriage business , either," remarked the redoubtable 'squire as we were leavinng. | Then he told these two stories: "One couple came to my house with two attendants and stood before me. 'Where are you from?' I asked the couple. They both replied, 'From the poor , house.' 'From the poor house, ' and yet you want to get married? On what principle of economy and self-sacrifice do you justify yourselves?' They said, 'We are the managers.' It really made no difference to me, so I soon sent them on their way rejoicing. "Another couple came and with two attendants stood ber 1 11 i lore* me. 1 asKea tneir names, but neither spoke. They were deaf mutes, as I was told by one of their attendants. I married them with their attendant as interpreter on his fingers. It was the only time I ever thought it right for an outsider to have a finger in the pie of matrimony." With which brilliant display of wit he bade us good-bye. The Newt of Gold Hill. The farmers are glad to find out that their crops are not damaged so seriously as they thought for when the storm ceased. However, it caused the cotton to throw off much of its late fruit. Many of the Gold Hill people visited the Catawba, while she was at her highest, but failed ! to find the places where it was ! 52 feet above the low water marks (as was reported.) We are glad, indeed that it didn't get that high, since (by the calculations of the government civil engineers) it would have flooded the greater part of Gold Hill and part of lower Steel Creek. Most of our^ farmers are be I coming indifferent about the price of cotton. Some of them say they don't care to sell, even if it does go to 15 cents, because they think their cotton would be a nice thing for their children to inherit. The young people of Gold Hill had quite an enjoyable time at a party Friday night gi /en at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Epps, Sr. Mr. Clawson was very well pleased with the gold that he obtained by his first week's run. He is running his stamp mill j regularly now. The summer session of the Flint Hill school will close next ! Wednesday. Mr. P. M. Bailes, the teacher, has given perfect satisfaction during his two months work there. Miss Evelyn Blankenship, who has been visiting relatives in Fort Mill, Gold Hill and Steele ! Creek, left for her home in Atlanta Inst Fi iuay. Messrs. C. >1. Kimbrcll and P. M. Fans spent Monday night in Charlotte. Spyche. DoWitt s Little Early Risers are small pills, easy to take, geutlo and sure. Sold by Anlrey's drug store. 0 - ; t -' * ?rypn*?? DIDLE; OOMMEZNT Bv A. ISJ. IDLER. i read the ambition there planted in the parental heart, they would look well to the fulfillment of those buoyant hopes and ambitious prophesies. An hour's reflection on those early hours on mother's knee with an amj bition to carry out the noble impression made by such reflections [make great any life. Young | men, young women, your parents have expected great things of you. Will you disappoint them? Is it because teachers fall intc [ mechanical, monotonous ruts of teaching and perform their work in a manner so little school-like 1 that it never occurs to the pupil that what he learns from his books has any connection with or I application to the things that occur in everyday life? Here we think is the trouble, and in this we should reform. Let each teacher make his or her work i more and more practical; let I them strive to lift their pupils from their unthinking, imprac, tical methods of study; let the teachers give them matter for thought upon the simple, common things aronnd them; let them en! deavor to create an interest in j their minds upon the subjects I discussed by the older people of the community, and soon we will | have a race of children in our j schools who will know more at j the age of 12 of what is practical l and useful than our children ' know when they leave the common schools. Every growing ambitious town is composed of three elements. Those who work patriotically. vigorously and intelligently for j its advancement; those who are in a state of apathy or indifference, and those who take a curious delight in discouraging the effort of others by ridicule, and by a persistent denial that any progress can or has been accrmplished, and by boasts of every other town besides their I own. The last class are called croakers, but they are really ; somthing worse, for their opposition does not arise simply from despondency but from that i unonviable spirit that will neither act itself or suffer others to act. The annual value of poultry and eggs sold is more than that of the silver gold and pig iron produced. There is millions of money in poultry and eggs, and but little capital required. The , annual import of eggs in England approximates 100,000,000 dozen, and into the United States : 17,000,00 dozen a year. Here is an industry in which the demand is greater than our home supply. Look well to the poultry and they She sat holding her first born upon her knee awaiting the click | of the photographer's camera i that she might see on paper the 1 lovable form she calls her child. She looks into its face to see a thousand charms, The little one is placed in different positions 1 and the click ot the camera is 1 heard that different expressions 1 may be caught. After the artist is gone the mother begins to soliloquize: This is bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh, and blood of my blood. This is really myself in miniature. The little one is pressed close to the mother's bosom with many tender thoughts and noble ambitions. Back of the sparkling eye she sees an active brain and in the little beating heart she sees a spirit of J greatness and in the unfolding : of the after life and sees nothing ; but nobility of character. Were one to whisper in the ear of the mother with her first born that that childish rose bud would unS fold with thistles and thorns to pierce her soul and tear her heart strings ruthlessly from her ' breast she could only ask how | can these things be? The life is so swecj, the acts so gentle, the expression so mild. If our boys and girls could go back with parents to the boastful period of parental life, while in innocence they sat on mother's knee and lovingly smiled into her beaming eyes, and could but ? The Perpetual B. and L. Association, j 6 The annual meeting of the ? stockholders of the Perpetual 2 Building and Loan Association, j notice of which appears in anoth- C er column, will be held in the of- C fice of the secretary Tuesday, ^ September 15. * Organized one year ago, this association has done much to aid j in the development of the town. C It has furnished money for the ( erection of 10 dwellings and (J plans for several more have been a drawn and these will be com- J menced as soon as the funds are ! J available. About $8,000 has been \ invested in this way during the (J year. If this record is kept up (J for the next five years which it a takes to mature the stock, there \ will be a total of fifty or sixty ^ new buildings jn Fort Mill, owned ( mainly by wage-earners and peo- ( . pie of moderate circumstances, ( I most of whom would never have # owned a home but for the easy J Eayment plan offered by the J uildirig and loan method. V The building and loan is truly ( a great institution for the town, ( and all indications point to a very / successful career for the Per- J petual. N ; ( ? Miss Carrie Culp, of Fort ( Mill, spent Sunday in the city ( with relatives, says the Rock ? Hill Herald. / DoWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salvo ( is recommended as the best thing to ( / use for piles. It is, of course, good for i ^ uuything where a salve is needed. Bo- ( waro of imitations. Sold by Ardrey's / drug store. | ?Register to-day! ( ? t Wlion you have a cold you may bo suro V that it has been caused indirectly by | ( constipation and consequently you must a first of all take something to move the ! ' bowols. This is what has made Ken- ( nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup so sue- a cessful and so generally demanded. It * does not constipate like most of the old | ( fashioned cough cures, hut on the other a hand it gently moves the bowels and * at the same time heals irritation and ( allays infiammatiou of the throat. Sold , a by Ardrey'e drug storo. j ?Mr. Brevard D. Springs j spent Tuesday here on business. , .... > Kodol will, without.donbt, make your ( stomach strong uml will almost instant- < ly relieve you of all the symptons of * indigestion. It will do this because it ( is made up of the natural digestive < juices of the stomach so combined that * it completely digests the food just as ( the stomach will doitfsoyou see Ko-} j dol can't fail to help you aud help you * promptly. It is sold here by Ardrey's ( drug store. i ^ \ City Restaurant. i ?? ?( > Everything new. With ' ( ? enlarged quarters, we ? < are better prepared to * i / serve the public with 5 $ first-class eatables. Call ? g on us at Merritt's old < stand and see how we ? are fixed. Fresh Oysters ? g Fridays and Saturdays. ? Paiterson & Mills. 5 \\XN\\\N\N\\SN%N\N\\N\\NNN S. EUGENE MASSEY, M. D. Office in Bank Bnilding. Night calls answered from Phone 121. J JUST RECEIVED | Z Car Load of best Virginia J J Car load" Portland-Atlas jj i win assist you to find the "golden egg." The merchants of a town ought to keep every foreign ad. out of their home paper by buying all the space the editor has to spare and utilize it for their own good. This would place the editor un! der obligations to them and he ! could freely and conscientiously blow thp trnmnnf ir? fKoii W.W v* Hi llltui" est only. There is more joy in a printing: office over one sinner that pays in advance and then abuses the editor on every possible occasion than there is over ninety and nine who borrow the paper and ! sin*; its praises from the housetops, without contributing: one I cent to keep it out of the poor i house. Somebody claims to have discovered a substance which is 300 times sweeter than sup:ar. The I substance is supposed to be about 18 years old, wears a bustle, and it not as scarce in most communities as would be supposed. ; ?-7?ixx?n"t * j 0 Can sell you cheaper than ? j j| the cheapest. ! i; V, B, Blankenship, j| ' * i Cleaning, Pressing, and Dyeing. Join the Fort Mill Pressing Club, membership $1.00 per month. Dry, chemical or wet I cleaning. Besides Clothing, we clean or dye Furs, Skins, Rugs, Mats, Feathers, bleach Straw or Panama Hats; old Neckties and Ribbons made new; cleaning and dyeing of Gloves. 'Phone orders to 146. or call on B us up stairs over Parks Drug Co. GUY A. ROSS, Proprietor. Kodol For Indigestion; Our Guarantee Coupon It. after using two-thirds of a % too bottle of ! Kodol, you can honestly tar it has not benefited you, wo will refund your money. Try Kodol today on this guarantee. Fill out and sign the following, present it to the dealer at (he time of purchase. If it fails to satisfy you return the bottle containing one-third of the medicine to the dealerfrqrn whoin you bought it, and we will refund your ntoncy. To?" State Sign here t: at ThU Out ?J Digests What YouEat And Makes the Stomach Sweet j E. C. DeWITT & CO.. CEtcu?o. III. Sold by Ardrey's Drug Store. | I _________ _____ ___ gS?????????9 &???G????G?5???? j I Mills & Young' Go. I 1T0 OUR FARM-1 ER FRIENDS: 1 We have on hand a large lot of 1 Bagging and Ties 1 and arc especially anxious to furnish <g) you with what you will need during* tlin * - In.vy V\>VUUU C3V?li3V;il. V/Ill* prices Oil Bagging and Ties will be found as ? cheap as the cheapest and you will ? have nothing to regret if you get all g you need from us. g ^ I Cotton and Cotton 1 Seed. I We arc again in the market for ? your cotton and cotton seed, and ? will as heretofore give you honest weights and best prices. S LMills & Young Co. | 3????????? ??????????0??? ??.???in ?a? COLLAR LABEL {*? 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