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One yen r 51.00
Six months .50
Kutorodat tho postofflcent Fort Mill, ,
p. O.. as seoond class matter.
On application to the publisher, nd- j
vci Using rates arc made known to
I'iimk' Interested.
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1,1908.
When a newspaper man becomes
a sissy-gal, Qf reaches the
acre of babvishness. it is hio-h i
time to pull out.
With some people it seems to
take the joys and regrets of a i
primary election a considerable 1
lime to wear away.
Guilty or innocent, it was best
for the Democracy that Governor
Haskell resigned. The prospects
for Democratic success are too
bright to have even a suspect in
the ranks.
Some people take pride in pay?
ing the printer promptly, while
others put their newspaper account
off until last, and still others
do not pay at all. To which
class do you belong?
:
With the exposure of Foreaker
and his Republican rottenness
and the selection of Hermann
Bidder as Democratic national
treasurer. Mr. Bryan's chances j
of carrying Ohio and New York
seem more likely.
The Times has been requested
to say something about the condition
of the public cemetery, in
the hope that it may result in
arousing the authorities and citizens
to action. The heavy rains
oi? a few weeks ago washed
many of the walks completely
away, and in several places the
water broke across the lots, carrying
away the flowers and soil
and leaving the lots in bad shape.
Besides this, the long wet spell
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uruugnt iorrn a growtn ol grass
and weeds that lias well-nigh
taken the place. The cemetery
is greatly in need of attention.
Notwithstanding the money
pa lie and the continued cry of 1
hard times, the year l(Jt)8 will go
down in history as a recordureaker
along the line of building
and general improvement in the
town of Fort Mill. We doubt if
there is a town of equal size in j
the State that can equal Fort,
Mill's progress this year. It is
the intention of The Times to |
get together ar.d publish a list of
the new buildings and permanent
improvements made during
the past twelve-month, and we !
opine that when the figures appear
in print they will be quite
interesting as well as suprising
to thos? who have not visited the
town recently.
t
It is to he hoped that the short
stretch of cement paving put
down on Confederate street the
past week is the beginning of
a great deal of such work. The
expense of this paving was borne
equally by the town and the
property owners, and by this
method the cost of the work to
neither party was great. We un-ll
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ucioiaiiu 11 Kit otiitir residents 01
the street have signified a willingness
to bear their share ofj
the cost for an extension of the I
cement and we hope council will
see its way clear to join with
them and continue the work. It:
js to be remembered, however, ,
that council has had only the or-;
dinary street fund for this year's ,
work and if no other permanent
Work is done during the year we
will consider the fund for this
purpose well spent.
The announcement in Monday's
papers that Mr. D. A. Tompkins,
the well known cotton manufacturer
and capitalist of Charlotte,
had declared himself as favoring
Taft for the presidency, occasioned
little surprise with us. It
has been the privilege of the
writer to read a number of Mr. '
Tompkin's addresses and pain-;
phlets and that he has for some !
time been inclined to Republicanism
was our opinion. We next
look for the Charlotte Observer,
which is controlled by Mr. Tompkins
and of which company he is
president, to announce for Taft.
me Observer is a paper of big
influence anil we would regret to
see it take up the fight against
Democracy, but as matters stand
at present such a step seems
quite probable. The Democratic
headers of The Observer will
doubtless watch that paper's politics
very closely from now on.
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Will Grow Other Crops.
A movement has been put on
foot among the farmers in that
section of southwest Mississippi
infested by the Mexican bo'l weevil
to plant a minimum cotton
acreage next year and devote the
major poriion of tillable land to'
corn, oats, forage crops and truck j
products.
The movement has the backing
of the Farmers' Union and
is commended by special agents (
of the United States department
pf agriculture, who are employed
in that section of the State and
who hold that a rotation of crops
is imperative as one of the measures
for the suppression of the
re>t.
The weevil has played havoc
this season in the counties of
Jefferson, Amite, Adams. Wilkinson
and Franklin, and it is
predicted that before the end of
the season it will enter several
adjoining counties.
This is the condition in Mississippi
ami it is believed that it is
only a matter of a short time
when the same condition will be
faced by the farmers of South
Carolina. The boll weevil Is
steadily marching this way and
it will not be long before he will
be knocking at our door. The
farmers of this State may as well
get ready to plant something else
besides cotton. The boll weevil
has come tq stay.
New Rule on Encampments.
Unless instructions Adjutant
General Boyd is about to send
out to the National Guard officers I
o\er the State are obeyed faithfully
and zealously there is some
doubt as to whether the summer
encampments next year will he
possible with some companies, j
It seems thnt Ihe wnrilnn-irfmnnt i
is determined to put a prompt
stop to the practice that has
been going qn for many years of
companies filling up the quota
for encampment with raw recruits
who have had no instruction
in "the school of the
soldier," "small arms firing" and
"manual of guard duty."
A letter just received from the ;
war department says that hereafter
no enlisted man will be allowed
to receive pay who has
not been enlisted at least six
months prior to the encampment,
and in addition, must show that
he has been sufficiently instructed
in the three branches mentioned.
Exception of course will be made
in favor of those who have had
sufficient previous service and
are properly instructed.
Sometimes a large portion of
the men who attend encampments
are freshly recruited,
many of whom enlisted a few'
days before going on encampments
last summer it is estimated
that from 25 to 50 per cent, of
practically all the companies
would have been shut out of the
pay roll.
The war department's pronunciamento
is thought to be the result
in large.part of the conduct
and showing made at the coast
defense exercises of the Second
and Third regiments at Fort
Moultrie last summer. .The regular
army officers who had this J
ciiiamunuer supervision
are said to have very severely
criticised the officers and men on
their carelessness and lack of
training, particularly scoring a
number of officers lor failure to
carry out instructions requiring
them to make detailed reports to
the regular officers. A similar
criticism may come later on the
the F irst regiment.
Previous to the receipt of this
letter from the war department
general orders were prepared to
correct the defects complained of
to the adjutant general.?The
State
Residence and Barn Burned.
The residence and the barn of
Mr. J. W. Summervillo, at Shopton,
south of the city, were
burned to the ground last night
between 10:30 and 11 o'clock by
fire of unknown origin, says the
Charlotte Observer of Sunday.
The inmates of the home, including
Mr. and Mi's. Sunimerville.
both of whom are of advanced
years, the latter being practically
bedridden for a year with rheumatism,
escaped safely from the
house. The glare of the fire
could be distinctly seen for miles.
It was clearly visible in Charlotte
and throughout all the sur
rounding country. At the scene
the excitement was intense.
Hundreds of people gathered
and worked to save adjoining
houses from the threatening danger.
The nearest telephone was
at the store of J. R. Hayes, a
few hundred feet away from the
blaze.
The fire originated in the cook
room, where it was discovered
after 1 o'clock by the son of Mr. :
Summerville, Mr. Graham Surnmerville.
Had he not discovered
it when he did and given the
alarm, all must have perished,
for the house was fallincr in l>v
the time they got out. All had
retired for c.:e night. The entire
stock of household goods was destroyed.
A number oi'outbuildings
were burned. There were
no cattle or horses in the barn,
fortunately, as they had Sv)ld out
their stock recently.
There was not a cent of insurance
carried on anything, so
the loss, perhaps $2,000 or more,
is total. The house was a sixroomed,
one-story building. The
young man who discovered the
fire tried hard to extinguish it.
but it had too long a lead on him.
The residences of Mr. Gill
Freeman and Mr. Charles Weaver
were considered in danger at one
time, but the (lames subsided
without doing- more damage.
[Mr. J. W. Summerville is the
father of Mr. Wm. Summerville
of Fort Mill.-Ed. Tunes.J
McElhanoy's Ural l?stntuo!Tcriugtt
The Rock Hill School Muddle.
The High School fight has
caused more dissension in Rock
Hill than any one other matter
in the history of the town. The
fight between the trustees is a
friendly one and both sides have
some strong arguments in their
favor, but it is beginning to
cause dissention in the town. It
is very unfortunate for the town
that the fight was brought on,
but such was impossible, as each
side thought that it was working
for the best interests of the
school district. The result will
not be known, of course, until
the matter has been threshed out
and decided upon in the courts.
It is a great pity, though, that a
compromise could not have been
reached. ?Rock Hill Herald.
The Mill Situation in Yorkville.
A Yorkville special to The]
Charlotte Observer says that
none of the cotton mills at this
place arc being operated at pros- :
er.t with the exception of the t
Ncely Yarn Mill, which started
up part of the machinery last
Friday after having been closed
down for several weeks, and j
the management is hopeful that
it will now be able to continue j
operations, and the Tavora Cot-'
ton Mill, which started up yesterday
morning on orders that
will keep it running three or four
weeks, and President Wylie is i
hopeful of being able to continue
operations indefinitely. The
Lockmore Mill has never been
operated and is just completed. |
It is said to be one of the best
equipped mills in the State and
will start up when the condition
of the yarn market seems to war- i
rant a reasonable prospect that
it can be operated profitably. The
fourth mill, the York, has been
shut down since early last spring,
and is not likely to resume until
there is a prospect of being able
to operate profitably. While it is
a fact that the operatives of these
plants have had a rough experience
during the present year,
so far as the information of this
correspondent goes there have
been few, if any, cases of actual
suffering. The management of
the York and Tavora Mills have
spent considerable sums in overhauling
and repairing their
plants and have in this way given
work to most of the male employes
who remained on their
property and who cared to work. 1
Other operatives rente 1 tracts of ;
land last spring and have raised
crops of cotton and corn.
TLe Same Over Here, Brother.
When you go to buy property,
it has a high value, but when it
is assessed for taxation, the property
undergoes a shrinking process.
There are some who cannot
realize how much their property
has enhanced in value since
they came into the ownership of
it many pc:u*s ago. These people
would like to return it for taxation
as when it was practically
worthless. We have in mind
property purchased for less than
$6,000, which is now worth, and
will bring $30,000, yet the owner
objects to the assessment being
raised to sixty per cent of its i
value. Remove every building
from this property and the naked
lot is worth over twice as much j
as he has the whole business, lot
and buildings, returned at. People
who own large property
should he as reasonable as those
who own but little, are forced to !
be. * * * Heretofore the records
will show a most outrageous discrimination
in property values,
property valued by its owners at
$1,000 per acre, and assessed at
about $7 per acre. Men with lit- i
tie property actually paying aj
larger tax than some who have
many times more property. Even
the large property holders who
have been escanincrtavntfrm mnat
admit a change in our system is
needed as a matter of jutiee.? i
Manning Times.
Items or County News.
Yorkville Enquirer.
The Farmers' Union rally that
was to have been held in York- j
ville in the summer, will he held ]
on Friday, Octoder 2. President
P>. Harris is to be one of the
speakers of the occasion and still
other speakers are expected. The j
members of the Union desire .a
large attendance of farmers
generally, from all parts of the
county.
Mr. W. E. Good, who lives in
Bullock's Creek township, within
a short distance of Broad riv- ,
it, was in lorkviile Wednesday,
and in conversation with the reporter
gave the information that
the stage of the water in IIroad
river at Lockhart during' the
recent freshet was just 18 inches
helow the stage reached in the
Pacolot flood of five years ago.
There is a levee just above the
town of Lockhart for the pur-1
pose of guarding it against, overflows,
and that is where the
measurement was made. Mr.
Good is not certain \vh< ther the
river was higher during^the recent
flood Ihan on the occasion!
of the flood of 1865; but is quite'
sure that if it was not higher;
than the 11 ?od of 186"), it was the J
highest he has over known. He;
has been living on the river all
his life, more than fifty years.
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w??>?^wi ^ y ?w y . '^i w>m< .<>' ^ TJHwrr
As the result of this last flood he
lost about 500 bushels of corn.
Mr. William Caldwell, whose
critical illness with paralysis at
his home at King's Creek, was
mentioned last * Tuesday, died
Wednesday night at about 1 !i
o'clock, and was buried at
Beersheba yesterday, the funeral
service being conducted by Kcv.
H. J. Mills. Mr. Caldwell was
close to 70 years of age, and during
his lojig and useful life, has
been known as one of the most
solid and substantial citizens of
his neighborhord. He was twice
married and is survived by a
widow and ten children.
Dead Man Was Eli Rogers.
The inquest held last Wednesday
by Magistrate McElhaney
over the dead body of an unknown
white man found in a
gullv on the nlantation of Mr.
Zack Bailes, in upper Fort Mill
township, revealed the fact that
the man was named Eli Rodgers.
Just how Rodgers came to his
death, or why he came to where
his body was found, will probably
never be known. There were no
bruises on the body or other
signs of foul play, and it was decided
that his death was due to
natural causes. The body was
buried near the spot where it
was found.
It is said that up till a few
months ago. when he made his
escape, Rogers had, for several
years past, been confined in the
State penitentiary in the department
for the criminally insane.
Many people suffer a groat ileal from
Kuluny and 1.ladder troubles. During
the past few years much of this complaint
has boon made unnecessary by
the nsts of Do Witt's Kidney and Bind
der pills. They are antiseptic and are
highly recommended for weak hack,
backache, rheumatic pains, iiidnmmninatiou
of the bladder and all other annoyances
due to weak kidneys. They
are sold by Ardrev's drug store.
In the course of time t bald
spot puts it all over a man.
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When you have a cold you may ho sure
that it has been caused indirectly by
const iviation and consequently you must
first of all take something t?? move I lie
bowels. This is what lias made Ken
nedy's Ijixative L'cngh Syrup so successful
and so generally demanded. It
does not coast iji t e like most of tlm old
fashioned cough cures. hut on thooihev
hit lid it gently moves the bowels and
at the same time heals irritation and
allays iatlammat ion of the throat. Sold
by Ardrey's drug store.
In the infant department the
floorwalker has to carry a baby.
Kodol will, in a very short time, enable
the stomach to do the work it
should do. and the work it should do is
to digest ail the fond you eat. When
the stomach can't do it Kodol does it
for it and in the meantime the stomach
is {jet tint* stronger and able to take up
its regular natural work a<;aiu. Kodol I
digests all you eat . It makes the
stomach sweet and is pleasant to tuko.
it is sold hero by Ardrey's drug store.
The less good a man is the
more kind of faith his wife has in
him.
DeWitt's Carboli/.ed Witch Hazel Salve !
is recommended as the best tiling to
use for piles. It is, of course, good for
any tiling where a salve is needed, i'.e- j
ware of imitations. 5? old by Ardrey's |
drug store.
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WANTED To act as your Executor,
Trustee, or Guardian.
If you need to be bonded see
us before doing anything. We
have wills drawn up at our ex-!
pense when we are made
Executor.
First Trust & Savings Bank.
Hock Hill. S. C.
Wanted
To slired vonr corn. Wo have a now
out lit, using gasoline engine, ami gnarautco
work to give satisfaction or will
rcfuiul money. Prices reasonable.
K. K. Garrison,
A. 1). Garrison.
H. F. I). la, Pineville, N. C.
Oct. J -2t
Notice.
The public is hereby notified that
Wright's Ferry, on Catawba river is
again open to travel. Have a substantial
new ferry boat and everything connected
therewith is first-class ami safe.
W. A. MeKiuney,
Ferryman.
Oct. i -et
"TIib Store That'
We keep what the pcoj
gains, and the people eoi
they want at bargain pri
We keep a nice line of
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i^ii i tiiiu L'wiorcu, uvera I
Dress Goods and Notions
baccos. Also a nice line <
ceries. New Bag&ing an
Come and get our good
"A~SLI0E
See List, ESi
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Bridge to Let. ?
Notice is hereby given tlu.t the undersigned.
lo^oilu'r with fhe Supervisor of
Lancaster county, will on Friday. Oct. QjP
2nd, at 11 a. in., \ i.;it Doliy's brii'.KO
site, on Sugar creek. for the purpose of
receiving bids for the erection of a new
bridge at stitd point. 8.^
*1 la- successful bidder willberequired ^*7
to give bond iu double the amount of
his bi<l. a>j
'i ho right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. 1 Qy
TIIOS W. l.OYD. *5
Supervisor York Co.
Oct. l it- Q3
Teachers' Examination,
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Tho regular Fall Examination for Q-J
Teachers' Certificates to teach in tho ? ]
public schools of York County will be
held in the court house at Yorltville
on Friday, October Kith. tO1
Examination will open at D a. in.
and close at 1 p. m. Qj*
Applicants will furnish their own
stationery. >!
T. E. McMACKIN. \g>
Countv bupt. Education. (&
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Trespass Notice.
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| All persons are lierrbv wnnnai f..
hunr, lish, cut timber, or trespass in
j anv manner upon the lands of the un- (L
! (leraitfued. ISj
15. F. Ma sey. VcOct.
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| City Restaurant. \ 1
s Everything- new. With s ^
? enlarged quarters, we ? tV
^ are better prepared to ^
> serve the public with q;
K first-class eatables. Call ? /Fi
s on us at Merritt's old ; ^
/ stand and see how we s > ?
/ are fixed, f resh Oysters ? to
? Fridays and Saturdays.
\ Pa Inn 8t Sills. \ |
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Office in Ep.nk 3uildiuj.
right ctlla answered from Fheno 121. ,
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-sc*5<.occ*3'j ?-rt.?s :4X'i\S?~* 4 toevo (J .
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4 Car Load of best Virginia ? re
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0 Car loail Port'.and-Atlas ?
% Cement f ?
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1 Can sell you cheaper than ^ ,?
*2 the cheapest. ft <0
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Clcanm?*, LVcssiiuz;, .
and Dyeing.
Join the Fort Mill Pressing ?
Club, membership $1.00 per t
month. Dry, chemical or wet ?
cleaning. Besides Clothing, we jj
clean or dye Furs, Skins, Rugs, ?
Mats, Feathers, bleach Straw or
Panama Hats; old Neckties and fj
Ribbons made new; cleaning and |
dyeing of Gloves. ?
'Phone orders to 1 16, or call on ?
us up stairs over Parks Drug Co. ^
GUY A. ROSS, Proprietor. f;
Kodol For i
Indigestion J
Our Guaranlee Coupon
If. after limine two-third* .->f a Jt.no bottlo of i
Kodol. yon c.iii honestly say it has not bene- ii
fitrd you, wo will refund your money. Try p
Kodol today on this Guarantee, bill out nnd ?
sieu ti.e tollowiui, present it to tbo dealet at n
the timo of purchase. If it fails to satisfy Ton ?
return the bottle containins one-third of the -
medicine to the de tlei from whom you bought 1 8
it. and we will refund your money.
Town ^
Stato f
Sien here "
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DigesioV/hatYouEai I
And Makes the Stomach Sweet E.
C. DoWITT 6c CO.. Chicago. III. *
Sold by Ardrey's Druy Store. |
s_A!ways Busy." |
ilc want at tiic best bar- \
lie to us and get what g
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ees.
Mens* and Hoys' Shirts, I
Is, Underwear, Ladies, ?
>, dandies, Snuff and To- tj
>f heavy and fancy (iro- }
d Ties. |
s at rock-bottom prices.
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Villi I you got all the money, if &
you nood soiuo tilings for the house. ?
Come and get them. Pay down 0
what you can, and if you can pay
the remainder in weekly, semi- ?
monthly, or monthly installments it 0
will he satisfactory to us, and the q
goods will not cost you any more
here than they would other places 0
if you paid spot cash.
Come in and talk with us. We arc ?
reasonable, and want to accomodate &
you.
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Cotton and Cotton 1
R n r- d
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We are again in the market for ?2
your cotton and cotton seed, and
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will :is heretofore give you honest &)
weights anil best prices. ?
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Mills & Young Co. |
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A. R L, IT RKfiERS DcViM's Kidney and Bladder Pills
Tfcc famous liitlo f ills. FOR B ACK ACHE
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Fferings In ileal Estate