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s / ^ . \N\\W?%\\\\W%NA>W\W\> I Don't G *4 Why take ohances and t ^ Machine when you can get ** very low price. We have of Machines, but find nor magnificent New Home. ehine that money and brair have sold hundreds of then I? 25 Y and none of them are worn twice as long as any other I day. We have lots of prot do not peddle them from )><l this expense ean afford to c ?][ settle the Sewing Machine jf?> buy a New Home. You rrj wear it out. I : L. J. MA 99 IN THE LOCAL FIELD ?Saturday is the last day on J which to pay your taxes with the J one per cent penalty. I ?Miss Ida Clarke, of Charlotte, is the guest of Misses Addie and Dovie Harris. ?Senator Stewart's bill to 1 amend the York road law passed 1 to third reading Monday. i ?The highest price at which < cotton was quoted on the local market yesterday was 9 l-2cents. ?The annual oyster supper of ) the Fort Mill Light Infantry was j held Thursday night in the town i hall. * ?There will be preaching at J the Baptist church next Sunday morning by the pastor. Every ( body is invited. , ? Mrs. B. C. Ferguson and 1 children and Mrs. Kate Haile ' are visiting at the home of Mr. ? E. H. Phillips at Griffith, N. C. ' In an item in last wppk's ? Times it was stated that northbound train No. 30 was due at Fort Mill at "1.55 a. m." when it should have read 12.55 a. m. < ?Contractor A. A. Bradford ; was on Saturday awarded the . contract to build a neat cot- . tage for B. W. Bradford on the . latter's lot on East Booth street, j ?His many friends will be I pleased to know that Mr. T. D. 1 Faulkner, one of the town's oldest and most highly respected ( citizens, is at present recovering < from an illness of two weeks. j ?The Stewart-Springs gin- 1 nery closed Saturday for the sea- c son. The total number of bales J! of cotton ginned by the company ;! from the crop of 1908 was 1,710, |] being about 100 bales in excess j1 of that ginned from the crop of ! ] 1907. 1 ?Postmaster B. H. Massey has had a neat sign, the wording 1 of which is "U. S. Postolfice, J Fort Mill, S. C.," erected over 1 the entrance to the local post- < office. Another very attractive < sign is tnat erected at the Pal- < metto Hotel by the proprietor, i Mr. Fred Harris. 1 4 < ?Mr. S. L. Meacham, pro- ] prietor of the local telephone ex- j change, has recently strung along ; Main and Confederale streets a ( lead cable carrying from 100 to 200 wires. This cable when connected for use will replace the ; numerous individual wires that are now strung along the two 1 streets mentioned. ?Chief of Police Potts on Thursday arrested Major Campbell, colored, keeper of a negro restaurant on Booth street, on the charge of retailing. Campbell plead guilty to the charge and was fined $25 and costs, i, Officer Potts searched the negro's house and found therin a twogallon jug in which perhaps was one-half gallon of booze. ?Messrs. J. Z. Bailes and D. O. Potts, of Pleasant Valley, returned Saturday from Columbia, where on Wednesday they attended the convention of the State Farmers' Union. Thirtyseven counties were represented in the convention, and much important business was transacted. The union placed itself on record as being opposed to the lien law. ? Dr. W. W. Bays, of the North Carolina Conference, filled the pulpit of the Methodist church Sunday evening and .preached a very strong and impressive sermon, taking as his theme the Crucifixion of Christ. On Monday night Dr. Bays delivered his famous lecture, ' "Love, Courtship and Marriage," , in the town hall, and a nice sum, l to be used in repairing the parsonage, was realized from the sale of tickets^ The best work at reu enable prices?Young's Shop. Adv. tipr. * %WANN\>N\>V N\\WN\ NVXNNN SWNVNWN VV%%\V W\\\ ramble. 1 ?- . if >uy an unknown Sewing ? New Home ?t a jj sold lots of differed kinds gp ie can compare with the It is the very bes.t Ma- i is has ever produced. We j i in the past ?? ears p out yet. They will last Machine on the market toif for this assertion. We a wagon, and by saving *>$ ' ut the price in half. You *!? ! question for life when you *?!? j can't live long enough to j kSSEY. I; s?* < riX^XJ^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^X^XI^sX^X I ( ?The meeting of the Mecklenburg and Cabarrus Baptist Association will be held next Sunday at Pineville. The As- s sociation will be in session Fri- v day and Saturday, holding over v Sunday. 1 t ?Farmers are naturally very 0 much pleased at the steady ad- 0 vance of the last three weeks in j the price of cotton. They say, ? though, it comes too lace to be of j much advantage to any con- g siderable part of the producers v af the staple. 0 ? In the published list of 11 jurors for the second week of ? February term of York court is li found the following from Fort ll Mill township: J. T. Young, ;11 J. R. Merritt, R. R. Bennett, 9 A. H. Merritt, J. M. Armstrong. 11 s ?According to an agreement c af council in a meeting the past a week, Fort Mill's chief of police t will hereafter draw a monthly a salary of $50.00, instead of $42.00 b as formerly. The officer will al- t; so be allowed a ten-day vacation, y with full pay, to be taken any o time during the year. ij ?Up to January 1st, Treasurer 'A Neely had issued 5,513 tax rezeipts, and since that time has j J issued 640 receipts. On January I J 15. his books showed collections " amounting to $123,360.02, out of a total book of $159,113.51. There . are about 4,500 tax receipts yet \ to be issued, mostly for small amounts, according to Mr. A Neely. ? Yorkville Enquirer. ?Senator Stewart on Thiers- sl lav introduced a bill in the State ^ Senate "To amend the law in b reference to working and main- t>; :aining the public roads of York 11 lounty, to provide for the apaointment of township supervisors, define their duties and aower, fix their salaries, provide ^ for the payment of the same and arovide penalties for violation ^ ;hereof.'' ^ ?The people of York county, ^ ind especially of Fort Mill town- v ship will be interested in the ef- K fort being made by the people h af Mecklenburg county to have j, the North Carolina legislature i, ?nact a law prohibiting the kill- a ing of quail in that county for a term of three years. If the law 01 should become effective in Mecklenburg, there is no reason why ^ birds should not be rrore plenti- , ful in this and other adjoining counties in the future. F ?Associate Justice Ira B. p Jones, of Lancaster, was on 11 Thursday elected Chief Justice of the supreme court to succeed ~ Chief Justice Pope resigned. Til ? * mere was only two nominations j J1 for the office, Ira B. Jones and _ Eugene B. Gary, both at present < members of the supreme court. ^ Mr. Gary is the ranking mem- j ber of the supreme bench. The I vote was Jones 96, Gary 65. Mr. Jones will take his seat on the first of April at which time Mr. Pope will retire. ?There were 12,667,231 running bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 1908. to January 16 last, against 10,339,551 bales a year ago, according to the census bureau report Saturday. The report counts round as half bales and excludes linters. It . includes 232,521 round bales for . 1909; 188,037 for 1908 and 90,456 1 sea island bales for 1909, and I 80,190 for 1908. The total bales j gnined in 1907 up to January 16 was 176,199 bales, representing . 93.8 per cent of the crop of that i year, and of the 1908 crop 93.5 j percent was ginned by January 16. South Carolina's production j is put afc 1,193,520. j. ^ The best Buggy, W agon and Farm Implement repairing at I Young's Shop.?Adv. Report comes from Columbia that a new paper, the Evening j Sun, is to be launched in that y in to. short time. Jas. A. Hoyt is to be editor and general manflPCr' I - ^ 1 ^IHSSSHSSS / A Gold Hill. < The Rev. Dr. Bays, of North Carolina, preached at Philadelphia last Sunday. We have had some spring-like weather the past week, which called the farmer from refreshment to labor and the plows are running and the blue birds are getting in some of their spring notes. Recently we heard a couple of our colored brethien, namely. Uncle Mose and John, discussing the hard times, panic, etc., and I John says: '.'Uncle Mose, what is dis thing panic the white folks talks so much about?" Uncle Mose: "0, go long way yo no sense nigger yo, when you habs panic yo habs no money in yo ' pocket." John: "Well, fo Gawd Uncle Mose, I habs panic all de time den." Uncle Mose: "Well, | yo is suttingly one damn po nigger to hab nuffin but panic all de time." We saw our little friend, Master Humbert Crook (of mail-box- | screw-pit notoriety) at church ' last Sunday. He carries the Tiarks and scars of a veteran ind no doubt has had his ups and iowns, and will eventually get ;here Humbert. Splinter. Jan'y 26, 1909. Flirtations of Winter and Spring. It is a remarkable time all iround. The one freeze of the vinter that came along several veeks ago, cut off from our peo)le the garden supplies for straw>erry pie and checked the coming l ut of the trees, but this was I mly a temporary interruption. rirst thing you know, we are J :oing to have trees in green leaf n January. On a recent brief . :et-away from the office, this writer saw spring plowing going n in one field and cotton picking n another, this in Mecklenburg ounty?and, by thj? way, there 5 yet a little cotton in the lields 1 langing out for 15 cents. The lildness of the winter is more in vidence in the mountains than n this immediate section. The J treams are green with water ress, the cotton wood poplars re fringed with ear-rings and , Ua 4.1 -Ml i?v- twjj uiautuca Ui Ult: vyiUUWS < re carrying a tinge of yellow |< Tightness, and while the moun-1 < ain country is white with snow, < windows are Up,* doors open, ' vercoats are carried on the arm, l taken out of the house at all, . nd over the whitened landscape oats the sweet-oak, sweet-oak i ong of the wren. In the mounains it is certainly a season of ontradictions. ?Charlotte Evenig Chronicle. The best Horseshoeing at roung's. For spot cash GOc. ? Adv great many people have kidney and ladder trouble mainly due to neglect ! f the occassional pains in the back, ight rheumatic pains, urinary disrders, etc. Delay in such cases is ungernns, Take DeWitt'sKidney and ladder Pills. They ure for weak haek, ackache, rheumatic pains and all kid ey and bladder trouble. Soothing and I ntiseptic. Regular size 50e. Sold by rdrey's drug store. ! Miss Florence Kimbrell, of '.harlotte, spent the past wfeek t the home of her parents in rold Hill. -* ?- I his is just the time of the 3*oar when ; ou are most likely to contract a score cold, and you should always have '.cnnedy's laxative t'ough Syrup andy, especially for the children. I | istes nearly as good as maple sugar, ! r cuses the cold by gently moving the owels through its laxative principle, ! ud at the same time it is soothing for iiroat irritation, thereby stopping the jugh, Sold by Ardrey.s drug store. Miss Frances Harris spent' londay with Miss Lillian Flowers i Rock Hill. ? ? ! 'or health and happiness?DeWitt's .i11It* Karly Risers?siiml'.Kentle, easy , leasiint little liver pills, the best ; lade. if old by Ardrey's drug store The case of L. A. Harris vs. iouthern Railway was postponed ntil the next term of Mecklenurg court. SPECIAL NOTICES.,! F YOU WANT?A Steak or Roast that is tender, sweet and juicy, I can furnish it. I have Steak, Roasts, Chops, Ham and . Sausage, the best that money can buy. I also handle Heavy Groceries and all kinds of can ned goods. See me before you buy. Peas, Beans, Cabbage and Potatoes on hand at all times. See me, it's mv trtat. W. L. HALL. Phone No. 29. ?OR SALE--A good Horse; will work anywhere and has saddle gaits. For particulars apply to B. Henry Massey, at Postoffice. ^OR SALE?The Sellers house ; and lot on Forest street, Fort Mill, S. C. Apply/ to J no. R. Hart, Atty., Yorkville, S. C. :ABBAGE PLANTS-The best frost proof, sure head plants that can be produced at the following prices; 1,000 tft.4,000, $1.25; 5,000 to 8,000, "$1.00; 9,000 to 20,000, 90c. Varieties: Early Jersey Wakelield, Charleston Wakefield, Succession, Flat Dutch. Cash with order, F. E. HULL, KgM Hill, S. C. | H .1 Meacham Shoes and Our stock was never as comple We sell only the best makes of SI monwealth and Fairfield, for men Portsmouth Shoes for misses and Shoes made today than the above 1 lieve there are many as good. W< for years and know something of 1 "NT/>* * i ' iivw JUXC55 ' A big line of all the new pattern brapd of goods that sold Brown I at 15c, 20c and 25c. Ha A few trimmed hats left. $2.00 for $1.98. All Shapes now 50c. Meacham II NOW IS 1 0 <:< O ? To buv That Improved Sidx f X we make is guaranteed to gi\ ^ 4 We are making a big lot ot $ place your order now, will gi <> ? SPECIAL PRICES. ^ + Buggies, Wagons and Farn satisfactory manner and at n ? J Horseshoeing 1 For Spot Cash s:^1 j First-class and experienced ? X you at all times. Your patronage will be ape fr II YOUNG'S BLAC1 * A. A YOUNG, > QBBUBHBBBHBDB "The Stars i This statement,01 to look into the Bargains a Into your midst, %/ ' to look into tlio me LINE A hooaili ful 1im/a I ? ii uviiuiuui nut; 111 1.11 36 inch white Dress Line 36 " " round thre; 46 " " Dress Line New Lawn Linen at 15, 2 New Ruchins, blue and v Fashionable Belting dark PERC/ Received yesterday 25 pi( in fresh spring patterns i SHOES FO We have a lot of Women' we are closing out at 75 c worth from $1.25 to $2.5< Everything a wor wears. Our line c: Shirts, Gloves, etc., ifc | to see us. | E. W. KIM NOTICE. T'e firm of T. II. Barber & Co, composed of T. H Barber and Osmond Barber, are by mutual consent dissolved, Osmond Barber bnyiug T. H Barber's interest. All parties having claims against same firm will present them, and all parties owing said firm will come forward and pay the firm of Barber Mercantile Co. at once, as tt\p business must be closed up at ouce. 'I he new firm will be known as the Barber Mercantile Company, Osmond Barber owning the bus.ness and T. H. Barber managing same. T. II. BARBER. OSMOND BARBER, rrnifeii s j " j^S - -S? ' v\ . % & Epps. 1 Rubbers. te at thi3 season of the ye&r. ioes?Clapps, Boston'.ans, Com; Selby's and Godma'i for women; children. There '.re no better ^ ines, and we do r jt honestly bei have been sel'.ng these Shoe* them. Gingha-.ns, is p- colors for Spring, same a for 12 l-2c, now 10c. 1 ./mens. ts. to $4.00 Hats, take your choice I & Epps. ? L 15 ? - ? ^ ?<: f HE TIME III ? H i Harrow ! Every Harrow ! re perfect satisfaction. ? T these Harrows and if you + + ! / ive you advantage of the | * 15 \ Implements repaired in U / ?asonable prices. > a Specialty. ^ ? Shoe your ?f gfl pfc ? or Mules dl UJ llO. J A L workmen ready to serve $ $ ireciated. J * ? [SMITH MOP, ill Proprietor. $ 4 ? M ;5 Fallimr" ll *? %0 umn^ B 'M ace caused people || 3 skies. We say S y re Falling and we want you J rits of our goods. o NS' I tens at right prices. !? n for 50 cts the yard, ad 44 50 44 4 4 4 4 $ n 44 75 44 % 44 | 5 !0, 25, 30 44 44 44 1 irhite, 15 4 4 4 4 neck. B and light 20c the belt. 11 V.LES, I ices Palmetto Percales I it 12 1-2 cts the yard. . |j R 75 Cts, I ! 's Shoes on hand that * , ts. the pair. They are B i *Ri 11man wants or >f Overalls, Work I > complete. Come BRELL CO j LOST OR STOLEN -Two fVr. I tificates of E. W. Kimhrell Co. Stock, one of 30 shares belonging to Belk Bros, and one of 20 shares to J. B. Mack. Also a note of $3,000 to E. M. Beld Ex., by Belk Bros, on Z which is a credit of $2,000. and one of $2,000 by J. B. Mack, j All persons are warned against ( trading for or trying to use the .same. A reward will be paid, if returned to me. Mrs. E. M. Belk, Executrix, n Subscriby \o The Time*. , * 'PUT MONEY IN THE PURSE," SAID SHAKESPEARE. v ? v:- M We echo his sentiments, but in a different way. 17- - rve say, save money on your Clothes. Every >enny you save is something gained. We promise to give you bargains in Clothing >hoes, llats and Underwear, as we cannot afford 0 carry over heavy weight goods. s Wishing one and all a happy and prosperous 909, we thank you for the liberal tradj? given is in the year just closed. jii i i i VIcEHANEY and COMPANY. 1 si % < | Need Medicines? | ( If so. we are the people you are \\)\ C 'In/^L'inn f/??* ** "'? -??'""~* 1 ,r IVUIIIIIC^ I V/l I ft W 111 V. WApCI 1" \t 5 enced and know just how ' to ||# \ compound prescriptions proper- $$ ?> ly. Our drugs are always of the ? purest quality. We give our at- ? $ tention to our patrons' ;necds .and can supply every want y* J | from our drug stock. < Parks Drug Co ?*' 5 l?jBM ? >#???>??>???>????????)?)?)?? x&xx&xxx&MX&e | Blostrt Breezes Blowing 1 ^ Bargains every day for the ? j; families of Fort Mill and ^ surrounding country. We sell tilings to eat that make red blood & ||fj and brawny muscles which help 3 you to counteract and over- g;^g|j come your daily battles, either moral or physical. S v k I | t?\ the: grocer, g vJ I >1 1 vD rhone: NO. 1 ^ jB MM. MMMtAMMlMMMWMMM I Tv/r n i 1 : 1U UIOD 3 | Mules L J We are here to do business. J J Just received a Car load of Nice #1 A * Mules for this market. M f Call ftt TTnft&lnnH'fl stnlJo ami ?no ?... ffl \ them. -R.? * Terms satisfactory. |j % I S 1 1 j S. J. KIMBALL & SOI^I limitep m cans or education no hjndrani^^h^ all cur 6,000 graduates at work. .,1 v:. k r<n p%ii>. white t<?day to wikj&ss- qa.-ala. bus. coigey|jy