fORT MILL TIMES
$ DEMOCRATIC
^ ?. W. BRADFORD, - - EDITOR.
One yortr Jl.00
Six months 5*.
On uiipiliatliui in the uivLUsher. ndt<*itMt)K
i'U ten tire made known to1
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-?-=* -i - - THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 25,1909.
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WANTED?BU1L0IN0 LOTS,
With each succeeding day the
.demand grows more and more
for residential lots ne$r the businPQa
yirwtlnr, nf tk? *" ?? TU.?
|^v> VIVI.1 ui tllC IWWII, 1IIC
.demand at present is greater
than ever. It was only Saturday
that a nop-resident who already
jowns valuable real estate here
was heard to remark that he
-}vould at once erect a nice dwell- j
ing if he could secure a desirable j
site. There are two others who
^re also casting about for suita-1
ble lots on which to build, but as
yet have npt found what they I
Vant. It is only a matter of a
shoUjtime until all the good
jbuildin^ lots will have been
^ taken and it will be necessary!
r jbo open additional streets. The
first anci best move in this direction
shoujd'be the extension
pt North Main street to the
north line of incorporation. This
^extension would open for residential
purposes? numerous choice
ent demand it is safe to say that
this section of. the town would be
built up in a very short lime.
And another advantage to be de- !
rived from the extension of
Main street: Fort Mill must
have a new public school buildin
j, and that, too, in the not distant
future. This fact is admitted
by all. The best location I
for such a building is, we think,
on the knoll to which the extension
north of Main street would
Jead. The grounds of the present
school are too small for the
purpose and at the point suggest
several acres could be secured.
There is little use, however, for
a lengthy discussion of the matter.
All realize that the town
must spread, and that in doing so
the opening of new streets becomes
imperative. It would be
a source of gratification to all
who desire to see the town prosper,
and especially to those who
are anxious to buy lots for build-'
ing purposes, to see the forma- j
(tion of a promoting company and
the suggested extension of North
Main street.
SAFETY MATCHES.
Instead of wasting time filibustering
over the prohibition
measure, the Legislature might |
have done something for the peo- j
pie by passing a law prohibiting
> " the sale in this State of any,
matches except those of the \
"safety" variety. A bill to this j
.effect was introduced a year or
,two a??? but for some reason
failed to become a law. There
can be no gainsaying the fact
that many serious conflagrations
result from the careless handling
of ordinary friction matches, and
the subject is, therefore, worthy
. th^ Consideration of the Legislature.
Sometimes friction matches
send off blazing particles when !
struck by careless users. Sometimes
they are ignited by being
? trodden upon unawares. There
have been instances of women ;
having their dress3s set on fire by
blazes started in this way. Many
f Fes ev< ry year are believed to be
V paused by the ignition of matches
by the nibbling of rats and J
these matches were
the Legislature the j
jggMNj^^ach year would be
^ I There is a strong belief in the
^ ] minds of many of our citizens :
Rithat were a petition upon the i
f Question of a new school building
gl&Ijratin circulation enough signanftatures
fjpr ordering an election
fictuld bo secured in short order.''
It is also believed that such an
pjjtection at this time would result
Hfefavor of the proposition by a
P igoirvi, long majority, The Times
be pleased to see one or
~^j?H pf our progressive mep
? matter in hand.
W$m>ry property owner should
^IfHlhe petition, or agreement, 1
hjs proportionate share of
|||||ftjcpense for cement pave11111?'
increased value of
&3i9rty fronting on cement
*^^fflients will far surpass the
Kl building the streets.
K thottown a shov?!
BKl ;^??MjfHition for paved streets!' 1
MARPIAQF.
Ev.ery once in a while sonru
fool bobs up to ask whether marriage
is a failure, as if civilixatior
itself did not furnish suflicienl
evidence in the affirmative. Ant
other fools consider the inquirj
of enough importance to wast<
valuable time discussing it pre
and con. The view of those wh<
argue that marriage is a failur<
is purely a personal one, as eom<
one has said, and is bounded b^
the distance that separates theii
own back kitchen stoop from th<
front door. If they would lool
into statistics they would dis
cover that marriage has a won
derfully settling effect on folks
When a man gets down in on<
place >vith a family on his shoul
ders, it is pretty hard for him t<
get away from that place. Th<
load is too much. Hs'e simpl:
got to scratch earth until he get
enough foothold to start himself
and when he gets that he doesn'
want to move. He is satisfie<
to stay.
The farmers of this and othe
sections of the State will b<
greatly interested in the an
nouncement that the number o
rural mail routes in the Soul]
is to be materially increased thi
year. This may be taken as evi
dence that the cbuntry peopl
now realize the great benefits o
rural mail service and are givinj
hearty support to those route
already in operation. There i
now in operation in theSoutheri
States 9,874 rural routes, cr
which number 709 arc in Soutl
Carolina.
The administration seems de
termined to perpetuate th<
memory of Abraham Lincoln
From a news dispatch it ii
learned that the Philadclphii
mint will, in a few days, destro;
the dies from which the presen
one-cent pieces are made, an<
will sink new dies with a bronze
medal design of the head o
Lincoln, as ordered by the treas
ury department.
Times readers are asked to di
the paper this favor: When ai
article is advertised and you cal
for it, tell the dealer you saw i
advertised in The Times. This i
, the one and surest way to con
vince the merchant that his ad
vertising is producing results. I
is also a great help to the paper
and every word spoken in benal
of The Times is duly appreciate*
by the publisher.
Before any cementing is don
Confederate street should b
made wider from Main stree
through to the Baptist churcl
property. The street is cntirel;
too narrow.
Means Much to Farmers.
A bill which has recently pass
ed the lower house of Congress
authorizes the director of tht
census to collect and publisl
statistics of stocks of baled cot
ton in the United States to sup
plement those already authoriaec
bv existing law.
It is conceded by the hous<
census committee that the reso
lution if enacted into law woulc
reduce speculation in cotton aiu
would remove all doubt relating
to the cotton situation and af
ford needed information for al
concerned.
The purpose of the proposec
reports is to furnish reliable in
formation to producers, manu
facturers and others as to tin
quantity of available cotton or
the dates to which the reports relate,
which are on the first da>
of pnrh TSInvrmnKor- Io?no?.,r .....
? wtuMvif uunuai jf aiu
March.
This, the report continues,
would serve as a "guide for the
producer in disposing of his
product, and in directing his
plans in regard to the succeeding
crops, furnishing the manufacturer
with desired information,
as to the available supply of cotton,
which may be of assistance
to him in purchasing or in contracting
for the manufacture and
delivery of goods."
It is set forth that the three
reports called for by the resolution
would not cost more than
$30,000 for the preparation. The
bill is now before the senate for
consideration.
? Mr. Brevard Kimbrell, son
of Mr. and Mfs. A. R. Kimbrell,
who has'been employed in the
Southern Express office in this
city for some time, has resigned
his position here and accepted a
similar one with the same company
in Columbia and left yesterday
morning for that city tc
enter upon the discharge of his
new duties.?Rock Hill Herald.
? Rev. Ed Mack, of Cincinnati,
son of Dr. J. B. Mack, of Fort
Mill, is among the clergymen
who will deliver addresses before
the third annual convention of
the Presbyterian Brotherhood of
America, now in session in Pit'.
barg, Pa.
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Flint Hill.
i Times Cnrrospondeuw.
Our community in upper Fort
j Mill seems peculiarly afflicted.
l Mr. James Osborne has a little
. daughter very low with pneu'
monia. Mr. Will Jones has two
r cases at his home end there is a
? one case at Mr. Colo's. This is
j i four cases of the dreadful mal51
ady in this vicinity.
a i Our neighbor, Mr. T. V. Boyd 1
- died Saturday from a complica-:
- tion of diseases, after suffering
j for months. We aU extend symr,
pathy to the bereaved family.
Mr. Boyd was one of our best
" : men, being active in both church
* and state, of a. liberal nature,
- was truly a good man. His place
- J will be hard to fill.
Mr. James HefFner, another
' neighbor who had been sick but
L a few days, also died Saturday. ;
" Mr. HefTner's death wfis caused
3, by eating canned goods which
e brought on acute stomach trouby
i le. He died of convulsions. Mr.
Heffner was a good, industrious
citizen: one who worked hard to
? support his wife and little chilt
dren, and our sympathies go out
] to the family.
It seems a strange dispensation
of Providence that such men
as" Mr. ' Boyd and Mr. Heffner
should be called away in the
^ midst of life. Both leave large
-' families.
f: Our friend Mr. Kell Merritte
hj lost a very fine mule recently,
the animal having died of hydros
phobia. Mr. Merritte doesn't
know how or when the m#ie cone
tracted the disease, but from the
f symptoms it is believed to have
r been a genuine case of hydropho*
bia. This, as some other troubles.
falls heavy on Mr. Merritte.
s He is a farmer of small means,
i and mules being so high, it is a
f 1 considerable loss financially. But
isuch is^lifc! We don't always
have it one way. Our bitters
and sweets are rnixeJ.
From present indications our
good time is soon to come. I bee
lieve this is going to be one of
. the best years^of our lives. If
s we are carefuPand diligent our
a reward is close by. The farmer's^
i prospect is blight Z.T.B.
Pleasant Valley.
J
Misses Minnie Bickett and
f Mary McGrath, of Charlotte,
visited Misses Myrtis rind Pearl
Bickett last week.
Miss Lottie Spinks, of Rokton,
I is visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter
Hall.
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Mr. U. P. Heath and family of
' J Charlotte, visited relatives in the
| Valley Sunday.
Mr. S. L. Patterson is very ill
from something like a cancer.
~ Mrs. J. P. Harris is confined
to her bed with la grippe.
I DEATHS.
News has been received here
e of the recent death at her home
e in New York City of Mrs. VVm.
t i Mack. Mr. Mack, the husband,
i is a native of Fort Mill, but has
y resided in New York for many
years. lie is prominently connected
with a leading law-book
firm. He married a New York
lady and one son survives. Mrs.
-1 Mack had been in poor health
3 , for some time. Mrs. J. B. Mack,
? | of College Park, Ga.( mother of
i Mr. Mack, was called to New
- York by this sad summons.
II Mr. James Hcffner, a farmer,
who lived near the State line in
V Steel Creek township and near
. to Flint Hill church, passed away
\ about noon on Saturday last, he
I had been ill for oniy a few days
r and his death came as a surprise
II to many who had not so much as
11 heard of Ilia illness. It seems
that he and his brother were in
\; Charlotte about a week ago and
. ate some canned goods which
. made both of them sick. liis
i death is attributed to stomach
i trouble induced by eating canned
. meats as above stated. He was
r in the prime of life and leaves a
[ wife and several children on .
i whom his death falls as a heavy
; blow. The funeral services were
1 COnfhlPtorl hv Prtir 1.VI I o
A?VI. iJU II UI VI O.
Reaves at Flint Hill church Sun;
day afternoon at 2 o'clock and
r f interment was made in the
! j cemetery near by.
Mr. Theodore V. Boyd died at
; his late residence near Flint Hill
. church Saturday night. For
1 more than a year he had been in
' declining health and for the last
i three months had been confined
. to his home. He died of heart
i trouble. Mr. Boyd was a useful
member of Flint Hill church and
was a man ol' noble impulses and
generous heart. He had a large
circle of friends as was attested
i by the very large congregation
which attended his funeral Suni
day afternoon at 3:30. inler;
ment was made in Flint Hill
I cemetery. He leaves a wife,
, Ihesons and three daughters,
the majority of whom have
grown to maturity but all still re>
side under the paternal roof. The
\ deceased was about 55 years of
age and for the greater part of
his life had been a man of more
; than average physical strength
and good health. He was a usei
ful man in the community where
he lived and will be sorely missed.
The funeral was conducted by
. his pastor, Rev. Edward S.
Reaves. "
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YORK COUNTY NEWS.
(Yorkville Enquirer, Friday.)
The State Sunday School convention,
which is in session in
Orangeburg this week, has voted !
to hold its 1910 convention ^n
Rock Hill.
-The house denied the appropriation
that Winthrop desired
lor the enlargement of her
dining room; but Senator Stewart |
secured unanimous consent for
the introduction of a bill in the
senate, appropriating $36,000 for
the purpose. The bill passed the
senate and it is now a matter for
free conference. The probability
is that the appropriation will go
through.
.Tnhn F? FFnH- TT.cn on.-Imir.
v v.... ??. AAV** [ , IO ailAlULI^
to get information about an old
plat of the town of Yorkville
lhat was in the possession of his
father, the late Jdaj. James F.
Hart, up to within a few years
of the latter's death. 'iho plat
is especially desirable in that it
is believed that it would throw
some light on the measurements
of the court house lot, which Mr.
Hart is now investigating,
j The Enquirer has been advised
that the King's Mountain
monument will be only eightyseven
feet high instead of 115
feet as was originally intended.
This is because of the difficulties
I that developed in connection with
the foundation. It was at first
' thought that it would be necessary
to excavate only a few feet
for the foundation, and the uni
expected trouble encountered
here ;s to be taken off the height
of the monument, unless there is
an additional appropriation.
Esquimaux Will Search For the Pole.
Although the North Pole is
closely surrounded by men of all
nations longing to make a dash
at it, there is in New- York a
modest boy who may yet dis'
tance the entire crowd of professional
pole-hunters. He is an
Esquimaux, brought to this
country from Greenland years
ago, and his plan is simplicity
itself as well as cheaper than any
other, for he would merely get
together a band of his own peopie,
accustomed to Arctic ice and
weather-tricks, and with them
he would move camp slowly, and
always toward the Pole, till lie
got there. Time is of no more
; consequence to the Esquimaux
than to darkies at a dance; food
is everything, so with an as;
surance ol" plenty of food being
pushed toward them by relays
of their own people, they would
i contract to find the pole if it
look years of travel. The Es
i quimau is to bo given a course
of scientific training1 for the job
and then backed with the necessary
means for a long campaign.
When you come to think of it,
i who has a better right to first
i sight and pre-emption of a quar,
tcr-section at the North Pole
, than a man whose race has always
been nearest the ground ?
or ice, and fittest to live on it ?
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Good, Sound Advice.
. ?. ^ ^
The following bit of sensible
I advice from the GafTney Ledger
S should be practiced by all:
"We wish our people, both
town and country, would school
; themselves to use as much as
; possible only those things grown
and made in Cherokee county.
Call for Cherokee county raised
meat, flour, molasses, country
produce, etc., and if your dealer
does not have them go to a dealer
who has. Patronize home
industry all the time and you
will thus create a market for
home products."
As Editor Crisi Views Mew Read Law.
The Yorkville Enquirer of Friday
says:
From information we have received
from Columbia through
the communication of "W. R.
B." to the Port Mill Times and
from other sources, it seems that
the members of the York delegation
are at serious outs over the
road question. There have been
criminations and re-criminations,
and ? ?1 - *
..mv IKIO wnai
it wanted. Ordinarily, it would
take but little farming of the
sparks that have been struck to
develop them into a flame. The
road law as it stands is not what
we would like to see it. In fact,
we dissent from one of the
things on which everybody else >
seems to be agreed, and that is
the i lea of using the taxes of
each township within the limits i
of its own boundaries. The
tendency of this is to make the
township the unit and do away
with county co-operation. We
would much prefer to see a two
mill tax' on all the property of
the county for the benefit of the
roads generally, and leave the
townships to supplement this, if
they desire funds for their
individual roads, by voting extra
taxes by law. Ilut this is merely
an expression of our own opinion
and is not intended as a criticism
of the lawmakers, who have
thought otherwise. The most
important feature of the new
law is that it furnishes some
means with which to build roads.
That is the thing that has been
lacking heretofore. Although it
may be objectionable in some of
its feature the law as it now
'stands, can be used to the great
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H Pictures and Frame
China Tableware.
H There are a
^ put off from (lay t<
@ things essential to 1
0 position to pay oasl
It is for the bene
? inaugurated the in:
0 plan gives every re:
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? his home without <1
@ eessities of life. C:
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improvement of the roads, and!
that is the main thin#. We
would like to see this law enforced
during the year to the letter
and in good faith, every
representative and every other
individual doing all he can to
make the best possible success of
it, and then, if it shall appear
that the law can be improved to
the greater benefit of the roads,
let the improvement be made at
the next session of the general
assembly, on a basis of rational,
j honest judgement, without unnecessary
friction.
?Parties interested are at
present circulating petitions
among the property holders along (
certain streets of the town with
a view to laying cement pave- '
ments. The proposition to be <
submitted to the property owners I
is that they pay 50 cents per |
square yard of the cost of laying .
a 5-foot cement walk on the .
street fronting their premises. '
The town is to bear the remainder (
of the cost. It is reasonably (
certain that a majority of the (
pavements of the town car. be /
laid in cement if the citizens ap- .
preached with the petitions? will J
join the authorities in the move- v
ment for this much needed im- (
provement. (
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Card of Thanks. (
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To the dear friends and neigh- ^
bors who so kindly assisted us in
life's greatest trial, and those "
who so deftly wove together the _
beautiful flowers, wc tender our jt
sincere thanks. j Ij
S. J. Ormand and Family. j
This is jast the time of year when yon i
n.o most likely to liavo Kidney or bind- ; j
dor trouble,, with rheumatism aud c
rheumatic pains caused by weak kid- j ~
tioys. Delays are dangerous Get i !*[
DoWitt's Kidney and bladder Pills, f>
and he sure you get what you ask for. ;
Tliey are ths best pills made for back- ; [
ache, weak hack, nuinary disorders, in \ ^
(lamination of the bladder osc. They are
antiseptic aud act promptly. We I
sell and recommend them.?Ardroy's ]
drug store.
Acknowledgment of Donations.
The town council wishes to \
acknowledge receipt of $26.90 =
donated by the Fort Mill Dra-: 1
malic Club. This amount was | shown
in the treasurer's report f
as receipts from town hall.
They also wish to acknowledge z
receipt of .$71.00 from the Civic ,
Society, which is to be used for cemetery
improvements.
L. A. HARRIS,
Mayor.
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We hereby warn the public that we 1
are not responsible for any injurious j
effects caused from worthless or poisonous
imitations of our De Witt's ('arboli/.ed
Witch Hazel Salvo, tlio original. I
it is goo I for anything when a salvo is
tire.ted, but it is especially pood for j
piles. lie. sure you pet DuWitt's. hold 1
by Ardrcy's drug store.
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?The friends of Mrs. W. R.
Carothers will be pleased to know
that sh?T is convalescent, after
an illness of several weeks.
If you need a pill take DeWilt's I.ittle
Early Risers Insist on iliem; pentlo. D
easy, p'oasaut, little liver pills. Hold x
by Ardrey's drug store. 1 J[
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1 descriptions,
and prices. ?01
great many rosponsib
> day and week to wee
home comfort, because
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lit of this worthy class
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stallment or easy-payi
sponsible man the oppoi
ienying himself and fan
nlI and let us explain
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