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. / rif . >{?<* - *W:' . p- . < 4**0*00**4 mm rM#4#<w?4< I Selling Ou ' ? * <1 >( All Mens* Shoes at c< J{ 200 pairs of tine Crc $| offer you at WHOL1 f * $5.00 Shoes at $3.25. $3.50 Shoes at $2.60. II $.250 Shoe We have decided t \1 ..i uuw is )uui cuauwc. fords for spring and > ; t 5! Jt | We represent one - establishments in th g]; will be glad to sho^ $\\ take the measure fo jf|j We save you $4,0C - ii l. j. >? r? """ >T IN THE LOCAL FIELD ? Local lovers of baseball will be interested to know that Fullenwider, Monroe's star pitcher, has gone to Little Rock, Ark., to join the team of that city in the Southern League. ? Many of our citizens have during the past few days received packages of seed sent out from Washington by orders of our representatives in Congress. The seeds this season are not up to the standard'in variety. ?As a proof of the mildness of the winter, Mr. A. A. Young on Monday showed The Times man several figs taken from a tree at his home which were yet green. This is very unusual. It frequently happens in this cli-1 mate that not only the fruit but the entire fig bush is killed down to the ground during the winter \ months. ? As a means of raising funds for the Home Missionary Society, each pupil in the primary classes i of the Presbyterian Sunday 1 school was on last Sunday given a "mite" box. It is the wish of the society that the boxes be returned next Sunday and that the pupils this week strive to have as much money in the boxes as possible when they return them. ?The Times learns that Prof. | J. A. Boyd has contracted with a ' Spartanburg builder for the complete remodeling of his home on Confederate street. The house will undergo a complete change and when completed will be among the handsomest and most conveniently arranged on that street. ?"Aunt" Jennie McCrum, an old colored woman who for many years served different white families of the town in the ca pacity of laundress, died Saturday night, after a long illness of consumption. "Aunt Jennie" as she was known, was one of the few colored women of this section who bore the respect and confidence of all who knew her, and her death is regretted by white and colored alike. ?Constable J. J. Coltharp, assisted by Special Constable J. M. Parks, rounded up a crowd of negro gamblers Sunday afternoon near the railroad one mile south of town. When "flushed" by the officers the negroes scattered to the four winds, but the officers succeeded in nabbing three of the number. These were Lewis Perry, Ike Mittag and John Frazier. The officers have secured the names of several of those who escaped and it is likely that warrants for these will be issued during the week. * ?Mr. John K. Hall, of Pleasant Valley, was tried in Lancaster court the past week for the killing of a negro, Jim Reed, in December last. Hall was a i magistrate's constable at the time and had a warrant for Reed's arrest. The negro resisted, starting toward the officer with an uplifted axe, whereupon Hall shot him killing him instantly. It was a clear case of selfdefense and the jury promptly returned a veruict of not guilty. ?The indications are that nrinted advance copies of the I new acts of the legislature will be ready for distribution about two weeks earlier than usual this year. The acts are not usually out before May, but they are expected to be ready this time by April 15. There is much interest in them throughout the State on account of the passage of a number of general acts of more or less interest. ?Railroad men along the line of the Southern are watching with great interest the experiment now being made on the Columbia division of using a gasoline motor car for section masters in making short trips over their lines and from point to point. The new gasoline cars 5ggeS5K?5^$SSS$$$^ t At Cost, i ost. We have about ji >ssett Shoes, that we jj 5SALECOST. >; $4.00 Shoes at $2.90. J j $3.00 Shoes at $2.25. J ' sat $1.90. 11 o drop this iine, so About half are Oxsummer wear. \\t ? !s| of the best tailoring | J e United States, and jjj v you samples and r vnur ?nriny ?iut - J "fm"o yy ) to $6.00 on a suit. ^ ISSEY. | -! - - - are put on in place of the oldfash ioned hand-car and it is said that if the new car now being tried proves a success it may be installed on all of the various divisions of the road. ?Supt. L. M. Bauknighfc, of the local graded school, has been notified by W. H. Dennys, of Washington and Lee University, at Lexington, Va., that upon the superintendent's recommendation a young man from the Fort Mill school would be given free tuition to the academic course of Lexington school for the next session. Superintendent Bauknight has not yet recommended a pupil for the place, but there are several students in the higher grades who could doubtless make the averages necessary to entrance to the Virginia school and it is likely that one will be named for the scholarship within a few days. ?James Gaston, sen of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Gaston, has been notified by Art Director Swisher, of the Correspondence Institute of America, Scranton, Pa., that he has won a prize in a contest in cartooning and illustrating. Young Gaston is a pupil in the 5th grade of the public school. Besides being awarded the prize, the young man is offered a special scholarship by the Scranton institution, because of the manifestation of extraordinary talent shown in the sketch submitted. In commenting on the sketch, Director Swisher said in part: "You certainly possess natural talent. Your natural instinct has led you unconsciously to render this illustration in a manner so creditable." Mr. John M. Spratt Dead. The town and community were greatly shocked and saddened Monday at noon by the announcment of the death of one of the town's foremost citizens, Mr. Sohn McKee Spratt. For about a year Mr. Spratt had been in declining health, but had been confined to his home onlv since Friday last, when he became worse. While it was known that he was in poor health, yet by his friends generally his death was not expected, hence the shock caused by the news of his sudden demise. Mr. Spratt was 60 years of age. His grandfather was one of the first white settlers who came here to make his home among the Catawba Indians, and at the time of his death Monday Mr. Spratt owned a part of the original tract of land on which his grandfather, Thomas Kanahwa Spratt, settled about 1775. And through all these years the Spratt family has been one of | the most highly respected and influential families of the comi munity. Mr. Spratt has long been one of Fort Mill's prominent citizens | and was always foremost in ever> ! move making for the interest oi the town. He was for years an elder of the local Presbyteriar church, over which the lamented Dr. J. H. Thornwell presided sc long. He was also associatec with Dr. Thornwell in the office of the former as grand keeper ol records and seal for the Pythiar 1 oin Af Qam4-V* PftM/vl.'-*** vivsiiium Ui uv/utli VyillUlliUl| cilll has continued in this work sinc< the death of Dr. Thornwell, th< office never having been removec from Fort Mill. Besides being i member of the Knights of Pyth iasf Mr. Spratt was an activ< member of the Masonic order For years he was cashier of tin ! Savings Bank in this place am ; continued a director of that insti tution up to his death. He wai ; also a director of the Foj-t Mil 1 Mfg. Company (cotton mills) , ana the local cotton warehousi ; association, and was president o the Spratt Machine Company un 1 til the liquidation of thijt com pany some years back. Durinj the past decade Mr. Spratt ha served the town as both mayo I and alderman, filling those of 1 fices with signal ability $pd sat v ! isfaction. i I On November 21, 1876, Mr. . I Spratt married Miss Sue Massey, *1 a daughter of Capt. B. H. and ^ N. Catherine Massey, and to IJ them were born two sons. These, ? Thos. B. and J. Leonidas Spratt, JJ! are prominent and useful citizens I! of the town. Besides these imr mediate relatives, there survives \, two brothers, Mr. B. M. Spratt, * i of Chester, and Mr. Jas. Spratt, t of Fort Mill, and a sister, Mrs. \ 1W. B. Hoke, also of this place. I The funeral service was held t Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock \ in the Presbyterian church, the J pastor, Rev. W. A. Hafner, con; ducting the service, after which ' the burial was made with K. of ! P. and Masonic honors at the t town cemetery. Ill Requited Hospitality. ' The Yorkvilie Enquirer says ' that shortly before sundown one day recently, a man presented : himself at the home of a highly , esteemed family of Bethel town[ ship, represented that he was from Fort Mill on his way to \ Gastonia to find work in a cotton ' mill, and asked for a night's I lodging. At the particular home where . he applied it would not have been necessary for him to make any ex' planation at all, other than to let it be known that he had not eaten and did not expect to go any further that night. From the moment he introduced himself he j became a guest and he was treated to all that a guest Qould think cf expecting; but when the family sent next morning to call him to breakfast he was gone. There was no feeling at the discovery except' one of regret i | that the man had seen proper to 1 go on his way without something j to eat, and the matter was quick-: ly forgotten, until later in the j ; day it developed that there was | missing a gold watch and several i dollars. Of course, it is not certain that the story the man told to the effect that he was on his way from Fort Mill to Gastonia was i *- it : j. -i 1? u uc. it is not aosoiuieiy certain , j either that this man is guilty of ; j the theft of the missing watch I and money; but the circum-! I stances of the case seem amply 1 i sufficient to warrant at least the j latter conclusion. And if this fellow really was the thief it-is a , great pity he cannot be caught. We Ray without hesitation that DoWitt's Kidney and Bladder Fills ure uneqnaled for weak kidneys, backache, J inflammation of 'he bladder and all ; urinary disorders. Thev are antiseptic j aud uct promptly in ull cases of weak i ; hack, backache, rheumatism and rheumatic pains. Accept no substitute. We sell and recommend them.? Ardrey's drug store. ?The bad weather of the past i | ten days has forcibly demon-1 strated Fort Mill's needs of bet- ; terstreets. This is the most dangerous time of the | year to catch cold, aud it is the hardest. time to cure it. If you should take n cold, a few doses of Kennedy's Laxative t'ongh !?yrup will act very promptly Its laxative principle euros the cold by driving it from the system by a gentle but uaturul action of the j bowels. Children esi>ocially like Ken ' nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup, as it ! taslos so good, nearly like maple I SUimr. It is sold hv Arrtvnv'a rlrnrr I w ? w ?- J ~ " -o j store. ?There was a heavy frost in this section Monday night and it is believed that the fruit on the trees that had bloomed is slighly , injured as a result. ! Tho best known pills and the best pills made are DeWitt's Little Karly Risers. \ I They are small, easy to take, gentle 1 and certain, and are sold by ^rdrey's | drug store. SPECIAL NOTICES. One Cent a Word. Minimum charge 2.r?c [| WANTED?To buy land in Fort 11 Mill township or in the Pleasant Valley section of Lancaster county. A. R. McELHANEY. : FOR SALE?50 bushels of Wonderful Peas and 200 bushels 1! good Corn. T. H. MERRITT. j 'VANTED-To exchange fifty 51 bushels of Whipporwill Peas i! for good, sound peas of the Wonderful variety. Kenneth ! J Nims. | FOR SALE?Eggs for hatching from pure-bred, single Comb )1 White Leghorns. Imported j stock, non-sitters. All egg3 , proving unfertile replaced at p half Drice. $1.00 ner setting i! of 15 eggs. * B. M. Lee, Fort | Mill, S. C. ~T~ j You apply our Bod Bug Poison NOW, we guarantee that ? with ordinary precaue ? f tion3, you will not be troubled throughout the ? year, s r Ardrey's. . . > . JMEACHAM & -EPPS. Our New Spring Goods Are arriving every day. We have just received a line of beautiful Flaxon goods from 121-2 to 25 cents per yard. Also a line of beautiful Madras at 10c per yard. * A few pairs of Long Kid Gloves worth $2.50, now selling at $1.00.per pair. A lot of nice Stationery at very low prices'. uc?iu111ui nasier i'osi t.arus ic eacii. C omic Post Cards lc each. Come in and we will take delight in showing you our new spring goods. M EACH AM & EPPS. g?^K'-arT-n | Ladies Skirts By Express j We have received by express a beautiful line of Ladies' Skirts and it will be to I your interest to look them over and make aTnoney-saving purchase. These goods come direct from the manufacturer and we are able to give you best I fabrics at lowest prices. Black Voiles, fashionably trimmed, ?7.50 Blue " 44 7-5? Chiffon Panamas, blue, black, brown 7-5? Chiffon 44 front buttons, satin bands .... 5.00 Panamas, all colors, nobbily trimmed, $2 50 to S.00 TRIMMINGS. \ Dress Trimmings in new Laces, Kluny bands, Lace and Embroidered Medallions, Etc. This is a trimming season buy early. Special run on Ladies' Hose, the 10c kind for 5 cents. Keep Komin' to Kirnbrells. | Come and See Our I ? - El! ,~~ 1 - -- ?! | ^ nurses ana mines. |j 0 Onr latest shipment of nice, young g 0 Horses and Mules have arrived and @ 0 are being shown at HoaglaiuVs 0i e . _ ? i|| Stable and we would be pleased to Q !? have you call and see them. We can C3 ? < . <& g suit you in an animal and will make <? g the terms satisfactory to you. 0 We want to do business with you. ? S. J. Kimball & Sons 1 I - SPRING CLOTHING. \> We have just received a part of our Spring line of Clothing for Men and Boys, and will be pleased to show you through our stock before you buy your Spring suit. You will find clothing considerably cheaper and of a better quality than that of last spring. We will compare quality arul prices with anybody. MENS* and LADIES' OXFORDS. Never before have we shown such an excellent line of Oxfords ?especially Ladies' Oxfords. We have not catered to this trade in the past, but this season we will make it to the interest of the ladies to see our line before they buy. M'ELH." N EY Sc CO. JJ || | Why Not Paint I if , - ii? ZZ That floor of yours and \\* if * ;;j have it look good. Wc lz if have tlfe popular shades, i;| 9 9 ?i\} at reasonable prices. || Our Paints will dry as || hard as a bone and will || H not track. Call to see us. Si zz ^ ^ U S\ h \\ Parks Drug Go, s> >s I The Best Tilings- To Est | ^ Are Always Found Here. j^j ? _____ g ^ When you ask us what to have ^ lor breakfast, dinner or supper, we $ & never fail to tempt your fastidious & ?j appetite when we enumerate the g $ good things to eat which we carry. g Just for a change, try Van Camp's jg jjj Pork and Beans. ^ & I K1 CT" Ci "rHE: $ u w | >J lZL O rhone; NO. 1 -4$ - $ Thp. Rest Fertilizers* fmr dnrtt That the yield of corn from the average farm can he greatly increased by intelligent and liberal fertilization has been repeatedly demonstrated. Large crops of good corn result from preparing the land well, using the right kind and quantity of fertilizer, good seed and proper cultivation. Virginia- Carolina Fertilizers will greatly " increase your yield per acre " of corn or any other crop, la some cases remarkable results have been obtained. Mr. C. W. Caruthers of Sumpter County, Fla., writes: "Words cannot express the value of your fertilizer, it is really so far ahead of other companies' goods, that it would not pay anyone to use other brands, were they given free and put in the field. 1 can prove what I say to be a fact I made a test on five acres. I used on one half the land your fertilizer and on the other half another company's fertilizer, same grade; the land received the same cultivation every time. / kept a correct account of the amount of money I pot off each half and I pot $joo more from the land on which J used Virpinia Carolina Fertilizer than I d d off the other half. I pot four times as much torn from the land on which I used your fertilizer." Write tod?y to nearest office of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company for<*rfree Cf)py nf the new ltX)9 Farmers' Year-Book or Almanac, full of the most valuable and unprejudiced information for planters and farmers: or ask vour fertilizer dealer for a roov 4 ? r ; Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Sales Offices ay mmm.-.yjwm Sales Offices Richmond. Va. Durliam. N.C. Norfolk, Va. i i :il?/iCharleston, S C. Columbians. C. - Vil>! j!1 Kl UiH>1 iI A"' Atlanta. Ga. Columbus, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. ^-r-'?>3 Shreveport, I.a. . ? ' [HTfSlMSSlljSSQS: [US jit? I JOB PH1NT/NG | I" NEATLY hXECUTlil) AT ? THE TIMES OFFICE. A ? SI [?| r*il T ette heads. Noofheads Billheads, Statements, Handbills, Posters, [gpf, lit Circulars, Knvelopes, lStc. at the lowest prices consistent with good ggj! work. Send us year orders and wo will please yon . g | Ttio Times, f ( I tgargjia] fjfijg ?? ?