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FOPT MILL. 3. C.. MAY 20
To Treat Hydrophobia.
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sWc have read with considerable inof
tho arrangements which are
being made by the State Hoard of
Health afford the people of South
Carolina who are fearful of having
been bitten by rabid dogs free treatment
at an office to be opened in Columbia.
A3 hay been repeatedly stated
in these columns, we have little faith
f-.i the treatments which are usually
gVen in such cases, for the reason that
[w ' do not believe that one person in
fifty who ha.i been bitten by a "mad"
dog would ever develop hydrophobia. ,
Hydrophobia is a rare disease, but the
symptoms are such that it is easily .
Recognized by the medical profession.
It is the fear that the disease may
develop in persons who have been bitten
by alleged "mad" dogs that has made :
it possible for the institutes for the
treatment of the disease t.o reap ahar- i
yeBt of dollars. A well known writer
says that "the Pea 1 of almost any dog
sdnt to the Pasteur people will contain
, evidences of the dog having had the
disease. If this dog has bitten any one,
L 1 the order is at once issued for the un- ,
' *1 fortunate victim to come on for troat^
inent. The charge made for the treat- !
tnent is fixed according to the purse of
the afflicted." There is tobenoeharge
to the people of the Suite by th<- Board
of Health for the treatment which it
.will soon offer the public and there fortno
incentive to deal dishonestly.
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Doriouncinit Liquor.
Our prohibition friends seem never
.to tire in reciting statistics to prove ;
their arguments against the use of
alcoholic liquors. There doubtless is
some truth and much error in their
figures. For instance, at a recent general
conference of one of the Fou til's i
largest churches in an anti-liquor resolution
adopted just before adjournment
** it was announced that the use of
liquor results in the less of 100,WO !
^ lives each year in this country, it is
interesting to compare this assertion i
with what a well known medical au- i
thority says along the same line. This
authority is Dr. Joseph B. Mathews, !
ifor the last 17 years president of the
htato Board of Health of Kentucky,
and ex-president of the American
Mcdicul Association. Dr. Mathews ;
is a specialist in nervous and mental
? diseases. In a recent address he said:
."For every one death produced by
whiskey there have been 1,000 deaths
produced by the drinking of impure
tnilk; for every single death produced
by whiskey there have been f?,000 for
drinking of contaminated water." Yet
pur prohibition friends insist that liquor
is tho worst agent of destruction and ;
death kno.tyn to humanity and to de- '
maud unnatural and drastic laws to
abolish the use of it.
If the people of Columbia think j
they got their money's worth in
the bitulithic pnving which was put '
down on Main street in that city some ;
months ago, it is perhaps of r.o particular
concern to outsiders that they ,
appear to have been badly buncoed.
But it is a safe guess that r.o mere
bitulithic paving will be iaid for any
South Carolina city if suflicient good :
sense is shown to examine the Columbia
work. Already tho paving on Main
street appears to have been in use years
instead of three months. The bitumen i
becomes so soft on warm days that it
is being badly cut up by vehicles pass- i
jng over it, aud the fear is seriously !
expressed that when the hot days of
July und August arrive the bitumen
will melt and run off into the sewers.
The people of Columbia missed an
opportunity to secure some very valuable
information about bitulithic paving
by not^ending a committee to Nashville,
Tenr., to investigate the wearing
qualities of similar work done on one '
of the principal streets of that city
BOme years ago.
As the warm season approaches the
pcddlci and the cheap auction man
will be around in all their glory. They
will tell you the smooth story about
bankrupt 3tock that must he sold, but
be not deceived. Remember that your
home dealer is here to make every
prbmise good, and that he can always
give you a better stock to Belect from.
It is characteristic of the American
people to try to gut something for
pothing, b'tt the time when they can
do this has not come as yet, nor is it
liable to como this summer. Our
perchants do not promise to give you
something for nothing, but can give
; you as uiuch for your money as you can
got anywhere else, and are now showing
an immense lot of reliable goods.
The Edgefield News, established two
yeara ago by W. P. Calhoun, haa suspended
publication. The reason given
lor the suspension is the poor health of
the editor and publisher.
Robinson
Love Robinson, the negro bcjf .who
on the l?6th of April of last year, kitted
a little negro girl in Fort Mill township*
named Ljna Watson, paid the penalty
of his crime at Yorkville Friday morning
by being hung by the neck until he'
was dead.
The hanging took place in the debtor's
room of the county jail, in strict
accordance with the law, in the presence
of a number of witnesses. The
drop fell at 11.07, and death, which
resulted from strangulation, followed
within fifteen minutes, although to
make sure, the body was allowed to.
hang for about fifteen minutes longer.
The instrument of death consisted of
ft scaffold, "supported by four legs,
with a platform or top, supported on
one side by hinges and on the other
with a rope. The noose was suspended
from the ceiling overhead and
after it had been adjusted around the
condemned man's neck the trap was
sprung by cutting the supporting rope
with a hatchet.
Led by Sheriff Brown and Deputy
Shi riff Quinn, Iiobinson came l'rom
nis cell with a firm, unwavering step,
and climbed to the position that had
been provided for him on top of the
death platform. He gave no sign of
fear or other emotion, but on the contrary
appeared to be the coolest man
hi the room.
After ail the preliminaries had been
arranged, Sheriff Brown said to the
negro in a kindly tone. "Now. Love,
if there is anything you want to say,
you shall have an opportunity to ray
it." The condemned man hesitated a
moment, and then said:
"1 want to thank the sheriff and all
the rest of you for being so kind to
me, and 1 want you all to see where I
am for what 1 have done, aiftl I want
you to meet me in Glory."
Then after a pause he said to the
sheriff:
"1 am ready to go."
With hatchet in hand, Sheriff Brown
said, "Good-bye, Love."
"Good-bye, sheriff; good-bye all,"
returned the negro.
There was a brief silence. It was
evident that the concerned man had
nothing more to say. This silence
was interrupted by the sudden "swish"
of the hatchet, and the negro's body
shot down through the trap. It was
nerfeetlv Still at first, hilt Inter thorn
Nvere a few contortions of the body,
Hiui these were followed by absolute
quiet until life fluttered out, when Dr.
Mdes Walker, the county physician,
pronounced Robinson dead.
Pleasant Valley News.
Farm work is progressing, but we
are needing rain baciiy. On moist land
the oat crop is good, the only regret of
the farmer being that there was not
more wheat soton, as ilour is almost out
of reach.
Our neighbor, Mr. J. M. Harris, will
be the corn raiser this year as he has
only lour acres of cotton on a two-horse
furir. He has a-line-oreh'ird coming on.
so you will soon hear the putt' ot his
auto cur, as he expects to have something
in this line to handle fruits and
vegetables fur market. We suppose
he will be still more anxious for one,
after seeing the three pass through
Pleasant Valley Sunday afternoon at
a break-neck speed on their way to
the city of Charlotte.
Messrs. Potts and Davidson have had
their out-buildings and tenant houses
whitened, which adds very much to the
appearance of their farms.
Owing to the illness of ltev. Betliea,
Prof. Bauknight filled his appointment
at Pleasant Hill Sunday morning.
Mr. S. E. Bailee, Miss Rebecca Harris
and your scribe were delegates to
the county Sunday school convention,
which met in Lancaster the past week.
The convention was highly enjoyed by
all who attended. We had good
speeches from the superintendent and
delegates of the schools of the county,
who most ably discussed the different
work, mode of teaching, duties of
schools and teachers to each other,
and so forth. We must not omit mentioning
the able speech delivered by our
home superintendent on the need and
good accomplished by the home department.
We not only enjoyed too
convention, but also the hospitality of
the good Lancaster people. The two
latter named stopped with Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Hunter and of course you
all know this means a lino time. On
Friday afternoon we took in the sights
of growing Lancaster, among these
being the new monument the Court
house green and the million dollar cotton
mill. I waa very much struck with
the beauty and cleanliness of the surroundings
of the mill and village; also
the beautiful home of Supt. Skipper.
Many elegant homes adorn the streets
of Lancaster, such as Col. Springs',
W. T. Gregory's, Dr. Povey's, T. Y.
William's, Justice Jones', Poyseur's,
and others. Tiu. now Methodist church,
costing $1 J,000, is an ornament to the
town.
I saw the lots where once dwelt my
forefathers, John B. and J. Q. Cousart,
both dwellings having been burned,
although Mr. Ike Hunter now has a
dwelling on the latter lot. 1 was glad
to meet old friends of our family, such
as Dr. Mart Crawford. Wehadashort
chat with Capt. White at his tent just
below Crawford and Brother's drug
store. 1 suppose from the furnishings
therein he spends most of his time
there.
Lancaster's growth far exceeded my
expectations. I had not been there
since a child of three.
Mrs. J. Qt H.
- The Fort Mill friendt of Mr. J. Otia
Hull, editor of the Rock ljiil Herr.ki,
will be interested to learn of* his marriage
Tuesday evening of last wecT< to
Miss Fay Burns. The marriage was
performed at the home of he bride by
'"Rev. Ale*ande- Martin.
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U / FORT MILLIE
A Brief Hlrtory of the Town I
|lf Written 20 Year* Ago.
Tlie Clarion. April 25. 1889.
yr The brief historical sketch of seme of
the earliest settlers in this township and^'
; of the town of Fort Mill given herewith
' is confessedly incomplete in detail. This
1 is owing to the fact that we have not
had time at our command in which to |
gather up some interesting, though |
otnerw-.se unimportant facts, incidentally
connected with her history. We |
. are much indebted to Mr. J. M. Spratt,
Rev. J. II. ThornwelL Cnpt. S. "E.
White and Mr. T. G. Gulp and others
for valuable information and aid in its
preparation. Indeed without their help
we would be unable to present it in as I
concise and correct form.
The first settler in this part of York i
District wa3 Thomas Spratt. known by
the Indian name of "Kanawha," who
was born on the ocean while his father
was elhigrating to fhis country from
; County Down, Ireland, in the year 1730. ;
He settled here about 1765, near the
"Spratt Homestead," where W. E.
Spratt. of the 4th generation, now rej
sides. Indians gave him a large section
: of land around nim extending from Catawba
river across Steel to Sugar creek
J for a nominal yearly rent, and in order
to get neighbors he gave to the first
t* .tiers large tracts of it and required
I them to pay the rent to the Indians,
i which accounts for the Indian Leases to
settlers coining in alter.
The second settler was William Rrvin.
who came here from Virginia. He obtained,
by the influence of Ihctres
Spratt, from the Indians three miles
square of land north eff Steel creek |
bridge. Shortly after disease broke out
1 among hia cattle and prov.-d lafal to
them all. He bought a s.'* nd and a
, third time and as many time 3 they .
sickened and died. Thoroughly dis!
gusted, he traded his lard lor anl:v ian
' potty, a silver watch, a still and ad oi l
i wagon, "shook tr.e dust olY h::> feet
and tnov? d to the head waters of Turkey
cr?.ek, near the spot whore Yorkviho
now stands.
Ti e third settler was Isaac Garrison,
1 to whom Thomas Spratt gave a mill
site on Steel creek, where White's old
mill is now located, for the erection of
a grist mill,
j Then followed others, among whom
; may be mentioned the Elliotts, Springs,
Barnetts, McKees, Whites aim iiarria.
I' Prominent among them was Wm. Elliott,
(whose wile was a daughter of;
Thos. Harnett, who married a sister el"
Thos. Spratt) who cane a few yeaiv. '
after and settled on the east side ol
"SpratL's Spring," and afterward? near
where his great-grandson,. Samuel E.
White, now resides.
The Whites emigrated from Scotland
to County Derry, in the north of lrei
land, about the time of Cromwell's
i usurpation. From Ireland the family
emigrated to Luncasti r county, Pa.,
!and thence to Waxlrtw, Lancaster county,
S. C., about 1750 or earlier. From
Loncaster Joseph moved to Fort Mill,
married a daughter of \V;n. Elliott,
above mentioned. He died, leaving one
son. Wm. E. White, father of Capt.
S. E. White and David White.
'i he Springs family came tothiscounj
try from Holland about the beginning
of the 18th Century. The name was
originally "Springstein," hut by Legisj
lative enactment the stein" was
I dropped, and that of Springs assumed ,
and retained. After the Revolution,
Richard Springs moved to the planta|
tion of Use late Turner Barber. His
' son, John, settled on the plantation
still known as the "Spring place,"
3 miles above town. lie left five chil!
dren, the youngest of whom was the
late Andrew Baxter Springs, father i
of Brevard Springs.
; The Harris family came Id this country
near the middle ef the 18th century,
j The progenitor of that name was thrown 1
' into prison, in Scotland, on account of
l his religious convictions, and was mar- [
| ried through the prison bars. They loJ
catcd near here about the time of the
I Revolutionary war.
The 5th generation of four of these j
I families are now living within the inI
corporate limits of Fort Mill, viz: chil!
dren of John M. Spratt, Capt, S. E.
. White, Breverd I). Springs and John
K. Harris. The children of D. G. Kim1
brell, son of S. J. Kiinbrell, living near
1 Fort Mill, are also of the 5th g? nera1
tion of that name, and were among the
1 early settiers of the township, coming j
! as they did at the beginning of ihio cen;
tury.
The C. C. & A. railroad was projected
in IS 17, and was running to this point
in 1852. First house built inside the incorporate
limits in January 1851 by
Win. E. White and occupied as a place
of business by Bar.nhai it, Coltharp &
! Co., now known as the Wliite old t >re,
; and occupied by K. Shannon, merchant, i
Dis. Massey & Kirkpatrick as ?n otf e,
the pes to dice and printing efnte of J. S.
I Drakeford. The next house was built !
1 in 1852 by Owen Matthews as a resi- {
dence, now owned by Mr. Seth Hotch- |
. kiss. Next place of business was lo- i
cated in 17*52 where P. K. Mull now is,
: and operated by John I). Whte, who j
' moved to Texas and was murdered by
highwaymen sometime before the late;
, war. l)r. B. M. Cobb next built a
' resilience on the coiner of Trade and^
; Booth streets, known as the Y ?ung
house. The next houre was a store, !
where Stewart & Co. now are, operated
by Morrow Potts, aftewards Patterson,
Morrow & Co. It was burned in.I
1854. The next r 'silence was built by J
I II. J. Pattorson, which has since been
j renovated into the Method st parsonage.
T. C. Culp and his brother, William,
{ also carried on a wagon and carriage
I business near Patterson, Morrow ii Co.
and were burned out in 1858. They i
; built houses for tlcroselves. About
1855 the storehouse on the west side of
| the railroad, occupied now by W. R.
j Leonard, was built by Hugh M. White.
The first marriage in the place was
Owen Matthews' daughter and a man
j by the name of Lewis Gordon, who I
were married in the Hotchkiss house
before the floor was put in. They had
I a big wedding.
i The first school house was built in
I 1854, near where 11. D. Springs now
' lives. A Ml' Wuftc u>aa 111.,
The second school house, an Academy,
was built in 1857, where J. .A. Withers ;
now resides ami then the present brick
Academy w as built in IB<5, of which i
Frof. J. A. Boyd is principal. *
The first Masonic hall was built over
the first Academy in 1858, the first
meeting being held in November of ;
that year. Only one of the members at
that meeting now lives in Fort Mill ?
T. (I. Culp. . The second Hall Was
erected over- the brick Academy in
1875, and is still owned by the Masons. .
In 18S8 the present one was built over
L. J. Massev'a store.
The old "Fort" from which a part of
the town's name is derived, is near the
Spratt homestead. It was built by the
| first settlers of the country to protect
themselves against the hostile Indians,
i k'ijrt of the lines of the fort can be
distiny'dy seen yet! The other part of
the name was derived from Webb's,
; (formerlv Garrison's, now S. E. 1
; Whitest) old mill on Steel Creek, 1J
rrtftea abgvf port Mill, the first one in .
;*?hi3 section. was orig'-ially "Fort .
I Hill" but when We^>b >vas made post- 1
; master. he wante*v3Ui?' name changed
H
11 ?? ?owki-... ??.- * J ar
to ;Webb's Mill.'1 The P. M. Goner?
wrote that he did not like to dtsarmnn
the alphabetical list, but that he woufc
make it "Fort Mill," substituting
"Mill" for "Hill."
The following ia a list of those \vh<
have held the P. Ov since it's creatior
? 'Squire Hugh White, 'Squire Joi
White, Wm, P.. W'rrte, T. I). Spr&tt
Thos. Webb, W. E. White again, H. II
Coltharp, Monroe Powell, T. i>. With
era, B. F. Powell, T. I). Faulkner
T. S. Davant, Tarks Hunter, Sell
Hotchkiss, Mrs.. L. h. Drakoford.
Among'the agenft for the U. it. a
hia place may bo mentioned?T. S
Davant, J. S. Davant, T. i>. Faulknet
B. F. Powell, Eldrect Ficklin, S. K
White, J. J. Drakeford, J. M. Sprat
and W. It. Meacham. The tclegrupl
office established here in 1875, will
Miu? Muir.nn
........ lunns iv u)wrawr.
Few people know that this litt'.i
town was ever honored by the preseqc
of the Confederate Cabinet, but sucl
is nevertheless the case, for in May
1865, Mr. Davis and his. c abinet ine
under a cedar tree in the yard of tin
"White Homestead." It was her
that the secretary M treasury, Mr
Trcnholm, resigned, and P, M. <i sn
Reagan was appointed in his stead. 1
was the fullest meet'rig of the Cubine
after leaving Richmond.
When Stoneman burnt Catawb
bridge in 1865, he spiked the cannoi
placed there for it's defence. One o
these was brought here in '76 an
burst?-d by the young democrats i
firing solutes for Hampton. Th
largest portion ha3 been placed o.i Mail
street, opposite the intersection o
Confederate, n ar the centre of lb
town.
The Town of Fort ?.Iill was incor
poratcd in 1878, and tjio following ot
beers elected? ij. F. Poweil, lut.-ndant
J. M. White, "T. 15. Withers, N. CJ
Hradfor.l and It. Young, wardens. 1
1875, Spring, an election was held t
decide whether the town should be we
or urv, and rusulled in electing a court
cil or throe "wet" wardens an ! < n
warden and intend ant for ho wh sk?v
The latter being A. J. Dawns and J. F
Massey. Two ladies, Mrs. J. W. Ar
drey a;id Ms. T. .1. Curyton, then wen
to every house i:i town and had tli
ladies to sign a petition to the counci
praying that no license be granted, bu
as the council was wet by a majority
that question was settled; the next wa
to iix the amount to be charged fo
license. Every member then wrote hi
figures on a piece of pap *r ami threv
into :i hat; on examination the averug
of these was !?S66.1K). * This paralize
the burs that had been running sir.c
the town's incorporation, and all closed
iii trie fall, however, Raymond Gib
son paid the $8lH> and opened out
The next year license was reduced t
$400 and-*8c\eral other bars opened
In '60 another election was held and th
town went dry, and has been eve
bincc. By a clause in the late charter n
bar can he opened in the next It) years
The present council consists of J. A
Withers, intendant; L. J. Massey, K
Shannon, B. 1). Springs, J. H. Stewart
wardens; J. W, McElhranev, marshal.
In February 1887, S. E. White am
13. D. Springs determined to build
factory at tnis place on the joint stocl
plan, for the manufacture of cottoi
ginghams, and with the assistance o
J. M. Spratt a sufficient amount o
subscriptions w< ro taken to justify i
call meeting of the siockh >lders on th
2tjth of April when the following of
ticers were eh. cted?S. E. White
President; J. L. Watson, Vice-Prosiden
and .1. M. Spratt, Scc'y and Trea?
Work was begun at once and a mail
building of brick. 272x50 erected. Th;
was equipped with 200 looms and run
ning by Jan. 25th following. On Feb
ruary Oth, the "Cfttawba Cotton Mill'
whs organise 1 for the purpose of spin
uing co tt?n yarn A '1 his v. as nicer
wards consolidated with the Fort Mil
Mf'g Co., and the building of briel
155x70 with an 80 foot ell, < rooted las
summer. In it there are somethin;
over 3000 spindles running and on .Tun
the 1st. they expect to add 1000 more
which wiil supply 200 looms w.th weav
ing material. The capital stock wa
originally $50,000, but has been in
creased to $100,000. Edison incondca
cent electric lights are used for il
luminating when running after night.
On May 5th, 1887, The Weekly News
a four column quarto newspaper mad
its appearance. It was afterwar
changed to a G column folio, and th
name to "The Clanon." Fiscontinuei
April 25th, 1880.
On tho ni^ht of the 27th of June
lS-vS, tin; four frame stores on the nor:!
aide of Main street, occupied by J. E
Ma.sey & Co., S. M. Mdls, L. J. Mas
soy and J. W. Ardrey, wore burned
The loss was about $10,000. Mr. Mill
had $S0i) insurance on his stock. Th
other's had nothing. '1 he fire originate,
under the rear end of Massey's druj
3t< re arid was of incendiary origin. Th
town records were burned in Ardrey'
store.
A Buildipg and Loan and Saving
Association was organized on Man!
the ltith, 1S8U, wi|h S. E. White
President; J. M. .Spratt. Sec y am
Treas. They do as tne name indicates
a banking and loan busbies
Unity Presbyterian church wa
organized Ma'*ch the 18th, 178S by th<
election of VVni. Black, Jou. Itobb
Kobt. Harris and Andrew Foster u
elders. The dedication sermon wai
preached hy Rev. Jus. McRea, o
Steele Creek church. "York an
Lancaster being old En lish titles am
rival estaU-s. and the church having
been erected by the united efforts o
citizens of both districts. Tho ides
was suggested that "Unity" would b?
be a most appropriate name, and ac
cordingly it was so determined." Thos
Spratt gave the land on which the firs
church was built, and also, the site foi
the second. The first was located be
t .veen Steel and Sugar creeks, 1? rnile!
above town the secon 1 opposite th?
"old grave-yard," and the third withir
the incorporate limits of the town, n?-ai
th'.* residence of T. (I. Culp. Th<
present hriek * structure was built ir
1881. The name wa' changed in 187(
from "Unity" to Fort Mill. The con
gregation built in at a cost oi
over $2,rti)0, a handsome parsonage oi
Confederate street. The inembershi|
ft 200 and it is considered one of tin
best church s in Hethel I'resbvtprv
Rev. J. I?. Thorn well is pastor.
The Baptist church whs organized ir
October, 1870, with 40 member-*. Rev
W. A. Gaines was first pastor, am
served until 1872. The hou.-e of wor
ship is situated at the intersection ol
Sprat t and Confederate streets an<
was secure I from the heirs of Monro*
White in 1878, remodeled and a nice bel
put in it. Has no pastor now.
The Methodist church was establishe*
here in 1875, when .1. F. England wa
on this circuit. !. R. Harris and S. J
Ormand were officers that year. Churcl
building is located on Clebourne street
betwincn Main street and the railroad
A house on the corner of Booth am
Spratt streets was bought for a parsonage
iu 1880. Since then, in 18M?i, i
very neat and comfortable house hai
been built her.-, and the place is nov,
worth not less than $1,000. Rev. E. G
Price la pastor. ^
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, jhe fa
moua little liver pills, small, gentle am
sure. Sold by Ardrcv's drug store.
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SIMPLIFIED SPELLING. ?
r J By C. U. FAItlS. %
> Early in the spring of 10.H1 a body of Qs
i men, composed of college professors. C?
: ; college presidents and a few editors of
' standard dictionaries, met in New York X
1 city to discuss a simplified form of
. spelling in our language. These men ' ^
1 organized themselves nr.d began active j
t 1 work. Their first step wa' to make a 63
. list of 300 simplified words. This list ?5
, of word i was published and submitted a;
to schools and colleges and the public in
1 general for their opinion. The hearty ^
i support which they received encouraged Gi
them to begin the work in earnest and Q3
uw result m eneir lanor is seen in the /v
' alphabetic list of more than 3,500 rim1
phfied words, each of which wus care
fully considered before being adopted ^
1 by the board.
L" As to the kinds of words that are Ce
subject to simplification, it has been
; thoroughly established that all words J*
except proper names and names of lo- Vj
j calities may. bo changed without effect- $
; ing the etymology oi the word. 5This,
I consider, is one of the great- 0^
a! est movements that has been begun
^ by makers of the English language in >=
, many years. Tlie results already show yj
that the movement will do a great deal ft;
J for the .advancement and the spreading 50
of our language. y;
The grammatic simplicity of the English
language has ai a ays attracted the ' '
0 attention and admiration of the world, . Jj
but, on the other hand, its difficult and
" cumbersome spelling has rendered it J?
ft rd for ail who have n<*l studied it
fro,.i chiil'h- >J. U.>sidcs making the
Inn lev. h simpler and clearer. ^
1 simplified spelling will greatly oeono- yi
' n.ize ti.o time oi the school children,
save millions of dollars of type sitting ?
each year and save for the general pub''
lie time a d effort worth many millions ^
more. Then. \v th these principles be- 2*
fore us, together with the fact that v
already K.OnO persons, 3,0<)0 members ^
of l'aeuiti's of American colleges, have ^
' agreed to use us many of the words as Cjj
^ is practical, 2,'MX) jirms and buslru ss fa
houses and HPO newspapers using tin in,
why should we not adopt the form in yj
our schools, etc., and get an ample fa
^ share of its benefits? \ !?
Fort Mill's Confederate Dead. (^j
e Through, the kindness of Messrs. S*
S. II. Epps and Bowman Merritt The
Times is enabled to publish as follows
0 a list of the old Confederate soldiers Ci
. n%ried in the cemeteries of upper Fort ^
e Mill township: qJj
r |.I.? 1 nn.u. /T
l> w. M. Sutton.
Wm. Alner.-on.
J. T. lit-yd. Jj
i Sam'l Smith.
' Hyram Ki chard son. ^
. 1 Fulwood l'orter. g;
! Ja:r.< s Bruce. 5b
? Neil Wingate. ^
J. i). G lover.
Lee Pavi
z. Stephen Smith. 6$
| lien Smith. Jin
il Rev. .1. M. Garrison. xj
L" J no. Merritt. ?
" ; Robt. Merritt.
' Washington Micliol on.
Eli Bailes.
! J. M. Gulp.
K. M. Garrison.
8 ' J. T. Garrison.
"'| J. W. Felts.
. Harry Lenier, Spanish-American war.
. Vino. Elms.
' : i W. T. Donald.
IT , H. H. Glover,
i J. R. Garrison.
Ah Smith.
1). C. Anderson.
^ J no. Osborne.
p Joint.-* Whites! le t.
| James Roatwright.
S. 11. Giles.
8 ; Wesley lilackmon. (
James Pressloy.
J" Geo. Hooks.
\V. M. Boatwright.
J. D. Sutton.
; Sam'l Billne. .
p K. G. Bennett,
J no. Raync.
'! Martin Kinibrcll.
i J. J. Coltharp.
J. N. Blanker.ship,
' S. 1.. Hoover.
, E. B. Rlankonship, War ol IS'12.
James Blount, M -xiean war.
Sanders Adk'ns.
J. C. Smith.
8 . Wesley Phillips.
rj Thos. Merritt.
d W.N. Paris.
' Tj. R. Wilson.
Y. J. M. Yarborough.
s , Chas. Ehns, Revolutionary war.
j.ee Hoalwright.
Jackson Darnell.
Lee Ashley.
Lee Alexander.
Wylie Glover.
' W. O. Moss.
Robt. Owens.
" A. L. 1 homas.
J .las. Nivens.
B. F. Garrison.
f4 ill AOkSToCK CEMETERY.
; !/c?ut. .1. .1. Stewart.
. H. C. Harris.
1 - W. S. McClelland.
r Monroe Blakency.
I'ETTIJS CEMETERY.
^ Leroy Armstrong.
Veterans Will Gather in Chester.
t T1l?- people of Chester are actively
r engaged in m iking preparations for
. the Confederate reunion to be held in
i that city next month. It is expected
. that a large per cent of the veterans of
i the Stale will be in attendance, and a I
r general call has been issued to all am
. camps to st nil in the names of dole- ev*
t gates as early as possible. kin
3 Col. J. \V. Reed, of Chester, the oft
. chairman of the reunion committee, sea
f i writes as follows: etc
> "Onr State reunion is rapidly ap- thi
) preaching and we are anticipating u Kit
i very large crowd with us- and want to Ta
, give the old boys and visitors who come or
with them a good time. It will mean thi
i a great deal of work in getting mat- out
. ters satisfactorily arranged and if Th
J , camps will send in lists of delegates, nol
. sponsors and n.aids of honor early, we ly
f j can secure good homes for all. This yot
1 will h: !f> considerably, as the c(?m- Ch
? ' mittees will be very much rushed just ar?
1 . prior to the reunion."
Col. Reed requests that this notice
1 be given the widest publicity and pub,
lished in the various county papers.
> ? ^ P11'
? Everything That's Good to Eat- <? h-i
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1 4 Ben David, Proprietor, 4 n?s
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- i Next tc Skyscraper, Columbia. S. C. ^ m
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", FOR SALE ?Lumber of all kinds
1 both dressed and rough.
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I has grown from
I in 1899 to a rr
) supply store of \
) three large sales
) warehouses. It is
I side that Mills &
I everything that i;
I imate. : : : :
I Well, that is true
\ ca!l your attetenti
\ Star Brai
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) and service. We
) sizes and prices?
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t$8 Many a serious sickness has I
8 judicious use of
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THE PUP
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?9 A55 a healthful tonic for home u
caw n( urciderits or Midden il!ii? s.s. Ii
ran without it. Ii> Kinder.: " i::- is III 'I
Eg ami it will int t tin vuror of tlto-<
rH| DKOOK I'urc l-ood Whiskey Is L< S
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From any of the fol
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?3 SHIPPED IN PLAIN BOXES. S
JfffcSM??TT|-trrM NO COOOS SHI
Everybody is likely to bave kidney
1 bladder trouble. In fact nearly
>rybody has v >me trouble of this
tl. That is til** reason why you so
en have pains in the back and groin,
lding sensation, urinary disorders,
that's your kidneys. The best
ng io oo is to gel some ol I JoW itt's
lney and Bladder I'ilis right away,
ke thorn for a few days or a week j
so and you will feel all right. In I
s way, too, you wiil ward of danger-.
i atid possibly serious ailments,
ey are perfectly harmless, and are
. only antisr-j tie, hut allay pain quick by
their healing propertes. Send
ir name to E. C. in Witt A Co.,
icago, for a free trial box. They
sold here by Ardrey's drug store.
TKA0H1 BS' EXAMINATIONS.
(lie regular sirring exaniiirition for
rhers' certifieufes to tench in tins
blic schools ol York county will he
Id in the court house nt Yorkvtlle on
iday, Mnv 1 It h. beginning at U a. 111.,
1 closing at t p. to
applicants will be required to fur
ih jlieir own stationery.
I'lyiehers desiring a v- newal of their
litieates should attend this exuminn
n, as there will be no summer school , '
Id anywhere in the Stut fo" teachers
ring the year, except at Wofford <
liege.
T. E. McMACK IN.
County Snpt Edneutiou
H) I
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?Oj
ItlRfn All Kinds ?
llys U. of Supplies I
?le?s Store |
Store in York County
a small grocery ^
lammoth general cp
today, occupying g
rooms and four
the talk on every g
Young are into <*$
> honest and legit- q
, but we want to ^
on to the fact that ?
fid Shoes |
or style, comfort g
i have them in all p
60 cts. to $5.00. ^
often. Ycu al*arty
welcome at p
>le's Store ?
NG, Proprietors. joj
Cotton and |?
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Prcvcn!s Sickness ||
iccn checked in time by the &k
Brook 1
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so or a wholesome stimulant in era
li:.s to f-rj n.il. No home ehoulil l>o KQ
ily t? ni'lu ial lo those who an- inline ggf!
who are well. Genuine SUNNY Kn
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en Mump" fchowiu^ the collect U?o fty
RY CO., JtHcrson Co., Ky.
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SEE THAT SPOT?
How did it Ket there? Don't
know. Never mind; send the
trousers here or. better, the
suit, to be pressed, cleaned and
repaired if need be and >ou will
never know there was a spot on
it.
Our charges are moderate.
PORT MILL PRESSING CLUR.
GUY ROSS, Proprietor.
'Phone 146. |
EARLY RISERS
The famous little pills.
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