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I ii8 Fort Hill Times.! I DEMOCRATIC. | Puhlishwl Thurmlay Morning*. I B. W. AND W. K. BRADFORD --- PDB1.IMIIER.S. r B. W. BRADfORU .... EDITOR AND MANAGER. '.unscRimoN RAtes: ?.!? Year. $1.00 Six Months ......... .CO Three Month*.. .25 un Application to the publisher, art vert Minn r .tcs are made known to theme interested. The Times invites contributions on live subjects, but does not airroe to publish more than 200 words n any one subject. The riitht is reserved to slit every communication submit ted for publi ation. .? i . . FORT MILL. S. C.. JULY 1. The Acquittal of Bigger*. The acquittal of Will Biggers in Charlotte Saturday night for the murIcr of J. G. Hood is the most glaring subversion of law, order and decency tllat ever occurred in this section, iind ii will take the Old North State years to recover front the vitaJ blow which the twelve weaklings who composed the jury struck at her civilization. No nore cold-blooded murder was ever r.ueted than when Biggers shot down his victim, unarmed and unable to defend himself, and the verdict of acjuittal cannot be understood except i;nn tile hypothesis that the jury was ompo3ed of men so limited in mental city as to believe the statement of t lav. vcr for the defense that the verdict must be death or acquittaj. 1 hi.i was no claim of self-defense set -imply a resort to the lying plea of h-mporary insanity, which was .accepted by the jury. And still we send missionaries to foreign countries to enlighten the heathen. We could with more profit and becoming propriety attempt to save from hell the heathen at home. Condition* at the PasseoQcr Depot. Fort Mill, like many other towns this size, has not got away from some 1 the habits which were formed when tiio place was a village of a few hundred people. Every morning and afternoon a generous proportion of the -nutation repairs to the Southern i pot to witness the arrival and departure of the passenger trains, withany other apparent reason for be ig drawn thither than the desire to ratify an idle curiosity. This practice itself would not be bo bud and would n. t elicit comment here but for the fact that the presence of crowda occupying the restricted space between t he passenger depot and the point at a hicb passengers alight from and "(ward the cars often is a menace to the lite and limb not only of the passengers ' but of the train crews and individuals in the idle erowds. Not a week ago dtentiun was; directed to the unnecessary effort which a lady who had -lighted from the northbound train with two.or .three small children had to exert to elbow her way through the congested mass of curiosity-seekers. This condition calls for the interven- ' .ion of the police authorities, and it I would be well for the matter to be rt guluted at once. If we are not niis'uken there already is an ordinance on the statute books of the town authorizing the police officials to keep the cpace between the passenger depot and ' he coaches clear upon the arrival and > iring the stay of trains. But whether there is such an ordinance or not, the matter nan be taken cognizance of by tl>e authorities. We are sure that mice the attention of the authorities is directed to the dangerous and unnecessarily inconvenient conditions resulting iiom uhh inougnuessness, tne matter | v- ill be -speeddy regulated. Relief From a Swindle. More t.b?n once during the last few . n < ths we have directed attention to I what we believe to be a swindling ! game practiced by the so-called "in- j . tunics" which pretend to prevent the ' dev. spment of hydrophobia in persons bitten b> alleged mad dogs. The usual course in such cases, asiswell known, is to k.ll the dog and sepd its head to un ' institute for examination, with the ! view of dutermining whether it was I "uiTering with rabies. In ninety-nine i s out .of -every hundred word is promptly received from the institute that the dog was mad and that the mly safe course for the patient to pursue is to take the institute's treat.u.ent without delay. This treatment is aid to be expensive, costing from $100 t . $250, according to the means of the tieyt. We have long since concluded that these institutes arc deceiving and -h-'ating a helpless public out of \ fa; ulous sums every year and have ' believed that their conduct should be j investigated by the federal government, I s i t1. it, if they are not honestly con- ! ilu t 'd, proceedings might be instituted ' MgRisst tlvcm for the fraudulent use of ' the mails. j MeanwhHe, however, the pleasing ?, , .1 nnmoo ^r?/-?rr? f?v? 1.? ?? *b? 4 A' - . t i v?'iim o iiuiu vumnu'iii IIIHI H1C p >ple of Soufh Carolina will not henceforth have to depend upon these institutes to determine whether suspected animals were infested with rabies, the free State laboratory, under direction of the State Hoard of Health, ha ving opened Tuesday. The laboratory ? is designed for the benefit of the citizens r the State and will be free. The . j*' of work to be carried on will he : oifiuo.d for the present, at least, to ticturinlogiral examinations looking to t tie prevention of contagious and in?nous diseases, and to the adminis r ition of the Pasteur treatment for 4>:ys. The bacteriological work will cover examinations of water, milk, j sputum for the presence of tub?*rcle . bacillus, blood for the presence of ' malarial parasites, widal test, cultures ' for diphtheria, feces for book worms and smears in general. Senator E. D. Smith made a valiant but Jftfeing light in the senate Monday to have cotton ties placed on the free list. There is nothing remarkable in the fact that the Republican senate re- I fused to deal fairly with the South in J I this matter, for cotton ties are manu- I factored by the steel trust and the Republican party being largely a creature of this and other trusts can- ( not afford to turn down its friends who furnished the money to debauch the people in the last election. Senator Smith, however, deserves the gratitude of our people for his activity in their j behalf even though he lost. Most Be Paid By August 1st. Up to August 1st under the provisions i of the new road law, everybody in the county outside the incorporated towns, who is liable to road duty has the option of either paying the commutation I tax of $3.00 or working five days on the ' roads. The tax must be paid by that ' date, however, and it will be well for I all who expect to pay in lieu of putting ; in the days to keep this fact ip jpind, J ! as those who do not pay the tax on or ! before the last day of July will be re- ; quired to work. The lax must be paid 1 to the county treasurer who will issue . a receipt for same. The treasurer keeps a record of .those who pay the | tax and will furnish the county super- l I visor with a list of all who did not pay ; up to August 1st and these will bo re- ! quired to put in five days on the roads. . .? ^ Newspaper Subscribers. Kowsqmper subscribers can be classed under several different heads, says the ; i Easley Progress. For instance, there ^ are those who pay in advance. Those ' who pay up promptly at the end of the 1 1 year, those who pay occasionally or when callen upon to do so. Those who pay when they feel like it, which is 1 seldom, anu mere are those who never j l pay but are glad to take the paper so 1 I long as it is sent to them, and when it . i is stopped, have nothing but uncom- j | plimentnry remarks to make about it. i j Jt is useless to say that the latter class : l are nothing more than "dead beats." But it is not only the newspapers that i find it out; just go to the merchants and happen to mention the fact that so , ! and so owes several years subscription ' i to the paper and you will see the mer- ; ; chant smile and then remark: "Yes, and I guess the paper is not all that he . 1 i owes for, either. The scoudrel has been owing me for provisions or clothing or possibly tobacco for the past five 1 years. He is not worth shucks. He I has no honor." , A Sensation in Lancaster. ?T ] There was a genuine sensation in < Lancaster for a short time Sunday < morning early as the result of a young ' lady discovering a negro man in her j bedroom. The young lady promptly ! < screamed, causing the intruder to beat ' 1 a hasty retreat. j < Neighbors .'.aw the negro running 1 i rapidly from the building and Sheriff i Hunter was at once notified of the oc- j i currence and with others instituted a ' < search for the negro, which soon re- ] suited in the arrest and lodgment in 1 jail of Tom Murray, who lives in the I neighborhood. Murray denies the . t charge, but he answers the description i i given by the young lady and his feet 1 fit the tracks made by the intruder. ' , Snakes in the Bellows. i * *f.. tr t* - 1 mr, w. v. negier, or Lancaster county, had a unique experience on ' 1 Wednesday of last week, says the Waxhaw Enterprise. He went to his blacksmith shop to do some work, and on undertaking to operate the bellows he found that it wouldn't work. While ( trying to ascertain the cause of the 1 trouble a snake stuck its head out of 1 the hole. Mr. Hegler secured a pair of ( tongs and withdrew the reptile and j ' killed it. It was a large chicken snake ! * about five feet long. Returning to his 1 bellows, Mr. Hegler found that it still 1 would not work, and while examining * it, another snake's head was thrust out 1 of the hole. The astonished farmer 1 pulled it out also and killed it. The j 1 snakes were both of the same kind and ; 1 size. There is now a very offensive i 1 odor about the bellows, and Mr. Hegler | ' thinks that there is one or more dead j 1 snakes in it. Paper From Cotton Stalks. j 1 It seems that success is about to ! , crown the oft-repeated, but heretofore j unsuccessful etForts to manufacture , ] paper from cotton stalks. As we noted i f some time ago, there has been dis- j ' covered in Georgia a process whereby, ' , it is claimed, the difficulties which . ( other experimenters found insurmounta- ! | hie are overcome. The first mill will t be located at Cordele, Ga., and will be ; j completed by Octbber 1. Its initial : ( capacity will be 25 tons of commercial wrapping paper per day. Later on the t capacity will be greatly increased and j t higher grades of paper made. The | company is headed by W. H. Crole, a < paper manufacturer of fifteen years' ( experience, who has devoted the last i j six years to perfecting his process for j the manufacture of paper from cotton j stalks. | x If this company makes the success * of its venture which it anticipates it will revolutionize newspaper manufac- ( ^ ture and will be a godsend to the South, ' where there is an inexhaustible supply * of the raw material- a supply unending 1 because of its annual renewal; and ; . when the manufacture becomes general . it will add an estimated increase of j fifty million dollars to the value of the 1 Southern cotton crop. A product of 1 I' the farms which now not only brings < the planters no return but is an expense 1 in the matter of clearing off the land, | will then be a source of revenue. We 1 hope that the owners of this new process ^ will not allow themselves to be taken ? in by the paj>er trust, but will maintain their independence. Even should they go into the combination the South will ; still be a gainer.?Charlotte Observer. THROUGHOUT YORK COUNTY. Miss Janie Wilkie, an elderly and i most highly esteemed lady of Yorkville, j died Saturday about noon, after an illness of quite a number of weeks, at the residence of her grand-niece, Miss Maggie M. Moore, on Main street. The old stage line from Washington, D. C., to Washington. Ga.. discontinued i after the completion of the railroad ' between Charlotte and Columbia and Chester and Yorkville, used to pass through Yorkville. For most of the distance the route is about as good and i direct as between Washington and Atlanta, as is to found today. ?Yorkville 1 Enquirer. Mr. "Pat" Wylie, son of Mr. Harry Wylie, and Miss Minnie Wilson, daughter of W. B. Wilson, Esq., all of Rock Hill, were married at the Baptist parsonage in Lancaster Sunday morning by Rev. Dr. Boldridgc. Mr. and Mrs. Wylie remained in Lancaster at the , home of Chief Justice Jones, where the bride has been visiting for several days. 1 Mr. S. M. Jones, of Chester, a few days ago sold to Geo. McFadden & Brothers, 372balesof cotton at 11 cents, the price for the lot being $18,500. The cotton was grown on Mr. Jones' York : county farm, which was recently sold to a Mr. Willis, of Lynchburg, Va. "Is there a county in the State" ; says the Rock Hill Herald, "that can produce a man who weighs 420 pounds except York county? Well, that's what York county, and by the way Rock Hill, cun boast of. The man in question is "Big John" McFadden. 11. W. ' Cranford had a pair of trousers on display Thursday that was ordered for "Big John" ana they are sights to be- ' hold. Think of one man wearing a pair of trousers that measures 68 inches around the waist with a length of 34J inces. Why the bottom of the trousers ) measure two feet. Can any one beat this? If so we want to hear of it." Mr. A. A. Barron, aged 58 years, a leading citizen of the county, died Wednesday night, and was buried Thursday afternoon from the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of i Rock Hill, of which he was an elder. Mr. Barron was born and reared in ' York County, and was one of her successful and progressive farmers until . about two years since, when he moved to Rock Hill to live. Since then he has been engaged in business there with his sons. He leaves besides his widow, four sons and two daughters. Mr. J. L. Glenn of the Chester bar, who was appointed by the circuit court to take testimony and report his conclusions on certain questions of fact ,n the injunction case brought by certain minority trustees of the Rock Hill local school district against the majority jf that board to unset the sale r>f the ' [lock Hill High School property to Winthrop college, has now gathered all , the testimony and arguments of at- j torneys in the case and will get out his ( report in a few days, in time for a . rearing of the case before the circuit rourt at Yorkville. Mr. Glenn's report ; is anticipated with much interest not ( inly in York county, but throughout | the State by reason of Winthrop's i great interest in the case. The News of Gold Hill. I "General Greene" [after "Splin- j ter"], who during several weeks past, j io handsomely clothed our fields in that familiar coat of blue, has been almost ' completely subdued by his enemies in $ this community. The crops have been 1 rowing very rapidly since the wet j weather ended, and the prospect for a * good crop is bright again. The farm- ^ >rs of this section are sadly disappointed ? n the wheat crop this year. The wheat, while standing, looked to be unusually ine, but on a closer examination it is found to contain small grains. It is evident that the shortage was caused sy rust, which developed during the wet weather. Mrs. T. M. Faris spent the past week it the home of Mr. B. M. Faris. Mr. ?. T. Bailes, of Eastern Gold Hill, returned from Arkansas about a week ago, where he had visited relatives. We lope Mr. Bailes will write us a Flint tlill letter and tell us of his pleasant ; trip. Mr. Ben Epps and sister, Mrs. i P ~ t f.M * 1 - ... - i. ui tr iunuu, art; visaing mends j aid relatives here. Mr. Epps experts i ;o leave within a week for the moun- I ,ains, where he will spend the sum- j ner. Quite a number of our boys uid girls expect to be at Yorkville Fri- | lay to stand the various examinations, j At a meeting of the trustees of our : ichool last week, Miss Bessie Fariswas I lected principal, and Miss Corrine \ h'aris was elected assistant. Several of our neighbors attended j die Old Soldiers Reunion at Chester ast week. J About all of the smaller towns around is have already voted bonds for the ' irection of modern school buildings. The last to follow suit was Fort Mill, vhich voted $10,000 a few weeks ago 'or this purpose. These bonds have ' >een sold to a Chicago firm at a pre- j nium of $230. They will bear 5 per I ;ent interest, payable annually. Waxlaw Enterprise. ? Mrs. J. S. Fotts went to Columbia Tuesday to spend several weeks with I ier parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coy. ' Hiere are many imitations of DeWitt's : Jarbolixed Witch Hazel Salve?DeWitt's i9 the original. Be sure ycu ret DeWitt'a Carbolirod Witch Hazel ^alve when you ask for it. It is good for cuts, burns and bruises, and is especially good for Piles. Sold by Arirey's drug store. The time has arrived for sowing peas. If the seed are sound and small a bushel to the acre is about the right quantity. ! If scarce, a peck to the acre, scattered i in corn middles will do much good. If the large rubber pea is sown, a bushel , and a half should be put in. To make the mowing easy, two things are ncces- | 3ary. Cut all sprouts and clean the , land of large stones. Run a smoothing harrow over the peas after they have been sown, so as to make the ground smooth for the mower. We do not know of any other pill that is as good as DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little liver puis? small, gentle, pleasant and sure pills with a reputation. Sold by Ardrey's drug store. FOR SALE ?Choice Lumber, all kinds. J. J. BAILES. NOTICE. ? All Merchants are required to keep papers and trash cleaned up and burnea both in front and in back of their stores. L. A. HARRIS, Mayor. Scholarship and Entrance Examinations Clemson Agricultural College. At the County Court-House on Friday, July 2nd, at 9 A. M., the Scholarship and Entrance Examinations to Clemson Agricultural College will be held under the direction of the County Board of Education. Applicants must bo at least 16 years of age and must be prepared to enter the Freshman Class. There are no Scholarships in the Preparatory Class. This class is only open to a limited number of boys who cannot reach high schools and who are living in sections of the State where school facilities are poor. Scholarships are worth $100.00 and Free Tuition. The next session of Clemson Agricultural College will begin Sept. 8, 1909. Apply to the County Superintendent of F.ducation after June 20th for needed information concerning the Scholarship Examinations. For catalogs, further information and cards upon which to make application for entrance to the College, address P. H. MELL, President, Clemson College, S. C. - - s CAR LOAD REC We have all kinds of Bugj Side or End Spring, Open or on a Buggy. Come and see t Our livery is complete and ] W. F. HARRIS & S | JULY BA ?5 ?> Queen Quality $3.5G Ox Queen Quality $3.00 Ox Queen Quality $2.50 Ox Other kinds at 50 cents 1 $1.50 Straw Hats, now $35.00 Sewing Machine * $4.00 Refrigerators, no One $12.00 Oil Stove, no ?V $2.25 Steam Cookers, no y,\ Lots of other bargain sj; Come See Our Lots of goods on it woi '<1 terns kept in stock. All Summer Goods ML ;j MASS \J?Every II This is the time to fresh Sp?' the odd jobs of painting yot the hugtry, the furniture, for for every paint purpose, we have tl ACME Q PAINTS. ENAMELS. ST ware each and every one scicntifu ^Remember?if it's a surfac ^stained, varnished or finish \Acme Quality Kind to f ^tell you what to use, ^L^the cost. Ask us. SEE ?T I< xyiNt EUTHYMOL, { RIVERIS, \ CORYLOPSIS OF JAPAN. J COLGATE'S. j MENNEN'S, ( VIOLET TALC. ( ALLAN'S ( Talcum Powder | Every one a good ur- ( tiele at the prices, | 5 uud 25 cents. j j ALLEN'S, ! | LANE'S M Foot Powder j i Hot weather specialties that are j | in demand in every home. I ( Ardrey's. j University of South Carolina Scholarship Examination. THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH Carolina offer* Scholarship* in the j Department of Education to nn? man from each County. Each Scholarship is worth $100 in money and $18 matriculation or "term" fees Examination will be held at county seat FRIDAY, JULY 2. Examination for admission to the University will be held at the same time. Write for information to S. C. MITCHELL, President. 6-17-3t Columbia, S. C. I NOTICE. I >1 I have bought the black- I 1 smith shop of Mr. W. R. I J Carothers and will appre- ? | ciate yovir patronage. Hav I ing served my trade, 1 can I I fully guarantee all work ra I turned out. Give me a trial. I | Fred. Kimbrell. | BUGGIES, SurriSs, Wagons and Harness. EIVED TO-DAY. gies?Rubber or Steel Tire, Top. We can save you $10 hem. prices reasonable. AMC TELEPHONE NO. 28, FORT MILL, S. C. RGAINS. l\ = 11 fords, now - - $2.50 * fords, now - - $2.25 fords, now - - $2.00 >p- jt -25 ' s. now ... S17 Rft w - - - - - $3.00 Jt{: W $8.50 y y i I w $1.50 p|; s in every deparment. 55 ji 10c Counter. v, <' i { th 25c. Butterick Pat- 5| ' ;st go. 3EY'S \\ V . ishes forr/ \ ome Use^lfcSr cn up the home by doing i have been planning. 1'or ' tlic floors and woodwork, 1e right Finish. \F F M * wnmuF VALUT A INS AND VARNISIIES rally prepared for specific uscs.y e to he painted, enameled, cd in any way, there's an^r it the purpose. We can/ how much to use and dpjE I JOJf DTSPI.A Y / >rui? Co ' \ 1 i | The Peoj S The Fastest Growing & M ^ Select grad ?* ting at 12 1 0 Refrigerate ? Big variety 5* Organs at ? 0 Sewing Ma' II Hammocks * Stoves $5J 0 and Iron B ? er Pillows, ^ Hall Trees, 0 We furnish ? for it on e? S and see for 1 The Peo] ? MILLS & YOl 0000000000? 0(g x>, ? Specials For I FOR BREAKFAST. OL TENDER STEAK. FRESH EGGS, ? A GOOD CEREAL. FRESH FRUIT. & CAKES and MAPLE SYRUP, f, REST COFFEE. *jjj> FOR SUPPER. THE REST CRACKERS, ^ CHIPPED BEEF, jP LUNCHEON TONGUE, ? JELLY. Ufc BEST COUNTRY BUTTER. | JONES Better Dys{ If you can help it. Ko effectually helping Natu But don't trifle with Indi A great many people who hav trifled with Indigestion, have bee: sorry for It?when nervous o chronic dyspepsia resulted, an they have not been able to cure 11 Use Kodol and prevent havin Dyspepsia. Everyone Is subject to indlpes tlon. Stomach derangement follow stomach abuse, just a3 natural! and just as surely as a sound an healthy stomach results upon th taking of Kodol. When you experience Bournes of stomach, belching of gas an nauseating fluid, bloated aensatlor gnawing pain in tho pit of th stomach, heart burn (so-called) diarrhoea, headaches, dullness o chronic tired feeling?you need K( dol. And then the quicker you tak Jvodol?the better. T'at what yo want, lot Kodo] digest It. Ordinary pepsin "dyspepsia tal lets," physics, etc., are not likol to be of much benefit to you, i digestive ailmcut3. Pepsin is onl Sold by Ardrc I N S U R FIRE, LIFE ai I represent only th< LCiive me a share B. W. BRAD1 )le's Store | : Store in York County 0 es of China and Jap Mat- ? -2 to 35c. v >rs at prices to suit you. of Rugs and Art Squares. 0 ittractive prices. ? chines a specialty, $2.50 up *? , Princess Ranges, Cook ? 00 up, Princess Dressers X eds, Felt Mattresses, Feath- g China Closets, Sideboards, ? Couches Wardrobes. Etc. * your home and you pay ? isy installment plan. Call <3 yourself, * pie's Store I JNG, Proprietors. a )f??Q?(8KSi???Q??? Summer Days, p FOR DINNER. ^ A NICE ROAST, 'J\ COUNTRY VEGETABLES. C FRUITS, PALATABLE SOUPS, FRESH TOMATOES, (A ICED TEA. Ufc Get any of ft these delicacies 3 from JONES, ft v the: groceir, ft > RHONE: NO. 1^- ft l ' ^ W/\i* 11UI VJCl )epsia dol prevents Dyspepsia, by ire to Relieve Indigestion, gestion. e ! a partial digester?and physics are a not digesters at all. r Kodol is a perfect digester. If d you could see Kodol digesting every L particle of food, of nil kinds, In the g glass test-tubes in our laboratories, you would know this Just ub well as we do. 3 Nature and Kodol will always y euro a sick stomach?but In order il to bo cured, the stomach must rest. e That is what Kodol does?rests the stomach, while the stomach gots s well. Just hb slinplo as A, It. C. ? Our Guarantee 0 CJr> to your dniRRlst today and fret a dot* lar bottle. Thou after you have used tha 1 entire contents of tlio bottle If you can ij? honestly nay. that It has not done you any Rood, return the bottle to tlic druiti(l?t and ?e will refund your money without que*O lion or delay. We will then pay thn uruiryist for the bottle. Ih.n't liesltute, alt druggists know that our guarantee Is gitod. This offer applies to the laive bottle only and to but one In a family. The large hotlie contain* UJ4 time* ua much a* the hit/ y cent bottle. n Kodol Is prepared at the laboray itorieaof E. C. DeWltt & Co.,Chicago. v's l)rui> Store. A N C E, I id TORNADO. e best of Compaies. s of your business. FORD, Agent. |