Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 22, 1909, Image 2
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FORT MILK S. C.. JULY 22.
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President Mitchell in Politics.
Whatever the result of the
dispensary elections to be held in j
the twenty-one counties of South
Carolina on the 17th of next
month, this section of the State
wHl-not be appreciably .affected,
and for this reason The Times
has given the subject little con- i
sideration. If the people of
Charleston, Abbeville or Georgetown,
for instance, wish to continue
the sale of liquor through
lawfully established dispensaries j
their good sense is to be com-;
mended; if they decide to vote ;
out the dispensaries and thus j
give free reign to blind tigers. j
such as the tigers have enjoyed ;
In this and other so-called pro- j
hibition counties for several
years, it is of no particular concern
to the people of this section.
But there is a point connected
with the canvass for prohibition
I in the dispensary counties which
is of concern to all our people,
and that, too. regardless of
whether they are in sympathy
with the prohibition movement;
During the last ten days news j
items have appeared in the daily J
papers from various points in the ;
State telling of the powerful, j
whirlwind ie hointr
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made in behalf of prohibition by
Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of
the University of South Carolina.
Dr. Mitchell is a new man to
South Carolina, having been a
resident of the State less than i
four months. Perhaps he has not:
yet learned what is expected of i
him by our people and it is chari-,
table to assume tha^to this is due !
the fact that he has violated
the proprieties which have heretofore
marked the conduct of the j
State's educational officials. In .
other words, and to put the matter
a little plainer, Dr. Mitchell, in
taking an active part in politics,
is doing that which is distasteful
to the people of the
State. His participation in the
campaign is apart from his
duties as president of one of the
State's educational institutions, :
for which services the people are
paying him. and they have a,
right to resent his intermeddling
in the settlement of the liquor
question.
Imagine the storm of protest
that would go up from one end S
of the State to the other should i
President Mell of Clemson Col-!
lege enter the campaign and
travel from place to place making i
speeches for the retention of the
dispensary. And who is the
senseless fool to claim that such .
a course by President Mell would
be less excusable than is the con-1
duct of President Mitchell? It is (
not a matter of whether one is
for or against the dispensary.
The point to consider is that the
president of the university is
assuming to instruct the people
in the settlement of a question
which they are entirely capable
of settling for themselves, meanwhile
neglecting bis official du- ;
ties. Dr. Mitchell's participation
in the campaign is gratuitous to
say the least. And this view evi- j
dently is shared by one or more ;
of the university trustees who advised
him aarainst drlivprinnr a
..0 ?
prohibition speech in the Colum- \
l?ia theatre. Dr. S. C. Mitchell
is in the employ of the Commonwealth
as executive head of the
State University. If he attends
to the duties of the office as he
should he will have no time to j
instruct his employers as to how ,
they should vote on the liquor
question.
Tk? Boll Weevil Comiag.
Some weeks ago there was;
published in The Times an j
editorial questioning the accuracy
of a statement given the press '
by a representative of the
National Agricultural Depart\M.
>
ment, who was investigating;
farm conditions in this State, i
that it would be at least eight
years before the cotton boll
weevil reached South Carolina.
We were of the- opinion, and so
stated, that the agent did not
know what he was talking about,
that his prediction was nothing
more than a guess. Now comes
the information, sent out in a
press dispatch a week ago
from Americus, Ga., that the
boll weevil has appeared over a
large area in that section. There
seems to no doubt that the
insect is the same destructive
Orrnnf U'V?Vioc? rlnnn innnl/?nlnU1f\
u^vtiv ?? iuwii ao*j uvuv/ iiivai^uiauic
damage in the cotton fields of
the Southwest. So the cotton
farmers of South Carolina had as
well accept the fact that the boli
weevil is almost at their door,
and that its appearance in this
State within the next year or
two is certain. As yet no effective
means of staying the ravages
of the boll weevil have been discovered,
notwithstanding the
fact that tens of thousands of
dollars have been spent by the
national and State governments
in an effort to check its spread.
Of course there is the hope that
the insect will not multiply as j
rapidly in this State as it has in
Texas and elsewhere* but there ,
is really nothing more to base <
the hope on than the assertion
that the insect does not thrive as
well in areas where the cotton
plant does not grow as luxuriantly
as it does in the Southwest.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Amount cf the Fine Against Mr.
VV. H. Windie.
Of unusual interest in this j
township, as well as throughout j
the county generally, was the j
trial in the court of general
sessions at Yorkville last week i
of the case of the State against j
W. H. Windie, a prominent fanner
of Fort Mill township, charged
with assault and battery with i
attemnt to kill unon thp npmn !
of YV. D. Grist, editor of the
Yorkville Enquirer. The difficulty
grew out of an editorial
reference in The Enquirer during
the campaign of 1908 to the
"Windleship. combination," to
which Mr. Windle took offense.
Mr. Windle and Mr. Grist met
in the office of County Clerk
J. A. Tate, in the court house,
and a difficulty ensued in which
Mr. Windle struck Mr. Grist
with a walking stick, claiming
at the time and in the trial that
the latter was arnjed with a
pistol which he attempted to
draw when they met. Mr. Grist,
on the wilntsi st ind, did not
deny that he had a pistol in his
pocket and that he attempted to
draw it, setting up the claim that
he saw Mr. Windle's purpose
was to strike him with the walking
stick and that he intended
to defend himself. Mr. Windle
testified that when he and Mr.
Grist met the latter was sitting j
down but that he (Grist) immediately
arose and attempted
to draw his pistol; then he struck
Mr. Grist with his walking stick.
The witnesses for the State were
Mr. J. A. Tate and Drs. John I.
Barron and R. A Rrntinn* tV?o
witnesses for the defense were ,
Messrs. W. D. Grist and W. II. =
Windle. The trial of the case
was begun Thursday afternoon
and at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon ,
the jury returned a verdict of
assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature with a
recommendation to the mercy of
the court. The court, Judge
M 'mminger presiding, imposed a
sentence of six months on the;
chaingang or in the penitentiary,
or a fine of $500.
Friends of Mr. Windle in this
section are outspoken in the
opinion that the fine which
Judge Memminger imposed upon
him for the difficulty with Mr. ,
Grist was exorbitant, especially
since Mr. Grist admitted that he
was armed when the difficulty
occurred and attempted to use'
his pistol. They say shat in imposing
the fine Judge Memminger ;
ignored the "mercy" recommendation
of the jury. Objection is i
also made to what they claim
was the attitude of Judge Memminger
toward Mr. Windle's
attorneys, the claim being set up
that the iudce refused tn nil
the defendant's counsel to go into
the details of matter which
was relevant to the case. The !
sympathy of these friends is
manifest in a substantial way,
$200 having been contributed
within the week to assist Mr.
Windle in paying the fine.
Mr. Grist's friends, on the
other hand, point out that there
was little if anthing in the
"Windleship"" editorial to give
offense, but that, having heard
that he was to suffer bodily harm
because of the editorial and being
a delicate man, Mr. Grist did tiie 1
right thing to arm himself and
to attempt to use his pistol if he
thought he was about to be struck
with a stick.
Both men have friends jn this
community.
VENTS WRATH ON JURORS.1
Memminger Dismisses Panel for
Acquitting Defendants.
Thursday morning Judge Memminger,
presiding at the court of
general sessions in Yorkville, dismissed
a panel of jurors as unfit
for further service in his
court, because they had failed to
convict two defendants of carrying
concealed weapons after the I
defendants had admitted they!
had pistols. Last August there
was a picnic row at Tirzah in
which a number of shots were
tired, resulting in the indictment 1
of two men named Russell and ;
one Robinson for assault and 1
battery with intent to kill and 1
carrying concealed weapons, j
Due to the conflicting testi-11
mony, the defendants were ac-11
3uitted on all counts. The ver- j
ict did not meet with the ap-11
proval of Judge Memmingerand ]
when court was opened Thursday (
morning he lost 110 time in tell- {:
ing the jurymen that if they <
were willing to make themselves I
and the county ridiculous by re- i
turning such verdicts he did not j
propose that they make him ridiculous.
He therefore told
the jurymen to consider themselves
dismissed from further
service in the court.
Two of the dismissed jurymen,
Messrs. Lee Armstrong and
B. C. Ferguson, are citizens of j
Fort Mill township, the former a
respectable, intelligent farmer,
and the latter a salesman at the j
store of A. O. Jones. Both stand :
well in the community, -and their j
friends resent the statement that
either of them would do anything
to discredit himself or the
county. Mr. Armstrong is
credited with saying that the
reason why the jury did not return
a verdict of guilty against
the Russells and Robinson on
the concealed weapons count in
the indictment was because
there was no evidence brought!
out in the trial of the case tending
to show that the weapons1
were concealed.
The newspaper story sent out
from Yorkville to the effect that
the action of Judge Memminger
in dismissing the jury "has met
with unqualified public ap-;
proval" is the veriest nonsense, j
"There would have been as |
much reason in convicting the 1
defendants of chicken-stealing as !
of carrvinor concealed wpnnnns " '
said a friend of the dismissed
jurymen yesterday. "Judge.
Memminger floundered woefully
in his attempt to humiliate these
men for doing their duty as they
saw it. I believe that his action
is unprecedented in this State,
and 1 venture the assertion that
there is not one South Carolina j
lawyer in five who will not say (
that instead of the jurymen |
making themselves ridiculous;
Judge Memminger himself is
the one who shows up in the
joke column."
THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE
To be Held at Pleasant Valley
Thursday, July 29th.
Pleasant Valley is to have the
only Farmers' Institute held in j
the upper portion of South Carolina
this year, and we are expect- i
ing everybody to be present. The i
institutute will be held in Mr. '
J. W. Davidson's pasture, the!
ladies will serve refreshments;
for the benefit of the church.
Hon. O. W. Potts will he master
of ceremonies and S. E. Bailes
will make the address of welcome.
The following is the program for
the day:
10:00 a. m.? Soil fertility, by !
Dr. C. L. Goodrich, Washington, ,
D. C.
10:30 a. m. ?The use of com:i:
e- -
iiMucuu lcmuzers ior corn, cot- ,
ton and grain, by Prof, J. N.
Harper, Director of S. C. Experiment
Station.
11:00?Improvements of crops!
by Seed Selection, by Prof. D. N.
Barron, Director of Agricultural
Department, Cletnson College.
11:30 The Importance of Tick
Eradication to Our Live Stock
Industry, by Dr. M. R. Powers,
State Veterinarian.
12:00?The Economic Raising
and Feeding of Live Stock, by
Dr. Barnett.
12:30?Recess. (One of Pleasant
Valley's far-famed picnic
dinners.)
1:30?Insects and their treatment.
by Prof. A. F. Conradi, i
Entomologist.
2:00 p. m.?The Importance of
Education, by Prof. W. S. Morri- ,
son or Prof. D. W. Daniel.
At the beginning ?f the Institute
a question box will be j
opened and all are urged to place
therein such questions as they
may wish discussed. The ad-,
dresses will be twenty minutes
long and ten minutes will be nl
lowed for questions and discussions.
Everybody is most cordially
invited and urged to attend and \
bring well-filled baskets. He-,
member the time, Thursday,
July 29, and let everybody come
prepared for a day of pleasure,
profit, baseball, and an all-round
good time. S. E. B. i
Catawba Indians at Carlisle School.
There are a number of Indians
from the Catawba Nation, nine
miles south of Fort Mill, getting
ar industrial education at the !
' 1
?Mi?T? < i r? ii i tmm m mmm n ? ?i i
federal government's school for
Indians at Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
the local Indian uplift bong
inspired by white friends,
mostly women, in this and Lanast
ir counties, who have interssted
themselves in theCatawbas
and gotten the boys and girls
nto Carlisle.
Among the boys who have
been to Carlisle several -terms
md who are now making good,
ndustrious citizens are Joe Saniers
and Moony George, who
nave completed an academic
course. Joe is working at a saw
mill at Ridgeway and Moony at
he Oakland Dairy at Rock Hill.
\nd both are said to be splendid i
workmen, thrifty and quiet and i
steady.
There are six Indian girls from j
:he Catawbas now getting a
normal training at Carlisle, equip-;
ling themsslves for domestic ser? j
yice. These are Lottie and Rosie
Harris, and three daughters of
Chief Dave Harris, Esther, Vinia \
ind Ottie, and Mary Ayres, the
laughter of Daniel Ayres, a
brother-in-law of the chief. There
is a much larger number at Carlisle
from North Carolina.
OSH9S? G3?3? S
e. w. k1m1
I Wash Yoi
In pans that are guarntee
vB in pots that you know wot
I in handled vessels that wi
Anti-Rust and Guars
made into pots, pans, j
basins, dish pans, coffee
Ibcwls, and most anythin
kitchen.
It gives us pleasurs to
these goods and are real
to their merits.
SE. W. Kit
P. S. If the Anti-Rust goo
alter puicnase you can g
Lanother piece.
Eft 25
Matfcin
We want to clean up our IV
eral rolls of Matting that forn
which we wkli sell at 9 l-2c.
25 and 30c goods at about on
Another shipment of Laces
Torchon laces, worth 7 1-2 to
MUJLI1
We have on hand a few
$3.50, that we are selling at 1
MEN'S STR
A nice line of the latest sha
WHITE WA
We have a few small sizes
at 75c?not the cost of the mi
MEACHAIV
u itieOQ
19 Of the town is under tl
| handsome Scda Fountai
J for suffering from heat w
|| tion and we serve you
Ice Cream, <
and Crusl
| to be had anywhere. \
| refreshing drinks and sei
? to-date manner. Our F
| and sanitary in every resj
| Try "Fe
I? The popular new drink
fi I i
JJ Parks Dm
CAR LOAD RFX
We have all kinds of Bug
Side or End Spring, Open cr
on a Buggy. Come and see I
Our livery is complete and
W. F. HARRIS & S
T urnip Seeds.
We have bought the Turnip
Seeds that have the reputation of
being the best on the market.
We have paid several cents
more for them than others could
have been bought.
We sell to you at the same
old price.
We have ten of the most popular
varieties and mix them to
suit you.
Most people have experienced j
till* flifTirMilt \* r?r !iii? .1
stand" of turnips and we have J
done our best to eliminate all1
risk as to the seeds.
Ardrey's.
5RELL CO. J;
ar Dishes |
d not to rust; make coffee gj
1't corrode; cook preserves B
ill not blister or peel off. @
inteed Enamel Ware
slates, sauce-pans, wash H '
urns, milk pans, batter ?
g else you need in the
tell you that we have H
anxious to introduce you !
mbrell Co. |
ds rust within ten years H
et your money back or
5 8BBOHBSSS31 ffiBsS
g Sale.
latting stock, and have sevlerly
sold for 12 1-2 and 15c
Several small pieces in 20,
le-half prices.
just in by express. Val and
10c at 5c. All in match sets.
NERY.
trimmed Hats, worth up to
-1ALF PRICE.
AW HATS.
pes that must be sold.
SH SKIRTS.
on hand that we place on sale
iterial.
r & EPPS.
ol Spot !l
he big Electric Fan at our ?8
in. There is no excuse I
rhen the big fan is in mo- !
with the most delicious
Cream Soda |
bed Fruits
Ve serve all the popular
*ve them in the most up- 1ountain
is handsome, new fig
sect. L
in Taz," |!
: of the baseball fans.
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BUGGIES,
Surries, Wagons
and Harness.
EiVED TO-DAY.
gies?Rubber or Steel Tire,
Top. We can save you $10
them.
prices reasonable.
OMQ TELEPHONE NO. 28.
FORT MILL, S. C.
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$ A Harvest
I Good Thing
That's what you find at
^ 'round. We don't keep
& everything. When you
$ JONES. Goods delivered
yk ever make an error, but wl
$ fully correct it.
1 JONES
? "Everything
Better N
Dyspe
If you can help it. Kodol
effectually helping Nature
But don't trifle with Indiges
A RTcat many people who have a
trifled with Indigestion, have been n<
sorry for It?when nervous or
chronic dyspeDsIa resulted find v<
they have, not boon able to cur? It. r?:
I!se Kodol and prevent having Pi
Dyspepsia. y<
Everyone la subject to indices- at
tion. Stomach derangement follows
stomach abuse. Just as naturally ci
and just as surely as a sound and ,c
healthy stomach results upon tho T
taking of Kodol.
When you experience sourness w
of stomach, belching of gas and
nauseating fluid, bloated sensation,
gnawing pain in the pit of tho Jn
stomach, heart burn (so-called). ?"
diarrhoea, headaches, dullness or *><
chronic tired feeling?you need Ko- ft
dol. And then the quicker you take ti
Kodol?the better. Eat what you
want, let Kodol digest It. T
Ordinary pepsin "dyspepsia tablets,"
physics, etc., ar? not likely c?
to bo of much benefit to you, In
digestive ailments. Pepsin la only tc
Sold by Ardrcy's
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llNSUR,
FIRE, LIFE and
I represent only the b
Give me a share o
B. W. BRADFC
I?i?ag?ww? i?i?fipn
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>re in York County ^
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Festival of jf
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s to Eat. h
JONES' all the year ?
everything; we sell ja
are hungry 'phone ^
quickly. We hardly $
hen we do we cheerthe:
groceir,
rhone: no. 1^ x
: to Eat." ^
m 'j i "i
lot Get
ipsia
prevents Dyspepsia, by
to Relieve Indigestion,
tion.
partial digester?and physics are
at digesters at all.
Kodol Is a perfect digester. Tf
)u could see Kodol digesting every
\rtlcle of food, of all kinds, in 'ho
lass test tubes In our laboratories,
iu would know U1I9 Just aa well
1 we do.
Nature and Kodol will always
ire a sick stomach?but In enter
? bo cured, the stomach must rr ?t
hat Is what Kudol does?rests t:.e
omach, while the stomach gota
ell. Just as simple as A, 13, C.
Our Guarantee
Co to your drajjln tiKt?; ?nt! it 1 n doJ?
ir iKittlw. Th?*r? nl'Mluu hove ut..ni the
itlre content* of tit* bottle If you i >n
>tieMtly Hay, that It bn? uol done you a' y
*?l, return the bottle to tlie dn.^r'.el an 1
s will refund your money without ouchoti
or delay. We will then |*it lh?- dm*l*t
for the buttle. Don't hr^ltntr, ;!
TOUStHto know that onr (rti?r?n'<-e is
his offer n^plU-4 to the luiyw Imttlt: r.n'y
i>d to but onu lu a family. Tlie In >v > i.
e eudtalne SVi tlinaa ae inacb ua lhu !.uy
:nt bottle.
jmxicm is prepared at tTi" la'- -airlecof
E.G. Do Witt &.Co..Cb'.cai,j.
> Drug Store.
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TORNADO. Ejj
est of Compaies.
>f your business.
3RD, Agent. |