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i i AND HEAIL5 X ? Mif? Clara Smvthe spent r,~ 1 J # il . ^ y I rraj aayii 01 ine past weex ; with her sister. Mi*. J. C. Burge, near Yorkville. ? Mrs. Elva Harris and daugh- j ter, Miss Ellen, of Albermarle, i N. C.. are. quests at the home of Mr. R. F. Grier, on Clebourn street. ? Mrs. Mollie Meaeham, mother of our townsmen W. B. and S. L. Meaeham, has been seriousiy ill ?01 some days at her home on Confederate street. ? Mr. W. J. Stewart, the popu- ! lar manager of the StewartSprings giunery, lias been confined to his home for several lays by illness. ? Mr. ,T. J. Ormand, whose illness has several times-beenmentioned^ in. The Times, continues seriously sick at his home near Grattan. Reports yesterday from his bedside were not encouraging. ?Prof. J. A. Boyd, of Fort Mill was recently elected principal of the Belair school for the term beginning October 15. The Belair school has been taught firm several years by Mr. .John. W. Elms, of Rock Hill. ?A number of Fort Mill people left Tuesday evening and yesterday morning for Rock Hill to catch an excursion from that city to Charleston and the Isle of Palms. ? The little 7-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hope, who live in the village of the Fort j Mill Mfg. company died Thurs- | any evening ana was buried Friday afternoon in the town cemetery. Rev. W. A. Hafner conducted the funeral service. ? The Times has been asked by an out-of-town reader why work has not been commenced on the new school building. Having a fear that we could not' give a correct and satisfastory ; answer to the question, we refer it to the board of trustees. > ?Owing to a delay in the arrival of a shipment of cement, the work of paving Clebourn street and sections of Booth street has not yet begun. All the material, except the cement, is on the ground and as as soon as the latter arrives the paving will be commenced. ? Hon. T. B. Butler, of Gaff-j ney, candidate for congress from ! this district in the last campaign, j was a visitor to Fort Mill Friday : afternoon. Mr. Butler was on his way home from Belaire, Lancaster county, where he made an address to the large crowd in attendance upon the picnic of the Belaire camp of W. O. W. -Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bennett and children returned Saturday j from a visit to the former's j grandmother, Mrs. Malinda 1 1 . _ 1 _i. T 1 * __ .1' ' . i i,ocKe, at juesne, tnis county. .Mrs. Locke, we ire informed, is ?6 years of age, and is probably the oldest person in this section of the State. She has always enjoyed good health and although somewhat feeble at present is j able to be about her room un- i assisted. ?The ladies of the local j Rebekah lodge were highly pleased with the success of the supper given in Confederate Park Thursday evening. The park was brilliantly illuminated ' for the occasion by rows of j electric globes, and presented an attractive appearance with its j many small tables and large j crowd of merry-makers in at-! tendance. The ladies realized quite a nice profit from sales' during the evening. *ftir t~? \\r /? /^ ? i ? Mr. w. u. warren, 01 uoiu Hill, read recently of the remov- | al of a potato crop which had been overgrown with w'eeds and | grass and . requests The Times to put the inquiry as to the latest date upon which the plants may I be removed and make potatoes. j The Times man has had little experience in potato culture (our first crop is now growing fine) and we pass the question to a more experienced trucker. / ?The Fort Mill Light Infantry, ('apt. T. B. Spratt commanding, left early Tuesday morning in a special car for Greenville, where : with the other companies comprising the First regiment, it will remain for the annual tenday encampment, The jocal company is larger and better equipped jhis year than ever before and the company officers are therefore expecting the most successful encampment yet held, j Fortv-nine members of the company are now in Greenville. ? Mrs. T. S. Kirkpatrick and daughters, Misses Kittie and Mabel, are spending a few weeks at Blowing Rock, N. C. ? Mr. Clarence McMurray and sister, little Miss Esther, returned Friday from a five weeks' visit to relatives at McColl, S. C. ?J. C. McElhaney, the accommodating clerk at the local Fostofiice, is on vacation for a ew days, the first he has had for seventeen months. ? Miss Kittie Kirkpatrick will teach in the music department of Winthrop College during the session of 1909-'XO, having recently accepted the position. ?Mr, S. E, Bailes, a well known young farmer of Pleasant Valley, will in the near future ' begin the erection of a nice home on his plantation. The house will occupy the site of the old Billtie hompst-pnH npar tVir* of Mrs, Mary Baiies. ?Rev. Edward S. Reaves at- ' tended the Baptist Summer As- i sembly at Greenville, S. C., last ' week where he presented a! paper on "The Preparation and i Qualifications of the Sunday J School Teacher." This paper by 1 hearty snd unanimous vote was j requested for publication in the , Baptist Courier for dissemination j and preservation. This recogni- J tion of excellence and expression of appreciation was given to no ; other paper presented during the week. ?The people of Fort Mill and vicinity are anticipating much; pleasure fr?m the two baseball games to be played on the local diamond this (Thursday) after- j noon and evening between the ; Fort Mill team and a traveling ' team of Cherokee Indians. The i afternoon game will be calledj promptly at 3 o'clock and the j price of admission will be 25 r cents to all. The evening game ' will be called at 8 o'clock and 35 1 cents admission will be charged. I Community Picnic August 11. Quite a number of the citizens of the town and township met at the stand in Confederate Park last Wednesday afternoon in re- ( spouse to a call for a meeting to * consider the proposition of holding the annual community pic- 1 nic. Mayor L. A. Harris was ; made chairman of the meeting. Upon motion of Mr. W. B. ' Meacham, it was voted unani- 5 mously to hold the picnic and 1 Wednesday, August 11, was 1 named as the date. The picnic will be held in the O'Connell grove near the present school building. The next business of the meeting was the appointment i of committees to arrange a pro- < gram of entertainment, etc , and 1 the following were named: ; Finance?V. B. Blankenship, E. W. Russell and J. H. McMurray. Entertainment ? W. F. Harris, ' ,T. R. Haile, B. VV. Bradford, ! Mrs. A. O. Jones, Miss Mary O'Connell, Miss Dovie Harris. Dinner?D. A. Lee, J. P. i Crowdcr and W. R. Carothers. Table and Grounds?A. A. Bradford, W. T. Hoagland and R. L. Bennett. The committee on finance has already secured a portion of the n(5fPSS!ir\r umnnnf nr>'l I'""" ' .... . uuiuuilb nuu LI1C1 C IS every reason to expect that the j picnic will he the most successful yet held. There will be amusement for both old and young is the promise of the committee on entertainment. An effort will be made to have a match game of ball in the afternoon, and if the funds will justify it, a brass band will be engaged ! to furnish music during the day. i An invitation is extended to the people of Fort Mill and surrounding sections and it is hoped that all will come and bring wellfilled baskets. Ice Factory for Fort Mill. An interesting announcement to the householders and people generally of the community was made a day or two ago by Mr. A. 0. Jones, the well known grocer, when he stated that it is 1 hie rvnrnAon FA ^ 1 - ..... ,/v.i tu ucj^iu me uperation of an ice factory in Fort Mill within the next few months. Mr. Jones has had the matter under consideration lor some time, but had not fully decided ; to launch the enterprise until the I Vast fortnight, during which he 1 made a trip to Charlotte to buy ; the machinery, etc. The manu- ( facturers are to deliver and install the machinery in ample time for the factory to be running! smoothly before the opening of: the next season. It is Mr. Jones' i intention to erect the necessary , building in the rear of his store j on Main street during the fall or i winter months and he will soon award the contract for an artesian well to be bored nearby, so ; that everytning will be in readiness to begin the delivery of ice next spring. A three-ton plant will be installed, and it is prom-; jsed that thereafter the town's' supply of ice will not depend upon the sometimes uncertain delivery of outside factories. ? Master Barron Bennett entertained quite a number of his young friends last Monday at the home of his parents, it being his tenth birthday. Narrow Escape of a Little Girl. Word reached Fort Mill Mon- j day morning of a harrowing ac- ; cident and a most remarkable es- ; cape from death, which Sunday | afternoon befell the 8-year-old; daughter of C. Cook, a white I farmer of the Belair neighborhood, seven miles from this place. The child was playing about the yard and in some way fed into the well, which is 50 feet deep, contains about eight feet of water, and is walled with 18-inch terra-cotta piping. The child1 screamed while falling and her, 1 ' 1 faicnip UISUUVCICU (11 UIICC UlHt she was in the well. Intelligent effort was immediately directed toward the rescue of the child, who displayed the remarkable presence j of mind, after sinking the depth of the eight feet of water and ! rising to the surface, of bracing i her body with knees and back on opposite sides of the piping to j avoid drowning. A rope was quickly lowered j and the child told to grasp it. i This she did, but when drawn to j within a few feet of the mouth ! of the well the child's strength i failed and she fell to the bottom ; 1 of the well a second time, but I again rose to the.surface of the ' water and grasped the rope, | After the lapse of an hour or 5 more the child was again per- j \ suaded to swing to the rope J while her parents for the second * time attempted to draw her from ( the well. Again, when almost J within arm's reach of the parents, | the child let go the rope and for the third time sank to the hot-: torn, but fortunately rose to the | surface of the water as formerly. The rope was again quickly lowered and once more was in t the hands of the child. , t This time, however, the child c could not, for the third time, be t induced to undertake the ascent t ?she was all but exhausted, but i had sufficient strength left to I hold to the rope and thereby i save herself from drowning. t Another hour passed and little i hope of rescuing the child was I left. Finally a pair of steelyards \ was secured and tied to the end ? [>f a second rope. This was < lowered and the child told to c fasten one of the hooks to her . t clothing. In this way she was ' c at last rescued, after facing death : ? for more than two hours. Men- i day morning the little girl was ! t it play as usual, apparently little | Lhe worse for the harrowing experience of the afternoon before. f l< Arrested on Serious Charge. 1 Jordan McCullough, a young i negro man who has been in the ( employ of A. O. Jones as de- 1 liveryman for some time, was t arrested Monday morning on a a warrant sworn out by E. P. II. c Nivens, charging assault and; I battery with intent to kill. Mr. 11 Nivens is a country merchant: whose store is two miles north of town. Last Christmas night he was seated on the piazza at his store and some one fired upon ) him with a shotgun, the load taking elfect, without serious j consequences, in the back. Sus-,1 picion pointed to McCullough as f the guilty party and he was j J taken into custody Monday j. morning by Constable Coltharp. 1 At a preliminary hearing before Magistrate McElhaney Monday j1 afternoon the evidence against ;' McCullough was considered ; strong enough to warrant the magistrate in holding him for the determination of the case in the sessions court. Being unable 1 to furnish bond. McCulloiurh was taken to jail Tuesday morning. Spurt in Police Circles. A young white man who gave his name as Tom Swearingen and said that his home was in Pineville, N. C., was arrested Satur- j day morning by Officer Potts, charged with violating the dis- j, pensary law. Four gallons of' whiskey were found in Swearin gen's possession. He was taken i before Mayor Harris Saturday afternoon and pleaded guilty. : Twenty-five dollars fine, which ; was paid. Douglass Tims, colored, came to town Friday from his home near the Southern Power Coin-1 pany's dam to attend a negro j picnic. Tims brought his pistol with him. Officer Potts heard of | the close companionship of the negro and pistol and arrested the negro. The negro denied having a pistol, but before the time set C,... il,? r .1 ii/i niv n mi in tut; <m111111(.'<i his guilt. Twenty dollars to help build the town's concrete pave- j ments. Two young white beys, Chas. and Walter Hayfield, drove over1 from Rock Hill Sunday. The j prohibition laws did not prevent them from getting fiop-eared i drunk and tlu v drove recklessly j through town. Result?40 more bucks for the town's treasury. A report from Chester a few days ago was to the effect that Hon. J. K. Henry, the well known prosecuting officer of this circuit, had made known to certain personal friends his intention to make the race for congress from the Fifth district in the campaign next summer. Igoin If so, I i materi | WHY S< ||g Second, I get Third. I do a handling and di IP Fourth, I buy ??? freight rates, bn H I sell the best H? had at a reason) |H ing on hand at? ||f Sash and Blinds | V. B. B ??an?a?miMi Muiiji?iiBCTajnn Methodist Conference Here. Rev. S. J. Re then, pastor of i he Fort Mill Methodist church, 1 ogether with Mr. W. H. Crook, >f Gold Hill, returned Saturday 'rom the quarterly conference of lie Rock Hill district which was n session last week in Chester, dr. Rethca brought the interestUK announcement that the suniner session of the conference lext year will be held in Fort dill. The conference is com)osed of about 25 ministers and i slightly larger number of lay ielegates. The members of the :onference will be entertained in he homes of the Methodists and >ther Protestants of the town md their coming is certain to >rove pleasing and profitable to he entire community. The annual protracted meeting it Flint Hill will begin next Sunday and continue through the , ollowing week. Evangelist W. : j. Walker will conduct the meet- I ng. Mr. Walker is a native of Charlotte, but for several years las given himself to evangelisic labors, with great success vherever be has gone. The hurch extends a cordial invitaion to everybody to attend these services. The Bclair Picnic. The W. O. W. picnic at Belair ast Friday was a grand success. The exercises were opened with i song by the Belair choir, folowed by prayer by J. W. Collins, *ong, speech by Mr. Daniels, listrict organizer; speech by r. B. Butler, all of which were highly enjoyed by both old and young. Next came the big dintier for which the hospitable people of the Belair section are noted. There was plenty left. The afternoon was spent in chatLing until the long wished for k*o i n om n * h/\ luiii vaiu^ aim otaikClL'U UIL' crowd. The refreshment stand was run in the interest of the Woodmen, in order to finish up their new hall. We must give these pood people a word of praise in setting a pood example to other neighborhoods in the way of such a nice school building. They are making wonderful progress. We also noticed their well kept cemetery. J. 0. H. If you have pains in the back, weak back, or any other indication of a weakened or disordered condition of the kidneys or bladder you should got DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills right away when you experience the least sign oj kidney or bladder complaints, but be sure that you get DeW'itt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. We know what they will do for you, and if you will send your name to E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, you will receive a free trial box of these kidney and bladder pills. They are sold here by Ardrey's drug store. A New Invention Wouldn't you like to do away with those foyr or six md irons that you have to trot lutck and forth with in a rtulTy room, stoopinir over hot firta and inviting a apell of vertigo? It ia already a hot July day outaide and you are keeping a l>id expensive wood fire going heatinK up your home thrninrhoiit ?... day and sloop by night a tortur.e Such a condition sap* the iife out of a woman and makes life for all uncomfortable. We offer you an Alcohol Smoothing Iron that has every advantage of the old iron surpassed and not oneof its disadvantages. You ran i.-on straight along for houra under the shade of a tr?>e or anymore comfortable place for ope-half cent per hour. It is heating all the time and any grade of hrut . on want. Does hotter ,vnrlt easier. cheap?w and more comfortable. The price w We are j-clling them for $3. BO. and the price can 1* saved in wood in one year's time and in comfort and health hi two mmth's lima. Ardrey's. F. S: The Iron* hum denatured alcohol, wood alcohol or .;o'Ir?e. *v can save you both ti al you will need to First, because i ^ ? and I am relie a cheap insurance ra large part of my w< ayage. only in car lots and it bottom prices on a Shingles, Laths, Linn able price. A full lir all times. Will give &LANKEI 4 4 go TO ; Halle's! t '* { 4 for delicious and refreshing- \ Fountain Drinks. ' < J PURE ICE CREAM ; every day. I < Headquarters for Cigars, j, Tobaccos and Smokers' Ar- ' licles. And don't forget that we carry a full line of Drugs j and Patent Medicines. i Fort Mill Drug Comp'y ' J. R. HAILE, Mgr. ! "A STITCH IN TIME WILL SAVE NINE." Save the "nine" by having your Clothing attended lo at the proper time. We do first-class Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing in connee- I tion with our Tailoring, and this for Ladiss' Clothing as well us Men All work left with us is promptly, skilfully and carefully done. All work is strictly guaranteed. FORT MILL PRESSING CLUR. GUY ROSS, Proprietor. 'PUn,. 1 ACL - II Why Pay Rent When $2.SO a week will Buy a Home? For Particulars see L. A. HARRIS. 11 YOU WANT A Steak or Roast that is tender, sweet and juicy, 1 can furnish it. i I have Steaks, Roasts, Chops, Ham and Sausage, the best that money can buy. 1 also handle' Groceries and all kinds of Canned Goods. Peas, Beans, Cabbage and Potatoes on hand at all times. See me, it's my treat. W. LEE HALL, ' I NOTICE, g I I have bought the black II smith shop of Mr. W. R. I g Carothcrs and will appre- I I ciate your patronage. Hav- ji , *1 ing served my trade, 1 can B| ? fully guarantee all work g turned out. Give mc a trial. B OeWiTT'S CAR30LIZE0 WITCH HAZEL , SALVE For Piles, flume, Soros. # *3>*V2$ me and money on all > complete your residei my warehouses are cn i jved of paying rent. ite. >rk myself, curtailing by doing so not only 11 material, e, Plaster and Cement le of architrave Casing you close figures on mshTp, ,phf? * + % Last Ca t * < 2 11 Summer G * v f/ t tt We still have a few good things about half price. 50c Dress Good e. at 10c; and 10c Goods at 5c. The at these prices, so better conic ?* choice. *% We have a new Engraving Mi ?2 special low prices on engraving d \X your Silverware, Watches and Jcr ?2 so if any should be lost it can be i ^ 5 Qnooin I e 1 - r.l I ^ r -y U^CUIl tltlVllllUU LU ULUIIg i'-i.YO Watches. No charge for testing 5$ at half the usual prices, ? * a i MASS] < * riM. r\^v IWill trou Save 2 Each Dollar Yc We offer our entire and Boy's Clothing at on the dollar. Our c and the above offer is Special Alt* ti n % ^ Men s Laifi buttons, sj blem Pins, Studs, Etc., I McElHanej IV. Ho Mver'j EXPRESS PR 1 2 CORN WHISK IKS. Gal. Gal. New Corn . $2.00 $:{.C,i) One Year Old . 2.25 1.10 Two Year Old . 2.00 f>.(k) Three Year Old 2."> (i.UO Hoover's Old Mountain Corn . Hoover's Private Stock Pocahontas Corn KYK WHISK IKS Hoover's Choice Hoover 2.75 4.75 Southern States 2.f?o 4.25 Kxcelsior . 2.10 2 GO Gibson 1..r,0 8. GO Old Times . 3.75 7.10 Old Prentice _ 4.00 7.GO I'ennbrook (bottledin bond) 3.75 7.10 Cascade Green River (bottled in lucid) Old Taylor (bottl. d in bond) 1 t.w? 7. GO Mellwood (bottled in bond) ,".7.7 7.10 Ovorliolt Jefferson Club .'{.75 7.10 Old Henry .'{.50 G.6?) Old Grand Ha 1 3.50 0.50 1. W. Harper Va. Valley 2.f;0 4.G0 NO CHARGE FOR JUGS Oil PACKING, charges, deduct for 1 or 2 pallons GO rent.;; II $1.05; 12 jrallous, $1 10. Special price? oil la W. H. HOOVER & C( the 111 ice. Sbi railroad land p| expenses of get cheaper f|j m that can be and Mould- ii? your Doors, ||| ne 1 1 S-ai f| rt Mill, S. C. ^ j|| wrmmnam-ii law II?ibib? xamcmmmwmm? J?' u-.SfJww.>T?yn -a gig, m 11?i <re-f **<-2 <nc j II for i! *4 ioods. i> tt II > loft that we on or at la at 25c. 25c Goods 4 y will not he here long b at once and got lsrst 44 ^ M ichine and will make It 11 ring August. Have if A'elry engraved now, if restored to the owner. 4? Glasses and repairing aT your eyes, and glasses II ETST'S 11 4"% VrVP-X 0 Cents On | >u Spend? < == 1 stock of Men s | 1 - 5th off, or 20c | lothing is new, | for cash only. sritioiic Stick Pins, Emat half price. T & Co. I * Price list EPAID, 3 1 1 f? 12 c;?i. CJ.?I. ytj. (jts. i^ta $5.25 $ $ . $ $ (*>.110 8 (V) 8.25 2.1x) 8.00 8.25 8.00 4.25 9.0Q 3.00 4.25 0.00 2.00 3.00 (>. 75 0.75 5; 25 vz.'ili 10.00 4.75 7.00 13.5$ in.r?o 13.00 4. oo ft oo r.'.oo 11.25 4.25 G.2S 12.00 10.r>0 13.00 4.2? G. 35 12.00 5.00 G. 75 12.75 5.00 G.75 13.25 11.25 1 1.00 5.00 ('.75 13.2% 10.50 13.00 1 75 0.75 13.25 1.50 G.R5 1 '.50 io.f,o i:: oo 4.00 5.80 10.00 9.50 12.00 4.00 5.7.. 10 00 9 :?.) 12.0.) 5.00 7.00 12.25 0.75 3.50 If y>. i d. -ire to j.nv th<- expr.-zt j .tiloi. i, 75 ocnt ;; 1 K .'bns, i1)11 tVuti-* i. )f 5?.2 F. RroaH Stfcrt, lliC. RICHMOND, VA