Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 29, 1909, Image 3
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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
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.... . 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
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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
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Third. I do a
handling and di
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??? freight rates, bn
H I sell the best
H? had at a reason)
|H ing on hand at?
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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.
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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
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go TO ;
Halle's!
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for delicious and refreshing- \
Fountain Drinks. ' <
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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.
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Why Pay Rent
When $2.SO a week will
Buy a Home?
For Particulars see
L. A. HARRIS.
11 YOU WANT
A Steak or Roast that is tender,
sweet and juicy, 1 can furnish it. i
I have Steaks, Roasts, Chops,
Ham and Sausage, the best that
money can buy. 1 also handle'
Groceries and all kinds of Canned
Goods. Peas, Beans, Cabbage
and Potatoes on hand at all
times. See me, it's my treat.
W. LEE HALL, '
I NOTICE, g
I I have bought the black
II smith shop of Mr. W. R. I
g Carothcrs and will appre- I
I ciate your patronage. Hav- ji ,
*1 ing served my trade, 1 can B|
? fully guarantee all work g
turned out. Give mc a trial. B
OeWiTT'S CAR30LIZE0 WITCH HAZEL
, SALVE For Piles, flume, Soros.
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*3>*V2$
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
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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,
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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*
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Men s Laifi buttons,
sj blem Pins, Studs, Etc.,
I McElHanej
IV. Ho Mver'j
EXPRESS PR
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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|
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wrmmnam-ii law II?ibib? xamcmmmwmm?
J?' u-.SfJww.>T?yn -a gig, m 11?i
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II for i!
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la at 25c. 25c Goods 4
y will not he here long b
at once and got lsrst 44
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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
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stock of Men s |
1 - 5th off, or 20c |
lothing is new, |
for cash only.
sritioiic
Stick Pins, Emat
half price.
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$5.25 $ $ . $ $
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8.00 4.25 9.0Q
3.00 4.25 0.00
2.00 3.00
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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
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