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Short Items of Local Interest Mr. John Withers has been ill for several da\s at his home on Booth street. The best price paid for cotton on the local market today (Wednesday) was 13 cents. Mr. Emeat Armstrong, of Charlotte, is a visitor ct the home of hia father, Mr. W. H. Armstrong, in this city. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. McMurray, of Sharon, were visitors Friday at the home of the former's parents near town. Mr. John Massey, time-keeper for the Southern Power Company, spent Sundav at the home.of his parents in lower Fort Mill. Mrs. Augusta Culp, who was reported in last week's Times as being seriously ill, is reported now as being greatly improved. . Rev. S. P. Hair, of Blackville, will preach at Flint Hill church Sunday morning, and at Fort Mill Baptist churrh SlinHnv ouoninrt at 7-1K Kir. A. M. Lee, of Charleston, a trustee of Winthrcp College, recently pre: ented the college library with a handsome and valuable lot of books. Miss Heesie Thompson, a charming young lady of Lancaster, was a guest the past week at the home 01 her brother, Mr. Waddy Thompson, on White street. The Southern railway is erecting a small shed at Catawby River for the accommodation of passengers. It is hoped that a similar shed will be put up at Grattan, two miles south of town. S. J. Kimball & Sons announce in this week's Times the opening of their big sale stable on Academy street. The Messrs. Kimball are "pushers" and will doubtless cause an awakening of business in the lines they handle. In response to a long distance 'phone message Friday evening, Mr. J. H. McMurray left Saturday morning for McColl, Marlboro county, to be with his sen-in-law, Mr. J. W. V/iley, who is dangerously ill of typhoid fever. Account of the annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Southern Railway announces a round trip rate from Fort Mill to Houston, Tex., of $35.75, tickets to be sold October 15 and 16, with to return up to October 81st, 1909. The people of Fort Mill, inside the incorporate limits, will this year be called upon to pay taxes in the total sum of 21 j mills. This is the highest levy on record and is due to the issue of bonds for the erection of the new school building. The 700 Winthrop college girls are to be taken in a body to the State fair at Columbia during the week of October 30 to November 6. President Johnson has reserved space so that the improved educational facilities of the present day may be fully demonstrated. The Presbyterians of the town have begun some needed improvements on their church. Already handsome stained glass windows, which add milch l/i thp nniiMurnnrr of tV>? odifico have been put in and other improvements which will further beautify and add comfort to the building are in progress. The monthly meeting of the Home Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church was helcf with Mrs. L. J. Massey Monday afternoon and matters of much interest to the members of the society were considered. This society is one of the few home mission societies in the State which has the distinction of supporting a child at the Thornwell orphanage. During the past week Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Carothers moved from the Lemmond cottage to their new home on Booth street. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Branson, who have been residing temporarily in the Norman cottage on Booth Btreet, are now occupying the cottage made vacant by Mr. Carother's removal. Mr. John M. Patterson, for several years with the Kimbrell Company, of this place, and who early in the spring went with Belk Bros., Charlotte, has returned to Fort Mill and is engaged as salesman in the store of Meacham & Epps. Mr. Patterson and Bister, Miss Bessie, will, we are told, occupy the Norman cottage on Booth street. Rob McCrumb, a young negro man, was a few days ago committed to York jail by Magistrate McElhaney upon a charcre of assault and batterv with in tent to kill. McCrumb and his wife engaged in a mix up and Rob, it is alleged, pulled out a long knife and without ceremonv proceeded to carve his better half. He will answer to the charge at the November term of court. Besides his mother, Mrs. A. O. Jones, and his brother, Richard Fulp, and Mr. A. O. Jones, quite a number of friends went from Fort Mill this morning to be present at the marriage of Mr. J. D. Fulp and Miss Daisy Wilson in the Baptist church in Ridgeway this evening. Mr. Fulp is a former Fort Mill boy who is now merchandising in Winnsboro. After a few days' trip north, Mr. Fulp and his bride will come to Fort Mill for a visit at the home of his mother. At 13 cents per pound the farmers hereabouts who have sold their cotton have realized about $15 per bale more than was to be had the past season, *but not all the cotton ginned at this place has been sold even at the present price. There are a number of farmers in this vicinity who firmly believe that the staple will reach 15 cents during the coming winter, and it is not uncommon to see wagons loaded with baled cotton carrying it back to the farms or unloading tne staple at the cotton warehouse. The Southern and other railroads of this State have announced reduced rates from all points along their lines to the annual State Fair at Columbia November 1-6. Tickets will be on sale from October 31 to November 6, in elusive, and will be good to return up to but not later than midnight of November 8. The round trip rate from Fort Mill to Columbia is announced as being $3.45. And still lower rates will be allowed to all military and brass bands, traveling in parties of twenty or more. Drove of Hawks at King's Mountain. The following incident in connectior with the sham battle at King's Mountain last Thursday is told by a news5>aper correspondent at Clover: Mr. 1. J. Henry, a farmer who lives three miles northwest of Clover and about eight miles northeast of the battleground, was at his home during tht progress of the sham battle and coulc hear the shooting long after the firing ceased. He noticed a drove of hawk: coming from toward the mountain. In the first drove he counted 28. Thej continued to come in droves of foui and five together until he had counter 40 in all passing his house. Mr. Henrj is a reliable man and the above can b< vouched for as correct. ???? Rev. Mr. Rcivet' Farewell Sermon. . Sunday night Rev. Edward S. Reaves preached his farewell sermon as pastor ol' the Fort Mill Baptist church to a large and interested congregation. Not only was the membership of the Baptirt church largely represented in the audience, hut many visitors were present from the other chnrches of the city and all were greatly pleased with the instructive sermon which the young minister delivered. It is a matter of universal regret in the community that Mr. Reaves nas decided to leave Fort j Mill. He is not only popular as s broad1 minded citizen, but is a forceful nreach| er whose sermons have uniformly been instructive and helpful. During the six years that Mr. Reaves has been pastor of the Baptist church in this place, the congregation has , grown appreciably and the church now exerts an influence in the community that it had not enjoyed prior to his ministry. The Flint Hill church, of which Mr. Reaves also has been pastor for the last few years, has likewise grown under his pastorate. The splendid new church which the congregation erected aboht two years ago is due largely to the untiring efforts of Mr. Reaves in behalf of the new building. Mr. Reaves and his excellent family IpRVP thp 1 uftoi* r*Qvf ? ?..W tuvwi put v VI VliC ncci\ XVIIlonea Path, Anderson county, where Mr. Reaves will at once become the pastor of the Baptist church of that progressive little city. A synopsis of the sermon delivered by Mr. Reaves Sunday night follows: The text, taken from Paul's letter to the Philippines 13-11. v. as "And this 1 pray, that your Iomi; may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judicment. that ye may approve things that are excellent: that ye may a be sincere and without oiTence till the Jjk day of Christ: being filled with the AH fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God." After some introductory remarks. In which the speak- jKw] crsaid his first sermon in Fort Mill in September. 1897. -van from one of Paul's prayers and thav it seemed not inappropriate that his last message should also be from one of the apostle's V& prayers, he developed the following points from his text: 1. A petition for love: The word for love here used by the writer is not found in the profane writings of the 1 - L * ; <-,* Greeks. It seems to h.-.vc been coined by the Alexander translators of the 1W Old Testament into Greek some < ne iIEbSkE hundred and fifty yt-?.r;< before the be- mHE ginning of our era. The spirit of love lies at the very uH ,|H basis of our religion. God himself is j'; love and nothing of service or sacrifice which we may render will be acceptshU to God unless it is prompted by love. Here perhaps lies our greatest shortcoming. We have not gone out In a spirit or disinterested love toward God and lost men in our efforts to w in \ the world as our Master did. But love needs guidance and direction. So Paul prnys the Christians to whom he wrote might not only love more, but that their love might abound "in knowledge and all judgment." Love without knowledge is blind, knowledge without love is cold. The churches at Philippi and ] | Corinth were in contrast. The former manifested the spirit of love but was lacking in knowledge; the latter was developer! in intellect but not in love. So Paul prays that their love might abound j in knowledge and judgment. Wc need to pray that this may be a center of ardent but discriminating love. 2. A petition for right discernment: Here the | petition is that they might try to approve the things which are worthy to be fostered and loved, I Churches, like individuals, have to make choices, j There is s right way and s wrorg way. And man's perceptions are so blurred by sin that he will not chooee the right way unless divinely gukied. Oh. thai w?j might live ? close to God us to have His guidance all the time and thus be saved fium so rrmnv grievous blunvcrsl 3. A petition for s blameless life: The prayer that they might be sincere, perhaps, looks Godward and expresses the desire that they might be pure inwardly and that the citadel of the heart I i might l>c guarded against the tempter. That ihoy I night be frev from offences looks manward and ] , expresses the need of keeping the life so pure that I we may not give offence. Note the limit "?m ?u_ day of Christ." Paul lived his life in the light of I the judgment and urges others to do so. 4. A petition for faithful and fruitful service: Such living aa wna outlined in the foregoing pctitiona could not l?e fruitless. There would be character and service. And such Bcrvico is the test of discipleship and the best way of glorifying God. Christ while on earth expressed his indignation against barrenness as against no other shortcoming. These petitions of Paul, the preacher said, in closing, he made his own for the church which he nerved ar.d loved. Subscribe to The Times. $> <? |l! ,V < MI tit ill We solicit ||t ance of ABS1 || TREATMEf ? ?? ill THE PI HI I Horses We are no : thing we han< line before pi : We sell th? and other Bu l | S. J. ? ^ ~ -- -V i% V&w Variety of Cotton. Mr. J. D. Withers, of lower Fort Mill, a few days ago showed The Times man several locks of xottnn gathered from his place which is of a variety entirely new to him. The stalk from which the cotton was gathered came up in a prize patch of one acre planted in Hardm's Prolific, which is also anew variety in this section. The unknown variety has five locks to the boll, the staple being much longer than ordinary cotton, and is of snowy whiteness. At the beginning of the harvesting season thdre were eighty-odd bolls on the stalk and a large number of these have matured. Mr. Withers is taking es- | pecial care of the new variety, picking the seeds by hand, and hopes to > get enough seed from the one stalk to plant a number of hills next year in a field apart from his other cotton. Mr. Withers' Hardin cotton is, we are told, turning out forty pounds of lint to each hundred pounds in the seed. Cotion Fire at Woodward. Fifty-one bales of cotton, valued at about $3,000, were destroyed bv fire at ! Woodward, a small station between Chester and Winnsboro, Saturday 1 ai ii'rnoon. me cotton caught tire from the spark of a passing locomotive- , The loss, it is said, will fall on an in- ' surance company. The city tax books are now open, i The levy is 2 mills on the dollar. ?BHXhS9! ^w Rot. EDWARD S. REAVES. For a clear head, a stout heart and strong mind, DeWitt's Little Early Risers, gentle, safe, easy, pleasant little pills. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled for anything where a salve is needed, and is especially good for piles. Sold by Ar- i drey's drug store. Mr. Wm. L. Tuttle, of Lenoir, N. C., father of Mr. L. A. Tuttle of Pinevillo, died at his home in Lenoir Saturday after an illness of many months. Mr. Tuttle was a brother of the late R. M. Tuttle. captain of the famous Co "P." of the 26th North Carolina regiment in : the Civil war. You need not be troubled in any way with the stomach, if you will simply take Kodol at those times when you fee! that you need it. Kodol is guaranteid to relieve you. If it fails your money wiil be r< funded to you by the druggist trom whom you purchased j it. Try it today on this guarantee. Sold by Ardrey's drug store. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 2 F c |B U your business \ OLUTESECUR ^T. E.OPLES N T. L. JOHNSTON, Pre >, Mules, w here in our ne\ die and as cheap irchasing, and the s Celebrated STL ggies. Our HAR LIMBAL1 Marriage in Steele Creek. ^ Mr. J. T. Darnell, a well known -p young farmer of thla township, and Miss Mattie McCullom, a popular young ^ lady of the Steel Creelc section of t ^ Mecklenburg, were happily married g, last Wednesday afternoon at the home l of Mrs. Sallie Grier, where Miss McCullom has made her home for the past year. The marriage was Witnessed bv a large number of relatives and friends. . in The atteudants at the marriage were 53 Mr. Hodge Pegram, who acted as best man, and Miss Blanche Darnell, si3ter he of the bride, as maid of honor. The "" bride and maid of honor both wore o beautiful blue coat suits, the bride car- J ried a lovely bequet of white geraniums : and asparagus fern and the maid of ' honor earried a cluster of cream roreg and ferns. The ceremony was impressively performed by Rev. Edw. S. | 8 Reaves, pastor of Flint Hill church. 1 The house was beautifully decorated, : the hall in red and green and tne parlor in white and green. The couple stcod under an arch made of ivv from whi.-h was suspended a bell made of cosmos, i 9 The high, old fashioned mantel was 0 bunked with ferns and white dahlias. ; fl Mr. and Mrs. Darnell received many I aice and useful presents. Florence Thornwell Chapter, U. D. C. 9 A graceful tribute was pail the 9 memory of the late Mrs. Florence 1 Karle Thornwell, wife of the late Rev. B James H. Thornwell, last Thursday 2 evening by the local Daughters of the ]Confederacy when, at a meeting of the chapter, held at the home of Mrs. R. F. 9 Grier, a resolution was a<lopted changing n the name of the chapter lrom the Fort 0 Mill chapter to the Florence Thornwell ? chapter. Mrs. Thornwell was the lirst I and only president of the local chapter I af the Daughters up to the time of her I death and the decision of the chapter i to thus perpetuate her memory is a -1 grateful recognition of the interest 2 which she always displayed not only tj in the organization of the Daughters I but in the welfare of the old soldiers u rf the Confederacy. Mrs. Thornwell's gj devotion to the "Lost Caus^" and her love for the gray-haired veterans of ? the Confederacy was shown in many ways, but in no way was it more fit- . ~ tingly illustrated than in the annual t Christmas dinner at which she enter- | * Lained the old soldiers at the Presby- p; MEACHAM SWEAT Womens' Sweaters in Gray, White and Form-Fitting, $.'1.50. Childrens* Sweaters, Heavy Cotton Sweaters, 25 and 50c. Men: UNDERV Mentor L^nderwear for Women, Misses Suits, 25c, 50c and $1.00. This is the best price. Ask for Mentor. Mens' Underwea ilium weight, 50c and $1.00. Hoys' Unden wool, 25c. COAT S We have already sold as many as we ex] Suits coming in all the time; prices $(>.50 t< skirt Voile Skirts, $5.00 to $10.00. Medium he $7.50 to $9.50. Black Underskirts. We si back, the best fitting skirt made, $1.00 to S Black Silk Underskirts, special, $4.75. MiULIN A big stock of all the best things that ci more. The very same goods you find In tli MEACMAN + . + . + . + UCCESS eeiHHSieiaraisziCTCTSsHEisrrBaera rrrng.: :*rm "~pf vith the assurj ITY and FAIR ; s ** # ^ i_ -VTVtcciim;^ H.'v>JE ATIONAL sident. ( Harness, v stable, ready t as can be bought ii wc 1S.11UW we Cc IDEBAKER and NESS line is com L & sor ;rian manse for several years prior to er death. The present officers of the Florence hornwell chapter, U. D. C., are: [rr.. K. F. Grier, president; Mrs. J. W. idrey, first vice-president; Mrs. J. B. [ack, second vice-president; Mrs. Sue pratt, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. izzie Withers, historian; Mrs. L. J. assey, registrar. The Supremo Court has declared valid Kock Hill's bond issue of :."X),000 for waterworks purposes and werage purposes, the election having len illegally neld. Beach-Ihrie's | 8 We have the most .p-to-date 0 lines of Jewelry, t* Silverware, * Cut Glass, ^ China, | Clocks, ^ and many other useful and orna- H mental goods to be found in this u section of the country. r] We shall be glad to hear from I you when in need of anything in g our line. I Repairing and En- * graving a Specialty fry?" Local Watch Inspectors for B R Southern Railway. Beach-Ihric Jewelry Co., i Reliable Jewelers, I Rock Hill, 15. C. | Fcr Jndigestion. L Relieves sour stomach, xlpitation of the heart. Digests what you cat iimmicuaMMaHMMMankMiiMaBi r& EPPs. ~ ERS. Garnet, all sizes, at $2.00. White all wool, Red and White, 50c. Boys' s' Wool Sweaters, $1.00 and $2.50. /EAR. and Children, two-piece and Union garment made up to this time at the r in wool and pultun ....a ?> - ?uvu.j uuu iiiu.vear, 25c. Infanta' Wrappers, part UITS. pected to sell the entire season. New j $2k.oo. rc a. o. avy Skirts, manish goods, in stripes, "11 the Sarosus Skirts Skirt with yoke ?2.75. Knit Underskirts 50c 10 $1.00. ERY. >uld be found in New York and Baltiie cities at a much less price. I & EPFS. >FUL i g.~ ^ ^gRTSHg^niairBaii 9 Money depc ment draws int< if left three moi BANK c Buggie o do business. nt^TTTirl-* /"kV/\ A 11 cxny vviicic. /~\1J in do business \ NESSIN Wagon plete. Come tc *S -- ; $ $? ??$ +?4**S*t| >*? 111884Celebrating our Silver Ai A\V ^ ^ we will present each of oui <> buys a hat or suit during Oc if Sterling Silve Those who have already v tt please call and get a thimbl ^ the pleasure of giving you a Our Fall Stock is now co ** very low. Come see the P> pare our price. ?? ? jf L. J. MA $9.0?, $10. $12.50, I $18 a ,, ? - ? " * These are the prices ] You will he sure to b j us if you will look o^ ii cause we have GOOl j the price. 1 Boys' i We have these in pi | to 86.0O. We want J every purchase. Let 19 ' J a suit. ? Ii E. W. KIMB \ >sited in our Savin erest at the rate of riths or longer. : >f Kock Hil C. L.. COBB, Cashier. s artd W? We sell only the b . we ask is that yoi vith you. is, ROCK HILL, C ) see us early and Fort Mil! 19 . ii ? ?t miversary in business, <<fv. r lady customers that tober with a handsome ? r Thimble. < * * bought from us will *v e. We hope to have T*. 11 one. mplete and prices are < > lew Goods and Com v > SSEY. H O 9- > > * 00 IQJO | $165? j 00 1 ? J 3 (Ml Moils' Suits, il uv your suit from M - h rer our line, be- | _) CLOTHES for | >uits. | lenty; prices ?1.50 | to please you in R . i us please you in a = I Si^ELL '9. .] u, ? 01^^ ttf ^ ^ ^ iu, fctiiflaiv>7rtm: BL-. ?v?.? r?j /* \* ? ?-? >* * igs Depart- |tt 4 per cent, tt? t <* '>? <* C* V v 11, s. c. I ft? + >*>'*. > < ; < a M> .*. -* o < )..<},.> .,/> ' 5 ~ ; > -a B agons. I est of every- | i look at our | ORTLAND ] often. I i, S. C. I