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' 1 The Fort Mill Times. j DEMOCRATIC. ? PMhltrhod Thursday Murninfr*. 3 B. w. amd w. r. bradford - - - Fvdusiifrs. { I). W, Bradford - - - - Editor ajjd Mamaokf. ] fU'BSCRirTioii Ratbs: One Year : 11.00 ' On BUIlliMtinn tr? till* nnhlinh.'. a^u^r?wihar I r?tCM arc nai'.e knov.? to tbooc inten-atod. The Titne:i invite* contribution* on live subjectii. tout doc? not agree to publish more than 200 words , on uny one subject. The rijrht is reservod to | edit every communication submitted for publi- j cation. ( KORT MILL. S. C . NOVEMBER 4. , ? " a-'- ?J"J- ^ 1 County Fair For York. At this season of the year the ] thoughts of many people are turning to i fairs and such like celebrations. The 1 State fair i? on in Columbia this week 1 1 find is being attended by thousands of j our citizens from all over the State and by many from neighboring States. Several South Carolina counties have held successful fairs since the opening of < the fall season and others probably arc yet to bo held. We read of fairs all over the country, both State and county, and from all accounts these fairs *ire well attended and productive of beneficial results in many ways. A properly conducted fair with the necessary amount of money and energy ; to insure its success is a good institu- j lion. It is a help to the community in which it is held and to the people who attend it- a help to the community in 1 that it advertises it as a progressive, : wide-awake section and by the money j left by the attendants; and a help to the people in the benefits derived from | the social intercourse with their fellowmen ami the knowledge gained of the j State's or county's resources. It is -educative in that it affords an oppor- , tunity for the people to conte together and exchange ideas and opinions upon the best means of promoting the progress of their respective communities. York county, one of the most substantial and progressive counties in South Carolina, has never held a fair, *md we do not see why. This county can make as creditable showing as any ether in the State. York has the resources and the money to make a county fair success. The exhibits of Agricultural product.-?, live stock, manufuctures, poultry, domestic science and .such other things as contribute to the success of such an undertaking are all here and need only to he assembled , .attractively at some central point to warrant the belief that the undertaking would prove profitable in many respects. Our people should get to- '< gether and organize a fair association, And by this time next year one of the most creditable county fairs South Carolina has yet seen could be held in York county. The Tiine3 would suggest that the proper place to hold such a fair is at {lock Hill, our largest town and the ; one easiest of access to most of our people. There doubtless are many tfnterorising citizens in Rock Hill who would be pleased to see such an institution established in that place and if they will take hold of the proposition pi earnest we are confident that the balance of the county will co-operate with them in the undertaking. The Rock Hill-Charlotte Trolley Line. An item of news which will be read with more than ordinary interest by ! the people of Fort Mill and township j was that which appeared in the papers | ^Saturday telling of the granting of a charter by the secretary of State to the Carolina Traoticn Company, of 1 Hock Hill, wl ich has as its incorporators J. M. Cherry, of Rock Hill, and W. S. Lee and George Stevens, of Charlotte. The company has an initial capital of $150,000, and an ultimate capital of $500,000, and from the fact that Mr. Lee, who is vice-president of the Southern Power company, is named as one of the incorporators, jit is believed that the power company : is interested in the enterprise. Mr. j Cherry owns a considerable amount of i ' land through which it is proposed to 1 operate the trolley cars, and is one of j the leuding business men of this section i of the State. I The charter gives the company the I right "to extend ita sai 1 railway from I said city of Rock Hill through the ! townships of Ebenezer and Fort I Mill in the county of York to a point j on the^North Carolina line and thence t to the city of Charlotte, and from s Rock Hill thr< ugh the townships of 1 Catawba, in York county, and Lewis- c ville, Landsford and Rosaville in Ches- i ter county to a point on the Seaboard i ra lway; * with pri\i!ege of extend ng ( branch lines in any and all directions i i from the city of Rock Hill into and 1 through the townships of Catawba, r Ebenezer, Fort Mill, Bethcsda, Ches- ? Iter and Lewisville, not more than 30 miles from the said city of Rock Hill." The company will also have the power to lease and build power plants, pwn and operate gas plants and light- j !ng plants and telephone and telegraph ines. j , r ... W. Norman Elder Disappears. ? The Columbia State of Friday told t oi ine disappearance irom h;s home in t that city of VV. Norman Elder, who up i to a few years ago,.was a well known ( and a prominent figure in this county, t Mr. Elder left his home in Columbia 1 j Inst Wednesday morning on a trip to 1 another arction of the city on busmc33 t and told his family before starting that \ he would be back lira few hours. He s has not bpen heard from since and his c family are deeply distressed about what a might have become bf him. s Mr. Elder was a representative in h the legislature from York county for fcveral years, and was one of the original trustees of Winthrop college. lie , wa# defeated for the State senate by , hut a few votes. He was elected to j jjic constitutional convention, having v , 'oceived a majority of the votes, but :ould not serve as there was an agroenent that two "Conservatives" must lerve and Mr. Eldtr was compelled to , field to another who received a smaller ' rote. For several year3 prior to the ( hange in the Staters liquor laws Mr. Elder was bookkeeper at the State dispensary in Columbia. ELDER STILL MISSING. ( Th^ State of Tuesday said that nothng had been heard of* Mr. Elder up to that time. The last seen of him was ' Wednesday night, when ho visited the louse of a man named Goocli, near the ocks, telling the Gooch family Thurslay morning that he was going back to I the city. Mr. Elder, it is stated, had icted strangely for several days before his disappearance and it is feared i that he may have wandered off and 1 net with some accident. Mistook Demented Man for Burglar. Sanford Thompson, white, who has 1 nade his home in Fort Mill for a num- i ipr nf voara mnf in ? 1 *v?. v* j viti Of iiiv v vivaiu nt a vi iv. i nanner near the town of. Newport, ! Lhis county, Thursday n:ght a\>out . 10 o'clock. Thompson s mind had been | weak for several months and at times ; he suffered attacks of total insanity. Eor two weeks or more he had shown signs of losing his mind altogether and his relatives had talked of Viving him treated at the State hospital at Columbia. Nothing had been done in this respect, however. Last Tuesday evening Thompson, in company with his brother, Henry Thompson, went from this place to Rock Hill to visit relatives, I the latter returning on the night train and leaving his demented brother at , the home of the relatives in the village of the Highland Park mill. A watch was kept over him but in some manner he managed to get away from the house and nothing was heard of him until news reached Rock Hill Thursday that. Thompson had been shot and killed during the night by Eii Russel, whose home was about 0 miles west of the eitv. The circumstances attending ' the kiliing as reported were substantially as follows: At an early hour Thursday morning the Russel family were awakened by the ringing of the farm bell i:i the yard. One of the family raised a window of the second story and asked who was ringing the In 11 and what was wanted. The reply to the question was an.inqulry from the party in the yard as to whether Dr. Kirkpatrick lived there. On being answered in the negative, Thompson began ringing the boll again, when Eli Russel, a young member of the Russel family, arose to ; investigate, carrying his pistol to the door with him. 'lhompson had advanced from the yard to the back porch and when Russel opened the door the demented man seized him by the collar. Russel made an effort to free himself from what seemed to be i an attempt to strangle him and being unable to do so fired a shot into Thomp- , 1 son's left side. The crazy man held j on and Russel again fired, the second i shot entering Thompson's chest over j the heart. At the crack of the rc- ; volver Thompson wheeled and fell and was dead in a few moments. The Russel family were at a loss to know who the dead man was and the only clue to the work on was the inquiry before his death for Dr. Kirk- ' ; patrick. The Russels supposed by this that he had either lived in Fort J Mill, the home of Dr. Kirkpatrick, or J had come within the scope of Dr. | Kirkpatrick's practice. Following up j this clue, it was soon learned by 'phone i1 that the dead man wasSanford Tnomn- I son ar.d that his home was in Fort Mill, j The young Russel was said to have j been deeply hurt when told that Thompson s mind was wrong and that j he was irresponsible for his actions. The authorities were notified of the | killing and an inquest over the body j was held Thursday morning at 10 I o'clock, the jury finding a verdict of justifiable homicide. The body was brought to Fort Mill Friday and the interment was made at Zoar church, 5 miles north of town, An Approaching Marriage. Invitations reading as follows were received here the past week: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harris request the honor of your presence at the marriage of ther daughter Rebecca Celista to . , Mr. Samuel Eldridge Bailes Wednesday evening November 10th, 1909, at 7:30 o'clock Pleasant Hill Methodist Church near Fort Mill, S. C. Miss Harris is one of Lancaster : COlintv's most cultured and beautiful young women, and is immensely popular wherever she is known. Mr. Bailrs is alike popular and is one of the substantial young farmers of this sec- | tion of the State. Public Institute at Winthrop. An Institute will be held at Winthrop College on Nov. 13, beginning at 10 a. in., for the benefit of the rural j school teachers, the wives and daughters of the farmers, and the farmers themselves. Practical questions relating to rural school improvement, to ?ood housekeeping, cooking, sewing, md home sanitation, good roads, and to farm management will be discussed jy leaders in these several lines of acivity lying at the very foundation of ill society. Experts from the U. S. ; Department of Agriculture will be ; irescnt with lantern slides to illustrate heir subjects. There will be -an inipcction of the departments of the col- i ege?especially the departments of rooking, sewing, the model home, the rarm, and the dairy. If time will permit, a short entertainment may be jiven in honor of the members of the | nstitute in the college chapel. It is loped that there will be a large attendince of those in whose behalf the inititutc is held. fvrknnl Pntu. e X?uvvi iwn, l IIIIII|J(1I Renins. A Plneville special to the Charlotte Chronicle says: Rev. W. K. Hogan, ! , who was elected principal of Pineville ligh school, about two m jnths ago, and ,vho has filled the responsible position lince the school opened, has resigned. There was a school "rucus" about hree weeks ago and quite a number of 1 he most advanced girls stepped down ind out. Superintendent Cochran, of Jharlotte, came down to investigate ind "laid down the law" that a set of firls were not going to run the school 1 -not if the court knew itself," and he 'ather thought it did. The girls who vcre^ among the best in the village, ind who had neVer been known to get ' in a sfrike before, remained out, and is Mr. Hogan's health had been coniderably impaired by continual chills, i le decided, to resign. Miss Clara Culp has been seriously jll or several days. Mr. AT R. Kimbrell, of Rock Hil\ ! yrs here yesterday on business. Mr. John Gilligan Dead. Mr. John Gilligan, fc*ho about 10 years ago was superintendent of the Fort Mill Mfg. company in this city, died Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at his home in Charlotte. Mr. Gilligan was 52 years of age and about six months ago suffered a stroke of apjKJplexy, which was the beginning of the end. He was a native of Rhode Island and had been living in the South about 15 years, Mr. Gilligan is survived by his wife and three daughters. These are Misses Gertrud? and Pauline Gilligan and Mrs. Morrison P. WilliamB. He was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Mr. Gilligan was a member of the Fort Mill ledge W. O. W. and carried insurance in the order to the amount of $3,000. The Worswich-Haardt Cotton Picker. The description below is that of the Worswich-Haardt cotton picker which, according- to an exchange, has been thoroughly tested ar.d found to work with great success: The machine is mounted on a three wheel truck, the width between wheels being sufficient to bridge two rows of cotton of 3$ to 5 feet apart, and pass over rotton 6 feet high without injury to the plant. It picks 6 rows at a time. The machine can be turned around in a radius of less than its length, and is drawn through the field by one horse or mule. The working machinery consists of a small gasolene engine, operating a specially designed exhaust fan, which creates a vacuum in a galvanized steel cylinder placed horizontally across the rear truck. To this cylinder are attached six rubber suction hose, 8 to 10 feet long, with nozzles on the ends, and when in the hands of smalj negro boys or girls takes the cotton from the bolls and the air pressure discharges it into a suitable receptacle placed on the truck. The operators move from plant to plant securing all the matured cotton, whether on the plant or on the ground; wet or dry. The machine will pick from 3 to 5 bales a day and the cost of operation is about $5.00 per tluy. The Day cf Economy. The Waxhaw Enterprise publishes a communication signed "Marvin" in which is found the following: "Today is a time of economy. The coat and vest T now have on wi.ee bought in Waxhaw ten years ago. We are now handling cotton seed with the shovel I bought in 1870. We have a log chain that my father bought at James l'axton's sale in I860. Uncle Billy Winchester once showed me a leather collar that was made by his father-in-law, Jacob Wolfe, forty years before. It was still in use. Uncle Henry Pardue showed a meal bag made of flax spun and wove by his first wife, Peggy CJivens, forty years before. Mrs. Ben Ilawfieid was married in a pair of slippers her mother, Mrs. J. J C. Steele, was married in when she married 'Squire Hugh Wilsen in 1858. She was before her first marriage, a Miss Neely, of Chester county, South Carolina. For a clear head, a stout heart and strong mind, DeWitt's Little Early Risers, gentle, safe, easy, pleasant little pills. DeWitt's Carbolised Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled for anything where a salve is needed, and is especially good for piles. Sold by Arilrey's drug store. WANTED?Several good Cows, with young calves. L. A. Harris & Co. FARMERS? I am making a specialty of Ceiling for tenant bouses at $1.U0 per hundred. V. B. Blqnkenship. | Beach-Ihrie's | I We have the most up-to-date & lines of Jewelry, _ Silverware, Cut Glass, China, Clocks, I and many other useful and orna- I mental goods to be found in this I section of the country. We shall be glad to hear from v I you when in need of anything in I our line. I Repairing arid Engraving n Specialty I Local Watch Inspectors for 1 I / Southern Railway. I9 Beacfc-Ihric Jewelry Co., g Reliable Jewele-rs, Rock Hill, - - - S. C. I "Meet me at Haile's On the corner." Delicious anil refreshing Fountain Drinks. Your Uncle ' Jack Frost" has arrived but we continue to serve Pure Ice Cream Headquarters for Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies. We sell Candy. We have handled ten $22.50 shipments of Hee.dley'a Chocolate Bon Bona in the past ten weeks and our Imrln nn rv.^A? * - .. ..... V..1 mcac ,r.*n.>ur? tUJI UIIUCH lO gTOW. A full line of Drugs and Patent Medicines on hand at all times. Drop in and see us. Fart Mill Drug Comp'y J. R. HAILE, Mgr. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are warned against huntng, fishing or trespassing in any mar.ler upon the lands of the undersigned, J, W. SUTTOtf. " '' ' I < j* ? ; 4r: ><>: ! <; v :$>; : II The Peop ??. O > || Jvist Re ' ' > it FALL ai it tf.h sr A ?"?3*5. XL H It of Rugs, Art Stpiar i| Carpet, China, Jai If ! Matting, Floor C< ; |f i > choice Patterns, all t t? at reasonable price: i > >> > it Our showing ol ft Tiles, Grates and line of House Fi ; <><> largest in this secti I I ft i f f| Call and see us. *$ Cast* or I AA f "V ? . ? i Y? < If MILLS & YOU Ut i j & 4 <J ! - In such branc H a. r\, c Icv v^u., iui men; Howard Hats fc Qplly Madison i for the whole fa Yes, There'; 1 nese are the the market. T1 wear better, in average, and tin higher than the Won't You. 11 he season c everyone has to ing, or Gents' Fi as it has paid KEEP THE D1 McElhaney < I i Why Pay Rent ! When $2.50 a week will Buy a Home? For Particulars nee L. A. HARRIS. V- ? ?'* O I V- : >* ^ ? > : <t^ ^ *-fr j V*! ?le'?Store Y*\ I = Hj ? !] iceived || j ? v^rsivi 11;! id yyIN" n i FYLES M : I os, Oil Cloth, Stair i 4> panose and Cocoa -IT'1 || >vering, Etc., all It icarofullv selected, <N ? 3. || II <>e f Wood Mantels, <><? v- ^ everything in the irnislungs is llio "-1 ? ion. ?> > o* %41 AViil sol 1 you for *4 <?y Credit. ^ tt ! E'S - STORE. 5: 4 1 T < NG, Proprietors. ^>v i i ? J i * ; i 2?22EK9Eae&3S2S?4 I Is of Clothing as Schloss Bros. Jos. Klein s clothing for boys; >r men; Crossett Shoes for men; Shoes for ladies, and Sclz Shoes mily. s a Difference. best brands of merchandise on icy're made better, look better, fact, they are better than the 5 difference is the price is no average. Accept the Difference? >f the year is at hand when buy some Shoes, Mats, ClothLirnishings, so it will pay you, others, to buy from us and [FFERENCE. ix ^iHiip y 1 ? Notice of Registration. The municipal books of registration will be open from tVie first day of October 1909 until the first day of January 1910. The books will be open from 9 a. m. until 3 p. m. at the savings bank. W. B. M EACH AM, Supervisor of, Registration. ; 'Q* SO** iOg 'QtQ( ajt+M' || WE WA1 | As Our C ft As an inducement to ge j*j ready long list of satisfied serving, we offer you at n wj Fresh, Clean ai | of Heavy and F We happen to kow the p pie of this neck-'o-woods i | fy their wants. Prompt ti i Ring! ? Stewart. & Cu i i /jg-1 FALI If it's a surface 1 WIN to be painted, en- I nmcl.-d, stained , Fall is th< varnished, or fin- Q ithcd in any way, jj faCCS in the there's an Acme Jjj t;me your j Quality Kind to fit Pi the purpose. In money sper, | will make tl H attractive, n I /i?' PA refiinish sh< K Expert advi gj mail. Let i | for Fall Ho Parks Drug X6 Uj h "Not to ICnoA Yourself I ? & A quotation so a Pti $ useful packages of $ for pickling purpose ^ lard Seed, Mace and 1 & Then, too, tlie best ^ gar in town. ? All to be had at | JONES, ' Telephon [ To the People I We wish to say that we and well selected line o: ! House - Furni and want to share a poi for we believe we can o the quality of which a dealer in. the country. 1 urniture business for what to pay for goods real values for your m ; Pianos, Organs, St and handle only the ver an tee our prices to be r< you give us a call and much we appreciate it. | HASTINGS FURr I he Leaders W. H. HOOVER'S PR1 C'OHN WHISKIES,' 1 On New ('orti. $2 0 One Year old 2.3 Two Yc;ii Old 3." Thi ec V oa r I >1<I 3 2 lloovcr : ' OU1 Mountain Corn 2.6 Hoovers' I'll, a to Stock 3.0 p.i i! ontnst t.'orn 3 0 l!Y.: WHISK IKS. 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A little it now for paints and finishes le home brighter, cleaner, more lore wholesome all winter long. I mequauty j I NTS AND FINISHES . lbby surfaces at trifling cost, ce at our store, by 'phone or us tell you Five Strong Reasons use Painting. ; Company. v Me Argues j Jnknown." s y applied to the most 2 our MIXED SPICES ? s--Ce!ery Seed, Musi IS 4V /A Ulll^kl . \ Malt and Cider Vine- 5 Fhe Grocer's, S e No. 14. g \ of Fort MM" ; have a large, complete f shing - Goods | rtion of your patronage; ffer you a class of goods \nnot be excelled by any We have been in the many years, and know i in order to offer you oney. We sell toves and Ranges. y best makes, and guar II K.I - sasonaote. ixow won t let us show you how UTURE COMP'Y ( Rock Hill, S. C. j j [fC IICT EXPRESS CHARGES il/E LlOl, PREPAID. I. 2 Gill. S Oal 4 Oft!. 4 Qt?. 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