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I SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST J to TIMES READERS. Paul G. McCorkle, of Che3ter, was a visitor to Fort Mill Sunday. Mrs. S. A. Epps has been seriously ill for several days at her home on East Booth street. The best price offered for cotton on ] this market yesterday was 14 3-4 cents. Seed sold for 40 cents. The February term of the court of : general sessions iur trus county win (A convene at Yorkville on next Monday, to Judge DeVore will preside. The heaviest fall of snow of the season as well as for several years past fell throughout this section Friday night. All things exposed to the elements were covered Saturday morning with the snowy flakes to a depth of two or more inches. Archie Willis, some years ago teacher of a school at the mills of the Fort Mill Mfg. Co., has bought a half interest in the Laurensville Herald, Laurens, and will take charge of the paper within a few days. Mr. Willis is also interested in papers at Woodruff, Gray Court and Enoree. The Fort Mill friends of Dr. J. T. Kell, of Providence, who has been suffering for some time with a severe stroke of paralysis, will be pleased to know that he has slightly recovered. Dr. Kell, whose age is 76 years, is one of the best known men of his section and was for years a prominent physician of lower Mecklenburg. According to a schedule just issued of farmers' institutes for the Fifth district, the York institute will be held at Yorkville on Wednesday, February 9. Prof. D. N. Barrow, of Clemson College, will conduct the institute and it is hoped that the farmers and others interested in farm . 1. ...Ill ., < rAU'llMUII WUI I\ Will flllCIUI. There are present quite a number of the children of the town suffering with measles and those who have not yet had the disease are very careful of their movemonts. Three of the children of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hood are ill with measles and there have been several cases in the family of Mr. V. B. Blankenship. Jas. D. Fulp, a former Fort Mill man who some years ago moved to Winnsboro, has leased the Winnsboro hotel for a period of years and will assume the management of the hotel within the next 60 days. It is said that Mr. Fulp is thinking of retiring from the mercantile business, in which he has been engaged in Winnsboro for some years. Mose Knox, a negro who escaped from the Mecklenburg chaingang a month ago, was arrested in this city last Friday by Officer V. D. Potts, who had been given a description of the negro and asked to keep a watch for him. Knox, who was serving a term in Meckjenburg, for larceny, was taken from a freight' train here Friday morning and held until the afternoon when he was taken to Charlotte by Officer Potts and turned - tk.. ? uvtr iu uic inui ui v tiiuiuia uuiuuuiit'a. Postmaster B. H. Massey announces that the examination for census enumerators for this township will be held at 9 o'clock on the morning of Saturday, February 5. Arrangements have been made with the trustees of the Fort Mill graded school to hold the examination in the school building and Postmaster Massey requests that those who desire to stand the examination be present at that hour. It is expected that there will be about a dozen applicants to try for the places. at Graded School Report for January. A great many pupils have been sick this month, so the names of several do not appear in the highest ranks of their class this time. We hope that the worst is over. Tenth Grade First rank, none. Honor roll, Jesse Harris. Ninth Grade First rank, Ola Crowder, Sam Lee. Honor roll, Ola Crowder, Sam Lee, Aline Barber. Eighth Grade ?First rank, Lana Parks, Monroe White. Honor roll, Lana Parks, Ruth Meacham, Monroe White. Seventh Grade?First rank, Lila Hall, Shell Sutton, Joe Belk, Ike Yarborough, Honor roll, Ike Yarborough, Shell Sutton. Sixth Grade?First rank, VioletCulf, Esther Meacham, James Young. Honoj; roll, Luther Eechtler, Horace Kirr.brel!. Fifth tirade ? First rank, Cornelia Hurris, Lillian Potts, Willie Sellers, Mary Sellers. Honor roll, Heath Hafner, Cornelia Harris, Fair Lee, Willie Sell. Mary Sellers. ' Fourth Grade Kir.t rank, Andrew I Hafner, Leiher Belk, Julia Armstr. ig, Sam Hutchinson, Charlie Brunson, Alfred Jones, Ola Creighton. Honor roll, none. Third Grade Fir-1 rr.i <, Ma o!n. Link, Emina Kpps, Stephen Kpps. Mary Sj.rait, Beuiah Park . Johnsi. Branson. Honor roll, Stephen Epps, Mary Sprat t. Second Grade? Honor roll, Andral Ferguson, Sophie Link, Beatrice Parks, Paul Summerville, Willie Summerville, Maude McKain. L. M. Bauknight, Supt, Lumber For Sale. We have moved our mill across the river, 1-2 mile below the ferrv. Ferriage free to persons buying lumber. Lumber on yard, $1.00 for ordinary bills, or delivered on Fort Mill side of river for $1.10. d .1 i i r>. Darner LumDer ^u., Jim A. Barber, Mgr. Y our V egetable Garden It is now time to be getting it in order. Every family should have one. Not only profitable, but a pleasure to grow your own vegetables. As to Garden Seeds We are now receiving our annual fresh stock consisting of corn, beans, peas, turnips, pepper, tomatoes, watermelons, canteloupes, etc. Buy your garden seeds from us and make a success of gardening this year. Fort Mill Drug Comp'y J. R. HAILE, Mgr. No Big Problem. There's not much science to it. This thing of fitting spectacles requires more common sense and honesty than anything else, and we use ours and appeal to youfs for justification. Glasses magnify objects, not eyes, and it is a question of getting a pair yoi can use with best results and mosl comfortably. As you grow older youi eyes gradually fade and the glasses that suited you perfectly two years ag< may be impairing your eyes now anc may be the source of that irritabh feeling and headache and you can hav< them changed at very small cost her< where it is just a smnll side line of ou: regular business with no extra expense We don't force them upon you as ; result of our expert opinion, but put i up to your good pleasure and sourn judgment. 10 cents to 5 dollars. ARDREY'S 5! ik Over ^ | JUU ja Thinking of Building' if so, let me figure with you. I ca tave you money. At any rate, let m furnish you estimates. 1 use the bes grade of material at the lowest prices No jobs too large, none tco small. A. A. 3RADFORI Builder and Contractor, Ft Mill. S C Made 41 Ba With Onl Read in our Farmers' 1910I10W a planter in made 41 bales of cott record breaking yield, j drought?the worst in ye $2,098.47 for this crop. ^ By Virginia Fert liberally,combined with ca cultivation, and a fair seas for a copy of this free bo< sure you haul home only V SALES Richmond, Va. Mail ut Ihii Coupon Norfolk, Va. ? ,, Cclumt Virginia Carolina Chemical ,, , COMPANY. [>vU,h*n Pleaae tend roe a copy ol roar IRlo Winato Farroera' Year Book Iree ol coat. Charle Ballim Name Columt Town Town Meropt Slalc \ | McELHANEY i . ' I In order to stock before fr* ' aiiV niP\ I*. V/Ulh **v x we offer, F< Ion our ent Men's and B I We have a to select fro should embr I portunity to i suit at a cl ! McELHANEY : i w??ii i \ > ii mi hi n ! mil hip i m ,TT1 iT if iTTil ! < t tESZ'^MUXT ' MEACHAP Selby's Shoes In nine years of selling this sho plaints. Can you find a shoe that in all leathers at $2.00 to $4.50 pe God ma. for women and children. This the money. They come in Navy C Women's shoes, $1.25, $1.50, $2.0 American ] Have you tried them? If not, Kimbrell Bros., McGinn Bros., E John Miller, and dozens of others they say about American Boy Sh< f Bostonian and ^ For men, have1 been tried for j n for style and service. All leathe e This is our guarantee: Every pai it the price. Rubl A full line for men, women anc ' MEACHAl lies of Cotton y One Mule Year Book or Almanac for Ferrell County, Georgia, on with only'one plow, a md he had a nine weeks' ars. His gross income was ifou can do it too Using i-Carolina ilizers reful seed selection, thorough on. Ask your fertilizer dealer 3k, or write us for one. He irginia-Carolina Fertilizers i offices . Atlanta, Gt, Savannah, Ga. I COMPANY. | cut down I moving* in- 8 v quarters, | OR CASH, I ire line of 1 oys* Clothes large stock >m, and you ace this opbuy a good heap price. & COMPANY. A & EPPS. ? for Women. e we have had only two con ; will do better? We have thei r pair. n Shoes is the best school shoe made, f< alf and Kid at $1, $1.25 and $1.5' 0 and $2.50. Boy Shoes. ask Jas. Hoke, Carl Whitesel Irice Culp, Stough Blankenshi] we could name, and see wh; >es. Walkover Shoes rears and never found wantiri rs, prices $3, 3.50, $4 and ir of shoes we sell must be wort bers. 1 children. VI & EPPS. IT COSTS ! J THAr i ALL KINDS s j Right here i.i Fort Mill, savi ^ ! Drf3se.i Lujnbor, Moulding, 4 I 'I nnt'>, ucor.~, w >miov/^anh, ^1 You can et* what i s? 11 you ^ My price* are iakI to be an i ! , V. B. E $ (Pror * 4 y ,/ . *> ;* <? $ o <> - > ?$ ? <? <$? ?>- <" "<> ^ A - A < A O V * A . + + |! 20,000 Watches | <>?> Repaired since starting this business 25 years ago, and the fact that less than one percent of them were returned > : , , , ...... ** snows tnat we do nothing but high-grade work. II <? Nobody except a practical jeweler can get wholesale <><> prices on the best Watches, Jewelry, Diamonds, Silver- ^ ware, Etc., and that is one reason we sell the goods at half the prices asked in general stores. tt *1 TT Our 25 years' experience in Optics enables us to fit 1+ your eyes correctly with the best glasses. We cut the ' 1 r price in half in this department. u TT LL TT Don't trust a stranger with your Watch, Eves or Purse. II * il L. J. MASSEY. ft l?? ?.???t???t.-It 1 Your Grocery Wants | ? - - - * | Supplied Here. | | FLOUR, CORN, OATS, HAY, g jj COTTON SEED MEAL AND g J HULLS IN ANY QUANTITY. 2 ? Al so everything that's good to eat, ? $ and it's always fresh at our store. & 5 We make prompt deliveries. ? JONES, The Grocer. II When You I ?il Make a i -- i mp ? ?*# %? ^ ^ 1. A word to the Wise Purchase < at this store you will never have occasion to regret it. U All goods sold here must be exactly as represented and p, give satisfaction or we "make good." Drugs. M? Jicines, it Toilet Goods, Stationery, Etc. The largest and best line of Pipes, Cigars and Tobacco in the city. | jl cti ivd V/U. | hides [KkmS] a HE fe-ifev HIGHEST MA8KET F8ICU H IKJ^ - 'A ha^H^E^^HAW^euhs '4^r^ Wool Commission. Write for *0981^. "sjj Aij?? pri'^vliitmcntionlngthUi ail ESTABLISHED 1337 SSHkPUOHN WHITE & CO.* Lou:evu.Lu. Kr. LESS TO BUILD NOW 1 >4 BEFORE I MADE IT POSSIBLE TO BUY ? in** delays and, i:i sun-.- cases, excessive y. rices and fre-i^rhI rates. I handle 5 , Laths, Shingles (Lot No. 1 all-heart Louisiana Cypress and Nos. I and 2 Blinds, Mantels, Ph..'er - everything needed from foundation to roof, and satisfy your?' If as to quality. I deliver mat* rial the day y<?u buy. J i inducement. t wfwwaty an n c ! r<wap.wwiBW?jinTOiM imihi?wr - r- i i !?? i ? A J JLAN KENSH S P. J f npt delivery of Coal and Wood) f I / y M' < 1 Site % I Jl ' I tA