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Wyhe Fort Mill Times. VOLUME 19?NO. 21. " FORT MILL, S. C? THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1910. *1/25 PER VKAii ' CONGRESS CANDIDATES SPEAK" ^ TO LARGE ROCK HILL AUDIENCE Probably as many as 500 Rock Hill citizens came together in London-Johnson hall in that city Thursday night to hear the candidates for Congress in this, the Fifth, congressional district. Each of the candidates received generous applause, though it was evident when Mr. Finley made a point on Mr. Butler that he had the crowd with him. The meeting was presided over by County Chairman W. B. Wilson, Jr. Mr. Butler was the first speaker. He began by saying that he had no complaint against the people for electing Mr. Finley over him two years ago. He had no charges to make against his opponents, as he was not running against either of them. The office belongs to the people and he, as a Democrat, has a right to run for it. The qualification for the ofiice is ability, which he claimed 4.^ I rpl 1 * iu nave, j ne principal question to be discussed was taxation. The people are being robbed by the iniquitous tariff law enacted bv the Republicans in the interest of the favored few at the expense of the many. The trouble is that the money raised by taxation goes into the pockets of the protected manufacturers instead of the treasury. Referring to the statement that a new man cannot do anything in Congrpfis for the people, Mr. Butler said he could cast his ballot ill the interest of the people. Mr.. Butler here went into a 15minlite discussion of the distribution of seeds by the agricultural department. The government annually throws away something like $250,000 in this way; but tiie audience apparently was uttle impressed with that part pf his speech, as it is generally understood that the annual expense of the Federal government is more than a billion dollars and that the cosi of the distribution / of seeds is a mere bagatelle. { The government should do V something to prohibit the Liverpool gamblers from lixing the price of cotton. An income tax law should be passed and it should fall upon those able to pay it. Mr. Butler is opposed to bringing the negro into politics. He had the courage of his con victions iti 1890 and ran on an independent ticket for the Legislature in Union county; but Tillman had since selected him to assist in drawing the party constitution. The rej>ort that he had tried to borrow money in York county on mortgaged property was the most damnable lie ever circulated, and he would furnish free transportation to its author to Gaffney and a coffin to ship him home in, for he is "a dirty, low-life, lying scoundrel and an infamous and damnable liar." He would meet the author outside and allow the meeting to proceed. Mr. Butler had the appearance of a man that was mad. He will try to preserve Democracy, whatever the result of the election. Mr. Finley had never heard of the statement which Mr. Butler said had been circulated about him (Mr. Butler). "The people of the Fifth district know that Finley does not dish out slander about anyone." There maybe some such idle rumor, but he fights fair and has no report to rpnpnt" nr prifir?icm tn - w v a Vtivivtuili v\/ HKUW VJ L either of his opponents. He had refused to mention Mr. Butler's r r, independent candidacy for the Legislature in Union county until Mr. Henry had brought it out at Chesterfield, though the purpose of the certificate of the clerk of the court of Cherokee county was to injure him (Mr. Finley) with the voters. Mr. Butler has been a member of the South Carolina Legislature for six years, but does he give anyone reason to believe that he is qualified to represent the district in Congress? Usually if a man has many laurels he will talk about them. Mr. Butler has not told i anything he has done while a . member of the Legislature; but Y he introduced a resolution in the senate to repeal the charter of the Richland Distilling company, which was cheating and robbing . , .. the State of thousands of dollars. - , The bill was favorably reported by the committee to which it (CONTINUED ON PAGE S.) V* '* ? A;' ; . ^ Waterworks System for $15,075. Interest is being revived in the proposed waterworks system for Fort Mill. Last week Mayor L. A. Harris was in Shelby and had a conference on the subject! with S. C. Cornwall. C. E. Some days ago Mr. Corn well came to Fort Mill at Mayor Harris' invitation and made an estimate of the cost of such a plant, and it will surprise all to learn that he says a first-class system of waterworks can he built in Fort Mill for $15,075. It is said to be Mayor Harris' purpose to go to ' work at once in the interest of the proposed system. ^ ^ ^ Cotton-seed Market Will Open Strong. Whatever the price of cotton this fall, the farmers who grow ! the stanle are all hut assured :i , remunerative price for the seed. ! According to a Rock Ilill seed buyer, with whom The Times had a talk Thursday afternoon, the market probably will open this fall at from 48 to 50 cents per bushel. The market may decline some when the cotton season is in full blast, but the buyer quoted does not think the price will go lower than 45 cents . at any time during the season. But the probable high price of seed does not present as pleasing prospect to the man who feeds his cow on cotton-seed hulls and meal, both of which are already : higher than ever before and are ' expected to advance in price! within the next few months, j Cotton-seed hulls are now selling i on the Fort Mill market at $1.10 j and cotton-seed meal at $1.65 the ! sack of 100 pounds. m m + Miss Jessie Wilson Elected Teacher. A meeting of the board of, trustees of the Fort Mill graded school was held Tuesday morning to elect a Successor to Miss Louise McMurray, who, after teaching the seventh grade successfully for several years, resigned some weeks ago. A number of applications for the place were considered by the trustees, but Miss Jessie Wilson, of Florence, was considered the most likely applicant and the i choice of the trustees fell upon her. Miss .Wilson has had several years' experience as a teacher and the trustees consider themselves fortunate in securing her services. Traded Plantation for Bale of Cotton. For the first time in several years Mr. D. M. Culp, of Fort Mill, paid a vist to the Pleasant Valley section of Lancaster coun1 ty Monday. He returned home ' enthusiastic over the crop prospects in that neighborhood. Es- j pecially did he note the abundant I ,.;Aia : 1 | j iciu ? if* proilliseu on tnG ; plantation of Mrs. Mary Bailes. This plantation, according to Mr. Culp, was traded to the late J. P. Bailes, husband of Mrs. Mary Bailes, a few years after the Civil war by Parks Hunter for one bale of cotton, worth about 40 cents the pound. Mr. Hunter wished to open a saloon in Pineville and lacking the necessary capital to start the business, traded the place for the bale of cotton. The plantation comprises several hundred acres and is now worth thousands of dollars. Is the Answer Sufficient? Editor Fort Mill Times: I should like to have you explain what you meant by stating j in last week's paper that the race lor magistrate in this township was expected to help Mr. Finley. Was the item written ' in behalf of Magistrate McEli haney? "Reader." [The Times stated that the interest in the race for magistrate was expected to bring out a large vote in Fort Mill and that Congressman Finley probably would be one of the beneficiaries of the increased vote. There was no hidden meaning in the item; it was not written to I further the interests of Magistrate McElhaney any more than it was written to further the interests of Magistrate McElhaney's opponent, Mr. Blankenship. Our correspondent's quarrel is with the Almighty. The Times does not undertake to give anyone understanding.?Editor The Times.] DOES FORT MILL WELL WATER CONTAIN TYPHOID BACILLI? Some days ago Dr. J. B. Elliott, member of the Fort Mill : board of health, sent to Dr. F. A. Coward, bacteriologist of the State board of health, samples ( of water taken from four Fort Mill wells, all used for domestic 1 purposes, with the request that ' he analyze the water at once and 1 report to the Fort Mill board J whether it is contaminated with 1 typhoid bacilli. The report of : Dr. Coward was received a day 1 or two ago and contained the in- ' formation that three of the wells ' are contaminated, presumably 5 with typhoid bacilli, though the 1 report did not state specifically 1 what the contamination is. In requesting Dr. Coward to ( make the analysis, Dr. Elliott 1 referred only to the possibility of [ the water being contaminated 1 with typhoid bacilli; but in reply- 1 ing Dr. Coward did not go into ' details as to the analysis further |S than to say that the water is ! contaminated. The inference is. ! * therefore, that hundreds of! \ Fort Mill people have been using water from wells containing the J dreaded typhoid bacilli, for one * of the three affected wells is the :<: Main street public well. * Yesterday the town had a force 1 of hands at work cleaning out 1 the Main street well, but ) thoughtful people are apt to be 1 somewhat chary of using the * water therefrom until something 1 more is done to remove the con- j * tamination than the drawing off 1 of the water and sprinkling the | * bottom of the well with lime. ? t , t 1 Death of Mrs. Eliza Sutton. Mrs. Eliza Sutton, relict of f Mr. A. C. Sutton, died at her, J home in Fort Mill township v Saturday morning, after an ill- 1 ness of six weeks. Mrs. Sutton i was about 1)0 years of age at the t time qf her death an^ had spent t all of her long life in this con - i munity. She was the mother of 1 Messrs. J. H. and S. P. Sutton, t of Fort Mill township, and Mrs. i Sallie Leonard, of Spencer, N. C. f For more than half a century i j Mrs. Sutton had been a member , c of the Methodist church. The c funeral services were held at the c home by the Rev. Mr. White and i the interment was at Flint Hill t cemetery Sunday morning. 1 Veterans Pleased With Reunion. The half dozen or more Con- ^ federate veterans of this section \ who attended the State reunion in Spartanburg last Wednesday and Thursday returned home Friday and Saturday and all agree that the Spartan City c r _ ?i. - - - -i i ? - % iairiy ouioici nerseir in hospital- j ity to the old soldiers. There J were about 2,500 veterans in at- * tendance upon the reunion and . free entertainment was provided \ for all who did not prefer to pay \ their expenses. One Fort Mill f veteran was heard to remark J that he had never attended a : more enjoyable reunion and that 1 he hoped Spartanburg would ] again find it convenient to enter- \ tain the meeting. J * 0 ** ~ I In and Around Clover. v Fort Mill Times Correspondence. . Clover, August 23.? The dry N spell continues in this section of ] the county and crops are in a c very serious condition. t The candidates for Congress a spoke here Saturday to a very i good audience. Mr. Finley got { the best reception. i The "little fellows" were in1 c town Mnndnv Tho ? .. - - ? A vuii\?iurticr? ^ for the Legislature were the only { ones to speak, but the rest were ! r there with the hand-shaking. There was a very interesting game of ball on the local diamond Monday afternoon between the j . Clover and Bessemer City teams, resulting in a score of 'A to 2 in ' in favor of Clover. Batteries: >Clover, Johnson and Neil; Bes- semer, Lindsay and llaggins. s Umpire, Harry Neil. The feat- c ure of the game was a three- ( base hit by Smith for Clover. , , t ? Smith Defeats Brown. t In the Georgia primaries Tues- ( day former Governor Hoke I Smith defeated Governor Joe I Brown for the Democratic nomi- \ nation for governor. Brown defeated Smith two years ago. ( M'LEOD'S LOCAL OPTION STAND HAS TAKEN WITH THE VOTERS 1 A well known Columbia corre- c spondent who is familiar with ? the political affairs of the State a has this to say regarding the c candidacy of Hon. T. G. McLeod: ^ "To many men who have ab- a solutely no interest one way or ^ jther in the present campaign c except the interest that every > ?ood citizen has in hoping that c the State will have the best man 11 for governor, the stand taken 11 Dy Mr. McLeod on the whiskey ^ piestion appears to be the most c logical. Mr. McLeod does not u stand for the sale of whiskey as 1 nany people have wrongfully \{ ittributed to him. lie stands for allowing the people in each lounty to say whether or not c .hey wish the legalized sale of a iquors or prohibition. In 11 Sumter county the majority )f the people voted in August, s| L90y, to do away with the county C lispensary?rather, to not vote ? t back in. so that so-called pro- a libition prevails in Sumter county o low. In Lee county, which is dr. McLeod's home county now, 81 he same state of affairs exists. ? i is said that Mr. McLeod took J " iff Ilia nnot "d fK.-. f'l ... .iiu wub| ua nit; c.\|nca?iuil ;oes, and worked for prohibition n his own county, believing that ' he sentiment of the people t( vould enforce the law. And this s the gist of his argument on j J.1 he liquor question, namely, that he sentiment of the community y should be back of the enforcenent of the law and that, there- ^ ore, it is not right to foist upon ?' i county prohibition unless the ai >eople of that county vote for irohibition. "It is this view on the liquor luestion that has gained for \> dr. McLeod many friends even rr imong prohibitionists. There ci las been much misunderstand- \v ng of the whiskey matter in w his State. Local option, is how- b iver, gaining ground every day , li n South Carolina. There has T >een dissatisfaction in some of w he couties, it is said; the senti- d nent of the people was not ripe w or prohibition, although a ma- b ority voted against the county lispensary system. In the ^ '.ounties that now retain the lispensary there is apparently j to doubt that the majority of he people wish the dispensary, n these six counties there is strong opposition to the dictatorial attitude of State-widers who vould enact a law that would five them that which they do lot want." Death of Mrs. A. S. White. After an illness of only three lays, Mrs. Sallie Burns White, vife of Mr. A. S. White, died Friday evening at the family lome three miles south of Fort dill. Mrs. White had not been n good health lor some time I md when she was stricken with j ler final illness and her condition apidly grew worse it was seen I hat the end was fast approachng. At the bedside when Mrs. j ?Vhite died were her husband and i number of her children. Before ler marriage, Mrs. White was Miss Sallie Burns, sister of Messrs. R. B. and Jas. Burns, veil known citizens of the comnunity. She and Mr. White! vere married in 1867 and to them I .4 children have been born, 12 >f whom survive to mourn with heir father, the loss of a devoted tnd indulgent mother. Early in ife Mrs. White became a mem>er of the Presbyterian church. The funeral services were con- I lucted from the home Sunday I ifternoon at 3 o'clock by the I lev. Mr. Hafner and the inter- I nent was in the town cemetery. Interest in Baseball Waning. There seems to he little interest n local baseball and it is said to >e doubtful whether any more fames will be played in Fort dill this season. There is coniiderable interest among the mthusiasts, however, over the outcome of the pennant races in he two big leagues. It is fenerally believed that Philalelphia will win the pennant in he American league and that Chicago will get the (lag in the National league?in which event, 'hiladelphia is doped to win the vorld series, as iMack's pitchers are considered stronger than Chance's. | . i Robert Bogus Dead. Poor old Robert Bogus, aftei '2 years of life spent mostly ir Irifting from place to place ir South Carolina, North Caroline md Virginia, is dead. The enc ame at the York county home ilonday afternoon of last week ind his body was interred in the forkville cemetery by arm\ omraeles who hael known him n his youth Us a brave Confeelrate soldier. Mr. Bogus had : lumber of failings, like most nen, but he was worthy the: christian burial which was acorded him anel it will be a pleasre to the hunelreels of people ir his section who knew him tc sarn that his last resting place 5 not in a potter's field. Ml- Rnmio l^-vl Uap 1I11U IICV1I III lit'lining health for a long time ncl for the last three years had een unable to work at his trade, hat of shoe-maker. When the oldiers' home was opened in 'olumbia two years ago he was ne of the first to apply for dmission. He was taken in as ne of the two inmates to which 'ork county was entitled. For everal months he got alone: well nough at the home, but finally ad a disagreement with the mimandant and left. Then he ime back to York county and. eing unable to work, was forced ) ask the bounty of the county. The pallbearers at Mr. Bogus' jneral, all veterans of the Conjderacy, were: N. .1. N. Bowen, J. H. Sparrow, W. B. Whitaker, , M. Cook, C. M. Parrott, \V. I), loore, \V. Barber, J. A. Adams, , W. Lawrence, J. B. Robinson nd J. L. Gardner. Boy Seriously Hurt. Arby, the 14-year-old son of I. M. Culp, who lives a few files north of town, is in a ritical condition from a blow hich he received on the head ith a bucket in the hands of a oy named Elms, whose father ves on the plantation of Dr. . S. Kirkpatrick. The boys ere on the way to school and itferences arose between them hich resulted in the Culp boy eing seriously injured. NEW CL 1 FOR FALL A We have just received Clothing that has neve Mill, so far as style, fa cerned. In fact, every $25.00 is guaranteed to get another suit or your our instructions from Ha Baltimore, the manufac line of clothing. Save the Pric Every suit fits just as v tailor-made goods and cc less. Why pay a tailor ij $8.00 to make it up, th< 1 * wnen you can get the s as well for $10.00 less? will give our clothing a 1< We will also have anol ning from $5.00 to $10.C money. We have takei line of clothing for the b this department one of coming season. Mills & \ PHONES: Dry Goods, 37. SfMeleX? Li ' J > < COMMISSIONER WATSON'S WORK NOT CONSIDERED BENEFICIAL t 11 "I agree with the York county J candidate for the Legislature ' who is opposed to riff-raff immigration to this country from : Europe," said a Fort Mill mart ? to The Times yesterday, "but this country needs, and needs 1 badly, more white people in it, and nothing should be left undone 1 I to exploit the State's resources to v ; the discontented farmers of the * ' j West and Northwest, thousands of whom, after leaving their .* ; homes for Canada within recent II years, are now returning to this ' country in search of new homes, \ ! | Nearly all these people are native born Americans and it would be a God-send to our ! State if we could induce some thousands of them to locate in Jour midst. "We need several hundred families of them right here in Fort Mill township to settle on the unused lands, which 1 am l ?i i ' ii. \.vriwiiivrill LUUIU Ut* l.lOUglll lit tl reasonable price. Think what an accession 100 good white families would mean to the township. It would be worth as much, it' not more, than the erection of two additional cotton mills. But we are not going to get these families as long as the South Carolina bureau of commerce and immigration is run largely as an advertising medium for the commissioner instead of in the interest of the State. Mr. Watson, in my opinion, is a great whooper-up and shouter for himself, but does little for the Commonwealth. I very greatly hope that the new governor, whoever he may be, will remove Mr. Watson and put in bis place a man who can and will do something for the agricultural interests of the State." Community Picnic. ^ At a meeting of Fort Mill ; citizens held yesterday morning . it was decided to hold the community picnic on the graded : school grounds on Thursday, September 1. .othing] lND winter. | J a oig snipment or lvien s r been equalled in Fort .brie and make-up is congarment from $12.00 to give satisfaction, or you money back. These are rris Silverman & Sons, of ^turers of this high-class e of Tailoring. yell, if not better, than the sts from $5.00 to $10.00 >20.00 for the goods and ; suit costing you $28.00, ame goods made tin in?f We can prove it if you sok and compare prices, ther class of clothing run10 that is well worth the I i great pains in selecting a oys, and expect to make the leading features the == roung Co. i Furniture, 144. Grocery, 12. F f*"0t __