Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, August 25, 1910, Image 1
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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| 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. ?
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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. |
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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<
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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.
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COMMISSIONER WATSON'S WORK
NOT CONSIDERED BENEFICIAL
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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
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Furniture, 144. Grocery, 12. F
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