SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST to TIMES READERS. Mrs. Jennie Spratt, of this city, is a patient at the Fennell Infirmary in Rock Hill. Miss Winnie Faris. of Daytona, Florida, is spending her vacation with relatives in Gold Hill. Mr. H. E. Merritt, of Bogalusa, La., is spending a short vacation with relatives in this community. Miss Eloise Steele, of Rock Hill, is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bailes on Cleboern street. Miss Mabel Phillips returned to her home in Rock Hill yesterday morning, after a visit to relatives in Fort Mill. Miss Alma Cunningham, of Waxhaw, N. C., spent several days of the past week in Fort Mill as a guest of Miss Bertha Massey. Miss Ashlyn Lowe returned to her home in Concord, N. C., Saturday, after a pleasant visit to her cousin. Miss Dora Grier, in this city. Nice showers were reported to have fallen at several points in the township Monday night, but in Fort Mill the rainfall was not sufficient to lay the dust. The two Fort Mill cotton mills i were idle Monday and Tuesday, not so much for the reason of curtailment, but to give the workers a holiday on account of the Fourth. A citizen of the town informs The Times that Sugar creek, two miles east of Fort Mill, has not overflowed its banks since last August. Water in the stream is said to be very low at present. Dr. J. L. Spratt is riding around town evenings in a hand * i ?. sum t; new nin.\v\en luunng \.ai, having traded his runabout for the Maxwell a few days ago. The new machine is a "beaut." The fi^st marriage reported in York county under the new marriage license law was that in Rock Hill Sunday of L. B. McFadden and Miss Mollie Albright. Rev. E. K. Hardin was the officiating minister. The "Glorious Fourth" was not so gloriously observed in Fort Mill as it perhaps was in some other places, but there was a general suspension of business and the people spent the holiday in various ways. One noticeable effect of the drought in this section is the early shedding of the trees. The ground under the elms #along Booth street is covered in many places with leaves which have fallen from the trees as a result of the drv weather. Rev. T. J. White and little daughter, Miss Imogene, of Fort Mill, are spending a few days with relatives of Mr. White at his old home place in the Smith ville section. Mr. White is pastor of the Methodist church in Fort Mill.? Camden News. The Charlotte Brick company is again trying foreign labor at its plant two miles south of Fort Mill. The foreigners, about 15 in number, arrived from the North several days ago and are reported to be well satisfied with the work at the brick plant. Mr. Herbert Patterson and Miss Loma Howie, two young people of this city, were married Thursday evening in Rock Hill by Rev. J. A. White. Mrs. Patterson is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Howie. Mr. Patterson is an employe of the Fort Mill telephone exchange. Fort Mill and Yorkviile divided honors in the two games of ball on the Yorkviile diamond Tuesday. The first game was copped by the Fort Mill boys by a score of 16 to 7, while the second game went to Yorkviile, the score being 13 to 4. A large crowd of people witnessed the games. Under the marriage license law the would-be bride must be over 14 years of age and the man at least 18. The permits are obtained from the judge of probate in all but a few counties and in these the clerk of court issues the necessary papers. The ceremony can be performed by any mihlio mntrwtr:ite or I lVJltll > pUUUV , minister. Officer V. D. Potts Sunday afternoon captured a colored blind tiger suspect in the woods west of town. The negro had in his possession 16 half pints and eight pints of liquor and this, with the ^ exception of two pints, was confiscated. Officer Potts is of the opinion that much more whiskey is sold in the country surrounding Fort Mill than in town. There have been no developments in the smallpox situation in Fort Mill since the last issue of The Times. No new cases have been reported and those afflicted with the disease are on the road to recovery. Vaccination has been pretty general in the town and vicinity and as a resuit it is expected that the disease will wear itself out within a short time. Night straw-rides have become very popular with the youngsters of the town, and, judging from the frequency of the rides and the manner in which the participants give vent to their feelings, they must indeed be overflow ing with rapture. The citizens ol the town, however, find little pleasure in beirg awakened along about midnight or later by the noise of these youngsters,as they return to their homes. Orders Folp Verdict Set Aside. Governor Blease does not approve of the verdict of the court which recently tried and convicted Capt. Jas. D. Fulp, of Winnsboro, of failure to turn in certain reports at the required time. The verdict was that Capt. Fulp be reprimanded by the colonel of the regiment. On account of certain preceedings of the court the following letter has been issued by Governor Blease: "After reading carefully the proceedings herein, I am of the opinion that under the testimony, particularly of Capt. Fulp (to be found on page 10), that the courtmartial committed error in rendering the verdict herein, and that they should h#ve dismissed the charges. "I, therefore, disapprove of their findings, and order that the sentence of the court be set aside and that Capt. Fulp be released? believing as I do, his statement in regards to his failure to comply technically with the law. "The adjutant general is to be commended for his endeavor to uphold the military law and its regulations, but the officers of the court should not condemn a fellow officer on mere technicalities?particularly when, in the i language of Capt. Fulp, 'the military, generally, is a separate institution entirely from other business; it is kind of a charity i business when it is a command-1 ing officer.' "Feeling this way, I think much latitude should be given. "Cole L. Blease." Marriage of Former Fort Mill Man. Mr. William Clawson of Rock Hill and Miss Dora Talley, daughter of Mrs. M. L. Talley, of Kershaw, were married Wednesday afternoon at the home of the bride's mother. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Geo. Gary Lee, pastor of the Kershaw Methodist church. The bridal party left on the evening train for a visit to Asheville. ? Lancas- ? ter News. i Mr. Clawson formerly resided ; in Fort Mill and is a son of Mrs. V Wm. Adkins of this township. ( ??.? ( Predicts Bumper Cotton Crop. ( Official estimates as sent out jj Monday from Washington say' ( that the cotton crop of 1911 in- ( - ? i _ .1.. i?i A dicates tnat it win oe ine largest ^ in the history of the country, approximating, according to the present figures, 14,425,000 bales 1 of 500 pounds each, exceeding by almost a million bales the record crop of 1904. Dr. N. A. Murray, acting chief of the crop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture, Monday made the following statement subsequent to the issuance of the cotton crop report: "The report shows the condition of the crop to be higher than on any corresponding date in the last ten years. A month ago the general condition was 8.5 per cent, above the ten-year average. Today it is 10.3 per cent, above the ten-year average. "The acreage of cotton this year is about 35,000,000. Alowing for the average of aband- . onment?about 1,000,000 acres? the indications are that approximately 34,000,000 acres of cotton will be harvestsd. "The condition indicates a L l-'~ Ofl9 8 tvninrls prouauie .vjciu ui per acre, which on 34,000,000 acres would mean 6,895,000,000 pounds, or about 14,425,000 bales. "This calculat on allows for average depreciation. The critical period in cotton growth is in August and September, so that any estimate at this time must be taken with some allowance. "The largest previous production of cotton in this country was in 1904 when it aggregated 13,679,950 bales of 500 pounds each." The condition of the cotton crop June 35 was 88.2 per cent, of a normal, compared with 87.7 per cent, on May 25, 1911: 80.8 per cent, on June 25, 1910, 74.6 percent, in 1909 and 80 per cent., the average condition on June 25 during the past ten years. W 1 w 71 U/.1J MIS more i iihii ?> .iu ?_?<_* <?.o. The number of people killed yearly by 1 wild Lests don't approach the vast number killed by disease germs. \0 ]jfe js safe from their attacks. They're in air, water, dust, even food. But grand protection i.> afforded by Electric Bitters. which destroy and expel the deadly disease germs from the system. That's why chills, fever and ague, all malarial and many blood diseases yield promptly to this wonderful blood purifier. Try them, and enjoy the glorious health and new strength they'll g.ve you. Money back, if not satisfied. Only oOc at Ft. Mill Drug Co., Barks Drug Co., and Ardrey's Drug store. SPECIAL NOTICES. 25 Word:?25c Each Insertion. WANTED?Bids on 200 loads of sand, suitable for laying cement sidewalks, a part of this to be delivered at once, balance later in July and August. I.. A. HARRIS, Mayor. EXCURSION TICKETS?I have a limited number of Tickets for the Sunday School Excursion from Charlotte to Charleston July 6, and will be pleased to sell you. Train passes Fort Mill 8 a. m. Rate from Fort Mill, $3.50; half ticket, $2.00. Get tickets ahead and be assured of a comfortable seat. Apply for tickets to H. \V. BRADFORD. Fort Mill. S. C. TIMBER ?I have for sale 270 acres of choice Forest Oak and Fine Timber, estimated to saw 3.000,000 feet of lumber. two miles from nearest railroad station. Apply to Alexander Barber, Fort Mill, S. C. 6-25-tf EXCURSION?Charlotte to Charleston July 6th, run by the Tenth Avenue Sunday School. Leave Fort Mill 8 a. m. Leave Charleston July 7th 6 p. m. Round trip from Fort Mill $3.50. Fast schedule. Our reserved seat plan en ables parties to secure as manv seats as desired together. For further in' formation write L. S. Boyd, Charlotte, : N. C. 6-25-2t i FOR SALE?Two fresh Milch Cows on easy terms, $30.00 and $35.00. Also I a nice Shoat. L. A. HARRIS & CO. I Our business this se good and the prime reas< know that we sell nothin carry goods form one se? going to make July the c goods must go. Men's and Boys' Cloth i Oxfords, Sandals and 1 children, in all leathers ? up prices. This will be It will pay you to M SH3?@ 30?? ?? I HALF PR! a Of Ladies', Men's and Chi ?1 and get first choice. We are !in Ladies' and Children's Sum are going at less than wholess our regular 10-Cent Counte down to 7 l-2c. New lot of V 12 l-2c a roll. A little money improve your home more than amount invested. We give fi put it on your wall so it will s S Compare our prices and see K buying from a store that has < I L. J. M s?@????????@ ?C din Call and get a souvenir. Dixon-Withersp 21 South Tryon St. Milam For the Blood The guaranteed remedy for Rheumatism, Gout, and other Uric Acid Conditions, Eczema, Scrofula and all Skin Diseases, Boils, Carbuncles, Chronic Sores, j Blood Poison. Anaemia, or !m-1 poverished Blood, certain forms of Failing Vision. Poison Oak and Ivy, Loss of Appetite, and all run down conditions. Price $1.00 per bottle or 6 bottles for $5.00. Try it. It's going like ' hot cakes." "Haile's on the Corner" Phone 43. Road Tax Now Due. The attention of all coneernid is called to the fact that the commutation road tax of three dollars is now due and payable, with July ] as the last day upon which it may be paid. Persons failing to pay the commutation j tax on or before July 1, will be liable to five days service on the road. Under the law no commutation taxwill be received after the above date. H. E. NEIL. Treasurer of York County. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION. The University of South Carolina offers scholarships in the School of Education to one young1 man from each county. Each scholarship is worth $100 in money, and $18 term fee and free tuition. ? Examination will beheld at the county seat July 14, 1911. Examination of students generally for admission to the University will be held at the same time. Write for information to S. C. MITCHELL, Pres., Columbia, S. C. _ _ FOR SALE?Big Jot of Old Newspapers at 20c per hundred at the office of the Fort Mill Times. PROF JUST AC ason has been exceedingly 3n for it is that the people g but new goods. We don't ison to another. So we are lean-up month. All summer ing cut to the core. Pumps, for men, women and md shapes, to go at clean ; an opportunity 1 coma miles to purcha ILLS * 3??0??0??0??g ICE SALE. |! ildren's Hats. Come early @ ( offering some big bargains imer Shoes. A great many Qi A I lie cost. Don't fail to see j?J' , r which has been marked S /all Paper at 5c, 10c and ? invested in Wall Paper will 0 anything else for the small ? ill instructions as to how to 0 i how much you can save by x'; Dnly cash prices. 0 tSSEY.f e Pitcher That Went to the Well Once Too Olten And was broken, may have come from i store, but we have more just like it. when you buy a set of Dinner Ware m us, you can always duplicate any ken pieces. /e are building up a reputation for incr the best and most complete assort ""*r? nt of Cooking Utensils in the city in I nection with our China and Crockery ' iartment, and you need not go out of store to get a complete outfit for your i ing room and kitchen. ioon Company, Charlotte, N. C. THE CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Enrollment Over 700 Value of Property Over a Million and a Quarter Ninety Teacheri and Officer* Seven full four years courses, in Agriculture, Engineering, etc. Cost per session of nine months, including all fees, board, heat, light, laundrv, and necessary uniforms? I $121.87. Students who are financially able, pay $40.00 tuition additional. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. The College maintains 124 Agricultural Scholarships, and 43 Textile r* i- i- uonti vliMiiiu and ;5CIlUiaiMII|>r>. nuim , free tuition. (Students who have attended Clem-; son College or any othor College or University, are not eligible for the scholarsnips unless there are no other eligible applicants). Scholarship and entrance examination* will be held at the County Seat* July 14th, 9 A. M. Next Se**ion Open* SEPT. 13, 1911. Write AT ONCE to W. M. Riggs, President Clemson College, S. C., for catalogue, scholarship blanks, etc. If you delay, you may be crowded out. 1785 1911 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 127th Year Begini September 29. Entrance examinations at all the county seats on Friday, July 7, at 9 a. m. The College is well endowed, enabling it to maintain the highest standards. It offers complete 4-Year courses in Ancient and Modern Languages Mathematics, History, Economics, Science, and Engineering. Courses for B. A., B. S., and B. S. degree with Engineering. A free tuition scholarship to each county of South Carolina. Vacant i Boyce scholarships, giving l?m? a year , and free tuition, open to competitive examination in September. Expenses reasonable. T?-rms and catalogue on application. Write to HARRISON RANDOLPH, Pres. Charleston, S. C. J. HARRY FOSTER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Yorkville - S.C. mcneill building. IFOR SALE?A few pairs of registered big-bone Berkshire Pigs, extra fine growth, at reasonable prices. r. m. bryant. ITF ENERAL CL Ladies' House Dressei Saques, Kimonos, Etc., wil prices we put on them. Every piece of Dress Gc All 25c Ladies' Neckwe Long Silk Gloves, blacl $1.00 and $1.25, to go at Fifty pieces New Gingh A new lot of Lawns, N and Short Lengths, worth 4c counter. that you cannot ise these goods. Th ^ YOU MEACHA Misses' Long White Silk jut at 50c. Silk Pongee, in natural < Silk Foulards at a big short length pieces, plenty fc sell at about half price. All 5c, 6c and 7 l-2c La1 Milli Do you need a Hat? W your choice of any hat in th< what we are selling at $2.48 "Did it come from Epps'? MEACHA1 ; Business The establishment of a the public; and it is our ure, to afford our patron * sistent with sound banki ^ the careful attention it d I THE FIRST NATIC ; dire t. s. kirkpatrick t. b. w. b. audrey edg/ osmond barber j. m. w. s. McClelland l. a. i. = I I have 10,000 fe at 60c pi j. j. 1 < 1 i SEND ORDER FOR JOB ? I I ? ???? OR Jl EAN-UP, REC s, Shirt Waists, Dressing 1 mr?v#? in a hurrv at the \ >ods greatly reduced, ar at 15c. c and white, that sold for 75c. am to sell at 9c. 1 us bins, Ginghams, Colicos, from 6c to 10c, all on the afford to slight, aj ie saving will doubly r< NG CO M & EPPS. Gloves, worth $1.25, to close solor, all silk, 27 inch, at 50c. reduction. We have several >r a misses' suit, that we will wns go on sale Saturday at 5c. nery. e have it, and you can take i house for $3.48. Ask to see ' If so, don't worry." M & EPPS. <?> Accounts. "i . Bank is for the benefit of ? business, as it is our pleas- f | s every accommodation con ng, and to give each account 4 eserves. ? 4 INAL BANK, F0Rjr C T O R s ; SPRATT W. A WATSON % IR JONES JACKSON HAMILTON % HARRIS J. L. SPRATT HARRIS I I ; for sale iet of Ceiling jr lOO feet. 3AILES. is PRINTING TO THE TIMES * * J' JtY, iARDLESS OF MEN, LOG All Shirts worth $1.00 to go at All Shirts worth 50c to go at 3' The Ferguson-McKinley Shirt 1 town. Compare them with wl 1 ? ? .? buying. 1 hey have more cloth, together better and every shirt is What about your Hat? You money now. We can mention only a few of can save money on, but will say < everything in the house is cut 5 former prices will spay you. MPANY BE THK AND SA Think of something other time"?make up your mind t needed in your living expene you think you will have i savings account at the bank We Pay 4 And would like to hf on our bo Tbe Pineville Loan ai PIItfEVILLE, I Savings Bank < X The Old R< x Been in business ? years; was once blo\^ ? passed through two x every depositor his c 8 without restriction. 8 CAPITAL STOCK - - g SURPLUS ? LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDI ? SECURITY TO DEPOSITORS g We have always p< g time deposits, g W. B. ME A @???@??@?????? A R?al N?w??Wy Abe ? Pwltry Yirdt m in ex pknsi vc, erne Y\ H b.^>U I Ells Lfct, Mites lod Fleas; Destroys Disea.1 Just M ?ful about Horses, Cat t Is, Sheep, gwi clrloc directions for treatment of Comr Ask /oar Dpaggiat for ] Parks Drug Agents Nyal's Fai SCHOFIELD m ? "Have Stood the They have no superior in point of DUF for Saw Mills, Oil Mills, Cotton Gl 1 1 required Writs for prit nllfete. BOILERS. We carr Constructed Boilers, ra SsXSs partial Write today ft Steal Stacks, p'r..\vt*" ' 1 sonars on: ct I "* I Br sack Offic, 307 * PRICES. >K! 89c. 9c. I las no equal in the lat you have been better cloth, are put guaranteed, can get it for less the articles that you snd stand to it that % be ignored. "i i. SIFTY I f than having a "good i 0 save every cent not I les. In less time than I 1 good nest egg for a Per Cent ? ive your name *. &; ml Savings Bank, * W? C. [>f Fort Mill, | 'liable, | for over twenty S! n up and robbed; ?) panics and paid ash as called for - $25,000.00 >} - $11,000.00 ? ER S - $25,000.00 ? - $61,000.00 g did 4 per cent on 8 .CHAM, Cashier. g ltd BdMtogs. to UN. SI BUT, UNIFORM. 3IP N9 1 i; si 6erns; Cleusis, Pirlfits, DMfcrhtt. in?. Dot*. Go*U. Etc. Get oar Pro* Itflfclf dob dimuea of DoombUc Aulm?u, UNO DIP No. X. Company nily Remedies. 4ES m BOILERS Tocf nf Time" LABILITY and^re Beat Adapted I ns; in fact, where Heavy Doty Us I :c-a on Saw liHlt, Shingle Mills,etc. I nging from 12 H. P. to 160 IL, P- I jr our illustrated catalog. ? )., Works and Mud Offici, KJM, tt. i est Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C jj