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rl..- f > ' ______ SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST to TIMES READERS. Mrs. A. A. Young is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ed Bruce, in Winnsboro. Mr. and Mrs. VV. C. Robinson, of Sharon, are guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. VV. A. Hafner. Mr. Lee Armstrong, of Spen-1 cer, N. C., was a visitor Saturday at the home of Mr. J. H. Sutton, north of town. # Miss Carrie Culp left Monday morning for Saluda, N. C., ' where, with a party of friends, she will spend two weeks. County Treasurer Harry Neil and Auditor B. M. Love came k- over from Yorkville Tuesday to attend the Gold Hill picnic. Rev. W. A. Hafner, pastor of Fort Mill Presbyterian church, is this week conducting a series of meetings at Salem church, in | Fairfield county. The Gold Hill school will open its fall session on Monday, next, with Prof. J. A. Boyd as principal and Miss Alda Therrell as, assistant. The Gold Hill school is one of the most successful schools in this section and the prospects for the approaching session are very favorable. Reports from different sections of the township indicate that there will be more quail this year than for several seasons past. | There have been no washing rains to drown out the young birds and the old birds are now hatching out the second crop. The bird hunters are very enthusiastic over the outlook. Something over $20 was realized the past week from the "Fairy Play," given in the auditorium by a score of children under direction of Mrs. J. N. Atwater. The money is to be used in home mission work, to which Mrs. Atwater has been appointed. The Fort Mill friends of Dr. S. Eugene Massey and sister, Miss Estelle Massey, will be interested to know that they have changed their place of residence from McKenney, to Mt. Crawford, Va. Dr. Massey's newhome is only a short distance from Mossy Creek, Va., where his brother, Rev. J. B. Massey, resides. As a climax to the unprece dented drought this section is experiencing 152 cotton mills in North and South Carolina, including the two mills in Fort Mill, were shut down Monday because the water in Catawba river is so low that the Southern Power company can not supply the plants with power. The South Carolina rifle team to participate in the national rifle shoot at Camp Perry, Ohio, will leave Columbia the afternoon of Thursday, August 10, by the | Southern railway, and will go by ' way of Washington. The team, of which Corporal Geo. Potts of Pleasant Valley is a member, will consist of 15 men, who will spend about two weeks at Camp Perry. Mr. T. H. Barber, of the Harrison neighborhood, telephones The Times that the Barbersville road from Fort Mill to Harrison church has been worked up and is in fine shape for automobiles and other vehicles. Mr. Barber also states that it is only six miles from Fort Mill to Harrison church by way of Barber's bridge, while by way of Bailes' I bridge the route is 10 miles long. Announcement has been made | from the State department of agriculture that the agricultural train to be operated by the Southern railway through the South will visit 37 towns and cities of South Carolina between September 4 and September 27. The tentative itinerary has been prepared subject to the approval of the commissioner of agriculture. The annual reunion of the Red Shirt organization of South Carolina will be held in Columbia on September 27 and 28. The meeting was to have been held on August 9 and 10 at the same time with the United Confederate Veterans. The reunion of the veterans was postponed to August 22 and 23. The announcement that the reunion of the Red Shirts had been postponed was made Friday by John G. Mobley of Winnsboro, the commander of the organization. A telegram received in Fort Mill last Wednesday announced the death in a hospital at Montgomery, Ala., of Miss Margaret Gannon, a sister of Mrs. S. A. Eppsand Mrs. J. N. Atwater, of this city. The telegram announcing the death of Miss Gan non was the first knowledge here of her illness and the sad intelligence was a great shock to her relatives and friends. Miss Gannon has frequently visited in this place and was greatly admired by the many Fort Mill people who knew her. The people of Charlotte are experiencing one of the worst water famines in the history of the city. A few days ago it was found necessary to drain the pond from which the city received its water supply and this necessitated the cutting off of the water from many of the city's mains. Some relief, however, has been found in the operation of trains of tank cars from Catawba river to Charlotte, but this supply does not meet the demand and many people are receiving a meagre supply from the de^ wehsjmd various mineral ^ j Cotton Better Than Last Year. While the low temperatures of the past week were not favorable to cotton, yet reports seem to indicate that the plant was uninjured by the cool weather. The recent rains relieved the drouth before it had done serious damage, except possibly in scattering sections, and the 1911 cotton g crop in South Carolina promises 8 to be equally as good if not bet- I ter than last year. ? No section of the State, from r reports, has suffered materially; | but to the contrary, in a number 1 of counties larger yields are in- I dicated than in a number of years t past. Taking the State as a whole, the condition up to the end of last week indicates that the cotton crop this year will not be off on account of the drouth that for a time was feared would materially affect the yield. Conditions may be said at this time to indicate a 100 per cent, crop, although in some scattering sec- I tions where cotton was replanted |t and did not get a good stand the I - - J ?> ?~ tUn^ r yieiu win HUl ue uiuic man mitv- g fourths; but in other sections | from 15 to 25 per cent, more cot- j ton is expected than last year. Heavy fertilization and the unusully fine preparation of the soil, deeper plowing and the application of new methods is tell ing this season, but for which it | is safe to say that the drouth would have proved of greater damage; but compared with last year at this time the crop is in far better condition. The fields I are clean, there is no grass, and B indications are that a much lar- 1 ger per cent, of the cotton will Ij be picked this year than last. H Last year at this time the fields B were full of grass, making the I cost of production greater than B this year, and, indeed last year K the farmers had a hard fight to R keep the grass from overrunning B the cotton. If the conditions at present H can be compared with conditions fit existing at this time last year, | the two seasons being absolutely I different, the one extremely dry I and the other extremely wet, the U farmers of the State are, from ? reports received, in better shape I now than then, and the indica- I tions for a full crop are a great I deal better than last year. Rnhert FskriHge Recovering. >1 The Fort Mill friends of Mr. | Robert Eskridge, who was se- j p riously shot about three weeks I ago on a negro excursion near I Grattan, will be pleased to know f that he is rapidly recovering from I his wounds, which at first were I feared would prove fatal. The I Charlotte Observer of Saturday j had this to say of the illness and I recovery of Mr. Eskridge: After languishing in the Presbyterian Hospital for nearly three weeks, with a bullet wound through the right lung, Special Policeman J. R. Eskridge is able to be upon the streets again. It will be remembered that Mr. Eskridge was shot and it was thought fatally injured, while doing special police duty on a negro excursion which was run some time ago from this city to I Columbia, S. C. Within a few days after the unfortunate occurrence, pneumonia developed in the lung which had been d pierced by the 38-caliber bullet, w and for several nights it was p. thought that the wounded man 1 ei would not survive until morning. c< While some 25 pounds the loser ci in flesh, Mr. Eskridge says that S he feels but little the worse for s( his experience, and will again w assume his duties upon the local pi force as soon as his strength will d< permit. Mr. Eskridge gives an 1: interesting account of the pistol ci * 1 1 * - 1. | llj UU61 in wnicn ne was su senuusi^ >? wounded, his colored assailant M was killed, and Officer ,J. M. Wil- w son was slightly injured. Mrs. S. H. Blankenship Dead. Mrs. S. H. Blankenship died B Tuesday at 12:30 p. m. at her n home in upper Fort Mill town- 0 ship, after an illness of pellagra h of several months' duration. She c had been confined to her room e for seven weeks and hopes for her recovery had been abandoned t' some days ago. The burial was tl made Wednesday morning at b 11 o'clock in the church yard at s Flint Hill, of which the deceased tj was a member. Mrs. Blankenship is survived f by a husband and five children, h Mrs. Blankenship was a true ? Christian woman and a kind, 1 loving wife and mother and her s death has caused profound sor- 1 row among a wide circle of 0 friends. Some Peculiar Accidents. There have been a number 01 1 very peculiar accidents recently g in South Carolina. At Rock Hill ( a few days ago the sexton of a tl colored church was ringing the v bell when without warning the J bell clapper weighing about three s pounds fell, striking him on the tl head. He was not seriously hurt. S In Lancaster, Mr. Seaborn Self a fell into a well 52 feet deep and t was not hurt. He had been down f in the well and was being drawn h up when he was overcome just 11 at the top by foul air. He fell backwards and instead of being crushed to death, it is said he was revived by tiie fall and tied himself to the rope and was ? pulled out safe. b At Greers, Will Heffner, a mill jj operative was caught in the belt j, of a machine in the cotton mill t there and was being whirled ap- Jparently to death when light- f) ning struck near the building and }1 supposedly put the dynamo out fi of commission as the machinery h stopped. Heffner has a badly ^ crushed arm but will recover. j c 4 SBBMBBB8W CgMHWflP lAg i in i mi n i Hou For G We are still ious to serve 1 m and looking t complete line The good p reason." We and terms to what you war it. We do nc the articles are ALWAYS SF We thank ^ fully solicit yo MILLS Mrs. Pursley Suicides. A Yorkville despatch of Tuesav said that Mrs. Ella Pursley, 'ife of Mr. S. L. Pursley, a rominent farmer living about ight miles north of Yorkville, jmmitted suicide last night by ltting her throat with a razor, he had been in bad health for iveral months, but had in no ay intimated her desire or pur3se to take her own lifo. The eed was done between 11 and -? ? 1. ?.U;io tV,c cni_ ? O 'JlUCt\ at infill wuiic tuv DUI- | de sat on the side of the bed in ' hich her husband was sleeping. ' Irs. Pursley before marriage as Miss Ella Howell. A Prophecy. A day will come when a cannon all will be exhibited in public luseums, just as an instrument f torture is now, and people will e amazed that such a thing ould ever have been, savs an xchange. A day will come hen these two immense groups, lie United States of America and I tie United States of Europe, will e extending the hand of fellowhip across the ocean, exchanging heir produce, their industries heir arts, their genius, clearing he earth, peopling the desert, 11 proving creation under the eye f the Creator, and uniting, for he good of all, these two irreistible and infinite powers, the raternity of men and the power f God. South Carolina Leader for Clark. Congressman David E. Finlev, >ean of the South Carolina delation in Congress, is for Champ lark for President and reports he sentiment for Clark as being ery strong wherever he goes, udge Finlev says: "The impresi<>n is growing among public men hat the country is turning to poaker Clark as the most availble Democrat t-> nominate for he presidency in 11?12. His riends are becoming active in is support. If he is the norniee his election will follow.? Cews and Courier. Ki Is More Than Wild Beasts. The number of people killed yearly by hid bests don't approach the vast num?-r killed by disease germs. No life is afe from their attacks. They're in ir ?nti r dust, even food. But grand rotection is afforded by Electric Biters, which destroy and expel the deadi' disease germs from the system, 'hat's why chills, fever and ague, all nalarial and many blood diseases yield romptly to this wonderful blood puriler. Try them, and enjoy the glorious ealth and new strength they'll give ou. Money back, if not satisfied. Only Oc at Ft Mill Drug Co., Parks Drug kx, and Ardrey's Drug store. se Fu Of All Grade ish or I \ . here with the H you. We will a] hrough. In our of household go eople like to tra i give you hones \Y/U,, suit yuu. vv 11 y it and need and i it mention article ; too numerous t( 3ECIAL. ^ou for your patre ur future business ;& yoi FORT MILL, nnHUHHnm A Peek Into His Pocket. would show the box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve that E. S. Loper, a carsenter, of Marilla, N. Y. always carries. "I hav^ never had a cut, wound, bruise or sore that it would not heal," he writes. Greatest healer of bnrns, boils, scalds, chapped hands and lips, fever sores, skin eruptions, eczema, curns and piles. 25c at Ardrey's Drug store, Parks Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co. Follow the Crowd - - - mm and Meet Me at the Fountain at "Haile's on the Corner," Phone 43. Don't Make the mistake of many people who I come in and say, "Wish I had seen them before." E-Z Seal Fruii Jars. Ardrey's Drug Store Wood's and Ferry's Turnip Seeds. All the popular varieties. irnish s and Prices Lasy-Paj ouse Furnishings ppreciate your c place you will 1 ods ever shown de with us, anc >t goods at reas not furnish you jse it while you c 3S and special pi ) mention and 01 Dnage in the past % ). JNGCC - - - S. C. | MO] ^ Is a necessity of life b serious question how to ^ needed. One way to be preparec to natronize THE FIRST ^ We are always ready to ^ mands of our customers. ] THE FIRST NATION ; T. S. KIRK PATRICK, President. ? Painting, Ti I am doing a lot of first-class pain munity, but I am always ready and < Besides painting your house inside ing, staining, glazing, etc., in a man I take especial care of carpets, mi painting inside. Let me figure with work is sure to please you. Reason ; FRANK WHITE, The 1 SPECIAL NOTICES. i'.y VVoni.i?2."?c Each Insertion. FOR SALE Cheap, a good six-yearold mule. Apply to J. J. BAILES. TIMBER I have for sal?* 270 acres of choi'-e Forest Oak and Pine Timber, I estimated to saw 3.00O.U00 feet of lum-! her. two miles from nearest railroad station. Apply to Alexander Barber, Fort Mill, S. <6-25-tf FOR SALE?Seventy acres Land, located in Belaireon Charlotte-Lancaster road: 20 acres under cultivation, balance in timber, at $25 per acre. OS BARBER. NOTICE- -The best place to have vour clothes cleaned and pressed is the Fort Mill Pressing Club, upstairs in Massey Building. Phone 146. RliPfl Pll'? Id THE only GENUINE ARNICA SALVE ? lings 11 rments ~~~ I : < and are anxalling around i ind the most in Fort Mill. I "there is a onable prices r home with ire paying for rices because * I ur prices are ! and respecti )MP'Y <*> h NEY I ut sometimes it is a most + get it when it is most ? I for such emergencies is t NATIONAL BANK. ; i meet any legitimate de- ? 1AL BANK, r | T. B. SPRATT, ; Cashier. ! I ? ? ? : inting, Etc. ; ting for the good people of this com- I eager for more work. and out, I can do the tinting, grain- ; iner unsurpassed in taste and quality. 7 itting, floors and woodwork when ; you on painting your home. My ? able prices. Satisfactory work. ^ainter, Fort Mill, S. C. A A. A. A " A ' A A " A * A * A f We Are Headquarters For the Following: I Hardware, Crockery and Stoves, ! Buck's Steel Ranges, Lime, Cement and Plaster, Elwood Field and Hog Fence, McCormick Mowers and Rakes, International Gasoline Engines, Shred- i ders, Corn Harvesters and Disc Harrows, Sewer Pipe and Farm Drain Tile, Grates and Tile, Chattanooga Turn and Disc Plows, Cole's Hot Blast Heaters, Wilson Heaters, Machinery, Fittings and Supplies, Window Glass and Putty, Roofing of all kinds, Farmers' Favorite Grain Drills, Stalk Cutters, Spokes and Rims, Guns and Ammunition. Rock Hill Hardware Company, Rock Hill, S. C. MEACHAM Shirt W We are closing out our entire 98c will buy our $1, $1.25 and Boys' Waist and Blouse in lig ind 50c. Boys' Knee Pants in Worsted Sheets and Pil Sheets at 50c, 75c and 85c. ind 15c. The largest and b bought for 10c.?Seconds Special for J Another bale of that 36-inch :uetomer. at 4c. "Did it come from Epps'? If MEACHAM BE THI AND SA Think of something other time"?make up your mind needed in your living expen you think you will have savings account at the banl We Pay 4 And would like to h on our bi The Pineville Loan a I PIItfEVILLE, I f????????0? 0? Savings Bank The Old R Been in business years; was once blov 0 passed through two x every depositor his c S without restriction. g CAPITAL STOCK - - 0 SURPLUS 0 LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLD 0 SECURITY TO DEPOSITORS 0 We have always p g time deposits, g W. B. ME A 0000000000000? Buist's New ( &pp uwu Mammoth Red Top Globe. Yellow Aberdeen. Early White Flat Dutch. Red or Purple Top. Southern Seven Top Amber Globe. Large White G1 Improved Y< Plant good seed if you want I Parks Drug Agents Nyal's Fai SCHOFiELS mm ??? "Have Stood the They have no superior in point of DUE for Saw Mills, Oil Mills, Cotton Gi r????| required. Write for pri< M?noi?c*jre BOILERS. We carr; Towers, Tanks, Constructed Boilers, ra ISfandpipes, _ SellSupporiiot Write today fc Sleel Stack*, ). S. SCHOFIELD'S SONS CO j _ Branch Office, 307 W< The Ml rSk^ -T"'- * b our J ;--i vj irt and' * -? T ^ r'r-^ kj from ~ /<dfe*fe-havii *.; 6' cop ylCr^' - (Jjnjr] ?? sy Call and get a souvenir. Dixon-Withersp< 21 South Tryon St. J. HARRY FOSTER, I ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. * J Yorkville - S. C. ? MCNEILL BUILDING. / & EPPS. aists. line of Waists and Blouse. $1.50 Waist and Blouse. ht and dark colors at 25c and Serge, 50c to $1.50. How Cases. Pillow Cases at 12 l-2c est Huck Towel you ever Saturday. Sea Island, 10 yards to a so, don't worry." & EPPS. RIFTY IVE-than having a "good to save every cent not ses. In less time than a good nest egg for a i. Per Cent ave your name ooks. rod Savings Bank, - - - Iff. c. 1 j^y^yvyyyioncycyvy^y^y^yxy of Fort Mill, I eliable, X for over twenty x vn up and robbed; jgj panics and paid 0 ash as called for x - - $25,000.00 g - $11,000.00 g ERS - $25,000.00 8 I - - $61,000.00 ? aid 4 per cent on 0 LCIIAM, Cashier. g 100000000000? ,roo Turnip ~ MT * d. obe. ?llow Ruta Baga, purple top. to get results. Company nily Remedies. i?S i BOILERS Test of Time" i 1ABILITY and are Best Adapted | ns; in fact, where Heavy Duty is :es on Saw Mills, Shingle Mills,etc. / / for immediate shipment the Bext nging from 12 H. P. to 150 H. P. >r our illustrated catalog. I., Works and Head Office, MACON, OA. : :st Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. Pitcher That Went to the Well Once Too Often \nd was broken, may have come from store, but we have more just like it, when you buy a set of Dinner Ware i us, you can always duplicate any en pieces. e are building up a reputation for fig the best and most complete assortt of Cooking Utensils in the citv in ection with our China and Crockery rtment, and you need not go out of store to get a complete outfit for your g room and kitchen. jon Company, Charlotte, N. G. Ir. King's New Discovery KILLS THE COUGH. CURES THE LUNGS.. :.8&. NEW LIFE PILLS The phis met uo vure. 4 /