s
. SHORT ITEMS of INTEREST
to TIMES READERS.
Mrs. Frank Lee, of Chester, is visiting
relatives ir. this city.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Culp, of Char
lotte, were visitors Sunday to relatives
\ in Fort MUL
F. E. Ardrey, of Columbia, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Ardrey, in this city.
*
Walter Wynn, one of the town's
worthy colored men, is having a nict
cottage erected on Railroad street.
The construction work is being dont
!>?' rAfitrantftr Hnlco Smith,
The York grand jury last week found
a true bill against W. E. Griffin and
Harvey Griffiin, charged with the rnur0
der of E. P. H. Nivens about one year
ago, and the case was continued to
another term of court.
^ Col. T. B. Butler, twice a candidate
for Congress from the Fifth South
Carolina district, was on Monday elected
mayor of Gaflney, defeating his
opponent, Dr. W. L. Settlemeyer, by a
majority of 192 votes.
B. F. Massey, Jr., who for the past
year has been traveling the Northwest
as advertising man for a sales company
of Fort Valley, Ga., was a visitor the
past week at the home of his parents
in lower Fort Mill. Mr. Massey will
travel the Southern States during the
present winter.
The Times is in receipt of an invita-.
tion to attend the unveiling ceremonies
of the State monument to the South
Carolina Women of the Confederacy
/ to take place at Columbia at noon on
December 14. The orator of the day
will be Hon. Joseph W. Barnwell.
It the circuit court at Yorkville last
week the case of the State vs. Alfred
Sulledge, a Fort Mill negro charged
with retailing, was nol prossed on condition
of the payment of a line of $50
with the understanding that if Sulledge
again sells liquor the whole matter will
be revived as though nothing had been
done in the case.
The State Farmers' Union has issued
a circular letter advising the farmers
to make their fertilizer notes for 1912
payable hot earlier than December 1.
By doing this the farmers will not be
compelled to market their crop so early
in the season and it is beiieved a better
price will thus be obtained.
W. R. Hayes, one of York county's
oldest citizens, died Saturday at his
home in the Harmony section, after an
illness of several months. The funeral
and burial was held Sunday at Neely's
Creek church. Mr. Ha>es was known
fover the county as the "Sage of Harmony"
and quite often wrote articles
for he county papers over this nom de
As the result of a shooting affray
Saturday night about 11 o'clock, Will
Sibley received a slight wound in his
right leg and Charley Hart had the
folds of his coat tail punctured by a
bullet from a .32 calibre pistol. The
footing was charged up to one Tom
8eigle, who decamped immediately
fterward. The aff ray took place in
the vicinity of the old gin house on
Academy street. All the parties to
the affray are colored.
It appears that a number of Fort
Mill farmers have failed to comply
with the law requiring the cleaning out
of streams ana as a result the York
|gw? jury MS t w trtrrw tctuiiiuiTiiucu
that the streams on the lanus of the
following parties be cleaned at the expense
of the owners: Wilson Osborne,
Jas. Miller, J. T. Bailes, J. P. Epps,
W. R. Warren, IS. P. Blankenship,
J. J. Coltharp, J. L. Kimbrell, Tom
Miller, C. '1. Crook, J. H. Bailes,
CrocKett baville, Leroy Springs' land,
1. L. Paris, T. S. Kirkpatnck's iano,
Burf Nivens, J. H. Sutton, W. H.
Jones, Southern Power company, Robert
Torrence, Edgar Jones.
The plan of having farmers sign
pledges to reduce the acreage of cotton
next year and to hold the staple, if
necessary, for 13 cents, has been worked
very successiully throughout Catawba
township during the last two weeks by
the Rock Hill Buggy company. This
movement was commenced some weeks
ago at the instance of the State Farmers'
Union and is well under way in
a number of counties, but nothing had
been done in York county until the
buggy company took hold of the proposition
some days ago. A representative
of the buggy company visits the farmers
at their homes and it is reported that
75 per cent, of those visited have
readily signed the pledge. It is the
purpose of the company to push the
movement in the other townships of
the county and to ask assistance in
pushing the plan in all sections ot the
State.
Mules, Horses and Barn Burned.
Thur&day night at about 10:30 o'clock
the big barn on the Carhartt farm,
just across Catawba river from the
Charlotte Brick plant, was destroyed
by fire, together with two mules and
ten head of horses. The origin of the
fire yt&s unknown and when discovered
by the overseer, Mr. Poag, the flames
had grained such headway as *o make
the saving of the building or its contents
impossible. Besides the live
stock there were in the barn at the
timeof the fire several hundred dollars'
worth of feed stuff and this, too, was
burned. The horses destroyed were
for the most part brood mares and
colts, some of which were considered
th?.- most valuable anirnais in thi.~
tion. The loss at some
thing like $10,000, with about one-thixv
this amount of insurance.
Stole Coat, Paid $25 Fine.
John Hall, a white man apparently
25 years of age, made one of the mistakes
of his life Sunday morning when
I he attempted to appropriate to his own
use the overcoat of a traveling man.
whose name was not learned. The two
men were passengers on northbound
train No. 36, and everything moved
along serenely between them until the
II train pulled out from the station. The
If traveling man's coat was lying across
II the arm of a seat near where Hail was
sitting and the latter thought he saw
an opportunity to secure a nice garment
without cost to himself. It hapII
pened. however, that the owner of the
coat had an eye on <>i
Hall, for when tiie latter seized the
coat and made a hasty exit from the
car, the traveling man jerked the bel
cord and made baste to overtake Hal
and recover his stolen garment. Hal
^^BB was not as fleet of foot as his pursue)
after a run of perhaps less than i
^^^^Bhundred yards the traveling man hai
^^^^^^Hseized Hall and bold him until member
the train crew reached his side. Hal
locked in the police station unti
I ^Monday morning when he pie:. 1 guilty
I Ibefore Magistrate McElhaney and wa:
a sentence of $2b or days oi
gang. He paid the fine.
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Another Veteran Passes.
Mr. Simon M. Mills, whose illness
1 has been mentioned several times j
recently in The Times, died Thursday
' morning at 8:30 at his home on Confederate
street this city. Mr. Mills
had been seriously ill for about six
weeks. He was 84 years old and was
, one of the mosf highly esteemed as
well as oldest residents of the town.
Simon M. Mills was born in Lancas
ter county, near Great Falls, February
, 28, 1828, and was reared in the River
Bend section of York county, attending
the Six Mile school in the Belair
1 section of Lancaster county. He re!
ceived his mercantile training in Charleston
and conducted a successful
! business for a number of years in
Ebenezer. He served through the
I whole War Between the Sections as a
1 I C>nfederate soldier, receiving two
. wounds at Gettysburg, and coming out
j in 1866 with the rank of sergeant in
i Company H, First South Carolina
j cavalry. Mr. Mills moved to Fort Mill
1 in 1879, and engaged in merchandising
j until the infirmities of age overtook
| him. He was a member of the Presbyterian
church for over 50 yeais.
Mr. Mills was married three times,
! first to Miss Isabella Harris of Fort
: Mill, of whom two children were born,
Ladson, who died in childhood, and
Mrs. B. F. Massey, of Fort Mill. His j
second wife was Miss Matilda Fewell
i of Ebenezer. The children surviving
* this union are J. B. Mills and T. A.
Mills of Fort Mill and Mrs. F. W.
Farnsworth of Dayton, Tenn. His
third wife was Mrs. R. A. Hughes of
Fort Mill, who survives. Besides his J
ii .ikiM.un aiiruivinir arn throp !
wiic anu viiuui^ii out ? * *?> w?? v .... .
sisters, Mrs. Miller of Kissimmee, '
Fla., Mrs. Coulter and Mrs. Mobley of'
Rock Hill and his brother, Dandy Massey,
of Rock Hill. I
The funeral service, conducted Friday
morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. ]
W. A. Hafner of the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church, was largely attended,
i after which the burial was made with
Masonic honors in the city cemetery.
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Thanksgiving Exercises Yesterday.
Following is the program of the'
special Thanksgiving exercises of the
literary scciety of the Fort Mill High
school held in the auditorium Wednes,
day afternoon at 1 o'clock:
Called to order by the president, Joe
Belk.
Roll call and reading of the minutes
, by the secretary, Mamie Jack Massey.
Welcome address to the visitors by j
' the president.
Song?"When the Frost is on the
Pumpkin and the Fodder is in the
; Shock."
Recitation ? "Who Gives Us Our
Thanksgiving Dinner?"?Florence Beni
: nett.
Reading- "What We Have to be
Thankful For."-Lila Hall.
Piano Solo by James Young.
Essay?"The Thanksgiving Spirit."
?Mae White.
Recitation ? "In 1921." ? Clarence
Link.
Piano Solo by Ruth Meacham.
Connundrums?Brice Gulp.
Song?"My Country 'Tis of Thee,"
by the school.
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Mr. Ardrey's Sister Dead.
Mrs. Margaret Potts, widow of the
late Capt. J. G. Potts, died in the
: Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte Friday
night, after an illness of several
weeks. The funeral service and burial
took place at Harrison Methodist
church, 6 miles east of Fort Mill,
Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. f
Mrs. Potts was 70 years of age and I
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lor ine lasi len years riau iiic.ue uci
home in Statesville, N. C., with a
daughter, Mrs. Barringer. Prior to
that time she lived in Charlotte and
Pineville. She was a life-long member
of the Presbyterian church and was
beloved by all who knew her for her '
many fine traits of character.
Mrs. Potts is survived by one son, ,
Mr. Leon Potts, of Charlotte, and two (
daughters, Mrs. Barringer, of Statesville,
and Mrs. Ada Howard, of Union I
county, N. C. One brother, Mr. J. W. (
Ardrey, of Fort Mill, and two sisters, i
Mrs. M. J. Bell and Mrs. S. H. Elliott, ,
of Mecklenburg county, also survive. j
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Outsiders Must Have Hunters' License, j
A Rock Hill special to The Charlotte .
Observer says that numbers of North j |
Carolinians living near the South Caro- ^
' lina line and others from farther in the '
I State, who are evidently ignorant of
the game laws in South Carolina and ]
York county, make a practice of coming ,
1 over the line in the quest of wild game, N
which is a violation of the South Curo- j
lina game laws Informed of this (
practice and in view of the fact that 1
Thanksgiving Day is close at hand and ?
many parties will take to the field that 1
day, Mr. VV. H. Wylie, game warden 1
for this county, has applied to Mr. .
James Henry Rice, Jr.. chief game .
warden for South Carolina, for in- '
structions in regard to the laws for 1
hunting in this State, and is in receipt
of letters from Mr. Rice in which the i
, latter says he will have a sharp lockI
out kept for all parties hunting and
I | will order his men to arrest every
offender caught. Relative to the law
itself, Mr. Rice says:
"The act of 1908 permits a land- ;
owner to invite a guest to hunt 'parit
ridges and wild turkeys,' when the j
land-owner accompanies his guest,
without payment of license. If a dove,
rabbit or anything else is shot at, then
the guest becomes liable to $25 license
and a fine of $100 for hunting without
license. This being the case, and the
( mixed condition of the statute warranting
the belief that it would not
stand the test of the courts, we ha\e
, continued to collect the usual license
of $10.25 from all parties."
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Preparing Holiday Mail.
r J If the public would be a little more
considerate and more carefully obi
serve the postal regulations?very few
i of them are familiar with the rules of j
the department?the postal officials
' ' would be enabled to give better ser- ,
i vice and could save many persons a
I deal of trouble and annoyance.
Labels, other than postage stamps, ]
' are not permitted to be placed on the
? front of an envelope or parcel. If
i used at all they must be attached to
' the back. If this rule is not observed
it will mean that the letter or pack
age will not be forwarded; it will not
* be acceptable as mail matter, even
i though the postage is properly affixed,
i All inclosed written matter, or parti
ly written, other than the address of
1 the sender or that of the addressee,
1 sealed or unsealed, requires 2 cents
1 postage. Many persons are evidently
r under the impression that inclosed
l written invitations to parties, social
i entertainments, church of lodge meeti
ings, for local delivery, are deliverable
I for 1 cent. This is altogether an er1
ror, as in all free delivery offices such
f mail requires letter postage.
5 For prompt delivery, pot tage s hould
i be fully prepaid on all matter. Violations
of postal law* are more frequent
I
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Mai
II 1W1N
? prices j
cotton. W
Furnishings
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it into mone
home attrac
niture depai
appoint yoi
Heaters, Kil
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sers, Beds,
Cases, Orgc
These are ji
Let us supp
Mills
j Th
Juring the holiday period than at any
^ther time.
The friends of Mr. J. C. MeElhaney,
for a number of years assistant to
Postmaster B. H. Massey, will regret
>o learn that he will resign that position
December 1, and will leave Fort Mill
:o take a position with the Southern
Bell Telephone company at Jacksonville,
Fla. Mr. MeElhaney will be succeeded
it the local postoffice by Mr. D. G.
}ulp, another well known Fort Mill
,-oung man.
[s ths World Growing Better?
dany things go to prove that it is. The
vay thousands are trying to help others
s proof. Among them is Mrs. W. W.
Jo'.ild, of P:ttsfield, N. H. Find:nggood
lealth by taking Electric Bitters, she
low advises other sufferers everywhere,
.o take them. "For years I suffered
,vith stomach and kidney trouble," she
writes. "Every medicine I used failed
fill 1 took Electric Bitters. But this
Lrreat remedy helped me wonderfully."
Vh..v'll h^ln anv woman. They're the
best tonic ard finest liver and kidney
remedy that's made. Try them. You'll
see. 50c at Ardrey's Drug store, Parks
Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co.
On account of an epidemic of scarlet
fever the primary classes of the Central
school of Gastonia, N. C. have suspended
work.
It's Equal Don't Exist.
No one has ever made a salve, ointment
or balm to compare with Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. It s the one perfect
healer of Cuts, Corns. Burns, Bruises,
Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Eczema,
Salt Kheum. For Sore Eyes, Cold
Sores, Chapped Hands or Sprains its
supreme. Unrivaled for Piles. Try it.
Only 25c at Ardrey's Drug store, Parks
Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co.
The best price paid for cotton on the
Fo^t Mill market yesterday was 9 cents,
few bales being sold.
Averts Awful Tragedj\
Timely advice given Mrs. C. Wiloughby,
of Marengo, Wis., (R. No. 1) prevented
a dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. Doctors had said her frightful
cough was a "consumption" cough
and could do little to help her. After
many remedies failed, her aunt urged
her to take Dr. King's New Discovery.
* 1 Vww.%, Iicirw it fnc cnmn tim<?
l ua>tr urcn uom,; ?v iv? wvi..v
she wrote "and the awful cough has
almost pone. It also saved my little
boy when taken with a severe bronchial !
trouble." This matchless medicine has ;
no equal for throat and lung trouble.
Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. ,
Guaranteed by Ariirey's Drop store, I
Parks Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co.
Notice of Registration.
Notice is hereby given that the books
of registration of the town of Fort
Mill, S. C., for the year 1912 are now
open daily at the First National bank, i
and will close December 29, 1911.
T. B. Spratt is the duly appointed
registrar.
By order of council this Kith day of
November, 1911.
L. A. HARRIS,
Attest: Mayor.
J. L. SPRATT. Clerk.
se Th
omfoi
if? 1/^TAT rwir?nr]
lO IU VV pii^u,
on Furniture to o
e have at presei
than we have ev
:y, and if you ne<
tive and comforts
rtmen and our gc
u. Cook Stoves
tchen Cabinets, T
Chairs, Lounges,
ins, Sewing Mac
ist a few of the t
ly your needs on
& Your
ie Peoples Read
O iHUUflSBB MH9HB9 C
| The SAVIN
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Require BANK,'
I WHY? Simply c
We Hav
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(handle and will ap
small, call and talk
(The SAVIN
LEROY SPRINGS
President.
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Gives Aid to Strikers.
Sometimes liver, kidneys and bow s
seem to go on a s*?-:ke ^ refuse to wo
right. Then you need those pleasant
little strike-brta.vtis ? Dr. King's N< w
Life Pills ?to give them natural aid and .
gently compel proper action. Excelknt
health soon follows. Try them. 25c at
Arrirev's Drug store, Parks Drug Co. :
and Fort Mill Drug Co.
FEATHER BEDT" AND PI L LOW J
PILLOWS FREE.
Mail us $10. for 36-pound Feather B d
and receive 6-pound pair pillows Free.
Freight prepaid. New feathers, best
ticking, satisfaction guaranteed.
AGENTS WANTED.
TURNER & CORNWELL,
Feather Dealers,
Charlotte, N. C.
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rtable
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and we have m<
orrespond with tb
at a larger stock
er carried and w<
ed anything to n
ible, just come inl
iods and prices w
>, Ranges, Oil a
ables, Redroom S
Davenports, De
Junes, Matting, F
hings we have for
terms to suit yo
lg Comj
[y-to-wear Store
GS BANK of
The OLD RELIABLE
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State and Natio
S to accumulate a SUI
is a protection to their
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>00.00 Capital and a
predate your business.
. it over with us.
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DEPOSITORS. J
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Fort Mill, I
B. MEACHAM,
Cashier. I
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Jo. 72.
I Wood
if Lumber I
s Supplies.!
EULES. |i
MEACHAM&EPPS |
Great Milii
Commencing Saturday, Decei
all our $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and &
tremendous cut, but you know oi
a hat. Remember every Hat
latest and best shapes?and trir
They are not factory-trimmed hi
only a short while, so if you 1
she leaves.
Coat 5
We must close out what we hi
gain in at Coat Suit, call to s
$8.98 and $12.50.
Long (
Do you want the latest? It ii
at $9.98. Long, Black Coats at
Children^
You can buy of us any Child'
one half price.
Thanks
Our store will be closed all d
all may have much to return th
it, matters not under what cir
We have much to be thankful f(
Did it come from Epps'l
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8 All Ladies', Men's and Childn
8 50c Mufflers at
=[ Indies' $3.00 Sweaters at
g Ladies' $2.00 Sweaters at
jc Ladies 25c Collars at *.
< Blankets, 50c to
S? $1.00 Dress Goods, 50c; 50c Di
R Santa Claus is coming soon.
R and get first choice. We have
> before in our Watch and Jev
R years' experience in this line e
R most reliable manufacturers,
R teed to be exactly as represenl
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RALS
f I EALTSON SHOES
Ralston Shoes will
$ more ways than one;
erywhere accepted as
will also find them th
that you ever had on
Ralston Shoes are r
| Foot-Mo
j and this means that
through the nerve-ra<
! them in.
They fit your feet a
mancnra cVino an^ at
illUOOUl V UIIVV, WMVI WW
you much less.
We invite every r
troubles and allow us
- styles in both Ralston
$3.50, $4.0C
E. W. KIMI
"The Place Where
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Painting, Ti
? I can save you money and materi
proper selections and use of paints a
^ your home. For all kinds of Brush \
be Fainted, Enameled, Stained or Vai
in quality and taste.
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? I am doing a lot of first-class painti
t munity, but I am always ready and ei
FRANK WHITE, The R
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MEACHAM U EPPS
nery Sale.
mber 2. we will place on sale
1.50 Hats at $2.98. This is a
ur motto is 4 'Never carry over
is this season's goods?the
nmed in our own work room,
its. Miss Frank will be here
laven't your hat, call before
Suits.
ive left; so if you want a barpp
ml Spp our SDecials at
^oats.
3 the Polo. See our wonder
$4.00, $8.75 and $11.75.
i Cloaks.
s Cloak in our place at about
giving.
ay Thursday. We trust you
anks for. Let us remember ;
cumstances it may find us. \
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' If ?o, don't worry.
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argains g
? $
?n's Hats at wholesale cost. Sf
25 g
$2.25 X
1.50 g
3.00 5
ess Goods. 25 X
Select your presents early A
t a better stock than ever X
/elry department. Our 27 X
mables us to buy from the X
and everything is guaran- g
(SSEY.l
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rows!
Put You at Your Ease. |
put you at your ease in
for not only are they evAuthority
Styles, but you
e most comfortable shoes
your feet,
nade on ?
ulded Lasts
you do not have to go L
iking torture of breaking
s perfectly as a made-to
the same time will cost
nan to bring us his shoe
to show him some late
i and Fellowcraft Shoes.
), $4.50.
JRELL CO., f
Quality Counts."
nting, Etc. ;
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al and clearly explain to you the ^
nd finishes for all snrfaces about ^
Vork, or if you have a surface to ^
rnished, see me. I will satisfy you 4
ing for the good people of this com- f
iger for more work.
ainter, Fort Mill, S. C.