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W ' .. H?" \ ' v THE FORT MILL TIMES. Democratic ? Puubliahed Thursdays. B. W. BRADFORD - - Editor and Proprietor. I ^ 4 uMcurnoN Rates: ' One Year 11.25 Stx Months 66 The Times invites cmt -ibutions on live subjects hat does not agree to pu jliah more than 200 words n any subject. Tht rig? t is reserved to edit every communication sibmuted for publication. On applieatio'i to th<- publisher. advertising rates are made known to those interested. Telephone, local and long distance. No: 112. Entered at the postoflice at Fort Mill. S. C.. as / mail matter of the aecord class. THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1912. See that your name is on the Democratic club roll of your voting precinct and be prepared to vote <Jn the 27th. In Spartanburg Friday night John P. Grace got about the j same thing he got all over the, State two years ago. The mill workers of South Carolina are a power in politics, and every man should go to the polls < on Augi.st 27 and cast a ballot. The indications point to a heavy ballot in the State, and the result of the primary depends 1 largely upon the vote of the mill men. _____ The Columbia State on Monday j reprinted, along with several affidavits bearing on the subject, what J. Arehie Willis had to say i to the Legislature about Governor Blease's alleged misconduct before a lady ticket-seller at Belton some months ago. Anyone de-1 siring to correspond with Mr. j Willis in regard to the matter probably can learn his present address by writing' the editor of The State. r The Times sees nothing wrong ' in having the legislative candidates announce from the stump J who they prefer for governor. * In fact, we think it would have j been better had each county in , the State put up a fuP delegation ; < each of Jones and Blease men ] and allowed the voters the priv- 1 ilege to follow out their prefer- i ences for governor in voting for ; * their representatives. If such * had been done in all the counties J there would be few split delega- J tions in the next General Assem- ? * bly and much of the wrangling j among themselves and with the ( governor would be averted. ? t The county board of registration will visit Fort Mill today (Thursday) and every man who has not registered during the . last few years should call upon the board and get a certificate. This will be your last chance for j two years unless you journey to | the court house. You may not < i.- i:r.. * ^ Cart? VU (jUctuiv tu vuir 111 nic j^cir ( eral election in November, but ( if a special election to decide j some question in which you are t vitally interested should be held < during the next year, you would i be ready to go out and kick your- [ self for not securing the.certifi- ! cate which would allow you to j vote. ( Should Not Side-Step. In an editorial discussing j whether or not candidates for the ( legislature should express them- \ selves as for Blease or Jones, the t Columbia Record says: c The issue since it has been ] made, being so clear, and the a purpose so obvious, the voters $ are reasonable and right in de- t manding that candidates for the \ legislature thall make known 1 whether they adhere Gov. Blease 1 or Judge Jones. There should > be no evasion, and the man who f tries to straddle is likely not only to lose his self-respect and the respect of his friends, but his race as well. Candidates may as well not attempt to blink j the hard fact that the situation t presents to them. It will not avail them. It will not avail * them to side-step upon the plea s (which would be reasonable and j legitimate in ordinary circum- c stances) that they are running for the legislature upon their t records or their merits. The pertinent question with the v voters is going to be, as it is t now, under what colors a man is f sailing. The candidate who de- c clares allegiance, sink or swim, a even if it should lose him votes, a will win more in the way of [ respect from all sides than the ]( one who seeks to ride two horses c going in opposite directions. It a is distinctly poor policy for a a man to be a trimmer. / ? m ^ m 1 ; State's First Legal Electrocution. c South Carolina's first execu- d tion in the electric chair was i conducted in the death house at c the State penitentiary Monday, c when William Reed, colored, re- d ceived 1,900 volts of electricity t and was pronounced dead. Reed t was sentenced to death in An- t derson county for attempted as- c sault upon a white lady. Reed was also the first person to be o convicted under the new law y making attempt at assault a cap- t ital crime. He confessed his ii crime a few days ago. t Messrs. D. G. Kimbrell, W. J. t Kimbrell and E. W. Kimbrell h returned yesterday from a busi- d neas visit to Mooresyille, N. C. ii I A Card From Congressman Finlejr. Editor the Fort Mill Times: I feel that the people of your county are entitled to an explanation of my absence from the campaign meetings now being conducted in the several counties of the Fifth Congressional district Heretofore the practice has been in the Fifth district to have a campaign for Congress with usually thirty-odd meetings ings in all. Through the columns of your paper I wish to state that my duties in Washington during the present long and important session of Congress are such as to cause me to be unable to look after my personal interest in the campaign and at the same time give to the people of the district my time and services as their representative at my post of duty in Washington, Congress still being in session. I have only had the opportunity to make two political speeches in the district this year. We are just in the closing days of this session and ic is expected that Congress will adjourn anytime between now and the 15th of August. ! Those who are familiar with legislation here know how important it is that the Democrats maintain a quorum for the transaction of business, and in this connection I will state that the Democratic caucus some weeks ago ordered that no further leave of absence be granted to mem- j bers except on the score of sickness. It is hoped, however, that; Congress will adjourn by the 15th | of August and as soon as I can do so, I will come home and make such campaign as the time will permit. And a special reason for my remaining here is the fact that the postoffice appro- j priation bill carrying more than two hundred and sixty millions of do'lars for the conduct of the postal service of the country, a bill prepared-and reported by the Postoffice committee, of which I am the ranking Democrat, passed the House on the 2nd day of May and since that time has been Dendinir in the Senate and there fore has not been agreed to bv the two houses of Congress. When the bill passes the Senate it will be loaded down with scores of Senate amendments involving millions of dollars, and a ?reat deal of new legislation; and when returned to the House af Representatives the bill will 3e sent to conference. The chairnan of the committee and myself will be the two Democratic Bouse conferees on this bill and ?or me to leave here at this critcal stage of the bill would be such a neglect of public duty as ;o bring down upon me the censure of the people of the district and my Democratic associates in Congress. I am placing publinc )ublic duty above my gersonal nterest and feel sure that this :ourse on my part will meet the ipproval of all of the people of he district. Very respectfully, D. E. Finley. Washington, Aug. 3. Destructive Work of the Army Worm. Some idea of the great damage to crops by the fall army worn in lower Steele Creek may be lad from the statement made Saturday by E. H. Gibson of the Dureau of entomology, U. S. iepartment of agriculture, who s investigating the ravages of ;he pest in that section, that the lamage inflicted upon Mr. Baxter Bailes' corn would amount to apjroximately $1,000. The worms, le said, had literally stripped a )0-acre field on the Bailes planta-, ion. Other farmers of Steele j >eek had also suffered great: oss through the operations of! he worm but Mr. Bailes' loss is mobably greater than the others. )n the John McDowell place the vorms had infested 15 or 20 icres of cotton land, but had :onfined their activities principaly to the grass between the rows md no great damage had resulted. This is the visitation of he first brood of the worms, vhich seldom do much damage, jut the farmers are much in fear )y reason of the possibilities vhich they hold in store for the uture. Tvrus Cobb Wants More Monev. This is Ty Cobb's last year mder the $27,000 contract, which le signed three years ago, with he Detroit Club. Before the rreat player dons a uniform lext spring he will have to be igned to a new agreement, and t is needless to say that this will all for decidedly more salary. There is considerable speculaion among ball players and base>all men as to the amount Cobb vill demand in his next conract, but that it will call for a ormidable increase is generally onceded. Cobb is just as good i ball player now as he was three igo. In fact, he is probably >etter, though being with a osing team handicaps him to a, ertain extent. But it is not his tbility which directly demands in increase, but the fact that ,\>bb today is the greatest drawrig card in baseball. There is no loubt that Cobb as an individual [raws something like $30,000; nto the coffers of the Detroit I, lub during a season. There are ther players who possess a Irawing capacity, but none ofj hem compares with Cobb, and ; his must be taken into considera- , ion when the new contract i omes up for discussion. 1 Cobb is mum on the subject; nly to say that if he plays next! ear he will be well paid. While here is nothing authentic about 1 t, it is asserted that he proposes 1 o demand a three-year contract ? vliich calls for $45,000, a figure 1 >y no means exorbitant, when j lis ability as a player and his [rawing proclivities are taken j nto consideration. j The News of Gold Hill. Fort Mill Times Correspondence. The good, old lay-by time has come and now the straw-hat boys can lay in the shade, drink cider, eat melons, and ask no one to be da pa. This section was blessed with a fine rain on Saturday, which almost insures a good corn crop. Some of the cotton is large enough, but it is all poorly fruited, but we never know what the little fellow is going to do until he about has it done. Mr. W. H. Crook, who has been quite unwell for some time, was taken to the hospital in Charlotte last week and underwent a surgical operation. At last reports he was getting on fairly well. B. M. Faris is just back from a trip to Alabama, where he purchased several hundred acres of land. We learn that he will sell out his belongings here and move there the coming winter. We can ill afford to lose such a true and worthy citizen. The elm trees around us are affected with a blight, or something that has caused the leaves to turn yellow. We are now in our 79th year ana don't rememoer to nave ever experienced such a co)d morning in August as that of yesterday. On Sunday, July 21st, it was 51 years since the first battle of the war was fought at Manassas Junction, Va. The Sixth S. C. regiment was on its way there, but the train was delayed by a treacherous conductor and we. did not get there until the even-' ing after the battle. A. H. Mer-! ritt and J. P. Epps are the only ones living near us who were members of the regiment at that time, and old Jim claims that if he had got there on time the Yanks would not have gotten off so light. But it is possible that old Jim would not have gotten, off at all. Tne conductor of that train was courtmartialed and shot I next day. We learn that one of the candidates for supervisor of the! township says if .he is elected that he will put a pair of green goggles On the rear end of every goat in the township. May success be his reward. Mrs. Martha Nicholson and daughter, Maggie, of Charlotte, are visiting relatives in tnis community. And now, of course, our Uncles Bob and Dave, uf North Carolina, will come down on the 27th and vote for "their governor." Hurrah for Jones! Splinter. Gold Hill, Aug. 5. Flint Hill News. Fort Mill Timea Correspondence. A very fine rain fell in this section on Saturday and the crops are looking much improved as a result. ^ Mrs. Lizzie Capps, of Dob.vville, Ark., arrived here last Friday evening to spend a few weeks with her brother, Mr. Tom Davis. Miss Grace Faris, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. R. M. Cousart, has returned to her home in this community. Miss Sallie McElhaney, of Marvin, is visiting relatives in | this section. Masters Er nest and Rob Smith, < who have been visiting relatives at Gastonia, N. C., have re- ' turned to their home in this . community. The two-year-old child of Mr. ] and Mrs. R. F. Boyd on Thurs- j day received a severe burn on its foot while playing near a wash i pot around which a fire had been built. Miss Mary Medlin, of Greenwood, is a visitor at the home of her brother, W. B. Medlin. The annual summer meeting of the Flint Hill church began Monday night and will continue through the week. Dr. John A. Brunson, of St. Matthews, is assisting the pastor, Mr. Hair. It is hoped that the services will be well attended and that much good may result. M. F. Indian Killed On TrackNear Kochelle, 111., an Indian went to sleep on a railroad track and was killed by the fast express. He paid for his carelessness with his life. Often its that way when people neglect coughs and colds. Don't risk your life when prompt use of Dr. King's New Discovery will cure them and so prevent a dangerous throat or lung trouble. "It completely cured me, in a short time, of a terrible cough that *followed a severe attack of Grip," c writes J. R. Watts. Flovdada. Tex.. "and I regained 15 pounds in weight that 1 hail lost." Quick, safe, reliable and guaranteed. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free at Parks Drug Co., Ardrey's Drug Store and Fort Mill Drug Co. William J. Bryan has donated one thousand dollars to the National Democratic campaign fund and will devote much of his valuable time between now and election day on the stump advocating the Democratic cause with the people. Flying Men Fall victims to stomach, liver and kidney c troubles just lin.e other people, witn j like results in loss of appetite, back- t ache, nervousness, headache, and tired, listless, run-down feeling. But there's no need to feel like that as T. D. Peebles, Henry, Tenn., proved. "Six bottles of Electric Bitters," he writes, "did more to give me new strength and good appetite than all jther stomach remedies! used." So they help everybody. Its folly to sutler when this great remedy will help you from the first dose. Try it. Onlv 50 cents at Ardrey's Drug Store, Parks Drug Co. and Fort Mill Drug Co. When Alice Jones was 18 she became Miss E. Alysse Jones, j When she entered a normal school she was asked her name by the dean. She replied "Miss I E. Alysse Jones?A-l-y-s-s-e." "Yes,'" said thedean, "and how ire you spelling 'Jones' now?"? Parmer's Wife. The Worh J Yes, we believe \ will allow it to. A ! Shirts in keeping v Chester Shirt we se at the price; in fact I strictly SI.00. Tin see how cheap they 5 make them to sell I that we have just g and neat patterns, will make them to dozen. We still have * all the styles and if ; interest to see then M'ELI Are Ever At War. There are two things everlastingly < at war, joy and piles. But Bucklen's \ Arnica Salve will banish piles in any < form. It sson subdues the itching, irritation, inflammation or swelling. < It gives comfort, invitss joy. Greatest 4 healer of burns, boils, ulcers, cuts, bruises, eczema, scalds, pimples, skin * eruptions. Only 25 cents at Parks 4 Drug Co., Fort Mill Drug Co. and Ardrey's Drug Store. < For D?un 4M/1 Da!i/?iAllC 4 1 U1C anu iyuixv/iuuo Hand-made Ice Cream, the product of A. 0. Jones' herd; of fat, sleek Jerseys, meet me at? Haiie's on the Corner, FOR THE KIDNEYS I A Guaranteed Treatment. Money Back if It Fails. Kidney diseases are more prevalent than is generally supposed, and are not always recognized as such. What was at first but a slight derangement nf the lydneys often results in indigestion, rheumatism, anaemia, chronic and very painful headache, neuralgia, eye weakness, and other diseases of a most aggravating type. Therefore it is highly important and absolutely necessary that the kidneys and the urinary system L>e kept in an active and healthy condition. After a thorough experience with :he most successful form of kidney :reatments, we are confident that the me remedy which embraces the most lesirable, safe and efficacious curative jnalities so necessary to the successful treatment and positive eradication of cidney disease in general, is Rexall Sidney Pills. We ary so positive that Rexall Kidles Pills are unexcelled, and that they vill do ail we claim, that we sell them , vith our own personal guarantee that hey shall not cost the user a cent if hey should fail to give entire satisfac- , ion. We particularly recommend Rexall Kidney Pills for kidney ailments that esist ordinary treatment. We believe, f taken according to directions wun vgularity and persistency for a reasonible length of time, they will positively emove all symptoms and effect per- ] nanent cure. 1 Surely we could not more strongly J lemonstrate our faith in Rexall Kidney 5ills, and our generous guarantee ihould convince the most sceptical that ve would not dare make such a statenent except we know what we are -alking about. We urge you to try Rexall Kidney Pills at our risk. Price k)c. Sold in this community only at >ur store. Ardrey's Drug Store. t^ i v -V ^ ^ I FOR SALE.. We offer for sale Berkshire Pi^s, $10 ach. Let us breed your sow to one of >ur boars, oui fee, a }>ig. Reliable lartv can have one 01 cur boars on , ihares. See us if interested. L. A. HARRIS & BRO. Fort Mill Pressing Club, GUY A. ROSS. Prop. Telephone No. 146. , $ \ J is Growing Better! jl ? it is, just as fast as the people in it lid did you know that we are selling ritli the foregoing sentence? The Man11 is excelled by 110 shirt on the market it is equaled by few. The price is 3 manufacturers of this shirt don't try to can make them, but how good they can for 81.00. The Virginian, a new shirt I otten in, is a real value at 50c?full cut If you will take six of these shirts we you at 45c each, or ?2.70 for the half 1 t complete stock of Underwear in most yon are in need we will make it to your HANEY & CO.. Store of Style and Quality. For Your Protection. j We have nine directors who meet every month and go into every detail of the business transacted. These men have extensive interests in every line of business in the town and surrounding ? country, and their careful vigilance over the bank's affairs is an assurance of able ? and conservative management. ' ; , | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, F0RST. P* I ; T. S. KIRKFATRICK, T. B. SPRATT, ; ^ President. Cashier. 4 SUMMER BARGAINS. I =Z=I 10c Ginghams, Lawns, Etc., now 7 l-2c ^ 15c Tissue, Etc., now 10c 4 25c Silk Tissue, Etc., now .19c $4.50 Ladies' Hats, now $1.50 $2.50 Ladies' Hats, now : 90c $3.50 Queen Quality Oxfords, now 1.75 $35.00 Sewing Machines, now 15.00 $65.00 Sewing Machines, now.. 35.00 $4.00 Art Squares, now 2.50 * $5.00 Art Squares, now .. 2.90 35c Matting, now 19c $350.00 Pianos, now .$150.00 $300.00 Pianos, now 125.00 $250.00 Pianos, now . ... 95.00 Come while your dollar is worth 200 cents. I I MACCCV ^ HOW MUCH DOES IT COST YOU TO LIVE? DO YOU KNOW? WE DON'T! 3uy your Groceries from us for one nonth and let's see. McElhaney & Co., Store of Style and Quality. % Painting, Tinting, Etc. I " I can save you money and material and clearly explain to you the ^ proper selections and use of paints and finishes for all snrfaces about ^ your home. For all kinds of Brush Work, or if you have a surface to ^ be F'ainted, Enameled, Stained or Varnished, see me. I will satisfy you ^ in quality and taste. ^ I am doing a lot of first-class painting for the good people of this com munity, but I am always ready and eager for more work. FRANK WHITE, The Painter, Fort Mill, S. C. r When the Cook Serves Notice that She Has Quit Her Job It is time for you to Ret busy. If you could only see us now making room for our immense Fall Stock that's arriving daily, you'd say we were busy some. We have cut the prices on all our Summer Goods unmercifully, and our entire stock of warrr. weather goods 1 must get out of the way. Many handsome values left to select from, and as we will have lots of hot days before the cold weather sets in, you'll find it greatly to your advantage to pay us a visit. E. W. Kimbrell Co. "The Place Where Quality Counts." MEACHAM 8c EPFS. Oar Clean-up Summer Sale Commences Friday And continues as Ion# as we have any Summer Goods. We will give only a few prices as an index: 500 yards Scotch Lawns in neat pretty patterns at 3c. All Lawns that sold for 10c, 12 l-2c, and 15c, go at 7 l-2c. 500 yards very good Apron Ginghams go at 4c. Children's Muslin Drawers, 2 to 13 years, go at 7 l-2c. All $1 and $1.25 Shirt waists at 75c. 75c and $1 Long Kimonos at 49c. A nice Jap Matting rug at 15c. 5c Palm Leaf Fans at 2c Millinery. Any Hat in the store at for $1.98, not a hat worth less than $3.50 and some worth up to $4.50. Children's Peanut Braid Hats, nice and light, at 9c. Men's Shoes?Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Oxfords, broken lots, small 1 sizes, go at $1.98. Did it come from Epps'? If so, don't worry. MEACHAM & EPPS. . 15S5H5EEZ51Z5ZE5E5Z5Z55E55 j E5Z55Z5H5Z5^SH5Z5H5HSE5Z|E jj'We Want This Store { K TO IXELLENCE EVERY DIN- H K NEK TABLE IN THIS CITY. H S jjj jjj It's worth while to run a store that does that - or that does a JJ jjj small part of that! [J jjj The dinner table is the "assembly" of the home?the rallying Q jjj point, where all the members of the household meet and rehearse [J jjj the droll events of the day. and the sombre ones as well. The home JJ ties are cemented, reinforced, at the dinner table. What more JJ jjj important work, then, than furnishing the eatables which play "the JJ [Jj star" part at dinner tables? Looking at our business as one of high JJ JJj service, we're proud of it! Q S jjj | Parks Grocery Company, jjj g E. S. PARKS, Manager. [{ ? ?I I !! I II II II ??? SAVINGS BANK, THE OLD RELIABLE. Our purpose is to make our bank a material benefit to the community in general and our j patrons in particular. It would be a pleasure to I have your name on our books. We invite you to start a checking account with us. The advantages we offer will be a convenience and benefit to you, as it has been to others. LEROY SPRINGS, President W. B. MEACHAM, Cashier. I SB / S Lverythmg M We Insure I Bailes & Link. 1 KING'S NEW LIFE PILLS ?. j. white, The PillS That Do Cure. Attorney at Law. rrr ~ " j Office Over Ardrey't Drugstore, ELECTRIC-Th0 KTLax"iUve, F0RT M,u-s-cBITTlHO Family Medicine. HT Call Tuesdays and Fridays.