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THE FORT MILL TIMES.
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Telephone, local and long distance. No: 112.
Entered at the postoflice at Fort Mill. S. C.. as
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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.
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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.
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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. ?
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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 <
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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. /
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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
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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
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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.
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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. , $
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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. '
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| THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, F0RST. P* I
; T. S. KIRKFATRICK, T. B. SPRATT, ;
^ President. Cashier. 4
SUMMER BARGAINS. I
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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.
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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.
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Painting, Tinting, Etc. I
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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.
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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.
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K NEK TABLE IN THIS CITY. H
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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
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| Parks Grocery Company, jjj
g E. S. PARKS, Manager. [{
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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.
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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.