Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, December 05, 1912, Image 5
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GENERAL INFORMATION. : "
CITY GOVERNMENT,
f A. R. McELHANEY ...Mayor ( p
\ S. W. PARKS. Clerk \ 0
I V. D. POTTS ...Chief of Police / V
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. j w
No. 31 Southbound 5:35 a. m. f
?? No. 35 Southbound 7:12 a. m. 4? \\
No. 27 Southbound ..5:12 p. m. 3 1.1
! No. 36 Northbound . .8:50 a. m. f .
No. 28 Northbound . 6:30 p. m. J 0,
No. 32 Northbound 9:27 p. m. f r
,, Note?Trains 31 and .32 stop at .J. tl
Fort Mill only when flagged. T p
(MAILS CLOSE. { a
For train No. 36 .8:30 a. m. j d
For train No. 27 4:50 p. m. 1 n
| For train No. 28 6:00 p. m. 3 ! \
f Note?No mail is despatched on f
j trains 31, 32 and 35. Trains 27 j
f and 28 do not handle mail Sunday, j
J POSTOFFICE HOURS. 3 T
t Daily 7:30 a. rn. to 7:30 p. m. [ D,
* j Sunday 9:30 tot 10a. m.. 5 to 5:30 p. m. 3
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I SHORT ITEMS ot UN i unto i :
to TIMES READERS. j!
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Miss Juanita Erwin had as a
guest the last week Miss Maggie f
, Johnson of Pineville. ii
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Miss Mary Carothers, of this jr
city, is visiting her cousin, Miss n
Macy Potts, in Steele Creek. j
Christmas is little more than
three weeks off. Do your shop- 1
ping early and avoid the rush. (1
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A. A. Bradford, Jr., of Colum- b
bia, was a business visitor to f;
Fort Mill Friday and Saturday.
Joseph Mack, a student of T
Davidson college, spent Thanks- h
giving with Murray Mack in this \ ti
city. o
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Miss Mary Choate, of Steele n
Creek, spent Thanksgiving with u
the Misses Ardrey on Fast Booth t(
street. 1
Dr. and Mrs. J. Lee Spratt re- n
turned Sunday afternoon from a 0
visit of several weeks to Northern
cities. o
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The best price paid for cotton j
on the local market yesterday jy
was 13 cents. Seed sold for 33 t,
cents. ^
If each of The Times' delinquent
subscribers would pay up "
their subscriptions at once, the ^
publisher's Christmas would cer- ^
tainly be a merry one.
Your relative or friend in a
distant part of the country would
appreciate nothing more as a J",
holiday gift than a year's sub- jj
script ion to The Times.
Mr. Burt Patterson, assistans a
agent in the local office of the tl
Southern Express company, hat uh
been seriously ill for several p
days at the home of his father on w
^ East Booth street. g
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Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ervvin and 0
children, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. I f(
Cochrane and children and Mrs.
Isabel Caldwell, all of Charlotte,
were visitors the last week at
the home of R. E. Grier in this
city. "
As a special Thanksgiving act. s
the ladies of the local Methodist l'<
church spent Thursday sewing II
for the children of Rev. T. J. c;
White, whose home and effects g
| were destroyed by fire the pre- v
ceding Sunday. g
With the cotton market show- u
ing continued signs of strength ?
during the past few weeks, the
farmers are confident thar the
era of high prices has finally
dawned and modesty in coming (*'
to the market is very evident. ^
They are waiting for tiie tide.
Mr. W.C. Pettus, of the Belaire t
section of Lancaster county, re- o
cently bought through the real it
estate agency of T. M. Hughes, ej
of Lancaster, the Harbor timber
land in the neighborhood of Mr. b
Pettus' home. The tract con- h
tains 270 acres. The ;-onsidera- j?'
tion was not made public.
That higher temperatures were
to overspread the Eastern States
Monday, and that considerably 0
colder weather would advance :i
eastward over the .Middle West N
Monday and over the Eastern
and Southern States Tuesday and V|
Wednesday, was the weather ,
forecast sent out Sunday night
by the national weather bureau u
at Washington.
Probably the most valuable v.
bale of cotton sold on the Fort n
Mill market this season was that si
of W. P. Epis. of Gold Hill, u
which was puichastd Saturday t.
by i\IcEihan? y <? Co. The hale,
which i f pi t entt-d the last of h
Mr. Fpps' cotton crop of the a
season, weighed 732 pounds and a
it and the seed brought the neat f;
sum of ij'iOD.f'8. p
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Mrs. Catherine Massey, who
as been extremely ill for several
ays, was reported somewhat
nproved yesterday.
A communication which came
i The Timess office too late for
ublication this week was that
f Rev. T. J. White. The item
ill be given publicity in next
eek's Times.
Ed Williams, a negro who is
ranted in Fort Mill and Rock
[ill upon the charge of forgery,
as been arrested in Tampa,
l^., and will be brought back to
lis county for trial. The latter
art of October Williams, it is
lleged, forged about a half
ozen checks in Rock Hill and a
umber in this city, securing
bout $100 from various parties.
Thanksgiving Day was ob?rved
generally in Fort Mill,
he business houses, banks and
ostoffice were closed, though
le two local cotton mills were
1 operation. There was a special
Unnl/nnriitinrr CQI-l'ioO Jit tllP I
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resbyterian church, in which
le congregations of the town
)ined. The pupils of the local
raded schoo^were given Thursay
and Friday as a holiday.
A telephone message Monday
rom Pineville conveyed the sad
itelligence that Mrs. Robert
lulp had passed away at 9 o'clock
l the morning, following an iiless
of several months' duration,
'he funeral service and burial
)ok place Tuesday morning at
1 olclock. Mrs. Culp was a
aughter of Mr. Amos Harkev,
f Pineville, and, with her husand,
was at the home of her
ather during her late illness.
As an inducement to boost The
imes' circulation during the
olidays, the price of subscrip,on
to the paper from December |
to January 1 will be reduced to
1 per year. This, of course,
leans cash in advance. This
ill afford an excellent oppor
jnity to send the paper during
913 as a holiday gift to your
elative or friend at a cost of
nly $1.
J. Marvin Mangrum, formerly
f Rock Hill and a brother of
Irs. R. M. Hood of Fort Mill,
ied at his home in Charleston
lovember 23, after an illness of
/phoid fever. Mr. Mangrum
ras a printer by trade and had
^rmerlv worked in the offices at
lock Hill, where he was married
Dme years ago to Miss Annie
aughn. The remains were taken
) Chesterfield, the old home of
le deceased, for burial.
Rev. and Mrs. S. P. Hair and
hildren left Monday morning,
ie former to attend the State
laptist Convention at Abbeville
nd the latter to visit relatives
t Blackville. At the close of
Annuontinn Mr Hv.ir will ioin !
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is family at Blackville. The
astor has been granted a two
eeks' vacation and as a conseuence
there will be no services
t the Fort Mill Baptist church 1
n next Sunday or the Sunday
blowing.
Eubank* Was Acquitted.
A case which has attracted j
luch attention in York and ad- I
fining counties was that of the J
tate against J. A. Eubanks,
jrinerly a policeman of Hock ?
[ill, charged with murder. Ttie
rise was called for trial in the
eneral sessions court at Yorkille
Saturday and consumed the
renter part of the day. Eubanks
ras acquitted.
The specific charge against
lubanks was the murder of a
oung mill man, Henry Putnam,
dio was shot by the olricer early
istJune. The killing occurred
11 tiie railroad near the Victoria
fill, Rock Hill, just alter Putam
had been arrested by
lubanks for violating a city
rdinance. Just how the shootjg
was done was not establish
a* jlj u ijcl 11 r\o u uo ui i vcvw
iiortJy afterward and applied for
ail out this was refused, and lie
ad since been confined in York
ul.
To be Tried for Wife Murder.
The trial of Tat Iluntley, colled.
charged with the killing of
is wile, Aiary Huntley, in Pineine
a lew weeks ago, was set
) begin in the Mecklenburg
aunty court in Charlotte today,
luntiey has been in jail since
ue badiy mutilated body of
il'e was discovered in a ci
f bushes in the corporate h
f Piueville a lew days after .
oman disappeared. The \\o- |
jaiTs throat was cut and her I
kiili crushed. Suspicion pointed :
.? iiui;tie.\ as tne per; eirat<?r of J
a- crime and lie was at once a.- f
tsled. He denies li.at iie kii.ed i
is w11 out is said to iiave .otd |
nun.i er of coi dieting storks ^
bout tiie crime. L is said that
ri nds of tne man haw tinioyed
counsel to defend him. Y
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The Real Vain
What is your dollar worth to you?
it? If not, it is your own fault. Yoi
of making that Dollar buy one dollai
wearing apparel that is absolutely fir
We are going to reduce our stock
stock-taking time, January 1. In ore
ing prices.
Ladies, if you haven't already boi
time. Fifty styles to select from, at
Save $2.?
Men, what about your Suit or Ov
here that is guaranteed all wool, wi
from $2.00 to $6.00. Better buy qi
Note these I
Boys' and children's Suits 25 per
Sweaters reduced 20 per cent. Lac
Coats 1-4 off. Men's and boys' Ha
children's Raincoats reduced 20 per
Shoes at OldShoe
leather is higher than it has
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States, but we are selling tnem at m<
stores have advanced them 10 to 25
early and heavy for fall and winter, :
for less money.
If you want to see thousands of u
ning to The Peoples Store.
Mills & Youi
| Dry Goods, Clothim
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It's a Real Tough Preposition j
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To Gel This Pleasing Combination f
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Fit, Wear. Stule and Prices. IS
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Still hundreds of particular Clothes Buyers come back to j?
us each season to be fitted up again. Wear them once and a
you'll always wear them. Our Clothes are brimming lull of *1
these four essentials, Fit Wear and Style, with a Price to jj
suit your Pocketbook. g
For Young M:p, For Men Wlio Would be g
Young, and For All Kinds of Boys, SI
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We always save you from $1.00 to $5.00 en each suit. R
Don't you think it would pay you to see us before yoj buy? I
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ju Ca.i SsK 1. Ttirough an A Iveriisew it in The Times, i
le of a Dollar j I
1 Are you getting full value for H
j have the opportunity right here - H
r and twenty-five cents' worth of B
st-class in every respect. I
considerably between now and B
ler to do this, we are also reducight
your suit or coat, now is the 4
1 -4 off their regular price. 1 ,
0 to $6.00
ercoat? You can get the kind
th unbreakable fronts, and save
nick.
deductions:
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cent. orr. ivien s anu uuys v^uai
lies', misses and children's Blazer
ts 20 per cent off. Ladies' and
cent. ;
Time Prices
been since the war between the 1
e old price. A great many shoe 1
1 per cent. Fortunately we bought
so we are able to give better shoes
nmatchable Bargains, come runig
Company
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; Planning For Christmas ? J
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) Let us suggest to you a few holiday suggestions, jj A
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I Golden Egg Souplet?, Imperial Citron, Q
Snyder's Oyster Cocktail, Excelsior Seed- M |
cd Raisins, Cream Layer Raisins, Nuts of ? \
ail kinds, California Asparagus I ips, Fresh w
I Prunes, Full Cream Cheese, New Currants, $ ^
I Try a cup of Maryland Club Coffee after break- 9 jj
i fast and dinner. It's simply fins, 35c the pound. Q
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