Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 27, 1913, Image 1
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Established in 1891.
a. BUYER OF "BLIND TIGER"
AS GUILTY AS THE SELLER
In South Carolina the buyer'
of whiskey from a blind tiger is'
guilty of a violation of the law j
and is punishable just as is the
seller, according to a decree1
handed down the past week by
Circuit Judge Shipp in dismiss- 1
ing several appeals from the re- [
corder's court of Anderson. The
defendants convicted in the re- j
corder's court of the charge of
transporting contraband liquors,
appealed on the grounds that
they were acting as ager.ts for
purchasers and that the whiskev
was not contraband, because it J
was to be used for a lawful pur
pose.
The defendants stated that
they secured the whiskey from
a blind tiger, naming the man,
and that they merely carried the
whiskey from the tiger to the
purchaser.
Judge Shipp stated that the
defendants knew the whiskey
was contraband when it was in
the hand of the blind tjger and
that its character did not change
when it passed into the hands of
the defendants, although it may
have been obtained by them for
a lawful purpose.
The cases will probably be
carried to the State supreme
court. Should that tribunal affirm
Judge Shipp's order in
dismissing the appeal and affirming
the judgments of the recorder's
court, the blind ticer
business in South Carolina will
be dealt a staggering blow.
House Takes Recess.
The House of Representatives
recessed Friday evening until
Wednesday in order to give the
Senate time to consider .the
appropriations bill. Usually it is
the Senate that has to mark time
and wait on the House, but this
time the reverse is true. In
v order to recess for three days
the consent of the Senate had to
be obtained.
The Senate is still debating the
Lawson-McCravey local option
compulsory education bill, and
determined efforts are being
made by the opponents of the
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uni co caiK me measure to death. 1
Last Week of Bird Season.
Next Saturday, March 1, marks
the close of the 1912-'13 bird |
season in South Carolina. The
season opened November 15, two
and a half months ago, and this
is a somewhat longer period than
is allowed in some of the States
for killing the partridges. In
Mecklenburg county, North Carolina,
for instance, the hunters
have only forty days in which
to engage lawfully in the sport.
The season which is now on
the verge of closing has not
been a profitable one to the
hunters of this immediate section.
Before Christmas there
were very few days cool enough
for hunting, and since the holidays
the weather has been either
too warm or rainy. There also
has been few out-of-State hunters
to visit Fort Mill, and the
close of the season probably will
leave a greater number of birds
in the fields in this section than
for quite a number of years. ^
Tho RalL.1T i mktiol 1 M n mmi orfA
iuv vwr.k uiiuwiwi naiiKig;.
A marriage of interest to a
wide circle of relatives and
friends in this section was that
last Thursday evening at o'clock
of Miss Leila Mamie Belk and
Mr. Charles Sargent Kimbrell.
The marriage took place at the
Booth street home of Mr. and
Mrs. F.. W. Kimbrell and was
witnessed by a large party of
the relatives and friends of the
bride and groom. The ceremony
was pronounced by the Rev. Mr.
Glennan of the Fort Mill Methodist
church. The bridal couple
were the recipients of many
costly and useful presents.
The bride is the second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. C.
Belk, of lower Fort Mill, and is
a young lady of many graces and
is deservedly popular in the community.
Mr. Kimbrell is a mail
carrier on a local rural route and
is universally popular.
Mr. and Mrs. Kimbrell on
Friday began housekeeping in
the Stephenson cottage near the i
local Baptist church.
HE F<
Drug Firm Changes Hands. j
A business change of con- I
siderable local interest will take
place Saturday, March 1, when 1
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inessrs. j. rvi. Massey and B. F. 1
Massey, Jr., will assume charge i <
of the well known Main street (
drug business of the Parks Drug 1
company. The business will be
continued under the firm name i
of the Massey Drug Store and 1
will be under the personal super- <
vision of Mr. B. F. Massey, Jr. ]
The Messrs. Massey are sons i
of Mr. B. Frank Massey, of lower 1
Fort Mill, and Mr. B. F. Massev. <
Jr., is an experienced drug man, '
having engaged in the business \
at Clinton, Rock Hill, Charlotte j ]
and other places for a period of i
more than ten years. He is at; 5
present with Bowen'sdrug store, 11
Charlotte. Mr. Massey is well j '
known and popular and doubtless '
will receive a hearty share of j J
the drug trade of Fort Mill and ,(
vicinity. i'
The Parks Drug company dur-1 j
ingthe five years of its existence i'
has enjoyed a liberal patronage ' 1
and it is a long list of satisfied .'
customers which it surrenders
to the new Massey firm. Mr.
iS. VV. Parks, proprietor of the
Parks Drug company has not 1
stated in what business he will
engage in the future. 1
John W. NcElhaney Dead.
Magistrate John W. McEl-!'
hatiey, one of the best known 1
and most popular citizens of
Eastern York county, died sud- :
denly at his home on Confederate :
street, this city, Saturday morning
at 6 o'clock. Mr. McElhaney
had not been previously sick, ex- j1
cept for a slight cold. Saturday 1
morning he arose at the usual
hour and a short lime afterward
was seized with a violent spell of
coughing which continued for
several moments when he fell j
back bh the bed and expired be- ;<
fore medical aid could be sum- 1
moned. It was thought that 1
during the coughing spell a blood
vessel of the head had been 1
ruptured, causing an overflow of 1
the brain and death. 1
John W. McElhaney came to :
Fort Mill from the Clay Hill 1
section of York about 25 years 1
ago and eagaged in the livery !
business. Alter residing here '
for a year or two he was appoint- '
ed magistrate of Fort Mill town- J
ship, succeeding the late J. A. (
Withers. Mr. McElhaney has 1
heid this position continuously
since with the exception of one 1
year, in winch lie served the!
town of Fort Will as mayor. In 1
the position of magistrate he
made an excellent officer. Several ;
times he has had opposition for *
the position, but always won out J
without difficulty. He was al- '
ways ready and willing to furnish
his triends with legal ad- 1
vices, and many cases which (
would have resulted in the ]
breaking of former friendships !
have been amicably settled 1
through his constant desire for 1
peace between his fellowmen. *
He was universally liked and his 5
death has been the cause for 5
regret by the entire citizenship !
of this section.
Mr. McElhaney was 55 years 1
of age. He was married about 5
35 years ago to Miss Addie 1
Saville, by whom, with two sons '
and a daughter, Messrs. A. R. 11
McElhaney and J. C. McElhaney , 1
and Miss Nannie McElhaney, all '
of Fort Mill, he is survived.
The funeral service was con- J
ducted from the home Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock by Revs. J
W. A. Hafner and S. P. Hair.
The burial was made with !
Masonic honors in the new ad- 1
dition to the city cemetery, in j
the presence of a large assem- 1
blage of people. Among the {
number of people from out of j
town who attended the funeral1
were noticed County Treasurer |'
Harry Neil, County Supervisor 1
T. W. Boyd, Deputy Sheriff (
Quinn, W. S. Nicholson, of Rock (
Hill, and John Kennett, of
Mooresville, N. C.
* I i
Bob Hart, colored, while on a 1
drunken spree at his home in (
the eastern section of the town !
Friday, attempted to exterminate I
his household by the use of a <
pocketknil'e. In the melee Hart's 1
wife and grown daughter were i
painfully carved about the hands, <
arms and faces. The negro im- I
mediately thtrjafter left for i
parts unknown and is still at I
large. j
ORT
FORT MILL, S. C., THUB
M EXICO.
Many questions are being asked
M?? --?*. -a a;, i.;
1UUUI H1CA1V.U JUSl ilt U11S time.
\ few pertinent facts about that
:ountry will, therefore, be of in:erest.
It would make 29 States the
?ize of South Carolina. The population
a few years ago was 11,514,913.
The boundary line be:ween
it and the United States
s about 1,400 miles long. The
Rio Grande river forms the hnnn
lary for about half the distance. '
Its length from Central Arner- j
co to the northwestern limits is
1,990 miles, its greatest breadth
s 750 miles; at Vera Cruz it is
ibout 540 miles and at the narrowest
point it is 140 miles. It
tias 6,086 miles of sea coast. It
iies between the Gulf of Mexico
and the Pacific ocean. A range
}f mountaing extends through
the whole territory. They are
nearer the Pacific than the Gulf.
There are a dozen mountain
peaks 10,000 to 17,000 feet high.
There are a half dozen active
volcanoes.
According to the message of
President Madero to Congress
last September the national army
was composed of 107 generals,
5,236 officers und 49,332 men.
the budget calls for an expenditure
of S?55 OOO OOO on inoroooo
? ? ? ywy ?/wi v?W| ft ft ft ft IV A VCftiJC
of nearly $3,000,000 over the previous
year. A $10,000,000 loan
was negotiated early last year
and another was about to be
asked when the present uprising
began. During last year 1,000
miles of new railroad were under
construction at a cost of $14,000,000,
but work was suspended
because of the expense on the
new $18,000,000 capitol and the
new $12,000,000 national theater.
Mexico has every variety of
climate from tropical heat the
year round to mountains always
covered with snow. Silver and
gold mines are rich and many
Americans have gone down there
to operate the mines. The mineral
wealth includes also gold,
iron, tin, zinc, mercury, lead.
About 100,000 men are employed
in the mining and smelting establishments.
There is in sight j
a low-grade coal supply estimat
ed at 300.000,000 tons, and in '
the petrolium deposits on the j
gulf there'is a supply of fuel oil j
n incalculable value. Much, if j
not all, of the capital used in the
ievelopment of these resources
s American and British.
The history of Mexico goes
jack to the seventh century,
when the Toltecs were in possesion.
After 500 years they were
succeeded by the Aztecs and
:heir dynasty ceased with the
Spanish invasion under Cortez in
1519. When the Spaniards came
to Mexico they discovered ruins
)f immense buildings which apjeared
to be very ancient. After
Vlontezuma yielded to the Spanards,
for more than three centuries
the country existed in a
semi-barbaric way. After a long
struggle, the territory of Texas
secured its independence in 1838;
then came the War with Mexico
toao a .i ? -
ii ioio. rtiler inai aate Mexico
has been torn by internal dissen- j
dons and suffered from anarchy J
jntil the present time. However,
an orderly and progressive
government could hardly be expected
when 5,000,000 of the
population are full-blooded InJians;
3,000,000 iMestizoes, or
pall'-casles; 1,500.000 CreoleWhites;
50,000 Spaniards; 10,000 i
negroes, 100,000 Americans and j
Europeans. It would be impossible
to bring such a mixed popilation
up to that point of virtue
and civilization necessary for j
aesi cuizensnip and good gov- j
Brnment. The Spaniards are ,
:he ruling class. Many of the
Indians are mixed race and are
field in a state of slavery. That
ivill always be the condition of aJ
:ountry where there is such a
diversity of population. ? Exc.
The Savings Bank of Fort Mill
s making notable improvements
to its banking office and rooms.
Carpenters are engaged in enarging
the banking rooms, putting
in new fixtures, etc., and
u ?i? ?- s- ?..*
wucii me worn is compieiea tne
bank will have one of the handsomest
places of business in this
section. It is probable that in
the near future further improvement
to the bank's quarters will
be made by putting a glass front
in the building.
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Mill
ISDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1913
FOUR OUT FOR GOVERNOR
AND OTHERS MENTIONED
Following close upon the announcement
last week that Attorney
General Peeples would enter
the governor's race next
year came the report from Columbia
that three other men had
declared themselves candidates
for the governorship in 1914.
Railroad Commissioner J. G.
Richards, a resident of Liberty
TT:il T r \
nm, in iversnaw county, has an- j
nounced his candidacy for the;
position of chief executive. Mr.
Kichards was reelected to his
present position last summer and
prior to that time served in the
House.
Speaker Mendel L. Smith of
the house of representatives and
a resident of Camden, has affirmed
the report that he would
make the race for governor in
1914. Speaker Smith has served !
as presiding officer of the house j
for several years. He was formerly
a noted baseball player and
is prominent in K. of P. circles
Lieutenant Governor Chas. A.
Smith also will be in the govern
or's race next year. Mr. Smith
is serving his second term as
lieutenant governor of the State,
having been reelected last summer
without opposition. His
home is at Timmonsville.
Representative Geo. R. Rembert,
of Richland, has been mentioned
as a probable candidate
for governor, as has also Mr.
Richard I. Manning, of Sumter.
Mr. Manning was in the race
for governor in 1006 and in a
second race was defeated by Mr. i
Ansel by a very close vote.
Another possible candidate, so
rumor goes, is Mr. Arch B. Calvert,
of Spartanburg. Mr. Calvert
is well known throughout
the State and especially in the;
Piedmont, the great voting region.
Meeting of York Teachers.
The third meeting of the York
County Teachers' Association
will be held at Winthrop College
on Saturday, March 1, beginning
at 10:30 a. m.
There will be a session in the
morning and one in the afternoon.
Corn clubs, playgrounds, language
in the primary grades and
the teaching of English grammar
will be discussed.
A full attendance is earnestly
desired. F. W. Moore.
See'y.
Quitfi a number of Fort Mill
people went up to Pineville Sun-1
day to view the wreck of a
freight train in the northern
edge of the town.
JOHN WANAMAKER
In the year 1889. at the age of
49 years, insured his life for
$20,000.00 in the Union Central
Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati,
Ohio. The annual premium
charged on his policy was
$901.80.
Last year the Union Central
Life Insurance Company offered
him a dividend on this policy
amounting to $588.40, which reduced
his last year's premium to
$217.40. Mr. Wanamaker is now
about 72 years old, and the cost
of his insurance last year averaged
in the Union Central policy
only $10.87 per $1,000.00. The
total amount of dividends otlen d j
to Mr. Wanamaker since 18891
amount to $8,017.61. During
these 23 years he has enjoyed
ntf* ct>mirit\r in Via
UWUIIVJ 111 I.IIC ^;i uirction
of his estate to the amount
of $20,000.00.
Had Mr. Wanamaker taken a
policy in a non-participating company,
his premium would have
been about $720.00 per annum
and he would have been required
to pay this amount?no more, no
less ?every year for the* last 23
years, and so lonp: as he lives.
A little simple arithmetic will
show you what he has saved by
choosing the Union Central.
Profit by the example of Mr.
Wanamaker and let us prove to
you that the Union Central is
writing insurance at a lower net
cost today than any insurance |
company in ttmencn. we Will
he glad for you to call at our office
over Ardrey's drug stdre, or
'phone No. 126. Bailes & Link,
District Agents. Adv.
TIM]
SPECIAL.
On Saturday, March 1,
The Times will allow Five
Votes in the McElhaney
Piano Contest for each cent
paid on new subscriptions,
renewals or old accounts.
fi e
i.nc mill ui mi'iiinaney &
Co. will on Saturday also 1
allow Five Votes for each
cent purchase for cash from
their stocks.
Excited by Strange Light.
A strange light has appeared
in the mountains of North Carolina,
according to a dispatch to
the New York World, and the
people of the section in which
the light has appeared are greatly
alarmed over the phenomena.
The strange light has been seen
in the Jonas Ridge neighborhood,
and Col. Robert T. Clay well, representing
the people of Jonas
Rid ire has ninHp n u/..~u I
_ I* VI i\t tv ?? d^uington
to induce the government |
to send an expert to North Carolina
to see what's wrong. |
"The light rises up to a height
of 50 feet, and then settles down
again," said Mr. Clay well to the
director of the geological survey.
"It hurts your eyes like the sun.
We want to know what it is."
I Through the efforts of Senator
Simmons and Representative E.
Y. Webb, Mr. Claywell got the
consent of the government that
a man visit Jonas Ridge and investigate
the light.
Jonas Ridge is in the vicinity
of Ashevilie, N. C.
No Migratory Birds.
Someone has called The Times'
attention to the absence during
the month of February of the
robins, which are usually here
in large numbers at this season
of the year. And now those
who claim to be weather-wise
say that the delayed coming of
tbp hirde muoin;
uavuiio mat oui lit; t'Atremely
cold weather is yet to
be had. The robins usually appear
in this section two or three
weeks ahead of this lime. Fort
Mill is filled with large Chinaberry
trees and during the
month of February the robins
usually flock to these trees to
eat the berries.
Send us ^ I ^ B
Parcel Post
ders. *
Just ring us up. It makes i
right in town or in the countr
attention and send them QUI
quick deliveries. Phone us y?
on time.
Specials for
We have just received a hig
Gingham, in fancy stripe, pla
our display of these beautiful ]
while it lasts, the yard, onlj
Muslin U
Our assortment of Muslin U
and prettier than ever before,
ties and Nainsooks, handsome
vidual fanrv.
Dainty Corset Covers, 2
Pretty Gowns, 50c, 75c,
Skirts, special values, ai
Beautiful Princess Slips
Pants, best values, 25c ;
E. W. Kimt
"THE PLACE WHERE
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WADE BAILEY NOT GUILTY, Jl
SAYS MEGKLENBUR6 JURY
The second trial of Wade H. * .!;J8
Bailey, a former Fort Mill man,
charged with the murder of
James W. Davis was concluded
in Mecklenburg superior court at
Charlotte , Thursday, the jury
returning/a verdict of not guilty.
Bailey's first trial upon the
charge named took place several
months ago and resulted in a
mistrial, it being said at the time
that 11 of the jurors were for
acquittal and one for conviction.
Bailey's attorneys claimed for"
him self-defense, and this plea
took well with the jury, the attorneys
having planned their
entire defense upon the evidence
of abundant witnesses that the
fatal shot that entered Davis*
body was fired after the lattfer
had made continued ndvnnr*?*
upon Bailey with a rock. The
acquittal ends a case that has
been before the Mecklenburg
court since last August.
The difficulty which brought
the charge of murder upon
i Bailey occurrrd early one morning
last August, when the defendant,
returning from his duties as f-jA
I night watchman at the Atherton /
mill, ran upon Davis. The lat- *
; ter at once began to make charges
and reflections against Bailey
1 and his wife, there having been
bad blood between them for
some time. Davis, it was shown
in the evidence, reached down
! for a rock and after Bailey had
I tried to evade the assaults th?
dead man persisted in the trouble
until Bailey pulled his pistol and
fired the bullet inflicting a wound
upon Davis from which he died
a few hours later.
Hope Smith Married.
From the Rock Hill Herald it
is learned that Hope Smith, a
former resident of Fort Mill, and
Miss Pearl Hunter, of Lancaster,
were married on Thursday at
Lancaster.
Mr. Smith is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. K. Smith, of Fort Mill,
formerly of the Ebenezer section
of the county. Miss Hunter is
ja daughter of I. T. Hunter, of
I Lancaster, and is well known
I here, having frequently visited
1 friends in this city.
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