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. r i \ ? Established in 1891. STATE NEWS ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING.i The State grand lodge K. of P.; meets at Chester May 26 and 27. Congressman Ragsdale announces that he has secured fret mail delivery for the town of Hartsville, effective June 1. Gov. Blease has accepted the invitation extended to him and the members of his staff to visit Anderson for the Confederate Veteran reunion, which will be held May 27-28. He will urge __ 1- the members of his staff to he prerent with him. m ?. ? / The mill town of Graniteville. in Aiken county, is in the grip of a deadly epidemic of spring dysentery. There have been thirteen funerals there within the past few days and deaths caused by the malady have been occurring on the average of one a day for the past month. At Laurens Saturday a sevenyear-old negro boy, son of Henry Clowney, killed his five-year-old brother while attempting to unbreaeh a shotgun which he had managed to get hold of while no one was in the house. The heavy ; pVinrorn ftf thn criin fnrp nw?iv liulf of the child's head. Governor Blease has granted a parole to George Crockett, who I was convicted in Greenville coun-' ty in February. 1901, of criminal j assault and sentenced to a life term in the penitentiary. Farmers and merchants in the State have been warned by the State department of agriculture against the purchase of inferior oats that are being shipped in from other States. Several shipments have been stopped by the department. Win. F. Young, assistant post-j master at Spartanburg for many ; years, has gone to Hawaii to: accept the postmastership of Honolulu, to which he was recently appointed by President! Wilson. ft??The annual meeting of the; Stale grand lodge, I. O. (). F., came to a close Friday in Columbia, after choosing Rock Hill as the next meeting place and electing officers for the year. Mendel Ii. Smith, of Camden, candi-j date for governor, was elected grand master. Bob Seigler, a negro man said to have been 108 years of age, died last Wednesday at his home in Edgefield county. "Uncle Bob," as he was called, always I voted the Democratic ticket and V made his value felt in the troubB lous days of '76, wearing a red L shirt, along with the white men. B President Wilson has been invited to sneak at Cheraw on t.Iuly 8. on the occasion of the celebration of the founding of the city. Secretary Daniels and Secretary Houston have also been invited. It is stated that the invitations have been accepted. W. B. Atwater, an aviator of international note, is under bond of $200 for hunting in South Carolina, the alleged offense being committed in Aiken county. Atwater told the game warden that he would probably go to Mexico to engage in scouting service for the United States. The annual reunion of the sons of Confederate veterans will be held at Anderson on May 27 and 28, at the same time and place that the reunion of the Confederate Veterans is to be held the chamber of commerce of Anderson has extended a cordial invitation to the sons to be guests of that city on this occasion. Reports from Cheraw say that Wnndmw Wilson, nresident of Il the United States, has accepted an invitation to visit Chernw on July 8 to make an address, the occasion being the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the little city 011 Pee Dee river. .losephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, and David r F. Houston, secretary of agriculture, have also accepted invitations to be present and make addresses. M Jf* r-"yt ? The I c_ I Fort Mill Gr SUNDAY. MA Doxology, audience standin T Prayer, Rev. S. P. Hair. Hymn, "Holy Is The Lord. ^ Scripture Reading, Rev. W ^ Hymn, "Sing Unto The I.oi ' Song by the tenth grade. Baccalaureate sermon by It Z Hill. Hymn, "Let Us Crown Hir Benediction. WEDNESDA Y. M Drill by the girls of the Si* Delivery of medals. Carnival of Flowers by pup terir.ediate grades. THURSDAY. MCA Patriotic song by the school Crowning of the May Q'tee . sion and May Pole l)nni J J HURST)A ) V Song by the Lighth and N'ii 1 Class Essay. Miss Esther M Class History, Miss France; Sum? hv the llirrh School ir * Delicate Air." Class Prophecy, Miss Sadie + Class Will, .las. T. Young, + Address to the graduating * ^ of Columbia. Valedictory, Miss Margarel * Presentation of Certificates Injured In a Runaway. While on his way to Harrison church to attend services Sunday morning, Mr. S. M. Black welder, whose home is in the Rarbersville section of Lancaster county, was very painfully injured when the mule he was driving took fright and ran. avvav. In the buggy with Mr. Rlackwelder at the time were his wife and daughter, though neither of these were injured further than Mrs. Rlackwelder received a slight bruise over one of her eyes. Mr. Rlackwelder was severely bruised about his hips and body and for a time it was feared he had been internally injured. Such, however, appears not to have been the case, as a telephone message from that section to The Times Monday stated that he was resting easily and apparently was recovering. The runaway occurred of n urdnt- in fhp ruihlin rnnd insf beyond the home of Mr. Os. Barber. The runaway buggy collided with another buggy being driven by a son of Mr. Blackwelder and overturned, ; throwing Mr. and Mrs. Blackwelder and daughter out with the results as stated above. Swat the Fly. "The early fly's the one tc ! swat. It comes before the weather's hot. and sits around and files its legs, and lays at least ten million eggs, and every : egg will bring a fly to drive in j crazy by and by. Oh. every fly that skips our swatters will have five million sons and daughters and countless first and seeonc ! cousins, and aunts and uncles 1 scores of dozens, and fifty-sever billion niece's; so knock the blamed thing all to pieces. Ane j every niece and every aunt 1 unless we aw at them so the) can't?will ray enough doddgast I ed eggs to fill up ten five-galloi | kegs, and all these eggs, ere ' summer hies, will bring fortl ( A a ? 11 a* 4 i a.l twenty trillion nies. aiiu inu; it goes, an endless chain, so al our swatting is in vain, unles we do that swatting soon, ii May-time and in early June So men and brothers, let us rise gird up our loins and swat th flies! And sisters, leave you cozy bowers, where you hav wasted golden hours; with ardo in your souls and eyes, roll u ! your sleeves and swat the llies!' Walt Mason. Contract Not Awarded. The county commissioners mc in Yorkville Thursday to awar , the contract for the erection c the new county home. None c the bids were accepted, how I ever, as the commissioners cor sidered them too high. Th . matter is under advisement an i the commissioners may come t terms with one of the bidders. ?? V Form FORT nut ***<*? ??+ *<+ I ;n/ Exercises | aded School. t Y 17, / / A. M. * PT. . A. Hafner. rd." ~ + lev. R. P. Wells, of Rock * n." ? AY 20, 8:30 P. M. ? ;th ami Seventh praties. ils of the Primary and In- * IY 21.6:30 P. f\C. ? I. ' n and Daisv Chain Proces r, 8:30 P. M. * ith prade pirls. * leacham. ^ s Smith. * iris, "The Lass With the Younp. dr. class by Dr. Reed Smith, ^ t Sprat t. Shot Over a Card Game. Leo Rird, a colored employee of the Charlotte Brick company, is laid up in a hospital at Hock Hill with an ugly gunshot wound in his right leg about half way between the knee and ankle. John Brown, also colored, who is now a resident of other parts, is charged with the shooting. A shotgun was used at short range and the entire charge entered Bird's leg. Report said that the two negroes, together with others, were enjoying a Sunday game of "skin" near brick plant when they became involved in a difficulty over money. Brown hiked out immediately after the shooting and Bird was taken to a Rock Hill J hospital on the afternoon train. Sutton-Henry Marriage. Miss Myrtle Sutton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sutton of this township, was married the last week to Mr. Mack Lee Henry, of St. Petersburg, Fla. The following account of the marriage is taken from at Sr. Petersburg paper: 1 Mack Lee Henry, a well known young man of the city, and Miss Myrtle Sutton, of Fort Mill, S. C.P were quietly married yesterday > I afternoon at the Presbyterian ?i parsonage at Clearwater by Rev. I .lames T. McLean, former pastoi t of the church in this city, The ' wedding comes as a distinct sur ; prise to the friends of the groorr ' here. ? The bride visited in this city , three years ago as the guest ol i Miss Bessie Henry, sister of the , groom, and it was at that time 1 that the couple became ac ? quainted. The bride' arrivet 1 several days ago from her home Mr. Henry is associated with hi: ; father, W. C. Henry in the con - tracting business. c Winthrop Commencement. 1 Winthrop college hasperfeetee s its plans and issued invitation 1 for commencement. The pro R gram is as follows: n Sunday, May 31, 11 a. m. '. cormAn V WT f A j wvAiiav? I'ViVIC X* TV V# n ' | Rev. W. C. SchaefTer, Jr., pasto n 1 of the Lutheran Evangelics r Church of the Redeemer. At 0 lanta, (la. r 8 p. m., baccalaureate sermon P Rev. Richard Wilkinson, D. [). Ix)uisville, Ky. Monday, June 1, 10 a. m., in spection of buildings and dc partments. >t 0 p. m., class day exercises, d 8 p. m., joint celebration o f the literary societies. >f Tuesday, June 2. 9:30 a. m. r- alumnae reunion, i- Op. m., daisy chain procession e 8 p. m., address to graduatin; d class, Hon. Charles A. Woods o United States Circuit Judge 1 Marion, S. C. r Mi ,L, S. C? THURSDAY, MAY WILL ELIMIMATE HUERTA FROM PUR FOR PEACE Elimination of Huerta and the establishment of a provisional government in Mexico, in which both the Huerta and Constitutionalist factions would be represented, is contemplated in a plan I which the three South American i mediators have worked out and ! which will be presented at the , conference with the American ; representatives to be held Wed-! nesday at Niagara Falls, N. Y. This was the first intimation as to the details of the mediation j plans, though neither the media- | tors nor State department of- , ficials would make any statement i as to how nearly complete is the plan. It was stated, however, that the proposal-might he that the setting up of a temrorary Gov-arnment he undei taken by a commission of five i ersons, two of them to he nameo by Huerta. two by the Const it lit ic nalists and the fifth by the medi; tors. While the mediators have with- , drawn their invitation to the1 Kebels to send delegates to their conference, it generally is be- : lieved that information is being sought as to whether the Constitutionalists would consent, in case of the elimination of Huerta, to some form of temporary government in which he would be represented. Those close to the mediators say it is believed that some such arrangement as this is the only possible one under which peace may be restored in Mexico under conditions satisi factory to all Mexican factions and to the United States. According to representations of the rebels at El Paso. Tex., i the plan for the pacification of Mexico worked out by the South American mediators and which, it is announced, would eliminate I Huerta and establish a Provisional Government in which ! both the adherents of Huerta ! and the Constitutionalists would be represented, will not be acceptable to the Constitutionalists. Preaching the Gospel at Six. Some of the newspapers of the lower section of the State have ; during the last few days carried news items telling of religious services in their respective towns being conducted by a mere ! child, who is heralded as one of ! greatest wonders of the age. He is Rev. Charlie R. Turner, of ! Orlando, Fla., and his age is only six years. He has. so the papers say, been preaching the gospel for about two years, and. aside from being the youngest j preacher in the country, he has had no training for his calling, i The following paragraph coni cerning this young divine is taken from a Walterboro dis patch to the Charleston News i' and Courier: , j "The lad was accompanied by his father and mother, and the ? father, before the seimon, an. nounced that the boy had rc11 reived no training in preaching and singing, in both of which he r ' showed remarkable aptitude, f The father announced that every ?! afternoon at 4 the boy would go 51 to sleep and would stay for - several hours in a kind of trance i as it were, rolling and tossing . upon the bed. Then, when he s1 awoke, he would announce his - : subject for the night 's sermon. It was stated that none of the sermons were prepared, but that inspiration caused the boy tc ^ speak as he did." s Turneys Released on Bond. J. E. Turney'and Thad Turaey, charged with the killing of ,1. K. Wells and Pink Dover, at the r! home of Jack Mackin, colored, on the night of May f>th, were "1 released on hail in the sum oJ $2,000, yesterday. Thos. F, ' McDow, attorney for the accusee men, appeared in their hehal! before Judge Ernest Mex>re ai l" Lancaster, and secured the bond which is signed by Messrs. Louis Roth, D. M. Hall and Willian Clinton. The case will very likelj come up for trial at the Jul) term of the court of general ses sions. - Yorkville Enquirer. Fri day. i. , m , K A large number of people iron Fort Mill and surrounding coun \ try were in Charlotte yesterdaj I for the celebration. LL 1 - - ' 21. 1914. Huerta Would Resign. Central. Huerta has authorized the Mexican mediation delegates to submit his resignation in case such a course is necessary to a settlement in the peace negotiations. This was stated positively in despatches Monday from a thoroughly competent diplomatic source in Mexico City to one of the foreign representatives in Washington. According to this information from Mexico City, Huerta at first authorized the delegates to discuss only the question of the Tampico conflict leading to the American occupation of Vera Cruz. Later the Mexican dictator. it is explained, came to recognise the necessity of a broader settlement ami then tonvevod to the delegates asn irnces that he was p?-ei a red to step down and out, should this course he found necessary by them. Brutal Murder in Charlotte. Sidney Swain, a young man who conducted a store on South Mint street. Charlotte. was brutally murdered and robbed Saturday night while on the way home from his business. Swain's death was caused by several blows on the head with a piece of bloody iron piping, which was found near the body. Robbery evidently prompted the murder as all the money Swain had taken in during Saturday's business was taken from his person. except a small amount of cnange. no was Kiiieci wilhm 150 foot of his home and his body was discovered by his wife, who | had started to his place of business to ascertain why he had not returned home earlier. Immediately after the murder was reporter! Charlotte officers began a search for clues and as j a result of investigations Sunday | morning arrested a young white man named Charles Trull, against ! whom the officers are said to ; have a strong chain of circumstantial evidence. Trull, when arrested, had on his person $407.50. He is confined in Mecklenburg jail. Death in the Township. Mr. Robert Pulin, a well known farmer of the upper part of Fort Mill township, died Sunday morning at his home, after an illness of several days of pneumonia, it was thought. Mr. Pulin was (U)-odd years of age, and is survived by his wife and several children. The burial i was made Monday in the burial I ground at Zoar church, just across the line in Mecklenburg! county. |5H5HSB5H5H5a5BSB5cga5a5a? fWT? ITT J-# Can afford to n UES we have Special Japanese Nairn White Lilly Nainsook, New Shadow Check Nj SPVrTAT. Nninannlr r< White Lily English Lc I White Lily English Lc Superior English Long We have just received blues, lavenders, grays a If you intend buying i buy. We have just rccc All our $6j All our $5. These positively arc $ tage of the Special Bnrg E. W. U ' , - riMES. FERTILIZER SALES BREAK RECORDS OF PAST YEARS Estimates of the amount the State will receive this year from the fertilizer tag tax places the amount, at between $270,000 and $275,000. Receipts from this source this calendar year are $248,386.70, a total in excess of the total for the entire year of 1913 by approximately $8,000. The estimate of receipts for 1914 exceeds the highest amount re ceived in one venr from this source by about $20,000. Sales of fertilizers in thisStat< are steadily increasing each vnor on the average, hj slv v n by ligurcs enn-pi'i d from records in 1 e ollice of the State treasurer. At this period of the year the sales are small, the heavy fertilizer purchasing: season of the spring: and earlv summer having: ended. Sales during: the fall an? winter months increased consid erably. Figures given out officially Saturday show ttie total receipts from the fertilizer tag tax for year as $248,386.79, as compared with $218,531.93 for the same period last year: $203,850.52 for the same period. 1912, and $233,657.(51 for that period. 1911. The total receipts for these years were as follows: 1913, $240,448.43; 1912, $221,999.58; 1911. $255,082.49. The receipts for the year 1911 were the heaviest on record and were approximately $7,000 in excess of the receipts for the first five months of 1914. Building in Yorkville. At present there are unite a number of buildings in course of erection in Yorkville. The most important, of course, is the court house building. Work will begin on the First National bank building as soon as the necessary material arrives. Among the residences in process of construction are the following: An eightroom dwelling on College street r~.. vt.. 11 r? i .r.. ., ....... mi lvn. ii. i>. ?i umviuvMM dwelling on the same street, for Mr. .lames Sheerer; a cottage near the Palmetto Monument works for Mr. Roht. McGinnis, and two cottages on Lincoln street for Messrs. Sam .lohnson, Jr.. and .lames .lohnson. In addition to the above, Mr. O. L. Sanders will shortly begin the erection of a nine-room dwelling on Last Liberty street, and Mr. N. (_'. MeCorkle will build a bungalow opposite the orphanage. York News. Don't fail to read McElhaney's adv. on page X ?H5H SB5H 5B5B SE 5Z5B 5H5HS1BS? Don't "I See } How J tiss seeing these NEW opened today for Y1 Nainsook sook, something new. 12 yard! extra soft finish, 12 yards at ainsook, 12 yards at 25c the y jgular 25c value, at only /Uc t Long Cloth >ng Cloth. 12 yards to bolt, on >ng Cloth. 12 yards to bolt, 011 ; Cloth, 12 yards to bolt, only Ratines several new pieces of beau nd tans, 25c regular price, oni Hammocks 1 Hammock this Summer be si ?ivcd several beautiful Hammi 00 Hammocks arc going at $5 00 Hammocks are going at $4 5.00 and $6.00 Hammocks, bu ain prices. Kimbri tVhere Quality Reigi jsasagSBtfiMaiSasasE sasasgs I SI.25 Per Year. ? NO EXTRA EQUIPMENT FOR THE STATE MILITIA Adjutant General W. W. Moore returned early Saturday to Columbia, from Washington, where he had been in an effort to reach an agreement with the war department relative to securing additional equipment and supplies for the National Guard of this State, for use in case of war. In this he stated he was unsuccessful in bringiner the matter to a definite conclusion. What likelihood e^'sts of the South Carolina militia being called out for service in the Mexican trouble could not be learned by Gen. Moore. He stated that war department officials replied to his quest < i s with the statement tl :i. no know as much about the mailer as they did. He intimated thai he holieved there is small probability that a call for troops from this State will be issued. This seems to have been his belief before he departed for Washington to make an effort to secure this additional reserve equipment. Gen. Moore stated that certain organizations of the South Carolina National Guard were particularly earless with their equipment while all had appreciable shortages each year. While he discussed this matter, he was presented with an account for payment of an amount in excess of $r>00 for repairs to ritles damaged during the present year. He said that the repairing of each rifle cost about $.r>. while the original cost was onlv $l.r>. No elfort is being made at present by the three militia organizations mustered out of service several months ago to reorganize and fill the vacancies existing in the regiments from which they were formerly apart, he said. When the war department issued the order to muster out these companies on the grounds of inefficiency, the commanding militia officers of this State were advised that the vacancies made must be filled by October 1. The regiments now incomplete are the First and Third and the Coast Artillery eorps, each branch having lost a company following the annual inspection. Ml*, .lames Harris, of the i Pleasant Valley section, is among the latest residents of this see, tion to purchase an automobile. iMr. Harris a few days ago ! bought, a Maxwell touring car. jsasBgasgs^gasasgmsasafp torn r SIMMER VAL- I OUR inspection. | a a at 25c the yard. n 20c the yard. q a i u. |nll he yurd. 31 ly $1.65 m ly $2.25. y $1.5?. jgl tiful RATINES in pink. |j! r price 20c the yard. Bj -C Jfl ire and sec us before you uj )cks, bought at a bargain. Jjj .00. a .00. G t we give you the advan- |3| ill Co., I is#" i