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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
Reunion Of York County Veterans.

The annual reunion cf the vet
Grams Of the York Regiment, l.. G.
", will be held at Mt. Gallant,
formerly the residence of Col.
Cadwallader Jones, about 4 miles
from Rock Hill, on Wednesday,
the Both instant. Mr.. Samuel
Friedheim has kindly offered the
premises for the purpose set forth.
All veterans Of York county, to-
gether with their families and
friends, are expected to attend and
enjoy the day in happy communi-
cation and reunion with each other.
1t is the request of the manage
ment that all who attend the re-
union shall come with fall bas.
kets, in the way of contributions to
the general enjoyment and pleas
ure of the occasion.
y committee on arrangements
has been appointed by Catawba
Camp, with Capt. l.. Nj. Davis. of
Rock Hill, as chairman. This
committee is charged with the
management of all details connect
ed with the entertainment, and the
chairman will gladly furnish any
information desired in regard
thereto.
1t is the desire of The manage.
ment that the reunion shall he
purely social and entirely free
from political influences or solicit.
ing agencies. To this end it is
expected that there will be no
set speeches, but only such public
talks as the occasion seems 10 re-
1uire, and that its general features
will be iikened to the delightful
and successful reunion at the
dam of the Catawba Power Com.
pany in 1901.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
DlSPENSagY OR NO DISpEWSARY.
The Legal Way TO Order an Election to
Determine The Matter.

Nowadays one hears sundry cpin-
ions expressed in Fort Mill as to
the legal way to proceed in de
termining whether the town shall
have an election to establish n dis
pensary. Some are of opinion that
the election can not be ordered ex-
cept by petition signed by one
fourth of the freeholders of the
town, while others contend that it
Is necessary to secure only the
signatures of one-fourth of the
qualified voters. From the follow
ing act of the Legislature, ap-
proved February 9th, 1902, it is
obvious that the latter contention
is correct:
"Ihat any county, town or city
wherein the sale Of alcoholic
liquors was prohibited by law
prior to July 1, 1893. may secure
the establishment of dispensary
within lis borders in the following
manner: Upon petition signed by
one-fou tn of the qualified voters
OF such county, town or city wish
ing a dispensary therein being
filed with the county supervisor or
town or city council, respectively.
they shall order an election sub
mittlng the question of dispensnry
or no dispensary to the qualified
voters of such county, town or
city, which election shall be con
Quoted as other special cleo
tions; and if a majority of the bal
lots cast be found and declared TO
be for dispensary, then dispen
sary may be established in said
county, town or city"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
Fusion Still Exists In the West.

June is conspicuously month
of State conventions in Illinois,
Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, South
Dakota, Missouri, Vermont, Indi-
ana, Minnesota, Kansas, Tennessee
and Pennsylvania. A notable feat
ure of the conventions this wear
was that in most of the States be-
yond the Mississippi, in the region
of what used to be known as the
prairie States, there continue to be
fusions between the Popullsts and
Democrats, though the Populist
party as such has ceased TO exist
since 1900, and the necessity of
fusion is now restricted to very
limited area.
In New England, the South, the
Middle West, on the Pacific and i'm
the States Of the Atlantic seaboard
there are no fusions, and there is
no necessity of any, but the prac-
tice of joint nominations by Dem
ocrats and Populist still endures in
few States beyond the Olissis
sippi.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
The Cotton Crop Outlook.

The breaking of the drought i'm
Texas has frightened considerably
the cotton crop prospects, says the
Textile Excelsior. The certainty
that the present season will close
with stocks smaller than ever
before makes the news of a heavy
yield this year especially welcome.
Inasmuch as Texas produces a
third of the entire crop, failure
in that State would indeed be n
calamity.
The worlds actual need and the
necessity for replenishing depleted
surplus stocks will afford market
for big crop, and, while a heavy
yield would doubtless force values
below existing prices. it is not
probable that cotton will ahis wear
drop below what the planters call
a paying basis" 1t is to be
hoped that no misfortune will re-
duce the yield, for big crop is
needed badly.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT

1t seems that the caption which
appeared over the article published
In these columns last week as an
interview from the Rev. Mr..
Wright, pastor of the Methodist
church, and concerning the advisa-
bility of local dispensary, has
not given universal satisfaction.
AT least, the congregation that
heard Mr.. Wright's sermon Sun
day evening was Informed by that
gentleman that he had been mis-
understood, and that The Times
occasioned part of the misunder-
standing. He was confident, how
ever, that The Times did not inten-
tionally place him In false posi-
tion-in position which his views,
as published, did not justify-and
that the paper would make amende
honorable in the current number.
The caption to which objection
has been raised read as follows:
"Dispensary Qualiiedly Tndorsed
by the Rev. Mr.. Wright, Pastor of
the Fort Mill Methodist Church. -
Now, to make long story short
and to tell the truth at the same
time, the principal objection to the
caption resulted from the inability
of number of the membership of
Mr.. Wright's church to understand
the meaning of the word "qualiied-
ly.' These members claim that the
headlines in question committed
MIR. Wright unreseFvediy TO the
dispensary, which, of course, is not
the case. Hence that gentleman's
reference to the matter Sunday
evening. The definition of the
word 'quail6edly" is not quoted,
for the reason that The Times has
not contracted to define this par
ticular word any more than it has
the thousands of other words it
employs, nor is the matter dwelt
upon at length, because every
man whose intellect is not
fathomable with a carpet tack un-
derstood the caption and did not
accuse the editor Of The Times
of writing that which was mislead
ing.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
DID LATlMER LIE -?
John Gary Evans Charged as Much at
Georges Saturday.

AT the campaign meeting held
at Georges Saturday it looked MS if
the differences between Messrs.
Evans and Latimer would be set
tied by resort to muscular power;
but the sheriff of Colleton county
stepped between the two men aud
put stop to the difficulty before
blow was struck.
Ever since the campaign opened
Messrs. Evans and Latimer have
been at outs, and the matter which
all but ended in fight came about
in this way: Mr.. Evans was the
first speaker, and in his speech
prodded Mr.. Latimer in the same
way and on the same matters
which had been brought out at
previous meetings. Mr.. Latimer
made about the same refutations.
and said that the Rerormers had
carried Mr.. Evans us long as they
could and had dropped him, and
he also made some allusion to
Evans being his friend )" to which
Evans replied: you never were
my friend; you betrayed me like
n dog"
Then Latimer brought up the
bond deal, and said that Evans had
been charged in the last campaign
with getting SIS, 900 rnkeofi there
from. Evans corrected him by
saying that it had only been ru-
mored, and some reference was
made TO an anonymous circular
in connection with the matter.
Mr.. Evans added that he had de
med the accusation at the time;
denounced it as II lie; he now de-
nounces it as such and the man
who repeats it is a liar.
AT this point Mr. Latimcr ap-
peared as if he had reached the
point where endurance ceased to
be virtue; hence the enactment
of the little tragedy.
The meeting proceeded without
incident until after recess, when
the party went to the hotel to get
dinner. Mr.. Latimer then walked
into the hotel and proceeded to
Mr.. Evans room and said, "Mr.
Evans, wish TO have word with
you," to which Mr.. Evans replied,
mo sir, you cannot talk to me"
and walked down stairs and went
out and dined with friend.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16

the home team after grounds are
secured says that Il better team
than the town has yet had can be
organized, and that little trouble
will be experienced in arranging
games with other clubs.
MIR. Henry Massey. of Tirzah,
spent Sunday in town with rela-
tives. Mr.. Massey has accepted
position with cotton seed oil
company, in whose interest he ex-
poets to go on the road soon. His
territory extends from Blacksburr
to Camden.
Mr.. w. j. Stewart reports seeing
IA parrot Mt large on his plantation
few miles south of town Sunday
morning. The plumage of the bird
WAS dark green, with an occasional
bright red spot on each wing. An
unsuccessful effort was made TO
capture the bird.
The differences which existed
between the Fort Mill Telephone
Company and the Charlotte Telc-
phone Company, and to which ref
erence was made in these columns
last week, have boen adjusted, and
the long distance service north of
Fort Mil is again open TO the
public.
The Times was pleased to re-
ceive a call yesterday morning
from Mr.. $. NJ. Mason, the young
gentleman vino gave up the super
iniendency of the public school in
Fort Mill the first of the year to
accept government position in
the quartermaster's department ON
Sullivan's Island. Mr.. Mason
is visiting friends in town.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
Throughout the State.

Duncan Ferguson. Jr., repre-
senting Ferguson &; Dare, Of Pitts
burg, Pa, is optioning with the
view to tine purchase and develop
ment of copper deposits near
Yorkville.
New cotton mills seem to he com
ing along rapidly in South Carroll
ma these dull summer days. Mon
day the secretary Of state issued q
charter to the Apalache Mills of
Greers, in Spartanburg county.
The capital stock is to be $3.50 900
The secretary of state Saturday
issued n commission for another
cotton mill at Ninety Six. Tie
capital stock will be 100000 4
commission was also issued on the
same day TO the Kershaw Oil Mill
OF kershaw, which is to have n
cspital stock of $4,000.
William Hayne Perry, son Of the
late ex-Gov. b. f. Perry and for
SIX years representative of the
Fourth district i'll Congress. died
at his home, "Sans Soucl," 8 miles
from Greenville Thursday. Before
his election to Congress Mr.. Per
ry had served as solicitor of the
western circuit and State senator
from Greenville county. Since
1871 he has lived in retirement.
He was 63 years of age.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
In Police Circles.

Wallace Grier, short, black, and
with face that looked as If it had
been creased with meat skin. and
Caleb Sims, another son of Ham.
with a complexion slightly ashy
and lower lip that hung at half
mast, were before Intendant Me
Elhaney Saturday, charged with
disturbing the peace Of the town.
Sims said Grier was a blueguu.
nigger. That caused fight. Sims
paid 81 and Grier contributed
$3.50.
John Jones, colored, and not un-
like many of his race, in that he has
a prediction for taking posessiur
OF articles to which no title passc-,
was the guest Of the town from
Sunday afternoon to Tuesday
morning, being entertained al the
hospiiable home Of many law
breakers-the cnlaboosa. John
Jones was employed last week az
the dam Of the Catawba Power
Company. He had partner over
there, another negro man, who was
the proud possessor of n pair of
new shoes that Jones admired very
much. 1t may be that Jones had
borrowed the shoes to wear to
church. crap game, or while on
duty at n blind tiger, and being in
temporary possession OF them be-
came seized of an uncomfortable
longing to appropriate them to his
own use permanently. At any rate,
Jones partner gave Jones an OBJ
portunity-an unintentioial op-
portunity, likely enough to swipe
the shoes. So Jones took advan-
tsge of the opportunity. and then
and there did take the shoes un.
lawfully. Sunday morning he
wore the shoes to Fort Mill: but
unfortunately for Jones, The afor
sad partner came to town and dc.
tected the shoes on Jorcs' feet.
while the latter was cutting tie
buck on Min street. "Dem's NV
shoes dat niggnh's wearin'.' sad
Jones partner to Officer Niven,.
with The request that Jones be az.
rested, which was done. Jon,..
squared himself with his partner.
but intendant McEihaney said he
he thought Jones ought TO accom-.
modate The county by working on
the chain gang twenty-five days
for carrying concealed pair of
brass knuck!es. SO Jones IL now
wearing snit Of new cloiliny
decorated with big blnck stripes.
Corn advanced to 81 per bushel dur.
lug the past week.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
FORT MILL MElAEGe,
Minor Happenings Ia and About Town
Tod in Paragrahs.

Mrs. Il. f. Grier and children
are visiting relatives at Harris
rsburg, NC.
Mr.. a. G. Fewell, of Rock Hill.
is spending the week with Mr..
JAS. Thornwoll.
MIR. Robt. Burns is the guest of
his sister, Mrs. J. f. Mostcllcr.
in Charlotte. n. c.
Miss Blanche Smith, of Wax
haw, \. c., visited friends in town
during the past week.
There are said to be several cases
of typhoid fever in the village of
the Fort Mill Mfg. Company.
Rev L. A. Hartsell returned to
town Saturday night, after weeks
outing at Cleveland Springs. n. G.
Mr.. l.. Il. Ligon, agent of the
Scaboar'l Air Lime ut Wake Forest.
n. C., spent Monday morning in
town.
Miss Fronde Kennedy, of Gin
ton, was Il visitor at the home of
DIR. j III. Thornwell Sunday and
Monday.
Miss Frances Harris returned
homo Sunday evening, after an
extended visit to hcr sister. Mrs.
l.. E. Ligon, in Wake Forest, n. G..
Mrs. j. T. Cunningham, of the
Harrison On. Co. neighborhood,
and Mrs. r. 5. Howie, of Catawba.
n. c., are the guests of Mrs. Is. Ii.
Massey.
After stay of several weeks as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. S.
A. Epps, Miss Maggie Cannon,
of Greensboro, n. c., left Monday
afternoon for a visit to friends in
Bost Mass.
An excursion train will he run
from Charlotte to Columbia and
return next Tuesday. The train
is scheduled to reach Fort Mill at
O'Clock and the round trip fare
will be 81 80.
Mr.. j. K. Williamson, late gen
eral manager of the Fort Mill Mfy.
Company, has moved to Now York
City, where, it is understood, he
will embark in the business of
selling cotton goods on commits.
sion.
The school which Miss Annie
Carothers has been teaching for
some time at the Pineville On. c.
cotton mill closed Friday after
noon, and Miss Carothers returned
to her home in this place Monday
morning.
After paying short visit to
Miss Kitty Kirkpatrick, Miss Els
sic Harvey, of Pinopolis, Berkeley
county, returned to Rock Hill
Monday morning, where she is at :
tending the State summer school
for teachers.
Mr.. j. w. McElhaney announces
his candidacy for magistrate of
Fort Mill township in this issue of
The Times. Two years ago Mr.. Nc
Elhaney voluntarily relinquished
the office, after filing it eight
successive years.
On account of protractcd meet
ing which VIII be in progress at
Pleasant Hill Methodist church ON
the fourth Sunday of the month,
services will be held in the Fort
Mil Methodist church at II n. IN.
on that day, instead of s p. IN.
Probably the longest freight
train that ever passed over the
Savannah division Of the Southern
Railway reached Fort Mil from
Charlotte Mon lay at l o'clock.
The train consisted of sixty-two
cars, exclusive of the cab, and was
hauled by engine No. 250.
The Indications are that the
public will have the opportunity
Of Witnessing a number of base
ball games at home before the sea
son ends. Up TO the present time
not one game has been seen in
Fort Mill during the year, owing
TO The inability of The nlnvn,s tn
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-07-16
Or. Daniel "G0s In Wrong"

The Winnsboro correspondent
OF The State says that DIR. w. w.
Daniel, president OF the Columbia
Female College, delivered n strong
and able address on "Christian
Education to the Columbia dis
trict conference of the Methodist
church in Winnsboro Friday night.
Unfortunately for DR.. Daniel and
The cause he represented, however,
the address was ended with an at
tack upon State colleges. The
sentiments expressed did not meet
with any sympathetic response by
the conference. This displeasure
was shown 10y the citing on The
part Of some of the members in
stances of Christian ministers be-
ing educated in State institutions.
The address has been greatly crit
lcised-not by outsiders any more
than Ivy the members Of the con
ferenence.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-29

plish and the architects brain plan,
form the interiors of houses, many of
which have not their equal in the coun-
try. The Newport cottage of other
days has evolved into the palace by the
sea, ard the owner has embellished it,
in many cases, at the expense of his
city house. 1t is pot entirely a lower
rate of taxation on personal property
which has induced so many of the sum-
MGR colony to declare their official resi-
denee to be ON the island of Acquidneck.
Newport has a charm about it which
woos one and makes him feel at home
even in a palace. Though the average
member of the summer colony does not
arrive before the first OF July and takes
his departure the latter end of Septefn-
Der. still he likes to think of himself as
a resident of Newport going for his
annual visit to the Springs" of Vir-
ginia. the season" in town and the an
nual trip to Europe: to return home"
again to the shores of the Narragan-
sett when these functions" are over.
And then the tax rate on personal prop
erty really is lower in Newport than
it is in New YoTk-there is no mistake
about that
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-29

ment of tents CLEANS under the radi-
ant sky.
The "Shaltan ell Kabir" or Devils
Pillar. is a small, rough buttress near
the litlte village of Muna, at the foot
OF the mountain. Early in the morning
crowds gather for the stoning. This
ceremony of lapidation is a very reli-
gious observance, but a deadly one to
many of the participants. Snoring
and stampeding camels and dromeda
ries. rearing Arab horses, struggling
mules and asses trample under foot
many poor waits, injuring them for
life and sometimes killing them out
right. The grandee pilgrims are ut
terly Indifferent to all human consid-
erations. The doctrine of the fanatics
is that the spot is so sacred that no
body can die, but experience gives the
lie downright to this complacent the
DRY. ali seek to get as near as possible
TO the devil (who is said to have APP
peared to the prophet at this place. in
order to cast seven pebbles at the pill
lar.
The devotees in Mecca have much to
do. The rites are numerous and occu-
by several days. The "hajis" / have
met, however, do not seem to think
much of the various ceremonials; they
are satisfied with the glory of having
been to Mecca. They have been within
tnat WONDERFUL House OF tIOd, that
"Beit Allah" with its seven lovely
minarets, its nineteen gates, it's many
little domes, and its colonnades of
hundreds of pillars of marble granite
and porphyry. They have seen the
hottest object on earth. that Kaaba
CSquare House'D standing on the spot
where Adam worshipped in a tent let
down from heaven, after his expulsion
from Paradise. They have kissed the
most famous piece Of rock in the world,
the black stone TO which all Moslems
must turn in prayer.
To go from Mecca TO Medina you
must travel nearly 300 miles, and must
traverse the famous Pass OF Death. For
ages that weird wilderness road has
been .strewn with dying pilgrims
Death is not difficult in the Eastern
desert. Overcome with heat and thirst
many hail" staggers from the car
AVIAN and falls as II shot. Thousands
who have been stripped by extortion
AT Mecca set out for Medina. believing
that otherwise their hat viii be in
complete. They trust 10 the mercy Of
the BedOuinF or Of their richer follow
pilgrims 10 feed them They often trus;
in vain, ana find q last rest from an
earthly pilgrimage IN the pass Of
Death"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-29

not entitled to them, who is?
. One of the fads of society in New
port is placing itself on exhibition at
the Casino for the benefit of the null
titude. You. John Doe, Richard Roe
and Tom Jones, can obtain admission
to the gallery of the Casino, and from
it look down upon all the "swagger"
people of whom you have heard so
much and seen so little. And they will
all be in their best bib and tucFSr,"
too, laughing, dancing, chatting, firt-
ing-a dress rehearsal of society at
play, and-let me whisper it in your
cart is all for you. If you and folk
like you were not looking down from
the gallery half the people on the floor
would not be there. They tire of ex-
hibiting their fine clothes, handsome
selves and easy manners to each other
all the time. They know that the gall
lery audience will look upon them with
awe and appreciation which will not
be accorded them in their own circle.
So society goes to the Casino on public
nights, and the populace is admitted
to the gallery-and both parties to the
situation are delighted.
There is an exhiliration about New
port in summer which is found nowhere
else beside the brightness of the
sparkling, everlasting sea, the blue
ness of the sky shot with sunlight,
fecked with gold;'' and the air mingled
with the breaths of ocean and green
fields, to inhale which is like drinking
a very dry champagne; there is the
greater exhilaration of thousands of
people all bent on having a good time
and doing it on a grand and generous
scale, regardless of expense.
At other summer resorts we see the
free lvers on a small scale, who are
prodigal within the compass of
guinea" the person of moderate means
who is taking his vacation" But at
Newport, though this class does to
some extent, exist, 1t is overwhelmed
and swallowed up by the magnificence
of the real summer colony so that
one does not see it.
On every side one sees things being
done in big measure. A thousand dol
lars becomes as one cent. No matter
how poor a man may be, 1t is impos-
sible for him to stay an hour in New
part at the hight of the season and
not feel like a millionaire-it is in the
very air. In two hours he will hear
so much of the private lives, personal
peculiarities. methods of life and hab-
its of thought and action Of people who
before have been only names to him
that he will feel that he knows them
better than he does his next door
neighbour Tor OF All places IN the World
Newport is the one where gossip -four
ishes. even as green bay tree -four
ishes. and grows even as grew Jonah's
gourd. The doings Of the summer col
only form the principal topic OF COLI
versation among the citizens ana
tradesmen OF the community during
the season. The amount 81 Informal
ton possessed by Thomas street re-
garding Beileview avenue Is astoniEh-
ing.
N IL not AL scandal by any means
though a generous spice ~ that sort
Of gossip is thrown IA when the 0e-