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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-07-14
ANNUAL CONFERENCE In SESSION
WITH THE FORT MILL CHURCH
Meeting of the Rock Hill District,
Southern Methodists, Opened Yes
terday---Attendance Good.

The annual conference of the
Rock Hill district, Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, is
being held with st. John church,
Fort Mill, the presiding officer
being the Rev. 7. G. O'Dell,
presiding elder. About Is dele
gates, representing the 40-odd
churches of the district, are in
attendance upon the conference,
which was opened yesterday
morning at 9 O'Clock with a SER
mon by one of the ministers in
attendance. Preliminary to the
opening Of the conference a
sermon was delivered in the
church Tuesday evening by the
Rev. II. w. Whitaker, former
pastor of st. John.
No program of the proceedings
of the conference has been pre-
pared, but it is hoped to have all
matters of interest to the con-
ference presented by the various
committees on church work
which have been selected by the
presiding elder. Among the
subjects to be considered during
the conference are the following:
The Measure of Our Duty to
the Heather and to the Mission
ary."
'Methodism A World Power. Z"
The Supreme Need of the
Church of Today"
The Steward His Duty to
the Pastor and to the People. "
The Sunday School Teacher
His Opportunity and His Re-
sponsibility."
Is the Ministry of Today as
potent for Good as in Former
Years?"
Difficulties in the Way of
Epworth League Work and How
to Overcome Them.
Conference Committees.
The conference committees
are as follows.
Missions w. S. Martin, l.. d. Chids.
X. f.. Anderson. n. A. Funderburk.
w. A. Hood, T. c. I.eitner. ]. NJ.
Riddle. III. j. tinker. !. A. Barber.
State of Church d. A. Phillips. ID.
Tiller, j. c. Shannon, A. NJ. Wilson
ant, A. S. Presley. A. Gibson, j. ID.
Flynn, r. J. w Moss.
Quarterly Conference Journals II.
b. Hardy. F.. c. Allison. T. w. Jack
son. J. 7. McFadden, Walter Simpson,
:. - r; r; Smlth, X. !. NIyen' >. y. Buriey'
sundaV ,.% Srbo6ls ,Iv and - pi'''tp,G, Fnyr,r,t b
Leagues ID. NJ. Mcleod. J. T. McFar
lane. J. F. Collins, /. ). Kidd, J. G.
Roberts >; &. Sykes; j. =. Creighton,
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Congressional Vote for Victor Bryant

Congressional Vote for Victor Bryant.
The Fort Mill friends of Victor
S. Bryant were greatly pleased
to note that he received sub
stantial vote for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the
Greensboro convention of the
Fifth North Carolina district,
which adjourned in a deadlock
Friday after several days Ses-
sion. The convention will meet
again later in the month to COM
plete its work and it is the hope
of many i'm this section that Mr..
Bryant will be the nominee. He
is a Providence On. CO. young
man, who, after graduating at
the University of North Carolina
some years ago, located in Dur
ham for the practice of law. In
the few years that he has been a
member of the Durham bar he
has made a name for himself
that extends all, over North Car
olina and there are not a few of
his friends in this section who
believe that he will some day be
governor of that State. Mr..
Bryant is brother of Messrs.
Bob and Red Buck" Bryant.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-07-14
THUNDERST0RMS LEAVE DEATH
AND DESTRUCTION in COUNTY
Fort Mill and Rock Hill Sections Visit
ed by Disastrous Lightning, Wind
and Rain.

Such downpour of rain as
fell in Fort Mill, town and town.
ship, Sunday evening from 8 to
10 o'clock has not been known
in this section for years. A
violent thunderstorm broke over
the community at 8 O'Clock and
for two hours the rain came
down in torrents, flooding the
streets and yards of the town
and the low lands of the country,
resulting in considerable damage
to vegetable gardens and the
cotton and corn crops. Sunday
was the hottest day of the year
and the earth dried rapidly after
the rain Saturday evening, lend
ing the hope that the new week
would witness much farm work,
but the hope for a few days dry
weather was dispelled when the
storm clouds began to gather late
Sunday afternoon. to be followed
in d few minutes by the deep roll
of thunder and the almost inces-
SAINT play of the lightning in the
western sky. Then, in turn,
came the rain such a rain as is
not often seen in South Carolina.
Scarcely a day has passed in
this section for the last two
weeks without rain in the late
afternoon or early evening. Con-
sequently there has been lit
tie farm work of any kind done
and many farmers complain that
the grass has got the upperhand
of their cotton and corn and that
1t will be necessary to abandon a
part of their crop. Others say
in this connection, however, that
with a weeks fair weather all
would come around right and
that little if any of the growing
crops would have to be aban-
doned. One farmer came to Fort
Mill day or two ago from the
Wright's ferry section and re-
marked that nearly all of his cot
ton was waist high Another
farmer overheard the remark and
replied that his friends eyesight
was poor that he mistook crab
grass and weeds for cotton.
A terrific and destructive
storm struck Rock Hill Saturday
evening, lasting about an hour.
The electrical display was fear
full, carrying with it death and
destruction to property, but the
only fatality occurred on the
plantation Of A. f. Willis, a
short distance from the city. A
negro, John Seagle, was struck
by a bolt OF lightning and in
stantIy killed.
A barn on the plantation of
John A. Black was struck and
went up in flames, killing mule
at the same time. Loss $500,
with little insurance. The resi-
dence of Leroy Wilkerson was
struck, but no serious damage
done. The residence of Clark
Starnes was struck five times,
tearing holes in the structure
anu kllOcklng GOWN Ine plaster IN
several rooms.
The second destructive storm
of the last week struck Rock
Hill Sunday night. Lightning
struck the barn, a big structure,
on the plantation of W. J. Miller,
which was destroyed with all OF
its contents. The loss is a most
serious one. In the barn were
three mules, two horses, 3,90C
bundles of fodder, 10 loads oil
peayine hay, $50 bushels of oats,
% bushels of corn, lot of gears
and harness, saddles and other
things, entailing a loss of about
$1,000. Mr.. Miller only carried
$3.50 insurance on his barn anC
S200 on his three mules
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-07-14

Governor Ansel has refused to
pardon Clarence Holmes, a IT
year-old white boy, convicted of
housebreaking in this county last
year and sentenced to two years.
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OTHER TIMELY TIPS.

complete line of Mems and Ladies Oxfords in all
the latest styles and feathers special discount of zoe
the dollar In this lot of shoes such brands as
CROSSETT, for men, and DOLLY MADISON for ladies'
There's better shoes made.
Our motto is not to carry goods from
to another, start the racket on July 18th.
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A Summer Suit al an Extremely Low Price.

Name your pricc-we have a suit to fit both you and
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Sometimes allurng price will lead man astray
but after he has tried the experiment his back he is
mighty glad back such clothes as we SELL the
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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-07-14

A game of ball between Pine
vile and Fort Mill small boys
Tuesday broke up in a row.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-14
TENNIS LEAGUE TO
OPEN 1910 SEASON
EARLYNEXT MONTH

The Jefferson County Lawn Tennis
league opens its season May l. and the
first scheduled matches are to be played
the first Saturday after that date and
on all Saturdays through the summer,
weather permitting, until the close OF the
season, September I.
Already about five applications have
been received by the secretary and as the
list is to be closed Immediately upon
receipt of the tenth application others
who have received applications are urged
TO forward them to w. V. Bartlett, sec
rotary, care the Birmingham Athletic
club, as soon as possible. Those who
have not received applications and are
DESTROYS of entering the league may get
entry blanks by writing the secretary.
The trophies are to be awarded after the
close of the season to the club which
stands highest in the percentage, and IN
turn given to the players whom In their
opinion have done most in bringing their
club to the standing attained.
The trophies are as follows:
First club to receive two gold meoais.
Second club to receive silver medal.
Third club to receive bronze medal.
And in addition to this Wright & DIT
son. makers of the famous championship
balls. have offered to the first club one
dozen championship balls.
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PROSPECTIVE ROUTE
FOR GLIDDEN TOUR

Columbus. Miss, April 13.-tSpecial)-
There is strong probability Of the annual
Glidden tour coming through Columbus
and Greenwood In August The present
route. rather the route selected. but liable
to change, is from Cincinnati to Louis
vile, thence to Nashville thence to
Huntsville, thence to the southeast How
ever. the splendid roads offered by the
historic Match trace. the road that was
built in the early 4Os by Gen. Stonewall
Jackson when he marched from Nashville
to New Orleans which road runs from
Nashville to the Crescent City via Hunts
vile. Columbus and Natchez, Miss, have
been placed before the secretary of the
Glidden Tour association and there has
been much substantial encouragement to-
wards bringing the tourists through here.
Another proposed route Is from Hunts
VILE to Birmingham. via the splendid
macadamized road, thence to Columhis
via Tuscaloosa and from this city 70
Greenwood. Then from Greenwood to
Memphis This "Natchez Trace" has been
the subject of good deal of late dis
CUSTOM 1t is noted from the march
General Jackson made when this road
was frst born and even to this day the
road bears the name Of Military road.
All through this section this road runs
directly southeasterly and offers perfect
road for travellers going towards New
Orleans. Congress has been asked to
make a sufficient appropriation to get the
trace in perfect shape from Nashville to
New Orleans and when this IL done auto
lists will have pike road from New York,
Chicago. Cincinnati and Louisville d.
rect to the Gulf Of Mexico.
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MONTGOMERY TEAM
CRIPPLED A LITTLE

Montgomery, April 1S.-(Special)-
Neither Pratt nor Burnett will be In the
game at Buckingham tomorrow, when the
Montgomery team meets the Coal Barons
for the first contest of the Southern
league season of 1910. Pratt will be
taken along. but there is hardly any
chance for his shoulder to be in shape for
him to play. Burnett, who got sprained
ankle at Columbus, Ca, last week, VIII
be left at home.
AS a result the infield WIN be MADE up
of Greminger at first, Osteen at second
pepe at short and Gribben, one OF the
catchers, at third Daley. Whiteman ND
phillins will be in the rear garden, all IN
the best of condition.
Harry Thomas will be the only pitcher
left at home, and in fact the only one
IN be let out for some time. The others,
all of whom will go to Birmingham are .
Thomas, JUL, Molly, Duggleby, Guese Al ,,,
Smith. Hart and Miller, catchers' WIN
also go, making 16 In all.
DIR Thomas will twirl the opening con-
test This afternoon he said his arm was
IN shin shape. and he felt that he could
aeIiver the goods. However, Ed is TAX
ing no chances, and VIII nave as many
nitchers as he needs to handle the situa-
tor There Is a chance now that Smitn,
Inc Young Alabama schoolboy md, VIII
male the regular team, as ne Is showing
class.
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Fisher, Johns of last years team; Grif-
fin, last year with Augusta, and Mayer,
the Tech lad Rogers is, of course, a pos
sibilfty, provided he decides to sign.
BARLEY will be sold If anybody Will
take him. He Is a great pitcher but too
high In salary to suit the Southern
league. Fisher and Johns are certainties
Griffin seems likely to make good. The
big Texan has a lot of class. Mayer has
pitched phenomenal ball for kid and
when Atlanta does let him go, which
will doubtless be at the very last minute,
it will be somewher near place from
which he can be recalled In the fall.
The infeld uncertainty is confined ex-
clusively to first base. There are three
men rustling for the position-Hugh
Sweeney, Ed Hohnhorst and Hyder Barr.
And it's a scramble Sweeney is young
player but has good form and has been
hitting better than 800 in the practice
games. He is brother of Ed Sweeney.
former Atlanta catcher, and learned base
ball in the Chicago city league. Holm
horst is from Augusta In the Sally league
and if he were in shape and il he took
care of himself 1t would be a cinch. As
it is he is scrapping gamely, but with
no great chance of success, unless he
suddenly RECEIVERS his health.
Barr is in the peculiar position of being
a candidate for any job on the team ex-
cept catcher. He can go anywhere in
the infield, played outfield ball for Con-
ME Mack and used to be a pitcher. He is
also some football player, having starred
with the Bowen team of Nashville. He
was slated by Manager Jordan to try for
any position and found first the softest
spot. OF course Jordan will play second,
Sentelle will play short, Walker third,
Moran left and Bayless center. And all
are known in the south.
itz. who is in right field. was in the
ginia league last year leading that
in batting, fielding, base run
ming and one or two other things. He
hasn't batted any with Atlanta as yet
but Is promising He Is a corking utility
Infielder and will run Sid Smith hard for
honors In that respect. Having two such
utility infielders and pitcher who can
play the outfield as Fisher can makes
i highly possible that Atlanta can get
through the season on 10 men.
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ATLANTA TEAM WILL
BE IN THE RUNNING

Atlanta, April 13-(Special.) -Despite dis
astrous defeats during the transforming
trip through the South Atlantic league
which ended the training season for the
Atlanta club, confidence runs mountain
high in Atlanta, and unless the Crackers
are "one-two-three or thereabouts,'' at
the finish, Atlanta will be a peevish
town.
Atlanta has played through a training
season that, except for the last few
games, was encouraging in the extreme
The first six games were against Connie
Mack's first team, the bunch that finished
second In the American league last year.
And to this team Atlanta lost six straight
games All but one, however were fought
to the last ditch, and all that the Ath-
letics had on the Crackers was a thin
edge.
Then the Toledo team took chance
and got an even break each team scoring
shutout. The New York Nationals fol-
lowed the Ohio team and after knocking
Bugs Raymond out OF the box the At
lanta team lost the game to 3. An
even break in a pair OF games with tho
Boston Nationals followed Then came
the awful Sally trip, on which the Crack
ers lost two. tied one and won one.
AS the training season has progressed
the Atlanta team has been discarding
players right and left and is now down
to II signed players. Not counted on
this list are Aristo DeHaven, who has
never reported. and e. Brown Rogers,
who has never signed.
4 The catching staff Is decided on--the
Nudgy boys, "Schlitz' Smith and BUD
weiser'' Matthews. Corliss Buchanan, the
Tech boy, would have given Matty chase
Tut rheumatism got him and spoiled his
chances.
The pitching statf is down to BARLEY.
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MAJOR LEAGUES
OPEN THE SEASON

New York. April 13.-Nowhere in the
country is the umpire's cry of play
ballr' awaited more eagerly than in New
York. Tomorrow, II the weather is pro-
pitious, will be a gala day at American
League park, where the New Yorks and
the Bostons will inaugurate locally the
championship race of 1910. Manager Stall
lings is predicting great things for his
team this year.
The New York Nationals will open the
season at Boston, where also there Is ex-
pected to be an outpouring of the faith
full.
The 16 teams that will begin the PEN
nant chase tomorrow will line up as fol-
lows:
National league:
Boston with New York at Boston.
Philadelphia with Brooklyn at Phila-
delphia-
st. Louis with Pittsburg at st. Louis
Cincinnati with Chicago at Cincinnati
American league:
New York with Boston at New York.
Washington with Philadelphia at Wash
ington
Detroit with Cleveland at Detroit.
Chicago with st. Louis at Chicago.
President Lynch of the National league
today assigned his umpires for tomorrow's
contests. At Boston Rigler Will be behind
the plate and Emsie on the bases.
In other cities the arbitrators will be
as follows: In Philadelphia, Klein, UNI
pire in chief. Kane field umpire; In Gin
cinnati, ODay umpire in chief Brennan
field umpire; in St. Louis, tombstone UNI
pire in chief Moran field umpire
President Lynch will see the game to-
morrow In Boston between the New York
Nationals and the Bostons. Manager Me-
Graw OF the New York team said to-
night the chance for pitching the open
ing games in Boston lay between Ames,
Raymond and Mathewson tomorrow. Nc
Graw also announced that the New York
club has asked waivers on Outflelder All
Shaw and Brooklyn had claimed him.
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B. R., L. & P. co.
WILL HAVE TEAM

The employees of the Birmingham Rail-
way Light and Power company who are
devotees of the national game met last
night and took preliminary steps toward
organizing their 1910 baseball team. l..
s. Richard was elected manager, and
the team will be picked from the follow
ing men: Lumbon, Henry, Mcclure, T.
Ham, w. Ham. Alexander, Leslie, Miller,
Anderson, Bradley, Richard Smith, Mil
Ter, Ware. Sibley, Kennedy, steele, Purdy
and williams.
A practice game will be played with
the Acipco team this afternoon, begin
ming at 4:30 o'clock.
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HOW SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TEAMS APPEAR BEFORE
SEASONS CLASH BEGINS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12)


in wiring to Omaha, Neb., for the last
and hrainy man to hustle on to the Guil
CITY. Shannon led the Southern league
last season in catching
Jules Watson, who played the third Dag
last season for Mobile after Benson went
away. is again on the team as utiity
man and will alternate. In Watson heeo
has a fine hitter. His work this spring
has been indeed remarkable, and peihs
a southern man, there is no reason why
he should not keep 1t up.
George M. Reed, the manager of the
Mobile team, is the Oldest of the Southern
league managers from a service point OF
view. beginning in 1899 with the Shreve-
port team He is a bench manager, but
every spring gets himself into condition
by working out daily with the team. Reed
was born in Danville, Pa. and Is slightly
over 40 years of age. His record since
1891 Is as follows;
Season GA. C. S. N, Philadelphia 3
s.; '92-Altoona, Pa, league. second base;
's3-Beliefonte. Pa, pennant, manager;
'e4-Lynchburg, Va, S. s.; '9O-Ports-
mouth. Va, manager, third place; 80
Houston, Tex, pennant, second base,
manager; '97-Houston. Tex, second base,
manager, second place; '9S-Houston,
Tex, manager, in lead when league dis
banded; '99-Shreveport, second base,
manager. second place; 19O0-Bloomington.
Ill, Three I. pennant, manager, leg
broken; 01-Shreveport, Southern, bench
manager, fifth place; 02-Shreveport,
Southern, bench manager. fifth place; '03-
Spokane, Pacific National, bench man.
ager, second place; 'o4-Pine Bluff, Cotton
States league, pennant. bench manager;
05-Greenville, Cotton States league, pen
antn. bench manager; '06-Mobile, Cotton
States league. pennant, bench manager;
'07-Decatur, ILL.,, Three 1. second place,
bench manager; '8-Decatur, ILL.,, second
place, bench manager
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The Athletic club, is making strong
effort to put the south on better foot
ing in the athletic world.
In connection with the southern cham
pionship events in the Amateur Athletic
union field meet on the afternoon of Sat
urday, May 7, an invitation meet be-
tween the preparatory schools and col
leges of the south will be held at the
Fair grounds Saturday morning.
The Athletic club, not content with
having planned a meeting for all the best
amateurs of the south, is engaged In the
more important work of encouraging the
younger athletes and pushing them into
form.
Already sufficient entries have been
promised to make this feature of the
meet a success Among the high schools
which have been invited are those at
Tuscaloosa, Selma. New Decatur, Gads-
den Atlanta Huntsville, Mobile, Ems
ley, Chattanooga. Montgomery and Biz
mingham. The preparatory schools will
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Effort Being Made to Put
South on Better Footing
In the World Of Athletics

nearly all compete. including Wrights at
Montgomery, the Marion Industrial, An
niston Presbyterians, Brownsville Agri-
cultural, Albertsville, Brewton, and the
Birmingham college.
Here is the letter which President Spur
geon has sent to the various schools of
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi:
Gentlemen: We are enclosing you entry
blanks for our meet, with Amateur Ath-
letic union Instructions, under whose
rules this meet will be held.
We expect to have a number of prepara-
tory schools and colleges take part In this
meet, and respectfully ask your consid'
Grafton of sending us a team and hor
to have your encoura cement and supper
for the success of this meet
We have offered prizes for the succ
full individuals and teams and are me- IS
a strong effort to place the south i :
better footing In the athletic world
We would like to hear from you re-
turn mail with any Information e SeS-
gestions that you can offer.
Awaiting your prompt reply. are
yours very truly.
S. P. STURGEON, AFesiusrt
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BALL PLAYERS LIFE
TO BE MADE IDEAL

st. Louis, April 13.-To make ideal the
life of a baseball player in ST Louis is
evidently the purpose of rules laid down
by officials Of the local National League
club in a statement today. Kissing of
players, insulting remarks or conduct
that in any way reflects upon the merits
OF any player will be punished by imme-
date eJectment from the park
Cheering will be tolerated to a maxi
mum. says the statement, and even for
the. opposition team. The umpire will
be afforded. however, the same protection
as hitherto. Manager Bresnahan closed
the gates of the park against the public
during practice games between the reg
ulars and recruits because some of the
spectators criticised the players
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WANTED

To sublet ten thousand yards
of good grading to a reliable
contractor with a sufficient
outfit to move same in sixty
days. James G. Long, Jr., 1918
Brown Marx Bldg.
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kenyon Assumes omce

Washington, April 13.-Wiliam S. Ken
yon of Iowa. recently appointed assistant
to the Attorney General, succeeding Wade
II. Ellis. who resigned to enter Ohio
politics. assumed office today
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Pathfinder Reaches

Louisville. KY, April Is tfe tii0cef
pathfinder car, with Dali isl nfl-
cial scout, and members Of 47e c1icaei
party reached Louisville nis atte Gen
from Lexington. KY, wHNtS fef3 pss}
last night The car lei SfIeirnstis 1s
terday. Tomorrow moruinE the pathtiree
will, leave for Nashvi'le Jonn. COINS
way of Bowling Green, pai Lsr
said that SO far he was nlieh Pleased
with the roads trsvef9ed-
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Bill for New NatIonY, PARK

Washington. April 19.-The Senate bill
ereating 1.-THE Glacier National Park" in
The Rocky mountains, in the state of Mon
tana. was passed by the House today.
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For Sale or Lease ding
house doing q fne business sod
full of first class board Ap-
ply, $50 S. Goth ST Owner