University of South Carolina Libraries
Scraps and Jacts. ==================zz=z 1 ? Senator Gray has called attention to the fact that there, is no authority in law for the appointment of military cadets by congressmen. That power belongs to the president, but he requests the congressmen to make the nominations for their respective districts, and habitually confirms them, thus waiving the prerogative which the law gives. With naval cadets it is different, the congressmen have a legal 1 right to select them. As a matter of 1 fact, however, the most of these nomi- 1 nations are now awarded after compet- 1 itive examinations, and the brighest 1 boys get them on their own merits. ? New York World : There are 90 1 senators. Tbey have 353 employes to wait upon them at a cost of about $482,000 a year. That is to say each senator, besides bis salary of $5,000 a 1 year, must have attendance costing $5,355 a year. There are 121 clerks to committees, etc., in a body numbering only 90 persons. There are 52 laborers, though nobody can imagine what labor they perform. There are 15 policemen, though the senate end of the capitol is fully guarded by the capitol police. Senator Chandler has rendered a public service by calling attention to this monstrous extravagance. It is an abuse of large proportions, and it is made worse by the fact that most of the money is paid to per- : sons near to the senators themselves for purely nominal services. In other words. the senators are quartering their families and dependents upon the country at an annual expense of near- ; ly half a million dollars to the taxpayers. The exposure ought tp compel ' a reform. ] A party of racetrack swindlers i managed to make a big haul on last < Saturday with the assistance of a die- , honest telegraph operator who was in the conspiracy. The whole thing had . been fixed up carefully beforehand. During the day proceeding the race, which took place in New Orleans, large sums of money were sent from Chicago and New Orleans to the pool rooms in the various intervening j cities, with instructions to bet on the mare Royal Nettie. In most cases the odds were 12 to 1 against this horse. The gamblers, however, put up thousands of dollars on her. When the g races were over, the telegraph flashed g the news that Royal Nettie had won. ( The bookmakers promptly paid their ( losses, and shortly afterward it devel- j opea iLiut me teiegrupuiu uews wiu ( false. Instead of Royal Nettie win- l ning, the winner was a horse named ( Plug. None of the parties to whom ? the bookmakers had paid the money 1 could be found, and it soon developed S that the whole thing was a big conspiracy, successfully worked, and tbe ly* ing telegraph operator, who has since disappeared, was one of the con- ^ spi rators. ? Two Spanish columns fought each ( other by mistake in Cuba the other day. It seems that the insurgents 1 made an attack on a plantation near ( Havana and set the canefields on fire. Seeing tbe smoke, and realising what 6 it meant, a column of troops went out from Havana after tbe insurgents. Tbe insurgents, however, being in ! small force had left the vicinity as } soon as they had accomplished their j mission. It was late in tbe day and ( the Spaniards went into camp. In tbe j meantime another SDanisb column t had started out from another quarter t with the same object as the first; but < without knowledge that the first had t ,gone. When the second column came 5 up the camp fires of the first were < burning brightly. By their light the 1 second column was guided to the spot. ' The sentry of the first column chal- ' lenged. The soldiers in the second ' column mistook the challenge for a . signal from the enemy and charged the camp. The soldiers in camp fired a volley or two and the fighting con- ( tinued for sometime before the mistake j was discovered. Forty-four Spaniards j were killed and wounded during the , scrap. I ? Senator Pugh, of Alabama, is 70 ] years of age and is still a fighter. He i punched the nose of Don M. Dickinson, 1 in Washington, on Tuesday. Dickinson, it will be remembered, is a personal friend of Mr. Cleveland. He was in 1 Washington the other day doing some ' missionary work in behalf of the gold ' standard. He had never met Senator ] Pugh. The two men happened to be in a restaurant at the same time and a ! mutual acquaintance introduced them, Before the conversation went very far. , Dickinson uttered some slighting re- j mark that included the words, "con- ( tempt for free silver Democrats." Ou , the instant that the words were spoken | Senator Pugh's fist shot out from the right shoulder and landed on the point of Dickinson's nose. Dickinson reeled /mama n?T/\ntn /> P f kft KIAIU on/4 Pl1(rh I I i KJLU tuc CilCLlCJ VI tut UIVTT OUU u^K < started for bim again ; but was caught i by the bystanders. After it was all i over, Dickinson took occasion to apologize. Pugh accepted the apology ; but said that he would take pleasure in doing the same thing under the same circumstances. ? The Georgia papers are printing a story to the effect that the administration at Washington has just made a thinly veiled attempt to buy over some Georgia free silver sentiment to the gold standard. Here is the story. Not long ago Governor Atkinson, who is a free silver man, went to Washington and was the guest of Secretary Smith. Shortly afterward Judge Hall, attorney general for the interior department resigned his position to accept an appointment as general counsel for the Georgia Southern and Florida railway, at a salary of ?7,500 a year. The Georgia Southern and Florida railway is a part of the Southern system. The general counsel of the Southern, who controls all appointments, is Mr. Stetson, Mr. Cleveland's former law partner and present personal friend. When Governor Atkinson returned from Washington he told his frieDds that he bad refused a posiliou that paid a salary of about $8,000 a year; but would not give out any further information. The governor's friends put it up this way: Cleveland and Hoke Smith offered Governor Atkinson the position that was afterward taken by Judge Hall. They knew that the governor bad large numbers of political friends. They knew also that if be should accept the position he would have to change his financial views so as to suit those of bis employers, and it was their hope that on account of their apparent good turn toward Governor Atkinson, the governor's friends would naturally become more friendly toward the admiuistration and more tolerant of the gold standard. The offer was a very tempting one; but the governor saw through it, aud bis friends say that he bad too much honor to bite. @he fjortu'iUe inquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. C.: FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1896. ? Great Britain has decided to undertake mother war. It is ostensibly to aid the Italians in their struggle with.the Abysiinians; but really for the purpose of * conquering the Soudan and securing a . ilansihle excuse for continuing theoccu nation of Egypt. Most of the fighting is < o be done by Egyptian soldiers assisted t>y a few regiments 'of British regulars. ' t MERE-MENTION. \ The president has allowed the recently idopted resolution of congress, compellng the secretary of agriculture to disxibute seeds, to become a law without his lignature. Ex-Speaker Crisp announces bat he is willing and anxious to meet any ( ind all candidates for the senate on the [tump and defend his position on the | lilver question. The Kentucky general ( issembly adjourned on Tuesday without electing a senator or making an approbation to defray the expenses of thegov;rnment. The naval committee of the louse has recommended the construction 1 if four new battleships to cost $3,750,000 sach. Cherokee Bill, a notorious Oklaloma desperado, was hanged at Fort J Smith, Ark., last Tuesday for murder. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. , JVill Organise on the 28th?Entertainment 1 at the Inn?Killed a Hawk With a Stick. 1 Correspondence of the York vllle Enquirer. ' Blacksburo, March 18.?An effort is j >eiug made to organize a camp of United i Confederate Veterans at this place, and for - *- '? - / tu. .u n?1 Dai purpose ail oj lue ma ^uuioueiaw i toldiers in this section oflhe county, are sarnestly requested to meet here on Saturiay, the 28th instant. "The objects and { ourposes of this organization shall be < itrictly social, literary, historical and be- J oevolent," and every memberof the Con- ( federate army, who was true to, and still iherisbes the memory of the "Lost cause" j n his heart, should welcome this oppor- j unity to assist in forming an association j ;bat will perpetuate the valor and heroism )f the Confederate soldier, the justice of J ;be Confederate cause, and the truth of Southern history. No matter what State organization he belonged to during the war, every Confederate veteran is invited x> be present and it is sincerely hoped 1 hat there will be a general muster of the 1 old soldiers. Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. George W. 1 Mating gave a very enjoyable tea at Cherokee Inn, which was attended by nearly ' ill of the ladies of the town, and was quite i success, both socially and financially, 1 its object' being to raise money for the ? V*rvll f/NM fKrt I? nion/\nu 1 puruuoaiug ui a ucu iwi iuc upio^vp.** jburch. All of the members of the church have subscribed liberally for the same purpose. The bell has been ordered and 1 it is hoped will be here and ready to ring Tor Easter morning. The many friends in Blacksburgof Miss 1 Mary' Whitesides and Mrs. Ada Perry, will be pleased to know that they have returned here to live. They have moved back into Dr. Darwin's residence in Shelby street, the doctor occupying the Dr. T. B. Whitesides residence on Carolina street. Mr. E. J. Abbott, while coming up ' Broad river, last week, from Lockhart ' Shoals, found and killed a large rabbit ' bawk. The bird was just finishing a good meal otf of an unfortunate brier 1 rabbit, and was sitting on a large thorn ' bush in which he became entangled, and 1 was easily dispatched with a stick that ' Mr. Abbot had in his hands. A severe storm of wind and rain visited our town last night; but did no damage that I have heard of. This morning the sun is shining warm and bright, w. a. REFERRED TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD. Editor of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. J I havo seen much worse roads than the three miles leading out of Yorkville recently worked by the convicts; but i I have also seen these same three miles in much better shape than they are at present. They are not in a condition to stand bad weather, and are nothing to brag on in good weather. They could be 1 greatly improved and lots of expense hereafter could be saved by finishing the road at this time. Don't you think it would be the fair thing if the convicts were put back on the road and kept there, at least until the ruts are filled up and -- ' - -1 3 LI ?. O that terrioie macaaam maue passaum i Bethanj', March 15,1896. t. What Does It Mean ? The price of cotton has loomed up again during the past few days. Almost all the farm ers are accustomed to look forward to a slight rise at this time of the year. They say it is to induce the planting of a larger crop so the prices will be lower next fall. Such an explanation of the present rise does not sound unreasonable. LOCAL AFFAIRS. j INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C Grist Cousins, Agents of the Monarch ] Cycle company?Expaciate on the mer- c Its of Monarch wheql9. f W. P. Marshall, The Clothier?Makes a lew pertinent remarks as to why he 8 does, and why be should handle the t Sept's clothing and furnishing goods c usiness ofthis section, and calls special a attention to his boy's clothing which he has just opened. W. N. Wallace?Administrator of the es- S tate of D. M. Wallace, deceased, gives c notice to debtors and creditors oi the c estate. Grist Cousins, The Grocerymen?Call attention to their RJR tobacco samples which they are giving away, also to their okra and tomatoes at 15 cents, mixed ( nuts at 10 cents and wheat bran. They are also offering a second hand Mon- . arch wheel at $40. * Hobb9 <fe Plexico?Offer the words and music of "Tillman's Pitchfork," and f "One Little Girl You Know," at 50 and 35 cents. i J. G. Maloney, Blairsville, S. C.?Has seven stray isheep for which he wants to find an owner. f PRISONERS IN JAIL. 8 The following prisoners are in jail awaiting trial at the approaching term of the j court of general sessions on the charges named. All except Tate Freeman are j colored: ^ Calvin Crawford, housebreaking. Tate Freeman, Lula Simril, Nick Cor- Q nelius, Richard Belk, Callie Esters and June Massey, violating the dispensary, law. . John Brown, alias Sam Moore, alias g John Perry, larceny of live stock. TILLMAN'S PITCHFORK. j Mr. S L. Hobbs, agent, and Mr. W. L. Plexico, clerk at the O. R. ?fe C. depot, are j niitiinc In moot of their leisure time com- h posing songs and setting them-to music. 1 Mr. Hobbs writes the words and the rnu- . sic is written by Mr. Plexioo. They have t just had two pieces copyrighted, placed j, them in the bands of publishers and will soon put them on sale. The latest productions are "One Little 5 Grirl You Know," and "Tillman's Pitchfork." The first is a pretty little love c song, easy to render, and the other, as its n name implies is a campaign song and <j chorous that are full of enthusiastic Till- j manism. There are four stanzas of the song and the chorus is as follows : "Hurrah for Tillman and his fork, He's the pride of our nation, We'll put him In as president. "J Ana change the administration." ^ The pieces will be out in a week or 10 q jays, and the price will be 50 cents for the 0 words and music of the pitchfork song, a md 35 cents for the words and music of c the love song. The music is for the piano. v THOUGHT HE WAS LUCKEY. e Quite a commotion was created among t the loafers of Yorkville last Saturday e morning by a story to the effect that Dan B Luckey, of Blacksburg, had surrendered a himself to the sheriff. Deputy Scoggins. b happened to be at the depot when the O. u R. <fc C. train arrived from Blacksburg. e Among the passengers was a trim, gentle- a manly young man, who, after a few words ii 3f conversation that the bystanders could not catch, joined Deputy Scoggins and tl started up town. Presently one of the 1 loafers overheard, or thought he over* o beard, the young man remark: "Don't u walk so close to me: I don't want these a people to think you are taking me to jail." The crowd immediately settled upon it as t i fact that the young man was Luckey. h ind quickly the news spread over the I own. After the joke had gone far c mough, Sheriff Crawford gave it away, c ind it developed that the young man in 1 the case was Mr. Henry W. Thomson, of r Hickory Grove. He had seen the situa- tl don shortly after he got off the train, and s being well acquaintedwith Mr. Scoggins, fi humored the joke to the fullest extent, d After the sheriff explained, however, all f the loafers "had known it all the time." s ARMENIAN MARTYRS. ii In another column is an announcement F to the effect that on next Sunday night, in " the Methodist church, there will be held a ^ public meeting for the purpose of taking d 3teps to afford some relief to the suffering 0 Armenian martyrs. For the benefit of * those who do not know, it is worth while *' to explain that Armenia is a Christian r country that borders on the Black sea, and which is under the dominion of the Turks, d The Turks, as everybody knows, are t brutal, intollerant Mohammedans. They look upon all who are not Mohammedans * as worse than dogs, and the persecution of a Christians under their jurisdiction is con- 9 3idered by them as one of the most ac- ^ ceptable services that they can render to God. More intelligent, energetic and industrious than the Turks, the Armenians " have become rich and prosperous. Then, & in proportion to the profit that could be p derived from persecution, their religion " became more and more unbearable to their ^ inhuman masters. During the past year ^ tens of thousands of them have been mur- ^ dered in cold blood by the Turkish soldiery, and in many instances whole villages and cities' have been leveled to the F ground with scarcely an inhabitant left to tell the tale. A most distressing incideut ' of the terrible period is told in a recent let- r5 ter to London. Archpriest Stephen, of 1 the Gregorgian clergy at Urfa, Armenia, ^ had warning that his town was soon to be visited by the Turks, and wrote a letter 1 that he described as a farewell message to his fellow men. In the letter occurred the " following : "A short year ago nobody could have believed that at the end of this Nineteenth 11 century a Christian people could, on ac- v count of their loyalty to Christian civiliza- a tion, under the very eyes of Christendom, c be exterminated by the Moslem power. Yet, just this fearful tragedy is being consumated today and we are the unhappy u victims. We see no signs of relenting on n the part of our destroyers, and no hand is b reached out to rescue us. We have only p to say farewell to you and to any who have loved and cared for us, and prepare ? ourselves for death, counting ourselves i' honored in being called to seal our faith y with our lives." A few days after the above was written, ^ the letter to London goes on to say, the n Turkish soldiery visited Urfa, and Arch- a priest Stephen and four other members of f the clergy were slain before the altar I in their church while celebrating the holy d communion. tl The country, which was a liWe over a A year ago rich and prosperous, now presents the appearance of a barren waste, s peopled with naked, hungry, small pox I and typhus stricken Christians. In dis- b tricts where the inhabitants have accepted p the Moslem faith there is wealth and food I in abundance; but it is not for those who ii have given up their all for their religion, c >nd the only relief that can be expected ft >y these must coine from abroad. Miss C }lara Barton, president of the American a< tied Cross is now in Armenia, and she is te ailing upon Christian people everywhere w or the funds with which to relieve the a offering everywhere abounding. Already housands of dollars in money have been 01 ontributed by various American towns ra ,nd cities, and the meeting called for y( lext Sunday night iB for the purpose of & riving the people of this community an u opportunity to help in this most merciful tt ause. . - . st . "1 about people. tt Mr. Allison Hickson visited friends in ai iastonia this week. tt Dr. John O. Black, of Blacksburg, was bi n Yorkvilleon Tuesday last. n< Miss Daisy Glenn, of Bethel, visited I riends in Yorkville last week. ni Master Frank Riddle visited relatives in of Jethel township this week. sc mr flrior pulff nf oastnnift. visited w riends in this place Monday. in Mrs. Cam Jeffreys is visiting friends fl( nd relatives in Fairfield county. to Miss Cora Clark is at boms again after an tl xtended visit to relatives in North Caro- gj ina. Miss Maggie Caldwell, of Carp, visited rfr. W. W. Jenkins's family last Wednes>Say. M Mr. C. Fred Williams, a medical student f the Maryland university, at Baltimore, 9 expected home next week. We received a pleasant call on Monday ash from Mr. Jas. Martin, of Blacksburg, ,nd M r. Farmer Moore, of Oconee county. Mr. H. W. Rubley, the inventor of the ^ Planter's Register system of book keep- ^ ng, is in Yorkville. 61 Miss Janette Davidson returned home n< ast Friday, after spending sometime with hi ler sister Mrs. Wm. T. Dunlap, of Charotte. th Mr. R. L. Campbell, of Bethel, was in , forkville on Wednesday, for the first p ime in about six weeks. He has been 111 aid up with the measles. Dr. S. T. Moore and family, of Shelby, oi J. C., have fnoved to Yorkville, and are ot ow residing on Main street in Mrs. N. * T 0^14V.U Ol 1. Olllivu o wttago# Miss Mary Farrington, one of the prin- A ipal witnesses in the Reese-Williams ej nnrder case, was in Yorkville on Tbnrs- CT lay, and was interviewed by Messrs. ei ilcCaw and Brice, attorneys for the Wil- . iams estate. 13 ni ACCUSED OF FORGERY. er Alfred I. Craven, formerly a citizen of U1 Torkville; but who left here several n< ears ago and finally settled in Atlanta, la., was arrested in that city last Monday n the charge of forgery. The details re published in the Atlanta Constitution if Tuesday. It seems that for sometime past Craven, /ho was an accomplished penman and an P ixpert accountant, has been the trusted rj >ook-keeper of L. H. Hall & Co., propri- H tors of the Atlanta Coffin factory. On w rlonday he presented at the Lowry bank check tor $100 and purporting to have ** een signed by Mr. h. H. Hall. The ?r eller of the bank was personally acquaint- J? d with Craven and making no question s to the genuineness of the check cashed B t at once. tr An hour or two later the teller called he matter to the attention of the cashier. ^hatofficial compared the signature with ne on record that was known to be genline, and pronounced the check to be forgery. * 18 Without delay the case was put in the muds oi a detective wno rouna ^mvqu m lis place of business and took bim to tbe tr jowry bank. He claimed at first that the 08 heck was genuine ; but fihally offered to P? ompromise matters by making it good. ( ?be bank officials agreed, and at Craven's / equest the detective accompanied him to h< he office of a friend from whom Craven tv aid he could get the money. The friend 10 ailed to comply and then Craven and the letective went to the office of another riend. w The last place was a small office on the ide of the Georgia railroad. Craven went aside and the officer began to grow irtiistient and went back into tbe office to ** aok for bis prisoner; but Craven had 8r aken his departure by way of a back ar loor or window. There were long lines c* f cars standing on the railroad tracks, nd realizing that pursuit would be foolihness, the detectives reported the occur- *r ence to the chief of police and for his negigence was. promptly suspended from '5I ? - nl uty. At last accounts (Jraven naa not ~* teen re-captured. ai Upon learning of the forgery Mr. L. H. w lall began an investigation of his books nd found a shortage that aggregated ~ ouiething like $150, with a strong proba- . lility of the amount running up to a still ia irger sum. Craven was a native of Yorkville, and w ived here until about 1882 when he went ?' a Gastoilia, N. C., and from there to varius towns in Alabama and Georgia. He i now about 35 years'of age. Those who new him when a young man will not &( e especially surprised at the charges that ^ ave been preferred against him. , w LOCAL LACONICS. If 'ailed to Sign. th The Enquirer has received a letter Ci rom Stroup's asking about a paper that as failed to come. The writer neglected to 3 sign his name, and the book-keeper is *y t a loss as to how to go about furnishing cl bedesired information. C< 'ownshlp AaHensorn. I*1 The York township board of assessors r( let in the office of County Auditor 61 Vaters on Wednesday and examined the m ix returns as made by the taxpayers of or bis township. The changes in the returns at .'ere of trifling importance and in the fc ggregate included only 20 items. iD ouuty Alliance. c0 County President Elder has requested m s to announce that the second quarterly S'1 leeting of the York County Alliance will e held in the court house on April 6. w resident Keitt and Lecturer Wilborn .'ill deliver addresses, and the public is a ivited. ^ (aftonlc. \foolr ott aViq nfor r\f "Rrvrol A rnli | TI j.uu wj vum(/vv4 v** JL. ?vj 1*4 44.1vu lasons had a big time of it last Friday t0 ight. J. T. Baron, Esq., of Columbia nd Messrs. A. H. White and V. B. Mc- co "addon, of Rock Hill, wore present. " )egrees were conferred on several candi- 9e atos and a splendid supper was served at tie Parish hotel. w' l. K. P. Church at Rock Hill. Rock Hill Herald : Revs. Oliver John- su on and C. E. McDonald and Hon. D. E. m ""inley, a committee appointed by Pres- ha iytery, conferred with a committee ap- Wl ointed by the members of the Associate ar teformed Presbyterian church, Monday, bj a regard to the site for the proposed ou hurch building to be erected in the near co iture. The committee recommended the ing rawford and Strait lot on Main street, sel Ijoining the photograph studio. Prcsby- roa iry meets at Gastonia in about two we eeks. - .' . inc lways on Time. tht "Have you ever noticed it? At least pr< se or more of them turn up every time it I tl lins," remarked a Yorkville merchant pel esterday shortly after he had been asked wo i to whether or not he had any old a i mbrellas to mend. "I do not know how go< ley manage it," continued the speaker, the ill referring to the umbrella mender; wa but they are always here whenever for lere seems to be an ODnortunitv for litt jything - to do in their line. I have Oh lought of them in connection with the Hi ullfrogs after a shower, and other, phe- as amena connected with the weather; but grs have never been able to solve the las lystery. Possibly they have some kind ev< ' an organization, keep tool kits hid er imewhere in or near every town, and ing hen the rain conies along the initiated nit lember who happens to be nearest to a wo eld of operations gets out a kit and goes i work. If the explantion is not someting like this, I confess that I have to Ive it up." 1011 Cot LETTER FROM 60LD HILL. j eagles and Mamps?Model School Honse? Bogy With the Crops?Not so Mad as C01 They Were?Road Working?Some gensl- ? u hie Talk?Tillman and His Speech. irrespondenoe of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Gold Hill, March 18.?It is so seldom fly| ist there is anything, in The Enquirer g{n om here that I intend to write a letter ln ren if it does not prove interesting. It is t 5t exactly in my line to write much. I j ave a better voice for eating. ^ Well, we have bad a rough time with H( le measles and mumps; but they have rea layed out and at last Gold Hill is once tio lore on ber feet. On account of sickness we had to close m, ir academy, and we have decided not to ap, >en up until summer as we do not want 8flC ir school to run down. Miss Maggie lezander is our teacher, and she is an ^ ccellent one. We are thinking of ineasing our building; and will have to nploy an assistant, as our school is very on rge, numbering 80 pupils.' We have a ^ Ice building 20 x 40 feet, with a bell tow- aQ( '. The school room is handsomely fitted tjn a with patent desks, and the trustees are gee )w having the building nicely paipted. ha, Everybody is just as busy as they can a c 5 fijfing up for another crop. We are ^ 111 going to try to make our hog and an( >miny, and then what cotton we can. 8U, be cotton crop will not be Increased j uch in this community, only on one an( ace, and that is the Marshall place. ev< hat is now owned by B. D. Springs, jj, e is going to work 300 acres. If a]v e could only get the big farmers to j it down, I think we could manage the Itton ; but it seems to me whenever we nail farmers, reduce the area, the big m(] i mere always increase their*s, so there taE really very little reduction as a whole, ^oj ut so it has always been?the big fish jnfi y to swallow the little ones. 0f' There has been a large crop of oats and j beat sown ; but on account of the recent the eeze it does not look very promising. m, I think the fruit crop will be very light. yy, Well I suppose the time is not far dis- cer nt, when our friends will be around tut- 8Ut nding to us the right hand of fellow- -5 iip. Well, brother, we are hurrying up ga, ying to get through with our work so we enj in shake. There is nothing like cam- 0f lign year. We are generally glad, when ' ?j comes, and gladder when it is over. 0U( hese candidates are such a lot of good, west, social fellows, especially every w years. Well there are twoi&at I want ^ i see elected and they are Speckle Trout goj id Frank Ashe. They will do to tie to. er8 tie rest are all O. K., but I want these to ujj ork in the lead. ~ eot I was reading in last week's paper what H. Epps said about the effect of Spain's ^ eatment of our flag on the Gold Hill gut ays. Well it did raise our dander right go, nart; but we are gradually cooling off, qUI id I think that by the time war is de- tyj ared, if it ever is, we will be so cold ^ tooded, that we will be willing to look gQj 1 and let somebody else do the fighting ey( 1 fact we are not mad now. 20( The last three days have been pretty rea usy ones in this community. Everyone d enough has been working the roads, id the overseers have done some good ork. In fact, the roads have been orked as well as they can be with dirt, hey have been ditched on both sides and rown up in the middle and that, I think, about all that the chain gang is doing, here is this difference, however. We Co1 on't have to drive four or five miles I it of our way to get to Fort Mill,, like the ey have to do to get to York. I do hope bei te supervisor will not put the chain l?c ing on the Tirzah road for we all like to ^ ) by the dispensary and I am afraid we ter ould have to go some other road. Now, of r. Editor, if you have any influence ma ith the board, please get them to don't. un< ' you will work on the members over net ere, I think we can manage our man ?tt< alp. You know he has to go that way. wh But laying all jokes aside, it does seem ma me that it is a perfect farce for the coun- "sf to go to the expense of keeping up a tot lain gang to work the roads with dirt, nec ommon sense ought to teach any one enj' lat the more dirt, that is piled up into a are )ad, the worse it makes it in wet weath- 1 . The mud is too deep now without org * * 1? - ? nrn aKing 11 aeeper oy luruwiug mum vmv .? i it. Now, would it not be better to go ing it intelligently ? Let some of the board air i over into Mecklenburg and study grad- cus g and macadamizing, then employ a sioi mpetent man, get the right kind bf A achinery and fix the roads so they will ing ind forever. a i I have been informed that they have Th< bat is called a chain gang tax in Meek- ful nburg which amounts to about one and eirc half mills, and that With this amount, blu ey are making the best mads I ever saw. L. is a real pleasure to ride over them. Fa< bey are now thinking of issuing bonds the amount of ?200,000, to complete five Het the main public roads clear across the tic< unty. One of these roads leads from me "right's ferry to Charlotte. Don't you ed ] e if they do this it will be nearer to T mrlotte than to York? A good road are ill surely capture the trade. sueNow if every township in York would oth bscribe as liberally for the purpose of euf acadamizing the public roads, as they uee .ve done for building railroads, we "hs ould have the finest roads in the State S id besides we are not benefitted directly bro r railroads like we would by building up bee ir highways. By building up railroads, Wt rporations reap the benefit. By build- tior \ ; oar highways, we are benefitting ourvee and our children to come. Good ids bring ua nearer to market, saves ar and tear of wagons and teams and ireases the value of property. I do hope ) day will soon come when the road )blem will be solved. As it stands no.w blink it is a very unjust law, for it cornIs a man who does not own anything to >rk or pay just as much or more than man who has plenty of this world's :>ds, and who owns wagons that cut np > roads, and the poor devil who has to lk has to do the work. But excuse me writing so much, and indulge me a le longer. I must say "Hurrah, for M i Ben." I mean our Ben. We Gold ^ lis boys are just as proud of that speech if we bad made it ourselves. Thank tcious, South Carolina has got a man at t who is not afraid to tell the truth in if it is unparliamentary. It has nevbeen answered yet. We are still look\ for an answer from some of those digled machines but they don't seem to be und up. Jinks. LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE. - ?At. ? 1 DMaAkln?_MBll rnn. tract?Other Notes. reapondence of The Yorkville Enquirer. Jickory Grove, March 18.?The angel . death lias spread its wings over oar nmunii.y, and this time has taken from r midst and borne the soul of the infant lighter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Peeks to its ven of rest. To the afflicted mother and 1 rowing father, we extend oar heatfelt n pathy in their deep bereavement, and cerely hope they may find consolation the knowledge that God does everyng for the best. Lt a meeting of the Broad River Sunday100I, Messrs. W. S. Wilkerson and snry W. Thomson were elected to repent that school at the coming convenn to be held at Wilson's chapel. Your correspondent has examined with ich pleasure the list of jurors for the proacbing term of court, and is glad to ) several of them are from this townp. Law and justice will be safe in the nds of such men as we shall send. Vernon, the oldest son of Mr. Sam tchell, died at the home of bis parents, last Sundayinorning. Little Vernon ) for years been a confirmed invalid i a continuous sufferer, being at all les confined to his room. God has m best to call the little sufferer .to his pen of rest; and to place upon his brow rown with stars. May a merciful God i8o'e s.id comfort the bereaved mother i .ather in the dark hours that now "ound them. iev. Jas. Thacker preached to a large i appreciative audience last Sunday ming at "Wilkereon's school house." . Thacker is an able minister, and Is /ays welcome on his visits. I ess re. Hughes and Estes from Union mty, were visiting "friends" on this e Sunday. The gentlemen report a >8t enjoyable time, but had the inisforte when "en route" to break the kingt of the buggy, and now they are sing; "Down went McGinty to the bottom ;he Sea."' Ir. Catching, who has the contract for i mail route from here to Etta Jane, has de a sub-contract with Mr. William bite for a very small amount, we sinely hope William will meet with much icess and pleasure. four correspondent was in Yorkville :urday on business. He bad a most oyable time, but a fellow can see a lot politics in the air. 'he font re are all busy now hauling ; fertilize re, and, if I am not sadly mis:en, there will be a great deal more d than for several years past, four correspondent has, in his life, had ne experience with soliciting snbscribfnr titwinoneni and nniHnHfftln and e most young men, thought he knew nothing about the business, but what a I, sad mistake. Suffice it to qay, my eyes i now open, and those who contemplate bribing for a paper, should take into isideration, first the quality, then the mtlty of matter and then the size of >e, and the paper upon which the matis printed. By way of comparison ne people like myself will have their js opened and will see the benefit of jt >d, cleanly printed paper for home iders. T. ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. tat the Absentees Missed?Local Medical Society?Building and Loan?Dr. Johnson Up Again?Services at the White Memorial Chapel. Tespondenceoftbe Yorkvllle Enquirer. Lock Hill, March, 17.?The work on i bicycle track of our athletic club is ng pushed. Mr. W. C. Whitner is to ate the circle. 'he officers' court of the First Presby lan COU1CU UlUk last uigui Iti mo uuuio Mr. Y. B. McFadden. Sad to say y were absent; some sick, some Jer other appointments, and some ided at home. Those who could not md were sad, and were sadder still en the report of the meeting was de. M n. McFadden is famous for her treads,'* and as there is much business >e discussed some refreshment is almost essary. The result lost night was the oyment.of a great feast. The officers getting to be envied. . 'he "M. Ds." of Rock Hill have anized a local medical society for the vention of disease and cure of the ail. The society will hold meetings twice lontb, and at these meetings will diss topics connected with their profesaal work. . circular letter has been issued, invitsubscriptions to the capital stock of lew Building and Loan association, sse associations have been very successt.nd the signatures at the end of the :ular indicate that this one will earn a e riband. They are Messrs. Thomas Johnston, W. J.' Roddey, V. B. McIden, J. E. Roddey, Jno. B. Black, W. Wilson and J. ?1. Miner, xnese gennen don't fail. The books of subscrip1 are now open and with these gentle* n as leaders the stock will be subscribfor liberally. he many friends of Dr. J. B. Johnson glad to see that mumps, feyer and h other trifling annoyances had no er effect than to give him some of the orced rest every Rock Hill hustler ds. No one could tell that anything id been the matter with him." unday night Rev. N. J. Holmes ught to a close the meeting that has n in progress for some time in the lite Memorial church. This organiza1 is a comparatively new one. The