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Straps and ifacts. ? The gold Democrats of Illinois, who organized not long ago to steal the state from the silverites have decided to keep their organization intact and put out an independent ticket. ? Within the past few days, what promises to be a terrific rate war has commenced between the Seaboard Air Line and the Southern railways. The Baltimore Steam Packet company has all along been working with the Seaboard people, and the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Richmond Steamboat company has been working with the Southern people. The alleged cause of the trouble is the action of the steamboat company in invading the territory of the packet company. The railroads have taken up the fight with the result that there have already been ??">? nf iA nor font in frftiffhfc rates. OUUiU VUkD v* 4V |/v. w-?? ? ?O""' J and the outlook is that this is only the beginning. ? All the leading Democratic bank presidents of New York, says a dispatch of Wednesday, repudiate the Democratic platform and ticket. E. D. Randolph, president of the Continental National bank, and a life-long Democrat, said: "I repudiate utterly both the platform and the nominees, and as far as I can judge from the present circumstances, shall vote for McKinley, bitter thaugh it will be to do so." J. T. Woodward, president of the Hanover National bank, repudiates both the ticket and platform, but whether he will vote for McKinley is not known. J. Edward Simmons, president of the Fourth National bank, was one of the first to repudiate the Democratic ticket and platform, and to announce his intention to vote for McKinley. ? Here are the states the national Democratic executive committee considers certain of being carried by the Democracy in November, along with the electoral vote of each : Alabama, 11; Arkansas, 8 ; California, 8 ; Colorado, 4; Florida, 4; Georgia, 13; Idaho, 3; Kansas, 10; Kentucky, 13; Louisiana, 8 ; Maine, 6; Maryland 8; Michigan, 14; Mississippi, 9; Missouri, 17 ; Montana, 8; Nebraska, 8; ^?is? ii . xr^tK riotn. ix or i u vaiuiiun, n, xwivu ta, 3; Oregon, 8 ; Booth Carolina, 9; Tennessee, 12; Texas, 15; Utah, 3; Virginia, 12; Washington, 4; West Virginia, 6; Wyoming, 3. Total, 228. The number of votes necessary to. a choice is 224. Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and South Dakota, are placed in the doubtful column ; but most politicians consider that the chances of several of them going Democratic are exceptionally good. ? Wm. J. Bryan is a Presbyterian and a very pious man. His piety, no doubt, he owes to his parents. His father was a judge in one of the Illinois districts, and it was his reverential custom not only to open court with prayer; but in important cases, before he would undertake to charge the jury, he would get down on his knees and earnestly ask for divine guidence. On one occasion the supreme court reversed six of his decisions in a bunch, and shortly afterward, Judge Purple, who was on the supreme bench at the time, met Judge Bryan, and jestingly remarked: "Have you noticed that the supreme mn't Vioa revppspd a half dozen of WUIW UMW W . God Almighty's decisions that were certified up from your court?" "Yes," replied Judge Bryan, "but God Almighty was' right and the supreme court was wrong in thoSe cases." ? Beginning with the administration of Washington, in 1789, the ages of the presidents, on assuming the oath of office, have been as follows: Washington, 57; John Adams, 62; Thomas Jefferson, 58; James Madison, 58; James Monroe, 59; John Quincy Adams, 58; Andrew Jackson, 62; Martin Van Buren, 55; William Henry Harrison, 55; John Tyler, 51; James K. Polk, 50; Zacbary Taylor, 65; Millard Fillmore, 50; Franklin Pierce, 49; James Buchanan, 66; Abraham Lincoln, 52; Andrew Johnson, 57 ; Ulysses S. Grant, 47; Rutherford B. Hayes, 54 ; James A. Garfield, 49; Chester A. Arthur, 51; Grover Cleveland, 48; Benjamin Harrison, 55. From this list it appears that the average presidential age is somewhere between 50 and 55 years. Mr. Bryan, therefore, should he be elected in November, as seems at the present time most highly probable, will be about 15 years younger than the average president. ? An attempt was made to assassinate M. Felix Faure, president of the French 'republic, on the Longchamp parade grouud in Paris last Tuesday. The wouldbe assassin is a Frenchman name Francois. President Faure was going out in an open carriage to review the troops. Francois drew a revolver and fired two shots. He was promptly arrested by the police. At first it was thought that the president had been killed ; but it was discovered immediately afterward that he was uninjured. Francois claimed that he had no idea of injuring anybody ; that he merely fired to attact attention, and that the revolver was loaded only with blank cartridges. Examination of the weapon revealed the fact that the remaining cartridges were really blank. One opinion is that the two cartridges that were fired were loaded with ball. Another is Francois is a harmless lunatic and what he says about not having intended to hurt the president is true. ? General Jose Maceo, a brother of General Antonio, one of the most promnient Cuban leaders, is dead. The news came by cable a few days ago and this time there is no doubt of it. The unfortunate man was murdered by his own comrades. This is the way it happened. When General Claixto Garcia went to Cuba, he took with him from the Cuban Junta in New York a commission that gave him a higher rank than Maceo. There followed a bitter jealousy on the part of Maceo and his friends. Upon the landing of several fillibuster ing expeditions, Maceo went, without authority from Garcia and took possession of the arms and ammunition, etc. Garcia protested against such proceedings, but Maceo paid no attention to him. About a week ago the filibuster 'Three Friends," landed an expedition and Maceo went to the coast with about 150 men and took charge of it. Ou his return he was fired on from ambush and killed, it is thought, with the connivance of Garcia. Maceo was a Negro and besides the jealousies existing on account of authority, etc., a strong race feeling is also growing in the insurgent army, and as the result, the present situation is anything but encouraging for the Cuban cause. 59TW* tfftttrtrithw YORKVILLE, 8. C.: SATURDAY, JULY 18,1896. ? ' Ton shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. Tou shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold."?W. J. Bryan. ? "Ton come to as and tell us thatthe great cities are In favor of the gold standard. I tell yon that the great cities rest upon these broad and fertile prairies. Barn down yoar cities and leave oar farms, and yoar cities will spring ap again as if by magic. Bat destroy oar farms and the grass will grow In the streets of every city Id this country."? W. J. Bryan. ? Richard P. Bland, secretary of the treasury. That is the way it will probably read after the 4th of next March. ? The Charleston papers have not declared against the platform or the nominee ; but have just oommenced fighting them both, tooth and toenail. ? New York brokers are advising their customers to buy bar silver. They say that if gold is going to a premium, silver is the thing to purchase. ? The present campaign promises to be one of the most remarkable that America has ever seen. History will be made every day, and those who would keep informed must read the newspapers. ? The northeastern papers are smoking hot against the Democratic platform and nominee Bryan ; but that is nothing serious. If they will just print the news honestly Bryan will get there all tne same. ? General W. H. Ellerbe says that the story that the South Carolina delegation was opposed to voting for Tillman on the first ballot at Chicago is untrue. Senator Tillman wanted the delegation to votfe for one of the western candidates on the first ballot; but the delegation insisted on following the instructions of the state convention. ? Josehp C. Sibley was asked a few days ago what kind of a president he thought Mr. Bryan would make. He replied: "I fear no man as chief magistrate who, at the close of each day't labor, on his bended knees, invokes the guidance of Almighty God, and seeks in public and private action to conform to His revealed will." ? The Enquirer was the first paper in the state to print a portrait of W. J. Bryan, after his nomination. We happened to be prepared for the emergency, having procured the cut when Mr. Bryan was invited to address the people at Tirzah. This cut, though a good one, was not the latest, and so on Wednesday we laid before our readers a bran new picture made from Mr. Bryan's most recent photo graph. ? From Chicago, Mr. Bryan went to Salem, 111., where he had spent his early boyhood. He was received by the people with the greatest enthusiasm and made them a splendid speech. On leaving for Nebraska, the railroad people offered him the complimentary use of a special car. Unfriendly papers say that in declining the offer he was discourteous to the railroad people. The railroad people, however, say this is not true. Mr. Bryan simply thanked them and said that he preferred to travel as any other ordinary passenger. ? Most of the New York papers have bolted the platfortn ; but The Journal, one of the ablest and most powerful of them all, stands by the Democracy. On last Monday, it sent out 100 reporters to interview every man they met, as to how they intended to vote in November. These reporters got the preferences of 10,102 voters, of whom 5,665 happened to be Rep ubiicans, and 4,437 Democrats. Of the Democrats, 928 said they would vote for McKinley, and of the Republicans 532 said * 3 * ~ * a f r\f q 1 I tney wouia vote ior d^hu. xuo majority for McKinley was only 2,020, and this in the great gold standard stronghold of the Union, is a straw that shows the direction of the blowing of the wind. ? We print today news of a great deal of bolting in the northeast; but this should not serve to alarm any of the well wishers of the Democratic ticket. Where the bolters number tens, the stick era number hundreds, and where the Democratic party will lose a hundred on account of silver, the Republican party will lose a thousand on account of gold. This great movement for justice to the struggling masses is a kind that thrives best on the very kind of opposition it is receiving. Every Goldbug who flees to the Republican party, will literally frighten the Republicans to the Democratic party, and whether Goldbug or Silverite, it must be remembered that a vote is a vote. LETTER FROM H00DT0WN. Broad River Is Raging?Some Fine Cows These?Personal and Other Rotes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hoodtown, July 15.?Last week will likely go down to history as one of the wettest times on record since the floodso it seemed to some of us at least. The ground has fce^n thoroughly saturated, and on this account the wind storm of last Tuesday did considerable damage to both cotton and corn. Corn was badly blown down and twisted about and the roots so injured as to very materially lesH - J ?LUL ,nnn T<nmT 8en ID6 yieiu, WUIUU uonao noo promising. While great damage was done by all the streams, both large and small, the river has probably destroyed a greater amount of corn than the other watercourses, by remainiug up so much longer. Broad river was about as high as it usually gets, being according to conservative estimate over 20 feet above low water. It is to be hoped that we will not have a repetition of this freshet, as a little later on incalculable damage would result. The school at this place was reopened Monday, with Miss I. May Crosby again at the helm. Messrs. Jno. ?. Bankhead and son J. Walter, have secured several counties as their territory, in view of selling the Planters' Register. The latter left Monday for McDowell county, N. C., where be will labor for a few weeks. Miss Bessie Hopper of Filbert, who has been visiting Miss Lula Dowdle, returned A.J nomu Luuay. Mrs. Dovie Weir of King's Mountain, N. CM is visiting at her brother's, Mr. John T. Wilson's near here. Mrs. Jno. E. Plexico has been quite indisposed for several days. There are several cases of chills and fever in this section. Mr. W. S. Plexico was rather "on the left" last week, probably on account of of having had too big a time at Lockhart on the 4th inst. Messrs. J. D. Good and R. B. Black vie with each other as to the possession of the finest cow. Mr. Good's cow gives about 5 gallons of milk a day and sufficient for the calf in addition, and he says, with proper feed and attention, it would easily give 7 or 8 gallons. Mr. Black has two cows giving milk which he says will give near 10 gallons a day and make 3 pounds of butter. The Enquirer is to be congratulated upon the creditable manner in which it gives us the news. We were all gratified to learn so soon who was the choice of the nnfinnnl Democratic convention for pres ident. But this is one feature in which The Enquirer excels, nearly supplying in its two editions the place of a daily. It gives the news while fresh and spares no expense in catering to the wants and needs of the reading public. After a week of enforced idleness, the farmers are now busily engaged in finishing their farm work, which, with favorable weather, will be about accomplished this week, with the exception of a few who" have been vanquished by "General Green." Who woula not be willing to join their band, "Sons of Rest," for a while ? Mr. Hopper of North Carolina came down yesterday to take charge of a singing Bcnqpl at Shiloh church. Voce. . PORT MILL MATTERS. Damage Less Than Was Supposed?Rev. Dr. Thornwell to Return In a Few DaysPersonal Mention. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Fort Mill, July 16.?The farmers who have corn on the water courses, say that the overflow of last week did not do as much damaged to the crop as was supposed at first. Rev. J. L. Vass, superintendent of the Connie Maxell orphanage, of Greenwood, preached in the Baptist church Sunday night to a very attentive congregation. After the sermon a collection was taken for the above named institution. Mr. Hugh Wolfe and family who left this place and went to jkock nm sometime ago, because he could not make a living here, (as he said) has returned to try it over. Rev. J. B. Campbell, presiding elder of this district, attended the quarterly conj ference of the Methodist church on Saturday and Sunday of last week. Mr. Thomas Smythe, formerly of this place, but who for the past two years has been making Texas bis home, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira G. Smythe, | of this place. Mias Carrie Neisler of Rock Hill aud I Miss Sallie Castor of Concord, N. C., are visiting Mrs. R. A. Fulp. j Rev. J. H. Thornwell is expected to reach Fort Mill within a few days from | Glasgow, Scotland, where he has been attending the Pan-Presbyterian council. Mr. A. R. Kimbrell, who has been spending several days with relatives in this place, returned to his home in Rock Hill yesterday. Miss Mary Ardrey is visitiug relatives in Charlotte, N. C. Several of our townsfolk are anticipating a trip to the mountains in a few days to spend a while. We do not blame them for hunting a cooler climate, as it is getting about hot enough to melt a person here. Observer. Killed the Peacemaker. A bloody tragedy occurred at Richburg last Saturday. James Creech and William Creech were in Drennan & Gill's store, intoxicated and auar reling about the number of shirts each owned. Mr. Gill, an old man and one of the members of the firm had something to say, and the Creeches drew their knives. Young J. B. Drennan, a clerk in the store, drew a revolver in defense of Mr. Gill. The Creeches advanced and Drennan commenced firing. One of the Creeches was hit in the arm but not seriously hurt. C. D. Kennedy, who was behind the Creeches, trying to make them behave themselves, was struck in the eye and died from the effects of the wound on Saturday night. Young Drennan, who is a man of good character, went to Chester and surrendered to the sheriff. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Ganson Dry Goods Company?Offer i bargains in dress goods, domestics, men's fur hats, trunks and shoes. E. A. Crawford, S. Y. C.?Gives notice that on the 1st Monday in August, he 1 will sell under execution sundry articles i of personal property belonging to the i Baptist High school of Yorkville, at the suit of James H. Riddle. W. M. Kennedy?Announces that he will 1 keep on hand at the old stand of Ken- < nedy Bros. & Barron, stationery and the school books used in the free public ) public schools which will be sold for < cash at the lowest possible prices. Reg. M. Grist?Can furnish you with 1 Bryan free silver campaign badges. Gray & Crosby, Principals of Hunters- < ville High school?Make an announce- , ment which is of interest to those seeking educational advantages. W. M. Propst, Agent?Announces a re- 1 ductionin tdepriceor cneeiectropuwe ^ 910 in cash. They have heretofore sold at $25. He also prints a testimonial from Mr. R. L. McCants of Smith's Turnout, j CHESTER AND LENOIR. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir railroad was held at Gastonia, N. C., on last Thursday and organized by the election of Mr. J. B. 1 White of Gaston, as chair man, and Messrs. J. J. McLure and L. T. Nichols of Chester, as secretaries. The report of Receiver Harper, as president and treasurer of the old organization, was read, and showed that the earnings of the road up to the 10th of January | last, when the road went into the hands of a receiver, amounted to $15,000 more than for the previous year. The old organization was continued by the re-election of G. W. F. Harper as president and treasurer; J. J. McLure as secretary; and the old board of directors. There was no other business of importance to be transacted and the meeeting adjourned. Mr. A. G. Brice, of the re-organization, committee, made a statement that will be of interest to the stock holders. It was to the effect that the work of re-organization is moving along satisfactorily and will no doubt be carried out to original intentions. The re-organization scheme, in brief, is this: The road will go to sale and be bought by the bondholders, most of whom have come into the arrangement, and to the present stockholders will be issued new stock to the extent of 50 per cent, of the amount now held. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Frank Withers of The State, has been in the city for several days, Mr. R. H. Dobson returned last Monday from a business trip to Charleston. Prof. Joe McClain of Decatur, Ga., visi- i ted friends in Yorkville this week. i Miss Leila Shannon of Camden, is visi- ; ting the Misses de Loach. , W. W. Dixon, Esq., of Union, visited j friends in Yorkville this week. Mr. William Banks, who has been in . bed with fever for sometime, is reported , to be improving. Mr. R. A. Sherfessee of Rock Hill, , spent a few days in Yorkville this week with friends. Mr. E. A. (Gus) Law of Bartow, Fla., is in Yorkville to spend his su mmer vacation. Misses Bettie and Kittie Blair of Blairs- ( ville, visited friends in Yorkville this ( week. Mrs. West of Greenville, is visiting the ! />r hmthar. Rpv. T). C. Free laUlllJ V* iiV4 ?s?WMw.y - man, Jr. Mrs. J? M. Rawlinson and Mrs. W. W. ! Lewis have returned from a short stay at ' Piedmont Springs. Mrs. J.'R. Bratton, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Hannahan, at ' Winnsboro, returned home ^yesterday morning. . , Mrs. W. 0. Tatum and children of Orangeburg, are in Yorkville visiting relatives and friends, the guest ot Mrs. C. E. May. Mrs. W. M. Corkill and daughter, Miss ] Annie, of Chester, are visitine friends in Yorkville, the guests of Captain L. M. ' Grist's family. I KILLED BY LIGHTNING. ' A terrible tragedy, the news of which ; has cast a deep gloom over the town of Yorkville, and in many hearts through- 1 out the county and state, occurred on Rich ! mountain, six miles from Brevard, Tran- ' sylvania county, N. C., last Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. It was the kill- 1 ing of Rev. Robert A. Lee, rector of the "Church of the Good Shepherd" of Yorkville, and Miss Addie, eldest daughter of Senator Tillman, by lightning. 1 The first news of the shocking occur- I rence was telegraphed here from Hendersonville on Thursday morning by Mr. H. 1 F. Adickes, Sr., but fuller particulars ap- i peared in The Columbia State of Friday 1 morning. The deceased were members oi a party that had been formed to ascend ! the mountain. The other members of ' the party were Mr. H. F. Adickes, Jr., 1 Misses Nettie Adickes, May voryau, Lizzie Bingham, Annie Warren, Messrs. I M. D. Cooper and T. C. McNeely. i The party was on horseback, and when 1 within three-quarters of a mile of the top < of the mountain, was forced to return 011 1 account of a terrific thunderstorm. The nearest refuge from the storm was the < Trescott house, some few hundred yards ] away; but it happened that Miss Till- 1 man's horse was afraid of thunder, and i Mr. Lee and Mr. McNeely stopped under r a tree in order that Mr. McNeely might ( change with her. Just after the change ] was made, with Mr. McNeely on the ] ground and Mr. Lee and Miss Tillman on horseback, the futal bolt came. Mr. ] McNeely's horse was knocked down and ] he was severely shocked. Upon his re- r. covery a moment later he discovered that 1 both Mr. Lee and Miss Tillman had bee n instantly killed. Neither moved a muscle e after the shock, and no marks were left e on the body of either. 1 Rev. Robert Alexander Lee was the ] second son of Mr. Joseph F. and Mrs. i TV f?vf Kn R T.nn/>f Hno Wflflt,. Si. fl.. and a t brother of Mrs. B. H. Grier of Yorkville, c and was about 28 years of age. He was s graduated from Erskine college in June, i 1887, with every honor in his class. Then c he taught school at Hopewell for a year < and in Virginia a year, after which for about 9 months he filled the chair of Greek ] and German at Erskine. Next he took a 1 three years' course in the theological 6em- c inary at Suwannee, Tenn., and in October, t 1894, began to serve the "Church of the ^ Good Shepherd" at Yorkville as minister, z Later he gave a portion of his time also to { the church at Blacksburg, and in Novem- 1 ber of last year, he was regularly ordained > to the priesthood. He was a young man i of unusual ability and noble Christian s character, and was loved and esteemed I not only by the members of his own <& church; but by all the people of York- e< ville, old and young, who have by any b chance been thrown into his company. c< News of his untimely death fell like a pall v over the entire community. His burial t< took place in the Episcopal burying m ground at Abbeville, yesterday (Friday) afternoon. G. W. S. Hart, Esq., Dr. R. e A. Bratton, Mr. W. F. Marshall and Mr. p and Mrs. W. B. Moore left here Thurs- i day afternoon to be present. cl The funeral of Miss Tillman took place ti at High View church, 12 milles from p rrenton, yesterday, and was attended by tl nearly all of the state house officials along a with a great concourse of friends from the tl country surrounding. Miss Tillman was y about 20 years of age. She had just been c graduated from Winthrop, and had gone f( to the mountains as a guest of Miss Nettie tl Adickes of Henderson ville, N. C., to en- 8j joy a portion of her summer vacation, fo Her death is a terrible blow to her par- e< ents, brothers and sisters and friends, and *1 In its deep sorrows the bereaved family t] has the sympathy of the entire state. n v LOCAL LACONICS. h Until January 1897. o The Twice-a-Week Enquirer, or 1 The Weekly Enquirer will be furnish- w ed from this date to January, 1st, 1897, r< for 92 cents. Might Not Be Here. Governor Evans left Chester on Thursday to attend the funeral of Miss Addie Tillman, and as to whether he will be in Si Yorkville today, we are unable to learn. Elders and Deaoons. The elders' and deacons' convention of ( Bethel presbytery is to be held in Yorkville on next Tuesday and Wednesday. c Declined to Qualify. w Intendant Lowry has appointed Mr. I Lewis G. Grist a member of the board of J Wowl ?; T7 fna MV -T ~R "Poor ram - S iiCOXllJ 1V1 VV ?tu V) T?W ? ->p y w who declined to qualify. In Charge of the Court House. p Mr. R. C. Moore has been employed to g] look after the court house and public p property therein, in accordance with the ti resolution recently passed by the county board of commissioners. d At a Ripe Old Age. _ 6! Mr. Wm. F. Gardner, who lived several p miles north of Yorkville,. died last Wed- ti nesday afternoon aged about 80 years. He w was a blacksmith by trade and for many tl years bad the reputation of being the best horse farrier in the country. w In Broad River and Bollock's Creek. t< Our Hickory Grove correspondent o: writes under date of the 15th: "The reg- si istration books have just closed with the si registration in the respective townships as follows: Broad River, 160; Bullock's d Creek, 83. All of the candidates are here U having a good time and are confident of a] success. cl Senatorial Candidates. tc The Enquirer is able in this issue to present good portraits of two of the sena- b torial candidates who are expected to be r< in Yorkviile today?Judge Earle and n Governor Evans. It was also our desire to print a portrait of Mr. Duncan; but a have been unable to get a photograph from w which to make the engraving. ft Accidentally Drowned. CI A telegram was received here on Thura- c< day night at 8.30, announcing the acd- ai dental drowning of Mr. Ossie Speck, at Jacksonville, Fla., about an hour before, a' The young man was a son of the late d John F. Speck, formerly of Yorkville, J and a brother of Mr. T. W. Speck the c! (eweler. He was about 18 years of age. n He Will Prosecute. a The postmaster general has given due ^ notice that he is on the lookout for v}ola- D tions of the postal laws in the carrying of 04 unstamped communications on railway n trains. Everything that is of the nature of a letter must be accompanied by the ?' necessary postage at regular rates. This st includes railroad orders to station agents,' and all other documents of a like charac- P ten* w It Had to Be Corrected. The list of Class C pensioners for this n' county reached Yorkville last Tuesday at about 11 o'clock. As published in the 1 newspapers, it was so fall of errors as to a" be of little value. With the kind assist- 0 ance of Mr. J. F. Wallace, secretary of the county pension board, however, we immediately went to work and got it corrected in time for publication the same 61 . oi afternoon. AI To Lenoir and Blowing Rock. ^ Receiver Harper of the Chester and ai Lenoir, has authorized the sale of round trip tickets to Lenoir and Blowing Rock, ^ Stood from Friday night until Monday # morning. The price to Lenoir is $1.50, and . the price to Blowing Rock is $3.50, includ- . ing, of course, hack fare. The object of this special inducement is to give business w men along the line of the road, the op- ^ portuuity to spend Sunday at this delightful resort in the mountains. w Sere Is the Pensioners Apportionment p( The comptroller general has finished ;he work of making out the pension at rolls for the counties and finds that the xital nu mber of pensioners is-4,714. Un- or ler class A there are 53; Class B, 323 ; 1C, w veterans, 2,366 ; 2C, widows, 1,972. In ^ Fork county there are 297 pensioners. ^ 31ass A numbers 4: Class B, 14; Class 1C, 171; Class 2C, 108. The class A pensioners vill receive $9(5 each; the class B about ?pj 528.50 each; and class C, about $19 each. jn The clerk of the court has not yet receiv- th sd the money with which to pay off the hi respective claims. District Conference. til The 13th annual session of the Rock j8 ftill district conference will be held at sti Richburg on next Wednesday, July 22. an The opening sermon is to be preached by ja] Xev. A. N. Branson of Yorkville. The l< fork county delegates who are down hi >n the programme to take part in the wj liscussions are F. A. Gilbert, J. A. Smith, W. H. Crook, Revs. W. A. Pitts and A. h S. Branson. Delegates who go by pri- ]n tte conveyarfce are requested to report at he parsonage in Richburg or at the store >f Cousar A Son in Bascomville, or the itore of Whiteside A Reid in Lewisville, or assignment to homes. The public, of a sourse, is invited. Wouldn't Help It. 00 For a newspaper to avoid errors is impossible, and be as careful as it will, it is he Pound to make so many mistakes, that it ca ?n apologize for only a few of the most ta] lerious. Readers of Wednesday's issue otl vere incon venienced and not a little puz- ar ;led ou account of the transposition of to jortions of that splendid sketch or Mr. oo 3ryan that appeared on the first page, sai rVhen we explain that as the result of ] inavoidable circumstances, it was neces- so; ary to get up almost all the paper on H< donday and Tuesday and catch the O. R. 1 : C. mail Tuesday afternoon, rather than ensure us for this little shortcoming, we elieve that our readers will gladly con- * ede that we did pretty well. However, re regret the blunder all the same and beg J apologize. [r. Bryan a Patriot. He had no thought of politics. He just xpressed the honest conviction of a reacher and a teacher. Rev, A. N. irunson lectured to bis Sunday school lass last Sunday afternoon on the seleoon of David as King of Israel. He exlained that David's special fitness lay in ]e fact that he recognized that he was 1 lerely the servant and not the master of ka itannla Than hir WftV of illustration. LIV {/WpiV* .. ?^ ?- r lr. BruDson went on to say that Mr. leveland's administration has been a lilu re for the reason that it has been for je benefit of only a few, and, in coneluion, the speaker' referred to the message 1 which Mr. Bryan declares that, if electi, be will not stand for a second term, his, said Mr. Bran-on, goes to show lat Mr. Bryan is a real patriot who has o other object than the happiness and welfare of the people. A gentleman who f as given considerable study to the causes f the present revolution was among Mr. transon's auditors, and he says that it ras with the greatest difficulty he could drain fr om clapping bis hands. v " / LETTER FROM HI CKURY GROVE. nndsy School Convention?Damage by the Rain?The Sick?Personal?Other Mat- V ters of Interest. Correspondence ot the Yorkville Enquirer. < "*7 Hickory Grove, July 15.?The annual ' ' elebration of children's day at Salem dll take place Thursday, July 23. Jaa. : j. Strain, Esq., assisted by Mr. Tom / Cstes, the efficient superintendent of the ;J unday school baa arranged an instruct- ' :e and entertaining programme, and the ^ ' ublicare cordially invited to come and , , pe nd the day among the true and'hoe- - '> g itable people of Union and York coun- ' '\3s The heavy rains of the past week have ; 3 one a great deal of damage to corn crops - i specially on the river in low places. Some arties will make no corn at all, compare- ''' ively speaking, while the mote fortunate .\ 'ill be injured to a more or less extent in x H jjj bis section. The mafi'y friends of Mr.T. P. McDill * :4 'ill regret to bear that he is still oonfiined . ) his room and quite ill. May the giver ' fall good and perfect gifts, be with and :.'!3 trengthen this young man, and soon re- * ?re him to his host of friends. i ' * Broad River school will open on Mon- 1 ay, July 20, with'H. _W. Thomson as sacher, and it is especially desired that [1 parents who contemplate sending aildren to this school, will have them * > attend on the first days of the session. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Peek of Blacksurg, who have been visiting friends and ' r.y~ datives, have returned to their home, 'i lucb to the regret of their many friends. Miss Mattie Knox of Blacksburg, paid > flying visit to Miss Mattie Bell last eek and made many friends while here. ii8s Knox is one of Blacksburg's most farming daughters and we shall wel- r >me the day that she shall honor us with aother visit. "The way of the transgressor is hard," ad the same can be applied to the can "> ' ...... U. 1 dates, espeeiauy vui Wu, ?... . Ed Leech. Mr. Leech has not had a nance to get around much among his lany friends and "the boys" in general, d is now at home laid up, with a "carumper," on something like that on his eck. He has our sympathy and a sinare desire of his many Mends that he nay receive many votes. The registration officers have been here, ur people have done their duty and and prepared to vote for the man of leir choice. We have, as a common eople, a common cause to vote for, and e shall do so. All those who have serv1 their county faithfully and honestly, eed fear no barm. We want officers ^ ho are not only competent to perform teir duties, but who know those duties, 3d do them, and who can serve, as an bedient servant of the people when we ant information and assistance. All of lis "old political hAsh" and childish ibble, about a "man has had office long lough," will have no weight with lr intelligent and enlightened voters, </ id only those benighted and cannot link for self will be led astray. Vote, id vote for the man, regardless of his ate politics, who has and will serve yon onestly, faithfully and conscientiously, id let no man turn you num juui jhwu 'duty, on account of the present animosy he bears for a candidate. Mr. W. J. Moorheadand his chaining < , ife have returned from an extended trip f . i Union friends and relatives. The bridge at Thomson's mill was ashed away last week. Your corresindent is informed that a contract has sen made and a new bridge will be built an early date. Mr. Jim Hughes of Goudeysville, had le of his fingers torn from his hand last eek, while working with his engine, r. Hughes was trying to tighten some >lt near the "piston rod" while the enne was running and was so unfortunate to get his hand caught as stated above. ie young gentleman has many friends this section who will regret to hear of e unfortunate accident, and extend to ra their heartfelt sympathy. Mr. William White has entered upon" e duties of mailrider from here to Etta ine, and iu the future the mail will irt from here Tuesdays, Thursdays id Saturday mornings. The congen1 and smiling face of Mr. Sam A. 36, the ex-mail rider, will be missed by s many friends, and many hope that he ill not forget his friends "over the river." Prof. Will G. Ward has opened the opewell school as principal, and is meetcr with much success. H. W. .T. LETTER FROM BLA1RSV1LLE. .ndidates and Politics?Personal?Chil- i dren's Day Picnic, rrespondence ol the Yorkville Enquirer. Blaibsville, July 14.?About all we ar talked about these times is picnics, ndidates and politics. There is more ik about the race for state senate than any tier. Some are for Mr. Elder and some j e for Mr. Love, and some would be glad see'a new man come out and beat them th, as they are opposed to sending the me old man back again. [ heard Mr. Elder's speech at Hood town metime ago and can corroborate all the oodtown correspondent said of it. We have had quite a wet spell and a , 'I