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Scraps ami .facts. r ? The general committee on appropriation has decided to appropriate the sum of $5,000 to be paid to the widow of Ex-Speaker Crisp. The amount to which Mrs. Crisp is entitled on the balance of her husband's salary is only $2,000; but in view of the distinguished service of the late speaker, it is thought that his widow should have at least $5,000. There will no doubt be some kicking against the appropriation ; but it is generally believed that it will go through. ? Seaman Creelman, who acted so * * ? ? \TOino Q neroicany uu mc uaiucomy xumuv ? few days ago, has been presented by Secretary Herbert witb a heavy gold medal. The medal is about the size 1 of a silver dollar, and bears on the re- i verse in high relief a picture of the warship Maine, while on the obverse the inscription : "William J. Creelman, United States navy, for extraordinary heroism, February 6, 1897. ' Presented by the secretary of the navy." ? The extremely belligerent situation between Greece and Turkey continues. During the past few days, Greek forces have driven the Turks out of several Cretan towns and taken possession. Afraid of the results, howerer, the European powers have sent naval vessels to Crete, and the Greeks have been told not to make any more fuss i than is necessary. Turkey says she has not and will not declare war against Greece; but is leaving the whole matter , in the hands of the powers. Judging from the news that is being cabled from abroad, it looks very much as if it is the intention of the powers to in- ' duce Turkey to abandon Crete and to turn the island over to Greece. ? Postmaster General Wilson on Tuesday gave out a statement showing the gross postal receipts of the largest postoffices for the month of January, 1897 as compared with that , of the same period of 1896. The total receipts for January, 1897, were $2,839,911 and for January, 1896, $2,944,- , ? 854, a net decrease of $104,433. The eight largest offices, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, San Francisco and Brooklyn, show decreases in receipts. Only 9 of 30 offices show increases. They are Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, i Washington, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Providence, Albany and Newark. The | receipts of the postoffice department is considered to be a good indication of , the prosperity of the times and this statement shows a general depression of business; in fact the decreases for January of this year have been the greatest for some years. ? Arthur Duestrow was executed ' here at 1 o'clock this afternpon, for ' the murder of his wife and child on 1 February 13, 1894, says a Union, Mo., i dispatch of Tuesday. Duestrow was < in receipt of an income of $10,000 a t year for life, settled upon him by his ] father. He was studying medicine in , St. Louis, but had practically given j himself up to drink and the baudy houses. On the day of the murder he 1 had made an engagement with his wife to take her sleigh riding. When he went to keep bis appointment he was 1 drunk and quarrelsome, and abused 1 the servant who admitted him to bis i house. His wife endeavored to draw j his attention from the servant when , he turned upon her, shot her four ( times and then held up their baby against the wall, and put a bullet through its head. A fortune has been ' spent in the effort to clear Duestrow on the ground of insanity. There ' have been five continuances, one mis- 1 trial, one appeal and one change of ' venue in the case. The case attracted | wide attention, and has established many precedents by court rulings upon insanity pleas in defence. ? The international monetary con- i ference bill which was passed by the , senate, has developed into a more im- j portant issue than was expected. When the house committee on coinage ' took charge of the bill, there was thought to be no doubt that it would ' be reported favorably, but the opposi- 1 tion to the bill has* been growing 1 steadily until it seems probable that, t if reported, the action will be taken , against the wishes of a majority of the ( Republican members of the committee. All of the Republicans who have spokeu on the measure before the 1 committee have argued that it would 1 be au embairassment to the incoming 1 administration. On the other hand, some Republicans say that Senator Carter, of Montana, who recently had an interview with the president-elect, quotes Mr. McKinley as expressing a desire that the bill should pass. The Republican members of the committee have held a conference on the matter, which left their policy undecided. It is now doubtful as to whether a vote will be taken on reporting the bill for several days. ? The state of Washington is on the verge of wiping out all of her saloons and wholesale liquor houses by adopting a law similar to that governing the sale of liquor in South Carolina, says an Olympia news dispatch of last Wednesday. The dispensary law, known as the Cline bill, passed the house by a vote of 47 ayes to 30 nays, much to the surprise of the house itself. The measure was supported by , nearly all of the Middle-of-t he-Road Populists and by a few silver Republicans. The proposed law puts full control of the liquor traffic in the hands of the governor, but eliminates from the South Carolina law the profit system. The governor appoints a state commission, which in turn appoints county commissioners and they in turn appoint local dispensers, all liquor being handled through the state commission with a sufficient profit attached to pay all expenses of the different boards and dispensers. No liquor is to be sold at retail to be drank upon the premises, and minors or drunkards are prohibited from receiving it. It is to be sold only in quantities not less than a pint, nor more than five gallons. The promoters are uow confident the measure will pass the senate. ? The Nafional Farmers' Alliance and Industrial union, has just been holding its annual meeting in Washington. Among the resolutions adopted was one asking the senate to kill the Loud postal bill recently passed by the house. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows ; President, Mann Page, of Virginia; vice president, C. Vincent, Indianapolis, Ind.; secretary and treasurer, W. P. Bricker, Pennsylvania; executive committee : Mann Page, Virginia ; R. A. ^ - ?- * ?- T\ T _ 1 T? soumworin, uenver, v^oi. j juuu x>reitiig, West Virginia; A. B. Welsh, New York ; Hon. J. W. Stokes, of South Carolina. lite ^lorlu iUe (Enquirer. YOItKVILLE, S. C.: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1897. ? The Enquirer is informed that since the defeat of the express bill in the senate, senators and members have been receiving letters from people all over the state expressing the opinion that the bill might very properly become a law. Indeed, most of the writers insist that such a law is very necessary. The bill, as introduced Kit MV HftT.r>anh. has been favorably re ported in the house, and, under the circumstances, the probabilities seem to be that it will pass that body. ? The Mecklenburg people say that over in their county, it used to be a question of how much a team could pull; but now it is only a question of how much a wagon will stand without breaking down. This being true, each Mecklenburg road now saves to the people thousands of dollars every year. Then why should York county's roads not be fixed also ? It is surely not because the work will not cost more than it is worth. ? Five hundred dollars for Reese and three hundred dollars for Luckie, are the amounts of rewards that have been iffered by Governor Ellerbe. The size if the rewards are unusual in this state, Mid their liberality shows that Governor Ellerbe has a proper appreciation if his duty to uphold the majesty of the law. Detectives everywhere now have large inducement to keep on the ilert, and, in our opinion, the chances for the apprehension of the fugitives ire considerably improved. ? Just because of the escape of Reese ind Luckie from the county jail, don't :et everybody become so badly excited is not to have any sense; but let the iail be at once made as secure as possible, jo as to guard against another similar lfif f/?nnnt.u nrn JUt'urruuvci mm KUOU iw v?w wMMV r :ure, own and keep, at least a pair of sure-enough, well-trained bloodhounds. The bloodhounds probably will not be needed so often as say once a year; but, like the western man said of the pistol, ivhen they are needed they are needed :>adly. ? From interviews published in the Atlanta Constitution, it appears that ;he Democratic members of congress ire of opinion that it will be better for them not to try to place any objtructions in the way of the Republicans in their efforts to bring prosperity. It is to be hoped that this policy will be carried out literally. What the country needs now, more) ;han anything else, is a general revival of business. If the Republicans ?n bring this about let them do it, ind if they prove their incompetency, -vhy the voters will be all the more .villing to entrust the task next time ;o the recently purified Democracy. ? From the address to the people of Blacksburg and York county, published n another column, it appears that Mr. Wittkowsky, the new president of the Blacksburg Land and Improvement company, means to commence waking hings up. It is a long lane, they say, :hat has no turn, and a general depression of say six years, in a country like his, ought to be enough to bring us pretty nearly to a crook in the lane. At my rate, there is apparently a widespread feeling of this kind among capi-alists everywhere, and, under the cirjumstances, the Land and Improvement jompany can have but little to lose by | he inauguration of a campaign of renewed activity. ? "York county's roads will never be macadamized; it will cost too much money and the people cannot afford it," emarked a citizen in the presence of the ivriter a day or two ago. The only roublo with the speaker referred to is hat while he has some conception of the arobable cost of macadamization, he has lot sufficient enlightenment to enable aim to realize that right now, on account )f the very bad roads, we are each year iterally throwing away enough time, abor and money to macadamize ever}7 ntblic road in the county from end to end vithin five years. The time is thrown away in that it requires from two to three lines as long to make a given distance >ver a bad road, as it does over a good road. The labor is wasted in that one J mule can pull as heavy a load over ' macadam, as three can pull through the ^ mud. The money is wasted in wear and tear on livestock and vehicles. Now, this is not theory ; it is approximate fact, ( and as such it is respectfully submitted to the gentleman who believes that the work of macadamizing the roads would prove too expensive. CATAWBA RIVER BRIDGE. The Enquirer is glad to see that the people of Fort Mill township have detonninoJ tn oclr tllA oniintV t/1 hlllld A bridge across Catawba river, and it sincerely hopes that the county will not fail * to give them the consideration to which ( they are entitled. Although some may be inclined to the opinion that Fort Mill is in the position 1 of asking a great favor, The Enquirer does not think so. This township is one of the most valuable portions of the county, it pays its full share of the county ] taxes, and from the time the county was organized, it has, to its own serious detriment, been suffering a great public in- 1 convenience. Under all the circumstances, we wonder why it has not asked for the bridge before; but since it is about to ask, we can see it in no other way than ] that it is requesting as a favor, what should really belong to it as a matter of right. No doubt there will be some kicking ( against the proposition. There are some < chronic kickers in this world who have < no other way of advertising their existence. But the commissioners are not ' called upon to pay any attention to this ( kicking. It has only to give the matter careful consideration, and then do what it believes to be just and right. < , I BLACKSBURG BUDGET. An Accidental Death?The WhlsonantSiuith Marriage?Runaway Accident? Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Blacksbubo, February 19.?Among the first official acts of our new magistrate?Mr. A. M. Bridges?was the holding of an inquest over the body of Lionel Pbilbeck on Wednesday last.# The jury which sat on the case was composed of Robt. H. Moss, foreman ; W. P. Wylie, Robt. S. Mow, E. H. Hamrick, Gilbert Wylie, John Crawford, George Ellis, Jas. Bridges, David Moss, Wm. Wylie, Wallace Wylie, N. A. Hoyle, A. F. Moore, Louis Hopper?14 in number. The verdict of the jury was that he came to his death "by an overdose of morphine, taken by his own hands," to relieve the pain of a severe boil. There was also a report that the young man was suffering from heart trouble. The marriage of Miss Alice Whisonant of this place, and Mr. F. A. Smith, of Lancaster, was celebrated on Wednesday morning at 7.30. at the residence of Mr. Wm. Whisonant, the bride's father.' The ceremony was performed in a very happy, and impressive manner by the Rev. J. P. Knox, of Hickory Grove, and the attendants were Miss Alice Little, with Mr. Hugh Caldwell; Miss Fletcher, with Mr. Gaillard Cline, and Miss Estelle Rat- I teree, with Mr. Watson. The room in t which the guests assembled, and where 1 the loving young hearts were joined to- t gether, was beautifully decorated for the 8 occasion by the many friends of the bride, I and the happy bride and groom, with the F best wiBbes of a host of friends, took the 0. R. ?S C. train for Lancaster. The hap py event was very much saddened, however, by the reception at the train by Mr. f Smith, of the news of the serious illness 3 of bis sister Miss Maude Smith, of Lancaster, and news of her death has since I been received here. Cupid is still busy with preparations r for the union of the young hearts. The r marriages of Miss Lola Jackinsto Mr. R. 1 S. Withers, and Miss Gracie Mintz to Mr. c Hoyle Porter, have been announced to * take place next Wednesday, the 24th instant. ? On Wednesday afternoon, while Mr. ? Frank Scoggins and Mr. John Whiso- P nant were riding in a 2-borse buggy, on 1 Carolina street, the tongue straps of one of the horses broke near the residence 0 of Dr. T. B. Whitesides. The animals c started in a run and soon become un- 8 manageable. Mr. Scoggins jumped out, v but Mr. Whisonant stayed in the buggy, c and in trying to stop his horses was vio- 6 lently thrown to the ground, sustaining a severe shock and painful bruises. He ^ has partially recovered, however, and his * many friends will be pleased to know r that he is not seriously injured. 81 There are two duties which our citizens 8 should promptly attend to, as the time 11 is limited. One is to get themselves reg- 8 istered for the approaching town election ; 8 the other is to set out shade trees on our ? sidewalks, wherever they are needed. The election of officers for the new coun- 8 ty of Cherokee, has developed the fact P that Colonel W. D. Camp will probably 81 be a candidate for probate judge and will c receive almost the entire vote of our 8 township. w. a. v Remarkable Pardon. V Governor Ellerbe recently granted ? a rather unusual pardon. When Ar- ? chie Simmons, of Beaufort county, a was 14 years of age, be was convicted c' of robbery from the person and sent to the penitentiary. He completed bis sentence 10 years ago and has been a good citizen ever since. At present he holds the position of magistrate's y constable. There being doubts as to d whether he retained his citizenship, 0 though only a boy when convicted, 8 the governor restored it by granting i, the pardon yesterday. It is the first case of the kind that has ever come a up in this state. n tl Will Build It Strong. S Prof. Iierudon has commenced work a on his store and music hall, and from the h looks of the timbers lying around, it r would appear that, among other things, r the building is to be constructed with an '1 especial view to strength. The contrac- a tors say that the sleepers for the second v floor are to be strong and numerous c enough to safely hold more than twice the tl estimated weight of the house full of peo- n pie, even without columns underneath; r but notwithstanding this, Prof, llerndon c proposes to place underneath a row of columns in addition. t< LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Jovernor W. H. Ellerbe?Publishes a proclamation offering a reward of 3500 for the capture of M. R. Reese, and S300 for the capture of Daniel F. Luckie. irist Cousins?Quote low prices on a number of standard articles. They also let you know that their lemons and oranges have arrived, and lemons are offered at 15 cents a dozen and oranges at 15 cents, or two dozen for 25 cents. J. Lee?Announces that he has located in Yorkville and is prepared to furnish estimates for plain and ornamental painting, papernanging, etc., and can be found at Kuykendal's drug store. TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS. Governor Ellerbe. on last Monday, innounced his appointments of boards >f township commissioners for York *onntv. The respective boards are com cosed as follows: Bethel?I. B. Faris, D. G. Stanton, IV. E. Adams. Bethesda?J. F. Ashe, A. W. Gladden, Joseph N. Steele. Bullock's Creek?T. A. Gwin, J. E. Bankbead, A. C. McKnight. Broad River?W. S. Wilkerson, W. J. Moorhead, J. E. Leech. Catawba?A. H. White, W. T.. Boyd, W. S. Leslie. Cherokee?E. Hardin, R. E. Porter, R. P. Roberts. Ebenezer?W. W. Miller, Julian Avsry, Maxcy Fewell. Fort Mill?C. P. Blankenship, Fred Nims, R. F. Grier. King's Mountain?W. J. Davis, L. A. McGifl, W. T. McKnight. York?J. S. Brice, James L. Moss, C. Matthews. Under the law, the various boards will jet together at the first opportunity, and jlect their respective chairmen, and these chairmen will constitute the next board of county commissioners, which will hold ts first meeting iu Yorkville on Tueeiay, March 2. SALOON VS. DISPENSARY. The subject of Hon. Lou. J. Beauchamp's lecture Wednesday night was the South Carolina dispensary, and his argument was along the line that prohibition can be enforced if it jn only backed up by i healthy public sentiment. To begin with, Mr. Beaucharap took tbe ground tuac me saie 01 uquurs, uuum 30 matter what auspices, is a crime, and ;hat all men who are engaged in it are criminals. The business, he said, necesjarily brings poverty, misery, crime and leath, and then he went on to fix the reiponsibility. Tbe Indians, said the speaker, punish criminals who are guilty of capital offenses by making them run the gauntlet. Two lines are formed, with say 1,000 men, irlned with clubs. The person is made o start at oue end, and as he passes down he line, is struck a blow by each man. Suppose the victim falls dead just as he lasses the last man, who killed him? Phe man who struck the last blow ? No, ?ach one of the thousand who struck iim as he passed had an equal hand in lis death. And tbe same is true of the poung man who drinks dispensary liquor intil he fills a drunkard's grave. Who tilled him? Tbe dispenser? No; he >nly did his part of it. The responsibiliy lies with all those who, by their votes, teep the dispensary in a condition to lontinue its murderous work. Mr. Beaucbamp admitted that the lispensary was some improvement over be saloon system ; but, after all, the disjenser is no better than the barkeeper; he dispensary can produce poverty, nisery and death the same as did the >ars, and tbe legalized sale of liquor with ,ny system, therefore, is a standing re>roach to any civilization by which it is lermitted. ROAD CONTRIBUTIONS. "Anybody talking to you like they are ' * jetting in a notion to tane up my unci 'et?" The question was addressed to the re>orter by the gentleman who proposes to >e one of ten to give $100 each for the nacadamization of any road leading out if Yorkville. The reporter confessed hat people were not tumbling over each ither to take up the proposition, and the fentleman continued: "Well, I am not going to withdraw the ifler, for the present, at least. I have leard enough talk to convince that teople are thinking, and I still believe hat we are going to get some subscripions. I have been told that the people ut in the Beersheba neighborhood have ommenced moving to get up a big road ubscription, payable next summer in vork, and from the best information I an get, they mean business. Tbey are ntitled to help, and I am willing to help hem. If my first proposition is not *ken up, I am thinking of offering my 100 to the people of any five miles of oad leading into Yorkville, who will subcribe an additional $1,000 payable next ummer, in either cash or labor. In the leantiine, however, if anybody else can uggest a fairer or more equitable propoition than I have made, I wiil be glad to o-operate on such a line." The reporter is growing anxious to ive the name of this gentleman to the ublic; but is under promise not to do 9 until at least one or two responsible itizens take up his proposition. In peaking about the matter, certain indiiduals have characterized the proposiion as a "bluff." The way to knock the rind out of bluffs is to call them. Will omebody please call ? An offer of $106 n the same conditions will be sufficient, nd unless eight others come in, it won't Dst anything. ABOUT THE JAIL DELIVERY. The big jail delivery through which teese and Luckie got their liberty, is ? " -1 U! All thnt till tne au-ausi)ruillji lUfJii;. ail tuuv ras known about the affair up to Tuesay evening, was told in The Enquirer f Wednesday; and the reporter has inco been on the alert to keep up with iter developments. The whereabouts of Reese and Luckie re still unknown; but most of the information that has been picked up here and liere, points to the conclusion that exherilf Crawford's theory that they went way on foot, is the most likely one that as been advanced. If this theory is enlly correct, then the chances for the ecapture of the fugitives are fairly good, 'he governor's reward of $500 for Reese nd $300 for Luckie, and the sheriff's regard of $200 for Reese?$1,000 in all?are alculated to make detectives of nearly lie whole country, and while this will ot necessarily pick the men up, the emainder of their pathway to liberty is ertainly not strewn with roses. On Wednesday, the sheriff received a jlegram from the chief of police of Shel by announcing the capture of Tom Gwin, in that town. Shortly afterward a letter from the chief of police of Charlotte, announcing the capture of Will Arnt. Gwin, it seems, had been tracked to Shelby London Neely, a smart Negro, in ihe employ of the sheriff, and before leaving, Neely left a description of the fugitive with the police. The capture followed soon afterward. Will Arnt was wellknown about Charlotte, and his Negro acquaintances gave him away to the police within an hour after his appearance in the city. Gwin was brought back to Yorkville by Mr. J. N. O'Farrell, and Arnt was brought back by Mr. J. M. Brian. Both reached here Thursday evening, and both did some talking; but as to whether there is any dependence to be placed in anything they say, is more or less doubtful. Gwin claimed to know practically nothing. He did not get out until fully an hour after Reese and Luckie were gone. Arnt, who is an active young Negro, about 15 years of age, says he was among the first e * ? ...An Daa?A luur tW gCL ttWttj'. tv uiuu v> a v jivccoc auu Luckie went he did not know; but he struck across the fields to the Narrow Gauge railroad, and after proceeding a short distance above town, he ran upon Luckie biding behind a stump. When he made himself known, Reese, John Hart and Whiteman Hardy appeared, and all them proceeded up the railroad in the direction of Gastonia. When they got within four or five miles of Gastonia, Arnt claims that he left the party and went in the direction of Charlotte, while the others went into the woods to the left of the railroad. When recaptured, Arnt was wearing a pair of Luckie's shoes. He claims that the transfer was made ou the railroad. The first man to go through the hole, he says, was John Hart. Upon their return to the jail, both Gwin and Arnt were given a good paddling by the other prisoners. Gwin was inclined to be somewhat uppish about taking the punishment; but bis tormentors laid it on only so much the heavier, and when finally he was turned loose again, he was as docile as a lamb. He did not mean to do anything wrong in leaving the jail, of course. The other prisoners made him go, and after he got out, bis folks would not let him come back. The reporter has learned of a circumstance which seems to point very strongly to the fact that the escape, though well planned, was forced to a somewhat premature culmination. On Friday before the escape, it seems, County Commissioner Brice went up in the jail in company with Sheriff Logan to make an examination with a view to ordering such repairs as might seem necessary. The matter was discussed in the h-aring of the prisoners, and on account of certain remarks that were dropped, it is thought probable that Reese came to the conclusion that ! any delay would be dangerous. This circumstance seems to throw additional doubt on the theory that he was provided with horses on the outside, and seems to confirm the theory of those tracks that were followed out of town by ex-Sheriff Crawford and Chief of Police Love. Supervisor Culp went down to the jail on Thursday to look over the situation, and the probability is that at their next meeting, the county board of commissioners will discuss ways and means of making the prison more secure. LOCAL LACONICS. The County Funds. There is now on hand in the county treasury, only the sum of $4,872 with which to pay the expenses of the county from this date until January 1,1898. Not a Horse Thief. Van Berry, a colored prisoner in jail, respectfully requests The Enquirer to say that it did him an injustice in Wednesday's issue in putting him down as a horse thief. He is awaiting trial on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Improvement Appreciated. Shelby Aurora: We certainly appreciate the kind works that our brothers of the press have been saying about our change to a semi-weekly. Wealso appreciate the many dollars that our friends have been bringing and sending us since our change. Gone to Charleston. His honor, Judge Witherspoon, who has been home from Monck's Corner for several days, left yesterday to preside over the court at Charleston, wmcn convenes next Monday. He will be gone for four or five weeks, possibly for a still longer time. An Experienced Workman. Mr. A. J. Lee, an experienced plain and ornamental painter, of Spartanburg, has located in Yorkville, and if he can get sufficient employment, desires to remove his family here. He has been in the painting and paper hanging business for 11 years and thinks he can give the people entire satisfaction. lie Couldn't Wait. Tom Bludwortb, of Yorkville, reports that while 'possum bunting at about 11 o'clock last Tuesday night, he ran upon a man reading The Enquirer by moonlight. The man had no lamp or lantern, and as for wailing until morning to read about Reese and Luckie, he could not think of such a thing. Condition of the Kennelie Woman. Mozelle Kennelie, the Negro woman who was recently shot by Whiteman Hardy, colored, is not yet out of danger. As the result of the careful advice of Dr. Walker, she has several times been gotten in a fair way to recovery; but each time, it seems, sitting up before she was able ahd by smoking cigarettes, she has gotten a backset. The probabilities are that she will get well, unless she dies as the result of her own imprudence. Moving to Siie'by. Shelby Aurora: We are pleased to learn that the prospects are good for the locating of all the 0, R. <fc C. R. R. offices in siioihv. Auditor Bruce and General Freight and Passenger Agent Lumpkin are already with us, and Supt. Tripp will come as soon as he can arrange to do so. They all like Shelby, and we can assure them that our people will give them a hearty welcome. The officials of the O. li. & C. are all genial clever men and will make good citizens of our town. At a Ripe Old Age. Mr. William Burris, whose recent illness has been previously mentioned in The Enquirer, died on Monday, the 15th instant, at his home near McConnellsville. Mr. Burris was a native of York county, was born on December 24, 1816, and at the time of his death was in the 81st year of his age. He was a farmer by occupation and during bis life was recognized and respected as one of the most upright and progressive citizens of his neighborhood. He had only one brother, Mr. Hugh Burris, and one sister, Mrs. Martha McCleave. These survive him and both have passed 75 years. He leaves two sons, Messrs. P. M. and A. A. Burris. Both are of the McConnellsville neighborhood. Married In Washington. Mr. Jacob Battle, of Rocky Mount, N. C.; but up to a few days ago a visitor to Yorkville, was married in Washington last Wednesday to Miss Mattie Nashbright, of Petersburg, Va. It was an elopement; but all has been forgiven. Mr. Battle is 21 years of age and the bride is only 17; but very pretty. The elopement was a great surprise to relatives and rrienas. He'll Attend to It. Dr. J. H. Snyo, of Sharon, to whom the county practice was awarded recently, has been up on a visit to the poor house and jail. He made arrapgements with Dr. J. F. Lindsay to attend to both in case of an emergency; but, under other circumstances, will give bis personal attention. He also made aD arrangement by which the sheriff and the superintendent of the poor boose can procure necessary medicines from the drugstores, and have them charged to bis account. Not So SatlHfactory. When The Enquirer referred to the ' recent change of schedule on the Carolina and North-Western railroad as an improvement, it was under the impression that there waB a certain connection jn Chester with the northbound Southern. Quite a number of times recently the southern mail, including the newspapers, has fai led to reach here in the morning as it should. Inquiry of the publishers of the Columbia dailies, develops the fact that their papers have been mailed regularly every morning at the usual hour. Upon i nquiry of the agent of the Narrow Gauge at this place, the reporter was informed that when the northbound Southern is late, bis train waits upon it. Where the trouble is we have not yet been able to discover ; but trouble there is, and serious trouble. So much trouble . is there in fact, that the people up this way are getting in a bad humor?just such a humor as will lead them, unless there is some i mprovement?to make still more trouble. RUCK HILL HAPPENINGS. Lecture by Dr. Smith?Determined to Have Shade?Marriage, Etc. Correspondence of the Yorkrille Enquirer. Rock Hill, February 18.?Last Sunday night, Dr. Henry Louis Smith, of Davidson college, delivered a lecture in the First Presbyterian church. He took as bis subject the need of a Christian education, aud made mention of Davidson college as a place where the opportunity of obtaining such an education is afforded. The lecture was much enjoyed, and the more so because the capital "I" would- be rarely seen in examining the manuscript. Dr. Smith is wellknown by reputation* and personally here, and he can always expect a good audience in Rock Hill. On the same night, Rev. Alexander Sprunt preached at Winthrop college, ta king the place of Mr. Zimmerman who could not meet his appointment on account of sickness in his family. If Rock Hill lpcks anything, it lacks shade. This need the citizens are determined to meet. Yesterday was fixed as Arbor Day, a committee appointed to arrange preliminaries, and the work has bben done. About 600 trees, mostly silver maples, were set out along the streets and in private grounds. We hope this, or some suitable day, will be regarded as an anniversary occasion to be observed regularly.. Last night, at the residence of the bride's father, Miss Sue Steele and Mr. W. M. Steele were married. Dr. J. H. Thornwell was the minister officiating. Both the parties are of Rock Hill, and we are glad to say will continue so. This afternoon, Mrs. E, B. Mobleygave a reception to some of her lady friends from 4 to 6 p. m.. A large number was present. The hostess, assisted by Miss Aline Mobley, managed affairs with her ./unstmnui arooa and tap.L There was awuowMivu ?<?? -?? ? ? quite a gathering of newly made brides; but there partners were not expected. That was the only feature of the reception which might have been changed with advantage. o. s. AT THE CHURCHES. associate reformed. Sunday Services.?YORKVILLE? Services in the morning at 11 o'clock and at night at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday school in the afternoon at 3.30. trinity methodist episcopal. Sunday Services.?There will be preaching in the morning at 11 and in the evening at 7.30 o'dlock. Sunday school at 4 o'clock p. m. . baptist. Sunday Services.?YORKVILLE? There will be preaching Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and at night at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday school at 10 o'clock in the morning. presbyterian. Sunday Services.?Preaching at 11 o'clock a. m. Sunday school in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. At night, the pastor, Rev. W. Q. Neville will deliver a lecture on "The Events Leading up to the Reformation." episcopal. Rev. R. W. Anderson, rector. Evening prayer every afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. , On Holy days there will be holy communion at 10 a. m. Sunday Services.?At 7.30 a. m. there will be holy communion. At 11 o'clock, there will be morning prayer and sermon. Sunday school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7. UlaiiM geprts. VORK VILLE. Februarv20.?Cotton 63 to 7. NEW YORK, February 18.?Cotton futures closed firm with sales of 113,500 bales; February, 0.82; March, 6.82 ; April, 0.88; May, 6.01; June, 6.99 ; July, 7.03; August, 7.05; September, 6.76; October, 6.76; November, 6.69; December, 6.74. fecial liotiijes. St. Paul's and King's Mountain. , J. W. Humbert will preach at St. Paul's on Sabbath next at 11 o'clock a. m., and at King's Mountain Chapel at 3 p. m. February 17 . 14 It i