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guwowtts department. Breaking It Gently. After the ship which had come from New Zealand was tied up at the wharf, Larry O'Brien was told ofT by his shipmates to call upon Mrs. McCarthy and break the news of the death of her husband,' which had occurred on shipboard the preceding summer. The Brooklyn Eagle tells how he did it: "Good morning, Mrs. McCarthy!" said he. '"Is Denny In?" "Denny?" said the surprised woman. "My Denny? No, he's not In. Is the ship in?" "Sure it is. And Denny's not got home yet? That's qu&re?unless something has happened him." "What would happen him?" Mrs. McCarthy asked anxiously. "There's plenty of things can happen a man," said Larry delicately. "He might have got hurted or he might hav? took sick with the fever. But there's one comfort, as Father McGinnis said once, and that is that time heals iv'ry grief." "What do you mane, Mr. O'Brien?" "I mane that if anything happened to Denny you wouldn't feel as bad about it a few months after it happened as you would right at the time, would you?" "I suppose not," said Mrs. McCarthy^ "I mind whin I lost me first husband I thought I'd never get over it. But, as ??" a faw mnnths It was aisier jruu oajt ui ?* 4v?? ? ? to bear." "Then, Mrs. McCarthy you'll be glad to know that It's now four months? nearly Ave?since Denny died. Sure, It can't grieve you now as much as It would If you known It at the time." The "Naixt Lady."?At a Negro baptizing the other day, a slim preacher took a fat sister down into the waters of a bayou. Just as he dipped her under the water she slipped from his grasp and glided under the root of a cypress tree, from which sad entanglement it was impossible to extricate her until life was extinct. The preacher, without the slightest show of embarrassment, raised his hands and turning to the crowd exclaimed: "The Lawd glbbeth an' de Lawd taketh away, blessed be the name of de Lawd." "Dat's all right so fur as de Lawd's consarned," replied the drowned wo*v?oi'o htiihnnH "hilt what's I JTWine to do? I ain't got no 'jection to de Lawd's takin her away If he 'vides me wid another wife 'bout the same size." "De Lawd knows his own business," said the preacher. "But dat ain't'de pint," persisted the husband. "I want a wife and wants her right heah. Terse took dat 'oman into de water, and I'se gwlne to hold yourself 'sponsible. I'll gin yer ten minutes ter get me one, an* if at de end ob dat time yer ain't done made 'rangements I'll maul yer till yer could not baptize a cat. Does yer hear?" The preacher reflected a moment and addressing a sister, said: "Sister Kate, ter keep down a 'sturbance, won't yerse marry de gen'lemen?" The sister agreed that immediate . matrimony was somewhat in her line, and the grier-stricKen nusoana, turning to the preacher, exclaimed :"De settlement am satisfactory, brudder. Souse de naixt lady."?Exchange. He Demanded Protection.?Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, in speaking, had a peculiar style, of delivery, and as he warmed to his subject it was his habit to move restlessly from one side of the chamber to the other, continu?'i" Uo tatlroA an fa at that he often "spluttered," and senators were careful to keep out of range of the moisture he hissed through his closely set teeth. Mr. Ingalls and Mr. Spooner once sat directly In front of "Mr. Punch," as Senator Van Wyck was often called, because of his resemblance to that noted character, when he waa delivering an Impassioned utterance, and an atom of spray rested upon the hand of the Immaculate Ingalls. He adjusted his spectacles, carefully Inspected his soiled hand and deliberately signaled for one of the pages to come to him. Then In one of his famous whispers, which penetrated th? entire chamber, Ingalls said: "Bov. brine an umbrella for Senator Spooner and a rubber overcoat for me." The Incident provoked general laughter, but it did not interfere with Van Wyck's speech. He simply shifted his position so as to get beyond range of his always faultlessly dressed and sarcastic colleague.?Washington Post. Hb Obeyed Orders.?One of our wellknown contractors and builders, while superintending the erection of a large brick building, was approached one day by a late arrival from Ireland, who applied for a job, and was employed as a hodcarrier, after being instructed that he must always carry up a certain number of bricks in his hod, says the Philadelphia Ledger. One morning the supply of bricks run out, and although doing his best, the man could not And the usual number to make up his load. After gathering every brick in sight, he found he was still one brick short of the usual number. In answer to a loud yell from the street, one of the workmen on the fifth story staging shrieked down: "What do you want?" "Throw me down wan brick," said Pat, pointing to his load, "to make me number good." Insurance Has Its Humor.?An enterprising insurance agent induced an Irishman to take out an accident policy for his wife. A few days later while conversing with a friend in his office he was startled to see the Irishman rush in, brandishing fiercely a stout cane. "Ye rascal!" he yelled, springing toward the agent. "Ye wanter cheat me?" Fortunately the enraged man was disarmed and held fast by the agent's friend, who was a powerfully built man. The Irishman, struggling to get free, shouted: "Let me git at the spalpeen! Think ov it, chargin' me foive dollars fer an acshident ticket fer me ole woman, an' she jest broke her leg a-fallin' down shtairs! Wot's the good of the ticket anyhow ?"?Exchange. Miscellaneous Reading. FROM CONTEMPORARIES. News and Comment That Is of More or Leas Local Interest. LANCASTER. Ledger, March 25: Rev. W. C. Ewart has resigned the pastorate of Lancaster and Shiloh A. R. P. churches, to take effect May 1st, and has accepted a call to the church at Abbeviile. Mr. Ewart has served the church at this place for seven years an4 the congre gation at Shiloh eleven. He is universally loved and esteemed, and it is with profound sorrow that his congregations and the community will give him up. A hightoned, Christian gentleman, social and friendly, with but few equals in expounding the gospel, it will be hard to find a minister who can fill his place with these churches in this community Henry MagiU and Henry Alsobrooks, both colored, had a few words yesterday on the road just east of town when the latter drew a pistol and shot the former. The ball passed through the fleshy part of MagiU's abdomen, inflicting a painful though not serious wound Six Mile school, near Osceola, taught by Miss Mattie White, of Rock Hill, closed last "Wednesday with appropriate exercises parried, at Osceola, Friday, March 20, 1903, by T. W. Secrest, N. P., Mr. Claude H. James and Miss Janie Mullis The new bridge over Cane creek on the Green place, was washed away by the freshet Monday. This is the fourth bridge built within six years at this place. The bridge had Just been completed by Mr. G. W. Bell, the contractor..... ..Mr. J. A. Stewman has been promoted to be engineer on the passenger trains of the L. & C. railroad since the resignation* of Engineer Wall. John has worked himself up from brakeman on the L. & C., and his rapid promQtions evidence the confidence reRosed in him by the company and his worthiness and merit of such confidence Mr. Frank Haithcock * fho nnAn train I6II xruni a uai tai vi? vmv mwm on" the L. & C. railroad yesterday near the Willow branch and was badly shaken up. Dr. M. P. Crawford was summoned and is of the opinion that he received no serious injuries. CHESTER. I Lantern, March 24: Dr. R. H. Wylie, of New York, paid a visit to his sister, Mrs. E. P. Moore, last week. He had not been here for several years before. ....The operation of the C. & N.-W. railroad has been very much crippled on account of several of its locomotives being laid up for repairs Mr. S. W. McWatters, of Port Lawn, is in town. He says farmers have made good use of the few days they have had when plowing could be done. He says this spring reminds him of -1894, the spring of the great Florida freeze. Grand jurors for ensuing year: Jas. Simpson, S. R. Lathan, R. H. Gibson, W. T. Nichols, Taylor. Grant, J. T. Peay, Thos. Peden, S. J. Ferguson, Jas. Edge, J. B. Good, W. Y. Simpson, W. P. Roddey, E. L. Guy, J. H. Hamilton, Jr., Thos. Varnadore, R. W. striciter, H. T. Boyd, J. R. Gaston. Petit Jurors for first week of next term: T. E. (3imrll, Jno. N. Colvln, Arthur Davis, Wm. Roddf.y, W. M. Drennan, J. A. Robinson, S. M. Edwards, W. C. McKeown, W. A. Leckle, T. M. McKeown, T. B. McFadden, Alex Fennell, L. D. Childs, C. Warren, John Kelsey, J. Lindsay McFadden, Jno. A. Grant, W. A. Drennan, W. A. Pittman, E. W. Gibson, Will A. Aiken, C. - E. Darby, W. C. Mlnter, A. W. Klutz, Joslah Miller, E. L. Craigr, W. L. Abernathy, Walter Simpson, J. E. Turner, Sam'l Banks, W. J. Black, Chalmers Gaston, A. C. Lynn, W. M. Stoll, Geo. W. Ferguson, R. T. Maybln. Petit jurors for second week: W. A. Cox, R. G. Mills, J. T. Pressley, Neely Estes, Henry Samuels, J. W. Hood, Sam'l Martin, A. N. Sample, Geo. Proctor, T. C. Howze, W. T. Gregory, J. W. Franklin, W. W. Brlce, Jno. G. White, T. M. Taylor, J. Sam Love, Thos. H. Hardin, W. C. Brown, ? u TVkmriono A If Yoneue. J. W. Ferguson, W. P. Lewis, Geo. E. Latimer, S. M. McAfee, R. A. Y. Kennedy, A. P. Smith, N. J. Colvln, W. D. Roof, C. T. Stroud, S. B. Stone, W. G. Jordan, W. H. McDlll, R. R. Hafner, J. E. Dunbar, J. E. Wylle, A. S. Pressley. CHEROKEE. Gaffney Ledger, March 24: That noble old Roman, Hon. William Jefferies, of sound Judgment, large purpose and big head, has given additional evidence of his kindness and generosity by presenting the Library association with a liberal sum of money to be used in the purchase of good books. The Rev. W. H. Hodges, that excellent man of God, now of Lancaster, manifests his abiding interest in Gaffney by sending us a number of handsome volumes on important subjects. Then we are pleasantly remembered by another popular former citizen, Prof. Wade R. Brcwn, of Raleigh, who has made a most acceptable and appreciated contribution. Mrs. A. N. Wood, Miss Bertie Phillips, our own worthy citizens, have placed us under obligations for valuable donations. Will not others exhibit their interest in the library by placing books where they can be read by all of our people? The county '""-J onnoll7QHnn met VPatPrflflV in uuaiu vri c\{ui**tuuv*vi? >?w* j ?? the county supervisor's office and organized by electing T. M. Llttlejohn chairman. On account of the absence of two members, the board adjourned until 10 o'clock today. After the adjournment County Supervisor J. V. Whelchel called the board of county commissioners together to consider the propriety of purchasing a rock drilling outfit to be added to the county's road machinery. A proposition was presented to the board by Mr. W. A. Neale, Jr. While the board felt the need of the drilling machine, it thought the price, $1,517.25, rather too high and is inclined to postpone the purchase for me present we were buvwii a. rc? days ago, by Dr. M. W. Smith, a nicely polished hickory walking stick which grew on the battlefield of Seven 1 Pines, also an old sword which 1 was found soriie years ago on the ; battlefield of White Oak Swamp. The sword is much worn from ex: posure. But the doctor, having ( been in both of these battles and being an unreconstructed Confederate, he prizes both the stick and sword very highly as relics of the fields he helped to make immortal There are many people In this, Union and. York counties who are sad this morning because of the death of Mrs. Mary-Walker, widow of the late Dr. Oliver Walker." Thka sad event occurred at the home of her son, Mr. S. O. Walker, a mile south of this city on Friday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Mrs. Walker was in her 79th year. Her two sons, Mr. S. O. Walker, and Superintendent of,Education J. L. Walker and her only daughter, Mrs. Miles J. Walker, of Yorkville, were at her bedside when she breathed her last. h<?. morpinw tn Dr. Walker she JUC&U1C MV? ?O ? ? was Miss Mary Lowery, of York county, and a member of one of the most prominent and wealthy families In the state. She was a member of Mesopotamia Methodist church, was prominent in all church work and everything else that tended to advance the moral welfare of her section. She was devoted to her children, and to the last, had that love and tender care from each one of them that Is sure from such worthy children of a noble mother. The remains were buried yesterday in Skull Shoals churchyard by the side ol her husband who preceeded her two score years ago, In the presence ol many sorrowing relatives and friends, who, by their presence, evinced the great love for her by those who knew her best. A short but appropriate service was held at the grave by Rev. Mr. Humphries, pastor of Skull Shoale church. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, March 24: Messrs. T. M. Fayssoux, L. F. Groves and Will Fayssoux left last night for Yorkvllle, where Mr. Will FaysBoux will give hit exhibition -of mind-reading and hypnotism tonight and tomorrow night + r\ n mn + a fVlomapl VPS I'MUUUUy UUl illC )WlEUig U.VU.UV.... know what- a sorrowful thing It Is tc mourn for a wandering boy. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Beard have been distressed over the run-a-way of their son, Haskell, about 13 years of age. He has been gone about two weeks. When last heard from he was in Atlanta, Letters to the police there received nc answer A severe wind storm visited the South Point neighborhood early yesterday morning, dong considerable damage. Mr. W. W. Wilson was the heaviest loser. His gin was completely demolished and his reaper which was under the ginhouse, was also destroyed. The amount of the damage could not be definitely ascertained, but will hardly be covered bj the Insurance, which is $200. The rooj was also blown from Mr. Wilson's smoke house, which was-insured foi $50. A tenant house on the farm was also slightly damaged. Mr. J. Labar Wilson, who was In the city yesterday 1,3 11 Viz* J K/ian o V?1 C said mai, HU lfcir US lie nau unu auiv to learn, no other damage was wrought by the storm In that section A gentleman from the country came- tc town one day last week to dispose of ? quantity of eggs. Before reaching th( town, however, he sauntered leisurely up to the city pest house In the northern section of town and enquired In a business-like way of the guard who met him, If they wanted to buj any eggs at that house. "No," said the guard, "the county furnishes us eggs.' "Why, Is this the county home?" calmly asked the man with tne eggs. "No this is the small-pox home," was the bland reply of the guard, and his wordf were hardly spoken before eggs were flying like flakes In a snow storm, anc the frightened egg-man was heeling It at a rapid rate in the opposite direction. If he kept his gait the gentleman Is probably enjoying sea breezes down about Wilmington at this time Those who witnessed the thrilling scene say that his eggs-It was reallj egg-citing. THE VILLAGE POSTMASTER. He Has Some Odd Experiences In the Conduct of His Office. An official of the postofflce department, who formerly conducted a smal office in the Middle West, is authoritj for the statement that the habit 01 scanning postal cards, and even thf opening of letters, by over-curious clerks, is far more prevalent than ever the comic papers indicate. A case was recently brought to his notice where a woman employed in e small office was discharged and on ths point of being prosecuted for opening a letter by the steaming process anc reading its contents. Only the influence of her relatives and the fact thai there was no criminal intent involved saved her from severe punishment. Ir another office a carrier was, dischargee because he could not be made to believe that postals cards and unsealec letters were not made for his especia perusal. It had grown to be a manic with him and no mail matter of thii kind was safe from his inspection. In the rural districts the postmastei is the custodian of the public sorrow! and joys and when the office is verj small and business lagging it is alwayi a temptation to discover just what th< people of the neighborhood are writing $nd thinking about. Then again th< postmaster is often required to com pose and write letters for his clientele One postmaster calculated that he hac written 1,460 letters in which he hac not the slightest pecuniary interest ii his four years of office, including everj phase of correspondence, from meri salutations to declarations of love anc even proposals of marriage. "It was no uncommon thing," saic he, "to have people come in, walk t< the stamp window and ask: 'Do yoi keep stamps here?' A reigning bell< from one of the neighboring village! came in one day and Inquired: 'Do yoi keep postal cards here?' Informed tha they were a part of our stock in trade her next question was, 'How do yoi sell them?' When told 1 cent each sh< said, 'Well, I would like to look at som< of them.' "One each of three sizes in stocl was shown to her and, like the China man who bought No. 10 boots when 6: would have fit him just as well, sh< selected the largest card, untied a kno in the corner of her handkerchief, ir which were secured three pennies, pak for it. and after writing on it, return ed to the stamp window and asket 'Whether it required a one or two cen stamp to send a postal card.' "The next time this fair one came ir she received a letter and I eyed hei closely as she took from it a new flv< dollar bill. She examined it closely or both sides and, walking up'to the window, said: 'Mr. Postmaster, will you > please cash this for me?' Not to disturb the equanimity of this fair girl I i gave her silver for it, for she did not know the difference between a five dol1 lar bill and a government money order, i She went away highly delighted." I This same former postmaster has a 1 tale to tell of a man who walked up to ' his window and calmly asked: "What | are postage stamps wuth?" Informed that they ranged from 1 cent up to $100 , he exclaimed: "What would anybody s want with a $100 stamp?" < He was told that they were designed < ; for newspaper men to pay the tonnage 1 ! on papers and magazines. Ordinary J letters, howevc.*, were 2 cents each, j Scratching his head reflectively, the i man asked: "Well, say, is this the only j [ postofflce in town?" , One of the standard Jokes of the [ postofflce department is that of the ed- ] i itor who, while endeavoring to secure i service under Uncle Sam, stated in his , , paper that if he was successful he would ' i sell stamps three for a nickel. Soon j ! after the confirmation of his appoint- , i ment a man arrived at his office and i ! inquired whether he were the editor- ' postmaster who had made this start- | i ling offer. Receiving an affirmative answer he said: "Well, I Just druv up from (a distance of twelve miles) to lay in a supply for me and the i neighbors. How many kin I git?" When informed that he could have as many as he could pay for and would , be willing to accept at the rate of two , I twos and a one for a nlckle he became , a picture of disgust and exclaimed: i "Thar, dang it, I knowed it was a dir ty perlitical trick just to git into office."?Washington Post. I BUFFALO NOT EXTINCT. I _____ [ With a Little Encouragement They Would Become Nnmeroai Again. i That the American bison is not so i near extinction as has been generally 1 , supposed has been learned by agents ? of the national government, who made . a thorough inquiry recently as to the . number of pure bloods in existence. . The result of the investigation showed i that there is still some hope of perpet. uating the species. Careful inquiries , brought out the fact that there are i just 1,646 full-blood bison in the world. i The inquiry was extended to Europe, . as it was known that some of our r "buffaloes" had been shipped across r the Atlantic, and it was learned that i there are 114 of the animals divided among seven countries of Europe. Gerj many heads the list with sixty and i England comes next with thirty-four. , Russia has three and there an two in > Hungary. Norway tried to get some, ; but succeeded in getting only one hyL brld. There is a single American bison onH XIAIIQTI/1 Vina fnnrfppn. I III 1' IdllVC U11U IAuiimmu araw l In England and In Germany the ex; perlment was made of crossing the . buffalo with domestic cattle and in the ? former country much Interest was . manifested in the outcome of the trial. ( There are in that country now jusf one r short of a dozen hybrids, while in Ger? many the experiment proved almost a total failure and there are only two of . the crossed animals. When the buffalo was found to be ? fast disappearing in this country cross5 ing was tried and was entirely success> ful, so much so, in fact, that there are [ several hundred hybrids in various r states. James Philip has a ranch near . Port Pierre, S. D., and on it are sixty. one pure-blooded buffaloes, but the . pure-bloods are outnumbered by the half-breeds by fourteen. Michael Pabr lo has a herd of 330 pure bloods at Ror nan, Mon., and running with the herd are seventy half-breeds. Another rancher who has succeeded is C. Goodnight, of Goodnight, Tex. Ke has half a hundred hybrids and a herd of sev , enty-three full-bloods. Huber .^Jros., at Cochrane, Wis., have nine full bloods and nineteen half-breeds. I "The American buffalo can easily be r restored to considerable numbers by c means of the hybrids if the govern; ment, or private individuals, would , take the trouble which is necessary for , any good stock raising." Director Jno. W. Smith, of the Central Park menag, erle, said yesterday: "The half-breeds t can be restored to full bloods by suc; cessive generations and the strain of , domestic cattle thoroughly eliminated. 1 The buffalo can be raised in captivity . as well as in a wild state, as has been t shown right here in this park, and , there is no good reason why the numi bers shouldn't almost double every 1 year. If a sufficient effort was made - it is quite possible to have many thou1 sands of the pure-blooded animals in 1 this country within teh years." i Nearly all of the pure bloods in this 3 country are owned by private Individuals or zoological gardens. The nationp al government has a herd of twenty 3 two running wild in Yellowstone ?ar tional Park. The only others running i wild, according to the information ? gathered by the authorities of the Nar tional Zoological Park at Washington, i D. C., are eight which are in Lost - Park, Park county, Col. There is a . herd of wild buffalo in the region of 1 the Great Slave lake, Athabasca, Can1 ada. It was estimated that there were i about 600 of them and the place is so r difficult of access to hunters that they i are likely to increase in numbers for 1 several years. There Is only one full blood in the Province of Ontario, but i there are twenty-one half-breeds near ) Bobcaygeon. There are nine of the i pure stock in Manitoba and thirty-one * in the Rocky Mountain Park of Cana3 da in Alberta. i The Canadian government Is doing t more to perpetuate the species than is v our government. There are 858 of the , pure siock distributed among twentyfour of the states. The estate of the - late Austin Corbin at Blue Mountain s Forest, N. H., has a herd of 110 and William C. Whitney has twenty-six on his place at Lenox, Mass.?New York 1 Sun. 3 Advice to Boys.?Idleness is the 3 devil's own workshop, and especially is t this true of boys. We never feel sor! ry for the boy who has to work, even , if it be to help make a living for him 1 self and family; but we do pitty the - boy who has nothing to do and whose 1 parents are able to keep him from t having to labor. The boy who may work and get only a stipend of a dollar or even less, a week, is learning 1 habits of industry. It is from boys who begin early the life of industry that come the successful men of the i nation. The boy who waits until he i acquires an education, before he be / rins to labor or learn a profession Is ipt to start in life handicapped and Jutstripped by his seemingly less for- ] :unate competitior wno started in ihead of him. It pays a boy better in the long run to work for 25 cents a ' iveek and learn a trade, with habits of application to business, than to do nothing ana De supporieu at me expense of his parents. Boys, do some :hing. The New York Times 'AH the News That's Fit to Print." 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Drakeford, Plaintiff, vs. The Drakeford Newspaper Co., Defendant. PURSUANT to an order made In the above stated cause, appointing me Special Referee for the purpose hereinafter stated, all creditors of the said defendant corporation are hereby required to present to me their claims duly verified on or before the 11TH DAY OF APRIL, 1903, or be precluded from participating in any fund brought into court in said action. THOS. F. McDOW, Special Referee. 1 March 21 s 4t W. O. RAWLS, PLUMBER AND STEAM FITTER. riNROOFING , and GUTTERING. I AM now fully prepared to make estl- J mates on Tin Roofing, Guttering, ind on all other kinds of Tlnwork. I . now have a complete assortment of the necessary tools to do all kinds of Tlnwork and have a competent tinner to 1 Jo the work. When you have Tlnwork ? }f any kind to be done I .will be pleas- 1 sd to make you a price on the work. ' [ will also- be pleased to take care of all * kinds of repair work that you have to ' be done. See me for whp.t you want in 1 this kind of work. WATER FITTINGS. When you want any kind of Steam ar Water Fitting you will do well to remember than I can furnish you what you want at prices that will be entirely satisfactory to you. When in need call on me. I will do you right. W. O. RAWLS. AN ORDINANCE Waking it Unlawful for any Person or Persons to Trespass upon the Grounds of the Cemeteries in the Town of Yorkville, S. C., to Cut, Pull, Destroy or in any Manner whatsoever to Interfere with the Trees, Flowers, Shrubs, Growing Plants, or other Property Situated within the Limits of the said Cemeteries and Prescribing the Penalty for the Violation of this Ordinance. . BE it ordained by the mayor and aldermen, the town council of the town of Yorkville, S. C., and by authority of the same: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to trespass upon the grounds Of the cemeteries located within the limits of the town of Yorkville, S. C.; to cut, pull, or interfere with in any manner whatsoever any trees, flowers, shrubs or growing plants of any nature or description whatsoever within the limits of the cemeteries within the town of Yorkville, S. C. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to interfere with, cut, mark, damage, or otherwise molest any tombstone, grave, or grave fixtures within the limits of said cemeteries, provided that nothing contained in this ordinance shall prevent the authorities in charge of said cemeteries fronj making such Improvements in flowers or other growing plants or trees as may in their Judgment be. necessary and proper, and Provided further, that the provisions of this ordinance shall not prevent persons owning lots, or their duly authorized agents from exercising such contvol and management over the growing plants and trees situated on their lots as may seem right and proper in so far as the same may not interfere with the rights and property of other lot owners and the general welfare of the cemeteries. Sec. 3. That any person or persons violating the provisions in this ordinance, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than ONE DOLLAR and not more than TEN DOLLARS, or be confined at hard labor upon the public works of the town of Yorkville, S. C., or the county of York for a period of not less than FIVE DAYS, nor more than THIRTY ^A VQ In fV>o /llanrotinn nf tho mflVOr. Done and ratified In council assembled In regular session at Yorkvllle, S. C.,-thl8 18th day of March, 1903. Attest: M. C. WILLIS, Mayor Of the Town of Yorkvllle, S. C. P. W. Love, Clerk of Council. NOTICE TO ROAD OVERSEERS? ALL Road-Overseers In the county, are hereby notified to summon all road hands belonging to their respective sections and place their respective sections in good traveling condition, between THIS DATE and the 20TH DAY OF APRIL, next. Persons living on sections that have no Overseers will notify the. Supervisor or one of the Commlssl9ners at once, so that some suitable person may be appointed. All male persons able to work, between the ages of 18 and 50 years, artliable to road duty, except bona fide preachers, bona fide students of schools and colleges, school trustees and Confederate soldiers. By order of the board. T. W. BOYD, County Supervisor. Attest: M/ry J. Hunter, Clerk of Board. March 21 " s- 3t EXECUTORS' SALET" Beginning at 10 a. m., on Wednesday, APRIL 8, we will expose to public sale at the residence of the late LEWIS M. GRIST, deceased, all the HOUSEHOLD and OTHER PERSONAL EFFECTS belonging to the estate of the said deceased, consisting of Furniture, Tableware, Books, Pic tures, Ornaments, Conveniences, Bedding, etc. The various articles to be offered may be inspected at any time previous to the sale by application to the undersigned. Terms of sale, CASH. W. D. and A. M. GRIST, Executors. March 21 s tf ^:<3t3r't3t3t9t3t3C3t3t3t3t3f3f3f3t3t3f9t<3t3C3C' 21 AS GOOD AS A DIME. g: g: During thirty days from and in- 2: 2: eluding March 7, I will take this g: J: coupon for 10 cents in the dollar 2: 2: in payment for work done at my J g shop. R. D. ALEXANDER, g: I Wa Fin finnH Pr TV V W W\? * * Do You Need Noteheads, Letterheads, Billheads, Statements, Envelopes, Convention Catalogues, Handbills, Dodgers, Cards, Shipping Taj Law Blanks Law Briefs ; Argu And other th We solicit your business you the B< L. M. GRIST'S SONS, F / AUCTION SALES, SHERIFF'S SALE. The State of Sooth Carollaa Coaaty of York. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. , 3. B. McHenjy, Plaintiff, vs. The Louise Gold Mining Company, Defendant. fTNDER and by virtue of a decree U of the Hon. Chas. G. Dantzler, Presiding Judge, made In the above sntltled case on the 5th day of March, 903, I, the undersigned John R. Logan, Sheriff of the County of York, In the laid State, will sell at public outcry at [ HE COURT HOUSE DOOR ON HONDAY, the 6TH DAY OF APRIL, .903, being salesday In that month, at >leven o'clock, being the usual hour of tale, all and singular the followirig deicrlbed property: "All of the piece, parcel, or tract of and, situate in the County of York ind State of South Carolina, heretofore cr own as the property of the Magnolia Sold Mining Company, and more par :tcularly described as follows: Beginning. at ft post oak and runilng thence North 79 deg. W. 16.40 chains to a white oak, thence North 40 leg. W. 17.82 chains to a black oak; :hence North 11 degrees East 16.20 * chains to a stake, then North 66.60 deg. W. 20 chains to a post oak; thence South 28 deg. W. 7 chains to a stake, thence North 66 leg. W. 12.50 chains to i stake on the Smith's Ford road; t thence along said road to a stake In the road, and thence 26 deg. E. 70.76 chains to the beginning, containing ninety-five (96) acres, more or less. Also: All the right, title and interest and'privilege now owned and possessed by the said The Louise Gold Mining Company to enter upon, prospect for, dig, mine and remove from nff the same, all the gold and gold ore, ind all such other minerals as are now or may hereafter be classed as minerals in mining and commercial parlance, on that certain tract of land lying in Broad River Township in said County of York, and State of South Carolina, and on the north side of and touching the Smith's Ford road, and known as the 'A. T. Smith Tract,' containing 140 acres more or less, and Dounaea oy lauuir 01 j.. n. mcuui, Moses White, Calvin Wylle, James Scoggins, and others. The foregoing1 lands conveyed herein and mining rights and privileges above mentioned being the same property, rights and ' f privileges conveyed to and vested in the said The Louise Gold Mining Company by deed from D. J. Smith, et aL, to said The Louise Gold Mining Company, recorded in Book No. 19. pages 453, etc., in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for York County, South Carolina, and said deed is here referred to for more full and particular description of said property. Also: All the right, title, Interest and privilege of the said The Louise , Gold Mining Company to enter, upon and prospect for, dig, mine and remove from off the same all of the gold and gold ore and also all such other minerals as are now or may hereafter be classed as minerals in mining or commercial parlance, on that certain' body of land lying in Broad River Township in said County of York, and State of South Carolina and containing about 1625 acres, and being that * part of the Home Place of John Smith,, deceased, laid off to the said D. J. Smith, and J. Thomas Smith, in the division of said Home Place (of about 2,275 acres) between the said D. J. Smith and J. Thomas Smith on the one part and their sisters, Sarah A. Leech, and Martha E. Worth on the umci yai by U1115 iv vuc uucvmvuu of the will of the said John Smith, de- r ceased, and remainder of the saiu Home Place (about 650 acres) falling to the said Sarah A. Leech, and Martha E. Worth jointly in. said division, the land falling to the said D. J. Smith, and J. Thomas Smith, .lying on Broad River at Its western boundary, and bounded on the north by lands now or formerly owned by J. W. McKoewen, Bonn, John Scogglns and James N. Smith, and on the east by Waddell and Mitchell, J. W. Morrow, J. P. Robinson, John Buice, Cal Parker and W. S. Wilkerson, and south by the Leech ' " and Worth lands being the aforesaid 650 acres, and said mining rights and privileges hereby conveyed being the same conveyed to the said The Louise Gold Mining Company by the deed of D. J. Smith, et el., to it, recorded In Book No. 19, pages 456,'etc., in the office of the 'Recorder of Deeds and said record is here referred to for the full particulars and description of said mining rights. also: ah ana singular me personal property thereon or being thereon consisting of machinery, mining implements, tools, and other personal property connected with the said mines or mining process." Terms: One-third CASH, balance payable in two equal successive annual instalments with Interest from date of sale at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable annually, secured by the bond of the purchaser, drawing interest from the date of sale and a mortgage of the property sold; the purchaser to have the privilege of paying. all cash should he so desire., The purchaser to pay all State, County and Special taxes payable in the fall of 1903, and the Sheriff Five Dollars (15.00) for papers. JOHN R. LOGAN, Sheriff York County. March 14 s 4t EGGS?I HAVE THEM. BLUE Andeluslans, Brown Leghorns, Black Mlnorcas, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Indian Games, War Horse Pit Games, Bronse Turkeys. They are all pure and I can give absolutely satisfactory reference as to my reliability. Write J. W. BETTS, Lesslie, S. C. Feb. 14 s.w.tf. inting? / Minutes, gs' ? 9 and iments, ings. mmmmmmmmammmummmmammm and will give ist work at a fair price. 'rintcrs, Yorkville, S. C. /