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LETTER FROM CHESTER. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Chester, January 7.?The 27th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation was duly observed on Wednesday by the negroes of Chester. An extensive programme had been prepared, and several local speakers took a hand, but all tho remaining features of the celebration were completely eclipsed by the address of the Rev. J. C. Price, D. D., of Salisbury, North Carolina. Dr. Price is already well known both in Europe and America; indeed,competent critics have pronounced him the foremost orator of the South to-day. His effort at the court house on Wednesday was a strong proof of the wisdom of that criticism. The subject was "The Negro's Part in the Solution of the Negro Problem," and if the speech had been delivered in Boston on the heels of Grady's now historical address, the brilliant Georgian might have trembled for his laurels. The contest would have been a piece with the stirring meeting of Richard tho Lion-hearted and Saladdin, described in Scott's Talisman, weapons of wit being exchanged for blades of steel. Dr. Price is as black as the blackest. Only a few whites were present, though many others would have been had it been generally known who the orator of the day was. The speaker divided his remarks into three groups, arranging them under the religious, the intellectual, and the industrial phases of the subject. In the opening he maue a powerful plea for trust in God, instead of a reliance upon men or parties. What was the secret or sainson's power? Was it in his sinewy arm, muscular frame, or ildwing locks? flis strength lay in his alliance with God, and when that was broken the giant was helpless in the hands of Delilah. If strength lie in long hair, we are indeed a race of bald heads. Samson's source of strength is yours too. All history attests this truth?that departure from God brings ruin to a race. The Babylonians gave themselves up to an indulgence*in sin; their lust eat them them up and they went down to death. Egypt's pyramids, towering towards the sky. tell of her former might; she too forgot Goa and now a requiem of death sweeps over all the land. Many have spoken lightly of our religious natures. Taking 100 as a maximum, they say the negro's religion is not \ worth more than 40 or 50. It is nevertheless ' true that the negro is peculiarly a religious 1 race. Dr. Hagood, one of the foremost think- 1 era of the South, says be will lose confidence in ( the religion of the negro only when he loses 1 confidence in religion itself. The noise the J negro makes in his worship is not a peculiarity 1 of nis race, but is common with all in his con- 1 dition. While in England some time ago, I was invited by a minister to occupy bis pulpit 1 that night. I went?was the only colored man ] in the house. After getting started awhile and 1 becoming warmed up a little, I was startled to 1 , hear a man near the door cry out "Amen, Sless the Lord!" It scared me. It was so 1 unexpected it almost took me off my feet. I soon found it was common, and even more so ( down in Cornwall. As men become more ed- . - ucated, the tendency is to repress those emo* tions that are allowed to run free with the ignorant. Many colored preachers take ad- ' vantage of this and play upon the feelings when they ought to be lniormmgmeir neurers. , And here comes in the question of education as another factor in the solution of the prob- ' lem. Amid the dark days of our enslavement, | a little piece of chalk, a hidden page read by a pine torch, showed that there was a mind and 1 a heart struggling for intellectual advance- ' ment, even though it was a crime to place a spelling book in the hands of a black man, and ] the strong arm of the nation's constitution ; backed that iaw. A white man was ever present at our religi- < ous meetings, to hear what we said and for ' what we prayed, and if you prayed for eman- ' cipatiou?ah, but the negro was sly. He did < not pray for freedom then, but he did pray for i it on by himself, and his prayers rose from the i fields of the cotton and the corn, up, up above i the clouds, up, up to the gate of heaven, and on < up to the great white throne itself, until there those prayers took hold on the mighty arm of i God, and brought it down to the earth, where it ] broke every fetter, and God aaid to the nation, ] "Let my people go." 1 When we look at the progress made since then, we flatter ourselves too much, and this is i a hindrance. Don't look at what has been done; look at what must be done. See to i it above all things that your children are edu- < cated. Never mind their clothes. Make that boy wear his old hat another year ; let him go with a great long pa'cb down his coat, but keep him at school; sharpen his wits, and he will < pay you back and support you in your age. i Don't wait on the Shite. Two or three months in school and the rest of the year out won't educate. Do the work yourself. Claim what the State has for you, but do notstop with that. Some have said the negro would not take an - education. OjOOK, mey suiu, ai mat, utinu , iuai Hat nose; those thick lips; those iay-bird feet 'look at that ankle-joint in the bottom of his foot; why when he makes a track you can i hardly tell from it which way he is going. A man out in Tennessee tried to show that i the negro has no soul, and as the greater in- i eludes the less, if the soul is wanting there cannot be much intellect left. You can't judge i a man by his physical features. These are not the measurements of manhood. Judge by what i has been done, and to that record I appeal. As ] to losing faith in the intellectual development j of my race, I'd as soon doubt the attributes of i my ?od; who has said through his servant, Paul, that he will make one nation of all ( kfhdred and tongues. j In regard to the industrial phase of the 1 question, it was once thought that the sting of < the bull whip must be felt before the black i man could be spurred to action. Up in Mas- 1 sachusetts recently a man said to me "What i are the negroes doing now anyway? When ! I was down South they seemed a "miserably lazy set, spending their time holding prayer- < meetings and sunning themselves along the < fence rr s." "When were you South?" I I asked. 'Along in the sixties." "Well, sir, 1 said I, "You misunderstood the situation, f That was not laziness you saw. It was rest. I For 250 years the negro "had been working for 1 his food and clothes, while his masters rested 1 in the shade, living in luxury and ease. From this the negro took it for granted that freedom i meant rest. And he prayed to the Almighty ] for freedom, promising heaven when he got it i he would take a long rest. He was true to his promise." The negro is learning now that freodom means work; he feels it, the South feels it. Slavery robbed labor of its dignity; ' vAdfAvarl if TKn nnrrrn nAW rAflllTAfl 11CUUVU1 IVOWlVVi Ibl A iJV V/ uv v???WW that bis tutelago was wrong, and he is at work, j There are lazy negroes and lazy whites?I de- i spise them both. Many have erred in judging the race by a few unworthy specimens. A ne- j gro misappropriates a chicken, and they say j the race is one of thieves. A white man breaks | a bank and runs to Canada, and they call him i a boodler, without ever once reflecting on his j race. Because there are black loafers, that does not prove we are a lazy race. You would not , say that there is no work going on in New York j and Philadelphia because you see hundreds of , loafers around the saloons.* There were many significant facts in the Boston speech of the | lamented Grady along this line. The cotton yield has been doubled since the transition . from slave to free labor, and the negro makes nearly all of it. The negro, lazy ! Look in the ( fields, on the railroad, in the kitchen, whorey- j er the muscular arm is needed or the hand of business applied, there you'll find the negro and the whitening cotton, tho yellowing grain, \ the tasseling corn, all proclaim to the world the negro's faithfulness to labor. Some are worrying themselves to know what i is to become of the negro.? Where he will be ] fifty years from now? Men said to Lincoln, if ; you free the negro his race will die out. He i knows nothing of the laws of healtn, of phys- j iology, of hygiene, and if left to himself he i cannot exist. An eminentstatistician says that 1 the negro race doubles every twenty years; 1 the whito every thirty-five years. Consult 1 the census and see if*that looks like dying i out. Do you feel lonesome? I don't. Why, j some of our kind white friends want to send j us home to heaven too soon. The negro wants i to go there, but not in a hurry. He's syrnpa- ^ thetic and wants to stay here* awhile and help < others on the way, and then he'll come in due 1 time. Others say we will disappear into the \ white race by assimilation and amalgamation t and absorption. I have read Professor < Scamp's article in the December Forum, but I s have no faith in the doctrine of assimilation, i The ancestral pride of tho white man, tho i growing pride of the negro, forbids that this j amalgamation take place save on the high i ground of matrimony, and there is only one - ? ?oru\ ru\(\ sjnmo 1 linuniiaixia^u uui vi 0*01 j *.vv/,wv. t^vu?v blacks want this. They sav that their color is ; against them. If that could only be changed, i all would be well. I believo that color has j nothing to do with the question. Black is a ( favorite color; a black horse we all admire; j a black silk dress is a gem ; a black broadcloth : suit--its a daisy! Black only loses its prestige, 1 its dignity, when applied to .a human. It is 1 not because of his color, but because of his condition, that the black man is in disfavor. Whenever a black face appears, it suggests a 1 poverty stricken, and ignorant race. Change your condition; exchange immorality for morality, ignorance for intelliegnce, poverty for prosperity, and the prejudice against our race will disappear like the morning dew drop fore the rising sun. Others would have us disappear by emigration. Your distinguished senator has just in troiluced into congress a measure intonilea to help us away. As for me, I don't want to go. [No! no!! from the audience.] This sunny Southland, where lio the bleaching bones of my fathers, is dear to me, and I, too, feel to the manor born. This soil is consecratod by the iabor, the tears, and the prayers of my ancestors. Talk about Ethiopia, talk about Africa, but I believe that God intends the negro race to work out here in the South the highest status it lias ever attaiued. If anybody wants to go to Mexico, or Kansas, or any where else, let him pack bis trunk and go of his own free will. Let congress appropriate if it wants: I will respectfully ask them to take back my part. It may be that God means us to go some day, but that is not the way and this is not the time. When wo have gathered up the prosperity, the intelligence, the Christianity, of this great and grand nation, then will be heard the mutterings in the mulbem* trees, and God will give his marching orders, and we shall go forth to lighten the dark places of Africa, and to tear down every blood-stained heathen altar, and to overthrow the strongholds of Satan's dominions, and to build up the indestructible kingdom of Christ the Lord. Remember, friends, that long ago two little barks came to America. One landed at Plymouth her load of freemen ; the other came to Jamestown with a freight of bondmen. Two separate civilizations sprang into being from these two ships, but we are all away from home. The red man alone is at home here, and he won't be much longer, if they keep pushing him westward into the Pacific. When congress legislates the black man back to Africa, it would bejustas wise to legislate the white man back to Europe. When one goes the other ought to go too. I am here to stay. I have an unbounded confidence in the future of the Southland; her broad rivers, her rich fields, and well-stored mines, will one day produce the richest harvest of prosperity the world ever saw, and I want to help reap it. What though a man be killed now and then ? He who would try to crush us deserve the pitynot the crushed. Though a hundred men fall around me, I will stand firm on the rock of my faith with an unshaken hope. The negro is an imitative creature, and this is a sign of much hope. The Indian always does the opposite from what he sees the white man do; hence he has gone down. It is just the reverse with the negro. A white man gets a house painted white with green blinds, the negro does the same; the white man rides in a buggy, the negro gets one too; the white man drives a horse, the negro buys him a horse, maybo built in the Gothic order with rafters in view, but it's a horse. This promises well. Rome imitated Greece; England imitated Rome; America imitates England ; its a help every time, and the negro is following right on in the white man's steps. The above is but a rude abstract of Dr. Prices address. Many of his finest passages are lost or mutilated." A fire was discovered about one o'clock Wednesday among some empty boxes in the cellar under Kluttz's Racket store. The fire was ex tinguished before any damage was done, a few -goods were sprinkled through a misunderstanding of an order to one of the engines. Business was suspended in the store only for a few moments. The origin of the fire is, as usual, a mystery. The members of the Baptist church kindly remembered their pastor Tuesday night, bombarding the parsonage with hams, sacks oi fiour, and many other useful articles. An effort was made by the liquor dealers several days ago to get a reduction of the license fee for 1890, and also to get the town council to grant license by the quarter instead of for the whole year. The council refused in both instances. So the license remains at 9800 with no issue for less than a year. So far five licenses have been renewed; probably one or two others will follow. A large meeting of the County Farmers' Alliance was held on Friday. The attendance of delegates was very full. No matters of special importance were before the body for consideration beyond that of electing a county business agent. In the choice of this officer the farm3rs were most successful, Mr. R. A. Love being sleeted. The sub-alliances are beginning to last about for trade arrangements for 1890. It is expected that large purchases will be made from this county through the State Exchange. Bob Brown, the last of the negroes held on suspicion for the murder of the unknown railroad hand, who was killed and robbed near town Christmas week, was released Friday, the coroner having satisfied himself that Brown was not one of the guilty. No clue whatever has been found as to who did the deed. Mr. T. M. Graham and family will move to Charlotte In a few days. Mrs. W. P. McCullough, formerly Miss Mabel Hall, died on Monday, aged 23 years. Several business changes have taken place within the last few days. The law firm of Hemphills <fe Brice has been dissolved by mutual nnnqflnt. and the members thereof will hereafter practice as two separate firms, the one being know as Hemphill <ft Hemphill, compossd of Messrs. James, John J., and Paul Hempbill ; the other being Mr. A. G. Brioe by himself, with his office in the court house, in the office of the probate judge. Nearly all the lodges in town moved their place of meeting with the beginning of the new year. For a number of years, all the orders have been renting the Odd Fellows' ball, which was occupied by one or the other of the six orders with lodges here, nearly every night in the week. The uniform price paid by the other orders to the Odd Fellows has of late been $35 % year, bringing into that order $175 rent, annually, without interfering with their own night, of meeting. At a recent meeting, the Oad Fellows decided to run the rent up to $50. When notified of this action, the other lodges iecided to get out, and a joint committee, representing the Masons, Knights of Honor, Leeion of Honor, Good Templars, and Ancient Order of United Workmen, got together and made arrangements to ent the Coleman hall, on the corner opposite Colvin's, and fit it up for a lodge room. The Odd Fellows then decided to let the rent stay at $35 for another year only, but the lodges decided not to accept, and were busy for several days last week moving their greasy poles, swords, goats, rails, blankets, tomahawks, skulls, cross-bones, and ? WHAM A 4UA A?l? AtnAMfAM Tf WAttf l/biior ULlVJ'tfUIttU, IU kliC lien kjuai kvio* iv uv ?? seems as though the Odd Fellows had killed the hen that laid the quarterly rent. On Saturday night, about 9 o'clock, Mrs. R. C. Stewart went out on her front piazza to close the blinds for the night. Mr. Stewart's dwelling is near the Baptist church, and on a line with his store and warehouse, the warehouse being between the store and the dwelling. At the hour mentioned aboye Mr. Stewart had not returned from his place of business. While Mrs. Stewart was on the piazza, she saw a man strike a match at the corner of the warehouse. The first match went out, whereupon the man immediately struck another, and dropped it through a knot hole in the wall, into the hay stored on the inside. The incendiary then started to run down the street past Mr. Stewart's gate. As soon as he had passed the gate, Mrs. Stewart hurried to the atore and notified her husband. The wooden warehouse, with its combustible contents, was soon in a blaze. Being situated in a part of town where there are no brick buildings, and where wooden stores and iwellings are thick, the fire justly caused great ilarm. By hard fighting, however, the fire was confined to the warehouse, although Mas jey's long wooden ounaing caugnt ana was javed with great difficulty. It has been believed for some time that one jr more incendiaries have been at the bottom jf the frequent fires here this winter, although :here is no accounting for a motive. Some liave surmised that the pernicious custom of jetting out free whisky at the close of each fire has tempted worthless bummers to start a blaze in oraer to get full. Something is certainly rotten somewhere. The Graded School reopened Monday after its close for the holidays, a number of new pupils enrolling themselves with the beginning of the new year. LETTER FROM LANCASTER COUNTY. Correspondence of the Yorkvtlle Enquirer. SPRXNQDKiaL, January 4.?The old year has passed, and a new one opens before us with the usual hopes, fears and allurements of life, fo some it brings bright anticipations and flattering prospects, while others look hopelessly for a bright side to the dim picture before them. Almost every one, I suppose, has entered on this new cycle of time with good resolutions for the future. Christmas came in with the customary amount of shooting and hilarity; but, as far as my observation extended, there was not a great deal of indulgence in the flowing bowl. Your correspondent and his better half had the good fortune to be invited to a good, old fashioned Christmas dinner. Of course we accepted?why not? There was good cheer indeed, plenty to eat, music, social converse and friendliness withal. The turkey was a good one, well cooked, and ought to have been flattered by the attentions bestowed upon him; and the rest was in keeping with the turkey. The jovial company felt as if they want xiu more iu out luruava tu A great deal of moving Is going on. Many teem to think they may escape bad seasons by leaving the place where they prevailed last year; but as lightning seldom strikes twice in the same place, I cannot see the wisdom in moving. Indeed, one might run into the very misfortune that he would be running away from. We used to think in the army that it was pretty good policy to occupy the place where a shell had fallen, because it was hardly srobable another would strike the same spot, tt may be thus with regard to seasons, and aerhaps better to remain where unfavorable seasons prevailed last year in the hope that it would not be repeated. Owing to bad crops >ur section is greatly distressed. Some who armed last year on their own account are onjaging to work for wages, or on the share sys;em. Money is very scarce and difficult to be jbtaincd. But, while we are unfortunate, it is iome consolation to know that the whole State is not so, and that the crops of meat and broadjtutfs in the West are bountiful. But consolation does not feed the hungry, nor clothe the naked. The Enquirer, I notice, does not relax, but keeps moving onward in its great aim to improve and become more and more a family necessity in its wide circle of usefulness and instructiveness. The plan of historical sketches, adopted by it, is admirable and affords a great deal of information even to those living near the places sketched. Besides, the moral tone of its general reading matter is such as may uc uuueuumi in iuu lamuy circles ui lis readers. Our fields are ready for the plow ; our farmers are willing to work ; the Three C's run its trains as usual; the majestic Catawba keeps llowing on towards tho sea; and all seem to join in shouting, Ilappy Now Year to Thk Enquirer ! waxiiaw. LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Etta Jane, January <>.?Monday and Tuesday of last week the weather assumed such wintry appearances as to induce some of those who hadn t killed their hogs to do so. The last few foggy, warm days have been attended with much uneasiness on the part of those who did kill; and much of the meat is already spoiled. This, so far, has been a peculiar winter. The "Means grass" along the river was, in many cases, growing on Christmas day, as it usually is in April. Some of the wiseacres who have noticed the weather since Christmas day have discovered tloods and freshets next summer; with a cold, lato, backward spring to begin the season with. If our people were as dilligent in attending to the duties of the present as they are studious in meddling with tne Providence of the future, the "fool killer" would have less to do in this country. Wo "don't wish to interfere with the business of our brethren of the quill, but sometimes we can't help it. Wo think it would have been as little as your Hickory Grove correspondent could have done to have given an account of Henry Johnson's experience with the hobgoblins near Unity church, a few nights before Christmas. If he hasn't the "dots," we would suggest that he call upon Mr. John W. Smith and get them, The readers of The Enquirer will appreciate the favor. Henry is a colored man or "high standing," and it is nothing but right that his account of the alfair should go before your readers. Miss Mildred Strain has returned home after a week' svisit to Bkckstock, much pleased with the place and people down there. Mrs. Rachel Carothers, of Sunnyside, whose alHiction has been repeatedly montionod in this i correspondence, is failing very fast, and, to all i human appearances, cannot live much longer. She is one of the oldest people in this commu' ni*yThis county has had an illimitable supply of whisky since the holidays set in. Our ministers of the gospel, who have been subjected to their annual "pounding," will please return the compliment by "pounding" the liquor out of their congregations, and we would suggest that the government put a corporal's guard of old women on duty to suppress the traffic. The men are failures. sigma. Improve the Roads.?Although it is impossible to macadamize all the public roads in South Carolina at once, nothing prevents each board of county commissioners from taking in hand some of the worst hills or swamps. On almost every road in the up country there are one or more specially steep places, generally formed by the washing away of the lower parts of the hill, leaving the apex unchanged. A few days' work would remove these peaks and add 20 per cent, to the hauling capacity of every town. A thousand dollars a year expended in blowing off hill tops ana draining bogs would prove a most economical investment.? [Columbia Register. THE THERMOMETER'S RECORD For the Week Ending January 7?Observations by Mr. J. R. Schorb. !| 6 | a s. DATE. jj -C K ? g | J a . ? * 5 $ I I -s , CO IN GO ^ 2 i?5 K Wednesday 1... 36 42 42 40 49 31 ..00 Thursday 2 46 62 $9 56 66 40 .06 Friday 3 51 57 57 55 57 48 ..09 Saturday 4 ! 47 52 51 50 52 44 Sunday 5 ; 45 54 52 50 55 42 ..07 Monday 6 j! 51 <58 62 60 76 41 Tuesday 7 60 76 68 68 77 57 ..03 Mean for week j 48 59 56 54 61 43 ..31 JRar&fi Reports. Cotton Market. YORKVILLE, January 8.-Cotton, 81 to 93. LIVERPOOL, January 6.?Cotton steady, with fair demand ; middling, 5jid. CHARLESTON, January 6.-Cottou steady; middling, 93. NEW YORK, January 6.?Cotton firm; upuplands, 10J. Futures closed steady, with sales or 127,700 bales, as follows : January, 10.14 to 10.15; February, 10.21 to 10.22; March, 10.29 to 10.30; April,10.36 to 10.37; May, 10.43 to 10.44; . June, 10.49 to 10.50; July, 10.55 to 10.56; August, 10.61 to 10.62; September, 10.19 to 10.20; A/>4/\Kam Q Qfi 3A Q OA VbkUUOI| w?w vv v*vv* Comparative Cotton Statement. NEW YORK, January 3.?The following is the comparative cotton statement for the week ending January 3,1890: 1890. 1889. , Receipts atall ports for week. 222,559 200,831 Total receipts to date 4,332,021 3,804,329 Exports for the week 138,061 163,897 Total exports to date 3,049,112 2,497,151 , Stock in all U. States ports... 792,214 893,986 Stock at interior towns 213,655 236,774 Stock at Liverpool 808,000 660,000 Afloat for Great Britain 221,000 250,000 imperial fete. It Surprised Him. I used the Corbin Harrow last year. Have never seen or used a harrow that would mellow up the soil and work in tho manure equal to it. Was surprised at the excellency of its work, and could not afford to get along without it. John Goodwin, Monroe, N. Y. Are You Skeptical ? 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I can take two medium sized mules and my Corbin Harrow, and sow from seven to eight acres of wheat or oats in I one day. Put beside this what the very best! hand with a good horse and plow can do, and j it will not take a particularly shrewd inathe- j matician to estimate the difference in dollarsand | cents between the value of the work done by a j plow and that done by the Harrow. In conclu- j sion, I will say that I firmly believe it will do all ; the manufacturers claim for it, and would say further, that every farmer should have one, and j that the longer the matter of buying is put olf, j the greater the loss to the farmer, as it can be used to great advantage in winter, spring, summer and fall. I consider myself incompetent i to estimate its value from an economical standi point. Respectfully, Wm.S. Wilkkkson. Special polices. ? What a Preacher Say* About It. I have never seen anything to equal the work of the Corbin Disk Harrow. It is the implement for which I have been looking ever since I began farming. For seeding corn or cotton land which has been tolerably well cultivated, no other plow is needed. In my opinion it is the best implement in use for putting in peas on stubble. I am confident it will answer admirably for covering corn, and it will at the same time give the land a thorough working. It will undoubtedly revolutionize our system of farming. Rev. W. S. Johnson, Calhoun, Ga. People Everywhere Confirm our statement when we say that Acker's English Remedy is in every way superior to any and all other preparations for the Throat and Lungs. In Whooping Cough and Croup it is magic and relieves at once. We offer you a sample bottle free. Remember, this Remedy is sold on a positive guarantee by May &May. Vhymeneal. / ^ *" Mauried?In Blacksburg, on the 1st instant, by W. D. Camp, T. J., Mr. W. M. ROSS, Jr., of York county, and Miss ELIZA GREEN, of Cleveland county, N. C. January 1, 1890, at the residence of the bride's ^ sister, by J. M. nuflstetler, trial justice, Mr. JOHN F. BRYSON and Miss LIZZIE CARPENTER. All of Gaston county, N. C. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. g ALL persons indebted to the estate of J. " BOLTON SMITH, deceased, will make immediate payment; and all persona having claims against the estate, will present their claims, properly authenticated, within the time prescribed by law. . W. BROWN WYLIE, A C. C. C. Pis. and Administrator. January 8 2 3t ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. THE undersigned, Administrators of the f estate of THOMAS S. NEELY, deceased, will sell at public auction, FOR CASH, at the ci late residence of the said deceased, on TUESDAY, 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 1890, at 10 o'clock A. M., the PERSONAL PROPERTY g belonging to the estate of said deceased, consisting of Mules, Horses, Cattle, Wagons, Carriage, Harness, Farming Tools, Corn, Fodder, J. B. it A. T. NEELY, Administrators. \ January 8 2 2t ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. ---tTW o^mlnlflfrofnr of t.hfl Aft r lXJLX'j UUUOlOi^UUU, J. tateof J. BOLTON SMITH, deceased, will ^ otter at his late place of business, his entire STOCK OF GOODS AT PRIVATE SALE, which will be sold AT COST OR BELOW, A until WEDNESDAY, 22nd of JANUARY, 1890, at which time the remaining stock will be offered AT AUCTION, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M. The stock consists of MILLINERY GOODS, JEWELRY, <fcc. tl Country Merchants would do well to call and examine the stock. BARGAINS will be offered. W. BROWN WYLIE, Clerk C. C. Pis. and Administrator. January 8 2 2t DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP. 11HE copartnership heretofore existing be- E tween the undersigned at Hickory Grove, r S. C., under the firm name of T. M. WHISONANT <fc CO., was dissolved on the first day of January, 1890, by mutual consent. All persons indebted to the firm are requested to make Eayment to the firm of CASTLES, MORE- c [EAD & CO. We beg to return our thanks to the public for the liberal patronage we have received. T. M. WHISONANT, W. J. MORE HEAD, J. W. CASTLES, T W. S. WILKERSON. NEW FIRM. THE undersigned have formed a co-partnership at Hickory Grove, S. C., under the , firm name of CASTLES, MOREHEAD & CO., A and hope,, by fair dealing and strict attention to business, to merit a share of the public pat- 0 ronacro. J. W. CASTLES, W. J. MOREHEAD, W. S. WILKERSON. P January 1, 18(H). '2 tf ~F. H1PPERFIELD. J ? o FIRST-CLASS GROCERIES . FOR FAMILY USE is what you want for your table. This is the kind of goeds we keep and they are always reliable. We never handle second-class goods and ofTer them to unsuspecting customers. True, we keep two grades of Cheese, but we have a different price for the second grade from that we ask for the best. Our first grade Cheese is the very best Cream Cheese that we can buy, while our second grade is the best of its kind that we can obtain ; but it is 5 cents a pound cheaper thjin the best grade. In a few days wo will have a large stock of first-class Groceries, and we will be pleased to -i increase our trade with responsible parties. J I always carry the best line of Rice, and r give more for one dollar than any house in Yorkville. I carry a most delightful line of Cigars. If you want Plows go to HAPPERFIELD'S. I always carry the very best Lard that it is possible for me to buy. I always carry the most reliable brands of Hams. REMEMBER THE DEAD ! In tho Marble Yard department of my business, I will devote more attention to it this year than formerly, and I hope by furnishing the best material, together with good work and low prices, to supply many unmarked graves with Monuments and Tombstones. This is all we can do for our departed friends, and we should be mindful of our last right and privilege and mark the graves of our friends who have crossed the River of Death ! Correspondence solicited. Freight prepaid to any point on the Three C's railroad or the Chester and Lenoir railroad. F. HAPPERFIELD. 1877. WITHERS ADICKES. 1890. ] Bi p WE START THE NEW YEAR t< WITH tho most complete stock of goods we tl ever had, embracing almost everything in Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Glass, Willow, Wooden, Tinware, Ac., Ac. Wo don't make a living by selling goods at cost, but we have a few goods left at the Store of T. W. CLAWSON, Jr., which we offer this week at far below value?needing the room as well as the money? SO GET A MOVE ON YOURSELF. v Always remember that wo propose to protect our patrons in quality as well as prices. We J have the experience and facilities to warrant this claim. We ask you to test it thoroughly. Keen a close watch on our weights and mean- n urea*. Wo court tho atrictost Scrutiny in our o Itusinoaa. p COME AND SEE US. S Wo.still load on HARDWARE,and have the most complete stock in York, and will put money in your pocket on prices. ^ Guns cheap. ^ Wo will raise the prices on Axes next Monday. Yours truly, WITHERS ADICKES. M. <& II. C. STRAUSS. THE COLD WINTER AIR IS a reminder that M. tfc H. C. STRAUSS has a largo stock of WINTER GOODS, which they are offering at very low prices, especially -? their | Kca<ly-3Ia<le Clothing, t< Which cannot ho bought as low anywhere olse. F Also ti Remnants of Ginghams anil Dres? Goods a At a sacrifice. The One-Price Cash Store and f that the cheapest. COFFINS AND CASKETS. WE would respectfully announce to the public that we have closed out our stock . of COFFINS, CASKETS, BURIAL ROHES AND UNDERTAKERS' GOODS to the CAROLINA BUGGY CO., and we bespeak for them a share of patronage. h Their Terms are Easy. u Their terms are easy and they have a large w stock in all tho various styles and grades. When you need anything in this line remember the Carolina Buggy Co's Undertaking de partment. W. B. MOORE & CO. KEOISTR4TION NOTICE. J AS the law directs, tho BOOKS FOR THE R E( i 1ST RATION OF VOTERS will be open at my office, on tho FIRST MONDAY of each month, until and including the first Monday in Julv next. < _ F. IIAPPERFIELD, f Supervisor of Registration. JJanuary I, 18!K). 1 2Gw ? Tumber is advancing, i N Saw Mills, Steam Engines, 11 SHINGLE MILLS, HAY PRESSES, ETC. Tf you want a First-CIttNH SAW MILL, send for Catalogue to _ A. It. FARQUHAR CO., (Ltd.,) York, Pa. J December 18 51 8t S' "~PAY UP ! PAY UP I I ai PARTIES indebted to us must pay up. We L must have our money as it is three months ol past duo. Come and make settlement. W. C LATIMER. rOHUr MAY, JR. ?fc CO. THE NEW YEAR BRINGS TO THE PEOPLE OF YORKVILLE ATJD York County, rOHN MAY, JR. A CO., WHO WILL OPEN IN THE Adickes Block, A FULL LINE OF Sents' Furnishing Goods, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS Jid Everything Kept in a First-Class Dry Goods Store. ^OW if you want a good suit of Clothes ill on JOHN MAY, Jr. A CO., and you can et it at a very low price. If you want a good Hat, call on JOHN [AY, Jr., A CO. If you want a good pair of Shoes, warranted ) be just as represented, call on JOHN [AY, Jr., A CO. If you want nice Collars and Cuffs, call on :iem. If you want an elegant Cravat or Tie, call n JOHN MAY, Jr. A CO. 'or anything you Need, Call on them. New firm. New Goods. Now don't be deaiyed, but come and see us ; neyer mind tht mes, for now is the time and JOHN MAY r., A CO'S is the place to save money. A Complete Line of Stationery [ay always bo found at our store, consisting f Fool's Cap, Legal Cap, Letter and Note paer. Wo will have it for Judges and Trial ustices, Lawyers and Doctors, Court Hous< flicials, and last, but not least, for Cupid himelf. Look out next week ! JOHN MAY, JR. & CO. EI. F. ADICKFS ?& CO. H. F. ADICKES & CO. a AVE now on hand a complete stock ol Watches,Clocks, Jewelry and Electroplate, uitable for Wedding, Birthday and Christmas 'resents. How to please that boy of yours at this joyus season of the year. Buy him a $2.50 Wasrbury Watch and it will please him bettei jan $5.00 spent on any other gift. Christmas Presents in Great Variety. WATCHES, RINGS, CHARMS, ALBUMS, SILVERWARE. TOILET SETS, CLOCKS, AC., AC. An invitation is extended to all to see out 'ell selected stock. Watches from $'2.50 to $150.00. Good Gent'f Vatch for $10.00. IEPAIRING DEPARTMENT, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Cleaned and lepaired by J. J. HAYHURST, who has had ver 12 years' practical experience in the reairing of all kinds of Watches. All work en usted to him will receive personal and prompl ttention. All work guaranteed. .note me Atiurew. The store lately occupied by H. F. Adickes s his MILLINERY DEPARTMENT, whicli as been fitted up as a Jewelry Store. H. F. ADICKES & CO., Yorkville, S. C. J. H. RIPPLE. EIV ROUTE. j^N a few days we will receive large additions > our stock of FAMILY GROCERIES AND LANTATION SUPPLIES, which in addion to the stock now on hand, will place us in position to meet the demands of the people )r goods in our line. I )<> IVot lakoyour arrangements for the year or lay in our supply of Heavy Groceries until you ave consulted uie. Remember that I am not ) bo turned down on prices. If you buy ithout consulting me you may regret it. J. H. RIDDLE. IE-ASSESSMENT OF REAL ESTATE. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, York County, Yorkvillk, S. C., December 23, 1889. NOTICE is hereby given that the year 1890 ,^| is the regular time for making a RE-ASESSMENT OF REAL ESTATE. By inductions from the Comptroller-General, in iking RETURNS OF PERSONAL PROPRTY, County Auditors will also require a EW RETURN OF REAL PROPERTY for ie fiscal yoar 1889-90. \V. B. WILLIAMS, Auditor. December 25 52 9t SOLE AGENTT" rins will certify that SAM M. GRIST, of Yorkville, S. C., has been appointed as OLE AGENT for the sale of CORBIN DISK [ARROWS, CORBIN ROAD CARTS, Ac., in id for the counties of YORK, CHESTER, ANCASTERand FAIRFIELD, in the State F South Carolina. ST. LAWRENCE M'F'G CO. December 18 51 tf MRS. T. M. DOBSOUr. I WENT! I SAW!! IT'S SO!!! I HAVE beard so much, for the past few months, about DOBSON'S RACKET selling so many Goods at such low prices, I just made up my mind that I would go and see for myself. I did go ; I did see; I was captivated ; 1 bought. I not only bought, but I saw just crowds buying and others bogging to be waited upon. This one wanting a Plug of Tobacco at 5 cents, another wanting a pound of Soda at.r> cents, and all such questions. And the ladies wanting to see Mrs. DOBSON about getting A Dress and How to Make It. Others waiting to see Miss KEEN abouta HAT or BONNET, and others wanting to see cheap SHOES at 05 cents, and many wanting to see those Bolid leather DOLLAR SHOES. None like them in Yorkville at the price, and I never saw so many of them being sold ; but no wonder, they are cheaper than ever I have seen Shoes sold. I certainly do not wonder at so much talk about Dobson's Cheap Racket Store. 9 Oh ! my, such piles of TINWARE, and the cheapest I oversaw. They wore receiving all sizes of Tans, Buckets, Tins, Dippers ana almost eve ything in Tinware. No house in Yorkville keeps such a large stock. Their stock is ten times as large in that line as it was (50 days ago. MILLINERY. i DOBSON'S RACKET STORE has an elegant line of all kinds of MILLINERY. Nearly all the ladies who want a BRIDAL OUTFIT, go . to DOBSON'S RACKET to see Mrs. DOBSON, as she is well posted and can give you all the dots in regard to Dress. CLOTHING. DOBSON'S RACKET has sold quantities of PANTS, COATS, VESTS and OVERSHIRTS, ?nH oro uHII aniline thfim. Ynn can tret a nair of Ready-Made Drill Drawers at DOBSON'S 1 for25 cents; a pair of Socks for 5 cents ; Suspenders, 7 cents; Cravats, 10 cents ; Hats, 25 cents. It is a noted fact, and all who read this should stop and think for a moment and see if it is not 1 true, that almost every person who comes to town to buy a bill has to go to DOBSON'S to get something before they leaye for home. DOBSON'S RACKET has downed them all In Large Sales and Low Prices > And this year, 1890, we intend to sell more Goods than ever, because we have more to sell. DOBSON'S RACKET adds new lines almost ' every week. The last addition is HARDWARE, and we will make it lively for our competitors in prices. We are going to sell lower than ever before sold in Yorkville. Watch Our Advertisements And you will see what wo are doing. Watch the prices and come and ask for the Goods and [ see now they compare. Axes, Augers, Auger Bits, Distoirs Saws, Planes, Gun Locks, Gun Hammers, Gun Screws, Gun Tubes. Knives ' and Forks at 49 cents, Tea Spoons at 5 cents a set, Table Spoons at 9 cents a set. My space is up. I say again WATCH MY PRICES IN THE ENQUIRER And you will save money, provided you buy from DOBSON'S RACKET STORE. Will speak again next week. Very truly yours, Mrs. T. M. DOBSON, Proprietress. Headquautehs, New Youk City. . THE CAROLINA BUG&Y CO., YORKVILLE. S. C. 11 LAHULIM MIS Till ALL! r Tlf E takn crreat nleasnro In announcing to i n the public that we took first prizes on I every vehicle that we exhibited at the CHES TER FAIR. This is quite sufficient evidence of the quality of our work. "The Carolina Buggy company downs them all !" BUY RIGHT NOW! Wo also announce that wo will sell goods very cheap until wo get into our NEW FACTO it Y, AS WE DO NOT WISH TO MOVE ANYTHING. We Mnst Have Honey to Keep Moving. i We thank tho people for their liberal patronI age, and now respectfully ask that they all I come forward and pay their notes and accounts . as fast as they become due, as we must have money to keep moving. Respectfully, ; CAROLINA BUGGY COMPANY. ; 7 B.B. LOWRY. DO YOU BELIEVE IN BARGAINS ? IF you do, you will find the best and biggest you ever saw at BOB LOWRY'S. If you don't believe in them ; if fraud and doceithave ' led you to doubt all bargains ofifored, you can get your faith restored by coming to R. B. LOWRY'S. See and you will believe. JEANS. Mv stock of cheap JEANS is complete, and ( at prices that will astonish you. SHOES. My stock of Men, Women and Children's Shoos is full and yory cheap. HATS. i Men's and Boys' Fur and Wool HATS are here and must bo sold. Call and seo them. GROCERIES. My stock of GROCERIES is always full and complete. CROCKERY. Just received, a big lot of CROCKERY that I am selling at very low prices. WORK PROPERLY DONE. ? IF your WATCH needs attenJQ tion, bring it to me and have it PROPERLY REPAIRED. I jl claim to bo master of my trade, rand, therefore, am able to do work entrusted to me in a proper manner. If a Watch is not repaired properly it is infinitely better that it be laid away and not allowed to run, as good Watches are often badly injured by being allowed to run when not PROPERLY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. I warrant my work to givo entire satisfaction. A few of the latest improved WATERBURY WATCHES IN STOCK. Call and get one for yourself or that boy of yours. HENRY FORD. | Near Exchange Bank. FOR RENT FOR 1890. THE CORNELIA G. WILKES' CARTER PLACE, occupied in 1889 by Mr. FRANK KIRK PATRICK. A GOOD "TWO-HORSE FARM AND DWELLING. Apply to C. E. SPENCER, Executor. January 1 1 3t MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED FARMS. For further information apply to JOHN B. PALMER A SON, P. O. Box 288. Columbia, S. C. October 30 44 3m I A. y. CARTWRIQHT. WM. M. ALLISON. A. Y. CARTWRIGHT & CO. OUR BRANCH HOUSE 1 -A.T j HICKORY GROVE.. WILL 2323 ? c c Discontinued After Thirty Days, TIRING which time wo will offer unpre- J cedented bargains in all manner of Dry Goods, j Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Blankets, Tinware, etc. ( Avail Yourself of this Grand < Opportunity, < 1 And go to our Hickory Grove Racket Store and make your selections before it is too late, j Since the very inception of the New York i Rackot Store in Yorkville it has been a | I HOWLING SUCCESS. Week by week its business has grown to enormous proportions. To-day it will compare j most favorably with any establisment of the J Dry Goods variety. 1 ] IN THE LEAD. j < We are in the lead now with a systematized | Cash business, and wo intend to stay there. 1 < Just what our programme will be for the pres- j ent year we have not fully determined, but our every effort will be in behalf of our patrons, and with each week we will havo new and , seasonable goods for your inspection. 1 Of course our Cash system will be one of our i first and foremost principles in doing business j in the future, just as it has been in the past. Tremendous Sacrifices Will be made during the next THIRTYDAYS in all lines. Come early and make your selections, for you can get bargains. ] i 1 Overcoats. i Our large stock of Oyercoats for Men and ] Boys must be sold. We are offering lots of T>-~ '? ihia 1!ma om/1 riAiir la fn ! uai^ailio 111 I'll J O iiudf nuu uun vuv vi.hv buy. Our entire stock of Clothing must be sold. Come and got your clothes. i Buggy Whips. Our stock of Buggy Whips, suitable for "mule tickling," is bound to attract the attention of individuals who lay much stress on that particular kind of motive power. We have Whips from 10 cents each up, among which is one that we guarantee, with reasonable usage, to last twelve months. A. Y. CARTWRIGHT <fc CO., Proprietors. Yorkville and Hickory Grove. New York Office, 406 Broadway. CREIGHTON, SHERFESEE & CO., ROt'K HILL, S. C. CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS!! IN selecting a CHRISTMAS PRESENT for wife, mother or sister, Get Something Useful, And there is nothing better than a nice SEWING MACHINE OR ORGAN. We want to close out our stock of the abovo i and will sell you a 940.00 MACHINE FOR 827 50 935.00 MACHINE FOR 925 00 930.00 MACHINE FOR 920 00 ORGANS correspondingly cheap. MTR RYTRNITTTRR KTOflK \J *J It JL Ulli11i.VUU UJ.V VU FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, &C., Is complete, and we defy competition. COME AND SEE US ; Before purchasing. CREIGHTON, SHERFESEE <fc CO., Rock Hill, S. C. ' TAX RETURNS FOR 1SN9-90. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, YORK COUNTY, Yorkvillk, S. C., December 2, 1889. According to law, the tax books of YORK COUNTY, for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1889, will be open from 1 JANUARY 1ST, 1890, UNTIL FEBRUARY 20TH, 1890, inclusive. The Auditor will attend , at the following places and times to take the tax returns of the several tax-payers of York 1 county for the fiscal year 1889-90: ! At Bethany, on Wednesday, January 1, 1890. , At Bethel, on Thursday, January 2, 181K). At Point (school-house), on Friday, January 3, 1890. ; At Clay Hill, on Saturday, January 4, 1890. j At Yorkville, on Monday, January 0, 1890. 1 At Brattonsville, on Tuesday, January 7,1890. At McConnellsville, on Wednesday, Janua- 1 ry 8, 1890. At Bullock's Creek postoflice, on Thursday, January y, row. At Sharon Station, on Friday, January 10, 18!H). At Yorkville, on Saturday, January 11, 1890. * At Clark's Fork (Love's School House), on Monday, January 13,1890. j At Hickory Grove, on Tuesday and Wednes- , day, January 14 and 15, 1890. ( At BlacksDurg, on. Thursday and Friday, s January 16 and 17, 1890. At Buffalo, on Saturday, January 18, 1890. t At Grover, on Monday, January 20, 1890. f At Rock Hill, on Tuesday, Wednesday, < Thursday and Friday, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th j days of January, 1890. r! At Coates's Tavern, on Saturday, 25th day of 8 January, 1890. s At Tirzah Depot, on Monday, January 27, ( 1890. At Newport, on Tuesday, January 28, 1S90. At Fort Mill, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 29, 30 and 31, 1890. At Yorkville, on Monday, February 3, 1890. At Clover, on Tuesday and Wednosday, 4th and 5th days of February, 1890. At Yorkville, from Thursday, the 6th day of February, until Thursday, 20th of February, 1890, inclusive, at which time the books will close and penalties attach to all delinquents. Ail changes in ownership 01 real esuue are ( required to be reported at the time of making ^ return. i All male residents in York county, between j the ages of 21 and 50, are liable to poll tax. W. B. WILLIAMS, Auditor. December 4 48 12t y EXCHANGE BANK, ? Yorkvllle, S. C. T. S. JEFFERYS President, c JOS. F. WALLACE, Vice-President. FRANK A. GILBERT Cashier. Organized. September 1. 1887. THE BANK will receive Deposits, buy and 1 sell Exchange, make Loans and do a gen- J eral Banking Business. i The officers tender their courteous services c to ita patrons and the public generally. S IpST" Banking hours from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. a KENNEDY BROS. & BARRON. I THOUGHTS FOR MEDITATION. .'ull Shelves, Competing Prices, Determined Not to he Undersold FOR the same quality of goods, Was some of the ideas our buyer, Mr. WM. M. KENNEDY, had in view when lie loft for the northern narkets. We are Only too Willing To get a chance to show you the stock of goods le has bought. Knowing the desire of all to buy at close figires, he TOOK TIME WHILE THERE and :arefully selected our stock, so we ask all to :all and examine our line of? DRY GOODS. BOOTS AND SHOES. READY MADE CLOTHING, | And Gents' Hats, for we know that we H protect those who buy of us, while we are cou B ident that our customers will be pleased with fl >ur goods and prices. B TABLE CROCKERY, i for some months back, has been a specialty of B )urs, and wo are at all times prepared to make fl dose figures in this line. fl We Never Misrepresent | Dur Goods to make sales, and we use every effort to please our patrons. Our stock of Ready-Made Clothing is fuller ;han usual, and we feel satisfied that we can :ompete with any one where honest quality is :o be one of the considerations. Not only s this true in Clothing, but in every thing we protend to handle. Give us a call and examine >ur goods and prices. G. H. O'LEARY. FURNITURE. UAVING just returned from an inspection of Northern markets, I feel better prepared than over to please the tastes of my customers. and am now receiving the largest stock if goods in all lines,ever carried, which will be iolu very cheap. The Furniture Department is complete. Parlor Goods of different grades, and at prices uire to suit. Bedroom Suits, Lounges, Tables, Chairs, Bureaus, Common Beds by the hun irod, Cornice Poles, Safes, Kitchen Furniture 3tc., etc. CARPETS. A new supply of Carpets expected soon. On land, Brussels, Ingrains, Cocoa and Napier Mattings. Cane Matting in all grades, and Rugs if all kinds. Window Shades in different jrades and prices. STOVES! STOVES! I STOVES!!! I still iaad in the Stove Department. All of die reliable Stoves of tho Chas. Noble A Co. make, besides other Stoves that give entire sat- # isfaction. Stove Repairs, Stove Fixtures and jxtra Stoveware. My Stoves and goods in that line are all bought by tho car-load, which enables me to sell better goods for less money than my others in the markot. G. II. O'LEARY. AN ORDINANCE ro Declare Unlawful and to Forbid the Carry- 1 ing, witninine incorporate ijimiis 01 tue Town of Yorkville, S. C., of Weapons Concealed upon the Person. WHEREAS the Council are authorized, under Section 5 of the Town Charter, to pass all such ordinances as may tend to preserve the quietude,, peace, safety and gooaorler of tko inhabitants of the town: Therefore and to that end, Re it Ordained by the Intendant and Wardens, the Town Council of Yorkville, S. C., in Council assembled: Skction 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to carry concealed upon his person, within the incorporate limits of the town of Yorkville, S. C., a pistol, dirk, dagger, slung shot, metal knuckles, razor or other deadly weapon that may be used for the infliction of personal injury upon another; and such carrying is hereby forbidden. Sec. 2. That this Ordinance shall not apply to police or peace oflicers in the actual discharge of their duties as such officers, ndr to persons upon their own premises. Sec. 3. That any person violating this Ordinance shall bo lined not less than five dollars, nor more than forty dollars, or be imprisons not less than five days nor more than thirty days. Sec. 4. That this Ordinance shall onlv reCeal the existing Ordinance when it shall itself ecomo operative after due publication. Done in assembly of Council this 30th day fsKAT.-l of December. 1889. under the cor porate seal of the said town. JNO. J. HUNTER, Intendant. J.Ed. Jkffkrys, Clerk. January 11 2t AN ORDINANCE To Enforce the Observance, and Punish any and all Violations of Section 10 of the Town Charter, and to Provide Appropriate Penalties for Selling or Systematically Giving Away Wine, Malt or Spirituous Liquors, or any Bitters or any Medicated Liquors, within the Incorporate Limits of the Town of Yorkville, S. C. RE it Ordained by the Intendant and Wardens, the Town Council of Yorkville, S. C., in Council assembled: That, under the authority and power conferred in Section 10 of the Town Charter, it is hereby provided that any druggist, apothecary or other person, who shall, upon the prescription of a physician or otherwise, sell or systematically give away wine, malt or spirituous liquors, or any bitters, or any medicated liquors, within the incorporate limits of the town of Yorkville, S. C., shall, for such violation of the provisions of said Section of the Town Charter, making such acts unlawful, be fined not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, or bo imprisoned not less than five days, nor more than thirty days ; which punishment shall be independent of or in addition to the punishment in the Courts of Sessions of the State. Done in assembly of Council, this 30th day of December, 188'J, under the corporate seal [l. 8.1 of the said town. JNO. J. HUNTER, Intendant. T T71~ nU-lr I I. Jiii*. ij .fti* riM* ia, vim A. j Januarj' 1 1 2t ^ A\ ORDINANCE- /i Fixing the Day of Election of Intondant and m Wardens in the year 1890. B BE it Ordained by the Intendant and War- B dens, the Town Council of Yorkville, S. B U., in Council assembled: B That an election be held for an INTENDANT B and FOUR WARDENS for the town of York- B ville,S. C., on MONDAY, JANUARY, 20TH, B 1890, in the Court House. fl Done in assembly of Council, this 30th day [meal.] of December, 1889, under the corporate seal of the said town. JNO. J. HUNTER, Intendant. J. En. Jeffreys, Clerk. N. B.?The polls will open at nine o'clock in the morning and close at 5 o'clock in the evening. All male inhabitants of the age of twentyone years, citizens of South Carolina, who shall have resided within the State twelve months, and in the town sixty days next immediately preceding the election, and who shall not be under any of the disabilities mentioned in the Constitution of the State, will be entitled to voto. JNO. J. HUNTER, Intendant. January 1 1 2t NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER, York County, Yorkvillk, S. C., December 16, 1889. IHAVK been notified, under date of 14th instant, by Hon. J. S. Vernor, Comptrollertieneral of South Carolina, that "The General Assembly, by a concurrent resolution passed December 13, 1889, have EXTENDED THE TIME for the collection of the taxes for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1888, and snding October 31, 1889, without penalty, to February 1, 1890, in all the counties of the State." Tax-payers who have not yet paid their taxes should note the date of expiration of extension, after which date?FEBRUARY 1, 1890? ihe penalty of 15 per cent, will certainly attach. All taxes now remaining unpaid, will be paid at my ollice in Yorkville. H. A. D. NICELY, County Treasurer. December 18 51 7t THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, York County. |*THEREAS W. BROWN WYLIE, C. C. C. T T Pis., has applied to me for Letters of Adninistration, with the Will annexed, on all singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits )f JAMES NELSON, late of the county aforetaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all tnd singular the kindred and creditors of the laid deceased, to be and appear before me, at >ur next Probato Court for said county, to be lolden at York Court House, on SATURDAY, I'HE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A. D., 1890, O 10 a'/jIaoL* \f tr\ nliAur noncn if anv whv tho i.iiil Administration should not be granted. ?iven under my hand and seal, this 23rd day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, and in the 114th year of American Independence. W. H. McCORKLE, Probate Judge. December 25 52 6t DENTISTRY. I AM again before the public asking their attention to the prices below: )no Upper or Lower Set of Teeth, 910 00 Partial Sets, one Tooth on Plate, 1 50 Partial Sets, two Teeth on Plate, 2 00 Partial Set, threo Teeth on Plato, 3 00 All work guaranteed. I will have my Office with Dr. CARTiVRIGHT, who will at any time, in my abience, EXTRACT TEETH, TAKE IMPRESSIONS, etc., for me. Come to see me before you have your worlr lone. W. M. WALKER, D. D.S. September 18 38 tf MUSIC LESSONS. ^yfTSS ZORATDA INGOLD respectfully ofLTl ^ors her services, at her residence, as PEACHER OE MUSIC ON THE PIANO r ORGAN. Pupils received at any time. System thorough and practical. Prices reason ble, and furnished on application.