Scraps and .facts. ? From hints thrown out by th? leaders of both political parties, strong probabilities seem to exist that two im< portantjoiut resolutions will be off-Tec immediately afler the assembling of tin Fifty-fourth congress. The first will be an affirmation of the principles em bodied in the Monroe doctrine ex pressing, in plain and vigorous lan guage, the sympathy of the American, people with the government of VenezU' ela in its boundary dispute with Greal Britain. .The second joint resolution which is being prepared with great care calls for the annexation of the Hawa Jian iclanfte f.n the United States undei a territorial form of government. ? Reports of the past few days fron Asia Minor, say that within the past 10 days or so, over 4,000 Armenians hove been massacred. The Europear powers have not definitely decided what course to pursue; but the understanding is that they will surely threaten Constantinople with a great fleet be fore the end of the week. The storj is to the effect that the sultan has ordered special inquiries into th< matter; but nobody believes that thest inquiries will amount to anything ever if they are made. Under all the circumstances, it begins to look as if the powers will either have to "put up oi shut up." ?i A Jacksonville, Fla., special to tb< Atlanta Constitution says that Wil Myers, the condemned murderer whe escaped from the Fulton county jail some weeks ago, has been seen by parties who felt sure they were not mis taken. He was then in the city ol Jacksonville, and announced his intention of going to Cuba by way of Tampa The storv is that he has expressed himself as believing that Cuba offered him a first class opportunity to distinguish himself. It was bis purpose tc join the army of the insurgents, and as he could very well afford to be desperate, be thought he could win a place in the new goverment that he thinks will surely be formed. ? President Cleveland is reported tc have given it out most positively, to ai least two members of bis cabinet, that he does not intend to be acaudidate foi a third term. He is also reported tc have said that he will not exercise any influence whatever in the naming of a Democratic candidate to succeed him. If the third term idea takes any shape beyond talk, he will at once proceed to make his position public in positive and unmistakable terms. A receut Washington special to the St. Louis Globe Democrat, says that aftei the fourth of March, 1897, there is to be established in New York and Boston the most notable law firm in the United States. The name of the firm is to be Cleveland, Carlisle & Oluey, and it is to be composed of the president, and his secretary of state and secretary ol the treasury. The understanding is that Secretary Olney will continue in charge of the Boston branch of the firm, and that Messrs. Cleveland and Carlisle will look after the New York branch, In view of all the circumstances the story seems to be entitled to credence, ? Congress convenes next Monday week. It has already been settled that Tom Reed will be the speaker of the bouse. Ex-Speaker Crisp looms up as the natural leader of the Democratic minority. He will receive the complimentary nomination for speaker without opposition. That in itself will be a formal designation as leader of the minority. Although the Democrats in the house cannot expect to cut much of a figure in the framing of legislation during the coming congress, they may be able, by uniting their force, to make considerable trouble for the overconfident aud too ambitious majority. As a leader of the minority in the 51st congress, Mr. Crisp wou most of his natioual houors, aud he may be able to win the Georgia senatorship from Hoke Smith aud the large field of aspirants for that positiou if he plays his cards we'll. It is possible that Mr. Reed may seek to retaliate upon Mr. Crisp for the latter's attempt to discipline the "Big fellow from Maine" in the last congress. If the old warfare between Reed and Crisp is revived, with Reed in the chair and Crisp on the floor, some interesting history may be made. ? New Orleaus Cotton Exchange statement from September 1st to November loth, inclusive : Port receipts 2.033,119 bales, against 2,990,922 last year, 2,276,717 year before last and 2,089,508 for the same time in 1892; overland to mills and Canada 275,1)47, against 409,189, 243,612 aud 272,398 ; interior stocks in excess of September 1st, 402,490, against 324,043, 302,180 and 190,014 ; Southern mill Takings 227,669, against 215,400, 109,474 and 182,440. Crop brought into sight during 76 days to date 2,939,255, against 3,939,640, 3,013,223 and 2,734,560. Crop brought iuto sight for (lie week 333,120, against 522,960 for the seveu days endiug November 15th last year, 390,015 and 306,760; crop brougnt into sigbt tor tbe tirst io days of November 069,108, against 1.128,107, 860,605 and 734,484. Comparisons in these reports are made up to the corresponding date last year, in year before last and in 1892, and not to the close of the corresponding week. Comparisons by weeks would take in 77 days of the season last year, 78 year before last aud 79 in 1892, against only 76 days this year. ? The London Stock Exchange is suffering from the effects of a severe financial crisis. The trouble is due to too much speculation. Not long ago, the whole city went crazy over African gold ininiug stocks, known as KaJlirs. Barney Baruato became master of the situation in some way and developed into a regular Jay Gould. It is estimated that within the past three years his fortune has grown to something over $30,000,000. During the past year or .two, the stocks that he has brought into prominence?"Kaffirs"?have become worth more than double par. The speculation in them t has beeu almost unprecedented. Last week there was a crash. The infla: tion leaked out, and in a short time ; the stocks went down to something ; like par. As the result, about forty old aud wellknowu houses, members I of the Stock Exchange, have been se verely crippled. Barnato came to the rescue as best he could, aud is carry ing quite a number of the houses at his own expense; but the situation is generally regarded as such that the , Stock Exchange will feel for months to - come, a stringency that has not been ; known since the failure of the Barings. t : $hc ||orbviUr duquim. : YORKVILLE, 8. C.: I WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20, 1895. i ? ? ~ . ?The British government is said to be i seriously considering the adoption of a r proposition that is in many respects like the sub-treasury plan of the Farmers' < Alliance. Here is the idea: Many British ' landed estates are mortgaged at for pretty * nearly their full value at 5 per cent, interest. The scheme is that the government shall consolidate all mortgages and take f them up with bonds bearing 3 per cent. . interest. By this arrangement, the land . owners will be saved 2 per cent, interest. | . | ? A comparatively small amount of wheat has been sown in this county so > far this year. It would have been better ' if wheat had been sown earlier; but it is not too late yet, and our farmers will do j well to give the matter their serious consideration. The present outlook is that wfan t~v 1 qnforo novf. VPflr flrA (rninir to put in one of the biggest crops that has f ever been known, and if they do cotton will be low and wheat will be high. ? Wheat is a good crop to sow under any > circumstances, and the man who sows it I this year will have especial cause for congratulation next fall. ! ? Though the present cotton crop is not so large as it might have been, it is much better than was expected sometime back. . Ordinarily we would not be disposed to ^ give this fact away; but the speculators i know it, and it is well that our people ( I should know that the speculators have ! the information. We believe that prices i ' will yet be higher; but would not like to i make a guarantee to that effect, because there are at work too many other influ- 1 ! ences in addition to supply and demand. With absolutely nothing to serve as a re- J i liable guide as to what is best to do, it must , necessarily be a case of every man for t himself. 1 ? The constitutional convention is now 1 i in its 10th week of working session. So 1 ! far, 12 articles have been considered. 1 Eight of these have been completed, and t ' four have passed a second reading with i the exception of a few sections. The arti- 1 cles on counties and county governments 1 , and jurisprudence are waiting a third reading, and there are two articles?judi- i cial department and eminent domain? that have not yet been touched. It is I thought, however, that must of the hard ? 1 work is over, and that the convention will ' he able to adiourn about the second week . j "" " * ~ I in December. ' ? 1 he State fair has just closed, and not- f , withstanding the competition of the Atlan- c I ta exposition, it has been quite a success. * i Exclusive of those who went through the gates on passes, the record shows that ^ the attendance during the week was 9,982. > This means that there has been put in f j circulation in Columbia, as the result of the 1 fair, somewhere between ?7d,000 and $100,000 that the city would not have otherwise 8 e gotten. The fair has evide'ntly been a t good thing for Columbia at a very small j cost, and its success, under the adverse circumstances under which it has been i held, certainly shows that it is strongly entrenched in the hearts of the people of the State. The business men of Columbia will do well to take a lesson from their experience this year, and hereafter devote ^ themselves with still greater energy to pushing the institution for all it is worth. The fact that it can exist practically with- A out help, and in competition with an ^ overshadowing exposition, is a most start- . ling promise of what it might dovblop into ^ with proper backing. a Tiik York villi-: Enquirer says : "The Herald charges in effect that we y consistently ignore its editorial strictures. a Granting the last statement to be true, it s seems that even The Herald should be .. intelligent enough to know the reason why." c Yes, it is true that "even The Herald" has "intelligence enough to know the ^ reason why." It knows that Tiik En- a quikkr has not the courage of its con- i. victions, and will not defend any cause -v when it thinks its pocket book may suffer thereby. "Even Tin: Enquirer has j sense enough to know" that its course in j attempting to make the new county mat- ( 1 ter an issue in the recent campaign and , ' its later misrepresent ion of the action of s our citizens who went to Columbia two t ' weeks ago to ask that the convention do not , discriminate against them, lias been very ) 1 generally condemned in this section of tho | , county. Herein lies "the reason why" as t everybody knows, who has any knowl- , i edge of the record of that journal. It saw ( ; in any further agitation the possible loss j of a few dollars."?Rock Hill Herald. Last week The Ilcrald misquoted Thk c i Enquirer for tlie evident purpose of r i being able to make a point that could not I I ie based on anything that The Enquirer had either said or implied. The Enquirer called attention to the paragraph, ind showed most satisfactorily how it sould not l>e expected to attempt to deal with such methods. The Herald reproproduces so much of what we said as appears at the beginning of the above ex,ract, and then proceeds to jump to its )wn selfish conclusions as before. Readers of The Enquirer are fully aware if all the paper has said in this matter, ind are, therefore, in a position to judge for themselves as to the reason and justice in The Herald's petulent and uncomplimentary remarks. Under the circumstances, we do not deem it worth while lo say anything more. ? Clemson college is evidently not all :hat it shopld bo. Sometime ago a correspondent of the Columbia State went to the college and reported not only a state of bickering, jealousy and dissatisfaction; but also a considerable lack of efficiency. The report met with a prompt and indignant ienial from members of the faculty and athers, and responsibility for it was sad3 led on the wellknown antipathy of The State to everything connected with the idministration. In the convention last Friday, Goorge D. Tillman made a bitter >nslaught against the college, and although be said some things that were true, he said i great many things that were not true. It was very clear that the animus of his remarks were directed mainly at his Broker Ben. Senator Tillman replied in a irerv liberal and forcible speech. He de 'ended the college; but did not seek to ieny that the institution was not all that le would like to see it. He admitted that ibuses existed, and that he had several imes attempted to call for an investigation jf them by the legislature; but has been leterred on account of his aversion to havng the "dirty linen" of the college washed jefore the public. So it seems that, after ill, there is something in the charges that (vere published sometime ago, and now hat Senator Tillman himself has made the natter public, it would appear that the jest thing to be done is to have the "dirty inen" washed. It will be disagreeable; jut so long as it is known that the linen is lirty, the college cannot be expected to do nuch more good. A thorough investigation, and if necessary, a thorough reorjanization, is very properly in order. ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. iVork on the Cotton Mills?Increasing the Railroad Facilities?Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, November 18.?Measles md whooping cough are quite prevalent n the city. Work on the new cotton mills is progressing finely, and more suitable weather for such work couldn't have been had ihould mortal man been sole master of be elements. The Arcade mill is about eady for the covering, and the probabili,y is that it will be completed by January 1st. Work on the Manchester mill is, we ire informed, being pushed as rapidly as possible. The looms are being placed in ;he new addition to the Globe mills. The Southern railway is building a new side track. The freight traffic has become jo great that the present side tracks are sot near sufficient to hold all the cars billed for this place. Apropos of the Southern, it does a big business in human freight on Saturday nights, and Agent Forney calls the 11.57 from Charlotte on Saturday nights, "The jug train." Despite the great number of dwelling souses recently built, there is not an jmpty house in Rock Hill; and besides, ;bere are several hundred outsiders who ire boarding. Business is brisk and everyhing booming. Preparations for entertaining the Meth>dist ministers who will attend the mnual South Carolina conference, which :onvenes at this place on December 4, iave already commenced. Although the new woman has not as fet put 111 Per appearance, mourner patems can be found in tbis place. Editor Hull is still confined to his room roni the injuries received at V. 13. Mc- . Gulden's corn shucking. i M. Brown, white, and two darkies, were j irrested today fo: selling whisky. Auothsr Negro tranquilly reposes with them oniglit in the guardhouse for housebreak- j ng and larceny. Mr. S. T. Frew and wife left this niornng for the Atlanta exposition. Jurdy. , LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE. ! ( )otton Gin Accident?In Ili-gard to the Letter of Colonel Xeal. lorrespondence of the Yorkville EiiQulrer. Hickory CIrovk, November 18.?Quite ( serious and painful accident occurred at , Ir. Eiiimet Wylie's gin Tuesday alter- t loon. While Mr. Kobt. Smarr was "soap- I ug" the belt that conies from the engine, ' lishaiul was caught and drawn over the j ulley. The arm was horribly mangled, j tnl will cjinse iiiueh nain and sutler inc. i The letter of Colonel Neal was seen by our correspondent in hist week's paper, , ml from the view the gentleman takes, it cems that your correspondent owes him n apology ;|but such is not the case. An xplanation is more in order, and I sin- j ercly hope will be satisfactory to the i cntleman. Should Colonel Xeal's friend j lavesentTiiK K.nqitirkr containing the ( ccountof Collins's release, it could easily lave been seen that no rellection was titended upon the gentleman and I can ( afelysay that it was not the "friend's" | lesire to bring all facts to light. Though have never had the pleasure of meeting 'olonel Neal, I know him to be a gentlenan, and a man titled for the duties < urrounditig his oilice. I have never nken pleasure in condemning any man hrough Tiik Kxijuirkr for his actions, , or I realize, "To err is human." etc.; but lave found pleasure in caroling good j idings. Surtiee it to say, the blame does iot rest upon the gentleman in Columbia. Hi! bo; Mr. Editor, the blame, the con- | inci^wntp'tfae condemnation of trying to , iopinion an innocent man for a few covet- , d belongs, and, thank Cod, does . tbase and wicked man nearer m LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. M. Dobson A Co.?Announce new goods suitable for men, women and children, black and tan broadcloths, w'hite shirts for 28 cents, jeans from 10 to 33$ cents, soaps, blueing French and stick candy, tinware, picture frames and fancy goods. J. W. Dobson?Don't want you to forget that he handles Patapsco superlative Hour, or that he will sell you cheese at 15 cents per pound. Noi 13 Roland chilled plows for $5 ana the Boy Dixie plow for $1.25, besides he can furnish you with plow repairs. W. J. Stephenson, County Supervisor?On the 21st of December, will let out a contract at Starr's ford, on Fishing creek, for building a bridge. Jatnes M. Starr?Talks about Grove's chill tonic, spectacles and eye glasses, worm powders for little boys and girls, and cheap tobacco. J. J. Hunter?Wants you to call on him and examine bis line of Atwood's suspenders. H. C. Strauss?Says the early customer catches the bargains. Grist Cousins?Mention a number of articles which they have that are necessary for a Christmas cake. They have a barrel of fresh oatfiakes and claim to have the best 5 cents cigar in town. They also have a list of the contents ol their medicine chest. The Enquirer?Talks about job printing. W. E. Ferguson?Tops his advertisement with a picture of a chap with a broom and a brush, and lets you know that he has three grades of brooms for sale. Read what else he says. J. B. T. Scott?Gives notice that on the 20th of December he will make a final settlement with the judge of probate as administrator of the estate of W. L. n.i'?iL J 1 ? A ,*t,_ VrOIuriU, uecut?ru, nuu apply 1UI a u 13" charge. T. B. McClain?Wants tenants for an eight room house on Cleveland avenue, and a cottage ,on Pickney street. WEEKLY OR SEMI-WEEKLY. For the convenience of clubmakers for The Enquirer, we have printed a number of blanks to facilitate the sending in of names without danger of any confusion. These blanks may be had on application, either in person or by mail. The Enquirer is published both weekly and semi-weekly, and the subscriber can have either edition at the same price. Clubmakers are requested to designate, on subscription blank, the edition that may be wanted by each subscriber. In the absence of further instructions, all present subscribers will be understood as preferring the semi-weekly, and that edition will be sent to them as heretofore. They will be furnished the weekly edition, instead, however, at any time they may indicate a preference for it; or any subscriber who is receiving the weekly, may change to the semi-weekly. REV. TAKADA'S FAREWELL. Rev. Toji Takada, the Japanese Theological student, so well and favorably known in this section, is about to return to Japan. In last Saturday's Columbia State he published the following farewell: Dear Editor: With God's blessing I have spent the last three years in a most happy and delightful manner studying "Divinity" under the tender and patient instruction of my dear professors, associating with many pious and affectionate, brethren of the '1 heological seminary, and receiving very kind and cordial sympathies from many loving friends and people of Columbia. I leave now this "city of hospitality" for Christ's sake, and return to my native land, Japan, in which my heart desires to preach this glorious Gospel of Christ, "wno suffered and died to save sinners," to my own dying kinsmen. friends and people. My heart is filled with "the blessed assurance that Jesus is mine," because the Christian menus 01 mis cny aim tuunuj iimc shown in them the love of Christ. Will you please favor ine a space in your paper, which I loved to read; and let me express my heartfelt gratitude to all them who read The State. God grant you, my dear editor, a rich blessing and enable you to do his will for this great country, the United States. WEATHER PREDICTIONS. Our Chester weather prophet has sent his last predictions for the year 1895. They read as follows: From December 1 to 5, cool and windy with some frost and ice. From 6 to 8, some clouds, little if any rain; but cool and unsettled weather. From 9 to 11, cold and windy. From 12 to 14, very cool with some appearance of snow. From 15 to 17, wanner, with probably some light rain. From 18 to 21, frarm and pleasant. From 22 to 25, cloudy, with some light rain, and from 2G to 31, clear and pleasant, just as will be desired for Christmas frolics. January 1 and 2 will be wet and cold, 3, 4 and 5 will be cold, windy and disagreeable. After that the month will bo generally warm and wet. The first half of February will be very wet and disagreeble. During the bust half, especially after the 24th, there will bo cold rain,sleet and snow. March will be windy and wet. On the 9tb, 10th and lltli, there will be cold rain, sleet mid snow. April will lie stormy and unsettled. Such are the signs for the winter uid spring weather, and so ends my preiictious for this time. HE IS A WORKER. Judge Townsend is not a man who is likely to acquire any considerable degree jf popularity with the lawyers, jurors uid other court olHeials. At least not on short notice. He holds the reigns too tightly and runs things with too much >f a rush. Generally, the judge's action here was attributed to a desire to get home ; but those who understand his honor better, say that hard work is his leading characteristic. During the term of court just closed, the judge, on one occasion, told a tardy juror that he had delayed the court $3 worth, and he subsequently told one of the lawyers that lie had cost the county J15. It was rumored on the streets that LUe juror una lawjer una uuuu nuuu indicated ; but inquiry of the clerk developed the fact such was not the case. No fines had been recorded. The judge had not considered the real or supposed delay caused by the lawyer and juror as intentional, and what he said to them was only by way of warning. One day during the term, while the court was engaged in the trial of the case of Jacob iH. Ross vs. Jones, lilanton iV Co., a session was commenced at!) o'clock in the morning. The argument was concluded at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and everybody naturally supposed that there would bean adjournment for dinner. Hut not so. Ilis honor remarked something like this: "The jurors would like to jet through ; I think the sherilf and clerk -an stand it; 1 know I can, and the balance of you will have to." So the case went on, and there was no adjournment until long after dark. The lawyers were kept on their feet nearly all day. Some of them had nothing to eat but crackers, and when they did get out, they were not only thoroughly broke down, but in a pretty bad humor as well. But this is Judge Townsend's way. He says he has been used to hard work all 1 his life, and now it is a habit. The , Charleston lawyers long bad a slow, poky way of doing business, and when he was there, he straightened things out in a way 1 that will not soon be forgotten. AtWinnsboro, he adjourned court sine die because the lawyers were not ready, and he was unwilling to stay in town and do nothing for two ox three days until Monday. His reputation had gone ahead to Lancaster, Chester and Yorkville, and he had but little trouble. Ho transacted more business than has ever been transacted by any other judge in the same length of time ; but, all the same, the lawyers don't like him. They think he works too hard. LOCAL LACONICS. ' Prospects Brightening. * There have been several.additions to the roll of the Baptist High school during the past 10 days, and we are informed that i by the 1st of January, the list will be swelled to the largest number that has ever yet been on the rolls of the institution. Wants to Build a Big Mill. Manufacturer's Record: Mr. David Trainer, of Fort Mill, S. C., 1s traveling ' through the South at the present time prospecting for a suitable site for a cotton i mill. The plant contemplated is to be a 1,000 loom print cloth mill, and the capi1 tal is to be supplied by Southern and Eastern capitalists. rreiry won crop nun. Nelson Haynes, colored, who worked on Mr. H. F. Adickes's place this year, claims to have made the largest one-horse crop that was made in York county. He reports that with one mule and the labor of himself, wife and boy, he made 20 bales ' of cotton and 100 bushels of corn. He was working for half he made. Fell Under a Log. Mr. O. W. Hartness was severely injured, one day last week, while assisting in the construction of a log bouse out on the Charlotte road. He was on top of the unfinished structure and attempted to get down. The top log was loose, and he inadvertently pulled it off. He fell some distance to the ground with the log on top of him. His injuries are very severo; but will not prove fatal, as for a time was feared. SIminons-Padgett. The Rutherford Democrat announces the marriage of Mr. C. R. Simmons, formerly of York ville, but now of Henrietta, N. C'., to Miss Ollie M. Padgett. The marriage took place at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. C. M. Padgett, of Forest City, on Wednesday, the 13th instant, and was witnessed by a large number of friends. After the ceremony, there wab a sumptuous supper, and a serenade by the Henrietta Cornet band. Got Thirty Days. Conductor Boxtell, who was partly responsible for the recent accident on the 0. R. and C. railroad, at Lancaster, will not lose his position as has been feared by his friends. An investigation of the matter by the railroad authorities developed certain mitigating circumstances, and, as the result, instead of being discharged, Captain Boxtell was only sus( pended for 30 days. Last But One of Sixteen. Oliver Thompson, a well known and 1 respected colored man, of the Zadok neighborhood, reports the doath, on No, vember 3rd, of his sister, Ada Alexander. Oliver says that his father's family originally consisted of 16 men and women. They belonged to the late Moses Lindsay, of Bethesda township. All have died but i Oliver. He is 65 years of age, an industrious and energetic worker, and still able to make a good living. Shot Him and Run. Trial Justice J. Q. Howe has given The ' Enquirer information of a shooting scrape that occurred on the plantation of Mr. Wm. Oates, near Bethany, last Sunday afternoon. The row was between John Lowry and Sump Sadler, both colored. Lowry shot Sadler in the right breast and indicted a wound that will no doubt prove fatal. As soon as the shootwas accomplished, Lowry left for parts unknown. Mr. Howe had no* investigated the shooting and did not know whether the shooting w^sattributable to women, whisky or gambling. Court of Common I'leas. Judge Townsend finished the hearing of all the equity cases that came up at this term, last Saturday evening, and left for his home at Union on Saturday night. He took with him the papers in most of the cases heard, and will forward his decrees later. A number of default judgments were taken, but were not signed by the judge, and for that reason the court will not be formally adjourned lor several uays yet. This is for the reason that the lawrequires that such papers bo signed in "open court." The Rate to Atlanta. A statement was recently published in the Rock Hill Herald, over the signature of Major T. C. Beckham, to the effect that the Confederate veterans had secured a , special rate of S4 from Rook Hill to the Atlanta exposition and return over the Seaboard Air Line. Traveling Passen- ( ger Agent Fiournoy, of the Seaboard, was in Yorkville, Tuesday, and he requested Thk ENqUIKKit to say that the ?1 rate quoted is a mistake. Only one rate has been made for this whole section, atul it calls for84.f>0 for the round trip. Metropolitan Police. State Constable Newbold informed a representative of Thk Enquirer, one 1 day last week, that he had recommended, ' * i _ ? "? b. .w.MuMnKittrr tllO 4(1. ana Hie govern"! iscuiiniuviuifi, ?... vissibilty of applying the metropolitan police system to the town of Yorkville. ' The ostensible object Thk Knquiker , presumes, is to enforce the dispensary law ; but we are at a loss to see how this result is to be accomplished. Thoro are those who would be glad to sec the law enforced, and if the metropolitan police system can do anything in iluH direction, it will be most heartily welcomed. Hut if \ the object of placing the town under the ' metropolitan police system is to force the establishment of a dispensary, such action cannot meet with very general approval, i The Wrong llridge. { Supervisor Stephenson made a trip i down into Hethesda township last week to :: look after the bridge over Fishing creek, > on the.Saluda road, recently reported by i the grand jury as being in a dangerous i condition, lie says the grand Jury made i a mistake. The Fishing creek bridge* is i in good condition, and needs but slight i repairs. The bridge at Starr's Ford, ' however, ha* about played out, and in another column he advertises for bids for a contract to replace it. Lost Their OhleMt Child. j Little Lula oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bell, died Tuesday afternoon of catarrhal fever. She was in the eighth year of her age. Change of Schedule. A slight change of schedule went into effect on the O. R. ctober, 8.05. Baseball Drill. Tiik Knquikkb is requested to announce that the "Willing Workers" will jive one of their pleasant entertainments n the court house on Friday night, the !2nd instant. The entertainment is to consist of a baseball drill by the young ladies, uid vocal and instrumental music by visting and local artists. Miss Williamson s to have general charge of the entertainnent. The public is invited. The pro- t ecds are to go into the treasury of the 'Willing Workers."