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Scraps ami Jactjs. ? The state of Tennessee has a Till man and Evans and they are in poli tics. The Republican convention as sembled in Nashville on Wednesday and nominated G. N. Tillman, o: Nashville, for governor and H. Clay Evans for lieutenant governor. ? Another series of bank failure; has commenced throughout the north and northwest. The Murry Hill bank of New York city, failed to open iti doors on Tuesday morning. Its deposits run up to the neighborhood o! $1,250,000. The private bank of L. D, Taylor & Co., of Chicago, failed on the same day with liabilities of $100,000. The Security bank of Duluth, Minnesota, also went under with liabilities to the amount of $300,000. There have been other failures and the be lief is that things generally are getting shaky throughout the north. Ic the south, however, everything continues lovely. The cotton crop ha; just commenced to go to market, and the indications are that good prices are going to be realized. ? When Mr. and Mrs. Bryan reached * Jersey City last Tuesday, there waf in waiting a big crowd of people thai wanted to see them. The crowd was simply wild with enthusiasm and the crush was fearful. The police losl their heads, and the officer io com' maud told his men that if the crowds could not be gotten back any othei way, to use their clubs. Mr. Bryan heard the order and told the officers not to do anything of the kind. The crowd, he said, was orderly, good humored, and meant no harm. The newspapers say that Mr. Bryan's getting out of the crowd looked almost like a miracle ; but he and his wife both got out safely and both were in s good humor. It was certainly a most remarkable occasion, and the incident proved that the masses of New Jersey and New York look upon Mr. Bryan almost as a fit object of worship. ? Believers in the single gold standard who bolted from the Democratic party on account of the nomination of Bryan and Sewall on a silver platform, held a convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, last week. There were present self-constituted delegates from 35 states. South Carolina was represented by T. G. Foly of Anderson, a man who has not heretofore been regarded as prominent in the politics of the state. After canvassing the situation as thoroughly as they could, the delegates decided that they did not want to vote for McKinley, they would not vote for Bryan, and the only thing for them to do was to call a national convention, to be held on September 2, for the purpose of putting up an independent gold standard ticket. The movement of the gold standard people is not regarded as being at all formidable, and the Democrats are giving the matter but little concern. ? The hot spell that has been on for the past two weeks is getting simply terrific. The area covered extends from Boston on the north, down the Atlantic coast to the Florida line, along the gulf through the centre of Texas into New Mexico, and north through North Dakota and thence east to the Atlantic. Arkansas and Missouri are right in the centre of the especially heated area. Since last Saturday, more than 1,000 deaths have been reported from the heat in different parts of the country. Seventy-four deaths were reported in New York on Tuesday, 12 were reported in Philadelphia, 3 in Washington, 30 in Chicago, 7 in St. Louis, and others in other cities. Besides men and women, horses have gone down by the thousands, and so far.as the weather bureau is able to say, there is no promise as to when there will be any letting up in the prevailing distress. ? Candidate Bryau's trip from Lincoln, Nebraska, to New York, was one of the most remarkable trips that has ever been made by any man in the history of the country. From start to finish, it was along series of ovations. At every town the people gathered at the railroad station by the thousands and cheered the great apostle of free silver until thev were hoarse. At a number of places, including nearly all of the big cities, Mr. Bryan made speeches. The people were literally frantic to see him, and climbed over each other in their efforts to do so. When Mr. Bryan got to New York on Tuesday afternoon, he was almost completely exhausted. His hands were badly swollen from so much shaking, and when he got up on Wednesday morning he was suffering from an acute attack of laryngitis. It was necessary to call a physician, and the physician forbade Mr. Bryan from goiug out during the day, as otherwise he would be unable to speak to the big crowd in Madison Square garden on Wednesday night. ? Li Hnnir Cham* the famous vice roy of Chiua, is expected to arrive in the United States during the latter part of this month. It was his original intention to come over about the 1st of September; but he has suddenly changed his mind in regard to the matter. According to the first arrangements, President Cleveland and his cabinet were to receive Li in Washington. The old man's new notiou, however, has upset these calculations. There is now talk to the effect that it will be the proper thing for the president to.go out on a warship to meet the St. Louis, on which the Chinaman is coming. It has also been suggested that it will be in good form to turn out on the occasion the whole North Atlantic squadron of the navy in order to impress the visitor with the power of the United States on the water. This is the way the European potentates have been doing it; but no American president has ever done anything of kind, and if President Cleveland sees fit to do so, he will establish a most significant precedent that is not exactly in keeping with the simple : Democratic ideas of the American people. ; She ttorkville (Enquirer. f = ? YOItKVILLE, 8. C.: SATURDAY, AUGUST 15,1896. ? If the free coinage of silver means 50 cents dollars, how are the silver mine I , owners to be benefitted by it?" l' ?Bryan's great speech of acceptance , furnishes an opportunity to all the goldbugs who are governed by reason, to get [ on the band wagon. ? The Manning Times, which isgenerj ally conceded to be in closer touch with ? Governor Evans than any other paper in t the state, is firing whole broadsides at the candidacy of Mr. Duncan. This should 1 be taken as pretty good evidence that Mr. Duncan is certainly a factor in the race. i , , , * ? Gold standard people who argue that j the free coinage of silver would result in ( the driving of gold out of circulation, go on in the next breath and tell us that we ; would soon be flooded with the silver of i the whole world. The gold premium k business they use as an argument in the - direction of a great scarcity of money; ' but with the threatened flood of silver, they invariably knock this argument ' into a cocked hat. ? Tn nnnthfir fyflnmn it is Stated that Mr. T. G. Foly of Anderson, was a mem[ ber of the gold standard conference held in Indianapolis last week. The Enquirer got the information from the New , York World, one of the bolting newspapers. It has developed that there is no T. G. Foly in Anderson ; but there is a G. F. Folly. Mr. Folly was requested to go to Indianapolis; but did not do it. Iftbis is a fair example of the manner in which the list of delegates was gotten up, it is pretty safe to say that the Indianapolis meeting will not amount to a great deal. ? All of the big northern railroads refused to grant reduced rates to the Bryan notification meeting. The only roads that did it, so far as The Enquirer has any information, were the Seaboard and the Southern. The Seaboard took the initiative with thousands of posters, gotteu up in Bilver and blue, and announcing the creat rallv for Bryan and 16 to 1, and the Yorkville, was elected vice president. 1 The convention was largely attended by young "seceders" from all parts of the country. Death of Kev. J. C. Tobias. Rev. J. C. Tobias, colored, died in Gatfney City on the 12th instant, and was interred in the new colored cemetery at this place on Thursday morning by Silver Link Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 2002, of which he was a member. Rev. 1 Tobias was pastor of the Wesleyan Meth- I odist church here for several years and during that time also devoted himself to | school teaching. He was a Negro of fine i education and good sense, and enjoyed the 1 respect and esteem of all the whites with i whom he came in contact. At the time of his death he was about 30 years of age. York's Ahscsh ineiitH. ' Columbia State, Wednesday: The matter of the extra assessment placed by the { county executive committee of York 1 county upon the candidates for state 1 offices, has been much talked of in the ' last few days. Under the action of the I state committee no county committee ] has a right to make any such assess- < meuts. One or two of the candidates 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. index to new advertisements. W. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge?Gives notice that Mrs. M. E. Nichols has applied to him for letters of administration in the estate of Joseph M. Nichols, deceased. Grist Cousins?Can furnish you with summer cheese,- fresh canned mackerel, fruit preserving powders, repairs and grinders;for mowers, three-hooped cedar buckets for 25 cents and possum baking powders at 5 and 10 cents a can. The Black Boys?Fred, Arthur and Norman?Have given an order for a Pratt gin, feeder and condenser, and will be prepared to gin cotton for the public during the season. Rev. C. A. Hampton, Principal?Gives some information with regara to the fall term of Jones Seminary for young ladies at All-Healing, N. C. H. C. Strauss?Talks about Mark Hanna's way and .announces a cut price sale of all kinds of summer goods which will continue for 10 days. i DEATH OF MR. JAMES C. ASHE. Mr. James C. Ashe of McConnellsville, died very unexpectedly at .his home in that place last Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, and was buried on yesterday. The Enquirer is unable to get particulars as to his illness. As is known, he was a candidate for the office of county supervisor. It is reported that he was at the Tirzah campmeetiug, and while there was almost overcome by the intense heat. He continued his canvass of the county during the terrible weather that followed, and was finally forced to take his bed. His illness was first announced to the public at the meeting in the courthouse last Monday, and so far as The Enquirer is able to gather, his death was due to the heat. The deceased was a brother or Messrs. John R. and W. N. Ashe of Yorkville. He was a farmer by occupation; was about 45 years of age, and leaves a widow and several children. He had a great many friends in all parts of the county, who will be greatly shocked at bis untimely death. REGISTRATION FIGURES. The progress of registration is now growing interesting, not only as to the aggregate figures in the county; but also as to the possible vote at the different precincts. When the books were closed the figures stood as follows: Antiocb, 127 Blacksburg, 301 Bethel, 155 Bethany, 157 Blairsrille,. 105 Bui1.jok's Creek, 96 Butulo, 37 Clover, 196 Coates's Tavern. .. 109 Clark's Fork, 31 Ebene7.er, 89 Fort Mill,....'. 211 Forest Hill, 88 Hickory Grove, 187 McConnellsville, 129 Newport, 89 Rock Hill, 426 Sharon, 30 Smyrna,.. 55 Tirzah, 46 Yorkville 450 3,127 The above will serve as a pretty accurate guide to the probable vote in the approaching primary, and candidates and others will no doubt make full use of it in figuring out their anticipation of the outcome. Still more light may be obtained by considering the registration by townships. This is the way it stands: Bethel 243 ! Cherokee 341 Broad River, 272 j Ebenezer, 333 Bethesda, 244 : Bullock's Creek,.201 Catawba 535 i King's Mt., 384 Fort Mill 211 | York. 450 The number of registration certificates given out last week was 290. There remain for registration, nine more days? the week following the first Monday in September, and October 1, 2 and 3. There are no doubt quite a number of stragglers who have been behind in the matter of registration, and it is likely that the figures may yet run up to 3,500. We have not yet been able to secure the exact number of colored votes registered, but it is not probable that it is as many as 400. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1807. The Twice-a-Week Enquirer, or Wtjutttv TTvatttdpd will ViAfiirniuh. ed from this date to January, 1st, 1897, for 76 cents. Death of Mr. Flnley. Mr. W. G. Finley of the Point neighborhood, died on Thursday, aged about Go years. He was an uncle of Senator Finley ofYorkville. He Was a Good Citizen. Mr. William Thomasson, who lived near Adnah church, in the Tirzah neighborhood, died on last Wednesday, aged 68 years. He was buried at Adnah on Thursday, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. B. H. Grier of Yorkville. They Are Keeping It Going. We note that the splendid sermon recently delivered by Rev. W. G. Neville on the subject of "Purity in Politics," and published in The Enquirer, has also been published in The News and Courier and in the Anderson Intelligencer. It^is a good thing to be kept goiug and it will no doubt be given still greater publicity. Young People's Convention. The Young People's convention of the Associate Reformed church, convened in Charlotte on Wednesday morning, and after an interesting session of two days, adjourned on Thursday evening. Hon. J. M. Miller of Mobile, Ala., was elected tirnoirlATif nnrl Ml*. J. R. Kfilinfiflv of Southern was forced to come to time also. But the efforts of the railroads to detract iu the least from the importance of the occasion proved futile. People were in New York from all parts of the country, and the great hall in which the speaking took place was packed to suffocation. It would have been much better politics for the railroads to have given the lowest possible rates, and then set up a claim that the immense crowd was composed altogether of wild silverites, rather than mainly of citizens of New York. But the gold people have been knocked off their balance so completely that they are no longer able to act in anything like a rational manner. LETTER FROM HUODTOWN. Crops Damaged by the Drought?Cotton Opening Kapidly?Personal MentionOther Matters. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hoodtowx, August 12.?The three weeks' drought has damaged crops considerably. In fact they are literally almost parching up. While the early cotton is pretty well boiled, the upper forms are drying up and shedding off, and late cottou has very little on it. Late corn and peas will be a failure without raiu soon. A nice shower fell here yesterday afternoon; but it was too light to be of much advantage outside of refreshing the crops a little temporarily. Cotton is opening rapidly and picking has commenced on a small scale. Nearly all of the fanners are busily engaged in pulling fodder. All of Mr. A. E. Feemster's children and Mr. S. $. Plexico's babe have quite severe cases of whooping cough. Chills and fever are on the increase in this section, but so far but few serious cases of fever have developed. mi.*,. ...nn iroll rnn. 1 HIS IlElgUUUIUUUU V?t? >CIJ resented at the picnic at Bethany last Saturday. All who were present report a very nice time; but the heat, of course, cast a damper over it to a certain extent. There were but few of the county candidates present ; but three of the candidates lor magistrate for this township were on the grounds, each seeking whom he might influence in his favor. Several addresses, plenty of first-class soup, and a goodly amount of solid refreshments made up the programme. Whil e we have met most of the candidates already, ere this appears in print we shall have had the opportunity of hearing them state their positions publicly on the stump, near Blairsville, 011 Friday. Mrs. S. J. Hood has had her well sunk deeper and rewalled. Others will have work done 011 wells also. Mr. J. J.Hood went ou the excursion last Thursday to Charlotte, ou a trip containing business and pleasure. Mr. J. T. Plexico left Monday, the 3rd instant, for Catawba college, at Newton N. C. Dr. W. A. Hood and family visited the family of Mr. W. L. Plexico at Clay Hill last week. The third quarterly conference of the Hickory Grove circuit, will he held at Shady Grove church Saturday next. This will be the beginning of a series of meetings which are expected to continue probably through next week. Voce. it is said have sent the amount of the la assessment to the York committee as ji a "present," declining to recognize the yi right of the committee to assess. A mem- p! ber of the state committee said yesterday di that if the York committee refused to di count the votes of any candidate because d< he had not paid the assessment, the state ol committee would have to step in and take n: a hand. w Mixed the Figures. hi Mr. W. N. Elder has called the atten- w tionofthe reporter to the fact that The n Enquirer got the figures he used in the w court house the other day to show the li progress that had been made under the lc Reform administration somewhat mixed w up. Cotton mill capital, he said, has in- es creased from ?6,000,000 in 1888 to ?25,000,- L 000 at the present time, and by far the ai <rrea?or nnrtinn nf this ino.rfifLVfi has been fli since 1890. Over 500 miles of railroad have been built since 1890, about 1,000 ai miles have been taken out of the bands of w receivers, and there are now in the hands tt of receivers onlyabout 150 miles. p Created a Sensation. tt The story was published in The En- b quirer of last Wednesday on the authori- bi ty of one of the candidates, to the effect that 8I it is rumored that a slate has been agreed a] upon, produced somethiug of a sensation w at Blacksburg. Several of the candidates 8t came to the Reporter of The Enquirer ai about the matter, and all denied any con- tl nection with the matter themselves; but ts most of them admitted that they had heard ol such things, and some named their ? competitors as guilty parties. To get at tl tbe exact truth under the circumstances, b would of course be impossible, and each a, voter will have to be his own judge. At o Blacksburg, one of the candidates said tl that at Hickory Grove every man would b be asked as to what be knew about the p slate business. C( w THE BLACKSBURG MEETING. C( The idea that there is no interest in t he lc county campaign is a mistake. At least tl the charge does not apply to the good ti< people of Cherokee, for at Blacksburg, C1 last Wednesday, there was conclusive w evidence to the contrary. . tb When the candidates reached Blacks- bu burg on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, they found in the situation an eg agreeable surprise. The citizens of the te town had been taking special pains to h make things attractive. They had gone bi to the trouble of nrenarin? a big colla- or tion, the band boys, under Captain Lucas, b< bad practiced up for the occasion, and w there was in the atmosphere a feeling a that the good people were looking upon to the candidates not as a lot of nuisances, 8ji but as men who conferred a favor and a(] were entitled to especial consideration for co presenting themselves for acceptance or ip rejection. th The meeting took place in Berkeley ut grove, just opposite the depot of the W; Southern railroad. There was a stand vi for the speakers and another for the band, <? and over both of them there were sub- h stantial coverings to protect the occupants hs from the scorching rays of the sun. In dj front of the stand for the speakers, were W( a large number of seats, and when the cc speaking commenced at about 10 o'clock, 0u the crowd numbered something like 500 so people, including scores of ladies, nearly se all of the most prominent citzens from the bj surrounding country, and quite a number of the business men of the town. Ci Mr. J. W. Thomson acted as chairman, fo The proceedings were opened with an es- cc peeially appropriate prayer, and Dr. J. ac H. Saye was introduced as the first speak- hi er. At Yorkville, on tho previous Monday, the doctor, who is unaccustomed to la: public speaking, had shown some little T1 embarrassment. But at Blacksburg all sa this disappeared. He discussed the sub- si< ject of education, county division and the be duties and responsibilities of a legislator oj with an intelligence and ease that evident- th ly made a good impression. Just about th the time he concluded, the chairman call- bt bis attention to some questions that had fig been submitted. One question wanted ca an expression on the county division as question. Another asked whether or not H the candidate was in favor of allowing di school districts to elect their own trustees, v< and the third was whether railroad con- th tractors shall have a mechanic's lien on hi their work until paid for it. Dr. Saye's di position on the county division question (A has already been announced. The other W two questions he answered in the afflrma- in live and stave his reasons. th Mr. L. K. Armstrong was the next gr speaker. During the course of his re- wl marks, he mentioned the fact of having wi crossed King's Mountain battle ground rii on the day before, and suggested to the m people of the neighborhood and the band w: boys especially, that it would be a good ar idea to "rid" up the place and have an rii encampment there of two or three days H each year. Then he offered some sugges- be lions for the improvement of the dispen- bi jary system. He thought that now, liquor in was too expensive. If the state would co manufacture its own whisky it would not co inly reduce prices, but also furnish a m market for grain and keep at home a big pr mnount of money that is now sent out of wi ;he state. His proposition, of course, was gi based on the presumption that people are mi bound to have whisky, and if they must Jni have it, it should be furnished to them as ha cheaply as possible. He expressed him- bi! self as ouuosed to county division, except th ill strict accordance with the constitution, pa ind said yes to the other two questions. pfl Mr. J. R. Witherspoon discussed the th 2.\travagance that prevails in Columbia, on ind said that if elected he would do what tin he could to secure retrenchment. In an- c> jwer to the question as to county divis- ta: ion he said that the matter was not an is- pe sue. The constitution prescribes that alr new counties must have so much prop- ijU arty, so much population and so much tin irea, and when these conditions are va complied with and the people want a j)0 new county, it is nobody's business. re( He was born in York county, however, ca had lived here all his life, aud would dis- rei like very much to see the county divided. ci? In conclusion, Mr. Witherspoon made a to good hit by saying: "But it is no use for se, me to promise you that if I go down to re) Columbia I will play the devil, for I do jj( not know whether I can do it or not." }ja [Laughter and applause.] wf Mr. W. B. deLoach was the next speakBr. After referring to his residence in ro, Blacksburg, etc., he went into a thorough ro, discussion of the county division matter, tiv which he described as a mixed issue of jje law and fact. He denied that he had any- en thing to do with raising the issue; but said j ;he matter was certainly a live one and the ^ people had a right to know how the canlidates stood on it. At the conclusion of ne liis speech, he told a hard joke on the col wyers. In charging a jury, a westert idge had said : "If you believe the law er for the plantiff, you must find for th< laintiff; if you believe the lawyer for th el'endant, you must decide for the defen ant. If, however, you are like I am an< in't believe a damn word that either om ' them says, I don't know what yoi mst do." The application of thejoki as that while there were some prett; ard stories told on the lawyers, the; ere not necessarily true; that because i lan was a lawyer was no reason why h as not an honest man ; and as he hat ved among the people of the townshi| >ug enough for them to find him out, hi as willing for them to place their owi jtimate on his character. When Mr. d oach sat down he was loudly cheered id some of the ladies sent him somi owers. Mr. J. C. Blair followed Mr. deLoach id told about a preacher whose habit i as to correct only big mistakes and le le smaller ones go. On one occ ision th< reacher made use of the expression tha le devil is the lather of lawyers. H ad intended to say "father of liars;' ut he considered the mistake such nail one that he let it go. Mr. Blair ha< [ways been opposed to county division ould have to be governed by the con itution ; but thought it would be jus id proper to have an official survey o le county before any action would b< iken looking to division. Mr. S. H. Epps was the next speaker Le explained that although he lived 01 le eastern side of Catawba river, he a n< is people were as loyal to York count; i were the people of any other section ne reason be gave for tbis was tbe fac rat it is so difficult to get to a court 0U86, and litigation is so expensive tba eople generally patcb up their differen )s among themselves. If the courthous ere more accessible, the time woul< )me when tbis state of affairs would u mger exist. He explained, howevei lat if the requirements of the consti tu on were met, the legislature had n ioije in the matter; but he was nc illing to have the county divided unti le Ifact that the area was there had beei itisfactorily established. Mr. H. E. Johnson closed up the list o mdidates for the house. He took for hi xt the public schools and tbe chain gang e was not opposed to higher education it he was certainly in favor of bette immon schools, and he thought that i 5tter common schools could not be ha< ith the means at band, they should bav portion of the money that is now goinj the higher institutions. The cbainganj lould be made self-supporting, and b Ivocated the idea of putting on th unty farm enough convicts to make i ring for the balance on the roads. As t< e county division matter, he did not be ?ve that the people of eastern Yorl anted the county divided. Some indlduals might want division; but he wai tisfied that they were not in a majority e believed, however, that eastern Yorl id the population and wealth} but hi d not believe it bad the dirt. Before hi ould vote for the erection of a nev iunty there, he would have to be thor am +*hia nninf \f r _Tnhft Igll OaVIOllUU UH VU4Q ^Vtun ? v n told several jokes and the crowc emed to have been.completely capturet r his speech. Chairman Thomson announced thai iptain W. H. Edwards, also a candidal r the house of representatives, had beei impelled to go home from Clover, ot icount of illness, and greatly regretted s inability to be presaut. The candidates for the state senate carat st, and Mr. Elder had the opening lie main portion of his speech was the .me as at Yorkville; but he took occa an to refer to several things that ha < ten said at Clover. He said that his iponent bad charged that he had raise ( e county division issue; but he denied e charge. The issue had been raised (fore the canvass commenced. Th< fht had been made on him he said be use, in pursuit of his profession, he hat sisted in making a survey of the county e had expressed himself on the count: vision during the constitutional con ration campaign, and the committe< at had the survey made had selectet m because he was opposed to count] vision and had selected his colleagut Ir. Miller) because he was in favor of it phen he made his report to the com ittee, he had nothing more to do wit! e matter. Mr. Brice had said that the eat trouble in his mind was that notithstanding the fact that he (Mr. Elder) as opposed to county division, senatoll courtesy would require the endorseent of his survey. "I am perfectlj illing that a test of my work be made, id I promise not to ask for any senatoil courtesy in regard to the matter.' e went on to say that his opponent bac sen telling from the stump how mauj lis he had introduced and how mucl oney he had saved to the people of th< unty and to the state. He, Mr. Elder uld not boast of having introduced any bills. He had devoted himseli incipally to the killing of bills, as il is the experience of those who had ven the most careful attention to the atter, that a large per cent, of the bills troduced should never be passed. H c d voted against the salary reduction II to which his opponent referred, fo? e reason that while the bill reduced the y of members, it did not reduce the ,y of employes in proportion. He, erefore, did not think the bill a proper ie. In regard to his failure to vote for e bill to refund the taxes of the Three s railroad, he explained that wheu the k was levied the road belonged to the ople who had induced those living >ug the line to put up the money to lild it. Afterward, the road fell into e hands of bondholders who had adnced the money on it. It was a very or piece of property and he voted to luce the taxes in proportion to earning pacity. He explained as to how the commendation of the committee on liins, of which he was chairman, failed get through, and how the railroad asssment commission, to even things up, luced the assessment on the property. 3 thought that corporations should ve the same rights as individuals, and is not disposed to vote against the rection of taxes because this was a rail id corporation. Ho auswered the railid contractor question in the affirm ae, and as to the school trustee question, said he was in favor of local self govmieut under all circumstances, dr. W. B. Love also made about the lie speech as at Yorkville, except that made several references to his oppont, aud there were one or two little loquies between them. He had voted i for the salary reduction bill because he - bad promised the people to do so, and he s had voted against an increase of salaries e for the reason that he could not have con scientiously done otherwise. He had no 1 apologies to make for voting against the e Three C's tax rebate. He did not think li the road had been assessed at any higher 3 figure than it ought to have been, and it 7 was right for it to pay taxes just like other y people. He bad been asked to-vote for a an appropriation to the state fair in Coe lumbia. Only 82,500 had been asked; i but the fair belonged to a private corpo[> ration and he did not feel justified in vota ing any amount of the state's money, howa ever small, for its benefit. He had voted e for the abolition of the Citadel because he thought the state's higher educational a system is already top heavy. He knew before he cast his vote that he would be , criticised ; but he had. voted honestly and t had no apologies to make. His opponent t had said on the day before that he (Love) 8 had injected this county division issue in t the campaign. He went on to explain e that he and Mr. Elder bad agreed not to ' discuss the matter on the stump at all. a Last Monday at Yorkville, was the first i meeting of the campaign, and his oppo; nent bad brought the matter up. Mr. - Elder explained that what he said was in it answer to what Mr. Brice bad said at f Cain's spring. Mr. Love claimed that he 3 had nothing to do with that, and the fact remained that Mr. Elder was the first '. man to speak of the matter in the canvass n from the stump. His opponent had said i that he would not ask for any "senatorial y courtesy" in reference to his survey of the i. county. "Why, my friends, the senate it is a very dignified body. Do you suppose i- its members woqld wait for him to ask for it courtesy ? They would extend it to him - anyway. e Elder?If they should extend it, I would i not receive it. o Love?Although the local senator might -, say that he is opposed to a division of the - county, if he should say that the area 0 is there, the senate would go ahead and. >t act on his survey. 1 Mr. Elder insisted that he would refuse 0 any courtesy that might be extended to him in regard to the matter. f In conclusion, Mr. Love said that the s area was in dispute,- and he advocated a [. settlement of that dispute in an open and ; aboveboard manner, r There was no cheering either of Mr. f Elder or Mr. Love. Though greatly in1 terested the people received what each e had to say in respectful silence. g At the conclusion of Mr.- Love's reg marks there was music, and the chair ade jonrned the meeting for dinnor. The ene tire big crowd partook of the good thingB a that bad been prepared, and there was a enough for everybody. The represenative of The Enquirer c was anxious to get back to Yorkville on - Wendesday night, and as he had to leave s by way of the Southern railroad to do it, . be did not remain to hear what the other c candidates had to say. b There were about 300 people at Hickory 0 Grove on Thursday; but there were no r new developments of importance. Cap. tain Edwards, who was not well enough * *' 1 ?a? a- D1.aI.. to go who tne caiupaigu puivv iu uutusJ burg, was on hand again. Yesterday's 1 meeting was held at Hoodtown. We have 1 no information from it. t ABOUT PEOPLE. 5 Mr. Jas. H. Riddle went up to Gastonia ! on business this week. . Miss Willie Rose is visiting at Blowing . Rock and Lenoir, N. C. 1 Sirs. Jno. O'Neil of RockHill, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. M. Kuykendal. ) Miss Floride Bowen of Newport, is visiting her aunt, Mrs, L. R. Williams. Miss Fannie Beckham of Rock Hill, is ' visiting Miss Kate Moore in this place. Master Earle and Miss Kittle Morrow 1 are visiting relatives in Gastonia, N. C. i Mrs. W. M. Propst and daughtef, j Floride, are visiting in Winnsboro. Miss Alice Woods is visiting relatives ; and friends at Blacksburg. 1 Mrs. Thomas Balfour Is visiting rela} tives and friends in Rock Hill. Misses Georgia and Annie Witherspoon , are visiting friends at Clover. Mr. Frank Hart is visiting friends in the McConnellsville neighborhood. 1 Miss Iva Withers is visiting relatives . and friends in Blacksburg. 3 Miss Mary Gill of Rodman, is visiting , inYorkville, the guest of her a unt, Mrs. 1 N. J. N. Bowen. T Dr. Jno. B. Boweu of Yorkville hasacj cepted a position with W. B. Bailey, , druggist, at Greenwood. Mrs. W. J. Bowen returned to her home ? at Tirzah last Monday after a pleasant 1 visit to the family of her son, Mr. N.J. > N. Bowen. Miss Burhie DeArmond of Hunterst/iiio v n vinitinc in this place, the guest of Miss Addie Williams. Mr. T. M. Fayssoux and family have " returned from an extended visit to relar tives and friends in Gaston county N. C. Miss Alice Lee McConnell of Ebenezer, . is visiting the family of Mr. W. C. Lati, mer. Miss Alva Spence returned to her home ' in Atlauta last Monday after a pleasant r visit to her aunt, Mrs. K. J. Hernaon. i Mr. C. E. Spencer aud daughter, Miss , Alice, are spending a few days at Blowing Rock. > Mrs. W. 0. Tatum and children of I Bamberg, are spending a few days at f Piedmont Springs. t Mrs. Brunson and daughter, Miss Car- * , rie, of Orangeburg, left for their home on Thursday after a pleasant visit to Rev. A. N. Brunson's family. Prof. A. R. Banks and family are occupying the Battle residence on East Liberty street, formerly occupied by Mr. R. J. Withers. Dr. William I. Witherspoon, formerly ofYorkville, but now of .Sheffield Ala., is visiting the family of his father Hon. L D. Witherspoon. < Miss Amanda Boatwright, who has been visiting Miss Willie Rose in this place, has gone over to Greenville to visit relatives, and friends. i Miss Alta Fewell returned to her home ( at Rock Hill last Thursday after a week's visit to Miss Bessie McConnell. Messrs. Sam Moore, Gus Law, Charlie 1 Spencer, Henning Clawson and Burrett i Metts left last Monday morning on a fishing expedition up in North Carolina, returning home Friday. Mr. J no. R. Ashe has removed his family to Yorkville from Kershaw, and is occupying his residence on the corner of East Liberty and College streets, formerly occupied by Prof. A. R. Banks. Messrs. Mason McConnell and Lee Hart are visiting friends in the; Bethesda neighborhood. Mrs. Julia Parker and daughter, Miss Lona, of Chester, are visiting the family of Mr. H. H. Beard. Mrs. Jerome Woods of Chester, is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of Mr. Ernest Beard's family. Misses Juiia and Mary Galloway of Gastonia, N. C., are visiting friends in Yorkville. Mr. Oliver King, special agent for , the .Etna Fire Insurance company of Hartford, Conn., was in Yorkville several days this weak. Mr. King is delighted with Yorkville. Mr. Fred Black, who was severely hurt at the saw mill just below itown a few weeks ago is reported to be slowly improving. Since he was hurt he has been ? at the residence of Mr. J. R. Hogue on