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JSrraps and .facts. ? Out in Minneapolis, Minn., last Wednesday, Dr. E. I. Gibson hung from his window a large British flag, to which was suspended a small American flag on which was the inscription. "By the couseut of England." He explained that he was simply illustrating the present condition of the financial situation ; but the claim did not go. Pretty soon a regular mob of Republicans including Grand Army men, gathered around the place and pulled down and destroyed the British flag. ? Rev. Dr. James Vila Blake of Chicago, saved his congregation from the probable awful results of a panic last Sunday, by rare presence of mind. When the pastor took his place in his pulpit, his attention was drawn to smoke in the lobby leading to the Sunday school room. He remained stand lug Uutil tuc uigauiou tctwcu yiaJ >kJSf and then requested the immense congregation to retire quietly by way of the rear exits. His manner so reassured those present that a' panic was averted. The church (Third Unitarian) was almost entirely destroyed. The loss is placed at $25,000. ? The Cincinnati Enquirer has information of still another proposed leather trust. The present leather trust devotes itself especially to "roughs" and hides, and the newtrust proposes to deal only with the fiuished product in shoe leather. But in the proposed agreement, there is said to be a conditional clause. It reads as follows: "In the event William J. Bryan shall be elected president of the United States in the forthcoming election to be held on November 3, this agreement shall be null and void." The reason of this clause is because it is generally conced'ed that while McKinley will not be hostile to combinations of this kind, Mr. Bryan will rigidly enforce the law against trusts. ? John Null and his son, J. W. Null, bad for years been associated in the blacksmithing business at Delaware, Ohio; but now they have dissolved. Until a few months ago, both were Republicans; but then the son came out for Bryan. The old gentle ? ? J -J ?if ?v>i?aV* knf tVimnro mau U1U IIUL UNC 111 uiuuu , uuv vutugo continued to rack along all right until last week, when he bung out of the window at which he works a picture of MoKinley. The son made no objection, ouly announcing that he would hang out of his window a picture of Bryan. But the arrangement did not meet with favor. There was a quarrel, and now the son is arranging to set up another shop on his own account. ? A recent dispatch from Canton, 0., McKinley's home town, says: The ladies of Canton have organized here to help fight the battle for free silver, and will certainly make their influence felt between this and election day. They are under the leadership of Mrs. Kate Brovvnlee Sherwood. The following pronuuciamento has been adopted, to which many signatures were appended and 50 papers put in circulation for signatures: "We, the womeu of Cauton, affiliated with the D/\v\itlictQ PhrvKiKitinniotc I/CUiUUlAlSj 1 UpuiioiOj A IVU1V1VIVIII0W aud Republicans, who Lave banded together in this campaign to overthrow the single gold standard, forced surreptitiously upon the people of this country through the crime of 1873, and who propose to restore silver and gold to their rightful uses as money of the constitution, do hereby pledge to them our confidence and support against the combined assaults of the Republican party and its allies and assistants, by whatever name they are known." ? Alexander Crow, Jr., is a candidate tor sheriff of Philadelphia, Pa., and his method of electioneering is unique. Some mouths ago he began to advertise for dead crows, offering to buy all that should be brought to him and pay 50 cents each. The offer was bit at by the farmers in the adjoining counties of Cape May, Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem, iu New Jersey. All of them, or uearly all began , to hunt crows, and they took them to the candidate to the uumber of several thousand. He has been buyiug them all, and now in thousands of shop windows in Philadelphia, are to be seeu stuffed crows to which are attached placards bearing the words: "For sheriff?vote for me." Mr. Crow's strange method of advertising his candidacy is said to have made him quite popular ; but if, after the election he should have to eat all the crows he has purchased, he would probably have a case of indigestion. ? Chicago miscreants have gotten even with those of Covington, Ky. When Mr. and Mrs. Bryan arrived iu Chicago last Tuesday they were met by thousands of people, and as they moved along the streets to their hotel the sidewalks, and also the middle of the street was literally jambed with enthusiastic Democrats. The demonstration is said to have been the most remarkable that had ever been seen in the city. As the carriage in which Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were riding passed a commercial college a number of eg?s were thrown from an upper window. Several prominent committeemen were struck. The police immediately raided the building and arrested several students, two of whom confessed their guilt. When Mr. Bryan heard of the affair, he promptly wrote a note ask ing that the boys be not punished, as they were young, irresponsible and did not know what they were doing. ? Chairman Butler, of the Populist executive committee, has given the reason why Tom Watson's letter of acceptance has not yet been published. For several days after the announcement was made that the letter had been sent, Chairman Butler maintained that he hfcd not received it, and there was a mystery. But now the mystery is explained. It is claimed that Mr. Watson failed to put sufficient postage on the letter and that it was held at the postoffice. Finally the letter was received ; but after reading it Chairman Butler found fault in some of the statements and refused to make it public until Mr. Watsou should consent to certain modifications. Mr. Watson would make no changes and then Chairman Butler told him that if he wanted the letter published be must published it on his own responsibility. The letter has not yet been given to the press and Watson sulks silently in his tent. llorfet'illc (Euquittr. YORKVILLE, 8. C.: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1896. ? Have you got a United States flag? If so, hang her out today (Saturday). Chairman Jones wants you to. ? Attorney General Barber has submitted an opinion in which he construes the laws to provide that county officers, including, sheriff, clerk and school commissioner, must give: bond and qualify within 30 days after they are notified by the sheriff of their election. ? The New York stock market was badly shaken up last Tuesday on account of a telegram from Washington, which read as follows: "Fitzhugh Lee now on way from Cuba. Upon his return extra ssssion congress will be called and war message submitted from president. See letter. L. C." At first nobody knew who "L. C." was ; at first no attention was paid to the telegram. Finally, it was circulated that the initials stood for Logan Carlisle, and there at once commenced a heavy drop in prices which was not checked until the receiptof official information from Wash ington to the effect that the telegram was a fake. ? Acting for Justice Gary, who was disqualified from rendering an opinion by reason of his former connection with the case in which the question was involved, Judge Benet has written the opinion of the supreme court on the construction of the constitution as to the extent to which judges may go in charging juries. The old constitution had it this way: "Judges shall not charge juries in respect to matters of fact; but may state the testimony and declare the law." Most of the law- ; yers were of opjnion that this should be ' sufficient to prevent judges from having anything whatever to say with regard to the facts in the case. Soon after his election to the bench, however. Judge Benet became notorious, for what the lawyers considered his disregard for this provision of the constitution. sHe dealt with facts as freely as if he were a juror, and charged accordingly. It was really on account , of him, we have been informed as a rather j open secret, that at the recent constitu- j tional convention, the fundamental pro- 1 vision in regard to this matter was 1 changed as follows: "Judges shall not I charge juries in respect to matters of fact; but shall declare the law." Judge Benet's recent opinion is said to be clearly in ac- ( cordance with the provision, and it is | tn 1>a hnnerl that hereafter he will be i enabled to keep himself straight. It is often very necessary to have judges declare the law ; but in all cases it is best to leave the facts to the jury. NOW FOR THE RESULT. The campaign now drawing to a close is by far the most exciting that the present generation has ever witnessed. Even in South Carolina, where everything has been one way, there has been, and there still is, intense interest. While in all the other states where there is wide difference of opinion, there has scarcely been a day during the past month on which there was not imminent danger of riot and bloodshed. But now the end is near. Next Tues- i day will tell the tale, and the remarka- i ble caniDaiern will be over. What the ' result will be, of course, no man eau tell J with certainty. It is easily possible that ! there may be a landslide cither way, and either Bryan or McKinlev will be so , overwhelmingly elected that the other i will scarcely know that he was in the race. As a matter of fact, we confess i here that we are confidently looking for a 1 landslide, and if so, we believe it will be 1 1 in favor of Mr. Bryan. For the faith that is in us we will give a reason. i In all the history of the United States j there has been but one campaign that was } in any way similar to this. That was the < campaign of 1SJ2 when Andrew Jackson ] was a candidate, and the issue was whether s or not the people of the nation should be 1 turned over to the United States bank ' bound hand and foot. Henry Clay was | the other candidate, and such men as j Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun ( were against Jackson. So also was tne ; money power of the world. The news- ; pa pel's of the day teemed with abuse i against Jackson the "demagogue," no less J bitter than the abuse against Bryan now. J There were daily stories of former Democrats going over to Clay by tens of thousands. People were told that in the i event of the election of Clay, their produce would be worth so much, while ( in the event of tho election of Jackson ? it would only be worth half, etc., and 1 the man who suggested the idea that < the state of Pennsylvania?the home of ] the United States bank?or the wealthy ] and populous state of New York would go for Jackson was put down as a fool. The Clay people were absolutely confi- * dent that they were going to sweep everything before them. But when election day came there was a big surprise. <_ Both Pennsylvania and New York went for Jackson, and in the Union he received 219 votes against only 69 for the combined opposition. The like had never occurred ^ before and it has not occurred since. Somehow, although it is possible that we are mistaken, we can't get rid of the idea that the same issues that were invol veil then are now involved again; and that Bryan is standing in the shoes of Jackson, and McKinley ir. the shoes of Clay. 0 If this be true, just as the sound sense of a the masses refused to be led astray then we believe it will also refuse to be led jj astray next Tuesday. tl But let the result be what it may, our ^ faith in the future welfare of the country u will not be shaken. Under any circum- u stances, the present hot campaign will B have proved of vast benefit, and if the t< verdict of the people this year Hbould [j prove a mistake, we are sure that before the end of four years, they will have ^ managed to straighten things out and the country will yet stand out upon that era tl of prosperity and contentment for which n every honest citizen is so anxiously solic- r itous. MERE-MENTION. fl It is reported from Atlanta that there will be practically no opposition to a g proposition that Charles R. Crisp, young- q est son of the late speaker, shall be named to fill out the unexpired term of his father -i in congress. Reports from India are s to the effect that the prospects for a disastrous famine are increasing, and large jj imports of foreigu grain, are expect- jj ed. 60,000 bales of cotton and 338,000 0 bushels of grain, were exported from New Orleans last Wednesday. The ^ price of bread has risen a penny a loaf in q London Chairman Dauforth of the ^ New York Democratic executive com- j mittee, is claiming the state for Bryan v bv 75.000 maioritv. and Warner Miller is e claiming it for McKinley by 300,000. Mark Hanna's Facts.?Chairman Hanna said to a New York Sun cor- Q respondent a few days ago : a "McKinley will have Indiana, Mich- " gan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minncso- ? ta. Say that I said so. I could not . afford to make such a statement unless I knew it to be absolutely true. I know positively that I am stating the truth. I know positively that Mr. p Jones and the Bryauites have either t| lost their senses or are the greatest 8, bluffers of modern times. I know n positively that they are blundering t< and stumbliug at every step. tl Do not hesitate to announce that I said McKinley will carry these five u States about which there has beeu so "V much contention and over which some 11 of our friends have at times been some- n what nervous. My information is of b the bed-rock character." n r< SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. h Not Guilty. a: An Aiken jury has declared the alleged Broxton Bridge lynchers "not guilty." Although the general public is of opinion that the verdict is not ? justified by the evidence, the fact that a! the accused has been acquitted occasions no surprise. a Pretty Kettle of Fish. . ill UOlumoia last auesuay uiopcusti- g( ry coustable9 captured a quantity of j whisky in a barrel that was labeled "fish." The barrel had been shipped g by M. M. Sullivan of Savannah, o! to J. K. Keith, Charleston; but dispensary constables happened to be d: on the watch in Charleston and the al stuff was taken on to Columbia. The constables, however, had been advised g] by telegraph, und upou the arrival of L the barrel were on hand to take it in P: charge. tl rickets Illegal. S? The Palmer and Buckner ballots bave been distributed and Chairman rhompkins says they are illegal. The law requires that only the uames of vj :he candidates and the office for which n< Lhey stand shall be printed on the oallots. Ou a presidential ticket, for nstance there should be "For Presilential Electors," and then the names lo of the candidates. These tickets, in bi idditiou to these words, also contain he words "at large" before two ?.r tames, and "1st, 2nd and 3rd," etc., C(! - * L _ r 4 I? _41 4 A_ usinci, ueiore tins uiucrs. n.nuuu^u 10 here is room for a difference of opiu- v< on as to whether the tickets are really Jjj llegal, the matter don't amount to p( uuch, as the Palmer and Buckuer U vote will he so light anyway. ar IVlmt Constitutes Proof. Columbia Register : There has been (c i good deal of discussion as to what hi tvould constitute "proof of the paynent" of poll tax by an elector who had ost his registration certificate. It was he suggested that the elector might make c0 lffidavit that his certificate had been ost and it would be all right; but the ol ittoruey general decides otherwise, the te question having been submitted to him. ^.c tie says: "As electors can obtain j i certificate from the officer author- ^ zed to collect the poll tax in case of ^ :he loss of the original, I am of the tfj jpiniou that managers of election lJS ihould not accept any proof of pay- f0 nent of poll tax except a receipt or certificate from the proper officers. Managers of election must require from electors, before voting, a poll tax cr eceipt or a certificate from the officer authorized to collect such tax before c> illowing him to vote." hi - : tb Challenge to Carlisle.?Sena- V* ;or Blackburn made a speech in Louis- m i/ille, Ky., Thursday uight and during me of his speeches he referred to his efforts to secure a joint discussion with Secretary Carlisle. "I will give Car- ^ isle," he said, "one month's salary for Ci, every hour that he will stay on the m platform with me." w LOCAL AFFAIRS. ; INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I. C. Strauss?Calls your attention to his bargains in capes and jackets, dress goods, his large stock of boys' cloth ing and children's shoes, blankets, bed comforts and sewing machines. Jlenn <fe Allison, Liverymen?Let you know that they have just received a lot of mules and horses from Missouri and Kentucky, and are prepared to furnish you with either a Columbus or Haydock buggy and good harness for the same, rhe (ianson Dry Goods Company?Talk about shoes and quote prices on them without regard to trusts and combines. They say they have $12,000 worth of shoes at lower prices than they have ever been sold in this county. NEXT MONDAY. At the last meeting of the county board f commissioners, the following was dopted: In order to carry out the object for i jr which this committee was appointed, 1 re recommend that a public meeting of ] lie citizens of York county interested, t e called to be held in the town of Yorkille on the first Monday in November. 396, for the purpose of organizing and 1 ikine proper steps for the incorporation f the King's Mountain Monumental as- < ociation, and an invitation be extended j > the citizens of Cleveland county, N. C., > co-operate with us and send a delega- j ion to the proposed meeting. We recommend that the supervisor of j fork county be selected as the one to take harge of the meeting. There having been no action taken to lie contrary, it is presumed that the leeting will be held as per the above esolution. * ABOUT PEOPLE. J Mr. W. B. Williams, Jr., is at home rom Rock Hill. Mrs. S. L. Latimer and son, Master t am, are visiting relatives and friends in ( 'h ester. Dr. Wm. Walker was on the-streets of ^ forkville last Thursday for the first time ince his late attack of appendicitis. I Rev. Boyce H. Grier has returned ( ome from the A. R. P. synod, which t as just closed its annual meeting at Chr- ^ ota, Texas. Rev. W. G. Neville and Mr. Geo. H. >'Leary are expectsd home today from rangeburg, where .they have been at- j Bnding the Presbyterian synod. Mr. r Seville requests us to announce that he t i-ill conduct services at his church on lunday. ELECTION NEWS. Next Wednesday's edition of The En- f uirer will not be published on Tuesday 1 fternoon in time to catch either of the j ite trains. On account of the general 1 lection, we have deemed it advisable to ( old the paper back until an early hour 8 Vednesday morning. Arrangements have been made to se- * ure the full bulletin service of the West- 1 rn Union Telegraph company at this * lurto Tnoa/lav nicrhf_ For this service ' """" "" - - ? Lie telegraph company demanded the 1 inn of $20. The amount was promptly ' iised by interested citizens, and now the c alegraph company undertakes to furnish 8 tiem with all the news it can gather. ' In addition to this, The Enquirer has ( lade arrangements to secure from New "ork at about 4 o'clock Wednesday 8 tiorning, a condensed report of all the 1 lore important news that may have 1 een gathered by the great metropolitan 8 ewspapers during the night. As the 8 asult of these preparations, Yorkville ' nd York county will probably know c ow things have gone about as early as 1 ny other section of the country. 1 NEXT WEEK. 1 Next week promises to be as full of 8 iterest for the people of York county c * an egg is of meat. Court convenes on Monday, which is 8 [so salesday. These two events usually 1 lean a big crowd in Yorkville, espe- 0 ially when there are to be important 8 lies of land as will be the case next ^ londay. Then, following on Tuesday, comes the 11 eneral election. This, of course, will be P f no special interest in this immediate JCClon ; oul, an iuu saint;, lur prvuuuiy ays afterward, everybody will be keenly ,r live as to the result. 11 After the election the next event of the r reatest local interest will be the Reese- c uckie-Anderson inurder case. This ^ romi9es to la9t several days at least, and 8 te likelihood is that there will be some * msational developments. ^ That The Enquirer will fully keep p with all the events mentioned, goes s< it bout saying, and those of its readers " ho expect it to continue up to its pre- 8> ous high standard in this direction will it be disappointed. . ^ ft NOT UNANIMOUS. The Enquirer has received the fol- ^ wing communication, dated Spartan- " lrg county, October 27: u Editor YorkvilleEnquirer: Read- ^ s of the Gaffney Ledger would imagine p ere is no opposition to the proposed new b tunty. Cherokee and White Plains ^ wnships [in Spartanburg county] will .. >te almost solidly against the proposed 1 iw county. Gall'ney will not be any ore accessible to the majority of the al ;ople than Yorkville, Spartanburg or u nion. We want no increase of taxes or r( ly other burdensome expense imposed ion our farmers until we have free r Iver or some other money expansion, L ut it short? financial relief.) We want <>' g counties, rich counties, like Mecklen- ci irg, N. C., Edgecombe, X. C'., Alle- ? lany, Pa., and the rich counties of New ork, where good schools and school 1 nises are maintained at a minimum w ist to taxpayers. o We confess that we have no knowledge ii ' the sentiment on the new county mat- tl r, even in the township of Cherokee, this b unity, except that we are informed that li ere is a wide difference of opinion as to o e wisdom of cutting oil' from the old ci unity at this time. The reasons given b i the correspondent for being opposed ei Uie IOI'lllllllDIl 111 U nun til 11 ill J, oumu i as sensible and we publish tlie letter fi r what it may be worth. s] v FARMS FOR PROFIT. ti Although tliere has been about as much hi unplaint about light crops this year as it uial, there are no doubt many notable tl iccptious to the rule. Tiie Enquirer t< is run across one of these exceptions a at is interesting. It is the case of Mr. <> \ J. Gordon, who is running a farm on tl e King's Mountain road, about a mile tl it of the incorporate limits of town. ti Mr. Gordon is engaged In a partnership T iterpriso. The land belongs to Mr. Ii. a; . Moore, who is the other party interest- ii 1. Each put up a certain amount of ii pital, and Mr. Gordon has the entire g anageinent of the whole place. Just ei hat the arrangement is the reporter is e< lot informed; but that does not matter, rhe point is, what has been done ? This year Mr. Gordon has been runling only four plows. He started out by towing 20 acres of wheat and 7 acres of >ats. Then he put in 50 acres of corn, i >0 acres of cotton, 25 acres of peas, 6 acres >f millet, and about 2 acres of sorghum, ilong with liberal patches of sweet and [rish potatoes. Oats were a complete failure this year ill over the country, and such was the ?se with Mr. Gordon's. On the 7 icres he only made 20 bushels. But he i lid not grieve over that. What he lost here, he has made elsewhere. The .vheat crop turned out 156 bushels, and he yield of corn was 800 bushels. From he pea and millet crop there have been )ut up 40 two-horse loads of hay, besides i large quantity of matured peas. Al eady 50 bales of cotton have been picked, ginned, packed and set up alongside of the louse to serve as something pleasaut to look at while the cold winds have thrown he leaves of the trees outside, and it is estimated that there are still about five more bales yet to be ginDed. In addition to all the abrfve, Mr. GorJen has 13 hogs which he expects to yield n the neighborhood of 2,000 pounds of pork, and notwithstanding the fact that :his is bis first year on a place that nobody slse has managed to make produce a fair iving, he thinks that farming is a good business and sees no cause to grumble. BACK FROM SYNOD. Rev. B. H. Grier of Yorkville, returned last Thursday from attendance on the 17th annual session of Associate Reformid synod, which convened in Chicota, Texas, on Thursday, the22d instant. This was the first meeting of the| synod ever held in Texas, and it was thought hat the attendance would be small. But here was an agreeable surprise. The attendance included in the neighborhood of 10 delegates. The church at Chicota, is made up largey of people who formerly lived in York, Chester and Lancaster counties. Among he former York county people are the Sills, Whitesides's, Oates's, Love's, Slack's, Smith's, etc. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. C. E. McDonald, retiring moderator, and synod was call to order by Rev. T. G. Boyce, moderator elect. After atending to the usual routine matters, the r\f fKn ronAiiQ werfl aken up. The committee on Erskine collegp re>orted 130 students in attendance, and hat the institution is now in a more pros>erous candition than it has ever been in leretofore. The dormitory in course of section will be completed at a cost of ibout 88,000 and will furnish accommolations for about 75 students whose entire ixpenses need not be more than $115. So arrangements have yet been made to 'urnish the dormitory. The expense will )e about 815 a room, and it was decided o canvass the churches for the necessary 1 'unds, allowing each congregation which :ontributes 815, to name one of the rooms , is it may see fit. This work was placed n charge of Revs. W. W. Orr and J. T. Chalmers. The matter of Dr. Grier's resignation ' is president of Erskine came up from ] he board of trustees, which had refused o accept it. By a unanimous rising vote, ynod refused to accept the resignation, md asked the doctor to reconsider it. ' Dr. Grier again took the matter under 1 lonsideration, and before final adjournnent, announced that he would conform o the synod's desire. The report of the home mission board 1 >vas very encouraging. It showed that teps had been taken for the erection of a ihurch in Corsicana. A mission has been ! stablished in Columbia, S. C., and co-op- 1 ration has been arranged with the United ' 'resbyterian church in the maintainance if the mission at Louisville, Ky., as is tlready the case with the mission in ' Atlanta. Foreign mission work, however, is not naking such satisfactory progress, esecially in Mexico. On account of the ong drouth that has been distressing that ountry, thousand of people have been ( educed to want, and the missionaries find ; necessary to provide for their teinporay as well as their spiritual needs. The hurch at El Maiz, under the care of Rev. . S. C. Hunter, is about completed, and ood work is being done by Rev. John R. ( Id wards at Rio Verde. Mr. Edwards ( esires to establish a hospital in connec- ' on with his mission ; but synod does not 1 se its way clear to raise the necessary ' leans. It was an occasion of regret to ' ynod that Miss Mattie Boyce, one of the ( jachers in the school at Tampioo, has ' een forced to return to the United States ? ir rest and recuperation on account of her s tiling health. She is now at the home of 1 or brother, Rev. T. G. "Boyce, in Salem, 'ennessee. Special prayer was ollered ' p by synod for her restoration to health. : 'he board had received a number of ap- ' lieations from candidates who desired to e sent out as missionaries; but was una- I le to accept any of them for lack of 1 inds. 1 The question of establishing an orphan - 1 ge under the care of synod was taken ] nder earnest consideration and finally 1 aferred to a committee consisting ot Kevs. ? B. Betts, J. S. Motfatt, G. B. White, )r. James W. Bigbam and Mr. R. A. trier. The committee was instructed to unvass the subject thoroughly, get inforlation as to the methods and expense of end noting such institutions, iind out rhether or not the churches are in favor f the idea, and report at the next ineetjg of synod. It was stated on the Moor lat several hundred dollars have already een contributed for the purpose of estabshing an orphanage, aud representatives f Yorkville, Hickory Grove and Lauister intimated that these towns would e glad to furnish a location for the neessary buildings, etc. The delegates to synod made the trip oin Atlanta to Chicota and return in a pedal car. They enjoyed themselves cry much and wore hospitably enterlinod by the people of Chicota. On ( ist Tuesday they made a little excursion 1 do the Indian Territory, and many of Item secured various kinds of souvenirs > commemorate the trip. While going nd returning, the delegates took a poll n the silver question, and found that lere was a handsome majority against le gold standard. Mr. Grier, although ot much of a silverite himself, says 'exas will give Bryan a majority of from nywhere to 100,000 to 150,000. The crops i southern Texas, he says, are poor; but i the northern part of the state they are ood, and if the frost remains otf long uough, the top crop of cotton will be jually as heavy as the bottom crop. 1 LOCAL LACONICS. Annual Meeting. The county board of commissioners will hold its annual meeting next Thursday, November 5. * ^ Until January 1897. The Twice-a-Wef.k Enquirer will be furnished from this date to January 1st, 1897, for 32 cents. The Election New*. It has been arranged that the election news bulletins to be received in Yorkville next Tuesday night will be made public ' at the Parish hotel. And Synod In Right. The Associate Reform Synod, in session at Chicota, Texas, last week, declined to accept the resignation of Rev. W. M. Grier, D. D.t as president of Erskine college. ReleBiied on Bond. Andy Boheler, one of the two moonshiners committed by Commissioner TWa/vot last. Mondav on the charge of " illicit distilling, was released last Wednesday on a certified bond in the sum of 8500. Earnest and Emphatic. Southern Christian Advocate: Rev. A. N. Brunson of Yorkville, has raised a note of warning against church people attending circuses. He is so solidly set against this species of entertainments, that nothing can move him, not even the plea of "Just going to take the children to see the animals." The Other Side. Andy Boheler and Marcus Whitener were very much amused at the story of th eir recent capture by the "revenues." Andy says that there is a good deal of it that was untrue. Whitener said he was glad that the papers bad found something to print and the people something to talk about. He promises to send The En- '* quirer a written version of the other side of the story. Palmer and Buckner Tickets. We have received a copy of an address "To t he Democrats of South Carolina," from Colonel W. R. Davie. The address, among other things, calls attention to the fact that tickets for Palmer and Buckner electors have been placed at every precinct in the state. We anticipate, therefore, that those who wish to* vote for ? ? ' ? * ? fanner ana .uucitner, wm uuu uuuiuu,iuty in doing so. , Yorkvllle's Cotton Receipts. Mr. J. P. White says The Enquirer is mistaken in the estimate that 1,600 bales is in the neighborhood of one-half of the cotton that will be received at this market. He says that at least two-thirds jt of the cotton that may naturally be expected to come to this market, is to be sold yet. Mr. John M. Hope estimates the receipts up to date as in the neighborhood of 2,500 bales. Wallace-Dlxon. The marriage of Miss Edith Wallace to Mr. W. W. Dixon, took place at the resi- " * rience of the bride's father, J. F. Wallace, Esq., at 2 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon as announced in the last issue of " The Enquirer. The groom was accompanied to Yorkville by his friend, Mr. J. Clough Wallace of Union, and the attendance was confined to a few relatives and intimate friends of the bride and groom. The cere mony was performed by Rev. W. G. Neville, and Mr. and Mrs. Dixon left in the afternoon for Union at which place they will make tbeir future home. Meeting of the Trustees. A meeting of the trustees of the com- s~ mon schools of the county was held in the office of Superintendent of Education Shurley yesterday. Only nine districts were represented. The most material matters discussed were the questions of fixing the salaries of teachers according to grade, and of employing teachers who do not bold certificates. No definite action was taken in regard to the salary matter ; but it is understood that the law prohibiting the employment of teachers who do not hold certificates will hereafter be strictly observed. ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. Circus Day?Runaway Accident?Reception at Winthrop?Marriage of Miss Jones to Mr. Butler. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, October 29.?The circus ;auie and has gone, and no really great iamage has been done. For a wonder he parade was given about the time named?10 o'clock. Then the crowd was -? nvited to go through the grounds free of charge. This invitation was largely ac:epted. Such a move gives opportunity o the public to use any spare change? ibove the price of the ticket to the grand ihow?on the side issues. We have heard 10 complaints of "wheel of fortune," 'three-card-men," and others of similar character, whose aim is to give something for nothing. The performance is said to nave been very good. Mrs. W. L. Roddey and Marion, her granddaughter, had a narrow escape yeserday evening. While they were out Iriving, the horse ran away, throwiug both out and breaking up the buggy. Fortunately, neither Mrs. Roddey nor darion were injured further than a few ilight bruises and the soreness that must :ome from a severe shakiug. The "Teachers of Winthrop" have sent N "A ' " KO/.nnfiAn tn Via t )UL very neat caxus iu a iotopuvu ?v w riven in the college parlors next Saturday ifternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. When it is emembered that the population of Winhrop is greater than that of many preeutious towns, the amount of visiting lone there will not be surp rising. It is not often that a marriage presents a many unusual features as did that of < )r. F. W. P. Butler and Miss Lillian oues, solemnized yeste rday evening at 8 >. in., in the Episcopal church. The hurch was decorated with unusal taste. L'he lloor and railing of the chancel were overed with white cloth, the niches roiiiid and above the altar were covered vitb flowers, while masses of chrysauhemums, numbers of potted plants, with w uautities of cosmos blooms and jessauiue vines, made the chancel look like a [oral bower. Just over the step on which he parties were to kneel, was a delicate anopy which was also docorated. Proessor Wade R. Brown furnished the intrnmeutal music, rendering the wedding larch from Loheugrin as the party enered and from Meudelssohn as they left. M' The ushers were Messrs. John A. Black, . B. Gaston, Ira B. Dunlap and J. Ed. leid. The attendants were Miss Nell 5rooks, maid of honor, and Lieutenant I. C. Butler, U. S. A., best man ; Miss larie Butler and Mn Iredell Jones, Jr., liss Annie Jones and Mr. Thomas B. * tutler; Miss Aline Mobley and Mr.