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Scraps ami |arts. ? Mr. W. J. Bryan is prepariug to publish a book about the first of next year, which will embody an exhaustive treatment of the silver question and bimetallism, emphasizing its importance as an issue in 1900. Mr. Bryan has authorized his publishers to announce that one-half the royalties received from the sale of the book will be devoted to advancing the cause of bimetallism during the next four years. The work will also embrace Mr. Bryan's views as to the receut campaign and election, his biography, written by Mrs. Bryan, together with special contributions from distinguished political leaders. A description of Mr. Bryan's tour will be another feature of the publication. ? The whereabouts of General Weyler is still a matter of intense interest. There has been no reliable news from him since he started into the Cuban hills after General Maceo. A Jacksonville, Fla., newspaper correspondent sent out a story a few days ago to the effect that Weyler aud Maceo had met and that Weyler had been defeated; but it has since developed that the story is a pure invention. This Jacksonville correspondent has been sending out numerous stories of a sensational nature lately; but he is altogether unreliable and cannot be believed. There is no doubt, however, that Weyler is after Maceo, and the first reliable news from them will be a description of a bloody battle. ? The Seaboard Air Line railroad is once more independent. A few weeks ago, word went out that the road had been purchased by Thomas & Ryan, of New York, and it was generally conceded that these men were only the agents of J. P. Morgan & Co., the virtual owners of the Southern railway. It looked as if the Southern's only competitor in the south was to be muzzled. But now comes news that is more encouraging. It seems that the friends of President Hoffman of the Seaboard, have all along held a majority of the stock, and they have refused to sell. Thomas & Ryan are not in it. The Seaboard is to continue, as heretofore, an independent line and a formidable competitor of the Southern. ? Wm. J. Bryan, is to go on the lecture platform, says an Associate Press J.'.natnl. TKo man u/hn hrnilirht. uiopaivu. x uv ?t-w ? - - ?0? about this arrangement is Captain V. E. McBee, superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line railroad. Tbe story is that shortly before the election, Captain McBee wrote to Mr. Bryan and made a proposition for a lectural tour in the event of bis defeat. No attention was paid to the proposition at the time ; biit since tbe election it has been renewed, and tbe understanding is Captain McBee guarantees to Mr. Bryan a salary largely in excess of what he would have received as president. The lectures are to be non-partizan, and the first one is to be delivered in Atlanta, Gu., next month. Tbe Atlanta Constitution has it that Mr. Bryau 1 is to receive $50,000 for three mouths work. ? E. W. Curry, chairman of the Democratic state central committee of Iowa, died last Wednesday from the effects of a practical joke. Some weeks ago he applied for admission to a lodge of Elks, and as part of tbe initiation ceremony, he was blindfolded and required to sit down in a chair with an iron bottom. A lamp was placed under the chair and it was expected that when the iron seat began to get uncomfortably hot he would jump up. He sat still, however, until his pantaloons began to bum and his flesh was badly scorched. Blood poisoning set in shortly afterward aud be had to take his bed. It was his desire that the real reason of his injuries ne kept secret, and it was not until after his death that the truth come out. The remains were interred on Wednesday by the Masons and Elks. ? The report of the United States board of ordinance and fortification, signed by General Nelson A. Miles, has j'ust been made public. Among other things, it points out the serious aspect of Europeau politics, and asserts that a great war is liable to break out at any lime. If the experience of the past is to be relied upon, each generation must have its war. Over 30 years have elapsed since our last great conflict. It is almost impossible that a war should break out in Europe without embroiling this nation more or less, and we are totally unprepared. It was because of the defenseless condition of France that the Franco-Prussian war lasted ouly 40 days. China was unprepared, and it was for that reason that she suffered so severely at the hands of Japau. In the event of war, it would be an easy matter for a foreign nation to levy tribute on our coast cities, and the report urges that the work of fortification be pushed with all possible energy. "An effective preparation," concludes the report, "is the best safeguard against war." ? The trial of Soloman and Corrie Zeigler, for the murder of Sheriff * Brooker, about two years ago, has been commenced in Sylvauia, Ga. There have been three murders in the case. Last September, two years ago, Sheriff Brooker and George Zeigler? father of the two boys?were riding on a traiu. Brooker was a Democrat and Zeigler was a Populist. They were good frieuds. A Negro Democratic politician named George Bellinger was on the train, harrangueing a number of Negroes. Among other things, he said he would as lief be tried by a jury of bullfrogs as a jury of Populists. Zeigler grew angry and started for the Negro. Brooker interferred, and there was a quarrel. When the traiu stopped at Zeigler station, the killing occurred. The testimony, however, is conflicting. One story has it that as Zeigler got off the traiti, Brooker cursed him. Zeigler started back to the car and Brooker fired. Auother story has it that upon getting off the train, Zeigler went into a warehouse n secured a pistol and was coming back fi at Brooker, when Brooker killed him. 1 At any rate, Brooker was not arrested, h and some months afterward, Soloman 1 and Corrie Zeigler got a chance at him f and filled him with lead. They defied arrest, and although for eight months there was a reward of $1,000 banging ^ over their heads, they finally surrendered. Shortly after the death of J? George Zeigler, two unknown white men shot and killed the Negro who was the cause of the original difficulty, c and the grand jury has found true t, bills against Solomon Zeigler and W. t( J. Walker for this crime. The whole e of Screven couuty, Ga., i9 greatly inter- I ested in the trial, and public senti- a ment is on the side of the Zeiglers. She ^jorbmUc (fuquiwr. I -----? j e rj YOItKVILLE, S. C.: e SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1896. v - ? i ? Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co. v have received 2240 replies to inquiries t( recently sent out as to the size of the present cotton crop, and on these replies j, they base an estimate of 8,022,000 bales d as the total yield for the year 1896-97. ? ? c ? The Enquirkr sincerely hopes that r the published story to the effect that Mr. *Bryan is going on the lecture platform is ^ not true. Perhaps we are mistaken ; but it is our fear that if the story is true, the v brilliant Nebraskau is done for as a pres- s< idential possibility. It would be far bet ter, we think, it Mr. Bryan would devote * himself rather to his law practice and patiently await the next call that would ^ surely come to him from the people. ? I ? The whole southeast is certainly to be congratulated on the failure of the South- b ern railroad to get possession of the ^ Seaboard Air Line. Had the Southern's scheme succeeded, it would have been an end of competition in this part of the country, and the only thing that would have been left for the business interests 1 of the southeast, would have been to quietly sit by while its very life was being squeezed out-by one of the most ( heartless of monopolies. f 8< ? "We beg to suggest to some of our n Cherokee friends, that the recent big / murder trial here furnishes an illustra- r tion of our statement sometime ago, that 1 a courthouse building is but a small part a TT. J 11 V or county expenses, nau iu? ujipeuae.-* ^ of this trial fallen on the new county, the a corporation would have been swamped t] in debt before it even began to get things c in shape. Not only this, we beg to again tl call attention to the fact that Old York is l.1 full of the kind of men who are willing 11 n to give honest verdicts, and when the v question of justice is involved, our peo- e pie are not inclined to kick at the ex- tl pense. It is much easier, friends, to do I worse than remain in Old York. LETTER FROM HARMONY. f! e A Model Community?Where the Indian ^ Used to Roa^in?Business at the Station? ^ Mr. Cornwell's Chicken#?Other Note#. P Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Harmony, November 17.?The rest of the world may be at discord ; but we are e at Harmony. The Psalmist says, "It is a v good thing for brethren to dwell'together p in unity." We think it is a good and pleas- tl ant thing to dwell together in Harmony. ? The men here are all frank and opeu- e hearted, and the ladies refined and pos- d sessed of those natural graces that have fi made the South Carolina woman the ad- r miration of all who have been blessed by i seeing her. This is a good section of York p county. The lands lie well and are wa- p tered by numerous creeks and branches p that a few miles below empty their waters p into the Catawba river. This was the camping ground of the v Catawba Indians, and the remnant of this j once powerful tribe still live near here. H We see at almost every house we visit, S( pieces of pottery pans, cups, pipes, etc., j made by them. Some day these things i will be looked on as valuable relics of a j people who are no more. The hunting v grounds that he used to love to roam over i| in chase of the elk or deer have long been cut down ; and many bales of cotton p are now raised where the wild pea vine tl once grew beneath the shades of a prime- L val forest. The canebrakes that lined i< the creeks no longer shelter the lurking u wolf or cunning fox ; but they have given u place to fields of corn, the productiveness of which are testified by the well filled n cribs of our farmers here. The whistle of v the loco motive on the G. C. <fc N. and O. I R. A: C. railroads almost hourly break the c stillness that was once only broken by the p cry of some wild animal or the warwhoop of some Indian brave. Comfortable farm r houses have taken tge place of the wig- i wain ; school houses stand where Indian 3 boys once played their rude games; and t churches where the name of Jesus is t prais ed, have taken place of "God's first s temples," in which the Indian was won't 3 to pay his devotions to the good Manito. j Th ere are now three stores at Harmony, c Mr. W. J. Corn well does business in one e under the firm name J. D. Cornwell J: j Son, Mr. W. M. Anderson is proprietor [ of the second, and the third has just c been opened by S. W. Draffln & Co. c They keep good stocks of such goods as are required in a farming community. i Mr. W. J. Cornwell buys largequanti- e ties of cotton seed. One colored man? rJ Lewis Shurley?sold him last week 1200 1 bushels. This man made SO bales of g cotton this year. There is also a good 1 deal of cotton sold here. Mr. J. S. Glass- d cock and others, sold 100 bales some f weeks ago. t Our farmers will generally make their own hog and hominy. The corn crop was c I inusually good, and we see a number pf ine bogs at every house we have been to. i 'he sweet potato crbp was fine ; but we ' iear a number of people complaining I hat they are sprouting, and it is feared I bey will rot. Mr. J. S. Glasscock is feed- t ig some of his to his hogs. Many of our 1 irmers have sown wheat. The warm I reather brought it right up, and the cot3ii seed with which it was manured came p with it. Whether this will detract i rom their fertilizing qualities we are unble to say. i The sacrament of the Lord's supper was < elebrated at Neely's Creek A. R. church ivo weeks ago. Mr. Johnson was assis- i 3d by the Rev. Kirkpatrick, who is an < arnest as well as an eloquent preacher. ] lis sermons gave great pleasure to large . nd appreciative congregations. Mr. Gaines Matthews of Clover, has ! )ur singing schools in this section. His 1 cholars are delighted with him as a I ;aeber. < Harmony academy has 45 pupils. Mr. < nhn A. Rarron is DrinciDal of the school. 'he scholars have organized a Historical 1 jciety in connection with the school. / Ir. William Hicklin is president, Miss 3 innie Martin is vice president, and Miss ( -exie Cornwell secretary and treasurer of < tie society. There has also been a deba- 1 ing society organized. Mr. J. S. Glass- ? ock is president. The society meets on f very other Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock. 1 'he subject for the next debate is "Which 1 xerts the greater influence over man, i roman or money ?" i The young people of the neighborhood lad a surprise party at Mr. J. D. Cornroll's on Friday night last. All seemed 5 enjoy themselves very much. ' Mr. John Spencer has put a new addiion to his house. Mr. W. J. Anderson j preparing to build a handsome resience near his present home. Mr. John D. Cornwell has three game < hickens that he calls respectively "Har- i y McCaw," "Joe Earle" and "James i !ansler." I don't know about Earle; i ut Harry McCaw walks and looks like < ur jovial and handsome friend of that I ame; and I believe that Mr. Cansler I rould know his namesake if he were to < ee him. ' ' Mr. T. M. Allen and Mr. J. D. Corn- ell have been attending court as jurors i bis week. i Mrs. Simpson and Miss Agnes of Rich- ! urg, have been visiting relatives here. i Miss Sabah Agnew is visiting at Mr. J. i ). Cornwell's and Mr. Allen's. i Mr. William Martin got his hand quite ! adly cut on apiece of wire this week. 1 Ir. W. J. Cornwell sewed the wound up. I Mrs. T. M. Allen has been quite sick ut is better. x. ' ?? ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. 1 lourislilng Nlglit School?To Light the < Streets?Mr. L. C. Harrison to He Mar- j rled?The Wlntlirop Excursion?Marriage of Miss Roddey to Mr. Poe. I Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. < Rock Hill, November 19.?The night ( chool, of which some mention has been ' lade, is already showing its importance. ( ibout 30 men and boys have been en- ' oiled and are being taught regularly. ( 'he building can accommodate fully 50, ( nd all are welcomed who cannot other- ) vise secure educational advantages. In rder that there may be some permanency ' nd some authority about the endeavor, 1 tie session of the White Memorial ' hurch is in control of the building, but tie school is purely non sectarian. There [ re no funds for the support of such an nstitution, so that the teaching force iiust be provided from the ranks of those vho are willing to give their time and 1 fforts for the benefit of others. Thus far he volunteers are Professor Johnson, 1 'rofessor Moses, Dr. Kinard, Mr. E. W. lall, Mr. Hollis, Mr. Emory A. Holler ' nd Mr. J. W. Thomson. These gentleiien arrange a schedule for the teaching 1 orcesothat a full complement of work- ' rs will always be on hand. Sessions are ' ?ld three times a week, on Monday, ' Vednesday and Friday nights. The possibilities of such a school are almost eyond calculation. The c.ty council has had under consid- I ration the lighting of our streets. This as not from any dissatisfaction with the resent arrangement; but from the fact bat the contract under which the Electric iigbt company was working had been ' nded by limitation of time. It was j ecided to change the number of lights rum 2f> to 35 in ?ase a satisfactory ar- j angement as to price could be made. J 'he company made an offer based on a ' [)-year contract. The council was not ' repared to settle on the moment a matjr which would last so long, and post ioned final action. Last Sunday Rev. H. Tucker Grahame, . ho has for years been a missionary to ' apan, gave a history of mission work nd a statement of its needs, in the two 1 ervices at the First Presbyterian church, le also lectured to the Westminster ' ieague on Sabbath afternoon, and on * londay showed a number of curiosities .hich he had gathered while in foreign ' rods. His visit was much enjoyod. The authorities of the Southern system ' ave discontinued what were known as 5 be local trains from Charlotte to Colum- I ia. These trains were of great convon jnce to the public, ana wo nope mey win nake some arrangements which will give , is greater facilities. | Our city council has ordained an ordi- | lance intended to stop the driving of ( ebicles on any sidewalk or pavement in lock Mill. This does not include bioy- , les, which are allowed within certain imits. j Invitations have been issued to the mariage of Mr. Lewis C. Harrison of Rock Mil, and Miss Mabelle Seay of Rome, Ga. 1 Ir. Harrison is the teller of the National ' tank, and fully deserves the popularity 1 le enjoys, which is great. Miss Seay is a j ister of Mrs. Ennnett Watson of l-'ort >1111, and of Mrs. Myron Sandifer of this j dace. She has several times favored this i ity with a visit which was always enjoyd. She will be gladly welcomed as a lermanent resi dent. The ceremony will i e performed in the the First Presbyterian nf v?r>nm nn t.he evening of De ember 2nd. Winthrop's excursion to Columbia durng the state fair will long be rememberd by pupils, faculty and public. On Thursday, about 100 strong, they lelt 1 took Hill on an elegant train. The run ' ;olng and coining was delightful. A great 1 nany, if uot a majority, of the young la- ' lies, found waiting for them in Columbia 1 riends or members of their families, and hey "made a day of it." ' The excursion was well planned and ! arried into effect without any mishap; a 1 considerable feat when we consider the number of girls, the crowd, and the rain. The crowd was attracted by this exhibition. The long row of blue uniforms marching up the street, two and two, was \ sight not often seen, and the public at large had some appreciation of what Winthrop was. Yesterday afternoon, at 6 o'clock, in the First Presbyterian church, Mr. O. S. Poe uid Miss Annie Lyle Roddy were pronounced husband and wife by Rev. Alexinder Sprunt. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion with pot flowers, vines and bunches of chrysanthemums. The ushers were Messrs. J. B. Saston, Ira B. Dunlap, John A. Black, R T. f\Otoe TKn Kr!Hflu?nui/1u u'orA \fidd Aline Mobley, Miss A. Louise Sherfesee, Miss Annie Miller, Miss Florence Nance, Miss Josie Black, Miss Nellie Roach. Maid-of-honor, Miss Lizzie Sherfesee. At ;he appointed time, the ushers marched lown the main aisles, the bridesmaids ?ntered through the Sunday school room followed by the bride and the maid-ofbonor, who were met at the altar by the ?room and his friend, Mr. Frank Poe of Pittsboro. The bride is a daughter of ?aptain and Mrs. W. L. Roddey of this ;tty. She and they are all so well and so kindly known that to tell who she is, injures for her the best wishes of all. The jrooin is a native of Pittsboro, N. 0., who for some years has made Rock Hill his iiome, and has made for himself a business record of success. The presents were numerous and very handsome. o. s. LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. rillman and ?vans on the New County Question?As to Deputy Scoggius?Mahoii Wilkerson Getting Better. Correspondence ol the Yorkville Enquirer. Etta Jane, November 17.?The new jouuty question is now agitating the minds of our people, and both the friends md opponents ot the scheme are doing all n their power to carry out their respective iesires. Governor John Gary Evans and Senator B. R. Tillman are both expected jo speak at Gatfney, in favor of the new :ounty, before the day of the election, which comes off December 8th. While the necessity for such an actipn is grealty deplored, yet public sentiment is unanimously in favor of Deputy Sheriff Robert Scoggins for shooting M. R. Reese, rather than permit him to escape the penalty ol the law. Mr. Reese is solely responsible for his dilemma. We all know Bob Scoggins, and are fully aware that he would have used his pistol just as readily to have protected his prisoner from mob violence as he did to prevent his escape. The only thing to be regretted is that Mr. Reese made this acl necessary, and no blame is to be laid to Mr. Scoggins. Cotton is about all picked out. The :rop is a little better than it was thought t would be. Our neighbor, William Blackwell, has a 'arm in Broad river bottoms. He bad jotton planted there which the water got n*er during the July freshet. At that ;ime there was nearly a full crop of cotton >n it. As soon as the water assuaged and the land dried off, he worked the cotton aver, the squares all fell off and a new crop ?me on, and he has gathered over 1,000 pounds seed cotton to the acre. Mr. Isaac Patrick, one of our oldest and most substantial citizens, died yesterday ifler a short illness. He will be buried today at the family burying ground near Wilkinsville. He was up in the 80's in age, and was a lifelong member of the A. R. church. Miss Mamie Lindsay of McConnellsville, has been elected to teach the school at this place. I am glad to learn that Mason Wilkerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam S. Wilkerson, who was accidentally shot sometime ago, is fast recovering. Mr. William Brown of Hopewell, is a miller right. He attends to the mill and engine both, and does good work. In jther words he does the work of two bands. Sigma. FORT MILL MATTERS. Marriage of Minn Sutton to Mr. Epps? Personal and Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Fort Mill, November 19.?Mr. William Epps and Miss Pearl Sutton were inited in the holy bonds of marriage on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, at the esidenceof the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Sutton, Jr., Rev. J. W. Humaert officiating. Their inauy friends extend to them their congratulations. We are glad to note that Miss Mittie Downs is again able to be up after a week's illness. Rev. J. I. Spinks left Tuesday for Palestine, Texas, where he expects to locate. Miss Sallie Givons of Rock Hill, is risking her sister, Mrs. E. H. Phillips. Quite a number of our citizens took heir children to Charlotte on Monday to he show, "just to see the animals." Miss Bessie Meacham visited relatives u Rock Hill several days last week. Rev. J. E. Herring, pastor of the Bap,ist church, preached two very interesting jermons on Sunday to attentive congregations. Observkr. How It Was Done.?Chairman Jones was asked a few days ago if he nad beeu correctly reported as saying that one powerful cause contributing to the defeat of Bryan was the placing jf orders at factories to be filled in! the event of McKinley's election. He said : "Yes, such orders cut a large figure. Millions of dollars' worth of these orders were placed, and the manufacturers made it a point to call their employes in and exhibit the contingent orders. They impressed upon the wage earners that -- ? * 1 j i* :^ i McKin ley's election wouiu rcsun iu jiving them work for at least six months from the orders at hand. It was the beginning of the winter, when the people had nothing and had to do something to insure them the necessaries for the cold weather. It Whs a Kerfluuiinux. An election was held last Tuesday, on the question of forming a uew county to be known as "Salein," out of portions of Kershaw, Darlington and Sumter, with Bisbopville as the couuty seat. The campaign had been conducted with a roar, and Bishopville voted solid for the new county ; but two-thirds of the voters in the other 3ectioni| failed to bite, and the scheme fell through. ? LOCAL, AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Ganson Dry Goods Company?Announce the purchase of a lot of clothing at sheriffs' sales at 47J cents on the dollar, which they will offer at bargains on and after today as may be seen by examing the prices quoted. Grist Cousins?Tell you about their warranted razors and their razor strops, and mention some of the family and proprietary medicines they have in stock W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. P.?Advertises forsale, under foreclosure of mortgages, on the first Monday in December, at Yorkville, the following real estate : The Cherokee Inn and lot at Blacksburg; a lot in Yorkville known as the "School House lot" belonging to Ken nedy Brothers & Barron; a lot in ' Blacksbiirg belonging to James S. Mc- * Cain. Julian S. Carr, Mortgagee?On the 22d f day of December next, in front of the ( courthouse in Yorkville, will sell under , foreclosure of mortgage the mineral privileges in a tract ol land in York county acquired from J. A. Smith and c wife. t C. M. Kuykendal, Executor?Gives no- , tice to the debtors and creditors of Dr. John C. Kuykendal, deceased. R. L. Wallace?Offers to deliver The Enquirer, free of charge for carriage, to subscribers who enter their names on j his eluo. i Robert Davis, Hickory Grove?Advertises for a mule which has strayed or been 1 stolen. \V. M. Propst?Publishes a testimonial s with regard to the benefits to be obtain | ed from the use of the electropoise. I * t CONTENDING FOR THE CHILD. The contention between Robert A. and Mrs. Ellen Anderson for the possession j of their little child Foster, has not yet s been called. j The case, as already stated, was to have t been heard on last Tuesday t but Mrs. j Anderson was not ready with her return , and the bearing was postponed. As a matter of convenience, however, Mr. R. L. Edmondson, who desired to | get away, was allowed to give in his ? testimony on Tuesday. He testified as | to the standing of the Anderson family and as to the good character of Robert A. Anderson, the child's father. Mrs. S. G. Field was also on the stand. She is an < aunt of Mr. Anderson. She made a ( statement as to her ample means, said ( she had no children of her own, and signified her willingness to undertake to raise the child. Mrs. Anderson and her mother. Mrs. Patterson, were in the court room to hear | the proceedings; but were not ready with any testimony. The understanding is ? that they have sent to Georgia for the j record in the divorce case, and thut this < will figure in the proceedings. E In view of the recent developments in i the murder trial, to the uninterested, this case at first appeared to be a very simple one that was susceptible of but one solution. But now it appears that there are involved some very nice points of law, and bow the matter may be finally settled cannot be foretold. GONE TO HER REWARD. Mrs. Frances E., wife of Mr. John M. Rawlinson, died at her home in Yorkville last Thursday morning shortly after 6 o'clock, aged til years, 6 mouths and 27 days. Mrs. Rawlinson was born in Richland county, S. C., on April 22, 1835. Her maiden name was Killingsworth. She was married to Mr. Rawlinson on October 12,1851, and for several years she and her husband resided at Spring Place, Murray county, Ga. They came to York county in December, 1855, and after spendftig about 12 years on Mr. Rawlinson 'a plantation, 7 miles east of Yorkville, located here in 1867, and engaged in the hotel business. This business they contiuued for nearly 14 years with remarkable success. and abandoned it finally on account < of Mrs. Rawlinson's failing health. } But it is not only as one of the mana- i gers of a most successful hotel that Mrs. c Rawlinson will be remembered by the ] community in whicn she spent the greater part of her life. On account of her < numerous deeds of charity, kindness and 1 sympathy, she was best known as a prac tical Christian, in whose tender neari ] welled a perpetual fountain of love for all j her fellow creatures. Before her own health gave away, and ever afterward, t when she could, it was the greatest pleas- c ure of her life to minister to the sick of the community and to dissipate sorrow c and distress with happiness and joy. It t was this side of her beautiful character that has left an influence in Yorkville that will endure for generations to come, t Beside a sorrowing husbaud, Mrs. Rawlinson leaves three children, all married, 1 They are Mrs. S. H. Griffith, Mrs. W. W. 1 Lewis and Mrs. J. J. Bowen. Her eldest i daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth, died several years ago. i For many years previous her death, 1 Mrs. Rawliuson was a member of the C Presbyterian church. Her funeral took j place from the church in this place yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, the services 1 being conducted by Rev. W. G. Neville, j ? . 1 DAMAGE CASE CONTINUED. 1 The case of J. H. Riddle, administrator c of the estate of Charles T. Williams, I against M. R. Reese for ?10,000 damages, was called on last Wednesday, aud upon v motion of the defendant's counsel, con- o tinued until the April term of the court. J This suit, as has already been explained, c was brought by Mr. Riddle, as adininis- i' trator, in behalf of the widow of Charles 1? T. Williams. It is under what is known c as the "Lord Campbell Act," which was t especially intended to tit cases of this a kind. That is, to provide support for ti mo uepexiuems ox u aiaiu umu ?i mc expense of the slayer. i The lawyers in the case are Messrs. Finley <fc Brice and YV. B. McCaw for the v plaintiff, and Major James F. Hart for a the defendant. t; It is likely that when the case comes a up for trial, it will be a virtual repetition "5 of the criminal case that has just been r tried, excopt it is probable that there r will be still more testimony. Most cer- p tainly this will be so in the event Reese r and Luckie shall manage to get a new s trial. Otherwise, it is likely that the t defense will have to admit the killing, c and the main light will be on the question of damages. p The plaintiffs were ready to go to trial t on Wednesday, and there was preseut all a the array of witnesses who had figured h on the side of the prosecution in the v criminal case. But it did not require t much argument to secure a contiuuauce. a Having just gone through the whole u matter once, Judge Watts was loath tl to wade into it agaiu, and, besides, taking fc nto consideration the condition of the iefendant and the pending motion for a ie\v trial, he did not think it exactly fair o force matters to an issue at this time. Although ready, the plaintiff was not nclined to press the matter vigorously ust now, and the continuance was genirally satisfactory. It was on account of the civil suit that Mrs. Charles T. Williams, Mr. J. H. Williams and Dr. J. P. Cleminons, who lad all been witnesses in the criminal ;ase, remained over in Yorkville. They eturned to Georgia on Wednesday ^ ifternoon. ABOUT PEOPLE. Masters Robbie and Rainey Smith of Blacksburg, are visiting the family of Ftev. L. A. Johnson. Mrs. Jno. Reedy and children of Virginia, left last week for their home, acsompanied by Miss Hattie Lowry of iTorkville. Messrs. W. C. Owen and W. M. Crook >f the Flint Hill section of Fort Mill ownship, favored The Enquirer office vith a pleasant visit on last Thursday. A GED ONLY FOURTEEN. Miss Allie Edith, second daughter of dr. and Mrs. H. A. D. Neely, died last Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock after m ill ness of about two months. v The first illness came in the form of a levere attack of diphtheria. From this :he little sufferer recovered; but it was , followed by paralysis of the throat, and his, in t urn, by an attack of influenza. Death resulted from the complication. Miss Edith was a bright and beautiful ittle girl. Sweet tempered and kind, ihe was t he idol of her parents and was a jreat favorite with a large circle of friends o whom s he invariably carried sunshine n her very presence. Had she lived jntil February, she would have been 14 years of age. The f uneral took place from the PresDyterian church on Thursday afternoon it 3 o'clock, the services being conducted t>y Rev. W. G. Neville. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. After finishing up the sessions business 9n Tuesday, the court began work on the ?mmon pleas calendar, the juries being >rganized as follows: No. 1?G. T. Schorb, foreman; R. J". Herndon, W. M. Ashe, R. M. Erwin,* > R. L. Davinney, T. M. Allen, J. H. Kidd, A. P. Hope, R. H. H. Cain, C. C. Webjer, Johu D. Cornwall, I. G. Minter. No. 2?J. J. Gauldin, foreman ; J. B. p rhomasson. W. G. Hambrigbt, W. O. Rawls, S. L. HHling, R. E. Whitesidee, 3. H. Epps, D. C, Clark, W. C. Whitelides, J. S. P. Hamilton, J. R. Meacbam, W. A. Hayden. Supernumeraries?James Martin, J. S. Poag, Maxey Fewell, T. B. Brakefleld, 3. R. McCarter, R. A. Westbrook. Up to the hour at which The Enquibsr went to press cases bad been disposed of as folio ws: P. H. Snook & Son against A. B. Crosby. Suit on open account. Verdict 'or plaintiff in the sum of $75. ^ Doherty Bros, against J. W. Betton md John F. Jones. Suit for purchase money due by the sale of barita prop>rty. Verdict for plaintiff against the i lefendaut, J. W. Betton, in the sum of 1 (31,827.50. . " T. C. Beckham, J. F. Doby and F. W. Uiilp against the Southern railroad, suit to recover the sum of $105 paid by he plaintiffs to the defendant, under proest, for an excursion car which the plainiff bad not ordered and which they :laimed they did not need. Verdict for slaintitfs in the full amount sued for, with interest from the date on which tbe imount was paid, at the rate of 7 per :ent. per annum. J. S. Brice as tbe administrator of the estate of B. A. Harper, deceased, against M. J. Pursley and J. W. Neil. Suit on a lote. Verdict for plaintiff in the sum * >f $145.17 against the defendant, M. J. Pursley. City council of Greenville against G. C. Jrmaud and others; suit on a note. Verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $4,904. Fred Myers <? Co., against the Rock 3ill Electric Light company. Verdict or plaintiff in the sum of $38.18. This wound up the jury business for w he term, and the petit jurors were dis.harged yesterday morning. The motion for a new trial in the case if M. R. Reese and Daniel F. Luckie is o be argued this (Saturday) morning. LOCAL LACONICS. Jutil January, 1897. The Twice-a-\Veek Enquirer will >e furnished from this date to January t st, 1897, for 28 cents, taught by W. J. Carr. May <k May's stock of drugs was sold mder foreclosure of chattel mortgage ast Tuesday and bought by Mr. W. J. larr for $300. to Business on Thanksgiving. The business men of Yorkville request fhe Enquirer to give notice that their daces of business will be closed on Thursday, November 26, Thanksgiving. The drugstores, of course, will serve their ustomers asoccasiou may require. 'ostpoued Till January. The re-union of Confederate veterans which was to have been held in Yorkville m November 24, has been postponed. '' dajor Hart and Sheriff Crawford are in hargeof the matter. They did not anticpate, however, that court would last so ong, and they have beeu so busy with ourt that it has been impossible to make he necessary arrangement for Tuesday, nd they request The Enquirer to aniounce the postponement of the date unil the first Monday in January. le In After Them. Mr. Ttobert A. Anderson has swo rn out warrants for the arrest of Wm. B. Head ,nd Andrew J. Cox of W hitetield counv. Ga., on the charge of perjury. Cox nd Head are the men who came to 1'orkville and swore that Anderson's eputation was such that they would lot believe him on oath. Anderson ' iroposes to ask Governor E vans to make equisition for the men, aud if the requiition shall be honored, to bring them tack to Yorkville for trial. >ut at the Factory. Work on the cotton factory has been irogressing rather slowly during the past wo weeks. It has been because t he ma- c ons have had to wait for b rick. There lave been but two men at wo rk on the i alls for a part of the time. T he carpener work, however, has been pushed long with but little delay, and thecolimns and timbers for the support of be roof are now in position. Another irick-kiln has just been fired, and by the