Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 22, 1897, Image 2
Scraps and |acts.
? One of the five uien who fired on
Stonewall Jackson and slut!', ou the I
night of May 1, 1S63, is now an in- |
mate of the soldier's home at ltaleigh, s
N. C. He and his companions were |
ordered to guard a road in the Chan- l
cellorsville wilderness, and before they I
had been there long Geueral Jackson <
and his stafF rode up. The general
had ordered them to shoot any man |
who came along that road, to chal- t
leuge uo passers, but to shoot to kill, <
and at all hazards keep the road clear. I
In half an hour Jackson rode along I
that road. There was a crack of ?
rifles and a lieutenant was killed and I
Jackson was given his mortal wounds.
The regret of his life is that he obeyed
the order that lost to the Confederacy
one of its greatest chieftaius.
? When the river steamboat Arabiu
sauk iu the Missouri river, near Parkville,
Mo., over 40 years ago, her cargo
included 165 barrels of whiskey.
For several weeks past a small force of
river meu have been digging in the
saud bar near Parkville in search of
the Arabia's valuable cargo. Last
Friday afternoon the diggers uncovered
the whisky, findiug the barrels well
preserved, and at once they notified
the United States revenue authorities <
that they desired to remove their find.
The diggers will realize a handsome
sum for their work and the government
receive about $7,000 revenue tax <
on the liquor. The Arabia sank in I
the Missouri's fickle current, and the <
wreck now lies under a dry saud bar (
on the Kansas side, and the revenue t
officers at Leavenworth will supervise
the removal of the cargo.
? A new rule that will cause dissatisfaction
among the bridal couples and
other visitors to Washington, was posted
in the White House last Friduy. (
It provides that no visitors shall be
admitted to any of the rooms of the (
mansion, except the East Room, with- f
out a written permit from the secreta- {
ry to the president, or the officer iu i
charge of public buildings and grounds, f
The custom has been to take visitors f
through the reception rooms on the f
first floor of the White House, when
- i l.. 1
these rooms were not oemg useu uy
any member of ihe president's family.
One of the ushers would act as guide.
The East Room has always beeu open 1
to inspectiou ; but although it contaius ?
some historical pictures, and is worth t
seeing for other reasons, visitors have t
fouud the other receptiou rooms uiore t
attractive on account of their closer
association with the life of the people ^
whose faces and names are familiar to
everybody.
? The town council of Mankato,
Kau., intends to stop by ordiuance the
singing, humming or whistling of the j
song, "A Hot Time in the Old Town
To-Night." At Topeku's fall festival
this song was adopted by the Karsival '
Kuights, aud the thousands who visit- *
edTopekawent home singing, whis- \
tling or humming it until over one- i
half of the Kansas population have i
joiued in the chorus, and in the towns j
it has become an intolerable nuisance. f
Iu 1894 the town council of Mankato ^
squelched the whistling aud singing of .
"After the Bull." It passed an ordinance
under the nuisance law fining *
each aud every person 50 cents for 1
each aud every time he or she might 1
be proved guilty of whistling or sing- o
ing "After the Ball" between the hours i
of 6 o'clock in the morning and 10 at f
night. The "Hot Time" song, the r
Maukato people say, has become au iu- t
tolerable nuisauce and must be .
1..I 1 I
squeicueu.
? Secretary Hester's statement of
tbe world's visible supply of cotton ^
shows an increase during the week
just closed of 215,853 bales, against an '
increase for the same time last year of ,!
167,860, and an increase year before last 1
of 54,689. The total visible supply is 4,- r
072.062. against 3,856,209 last week o
and 4,066,576 last year. Of this the to- s
tal of American cotton is 3,841,062, t
agaiust 3,638,209 last week and 3,732,- s
376 last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1
231,000, against 218,000 last week, ("
334,200 last year. The total world's 1
visible supply of cotton shows an in- 1
crease, compared with last week, of v
215,853 bales and a decease, com- c.
pared with last year, of 5,486. j
As the record now stands, the visible
supply of American cotton is
ahead of last year in round figures
109,000 bales, while that of Egyptian, '
Brazilian, Indian aud other descrip- A
tions is 13,000 less than last year. 1
? The Cuban insurgents have made (
good their threat to put to death the 1
first man who come to them with *
propositions looking to their accept- t
ance of Spanish autouomy. Last t
week, Colonel Kuiz, of the staff of *
General Blanco, ventured into the |
Cubau ranks with the intention of .
trying to persuade the Cubans to come
to terms, and now comes what is
claimed to be authentic news to the 1
etTect that Ruiz has been shot. It 1
seems that Ruiz had for some days
been in correspondence with an officer
and acquaintance iu the Cuban ranks, j
named Arangueren. A meeting was |
appoiuted aud both men were arrested ,
and shot by order of General Alexan- ^
der Rodriguez. Frieudsof Ruizclaimed
that his missiou was a friendly one !
only, without political significance, and !
on this ground sought the interference 1
of General Lee. General Lee made 1
an effort to save Ruiz ; but the execu- l
tion had already taken place before t
he could communicate with General ,
Gomez.
? A physician writing to the New
York Times gives somg interesting
facts regarding the Buisson treatment (
for hydrophobia. Some years ago, he .
says, Dr. Buisson, of Frauce, while at- .
tending a patient who was dying of
hydrophobia, got some of the rabid '
poison iuto a scratch on his own hand. 1
Hydrophobia developed, and he decid- 1
ed to commit suicide in a vapor bath. >
of which he was the proprietor. He si
entered the bath for that purpose, hut
when the thermometer reached 127 t
degrees Fahrenheit sill hydrophobic i
symptoms disappeared, and although (
he lived for years afterwards he had
no return of the symptoms. After his *
cure Dr. Buisson used the vapor hath 1
as both preventive and cure for hydro- 1
phobiu, and never found a case where <
it failed. The correspondent adds t
that there are a number of Buisson i
institutes in different parts of the
world, and that the treatment is used
iu one of the Philadelphia hospitals.
He contends that it is quite possible
to cure hydrophobia, by giving the
patient an ordinary Turkish or Rus-ian
bath, or by producing profuse
prespiration iu other ways, and thinks
;hat if these facts were generally
vtiown there would be less fear ot the
lisease and fewer hydrophobia scares,
rhe Richmond Dispatch adds that a
perspiration bath can be organized
mywhere at a moment's notice, and
explains: "If any one doubts this, let
lira seat himself in a chair, put bis
feet in a tub of hot water, and cover
self, chair aud tub with a canopy of
jlankets for a few minutes."
(the \|orkritlc (Enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, DEC'R. 22, 1897.
? In The News and Courier, of Moniay,
is published a detailed list of the
lomicides that have occurred in the state
luring the present year. The list, though
jonfessedly incomplete, numbers more
ban 200. An alarming record for a state
professing Nineteenth century civilization
ind with a population of only little more
ban a million.
? The individual who a few years ago
tiad the temerity to assert that the purchasing
power of money was too great,
md that right, justice and the best inter>st
of the country demanded a eheapenng
of the dollar either by means of the
ree coinage of silver or through the re>eal
of the 10 per cent, tax on the issues
>f state banks, was likely to be denounced
for his pains as a visionary Populist,
>r even worse, probably as a Coxeyite.
3ut when it is noted that at the convenion
of bankers in Atlanta the other day,
every remedy for the existing depression
hat was proposed, and every resolution
hat was adopted, breathed in every senence
the necessity for cheaper money,
>robably it will be admitted that, after
ill, those who broke the ice of existing
conservatism were not such blating sealavags
as was at first supposed.
? The allegation of the eccentric Arkansas
planter (whose story figures in
mother column) against the young men
>f today to the effect that they are not as
;ood grit as were the young men of the
>receding generation, is not new. In fact
t is quite common ; but, in our opinion,
t is not only untrue; but unjust. Fairly
food evideuce of this is before the older
feneration. As the result of the war,
ilinost everybody had to start out anew
n life on practically even terms. The
irincipal differences were in age, educaion,
intelligence and social standing,
rhe next 20 years were more prolific of
opportunity than any like period in
American history. We think there are
ew who will deny this. At any rate,
line out of ten men in any and all voations
who put foith reasonable energy
u connection with strict economy, maniged
to get considerably ahead of the
IJ 1 IU.,..nAD Wa
voriu, HI1U fitting IJ1UUU JUHUIICO, *? V
lave not noted anything like it within
he past 10 or 15 years, it is true. But this
s no argument against the young men of
he present generation. Luring the peiod
last mentioned, we have seen dozens
>f individuals who were successful in the
eason of opportunity referred to, de>riyed
of their capital by bus:ucs3 reveres
that have arisen principally out of an
liability to adapt themselves to changing
onditions. Though still possessed of
lealth, strength, comparative youth, and
laving the advantage of all previous exlerience,
few of these have been able to
mtstrip the youngsters in a new start.
Vud so it would be, no doubt, with the
Arkansas planter who set such a remark ible
task "or young McQuary. We unlerstand
that the old gentleman, who is
;ery weal'uy, came by most of his wealth
hrough a general building up of the
:ountry in which he lives. This being
rue, then from what the young man has
10 far shown himself to be, we venture
hat if the two were placed on equal
erms, except that the old man be allowed
ill the experience he has acquired during
lis life, and give the two an equal start
luder present conditions, the young man
vould lead in the race. However, we
vould not have young men to understand
is as thinking that there is absolutely 110
ipportunity for them. We are only canlid
in telling them that there is not now
11 sight as good an opportunity as their
athers had. It is not nearly so easy,
vithout cash capital, to get ahead of the
>vorld as it was during the first 20 years
ifter the war. But that is no reason why
mybody should despair. Energy, inteligence
and economy still have their regard
in an honest living; and those who
'nil fr> .Im.olnti tlioun omilitiov r?lll lirme
'or little eise than a life of penury and
vant.
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION'.
Now that the smallpox scare is about
>ver, and there seems to he no itnmediite
danger of an epidemic in our midst,
fitk Knqitikkk hegs to congratulate the
people of York county on the intelligence
md courage with which they have met a
est that was well calculated to try the
eal manhood and Christian character of
my community.
There is an Eastern legend to the ellect
hat as the Plague was entering a popuous
city, he met a dervish who barred
lis way. Alter a long parley the dervish
vithdrcw his obstruction upon a promise
rum the Plague that he would only kill
en people. Three months later, upon his
eturn, the Plague was reproached by
hedevrish for having violated his promise
md having killed, instead of ten, 10,000
people. "I only killed ten," said the Plague,
"Fear killed the rest."
Smallpox is a disease with a most horrible
reputation. While comparatively
few have come in actual contact with it,
there are not many who do not fully understand
how much it is to be dreaded,
Therefore, upon the recent announcement
of a case in Rock Hill, followed by
the investigation of a commission which
took the unusual and somewhat remarkable
precaution of ordering the closing ol
the state college there, and all this accompanied
by irresponsible but alarming stories
by hair-brained blabbers, nothing
would have been more natural had tin
whole country been thrown into a state o:
I panic. And that there has been no sucl
development is, as we have intimated
before, highly creditable to the genera
character of our people.
?V 1 ' 9 * -11 fPI. ? it
iiUl IU1S IS UOl ail. iue icai uangci i.
not over yet. There is very little reasor
for apprehension, on account of Rock
Hill, it is true. Over there, every knowr
precaution has been taken to prevent i
I spread of the disease, and although sue!
a statement cannot be made with any de
gree of positiveness, it is not probahh
that there will be another easo in th<
town?that is, there will probably be m
further developments from the preson
case. There is constant danger, however
from the same source in which this casi
originated. Atlanta is evidently in tlx
hands of men just now who care foi
nothing except the commercial interest!
of the city?the dollar. There is reasor
to believe that notwithstanding the pre
valence of the disease there, the most or
dinary precautions against its spread ar<
being neglected, and this being the case
traveling men are liable, at any time, t<
communicate it almost anywhere.
Under the circumstances, there is onlj
one thing to be done. An ounce of pre
ventive is said to be worth a pound o
cure. Vaccination is a sovereign preven
tative against smallpox. Then, let every
body who would fortify theinselve!
against the disease, submit to vaccination
This will insure them from the danger in
curred by chance contact with infectec
travelers, and in the event of anothei
scare, any time within the next dozer
years, enable them to look upon thesitua
tion with even more complacency thai
at present.
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Sketch of Junius W. Thomson?That Con
riscated Uo nor?Ilronri River I?ri<lc<
Has a Narrow Escape.
Correspondence of the Vorkville Enquirer.
Blacksbckg, December 20.?Juniu!
Washington Thomson, whose death oc
curred on Friday, the 17th instant, at hi:
home in this place, was the second son o
Junius W, Thomson, and was born ir
Spartanburg, May 2, 1845. He cameo
an intelligent, prominent and wealth]
ancestry, and was himself the possessoi
of an unusually bright and clear intellect
which was stored with a large and varied
fund of general information. His educa
tion was begun at St. John's, Spartanburg
then one of the finest preparatory schoolin
the state, and would have been com
pleted at Wolford college had it not beer
for the breaking out of the war, in whicl
he volunteered at an early ago, and served
faithfully until its close.
He came to this place about 1S75, and ir
1877 married Miss Barbara E. Calton, and
with tho exception of about three years
has been a citizen of our town and sectior
ever since. He always took an activr
and prominent part In the political movements
of county and state, and wielded
considerable influence among his fellowmen.
Possessed of fine conversational
powers, grace of manner and thoughtful
consideration for the pleasure of others,
he won many friends both at home and
abroad. In the presence of a large numbei
of our citizens lie was laid to rest last Saturday
afternoon in the Baptist cemetery,
with appropriate services by the Rev. Mr.
Robinson, of Gatfney. He leaves beside*
his devoted wife and three children tc
mourn his loss, three sisters, Mrs. J. G.
Black, Mrs. W. F. Dye?both of this
place?and Mrs. Florence North, of Texas,
all of whom have the heartfelt sympathy
of our people.
The niuety odd gallons of whiskey thai
was seized and brought before Commissioner,
Treseott, on Thursday last, has
been taken charge of by Deputy Collectoi
Fordham, of Columbia, confiscated to the
United States government, and will be
shipped to Columbia tomorrow to be sold,
Tho new bridge of tho O. R. A C. railroad,
over Broad river, caught fire on
I.Vw?.n. lout frniil a Tiimiiimr PKO-illfi and
would7 have been consumed but for tlu
timely notice of an employe of the Cherokee
Falls Cotton mills, who was watching
the working of the steam shovel nearby,
The tire was soon extinguished, however,
with but little damage.
I have just received a letter from Spartanburg
announcing the death there this
morning at 10 o'clock, at the residence ol
her son-in-law, Mr. It. K. Carson, Mrs,
Alice Johnson, widow of the late Robert.'
P. Johnson, of Yorkville.
Dr. I). S Kamseur left yesterday, ae
conipanicd by his brother, Mr. Will Kamseur,
of (Jainesville, Ga., on a visit to relatives
in northern Texas. w. a.
SHARON SIIAVINWS.
Kaid by llurglars?Death of Mr. Itaxtei
McGill ? Kiitertaininent at tliu Higli
School.
Corresiiondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Sharon, December 17.?Burglars broke
into Mr. J. W. Hope's store u few night?
ago and carried away goods to the value
of about ?15. Notwithstanding dilligeni
efforts on the part of Mr. Hope and others,
no clue to the burglars has been developed.
The death of Mr. William Meek McGill,
reported in the last issue of Tin
ICxQUiRKit, was followed on Fridaj
morning by the death of his son Baxter
aged about 17 years. The deepest sym
patliics ol' the entire coiiiinutiity havt
gone out to the grief-stricken family.
Mr. J. ('. Whit ?sides, one of the rcsi
dents of Sharon, has moved to Lock liar I
with a view of becoming an operative ii
the mill there. This makes the third 01
fourth family which have left the farms
around here this fall to work in the mills,
An entertainment is to lie given at tin
Sharon academy on Thursday night, December
2.'t, beginning at 7..'!0 o'clock,
The best dibi ts are being made to rendei
the programme as attractive as possible,
The public is invited. A small admission
fee will lie charged, and the proceeds will
be used in the improvement of the school
building.
Mr. Preston Youngblood has moved
to town from his farm, live miles in the
country.
Miss Mabel Sims is at home from Winthrop
for the holidays. Juvknis.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INI)KX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
C. E. Spencer?Is now the agent of Mr.
H. P. Adickes, in connection with the
, renting for 1898 of the "Clawson Home
Place," and the "Kerr Place," situated
near the incorporate limits of Yorkville.
, J. J. Hunter?Has a stock of umbrellas
ou hand, and suggests that they are a
good article for a Christmas gift. The
regular season being about to close, he
desires to dispose of his stock of capes,
dress goods, blankets and llannels at
cost. He can supply you with rubber
f shoes at from 25 cents upward.
II. C. Strauss?Returns his thanks to his
customers and friends for the liberal
. ? , ,?.??,i ?? t
patronage mey nave uesiuwcu uu mm
, during the year, and lets you know
' that it you want a blanket, a suit of
5 clothes, an overcoat, or a pair of shoes,
f his store is the place to visit.
R. J. Herndon?Reminds you that he is
1 still selling the Bridgeport organ. In
1 Christmas goods, he says everything is
I new, fresh and pretty, and recommends
the Aetna brand of coffee. Ho has sole
leather.
j J. M. Starr & Co.?Has sage for seasoning
sausage and pulverized borax for de1
stroying skipper liies. They extend a ,
: Christmas greeting and want persons
who owe them to make payment.
' Grist Cousins?Are offering mixed nuts?
i walnuts, almonds, brazil, hazel and pecans?at
15 cents a pound or two pounds <
for 25 cents, and a mixture of pecans
and hazel nuts for 10 cents. They have
5 oranges at 5 cents for a single one, 3 for
10 cents, or two or more dozen at 3 cents
5 apiece. Cocoanuts at 5 and 10 cents, or
> 3 for 15 cents. Roasted coffee at 10 cents
a pound. Columbia river salmon at 10
1 and 20 cents. ,
, J. S. Brice, Plaintiff's Attorney?Sum,
nions to J. F. Jenkins, absent defeu
aunt.
i
r AGAINST GROVES. ]
j The North Carolina supreme court, last t
j week, handed down the following in the <;
case of the State against L. F. Groves, of (
Pleasant Ridge. 1
The defendant was indicted for selling
) whisky within less than two miles of j
, Onley church, in Gaston county, in viola- (
, tion of chapter 179, acts 1885. t
The defendant has a distillery more i
than two miles from the church and a |
1 storage for whisky at his home, about |
" half a mile from the church. The defen- {
f dant received by mail from South C'aro- ,
. lina an order for whisky and the order f
. was filled and the whisky shipped from
the railroad station near his storage. (
* Held that the delivery to the railroad f
* company was a delivery to the persons {
" ordering the whisky, and that such trans- (
1 action constituted a sale within the pro- s
r hibitory territory and that the inter-state
( commerce law is not a valid defence. i
ABOUT PEOPLE. \
1 Miss Fannie Parish is home from Win- ,
throp. j
Mr. H. W. Smith and daughter, Miss j
Sadie, are visiting relatives in Leesville. s
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Duncan, of Blairs- j
" ville, were in Yorkville last Saturday. t
s Colonel Jasper Stowe, of Gaston coun- t
ty, N. C., has been in Yorkville and vi- ,
cinity for the past few days, shaking ?
* hands with numerous old friends who are \
- delighted to see him again. s
3 Columbia State, Saturday : On Thurs- j
f day evening, at 8 o'clock, at the residence ^
i of the parents of the bride, near Boykins, .
f Mr. J. B. Mendenhall, of the South Caro- t
r lina penitentiary guard, was married to
r Miss Minnie, the second daughter of Mr. ,
, and Mrs. J. J. Cooley. Yesterday morn1
ing the young couple left to spend the
- holidays with the groom's parents in
, York county. They took their departure
;.i .. ..I ui??lu \fr
S UIU1U ttflUUttCi \JI UV/O anu um quwvmi I
Mcndcnbnll has made many friends duri
ing bis residence in this city, who will e
i extend to him their hearty congratula- {
I tions. t:
i THE ALLIANCE IN LINE.
I "The Alliances of the state of South Car- j
, olina are going to be enlisted in very ,
i short order in the fight for better prices ,
! for the cotton crop" says the Columbia (
State of Sunday. "President Wilborn, of j
I the Southern Cotton Growers'association, t
r ecently formed in Atlanta, was in the {
I city for a while yestereay. I
I "While here Mr. Wilborn <-tated that at j,
the Atlanta convention he had pledged ?
the support of the South Carolina Alii- (
' ance to the cotton growers' movement, j
In view of this, as president of the State t
, Alliance, he would in the next week issue (
an address to the sub-Alliances of the
i state, calling upon them to hold special (
? meetings between the first of the year {
, and the second Friday in January, for the t
i purpose of taking the plan adopted by |
the convention up aud giving it careful (
consideration. ]
"He feels that the Alliance will stand to t
i the plan adopted to a man, and he wants ,
the South Carolina Alliancemen to get in [
? line and help win the fight, just as they |
did in the battle against the jute trust. g
! "The quarterly meetings of the county j
; Alliances are to be held all over the stale (
, on the second Friday in January ; hence
it is that Mr. Wilborn will appoint some
i day prior to that time for the sub-AlliI
ances to hold these meetings." i
t
IT WAS HYDROPHOBIA. g
i There was a mad dog scare in the Del- ?
' phos neighborhood a fow weeks ago, and j
' as the result of subsequent developments, j
. it appears that this time the scare was t
> with good reason.
!" Along about the 24th of November a j
' black white and tan hound passed ,
through the country biting the neighbor- ,
hood dogs right and left. The animal was t
finally killed by Mr. Win. Ilntson, at j
Mr. Henry Miskelly's, about four and a ]
luilf miloa uniit.li Y<irkville. aftpr Iiilv- .
ing bitten one of Mr. Miskelly's dogs. t
Considering the circumstances rather (
suspicious, Mr. C. H. Smith took out the a
i dog's bruin and brought it to Dr. Walker, },
who at once sent it to tlie Johns Hopkins i
hospital for investigation. Dr. Walker [
, received a report last Saturday to the ef- \
, feet that of several guinea pigs inocu- y
, lated, two developed genuine cases of i
I hydrophobia. \
Shortly alter his dog was bitten, Mr. j
. Miskelly had it killed, and Mr. Smith, ti
who was in Yorkville again on Monday, j
. reports that although the dead animal has [
: been lying out in the woods ever since <j
. and the buzzards have been about it every
day, they have not yet ventured to touch r
it. s
, So far as is known, all the dogs that c
were bitten by the supposed mad dog have c
. been killed, and no other cases of hydrol
phobia have developed in the neighbor- t
, hood. t
HONOR ROM* "
Following is the honor roll of the York[
ville (Jraded school, white, for the month
of December:
Ninth <iu.\i?n.?<ieorge Hart, fH>; l'anl
Moore, ; Moduli Kennedy, !W; II. 11
' Spann, 9.'1. 1
Ii'iihi'p (lo t itt' ?Almn WtilL'or !K T n
i <'. I > it m hip, !Hi; John Aslio, 98; 1 Jar roil ,,
i Kennedy, 98; Mae Moore, 98; lOtliel Latimer,
91.
1 Skvknth Giiadk.?Nellie Schorl), 99;
Hallie Withers, 98; Louise Lowry, 99; v
, Sadie Waters, ; Josie (.'amp, 94; Nan- a
, nie Grist, 9J; Mary Hope, 98; Straussie #(
Walker, 93; Gladys Withers, 98; Tall ilia
It Neville, 99. **
Sixth (iKADK.?AnnaSpaun,98; Mary l'
Williams, 98; Maggie Robinson, 97 ; Wil- v
ie Waters, 97; Joseph Alexander, 95 ;
lazel Grist, 94 j Henry Me Lain, 94 ; Lotie
Belle Simril, 94; Bertie Smith, 93;
Raymond McClain, 91; Wela Parish, 91 ;
^ek Williams, 91; Lowry MeLain, 90.
Fifth Gkadk.?Philip Hunter, 99;
Inna McCaw, 99; Catherine Hunter, 98 ;
jilla Herndon, 96; Frankie Clawson, 95 ;
Jessie Gilbert, 95; Gerald Lowry, 95;
tgalice MeCaw, 95; Robert McCaw, 94;
Ceene Dobson, 91; Marion Grimes, 90.
Fourth Gradk.?Glenn Allison, 98;
oe Hart, 98; Marion Logan, 98 ; Josie
Jarroll, 97; George Cartwright, 97 ; Edna
lorton, 97; Lenora Williford, 97 ; Bedord
Moore, 96; Samuel Miller, 95; I).
Vyatt Neville, 95; Mary Walker, 95;
Jary Brian, 94 ; Oscar Grimes, 94 ; Mamie
jee Grist, 94; Mary Dobson, 93; Buret)
I or ton, 92; Beulah Long, 92; DeLeon
Valker, 91.
Third Gradb-Oren Abernathy, 97 ;
"annie Barron, 97; Marie Moore, 97;
Virginia Neville, 97 ; Jennie McClain, 95 ;
Jeorgia Summit, 95; Leon White, 95;
lelen Lowry, 94; Olive Walker, 94;
1- no. T.,i:? (imitl, OS . T il.
' railK rviuilic, iw , wuure uiuuu,
ian Withers, 93; Ed Alexander, 91; Rob- c
irt Herndon, 90; Ilattio Hunter, 90; Quay t;
rVilliford, 90. . c
Second Grade.?Bessie Pegram, 99; r
Vardlaw Adickes,99; Winnie Crawford,
9; Mary Hope, 99; Rozella Abernathy, a
8; Willie Jenkins, 98; Mattie May r
Seville, 98; Maxie Waters, 98; Mildred '
Vbernathy, 97 ; Earle Grist, 97 ; Arthur l
dart, 97; David Logan, 97 ; May Me Lain, :
7; Claude Walker, 97; W. G. White, Jr.,
17; Wheeler Willis, 97 ; Ottuian Rose,96; 1
iallie Barron, 95; Wilinoro Logan, 95. '
First Grade.?Edward Finley, 99; i
jouise Dobson, 99; Fredriea Lindsay, 99; s
Sdna McClain, 99; Mary Starr, 99 ; Mary
'artwright, 98; Carrie Cartwright, 98;
[Yistiam Easterling, 97 ; Samuel Latimer, 1
7; Nannie Hope, 90; Jessie Baber, 95. i
SMALLPOX IN YORKVILLE. ?
Don't get frightened at the heading. '
it was away back 35 years ago, and '
here is no danger from it now. The f
itory is only recalled because, in view '
>f the re-currence of the disease in this 1
ocality, it takes on new importance. 1
There were several cases of smallpox (
n Yorkville during the war, and one 5
if the victims of the disease, though
iway much of the time since, is now 1
iving on King's Mountain street, with j
ler son-in-law, Mr. Easterling. We reer
to Mrs. S. L. Caton, nee Miss Parker, '
i very intelligent and well preserved '
vidow who is now about 63 years of '
ige.
A reporter for The Enquirer called 1
>u Mrs. Caton on Monday evening to get
iome information about tbo incident.
She kindly told the whole story, at least as
nucb as she knew of it, and what she ]
mid is interesting.
"It was the second or third year of the
,var," said Mrs. Caton, " '62 or '63, I do i
lot remember certainly which. And j
vhere we got it, I cannot say, for I'm sure j
irtno i,a worn (iu?r in contact with any- ,
indy who bad the disease. There were ,
bur of us then ; my mother, sister Ann
ind brother Webb. Mother, sister and I, |
ike almost everybody then, took in all
he sewing we could get, and it was from
his, we always believed afterward, that we
vere infected. Wo had an order to make
l pair of pantaloons out of a blanket. ,
iVhere the blanket came from I cannot |
ay positively ; but it may have been sent <
lome from the army. Anyhow, after the |
lantalnons were finished, sister Ann
iressed them, and she was the first to j
ake the smallpox. The gentleman for
vhotn the pantaloons were made escaped i
he contagion; but still we were suspi- |
iious of the blanket. We thought that j
liaybe the steam from the iron carried i
mine of the germs to Ann's face, and that |
'ontinued ironing killed all that were i
eft. I
"Well not long after that Ann was tak- i
in down with a severe fever, and for two <
>r throe days the neighbors called every
lay to see how she was. Dr. Barron was ]
>ur physician, and also Dr. Cain, a refu- <
;ee from the low country. On the day i
be eruption appeared there were quite a i
lumber of visitors in the house; but >
vhen the doctors said it was smallpox, ]
5verybody left in a hurry. The doctors i
mmcdiately vaccinated us all but Ann; <
md had us moved out of town. Mother
ind I both had a light case of smallpox ;
jut Webb did not take it. Neither did
my of the people who were in the house i
it the time the doctors learned the nature I
>f the disease. But there was a big scare I
jere then as there is in Rock Hill now, i
md almost everybody in town was vac- i
:inated." i
M rs. Caton went on to say that at about |
diis time a soldier named Wylie brought 1
i case of smallpox home from the army 1
md died, as well as she remembers, in a <
iiouse just without the western limits of
own. Mr. James Stewart, of the Clay i
Hilt section, also developed a case suoruy i
liter bis return from the army. She is 1
certain, however, that there was no possi- I
)le chance for any of her people to have <
jeoomo infected from either of these i
lourccs. Her sister Ann was badly pitted i
jy the disease; but she and her mother
iscaped without a mark. I
THE BOARD OF HEALTH. ]
The Yorkville board of health held a j
neeting in the office of Dr. Miles Walker, |
he president, last Monday night, to con- i
lider whether or not it would accept the |
intendment made by the town council to ;
ts recently adopted rules and regulations, i
\11 of the members were present and the |
neeting was a lively one. (
Rule 2, as submitted by the board of i
lealth to the town council originally, pro- i
dded "That any person who refuses or i
icglects to abate a nuisance, or any mat- i
er or thing which, in the opinion of the *
joard of health endangers the public *
jealth, after having been directed to do (
10, etc., shall be punished, etc." The
own council, in considering the matter, <
lecided that the rule "conferred too much i
uithority" on the board of health, and i
imonded it by inserting after the words (
ward of health, "and the town council," s
bus requiring the concurrence of both i
jodies before anything could be declared \
l nuisance. This amendment brought up |
o the board of health the question of <
vhether or not its rules and regulations <
lad been emasculated, and also whether |
>r not, in view of the responsibility im- |
>osed upon it by statute, it could afford to j
>e thus handicapped in matters that are i
lelegatcd to its own discretion. t
The reporter for The Knquikkr was <
lot present at tho meeting; but from the i
ecretary, Mr. Brooks Ionian, has pro- t
ured an intelligent and correct account g
if the proceedings. <
Mr. J. A. Hope took the position that (
he town council had no right to amend i
he rules and regulations of tho board,
nd even if it should have such right, t
here was no necessity for such action, i
specially in the particular manner in I
I'hich it had been done. t
I>r. W. d. White was willing to submit 1
i> the action of the council. He thought >
hey were men of intelligence, and did t
lot think there would be any con diet of t
pinion as to what was or was not a nui- u
anee. b
Mr. Hope, however, insisted that this li
ras not the point. Under the ordinance, a
s it read, the board would have no power I
:> remove any nuisance, no matter how ci
rievous, without the concurrence of
nvn council. The council may be tl
rilling for the removal of such nui- n
ance, it is true; but then there is v
till another point. The individual n
naintaining a nuisance, and being or- e<
lered by the hoard of health to abate ti
he same, would have the rightto demand h
whether the town council had also ex- h
iressed itself on the matter, and could ti
lot be compelled to obey until after the tl
ouncil had taken formal action. The tl
mendment made the rules necessarily o
umbrous, and he, for one, could not h
ccept it. a
Mr. R. B. Lowry expresse<l himself as s
greeing with Mr. Hope. The board of
icalth, he said, has the responsibility, a
nd he thought it was competent to dis- I
iharge its duties. s
Mr. L. R. Williams explained that as '1
his was his first meeting, and ho was I
lew to the whole business, he did not 1
lare to express an opinion. e
Dr. Walker was of the same general a
ipinion as Messrs. Hope and Lowry. He s
lid not think, in the first place, that the I
ouncil had any right to amend rules and t
emulations of the hoard. As he under- 1
tood it, the provision of the statute re- (
Iuiring that tho rules and regulations he ,
ratified" by the town council, was mere- t
y to give them the force of law, and that s
f the council desired to make any i
diatiges, it ought to, at least, submit them (
iack to tho board. He also thought that
t was highly important that the board t
tnd council should proceed in strict ac- 1
iordaneo with law, this for tho reason (
hat there is more or less dissatisfaction, l
tnd otherwise there might be trouble. t
During the discussion, the point was ,
aised that some time ago the board of >,
lealth reported to the council what, in its ,
ipinion, the hoard conceived tobeanui- |
tance, and that the council had declined (
;o take action. This was cited as giving
easonable grounds for the presumption
,hat if the action of the council shall beac- .
;epted, the board would likely meet with ,
jimilar obstacles in the future.
As the result of the meeting, which was |
;n session for considerably more than an
hour, Messrs. John A. Hope and L. R. |
Williams were appointed a committee to
;o before the council at its next meeting,
explain the position of the board of
health, and request that the rules and
regulations of the board be ratified as
xfJrrl no 11 vr aHnnfPfl.
FOR LOVE OF FAIR LADY.
T. Allen McQuary, the young man who
left Mountain Grove, Mo., on the 19th of
May last, without a cent in his pockets, to
work his way round the world and back
to the starting point, within 18 months,
is in Yorkville. He arrived here last 1
Saturday afternoon, dressed as a knight
of old in black velvet, with a beautifully 1
engraved sword girded about his loins, 1
riding a black pony, handsomely capar- 1
isoned, and followed by two immense (
greyhounds.
A romantic ilavor has this description ;
but not half so romantic as are the facts I
which led up to the remarkable task this
modern young knight errant has undertaken.
Indeed, few will believe the
story; but The Enquirer has satisfac- >
tory evidence that it is true, and as it
makes unusually interesting reading, it i
is easily worth telling at length. 1
Mr. McQuary is a young man of good
family, the son of a minister of the Christian
church, who lives in Neosho, Mo., i
ind has undertaken his trip to convince <
tn eccentric, but wealthy father of a
beautiful young girl, that young men of
today have sis good grit as they had when
the old gentleman was young, and above (
ill, to receive upon bis return, the hand (
3f the young lady in marriage.
The full details of the story were published
in all the big newspapers of the ,
country, including the New York Journal,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Cincin- (
tiati Post and others, when Mr. McQuary
started out on his journey. He has kind- j
ly, however, repeated a portion of the ,
story for the especial benefit of the read- '
srsof The Enquirer. His version, in (
brief, is as follows:
"After several years' experience as a
printer and publisher in Neosho, Mo.?I (
im now 23 years of age?I sold out my
business and took work as a commercial
traveler. My business carried me into '
several of the Mississippi valley states,
including Arkansas. Railroad facilities
in portions of the latter state are not very
jood, and on account of this, in one little
:o\vn, about 45 miles from mine ivock, i
was invariably detained for 24 hours on
sacli trip. Here I became acquainted
with a pretty little girl, and this acquaint- 1
nice was renewed upon subsequent trips, 1
until finally I realized that I had met my '
fate. It developed that the young lady's 1
father was a rich ex-Confederate who own- 1
3d many thousand acres of land and lived 1
ibout four miles from the town. When 1
my sweetheart and I at last decided that
we would get married, we found opposition
on the part of the old gentleman.
She is his only daughter, aud her mother ]
having died at her birth, the old gentle- 1
man is peculiarly attached to her. I 1
beggod and persuaded the old gentleman,
until one day he tried to put me off with 1
the assertion that young men of today
ire not made of the same kind of stuff as
when he was young; that they did not 1
,ry to do for themselves; but were always '
mi the lookout for rich wives with whom
hey expected to get a fortune, without
work. I insisted that the young men 1
were all right only if they had the oppor- '
mnity, and told him that I was willing to '
submit to any test. He took mo up, and '
i few days later. handed me a written 1
locument with a request for me to sign it. '
"The document was in the nature of a
jontract between us, and provided that I '
must start out on the 19th of May,-1897, 1
without a cent of money in my pockets, 1
jam enough to buy a horse, clothe my- 1
iclf in a velvet suit, gird a sword about me,
take two dogs, and make the trip
iround the world in 18 mouths. I must
jay my way wherever I go, in an honor>rable
manner, and must do 5,000 miles J
>f the trip on horseback; the other 20,000 1
jy ship. I must got the siguatiu-es of 1
governors of the states I pass through 1
ind the postmarks of the towns along the 1
oute. Also, I must go to Cuba and get *
ho signatures of tho commanding gen- (
rals on either side. If I return with- '
u the 18 months allowed, then I am 1
o have the old gentleman's perm is- 1
lion to marry his daughter. It is a '
condition, however, that under no eir- '
:uinstances must I ever mention his name
jtitil alter I have performed my task. '
"When the old gentleman lirst gave me 1
he contract to sign I thought he was jok- J
ng. I hesitated ; he bantered, and finally !i
signed it. My sweetheart did not want '
ue to undertake the journey and was wil- '
ing to settle the matter in another way. I
>ho is true blue. For a time I thought t
he old gentleman would relent, and he i
bought 1 would back out. Hut I made j
uy arrangements to start, and when he ti
lecame convinced that I meant business t
le amended the contract by ottering, in v
ddition to the hand of his daughter, after >
complete the jorney, the sum of $>,000
ash. t<
"Well, I started from Mountain Grove, d
lie date mentioned, told the newspaper il
[ porters of my undertaking, worked in s
arious printing offices until I got enough
loney to buy a borne and the prescribed
ostuine. Mr. James Douglas, of Mountin
Grove, Mo., gave me my sword. I
ought one of my grayhounds and Chief
[enedy, of tho Springtield tire departnent,
gave me the other on condition
!iat it shall wear a collar engraved with
lie names of his men. Mr. S.J. Itnmel,
f Springtield, tilted me out with my
mr.se lurnilure at the cost of the material,
nd other friends helped me out with
mull contributions orcasn.
"Thus, under the most encouraging
uspices I started forth and here I ain.
have been through the states of Misouri,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,
'ennessee and North Carolina. Generally
have not had a hard time of it. The
icwspaper men along the route have gonrously
given me work whenever I have
,sked for it, and at two places I got out
pecial advertising editions of newspapers.
Jp in Ohio, I worked four days helping
o grade a railroad, driving a scraper,
''rout here41 go to Lancaster, thence to
'ainden, thence to Sumter, thence to
donck's Corner, and thence to C'barleson,
where I will leave my horse; but
itill, with my dogs, will take a steamer
or Key West, and from there I will go to
Juba.
"Up to this point I have ridden 2,400
niles. The water part of the journey will,
lowever, be the most exacting drudgsryaslwill
have to come down to the
mrdsbips of the most common sailor. I
tin corresponding with the New York
rournal, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and
ieveral other nrominent naners. The re
mining portion of the land journey comneiicea
at San Francisco, and will be by a
jircuitous route back to the starting point.
Mr. McQuary explains as the reason
for bis peculiar costume, the fact that it
will make bis identity so much easier,
ind the old gentleman's prohibition as to
the mentioning of bis name, is to avoid
newspaper notoriety, especially on account
of tbo young lady. It is possible
that the old gentleman and tbe young
lady will be at Charleston ; but of this
Mr. McQuary is unable to speak with
certainty.
During his stay in Yorkville, Mr. McQuary
has been boarding at Mrs. R. C.
Moore's, and since Monday morning has
been setting type on The Enquirer.
He is a good workman, evidently a thorough
gentleman of character and refinement,
and should he complete his trip, as
there is every reason to believe he will,
he will, no doubt, prove a worthy sonin-law
to tbe eccentric old gentleman who
set for him such a remarkable task. If
he receives an express package that be is
expecting here in time, it is his intention
to resume,his journey Thursday morning.
He is now about three weeks ahead
of his schedule.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Price of Cotton.
The price of cotton on the Yorkville
market continues practically unchanged,
with 5i at about the top limit.
Still Picking Cotton.
There is still a good deal of cotton in
the fields in some sections of the county.
The reporter was in Bethel township one
day last week, and saw quite a number of
cotton pickers at work. He is informed
that picking is also going on in other
sections.
Condition of the (loads.
The roads throughout tbe county have
been fairly good until within the past few
days; but with the rains from now on,
our people are likely to have another
several months' object lesson as to the
value of macadamization.
The "Dog Killer."
Chester Lantern : The dog killer is
iead?doubly dead, we suppose, if it will
Hay dead. Mr. Musco Boulware killed
it in this county, and about the same time
wine one else killed it in York couuty.
When Mr. Boulware killed it, it was in
the shape of a brindle dog.
General Collapse.
Mr. Ira Robinson died at the residence
cf his nephew, Mr. James L. Moss, three
miles south-east of Yorkvillo last Sunjay
night, after an illness of about two
weeks. The old gentleman was in his
75th year. And his death was due to a
general breaking down of the nervous
system.
Result of the Vote.
J. M. Taylor, chairman, and Mr. R. C.
Moore, of the board of election commissioners,
met in Yorkville yesterday and
canvassed the result of the recent election.
Mr. X. E. Johnson was the only
candidate voted for, and the total number
of votes cast was 231. There was no election
at Clark's Fork or Sharon.
Excitement All Over.
The latest news from Rock Hill, an
hour before The Enquirer went to
press, was to the effect that there were no
more cases of smallpox, and the excitement
had all died out. Yesterday was
the nineteenth day since the fever appeared
011 young Johnson and the sixteenth
since the appearance of the eruption.
He is now practically well, and
Dr. Strait, his physician, is also sound
ind healthy, as are also Dr. Johnson and
the other members of bis family.
Waterworks Wanted.
Rock Hill correspondence of The News
ind Courier: For sometime the ques
/ion or waterworas nas utwu uuu?
lussion bere. The people certainly need
;hem ; but the city is not in condition to
make such investment. The city council
bas ordered an election on January 13 to
decide whether a franchise shall be grantad
for such purpose for 20 years to some
responsible person or incorporation. At
the same time an election will be held for
.hree aldermen, whose terms expire this
i'ear.
rowuHhlp Pension Hoards.
Mr. A. F. McCounell, secretary of the
i'ork county pension board, requests The
Enquirer to announced that the various
:ownship boards will meet at their respec,ive
places of meeting, on January 17, for
;be purpose of reviewing the lists of those
:iow drawing pensions, and also of conlidering
new applications. All pensioners
now on the rolls, should, if possible,
jo at the meetings of their respective
ownship boards, and those who intend
o mako new applications must also be on
land.
Iccidentally Killed.
Hon Grimes, a Negro, was killed on the
[took Hill road, a short distance from the
esidenceof Mr. \V. J. Miller, last Friday
ifternoon, by the accidental discharge of
t gun. It seems that Grimes was returnrig
from Hock llill in a buggy and he
lad with him two guns, both loaded,
n some way, presumably while shifting
he position of the guns, one of them was
lischarged and the load entered his body
ust above the right nipple, killing him
ilmost instantly. Coroner Brian sum
noned a jury of iiufne^t and the verdict
ras in accordance with the above facts.
iovt'l lilcyclc Sport.
The young men of Clover, always up
i) some new diversion to while away teious
hours, have invented quite a modication
of the popular pastime of turkey
hooting. Instead of the shot gun or rille,