Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 01, 1898, Image 2
Scraps and .facts.
? Miners returning from the Klondike,
tell conflicting stories. Some
say that there is a scarcity of food all ?
through the Yukon country, while i
others claim that the 5,000 population i
of Dawson City is well supplied with >
food for the winter. The stories of !
the gold yield is also conflicting. None <
of the claims are as big now as they
were last summer, and taking the con- <
census of reports, it would appear that .
after all gold is about as scarce and as
hard to get at in the Klondike as it is <
in many other parts of the world. <
? Lord Charles Boresford has been <
making some plaiu speeches in London.
He declared the other day that
the boys who robbed orchards and 1
were generally mischievous and bud, made
the best soldiers when they i
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grew up, and later, at a oanquei, iic
said that money was everything in 1
England. It would buy access to '
what was known as the very best '
society ; and let anybody go to Eng- '
land with enough money, no matter
whether it had been gained honorably
or disgracefully, there was no door
which he could not hope to enter.
He prophesied the ruin of the country
unless the domiuion of money was
overthrown.
? Charlotte Observer, Tuesduy : A
very distressing affair occurred in
lower Steel Creek yesterday. George
Neely, the 14 year-old sou of Mr. W.
A. Neely, was accidentally shot aud
killed by a young son of Mr. Theodore
Pegram. The Pegram boy is 13
years of age. Young Neely was visiting
him. The boys had taken a rifle
aud gone out to kill ducks. The rifle
went off while Pegram was handliug
it, the ball striking Neely iu the breast,
killing him almost instantly. Both 1
boys belong to prominent families iD 1
this section, and the affair is deplor- 1
able indeed. The funeral of young
Neely takes place today?the interment
being at Steel Creek. s
? The inter-state commerce commis- '
sion has issued a circular to the rail- >
roads promulgating the order, exteud- '
ing for two years, the time within '
which the railroads shall equip their |
rolling stock with automatic couplers ,
and air brakes as required by the act
of March 2. 1893. The commission '
says: "Some misunderstanding appears
to have arisen in respect to the )
question as to what carriers are subject
to this act. Some appear to uu- J
derstand that their amenability to this '
law is dependent upon their being '
subject to the act to regulate com- <
inerce. It will be seen by reference i
to the first section of the act in regard j
to safety appliauces that it applies to ,
'any common carrier engaged in in- ,
terstate commerce by railroads.' "
? An Americau bicyclist named
Lenz, set out. about a year ago to
make a trip arouud the world. After ,
crossing the Uuited States on his .
wheel, and beiug transported across
the Atlautic by ship, he weut ou
across Europe to Turkey, where he 1
was murdered by fanatics. Miuister 1
Augell, at Constantinople, at once !
made representations to the Turkish <
government and demanded the pun- i
ishment of the murderers. Au Asso- ,
ciated Press cable of Tuesday from
Constantinople, says that although the
Turkish government has tried and |
convicted the murderers and sentenced
them to 15 mouths' imprisonment !
each, as a matter of fact all of them, '
a dozen in number, had previously '
made their escape to the Caucasus 1
mountains aud are still at large. The
tt-iul ii-iic roullv m fsii-cp hnvinir IhL-pii 1
place in the absence of the ofl'euders. <
? Reports received at the Washington
navy department iudicate that the
British government is pushing the
work of modernizing the great forliti- i
catious at the Rock of Gibraltar with i
all speed, aud that not less than 5,000 .
Spanish workingmen pass daily over
the Iiues to aud from their work on
the fortifications. A large number of
the heaviest pieces of artillery are
being put in place, a great dock is
uuder construction, and the plan of
defense permits of the absolute protection
of a vast British fleet under
the guns of the fortress. Contrary to
the policy pursued in some other British
fortifications, the soldiers iu charge
made no objection to the inspection
of the works by American naval officers
and sailors, aud seemed rather
proud of the strength of their position.
? For several days past, a number
of leading newspapers have been publishing
apparently reliable reports to
the effect that President McKinley and
Secretary of the Treasury Gage are at
odds in regard to the financial question.
Gage is represented as desiring
to contract the currency down to a
strict gold standard on a gold basis,
while McKinley is in doubt as to how
far he must compromise with the silver
interests. As the result of this difference
between the two officials, it was
stated that Secretary Gage had tendered
his resignation aud that the
president had refused to accept it.
Secretary Gage iuforms the Associated
Press that this is not true, and the
prcsideut is quoted as saying that his
difference with the secretary is not at
all serious, and will not lead to the
secretary's resignation.
? The Eastern question is growing
wonderfully interesting agaiu. This
time China is the bone of contention.
For several weeks the Germans have
been manipulating an expedition
against Chiua. Shortly after the German
operations became public, it developed
that Russia had made an alii
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which she is almost in a position to
gobble up the Celestials. Now England
has become alarmed as to the possible
designs of the Russians, and Japan,
seeing danger to what she believes
she is entitled as the result of
the war in which she recently whipped
China, is getting jealous. The big
newspapers are trying to find out all
they can and are printing along with
much they know, much that they do
not know. At the present time the
situation looks like a coalition of England
and Japan against the designs of
Russia, with the probability of war in
the near future. It looks serious now ;
but may pass over without amounting
to anything.
? While the Code Duello, in its sanguinary
character, is rapidly becoming
obsolete in the United States, it np
pears to be still in high favor on th<
other side of the Atlantic, says the At
lanta Constitution. In Germany som<
4.000 engagements are yearly fough
on the field of honor with sanguinary
results. Most of these engagement!
take place in the neighborhood o
college towns. Within the space o;
24 hours, as many as 20 duels have oe
curred in the neighborhood of Jena
Next to Germany in allegiance to tht
Code Duello, comes France. There are
?otne 1,200 duels fought annually ir
France, the participants being mainly
officers of the French army. Italy
comes next to Frauce, with some 27f
luels anuually. During the past tet
years Italy has furnished 2,759 duels
Austria, Russia, Spain aud Great Britain
rank next in the order named
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Ill JUIIiaill tlic VVUV liuu vv ? ?
ilmost as obsolete as in the Uuitec
States. Most of the duels fought or
the European coutinent are fought
with the sword, though pistols anr
knives are used occasionally.
<?lic fforkriUc uquircr.
YORKV1LLE, S. C.:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1898.
? The Enphemian society of Erskint
college aims high. This is evidenced- bj
:he fact that it has elected Win. J. Bryar
?s anniversary orator. It is to be hopec
hat Mr. Bryau will accept.
? State Treasurer Timmerman has consented
to do all he can to make a success
r>f the proposed cotton growers' contest
ilong the lines suggested by Mr. E. D,
Thompson, of Point, in the last issue 01
The Enquirer, and efforts will at onc(
be made to get the whole thing in shape
uid intelligently placed before the cottor
jrowers of the state.
? The South Carolina conference, at its
recent annual meeting, committed tht
Methodist church in this state to the
cause of prohibition. As the result ol
;he action taken, the preachers of thi>
lenomination will be excepted to preach
tgainst liquor as often as the opportunity
presents itself, and the church, as p
ivhole, may be depended upon to get in
some effective work on the liquor ques;ion
during the present year.
? There have been fewer killings
throughout the state during the pasl
10 days than during any previous holilay
season for years. This is gratifying
; but what is the reason ? ITav(
those sermons recently preached from
jo many pulpits on the subject exercised
any inllucnce ? Maybe so and
maybe no; but we are willing to concede
that they have.
? A great many people are complaining
that this is going to be a mighty hard
year. Tell them to hush such talk. This
year will be largely what each and every
ane of us sees fit to make it. It belongs ti
nil of us and we are all responsible. Ther
let us stop croaking and put forth oui
best energies. If we do this, we will escape
lots of misery, derive a great deal o
happiness, and certainly get much profit
? It is to be hoped that the call of Pres
ident Williams, of the York County Cotton
Growers' association, for a generally
attended convention next Monday, wil
meet with a hearty response. Just wha
is to be done, or can be done, The En
quiker confesses that it does not -enow
but of one thing it is certain. Ilowevei
willing and anxious the people may b<
in regard to the matter, unless they a
least turn out sufficiently to show thei;
interest, they will accomplish nothing.
? The Columbia State now occupies i
handsome new granite front building o
lis own anil me paper is uemg pnnieu 01
an improved perfecting press that wa:
necessary to keep pace with a rapidly
growing circulation. We are glad to ?e<
The State showing such unmistakabh
signs of prosperity; but we are not pre
pared to express surprise. Such intelli
gent energy as our esteemed conteinpora
ry has been showing for a number o
years past, could hardly lead to any othe
development.
? Although the elubmakers for Tin
Enquirkr have been doing good worl
this fall, they have not yet seen every
body. This statement is suggested b;
incidents which, to us, have been tin
most pleasant of any during the lioli
days. Quite a number of individual
have called at the office, had their name:
placed on clubs and paid their subserip
tions, while there have been received i
number of letters saying in effect, "Don'
stop my paper; the money for it, alonj
with others, will be sent in a few days.'
Such sincere evidences of appreciation a
these make us look back with renewei
pleasure on the many hours of patien
toil during which we have tried so hart
to instruct, entertain and inform. Evei
the county newspaper business, confess
edly the most difficult in which *1113
individual ever tried to make an hones
and independent living, has its compen
sations.
Condition of Senutor McLaurin.
Columbia State : With Senator Mc
Lauinu a is now a question 01 recti
peration. He is distressingly weal
and emaciated, and* is still lying help
less on his bed, taking all nourishmen
through glass tubes and by injection
He has been skillfully treated by at
eminently successful young Nortl
Carolina physician, Dr. Sterling Ruf
fin. As soon as he is able to travel
the doctor says he must go to Florida
He was raised in bed yesterday lonj
enough to see a midday southern sin
melt the Christmas night icicles aut
snow.
- LOCAL AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
? llerndon's Opera House?Berol's Amori
J can Mystitiers will give entertainment!
on Saturday and Monday nights.
' L. R. Williams, President of York Coun
s ty Cotton Growers' Association?Call;
f attention to the fact that there will be i
, meeting of the association in the court
house on next Monday at 11.80 a. m
Mr. John T. Roddey, of New York, ii
expected to deliver an address on tin
, occasion.
' Judge McCorkle, Probate Judge?Give:
' notice that Mrs. Martha E. McGill hai
i applied to him for letters of admin istra
tion on the estate of Win. M. McGill
deceased.
. Louis Roth?Announces the removal o
> his store and restaurant from the ok
i stand to the "Rose Building," on th<
opposite side of the street.
The Ganson Dry Goods Company?I
now engaged in stock-taking, and ii
order to make more room in their cloth
> intr department and reduce the labo
I incident to stock-taking, announce fur
ther reductions in the prices of cloth
1 ing, and reductions in other lines o
L goods in order to make room for tin
| incoming stocks of new goods. Tin
stock-taking sales will commence 01
next Monday, January 3, 1898.
Grist Cousins?Return thanks to custom
ers and friends for favors during tin
past year, and say that for the com in)
year they hope to merit a continuatioi
of favors. They mention also that thej
have just receiyed a barrel of extri
quality molasses.
J. H. Riddle?Talks of the past and fu
tureand extends the compliments of th
season.
H. C. Strauss?Announces that his entir
stock of goods is on the market at bar
gain prices, and these prices are as lov
as are offered by anybody.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Returns thanks h
friends and customers for the libera
I patronage during the past year, extend
the compliments of the season, am
hopes to retain the patronage and con
fidence of the people during 1898.
McELWEE-BIVENS.
3 Miss Grace McElwee was married at th
r residence of her father, in Yorkville, las
, Wednesday morning, to Mr. J. B. Bivens
I of Washington, D. C.
The ceremony took place at 7.3
o'clock, and was performed by Rev. W
G. Neville, pastor of the Presbyteriai
church, in the presence of a few spccia
? friends of the young people. Alter tb<
I ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Bivens took tin
, northbound narrow gauge train for Albe
p marie, N. C., the former home of Mr
Bivens, with the intention of spending
' the holidays there and goiug thence t<
> Washington.
i The bride is the only daughter of Mr
S. A. McElwee, of Yorkville, and i:
pretty, well educated and popular. Shi
i held a position in the Yorkville gradec
, schools, as a teacher, for several terms
, and was well-liked by pupilsand patrons
It was on account of her approaching
marriage that she, some weeks ago, ten
' dered her resignation,
i Mr. Bivens is a young man of excellen
' character and much promise. Atpresenl
t he holds a handsomely paying govern
! ment position in Washington ; but is als(
studying law, and expects soon to rosigt
his position with a view to practicing hi:
chosen profession.
In the step which they have just takei
1 under such auspicious circumstances, tin
t> young people have the congratulation!
. and best wishes of hosts of friends.
ANNUAL BANQUET.
! A pleasant feature of the holidays t<
1 an important factor in Yorkville's busi
ness activity, was the annual banquet it
1 which the Ganson Dry Goods company
. recognizes the faithtul elliciency of iti
splendid corps of clerks.
The event took place at the Parish bote
r on Christmas night, the invited guest:
' including all the employes of the I)r^
Goods company, and a few special friend:
j of Secretary Jones, the local manager
' smie 20 in all.
, Owing to a sudden change in the weath
, sr from reasonably pleasant in the after
noon to cold, wet and disagreeable late
iu the evening, for a time it looked as i
the ladies would be unable to come out
' but upon this showing Mr. Jones prompt
. ly ordered out conveyances from tin
livery stable, and by 9 o'clock all wen
seated around the festal board.
The menu consisted of oysters, cran
. berry sauce, rice, ham, chicken and egj
| salads, stuffed eggs, pickles, celery, crack
ers, white bread, Virginia buscuits, fruits
1 pound, chocolate, cocoanut and laye
cake, lemon jelly with whipped cream
; fruits, coll'ee, tea, wine, etc., all served In
r a lively corps of intelligent waiters aloiq
5 with delightful music.
After the banquet, to which everybody
' did full justice, there were a number o
r toasts with pleasant impromptu re
spouses, and all the members of the gath
ering went away with happy recollec
i lions of the occasion, and especially wish
f ing long life and prosperity to thegenia
j host by which they had been so royall;
entertained.
7 INTERESTING TREASURES.
3 Even in a little town like Yorkville
? there are many things of interest, the ex
. istence of which nine-tenths of the popu
lation have no knowledge, and which
when discovered by each individual fo
himself, give pain or pleasure as the casi
f may be.
r The reporter made a discovery of th<
kind referred to a lew days ago. It wa
a pleasant discovery. The word discov
s ery is used for the reason it seems bes
. suited to convey a correct idea 01 tne sit
nation. The things discovered, however
are half as old as the town, and althougl
f dozens of people have seen and enjoyei
e them, they were entirely new and inter
- esting to the reporter, as they will be t<
s 1)0 per cent, of the population of tin
s town.
Everybody in Yorkville, and indeed ii
the county, either knows or has heard o
11 Mr. J. R. Schrob, the veteran photogra
t plier. Not a great many people knov
j him intimately, it is true. Being a quiet
? unobtrusive, methodical old gentleman
K though as social and as kind in his owt
peculiar way as any man ever was, he i
not quick to form intimate acquaintances
t That is the only reason why he is no
1 better known personally. But this is no
i the story. It is in Mr. Schorb's studi<
that present interest centers.
Mr. Schorb is one of the oldest, if no
' the oldest, photographer in the Unitec
1 States. He is in his eighties, and tool
his lirst lessons in photography from ai
artist who had been initialed into tin
mysteries of the art by Daguerre himself
From his first lesson to the present time
- ho has followed every developmenl
- through ainbrotypes, ferreotypes, and al
: other kinds of types on down to theap
. parently attained perfection of the pros
t cut, with all the enthusiastic interest o
the thoroughly educated scientificstuden
j that he is.
With these explanations, it ispossibh
. to give the reader some idea of the inter
esting discovery referred to. Having, a:
' stated, always been methodical, Mr
MUioru lias careiuiiy preserved specimen:
' of all tins dillerent kinds ol'photograph:
1 tlait have been in vogue at various per
1 iods during iiis long career, and also inanj
hundreds of interesting experiments o
his own. Tti a country where there is
comparatively little appreciation of genuine
art, of course, these things may be of
- moment only to a few; but in almost any
* of the rich states of the north, such a collection
as that which has been made by
~ Mr. Schorb, would represent an indepcuj
dent fortune.
But it is not altogether on account of its
value from an artistic standpoint that Mr.
4 Schorb has made his studio so interesting.
3 It is full of local history, too. The old
s gentleman has preserved, if not every negs
ative ho has ever made, then nearly every
" one, and the number on hand runs away
' up into the thousands. Of course he has
f not preserved printed photographs of all;
l but these also are innumerable, and here
0 is to be found the system that prevails
elsewhere. Grouped in frames about on
* the walls are the prominent citizens of
. the pust generation, along with many of
r the present generation, and in a large al
bum are hundreds of pictures including
j. many entire Yorkville families arranged
B from father and mother down to the
0 youngost child.
) The large album Mr. Schorb does not
show except at especial request. The fact
is, he does not show anything unless his
T visitor comes at a time when he has leis1
lire and makes known a desire to see.
J But the book is wonderfully interesting,
11 and it's funny, too. Its contents embrace
the photographs of many of the most
B prominent fathers and mothers of today
when they were little bits of tots. They
e had been dressed up by their own fond
mothers in what was then the height of
taste and fashion; but how funny now.
g They look positively absurd, and to think
1 of some of the finest looking and best
s known mothers and fathers in Yorkville
) as having presented such a homely appeurance
away back yonder when, just
after having gotten a new frock or a new
pair of "britches," as the case happened
e to be, is enough to make them laugh unt
til they shed tears.
i, But to describe it all is out of the question.
This writer cannot do it and does
0 not believe anyone else can, and as he
. does not care to be the means of subject1
ing Mr. Schorb to annoyance that will
1 interfere with his work, he will suggest
B that those who may be interested might
B take the opportunity, when the old gen.
tleman is at leisure, aud see for thein..
selves.
* ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mrs. Mary Davidson is visiting in
Chester.
^ Mr. C. P. Lowranco has returned from
? a visit to Columbia.
1 Mr. R. Sidney Davidson, of Chester,
spent Christmas in Yorkville.
Dr. J. D. McDowell has been spending
r the holidays in the low country.
1 W. C. Hough, Esq., of the Lancaster
bar, was in Yorkville yesterday.
I Mr. R. Sidney McConnell returned on
I Tuesday from a visit to Chester.
Mr. R. Latta Parish, of the South Caro,
Una college, spent the holidays in Yorkj
ville.
3 Misses Ophelia Davidson and Amelia
Kennedy spent the holidays in York?
ville.
j Mr. R. A. Long returned from Lancass
ter Tuesday, where he spent several days
very pleasantly.
Mr. J. F. Glenn, who is now located at
Gibson, N. C., has been spending the hol:>
idays in Yorkville.
Mr. W. W. McElwee, of McCall's, S.
i C., is visiting his brother, Mr. S. A. Mcir
Elwee, in Yorkville.
s Dr. John May, who is now located in
Paris, Tennessee, has been spending the
1 holidays in Yorkville.
s When last heard from, Mr. T. Allen
f McQuary, who is on his way around the
s world, was still at Lancaster.
, Miss Mary Jo Witherspoon came home
from Chester county to spend the holidays
. with her relatives and friends.
Dr. J. F. Lindsay, who has been ill for
r about six weeks, is able to be up and
f about; but has not yet gone to work.
; Miss Nannie Rothrock, of Chester vis.
ited relatives and friends in York ville
b this week, the guest of Mrs. Mary Dai>
vidson.
Mrs. D. E. Flynn, of Lancaster county,
. has been spending the holidays in Yorkr
ville with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
. M.J. Long.
Misses Minnie and Lena Rhyne, of
r Gastonia, spent several days this week in
Yorkvillo with their sister, Mrs. R. D.
f Alexander.
r Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dixon, of Union,
are spending the holidays in Yorkville,
y the guest of Mrs. Dixon's father, Mr. J.
f F. Wallace.
A little bird has given it to us straight
. that Mr. J. K. Scoggins, of Warren, is to
. be married next Tuesday; but failed to
. toll us the name of the happy bride.
1 D. E. Finley, Esq., has been having a
y rough time with a vaccinated arm. He
was confined to his bed for several days;
but is now up and able to attend to business
again.
, Mr. J. J. Hogue, formerly of York
- county, but for the past 20 years a resi
dent of Texas, is spending the holidays
, with relatives and friends, and is now the
r guest of his sister, Mrs. G. Scott Cobb, of
b Hickory Grove.
Rev. A. N. Brunson returned to Yorkb
ville yesterday morning, after a pleasant
s round of visiting his friends and relatives
- in South Carolina and Georgia. He will
t conduct services at Trinity church to
morrow as usual.
, Dr. J. H. Saye, of Sharon, was struck
> with a serious pain in his back?some1
thing like lumbago?on Christmas day,
- and for several days was confined to his
i lied. He is now able to be about again ;
B but is not yet in a condition to do his
usual hard work,
i Mr. R. Speight McLean, a former York f
ville boy, who left here in 1878, is visiting
- relatives and friends. He has been residv
ing in Texas and Arkansas. The last
, time he visited Yorkville was eight years
, ago. His home is now at Shawneetown,
i i. r., wnere ne is engaged in mercnanuiss
ing and larniitig.
i. Mr. A. M. Grist, who has charge of the
t Merganthaler machines of the Charleston
t Post, spent one or two of the holidays
> with his parents and brothorsof The En(juiitKH.
Mr. Grist reports, and the
t paper shows it, that The Post is the most
1 creditable and progressive afternoon daily
j that has ever been published in South
i Carolina. He would have been glad to
a have remained in Yorkville longer ; but
his duties are such as to make a prolonged
, visit impracticable.
i
I LOCAL LACONICS.
- Must Know the Writer.
An interesting news letter from Bulf
lock's Creek, under date of December 25,
t is omitted for the reason that the writer
neglected to give his name.
3 Clover and Union.
Rev. 11. J. Woodward has accepted a
s call from Cloyer and Union Baptist
, churches, and will reside in Yorkville.
i He hits rented the llappertield house
s from Mr. T. B. McClain.
- It Was Not Luckie.
/ Sheritf Logan was called to Wilmingf
ton, N. C., a few days ago, by a telegram :
from the chief of police of that place,
positively announcing the capture of
Daniel F. Luckic. As usual, the prisoner
turned out to be the wrong man.
Price of Cotton.
There has been but little, if any, cotton
selling on the Yorkville market during
the past few days. New York is growing
slightly stronger; but local prices are
still about the same?51 for good middling.
Tax Collections.
The office of the tax collector has been
crowded for the past week, and up to the
time Tim Ekqoirkr went to press,
Treasurer Neely and two assistants were
as busy as bees taking off receipts. It
will be several days yet before anything
like a satisfactory statement of results can
IJtJ UiilUU.
MhnoiiIc Inatttllatlon.
Philanthropic Lodge No. 32, A. F. M.,
installed the following officers on December
27 : W. M. Propst, W. M.; P. T.
McNeel, S. W.; J. T. Thomasson, J. W. ;
W. D. Glenn, treasurer; W. T. Barron,
secretary; T. B. McClain, S. D.; II. C.
Strauss, J. I).; J. Ed Jefferya and J. B.
Allison, stewards; A. Cody, Tiler.
Everybody Huh Heard of It.
Mr. T. B. McClain's farm?"Springdell"?on
the outskirts of Yorkville, is
becoming quite famous. The reporter
came down to Yorkville on an O. R. A C.
passenger train a few days ago. The
coach was crowded, and as the train neared
Yorkville, somebody asked about Mr.
McClain's farm. Almost everybody in
the train wanted to see.
The Holidays.
The Christmas holidays in Yorkville,
though generally enjoyed, were unusually
quiet. Trade in the stores whs good for
several days previous and up to a late
hour Saturday night. Santa Claus did a
thriving business, and all indications
were in the direction of much happiness
to the young folks. Most of the stores
in Yorkville were closed on Christmas
day; and since Christmas there has been
very little business activity.
Shot In the Shoulder.
About the only blood that was shed
around Yorkville during the Christmas
holidays, was the result of a drunken
row between Babe Buchanan and Adam
McKinney, both colored. McKinney
fired at Buchanan twice with a revolver,
and one bullet took effect in the latter's
right shoulder, producing a trilling
wound. McKinney was placed under
arrest and fined 815.
Conaervatory Specimens.
Mrs. M. II. Metts, of Yorkville, has the
thanks of The Enquirer for some fine
oranges raised by her in her conservatory.
Some are of the "Exquisite" variety, and
others of the still more rare and delightful
"Kjd Glove." The oranges are of
average size and splendid flavor, and
show most interestingly what, by means
of intelligent care and attention, can be
accomplished in this climate with semitropical
fruits.
Almost a Hundred.
Mrs. Erixena Burns, widow of the late
Jedediah Burns, died at the liottie of her
son, Mr. W. A. Burns, near Beersheba,
on December 21, aged 92 years and 14
days. Mrs. Burns was a native of York
-J , l l:|U ,l.? oo.na
COlinty ami spent uei me in iiiv cinuiv
neighborhood in which she died. She
was the oldest member of Beersheba
church, and for many years was a leading
spirit in that estimable congregation, h'er
remains were interred in Beershebacernetery,
alongside of those of her husband
and immediate ancestors on both sides
of her house.
Delightful Social Affair.
The social event of all Western York,
during the holidays, was a pound party
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed
Leech, near Hickory Grove, on the night
of December 27. The conditions of a
party of this kind are that the guests each
bring something good to eat. The attendance
included people from all the surrounding
country for as far as 20 miles,
and the number is variously estimated at
from 150 to 200. There was a splendid
supper which was, of course, greatly
helped out by Mrs. Leech, and everybody
present enjoyed the occasion thoroughly.
Still In Hamex*.
An interesting article in the Spartanburg
Ileiald calls attention to the alleged
fact that, as a rule, barbers retire from
business at about 40 years. The reasons
assigned are that on account of the exacting
nature of the business and the fact
that most barbers use too much alcoholic
liquor, the nerves give way at an early
age. While the writer talks as though he
were thoroughly familiar with his subject,
there is a notable exception to the
general rule in Yorkville. Reference is
had to Tom Ballard, the well-known veteran
who is nearly 70 years of age. Five
or six years ago only, he could still hold
his own with any barber in this part of
the state, and although now not able to
do the work that he once could, still has a
number of customers who will not allow
anyone else to touch them.
Ardrey-HarrU.
Pineville correspondence of the Charlotte
Observer, December 29: This afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris welcomed
to their home at "Oaklawn," a
throng of guests to witness the marriage
of their youngest daughter, Lois, to Dr.
Lucius L. Ardrey. At the hour of 4, to
the strain of Lohengrin, piayea Dy iMrs.
R. A. Hurris, of Norfolk, Va., the bride
and groom came into the parlor, artistic
in its graceful decorations, where the
vows were heard by Rev. C. E. McDonald,
of Winnsboro, S. CM after which a
blessing was invoked by Rev. G. W. McCrackin.
The bride never looked more
stylish than on this occasion, when she
wore a stylish going-away gown of brown
cloth, and carried her bouquet of bride's
roses. After lunch was served, Dr. and
Mrs, Ardrey left for their home at Rurgaw,
N. C.
Deatli of ltev. W. It. Allison.
Rev. \V. It. Allison, formerly of Tirzab,
died at Riverside infirmary, Charleston,
on Friday, the 24th ultimo, from the
effects of an operation for stone in the
bladder. The deceased was a son of the
late Colonel W. It. Allison, and was .'17
years ot age. lie was always a young
man of exemplary character, and after
several years' preparation, was last summer
licensed at an especially called meeting
of Bethel presbytery, to preach. lie
took charge in Juno last of some churches
in Chesterfield county, and was doing
work that had already begun to attract
widespread attention in the Presbyterian
denomination, when, all at once, probably
owing to too much riding, there was
a return of an old trouble to which he
had previously been subject. After several
weeks at the infirmary, it became ,
evident that an operation was absolutely
necessary, and the operation was performed
with the result stated. The re
ill: a I.
mains 01 iUr, aiumhi vunvu
lison Crook oeinotory.
Important enterprise.
Mr. W. S. Wilkerson, who lives about 1
3 miles southwest of Hickory Grove, has (
on foot some important enterprises which ;
promise interesting developments for his
section. Lately ho has erected a cotton
gin and saw mill; but these are only a tl
start. For a number of years past, he In
has been successfully making a splendid < {
quality of sorghum molasses, for which u)
lie has found ready sale at profitable \
prices, and now he is contemplating a C(
development of the business on a large
scale. Unless something now unforeseen ,
turns up to prevent, it is his intention to *.
have in operation, in time for the next '
sorghum crop, a sorghum manufacturing '
plant, the like of which, for completeness A
and extent, has never been seen in this
section. And this is not quite all. For In
sometime past he hits been figuring that st
too much money goes out of this section c<
for plows and harrows; that much of it gi
can be and ought to bo kept at home, not i|
only to the benefit of a home manufacturer;
but to the benefit of the surround- u
ing country generally, and it is along this c|
line that he has under contemplation still
other important undertakings. q
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WAIFS FROM WARREN'S. C
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Lively Chrixtinait?Cold Weather?1'ernonal
Mention?Other Notes.
Correspondence of the Yorlcville Enquirer.
Warren, December 30? Christmas has j}
come and is nearly gone again. The
small boy has had his fun with the tiro- '
cracker, etc. Some of the older citizens "
had visitel the dispensary beforohand, ^
and on Christinas day they seemed to be
feeling somewhut like a mule colt appears l<
to feel the first time he is harnessed on. l'
with this exception, everything passed oil' tl
quietly in our town. tl
A considerable freeze on last Saturday si
night and a light fall of snow the follow- h
ing Tuesday morning, reminded us that y
we were in the midst of another winter. d
Mrs. O. X. Habn, of Chester, is spend- ^
ing the holidays here, the guest of her c
father, Mr. D. L. Evans. I,
Messrs. E. F. Scoggins, J. J. Dunlap, n
C. L. McFadden and Miss Bea McFad?
J? iL. t? 1:J ?. 1 "
ueil are spenunig Hie iionuuys ui miuuru,
s. c. "
The schools have all closed for a week's v
holiday. They will open again on next "
Monday. Hickory Cirove school, which 1
has not started this session, will also open 1
on Monday. "
The colored people are marrying at a |'
lively rate down this way. Mr. T. K. U
Hates, notary public at this place, married I
three couples on last Sunday. ll
The little country stores around here s
have been doing a brisk business during h
the holidays, as fire crackers and candy ()
have been in great demand. c
Mrs. VV. T. McFadden, who has been j
lingering for the past 12 months with a |,
complication of diseases, died on Monday e
morning, the 27th instant.
Wo are having a few chills; but they
are not at all prevalent, and the health of
the community is very good. 1
The smallpox scare has about subsided "
around here, and those who have been in d
quarantine have ventured out again. ?
Since reading Simon Moeller's argu- s
ment on the liquor question, we would ^
advise him to consult his physiology on e
the effects strong drink has on the human o
body, for he is badly off on that point, as a
well as others that he tried to make. h
s. k. j. b
Christmas In Washington.?The j
dullest Christmas ever kuowu is what n
the oldest Washington inhabitants are a
saying about the day here this year, c
The disappointment is geueral. Fol- b
lowing the alleged advent of prosperi si
ty, a big old time Christmas was the fi
common expectation. Merchants com- r
plain of the small trade, uotwilhstand- a
the unusually low profits. The buyiug a
this year was done by people who op- u
pose an income tax. The increasing 1;
purchasing power of their money V
brought them big bargains in Christ- h
mas shopping. The regular Christmas day
business was a complete failure.
"Old Sam," the veterau oyster
shucker at the leadiug restaurant in
the city, says it was the poorest Christ- 1
mas he had known iu 30 years. And "
"Old Dan," the veteran postman, who
has served the downtown hotels for
the last 20 years, says in all that time ^
hardly a Christmas day passed that a
did not net him from $75 to $100, in s
presents. This year he said "not a
single nickle did I get, and if this is
prosperity I've got all I want of it." P
The demands upon the charitable 11
organizations were iu excess of any- '
thing ever known in the history of the
city. The poor are not only getting v
poorer ; but they are growing oblivious a
to the pride that has caused many of S(
them great suffering and distress in
the past.
A noticeable outdoor feature of the ai
Christmas tide this year is open and tl
~i /lHiiMlrnnnQDa On flhrifltmRfl
sunuicicoo ui u^nvuuvow. v/u y>M? .w....... _
day it was not restricted to age or
"previous condition of sevitude."
Possibly it was not in excess of previ- z
ous years; but it was everywhere in
evidence in the public streets and at c
the hotels.?Washington correspondence
of the Columbia State.
ti
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. t(
Hotvdcii Gets a Job.
Mr. J. W. Bowden, formerly editor s;
of the Cotton Plaut, and who figured e
so conspicuously in the late senatorial
primary, has been appointed assistaul tl
sergeant-at-arms of the senate. The ti
appointment was made at the instance
of Senator McLaurin. ^
Charleston Wants the Citadel. r<
The city council of Charleston has
agreed to appropriate annually the %
sum of $1,500 for the maintenance ol J
five scholarships in the South Carolina
Military academy, on condition that
the stale legislature continues its ap- h
propriation of $20,000 a year.
Victim of Vacclnutlon.
Editor J. T. Bigliam, of the Chester a
Lantern, is having a serious time of it p
with a recently vaccinated arm. Al
last acaouuts, on Tuesday, it was c
feared that blood poisoning would ni
develop ; but his physician hoped that
he would pull through all right.
Negro Constable. ^
Joe Jenkins, a Negro who was arrested
in Columbia on Tuesday on the
charge of being drunk and disorderly, (:11
turned out- to lie a regularly comnns- w
sioned dispensary constable, whom, ^
Governor Kilerbe explained, nan oeen
employed to do detective work in the he
country. Jenkins luis since been dis- gr
missed from the service.
Smallpox In Greenville.
The city of Greenville has been very
much excited for the past ten days or ?
more over a smallpox scare. The
supposed victims are Negroes. Some
of the doctors iusisted on smallpox
and others said chicken pox. The ^
controversy grew so warm that both of
ddes of it sent to Atlanta for experts. *1
The experts supported those by whom j)(
Lhey were employed, and left maDy of
ie people in doubt. Still, in order to
a on the safe side, the hoard of health
tused the erection of a pest house
nd the suspects to he removed to it.
t last accounts, the putients were all
invalescent, and the dispute as to
hether they really hud smallpox was
ill unsettled. Some people are exted
and some are not. A large num>r,
however, have been vaccinated.
ChttrleMton Senxallon.
Charleston had a big social sensation
ist week, the echoes of which are
ill reverberating throughout the
luiury. Aa'unuu^ iu cumiuku, cruuu ,
entleinun invited to a hull given hy
ie cadets of the South Carolina railiiry
academy, was expected to bring
young lady of his choice. The
hoice of Cadet Peterson, of the Uuitrl
Stales truining ship Salmon P.
'base, which happened to be in the
arbor at the time, was Miss Charlotte
Vane, the leading lady in Hoyl's
Stranger From New York" company,
;hich played an engagement in Char;ston
Friday night. Cadet Peterson
ad just been introduced to the youug
idy, a short time before, by a brother
adet who was a relative, and as the
nderstanding was and is, that Miss
Irane comes of a Kentucky family of
he highest standing, and her characer
being above reproach, no harm was
bought by Peterson of taking her to
he ball. When the couple entered
he ball room, however, there was a
eusatiou. Most ot the ladies were
orrified. Some of the chaperoues
,'ent to the chairman of the ball aud
emanded that he request Cadet Peteron
and Miss Crane to withdraw. The
hairman refused. Then a chaperoue
lid the matter before Peterson's cornlanding
officer, who was also preseut,
nd that gentleman was induced to
rder the youug man to leave. There
fas nothing iu the youug lady's mailer
or dress to give offense, and all
he real gentlemen present thought
he whole xhing outrageous. The
latter has since been discussed by
romiueut actors throughout the counry.
Some are vicious enough to say
hat Miss Crane was objectionable to
he other ladies, principally, because
he was the best looking one in the
all room, and others say that if the
bjectiou of the other ladies was beause
of Miss Crane's profession, then
liss Cruue did right in withdrawing,
ecause the other ladies were not good
uough for her to associate with.
? Says a Washington dispatch of
he 26th ultimo: The recent tragic
eatli of Miss Leila Herbert, the
uughter of the ex secretary of the
avy, is giveu as the reason for the
uicidc which occurred today of Miss
innie Virginia Wells, an accoraplishd
young society woman and daughter
f Mr. Lewis S. Wells, a well-known
ttorney. The young woman shot
erself through the heart with her
rother's revolver at the residence of
er father, 1311 N street, N. W.
liss Wells had met Miss Herbert a
umber of limes and was very much
ttaehed to her. She herself had been
oufiucd to the house for four mouths
y illness, and this, combined with the
hock caused by the death of her
-iend, brought on melancholia, which
esulted in suicide. The deed was
pparently entirely unpremeditated,
ud, coming immediately after Christlas
festivities in the bouse, completey
prostrated her aged mother. Miss
Veils was 33 years of age and very
eautiful.
AT THE CHURCHES.
baptist.
Sunday Services.?YORKVILLE?
'here will be no preaching at this church
lext Sunday. Sunday school at 3 p. in.
associate reformed.
Sunday Services.? YORKVILLE?
'here will be services Sunday morning
t 11 o'clock, and in the evening at 7.00.
unday school at 3.30 o'clock.
trinity methodist episcopal.
Sunday Services.?There will be
reaching in the morning at 11 o'clock
nd at night at 7.00 o'clock. Sunday
. hool at 4 p. m.
presbyterian.
Sunday Services.?There will be serices
next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock,
nd in the evening at 7.00. Sunday
;bool at 3 p. m.
episcopal.
Sunday Services.?Morning services
t 11 o'clock. Suuday school at 3.30 in
ie afternoon.
fecial notices.
YORK DRUG STORE,
lampebell's Vermicide
9 a perfectly harmless, but most eflecve
remedy for all the Stomach and In;stiual
Worms that infest the human
pstem. It surely and quickly kills and
xpels the worms, acts on the Liver,
ines up the Stomach, and brings appele
and rosy cheeks to the little sufferer,
[anufnctured and sold (wholesale and
nail) by Clarence M. Kuykendal, Yorkille,
S. C.
uckson's Giants.
Bad taste in the mouth, foul tongue,
eadacbe, loss of energy and appetite
nd disordered liver, quickly relieved by
course of Dr. Jackson's Black Liver
ills. Full directions in each box?
larence M. Kuykendal manufacturer
id sole proprietor, Yorkville. Liberal
iscount to the tmde.
Wolf In the Fold.
< ii'nlf in Mm fnlH that, mav
irry otF one of your little ones without
arning. Campbell's Cough Cure cures
roup. Keep a bottle always in the
nise. Wholesale and retailed by Clarice
M. Kuykendal, manufacturer and
le proprietor, Yorkville, S. C.
Clarence M. Kuykendal.
OBITUARY.
Died?In the State Hospital for the Inne,
in Columbia, on December 28, 1897,
epilepsy, THOMAS D. GRIST, aged
years. The funeral took place in the
orkville cemetery on the morning of
eceinber 29, the service being conducted
7 Rev. B. H. Grier.