Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 08, 1898, Image 3

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a salary of 975 a year for self, and 925 for constable. He issued 38 warrauts, sent two prisoners to the cbaingang, and collected 933.90. His commission dates from May 1. G. C. Leech, Broad River, receives a salary of 975 for self and 925 for constable. Issued 15 warrants, collected 98.20, sent no offenders to cbaingang. S. W. Alexander, King's Mountain, receives a salary of 975 for himself and 925 for constable. He issued 40 warrants, sent two offenders to cbaingang, and collected flues to the amount of 9102.75. Commission dates from May. C. H. Sandifer, York, receives a salary of 9250 for self and 925 for constable. Issued 78 warrants, sent 24 offenders to the cbaingang, and collected fines to the amount of 9323.80. Magistrate McMackin, of King's Moun tain, failed to send in a report. TAX COLLECTIONS. H. A. D. Neely is the proudest county treasurer in the state. He is proud of York county, and he is congratulating himself. It is all because he has collected up the taxes this year closer than ever before for many years, and he does not think that there is another treasurer in the state who can touch his achievement. The total book called for taxes to the amount of $81,635. Up to the middle of December, it looked like there was going to be an unusually big shortage. But upon the closing of the books December 31, it developed that the total taxes collected amounted to 379,620.73, leaving a shortage of only 32,014.27. The collections include, of course, a certain percentage of what are known as "additionals." Just how many, it is not yet practicable to discover; but the number is comparatively small, and that the regular collections show up remarkably well, there is no question. The total number of receipts called for by the books was about 9,000, and the total number of receipts issued was 8,100, leaving about 900 still on band. Many of these are additionals and some double entries, arising out of unavoidable confusion of the additional list with the regular book. Of the 900 receipts referred to, therefore, it is not probable that there are more than GOO or 700 real delinquents. Taken altogether, and not even considesing the circumstances, the showing is wonderfully encouraging. And in it, there is food for thought. Notwithstand;?,?? fVia that tovM pnnstit.nto a kind of indebtedness to escape which is almost impossible, this close collection shows that, after all, the condition of the country is not nearly so desperate as many would have us to believe. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. F. A. Gilbert, cashier of the Loan and Savings bank, is sick with the grip. Miss Susie Brian, of Yorkville, return-ed home last week from a visit to Miss Bessie Thomasson in Filbert. Mr. Jerome B. Thomasson and wife and sister, Miss Bessie Thomasson, spent Monday in Yorkville the guests of Mrs. J. M. Brian. Mr. J. D. Clark, who recently sold his farm 2i miles east of Yorkville and ? bought the Win. Dickson place, 4 miles out on the Rutherford road, has moved to the latter place. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Walker, of Pleasant Ridge, N. C., are visiting the family * of Dr. Win. Walker. Though only a short distanceaway, this is Mr. Walker's first visit to Yorkville in four years. Mr. J. W. Lilly and family, of Clay Hill, have removed to Yorkville, and occupy the residence on West Madison street, next to Mr. J. W. Dobson. Mr. Lilly's health has been bad for sometime, and bis physician hasadvised him to quit the farm, at least for a time. He will be employed in the livery business. Mr. Withers, of The State, ca> .e to Yorkville on Wednesday. It has got to be quite a saying here that when Mr. Withers comes The State misses connection. Such was the case on Wednesday again. The paper failed to come on the mail train as it should have done; but came on the noon freight. It got here all right Thursday morning, however, and Mr. Withers, who was still in town, was congratulated on his luck. rVvlnmKia 'Rocrist.or Thnrarlftv ; Rftnrft sentative de Loach, of York, was in the city yesterday on business connected with the supreme court. In speaking of the meeting of the legislature, be said he saw no reason why there should be a long session, as the principal business would be to settle the liquor question, and after that there would be nothing which should detain the legislature here. In bis judg ment 30 days would be the most abundant time within which to do all the necessary business. BETTER RAILROAD SERVICE. The people living along the line of the Carolina and North-Western railroad in York county, have for a long time been anxious for a more convenient passenger service than the railroad authorities have yet been able or willing to give. The most serious inconvenience is to the people along the northern portion of the county?Clover, Filbert, Bowling Green, etc., who desire a means of going to Yorkvilleand returning the same day, L and of the southern portion?Guthries ville, McConnellsville, Delphos, etc.?who would be glad to have a similar accommodation in regard to Chester. As the matter now stands, people to the south can go north and return the same day; but people to the north, who desire to go south, are compelled to lay over at the poiut of destination at least one day before they can return. This is the situation from which arises all existing dissatisfaction. Some weeks ago, the town council of Yorkville, joined by a number of business men, and also a large number of citizens of Clover, petitioned President Harper for such a change in present schedules as would give the accommodattnuu (Ifsirpil. President Harper has just answered the petition, and along with his answer, sends a long report by Superintendent Nichols. The report of Superintendent Nichols gives a history of alleged previous efforts in the same direction, and many arguments to show that the proposed change is impracticable. A mong other things, he cites the history of an extra passenger train which he says was put on for this purpose; but which the people along the line of the road, in this county, at the time, thought it was principally for the purpose of building up the popularity of Plowing Rock, and which, he says, was run at a net loss of $1,000. The upshot of the whole matter is that the railroad au thorities protest their inability to do what the people down this way ask, and the outlook is that the much-hoped-for relief will not be obtained for sometime to come. However, while the reasons and excuses of the railroad people are satisfactory to themselves, they will not be at all satisfactory to the people along the line of the road, for these people still lack a great deal of being convinced of any unreasonableness in their request. All that the people down this way want is a train. Whether that train be freight or passenger, they have not had the presumption to specify. The railroad people claim that the accommodation will cost more than it comes to. That they consider their claim absolutely correct there is no reason to doubt; but the general public cannot see it in tbe same light. For instance, many will agree in the following view of tbe situation as suggested by Mr. G. H. O'Leary, of Yorkville. "At present, the Carolina and Northwestern runs daily each way a freight and a passenger train. Both freight and passenger move in the same direction morning and evening, and run the entire length of tbe line. Tbe schedule is such that people living at points on the southern part cannot utilize any of the trains so as to go further south and return the same day. It occurs to me that the solution of the problem, without increased expense to the railroad, is very easy. Let the runs of the freight trains be broken in two. Let one freight train leave Lenoir in the morning at 6 or 7 o'clock, come down to say Lincolnton, and return the same day. Let the other train leave Lincolnton at about tbe same hour, go to Chester and return the same day. It i9 claimed that the freight business on the upper end of the road is heavier than on the lower end. The run suggested is shorter, and there will, therefore, be more time in which to make it. In a like manner tbe longer run on tbe southern end can be more easily attended to for the reason that there is not so much business. Of course, not being a railroad man, I would not pretend to say that this is the best arrangement; but why we cannot be accommodated on the line I suggest, I am unable to see." So matters stand for tbe present. The people down this way are very much interested in securing such accommodation as is outlined, and it is sincerely hoped that the railroad people will continue the subject under their most serious consideration. _ LOCAL LACONICS. Price of Cotton. The price of cotton on the Yorkville market yesterday was from 5 to 5jj. rreaciung loiuurmn. As the result of incorrect information, it was stated Wednesday that there would be no preaching in the Baptist church at Yorkville tomorrow. There will be services at the usual hours, morning and evening. Winthrop Re-Opened. Wintbrop college resumed its exercises last W ednesday. Nearly all of the young ladies who went home some weeks ago were back in their places. Some, however, were detained on account of their vaccination. Salesday In Cherokee. Gaffney Ledger: The only sale last Monday was that of the one-third interest of M. R. Reese in the Iron City hotel at Blacksburg, by the clerk of the court. It was bid ofi by Thomas F. McDow, of Yorkville, for $300. Whisky or No Whisky. The town council of Tirzah has ordered an election to be held on January 25 on the question of whisky or no whisky. There are 13 registered voters in the town and a poll of them shows that 9 or 10 will vote against whisky. What the state board will do in this event, of course, is problematical. Charter Granted. The secretary of state, yesterday, granted a charter to the Carolina Benevolent Association of Rock Hill. The officers are S. B. Alexander, president; D. E. Bony, vice president; S. A. Ashe, secretary and treasurer, and Hal W. Ayer, Herbert W. Jackson and G. Edgar Leach, auditors. Drunk and Disorderly. "Big John" Currence, a Negro, was arrested in Ebenezer township on Thursday night, charged with being drunk and disorderly on the public highway. Magistrate Anderson sentenced him to the cbaingang for 30 days. He had two pistols on bis person, aud for this offense he will have to answer later. Wade Got Away. Robert Wade, colored, was convicted before Trial Justice Anderson, of Ebenezer, on Wednesday, of obtaining goods under false pretences from Mr. W. B. Fewell, and sentenced to the cbaingang for 30 days. Alter his conviction he was put in the Tirzab guardhouse, pending the arrival of Superintendent Gordon,-of the chaingang, who was to come for hitn ; but during the night, in some mysterious manner, he managed to make his escape. Knights of Pythias. At a meeting of Yorkville Lodge, No. 61, Knights of Pythias, last Tuesday night, the following members were elected as officers, to serve for the year 1898: C. M. Kuykendal, deputy grand chancellor; Paul T. McNeel, chancellor commander; E. Augustus Law, vice chancellor; Pelham Morrow, prelate; Wm. H. Herndon, master of the work ; Geo. T. Schorb, K. of R. and S., and M. of F.; Brooks Inman, master of exchequer; Clarence P. Lowrance, master at arms. The inner guard and outer guard are to be appointed later by the chancellor commander. On With His Journey. Lancaster Ledger, Wednesday: After a week's sojourn in Lancaster, Mr. T. Allen McQuary, of Missouri, the young man who is traveling around the world to win the fair hand of the beautiful daughter of an eccentric old gentleman in Arkansas, saddled his pony, called up his dogs and resumed his journey last Monday morning. During his stay here lie made a very lavoraoie impression on all of our people and quite a crowd assembled to bid him goodbye and wish him a safe trip and the accomplishment of his purpose, lie expects to reach Charleston in the next 10 days. It Hurt ItusliieNS. Referring to the smallpox excitement now over, the Rock Hill correspondent of The News and Courier says : The experience has been a very trying one for Rock Hill. The cost of vaccination was a considerable item. The loss of trade during December was great. This redounded to the advantage of neighboring markets; but the greatest trial of all was the unspeakable anxiety which every citizen felt for himself and those dear to him. But all these things are over and this is not a people to sit down and grieve over milk that is spilled. On the other hand, Rock Hill's citizens will put in as much bard work as they have ever d?yie in 365 days before, and hard work generally wins hard money. Caught the Tlilef. While on police duty last Monday, Mr. Alonzo Rose did a neat piece of detective work that resulted in the capture of a Negro thief, and the recovery of a stolen gun. It seems that a gun which was left in the store of Mr. J. H. Riddle for safekeeping, was identified as the property of Mr. Roy Carroll. The party who had possession of the gun, explained that be bad just purchased it from a Negro, giv ing in exchange for it a watch and a few dollars in cash. Mr. Carroll was found and said that he had left the gun at Glenn <fc Allison's stable, from which it had evidently been stolen. The party who had traded for the property stated that he did not know the Negro ; but gave a pretty good description of of him. With this, Policeman Rose went to work, and within an hour arrested a boy named John Oelcy on the charge of cursing on the streets. The charge, though founded on facts, was really made only as a pretext to secure the follow's arrest. Ooley was taken to the guardhouse and searched, and on his person was found the watch that the white man had given him for the gun. LETTER FROM H00DT0WN. The Hot, Slipper at Shiloh?Wordmen Elect Officer*?Personal Mention. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hoodtown, January 6.?Christmas passed off very quietly here. Shooting matches and shooting firecrackers for adults and children respectively, were the order of the day Christmas. The young people did not have the usual number of "sociables," though they have had a few. , The hot supper at Shiloh, Tuesday night, the 28th ultimo, was quite a success, much to the credit of Professor Chapman. About 16 dollars were realized, which amount will be used in carpeting the aisles of the church and other church purposes. Mr. Chapman is expected to preach for the Shiloh congregation this year. A camp of Woodmen of the World has been organized at this place. The following officers were installed last Monday night, to serve during this year: J. W. H. Good, C. C.; Jno. T. Wilson, Adv. Lt.; H. E. Hood, clerk ; A. E. Feemster, banker; J. R. Mickle, watchman ; R. A. White, sentry ; W. L. Wallace, escort; J. D. Good and R. M. Bratton, managers, and Dr. W. A. Hood, camp physician. After spending the holidays at her home in Union county, Miss Barbara Chambers re-opened her school last Monday. Mr. W. J. Wilson, of the "Lone Star" state, is here on a visit to bis mother, Mrs. Faithy Wilson, after ar absence of five or six years. 31 r. J. sam jriexico ana onue visneu relatives here during the holidays. Miss E. A. Black is again at home after an absence of a few months at Guthriesville. The cold weather, which is one of the most forcible reminders of the Christmas season, has abated, and it is now raining, in light showers. Mr. R. L. Hood is able to be out again after an illness of seyeral weeks with fever. Some of the fanners are evidently in the spirit of the poet who wrote "Let us then be up and doing With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait." Plowing and other farm work has already commenced on a small scale. There seems to be a spirit of unrest, such as has not been seen in years, among the croppers and renters, which has been evidenced by a general changirg around to try and benefit themselves. Voce. LETTER FROM McCONNELLSVILLE. How the Young People Spent Christmas? Personal and Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enauirer. McConnellsville, January 7.?The holidays have come and gone, and every one in our little town seemed to enjoy its festivities. The little folks were up quite early Christmas morning, to see what Santa Claus had brought them, and from their beaming, happy faces, I don't think many of them were disappointed ; and to add to their pleasure some of the thoughtful mothers, gave the children several parties and suppers. It was quite amusing to see the gallantry displayed among the young knights to their chosen little sweethearts. 31 r. and Mrs. S. M. Moore and son left for Jackson, Ky., last Monday. Mr. Moore has charge of the college there. 3Ir. F. D. Williams and family moved to Chester on Thursday. They expect to take charge of the 31elton boarding bouse. Mr. Sam Patrick and family have rented the Moore homestead, and will move this week. I)r. Rob Moore, Mr. Hey Moore, and Miss Bellows will board with Mr. Patrick. .Mrs. fj. X5. Mentienuau remrneu mi Wednesday from a visit to her parents in North Carolina. Mr. Will McConnell will return to Bascomville this week to resume bis school there. Miss Lillian Crawford returned to Columbia to school last Tuesday. Mrs. O. L. Sanders is quito sick. Her many friends hope she will bo better soon. Miss Ida Guy visited Miss Ella Love during theJiolidays. Mr. Sadler Love, from Rock Hill, paid his mother a visit here last Saturday. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Mad Dog Scare. A mad dog created a commotion in Abbeville last Wednesday and bit a man in u crowded store before it was killed. The AlarniiNt In Columbia. The man who wants to frighten somebody has been reporting new cases of smallpox in Columbia, almost every day since.the first origin of the scare. So far, however, there has not been a real ease in the city. General Hagood Dead. (leueral and ex-Governor Hagood, died at his home in Barnwell last Tuesday. He had recently been attacked by heart trouble. General Hagood commanded the Twenty-fifth regiment S. C. V., afterwards a brigade. After r the war he was comptroller general ^ and governor. At the time of his i death he was chairman of the board of visitors of the Citadel, of which he was a graduate. He was one of the youngest generals in the Confederate T army. Greenville's Smallpox. At a meeting of the Greenville i board of health, last Wednesday after- r noon, Dr. Jones, the chairman, report- I ed officially that he bad no fear of a spread of smallpox; that all patients wore safely in the nesthouse. a num- _ " "* ?r ? i ' j her were convalescent and the remainder well on the way to recovery, c He also stated that all suspects in the I neighborhood of infected houses had r been successfully vaccinated, and he c had no fear of any of them taking the a disease. As a precaution, arrangements are progressing for a bouse of . detention outside the city limits and away from the pesthouse. The removal of the sick, the confinement of ( suspects and a perfect system of vaccination have caused the most timid to feel secure. Students are rapidly "] coming in to all the colleges, old as J well as new, and business is reviving, j Captured a Boa In Columbia. Columbia, last Monday night, had 1 the unique experience of a boa constric- * tor in charge of the editorial rooms of ^ a morniDg daily. The scene of this event, says a dispatch, was The Register office, and the following is the story : About four months ago a dime museum was showing in this city and 1 a big boa snake was said to have es- J caped. People here did not believe | the story and paid no attention to tales n that were told, from time to time, 1 about a huge serpent being seen in * various parts of the city. This morn- t, ing the colored porter of the Exchange ti Loan bank went into the basement to 1 start the heating furnace. With a yell g be rushed to the street telling of a n snake he had seen in the cellar. From time to time during the day otber peo- j pie who went into the cellar declared they had seen the snake. A party p made up of two members of The Register staff and one of Arnold's tbeatrical troupe, armed with ropes, clubs, , lanterns and a bottle of chloroform, I entered the cellar and effected the cap- S ture of the snake. He was not lively, ?| on account of the cold, but some difficulty was experienced in taking bim. n He was taken to The Register office ? under the influence of chloroform and q the cold, putin a box and placed by the a stove, where he was viewed by hun- J dreds of Columbians. About 8 o'clock ^ tonight all the torpidity disappeared g from the snake, owing to the heat in the room. He escaped from the box and for about half an hour owned the office. Editors were perched on desks, reporters climbed partitions and everybody sought places of refuge, while his snakeship paraded from one room to the other. An ex-snake charmer, who happened to be in the city, as a ; relic of the state fair, brought relief to the office by chloroforming the var- t mint. The suake is a boa constrictor, J nearly 14 feet long and weighing con- J siderably over 100 pounds. The agil- r( ity developed by the editorial staff is a said to have been amazing. J? """ 8] AT THE CHURCHES. ft baptist. Sunday Services.?YORKVILLE? | There will be preaching at this church ^ next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and G at night at 7.15. Sunday school at 3 p. in. b associate reformed. ? Sunday Services.?TIRZAH?There will be services Sunday morning at 11 _ o'clock. YORKVILLE?Sunday school at 3.30 o'clock. trinity methodist episcopal. ~ Sunday Services.?There will be preaching in. the morning at 11 o'clock and at night at 7.00 o'clock. Sunday school at 4 p. m. VAOIT niUPTTTT Rev. J. W. Humbert, Pastor. Preaching at Philadelphia next Sunday moru- ( ing. Epworth League meeting at 3 p. m. t presbyterian. Sunday Services.?There will be services next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, and in the evening at 7.15. Sunday e school at 3 p. m. 3? episcopal. ? Sunday Services.?Morning services a at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 3.30 in 1; the afternoon. q fecial Jtotices. 0 t State ok Ohio, City of Toledo, 1 Lucas County, ) Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner ofthe firm of F. J. Cheney ?t Co., doing business in the city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS lor each and "] every case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured J by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure, i FRANK J. CHENEY. j Sworn to before me and subscribed in e my presence, this 6th day of December, A. t D. 1886. a > A. W. GLEASON, t | seal. | Notary Public. t Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally < and acts directly on the blood and mucous c surfaces of the system. Send for testimo- j| nials, free. li F. J. CHENEY it CO., Toledo, 0. I Sold by druggists, 75c. a Hall's Family Pills are the best. t d 1 INSURE YOUR PROPERTY IN THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE CO. It is as strong as i the strongest. L. GEO. GRIST, Agent, t CHATTLE MORTGAGES, LI EN'S ^ FOR RENT AND SUPPLIES, Titles ii to Real Estate and Real Estate Mort- I gages in blank form for sale at TIIE EN- 1 QUHRER OFFICE. d I BUY COTTON. I BUY COTTON, and yon will please not fail to recollect it when you have any to oiler. If parties having lots of from 25 to 500 bales, who live out of town, . will notify me when they get ready to y sell, I will go and bid on it. I can be r found at Grist Cousins' store. ( D. W. IIICRS. c December 25 103 stf COUNTY ALLIANCE. rHE quarterly meeting of the YORK COUNTY FARMERS' ALLIANCE rill be held in Yorkville on the SECOND FRIDAY IN JANUARY (14th instant.) W. N. ELDER, President. January 8 3 It FOR RENT FOR 1898. rHE ADICKES PLACE Yorkville, S. C., consisting of two fine farmshe "Clawson Home Place" and the old 'Kerr Place." Large Fruit Orchards and Vineyards. Also a herd of cows with a >aying milk business. For terms and mrticulars apply to C. E. SPENCER. Yorkville, S. C. December 23 102 wAstf CATAWBA COTTON GROWERS. rHE COTTON GROWERS OF CATAWBA TOWNSHIP are hereby ailed to meet at ROCK HILL, on SATJRDAY, JANUARY 15, at 11 o'clock a. n., for the purpose of organizing in acordance with the plan agreed upon in the ounty convention held in the courthouse ,t Yorkville on Monday, January 3,1898. T. M. ALLEN, Township Chairman. Harmony, S. C., January 6,1898. January 8 3 saw td BRIDGE CONTRACT. )fflce of the Supervisor of York County, Yorkville, S. C., January 8, 1898. f WILL BE AT TAYLOR'S CREEK L BRIDGE, on the road leading from ohn G.Steele's to Santuc, on MONDAY, ANUARY 17, at 11 o'clock a. m., for he purpose of letting out a contract for 'HE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 1RIDGE. Plans and specifications may ie seen at the place designated on the lay appointed. T. G. CULP, Supervisor for York County. Attest: J. S. Brice, Clerk. January 8 3 2t FIRE INSURANCE. r AM WRITING Fire Insurance, and L have entered the field with a puriose to establish a permanent agency, lomehave already entrusted their busipss to me, for which I return thanks, 'he rates of the companies I represent re PRECISELY THE SAME rates of 11 agents doing business for companies elonging to the Soutb-Eastern Associaion. My friends will find me at the ^oan ana Savings bank, where, while ransacting banking business, will always nd leisure time to talk and write fire isurance. F. A. GILBERT. December 18 mcbl9 3m HE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, York County. ty W. H. McCorkle. Esquire, Probate Judge of York County. . [TTHEREAS J. K. ALLISON and J. W B. MARTIN have applied to me for. /etters of Administration, on all and sinular, the goods and chattels, rights and redits of Dr. J. W. ALLISON, late of tie county aforesaid, deceased : These are, therefore, to cite and adlonish all and singular the kindred and reditors of the said deceased, to be and ppear before me, at our next Probate '/M-,,* fnr- fho enift nonnt.v. to hfi holdftn t York Court House, on the 24th day of ANUARY, 1898, at 11 o'clock a. m., to hew cause, if any, why the said adlinistration should not be granted, liven under my Hand and Seal, this 3rd day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and in the 122d year of American Independence. W. H. McCORKLE, Probate Judge of York county January 12 4 2t LOUIS BOTH." I HAVE CROSSED THE STREET. T HAVE moved my business?GROL CERY, BAKERY and RESTAUtANT?to the "Rose Building," across ie street, where I have a larger store Dom, a most comfortable dining room nd a new and well equipped baking deartment. Of my Restaurant business l my new quarters, it is unnecessary to peak, for it will be conducted in the iture as in the past, with a view only to tie satiating of the appetites of the huury, and as to what extent I havesucceedd, I will allow the patrons who visit my lining room to bear testimony. In my Irocery Department you will find the est Vegetables and Fruits, together with verything suitable for fancy table use. 'resh Bread and Cakes always on hand. LOUIS ROTH. T. W. SPECK." COOP AND BEST. THAT EXPRESSES IT EXACTLY. 3F course you can go to the other stores and pay more tor the same article ban I ask ; but you will not get any betsr, for I sell the Best Goods Made. ' If you have lived in this vicinity long nough to become thoroughly acquainted, ou won't think of buying any article be>re looking at my assortment. If a newonier or a stranger, ask your friends or neighbor?they will tell you what neary every one knows?that I am headquaruartere for the Best Goods AT THE Lowest Prices. I take pride in posting my customers n what goods are worth and showing hem iiow to save money. T. W. SPECK, Jeweler and Optician. Protect Your Homes! [X the three words above is, I think, really an unnecessary command, for iy the very nature of things, it is the iinate purpose of every living creature, iven unto the fowls of the air, to protect heir homes from all kinds of trespassers nd destroying elements. Through a houghtless notion of economy though, here are many men of today who are Mowing their otherwise fine and handome homes to go to ruin for the lack of a oat or two of paint, when by its appliation the house will be beautified and ts exterior protected from the never reanting destroying atmospheric elements, 'aint is cheaper than weatherboarding nd yet by applying the paint you increase he life of the weatberboarding almost inlefinitely. MASURY'S RAILROAD 'AINT IS THE BEST. IT WON'T SCALE. IT WON'T CRACK! IT WON'T PEEL OFF. There are thousands of paints that are nferior to MASURY'S; but not one su>erior. When you paint your buildings, use the best. I have had years of experience and it teaches me that MASURY'S s my mascot. Sold at 81.25 a gallon; the lest oil at -lo cents. See my color card and et me give you any other information lesired. T. B. McCLAIN, Yorkville, s. c. Raw or Boiled Linseed Oil only 45 ets. THE CKNTUKY. [N my advertisement, "Whetstones For the Brains," The CENTURY Maga;ine was inadvertently placed in the list if $3.00 magazines. The price of The .'ontury is $4.00, and I am prepared to re:eive subscriptions at that price. OLIVER E. (JRIST. D. W. HICKS. R. B. RIDDLE. GRIST COUSINS. DO YOU EAT CORN BREAD ? WE know there are a few people who buy Corn Meal for cow, horse, pig and chickeus; but not for their own consumption. Of course it makes no difference to the aforesaid cow, horse, pig and chickens if the meal is made of yaller^' or mixed corn, or is a little musty and ground too fine, or coarse. We also know there are some people who do eat corn bread, muffins, pone, mush, etc., and they know as well as we that the quality and palatableness of the bread, mush, etc., depends a good deal on the quality of the meal. Recognizing this fact, we have arranged to handle meal made of selected White Corn and ground on a mill OPERATED BY WATER. We have our first lot. Try it. You will be pleased. Price, 60 cents a bushel. WE DO NOT CLAIM To be farmers and we have no commission which authorizes us to tell the farmer how to conduct his affairs, and we don't intend to appear meddlesome or anything of that kind ; but we are satisfied that if 100,000 acres of ground is broken in York county during the next 60 days the return to the farmers will amount to $500,000 in the way of saving time next spring and increasing the products, and every acre of laud should be broken with Oliver Plows, because they will do better work, do it easier and more economically than any plow on the market. We are sole agents for the Oliver plow, but you can buy one of us just as cheap as if there were a dozen agents in the county. GRIST COUSINS. J. II. RIPPLE. ^STUDY?WORK. 1898 has knocked and the door of the future has been opened unto it, and as to what it shall be is a matter entirely with us?-just what we make it. Plan with your brain and work with your hands. . Work intelligently and work persistently and all will be well. We have settled down to hard work and are now ready for business. We have a complete line of the best and most select Fancy and Family Groceries together with all kinds of Plantations Supplies, and in a few days expect to make contracts for our annual supply of fertilizers. In the meantime we solicit the patronage of all trustworthy and reliable customers. Recognizing the fact that there are others catering to the same kind of trade as ourselves, and desiring to be charitable toward them, we refrain from quoting prices at this time; but will leave that to you for investigation. Everybody recognizes us as headquarters for fine Flour, and no one can beat us on Shingles or Laths. JAMES H. RIDDLE. 1898. "Happy New Year to All." It would be a gross dereliction of duty, should I fail to acknowledge mv gratitude to the great legion of friends who have expressed their confidence in me by practical example at my counters during 1897, which contributed so largely to my support in maintaining my position on the Watchtower of Fashion, and with what ease it was done can only be determined by an appreciating and discrimina- . ting public. As to the mysteries of the future I can say nothing; but so far as lies in my power, no obstacles shall come in the way to merit your patronage and retain your confidence in the future. Again thanking you for your patronage for 1897, I wish you all a happy New Year, attended with unbounded prosperity for 1898. Mrs. T. M. DOBSON. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, York County. By W. H. McCorkle, Esquire, Probate Judge of York County. WHEREAS Mrs. MARTHA E. McGILL has applied to me for Letters of Administration, 011 all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of wM. M. MeGILL, late of the county aforesaid, deceased : These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me, at our next Probate Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House on the 12th day of JANUARY, 1898, at 12 o'clock noon, to shew cause, if any, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 28th day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and in the 122nd year of American Independence. \V. H. McCORKLE, Probate Judge of York County. January 11 s2t fhc ilorhvillf tfnquircr. Published Wednesday and Saturday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy for one year, $ 2 OO One copy tor two years, 3 SO For six months, 1 OO For three months SO Two copies for one year, 3 SO Ten copies one year, 11 SO And an extra copy for aclub of ten.