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? Augusta Chronicle : General Joe i
Wheeler's gallantry is as distinguished I
in social life as his bravery i6 in evi- i
dence on the battlefield. An exam- 1
pie of this is shown in the interesting i
correspondence that took place be l
tween him and one of Atlanta's prominent
women : Mrs. Peele telegraphed 1
General Wheeler inviting him to drive I
with her in the parade, and stating I
that she would rather have him as her ]
escort than the Czar of Russia. The i
gallant general telegraphed a prompt I
acceptance, declaring that he would I
rather drive with Mrs. Peele than the <
empress of all the Russians. I
? New York special to Baltimore '
Sun, Friday : The declaration by the '
Fifth Avenue bank yesterday of a <
regular quarterly dividend of 20 per i
cent, and an extra dividend of 5 per i
cent, on its $100,000 of capital, called i
attention t? the fact that this is one of !
the three banks here that yields 100
per cent, or more yearly upon the par
value of its shares. The First Nation- .
al bank, capital $500,000, also pays
100 per cent, in quarterly installments,
while the Chemical National bank,
capital $300,000, pays 150 per cent, in
bi-monthly installments. The stock of
all three banks comes on the market
but seldom. The last reported sales
were: Chemical National bank, $4,100
a share; Fifth Avenue bank, $3,205
a share; First National bank, .
$3,105 a share.
? According to recent information
received here, says a Manila dispatch,
the Filipino insurgents are endeavoring .
to maintain a brave show for the purpose
of securing the best terms possible
from the Americans. It is the opinion
of our admiral that it would be advis- <
able for the United States to pay <
insurgent troops their arrears of wages, j
The whole amount would be a compar- ,
otivoiv triflinc sum. aud the payment ,
of the troops would have a valuable
effect, and may save incalculable 1
trouble. Admiral Dewey was strongly
convinced that the Filipino insurgents
deserve all acknowledgement. He is
a believer in the practicability of liberal
measures in the direction of local
autonomy. Regardiug the possibility
of international complications, Admiral
Dewey said : "Prior to the arrival
of the monitors I felt uneasy ; but now
I am ready to hold this position against
the whole earth."
? Representative Rixey, of Virginia,
on last Friday, introduced a bill for
the admission of Confederate as well
as Union soldiers to all soldiers' homes
and institutions maintained by the
government. Although somewhat in
line with the president's suggestion in
his speech at Atlanta which referred to
government care for Confederate cemeteries,
the Rixey bill refers to living
ex-Confederates who are "maimed,
crippled or needy." The text of the
bill follows: "That after the passage
of this act all soldiers' homes and other
institutions maintained by the government
for the maimed, crippled and
needy soldiers and sailors of the United
States, shall be open to all soldiers and
sailors of the civil war of 1861-65
upon the same terms and without discriminatiou
as to whether they were
enlisted upon the side of the Union or
the Confederacy."
? The National Civil Service Reform
association, in session in Baltimore,
Md., on last Friday, adopted resolutions
which congratulate the lovers of
good government on "the failure of the
recent attack in congress upon the
merit system ; assert that the convention
has heard with grave concern the
ronort, that the president of the United
vrw.
States is to withdraw from civil service
rules a large number of positions under
the government, and expresses the
belief that such action is contrary to
the interests of public service; cites a
number of instances of alleged departure
from civil service rules within the
past year; charges that the administration
has failed to redeem its promise
to extend the rule wherever possible,
and, in conclusion, asserts that the
rule of the newly acquired dependencies
will result in disaster and disgrace
if conducted on the plans of the spoils
politicians.
? Wilmington Star: The exodus of
Negroes from this city seems to continue
without abatement. A member
of The Star staff was told yesterday by
a railroad official who is in a positiou
to know, that from six to a dozen Negroes
buy tickets and leave here daily
over the Atlantic Coast Line alone.
Eight Negroes brought tickets to New
York, via Newbern, yesterday. A
majority of those who leave go to NewYork
and other northern cities. Some
go west and south. A large number
of ot hers leave the city on tickets sent
to theni by relatives. The thorough
scare they received during the recent
race trouble and the present crusade
by business men for the substitution of
white for colored labor are the causes
of the exodus. A great many white
people are coming to the city in the
stead of these outgoing Negroes, so
that in the opinion of conservative
business men the population conditions
are being very much improved, with
little or no loss aud possibly a gain in
numbers.
? At the courthouse at Swainsboro,
Emanuel county, Ga., one day last
week, Seaborn Bell, an honored citizen
of that county, celebrated his 85th
birthday by having his pastor preach
his fuueral sermon. Mr. Bell is an
Adventist, and has been for 50 years
or more. He belongs to the old school
of bucolic gentlemen who scorn even
an approach towards dissimulation.
He declared, in speaking of the proposed
novel sermon : "I will sit tomorrow
among my frieuds to hear my :
fuueral oration. I shall listen atten- |
tively, aud should the minister, by !
design or oversight, strain the truth
regarding my character or any iueideut ,
of my life, I will stand up before them |'
all and declare the statements untrue."
Mr. Bell says that during his long life
he has seen so much post mortem '
deception and undeserved praise nc- i
corded the most hardened sinners that ,
he proposes that nothing hut the truth (
shall be spoken about him ; therefore,
he planned to hear the funeral sermon '
as a birthday celebrat-iou today.
? Warrenton Va.: On Sunday even- 1
ing two young gentlemen of Warren- '
ton went calling, and finding the young <
lady had gone to church, they lowered <
the lamps, thinking they would have
time to take a nap. When she came
back and found the two men reclining
in the dim light she did not shriek ;
but took the family Bible, from a table
nearby and brought it down on the
bead of one of them with such force
lis to make a deeper impression on him
than the Bible had ever done before,
rhen she stepped into the hall and
beld the door while she summoned
ber father to come and dispose of "two
tramps." The young gentlemen expressed
every willingness to capitulate.
The old man told his daughter
to oDen the door and he would snrin
kle them with shot as they passed,
which she did ; but it was impossible
'o flush the game and finally she ven;ured
in to show them out, so the old
man would have a shot at them, when
;be lights having been turned up, she
recognized her two friends, who were
n a cold perspiration and could not be
nduced to remain longer.
<Thc liorkviltc (gnquiwr.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, DEC'R 21,1898.
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? i ne news ana uuiiner ?uu vjiccuville
News commend Mr. Bryan for his
anti-imperialism ; but continue to condemn
him on account of his free coinage
doctrine. If these papers will
study the matter a little, they will find
iu the views of Mr. Bryan a consistency
that they cannot readily claim for
themselves. In the single gold standard
is to be found the very mudsill of
imperialism.
? We note that the Charleston Tost
is after the city council of Charleston
because it seems disposed to do the
city's advertising in The News and
Courier at a higher price than The
Post asks for the "same work." The
Post does not use the expression "same
work but that is the assumption in
the comparison of prices. If The
Post can give the same service at a
lower price than The News and Courier,
then the Charleston board of aldermen
is doing a great injustice iu not
patroniziug The Post. But for The
Post to give the same service as The
News and Courier is manifestly impossible.
A given space in The Post is
less valuable or more valuable than
the same space in The News and
Courier. One paper has a better class
of readers than the other. The same
advertisement is not of the same value
in either paper with the same reader.
Each paper has its own particular
character, and that character to a
greater or less extent affects the value
of the advertisement. For instance,
suppose one paper makes it a point to
print carefully prepared news, regardless
of expense, and the other is not
particular what it prints so its columns
are full, what is likely to he the effect
on the readers of both ? In one case
the discriminating reader feels that
the advertiser is looking for him,
and in the other he feels that the advertiser
does not care much whether
he finds anybody or not; or at least
that he is not nearly so particular as in
the first case. But the proper way to
settle matters of this kind is not by
the opinions of the respective publishers
or the prejudices of the officials.
Any commodity?advertising space not
excepted?is worth what it will bring
on the market. The business men of
Charleston who advertise at all, advertise
as a business proposition. They
do not advertise in either paper for
charitable purposes, and they do not
pay either paper for its advertising
space more than they know by experience
that that space is worth. Then
this is the best guide for the Charleston
aldermen. It is right and proper that
the city should have the best advertising
service possible, and the city
will not be badly hurt so long as it
regulates its compensation to the values
that business men have found
profitable. To claim that cheapuess?
cost?is the only consideration by
which officials should be governed in
the selection of mediums for giving
publicity to public notices, is equivalent
to admitting that the publication
of such notices is unnecessary. The
Enquirer has no interest one way or
the other in the Charleston controone
which to a greater or less extent
affects all publishers who seek to exist
versy further than that the matter is
by merit rather thau by unjustly bestowed
"patronage."
COMING TO REASON.
The papers are having a good deal
to say about the Atlanta speech in
?T> :J ?. e??,rooted
WHICH 1 rfbiucut iuuxviuivj oug^vowu
that hereafter the Federal government
should look impartially after the
graves of Confederate aud Federal
soldiers alike. And most of the papers
in the south think that the president
is deserving of great credit for having
uttered such a seutimeut.
We are glad that the president has
said what he did, and we coufess that
the utterance was admirable ; but we
are not disposed to take it as any
special evidence of generosity. It is
only one of the first rays of a great
truth that is, or should be, dawning in
the minds of liberal and intelligent
leaders throughout the north. The
only wonder is that there has not been
euough breadth and generosity among
our northern brethren to warrant more i
liberal admissions long ago. <
No matter what may have been the '
secondary causes of the late war, the <
real issue was the constitutional prin- |
ciple of state rights. The south went |
to war to preserve its constitutional 1
liberty against brute force, and al- J
though it was compelled to succumb 1
to that force, the fact remains that no J
fair minded, intelligent man of today
can conscientiously claim that it was
not right. President McKinley's utterance
in Atlauta, therefore, seems to 1
have more value as an admission of
tbis fact than as the patronizing concession
some people may be disposed '
to consider it.
But what the president has said is '
only a ray of justice. Right being the .
test, the Confederates who fought and ,
laid down their lives in defense of the
constitution of the United States, were ;
the real patriots of the war of secession.
On the principle that a govern- s
ment should take care of its defenders,
these Confederates have all along been
the rightful claimants of the benefits ]
that have been showered upon those <
who successfully held up the side of 1
injustice. 1
We are saying this not because we
are dissatisfied with the immediate ,
result of the war. While the south i
was undoubtedly right in its construe- I
tion of the constitution, that construe- 1
tion was probably not for the best ,
interest of the country as-a whole.
The change brought about by the war (
has been for the better rather than j
otherwise ; but still, as suggested, our
friends at the north will have to admit
at last that the real "crime" of the
south was not rebellion ; but loyalty j
to the constitution of the land. And
this being true, the Federal government,
notwithstanding the violence
with which it wrought its cherished
change in the constitution, owes it to
the southern soldier to not only look
after his grave; but to accord him all
the benefits that a just government
feels called upon to accord to its
defenders.
? James H. Echols, president of the
Commercial National Bank of Chicago,
is authority for the statement that the
Russian government is trying to raise
a big loan in the United States. If
this is true, it is something unusual
aud full of significance. Echols claims
that the United States now has more
available money than at any time in
the history of the country, and it is
claimed that for two months or more
money has been the "cheapest commodity"
in New York, call loans being
made as low as lj per cent., and no
gilt edge securities for sale at less than
3J per cent. '
MERE-MENTION.
Calvin S. Brice, former senator from
Ohio, died in New York last Thursday,
aud was buried in Ohio. Saturday.
A lunatic priuter named Joseph W.
Peursou threw bricks through the
doors of the British embassay at Washington
Thursday uight. MissPaunceforte,
daughter of the ambassador, was
struck on one ankle with a brick and
slightly hurt. Pearson was arrested,
and will probably go to a lunatic asylum.
The total of deaths from the
collapse of the gasometer at Twentyfirst
street and Second avenue, New
York, on Thursday, is now seveu.
The gasometer was the largest in the
world, 178 feet across and holding
3,600,000 feet of gas. It was being
tested when it collapsed and sent a
column of water 20 feet deep down
Twenty-first street to East river.-"-Before
leaving for the south last week,
President McKinley signed a special ,
bill regulating the tariff duties for Cuba.
The members of the American
peace commission sailed last Sunday
for the United States from South- ,
ampton. Albert Taylor, a white
man, was hanged at Macon, Ga., last
Friday at noon, for the murder of his
wife. The execution was private, even ,
the newspaper reporters being excluded.
A semi-official note issued
from Madrid last Friday, says: "As ,
the American senate must ratify the
treaty of peace before it becomes
effective, our government should wait
for this ratification, and not hasten to
1 -t- iL
cede territory woicu vue uuucu Dtum
senate may not accept." The total (
bank clearings in the United States for
last week were $1,691,765,298; per i
cent, increase 23.4. Exclusive of New
York, $610,296,295 ; per cent, increase j
14.9. The Rev. William R. Camp- ,
hell, who has spent 21 years in Utah |
among the Mormons, is in New York, j
taking an active part in the fight j
agaiust polygamy. He says that the ,
presbytery of Utah is in touch with ,
only 70 of the 310 postoffices of Utah. <
Reports received from these show 2,000 ,
cases of polygamy and that 1,000 po- ?
lygnmist children have been born since
1895. At the battle of Atbara a |
number of Italian rifles were captured ,
from the Dervishes by the Egyptians. ]
The Italians lost them to the Abyssi- <
nians in 1887, and the Abyssiuiaus in ,
turn to the Dervishes in 1889. One (
important Wall Street commission ,
house recently borrowed $2,000,000 |
for six months at 3 per cent. It has (
been in business for many years, and ]
never before was able to borrow so (
much money at so low a rate for so
long a time. According to the ofli- i
cial forecast, the wheat harvest of
Australia for 1898 will be 1,500,000 (
in excess of that of 1897, and there r
will be a surplus available for export i
of 2,225,000 bushels. t
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The Peace Treaty.?The presi- <
dent will submit the peace treaty to t
the senate during the present session ; r
that much has been definitely deter- >
mined upon, says a Washington dis- t
patch of Saturday. The text is still t
lacking here, and as the commission- t
ers have not thought proper to intrust c
the document to the mails, it will not r
reach Washington before next ?atur- s
day. Although desirous of placing it t
before the senate at the earliest op- i:
portuuity, the president will not be r
ible to do 80 for a week after tho receipt
for the reason that congress will
)e in holiday recess. Meanwhile the
:reaty will not be given to the public.
Strong pressure .has been brought to
sear already to change this decision ;
)ut a strict observance of the estabished
custom in such cases will be
'ollowed, in order to avoid useless anmosity
against the treaty on the part
)f sticklers for the observance of the
jourtesy due the senate.
WILL NOT DOWN.
Hr. Bryan Says the Silver Question Will
Outlive Other Issues.
A number of gold bug would-be
Democratic papers, have recently tried
to make it appear that W. J. Bryan
aas abandoned the silver question as a
lead issue. The New York World
nteryiewed Mr. Bryan on the subject
with the following result:
"Will expansion be the issue two
/ears hence?" was asked.
"I do not care to talk about that
subject," was the answer.
"Do you think that the cause of
silver is dead ?"
"Not by any means," said Colonel
Bryan, his lips compressing and his
iyes taking on a stern expression.
'The silver question is as strong today
ia ever, and it will not diminish.. The
feeling for silver is as strong now as it
was in 1896, when the opposition to
the gold standard took its stand upon
the Chicago platform. It was right
then and it is right now. It will continue
to be right. Every plank in the
Chicago platform is as strong today as
it was in 1896 when it was adopted."
"Then you do not think," asked the
correspondent, "that the war has lessened
the importance of silver?"
"War sentiment is ephemeral," was
the reply. "The war feeling is temporary.
The war excitement has ent
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a while; but it will soon die. Like a
fire, it draws a crowd for the time; but
the crowd soon grows tired and goes
back to its normal pursuits. So with
the war. The silver question will outlive
any war that ever occurred or
ever will occur."
MAKING FUN OF ATLANTA.
Alabama Legislature Adopts Sarcastic Resolutions.
The following resolutions were introduced
in the Alabama house of representatives
last Saturday :
"Whereas, the members of the general
assembly who attended the peace
jubilee in Atlanta were mistaken for
tramps, hoboes and adventurers, and
were brutally routed by the police from
the capitol and the public hotels of
Georgia's boasted capital, barely escaping
with their lives and property.
"And whereas, the sacred flag which
is Alabama's title to a place in the sisterhood
of states was ruthlessly trodden
under foot in a mob conflict, to
the great humiliation of our law-makers
and the burning shame of the
Georgia police.
"Therefore, be it resolved ?
"That we felicitate' our brothers on
escaping with their lives and suggest
that hereafter they await the coming
of the elephant with more patience
and thus save our proud state the burning
shame to which they have just
been subjected by the unnatural Georgians."
The resolutions went to the committee
on rules.
Shafter and the Cubans.?At a
collation of the officers of the Third
Georgia regiment to Postmaster General
Smith and the newspaper correspondents,
in Savannah, last Saturday
afternoon. General Shafter bad some
interesting things to say about Cuba
and the Cubans. He did not make a
speech ; but in a conversational way
expressed himself, his remarks being
nominally addressed to Colonel Bonner
of the Georgians, though they were
intended for the whole assemblage.
"It seems to me," said General Shafter,
"that a great many persons have
an erroneous idea respecting our relations
with the Cubans. As I view
it, we have taken Spain's war upon
ourselves. We shall in all probability
hear a good deal more of the 'insurgents.'
"
"How about self-government for the
Cubans?" General Shafter was asked.
"Self government," he repeated,
"Why these people are no more fit for
self government than gunpowder is for
hell."
In the same line General Shafter
went on to tell why the United States
would, in bis opinion, be obliged to
remain in the island for some time and
govern the territory by military force.
Hanging In Cheraw.
John Harper, colored, who killed
Sandy Campbell last spring and was
convicted of murder at the spring
term of court, was hanged at ChesterSeld
courthouse last Friday at 2 o'clock
p. m. The condemned man showed a
great deal of bravery, meeting death
tvithout flinching. He was taken
iown in 15 minutes after the drop fell
ind nronounced dead. He made a short
speech to the crowd of 400 persons
preseut and said that he did not intend
>o kill Campbell. After his talk he
opened a hymn book and read the
iiymn, "I Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say," and asked the crowd to join
with him in singing it. Several did
so. He then knelt down and prayed,
ifter which he told the sheriff he was
ready. He never flinched while the
jutire preparations were going on.
He is the first person hanged in that
county in about 50 years.
Movements of the Tolberts.
Nejvs and Courier : Joseph Tolbert,
)ne of the younger members of the
1'olbert lamuy, nas been in ureenwoou
nquiring into the status of the feeling
.here and whether or not it would be
udiciou9 for him and other members
)f his family to return home. He is
nuch discouruged aud does not favor
eturning home. He said that he was
veil treuled in Greenwood and found
hat the better class of citizens would
live him and his protection. Still
here were others who could not be
:ouuted upon. Thomas Tolbert is
iow in .Charleston, having recovered
ufficiently to be able to travel, but is
lot well. The little boy who was shot
s still seriously hurt and may never
ecover.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
P. \V. Love, Real Estate Agent?Offers
I for rent the residence of Mr. J. C. Dickson,
on King's Mountain street. He
also suggests that if vou have real estate
[ to sell or rent, or desire to buy or rent
real estate, it would be well for you to
consult him.
| L. M. Grist?Wants to buy a small dressed
hog and to sell a fine shot gun.
George T. Schorb?Has in stock a new
large-size full grand scale Lester piano
which he offers at a bargain. He has
also taken the agency for the sale of the
"Crown" organs, and already having
the Wilcox <k White agency, he is prefiared
to supply your wants in the orj^an
ine. The guarantee of the manufacturers
and the guarantee of the agent
go with these organs.
Grist Cousins?Cocoanut crisp and peanut
brittle, chocolate creams at 20 cents a
pound, the best plain stick candy at 10
UOIIWJ a puuuu Ui bUlOO puuuuo IV* ?v
cents, raisins at 10 cents, firecrackers,
loaded shells for shot euns, and city
sodas.
J. A. Shurley, County Superintendent of
Education?Gives notice that on Thursday,
22d instant, he will meet citizens of
Forest Hill school district, No. 30, at
Mr. Leni Woods's, at 10 a. m., to consult
with regard to the consolidation of
three white school districts.
J. M. Ferguson?Announces that hereafter
he will be prepared to furnish the
public with choice' fresh meats, including
beef, pork and dressed fowls. He
will also continue to carry a choice line
of family and fancy groceries.
Louis Roth?Advertises a number of
things which are suitable and desirable
for your Christmas dinner, or for dinner
on other days as well.
H. C. Strauss?Talks to you about Christmas
presents and enumerates a number
of articles which would be acceptable
and appreciated by the recipients.
THE COTTON MARKET.
The Yorkville cotton market continues
to range higher than is warranted
by New York and Liverpool quotations.
It is because of the influence
of surrounding mills.
"I paid six cents for a bale of cotton
today," remarked Mr. J. A. Datta in
the posioffice Monday night.
"Is that not pretty high ?" he was
asked.
"Yell, yes, maybe," he replied ; "but
it was not as high as a good deal that
was sold at 5J cents. The cotton I
paid six cents for was first class, aud
was well-worth the price."
The local market on Monday was
higher in proportion than on any day
during the present season. It continued
well up yesterday, and is likely to
remain about the same today. Cotton
of the kind described above will still
bring six cents; but for the kind that
is coming in most rapidly, the price
ranges from 5J to 5$.
FUNNY; BUT DANGEROUS.
"Hold on there, boys; don't shoot
any more of those crackers until I
get by, please!"
It was last Monday. Several boys
had just exploded a large firecracker
and were preparing to explode another,
as a well-known physician from a
neighboring town came along driving
a spirited horse that was not used to
noises of this kind.
"All right, mister, we won't; we
ain't got no more," said the largest of
the boys. Relieved at this assurance,
fho dn?lnr rpInTpH hlft VJcilftDCe aS tO
vuv ?VWWW' V.?? * "O -his
horse aad was passing quietly oo.
Meanwhile the boy who had said be
was not going to shoot any more was
so busy getting another cracker iu
readiness that his very eagerness made
some little delay in the doctor's favor.
Presently, "bang!" went the cracker,
and the doctor's horse, now 50
yards away, stood straight in the air
and made several frantic dashes before
it could again be gotten under control.
It occurred to bystanders that a serious
accident was narrowly averted.
The small boy was smart. What he
did also was funny, maybe; but the
doctor and others who correctly diagnose
the case, would probably prescribe
a good thrashing as a proper reward
for this kind of cleverness.
BRATTON-BRATTON MARRIAGE.
The Colutnbia State of Monday contains
the following account of the recent
Bratton-Bratton marriage at
Guthriesville.
Many times has the hospitable home
of the Brattons been thrown open to
their friends; but on December 15th
an event of especial interest took
place in the marriage of Virginia Ma^rvf
Mr an/1 IVTra
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Napoleon Bratton, to Mr. Robert
Moultrie Bratton, son of the late Dr.
J. Rufus Bratton, of Yorkville.
On entering the bouse a scene of
rare loveliness greeted the eye. The
walls were festooned with graceful
garlands, and everywhere were seen
house plants, tall palms and ferns.
Over the whole was shed a soft, mellow
light, cast by many waxen tapers.
Promptly at 3.30 o'clock, Mrs. Mason
Bratton, sister of the bride, escorted
by two fair girls?Misses Rita
Witherspoon and Louise Lowry?entered
the parlor and took her place at
the piano, when the strains of Mendelshon's
wedding march heralded the
coming of the bride.
The Rev. Theo. Bratton, an eminent
divine of Spartauburg, entered first, ,
followed by two bridesmaids, Misses
Ella Love and Jennie Hart, of Yorkville.
These two pretty blondes made I
a charming picture as they took their 1
places ou either side of the altar, in !
their picturesque costumes of white <
organdie, beautifully trimmed in white ,
satin ribbon, carrying bouquets of pink ,
chrysautbemums and maiden hair fern.
Then entered the first bridesmaid, (
Miss Ruth Cofield, of Spartanburg. '
Her piquant beauty was enhanced by i
the charming costume of white organ- \
die, elaborately trimmed in bands of t
white satin ribbon. She carried yellow
chrysanthemums.
Then came the fair young bride, the c
cynosure of all eyes, leauing upon the
arm of her dame of honor, Mrs. Laura t
Seay Watson, of Rome, Ga., who took fc
their places under an arch of ever- ^
greens and chrysanthemums. There
they were met by the "?room and his
best man, Dr. R. Andral Bratton.
To the strains of music, soft and low, t
the solemn words were spoken in an c
unusually impressive manner, that r<
made the lovers man and wife. d
The dame of honor, a brilliant brunette,
never appeared to greater advantage
than on this occasion, clad in a
plain costume of heavy white taffeta. a
The bride never looked more lovely
than in her elegant costume of white p
moonshine over satin. t!
Mrs. Bratton is widely known t]
inrouguout tuo aiaie, uuu uuuuto mci
friends by the score. She is loved and .
admired by all who are fortunate 15
enough to know her. * o
Mr. firatton, the groom, is one of ti
York'8 most popular and prosperous a
young men, and deserves to be con- ^
gratulated on the prize he has won.
After congratulations and good 0
wishes were showered upon the happy &
pair, the doors of the dining room were
thrown open and a sumptuous luncheon
was served. Here the decorations
vied with those in the parlor ; beauti- r
ful sprays of mistletoe, laden with the
waxen berries, mingled with the wax- A
en leaves and rich red of the holly, l:
formed the principal decorations.
Mr. and Mrs. Bralton left that even- I
ing on the 9.30 train for a trip of several
weeks.
Among the guests from a distance f1
were Mrs. 0. E. Thomas, Mrs. Frank I
Sims and Master Frank Sims from
Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Izard, ^
Mrs. Myron Sandifer, Mrs. Harrison, 0
Mrs. W. Simpson from Rock Hill. ^
STAR ROUTE CONTRACTORS. C
The postoffice department is having
a lively time with star route specula- *
tors who, despite the vigilance of the 11
authorities, are still managing to make
an occasional margin by sbaviDg the
proposals of local bidders.
The latest scheme that has been
brought to the attention of the postoffice
department, is that of attorneys
and professional contractors, who,
when a new contract is to be let, write
to the postmasters at either end of the
proposed route, and request the names
of prospective bidders. They then
write to the prospective bidders, represent
tbat they are in possession of
information that is not accessible to
the public generally, and offer, for a
small consideration, to take charge of
the work of securiug the desired
contract.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Sballenberger calls attention in the
last issue of The Postal Guide to the (
fact that all persons pretending to (
| have special information are frauds ,
who desire to get the figures of pros- (
Ipective bidders, in order that they )
might profit by the information. Mr.
Shalleuberger goes on to say that in {
.all cases the postoffice department (
prefers to deal directly with local bid- t
'loi-o a n't ho naanraa thorn that if their /
bids are gotten up regularly and in |
proper form, they will always receive (
attention.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The members of the York delegation
in the general assembly are receiving
applications from candidates
who desire to be appointed as county
commissioners under the act that is
expected to supersede the present
county government law.
So far, we have heard of three or
four candidates for the position, and
the reporter is informed that at least
one of these candidates will get the
endorsement of a majority of the delegation.
To publish names at this
time, however, would hardly be fair to
the candidates or the members of the
delegation, especially in view of the
fact that the reporter's information has
not come in a way that entitles it to ^
be considered definite and final.
The two commissioners to be appointed
in this county under the new 1
law will receive not exceeding three
dollars per day each, apd their pay
will be limited to 25 days each per annum.
The board of commissioners, c
howeVer, is to be allowed a clerk, who '
shall receive for his services not exceeding
$100 a year.
Though there is no reason to doubt s
at this time that it is the intention of '
the governor to either sign the act un- *
/lor onnairiorat.inn nr flllow it to become 1
a law without his signature, it is a fact
that the bill is a pretty clumsy piece c
a patchwork, and it is possible that the *
general assembly may see fit to amend
it considerably before it gets into practical
operation. c
HAD A CLOSE CALL. b
Dr. Wm. M. Walker, whose illness .
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was reported in the last issue of The t
Enquirer, is getting better, and there
is reason to hope that he will be up
agaiu in a few days; but he has been t
close to death's door. ^
The doctor was suffering from a t
complication of erysipelas and grip, ^
and his condition was extremely crit- u
ical. On Saturday it was not thought
possible that he, could last more than
two or three days longer, and the sit- p
uation was further complicated Satur- g)
day night by a remarkable accident. c
Through a mistake, the doctor was t(
given internally some medicine con- jy
taining carbolic acid that was intended w
for local application. He was very T
weak at the time; but spoke of the
jncomfortable effect, and Dr. Miles h
Walker, who was in attendance, dis- p(
covering immediately the mistake that th
iad been made, set about administer- u,
ng the proper antidotes. The patient 8a
was so completely exhausted that for qi
i time he became uuconscious, and D,
;ven Dr. Miles Walker thought he was d<
lead.
Shortly afterward, however, the pa- D
ient began to show signs of getting Y
>etter. He continued to improve, un- Pi
il now it appears that the effects of a
he erysipelas have almost passed ar
iway. There is reason also to believe or
bat the mistake, which under most ill
:ircumstauces would have proved fatal, th
sally contributed to the saving of the
octor's life.
The reporter called upon Dr. Walkr
ytsterday and found the old gentleian
in the best of spirits. He referred
3 the fact that he bud several times
assed from life into death, aud said
bat he had grown accustomed to the
ransition. He does not Dretend to
ay whether he will get up again ; but
3 not in the least depressed on account
f his present condition. On the conrary
he delights to talk to his friends
bout the situation in a matter of fact
ind of way, which none but the thorugbly
prepared could assume under
ny circumstances.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. Herod Neil, the auctioneer, hits
ented the Boyd house for next year.
Dr. C. Fred Williams is at home
rom Baltimore on a two weeks' vacaion.
Messrs. D. P. and T. F. Lesslie, of
jesslie, were in Yorkville a few hours
ast Saturday.
Mr. M. A. W. Smith has removed
rom the Clark's Fork back to the
''odder neighborhood.
Rev. Edward S. Reaves returned to
forkville on yesterday after an absence
if several weeks.
Dr. Clarence M. Kuykendal has
>een having a bad week of it. He is
sonfined to bis home again.
Superintendent Grimes, of the York
Cotton mills, has been north for severil
days past on business.
. C. E. Spencer, Esq., was in Columbia
luring the greater part of last week
n attendance on the supreme court.
Judge Gage came -up from Chester
ast Saturday to bear the case of the
farmers' Mutual Insurance company
igainst D. M. Hall and others.
Messrs. B. M. and S. L. Faris, C. H.
Graham and S. H. Epps, of Fort Mill
.ownship, were in Yorkville on Monlay
with busiuess before Judge Mc3orkle.
Mr. C. VV. F. Spencer, of Yorkville,
ivas a member of a big law class that
tvas admitted to the bar last week, af;er
examination by the supreme court.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday : Mrs.
r. M. Odell passed through Charlotte
ast night on her way from Captain S.
E. White's, in Fort Mill, to her home
n Concord.
THE FARMERS' MUTUAL.
The question as to whether the Farners'
Mutual Insurance company has
1 1 . a _ !?_ I 3 _ _ J
,ue rigni 10 assess lis memuers id au/ance
on account of losses not yet incurred,
was argiled before Judge Gage
ast Saturday. '
The case was commenced originally
leveral months ago. The insurance
company had not been making assessneuts
until after losses bad been incurred.
On the assumption that the
>usiness of the company would be
acilituted, the management sought to
10 change the by-laws as to permit advance
assessments, and these advance
issessments several of the members
efused to pay. This gave rise to the
iction now in progress.
It is the contention of the defenlants?those
who decline to pay advance
assessments?that the change
n the by-laws referred to was illegal
n that it was made by the directors
)f the company and not by a majority
/ote of the stockholders. The direcors
claim to have had general power
Vom the stockholders to make such
changes in the by-laws as they, the
lirectors, deemed desirable, and that
be change in dispute was made under
.his power.
Messrs. W. B. deLoach and J. 8.
Brice represented the insurance com)any,
and Mr. G. W. 8. Hart the dislatisfied
members who have declined'
o pay the advanced assessments.
The facts in the case presented to
Tudge Gage have been agreed to by
>otb sides, and the issue before the
:ourt was a matter of law only. . One
joint is whether the charter of the
;ompany will permit advance assessnents,
and the other is whether, if
luch assessments are authorized, did
he directors of the company have the
jower to make the change that they
nade in the by-laws.
Afler hearing the arguments of the
ipposing counsel, Judge Gage took the
tapers with the understanding that
te would give his opinion later on.
LOCAL LACONICS.
IleanlDg the Streets.
The town council of Yorkville has
>een engaged during the past few days a
giving the streets of the town a
horough cleaning.
fp to Last Tear's Figures.
The cotton receipts of Yorkville up
o this time amount to as much as
uring the whole of last season ; so
be reporter was informed yesterday
y a buyer who had looked into the
latter.
ew Meat Market.
Mr. J. M. Ferguson has opened his
romised meat market with a fine
tall-fed beef, a heavy porker, dressed
bickeus, ready for the pot, and other
;mpting articles in the meat line.
fa rvrnmiooo tn fnrnidh hiu nistomfirs
LC piuuaiwvw wv mim.wm ??
'ith stall-fed beef exclusively.
he County Conamltislouers.
The county board of commissioners
eld a meeting yesterday for the purose
of making estimates of the levies
tat will be necessary in this county
sxt year. At the time it was necesiry
to close the forms of The Enljirer,
the work of the board was
)t in shape for au intelligent report.
Bath of Mr*. Boyce.
Mrs. Boyce, mother of W. VV. Boycei
emocratic nominee for auditor of
ork county, died at her home in
neville, N. U., last Wednesday, after
protracted illness. Mr. Boyce had
ranged to move to Yorkville a week
two ago; but was detained by the
ness of his mother. He will occupy
e Steele residence, on East Liberty