Scraps and Jacts.
? British beer drinkers have been
catching scissors during the past few
weeks. Over 70 have died under mysterious
circumstances. At first the
cause of the trouble was unknown; but
within the past few days it has been
attributed to arsenic in their beer. It
seems that in the manufacture of beer
large quanties of glucose are used.
Bad glucose contains arsenic, and several
of the large breweries have been
furnished with bad lots of glucose.
? A big poultry show was opened- at
Monroe, N. C., yesterday, to continue
until December 7. It will be the biggest
show ever held in the southwest,
and already about 1,000 fowls of every
description have been entered. There
are large displays from Parker & Miller,
of Rock Hill; Open View Farm,
Mountain Island; Sandy Run Poultry
Yards. Ellenboro* Riitmnro
Belmont Poultry Yards. Shelby, and
many others. One fare on all railroads.
? A Washington dispatch says that
the secretary of state has completed
negotiations by which the United
States will be able to choose either the
Panama or Nicaragua route for the
proposed canal to connect the Atlantic
with the Pacific. The Nicaragua
route, if chosen, is to cost $5,000,000.
The terms on which the other route
may be secured have not yet been
made public. It is understood, however,
that both the United States of
Colombia and Nicaragua propose to
give the United States sovereign rights
along the respective routes.
? The Chicago Times-Herald of Saturday
says: A corner has been made on
eggs. The price now is 19 cents a dozen
and how high it will go no one but
the men who are engineering the deal
can tell. The men, Armour, Swift and
other packers and dealers who control
the corner, have already made about
half a million dollars, and their profits
have only begun. The deal is of such
proportions that it makes the Phillips
corner on corn seem insignificant. The
deal has been engineered by the packers,
Armour and Swift, who are the
largest owners of refrigerator cars in
the country, and have facilities for
handling eggs to better advantage than
regular dealers. There is also in the
combination the Western Cold Storage
company, the Monarch Refrigerator
company, Purcell & Tinkham and C.
H. Weaver & Co., all of Chicago. Has
kell & Bosworth, of Beatrice, Neb., who
buy at 150 stations in the country, are
also heavily interested.
? Kokomo, Indiana, dispatch to the
Chicago Inter-Ocean: There was a dramatic
scene at the Presbyterian church
in the city Saturday night, where a revival
is in progress, conducted by Evangelist
Merton Smith, of Chicago. On a
front seat near the pulpit sat a drunken
saloon porter who had wandered into
the place in a dazed condition. The
preacher was waxing loud and elo
quent on the temperance question,
when the intoxicated man arose and
in a stentorian tone denounced him as
a scoundrel and liar. A number of
women fainted. "Don't take him out!"
exclaimed Evangelist Smith, as the
janitor pushed the man toward the
door. "It is not the man, but the liquor
In him that speaks. He is no
worse than I was once." With the sot
standing by his side in the pulpit, the
minister continued his discourse, with
the living subject for a horrible example.
After the outburst the man repented
and wept. It was a touching
scene and there were few dry eyes in
the house.
? In the town of English, Crawford
county, Indiana, a monument was
erected recently to the memory of the
late Hon. William H. English, who ran
for vice president with Hancock. English
was the founder of the town and
represented the congressional district
in which it is located, many times. In
his will he made a bequest for the erection
of a monument to himself, to be
put in the public square within a year
of his death. Provision was made for
the payment of all indebtedness incurred
in carrying out his request. During
the last campaign, his son. Colonel William
E. English, renounced Democracy
and openly espoused the cause of Republicanism.
This angered the Democracy
of Crawford county, and the leaders,
according to the reports received,
have resolved to remove the statue of
the father of Col. English from the
public square and place it on an out-ofthe-way
hill near town. Attacks also
have been made at night on the monument,
and stones thrown at it have
broken off parts, such as the tail of the
coat.
? Miss Maude Coleman Woods, of
Charlottesville, Va., and Mrs. N. C.
Goodwin, of New York, are the two
most beautiful women in America. So
says a committee consisting of August
Langenbahn, sculptor; Irving R. Wiles,
artist; Chauncey Depew, Conrad Diehl,
Roy Crandal, J. G. Brown, Mrs. Minnie
Madden Fiske, Mrs. Clarence Burns,
Harriet Hubbard Ayer, and Mrs. Henry
Seiga. Two of the most beautiful
women of America were wanted to
typify North and South America, on
the official emblem of the Pan-American
exposition to be held in Buffalo, N.
Y., next year. The New York World
offered assistance as a medium through
which photographs could be solicited.
Thousands of photographs were received,
and the committee has chosen
the two ladies mentioned, Miss Woods
to^ represent North, and Mrs. Goodwin
to represent South America. In 1897
Miss Woods was honored by the
Daughters of the Confederacy as the
leading beauty in Virginia. Mrs. Goodwin
is a favorite actress.
? Says a Washington dispatch of November
30: The largest stock of gold
coin and bullion ever held in the United
States is now accumulating in the
treasury and its branches. The total has
been rising steadily during the whole
of the present year and the amount
is now $474,108,336, or about $76,000,000
greater than at the close of 1899. The
increase up to June 30, was about $23,000,0000,
but since that time has been
about $1,000,000 for July, $6,000,000 for
August, $10,000,000 for September, $18,000.000
for October, and $17,000,000 thus
far in November. This gold is not all
the direct property of the United
States: but is held against outstanding
gold certificates. The amount of these,
less the amount in the treasury and its
branches, was $239,755,809 Wednesday.
All the remaining gold, amounting to
about $243,000,000 belong to the treasury
as a part of the reserve fund of $150,000,000,
or the free fund of $93,000,000 in
the general cash. The intlux of gold
into the treasury comes partly from the
new gold from the Klondike and other
mines, but its retention is due to the
pressure far currency, which leads to
the acceptance of gold certificates and
other paper money in preference to
coin. The treasury has recently been
shipping small notes in large quantities
to New Orleans and other points upon H
deposits of gold in the New York subtreasury
oy the New York reserve
agents of the Southern banks. The ^
gold supply of the country on the last
day of 1896 was estimated at $692,947,212.
The estimated amount November Q]
1. 1900, was $1,080,027,407, and it is prob- <j
able that the report for December 1
will show at least $1,100,000,000. ti
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YORKVILLE, 9^0.^' ?
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WEDNESDAY, DE("R. 5, 1900. ?
d
This is the middle of the first week ^
of the last month of the last year of the u
nineteenth century.
' " c<
The Union Times is doing some good s:
work against the concealed weapon ^
habit. If it could get all the facts and ja
comments it has compiled, before the e
legislature, it is probable that practical ^
results would follow. d
It has been suggested that Judge
Hudson be returned to the bench. That n
would be much cheaper than the present
plan of employing the judge as an a
extra, to do what some of the regular ?
Incumbents of the office are unable to a
do. If it is efficiency the legislature is a
after, Judge Hudson will be elected; ^
but is the legislature really after effl- t
ciency or capacity? *
The ship subsidy bill is likely to re- t:
ceive a great deal of consideration dur- ^
ing the present session of congress, and r
it will probably become a law. The "
object of the bill is government assist- ii
ance to American shipping, to enable it 8
to compete with foreign shipping in the
general carrying trade. There is lots
of opposition to the idea; but the Republicans
favor it, and as they have c
the majority they will likely have it j,
their own way. c
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The legislature, some years ago, very fl
properly enacted a law regulating the e
conduct of primary elections. The ^
principal object of the law was to pre- jJ
vent fraud. So far as It goes, the law a
is all right; but it does not go far ii
enough. A system of suffrage that c
makes enrollment on club rolls the only 0
requisite to voting is all wrong. It
makes easy the control of elections by t
floaters or by colonization. Some day s
the system is going to give trouble, n
Proper safeguards should be provided ?
at once, and it would be a good idea for q
the legislature to provide them. The e
oresent primary election law should be ^
so amended as to provide that the ex- \
a
hibition of a registration certificate j
shall be a prerequisite to voting in a p
orimary election. The constitution and i
laws of this state contemplate the con- v
trol of the government only by quali- c
fled voters?citizens of the state. The 1
dangerous gaps that are now down 8
should be put up without more delay. *
* n
THE CHINESE PUZZLE. k
Negotiations with regard to the Chi- c
nese question continue to drag along d
without visible signs of progress, and *
a late dispatch suggests that there Is
now little probability of a settlement
before next spring, if then. F
As has already been explained, the P
principal point at issue is the execution 1
of Prince Tuan, General Tung Fuh a
1
Sian, and other high officials who are Y
considered to be responsible for the t
Boxer uprising, and all the results o
that followed. S
Germany and Great Britain are un- *derstood
to be in favor of the execu- *
tion of the officials, while Japan, the
United States and Russia are inclined
?
to urge less drastic measures. Failure
to agree on this point has blocked the .
t
way to the determination of other ^
questions. F
A recent dispatch explains that even t
if the powers were to agree upon the ^
execution proposition, it would not be ^
2
carried out with very great facility. As p
matters now stand, the negotiations j
are with the Chinese court. There t
seems to be a disposition not to take a
such a step without the sanction of the s
emperor and empress. Just now the *
court is located a long distance from
Pekin, under the power of Tuan and o
Sian. Tuan and Sian cannot be execu- 0
ted very well without their consent, ^
and it is understood that they are not b
g
in a hurry about persuading the em- ^
press and emperor to agree to such an 1
* "I. ? A- P
arrangement ior ine seuiemnn ui wc
trouble. Besides this little hitch, win- a
ter has set In, and the road from Pe- *
kin to the present quarters of the court v
is not in very good fix for the move- a
ment of troops even if the "allies" were s
F
agreed as to what course to pursue.
Some of the London papers are say- lf
ing that the whole truth of the matter n
is that the Chinese have been very c
e
much too smart for the allies. The pa- 0
pers claim that the disagreement over ri
the question of policy has been caused
by shrewd work of the Chinese diplo- w
mats, who have played one power ^
against another, and that they have h
virtually won a victory. It really looks
v
as if the London papers are pretty t]
nearly right. a
Reapportionment. gBy
the re-apportion m^tti under tne v
12th census. Aiken, Spartanburg, t<
Greenwood and Lexington wjll each h
train a new im*ml>cr of the house, a
I'.eaufurt. Charleston and Bdgefield win tl
eiich lose o?jf. T'e membership of the g
house is fixed 1"! members, and with It
the present population of the state the s<
counties are entitled to ipie member for lJ
each 10,801) l>euplc. h
CONGRESS IN SESSION. j
ouse and Senate Listened to the President's
Message Monday. ^
Congress convened on Monday; but
eyond listening to the president's mesige,
no business was done. Instead,
oth houses adjourned until Tuesday
ut of respect to members who had
led during the recess.
The president's message says legislaon
concerning the Philippines should
e on a generous line; that lynching
lust not be tolerated; urges the pay
lent of American losses by the Spanih
war; recommends cables with the
iawaiian islands; wants the army to
e increased to 100,000, of which 15,000 (
hould be native Filipinos; recomxends
laws to restrain such trusts as
re injurious and within federal jurisictlon;
recommends congress to give
tie federal courts power to deal with <
mchers of foreigners; calls attention
J LUC 11CCU V/JL a uwvt Vi^ubj vv*?vvt
tie Alaskan boundary; wishes to reuce
the surplus to $30,000,000, and J
rants further legislation to make curency
responsive to the needs of busless.
He urges some measure to promote (
.merican shipping trade; urges trade '
eciprocity with foreign states; praises
tie Japanese; urges arrangement with
treat Britain for a canal treaty, as
ficaragua now shows a disposition to
eal freely with the cunal question,
Ither in the way of negotiations with -1
tie United States or by taking measres
to promote a waterway. Overures
for a convention to effect the
uilding of a canal under the auspi- ]
es of the United States are under conIderation.
He reports the sultan as yielding to
Ltnerican demands; commends the *
luffalo Pan-American exposition; urgs
subsidies for the merchant marine;
ays the constitution of Cuba must be
lade adequate to secure a stable, orerly
and free government. '
The message says a very satisfactory
ettlement has been made by Secretay
Long of the pending question of the
lanufacture of armor plate; that a
easonable price has been secured and
he necessity of a government plant .
voided. The message approves the ,
ecommendation of the secretary of
he navy for new vessels /or the navy i
nd for additional officers and men that ]
re required for the increased navy.
The president commends the estabshment
of a national reserve and of 1
he grade of vice admiral in the navy, i
nd provision should be made for suita- <
le reward for special merit. (
In the great prosperity of the counry,
congress must gniard against the
anger it incites to extravagance in the 1
xpenditures, and he has no doubt the i
epresentatives of the people will furIsh
an example of wise economy, and
loses by saying: "Let us always keep
n mind that the foundation of our
overnment is liberty, its superstructre
peace."
MERE-MENTION. J
Lord Roberts has turned over the
ommand of the British army In South
ifrica, to Lord Kitchener Print
loth sales at Fall River last week, ex- i
eeded the regular productions for the |
irst time in months. This is consld- ;
red to be a good sign A big con- ]
ention was held in Fort Worth, Tex., <
ast week in the interest of the rehablitation
of Galveston with protection i
gainst such storms as that by which ]
t was recently destroyed A great ]
rowd of people congregated on the roof j
f the glassworks in San Francisco one
lay last week, to witness a game of
iaseball. The roof fell In, precipitaing
the people into the room below. 1
iome fell into the great crucibles of
nolten glass. Eighteen were killed and
0 were injured Miss Eugenia
Vashington, great grand niece of Gen.
Jeorge Washington, one of the found- '
rs of the Society of Daughters of the j
American Revolution, and president of
he Society of Founders and Patriots, ,
led in the city of Washington last
Yiday morning A New York dlsatch
says that Richmond Pearson (
fobson is threatened with typhoid feTTnltoH
Ktfltpq Gonsul HolliS .
~ I
ables from Lorenzo Marques, that ,
toer families, numbering 600 men, de- 1
ire to take advantage of the offer
,iade by western railroads of free
arms A Constantinople dispatch ,
f Monday says that the Sultan of Tur- .
:ey has included the $100,000 that is ,
laimed by the United States for the ,
estruction of the American mission at .
larpoot, in a check drawn to pay the ,
Iramps, of Philadelphia, for a battlehip
The Jury in the case of Rev. ,
\ J. Gattis, against Dr. J C. Kilgo, W. ,
t. Odell and B. N. Duke, has given the 1
laintiff a verdict for $20,000 damages,
.'he case was tried at Oxford, N. C.,
nd was concluded Saturday afternoon,
"he court overruled motions to set the ^
erdict aside and for a new trial, and
he defendants will carry the case up<?
n an appeal It is about settled that f
ienator Lodge will succeed the late
.'ushman K. Davis, as chairman of the "
oreign relations committee.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. \
enator Henderson Has Narrow Escape. 1
Aiken special, December 1, to Colum>ia
State: Senator D. S. Henderson
lad a narrow escape from being: shot
ast night. He was passing on the l
rain from Charleston, due here at 9.20. 1
Vhen the train was pulling out of 1
Vhite Pond some unknown party fired I
, pistol from the outside. The ball massed
through the window and passed '
ust over Mr. Henderson's head, the 1
iroken glass falling into his lap. The
im was so deliberate that there is '
ome suspicion that it was an attempt 1
o assassinate him. 1
mallpox in the Anylum. I
Columbia special of Monday to the '
Sreenville News: There are four cases i
f smallpox at the State hospital for <
he insane. The asylum authorities ,
ave an ironclad rule that no one shall
e admitted unless vaccinated before
ent. A Negro was committed to the 1
Jnion Jail before being sent here,
'hree days after being sont here small- 1
ox broke out. Several cases were
raced to the Union Jail. Other cases
re here from the Union Negro. All 1
he inmates of the asylum are vaccina- 1
ed and have been revaecinated. Those !
,-ith the disease have been isolated. ]
nd there is no danger of the disease
preading.
iglit Hetweon Cliaingang Ouardn. ]
Gaffney special of Friday to the At- i
mta Daily News: George L. Wilson, f
lanager of the county cha)ngang, was
ommltted to jail here late yesterday j
vening for shooting E. A. Hughes, '
ne of his foremen. The trouble occur- 1
ed at the gang camp near Blacksburg, \
nd was caused by some trivial mat-,
?r. Hughes was hit by the first shot,
rhen he drew his knife and closed with 1
Vilson and a desperate battle ensued. 1
Wilson kept shooting and Hughes using 1
is knife with a vengeance. After '
tie smoke had cleared away Hughes t
as found to be shot in one side and
tirough one arm, and Wilson's head A
nd face were carved to a horrible ex- ?
snt. It was at first thought that 1
iughes would die, but later accounts
ive hopes of nis recovery. Wilson'sv^
ounds, while severe, are not thought
i be dangerous. Hughes' family lives 1
ere, but it is not thought that he is 1
ble to be brought home yet. [Since 3
:ie foregoing was put in type The En- ]
I'irkk .ia? learned that Hughes died
1st Saturday morning and that Wil- p
on is in jail charged with murder,
'ublic sentiment is very much against t
Int. J
LOCAL AFFAIRS. i
J
INI)KX TO NKW ADVERTISEMENTS. <
The Parlor Grocery, S. I.. Hobbs & Co., 1
Proprietors?Tell of the wonderful 1
array of delicacies that have been <
gathered from the four corners of the ,
earth, that will please the palate of .
the epicure. They itemize and give
prices of large quantities and varie- '
ties of goods, and assure all. custo- '
mers of fair and courteous treatment. ]
They are especially catering to the
Christmas trade.
foung Ladies of the Presbyterian
Church?Announce a "Mum reception"
at the residence of Major Jas.
F. Hart, next Friday evening.
2. E. Spencer?Tells of a reduction in
the price of the Dr. J. F. Lindsay <
plantation and says it is especially
desirable to sell the property this
month.
Slenn & Allison?Talk of strong, sound
mules and horses, wagons, buggies,
harness, and of the way they do business.
Lowrance & Williams?Tell of a lot of
the delicious things they have in
stock for the Christmas trade. They
give prices and say it will be to your
interest to see them.
Sam M. Grist?Makes some strong
statements, and says he can prove
them to Interested parties. Before
insuring' ne wants you to uivesiiBtue
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
company.
H. C. Strauss?Comes out in his weekly
story of facts, and says a number
of things that will interest prospective
buyers.
Enquirer Office?Announces the loss of
a gold watch on Monday, Dec. 3, and
offers a reward for the return of
same.
T. xt. Barron and Z. M. Neill, CloverAnnounce
the dissolution of the firm
of J. R. Barron & Co. Mr. Neill is
to continue the business in his own
name.
DeLoach & McCain, Attorneys at Law
?Announce their partnership, and
tells you where to find them.
MARRIED IN SHANGHIAN/
Many of the'Yorkville friends of Miss
Ella C. Davidson, missionary of the
Torkville Presbyterian church in China,
have received ahn >uncements of
her marriage. The announcement is a
unique affair. It came through the
postoffice last Monday. It is on a
scrap of Chinese paper of a quality,
svhich in this country would be very
jxpensive, and is ornamented with
wedding bells and monograms in silver.
The lettering is also In silver and
reads as follows:
Rev. Lacy L. Little,
Miss Ella C. Davidson,
Married.
Shanghai, China.
Wednesday, October Thirty-first, 1900.
The Enquirer takes pleasure in extending
to Mr. Little congratulations.
He has a most excellent lady for a wife.
YORK COUNTY BANANA.
The Enquirer begs to acknowledge
the receipt of a couple of bananas,
grown in the York county court house
yard. They were presented to the reporter
on Monday by Col. W. H. McCorkle,
by whom they were grown.
Colonel McCorkle's flower yard has
been mentioned before. It is in the
little enclosure, bounded by the court
bouse on the south and west, and by
Iron fences on the north and east. It
was commenced some three years ago.
with a banana tree among the first
oiants introduced, and since then has
been in process of further develonment.
receiving all the while not a little attention
from the colonel.
The first banan^. crop, harvested
about three weeks ago. consisted of 10
Teen bananas, ranging in length from
I to 4 inches and in thickness from an
inch to an Inch and a quarter. Tney
have since rlDened In one of the rooms
>f Colonel McCorkle's office, and the
two presented to 'the reporter were
thoroughly rlDe. Thev have the flavor
if the erenulne article, and are much
better than no bananas: but still It can
hardly be said that they are up to the
tropical product.
But raising bananas would hardly
Day as a regular business In this countv.
It requires no end of careful attention
and patience. The colonel's tree
has spent two winters In his office, and
Is again in winter quarters, not to be
transplanted to the garden aeain until
ifter warm weather sets in next spring.
Colonel McCorkle's flower garden,
however, is quite an institution, and
sve think It will probably be heard
from again. *
AROITT PFOPIjR ^
Prof. R. J. Herndon went to LockPart
last Monday. r
Ir. P. R. Bratton, of Charleston,,.
was in Yorkville last Saturday, on bus-^
Iness.
^Mr. S. M. Jones, of Chester, was up
Monday to attend the sale of the F. H.
Brown lands.
>Jftev. J. H. Simpson, of the Grler Orphanage,
Hickory Grove, was In Yorki-ille,
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence P. Lowrance
will move into their new home on East
Jefferson street, this week.
^flfrs. J. Q. Wray and children, returnid
Sunday, from a brief visit to relatives
and friends in Shelby.
?^Mrs. R. A. Crowell and children, of
Albemarle, N. C., is visiting the family
of her father, Mr. Geo. M. Lowrance.
,^1x. R. T. Allison has been confined to
bis home for a week with a billious attack.
He is still unable to leave his
room.
^Cadet J. McM. Schorb, of Clemson
college, arrived in Yorkville on Monday
morning, having left the college on account
of one of the students being ill
with scarlet fever.
^Mr. John Williams, of St. Matthews,
reports that the new firm of Lowrance,
Williams & Castles is doing a splendid
business at that nlace.
Mr. H. C. Strauss is already making
preparations to install a millinery department
in his store next spring. Mr.
Strauss promises that his millinery department
shall be a hummer.
Mr. W. P. Hobbs received a telegram
from his son, E. D. Hobbs, in Tampa,
Fla., yesterday, advising him not to
eave Yorkville until the 10th instant.
The telegram did not give particulars,
ind Mr. Hobbs dfd not know whether
t was because of the strike in progress
here, or because his house is not yet
inlshed.
,-Mr, Harry Wylie, of Rock Hill, supervising
manager of the India Hook
Power company, was in Yorkville, on
Monday. He promised to contribute to
The Enquirer at an early date, ap apicle
on trees, and those of our readers
vho would like to read on this subject
ifter one who knows, will do WgH to
>e on the lookout,
Mr. Thomas W. Speck received a tpl?gram
last Saturday announcing the
ieath of his grandfather, Mr. Thomas 1
[Veils, at Lincolnton. Mr. Wells was 83 '>
rears of age and was the oldest Odd
Pellow in North Carolina. Mr. Speck
vas unable to attend the funeral, i
There was not time after the receipt of
he telegram to catch the train.
Rev. J. C. Johnes remarked to the re- ;
porter a few days ago, that he did not
3ee how The Enquirer managed to
collect for and present In each Issue
such a large amount of local news as it
collects and presents. That is a proposition
that is calculated to puzzle
quite a number of people other than
those who, like Mr. Johnes, have had
?xperience in newspaper work. But
one of the secrets lies in industry and
perseverance.
THE FIRST MONDAY.
The first Monday in December is always
a lively day in Yorkville, and last
Monday was no exception, unless the
exception lay in the fact that the crowd
of visitors was larger than has been
? oltviUnf* Annnuinn fnr voora
illlUWU Ull CL OIUtlla.1 VVVUOIUM J.W4 ^ VM? W.
As usual, a few of the van leaders arrived
on Sunday afternoon; but the
main body did not begin to put in its
appearance until about 8 o'clock Monday
morning. From then on until
about 11 all the roads tnat centre at the
court house poured in a continuous
stream of humanity. The people came
literally In cavalcades, buggies and
horses entering the different hitching
lots, a full dozen at a time.
There were not a great many ladies?
not nearly so many as on salesday for
November. It was probably because of
the threatening weather, and as it afterward
turned out it was well they did
not come. The rain would have made
it very disagreeable. Otherwise they
would have found nothing to mar their
pleasure. There was no disorder or
rowdyism. The crowd was of the kind
that has now become characteristic?
wellbehaved and respectable.
Of course many people came to attend
the auction sales, but not all of
them. At one time, for perhaps half an
hour, the court house was pretty well
filled. The whole building?up-stairs
and down?would have hardly furnished
standing room for half the visitors
had they tried to get into it. Treasurer
Neely, assisted by Auditor Boyce, was
busy all day, the stores were pretty
well -crowded, the supervisors of registration
were kept close at their books,
and the horse and mule dealers had
their hands full.
There was some whisky in evidence,
more than on the previous salesday;
but it was not demonstrative. The police
had little to do but watch. They
made no arrests.
NAvithin the town.
? Tlie Parlor Grocery will be moved
into the Kuykendal building, across
the street, on January 1.
? Mr. H. C. Strauss commenced the
sale of his household and kitchen fur
nlture on Monday; but had to postpone
it on account of the rain.
\^ocal cotton buyers have bought
about about 4,500 bales of cotton so far
this season. The receipts are somewhat
larger, as compared with the
same date last year.
? Ladies of Yorkville gave the K. M.
M. A. cadets a delightful reception last
Friday night. A large number of
young people were invited, refreshments
were served, and there was a
pleasant hour of it that was thoroughly
enjoyed by all who participated.
U^lCfr. S. L. Hobbs ordered a big lot
of Kalamazoo celery for Thanksgiving.
Tt did not arrive, however, until after
the feast. The celery was worth $6.40
and the express amounted to $7.70. But
notwithstanding the delay the peop'e
were hungry for celery and most of it
is gone.
? On account of the bad weather. Dr.
A. Y. Cartwright. executor, decided to
sell the household and kitchen furniture
of the late J. H. Riddle at the residence
of Rev. B. H. Grier, instead of
before the court house door. Quite a
large crowd attended the sale and generally
good prices were realized.
? There are at the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension depot, some unusually
heavy cars of freight for Gastonia.
The reporter understands that
they are to be shipped via the Carolina
and North-Western, and if so, the
transfer from one depot to the other
will involve a considerable task.
\zS^he capital stock of the York Cotton
Mills will likely be increased to
$600,000, or maybe $600,000. These are
the figures that a 40,000 spindle plant
will call for. Under all the circumstances,
there will probably be less difficulty
Irj^raising the inorease than
ther^sr^s in getting up the first $50,000.
^CaptaAn Moore, of the Jasper Light
Infantry, has received from General
Floyd a letter with reference to the recent
inspection. With the exception of
a number of rather dirty guns, General
Floyd is evidently very much satisfied
with the report from the Jasper Light
Infantry. The probability is that the
company will be ranked with the best
in the state.
? Rev. B, H. Grier preached a strong
temperance sermon last Sunday. He
handled this rather trite subject in a
new way?from the standpoint of plain,
every day common sense. After showing
very conclusively the right and
duty of a minister of the gospel to talk
about such things, he gave some interesting
historical facts with reference
to the development of drunkenness.
He put a fearful load of responsibility
on temperate, or moderate
drinkers. There was a large congregation
out and the sermon was well
received.
? The young ladies of the Presbyterian
church announce a "Mum reception,"
next Friday evening. It is to be
held at the residence of Major James
F. Hart. The practical object of the
reception is to raise funds to pay ior a
pipe organ the Presbyterian congregation
has in contemplation; but an incidental
object of less less importance, is
social enjoyment. There will be special
attractions for the children, and also,
of course, refreshments will be served.
The ladies who have chavge of the proposed
entertainment know exactly how
to make a success of it and that is
what they will do.
? The recent decree of Judge Klugh in
the case of the Rock Hill graded school
does not affect the Yorkvillp schqol except
in the case of the per capita tax
of 10 cents. Such is the opinion of local
attorneys. While the judge's order
requires the trustees to admit all students
under 21 years pf age, wjthout
charge, it does not require, and cannot
require, non-paying students to be
advanced beyond the corpmon sphopl
lim|t. The trustees wjll be warranted
|n holding non-payjng students back
jn the free public schopl grades. fj?his
\v}ll probably be dqne. It is either this
or more taxes for the support of the
school,
? At the suggestion of a gentleman
who was interested in the wheat article
in the last issue of Thk Enquirer,
the reporter, on Saturday, collected information
as to the quantity of fertllzers
sold in Yorkville this fall for use
on wheat. The figures, as gathered, are ]
as follows: J. M. Starr & Co., 40 tons, *
against not over 20 last year, and none j
two years ago; W. H. Herndon, 10 tons j
against 5 last year, and none the year i
before; Beard & Carroll, 60 tons, 1
against not over 15 tons two years ago; <
Louis Roth, 25 tons; Riddle & Carroll. <
100 tons this year, against 40 tons last <
year, and about 20 tons the year before;
York Implement Company, 20
tons. The total local sales this fall
have amounted to 255 tons, and possi- ]
bly more. Accurate figures as to the 1
sales in other parts of the county <
could not be procured; but from such i
inforr.jation as is obtainable, dealers i
all about have, made unusually large
sales.
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.
The 115th annual session of the South
Carolina Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, which convened
in Chester on last "Wednesday, adjourned
on Monday to hold its next session
in Columbia. The last act of the
conference was the reading of the assignment
of preachers for the next
year., These assignments are as follows:
CHARLESTON DISTRICT.
A. J. Stokes, presiding elder.. Allendale,
C. W. Creighton; Beaufort, A. B.
Earle; Black Swamp, A. E. Holler;
Charleston, Trinity, .T. W. Daniel;
Bethel, E. O. Watson; Spring Street, H.
I. Stephens; Cumberland, J. L. Harley;
Cordesville, J. W. Durant; Cypress,
J. L. Mullinax; Ehrhardt, E. M. McKissick;
Grover, D. A. Calhoun; Hamp|ton,
E. K. Moore; Hurleyville, S. D.
Vaughan: Hendersonville. O. N. Rountree;
McClellanville, J. E. Strickland;
Mt. Pleasant, to be supplied; Plnopolis.
supplied by W. T. Patrick; Port Royal,
R. E. Turnipseed; Ridgeland, W. R.
Buchanan; Ridgevilie, R. W. Humphries;
Round O, J. C. Davis; Summerville,
W. L. Wait; St. George Station,
G. P. Watson; St. Paul's Mission, supplied
by W. H. Murray; Walterboro,
W. C. Kirkland; Chaplain Port Society,
P. A. Murray.
COKESBURY DISTRICT.
R. A. Chlld8, presiding elder. Abbeville,
R. H. Jones; Anlreville, J. H.
Graves; Butler, H. W Whltaker;
Cokesbury, Henry VIII Stokes; Donnalds,
W. T. Duncan; Greenwood, P. L.
Kirton; Greenwood and Abbeville Mission,
A. S. Lesley; Kinards, T. F. Gibson;
Lowndesville, J. L. Daniel; McCormick,
S. T. Blackman; Mt. Carmel, H.
C. Mouzon; Ninety-Six, M. M? Brabham;
Newberry, Johnston Street, W. I.
Herbert; O'Neal Street, B. D. Lucas;
Newberry circuit, D. P. Boyd; Parksville,
supplied by J. D. Miller; Phoenix,
J. F. Way; Princeton. S. W. Henry;
Prosperity, W. B. Wharton; Saluda, J.
C. Counts; Verdery, S. J. Bethea; Waterloo,
E. W. Mason; Cokesbury Conference
school, W. S. Stokes, rector.
COLUMBIA DISTRICT.
E. T. Hodges, presiding elder. Columbia,
Washington street, M. L. Carlisle:
Main street, S. H. Zimmerman;
Greene street and New Brookland, E.
P. Hutson; Granby and Richland, B. R.
Turnipseed; Edgewood, R. S. Tnnfdale;
Hyatt's Park, to be supplied;
Edgefield, G. W. Davis; Fairfield, R.
W. Spigner; Fort Motte, supplied by F.
S. Hook; Graniteville, J. E. Mahaffey;
Johnston, T. J. Clyde; Langley, S. H.
Booth; Leesville, J. F. Anderson; Lewiedale,
J. M. Lawson: Lexington, supplied
by J. N. Wright; Lexington Fork,
J. S. Abercrombie; Ridgeway, W. S.
Goodwin; Upper St. Matthews, C. D.
Mann; Warrenville, D. A. Lewis;
Winnsboro, E. P. Taylor; Epworth Orphanage,
G. H. Waddell, superintendent;
T. C. O'Dell, assistant; Paine Institute,
G. W. Walker, president; Southern
Christian Advocate, J. O. Wilson,
editor; Columbia Female college, W. W.
Daniel, president; Missionary secreta
* 1 * *' T T~\ riront
ry, J. A. UlL't:, DUlCOUUlg^ U. ly. vivuv.
FLORENCE DISTRICT.
Marlon Dargan, presiding elder.
Cartersville, supplied by Wm. Ruff; Cheraw
station, L. P. McGee, Cheraw circuit,
J. B. Weldon; Claussen, J. L.
Ray; Clyde, W. M. Hardin; Darlington,
P. F. Kilgo; Darlington-circuit, A.
R. Phillips; Florence, J. T. Pate;
Georgetown, W. M. Duncan; Georgetown
circuit, J. A. White: Hartsville
circuit, J. J. Stevenson. Johnsonville,
J. R. Sojourner; Kingstree, W. S. Martin;
Lake City, J. E. Rushton; .Lamar,
J. B. Traywick; Lanes, R. M. DuBose;
Rome, to be supplied; Salters, W. H.
Thrower; Scran ton, supplied by W. C.
Kelly: South Florence, O. L. Durant;
Timmonsville, H. J. Csuthen.
GREENVILLE DISTRICT.
J. B. Wilson, presiding elder. Anderson,
St. Johns, J. B. Campbell; West
End, O. M. Abney: Orrvilie and Anderson
mission, B. M. Robertson; Easley
and Bethesda, W. E. Wiggins; Fountain
Inn, G. C. Leonard; Greenville,
Buncombe street, G. T. Harmon; Highland
and City Mills, J. W. Speake; St.
Pauls, M. B. Kelly; Greenville circuit.
T. J. White; Greers, J. C. Roper; McLure,
J. W. Bailey; North Pickens circuit,
supplied by C. L. McCain; Pelzer,
T. G. Herbert: Pendleton, R. E. Stackhouse;
Pickens, R. R. Dagnall; Piedmont,
Peter Stokes; Rcldville, J. W.
Shell; Seneca and Walhalla, G. F.
Clarkson; Starr and Iva, L. L. Inabinet;
Townville, supplied by S. M. Jones;
Travelers nesi, d. vr. uucbo, ?*mnoila
and Newry, supplied by C. W. Burpress;
Westminster, D. W. Keller; West
Pickens. J. P. Attaway: Williamston
and Belton, A. J. Cauthen, Jr.; Williamston
circuit. J. M. Rogers; assistant
Sunday school editor, L. P. Beatty;
Williamston Female college, S. Lander.
MARION DISTRICT.
W. C. Power, presiding elder. Bayboro,
supplied by I. N. Sume; Bennettsville
station, C. B. Smith; Bennettsville
circuit, J. W. Ariail; Blenheim, J. E.
Beard; Brittonsville, W. B. Baker;
Brittons Neck, W. E. Barre; Buckville,
J. C. Welch; Centenary, J. S. Porter;
Clio and Beulah, T. M. Dent; Conway
station, J. W. Elkins; Cool Springs and
Conway, T. B. Reynolds; Dillon station,
C. C. Herbert; Latta, Dove Tiller; Little
Rock, J. A. Campbell; Loris and
Smith River, M. F. Dukes and H. L.
Singleton; Marion station, J. E. Grier;
Marion circuit and Mills. E. F. Scoggins;
McColl circuit and Bennettsville, i
E. M. Merritt; Mullins, A. B. Watson; '
North Marlboro, T. J. Belvin; North :
Mullins, G. R. Shaffer; Waccamaw, G.
W. Gatlin.
ORANGEBURG DISTRICT.
H. B. Browne, presiding elder. Aiken,
F. H. Shuler; Bamberg, M. W.
Hook; Branchville, W. A. Wright; Boil- ,
ing Springs, J. T. McFarlane; Den- i
mark, G. E. Stokes; Edisto, A. J. Cau- i
then; Lower St. Matthews, J. C. <
Yongue; Orangeburg circuit, W. A.
Rogers; Orangeburg circuit, W. A.
Pitts; Orange circuit, J. D. Frierson;
Prudence, B. M. Grier; Bowes- I
ville station, J. C. Chandler; Smoaks, 1
W. C. Gleaton; Springfield, E. A* 1
Wilkes; Swansea, supplied by J. L. Ty- 1
ler; Wagner, supplied by J. K. Inab- s
net; Williston, G. W. Dukes. '
ROCK HILL DISTRICT. ]
H. W. Bays, presiding elder. Blacks- |
burg, D. M. McLeod; Blackstock, R.
W. Barber; Chester station, T. E. Morris;
Chester circuit, G. M. Boyd; Ches- j
ter and Lancaster Mills. B. G. Murphy; 1
Chesterfield, N. L. Wiggins; East Ches- 1
ter, E. H. Beckham'; East Lancaster, (
W. C. Wjnn; Fort M|ll. R. A. Yongue; ]
Hickory Grove, P. B. Ingraham; JelTerson,
L. L. Bedenbaugh; Lancaster, J. ;
M. Steadman; Lancaster circuit, J. W. J
Neely; North Rock Hill. W. rf. Ariail; '
Richburg, N. B. Clarkson; Rock Hill 1
station, J. S. Beasley; Manchester arid t
Mount Holly, J. B. Hariis; Van Wyck,
supplied by J. I. Spinks Yqrkvillp, A. ]
N. Brunson; York Circuit, J. M. Smith. ,
SPARTANBURG piSTHfCT. I
W. P. Meadors, presiding elder. Bel- t
mont, M. Banks, Jr.; Clifton and 1
Cqwpens, W- J- Snyder; Cherokee, J. I
N," Ieoni; Cl}ntop, J. M. Friday; Carppo- c
bello, A, H- Best; Enqree, W. H. Miller; 1
Gaffney, W. H- Hodges; Gaflpney cjr- i
cult, D. A. Patrick; Jonesville, D. f
Sucks; Kelton, S. T. Creech; Laurens
station, W. B. Duncan; Laurens City
nission, J. P. Fowler; North Laurens
Srcuit, J. K. McCain; Pacolet Mills,
E. S. Jones; Pacolet circuit, S. A. Nettles;
Santuc, C. B. Burns; Spartanburg,
Central, W. R. Richardson; Duncan,
W. A. Fairey; Bethel and GlenJale,
R. L. Holroyd; Union, Grace
:hurch, W. A. Massabeau; Union Mills,
E. Z. James; Whitmire, W. B. Justus.
SUMTER DISTRICT.
J. W. Kilgo, presiding elder. Bethany,
J. R. Copeland; Bishopville, A. C.
Walker; Camden, J. L. Stokes; Camden
circuit, supplied by G. P. Penny; Foreston,
F. E. Hodges; Heath Springs station,
D. A. Phillips; Jordan, W. A.
Betts; Kershaw, R. C. McCoy; Lynchburg,
J. W. Humbert; Manning station,
P. B. Wells; New Zion, G. R.
Whitaker; Oswego, J. H. Thacker;
Packsville, supplied by S. D. Bailey;
Richland, A. F. Berry: San tee, A. T.
Dunlap; Smithville, W. C. Smith; Sumter,
Sumter station, J. A. Clifton; Magnolia
street mission, W. A. Kelly;
Sumter circuit, to be supplied; Wateree,
R. E. Mood; Wedgefield G. H. Pooser;
secretary of education, J. W. Kilgo.
AUCTION SALES.
As was generally anticipated, the
auction sales of last Monday were
largely attended. The considerable
acreage offered by the clerk was the
principal attraction. People were here
from all parts of the county, either as
prospective bidders or interested spectators.
A disagreeable downpour of rain that
set in about 9 o'clock, broke into the
"before the court house door" tradition
for the first time within the recolection
of the oldest citizens. There
was every reason to believe that the
sale of the F. H. Brown lands alone
would consume three or four hours,
and to avoid the necessity of keeping
the people standing in the wet all that
while, Clerk Wylie consulted the lawyers
about holding the sales inside the
court house. It was agreed that if the
notice of sale should be read as provided
in the decrees of the court, before
the door, there could be no objection to
conducting the sales inside the building.
That is the way' it was managed.
The first sale made was a tract of 65
acres in Bethel township, in the case
of Elizabeth A. Woods and others,
against Mary E. Barnett. It was
bought by G. W. S. Hart, attorney, for
$8 an acre. ?
The next sale was 951 acres in the
case of Emily E. Wright agalnsc the
estate of James H. Wallace. Bought by
Thomas P. McDow, attorney, for $430.
All the F. H. Brown lands had been
appraised by Mr. T. M. Oates, and with
each tract offered, the clerk announced
the appraised value. The sales were
as follows:
Tract No. 1, 92 acres, appraised at '
$7.50 per acre; bought by Henry Massey
for $9.35 per acre.
Tract No. 2, 131 acres, appraised at
$7.50; bought by W. B. Wilson at $.5.95
per acre.
Tract No. 3, 116 acres, appraised at
$8; bought by W. L. Plaxico at $7,.
Tract No. 4, 100 acres, appraised at $8
per acre; bought by S. A. Bobbins at
$5.80.
Tract No. 5,172 acres, appraised at $8;
bought by W. B. Wilson for $5.55 per
acre.
Tract No. 6, 121 acres, appraised at
$8.50; bought by W. B. Wilson for $9 an
acre.
Tract No. 10, 144 acres, appraised at
$10; bought by A. T. Neely at $9.
Tract No. 15. 81 acres, appraised at
$8; bought by C. E. Spencer for $7.50
per acre.
Tract No. 16, "Home tract," 2524
acres, appraised at $12.50 an acre;
bought by W. A. Brown at $13 per
acre.
Tract No. 14; 1184 acres, appraised at
$10; bought b? C. E. Spencer, attorney*
for $8.25 an ae:>>.
Tract No 13, 108 aciv3, appraised at
$9; bought by W. J. Miller for $7.95.
Tract No. 11. 160 acres, appraised at
$9: bought by G. W. S. Hart, attorney,
for $10.55.
Tract No. 12, 111 acres, appraised at
$8.50; bought by G. W. S. Hart, attorney,
for $9.05.
Tract No 17, 1021 acres, appraised at
$9; started at $3, and bought by C. 0.
Hope at $8.25.
Tract No. 18, 1031 acres, appraised at
$7.50 an acre; bought by C. E. Spencer,
attorney, for $7.25 an acre.
Part of the Avery tract, containing
250 acres; bought by S. M. Jones at
$5.05 an acre.
The "Adkln's tract," 1451 acres, aporaised
at $8.25 an acre, started at $5.50: t
bought by S. M. Jones for $7.95 per
acre.
The "Sandifer tract," appraised at $8
an acre; started at $6, and bought by
Thos F. McDow, attorney, at $6.65.
The "Dr. John Johnson place," 236
acres, appraised at $8; bought by J. C.
Wilborn at $7 an acre.
The "Hope tract," 16 acres, appraised
at $10; bought by C. E. Spencer, attorney,
for $22 an acre. -
The "Mcllwain tract," containing
18 acres, appraised at $9.50; bought by
J. M. Mcllwaine at $14.35 an acre.
Half interest of F. H. Brown in "Hyder
Davie land," in Chester county, 46
acres; bought by D. E. Finley at $6 per
acre.
Five shares of Yorkville Female college
stock of the par value of $50 each,
were sold at $25.75 each, to Mr. Henry
Massey.
Mr. J. C. Wilborn bought 37 certificates
of scholarship In Ersklne college
at 5 cents each.
This concluded the sales of the F. H.
Brown lands. For some reason certain
tracts were not sold. The sales of land
mentioned above aggregate $24,255,281.
After the conclusion of the sales by
the clerk, Mr. G. W. S. Hart, representing
W. A. Corklll, qualified executor,
sold a tract of 1111 acres In Bui
'ock's Creek township, transferred to
the late Mrs. Catherine Corkill by W.
Brown Wylie, and known as the "T.
Minor Gwin tract." Bought by C. B.
Kimbrell for $2.50 per acre.
As agent of the heirs at law of S. C.
Matthews, deceased, Mr. J. B. Jackson
sold a tract of 110 acres, 2j miles east
of Clover. After spirited bidding, the
land was bought by Mr. Jackson for
$1402.50.
LOCAL L YCONICS.
Thx Collections.
Treasurer Neely issued between 300
and 400 tax receipts Monday. He has
a large amount of work to do before
the books close, and from about December
15 on, expects busy times.
Keglsterliijc For llio Election.
There was quite a crowd of Rock lxlll
people In Yorkville Monday after registration
certificates. About 75 of them
?ot certificates during the day. This
unusual registration is because of the
approaching municipal election which
takes place on the first Tuesday in
January. Interest in the election runs
strongly.
I)?mIIi of Mr. J. T. Alexander.
Mr. J. T. Alexander, a highly esteemid
member of Flint Hill chifrcji, ^tiq
ived in Mecklenourg county^ about 2|
niles from the church, died last Saturn
lay morning about a o ciock. ne >vtuj
lged about 50 years, and was regarded
ly his neighbors as' one of the best men
n his neighbqrhqod. The funeral ah(^
nterment took place at Fjnt Hjll qp
Sunday. The deceased leaves a wj'dow
ind five children,
ififr ll?t? Km
We are glad to see the offer of Mr. 8.
3. Patrjck, the eriterprising'McCqhnells ille
merchant, tQ bpy rabbits. I|a?T
ijts are so numerous |n th|s pqqnfv
hat they are a nuisance. There is bpt
ittle local demand for them. The Req)le
who hunt them, as a rule, are not
>f the class that would be able to market
them abroad at a prpflt* Mp, Jr?atick'p
offer to act ap the mjddierqap
urnishes an opportunity for a class of