Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 19, 1900, Image 2
Scraps and .facts.
? Chairman Hopkins, of the house
committee on census, has introduced a
re-apportionment bill making the house
membership 357. The changes it makes
are: Losses?One each, Indiana, Kentucky.
Maine, Nebraska, Ohio, South
Carolina, Virginia.' Gains, one eachLouisiana.
Minnesota. New Jersey, New
York, and West Virginia. Representative
Brosius, of Pennsylvania, today
introduced a resolution for a constitutional
amendment designed to fix
the nouse at 357, the present number.
? In his annual report Superintendent
P. L. Murphy, of the state hospital
for the insane at Morganton, N. C.,
says "that an increasing number of
cotton mill operatives become insane."
This is to be expected since there is
q inrcp inr>r<?RSf? of mills in the state;
but it is believed it is out of propor
tion to the rest of the population.- They
do not recover as promptly as others.
This, too, it seems one would expect.
The healthy farmer's daughter, used
to free out-door exercise and good food,
has more chances to live than a factory
girl who works long hours in a
close mill.
? Secretary Hester's statement of the
world's visible supply of cotton, issued
last Friday, shows the total visible is
3,769,815 bales, against 4,228,837 last
year. Of this the total of American
cotton is 3,184,815 bales, against 3,620,S37
last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc.,
585,000 bales, against 608,000 last year.
The total world's visible supply of cotton
shows a decrease compared with
last year of 459,022. Of the world's visible
supply chere is now afloat and held
in Great Britain and Continental Europe,
1,753,000 bales, against 1,898,000
last year; in Egypt 156,000 bales, against
171,000 last year; in India, 208,000 bales,
against 222,000 last year, and in the
United States 1,653,000 bales, against 1,938,000
last year.
? Says a New York dispatch of Saturday:
The president brought to the
attention of the cabinet today the appeal
made "to him yesterday by the
Rev. James F. Hill, of Cannonsburg,
Pa., a member of the board of foreign
missions of the Presbyterian church,
for a warship to protect missionaries
and other foreigners in New Hebrides
from cannibals. Secretary Long said
he did not have any warship available
for the purpose, as all in the Philip
pines and in China were needed there.
The nearest American naval station to
New Hebrides is Pago-pago, Samoa,
but the only naval vessel there is a collier.
It was the opinion of the cabinet
that nothing could be done by the government
at this time, but the hope was
expressed that Great Britain or France
would see its way clear to grant Mr.
Hill's request. Mr. Hill appealed to
the president to adopt measures to suppress
the liquor traffic in the New
Hebrides. The subject was discussed
by the cabinet, and it was decided that
no action would be taken until congress
acted favorably on a bill introduced
by Representative Gillett, of New
York, to carry into effect the measures
advocated by Mr. Hill.
? Says an Omaha, Nebraska dispatch:
The Populist organ, The Independent,
makes a direct charge that $35,000 fe^s
been offered to induce Governor Poyn^
ter to grant a pardon to ex-State
Treasurer Joseph S. Bartley, now serving
twenty years in the state prison
for embezzlement of $500,000 from the
state. mis cnarge is coupieu win.
the following comment.: "Those who
have been opposed to Governor Poynter
have been in the habit of bringing
the accusation that he was a 'weak
man.' Some distinguished gentlemen
met with a surprise lately when they
/ .-thought to bank on his reported weakness.
A very large sum of money was
raised to secure Bartley's pardon. It
was large enough to get an agreement
for silence from three dailies of the
state, besides $35,000 to be paid in cash
down. There was a lot more who have
pretended to be Populists or Democrats
(for revenue only) whose influence
was obtained." This disclosure
has caused some commotion in political
circles, as the deal contemplates a
pardon for Bentley is known to be only
a preliminary step by agents of the
surety signers on Bartley's official
bond not only to get Bartley liberated
and out of the state, but quietly to
"roll" through the legislature a bill for
the relief of the signers of the Bartley
bond.
? Washington Post: The electoral
votes are beginning to arrive at the
Capitol. Ohio was the first state to
send in its certificate, and now Alabama
and Mississippi have been received.
These certificates have reached
here by mail. It will not be long before
the messengers will arrive with
duplicates. There is always a rivalry
between the electors as to who shall
get a free excursion to Washington.
The certificates already there are
guarded with much care. They are
placed in a special safe, with their seals
unbroken, to remain undisturbed until
the second Wednesday in February,
when the envelopes will be opened and
the votes solemnly counted. On the afternoon
of that day the senate and
house of representatives will meet in
the hall of the house at 1 o'clock with
the president of the senate and the
speaker of the house sitting side by
side. Tellers will be appointed and
commencing with Alabama, the electoral
votes of the states will be duly
announced. Objections to the recording
of the votes can be made, under
the law. but. of course, there will be
. no trouble on that score this year.
When all the votes have been recorded
and added, the announcement will
be made that William McKinley, of
Ohio, and Theodore Roosevelt, of New
York, have been elected president and
vice president of the United States.
The curious part of the whole ceremony
is that there is no provision of
law for notifying the fortunate candidates
of their election. They are supposed
to discover this interesting fact
for themselves, and if they are absent
on inauguration day it will be their
own fault.
? The report of the director of the
mint on the production of gold and silver
in the United States during the
calendar year 1899. shows $71,053,400
for gold, and $32,858,700 for silver at its
average commercial value during the
year. The gold product was the greatest
in the history of the country, exceeding
th'at of 1898 by $6,590,400. The
silver product aggreated 54.764.000
ounces, against 54.438.000 ounces in 1898.
The average price for silver during the
year on London quotations, was 60
cents per ounce, as compared with 59
.cents in 1898. The production by
states includes the following, the first
figures being for gold and the second
for silver at commercial value: Georgia,
$113,000 and $240; North Carolina,
$34,500 and $180; South Carolina $160,000
and $240; Virginia, $7,100 and $60. The
world's production of gold in 1899 was
of the value of $306,584,900, an Increase
of $19,156,000 over 1898. The principal
gains were $6,590,500 in the United
States. $7,485,600 in Canada (mainly in
the Klondike), and Australia, $14,460,800.
The most important loss was in
Africa, which fell about $17,000,000 below
the output of 1898, as a result of
the war in the Transvaal, but for which
the world's production doubtless would
have been $25,000,000 greater. The
Klondike output for 1899 was about
$16,000,000. The world's product of silver
in 1899 was 167,224,243 fine ounces,
against 165,295,572 fine ounces in 1898.
Mexico leads and Mexico and the United
States produce two-thirds of the
silver yield of the world. The world's
industrial consumption of gold is estimated
at $72,658,000, and of silver at
$24,595,600.
jhc \torkiuUc (Enquirer.
YORKVIIiLE, 8. C. ^
WEDNESDAY, DEC'R. 19, 1900.
According to Bradstreets, the wholesalers
are pleased with the way the
spring trade is opening up.
The Boers are now unable to hold
the British prisoners they capture. All
of those captured last week were released.
There will he no issue of The Enquirer
on December 26. The next issue
after that of December 22, will be
December 29. Our patrons and friends
will govern themselves accordingly.
The senate has about torn the HayPauncefote
treaty to pieces. The senators
are not at all disposed to have
the United States recognize the right
of Great Britain to have a say-so in
a matter so purely the business of the
Ofa+oc qo lo tVio r>nnstriir>tlnn nf
the Nicaragua canal.
The London papers are trying to stir
up feeling because of the refusal of
the U. S. senate to ratify the HayPauncefote
treaty; but if the British
public cares anything about the subject,
it has not time to consider it now.
It is more directly concerned with the
situation in South Africa, and with the
question as to whether it is going to be
^aole to look after what it already has.
According to the official figures,
South Carolina leads the South in gold
production; and although it is not that
way now, the day is coming when
York county will probably lead South
Carolina. The incredulous to the contrary
notwithstanding, there is lots of
the yellow metal in the rocky hills of
this old county.
Two thousand and three correspondents
of Latham, Alexander & Co., re
port that tne cotton crop nas Deen
shipped to market more rapidly than
during former years, and 282 correspondents
report that a larger quantity
than last year has been held on
plantations and in towns and cities
for higher prices. The preponderance
of the testimony is in favor of the bulk
of the crop having gone to market.
The Georgia house of representatives
has, at last, passed a bill providing
for the acceptance by the state of
the Confederate home that was built
by popular subscription raised in 1889
by the late Henry W. Grady. The
home cost originally $45,000, and the
idea was to present it to the state simply
on condition that the state should
maintain it for the benefit of the veterans.
The matter has been fought over
in nearly every session of the legislature
from 1889 until now. The acceptance
bill carries an annual appropriation
of $15,000 for maintainance.
There is another serious hitch in the
negotiations over the contents of the
joint note the powers are arranging to
present to China. It was understood, a
few days ago, that all of the powers
had about agreed to the terms of their
proposed demands; but, on Sunday
came the news that Great Britain
wanted something further. Just what
that something was, or is, has not developed;
but it is understood that there
will now be more delay because all of
the foreign representatives at Pekin
will have to communicate with their
respective governments before they can
agree to changes.
If the present wheat crop proves a
success, the next harvest will make
York county richer than it has been
at any time, at least since the war.
There will be fewer dollars to go out
of the county for bread, and that will
mean more dollars to remain at home.
It is not what a man makes; but what
he saves that makes him rich. So
with a community. Every individual
who raises wheat instead of buying
flour, will be just that much richer,
and the entire community will be just
so much richer in proportion. York
county was benefitted as much this
year hy its big wheat crop, as it was
by the advance in cotton. The advanced
price of cotton has been of more
apparent effect to most people; but a
careful and accurate investigation of
the situation would probably give the
wheat yield the credit for the greater
increase of wealth. The thing now is to
add eotinn t<> the wheal.
THE END NOT YET.
The Transvaal war Is not over yet,
and it will not be over until Great Britain
sees her way to bend her pride to
an extent that will permit of the granting
to the brave Boers something like
the terms to which their patriotism 1
and valor entitles them. Such a conclusion
seems to be fully warranted by
the events of the past year, taken in
connection with the developments of 1
the past few days.
In The Enqijirr of last Saturday
was a review of the dispatches of the
preceding few weeks, telling how General
DeWet was about to be rounded up
by strong British columns, which had
him penned in between swollen rivers.
All of the dispatches which contributed
to this information were short and 1
barren of details; but they were evidently
intended to leave no doubt as
to the swiftly approaching end of the
elusive Boer "guerrilla."
The situation has not turned out in
accordance with intimations. Saturday's
dispatches denoted active operations
in the vicinity of Pretoria, and
on Sunday came the news not of the
winding up of DeWet; but of the capture
by 200 Boers of four companies of
the "Fighting" Northumberland Fusiliers,
consisting of about 600 of the. finest
British soldiers in South Africa.
The despatches do not tell just how the
thing was done; but from the details
as given, It appears that General
Clements had gone out with a strong
force to meet some 1,200 Boers. He
found what he supposed was his game
on top of a high hill and sent five companies
up to take them prisoners.
1 While the five companies were going
up the hill, a thousand Boers attacked
Clement's camp from the rear and kept
the main force busy. Four companies
of Northumberlands got to the top of
the hill all right; but the fifth company
did not go. Before it reached the
top it saw that the companies which
had gone before were not coming back
, and it decided that while it was out it
( had better remain out.
In the meantime, the 1,000 Boers who
had attacked Clement's main army
made it so warm that the general decided
to move back In the direction of
! Pretoria. He went in a considerable
; hurry; carrying with him most of his
i men and leaving the Boers all the bag;
gage and ammunition he could not destroy.
Just how much the Boers cap
tured is not stated; but it was probably
a pretty good lot, because the
British were rather too much occupied
with getting away to waste a great
deal of time burning and blowing up
' the wagons.
Along with the same dispatches from
which this information is gleaned, are
1 other dispatches conveying a vague
1 idea of some uncomfortable little inci1
dents tnat may have happened to DeWet
at another scene of operations not
a great distance away. It was stated
that the British got a 15-pounder several
wagons and about 20 prisoners; but
as yet it is not clear whether it was really
DeWet who suffered, or whether, as a
matter of fact, it was not DeWet who
, scooped in the Northumberlands as re,
lated above.
The incidents just related occurred
on December 14, exactly one year after
the terrible drubbing that the Boers
gave General Buller at Colenso, and <
this fact is making England, which
had just begun to congratulate herself
on the fact that the war had been reduced
to guerrilla proportions, feel
bluer than ever. A member of parlia- j
ment said in the house of common last
Saturday, speaking of the incident:
"This is one of the most severe reverses
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suffered by the British, and it is quite ,
evident that the war will drag on for ,
many months to come. DeWet i^ making
England the laughing stock of the
world. We have 210.000 men in the field, |
yet we are unable to protect ourselves |
from disaster at the hands of small ,
commandoes diawn from a pastoral <
population."
When President Kruger heard the
news in Holland, he was very much 1
pleased, and remarked that such a vie- (
tory on the anniversary of Colenso
was an excellent augury for the Boers.
The old fellow has not given up the ^
contest as hopeless yet by a great deal; ,
but he has only small encouragement
to believe that any of the European J
powers will come to his aid.
MERE-MENTION.
The pope is quoted as saying that
the failure of the United States to hold
the Philippines would endanger Christianity
Bids for raising the battle- <
ship Maine were opened in Havana, ,
Saturday. The highest bid was $735,000,
and the lowest $80,000. No award
has yet been made John Addison '
Porter, former secretary of President '
McKinley, died at his home in Pomfret, t
Conn., last Saturday A Washing- ,
ton dispatch says that all statements
to the effect that the Turkish government
has settled the indemnity claim 1
of the United States are without foun- I
dation. As yet the United States has
gotten nothing but promises A Ger- ,
man training frigate is said to have .
foundered off Malago, and 140 persons,
mostly cadets under Instructions, are ]
thought to have been drowned ?
A force of Boers captured 120 members i
of Brabant's horse on December 13 .
Both the house and senate will adjourn
next Friday until after the holidays 1
The Woman's Normal school, at Dun- '
kirk, N. Y., was destroyed by fire last 1
Friday. Up to Sunday evening the \
charred bodies of eight students had ]
Deen ratten irom trie ruins The
British war office 1b seeking to enlist (
every man it can find for South African 5
service General Michael J. Bulger. \
a distinguished Confederate general s
and public man, died last Friday morn- (
ing at Dadeville, Ala. Genera! Bulger
was the oldest Confederate veteran 1
living, being 100 years of age. He was I
a member of the secession convention I
at Montgomery and led the fight j
against secession It is understood
that the pope has sent out instructions
under which a midnight service will be
held in every Roman Catholic church 1
in the world on the occasion of the going
out of the Nineteenth and dawn of t
the Twentieth century The Porto 1
Rican house of delegates passed its t
first hill last Saturday. The bill pro- i
vides that no member of the house a
can be elligible if he holds any other t
office The Paris exposition failed 1'
to pay expenses by about $400,000 I
The house of representatives passed c
the tax reduction bill last Saturday. p
LOCAL AFFAIR S.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVEItTISEMENTS.
Frank P. McCain, trustee?Gives notice
that he will receive bids for the stock
of goods of D. W. Hicks, bankrupt,
up i0 January 1st, 1901.
Sam M. Grist, special agent?Tells you
a number of things he wants you to
remember, and asks to be allowed to
convince you that the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company of Newark,
N. JM is the best in the world.
Thomas W. Speck, the jeweler?Says
that yoij are invited to inspect his
stock and says you will certainly be
pleased if you do so.
S. L. Hobbs & Co.?Talk about Christmas
dainties, and say that you will
find the most toothsome dainties at
the Parlor Grocery. \
Lowrance, Williams & Co.?Say thsrf
to judge from their sales of cake ingredients
they have just what the
people want at the right prices. All
goods are promptly delivered.
T. B. McClain?Has horses and mules
two steam engines for sale.
Philander E. Moore, Delphos, S. C.?
Wants to sell or exchange a sow and
eight pigs for a porker.
W. B. Moore & Co.?Announce the appearance
of Aiden Benedict's spectacular
play, Quo Vadis, at the opera
house, December 28.
Leon Steam Laundry Co., Charlotte, N.
C.?Want an agent to represent them
in Yorkville.
Louis Roth?Tells of the good things
he has in stock that will help to make
the Christmas dinner Interesting.
COURT NEXT YEAR.
Clerk of the Court Wylie has receiv
ed from Mr. N. W. Brooker, clerk of
the supreme court, the roster of the
circuit judges for the year 1901. According
to this roster, court will be held in
York county during the year as follows:
,
The spring term of the court of general
sessions, will convene April 15, and
the court of common pleas, April 17.
Judge D. A. Townsend will preside.
The summer term of the court of general
sessions will convene July 15, and
the court of common pleas will convene
July 17. Judge G. W. Gage will
preside.
The fall term of the court of general
sessions will convene November 18, and
the court of common pleas will convene
November 20. Judge Ernest Gary will
preside.
A FARM LAND TRANSACTION.
Facts which illustrate the remarkable
productiveness of York county
farming lands, when properly managed,
came to the knowledge of the reporter
a few days ago. It is not necessary
to publish names, because some of
the parties might object; but convincing
evidence of the correctness of th^
statement can be furnished if necessary.
ly
TTMvp vpn rs a en a farmer who Dim
chased a small plantation near Yorkville,
at a fair price, decided that he
wanted tQ sell, and although farm values
were then abnormally low, he had
but little difficulty in finding a purchaser
at $1,000 for something like 100
acres. The purchaser paid part cash
and gave his note for the balance, payable
in installments.
The transaction was closed last
week. Immediately after making his
trade with the land owner, the purchaser,
who is a non-resident, rented
the farm to an intelligent farmer and
the rent has been paid promptly every
year. These rents have in the aggregate
amounted to more than the principal
of the original purchase and the
interest thereon, and have left a surplus
besides. The original purchaser,
therefore, has gotten the farm virtually
as a gift, except that he had to wait
five years for clear titles.
HEBRON A. It. CHURCH. ^
A new Associate Reformed church,
to be known as Hebron, was organized
about four miles southwest of Yorkville
last Saturday, by a commission
consisting of Rev. J. S. Grier, of Sharon;
Rev. J. L. Oates, of Hickory
Grove, and Elder Mitchell, of Sharon.
The church building, recently completed,
has been in process of erection
for quite awhile. Members of the congregation
have contributed most of the
money and work; but they have had
some outside assistance. The church
at Pisgah, N. C., for instance, filled the
church with good substantial pews.
The structure as it stands is, under the
circumstances, quite creditable.
The membership roll, as it stood last
Saturday, consisted of 23 names, including
a number who had come from
Sharon by letter. The following officers
were elected to take charge of the
spiritual and temporal affairs of the
congregation: Elders?James E. Gettys,
JohnGaulden, IrvingCarnes. DeaconsRobert
Caldwell, Andrew Ashe, Samuel
Laughridge.
The congregation will not, for sometime
yet, be able to secure the constant
services of a pastor: but for the present
will be ministered to from time to
time by Rev. J. S. Grier and others.
The material which goes to make up
the church rolls, however, is of the very
best, and rapid, healthy growth is confidently
expected.
"QUO VADIS."
A spectacular production of Quo
Vadis, as dramatized by Chas. W.
Chase, is promised at the opera house
an Friday evening. December 28. No
ane who has read a translation of the
famous novel of that name, will need to
be told of the superior excellence of
this great play, which has been rendered
throughout all the large cities of the
country with such success. Following
s the cast of characters by whom the
:>lay will be presented:
Marcus Vinicius, a young Roman soliier,
John Webster; Caius Petronius,
:ne arbiter of elegance, P. G. McLean;
Peter, the apostle of Christ, Arthur
fames; Chilo Chilonides, a Greek phiosopher,
Geo. S. Fleming: Nero, emjeror
of Rome, "The mad poet," Ar:hur
H. Busch; Aulus Plautius, a Ronan
father, W. J. Schultz; Ursus, the
Lygian?"Iron breaks in my hand as
vood does." Allan Lane; Croton, the
[toman wrestler, H. J. Bernard; Glaums,
the Christian physician, E. A.
Summers: Tigellinus, Nero's chief ad iser,
William Farley; Caius Hasta, a
soldier. B. W. Hoyt; Atacinus, a sollier,
S. W. Herbert; Lygia, the Christnaiden.
Miss Charlotte Eveleth; Popjoea,
the heartless wife of Nero, Miss
jucie Villa, Pomponla, wife of Aulus,
diss Maud Stephens.
Speaking of the play as rendered by
las company, the Brooklyn StandardTnion
said in a recent issue:
" 'Quo Vadis,' was a notable producion
of a remarkable play, and Brookyn
needed its influence to offset the
hreatening ret that has been thrust
ipon them for weeks at a time. It tells
l beautiful love story, and at the same
ime impresses upon the audience the
essons of Christian forbearance. The
day is handled so reverently by the
ompany that one cannot fail to be imiressed
with the sincerity of the act
ors and their evident delight in doing a
work that is morally instructive. The
cast has been most carefully chosen
and there is hardly a member of it that
could be improved upon, each member
being fully equal to the work required.
The scenery is on a grand scale, almost
too much even for the limits of the
great academy stage. It is a play that
every one should see."
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? The graded school will take a recess
from Friday, December 21, until Monday,
December 31.
The local dealers in fire crackers
sold out their stocks last week; but
most of them have succeeded in getting
in new supplies.
Large numbers of geese and turkeys
have been coming into Yorkville during
the past few days for shipment, by
Messrs. McElwee & Sherrer, and Mr.
Brooks Inman.
? Messrs. J. J. Keller & Co., are putting
a glass front in the Kuykendal
building preparatory to occupation by
S. L. Hobbs & Co., who expect to get
in by January 1, next.
? Local hog raisers are killing and
sailing aowii meir mem. mere i? a.
considerable quantity of hog meat
raised in Yorkville?possibly enough to
feed the town for a couple of weeks. ?
The firm of Glenn & Allison commenced
its livery Duslness in Yorkville
with only 12 head of stock. It now uses
26. The per centage of increase in less
than ten years is considerably in advance
of the per centage of increase in
population as shown by the census figures.
? There is a good, healthy Christmas
trade on this year. It is better than it
has been for years. There is being sold
more good substantial furniture, more
pretty novelties in silver and China,
more fine toilet articles, and other
things which indicate that there are
many people who have abundance and
to spare. |
? Superintendent Boyce, of the Associate
Reformed Sunday school, requests
that instead of their regular contributions
of money next Sunday, the mem
bers bring contributions of fruits and
nuts. Those who may not find it convenient
to take their contributions to
Sunday-school, may give orders on the
stores instead. ,
1^-While undertaking to unload a barrel
of molasses, at the Carolina and
North-Western railroad depot, last
Saturday afternoon, Lark Hull, a colored
employe of the company, had his
right leg broken just about the knee.
He was given surgical attention as soon
as possible and made as comfortable
no OAI \ i A Ka nvnontn/l
UO VUUIU WVy V.A|^WVbVVt?
? AJwrrfTon the premises of Misses
?r&rdner, next to the graded school,
was destroyed by fire yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock. The origin of the
fire is unknown; but the theory of the
small boy and the cigarette has been
suggested as among the possibilities.
The fire department responded as
quickly as possible; but the flames had
done their work before the water could
be gotten to them, some 200 yards from
a hydrant. The loss is between $25 and
$50. No insurance.
? The appearance of a soliciting agent
of the Atlantic Coast Line in Yorkville
last Saturday, revived the talk to the
effect that this road will take charge
of the South Carolina and Georgia Extension,
and there are rumors of "two
passenger trains a day each way," but
as yet there is nothing definite to be
said on the subject. Only the high officials
in charge of the respective properties
are in a position to talk authoritatively
and they have not seen fit to
take the public into their confidence,
^o^tfhe electric light has been giving
trouble again. It began flickering last
week and Mr. Duval was sent for. He
found that in putting up the new dynamo
he had made a miscalculation in
one of tne connections. The trouble
was very simple he said; but by a coincidence
it bcame complicated. A
friction clutch which communicates
power to the dynamo was broken acci
dentally on Saturday morning, ana a
new one was not to be had this side of
Charlotte. The particular piece that
broke was not of a nature that could
reasonably be expected to give trouble.
Hence there had been no provision for
duplication. It was expected that the
light would be In operation again last
night.
THE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
Professor John W. Linley, secretary,
has kindly furnished The Enquirer
with the following report of the proceedings
of the York County Teachers'
association, which met In the court
house last Saturday:
On Saturday, December 15th, 1900, the
York County Teachers' association
held a meeting in the county court
house In Yorkville. The following
named members were present: Misses
Mattle Bell, Janie Carson, Florence
Cody, OUie Elder, Mamie Hughes, and
Messrs. J. E. Carroll, R. A. Dobson, J.
G. Edwards, G. L. Kerr, B. L. Jones, J.
W. Linley, B. M. Love, P. G. Pressley.
The association was also honored by
the presence of Col. W. G. Stephenson.
The meeting was called to order by
Vice President R. A. Dobson, Prof.
Banks, the president, being absent.
After the reading of a Bible selection
and a prayer by Prof. Jones, the association
disposed of the business on
hand.
The secretary having withdrawn
since the last meeting, an election was
held to fill the vacant office, Mr. J. W.
Linley being elected to the position.
There being no further business on
hand the association turned to the first
topic of the programme: "Why should
we have an association?" Prof. Banks,
to whom had been assigned this topic,
being absent, Prof. Jones was called
upon to handle the subject. Prof.
Jones made a very interesting address,
showing not only why we should have
an association, but why every teacher
of York county should be an active,
wide-awake member.
After Prof. Jones' address, the topjc
was discussed in general by Col. Stephenson,
Messrs. Barron, Kerr and
Linley.
Lively discussions were also had upon
the topics, "Discipline," and "How
to make an association Interesting1."
Although the attendance was nbt as
large as might have been wished, yet
the meeting was a very pleasant and
profitable one.
Before adjournment, a motion m
carried to hold the next meeting on >tfe
third Saturday of January, In Yorkville.
A committee, composed of Messrs.
Carroll, Jones, Kerr, Linley and
Miss Bell, was appointed to arrange a
programme for the next meeting. This
committee met Saturday afternoon and
arranged a programme that warrants
the next meeting to be one of much interest
and profit,
Regardless of what the association
has been in the past, or what any othir
association is, the teacherB of York
county have determined to have an association
whose influence will be felt
n York county. And as these teachers
ire called to wider fields of labor
throughout the state, not only the
county will reap the benefit of this aslociation;
but the state in general. If
:he people of our state would realize
:hat the future welfare of the state
iepends chiefly not upon the great law-'
yers or even the ministers of the day; 1
but upon those who have as their high
calling the shaping and training of the ,
minds and characters of the young,
they would see that if it is necessary for
men of other professions to come to- gether
to exchange ideas, in order to ;
place their professions on a higher
plane, just so it is necessary for the '
teachers to meet with one another, that
they might learn not only how to pre- 1
sents facts in the manner best suited <
for the reception of them by the child's 1
mind, but also that they might learn ,
to deal with the child in such a way as
to bring into play its best impulses,
thus strengthening the character of the
child and preparing him to be the citi- i
zen that this state and every other 1
state needs. The teacher who falls to (
see this part of his or her duty, loses
sightof the greater part of the responsi- 1
bllity of the teacher. Therefore let those I
who would see our county and state
going forward, not only in education, ,
but in morality; those who would
have the men and women of South Car
olina to have more cnaracter ana determination
than they have today, let
these people encourage the gathering
together of the teachers of the county
and state, that they might realize more
fully the responsibility that rests upon
them; and that they might press forward
with more zeal to the mark of
their high calling.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. McElwee are visiting
the family of Mr. S. A. McElwee.
Mr. William Kennedy is at home
from Atlanta, Ga., where he is taking a
course in dentistry.
^ ?^Pfof. W. S. Currell, of Washington
and Lee university, spent Sunday in
Yorkville, visiting relatives.
Mr. H. W. Thomson, who has been
living near Hickory Grove for several
years past, has removed with his family
to Spartanburg.
^^,^4438 Mary Foster, of Marion, Ala.,
is in Yorkville, visiting relatives and
friends, the guest of Miss Daisy Williams
and Miss Bessie Barron,
[.^"^rtiorse stepped on Mr. S. A. McElwee's
foot the other day, inflicting a
i painful hurt. The injured member is
getting along as well as could be expected.
| M^s. D. W. Hicks and Mrs. R. A.
T^owell spent Sunday with friends in
i Chester. They returned to Yorkville on
Monday.
Dr. James L. Hanahan, the popular
proprietor of the York Drug Store, went
down to Columbia on Saturday night
for a few days.
^ tytassrs c. E. and B. M. Dobson,
r clerks in the census department in
Washington, are at home to spend the
Christmas holidays.
- ~ V.J !~
f ttisnop Capers preacueu ill. uk
Church of the Good Shepherd last Sunday,
according to promise. A number
of people, other than communicants,
attended the services.
t ? ?oyce, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Lilly, of Filbert, had the
misfortune to break his collar bone,
while playing at school, last Monday.
Dr. Walker attended the sufferer.
00Mr. John T. Davidson and Miss Ella
Lindsay, were married at the residence |
of the bride's mother, near Guthriesvllle,
yesterday-afternoon at 3 o'clock.
There was a reception at the residence
of the groom's father, Mr. John A.
Davidson, last night.
Frank P. McCain, Esq., trustee in ]
the case of D. W. Hicks, bankrupt, (
gives notice that bids for the sale of ,
the stock of goods will be received until ,
January 1. Mr. McCain requests lis ,
to say that he will be pleased to show j
the stock to prospective bidders on De- ,
cember 19, 20 and 21. ]
Mr. G. W. Thurmond and wife, of j
Baltimore, arrived In Yorkville last ,
Saturday with the expectation of making
this town their future home. Mr. ,
Thurmond is to take charge of the ]
grocery department of the York Cotton
Mill store. He and his wife are board- j
ing with the family of Mr. P. \ ]
Grimes, at present; but it is their expectation
to occupy the Rev. J. M. M. ,
McClain residence, on Charlotte street, .
later on. I
News and Courier: Newspaperdom ]
printed an excellent picture of Gover- ,
nor McSweeney in its number of No- ]
vember 8, with a complimentary foot ,
note felicitating the "Old South State"
upon having "a country printer and ^
newspaper man as its chief executive" (
for another term. The administration j
of Governor McSweeney has given a j
great many persons in this state a far ^
better opinion of the ability of those ,
who are engaged in the newspaper business.
It is hoped that there will never j
be many newspaper candidates for of- t
flee in this state, not because they are ?
incompetent or untrustworthy, but be- r
cause there is so much more fun in
electing other men to office.
Christian Neighbor: The announcement
is made that the Rev. Samuel A. *
Weber, D. D.,. is to retire from the position
of associate editor of the South- s
ern Christian Advocate. His with- 1
drawal from regular literary work in 1
the religious field is truly regretable, 1
for he has written much and strongly ;
for the upbuilding and upholding of S
Methodism and also to the edification
of mankind in general. Few men have r
such clear and pure vision and so sweet g
a spirit as this erudite Christian gen- i
tleman. The Neighbor feels a special i
fondness for Dr. Weber, for many of r
his helpful and entertaining articles g
have graced its pages. Indeed, it was I
in this paper?way back in '77?that his c
52 excellent letters "From a Young a
Preacher to a Younger One" saw light n
and carried light as they emanated
from the "Village Parsonage.' Those j
same letters ought to be gathered in 0
book form and spread broadcast among f(
young itinerants. And not a few older s
ones would find profit In perusal. No f
more helpful contribution to Metho- s
dist literature has appeared in the last r
quarter-century. May the pen of their 0
author neither rust nor dry?it's too p
useful. L
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LOCAL LACONICS, . s
Tlu? County Cnmiitlxwiiiiiern.
The county board of commissioners S
will hold an adjourned meeting tomor- g
row, Thursday. n
In York'n Solum!*. 1
*sThere are 10,045 children in the pub- ^
lie schools of York county. Of these
4,066 are white and 5,979 are colored. ^
e
Tax Collect Inn*.
^tfp to this date, Treasurer Neely has a
issued about 4,200 tax receipts and has S]
about 6,000 still to Issue. He looks for t]
busy times between now and December ti
3*. s,
Kecnghlaing the Veteran*.
Port Mill special of December 11 to tc
the Columbia State: Yesterday, in the w
presence of a large audience, the c<
Daughters of the Confederacy of this E
place conferred the "Cross of Honor" tc
upon 56 battle-scarred veterans. It g<
was a touching sight to see the feeling T
exhibited by these venerable heroes as cl
the Daughters pinned upon their tc
areasts the emblem of Immortality,
rhe exercises were made more Inspiring
by the choruses "Carolina," and .4
"Dixie," rendered by the children. Rev.
J. H. Thornwell, D. D., on behalf of the
Daughters of the Confederacy of Fort
Mill, read the address of presentation
to the "citizens of immortality." After
singing "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground," the veterans were escorted
to the town hall, where quite a handsome
dinner was served by the Daughters
of the town. The hall was decorated
with bunting, holly and flowers,
and with state and Confederate flags.
The veterans were seen fondling their
cherished crosses as the child fondles
Its most prized possession.
Death of Mr*. Anrier*ou. ?. )
Mrs. Janie Anderson, wife of Magis- \
trate R. M. Anderson, of Ebenezer
township, died at her home near Newport,
last Monday morning, of typhoid
pneumonia. Her infant babe, born
about three weeks before, died on Sunday.
The funeral of Mrs. Anderson
took place at Adnah on Monday afternoon,
at 3.30 o'clock, the services being
conducted by Rev. B. H. Grler.
Humeri to Dentil. ,
Rose McCaw, an aged colored wo- >
man, who lived alone in a wretched hut
on the Plnckney road, two miles from
the court house, was burned to death
last Friday night. She was found sa^
urday morning lying just without her
front door with every stitch of clothing
burned from her body. Coroner Brian
held an inquest. Francis Thomasson,.a
grand daughter-in-law, was the principal
witness. She testified that her
grandmother had been living alone under
the care of the witness. During
Friday, witness went over to the house
of the grandmother, took something to
eat and made a fire. While witness
was in the house the old woman caught
fire; but witness extinguished the
flames. Later in the day the old woman's
bed caught fire from her pipe;
but witness put that fire out also. At
night, witness left her grandmother in
reasonable comfort, and knew nothing
of the tragedy until next morning.
The body of the old woman was found
where it had evidently fallen as she,
enveloped in flames, had attempted to *
run from the cabin. There was not a
stitch of clothing on her body except ,
a few threads under one arm. Dr.
Walker, who made an examination,
said that the skin was not charred, and
that death probably resulted from suffocation.
Some of the Negroes who
knew her, say that the woman was
aged 103 years. Their information,
however, is not to be considered absolutely
accurate. There Is a great
grandson though, who claims to be
aged 32 years. The Jury of inquest - *"
found a verdict In accordance with the
foregoing?that the deceased came to
her death by burning. /
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Reception to Dr. and Mrs. Leech?Miss Latham
to be Msrried to Mr. Lanier?Dr. '
Hall Coming?Other Notes.
Correspondence of the Yorkeflle Enquirer.
Hickory Grove, December 18.?On
last friaay evening, a raepiiun woo
grlven at the home of 'Squire Leech, In
nonor of Dr. and Mrs. Chess Leech. It
was the largest gathering of the nature
that has been held In Hickory Grove
for sometime. The friends and ac- i
lualntances of Dr. and Mrs. Leech
have only the best wishes for the happiness
and prosperity of this young
:ouple. ,
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Emma Lathan, of
Hickory Grove, to Mr. Oscar Lanier,, of
Abbeville. The ceremony will be held ~
in the A. R. P. church, at 2 o'clock, on
December 26th.
Dr. Hall, the great New York lecturer,
will deliver his famous lecture, on
'How to Get Married and Stay So," before
an audience of Hickory Grove people
tonight. Circumstances, however,
seem to indicate that the people of
Hickory Grove are pretty well up on .?
:he topic. ,
The Rev. Mr. Ingraham, the minis:er
lately sent by conference to Hick>ry
Grove, preached his first sermon to
lis new flock yesterday afternoon. The
people of Hickory Grove give tms gen:leman
and his family a very warm
velcome to their town. . ^
It has been announced that thpre is
:o be a Christmas tree unladened in
he Baptist church on Christmas night.
This will undoubtedly be a source of
nuch pleasure to the children.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
College. V*
There will be room for seven more
itudents in Converse after the Christnas
holidays. Assignments of rooms
vill be made in the order of applicaion.
Write for information to Converse
College., Spartanburg, S. C. *
iliooilng In Union
J. M. Splawn, the boss of the spinling
room of Union's cotton mill, was
hot last Thursday evening by Tom Gong.
Going had been discharged. He
mmediately went off and procuring a
evolver returned to the office and shot
iplawn three times. Splawn died on
Friday morning. Going made his esape;
but it is stated that he will prol^
.bly surrender.
Ir. Sim* Will ApimhI. " .
Spartanburg Journal: C. P. Sims, ^
!sq? is not satisfied with the decision^ ,
f Judge Benet in the case against him
or unprofessional conduct. The first''
entence was six months' suspension
rom the bar, but on a petition rrom . .
everal attorney's, the suspension was N
educed to one month by supplemental I
rder. Mr. Sims will appeal to "the sureme
court. He Is represented by O.
TrsU~> T?,fo nc T O
4. OUUUUipCl C, UUIII1 uai J XJvaup, u f M.
iarris and W. W. Dixon.
imillpox In Spnrtni)bur|[,
There is a smallpox excitement (n
partanburg. Y. L. Gantt wrote to the ' .
overnor reporting a case of the disease ->
ear his home. The papers printed it ** ,
'. L. Gantt. T. L. Gantt denied that *
e had made a report. ' It developed
hat Y. L. Gantt is a son (
'he board of health deitfediMrexjH^
r.ce of the disease, and as Tn&EjjjjpF
f a dispute, the inspecting physician
ssaulted Y. L. Gantt. Y. L. Gantt JnIsts
on the presence of the disease and
le state health officials are Jnve'stlgang.
[ill m Pi-er Hunter.
Darlington News: Gen. Wade Hamp>n
and Col. Tom Taylor, of Columbia,
ere In town last Monday. They had
>me to spend a day or two with Col,
. R. Mclver before going to Georgeiwn
on a deer hunt. All three of these
?nt!emen went down to Georgetown
uesday to be the guests of a hunting
ub in that vicinity. General Hamp- <
>n looks better than when he was in
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