Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tumorous gepartttmit. Feared a Relapse.?Joseph Jefferson once played an engagement In a western town, appearing in "Rip Van Winkle." In the hotel at which he stopped was an Irishman, who acted as porter and general assistant. Judged by the deep interest he took in the house, he might have been clerk, lessee and proprietor rolled into one. At about 6 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Jefferson was startled by a violent thumping on his door. When he struggled into consciousness and realized that he had left no "call" order at the office, he was indignant. But his sleep was spoiled for that morning, so he arose and soon after appeared before the clerk. "See here," he demanded of that in" n* t-Vila 11 n- I dividual, "wny was ? vaucu ??. usual hour?" "I don't know, sir," answered the clerk; "I'll ask Mike." The Irishman was summoned. Said the clerk: "Mike, there was no call for Mr. Jefferson. Why did you disturb him." Taking the clerk to one side he said in a mysterious whisper: "He was snoring like a horse, sor, and Oi'd heerd the b'ys saying as how he were onct afther slaping for twlnty years, so Oo ses to mesllf, ses Oo, Mike it's acooming onto him agin, and it's yer juty to git the crayther out o' yer house instantly!" His Purpose Explained.?This dentist's waiting room was very much like others, says the Chicago Post. There was a stack of magazines on the table, in addition to one or two folded newspapers. The patient, to while away the time, picked up one of the magazines. The articles had a familiar look and the subjects discussed were outlawed by the statute of limitations. He turned to the cover and found that the date was August, 1900. He picked up another magazine and opened it at an article that treated solemnly and speculatively of a question that was definitely settled in 1900. Then he tried a newspaper, only to And that It gave him the nice fresh news of three weeks previous. About this time the dentist entered. "Doctor," said the patent, "I sincerely hope your methods are more modern than your reading matter." The dentist laughed. "You think that's neglect, don't you?" he asked. "Isn't it?" "Not at all, sir. It's design. After thirty mmuies wun mtti WllCVtlvii v. antiquated literature anything-^>X a dentist's Chair?is a relief^"^tflrned "By George, you're rigjjfc?tment ln the patient. "Thertills. Just the operation r^flfloctor, and I won't take me in a even mu?r t m t ^^f*nilosopher In Black.?A Chinewspaper man tried to interview "Uncle Joe" Cannon about his speakership candidacy a few days ago. " 'Young man,' said I, 'this is for your private ear, not for your newspaper ear. When I was a boy the cir. cus came to the county seat, thirteen miles away. I wanted to see that circus the worst sort of way. My father had a Negro hand named Eph. He wanted to see the circus, too. We scraped enough money together to pay our way in and I had a little change to spare for ginger snaps and peanuts. Eph carried me on his broad back a part of the way and at last we paid the entrance fee and were under the big lent. we proceeaeu p?si several till we came to a big cage containirtfc an enormous ape. "'How is you?' said the old black man, bowing before the monstrous ape. " 'No answer.' " 'How is you?' Eph repeated, with another profound bow, and still no answer. Then, after a long pause, Eph exclaimed: " 'You's right, ole man; keep yo' mouf shet or dey'll put a hoe in yo' hand and make yo* raise cotton.' " The newspaper writer departed without further questioning. Kili.ed Bt "Grass In His Licker." ?"Well," remarked the congressman from Kentucky, "I suppose none of you ever heard the story of the origin of tne mini juiep r There was a stampede from the cloakroom. Everybody went save Brandegee the new member from Connecticut. elected to fill a vacancy. To him this story was told: "In the early days in Kentucky a stranger stopped over night with a distiller who had some fine liquor and a very notable spring of water. Growing about the spring was a quantity of mint. The stranger mixed the mint with the liquor, spring water and some sugar and he and the distiller got far into the night repeating the dose. "Next spring the stranger passed that way again; a woman came to the door. 'Where's the old man?' the visitor asked. " 'Dead,' replied the woman. " 'Dead?' " 'Yep, a fellow come along here last spring and taught him to put grass in his licker and it finally killed him.' Philadelphia Press. Acquainted With the Author.?A gentleman who spends his life entirely immersed in books has a wife who never reads anything; but she likes to /^.AnrttAnnlliP O n snfbpoof in vtdp 'HA noiunau,* j/t t wviiu an liivwivuv husband's hobby; and so from time to time she goes to the library and takes down a book just for the sake of appearances. "I chose a book this morning," she remarked the other day to her husband, "by an author named Voliv. Is he considered a good writer?" "Voliv?" said the good man, in a puzzled tone. And then not liking to confess himself ignorant of one of the books in his own library, he added: "Yes, my dear, a writer of very considerable power, who possesses a remarkable insight into his subject." Hut when she had completed her elaborate toilet and had gone off to make a social call, he sneaked into her-, ito discover the book of the au-. he had never heard. Itj Brown-> to ijHi*ceUanrousi fading. FROM CONTEMPORARIES. News and Comment That la of More or Leas Local Interest. YORK. Rock Hill Herald, December 20: The marriage of Miss Ethel Vernon Nance, formerly a teacher in Winthrop college, to Mr. Goerge W. Chambers, of Florida, will take place in Anderson on Wednesday of next week. The ceremony will be performed in the First Presbyterian church at high noon. A reception to Invited guests will follow at the home of the bride's parents, and the bridal party will leave on the afternoon train for a trip north Miss Annie Stroup, the pretty young lady from Winston-Salem, N. C., who for two seasons has been Mr. E. E. nnnninr milliner. surDrised her VIVUU O .... , __ . many friends here Wednesday when It became known that she would that afternoon become a bride. She was married to Mr. T. Arlington McKelvle, a representative of one of the. New York publication houses. The ceremony was performed at the home of Capt. A. E. Smith by Rev. W. E. Thayer. After the marriage the couple went on a trip to New York and Washington. Their home will be in Richmond....A young son of Mr. W. B. Lynn, of this city, had a frightful experience Wednesday. While in a wagon to which was attached a spirited horse, the animal in some way became frightened and ran away. The little fellow did not seem to realize his perilous condition, and held firm until some one came to his assistance. He escaped without injuries. The shafts of the wagon were completely demolished and the harness badly broken At the meeting of Oakland Lodge K. of P., held Thursday night, the following officers were elected to serve during the ensuing year: C. D. Dlehl, C. C.; G. W. Witherspoon, V. C.; C. S. May, prelate; R. M. London, M. of W.; J. K. Owens, K. of R. and S.; Geo Beach, M. of Ex.; M. F. Cobb, M of F.; H. S. Delhi, M. at A.; W. A. Sharpe, I. G.;T. V. Mc Fadden, O. G.; L. C. Harrison, trustee; J. E. Parker, G. G. C.; At a recent meeting of the Rock Hill Lodge, No. Ill, A. F. M., the following officers were elected for the next year: H. M. Sandifer, W. M.; J. A. Shinn, S. R. L. Sturgis, J. W.; V. B. McFadjfj^ treasurer; A. E. Smith, Sec"$f??'gince following additional S ?>. . been appointed. Wlike'rson, Louis King^J^^g and A c pen. tUer; Ev5cf?T.....Fort Mill letter of ne"?Tto the Charlotte Observer: ' ^JPSugh a peculiar accident, Mr. J. H. Sutton, a farmer near here, lost twoi fine mules Saturday. His wagon, loaded with 5,000 pounds of cement, was going down a steep hill at the Cataw ? - 4La ba Pqwer company s worn wncu mc lock chain broke. The wagon crushed to the bottom of the hill, carrying the two mules before it. Fortunately two other mules which were hitched to the wagon had been detached at the top of the hill Wm. H. Adkins and MIq? MswIp K. Slmrll dansrhter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Simrll, of the Concord neighborhood of this county, were united in marriage Wednesday at the North Rock Hill parsonage, Rev. W. H. Ariail performing the ceremony Chief of Police Partlow and Officer Langley are after the colored gamblers of this city. Wednesday they arrested John Young, Will McCreary and Will Byers at the home of Frank Mackey, where they had gone to engage in a game of "skin." In fact, the stakes were up and the grame in full swing I when the officers appeared on the | scene. They were placed in the station house and yesterday morning were arraigned before his honor, Mayor Waters, who gave each $5 or fifteen days on the gang. LANCASTER. Ledger, December 20: Mr. Mack Tillman, of Van Wyck, was in town Thursday and Informed us of the hold up of a man near the water tank at Osceola the night before by two Negroes with pistols who relieved him of $7.50 in cash. The man was well dressed and claimed to be from Virginia. He had struck camp and had built a fine to spend the night there when the hold up and robbery occurred The Kershaw Masons will have a gala day Friday, December 26. They will have their installation ceremonies public in I onp of the churches at 3 n. m.. to be followed by the conferment of side degrees in the afternoon at the lodge room, and a banquet at the hall In Ashe's brick building at 6 p. m. Prom ihere they will adjourn to their lodge room again and will confer the side degrees on the wives and daughters of Masons. CHESTER. Lantern, December 19: The ditches of the new streets are being dug. The road scraper Is on the ground and in a few days the streets will be scraped and leveled. All trees and shrubbery , have been removed and the rocks have been blasted up and carted off. The hollows and miry places are being filled, the dirt being scraped into them by a drag shovel. Mr. W. H. Jeffords, of Columbia, is superintending the work and says, that if the weather permits, he will have the streets scraped and leveled by this time next week In our issue of Friday, December 12, it will be remembered that we gave an account of a difficulty that Ben Covar onH T .nnnlo Miller had nvcr a dime. Miller was sent to the chaingang. Covar was sent to Columbia charged with stealing $30 and was found guilty. He complained of curious pains in his head, and at the advice of a physician was ^ut in the penitentiary hospital. He died there Tuesday and it was decided that his death was the result of natural causes. Miller is in Jail at this place till the cause of the death of Covar is known Early Wednesday morning, soon after Mr. Sheldon had arisen and was wondering how it could get so late so early, a thunderous rap was heard at the door of the Baptist pastorium and the early caller was found to be Mr. M. H. Mabors, the 24year-old son of a well to do farmer, who lives near Clinton. Mr. Mabors desired to know if Mr. Shelton would officiate at a marriage. Mr. Shelton informed him that he would. So at : noon Mr. Mabors anjf Miss Fannie M. Holland, whose father is yard master of the Southern ^lway at Charlotte. ; were quietly married. The newly wed t couple yesterday went to the groom's t home near Clinton Wednesday < night, shortly after the close of the us- 1 ual prayer meeting service, Miss Jessie 1 B. Reid and Mr. Henry A. Frye were | united in marriage in the Baptist ] church by the Rev. John Bass Shelton. The bride was becomingly attired in i gray broadcloth trimmed in white and i gray silk and white medallion with a 1 hat to match. The groom was dressed in the regulation black suit. A reception was held at the home of the bride immediately after the marriage. The couple yesterday went to the home of the groom in Hickory, N. C. They will spend a short time there and will return to this city to live. Mr. Frye is in the employ of the C. & N.-W. railway and is ? worthy young man. Miss Jessie is well-known, having kept central office here for sometime. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, December 19: Mr. Claudius D. Holland, of Dallas, whose name was sent to the senate last Monday for confirmation as postmaster of Gastonia, was in the city yesterday afternoon. Mr. Holland has not as yet, received any notice of his confirmation and up to the time of going to press, Gastonia has no new postmaster. Although it is considered probable that Mr. Holland will be confirmed, he has given out nothing yet as to his plans. Mr. Jenkins' term expires January the first, and it is very probable that news of a definite nature will be received here within the next few days Dr. J. C. Galloway went over to Charlotte Wednesday afternoon to preach that night in Dr. Orr's church The following marriage licenses have been Issued by Register of Deeds Carpenter since Tuesday: George L. Mullis and Annie Dellinger, of Mount Holly; Frank R. Bell and Ethel Falls, Gastonia; J. F. Tenner and Lena Simmons At the home of his father, Mr. W. E. Smith, near the Modena Mill yesterday morning at 6.30 o'clock, Mr. William A. Smith, died aft'era*! illness of six weeks of typhoi(L^^r" . ^iated in Prorouna sorrow Tuesday Gastonia and Gastonc^ death Qf by the announcem^which occun.ed Mr' - ^ TJVBospltal in Charlotte at * f^Jicin the morning of that day. *^-??eath followed an operation which Avas performed on Tuesday, the 9th, a week previous to the end. For six months or more Mr. Wilson had been suffering intensely from acute Bright's disease to which his death was due. He had not, however, been confined to his bed till December the 2nd, on which day he was taken to the hospital at Charlotte in the hope that an operation might prove beneficial. During his last sickness all that medical skill or the tender and loving ministrations of his children could do was done for him, but all to no avail. Some of his sons were constantly at his bedside from the time he was first taken to the hospital. Three of his sons, Messrs. R. B., Ed F., and E. Lee Wilson, were with him when the end came. Mr. Wilson is survived by a wife and eight children, six sons and two daughters, ? ?.???...?. mcodi d. jh. fa, emu o. - T. Wllonn nf Da Una- T? R. M. T.. and Ed. F. Wilson, of Gastonia, Dr. W. H. Wilson, of Lenoir; Mrs. S. E. McArthur, of Gastonia, and Mrs. John Anthony, of Pisgah. Thomas Wilson was born in Gaston county, four miles west of Gastonia, on June the 28th, 1828, and was thus past 74 years of age. He had resided in the county all his life and devoted much of his time and energy to its interests. On September the 30th, 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Love Ann Wilson, of this county, who survives him. He was the last member of a family of eight. ENGINEERS TWO FLIGHTS UP. Some Giant Locomotives In Use on the Northern Pacific Road. The Northern Pacific has received the last of a consignment of twenty-one of the biggest engines in America. The last one of the series arrived a few days ago, and Tacoma, the terminus, has the distinction of being also the greatest railroad centre In the world In this respect. There are as big engines elsewhere In twos and threes; but on no line and at no point are there a score of engines like the 1,200 class just received In Tacoma. Any ten of those engines could have done all the railroad business there was to be done here ten years ago, when the "sage hens" used to crawl up to Weston with eight and ten small cars that oould be loaded Into five modern cars, wheels and all. The public sees little of these engines, since they are confined to freighting on the mountain division. Any one of them -can pull on a level track all the loaded cars that can be hung behind them. The only limit is the number of cars that can be handled by a single crew. In the graphic language of Master Mechanic | Bruce: "You can string all the cars you can get behind one of these en- j gines, chop the train off at a mile or i so, and swing 'em into Portland easy." Technical language will not convey j to the average reader the immensity of these wonders of locomotive building. The name given them by common consent all over the road is "battleships," and a more descriptive name could not have been chosen. One goes up two flights of stairs to reach the cab, for the boilers are so big they cannot be squeezed between the drivers, and perforce must be put on top of them. Their height is of three men standing on each other's shoulders?and low enough to squeeze through the tunnels. Indeed, many tunnels had to be raised to let them through from the east. The cylinders are double on each side, being arranged "tandem," the word "tandem" being adopted as the class name of the engine. Five years ago the "Mogul" engine which could swing 500 tons up the 1 2-20 grade to Lester at the foot of the mountain, was considered a wonder, ] and many believed the limit had been reached as to size. But the "Mogul" and its load is not a mouthful to the present "battleship," which weighs . loaded nearly three times as much, and ' rolls along without apparent effort with 1,000 tons. . If the freighting over the mounta'n c were still done with horseflesh, as forty I years ago, it would tak^ 50,000 horses :o do In a week what a "battleship" loes In a day. She carries 210 pounds )f steam. The "highpress" cylinders at the front of the "tandem," looking ike young 15-inch cannon, discharge into the "low-press" cylinders at 70 pounds. From end to end the engines are sixty-nine feet long, for, as the master mechanic says, "Since they can't build 'em any higher, the only thing they can do now is to build 'em longer." Roundly speaking, one of the engines would run all the mills in Tacoma if It were not a locomotive. Five years ago the company received the first of its "Klondike" engines, thenJ considered a masterpiece of engine construction. Though monsters in sizr and power, the new engines excee/j them just 20 per cent, in both dlmei sions. The "Klondiker" exceeded tf "Mogul" by 300 tons iip the grade ? Lester, and the "Battleship" daily r ceeds the "Klondiker" by 200 tons.. The engines are not comfortable/01, the engine crews and have occasi fa a great deal of kicking. A bulletin^88 posted recently cutting down the /ads of engines, and till further ordef the "Battleship" will only be requljd to draw 900 tons?still far in exc^ of anything which has preceded ^hem. The object of the order is the siding up of trains during the great A8*1 ?' business now on. It is positively announced /?w? 89 oft times before, that the limif^f locomotive building has been reaped. It remains to be seen how mart months it will be before the limit si/1 's torn down and a higher one sujtituted ? I Tacoma, Wash., Ledger. ODD STORIES OF DUMB/ANIMALS. Relating How They Unw/dnfflr I"" jnred Theif Owrfn. A Belfast wp*-8*' -nmtfpd Watkins was suspee^^^^ having stolen and house a quihtlty of jew I gV^^iSlued at ?200. Defectives canea Lema made a thorough jarch, but failed to find the missing property. Just as they were laving the last room, having given id their task in despair, a cat which fid been sitting with her kittens In aj basket in the corner got up, stretclpd herself and mewed. One of the officers turned back, looked into the lasket and there discovered the jewelrj hidden In the hay which formed thef cat's bed. The cat's owner is now existing her crime in jail. 7 Another curious ca$ of an animal unwittingly delivering (ts master up to justice comes from T^ednesbury. An ironworker of that ?wn was cruel enough to throw his he down a dis-l UBed coal pit 60 feet leep. The poor creature's moans werej heard by passers-by, and one of then named William Jeavons, plucklly wenj down and rescued the unfortunate Ipast, which was badly injured. It waslaken to the police station and well tyked after and shortly recovered. Bd, as It was not known to whom it thonged, no steps could be taken to polish the person responsible for the outage. A week or two late^the dog was acoi?c?o* the policemen through the streets, when it suddenly ran into a house ail began to play with the children. Tie officer entered, and the master of tf house confessed that the dog belong^ to him, and that he had thrown it do^i the pit. He was at nnce arrested andvery heavily fined for his brutal conduit. A very peculiar iase was Yecently recorded of such a harmless creature as a cow Inflicting very serious loss upon Its owner. Afarmer of Lanark county, near Otta\*, In Canada, had ?29 In notes of thf Bank of Ottawa. These he placed in a pocket of his coat, which he hung 01 a fence while he worked. When he mme back he found that the wind had blown his coat to the ground, the naes had fallen out and a cow was quialy chewing up the last of them. A hawker was ncently before the magistrates at Nottiigham on a charge of poaching. The kepers had suspected him for a long tfne, but Invariably failed to catch him. On this occasion, however, they had secured his dog, which was brought into court. The moment the poor hlthful beast saw its master it sprangout of the arms of the policeman and ushed toward him. The evidence was teld to be complete and the man was flied. A, most curious :ase of Involuntary damage done by ar animal comes from 1 niiflno- o honvv wurciiesieiauue. x/uime, thunderstorm lasl August a valuable horse got terribly frightened and galloping up from tie field toward the farm, got wedgedln its blind panic between a wire feice end a barn containing a quantity of hay and valuable agricultural inplemsnts. Lightning struck the fence and passing through the body of the horse, killed it, afterward^setting fre to the barn, which burned^rmi it was completely gutted, and all its cofct?it?destroyed beyond the possibility of recoglrmcm^^ Perhaps the nost utter ruln*>>^. dieted upon hurian beings by domestic " animals was ir Patagonia four or Ave years ago. A number of Scotch crofters emigrated to north Patagonia and began sheep farming, at which they were very succesful. They brought out with them seviral valuable collies, and these for a tine did good work. But one wl?ter one of these farmers Jied suddenl'. His dogs, left without food, began o devour the sheep. They ran away, t?k to the hills and became the progeniors of a race of wild dogs which comedown in packs and kill the sheep by hundreds. So serioiS have matters become that i bounty of ?2 a head is offered for these wile collies. If they are not soon If la aal/i fVtaf fka aAt_ :AICH111II?w?U| it mo ooiu uiav nit otvdement nust be given up, owing to the -avages of these animals.?London Answers. The "Weekly Jews Kttd ^outict, Charleston, 8. C. [jsued in Semi-Weekly Sections of Eight Pages Eacli. 04 Papers for Only One Dollar. Sample copies sent free on appliation. Address The New? and Courier Co., Charleston, So. Ca. ECZEMA. (TGIIIfl fl flUMORS?1 /ainful, unsightly eruptions, scabs and jiles, itching sensation, prickling pains, Jn, diseased blood, bumps, and dirty Jecks on the skin, pimples, boils, pale iin, eating sores and ulcers, skin and iood humors cured by taking Botanic Hood Balm (B.B.B.). All the sores quickly ?? "InVi Kir Its beal and blood Is maue pure miu < ?.u use. Deep-seated, obstinate, cases that resist Doctors and patent medicine treatmentyield to Botanic Blood Balm (B.B.B.). The most perfect Blood Purifier made. 30 years old. Try it. For sale by Druggists. SI. per large bottle, including complete directions for home treatment. Send ft cents to pny postage on Free Trial Bottle. BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ca. New Arrivals. WE have received a barrel of NE'W CROP N. O. MOLASSES of th< BEST QUALITY. Fresh North Carolina Buckwhea Flour. The best Cream Cheese an< Maccaroni. Large, fresh Cocoanuts and the choicest Fruits brought t< this market. In Blank Books, Stationery, Inks Pens, Pencils, Slates Crayons an< School Books we can furnish you to ou mutual advantage. We have recently received a consld erable stock of Crockery and can sav you money on goods in that line. We still have Clover and Rye Seed. Special attention is called to ou samples and prices for the BEST 01 EARTH TAILOR-MADE CLOTHING Up-to-date in style, perfect fit and th best workmanship. We can fit you person and fit your pocketbook. W. M. KENNEDY, Agent. ] In every town L and village may be had, tCica ?? Axle r F Grease I that makes your I Standard KnrCPC nrlorl A Word or Two To the Farmers of York Connty: REMEMBER, after a dry summer good wheat crop followsrarso re member that land prepared with a OLIVER CHILLED PLOW, pulveriz ed with a B. P. HARROW, smoothe with a B. P. LEVER HARROW, an drilled in with a HOOSIER DIS< DRILL, the results are bound to b GOOD. We have these Implements on hand and are in a position to save you som money, especially on the Wheat Drill! All manufacturers are asking $2.50 mot this season than last. We also have* few McCORMICK MOWERS on hai* See us before buying. Jj YORK IMPLEMENT C(j COFFINS AND CASKETS. T WE have an overstock of /edium and fine goods and will /a^e *t worth your while to send mai miles for anything in this line. W^re the oldest people in the business/** York county and think we know ^ business. W. B. MOORE?: CO. WOOD WANTED ONE THOUSAND cords of DRY PINE WOOD, for whI4 we will pay $1.75 a cord, delivered ol our yard. YORK COTTOfr MILLS. Send The Enquirer your Job Printing orders. FOR SALE.' FIVE ROOM COTTAGP on King's Mountain street and ->OT of about three-flfths of an acre. trice reasonable and terms easy. Ajply to W. D. GRIST, Yorkville, S. C. Nov.l5s4t ttr Send The Enqnlier yonr Job Printing orders. s?oan and pavings #?,1 Yorlcvllle, H. C. WITH ample resources for fejfc. tectlon and accommodaji*^f customers, this Bank solicits iness of corporations, Arms an^Kj. uais, and will extend every 4fcno. dation consistent with safe Sing Best of facilities for handlinjp counts of out-of-town custonfloui. -n-phnntfl and farme?fctt?n try me. v...?? mills and other manufactuiUeta)lishments. g A general banking buslnedfcsac. ed, and prompt and Intelll^httei. tlon given to all business ttted Id our care. m tar Interest bearing Certlf? of Dj. posit Issued under special Vnent. I I W. P. HARRISQ?M3HIBRJ s. M. McNEEL. PRKSitjf J. F. PURLEY CLOVER, fc. santa /aus.; WE just want My to lyou *ho have to prepeMor Saita Cldus r that HE IS NOWffl US and ^111 remain through th?iays. We hiive - TOYS of all klrpincludhg Dols, e Wagons, Monkey#cgs, Belles skid Horses, and we Sonly h[ve Toys, but lots of usefiAicles a| welL i r Come to us f#our Apfles. ]Ve J have forty-flve Miels jui In. and I. more to come, have Jul recelred e ten crates of Orms direct fom Fbrr Ida. We have Sidles tobeat the band. We have&f all kir?. Please call and see u? i v/mi J serve. W""-IJ7P: PfcSLET. I J. J. K/LER I CO., COIfTRAOjPS AHD BOLDER CONSTjfcjCTION jORK. E fupto estimates 1! all kinds of cJhuctlon workjid we do the work jPclfly and satifctory. BCJIL^R'S HARBf ARE. Becau??of the requireirts of our business!? it is necessary parry in stock ^large assortment Builder's Hardwie. We sell these i ds to the public it a very short i it. citPENTER'S IfOLS. Hurfreds of carpenters ye bought tools/rom us at low prl, and all haveteen satisfied. We o only the 1 best to be had. J. J. KELIR A CO. ???? ?? |rojffS3ionai fds. A. Y. CARTWRIflT, - nrtrAM nrfClQT ^jUHULUn uixii IW . , ft JQBJK1ULLA 5. 'u n OFFICE HOURS ^ 9 a. m. to i p. m.; a7m.jto 5p.m d Offce In upstairs rooms ofartwright C JuWng, opposite Telegrajl and Exeprea Offices.' j . (Ruldence Phone 44. 0<P Phone 67. W. W. LEirI8, ATTORNEY AT fcW, o. 5 Law Range, lrkville, S. C. Practice in State and ?lted States Courts. Prompt and xeful attention given to all busin* GEO. W. S. BJRT, ATTORNEY f LAW, YORKVILL^. C. Office No. a LAW RANOeJ 'Phone 58. FINLEY & fICE, ATTORNEYSfT LAW YORKVILLtf. C. Office in the Building the Rear of H. C. Strauaa'fore. 4?- All business entrusfio us promptly .attended to. THE "WEFIX!"SHOP. PAY UP AlffOE.I HAVE been waitii[ until , I am tired, and I desire l^y to all who owe me that If they ?#iot pay up on or before DECEMBEjO, I shall certainly come to see t? R. E. MONTtfERY, Prop. bcantlflcPto^ialr. Fromotci fcxuriant growth. Never JBeatore Gray cgair^^a YOTiUi?a^^Ior. tiT Send The En^ yourJob Printing: ordera. i ^ TAX RETURNS FOR 1003. Office of the County Auditor of York County, South Carolina, Yorkville, S. C.. December 2, 1902. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, Auditor of York County, will meet the several taxpayers of said county, at the places and times stated, to receive their TAX RETURNS for 1903 of PERSONAL PROPERTY and such CHANGES IN REAL ESTATE as "have taken place SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 1902, by purchase or sale. ATT M1?W RTTTT.nTTSlrSS RRRflTRD SINCE JANUARY lST,~f902,"must be reported, otherwise the penalty for nonrreturn attaches. Township assessors and special assessors are required by law to report all delinquents in this particular. The law requires taxpayers to list their property at what they believe to be its "market value." ' A tax return, in due form, will be required, and any return which says "SAME" or "NO CHANGES" is not in conformity to law, will not be filed. All returns must be sworn to before the auditor, his assistant, or other officer duly qualified to administer an oath. When parties so desire, they can make returns under oath, on the proper ^ , -blank, before a magistrate, notary publie, or other Qfficer qualified to admlnter the same, and send by registered mail to Auditor, at Yorkvllle, S. C., before the 20th day of February, 1903. Separate returns of all property located in School District No. 33, Bethesda township; No. 9, Broad River township; No. 12, Catawba township; Nos. 12 and 35. Ebenezer township; Nos. 26 and 39, Fort Mill township; and Nos. 11, 13, and 35 in York township. For the purpose of receiving returns, the Auditor will attend, either in person or by assistant, at the following places and at the times stated: At Yorkvllle, on Thursday, January 1st, 1903. At Bethany?J. L. McGlll's store?on Friday, January 2, 1903. At Yorkvllle, on Saturday, January 3, and Monday, January 5. 1903. At Bethel?Glenn & Riddle's store? on Tuesday, January 6th, 1903. At Point?Harper's store?on Wednesday, January- 7th, 1903. At Bandana?Ferguson's store?on Thursday, January 8, 1903. At Yorkvllle. on Friday and Saturday. January 9th and 10th. 1903. At McConnellsvllle, on Monday, January 12th, 1903. At Bullock's Creek?Good's store?on Tuesday, January 13, fronT12 m., until 12 m., on Wednesday, January 14, 1903. At Smyrna, on Thursday, January 16, 1903. At Clark's Fork?McGill's store?on Friday, January 16, 1903. At Yorkville, on Saturday, January 17, 1903. ! At Clover, Monday and Tuesday, January 19th and 20th, 1903. At Hickory Grove, on Wednesday and Thursday, January 21st and 22d, 1903. At Sharon, on Friday and Saturday, January 23d and 24th, 1903. At Coo tea's Tavern, on Monday, January 26th, 1903. At Ogden, on Tuesday, January 27th, 1903. At Fort Mill, on Wednesday and Thursday. January 28th and 29th, 1903. At Rock Hill, on Friday, January 30, 1903. At Yorkville, on Saturday, January 31, 1903. At Rock Hill on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, February 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th, 1903. At Newport, on Monday, February 9, 1903. At TIrzah, on Tuesday, February 10th, 1903. At Yorkville on Wednesday, February 11, 1903, until Friday, February 20, 1903, Inclusive. All males between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except egc-Confederate. aol dlers above the age of 50 years, are liable to |1 poll tax. Taxpayers, liable to poll tax, are specially requested to inform themselves as to the number of the school district In which they reside. Taxpayers are requested to examine their last tax receipt and see that the number of acres, lots, etc., are correctly reported. tw I respectfully request taxpayers to meet me in their respective townships 1 r> aw/Iah 4a oirnl/l a oiiciVi rt f V/>l*lfvllla Ill ?'1UCI IU atMIU a. I UOII uir awssuvsssw during the closing days. W. E. WILLIAMS. County Auditor. TAX COLLECTIONS?1902. Office of the County Treasurer of York County, Yorkville, S. C., September 15, 1902. IN accordance with the law. my books will be opened on the 15TH DAY OP OCTOBER, 1902, for the collection of STATE, COUNTY and SPECIAL TAXES for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1902, and ending December 31st, 1902, and will be kept open UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 1902, I will also receive VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS of COMMUTATION ROAD TAXES for the year 1903. For the convenience of taxpayers, I ? will attend at the following places, on me days ana uuies Qwiieu. j At Yorkvllle from Wednesday, the 10th day of December until the 31st day of December, after which day a penalty of one per centum will be added; and if said taxes, assessments and penalties are not paid on or before the FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY NEXT, an additional penalty of one per centum will be added. And if said taxes, assessments and penalties are not paid on or before the FIRST DAY OF MARCH NEXT, an additional penalty of five per centum will be added; and if not paid by MARCH 15TH, executions will be issued in accordance with law. H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer. November 19. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. court op common PLEAS. E. W. Query, Plaintiff, against R. B. * Elms and J. A. Elms, Defendants.? Summons for Relief?Complaint not Served. To the Defendants above named; YOU are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in . this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office in Yorkville, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service: and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. J. S. BPwTCR, . Plaintiff's Attorney. Yorkville, S. C., December 9th, A. D., 1902. Dec.13-Jan.18. s 6t Y ork BrickWorks. W. N. ASHE, Proprietor. We are now making millions of Brick, and are ready to meet all demands wholesale or retail, at figures that are right. W. N. ASHE. Torkville and Rock Hill. WANTED, Ten thousand bushels of COTTON SEED. Highest market price paid In cash. See us before selling. LATTA BROS. Oct. 8 w.s. tf MONET TO LEND. ON first mortgage of Improved real estate In York County. Terms reasonable. W. W. LEWIS, Attorney at Law, No. 5 Law Range, Yorkville, S. C. Sept 13 stf.