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? The Gaston county, N. C., bond
election, failed to carry last Thursday
by 600 votes. The voting was to decide
the issuance of $300,000 in bonds
for the purpose of road Improvements
in Gaston county. It required a majority
of the qualified voters of the
county to carry it, and the total registration
was 2,636. The voting was
very light, only about 1,400 votes being
cast. Of the votes cast there were
about 725 for and 675 against the is
sue.
? Austin, Texas, dfbpatch of August
6: If any genius or scientist believes
he has hit upon a way to exterminate
the pestiferous cotton boll weevil now
is the time for him to come forward.
Fifty thousand dollars will be paid out
of the state treasury of Texas to the
person who presents a successful remedy.
The award will be made by a
committee of five members appointed
by Governor Lanham, which met here
today for preliminary organization.
Several claimants for the big reward
have already sprung up and the committee
may have its hands full for
some time to come examining the merits
of their respective remedies.
? Mr. Henry P. Lowe, chief engineer
of the United states steei corporanun,
crossed the continent last week from
New York to Los Angeles, Cal., In 73
hours and 21 minutes, just a little
over three days. It was the shortest
trip of the kind on record by five
hours and five minutes. The occasion
of it was the mortal illness of Mr.
Lowe's little eleven-year-old daughter.
The father had been advised of
the critical illness of the child and arranged
to go to her bedside by means
of a special train. The start was
made Tuesday morning, and the child
had died a short while before; but Mr.
Lowe was not advised of the fact until
afterward. Then he decided to go
on. The distance from New York to
Los Angeles is 3,200 miles.
? Wallace Brothers' circus had a horrible
experience in a railroad wreck at
Durand, Mich., last Friday. The circus
was traveling on two trains of about'
thirty cars each, one following about
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foremost train stopped for water and
put out red lights. The rear train
came along at a brisk speed, and although
the engineer saw the red lights
was unable to stop his train because
of trouble with his brakes.
About twenty five persons were killed
and as many more were Injured.
^Among the animals killed was an elephant
and two camels. A story was
sent out to the effect that some of the
wild animals got loose: but this was
untrue. Included among the showmen
who lost their lives were quite a
number of world-wide reputation.
? The first claimant of the reward of
550,000 offered by the state of Texas
to the person who discovered or devised
a successful and practical remedy
for eradicating the cotton boll weevil
is George Franklin, a farmer, living
near San Marcos, this state, says
an Austin, Tex., dispatch to St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. He submitted his
claim to Governor Lanham today, and
the remedy will be passed upon by a
committee of five farmers whom the
governor will appoint for that purpose.
Mr. Franklin says that the weevils
were devastating the cotton on his
farm when he began applying the remedy
to the plants four weeks ago, and
that the pests have entirely disappeared.
It is a liquid preparation, applied
to the plants by spraying, at a cost
of not to exceed $1 an acre for the season.
? A working model of Prof. Langley's
air ship was tested on the Potomac
river, near Washington last Saturday.
The experiment was conducted
with as much secrecy as possible,
and the public has no accurate description
of the machine beyond the
fact that it is fifteen or twenty feet
long, is provided with numerous steel
rods, has propellers like those used for
driving boats. The power used was an
especially constructed two-horse gasoline
engine, very light. The machine
was started from a tug boat against a
wind that was blowing at the rate of
about four miles an hour, and made
a flight of about 600 yards in the space
of thirty seconds. It went into the
water and sank beneath the surface;
but was recovered shortly afterward.
The mishap is claimed to have been
due to a defect in setting the steering
gear. There was nobody in the flying
machine. As the result of the experiment,
Prof. Langley claims to have
satisfied himself of his ability to construct
a larger machine that will carry
passengers.
? "There is a charm, a fascination
about circus life that is hard to explain,"
said a veteran showman lately.
"It is surely a tough experience, being
buffeted about from place to place, often
without a bed to sleep in, and the
wages, outside of the salaries paid to a
few stars, are amazingly small. Yet
when a man once gets a taste of circus
life it's all up with him. He's never
good for anything else and never wants
to be. There must be a germ, bred
of the sawdust, that gets into the
blood. Take the canvassers, for instance.
They get $20 a month and
their grub and an impromptu bed in
a wagon. Often they don't take their
clothes off for weeks at a time. There's
one fellow I know who has a trade, and
during the winter he makes on an average
$20 a week. And yet, just as
soon as the circus season opens, he
throws up his job and gets out on the
road with a show for $20 a month. In
most every town the management Is
besieged by men and boys who want
to go along, and many of them offer
their services for their board. It's a
queer state of affairs."
? Oyster Bay dispatch to the New
York Sun: A party of colored children
from the Jenkins orphanage of Charleston.
S. C.. reached Oyster Bay today,
and without any notification to the
president, the band marched out
through the mud and rain to Sagamore
Hill to serenade Mr. Roosevelt. When
the band, after its three-mile tramp on
a stormy day, reached the edge of tne
president's lawn, the secret service
agent was on duty. "You'll have to go
away," he said: "you've not notified
the president." "We'll notify him
now," said the head of the orphanage
band. "No, you won't," insisted Agent
Tyree. "Go away." The band retreated
from the lawn, but on the advice of
the Oyster Bay villagers, made a detour
through the woods and took Sagamore
Hill on the flank. The band's
ten members were actually climbing
the fence when a secret service man
once more charged the Charleston musicians.
This time he convinced the
Negro children that he was in earnest,
and they promised to go away and stay
awav if he would keep his "gun" in his
pocket. Then the band moved slowly
down the hill through the rain, playing
a dirge that sounded like "Flee as
a Bird .to Your Mountain."
Hie ||orluiillc (gnquircr.
YORKVILLE, S. C.t
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12,1903.
Considering the fact that it costs
but little more to have than not to
have fruit trees, the neglect of our
1 nr? Inol Thprp
people uuiuiuiy scciuo viiiuiiiBu ...
are scores of different kinds of trees
that can be grown to advantage In
this country, and they are entitled to
attention.
When Senator Tillman's South Carolina
critics accused him of touring the
west on free passes, he said prove it,
and they couldn't, because he had the
passes in his pockets where they
couldn't get at them. When a conductor
on the Burlington and Qulncy
road came to Senator Tillman last
Thursday for transportation, the senator
felt his clothes, and finding his
pocket book gone said that he had
passes; but they were lost. The conductor
asked him to prove that he
had ever had a pass, and he found
himself in the identical position in
which he had placed his South Carolina
critics, he was unable to furnish
the proof, and the story Is that he was
put off the train.
The late Dr. J. Wm. Stokes used to
argue that holders of free passes did
so at the expense of the traveling public.
His logic was like this. It cost
money to run the railroads and that
money has to be paid by the public.
A man might ride free, that Is without
cost to himself; but it is always at tne
cost of somebody else. If the railroads
would cease the practice of distributing
free passes to public men and
others who are not supposed to give
value received, these people would
have to pay, and the public would
likely get the benefit of a reduction.
Dr. Stokes believed that if the free pass
system were done away with, the cost
of passenger transportation would be
reduced one-half. It was "On this theory
that the doctor tried to secure the
passage of a bill by congress to prohibit
the giving of free passes.
Commenting on the excuse alleged
to have been offered by Senator Till
man for the use of free passes, the
Columbia Record remarks as follows:
"There are several good reasons why
Senator Tillman especially should not
use passes, and the flimsy excuse given
by him sounds very strange from a
man of his mental character, who is
always looking out for his own Interest,
and we are inclined to doubt that
he made such a weak excuse as that.
He is strong enough and sharp enough
to get up a much better reason than
that given, though even he cannot get
around the fact that he is violating a
law of the state when he uses passes.
He and all other officers in the state
are expressly forbidden to accept or
use free passes, and they are liable to
forfeit their offices if the proper steps
are taken against them in case they
do. It is some times held that this law
cannot apply to an official when he is
out of the state, and strictly, this may
be true, but the spirit of the law is
against the use of passes at any time
by an official, and Senator Tillman is
the last of all officers of the state who
should even violate the spirit of the
law. He rose to power principally
uiruugn limiting uusu^uuuu cuaiaco
and insinuations against former officers,
and one of the chief of his insinuations
was that they had been 'bamboozled
and debauched' by the use of
railroad passes. That was, in fact, the
principal note of his campaign. If
those gentlemen could be 'bamboozled
and debauched' by railroad passes,
surely Senator Tillman has not the assurance
to say that he is superior to
them in honesty and that he is superior
to influences that they succumbed
to. As a matter of fact, Senator
Tillman accepted the now celebrated
pass No. 1 of the Southern railway
soon after he became governor,
and he has been accepting them ever
since, notwithstanding the law of the
state expressly prohibits him from doInf
an "
As we see It, these comments are In
good taste and they are fully warranted;
but as we see it they are unnecessary.
It has been demonstrated long
since that Senator Tillman does not
feel bound to live up to the standard
of Integrity that he would have his
supporters require of his political opponents.
WAS TILLMAN'S POCKET PICKED?
South Carolina Senator Loses Lot of
Passes and Franks.
Senator Benjamin R. Tillman of
South Carolina, met with a mishap
out in Missouri last Thursday, In the
loss of a pocket book, containing a lot
of free railroad passes, some telegraph
franks and some money. The papers
say that the senator was the victim
of a pickpocket, but this the senator
denies, claiming that the book dropped
out of his pocket by accident and was
lost.
Senator Tillman had been on a lecture
tour with Senator Burton of Kansas,
the two statesmen devoting themselves
to the discussion of the Negro
question, Tillman talking against the
Negro and Burton upholding euffy's
side of the controversy. Some of the
talks were free; but Senator Tillman
was also filling engagements to lecture
at so much a night.
The full details of the story have
not yet been published in any one paper:
but as published in various papers.
it appears that Senator Tillman,
after delivering a lecture before the
Lithia Springs Chautauqua, at Shel
byville, 111., Thursday night departed
for Kansas; but on his arrival In St.
Louis, he notified various railroad and
telegraph companies of the loss of his
wallet filled with telegraph franks and
railroad passes.
A Chicago dispatch has It that Senator
Tillman made the discovery of
his loss after he had boarded a train
of the Burlington railroad. The conductor
came to him for his ticket. He
felt for his pocketbook and finding
it gone, explained that he had been
provided with a pass but it was lost.
The conductor said he had heard such
stories beforehand asked'Senator Tillman
to pay his fare,. The senator's
money had been taken also and he
could not pay. The conductor then
telegraphed to headquarters at Chicago
for instructions and was advised to
use his own judgment. Not being
personally acquainted with Senator
Tillman, he required him to get off the
train at the next station.
The New York World of Friday has
this dispatch from Kansas City: "Senator
Tillman of South Carolina now
has his name enrolled in the loss pass
record of the Burlington railroad company.
This morning a notice was
posted at the union station that Senator
Tillman's annual pass had been
lost. Mr. Tillman's pocket was picked
on his recent lecture tour with
Senator Burton." In connection with
this dispatch the World reproduces
from its issue of March 1, 1896, the
following from the pen of Senator
Tillman.
"Three-fourths of the railway mileage
of this country Is owned and controlled
by a few score of men, most of
whom have their offices In Wall street.
They simply stole them that Is all."
When asked at St. Louis on Thursday
If it was not something unusual
for him to accept railroad passes and
corporations franks, Senator Tillman
said:
"How can I help accepting them?
They stick at nie till naturally I have
to take them. They don't influence
my vote or talk. It is different down
in our country from what it Is up here.
You have not heard of anybody being
bought with thousand dollar bills
down our way have you?"
CHEROKEE NOTES.
Interesting Services at Salem?Personal
and Other Matters.
Correspondence of the Yorkrllle Enquirer.
Etta Jane, August 6.?Rev. W. G.
Neville of Yorkvllle, preached at Salon-.
ion* MnniiBv nleht to a lartre and I
appreciative congregation. He was on
his way to his old home In Oconee
county, where he expects to spend his
vacation with his family. The meeting
at Salem began last Thursday
night, and the minister and congregation
took advantage of Rev. Mr. Neville's
passing through this section to
Invite him to stop and preach, which
he did. His text was Mark viil, 36-37:
"For what shall It profit a man if he
gain the whole world and lose his own
soul?" or what shall a man give In exchange
for his soul?
We have had good rains in some sections,
In others It has been light, and
then, again, In others it was very
heavy, washing the land considerably.
Crop's In this neighborhood are good,
but they are late?fully two weeks behind.
Some farmers are finishing up
their crops?"laying by." Cotton is
generally well fruited and young corn
promises a good yield.
Mr. Morgan Horton of Bullock's
Creek, passed through here this morning,
taking a fine milch cow to Gaflfney.
The Wilkinsville oil company is paying
SI a cord for wood, delivered.
They expect to pay good prices for cotton
seed.
Mr. Morgan Leech, with his outfit, is
boring a well for the oil company at
Wilkinsville. The company expects to
be ready for work by the time the new
crop comes In.
Mrs. J. P. White and children of
Yorkville, are spending sometime with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. WhlsWlllrlnovUlo
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Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bigham of Sharon,
are visiting the family of Mr. T.
J. Estes of this place.
Owing to the dry hot weather of last
week and week before, housewives got
a good deal of fruit dried, much more
than they ever have before this early
in the season.
Farmers are fixing up foi* saving
hay, of which they have an abundance
along the creeks and branches, though
some of it was hurt by the dry weather
and the floods.
The 'phone line will soon be continued
to Surratt's?one mile from Skull
Shoals. This will give Western York
a good outlet from Hickory Grove to
the Cherokee side of Broad river. The
line, we understand, will be continued
on to Kelton in Union county, thence
to Union, Jonesville and Lockhart.
Through the influence of Congressman
Flnley the mail route from this
place to Surratt will be let out under
a new contract until the regular mail
letting lor tne next iour years goes into
effect.
Since the great flood In Pacolet and
the destruction of the Iron bridge at
Skull Shoals, the mail from Union to
Etta Jane has been carried by two riders?one
on each side of the river. The
mail is carried over the river in a boat
and the riders exchange mail bags and
this is all the service that can well be
performed on that route since the destruction
of the bridge, June 6, 1903.
MERE-MENTION.
Mrs. Mary Glover, formerly Miss
Mary Gordon, a society woman of
Montgomery, Ala., shot herself in Chicago
last Sunday, because of heavy
losses on the race track. It is thought
that she will die Nine people were
killed and nearly 200 were more or less
seriously hurt by the falling of the
grand stand at the Philadelphia base
Dau parK last saturciay senator
Morgan of Alabama, predicts that Senator
J. B. Foraker of Ohio, will defeat
Roosevelt for the Republican presidential
nomination Two persons were
killed and sixty were injured in the
vicinity of Pittsburg, Kan., last Saturday.
A strip of country two miles
wide and eight miles long was devastated
A house that was being
built in an Oklahoma town by a Negro
woman was destroyed by a white
mob last Saturday with dynamite. The
whites say no Negro shall own property
in the city General Nelson A.
Miles gave up his command of the
army last Saturday to go on the retired
list. He will be succeeded temporarily
by Gen. P. M. B. \oung William
E. Dodge, the well-known New
York millionaire philanthropist, died
at Bar Harbor, Me., last Sunday, aged
seventy-one years The city of
Lisbon was shaken by a violent earthquake
on Sunday. There was some
property damage; but no fatalities
have been reported Laredo, Tex.,
has quarantined San Luis Potoso, Mexico,
on account of yellow fever.
Wm. J. Bryan was seriously shaken up
in a railway wreck at Mount Vernon.
111., last Sunday, but was not hurt
An anarchist made an effort to assassinate
Premier Combs of France, at
Marseilles, last Sunday, firing two
shots without effect Pope Pius X.
was crowned in St. Peter's Rome, last
Sunday, in the presence of 70,000 people.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Yorkville Buggy Co.?Wants to employ
a first-class carriage painter at good
wages. Steady work for good man.
J. M. Heath & Co.?Are offering some
good values In men's pants for summer
wear, and also In summer coats.
They will receive In a few days a
large shipment of men's shirts, which
they will close out at 25 cents each.
L. M. Grist's Sons?Have something to
say in regard to commercial printing
that is of interest to business men.
See fourth page.
Loan & Savings Bank?Prints another
pointed argument as to why you
should have a savings account with
them. They want to loan you a little
bank in which to save.
The "We Fix It" Shop?Drove on 1,781
shoes during the month ending Aug.
8. They did the work right and want
to work for you.
York Drug Store?Has turnip seed?all
varieties and fresh, too. The kind
that grow and produce. The prices
are low, too.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Have choice
white fish and say they make a very
tempting breakfast. They also have
fresh Magic yeast.
J. Q. Wray?Is offering some special
bargains in men's summer clothing.
What he loses on a suit you are sure
to make. He invites you to investigate.
W. G. Stephenson, Supt.?Says that
your boy's teachers are his friends
and companions at the K. M. M. A.
Foushee Cash Store?Is expecting another
shipment of Jumbo tin and
graniteware. They will have another
supply of bargain shirts in a few
days.
Dr. A. Y. Cartwright?Will be absent
from his office from August 17th to
September 1st.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? Company E of the 16th U. S. infantry
passed through Yorkville last Monday
on its way to Camden on account
of the encampment there.
? There is a small company of Catawba
Indians in Yorkville, having
come up from the reservation on Monday
in two covered wagons. They are
selling pipes and pottery.
TIRZAH EDUCATIONAL RALLY.
Everything is in readiness for the
educational rally to be held at Tirzah
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week and there is reason to believe
that there will be a large attendance.
Among the speakers who were invited,
the following have indicated their purpose
to be present.
O. B. Martin, state superintendent of
education.
Profs. A. G. Rembert and J. G.
Clinkscales of Wofford college, Spartanburg.
Prof. Lee Davis Lodge of Limestone
college. Gaffney.
trnri r? 17! F"inlf?v rpnresentatlve in
congress from the Fifth district.
Hon. M. F. Ansel of Greenville.
The various committees In charge of
arrangements have been doing a lot
of work, and ample provision has been
made for the comfort of the crowd.
WRECK AT GASTONIA.
There was a fearful wreck on the
Southern railway at Gastonla last
Monday night at about 11 o'clock.
Train No. 35 from Charlotte to Atlanta
was the victim and It was demolished.
Several people, Including Engineer
Black, his colored fireman and two
postal clerks were seriously hurt; but
nobody was killed. The wreck was undoubtedly
the work of a cowardly incendiary.
Of that there is abundant
evidence. A passenger who was on
the train told of his experience as fol
lows:
"We were clipping along at a pretty
good speed." said the passenger, "when
all at once there was a grinding roar,
followed by a terrible explosion. The
cars were shattered, but they remained
on the track. The switch light, as It
subsequently developed,.appeared to be
all right, although an Investigation
was made and it was found that the
lock had been sawed to pieces. A
part of It was found nearby. There is
no trace, of course, of the vandals.
Officers have been called in and detectives
will be here during the night to
gather evidence. The citizens hereabouts
are outraged at the attempt, and
It was simply the mercy of Providence
that every passenger was not slaughtered.
"Engineer Black was badly scalded
on the head, the back and on the legs.
He was badly bruised, and it was feared
that he was internally Injured. His
condition, however, is not alarming, as
the physicians say he will not die.
The colored fireman, a man named Cason,
was frightfully scalded. He was
cut and ripped by flying timbers. The
two mall clerks in the forward car
were hurt, one man's ankle was broken
and thev were iarred by the force
of the car hitting the lumber."
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. George Cody has returned from
a trip to Tennessee.
Miss Kate Cody has gone to Blowing
Rock for a month's stay.
Dr. William M. Kennedy of Chester,
spent Sunday in Yorkville.
Miss Eunice McConnell left Monday
for a weeks' stay at Gaffney.
Mr. Barron Steele of Rock Hill,
spent Monday night in Yorkville.
Mr. W. Mason McConnell left last
Sunday for a visit to Atlanta, ura.
Mrs. J. W. White of Louisville, Ga.,
Is the guest of Mrs. W. G. White.
Mr. Harry Ruff of Rock Hill, spent
Tuesday with friends In Yorkville.
Mr. John R. Ashe Is at home after a
pleasant visit to friends In Augusta.
Misses Sudie Allison and Ella Neely
have returned from Chautauqua, N. Y.
Miss Cora Kuykendal is visiting the
family of Dr. C. M. Kuykendal in Rock
Hill.
Prof. W. L. Boggs of Chlcora college,
spent several days in Yorkville
last week.
Misses Lillian and Ada Carroll of
Chester, are visiting the family of Mr.
John E. Carroll.
Mrs. Edward Hobbs of Tampa. Fla.,
spent several days with relatives in
Yorkville last week.
Mr. A. C. Izard, soliciting agent for
the Southern railroad was In Yorkville
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Thomas Covington of Rockingham.
N. C., Is on a visit to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose.
Mrs. Pelham Morrow and daughter
of Davidson College, N. C.. are visiting
the family of Mr. D. T. Woods.
Mrs. and Mrs. Andrew Louthlan left
on Monday for a week's visit to friends
and relatives in Catawba county, N. C.
Mr. Hugh J. Nichols and son, George
of Wildwood, Flu., are visiting relatives
and friends in Yorkville and vicinity.
Rev. and. Mrs. D. B. McGeachy and
son, after a pleasant visit to friends
In Yorkville, left Saturday morning
for Marion. N. C.
Mi's. R. B. Hanahan and. two children
of Winnsboro, are in Yorkville on a
visit to Mrs. Hanahan's mother, Mrs.
J. R. Bratton.
Miss Rena Palmer and Miss Vogal
of Charlotte, are visiting relatives and
friends in and near Yorkville.
Messrs. W. E. Gettys, W. W. Miller
and S. E. Adkins left for Clemson college
Monday to attend the farmers institute
in session there.
Mr. J. L. Walker of Cherokee county,
spent Sunday, Monday and a part of
Tuesday in Yorkville, a guest of the
family of Dr. Miles Walker.
Mrs. W. E. Johnson and daughter,
Miss Henrlett, after spending sometime
with friends In Yorkville, have
returned to their home In Camden.
D Do/lnUfPo onH onn Via I/O
returned to their home In Charleston,
after spending several weeks In Yorkvllle
with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Radcliffe.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hyndman, Mr.
and Mrs. Jerome Wood, Mrs. Julia
Parker, Misses Hyndman, and Messrs.
Fred and Chas. Wood and- Jas. L.
Hanahan, were among the out of town
relatives who attended the funeral of
Mr. E. B. Beard.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Mr. James L. Moss, who lives about
three miles south of Yorkville, says his
neighborhood has had good rains. As
the result of a heavy shower that fell
on Monday of last week, It was too wet
to plow for three days.
Mr. Johri F. Gordon has called the
attention of the reporter to the fact
that there was a mistake in the Interview
with Mr. W. T. McKntght In so
far as the same referred to his (Mr.
Gordon's) wheat crop. Mr. Gordon
says he has only twenty acres of grain
and that his average yield was about
seven bushels to the acre. He made
only ninety-seven bushels of wheat.
It has not been practicable to confer
with Mr. McKnlght again; but Mr.
Gordon thinks that the figures given
by Mr. McKnlght as relating to his
crop probably related to the crop of
someone else.
The chaingang is now at work In
Bethesda township where It went
about six weeks ago with the understanding
that It was to remain for
three months. The next road to be
worked, according tq the present
schedule, is that between Yorkville and
Sharon by way of Sutton's Spring.
Inquiry as to the condition of crops
throughout the county develops that
there Is about as much difference of
opinion as usual. Some localities have
had good rains in abundance, while
other localities just adjoining have surfered
protracted drouth. As a rule
the uplands promise of yielding good
crops; but there is quite a lot of good
bottom corn in different neighborhoods.
The cotton crop over the county
as a whole seems to promise a fair
average.
DEATH OF E. B. BEARD.
Mr. Ernest Brooks Beard, a prominent
and highly esteemed citizen of
Yorkville, died in a private hospital in
Baltimore last Monday morning at 6
o'clock, and the sad news was received
In Yorkville within a few minutes afterward.
having been telegraphed by
his brother, Mr. H. H. Beard, who was
at his bedside.
Mr. Beard had been in. bad health
for nearly a year; but his condition
continued as much of a puzzle to his
physicians as to himself, until about
the 27th of June last, when he was induced
to submit himself to the examination
of Baltimore specialists, who
said that his trouble was due to gall
stone.
As soon as the nature of the trouble
was determined an operation was per
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formed. This was on July 3. At first
it was thought that the operation had
hppn pntlrpjy snpppssflll. The surgeons
held out hope to that effect and Mr.
Beard himself felt very much encouraged.
This situation continued several
weeks, during which the patient
held up bravely; but when the time
In which the wound should have healI
ed had passed and there was no real
Improvement his friends began to lose
hope. Mr. Beard, himself, was the first
to realize that the operation, however
successful from a surgical standpoint,
was, so far as practical results were
concerned, a failure, and he advised
his friends of the fact several weeks
ago; but he continued to hold up
bravely until the last, and gave no
crr/Mir>a fr??. tho appncntlnn thdt thp
failure was through any fault of his.
Mr. Beard was a native of Yorkville,
and was a son of the late C. Adrian
Beard. He was born on November 29,
1861, and although because of the turbulent
times during which he grew to
manhood, had but few educational opportunities,
early developed an admirable
application for business and a determination
to make headway in the
world. His first regular employment
was as a telegraph messenger under
his brother, Mr. H. H. Beard, and although
he learned the telegraph and
experss business thoroughly, as he
also did railroad agency work, he
preferred other lines and in 1879
secured a position as bookkeeper
for the firm of Latimer & Hemphill.
He remained with this firm
and afterward with Mr. W. C. Latimer
until 1890, when he went into business
with Mr. Brooks Inman. Then he
traveled for awhile, and a year or two
later went into co-partnership with
Mr. W. R. Carroll, under the firm name
of Beard & Carroll. He was still a
partner of this firm at the time of his
death.
Mr. Beard was for many years a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Yorkville, and was consid
ered by his fellow members as a man
who could always be relied upon to do
his full duty.' He was a man of sterling
Integrity, especially in his business
dealings, and although he was not
much inclined to have to do with affairs
that he did not consider to be of
direct personal concern, always had
the courage of his convictions on moral
and other questions affecting the
welfare of the community. He had
numerous friends; but because he so
well realized the value of keeping his
own counsel, his Intimates were few.
During his business career, from a
caDital of nothing but his own fine
abilities Mr. Beard built up a handsome
competence. He is a large stockholder
in the York Cotton Mills, has
a half interest in the mercantile firm
of which he was a member, and also
other interests, in addition to which
he leaves life insurance to the amount
of about $8,000.
Mr. Beard was married in 1891 to
Miss Emmie Hanahan of Yorkville,
who, with four children, all girls, survives
him.
The body arrived from Baltimore
this morning and the funeral will take
place this (Tuesday) afternoon at five
o'clock.
A delegation of citizens including the
board of trustees of * the Yorkville
Graded schools, of which board the
deceased was a member, met the remains
at Rock Hill this morning and
accompanied them back to Yorkville.
It is understood that all places of bus
Iness in the town are to closed this
afternoon from 4.30 o'clock until after
the funeral services are over.
DISPOSITION OF THE POWER.
Dr. W. Gil Wylle of New York city,
president of the Catawba Power company,
and Mr. William S. Lee, Jr.,
chief engineer of the company, were
visitors in Charlotte yesterday, says
the Charlotte Observer, of Friday.
They wish to ascertain if Charlotte,
or Charlotte people, desire to purchase
several thousand horse power which
they are able and willing to transmit
from their plant, near Fort Mill, S. C.
Charlotte people are already familiar
with the location and purpose of the
Catawba Power company's plant. The
company owns several thousand acres
of land near Fort Mill, and with the
object of generating power, has built
across the Catawba river an Immense
dam which, over all, Is nearly 1,000 feet
in lengtn. -rne iau win De iwency-nve
feet, and will enable the company to
sell 6,000 primary horse power all the
year round, and 3,000 or 4,000 additional
horse power for eight or nine months
in the year.
A small quantity of this power will
be delivered to Fort Mill, which is four
miles distance, and to Rock Hill, which
is six and a half miles off, and the
company will place lines to these two
places in the near future.
By the end of the year the company
will be able to transmit Its full power,
and the question that Dr. Wylle asks
now Is, "Does Charlotte wish to have
any of this power?" He says that this
town can get the power by accepting
a reasonable offer, or by making use of
unusually good opportunities to buy
power at a much cheaper rate than it
is purchased at present.
"I can bring to Charlotte," said Dr.
Wylle, "three or four thousand horse
power. To do this I will need a municipal
franchise, of course. I would prefer
to have a franchise for municipal
lighting for 20 or 10 years, but we
might get along with a contract for
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the better it will be for the city. And
I will furnish power at a cheaper cost
than the present rate, and am perfectly
willing to stake my chances of
bringing the power here on an open,
competitive bid for the municipal contract.
If I get the contract for the
city lighting I shall be able to sell, in
addition, power in small units to corporations
or individuals.
"I now have an offer from outside
parties to locate a large cotton mill
here if I bring the power here. The
new plant will use from 1,200 to 2,000
horse power.
"You see. we are not confined to this
market. We can sell the power in
Gastonia, which is about the same distance
from us as Charlotte, or we can
dispose of more power in Rock Hill
and Fort Mill. Plneville wants power,
too, and if possible or practical, we
Tt'JoVi fn hrlnir fho nnmop thrnueh Pine
vllle to Charlotte, and furnlsn this city
with the three or four thousand horse
power. Our reasons for wishing to
come here are obvious. Charlotte is a
large town and a growing town, and If
we come here we can dispose of the
power in larger quantities. We don't
wish to scatter the power If we can
avoid It.
"It is up to this city to take action.
We have a plant that has cost us
$800,000 or more. It will be perfectly
equipped and ready for operation in
five months. We can easily begin,
this fall, the work of placing our lines
into this city. We will make a longtime
contract to furnish power at a
cheaper rate than the present one.
Now, does Charlotte want the power?
We are prepared to make a contract.
We would like to know what the city
wants to do."
LOCAL LACONICS.
v*/- VA/III Q*?,4 PnnuimiK
From now until January 1, 1904, for
78 cents.
The Asheville Excursion.
There were about three hundred
people on L. M. Hull's Asheville excursion
last Thursday. The crowd enjoyed
itself very much and everybody
was well pleased with the trip.
Two Wheat Growers.
Mr. J. B. Plaxco commenced threshing
his wheat crop yesterday afternoon,
and expects to finish by tonight.
He sowed about forty acres.
Mr. R. N. Plaxco threshed his crop last
week. The yield was 350 bushels and
the acreage fifty-five. Both of them
bale the straw as threshed.
To Preserve Law and Order.
Sheriff Logan was at the works of
the Catawba Power company last Saturday
and Sunday. There has been a
lot or rowayism ana lawlessness m
these works, especially on Sundays,
and the object ,of the sheriffs presence
was to keep things quiet. Good order
prevailed during the time of the sheriff's
stay.
Catawba Power Company.
There was a corner stone laying at
the works of the Catawba Power company
last Friday. The ceremonies was
not especially ostentatious; but it was
nevertheless interesting. A little son
of Dr. Gill Wylle officiated?W. Gill
Wylie, Jr. He dedicated the stone to
the service of the company and to the
benefit of the people of the country
surrounding.
Sutton's Spring Picnic.
There were about 350 people at the
Sutton Spring picnic last Saturday.
Good roads speeches were made by
Congressman Flnley, Representative
Beamguard and John R. Hart, Esq.
Mr. John E. Carroll acted as master of
ceremonies. The day was spent quite
pleasantly, until late In the afternoon,
when a fist fight marred the otherwise
creditable behavior of the plcnlcers.
Fire at Ogden.
Mr. C. L. McFadden of Ogden, who
was In Yorkville on Monday, reported
the loss of the residence of Mr. Walter
D. Dunlap, by fire last Saturday
night. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap were
keeping house for Mrs. Dunlap's fath
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with his family, and had left their own
house which was several hundred
yards away. Mr. Dunlap had occasion
to go back to his own home shortly
after dark, and while there the lamp
he was using exploded. The dames
were communicated to the building
and the fire did its work with such
rapidity that but few articles of value
could be saved. Mr. Dunlap's home
was a handsome little four-room cottage,
which together with its contents
was valued at about 1600. There was
no insurance, and the loss to Mr. Dunlap
is complete. '
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8.
To Discus* Lynching.
Leading Negroes of Columbia, are
working up a convention to be held In
that city on August 25, for the purpose
of discussing the lynching question. ^
Another Flood Victim.
The body of another victim of the
Pacolet flood of June 6, was uncovered
at Clifton No. 2 last Friday. It
was that of a woman, and was found
in a pile of brick and iron debris. It
was so badly decomposed as to be beyond
recognition.
Gathering of the Farmers.
Columbia State, Monday: This week
there will be a great gathering of the
farmers of the state, probably the most
notable and profitable in the history of
the state. The State Farmers' institute,
to which the several county institutes
have led, will be held at Clemson
college, commencing today. The
programme of the week is'by far one
of the best and most practical that
has ever been arranged, and no farmer
who wishes to keep abreast of the
times in agriculture should absent
himself. It will be time and money
well spent to attend all the sessions of
the institute. It is estimated that the
attendance will be at least 600 and
preparations have been made for their
accommodation.
The Right Move In Oconee.
Seneca special of August 8, to Columbia
State: A new industry for
Oconee county is interesting some of
Seneca's most prominent business
men. Initial steps were taken yesterday
toward the organization of the
Peach Growers' association, the following
citizens of this place going into
an agreement to plant orchards:
Messrs. G. W. Gignilliat, R. M, Tribble
and J. D. Morgan, Drs. WT R, Doyle,
J. S. Strlbling and John Hopkins. The
gentlemen agree to plant a sufficient
nupiber of trees to insure a shipping
station. It is proposed to plant forty
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or nrty tnousana trees, an 01 me v?chards
being In easy reach of this
place.
Murdered Her Children.
Columbia special of August. 10 to
Charlotte Observer: One of the most
brutal crimes ever committed In South
Carolina occurred yesterday in Colleton
county, in so remote a district that not
until tonight did the facts reach Columbia.
Lizzie Aiken, a colored woman
of about forty years of age, killed two
of her children by cutting off their
beads with an axe. It is said that their
heads were completely severed from
their bodies, not a nerve, vein or other
ligament being left to connect the
two. It appears that an effort was
made to dispose of the bodies, for a
fire had been kindled around the
corpse of the younger child. The wo
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thought to be insane. Both of the children
were girls, one five years of age,
and the other three.
Fine Hogs In Chesterfield.
Chesterfield letter of August 8, to
Columbia State: Chesterfield county
can boast of as fine hogs as any county
in the state. Mr. T. J. Davis who
lives one mile south of town two
winters ago killed a monster hog that
weighed 888 pounds after it was cut
up: one of the hams weighed 74
pounds, many people believing it was
not the ham of a hog.. Mr. Davis now
has some fine porkers which he showed
your correspondent on Wednesday.
One of them is an exceptionally fine
one, being at present 7| feet in length
and weighs 600 pounds. He is not very
fat at present and Mr. Davis is con
fldent that he can make him go over
a thousand pounds by the middle of
winter when he will be slaughtered.
Mr. Davis has other fine hogs. Every
year he has plenty of meat for his own
use and besides sells a good deal.
No More Army Appointments.
Columbia Record: There will be no
further appointments made to the
United States army from civil life by
the war department for some time to
come. Governor Heyward has receiv
ea several requests irom citizens recently
asking that he use his Influence
with the war department to secure
them commissions either as first or
second lieutenant. The governor has
forwarded these requests to Washington
and has received the following
reply from Adjutant General H. C.
Corbin. "In reply to your favor I beg
to Inform you that It Is entirely
bable that there will be no further
polntments of this kind form civil
in the near future, as the large cla?$*
to be graduated from the UnlteC
States military academy at West Point
and the number of legally qualified
enlisted men will probably be sufficient
to fill all vacancies In this grade."
Good Work Against Vagrants.
Charleston News and Courier: The
instructions to the special officers and
to the police in general, Issued by
Chief of Police Boyle, In regard to the
vagrants who have been overrunning
the city for the past few months, are
being carried out to the letter. Daily
arrests are made and the vagrants are
called upon to face Acting City Recorder
Rouse. Recorder Rouse does
not fall to do a thirty-dollar or thlrtyday-on-the-gang
solo, and the ne'er do
wells are coming to fear him. The
records at the police station render
manifest the good work of the police
department and the stringent measures
of the acting recorder. The idlers are
beginning to realize that to be ar?
rested on the charge of vagrancy
means thirty days on the gang and
their numbers are rapidly decreasing
even now. The parasites are being
compelled to work; they have the
choice of working on the gang or for
themselves. Magistrate Rouse and the
police department deserve commendation
for the excellent work they are
doing in ridding the city of a very objectionable
class of people.
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