Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 27, 1903, Image 2
Straps and |arts.
? The Panama Junta held a meeting
Thursday and decided to ratify the
recently negotiated isthmian canal
treaty immediately upon its arrival.
? Arrangements have been completed
for the holding of a boll weevil
convention in New Orleans next Monday.
All of the railroads have been
requested to give reduced rates from
all parts of the cotton belt.
? Great Britain is about to bring together
two fleets of high class war
vessels in the Carribean sea. It will
be the greatest display of England's
power ever seen in West Indian waters,
and is expected to impress all
nations inieresitfu in mc rmmuia
velopment and the approaching decision
in the Venezuelan claims arbitration..
It is expected that an American
squadron will make display in
West Indian waters simultaneously.
? Mrs. Silas Bracklin, who, as Miss
May Belle Gregory, was a few years
ago pronounced the most beautiful
woman in America, was burned to
.death at Murfreesboro, Tenn., last
Wednesday night. The Bracklin residence
was being remodeled, the family
occupying a cottage nearby. Workmen
discovered the flames, but were
unable to extinguish them, and Mrs.
Bracklin was cremated before she
could be rescued. It is thought her
clothing caught fire from an open
grate. Several years ago a New York
newspaper, as the result of a contest,
pronounced Miss Gregory the most
beautiful woman in America.
? Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow has determined to appoint
John Washington, brother of
Booker T. Washington, postmaster at
a sub-station at the institute at
Tuskegee, Alabama, the Negro school
conducted by Booker T. Washingten.
The Alabama representatives
in Washington are protesting vigorously.
They say that the establishment
of the sub-station will operate
unfavorably on the Tuskegee post
office, reducing the volume of business,
the allowance for clerks and probably
the salary of the white postmaster.
They assert that the Tuskegee Female
seminary, an old and fashionable
school, deserves a sub-station fully as
much as the Washington school.
? Redtape is redtape all the world
over. In a small Russian village where
a postoffice had just been erected it
was felt that a lightning conductor
would be a useful addition, and accordingly
a request that one be provided
was forwarded to the departmental
headquarters. There was a
long interval of waiting, during which
the letter went the rcund of the various
departments, and finally a notice
was sent to the village postmaster
asking him to state, with regard to his
request for a lightning conductor, how
often lightning had done any damage
in the neighborhood during the preceding
five years, and furthermore,
how close and how often in the vicinity
of the postoffice.
? H. J. G. Becker of Texas, has been
appointed government inspector of cotton
on the plantations of German
East Africa, His headquarters will
be at Dar Es Salaam. The official announcement
of his appointment was
accompanied by the statement that
Becker formerly held "the honorable
office of county commission." The
German East Africa Cotton crop last
season produced, under the direction
of some of Booker Washington's pupils,
a total of 150 bales. Fresh sowings,
this year, are expected to triple
this crop. Togoland. German West
Africa, also yields several hundred
bales. The German chambers of commerce
are energetically supporting the
development of cotton growing, but it
is recognized that the growing of cotton
in the German colonies must remain
inconsiderable until railroads in
the interior are built.
? The entire cotton belt region of
West Mississippi and Arkansas is enveloped
in a dense smoke as the result
of serious forest fires which have
been raging for several days. Large
areas of timber are burning while the
fires have spread ranidly by attacking
the dry undergrowth. Advices
from Little Rock. Ark., state that fires
are burning in all directions and a
pall of irritating smoke hangs over the
city. Between Memphis and Little
Rock on the Choctaw railroad the
woods are on fire on both sides of the
railway line. At Greenville, Miss., and
other points in the Yazoo belt great
clouds of smoke seriously interfere
with the river traffic. The inhabitants
of the cotton belt are anxiously awaiting
the first signs of rain which will
serve to extinguish the flames. No
lives are lost so far as known, but
it is reported that live stock has suffered
severely.
? Fred Bohrer, the editor of the
Berne Witness, who was mobbed last
week by saloonkeepers and their
friends because of his determined fight
~ nnlAAMO Vile
U1I liic ddiVA/iio, nao vvu?ci ivu ii 10
home into an arsenal. In addition to
revolvers and shotguns, with which he
supplied his home and his office, two
Gatling guns were received Monday by
express, and these have been added to
his already well fortified home. Mrs.
Bohrer, who has refused to leave her
husband, even when worn out with
watching, has been practicing with the
revolvers and guns, and has become
as proficient in handling them as her
husband. Bohrer says that he will not
be driven from the town arid Mrs.
Bohrer, who is a devout Christian encourages
him in his purpose to remain
and continue the fight against
the violaters of law. She says she does
not want to kill any one, and would
m not do so except in defense of her
husband and herself.
? The senate ill executive session has
made public the correspondence submitted
bv President Polk in lf.47 in re
lation to the treaty of IS46 between
the United States and New Grenada.
It is stated that these papers have
never been published. Mr. Bidlack,
United States charge at Bogota, in
transmitting a draft of the treaty to
Secretary Buchanan, had the following
to say regarding the transit across
the isthmus: "With regard to the
right of transit and free passage over
the isthmus, which appeared to me to
be becoming of more and more importance
every day, I have only to remark
that I have procured the "largest
liberty' and the very best terms that t
could he obtained. I could not obtain t
Uiese terms without consenting to s
guarantee the integrity and neutrality
of the territory: and in fact it seemed c
*o me, upon reflection, that in order a
o preserve the rights and privileges a
thus ceded it would be both the poll- a
cy. the interest, and the duty of the a
I'nited States thus to enter into an f
obligation to protect them. The guar- t
:inty extends only to the isthmus; and r
anything like a general alliance is 1
carefully avoided." s
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?hr i((orhnllr (Snquivcr.
YORKVILLE, S. C.: f
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1903. J
While the confirmation of the ap- t
pointment of Gen. Wood to be a ma- a
jor general is under consideration in d
the senate, he is out killing Moros. t
He killed some 300 last week and lost t
less than half a dozen men. The senate
will no doubt give him the benefit r
of his prowess. e
That there is any necessity for a o
law and order league in South Carolina a
is a pity: but nevertheless it is a fact o
'hat there is necessity for such an organization
and all good citizens should f
belong to it. If the organization is b
completed in all the counties, and it is t
held to its declaration of purposes, b
'here is great work for it. n
The New York World wants to know e
why the Unite! States should pay Panama
$10,000,000 cash in addition to the o
rental of $250,000 a year for the right n
o dig the canal? It calls attention to e
the fact that this country is to pay all
expenses, keep the route clear of dis- t
?ase, and benefit Manama more in proportion
than this country is to be benefitted.
The question of the World is
quite pertinent. The payment of that
$10,000,000 is necessary to keep the politicians
on the isthmus quiet. That is fs
their price. If it were not for the $10.300,000
they would raise a howl about t:
the action of this government in gob- t
bling up the country, and we would c
have a lot of trouble. b
Murphy, the manager of the recent
successful Democratic campaign in j.
New York, is quoted as saying that ^
Irover CleVeland could carry Ne n
New York state and other Democrats t
say that he could carry New Jersey u
and Massachusetts. The opinion ^
I seems to be growing throughout the
country that he is the most available ^
man the Democrats have and that if ^
he should be nominated his election ^
would follow almost certainly. Mr.
Cleveland has been very unpopular in
the south owing to misrepresentations;
but there is every evidence that the ^
situation is improving. It is quite
probable that he would not get solid r
support from the south in the conven- 11
tion: but it is practically certain that 0
he would carry every Southern state at ^
the election. r
. t ri
Without expressing any opinion on '
the question as to whether we think r
t he plaintiff is actually entitled to damages,
we desire to commend the jury in
the case of S. W. Mitchell vs. the 1
Woodmen of the World" and to say ^
that it is composed of men of whom ^
York county has a right to be proud. v
The case was conducted ably on both ^
sides; with conspicuous ability we can b
truthfully say. So far as counsel are a
concerned, it was as clean a case as v
has ever been presented in the York c
county court house. The issues were
Y
presented clearly and fully, and it was
not surprising that the jury found it ^
difficult to arrive at a verdict. If it r
had found for the defendant, there *
would have been no occasion for sur- '
prise or of criticism. It had plenty ^
of law and evidence to warrant such a '
finding. That it found for the plaintiff C
only shows that the preponderance of
the law and the evidence?a very I
slight preponderance?was on that side, c
The easiest way out of the quandary s
was another mistrial, and that came a
very near being the result. As a mat- i
ter of fact, had it not been for the 1
court, it would have so resulted. But 1
there Is no reflection against the jurors v
either as individuals or as a whole v
on that account. They did their duty t
as they saw it, and as honest and in- t
telligent men. and we feel proud to I
congratulate them on their splendid c
work. They have given our people a a
high example of earnest, intelligent i
and sincere regard for duty, and they r
are all entitled to the honor and re- i
spect of their fellow citizens. r
FOR LAW AND ORDER.
Organization to Strike at Crime and
Its Causes.
The executive committee of the law ^
and order league, which was organized 6
J
in Columbia during fair week has issued
the following address:
To the People of South Carolina:
The executive committee of the
State Temperance Law and Order 1
league, in the discharge of the duty
imposed on them, would address to
their fellow citizens a few considera- 1
lions and conclusions as to the de- *
plorable condition of lawlessness ex- 1
isting in the state, a condition well
calculated to humiliate us in our own 1
eyes and degrade us in the estimation f
of the civilized world.
ll is sufficient to call attention c
to the fact that ISO homicides are ,
. . . ., i:
reiKirieu in nit* uauy
committed in this state for the |
nine mouths ending September 30
.f the current year, to show that a 1
terrible state of lawlessness exists and
to justify the most earnest and stren- |
uous efforts on the part of law-re- t
speeting citizens to correct it. i
Besides this record of bloodguilti- 1
ness. crimes of all lesser grades which t
result from a lawless spirit are on C
he increase, while efforts to repress
hem by the ordinary processes of law
ieem to be singularly ineffective.
It is scarcely necessary to recite the
atalogue of these crimes against morility
and good order. They are known
rnd read of all men. The laws of God
ind man are violated with impunity
ls witnessed by the desecration of the
abbath, the profanation of the sancuary
of God by scenes of drunkenless,
disorder and bloodshed, the vioatinncs
nf the criminal law. and the
hameful violation of the dispensary
aw in all its restrictive and prohibiive
provisions.
Under these conditions it becomes a
>roper enquiry for thoughtful men
rhat is the cause of this disordered
condition of society, and to seek to
liscover a remedy therefor.
The most painful feature of the sitlation
is to be found in the general
ndifference on the part of the better
lement to assume their part in the
nforcement of law, and their refusal
ir neglect to support those appointed
gents who are charged with its enorcement.
We believe it the duty of good citzens
of all classes, and especially of
Christians, to aid in the enforcement
if all laws which have been placed on
he statute books by their sanction,
,nd that their neglect or refusal to
discharge their duty in this respect is
he chief encouragement and support
o lawlessness.
We commend his excellency, Goverlor
Heyward, for his sincere effort to
nforce the dispensary law, and delure
it to be one of the purposes of
ur organization to render all available
id and encouragement to him and his
fflcers in their laudable endeavor.
In a word we would call upon our
ellow citizens to come promptly and
coldly to the rescue of our state from
he perilous position in which we have
een placed by suffering a small mi
lority of law breakers to Imperil every
rue Interest of the people by their
riminal conduct.
For this purpose we would urge upn
the people in every county and comnunity
to unite with us in organized
ffort by forming themselves into
?agues for the purposes set forth in
he simple form of organization which
3 herewith' submitted.
J. W. Hamel, Chairman.
Howell Morrell, Secretary.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS,
iomination of Harris.
The senate has confirmed the nomina
ion of Postmaster Harris of Charleson.
Washington dispatches indlate
that the nomination of Crum will
e confirmed also.
leath of Arthur P. Smith.
Arthur P. Smith, son of the late J.
larvey Smith of Chester, died at his
ome in Chester at 1 o'clock yesterday
lorning of consumption. He was
wenty-six years of age and quite poplar.
iuicide at Fort Lawn.
Charles Abernathy of Fort Lawn,
:hester county, blew his brains out
*st Thursday, with suicidal intent,
'he deed was committed in the presr
nee of several companions, with a
listol drawn from the hip pocket,
lank Burglars at Brunson.
The bank at Brunson, S. C., was
obbed by safe-blowers last Tuesday
light. They secured about $300, from
ne safe. The other, a Mosler screw
oor, which contained most of the
noney, was not interfered with. Five
nen were seen to leave the bank shorts'
after the robbery; but they were
iot arrested. Two suspicious characers
were subsequently arrested near
Fairfax; but there seems to be no
n-oof against them.
Contractor Is Missing.
Union special of Wednesday to the
Charlotte Observer: Some half dozen
lusiness men and equally as many laorers,
would like to know the wherebouts
of F. M. Johnson, a contractor,
rho, it is alleged, skipped from the
ity and state, Saturday last, after
Irawing the money to pay off his lalorers
and bills, but having failed to
lo so. The last seen of him he is sup>osed
to have purchased a ticket to
Cnoxville, Tenn. Up until this time
lis credit or character were never
irought into question. He has a famly
here, with several children.
SarnisHee Law Wanted.
Columbia correspondence of the
tfews and Courier: The Retail Merhants'
association here, as well as
imilar organizations in the state, will
ttempt to have the next legislature
>ass a garnishee law. A prominent
abor leader here said today that the
abor unions throughout the state
vouia oppose sucn legismuuii unu
vould have a lobby to work against
he passage of such a bill. He said
he unions did not object to its mem>ers
being compelled to pay their
lebts, but he seemed to think that such
l law might lead to extortion on the
jart of unscrupulous merchants and
esult in a combination between emiloyers
and merchants which would
lot be good for the employee. The
etail merchants will exert every enieavor
to have the law passed.
Just Like Him.?Senator Benjamin
Ryan Tillman, the unique and distinguished
South Carolina senator, pass'd
through Charlotte this morning en
oute from Washington to his home at
Edgefield. After passing the complinents
of the day, a Chronicle reporter
isked the senator why he was in such
l hurry to get away from Washington
ind return home. "Why, young man.
verybody is leaving Washington now,
hat is, all the Democrats are. The
Republicans are staying just as a mater
of form, because the constitution
ays that congress is in session.
Everybody is glad enough to get
iway from Washington, anyway,
rhere's a bomb lying right in the midlie
of the house that's going to burst
ome of these days and blow 'em all to
i?1" continued the senator. It is
>resumed that he referred to certain
h.rinMi/.-inc f<?i* u'hnm hi* hsis fl. SDO
ial antipathy.
The reporter suggested that Senaor
Tillman might enlighten him on
he settlement of the Panama quesion.
"How long will it be until the
natter is settled?" was ihe question
iropounded.
"Oh, the devil, how do I know? It's
oo far off to talk about,"?Charlotte
,'h ron h i e, YVednesday.
local affairs <
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. '
W. A. Burns, Adm'r?Will on Decern- 1
ber 16, expose to public sale the '
personal property belonging to estate
of R. R. Beatty, deceased. t
Miss Rosa Ijlndsay?Announces that .
she has completed" a course in photography
and is prepared to take
photographs of all sizes at the right ,
prices.
Sam M. Grist?Publishes a letter from 1
Mr. D. E. Finley in regard to the
payment of an injury claim. He <
says no comment is necessary. j
J. Q. Wray?Says he takes no dust
when it comes to getting rid of
clothing. If he can't sell them at his <
price he cuts prices to the limit to ,
make them go. Buy today.
H. A. C. Walker, Manager?Wants a
crowded house at the Graded school *
auditorium tomorrow night, for the ?
return engagement of the American >
" 1 ^ Pa
oaxopnone v^uanei v/um-ci?.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Publish the guarantee
that goes with a package of i
International stock food, which tells
its own story.
First National Bank?Says there is no
safer place in South Carolina to deposit
your money. It especially solicits
the accounts of farmers.
Torkville Buggy Co.?Gives the names
of some of the prominent users of
Farmers' Favorite grain drills, made
by the Bickford & Huffman company.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
The reduced rates on the Southern
railroad have been highly acceptable
to the crowd of witnesses who had to
come down from Hickory Grove and
vicinity this week. Many of them, instead
of remaining over night, found
it more convenient and even cheaper
to spend their nights at home. The
people from the eastern side of the
county enjoyed the same advantage
today, and will also have the benefit
of it tomorow.
While there is! no doubt a diversity
of opinion on the subject, the reporter
has heard a number of expressions of
satisfaction at the verdict in the case
of Mitchell vs. the Woodmen. Some of
these expressions came from Woodmen.
They take the position that although
they do not believe the plaintiff
was entitled to a verdict, they are
?:lad the case is so near a settlement.
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
As forecasted in our last issue, the ]
case of S. W. Mitchell vs. the Woodmen
of the World, consumed the time
of the court until Wednesday night,
and in fact until Thursday morning.
'.'he trial followed the same general
lines that were laid down at the two
previous hearings, about the only new
testimony being some additional evidence
on the subject of the plaintiffs
Injuries having been the result of typhoid
fever. A Negro servant who
had waited on him during his illness
with fever, testified to that effect, and
another witness qwore that the plaintiff
had virtually confided the fact to
him on one occasion, sometime previous
to his initiation into the order of
Woodmen of the World.
The plaintiff was not disposed to admit
the truth of .testimony as to there
having been any prior cause of the
injury complained of;; but Insisted
that if there had-hew such prior cause, (
tion was the, exciting cause from
which the damage claim resulted.
The arguments consumed the greater
part of Wednesday, and, after listening
to Judge ToWinsend's very clear
and comprehensive ejiarge the jury retired
in the afternoon. It remained
out all night, and there seemed to he
every probability of', a mistrial. In
fact, when the judge arrived yesterday
morning the jurors were really
anxious that he permit a mistrial to be
entered. His honor gave them to understand,
however, that they had
plenty of time, and he would have to
send them back.
In something more than an hour afterward
the jury returned again with
a verdict. It was in favor of the
plaintiff in the sum of $1,000.
The story on the street is to the effect
that the first poll of the jury after
its retirement resulted four for the
plaintiff and eight for the defendant.
So it stood all night, with a few
changes over to the four, and in the
final compromise the four yielded
something in the amount they thought
the plaintiff should have.
The Jury were a tired, sleepy looking
set when they secured their dismissal,
and most of them no doubt spent
Thanksgiving in securing some badly
needed sleep.
Counsel for the defense has not yet
intimated whether it will carry the
case any further; but the general impression
seems to be that the matter
will be allowed to drop where it is.
The costs in the case foot up considerably,
and probably amount to as much
as the verdict.
Upon the resumption of business this
morning the first case taken up was
that of W. C. Latimer vs. the York
Cotton Mills. The plaintiff is asking
for pay for services in accordance
with an alleged contract. This is the
second trial of the case. At the first
trial the plaintiff got a verdict; but
the supreme court reversed the court .
oeiow, ana tne proceeaings nave ueen (
commenced anew. The case will take <
up the greater part of today and may ]
run into tomorrow. (
ABOUT PEOPLE. !
Mr. H. C. Strauss left this morning 1
for Charleston on business. t
Mr. H. T. Grist of Rock Hill, spent f
Thanksgiving in Yorkville. 1
Miss Mary Lyles of Chester, is the 1
guest of Miss Mamie Moore. 1
Mr. Frank Deal of Blacksburg, is
the guest of Mr. R. L. Parish. (
Mr. Robert W. Adams of Gastonia, i
visited friends here this week. 5
Miss Bessie Baber of Gastonia, is the i
guest of Mrs.' R. E. Montgomery this t
week. \
Miss Minnie Wilson of Rock Hill, is 1
in Yorkville, the guest of Miss Helen c
Lowry. 1
Mrs. Sarah C. Ashe is spending a t
few days with relatives in Camden. r
Miss Minnie Fortune of Forest City, s
N. C., is visiting the family of Mr. J. f
J. Hunter. i
Dr. W. M. Kennedy and Mr. Carl \
Latimer of Chester, spent Thanksgiving
in Yorkville. t
Mr. li. t). DePass of Columbia was \
in the city Tuesday, the guest of Mr. f
M. H. Jennings. t
Mr. W. F. Marshall has just return- i
ed from a visit to the tobacco regions j.
>f the eastern part of the state, and
eports that the people over that way
u-e very much discouraged. Prices
ire low?about half what they were
ast year?and crops are short.
Miss Bessie Adams of Clover, was
he guest of Mrs. A. Y. Cart wright on
I'hanksglving Day.
Miss Mattle Caldwell of Clover, Is
islting In Yorkville, the guest of Dr.
V. Y. Cartwrlght's family.
Miss Elise Stokes of "Gastonia, Is
spending a few days with her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Stokes.
Miss Alice Woods of High Point, N.
2., Is spending a few days with her pa ents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Woods.
Misses Kitty Stewart of Rock Hill,
ind Bertha Stahn of Chester are
jpending a few days with the Misses
r"arisn.
Misses Susie Mills, Strauss Walker
ind Carrie Beard of Winthrop college,
ire spending a few days with relatives
n Yorkville.
Mrs. D. A. Matthews and children,
)f Clover, are visiting relatives and
friends in Yorkville. They will return
to Clover tomorow morning.
Miss Nellie Schorb, who is a student
)f Erskine college, and Mr. J. McMilan
Schorb of Clemson college, were at
lome to attend the Schorb-Kell mar iage.
Invitations are out for the marriage
)f Miss Massilvia Ashe to Mr. John A.
Harshaw. The ceremony is to take
place at the home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Eliza Ashe of McConnellsville.
)n the afternoon of December 2, at
J.30 o'clock.
Mrs. J. A. Jackson of Tirzah, visited
her son, Mr. W. L. Jackson near
forkville last week and came to Yorkrille
to do some shopping. It was the
Irst time she had been to Yorkville or
iny other market in thirty years. She
mjoyed the visit, however, very much.
Mr. John W. Llnley, formerly of
Hickory Grove, but now of Anderson,
was in Yorkville this week as a witness
In the case of Mitchell vs. the Woodnen.
His many friends will be glad
:o know that he is making progress in
lis work at Anderson, and has won
considerable advancement since he
went there.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss May Wilson of Manning to Dr.
Charles Frederick Williams of Columbia.
The ceremony is to take place in
.he Presbyterian church at Manning
in Tuesday, December 8. The bride
;o be Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank W. Wilson of Manning. She
las visited in Yorkville, the guest of
Misses Bessie Barron, Daisy Williams
ind other relatives, and has many
'riends and acquaintances here. Dr.
Williams is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L.
R. Williams of Yorkville, and formerly
iractioed medicine here. After spendng
about two years in the United
States army medical service in the
Philippines, he located in Columbia,
where he has built up quite a satisfaccry
practice.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
*-?/-?! I /.a mnrla fhinfoan D rfPQt 9
>n Wednesday. The charge in most
;ases was "drunk and disorderly."
? There has been much drunkenness
n town during the week; but the poice
have done good work in keeping
t well under control.
? Thanksgiving services were held
n the Church of the Good Shepherd
,'esterday. The collection, which was
luite a good one, was for the benefit
>f the Charleston orphanage.
? A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
T. Quinn of the York Cotton mill, was
ainfully burned last Wednesday. The
iccident occurred while she was
varming before the fire.
? The young men of the town and
:he cadets of the K. M. M. A. gave
luite a nice little dance at the opera
louse on Thanksgiving night, compllnentary
to the visiting young ladies.
Vbout twenty couples were present.
? The union Thanksgiving sendees
n the Presbyterian church yesterday
verebutsiimlyattended; but the congregation
had quite an entertaining
ind instructive sermon by Rev. Dr.
r. L. Stokes. Tne collection went to
he various denominational orphaniges.
? The cotton mills shut down yesterlay
on account of Thanksgiving. It Is
:he first time the York mills have ever
?liut down for this holiday; but the
>peratives were anxious to take in
he street fair, and Superintendent
Crimes decided to give them twentyour
hours off. Superintendent James
)f the Tavora. also allowed his emiloyees
the same privilege.
? There was no general suspension
>f business yesterday. The banks
vere closed during the day, and holllay
hours were observed by the postjfflce,
the telegraph and express of
ices and telephone central. The stores
jenerally were open, and it was a good
hing for the crowds of people who
.vere in town from the country. Othervise
many would have suffered from
he bitter cold.
? A Negro pickpocket was captured
>y Policeman Whitener during Wedlesday
afternoon. Credit for the deletion
of the fellow belongs to Mr.
Sam Leech of Hickory Grove. Mr.
Leech felt a hand in the neighborhood
)f his hip pocket where he had his
lioney, and caught the Negro in th^
ict. He pointed the fellow out to Poiceman
Whitener, who promptly made
he arrest. The alleged pickpocket
jave his name as Robert Johnson, and
le proved to be a follower of the show;
)ut the showmen disclaim all responsijility
for him. He was locked up.
? The American Saxophone Quartette
Concert company, which is to play a
eturn engagement In the Graded
school auditorium tomorrow night, is
oneeded to be the finest musical atraction
that has ever visited Yorkille.
That is the opinion of all the
ocal musical critics, and it is because
>f this that Superintendent Walker
las taken advantage of an opportunity
o secure a return engagement. To
norrow night's entertainment is out:ide
the Lyceum course and the programme
will be different from that
endered by the company on its prelous
visit.
? Miss Mary E. Schorb, eldest daugher
of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T. Schorb,
vas maiTied yesterday afternoon at
.20 o'clock to Dr. T. B. Kell of Fudges,
'heater county. The ceremony took
dace at the residence of the bride's
lurenls and was performed by Rev.
A. S. Rogers of Rock Hill, assisted by
Rev. VV. O. Neville of Yorkville. The
groom was accompanied to Yorkville
by Dr. J. E. Massey, Jr., and Mr. T. L.
Kell of Rock Hill. These and a few
other close relatives and special friends
of the young people constituted the
witnesses. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Kell left on the southbound
Carolina and North-Western train for
their home at Fudges.
? Quite an enjoyable affair was the
supper that wa9 given by the Woodmen
of the World in their hall last
Wednesday night. Over 200 invited
guests were present, most of them
Woodmen and it was about as representative
a gathering as is often to be
seen in these parts. There was a little
anaar>v< ma irinc hut nnf a ereat deal.
Congressman Finley who presided,
made a few pleasant remarks and Mr.
H. C. Broome, general counsel of the
order, delivered an Interesting and entertaining
address. He was applauded
liberally. The supper commenced at
about 8.30 o'clock. It consisted principally
of roast turkey, birds, 'possum,
etc., with the necessary accompaniments.
There was nothing to drink
stronger than coffee, and while there
was plenty of life and fun, there was
not the slightest suggestion of boisterousness
on the part of anybody
present. The feast was excellently
prepared and admirably served, and so
bountiful that there was much left
over after everybody had eaten their
fill.
THE STREET FAIR CROWD.
The question as to what the people
may think about it after It Is all over,
will be a subject for consideration later
on; but viewing the situation only
In the light of existing conditions,
there Is no doubt of the fact that during
the week the Columbus Carnival
company has commanded a full share
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or PUDI1C intercai uui vwijr m ivihtuis
but in the country surrounding, and
the various attractions from "Lunette,
the Flying Lady," down to "throw the
Ball in the Bucket," have been getting
their full share of nickels, dimes and
quarters.
As stated in the last issue of Tile
Enquirer, the aggregation did not arrive
until Monday afternoon, and consequently
was not able to pull itself
Into shape in time to entertain the
crowds that had gathered for that
lay: but the managers of the various
attractions certainly wasted no time
in preparing for the harvest they
found so ripe and ready in waiting.
There was lots of work to be done in
preparing most of the attractions: but
by Tuesday afternoon all but two or
three were in full swing, and they
were ready for business by Wednesday.
The crowds from the town and
country began to flock to the fair on
Tuesday night, and the number of
\isitors increased during Wednesday
and yesterday. Hundreds of people
have been coming in from the surrounding
country by private conveyance,
and as many more have come
from the north, east, south and west
by rail. The town has been literally
overrun with visitors, and as yet there
has been but little abatement in the
popular Interest. The outlook is that
the people are going to see the thing
out to the end.
The most notable feature of the
fair, probably is its size?the number
of attractions and their character?
rather than their merit. There are
some that are good, and well worth
the price of admission. Others are
commonplace, very commonplace: but
nevertheless owing to the generally
good humored frivolity that has become
the prevailing disposition, everything
goes. Even the man who
has nothing to offer but the privilege
of throwing baseballs into a hole at
three throws for 10 cents, has been getting
a liberal share of the silver stream
which has been pouring out among
all the show people and fakirs In a
seemingly endless flow.
The entire aggregation is under the
general management or wnat is caneu
the Columbus Carnival company, Bert
Hoss and J. Gross, proprietors. These
have the contract with the town council
to furnish the attractions and to
give to the local fire company 10 per
cent of the door receipts. The different
attractions and amusements have
their contracts with Messrs. Hoss and
Gross, paying stipulated sums for the
concessions they enjoy. This is the
case with all except the free entertainment
furnished by Prof. Sanders, the
high diver, who has a contract direct
with the management for so many
jumps per week.
According to the respective proprietors
each and every one has the "only
first class show on the midway": but
the estimates of the public are rather
more discriminating. Some of the
shows are well worth the price of admission,
while others impress the visitor
with the idea that he is out of time
and money, and while in some cases
he is still a little doubtful, in others
he is quite certain that he has not
gotten the value of his outlay. But
still nobody seems to be disappointed.
His curiosity is satisfied, and it is
that much.
Two of the most popular attractions
are rairyiana ana Liuneue, iuc
Flying Lady." They have both been
playing to "crowded houses," and are
leaving their patrons in a good humor.
Moving picture outfits furnish the basis
of both entertainments?entirely so
in the case of one, and largely so in
the case of the other. "Fairyland" is
a moving picture of the adventures and
achievements of the prince in following
up and rescuing the princess who
had been carried off and imprisoned
by the wicked witch. It is a pretty
story full of interest, and remarkably
well presented. The flying lady is
the main feature of the other show
and no one has gone away disappointed.
There is not much of it; but it is
mystifying. The audience is treated
to the spectacle of a woman moving
about in the air. She rises and falls,
moves from side to side, backwards
and forwards with an ease and grace
that creates wonder and astonishment.
The audience indulges in all kinds of
speculations as to how the thing is
done. After one has become pretty
well satisfied that the secret lies in
invisible wires manipulated with pulleys,
the manager passes what seems
to be a heavy iron hoop around the
woman, over and under, and then
throws it to the floor with a rumble
that leaves no doubt as to its solidity
or weight. Then the mind runs to the
Idea of refractory illusions; but when
the woman steps to the front and
shakes hands with all who may desire %
the privilege, this idea is also dispelled.
The "Chinese Palace" and the "Old
Plantation," are minstrels and variety
shows that have merit or r.ot in accordance
with the tastes of their patrons.
"The "Old Plantation" is a
genuine Negro show under white
management. The performers are
all Negroes, and they make lots of
noise. The "Chinese Palace" outfit
furnishes quite a mixture of diversions.
A Chinaman undertakes to give
an exhibition of the effects of opium
yinnkinc- a nalnted red Indian aives
some banjo music, and some yellow
women give some short skirt dances.'
Altogether the pace is loud and rapid.
The Ferris wheel and the merry-goround
are too familiar to demand extended
description. The wheel is some
50 or 60 feet high, carries 10 or 12
cars that seat from two to three people
each, and is driven by a gasoline
engine. It has been quite popular all
the week and continues so. The
merry-go-round is quite a large one,
driven by a six-horse steam engine,
and is probably th6 most popular attraction
on the ground. It has been
doing a rushing business.
The "Aztec Girls" is a side attraction
that has levied tribute on most
of the visitors. This exhibit consists
of two remarkable specimens of female
humanity. They are evidently twins,
appear to be 15 or 18 years old and are
less than three feet high. The management
claims that they were captured
in Mexico and are fully grown.
They appear to be idiotic; but the
management claims that they are Intelligent
enough. They seem * to be
quite-happy and contented. The sight
of them is hardly calculated to make
one feel that he has enjoyed himself;
but still it satisfies curiosity, and
many go back a second time.
The "eats 'em alive" man is doing a
pretty good business, and so is the
wildman who feeds on raw beef. The
eats 'em alive man bites the heads
off of live snakes and makes believe
that he swallows and enjoys the raw
flesh of the reptiles. The "wild
man," who eats raw beef Is a local
monstrosity. He has been recognized
as "Crowing Tom," or "Tom Crow"
of Chester, a deformed Negro whose
claims to distinction lie. in (he fact
that he has no chin, and that he early
developed ability to crow like a rooster.
He traveled for several years with
Pawnee Bill's show, and has been exhibited
In various characters. He
looks his part as a wild man all
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come for his managers.
The palmists and gypsy fortunetellers
are well patronized. The palmists
are Madam Elrado and Madam
Mumblo. Both claim &reat skill in
their alleged science, and they have
succeeded in telling their. patrons
enough facts and circumstances to
create an impression that their professions
have at least some substantial
foundation. Both tell some things
that are undoubtedly true, and others
that are manifestly incorrect. Generally,
however, their patrons are very
well satisfied with the manner in which
they acquit themselves. There is a
cainp of gypsy fortune-tellers on the
midway" also, and th#ir business
seems to be quite prosperous.
Prof. Sanders, the high diver and
the free attraction of the "fair," has a
job of which nobody is likely to be
envious. It is his business to Jump
from a 74 foot ladder into a rope net
once every day and sometimes twice.
The afternoon jump is made at 3
o'clock and the night Jump at 8.30. Between
the top of the ladder and the net
he makes one or more turns and always
manages to strike the net with
his shoulders. He claims to be one
of the most daring "high divers" in
America, and the only mar. .10 jumps
Into a net. In the summer time he
jumps into a tank of water; but when
the weather grows cold he uses a net.
He broke one of his thumbs in Shelby
Hurt ininred a lee in Greenwood: but
notwithstanding These accidents continues
his dangerous calling. The
professor has been following the Jumping
business since be was quite a
young boy. He is a trained acrobat
and all-round athelete and takes great
pride in the feats he perfoms.
An interesting feature of the carnival
has been the readiness and good
natured enthusiasm with which people
of all ages ana conditions have entered
into the confetti, striped cane
and rubber ball frivolities. Confetti is
the name given to bags full of small
paper disks, intended to be thrown
into the faces of people and down their
backs. The striped sticks are intended
for the ladies principally and are
used to knock off the hats of the men
so to make their heads a fair mark
for showers of confetti. The rubber
balls have strings of elastic attached,
so they will return to the throwers, after
striking an intended victim. The
confetti throwing has become pretty
promiscuous, and is generally received
with good humor all around. There is
no doubt about the fact that these innocent
means of sport have contributed
much to the general good humor that
has been prevailing.
Owing to the bitter cold that prevailed
during yesterday, and especially
last night, business was rather dull.
The people found it impossible to re-,
main out in comfort, and the prospects
for the afternoon and tonight are but
little if any brighter. The carnival
will continue, however, until tomorow
night, when the aggregation will leave
for Bennettsville.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Rodman-Carson.
Miss Mattye Carson was married
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock to
Mr. Jno. M. Rodman, at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Carson,
near Delphos. After the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Carson left on the southbound
Carolina and North-Western
train for a bridal tour to Washington
and other points north.
Condition of Mr. G. L. Riddle.
The condition of Mr. G. L. Riddle is
quite serious. Blood poisoning set In
on Wednesday, and the attending physicians
decided that it would be necessary
to amputate his leg. After another
consultation, however, they came
to the conclusion that his case seemed
hopeless and the idea of amputation
has been abandoned. The news of this
morning is to the effect that the condition
of the patient is extremely critical.
MERE-MENTION.
A bill has been introduced in the
house to make the barter or sale of
political influence a crime punishable
with imprisonment of not less than
six months nor more than live years.
A lunatic made a murderous attack
on Mr. Kenneth Grahame, secretary
of the bank of England, last
Tuesday. He llred four shots at Mr.
Grahame. He was disarmed with a
fire hose It is announced that
Eugene F. Ware is to resign his office
as commissioner of pensions be*
cause he is disgusted with the position.