Straps and iaris.
? Railroad freight rates are to be increased
on many classifications
throughout the southern states in the
course of the next few weeks. This
was the decision reached at the meeting
of the Southeastern Traffic association,
in session at Raleigh. It is
said that freights on some classifications
are to be lowered. The railroad
officials justify the increasing of rates
by the statement that in Virginia,
Georgia and other southern states railroad
taxation has been largely increas
ea, ana 11 is netessiuj m i w
to meet this new demand.
? Richmond Pearson Hobson has
prepared a bill which he has requested
Representative Wiley of Alabama, to
introduce in the house, for the purpose,
as he says, of making the United States
the first naval power of the world during
the next eighteen years. The bill
appropriates $2,750,000,000, a portion
to be used each year for new ships.
Fifty million is made available for the
present fiscal year, sixty million for
the next and so on, increasing by ten
million each year up to 1915, when a
lump sum of $1,500,000,000 is made to
carry on the programme to 1925.
? General Charles R. Brayton, Republican
National committeeman for
Rhode Island, and party leader In the
state, is advocating a plan to provide
representation in the Republican national
convention on the basis of four
delegates at large from each state and
one delegate for each 10,000 Republican
votes cast in the next preceding
general election. General Brayton desires
to get rid of the control of Republican
national conventions by the
southern negroes who do not count in
the elections. The idea has been unfnr
a number of
UC1 Wltc*iuwiuv?v?? - ?
years past; but every time it has been
brought up somebody in interest has
succeeded in defeating it.
? The greater portion of the annual
report of Secretary Wilson, of the
agriculture department, this year, is
devoted to the boll weevil?the destruction
it has wrought and suggestions
for fighting it. The secretary IS
of opinion that the boll weevil will
eventually extend its ravages to every
cotton growing state, and he considers
that the future of our cotton crop,
the value of which he estimates at
$500,000,000 per annum, is seriously
threatened. He recommends that congress
appropriate not less than $500,000
with which to fight the boll weevil
and this sum he proposes to use in
entomological investigations and in
experiments with improved seed and
improved agricultural methods.
? Steps have been taken to declare
John Alexander Dowie, the man who
calls himself Elijah II., to be a bankrupt.
Dowie has control of all the
vast property of Zion City, near Chicago,
valued at about $20,000,000. Since
the famous New York trip of a few
weeks ago the financial affairs of the
self-styled prophet have been in a bad
way, and recently his creditors have
determined to force him into bankruptcy.
The "prophet" is raging against
humanity generally and the newspapers
especially. It is conceded, however,
that the ruin of the city will be
attended with great misery and suffering.
Thousands of people have their
all invested in the property of the city,
and heretofore they have had implicit
faith in Dowie and his claims.
? The preliminary estimate of the
chief of the bureau of statistics of the
agricultural department as to the size
of this year's cotton crop, was issued
yesterday. The report puts the figures
at 9,962,039 bales of an average net
weight of 490.08 pounds. The reading
of the estimate produced wild times on
the New York Cotton Exchange. Prices
were a little off from the preceding
day: but began to rise at the pronunciation
of the figure "9." The speculators
did not even wait to hear whether
it was nine muiiuii ucuca ui unc uwc
than ten million. They drowned the
reading with their bidding and within
a few minutes prices were from 40 to
60 points higher. March figures went
up to 12J cents. Some of the wilder
bulls actually began to talk twentyfive
cents. W. P. Brown, the bull leader,
is said to have been the coolest and
the happiest man in the ring.
? The officials of the naval observavatory
are making arrangements for
sending a New Year greeting from
Washington to all the countries of the
civilized world at midnight December
31, by the employment of a series of
signals to all points to mark the exact
second of the beginning of the new
year. A similar plan was successfully
employed last year in the case of the
United States, and it is now intended
to extend the service this year to cover
the continents of North and South
A mArtno rUoforit incnlflr nnsspasion
of the United States and to all points
in the world having the necessary cable
and telegraphic connections, in
case the co-operation of the foreign
governments can be secured, of which
there is scarcely a doubt. Last year
the receipt of the midnight signals was
accurately timed at the Lick observatory,
in California, and it was found
that it took but six-one-hundredths of
a second in transmission from Washington.
? Safe blowers raided the department
store of Foye & Eckstein on Broughton
street, Savannah, Ga., at an early
hour last Sunday morning, dynamited
the safe and secured between
$1,70" and $1,800, the sales and collections
of Saturday after banking hours.
Entrance was effected through the
basement in the receiving department.
The store is situated near the heart of
the principal shopping street and there
were three policemen stationed within
calling distance all through the night.
Put so cleverly was the burglary perpetrated
that there was no suspicion
of robbery until after 9 o'clock in the
hiiwlarc hmlro nff tht-?
knob of the combination lock with a
cold chisel, filled the aperture in the
lock with dynamite, built a barricade
around the safe with bolts of cloth,
covered it and the safe with blankets
and comforters saturated with water
and then touched off the charge. So
scientifically had the muffler for the
explosion been constructed that gold
fish in a jar above the safe were not
injured, notwithstanding the explosive
charge was so heavy that the safe door
was torn from both hinges and lock.
The burglars touched nothing but
cash. Every drawer in every desk In
the office was rifled and a number of
checks were found on the floor, but Investigation
showed that nothing is
missing except money. From the character
of the work the police are convinced
that the work was done by
professional cracksmen.
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YORKVUXE, S. C.:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4,1903.
Is it not about time for members of
the general assembly who are sworn to
uphold the constitution to do something
about the hotel privileges that
are granted by the state board of dispensary
directors? How a member of
the general assembly can tolerate such
palpable disregard of the constitution
as is shown by the state board of dispensary
directors is difficult to understand.
Except for Judge McDonald's clear
statement of the law in the case, it
would have been extremely difficult for
the jury to have arrived at a conclusion
as to what was right between
Messrs. Allen and Martin with regard
to that check matter. As the matter
stood, however, the jury was only called
upon to decide whether or not Mr.
Allen made an effort to present the
check within a reasonable time. Neither
of the litigants were at fault in the
transaction; but Mr. Martin, of course,
was very unfortunate.
President Roosevelt has quite an
annoying prooiem on ma iimiua m ..n->
York state, the trouble growing out
of the claims of Senator Piatt and
Governor O'Dell for the leadership of
the Republican party there. The president
is anxious to transfer the leadership
from Piatt to O'Dell, and as Piatt
is not entirely willing, the president
is at a loss as to how he shall proceed
without incurring consequences that
promise to interfere seriously with his
further ambitions. The general concensus
of opinion among the politicians
is to the effect that Piatt still
holds the key to the situation.
We are told that "public sentiment"
in Rock Hill is heartily in favor of the
dispensary law, but that in spite of this
fact the enterprising dealers in spirituous
compounds at Charlotte do an
active and remunerative business in
the Rock Hill neighborhood. The habits
of the tiger at Rock Hill are described
in an interesting way by our
correspondent at that place, who tells
us that in spite of the fact that the
special constable appointed by Governor
Heyward to watch the trade at
Rock Hill is on duty, "still the war
goes on." The board of control at
Columbia ought to take away the profits
from Rock Hill now, and make the
mayor and chief of police and county
supervisor and other high functionaries
in that place run down to Columbia
to explain to the whisky authorities
that they are really not engaged
in the illicit traffic, and that ninetenths
or more of the people of Rock
Hill are in no way responsible for the
violations of the law at that place.?
News and Courier.
We don't catch the exact meaning
of our contemporary's remarks. Although
tigers flourish in Rock Hill, the
town itself is not in the liquor business.
It believes in the dispensary law
with the dispensary left out. Af least
it has not seen proper to permit the
legal sale of liquor on account of the
[dividends. The police, we are informed,
do not hesitate to arrest tigers upon
satisfactory presumption of their guilt.
According to our understanding the
situation is very different down in
Charleston. The authorities pay no
attention whatever to violations of the
law. They not only permit, but seem
to connive at free competition with the
state, and under the circumstances, we
really do not think they ought to ask
for any part of the state's profits.
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Menagerie at the Hotel?Big Sales by
Mr. Poag ? Northern .Capitalists?
Personal Mention.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enauirer.
Rock Hili? Dec. 3.?Mr. A. H. Green
of the Carolina Hotel, has had quite a
collection of "animals" this week. If
he <jould only retain them he would
possess quite a menagerie. Among the
traveling quadrupeds have been a
"Bull" and a "Bear,* a "Wolf" and a
"Fox."
The "Bear" suggests the panicky
condition of the cotton market. Our
local buyers were offering 12 cents and
over and securing none. The excitement
is pretty general and opinions are
pretty freely expressed as to what will
be the outcome. I heard of a bet that
cotton would reach 15 cents before
the end of March. Will the manufacturers
be able to stand the price or
will they have to shut down in self defense?
Mr. J. Edgar Poag. our "real" active
and wideawake broker, has consummated
several good trades recently.
He has disposed of a large plantation
in Chester county to Orangeburg parties
for $9,000. "Oh, this is nothing,"
he replied after some congratulatory
remarks: "I expect to sell the whole
earth presently." He has also discovered
a talisman. Everytime he sells
his old Rock Hill buggy and buys a
new one, he effects a good sized sale.
What is this then? Is there no such
thing as luck?
Our northern capitalists came, saw
and quite possibly conquered. Their
special arrived in Rock Hill about
11.30 a. m., and consisted of two Pullmans,
a Pullman diner and an observation
car. They were immediately
driven out in private vehicles to the
Catawba Power company's works,
where they spent considerable time in
critical examination. They spent most
of their time there, naturally, and as
their stay was limited, other objects of
interest in the city and the neighborhood
were not visited, except Winthrop
college. One enthusiastic townsman
vn ..;i ??t J vn tr?l nhp nf these canitalists
by bis glowing description of our marvelous
progress and future, that the
"rich man" lost his train. It is to be
hoped that he arrived in Charlotte in
time for the spread in store for them
at the Commercial club. One of these
gentlemen informed a Rock Hillian
that as a result of a similar visit to
another place that he had Invested
$80,000 In a concern, and as he Is
worth about $4,000,000, why may he
not do likewise here? Why?
The "marriage lightning" has cer- ,
tainly struck this city. If marriages
and prosperity are synonymous then
this city is most decidedly prosperous,
as this month promises to be what is 1
in the cotton market slang, a record
breaker.
Mr. J. P. Wallace stopped over last
Monday night from a visit to Pineville.
Colonel W. G. Stephenson of the K.
M. M. A. stopped over a few hours
from a visit to New York.
Dr. R. T. Shumate was in the city
transacting some business today.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Safe Robbery at Lowndesville.
E. C. Horton, a merchant and cotton
dealer at Lowndesville was robbed of
5600 in cash and over $1,000 In checks
last Tuesday night. His safe was
blown open by robbers, who secured
tools from a blacksmith shop. They
drilled holes into the safe and then
blew it open with nitro-glycerine.
Reason of the Suicide.
The statement of the Farmers and
Merchants bank of Camden, the president
and cashier of which killed
themselves on the same day, is not encouraging,
says a Charleston dispatch.
The depositors and creditors will get
their money eventually, but $72,000 belonging
to the stockholders will not be
realized. On the day of the double
tragedy when the bank was closed the
cash in hand was $171.99.
Charleston's Dispensary Profits.
The state board of dispensary directors
has been considering the question
of restoring Charleston's profits
and has reached a conclusion that
seems equitable enough. It is to the
effect that the profits will be withheld
until they amount to a sum sufficient
to meet all the expenses that may arise
out of the proceedings of the German
tiger, Wieters, against the dispensary
constables, and then, if the city will
employ four special raiding policemen
to help in the enforcement of the law,
the city's entire share of the profits
will be restored.
The Carnival In Greenville.
Greenville Mountaineer: After a
week of hurly burly on Main street,
caused by the presence of the carnival,
Greenville is recovering from the
demoralizing effects of such a motley
aggregation, and is thankful that there
is rest from the hurdy gurdy and
peaceful monotony even in place of the
miserable burlesques on negro melodies,
to say nothing of the freaks and
gambling devices that were rampant
on every hand. Carnivals are not popular
just now in this city, and many
of the citizens are outspoken against
future engagements of this kind, but
when the time comes to receive proposals
next year the dear people will
be cajoled into an acquiescence on the
ground that it will bring trade and
profit to the business interests. In a
few lines of trade there is activity
whenever a crowd of any sort is in
town, especially with the beer dispensaries,
but the bulk of the merchants
agree that the carnival is not a paying
investment so far as they are concerned.
Good Masons Not Criminals.
The Aiken correspondent of the
News and Courier in a report of the
recent term of court in that county
has the following account of an interesting
incident that occurred: When
Benjamin Buford, the white man found
guilty of manslaughter in killing the
negro, Larry Blackmore, was presented
before Judge Purdy for sentence, he
was asked by his honor if he had anything
to say why sentence of the court
should not be passed upon him. Buford
replied: "Nothing, your Honor,"
and held up the lapel of his coat, on
which was pinned the emblem of the
Masonic fraternity. He had previously
given a sign, which Judge Purdy, being
a Mnson, did not fail to recognize.
The man's object was evident and Judge
Purdy sternly said: "That badge cannot
do you any good here. You are
not fit to wear it. Throw it away.
You have violated all that is good and
noble that that emblem represents and
you are no brother of mine. The sentence
of the court is that you shall
serve twelve years in the state penitentiary
at hard labor. You can thank
your counsel for saving your neck."
Tin From Cherokee.
Cherokee special of Tuesday to the
Columbia State: There is at the depot
here the first car of tin ore ever
shipped in the United States. It is
from the tin mine of Capt. S. S. Ross
near G^ffney. It is destined for Liverpool,
Eng. There is no tin smelter in
the United States, hence the necessity
for shipping it abroad. Capt. Ross will
OAPAmnonv tho nut* i n Maw Vnrk.
where he will deliver it in person to
the representative of the foreign company
to whom he has sold It. While at
the north, Capt. Ross will purchase
modern machinery for pursuing his
mining operations. So far, his work
has been in the crudest sort of manner.
But he has mined and shipped twenty
tons of ore that will net him in the
neighborhood of $300 a ton. This find
is one of the richest ever made in this
state. Capt. Ross was asked as to the
extent of the ore deposits and said:
'"i here Is no telling what the extent is.
At present it is not sufficient to guarantee
the erection of a smelter, which
will cost about $75,000, but it will guarantee
putting in modern machinery for
mining it. I will put in machinery for
pumping water up to the place and
wash the hill away." Capt. Ross, who
is very conservative and never boastful.
speaks in a manner to make one
feel that this is the greatest bonanza
in the land.
Killed by a Crazy Man.
Mr. Frank Stewart, a young man
who was raised a few miles south of
Yorkville, and who has been at Huntsville,
Ala., for some time past, was
killed in a barroom in that town last
Saturday night. From such information
as the reporter has been able to
gather, Mr. Stewart was the innocent
victim of a crazy drunkard. The
drunkard came into the bar and began
firing his pistol at everybody in sight.
A bullet struck Mr. Stewart in the
heart and killed him instantly. The
crazy man was shot by the barkeeper
and was taken to the hospital seriously
wounded. The body of Mr. Stewart
was brought home and interred in the
Yorkville cemetery on Wednesday.
UOCAL AFFAIRS, c
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. c
J. W. Smith, R. p. D. 2?Offers a re- l
ward of $5 for information leading
to the recovery of a stolen Oliver c
ehilied plow. . 1;
First National Bank?Gives you some
points to think about in regard to
storing money. It solicits your bus- c
iness.
Mary J. Hunter, Clerk?Gives notice t
that the annual meeting of the county
commissioners will be held on c
Wednesday, December 30.
Probate Judge McCorkle?Gives notice c
that Mrs. Jennie Caldwell has applied
to him for letters of admlnis- c
tration on the estate Of E. E. Caldwell,
deceased. c
w. ?5. Moore 6c uo.?Annuuuw c?*c ?*/pearance
at the opera house on the
8th of December of Simvelle's Romeo
and Juliet production.
W. B. Williams, Auditor?Gives notice
that on certain dates and at certain 5
places he will meet property owners j
for the purpose of taking tax returns
for 1904. ?
A. Friedhelm & Bro.?Tell the ladles f
that they have received a new ship- t
ment of ladies' coats, $5 to $25. Advise
gentlemen to select holiday suits
and overcoats. They sell Elkin all <
wool blankets at old prices. t
Glenn & Allison?Announce the return
of Mr. W. D. Glenn from a trip
to Tennessee after mules and horses.
Mr. Glenn, with a knowledge born
of long experience, paid particular
attention to buying stock suitable
for the people of this community.
He returned last night and the stock
will be here tonight and on exhibition
Monday. They say they will be
prepared to me?t the requirements
of the most discriminating buyers of
horseflesh.
J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Says that
now is the time for economical buying,
and quotes a number of cut
prices to show you that he means
business.
Foushee Cash Store?Has cotton, linen
and silk handkerchiefs, 3c to 50c
each. Hose and half hose from 5c to
25c. Blankets, quilts, towels, doilies
and tidies. Watch next ad.
Miss Rosa J. Lindsay?Invites you to
call on her for styles and prices of
photographic work. All work guaranteed
satisfactory.
Strauss-Smith Co.?Invites your attention
to ladles' capes and jackets,
men's and boys' top shirts, and also
Ai-n?iollo fnr mon hni'Q Q n H fh 11 -
(lren. Complete stock for selection.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Say for you to
shave yourself with a Curley Ideal
razor. Guaranteed to be perfect or
money refunded. Price $2. They
ask parties who owe them to pay.
Take syrup tar and wild cherry for
coughs.
Loan and Savings Bank?Publishes
statement of condition at close of
business on Nov. 30. It shows deposits
of $162,306.23.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Gives
figures to show the advantage of insuring
in the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company of Newark.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Have a large
stock of goodies that they have received
from all parts of the earth.
Fresh goods at low prices.
York Drug Store?Again Invites you
to see its line of holiday goods. It
has gifts suitable for all and within
reach of all.
T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Has a big
stock of lamps ranging in price from
35 cents and up. He has lamps to
suit all people for all purposes. Fine
carving sets from $4.50 to $10.
Louis Roth?Has new and fresh seasonable
goods for your table. He
will furnish you fruit cakes at 35c a
pound. Wilkerson molasses at 50c
a gallon.
S. D. Patrick, McConnellsvllle?Announces
a great slaughter sale to begin
tomorrow and quotes a few
prices to show you how it is going.
Granulated sugar 20 lbs for a dollar.
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NOTE AND COMMENT.
Next Monday is salesday for December.
,
The case of the negro pickpocket has s
been disposed of with a thirty day sen- ,
tence. The fellow is now on the chain 8
gang. It is probable that he will be }
sent up to the court of general ses- (
slons upon the expiration of his pres- (
ent sentence. (
It was Rev. J. L. Oates, instead of
Rev. J. L. Stokes who conducted the
services at the funeral of Mr. Thomas
McGlll, at Smyrna last Monday. By
inadvertence that Is not easy of expla- j
nation, the name of Stokes was sub- (
stituted for that of Oates in preparing j
the paragraph for publication. 1
ABOUT PEOPLE. ,
Mr. J. L. Thomasson of Gastonia, j
' " * -i-t-A J ? .
spent weanesaay nigni in iuimiuc. j
News received from Mr. G. L. Riddle
at noon is to the effect that he is get- f
ting along nicely, and there now seems (
to be every reason to hope that he will
soon be able to be up again. ]
Mr. D. Lumpkin, soliciting freight <
agent of the C. & N.-W. was in York- ,
ville Wednesday in the Interest of his
road. He says *he business people of j
Yorkville are disposed to treat him
nicely. j
The members of the local bar are i
very much pleased with the manner in <
which Special Judge J: E. McDonald |
presides over the court. Mr. McDonald ]
is quick, positive courteous and cor- \
rect in his rulings, and fills the respon- i
sible position he is occupying with as <
much assurance and ease as if he had j
been on the bench for twenty years. ,
WITHIN THE TOWN. 1
? Rev. R. M. Stevenson preached In i
the Associate Reformed church on 1
Wednesday morning and moderated the
congregation's call for Rev. W. C. I
Ewart. The call is unanimous. <
? Romeo and Juliet, the most popu- '
lar of Shakespeare's plays is the next <
attraction at the opera house. It is to s
be presented on next Tuesday evening, I
December 8. by the Simvelle company. <
Manager Moore assures us that the I
company is undoubtedly a most cap- 1
able one. It has all the artistic talent 1
and all the scenery necessary for the |
presentation of the play in creditable ,
style, and people who are familiar '
with Shauesneara alone with those '
who sire not will alike be pleased. A
good audience is already assured, a
woman representative of the company,
having sold some seventy-five reserved
seat tickets as the result of a personal
canvass of the town. Manager
Moore is prepared to give satisfactory
advance information to all inquirers,
and there is reason to expect that the
play will receive liberal patronage.
R. D. F. MAIL.
Following is the report of the carriers
on the various rural free delivery
routes leading out of Yorkville, as to
collections and deliveries of mail matter
during the month of November:
DELIVERIES.
Route No. 1.?Letters, G24; postal
cards. 197: newspapers, 2, 025; circulars,
"37; packages, 103.
Route No. 2.?Letters, 355; postal
cards, 57; newspapers, 921; circulars,
113; packages, 39.
Route No. 3.?Letters, 322; postal
cards, 39; newspapers, 727; circulars,
90; packages, 64.
Route No. 4.?Letters, 287; postal
ards, 61; newspapers, 585; circulars,
46; packages, 34.
Route No. 5.?Letters. 257; postal
ards, 52; newspapers, 720; circulars,
16; packages, 9.
Route No. 6.?Letters, 983; postal
ards, 379; newspapers, 1,979; circuars,
497: packages, 54.
collections.
Route No. 1.?Letters, 450; postal
ards, 49; packages, 13.
Route No. 2.?Letters, 199; postal
ards, 15; packages, 3.
Route No. 3.?Letters, 274; postal
arJs, 19; circulars, 42; packages, 16.
Route No. 4.?Letters, 180; postal
ards, 4; newspapers, 1.
Route No. 5.?Letters, 156; postal
ards, 9; newspapers, 2; packages, 1.
Route No. 6.?Letters, 341; postal
aids, 11; newspapers, 19; packages, 7.
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
At the request of The Enquirer,
superintendent of Education Carroll
ias kindly furnished the following list
>f teachers of the various schools in
session under his jurisdiction at this
ime. The list is made up from the
ecords in Mr. Carroll's office, and includes
all the teachers and schools
hat have been reported to him:
Margaret Blaine Oak Ridge.
J. D. Huggins Bethany.
Agnes Sherer Bethany.
W. H. Pursley Santiago.
T. E. McMackin ... Battle Ground.
Mattie Page Hambright.
Bess Adams Cross Road.
Isabel Arrowood Bethel.
Mrs. L. A. Barron Glendale.
Susie White Masseys.
Nora Boyd Catawba.
P. H. Moore Lesslie.
Miss Lesslie Lesslie.
Pearl Pewell Friendship.
Minnie Ratterree Smith.
Julia Titman ..Catawba Junction.
Bess Patton Roddey.
Maud Martin Neely's Creek.
Mrs. Buena Sturgls Harmony.
Lillian Milholen Shiloh.
Alice Boyd Oakley.
Gertrude Sherer Bethesda.
Nora Williamson .. Halcyon Grove.
Sallie Martin Belmont.
J. G. Shannon Union.
Alma Walker Gold Hill.
Nannie Barnett Latta.
Lizzie Burris Watson.
Annie Cornweli ...Sutton Springs.
B. R. T. Bowen..York Cotton M.
Bessie Peacock Wilkerson.
Agnes Wylie Dye.
Clara Mitchell Center.
Bessie Sherer Blairsville.
J. M. Moore McConnellsville.
Mrs. Smith McConnellsville.
Gillie McCammon Ogden.
Lida Smith -..Ogden.
Minnie Palmer ...Bullock's Creek.
Stella Smarr Cotton.
Nettie Green Bell Creek.
Fannie Smarr Olive.
F. E. Quinn Beatty.
E. P. Castles Broad River.
Ethel McAfee Zion.
May Crosby Sharon.
Mrs. Annie Thomasson ..Liberty.
Florence Thomasson.. .Bowling G.
F. M. Howell Ridge.
Jno. A. Barron Point.
Jno. A. Auten Dixie.
Bessie Faris Clark's Fork.
Ella Carroll .- Concord.
H. W. Scott... .Bethesda Special.
S. E. Barron Forest Hill.
Lottie Barron Fodder.
Sue Barnes Allison Creek.
Jessie Black Ebenezer.
W. A. Johnson Philadelphia.
Edna Love Philadelphia.
Emma Glasscock Pine Bluff.
Blanche Love Tirzah.
Ava Allison Newport.
W. H. Hamilton Clover.
Sadie Hamilton Clover.
Addie Jackson Clover.
Belle Bailey Broad River.
Belle Smith .Hopewell.
W. A. McAfee Flint Hill.
J. Hamilton Gold Hill.
ONE X?ONE ARM.
A mother and sister, seated with a
Bvounded husband and father, in a ramshackle
dilapidated looking covered
ivagon, shivering with cold apprehension
'and dread, while surgeons were
imputatlng the right hand of son and
arother, was the pitiable spectacle
:hat was presented before the office
>f Dr. Miles Walker during more than
til hour last Wednesday morning.
A gun bursting accident was the impression
that the woman gave inquir??*
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not disposed to throw much light on
:he matter, and there seemed to be
better reason for accepting the story of
the little girl. Her version of the situation,
which was recited reluctantly,
aut nevertheless with evident frankness,
attributed the troubles of the
family to whisky.
It was not a very familiar looking
sight that the outfit presented when It
Irove up to the office of Dr. Walker.
The personnel consisted of four people?a
poorly dressed, hard-faced man
af about fifty, and a woman who seem;d
to be pretty nearly the same age.
There was a little girl of twelve and a
aoy who seemed to be about twenty.
The boy attracted the most immediate
ittentlon for the reason that his clothes
were covered with blood, and gory
strings of skin hanging from the
:humb and little finger were all that
tie had to show for a right hand. The
father sat in the wagon holding a
wounded head In his hands, and the
woman and child sat beside hirn apparently
trying to afford him such
;omfort and consolation as they could.
The young man wus helped out into
the office of Dr. Walker, and that was
ibout the shape in which the reporter
found the situation upon his arrival.
Members of the crowd that quickly
irathered about the doctor's office,
questioned the woman as to the trouble.
She showed the shattered stock
jf a cheap gun, and from what she
said the crowd understood that when
the boy had undertaken to fire the
jverloaded piece, it had burst tearing
his hand to pieces and wounding
:he old man in the head. The gun
bad been loaded almost to the muzzle,
,t was said, and the wadding over the
ihot could be seen from looking into
:he barrel. The story of the woman
nade it appear that the boy was drunk,
ind that he had discharged the gun in
spite of the entreaties of the entire
mrtv nnf to rio nnvthiner of the kind.
Some kind hearted gentlemen took
;he little girl Into the York Drug store,
vhere she could get the benefit of the
ivarm fire, and in answer to questions
ihe said, that the family had passed
:hrough Yorkville the day before and
ler father and brother had each bought
i "jimmyjohn of whisky at the 'spensary."
Her father had poured her
mother's whisky out, and when her
mother learned of it he broke the jug
containing the whisky of her father.
3er father was very angry at this and
seized the gun with a threat to shoot
ler brother. Her brother seized the
run alsq and in the struggle that folowed,
the gun was discharged, with
he result described. The girl's story
vas not exactly clear; but this was the
lubstance of it.
Assisted by Drs. White and McDowell,
Dr. Walker worked on the Injured
man's hand for nearly an hour. After
the doctors had put the poor wretch
under the Influence of chloroform and
ether, they at first thought to save as
much of the hand as possible; but they
found that the bones were too badly
splintered and they cut the hand off
ut the wrist, taking care to leave
enough skin to flap over the stump.
They made a good Job of the operation,
and dressed the wound with the
utmost care.
Volunteers assisted the doctors In
holding the young man during the
operation. It was deemed best not to
let him up for a few minutes after he
had come from under the influence of
the chloroform and ether. He grew
impatient, and in his struggle, severely
bit one of the gentlemen who
was holding him. "Why man," remarked
Dr. Walker, "you are not gol.ig (
tn tront nnrtnlo who aro trvine to be
kind to you that way are you; that Is
rough." "I am a ruffian, I am," said
the fellow, and Dr. Walker agreed that
he told the truth.
After the operation was over the
young man was put back into the
wagon, which evidently contained all
.the material effects of the family?
ragged bed clothing, an old tent, some
simple cooking utensils, etc.?and refusing
to go to the county home, where
Dr. Walker had arranged for their
comfort, they drove out of town. They
encamped on the Howell Ferry road
about a mile and a half from the court
house.
The outfit had no money whatever,
and in addition to work tb" Drs.
Walker, White and McDowell Jld for
the young man there was a bill of
several dollars to be paid at the drug
store for supplies, and for which the
doctors will no doubt have to stand.
It is understood that the name of
the family Is Turner. They claim to
be from Union, S. C., but have been in
Charlotte for some time, and were
beating their way through the country,
the men picking up a few dollars
by the way cleaning and fainting furniture.
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The case of A. Brown Ferguson vs.
the G. C. & N. railroad, which was
commenced last Monday, continued
through Tuesday, and resulted in a
verdict for the defendant.
The next case taken up was that of
PInckney Anderson, plaintiff, vs. the
Southern railroad; Wilson & Wilson
for the plaintiff and Witherspoon &
Spencers for the defendant. The action
was brought on account of Injuries
alleged to have been sustained by the
plaintiff, while in tne employment ui
the defendant as a section hand in
Spartanburg- county, about two years
ago. He wanted damages in the
amount of $2,000. His allegations
were to the effect that he had been ordered
to lift a barrel of molasses, along
with other laborers; but that the help
was inadequate for the work. While
helping with the barrel and walking
backward, his foot struck against a
rail and he fell with the barrel on top
of him. His leg was permanently in-jured.
The defendants claimed that
they had eight men available for the
?vork of moving the barrel, and were
using six of them; that the plaintiff
had not been called upon to help; but
had volunteered on his own motion.
The plaintiff testified that he was ordered
to relieve one of the men whose
fingers were being cut under the rim
of the barrel. There were several witnesses
for the railroad all testifying to
practically the same thing. The testimony
of the plaintiff was uncorroborated.
The Jury found for the plaintiff
in the sum of $800.
The next case taken up was that of
T. M. Allen, guardian, vs. William
Martin. Wilson & Wilson appeared
for the plaintiff and Henry & McClure
of Chester, for the defendant. This
case grew out of the failure of the
Commercial and Farmers' Bank of
Rock Hill. Martin owed Allen, as
guardian, the sum or $020.22, anu u?
January 31, 1901, gave him a check
for the amount on the Commercial and
Farmers' bank. The bank closed its
doors on February 3, and the check
not having been presented, remained
unpaid. Hence the suit. According
to the testimony, Martin, unable to
see Allen, had deposited the money in
the Commercial and Farmers' bank
because he knew Allen did business
there. When he gave the check to Allen
on the day mentioned, he claimed
to have understood that Allen would
present It next day; otherwise he
would have sent to Rock Hill and gotten
the money himself. Both men live
more than ten miles from Rock Hill.
When Allen took the check, it was with
the intention of having it cashed at
the earliest possible moment. He had
no reason to suppose that the bank
was in an unsafe condition. He had
heard stories to such effect a year previously;
but instead of believing them
had subsequently deposited money of
his own. However, February 1 and 2
were cold and disagreeable days, and
because of this and the fact that he
was not feeling well he failed to go to
Rock Hill. Next day, the bank failed.
The testimony was frank and straightforward
on both sides and it conflicted
in but few details. The principal
question at issue was whether or not
Mr. Allen had presented the check
within a reasonable time after its receipt,
and Judge McDonald ruled that
that was really the whole issue. As a
matter of fact, however, there was
testimony to show that after the defendant
had given the plaintiff a cheek
for the whole amount he claimed to
have in bank, and knowing that check
to be still outstanding, during the ,
liquidation of the affairs of the bank
he presented and proved his individual
claim to the entire deposit, and collected
and received dividends on the
same. These dividends, however, he
had turned over to the plaintifT, reducing
the amount of the indebtedness to
$459.80, which was the sum for which
the plaintiff sued. The jury found for
the plaintiff.
Following the case of Allen vs. Martin,
the court took up the case of R.
Lee Kerr vs. John T. Roddey. F. P. <
McCain, Esq., for plaintiff and Thos. 1
F. McDow, Esq., for the defendant. '
The case involved an accounting; but
went off on a non-suit.
The next case was that of Lucy Keelun
vs. D. P. Leslie, involving the ti- ?
le to 63 acres of land near Leslie staion.
Spencers & Dunlap appeared for
he plaintiff arid J. S. Brlce, Esq., for
he defendant. The claim of the
daintier rested on an alleged purchase
Tom F. H. Barber. The testimony,
lowever, showed that although Mr.
Barber had at one time sold the land
:o Rafe Keenan for $75 to be paid
kVithln two years. Keenan did not comply
with the terms of the contract,
kfter the .expiration of the two years
Lucy Keenan paid about $19, and Mr.
Barber gave her a receipt as if for part
payment. Subsequently Mr. Barber
sold the land to the late Matthew Williams
for $75, less the amount that
had been paid by Lucy Keenan, and
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liic i\ccuauo utcu vu u ivi oviuc J ecu o
fis renters. They had no title to the
iund, other than was shown by the
old part payment receipt. Mr. D. P.
Lesslie came into possession of the
land through the estate of Matthew
Williams. The Jury took the papers
this morning and have not yet arrived
at a conclusion.
The next case taken up was that of
Catherine Whitesides vs. J. B. Martin.
which was entered into this morning,
and which will likely occupy the
dine of the court during the balance
of the week. This case involves the
lawful ownership of a large body of
land in the vicinity of King's Mountain
battleground and to which both par- *
ties to the suit have overlapping titles.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Ashe-Harshaw.
The marriage of Miss Massllivia
Ashe to Mr. John A. Harshaw took
place at the residence of the bride's
mother at McConnellsvllle, last Wednesday
afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. J.
K. Hall. Quite a number of friends
and relatives of the young people were
present, and the affair was very interesting.
The presents were numerous,
pretty and valuable. After the
marriage the wedding party left for
the residence of Mrs. H. J. Harshaw,
near Guthriesville, where a sumptuous
sunnfr was served.
Death of Mrs. J. R. WitherspooQp
Mrs. Belle Witherspoon, wife of Mr.
Joseph R. Witherspoon, died at her'
home in Yorkvllle yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, from a disorder of the
heart. Mrs. Witherspoon was a daughter
of the late G. W. Williams, Esq.,
and was born in Yorkville on February
19, 1839. She was married to Mr.
Witherspoon on January 22, 1866. She
leaves four children, all daughters, as
follows: Mrs. S. L. Latimer, Miss
Georgia, Miss Annie and Mrs. H. M.
Dunlap. The deceased was a member
of the Presbyterian church, and was a
lady of many admirable traits of character.
The funeral will take place
from the home this afternoon at 3.30
o'clock, Rev. W. G. Neville conducting
the services.
The Case of Turner.
The case of M. M. Turner, who was
committed to jail sometime ago because
of an attempt to wreck a Southern
trail- at Catawba river, has at last
been settled so far as this county is
concerned. After the commitment ofv
Turner it developed that he was of
unsound mind, and also that he was
from another state. The authorities
could do nothing with him but send
him back to North Carolina An ef
fort was made to communicate with
Governor Aycock; but that official
would pay no attention to the letters .
or telegrams, so on yesterday Sheriff
Logan sent Turner to Monroe, N. C.,
In charge of Deputy Sheriff Sandlfer.
Mr. Sandlfer returned this morning.
He reports that Turner was a wellknown
character in Monroe, and was
thoroughly familiar with the Jail there,
having been imprisoned in it several
times before. He was also well known
to the sheriff of Monroe.
AT THE CHURCHES.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED.
Sunday Services?Preaching at 11
a. m., and at 7 p. m., by Rev. W. C.
Ewart. Sunday school in the afternoon
at 3.30 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
rev. j. l. stokes, d. d., pastor.
Sunday Services?Morning services
at 11 o'clock. Sunday school in the
afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. Evening services
at 7 o'clock.
BAPTIST.
rev. w. b. hurt, pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school in
the morning at 10 o'clock. Services
each second and fourth Sunday ut 11
o'clock in the morning and 7.00 o'clock
in the evening.PRESBYTERIAN.
rev. w. o. neville, pastor,
Sundai Services.?Morning services
at 11 a. nr. Sunday school at 3.30 p. m.
Evening services at 7 o'clock.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
rev. j. c. johnes. rector.
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SUNDAY aBKVU:iS!l?scmgea ai
11 a. in. Sunday school at 3.30 p. m.
goitres.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
Fewer gallons; takes less of Devoe
Lead and Zinc than mixed paints.
Wears longer; twice as long as lead
imd oil.
Novelty Bazaar.
The Ella C. Davidson Missionary
society will give a Novelty Bazaar at
Mrs. S. M. McNeel's residence on Satjrdoy,
December 5, 1903. Sales begin
it 11 o'clock and continue all day.
Daisy Gist, President.
Nov. 4. f It
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