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?ttap$ and 4?arts. ? New Orleans, December 28: An experiment of two years with an exclusively Italian colony on Dunbarton plantation, in Concordia parish, has demonstrated the superiority of the Sicilian over the negro as a laborer in the cotton fields. The colony started with thirty-five members in the latter part of 1905, and now has a population of 150. Most of them are from Pogglo, Sicily, and are hard-working, thrifty people. A school system is in operation and free insti-uction is given the imml grant children. The homes are compactly built and suited to the needs of the southern climate. J. B. Sullivan, owner of E-unbarton plantation, encourages immigration of the industrious farmer, and carefully culls his selections when ships reach here. George Catania, an interpreter, is teaching English to the foreigners at a course of free instruction. ? Washington, December 29: The engineers of the Panama canal are dealing in vast figures these days and the canal record Just received conveys in a graphic manner an idea of the magnitude of the work to be done upon the locks of the canal. It is stated, for instance, that the amount of concrete to be used in building these locks would suffice to construct eight-room city houses of the generous size of 30 by 30 feet, with two stories and basement and with concrete fioors and with concrete roof to the number of 22,842. Allowing each of these houses a 75-foot lot, they would make a continuous street from New Tork to Philadelphia, with enough houses left over to make a row on one side of the street from Philadelphia to Washington. Tne houses would furnish suburban homes for 120,000 people, or according to city standards would house a population equal to that of the city of Minneapolis. ? Richmond Pearson Hobson is delivering a lecture on the passage of the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific, and he insists that this passage means a great deal more than a mere practice cruise. He says that the real significance of the movement Is to show Japan that this country means to protect Its Pacific coast. He insists that Japan is aching for a war with the United States; that the only thing she lacks in the matter Is a pretext by which she can Justify herself before the world. According to Mr. Hobson, Japan can land 300,000 men on the Pacific coast within three months and a million men In six months. This country would be able to raise only 200,000 men with which to oppose such an army. According to the congressman's view of It, Japan has, to all Intents and purposes, already taken Hawaii. This Is the significance he attaches to the fact that there are now 50,000 Japanese sol diers on the Island, and he says that the Philippines will be taken in the same manner. ? The American battleship fleet reached Port of Spain, Trinidad, on December 23, Just twenty-four hours ahead of schedule time. The people at Port of Spain received the Americans with warm hospitality. Admiral Evans allowed 2,000 of his men shore liberty, while the ships were being coaled. Two men died on the way to Trinidad and were buried at sea. After forty-eight hours In the port, the ships weighed anchor and started away, xne cuy 01 jrun ui oinui nco on a curve In the Gulf of Paria, on the west side of the Island of Trinidad. It is one of the cleanest, most attractive and comfortable towns in the West Indies. From the bay the view of the port is bright and beautiful; white walled houses capped with red roofs nestle among luxuriant and tropical foliage; in the foreground sparkle the blue waters of the gulf, while behind the town the encircling hills make a frame of changing hues. It is an English town. English is the tongue of the blacks. Christmas is observed in the English way, and the men of our fleet will get an English welcome. It is a modern town, with well paved streets, good street car service. good stores and hotels, attractive tropical parks and extensive gardens. There are several clubs, some in the city and others in the nearby country. The famous Trinidad asphalt lake is sixty miles from Port .of Spain. It supplies, under lease to an American company, raw material for American pavements. The waters of the bay are shallow and vessels of deep draft have to anchor some distance out. The climate at this season is warm and pleasant. ? The state troops are now guarding the town of Hopkinsville, Ky., due to the disorder that occurred on the night of December 7, when two hundred masked night riders seized the town and destroyed tobacco warehouses and other property which was in opposition to the farmers' interest. On De cember 20, tiovernor wiison naa u conference between representatives of the Burley Tobacco Growers and the American Tobacco company. The American Tobacco company agreed to buy the tobacco pooled by the farmers, and this puts the relation between the producers and distributors on a more friendly basis than has existed for many years. Several years ago in this section, the Kentucky Burley tobacco could be raised at a good profit by the farmers. The trust, however, during the last few years has driven competition out of the market and then made the farmers sell the tobacco at a much lower price than they formerly received. This could be done by the trust because It did not permit enough competition to keep the prices at the old figure. The result is that the prices of tobacco have been so much reduced that farmers in this district, who were once wealthy, cannot now make a living. They feel that the trusts have taken their very food and clothes away from them, which explains the spirit of an archy that is so apparent among them. In order to raise the price of tobacco, many of the farmers agreed to com- bine and form a pool, stipulating that the tobacco should be held until a certain price was given for it. Now, the American Tobacco trust has agreed to buy this pooled tobacco crop of 1906 which is worth about nine million dollars. This amount of money distributed in these counties will relieve the hard times that have existed. ?Ex-President Grover Cleveland, un- , der the title of "Our People and Their i ex-Presidents," has contributed an interesting article to the Youth's Companion for January. Referring to the i poverty of Jefferson after he left the presidency as a blow to national pride,' j Mr. Cleveland declares definite and I generous provision should be made for i the maintenance of chief magistrates i at the expiration of their terms. He ; deals with the subject at length and ] explains that he feels that he can do 1 so without his sincerity being ques- l tloned, since he is beyond the need of I aid from the public treasury. "The condition is by no means met," Mr. Cleveland writes, "by the meagre and spasmodic relief occasionally furnished under the guise of a military pension or some other pretext, nor would It be best met by making compensation dependent upon the discharge of senatorial or other duty. Our people ought to make a definite and generous provision for all cases alike, based on motives of justice and fairness and adequate to the situation." Mr. Cleveland describes the limitations that his former high office place on a retired president in his choice of occupations and means of livelihood, and how popular conception of him as a repository of national dignity enforces a scale of living that may not be within private means. "There is a sort of vague but none the less imperative feeling abroad in the land," says Mr. Cleveland, "that one who has occupied the great office of president holds in trust for his fellow citizens a certain dignity, which in his conduct and manner ne is Duuna against loss or deterioration. Obedience to this obligation prescribes for him only such work as in popular Judgment is not undignified. This suggests without argument a reciprocal connection between the curtailment of opportunities and a reasonable obligation of Indemnification on the other." $hc ^Jorkrillc (tuquirrr. YORKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1907. Now for work and business. Did you have a nleasant Christmas? Rbax. estate is as good as it has eter been. And after all, the bottom did not fall out. Thk general assembly convenes on the second Tuesday in January, the 14th. Santa Claus has been pretty generous to his friends throughout this sec tlon. A great old fellow Is Santa. If you haw surplus cash, put It In the bank. The manner In which the banks have stood the racket show that they are entitled to all confidence. If it did not come out as you hoped this year, you surely noted some of the mistakes that were made, so Just go in again with more determination than ever and steer shy of the mistakes of the year just closed. And now comes the statement that ex-Governor John Gary Evans will again stand for the United States senate. He has not made a formal announcement as yet; but people in a position to know say that it is practically" certain that he will be one of the contestants for the position. We have for the readers of The Enquirer a most entertaining and instructive treat in the shape of a letter from the Isthmus of Panama, by Mr. Robert G. Lee, formerly of Fort Mill township; but now employed on the canal work. Mr. Lee will be remembered as the author of several original, human interest, short stories of considerable literary merit that have a. peared in The Enquirer from time to time, and the letter we have just received possesses the same charming characteristics that were notable in his previous productions. It describes life and conditions in Panama in a sympathetic style that will appeal with especial force to our readers, and we predict that it will be enjoyed by all of them. Not only will our readers enjoy the letter; but they will be instructed and informed by It. They will get a better idea of condi tion& down in Panama than they have ever had before. It is our present intention that Mr. Lee's letter shall appear in our next issue; but if not in the next it will certainly appear in the issue following. Those who miss it will be the losers. Curtailment. After a considerable amount of talk and hesitation, spinners have begun to curtail their product. At the time the spinners first began to talk of curtailment the cloth manufacturers were claiming good prices for their product, and the impression was that there would be no curtailment. The spinners gave as a reason for curtailment the fact that the commission men could not sell, and that, of course, meant that the weavers and knitters would not buy. Now, that the weavers are beginning to curtail, there is no reasonable explanation beyond the fact that the public is not inclined to buy. Of course, if the buying public curtails, the weavers have to curtail, and if the weavers have to curtail the spinners have to curtail, and if the spinners have to curtail it is time for the growers to think of curtailment. If the grower will only realize it, he is in a better condition to curtail than anybody else. The weavers can only make cloth and the spinners can only make yarn; but the grower can make anything he wants to make. If the grower now has on hand a surplus of raw cotton, it will be just as well for him to hold up a while and not make so much next year. uhnmlnv r*o v KpttPI* t h-'lll ""S """ cotton anyhow. New Postal Regulations. Beginning tomorrow the postotflce department puts into effect some new regulations with regard to mail matter generally, and especially as to mail matter of the second-class. For several years past the department has been giving more and more attention to the regulation of the conditions by which newspapers are to be entitled to second-class postal privileges and to preventing the abuse of such privileges. Under the old system there has grown up a widespread practice, whereby publishers have been sending out newspapers promiscuously without authority, continuing them year after year, and demanding pay from the parties to whom they were sent. This ivas practicable for the reason that in the counties of publication there was but little expense beyond the cost of white paper and outside such counties the only additional cost was one cent a pound for postage.' The incentive to the practice described was the building up of circulations to enhance the value of advertising space and Increase the Influence of the papers following such method. On the other hand there was no little annoyance to the public. The individuals to whom the papers were sent found themselves importuned for pay, and a.s a rule there was no other way out of the annoyance except by continual submission to the imposition. The new orders of the postmaster general will make a radical change in the practices described, and hereafter all newspapers will have to be con ducted on what amounts to a casn in advance basis. The regulations provided distinctly that the second-class postal rates are not for the benefit of publishers; but exclusively for the benefit of the reading public, and it is the purpose of the department to see that the reading public is not imposed upon any further. A publisher may send out sample copies to the proportion of 10 per cent of his bona fide circulation; but he must not send more than three sample copies to the same address within the I same year. Daily papers must be paid for within three months, tri-weekly papers must be paid for within six months, semiweekly papers within nine months and weekly papers within one year. If the publisher continues to send beyond these periods he will do it at the risk of being deprived of second-class postal privileges. The new arrangement will have the efTect off doing for all country publishers what ought to have been done all along; but what few of them have been) able to do for themselves?putting them on a strictly business basis. Hereafter publishers who seek to work up circulations for the profit they may hope to get out of advertising and publishers who seek to establish campaign organs for the purpose of getting the announcement cards of the small candidates and so much a line for booming those who contend for the more important offices, will find the business confronted with rather serious obstacles. HICKORY GROVE NOTES. What the People of the Town and Neighborhood Did During the Holidays. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hickory Grove, December 31.?The holidays have passed off comparatively quiet here. There have been no happenings to mar the pleasure of this most cheerful and Joyous season of the year. A committee of young people of Hickory Grove and vicinity arranged a programme for a reception last Friday evening. Oysters were served, after which the young people enjoyed themselves along the line of "the light fantastic" till near the" "wee sma' hours." Among the visiting young ladies were Miss Nellie Schorb of Yorkville, Miss Black of Blacksburg, and Miss Edith Martin of Spartanbrrg. Miss Ola Wilkerson, a student of Linwood college, has been spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wilkerson. Miss Ella Wilkie, who has been attending Limestone college, Gaffney, is spending the holidays wjth her parents. Rev. S. D. Bailey, the new Methodist minister, preached at Mt. Vernon last Sunday. Although a very inclement day, quite a large congregation was present to greet him. Mr. R. L. Scoggins has moved Into the Whlsonant residence recently vacated by Mrs. M. E. Darwin. Messrs. J. T. and D. J. Smith, expect to move into their recently purchased residence, occupied this year by Mr. R. L. Scoggins. Mr. J. P. Ramsey has recently purchased a cottage on Peachtree street, from Mr. T. M. Whlsonant. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Whlsonant of Chester, spent several days here with relatives last week.. With the assistance of kind neighbors, Mr. J. T. Wilkerson has about completed a good barn instead of the one recently burned. Mr. Mason Latham, a student of Wofford college, spent last evening with friends here. Mr. J. K. Allison our efficient and , popular postmaster, has been quite indisposed for several days. Prof. D. M. Ellen, is spending the holidays at his home at Bishopville. MERE-MENTION. Edgar Prados killed his brother Milton in New Orleans last Sunday over a mess of chops Governor Sparks of Nevada has called an extra session of the legislature for the purpose of considering the matter of asking the president not to withdraw the Federal troops for Goldfleld The second trial of Harry Thaw will be commenced next Tuesday There is a famine in progress in the interior of Turkey. * - ? The manuraciurers 01 couun cwm have agreed to curtail their product by one-fourth Secretary Cortelyou says that the United States has J120.000.000 more money than was In circulation a year ago A small boy named Rhyne threw a cannon cracker under the feet of Special Officer Moore at Belmont, X. C., on Christmas Day and the officer shot the boy through with a pistol bullet. The boy Is badly hurt but may recover A negro named James Garden was lynched in Muskogee, Okla., last Wednesday for killing a white liveryman named Bates. Bates had refused to hire the negro a rig. and the negro shot him for alleged race discrimination The Rutherfordton, N. C., court house was burned last Tuesday morning William James Bryan of Jacksonville, has been appointed United States senator from Florida, vice Senator Mallory, who died last week....Hon. William Jennings Bryan spent Christmas hunting ducks on Lake Surprise, Texas Thomas W. Lawson continues to Insist that Roosevelt is the only suitable man for president and Is trying to boom a ticket composed of Roosevelt and Johnson Admiral Brownson has tendered his resignation as chief of the bureau of navigation... .The Salvation Army fed 225,000 people in New York Christmas. There were five homicides in Louisiana on Christmas Day....Mrs. William Luck of Roanoke, Va., save birth to two boys and two girls on Christmas Day. A Part of the Rbcord.?Following is a partial list of the killings in South Carolina for the last three days of last week: James Humphreys, white, aged 11, kiiled near Aiken. Seven negroes shot at a hot supper near Greenwood Thursday night. Jim Lawrence was killed by Tom Anderson on Thursday at Anderson. Both were negroes. At Columbia on Thursday, Smith Moody shot and killed Hen.y Jeter. Both negroes. At Columbia, Monday, Tom Cheek killed George Williams. Both negroes. Dave Hunter, a negro, was killed at Goldvllle, Laurens county, by unknown parties, Saturday night. Will H. Garner, living near Branchvllle, was shot and instantly killed Saturday by J. J. England. Both are white. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Tells of additional advantages offered by the Mutual Benefit in Its new 1908 policies. See him. L. R. Williams, Probate Judge?-Gives notice that Alex W. Smith has applied for letters of administration on estate of John N. Smith, dec'd. Loan and Savings Bank?Invites you to become one of its customers with the beginning of 1908. J. Q. Wray?Lays down his platform for 1908 and solicits the patronage of old and new customers. M. W. White?Gives some New Year's logic for your careful consideration. Star Drug Store?Has a full line of blank books, including ledgers, day books, memorandums, etc., and invites you to see them. J. W. Dobson?Thanks customers for past favors and solicits a continuance of your patronage. YorK rurnuure to.?ouya n j? mutu obliged for the patronage of 1907, and promises better service in the future where possible. G. W. Sherer?Makes his last bow for 1907 and tells you what heaven will be like when you get there. Dobson Bros.?Return thanks for past favors and extends the compliments of the season. Carroll Furniture Co.?Are appreciative of the business given them during the existence of the firm, and solicit future patronage. Yorkvllle Hardware Co.?Makes its end of the year bow and thanks its customers for all trade given It. W. E. Ferguson?Is sincerely appreciative of the business .given his customers and will appreciate your future favors. York Drug Store?Promises to give its customers high grade service during the 366 days of 1908. Strauss-Smith . Co.?Is busy taking stock and tells you to watch its advertisements for good things. T. W. Speck?Says his Christmas business was good and he is duly appreciative of all business given him during the year. York Supply Co.?Takes off its hat and makes a bow in acknowledgment of its customers' patronage. York Monument Works?Is ready to supply your wants in all kinds of monumental work in granite and marble. Thomson Co.?Offers ladies' long coats at short prices. J. L. Williams & Co.?Sell Zeigler shoes for ladles, at 33 and 33.60 a pair. Herndon & Gordon?Extend the New year's greetings and are prepared to serve you with groceries, hardware, musical instruments, etc. National Union Bank?Publish an open letter telling of its method of | conducting the banking business. See fourth page. First National Bank?Sets forth a good resolution for you to adopt at the beginning of the New Year. | Today-is the last day for the payment of state and county taxes without penalty. Now for the buggies! Nearly all of them are still within the reach even of new beginners. It is only a matter of persistent, energetic work. The ten-hour law goes into effect in the cotton mills of the state tomorrow, January 1. After tomorrow it will be unlawful for cotton mill laborers to work more than ten hours a day or sixty hours a week. Local cotton buyers and farmers generally, says the Charlotte Observer, have no hesitancy in saying that they look for better prices within the next) few days. The demand for spots and the better outlook in the financial sphere underlies this belief. There seems to be every indication that the farmers will realize on the cotton they are holding much greater sums than had they marketed it freely during the early part of the season. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. The price of contract cotton on the exchanges has been rather weaker during the holidays; but now seems to be growing stronger. An Associated Press dispatch of last night summarizes the developments of yesterday on the New York market as follows: The feature in the cotton market today was the January notices which caused considerable activity and the stopping of which was followed by a sharp advance in prices. ' The close was steady at a net advance of 17 to 26 points. Sales were estimated at 350,000 bales. The market opened firm but very irregular at a decline of 6 points to an advance of 15 points. The near months were lower owing to reports that notices representing about 50,000 bales had been issued on January contracts, but as January sold up from 10.30 to 10.42 during the first few minutes the indications were that the weak interest in January had been liquidated and that the notices were being promptly stopped. This view influenced the later positions on the call and shortly after the opening the active months were selling 18 to 20 points higher as a result of covering and bull support. During the middle of the day the market reacted several points from the top and ruled quiet but became more active again toward the close when the near months were particularly firm on reports of higher spot markets in the south, and last prices were within a point or two of the best level for the day. In the late session January' sold within 17 points of March, whereas January was 27 points under March at the close last week. It was reported that the spot houses commonly referred to as the December bull clique, had both issued and stopped the January notices and there was a rumor that the cotton was to be shipped out to Liverpool. Aside from the notices there were little features to the news and trading was largely local. Receipts at the ports today 77,915 bales against 48,749 last week and 77,237 last year. Receipts for the week 340,000 bales against 354,341 last week and 314,492 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 22,861 bales against 27,841 last year. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Tomorrow is Emancipation Day. ? Look out for the bells tonight at 12. The boys are sure to ring out the old and ring in the new. ? Dr. A. Y. Cartwrlght has moved his dental office to the rooms above the J store i f I. W. Johnson. I ?All of the local ministers have fared handsomely at the hands of their res[ pective congregations, and the people generally. The people have been es pecially generous in their girts to the preachers. ? The sunrise prayer meeting at the Associate Reformed church on Christmas morning was largely attended, considering the inconvenience of the hour and the service was very much enjoyed. ? Rev. W. C. Ewart was subjected to a liberal pounding on the day before Christmas. Quite a number of people outside the congregation joined with the churph members to make the affair a pronounced success. ? Because of the swollen creeks occasioned by the heavy rain of Sunday night and yesterday morning, the carriers on routes Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6 out of Yorkville, were unable to make their regular trips yesterday. ? Yorkville Lodge No. 32, A. F. M., had its annual installation of officers on last Friday night, St. John's day and celebrated the occasion with a sumptuous bancjuet in the Rose hotel dining room. The installation included the following: John R. Logan, W. M.; J. J. Carroll, J. \V.; Quinn Wallace, treasurer: John E. Carroll, secretary: Thos. J. Nichols, J. D.; J. L. Sanders and Frank Tiddy, stewards; A. Cody, tiler; G. T. Schorh, organist. Messrs. J. J. Keller, S. \V., and A. M. Grist, S. D., were unable to be present. After the installation the Masons and a large number of their friends went to the hotel dining room, and for two hours or more gave their attention to the most excellent spread that was provided by Mr. A. Rose. There were a number of speeches appropriate to the occasion, most of them entirely extempore, but nevertheless enjoyable. DR. J. H. THORNWELL DEAD. News was received here yesterday of the death of Dr. James H. Thornwell, the distinguished and greatly beloved pastor of Fort Mill and Ebeneter churches, which sad event occurred at the doctor's home in Fort Mill at about 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Dr. Thornwell's demise was rather sudden and unexpected. He had been in bad health for some time and had suffered considerably from indigestion during several days previous; but on Sunday was much better and during Sunday afternoon especially, seemed to be In unusually good spirits. Dr. Thornwell was probably one of the best known preachers in South Carolina. He was certainly one of the best known preachers In York county. He was a son of the late Dr. James H. Thornwell, for many years president of the South Carolina college ana famed in his day as a philosopher and theologian of the highest rank. He was horn in Columbia in 1843, while his father presided over the college. His early educational advantages were of the best; but were interrupted by the necessity of his going to the war before he was 19 years of age. He did not have to go, it Is true; but he felt that it was his duty to go, and volunteered. After the war he read law with the firm of Wilson & Witherspoon of Yorkvllle, and practiced for about a year in Anderson. Then he entered the Theological seminary in Columbia, and after graduation in 1874, he was licensed to preach. He served for several years as evangelist of Concord presbytery, and then after a short pastorate at Poplar Tent, N. C., went to Fort Mill about 1882 and remained there as pastor of the church at that place and Ebenezer up to the time of his death. Dr. Thornwell was married in 1869 to Miss Florence Earle of Anderson, who survives him. The names of their children are as follows: Florence, Earle E., Nannie, Mary Sloan, Julia (Mrs. R. G. McLees), James H. Jr., Allison and Francis. Mr. James H. Jr., was mar rled only a few days ago, and he and his bride had been entertained at the old home during the week. The funeral of "Dr. Thornwell is to take place at Ebenezer, he having expressed a desire to be buried in that historic old churchyard. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Kate CJody of Gastonla is visiting relatives In Yorkville. Miss Mattle Caldwell left this morning to visit friends in Gastonla. Mr. James F. Glenn of Sumter, came up to Yorkville for the holidays. Mr. R. T. Flnlayson of New York, Is visiting his sister, Mrs. H. J. Cauthen. Miss Ida Dunlap of Yorkville No. 3, Is visiting Mrs. J. J. Dunlap near Rock Hill. Mr. George Ewart of Huntersville, N. C., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Woods. Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Sharpe. of Heath Spring, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. McKeown of Sumter are visiting Mr. W. B. Steele's family. Miss Lllliah Smith of Blacksburg, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, on R. F. D. No. 4. Mr. A. K. Wlnget of the Thomson company's Greer establishment, was in Yorkville this week. Miss Agnes Parks of Columbia, spent last week with Miss Cora Clark of the Cotton Belt section. Miss Amy Garrison of Rock Hill No. 3, is visiting the family of Mr. J. C. Burge near Yorkville. Mr Ta^harncr rteGraff enreld of Co lumhia, spent Christmas Day with Yorkvilie relatives and friends. Mr. A. M. Grist and family, of Yorkvilie. spent the holidays with relatives and friends In Spartanburg: county. Mr. J. P. Palmer of Charlotte, Is spending: the holidays with Mr. D. M. Benfleld of the Delphos neighborhood. Dr. George Walker of Baltimore, made a short visit to relatives and friends in Yorkvilie during the holidays. Mr. John L. Thomasson of Oaklawn, Fla, spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Thomasson near Yorkvilie. Mr. Philip Hunter of the South Carolina Medical college of Charleston, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hunter. Mrs. J. R. Reinhardt and Miss Bertha Reinhardt of Forest City, N. C., are visiting the family of Mr. J. W. McFarland near Yorkvilie. Messrs. Carl H. Hart of Columbia, and George Hart of Greensboro, N. C., spent Christmas in Yorkvilie with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart Mr. W. S. Percival of the Ogden neighborhood, was accidentally shot last Friday while out hunting with some friends. His Injury though quite painful Is not very serious. A letter from Rev. Lacy L. Little, bringing a check to renew Mrs. Little's subscription to The Enquirer, is dated Klangyln, China, November 28. The letter was received in Yorkvllle on Christmas morning. Miss Elise Latimer was quite painfully burned a few days before Christmas while making up as Santa Claus. Her many friends will be glad to know that she has since been getting along) very nicely. Mrs. Lillian Starr Adams and Mr. Charles Stewart were married at the bride's residence in Rock Hill a few days ago. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. J. H. Thornwell. The Enquirer Is in receipt of a handsome Christmas card from Miss Rosa J. Lindsay, \vho has been in Washington for some time past perfecting her knowledge in certain ones 01 ph?jil>kraphy. She expects to be home shortly. Rock Hill Record: President Johnson and Miss Mary Francis WicklifTe represented Winthrop college at the meeting of the Southern Educational association held in Lexington, Ky., last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Dr. Johnson made an address on "The Training of Teachers in Liberty Methods," while Miss WicklifTe made one on "Principles of Applied Design In Drawing." A Sharon correspondent sends the Enquirer the following: "A quiet marriage but one of unusual interest was solemnized last Wednesday, when Miss Mary Wilma Sherrer became the bride of Mr. L. T. Dowdle. Rev. J. B. Swann performed the ceremony in a simple but impressive manner. The bride was tastefully attired in a be coming1 costume of brown panama with i touches of real lace over taffeta, with 1 an exquisite hat of the same shade and i presented a charming appearance. ] Mrs. Dowdle is a highly cultured l young woman of untisual sweet- , ness and numbers her friends by the . score. Mr. DoWdle Is a prosperous far- i mer and highly respected by all. Im- i mediately after the ceremony, the bridal party repaired to the home of the groom's brother, where a delightful re- , ceptlon was tendered them. Mr. and i Mrs. Dowdle have the hearty congrat- , ulatlons of their many friends, who wish them a long and happy life." Camden special of December 28, to the Columbia State: Miss Meta Boykln, the youngest daughter of Mr. Samuel Pnvliln nf the Rnvkln seotlon. WHS married Thursday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock to Mr. John Barnwell of Yorkvllle, the Rev. William Barnwell of Stateburg, the father of the groom, officiating. This marriage was particularly attractive and Impressive. A perfect afternoon, a galaxy of fair attendants, bountiful decorations of smllax, holly, ferns and other flowers of the forest, and above all a beautiful bride, obviate the necessity of further comment. The bride, while a resident of Boykln, was looked upon as one of Camden's fairest and her marriage to Mr. John Barnwell of Yorkville, the popular manager of the water and light department of that city, was anticipated as the social event of the Christmas season. Consequently the friends and relatives of the contracting parties from every corner of Kershaw and Sumter counties were out In full force. Promptly at 4.30 the bridal party entered the parlor In the following order: Miss Deas Boykln With Mr. Robert Barnwell of Boston; Miss Marlon Johnson of Rock Hill with Mr. Lem Boykln of Cheraw; Miss Emma Barnwell of Stateburg with Mr. Ben Johnson of Yorkville; Miss Margaret Johnson of Camden with Mr. Robert Cra*?? ?>0 Vf loo llAlan fitoorapf nam HI OUIIIICI , mmn of Tampa with Mr. Algy Alston of Hagood; the maid of honor. Miss Nellie Boykln, sister of the bride, the bride on the arm of her father, Mr. Samuel Boykin, who gave her away. The groom was attended by his brother, Mr. William Barnwell of Atlanta, and the venerable Mr. William Barnwell of Stateburg. father of the groom, performed the ceremony in a most Impressive and touching manner. The bride was very pretty in her gown of white French muslin with real lace trimmings and full bridal veil. She carried bride roses. The bridesmaids wore white organdie and carried red carnations. A reception was held at the house immediately after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Barnwell then left for a two weeks' trip. There were a large number of out-of-town guests for the Barnwell-Boykin nuptials, among others being: Mr. and Mrs. Ancrum Boykln of Cheraw, Mrs. David Porcher of El Paso, Tex., Dr. and Mrs. El wood Bell and Miss Beth Green of Rock Hill, Miss Bessie Barnwell, Mr. and Mrs. John Cantey of Stateburg and a great many others. LOCAL LAC0NIC8. Heaviest Hog of the 8eason. Mr. J. R. Lucas, miller at Black's mill, two miles west of Yorkville, slaughtered a hog on Monday of last week that weighed 640 pounds. Two New Engines. ' The C. & N.-W. has two handsome new engines?not exactly new; but overhauled and in flrst-class condition. They came from the New York Central railroad. Smyrna's New Church. The work of rebuilding Smyrna church is about complete except for a few finishing touches, and the building is quite a handsome one. Smyrna Dinner a Success. The Christmas dinner given by the ladies of Smyrna church at Mrs. J. W. Quinn's, for the benefit of the building fund was well patronized and was a great success. Death of Mr. J. K. Ca rot hers. Mr. J. K. Carothers, a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Pineville, died at his home in that town on December 20, aged 70 years. The funeral service was largely attended. Death of Mr. William Nichols. Mr. William Nichols, a substantial farmer of upper Fort Mill township, died on December 20. He was one of the oldest citizens of the township, and was well thought of by his neighbors. Heavy Travel. The holiday travel on all the railroads was unusually heavy. Most of the regular conductors were off on leave, and their, places were generally filled by substitutes' The trains ran pretty late as a rule; but did remarkably well considering the heavy work. Tillman-Davidson. Mr. Robert Beaty Davidson of Yorkvllle, arid Miss Elizabeth Green Tillman were married at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. uolumbus Franklin Tillman, in Lancaster on Christmas Day, Mr. and Mrs. Da- ( vidson will be at home to their friends in Torkvllle afte* January' 1. Homicide In Fort Mill. A negro named Ed Williams, who lived on the B. D. Springs plantation, in Fort Mill township, was killed there last Wednesday night by another negro named Walter Ray, said to be a locomotive fireman from Salisbury, N. C. The killing grew out of a gambling scrape. Ray made his escape and has not been captured. Supper at Sutton's Spring. The Sutton's Spring Farmers' Un- 1 ion gave a fine supper at the school house last Thursday night. There were about fifty guests, including a number I of friends, who are not members. The > menu included oysters, turkeys and 1 birds, In such abundance that much 1 was left over. The occasion was very much enjoyed by all present. Death of Mr. Jasper Thomasson. Mr. Jasper Thomasson a well known" citizen of York township, died at the 1 home of his sister. Miss M. C. Thorn- I asson last Sunday night at about 11 ? - ?v.? atf* , o'clock. TMe deceased was m n.o , year of his age, having been born on 1 August 2, 1825. He was a member of ] Union Baptist church. The funeral j took place at Beth-Shiloh on yester- ( day. t Williams-Spencer. 1 Rock Hill Record: A wedding, which ' was previously announced In the Rec- * ord, took place last Thursday at the < home of the bride's parents, Mr. and t Mrs. N. B. Williams, near Neely's I Creek church, being that of Miss Car- J rle B. Williams to Mr. Hall Spencer, a The ceremony was performed at 3 1 o'clock in the afternoon by Rev. Oliver a Johnson, pastor of Neely's Creek t church. Both of these young people 1 are very popular in this section, Mr. d Spencer being a successful young far- 1: mer and Miss Williams coming of one c of York county's best families. We be- n jpeak for this young couple a most 2 happy future. Mr. and Mrs. Spenoer 1 tvlll make their home at the home s place of Mr. John T. Spencer, father of 1 the groom, near Catawba Junction, Mr. ( John T. Spencer and family movjng to 1 Leslies, where he will engage In the | mercantile business. Will Walk to King's Mountain. 1 Spartanburg Herald, Saturday: The 1 New Year's King's Mountain trip is 1 attracting great attention, and proba- ] bly forty or more will go. Several la- 1 dies have already announced their In- f tention of going. Mrs. Walter B. Ab- ? bott will act a chaperone. The walk- ] lng trip is very easy and will be de- i lightful. Histories or tne Kings Mountain battle are being eagerly read. Dr. A. B. Cooke of Wofford college recommends Roosevelt's account In "Winning the West," as being exceptionally good. K. M. Monument. Capt. Stuart of the U. S. A. engineer corps, was in Yorkville last Thursday, and submitted the plans of (he King's Mountain monument to a committee of the King's Mountain chapter D. A. R. The design selected is a plain shaft, after the style of the Bunker Hill monument. It is to be eleven feet square at the bottom and not less than 100 feet high, resting on sub-base and base, J and surrounded by a granite railing. ' The shaft itself is to be constructed 1 of granite. There are to be four bronze tablets, one on either face. I Eclipse of the Sun. ( There will bean eclipse of the sun on January 3, but the sun's light will be completely blotted out to only those observers who are In the equatorial regions of the Pacific ocean. For about ' four minutes during this day the sun will be oompletely hidden from those 1 observers. For observation there will be several expeditions sent out to the ' . ?? ??-. It ...111 Iv, Inlnl I points wnere ine wiipnw ?n? .vu... No trace of the eclipse will be visible In the United States except in the middle part of the country and even at points within the slightly visible region the moon will be seen at sunset to encroach only on about one-eighth of the sun's disk. Distillery Captured. . GafTney Ledger, December 24: Sheriff Thomas received Information Thursday night that a distillery was In operation within about four miles of King's Creek station on the Southern railway. Accompanied by Chief of Police Duncan of Blacksburg, he repaired to the scene of the alleged Illicit operations and found a still of about eighty gallons capacity, and between 600 and 1,000 gallons of beer. The fires had been drawn, but the still was still hot and , showed that the operators had only recently left the scene. The capture of this plant is Important as it has for a ( long time furnished whisky for the boys' and young men of the neighborhood. Homicide Near Yorkville. In a difficulty between Andrew Withers and Link McCaw on Mr. T. L. Carroll's place, about three miles east of , Yorkville last Wednesday, McCaw was . killed. Both are negroes. The difficulty was about a woman. McCaw ( was armed with razor and pistol and | was acting as though he was prepared j to clean out all-comers. Withers ap- ( peared on the scene with a shot gun ( and fired two charges Into McCaw, one ( taking effect in the head and face and the other In the body. Although fatally wounded, McCaw was not instantly killed. He was taken to the county home and died there next day. , Withers gave himself up and was released last Saturday on $1,000 bond. Sad Tragedy In Rock Hill. ' Little William, the 4-year-old son of I Captain and Mrs. William A Graham 1 of Rock Hill, was burned to ae&tn iasi Friday under circumstances that were i peculiarly distressing. Mrs. Or&ham went to visit a neighbor and took the > little fellow with her. William, how- i ever slipped away and went back home. 1 When Mrs. Graham returned she found the little fellow in the house with his clothes nearly burned off. He had gotten hold of a Roman candle in the house and had lighted it at the fire. < That is understood to have been the cause of the trouble. The little fellow was taken to the hospital as soon as i possible and died several hours after- i ward. Capt. Graham was in Charlotte < at the time of the distressing accident. | Cut His Throat With Razor. < Dr. J. C. Thorn, physician at Gaston Shoals, since the commencement of the power developments there, committed suicide last Thursday night by cutting ' his throat with a razor. The informa- 1 tion is that he retired Thursday night in his usual health; but woke up at 1 about 10.30, complaining tnat ne was oppressed by the weight of the cover. ' His wife told him to throw some of the J cover off. Instead he got out of bed, 1 and went into another room. His wife 1 heard the sound of a lit.uld dripping on ' the floor, and when she asked about it, 1 Dr. Thorn told her to come and see. ' She Investigated and found that her husband had cut his throat from ear to 1 par. Dr. Thorn died shortly afterward. 1 It is said that he was addicted to the 1 excessive use of morphine. Winthrop's Model School. Rock Hill Record: It is understood that the new model school for Winthrop college will cost about $50,000 which will certainly give the college another fine building. It is Dr. John- J son's intention to make this as fine a school as one would wish. He proposes to have ten grades In this school instead of seven?the object being to give I Winthrop students tne Deneni 01 a iuii | ^ course in teacher training?up to the ( highest grade prevailing in the high , schools of this state, so that Winthrop " graduates will be qualified to take up my grade of teaching that may be open to them. This plan will advance the already high standard which ob- j tains at Winthrop and will at the same ? time be a decided advantage to Rock j Hill if Dr. Johnson succeeds in buying ( the present high school property from the local school board. j Zrazy or Mad Dog. t A strange dog that was either crazy r >r mad was the occasion of considera- t >le excitement in the Bethesda and t Delphos neighborhoods last Wednesday 1< md Thursday. The dog was a big 1 jrange colored bull with a white ring ? iround its neck. It ran amuck in the p Bethesda country on Tuesday, biting a 11 lumber of dogs, and also other ani- 1 nals Including a cow for Mr. Calvin j 3ordon. On Wednesday it came into a he Delphos neighborhood and bit dogs 11 >elonglng to Messrs. T. F. Dunlap and ^ r. J. Gaulden. A crowd of people got ifter the marauding animal during iVednesday morning, with shot guns b ind pistols and at about 1 o'clock in he afternoon they succeeded in killing ^ t under the house of Mr. W. A. San- r lifer. Mr. Andrew Jackson, who gave s n the above particulars, said that the ? arcass of the dog was left exposed a ear his house and although the buz- e lards had viewed It, up to Friday they lad not commenced to devour It This, iccording to Mr. Jackson's understandng, is to be taken as evidence of the 'act that the dog was afflicted with tydrophobia. nteresting Old Newspaper Clipping. Mr. Albertus Moore of Wytheville, Yu.. son of Mr. W. T. Moore of York.ille, has sent The Enquirer a fragnent of the Western Democrat of March 25, 1856, published In Charlotte >y John J. Palmer, with a pencil mark iround the following somewhat interesting "personal": "S. W. Melton, Esq., Editor of the 'Yorkville (8. C.) Enquirer,' Is also on a visit to our town, solournlng at the same Hotel. It Is his first visit here, and we are gratified to earn that he Is well pleased with our citizens and the business character of :he place. Mr. Melton was the author )f the 'King's Mountain Celebration,' lately Issued from the press, in a style reflecting much credit upon his taste ind ability. He is quite a young man, tvho exhibits for one of his years unus jal taste, tact, and ability in the publishing line. The 'YorkviUe Enquired is one amongst the best edited and best printed papers in South Carolina. \ Its young and enterprising proprietors, Messrs. John L. Miller and Samuel W. Melton, (Mr. Lewis M. Grist, Publisher.) richly deserve the great success which we are. pleased to learn has attended their efforts since they established their valuable paper, but little more than twelve months ago." The Mountain Home Club. Charlotte Observer, December 25: Mr. L. T. Nichols of Chester, 8. C., general manager of the Carolina and North-Westerti railway, was In the city yesterday to examine the plans for the club house and other buildings of the Mountain Home Club, which are now being drawn by Hook A Rogers, architects. Mr. W. G. Rogers, of the local firm, recently visited the site of the club house beyond Lenoir and has just (lnl8hed a contour plot in sepia that is ei work of art. The plot shows the mountains and all the proposed walks, drives and buildings as they will appear when completed. The bulhling plans consist of club house, camps and dwellings. The elevation of the club property ranges from 1,800 to 8,000 feet, all of which Is situated in the very heart of the mountains, thus affording the finest scenery inuiglnable and the most delightful climate. A very attractive booklet, handsomely bound and illustrated, will be published and distributed soon among the members, present and prospective, of which there are several in Charlotte. The > Carolina and North;Western railway will give dally service to Edgemont, twenty miles beyond Lenoir and the > club house and cottages will be easily ^ accessible from that point Prof. Jackson Hamilton Attacked. Says a Fort Mill special of December 28, to the Columbia State: News has ) reached this place of a serious difficulty which recently occurred on the W streets of Marshvllle, N. C, between a V former citizen of this community, Prof. Jackson Hamilton, and T. B. and W. C. Hamilton of that place. Prof Hamilton is the principal of the public school at Marshvllle and recently he administered a whipping to a youth, one of his pupils, named Hamilton, eon of T. B. Hamilton and brother of W. C. Hamilton, who claimed that the boy had been unmercifully flogged by the teacher. They encountered Prof. Hamilton on the streets a day or two later and the two together gave him a severe drubbing. Prof. Hamilton, as a result of the difficulty, has instituted suit against his assailants in the superior court of North Carolina for 16,000 damages. Prof. Jackson Hamilton was for several years, up to two years ago, principal or uoia ?1111 ac&aemy, a nourishing country school In the northern -art of this township. During the time Prof. Hamilton lived in this | community he married the daughter of J Mr. J. F. Boyd, a well-to-do farmer^^s^^P whose home is a few miles from towffi. a Hamilton was considered a first clada m teacher by the patrons of Qold faill academy. Lowryville Incorporated. Lowryvllle special of December 2C, to Columbia State: On Tuesday an election was held to incorporate the town of Lowryville and at the same time the Intendant and wardens were voted for, and the following were elected: J. L. Abell, intendant, and J. W. Lowry, J. W. Bankhead, R. T. Sandlfer and A. M. Tit man, wardens. This marks an Important event in the history of the town, which had its origin back In the 40s when the railroad now known as the Carolina and North-Western extended only from Chester to York. The design was eventually to extend it Into North Carolina in order to furnish a means of transporting corn to tills state, as the South Carolina farmers devoted their energies almost exclusively to the production of cotton. The f "I?~? Ita na m? from Rev. James Lowry, a preacher of the Associate Re- ^ formed church, who, unlike most A preachers of that day, waa a very extensive land and slave owner. The Wk handsome residence In which he onoe ' lived still stands in a fine state of preservation about a mile from the pres-? ent station. The station was after-. .yards moved to its present site, about forty years ago by his nephew, MaJ. Fames G. Lowry. Rev. James Lowry n his boyhood, with his brother, was educated at the University of South Carolina, where they organized the literary societies of that institution. Recently a handsome oil portrait of him vas presented to one of the literary eocietles of the university by Judge roshua H. Hudson of Bennettsville, vho Is also an alumnus of that institu;ion. At college Rev. James Lowry f*. ind his brother largely supported hemselves and lived very economically nnt oven eatlnsr at the "commons." They were so much esteemed that >romlnent men frequently visited them n their rooms. When the one literary oclcty in college grew too large the jowry brothers were selected as "capalns" to select the men for the two lew societies. Thus was born the fra- * ernal spirit which animates the mem ers of the Euphradian and Clariosoph- i rliterary societies. It is hoped that he action on the part of these progres- " ive citizens In incorporating the town I vlll Insure good order and continued irosperity. The town is in a high, \ lealthful farming region, having an alltude of 728 feet, being the highest ?oint between Charleston and King's fountain. Excellent inducements, such s churches, good schools and a free Ibrary, are extended to those who wish o come in and join In the further upbuilding of the town. ? Mr. R. A. Jeffcoat, the Orangeburg county farmer, who waa shot rom ambush recently, is doing very rell at the Columbia hospital and 4 here seems to be some hope for bis ecovery. Though at least one back hot went into his brain, the man Is esting comfortably. So far as knoiirn. here has been no light thrown on the ttack on Mr. Jeffcoat, but if he recovrs the facts may all come out