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Scraps and facts.
? New York, September 7: Plans for
the final weeks of the Democratic campaign
were outlined and discussed at
a conference of William J. Bryan, National
Chairman Mack and the heads of
various bureaus of the national committee
Unlay. Bryan told the national
committeemen that he felt convinced
that the tide was still running strong
for the Democratic ticket. In a statement
regarding conditions in the west,
where he has been speaking for the last
two weeks, Bryan said: "There is no
state in the west where the chances are
not in favor of our party and reports
that we get are not only encouraging,
but are increasingly encouraging. Everything
we hear from the east increases
confidence that the Democrats
feei in the success of the ticket." Mr.
Bryan will leave Friday, speaking in
Joliet, Streamer and other cities in Illinois.
On Saturday Bryan will speak
in Missouri towns.
? Louisville, October 8: Henry Watterson
presided and was the principal
speaker at the Democratic rally here
tonight. In the course of his remarks
the speaker said: "Politicians tell you
there are many issues up for settlement
in this campaign. I see but one.
If we can not change our rulers at will
?If an organized and defiant minority
inside the fortress can withstand the
siege of unprincipaled and ill-equipped
majority outside?how shall talk about
trusts and tariff, about rebates and
bank deposits, about money and morals
and stocks and bonds profit us? I
behold an almost exact reproduction
of the evil conditions of fifty years
ago. The Republican party has grown
corrupt and arrogant, and it is putting
forth a tremendous effort to retain the
power which it has so misused. If it
succeeds it will never surrender it
short of some dire cataclysm, making
its exit a signal for, it may be, civil
war."
? Chicago, October 6: Norman E.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, made known tonight
the reasons upon which he bases
his prediction that New York state
may safely be regarded as Democratic
this year. Mr. Mack's statement regarding
the situation in the Empire
State is as follows: "The Democratic
party in New York was never more
united, not even in 1892, than it is this
year. The state is never doubtful
when the Democrats stand together.
With a united party we find our opponents
all shot to pieces; some Republicans
are opposing Roosevelt, others
are against Hughes, while another
faction is set against Taft. As an instance
of the union of the Democratic
forces, the National Democratic club
of New York city, composed of 1,400
members, made up of bankers, merchants
and professional men. opposed
Bryan almost to a man in 1896 and
1900. I am told that 95 per cent of
the club's membership is ready to
support Mr. Bryan this year and the
club recently passed resolutions endorsing
him and have contributed $2,500
with a promise to contribute a like
amount later. With this situation I
feel that New York is not only safe
for Bryan, but there will be a Democratic
landside."
? Tom Cockrill, famous for his connection
with the Breathitt county
(Ky.) feuds was killed in Louisville,
Ky., on September 26 by a freight
train. Although in age a man of less
than thirty years, Cockrill several
years ago earned the sobriquet of "Bad
Tom" Cockrill, because of his ability
with a deadly weapon, and it was he
who brought on the feud between the
Cockrill family and their followers and
the Hargis family and their followers
which gave Kentucky such a bad name
in recent years. For years the Hargis
and Cockrill families were on the most
intimate terms until the night of February
21, 1902, when Tom Cockrill
killed Ben Hargis in a blind tiger at
Jackson. Ben was the youngest of
the four Hargis brothers, and following
that murder the feud raged. In
rapid succession Jim Cockrill. brother
of Tom and town marshal of Jackson,
was killed from the window of
the circuit court room in Jackson; Dr.
B. D. Cox, guardian of the Cockrill
boys, was slain as he passed from his
office to his nome, ana james o. iuarcum
was shot as he stood in front of
the court house opposite the Hargis
store. Although Cockrill, as was frequently
predicted "died with his boots
on." he is the only prominent male
member of his family who in recent
years has not met death from either
a bullet or a knife.
? London, October 6: The second and
culminating step in the Austro-Bulgarian
programme for the aggrandizement
of themselves at the expense of
the status established by the treaty of
Berlin was consummated tonight, when
Emperor Francis Joseph formally proclaimed
the practical annexation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina to the dual
monarchy. The present situation is as
follows: "Turkey calls upon the powers
to preserve to her what they guaranteed
by the treaty. Austria and Bulgaria
strongly declare their determination
to keep what they have taken.
Servia is protesting belligerently
against being hemmed in more strongly
between two unpopular neighbors and
against having the Servians in Bosnia
absorbed into the Austro-Hungarian
nationality. The other powers concerned
in the Berlin treaty are discussing
the holding of an international conference
to consider this most delicate
of problems. Turkey's unexpected policy
of restraint minimizes the possibilities
of war. which now is considered
out of the question. The English papers
unite in praising Turkey's moderation
and in denouncing Austria. A
conference of the powers is expected to
be held within two or three months if
it can be arranged, but no one Imagines
that it will undo this week's work.
Austria declines even to discuss annexation.
and the most expected is
some arrangement that will save Turkey's
pride.
? The people on the island of Crete,
stirred by the events in southeastern
Europe, the independence of Bulgaria
and the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Austria, have arisen and
proclaimed a union with Greece. The
Turkish government has sent to the
powers a circular protesting against the
Bulgarian proclamation and asking the
powers what steps they me?n to take
looking to the re-establishment of order
in Bulgaria and the maintenance of
Turkey's interests, which were guaranteed
by the treaty of Berlin. Great
Britain, in reply to the proclamation of
Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, has refused its
sanction to this action and has practically
requested the Austro-Hungarian
government to reconsider it. Both
Premier Asquith and Foreign Secretary
Grey in public addresses touched upon
the Balkan question, the former asserting
that the British government
would not stand alone among the pow
ers in its present anuuue. mc iauci
expressing' the belief that nothing has
happened thus far that would lead to
breach of the peace. In Servia there
is popular clamor for war against
Austria-Hungary, and the Servian
government has issued an appeal to
the powers requesting them to restore
the status quo. or else to grant Servia
compensations. Italy, through Signor
Titloni. the foreign minister, has demanded
that in addition to the evacuation
of Xovipazar. Austria renounce
the protectorate which she has exercised
over Montenegro under the Berlin
treaty. Italy is one with great
Britain. France and Russia in counseling
the holding of a conference of
the powers for the purpose of examining
into the complications that have
arisen, and. if necessary, revising the
treatv of Berlin.
? Chicago. October 7: Wm. J. Bryan
and Wm. H. Taft. rival candidates for
the presidency of the United States met
tonight at the fourth annual banquet
of the Chicago Association of Commerce.
The meeting is said to be the
first of its kind. Bryan, having been in
all day. was first to arrive at the banquet
hall in the Auditorium hotel. Taft,
having delivered a speech at the opening
of the Deep Waterways convention
in the forenoon, went to Oalesburg,
111., to deliver another address during
the afternoon, and returned to Chicago
tonight after the banquet was under
way. An ear-splitting shout gave
warning of the arrival of Taft. Bryan,
in common with everybody else, rosej
and looked toward the entrance. Taft's'
huge frame, moving like a ship among
a swarm of tugs, was moving slowly up
the narrow aisle between the two tables.
Bryan turned his head slowly as
his political rival drew near, smiling
slightly. The dramatic moment which
had been anticipated with such deep
interest was soon over. Bryan's hand
awaited that of Taft. A single lingering
pressure, a word or so which none
could hear because of the tumult and
the Republican leader pushed on to a
chair at the right of Mr. Hall. In the
first moment after the noise subsided,
Bryan leaning to one side, and smiling
broadly, asked Taft if he had a good
day. This display of friendliness on
the part of the two candidates stirred
the crowd to renewed cheering. Taft
stroked his throat for answer. Then
T^ft laughed and applause Increased.
The speeches of Taft and Bryan were
both non-partisan.
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entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvllle
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.j
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1908.
As may be very readily understood, a
man like Mayor Rhett of Charleston,
can give his time to campaign speaking
except at great personal expense to
himself. Mr. Rhett Is a man of large
affairs, and his affairs cannot go on as
satisfactorily during his absence as
under his personal supervision. But he
is doing most effective work for the
party and he is doing it uncomplainingly.
The Enquirer, however, is not
at all surprised. On the contrary, Mr.
Rhett is doing just what we expected
him to do. He is no less in earnest
now than when he was giving the people
an opportunity to nominate him as
United States senator.
After the Election.
It is the universal testimony of those
who have noticed such things, that
there is a general paralysis of business
at this season during presidential election
years.
Formerly, it was the custom of the
politicians to try to make it appear that
the paralysis was due to a fear of the
success of the opposing party at the
polls; but that idea has been so generally
exploded that it is but seldom
advanced nowadays.
The agitation and strife incident to
the selection of a president of the
United States necessarily brings about
demoralization that can have no other
result than business paralysis.
Of course, there is considerable difference
as to the proposed policies of
the two parties, especially, with reference
to the tariff; but it is very well
understood that there can be no radical
changes in economic conditions, no
matter who may be elected.
People who give careful and intelligent
study to the existing political situation
are inclined to arrive at the
conclusion that the country is on the
verge of the demnition bow-wows, no
matter which political party may prevail;
but no matter how serious the
situation may look to such students
they may generally find consolation in
the fact that things have ever appeared
thus and that there has been only a
few serious crashes up to this time.
It is pretty safe to predict that after
the election is over, no matter who may
be elected, the business situation will
straighten itself out and things will
soon begin to move along as they
should.
MERE-MENTION.
New York customs officers on Monday
captured about $4,000 worth of
gloves that were being smuggled into
the United States without paying the
required duty A French submarine
boat has accomplished the feat of
running 693 miles under water. The
vessel was under water eighty-one
hours A riot developed in a jus*
(fnnm at T nc An^plps Pal..
Monday, as the outcome of an attempt
to lynch a negro, who had confessed
to aji attempted criminal assault. The
negro was sentenced to life imprisonment
Fourteen women tried to
get their names on the registration
lists for the November elections in
New York on Monday. The effort
failed Heavy fines having failed
to stop motorists who have a mania
for high speed, a New York police
judge has resorted to placing offenders
in prison New York city's
I public schools will cost the tax payers
j of that city $33,031,000 for the school
year 1908-09 An incendiary fire
wrecked a large tenement house building
in New York on Monday and eleven
persons lost their lives Dr.
Mary Walker, the famous wearer of
male attire of Washington, declares
that tuberculosis is caused by tobacco
smoke Dr. Charles E. Latimer,
a wealthy New York physician, who
die*] recently, left $50,000 to the national
Prohibition party, to push the
work of prohibition... .The Atlantic
fleet will leave Manila today for Japan,
where elaborate entertainments
will be provided for officers and men.
The near-beer license law of
Georgia has been declared constitutional
by Judge Ellis of the superior
court of that state An unknown
woman committed suicide Tuesday by
jumping into the Niagara river above
the falls. In a minute her body was
carried over the falls Election
bets in Ohio are being placed at the
rate of two to one in favor of Mr.
Taft Governor Willson of Kentucky.
has been summoned before the
grand jury of Christian county, that
state, because of his making the statement
in a speech that he knew the
names of officials and members of the
night riding klan Mrs. Harvey
Day of Elizabeth. N. J., died Tuesday
from the effect of a dog bite received
seven weeks ago, despite treatment by
the Pasteur institute for rabies
The government of Mexico is preparing
to issue $50,000,000 of bonds to be
used for irrigation purposes. .. .Thos.
W. Lawson was badly .injured in a
runaway accident near Boston on
Sunday afternoon, his horse becoming
frightened at an automobile.... Hamilton
Fish, assistant treasurer of the
United States, has resigned the office
to become a candidate for congress
from the twenty-first district of New
York.?An effort is being: made torestrict
the height of skyscrapers in
New York city Ex-Congressman
Sibley of Pennsylvania, has demanded
that Wm. R. Hearst publish all letters
that he may have written to John D.
Archbold from 1900 to the close of
his public service, in full Captain
J. Clayton Erb, a well known politician
and society man of Delaware
county. Pa., was shot to death in his
home in that county Tuesday night.
Erb was suing his wife for divorce
after a number of quarrels with her.
Mrs. Erb was in the house at the time
of the killing with her sister, and they
are both in jail charged with the
shooting, the sister claiming to have
fired the shots George R. Sheldon.
treasurer of the Republican national
committee, is said to have had
a rather acrimonious conference with
Mr. Roosevelt in Washington on Tuesday.
Sheldon is alleged to have said
to Mr. Roosevelt. "You furnish the
enthusiasm and I'll capture the cash."
A St. Louis brewer had placed
a bet of two to one that Mr. Taft will
carry Missouri. ..A half-dime of the
date of 1S02 was sold in New York
on Tuesday at auction for ?715. . .The
"rlrys" added six more counties, to
the prohibition column in Ohio on
Tuesday. The "wets" carried one
county. Defiance, by a majority of
801 In Philadelphia 284,700 voters
have been registered for the November
elections: 72.000 men entitled
to register failed to qualify Dispatches
from Venezuela are to the effect
that President Castro is critically
ill.
CLOVER CULLINGS.
Death of Miss Currence?Marketing
the Cotton Crop?Oil Mill and Warehouse
Talk?Personal and Other
Notes.
Correspondence ot the Yorkrille Enquirer.
Clover, October 9.?Miss Elizabeth R.
Currence died at her home here on last
Monday, aged about 65 years. The funeral
took place at Bethel on Tuesday.
She was for many years a resident of
Clover and was held in high esteem by
all the people. For about fifteen years
previous to her death she was a helpless
invalid, being confined to the
house. She bore her affliction with
Christian fortitude and resignation and
was always bright and cheerful.
A considerable quantity of cotton
was sold on this market while the price
was at and above 9 cents, but since it
has dropped below that figure there is
nothing doing, the sales not averaging
as many as three bales a day.
?,ast winter there was considerable
talk here relative to erecting a standard
cotton warehouse, and for a time
it appeared that the enterprise would
be put through, but owing to reasons
that are not of general interest, the
principal one being, that the idea seemed
to prevail that this would not be a
good year to hold cotton, the matter
was allowed to drop. The men who
were agitating the matter last winter
have now arrived at the conclusion
that the enterprise should have been
pushed through and it is likely that
a warehouse owned by the leading business
men will be ready for storing
cotton by another season, whether or
not there is any cotton to store. At
present cotton that would naturally be
stored here did the facilities exist goes
either to Gastonia or Yorkville and our
business men realize that it would be
to their interest to have it stored here.
There was some talk last fall and
winter relative to erecting a cotton
seed oil mill here, but the scheme failed
to materialize. It is a fact that
few points in this section, other than
those that have oil mills, buy more seed
each year than does Clover. This is
due to the fact that the surrounding
country in all directions produces as
much cotton per acre as any similar
area in the Piedmont, and that all the
roads leading to this town are good and
the local buyers pay the top of the
market for seed, and in view of Clover's
past successful record in the
management of business enterprises,
it is safe to predict that an oil mill
would not be an exception so far as
the interests of the stockholders are
concerned, to say nothing1 of the great
commercial benefit such an enterprise
would be to the town.
Up to yesterday afternoon 710 bales
of cotton had been ginned this season,
which is considerably more than at
this time last year, but owing to the
undoubted shortness of the crop it is
not likely that the number for the entire
season will be nearly so large as
'ast year.
Dr. I. A. Bigger of Rock Hill, was
here on yesterday. He came to consult
with Dr. Pressly in regard to several
patients of the latter, especially
Mrs. W. B. Riddle of Bowling Green,
who is seriously sick.
Messrs. Meek Smith and H. L.
Wright returned yesterday afternoon
from a two days' fishing trip to Catawba
river. Thev report a successful
experience in landing a goodly number
of carp and cat fish.
Mr. M. Li. Smith and family are now
occupying their handsome new home
erected on the site of the one destroyed
by fire last January. The building
is a model of convenience and comfort.
It is provided with a private water system.
including a huge boiler or tank
for heating water, has bath room, is
steam heated and electric lighted. It
is covered with slate and there are no
stove flues, thus reducing the probability
of destruction by fire to the
minimum.
Capt. W. B. Smith, who several
weeks ago suffered something or a set
back, has about recovered, and in fact
is feeling: so well that it is probable
that he will spend a day in Yorkvllle
in the near future?something: that he
has not done in quite a while.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Columbia State: Mr. W. B. Dove
of this city has been appointed assistant
secretary of state by Secretary R.
M. McCown. Mr. Dove succeeds Mr.
W. H. Malloy of Florence, who has
recently been elected cashier of the
Farmers' and Mechanics' bank of that
town. Mr. Dove has had considerable
clerical experience and is well
known throughout the state, having
for several years been connected with
one of the largest book concerns doing
business in the south and afterwards
being one of the general agents of the
Southeastern Life Insurance company'
of Spartanburg.
? Spartanburg. October 8: The ap-1
pointment of a colored man, Jeremiah
Anderson of Roebuck, as substitute letter
carrier in Spartanburg may result
in a st'r in postoffice circles. The appointment
was made several days ago,
and recently there has been rumors
that Anderson, who was formerly in
the government service, figured in
some sort of trouble, the alleged writing
of an improper letter to a white
woman. Postmaster S. T. Poinier,
when asked today with reference to
the rumors going the rounds said that
since the appointment was made he
had heard something about the colored
substitute having been in some sort of
trouble because of a letter said to have
been written to a white woman, but
that no charges had been preferred
against the man and that no protest
had been made. He said he did not
hear of the alleged letter until after the
appointment was made. Col. Poinier
said that the postoffice here needed a
substitute carrier and that the negro
passed a most creditable examination
on the list, and that he was accordingly
appointed as substitute carrier.
? Laurens, October 7: In view of the
approaching election on the dispensary
in this county the prohibition forces
have planned a series of temperance
rallies which will be held throughout
the county this month. In addition to
a number of local speakers, Including
Rev. W. E. Thayer, pastor of the First
Baptist church, Hon. C. C. Feathstone.
Rev. E. C. Watson, pastor of
two of the large Baptist churches of
the county, and the Rev. C. Lewis
Fowler, pastor of the First Baptist
church at Clinton, Dr. Geo. B. Cromer
of Newberry and Dr. Chas. E. Burts of
Edgefield have been invited to partici
"headquarters for novelties in notions"?the
little things that customers
demand from time to time.
Dress trimmings, etc.
R. C. Peacock, New fork?Wants a
representative for Success Magazine
in Yorkville.
Miss Rosa Lindsay?Tells you that the
prices of photograph .work vary
according to quality of work and
size of picture.
M. W. White?Says that some people
lose so many opportunities that it Is
a wonder they don't lose themselves.
Real estate offerings.
Loan & Savings Bank?Explains who
it is that takes advantage of the facilities
offered by its savings department.
J. Edgar Poag. Broker?Is sending
"Poag's Real Estate Monthly" ail
over the country to real estate buyers
and sellers. He wants your business,
either buying or selling.
Star Drug Store?Enumerates a number
of articles which it can furnish,
including bonbons, cigars, drugs,
camphor ice, etc.
Carroll Bros.?Are in receipt of a carload
of Oliver plows, points, mould
boards, slides, standards, etc., and
wants to supply your needs.
Herndon & Oordon?Are receiving
fresh groceries and confectioneries
every day and have full lines of
hardware, crockery, leather, etc.
York Drug Store?Invites especial attenti
in to Its line of toilet soaps,
which includes all grades at the
right prices. Candles.
York county has gotten the reputation
of having poorer roads than any
I A M/1 +Vin t I
"I lilt; counties suri uuiiuing. ahu mai
Is a reputation that will hurt quite seriously
unless It Is amended.
The first killing frost of the season
occurred on Sunday morning of
this week. It was not general, but In
some sections of the county peavines
and cotton stalks were blasted black.
The registration books were not open
on Monday of last week, and The Enquirer
was in error in saying they
would be open. Members of the board
were under the impression that the
books would be open on Monday; but
after looking into the matter and finding
that it would not give thirty days
until the general election, the books
were not opened. There were about a
hundred disappointed applicants for
certificates.
There is something wrong about the
law fixing a license on traveling shows.
That such shows should be taxed there
Is no good ground for question; but to
specify the tax to be paid without specifying
the price to be charged for admission,
does not cover the ground.
Take the Gentry Bros., shows for Instance.
In North Carolina where there
is a better regulation of such matters,
the price of adult admission was 25
cents. In this state, especially in Yorkville,
the price of admission was 50
cents. Such shows care very little for
the license tax, so long as there is no
regulation of the price of admission.
They can make the people pay the
bills.
Our friends at Clover got the best of
the telephone people in the franchise
matter, especially in that provision
which makes the franchise subject to
forfeiture for unsatisfactory service,
three months after notice. This provision
is not at all satisfactory to the
telephone people. Messrs. Maupin and
Palmer told the Yorkville committee
so. They said that Mr. Babington
should never have made such a contract,
and that means that our Clover
friends had better watch out. Just
what method the telephone people will
use to readjust this matter, we do not
know. It is possible that they might
make the service unsatisfactory for the
purpose of putting an end to the agreement.
They may resort to some other
expedient. Anyhow, the situation is
well worth watching. It is possible to
get a temporary advantage of the telephone
people; but to hold that advantage,
requires eternal vigilance.
BRYAN CAMPAIGN FUND.
Previously acknowledged:
Dr. T. N. Dulin, Clover *2 50
R. R. Allison, Tirzah 1 00
R. W. Whitesides, Smyrna 1 00
Louis Roth, Yorkville 1 00
P. W. Love, Yorkville 1 00
W. D. Grist, Yorkville 1 00
O. E. Wilklns, Yorkville 1 00
O. E. Grist, Yorkville 1 00
A. M. Grist, Yorkville 1 00
Geo. W. Brown, Yorkville 1 00
L. G. Thompson, Yorkville 1 00
Additional subscription:
B. M. Johnson, Yorkville 1 00
Total to date $13 50
SPECULATIVE MARKET.
The developments in the speculative
market yesterday are summarized in a
New York dispatch of last night as
follows:
The cotton market just about lost
yesterday's advance during today's
trading, the close being steady at a
net decline of 4 to 11 points. Sales
were estimated at 125,000 bales.
The market opened steady at a decline
of 7 to 8 points and quickly increased
the loss to a matter of 10 to
12 points under liquidation by recent
buyers, southern selling and a renewal
of local bear pressure. Lower cables than
expecieu, reports mui jcoiuuaj o
meeting of masters and operatives at
Lancashire had not been productive of
any favorable result and Increasing
uneasiness with reference to the eastern
political situation were the bear
factors in connection with the continued
good weather in the south.
There was enough covering to check
the decline, but only slight rallies occurred
and the close was only some 3
to 5 points up from the lowest on the
active months. October was relatively
firm in the late trading, rallying 7
points from the lowest.
YORK'S ROADS.
"I have been over a large part of
the state in my automobile," said Mr.
S. L. Miller of Columbia, to the editor
of The Enquirer, the other day, "and
I just want to tell you that the roads
of York county are the poorest of
any county in the state.
"There are some very good roads
leading, for a short distance, out of
Hock Hill." Mr. Miller went on. "and
some other fairly good roads in other
parts of the county; but taking the
county as a whole, the roads are a positive
disgrace."
In company with Mr. J. E. Lowry
of Yorkville. the editor of The Enquirer
went over about fifteen miles of
public roads last Wednesday, and although
those roads are at their best,
so far as they are from time to time
affected by weather conditions, they
were generally bad. There was hardly
a half mile stretch in the whole fifteen
that did not appear to be in need
of repairs.
During the trip, Mr. Lowry called
frequent attention to the absolute
neglect of the drainage question.
There were places where a furrow
on either side would be sufficient to
make roads good that are otherwise
bound to be bad during the coming
winter; but there was no sign of such
a furrow, and there were frequent
deep puddles, notwithstanding the
long time that has elapsed since rain.
The road referred to, ran partly
over red clay and partly over sand.
Mr. Lowry several times remarked
how easy it would be to haul the
sand to the clay and the clay to the
sand, ana now mis, wun a nine aliening
and surfacing would make roads
that would be superior to macadam
and at one-tenth the cost.
There Is no doubt about the fact
that York is suffering seriously on the
road question, and unless she does
something to improve her condition,
she is going to lose the high place she
holds in comparison with the other
counties.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Master Andral Rose is quite sick at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Rose.
Mr. A. Moore of Lincolnton, N. C., is
visiting his father, Mr. W. T. Moore of
Yorkville.
Miss Marie McCants of Winnsboro,
is visiting Miss Lesslie D. Wltherspoon
in Yorkville.
Mrs. Leroy Ferguson ol Taylors, S.
C? is visiting the family of Mr. J. B.
Scott, of R. F. D. No. 3, Yorkville.
Chester Reporter: Mrs. W. H. Lowranco
went to Yorkville yesterday
morning to visit her sister, Mrs. C. C.
Hughes.
Miss Lee Williams of Yorkville, left
; yesterday for Asheville, N. C. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Willie
Williams.
Gaffney Ledger: Mr. W. M. Dobson
has purchased, through the real estate
agency of Mr. Sam L. Fort the pretty
little home of Mr. Malcomb Goudelock,
on Race street.
Gaffney Ledger: Mr. Brian Bell, who
has been connected with the Ledger,
has accepted a position on the Columbia
State. He left yesterday to take
up his new work. In Mr. Bell, the State
has secured one of the brightest young
men in the country. He has a "nose"
for news and he will make the State a
most valuable man. We regret to give
him up, but must congratulate both him
and the State.
Chester Reporter: The parlor of Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. McCullough's home on
Columbia street was the scene of a
quiet, but pretty wedding Tuesday afternoon,
when Miss Mayme Nunnery
became the bride of Mr. H. C. Thomasson
of Yorkville. Promptly at 3.30
o'clock to the strains of Mendelssohn's
wedding march, rendered by Miss Lizzie
Hardin on the piano, the bridal
pair entered the room unaccompanied
and took their places before the officiating
minister, Rev. J. Q. Adams
of Charlotte, N. C., pastor of the
Harmony Baptist church, who in a few
beautiful and well chosen words pronounced
them man and wife. After
congratulations from those present, the
party repaired to the hospitable diningroom,
where frappe, cake and other
light refreshments were served. The
parlor, hall and dining room were befittingly
decorated for this glad event,
a profusion of beautiful ferns and flowers
that harmonized with the occasion
shedding their beauty and their benediction
on the scene. Little Misses
Mary McCullough and Hulda McLarnon,
tastefully attired in white and
carrying pink roses, met the guests
and ushed them into the parlor. A
number of beautiful and serviceable
presents from friends and relatives attested
a sincere regard for the two who
were thus enter ng upon a new life.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomasson left on the
4.15 train for Yorkville, where they will
make their future home, the groom
being engaged in business in that
town. Mrs. Thomasson is a daughter
of Mrs. Carrie Nunnery of Lando, but
has made her home in this city for
the past several years, where by her
many womanly qualities of heart and
mind she has greatly endeared herself
to all wkh whom she has been associated.
For the last eighteen months
she has held a position as compositor
in the Reporter office, and by her attertion
tc duty and many fine qualities
has won the lasting regard of the owners
of the paper, as well as associates
at the case, who with all of her numerous
other friends will wish for her
and her husband the best that life can
give.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? Mr. J. S. Mackorell has purchased
Mr. W. P. Harrison's residence on
King's Mountain street.
? The York Cotton Mills resumed
operations last Tuesday. All of the
local mills with the exception of the
Lockmore, are now running.
? Mr. R. E. Heath has moved from
the Dr. J. D. McDowell residence on
King's Mountain street to the Miss
Maggie McCorkle residence on Lincoln
street.
? It seems to have been made pretty
clear that the telephone people are
unwilling to trust the town of Yorkville;
but at the same time they Insist
that the town of Yorkville must trust
them implicity.
? Dr. J. D. McDowell and family, who
have been spending the summer in the
mountains of North Carolina, have returned
to Yorkville, and will occupy
their residence on King's Mountain
street. Dr. McDowell expects to resume
the practice of medicine in Yorkville.
? There were at least one thousand
visitors to Yorkville on account of
the Gentry Bros.' show last Tuouay,
and there were very nearly 1,500 people
in the show, maybe more. The
show was very much enjoyed by old
and young alike. The features were
practically the same as on the occasion
of the last visit of the show to
this place several years ago; but there
were several new features that added
tn the strenerth and oleasure of the
entertainment. There were no swind- I
ling games of any kind in connection
with the show, and no complaints of
pocket picking, short change, or anything
of that kind so common with the
big circuses. But easily the most noticeable
feature of the day was the
remarkably good behavior of the
crowd. There were four extra policemen
on duty during the day, and although
they gave their very best attention
to their duties, there was not
a single arrest during the day. People
whose business it was to circulate
through the crowd inside and outside
the big show tent, say they never saw
a sign of whisky, and there were no
reports of whisky being on sale during
the day by tigers or others.
? Two right of way cases for the
sewerage line were adjudicated this
week under condemnation proceedings. :
One case was that of the town of i
Yorkville vs. A. Rose and the other
was that of the town of Yorkville vs. !
Walter Rose. The right of way Involved
was over lands between the
northeastern corporate limits of Yorkvllle
and Fishing creek. The Messrs.
Rose were unwilling to donate right of
way; but preferred to have the matter
settled as the law provides in such
cases. J. S. Brice, Esq., represented
the Messrs. Rose and W. W. Lewis,
Esq., represented the town. Juries
were summoned for each case. The A.
Rose case was tried on Wednesday and
the Walter Rose case on Thursday.
TV?A OO UO Af A Daoa Imrstltrrwl a atrln
of bottom 25 feet wide and 468 feet
long1. His witnesses estimated its value
at from $150 to $200. The witnesses
for the town estimated the value at
from nothing up to $50. Some of the
witnesses claimed that the digging of
the sewerage ditch would be a benefit
because of under drainage. The jury
allowed the sum of $136.20. The Walter
Rose case involved a strip 25 feet
wide by 1530 feet long. His witnesses
estimated the value at from $375 to
$500. The witnesses for the town gave
estimates at from $40 to $70 or $80.
Most of them were in the neighborhood
of $40. The jury decided that the property
was worth $185. The cost of
drawing the jury, etc., in the proceeding
is about $75 in each case. This
must be paid by the town. Mr. Lewis,
in behalf of the town, gave notice of
appeal in both cases. The appeals will
be heard in the common pleas court as
other cases.
PRIZE CORN ACRES.
There were sixteen entries into the
prize contest that was instituted by the
York County Farmers' Union last fall,
and with the exception of perhaps one
or two who were knocked out by the
recent flood, they will all be In the contest
up to the day of the final award.
Those who notified Secretary Black
of their intention to compete and paid
their initiation fees on or before June
1, were as follows; J. L. Wood, J. E.
Beamguard, W. E. Land, D. J. Forbes,
N. S. Black, M. C. Willis, M. A. McFarland,
C. W. Wallace, E. U. Caldwell. W.
A. McKlnney, C. H. Smith, J. L. Laughridge.
R. N. Whitesides, J. Frank Ashe,
J. A. Steele. S. F. Black.
There has not been a great deal of
fuss about the contest. In fact, there
Is nothing exciting or sensational about
a race involving only the slow processes
of nature in developing fields of corn.
It is not to De denied, nowever, tnat
this effort on the part of the Union has
awakened quite a wholesome interest
in corn production in this county, and
subscribers to the prize fund, who will
take the trouble to investigate the matter
a little will not have to go very far
to find that their investments have
shown profitable results.
Upon the invitation of and in company
with Mr. J. E. Lowry of Yorkville,
who Is entitled to such credit as
may attach for having been the first
to suggest the corn prize Idea to the
Union, the editor of The Enquirer, on
Wednesday made a drive of some fifteen
miles through the county to take
a look at-the corn situation generally,
and such prize acres as could be conveniently
reached, especially.
As it happens, the contestants are
scattered over quite a wide area and
only three of them were Included in the
route. These were Messrs. C. W. Wallace,
W. E. Land and J. Lytle Wood.
All three, however, have fine corn, and
an inspection of their respective prize
acres is very well calculated to give
a good, general idea as to the condition
of most of the others.
The first prize crop visited was that
of Mr. C. W. Wallace. Mr. Wallace
lives about five miles northwest of
Yorkvlile, some three-quarters of a
mile east of the Rutherford road. His
contesting corn crop consists of about
four acres planted in light, sandy upland.
The soil does not appear to be
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of the fact that the corn is fine. The
corn is planted in accordance with a
plan that seems to be original with Mr.
Wallace. There are two rows two feet
apart, then a row four feet from these,
and then two more rows two feet apart.
The stalks stand from 12 to 18 Inches
in the drill. The fodder has been pulled
of course, and it looks like each
stalk in the field has two ears?not an
average of two ears to the stalk?but
two ears on each stalk. The ears are
rather small; but there are lots of them.
By more or less tedious search there
can be found some stalks with one
ear; but while these are being found,
the search will probably disclose as
many others with three ears.
Mr. Lowry was not inclined to venture
a guess as to the probable yield
and the editor had no idea whether it
would be twenty-five or seventy-five
bushels. Mr. Wallace was not disposed
to give his own opinion either; but
said that visitors had estimated the
probable yield at all the way from 50
to 75 bushels. He seemed satisfied
that whether he shall take a prize or
not. he has a good crop of corn, and of
that fact there is very little chance of
mistake.
Mr. Wallace used 1,000 pounds of fertilizer
to the acre?340 pounds of nitrate
of soda and 660 pounds of guano.
The cost of fertilizer for the four acres
was $70. There can hardly be a reasonable
doubt that the aggregate yield
will be more than 200 bushels of com.
Besides the four contest acres, Mr.
Wallace has about eleven acres more
in corn and he is calculating on getting
not less than five hundred bushels in
all.
Mr. W. E. Land lives with his father,
Mr. J. D. Land, about two miles from
Mr. Wallace. He is about a mile west
of the Rutherford road. He was not at
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was no trouble about being1 able to see
the corn, which is on a hillside to the
rear of the house. The soil like that
of Mr. Wallace, is sandy, but rather
heavier. The corn, also like that of
Mr. Wallace, Is of a "prolific" variety.
Mr. Land explained that the corn had
been planted before the announcement
of the contest. The rows are five feet
apart, and the stalks pretty close to
12 inches in the drill. The rule is two
ears to the stalk; but there are many
stalks that have three ears and not a
few that have four. The ears generally
are larger than Mr. Wallace's; but Mr.
Land has not nearly so many stalks.
Any attempt, however, to guess which
will give the largest yield would be
necessarily wild. Mr. Land used 1,000
pounds of fertilizer, including 200
pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre.
Most of the fertilizer was put on after
the planting of the crop, and in addition
to the 1.000 pounds referred to, he
also applied rough manure.
From the home of Mr. Land to that
of Mr. J. L. Wood the distance is some
six or seven miles. The road runs
through a considerable portion of the
splendid cotton producing lands that
the owners are fond of referring to as
the "Cotton Belt," over quite a strip of
sandy country that was formerly considered
as almost worthless; but which
Is now steadily and surely Increasing
In fertility and productiveness. The
sand continues almost to Filbert, but
from Filbert on the character of the
soil changes from sandy to mulatto and
red. and the lands In the vicinity of Mr.
Wood including his own, are generally
of this character. Along the route there
was to be seen a considerable acreage
of upland corn, some of it rather poor;
but most of it much better than has
been seen on the same land for quite a
while. Most of the cotton was open
and a great deal of it had been picked
clean, especially between the Rutherford
road and Filbert.
Mr. Wood's farm is about Ave miles
northeast of Yorkvllle. It is a noticeable
fact that the crops generally in
his neighborhood are better than over
In the Cotton Belt neighborhood, and
his own crops seem to be Just a little
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has some cotton, for instance, from
which he is expecting a bale and a half
to the acre, and Mr. Lowry was inclined
to think that he will come pretty
near getting it. It is Russell cotton and
it is not nearly all open yet. The yield
wild depend on the date of the first
killing frost.
Mr. Wood's prize corn patch consists
of two acres. It was planted five
feet between rows and 9 inches in the
drill. He used 1,200 pounds of fertilizer
to the acre?250 pounds of nitrate
of soda and the balance cotton seed
meal, acid and kainlt. His corn shows
up only one ear to the stalk; but every
stalk has an ear and the ears are
much larger than those of either Mr.
Wallace or Mr. Land. Mr. Woods did
not know the name of the variety; but
partly shucked a number of ears to
show how they were filled out to the
very end. In cultivating he followed
pretty closely the Williamson plan from
start to finish. There are considerable
quantities of grass and peavlnes between
the rows, enough to make mowing
worth while. People who have
seen Mr. Woods' corn and taken the
trouble to make estimates in accordance
with the commonly accepted rules,
say he will get not less than eighty
bushels to the acre.
Mr. Woods made some experiments
along the line of the Williamson plan
last year and got a yield of something
like forty bushels of corn to the acre.
His nrlze acres this vear are easily
twice as good as his crop of last year
seemed to promise.
Although all the crops along the
route were fairly good and some of
them unusually good, it Is interesting
to note that Mr. Lowry was not so
much Impressed with this fact, as he
was with the number of neatly painted,
comfortable homes he saw. The editor
of The Enquirer, being fairly well acquainted
with the neighborhood, met
with no surprises In that particular.
Mr. Lowry. however, being more familiar
with the country between Guthrlesvllle
and Rock Hill, had long been disposed
to consider that section the real
garden of the county. Of course, he
wouldn't think of saying anything in
disparagement of his own neighborhood;
but in passing east from Filbert
over toward the W. J. Gordon place,
and back to the farm of Mr. Wood,
he could not withhold frequent remarks
about the splendid evidences of comfort
and prosperity everywhere apparent.
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date to January 1st, 1909.
for 48 cents.
Big Land Deal.
Mr. Gordon Hughes, from near
Grover, N. C., has purchased the Daniel
Williams plantation, in this county
about eleven miles southeast of Yorkville
and four miles southwest of Rock
Hill. There are 600 acres in the tract,
and it is well known as one of the
best plantations in York county. It
is said that the gross proceeds taken
off it by Mr. S. M. Jones, the late
owner last year, amounted to about
$17,000. Mr. Hughes is a younger
brother of Mr. C. C. Hughes, who owns
a big farm on Fishing creek, and has
already established a reputation as an
unusually progressive and successful
irmer.
Death of Rev. J. A. McMurray.
Rev. J. A. McMurray, pastor of
Woodlawn, Ramah, Blacksburg and
Harmony Presbyterian churches, died
suddenly at his home at Sharon last
Tuesday afternoon. He left the house
to do a little plowing and after he
had been at work but a short time,
one of his daughters saw him fall.
Suspecting the reason, she gave the
alarm, and as soon as possible he was
removed to the house. He was unable
to speak and died a few minutes afterwards.
His death was due to heart
disease. The funeral took place on
yesterday, the services being conducted
by Rev. E. E. Gillespie of Yorkville,
assisted by Revs. H. J. Mills, J.
K. Hall and R. A. Mills of the Presbyterian
church, and Revs. J. S. Grier
and J. L. Oates of the Associate Reformed
church. Mr. McMurray had
been located at Sharon about three
years, and was 59 years of age. His
wife died one year ago. Besides a
brother and two sisters, he leaves six
children, Mrs. A. M. Erwin, Misses
Mary, Susie and Nannie and Messrs.
John and Henry McMurray. He was
considered a good man and a good
preacher and was held in high esteem
by the congregations he served.
The K. M. Monument.
News and Courier: Rapid progress
is being made in the construction of
the handsome monument that the national
government is erecting on the
King's Mountain battlefield in York
county, and it is expected that this fine
memorial to the brave heroes of the
Revolution, who fought in this contest
which proved the turning point townrri?
imprirnn indenendence. will be
completed many weeks before the specified
time, which is February 18,
1909. The monument is to be a very
tall obelisk, built of granite, and the
plans indicate that it will be one of
the handsomest of its style in the
country. The contract for the erection
of the monument is held by the
Southern Marble and Granite company,
which commenced work on June
17. 1908. The specifications required
that the work be completed in eight
months from the date of commencement.
and the contractors are positive
that they will be able to do this.
When the time set for the completion
of the monument arrives the engineer
officer of the army, stationed in Charleston,
will notify the citizens of
Yorkvllle of this fact, and a large
celebration will be arranged for, at
which hundreds of persons from all
over the state and North Carolina will
be present.
CAMPAIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS.
To the Editor of The Enquirer:
Mr. W. D. Grist having resigned as
a member of the York County Bryan
fund committee on account of having
previously accepted a similar commission
from the national committee, I
wish to state that I have appointed
Mr. J. T. Ramseur of Yorkvllle. to fill
the vacancy. The committee is now
composed of Frank P. McCain, D. E.
Finley and J. T. Ramseur. Either of
those gentlemen will be glad to receive
contributions, and would urge upon
the public the importance of immediate
action along this line.
Very respectfully,
Frank P. McCain, Chrm.
Yorkvllle. S. C., Oct. 9. 1908.
SOUTH'S GROWTH UNCHECKED.
Where Hard Times In the Cotton Industry
Had Its Least Effect.
Not only are the cotton mills of the
south constantly increasing1 their proportion
of the consumption of the raw
cotton crop, as compared with the mills
of New England and other sections
longer engaged in manufacturing, but
they also make a better showing as to
the number of spindles in operation.
In the preliminary report of the United
States census bureau for the "cotton
year" ended August 31st it is shown
that there was an increase of 565,996 in
the number of active spindles in the
cotton producing states as compared
with the year previous, or 5.1 per cent;
while for all the other states the aggregate
spindle increase was 458,709,
or only 2.7 per cent. The year Just
ended was one of quite general financial.
industrial and commercial depression,
and the cotton manufacturing
business felt it, of course; yet the cotton
mill industry of the south suffered
from it much less than did the much
longer established cotton manufacturing
business in other parts of the country.
There was, for Instance, a decrease
in the consumption of raw cotton
in the southern mills, as compared
with the previous year, of 164,389 bales,
or 6.4 per cent. This is to be compared
with a decrease of 255,118 bales, or 9.9
per cent in the mills of other sections.
"This is remarkable," says President
W. W. Finley of the Southern railway,
commenting on these comparisons, "in
view of the fact that, relatively, a larger
proportion of the southern mills depends
for their normal market on the
North China trade, which was virtually
dead during the entire period covered
by this report. On the whole the statistics
furnish additional evidence of
the superior advantages of the south
for the location of cotton mills." When
we consider that the cotton mill industry
of New England was already around
the century line of age when the southern
mills were still in their swaddling
clothes in the decade following the
close of the war between the states,
the records that they are now making
is all the more remarkable. The south's
industrial growth in forty years is
nothing short of marvelous. And this
is due in no small measure to the increasing
efforts of men like President
Finley, who not only operate their railroad
properties for the profits that
these may yield to their owners but
also for the upbuilding and the development
of every square foot of terri
luiy uituuKii ? intii iiic lines ptu^n wcu
knowing that their own enterprises can
prosper only as the country and the
people prosper. In his Tammany Hall
speech in 1866, more than forty-two
years ago, "Ben" Hill of Georgia, of beloved
memory, declared to an audience,
some men In which had been off the
battlefields less than a year: "There
was a south of slavery and secession?
that south Is dead. There is a south
of union and freedom?that south,
thank God. Is living, breathing, growing
every hour!" What would "Ben"
Hill say could he return to life and see
her growth today!?New York Commercial.
? Chief Justice Pope has signed an
order calling upon the managers of the
proposed Brice Law election in Laurens
county to appear before him at
Columbia on Oct. 17, and show cause
why they should not be restrained from
holding the said election. The petition
upon which the order was secured
sets forth that under the constitution of
1905 there must be a re-enrollment of
the voters every ten years and that an
act by the legislature passed March 9th,
1896, orders the first general re-enrollment
under the constitution to be done
in the year 1896 and further provides
that the next enrollment shall be in the
year 1908, thus making two years in
excess of the time provided by the constitution.
The petition sets forth that
the petition upon which the supervisor
ordered the election was not signed by
one-fourth of the qualified electors of the
county as is provided for and required
by the act of the legislature of Feb. 6,
1907, in that the books of registration
were not open when the petition calling
for the election was filed, hence the
signers of the petition that was submitted
to the supervisor was not signed
by any qualified electors according
to the act. The third ground upon
which the order was secured is the allegation
that the supervisor in ordering
the election provides for only one box
in which to deposit the ballots both
"for" and "against."
Asset Currency.?The people of
America pay the highest interest rate
of any civilized country in the world.
It is cheaper for the English, the
French and the Germans to buy cotton
and carry it at home than it is for the
farmer to hold it in America.
The reason for this is that our banking
system has gradually drifted to be
most suited to the needs of Wall street
and not to those of the people.
We need asset currency and guaranteed
deposits. Then the farmer may
get money at 4 and 5 per cent as in
Scotland and yet the banks make more
money?Greenville News.
Parody on Justice.?If there ever
was a parody on Justice in South Carolint,
we see it in the farce of the trial
at Laurens on Thursday of J. Henry
Garrison for the brutal and cowardly
murder of Louis Williamson, a York
county boy. Here was the case cf a
man who deliberately and without cause
shot to death a most promising young
man in the presence of the woman who
was soon to be his wife. Yet the jury
calls it manslaughter and recommended
him to mercy, and the lenient Judge
gives the murderer but two years In the
penitentiary, the maximum under the
law being thirty years. But of course
that is too long a sentence for a white
citizen of standing and wealth. Justice
in South Carolina is double blindfolded.?Rock
Hill Record.
Doino Good Work For Bryan.?We
are informed that Mayor Rhett's
speaking programme has been so
changed that he will appear in Maryland.
New Jersey, and New York, instead
of in the west. He will win votes
for Democracy in each of those states.
Mr. Rhett was against Bryan twelve
years ago, as were thousands of other
easterners. He, like so many oi:her
bankers and conspicuous business men,
feared Bryan. But Mr. Rhett is now a
Bryan advocate and, from the business
man's standpoint, makes a strong Bryan
speech. His argument will convince
other bankers and business men ef the
east that their cause for fearing Bryan
has passed, if it ever existed.?The
State.
AT THF r.HlJRCHES.
BAPTIST.
Rev. I. G. Murray, Pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
10 a. m. Preaching- at 11 a. m., by the
pastor and 7.30 p. m? by Rev. W. E.
Lowe of Clover. All are cordially invited
to attend these services.
CHURCH OP THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
3 p. m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
10. a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock
and evening service at 7.30 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. Dr. H. A. White of Columbia
Theological Seminary.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rev. Henry J. Cauthen, Pastor.
Sunday Services?Morning service
at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 4 p. m.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
10 a. m.
THE YORK CIRCUIT.
Rev. H. Bascom Hardy, Pastor.
Sunday Services?Preaching at
Clover at 11 a. m.. and St. Paul at 3.30
p. in.
pate in the campaign. The election
will be held on the 3rd of November,
the same date of the general election.
This will be the second effort to rid the
county of a dispensary, as it will be
remembered that in January, 1906, an
election was held on the same proposition
and anti-dispensary won by a
small majority. However, the election
was contested on certain alleged irregularities
and after much litigation it
was declared null and void. Consequently
the shop has continued to do
business, an exceedingly fine business
too, considerably over $100,000 a year.
? In the case of J. M. Turbyflll, ad
ministrator of the estate of Miss B.
Hand, against the Southern railway, a
Spartanburg jury on Wednesday returned
a verdict for plaintiff in the sum
of $5,000. The amount asked for was
$50,000. Miss Hand was run over and
killed by a Southern railway passenger
train at Duncan on November 9th, of
last year, while she was crossing the
track on her way to see a sick friend.
Miss Hand was a sister-in-law of Mr.
J. M. Turbyflll and was a teacher in
the public school at Duncan. On the
afternoon of November 9th last, after
dismissing the school, she started to
the home of a sick friend. As she went
to cross the Southern's tracks near the
depot she heard passenger No. 11 coming.
Thinking she had time to get
across, she quickened her pace and
started in a brisk gait, between a fast
walk and a run. It is said that as she
moved forward she held her head
downward and sideways, against the
wind, so that her hat obstructed her
vision of the train, which was just
emerging from a deep cut. Had she
been looking at the train even after
she started, it is claimed that she would
doubtless have halted and turned
back. She was caught between the
tracks by the powerful engine and
crushed to death in the presence of
several witnesses.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Carroll Furniture Co.?Asks prospective
stove buyers to come and see its
line of stoves before making any
purchases.
Strauss-Smith Co.?Has a word to say
in regard to shoes for men and women,
and especially about the Dixie
Cirl and Reed shoes.
R. R. Davidson Co.?Will on Saturday,
October 17th, sell a $75 Farrand organ
at auction to the highest bidder.
Bids are to be sealed.
First National Bank?Points out the
fact that it is not hard to accumulate
money if one starts in the right
way. It will help you.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Says its prices
"Can'tbebeat," and asks you to watch
its advertisements. "Prices to match
cotton prices."
Thomson Co.?Reminds you that it is