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Scraps and .facto. ? Augusts. CJa.. November 20: Mr. and Mrs. London A. Tlmmas. residing: >n the Sand Hills, a suburb of Augusta. this afternoon received a telegram from Judge William H. Taft. accepting an invitation to become their guest. Judge Taft and family will arrive in Augusta December 1Sth. For the first few days they will be entertained at the Thomas' home. Judge Taft will , personally select one of the hill cottages that has been offered him. He and his family will take their meals at the winter resort hotel on the hill, near the cottages. William H. Taft. Jr., and Miss Helen Taft will join the family during the holidays. Mr. Thomas is a prominent and wealthy citizen of Augusta. being president of the largest cotton mill here. He and Mrs. Thomas entertain elegantly. Their house is one of the most exquisite on the hill. The cottage wFiich Judge Taft will likely select is a very short distance from the leading hotel. ? Chicago. November 2f>: W. Uurke Cochran of New York, yesterday accepted an invitation unique in this city, if not in the rest of the country. The Democratic orator paid his respects to Frank J. Loeseh, special state's attorney conducting the grand jury investigation of primary election frauds, and was asked to speak a few words to the members of the grand jury. Primaries." said Mr. Cochran, addressing the inquisitors, "have come to be looked upon as so legitimately the trade of those who would perpetrate fraud that whenever anything is fraudulent it has become a by-word to call It 'crooked as a primary.' Election frauds have become so general in their nature that no longer is it necessary for a master mind to direct their operation. but every district politician believes that unless he carries his district by fraud he has not sufficiently shown his political fervor." In closing Mr. Cochran declared that the primary is the foundation of the elective system and that he did not know that Chicago was any worse off than other cities. He congratulated the jurors in tr-nnb VVP1P (IdiniT. ? Gaffnev special to Columbia Slate: Raiding Deputy R. Q. Merrick, accompanied by Special Officers McGaha. McCravy and Hendrix. went just over the line of Cherokee county into North Carolina today and searched the premises of John Jones and Ren Hudgens. They found near the house of Jones a wooden distillery, which they destroyed. together with about 200 gallons of beer. This was within aboir 100 yards of Jones' house and there was a well defined path leading: from the plant to the house. They also made a search of the premises of Ben Hudgens, near where Special Officers McGaha and Mc Gravy destroyed a distillery a few days ago. They found under the bed in Hudgens' house seven kegs and eleven jugs, which had contained whisky, and also a small quantity of whisky, which they destroyed. They secured abundant evidence that both Jones and Hudgens had been dealing in contraband whisky, and these men will doubtless be prosecuted by the North Carolina authorities. The credit of nreaKing up irns nicgai iramc ueiuiigs to the principal of the Roiling Springs high school, who has spared neither expense nor trouble to put these men out of business, as they were operating so near the school as to demoralize the discipline thereof. ? Roanoke. Va.. special of November 21, to Charlotte Observer: Ever since the verdict of "not guilty" was rendered Tuesday in the case charging Or. W. S. Gregory, a wealthy Roanoke dentist, with an attempt at criminal assault on a chloroformed patient in his office, there have been open and caustic adverse expressions or. the result of the trial on all sides. There have been many stories that leading business men would wait on Gregory and tell him he must get out of town. Other rumors are that a mass meeting will be "called at which citizens will express their indignation and call <>n the dentist to leave Roanoke. A party of negroes last night waited on Lee Martin, the colored assistant to Gregory and chief witness for the defense at the recent trial, and warned him to leave the city. He made his departure early today. That Gregory is considered an undesirable citizen appears to be the view of a large percentage of the people, if open street talk counts for anything. It is said that Martin has. since the trial, been shoved off the sidewalks on a number of occasions by negroes. In the meantime Gregory continues to pursue the even tenor of his way. Gregory's allocrAil t'lot5m on/1 Lue fvi/in/lc hu t'o t-o_ reived a number of anonymous communications ??f a vulgar nature through the mails. ? Cleveland. O.. November 22: United States Judge Tayler yesterday granted an injunction against the American Telephone and Telegraph company (Bell long distance system) and the Central Union Telephone company (Bell company operating in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois), restraining them from interfering with the business of the independent companies operating in those and adjoining states. The injunction was asked for in a suit by the United States Telephone company, which is the independent long distance telephone company operating in Ohio and adjoining states. It is charged that the Bell, as shown by their official reports, is buying independent exchanges or selling Bell exchanges where there are competing companies, and in some instances absorbing independent companies, by merger and consolidation. or division of territory so as to eliminate competition and establish a complete Bell control, in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, and , of the laws of Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and other states where the companies operate. The bill says that the original value placed upon the Bell patents in 1S7S was $400,000 and a year later increased to $050,000. A year later the value of the same property, as represented by the capital stock, was in< reused from $\5t),ono to $6,500,000, or nearly S00 to 1. In 1!?00 the capital stock had been increased to $25,000,000 and in April of that year the present American Telephone and Telegraph company took over the Bell patents from the old company and issued two shares of its stock for each share of the old stock. The capital has since heen increased to $2">0,000,0o0. The bill charges that they devoted these enormous pro tits to paying exorbitant dividends and in acquiring control of competitive properties in order to suppress competition. They are charged with issuing many times the original cost of the stock in stock dividends and paying at times 1$ per cent, a year in dividends. It is shown that they own and control many local telephone companies and companies manufacturing telephone apparatus. It is charged that when competition began, the Bell com panics adopted the policy of starting competing exchanges and operated them at ruinous rates, in many instances giving free service: bringing suits on patent claims: threatening independent companies with financial ruin, and of destruction of their plants. It is said that in some instances the independent companies were driven out of business and their equipment burned in public, wide publicity being given as a warning to other investors who might dare to invade the fields of the Bell monopoly. iTItr \lorluillc (Bnquirrr. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.J TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1908. A movement has originated in Virginia for the erection of a joint monument to Lee and Grant, on the famous "Bloody Angle" battlefield at Spottsylvania. The idea originated in Virginia and it is proposed to solicit subscriptions from both north and south. The war is nearly over, and the successful carrying out of an idea like this would surely bring peace. Let the good work go on. REPORT FROM THE GINS. Total of 9,630,563 Bales Against 7,300,665 Bales to November 14, Last Year. A total of 9.630,563 bales and 26,638 active ginneries are announced in the census bureau report issued last Saturday, summarizing the cotton ginned from the growth of 190S to November 14th and the number of active ginners against 7,300.665 bales and 26,521 active ginneries for the corresponding date last year. The report counts round as half bales and excludes linters. The report includes 171.112 round bales for 1908. 142,210 for 1907 and 200.866 for 1906. Sea Island bales included 57.135 for 1908. 44.698 for 1907 and 30,671 for 1906. Sea Island cotton includes Florida 23.634 bales, Georgia 27.283: South Carolina 6.218. Bales ginned to November 14th, 1906. numbered 8,562,242. The final crop of 1907 aggregated 11.057.822 bales and 1906 reached 12.983,201. The per cent crop ginned to November 14th was 66 in 1907 and 65.9 in 1906. The report gives the corrected statistics of cotton ginned this season to November 1st as '8,191.557 bales. The 41 ** ? ??!?? l?olnu h\* ctnfpy ' MM M I ) u I H II I ?'l I (Hilling f/?i?-.- .... pinned to November 14th and active ginneries follows: Alabama 1.027.488 hales and 3.401 ginneries. Arkansas 667.248 hales and 2.045 ginneries. Florida 50.448 bales and 247 ginneries. CJeorgia 1.366.865 hales and 4.354 ginneries. Kansas. Kentucky. New Mexico 1.155 hales, and .r> ginneries. Louisiana 341.509 hales and 1.605 ginneries. Mississippi 1.009.365 bales and 3.367 ginneries. Missouri 38.173 hales and 60 ginneries. North Carolina 450.961 hales and 2.647 ginneries. Oklahoma 3.31..333 hales and 958 ginneries. South Carolina 941.050 hales and 3.161 ginneries. Tennessee 242.773 hales and 621 ginneries. Texas 2.874.541 bales and 4.06S ginneries. Virginia- 6.663 hales and 90 ginneries. The total Sea Island cotton is 57.135 for 1908 as against 44.698 for 1907 and 30.671 for 1906. MERE-MENTION. Two Pennsylvania hunters, while digging a rabbit from a hole last Thursday, unearthed a pot in which was $3,600 in gold Walter Zelher 18 years old, Olive Wheeler. 20 years old. and Herbert Crigg. 19 years old, are under arrest at Vineland. N. J., on the charge of murdering William Read, an eccentric miser, and the grandfather of Zeller. The boys got only $15 out of the job. They were students of dime novels and wanted I to po west to fight Indians Philadelphia last week sold a bond issue of $3,500,000 at a premium of $123,50ft. The total subseriptions for the issue amounted to $34.455.000 A Washington judge last week rendered an opinion to the effect that a man's wife has a perfect right to go through his pockets while he is asleep Thos. F. Wall, who embezzled $10,000 from the Keystone Hotel Supply company of Philadelphia and disappeared on October 28. gave himself up last week after having made an agreement with detectives to be allowed to have an hour with his wife before being locked up A Summerdale, Pa., man, Geo. s. Wolff, recently deceased, left a will, reading in part as follows, referring to a man in another part of the state, to whom 50 cents was bequeathed: "To buy for himself a good stout rope with which to hang himself. and thus rid mankind of one of the most infamous scoundrels that ever roamed this broad land or dwelt outside a penitentiary." Governor-elect Ashton C. Shallenberger of Nebraska, had his left leg broken on Thursday night while being initiated as a Mystic Shriner \n Akron, O., woman had her husband arrested Friday because he tied a cord around her tongue to keep her from talking so much Mrs. Sophia Harrison Hast miin-Ed wards and her husband. Rukei Edwards, have been acquitted in a justice's court at Asheville, X. t\, of th charge preferred by Echols McEec. of having stayed in her "Buck Shoals' residence unaccompanied before their marriage Sherman Thomas, aged 21 years, son of a prominent citizen of Cedartown, Ga., is under arrest at Rome, Ga., on the charge of wrecking a Southern freight train by which two men were killed. ....John Juhaz, one of the entrants in the Savannah automobile races on Thanksgiving Day, was perhaps fatally injured Saturday in a practice run o\er the course. M. Dero.se, the mechanician, was killed. The accident was the result of an effort to avoid a log on the track and the car ran into a tree The campaign expenses of Till Keiss, Democratic nominee for congress in the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania district, was ten cents Samuel Gompers was on Saturday reelected to the presidency of the American Federation of Labor by the convention in session at Denver, Col A hotel porter got away with a suit case containing $40,000 worth of diamonds and getns from an Omaha Neb., hotel on Friday. He was later arrested and the valuables recovered... Fifty Chinese banks closed last week as the result of a tinaneial panic following the death of the dowager empress Charles Hartlove. alias Charless Magness, the enlisted musician of the United States navy, who deserted sometime ago and married the daughter of the late Senator Gorman. has been convicted, dishonorably discharged and sentenced to serve one year in prison The Industrial Bank of Japan hist Thursday ...i.i nim ..? r. hnn.lo iii London. The issue was sold in two hours ami was oversubscribed live times The forgeries of Peter Van Vlissingen. tfie convicted forger of Chicago, are now said to total $1,."lOit.ooo, and still growing Jacob F. Gemelich. Republican, was elected lieutenant governor of Missouri, over his Democratic opponent, by only two votes in the recent election Thirty-four members of the junior class at a veterinary college at Grand Rapids, .Mich, left the class room Friday when two negro students entered the room to resume their studies Richard Croker, formerly political boss of New York city, for several years a resident of Ireland, is on a visit of several months to America More than l.OoO head of cattle have been killed in Pennsylvania during the past week on account of the spread of the aphthous. a fever which affects the feet and mouth of cattle and other animals. The spread of the disease has been very rapid from one county to another and the situation is causing considerable alarm The "wets" carried Richland county. O., Friday, by 71? votes. This makes six counties "wet" and forty-nine counties "dry" under the Rose local option law of that state. STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION. Rousing Convention to be Held In Columbia, December 3 and 4. Kditor Yorkville Enquirer: Instead of writing each minister of the different denominations in South Carolina a nersonal letter, please allow ine through your paper to give them notice concerning our Prohibition convention soon to be held in Columbia. First of all. we want the ministers of every Christian church in the state to be present, and help us make this the greatest meeting of the kind ever held in South Carolina. Brethren, get a few good men in your community together and arrange, not only to come yourself, but to bring others with you to represent the county in which you live. Several speakers? will be on hand, and a public mass-meeting will be held Thursday evening, beginning at 7.30 o'clock in the hall of the house of representatives. December the 3rd. We hope for a full attendance at this meeting. We will meet again in the hall, Friday morning, December the 4th. at it o'clock, to attend to the important business coming before the body. Let every man interested in the cause of state-wide prohibition think about it. talk about it, pray about it. and see to it, that several good men are sent to this convention as delegates from the county in which he resides. J. L. Harlev, State Supt., Anti-Saloon League of South Carolina. Spartanburg. S. C.. Nov. 21. BULLOCK'S CREEK NOTES. Death of Mrs. Daisy Darby?Personal Mention. OorrexiMindenre of the Yorkville Knamrer. Bullock's Creek. November 23: Mrs. Daisy Darby, wife of Mr. Albeit Darby, and daughter of the late S. B. Dowdle, died at her home at Lockhart, Wednesday afternoon of consumption, in the 21st year of her age. She was a most excellent woman, loved and esteemed bv all. and through her long and tedious illness, she never murmured, but bore her affliction with Christian fortitude. Besides a sorrowing husband, she leaves the following brothers and sister: Kgger. Smith, John, Coy and Mrs. S. D. Smith. The interment was at Bullock's Creek Thursday, the funeral being conducted by Rev. J. B. Swann. Mrs. M. B. Leech and daughter, Miss Violet, of Hickory Grove, have been visiting friends at fiatrney tile |>ast tlireo weeks. Mr. Walter Sherrer and family of Sharon N<>. 1. have gone to Gastonia, N. C.. where thev will make their future home. It will be remembered that Mr. Sherrer was a resident of rjastonia a few years ago. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Col. Aaron Thompson, the rich Spartanburg man who was last week convicted of selling liquor, has been sentenced to pay a fine of $1,500 or spend eighteen months on the chaingang. ? Gnffney. November 21: The committee appointed by the Merchants and Planters' bank to decide who is entitled to the $50 prize offered by it for the largest yield of corn from one acre of land in Cherokee county, awarded the prize to O. P. Hill, who raised 121 bushels. The total number of bushels of corn raised by the seventeen men who competed for this prize is 1,384 13-80, being an average of more than 80 bushels an acre. All of the contestants followed the Williamson plan strictly in the competition, and all who competed are well satisfied with the result. ? Abbeville special of November 20 to Columbia State: The South Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, will hold its annual meeting in Abbeville on December 1-3. Great preparations are now in progress for the meeting, which is being looked forward to with a great deal of interest and pleasure by the local chapter here. About 100 dele Kates are expected irom ine various chapters in tlie state, but some have not yet sent their names. The committee in charge of entertaining the delegates would like to get the names of all who expect to attend just as soon as possible. A very interesting musical programme will be given each evening in the opera house and a reception to all the delegates and visitors will be given by the Abbeville chapter at the residence of Mrs. J. S. Norwood on upper Main street. ? Columbia special of October 23, to the News and Courier: C*. C. Featherstone, one time pronibition candidate for governor and likely to run next time, here today representing the prohibitionists of his home county of Laurens in the contest before the state board of canvassers, engaged in a fist fight in the secretary of state's office this afternoon with Attorney C. P. Sims of Spartanburg, representing the Laurens dispensary advocates before the board. In the breakaway Featherstone came out with a black eye and his shirt rumpled and soiled and Sims had the marks of Featherstone's finger nails on his cheek and was slightly bloody. Featherstone was knocked half way the length of the room by Sims. The trouble began by Sims' sarcastic comment that the Laurens prohibitionists, in their zeal to get the dispensaries out. were showing a reckless disregard for the truth in their statements. Mr. Featherstone jumped to his feet and called on the board to have the argument confined to the record. Sims told Featherstone he'd see him outside. Featherstone said he wanted the seeing to bike place instantly. This brought on more angry words with the result that Sims struck Featherstone. Friends parted the two men and Mr. Featherstone apologized to the hoard. The Case of C. P. Milller. Columbia special of November 20, to Charlotte Observer: The hearing before Insurance Commissioner MoMaster this afternoon in the action of Charles P. Miller against the American Surety company to have the commissioner revoke the company's license to do business in this state on tlie grounds that it canceled his bond as agent for the Southern at Fort Mill last February, because of testimony Miller gave against the surety company in a case at Laurens several years ago, turned out a stiff and energetic boomerang for Miller and the complete vindication of the surety company. Miller made no attempt to vindicate himself or explain any of the various serious charges against him. putting up no evidence. His attorneys were taken by surprise and could do nothing for him. At the conclusion of the hearing Mr. McMaster promptly rendered his decision in writing that there was "no evidence to support the complaint of the said ('. P. Miller, but that there were good and sufficient reasons why the American Surety company should have declined to remain on his bond. Therefore the rule is dismissed." The surety company introduced evidence to show a long chain of misdeeds on the part of Miller, who is the son of a prominent banker of Florence and highly connected through the state; beginning with his seduction of a girl of respectable parentage in Charleston seventeen years ago under prom tse oi marriage, ui'mtuiib iu? ?nc unu child after an alleged military marriage and refusing to contribute to their support. To support this records from the supreme court, carrying all the testimony in the case, were introduced. Postoltice inspectors' reports were also introduced to show that Miller, while in the service, forged a commission and was dismsised. It was al so charged that he padded his payrolls and falsified his hank records while working for the railroad at Laurens. The surety company, it was claimed, never actually bonded Miller, merely issuing him temporary protection and immediately cutting loose from him on investigation of his record. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. First National Bank?Will be closed Thursday?Thanksgiving Day. York Drug Store?Boys, she'll be thankful if it's a box of Huyler's. J. C. Wilborn?Makes offerings of two additional tracts of real estate. The City Meat Market?Wants Information about an estray bull. Fish and oysters. Thomson Co.?Quotes a lot of prices that are being offered in its mill factory syndicate sale. Store will be closed Thursday. Strauss-Smith Co.?Continues its closing out sale and store will be closed Thursday?Thanksgiving Day. D. T. Woods. Clerk?Gives notice of called meeting of Yorkville camp, No. 3S. W. O. W. tonight. Jno. K. Hart, Mayor?Invites you to a public meeting at the court house tonight on account of location of Episcopal orphanage in Yorkville. M. W. White?Advises you to prepare yourself properly when you enter the uaillt- 111 inc. xvcin cmnii: imici nif>n. i \V. M. Kennedy, Agent?Can furnish you with fruit cake ingredients, buckwheat tlour, fruits, nuts, etc. See him for tailor-made clothes. York Supply Co.?Has galvanized and painted iron roofing, shingles, valley tin, paint, nails, dressed lumber, etc. I. W. Johnson?Sells Hecker's and mountain buckwheat flour, Durkee's salad dressing, Heinz's beans and pickling vinegar, teas, coffees, etc. Loan and Savings Bank?Will be closed Thursday. Bethany High School?Extends an invitation to the public to an entertainment by Karl Jansen. on Friday night. Herndon & Gordon?Want you to pay your guano account, and want you to see them for groceries, leather, hardware, glassware, etc. J. Edgar Poag. Broker?"Cuts the earth to suit your taste" and calls attention to desirable York county farm property he has for sale. Governor Ansel has sent out his annual Thanksgiving proclamation in handsomely illuminated souvenir form. It gives The Enquirer pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of a copy. Karl Jansen, the noted Scandinavian humorist and entertainer, is to give an entertainment at the Bethany High School next Friday night. Mr. Jansen has quite a reputation as an entertainer and those who go out to hear hfm will be delighted. Mr J. E. Burns of the Cotton Belt neighborhood, left at this office yesterday a specimen of a sweet potato in which the white, vineless yam Is mixed with a red variety. The marking is about half and half and quite clearly defined. Mr. Burns and others say they have never seen anything like it before, and that it Is quite a curiosity. Judge Hydrick yesterday instructed "At.. tX' X T \f r.rt/.vninll tho /lAIIPf OPiAP iUI . M . XI. *ui;v "III,V II, HIV vwu. ?. V..v.t to keep a list of all the jurors and witnesses who have to be called from the court house door, and not answering, saying that it is his purpose to withhold the per diem of all such delinquents for each day of such delinquency. The next regular meeting of the York County Farmers' Union is to be held in Yorkville on Thursday, December 3. As court will be in session at that time, it will be necessary to secure some other room than the court house for the meeting. Among the important items of business are. the annual election of officers and the awarding of the corn prizes. It is expected that the attendance on the meeting will be quite full and the proceedings will take up a good portion of the day. The demand for seed wheat continues. Local dealers say they have known nothing like it for years. Very few farmers are preparing to put in a large acreage. Most of them have been buying only a few bushels and many are content with a single bushel. Hut in the aggregate, the acreage will be large. There is a pretty general belief that there has been some kind of a change in climatic or other conditions that make wheat growing more hazardous than formerly; but there are many level-headed old farmers who have no share in this belief. '"Use good land." they say, "and give as much labor in the preparation as for cotton, and the wheat will come." FOURTH WEEK JURORS. The following venire of petit jurors was drawn this morning to serve during the fourth week of the present term of the court: A. A. Burrls Bethesda. M. W. Latham Bullock's Creek. J. O. McKeown Broad River. John A. Byers Broad River. J no. M. Fewell Catawba. E. L. Barnes Catawba. W. W. Boyd Bethel. C. D. Reid Catawba. D. C. Howell Bullock's Creek. W. H. Caldwell Catawba. J. X. Russell Bullock's Creek. J. H. Wltherspoon Catawba. J. J. Brandon Bethel. H. L. Morgan Catawba. R. A. Jackson Ebenezer. J. R. Parish King's Mountain. \V. p. Boyd Bethel. John R. Love King's Mountain. W. A. Jackson King's Mountain. Samuel Huey Bethesda. J. 'M. Taylor Ebenezer. A. H. Barnett Bethel. O. M. Carroll York. VV. E. Patrick Bethel. V. Brown McFndden Catawba. W. C. Brown Bullock's Creek. Hope Westbrook Catawba. James Bailes York. D. H. Whitener York. \Y. X. Neil York. E. M. Adams Bethel. E. C. Jackson ........King's Mountain. S. C. Rawlinson Catawba. W. H. Crook Fort Mill. \V. V. Sturgls Catawba. W. A. Barnett King's Mountain. UIITUIkl TLJ C TAU/KI Y* I I nill I n i_ iuii n, ? The Missionary Rally meeting announced last Friday to be held under the auspices of the Ladles Aid society of the Associate Reformed church, is now in progress. There are quite a number of delegates in attendance from different parts of the county. ? As will be noted from the announcement in another column, there is to be a meeting in the court house tonight for the purpose of securing the location of the Episcopal orphanage of South Carolina in Yorkville. At this meeting the mayor and other citizens behind the enterprise will fully explain the situation, and everybody will he made acquainted with the advantages that may be expected to accrue to the town by reason of the presence of such an institution. ? Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F McDow, have the sympathy of the entire community. and many friends elsewhere, in the loss of their eldest son, Thomas F? Jr., who passed away hist Sunday evening at about it o'clock. The little fellow had had a slight attack of scarlet fever from which lie had apparently recovered: but later there developed other complications that involved the kidneys and other organs, and death followed after a distressing illness of something more than a week. Little "Thomas F." as he was familiarly known to the local public, was the oldest child of his parents and passed his seventh birthday on the 10th day of last month. He was a bright, sweetfaced. manly little fellow, and was not only idolized by his father and mother, but a general favorite in the town. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, the services, which were largely attended, being conducted by Rev. E. E. Gillespie, the pastor. As a mark of respect to Mr. McI)ow, who is a prominent member of the York county bar, and in order to allow his fellow attorneys and the court officials an opportunity to attend the funeral. Judge Hydriek extended the mid-day recess to 4 o'clock, an hour beyond tile usual time. AbUU I Kturi-C. Miss Gilley Xeely of Roek Hill, is visiting Miss Ella Xeely in Yorkville. Miss Mary Eunice Grist left this morning for a visit to relatives in Bennettsville. Dr. John I. Barron returned home Sunday after spending several weeks in Marion, Ala. Mrs. I,. I?. Andrews and Mrs. Lizzie Covington of Monroe, X. (\. are visiting Mrs. Ernest Heath. Mr. H. C. Strauss is spending several days with Mr. C. \V. Smith, at The Pines, in Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Louthian of Charlotte. attended the funeral of Mr. R. S. Russell in Yorkville, Sunday. I Mrs. J. F, Hart, who is visiting Mr. John R. Hurt in Yorkville, was suddenly called to Chatham, Va., this morning on account of serious illness. Mr. Harry Xiell of Clover, who was severely injured In Washington recently was able to return to the t'niversit.v of Virginia last Saturday. The latest information from him is to the effect that he is getting along very nicely. Mrs. Harriet Clarkson, Mr. and Mrs. M. 1). Springs, Miss Blandina Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore and Miss Annie Clarkson of Charlotte, and Mr. John McDow of Charleston, came to Yorkville on account of the illness and death of little Thomas F. McDow. Xews and Courier. Saturday: Mayor John R. Hart of Yorkville, was in | Charleston yesterday, ho came nere for the purpose of persuading the trustees of the Episcopal Church orphanage that Yorkville was the best place in South Carolina at which to locate that worthy institution. He succeeded. It's a way he has. You see. he believes so thoroughly in Yorkville, in the advantages which It possesses and in the opportunities which it offers, and he sets forth his reason for the faith that is in him so earnestly and so eloquently that it would be impossible for him not to make an impression upon the people he rubs up against. Mayor Hart declares that the orphanage will, when it is removed to Yorkville, he still in the midst of friends. And it will. Yorkville is a good town. No better people may be found anywhere. Mayor Hart has gotten out an attractive little folder, in which are set forth strikingly, a number of reasons why Yorkville is a fine town in which to live. It is a most convincing document. It seems a pity, though, that he should have left out the statement that they grow there the best Scotch Presbyterians in the world and make mayonnaise dressing which is so thick that one has to cut it with a knife. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. Following are the developments in the speculative market yesterday as reviewed in an Associated Press dispatch of last night from New York: The cotton market was nervous and irregular today with trading rather less active and the close steady, net 4 points lower to 5 points higher. Sales were estimated at 250,000 bales. The market opened steady at a decline of 1 to fi points on the more active months in response to lower cables than expected and liquidation by near month shorts who were evidently alarmed by reports that cotton could be brought here profitably for delivery on contract. July and October opened net unchanged in the absence of important offerings but after the opening the general market acted quite unsettled and January was particularly weak, selling off to a net loss of 8 points under local bear pressure and liquidation by longs. There was a good demand at the decline, especially for the later months from Wall street and other outside sources, December maintained its premium, and while there seemed to be no fresh bullish development in the general news, the market became decidedly firmer during the afternoon with March, May and July making new high records for the season and the general list showing a net advance of 2 to 9 points. At 9.38 for December, however, one of the large local spot houses began selling that position. believed to be against cotton to be shipped here from Texas, and the mantel easeu uu in iruiiBrqunitc, tinning all the way from 3 to 9 points below the best. A good deal of the business represented undoing of straddles between near and late positions. Receipts at the ports today 63,850 bales against 61,156 last week and 54,293 last year. For the week 400,000 against 405,493 last week and 335,890 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 11,015 against 17,826 last year, and at Houston 18,849 against 7,435 last year. THE EPISCOPAL ORPHANAGE. It is proposed to locate the orphanage of the Episcopal church of South Carolina in Yorkvllle, and the King's Mountain Military school property is to be used for the purpose, according to the News and Courier of last Saturday. The information in the News and Courier, which is more complete in detail than has been obtainable from any other source, is as follows: At a meeting of the trustees of the Church Home and Orphanage of the diocese of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, held yesterday afternoon at St. Michael's Parish House, it was decided to remove the orphanage from Charleston to Yorkville. The Diocesan Home for the old ladies of the church will be retained here. All of the trustees were present at the meeting yesterday, with the exception of one, who was detained by unavoidable circumstances. Bishop Guerry, who is president of the board, presided and the deepest interest was taken by ail present in the matter undeV consideration. It will be recalled that the trustees have had under consideration for some tution from Charleston to some other time the possible removal of the instipoint. Many things, however, conspired to make it a matter of grave thought as to leaving Charleston, where the institution had been so long established; and it was felt that this should oniy be justified by flattering offers elsewhere and by the welfare of the institution. A sub-committee had been appointed for the purpose, and during the past six months made the contemplated action more or less public through the newspapers of the state: so as to let it be known that the matter was under consideration. They received propositions from several points in South Carolina, notably Columbia, Winnsboro, Rion, Spartanburg, Greenville, Greenwood and Yorkville. All these propositions came voluntarily to the committee, who in no case took the initiative or canvassed for offers, but merely waited and received them. Mr. Manning and the Rev. Mr. Porch er at great inconvenience and with an unselfish devotion, visited all of these places. Several of the offers were attractive, but the one from Yorkville so greatly commended itself that the committee recommended it to the board of trustees. Briefly stated, it appears that Yorkville was prepared to offer the site of the old King's Mountain Military academy. with its fine buildings and some eleven acres of land, and also an endowment of $4,000, which was guaranteed by Mr. W. B. Moore of that city; and the city council of Yorkville supplemented this with free light, water and sewerage for ten years, and in addition to this the physicians of Yorkville agreed to give free medical attention. It is believed this offer represents a money value of nearly $30,000, besides the annual contribution of the city in water and lights. It was stated also that at a reasonable price some 25 or 30 acres of land adjoining the property could he obtained. The considerations for and against the removal from Charleston were carefully presented, it being realized that it was no light matter to determine upon the removal of the institution. At the same time the offer of Yorkville was so flattering and the future growth and expansion of the institutfon seem- i ed so full of* hope and promise, that tlie trustees did not see their way-clear to reject the proposal. A resolution was accordingly adopted accepting the offer and providing for the removal of the orphanage from Charleston to that place. It should be mentioned, however, that the work of this organization, the Church Home, is two-fold, it having a diocesan orphanage for children, and also a diocesan home for the old la- < dies of the church. The trustees deem- ; ed it advisable to retain the latter branch of the institution in Charleston: and to suitably provide with build- i ings and otherwise, for this equally i important part of their work. Some j of the trustees, in conversation stated, i that while, of course, the removal of the orphanage from Charleston was regrettable, still taking into considera- i tion the Yorkville offer, and their own ] sense of responsibility, and looking < carefully and alone to the future of the I work, they felt compelled to take the | course adopted. Besides this, the older I part of the institution, the Diocesan i Home for the ladies of the Church, will 1 be re-established on new and active ' lines in Charleston. It was, therefore, i confidently hoped that the step de- ; termined on would insure the more 1 successful future of the church home, i and a wider and more useful existence. The trustees commend the work to the < diocese at large, and also to its many > friends of other households of faith, both of which classes have so generously aided It In the past. A committee of five was appointed to take the necessary steps for carrying the resolutions into effect. It may be of interest: to give the names of the gentlemen who compose the board of trustees of the church home. They are: Right Rev. Wtn. A. (luerry. R. D., president; the Revs. O. T. Porcher, Win. P. Witsell, A. S. Thomas, S. Carey Reckwith; Mrs. S. A. Conner and Messrs. Richard I. Manning, Wm. Bird, Thomas Pineknev. Wm. H. Barnwell, 1'. T. Hayne. H. P. Duval), A. M. Lee. All of these were present except Mr. Witsell, who was, much to his regret, unavoidably detained. Among other offers made to the committee, Winnsboro promised $2,500 in cash: Rion some 75 acres of land; Spartanburg a tract of 35 acres belonging to Mr. Cleveland: Greenwood 75 acres of land, or $4,000 if the institution were located within four miles of the court house; Greenville also made a very generous proposition, a beautiful site of 30 acres on the street car line, between the city and Paris Mountain, una u,..nu to .-.mi in naoh Hut while all these were generous and appreciated, the offer of Yorkville spoke too loudly to be disregarded. For many reasons, it Is believed the choice Is a wise one. THE CIRCUIT COURT. The fall term of the circuit court for York county convened in Yorkville yesterday morning, Hon. D. E. Hydrick, presiding. Solicitor J. K. Henry representing the State. Stenographer H. I. McCaw taking the testimony, and the various county court officials at their respective posts. Of the thirty-six petit jurors drawn, some were not found, and after excuses were disposed of. twenty-eight were available for duty. An extra venire of twelve names was drawn from the five-mile box with which to fill out the shortage of eight. The following eight jurors were served to complete the venire: P. S. Thomasson, J. H. Neil, L. G. Raber, Andy Sturgis, J. W. Dobson, J. B. Scott, R. F. Smith. John Lowry. The feature of the morning session yesterday after the completion of the venires, was Judge Hydrick's charge to the grand jury. Notwithstanding that this is the third and last term of all the members of that body, except the six who will hold over next year. Ills honor has been making it a rule to particularly instruct the grand jurors of the various counties as to matters that he thinks are of especial importance, and all these things were pretty thoroughly covered. By way of entering into the subject, his honor said that he had had frequent occasion to note that many grand jurors are without a comprehensive understanding of the requirement of their oaths. Because the oath is usually administered in full to the foreman only, some of the other members take up the idea that it does not apply to them as well. As a matter of fact, each grand Juryman takes the same oath that is administered to the foreman and it is equally binding on all. Repeating the oath in substance, he pointed out as the principal requirements of it that the grand jury was bound to present all infractions of law, peace, good order, public morality, etc., without fear or favor, and that it was not to be influenced to withhold presentments for reward or hope of reward. Also it is bound to guard the developments of the grand Jury room in absolute secrecy, divulging nothing to outsiders, either while the investigations are in progress or at any future time. He explained in detail what was meant by the phrases "fear or favor, reward or hope of reward." He did not believe that a South Carolina juror could be bribed or bought. Of course, such a thing may have been done; but when it has occurred, it has been a rare exception of the kind that proves the rule. If a grand Juryman should be influenced to withhold a presentment because of the prominence or in Huence of the accused, that was to be taken as a lack of moral courage on the part of the juryman. The juryman should not be deterred by public sentiment from doing lhat which he knows to be right. Personal feelings, or passions have no place in the grand jury room. As to whether there is any reason for the maintenance of secrecy in the grand jury room makes no difference so far as the grand juror's oath is concemed. Put there are. good reasons. Suppose a responsible and influential citizen is suspected of crime. The suspicion may not be general and there may be an absence of convincing facts upon which to base it. Put still there may be enough cloud to warrant a doubt. In such a case, it is proper that the grand jury make a thorough investigation. It can only do so by the examination of witnesses. After those witnesses have told all they know, there may not be enough evidence.to warrant a true bill and under these circumstances the witnesses are entitled to protection. The grand Jurors therefore should guard against allowing themselves to be [ticked as to *what did nr did not do. In connection with the fear or favor idea of the grand juror's oath, his honor took occasion to express himself very emphatically on the common tendency of allowing prominent and influential offenders to go unwhipt of juslice while the less powerful and more humble offenders were held to strict account. This he illustrated by referring to the familiar case of the negro crap shooters" who are hunted in the highways and byways, arrested, hauled into court and punished, while the town may be notoriously full of influential white gamblers who break the law with impunity and with whom the police do not think of interfering. In the face of conditions like these, he said, effective enforcement of the law is impossible, as there Is probably no other one thing that so weakens the machinery of the courts as flagrant inequality and injustice in the enforcement of the laws. Referring to the fact that the papers of Sunday morning reported three homicides in South Carolina, his honor took up tiie crime of murder. If there is one crime above another that is a stain on this southland of ours, it Is blood-guiltiness. And what are you going to do about this thing of taking human life, gentlemen? Are you satisfied with this condition? The responsibility is with you and the petit jurors. All the lawyers in South Carolina cannot acquit a guilty man. It is the duty of the lawyer to see that his client has a fair and impartial trial and that his case Is presented to the jury in the best Hght that is possible: but no innocent man is ever convicted and no guilty man is ever acquitted except for want of intelligence or integrity on the part of the petit jury that tries the case. It has been said tlint we have as good government as we deserve. I have wondered at this statement a little: but it is true. In a republican form of government, a government in which the people govern themselves, the people can have anything they want. If you want good schools, you can get them; and if you haven't got good roads it is because you do not want them. And so it is with the laws. If you want the laws enforced you can do it, and you can do as much in the way of securing: a firstclass administration through the jury hi>x as you can through the ballot box. Next, Judge Hyd rick took up a prevalent practice of talking to jurors during the progress of a trial. He said he had been to places where trial juries were surrounded by friends of both sides as soon as they came down from the court room at the first recess. Suppose you had a case before me and knew of the fact that the party on the other side was talking to me about it, you would not have much hope as to the outcome, would you? And you would not have much respect for or confidence in me would you? Well, the man who undertakes to talk to you about a case during its progress has not got much confidence in you. And you should not allow anything of the ( kind. No man should talk to you | about a case, nor talk about it in your presence. To illustrate how this kind >f thing is sometimes gotten at. his honor t ?ld of an incident where two ' parties interested in a case, tried to talk about it over a juror who was sitting in a barber's chair. The juror was an honest man: but did not know what his rights were, or how to pro- j tect himself. It is highly improper for , tnv juror to allow anybody to talk to | him abo?it any case that is on trial or to be tried. Recurring again to the matter of iheddlng human blood. Judge Hvdrick said that we had been taught that the i way to settle a quarrel was to fight and that the man who would not fight Is a coward. The sentiment Is that if a man strikes you in anger you must kill him. We may delude ourselves into thinking that we can sow one kind of seed and harvest another kind of fruit, but the Scriptures tell us that as we sow we must also reap and in this ease the harvest is necessarily assault and battery of a high ami aggravated nature, assault and battery with intent to kill and murder. If you run to keep from killing a man you may be called a coward. You would not like to be called a coward. I would not fancy being put in such a position. I know a man, however, who killed a man rather than run. He thought he had it to do. He was acquitted; but I have heard him say more than once since that he wishes he had run, and he is no coward either. Just as long as you have men who say it is cowardly to run to keep from taking life, you will continue to have unnecessary murders. Judge Hydiick then showed how lawbreaking was largely the result of training. It is sad to set- the small boy pooping firecrackers against the town ordinance. There is nothing wrong) in popping firecrackers; but the violation of the law is a serious thing. Later we see 1dm killing birds in viola lion oj me game laws. i ne Killing 01 the birds does not amount to much? that is a small thing: but the violation of the law is a big thing. These violations lead to other violations, and the more broken laws we have the more serious the situation. The observance of law, his honor said, is a matter of training. The boy who is trained to obey the law from a sense of love and respect, will make a good citizen. I would not think much of a son who obeyed me only from fear. But still there are those who cannot be brought to observe the law from respect and they should be punished and made to fear it. Referring to the question of investigating the books of the county offices, his honor said that there should be a state examiner to look after this matter under the direction of the governor or comptroller general. Most of the county officials, his honor said, are honest and desirous of doing their whole duty. When they get into trouble, it is usually because of ignorance. They make a mistake and cover it up. But it is impracticable for grand juries to make satisfactory examinations of these books. I venture that if you will look up the records in the cases of the few county officers in this state who have from time to time gone wrong, you will find that each and every grand jury report for a number of preceding terms will contain a statement to the effect that "we have examined the books of the various county officers and found them correct." If we had a competent state officer to look after these things, we would not have so much trouble. After concluding his general remarks, of which the foregoing is only, a summary, his honor proceeded to give specific instructions as to various bills of indictments that had been prepared by the solicitor, and taking these bills the grand jury retired. The first case taken up was that of the State against Henry Sims, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The defendant plead guilty of aggravated assault, and the court imoosed a sentence of one year on the ohaingang or a fine of $sno Waddell Castles, alias Wood Castles, was tried on the charge of burglary and larcenv and acquitted. Buster Ray. charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, plead guilty of assault of an aggravated nature. and was sentenced to $50 or six months. Rnfus' Anderson, the negro who killed Tom Hafner. also colored, near Yorkville recently, was allowed to nlend guilty of manslaughter and he was sentenced to twenty years in. the penitentiary. The business of court has been dragging along very slowly this morning owing largely to the unavoidable absence of Mr. MeDow. who represents the defendants in several of the cases that would have otherwise been taken up. The case against Mason Estes, charged with selling liquor, was nol prossed on payment of the statutory fine of $100. Marshall Melton, a white man. plead guilty to giand larceny, stealing from his brother, and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. In the case of Henry Massey. charged with housebreaking and larceny, the solicitor consented to a verdict of not guilty. The grand jury has been quite busy vesterday and today, and will hardly be discharged before tomorrow. I A I I AOAKlirc LUUni. iV^nj. Died on the Chaingang. A negro convict named Sam Rippy serving: on the chaingang for selling liquor, died suddenly last Friday night. He was being worked on the sewerage ditch from the jail during the day and in the afternoon began to complain of severe pains. He was allowed to lay oft' until night, when he was taken to quarters in a wagon. He continued to complain and medical attention was sent for but nothing could be done for his relief. He died at about 9 o'clock. Col. J. R. Hudson Married. The DeQueen, Arkansas, Bee. announces the marriage of Col. J. R. Hudson, formerly of this county, but for many years past, postmaster of DeQueen. to Miss Velarie C. Hawkins. The marriage took place, at the Parsonage at Sulphur Springs, Okla., on November 18. and the ceremony was performed by Rev. J. R. Weaver. Col. Hudson's many friends in this locality join those of Arkansas in wishing him and his bride all happiness. Arrived In Good Shape. Company G. of the First South Carolina regiment, National Guard, Capt. J. S. McKeown. arrived in Yorkville, last night at 11 o'clock, having marched from Cornwell, Chester county?31 miles?since 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The men were in good shape considering the long march over heavy roads; but they had a plenty. They spent the night in the armory of company L, and left this morning at 7 o'clock for the ritie range near Sutton Springs, 3 miles west of Yorkville. Plowing By Steam. Rock Hill Record: Under the direction of McFadden & Erwin, the local agents of the Case company, a large road traction engine was taken out to Winthrop college farm on Saturday for the purpose of giving all of this week a practical demonstration of plowing by steam. To this traction engine will be attached a gang of twelve plows. The demonstration was started this morning and the dirt was made to fly in great shape. Farmers of York county are Invited t?r witness this demonstration any day this week. Killed at Saw Mill. Mr. Richard S. Russell, formerly of Yorkville, and well known here; but who for about two years past has been operating a saw mill near King's Creek, in partnership with a Mr. Blackwood, met with a fatal accident last Friday morning as the result of which death occurred at about 5.30 Saturday afternoon. From such information as could be gathered, it appears that the unfortunate man was engaged in taking care of the lumber as it came from the saw, and while about to throw down a slab his foot slipped and he fell backward against the drive wheel of the engine. His head struck the protruding key that holds the drive wheel and his skull was fractured. He lost consciousness and did not recover. The I body was brought to Yorkville and on Sunday afternoon was interred in the cemetery here, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. I. G. Murray. The deceased was about 48 years of age. He leaves a widow, who was a Miss Finley. and six daughters as follows: Mrs. A. H. Louthian of Char- '< lotte, N*. <*., Mrs. F. P. Porter of Hope, Ark., Misses Jennie, Nellie, Kate and ' Georgia Russell. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. \V. H. Powell of 1 Forest City. N. O.. and Mrs. R. E. Montgomery of Yorkville. i I AT THE CHURCHES. I BAPTIST. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7.15 o'clock. Thanksgiving set- I rice on Thursday at 11 a. m.. preaching liy Rev. E. E. Gillespie. I PRESBYTERIAN. Prayer meeting on Wednesday even-) ng at 7 o'clock. I Special Jlotircs. Educational Rally. -x The Educational Rally that was to ^ have been held at the Presbyterial school last Saturday, had to be postponed on account of the weather, and the date has been changed to Thursday, the 26th instant. Thanksgiving Day. Rev. J. S. Orier of Sharon, and Hon. T. B. Butler of Oaffney. are expected to make addresses. The public Is Invited to come with baskets. I Neal A. Ranson, Principal. She Cotton iflarket. Yorkvllle, November 24.?Cotton 9c. { SINK A WELL. NOW is the time to have wells sunk. Have them Bored and get through with it in a day. Write T. W. ROSS, Rock Hill, S. C. 93 f.t 2t w.o. w7~ THERE will be a Called Meeting of Yorkville Camp, No. 38, W. O. W., this TUESDAY Evening for Pro- j tection Degree work. Come. " It D. T. WOODS, Clerk. * WILB O RN~ FOR SALE J 165 Acres?In Clay 'Hill, one dwelling; 65 acres tine timber; 4i miles Newport?$10 per Acre. 38 Acres?Adjoins lands Wm. Barnes. 13 acres timber, 3 acres fine bottoms. A great Bargain?$350, terms to suit. .1. C. WILBORN. Heal Estate. Who? Karl Jansen What? HUMORIST AND ENTERTAINER. y From where? "THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN." When? FRIDAY NIGHT. NOVEMBER 27. Where? BETHANY HIGH SCHOOL. 1 For whom? YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS. ADMISSION: i FIFTEEN CENTS. "sj I SELL II ECKER'S RUCKW11 EAT MOUNTAIN BUCKWHEAT ^ IU HKEE'S SALAD DRESSING WHOLE PINEAPPLE IIFINZ S BEANS IIEINZ'S PICKLING VINEGAR # S.MOKI\G and CHEWING TOBACCO and CIGARS TEAS nnd COFFEES. I. W. JOHNSON. i las. M. Starr, . .1. F. McEIwee, President. Sec. and Treas. YORK SUPPLY CO. Incorporated. ^ ROOFING We sell Galvanized Iron Roofing? ? trimpeti unu Mirrugnini. Painted Iron Hoofing?..y".Crimped and Corrugated. . Valley Tin. ' Shingles?Xos. 1, x and 2. Nails for Iron and Shingles. Paint for Shingles and Iron. Dressed Lumber of all kinds and grades from the cheapest to the best. Sagging and Ties. A -Hay Wire. It will pay YOU to buy your FLOUR from US. York Supply Company. HAD TDK MOWING AND IF ANYTHING PLEASES YOU. LET US HAVE YOUR PROPOSI TIOXS: 1 166 Acres?3 miles east Rock Hill, 75 in cultivation, firewood, tenant house. X-acre meadow, spring and branch. V Per acre $20.00. Third cash, balance 6 A and 12 months." 200 708 Acres?Dargan's "Hlcklin Fishing Creek place," 4 miles northeast of Guthrlesville, 2 miles north of Bethesda church, on public road. Six settlements. The farm has been divided into several small tracts and will be sold tn unit hiiwrs- sump cood hottom land. This property has good tenants on it and brings a Rood income. Price on application. Terms easy. 226 Write for a copy and subscribe for Poag's Real Estate Monthly from which you can see a Ions list of Real estate to select from?only 50 cents a year. J. EDGAR POAG, BROKER. "Cuts the Earth to Suit Your Taste." HOCK HILL. S. C. THIS BANK .Will Be Closed. -THURSDAY- 1 Thanksgiving Day THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK VORKVILLE. S. C. Your Guano bills are over due and *re drawing interest. See us for fresh Groceries of all kinds. Closing out our line of Hardware at prices that will move it. We have the best Leather and plenty of it. So far as we know, we have the best and prettiest line of Dishes in town?see them. See our line of Glassware. See our line of Confectioneries. ? We've been selling a lot of goods lately?there's a reason for It. We want everybody that owes us to Day us, ami we don't propose to carry |ooy debts over into 1909 V HF.ItXDON ? GORDON.