Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 27, 1908, Image 2

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Scraps and 4*acto. ? Washington. November 24:. Declaring that there will be an honest revision of the tariff and that there is no present need of "fretting:" about the selection of a speaker of the house in the sixty-first congress. Speaker Cannon arrived here from Illinois late today for the approaching: session of congress. In the course of a statement issued by the speaker he says: "There is one thing of which you may be sure, no representative, and especially no speaker, will fall to do everything In his power to carry out the well considered constitutionally express will of the majority of the people. "This is why I believe we shall get the sort of tariff revision the people voted for. I do not pretend to prophesy or to dictate. It is and should be beyond any t/4 /Untotu tn the house of mail ? P'nn |? uivtotv __ representatives." ? Lake City. Fla.. November 25: The harm which cheap Egyptian cotton labor does to the business of the Sea Island cotton growers of the United States was the local point of discussion at today's convention here of the Sea Island Cotton Growers' association of Georgia and Florida. A resolution was adopted setting forth the cost of production of Egyptian cotton with labor at "eight to ten cents per day." and the cost of production of Sea Island cotton at twenty-two to twenty-four cents per pound" and ask for a tariff of ten cents per pound on Egyptian cotton. The convention appointed a committee of eight members, four from Georgia and four from Florida to meet the ways and means committee at Washington December first and argue for ten cent tariff on Egyptian cotton. The convention also endorsed by resolution the policy of protection for American industries. It decided to ask the co-operation of Harvie Jordan, president of the Sea Island Cotton association and C. S. Barrett and R. F. Duckworth, of the Farmers' Education and Co-operative Union. ? Madison Square Garden. NewYork. November 26: Dorando Pietri of Caperi, Italy, defeated John J. Hayes of this city in the renewal of the Marathon race at Madison Square Garden 1 'llctannti was 2fi miles. 85 UMI1KIII. ( lie . yards, the same as the Olympiad Marathon, which Hayes won at Shepards Bush, London last summer. Dorando proved Hayes1 master tonight, as he held the lead from start to finish, finally winning by about 60 yards. Hayes was in the lead five times during the race, but only for a few seconds each time. Dorando's time was 2:44:20 2-5 and Hayes 2:45:05 1-5. Ten thousand persons watched the contest, and while partisan feeling ran high nothing more than good natured raillery was the outcome. The last few mile* of the race was exciting. In the 24th mile Hayes made another of the Jumps to the front that he had been springing at intervals during the race, but Dorando, running strong, easily resumed the lead like a flash. This was repeated half a mile further on, Dorando again proving the stronger. The 25th mile was finished in 2:36:57 1-5. Hayes weakened in the last In.lf-mile and the Italian won handily by about 60 yards. ? Nashville, Tenn., November 25: The fcrlmlnal court today fixed the trial of Col. Duncan B. Cooper, his son, Robin J. Cooper, and John D. Sharpe, on the charge of the murder of former United States Senator Carmack. for December 8. All pleaded not guilty when arraigned separately. They were refused hail. Counsel for defense objected to their clients being brought in person into court and asked to be allowed to waive formal arraignment, urging the custom which has prevailed in this court. The attorney general insisieu following the law to the letter, :ho**ever, and the court sustained him. Col. Cooper listened closely to the .reading of the indictment and at its close Judge Hurt asked: "Are you guilty or not guilty?" "Not guilty," was the reply in a clear voice. Robin Cooper was next called and the indictment against him read in the manner of the preceding one. His answer to the usual question was in a low voice. "Not guilty." Mr. Sharpe was called and the Indictment charging him with the murder of Senator Carmack was first read and the usual question ra?ked him. His reply, in a loud voice, .wax "Not guilty, sir." The indictment .cliarging him with being an accessory before the fact was next read and in the same manner and words he entered his plea. ? Valetta, Island of Malta, November "5.?A terrible disaster, in which more *' 1 ~ J # Vi<\le 1 llfAO iruin a, iiunuieu pcisuus ium n?*n> n>??i occurred at the entrance to this port this morning. The British steamer Sardinia, of the Ellerman line, hailing from Liverpool, and bound for Alexandria with a crew of forty-four Englishmen, eleven first and sixteen second cabin English passengers and nearly two hundred Arab pilgrims aboard caught fire and within a few minutes was a roaring furnace, the iiames bursting upward to a height of two hundred feet, from frequent explosions in the hold. So rapidly did the fire spread that the frantic efforts of the crew to operate the fire apparatus proved useless, for it seemed but a moment before the upper works and maku crashed down upon the deck, while the ship's boats were crushed by the falling debris or set fire and quickly burned. Safety lay only in the sea. for no one could save himself except by jumping overboard and taking chances of being picked up. Assistance was hurried to the burning vessel from all the warships in the harbor and from the shore, but the work ><f rescue was greatly impeded by the strong tide that was running. Even the naval launches were unable to go alongside. Among the Arabs there was a panic that could not be controlled. Many of them were too frightened to onH tKov u-ora np/l to Others, casting themselves into the waves, were drowned. ? Union City. Tenn., November 24: The little town of Tiptonville, bordering on Reelfoot Lake, which has been the scene of many stirring incidents for the past month, witnessed the lynching late this afternoon of three negToes, who were arrested this morning for murdering Special Deputy Sheriff Richard Burress and fatally wounding John Hall, deputy sheriff. The negroes' names were Marshall Stinebeck, Edward Stinebeck, Jim Stinebeck. These brothers created a disturbance at a religious meeting near Tiptonville Saturday night and when the two officers attempted to arrest them a fight ensued in which the negroes came out victorious and made their escape. They were captured this morning. The lynching would have happened earlier in the day had it not been for a number of citizens who pleaded that the lynching be deferred. This was finally accomplished when Justice Lee Davis agreed to open his court at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and give the negroes a speedy trial. This was done and no sooner had the negroes been given death sentence than the mob, with whoop and yell, rushed into the court room, seized the negroes and soon had them hanging to a nearby tree. Many shots were fired into the air as the negroes were drawn from the earth. Immediately on official confirmation of the threatened lynching at Tiptonville, Governor Patterson ordered Captain Ragan at Union City, to dispatch twenty-five militiamen of the Obion county reserve to the scene. They were sent on a special train. The troops had traveled forty miles and arrived after the lynching was accomplished. <Thc \|orkritlc (Bnquirrv. Pntered at the Postofflce in Yorkvllle as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.i FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1908. The Anderson Mail, whose sincerity we hold in the highest respect, and whose judgment generally meets with our approval, insists upon discussing the terribly perplexing question as to the best way of disposing of offenders who commit the nameless crime. It thinks that the military ought not to have been called upon to guard the Spartanburg jail, and is rather disposed to sympathize with the soldiers who refused to muster to orders. Although we confess that this is a very unpleasant question, we do not feel warranted in trying to dodge it. The thing, however, is not to be decided by a man's feelings, what he would or would not do, or would like to do, under certain circumstances. The question is broader and deeper than that. Of course, where a neighbor, or even a few Individuals see proper to perpetrate a lynching for this crime, there is not likely to be much objection. Protest arises only in case of grave doubt as to whether the lynching was justified by the facts. But while this is the truth, we would not be understood as claiming that it is best. Our view as to what should be done is different from what we, ourselves would be strongly tempted to do, and which we probably would do. But of this fact we feel convinced, that if this country would attain the highest and best progress in civilization, it must make the laws of the land absolutely supreme, subject only to the revealed law of Almighty God. The enforcement o^ law is not perfect in Germany, England or France; but it is far better than in this country, and this crime is seldom heard of in ony of those countries. We have seen lynching for *' ' -?*?? ninrtA tKn v**o)? nn/i iniH Cnrilt* nmvc Hie nut | up?M every negro In (he land as well as every white man know? the penalty; but lynching does not seem to have had a great deal of effect in the direction desired. On the other hand, we are tempted to believe, that this crime owes its prevalence more to our flagrant failure to enforce our laws than to any other cause. It is a fact well understood by all men of average intelligence that where law is established in all the majesty that should belong to it. so far as human endeavor can so establish it, Jt becomes the most powerful agency on earth for good?the guiding protector and benefactor of those who w<5uld do right?and a terror greater than lynching to those who would do evil. Now, recurring to the Spartanburg case and the Justification of the soldiers who refused to obey orders. As to the soldier, we merely have to say that it is his duty to obey. It is not a matter of fine spun theory; but of fact. A soldier has no right even to think of the right or wrong of questions iike this, or any other question involving obedience to orders. But the real point in this question is beautifully illustrated in the attitude and conduct of {Sheriff Nicholln. With what is known about this man as a Confederate soldier and as an officer, no man would think of charging that he does not measure up to the highest standard of Christian manhood. We venture that if, as a private citizen. he could have gotten his hands on that Spartanburg beast, the morning of the crime, he would have killed him as a snake. But when he took that negro into custody as an officer of the law. it was a different matter. The life of the negro did not enter Into tin? proposition at all. It was the sacred majesjty of the law for which Sheriff Nicholls stood, and for this he showed his willingness to sacrifice his life. When the administration of justice shall have been established in this state in accordance with the standards of men like Sheriff Nicholls. it will he on a still higher plane even than it is in Europe, and there will be no more lynching for the crimes that are nocy held to provoke them will have ceased to <>ccur. Home Supplies. It is an old, <#id subject, but the doctrine of home supplies and cotton as a surplus, is just as sound now as jt has ever been. There Is not much tinsel and glitter about the hog and hominv rule: but the records of those who have tried it furnish indisputable evidence of its complete success. There h?.r been effort after effort to carry through unveysal holding movements for the purpo** ,pf raising the price of cotton to a fair Jeve>\ and several of these efforts have been attended with a great deal of success; bu? fcopej of them have been as successful as they should have been for very manifest reasons. One sufficient reason Is thui there has never been a holding movement <h?t held. We shall not undertake to argue that the idea of holding cotton is impracticable. We believe it is practicable; but we do not believe it Is the best uay to attain the end sought, a continued high price of cotton and a big currency balance for the south. The best way to accomplish that end is by what is commonly known as the hog and hominy route. While it is an unusual price, fifteen cents, for instance, is not too high for cotton. Assuming a whole plantation devoted to cotton and labor and every other commodities needed to produce the crop, paid for in money, we do not believe things could possibly he managed so as to enable the owner or manager to break even at fifteen cents for his cotton, I$ut it is not to be contended that this is a fair business test. Among other things, while it is admitted that a whole year is required in the raising of a crop of cotton ready for market, it must not be forgotten that the capital, labor and equipage required is idle during a considerable portion of the meantime when ordinary business economy requires that it should be productive. The idea of devoting a plantation to a single crop is absurd. On the other hand it follows that the farmer who so pitches his crop as to economize all the time that can be made profitably available during the year, must necessarily reduce his cotton acreage below what it would be if his purpose is to make as much cotton as possible. This is the hog and hominy idea in a nutshell, and it is the policy that has been followed not only by those who have been most successful in the past; but by those who will be most successful in the future. It involves a principle that is applicable to every other line of business, the same as to farming. It seems to us that to this time, the tendency of the universal holding idea has been to increase rather than decrease cotton production. We would like to think of it otherwise; but our observation does not so permit us. It is a fact that thousands have stood by their obligations to curtail acreage and hold cotton; but at the same time it is a fact that other thousands have increased their acreage in the hope that the general holding would bring better prices and have sold whenever they thought their own personal interest would be best subserved, regardless of obligations to others. The general effect has been prejudicial to diversity and in the direction of an increased yield. The most common argument advanced by the average cotton producer against the hog and hominy policy or diversification of crops is that "the other fellow will not do it." That is correct. The other fellow will not do it. And right there is the point. In failing to do it "the other fellow" pays the j penalty. The man who does do it reaps the reward regardless of what the other fellow does. For, while it Is true that it Is not practicable to raise an all cotton crop at fifteen cents a pound, it is practicable to profitably raise cotton purely as a surplus at a much less figure. If the entire south would raise cotton only as a surplus, the price would speedily go to fifteen cents and stay there. While the pursuance of this policy by individuals will not bring about the same result, those individuals would be assured of sound business progress. We would not be understood as Jn any way trying to minimize the importance of united effort. Muph good work has been accomplished by tbe Southern Cotton association and the l.'..^,.o' I'ninri nnH thPTP is ITiUCh I'UI IIICIP H.IVM., MMU r-.~ -rmore good work to be done by both, particularly the latter. But neither organization has ever sought to teaph that the whole problem lay in reducing the acreage or holding cotton off the market. The Farmers' Union, especially. holds that hog and hominy?diversification?affords the master key to the situation, and every man who tries this, whether as a member of one or both of the organizations, or as an individual, will certainly meet with ultimate success. AROUND ABOUT OGDEN. Marriage of Mr. A- R. Williamson and Miss Decca Lawrerjcw-^-Tjio farmers and the Qrops?Personal MentionCorrespondence of tfie Yorkville Enquirer. Ogden. November 25.?Mr. Ifeal Williamson and his sister. Miss Mary, left Tuesday morning to be presgqj: oif Wednesday at the marriage of thelr brother. Mr. A. R. Williamson, to Miss Decca Dawrence at the bride's home in Pinewood, thle state. On account of a recent bereavement in the family of the groom, only a few near relatives and friends of the young couple were to be present at the marriage, the ceremony being a very quiet, informal affair. Mr. Williamson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williamson of this neighborhood, and is a young man of sterling worth and character. He was admitted to the bar for the practice of law in Augusta, Ga., something over a year ago. and is there rapidly making his mark arqong the legal prof^ssiorj. The bride (s one of Piqewood's fair?s? daughters. Mr. arjd Mrs. WjIl|amsoq will make their home ir> Augusta. The farmers are busy gathering the remnant of the cotton crop and baullifg *u - f a tlio critiu SfiTYlP h?lVA lilt? uaico *\w me o'mw already finished and with a few mope days of nice weather the crop of 1908 will be gathered In this section of the county; with the exception of a few who never get through until after Christinas. The work of sowing small grain has been greatly interfered with on account of so much rain, but the farmers are taking advantage of every moment that the land is dry enough to plow, and if there is any chance at all to get the seed in the ground there will be a very good acreage sowed in this section. Those who sowed before the wet weather set in got fine stands and the young plants are getting well rooted and will stand the hard freezes better than the la{e sowjng. Bethesda council Jr. O. U. A. M. iy}l| hold their annual oyster supper p.nd social meeting this (Wednesday) a/ternoon in the Junior hall at this place. The members haye been preparing for the occasion for sometime and the affair promises to be one of much pleasure to all who attend. As was noted in this correspondence several weeks ago, Mr. S. E. McFadden will move with his family to Greenville, Texas, this fall. He is trying to arrange his business affairs so as to be ready to leave by December 15th. Mrs. Bea Kinard of Newberry, spent a week recently at this place with her brother, Mr. S. E. McFadden, and her sister. Mrs. Lula Caldwell and other relatives. Mr. A. P. Dominey, wfio has been very low with pneumoni^, is' reported much better. i-wr-: ? ?? ? BEAMGUARD-URR. Marriage of Two Popular Young Peo* pie at Clover. Oorreseendence of the Yorkville Enouirer. Clover, November 26.?A beautiful lxtme wedding was celebrated Tuesday afternoon, November 24th, at the home of the bride's father, when Mr. F. D. Lee of Fort Mill, led to the altar Miss Isabella the popular daughter of Mr. W. T. peai;uguar;d.' "jThe house was appropriately djecQraiea |u green and white. TJie pefempny was' performed in u very impressive ip^rjiner by Rev. H. J. Mills, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The bride was beau^lfu^y gowned in a cream suit and Parried a lovely bouquet of white carnations and ferns. As the curtains were drawn by Messrs. K. C. Caldwell and A. I* Pursley, the little flower girls, sisters of the bride, led the bridal party into the reception room, where they received the congratulations and best wishes of many friends. Amid a shower of rice and be?q washes from a host of friends, the happy couplf left on the evening train for a ten days' trip north, expecting to visit Washington, Baltimore and New York. After December 5th. they will be at home at Fort Mill, where the groom is the popular young operator. r*-? CilKIU)Kt:p Cot UN PlilZK.?The general result of the Cherokee county' corn prize competition instituted by the Merchants and Planters' bank of Gaffncy, was published Ig.sf Thiesdny. The Gaffney Ledger givee the y}e|<js produced l?v fin. different com net i tors as follow*: Contestant. Bushels. (). P. Hill l-'l J. W. Smith 87 ll*80 \V. I. Jones 66 2-3 K. R. Cash 110 1-2 \V. A. Young 86 53-80 R. J. W. Moss 47 58-80 H. M. Shillinglaw 58 26-80 J I). Sparks 55 51-80 K. R. McSwain "4 30-80 A. C. Price 57 44-80 M. R. Scruggs 112 20-80 Geo. D. Scruggs 88 20-80 Geo. \V. Webster 01 26-80 R. K. Sarratt 86 2-3 A. S. Smith "5 7-8 G. S. Rlack 50 58-80 T C Petty 107 60-SO LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. M. B. Love, Yorkvllle No. 5?Has pure bred Buff Orpington cockerels and pullets for sale. S. A. Olenn & Co.?Requests parties Indebted to the late firm of Olenn & Riddle to make settlement at once. R. M. Bratton and Williamson Bros.? Give notice that after this week their ginneries will be run Thursdays and Fridays only. J L. Williams & Co.?Want you to see them for shoes, dress goods, clothing, etc. M. W. White?Says he has never failed to get money to satisfy the demands of his clients in completing deals. Star Drug Store?Calls attention to Uva-Sol. the new blood preparation and makes an introductory offer. Loan and Savings Bank?Invites you to open an account with it. It handles all legitimate banking business. J. Edgar Poag, Broker?Tells you to watch his advertisements for York county offerings. York Drug Store?Can supply you with all kinds of toilet articles, soaps, eic. City Meat Market?Will have fish and oysters tomorrow?Saturday. Strauss-Smith Co.?Continues its closing out sale and offers new bargains from day to day. First National Bank?Explains why it buys space to advertise its business ?to tell you of Its advantages. Thomson Co.?Gives additional prices for its Mill and Factory Syndicate sale, which still continues. J. C. Wllborn?Offers two especially attractive tracts of land in Kbenezer [ township. Clubmakers will please understand that while the competition for township premiums is among clubmakers resident of the townships In which they compete, there are no restrictions as to where names shall come | from. A name secured from without the county even, counts In a townsrip competition the same as if secured within the township. The principal ef| feet of giving two valuable premiums to the clubmakers making the largest clubs in each township, is to ensure to the clubmakers of one township as good opportunities as can be had by the clubmakers of any other township. THE DOPE FIENDS. There are not as many dope fiends in Yorkville now as there were a year or two back. At one time there was quite a large number of them in the town; but they have been thinning out steadily and surely, until now there are very few left. By "dope fiends" are meant the people who have contracted the cocaine habit?mostly negroes. This form of dissipation was originally brought to Yorkville by home negroes who had become addicted to it in other towns, and by stragglers who came for employment on public works. The number of fiends increased steadily from a very few t? quite a crowd, apd included rjegroes of both sexes. There were po laws aga|nsf the sale of the dpug at that time and it was easy to get. In tt|e course of time the average dope fiend came to tje known eyen to casual observers by hjs Characteristic listlessqess. sjespiness and the daaed, Indifferent manner in wbioh he conducted himself generally. But after a while with the enactment of local and state laws prohibiting the sale of cocaine there followed a noticeable decrease in the number of users of cocaine. "There are a few 'dope' fiends in Yorkville yet," said a young man who has been in a position to get Information on the subject, to the reporter. "I ~ T vtavrtA VAU O rl (W O n Whft nupponr i tuuiu iim.iv. u. used to be here and who have gone away because of the difficulty of getting dope. But there are still a few here. I do not know where they get their 'dope' frqm, but I tfUpk they ge It through ^he mostly. Only' t few days ago I heard qne negro de7 cline to go down town with another bocause, he said he was looklnf? for sorqe '4?PP' hv the next mail. whfch was about open." As Is pretty generally understood, the effects of cocaine on its users is more destructive of both body and mind than whisky, opium or morphine. The stuff seems to deaden all physical and moral sensibilities, and leaves its victims more irresponsible even than animals. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Yorkvllle Camp Woodmen of the World had their annual supper at Louis Roth's restaurant last night: They had a great fim'e. ' ? The regular meeting of the Farmers' Union will he held in Yqrkvijie next Thursday, Deqerrjber 3. Secretary Black has secured the upstairs of the Herpdon hu"dflng fop tbe pupposp. ? Thanksgiving wgs qbsepved yesterday with uiijon sepvice tpt the BqPtjst churoh. The aervjoe was conducted by Revs. E. E. OilleBple, I, O. Murray and George Ratchford. A thank offering was made for the benefit of the orphanages of the various denominations. The service was very much enjoyed by those present. ? About forty relatives and close friends of the young people gathered at the residence of Mr. Luther G. Thompson last Wednesday afternoon to witness the marriage of his sister T.I T7.ll., T? TC? R Ca 1ft _ JI iss r>11ct uanr iu mi. vnunv? ? . v?.? well. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. S. Grier of Sharon. Alfhouglt the invitation ' list was srpalj. ttyel*? were quite a number of beg.utjfu| presents. Sportly after the rnarrjage, Mr. and Mrs. Ca|dwplJ dr?Ye through the country to Bowling Greer), wnjch' p)ace they will make their future hoipe. ? There was quite a full and representative meeting in the oourt house last Tuesday night in response to Mayor Hart's call in behalf of the Episcopal orphanage proposition. Mr. J. S. Brice was called to the chair and after Mayor Hart stated the object of the meeting to raise funds necessary to secure the location of the Episcopal orphanage in Yorkville, there were short addresses by Revs. E. E. Gillespie and I. G. Murray setting forth their conceptions of the moral benefits to be derived to the community from such an institution. The whole subject was quite favopabjy considered "by all present and there were evidences that liberal subscriptions would be forthcoming. It was decided however, tq leave the matter of raising fupds |Q the work of a nnmmittee. which was aDDOinted as follows: Mayor John R. Hart, Dr. W. CI. White, Messrs. J. P. "White, J. C. Wllborn and W. R Moore MISSIONARY RALLY. The "Missionary Rally," or "Arousal." held in the Associate Reformed church last Tuesday, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society, was an occasion of great interest not only to the representatives of the various Associate Reformed churches: but to all other participants as well. All 6f the' Associate Reformed churches? jn! "Fork "'county,' except one. wepe peppeseptety, ^'nfj 'fhepe Wa$ alfco a dpiejjaflop j'pofp Chesfep. Tp'e representation VVMS M follows: Bethany?-Mps, J. Jf jlcQlll, Mlos Ruth McClill and Miss Diila Resslje. Clover?Dr. and Mrs. R, M. Stevenson. Hickory Grove?Mrs. J. L. Oates, Mrs. J. W. Castles. Neely's Creek?Mrs. N. B. Williams, and Miss Jennie Less lie. Rock Hill?Mrs. W. W. Boyce. Mrs. Rosa Strait and Miss Madge Pressley. Sharon?Mrs. C. L. Kennedy, Miss Nannie Scott, and Miss Klttie Mitchell, and Mr. E. R. Majoney. Smyrna?Mrs. J. \V. (juinn. Tjrzah?Mrs. Eliza Bar pop.' YorkviJI^?Th.Q )Lad}es' Aic| Society. Chester?Mrs. A. G. Brice and airs. M. H. Gastpp. Besides the delegates there wa{? al^o present quite a fqll congregation of Yorkvjlle people. Rev. K. M. Stevenson, D. D., opened the meeting with prayer and presided during the exercises: Following the calling Of the meeting to order, Mrs. M. W. White delivered an address of welcome that was singularly appropriate and well to the point, ssne wax rouoweq ny miss janie Love, missionary to Mexico, with an interesting account of her work in the Mexican field, after which Mrs. R. M. Stevenson read an ably prepared "Sketch on Home and Foreign Missionary Work." This was followed by prayer by Rev. E. E. Gillespie, after whi'.h Mrs. J. F. McElwee read a paper on "Individual Responsibility." Next Mrs. S. A. Weber gave some "Helpful Hints." and Mrs. J. R. Lindsay, gave a sketch of Ladies Work In the First Presbyterian church of Yorkville. The closing paper, a most excellent one, was read by Mrs. A. G. Brice of Chester, on the "Ways and Means of Increasing Interest in Ladles' Societies." After the making of a thank offering, the meeting was dismissed with a benediction by Rev. R. M. Stevenson. The meeting was somewhat unique in most of its features; but it was none the less interesting, and all present felt that it was calculated to be of much benefit to the missionary cause. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Annie Jackson spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Clover. Mr. Paul G. McCorkle and son, of Chester, spent yesterday in Yorkville. Miss Dot Montgomery- spent Thanksgiving with Miss Essie Lindsay in Gastonia. Mrs. W. B. Moore and daughter, Miss Marie, left Wednesday morning for New York city. The Sharon congregation gave Rev. J. S. drier a liberal Thanksgiving pounding yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neely Moore of Columbia, spent Thanksgiving in Yorkville with relatives and friends. Mr. J. L. Strain of Cherokee county, was In Yorkville last Tuesday, and was pleasantly greeted by many friends. Misses Sallle and Mattle McConnell of McConriellsville. are spending a few days in Yorkville with relatives and friends th.s week, Mr. H. C. Strauss has returned home from Ashevllle, and says that Mr. Chan. SV. Smith is improving steadily and hopes to spend Christmas with Yorkville friends and relatives. An operation was performed on Mr. W. M. Faulkner at his home at King's Creek yesterday for an abscess on his back. The operation was quite a serious one and Mr. Faulkner's family and friends are very much concerned as to the outcome. Prof. J. D. Huggins, formerly of Bethany, now principal of the Boiling Springs High school at Shelby, N. C., was stricken with appendicitis a few days ago and submitted to an operation at Rutherford on Wednesday. As far as is known, the operation was successful; but relatives and friends are very apprehensive about the possible outcome, especially on account of Mr. Huggins's rather frail constitution. Mr. Erskine Adkins, a brother-in-law of Mr. Huggins went to Rutherford yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Radcllffe, Jr., of Charleston, arrived in Yorkville Wednesday evening having been summoned because of the critical illness of Mr. G. T. Radcllffe, Sr. Mr. Radpl|ffe has been very ill during the greater part of the present year. He has beep ab}e to devote a few weeks to hjs business as traveling salesman since last December, but for the greater part of the time has been confined t? his home. He has beep in bed for rp?re than a nnoi fin Mnnrlov thprp mmft llivriii.ii |na|. v^i, n<-<- Tna change that seemed t? denote the end. This has been followed hy temporary rallies; hut tnere seems po hope that he can survive longer than a ffw morp days at mqst. Q0MM9N PUA? QASB9, At the sounding of Calendar 1 last Wednesday morning, the bar with the material assistance of the court, agreed upon a roster to be observed in connection with the common pleas jury cases. Judge Hydrick let it be understood that this roster would b?. strictly adhered to and the litigants responsible for delays would have to take the consequences. Because of the fact that so many attorneys have business before the supreme court, {he I week beginning Monday, December 7, will not figure in the roster a{ pl|. po|r lowing is thp roster: Monday, Noverpbpf 3Q. E. F. Bell vp. Eastern pnion telegraph company. p. f?. Aqarps ys. Western Unjoq telegraph pompapy. John Williams ys, Charlotte Brtok company. Walker R. Datimer v?. General Electric company. Tuesday, December 1. Woods M. Steele vs. Poe, et al. Woods M. Steele vs. Sam'l Friedhelm, et al. Wednesday, December 2. D. L. Shieder vs. Southren Railway company. Hamilton H. Wood vs. Highland Park Manufacturing company. Thursday, December 3. A. Y- Y?.Vthy Vs-- Southerly Railway company. " ' Mrs. Annie Ashfopd VS. "Vyegtern ynion Telegraph cflrflpflfly. Friday, Dppembep 4. j. YY. Risiar \s. seaoqqrq ^r 4-<?q? Railway company. Edward JPevvell VS. Southern = way ropipapy. Monday, December 14. F, A. Nicholson vs. Arcade Cotton Mills, et al. A. S. Barron, et al.,. vs. Henry Summit, et al. Tuesday, December 15. Jas. H. Patterson \'s. Fort Mill Manufacturing company. Mitchell Adcock \'s. Western Union Telegraph company. Ferguson & Sherer vs. ^out^ei^ Railway company. Wedqesd^y, pecerqbef f6. Clover 'Cotton Manufacturing corn- ' pany"vs. Southern 'Railway corqpaqy. 1 Clover Hardware poi^pany ys. flnufh* < ern Rajlwqy company. jf. A- parqpbpU & Co,, vs. Southern 1 Railway company.. Thursday, December 17. W. Deslle Juokson vs. Southern Rail- . way company & Carolina Division? ( Southern Railway company. George Ha l vs. Southern Railway | company. , Friday, December 18. Smith-Fewell Co., vs. Southern Rail- ! way company. 1 Arcade Cotton Mills vs. Southern ( Railway company. < Savings Bank of Fort Mill ?*. A|e$. 1 Sprunt and Son, >.. . . f J. L. Philips vs. M. J. Kerr. 1 J. J. p.we^ vs. " Southern Railway t coiqpany.'" 1 .T. S. MpKlbben, Guard.. \'5. dquflt- 1 ern Railway cornpany. 1 JHE MAF^CH OF COMPANY G, ] "If this building catcher afir^ to-: < night boys, don't any of yq\t waKe me J HP,'1 ( That yvus what one of the members t of company G, from Cornwell, said as i he went to bed with the others in the 1 armory of company D, last Monday t night at about 11 o'clock, after the all 1 day "hike" from home, and although ? it was a most capital joke, there was r not much laughing about it until late I the next day. Most of the men felt i like they would like to have the same instructions given out for themselves; but they were too tired to say "rr|e too." . f| wqs a spleiuljd mqrcn for Y?lun- ( tepr soldiers, nip pomPwnyt thirty- . niiiit strong, Including three officers, left ijtt armory at Cornwall at 9.80 o'clock Monday morning, and halted before the armory of company L, In ' Yorkville at 10.30 Monday night. The J distance is thirty-one miles, and thir- ' ty-one miles in thirteen hours and \ twenty minutes is a "hike" to be proud 1 of. One of the officers said that it ' beats any previous volunteer record of { which he has any knowledge, by just ' one mile. J The march was from Cornwell up the 1 Columbia road to Chester, and frorfl J Chester by way of the Bra|tonsv|Uy. road to Yorkville. There Vya^ A stop f of an hour at nodp for dinner and an- r other stop af '6, of two hours for supper. 4 Ther'e were four other stops of fifteen i " ?><>??"" 11\ eoo t- malr (ncr * h OOTUQ ! 1111II U ICO m iMcvrw**^ marching time a little oyer thfev khtf I one-third miles an ^i?>\ir. After spending the night In the ay- i morv, the corn party got out at at>out 7 ^ o'clock Tuesday morning, marched to c the club house at the range, got break- I fast at a o'clock, and went to work at t target practice shortly afterward, put- a ting |n quite a good day's work. That r night the men amused themselves in C various ways, quite a number partici- e pitting in the old fashioned square -s dances, which all of them admit would 1 have been more enjoyable if they had t had ladies for partners. Wednesday e morning was devoted to more prac- a tice and Wednesday afternoon the v company marched back to Yorkvllle, b and took the train on their return to h Chester In accordance with the orlgl- t nal programme. c The Cornwell company is one of the most efficient in the state. It is made up principally of farmers, and has been in existence since about 1892. The company has carried off various trophies for general efficiency, and at Charlotte some time ago won a hundred dollar prize offered to the best drilled company in North and South Carolina. Capt. McKeown, who has been in command for several years, is a Clemson man, a thorough-going citizen-soldier, and possessed of the unlimited i confidence and esteem of his men. To The Enquirer Wednesday afternoon, he expressed himself as delighted with the performance of the company, and appreciative of the courtesies shown bv eomnanv I., ana the reeimental of fleers. On leaving1 he said: "I shall recommend in my report that army shoes be issued to my company." GENERAL SESSIONS. Upon the reconvening of the court Tuesday afternoon, Hayes Sanders, the 1 negro who killed Claud Jeter, in Bui- , lock's Creek township in July last, was allowed to plead guilty of manslaughter, with the understanding that he was to receive the extreme sentence provided by statute. He was sentenced to thirty years. Bud Adams, colored, was tried on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, and was convicted of assault and battery of an aggravated nature; but up to this morning had not been sentenced. The case of R. H. Cornwell, charged with the murder of Ed Heath, colored, | was tried on Wednesday. The evidence was to the effect that Heath was employed at Mr. Corawell's gin. He placed a lantern at a place where lanterns had been prohibited, and Mr. Cornwell reproved him for it. The negro was impudent and came around the press where Mr. Coniwell was. Mr. Cornwell said he thought he had a knife In his hand, and struck him with his own knife. It developed to Mr. Cornwell afterward that the negro had no weapon and Mr. Cornwell did not strike again. The negro lingered for two weeks or more and died, Mr. Corn well's testimony was not oontradicted. The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of not guilty. On Monday afternoon the grand Jury instructed the solicitor t<> draw up bills of indictments against Rev. W. E. Hurt and W. Thompson Jaokson for assault and battery of a high end aggravated nature, and against W. H, Wlndle for assault and battery with intent to kill, In the case of Rev. W. D. Hurt and , W. Thompson "no bill" was returned. In the case of W. H. Windie a "true bill" was returned. The grand jury got through with its work on Wednesday, and was discharged on the submission of its final report, which is published elsewhere In this issue. Only the body of the report was read ?b Wednesday; but this morning the subjoined oommlttee reports were also read, Before the discharge of the grand jury the following six grand Jurors were drawn to serve another year: J. A. flarber, W. E- Feemster, J. J. Jones, 8, A. Mitchell, J. H. Sutton, S. M. Shlllinglaw. The adjournment Wednesday afternoon was taken over to Friday morning, on account of Thanksgiving. Judge Hydrick and Solicitor Henry went to their homes to spend Thanksgiving. The first case taken up this morning was that of Arthur Wallace, cqibred, charged with kidnapping. The Jury returned a verdict of "not gullty.M I Crawford Mitchell, fled on the charge of assault and battery* with lb-* tent fo kill, was acquitted, At 1 o'clock th|s afternoon, theoourt toqk up the ease of Thomas Falls, charged with riding a horse without the cqnsenf of the owner and was en- i gaged upon it when The Enquirer went r to press, LOCAL LACONICS. J Broke up Still. 1 Officers from Yorkvllle broke up a ( moonshine still near King's Mountain battleground one day last week, and I arrested one of the distillers, Abner f Meacham, a negro, after shooting him s in the thigh. Work on the QdQnument. f The concreting of the foundation for ? the King's Mountain monument was 1 completed last week, and the lat^f lU" r formation was to, the effect that Ihh 1 contractors were deliberating whether m e-n nn with the stone work or sua-: TTi ~T! U-T-l m~ " X "V.r " - pend operations until spring. The Enquirer has n?t learned as to what ? contlusjon has heen arrived at. Accidentally Killed, \ citizen of the neighborhood of Kind's Mountain battleground brings the information that a white teamster, known as Tom Manis was killed last week by a fall from a wagon. Manis was engaged in hauling lumber and the accident took place near the Hambright residence between the battleground and King's Creek. The rpaa'a skull was crushed. The c^U$en wop. gave the information, ^yas satisfied that the accident had occurred as described; but h^d dot verified a suh* sequent repoijf as to a fatal termination of the \\-ounded tWh'S injuriesPawfc p?Yel<iPinth^ In d* Pu*h?d, The demand for electric power has Increased so rapidly among cotton mill and other industrial owners recently, says the Charlotte Observer, that the Southern Power company has been foroed, as previously mentioned, to resume Its development at the N'inety-Nlne Islands station at once, and contrary to precedent the work will be done by contract. Heretofore, a all the developments have been car- c ried on under the personal super- n Ion of Mr. W. S. Lee, Jr., chief ?m?ineer. The Rocky Creek deY^OP111601' s ivhlrh is thp latpst n-nilprtnlrpn hv thp .. " * ? * Southern Powm, ?ofl(ipp.py, lacks but g two mon^fia 0/ completion. It has a, n lapgcity of 40;000 horse p.ower, but o ^nly 35;'0,Q0, will be offered for aale, the rem'airidei; being reserved for emergencies. Of this 3$, 0)0 ft which will be placed upon th? market, 25,000 is conracted fnr po.w ana the demand con-, .i^jpeij. The'Ninety-Nine Islands sta- t, lo.n, upon which some wwrh has already been done, yfUl have a capacity )f about 18,Qftft ho*** power, and this b ,vill giye Ihe Southern Power compa- a iv ultipaateJy ability to furnish 110,- s, )00, horse power of hydra-electrical mergy. This will be the fourth larg- 0 ?st station In operation when it is " Jompleted, The Southern Power L :onipany has on its list of customers it n Piedmont Carolina 110 mills, the a arger part of them cotton mills, and V ibout 90 per cent of them are now f< lelng furnished with power. This is t< in indication of the rapidity which is ? narking the substitution of electrical ^ 'or steam power in the ntanPf^etur- a ng plants o,f this secdiop. SOUTH QARQUNA NCW8. p ? Thp Mppreme court has confirmed ? he order recently issued by Judge Hy- a h-ick refusing hail to W. T. Jones, the L'nion man who Is Charged with the nurder of his wife. t( ? Charleston, November 23: Jim Gilnore, a young negro about 20 years old, ,vas taken from the guard house in ^ Luray, a small town in Hampton coun- ? ;y. this state, after midnight last night ? ind lynched by a party of enraged cit- j; zens. Gilmore had attempted to, criu>nally assault one of the daughters ?f ~ lis employer, Mr. A. C. Fitts, a highly e.spected farmer, \vripe tne young lady ind her sist'ev yrere asleep Saturday light Her screams aroused the farnly and Gilmore fled, but was tvneked lown and confessed, implicating anitlier negro, who has n?t been captur- li d. In Gilmoro'a hat was found the p ilcture of a nude white woman. rr ? Columbia, N?veuiber 24: The suireme court today decided the famous nerger suit of the state of South Carilina aeainst the Southern railway. rhe decision reverses the order of Cir- 3. ;ui| Judge Klugh and sends the case >ack to the circuit court for trial. The lecision of Judge Klugh allowed the ittorney general to withdraw the comjlalnts drawn by the late Attorney 3enerals Gunter and Yuumans under lirectlon of the legislature and subtitute a new one. The suit was orignallv brought by Mr. Gunter to test he validity >f the leases by the Southrn railway of the old South Carolina nd Georgia lines and other roads. It i*as brought by reason of the suits irought against l^e Southern railway iy private parties who wanted penalles provided in the constitution when ompeting lines are bought up. iO REPORT OF GRAND JURY. Various Matters Dealt With in Final Presentment. The grand jury got through with Its work on Wednesday morning and was discharged after submitting to Hon. D. E. Hydriek. presiding Judge, the following, signed W. W. Royce, foreman, as its final report: 1st. We have passed upon all bills of Indictment handed us by the solicitor, and have returned the same with our findings thereon. 2nd. The report of J. F. Wallace, Esq., appointed by a former grand jury, to assort old papers saved from the fire when the court house was burned, is herewith attached, and we recommend that he be paid $25.00 for his services. 3rd. The report of committee on the chalngang is herewith attached. We recommend that a house be secured for convict quarters during the winter. If such house cannot be found adjacent to the roads to be worked, then new tents or a portable house be secureu. 4th. A report of the committee on the county home is herewith attached. There was lengthy discussion in the jury room about the advisability of reducing the acreage of the farm at the county home, or selling it entire and purchasing a smaller tract on some railroad line leading out from Yorkville, and erecting modern building thereon. This matter was, however, laid on the table for future action. 5th. The report of the committee on the Jail is herewith attached. This committee recommend repairs on bath room, unless a new system is to be Inaugurated at an early date. 6th. We received report of Thos. W. Boyd, county supervisor, showing a detailed statement of the criminal docket of the magistrates of the nine townships of the county. These reports 3how the aggregate amount paid the county treasurer for the fiscal year ending November 1st, 1908, to be $2,404.50. In checking with the county treasurer we find that he has received only $2,234.50. leaving a shortage of 1169.50. This discrepancy is accounted for only by a carelessness of the magistrates in remitting promptly the amount it the time of making the report. We recommend that these magistrates who have been derelict in this matter make remittances at the end of each quarter and year to tally exactly with report, and not wait to remit with subsequent remittances, which is confusing and makes It impossible to cheok up. One magistrate reported $90 paid to J. A. Tate, C. C. C. Pis., by orler of the solicitor, which was found correct. 7th. Last year we recommended that the funds in the hands of the county superintendent of education formerly used in the purchase of school Dooks be returned to the county school fund from which It came, as conditions have changed and the superintendent is no longer a dispenser of books, and the money is lying idle in the bank. The superintendent of edu ttuon cans our attention to me iact :hat the law has made this a perma-> lent fund, and cannot be returned, We recommend that as conditions tiave changed and that the money Is 10 longer needed for that purpose, that he York county delegation to the leg- 1 slature have the law repealed or so imended that the said money can be refunded and put into the general school fund oi| the county, This fund I vas $5,0*0.00, but some part of it is locked up ip obsolete book*. The available imount will be probably $450,00, Thanking your honor and the solictor for Ihe courteous assistance reniered us in the dtsoharge of our du;ies, we respectfully submit the above 1 is our final presentment Report of Committee on Chaingang. We, the committee appointed to eximine the chaingang of York county, nake this, our report: We found the stockade at Newport n very bad condition. It la in such ronditlon that the health of the prls>ners Is very much endangered, as It eaks badly, and is in a generally filthy :ondition. August last made requests of Su)er\ls?r Boyd that he repair this itockade; but so far he has not done io, and seems to ignore our request, ! We also visited the county bridge is It has been reported MM#afe, We ' ind rotten timbers ta the approaches, ind we rna.de fcqueat of Supervisor 3oyd that $hc bridge be repaired and . nade safe, which request he has also gpoved pp to this date. Respectfully submitted, J. H. Sutton, Chairman. Report of Committoe on County Home* We, the undersigned committee of he grand jury, appointed by the lorenan to visit the county home, ahd re>ort thereon, beg leave to report as 'ol lows: In addition to uur visits, during April tnd July, (the results of which visits ( ve have already reported), we visited he eoubty home on November 21st, hud that good crops of corn and lottop have been made this year?beter than lpst year. The cotton crops if last year and this year are still on 1 lands.. There are about forty bushels , if last year's crop of corn on hands etW% recommend that hog wire be ought to build a fence around the hog bt, in the place of the plank fence. Respectfully submitted to W. W. Joyce, foreman, this November 23rd, 908. T. J. Nichols, J. M. Caldwell, J. Me. Moore. Report of Committee on Jail. We, the committee of the grand Jury, ppotnied to examine and report on the ondltion of the Jail, beg leave to subnit: That we have visited the jail and inpected the same and the premises surounding. and find everything in fairly ;ood condition. However, we recomnend that some improvements be made n the water closets. i S. A. Mitchell, Chairman. \ MERE-MENTION. 1 Personalities have been injected in:> the mayoralty campaign In Atlanta, nd some bitter things are being said y both sides Another revolutionry movement has broken out in full wing in Hayii The Virginia-Car- J Una Chemical company has filed a lortgage for $15,000,000 Herbert ,ee, a music hall performer, was killed >] i London Tuesday while allowing an ] pple to be shot from his head in a , William Tell play. He had been per- j inning the part repeatedly for seven- s jep years Twenty million pounds | \ tobacco were sold at Winchester, , last Tuesday at from 18 to 30 cents . pound. j ? * ? c ? Columbia, November 24: The sureme court today ordered J. P. Carroll, f Charleston, to pay a fine of $500 nd spend three months in jail or in 1 eu of the fine, to spend six months in ( ill. Carroll was enjoined by the at- 1 irney general some time ago against j elling whisky. This Injunction he ( iolated and tut hearing he had been S rdered fox contempt, he skipped out, / eing finally located in Jacksonville, ie was brought back and appeared in aurt today. The sentence of the court ; for contempt. AT THE CHURCHES. * ? BAPTIST. Rev. I. G. Murray, Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at ) a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 7.15. York cotton illl at 3.30 p. m. CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 30 p. m. No other service. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at > a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock, vening service at 7 o'clock. f RINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Rev. Henry J. Cauthen, Pastor. Sunday Service?Sunday school at 30 p. m. No other service. SSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. Sunday Services?Sunday school at ~ 1 a, m. HYMENEAL. Married ? At the Presbyterian inanse, in Yorkville on Wednesday, November 25, Mr. J. RODNEY SCOTT " and Miss BESSIE DEVINNEY. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. E. Gillespie. J. L. Williams. Mason McCdnnsll. J. L. WILLIAMS & CO. SEE J. L. Williams & Co., , YORKVI LLE'S CHEAPEST STORE FOR SHOES, DRESS GOODS, CLOTHING, ETC. ^ \ J. L. WILLIAMS & CO., Soli for Less. ^ WATCH FOR OUR ADVERTISEMENT And you will see a list of our York , County property from Issue to issue. Make your selections and let us hear from you. 275 Acres?Wallace gin house place belonging to Rev. Marlon Dargan, at Outhrlesvllle, S. C. Railroad, depot and public road. This property has been divided Into small farms and a few acres into lots near the station for building sites for white people and a few acres at a different place for colored people. 5 settlements on the farm. 25 acres In woods, 40 acres fine bottoms, no overflow, fairly level, mulatto and sandy soil and a splertdid community. Prices on application. Will be sold oneasy terms. 225 J. EDGAR POAG, 1 BROKER, "Cuts the Earth to Suit Your Taste." ROCK HIM* 8. C. Toilet Articles? At The York Drug Store you will find everything that you could desire for your toilet table- i and bath-room. I In Soaps we have almost every kind of Toilet Soap that is good. In Colognes and Extracts you will find here the best goods at 0 the easiest prices. A half dozen or more kinds of Talcum Powders in all the different odors that are desirable. See our lines of Hair Bruges: tad Combs, Bath Brushes, Tooth I Brushes, etc. THE YORK DRUG STORE, J J. B. Bowen, Proprietor. A J Pleasurable Duty r'osvitoty. you have need of a BANK. ^ If so ft becomes our pleasurable duty to Invite you to come to this bank. We handle everything within the scope of legitimate banking. It ME LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK YOKKVILLE. S. C. THE CITY MEAT MARKET. Sherer & Ferguson. * Fish and Oysters J We will have FISH and OYSTERS Tomorrow ? SATURDAY. 1 vet us have your order. STRAY BULL A Red Bull weighing about 500 pounds, strayed away from our lot In ^ Jforkville last Wednesday night. We ~ will appreciate information as to the thereabouts of the animal. SHERER & FERGUSON. 4 - Money ro loan was to be had In an abundance before the panic of last year set in. ind since then has had a tendency to oe like the proverbial hen's teeth for scarcity. However, my financial standing like the hen has never failed to 'come to the scratch," and has supailed the necessary funds in completng a deal for the benefit of any of my ^ lients. W See me for bonds, stocks, etc. FOR SALE rhree-room house. )ne five-room house. u rwo fine residence lots. W V fair bargain of 192 acres. )ne splendid seven-room house. Several lots near Graded School. I farm of 186 acres 2 miles of town. TSee me at once to buy or sell. Dr. M. W. WHITE. T T. HECKFR'S BUCKWHEAT MOUNTAIN BUCKWHEAT DURKEE'S SALAD DRESSING WHOLE PINEAPPLE HEINZ'S BEANS IIEINZ'S PICKLING VINEGAR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBAC"O and CIGARS TEAS and COFFEES. t i I. W. JOHNSON. ^ f Good Printing? 3m Tho Enquiror.