Straps and |acts.
? Memphis, Tenn., August 30: The
reports of the National Ginners' association,
made public this afternoon,
give the condition of cotton up
to and including Aug. 24, as 64.1 per
cent "This is the lowest condition in
a number of yeare," the report says,
"and indicates a crop of about 10,500,000
bales. An early frost would
reduce these figures somewhat and a
late frost would probably increase
the total yield to 11,000,000 bales."
The report of averages by state' follows:
Alabama 64; Arkansas 59;
Florida 76; Georgia 74; Louisiana
54; Mississippi 62; Missouri 80;
North Carolina 75; Oklahoma 58;
South Carolina 76; Tennessee 76;
Texas 57. General average. 64.1. This
indicates a crop of about 2,000,000
bales for Texas. Ginners' report that
they ginned 1,565,185 bales last year
in Texas and they estimate they will
gin 1,776,119 bales this year with
average weather.
? The Greek army went on a strike
a few days ago. The troops involved
were those constituting the garrison
of Athens. Officers and men were
in it. To the number of 548 they
marched out of the city and encamped
on the outskirts. The cabinet resigned,
a new cabinet was formed, and
the grievance of the troops was taken
under consideration. The trouble
grew out of too much royalty. Royal
officers were claiming privileges that
were denied other officers and were
trying to reorganise the army on a
basis of favoritism that soon became
distasteful. The mutinous troops insisted
that all this be changed, and
that the army be re-organized by foreigners;
also that the navy be strengthened
by the addition of an iron clad
and eight torpedo boat destroyers.
All of the demands were acceded to
- ?lrlny
uy tne Iicw uiuusu; auu *.?*cr nuiQ
having granted amnesty to the rebellious
troops, they marched back into 1
the city.
? Montgomery, Ala., August 28: De- 1
daring that it denies equal protection 1
of the law and violates the state constitution,
Judge Thomas G. Jones of '
the United States court today held
that the denying of foreign corpora- '
tlons the right to remove suits from 1
state courts to Federal courts is void. 1
A damage suit by Wilbur A. Bearley |
against the Louisville & Nashville
railroad company, in which the railroad
company transferred the case
from the Montgomery city court to
the Federal court, brought the case ,
up. Judge Jones holds that the law <
is a denial to foreign corporations of <
equal protection; that it tends to lm- ]
pair obligations of contracts made {
heretofore by the railroads under the <
valid laws of the state; and further 1
that it is a violation of section 240 of j
the constitution. The preliminary In- i
Junction was temporary, but by the <
ruling of today the order restraining 1
the cancellation of the license Is made
permanent .
? New York, August 28: Fall River ^
sales of print cloths for the week are 1
estimated at 175,000 pieces, including j
45,000 spots. Trade advices from oth- 1
er places Indicate little change in the
situation. Manchester reports a quiet
but Arm cloth market. The New York
Cotton Exchange placed the decrease
in general visible supply for the week
at 88,085 bales, against 69,105 last
year; decrease in visible American
63,866 bales, against 18,315 last year.
The world's takings of American cotton
for the week were 156,148 bales, against
101,376 laat year. The world's takings
of American to date are 13,225,665
bales, against 11,795,725 last yeax.
The Chronicle places the world's visible
supply of all kinds at 1,945,023
bales, against 1,713,541 last year and
2,233,844 in 1907. Visible American 1,466,023,
against 969,541 last year and
1,355,344 in 1907. Visible American
1,456,023, against 969,541 last year and
1,365,344 in 1907. Came into sight
during the week 90,301 bales, against
106,488 last year. Spinners' takings
American for the week were given as
151,423 against 137,880 last year. Port
receipts today were estimated early at
8,000 bales, against 2,314 last week
and 11.944 last year and 4,592 in 1907.
Receipts at leading points on Monday
will i>nmn?rs with the following: Gal
veston 3,909, last year 8,811; New Orleans
last week 710; last year 2,087.
? A8heville, N. C., August 28: William
E. Breese and Joseph E. Dickerson
were today found guilty of the
charge of conspiring to defraud the
First National Bank of Asheville. The
Jury, which heard the case since July
26, coming into court at 9.45 o'clock
with a verdict which recommended the
mercy of the court. Judge Newman
promptly sentenced each of the defendants
to serve two years in the Atlanta
penitentiary, the maximum under
the statute, and to pay a fine of
J2.500. Motion for a new trial and an
arrest of Judgment was made by defendants'
counsel and set for hearing
before Judge Newman, September 14,
each of the defendants being required
to give bond in the sum of $5,000 for
appearance then, such bonds being
promptly furnished. In the event that
Judge Newman overrules these customary
motions prerequisite to appeal,
the defendants will appeal to the United
States circuit court of appeals, the appeal
going to the court in the spring
of next year, with a possibility of decision
in May on the question of
whether errors were committed in the
trial or whether the law justifies the
verdict The Jurors took three ballots.
On the first ballot last night the vote
was nine for conviction and three for
acquittal. On the second ballot the
vote was ten for conviction and two
for acquittal, and on the third ballot
taken this morning' the vote for a verdict
of guilty was unanimous.
? The great flying machine contest
at Rheims, France, last week developed
a number of surprises. France,
England and America were the only
countries represented, and France was
represented by half a dozen or more
different kinds of machines. There
was a Wright bi-planein the contest;
but It was owned and operated by a
Frenchman. The only American aviator
in the contest was Glenn H.
Curtiss, in a machine of his own. To
the very great surprise of everybody,
the prize for duration of flight and distance
covered, was won by Henry Farman.
an Englishman, in an English
machine. He remained in the air
3 hours, 4 minutes and 56 2-5 seconds,
covering a distance of 111.78 miles.
The most important event of the contest
was the speed contest over two
rounds of the course, a distance of 12
miles. Under the rules, each contestant
was to have but a single go. This
contest was won by Glenn H. Curtiss,
who picked his chance and made the
distance in 15 minutes, 50 3-5 seconds,
beating the time of Bleriot, the
Frenchman, who came after him, 6 1-5
seconds. Bleriot afterward clipped
8 2-5 seconds off the time made by
Curtiss; but it was too late. The international
cup worth $2,500 and a bo
nus of (5,000 went to Curtlss. This
also brings the next international contest
to America, as other competitors
will have to come here to get the cup.
The Frenchmen were very much
chagrined at the victory of Curtlss,
and did not cheer him very lustily,
although it is understood that they
preferred to be beaten by an American
rather than an Englishman. There
were a number of accidents to machines
and several aviators were hurt;
but none of them seriously.
?hc Itorhriltr (Enquirer.
Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvllle
as Mall Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.i
TUESDAY, AUUUST 31, 1909.
Sometime since we heard much of
a "rest" room for Walterboro. A few
dry goods' boxes In a store that doesn't
advertise would be all that Is needed.?
Walterboro Press and Standard.
How do you expect the people Interested
to find the store that does not
advertise?
It is certainly unkind of the State
to persist In publicly exposing the
vapidity of the News and Courier's
post-Billy paragraphs?or "seml-eds."
The rest of us Just quit reading them
some time ago.?Columbia Record.
We desire to butt In long enough to
remarK, inai we nave never ueen auie
to appreciate the consistency of those
who call attention to things that they
claim are not worth noticing.
It Is gratifying to note that Mulligan,
the Spartanburg policeman, whom
the mayor would have permitted to
escape, has surrendered to the sheriff
and will take his punishment. That
Is exactly what he should have done,
and It all goes to prove up the bad
mistake that was involved in the idea
of letting him go. Before the law, one
alleged thief is no better than another,
and public sentiment is reaching the
point when It will not have It otherwise,
as a matter of practice.
80UTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? Camden special of August 28 to
the Columbia State: With a number
of loud yells and a rush and push the
iispensary celebrated its reopening
this afternoon about 5.55. In about
i quarter of a minute after it opened
there was a great commotion on the
street. Everybody rushed to the front
of the stores to see the fun. In about
a minute the dispensary was crowded.
iV mass of curious spectators blocked
the sidewalk and watched the men
with the smiles that would not come
off make their purchases. The dispensary
was open 65 minutes and the
sales amounted to almost $175.
? Spartanburg, August 27: F. R.
Hulligan, who was caught in the Dupre
book store early Tuesday mornng,
came in and surrendered to Sher
a wnue. ?ie siaiea mai aiier me
Law and Order league had Issued a
warrant for his arrest, there was nothng
else for him to do but surrender.
Bond in the sum of $1,000 was drawn
jp for Mulligan to sign, and it is said
le will plead guilty to the charge of
housebreaking. It is said that memhers
of the family of Mulligan preferred
that he return and face the music
rather than try to make his escape,
for they knew that he would be captured
sooner or later. Mulligan has
Peen near Spartanburg during the last
lew days, for he signed a deed to a
piece of property, and the deed was
witnessed by two Spartanburg citizens.
Mulligan was state constable during
the days of the state dispensary, and
was stationed in Charleston and Columbia.
? Columbia special of August 28, to
the Greenville News: XJp in Spartanburg
county several days ago a good
roads bond issue for $400,000 was defeated
by a majority of 98. Reports
from that county are to the effect
that it is very probable that the
Spartanburg county delegation will at
the next session of the legislature introduce
a bill authorizing the county
to issue bonus in the sum or $40l),uuu
tor the purpose of building better
highways. Such a bill would be
clearly within the constitution. In all
Incorporated towns, however, when a
bond issue is proposed, the question
must first be submitted to the citizens
of the town to be voted, but in the
case of a county the legislature can
act authorizing the county to vote
bonds without an election. The report
further states that if the delegation
should decide that it would be
unwise to provide a bond act of $400,000
for the entire county, it is possible
that provision may be made for a
bond issue of $100,000 for the township
of Spartanburg. This can be
done under the constitution, and
when other townships see the advantage
of good roads in Spartanburg
township it is very probable that they
would soon ask for a bond issue. The
result of the recent election in that
county plainly shows that many of
the people are in favor of better highways.
? Chester special of August 28, to
News and Courier: Zion' church, a
colored sanctuary, six miles northwest
of Fort Lawn, was the scene of
a killing Wednesday evening, when
Collins Judge was shot in the back of
the head and instantly killed just as
uc xiau luiiic uui ui iuc tituitit auu
walked a few steps Into the yard.
Chalmers Barber is supposed to have
been his slayer, and a verdict was
brought in by Coroner Leckie's jury
to this effect. Barber had a grudge
against Judge, and it is said had announced
on one or more occasions
that he intended to kill him. Barber
was seated on the church steps before
the congregation was dismissed and
was seen shortly thereafter to walk
in the direction of a tree, behind
which the slayer stood and fired the
fatal shots, so that there can be no
doubt that he was responsible for
the killing. Barber has not been
seen in the neighborhood since the
shooting, another fact that lends
support to the theory that he is the
guilty party. Deputy Sheriff Dye
went down to the scene of the crime
Thursday morning with Coroner
Deckle and searched the surrounding
country thoroughly, but to no avail.
? After a protracted deadlock In the
proceedings of the state board of canvassers,
it was decided to overrule
the protests from Charleston, Richland
and Georgetown counties, based
on alleged irregularities in connection
with the elections and the dispensaries
were reopened during Saturday
afternoon. There was an immediate
rush of thirsty people to the dispensaries
and a high old time followed
between the police and drunken people.
The Columbia correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer, describes Columbia
developments as follows: After
the long and aggravating thirst of
a month the morally stunted made
high carnival with dispensary liquor
yesterday afternoon and last night.
The result is a full docket of drunks
before the Columbia recorder for tomorrow,
some thirty-five in number,
two drunken negroes dead at the
hands of police officers, a liveiyman
named Lucas seriously cut by his
brother-in-law across the Congaree
in Brookland town, and a cigar box
full of greenbacks in the hands of
the chief as bail money incident to
last night's operations. The Columbia
and Brookland dispensaries had
about three hours' run Saturday afternoon
following the action of the
state board of canvassers, and in
front of each a big crowd was lined
up waiting anxiously for the doors to
open. The Columbia dispensary had the
biggest short run since Ben Tillman
inaugurated the system 14 years ago.
The main tragedy was a dramatic af
fair. This occurred about midnight
in a hack at the corner of Main and
Gervais streets, opposite the streett
car company's transfer station, the
hack driver, Julius Smith, losing his
life at the hands of Police Officer
Burke, a new man who had been on
the force only about a month. The
officer was in the hack behind the
negro, on their way to police headquarters,
Smith having several times
during the day given trouble about
violating the hack ordinance. At the
Gervais street crossing of Main the
negro, instead of turning west toward
the headquarters office, turned east
toward Trinity church, and, it is said,
when remonstrated with by the policeman
attacked the officer with a
knife. The officer had five fresh
gashes across his check and the negro's
bloody knife was picked up in
the hack. It came to a stop a block
away from the scene of the shooting.
The officer was also Injured in the
stomach, apparently from the driver's
whip butt or fist. Smith died at the
Taylor Lane colored hospital at 4.30
this morning without regaining con
sclousness. The officer is In arrest,
but will probably be released on a
small bond in a day or so. Two hours
later and three blocks west of this
scene on the same street another negro,
Charlie Cave, got his death blow
at the hands of a police officer. At
least this is the way the thing looks
this morning, although there is
something of a mystery about the affair.
The officer in the case was Mr.
Yon. He reported that he struck
the negro on the head with his club,
when the negro resisted arrest in a
drunken condition. Yet it is said at
headquarters today that tho negro
was not only not unconscious when
brought in but several hours after
being placed in a cell talked freely
with other members of the force. He
was found dead in his cell this morning.
The coroner is investigating the
case. The evidence at the inquests
over the two negroes exonerated the
officers to such an extent that Solicitor
Cobb will not oppose ball in nominal
sums, which will be arranged tomorrow.
Both negroes were wellknown
cocaine eaters.
NEWS ABOUT SHARON.
Unanimous Call of Rav. W. B. Arrowood
? Gambler* Arrested ?New
Buildings Going Up?Other Notes.
Correspondence The Yorkvllle Enquirer
Sharon, August 31.?Sunday afternoon
a congregational meeting was
held in the Presbyterian church for
the purpose of making out a call for
a pastor. Dr. J. H. Saye was elected
moderator of the meeting, and Mr. H.
W. Shannon, secretary. A unanimous
call was made for Rev. W. B. Arrowood
for one half of his time. Raman
and Salem will call him for the other
half of his time.
While the meeting was in session,
some negroes on the other side of
luwn were eiigagcu m a uiiu o?uiv.
Unfortunately for the negroes, they
were not in so secluded a spot as to
evade the keen eye of "that man Sanders."
Jim Miller and Will White sides
were lodged In the Sharon prison,
to await their fate before Mayor
Sherer Monday morning. Both plead
guilty to the charge of gambling and
were fined 520 or thirty days. They
paid the fine.
During the hot summer days, the
merchants have been closing the stores
at 6.30 p. m. This morning the ruling
became null and void and the stores
will stay open from now on until night
or a few hours afterwards.
Sharon continues to grow. Mr. Jno.
Byers is adding four rooms to his already
large house. The demand on
Mrs. Byers for board and lodging, necessitated
the extra rooms that she
may meet the demands.
The Hill Banking and Mercantile
company, has just completed a lumber
shed.
Mr. John Rainey's house is building
very rapidly.
Mr. S. D. Good has Just completed
a seven room house for Mr. Luther
Sherer.
On account of high water in Bullock's
Creek Monday morning, Misses
Blanche Love and Nannie McMurray
were unable to get to their schools.
Miss Maggie Shannon returned Monday
morning from a visit to Rock Hill
to see Miss Elma Merritt.
Misses Boyce from Steele Creek, N.
r* q rn vfolHncr \Tlaa Monnln fionff
Mrs. S. A. Warllck and children, are
visiting: Mr. Dave Hope.
Rev. Rob Caldwell and wife, from
Woodruff, will spend a few days with
Mr. R. H. Caldwell's family.
SOUTH CAROLINA A FLYER.
New Battleship Smashes Records For
Speed and Coal Consumption.
With two brooms fastened to her
funnels the battleship South Carolina,
the latest addition to the United
States navy, steamed up the Delaware
river last Saturday, says a Philadelphia
dispatch, and docked at the
Cramp' yards, where she was built.
She had just returned from her trial
trip and had broken all speed records
for a vessel of her size.
The South Carolina left for her
trial on last Sunday and the first test
J took place on the following Tuesday.
It consisted of seventeen runs over
the Lewes course, which is a measured
mile in length. The highest speed
attained was 20.52 knots. The average
for the five highest speed runs
was 19} knots. The standard set by
the government for the ship was 18}
knots, and 19} knots is the highest
average speed attained by a vessel of
this type.
After the conclusion of the standard
tests it was determined to make
coai tests. me coai consumption was
lower In proportion to the speed obtained
than any previous record.
On Wednesday, the South Carolina
put out to sea and began in deep water
about 8 o'clock in the morning.
Then she made a four hours' run at
full speed. For this time she averaged
18.88 knots an hour. To get this
speed she burned 1.39 pounds of coal
a horse-power, which is the low record
for coal consumption, being onetenth
of a pound under the average.
That afternoon she started on a
forty-eight hour run, the first half
under the contract requirement of
17 J knots an hour, and the second
half at 12 knots an hour. For the
high speed run the average was 17.6
knots an hour and the coal consumption
1.87 pounds a horse-power. For
the low speed run the average was
12i knots an hour and the coal consumption
21 pounds a horse-power.
MERE-MENTION.
A steamer from Japan is due to arrive
at Puget Sound within a few
days bearing a cargo valued at about
$4,000,000. It includes, among other
things, 3,000 bales of raw silk, 6.000
chests of tea, and 15,000 bales of manilla
hemp An American professor
last week made a descent of 100 feet
into the active volcano Asama, in Japan.
He wanted to study the action
of the volcano at very close range.
He used a chair with a block and
tackle arrangement to make the descent
A story sent out from
Washington is to the effect that Win.
Jennings Bryan will lead the Prohibitionist
forces in the national cam
|>ui?,l mitre jcuin 11 tun iiuh ub me
candidate for the presidency, and is
expecting strong support from southern
Democrats. Mr. Bryan is predicting
that prohibition will be a strong
issue in the next presidential campaign...
Five automobilists, two men,
two women and a baby boy, were
killed at Vingues, Mo., Sunday, by a
railway train on a grade crossing....
Four boys. 14 to 16 years, were arrested
at Kankakee, 111., Sunday for
attempting to wreck a fast passenger
train. They "just wanted to see a
wreck."... .An area equal to two city
blocks, over an abandoned coal mine,
settled at West Scranton, Pa.. Sunday,
entailing a loss in damage to
property of at least $100,000.... Rev.
Birney Hudson, a Baptist preacher
of Atlantic City, X. J? and leader of
the light against Sunday liquor and
ball games, received a letter Saturday
in which the writer threatened
to assassinate him and dynamite his
church If he didn't stop the reform
movement About two thousand
people are dead and from 15.000 to 20.000
are homeless as the result of a
sudden Hood in the Santa Catarina
river, Mexico last Saturday.
X.OCAI. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Office Work?Wants young man for
office work. Address by letter, care
Enquirer office.
Hang's Mighty Shows?Will exhibit In
Yorkvllle next Saturday, September
4. More than $100,000 In street
parade features.
J. H. Wltherspoon, Supt.?Announces
the opening of the fall session of
the Yorkvllle Graded schools on
Monday, September 6. Pupils are
urged to be present the first day.
Clem F. Gordon, Supervisor?Will on
September 15, let a contraet to
cover the bridge over Crowder's
Creek at Riddle's Mill.
Thomson Co.?Call attention to a
variety of new goods thst are now
In and cordially Invite you to visit
the Thomson store when shopping.
J. L. Aycock, Rock Hill No. 1?Will
sell or rent four-horse farm near
Olive In Bullock's Creek township.
J. L. Williams & Co.?Are offering
odds and ends of goods, Including
hats, shoes, pants, etc., at reduced
prices to close them out quick.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent,?Publishes
letters from men of National
reputation relative to the Mutual
T.I#/* T nonronpo mm nonv
iJCWCUV *-#uv AllOWtuxv.^ vvu.|/?p..^ v
and refers parties interested to
York county people for further information.
Carroll Bros.?Have two Tise well
fixtures for sale at $12.50 each. The
price has been advanced to $18. Get
yours quick. Lime, cement, shin&l68t
etc.
T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va.
?Will send seed catalogue to any
person who applies for It.
Coming to the Farmers' Institute
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday?
If you do not, you will miss
something?that Is, provided you are
Interested In farming.
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
A rain, hall and windstorm of considerable
violence passed over an extended
belt of territory around from
the west and north to the east of
Yorkvllle last Sunday afternoon, doing
considerable damage along the
route.
The reporter has made considerable
effort to trace the path of the storm,
but has been unable to do so with a
great deal of satisfaction, the wires
being generally down yesterday and
the people who saw the disturbance
knowing but little about what occurred,
except in their immediate vicinities.
People from Bethany report quite a
strong wind that came from northeasterly
direction about 5.30 o'clock in
the afternoon; but knew personally of
no more damage by the wind than the
twisting about of the young corn and
knocking out cotton. Numerous telenhone
Doles along the King's Moun
tain road were torn up by the lightning.
There was a heavy downpour of rain
across a portion of the Cotton Belt
neighborhood, and several crops, notably
those of S. C. Smith and W. T.
Gain, suffered severely from hail. Tne
report is that the stricken area there
was about half a mile wide, and not
more than a mile long. Young corn
was beaten to tatters, and the' cotton
rows were strewn with leaves and
holls, until they could be gathered up
by the hatfull.
As to whether the hail extended on
around toward the Beth-shlloh neighborhood,
has not been reported; but
the crops of Messrs. G. R. Wallace,
W. J. Gordon and Tom Love about
four miles northeast of Yorkvllle, suffered
similar damage, the hail fall being
over almost the identical territory
that was stricken in the same manner
a month ago.
There was a heavy wind near BethShtloh
church and a number of trees
blown down.
THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
The programme for the three days'
Farmers' Institute, to be held In the
court house at Yorkvllle on September
6, 7 and 8, under the auspices of the
bureau of plant industry, department of
agriculture, has been about completed
and the institute promises to be something
worth while.
Congressman Lever has accepted an
invitation to be present on the 7tn.
Commissioner Watson will not be here,
because he will not have returned
from the meethig of the irrigation congress,
which he is attending In the
northwest. Congressman Flnley has
accepted an invitation to make an address
during the meeting.
Prof. Ira W. Williams is to have a
place on the programme with an address
on the preparation and cultivation
of crops. The other speakers already
announced are as follows:
Mr. C. H. Kyle, of tne bureau of
plant industry, who will speak on Corn
Breeding and the Selection of Seed
Corn.
Mr. E. B. Boykin, of the bureau of
plant industry, in charge of the work
at Lamar, Darlington county, who will
speak on Cotton Breeding and the
Selection of Seed Cotton.
Mr. O. B. Martin, former superintendent
of education, who will speak
on the School Boys' Corn Club Work.
Mr. A. G. Smith, of the bureau of
plant industry, division of farm
management, will speak on Leguminous
crops.
Mr. R. R. Welch, of the dairy division
of the bureau of plant industry,
will speak on Live Stock and Dairying.
Miss Theodosia Dargan, president
of the School Improvement association
of South Carolina, has been invited
to deliver an address on Rural School
Improvement.
It is desirable not only that the farmers
should attend, but it is hoped
that as many of them as can will bring
their wives, as several of the speakers
besides Miss Dargan will touch on
things pertaining to home life, such as
dairying, the making of butter and
the sanitary care of milk.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss Pearl Wallace of Yorkvllle,
has typhoid fever.
Mrs. W. G. White is visiting relatives
at Waxhaw, N. C.
Miss Willie Hare of Chester Is visiting
Miss Jennie Cody In Yorkvllle.
Mr. Clark W. Adickes went to
Shelby on Saturday on a visit to
friends.
Mrs. G. C. Ormand is critically ill
at her home six miles northeast of
Yorkvllle.
Mrs. Fred Buggeln of Columbia, Is
in Yorkvllle on a visit to the family of
Mr. A. Rose.
Mr. R. A. Burris of Charleston,
spent Sunday in Yorkvllle with the
family of Mr. W. L. Baber.
Mr. J. L. Williams of J. L. Williams
& Co., has gone to the northern
markets to purchase fall goods.
Misses Ellse and Mary Withers
Kirkland of Camden are visiting Mrs.
J. R. Lindsay in Yorkvllle.
Miss Pauline Lindsay of Rock Hill
is the guest of Misses Mary and Carrie
Cartwright, this week.
Aliss ituin Asne ui uiuv^uiineiiaville
spent last week with Miss Mary
Brooks Inman in Yorkville.
Messrs. Joe and Martin Lesslie of
Lesslie's, are visiting the family of Mr.
J. W. Betts on Yorkville No. 3.
Miss Fleeda Steele of Rook Hill,
spent several days last week with
Mrs. N. J. N. Bowen in Yorkville.
Miss Lilla Belle Neely of Old Point,
is the guest of Misses Lottie Belle
and Daisy Simrll on Yorkville No. 7.
Miss Cora Gregory of Spartanburg,
is visiting Misses Effie Thomas and
Amanda Wilkerson on Yorkville No. 1.
Mr. W. H. Barnwell of Savannah,
Oa., spent Saturday and Sunday in
Yorkville with Mr. and Mrs. Jno. O.
Barnwell.
Mrs. W. E. Erwln returned home
last Friday after spending the summer
in Charlottesville, Va., and Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. R. E. Owlnn has returned to
her home on Yorkville No. 5, after a
stay of several days in the hospital at
Rock Hill.
Mrs. B. N. Moore and Miss Elizabeth
Finley of Yorkville, left this
morning to spend a few days at
Waynesville, N. C.
Miss Nellie Moore left Yorkville
inif II1' mi M lis mm Jiruri wii v^iiy, Jt'llll.,
where she will enter Carson-Newman
college as a student.
Mr. H. Willie Lowry left on Monday
f<?r Rock Hill, where he has
taken a position with Mr. Thos. L.
Johnston to buy cotton.
Mr. Ed Lowry, carrier on Yorkville
No. 3, who has been on the sick list
for the past three months, Is able to
be out again and will go to work aga'n
this week.
Mr. Edward D. Hobbs of Tampa,
Fla.. has been spending seme days In
Yorkville, having been summoned here
on account of the illness of his sister,
Miss Mildred Hobbs.
Mr. Robt. Beckham of Lancaster
spent Sunday In Yorkville with his
brother, Mr. J. H. Betekham, returning
home on Monday accompanied
by Miss Thelma Beckham.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Thomas and
two little sons, Masters Lindsay and
James of Yorkville No. 1, have returned
home from a visit to relatives
and friends at Spartanburg and Woodruff.
THE GOOD ROADS' WORK.
As the work on the roads progresses,
the people are ecomlng more and
more pleased at '.ne results, and while
there is some more or less warranted
unfavorable criticism, It Is confined to
onjy a few localities.
Tne improvement on tne xorKviue
and Sharon road, has been coming In
for a good many kind things, especially
that bad portion at Turkey Creek. All
the work that has been done on this
road has been good; but the understanding
Is that the road is yet to receive
finishing touches.
Mr. J. D. Clark has been on the
Lincoln road during the past few days,
and will probably be there the balance
of the present week. Some serious
problems confronted him at the outset;
but he has been handling them in
a way that is surprising.
About the knottiest problem in road
work is that which confronted Mr. W.
T. McClain on the Charlotte road.
This road was worked up in good
shape some ten years ago through I he
joint efforts of people living along It,
aided by subscriptions from Yorkville
people, and several months' work of the
chalngang. There was a good Job of
It; but nothing more was done during
all the years that followed and when
Supervisor Black sent Overseer McClain
out there last week, he found a
pretty tough proposition. The macadam
had been worn into holes, and the
earth roadway that runs by the side
of it, was fully a foot lower than the
top of the macadam. Mr. McClain is
now at work raising the earth roadway,
and leveling up the macadam by
patching the holes. He is putting the
road in almost as good condition as It
was originally.
The overseers to whom the reporter
has talked, say that as a general thing
the people along the lines of the roads
they are working are broad and liber- c
al. It is not uncommon for them to c
offer to give without charge all the t
stone or other inexpensive material 8
tnat is necessary to nx up oaa piaces, *
or make good places more permanent, s
without charge. Sometimes, to the *
disgust of the overseers, a man wants c
pay for stuff that Is of no earthly value c
to him except In fixing roads for his e
own benefit. It Is against human na- 1
ture to encourage selfishness of this r
kind, and when the overseers run up 1
against it, they just have to do the
best they can with the means available.
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WITHIN THE TOWN.
? One of the large trees on the I
grounds of the Church Home orphan- t
age, was pretty badly blasted by light- 1;
nlng last Sunday afternoon. I
? Quite an electric storm, accom- 1
panted by considerable wind and some e
rain, burst over Yorkville Sunday af- h
ternoon between 5 and 6 o'clock. c
There was no damage of consequence, 0
but the atmosphere was considerably v
cooler, afterward, to the general relief u
of a heat oppressed population. ^
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT. f,
While, of course, it is quite impossible
to foresee just what business and li
economic changes will be brought
about as the result of the repeal of t
the lien law, which goes into effect on b
December 31, of this year, it is not to t
be denied that the subject is full of r
interesting speculation, and not a few t
people are trying to look into the fu- tl
ture of it t
From the standpoint of the supply 1<
merchant, there is no doubt that there
are going to be losses Incident to the h
final windup of the lien business now t
on their books. Every merchant who n
has had experience with the credit bus- t
iness knows that a business which has u
been running five years, requires at t
least five years for a reasonably sue- f
cessful windup, and this fact alone h
suggests a measure of the losses that o
will follow the effort to wind up the ?
business now outstanding in a single t
year. o
"While we were well aware that
there would be losses from old bust- s
nesB," said a supply man discussing: o
the subject with a reporter a few days t
ago, "many of us went on this year
and took new liens as usual. We felt c
that we had to. There were already p
existing contracts that had come over p
from last fall, and there was no other t
way for it. Of course, there are going 5
to be losses in the windup, and heavy <3
losses too. I do not see how It Is to t
be helped, unless the general assembly a
grants a still further extension of the f
time limit, and as to that there is no t
certainty. I cannot say that I am c
looking for anything of the kind; but c
it would not surprise me much if the \
general assembly should not find it a
desirable at its next session to restore p
the lien law." c
"I cannot see that there is going to t
be a great deal of difference," said a
farmer, discussing the same subject, t
"Of course, it may require a year or a
two to bring about a re-adjustment t
to new conditions; but after that i
things will work smoothly enough. At. i
I see It, the supply people will con- c
tinue to do very much as they are do
ing. They will take a mortgage on e
a man's stock until his crop comes up, t
and then they will take a mortgage on c
his crop, very much as they are do- f
ing. It will be pretty nearly the same r
thing as it is now. So far as the far- c
mer is concerned, he will have to put
out more money than he has been put- a
ting out. It will cause him to own 1
stock that he has heretofore been c
taking a mortgage on, and for one c
thing that will mean that the stock <;
will be more valuable. The stock of i
of the average negro renter Is t
usually pretty well run down. The t]
owner uses it not only for working s
his crop; but for running about, and r
when the title to this kind of stock i
is transferred to the landlord, the sit- t
uation will change. When the crop is s
worked, the stock will have to go into f
the stable and pasture, and at least 1
be well fed." r
Other classes of people at interest \
in the matter, are the small land own- 0
ers, who are without Independent t
means ahead with which to pursue v
their operations, and non-resident 1
land owners, who depend for their in- r
come on renters. The repeal of the q
lien law will require different man- a
agement on the part of both of these t
classes; but as has been suggested, if i:
the legislature does not restore the 1<
lien law, conditions will eventually o
adjust themselves and in time the new f
order of things will work as smoothly t
as the old order of things has been I
working. c
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MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
At the regular weekly meeting of j
the executive committee of the King's ^
Mountain Monument association in the
court house yesterday, there was a t
conference with the county board of a
commissioners on Improving the con- t
ditlon of the road from the King's
Mountain road to the battleground, e
there were several additions to the |,
nnmmltfon thorn tvorn Pnn t T1 -
buttons of about $115 to the funds v
necessary for the work in hand, and r
there was considerable of various s
matters looking to the creditable dedication
of the battle monument on Oc- ?
tober 7.
The committee was called to order j
by Col. Coward, the chairman, with h
the following members present: Dr.
Wm. Anderson of Blacksburg; Thos. n
L. Johnston of Rock Hill; J. L. McGIll f
Bethany; J. S. Brlce, G. W. S. Hart, ?
G. H. O'Lcary, S. M. McNeel, W. D.
Grist, W. W. Lewis, D. E. Finley.
After some general discussion of
the most practicable and economical B
means of constructing a satisfactory t<
stand for the speakers, seating acconi- d
modatlon for the audience, etc., on tl
motion, Mr. W. W. Lewis was appoint- a
ed a committee of one to see what he I
could do about securing from the ad- fi
Jutant general's department a auffl-|ei
:ient number of tent flies to serve as
>verhead shelter for the speakers'
stand and for the audience.
Supervisor Gordon and Commissioners
Lumpkin and Aycock, of the county
board of commissioners and Supervisor
Pursley of King's Mountain
township, appeared before the committee
by Invitation to confer about
mproving the condition of that portion
of the road leading from the
King's Mountain highway to the battleground.
Supervisor Gordon stated
that while he was willing to do anything
in his power to accomplish the
results desired, he could not see where
it was in the power of the board to
lo a great deal. The county has no
reneral road fund available for use on
:hia road, and he estimated that to
move the chalngang there from its
present location would cost about $422.
rhis estimate provided merely for
transportation without any work. He
explained that the chaingang was Just
finishing up the paying of a debt it
)wed the town of Rock Hill for labor,
ind that it had been decided to keep
the plant on the roads of Catawba
township until Catawba township had
rotten her pro-rata part of the chainrang
labor that would be due to her
luring a period of two years. Supervisor
Pursley said that he had already
expended on this Ave miles of road
ibout $100, which sum is slightly In
jxcess of this road's pro rata share of
he funds available for the township,
le was not impressed with a suggesion
that he borrow from the balance
>f the township and pay it back next
rear.
As the outcome of the discussion, It
vas agreed that the members of the
>oard of commissioners and Supervisor
Pursley would meet members of
he monument executive committee at
Clog's Mountain chapel on Thursday,
md go over the whole situation with
l view to seeing wnat couia oe aone.
Supervisor Puraley promised that In
Lny event he would put some addilonal
work on the road; but he would
lot agree to put It In first-class shape
or automobiles, because he did not
hlnk he would have the means avallible.
On motion of Mr. T. L. Johnston,
:halrman, the names of the following
rentlemen were added to the finance
lommlttee: Messrs. S. N. Boyce, Gasonla,
N. C.; Clyde R Hoey, Shelby,
1. C.; A. L. Gaston, Chester, Samuel
C. White, Lancaster.
After a canvass among the members
if the executive committee present,
dr. Johnston announced additional
lubscriptlonB to the aggregate of $115.
A resolution was adopted, asking
hat the chairman of the committee on
ransportation be at the meeting of
he general committee on Monday
iext, and make a report of progress.
It is understood to be the purpose
?f the transportation committee to
lollect and present information as to
he best means of reaching the battle rround
from the different railroad
>olnts and to establish a systematic
ichedule of charges to and from the
lattleground. The proposed rates will,
if course, be governed by character
>f vehicle, rate of speed, distance travled,
etc., and there will be an effort
o establish such uniformity in these
ates as will prevent unnecessary misinderstandlng
or confusion.
CAPT. JONES'S VER8ION.
The following is from the Columbia
State of last Saturday:
Gov. Ansel has received from Capt.
redell Jones of Rock Hill a letter seting
forth one side of the controversy
n Rock Hill over the school property,
t will be recalled that some time ago
he trustees of WInthrop college offerd
to purchase what is known as the
ilgh school property, offering to eduate
a certain number of the children
i mock mil rree. una jjrupuBiiiuu
cas accepted, but the minority tied it
ip in the courts. Since then an offer
ias been made to rent the property by
Vlnthrop and according to Capt. Jones
he entire community has been split
rito factions over the outcome.
This letter to Gov. Ansel is as fol)wa:
"My dear Governor: Tour letter of
he 16th instant duly received and has
>een considered by our board of trusees.
The vote on the proposition to
ent the high school property to Winhrop
college stood three against and
hree for the resolution, and therefore,
he motion to rent the property was
JSt.
"The report of the superintendent,
orewlth inclosed, showed our schools
o be overcrowded and therefore the
lecessitles of our schools require that
he high school building should be
ised by school district pupils. The
hree trustees voting in the negative
elt that their first obligation and duty
3 to provide for the school children
f the district. The three trustees who
avor the sale of the property in quesion
are opposed to its use for purposes
f the school district.
"Governor, this question of the
tate's taking charge of education in
ur school district is Intensely vital to
ha nrolforo r\t all rnnOPrnpH
"The board of trustees of Winthrop
ollege, in their first proposition to
lurchase the high school property, pro>osed
to educate, free of charge,
hrough the tenth grade, from 300 to
00 annually of the Rock Hill school
listrlct children. As you remember
his was rejected by our school board
is Impracticable, and doubtful of fulfilment.
Since then our position on
his point has been sustained by a
lommittee of the legislature. The propisltion
to purchase for 320,000, which
vas afterwards accepted by a vote of
1 bare majority, does not, on its face,
>romise to educate any number of the
shildren of the Rock Hill school disrict.
"Our board is tied up on the proposilon
to rent, as well as on the propolitlon
to sell; our people divided into
wo antagonistic parties; education
mpeded, and breaches made which it
nay be impossible to heal. And all
if this brought about by the lnterferince
of the state in our local school
iffairs. The action of the Winthrop
>oard, through its officers, has already
:ost us much In money and has interered
with what is more valuable than
noney?the peace and good feeling of
tur community.
"We do not think your board is fully
icquainted with the methods which
lave been resorted to by the president
>f Winthrop college, in company with
ithers who took sides with him to ac[uire
this property. The first move to
>urchase was the passage of a resolulon
by the chamber of commerce reluestlng
the board of trustees of the
ichool district to sell the high school
iroperty to wmtnrop conege. we are
nformed that President Johnson was
he orlgrlnator of this move. The next
tep was a banquet, to which the
riends of the movement were general y
Invited. Next, a petition was got
ip, addressed to our board of trustees,
vlth 76 names upon It, In a city of 10,00
Inhabitants. A counter petition to
he board was afterwards obtained,
dth little effort, containing 456 names.
Vhereupon the first petition, as I renember,
was not presented. Subseluently
a bare majority of our board
ccepted $20,000 for the property, with
he tacit assurance, but not expressed
n the resolution, that WInthrop colege
would, furthermore, educate, free
f charge, annually, from 300 to 500
tock Hill school children. Twenty
housand dollars is less than the bulldngs
on the high school property cost?
ountlng nothing for the beautiful site
f land, valued by experts at not less
han $16,000, making $36,000 at least,
s the value of the property in our
udgment, while some believe It to be
k'orth not less than $40,000.
"It ought not to surprise you, after
his sho.wlng, that our board can not
gree. And you can readily see why
he matter Is In the courts.
"Tho nnnrlltlnnq nOTO pristine retard
ducation in our school district, ana
t seems strange to us that the officials
f Wlnthrop college should, In any
ray, be a hindrance to the establlshnent
of a high school in Rock Hill,
uch as our school board Inaugurated,
rhen the whole state has favored
reatly, and made large appropriations
r> encourage, high school education,
f the president of Wlnthrop college
ad not coveted our holdings and used
owerful and unusual means In the
ttempt to obtain them, we would, be*
ore this, have had a creditable high
chool established."
The Record In Reply.
In an extended reply to the foreoing,
the Rock Hill Record of yes?rday
leaves an Impression of a very
eclded difference of opinion as to
ie correctness of the facts stated,
nd Issues the following challenge:
Capt. Jones says that the editorial
om the Rock Hill Herald, which he
nclosed in his letter to the governor,
gives "the correct and most popular
sentiment of our own people In regard
to their schools."
Good Lord, to think of a man of
Capt. Jones' intelligence making such
a ridiculous statement!
We challenge Capt Jones to go
before the people of Rock Hill, at
the polls, and ask them to say whether
the action of the minority trustees
is right or wrong.
We dare him to put It to a vote of
our people.
We dare the minority trustees to
resign and go before the people for
a re-election.
We dare the minority trustes to
ask the people to ratify their childish,
dog-ln-the-manger attitude, as expressed
by the existing deadlock.
We dare the minority trustees to
publish that petition of 466 names,
which Capt Jones says were signed
to the petition circulated by the minority
trustees! The signatures of
numbers of boys?not voters, mind
you?were on that petition, and over
300 of the signatures were of men
who are not even taxpayers!
Let Trustee Jones deny this, if he
can.
LOCAL LACONIC8.
Until January 1, 1910.
We will send The Yorkville Enquirer
from this date till January 1, 1910, for
66 cents.
Killed By Lightning.
Lightning struck in a bunch of people
on a Mr. Bookout's piazza, near
Grover last Sunday afternoon at about
5 o'clock and killed Mr. Alec Royster.
Several others were shocked; but not
seriously injured.
Clemson Scholarships.
Announcement has been made of
the winners of the Clemson scholarships
as approved by the state board
oi eaucauun. me huuccdsiui tumtictitors
In York county are Carl G. Paris
of Fort Mill R. F. D. No. 1, and C.
L. Faris of Rock Hill.
Eclipse of Mars By tha Moon.
An interesting eclipse of Mars by
the moon, visible throughout the
United States, will take place on
Wednesday evening, September 1,
according to a bulletin Issued by
Prof. William R. Brooks, at Smith
Observatory, Geneva, New York, yesterday.
The phenomenon will last
about an hour, beginning In the longitude
of Washington, at 8.42 p. m.,
and ending at 9.39. The eclipse will
be visible to the naked eye.
To Remodel the Jail.
The steel cages recently purchased
for use in the York county Jail, have
arrived in Yorkville, and Messrs. J. J.
neuer & uo., 01 xunviue cuiu nw?
Hill, who have the contract to make
the necessary changes in the building,
have arranged to begin work at once.
The supervisor has perfected an arrangement
whereby the Tork prisoners
will be kept in the Chester Jail,
until the Tork Jail is again in a condition
to receive them.
Old Bibles.
Publication of the item about the
old Bible in the possession of Mr.
John T. Latham, has brought information
of two others that also have
claims po great age. They belong to
Mr. H. Simpson Love of the Beersheba
neighborhood. One was printed on
Essex street, London in 1753, and the
other in Edinburgh in 1783. One of
them contains a record of the birth of
Mr. Love's father, Mr. Hugh Love, on
October 24, 1795. Both books were
brought to this country by Mr. Love's
grandfather, who came to this country
from Ireland, when he was 18 years
of age.
Lots of Extra Work.
The new road law has put quite a
lot of extra work on Treasurer Nell,
and that official has much to do that
has not heretofore fallen on the treasurer's
office. In paying for road work,
the county board of commissioners
have adopted a system under which
the township supervisor Issues checks
on banks, mercantile establishments
or Individuals, and these checks instead
of being sent direct to the coun ty
board of commissioners are sent to
the county tieasurer. The treasurer
lists the checks on his adding machine,
sees that their aggregate amount tallies
with the claim accompanying
them, "O. K.'a" the claim and passes
it on to the county board for approval
and payment Then the treasurer
pays the claims on orders from the
board, and makes the proper charges
on his books. It is quite a lot of extra
work for the treasurer; but It helps to
keep things straight Of course, it Is
understood that all tne receipts and
disbursements in connection with the
county road fund make extra work.
Argument For Square Deal.
Hon. John Porter Hollis, of Rock
Hill has been severely criticised for
making application for the supervisor
of the census for the Fifth district
and the Columbia Record of Frl
day discusses the matter as follows:
"It seems that Mr. John Porter Holds,
of Rock Hill, who Is a Democratic
member of the legislature from the
county of York, Is being criticised
because he was said to be an applicant
for census supervisor, and was
endorsed by Director Durand, with
whom he was In Johns Hopkins university.
Those who criticize Mr. Holds
for holding office as a Democrat
and seeking anotuer appointment
through a Republican administration
also commend Congressman Finley
for securing the appointment of a
Democrat to this same position under
the Republican administration.
When it comes to seeking favors
of the Republican party, Its leaders
or its administration, It is difficult to
wVioro t Horn |q nnv HPflTPfl Of
crime?If crime there be at all?between
the offense committed by a
Democratic office-holder and a Democratic
private citizen. The fact of
the matter seems to be however,
that the census supervisors In South
Carolina are to be divided between
the Democrats and the Republicans
and with this understanding there Is
no reason why a Democrat should not
apply for one of the positions. But
It has come to a pretty pass In the
south if a Democrat can not be permitted
to seek or accept the Influence
of a personal friend In applying for
a non-partisan position under the
government, no matter whether the
Democrats or the Republicans be in
power. Mr. Durand and Mr. Hollis,
as we understand It, are merely personal
friends; that is all. Mr. Durand
knows that Mr. Hollls Is a Democrat,
If he knows anything about j
him at all. He knows that President
Taft says he must keep the census
work free from politics and how can ,
ne oetier uo mis man uy securing ,
the appointment of one in whose j
competence he has personal confl- ]
dence. The occasion for this com- (
ment is perhaps too small for serious
notice. So far as we know, the gen- ,
tleman appointed through the influ- ,
ence of Corgressman Flnley Is Just as
competent is Mr. Hollls, but it needs 1
to be said that neither one of them
committed any political sin In seeking
the position."
The Hogus Family Re-Union.
There was a reunion of children and
grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. John
R. Hogue on Filbert R. F. D. No. 1, J
last Tuesday, the occasion being the
visit of Mr. Hogue's brother-in-law,
Mr. A. L. Smith, from Little Roc |
Ark. It was intended that all of the I
children of Mr. and Mrs. Hogue be <
present with their families; but because
of Illness and other hindrances,
only five out of the nine were able to
be there. Those present were: Mr. A
W. 8. Hogue, Torkvllle No. ; Mr. J. p
N. Hogue, Filbert No. 11 Mrs. John E.
Carroll. Torkvllle; Mrs. J. M. Stewart,
Rock Hill; Mrs. W. A. Carroll, Filbert.
The absent ones were: James A.
Hogue, Camden; Mrs. J. B. Atkins,
Torkvllle No. 6, and Mrs. W. E. Get- '
tys, Torkvllle No. 7. The following M
grandchildren were present: Misses
Lena, Mamie, Ruby and Iness Hogue,
Mr. Meek Hogue and Masters Henry,
John and John Morrow Hogue, John
E. Carroll, Jr., Mllus Carroll, Elizabeth
Carroll, Earl and Dennis Chambers,
Miss Ellen Stewart, Master John
Stewart, Misses Mary, Frances and
Delia Carroll and Masters W. Sydney
and J. Herbert Carroll. The absent
grandchildren were Mr. Wylle Hogue,
Misses Margaret, Lola and Katharine
Hogue, Master Marlon Hogue. Mr.
Ebenezer Gettys, Miss Alice I. Gettys,
Mr. Erwin F. Gettys, Misses Rosa M..
Cora L. and Ruth Gettys, Master WIN
Ham, Joseph M. and David B. Gettys;
Stacy R Chamber*, Henry P. Cham* M
be re and Mis* Louise M. Chambers, Mr. W
H. E. Atkins. Miss Rose Atkins, Mis* Iva
L. Atkins, Mrs. J. D. Hugging.
Among the other guest* were the following,
most of them more or less distant
relatives and some near neighbors:
Mr. A. L. Smith, and Misses ^ .
Lena and Maud Nichols of Little Rock. ^9*
Ark.; Misses Ewart Nichols and Sarah
Turner of Torkville No. 6; Mr*.
John F. Smith and children of Torkville
No. 1; Mrs. W. V. Wallace and
children of Hickory drove; Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Hogue; Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Hogue; Miss Lou Hogue; Mr. W. A.
Carroll of Filbert; Mr. J. M. Stewart
of Rock Hill; Miss Emily Smith of
Torkville No. 2; Mr. and Mrs. Lowry
L. Smith of Torkville No. 1; Mr. and
Mrs. Lesslle L. Smith of Torkville No.
1; Mr. R. N. McElwee of Smyrna; Mr.'
John O. Brown, Torkville; Mr. John
Caldwell, Filbert No. 1;. Mrs. W. L.
Caldwell and children. No. 1 Filbert;
Mr. H. S. Love and family of Filbert
No. 1; Mr. J. W. Love and family of
Filbert No. 1; Mr. J. B. McCarter and
wife of Filbert No. 1; Mr. Robert Ferguson
and family of Filbert No. 1;
Miss Annie Jackson of Torkville; Miss
Ella Mitchell of Hickory drove; Mr.
J. T. Mitchell of Hickory drove, and
Mr. C. J. Hughes of Filbert No. 1.
Tne wnoie company went in ror a gooa
time and had it, the men and women A.
becoming boys and girls again and en- w
joying various games with the children.
A bountiful dinner was spread
1 the shade of the trees, and everybody
present enjoyed the occasion Immensely.
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. 11
Trusty 8hoots Fellow Convict Who
Was Attempting to Esoap*?Death
of Miss Janio Simrii?First Bale of
Now Cotton?Other Notes.
Correspondence Tbt Torkrlll* Enquirer
Rock Hill, August 11.?Mart WllHams,
colored, the cook for the chain- ^
gang, a trusty member of the gang,
shot and seriously wounded Roland
Steele, also colored, Saturday morning,
while the latter was attempting
to make his escape from the stockade,
about two miles below this city. A
Steele had been sick for a day or two,
at least he had been feigning sickness,
and was left chained to the rod
at the stockade Saturday morning In
charge of Williams. He managed to
get loose, it Is thought by picking the
lock that held him to the rod. and
made a dash for liberty. He only Increased
his paoe when Williams called
to him to stop and the latter fired on
him with a shotgun loaded with buckshot,
two of which took effect, one In
in the back of Steele's head and the
other in bis side. A physician was
summoned at once, and examined and
dressed the negro's wounds, which at ^
that time, it was thought would prove
fatal. He Is getting along very well
now, however, and the attending physician
thinks his chances for recovery
are very good. Steele was sent up
from Rock Hill last year to serve a
two years' term for housebreaking. _
Henry Qilmore, who escaped from *
the gang last week, was still at large
Monday afternoon. He had served
aKAtt# AlwhfAan mnnfhe a# o fwn VAflM1
term for shooting a negro woman In
the hand on the COwan place a few
miles below this city, and was a "trusty"
at the time he made his escape.
Today at 12 o'clock, the local Water, la
Light and Power plant, which has * \
been in the bands of a receiver for
nearly twelve months, will be sold at
public auction in this city by P. A.
Wilcox, receiver, of Florence, the
sale having been ordered by Judge \
Pritchard several months ago. The
upset price on the property is $75,000, v
and it is pretty generally understood
that it will be bid in by the bondhold- '
era.
Mr. S. M. Jackson, a substantial
and well known farmer of the Newport
community, was married on Sunday,
the 22nd instant, to Miss Dora
Bean of Mecklenburg county, N. C.,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Mr. Hoagland of Plneville, at the
home of Mr. Blackwelder, a relative
ui uie unue.
Miss Janie Slmrll, a maiden lady
about 67 years of age, died Sunday
night at the home of her brother, Mr.
Thomas H. Slmrll in Ebenexer, after
a lingering illness. The funeral and ^
interment took place Monday at Alllson
Creek church. Miss Slmrll leaves
two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Neely of Charlotte,
and Mrs. J. R. Cook of Bethel
township.
The first bale of this years' cotton
crop was sold here Friday by Mr. W.
A. Darby, manager of the S. M. Jones w
farm near Tirzah, which was purchased
last spring by Mr. A. E. Willis, who
moved to this city from Virginia. The
bale was picked from the farm of
Mr. Darby's 14-year-old son, on the
above named place and weighed 615 ~y
pounds. It was bought by Mr. Ed "
Fewell, the price paid being 14 cents
per pound. Mr. Darby Informed The
Enquirer correspondent that he would
have twenty-five bales ready for the
market by Saturday of this week, provided
the weather continues favorable
for picking.
Master Frank, the 8-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Law, sustained a
fracture of one arm between the wrist
and elbow last Saturday afternoon, by
falling from a tree in the yard at the
home of Mr. Alexander Long.
Your correspondent was Informed
today that the train which brought the
bodv of CaDt. J. C. Bridges from Lan
caster to this city on Monday night
of last week, struck and killed a cow
just before reaching Lesslie station,
and that a horse was struck and killed
shortly after passing the station.
Today is the last day In which the
minority members of the Rock Hill
board have to put up the $3,000 bond
as ordered by Judge Memmlnger. ^
These gentlemen have given out noth
lng as to their Intentions, but the concensus
of opinion Is that they will
not put up the bond; but will in some
way manage to keep the matter hanging
Are In the court
Mr. F. M. Beckham, who has been
dealing In cotton on this market for %
the past two years, left Saturday for
Savannah, Ga., where he will open an
office and buy cotton for export. His
family will remain In Rock Hill until
about October 1.
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Boyd and child,
arrived in Rock Hill from Georgetown
Monday afternoon, and will reside
here in the future. Dr. Boyd recently
accepted a position as traveling sales- ^
man in this state for Wampole & Co., ^
with headquarters In this city. Mrs.
Boyd Is the daughter of Mr. and Mr\
J. R. Barron of this city.
Your correspondent learns from very
good authority that Mr. W. O. Rawls
of Yorkville, has purchased the _
plumbing business of Mr. T. L. Trip- W
let of this city, and will put a competent
man In charge of the business,
and spend part of the time here himself.
No transfer has been made yet,
iiuwcvei, unu mr. jutwis may uui uuvc
:harge for a week or ten days.
Rock Hill and Lesalle played ball
it Rock Hill last Saturday. Score
ivas 3 to 2 In favor of Rock Hill.
AT THE CHURCHES.
METHODIST. 9
Afternoon service at 4 o'clock, and
svening service at 8 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
There wll be services tomorrow af- ^
:ernoon at 5.30, conducted by Rev. A.
3. Rogers. A congregational meeting
cvill be held Immediately afterwards.