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Scraps and .facts.
? New York. December 19: Mrs. O.
H. P. Belmont demonstrated In the
small, early hours of today that she
has the Interests of her sex of the
working class at heart. Three o'clock
this morning found her in the night
court awaiting the disposition of the
cases of four women shirtwaist workers
charged with disorderly conduct
in connection with the strike. Several
lawyers have been retained by Mrs.
Belmont to defend the strikers but
with the approach of morning they
had disappeared and when the girls
were called to the bar no-one was present
to appear for them. Mra Belmont
here stepped into the gap and offered
bail for the girls,' tendering her home
in Madison avenue as security. "Is
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your nouse worm *ovv; mviuucu
Magistrate Butts, In routine manner
and tone. "I think it is," replied Mrs.
Belmont. "It is valued at 1400,000,
but I think there may be a mortgage
upon it for $10,000 which I raised to
help the shirtwaist strikers and the
woman suffrage movement" The security
was accepted.
? Washington, Decemer 19: Aside
* from Baving hundreds of lives and
millions of dollars' worth of prooerty
Involved in marine disasters, the United
States life saving service managed
to render assistance to many unfortunate
persons in distress. The annual
report of the superintendent of the
service shows that a woman "about to
be hurled over a bluff" was rescued
by a life guard, while an intoxicated
man about to fall off a dock, a man
who had lost his way In a marsh,
another who had broken through the
Ice, two others who had climbed 100
feet up the face of a cliff and were
unable to descend, and still another
who tried to commit suicide, coming
within the vision of the vigilant
guards, were saved. Five automobiles
imperilled In mashes or quicksands
were rescuer. During the last fiscal
year there were 1,376 marine disasters,
involving the lives of 8,900 persons
that called the life saving service
into activity. Seventy-two vessels
were totally lost, although only
thirty people gave up their lives in
consequence.
? Washington, December-16: A bill
that has just been Introduced in the
house by Representative Mann, may
cause considerable trouble in those
"" lom nt tha nnnntrv Interested in
the construction of dams. By the
provisions of this bill Mr. Mann would
have any person or concern securing
the right to construct a dam file plans
and maps with the war department,
and these plans must show in detail
every feature of the proposed dam.
Moreover, it is orovided that hereafter,
whenever a dam is to be built and the
plans filed in accordance with the act,
they cannot be changed without the
permission of the war department. It
is also provided that whenever congress
shall authorize the construction
of a lock or other connection with
such dams, the person owning such
dam shall convey to the United States
free of cost, titles to such lands as
may be required for such construction
and shall grant to the United States
free water power for building and
operating such construction. The government
reserves the right at all times
to control such dams and the level of
the pool caused by it, to such an extent
as may be necessary to provide
facilities for navigation and to regulate
the charges which may be made
for the use of the power, wholly or in
part, generated by it, and otherwise
to regulate the use of such dams either
by special or general act of congress.
In the south, where there are
Invested millions of dollars in these
dams, the above bill is of considerable
Importance.
? Washington, December 17: The
ship subsidy question is perplexing
many minds here now. Most of the
southern representatives have hitherto
been opposed to such measures, but
rec&ntly some of them, in response to
the pressure of their districts have
climbed onto the fence. Prominent
men everywhere are writing their
representatives to vote for such a subsidy.
Those who are opposed to the
measure contend that, in order to insure
an Increase of foreign trade such
a tariff law ought to be passed as will
enable our ships, returning from
abroad to bring back loads of merchandise
Instead of returning empty.
They argue that the passage of a subsidy
bill means only greater profits
to steamship companies that are already
making money. The opposition
to this proposition is confined principally
to the house, and in the light of
recent figures it is believed that the
bill as recommended by the president
will pass there. There is little in the
way in the senate. A number of Republican
members are going to fight
it, among them Mr. Kusterman of
Wisconsin, who is from Hamburg,
Germany, and whom the American
Flag of Cleveland wrote about so
caustically with respect to the proposed
bill that the congressman saw fit
last Friday to make a personal statement
that caused no little fun. Mr.
Kusterman replied to his critics with
great vigor, and kept the house in a
roar. However, with all the opposition
that can be mustered, it is evident
now that the bill will be passed
by a majority of at least a dozen, unless
something happens to break the
ranks.
? Managua, December 19: Jose
Madriz, the judge of the Central
American court of justice at Cartage,
wKa hoc Koon nut fnrtrfl rH a q a na n.
didate for the presidency to succeed
Zelaya, received an enthusiastic reception
on his arrival here today. He
was acclaimed all along the way from
Corlnta to Managua; here the troops
and the police were out in force for a
protection to Madriz, who proceeded
on foot to the hotel through an almost
inextricable mass of people. In
front of the park there were hostile
cries against an attempt of the soldiers
to clear the streets. Immediately
fifty civilians, all residents of Leon,
the home of Madriz, whipped out revolvers,
brandishing them in the air.
They formed a compact mass around
Madriz, escorting him to his quarters.
For a moment the situation was critical.
There were shouts of "vive
Leon, to hell with Managua." No
shots were fired, however. Madriz
said later in an interview: "I shall
accept the honor which has been offered
me. I am not the candidate of
Leon, but of the entire republic. My
chief concern is to appease the ancient
sectionalism which has divided certain
localities." Madriz said he was
certain now the revolutionists would
receive him. He had sent a delegate
to Blueflelds to confer with the revolutionary
leader there, but his representative
.was not permitted to land.
General Estrada sent word that if he
came to treat for peace it was useless.
Madriz is hopeful, however, that
he will succeed in making peace with
the revolutionists. Madriz declined
to comment upon Zelaya's administration,
nor would he discuss the
question of intervention by the United
States, but expressed the hope that
an amicable settlement would be
reached. In Managua the situation is
intense. Zelaya has offered the American
consul a guard of soldiers, but
the offer has been declined.
? Charlotte Observer: The numerous
suits which are being Instituted
inrougnoui mis general section oy
cotton firms against the farmers for
failure to live up to their contracts to
deliver cotton according to their stipulations
will probably teach the producers
the lesson of the unwisdom of
the course. From many sections have
come reports to the effect that a number
of prominent cotton firms, which
contracted with the farmers in the
spring for cotton at 9 and 10 cents,
are suing them for failure to comply
with the terms of their contracts. This
is easy to explain and while the suits
are, perhaps, being brought particularly
against the conscienceless class
of planters. It is a common practice
among the farmers to sell their crops
ahead. How much they have lost this
season by following out this policy is
known to every one of them who
adopted this course when he was
planting his crop In the spring. If he
contracted with certain firms to sell
his total production at a given price,
10 cents, for Instance, he has lost
from $20 to $25 a bale if he lived up
to his contract. Of course he took a
chance when he agreed to deliver the
crop before the market was made and
the firm that held up the other part
of the contract also took a shot at
the future, but the farmer this time
has been the greater loser. Many of
them, from information which has become
general, simply balked when It
came to delivering their cotton. Their
loss was too glaring and they refused
to deliver. For this reason suits have
been instituted. A large number of
cotton firms which entered into contracts
with farmers for future delivery
have been put to hard tack because
of the failure on the part of the
producers to come across. The farmers
will probably learn the lesson well
this time and heed the protests which
have been made by the better class of
their own profession against this policy
and of their best friends everywhere
who could foresee the unwisdom
of the course.
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YORK VILLE. 8. C.t
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1909.
Ik anybody knows anything about
Mr. John Anderson's Gordon setter,
we do not know of anything they can
do better than to write to him. Mr.
Anderson wants that dog, and will
certainly have It or know the reason
why.
According to the figures of Commissioner
Watson, South Carolina sowed
158,000 more acres in wheat this year
than she sowed last year, and the value
of a bushel of wheat on South Carolina
farms on December 1, was $1.46, which
was above that of any other state in
the Union, the next highest being Georgia
and Arizona.
The Washington Post and Washington
Star say that Hon. John J. Hemphill,
formerly representative in congress
from the Fifth congressional district,
is to be appointed commissioner
of the District of Columbia. Mr.
Hemphill is an able and clean man,
and assuming that these are the qualflcations
the president Is after, his appointment
will be no mistake.
We are reproducing from the Columbia
State, Zach McGhee's story to the
effect that Maj. J. C. Hemphill has become
the patronage refugee in this
state, only for what It is worth. We
have very lltle positive information
about the matter, and we do not take
it that Mr. McGhee has a great deal
more. If we are to understand that
Mr. Hemphill is to assume the responsibility
of saying who shall and
;hall not have Federal otflce in this
state, we do not believe a word of it.
If we are to understand that Mr.
Hemphill is a close personal friend of
the president, and the president has
great confidence in him, we are not
inclined to dispute the proposition, for
we believe this is so. But we do not
believe that Mr. Hemphill is going to
undertake the distribution of public
patronage in South Carolina. We do
not know of anybody who could do It
more satisfactorily or to the better interest
of good, clean government; but
hat Ho u-niiM nnrlpr.
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take such a thankless job, while engaged
In other work of so much greater
Importance.
"Rascality at a Premium."
There is getting to be so much rascality
and untrutnfulness on the country
that there are hardly enough honest,
reliable people to take care of it.
Dishonesty and rascality are at a high
premium as is evidenced by the decision
of the jurors and courts. The
lawyers of our land as a rule seem to
oe seeking the side of the defense in
preference to the side of prosecution,
because there is more money in it
Honesty and uprightness are being laid
on the shelf to be supplied with violation
and defense to the fullest extent
of technicalities.
Robberies of corporations in court
decisions as if corporations were of no
service to the" country. It takes a concentration
of brains and capital by corporation
to handle and move the large
volume of business and develop the
resources of the country.
Then why try to tie up and rob corporations,
something that the country
cannot get along without. Ignorant,
poor people, both white and black, who
should be excused partly on account of
their ignorance, are being punished to
the fullest extent of the law, while intelligent
violators, of wealth and influence,
can get up all the sympathy and
support necessary to bring them clear
in court or get a nominal punishment.
Public sentiment and the lawyers and
law-makers are responsible for this
state of affairs. It is creating want of
confidence in our fellowman and makes
life more undeasant and burdensome
because people's words and written obligations
are not what they should be
by any means. Works without faith
do not accomplish much and the person
who puts much faith in the sayings
and doings of the general public
in this day and time is most sure to
get left. A good, full crop of honesty
with public sentiment to back it up
would bring conditions to normal
state.?Poag's Real Estate Monthly.
We hardly know what to make of
Brother Poag this month. We are quite
well aware of the fact that his heart
is in the right place; but in the foregoing,
he seems to be all mixed up,
and does not appear to know what is
the matter himself.
Of course, there is plenty of dishonesty
in the world, as there has always
been and will be to the end; but that
is nothing for honest men to complain
about. Honest men are honest for honesty
sake, not for what they expect
to make out of it, and while they sincerely
deplore dishonesty in others,
they cannot be held responsible for that
dishonesty. The principal consolation
of the honest man is that while honesty
has its burdens they are not nearly
as great as those of dishonesty.
So far as the lawyers are concerned,
there is no "side of the defense," until
after the side of the plaintiff has
moved. And if the plaintiff leaves the
ablest lawyers for the side of the defense,
that Is not the fault of the lawyer
so much as it is the fault of the
plaintiff. Generally, however, the
plaintiff where he has the brains and
the ability, gets the ablest lawyer in
sight.
There are cases of the robbery of
corporations. They are not Infrequently
mulcted for damages when nobody
has been really grieved. They are
subjected to holdups just like those
that sometimes occur on the highway,
and by the same kind of people, the
principal difference being in the method.
But do not let us forget that corporations
are sometimes offenders also
and that when they do offend they
must be held to account just as anybody
else. Corporations should not be
Imposed upon and they should not be
all*.wed to Impose on others.
It is hardly to be denied that much
wrong doing in the courts is attributable
to lawyers; but don't let us forget
that there are good lawyers and bad
lawyers. There are lawyers who fight
for law, justice and right, and there
are lawyers who fight only to win.
There are lawyers who use honest, open
methods only, and there are lawyers
who ure such methods as they consider
best calculated to win. Just as some
people fish with straight hook and line
and others fish with dynamite. But do
not let us forget that as long as we
have quarrels, we must have lawyers
and the only way to dispense with the
lawyer is to quit quarreling.
But after all, our friend Poag is mis
taken in thinning mat rascamy is hi
a premium. Rascality never has been
at a premium and It never will be.
Rascality may triumph temporarily,
and the honest man may be cast down;
but even then the rascal is not the
real winner, nor the honest man the
real loser.
The First Christmas.
Luke II, 1,-40.
And it came to pass In those days
that there went out a decree from
Caesar Augustus that, all the world
should be taxed, and all went to be
taxed, every one lntd his own city.
Joseph went out of Nazareth, Into
Judea, Bethlehem to be taxed, with
Mary his espoused wife, who was
great with child. While they were
there the days were accomplished that
she should be delivered, and she
brought forth her first born son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him In a manger, because
there was no room for them In the
inn.
There were In the same country
shepherds abiding In the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night,
and lo, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them, and they
were sore afraid. And the angel said
unto them: "Fear not; for, behold,
I bring you good tidings of great joy
which shall be to all the people. For
unto you Is born this day, in the city
of David, a Savior, which is Christ
the Lord. And this shall be a sign
unto you: Te shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying
in a manger!"
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying: "Glory
to God In the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men!"
And it came to pass as the angels
were gone away from them into heaven,
the shepherds said one to another:
"Let us now go even into Bethlehem.
and see this thing which Is
come to pass, which the Lord hath
made known unto us."
And they came with haste, and
found Mary and Joseph, and the babe
i__l I- ? ?nrVton fVlftV
lying 111 a IIiailBCI, ailU nilVU tuv/ ?wy
seen it, they made known abroad the
saying which was told them concerning
the child. All they that heard it
wondered at those things which were
told them by the shepherds, but Mary
kept all these things and pondered
them in her heart, and the shepherds
returned glorifying and praising God
for all the things that they had heard
and seen, as it was told unto them.
When eight days were accomplished
the child's name was called Jesus,
and when the days of purification
were accomplished, they brought him
to Jerusalem, to present him to the
Lord and to offer a sacrifice according
to which is said in the law of the
Lord?a pair of turtle doves, or two
young pigeons.
And behold, there was a man in
Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon,
and the same man was just and devout,
waiting for the consolation of
Israel. It was revealed unto him by
the Holy Ghost that he should not
see death before he had seen the
Lord's Christ. And he came by the
spirit into the temple, and when the
parents brought In the child Jesus,
to do for him after the custom of the
law, then took he him up in his arms
and blessed God, and said: "Lord,
now lettest thou thy servant depart in
peace, according to thy word. For
mine eyes have seen thy salvation
which thou hast prepared before the
face of all people, a light to lighten
the gentiles and the glory of thy people
Israel."
Joseph and his mother marveled at
those things which were spoken of
him, and Simon blessed them and
said unto Mary, his mother, "Behold
this child is set for the fall and rising
again of many in Israel, and for a
sign which shall be spoken against!
Yea, a sword of fire shall pierce thine
own soul also, that the thoughts of
many hearts may be revealed!"
And there was one Anna, a prophetess,
the daughter of Fhanuel of the
tribe of Aser, she was of great age, a
widow of about four score and four
years, which departed not from the
temple, but served God with fastings
and prayers night and day. And she
coming in that instant gave thanks
likewise unto the Lord and spake of
him to all that looked for redemption
in Jerusalem.
And when Joseph and Mary had
performed all things according to the
law of the Lord, they returned into
Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth,
and the child grew and waxed strong
in spirit, filled with wisdom, and the
grace of God was upon him.
Enforce the Law or Qui'If
the authorities do not enforce the
prohibition law in this county any
better than it is being enforced, the
thing will be worse than a farce. It
is no uncommon sight to see men under
the influence of whisk} or something
else. The traffic in liquor is all
over the country. The fact is whereever
there is prohibition very little effort
is made to enforce the law. Occasionally
a friendless negro is pulled,
but rarely ever a white man, and it is
our honest belief that where one gallon
of booze is sold by a negro, ten gallons
are sold by or for white men. Go
where one will and liquor is sold, the
laxity of the law's enforcement
amounts to but little more than a free
license. It is becoming disgusting to
realize how little concern is given to
a condition that is fast becoming a
nuisance, and which the taxpayers are
being made to suffer.?Manning Times.
If we were not thoroughly familiar
with all the arguments that have ever
been used on the subject, we would
take the foregoing as a complaint
against the non-enforcement of the liquor
laws, and a plea against unfair
discrimination in favor of white violators
of the laws as opposed to black
violators of the laws; but being thoroughly
familiar with every shade of
opinion on either side of the subject,
we merely take this paragraph as an
insidious effort to weaken the antiliquor
sentiment now in the ascendancy
in Clarendon county.
Refore going further into the subject, |
however, we desire to nay that we
are n<?t especially concerned about the
manner In which Clarendon may handle
the liquor question. There are
only three or four copies of The Enquirer
taken in that county, and nothing
that we might say Is likely to
get to the people there. We see proper
to reproduce the remarks of the
Times, merely because they are typical
of methods that are common elsewhere
and contain the germs of so
much of the sophistry that has all
along made prohibition difficult anywhere.
The motive that actuates earnest
and sincere prohibitionists in their efforts
to restrict and destroy the liquor
traffic, is a belief that the more liquor
traffic is restricted, and the more difficult
it is to get liquor, the more sober
and industrious will abusers of the stuff
become, and the happier and the more
prosperous will their families be.
There Is nothing selfish or sinister
about this motive, and It would be difficult
indeed to prove that people who
hold to the idea outlined are mistaken.
Indeed, so far as real practical demonstration
has ever gone, the facts are
all on their side.
Prohibition has had the sanction of
law in Yorkville since 1882, with the
exception of two or three years of the
state dispensary. The original outlawing
of the saloons was followed by
drug store traffic with and without
physicians' prescriptions. Druggists
sold liquor in violation of the law and
physicians gave prescriptions in violation
of law. Both reaped rich harvests,
and for quite a while there was
very little improvement in conditions,
except that it was more difficult for
certain classes to get liquor. The claim
that prohibition was a farce was com
mon, and it really looked that way because
official sentiment did not uphold
the law and it was extremely difficult
to get juries to convict. This situation
continued on up to the establishment
of the state dispensary and long
afterward; but in the course of time
sentiment began to change, liquor sellers
who valued respectability, began
to drop out of the business, and juries
began to do their duty right along.
Today violators of the liquor laws
are convicted more easily that any
I other class or onenaers.
We do not claim that there la no illegal
liquor sold about Yorkville now;
but we do assert that there Is not onetenth
as much as was sold here ten
years ago. We do not pretend to claim
that there Is no liquor consumed here.
There are people who continue to buy
it for their own personal use when
they want it, but the express records
today will show a tremendous falling
ofT when compared with the records
of the same period of only a few years
back, and we do not think there Is any
reasonable question of the fact that the
consumption of Intoxicating liquors In
this town and community has decreased
tremendously.
But If there is anybody in Clarendon,
or anywhere else, be he prohibitionists
or liquor man, who expects the prohibition
law to enforce itself, he needs
to be told differently. Such progress
as has been made in York county, for
instance, is not the result of time alone.
There has been lots of unpleasant,
strenuous work and sacrifice. If we
saw proper to review it all, we would
tell of preachers who have lost their
charges and been forced to move, of
houses burned by violators of the
law, business boycott, of assault, and
possibly of murder.
It would be foolish to claim that
the fight is entirely won in York.
There is still much to be done. But
the change for the better is so marked
as to be easily within the notice of any
right thinking man who cares for the
i nnllft nt thnRe nrnund him.
And whether those who have accomplished
so much are in a humor tq
continue -to go forward or .not,
should realize that they should take
no chances of losing any part of what
has already been gained.
Census Report Bulletin.?Census reports
issued yesterday show 9,362,222
bales cotton ginned from the growth
of 1909 to December 13, compared with
11,900,565 bales for 1908.
The proportion o.f the crop ginned to
December 13, 1909, is 90.9 per cent of
the crop on the same day of 1908.
Round bales included this year are
129,967, compared with 215,059 for 1908.
Sea island, 85,184 bales for 1909, 80,316
in 1908. ..
The number of bales of cotton ginned
from the growth of 1909 in the
several states compared with the corresponding
date of 1908 follows:
State 1909 1908
Alabama 986,099 1,263,953
Arkansas 642,784 847,312
Florida 59,247 64,131
Georgia 1,765,819 1,867,963
Louisiana 248,554 435,603
Mississippi 959,016 1,441,947
North Carolina 582,034 615,736
Oklahoma 514,715 494,984
South Carolina ....1,066,058 1,134,183
Tennessee , 221,464 302,627
Texas 2,263,423 3,368,183
All other states .... 53,009 63,943
The distribution of the sea island
cotton for 1909 by states Is:
Florida, 26,871; Georgia. 47,586, and
South Carolina, 10,727. The statistics
In this report for 1909 are subject to
slight corrections when checked against
the individual returns of the ginners
being transmitted by mail. The corrected
total of cotton ginned this season
to December 1, is 8.878,886 bales.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Columbia, December 17: Governor
Ansel has issued a requisition for C.
J. Herbert, who has been located at
Chattanooga, to require him to come
to this state to answer to the true bill
found against him here last month on
an indictment charging him with conspiracy
in connection with the deal
between the Seminole Securities officials
and the officials of the Southern
Life Insurance company of North
Carolina. The requisition was issued
at the request of Solicitor Cobb, who
recently wrote to Mr. Herbert telling
him that if he did not come here and
give bond he would have him extradited.
Mr. Herbert did not reply to
this letter and the letter was not returned.
? Columbia, December 16: Signing
the order reducing the amount of the
veruicr in me rwioues ettae ouugc
Memminger this evening gave some
interesting reasoning with reference to
this case. Touching the reduction itself
Judge Memminger writes: "While
I am satisfied that both the findings
of the jury as to actual and punitive
damages were not founded in capric*,
or through prejudice, or wlthoit
proper consideration of the evidence,
or any like moving cause, and thit
the verdict was not in Itself excessive,
yet I am inclined to the view that inasmuch
as it has been made to appear
that this cause constituted the
first offence in which an action has
been brought against the defendant
or any other mill for a similar offence,
I am disposed to pursue the policy
generally adopted by courts?especially
by courts of criminal jurisdiction,
In analogy to punishment by punitive
damages?and be lenient, and for this
reason, and not because the verdict is
in usen excessive, or, as siuieu capncious
or rendered through prejudice,
or out of proportion to defendant's
estate as shown in the evidence, to
reduce the amount of punitive damages
from $8,000 to $5,000. The verdict
for $2,000 actual damages is sustained.
Unless the plaintiff, the
Grandby Mills, remit within five days
the sum of $3,000 on the judgment
for punitive damages a new trial will
be granted, but if the amount is remitted
a new trial is refused under
the order." The Rhodes case was
against the Granby Mills for alleged
"blacklisting" of Olin M. Rhodes, an
employee. The original verdict was
for $2,000 actual damages, ajid $8,000
punitive damages. The cause then
came up on a motion for a new trial,
the same being refused, but the verdict
cut down as stated. The points :
of law raised by the defence were
overruled In the order.
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8.
Box 178, Greenville, 8. C.?Wants to
buy a few tracts original growth
timber land, if bargains.
J. At. Stroup?Offers the stable In rear
Of J. Q. Wray'a store, for rent.
Box 414, Yorkville?Has a 5-room cottage
for rent.
R. E. Montgomery?Gives notice that
he has moved the "We Fix It" shop
to his lot, opposite the Rose hotel.
J. G. Anderson, Rock Hill?Offers a $60
reward for information leading to
recovery of his Gordon setter, "wasdon."
D. Wyatt Neville, Supt?Invites the
public to an entertainment at the
Hickory Grove school auditorium tomorrow
night.
W. W. Lewis, Plaintiff's Atty.?Publishes
a summons In the case of J.
J. Schwartz, Plflf. vs. H. Ernest Gladden,
Deft.
J. A. Tate, C. C. C. Pis.?Gives notice
of sale on salesday in January of real
estate Involved In the case of J. S. H.
Paris against Dora C. Bayne and
others.
First National Bank, Yorkville?
Thanks customers and friends for
past favors and extends the season's
compliments.
J. C. Wilborn?Is looking for a buyer
for the H. G. Thomasson place, fifty
acres, on King's Mountain road.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill?Says
that you need a bank account and
tells you why you should have one
with it.
York Supply Co.?Tells you that It Is
selling shoes for less money than you
can buv elsewhere. A word about
flour, rice and building material.
J. L? Williams & Co.?Talk about extra
low prices on men's 118 suits
and are sole agents for Douglas
shoes.
York Drug Store?Holiday greetings to
customers and friends.
G. H. O'Leary?Extends the season's
compliments to friends and customers
and best wishes for a prosperous
New Year.
Glenn & Allison?Announce that Mr.
Allison is in-the west buying horses
and mules and will be back before
January 1st.
Thomson Co.?Reminds you that only
three days remain for Xmas shopping
and gives a lot of Interesting
store news.
J. Q. Wrav?Gives you several pointers
that he don't want you to forget, es
pectally Santa Claus supplied, ciotning,
shoes, etc.
York Drug Store?A merry Xmas without
a box of "Huyler's" would be Impossible.
Yorkvllle B. & M. Co.?Gives you notice
that Its great sale closes Friday night
and announces auction sales for
Thursday and Friday. See fourth
page.
G. & C. Merrlam Co., Springfield, Mass.
?On page four give additional Information
regarding the new International
dictionary.
First National Bank, Sharon?Urges
you to open a bank account January
1st, and transact your business
In a business way.
The next issue of The Enquirer will
appear on December 31.
Clubmakers will please get their
lists in to us as rapidly as possible.
Tax collections up to last night
amounted to $31,565.25. There remains
to be collected the sum of $133,236.70.
Lots of wise people have already
done their holiday shopping. Others
should do it at the earliest possible
moment
It has been Christmas weather since
last Saturday not the kind that Is generally
desired; but the kind we usually
get.
Clubmakers with lists of names not
yet returned are requested to hand
them In as soon as practicable, so that
we may make the necessary changes
in our mailing list before January.
The annual meeting of the beard of
county commissioners will be held on
December 31, and all bills against the
county for goods furnished or service
rendered, during this year, should be
presented on or before that day.
Only ten more days during which
taxes may be paid without penalty.
The penalty of 1 per cent goes on after
December 31. Those who have not
already paid their taxes should lose no
time In settling with Treasurer Neil.
The rush between Christmas and New
Year Is always very unnleasant, especially
to those who have to wait.
The burning of the residence of Mrs.
W. B. Steele beyond the limits of the
water protection against Are, brings up
the question as to whether or not there
Is good ground for claims of damages
against the town. There Is a rumor
to the effect that steps have been taken
by the losers by the fire to bring
action; but this is only rumor. As
yet no steps have been taken. That
the case is actionable, however, there
is very little question. The only question
Is as to the measure of damages.
There is a very general opinion that It
is unjust to ask people who get no
benefit from the public water service,
or rather who are not In a position to
get benefit to pay taxes on such service.
It is held by a good many lawyers,
for Instance that a citizen who
gets no benefit from a public utility
cannot lawfully be made to help pay
for such utility; but as to Just how
much responsibility there would be on
a corporation on account of a case like
this, there is more or less question.
That this house for instance, was as
much entitled to fire protection as any
other house In the town, there is no
ground for reasonable dispute; but it
does not follow, of course, that the
house would not have been destroyed,
even if it had had as much protection
as any other house in town.
CO-OPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION.
Mr. C. J. Hughes of Yorkville, county
agent for the Farmers Co-operative
nnmnnctrotlnn U'dflf la cettinST UP
a list of farmers who want to help
along this work and be helped by It
next year. All those who desire to become
co-operators or demonstrators
are required to sign an application like
the following:
For the purpose of demonstrating the
value of better methods of farming and
in consideration of receiving instructions
and bulletins from the ottlce of
the Farmers' Co-operative Demonstrative
work, I hereby agree to cultivate
acres of cotton and acres of
corn in accordance with instructions
from the United States department of
agriculture as nearly as practicable,
and to make a report on the same in
the fall.
Name
Postofflce
County
State
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Jas. B. Bell, Esq., of Gaffney, spent
Sunday in Yorkville.
Miss Amelia Kennedy arrived home
yesterday from Albertville, Ala.
Captain John R. Dickson is at home
from Staunton, Va., for the holidays.
Mr. R. Glenn Allison arrived home
Sunday from Baltimore for the holi
a ays.
Cadet Aubrey Willis Is at home
from Porter Military Academy, Charleston.
Dr. James B. Kennedy arrived In
Yorkville on Saturday morning from
Aurora, N. Y.
Miss Mary Starr of Elizabeth college,
Charlotte, is at her home in Yorkville
for the holidays.
Rev. Thomas Lowry of Knoxville,
Tenn., is spending a few days with his
sister, Miss Hattie Lowry in Yorkville.
Mrs. L. H. Ferguson and little son,
Billy Scott, are visiting the family of
Mr. J. B. Scott on Yorkville R. F. D.
No. 3.
Messrs. Martin and Young Lesslie
of Lesslies, are visiting the family of
Mr. J. W. Betts on Yorkville R. F. D.
No. 3.
Mr. J. Alex Bigger returned to
Yorkville this morning from Littleton,
N. C., where he is attending
school.
Miss Rose Lindsay has returned to
her home in Yorkville after spending
some time with Mrs. Herbert Wolff,
of Petersburg, Va. 1
Mr. W. B. Steele of Anderson, came
to Yorkvllle on Sunday on account of 3
the burning of his mother's residence 1
Saturday morning.
Mr. Philip Hunter of the Medical '
College of Charleston, arrived In York- (
ville, Sunday to spend the holiday with ,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hunter.
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Bowen and son,
came over from Spartanburg on Fri- ]
day on a visit to the family of Mr.
Thos. P. Moore. Dr. Bowen returned j
to Spartanburg yesterday. I
Miss Annie J. Ashe of Chlcora college,
arrived In Yorkvllle Saturday to
spend Xmas with her mother, Mrs. S.
C. Ashe. She is accompanied by ]
Mademoiselle Barb, also of Chlcora.
Trinity congregation regrets that 1
nev. u. i*i. AUiicy win uui uc auic iv ,
spend another year In Yorkville. Mr. 1
Abney has been at a serious disadvantage
during the greater part of the
year, because of illness. Mrs. Abney ,
was detained for quite a while after J
she was due to arrive, because of illness,
and then a short time afterward, '
as the result of vaccination. Mr. Abney
went through what was almost 1
equivalent to an attack of smallpox. '
But notwithstanding these afflictions,
Mr. Abney has given earnest, faithful
service to his congregation and to his
church, and won a warm place in the
hearts of all with- whom he came in
contact There is a feeling that if he J
could have come back next year, the
result would have been highly benefl- :
cial to all concerned.
:
CIRCUIT COURT. ]
The circuit court resumed work <
yesterday morning after a recess of i
several days, and will probably con- J
tlnue in session to or through Thursday.
One of the most interesting and important
cases taken up this week was 1
what is known as the Rock Hill High
school case, involving the transfer of 1
the High school property to Winthrop, J
college. This is quite a long case, and ]
it was expected that the hearing would ]
consume two or more days. The coun- j
sel for the minority of the trustees, 1
however, abandoned all their exceptions
to the report of Referee Glenn that
made necessary the reading of the tes- J
timony and clung only to the proposition
that Winthrop has no power under ]
its charter as the same now stands, i
to acquire real property. Messrs. C. J
E. Spencer and J. E. McDonald made
arguments In behalf of Winthrop and
Mr. Stanyarne Wilson spoke for the
other side. Judge Moore reserved his J
decision until he could make a fuller
examination into the questions lnvolv- i
~J !
cu. ,
During: yesterday also the court 1
heard argument In the case of Bratton i
against Hope, which has been pending: I
for several years, and argument In the
case of Arledge, et al? vs. Arledge,
et al., Involving the title to the Palmer
lot In the town of Yorkvllle. His hon- ]
or also reserved his decision in these
cases. t
The case of Mollie Flncher Means <
vs. the Woodmen of the World was (
taken up this morning, and tomorrow
the court will take up the case of Ken- |
nedy against Hill. I
Quite a quantity of accumulated
equity business has been disposed of
at the present term and the two weeks
of the February term will be available j,
almost entirely for Jury cases.
WITHIN THE TOWN. )
? Dr. C. F. Williams has sent a bunch ^
of Red Cross stamps for sale in York- ,
ville. The proceeds from the sale of
the stamps is to be used for fighting
tuberculosis in South Carolina. Purchasers
of the stamps are expected to 1
use them on letters written during the
week. The stamps do not help to pay 1
postage, but they serve to remind the <
recipient of the letter that he can as- 1
slst a good cause by buying stamps <
also. t
? The Yorkvllle Fire department was
entertained by the town at an annual
oyster supper at Louis Roth's last Fri- J
day night. There were present members
of the town council, commission- ?
ers of the public works, town officials 1
and employes, members of the fire de- I
partment and their friends. Oysters 1
were served In .various ways, according 1
to Mr. Roth's best style, and all pres- 1
ent did full honor to the good things
set before them.
? The residence of Mrs. W. B. Steele
on East Liberty street Just within the J
corporate limits was destroyed by fire
between 2 and 3 o'clock last Saturday '
morning. The fire originated in a va- <
cant upper room and had made consid- (
erable headway before it was discovered.
The fire department answered the
alarm promptly; but was unable to be
of much service, because of the prog- 1
ress the fire had already made and because
of the distance of the nearest 1
hydrant, more than a quarter of a mile 1
away. There was not sufficient hose
to reach from the hydrant to the burning
house. Only a few articles of fur- 1
niture were saved. The house and contents
were valued at about 35,000; and 1
the.insurance was only $1,300. This 1
building was erected in 1863 by B. F. 1
Rawlinson, then a citizen of Yorkville, ^
and has been occupied by the Steele
family for about forty years.
? Quite an interesting feature of the .
routine at the Church Home orphanage
is the "Story Hour," beginning at 7 .
o'clock p. m., Saturdays, and presided .
over by Miss Grace Timlow. This is for ~
the older children. Miss Timlow is an '
accomplished entertainer, and the chil- !
dren look forward to the "Story Hour,"
with great interest. The stories told
are for the moat part made up incidents,
the telling of which are calculated
to entertain and instruct, and 1
which at the same time carry uplifting
Ideals. To watch the bright, happy r
faces of the children as they listen to 8
*""fimi/Mu hontrinp nn *?verv word '
1WIJ10 Itllliun, I.M..0...0 ? ?
that Id uttered as though they actually
see the pictures she is painting for
them, is of itself a treat. Although the
Story Hour belongs solely to the ordi- I
nary routine of the orphanage, and Is
for the benefit of the children only, It <3
is very much enjoyed by visitors also a
and It gives Deaconess Gadsden parti- t
cular pleasure to extend invitations to
"grownups" who Indicate a desire to
be present.
? Miss R. Emma Kennedy, third *
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy
of Yorkvllle, died in the hospital v
in Charleston last Saturday and was r
burled in Rose Hill cemetery yester- y
day morning. Miss Kennedy had been r
teaching school at Hardeeville for sev- ^
era! years past and some weeks ago
succumbed to malaria, and was taken
to Charleston for better treatment.
Within a short time the malaria devel- I
oped into typhoid of a most virulent
type, causing death as stated. Miss ti
Kennedy was born on November 23, n
1872, and at the time of her death was y
aged 37 years and not quite one month, o
She was graduated from the Winthrop II
training school before the institution
was moved from Columbia to Rock
Hill, and since her graduation has been
continuously engaged in teaching. ?
Miss Kennedy was a young woman of
lofty ideals, most admirable Christian y
character, and an able and consclen- a
tlous teacher, who has a fine record of d
good work to her credit. The funeral tl
services were conducted at the home
of her parents by Rev. J. L. Oates, her
pastor, assisted by Rev. E. E. Gillespie, ?
and a large concourse of sorrowing
friends Joined with the stricken fam- 0
lly In following the body to the grave. c,
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SANTA CLAUS LETTERS. J
There would have been no time fi
limit on the Santa Claus letters except
for the fear that there might be an ^
overcrowding demand for space in this ^
last issue of The Enquirer before "i
Christmas. For that reason we took F
Y
the precaution to tell the children that
we would not promise the publication
of letters reaching us after last Satur- j]
day. There have been a number of letters
since our last issue, however, and y
we are reproducing them all herewith: a
Yorkville, Dec. 16, 1909. u
Dear Santa Claus: n
I will write and tell you what I want tl
you to bring me Xmas. Please bring
a doll, a doll carriage, a little bed, some
candy, apples and nuts. I will be a
good little girl. Don't forget my little D
sisters, Willie, Hazel ana ipy little
brother Erskine. Your little friend, r|
Mary Feemater, n;
Yorkville, Dec. 16, 1909, "
Dear Santa Claus: b
I want you to bring me a doll and p
a doll piano, and fruits of all kinds. gt
Your little friend, Eva Cook.
Rock Hill, No. 1, Doc. 18,
Dear Santa Claus:
Xmaa will soon be here and I hope
rou won't forget me. I want a wagon, ?
lome firecrackers, candy and fruits of i
ill kinds. My little brother wants a (
:ap pistol, hrecrackers, candy and
fruits. We will be glad of anything '
jlae you may have to spare. Yours s
truly, Clyde and Sammle Thomes. t
Hickory Grove, Dec. 20. *
Dear Santa Claus: <
Please bring me a little shaggy dog, c
i horse on wneels, a horn, and lots of ,
rood thinsrs to eat. Yours truly.
Ouy Castles.
Bullock's Creek, Dec, 16,
Dear good Santa Claus:
Please bring me a nice set of dishes,
some candy, apples and firecrackers.
Bring my little brother Hood, a nice
little wagon and all kinds of fruits.
Willie Dunovant.
Yorkvllle, Dec. 16, 1909.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a football, an automobile,
a street car, apples, oranges
oananas and nuts. Don't forget the
the little orphan children,
'Let no little child, I pray,
Find only an empty stocking,
On the morn of Xmas day!"
Yours truly, John S. Lewis.
Yorkvllle, No. 2, Dec. 17.
Dear Santa Claus:
I am a little curly-headed boy, 3years-old.
I will write and tell you
what I want you to bring me Xmas.
Please bring me a wagon and drum, a
lap pistol and some firecrackers, also
some candy, oranges and nig-toes and
ill kinds of good things to eat, for 1
im an awful boy for something good
to eat. Don't bring any pinnies, for
we have plenty. Yours truly,
Hugh Campbell.
Clover, No. 3, Dec. 16.
Dear Santa:
1 want you to come to see me Xmas.
[ am going to leave you a plate of
mke and some corn for your reindeer,
[ don't think I will be afraid of you
this time. Bring me a tricycle, lots of
fruits and roman candles. Your little
boy, Robert C. Barnett.
Yorkvllle, No. 2, Dec. 18.
Dear Santa Claus:
PI an an hrinor me a wnsron ft horn And
plenty of fruit Bring my little brother
Arthur Olenn, a train, some nuts
md oranges. Your friend,
Roy Neil.
Yorkville, Dec. 16.
Dear Santa Claus:
We are a little boy and a little girl,
iged 3 and 6 years. We have no papa,
so please dear Santa remember us
with a nice doll and a nice wagon, also
plenty of fruits, nuts and candy. Your
loving little friends,
Margaret and Leon Cook.
Filbert, Dec. 17.
Dear Santa Claus:
We will be so glad to have you come
to see us and bring us nice toys, caniy,
apples and oranges, also some nuts.
Dur baby sister wants a rubber doll.
We want to thank the editor, for
Pelng so kind as to extend our wishes
to dear old Santa. Your little friends,
Ethel and Eoin Deas.
Clover Dec. 18.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please do not forget me Xmas eve,
ind bring me a nice big doll, a doil cariage
and some nice things to eat. Be
lure and bring Roy something nice too.
tVith lots of love from,
Alliene Thomas.
Yorkville, Dec. 20.
Dear Santa Claus:"
Please bring us each a pretty doll
that will go to sleep, a piano and a c
1 r\M no rrla on Wfi WAIlM fll&A lilfA to
lave some candy, nuts and anything:
;lse you care to bring: us. Your little
rlends. Viola and Thelma Johnson.
Dowryvllle, Dec. 20.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring: me a gold bracelet and
l post card album. My brother Marlon
vants a riding whip so he can make
lis pony go fast, William wants a horn.
3ring my little sister, Janle Webb, a
?retty doll, of course we all expect
Irults and nuts. Your friend,
Mildred Bankhead.
Yorkvllle, No. 3, Dec. 20.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me an air gun, some
Irecrackers, fruits and candles. If you
:an't bring all these, bring what you
:an. Your little friend,
Preston Benfleld.
Yorkvllle, No. 3, Dec. 20. .
Dear Santa Claus:
Bring me an air gun, firecrackers, a
tnlfe, candy and nuts. This is all I
,vant. , Mason Benfleld.
Yorkvllle, No. 3, Dec. 20.
Dear Santa Claus:
As it .is very near Xmas, I am
vriting to tell you what I want you
:o bring me. Bring me an air gun,
irecrackers, a set of tools and fruits, c
four little friend, a
Tommy Benfleld. q
Yorkvllle, No. 3, Dec. 20. t(
Dear Santa Claus: >
As It is so near Xmas, we write to
et you know what we want you to
>ring us. Please bring a baby doll, a
loll chair, fruits, candy, 'nanas and
inything else you have for little girls,
four little girls. '
Etta, Annie and Frances Benfleld.
1
Hickory Grove, Dec. 20. 1
jear sania <jiaus:
Please bring us a set of vases, a card
ecelver, some apples, bananas, grapes
ind candy, also lots of nuts. Your
ittle friends,
Mattie and Maggie Castles. n
E
Yorkville No. 4, Dec. 20.
)ear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring me a little
Irum, a big bunch of firecrackers,
ome candy, nuts, fruits and a wagon
o drive "Joe," to. Your little friend, o
Harry M. Devlnney. a
Yorkville, Dec. 20. a
)ear Santa Claus: n
1 am a line gin most < years oiu, anu
rant you to bring me a nice little
ocklng chair, a doll baby and anything
ou think I would love to have. Please
emember all the other little children. ^
Tour little girl.
Annie Lee Carroll. 1'
E
Yorkville, Dec. 20.
)ear Santa Claus:
I want you to bring me a wagcfn; a
rain, some candy, apples, oranges and _
iuts. I will leave you a good Are so ou
can get warm. Don't leave a hlckry
In my stocking, for I am a good q
Ittle boy. Your loving little friend, n
Campbell Carroll. T
Sharon, Dec. 20. _
)ear Santa Claus:
I will write and tell you what I want
ou to bring me Xmas. I want a train,
track, some firecrackers, raisins, cany,
apples, oranges and nuts. Your lit!e
friend. Charlie Warmoth.
Filbert, No. 1, Dec. 20.
>ear Santa Claus:
I am a little boy almost three years
Id and want you to bring me a mule g
olt, a little rocking chair, some ap- bi
les, oranges, candy chewing gum and 2.
uts. My stocking will be hanging In e<
he corner by the chimney. Your little
rlend, Mason Decatur Davison.
Yorkville, Dec. 20.
ear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a hobby horse a
scoal scuttle" a horse and wagon, rj
'lease brin?* me good things to eat. J'
our little boy, Mason Carroll, Jr. rc
ai
Yorkvllle, Dec. 20. ?5
ear Santa Claus: "
Please bring me a magic lantern that
ou can put any kind of a picture in,
railroad train, an Indian suit, a fairy ?
lie book, candy, apples, oranges and
uts. You will find the Xmas tree in
le sitting room, Your little friend, _
Alf Carroll. ?
Yorkvllle, No, 6, Dec.
ear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a doll, a doll carlage,
a teaset, apples, oranges, bana> qi
as and other fruits. I live about five la
illes north of Yorkvllle and am five 4C
ears old. Don't forget Miss Ava and st
ring Tabby something to eat. I will II
our water on the fire, so you won't 1?
et your feet burnt. Your little friend, If
Janette McClain. If
MERE-MENTION.
Cashier Cohen, wanted by the Unlt>d
States postal authorities, for stealng
registered mail in San Francisco, j
b under arrest, in Far is, France, and v
vill be brought back for trial....The ,-1
upreme court of Indiana has declar>d
the local option law of that state
o be constitutional. Under the local
jptlon law the saloons in 65 of the II j
counties, have been closed.. . .Senator
rohn Raines, Republican leader of the
s'ew York state senate, died on Thurslay
at his home at Canandlagna, N
f., after an illness of several weeka
3e was the author of the Ralnea 11luor
law of New York state... .Henry
Jibley has been sentenced to seven
rears in the Louisiana penitentiary
'or the murder of Dr. Mack White.
Sibley's defense was the unwritten
aw. Galvln Ballard was sentenced to
en years for killing his brother. Both
>f the trials were held at Shreveport a
John L. Collins, said to be one
>f the slickest forgers ever operating
n the United States, is under arrest
it New Orleans, under the specific
:harge of obtaining $500 from a Birnlngham,
Ala., bank on a forged ^
:heck Eight persons are reported
killed in a wreck on the Santa Fe
oad at Fulton, N? M., on Saturday,
rhe wreck was the result of a broken
-ail N. J. Cartmel, an American
ithlete, on Saturday broke the world's
-ecord at London, by running 220
rards in 211 seconds The northern
portion of Alabama was coverid
by a four inch fall of snow on Satirday
A party of automobllists
vere held up in Colquitt county,
renn., Saturday, by a lone robber who
vas armed with a Winchester rifle...
ftve of the six employes of the Amercan
Sugar Refining company, who
lave been on trial in the Federal
:ourt at New York, have been conricted
and are liable to sentences of
'our years in prison and fines of $10,>00.
They were charged with fraululent
weighing of sugar at the time *
t was being weighed for the customs y
lutles. The prosecuting attorneys say
:hat they are now ready to go after
:he men who are higher up in the
iugar company A brick ware- . \
louse and 1,000 bales of cotton were
lestroyed by fire at Locust Grove, Ga,
Saturday. The cotton was only party
Insured .Seven persons were
tilled in a wreck on the Lake Shore
allroad at Cleveland, O., Saturday. A
aat passenger train collided with a
witching engine The new Chiiese
minister to the United States to Jm
tucceed Wu Ting Fang; Is Mr. Chan
Tin-tang Rev. David C. Hughes,
he father of Governor Hughes of
"Jew York, died at the executive manIon
at Albany, Wednesday night, and
vas burled In Brooklyn on Friday...;
rhe steamship St. Louis left New
fork on Friday, carrying S.000 mall
acks and 8,000 mall packages for
European countries. Most of the mail
vas Christmas - presents and money.
.... .One fireman and five girls were
turned to death in a Philadelphia
actory fire Thursday night... .FranIs
Drysdale, shot through the heart
vith a pistol bullet on November 24,
it St Joseph, Mo., has so far recover- *
id as to be able to sit up In his bed. .
~ . .The grand jury of Fulton county, ?
}a., has made a report strongly contemning
the superintendent , and ^
guards in charge of the Atlanta city
tockade. The report says that the
ondltions were "Inhuman, lncredble
and vile."...... The estimated
xpenses of the Japanese government ' I
or the fiscal year 1210-11 are an- tounced
as 2287,000,000 Joseph
G. Murray, an oraeriy 01 ue n?w
ersey Insane asylum, on Friday shot
diss Mamie Caisy to death, fatally
rounded Wm. Bostlck and committed
ulclde In the parlor of a Philadelphia
partment house, The cause of the
ragedy was Jealousy Miss Jull- BH
tte Hero has won a verdict for $2,000 ^
amages In a New York court against
>r. Anlbal Zelaya, son of the presl- ^
lent of Nicaragua, for beach of
iromlse of marriage Four perons
were killed and a number lnjurd
at Harris City, Oa., Friday In a
olllslon between a Central of Georgia
nd a B. & A. train It will reulre
mere than 8,000 enumerators
b take the 1910 census.
AT THE CHURCHES. BAPTIST.
S
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
0 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Evening service at 7 o'clock. Mm
PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at 7 ovclock.
Sunday Services.?8undav school at
0 a.m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Ovenlng service at 7 o'clock.
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^HTTRCH OF THE GOOD 8HEP- r.
Special services, with special music
n Christmas Day, commencing at 11
. m.
Sunday Services?Sunday school
t 9.45. Children's Carol service, comlencing
at 6 p. m.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday at 3.30 o'clock.
Sunday Services?Snndav school at
0 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Evening service at 7 o'clock.
Special Boticfs.
The Ladies Aid 8oeiety
t Smyrna will serve hot dinner at the
?sldence of Mrs. Sue Hambrlght on W
uesday, December 28. 1909. . 7
Mrs. L. C. Whlsonant, 8ec. < ^
Clover and 8t. Paul.
There will be preaching at St Paul
n Sunday afternoon. December 20,
nd at Clover at night.
Mvers.
Christmas Tree.
There will be a Christmas tree at '
[rs. C. L. Kennedy's for the Junior
oclety and Mrs. C. L. Kennedy's Sabith
school class, Christmas Eve from
30 to 5 o'clock. Parents are request!
to let their children come. ^
Mrs. C. L*. Kennedy,
Miss Nannie Scott
A Card.
I take this method of informing the
>e people of the country surrounding, 4 Jj
lat I have located at McConnellsvllle *
ir the purpose of practicing medicine, "%*
rid respectfully beg leave to offer my
?rvlces to any or all who may require
ie same.
Neale S. Stlrewalt, M. D.
101 f.t 4t
$ht Cotton JRarhet.
Yorkville, Dec. 21.?Cotton 15 cents.
New York Cotton.
New York, Dec. 20.?Spot closed
jlet, 10 points higher; middling upnds
15.20; middling gulf 15.45; sales
10 bales. Futures opened and closed
eady as follows: Dec. 14.94; Jan.
i.02; Feb. 15.16; April 15.50; March
i.38: May 15.67; June 15.56; July
>.66; Aug. 15.36; Sept. 14.06; Oct
1.46.