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Scraps and .farts.
? Favannan, Ga.. February 12: "I
am an atheist and do not believe there
Is a God," declared C. A. Price In
Chatham superior court, refusing to
take an oath on the Bible. Judge
Walter G. Charlton administered a
stinging rebuke and dismissed Price
fr.-?m duty as a Juror, as unfit to serve
in that capacity. This is probably the
first instance of the kind that has
come before Chatham county courts.
Price declared he would be sworn on
the constitution of the United States
only. He told the judge he "was sorry
to say he was born in Savannah."
and the judge told him "he was, too,"
and he thought "every member of the
community would share the sentiment."
Judge Charlton today Instructed
the clerk of the court never
to Include Frice when he was serving
prospective Jurors for the court.
? Chicago, February 12: Richard
T. Crane, the multi-millionaire manufacturer
of Chicago, In a volume
just published, tells the results of an
investigation into the methods, uses
and expenses of "higher education"
of all kinds. He charges that the
millions spent annually on universities,
colleges, technical and agricultural
schools, the law and medical
ar.v>nr?ia in are swallowed up
in one of the most gigantic "swindles"
of the ages. Among other things, he
says: "The college men talk -as
though they know all about every
other man's business and that they
could manage affairs better than the
business men themselves. College
professors and teachers are paid to
give advice on all subjects. Ask
$2,000-a-year teachers and they tell us
how to turn out $5,000 and $10,000a-year
business men. Isn't it a
bit strange that it never has occurred
to the smart college fellows to go Into
business for themselves? Why draw
a small salary for telling young men
how to draw big salaries, If you are
capable of drawing the big salary
yourselves?"
? Washington, Feb. 13: Another Important
congressional investigation,
that of the high cost of living, by the
senate committee, is expected to open
this week. Republican members of the
committee will undertake to demonstrate
that the tariff is not responsible
for the rise in prices. The question
as to whether the house committee of
ways and means will undertake an
investigation of the high cost of living,
in view of the action of the senate,
is still undetermined. There is
no general demand for a rival inquiry
as the senate's probe is intended to
constitute a defense of Republican
principles, and is designed for use in
the coming congressional elections.
Postal savings banks and approprla*
~ *- ? ?sit ? ihn
IIOII Oil IS Will WKC up iiimuvwi/ mm
entire week in the senate. In the
house the rivers and harbors bill will
probably occupy considerable time. It
Is unlikely that any of the administration
bills will be considered In the
house this week. The Balllnger-Pinchot
investigation is scheduled for resumption
tomorrow. The hearings on
the anti-option bill will be resumed
tomorrow.
? Washington, February 13: Americans
must be a thirsty nation, judging
from the imports of drinkables as set
forth in a statement just Issued by the
bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor. The United
States drank the essence of more than
1,000,000,000 pounds of coffee In 1909
valued at $86,000,000. That was about
one dollar's worth of coffee for every
person in the United States. Tea is
not such a favorite. Only a little more
than 100,000,000 pounds, valued at
about $16,000,000, came in. But in
spirits, wines, etc., the nation made its
highest record for importation in
1909 and consumed foreign products
of that kind to the value of more than
$26,0000,000, more than twice as
much as was imported in 1899. South
America supplied most of the coffee.
Asia most of the tea and Europe most
of the wines and liquors. The United
States is the world's largest coffee
drinker and Great Britain is the
world's greatest consumer of tea. Every
person In the United States used
on the average of 11 pounds of coffee
during 1909, but the use of tea remained
about unchanged from the
previous year.
? Washington, February 14: The
young widows are coming in for their
share in Uncle Sam's generosity in the
shape of pensions. The present pension
law grants annuity only to the
widows of the civil war who were
married before June, 1890. Many of
the old soldiers have taken helpmates
since that date and for the last 20
years congress has been besieged in the
interest of this multitude. There are
now between 20,000 and 25,000 of
them and the pressure has become so
strong that the senate committee on
pensions decided to meet today for
the purpose of taking up the question.
It is considered probable that a favor*
able report will be made within a comparatively
short time. The house committee
also has agreed to consider the
subject and the intimations are that
the report from that committee will
also be favorable. If the bill should
become a law it would add from two
million to four million dollars to the
pension roll. There is a special provision
in the bill requiring that in order
to become a beneficiary, any widow
must have lived with the soldier husband
at least three years. The requirement
is inserted in order to protect
the veterans from the wiles of
women who might seek only to put
themselves in the way of becoming
subjects of Uncle Sam's charitable
ministration. The bill has the sanction
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
? New York, February 12: "If the
enforcement of law is not competent,
with the present method of carrying
on business, then it does not speak
well for the present method of conKmoUaoo
r%v\A If miiof Ho
uuriuig uuaiucoo, auu u wv
changed to conform with the law."
This was President Taft's answer to
Wall Street and its cry of "Panic." It
was made to a cheering audience of
hundreds of Republicans tonight at the
annual Lincoln day dinner of the Republican
club of this city. Governor
Hughes shared honors of the evening
with the president. Taft adhered to
his purpose of discussing platform
pledges and how they keep them. It
was at the end of a detailed argument
regarding how Republicans are redeeming
these pledges that he came to a
discussion of anti-trust law and Wall
street. The president declared that
the administration had not foolishly
run amuck in business to destroy values
and confidence. "Jus-t for the pleasure
of doing so." "No one," he continued,
"has a motive as strong as the administration
to cultivate and strengthen
business confidence and prosperity.
But there is no promise on the part of
Republicans to change the anti-trust
law except to strengthen It." He said
"the government can be counted on to
enforce the law in the way best calculated
to prevent destruction of pub- (
lie confidence in business, but that it
must enforce the law goes without
saying." President Taft did not hesitate
to discuss the attacks that had
been made upon his administration i
and party, or the danger of future (
success of insurgents and other dis- 1
sections. Republicans who feared defeat
at the polls in November, he de- i
clared, should take courage from the
demoralized conditions of the Democrats.
He defeated the tariff bill, saying
it substantially complied with par- ]
ty pledges. The pre-ldent showed statistics
demonstrating that during the
first six months of the tariff bill there
had been shown 12 per cent reduction
in percentage and ad valorem duties on
imports and 12 per cent increase in
imnorts admitted free. Time and
wider knowledge, he said, should justify
the bill. Reviewing his party
platform, he spoke of postal savings
banks, amendments to the inter-state
commerce law, anti-Injunction plank,
statehood for Arizona and New Mexico,
and conservation of natural resources.
<Shc ^torkiillr (Enquirer.
Cntertd at the Postnfflce In Yorkvllle
is Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVELLE. S. C.i
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1910.
Now, if the house will only pass that
marriage license bill that has gone
through the senate, It will do a good
thing. There is need for some way of
keeping up with the record of marriages
in this state.
Titere was a lot of valuable information
in the address delivered by
Prof. D. N. Barrow last week, and
pretty fully summarised In The Enquirer
of Friday, and It would be worth a
great deal to the farmers of York
county, If they would heed what the
professor has to say. The gist of ths
professor's lesson was that while plant
food is very essential, It can be supplied
economically only when the farmer
Is certain what is needed. There
is an abundance of plant food in most
soils already, If it can only be made
available, and humus, or decaying vegetable
matter is the one always reliable
means of making It available.
While the farmer may have doubt as
to the best kind of plant food to put in
his soil, he need never have any doubt
about getting value received for all the
humus he might be able to supply.
| Now, that there are no foreign cases
that are likely to be affected by the
remark, or If there are, we do not recall
them, we want to throw out the
j suggestion that it Is time our people
were considering the discouragement
' - * ? - ? kno <vt*Aivn nn t\f
U1 ?L piawnv;c mav uao B?vn.. w?
j bringing litigation to this county that
does not belong here. Under the law,
a plaintiff can sue a railroad in anj;
county through which the defendant
railroad runs. It is for the plaintiff
to elect in which county he shall sue,
and there is nothing for the railroad 8
but to defend the suit. The law is all ?
right; but it occurs to a great many t
people that it is subject to more or less r
abuse. The right thing for a plaintiff, J
it would seem, would be to select be- ,
tween the county he resides in and the 1
county in which the alleged damage 8
was Inflicted. There can be no reasonable
objection to either of these
elections. But it is time to call a halt
In the case of outsiders, who come to c
York simply because they think they 1
can get bigger verdicts here. The prac- s
tlce not only increases our court ex- ^
penses for litigation that is really none c
of our business; but it hurts our rep- I
utation for conservative fairness. The
way to put a stop to it, is for Juries to ?
be especially careful as to their ver- ?
diets, not giving such plaintiffs any *
damages at all, unless there is no ques- ;
tion of the Justice of their complaints, t
and holding the figures down strictly v
within the bounds of reason, even
where the case is good. York certain- e
ly has nothing to gain in being a dump- f
ing ground for all kinds of litigation J
with which it has no direct concern. c
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MRS. TILLMAN GETS CHILDREN. [
Supreme Court Is Unanimous on the t
Question. n
By Telegraph to The Enquirer:
Columbia, February 15.?The su- g
preme court unanimously directs Sen- f
ator and Mrs. Tillman to deliver the s
two grandchildren to their daughter- e
in-law, Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., the v
mother. August Kohn. s
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. [
? Capt. John G. Richards of Kershaw t
county, has announced his candidacy f
for governor on a state-wide prohibi- r
tion platform. ii
? Columbia, February 4: The house t
of representatives today passed with- n
out a dissenting voice, the bill changing a
the act under which Senator Tillman $
got his grandchildren, forbidding such v
deeding without the consent of the t
mother of the children. The senate 1
has taken similar action. The bill will o
be ratified, when the two houses get *
together on minor amendments. 1'
? GafTney was considerably stirred up f;
the other day, over the prosecution of
Superintendent Francis of the graded ^
school, for whipping a bad boy. The t
boy's mother claimed that her son had .
been punished with unnecessary se- *
verity, and had the teacher arrested.
The jury remained out about five min- ^
utes and returned with a verdict of ^
"not guilty." which verdict was received
with pretty general approval. ?
? Rev. Dr. E. Pressley McClintock,
died at his home in Newberry last
Sunday, in the 65th year of his age.
Dr. McClintock has for years been re- 0
garded as a leader in the Associate Reformed
synod, and was held in the f
highest esteem by all who knew him. 11
? Gov. Ansel has been notified that '
a world's fair will be held in New a
York city in 1913 to commemorate ^
the 300th anniversary of the settle- a
ment of Manhattan Island. All states, 0
cities, and countries of the world will "
be asked to participate in the cele- *'
bration, according to the letter, and a a
committee will very likely be sent to a
South Carolina in the interest of the c
project. P
? Chester. February 14: At the Eu- "
reka cotton mill here on Saturday afternoon,
C. E. Long, an operative, shot j,
Superintendent M. W. Driver in a dis
pute over pay claimed by Long for a
himself and wife, who also works in
the mill. Long was ordered off by the
superintendent. He t\ent and returno/l
Inter with .Tohn Arlams hn?s of the
room. Long. Adams and the superin- F
tendent were talking the matter over fi
when, without warning. Long drew his 11
pistol and opened fire. Two shots were e
fired at the superintendent, going wild, n
Another shot was fired, striking Mr. e
Adams on the scalp, causing quite a e
free flow of blood, but no serious in- b
jury. Long ran off and was tracked e
several miles by Deputies Dye and Gib- v
son, but escaped. A reward of $25 is h
offered for his capture. v
? Columbia, February 14: Senator ;
Bailey of Texas, speaking before the
members of the general assembly of
South Carolina tonight on the propositi
amendment to the constitution with J
reference to the Income tax, declared
that the fate of the proposed amendment
lay with the South Carolina leg- J
islature. It was his opinion that the
only means *o raise the necessary rev- S
enue for the government provided the
tarlfT was decreased under a future
Democratic administration, would be
the Income tax. The working of a
Federal Income tax was explained. A I
Federal income tax. In his opinion
would tax according to wealth and not
population. Absentee landlords, the
Republican party and unjust riches B
were scored by the Texas senator. He
was cordially received.
? Due West, February 10: A meeting
of the board of trustees of the
Woman's college was held here last ^
nigni. i ne niuuer 01 scictuue a
Ident for the college to succeed the
late Dr. Boyce was deferred for the
meeting two weeks hence. A committee
was appointed to look out for a p
man for president of the college. Mrs.
James Boyce was elected to take
charge of the business affairs until
commencement In June. Mrs. Willie ^
K. Douglas, who has for many years
rendered efficient service to the college.
was elected to assume responsibility
of the work of the college. f
Among those favorably mentioned for
president of the college are: Dr. D.
G. Philips, Chester, Rev. C. M. Boyd,
Anderson, Dr. L. Q. Boyce of Atoka, F
Tenn., A. G. Brice, Chester, R. C.
Brownlee of Due West was elected
chairman of the board, succeeding the
late Rev. O. T. Bonner.
? Walking Into a trap set by her j
husband for chicken thieves, Mrs. Geo.
L. Neel, living between Prosperity and
.Vewberry, was seriously and possibly
mortally wounded. Mr. Neel had been \
missing some chickens and had driven
stakes In the ground In front of his
chicken house around which he had
led a cord attached to the trigger of a
cocked shotgun, pointing to the approach
to the chicken house, so that ?
iny one approaching the chicken
house would run against the cord and
llscharge the gun. Mrs. Neel received
the load of shot intended for the i
thieves. She was In the yard looking
ifter matters before retiring for the
light, and probably did not know or
lad not thought of her husband's precautions.
The load entered the right i
eg below the knee Joint at close range,
taring an ugly hole. It Is probable
that the leg will have to be amputated,
and serious fears are entertained
'or Mrs. Neel's life.
? Greenville, February 14: On Saturday
morning. Rev. Jesse McCarter,
pastor of the Baptist church of Farm- s
rille, was assaulted on the street of
:he town by S. M. Pollard and J. A. J
Burnett, each of the assailants striking
ilm. The cause of the attack is said p
:o be an Item in a letter which Mr. Mc- t
Tarter, who is Farmville correspondent
of the Greenville Reflector, wrote r
:he paper in which it was stated that
leither of the Farmville drug stores j(
lad a registered pharmacist, but were
>wned and managed by ex-saloon g
ceepers. Mr. Pollard stopped the min- b
ster on the street Saturday morning n
ind asked for a retraction of the state- r
nent, which the minister replied could
lot be given as it was true. Mr. Pol- *
ard then struck the minister in the ?
'ace, knocking him down, and as the ^
atter was getting up Mr. Burnett, who
lad come on the scene in the mean- "
ime, also struck him a blow on the o
lead. Warrants were issued for both b
he assailants of the minister and the h
rial is expected to take place tomorow.
? Columbia, February 12: The sentte
judiciary today brought in a res- U
ilution signed by 11 out of 13' of its t)
nembership, calling for the resignation
>f Superintendent Babcock and all re- 6
jents of the asylum by next Thursday, 1
n view of their disclosures during fi
he past year. The regents have said c
hey won't resign and there is no law
>y which they can be ousted. Dr. 11
3abcock has many flattering offers, tl
The regents are W. J. Gooding, fa
lampton; J. Perry Glenn, Anderson; t)
redell Jones, Rock Hill; Dr. Julius
I. Taylor, Columbia; Dr. W. W. Ray, 8
Tongaree. Immediate consideration d
)f the resolution was not entered into, n
ind early next week, a number of .
enators will doubtless debate the D
tuestion. The resolution was adopted
>y eight senators at the Friday night a
neeting while three voted "no" on n
he adoption of the resolution. These
hree submitted a protest with the
eeolution saying, they object to ihe e
-esolution "hastily considered" e
gainst "our earnest plea that time
>e allowed for deliberate action." a
? Columbia State, Monday: W. B. 1
^vant, who was convicted several 81
nonths ago in Georgetown on the ti
harge of killing Mrs. Ruth Crisp Big- a
lam, is still at the penitentiary. An e,
ittempt is being made to secure the
tecessary bond of $3,000 before he can ?
>e released. The supreme court re- si
:ently, as a result of habeas corpus v
jroceedlngs, signed an order for the .
elease of Avant from the penitentiary
>rovided he could furnish bond in the 1!
>um of $3,000 pending an appeal to the rr
:upreme court. Avant was convicted,
ogether with Dr. Bigham, whose
^hereabouts has never been learned. "
^fter the conviction the attorneys for p:
he two men asked for a new trial
vhich was refused by Judge Watts. f
ntention of appealing to the supreme
:ourt was given, but no papers were K
:ver filed. Avant was brought to the tl
>enitentiary, but just before he was
nustered in as a convict a message
vas received from the Georgetown h
,ounty sheriff, asking that he be held ft
intil further instructions. No further w
nstructions were received and Avant
ias since been in the state prison.
? Columbia special of February 11, ^
0 News and Courier: The senate to- a!
light passed to third reading, Senator h
fohnson's bill providing that marriage
icenses shall hereafter be required in
iouth Carolina. The sentiment in ?'
avor of this measure loomed up g
trong, and contrary to the opinion h
xpressed that this was an entering
fedge toward divorce, it was concluively
shown that such a bill would tl
fork in the other direction. The bill 01
equires a license to be taken out by a]
hose contracting matrimony and if
his license is not obtained, the of- s<
enders are subject to a fine of not b<
nore than 5100 nor less than $25 or ti
mprisonment for not more than thir- .
y nor less than ten days. The origilal
bill fixed the clerk of court's fee tl
t 25 cents, but this was amended to d)
1 tonight and the clerk of court ^
i'ould receive a dollar for recording
he marriage and issuing the license. cl
'he fines imposed are to be turned w
ver to the school fund. The commit- s|
ee amendment was adopted as folows:
"Provided, that nothing herein
ontained shall render any marriage m
llegal without the issuing of a li- s<
ense." The effect of the law should ?
he bill pass the house, will be to stop
he numerous runaway marriages and 11
o have a record of all marriages. It w
fould be a criminal offence for a
ireacher or notary public to perform
, ceremony without the license. Once
narrled, however, the couple would
emain married, this being the effect
f the committee amendment. 'a
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The Highest Priced Hen.?The roc- li
rd sale of fancy fowls was a breed- hi
ng pen of five White Orpington fowls ,r
or $7,500 in 1908. "Peggy." the
nother of these five birds, is the most T
amous and probably the most valu- sc
ble hen that ever drew a breath. She y,
ias been scored at 972 points out of
, possible 100, and is valued at $10,00
because $2,500 were refused for P'
terself and five of her progeny sold
or $7,500. She has been exhibited at b<
number of shows all over the world .
s a special feature, her owner re- D<
elving for this service $250 to $500 O
ier week. Peggy goes from show to m
how accompanied by a special attend- yi
nt. who sees to her every comfort
nd keeps her white plumage spotless- P'
y clean. She wears a gold leg band \\
et with a diamond, and drinks from p,
cut-glass drinking fountain.?From .
'olller's.
m fo
? Charlotte, a. c\, reoruary 15:
'ire of unknown origin which started a
a the basement of a plumbing estab- pi
Ishment and at one time appar- o]
ntly under control, bested the firenen,
who were handicapped by the exessively
cold weather and insufficient sr
quipment, this morning, gutted a new It
rick block in the wholesale district,
ntailing a loss of $75,000. The fire,
,-hich was the stubbornest in the city's
ilstory, burned for six hours before it th
,'as conquered. G,
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8.
r. D. Land, Yorkvllle, No. 1.?Has a
horse and a mule, both young, for
sale.
fones & Walker, Rock Hill?Want
agents to sell maps In York county.
lam M. Grist?Tells of other things
than cost that you ought to consider
when buying life Insurance. He
wants you to investigate the Mutual
Benefit.
lerndon & Gordon?Have a supply of
meal sacks, 2 and 2} bushel sizes,
and lots of goods to go in them. Get
your sacks when you come to town.
A. F. Ansel, Governor?Publishes
proclamations offering rewards of
$100 each for the apprehension, delivery
and conviction of John Dickson
and Robert King on charges of
murder.
fork Supply Co.?Is ready to supply
you with the best In fertilizers for
all crops. Rice at 5 cents a pound.
A car of Nos. 1, X and 2 shingles on
hand.
farmers' Wholesale Grocery?Makes
a specialty of all kinds of feeds for
stock and gives a hint on feeding
hens for eggs.
'homson Co.?Tells about big lots of
new spring goods that are now ready
for inspection and quotes prices to
give an idea of values.
i*irst National Bank, Yorkville?Says
it is "not the best of all, better than
some and as good as the best," and
wants your business now. i
Mrst National Bank, Sharon?Explains ,
the various ways in which a bank
account can and will help you In ,
business and otherwise. It wants
you to start an account with it. i
. J. Keller & Co.?Remind you to see ,
them about building materials, including
lumber, doors, blinds, sash,
hardware, paints, oils, etc.
V. M. Kennedy, Agent?Says that he
can supply you with the kind of
garden and field seeds that you
want if you want the best. A word 1
about Lamm & Co.'s tailor-made ;
clothing. ,
[irkpatrick-Belk Co.?Is receiving new
goods every day, and makes several '
special offerings of embroideries for
Friday, together with a few notions,
'he Enquirer?Announces that The ,
Enquirer's next story, "Truxton
King," by George Barr McCutcheon,
will begin In tbe next issue. see
page four.
M. Grist's Sons?Have something to
say In regard to the buying of typewriters.
See page four.
The report is that wheat is looking
Ine, but oats are not doing so well.
The roads are again assorting themelves.
The red mud has not yet been
liminated. <
Somebody is going to make an easy <
ickup of that $10 we are offering for <
he largest number of new subscribers 1
eturned and paid for during February, <
Sheriff Brown is particularly anx- <
jus to effect the capture of the ne- 1
roes, John Dickson and Robert King, 1
oth wanted for murders committed 1
ear Rock Hill. Dickson killed Jim '
hinn, another negro on the 24th of
>ecember last, and King killed John '
[ennedy on January 13. The sheriff
as an unusually fine record for catch- 3
ng negro murderers, and he is hopeful 1
f bagging these also. He believes that <
oth negroes are In North Carolina, and i
e has arranged to advertise the state I
3r them as thoroughly as possible. I
Webster's New International is the 1
ist word in dictionaries, especially up <
o this time. It is bound in the B&me I
ubstantlal manner as the "Interna- lonal,"
and looks very much like It j
rom without; but the opening of the <
over discloses a complete revision i
nf monv i
lliuuguuui, Willi iiic auuiMVM ,
housands of new words that have not I
eretofore found authoritative recognl- 1
Ion In the language. We are In no <
ense an agent of the publishers, and *
o not sell the book, but anyone who (
lay desire to examine our copy will i
e perfectly welcome to do so. 1
The minutes of the eighty-ninth |
nnual convention of the Baptist de- |
ominatlon in South Carolina, held In
le First Baptist church, Anderson, De- ]
ember 7-10, 1909, are being distrlbut- t
d. It is a book of 142 pages and In i
ddition to a record of the proceedings <
rom day to day, contains all reports
ubmltted by the various boards, sta- ?
stical tables, list of ordained ministers
nd much other information of inter- -i
st to the denomination. A summary i
f the statistical reports of the thirty- *<
Ix associations composing the con- J
ention show that the present mem- <
ership is 127,129, a gain of 4,656 over (
J08, and that there are 497 ordained J
linisters.
It is seldom that a whole neighbor- |
ood attests its appreciation of a de- i
arted man or woman in such a strik- i
lg manner as was witnessed at the t
jneral of Mrs. W. S. Wllkerson at 1
[ickory Grove last Saturday; but to t
hose who understand the facts, the t
xplanation Is not difficult. With her
usband, about thirty-five years ago, t
Irs. Wilkerson made her home in c
hat was at that time but little bet- t
tr than a wilderness, peopled largely t
y a poor and illiterate class that was .t
Imost friendless and forsaken. They t
ad their own way to make; but allough
both were endowed with plenty '
[ intelligence and indomitable ener- \
y, they were also possessed of the r
lghest virtues of manhood and t
omanhood, and from the beginning, s
ley made It their task to help lift a
thers along with themselves. By ex- a
mple, advice and assistance, they
timulated ambitions that had never c
efore been stirred, and to them belong a
le credit for the making of many use- g
ll men and women, who, except for t
lem, would probably have never been g
Irected toward the higher and nobler f
leals of life. Many of those at the 8
lurch and the grave, last Saturday, t
ere people who had the uplifting as- c
stance of this splendid couple, and
lost of the others were men and wo- '
len who have been impressed, by ob- *
>rvation and experience, with their v
ilendid worth, and who desired to a
onor themselves by paying to that rf
orth, such recognition as they could. r
WITHIN THE TOWN. [
? Yorkville is about three-sevenths
irger than ten years ago, according to ?
[r. Edgar G. Chambers, a representa- g
ve of the Sanborn Map company, who f
as been here for about two weeks J
inking an insurance map of the town, f
hese insurance maps are made in o
ctions usually, and the map of ten j
?ars ago. took up four sections against t
ven sections for the map Just cometed.
t
? Quite a number of York county ?
>ys have signified their intention of ^
coming members of the Boys' Corn v
rowing club, and there is to be a a
oeting in the court house at York- 1
lie next Saturday morning for the y
trpose of organization. Prof Ira \V. t
rilliams, state superintendent of the ?
arm Demonstration work is expected j,
i be present to make a talk and help tl
rm the organization. II
? Messrs. Carroll Bros., are making ?
onncldprnhlo imnrnvement nf their ?
roperty by tearing out the dilapidated r,
d building that stood next south of ji
leir store. This old building, though
nail, has quite a distinguished record. e
was used as a tin shop long before w
le civil war In the days when tinning b
as a more Important business locally
lan it Is now, and It was here that Mr. tl
, H. O'Leary, now one of the leading rr
citizens of the county, first established
his saddle and harness business on his
own account In 1869. Mr. O'Leary remained
in the building a few months,
and went further down street. He was
burned out In September 1870, and went
back to his old stand. Later he removed
to a building erected for him by
the late James Jefferys, and remained
there until 1878, when he went Into his
present building. The building referred
to has been used for a good many years
past as a lime house and plunder room,
and is being torn out principally because
of its effect on the insurance
rates.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Congressman D. E. Flnley of Washington,
spent Sunday and Monday In
Yorkville.Mr.
Edward Hall of Davidson college,
spent Sunday with relatives In
Torkvllle.
Mr. J. M. Spann of Hendersonvllle,
N. C., spent yesterday with Mrs. W.
B. Steele in Yorkville.
Mr. and Mrs. James O. McCants of
Wlnnsboro, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Withers Adickes in Yorkville.
Mr. D. E. Finley, Jr., of Columbia,
and Miss Elizabeth Finley of Winthrop
college, spent Sunday in Yorkville.
Mr. R. C. Allein of Yorkville, has
been Confined to his home for the past
several days with pleurisy, but was
smne better yesterday.
pfr. J. F. Allison of King's Mountain,
has been spending several days in
York county on business and pleasure.
Mr. J. A. M. L. Stewart has been
quite ill for the past two weeks with
pneumonia. Both lungs were affected
and for a time his life was despaired
of; but he is now Improving and is
thought to be out of danger.
Hon. L. R. Williams, and his daughter,
Miss Mary, returned last Saturday
from a month's visit to Mrs. J. L.
Houston, at Coleman, Fla. While
making their headquarters at Coleman,
Judge Williams and Miss Mary, took
In St. Augustine, Tampa and a number
if other Florida towns, and the Judge
reports a most delightful time of it
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
The second week of the court of
common pleas started out bravely
enough yesterday morning, and the in
Sicatlons seemed to be that there would
t>e a lot of heavy work between then
md next Saturday night, but shortly
ifter the drawing of the jurors for the
first case, the attorneys announced that
they had reached a settlement, and the
otherwise busy prospects came to a
sudden end.
The first case was that of W. J.
Werner vs. the Southern railway. Mr.
Werner was a conductor and wanted
(30,000 damages for being pretty set
rcr^ly crippled at Blacksburg some
time ago. The railroad company had
recognized all the while that It was
liable and was anxious to settle; but
It was not until the last moment that
the parties at interest could get togethir
on terms, which were agreeable to
both. ,
There was a complete roster of cases
tor the balance of the week; but as Is
jsual with a previously agreed upon
roster, nobody else was ready, after the
Rsposition of this case, and his honor
jelng unwilling to hold the jurors at
the convenience of the parties to the
>ther cases, discharged the venire. i
There was but little equity business 1
iemanding the attention of the court?
n fact nothing except some consent i
justness, and Judge Devore announced i
that he would adjourn the court at 4.30 j
9. m., which he did. ,
Hob honor left last night for his i
lome in Edgefield, and will return In j
:he spring to preside over the general ,
sessions, and two weeks more of the <
sourt of common pleas.
(
THE TILLMAN CHILDREN. |
There is widespread interest among i
he people of this county over the con- 1
troversy as to the possession of the ,
:hildren of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Tillman, <
rr., and public Interest seems to in
trease rather than diminish, with the j
lelay of the supreme court In render
ng ]ts decision.
The most commonly expressed opinon
of those who are more or less fanlllar
with tin testimony, Is that the
nother should have the children, and
here is no little indignation over the
aw under which the father is supposed
;o have the right to deed the little girls
.0 their grandfather.
The reporter heard a very illumina;lng
discussion of the question a few
lays ago, between a layman and a very
ible lawyer, and the reproduction of
he points brought out will probably
iirow some light on the whole ques:ion,
that does not generally exist.
"It seems to me," said the layman,
'that although this statute under
vhlch that deed was made is an outageous
travesty on modern clvilizaion,
that nevertheless, it is law and the
lupreme court will have to uphold it,
ind let the children remain where they
ire now."
"You have an incorrect understanding
if the matter," replied the lawyer. "1
igree with you fully that the mother
ihould have the children in this case;
>ut at the same time I consider the
itatute a good one. As a matter of
act, it is nothing more nor less than a
tatutory enactment of the common
aw, and it does not change a condition
hat has existed for so long that its
iriglnal usage is lost in obscurity.
"As between the father and mother,
t is proper for the father to have
irior authority over the children; but
hat has never meant that the mother
vas not to be considered, even as much
is the father is to be considered. It
nerely means that in a case where the
nother should be notoriously unfit to
ear her children, a thing of rare ocmrrence,
the father can take such acion
as will be for the best Interest of
he children.
"In approaching this question, the
iverage layman, whether man or wonan,
is naturally inclined to take sides
is between father and mother, and the
losition is generally more or less parisan.
That, however, is not the attiude
of the law. The law puts the welare
of the children above the rights
ir desires of either father or mother,
t tries to inquire mainly what is best
or the children, and that is the quesion
now before the supreme court
"Well, but does the court not have
o be governed by the terms of thi^
tatute," asked the layman, "and if
hese Tillman children were properly
leeded under the terms of that statite,
does the court not have to guarntee
the Integrity of the father's con- '
ract?"
"Not in the least," replied the law- f
er. "That is where you have fallen in0
another common fallacy, that comes
bout through lack of knowledge of b
he law. This case comes under wnai p
3 known as the chancery division of t]
he court, and the court is considering
t in its original Jurisdiction as a court t(
f chancery. That is my judgment, o
nd I think that when the decision t<
omes out you will find that I am cor- w
pet. The supreme court Judges are
ast going over all that tremendous
lass of testimony that was submitted C
1 the form of affidavits, and is consld- p
ring the evidence Just as a petit Jury
rould. What the final judgment will
e, I do not know; but the court is not (V
ampelled to confirm the father's deed, '
nd can, if it sees proper to do so, give
tie custody of these children to the 11
lother." ei
DAY IN HICKORY GROVE.
A representative of The Enquirer
spent last Saturday In the town of
Hickory Grove, and although the day
was a rough and disagreeable one,
because of the slush under foot and the
whistling winds overhead, and but few
people were stirring any more than was
absolutely necessary, most of the business
people were at their respective
posts, and there was a very good opportunity
to get a general view of the
situation, as well as an idea of what
was doing and the prevailing impres
aiuu 111 iiiiiigi) III general. j
The first time this writer remembers
to have been at Hickory Grove was one
day in 1887, when he rode horseback
from Blacksburg to Yorkville. The
work of laying the railroad track
was in, progress. The rails had been
spiked down to a point a few miles
west of the present thriving little
town, and the crosstles had been
spread along to a point a mile or two
to the east. The only business house
there then, was that of Mr. J. N. McDill,
and that with about three or four
residences within a radius of half a
mile was all there was to carry the
name. Since then there has grown up
a respectable block of business houses,
seventy-five or eighty residences and
the population is somewhere in the
neighborhood of three or four hundred
people.
All of the business houses are lined
along one side of Main street, which
runs parallel with the railroad. They
include the Hickory Pharmacy, the
Hickory Supply Co., Bank of Hickory
Grove, J. 8. Wilkerson, J. N. McGill &
Sons, Whitesides Bros., C. S. Moorhead
and J. W. Castles. There are two hotels,
one operated by Mrs. J. W. Leech
and the other by Mrs. W. T. Slaughter,
an efficient little telephone exchange
and a livery stable. The postoffice is
in the store of J. N. McGill & Sons,
and is lqoked after by the members
of the firm. There is a good public
school with three teachers, and comfortable
Associate Reformed, Methodist
and Baptist churches.
The population of Hickory Grove is
made up principally of York people
from the surrounding country, with a
few accessions from abroad, and generally
of the same high standard of
citizenship that is common to Ynrk
county towns. Community life has
developed steadily along healthy lines,
and a latent public spirit is slowly
crystalizing Into a force, which in a
few years more, will work more marked
transformation of present conditions
than haye been wrought since the coming
of the railroad up to this time. The
town has the men and women of the
kind who are capable of the highest
development. These men and women
have an intelligent appreciation of the
community needs, and there remains
little else than the necessary time element
to set in motion the forces that
will speedily bring the town to its own.
Conversations with the business people
disclosed about the same conditions
that have been prevalent else-,
where throughout the Piedmont since
the beginning of the year. Business
has been rather dull. For one thing,
the weather has been bad and the
wage class has not been able to get
much money. For another thing, there
has been more or less uncertainty as
to the manner in which agricultural
operations are to be conducted this
year, just how the slightly changed
credit conditions axe going to work.
For another thing, there has been more
concern about getting last year's business
straightened up than there has
been about starting out into new operations.
Several business men mentioned the
fact that the completion of the new
bridge over Broad river at Howell's
Ferry, gives promise of very material
addition to the business of Hickory
Grove. It is five miles to the river,
and Just across the river in lower Cherokee
county, there is a yery considerable
scope of country, that is nearer
to Hickory Grove than it is to any 1
other market, 'by from ten to fifteen
miles. The people of this section have
been kept away from Hickory Grove,
because of the Inconveniences and uncertainties
of the ferry. But now they
acrossing the bridge and buying their
?ood8 at Hickory Grove at prices that
ar? lust aa oloao and antlsfn/*tnrv a a
they were able to obtain from the more
distant markets.
There is a gold mine at Hickory
Grove. It is operated by Mr. R. W.
Smith, a miner who has had experience
in the Cripple Creek country*
md throughout the west. The shaft
Is easily within the corporate limits?
not more than a quarter of a mile from
the centre of the town ip fact. The i
owner, so it i s said, is pushing his ,
operations in an independent, businesslike
way. The writer did not have an
opportunity to talk to Mr. Smith; but
was told that he, Mr. Smith, is not
isking assistance of anybody and Is not
trying to sell stock. He merely claims
that the ore is there; that it is rich
ore; that he is getting it out slowly;
that as he becomes able to operate on
i more extensive scale, he will be able
to take it out in larger quantities; that
If he fails, he will not be the first
miner to do so. Mr. Smith is quoted
is saying that if the gold prospects In '
the vicinity of Hickory Grove existed
In the Cripple Creek country, instead,
It would not be a great while until mil
lions of dollars were invested in them,
nor a great while longer before there
tvould be as many truly rich finds here
is there are out west.
The writer saw two drunk men at ,
Hickory Grove during the day, and .
made some inquiries as to the illicit i
iquor situation. The information he J
ibtalned was to the effect that the 11luor
receipts are anywhere from three i
:o ten gallons a day, sometimes more.
Practically, all the liquor that comes to j
:he town, comes by express. Some of
t is for "personal use," and much of ,
t is for blind tiger traffic. There are
i number of more or less notorious
jlind tigers in the immediate vicinity, ,
vho sell to customers they think they j
:an trust, and who have been giving
more or less trouble; but who have ,
?een made a little more careful re:ently
on account of the operations of
Nonstable Sanders, who has been makng
trouble for them.
Most of the cotton is out of the ,
:ountry. Mr. Sellers, a buyer from .
Port Mill, bought one hundred bales '
ast Saturday at 15 cents. It is esti- j
nated that this sale leaves in tne surrounding
territory about 400 bales, that
vill be shipped from Hickory Grove
vhen it is finally sold: but as to when :
t will be sold, there is no way of tell- J
ng.
One of the things that Hickory Grove
leems to need worse than anything
dse, is an experiment in sand and clay
oad building along its principal
itreet. The experiment could be made 1
'or only a few hundred dollars, and it s
s betting safe to predict that if it were 1
ittempted, the result would be so sat- c
sfactory that there would never be J
my regret because.of the outlay.
There was quite a bunch of lots sold 1
ecently by the Chester Realty compa- '
jy. Several local people were interest- "
>d, and the sale was a big success. The 1
ots brought good prices?not partlcu- *
arly high prices; but prices high '
nough to establish the value of town r
>roperty and pay the people who work- 1
d off the sale handsomely for their J
nterprise. There are several new
>uildings in prospect, and altogether *
he general outlook for growth and de- P
'elopment is quite encouraging.
o
LOCAL LACONICS. ?
Velch-Latimer. t
Lancaster News: Mr. G. F. Latimer, C
ormerly of Yorkvllle, now a promi- 4
ent young business man In Kershaw,
eing bookkeeper for the Heath Sup- c
ly company, and Miss Almetta Welsh, g
he strikingly handsome young daugh- P
er of the late Capt. James V. Welsh,
f Kershaw, were married in that c
jwn Wednesday night. The ceremony o
as performed at the home of the
>vely bride's brother-in-law, Mr. W. a
urtls Moore, the Rev. R. C. Morrison, w
astor of the Kershaw Presbyterian y
hurch officiating. c
Minority Trustees Appeal. G
' Rock Hill, Feb. 12: Attorneys for ^
-?? ?v> l*>/\wl ttr trnotana I n tV*o ooloKro fr _
rt Rock Hill high school case, have' v
served notice on the counsel for the
majority trustees and on the attorney
general, representing the state, of an
Intention to appeal to the supreme
court from the decision of Judge Ernest
Moore, rendered In the York
court last month, that decision being
In favor of selling the high school
property to Wlnthrop college. The
minority's counsel has thirty days In
which to perfect the appeal. A voluminous
record of the case will have to
be printed, which would include the
mass of testimony taken at the two
hearings held before Special Referee
J. Lyles Glenn of Chester. It will be
recalled that Judge Memminger first
heard the case on a question of bond,
after Judge Gage had Issued a temporary
Injunction against the sale of
the property. Judge Memminger decided
for the majority, as did Judge
Moore. Should the appeal be perfected
the case will most likely be heard
at the April term of the supreme
court.
Trustees to be Elected.
Columbia special of Friday to the
Charlotte Observer: The Rock: Hill
school row was aired In the house today.
on consideration of the bill submitted
by all of the local delegation
except W. B. Wilson. The bill does
away with the self-perpetuating board
and provides for an election of a new
board next. May. Mr. Wilson contended
for an amendment putting the
election off till next November In order
to rehear from the supreme court,
on the appeal from Judge Moore's decision
against the position taken by
the minority of the present board,
seeking to upset the sale of the Rock
Hill high school property to Wlnthrop
college. He said that otherwise he
favored the bill. Every member of
the house delegation from York except
Mr. Wilson, spoke warmly for the
bill and showed how this measure met
the practically unanimous approval
of the people of Rock Hill. Mr. Wilson
spoke twice against the bill as
unamended. The amendment was tabled
with only 17 votes for it. The
Kin th??n ordered to third read
ing, the Stewart bill being substituted.
Chas 8. May Paroled.
Chas. S. May, who last fall plead
guilty to embezzling the funds of the
city of Rock Hill, and who was sentenced
to three years' imprisonment in
the York county Jail, was on last Sunday
taken to Columbia. The following
explanation of the procedure appears
In the Columbia Record of last
Saturday: "Without precedent In the
state's history Is a parole granted by
Gov. Ansel to Charles May, the Rock
Hill embezzler, who was sentenced to
serve three years in prison. Young
May was paroled for six months, and
he will be brought to Columbia hospital
to be treated in the tuberculosis
hospital at the state penitentiary. It
will be recalled that May was tried
only a few months ago at Yorkville,
and, although his shortage was made
good, he was convicted on the charge
of embezzlement. A pitiful letter was
received from May's widowed sister,
in which It was stated that the man
is dying of tuberculosis, and that the
dampness of his cell in the county jail,
the lack of air and recreation is
shortening his days. An appeal such
as Is rarely penned In such graphic
terms, was made to Gov. Ansel in
May's behalf. Having before him
physicians' certificates as May's
condition, Gov. Ansel paroled the prisoner
for the purpose of havingt him
brought here for attention a^the
state prison. If he gets well he will,
of course, have to serve out his sentence.
If he doesn't get well the governor
will later make disposition' of
the case." \
Funeral of Mr* Wilkerson.
The funeral of Mrs. W. S. Wilkerson
was conducted at Hickory Grove last
Saturday morning, the services being
held in "Vernon" church, and the interment
being In the cemetery. It was
a raw, disagreeable day, with the cold,
damp wind piercing people to the marrow,
and the ground covered with
snow and soft slush?a day on which
few people would venture out except
for strong incentive; but in spite of
the weather there was a tremendous
concourse of people out to show their
respect to the memory of this estimable
lady and to the bereaved members
of her family. The funeral procession
started from the home, about three
miles away, at 9.30 o'clock, and reached
the church shortly after 11. There
were more than a hundred vehicles in
the long line, and a great concourse of
people were waiting at the church. The
building was tilled to its capacity and
many were unable to get Inside. It
seemed as if the whole countryside was
present, high and low, rich apd poor,
md nearly every family for miles
around was represented. The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. N. W.
Wnlttaker, Mrs. Wllkerson's pastor, assisted
by Rev. G. L. Kerr, pastor of
Hickory Grove and Smyrna Associate
Reformed churches and Rev. J. L.
Dates, pastor of the Associate Reformed
church of Yorkvllle. Mrs. Warren
Whisonant presided at the organ. The
services throughout were singularly
Impressive and appropriate, and an
unusual circumstance in connection
ivith the sad occasion,was when at the
:lose of the services, almost the entire
congregation broke into audible expressions
of grief?strong men sobbing
freely with tender women and children.
There was hardly a dry eye in the congregation.
The great concourse of
jeople, many on foot, followed the body
ihrough the snow from the church by
tvay of the town to the cemetery, and
emained until the grave had been filled
with earth, and the mound had been
lidden under a covering of floral trijutes
from scores of friends.
MERE-MENTION.
"Dry Chicago" is the slogan of the ,
Inti-Saloon league in its efforts to put
taloons out of business in that city at
he election to be held in April. A
campaign fund of 3100,000 has been
aised Sylvester Bearden shot
3eorge Walker and his daughter, (
nez, and clubbed two smaller childen
to death at Tylertown, Miss.,
Thursday night. Bearden's attentions (
o Miss Inez Walker had been rejectid
by the young lady and the killing
ollowed S. A. Roddenberry has j
eceived the primary nomination In 1
he second Georgia district to succeed 1
he late Congressman Griggs... .The <
louse sub-committee on naval affairs '
las reported adversely, the bill pro- 1
tosing to make Commander Peary a 1
ear admiral In the navy The '
Chicago Tribune has completed a poll '
f the Republican and Independent 1
dltors of twenty-four middle and (
western states, and the result shows 1
hat 3.433 editors are opposed to the <
Jannon-Aldrlch tariff law, while only I
39 endorse it. The editors are almost 1
inanimously opposed to the election 1
f Mr. Cannon as speaker of the next "
ongress... .H. B. Schofleld, a drugist
and city councilman of Shreveiort,
La., was on last Friday convicted I
n charges of running a blind tiger, s
Samples of bread made from r
otton seed flour are being exhibited r
n the Chicago board of trade. The f
read is said to be of excellent quality c
nd very palatable. People In Texas i
re booming it as a substitute for t
meat Hour Mrs. Anna suitz, *o r
ears old, of Greenville, Miss., Is un- c
er arrest In Brooklyn, N. Y., on the 1
harge of eloping with Abraham v
Hassman, aged 19. The woman Is c
fie mother of six children A St. s
etersburg dispatch is to the effect a
lat Grand Duke Michael Alexandro- t
itch, only brother of the czar, is to o
be banished from Russia, because of
his secret marriage to an adventuress,
Dennis Tapley, a cripple of
Savannah, Ga., claims to have discovered
a process whereby he can grow
black roses, and that he has been offered
$500,000 for the process as soon
as it is protected by a patent A
small village two miles from Lakeland,
Fla., was destroyed by a hurricane
Saturday morning. Several persons
were more or less seriously injured
Oliver Spltzer, convicted
in connection with the customs frauds
of the American Sugar Refining company
at New York, 1b now in the Federal
prison In Atlanta, Ga.. to serve a
two years sentence The American
Tobacco company was made the
riofonrinnt In a S20.000.00t) suit fllorl
In the Federal court at Baltimore on
Saturday. The company la charged
with placing marks on tobacco cans
to the effect that they were "licensed
under patent >{o. 812,176," when they
were unpatented Judge W, M.
Hart of Nashville, Tenn., who presided
at the trial of the Coopers In the
Carmack case, a few days ago received
a letter threatening him with death
in the event of the conviction of a
man on trial before him on the charge
of murder The negro preachers
of Red Bank, N. J., and vicinity, have
formed an association for mutual benefit
and adopted a scale of prices for
different kinds of service, such as $10
for a political sermon or oration, $6
for each funeral or wedding, with carfare
extra A lone highwayman
held up the officials of the* bank of
Highland, Cal., Friday and got away
with $2,000 Boston hospital officials
report the successful use of Dr.
Leary's "pneomcoca" serum, In the
cure of a case of lepto-meningttts,
the most dreaded and fatal form of
pneumonia. The serum was tried
only after it was evident that the patient
was dying, and his Improvement
began at once Central and western
Pennsylvania was on Saturday
covered with the heaviest February
snowfall during the past thirty years.
Steam and trolley car lines were almost
completely blocked.... A steamship
left Liverpool for New York on
Saturday, bringing as a part of her
cargo $176,000 worth of ostrich feathers
The 20,000 coal miners of
Luzern county. Pa., have been ordered
to unflerfn AYAmlnatlnni tn nrnn
their competency. This la part of a
plan to prevent coal mine accident*.
The French ateamer General
Chanzy was wrecked on a Majorca
reef in the Mediterranean sea on Friday
and 161 of the 167 persons on
board lost their lives. On Saturday,
within sight of the wreck of the General
Chanzy, two smaller vessels were
also wrecked and fifty more lives were
added to the death list A bill
has been Introduced In the Illinois
legislature providing1 for an lnvestlga- H
tlon of the municipal affairs of Chicago,
along the lines of the famous
"Lexow" Investigation of New Torka
few years ago. Chicago politicians
and grafters are said to be In a panic
over the proposed investigation.
? a
MISSIONARY INSTITUTE.
? . \ |
Brief of the Work of the ReooM Confersnce
In Lancaster.
Reported for The Yorkville Enquirer.
The Missionary Institute and Pastors'
Conference of the Rock Hill district,
met in the Methodist church in
Lancaster, February 8 and 9. Rev. T,
C.. O'Dell, presiding elder, called the
meeting to order at 8.S0 p. m. After
song and prayer, the presiding elder
read a lesson and delivered a very ap- 3 .
propriate lecture. W. Smith Martin
was elected secretary.
The following were present: Clerical,
T. C. O'Dell, M. M. Brabham, D. M.
McLeod, S. D. Bailey, T. E. Hodges, T.
J. White, J. A. White, W. M. Owing*,
J. T. McFarland, W. Smith Martin and
H. B. Browne, missionary secretary of
the South Carolina oonference. The
following laymen were present: Messrs.
T. C. Leltnen U. M. Kunderburk, W. A.'
Love. C. L. Ligon, C. J. Carpenter
and J. A. Barber.
The Attendance was not large, but
the interest was deep, and those present
seemed very much In earnest The
following recommendations and resolutions
were unanimously adopted: '
"The Preachers' and Laymen's Missionary
Institute wish to recommend
to the charges and churches of the
Rock Hill district:
First One of the great needs la information
in regard to the work, and
it is urged that the information In rm
gard to missions be distributed. This
information can be obtained from the
mission rooms. It Is especially recommended
that the circulation of "Go
Forward" be Increased as much as
poaplble.
Second. The plan of organising by
committees, commends Itself to the
judgment, and Is urged as one of the
most effective for getting results.
Third. The collections are of great
importance and afford to many the
only way they can greatly serve. It Is
a growing need that the taking of collections
be put Into the hands of the
laymen, and It Is earnestly urged that
the laymen of this district, If It be possible,
take all the collections, and leave
the pastor free with his responsibility
to lead and devise greater things for
Christ
Resolved: That we make the time
limit for raising the missionary assessment,
April 1st, 1910, and that these
recommendations and resolutions be
published In the Southern Christian
Advocate, and at least one county pa
per in each county, within the bounds
of the Rock Hill district
Resolved: That we tender our thanks
to the people of Lancaster for their
kind entertainment and that we con-'
gratulate them upon the splendid
church they have butlded, and pray
God's blessing upon them in all their
work.
It Is believed by those who had part
In this meeting that great good will
follow, and Is greatly regretted that so
few attended. W. 8. M.
"AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.
Prayer meeting Wednesday afternoon
at 3.30 o'clock.
METHODIST.
There will be no prayer meeting this
week.
PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be prayer meeting oh
Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday afternoon
at 3.30 o'clock.
Preaching at Olivet.
Rev. J. J. Harrell will preach at
Olivet on next Sunday afternoon at S!
o'rlnck
It W. R. Conrad, C. of S.
Card of Thanks.
I desire to sincerely thank my neigh-.
bors and friends for their many kind-!
ness attending the illness and death of
our mother.
It* W. A. Bolin for Family, j
Card of Thanka
To My Neighbors:
In the name of my beloved wife and .
In the name of the children as well aa
In my own behalf, I desire to acknowledge
the emotions that have been so
ieeply stirred by the heartfelt sympathy
that has been manifested in connection
with the illness, death and bural
of Mrs. Wilkerson. While my
tainted wife knew that you loved her,
even as she loved you, and all the be eaved
ones appreciate for her and
nurselves the love you bore her, we
'eel that there are no words that are
:apable of giving expression to that apnreciation
better than, may the blessngs
of the God of love and mercy be
vith you. W. S. Wilkerson.
For New Subscribers.
To the clubmaker who returns and
>ays for the largest number of new
subscribers to The Enquirer during the
nonth of February, up to 6 o'clock p.
n.t February 28, we will give our check
or $10. By a new subscriber, we mean
me that has not been on our list with*
n six months, either in the name of
he subscriber or in the name of any
nember of the family with which he
>r she may be living. The competition
s open to all who desire to enter.
vnetner or not tneir names are already
in our list as clubmakers. All subcriptions
returned in the contest will
lso be counted in the competition for
he other premiums offered. Begin at
>nce. L. M. Grist's Sons.