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Scraps and .facts.
? Dallas. Tex.. November 4: Sergeant
J. D. Manley of the Texas National
Guard, who stabbed and killed Louis
Kichenstein, a spectator, during the
visit of President Taft to Dallas a year
ago, was given a life sentence In the
penitentiary today by a jury in the
criminal court. Manley has always
claimed that the killing was accidental.
but he thanked the jury for the
sentence. As an outcome of the convictim
of Sergeant Manley, all of the
officers of the Third regiment. Texas
Vjitionnl Guard, of which Manley is a
member, have tendered their resigna-l
tions to the adjutant general of the
state.
? Washington, November 6: Following
much the same route from the Pacific
to the Atlantic taken by the Oregon
in its famous around-the-Horn
voyage in Spanish war days, the armored
cruiser Washington, almost
three months' out from San Francisco,
sailed today for St. Thomas. Danish
West Indies, for Culebra. West Indies,
en route to Hampton Roads. The
Washington, with the rest of the armored
cruiser souadron, left Yokohama.
Jaoan, last January, visited Honolulu,
reached the Pacifc coast and on
its way around the American continent
was s'>nt to participate in the
celebration of the anniversary of the
birth of the Argentine Republic at
Buenos Air^s. The Washington will
join tb? other armored cruisers, the
Tennessee. Montana and North Carolina.
upon reaching the Roads.
? Chicago November 7: James A.
Patten. retired millionaire wheat
broker, has announced that he intends
to give his fortune to charity before
he dies. Mr. Patten's assertion accompanied
the promise of $25,000 or
more he will subscribe toward the
fund for a new Evanston Y. M. C. A. j
building. "I believe a man should
*> ornrwl sharp of his wealth
while he is living." said Mr. Patter,
"He can't take a dollar out of the
world with him. although T know
some men who seem to believe they
can. Personally. I mean to get rid
of the most of my fortune. T hope
to help many charitable institutions
before T die. T doubt the advisability
of leaving any great sum of money to
one's children. Many lives have been
ru'ned by large bequests. The nffsnring
of a rich man are better off if
thev are required to hustle for themselves."
? Washington. November 4; A Anal
contest over the interpretation of the
Pherman anti-trrst law as a criminal
measure began in earnest todav in the
supreme court of the United Pta'es.
Noted lawvers fled with the court a
brief in support of the holding by the
United plates circuit court for the
southern distr'ct of New Vor'> that
the statute of limitations r<reu?nt"d the
prosecution of Onstav E. Kissel of
New York under an indictment charging
him toother with the American
p?i~ar Refning comnanv. and others,
with conspiracy to drive the Pennsylvania
Puear Rcdnin" comnanv out of
t usiness. in violation of the Phennan
anti-trust law. The Federal government
had a'readv fled a brief in support
of the indictment. It was prepared
by Solicitor Oeneral Rowers 4ust
before his death, but not submitted to
the court until several weeks later.
Oral argument of the case has been
set for next Thursday.
? New York World: Prank Reicbel.
a sporting expert, has iust compiled a
list of prizes won by aviators s'nee the
Rheirns meeting a year aeo. when the
pew science made its brilliant debut
as a money-making profession. Accordlntr
to these official figures men
hive risked their peeks for hie ?ains.
the prizes amounting to $712,655.
Paulhan. the largest individual winner,
is credited with $S2.058. which includes
the $50,000 London-Manchester prize.
Vorane comes next with $5'.000. Latham
is close behind, with $5?.000.
Hosier, who is fourth in th? list, abandoned
Ovine after a fall from causes
he could rot determine. Curtiss heads
the list of American >>ri7e winners
with $10,000. with Rrookins next. Of
course these fieures include only official
prizes competed for under the
rules of the Aero club of France or allied
organizations. It does not include
money paid for exhibitions or instructions.
Rleriot is down on the list with
only $8,400. although he has mad? a
fortune hv exhibitions. So have Latham.
Paulhan and others. Paulhan's
exhibition tour in America, which netted
him at least <?o.ooo, is not counted.
The onlv prize won hv a woman
was trained hv Paroness TV la Roche,
who was allowed a prize at Rheims after
her accident, although she did not
fulf'H the conditions Tn the thirteen
months for which the Ogures are made,
twenty-four aviators have been killed.
? Dr. H. H. Criopen is to be haneed
in London on November 28, for the
murder of Relle Elmore; the criminal
court of appeals having on last Saturday
refused to grant him a new trial.
The hearing of the appeal Saturday
drew another great crowd to the New
Pailey court. Justices Darling. Channell
and Plckford heard the appeal.
Orippen was brought to the court
house, but kept in a cell pending a
decision on an appeal against Justice
Ridley's ruling that he could not attend
the proceedings. This ruling was
* 1 J " ? ? "-o o Kr/MicVit into
set aside aim tnpiini
the (lock. The prisoner's counsel was
the same as appeared for him at the
trial. The principal grounds upon
which they based their appeal were:
First, that one of the jurors had been
taken ill during the trial, was removed
from the court by physicians without
being in custody of an officer: second.
the identity of the corpse found
in the cellar of the Orippen homo has
not been established, and third that
the Crown's rebuttal evidence had
been improperly admitted. Solicitor
Tobin said it was not charged that any
one had tampered with the juror while
he was temporarily excused, but that
an important principle of law was involved.
In reply the Crown offered
the evidence of a bailiff that the juror
was in his charge throughout his illness.
Deciding this point, the court
ruled that the temporary separation
of the jury did not affect the trial.
? Aristide Brland. says a Paris dispatch.
has taken rank among the first
statesmen of his day not only in the
estimation of all decent Frenchmen,
but in the opinion of Kurope at large.
After his masterful handling of the
recent strike crisis and the resignation
of his ministry he has established
a new record in a French ministerial
crisis by forming a government
in thirty-six hours. His declaration
of policy, which he will make to the
chamber 011 Tuesday, will be as clear
tit and decisive, it is expected, as all
his recent actions. He is big enough
to throw (onsistency to the winds,
and he will no doubt demand legislation
depriving employees of the public
services of the right to strike while
leaving them the right to form unions.
His reasons, which happily do
"nt ""io " Imprinn nre almost im
- perative <>n the continent. It Is worse
than folly, he argues. now that Europe
is an armed camp, and twentyfour
hours delay in case of war would
he almost a fatal handican, to put it in
the power of workmen to render
nugatory the nation's entire defensive
armor. It was on this point that such
men among the old cabinet as Millerand
disagreed with the premier. Their
remedy would be compulsory arbi,
tration. M Priand refused to imperil
the nation by allowing the danger of
paralysis under any circumstances.
The indications are that he will carry
the country with him without difficulty.
? More than 2a per cent of the men
nominated by the Democratic and Republican
parties as candidates for congress
in today's election are in favor
of suffrage for women, either in full or
partially, according to the congressional
committee of the National American
Woman Suffrage association. In
order to ascertain the view of prospective
congressmen on the subject of woman
suffrage the committee conducted
a canvass by mail. In a letter sent to
the pontine) s the committee endeavored
to obtain answers on the questions
of whether the nominees were in favor
of or opposed to full suffrage, municipal
suffrage, school suffrage or suffrage
in anv form for women. They also
were questioned whether, if in favor of
full suffrage, they approved an amendment
to the I'nited States constitution
granting to women the right to vote.
This request for an expression of an
opinion on the enfranchisement of
American women was responded to by
ISO of the 672 nominees addressed.
In the replies received 107 favored full
suffrage for women, 64 of whom were
Democrats and IS Republicans. There
| were 36 who favored partial suffrage,
21 being Democrats and 15 Republicans.
Only nine nominees declared
themselves opposed to any kind of suffrage
for women. These were Democrats.
Non-committal replies came
from 2S nominee s, 17 Democrats and 11
Republicans. A majority of nominees
in the states of Colorado, California,
Idaho, Kansas. Oklahoma. Wyoming
and 1'tah answered in favor of full
suffrage for women.
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Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1910.
Corn, cattle, hops.
The farmers are coming to the front
and taking charge all right.
Where corn and cattle flourish, there
the hop is hound to flourish also.
Numerous York county farmers are
beginning to demonstrate that there
is profit in cattle.
It has been proven that corn is the
most profitable field crop that has ever
been grown in this country.
Clarence H. Poe writes from Japan,
that even the people of that country
are too far advanced in agriculture to
think ??f pulling fodder.
The New York Herald predicts that
the house of representatives will go
Democratic today, 217 to 174. The
count tonight will tell the story.
There was not nearly so much wheat
sown last year as should be sown this
year, and we believe that there is a
widespread appreciation of the fact.
More corn, more cattle, more hops,
better roads, better schools. All these
things may be kept going at once, each
working to the advantage of the other.
Ex-Governor Glenn of North Carolina
conducted service in one of the
Baptist churches of Greenville last
Sunday, and eight hundred people
stood up and pledged themselves to
tight the dispensary today.
There is a Rood old German proverb
which runs: " I will be a friend to
thee, but not a friend to thy vice."
And there are so many people who
think that friendship for a man is
proved by friendship to a man's vice.
Commercial fertilizers are indispensable
and will always be so; but commercial
fertilizers are only a temporary
expedient. They should always be
used to further something; permanent.
It is the permanent fertilization that
pays best.
If jurors will only remember that
they are judges of facts and of the
moral law atul will act accordingly,
they will not make many mistakes.
Except with judges and jurors, the
moral law stands but little show in the
court house. The moral law is always
good.
Francis Toby Tracy, a Philadelphia
lawyer, gave out a statement yesterday
that Belle Elmore Crippen is alive and
is hiding in Chicago, and the story
was printed in the Philadelphia Press.
It is possible that the story is true:
but not at all probable. Similar gags
have been gotten off so often previous|
ly that they have grown tiresome.
Then- never was a time in the history
of South Carolina newspaper
making when editors were the recipients
of so many voluntary contrihu- |
tions intended to boost various inter- I
ests. A few of these contributions are
available for use, but in the case of
discriminating editors many of them
go to the waste basket, where they
properly hi long. If it were possible
to get half as many voluntary tenders
of local news, the lot of the newspaper
maker would be much easier.
Greenville county is voting today on
the question of bringing back the dispensary.
As to what the result will
be, is not altogether certain; but it is
hoped that the dispensary will be kept
out of the county. Otherwise, it will
mi an a revival of the whole question
in every county in the state and the
dispensaries will secure re-establishment
one after another. But as we
have remarked before, in this respect
counties are very much like individuals
with reference to the liquor question.
They will drink liquor until they
became besotted and disgusted with
themselves and then after holding up
for it while will grow tired of being
respectable and go to drinking again.
The action of the Third regiment of
the Texas National Guard, who resigned
because a Dallas jury convicted a
member of the regiment of murder for
bayoneting a man, does not look good.
The circumstances of the killing as described
to the editor of The Knquirer
by an eye witness about a year ago,
were to the effect that the National
Guard was on duty keeping back the
crowds from the open way through
which the president was to pass. Tincrowd
was a large one, but good Matured
and in eagerly pressing forward
from the rear jostled the man Richenstein
toward the guardsman, who
stabbed him with the bayonet. The
gentleman we <piote was connected
with the presidential parly and he
I gave it as his opinion that the killing
was entirely unnecessary and uncalled
for. He thought that the trouble
was due more than anything else to
an exaggerated sense of importance on
the part of an ignorant and badly
trained militiaman. The verdict of the
jury in tin- case seems to be in strict
I accord with the view expressed, and
as we s- c it tin- resignation of the National
Guard officers is to be taken
more than anything else as an expression
of their contempt for the
civil laws, which in time of peace necessarily
take precedence over military
f? >r< e.
A statement was sent out from Columbia
several weeks ago. to tile effect
that in onb-r to encourage the raising
of better stock in this state, the
I'nited Stat?s government had arranged
to have a choice lot of stock, se
lected by experts in its employ, on sale
at the fair grounds last week, and that
said stock would he sold to those who
desired it at the actual cost price to
the government. A number of citizens
from various sections of the state went
to Columbia for the express purpose of
seeing the stock and buying if con
Jitions were as they had been led to
suppose them to lie. Among those who
went was a citizen of Yorkville, who
found that there was a hunch of brood
mares at the barn of a Columbia firm
that had been bought in Iowa by the
Columbia dealers and that they were
being offered at fancy prices, and
the only connection with or interest in
the matter the government was alleged
to have, was to furnish an alleged expert
to advise with purchasers. The
Yorkville man went to Columbia with
the intention of buying two mares,
provided he found conditions as represented
and found the animals to be
of the class he desired. He did not
buy, however, for the reason that the
animals offered were of about the same
class as those that he says he can buy
here in York county for $150 and the
Columbia people wanted $250 each for
theirs.
WITH THE CORN GROWERS.
Some of the Big Crops That Contestants
Are Reporting.
? J. Bowie Owynn. a Spartanburg
lawyef. has made 152 bushels and 42
pounds of corn on an acre.
? The Washington correspondent of
the News and Courier reports that Dr.
Seaman A. Knapp has not yet received
official information about the boy who
is said to have raised 228 bushels of
corn on an acre.
? It is reported that the yield of A.
Rascomhe I'sher, the Marlboro boy who
last year won the Boys' Corn club
prize with 152J bushels on an acre,
has been exceeded by his younger
brother with a yield of 188 bushels.
? Now comes news from Marlboro
county that the famous record established
by Mr. Drake?255 bushels?has
been beaten by a Marlboro boy of 17.
The name of the boy is not given, but
Prof. Ira \V. Williams has the sworn
records showing a yield of 258 bushels,
and is now in Marlboro county investigating
the matter.
? Barnwell, November 4: One hundred
and sixteen bushels of corn on
one acre, at a cost of only 22 cents a
bushel to plant, cultivate and gather,
is the record of young Norman Creech,
son of Mr. W. S. Creech of Kline, in
the corn contest in this county. This
is about the largest yield reported to
date, and will, no doubt, win the first
prize. When the sandy soil of this
county is taken into consideration it
will be seen that young Creech is
among the foremost farmers of this
section.
? Edgefield. November 4: Edgefield's
Boys' Corn club numbers about
forty. The contest for the several
prizes offered for the greatest yield on
an acre has ended, and the official
count made, and the following are
some of the results, which show what
even hoys can do when brains and energy
are applied to the business: Ben
Smith. 119 bushels; N. L. Broadwater.
98; Claud Turner. 88; Mike Herlong.
85: William Outz. 80: J. H. Carmichael,
72; James Miller. 70; D. T. Mathis.
69: Tillman White. 64: Bennie Haston,
60; Hiram Walls. 51; Emerson Bussey.
32. Sixty dollars were distributed
among the first four named. In years
gone by the county would hardly average
eight bushels per acre. If one
does not now make twenty-five bush
els he is not classed as a farmer.
MERE-MENTION
A touring car containing two men
went over a 200 foot cliff near Oxnard,
Cal.. Tuesday, while trying to pass a
buggy. One man was killed and the
other seriously injured A heavy
snow storm in the New England states
Friday, seriously interfered with wire
service and the movement of railroad
trains Secretary of the Navy Meyers
is contemplating the abolishment
of the naval construction corps and
the navy pay corps and will probably
recommend to congress the partial
abolishment of several navy yards,
with a view to cutting down expenses.
The plant of the Macon (Ga.)
Daily Telegraph was entirely destroyed
by fire Thursday night, with a loss
of $ 100,000. One man was burned to
death. The tire is supposed to have
resulted from cigaretto smokers
President Taft has issued an emphatic
denial of the story sent out from
Washington last week, that he was
contemplating recommending the annexation
of the republic of Panama.. .
Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant of New
York, died from heart disease in that
city Thursday night Cholera continues
its ravages In parts of Italy, six
new cases being reported Friday
Huntsville. Ala., was visited by a $120,_
000 fire Friday morning. Tho fire
started in a hotel building Louis
Hoffman, a wealthy cattle buyer, killed
his son, wounded his wife, a brother
and a nephew, at Cedarsburg. Wis.,
Friday. He is believed to be insane.
Near Carruthersville. Mo.. Friday,
Martin Rollins committed suicide
after shooting a 16-year-old girl to
death Edward T. Roseheimer, the
wealthy New Yorker, who was tried
last week for killing Miss Grace Hough
by running her buggy down with his
automobile, was acquitted The
postal receipts for the fiscal year ending
June 30. were $224,1 28,567.62, an
increase of 10 per cent as compared
with the year before Washington
was cut off from telegraphic communication
with the outside world last
Friday by a big storm Five men
were killed in an explosion in the
mines of the Yolande Coal company,
near Birmingham, Ala., last Friday.
? Jackson. Tenn.. November 7: After
months spent in preparation by
eminent counsel for both parties to
the issue, the Standard Oil company
of Indiana will be brought to bar in
the Federal court here Wednesday t<>
answer to various and sundry alleged
violations of the Sherman anti-trust
law. Briefly, it is charged that the
oil company accepted concessions
from several railroad companies on
shipments of petroleum and petroleum
products to points in the south
and southwest, "blind billed" through
Grand Junction. Tenn. The case will
be heard before Judge John E. MoCall.
whose jurisdiction extends over
the western districts of Tennessee. I
and is considered of equal importance
to the suits heard at Chicago by
Judge Kennesaw M. Landis. which
terminated in the unprecedented fine
of more than $29,000,000. In the
event of conviction on alt counts tile
maximum penalty which could be assessed
is $30.0X4,01)0. The minimum
is $1 524.000. Specifically it is
charged that the Standard Oil company
of Indiana received concessions
on numerous consignments from their
refinery at Whiting. Ind.. to fifty-two
cities and towns in the southern territory.
At Grand Junction, the government
declares, the shipments were
reconsigned. the purpose being to so
curt- an unfair advantage over competitors
and. as a whole, involving
violations of the anti-trust laws of the
I'nited States. The trial will probably
extend through three weeks and several
scores of witnesses have been
summoned.
? Hampton. November 4: The court
of common pleas for this county completed
the jury trials assigned for this
term of court and the jurors have
been discharged. At the completion
of tiie case of A. M. Robinson company
against J. (?. Mason, which resulted
in a verdict for the plaintiff
for about $(itlO ami before the jury
in that case hail been discharged, the
presiding judge spoke to the jury
brietly. saying that inasmuch as there
had been two or three direct contradictions
in the course of the trial of
tin* case, the jurors should call the attention
of tiie members of the grand
jury at the next term of court to these
contradictions and to have them see
to it that prosecution for perjury be
instituted against parties doing this
false swearing. The court will take
up equity matters tomorrow.
LOCAL AJT IT AIRS, j
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. L. Frown, Manager?Glve.'i notice 5
of grinding days at Filbert, until 1
Christmas.
K. C. Coker, Hock Hill?Offers a '
buggy mare, top buggy, wagon. '
plows, etc., for sale.
Jno. F. Smith?Will operate his gin- '
nery on Tuesdays, Thursdays and {
Fridays from this date.
L#. H. Williams, Probate Judge?Gives
notice that Geo. It. Wallace has applied
for letters of administration
on the estate of Mrs. Mary E. Turner.
deceased.
Emma H. Pursley, Admrx.?Will on
November 22, sell the personal
property of the estate of J. Meek ,
Pursiey, deceased. i
It. J. Herndon?Has two pianos and
three organs for sale, cash or time.
Piano and organ tuning and re- J
pairing. '
W. MeG. Hailey?Advertises the sale
of personalty and realty of estate
of Wm. McG. Paily. at the home- 1
stead, on November 22. s
Miss Rosa Lindsay?Is prepared to do t
enlarging from original negatives
and films either on single orders ]
or wholesale. i
C. F. Spencer, Attorney at Law?Has ]
money to loan on improved farm
lands, repayable in installments. ,
I). M. Hall?Offers Berkshire and Poland-China
pigs and shoats for sale. .
Mrs. \V. C. Ewart, Pres.?Announces
that the Ladies' Aid Society of the
A. R. P. church will give a possum f
and oyster supper on November 18. '
W. C. Thomson. Exer.?Reciuests par- t
ties having claims against estate of
W. Meek Faulkner, deceased, to pre- >
sent them, and parties owing said r
estate are requested to settle at once. .
R. M. Stroup. Trustee?Gives notice t
that the old school building of District
No. 44, will be sold at auction ?
on November 12. to highest bidder. E.
M. Andrews. Manager?Announces ,
an auction sale of residence lots? <
the Herndon property?to take }
place in Yorkville on November 16. f
J. C. Wilborn?Offers 115 acres near ,
Smyrna for sale at $15 an acre. t
Thomson Co.?Makes some remarks ,
on qualities, styles and prices. (
Sam M. Grist. Special Agent?Quotes (
some remarks by Mr. Alfred Drew ?
made to Mutual Benefit agents in i
Columbia a few days ago. j
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Says it is head- ,
quarters for dry goods, millinery. (
dress goods, coat suits, clothing,
shoes, etc.
National Cnion Bank, Rock Hill?
Insists that it is to your interest to
start a savings account. It wants (
your account, no matter how small.
It will help you make it grow. t
Coe-Mortimer Co.. Charleston?Sug- t
gests that it is time you were flgur- j
ing on your fertilizer for next year's j
crops. See page 4.
Standard Oil Co.?On page 4 makes ;
some suggestions as to the good t
qualities of a Perfection blue flame (
oil stove. i
The open season for partridge shoot- !
ing commences next Tuesday.
The spot cotton dealers are resting
on tneir oars as mucn as pussiuie jusi
now, pending the publication of the
sinner's report tomorrow. They feel
that tomorrow's report is going to affect
prices very materially, but they
are very doubtful as to whether the
tendency will be up or down.
Farmers who desire the benefit of
the co-operative demonstration work,
and boys who want information about
the corn club, should communicate
with Mr. John R. Rlair of Sharon R. F.
D. No. 1. It is the business of Mr.
Blair to get up a list of all who desire
to avail themselves of government Instruction;
but people should make
known their desire in the matter.
SALESDAY.
There were a good many people in
town yesterday, but not so many as
were naturally to be expected for
salesday in November, especially in
a fall like this when the people generally
are so prosperous and well satisfied.
There were only two auction sales
of real estate yesterday by the clerk,
and as the property involved was not
considered especially desirable, only
slight interest was manifested in the
proceedings around the court house
door.
A tract of 62J acres on Turkey creek,
sold at the suit of J. J. Sherrer ct al.,
against Gertie Sherrer, was bought by
R. L. Sherrer for $370.
A tract of 238J acres, more or less
on Susybole creek, sold at the suit of
the British and American Mortgage
company against Albert Whitener, was
bought bv C. E. Spencer, attorney, for
$700. l
e
MAKING BUTTER. *
The plant of the Vorkville Creamery a
association was regularly opened for j
business yesterday morning and from r
now on it is expected that it will be in j
continuous operation. x
The farmers brought in one thousand l
- ? - - ' I b o n/1 tViia av - 1
t?l ,* coin ua; , aim into va~
eroded expectations. Mr. Bun Brydges, a
the manager, is in a thoroughly good a
humor over the situation. t
"We started the first day at Moores- i
horo with only <100 pounds of milk," I
he said yesterday, "and now they are
getting about 0,000 pounds a day. "5
I expect to he getting 4,000 pounds a s
day here within sixty days, and I real- a
lv believe the farmers around York- i
ville are going to outstrip those around a
Moores)'oro, and the Mooresboro t
creamery is hard to beat. 1
"One reason why we did not get a
any more milk yesterday," Mr. Bridges 1
went on, "was because the farmers had <
not yet gotten their cans We did not s
have enough to supply them: but we s
will he better fixed within the next 1
few days and with plenty of cans there {
will be more milk.
Ho far four of the eight proposed '
milk routes have been established. Mr. 1
F. 1). Davidson has one, Mr. W. M. '
Stowe one, Mr. J. W. Ooforth one, c
and Mr. James Gardner has the other.
The other four are now being arrang- f
ed. 1
For the present, it is the purpose to a
receive miik on Mondays. Wednesdays, c
Fridays and Saturdays; but a little r
later on the matter will be systematic- 8
ed down to every other day deliveries, f
Mr. Mason, the butter maker, did 1
his first churning this morning; but *
up to the time this is being written '
there was no report as to the net re- !
suit.
l
PRESIDENT ENJOINS THANKS. J
The vigorous growth and progress of
the country is reflected by the records j
of population and harvests and the ,
general conditions of international s
peace are things for which thanksgiv- *
ing is especially due for the year 1 ! 10. j
according to the annual Thanksgiving j
Day proclamation issued by President 1"
Taft last Saturday. The proclamation |
is as follows: s
"This year of istlo is drawing to a i
close. The records of population and
harvests, which are the index of ptog- f
| n ss. show vigorous national growth c
and the health and prosperous well- s
being of our communities throughout t
this land and in our possessions lie- c
yoitd the seas. These blessings have |
not descended upon us in restricted e
measures, but overflow and abound. a
Tin y are the blessings and bounty of s
God. r
"We continue to be at peace with t
the rest of the world. In all essential <|
matters our relations with other peo- t
pies are bar onions, with an ever- b
growing rea..ty of friendliness and n
depth of recognition of mutual de- a
pendenee. It is especially to be noted
that during lite past year great prog- s
ress has been achieved in the cause t
of arbitration and the peaceful settle- t
meat of international disputes. f
"Now, therefore, I, William Howard t
Taft. president of the I'nited States li
of America, in accordance with the s
wise custom of the civil magistrate v
since the first settlements in this land b
and with the rule established from e
the foundation of this government, do a
appoint Thursday, November L'4. 1 ! 1 n, S
as a day of national thanksgiving and r
iiinvcr ciiioiniiie the neonle tihon that t
day to meet in their churrhes for the ii
>raise of Almighty God and to return
n?artfelt thanks to Him for all His
goodness and loving kindness.
"In witness thereof. I have hereunto
jet my hand and caused the seal of
he United States to he affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington,
his fifth day of November in the year
if our Lord one thousand nine hunIrod
and ten, and of the independence
if the United States the one hundred
ind thirty-fifth,
f Seal J
"William Howard Taft.
"By the President.
"Alvey A. Adee,
"Acting Secretary of State."
ABOUT PEOrLE.
Ml .11.. ..# Il.w.l.' Mill I
mias itiailll v>iia|/iiu in um n will,
spent Sunday with her sister, .Mrs. C.
W. K. Spencer, in Vorkville.
Mr. Lamar Pegram and Misses J< line
and Ethel Pegram of Gas'.onia,
soent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. J.
Ft. Pegram, in Yorkville.
Mrs. W. B. Moore and Miss Fannie
IVardlaw. who have heen spending
some time in Boston, have returned to
heir homes in Yorkville.
The many friends of Mr. J. P. McUurray,
cashier of the Loan and Favngs
Park of Vorkville, will regret to
tear he has typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kroft of Memphis,
rent'., are spending a few davs on a
,'lsit to the family of Mr. S. C. Smith,
n the Cotton Belt neighborhood.
Mr. E. P. Castles, the well known
ichool teacher of Smyrna, has moved
lis family to Gaffne.v; but will coninue
to teach school in York county.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGill have announced
the eneragement of their
lanehter. Miss Man- Ethel to Mj\
Tames Sininson Renwick, th" marriage
to fake place in December.
Mr. Robert M. Sherrer. the popular
ind efficient mayor of Sharon, was in
Vorkville yesterday on business and
net a large number of friends. Mr.
sherrer is a man who always looks on
he bright side of everything and is a
own booster from away back. He will
tot give anybody anything but straight
roods: but he leaves the dark side out
'otirclv. Of course, there is no doubt of
he fact that Sharon is a fine little
own?a town with lots of fine people
ind lots of prosperous business^ and
tfr. Sherrer talked about things over
here in a way that was calculated to
nake people think that there is no
ither such town on the map.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? Trade was unusually good yesterlay
and it continues good today.
? The Yorkville Graded school has a
ule requiring that the father, where
here is a father, must sign the monthy
reports of the children. The rule
las occasioned a good deal of dissatisaction,
because as a general thing it
s the mothers who have to do most of
he teaching at home, and in such
asi s they feel that they should look
ifter the reports. In cases where the
nothers take all the interest, It Is artued
that fathers sign the reports
vlthout reading .them, anyway.
? There was a big outturn at the
Tohn \V. Vogel's minstrel show last
light. It was just a little the largest
tudience that the new opera house has
,*et accommodated. It is fair to say
that thy company came fully up to
expectations. The music generally
vas thoroughly enjoyable and the
singing was frequently applauded. In
'act the house was in an uproarious,
rood humor throughout the entire performance.
The vaudeville specialties,
he work of John Goss. the trick bone
Lrtist, and of Snako, the golden monster,
more particularly commanded attrition
because of their amazing skill,
rhere are show goers who care little
for minstrelsy and others who care
little for anything else. Both classes
ivere represented, and while one was
completely carried away, the other
teas interested. All were agreed that
the show came up to a high standard
if its kind.
? That is a peculiarly interesting
proposition that the Southern Realty
ind Auction company is making to the
people of Yorkville in this issue. The
company has cut up the \V. H. HernIon
property, including the old tanyard
tniirp li'ita anrl will QP>11 tht*
same at public auction. The property
'aces on West Madison street, and
here is an opening to King's Mountain
street. It is in one of the very best
lelghborhoods of the town and there
las been more development right
iroiind it during the past few years
'or which there shrdulaan?s.|-bhBiw
han there has been in any other part
>f the town. The offering of this property
means the opening up of a highly
lesirable residence section?something
or which there has been great demand
luring many years, and opportunity
or investment and speculation will be
juickly made clear to all who will take
he trouble to investigate the situation.
RURAL SCHOOL SUPERVISION.
York county's rural schools are
srobably as good as those of any oth r
county in the state; but they are
jot nearly as good as they ought to be,
fork county's rural schools have made
l great deal of progress during the
>ast forty years, and a great deal
note progress in the last ten years
han during the previous thirty; but
he point so far reached is a long
vay from the goal to be sought. The 1
>eople of York have cause for congratilation
and for pride in what has been
Lccomplished; but York county cannot
ifford to felicitate herself on eongratilations
or rest on her pride, for there
c a trrunt m.ni more to be accom
ilished.
There are a great many people in
fork county who realize the situation '
luggested more clearly than it is doicribed;
but Winthrop college is takng
the matter more to heart than
mybody else. That institution wa its
0 see a hastening of the day of im- !
irovement and to that end has gone
ictively into the field to see what can
>e done. The recent action of Win- '
hrop in furnishing Miss Lelia A. Rusell
of the college faculty, as a county
mpervisor of elementary schools, has
teen previously mentioned in The Enluirer,
and there has also been some
nention of Miss Russell's work; but
t will probably be some time before
he patrons of the schools generally 1
legin to appreciate the full signifi- |
ance of this movement.
The Enquirer had a pleasant visit
rom Miss Russell last Friday afterloon.
She had already visited quite
1 number of schools in different parts
if the county, and during Friday ,
norning had made a round of several
ichools in York township. In her
'ound she had discovered the very
mportant fai t that The Enquirer is
nore generally circulated and read in
fork county than any other newspa>er,
and the special object of her vist
was to secure assistance in bring- 1
ng the people as quickly as possible to
l comprehensive appreciation of her !
rork.
Miss Russell said sh" had commeiicd
work in Fatawha township, accoin- j
lanied by Prof. Tate, state supervisor
if elementary rural schools, and that
;he had been into Pollock's Creek, '
iroad River and York townships. It
was her purpose to return to Rock Hill '
"riday night, but she had made apiointments
that would this week take
ter back to the western and northwestern
part of Hroad River township. <
Tirther appointments would depend ]
omewhat on circumstances; but she ?
ntended to be busy during the week. |
In discussing conditions as she (
ound them, Miss Russell made it very ,
lear that while there is little that ]
eems to come up to what it should be, |
here are manv evidences of most j
reditable progress, and teachers and ]
latrons generally seem t?? entertain an ]
artiest desire for improvement and ,
ire willing to lie shown. There are |
till many school houses that do not ,
eflect much credit upon the districts (
hat own them, and others that are .
inite creditable: but none that are up |
o the much higher standard that could |
>e easily attained upon the develop- t
nent of proper neighborhood interest |
ltd enthusiasm. \
In explaining her work, Miss Russell N
aid it was first t< try to make a sen- j
intent in favor of better school houses, ^
hen to secure neater and more eheerul
appearances inside and out: then
here must be more comfort, better
ight and better ventilation, then there 1
hould be better desks, pieturi s on the t
rails, libraries, maps, globes, black- >
oards, etc., and along with these, when I
ver possible, consolidation of schools 1
nd improved methods of teaching, t
(he points out that there is lots of t
noin for outcome in various direc- f
ions, but believes that if those most '
iterested, even only lie fairly started "
on the right road they will speedily do
the rest.
"One of the things we have in mind,"
said Miss Russell, "is to establish a rural
sehool exhibit, at some.central
point, and here we will gather photogiaphs
of schools and school grounds,
and the best specimens of work by the
pupils, especially In English. The
best way of going about this, we think
is to offer a series of prices, and for
the money with which to buy these
prizes, we will depend upon the subscriptions
of a liberal anf. appreciative
citizenship. Of course, we cannot
expect to do everything at once; but
we are going to try to do our part in
full confidence that we will receive
generous assistance from the public."
On being nsked as to whether she
had seen anything in the school house
line In the western side of the county
that seemed especially creditable, Miss
Russell unhesitatingly asserted that
she had seen several. She saw two
1 K ron in Ti1111/w?Ir * cs Pponb frmrn uhift
and two or three in York, but the most
creditable building she has seen so far
was the Wilkerson school house. It
has a pleasant and cheerful appearance
both on the outside and on the
inside. Therp is a library, blackboards.
some pictures and a niano. She
was delighted with what had been done
and was still more delighted with the
unmistakable willingness of the patrons
to go down in their pockets even
for whatever seemed necessary.
From what Miss Russell said, she
has great hopes of success in getting
the patrons of many districts to agree
to consolidate, to vote extra taxes to
employ thoroughly competent teachers.
and to build up the efficiency
of their schools generally in every way
possible. She says that she very well
understands that she has a good deal
of hard work ahead of her: but this
she is willing to do especially in view
of such results as can be accomplished
in the end.
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.
The following two venires of petit
jurors were drawn this morning to
serve during the first and second weeks
of the fall term of court, which convenes
on Monday. November 21, his
honor, Special Judge Ernest Moore,
presiding:
First Week.
S. J. Clinton King's Mountain.
J. A. J. Campbell York.
B. L. Jenkins Bullock's Creek.
Jas. Wright Broad River.
S. F. Hay Catawba.
J. E. Burns York.
J. B. Atkins Bethel.
J. C. Hudson Catawba.
A. F. Parish Catawba.
W. B. Fewell Catawba.
A. B. Shepard Catawba,
R. R. Smarr Broad River.
G. M. Sneed Fort Mill.
J. G. A. Turner Bethel.
J. L. Hemphill York,
S. P. Pierce King's Mountain.
C. J. Youngblood York,
Jno. N. O'Farrell York,
W. R. Ratteree Catawba.
C. T. Douglass King's Mountain.
J. B. Creighton Catawba.
?T \*I11
?. n. r>p|)a r <?? i ium,
A. E. SifTord Bethel.
F. Shillinglaw Catawba.
W. L. Roach Catawba.
T. W. Moore Bethesda.
N. C. McCorkle York.
S. C. Carroll Bullock's Creek.
\V. Mc. Culp Fort Mill.
E. N. Miller Bethel,
J. W. Branch York.
A. N. Morgan Catawba
R. O. Clinton Bethel.
\V. \V. Boyce Catawba.
E. F. Adkins York.
R. R. Bailey Bullock's Creek.
Second Week.
R. A. Jackson King's Mountain.
L. B. Ashe Bethesda
J. M. Caldwell Broad River
B. C. Ferguson Fort Mill.
G. A. Gettys Catawba
J. B. Heath Catawba.
L. B. Brown Bethel,
B. M. Johnson York
Fred G. Cook Bethel,
C. T. Brandon Bethel,
J. R. Scott York.
Geo. E. Ford King's Mountain.
J. B. Barron York,
T. W. McCown Broad River,
J. W. Summerford ..King's Mountain,
D. H. Whitener King's Mountain.
J. R. Stevenson York.
C. S. Moorehead Broad River,
M. L. Carroll York,
J. K. Allison Broad River.
W. Clide Faris King's Mountain,
\V. B. Sturgis Catawba,
W. J. P. Wylle Bethesda
J. S. Turner King's Mountain.
D. M. Benfield York,
C. F. Rogers Fort Mill.
J. B. Gaston Catawba.
R. H. Cowan Catawba.
R. M. Robinson King's Mountain.
W. L. Sturgis Catawba.
G. M. Horton Bullock's Creek.
J. C. Wylie Broad River.
D. A. Robinson Bethel.
D. J. Biggers King's Mountain.
W. \V. Love King's Mountain.
J. F. Currenoe King's Mountain.
LOCAL LACONICS.
f-irst A. K. KresDytery.
The fall meeting of the Kirst Associate
Reformed presbytery was held
at New Sterling, N. C., last week. Rev.
J. P. Knox of Columbia, presiding as
moderator. The business included the
usual routine, with nothing out of the
ordinary. The next meeting will convene
at King's Mountain, N. C., with
Rev. Oliver Johnson of Winnsboro, as
moderator.
Mr. J. T. Crawford's Corn.
Mr. J. T. Crawford of MeConnellsville
was in Yorkville yesterday and
the reporter took occasion to ask him
about the corn crop of which previous
mention has been made. He stated
that the corn had not been actually
measured, but a very careful estimate
based on a count of rows, stalks and
ears to the stalk showed a yield of 65
bushels to the acre, or 1,300 bushels on
twenty acres. Besides his best patch
of twenty acres, Mr. Crawford had 25
other acres in corn that averaged 40
bushels to the acre, or 1,000 bushels,
giving him 2,300 bushels in all. All
this was made on a five-horse farm
with wage hands, who made in addition
forty bales of cotton?eight bales
to the plow. Including renters, croppers
and wage hands, Mr. Crawford
runs thirty-five plows; but the figures
given relate only to his wage crop.
The Stock Law.
The sentiment for enforcement of
the stock law is stronger this year than
it has ever been before. While there
lias always been a strong sentiment in
this direction ever since "no fence"
was voted some thirty-five years ago,
it is a fact that but few communities
were aide to get the full protection of
the law because of the fact that individuals
persisted in ignoring it and
others shirked the unpleasant duty of
making them come to time. Now-adays
it is the exception of a man who
has not the nerve to take up trespassing
stock and give the owner to understand
that patience has ceased to
be a virtue. Where formerly the man
who would take up stock was considered
to lie "mean," such men now have
the applause of neighbors who are glad
to see hiin <1<> what they lack the nerve
to do themselves.
? Conway, November 4: Court of
fommon pleas, which convened here
Monday morning with Judge T. S.
-ease presiding, came to a close yes
terday afternoon, mere was omy uue
ase that went before a jury?that of
I. D. Collins against Dr. J. K. Stalvey.
in this case the jury remained out all
light, rendering a verdict in the mornug
of $100 in favor of the plaintiff.
Mr. Collins had entered suit against
Dr. Stalvey asking for $5,000 damages
lccasioned by an alleged neglect on
he part of Dr. Stalvey of Mr. Collins's
vife during an obstetrical case. The
ase attracted quite a great deal of
ittention. Dr. Stalvey being an able
ihysiclan of the county, residing at
'ucksport. The case was hard fought,
lie plaintiff being represented by \V.
<\ Stackhouse. of Marion, and H.
iVofford Wait of Conway. Dr. Stal ey
was represented by Attorneys
tobt. B. Scarborough and H. H.
A'oodward of Conway.
? New Kngland capitalists will invest
tsoo.000 in a $000,000 fine goods cotton
nil) in Greenville, with J. I. Wcster,-eIt
of that city, as president. It will
e the lirst mill in the south to make
ndia lawns and linens. Local eapialists
will supply $100,000 to complete
he capitalization. Options are held on
bur sites and engineers are now eximining
locations. The mill will have
iO.OOO spindles.
south'carolina news.
? Columbia, November 1: Dr. W.Gill
Wylle of New York has been awarded
the McMaster medal of the University
of South Carolina which is Riven each
year to a member of the alumni for
"conspicuous service to mankind." Dr.
Wylle is a South Carolinian and is
known all over the country as an eminent
surgeon. The award was mad .
upon a recommendation from the faculty
of the university.
?'Columbia, November 4: Gov
ri'or Ansel, who returned today from
New York, announced the following
appropriations by the Peabody board
of trustees for this state: The sum
of $1,500 for a state summer school
to be held at Wlnthrop College: $1,- f
I"" lur lilt; nu|jrrvioui t?i nriiiviuai,v ?
rural schools: $1,000 for a supervisor (
i for teaching in the country schools: 1
$10,000 for the school improvement i
work. I
? The commercial building on the i
state fair ground was destroyed by 1
fire last Friday nieht, with a loss of
something like $10,000 including a
number of exhibits. One theory of the |
origin of the f're is that it started from f
a stove that was left under one of the (
entrances of the building, and another ,
s that it came about by the careless j
use of matches on the part of some (
men who were hunt'ng a lons? mon- ,
key. A negro who failed to give satis- .
factory answers to questions by the (
police was locked up. In the excite- .
ment incident to the fire, thieves did
a large business, carrying off many
articles of value.
? Columbia, November 7: Found <
dead in a mudhole, hogged waist high {
in the mud, an unidentified negro .
woman is at the morgue tonight. The .
t woman was found near the Granby
boat landing this afternoon. Coroner
Walker investigated but announced
tonight that he could find no signs of
any wounds or bruises, so that the
death of the woman Is mysterious.
Xo one has been placed ui.der arrest
as there was no clue. The coroner
i thought the woman had been In the
i mudhole a day or two but had not ,
been dead over a few hours. The
i mudhole is near a creek in a secluded
, spot. Xo Inquest was held. The
coroner says the woman was not
drowned but that she must have
stepped in the mudhole and could not
get out. dying from exhaustion.
? Columbia, November 5: Every
enlisted man in fhe National Guard of
every state in the Union, and every
commissioned officer as well, will receive
a handsome bonus from Uncle
Sam if the bill drafted at the recent !
session of the National Guard asso- J
elation in St. Louis is passed by con- 1
??' n r? rvn/\t)A/l k?? DmAoI/1 Ant Trt J
fti coa <tuu ttjJj'l uvcu uy x icsiuciu ian. .
This measure, as outlined In copies
of the resolutions which have been ?
received by Adjutant General Boyd
of South Carolina is the fruit of the
labors of many years, and in its present
state is supposed to be as nearly
perfect as any bill could be which has
for its object the uplift of the first
reserve of the American army. It
provides Federal pay for the citizen- i
soldiers and as a blanket measure calls
on tho treasury for $6,500,000 a ;
year, to be used for the improvement .
of the militia in the states. Appor- ,
tionment among the states will be
made upon the basis of enlistment.
Among the officers and men it will be
upon the basis of the pay of their
rank. The bounty for privates, for
instance, is 25 per cent. Officers be- ^
low the grade of general would get a ]
bounty of 15 per cent. Drills must be
regularly attended and all other military
duties executed as well.
? Columbia State. Sunday: Gov- t
ernor Ansel has under consideration
, thirteen applications for the place on .
. the railroad commission, made vacant
. by the death of J. M. Sullivan. There
were many letters received yesterday
. by Governor Ansel indorsing the va
rious applicants for the position.
. When asked when he would make an {
. appointment, Governor Ansel said that j
. he did not know, but would take all
. applications under advisement. Some
. of the candidates have been very, very ,
busy, judging from the mass of letters
i of indorsement sent in. Those whose ,
. names have been presented for ap- (
. pointment are: John G. Mobley, j
, Winnsboro; L. S. Fuller, Laurens; H.
. W. Richardson, Barnwell; A. H.
, Wells, Greenville; G. H. Mahon,
. Greenville; H. M. Geer, Belton; E. I.
Reardon. Sumter; J. A. McDermot, {
Conway: T. B. Lumpkin, Columbia; k
W. D. Evans, Cheraw; J. H. Wharton,
Laurens, and O. C. Scarborough, "
Summerton. The application of Col.
D'Arcy P. Duncan of Columbia had
not been received yesterday but he is
an aspirant for the place. The State
yesterday mentioned the names of several
from whose friends no formal (
application have yet been received.
These were: Mr. Manning of Little j
Rock, Mr. McBee of Greenville and 1
A. J. Bethea. Mr. Bethea stated that J
he appreciated the kind interest of s
his friends, but he had in no way
authorized the use of his name.
? The first of the dispensary graft 1
cases was called in Chester yesterday,
the defendants being John Black, Jodie .
M. Rawlinson and H. Lee Solomons, c
The original indictment named also r
Morton A. Goodman, John T. Early, 1
Joe B. Wylie and James S. Farnum. q
These four will not be tried at this t
term. Attorney General Lyon refused 1
to tell Attorney A. L. Gaston why.
The attorney general, Mr. Lyon, is as- sisted
in the prosecution by W. F. Stevenson
and B. L. Abney. Solicitor
Henry is ill and is represented by J. C.
McLu v of Chester. The attorneys for
the defendants are as follows: For i
Rawlinson. Weston & Aycock and R. *
H. Welch of Columbia; for John Black, T
John M. Wise of Chester and M. P. a
Howell of Walterboro and Nelson, Nelson
& Gett.vs of Columbia; for H. Lee "
Solomons. A. L. Gaston of Chester, a
former state dispensary leader in the
legislature and a member of the investigating
committee. The jury was
sworn as follows: Foreman, W. O. Guy,
former county treasurer; J. M. Wilson,
a farmer of Richburg; W. M. Drennan, a
a farmer of Richburg; S. M. Porter, a 2
laker of Chester; J. W. Wilson, a far- r
mer of the Armenia section; J. W. Taylor
of West Chester, a farmer;
John Estes, farmer; Alex Frasier, a
liveryman; R M. Hough, an automobile
dealer; W. H. Caldwell of Rossville;
J. N. Colvin of Halsellville, a (
farmer; J. \\". Quinton. farmer. Very
little progress was made during the af- a
ternoon, because of the bickering of f
the attorneys, and it is expected that j,
the trial will consume a week. s
? Columbia, November 5: Attor- '
ney General Lyon authorized the f
statement this afternoon that the al- C
leged graft trials at Chester will be C
called either Monday afternoon, No- C
veinber 7. or Tuesday morning, i\o
vember 8. "I hope," said the attorney
general, "to have the cases called
Monday afternoon, and that is my "
present intention, but certainly not
later than Tuesday morning." This f
announcement by Attorney General
Lyon, being official, is in line with the
story carried in this paper last week, j
that the cases would be called Xovem- y
her 7. The books and vouchers to be t
used in the cases were packed this af- ii
ternoon in the office of the attorney y
general, preparatory to being shipped
to Chester. These books are the same
as were used in previous dispensary d
trials, in this city. Mr. J. L. Thorpe, g
who was in the dispensary days one t
of the head bookkeepers for the dispensary
board, and who has been used t
as a witness in the "bookkeeping end"
of the trials, got the books together
today and prepared them for ship- ment.
The conspiracy indictment
"No. 50" will be pressed at Chester.
This indictment alleges that, on ac-.
count of conspiracy between members |
of the old dispensary board and whis- yj
ky agents, the state of South Carolina
lost $133,000. Those named for trial
at Chester are: Jodie Rawlinson, }
John Black and H. Lee Solomons.
Others named in the same indictment. I
however, are: Joe Wylio of Chester, s
who will be the star witness, it is a
thought, for the state: Morton A. N
Goodman and John T. Early. c<
FIFTY BALES TO THE MULE. a
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A Crop Report From Barnwell Which ^
Challenges Attention. 2
Our crop reporter who recently vis- si
ited Dunbarton, brought back news of n
the extraordinary good farming of G
Mr. H. F. Anderson of Rich Land
township. He had not interviewed Mr.
Anderson, but was given this verbal
statement by others. More than a
week ago Mr. Anderson had gathered
an average of 1,700 pounds of seed cotton
front a two-mule crop, and there
emained enough matured, but un>pened
and unpicked cotton to assure
lim of fifty bales to the mule, or a
lundred bales to the two mules. The
rop was fertilized at every plowing.
According to another informant the
rrop was cultivated by a sulky plow,
he driver and his two mules doing
nore work than two ordinary plow
lunds and mules would do in a day.
Sesides, Mr. Anderson has mado an
Maple supply of corn for all farm purposes
for the next twelve months.
Mr. Leroy A. Stoney expressed to a
People man last week complete confllence
in his ability to grow 400 or
nore bushels of corn to tho acre. This
rear, as last, his promise was wonderully
fine. On the acre he had 35,000
(talks and each stalk had two large
ihoots. A wind storm of almost cy lonic
force, which almost blew down
lis residence, prostrated the entire
uic. ycui uc nau aa guvu ^iuiiise,
but a similar resistless wind ruin>d
the crop. Next year Mr. Stoney
ivill try again.?Barnwell People.
Note?To make it conform to the
balance of the story, it is to be presumed
that the 1,700 pounds of seed
otton referred to, means that much
o the acre and that so, Mr. Anderson
las gathered from his 100 acres 170.)00
pounds of seed cotton so far. But
ve can't figure the story out even on
his basis, and it would appear that
here either must be some mistake, or
here Is something else the matter. A
.egro working for Capt. S. E. White,
it Fort Mill, once made thirty bales
>f cotton with one mule, if our memtry
serves us correctly: but we do not
hink he made any corn along with It.
?Ed. Enquirer.
AT THE CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Special Notices.
No Service at Tirzah.
On next Sabbath, November 13.
It E. B. Hunter. Pastor.
Card of Thanks.
The family of Mr. J. B. Smith desires
to return thanks to the good people
of Hickory Grove and community
for practical kindness and sympathy
3hown in connection with their sudden
bereavement.
art. . .li ... m ?.
<?ine u. ouon wanm.
Yorkville, Nov. 8.?Good middling.
145 cents.
New York, November 7.?The cotton
market closed as follows: Nov. 14.53;
Dec. 14.69; Jan. 14.52; Feb. 14.62;
March 14.79; April 14.82; May 14.90;
June 14.87; July 14.87.
OBITUARY.
Died?Of typhoid fever on November
5, CLAUDE, 17-year-old son of
Mr. R. E. Gwinn.
PIGS FOB SALE
THIRTY-FIVE head Berkshire and
Poland-China Pigs and Shoats.
Address Yorkville No. 1.
D. M. HALL.
GINNING DAYS
BEGINNING TODAY, Tuesday, November
8, my Gin will be run only
>n Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
S9t. 2t* JOHN F. SMITH.
POSSUM AND OYSTERS
THE Ladies Aid Society of the
Yorkville A. P. P. church have arranged
to serve Possum and Oysters
jn the evening of NOVEMBER 18.
Fuller details announced later.
Mrs. W. C. EWART, Pree.
SCHOOL LOT TOR SALE
ON SATURDAY, November 12. at 3
o'clock p. m., the trustees of
>chool District No. 44, (Smyrna) will
tell the Old School Building and Lot
it public auction to the highest bidder.
R. M. STROUP, Chairman.
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MONEY TO LOAN.
/A XT SmnrAtforl forma In V/\rlr nnnnfv
u repayable in five easy, annual installments.
Interest: Seven per cent
f loan is $1,000 or over; eight per cent
f under $1,000. No broker's commissions.
C. E. SPENCEK,
Attorney at Law.
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ro DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.
ALL persons indebted to the estate
of VV. MEEK FUJLKNER. deeased,
arc he rel y notified to make
sayment to me at once. Persons havng
claims against said estate are reluested
to present them, duly authenicated,
within the time prescribed by
aw. VVM. C. THOMSON.
89 t.31 Executor.
TONIGHT
U the AMUSE-U, "Tlie Houso Wltli
'losed Shutters," and "The Cherries."
They are both fine. Don't FAIL to
eo them.
~j. c. wTlborn
REAL ESTATE
? FOR SALE ?
115 Acres?1 dwelling, and two tenmt
houses: 90 acres under cultivation.
0 acres in timber; 2J miles of Smyrla.
Price. $15.00 jht acre. T. B.
s'ichols.
J. C. WILBORN.
NOTICE OF SALE.
)f Personal Property of J. Meek
Pursley, Deceased.
r\X TUESDAY. November 22, 1910.
L/ at 10 o'clock a. m., at the late resilence
of J. MEEK PURSLEY, I will
ell all the Personal Property of J.
leek Pursley, dec'd., consisting in
tart of 2 Mules, 1 Horse, Cow and
'alf. Farm Utensils, Household Goods,
,'orn, Podder, Hay, etc. Terms of Sale.
'ASH. EMMA H. PURSLEY,
administratrix of J. Meek Pursley. deceased.
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AUCTION SALE OF PROPERTY
lealty and Personalty of Estate of
Wm. McG. Bailey, Deceased.
\ T the homestead on TUESDAY,
t\ NOVEMBER 22, we will sell at
uhlic outcry to the highest bidder,
he following described property, belonging
to the estate of WM. McG.
tAILEY, deceased:
Personalty: Two Mules.
Renl Estate: A tract of One Hunred
and Thirteen Acres, located on
lusybowl creek in Bullock's Creek
ownship.
The sale will be by agreement of all
he heirs.
\V. M('G. BAILEY.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of York.
IX THE PROBATE COURT.
!y L. R. Williams, Esq.. Probate Judge
of YorK County.
I If HERE AS GEORGE It. WALTT
LACE has applied to me for
otters of Administration, on all and
ingular, the goods and chattels, rights
nd credits of Mrs. MARY E. Tl'RIER,
late of the county aforesaid, deeased:
These are. therefore, to cite and adlonish
all and singular the kindred
nd creditors of the said deceased, to
e and appear before me at our next
robate Court for the said county, to
e holden at York Court House on the
mi) DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1910, to
hew cause, if any, why the said Adlinistration
should not be granted,
iven under my Hand and Seal, this
5th day of November, in the ypar
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and ten and in the 135th
year of American Independence.
L. R. WILLIAMS.
Probate Judge of York County.
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