Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 10, 1911, Image 2
Scraps and facts.
? The Carnegie Trust company of
New York, capitalized at $1,500,000 is
in trouble, and in the hands of the
New York state bank examiner. This
is the third bank that has gone down
as the result of disclosures in connection
with the doings of Joseph G. Robin,
banker and promoter, now under
indictment. Robin was president of
the Northern Bank of New York, and
was caught with a shortage of several
hundred thousand dollars wasted in
accordance with the most approved
methods of modern high finance. It is
claimed in the dispatches from New
York that the failure of the Carnegie
Trust company win noi uatr i?u.? i?ireaching
effect in a financial way.
? Wheeling, W. Va., January 8: Facing
a situation which no other state in
the Union will face this winter, the legislature
of West Virginia, will convene
at Charleston, on Wednesday. The
solution of the political complication
which, by the death of United States
Senator Stephen B. Elkins, now involves
the selection of two senators
falls wholly to the Democratic party.
Five candidates active and receptive,
were in line to succeed Senator Nathan
B. Scott, Republican, but since Mr. Elkins's
death two others have been put
forward for one or the other of the
vacancies. One of these candidates is
J. H. Holt of Huntington, Democratic
nominee for governor in 1900: the
other is Dr. A. S. Orim of St. Mary's.
It is known that none of the seven men
mentioned has received the pledges of
thirty-nine legislators, the number required
to nominate in the Democratic
caucus. There is a disposition to hold
the caucus as early as possible, for a
prolonged series of ballots is deemed
inevitable, and the legislature has alloted
but forty-five days to its session.
? l ne programme iur uic ouuiucm
Commercial congress which will he
held in Atlanta on March 8, 9 and 10,
has been comnleted and has just been
issued by (5. Grosvenor Da we of Washington,
managing director of the congress.
President Taft heads the list
of invited speakers, most of whom have
accepted. In addition to President
Taft it includes Roosevelt. Woodrow
Wilson, governor-elect of New Jersey;
Ambassador Jusserand of Prance; Jas.
Wilson, secretary of agriculture; Secretary
of War Dickinson; Mayor Gaynor
of New York; Ambassador Bryce
of England; Ambassador ae lieBaira
of Mexico; Geo. Westinghouse, Pittsburg;
Geo. W. Perkins. New York;
Hon. John Barrett, Washington, D. C.;
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, Florida;
Senator Elihu Root, New York; E. W.
Robertson, Columbia, S. C.; Leland
Hume, Nashville, Tenn.: Edward
Hines, Chicago; Gov. Joseph M.
Brown of Georgia, and Gen. Julian S.
Carr of North Carolina. Subject relating
to the commercial development of
the south will be discussed. This congress
is expected to be the most important
yet held.
? The secretary of the navy, Von L.
a r i? A rvraHt' cmV>Q rrflCQl'nP'
WC.VCI , id JII a |/I vn.? vmvwowwv'o I
mess with Governor Donaghev of Arkansas.
in connection with the christening
of the battleship Arkansas. The
custom with reference to the christening
of a battleship named after a state,
has heretofore been to refer the matter
to the governor of the state concerned
and request him to appoint a sponsor.
In this case the secretary took it upon
himself to appoint as sponsor the
daughter of an Arkansas congressman.
Immediately afterward the governor
named a snonsor. The secretary of
the navy claimed that he had notified
the governor as to the situation in
plenty of time and had made his appointment
only after the governor had
shown by his neglect that he was going
to give no attention to the matter.
Governor Donaghev has written the
secretary in effect that he believes his
part of this story, and not only tells
Mr. ATever in unmistakable terms what
he thinks of him: but gives him to understand
that while the state of Arkansas
had been Intending to show its
patriotism by making a rich gift of
plate, etc.. it will take no cognizance of
the occasion whatever.
? Rev. Dr. Dubois H. Loux, pastor of
the Center Congregational church of
Meriden, Conn., who has embraced Socialism
and has written a novel presenting
his theories of dealing with
present day social problems, read his
resignation as pastor at the morning
service last Sundav. In th's letter he
said: "If you will understand my
terms. I hold it without ouestion that
organized Christianity today is dissolute.
It is playing fact and loose with
the principles for which Christ died.
It dare not be true. A church today
is a social organization with religious
and moral tendencies. It must require
doctrines that are congenial and undfstnrbing.
Out of its necessities it feels
that it must keep its ear to the ground
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to mare sure trie wuriu ui ?ran it 10
not offended in it. For this reason, to
he true to my ministry. I must stand
outside the pale of pastorate, that I
may voice my protest purely. I have
counted the cost. The doors of the
churches will be closed to me. Our
colleges could not afford to welcome
me into a professor's chair. B"s'ness
doors are closed. For two months,
while occupying the pulpit. I have
been testing the fact. T am still knocking
for some door to onen where I mav
supnort my family doing an honest
work while sneaking the message of
an honest minister and if necessary I
can 'dig.'" |
? Four of the international aviators
who were with Moisant at New Orleans
when he fell to his death have
sent to the Associated Press a signed
statement of their findings in an examination
of his machine, made on the
spot immediately after the accident.
Rene Simon. Rene Barrier. Garros and
Audemars all declare that the evidence
shows that Moisant had shut off the
T\r\T\'c>r tViot ovorv ctav nnrl nrmtrnl
was intact and that nobody will ever
know why his "wonderful and admired
airmanship" met defeat. But on
one thins: they are emnhatic?that
Moisant's mechanicians Gershpach and
Ferlet. had taken every precaution,
and that his death was in no way due
to any omission of theirs. Albert Filoux's
statement recently published that
Moisant's Bleriot had been too often
broken and repaired, and that it was
over weighted with gasoline when he
went up for the Michaelin prize, they
deny as an unfounded imputation of
neglect. Filonx was the mechanic who
made the Paris-London flight with
Moisant, and in a personal letter to a
New York newspaper man received
at New Orleans. Garros writes for his
fellows, supplementing the statement
to the Associated Press in part as follows:
"An incrimination of carelessness
causing death is a professional
dishonor for these boys who are known
in France among the best men who
ever worked on aviation fields. What
was printed about them made them so
sorry that they cried when they talked
to us about it. They deserve nothing
but praise for the way they prepared
Moisant's machine, spending a whole
day's time changing every bolt and even*
wire of the controls for new ones."
? Washington, January 10: There
will be forty-two more representatives
in the sixty-second congress than
there are in the sixty-first. The reapportionment
bill. prepared by
Representative Crumpacker, chairman
of the house committee on census,
provides that the membership of
the next house will be -LIS. The
momhorch it? io 901 vnrla
of population as fixed by the new bill
is 211,800. Py setting this ratio none
of the states will lose any of its representatives.
It was declared today
that this will avert the fight which
has been threatened over the bill.
If this apportionment stands the following
gains will be made by various
states: New York. 6; Pennslyvania.
4: Oklahoma and California.
3 each: New Jersey. Illinois'.
Massachusetts. Texas and Washington
2 each: Alabama. Colorado. Florida.
Georgia. Idaho. Louisiana. Michigan.
Minnesota. Montana. North Dakota.
Ohio. Oregon, Rhode Island.
South Dakota. I'tah and West Virginia
1 each. The basis of this apportionment
is one congressman to
every 211.800 people or majority
fraction. The forty-two additional
congressmen will be about equally
divided between Democratic and Republican
states, so that the reapportionment
will have but little effect on
the Democratic majority secured in
the November elections. The apportionment
by states follows: Alabama.
10; Arkansas. 7: California, 11:
Colorado. 4: Connecticut. 5: Delaware.
1: Florida. 4: Georgia. 12: Tdaho, 2:
Illinois. 27; Indiana. 13; Iowa, 11;
Kansas. 8; Kentucky, 11; Louisiana, r<
8; Maine. 4; Maryland, 6; Massachu- hi
setts, 16; Michigan, 13; Minnesota, .
10: Mississippi, 8; Missouri, 18; Montana.
2: Nebraska. 6: Nevada, 1; New
Hampshire, 2; New Jersey, 12; New
York. 43; North Carolina, 10; North
Dakota, 3: Ohio, 22; Oklahoma, 8; "
Oregon. 3; Pennsylvania, 36; Rhode h
Island, 3: South Carolina, 7; South a;
Dakota. 3: Tennessee, 10: Texas, 18;
I'tah. 2: Vermont, 2; Virginia, 10; '
Washington. 5: West Virginia, 6: n
Wisconsin. 11; Wyoming, 1. si
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IThr \torhvillc inquirer. J
1 Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville w
as Mail Matter of the Second Class, ii
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YORKVILLE, S. C.: k
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10,1911. y
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A marriage license law would lessen t<
such need as there might l>e for a di- t!
vorce law. a
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After all we sometimes think that t]
editing a newspaper is very much like n
sailing an air ship. n
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The general assembly convened to- a
day at noon, and now there are forty n
days of interest and suspense as to a
what will be done. n
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The Yorkville Enquirer says mar- r
riage is easy in this state, but di- ?
vorce is impossible. Tell it to Judge
Sease.?Anderson Daily Mail. .
But we were only referring to The
Constitution. w
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TV,?i\Tnii keens on reminding ^
us that we cannot borrow money with- Sl
out good collateral. It just will not n
understand that there are some things ^
that we would like to forget.
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Let us have a marriage license law, 8
even if it be necessary to pay the license
fees out of the county treasuries. a
There should be some official record a
of marriages as well as births and n
deaths. n
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The boy who raises a hundred bush- g
els of corn on an acre this year will n
win a place among the "prominent e
folks." Jerry Moore won more honor
last year than any man in the state, g
not excepting Governor Blease.
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All the larger towns in the state
[ with the exception of Spartanburg, are
[ grumbling over the census figures
handed out yesterday. Spartanburg is L
well pleased; but Greenville says her
figures are nothing like correct. Anderson
is also kicking. s<
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The fight against allowing Mr. Lori- sl
mer of Illinois to hold his seat in the ir
United States senate has grown good b
. and warm and it is probable that the tl
matter may take up the remainder of cl
the present session. Senators Bever- ci
idge and Owen are the leaders of the c
opposition to Lorimer. a
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? ?i 111 nlooon nnt n
1 ne corn ciuo uu.vs >? m iiivaot u
forget that this should be the hundred w
bushel year. There will be no complaint
in York county if some boy beats the cj
record of Jerry Moore: but there will it
be lots of honor for the boy who makes S
one hundred bushels. Let this be the "
hundred bushel year. a
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We hope that the bill introduced two a
years ago to increase the salaries of g
state officers will be revised and pass- d
ed. The expenses of the state are a
heavy enough; but it will be better to 11
retrench elsewhere, and pay the state a
officers salaries sufficient to enable b
them to live decently. Now is just as c'
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good a time to start as there will be. p
Andrew Carnegie says that the ai
world's peace may be maintained forever,
if the larger nations will demand
that disputes be settled by arbitration, n
and punish recalcitrant nations by
stopping their mail. The idea is that ^
now-a-days no nation can get along
without mail communication with oth- a:
?r uations; and although the proposed ?j
expedient may seem simple enough it
would likely prove quite as effective as g
Mr. Carnegie thinks. P
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There should be very little trouble s'
about refunding the township bonds; a
but we sincerely hope there will be no
delay, else the townships interested ci
may be compelled to go on paying 7 b
per cent interest when they should not a
have to pay more than 4j per cent or u
possibly less. The advice of Mr. W. J
J. Roddey of Rock H?ll wouia ne very
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valuable in getting the best conditions o
for Catawba and Ebenezer townships, tl
and Mr. S. M. McXeel or Mr. O. E. p
Wilkins of Yorkville, could do the
same thing for York township. j,
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Secretary of State McCown recom- .
mends the passage of a law to require ^
all enrolled acts to be typewritten in o
duplicate so that the original may be '
0i
bound in permanent form and to ob- ^
viate the errors that result from copy- c
ing. This is a good idea. Notwithstanding
the modern improvement in "
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our methods of writing, both as to tj
speed and legibility, the general assembly
has held to the old way, and u
lots of trouble has resulted from the ''
work of incompetent clerks in the en- tr
grossing department. All acts should
be typewritten.
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Speaker Cannon has at last come in 11
for full vindication at the hands of j|
the same congress, which turned him Ct
down so hadly last spring. It will he tl
remembered that he was overruled on c'<
a point of order as the result of a !('j
combination of insurgent Republicans
and Democrats. The ciuestion at issue h;
then was the appointment of the rules j?'
committee by a committee elected by jf,
the house instead of by the speaker, a I
The insurgents had made a big fuss
over the matter, and the Democrats
chimed in of course, to add to the discord.
When the speaker was forced to
rule, he boldly stood his ground and ?r
went down with living colors. Tester- pi
day the tables ware turned on tlu* in- *o
surg* nts. A regular Republican this
time raised the same quest inn as be- r:
fore, and the insurgents, of course, had hi
to stand as tiiev stood before. Hut
le
conditions otherwise have changed.
The Democrats will control the next t"
house l>v a big majority and it is a
question of whose ox is gored. They w
did not care to put themselves on rec- h?
ord against the right of their speaker of
to exercise the same powers that Mr. f'
ei
Cannon has been exercising. Mr. Can- t)l
non ruled as he had ruled before. A hi
?gular Republican appealed to the
ouse and the Democrats voting with
te regulars sustained the speaker.
Some of the papers are laying it on
>. H. Hand, state superintendent of
igh school work, for saying that there
re too many institutions of higher
Llucation in South Carolina. We do
ot fully agree with Mr. Hand In this
tatement; but we have no quarrel
dth him either for thinking or saying
hat he did. As we understand him,
e is driving at the idea that there is
eed for more and better high school
ork in the high schools and less of it
i the colleges. In other words he
ants the high schools to do high school
ork, and colleges to do college work,
n<l ill thin wre think he is rieht. Rut
hen it comes to criticising Mr. Hand
do severely, we advise our brethren of
tie press to go slow. There is not an
bier, more earnest or more zealous
ducational worker in South Carolina
ban Mr. Hand, and when he makes a
tatement about educational matters,
t is pretty safe to assume that he
nows what he is talking about.
Hello, Anderson Daily Mail! That
ou. Carpenter? Wo have something
ice to tell, and because we know you
o be sympathetic, we would just a litle
rather tell it to you than to almost
nybody else. We had a call last Friay
from a most excellent citizen of
his county, who explained that his
lother appreciated The Enquirer so
luch that she felt like she wanted
o do something more than subscribe
nd he put down several names of
eighbors and people 011 the plantation
nd paid for them. By the afternoon
lail of that day there came a letter
rom a wealthy citizen of York, who
esides in another county, a gentlelan,
who after a long career of honord
usefulness, has retired from active
iterest in business affairs except
here he can help make lighter, easier
nd more pleasant the burdens of his
?llows. In that letter there were
ome pleasant words of encouragelent,
the names and addresses of a
ozen friends, all gentlemen of more or
?ss prominence in their respective
pheres, and a check in amount exactly
ufflcient to pay for a year's subscripion
for each of those dozen gentlemen,
t regular club rates. And Carpenter,
11 of these people insist that we do
ot make any hullabaloo about this
latter; but we just cannot help telling
ou this much. Don't you think that is
reat? We think it is fine, one of the
lost pleasant of the many pleasant
xperiences we have had in quite a
hile. Ring off. Central; we've got to
et busy trying to keep The Enquirer
p to the high standard that is being
et for it by these snlendid people.
CHEAPNESS OF HUMAN LIFE.
.egal Proceedings That Seem Little
Short of Farcical.
R. M. Bateman. indicted as accessry
to the murder of Eddie Bossard,
ho was shot to death at the railway
:ation in Sumter on Christmas evenig
by J. W. Harper, has been granted
ail. According to the story told by
le witnesses at the inquest, Bateman
laimed to have been insulted by a
olored hackman named Bossard 011
hristmas morning. That evening he
nd Harper went to the station toether.
Harper approached Eddie
iossard, a brother of the man with
horn Bateman said he had the difliulty,
and demanded to know why he
ad insulted Bateman. The boy dislaimed
having done so. Thereupon,
was testified, Harper cursed the nero
and shot him with a pistol, inicting
a mortal wound.
This man Harper has not yet been
pprehended, although it is stated that
e has employed an attorney and has
nnounced through the latter that he
ill surrender himself in due time,
iving as his reason for delaying to
0 so the fact that he is a "poor man
nd fears that he might have to stay
1 jail."
Passing over the fact that no man
ble to hire a lawyer would seem to
e warranted in coming to such a conlusion
in South Carolina at the presnt
time, the situation which is here
resented is truly amazing.
According to the testimony adduced
t the inquest, the killing of Bossard
as apparently unprovoked, but, aside
om that, are men who shoot others
own in South Carolina, to be perlitted
to consult their own conven nees
as to when and how they shall
eliver themselves into the hands of
le law?
When a grave crime is committed
nd the offender escapes, the otlicers
f the law owe it to the public to
how that they have exhausted all
leir resources to apprehend the fuitive.
Has that been done in the
resent instance? It would not seem
j when, as it appears, the manslayer
as been in communication with a
imirn ?f ttm nnnrt nn.1 vn?
imounces his intention of remaining
t large until he is ready for trial.
Hut there is still another side to this
use, and it invites attention. As has
een printed, Bateman, indicted as an
ccossory to the crime with which
larper stands charged as principal,
as granted bail Thursday night by
ustice Eugene Gary, of the state
jpreme court, in the sum of $3,000.
his action was taken over the protest
f the solicitor of the circuit in which
le alleged murder occurred. Suplementary
to these proceedings, we
uote the following from the Mailing
correspondence of the Sumter
;em, published in that newspaper last
riday afternoon:
"Judge John S. Wilson, of the 3rd
tdieial circuit, heard a motion on
[onday for bail for R. M. Bateman
f Sumter, charged with complicity
i the murder of Bossard. the young
alored hack driver. Solicitor Philip
[. Stoll. for the state, and Capt. \V.
. Davis for the defendant. The judge
jquested additional affidavits, so the
lotion was withdrawn for tho time
> as to allow the counsel to obtain
icm."
Were these additional affidavits obtined?
If so, why was the motion
ot renewed before Judge Wilson? If
ot. why was application made afresh
i Justice Gary?
Moreover, while we would not as rt
that Bateman was not entitled to
nil. since facts may have been premted
to the court of which we are
ot informed, we have read tlie testitony
as given at the inquest, and in
s light tind as a matter of ordinary
immon sense, we venture the opinion
lat either Bateman. the alleged ae?ssory,
was not entitled to hail at all.
r else his hail should have been fixed
t a lower sum than that of the mempr
of the bar who is charged with
aving shot down a fellow townsman
t Pranehville a few weeks ago, fol wlng
a quarrel, and who was reused
from custody by Justice Gary
ls<> in the sum of $3,000 bail.
All this is the aftermath of a Christ tas
day killing?and the end is not
et!?News and Courier.
? I'ensaeola, Fla., January 8: Alftst
exhausted from hunger and exnsure.
the result of being buffeted
long ut sea in a small boat. John
ougherty. engaged in work on the
.-tension of the Florida Fast Coast
illway. near Sand Key. was brought
ere tonight "n the Dutch steamer
ordrecht. Dougherty was picked ui>
r the steamer last Thursday. Ae>rding
to his story he was tryinp to
i cross a small channel when otie of
Is oars broke. lie was unable to
ake any progress against the tide
iih the other and was carried to sea
fore he could attract the attention
' his fellow-workmen. After twenty>ur
hours he gave up hope of res-1
ie. but the next morniiiR he sighted j
ie big steamer bearing down upon
in and his rescue quickly followed. |
LOCAL AFFAIRS, ?*
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. bi
W. C. Spencer, Exer.?Calls on the ^
debtors and creditors of J. W. Mar- la
tin, deceased, to make settlement |S
with him. aj
L. M. Grist's Sons?Offer for sale, in sj(
sets, barn records as prepared by nJ
Mr. Bun Brydges.
McD. Arledge, Charlotte?Gives addi- st
tional details as to the Palmer lot on jr
East Liberty street. gg
R. J. Herndon?Talks about fine ei
pianos, including the high grade We- gc
ser and Janssen instruments.
Yorkville Buggy Co.?Is overstocked "tj.
with farm wagons, and will make ,j.
I special prices to reduce stock.
| Clover Drug Co.?Extends its thanks tc
and best wisnes to customers ana p(
friends, and will continue to give the Jj.
best service possible. b.
First National Bank, Yorkville?Publishes
its statement of condition at w
the close of business January 7. It w
shows resources of $324,863.11. Ul
I. \V. Johnson?Wants you to call on
him for coffees, teas, snowdrift, pure cj
leaf lard, and other groceries. .
J. L. Williams & Co.?Offer a variety e{
of January specials. Including new q.'
spring suits, pants, boys' suits, la- jj,
dies' oxfords, etc.
T. W. Speck?Has just received a big a
shipment of white china and Eng- e?
lish decorated porcelain and invites
you to see it. in
, Yorkville Hardware Co.?Carries a ta
line of shears and scissors in all the
sizes and shapes, pocket knives, ra- j_
zors, etc. tv
National Union Bank. Rock Hill? pJ
Suggests a good resolution for you w
to make and keep. It will make you te
' comfortable in old age.
Thomson Co.?Tells you to do your a,
shopping at Thomson's during 1911, n(
and gives prices on a variety of sea- fe
sonable goods.
York Furniture Co.?Is showing some- fC
thing new in sewing machines, and in
especially wants the ladies to come
and see its advantages as compared
with old style machines.
J. Q. Wray?Again wants you to remember
he has moved, and talks ^
about heavy underwear, blankets,
etc. w
Thos. F. McDow?Gives notice that cl
his office in the McNeel building
will be open while he Is attending r.,
the legislature.
W. E. Ferguson?Asks you to phone h<
i him when you need groceries of the y(
best qualities. *
J. C. Wilborn?Has a number of desirable
tracts of land for sale, and
invites attention to them in today's S<
issue. tfc
Kirkpatrick-Pelk Co.?Will commence tli
a special white goods and muslin
underwear sale at its store on next OI
Tuesday morning.
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The weather man at Washington n<
claims that he has discovered another
j cold wave up in Alaska, and that it th
will spread over the south during to- cc
i night and tomorrow. cc
The attention of The Enquirer has ^
been called to the fact that there are w
two petitions in circulation for the ap- te
pointment of supervisor for York
township, one for Mr. A. L. Black m
mentioned in the last issue of The En- ct
quirer, and the other for Mr. J. W. Mc- jo
Farland. There is no question of the
qualifications of either of these gen- se
tleman, and both petitions are being r?
extensively sir id. jjj
Elsewhere in today's Issue Prof. L. to
A. Niven of Winthrop college, con- ci
tributes an interesting and instructive ef
fe
article on insect and fungous pests, OI
and tells how to fight them. The w
reading of this article is well worth th
while, especially since Prof. Niven Pl
stands ready to further explain any- w
thing that does not appear perfectly fe
plain, and to go into further details
with any who may be interested.
When the county commissioners j0
some twenty-three years ago found It of
necessary to levy 9J mills to pay past
due interest on the York township
bonds, it made the people catch their tl<
breath and try to whistle. But even er
with this extraordinary levy the total
levy, state, county, school and munici- th
pal went up to only about 22, and now- fii
a-davs that is considered quite an or- TJ
dinary figure. But it is a plenty. th"
We did not cut out so many names ta
last Friday as is usual on the slaugh- cu
ter day of the first week in January. ^
There were hardly more than 250 in
all, and of these more than 150 are M
back. The subscription list of The
Enquirer is considerably larger than g,
at this time last year and it is grow- vi
ing. There have been more than
enough new subscriptions since Novemher
15 to counterbalance the usual
loss of the first week in January. fe
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ABOUT PEOPLE. "1
Mr. B. P. Barron of Yorkville, left ri:
last week to enter Clemson college, th
Miss Helen Heath of Charlotte, Is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Heath in
Yorkville.
Miss Annie Thurston of Pittsburg, ja
Pa., has arrived in Yorkville to spend co
the winter. br
Miss Jessie M. Baber of Yorkville, ti<
is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. A. Burris, to
in Charleston. su
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Fewell of York- m
ville No. 7, entertained last Friday w<
evening in honor of their guests. Misses m
Elverie and Myrtle Barron of Shelby.
Mrs. D. E. Finley and sons. Mas- gr
ters Robert, States and John, and J11
daughter. Miss Margaret, of Yorkville,
left last week to spend the winter in th
Washington, D. C. to
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BOYS' CORN CLUB. as
Prof. L. A. Niven of Wlnthrop col- c0
lege, writes that the college authorities
want another meeting of the Boys' jn
Corn club of York county to be held at hs
the college during the month of Jan- ar
re
uary. ql
The special object of this proposed
meeting will be to enter into as thor- th
ough a discussion of seed selection as ^
possible, and give the members some re
valuable pointers on this important m
subject. er
Although the date of the proposed ?,j
meeting has not yet been announced, pe
all the boys of the county who expect a'"
to join the corn club this year will do
well to look out for further announce- cj|
ments and make it a point to be at the of
opening meeting at Winthrop,
Already The Enquirer is advised,
some valuable contributions have been ov
made to this year's premium list, and ai1
there is good reason to believe that the su
list of prizes will include cash and re
useful articles that will be well worth vii
working for. ov
ar
? all
TO TEST SEED CORN. bu
Seed corn testing as a school exer P11
oise. especially in the rural districts,
mi
is recommended in a bulletin issued co
bv the United States department of th
agriculture for the following reasons: su
< ??,i ml
r MM, II I Ul 111 " 11 v, ^ (ill CI 1114 unci- ^
esting study in seed germination and
plant growth; second, the extended
clj
use of a good method has vast eco- p0
nomic value in improving the produc- ha
tiveness of American agriculture, and, do
third, the teaching of It in the rural "F
school exerts a strong influence to- da
ward increasing the confidence of pa- ho
rents in permanent worth of good *\a
? c,a
school work. m{
The only materials needed are a an
shallow wooden tray, a small hand- sip
ful of carpet tacks, a few yards of th<
wrapping twine, sand enough to fill on
the tray, (or several of them), they can su:
easily be suwed from an empty soap cla
or cracker box. When finished it pa
lould be about one and one-half nt
ehes deep Inside, fifteen inches ai
Ide and twenty-three inches long, he
it any of these dimensions may be st
tried slightly. This tray is divided al
to small squares by a checker-board th
cing of twine across the top. It cl
convenient to have these squares
)out one and one-half Inches on a fa
de. ten of them in a row across the m
irrow way of the tray and fifteen w
le other way. The lacing with w
ring should not be done until the si
ay has been loosely filled with dry tf
md heaped up a little above its top ti
Ige. Then the sand should be a<
raped off with a yardstick or other
raight edge even with the top of ri
le tray. After lacing with the string a<
le tray is ready for planting. w
Have the children arrange the ears n<
i be tested in rows of ten to corres- ?
and with the rows of squares across w
le tray. These rows of ears should .P*
i kept in a dry, warm place on the 01
jor, on corn racks or on shelves, e)
here it can be certain that they P'
ill not be disturbed or displaced 91
ritil the test is finished. a'
When ready to begin the test, two a.i
lildren can work to the best advan- t"
ige, one to handle the Individual a;
irs and the other to plant the tray. Q'
he first takes up ear No. 1 In the aI
rst row, and, with the point of a tf
scket knife applied to the edge of ol
kernel removes five kernels from P1
ich ear, passes them to the second P'
upil and carefully replaces the ear
i its row. The kernels should be ")l
ken in succession (taking only
lose of average size) from about an a(
ich above the base of the ear to
le same distance below its tip,
tssing spirally around and length- ol
ise of the ear. This insures a fair
st of the whole ear, as it sometimes h<
ippens that one side or one end of t!
l ear is sound, while the others will
>t grow. The Illustration shows a
w ears with kernels removed in "
lis spiral fashion. Full directions e!
ir the conduct of the test are given ,
the bulletin. ^
* ti
THE GRIFFINS COMMITTED. ir
W. E. Griffin and his son, Harvey
riffin. of Fort Mill township, who
ere arrested last week on a warrant
larging them with the assassination ^
E. P. H. Xivens shortly before
hristmas, were given a preliminary tj.
jaring before Magistrate McElhaney tr
jsterday, and were committed to Jail gj
jnding further proceedings. yi
The examination was conducted by n(
)llcitor J. K. Henry on the part of jr
le state, and \V. B. Wilson, Sr., on n(
le part of the defense, the solicitor
jing present in obedience to a direct ai
der from the governor.
There was no effort to develop the J?
stlmony beyond what might seem T
?cessary to warrant the magistrate in
immitting the defendants, and very "
ttle was presented that is new except J J
lat at least two witnesses testified to "
inversations with W. E. Griffin, which SJ
mversations might be interpreted as 01
ore or less tangible threats against JP
le life of the deceased. One of these tr
itnesses. Mr. Warren, a neighbor. C(
stifled that on one occasion about a
jar ago, about the time of the burn- tv
g of Nivens's store; but whether im- ai
ediately before or after, the witness
>uld not say, \V. E. Griffin had said
i him, Mr. Warren, something like r
lis: "If Nivens should be shot some ei
' these times, would you come up to ?J
e what was the matter?" Witness ?*
iplied that he supposed so; but probJly
would not be in any big hurry J11
>out it. C. P. Blankenship testified ta
i a conversation in which Griffin, dis- ai
issing Nivens, had used words to the a!
feet that he. Griffin, was on the sc
nee, and was about as liable to drop p)
1 one side as on the other; but it
ould not matter much considering
le fact that he had lived the greater C(
irt of his life anyway. Witness ei
ated that so far as what was said 81
as concerned, the words of the de- Cl
ndant may have been construed to a!
ean that he might have been thinkg
of moving out of the neighbor- JX
>od. These conversations were a 11
ng time removed from the occasion n!
the killing of Nivens. There was a
;tle testimony bearing on the where- tc
jouts of Harvey Griffin at the time p
le fatal shot was fired, but it was lit- je,
if any more explicit than that givi
at the coroner's inquest.
Mr. Wilson argued that there was
ithing in the testimony to warrant
le commitment of either of the Grif- w
is and asked that they be released. U!
le solicitor argued the close proxim- n(
V of the defendants at the time of PJ
e killing, and claimed that this fact, .
ken in connection with other clr- Y1
imstances, were fully sufficient to "J
arrant the commitment of both de- ~
ndants.
After due consideration, Magistrate Yr
cElhaney took the solicitor's view
the matter and committed both dendants
to Jail, whereupon Sheriff F
rown brought them back to York,,e"
ta
As to whether an amount has been .
rreed upon. The Enquirer has not ,,
arned; but the understanding is that '
e solicitor stated that he would of- . j
r no opposition to the granting of f
til in a reasonable sum, which sum,
course, will have to be fixed by such ,
the circuit Judges as may have jusdiction
or by one of the Judges of
e supreme court.
"COUNTY ATTORNEY." ,a
of
Although in The Enquirer's report cc
st Friday of the proceedings of the pi
iunty board of commissioners only the c*
iefest mention was made of the fric- |t
an over the selection of "county at- sh
rney," the matter has since been the vv
ibject of quite a bit of discussion,
ore especially because many jjcvjjjic m
ere looking for just such a develop- a
ent or something akin to it. ,n
Because of a situation that has been to
owing over a period of a good 00
any years, there has crystallized
the minds of a large part of ca
e York county public, an idea ps
at the position of "county at- 00
rney" is a statutory one and that or
e individual holding that position is in
>out as much a member of the board
i is the supervisor or either of the th
unty commissioners. To those who b>
e familiar with the history of this co
ivelopment, there is nothing surpris- or
g about the fact that things should of
ive come to be looked upon as they Al
e; but nevertheless the common idea w;
ferred to as to the status of this to
lasi office is quite erroneous. di
The county supervisor is elected by fr
e people, required to give bond in the be
im of $5,000 and is charged with cer- te
in duties and responsibilities that as
st upon him alone. The county com- sh
issioners are appointed by the gov- wi
nor, bonded in the sum of $1,000 be
ch, and have no powers or responsi- to
lities that are not shared by the su- pe
rvisor. In other words the duties, of
id responsibilities of the supervisor fa
e specific and those of the commis- su
aners only advisory. The law spe- er
fically defines the duty and power dc
the supervisor to do certain things, St
it in no single place in the law is th
ere any warrant for the idea that the as
o votes of the commissioners could ur
errule the vote of the supervisor on an
ly proposition with which either the th
pervisor or the board has to deal. ne
For instance, section 755 of the Code lei
ads as follows: "The county super- bli
sor shall have general jurisdiction in
er all public highways, roads, bridges in
id ferries, and over paupers, and in Ja
I matters relating to taxes and disirsements
of public funds for county re
irposeg." There are other sections In
the Code that apparently place ai- ce
ost the same responsibility on the mi
unty board; but on referring back to po
e new county government law, which de
perseded the old three-county com- an
issioner system, it will be noted that co
e governing law is as quoted.
The law requires the county com- no
issloners to audit and approve sa
tims; but because of his greater res- va
ngiblltty. and the fact that he alone to
s to answer for mistakes or wrong 12!
ing, no claim can be paid except hii
ion a voucher signed by the super- th<
lor. The county treasurer would not ho
re to cash a voucher signed only by an
th county commissioners, and no an
nk would accept as a collateral any de
lim that both county commissioners tm
iy have approved except on assur- tei
ce from the supervisor that he would esi
rn the warrant. On the other hand '
b signature of the supervisor and pri
e county commissioner would be ne
fficient for the approval of any th<
ilm, and the treasurer is bound to lat
y any voucher that contains the sig- I we
itures of the supervisor and the cierl
id the seal of the county, even thougl
>th commissioners should protest. Ii
ich a case the supervisor is answer
ile only to the court, and if it be heli
lat he should not have paid th
aim, he would be liable on his bond.
There is no foundation in law o
ict for the idea that the county com
issioners share equal jurisdiction
ith the supervisor, in matters i
hieh tile supervisor alone is respon
hie. On the contrary, it is clea
iroughout the whole law that the du
es of the commissioners are merel
ivisory.
While there can be no doubt of th
ght of the supervisor to secure legs
ivlce at the expense of the countj
hen he thinks such legal advice i
ecessary to the county's interes
lere is nothing in the law or else
here to warrant a claim that the su
ervisor or the board has a right t
nploy an attorney to sit with it a
?'ery meeting. In the first place th
eople are supposed to elect as thei
ipervisor a man who is competent t
ttend to the public business as well a
ny attorney, and the governor is sup
ssed to appoint as the supervisor'
ssistants, men who are equally we
ualifled. If the supervisor and boar
re not so qualified, then it would seer
s be their duty to step down and ge
jt of the way for men who are com
etent, or else go down into thei
mckets and themselves pay the attor
ey they would have to sit at their el
aws with promptings as to how th
iisiness of the people should be trans
Bted.
But getting back to the case in poin
ie division of the York county boar
r commissioners over the selection c
ttorney the other day. Many wh
ave not sought to analyze the sltua
on, would naturally conclude that th
latter was settled; that the supervise
ould have to how to the will of th
vo commissioners. That, however, i
itirely a mistake, for to hold the po
tion of attorney of the board, whic
In reality the position of attorney c
ie supervisor, in spite of the opposi
on of the supervisor, is manifest]
npossible, both ethically and legally.
THREE C'S BONDS.
The supervisor and board of com
lissloners of York county are con
onted with the task of carryin
irough this year the biggest flnancls
ansaction the county has had occa
on to make in the last twenty-flv
?ars. The transaction referred to i
sthing more or less than the refund
ig of the township bonded indebted
ess, amounting to at least $134,40
nd possibly more.
The bonded indebtedness referred t
that incurred by the townships c
ork, Catawba and Ebenezer in aid c
ie Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicag
lilroad. It may also devolve upo
ie York county supervisor to refun
ie bonds issued by Cherokee town
tip, then in York, but now in Cher
tee county. The settlement of thi
uestlon, however, will depend upo
ie wishes of others more deeply con
>rned.
The story of this debt runs bac
venty-flve years. The details of 1
e more or less familiar to men o
>rty or more who have been accus
imed to inform themselves as to cur
;nt events; but to the younger gen
ation most of it is new. About th
ily thing that the average taxpaye
' Catawba, Ebenezer and York town
lips between the ages of 21 and 4
riows, is that he has been paying thi
ix every year for the past 24 yean
fid there has not been much use i
iking what it was about for the rea
>n that he would have to continue t
ly the tax all the same.
But the debt Is now coming due an
has to be paid. Of course, th
lunty could not think of raising th
itire amount in cash. There is
nail sinking fund that has been ac
imulating during a number of year
i the result of a law passed throug
le efforts of Hon. J. S. Brlce, when h
as in the senate: but as that sinkin
ind, however much it will help, doe
it amount to any considerable par
' the whole debt, new bonds will hav
i be issued to pay up the big balance
The original debt was $18,000 i
herokee township; $75,000 in Yor
iwnship; $18,000 in Ebenezer town
lip, and $75,000 in Catawba townshij
i all the townships except York, th
>nds were issued May 1, 1886, an
ill fall due on May 1, 1911, right upo
3. The York township bonds wer
it issued until April 1, 1887, and wil
it fall due until April 1 of next year
rt in order to save time, the super
sor will no doubt ask the delegatio
i the general assembly to at once giv
ithority for refunding the whole is
le. In the case of those bonds near
it due, there is certainly no time t
se.
Although the original amounts in th
fferent townships were as stated, Th
nquirer would not like to say jus
hat are the amounts due. It is cer
tin that they are no more; but up t
le time of the preparation of this ar
cle there has not been opportunity t
icertain exactly. There is no trou
e, of course about getting exact in
rmation. It is only a matter of care
il inquiry and a little more or les
dious calculation, but the informatio:
e are giving is correct as far as i
>es, and close enough to actual fig
oil nro lr? o 1 nnrnnQPQ
After the bonds had been voted ansued,
they were placed in the hand
' the Boston Safe Deposit and Trus
>mpany, to be held pending the com
etion of the contract of the Massa
lusetts and Southern Constructloi
impany to build the railroad and pu
in running order through the town
lips named. By the time the rallroai
as completed, or at least before th
>nds were delivered, the lawyer
itted into the situation and com
enced litigation that extended ove
number of years, and finally resulte*
some sort of a compromise, tha
as generally held to have saved th
wnships interested the sum of $54,
0.
Of this $54,000 a part was included ii
inceled bonds and a part in cancele<
ist due coupons; but out of the $54,
0 there came of course some $15,00'
more of litigation expenses, includ
g counsel fees, etc.
The first compromise effected wai
at involving the $75,000 bonds issue*
' Catawba township between th<
iunty commissioners of York count;
1 the one hand and W. K. Blodget
Boston, Mass., on the other hand
t the time of this compromise, then
as in force a Judgment against thi
wnship for $5,000 on account of pas
le coupons, the interest that accrue*
om the date of the issuance of th<
inds up to January 1, 1890. By th*
rms of the compromise, Mr. Blodget
rreed to refund this interest and t<
iave the original debt to $00,000. I
as agreed that the J15.000 or noncis u
surrendered be left with the Bos
n Safe and Deposit company for i
riod of ten years, and if at the en<
that period there had been no de<
ult in interest, this sum would b<
rrendered to the county commission
s for cancellation. Five thousant
dlars of the $60,000 was deposited it
>uth Carolina as indemnity agains
e $5,000 of interest that under th<
Teement was to be canceled. Th<
iderstanding was that the tota
nount saved to Catawba township bj
e compromise was $23,966.42. It wai
cessary for the commissioners t<
IT that year seven mills on the taxae
property of the township to pay the
terest remaining due along with the
terest that would accumulate up t(
nuary 1, 1892.
The Ebenezer township compromise
suited in a total saving of $5,639.94
eluding the cancellation of 20 pei
nt of the original debt. The comissioners
found it necessary to imse
a 6 mill levy to square up past in
btedness and start wltn a clean oaiice
sheet on January 1, 1S92. This
mpromise was effected July 6, 1891.
The York township compromise was
t effected until September 25, of the
me year and it was not quite so adntageous
as in the case of the othei
ivnships. Mr. Blodgett claimed thai
5,000 of these bonds had passed out ol
i possession and he could not rebate
e accrued interest on them. He did,
wever, rebate the interest that had
erued on $50,000 up to January 1, 1889
d 20 per cent of the whole $75.00C
bt, leaving $60,000 still due by the
ivnship. To square up the accrued invest,
the commissioners found it neclary
to impose a levy of 9J mills,
rhe general conditions of the comomise
in the case of York and Ebezer
townships were the same as in
5 case of Catawba, it being stipued
that $15,000 of the bonds that
re to be canceled in the one case and
k $4,000 In the other case be held by the th
ti Boston Safe Deposit and Trust com- rl
11 pany for a period of ten years, as a si
- guarantee that the townships would pt
a not default on the interest. th
e Now the task of the supervisor after to
the general assembly shall have given pi
r the necessary authority, and prescrib- is
- ed the details, will be to refund all this fo
n indebtedness. At present all of these c?
n bonds bear 7 per cent Interest. There th
- is no reason to doubt that they can be et
r refunded at a much Tower rate, say 5 ir
- per cent or 4i per cent, and it is quite w
y possible that even our York county el
banks may be glad to take up the en- fi
e tire issue at the last named figures. to
il At the same time of the issuance of bi
r, the Catawba, Cherokee and Ebenezer s(
s township bonds. Broad River township fc
t, also issued $24,000. These bonds, how- A
- ever, were declared invalid on the rt
- ground that their aggregate amount m
o exceeded 8 per cent of the then assess- tr
it ed valuation of the taxable property in th
e the township. It is not expected that O
r Broad River will have any more trou- ai
o ble on the subject. tl
s ol
it
s WITHIN THE TOWN.
A ?The creamery made 172 pounds of
n butter last Saturday.
? Mr. C. F. Sherrer has purchased the
~ residence of Mr. T. D. Turner on ^
. Wright avenue. N
? Mr. Harry Foster and family have ai
e moved into the cottage on King's
Mountain street recently vacated by
t, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barnwell,
d ?The qualification of Mr. Thomas F. tc
'0 McDow as a member of the general as- st
. sembly, creates a vacancy on the board
e of trustees of the Yorkvllle graded jj
r school.
6 Y
8 ?The census department has not yet
i- given out the population of Yorkville.
h The most carefully considered estlmates,
however, put the figures be- tl
y tween 2,500 and 2.700. If
? There is a scarcity of houses In b'
Yorkvllle, and some more should be
built to accommodate the people who in
. desire to come here; but who are una- 01
. ble to do so because of inability to
g find suitable residences. to
tl ?Owners of milk cows are reminded
_ that it is very well to rely on the ree
cent statement that there is to be a T
9 cow show In Yorkville soon, and to ai
. look forward to the occasion. Mr. A. is
. S. Barron has agreed to allow the use ^
0 of his livery stable for the show, and
every effort will be made to ensure the cc
o complete success of the undertaking, te
Details will be announced later.
if fin
0 ?A Spartanburg man registered at hi
n the Hotel Shandon this morning as be- pi
d ing from the "third largest city in the re
" state," and Mr. Horton, the well-known jjj
a real estate man tackled him with: al
n "But the figures show that Anderson Si
" has gained 75 per cent in 10 years, ?*
k while Spartanburg has gained only 54
it per cent." The Spartanburg man had
'f to acknowledge the correctness of the
~ claim.
? Manager Bun Brydges of the ^
e Creamery association issued checks tb
T this morning for the second month's Si
c milk receipts. The aggregate 'n
d SJ
s amount paid out was some- j
thing over $600. Mr. S. T. Ferguson hi
" received the largest check this month, P
0 amounting to $31, and Mr. W. R. Carroll
came next with $29. The major- to
d ity of the checks were in the neigh- Fi
| borhood of $"5 or $26.
a ? The removal of the Loan and Sav- ^
- ings bank to its handsome new quar- Ef
ters, has given Yorkville another in- kl
e stltution that is quite acceptable. Mr. M
g Luther Baber has gone into the former ja
? banking room with his barber shop, w
0 which he has furnished in first-class o\
til
?. style with a promise of still further Y
11 improvements, in connection wuu uic m
^ barber shop, he proposes to conduct a ai
public bath, and to give his customers 0(:
e generally every reasonable comfort and ca
? convenience, er
" ?Rev. F. M. Satterwhite, who re- in
II cently accepted a call to become pas- J:j
: tor of the Yorkville and Hickory Grove jn
~ Baptist churches, arrived in Yorkville cc
e on last Saturday afternoon accom- Ai
- panied by Mrs. Satterwhite, and at
" present they are boarding with Mr. D. Cc
E. Boney on Wright avenue. Mr. Sat- ot
e terwhite conducted services at the ar
e Yorkville church on Sunday morning, pe
* but owing to the fact that he was quite of
o unwell the evening service, which had ar
- been announced, was recalled ^
? ?Mr. E. A. Withers, an aged citizen W(
. of the Neely mill settlement, died on in
- last Saturday, after a long illness with *s
3 pellagra, and other complications. Mr.
" Withers was born in Ireland, seventy \]
- years ago; but has been a resident of a
Chester during most of his life, until
^ the last few years, when he has been ^
f living in Rock Hill and Yorkville. He D
- leaves a widow and five daughters, S
" four of whom are married, and also
j many relatives in Chester. The inter- je
- ment was in Rose Hill cemetery Sun- sa
3 day afternoon after services conducted WJ
p pe
j: in the Episcopal church by Rev. J. L. pi
. Oates. av
r ? A negro named John Joiner, was w
* arrested and committed to jail Satur- ^
e day on the charge of having perpe- ci,
- trated the outrageous assault on Josh w<
Smith at the Lockmore mill recently. P(
j Suspicion fell on Joiner because of
. certain circumstances which seem to th
D include the foundation of a case. It by
developed that Joiner and Smith had
3 fallen out shortly before, because of d,
i Joiner's unwillingness to pay Smith 80 at
R cents for slaughtering a hog for him. ca
^ The assault on Smith was committed co
I. with a section of J-inch iron pipe, el(
8 which was found near the spot with
? blood on it and which was identified
j as having come from the oil mill. It oil
? is alleged also that Joiner himself, at- f'c
? ter the assault, gave out some hints as
t *
> to what he had done to Smith. th
t ? Occasionally there are complaints sh
> against The Enquirer for not talking cr'
' up men and things, that the complain- Qn
j ants would like to have talked up. The jn(
Enquirer is willing to admit that it
- very often fails to knock and condemn .m'
lal
j where It should knock and condemn, e(j
i and it may fail sometimes to say pood cr<
t of things that deserve to have good
I said of them. The first shortcoming is on
j probably a matter of prudence. We do 0v
r not claim that perfection that does not loi
| admit of error. The second short.
coming is, we claim, a result of ig- q0
; norance sometimes, and sometimes in- Sp
- ability to see things exactly as others Gr
* see them. But one thing is absolutely
? certain, and that is that even if we do '|^c
. fail to knock and condemn at all points Fb
where knocking and condemnations Gr
Or
seem to be necessary, under no cir- ^Tr
. cumstances are we going to undertake Ge
to boost and talk up that which we be- Ne
1 lieve to be rotten, Incapable and gener,
ally bad. j
> ? The Loan and Savings bank is now
comfortably quartered in its new
' home, and that new home is one that Cor
1 would be a credit to any town in the I
state. One objection to the old quar- Dii
* ters was that they were too cramped on
, for the rapidly developing business of ter
I the bank, and that was the most seri- H.
, ous objection; but plenty of room is Sh
'i""* Anlv utribintr footiirA flhftllt the S
bank's new quarters. The furniture 1
and fixtures are modern, handsome, Mr
expensive and convenient. The entrance R.
from the street is through a handsomely 191
arched vestibule over a floor of expen- ]
sive tiling done in a pretty pattern of J.
mosaic work. The counting room Jol
proper is cut off with marble paneling at
surmounted by bronze lattice work, Ja
the cashier's window on one side and i Bu
le teller's on the other, and the inteor
bordered on the front and south
de with a handsome and beautifully
dished countering. In the back part of
le office is a large fireproof vault, and
i the left the private office of the
esident. Next behind the bank office
a large, handsomely furnished room
ir the use of the directors on the ocision
of meetings, and still further to
ie rear handsome lavatories, closs,
etc. All the rooms are well lighted
i day time through front and side
indows and an elaborate system of
ectric chandeliers and single bulbs ^ ^
irnish light at night. Steam radia rs
keep a steady, even warmth in the
nilding all the time, and water and
iwerage add still further to the com>rt
and convenience of the quarters,
ltogether the furniture and fixtures
(present a very considerable outlay of
loney; but nothing is more striking
tan the judicious wisdom with which
ie entire expenditure has been made,
f course, Mr. McNeel and his force
re proud of their new quarters as
ley have a right to be, and the town
' Yorkville is proud of them also, as
has a rlcht to be.
LOCAL LACONIC8.
amages In the Amount of $3,500.
At Greensboro, N. C., last Wednesiy.
a jury awarded Mrs. Mollie A.
unn of Rock Hill, damages In the
nount of $3,500 against the Southern
illroad, on account of the killing: of
?r son, John W. Nunn.
egislators to Visit Winthrop.
As chairman of the board of trus:es
of Winthrop college, Governor An:1
has extended an Invitation to the
?neral assembly to visit the instituon
on January 19. The probability is
lat the Invitation will be accepted.
ork County's Corn Record.
The largest yield of corn ever made
l an acre of ground in York county
> far as the record goes, was that of
ie late R. M. Allison, who in the year
190 made 1611 bushels of merchantale
corn and 2 bushels that were unerchantable.
On two acres that year,
leacre referred to and another adjoinig.
Mr. Allison made 298$ bushels, of
erchantable and 11 bushels that were
^merchantable. This information is
om The Yorkville Enquirer of Ociber,
1890.
fter First-Hand Information.
Mr. W. S. Bryan of the London
Imes, was In Yorkville last Thursday
id Friday, on a tour of the state that
being made for the purpose of getng
information about corn raising in
juth Carolina. He secured a lot of
ita as to what the people in York
>unty are doing, and said that he innrleH
to visit Marlboro. Florence and
her counties. He did not have a
eat deal to say to anybody about
is mission; but it developed that his
"incipal object is to give English
aders of the Times first-hand facts
mcerning the wonderful stories that
ive been sifting through to them
30ut the extraordinary doings of
outh Carolinians in corn raising and
;her lines of usefulness.
MERE-MENTION.
Five persons escaped from the Fulin
county jail at Atlanta, Ga., last
eek by sawing a window bar and
iding down a blanket rope. All of
lem have been recaptured
x persons were more or less injured
a rear-end collision on the Pennlvania
railroad at Jersey City, N.
, Friday..^ Eight indictments
ive been returned by a New York
-and jury charging Jos. G. Robin, a
Lyrocket financier, with the theft of
197,000 from the defunct Washlngn
Savings bank of New York
our men have been indicted by the
-and jury at Los Angeles, Cal., on
le charge of dynamiting the Times
rildlng in that city several months
to. Twenty or more persons were
illed in the wreck of the office
rs. Nelson Swanson killed herself
id two children at Virginia, Wis.,
st Friday, with carbolic acid. The
oman had become deranged brooding
rer going to a hospital for an opera>n
Gas explosions in New
ork Friday, destroyed two bulldgs,
seriously injured eight firemen,
iH pouqoH a nrnnortv In an nf 19 0ft
)0 A bomb explosion wreck1
the home of Jas. Marchez in Chligo,
Friday. This is the forty-sevith
bomb explosion in that city durg
the past year, supposedly due to
imbling and labor troubles.......
idge A. Z. Blair, who is hearg
the vote selling cases in Adams
lunty, O., replying to the critics of
dams county by people and newsipers
in Ohio and throughout the
luntry, said Saturday that the same
inditions probably existed in many
her counties throughout the country
id state, and that the only remedy
fainst such conditions was newspatr
publicity Intimate friends
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin,
e asserting that he will seek the Reiblican
presidential nomination in i
>12. T. P. Radcliflfe, a 1
ealthy real estate dealer, comitted
suicide at Jamaics, Long
land, Saturday, because of deession
in business affairs Two
lung desperadoes. Wm. Mlzzard and
Ijot Johnson, held up and robbed
hotel office and killed a policeman
Duluth, Minn., Friday. They were
ter captured by a posse after a
isperate battle, twenty miles from
uluth ...The body of the late
inator Stephen B. Elkins was buried
Elkins, W. Va., Saturday
.velve Alabama counties will ask the
gislature to pass laws allowing the
le of whisky in their borders. Six
ai.f open saloons and six want dis
!nsa;'es The Wright brothers
it the ban on high flying by their
'iators at the aviation meeting
hich began Saturday During
e fiscal year, 1910, the importation
articles, classed as luxuries, inading
diamonds, wines, laces, art
arks, etc., totalled $48,000,000
>stmaster General Hitchcock will
ake an effort to have congress pass
ws putting an end to the abusQ?of
e franking privileges, now enjbyed
congressmen, senators and govnment
officials Govenapr Glassck
of West Virginia, hgs appointed
avis Elkins, son of the-Tate U. S. Senor
Stephen B. Elkins to fill the vancy
caused by the death of his fathThe
Democratic legislature will
nvene in a few days, however, and
;ct a Democrat.
South Carolina Towns,?South Carina's
municipalities having a popula?n
in excess of 5.000 made an avere
increase of 22.9 per cent during
e last decade. Statistics of the
irteenth census issued yesterday
ow the number of these places ineased
from 8 in 1900 to 13 in 1910.
leir total Increase in population was
ly 19.5 per cent of the state's total
crease of 175,084 for the decade.
Spartanburg. among the cities,
ade the most rapid strides in popu:ion
increase. Its increase amountto
54.6 per cent. Greenville ineased
32.7 per cent, while Columi
grew 24.7 per cent and Charleston
ly 5.4 per cent.
South Carolina's municipalities of
er 5,000 population rank as folvs:
Place 1910 1900
arleston 58,833 55,807
lumbia 26,319 21,108
artanburg. . . . 17,517 11,395
eenville 15,741 11,860
iderson 9,654 5,498
mter 8,109 5,673
>ck Hill 7,216 5.485
orence 7,057 4.647
eenwood 6.614 4,824
angeburg. . . . 5.906 4,455
ilon 5,623 5,400
orgetown. . . . 5.530 4.138
wberry 5,028 4,607
DEATHS IN BULLOCK'S CREEK.
respond*nce The Yorkvllle Enquirer
Sharon R. F. D. No. 1, January 8.?
?d at her home near Bullock's Creek,
December 31, 1910, Mrs. Dora Patson
Smith, wife of the late Dr. W.
Smith, in the 67 year of her age.
e leaves one daughter, Mrs. Berta
McAliley.
tVilliam Boyce, little son of Mr. and
s. James B. Dickson of Lockhart
F. D. 1, died Thursday, January 5,
11, aged about two years. - ^
VIrs. Mintie McSwaln, wife of Mr.
T. McSwain, and daughter of Mr.
in Duncan of Sharon R. F. D. 1, died
her home at Dockhart, Saturday,
nuary 7, 1911, and was burled at
Dock's Creek, Monday.