Scraps and ^acts.
? Mr. Lehman, solicitor general of
the department of justice, on Wednesday
argued before the supreme court
of the United States that the corporation
tax provisions of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff act were constitutional.
His argument is to constitute the
principal defense of the law, which is
called in question in fifteen cases now
before the court. The solicitor general
told the court that the fifteen
cases before it had been brought by
shareholders In corporations who
objected to the latter paying the tax.
Each of the corporations had expressed
an Intention to obey the law.
"The government is prepared." said
the solicitor general, "to help corporations
pay the tax." Every
objection has been raised to the tax,
Mr. Lehman said, that could be raised
to any tax possible of being levied
under the constitution. The only
limitation on the scope of the Federal
government to tax, he said, applied
to exports. Possibly there was
an implied llflllliiuuu asaiuoi
tion of the agencies and instrumentalities
of state governments, he added.
? The spectre of war stalked in the
house of representatives last Tuesday,
but its repeated appearance, says a
Washington dispatch, was for the purpose
of permitting a wholesale flaying
of military critics and of furnishing a
reason for liberality in appropriations.
The army appropriation bill carrying
approximately $93,000,000 was passed
after a discussion of the military preparedness
of the nation. The debate
on the effectiveness of the army to
meet all emergencies opened with a
denunciation by Mr. Hull, chairman of
the military affairs committee, of a
publ'shed interview in which Frederick
Lewis Huidekoper. a Washington city
lawyer, contended that the army was
in a lamentable state of unpreparedness
for war. Mr. Tawney, chairman
of the appropriations committee, also
vigorously attacked so-called military
critics, and declared that the amount
of monev the government snent in ten
years in preparation for war would
more than build Ave Panama canals.
Mr. Tawnev declared this government
had expended during the past ten
years an aggregate of $2,193,136,5S0
in preparing for war.
? Washington, January 18: The
house today adopted an amendment i
to the Moon bill codifying laws relating
to the judiciary, which will have
the effect of stopping the practice of
c? on intorsfatp husi- I
euruinnuuiia ww*? e> ? ??
ness, from taking practically all suits
against them from the handi of
state courts and placing them in the
Federal courts. The amendment was
offered by Representative Garrett of
Tennessee and after a preliminary
skirmish, in which party lines were
tightly drawn, was finally adopted,
by a unanimous vote. Adopted in
full it is as follows: "Provided,
fur* her, that no suit against a corporation
or joint stock company
brought in a state court of the state
in which the plaintiff resides, or in
which the cause of action arises, or
in whi^h the defendant has its place
of business, or carries on its business,
shall be removed to any United States
court on the ground of diverse citizenship."
Mr. Garrett, in explaining
the amendment, said it would prevent
a New Jersey corporation, for instance.
from transferring from a state
court suits against it to the United
States court on the ground that the
officers and directors of the corporation
live in New York. The amendment
Is regarded as an important one
and called out a general debate.
? Kiel, Germany, January 18: The
sinking of the "U 3," the German
navy's first submarine disaster, cost
three lives. The dead are the captain
,,f thu utihmnrine and LieUtS I
Fisher and Koelbe. the latter the
helmsman. Their deaths were due to
an unforeseen mishap at the moment
the officials of the navy were receiving
congratulations on the supposed
successful raising of the "U 3" and
the rescuing of the crew. When the
submarine, three hours after she sank,
had been brought to the surface by
the salvage ship Vulkan, yesterday,
and twenty-seven of her men had
made their way to safety through the
torpedo tube, the captain and the
two lieutenants elected to stand by
their ship until she was once more
master of herself. The three men
were in the conning tower "L" which
remained submerged when the vessel
rose obliquely. Here the men
might have stayed without danger
for some time as the boat had a considerable
supply of oxygen, but for
an accident that shut off this supply
from the tower. Word was sent out
that the raising had been successful
and that the crew was safe. The
work was continued, when suddenly
a ventilator gave way. permitting the
water to rush into the submarine,
isolating the tower and cutting off
the oxygen upon which the three officers
were dependent. With the int
ush of water the bow of the ship
rose quickly, but the stern, where
the tower "L" is located, sank deeper.
Tho men were suffocated.
? Cincinnati. January 18: Members
of a committee of a joint commission
are holding a conference in
this city today for the purpose of
considering ways and means whereby
the Methodist Episcopal, the Protestant
Methodist and the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, can consolidate.
The members of the committee
were appointed by the three
churches to formulate the olans for
union and present ,hem to the next
conference of the different churches
Five million church members are
involved. The committee is composed
of the following: Bishop
Cranston of Washington, D. C.;
l ishop Walden and Dr. It. T. Millei
of Cincinnati, representing the Methodist
Episcopal church; Bishop E. E
Hess of Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. F. M.
Thomas of Louisville and Judge M. L
Walton of Wooi's o k. Ya.. of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and
President T. H. Lewis of Westminster,
Md.; Dr. M. L. Jennings of Pittsburg,
and F. L. Harris of Henderson, X. C.,
of the Protestant Methodist church.
? Washington. January 18: Millions
of spindles in the cotton mills of
the United States will be idle onetiuarter
of the time from today until
market conditions improve, if a recommendation
made this afternoon by
the Arkwright club is accepted generally.
Curtailment is to begin at once.
The Arkwright club is an organization
of treasurers of mills in Massachusetts.
New Hampshire and
Maine, many of which have their
head ofiiees in Boston, and represents
more than 10.000.000 spindles. Of
the 28,000,000 spindles in the United
States, 15,000.000 are in New England.
The attendance of this meeting
was the largest in ten years. Several
telegrams front owners in Georgia.
North Carolina and South Carolina
were received, telling of the arrangements
being made t<> curtail the output.
The cotton mills of the country
curtailed extensively last year because
of the high cost c' cotton and
an indifferent demand for goods and
the same reasons are given by the
Boston treasurers for their action today.
The cotton mills of New England
employ nearly 200.000 operatives
when all of the machinery is moving.
? San Francisco, January is: Euirene
1!. Elv todav tlew thirteen miles
in an aeroplane, made a successful
landing on the cruiser Pennsylvania
and an hour later rose from the
cruiser and tlew back to Selfridge
field, twelve miles south of San
Francisco. The feat was accomplished
without mishap. Not a wire or
bolt of the biplane was injured. "It
was easy enough," said Ely as he
stepped front his seat after his return
and was seized by the cheering
soldiers of the Thirtieth infantry, and
hoisted on their shoulders. It was
10.45 o'clock when lie left the aviation
grounds. His motor worked
perfectly and after a few circles, lie
headed northeast, swept over the San
Pruno Hills and disappeared towards
San Francisco, in the meantime the
wireless advised the cruiser, at anchor
with the fleet in the bay. thai
lie would make the attempt and filial
preparations for his reception were
made. A wooden platform 130 feet
long and 50 feet wide had been constructed
over the after deck of the
ship. It sloped gently aft and arms*
the floor were stretched ropes, with
100 pound sandbags made fast at
either end. These were designed to
be caught by hooks on the lower
frame work of the biplane. As a
further precaution, a canvas barrier
was stretched across the forward
entl of the platform. Launches and
ships boats fully manned were put
out in event of a mishap. Ely had
installed two seven-foot pontoons under
his aeroplane to lloat the machine
in case he were forced to descend
on the water atul forward he
had built a hydroplane to keep the
aeroplane from diving in the water.
At in.5\ o'clock the lookout on the
cruiser Pennsylvania sighted Ely
through the haze and the ship's siren
roared a blast of welcome. He came
on at a terrific speed and circled
around the Meet, dipping in salute
to each ship, and came up In the
wind for the stern of the Pennsylvania.
He was flying low as he neared
the ship and dropped down lightly,
striking the platform about forty feet
from the inner end. The hooks on the
aeroplane caught the ropes and stop
ped the biplane within sixty leet.
There was a great outburst of
cheers and a rush of the officers and
sailors to greet the aviator. One of
the first to reach Ely was his wife,
who was on the bridge with Capt.
Pond. Exactly one hour from the
time he landed on the cruiser. Ely
fook his seat In the machine and gave
the word to let go. The aeroplane
swept down the 130 foot platform at
high speed, dropped off the stern
vi.h a gentle dip and then rose rap<dly
over the ships in the harbor.
Rising to a height of 2.000 feet. Ely
ircled over Pan Francisco and then
headed for the aviation field. He
'anded there at 12.13 o'clock.
ITIir ^(orhviltc inquirer.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.:
FRIO AY, JANUARY 20. 1911.
Senator Carlisle's bill providing for
tne registration ot tne names ui larms
was killed Tuesday by a vote of 18 to
17.
Governor Blease is going to get the
right grasp of his new position and
be all right. He'll make the people,
who have been jarred forget it pretty
soon. There is no need to feel discouraged
yet.
If we had been taking the census in
Greenville we would have counted
George Brunson for at least two thousand.?Anderson
Daily Mail.
And you would not become liable for
padding the figures either.
The South Carolina senate has passed
a joint resolution endorsing New
Orleans as the logical point for the
holding of the World's Panama expo
sition in 1915. The resolution requests
the state's representatives in congress
to consider favorably the claims of
New Orleans.
The marriage license bill seems to
have a good start; but in view of past
experience, it is just as well not to be
too sanguine about its future fortunes.
In spite of the fact that the proposition
now seems to have more and better
backing than ever before, it is just as
liable to go under as not.
It is not likely that anybody will oppose
Governor Blease in any well directed
effort to reduce taxation In
South Carolina: but we confess that
we are unable to see what he is going
to be able to do along that line. It is
the general assembly that is vested
with both the power and the responsibility
here.
Governor Blease's Inaugural.
The people of the state have been
looking forward to something unusual
in the inaugural address of Governor
Blease, and they have not been disappointed.
There were those who thought that,
sobered by the responsibilities of the
high position to which he has been
chosen. Governor Blease would, in his
first address, acquit himself in a manner
that would surely disappoint those
who have been so strenuously opposing
him: but it can hardly be claimed that
this expectation has been realized.
There are some recommendations
that strike lis as wise and some that
strike us as unwise; but the wise recommendations
along with the unwise,
find expression in a general tone and
spirit that seem to be decidedly out
of place as to time and occasion.
As to why the governor should want
to waste time quarreling with the
newspapers, we are unable to see. He
shows that, despite the wicked newspapers.
the people of South Carolina
were able to appreciate his abilities
and virtues and raise him to the highest
office in their gift, and if this be a
fact it seems to us that it should occur
to him that the newspapers are
too insignificant for him to waste his
thoughts on. Instead of spending a
third of his message in getting even
with them, it would probably have been
the host thine: to laugh them to scorn
or dismiss them in silent contempt.
The coventor favors some of the
things that some of the newspapers favor;
but claims to have found these
things first, and is apparently worried
for fear that if they are carried out,
the newspapers might claim the credit.
This is particularly true of the marriage
license proposition and of biennial
sessions. As is pretty well known,
The Enquirer has been in favor of
both of the propositions for a Rood
many years: but it is realization of
them that we want?not the credit.
In what the governor says of cigarettes
and cocaine, we are agreed; but
we cannot quite follow him as to coca
cola and pepsi-cola unless he will make
a reclassification of beer and whisky.
These are rather more harmful than
the two soft drink stuffs mentioned,
and there would he nothing sained to
health, morality or sobriety, by permitting
the sale of beer and whisky to
the exclusion of the other concoctions.
At least, that is the way we see it.
So far as the negroes are concerned,
it seems to us that they are going
along attending to their own business
and doing very well. There is no friction
between the white and blacks in
this locality. The negroes seem to
know their place and the whites know
theirs. We are unable to see how
any good is to come of any attempt to
change present conditions. To our
mind it is a good place to let well
enough alone.
As to any special law against the
newspapers, it occurs to us that the
newspapers are run by citizens who
are amenable to all the laws just as
other people are. If a newspaper lies
on a man, there is provision for criminal
punishment, just as there should
be, and If the general assembly desires j
to make that punishment more severe,
no respectable newspaper will have the
slightest objection. But, maybe, it is
not ?ut of place to observe that the rule
In all times past has been that it has
not been the lies but rather the truths
that the newspapers tell, which have]
the more exasperating effect on the
people who object to them most seri- J
ously.
As to the recommendations the gov- I
ernor has made, we are quite sure that
each and every one will receive all the'
consideration to which it is entitled. J
I It is pretty generally conceded that the
I general assembly this year is one of
the ablest and most representative that
the state has had for more than twenty
years. There is in this body an
abundance of wisdom to look after the
needs of the state, and to enact into
law every really good recommendation
that the governor has made or shall
make.
The most reassuring paragraph in
the message is the last one, and although
we confess it seems to us to
be out of keeping with some of the
things that go before it, we are glad
it was put there. It has our hearty
amen, and we will say further that if
Governor Blease will repeat that
prayer every* day of his term, his administration
will be one of the most
prosperous and successful the state
has ever known.
MERE-MENTION.
Emmett O'Neal was inaugurated
governor of Alabama, at Montgomery.
on Monday. In his inaugural address
he declared for local option.
A Federal grand jury is investigating
alleged irregularities in the
Atlanta, Ga., postofflce There are
eight candidates before the New
York legislature for the seat of
United States Senator Depew. Judge
Mton B. Parker is a possibility as a
> ompromiso candidate An Italian
prisoner in the Federal prison at
\tlanta, Ga., Vincenzo Morrello, a
counterfeiter, serving a 30-year sentence.
has made, an affidavit to the
prison authorities that he knows the
murderers of the late Lieut. Detective
Pefrosino. of the New York police
force, who was murdered at Palermo,
Sicily, more than a year ago
Four persons were killed by the explosion
of a gas retort at Niobrara,
Neb., Monday Three negroes
were lynched in Shelby county, Ky.,
Sunday ...Shelton Kennedy and
his son, Sarge Kennedy, were assassinated
near Ohatchie, Ala., Saturday.
Dr. John F. Pearce Is held, charged
with the crime. Later developments
tend to show that others are implicated.
The feud was the result of a
land suit and domestic troubles
Mrs. Edith Melber is held at Albany,
N. Y., charged with the murder of her
5-year-old son The United
States supreme court has rendered a
decision upholding the constitutionality
of the Alabama law prohibiting
insurance companies from pooling
their interests Firo destroyed
property of a value exceeding $150,
000 at Matewan, W. Va., Monday.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey, in his inaugural address
Tuesday, struck the trusts a smashing
blow by suggesting the passage of
laws that would decrease the sweeping
powers granted to corporations
chartered in that state It is the
talk in Washington that another extra
session of the sixty-second congress
will be necessary, because it will
be impossible to give necessary consideration
to certain legislation between
now and March 4th Rear
Admiral Edw. B. Barry, until last
week commander of the Pacific fleet,
has been put on the retired list because
of serious charges involving
his moral character W. B.
Walker is on trial at Macon, Ga..
charged with killing his wife by saturating
her clothing with gasoline
and setting her afire Three
men were killed and one injured by a
Rock Island railroad switch engine
at Joliet, 111., Tuesday College
Park, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, has
fixed its near-beer license at $10,000
a year Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
Democrat, was elected to the United
states senate by the Nebraska legislature
Tuesday, receiving 117 out of
a possible 133 votes A bill has
been introduced in the United States
senate, to drop the name of Captain
Peter Plains from the army roll.
Bains murdered Wm. E. Annis, a
newspaper man. in 100S, and is servng
a term in Sing Sing prison
Nathan Montague, a negro, was convicted
?it Oxford, N. C.. Monday of the
murder of Mamie Sanders, her child
and her father, and was sentenced to
die in the electric chair. The jury was
out eight minutes. The prisoner was
uarded during the trial by four
companies of militia The Atanta
Journal. Jas. R. Gray, its editor;
Jn<>. D. Simmons, circulation manager
ltd two Journal employees were indicted
by a Federal grand jury in Atlanta,
Ga., Wednesday, charged with
onspira. y to defraud the government
in the matter of mail weights
Eight members of the crew of the
attleship Delaware were killed at sea
ft' Hampton Roads. Tuesday, by the
explosion of a steam pipe
Henry F. Lippitt has been elected to
the United States senate by the Rhode
Island legislature to succeed Senator
Id rich Twenty-five anarchists
were sentenced to death at Tokio. Ja>an,
Wednesday, for conspiring to
kill the emperor and members of the
royal family Senator Lodge has
been r? -elected to the senate from
Massachusetts The National
"orn exposition will be held in Columbus.
O.. on Friday, February 10th.
W. B. Lyens. ex-sheriff, and hion.
Archie, were cleared of the charge
of murder at Cordele. Ga.. Tuesday
after being tried three times... .Paul
Morton, president of the Equitable Life
Acanronpp aooiotv mid spprotnrv of lllp
navy under Roosevelt, died suddenly
at Hotel Seymor, New York, yesterday.
Review of the Cotton Supply.?Representing
the supply of cotton in the
United States for the year ending August
31, last, as being 12,188,021 bales,
20 per cent iess than the preceding
year, in its annual review of the cotton
supply. The census bureau says
52 per cent was exported.
The quantity of cotton consumed
during the year was 4,708,953 bales,
compared with 5,240,719 bales in 1909,
a decrease of 441,766 bales or eight
per cent.
The average weekly consumption of
cotton in the United States in 1910
was ninety-two thousand bales, compared
with 108,000 in 1909.
The significant feature of the report
is the growth shown in the manufacturing
industry in the cotton growing
states since 1880. Thirty years ago
there were In those states only 561,360
active spindles, which consumed 188,748
bales.
The quantity of domestic cotton exported
during the year amounted to
6.339.028 runnlne bales, valued at
$460,863,020. The report states the total
value of exported cotton goods of
domestic manufacture for the year
ending June 20, 1910 amounted to $33,398,672.
The import of cotton manufacturers
into the United States
amounted to $44,473,143.
Forget It.?"Judging by his inaugural
address, we are inclined to infer
that the governor of South Carolina
has a newspaper?not to say newspapers?on
the brain. It is likewise not
impossible that a newspaper?not to
say newspapers?have Blease on the
brain.
"If we may venture a suggestion, it
is that the governor ignore the newspaper,
if not the newspapers, and that
the newspaper, if not the newspapers,
let the governor alone. There is plenty
for each to do for South Carolina,
without the one nagging the other, and
vice versa.
"Forget it, and the state will be better
for it."?Columbia Record.
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
C. M. Inman?Wants to buy several
good milch ..ows.
Mason Latham, Guthriesville?Wants
to sell a good mare, and also a phonograph
with twelve records.
Williamson Bros., Guthriesville?Will
close their ginning season on January
27th.
J. Harry Foster?Attorney at law. Office
in the McNeel building.
Hugh G. Brown, S. Y. C.?Will, on
salesday in February, sell a variety
of personal property seized in the
suit of McGiil vs. Hanson.
J. C. Wilborn?Has a farm for sale,
one for rent, and two mules for
I. W. Johnson?Offers several kinds
of teas and coffees of quality, and
also sells snow drift, snow white and
silver leaf lard.
York Supply Co.?Has "Scratch," a
special poultry feed, and "Sunshine"
horse feed. A few peas for sale. All
kinds of mule millinery.
J. L. Williams & Co.?Are showing a
line of "Nufangl" trousers in spring
styles and latest weaves.
Herndon & Gordon?Have received a
shipment of salmon and have all
kinds of choice canned goods, as
well as a big variety of choice groceries.
Farmers' Wholesale Grocery?Is in the
market for 200 hens, and wants you
to see it for Purina chicken feed
and horse feed, corn, oats and flour.
Riddle Auto Co.?Is ready to make
prices on gasoline and steam engines,
saw mills, lath and shingle
mills, belting, shafting, farm machinery,
etc.
Kirkpatrick-^elk Co.?Reminds you
that its white goods and muslin underwear
sale will continue through
tomorrow. New goods and pries.
National Union Park. Rock Hill?
Advises parents to teach their children
how to make proper use of a
bank, and invi'es you to start an
account for your child.
First National Bank. Yorkvllle?Suggests
that It pays to be careful in
handling money. Depositing your
funds and paying by check is the
safe way It invites your account
Yorkville Hardware Co.?Talks about
hardware, such as farmers use. It
says the Lynchburg turn plow lasts
longest and runs lightest.
Thomson Co.?Will close its white
goods and embroidery sale tomorrow
evening. Special offerings in
a variety of goods for Saturday.
W. E. Ferguson?Has a large quantity
of cabbage plants and can supply all
comers.
Yorkville Furniture Co.?Tells about
adding crockery, glassware, enameled
ware and lamps to his stock
of house furnishings.
J. Q. Wray?Makes- a last call on
men's clothing and offers attractive
prices to close out. Special offerings
in domestics and underwear
for two days.
Although we are not surprised at
the failure of Mr. Beamguard's bill to
provide for the indexing of chattel
mortgages on crops for a fee of 15
cents, we would nave been glad to see
the proposition become a law. The
practical effect of course, would have
been to restore the old lien law, with
a little better security to the supply
men. The principal difference between
the crop mortgage and the agricultural
lien is in the matter of the cost of recording
mortgages over a hundred dollars.
Where the mortgage is for less
than a hundred dollars, the mortgagor,
if he sees proper, instead
of having it recorded, may have
it indexed for a fee of 15 cents and the
indexing serves the same purpose as
recording. Mr. Beamguard sought to
take away the $100 limit and let the
indexing for 15 cents apply to all drop
mortgages, regardless of amount. Mr.
Beamguard's bill was probably defeated
by the anti-lien law sentiment;
but maybe if he would try again, he
might be able to secure an amendment
to the present statute raising the indexing
limit on chattel mortgages to
$300 or $400 and that would help some.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? Mr. Harry Foster, who came over
to Yorkville from Lancaster recently
to practice law here, publishes his professional
card in today's issue of The
Enquirer. Mr. Foster is comfortably
quartered in a handsome suite in the
McNeel building, and during office
hours is generally to be found at his
desk attending to business, of which he
seems to have a plenty. Mr. Foster
has been connected as leading counsel
and as associate counsel, with quite a
number of important cases in both the
circuit and supreme court.
? There came near being a blow-up
at the Southern depot last Wednesday
morning, The yard hostler, whose
business it is to have the locomotive
in shape to go out on the early morning
run, had been neglecting his business
and when the engineer came to
take charge, he found the water nearly
gone, the fire burning strong, the upper
flues red hot, and steam standing
at 100 pounds or more. The engineer
says that conditions were favorable for
an explosion within a very short time.
He withdrew the fire as quickly as
possible; but not daring to risk putting
in more water, telegraphed for
another engine, which finally arrived
and the train left an hour or more
late.
LEGISLATORS AT WINTHROP.
The general assembly of South Carolina
visited Winthrop college at Rock
Hill yesterday, and as is usual on such
occasions, the day was a most enjoyable
one, not only to the visitors, but
to the members of the faculty and the
entire student body.
The faculty and students had been
spending several days in preparation
for the visit, and when the members of
the general assembly arrived on a special
train everything was in readiness
to receive them. Following the usual
custom, each county delegation was
put in special charge of the young ladies
from its own county, thus making
the big crowd of a thousand or more
people feel thoroughly at home from
the beginning.
The Winthrop chapter U. D. C., had
special supervision of the hospitalities
of the occasion, and of course, the ladies
acquitted themselves in a manner
that was to the credit of their institution
and of their chapter.
Dinner was served in the great dining
room, where the entire assembly
sat down at once, and a splendid dinner
it was, just such a dinner as Winthrop
always has with some extras.
Mr. W. J. Roddey sized up the ruling
senumeni uner uiuneu wnen ne saiu;
"We who love the school know that
Winthrop is the best college in the
south and the best boarding house that
ever was."
There was general regret at the absence
of Governor Blease, who was
kept away by illness; but he was acceptably
represented by Lieutenant
Governor Smith, who in his stead responded
to the toast, "South Carolina."
There were a number of good speeches,
all in excellent taste, and all well received.
A feature of the afternoon's entertainment
was a pageant of the counties,a
series of life tableaux in which
the girls from each of the counties represented
in their costumes some one or
more of the products of those counties.
There was to have been a reception
before the departure of the visitors;
but this had to be dispensed with, because
the other events of the day had
crowded matters too close up to leaving
time.
BOARD OF TRADE.
For several years past Yorkville has ;
k...l ..# t ....
11 < I' I ill' I'wum hi 11 uuv "i uiiici m ganization
whose sole mission was to
assist, or rather lead, in the upbuild- i
ing of the town, and although the town j
has continued to grow along almost
all lines, especially during the past
live years, the need of such an organization
on certain occasions has \
been felt uuite keenly by those who i
were single-handed trying to bring I
to pass certain things calculated to :
benefit the entire community. No <
one has been more sensible of the i
need than Mayor Hart, who has been <
especially active in promoting and <
looking aft new enterprises during
the four .> ars and something over I
hat be has been the official head of I
the town. Because of his realization of
the need he recently issued a call s
addressed to all the white citizens re- '
guesting them to meet in the court |
house on the evening of the 17th inst. i
for the purpose of considering the i
wisdom of organising a board of
trade. Pursuant to this call quite a
large number of representative citizens
met at the time and place appointed.
Col. J. G. Wardlaw was
chosen as temporary chairman, and
Mayor Hart, in a short but pointed
address, set forth the object of the
meeting and the need of a board of
trade, and those present voted unanimously
in favor of going ahead with
the organization. Mr. George H.
O'Leary was elected president and Mr.
E. W. Long secretary, after which
Mr. O'Leary took charge. On motion
it was agreed that the chair should
name a committee to nominate an
executive board. The committee was
selected, after which it retired to
prepare its report. Following were
nominated and subsequently elected:
S. M. McNeel, S. C. Wood, M. C. Willis.
Quinn Wallace, R. E. Montgomery,
W. B. Moore, J. R. Lindsay. J. C.
Wilborn. D. L. Shieder, George H.
O'Leary. E. W. Long.
A committee of three was appointed
to draft a constitution and bylaws.
It was decided that a persistent
effort should be made at once to induce
every white citizen of the town
to become a member, and in order to
render more certain the accomplishment
of the desired end it was agreed
hat the annual dues for the first
year should be fixed at $2. There are
from 250 to 300 ellgibles in the town.
The sole objeet of the organization is
o boost Yorkville along all desirable
lines and especially in the matter of
letting the outside world know what
t has to offer in the way of inducemonti
to home-seekers.
It is generally conceded that in the
selection of president and secretary
commendable wisdom was disnlayed,
as there are no two men in the community
that can fill their respective
offices to better advantage or around
whom all the people will come nearer
-olivine t*an George H. O'Leary and
E. W. Long.
Only a partial canvass for members
has been made up to this time, but
nractical'y every man who has been
apnroached has "signed" and up to
vesterday afternoon about sixty were
enrolled.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. VanLaw of Arlington.
111., are visiting their daughter,
Mrs. I. H. Norris in Yorkville.
T. W. Boyd, supervisor, and Dr. J.
H. Saye, J. E. Beamguard and Thos.
F. McDow, representatives In the
house, attended the annual meeting of
the South Carolina Good Roads association
in Columbia last Tuesday.
Fort Mill Times: The York county
friends of Lieut. Col. John R. Lindsay,
disbursing officer of the National
Guard of the state, are hopeful that
Governor Blease will not be influenced
in appointing Col. Lindsay's successor
by the untrue reports which have been
circulated against Col. Lindsay with
the view of defeating him for reap-1
polntment. The statement has been
made to Governor Blease that during
the campaign last summer Col. Lindsay
made an active campaign among
the militiamen of this section against
Governor Blease. The statement seems
to be wholly false. If the word of responsible
members of the three militia
companies of York county is credible.
Col. Lindsay not only did nothing
to impede the progress of Governor
Blease's campaign, but did let it be
known that he intended to vote for
Governor Blease. The governor will
ere long find it necessary to appoint
the successor of Col. Lindsay. If he
will do the York man the kindness to
thoroughly sift the report of partisan
activity made to hivn against Col. Lindsay,
we are confident he will find no
foundation in fact for it, but will learn
that it is a piece of dirty work directly
traceable to a York county source with
which the governor is not unacquainted.
The Columbia State, recently published
the following interesting sketch
of Mr. W. J. Roddey of Rock Hill:
Mr. Roddey is a graduate of Erskine
college and of the University of Virginia.
In 1887 he bought from A. J.
Clark of Lancaster the state agency of
the Equitable Life Assurance society.
Since that time his agency has developed
Jutd the department of the Carolina
s." Mr. Roddey has been one of the
most successful insurance men in the
south. Almost a pioneer in this state,
he began at such an early period of life
that he is to day yet a young man.
Mr. Roddey applied to his work a literary
style that has caused him to be regarded
as one of the strong Insurance
men of the country. He has refused
flattering offers to go to New York, as
he is a man of domestic tastes and
prefers his home life at Rock Hill.
He is a son of the late Capt. Wm.
Lyle Roddey, one of the leaders in rehabilitating
this state from the ashes
of war and from his father, Mr. Roddey
has inherited a business capacity
which is recognized in many ways. He
is an ex-president of the South Carolina
Bank association and is regarded
as one of the strong and active men in
that organization. He has been devoted
to the interests of Rock Hill and
has given liberally to the building of
churches and schools and since its inauguration
in 1893 has been a trustee
of Winthrop college. The first development
of what is now the great
Southern Power company had its beginning
under rather unfavorable circumstances.
W. C. Whitner, hydraulic
engineer, a brother-in-law of Mr. Roddey,
conceived the idea of building a
power plant between Rock Hill and
Fort Mill on the Catawba river. There
were many discouragements. FVeshets
came, money was lost and additional
investments needed. Dr. Gill Wylie
and the Dukes finally put the enterprise
on its financial feet. But in these
days of stress Whitner, Roddey and
other men of Rock Hill, carried the
burden. The career of W. J. Roddey
has but well begun.
MARRIAGE LICENSE LAW.
It looks like the senate is decidedly
in favor of the enactment of a ^narriage
license law. A bill on the subject
was discussed at length on Wednesday,
and passed to a third reading by a
vote of 26 to 14. The bill, which now
stands as follows, is subject to amendment
of the third reading:
"That from and after the passage
of this act it shall be unlawful for any
person to contract matrimony within
this state without first securing a license
as hereinafter provided; and it
shall likewise be unlawful for any one
ufhi.moAovflr nnpfArm t Vw? niflrriflP'P
ceremony for any such person without
said persons first delivering to the party
performing said marriage ceremony
a license as hereinafter provided, duly
authorizing said persons to contract
matrimony. Each and every violation
of the terms of this act shall, upon the
conviction of the parties offending, be
punished by a fine of not more than
$100 nor less than $25 or by imprisonment
for not more than 30 days nor
less than 10 days: Provided no woman
or woman child shall be amenable to
punishment for participating in such
marriage or marriages.
"Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying
out the foregoing provisions the judge
of probate shall issue a license for the
marriage of any person upon the payment
of a fee of $1 therefor and a
statement under oath or affirmation to
the effect that the persons seeking to
contract matrimony are legally capacitated
to marry together with the full
names of the persons, their ages and
places of residence; provided no such
license shall be issued when the woman
or woman child is under the age of
14 years or the man under the age of
18 years. Of the fee of $1 the judge of
probate shall retain 25 cents as his
compensation: the remaining 7f> cents
shall be paid into the county treasury
and go to the school fund of said county.
Provided, that such license shall
be issued by the clerk of court in the
counties of Sumter, Beaufort, Colleton
and Georgetown.
"Sec. 3. That, upon the back of each
license so issued there shall be a
blank to be filled out by the party
performing the marriage ceremony,
and the form of the license and certificate
shall be as follows-: 'Marriage
License?State of South Carolina.
County of . Whereas it has been
made to appear to me, judge
if probate for ? county, upon
lath that of and
of are legally capacitated
to contract matrimony and that
their ages aro respectively ? years and :
? months afid ? years and ? months
md race or nationality.
rhese ar? therefore to authorize any
person qualified to perform the marMage
ceremonies to perform the mar- <
"iago ceremony for the persons above <
named and for the so doing this shall
be sufficient warrant. Given under my
hand and seal this ? day of , A. D.
, Judge, of probate for
county.' 'Certificate: This is to certify
that I did this day perform the
marriage ceremony for the within
named persons at S. C.,
day of , A. D. .'
"Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the
party performing the marriage ceremony
to take the marriage license and
fill out certificate of marriage and
forthwith turn the same over to the
Judge of probate who issued it, and
it shall be the duty of the said Judge
of probate to record and Index same
in a book kept for that purpose; and
it shall be the duty of Judge of probate
to issue a certified copy of said license
and certificate to any person upon
such person paying him the sum of
25 cents as a fee therefor.
"Sec. 5. That all fines imposed and
recovered for any violation of this act
shall be paid to the county treasurer
nnrt prprlifprt hv him tn thp sphnnl fiinrl
of the county in which the violation
occurs.
"Sec. 6. Nothing herein contained
shall render any marriage Illegal without
the issuance of a license.
"Sec. 7. The production of such certificate
or a copy thereof with the
blanks on the back thereof properly
filled out and signed by the person
performing the ceremony and certified
by the clerk of court or probate Judge
shall be received as sufficient evidence
of the contract or marriage between
the parties therein named in any
court in the state.
"Sec. 8. That only ministers of the
gosnel and officers authorized to administer
oaths in this state are authorized
to administer a marriage ceremony
in thia state."
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION.
The idea of the enactment of a general
law providing the commission
form of government for the various
municipalities in South Carolina Is
under the s?rlons consideration of the
general assembly. Such a plan was
adonted by the city of Columbia last
year. The following from a recent Issue
nf "Law Notes" gives a comprehensive
grasn of what is meant by
government by commission:
Municipal government by commission
has been given a thorough trial
in this country, and, If all reports are
true, has proven practically every
where, an unqualified success. Commission
government, it may be said Is
but a means to an end. The end Is
good government for our cities?that
's. the divorcing of politics and municipal
government, the elimination of
ward lines, the dethronement of the
boss, and the application to public affairs
of sound business principles.
The theory underlying commission
government is that this end of good
ffAirArrimnnt motf moot Qlirolv ho at
tained by the centralization of authority
with a conseouent holding to strict
responsibility. It is exactly in this
manner that private cornorations are
eoverned. A hoard of directors, who
are clothed with the fullest powers,
manage the affairs of the company and
are held responsible for the most trivial
act to the stockholders at large.
Why should not the same methods he
employed in the government of municipal
corporations? The plan of commission
government is to do away
with the old division of city officers into
legislative, executive, and judicial
departments, and to commit to the
hands of a few men known as committee,
or commission, or board of
directors, the safe-keeping and government
of the city. The plan has so
amply vindicated itself that at present
more than eighty cities In the United
States either are actually governing
themselves in this manner or have
voted favorably upon the adoption of
he commission form of government.
Texas comes first with 13 cities: Kansas
is close second with 12; Oklahoma
comes next with 9; South Dakota has
7; Iowa has 6; Massachusetts. 5, (including
Boston, where a modified form
of the plan is in force!: North Dakota,
5; Tennessee, 5: California, 4: Alabama,
2; Colorado, 2; Idaho, 2: New
York, 2; and Louisiana, Missouri, Minnesota.
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Washington and Wisconsin 1 each.
There may be, and probably are, more
cities than the ones thus enumerated,
which have, since the last table of statistics
was published, entered upon
this new era of governmental efficiency.
In the manner of the application of
this plan, the theorists have, of course,
differed. The working out of the details
has resulted in three main forms
of commission government known as
the Galveston, Newport and Des Moines
plans. Of these the Des Moines plan
moifh# toWn anfnlrlv renresentat I VP of
the underlying Idea, and it is perhaps
as good as any plan so far devised as a
nractical application of that idea. The
Des Moines 3cheme, as explained by
Mayor James R. Hanna of that city, is
briefly as follows: The commission
consists of the mayor and four commissioners.
who are vested with all
the powers of city government, and
who are elected by the people of the
whole city, but without any party designation.
The four commissioners and
the mayor act as the administrative
heads of their respective departments,
and also constitute the city council,
and as such legislate for the city. The
commissioners and mayor are elected
for a period of two years and in the
following manner: Any citizen who
can secure the signature of twenty-flve
voters vouching for his character may
become a candidate for mayor or commissioner.
From among these candidates
the two receiving the highest
number of votes for mayor in the primary
become candidates for mayor in
the final election, and the eight receiving
the highest number of votes
for commissioners become the final
candidates for commissioners. Then
in the final election, occurring two
weeks later, the one receiving the
highest number of votes for mayor
becomes mayor, and the four receiving
the highest number of votes for commissioners
are elected to these offices.
These five men at their first meeting
proceed to elect the subordinate city
officers, and the new council is then
ready to conduct the business of the
city. i
As an accurate and intelligent com- ]
ment upon this scheme of govern- !
ment. we may well adopt the following ]
language of Mayor Hanna: "Directness 1
and simplicity are the main character- <
istic of the Des Moines plan of commis- I
sion government. The great purposes
are to make the city government feel <
responsible to public opinion, and also <
to make it efficient in administration.
To carry out these two fundamental !
ideas two other great principles have <
directed nearly all the details of our
charter, viz., to confer upon the gov- i
erning body great power, and to hold 1
the governing body strictly responsible I
for the right use of that power. Pub- i
icity and efficiency are thus the watch- 1
words of the Des Moines plan. Candi- <
dates must make a public statement of I
their expenses for campaign purposes;
there can be no secret meetings of the ]
city council; every ordinance appro- s
priating money must be on public file 1
for seven days before it becomes ef- I
fective; all franchises must be submit- 1
ted to a vote of the people for approval
before they become operative; officers 1
must have no secret obligations to
public service companies in the way of I
passes, special rates or irce irrvicc,
etc. These specific provisions for pub- I
licity have created a general snirit of i
bringing everything connected with 1
the city government out In the open i
light. Campaigns are conducted prac- i
tically altogether in open meetings, c
hundreds of which occur in every city t
election. Every meeting of the city
council is minutely reported in the dai- \
ly newspapers. The result is that the r
pulilie opinion is well informed and t
intelligent, and it moulds the action of r
the city council, and the power of ti-'S s
public opinion is rendered still more t
effective by the existence of the pro- \
vision for the initiative, referendum i
and recall." What city, in any one of s
our American commonwealths, could r
fail to be benefited by a change from i
present conditions to such a form of *
government? a
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LOCAL LACONICS. s
The Christian Messenger.
The January number of the Christian
Messenger goes in the mail today. The t
Messenger, which made its first ap- c
pearance a year ago, has been unusu- 1
ally successful for a new venture of 1
the kind, and Mr. Gillespie, the editor r
is well pleased, as also his associates, t
the members of the York County Pres- s
byterlan Ministerial Union. Although
originally launched somewhat as an c
experiment; but in the pursuance of a -
well defined Idea, It Is now generally
realized by all concerned that the Messenger
is filling a field that could hardly
be filled in any other way; and that
it will do still better work during 1911,
is the confident belief and determination
of those who have made it what
it is.
Magistrate For Bethesda.
There is to be another primary in
Bethesda township for the purpose of
recommending an appointee for magistrate.
Mr. D. P. Curry, who won the
recommendation in the primary last
summer, has decided not to take the
place. When he became a candidate,
it was in the belief that his health
might not improve sufficiently to enable
him to resume his former service
as R. F. D. carrier. He is now much
better, however, and has decided not to
give up his other position. The Dem
ocranc cxecuuve vummiiiee nua pui
the matter in the hands of Messrs. P.
M. Burrls of McConnellsville, and W.
H. Dunlap of Ogden, and the understanding
is that they will call an election
to be held on Saturday, February
4. Candidates will have to qualify on
or before Wednesday, February 1.
Carroll-Youmans.
Atlanta Georgian, Wednesday: A
home wedding of interest to an unusually
wide circle of friends was that
of Miss Lilly Pearl Youmans of Nunez,
to Mr. John L. Carroll of Yorkvllle, S.
C., which took place at the home of the
bride on Saturday at high noon. The
parlor was beautifully decorated In
white and green The bride wore a
handsome traveling suit. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. E. Snlvey
of Metter. and was witnessed bv a
number of friends and relatives. Mrs.
Carroll as Miss Pearl Youmans is a
favorite among a large circle of friends
of Emanuel county and popular in the
social set. She is the second daughter
of Mrs. E. S. Youmans. Mr. Carroll
is a railroad contractor and a popular
voung man socially. The bridal party
assembled in the dining room. wb?re
a delicious dinner was served. The
color scheme was white and blue. Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll left for Virginia,
where they will make their home.
To Improve the Court House.
Rock Hill Record: Mr. N. C. Walker,
who was employed some time ago
vy the county commissioners to make
a report on improving the court house
at Yorkvllle. recommends tearing out
he interior and rebuilding all of the
offices. From our observation of the
matter Mr. Walker's recommendation
's a good one. The ceilings of the
present building are very low and the
windows so small that they give
scarcely any light, causing the oc upants
to have to burn electric or
artificial lights all the time, and the
way in which the walls are built makes
it almost impossible to place a filing
"ase or anything of that kind. If
fhls could be all taken out and the
interior put in first-class condition it
would give practically a modern court
'muse at a very small cost, as we understand
the Improvements can be
made for about $4,000, where a new
building would cost at least $10,000.
Therefore the improvements could be
made for the interest on what a new
~ourt house would cost.
Mr. Beamguard's Bill Killed.
There was considerable debate in the
house Wednesday, says the Columbia
Record, over Mr. Beamguard's bill to
provide for the registry of chattel
mortgages of crops, and to fix the fee,
reported unfavorably by a majority of
the judiciary committee, a minority
consisting of Messrs. Geo. S. Mower
and A. G. Brice making a favorable report.
The measure would reduce the
filing fee to 15c. and make it a sufficient
record for such documents,
without reference to the amount, to
enter unon an index kept for that purpose,
the "names of mortgagor and
mortgagee, the amount and character
of the debt secured" and a brief description
of the chattel pledged.
Messrs. Stevenson, Davis, Belser and
others attacked the bill, saying the
record proposed would not give sufficient
protection. Mr. McDow thought
the bill a good one. He said it would
save the farmers perhaps as much as
*50.000 a year. He did not think any
<T^at inroads would be made by the
bill upon the income of the 43 county
clerks of court. Mr. Osborne said it
was a dangerous measure, and would
lead to loss and litigation. Mr. K. P.
spilth moved for a continuance to next
session. An aye and nay vote was
taken, and by a vote of 68 to 46 the bill
was carried over.
The Hoodtown Section.
A citizen of Hickory Grove, who was
in Yorkville a few days ago, told the
reporter about a recent trip that he
made through the Hoodtown section
and how he was impressed with what
he saw. "It was the first time I had
been in that neighborhood for ten or
twelve years, and I was very much asfrvnlaVio/1
of nrViot T QO tif T t ia mv fPP.
ollection that on the occasion of my
former visit the situation of the neighborhood
was anything but encouraging.
A good many of the old established
residents had gone off to cotton
mills and elsewhere, and those who
were left were very much worried as
to where they could find labor to work
their farms. Some of them were not
particular, however, because they could
not see much chance anyway. But
now it is another country. It seems to
me that there are three times as many
houses as there used to be, and many
of them are neatly painted and surrounded
with every appearance of
comfort. Improved agricultural implements
such as mowers, rakes, chilled
plows, harrows, stalk cutters, etc.. are
in abundant evidence and two-horse
plow teams are the rule where they
used to be the exception. The progress
that has been made down that
way is simply wonderful, so wonderful
that it made me feel real good only to
see it."
NEW LIBEL LAW PROPOSED.
Introduced by Request of South Carolina
State Press Association.
The State Press association for some
time has been preparing a bill to simplify
and clarify the libel law of
South Carolina. A committee was appointed
at the meeting at Glenn
Springs last summer, and, at the request
of this committee, a bill was introduced
in the state senate yesterday
by Senator Carlisle and In the house
if representatives by Frank B. Gary
if the judiciary committee.
Col. August Kohn, president of the
State Press association, said yesterday
tvith rpfprpnoe to this bill:
"At present the old common law Is
In force, and the desire of the state
press is to secure a bill that is fair to
the people and offers the innocent
newspaper a chance. Of course, if a
newspaper persistently publishes libelous
matter the proposed bill is not Intended
to apply.
'The special committee of the State
Press association, after conferences,
jettled upon the law of Kentucky and
nave asked that this law be adopted
'or South Carolina as being entirely
'air to the people and the press."
Following is the bill presented yesterday:
Be it enacted by the general assemjly
of the state of South Carolina:
Section 2. That in any civil action
'or libel, charging the publication of
in erroneous statement, alleged to be
ibelous, it shall be relevant and eomnetent
evidence for either party to
irove the fact that the plaintiff rejuested
retraction or omitted to rejuest
retraction.
The derendant may aiso snow Dy
vay of defense to said action that the
natter alleged to have been published,
tnd to he libelous, was published with>ut
malice, and in the next regular Islue
of the newspaper or publication,
ifter receiving demand in writing, or
vithin seven days if no such demand is
nade, to correct and to retract said
itatement or in the next regular issue
>f the newspaper or publication did
jublish a correction, retraction, explalation
or rectification, as conspicuously
ind publicly as that in which said aleged
libelous statement was published
n at least two successive issues of the
laid newspaper or publication aeeom>anied
by an editorial in which the aleged
libel is specifically repudiated.
Upon proof of such facts, the plainiff
shall not be entitled to punitive
lamages; and the defendant shall be
iable only to pay actual damages,
tnd upon "the publication of such corection,
retraction, explanation or recification,
the defendant may plead
ame in mitigation of damages.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts in
onflict herewith are hereby repealed.
-Columbia State, Thursday,
COMMISSIONS REVOKED.
By Telegraph to Yorkville Enquirer.
Columbia, January 20.?Governor
Blease today Issued an order revoking
the commissions of all the notaries
public In the state.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? To provide free scholarships in
Clemson college for Jerry H. Moore of
Florence county, and Archie Odom of ^ '
Marlboro, is the object of a bill Introduced
Tuesday by Senator Johnstone
of Newberry. These two boys were
successful competitors In the boys'
corn contests and especially Jerry
Moore's fame Is abroad In the land.
He raised something over 228 bushels
of corn to an acre.
? Senator Hall of Cherokee, would
make It a misdemeanor to originate
and publish or to publish certain slanderous
and libelous matters, and to
provide for a punishment therefor.
The bill has a political flavor, being
so worded: "Any person who shall
with malicious intent originate and
publish or publish any false statement
or matter concerning another, the effect
of which shall tend to injure such
person in his or her character or reputation,
or which shall be so published
with the intent to defeat any candidate
for any public office in this state."
The offense is made punishable by a
fine of $5,000, or by imprisonment.
? Columbia State, Thursday: Martin
F. Ansel left Columbia yesterday
morning as a private citizen for his
home in Greenville. Governor Blease
went to the executive office during
the morning as governor of South
Carolina. He Is not a well man and
shows the evidence of a serious illness.
There were many callers at the
governor's office during the day. Governor
Blease spent several hours In
wio ??!.??fn offloo in PAnfprPfiPA with
tho.'e desiring to see him. There
were ro appointments made or no petitions
for pardons acted on. The
day was purely formal with him and
no business was transacted. Alex.
Rowland, who is the private secretary
of Governor Blease, spent the day in
acquainting himself with the routine
work of the office and In getting
things about the office ready for business.
It was announced by Mr.
Rowland that Governor Blease had
not made up his staff. It is expected
that the staff will be announced during
the week. For the present Governor
Blease will stop at Wright's
hotel in this city and will very probably
remove to the governor's mansion
before the end of the week.
Ex-Governor Ansel left Columbia at
11 o'clock over the Southern rallwa>
for Greenville. He was accompanied
by his family. Several days will be
spent in Greenville, after which exGovernor
Ansel will go to Florida,
where he will take a long vacation.
He has already announced that he will
resume the practice of law in Greenville.
He has opened his office there.
? Anderson, January 18: The organizers
of the syndicate to construct
and handle the interurban electric
line from Charlotte to tap the Seaboard
Air Line at Greenwood, Abbeville
or Calhoun Falls, consisting of
J. B. Duke. B. IV. DUke, w. s. i_?ee,
E. A. Smythe, Lewis W. Parker, J. P.
Arrington, Z. V. Taylor and others,
came to Anderson on a special car
this afternoon and had a conference
with a large crowd of local business
men. They outlined their plans,
which are to raise approximately
seven million dollars, of which the
Dukes and their friends are to subscribe
three-fourths and the territories
through which the line is to run,
raise the remaining one-fourth. The
apportionment of Anderson county is
$250,000, the same as that of Greenville
county. At the meeting Capt.
Smythe stated that the Pelzer and
Belton mills had each subscribed 25
cents per spindle, representing $73,000,
and that his personal subscription
of $50,000 was to be divided
equally between the apportionments
of Anderson and Greenville. President
Kammett announced that the
Orr and Chiquola mills had likewise
made similar subscriptions, amounting
to $25,750. Before the conference
adjourned other subscriptions
were received, and tonight Anderson
county stands very near the goal. A
committee of business men will solicit
for the remaining part on the
apportionment tomorrow and will
likewise ask the shippers to sign contracts.
assuring the syndicates that
the new road will get at least 50 per
UCIll Ul lUCI! 1IC1SHI UU91UC9S, piuvided
the rates, service and facilities
are as good or better than other carriers.
The towns of Pelzer, Piedmont,
Pelton, Williamston and Honea Path
are also subscribing and these subscriptions
are to be applied to Anderson's
apportionment. The syndicate
organizers stated this afternoon
that construction of the road will begin
within thirty days after the local
stock apportionments are raised and
after the assurances that 50 per cent
of the freight will be given the new
road received.
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BOX SUPPER AT POINT.
For the Benefit of the School and a
Big Success.
Corr*?pondence The Yorkvllle Enquirer
Point, January 19.?A box supper
was given Friday night at the Point
school house for the purpose of raising
money to overhaul the school building.
Quite a number of boxes were sold,
prices ranging from 65 cents to $6.50.
One very interesting feature of the
evening was a guessing contest. The
successful contestant being Master
Howard Currence, who was awarded
the first prize. Mr. Neal Carson of
Bessemer City, N. C., received the
booby prize. Candy was made by the
efficient teacher, Miss Candace Wolfe
and sold at auction. After the candy
and boxes were sold and expenses paid,
the neat sum of $40.83 was realized. A
large crowd was In attendance and the
supper was enjoyed by all.
Messrs. Ed and Neal Carson of
Bessemer City, N. C., Tom Carson and
Lowry Falls of Gastonla, N. C., Miss
Nannie Carson of Allison Creek, Misses
Winnie and Nannie Stroup of Pineville,
N. C., attended the box supper
Friday night, and were juests until
Sunday of Mr. W. P. Boyd and family.
Miss Agnes Oates of Bessemer City,
N. C., is visiting her sister, Miss Belle
Oates, who is teaching the Forest Hill
school.
A party was given Saturday night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brandon
in honor of the visiting company,
which was enjoyed by quite a number.
Mr. Ed Mitchem of Lowell, N. C.,
spent Saturday night with Mr. Alex
Bigger of this place.
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
The Bank Elects Officers and Has an
Oyster Supper?The Schools and the
People?Other Matters.
' :orre?H?n'lfuce of lite Yorkrille Enquirer.
Hickory Grove, January 20.?The
stockholders of the Bank of Hickory
Grove held a meeting last Saturday,
and re-elected the present board of
directors, to \yit: J. N. McGill, W. S.
Wilkerson, D. J. Smith, W. G. Fowler,
W. W. Castles, N. M. McDill and J. S.
Wilkerson. The officials of the bank
were re-elected as follows: Jno. S.
Wilkerson, president: W. S. Wilkerson,
vice president, and N. M. McDill, cashier.
The bank has made an excellent
showing for last year, Its profits
amounting to 21 per cent. After disposing
of the business of the hour, the
bank stockholders with a number of
invited friends repaired to Leech's hotel,
where oysters were served. Everybody
present partook freely of the fine
nvsfprQ anrl at HI anmn u-dpa 1*ift
The sudden transition from the
beautiful spring-like weather of last
week to winter's sleet, ice and rain
of the past few days, has seemed pretty
harsh: but we are forcibly reminded
that
"If all were rain and never sun,
No bow could span the hill.
If all were sun and never rain,
There'd he no rainbow still."
The Hickory Grove High school re