Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 01, 1915, Image 2
Scraps and Jarts.
? According to advices from Columbia,
the two cases brought by W. F.
Blackburn, stenographer to Governor
Blease, against James H. Moore, editor
of the Columbia Record, charging
criminal libel of the governor, will be
tried at the term of the Richland
county court of general sessions
which begins Monday.
? William G. Staples, chief deputy in
the office of the collector of internal
revenue for South Carolina, has defaulted
in an amount believed to be
under $1,000. Staples was a deputy
under Micah Jenkins and was afterward
transferred to Raleigh. He has
been chief deputy under D. C. Heyornrri
slnoo that cpntlpm&n's aDDOint
merit.
? McDuffie is to be added to the roster
of counties, out of Abbeville, Edgefield
and Greenwood, with McCormick
as the county seat. The question was
passed upon by the voters last Tuesday,
619 to 98. The vote must be confirmed
by the general assembly, of
course, but no trouble is anticipated
about that. This will make the fortyfifth
county.
? Washington, December 31: The
annual postofflce appropriation bill,
carrying $321,000,000, was passed by
the house today. It included legislation
abolishing the position of assistant
postmaster in many offices, inaugurating
a revised system of railway
mail pay, including payment for
increased mail weight due to the parcel
post, and making other organization
changes recommended by Post
master v?enerm Dunesuu. uuui? ?
authorize an experimental contract
service to replace rural carriers was
defeated.
? Fifty-five paroles, pardons and
commutations were granted by Governor
Blease, Wednesday. Twentyeight
manslayers were among the
number to receive executive clemency
at the hands of the chief executive.
There are now 149 persons left who
may be classed as "state prisoners."
Since going into office Governor Blease
has exercised clemency in 1,544 cases.
Among those pardoned Wednesday
were Horace Finch, Robert Wilson
and W. R. Belcher of Spartanburg, the
three men who were convicted before
Judge Ernest Moore last month of
"assault and battery and riot," in attempting
to lynch Will Fair, a negro.
? There was a lively hearing in
Magistrate Gantt's court in Spartanburg
last Tuesday, involving thirteen
and one-half gallons of corn whisky,
the property of John F. Floyd, mayor
of Spartanburg. The sheriff had seized
the stuff and the mayor instituted
claim and delivery proceedings. Mayor
Floyd asserted that the whisky was
for personal use and there being no
evidence to the contrary, he was given
possession. During the hearing, W.
P. Turner, who is said to be doing detective
work in Spartanburg under
State Detective F. E. Hammond, testified
that he had bought two quarts
of whisky from Mayor Floyd in August,
1911, while that gentleman was
in the undertaking business. Mayor
Floyd promptly denounced the witness
as a liar, and the later apologized
to the court for using such language.
? Th? Enronean war had cost the
United States $382,831,172 in decreased
exports up to December 1, according
to a statement issued yesterday, by
the department of commerce. Exports
to all countries for the 11month
period ending with November,
aggregated $1,867,991,492, against $2,250,822,664
for the like period in 1913.
Despite that showing, however, the
November trade balance in favor of
the United States was $79,411,271, and
for the 11-month period, $193,372,036.
November showed its greatest gain in
crude and manufactured foodstuffs
sent to Europe, the 1914 total being
$73,049,036, against $38,787,688 in 1913.
The most striking effect of the war
shown by the statement is the decrease
of Germany's $48,072,784 consumption
in November, 1913, to $42,136 in November,
this year. Exports to all
countries except . Australia, France,
India, the United Kingdom and Italy,
fell off during November from 1913
figures and for the 11-month period
only Australia, Italy and Russia increased
their American purchases.
While the United Kingdom was the
largest customer, taking $69,589 279 in
American goods during November,
and $515,645 990 during the 11-month
period, the latter figure shows a decrease
of approximately $11,000,000
from the 1913 total. Italy showed the
greatest increase in November, taking
$37,031,754 last month, against $7,711.133
in November. 1913.
? London, December 30: The British
cabinet met in special session to-|
day to consider the American government's
protest against delay to American
shipping caused by the searching
of vessels by the British fleet. The
note reached the foreign office yesterday.
It is not expected a reply will be
drafted for several days. It is pointed
out that a document which took weeks
to draft hardly could be digested at
nne oAhinat meetine. Sir Edward Gray
scarcely had time to read, much less
to consider, the note before the meeting
of his colleagues. The cabinet
will seek information at the admiralty,
which department is responsible for
.he examination of ship's cargoes.
Foreign office officials and the law officers
of the crown will be called upon
for diplomatic and legal opinions.
When this procedure is adopted American
Ambassador Page will be asked
to discuss the whole situation with
Sir Edward Grey and Sir Cecil SpringRice,
the British ambassador to
Washington, will probably be asked to
take up the question with the American
state department Mr. Page has not
yet received any intimation as to the
date for his conference with Sir Edward
Grey. The protest continues to
monopolize interest here. While it has
come as somewhat of a shock to the
public that differences have arisen between
the two governments on a subject
that admittedly is a difficult one,
the note generally is calmly discussed
except by those who declare that Great
Britain should disregard American
wishes and follow a policy best calculated
to assist the allies in the war.
British ship owners, who are almost
as greatly concerned over the situation
as Americans, today expressed
tne opinion Ultli me luniiri nuuiu i/t
amicably settled. The director of one
large company, admitting inconvenience
was inevitable in the searching
of ships, said it was possible some of
this inconvenience might be obviated.
? London. December 31: The New
Year finds belligerent Europe after
t.ve months of war fighting sternly as
at the beginning, but seemingly without
prospects of immediate big victories.
The Austrians again have been
driven out of the greater part of Galicia,
and according to a Vienna statement
the Russians have crossed the
Carpathians for the third time, but in
Poland, where a more important battle
is in progress, the armies of the
Russian and German emperors are
still fighting for the banks of the
rivers which intersect the country between
the upper Vistula and Pilica
Rivers. In Flanders and France there
has been a lull in the lighting on most
of the front, disturbed occasionally,
however, by artillery fire, infantry attacks
and counter-attacks. The French
tonight announced that they have
carried half of the village of Steinbach.
in upper Alsace which, while of
11 * * lu nr itminplnnci- itself. stands at
the foot of a hill which commands a
large part of the surrounding country.
It is in this region as in the vicinity
of Noyon and between the Argonne
ridge and the Meuse that the French
have be? n pushing their offensive with
their greatest force and where they
claim to have made the most progress.
Alon" the Belgian coast fighting is
confined to artillery bombardments.
West< nde and many other little towns
which long ago were deserted by the
civilian populations have been made
, the target for shells of the Allies. Walf.sh
Bay n British possession on the
coast of OS' rman Southwest Africa,
which the Germans took at the commencement
of the war. has been re
taken by Union or tsouth Arrica iorces.
while the Australians have annexed
Bougainville Islands ov<t which flew
the German flair and about the last of
he German islands In the Pacific. In
London New Year's Eve was celebrated
bv the usual dinners and dances at
hotels and restaurants, but with less
sraiety and on a much smaller scale.
At the larger hotels however, there
wa? a lan*e attendance of oncers on
leave rr waitine *n pro to the front,
many Preach and Belgians who were
driven from their homes by the war r
and a large number of Americans. The ^
list of New Year's honors offered by
King George on the recommendation 1
of the premier and the foreign and c
colonial offices was short and contain- \
ed no new peerages. At the head of
the lost are the earls of Derby and
Chesterfield, who received the Order v
of the Greater for their services in re- r
cruitlng and Baron Lovat, who re- s
ceives the Order of the Thistle for the
same reason. The earl of Aberdeen,
whose retirement from the lord lieutenancy
of Ireland, is expected to be
raised to the rank of marquisate.
?hr \lorhvillc inquirer.'
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FRIDAY, JANUARY I, 1915 *
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It turns out that it was the Russian ^
cruiser Askold and not the United v
States cruiser Tennessee, that threatened
to fire on the Syrian village of
Smyrna recently.
There is an article in the last issue
of the Rock Hill Record in reply to t!
what The Enquirer has to say with a
reference to the proposition to have
the county assume the expense hereto- v
fore borne by the Rock Hill chamber n
of commerce in connection with the p
salary of the farm demonstrator on c
the "eastern side." The article is very t:
well written and in first rate temper, c
and if it had been sent to "The En- n
quirer," which the writer states, "is a
largely patronized by the farmers of tl
the county," it would have carried the h
idea of a desire for county-wide dls- n
cussion. This particular statement, c
however, should be reproduced.
"The Enquirer is mistaken in stat- s
ing that this money [for the support a
I of the demonstration agents] is to f
come from the general education fund.
It has been the case in the past that a *>
large part of the money used for dem- p
onstration work came from this fund, v
but since July, the General Education
Fund has not furnished any money to- e
ward the work, and will not furnish a
any more. Congress refused to accept h
any more of this money. The Lever
bill has taken its place. While South
Carolina failed to appropriate the "
money necessary to take advantage of b
the amount coming to it under the
Lever bill, Clemson college did put
this money up, and in this way the
state is now enjoying the benefits of
the bill." d
We are not prepared to question the h
correctness of this statement. We a
think it is very probably correct; but s
at the same time we do not see that d
this has anything to do with the sec- v
tionalism of demonstration agents, n
and does not regulate the extent to r!
which they are to act as trade agents
under the direction of commercial s
bodies, all of which is very important, tl
tl
We have some little conception of ll
the "law of power," and a good deal
higher conception of the law of right. 0
We very well understand the common u
acceptance of the proposition that a *
blockade, for instance, does not have s
to De recognized Dy a neumu unieBs 11
is effective. That is if a neutral vessel
can get by a blockade, it is entitled,
to it, and if it gets caught it must ^
take its medicine. That is all right.
We understand too, that Great Britain
has control of the sea, and a neutral ^
vessel cannot reach a German port, or ^
the port of a neutral nation that has
communication with Germany, because
of British vigilance and power. t
There is no complaint to make of that
either in war time, because there is j.
only one way to help ourselves and
that is by going to war. So much for ^
the law of power. Now for the law of ^
force. The United States, the greatest
market in the world for munitions
0
of war and war supplies, is selling ev- t
erything she has to the allies, and
working night and day to sell more. ^
She can sell nothing to Germany, be- d
cause she cannot deliver the goods. It
is wrong for the people of this country
to sell the means of destruction to
any of the belligerents. As matters
stand right now she can only sell to
the enemies of Germany and to all intents
and purposes, she is an active t
ally of the allies. It seems to us that
strictly honest neutrality would require
us to take this position: "Unless j
we are permitted to sell what we t
please to all of the belligerents, we will
sell nothing to any of them." That
would stop the war quicker than anything
else and do more to relieve the
pressure on the United States. Also,
above all, It would be right.
. b
What is going to be the outcome of y
the correspondence between the United a
States and Great Britain with refer- t
ence to the treatment of American
shipping on the high seas, etc., cannot t
be predicted with any certainty; but u
that the Issues involved are grave, is ^
obvious. That the Washington ad- 0
ministration will proceed with caution j-,
goes without saying, because caution
and conservatism are characteristic of h
this administration. It is an historic r
fact that Great Britain has always u
been very arrogant in her dealings j:
with other nations in time of war, h
whether she be a party to the war or a
in the position of a neutral. Under o
circumstances when she is at war, it b
is her custom to regulate the conduct J1
of neutral nations to her own convenience,
and when she is neutral, it is her
custom to require warring powers to
accommodate themselves to her own ^
wishes as to how her commerce shall (
be conducted. Where she has desired
to sell contraband of war or anything a
else to warrine nations, she has done s
so. and when neutral nations have .
k
claimed the right to follow the precedent
she herself has laid down, she has
not hesitated to reverse herself and v
enforce her desires, when such prece- ii
dents operated against her interests. '
It was the arbitrary and arrogant conduct
of Great Britain toward the ship- j
ping of the United States that brought v
on the war of 1S12. The United States a
did not want that war: but was simply
forced into it by insults as insuf- ^
ferable as spitting into one's face. <;
While the conduct of Great Britain s
toward American shipping during tin
present war has been more diplomatic *
than formerly, the effect has been J,
practically the same. The Apierican r
note of protest does not contain anything
offensive: hut it deals with mat- C
ters of vital importance, and can lea4 c
to but one of four things. 1. A radi- j
cal change of British policy toward v
American comnjerce. 2. The adoption
by the United States of a policy that j '
will humpef the shipment of supplies]*
to Great Britain from America. 3. The ^
complete sacrifice of American s?lf- I
espect. 4. War. It is very probable
hat America can find a means of proecting
her self-respect as well as her
ommercial interests without going to
var. and it is to be hoped so; but it is
luite certain that the conditions of
yhich the Washington government is
naking complaint are not going to be
ufTered by this country indefinitely.
Birthday.
January 1, 1855?January 1, 1915.
Today is The Yorkville Enquirer's
ixtleth birthday.
The Enquirer is not the oldest newstaper
in the state. The News and
Courier, among the dailies, Is older,
ind there are several older weeklies;
iut The Enquirer has the distinction
f having continued longest under the
ame ownersnip ana inuiiu.gciueui..
It has been printed week after week,
ear after year, through periods of
peace and prosperity, through periods
f war and bloodshed, through periods
f social and political turmoil, and uner
any and all circumstances has always
sought to do its full duty by the
plendld constituency that has supported
it so handsomely from the belnnlng.
So far as the present editors and
publishers are able to make good, The
inquirer will continue in the future
irhat it has been in the past, an earnst
champion of the country's highest
irelfare.
The New Year.
On this January 1, 1915, we wish all
he readers of The Enquirer a happy
nd prosperous New Year.
It is an unpleasant truth that the
rinding up of the year just closed has
ot been in accordance with the bright
rospects of five months ago. Then
rops were flourishing and the indicalons
were that the prices to be reeived
would be liberal enough to
lake everybody reasonably easy if not
dually comfortable. Since then,
hrough" no fault of our people, there
as come about conditions that have
lade for a change that has been acompanied
by no little gloom.
The situation does not look nearly
o bad now as it did only a few months
go, and really and truly the outlook
3r the country seems to be growing
righter every day. Probably the im
rovement will not be as great as we
fould like to have it; but there is
very reason to hope that conditions
re going to be better than they they
ave been.
And with it all, we wish all our
eaders and the country generally a
right and prosperous New Year.
Warehouse the Cotton
In driving around during the holiays,
the editor of The Enquirer saw
undreds of bales of cotton lying
round the homes of the farmers,
ometimes in the open, sometimes uner
trees, but generally exposed to the
feather and in a position where there
lust necessarily be much rapid deteloration.
From the number of bales actually
een there is good reason to conclude
bat the total number thus exposed
hroughout the county runs well up
ito the thousands.
We desire to urge upon the owners
f this cotton that it should be placed
nder shelter, and good shelter at
hat, because the losses that are being
ustained under present conditions are
omething terrific. -.
Although our Judgment is that the
est thing to do with such cotton is to
iut it in a warehouse?a state wareiouse
if possible; but at any rate a
farehouse, and if no warehouse is
vallable, lay a foundation of poles to
;eep the cotton off the ground and
iuild a shelter over it.
Whether the cotton be provided
vith shelter on the farm?good sheler?or
placed in a warehouse, the cost
fill certainly be less than to leave it
ying out.
Everybody knows or ought to know,
hat the spinner prefers good, dry coton
to wet, damaged cotton, and with
uch a crop as is on hand at the presnt
time, the spinner Is in a position
o choose what he wants. He may not
iut a premium on good cotton, but he
fill certainly put a heavy penalty on
lamaged cotton.
The people who are leaving their
otton out, exposed to the weather, are
n danger of losing it entirely. It is
asily possible that it will not be Balble
at all?that when the price eventlally
gets to where It may look atractive,
the cotton will be worthless.
Warehouse charges range from IB
ents to 26 cents a month. Considerng
the preservation, the Insurance and
he security, this is far cheaper than
saving the staple out in the weather.
Among the farmers that we know of
re some who are well able to hold
fithout help from bankers or others,
nd some even who could actually give
.way all the cotton they have without
elng seriously hampered in next
ear's operations; but that is no reaon
why they should allow their cotton
o go to ruin.
All holders of cotton should see to It
hat If their holdings are not already
inder shelter they should be put unler
shelter at once, whether shelters
f their own or the shelters of warelouses.
Under the commonly followed warelouse
rules those who store cotton, are
tot expected to pay storage charges
intll they get ready to market, so there
s no trouble on that score, and every
lolder of unstored cotton ought to be
.ble to very easily figure that the cost
f trying to hold without storage will
>e greater than storage charges, no
natter how long the storage may coninue.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
? Governor Blease has named Capt.
V. M. Rivers as game warden for
Charleston county.
? W. B. Garrison, a Clemson gradu,te,
has been secured as farm demoniration
agent for Greenville county.
? Brodus Craig, six years old, was
;illed by the accidental discharge of
. shotgun near Aiken. Christmas day.
? J. H. Duncan, a machinist out of
rork, committed suicide at his home
n Columbia, Christmas day. by shootng
himself with a pistol.
? J. A. Wyman, a prominent citizen
if Bamberg, shot and killed Minyard
day, near Bamberg. Monday. May,
^ho was drinking, attacked Wyman,
md the homicide resulted.
? According to returns made to
Villiam J. Bryan, secretary of state,
he four senatorial candidates in the
>outh Carolina primary last summer,
pent a total of $4,420.50.
? The state railroad commission
las signed an order permitting the
Augusta-Aiken railway to increase its
ates from one cent to two cents per
nile.
? According to a statement issued by
Comptroller General Jones Wedneslay.
the income tax for 1914 was only
n?0\21 as compared with $17,820.25
n 1918. Richland county led the state
vitli oyer $o.000.
? Mary Jenkins, an aged negro wonan.
was shot and killed at Furman,
iampton, county. Saturday, by R. R.
^eeples, a well-to-do' white man. The
tilling hat* aroused much feeling. |
'eeplqs in i,n jail.
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8
W. R. and J. H. Carroll?Give notice
that books of subscription to the
capital stock of the Carroll Supply
Co., will be opened at W. R. Carroll's
office next Monday.
Jas. D. Grist?Will appreciate return
of a cloth belt, lost at Clover last
Thursday.
R. E. Montgomery?Reduces prices
for horse shoeing:, provided the cash
comes with the horse or mule to be
shod. Has expert shoers.
L. R. Williams, Probate Judge?Gives
notice that J. S. Hartness has applied
for letters of administration
on the estate of Mattie A. Lucas.
York Furniture Co.?Wants you to
call and see the "Free" sewing machine
and learn about the club plan
of buying machines.
First National Bank, Yorkvllle?Invites
you to come and see it in its
new and modern banking house.
Thomson Co.?Suggests that you begin
the New Year right by resolving
to do your buying from it.
York Furniture Co.?Wishes you the
compliments of the season, and requests
those who owe it to pay up
at once. It needs the money.
Sherer & Quinn?Thanks you for past
favors, extends the season's compliments
and wishes you a prosperous
New Year.
W. E. Ferguson?Thanks you for the
business given him during the year
1914, and wishes you a prosperous
New Year.
York Drug Store?Is prepared to furnish
merchants and others with all
kinds of blank books for business
purposes.
l^ync xneaire?rresenw iuiubih m?
Mysterious Hand," with Grace Canard
and Francis Ford in leading
roles.
Mr. D. E. Jackson of Filbert No. 1,
recently killed a five-months-old hog
that netted 225 pounds.
County Treasurer Neil was unusually
busy yesterday, Issuing receipts for
taxes. The one per cent penalty goes
into effect today and there were therefore
numerous people on hand yesterdav
to escape the additional burden.
Although Mr. Finley has not justified
himself In turning down petitions signed
by patrons of the Yorkville postofflce,
there is no denying the fact that
he paralyzed the Yorkville "Board of
Trade" in its assumption that his appointee
would not give satisfaction.
The National Union Bank of Rock
Hill, and the Loan and Savings bank
of Yorkville, have again paid their
taxes under protest. The litigation
| involving the alleged non-taxable
bonds held by these banks has not yet
been settled.
A young white man, over 21 years of
age, walked into the office of the judge
of probate recently and applied for a
marriage license. When asked if he
could sign his name, he replied in the
| negative and had to touch the pen.
His fiance was also unable to write
her name.
"Well, sir, this thing of refunding a
part of the taxes of the hail storm sufferers
has helped us a great deal," said
a resident of the hail storm district
yesterday. "Now, for instance, my
taxes were about $70 this year. I was
refunded about $50, and I'll tell you I
can easily find a place to put that
money.
Because of the long continued wet
spell, the railroads are having their
own troubles with bad tracks. Because
of the softness of the roadbed
the tracks have a tendency to slide
when heavy trains are passing over
them with any degree of speed. Hence
"slow orders" are the rule and hardly
any of the trains have been making
their schedules.
The to-called fight of the Board of
Trade against the installation of Mrs.
Nichols as postmaster at Yorkville,
has about kerflummaxed. There was
little to the flurry at the start and the
few who sought to prosecute it in the
name of the Board of Trade did not
know how to proceed. Mr. Flnley, a
past-master in politics, once told piha
writer hereof, that, "You can't win a
flght for a political position without a
candidate," and our observation during
the many years that have elapsed since
that time has increased our faith in
the saying. In this case there was a
declaration of unfavorable opinion
against the appointee, and a favorable
sentiment for the Incumbent, in connection
with a very vague demand for
the appointment of "a man." Now, if
it had not been for the fact that there
was in sight a man (Mr. Qulnn) who
was surrounded with unusual strength
as a candidate, backed as he was by
petitions that included a majority of
the patronage of the office, it might
have looked as if the demand for a pian
was something more than a pretext;
but as matters stand, it seems that
there is little if any more to be said.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
The.e will be no general revision of
The Enquirer's subscription list until
after next Friday.
It has been th'e custom heretofore
not to cut off subscriptions that expire
January 1, until the end of the first
week in the month, and under this
rule, with the exception of renewals,
which are entered as rapidly as they
are received, the entire list will stand
until next Friday, the 8th Instant.
In the meantime, all subscribers who
have not renewed their subscriptions;
but who Intend to do so, should see
their favorite clubmakers or the clubmakers
nearest to them, at once.
We have no pleasure in striking
subscribers from our lists, especially
those who desire the continuance o?
the paper; but unless we have had
due notice of the desire of the subscriber
in the matter, there is no other
alternative.
THE NORWAY SEED CAR.
Announcement was made in the last
issue of The Enquirer about the generous
contribution of a carload of seed
corn and cotton seed, contributed by
Mr. B. B. Williams and others of Norway,
S. C? and the proposed distribution
thereof.
Those having the matter in charge
directed that the car be shipped to W.
W. Stanton, at Clover, and the full
correspondence in the matter will
show that there was ample authority
for this: but there has been some criticism,
and In behalf of all concerned,
The Enquirer has been requested to
state that the committee will see to It
that as nearly as possible full Justice
will be done to the storm sufferers in
the lower as well as the upper part of
the storm stricken area.
It has been suggested that there be
a more general division of the contents
of the Norway car than was at
first indicated, and the committee will
very likely carry out that suggestion.
DEER HUNT IN BETHEL
The first deer to be killed In York
county In many a day was shot by
Ed Mitchum last Tuesday afternoon,
following a three days' chase. The
deer, a buck weighing about 150
pounds, was discovered in Mecklenburg
county by Ed Thompson and a
party of hunters, Saturday afternoon.
Tne animal was chased to the Catawba
river, which it crossed some time
Saturday night or Sunday, and on
Monday a party of bird hunters in the
Point section of York county discovered
its track and the chase was resumed.
The speedy creature passed within
a short distance of Riddle's mill and
when it reached there, Messrs. \V. A.
Brandon, the Messrs. Riddle and other
hunters were close behind it pursuing
it through the premises of Dr. T.
N. Dulin, where in attempting to cross
a barbed wire fence the deer cut itself
badly, leaving a trail of blood for some
distance. The race continued to a
point near Bowling Oroen church,
where on account of darkness, it was
abandoned for the day.
Determined to take the animal. Messrs.
Joe and Ed Mitchum Howard
Piddle, Joe Riddle, J. C. Harper. S. S.
'Henn. James Adams Robert and Lust
Jackson. E. Hope Adams. J. J. Henry,
Sam Parham, B. B. Ferguson, Henry*
Riddle, T. B. Quinn, and W. M. Crawford
resumed the hunt early next
morning, having collected a pack of
the best dogs to be had.
About 1.30 in the afternoon, the
track was discovered and a long sight
race began. Through the woods and
fields, gullys and marshland, in creeks
and streams the animal sped, the dogs
and hunters following closely in his
wake. About 3 o'clock some of the
hunters got in range and a shot from
the gun of Mr. Ed Mitchum brought
the animal down.
After the hunt was over the crowd
went to the home of Mr. W. M. Crawford,
where Mrs. Crawford prepared
dinner for the party. The deer, which
proved to be a fine specimen, with a
great spread of antlers, was then divided
and each of the hunters secured
a large piece of venison as a reward
for the long and exciting chase.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? There was a large congregation at
the Methodist church last night to
take part in the "Watch night service."
The nrofirramme as minted in
The Enquirer of last Tuesday, was
carried out.
? The Yorkville Graded school children
will start back to work Monday,
and practically all of the college
students who have been spending the
holidays at their homes, will return
on that day.
? The Baracca class at the Ancona
mill, on Christmas presented Mrs. Lee
with an expensive teacher's Bible, and
gave Rev. J. L. Oates a handsome
rocking chair and Mr. A. M. Grist a
pair of gold cuff buttons.
? People living along East Liberty
and streets connecting, have been
mucn annoyea 01 iaie on account ui
the number of thefts of over-shoes
and laundry packages left on their
porches. A number of people have
complained of such losses and feel
sure that some petty thief has a large
supply of the articles named.
? At a meeting in the office of Dr.
M. J. Walker in Yorkville, last evening,
the board of stewards of Trinity
Methodist church was organized for
this year with the election of the following
officers and members: Dr. M.
J. Walker, chairman: Dr. D. L. Shieder,
secretary: J. P. White, treasurer;
R. E. Montgomery, J. W. Dobson, J. A.
Sherer, J Q. Dickson.
? Under the plans of the architect,
the clerk of the court is to have Ave
rooms in the new court house, the
sheriff two, the auditor, treasurer, supervisor,
coroner and superintendent
of education one each. The superintendent
of education asked for an additional
room, but the court house
commission declined to grant the request.
? An attempt to break into the home
of Mrs. W. B. Wylie on East Liberty
street, was made early Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Wylie and her daughter
were awakened by the closing of a
trunk which they had left open, and by
the falling of a pane of glass. The
screen inside the window of the sleepin
room had also been cut. About 10
o'clock Tuesday morning, a ragged
suspender from a pair of overalls was
found beneath the window, and the
article was placed in the custody of
the sheriff. Other than the suspender,
no clue to the would-be burglar has
been found.
? The small boys of Yorkvllle rang
out the old year and in the new last
night. Just as the clock struck 12,
there arose a perfect din of horns,
Are crackers, bells and the like. All
the church bells began ringing, and
some youngster even went so far as
to blow the whistle of engine No. 117,
the Columbia train which was on a
siding. One or two wished to ring the
Are bell but others of the party realized
that this would never do. The
usual custom of taking off the front
gates of residence yards was put into
effect and also much wanton destruction
was wrought in the graded school
building.
THE WADE FUND.
The committee in charge of the
Wade Fund in South Carolina, has appointed
local committees in each of
the counties to pass upon the placing
of loans. The York county committee
is as follows:
Ira B. Dunlap, chairman; Chas. L.
Cobb, R. C. Allein, J. P. McMurray.
There has been mailed to' every
bank in the state the following papers:
1. Application blank, with form of
note. 2. Circular of advice to local
and state committeea 3. Supplemental
circular of advice to local and state
committees. 4. Questions to be answered
by the bank forwarding application.
Applications and notes may be obtained
by any bank upon application
to R. Q. Rhett, chairman, Charleston.
The following are the principal
points of interest to prospective borrowers:
1. No application will be considered
that fails to reach the state committee
in Charleston on or before
February 1, 1916.
2. All notes mature February 1,
1916, and may be extended by the
central committee for six months longer.
3. All notes bear Interest from the
date of their approval by the general
committee in New York at the rate of
6 per cent per annum, payable quarterly,
on the first days of May, August,
November and February, respectively.
4. Three per cent of the face of the
loan is deducted and deposited in a
guarantee fund: First, to pay expenses:
second, to pay losses on Class
"A" certificates, and, third, to pay
losses on Class "B" certificates. All of
the guarantee fund not so used is dis
tributed pro rata to borrowers.
6. Both Class A and Class B certificates
bear 6 per cent interest payable
quarterly and are themselves payable
on February 1, 1916.
6. Loans are made to responsible
and reputable owners of cotton freed
from liens stored In a warehouse
owned and controlled by substantial
persons or corporation other than the
borrower, in such manner as to be
thoroughly protected from the weather.
7. The basis of the loan Is middling
cotton at 5 cents per pound. The
differences for grades will be published
later. No cotton below "low middling"
will be considered.
8. Loans will only be made on 20
bales or multiples thereof, 1. e., In
sums of J600 or multiples thereof.
9. Loans can only be made through
some southern bank which is willing
to subscribe to a Class "B" certificate
on {he amount of one-fourth of the
loan; and*to guarantee the prompt
paymfent of the quarterly interest and
the wkrehouse charges during the continuance
of the loan.
10. The cotton must be insured until
Febhuary 1. 1916, and the policy
assigned to the holder of the warehouse
receipt or the cotton loan fund ,
committee, with the premium paid.
11. Any borrower retiring his loan (
must pay interest up to the quarter- i
ly period next succeeding.
THE MARRIAGE RECORD
Four hundred and eighty-nine mar
* 1 *?.. D?/,
nape licenses were issueu uy mc tiubnte
judge of York county from Jan. 1,
1914, to January 1, 1915. This Is a de- ;
crease of 46 over t,he previous year,
during which 515 licenses were issued
to white and colored couples in the
county. While the .exact figures are i
not at hand, it is a (fact that the li- 1
censes issued to negroes during the
year exceeded thoge given to white
persons. Since the imarriage license
law went into effect jin July 1911, 1.714
licenses have been issued by Probate
Judge Williams. Tlje following are
the licenses issued since the last publication
of the list in The Enquirer of
Dec. 5:
Dec. 8?Willie Nash and Winnie
McCright (colored).
Dec. 8?John L., McGarrity and Nellie
McKnight.
Dec. 9?Arthur Castle and Mary
Tims (colored).
Dec. 9?J. Walker Holllday and Jessie
May Cornwell.
Dec. 10?Tom R. Harris and Ella
Harris (colored).
Dec. 11?David P. McWaters and
Edna J. Lesslie.
Dec. 11?Sumter D. Cornwell und <
Eva I. Campbell.
Dec. 11?Claud B. Whltworth and
Cora McGee.
Dec. 12?Chapho Stoves and Mary
Ellis (colored).
Dec. 12?Amos Gwln and Martha
Taylor (colored).
Dec. 12?Floyd E. Long and Bennle
Yandles.
Dec. 12?Baxter C. Carson and Margaret
Feemster.
Dec. 12?Cress H. Hill and Nora
Lyles.
Dec. 12?Josh Sims and Bessie Wilson
(colored).
Dec. 12?Ben Crawford and Ella
Fourney (colored).
Dec. 12?Jno. A. Pratt and Sallle
Scouts (colored).
Dec. 14?J. Ed Healan and Mamie
Thompson.
Dec. 14?John Anderson and Etheraer
Sims (colored).
Dec. 14?Frank Smith and Nellie
Smith (colored).
Dec. 14?Dolar Bratton and Annie
Sanders (colored).
Dec. 14?Everett A. Kimball and Rebecca
E. Harley.
Dec. 15?Walter Guinn and Mary
Carothers, (colored).
Dec. 16?Douglas Armstrong and
Susie Partlow (colored).
Dec. 16?Gus Gibson and Amanda
Watson (colored).
Dec. 16?Tom Dowry and Maggie
Cathcart (colored).
Dec. 16?Jim Macklns and Carrie
Wells (colored).
Dec. 17?William Worthy and Hattie
Brown (colored).
Dec. 18?Robert Buchanan and Eliza
Mitchell (colored).
Dec. 18?Tom Chllders and Sallie
Lenalr.
Dec. 18?Robert B. Price and Sadie
Gettys.
Dec. 18?George W. Hagans and
Florence E. Smith.
Dec. 19?Floyd B. McClellaji and
Amma B. Gftrrison.
Dec. 19?Dan Kennedy and Lizzie
Thimpkln (colored).
Dec. 19?Gernal J. Reece and Lula J.
Gardner.
Dec. 21?William C. Hood and Clara
Mlckle.
Dec. 21?B. Meek Currence and Llna
Baird.
Dec. 21?Isaiah Bland and Lizzie
Harris (colored).
Dec. 21?G. Pearson White and
Wrenn Brown.
Dec. 22?Jaa. P. Sturgis and Evelyn
Williams.
Dec. 22?Calvin Parker and Caroline
Curry (colored).
Dec. 22?Rob Watson and Delcena
Ford (colored).
Dec. 22?Jas. Campbell and Lougenla
Jamison (colored).
Dec. 22?Noah Gilmore and Anna
Smith (colored).
Dec. 22?Lee Gill and Minnie
Thompson (colored).
Dec. 22?Shellie NIvens and Ealer
Jones.
Dec. 23?Wylie Ingram and Maggie
Massey (colored).
Dec. 23?James Faris and Mary
Dover.
Dec. 23?Kelly F. Oates and Lila K.
Barron.
Dec. 23?Willie Rainey and Bessie
Thompson (colored).
Dec. 23?Chas. W. Kaylor and Flossie
F. Fryerson.
Dec. 24?Fletcher Beck and Sallie
Brown (Indian).
Dec. 24?Hyder H. Windle and Maggie
Myrtle Smith.
Dec. 24?James Harris and Maggie
Wade (colored).
Dec. 24?Van Ross and Katie RIne
(colored).
Dec. 24?Freddie Morrison and Lola
Porter (colored).
Dec. 24?James Mitchell and Essie
Beggers (colored).
Dec. 24?Willie Steele and Gertrude
Sanders (colored).
Dec. 25?Will Davis and Ida White
(colored.)
Dec. 26?Oscar Nichols and Mary
Jamison (colored).
Dec. 26?Thomas Longs and Laura
r rnnoici v^uiui cu /
Dec. 26?Clem R. Wallace and Lucy
Robison.
Dec. 26?Herbert Jackson and Hattie
Lllley.
Dec. 26?A. Banner Nelson and Mary
Green.
Dec. 28?Samuel Hutchison and Carrie
Dixson (colored).
Dec. 28?John L. Grier and Elizabeth
Jones McConnell. - t
Dec. 28?Solomon Cornwell and Willie
Dunovant (colored).
Dec. 28?Marshall Robblns and Sallle
Feemster (colored).
Dec. 28?Robert Robblns and Sattle
Sanders (colored).
Dec. 28?James McCarter and Annie
L. Campbell.
Dec. 28?Charlie Carter and Linda
Robinson (colored).
Dec. 28?Lewis N. Walker and Edna
Lane.
Dec. 29?Joe Sandifer and Mary A.
Henderson (colored).
Dec. 29?Gus Moore and Homzle
Springs (colored).
Dec. 30?W. L. Rawdon and Lula
Belle Hahn.
Dec. '0?Lee Steele and Ellen Benson
(colored).
Dec. 30?Ebenezer Turner and Mattle
Jamison (colored).
Dec. 30?Howard Kendrlck and Eunice
Clawson (colored).
Dec. 31?Henry Smith and Carrie
Chambers (colored).
Dec. 31?Robert N. Dover and Lizzie
Allen.
THE P08TMASTER8HIP.
Recession from Its proposition that 1
If a woman was to be appointed postmaster,
it preferred the Incumbent, ,
and the claim that the recommendation
of Mrs. Nichols "Is not satlsfac- |
torv to a majority of the patrons of 1
the postofflce," were the most noticeable
developments of a "Board of
Trade" meeting held last Tuesday
night to further consider the matter.
The only specification of its first representation
that it held on to with
reasonable tenacity was. "We want a
man."
The meeting was a called one, and
notification was sent out over the telephone.
Almost everybody who could
be reached in this way was informed
that there would be a meeting in the
rooms of the White Rose club at 6
o'clock, and invited to give their attendance;
but the "weather was bad,"
and the attendance, as at the previous
meeting, was small. The following
were present:
W. B. Moore, J. E. Hart, Carl Hart,
Arthur Hart, J. R. Lindsay, P. W. Hunter,
John R. Hart, A. Y. Cartwright, J.
C. Wilborn, G. W. Williams, C. A. Boney,
R. E. Heath, W. R. Carroll, Brooks
Inman, S. L. Courtney, Charlie Smith,
S. L. Steele, J. Warren Quinn, W. D.
and Jas. D. Grist. Messrs. Grist were
present as reporters and Mr. Quinn
had hppn nerauaded to ero DUrelv as a ,
looker-on. (
It was about twenty minutes after 6
o'clock when Mr. Wilborn, the president
of the board, decided that there '
would probably be no more coming, 1
and called the meeting to order. He
explained that it had been the original I
Intention of the movers in the matter I
to hold a meeting on Christmas day.
He was out of town and the vice pres- ^
ident had taken the initiative; but ]
nothing was done until later and every
reasonable effort was made to notify ,
as many people as possible. There ,
was no desire to take "snap" Judgment
against anybody, he said, and
that had not been done. He explained '
that there existed no spirit of unkind- 1
ness against Congressman Finley or >
the appointee, Mrs. Nichols, but there
seemed to be a general feeling that a j
male postmaster was better calculated 1
to meet the wishes of the business in- t
terests of the community and the patrons
of the office generally, and it j
was desired to express that sentiment, j
He then referred to certain corre- (
spondence he had and said that a representative
of The Enquirer had asked
him for permission to publish, but J
he felt that it was not proper for him j
to do so until he had laid it before the '
board. He then requested Mr. G. W.
Williams to read the correspondence (
referred to. S
The substance of the board's letter 1
to Mr. Finley, stripped of the meaningless
phrases about the utmost good <
will all around, and all that kind of (
thing was that Mrs! Nichols, the ap- i
pointee would not give satisfaction to
the patronage of the office; that the ,
board thought that a male postmaster
was eminently desirable; but if the j
pusumasier was iu ur a. woman, u
would be satisfactory to leave the Incumbent
undisturbed. r
Mr. Finley's reply was at consider- 1
\
t
\
able length. It reviewed his long public
service as a representative, and recited
how he had always in all things
sought to represent his constituents
to the best of his ability according to
his best judgment. He had done so In
this case. There had been a number
of applicants for the position, he had
considered them all carefully, and
made such selection as he believed
would be to the best interest of the
public service and of the community.
But the main point in the letter was in
connection with the assertion In the
board's letter that Mrs. Nichols would
not give satisfaction to the patronage
of the office. This, he said, was a mere
matter of opinion, unsustained by any
specified facts. He took the liberty of
differing with that opinion and insisted
that it was not entitled to any further
consideration unless backed by
facts?sneclfications. etc.
After the reading: of the letters had
been concluded, Chairman Wilborn
said that discussion was in order, and
asked as to whether the house desired
to make a motion or a suggestion.
There followed a long silence. It
lasted close in the neighborhood of a
minute, during which time nobody said
a word. It began to look as if nothing
else was to be said, until Mr. O. E.
Wllkin8 remarked, In a spirit of humor.
it seemed:
"Mr. Grist was not here at the previous
meeting: maybe he has some
suggestion to offer."
The chair called upon Mr. Grist, out
Mr. Grist being there solely and only
In the capacity of a reporter and
amused onlooker, replied:
"Why, no, I have no suggestions to
make. Mr. Chairman."
Then there followed another silence,
which was at length broken by Mr. W. i
B. Moore.' who offered a verbal resolution
to the effect that the same committee
that had written the first letter,
be Instructed to answer Mr. Flnley's
reply thereto, and to dwell solely
on the demand for a man postmaster
Dr. A. Y. Cartwright seconded Mr.
Moore's motion. He said that he was
probably the first Individual to congratulate
Mrs. Nichols on her appointment.
He had told her that he
was delighted, with one little exception
and that was that she was a woman,
and with the exception of that,
no better selection could be found
within the corporate limits. Then he
went on to say to the board that he
did not think that Mr. Finley was
properly representing the patronage of
the office in appointing a woman, and
he thought the Board of Trade could
do nothing better than put it up to
the congressman as proposed in Mr.
Moore's resolution.
There was no further discussion, and
the chair put the motion, asking for
all In favor of the resolution to vote
"aye." Some seven or eight "aye's"
were audible. "Those opposed, 'No,'"
continued the chairman, and .the silence
broke out again.
The chair then asked as to the wishes
of the board with reference to the
publication of the correspondence between
Itself and Mr. Finley.
Mr. R. E. Heath thought Mr. Finley
should be consulted before the correspondence
was given to the public.
Mr. J. R. Lindsay remarked that he
did not think so, as Mr. Flnley's letter
was addressed to the Board of Trade
which represents the town, and moved
that the correspondence be given to
the newspapers. The motion carried.
The chair then ruled that while the
meeting was called for the especial
purpose of considering business in
connection with the postofflce situation.
any other matter that mlsrht be
submitted would receive attention.
Nothing further was suggested and
the meeting adjourned.
The correspondence referred to j
above was furnished to The 'Enquirer
this morning at 11.30 o'clock; but as
the whole matter has already been <
covered, it cannot be published without
crowding out news of more inter- i
est and importance. I
ABOUT PEOPLE ,
Miss Eunice Cain of Sharon, is visit- '
ing friends in Yorkville.
Mrs. Edward Oettys is quite sick at
her home in Yorkville. I
- Mr." R. W. Whitest dee Is ' ertticaJly
ill at his home at Smyrna. i
Mr. Otis Jones of Hickory Grove, j
is very sick with pneumonia. j
Miss Barnette Miller of Yorkville .
No. 6, is visiting friends in Bethel. ,
Mrs. G. T. Schorb of Fort Lawn, is <
spending several days in Yorkville ]
Miss Nancy Witherspoon of York- 1
ville, is visiting friends in Ridgeway. \
Miss Mary Bumgardner of Clover,
visited friends in FOrt Mill, this week.
Miss Nellie Hart of Yorkville, left i
today to spend the winter in Charles- 1
ton. 1
T Di/tknoilann kaa 1
iVllSO livuia Aiwitat uouu uao c ?*w
to Yorkvllle after spending some time
In Virgina.
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. McLean of Clover,
visited relatives In Gastonla last
week.
Mr. Tracy Proctor of Yorkvllle,
visited relatives In Forest City, this
week.
Mr. R. S. Withers of Norfolk, Va..
visited relatives In Yorkvllle, last
week.
Miss Beatrice Milhollen of Yorkvllle
has returned after a visit to relatives
at Lesslie.
Mr. Burritt Metts of Chicago, Is
visiting his mother Mrs. M. H. Metts,
In Yorkvllle.
Miss Marie Barxtell of Blacksburg,
S. C.. Is the guest of Mrs. Elzle Myers
In Yorkvllle.
Mr. John W. Miller of Yorkvllle, visited
relatives and friends at King's
Creek, this week.
Mr. J. J. Williams of Lesslle, lost
his home and Its entire contents by
fire, Wednesday night.
Mr. Geo. W. Williams and children
of Yorkvllle, visited relatives in
Chester, this week.
Mr. Fred Benfleld of Hickory
Grove, visited relatives in North Car
olina this week.
Messrs. Herschel and Otis Castles '
of Hickory Grove, visited friends In
Rock Hill, this week.
Misses Rita and Florrie Beard of
Charlotte, visited Mrs. J. F. McElwee
In Yorkville, this week.
Mr. B. F. Caldwell and son of King's
Mountain, visited relatives in York- J
ville, this week
Mrs. Geo. G. Eaves and daughter
of Yorkville, visited relatives in Rock
Hill, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. O'Farrell who
have been visiting relatives in Yorkville,
have left for Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. J. A. Marion has returned to
her home in Yorkville, after a visit to
relatives In Camden.
Mr. Earl Watson of the Columbia
rheological Seminary, visited his par?nts
at Smyrna, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Branch have re- j
;urned to their home in Florida, after 0
visiting relatives in York county. 1
Miss Mabel Flannagan of Clover, r
las returned home after a visit to o
friends and relatives in Rock Hill. a
Mr. J. L. Moss whose serious illness 3
ivas mentioned in the last Issue of The 3
Enquirer, is somewhat improved.
Mrs. jonn w. Miner ana son 01 j
iforkvllle, are visiting the family of ^
tfr. William Borders at King's Creek. e
Mr. John R. Hart, Esq., of Yorkvilie, _
las been named as receiver for Mc- 8
Elhaney & Co., of Fort Mill, banknipt.
a
Miss Amelia Kennedy of Aibertvllle, 11
\la., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P
W. M. Kennedy in Yorkvilie, during '
he holidays. 1
Miss Annie Stevens of Yorkvilie, ?
eft yesterday for Bellview hospital, n
STew York, where she will take a
:ourse in nursing. n
Mrs. P. W. Patrick and children v
vho have been visiting relatives in b
5t. George, have returned to their e
lome in Yorkvilie. A
Mr. and Mrs. Fewell Sturpis of Lan- c
:aster, visited the family of Mr. A. J. P
Sturpis on Yorkville No. 6. durinp the tl
lolidays. a
Miss Hazzle Betts of the Woman's
rollege. Due West, is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Betts, on
forkvllle R. F. D. 3. K
Miss Eliza Thomasson of Charlotte, v
C.. spent the holidays at the home a
)f her mother. Mrs. Ada Thomasson. tl
n Yorkville. tl
Mesdames E. E. Poap. J. B. Heath o
nd Ed Reid. and Misses Frances b
Seckham and Julia Poap, of Rock Hill, it
8pent yesterday with Mrs. R. A. Bratr
ton, in Yorkville. I
Mrs. Christopher Atkinson who ha*
been visiting her mother, Mrs. W. C*
Latimore in Yorkville, returned to hsS
home in Columbia, today.
Mrs. Matt Albert and daughte '
Katherine, and Miss Fay Gunthan 1
of Rock Hill, are visiting Mrs. G. 0
Eaves, in Yorkville.
Mr. Howard Currence and Miss Vir
glnia Campbell, of Forest H1U, are thi
guests of Miss Mary H-arshaw In Mc>
Connellsville. .
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon atuF
children, who have been visiting relv
tives In Yorkville, left yesterday f<f"
their home in Gaffney.
Mrs. A. V. Snell, who has been vis '
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ge< .
W. S. Hart in Yorkville, has return?
to her home in Charleston
Miss Emma Lesslie, daughter of Mi
and Mrs. W. S. Lesslie of Lesslie, wa ,
operated on Wednesday for appendicl "
tis. She is getting along nicely. a
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dendy and chll *
dren, who have been spending the holj ^
Idays in Yorkville, have returned t^ *
their horns in Monroe, Ga. j \ i
Miss Mary Adams of Bowling Green
who has been undergoing treatment ii
a Baltimore hospital, returned to he#
home this week, much Improved 1^
health.
The little daughter of Mr. John T.
Feemster of Yorkville No. 5, was taki
en to Chester this week for treatment:
She is reported as getting along nicely.
Mr. Howard D. Smith, a student at
the Presbyterian Theological seminary
at Columbia, spent the holidays with
the family of his father, Mr>J. F. A
Smith, on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 1.
Miss Ethel Latimer, who has beei
spending the holidays in Yorkville
leaves this afternon for her home ii
Monroe, Ga. She will be accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. W. C. lAtlmer ol
Yorkville.
Mr. J. Lyles Glenn, Jr., a native ol
Chester, and who has a wide acquaintance
in York county, is now in Belgi^j
um, serving as a member of the com- -d
mittee in distributing the supplies 1
sent from America for the leiief of jJ
starving Belgians. Mr. Glens is a
student at Oxford University, England, ;
and was among the first to volunteer '
for service to the Belgians.
Mr. R S. Riddle of Bethel, vho was'
in Yorkville on Wednesday, says there
is no question of the fact that the contributlons
made in behalf of tife storm
sufferers have afforded very considerable
relief. "The committee, tonsisting
of Dr. Dulln, Messrs. Itanton,
Bamett, Harper, Glenn and Girrence
have done no end of hard wcrk and
although it is quite possible tlit they
have overlooked with the pttances
they have at their disposal aone who
are as deserving of help as ant who
have received help, the wonder is not
that they have done no betted; but
that they have been able to lo so
well. But I do not want to be tnderstood
that the situation has ban relieved.
There are right now & great
many cases of privation and wait and
there are going to be m6re iefore
there are less."
LOCAL LACONICS \ .
Still at Largs.
John Murdock, the negro who beat
his son to death near Smith's Tui^out
last week, is still at large.
Time Extended. m
Treasurer H. E. Neil received atel- ^
egram from Comptroller Ga?ral
Jones this morning which read f follows:
"Time extended for peftAnt
of taxes without penalty until 1 l^L
1915. Notice follows."
Austin-Oates.
Mr. Thomas Oates, son of Mr. i|.
Oatee of the Tlrzah communities
married to Miss Bertha Aui jf
Mecklenburg county this week, v.
Dr. R. G. Miller, performing the
mony. The young oouple who -e
many acquaintances in their r<t
tive communities, will reside neai zah.
In Trouble Agsin.
.Clarence Caldwell, a white' bey j
several years ago was sent to the V
reformatory from York county, ?
burglary, and who was recently!,
leased,. Is in trouble again. He k
arrested at Hickory Orove yesten
>n a warrant from Chester coil
sharping him with house breaking \
larceny. Caldwell was taken to Cp
ter this morning.
iVinthrop Report Out.
Advance sheets of President D.
Johnson's yearly report of the wd
it Wlnthrop college, have been t
leased. The report will be submits
:o the general assembly when thi
aody convenes for its annual seesW
According to the report Wlnthropm.
ye&r has its largest enrollment, tA. r WM
>eing 892 students attending the inst%S
:utlon. There were 1,473 applicatlonst^^H
'or admission this year and there are^^H
low 100 officers and teachers in the
:ollege.
Steve Davis Paroled.
Steve Davis, convicted last month
n the court of general sessions torj^
fork county, of manslaughter, aiujr
jentenced to serve two years on thf
:haingang, was paroled by Governor
Blease last Wednesday, during his
food behavior. Davis killed Jim Ber y
near Rock Hill, early In the sumner.
He escaped after the shooting
tnd about two weeks before the fall
erm of court voluntarily surrendered
:o Sheriff Brown. Since his convlc:lon
he has been on the county chainrang.
Campbell-McCarter.
A very large number of friends and
icquaintances of the brtde and groomtlect,
gathered at the home of Mr. W.
U. Campbell on Yorkvllle No. 8, Wednesday
evening to witness the mar-iage
of Miss Annie Lavenla Campjell
to Mr. James McCarter. Rev. Dr.
3. E. Gillespie performed the cerenony.
Both the bride and groom are
veil known throughout the county.
Chey will reside at the home of the
jroom's mother, Mrs. E. C. McCarter,
>n Yorkvllle No. 6, for the present.
Cleaning Out the 8and.
A force of hands at Davis's and Ridlle's
mills on Crowder's creek, has
>een busy this week cleaning out the
tand from the machinery of the mills.
The sand was brought down the creek
>y the heavy rains of last week. A
gentleman who has had much expertmce,
said recently that where one
ligh creek piles the sand up, the next
>lg creek would wash it away. The
nill owners, however, did not feel
varranted in waiting until the stream
>ecame swollen again In order to renove
the sand.
rirs. M. J. Mulholland.
C. A. Mulholland of Fayettevllle,
Arkansas, has sent The Enquirer a
uneral notice of his mother, the late
Jrs. M. J. Mulholland, who passed
way at Fayettevllle on September 23.
914. Mr. Mulholland writes that his
notlier taught school four miles west
f Yorkville from 1858 to 1868, and
mong her patrons were the "Dickons,
Caldwells, Cains, Browns, Jackons
Halls, Thomassons, Stephensons,
Jeals, Loves, Prices. Blacks, Wilkerons,
Whitesides and many others. Mr.
fulholland says his family moved to
outhern Arkansas in 1870, and to Faytteville
in 1877.
itores Burglarized.
The store of J. T. Crawford and Co.,
t McConnellsville, was entered some
ime last Monday night by a party or
arties by cutting a hole through the
oor. The sum of 50 cents was taken
rom the cash drawer. While it is
ossible that some goods may have
een stolen, the owners have missed
othing as yet. There is no clew to
tie robbers. News was received this
lorning that the store of Mr. James
Villiams, also at McConnellsville was
urglarized last night, entrance being
ffected through an unlocked door,
.mong other things stolen was a
heck, payment of which will be stop
ed. Sheriff Brown went to the scene
iiis morning. and it is probable that
rrests will be made today.
? Henry McDowell, a blind merhant
of Kingstree, known as "Blind
lenry," was wounded in his store last
Wednesday night by an unknown asissin,
who fired his murderous shot
irough a hole that had been left in
fie front door of the store for the use
f the cat The shot took effect in the
lind man's arm, and the wounded
tember had tp be c^mputa^ed.
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