Scraps and Jrarts.
? The British have lost another bier
battleship. The Formidable, of the
same type of the Bulwark, a ship
previously sunk off Sheerness, went
down In the channel last Friday. She
had a crew of 780 men, of whom only
a few more than 200 were saved. The
presumption Is that the Formidable
was the victim of a German submarine,
but this Is not definitely known.
The British war office has not seen
proper to give out any facts. The
Formidable was built about fifteen
years ago and cost $5,000,000.
? The states that now have complete
prohibition by lav are as follows:
Maine, West Virginia, Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Colorado, Arizona, Washington,
and Oregon. The states that are more
than 50 per cent prohibition are:
Florida, South Carolina, Alabama,
Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Texas and Idaho. Three
states are between 25 and 50 per
cent prohibition; Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Maryland, Missouri, Wyoming,
Utah, California. These states
are less than 25 per cent prohibition:
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Montana, New Mexico and Nevada.
? A court of convenience?a court
without lawyers, where the people
may plead their own cases?will be
established here late in January, as a
branch of the municipal court, Chief
Justice Harry Olson announced in
Chicago, Saturday. Its aim will be to
simplify justice and reduce the cost
of "going to law." "The object of the
new court will be to make litigation
less expensive," Judge Olson said.
"No lawyers will be needed to obtain
justice. The complainant will present
his own case and the defendant will
voice his own defense. Technicalities
will be eliminated from decisions
--J in<iuMf>a mnv he averted.
auu UlUVll iuj Muvivv
Under the present system both parties
are obliged to retain lawyers."
The court will at first consider cases in
which amounts less than $50 are involved.
Later its scope will be
broadened when other branches are
established.
? Unknown parties dynamited and
entirely destroyed the monument to
Prof. Blisha Mitchell, erected on top
of Mount Mitchell, the latter part of
last week, according to advices reaching
Ashevllle last Sunday. The monument,
which was composed of a mixture
of bronze and lead, was reduced
to a shapeless ruin. Foreigners employed
by a lumber company are said
to have had trouble with one of the
foremen recently and to have believed
the monument the property of the
company, destroyed it No arrests
have been made. Prof. Mitchell, a
Yale professor, but at the time connected
with the faculty of the University
of North Carolina, proved that
Mount Mitchell, 6,711 feet high, is the
highest point east of the Mississippi.
In further exploration of the mountain
which bears his name, he lost his
life and was Dunea on me nuiuuu.
Twenty-six years ago the alumni of
North Carolina had the monument
erected on the top of the peak to
mark the last resting place of Prof.
Mitchell. The monument will be replaced.
? Late Saturday evening, the senate
discussion on the immigration bill
came to an abrupt end and the measure
was passed by the decisive vote of
50 to 7. Those who voted against
the bill on account of the literary
test were Brandegee and McCumber,
Republicans, and Martine, O'Gorman,
Reed, Ransdall and Walsh, Democrats.
This unusually large vote is
accepted by senators as proof that the
bill can be passed over the president's
veto in the senate. It is conceded
that it is the intention of the president
to veto the measure. Senators O'Gorman
and Lewis have told their col'
leagues as much, but the warning
from the White House did not deter
the friends of the drastic literacy test
from keeping it in the bill. The majority
in the house for the retention
of this test also was quite large, but
it is said to be doubtful if a veto can
be overridden in that body. Senator
Lodge's amendment, which would relieve
Belgian farmers from the literacy
test and the alien contract labor
law was written into the bill by a
vote of 34 to 22. Under this amendment,
refugees from Belgium would
be admitted only when they come for
the purpose of taking up land and engaging
in agricultural pursuits and
when they can show the commissioner
general of immigration that they
are not likely to become a public
charge.
? The farmer has enjoyed greater
prosperity than any other individual
in the country. The value of farm
products has increased to a much
greater extent than the cost of articles
purchased by the farmer. This is
declared in a statement issued by Nat.
C. Murray, of the agricultural department,
which says: "The purchasing
power of the farmer depends not only
on the money value of what he produces,
but also upon the money value
of what he buys. From 1899 to
1909, the money value of an acre of
the farmer's crops increased 72.7 per
cent, but in the same period the money
value of the articles usually purchased
by farmers had increased 12.1
per cent; consequently as a result of
the greater increase in the price of
what a farmer sold than in the price
of what he bought, the net increase
in the purchasing power of the produce
of an acre was 54 per cent?
that Is, one acre of the farmer's crop
in 1909 could buy 54 per cent more
of the articles usually bought by the
farmer than in 1899. In 1913, the
value of an acre of the farmer's crops
averaged about 1.2 per cent higher
than in 1909. whereas the value of
articles bought by farmers had advanced
in the same time about 5.7
per cent: consequently as a result of
the greater increase in the price of
what the farmer buys than what he
sells the actual purchasing power of
one acre of the farmer's produce in
1913, was about 4.3 per cent less than
in isus."
? The programme of the parade of
the American battleship fleet from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast, through
the Panama canal, for the formal
opening of that waterway next March
and the official visit of President Wilson
to the San Francisco exposition,
is to undergo an important change.
Under the act of congress which authorized
this naval display, the American
fleet was to rendezvous at Hampton
Roads in March and proceed from
this point of assembly to the canal
zone and up the Pacific coast to San
Francisco. The probabilities now are
that the point of assembly will be
Guantanamo, Cuba. Secretaries Garrison
and Daniels were to confer over
the matter yesterday, consulting the
president with a view to considering
the propriety of the change, which is
brought about by the interference of
the European war with foreign participation
in the naval display. The
nations of the world have been invited
to send warships for the procession
through the canal in March, but
few European nations will contribute
any for the parade. The Pan-American
nations are expected to send warships.
The American battleship fleet
will leave New York, Philadelphia
and other eastern ports within the
next ten days for Cuba for maneuvers
and drills. Guantanamo would be a
more convenient starting point for
the American fleet, and it also would
be convenient for the South American
warships that may join in the parade.
The warships and several transports
carrying the presidential party would
he Joined by the fleet near Guantanamo.
and the formal naval parade
would then begin. The programme
will he Anally arranged this week.
? The Democrats, says the Charlotte
Observer, not only gave the country
the reform <t needed in the way of
currency legislation, but the Democratic
administration is giving the
country the best financial management
known in its history?and this
in war times. too. The highest
amount of money In circulation in
1914 was on November 1. when the
count was 13,715,522.306, and the
lowest amount was $3,367,368,930 on
.August 1. This took no note of money
in bank vaults, but money out in
cirrulation. Never before was the
high figures stated reached. The issuance
of emergency currency, of
course, helped in the total, but on the
other hand, there was the offset in
lhe extraordinarily heavy exports of
gold. In the three months from Au
gust to November, the increase in the
money supply of ihe United States
broke all records at $350,000,000. Doing
this well with vast war troubles
on hand, what might have been expected
of the Democratic administration
if It had been permitted to pursue
the even tenor of Its way?
? Business conditions are described
as generally re-assuring by the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
in a report just issued. The report
1 ? -* ? * * V. (WAM kn o ko/1
aaas, nowever, uim mc na> i.a-= ..??
a widespread and depressing effect on
industry. "Economy naturally prevails
among all classes," says the report.
"though remarks have been noted
that this does not extend to automobiles.
Future delivery goods purchases
are smaller and collections
' uniformly poor, but lately a marked
change has been noted in a lessening
of difficulty In obtaining bank loans
and in an easing of interest rates.
Conditions in the south, while slowly
improving, still present a serious
problem." Crops in general, the report
adds, have been good, but the
cattle industry confronts serious
handicaps in difficulty in obtaining
loans on cattle and the foot and
mouth disease quarantine is excellent
but general mining conditions are
poor. Many idle factories are reported
as preparing to resume operations.
Lack of building, however, has caused
many lumber mills to close and
others to run on short time.
1MU V|VUVUIU
Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvllle
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.i
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1915
The Yorkville Enquirer was 60 years
old on January 1. Three score is a
long life for a newspaper in South
Carolina. Few are that old. It is one
of the best other than daily papers in
the whole country from every standpoint.
Typographically, it is a model.
?Greenville Piedmont.
Thank you, Sir Hubert.
So afraid is the British government
that contraband of war may be hidden
in the cotton that is being shipped to
Germany, an X-ray photograph is
taken of every bale before it leaves
New York. The first picture taking of
this kind was done in the case of the
cargo of the City of Macon, which
sailed from New York for Bremen on
Monday of last week. The ship carried
10,000 bales of cotton, and a separate
photograph was made of each
bale.
If there is anything in that alleged
rumor from Spartanburg to the effect
that "prohibitionists'* propose to introduce
a bill to require that no individual
shall be entitled to receive more
than one gallon of liquor by express
during any one month, it is very well
for neoDle to take notice that the thing
is only a joker. It is a slim joke, at
that, for anybody can see that the only
effect of such a law would be to relieve
the state from the operation of
the Webb law. A law that would prohibit
anv Individual from receiving
more than one gallon a month, would
simply operate to further develop the
practice of liquor consumers ordering
their supplies in the names of nonconsumers.
If the state shall adopt
state-wide prohibition without some
such provision, then under the Webb
law, no liquor can be shipped into the
state at all.
During the Russo-Japanese war,
Russia published a declaration which
included "provisions and rice" in the
list of contraband, whereupon Sir C.
Hardinge, the British minister at St.
Petersburg, delivered to the Russian
government a note beginning:
"His majesty's government observes
with great concern that rice and provisions
will be treated as unconditionally
contraband, which they regard as
inconsistent with the law and practice
of nations."
The plain meaning of this was: "Japan
is our friend. We are making
money by selling her provisions and
the like. We do not propose to allow
you to interfere with cur profits in the
matter."
Now America has a poor way of
sending anything to Germany for lack
of ships, and of course it has not been
necessary for Great Britain to object
very strongly to the shipping of pro
Visions, UUl 11 AIIICIIVU SIIUU'U ocvuic
ships and undertake to send rice and
provisions to Germany, either direct
or through a neutral nation, there is
every reason to expect that England
would make serious objection.
The Yorkville Enquirer is sixty years
old, and while there are several older
newspapers in the state The Enquirer
is the only paper of great age that has
been continuously owned and published
by the same family. The Herald, the
semi-weekly edition of which is the
second oldest newspaper in York county.
congratulates The Enquirer on
passing another birthday anniversary
and because of the fact that age does
not prevent it from being one of the
most sprightly and interesting semiweeklies
published in the state.
The Rock Hill Herald, the simiweekly
edition of the Herald, and the
second oldest newspaper published in
York county, is forty-three years old,
according to the best information obtainable
by the present owner, so that
Thi Yorkville Enquirer was probably
about seventeen years old when the
Herald was founded or when the Herald's
predecessor was founded, as we
believe the name of the paper which
the Herald succeeded was the Journal.
?Rock Hill Herald.
It gives us pleasure to reproduce the
above in recognition of the kindly sentiment
to which it gives expression,
and to acknowledge our appreciation.
For the sake of historical accuracy, we
will say that the Herald was established
in 1S76 by the late J. M. Ivy and
the late J. J. Hull, who for many years
made a newspaper that was fully
worthy of its subsequent development.
rne journal, to wnicn ine jieraia refers,
was established in opposition to
the Herald and was succeeded by the
Record. The first newspaper published
in Rock Hill was established about
1857. and was known as the Indian
Land Chronicle.
It is hardly to he expected that the
next session of the general assembly,
which convenes today week will try
to give the state anything like the
Torrens system for the registration of
land titles. About all that any one
ne< d look for is the appointment of n
commission to "further investigate"
the matter, which committee will solemnly
proceed to take the subject under
advisement and keep it then. The
Torrens system is merely a system
that provides for the clarification of
land titles in such a way as will reduce
to a minimum the present unnecessary
fees that have to be paid to attorneys
whenever there Is a transfer of land.
It is little more than putting Into effect
on a large scab- a practice that
Is now followed, by many lawyers In J
this same connection. The practice referred
to is preserving: a complete record
of every abstract, and selling subsequent
copies at the same price as
the original. The difference is that the
first abstract will be prepared under
the supervision of the state at a nom- 1
inal cost, and after that, the expense j
of a clear title will be so small as to
hardly be worth considering. The
DrinciDal reason why the Torrens ^
system has not already been adopted
In this state is that it is calculated to
break down a source of easy money to
the lawyers.
Next to the rural delivery system,
the establishment of the parcels post
marks the most praiseworthy advance
that the postofflce department has
taken in many years. There will be
little dispute of this proposition, for
the public generally realizes it too intimately
to tolerate dispute. But it is
evident that there still remains some
details that await equitable adjustment.
Notwithstanding the remendous
reduction in the cost to the public
in the transmission of such packages
as are handled by the parcels post, as
compared with the cost under the old
express monopoly, it is claimed that
the revenues of the postofflce depart
ment have been tremendously increas- C
ed. This looks good. But there has
developed some rough places. By reason
of the increased bulk of the malls, j
with corresponding increase in
weight the railroads are finding themselves'
hard hit in having to carry the
mails at a proportionately less price
than heretofore, and the rural carriers
are finding themselves compelled to 1
buy larger and more expensive ve- r
hides to take care of their increasing J
burdens. There seems to be a strong
disposition In congress to hold on to
the increased revenues that have been a
acquired at the expense of the rail- 0
roads and rural carriers, and as the *
result both of these interests are com- P
plaining of an infringement on their b
rights. Now it may be that some of *
the more important railroads are receiving
for transportation of the mails n
all that the work is worth; but from d
what we know of the situation this is t
certainly not true of the smaller Inde- g
pendent lines. As a matter of fact a v
large part of the compensation that t
should justly go to them, really goes to d
the bigger systems, and many of the
rural free delivery carriers have had h
their labor and responsibility Increased a
far out of proportion to their pay. The tl
public does not want to be unjust to
anybody, either to the corporations or 0
the individuals, and will no doubt de- j
mand a re-adjustment of the whole b
matter of compensation along just and
equitable lines. ?
' b
Curtailment of Advertising. v
The columns of the newspapers over t!
the state, dailies as well as weeklies F
and semi-weeklies, are beginning to p
show a considerable curtailment in the p
amount of advertising as compared a
with that heretofore carried. q
Such a situation is not unusual at ti
this season of the year; but it is rather o
more noticeable this year than usual, r
and in a large measure it is probably t
to be accounted for by a common feel- y
,ng of hopelessness as to the getting
of business.
We are not prepared to say that in
all cases this curtailment is unwise.
Advertising is, or should be, a strictly n
business proposition, and when the ad- 8
vertiser feels that he is spending mon- c
ey that is not bringing him adequate ^
returns, he is fully justified in cutting 0
it out, and there probably has never h
been a better time than the present to a
do this. ^
Where, however, the success and de- "
velopment of one's business depends to ''
any considerable extent upon constant ?
and continued communication and as- a
sociation with u given newspaper clientele,
it may be rather bad policy to c.
withdraw that contact.
It is very well established that the P
fundamental principle of successful ^
newspaper advertising is to keep con- j
stantly before the reader in the newspaper
that he prefers to read, and even '
temporary neglect of this matter 0
sometimes occasions losses that are s
not easily replaced.
In matters like this, however, every p
business man must necessarily be his 2
own judge, for if he does not know his
own business, It is hardly to be expect
ed that he could look to the newspaper,
which would seem to be interested
in getting that which he seeks to
save, for advice.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
? According to the annual report of
T T oimorlntonHonf nt thp
state insane asylum, there were 309
deaths in the asylum, caused by pellegra
last year.
? J. A. Hunter of Bamberg, who was
a candidate for lieutenant governor v
in the primary last summer, died in a n
Baltimore hospital last Saturday, fol- j;
lowing a short illness. f
? Richard I. Manning of Sumter, j,
will be inaugurated governor of South
Carolina on January 19. He is now n
making preparations to move his fam- r
lly to Columbia. 6
? The secretary of state last week, a
chartered three banks, each with a
capital of $25,000. The banks' are to
be located at Johnsonville, Cowards o
and Pamplico. r
? According to a statement of the lj
Spartanburg legislative delegation
last week, there are more than 1,000
adults attending night schools in that
county. c
? Dr. E. A. Hines of Seneca, secretary
of the South Carolina Medical c
society, and editor of the Medical
Journal, began work as superintendent
of the Anderson county hospital, Frl- ?
day. e
? The steamer St. Helena, of a ca- p
pacity of 7,000 tons, will be the South t
Carolina relief ship for the relief of
the Belgians. The ship is expected to
reach Charleston about January 30,
and will leave that port as soon as she ^
can taae on ner cargo. c
? Spartanburg special of January ?
3, to the Charlotte Observer: Under e
the direction of the headquarters p
committee of the Anti-Saloon league, t
Senator Howard C. Carlisle has drawn c
the state-wide prohibition bill that p
will be introduced in the approaching
legislature, and made the basis of the t
fight by the prohibitionists of the
state before that body. It will be sub- y
mitted to the members of the commit- k
tee tomorrow, but may not be made n
public for the time being. The document
is said to be simple and brief t
and seeks to apply to the whole state q
the liquor laws that apply to the dry t
counties at the present time. During d
the past week, several conferences s
have been held by members of the ft
hadquarters committee and it is said
they are confident, from what they o
hear from over the state, that pro- r.
hibition will win in the legislature n
and the question be submitted to the t
people at an election to be held next p
fall. An interesting rumor is current >
locally as to an amendment to existing
liquor laws to be advocated by the y
advocates of prohibition. It will be n
proposed to make it unlawful for any ii
person to receive more than one galIon
of liquor per month, according to !
this report. At present the law allows 11
to receive for nersonnl n
use packages of four and a fraction
gallons as often as they desire. It is
understood locally that the Spartan- "
burg delegation of seven members of ?i
the house and one senator will sup- tl
port the state-wide prohibition bill. t<
LOCAL AFPAIZt8.
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8
Carroll Supply Co.?Announces that it
Is ready for business and solicits
your business. It will buy your farm
products.
dcConnell Dry Goods Co.?Offers selections
of $3.50 skirts, at $1.98 each.
r. M. Leech, Hickory Grove?Has a
mare, a colt, mule and a jack for
sale.
fno. R. Hart, Plaintiff's Atty.?Publishes
summons for relief in re W.
R. Carroll vs. Robt. Anderson et al.
Tirzah Ginnery?Will gin Fridays only
until further notice.
iV. E. Ferguson?Has cabbage plants
and tells you to plant now for early
spring use.
r. M. Stroup?Is ready for another
year's business and wants to furnish
you with all kinds of goods.
Candy Kitchen?Wants you to come to
it for fruits, candies, nuts, cigars
and cigarettes.
J. B. Ferguson, Sharon?Will pay the
market price for chickens, ducks,
calves, etc.
ohn E. Carroll, Supt. Ed.?Gives notice
of special teachers' examination
to be held January 15th.
..vric Theatre?"Trey O' Hearts" today.
and Mary Fuller in the "Witch
Girl", Friday.
no. R. Hart, PllntifTs Atty.?Publishes
summons for relief in re W. R.
Carroll vs. Robert Anderson et al.
"Irst National BaAk. Yorkvllle?Reminds
you that it is "deeds that
count," and suggests that you start
a savings account with it.
Moud Cash Store?Says it is ready to
serve its patrons during another
year with everything that is good in
the lines it handles.
Cirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Says that after
Wednesday you need not hesitate to
buy a coat or coat suit, as prices
Kqwa raA/ihof) tV\o Knt nm
The Ann White chapter, U. D. C., of
lock Hill, is preparing to give a dlnler
to the Confederate veterans on
anuary 19th?the birthday of Robert
3. Lee.
It is to be hoped that there will be
. large number of farmers in attend.nce
upon the meeting to be held in
he court house tomorrow for the purpose
of reorganizing the York county
iranch of the South Carolina Farmers'
Tnion.
The "Board of Trade" in its recent
lote to Mr. Finley says: "As we unlerstand
it, after long waiting the
own of Yorkvllle is on the verge of
etting a new postofflce building." It
fould be interesting to know just how
he Board of Trade ever came to unerstand
anything like that.
The tax extension mentioned in the
ist issue of The Enquirer, was under
uthority of an act which empowers
he comptroller general to extend the
Ime of tax paying, with the aproval
f the governor. Comptroller General
onen's order was. of course, aporcved
y Governor Blease.
The statement that the Loan and
lavlngs bank of Yorkvllle, had paid its
axes under protest again this year,
fas a mistake. Treasurer Neil called
he reporter's attention to the fact last
"riday night, after he had seen the
aper. The error grew out of the reorter'8
misunderstanding of Mr. Neil's
nswer to hie question, and The Enuirer
regrets having made the mlsake.
As to the National Union bank
f Rock Hill, the statement was core:t.
and the legal proceedings lnstiuted
by both banks something over a
ear ago, are still pending.
MASTER'S 8ALE.
Six hundred and four acres of land,
lore or less, brought only the paltry
um of $200, when sold befofl* the
ourt house door in Yorkville, yesteray
morning. The tract, the property
f J. B. Martin, was sold by S. T. Lanam,
master of Spartanburg county,
nd lies in the battleground section of
rork county. It has been Involved in
itigation for some time and accordrig
to one of the attorneys in charge
f the sale, the whole tract will probbly
be sold again.
There is very little wood on the
ind, and hardly any of it is u der
ultivation.
There were only five bidders on the
roperty when it was put up for sale,
esterday, viz.: Messrs. H. G. Brown,
l. Rose, Ben Levy, J. A. Tate and
lertz Brown, attorney.
It was first sold by tracts, and the
welve tracts bringing only $163, it
fas offered as a whole, and the bid
f $200 of J. Hertz Brown, attorney, of
Ipartanburg, was accepted.
When offered by separate tracts the
roperty was sold as follows:
Lot No. 1, 60 acres?no bid; lot No.
, 50 acres?A. Rose, $3.50; lot No. 2$,
0.8 acres?H. G. Brown, $6; lot No.
, 26.6 acres?H. G. Brown, $11; lot
>o. 4, 62.6 acres?H. G. Brown, $14;
Jt No. 5, 73.7 acres?H? G. Brown. $16;
>t No. 6, 33.7 acres?H. G. Brown,
16; lot No. 7, 30.6 acres?J. A. Tate,
11; lot No. 8. 44.3 acres?H. G. Brown,
11; lot No. 9, 45.7 acres?J. A. Tate,
12; lot No. 10; 64.5 acres?B. Levy,
12.50; lot No. 11, 314 acres (13-40 interest
in same)?J. Hertz Brown, atorney,
$50.
BURGLARS CAUGHT
J. R. Wyatt and Sam Harper, both
fhite and residents of the McConellsville
section, were arrested last
Yiday, charged with stealing goods
rom the stores of Messrs. J. M. Wllams
and T. J. Crawford at McConellsville.
Wyatt has confessed to the
obbery and has implicated his brothr-in-law,
Harper, who denies having
nything to do with the matter. Any.ay
somewhere in the neighborhood
f $60 worth of merchandise?thread,
ibbons, horse-brushes, razors and the
:ke, were found in the home of Ha'rer.
He claims, however, that he
ought these goods from Wyatt, at
ost.
On the other hand Wyatt who has
onfessed to having entered the stores
laims that he took Harper with him
n his raid on Mr. William's store
arly Friday morning, and that Harer
watched the door while he took
he goods.
The burglars were caught almost
ed-handed. A negro happened to be
assing the store about the time the
urglars were preparing to enter. Reognizing
the men, the negro went to
he home of Mr. Williams and informd
him of what he had seen. Mr. Wiliams
immediately got in communicalon
with Sheriff Brown, and in the
nurse of a few hours Wyatt and Harer
were under arrest.
Tiie robbery or rather robberies (for
here is no way of knowing how many
imes the places have been entered),
ras perpetrated by means of duplicate
eys which Wyatt by some means or
thcr had been able to make.
It had been Wyatt's plan to go to
he stores in the night, when all was
uiet unlock the door, help himself
o whatever he would then lock the
oor and retire to his own store, a
mall affair about three miles west of
IcConnellsvllle. He would then go to
he same stores, buy a small amount
f goods similar to those he had stoln.
buying the same at a price a little
bove wholesale. These he would sell,
ogether with the stolen goods at a
rice which McConnellsville merhants
could not meet.
In his raids on the stores. Wyatt
as always careful not to take any
loney. No matter what there might be
a the till in the way of cash he hardy
ir ever took it. Thus he avoided
uspirlon and had it not been for the
egro's appearance the burglars
/nuld probably have kept up their
r^etice indefinitely.
Wyatt a man of about 40 years of
re confessed when arrested and
urned over his keys t. the authoriies.
A wagon-load of good* belonging
o Messrs. Crawford and Williams
was found In his house and store, e
More goods were recovered Saturday, t
and It Is thought he has still other
plunder stored away.
Wyatt Is the same man who was ,
tried at the April, 1914 term of the {
court of general sessions for selling
whisky. Three witnesses testified they 1
had bought liquor from him. Wyatt's
defense was that the case had been <
brought against him for spite. The i
Jury acquitted him. 1
Harper Is a young man, perhaps 25 j
years of age. Up to the present time
he has enjoyed a good reputation In
his home community. Neither of the *
accused has made application for bail. 1
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THE POST MASTERSHIP.
What is probably the last chapter in
the more or less amusing: controversy
between the "Board of Trade" and Mr.
Kinley, as to the postmastershlp controversy,
is made up of a letter that
has been written on the authority of
the resolution passed at the "Board
of Trade" meeting last Tuesday night,
and signed by J. C. Wllborn, president,
and A. T. Hart, secretary.
A portion of the letter Is devoted to
an indirect discussion' of the question
as to whether Mr. Finley or the "Board
of Trade" better understands the wishes
of the patrons of the Yorkvllle postoffice.
and the communication winds
up with a vague challenge Included in
the following:
"We are informed that in a letter to
a citizen of Yorkville prior to your
correspondence with the Board of
Trade, that vou made the statement
that it would be conceded that you f
knew better than any one else what x
the wishes of the patrons of the York- n
ville postofflce were. We therefore .
feel Justified in concluding: from this
that you have in mind, and that you
desire to accede to the wishes of the r
patrons of the Yorkvllle postofflce as j
far as possible in the matter of an ap- r
pointment; and if we Judge correctly t
In this regard, the. suggestion that the ?
matter of the appointment of a postmaster
by some expression of the will c
of the patrons might be feasible, you,
however, of course, reserving to yourself
the right to decline to nominate r
whoever might be chosen, if that par- J
tlcular person were not competent.
"If this suggestion meets with your j3
favorable consideration, the manner of '
working out the details would be left 1
In your hands and according to such 1
plans as you might suggest." 1
On being shown the foregoing, Mr.
J. W. Quinn read it over carefully. His c
brow clouded somewhat during the -j
reading and when he had finished he j
read it again. Then he began to smile, P
and the smile developed into a laugh. |
After he had collected himself, he a
said: f
"If a clear understanding of this par- 1>
agraph is to be made a test of com- s
petency for the postmastershlp, then
you can count me out. The thing is r
capable of so many different construe- o
tions, I cannot for the life of me tell r
what is meant; but if it is a primary c
to be participated in by all the quail- f
fied voters among the patrons of the t
office then I am with you. So far as s
I am concerned, I would not object if \
the women of voting age were allowed b
.to vote also. Of course I do not assume
that the Board of Trade has ever
had my claims in mind for a minute; *
but that is all right. The fact that my '
indorsement included a majority of the 8
business interests of the town, a ma- *
jorlty of the patrons of this delivery, c
including the rural routes, and a ma- ?
jorlty of the duly elected officials of J
the people of the whole county, I would 0
think my chances of winning in an v
election pretty good. But even If I c
should be defeated, there will be no e
complaint from me. I always did be- 8
lieve in the erood old democracy of ma- e
Jorlty rule, and I believe my faith Is
".till prreat enough even to survive a c
little personal disappointment." a
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TAX MONEY HELD UP. a
By. reason of the litigation brought ?
by the National Union bank, and the j.
First Trust and Savings bank of Rock t!
Hill, and the Loan and Savings bank 8
of Yorkville, in 1913, against County "
Treasurer Neil, the suit involving the r
question as to whether certain bonds c
held by the banks are taxable or not,
the sum of $10,254.97?the amount be- li
ing the total of the two Rock Hill c
y
banks' taxes for 1913 and 1914, and the j,
Loan and Savings bank's taxes for o
1913, are being held up at the state P
treasurer's office in Columbia and not
a dollar of the money can be used for 8
any purpose until the matter has been R
settled by the courts. a
The amount of each bank's taxes "
held up in litigation and the purposes c
for which they would be used were n
there no such litigation, are as fol- *j
lows: v
Loan and Savings Bank?1913. $
5) mill state tax $ 262 50 C
4 mill ordinary county 200 00
1 mill special school 50 00
3 mill constitutional 150 00
2 mill road 100 00
l? mill county bridge 75 00
? mill county home 25 00
? mill sinking fund and inter- h
est, court house 25 00
2 mill interest on R. R. bonds.. 100 00
? mill sink, fund R. R. bonds. 25 00 8
5 mills special school tax,
No. 11 250 00 1<
1 mill high school, No. 11.... 50 00 C
1 mill interest, Yorkville graded
school bonds 50 00 v
Total $1,362 50 *
National Union Bank?1913. q
5} mill state tax $ 788 24 tl
4 mill county tax 600 56
1 mill special school 150 14 v
3 mill constitutional school.. 450 42 w
2 mill road tax 300 28
1$ mill county bridge fund .. 225 21
i mill county home 75 07 ,
i mill sinking fund and interst,
court house 75 07
1 mill interest on R. R. bonds 112 60 V
J mill sink. fund. R. R. bonds 75 07 it
4 mill special school No. 12.. 600 56
2* mill int. on school bonds.. 337 81 e
1} mill sinking fund, school ii
bonds 187 68
Total $3,978 71 J",
National Union Bank?1914.
6 mill state tax $ 791 30 a
6 mill ordinary county 791 30 \
3 mill constitutional school.. 395 65
2 mill road tax 263 77 t(
h mill county home 65 94 jr
i mill court house, sinking
fund and bonds 65 94
I mill interest on R. R. bonds 131 88 J1
J. mill sink, fund, R. R. bonds 65 91 t(
4 mill special school No. 12.. 527 53
II mill interest school bonds. 197 82 tl
1mill sink. fund, school bonds 164 S6 tl
Total $1,461 97 1(
First Trust and Savings Bank?1913. it
5j mill state tax $ 124 79
4 mill ordinary county 94 08 ti
1 mill special school 27 77 J
7 mill constitutional school... 71 71
2 mill road tax 47 54 q
1A mill county bridge 75 65 a
A mill county home 11 89
J mill interest and sinking
fund. court house 11 S9 s
9 mill interest on R. R. bonds 17 8* a
\ mill sink, fund R. R. bonds 11 89
4 mill special school tax No. 12 95 08 t<
21 mill interest school bonds. 5.2 48 v!
1', mill sink, fund, school bonds 29 71
Total $ 629 91 p
First Trust and Savings Bank?1914
6 mill state tax $ 187 87 p
6 mill ordinary county tax... 187 87 li
7 mill constitutional school... 91 9"
0 mill road tax 62 62 s.
1 mill county home tax 15 66 a
A mill court house sinking
fund and interest 15 66
1 mill interest on R. R bonds 21 21 n
I mill sink, fund R. R. bonds 15 6* n
mill spwlnl school No 1?.. 1MR ?.i
15 mill Int nn unhnnl hnnds 4fi 9(1 IV
1 * mill sink, fund school bonds 39 14 h
Total $ 821 92 tl
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WITHIN THE TOWN
? All the Yorkville cotton mills re- Y
simed work yesterday morning, fol- jr
lowing a two weeks' suspension.
? Mr. Qulnn Wallace has been eject- <-"<
k
;d a director of the Loan and Savings
>ank vice S. M. McNeel, deceased.
? Practically all the Yorkvllle boys
ind girls attending the various coleges
within and without the state, reurned
yesterday after the long holllays
of Christmas.
? The committee of councilmen re
?ently appointed to move the town fire
jell, has completed its task, and the
jell is now perched on a tower in the
^ard of the fire department building.
? A squad of Co. L., 1st Infantry
\\ G. S. C., of Yorkvill6, marched to
:he rifle range at Sutton Spring last
Saturday and spent the day in target
practice.
? The York County Presbyterian
Ministerial union held its first meetng
of the new year in Yorkville, yes;erday.
There was a fairly good atendance
of Presbyterian ministers of
he county.
? January 1, was the semi-annual
lividend day of the local banks. The
-?oan and Savings bank paid 6 per
:ent, making 12 per cent for the year,
ind the First National bank paid 3
jer cent, making 6 per cent for the
rear.
? Services were held in the county
ail at Ave o'clock, last Sunday afterloon.
Rev. Henry Stokes, pastor of
trinity church, preached an able sernon
to the prisoners and the service
vaa well received by the several innates
of the prison. This is the sec>nd
service of Its kind that has been
leld in the county Jail in the last
sight years or more.
? The usual flrst-sales-day-in-therear-crowd
was in Yorkville, yesterlay
and merchants report a good
>u8iness. The lots, as usual, were
illed with horse-traders and there
vere a number of swaps and sales,
rhe crowd was quite orderly, little
lquor being in evidence.
? At its regular meeting last Friday
light, Mackey chapter, No. 16, Royal
trch Masons, a donation of $10 was
nade for the relief fund being raised
ly the Grand Chapter of the United
States, for the relief of Masons, their
vives and orphans in the European
sountries now at war.
? Yorkville people who looked at the
noon last Friday night at about 11.15
'clock, saw that luminary surrounded
>y a circular band that appeared to be
ibout two feet wide and fifteen or
wenty feet in diameter and apparenty
carrying all the colors of the rain ow.
The writer witnessed the strange
henomenon in company with Rev.
ind Mrs. Henry Stokes and daughter.
? Capt. H. S. Ross and other officials
if the C. &. N.-W. railway, were in
rorkvllle last Saturday, for the puriose
of soliciting signatures to a
etltion asking that the Federal sysem
of handling and paying for the
ransportation of mail be changed so
s to pay the railroads more money
or such transportation. Quite a
arge number of Yorkville people
igned the petition.
? There was an unusually large
lumber of negroes in Yorkvllle Friday,
n account of Emancipation day. The
ieToes came from different sections
1 the county?a number of them from
lock Hill. The local negroes had inended
forming a parade, but since
ome of them deigned to walk and
'ery few felt able to hire horses and
uggies, the whole show fell through.
? About fifty Masons assembled at
he Church of the Good Shepherd, of
rorkville, Sunday afternoon, to hear a
pecial sermon to the fraternity by
lev. T. Tracy Walsh, rector of the
hurch. Mr. Walsh took "Friendship"
s his subject, basing his remarks on
ohn 13:23: "Now there was leaning
n Jesus' bosom one of his disciples,
rhom he loved." The speaker held the
lose attention of his hearers as he
xplained the different kinds of friendhip
and especially the friendship as
xemplifled in Masonic teaching.
? Fire broke out in a stairway
loset in the home of Mr. W. D. Grist
t about 6 o'clock this morning, and
tiade considerable headway before it
>as discovered. The fire department
nswered the alarm promptly, and
s the result, judicious and efficient
irork held the damage down to a mlnmum.
The loss, which is comparaIvely
small, is fully covered by inurance.
The origin of the fire has
ot been established beyond surmise,
be most reasonable theories being
ats and matches, or spontaneous
ombustlon.
? There was an unusually interestrig
exercise at the Presbyterian
hurch on Sunday night, a number of
oung people of the church appearng
in the programme. "The Birthday
f the Christ Child," was the title of the
lay, which purported to be the expelence
of a little child who knew nothig
of the holiday. Miss Sue Meek Alllon
took the part of the "strange child,"
liss Esther Ashe played the "angel,"
nd Miss Sarah Jones, the "Chrlstlas
spirit." There were probably
orty or more young people of the
hurch in the cast. Several musical
umbers proved of special interest to
he laree congregation who attended
he exercise. At the close of the serice
a collection, which amounted to
46.00, was taken for the Thornwell
irphanage at Clinton.
ABOUT PEOPLE
Miss Lucia Reid Ewart of Yorkville,
i visiting friends in Cheater.
Mr. Walter Morrison of Yorkvllle.
as taken a position in Rock Hill.
Mr. Sam Brison of Hickory Grove,
pent Sunday with relatives at Clover.
Miss Maude Stroup of Yorkville,
ift yesterday, for Queen's college,
harlotte.
Mr. T. P. Moore, Jr., of Charlotte,
isited friends in Yorkville, this
reek.
Mr. Clarence Borders of King's
reek, visited relatives in Yorkville,
his week.
Mrs. H. L. Summltt of Yorkvllle. is
isiting relatives in Gastonia, this
reek.
Miss Vivian Jones of Alabama, is
he guest of Mrs. Herbert L. Wright,
l Clover.
Mrs. R. S. McConnell of Yorkville, is
isiting her sister, Mrs. P. D. McCord,
i Rock Hill.
Mr. B. P. Barron has returned to
lufalia, Ala., after a visit to relatives
i Yorkville.
Miss Nelle Moore of Yorkville, left
'riday for Dayton, Va., where she will
ike a course in music.
Mr. S. T. Enloe, who has been living
t High Point, N. C.. has moved to
orkville.
Miss Margaret Marion has returned
j Yorkville, after a visit to relatives
l Chester.
Mr. E. A. Horton, who has been
ving on Yorkville No. 6, has moved
) Clover.
Prof. G. C. McKelvey, who spent
tie holidays at Mt. Carmel, has rejrned
to Yorkville.
Miss Miriam White of Yorkville.
>ft this morning to resume her stud's
at Columbia college.
Prof, and Mrs. T. L. Wilson of Sparinburg.
visited the family of Mr. J.
. Wilson near Clover, last week.
Miss Kate Hunter has returned to
affney, after spending the holidays
t her home in Yorkville.
Prof. M. W. Smith has returned to
haron. after SDendlng the holidays
t Johnson, Edgefield county.
Miss Marie Oliphant has returned
> her home in Blacksburg, after
Isiting friends in Yorkvllle.
Miss Louise Cowan of Davidson, N.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M.
nrnett on Yorkvllle No. 6.
Mr. Frank Strait, for some time
ast a member of the Rock Hill po'c
force, has resigned his position.
Mr. Albert Adams of Yorkvllle
pent Sunday with his parents. Mr.
nd Mrs. J. H. Adams, at Ebenezer.
Mr. Carroll Grist left Sunday after0011
for Atlanta, to resume his studies
I the Georgia School of Technology.
Mkssi Carrie Love has returned to
lullens, S. C., after spending the
olidays with her parents at Sharon.
Miss Nora Williamson, who spent
ie holidays at her home in Rock
till, returned to Yorkvllle, yesterday.
Miss Maude Love, who has been in
le employ of the Thomson Co., in
orkvllle, left Saturday for her home
i Chester.
Mr. R. W, Whltesldes. whose serious
mdltlon at his home at Smyrna, was
reported last Friday, is considerably'
improved.
Miss Hattle Lowry, who has been
spending the holidays in Yorkville,
has returned to her school in Shelby,
X. C.
Mrs. John W. Miller and son have
returned to their home in Yorkville,
after a visit to relatives at King's
Creek.
Messrs. Moffatt and James Plaxco
of Due West, visited the family of Mr.
R. N. Plaxco on Yorkville No. 1, last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Love of Filbert
D P n 1 aya irloUlnir Uro fi TJ
XV. X' !/ A1V. Ay CXX t TiOiWlllQ XIX * Q. VI. XV.
Foster, near McConnellsvllle, this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown Love of
Filbert No. 1, visited the family of
Mr. C. E. Stewart on Yorkville No. 5,
last week.
Mr. Harley Dickson, who has had
charge of the Church Home Orphanage
farm, has moved to Filbert R. F.
D. No. 1.
Rev. and Mrs. F. R. Riddle, who
have been visiting relatives in Mayesville,
have returned to their home in
Yorkville.
Mr. Oscar Plexico left last week
for a visit to friends at Dillon, before
returning to the University of South
Carolina.
Mrs. W. D. Peay and children of
Chester, visited Mrs. Peay's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Brison, at Clover
last week.
Mrs. J. M. Miller of Yorkville R.
F. D. 6, has returned home after a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. T. M.
Caldwell, in GafTney.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Wilson McConnell
of Davidson College, N. C., spent Saturday
in Yorkville, with the family of
Mr. John S. Jones.
Mr. P. L. Harshaw returned to Morristown,
Tenn., Sunday, after spending
the holidays with relatives near
McConnellsvllle.
Mr. Howard White has returned to
the University of Maryland, at Baltimore,
after spending the holidays with
his Darents inYnrkville.
' Mrs. E. E. Gillespie and children,
who have been visiting relatives In
Gulf. N. C. returned to their home In
Yorkvllle, last night
Misses Dorothy Davidson of Baltlmore,
Md., and Alethla Bland of
Charlotte, visited Mrs. T. P. McDow
in Yorkvllle, last week.
Mr. R. Ll Smith, who has been living
on the J. E. Bass place near Rock
Hill, has moved to the Jos. A. Smith
place on Filbert No. 1.
Mrs. J. L. Glenn of Chester, and Mrs.
E. K. Hardin of Washington, D. C.,
visited the family of Mr. M. L, Smith
at Clover, last week.
Dr. J. D. MoDowell and son, Master
James, who have been hunting on
Pawley's Island, returned to their
home in Yorkvllle, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Thomasson
and children, of West End, N. C., have
been spending the past ten days with
relatives at Tlrzah and Clover.
Mr. W. M. Parish, who has been living
In Gastonla during the past year,
has moved to Mr. W. R. Carroll's Wm.
Dobson place on Yorkvllle No. 6.
Mr. John R. Logan, Jr., returned to
Richmond college, Richmond, Va., yesterday,
after spending the holidays
with Yorkvllle relatives.
Mr. J. H. Sparrow, formerly of Clover,
but who some time ago moved to
Tyler, Texas, has Just recovered from
a long illness with typhoid fever.
Messrs. L. W. and W. W. Jenkins,
Jr., and Miss Annie Ashe of Yorkvllle,
returned to their schools in
Spartanburg, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Berry McCleave, for several
years past in tne employ or tne xnoir.son
company of Yorkvllle, has taken
a position with B. N. Moore, cotton
buyer.
Cadets Perry Ashe, Henning Adlckes,
Wallace Marshall and Joseph
and McCain Nichols of Yorkvllle, returned
to the Citadel, Charleston, yesterday.
Miss Louise Atkins, who has been
spending the holiday^ with her parents
on Yorkvllle No. 6, has returned to
Fayettevllle, N. C? where she is
teaching.
Cadets Robert Glenn, A. A. Barron,
Karl Williams and Robert and States
Finley, who have been spending the
holidays In Yorkvllle, returned to
Clemson college, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll of Birmingham,
Ala., who have been visiting
relatives in Yorkvllle, left Friday
to spend some time with relatives in
Georgia.
Mr. John S. Wallace returned to
Wofford college, Spartanburg, yesterday,
after spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Wallace,
on Yorkvllle No. 2.
Messrs. D. T. Woods and M. E. Plexlco
of Yorkvllle, have been assisting
in appraising the stock of A. M. McGill.
who recently filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy. Thos. F. McDow.
Esq., has been named as receiver
for the bankrupt estate.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Registrar for York.
Dr. John I. Barron of Yorkvtlle, has
been appointed registrar of births and
deaths for York township. Registrars
have now been appointed In all of
the nine townships with the exception
of King's Mountain.
Board of Registration.
Messrs. R. M. Wallace of New Zlon,
and J. B. Barron of Ebenezer, members
of the county board of registration,
were In their office In the court
house yesterday, for the purpose of
Issuing registration certificates. Only
one certificate was issued.
Filbert W. 0. W. Officers.
Filbert Camp, No. 116, Woodmen of
the World, on last Thursday night
elected the following officers to serve
the camp during 1915: Consul Commander,
J. B. Nell; advisor lieutenant,
W. L. Pursley; banker, J. W. Smith;
clerk, Lesslie Smith; escort, W. E.
Land; watchman, E. L. Wood; sentry,
W. W. Jackson.
Clover W. O. W. Officers.
At an election held in the lodge
room Monday night, December 27.
Pine Lodge, No. 44, W. O. W., of
Clover, elected officers as follows: J.
A. C. Love, consul commander; Geo.
W. Knox, advisory lieutenant; J. E.
Beamguard, clerk; W. B. Stroup,
banker; J. P. Sifford, escort, B. R.
Love, watchman. T. J. Bradford, sentry.
Cedar Grove School.
The Cedar Grove school in school
district No. 52, began its winter term
on yesterday, with Miss Ola Scoggins
of Due West, as teacher. The opening
was made under favorable circumstances.
quite a number of children
attending. There are two schools
in district No. 52?Lesslie and Cedar
Grove. The trustees are Messrs. T.
F. Lesslie, J." W. Boyd and W. S.
Boyd.
Crazy Negro In Jail.
Bill Smith, a negro who live between
Guthrlesville and McConnellsville,
was placed in the county jail
last evening on a lunacy warrant, ?he
negro having become violent yesterday
afternoon, and ran his family
awav from their home. Smith was
in the state insane asylum until about
six weeks ago when he was discharged.
Red Men Elect Officers.
Rock Hill Herald. Saturday: At the
regular meeting of Calumet Tribe, No.
16. Improved Order of Red Men, on
Thursday night, the following officers
were elected to serve for 1915: D. L.
Moss Sachem: J. L. Strait, Sr. Sagamore:
O. R. Wlngate Jr. Sagamore:
W. T. Connor. Prophet; Max O. Bryant
Chief of Records: J. W. Wilson.
Collector of Wampum: G. W. Ayers,
Keeper of Wampum: R. F. Ussery,
'rustee.
Gang Moved.
The Cherokee county chaining,
which for the past three months or
more has been engaged in road construction
in the vicinity of King's
Creek and near the York county line,
has completed its work and moved to
Tether part pf Cherokee county. The
ehningang has done a great deal of
ditching and road widening but the
heavy rains of late have helped to
make the newly made roads almost
impassable.
Rock Hill Candidates.
Thus far seven Rock Hill citizens,
Messrs. M?* p- Bryant, G. P. Smith,
W. A. Hun*uc'ter. FVed A. Dunlap, Dr.
W\ G. Stevens, Thomas. L Johnston .
and V. B. Blankenship have offered
as aspirants for the offices creatted
under the commission-manager iH9
plan of government which Rock Hill
elected to *doP,t year. The elec- t
tion will be held the latter part of next
week. Thrt? commissioners are to be
elected, and the time of entry for canj.
, _ . On nuvt Un.J...
Uiaaies CA4/|*V- inwiiuay. h
Tax Collection*. 1914. W
Up to January l, 1916. County
Treasurer Nou had collected state
and county taxes In the sura of $140,000.
This amount is smaller than the
amount collected up to the same date
last year. The county auditor has
the treasurer charged with taxes in the
sum of $227,436, a larger amount
than the year previous. Treasurer
Nell and his assistant, Mr. J. B.
Parrott, were kept very busy all of
yesterday, and many people have been
in to settle their tax bill today.
For Belgian Relief.
Up to date Tork county has raised
more cash subicriptions for the relief
of starving Belgians than any other
county of the Itate. According to the Mg
Columbia Stats of 8unday the sum of m
$4,034.39 had been cellected in thirty- ^
seven of the foty-four counties of the
state. Of this amount, $598.20 has
been raised in Tork. Richland county a
comes second tlth a subscription of Je
$553.30. Mr. W. J. Roddey is York
county chalrmal of the Belgian relief
fund.
Stole From His Irothsr.
Knox McConnlU, a negro, was arrested
at his hote near Delphos last
night, on the chwge of stealing money
belonging to his dead brother,
while other menbers of the family
were in attendant upon the funeral.
When the warrant was read to the accused
negro, he amarked to the officer,
"I don't laow whether I'm
gwlne with you a not," but the officer
stuck the nszzle of a revolver
against his stomact and dissipated his
doubt
.Commissioners Met. ^Hj
There was a mating of the board
of county commisttners in Yorkville
last Saturday, to ake action as to I
the settlement of calms held against
the county by the ?eoples' National
bank. By an arratgement with Mr.
C. L. Cobb, the note in the amount
of $30,000 held by tie bank were extended.
Although he county had ^ VM
sufficient money to >ay this amount,
it could not at the same time pay
other claims?hence the extension as
to the borrowed mons.
Bob Johnson Parolod<
There was only ote York county
convict among those rho received executive
clemency at tie hands of Governor
Blcnse, last Satarday. He was
Robert Johnson, a negro who Is serv
i UK a sentence ror Kuing a negro on
Mr. C. M. Inman's place near Yorkville,
several years ago. Johnson has been
paroled during his good behavior.
Johnson is the third convict to secure
his liberty from the cbaingang within
a week, the other two, Andrew Hardwick
and Steve Davis having been liberated
a few days agobr reason of executive
clemency.
Banquet for the 8couta A
The FOrt Mill trouiof Boy Scouts B
were the hosts last FJday night at a
banquet tendered to aaut fifty guests,
the affair being held lithe club quarters.
Under the directlcaof Scout Master
Carothers, the boding had been
prettily decorated fonthe occasion.
holly and mistletoe h?ng been used
for this purpose. One olthe Boy Scout
tents was also erectcdgn the banquet
hall and decorated. jhc Fort Mill B
troup of Boy Scouts ?s the first to JJJ
be organized in the coiEy, the organization
having been feected more
than two years ago. ame then three
other troops have boenKganlzed?one
at Yorkvllle, another it Clover and
the fourth at Rock Hill
Yegg to Be Tried In Yori
Thomas Nolan, alias Thicago }<olan,"
alias "Detroit Nell," who jras
paroled by Governor BlaaA last Saturday,
was not allowedjBJttttthe
penitentiary, but wasBCM
he came through In^^SVBnUFPPBBP*'
gates by a Richland county deputy
sheriff on a warrant sworn out on
March 28, 1911, before the late Jno.
W. McElhaney, magistrate of Fort
Mill township. The warrant was
sworn out by W. B. Meacham, former
cashier of the Fort Mill bank,
and alleges that the safe cracker had
O Hon/4 In OAhKowlao In 4 ?-* * *??
? .?..v. uuuw'wi run mil township
several years ago. Nol&n will be
brought to York county and held for
trial.
Held for Murder.
Jim Norman, the young ian who
shot his father, Mack Noitan, at *
King's Creek on Saturday cternoon,
December 26, the elder Notian dying
from the wound three di ra later,
is being held in the Cherok< county
jail on a charge of murder, liowlng
the return of a coroner's Jul to the
effect that "Mack Norman km* to ^
his death by gunshot wound jn the M
hands of his son, Jim Nori .n, by W ^B
careless handling of his gu According
to the evidence at t, coro- M
ner's inquest, both father a[ sqa^i^e^w
had been drinking around Klng*s*^^
Creek during the day and ab< t eight
o'clock were preparing to g home.
Young Norman began firing h pistol,
one of the bullets inflicting t| fatal
wound in his father's splr The
Normans lived across the e in
York county.
Section Hand Met Death.
Luke Ratchford. a negro ection
hand in the employ of the C. < N.-W.
railway, died in the Magdale hospital,
Chester, last Friday eve ig, as
,the result of injuries sustain< while
engaged at work near Filbert "Hday
morning. Ratchford, it see was
pushing a dump on which he 13 riding,
by dragging one of his feeklong.
The foot caught in a split cis-tie,
Jerking Ratchford off and Rowing
one leg under a wheel, an as a
result a large section of bone % literally
ground into a pulp. Th?egro W
was placed upon a freight tral and
taken to Chester for an opition.
Owing to his weakened contion,
however, the physicians were table ^
to amputate the member, and tl ne- mL<
gro died in the evening from tack.
Ratchford's home was near Y?Jjille:
uui iic uuu umi wuikiii^ Willi infra 11way
section gang for some time.,
Younfl Carberry Shot.
James Carberry, the 18-year-o son
of Prof. Jas. L. Carberry, former engaged
in mill village improvement
work, but who several weeks ag) accepted
the position of farm demoitration
agent for Beaufort county was
shot by a Beaufort policeman o| the
night of December 31 while engagd in
a New Year's prank. According to
statements by several witnesse* a
man was seen climbing the town'swater
tank and upon being hailed iade
off. The police were notified, and
chased the suspicious character into
the yard of Prof. Carberry, whe* he
was seen crouching in a corner. p?- m
liceman Roberts fired several ttnes
one shot piercing the abdomen and
two others entering his arm. jfter
the shooting young Carberry Hade
known his identity telling the oflcer
he lived there. It is said that several
boys intended beating on the iron !ank ^
to add to the New Year's noise. The
policeman who shot young Carterry
has been placed under arrest. Although
the boy's wounds are serious,
they are not considered necessarilj fatal.
? William Tester a young engineer,
eployed by the Federal government in
the work of dredging the Conjaree
river near Columbia, was drowntd on
Friday morning, thirty miles below
Columbia, when he slipped on frost
formed on the bow of his launch and
fell into the river.
? A white boy, giving his name as
Percy Thompson or Montreal, Canada,
lost both arms when he fell under
a Seaboard freight train one mile
south of Abbeville, last Thursday. The
boy had Just finished a thirty-day
sentence on the Abbeville county
chalngang, and was preparing to beat
his way south. _
? Mayor Phillips, the newly elected dfl
head of the town of West Greenville,
a suburb of Greenville, which in- JH
eludes the red light district, has recelved
a note from citizens of the dlstrict.
telling him to "move, or we'll 1
move you." The mayor has purchas- *
ed a Winchester rifle and says he Is
going to stay right in West Greenville.