Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 19, 1915, Image 2
Scraps and j?acts.
? It has de\ sloped that the notorious
Mrs. Mattie VValdrop Hughes,
formerly of Greenville and Spartanburg.
was not killed In Alexandria,
Va., recently, as was at first reported.
At the hospital It was discovered that
she had been badly beaten over the
head, and her skull had been Injured;
but she had not been shot and she
was still living, and she is now
thought to be out of danger. Mrs.
Hughes's father and Nicholas Cofflnas
were killed, as was at first reported.
It is thought that the killings were
committed by parties familiar with
the surroundings. Crandall Mackey,
a son of the late Judge T. J. Mackey,
who is commonwealth attorney for
Alexandria, says he thinks he will be
able to run the guilty parties down.
? Mexico has a new provisional president
in the person of Gen. Roque
Gonelzas Garza, who was named by
the convention last Sunday morning.
There is no explanation in the dispatches
except that the former provisional
president, Gen. Eulalio Guiterex,
left the city suddenly earlier in
the day, accompanied by several of
his officers, and Garza was elected by
the national convention over which he
was presiding. Garza immediately
put the city under martial law. The
new president has been serving as a
general under General Villa and the
change is understood to be another
step in the final success of that official.
General Carranza's power appears
to be on the wane, and there is
reason to think that his end as a disturbing
factor is near.
? Fears that no general legislation
can be passed in the senate before
March 4, now are being supplemented
by apprehension on the part of administration
leaders that some of the
general supply bills also will fail un
less a plan can be devised to expedite
legislative business. Fifteen appropriation
bills, including the District
of Columbia measure with its
prohibition rider, remain to be disposed
of. Some Democratic leaders have
become extremely pessimistic over
the outlook, remembering that the
naval, military and rivers and harbors
measures are all certain to develop
opposition. Some- Democrats openly
declare and have told the president it
is extremely doubtful if the ship purchase
bill can be passed at all at this
session and that it is absolutely out of
the question to expect action on conservation
bills or the measure to enlarge
Philippine self-government In
the minds of party leaders all general
legislation has been abandoned except
the ship purchase bill, and what
to do with that was the subject of a
second caucus of the senate Democrats
last night. Aside from their
own differences on the shipping bill,
the dominant party leaders are confronted
with minority opposition that
is persistent and unalterable. Yesterday
the senate was to have the District
of Columbia prohibition flght before
it again on Senator Sheppard's
motion to suspend the rules for consideration
of a rider to the appropriation
bill which has been debated for
more than a week. The house will
continue work this week on appropriation
measures. Some action may
also be taken on Representative
Farr*s resolution for inquiry into increased
flour prices, although leaders
declared reports would be awaited
from the secretary of agriculture and
department of Justice.
? Informally reporting the $148,000,000
bill to the house last Saturday,
the naval committee said that
while in the European war, "the submarine
has been effective in harbor
and coast defense, it has not been
able to control the sea as the superior
battleship fleet has done, causing an
enemy with an inferior battleship
fleet to suffer great loss of merchant
ships, blockade its ports and drive its
commerce off the sea." The committee
reported that therefore the two
battleship programme had not been
changed. The bill probably will be
reached for debate February 1. It
carries an increase of $8,442,006 in
the building programme over what
the navy department recommended.
The committee commended Secretary
Daniels for economies, endorsed the
proposed new office of Chief of Operations,
and urged the provision for
creating a naval reserve, which would
provide 25,000 trained men within a
few years. "The organization of a naval
reserve is necessary to the adequate
defense of the country," said
the committee. The committee report
contained a list furnished by the
navy department, of the men of war
lost by the European belligerents
from July 1, 1914, to January 1, 1915,
totaling 99 vessels in all, not including
interned shiDs. The list summar
izes these losses; Germany 47; England
31; France, Japan and Austria
5 each; Russia 4, and Turkey 2. The
total number of vessels in the United
States navy on July 1, the report summarizes,
was 396, with a total displacement
of 1,658,647 tons, of which
336 with displacement of 1,354,884
are "fit for service, including those
under repair," The remainder being
under construction or authorized.
Those listed as fit for service include
10 first line battleships, 25 second line
battleships, 10 armored cruisers, 24
other cruisers. 9 monitors, 50 destroyers,
19 torpedo boats, 30 submarines
and numerous other craft.
? Hon. J. T. Liles, member of the
house of representatives from Orangeburg
county, who has been chosen by
the officials of the South Carolina division
of the Southern Cotton association
to disseminate Information
throughout the Seventh congressional
district, and other territory, in reference
to the Co-operative Cotton company
and its proposed methods for
holding 2,000,000 bales of cotton for
the southern farmers, addressed the
meeting of the Calhoun County Cotton
association Friday morning in the
Calhoun court house and explained
the details of the plan. There was
considerable enthusiasm shown at the
meeting and Mr. Liles gave a clear
and understandable explanation of the
plans. A citizen will be selected
shortly to solicit subscriptions of
stock in the company. The plan is
for the farmers to invest cotton in
the company which will represent
their stock therein and the rules of
the concern will give the farmers control
and mutual interest in the handling
of the two million bales proposed
to be subscribed and in the operation
of the company. The following is an
extract of the company's prospectus:
"The cotton growers have solved the
nrntilom of nroriuotion. which is em
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phasized in the fact that ample supplies
are each year produced to meet
all the legitimate needs of consumption,
while under favorable climatic
conditions productions often creates
a surplus of raw cotton. Therefore,
the most imperative need to the growers,
is to promptly organize the Cooperative
Cotton company, which will
remove the surplus, increase the price
and give permanent protection to the
cotton grower by revolutionizing the
present antiouated and expensive
methods employed in marketing the
crop and systematizing Its handling
throueh the medium of a large centralized
company with sufficient capital to
inaugurate the economic reforms desired.
operated and controlled by the
c otton growers of the south and allied
business interests."
? Fear of additional shocks is felt
throughout the earthquake devastated
district, according to reports taken to
Rome, Saturday, by refugees. Basis
for this anxiety is found in a dispatch
from Sora, which says another strong
earthquake occurred there Friday
night, demolishing the walls of partly
ruined buildings. Scant reports
only of death and damage in remote
places have been received and information
from the larger places still
is incomplete, but there is no reason
to doubt that when the death roll is
made up it will contain fully 30,000
names. Probably twice that number
were injured. The places which apparently
suffered most were Avezzano
with about 10,000 killed; Pesclnas, 5,
ouO; Celano, 4,000; Cenchto, 2,400;
Marsi, 1,000; Daterno, 1,000; San Pelino,
650 and Fralturo, 200. It is reported
that Masa D'Albe lost oneeighth
of its population, while Pesoasseroli
was completely burned. In the
devastated area there are scores of
hamlets of which probably only a
small percenta""* of the population
escaped. The same is believed to be
true of the rural districts. All Italy
turned its attention to rescue work.
Thousands of soldiers and volunteers
are digging frantically in the ruins in
the hope that they may release a few
who are still alive. Hundreds of
bodies are being recovered, but first
attention is being given where it is
believed there is a possibility the occupants
of ruined dwellings may not
yet have perished. Vigorous efforts
are being made to dispatch doctors,
nurses, medicine and food to the ruined
cities and villages. Criticisms have
been voiced because of delay in sending
medicine to some places destroyed,
but it is pointed out that the dif
Acuities or iranspuruniun mauc jicaier
speed impossible. The injured are
being cared for in makeshift hospitals
established in the ruined towns or in
the hospitals of Rome and other
cities. Trains filled with survivors
are arriving at Rome constantly and
refugees have been given the best of
care. Large sums are being subscribed
for the relief of suffering and Pope
Eenedict is one of the large contributors.
King Victor Emmanuel returned
to Rome, Saturday, after visiting
many of the places in the earthquake
zone where he directed the work of
rescuers and personally distributed
relief.
?he ilorknilf (ihtquiw.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. L. O.i
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1915
Eight cents cotton is almost sufficient
to dispell the long raine-y spell.
Eight cents cotton looked very dis#
cour&glng last fall; but now the only
question of concern is as to how long
it will hold up at that.
If those cotton bonds had been issued
last fall, the interest would be
well taken care of by the advance in
price that has occurred since then.
Last Thursday it was Governor
Blease. Since then It has been Governor
Smith, and now it is Governor
Manning?one for four years and then
three in a week.
And another South Carolinian has
captured the title, ' Governor," for
the remainder of his natural life.?
Charlotte Observer.
But Blease has lost his title. His
newspaper "friends" began to refer to
him as "Mr." even in the issues in
which they announced his resignation.
In his annual report to the governor,
Chief Game Warden Richardson gives
an account of the work done by his
office during the past two years, and
makes quite a good showing. The total
number of cases tried during 1914,
for violations of the game laws was
161, and in all but 55 of these cases
the defendants were convicted, and
there was collected in fines the sum of
19,183.61, of which, after paying all
expenses, there remains in the state
treasury the sum of 33,107.11. Mr.
Richardson discusses at some length
the value of game birds to the farmer,
and points out the tremendous loss
that is entailed each year by their
wanton destruction. He recommends
the imposition of a hunter's license
law, requiring the payment of a fee of
$1.10 u year for the right to hunt.
The main idea of the Farmers' Union
as we understand it, is not political;
but educational. Those who think
that the strike, boycott and sabottage
are underlying principles are badly
mistaken. It is a fact that there is
as much good hard sense among the
simon pure farmers as there is among
any other class of citizens, and there
is as much sense of right, fairness
and Justice. The Union serves to
bring the farmers together, where
they can swap experiences, advise
each other in their common interest,
detect and expose frauds, cast oft
barnacles and help their condition
generally. Of course there is politics
in the Union, as there should be; but
there is nothing in Union politics to
Interfere with the right of the individual
to freely follow his opinion,
and the Union farmer is in no more
danger of being coerced, cajoled, deceived
or driven against his own Interest
than a non-Union farmer. By
all means the farmers need to be organized,
and the Farmers' Union is as
good an organization as they could
have, though no one need claim that
it can or will be any bigger or better
than the farmers themselves are able
to make it.
Gvernor Manning.
Hon. Richard I. Manning took the
oath as governor of South Carolina today
and delivered from the steps of the
capitol the interesting and sensible
address that is to be found on the first
page of this issue.
We have read this address with care
and so far as words and expressed intentions
go, we are pleased to say that
it is a gem. The only concern is to
the extent the policies for which Mr.
Manning stands may be carried out.
About the only thing that the great
majority of the people of South Carolina
clearly understand about taxation
is that the taxes are all too high, and
that there is tremendous waste and
extravagance in the expenditure of the
revenues of the state. Business people
who have had experience in the
many hard ways of honestly earning
dollars and who have more or less
practical knowledge of the manner in
which revenues are rat' ?d understand
full well that South <lina's method
of taxation is little L r than unscientific
extortion. Th.. people who by
reason of intelligence and labor or
even otherwise, have been able to accumulate
wealth for themselves, know
that so far as taxation is concerned,
they have to pay for the support of the
government only what they themselves
decide they want to pay, while
with other folks who do not understand
the matter so well, taxation is
an insupportable burden.
The need for -a tax commission to
revise the whole system as it now
stands is absolutely necessary, and
there is no other one thing that the
general assembly can do that will
come nearer to restoring harmony and
confidence among the people of the
state.
We are sorry that Mr. Manning has
recommended the repeal of the income
tax. We think this an important source
of just and equitable revenue, and instead
of repealing the law because the
Federal government uses that source of
taxation, we think the proper thing for
our legislature to do is to devise means
to make the income tux dodgers come
across and pay what they should pay.
>n the subject of devising a better
1 method for the registration or land tl
ties we agree with Mr. Manning fully,
and we hope that the Influence of the
new governor will be sufficient to get
the necessary legislation through the
general assembly.
But, as our people very well understand,
Inaugural addresses and messages
do not necessarily shape legislation.
The legislature, as is generally
understood, is often controlled by interests,
other than the Interests of the
people, and for that reason allows very
little really beneficial legislation to get
through.
Freedom of the Press.
The freedom of the press was a subject
of discussion in congress recently,
and the current issue of "The Menace,"
published at Aurora, Missouri,
devotes more^than a page to tne debate
and to explanations thereof, from its
viewpoint.
The Menace claims a circulation of
1,402,126 copies. The object of its existence
is to fight the Romish church,
especially the temporal or political
power which it maintains that organization
is trying to develop throughout
the world, and particularly throughout
the United States.
The debate was precipitated by the
following apparently innocent and
proper amendment that John J. Fitzgerald,
a Roman Catholic congressman
from New York, sought to have
incorporated in the general postofflce
appropriation bill:
"Whenever it shall be established to
the satisfaction of the postmaster general
that any person is engaged or represents
himself as engaged in the business
of publishing any obscene or immoral
books, pamphlets, pictures,
prints, engravings, lithographs, photographs
or other publications, matter or
thing of an indecent, immoral, scurrilous,
or libelous character, and if
such person shall, In the opinion of the
postmaster general, endeavor to use the
postofflce for the promotion of such
business, it is hereby declared that no
letter, packet, parcel, newspaper, book
or other thing sent or sought to be sent
through the postofflce by or on behalf
of or to or on behalf of such person
shall be deemed mailable matter, and
the postmaster general shall make the
necessary rules and regulations to exclude
such non-mailable matter from
the mails."
The Menace goes into elaborate detail
to prove that this amendment was
Intended primarily to bring about the
suppression of Itself and generally to
put it within the power of the party
in control to suppress any publication
that might be objectionable to It, or
which is unwilling to take orders from
the Dowers that be.
Replying to Mr. Fitzgerald, who had
discussed the merits of the amendment
at some length, Hon. D. E. Finley
made some sensible remarks, in connection
with the point of order he had
reserved, as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, the proposition contained
in the amendment offered by
the gentleman from New York, is not
in order where offered, and it is fairly
objectionable from every standpoint.
But he said something about the merits
of it. We have a postmaster general
today. He is in office now. He
will go out at some future time. Who
will be there five years from now or
ten years from now we do not know.
The power that is proposed to be lodged
in the hands of the postmaster general
under that amendment should not be
lodged in the hands of any one man in
all this country. (Applause). It
should not be left to the decision of
any one man, and he an executive officer
and appointed by another man.
So this proposed amendment, if you
analyze it, means going back in a
measure to the sedition laws, and we
remember that the execution of those
laws cost, a great political party Its existence.
"Now, I am not in favor of scurrilous
or obscene matter going through
the malls. I am opposed to it, but I
think when we legislate here for all
the people of this country each and
every individual should have redress
somewhere, some place of appeal. Under
that amendment an ipse dixit of
whomsoever happens to be postmaster
general at the time is absolutely conclusive
of what is and what is not objectionable
under the proposed amendment.
So, in my view there is law
enough at present, and if the postmaster
general will exercise to the full his
discretion in the premises as to what
is scurrilous and libelous and tends to
incite or create fe disturbance of the
peace or good order the law is ample.
But assuming that it is not, yet here
is a matter that effects free speech, so
to speak, in this country. Free speech,
to my mind, does not mean license,
nor should it mean that to any fairminded
man. It does not mean license
to abuse the law?not at all. But this
proposed amendment, as proposed by
the gentleman from New York, has
not been considered or reported by
any committee. It is a matter of the
greatest importance. So the house
should not be called upon to pass on a
great question like this under the circumstances."
Although recognizing as we do, that
this is a subject in which the average
individual is liable to get seriously
mixed, it will have to be admitted that
Mr. Finley has covered the ground fully
and conclusively.
There are newspapers and newspapers,
good ones and bad ones, some
presided over by the highest and purest
ability that humanity affords, and
others presided over by men who
would put old Mephlstopheles himself
to shame. But who is to be the final
arbiter and which Is to be suppressed?
Who, for instance, is to say that the
editor of the Menace is a worse man
than Mr. Fitzgerald, and who is to say
that Mr. Fitegerald is a worse man
than the editor of the Menace? Why
ther. should one have full swing while
the other is held in check? It is known
UI SUUUIU WC MIV? U kllUk V.I4V. V4I1J V*fective
weapon against error Is truth.
All of us think we know the truth;
but if we are honest in our belief and
continue searching we certainly find
that we are mistaken. Then suppose
you should undertake to suppress by
law any class of publication or put an
absolute censorship in the hands of
any one man, would there not be as
much chance of shackling the truth as
there would be of shackling error?
That provision in the constitution of
the United States and most of the
states as to the freedom of the press,
is a wise one, and it is best to leave it
alone.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
? Members of the Greenville county
delegation in the legislature have been
petitioned to place an annual license
of $1,000 on near-beer saloons in that
county.
? There were two homicides in Barnwell
county last week, one negro killing
another as the result of a quarrel,
and another being killed by the Barnwell
county sheriff while he was raiding
a gambling place.
? Sam Brown, a negro, was shot and
instantly killed by Henry Smith, also
a negro, in Cherokee county, last
Thursday, when Brown grasped the
barrel ox Smith's gun A coroner's verdict
was that the killing was purely
accidental.
? Anderson Mail: "The principal
reason why 1 resigned was because 1
wanted to," asserted ex-Governor Cole
L. Blease, during a conversation over
telephone Saturday night. He was
asked to state some reason for his action,
which has not been explained
definitely. Immediately after he had
resigned, Governor Blease was asked
why he took this action, and he replied
"there is no reason." The former
chief executive declared he would never
accept a position as corporation
counsel. He denied in emphatic language
a rej>ort that he had been ap
poimetl aSSISlUIll KCUC-iai munon 1?I
the Southern railway. "1 will act as
Keneral counsel for the people whenever
they ask it," he asserted.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8
F. F. Dalley Co., Ltd., Buffalo?Says
for the easiest, quickest, most brilliant
and lasting shoe shine, use 2in-l.
All dealers, in easy opening
boxes. 10 cts. See page four.
Thos. W. Boyd, Co. Supervisor?Submits
report of work of chaingang,
equipment, etc., for the year 1914.
Thomson Co.?Announces the coming
of a representative of Isaac Hamburger
& Sons, with a line of tailoring
samples, next week.
Thos. W. Boyd, Co. Supervisor?On 4th
page, presents report of disbursements
by the commissioners from
July 1 to December 31, 1914.
James Bros.?Announce that a representative
of the Hudson Mule Co.,
will he at their stable Wednesday.
27th to buy mules and horses.
First National Bank, Sharon?Says its
business is growing steadily, and every
new customer is pleased with its
service and way of doing business.
Sam M. Grist?Sells all kinds of good
Insurance that insures?makes safe,
and worth 100 cents on the dollar.
First National Bank, Yorkville?Calls
attention to the fact that while all
Europe is fighting, it is the part of
wisdom for Americans to work and
save all they can.
Thomson Co.?Wants you to know that
its one aim is to satisfy its customers
in everything?goods, quality,
service, prices. Seasonable goods.
Klrkpatrick-Belk Co.?On Thursday
opens its annual white goods and
final clearance sale of winter goods
and quotes interesting prices on all
kinds of goods.
Cloud Cash Store?Makes special offerings
of table damask, doilies and
towels. Has too much of these goods
in stock.
W. E. Ferguson?Asks the ladies to try
Stone's cakes?put up in 9 ounce
packages at 10 cents each.
York Drug Store?Has a special offering
of a combination package of
Colgate 8 lUliei arin-ien iui itiuies
and gentlemen, at 50 cents per box.
Lyric Theatre?Offers an attractive
programme for this week. Mary
Fuller comes Friday night
City Market?Wants you to remember
that it has beef of best quality from
stall fed beeves. Wants to buy fat
or poor cattle.
Carroll Supply Co.?Asks you to see it
for fertilizers, farm supplies, flour,
etc. Wants cotton seed, corn, peas.
Carroll Bros.?Offer California dessert
peaches at 18 cents a can?same as
usually sells for 25c and 30c.
The Yorkville creamery can be built
up and it should be built up. In this
the people of the town can help and
the farmers can help. The key to success
is intelligent co-operation.
The total rainfall for the month of
November as recorded at Winthrop
college, was 3.10 inches. The report
for December has not yet come to
hand.
The Board of Trade's get together
meeting last Friday night was a complete
success, except for the arrow of
discord that was flred in the shape of
a proposition to change the name of
the town .by lopping off the ville. Fifty-two,
or about half of those present.
voted for the proposed change,
and the other half refused to vote.
Surely the saving of a few quarts of
ink during a period extending over
several hundred years, the only tangible
reason that has been suggested,
would hardly Justify the Btrife that
would be stirred up. In view of the
fact that the question has already
been settled once after a bitter flght,
this is especially true.
LOCAL UNION ORGANIZED
A local branch of the Farmers'
Union of South Carolina, was organized
in the courthouse last Saturday afternoon,
to be known as Yorkville
Ilnlnn Mn ?.
Mr. J. M. Brlce was chosen as president,
Mr. John M. Williford, vice jfresident,
and Mr. F. C. Riddle as secretary
and treasurer.
The full quota of fifteen members
necessary to secure a charter, waS not
present; but after discussion it was
decided to go ahead and elect officers
as above, authorize the secretary and
treasurer to go ahead and collect initiation
fees and dues from those present
and others who had signified their
intention of becoming members, pay
for the charter and complete organization
on the afternoon of the first Saturday
in February.
Mr. F. C. Riddle was elected to represent
the Union at the state meeting to
convene in Columbia tonight, with the
understanding that his expenses were
to be paid by a pro rata assessment of
the members. After the meeting adjourned,
Mr. Riddle secured the names
of several additional farmers who
have signified their Intention of becoming
charter members.
ABOUT PEOPLE
Mrs. Janie Parish of Lancaster, Is
visiting relatives at Tirzah.
Miss Dora Grier of Fort Mill, Is
visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Rev. Henry Stokes of Yorkville, is
spending a short time in Greenwood.
Mr. F. D. Underwocd of Yorkville,
visited relatives at Lesslie, Sunday.
Mr. Albert Riddle of Clover No. 2,
was a visitor in Yorkville, last week.
Miss Julia McGlll of Hickory Grove,
visited friends in Rock Hill, last week.
Mr. Barron Kennedy of Rock Hill,
spent Sunday with relatives In Yorkville.
Mr. W. J. McClaln of Charlotte, N.
C., visited relatives in Yorkville, last
week.
Mr. Oscar Fisher of Winston-Salem,
N. C., visited friends in Yorkville, last
week
Mrs. Boyd Hames of Gaffney, visited
her sister, Mrs J. Meek Smith, in Clover,
last week.
Miss Mary Pharr of Charlotte, N. C.,
visited Miss Fannie Stroup in Yorkville,
this week.
Miss Maud Stroup of Queen's college,
Charlotte, is spending this week
at her home in Yorkville.
Miss Bessie Grayson of Bethany,
visited the family of Mr. R. L. DeVinney
on Yorkville No. 4, last week.
Mr. Humbert Thomas returned to
his home in Yorkville. last evening after
a visit to relatives in Central, S. C.
Dr. R. MofTatt Kennedy, a native of
Yorkville, who has been engaged in
the practice of dentistry in Rock Hill,
for some time past, expects to move
his family to Newberry, this week
where he will reside in the future.
Dr. R. Glenn Allison of Castleton
Corners, N. Y., arrived in Yorkville
this morning for a visit to relatives in
Yorkville before going to Chicago
where he has recently secured a position.
NAMES OF THE VETERANS
The York county pension board,
through its chairman, Mr. W. S. Wilkerson
of Hickory Grove, called for
the names of all the Confederate veterans,
and widows of Confederate veterans
living in York county, whose
names do not appear on the pension
rolls, and Mr. J. B. Robinson of Clover,
informs us that the response to this
call has been unsatisfactory.
"These old people just will not
write," said Mr. Robinson to The Enquirer
on Saturday, "and unless some
of the younger people will send in the
information we are not going to get
it, that is all.
"It is the comptroller general who
wants this information," Mr. Robinson
went on; "just what he wants the information
for I do not know; but it is
certainly for a good purpose and the
matter should be looked after.
"We want the name of every living
veteran and also the names of their
wives, where living, and also the
names of all the living widows of
veterans. It is the names of those who
are not now on the pension roll that
we want. Of course we already have
the names of all who are drawing pensions.
"I want to ask The Enquirer to call
on the young people, the children or
relatives of veterans, to send in to it
A rw?l,l V,
lilt? names til r?cijf uiu awuuct tuc;
can think of, together with his company
and regiment, and In the case of
widows to send in their own names
and the names of their husbands, to
gether with the husband's company
and regiment"
The editor of The Enquirer offered
to give Mr. Robinson all the assistance
in this matter it is able to give, and
we hereby request that the information
desired be sent to us. We will
print all the names sent in as rapidly
as they reach us, and if the public will
help in the good work the list can be
completed within the next few weeks.
Send us:
The names of all living Confederate
soldiers who are not on the pension
roll, give the letters of their respective
companies and the numbers of
their regiments. Where their wives
are living, so state.
The names of all living widows of
Confederate veterans, the names of
their husbands, and the companies
*? ...V(aU Una
tiuu iCBiiiieiiU) 1U ? iiiv.ii men nunbands
belonged.
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY
Following are the jurors who were
drawn this morning to serve during
the court of common pleas, which
convenes February 1, with his honor
Judge Spain presiding.
Dan Nivens Bethel
R. J. Brown York
W. L. Johnson Catawba
R. C. Barnett ...... Ebenezer
S. C. Wood Yorkvllle
White W. Jackson ..King's Mountain
W. H. Curry Catawba
Jeff D. Whitesldes Broad River
W. A. Nichols Broad River
R. A. Carroll Bethesda
D. F. Jackson King's Mountain
M. L. Smith King's Mountain
J. M. Epps Fort Mill
J. D. B. Currence Bethel
N. G. Brandon Bethel
W. M. Stone King's Mountain
J. T. Poag Catawba
J. E. Adams King's Mountain
N. D. Faris Ebenezer
R. A. Whitesldes King's Mountain
Carl Knox King's Mountain
J. M. Merritt Bethel
Paul Farris Catawba
W. D. Kimbrell Fort Mill
D. T. Lesslie Catawba
C. T. Stroup York
B. R. Walker Bethel
J. Mason McGlll Broad River
cj. tj. wnue iviiiB & iuuuuuxiu
J. T. Devinney Catawba
C. F. Sherer York
John A. Carter Bethesda
H. L. Wright King's Mountain
J. W. Gwinn Broad River
E. B. Huff Catawba
J. L. Black Catawba
Second Week Jurors.
J. S. H. Farris Catawba
J. F. McElwee York
W. W. Hovis Bethesda
J. A. Latham Bullock's Creek
D. P. Lesslie - Catawba
A. L. Robinson York
Marion Nelson Catawba
S. W. Thomas King's Mountain
R. S. Adams .... Broad River
W. A. Hunsucker Catawba
D. T. Qulnn King's Mountain
F. N. Davis King's Mountain
J. A. Bigger Bethel
F. M. Earl Catawba
J. G. Wardlaw York
F. H. Jackson King's Mountain
W. C. Hutchison Catawba
J. S. Kennedy Broad River
J. T. McMackin .... King's Mountain
M. G. Bryant Catawba
J. M. Seagle Bethesda
T. H. Culp Fort Mill
B. C. Ferguson Fort Mill
J. C. Wltherspoon Catawba
A. S. Hand Bethel
W. B. Hoke Fort Mill
W. A. Maloney Bullock's Creek
W. A. Stlne Catawba
Sam Camp Catawba
E. W. Klmbrell Fort Mill
B. F. Massey Catawba
W. H. M. Dowdle ... .Bullock's Creek
J. J. Jackson King's Mountain
R. H. Gllflllen Broad River
T. W. Hope Ebenezer
J. M. Mitchell Bullock's Creek
WITHIN THE TOWN
? Several citizens of Yorkvllle and
vicinity are In Columbia today, on account
of the inauguration ceremonies.
? Cotton brought eight cents per
pound in Yorkvllle, yesterday, and
there was quite a lot sold at that figure.
As a result business houses did
a fair business despite the rough
weather.
? Appropriate exercises commemorative
of the birthdays of Generals
Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
were held In the Yorkville Graded
school auditorium this morning, and a
number of patrons of the school attended.
Following the memorial exercises,
the pupils were granted a half
holiday.
? Yorkville is entitled to the inauguration
of a free delivery of mail with
two or more carriers; but before the
postofflce department will consider an
application In this regard, the city
council must name the streets, put up
proper signboards and number the
houses. The government will positively
not do this work.
? Yorkville is to have a new-business
house. Harshaw-Cloud Co., is
the name of the new firm which has
Just been chartered by the secretary of
state, with a capital of 17,000. The petitioners
sire Messrs. E. E. Cloud and
W. O. Harshaw. Mr. Harshaw who
has been in charge of the Cloud Ctish
Store since Its establishment in Yorkville,
will manage the new business.
? Work on the interior finishing of
the courthouse has been held back
considerably by delay in the installation
of the heating plant. One necessary
part of the furnace came broken,
and a duplicate is now being awaited
by local freight. Had the heating plant
gone in promptly, it would have been
practicable to do the interior work to
ucuci auvttiitagc.
? The different items of material
progress discussed at the meeting of
citizens last Friday night?a public library,
a municipal building, the cementing
of the Liberty street sidewalk,
the enlargement of the school
building?are all commendable. All
have been under discussion for years
and all have the sanction of the community.
We beg to suggest, however,
that it is extremely doubtful as to
whether we can have all these things
at once. If it is practicable to get
them all at once, then so much the
better. If it is not practicable to get
them all at once, it will be unwise to
allow hesitation and difference of
opinion to stand in the way of getting
all. The proper thing, therefore, will
be to agree upon a schedule and work
to it without unnecessary friction.
? The coming change in the postmastership
which is to be accomplished
within the next few days probably,
has brought up the question as to
whether there will be any change in
the location of the office, etc. While
the present quarters of the office were
ample up to a few years back, it is
generally recognized now that they do
not anora sumcieni room ior me proper
transaction of the increased and
increasing business. By Inquiry of Miss
Ma^ie Moore the retiring postmaster,
yesterday, it was learned that the contract
with the government for the
present building expires November 30.
next. Upon inquiry of Mrs. Nichols,
the new postmaster, she said that she
had given the subject, more or less
consideration; but had come to no
conclusion, in the first place she was
not sure as to what extent the matter
came within her responsibllty or discretion,
and in the second place she
did not care to undertake anything in
an official capacity until after she had
been duly constituted an official. However,
she is of opinion that if it is possible
or practicable to get a more suitable
place for an office in a desirable
location, she wants the best that is to
be had, and that so far as she is concerned
she will do everything she can
to get it.
"GET TOGETHER" MEETING
As the result of invitations mailed
last week and announcement of the
event in other ways, about 110 citizens
of Yorkville, and several visitors
from other sections "got together" in
the Yorkville opera house, last Friday
?J??r\A fr\r t hrpp hmir? OT mOTP
rvciuiiKl ?...?? ?
sat smoking cigars while several citizens
spoke of the avenues for progress
in Yorkville, and of the ways and means
by which such progress could be secured.
The audience, which was the
largest of its kind gathered in Yorkvllle
in some time, was in good humor
and was composed of citizens
who showed by their apparent interest
in all that was said that they were
anxious that the town make progress
along the same lines which other towns
of the state are doing. There was
not the slightest evidence of discord
or division until a request was made <
asking all present who favored chang
lng the name or the town trom Yorkvllle,
to York, to make the fact known
by rising. It was said that fifty-two
arose. Those opposing such change
were then requested to rise, but not a ,
single man complied with the request,
although it was quite evident that the
opponents of the proposition were in
the majority.
The Board of Trade had prepared a
Dutch luncheon for all those who attended
the rally, the same consisting
of cheese and crackers. Each man
present was invited to help himself
and all accepted the invitation heartily.
Cigars, the wrapper of each bearing
the name, "Board of Trade," were
twice distributed among the audience.
Col. J. G. Wardlaw presided, and in
a happy manner introduced the several
speakers of the evening, each of whom
was allowed Ave minutes to tell the
"get together" crowd of the many
things that should and could be done
for the betterment of Yorkvllle. In
opening the meeting, the presiding officer
cordially greeted his fellow citizens,
and informed them that all were
present to bury apathy and envy and
to work for a greater Yorkvllle. He
took pleasure in introducing as the
first speaker of the evening a man who
has recently been shorn of all his military
titles and glory: Mr. W. W. Lewis.
Speaking on the subject, "Our City,"
Mr. Lewis prefaced his remarks by
stating that it was true he had been
shorn of his military titles by a recent
act of the chief executive. He
had no ambition save to be a private
citizen and was not a candidate for
sympathy or prayers.
A city, said the speaker, is essentially
the product of man. There are
no better men than those of Yorkvllle.
It is true that sometimes the people
of Yorkvllle scrap among themselves,
but in time of distress all stand together.
There was one class of the
citizens of Yorkvllle, the speaker said,
to whom he wanted to make a suggestion?the
class who think they
can't do anything for the improvement
of Yorkvllle. They can at least talk,
and talk helps, if the talk is the right
kind. He had once told citizens of
Rock Hill that if all the "hot air"
let out by citizens of Rock Hill in a
year's time was utilized, there would
be enough gas on hand to run the city's
street cars a similar length of time.
Still this "hot air" is a valuable commodity
to progress.
He wanted to impress the fact that
VArlrvHIa nroa "nnf olfv Wnt tVia atom
of any one man, but the common property
of every citizen of all walks of
life, who should take pride in its development
and who to this end, should
not only talk but dream about it.
Dr. E. E. Gillespie and Rev. J. H.
Machen had been invited to make addresses
on the subject of Library, and
they had agreed to divide the library
into two parts?"Why," and "How."
Dr. Gillespie had agreed to speak
about the former part and Rev. Machen
the latter.
The first speaker wished to give
reasons as to "why" a library would
be beneficial to Yorkville?first, presumable
value, second, recreational
value, third, educational value, fourth,
economical value, fifth, inspirational
value. Each of the divisions were developed
in a comprehensive manner,
illustrations of the value of such an
Institution also being brought before
the audience.
Rev. Mr. Machen offered suggestions
as to how to secure such an institution
for Yorkville. He reminded his
hearers of the old saying, "Where
there is a will there is a way," and
said that already the prospects for securing
a public library were good. It >,
was possible a room for the purpose
could be secured in the new court
house. Yorkville citizens would be
glad to contribute books and maga- 1
zines for the library, he thought.
The city fathers might be induced
to make an appropriation for the
project, and money could also be ralsV\xr
nritfoto onhonrlnHnnu A HHIHnn
al funds could be raised by the holding
of oyster suppers, turkey dinners and (
the like?in fact, there was no way
of knowing the many ways of raising i
money until all get together and push
the matter. i
There were one or two matters needing
immediate attention, said Mr. T.
F. McDow, who had been assigned the <
subject, "Our Schools." The Yorkville
school trustees have done all ;
they can do with the funds at hand. i
There is at present a debt of $2,500
on the school. The building is now <
over-crowded. The ventilation of the
building is not good and there is no
room for the installation of a labora- ;
tory to be used in the teaching of i
physics. j
Yorkville has the most efficient corps i
of teachers I have ever known, said |
the speaker. They are paid only $45 i
per month each?not half enough to i
pay their board, did they not live at <
home. These teachers deserve more ]
pay. i
The present legislature, he said, is i
sure to pass either a state-wide or a I
local option compulsory education law. j
There are now 325 students In the i
school and by the passage of such act i
the number will be increased at least i
75 per cent. We will have to make |
preparation to receive additional pu- 1
pils at once, since the question is one i
concerning the moral and intellectual j
welfare of the community. I
The constitutional amendment con- j
cerning the Yorkville school district
which carried at the last general election,
continued the speaker, allows the <
trustees to spend money for repairs of i
the school building. The building will i
have to be enlarged or another built. ;
Enlareement of the present building j
would be unsatisfactory and an ad- i
ditional tuildlng is therefore necessa- i
ry. There is no limit as to the amount i
of bond issue which can be submitted
to the people. The right to vote on a ]
bond issue has carried and it is im- <
portant that the trustees see the mat- ,
ter ratified by the present general as- (
sembly, so that the question of a bond j
issue can be submitted to the people |
next summer. If this is not done then ]
AZ.f\ 4a ?AA aKIMpoii will ho Unnpk
ing at the door, which they will not ?
be permitted to enter. <
Mr. I. W. Johnson discussed the i
question of sidewalks which he thought t
Yorkvllle needed more than anything
else at present. In a humorous fiveminute
speech, which delighted the
"get together" audience, he told of .
their need for cement sidewalks and
how to get them. He had been talking
"sidewalks" for years and was go- j
ing to keep on talking until there t
were good sidewalks in every section
of Yorkvllle. 8
Mr. W. B. Moore proposed a muni- g
cipal building for the town of York- \
villed and cited figures to show that (
the erection of such a building would s
greatly reduce rents as well as provide .
a tangible way of showing taxpayers
where their money went. He suggested
that such a building should con- ]
tain rooms for the fire department, ?
police department, quarters for other
city officers, a room for the public 11- J
brnry and the Yorkvllle military com- 1
A1?rrQ n i 9Q 11 nn U/hnQP (
fitxuy. a n 1IUKI wiamuMMVM "
importance many people did not rea- (
lize. Furthermore the citizens of '
Yorkville would have the privilege of '
calling such a building "Our Own." [
In conclusion, he wished to paraphrase
the language of Mr. Wilson?"If you
are going to buy it. buy it now." I
Mr. John R. Hart discussed the sub- l
Ject of "Insurance" and said that t
while others had been telling how to t
get something, he wanted to tell how r
to get rid of something. Fire Insur- f
ance rates were too high in Yorkville.
in proportion to the (Ire protection of
the town. He laid the responsibility ^
ror these high Tntes at the door of the
Southeastern Tariff association and <
suggested that the state appoint expert
rate fixers, instead of allowing
the association to tlx rates. When, in
some cases, the insurance rates jump i
35 to 40 per cent in two years, in spite g
of increased Are protection, there is w
something wrong, and the speaker on d
insurance suggested that a committee J
be sent to Columbia to secure a fur- H
ther reduction in rates, since such 5:
committees had secured reductions J
before.
Rev. Henry Stokes preferred to t<
speak on "The Relation of the Bible ?
to Progress," rather than the subject, a
"Our Churches," to which he had been ?
assigned. In prefacing his address, y
he said there was no need to speak
along the line of putting down strife,
etc., since he could conscientiously tl
say such things did not exist in Yorkville.
He told of numbers of Biblical b
characteis who had been called from
the business walks of life to God's
service, and said that business could t|
not succeed without God. The church "
as a business proposition, is worth
while. Parents do not want to '
miflP rhllHrpn In n nhnprhlMm nnmmn
nity. If all the churches were blotted G
out today, real estate values would
drop fifty per cent tomorrow. While
churches have no cash value thev are 0
responsible for businesses having such ci
value. tl
The missionary, said Rev. Stokes, tl
has been called the unsalaried drum- tl
mer. Wherever he goes there comes q
a demand for the articles of civiliza- a
tion?books, schools, clothes and the ?
like, and the demand is for the best of
these. C
Mr. L. T. Nichols, manager of the
C. & N.-W. railway, who was seated in h
the audience, was asked to respond .
to the subject, "How the Railroad Can a
Help Yorkville." The gentleman stat- n
ed that after spending all his life in ?
the railroad business, he had found l<
out that he knew nothing about it. p
He did, however, hold Yorkville in the a
highest esteem and knew of no other t
town in which he was made to feel f
more at home. F
"Our Trees and the City Beautiful,"
was the subject assigned to Rev. T. "
Tracy Walsh, who said he had not the
remotest idea why such a subject was ?
given him. He knew nothing about .
his subject, he said. Yorkville is nat- A
urally one of the prettiest towns In t<
the state and its trees are a valuable f?
asset. A town without trees makes a d
bad Impression on visitors and he b
thought Yorkville's government should "S
employ an expert for the care of her e
trees. Referring to the other part of P
his subject, "The City Beautiful," the fi
minister made several suggestions by w
which the city might be beautified,
among these being those of a park and
a playground for children. Further- F
more, he and Mr. McDow had already ?
agreed that Yorkville's new school t)
building would be placed in the upper
part of town. In conclusion, Rev. r
Walsh said he had done his best on
the subejct at hand and that he was *
In the position of the young student P
of theology who was required to de- '
liver an extemporaneous sermon, be- J*
ing given only two minutes in which jj
to prepare the discussion on the subject,
"Zacchaeus came down." He de- h
livered the following: "Zacchaeus was
up a tree?So am I. Zacchaeus was a .
small man?I feel small. Zacchaeus "
came down?I am coming down." n
The term "Get Together," said Rev. a
J. L. Oates, addressing the assembly ti
on that subject, leaves a negative idea y
that we are not together. If the citl- t<
zens are not together, then as lovers ^
of the town, we should get together, a
The subject might carry the idea of a
lack of energy and zeal as the reason ?
why all are not together, but the minister
did not believe such to be the A
reason, because Yorkville citizens are
zealous and energetic.
Then there are factions in the town,
he continued?feeling, envy, strife?
feelings sometimes stronger than si
these. Because other towns around U
are developing and ours is not, it is ei
well worth while to inquire as to the n
reason. We need to talk plain facts, it
lovingly spoken, in order that all men t<
who love themselves and their own, T
might forget these feelings. h
Modern social and political factions A
which involve the principles of right b
and wrong, are complex, continued n
Mr. Oates. Where all are willing to d
go right, the solution is quickly found, v
otherwise there can be no progressive r
movement. a
How can the people of Yorkville fol- f<
low after the right in unity and peace v
ana love: ne asaea. nrsi, mere muii s<
be In every man in the town, honesty. _
Honesty in dealing with our fellow c
men?honesty in motive as well as in
deed. If the deed Is honest but the
motive of the deed is to be questioned,
then man cannot live in peace with
another. P
Honesty alone will not suffice but F
the product of honesty?confidence In 0
one another?is necessary to progress.
Two soldiers, he said by way of illus- P
tration, cannot be successful in a ei
charge unless each has confidence in N
the other. n
The five preachers of Yorkvllle, con- C
tinued Mr. Oates, are not successful ei
because they have honesty and confl- 01
dence among themselves, but because C
each gives the other credit for having cl
a good motive. The citizenship of J)
Yorkville, likewise, must have a spirit s<
of compromise. All must submit to r<
the will of the majority. Every act It
where more than one person is con- w
cerned, is a compromise. D
Every treaty of peace made between lc
nations has been a compromise. If we t<
are to "get together" for the good of C
Yorkville, then this spirit of honesty, tl
confidence and compromise must pre- B
vail. .
Mr. J. C. Wllborn, speaking of the
Board of Trade, expressed his gratification
at seeing so inany young men r<
present. Young men were seriously e,
needed in the town. Yorkville is the
best town he knows. There was much w
1a H a an/? tWoro aro a nn roaann u-h V Ol
according 10 air. iuuore, uuuui nau ui |
those present favored the change. He
itated that he would circulate a pe- th
tltlon requesting the legislature to
nake such change. r
Membership pledges were distribut- J?
^d by the ushers, and quite a number
it the pledges bearing names of f
ivould-be members, were collected as
he "get together" crowd dispersed. "
in
LOCAL LAC0NIC8 w
, th
?or Belgian Relief. ca
Carrying out the Idea suggested to qi
til school children of the state some ^1
te
ime ago, pupils of the India Hook ]a
ichool, near Rock Hill, have made th
renerous contributions of corn, which
vill go to swell the cargo of the South s':
Carolina Belgian relief ship which
ails from Charleston on February 12. ?
rii
^uasell-Maesey. th
Miss Annie Russell, daughter of Mr. te
2. W. Russell, of Fort Mill township, sl
ind Mr. T. F. Massey of Fort Mill, ^
mnwioii loot ThuraHav. Rev. E. lli
5. James, pastor of the Methodist cc
:hurch of Fort Mill, performing the al
;eremony. Mr. and Mrs. Massey will to
eside in Fort Mill, where the groom n(
s In the drug business. b(
Cucks Plentiful.
According to several residents of to
Bethel township, there is an unusually fr
arge number of wild ducks on Crowd- ?*
'rs' Creek, and the Catawba river in
hat vicinity. Several Clover sportsnen
who were on the river recently, ar
ound many ducks and killed ten. Two jn
>ther citizens who went to the river in ki
learch of ducks last week ran upon
>ne flock in which they county fifty.
Collections Good for Month. nt
Treasurer Neil has sent his report Jjj
>n tax collections for the month end- fa
ng January 16, to the comptroller | th
eneral. According to the report taxes
re re collected In the nine townships
uring that period as follows: Bethel,
3,482.71; Bethesda, 16,887.20; Broad
liver, 17,041.08; Bullock's Creek, $3,23.47;
Catawba, $45,174.80; Ebenezer,
22,530.08; Fort Mill, $10,340.31; King's
lountain, $8,769.49; York, $21,342.39:
jtal, $129,091.53. The total amount
ollected up to date Is about $146,000,
bout half of the total tax assesment
f the county.
/ould Have Trustees Elected.
Representative Cherry is considering
le Idea of Introducing a bill authorlzig
that all school trustees be elected
y the people Instead of their being
ppolnted by county superintendents
f education as is now the case. If ln-oduced
the bill will very likely carry
clause empowering tne county boards
f education to recall such trustees In
ise of their incompetency.
irowing Still Higher.
As the result of the almost continuus
rains of the past week, Crowder's
reek is out of its banks again, and
:ie water has reached a higher mark
ian was the case at Christmas, men- I
Ion of which was made in The Enuirer.
Roads in the Bethel section
re again in an almost impassable
ondition.
lover Bank Officers Elected.
The annual meeting of the stock
older* of the bank of Clover was held
t that place last Tuesday. The anual
ten per cent dividend was declard
and officers were re-elected as foljws:
President, M. d. Smith; vicereeldent,
H. L. Wright; cashier, Jan.
l. Page. Directors: T. M. Campbell,
I. L. Wright, S. A. Siftord, E. W.
ressly, Z. M. Neill, M. L. Smith, J. A.
age.
<oilis-8trait.
Mr. Frank Strait and Miss Victoria
lollis were united in marriage at the
i. R. P. parsonage at Richburg, Cheser
county, Rev. R. A. Lummus perarmlng
the ceremony. The bride Is a *
aughter of 'Mr. Julian Hollls of Rich- m
urg, and has been teaching school in fl
ork county. Mr. Strait was for sev- j
ral years a member of the Rock Hill
olice force, but is now engaged in
arming near Ogden.
Vant Flour Mill.
Farmers and business men of Rock
Llll and the eastern section of the
ounty are engaged in the organizeIon
of a stock company for the purose
of building a flour and meal mill
i Rock Hill, and it is quite likely that
tie mill will be secured. The comany
also proposes to have warehouse
acilltlea for the handling of oats,
tommlttees of citizens in various comlunltlee
have been organized to socit
subscriptions to the enterprise.
Irs. Fannie Hoffman Dead.
Mrs. Fannie Hoffman, widow of the
ite F. L. Hoffman, died at her home
ear Tlrzah, Sunday night, following
n illness of several weeks with lung
rouble. The deceased was about SO
ears of age and was a native of Gas>n
county, N. C. She is survived by
sveral children. The funeral was at
.dnah Methodist church yesterday
fternoon, and was conducted by Rev.
Ir. Attaway.
athletic Association Organized.
The Catawba Oratorical and Ath- /
>tlc association, composed of high J
chools in the upper section of the
late, was organized in Rock Hill on
ist Saturday, superintendents of sev
many things which he enumerated. ia
cannot be done here. He had heard
people say Yorkvllle would never 1,
amount to anything because It was olf P.
the main railroad lines. He did not J*
believe this and referred to Anderson, d]
a town whose railroad situation is Ul
similar to Yorkville's, but which is "
making great headway in the matter tv
of progress. He urged those present a'
to Join the Board of Trade which had ?
been handicapped by lack of funds, 'e
and said he was confident the organ- n<
Izatlon could work good as other 01
boards of trade were doing. He sug- 01
nested as a slogan, "Pull for York
ville or Pull Out."
Following President Wilborn's ad- dl
Jress, effort was made to secure the a*
names of twenty men who would contribute
the sum of $25 a year for five w
pears, to the Board of Trade. The fc
number could not be secured. Later h<
the amount was reduced to $20 and
then to $10, but the proposition did le
not carry. a'
At this Juncture Mr. W. B. Moore "
requested that those favoring the ls
rhange of name of the town, stand up. re
r&l schools attending the organization
leeting. The association is the first of
;s kind to allow girls as well as boys
3 participate In declamation contests.
'he first declamation contest will be
eld in Rock Hill on Tuesday evening,
.pril 9, while the athletic contest will
e held the following day. A gold
ledal will be given the winner of the
eclamatlon contest, and a trophy cup
rill be presented the school whose
&presentet.\ wins. Officers of the
88oclation elected Saturday, were as
Jllows: President, Prof. R. C. Burts;
ice president. Prof. W. D. McOlnnis;
ecretary-treasurer, Prof. B. C. Riddle.
lover Council Entertains.
Clover Leaf Council, Junior Order
fnlted American Mechanics entertaind
about 200 people at an oyster super
In the Clover opera house, last
"riday night. Following the serving
f the course, Mr. James A. Barrett
resided as toastmaster, and introducd
Dr. El W. Pressly and Rev. W. J.
felson to the assembly. Both gentleten
delivered fine addresses. The
lover Leaf council is one of the largst
in the state, having a membership
f 131. The officers of the council are:
ounciLor, F. El Whitener; vice coun- ,
ilor, M. A. Enloe; recording secretary, J
am.es A. Barrett; assistant recording , M
acretary, L. M. Barrett; financial sec
atary, W. B. Hagans; treasurer, 8. J. w
[atthews; conductor, T. J. Hopper; ]
arden, O. W. Adams; inner sentinel, A
>. C. Turner; outer sentinel, H. B. En- M
e; Jr. P. C., W. H. Hagans; Trus- A
?es, A. J. Qulnn, C. J. Forbes and J. ^8
lyde Ford. The representatives to
\e state council are Messrs. Jas. A.
arrett and W. H. Hagans.
^ Dire Circumstances.
Fort Mill Times: Mr. W. M. Ca)thers,
overseer of the Southern Powr
company's lands, a large portion of
hlch lie in the hail stricken district
[ the county, requests the Times to
isue an appeal to the people of Fort
[ill and vicnity for relief for the peole
of that district. The negroes, of
lat section, Mr. Carothers says, are in
[re need of help, especially in the way
' additional clothing. On the South n
Power company's lands are fortyvo
negro children under ten years of
je who are most scantily clad and
it a one of these have shoes on their
et. The case was cited of one little
egro girl whose clothing consisted
ilv of an old quilt, with arm holes
it out, and fastened around her body
ith a string. Besides these, there are
undreds of others in as destitute contlon.
The people of Fort Mill are
iked to help these poor people. Any d
nd of old cast off clothing or shoes
111 relieve much suffering. Mr. Ca>thers
asks that any of our people
iving articles of clothing that can be
)ared to wrap them in bundles and
ave them at the store of A. O. Jones,
id it will be a pleasure of his to see
lat they are properly distributed. It
hoped and believed that many will
spond at once to this appeal.
he County Home.
It will still be several weeks before
ie new county home building is cometed,
ready for occupancy; but when
is completed it will be the best in
le state. Supervisor Boyd claims as
matter of fact, that the present plant
about as good as any of the other
>unties have. The structure, although
ie compact building, is really to all 4
tents and purposes in duplicate,
ith a triple front. The entrance to
ie home of the superintendent is loited
between the entrances of the
larters provided for whites and ?
arks rasnectivelv. Tha 11 vine nuar- .i
rs of the paupers, include first a ^
rge, general sitting room, and behind
at along either side of a long corri>r,
the living rooms, sufficient in
ze and number to accommodate forty
fifty people, or probably even more
necessary. The rear end of the cordor
connects with a passage way
lat runs by the rear of the superinndent's
quarters to connect with a
milar corridor leading through the
larters of the colored people. A pas.ge
way from the superintendent's
zing rooms leads back across the
mnecting passage way referred to
>ove to two large dining rooms, one
r the whites and the other for the
?groes. There are suitable rooms in
>th the large wings for hospital pur>ses.
There is a complete system of
octric wiring, plumbing and heating
match, and water is to be furnished
om a deep well by means of a pump
>erated by a gasoline engine.
- Wallace McMurray, a negro, shot
id Instantly killed his wife In Lex- ^
gton. yesterday. He then shot and fl
lied himself. ^
-According to figures furnished by
e penitentiary officials, there are
>w 177 state convicts in South Carola.
Of this number 120 are confined
the penitentiary; 53 are on the state
rms and four state convicts are on
e county chaingang.