$tnps and farts.
? There was a raid on the coast
towns of Norfolk county, England,
las,. Monday night, by German aircraft.
Four persons were killed and
a considerable amount of property
was destroyed. Yarmouth, King's
Lynn. Sheeringham, Deersingham,
Orim8ton, Sneatticham and Heacham
were the towns visited. It is not certain
whether the visitors were Zeppelins
or other dirigibles or flying machines;
but the common belief seems
to be that there must have been some
dirigibles along. Some persons de
.1 V111 ffo ntrahins. Eight
cutre uicj san u<.bv , _
large bombB were dropped on Yarmouth,
several on King's Lynn and
one each on the other towns. The
bombs are thought to have weighed
from 75 to 100 pounds each. Where
they struck the earth, they sunk deep
down and blew holes big enough to
topple houses into. The explosions
were terrific and broke window glass
in all directions for more than a hundred
yards. The ships used their
searchlights, but the aircraft were so
high that they could not be distinguished
from below. The British and
French must have gotten some previous
intimation of the intended raid,
as the police had the same r ight
sent out warnings to all towns that
could be reached, to keep themselves
dark. The rates of insurance against
damage from air craft has been
doubled since the raid of Tuesday.
? There is a diplomatic controversy
on between the United States and
Great Britain over the question as to
whether the steamship Dacia, which
being owned by Germans, was interned
In an American port at the
beginning of the war, and was recently
purchased by an American citizen,
to be used in transporting cotton
to Germany. At the request of* the
owner of the vessel, the British government
was asked as to whether the
ha interfered with. The
1/acia wuum w ......?
reply was to the effect that the Brit-1
Ish government was not ready to con-1
cede the right of purchase and transfer j
of the ship under the circumstances I
as the ownership of the vessel would I
depend upon the final result of the I
war. If the Dacla should sail with I
cotton for Germany, the British would!
take the ship into a prize court to de-1
termine its ownership and either buy!
its cargo of cotton at the market!
price or send the same on to Germany j
in a neutral vessel. The British are!
not willing to claim absolutely that!
the Dacia cannot be transfered to the!
American flag under a bona fide pur-1
chase by a bona fide American citizen; I
but it affects to believe that the trans-1
fer is not genuine; that the real own-l
era of the vessel are Germans, and the!
scheme is to secure the privileges of J
the sea to a German owned vessel!
under the guise of American owner-1
ship. The Washington government, I
it is understood, is absolutely satis-1
fled as to the genuineness of the trans-1
fer of the Dacla.
? Lodz might almost be called a city I
without food or fuel. The coal sup-|
plies are almost exhausted and what!
remains has been levied upon for the!
use of the hospitals, writes a corres-1
pondent from Berlin. The price ofl
bread has risen to three times its nor-1
mal figure. The factories in this great.!
centre of the wool and cotton Industry,
with its half million inhabitants, I
are closed and its great Industrial pop- I
ulation is idle, cold and hungry. The!
city, which for months has been alter-1
nately in Russian and German pos-1
session, has been cut off from normal!
railroad communication since the beginning
of the war. The railroads,)
when running, have been required for|
the movement of troops, supplies and |
ammunition. Consequently no coal has|
been brought in and only a limited |
quantity of food for the city popula-1
tlon has been received. The American)
relief work, which has done so much)
for Brussels and other Belgian cities |
would be impossible here until more J
adequate means 01 csmoiuuiMiuun ? available.
Only one hotel in town is
heated, and that is occupied by the
military governor and his staff. Guests
in the others must shiver. The streets
are Jammed with the idle and unemployed.
Lodz has always been a city
of many beggars, but now they are encountered
at every step?nonprofessionals.
it can plainly be seen, driven
by real need to appeal to German officers
and soldiers and other visitors for
heln. A "tag day" was held a day or
so ago to raise money for the most
pressing needs and tags were seen on
practically every uniform. There is
little kerosene left in town, and the
stock of candles is exhausted. Residents
of means still have gas or electric
light, the authorities having so far
succeeded in keep.ng the plants In operation.
but the poorer people either
sit in darkness or burn turpentine and
other substitutes. The supply of these
is very short.
?vio fii-Ht time in history, the
United States is "experiencing the sensation
of a real trade balance in its
favor," Dr. Edward E. Pratt, chief of
the Federal bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, told the Illinois
Bankers' association at a dinner in
Chicago last Wednesday night. As
a result of developments abroad during
the last six months. Dr. Pratt
said, "we have turned the corner and
are facing a new era of business expansion
in this country?an era which
has made the term 'home market' obsolete
and archaic, and put in its
place the unfamiliar term 'world
market.'" He explained that, while
the export in excess in favor of the
United States had ranged annually for
fourteen years from $250,000,000 to
$650,000,000, "invisible factors" had
made this only an apparent favorable
balance. Foreign investments in the
United States, the speaker added, totaled
$7,500,000,000, with an annual
interest of $350,000,000, constituting
a fixed charge on American industries,
while American investments abroad
a revenue yearly of only
>75.000,000. reducing the balance
against the United States on this count
to >275,000,000. American tourist
traffic also poured millions Into European
coffers each year, he added,
the 1914 figures being approximately
$286,000,000: foreign-born Americans
sent home annually at least >150,000,000,
and foreign shipping companies
collected freight from American foreign
commerce amounting to >250.000,000
a year. The result of all
these invisible factors during the fiscal
year of 1914, Dr. Pratt said, had been
to produce an actual excess of remittances
over receipts of $55,000,000.
The change began on July 1. 1914, he
said, and by December 31, the favorable
trade balance was >133,000,000,
due to huge exportations of foodstuffs,
merchandise, gold and silver.
At the same time came "a period of
export capitalism, and we are just at
the point of expanding into the world
markets."
? Cotton exports to Germany are
becoming increasingly large, and this
freer export movement was partly ac
countable ror tne snarp rise in me
price of cotton last Monday, says a
New York dispatch. Eight American
ships are now loading at various
ports, chiefly in the south, to sail for
Bremen and Rotterdam. This fleet
will carry about 65,000 bales of cotton.
which at the present price of 19
cents a pound ruling in Germany will
be worth about $6,000,000. Cotton
shippers are bringing much pressure
to bear upon the government to permit
the government war risk bureau
to write marine insurance on these
cargoes, as well as the war risk. The
amount of marine insurance that can
be obtained from private companies,
it is said, is still limited and is obstructing
a freer movement of ships.
Among the ships now loading are two
former coal carriers?the Newton of
the New England Coal and Coke comr
nny. and the Pacific of the Emery
Line. Boston. The Newton is loading
at Savannah, to sail for Rotterdam
about the end of January with be
tween 11,000 and 12,000 bales. The
Pacific is loading at Galveston, to sail
for Rotterdam about February 5.
with between 12.000 and 13,000 bales.
Other steamers are the Henry Williams,
formerly in the Baltimore and
Wilmington service, which is to sail
from Charleston for Bremen at the
end of January, with about 4,000
bales: the S. V. Luckenbach to sail
early in February, from Galveston to
Bremen, with about 9,000 bales: the
Evelyn, which has been bought by the
Harris-lrb.v Cotton company, to sail
from New York to Premen, with about
6 000 bales. The Ward liner Matanzas,
which has completed one trip to
Rotterdam, will sail about January 25
with 6,000 bales from Charleston or
Norfolk for Bremen. Cotton shippers f
have even gone around into the Pa- a
ciflc to get ships for this profitable t
trade. They have chartered the Nav- t
ajo, formerly in the Pacific coast a
trade, which will sail with 6,000 bales ^
of cotton from Galveston to Eremen I
in the middle of February. The Ne- I
vaitun of the American-Hawaiian line, 2
will sail about January 25 from Sa- J
vannah to Bremen with about 10,000 C
bales. The freight rate on this cot- a
ton is $3.50 per 100 pounds to Bremen 1
and $2.50 per 100 pounds to Rotter- i
dam. It is said that some of the boats ?
in several trips practically pay for f
themselves. a
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Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville i
as Mail Matter of the Second Class, c
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YORKVILLE, S. O.t d
FRIDAY. JANUARY 22, 1915 i
We believe in the doctrine of home li
patronage of home enterprise; but we 1
most certainly do not believe in the ^
doctrine that the obligation of the ?
enterprise patronized goes beyond glv- I
ing value received therefor, in a busl- ?
ness or professional way. We believe
most heartily in the principle of reel- 1
procity, but only along purely business 9
lines. J
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It is not necessary to question any p
man's motive; but it is well to re- J]
member that bad men often do good "x
tnings wun a view iu wu jhir v.v? e
their own selfish designs, and it is not t
safe to trust a bad man even in the "
doing of good acts. Unsuspecting ^
people who allow themselves to be j>
caught in this manner are liable to 6
And themselves duped.
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It may as well oe remembered that *
the majority of South Carolina's clti- j!
zenship is Democratic, and the state v
is going to have a Democratic govern- J
ment. The government of the many y
by the few has playeJ ?ut with gov- ^
ernment by sweet sounding promises, t
The people want the real thing and '
they are not going to be content with ?
anything else. f
- t
There appears to be very little rea- 1
son for believing that the raid that was ji
made on the British coast a few days o
ago by German airships was any more >
than a preliminery expeditionary af- *
fair. There have been reports of the j,
building of Zeppelin after Zeppelin for c
use against the city of London and no I
one can think that after all the antici- j
pation that has been created, the Ger- c
mans could be content with dropping e
only twenty bombs on four or five ^
coast towns. It is probable that this t
first attack was mainly for experi- k
mental purposes and that the really v
serious work is to come later. J
C
At the meeting of the State Farm- <3
* TT ? 1?? I w riAlnmKio fhio TlfPPlf MP. ?
era uiuuii in vviuuh/m, % ? ??
E. W. Dabbs, the president, in a
speech on marketing argued that
farmers everywhere pool their holdings
of cotton and confer together with
a view to getting the best possible
prices. There is a whole lot of wisdom
in this suggestion, because if it is followed
out, it will put the farmers in a
position to get benefits they have never
known before. There is always a
prospect for better prices in cotton of
25, 50 and 100 bale lots than there is
by the few bales off a wagon, and ll
ought to be a comparatively easy matter
for the farmers to get together in
the formation of the pools mentioned.
A bill introduced in the general assembly
looking to an amendment to
the constitution so as to do away with
or materially limit the pardoning power
of the governor has an unfavorable
committee report and will no doubt be
killed as it should be. Of course, it is '
not difficult to divine the source of the
inspiration of this bill; but very few
people who are reasonably practicable
will take it seriously Although our i
court machinery is the best means we 1
have for the settlement of differences
and the punishment of crime, there \
are few people so Innocent as to think c
that machinery infallible or even near- j
ly so. Everybody knows that our c
courts cannot possibly be any better li
or wiser than the men who compose a
them, and as all men are fallible, errors
must necessarily follow. Some of v
these errors are simply horrible and' s
to think that there was no way for ^
their quick and easy correction, when g
the need for correction was beyond S
question would be more horrible. d
e
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The Banks. v
Now that it is generally conceded a
that the fearful financial stringency ^
that was brought on by the war is t:
passing and things are brightening up
somewhat, it is very well to consider
the part that has been played by the \
banks. t
For reasons that are obvious, it is j.
not aesiraoie to go into explicit ae- t
tails that will carry the names of the e
individuals helped; but the fact re- ?
mains that had it not been for the 0
broad, liberal and even courageous t
policy of the banks, some of them ?
more particularly than others, the a
record of the past four or five months r
would constitute a very different sto- e
ry from that which can now be writ- ?
ten. r
The general business stringency t
which could not be foreseen and for ?
which the farmers and business peo- ^
pie of this section were in no wise re- t
sponsible, caught many of our most
solid and substantial people in more (j
or less embarrassing business straits, s
which in ordinary times would have ?
meant bankruptcy. ^
cur uaiiK people, or moai 01 incut, j
have been sitting steady in the boat, s
in some instances assuming responsi- d
bilities, not to say risks, the weight of ^
which the general public can have no o
adequate conception, and the service u
they have performed to the country {.
as a whole is something well worth n
while. s
It is true that the banks have been ?
subject to a lot of criticism; but we c
understand the situation well enough "
to say of our own knowledge that 11
most of it has been more or less idle, j,
and that generally speaking if the s
critics had known better, they would 0
have been inclined to praise rather jj
than blame. k
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? Many Southern Railway passenger
trains operating through Spartanburg
have rec? ntly been improved by the
substitution of all-steel passenger
coaches in place of the former coaches r
of partial wood construction, in auai-ir
tion to providing greater safety for v
passengers, the new coaches offer1 h
greater conveniences, and are larger,
leatlng eighty persons, or twelve more
han the old style cars. Forty-three of
hese all-steel cars have been put Into
lervlce by the Southern railway. It
vas stated yesterday. They have been
>laced on trains number 29 and 30 (the
Birmingham special), trains number
>5 and 36 (between Washington and
Atlanta), trains number 27 and 28 (the
Carolina Special), trains number 9
ind 10 (between \sheville and Colum>ia),
and trains number 43 and 44 (beween
Washington and Atlanta). OthT
limited trains of the Southern, not
'unning through Spartanburg, will
ilso carry the new cars.
MERE-MENTION
Charles Ledowsky, president of the
^oxworth Distilling company of Chi
ago, whose name has been mentlontd
in connection with the forgery of
vhisky warehouse receipts, commit*
ed suicide Wednesday, rather than
ace arrest The grandson of Presdent
Wilson has been named Francis
iayre. He received no middle name.
-....The Italian freight steamer
'arese, was sunk In the Adriatic sea
Vednesday, by coming in contact with
, mine One man was mortally
mounded and 18 others, all striking
mployes of the American Agrlcultual
Chemical company, were shot durng
a clash at Roosevelt, N. J., Tueslay,
between several hundred strikers
nd sixty sheriff's deputies The
irm of M. Rumley & Co., manufacurers
of agricultural machinery, and
apitalized at 830,000,000, has gone
nto voluntary bankruptcy Jas.
B. Ferguson was inaugurated governir
Texas, Tuesday, succeeding O.
1. Colquitt Ensign Nicholas
'enoit, chevalier of the Legion of
lonor, who was the first to start the
>rganization of Boy Scouts in France,
las been killed in battle, while leadng
a regiment of French marines....
'he government of Denmark has deided
to confiscate all wheat in Dennark
of foreign origin. This supply is
alued at 3600,000 Prof. Luis
iiuusajr a mucij ivuvnn vailorer,
died in Topeka, Kan., Wedicsday,
aged 58 years The United
itates senate has passed a bill proiding
for the creation of a coast
;uard, which will be an auxllliary to
he navy in time of war. The measire
calls for an expenditure of $397,00
The annual meeting of the
imerlcan Engineers is being held in
Jew York this week, with more than
00 delegates in attendance According
to a report issued by the Chiago
Welfare committee, 100,000 peo>le
of that city are out of work
2d Johnson, a young negro, was
ynched by a mob of twenty persons
n Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday. He
i-as accused of stealing cattle
Irs. Maggie O'Leary, who for forty
ears lived alone in a little house
lear Escanaba, Mich., died Wedneslay.
Her neighbors declare she was
he woman whose cow was credited
fith having caused the great Chicago
ire by kicking over a lamp in the
arly 70*8 Senator Works of Caliornia,
proposes to introduce a bill in
he senate to abolish collection of
''ederal revenue on the sale and manLfacture
of liquor in prohibition terltory
and to abolish all revenue tax
in liquors after January 1, 1916
According to figures compiled by the
French customs administration, the
orelgn commerce of France dimlnshed
in value in ten months of 1914,
compared with the total of a similar
>eriod in 1913, the sum of $400.000,00
Seven men plead guilty at
i'ort Smith, Ark., Tuesday, to the
charge of conspiracy against the Federal
government, the cases growing
iut of the violation of an injunction
ntended to prevent interference with
he operation of coal mines in the Ar;ansas
strike zone Two persons
irere killed and several were hurt
rhen a passenger train on the S. A. L.
ailway was wrecked near Raleigh, N.
!., Wednesday Rev. Billy Sunlay
preached a special sermon to an
ludience of 5,000 people in Washingon,
D. C., Monday. In the audience
rere Secretaries Bryan, Lane, Daniels
,nd Redfleld. 300 members of the
louse and all but 12 members of the
Jnited States senate, and also the
Chinese minister to the United States,
Cai Fu Shah The Federal invesigation
into the election of Jos. O.
Gannon in the 18th congressional dlsrict
of Illinois, promises to be very
lensatlonal. Several "workers" for
Gannon have offered to testify for the
rovernment in return for leniency by
he prosecuting attorney. Many poliicians
are said to be preparing for
[Uick visits to "health resorts."... .A.
jeo Well, a lawyer of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
rrested last week in Williamston, W.
'a., has been indicted by a special
rrand Jury of Kanawha county, on a
harge of attempting to bribe a memier
of the state public service comnission
Latest estimates of the
>ecuniary losses incident to the Italan
earthquake of last week, are now
tlaced at a total of $60,000,000
)r. Martin G. Brumbaugh, former su>erintendent
of the public schools of
Philadelphia, was on Tuesday inaururated
governor of Pennsylvania....
rhe new immigration bill recently
>assed by congres. is now in the
lands of President Wilson. There
s considerable doubt as to the presilent
signing the bill, on account of
ts containing the restrictive literacy
est, to which the chief executive is
aid to object Governor Whitnan
of New York, will cause an in
esugauon 01 me prusecuiiuu m mc
ase of the state against Wm. V.
Heary. who was acquitted in Rockand
county, in December, of the
harge of murdering his son-in-law
ast July. Formal charges of malfeasnce
in office will be made against the
listrict attorney of Rockland county.
Customs officials seized $25,000
i*orth of opium on the British steamhip
Vedamore, at Baltimore, Md., on
donday. Three members of the crew
re alleged to have been trying to
muggle the drug into the United
itates As one physician on Monlay,
announced the death of his mothr
to Congressman John M. Morin, at
'ittsburgh, Pa., another physician
ras waiting to tell him of the birth of
daughter Wheat is reported
o be selling at a higher price In Lonlon
today than at any time during the
ast fifty years. i
? The Federal reserve board, says a
Vashington dispatch on yesterday, is
aking steps to aid banks of the south
n retiring the $50,000,000 of emergency
urrency still outstanding in that secion.
The board on yesterday, lowerd
the rediscount rate for the Atlanta
cserve bank to 4 per cent on maturiie8
up to CO days and 4 1-2 per cent
n longer maturities. Similar reducions
probably will be made within a
ew days at the Richmond and Dallas
ianks. Under the Aldrlch-Vreeland
ct all emergency currency must be
etired by June 30, when the act itself
xpires. Much of the prime commerial
paper in the south is said to be
ip as security for emergency curency.
By lowering rediscount rates
he board hopes to induce the southrn
banks, which also are members of j
urrency associations, to retire their ,
kldrlch-Vreeland notes and replace ,
hem with Federal reserve notes. In
statement the board says: "There !
? now a plethora of money in manv i
f the Federal reserve districts and it
eems an inopportune time for most ,
f the Federal reserve banks to try
o force their funds into use through i
iscount operations in their own
istricts. Under the Federal reserve j
ystem it is possible by means of reiscount
operations between Federal '
eserve banks for reserve money to :
low from districts where It cannot be (
mployed into those where it can be
ised to advantage. It is therefore
racticable for the southern Federal I
eserve banks to discount for their |
mmbers as liberally as may be con- ,
iste-nt with prudence, as large idle
eserves carried in other districts can I
e employed in re-adjusting. Should
onditions arise which would make it |
n desirable for Federal reserve banks
n some districts to avail themselves '
f the opportunity of investing funds i
n rediscounts in other districts, or i
hould it be advisable for them to dis- ]
ontinue such operations after engagng
in them the Federal reserve banks '
n the borrowing districts can still be i
ept in a comfortable position as the j
ecretary of the treaiiury has lndiated
his willingness to co-operate in
hat case by making deposits."
? Chief of Rural Police Reuben Ooslell
seized H00 worth of whisky In
IreenvlUe, Wednesday. Much of the
t'hlsky was put up in bottles contalnrtp
one-tenth of a pint. i
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8
Relly-Taylor Co., New Orleans?Makes
a liberal proposition to you to induce
you to give "Luzianne" coffee
a trial.
The F. F. Dalley Co., Buffalo?Gives
you reasons why you should use "2ln-1"
shoe polish. In easy opening
metal boxes, 10 cents.
Charlie Leong?Solicits your laundry
work. His laundry Is near A. R. P.
church. Satisfactory work at a reasonable
price.
J. W. Quinn, Mgr.?Offers Silver Campine
and white Wyandotte eggs for
hatching; also baby chicks for sale.
W. H. Williamson, Guthriesville?Has
ten head of horses and mules, in
guuu uiucr, ivi oajo iv/i vwit v> u?
good paper.
E. p. Cloud and W. O. Harshaw, Corporators?Give
notice of opening
books of subscription to the capital
stock of the Harshaw-Cloud Co.
Kirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Says its big
white goods and clearance sale
opened yesterday and will continue
all of next week.
Lyric Theatre?Programme for today,
tomorrow and part of next week.
Mary Fuller today. War pictures
on next Monday.
Thomson Co.?Is showing new goods
for spring. Tailoring exhibition for
men is on today and tomorrow. The
best of good clothes.
James Bros.?Say that the Hudson
Mule company's representative to
buy mules next week, has canceled
the date?will come later.
McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Offers big
lot of Miles shoes for ladies at less
than half price.
W. E. Ferguson?Talks about fancy
groceries of the better quality, of
which he has a big stock. Stone's
cakes, 9 ounces, 10 cents.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Says that farm
work will soon begin and that you
will need tools, and wants you to see
it for what you need.
T. W. Speck?Wants you to call on
him for fountain pens. He sells the
Waterman "Ideal" and the Parker
"Lucky Curve." Wedding presents.
York Drug Store?Assures you that it
wants to please you in every way a
good drug store can please. Your
prescription work is wanted.
There was a slight fall of snow in
various parts of York county, Wednesday.
Mr. Henry 8mith, carrier on Yorkville
R F. D. No. 4. has been making
his route by horse back the past few
days, owing to the wretched condition
of the roads.
Mr G. L. Suggs, who has been living
near Wright's Ferry for the past
twenty-six years, said Wednesday,
that the Catawba has been from 16
to 26 feet out of its banks seven times
since December 1, thus breaking all
records, so far as he has knowledge.
If after you have given your subscription
to a clubmaker and the paper
stops anyway, raise a row. It
might be the fault of the office, for we
make mistakes and it might be the
fault of the clubmaker; but anyhow
look into the matter, and get it
straight.
'Why, this country seems to be waking
up," remarked a traveling man
from Alabama to the writer as the two
were seated in the smoker of a Southern
railway train, last week. "I have
been observing the many fields of
wheat and oats we have passed in the
last few minutes. This is my first
trip through this country in twenty
on/I An that loot tHn T HAW
nothing but cotton stalks. I tell you
I am glad to see that grain. It certainly
beats growing cotton?Just now,
anyway."
"No, there is no fertilizer moving
over our road yet," said a Southern
railway man yesterday. "There has
been but one car received in the Columbia
yards that I know of. Ordinarily
fertilizer begins to move In volume
from about February 1, but I do
not expect the volume to be very large
this year. The higher officials, some
of them, think the fertilizer tonnage
will be about half as large as It was
last year. But from what I see .fcnd
hear about Charleston, If the tonnage
Is one-fourth as large as last season's
they can be well satisfied Of course
our road will haul some fertilizers, but
the quantity won't blockade the system
when It begins to move."
There was a considerable amount of
cotton sold throughout the county
when the price went to 8 cents; but
the price did not shake the holders of
cotton quite so sharply as was expected.
From such information as has
been gathered it appears that whole
neighborhoods have solidly withstood
the 8 cents offer. There does not appear
to be any decided conviction that
there will be a rapid rise in price. On
the contrary the feeling is that cotton
vill probably go lower before it will
go higher; but still there is a grim determination
to stick to it, and that is
what most of the farmers are doing.
Asked as to what his opinion about the
situation was, a well informed cotton
man said: "There is no question that
the advance has its origin in the operations
of the New York exchange; but
what the cause may be there is no
telling. It may be the increased demand
from Europe, it may be a stronger
demand from American mills, it
may be the result of pledging, and it
may be that people who have sold
short have decided that the safest
thing to do Just now is to lay in actual
cotton for tender against contracts.
I have not been able to locate the ac
tual source of the buying, and I do not
know."
ARE GOING SLOW
All of .York's delegation In the general
assembly, Senator J. E. Beamguard
and Representatives Bradford,
Cherry, Lesslle and Nunn, were in the
party of lawmakers who visited Wlnthrop
college, Wednesday. Hon. A. E.
Hutchison, reading clerk of the house
of representatives, was also present.
Asked about what was going on in
Columbia, Senator Beamguard said
that little had been done so far and in
his opinion, very little would be done
at the present session of the general
assembly. "There are many things
which the state needs," he said. "We
all realize that, but of course more
money would be required for improvements?additional
buildings at the
state institutions, etc. More appropriations
mean more taxes and the
consensus of opinion among the members
of the senate and house is that
taxes are already too high and that
this is no time to increase taxes in
any measure
"I think the policy of this session of
the legislature will be one of going
nlnw end that there will not be manv
if any, large appropriations."
LEGISLATORS AT WINTHROP
Winthrop college was host last Wednesday
to a number of members of the
general assembly, their wives, daughters
and friends to the number of four
hundred or more, the visitors coming
from Columbia in a special train and
returning Wednesday afternoon. There
were possibly 100 members of the
house of representatives and about
twenty members of the senate in the
party. On their arrival at the college
the visitors were taken into the
main auditorium where arrangements
had been made whereby they were
seated according to the counties they
represented, delegations of Winthrop
girls from the various counties having
been appointed to conduct the
visitors whom they knew, through the
great institution.
Tho tour of inspection over the institution
was thorough in every detail,
and proved highly Interesting to the
many lawmakers and others whose
first visit to Winthrop it was. Classrooms,
art rooms, the dormitories, library,
laundry and bakery, training
school, etc,, were all included In the
Ilispctviuil.
Winthrop students took especial interest
in showing the members of the
general assembly the gymnasium, a
rather small affair, and did their best
to Impress upon the statesmen the
urgent need of a larger building for
the purpose.
At 2 o'clock, dinner was announced
ind fully one-half hour's time was
required to seat the large crowd
which numbered about 1,500 people. A
bounteous dinner was served by the
Wlnthrop chapter, U. D. C., and It was
nearly five o'clock before all the guests
filed out of the large auditorium.
President Johnson of Wlnthrop, presided
as toastmaster, following the
sumptuous dinner, and Introduced
several speakers, the special orchestra
of the occasion rendering selections
between the responses to the toastmaster.
Lieutenant Governor A. J. Bethea
responded to the subject "The State
of South Carolina;" Senhtor Allan
Johnson of Newberry delivered an
address on "Robert E. Lee;" Hon. J.
A. McCullough of Greenville, addressed
the assembly on the subject,
"Education," and Hon. James A. Hoyt,
speaker of the house of representatives
I a?a * - nmUo
rcspunucu lu mc luaaiuiaoici a xuc
General Assembly," the speaker drawing
hearty applause when he stated
that he favored woman suffrage and
wanted very much to see a new gymnasium
erected at Wlnthrop.
Upon leaving the dining room the
guests were again conducted to the
main auditorium where the Wlnthrop
Glee club entertained for a half-hour
or more. So well pleased was the general
assembly with its visit, that several
of the members proposed that the
time of departure for the special train
conveying them back to Columbia be
changed from 6.30 to 8 o'clock, to
which President Johnson responded
that Winthrop would be glad did the
train never leave.
At 7 o'clock, the special started on
the return to Columbia, amid the
cheers and yells of the several hundred
Winthrop girls who had accompanied
the party to the railroad.
WITHIN THE TOWN
? Mrs. John S. Jones has advised
The Enquirer that the Yorkville Graded
school has contributed $28 to the
Belgian relief fund.
? More than 800 bales of cotton
have been sold in Yorkville this w6ek
at prices ranging from 8 to 8 J cents.
This is the largest amount sold In
Yorkville in one week at any time during
this season.
? The Lyric theatre has this week
installed a new electric piano with a
violin attachment. The new addition
has attracted much attention and is a
decided improvement over the former
piano in the theatre.
? Said the white man to the Indian:
"You take the crow and I'll take the
turkey, or I'll take the turkey and you
take the crow." Said the Indian to
the white man: "You never said
turkey to me a single time. Let's get
together."
? Mr. E. B. Clements of Illinois, expects
to come to Yorkvlle about Feb.
15 to take the position of buttermaker
at the Yorkville creamery. Mr.
Clements held the position of buttermaker
at the creamery shortly after
its establishment Mr. F. C. Riddle
will be retained as manager of the
plant.
? Now. in matters about which there
is division, it would seem that if the
Board of Trade would be representative
of the whole people, it would
have done respect to both sides. For
Instance, if this petition for the change
of the name of the town is really being
circulated in the name and under
the authority of the Board of Trade,
then the paper should have been so
drawn as to permit citizens to sign
either way?yes or no. Getting together
sometimes involves a little
compromise.
DI8TRE88 IN BETHEL
"There is suffering and distress in
Bethel township and along the whole
path of the storm-swept area from
the North Carolina line down to Bethesda
and Catawba townships," said
Mr. I. P. Boyd, superintendent of the
County Home, yesterday.
"I know more about Bethel," he
went on, "because until I took charge
of the County Home some years ago,
I lived there, and from what I saw on
a recent visit, as well as from what I
have been picking up from old neighbors
and friendB, I am prepared to
assure the public that the situation
Is far worse than most people have
any idea of.
"In view of my experience with the
poor creatures who have to be sent to
the County Home, I would not have
to offer a great deal of proof that I
know what destitution really is. I
have seen enough to become an expert;
but I have no hesitation in saying
that the condition of many of the
white croppers and laborers, and still
more of the negroes up in the stormstricken
district of Bethel township,
is pitiable indeed.
'There has been a great deal done
for these people; but not nearly as
much as is necessary. There are
many who are almost naked, so far
as clothing is concerned, and food is
also scarce. There is much hunger
up that way, and while both food and
clothing are needed, the need of clothing
is probably the greater. I am
sure it is.
"They need clothing very much and
they need it now. I am aware that
many good people have already contributed,
and that there are still others
who would contribute except for
the fact that they do not realize the
great need. It may not have occurred
to them that they have many an old
garment to which they attach no value
whatever; but which would be joyfully
received by some of the hungry,
shivering negroes and even whites,
who live along the hall-stricken belt.
" 'What is everybody's business is
nobody's business,' you know, and for
that reason it is difficult to get the
old clothes and other things that can
be had for the asking, together, and
in the hope of being able to get some
tning done, x want 10 asn me iiinquirer
to help me to get out a proposition
I have to make. That is, that on
next Tuesday, beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning, I propose to attempt a
personal canvass of the town of
Yorkville, for old clothes and the like.
I want everything to be had in the
shape of wearing apparel that anybody
is willing to give. It will be my
plan to first go to the houses of the
people and find out whether or not
they have anything to give and then
go around with a wagon and collect it
up. This work is too much for one
man, and as I cannot make a thorough
canvass in a day, I would like to
have help. A working committee of
four or five could canvass the whole
town in a day, and give everybody a
chance to contribute.
"In order to insure plenty of assistance,
I suggest that all the ministers
make announcement to their congregations
on Sunday morning, and if
each congregation will appoint a committee
to help, I believe it will be an
easy matter to collect all the clothing
that can be needed. It will be neces
sary, or course, to mane arrangements
to have the contributions shipped to
Clover and this will take a little cash,
which can be raised by small contributions.
I will suggest also to people
who have packages they are willing
to contribute, if they will send
them to any of the Yorkville dry
goods stores, on Monday or Tuesday,
the committee will take care of the
same. Whatever may be collected
will be sent to the Bethel committee,
consisting of Mr. W. W. Stanton, Dr.
T. X. Dulln, Messrs. S. S. Glenn, J. L.
Currence and A. C. Harper, as these
gentlemen are all in close touch with
the cases of greatest need. And I
want you to please say that so far
as I am concerned, I intend to make
that canvass next Tuesday, unless
other arrangements are made. I am
willing to work anywhere in this
cause, and will do the best I can."
ABOUT PEOPLE
Dr. M. J. Walker of Yorkvllle, is
visiting in Denmark, S. C.
Supervisor Thos. W. Boyd was a
visitor in Columbia, this week.
Mrs. John Pugh of Yorkviile. is visiting
relatives n North Carolna.
Mr. John L. Starr of Yorkviile, was
a visitor In Rock Hill, this week.
Mr. O. L. Sanders of Yorkviile, was
a visitor in Rock Hill, Wednesday.
Mr. G. W. Kunz of Yorkviile, spent
several days in Columbia, this week.
Mr. W. B. Moore returned to Yorkvile
yesterday after a trip to Columhlu
Mrs. W. B. Wylle is visiting her
daughter, Miss Rachael Wylie, in Spar-1
tanburg.
Messrs. G. W. S. Hart. John R. Hart
and T. F. McDow were In Columbia,
Wednesday. se
Miss Frances Lewis of Winthrop m
college, visited her parents in Yorkvllle,
this week.
Mr. R. M. Sherer, who was recently w
re-elected mayor of Sharon, was in
Yorkville on Wednesday.
Mr. George Bennett has returned to
u i- u i _ ni - m*. ..i.u A. til
nis nuine in ^iiariuue, aner a vibii iu ,
relatives in Yorkville.
Mrs. W. A. M. Plaxco has returned r
to her home in Brighton, Tenn., after
visiting relatives in York county. re
Mrs. D. E. Boney has returned to f0
her home in Yorkville, after spending Vi
some time with relatives in Aiken. V1
Mr. Henry Nivens is in a critical w
condition at his home on the Char- W
lotte road, suffering from blood poison. b<
Miss Vivian Jones, who has been
been visiting Mrs. Herbert L. Wright
in Clover, left this week for her home
in Alabama.
Miss Maud Stroup, who has been th
spending several days at her home in th
Yorkville, returned to Queen's college, y
Charlotte, this morning.
cc
Mr. Frank C. Riddle represented the
Yorkville branch of the South CaroUna
Farmers' Union at the meeting of ai
that organization in Columbia, this
week. tll
Messrs. J. P. McMurray, A. T. Hart .
and Rev. T. Tracy Walsh were among
the Yorkville people who attended the tli
inaugural ceremonies in Columbia, this Hi
week. tc
Capt Bert P. Smith and Lieut
Walker of the Yorkville military com- OI
pany, attended the meeting of the Na- hi
tional Guard association in Columbia, ai
this week. lt|
Mr. John Bennett of the Neely cotton
mill, who recently underwent an
operation whereby a carbuncle was
removed from his neck, is so far im- ai
proved as to be able to sit up. T
Information as to the condition of g(
Chief of Police P. W. Love this morning,
was that he is steadily Improving, M
and his physician is of opinion that he tli
will be able to resume his duties next to
week. tj.
Rock Hill Herald, Tuesday: Mrs. tj.
W. B. Byers, who has for the put six
weeks been in a Baltimore hospital un- w
dergolng treatment, returned home th
this morning. Her many friends will tt
be glad to know that she is greatly
Improved In health.
Rev. W. J. Langston, of the South 0
Carolina Baptist Foreign and Home 1X1
Mission boards, was In Yorkville to- tl
day on business. Dr. Langston was m
pastor of the Baptist church at this .
place about twenty years ago, and
took an active part In the anti-liquor "
fights of those days, along with the
late Rev. W. G. Neville. 0(
County Superintendent of Educatlon
John E. Carroll attended a meet- .
ing of county superintendents in Co- 01
lumbla, this week. About twenty-nine ti<
superintendents were present and the
principal feature of the meeting was C1
the unqualified endorsement by the su- tv
perintendents of a local option com- $6
pulsory education law. . p<
Mr. T. G. Reily of Greenville, rep- n<
resenting the Relly-Taylor company er
of New Orleans, packers of the fam- se
ous "Luzianne" coffee, was in York- re
ville today making the round of the ca
grocerymen who handle his goods. Mr. af
Reily made a pleasant call on The En- si
quirer, and after making arrange- n<
ment to keep the Luzianne coffee be- aj
fore the readers of this paper, took b?
occasion to make clear the basis of the le
claims of this well known brand on g?
the public patronage. "It is Just this," H
he said, "in the first place we use the M
best and most carefully selected cof- a*
fee to be had. We use chicory with ac
it, not because chicory is cheap, but sh
because all intelligent coffee drinkers th
know that chicory In exactly the P<
right proportion, is beneficial. Cof- de
fee with chicory is better than pure
coffee, but the chicory must bo used al
in the right proportion. Too much of th
it detracts from the quality of the cof- ?
fee and does harm. Just enough makes Jo
it right, and we put In Just enough.
If we used more chicory we could al
sell the coffee cheaper; but that is not ai
what we are after. We want to give
the best coffee possible, and that is tf1
what we are doing."
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SOLDIERS AND WIDOW8
The first response to the call for the at
names of soldiers and widows of the
Confederacy living in York county, th
comes from Mr. J. B. Robinson of
Clover, who has requested the public at
to aid him in getting up the informs- w
tlon. th
Mr. Robinson has sent in quite a th
numerous list from Bethel and King's ev
Mountain townships. In some cases W)
he has been unable to give the command
to which the veterans belonged, of
company, regiment, etc., but where ca
this information is supplied to The m
Enquirer on a postal card or other- m
wise, it will be duly recorded in a th
book that will be kept for the purpose, n
and the record will thereby be made fe
^uui^iCku. en
It is hoped that the public will at eh
once become interested in this work of
of getting up names of the surviving lo
soldiers and widows, and complete it
without unnecessary delay. The lists
so far received are as follows:
Soldiers, King's Mountain Township. ^
Barber William, 18th Reg., Co. H, to
S. C. V., Clover. su
McCall, Reuben, 4th Reg., Co. K, S. to
C. V., Clover.
Knox John, 5th Reg., Co. F, S. C. V., th
Clover. in
Love R. J., 12th Reg., Co. B, S. C. 8o
V., Clover. ca
Jackson J. L., 18th Reg., Co. H, S. C. e(j
V., Clover. th
Lawrence J. W., 12th Reg., Co. A, S. ev
C. V., Clover.
Moore W. D., 6th Reg., Co. I, S. C. V., pa
Clover. cr r
Sparrow W. H., 49th Reg., Co. G, N. ha
C., Clover. se
Qulnn J. D., 15th Reg., Co. C, S. C. V., to
Clover. pr
Adams J. A., P. S. S., Reg., Co. G.. 8P
S. C. V., Clover. trt
Wilson J. J., 49th Reg., Co. H, N. C., th<
Clover. th<
Burns W. A., 12th Reg., Co. B, S. C. tic
V., Smyrna. ha
Quinn Felix, No. 2, Smyrna. w(
McCarter A. J., 5th Reg., Co. F, S.
C. V., Clark's Fork. ed
Robinson J. B., 5th Reg., Co. F, S. di<
C. V., Clover. a
Faires M. P., 18th Reg., Co. I, S. C. co
V., Clover. tei
Falls E. C., Bethany. die
Widows, King's Mountain Township.
Smith S. A., 5th Reg., Co. F, S. C. ch'
V., Clover. tic
&mun f., f. o. o., tu, *j, o. w. *.
Clover. .
Campbell M. S., 18th Reg., Co. H, S. ,
C. V., Clover.
McElwee M. A., 12th Reg., Co. A, S. ws
C. V., King's Creek. wc
Wells J. W., Clover.
Dorsett M. A., 4th Ga. Reg., Clover. p
Pursley M. J., 18th Reg., Co G, S. do
C. V., Filbert. tlo
Ford M. H., 49th Reg., Co. H, N. C.,
Clover. .
Jackson Sallie, 12th Reg., Co. ne
Clover. chi
Smith Jane. Clover. evi
McC'arter Mary, 18th Reg., Co. G, t,_
S. C. V., Clover.
Jackson Jane, 5th Reg., S. C. V.,
Clover.
Beamguard D. C., 18th Reg., Co. G, o0
S. C. V.. Filbert.
Pursley E. C.. State Reserv., Clover. . '
Youngblood Nettle, Canepair's Art., Pu
Clover.
Mrs. Ellen E. Pursley, widow of P. ?a
L. Pursley, Company G, Eighteenth '*
Qnuthm Carolina volunteers. at
Soldiers, Bethel Township.
Youngblood W. D., 18th Reg., Co. H, _
Yorkvllle. Jl"
Glenn N. C.. 4th Reg.. Co. K. Clover.
Brandon, G. C., LaFayette Art., "u
Clover.
Barnett J. W., 4th Reg., Co. K. pn
Clover. .L,u
Brandon J. D., 4th Reg., Co. C,
Pllnfnn S T 4th Ree*.. Co. C. pr<
Fa Ires John J., 4th Rep., Co. O, UCI
Clover. Ne
Widows, Bethel Township.
Barnett, V. C., 5th Rep.. Co. F, R. F. ele
D., Clover. In*
Miller, widow of Robinson, Black's ma
Cav., Yorkvllle. cei
Dulln. M. J? State Troops. Bethel, for
Moore E. C., 18th Rep., Co. H, S." is
C. V., Clover. Th
Widows, York Township. I
Mrs. Mary !?. Smith, widow of Jo- *
ph A. Smith, Company I, Sixth regi- 5
ent, Jenkins's brigade.
Ebsnezor. r
Barry J. A., Co. B, 5th S. C. V., and 7
ife, M. J. Barry, Rock Hill No. 6. c
Bethesda.
Conrad W. R.. Co. A. 12th S. C. V., I
id wife, Mary Jane Conrad, Guthries- J
lie. ;
Conrad Mrs. Mary Jane, widow of v
obert Conrad, Co. A, 12th S. C. V. a
Note.?Correspondents will please e
member that the purpose of this ef- a
rt is to secure only the names of surving
Confederate veterans and sur- '
ving widows of Confederate veterans
ho are not on the pension role. I
Tiere the veteran and his wife are s
)th living, both names may be given, c
I
CHANGING THE NAME v
Reference has been made to the fact \
lat this agitation for the change of *
ie name of the town of Yorkville to r
ork, is no new thing, but that it p
tmmenced many years ago, and the v
es of The Enquirer have been ex- >
nlned for additional facts.
It appears that the matter was '
ireshed out in the fall of 1897, some ?
ghteen years ago. The town was r
len operating under a charter that 7
mited the power of the town council J
1 levy a tax of not exceeding 2 mills ;
1 the dollar. The Incumbent council n
id spent its revenues, borrowed <750, 1
id although it had gone the limit of ?
s borrowing capacity, wanted some <j
ore money. The general assembly ^
id recently passed what was known
1 the "general incorporation" act. a
his act was intended to relieve the c
;neral assembly from the detail of t
ononlol oV?o rtora Tf nrnvlHpd -
ttllll lift Dp lima %Vi?. r.w*.. M
lat all Incorporated towns from 2,000 a
i 5,000 Inhabitants should go under c
lis general act at the expiration of t
lelr existing charters, and that towns j
hlch so desired, might surrender &
lelr existing charters and go under ?
te general incorporation act on a
)te of the people. The charter of the *
iwn of Yorkville had three years ^
ore to run. The general incorpora- c
on act authorized a levy up to 10 c
ills on the dollar, and that Increased ?
vy was the principal attraction to j,
ie town council as it then stood. t
This paragraph from The Enquirer I
' September IB, 1897, gives a compre- ^
msive understanding of the attitude 0
' the council to the existing situa- v
on:
"Intendant Lowry wants the new ^
tarter so the town can borrow be
reen $2,000 and $3,000, payable In i
00 Installments. Attorney Brlce says
jsltively that the new charter will c
)t admit of such a transaction. Ward- r
1 Moore wants the new charter to c
(cure the payment of the $760 al- c
ady borrowed. The new charter 0
innot possibly go Into effect until \
'ter the taxes pledged to secure this t
im have been collected, and If the i
)te referred to Is not paid out of the c
jproaching tax collections, It cannot '
5 held to be a lien on any future col- >
ctions; nor can the obligation be le- g
illy transfered to a future council. 0
owever, Messrs. W. R. Carroll, S. \
. McNeel and Q. H. O'Leary have ?
freed to take up the note .upon i
lequate security, which agreement (
lould relieve all future anxiety on c
ie part of Warden Moore. Warden
arish wants the new charter In or>r
'to raise $2,000 under the only ?
ethod by which the new charter will '
low it to be raised?an increase in l_
ie tax levy. Intendant Lowry and
'ardens Moore and McElwee (a ma- "J
rity of the council as now constltut
I or a tie In a new council provided *
1 these gentlemen are re-elected and I
1 the other members are with Ward- ?
i Parish), have publicly promised *
at they will not increase the levy over jmills,
and so Warden Parish's reason ?
r wanting the new charter goes ?
immering. Warden Propst not hav- "
g seen any reason why the present ?
larter should be surrendered, has not *
tempted to make one. and, conse- *
lently does not now labor under any
teclal embarassment In regard to ?
e matter."
There were several public meetings ^
>out this time and much talk in
hlch "leading citizens" expressed t;
emselves as saying that the claim s
at the tax levy of the town would ?
er amount to 10 mills on the dollar t;
as all "popy-cock." q
The question of changing the name a
the town from Yorkville to York, ^
.me up at the same time. It was a
entloned a time or two in public r
eetlngs; but was not talked much, *
e principal discussions being in the
(wspapera and on the streets; but 0
ellng grew very warm. Finally, the ii
ection came on and the story of that ?
action was recorded In The Enquirer w
September 18, 1897, and is as fol- tl
ws: 11
"The Town Election." [|
"The town election on the question
surrendering the present charter of c
e town of Yorkville and changing s,
e name of the town from Yorkville
York, took place yesterday, purant
to the published order of the
wn council and passed off quietly.
"The day's campaign was opened by ,
e 'progressive' element, with a card J
their newspaper making some per- ?
nal allusions to the opposition. This
rd, however, was at once recognizas
plainly illustrating the old stop q
ief story, and had no weight what- n
er with the opposition. ci
"Quite a number of the largest taxyers
and most intelligent and proessive
business men of Yorkville, ^
d taken it Upon themselves during tj
veral days previous to the election,
present the dangers that would le
obably avail in the event an irreonsible
town council should be enjsted
with the powers conferred by e
general incorporation act, and. as tt
e result, when the day of the elec- C
>n arrived, the 'progressive' element n
d pretty generally taken to the rr
>ods. . h
'In all only 141 votes were register- tl
. Of these some 10 or 12 had either
?d or left town, and of the balance, "
large number became so thoroughly !
nvlnced that the probable new char- *
: w.,uld not be adopted, that they
1 not take the trouble to vote. The ?
:al number of votes cast was 98. Of "
ese 24 voted for the probable new "
arter and 74 against. On the ques
in of changing the name of the T
ivn. 26 voted 'yes,' and 70 voted c<
>." p
Three years later as the old charter ^
is about to expire, and the town p]
>uld soon be left without corporate li<
wers, and there was nothing else to ,
an election was held on the ques- cl
n of accepting Incorporation on the ^
neral act, and the proposition car- z\
d unanimously. The subject of lu
ringing the name of the town, how- tc
pr. was not again mentioned at that
ne. B"
H
LOCAL LACONIC8 T
ick Hill Firm Bankrupt.
3. S. Plexico of Rock Hill, doing jn
slness as the Rock Hill Bargain j
use, has filed a voluntary petition in
nkruptcy. His total liabilities are A
297 and scheduled assets are listed w
$4,606.
achers Meet Tomorrow. U
The western division of the York C
unty Teachers' association, will in
*et tomorrow in the Graded school V
tiding. Prof. R. C. Burts of the w
ck Hill schools, is to make the
ncipal address of the occasion, di
ncheon will be served the teachers s?
the school building, the same to be at
svided by the county board of ed fa
ation. la
w Mayor in Rock Hill. ]a
lames C. Hardin was on Tuesday, cc
cted mayor of Rock Hill, succeed- of
t C. W. P. Spencer, Esq. The new m
lyor was elected by the council re- in
ltly elected under the commission lo
m of government. A city manager Si
w.. .v. /-.!
yei io oe wieticu uj vnc tuuiau. | v^i
e council consists of F. A. Dunlap, e<]
)r. W. G. Stevens and Mayor James
?. Hardin.
touthern Engine Disabled. M
The engine of train No. 136, Engileer
Groce, due to leave Yorkville at \
.20 a. m., Wednesday morning, blew
>ut one of Its cylinder heads before
eachlng Blacksburg. delaying the A
rain's arrival at the latter place one M
tour and a half. At Blacksburg the JM
llsabled engine, pulling on one side,
tras transferred to train No. 114, easttound,
and due to arrive at Yorkville
t 10.07 a. m. Because of the disabled
nglne Engineer Hammerely did not
.rrlve In Yorkville until 12.30 p. m.
rort Mill Fire Company.
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: The
\>rt Mill Are company was organized
everal days ago with S. W. Parks, as
hief; W. F. Lewis, assistant chief; S.
j, Meacham, engineer, and B. E. Paterson,
secretary. Firemen named
fere as follows: A. C. Lytle, Oeo. Culp,
V. B. McKinney, J. M. Thrower, T.
* Hall, T. C. Patterson, B. C. Fergus
on, T. F. Lytle, S. A. Lee, Theo. Haris
and T. C. Hoagland. Meetings for
iractice and instruction of the men
rill begin at once, it is stated. g
Ar. El its Ramsey Dead.
After an illness of several weeks
rlth a kidney disease, Mr. Elias R&mey
died at his home about two miles
rest of Sharon, at ten o'clock last
tight. The deceased, who was about i
5 years old, had spent practically all
lis life In the Sharon neighborhood,
ie is survived by four children, Mr.
V. T. Ramsey and Misses Lizzie. Eula
nd Belle Ramsey. The funeral and
nterment was held at Aharon thl*
ifternoon, Rev. E. B. Hunter, pa?tor
pf the Sharon A. R. P. church, con*
luctln?r the services.
Veterans Enjoyed Dinner.
About forty-flve Confederate veterms,
residents of Rock Hill and the
lommunlty surrounding, enjoyed the
lospltallty of the two Rock Hill chapers
U. D. C., at dinner Tuesday, and
it the picture shows of that city in the
ifternoon. A. E. Smith was named as
ommander of Catawba camp by vote
if the veterans. W. S. Wllkerson of Jk
he York county pension board was ?
present for the purpose of trying to S
ecure information of value to the pen*
tlon board from some of the old sol*
Hers.
Jairy Experts Here.
Profs. Watklns and Fltzpatrlck of
Jlemson college, addressed a number
if people interested in the Yorkvllle
reemery and general dairying, at the
:ourt house, shortly after noon, yea*
erdy. The experts told those present
tow to select the best dairy cattle,
he value of silos, eta Prof. W. W.
x>ng, who has charge of the farm
lemonstratlon work in the state, was
icheduled to address the meeting, but
wing to the lateness of his train,
vas unable to be present. After the
rorkville meeting the dairy experts
vent to Rock Hill, where they adIressed
a similar meeting.
Ioboes Made Get*away.
According to the Rock Hill Herald
if yesterday, two nicely dressed young
nen who were placed in jail In that
rity to await trial in the magistrate's
;ourt on the charge of stealing a ride
in a railway train, made their escape
Vednesday, by pushing out some of
he bricks In the wall of the calaboose.
["he men, who stated they were from
Joncord, N. C., left the following note:
Dear Sirs?I hate to Do This But
rou know I Can't Stay in Here. I must w
;et a Job and go to work. The thought ^
if the Chalngang makes us do Thla
Vhen we get a Job and Some money
ve will Pay for Repair of Jail Some
Jay. Truly, Lewis Carter, Hoyle
barter."
liven Two Days.
Students at Wlnthrop college were
;lven two days' holiday this week?
Vednesday and Thursday. It was the
ntentlon of the authorities that Wedlesday
only be designated as holiday.
rv licit uir uicuiuci d ui mc kckci bi cmembly
arrived, however, each member
waa besieged by the girls 'who
leaded with them to work for a twolay
holiday. Shortly after dinner,
lepresentative Graydon proposed that
he young ladies be given Thursday
s holiday. The proposal was met with
. storm of applause from the 800 or
lore girls, and Representative Crayon's
proposition met with seconds
rom delegates in all parts of the room.
'resident Johnson announced that he
.nd the college faculty would gladly
omply with the request of the genral
assembly by granting the addllonal
holiday.
>?n't Think Much of It.
Senator Beamguard and RepresentaIve
Bradford were asked by a repreentatlve
of The Enquirer in Rock
1111 last Wednesday as to what they
hought of the proposition to change
he name of the town of Yorkville. The
uestion was new to both gentlemen,
nd they were not prepared to express ^
hemselves fully. Neither, however,
f&a able to see any need for a change, V
nd neither could think of any good J
eason. Senator Beamguard suggested *
hat a good strong petition would reelve
consideration; but in view of the ^
act that Yorkville is the county seat
f the county and all the people are
nterested, he would hardly feel justled
in taking final action on a local ~
etition. In no event did he think he
rould be willing to change the name of
he town without submitting the quesion
to the voters and' he rather
hought it would be best to submit it
o the voters of the whole county,
lelther gentleman was inclined to deide
the matter off hand; but both
eemed to have about the same views.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8
? Greenville county voters by a masrity
of 515, have decided to make imrovementa
on the courthouse of that
ounty not to cost more than 860,000.
? E. Inman, formerly city recorder of
ireenvllle, was on Tuesday elected
laster In equity for that county, suceedlng
the late General J. W. Gray.
? According to the annual report of <4
loses H. Mobley, state dispensary auitor,
the dispensaries In fifteen counies
of the state made a profit of 8850,58.09
during 1914. Richland county
sad all others with a profit of 8187,29.39.
^
? Mrs. Ben M. Montgomery of Spar
inburg, was held up and robbed in
hicago, this week. The robber was
ot captured. The South Carolina wotan
was in the Illinois city to see her
usband who is sick in a hospital
tere.
? Members of the Richland county
elegation have introduced a bill to
llow voters of Richland county to
allot on the question of issuing bonds
mounting to $250,000 for a high school
uilding and other school improvelents
in that county.
? The city council of Greenville, on
uesday, voted to take away the lisnse
of any livery stable which shall
rove to be in any way affiliated with
le illegal liquor traffic. The ordinance
as passed after a livery stable prorietor
had been convicted of selling w
quor.
? William G. Staples, former chief
erk in the office of D. C. Heyward
(venue collector of South Carolina,
lead guilty to the charge of embezement
when placed on trial in Co- "SI
mbla, this week. He was sentenced
> serve one year and one day in Fed-al
prison.
? George Bachelor Perkins, the
oston architect, who killed F. W. R.
inneman, manager of the Florida
Imes Union, while on a Clyde line
earner off Charleston several weeks
jo, was convicted of manslaughter
the Federal court in Columbia,
hursday. He was sentenced to serve
iree years in the Federal prison in
tlanta. Bail in the sum of $5,000
as granted Perkins, pending appeal.
? The South Carolina state Farmers'
nlon met in semi-annual session in
olumbia, last Tuesday, and the openig
session was called to order by E.
T. Dabbs, the president. A resolution
as adopted asking the general asmbly
not to repeal the acreage reaction
law passed during the extra
!8sion, and urging the farmers of the
ate to live up to the resolution
.ithfully. Also the state warehouse j
w was endorsed unequivocally, and
le general assembly was urged to enrge
the powers of the warehouse ?
>mmis8ioner, so that on the request ^
' owners of cotton in storage, he ]
ight act as their agent in negotiat- 1
g the sale thereof or negotiating 1
ans thereon. R. M. Cooper, Wade i
tackhouse, W. A. Stuckey, J. H. \
laffy and Ayres Mlnnis were appointI
a committee on legislation.