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Scups and Jarts. ? One of the interesting developments of the European war is the earlier stories to the effect that long in advance of the breaking out of hostilities the Germans had placed concrete foundations for their big guns at numerous points in France, Belgium, Russia and even Eikgland. Their plan was to have German citizens settle in the different countries, ostensibly for the purpose of establishing manufacturing enterprises, purchase plots of land located at strategic advantage with reference to points of attack, and build great concrete foundations as ostensible bases for heavy machinery to be installed later. This was done in hundreds of cases, and there are otin rnnnv such olaces that have not yet been brought into use for the reason that the German artillery has not yet reached them. ? The Du Pont Powder company is building at Hopewell in Prince George county, Va., a powder plant which will, when completed be the largest one mile west of City Point on the world. Hopewell is on the City Point branch of the Norfolk and Western railway, nine miles from Petersburg, one mile west of City Point on the James river, and thirty miles from Richmond. The Du Pont people own 1,500 acres of land at Hopewell and have ever 700 acres of it enclosed. They are now working 12,000 men and 1,000 mules, and they are spending morey for all purposes at the rate of $2,000,000 a month. They expect to get the plant completed by early fall at a total cost of $6,000,000, and it is their purpose to devote themselves mainly to the manufacture of gun cotton and other forms of high explosive. Their product will be sent down the James river for shipment to Ottawa and from there to various foreign ports. ? Despite the Turkish government's decision to refuse all correspondents access to the Dardanelles region, exception was made in the case of two Germans and the Associated Press correspondent, says a Constantinople dispatch of Wednesday. The party arrived on the night of May 1, while the town of Dardanelles, after thirty hours, was still ablaze. Crumpled walls and houses met their view. Maia olan Humeri nnri TupadftV the town of Gallipoll was set ablaze?all by indirect fire from the Gulf of Saros with ignition shell directed by captive balloons and aeroplanes. Incessant and heavy fighting on the Gallipoll peninsula has continued from the first landing of the allied forces, but details of the new campaign cannot be told for military reasons. The straits thesmelves, so far as known, have not been seriously attacked since the reopening of the operations, but Tuesday seven ships were seen and heard off Seddul Bahr, firing intermittently. ? Three changes in the lines of Federal banks as they were drawn by the reserve bank organization committee more than a year ago were approved last Wednesday by the Federal reserve board. It adopted a resolution shifting banks in northern New Jersey from the Philadelphia to the New York district; banks in Tyler and Wetzel counties, West Virginia, from the Richmond to the Cleveland district, and banks in southern Oklahoma from the Dallas to the Kansas City district. Action upon the petition of Baltimore to be made the reserve city of the Fifth district in place of Richmond and of Pittsburgh to be given the reserve hank now located in Cleveland was postponed for future consideration. By the change approved the Cleveland bank's capital of $12,007,384 will be increased about 331,000, while the Richmond bank, with $6,303,301, will lose that amount. In its resolution the board pointed out that action on the other petitions was deferred that it may secure light on the new clearing house system and the extent of state bank admissions to the system may operate. , ? "When the proper time comes, due reparation will be exacted on those?whatever their position or their antecedents?against whom it can be shown that they have violated all the rules and usages of civilized warfare," said Premier Asquith in the house of commons last Tuesday night during a debate on the treatment of British prisoners by Germany. He added that a careful record of events was being , kept and of evidence which could be obtained, that proper punishment might be meted out. The question had been brought up by Lord Robert Cecil, who said he received letters from officers who had been subjected to special confinement by Germany because of the supposed treatment accorded German submarine officers by Great Britain. The British officers declared that they were locked up i separately in cells 12 by 6 feet and j were not allowed to smoke. Andrew J Bonar Law. leader of the opposition, hoped that the country would no longer pay any attention to any conven- 1 tion which would prevent the war from being brought to an end. It was worth considering, he said, whether 1 at the risk of losing all British prop- 1 erty in Germany, they should confis cate every German article throughout ; the British empire. ? In official quarters where the true situation is known, says a Rome dispatch, it was stated Wednesday that I the possibility of an accord between Italy and Austria never has been so probable. This fact, it was asserted, was due to Austria at last realizing that Italy really was determined to go j to war to obtain territories inhabited by Italians under Austria when negotiations for their return were beigun. Differences between the two countries now concern only the extent of the territories to be turned over, the form of and the time in which the cession is to be made. Prince von Buelow, the German ambassador, is said to have declared that if he can induce Baron Sonnino, the Italian foreign minister to give up claims on Trieste and accept its constitution into a free city an agreement between Austria and Italy might be reached In a relatively short time. In his interview with Baron Sonnlno last Saturday Prince von Buelow discussed the chances still existing for a settlement between Italy and Austria and the advisability of Italy leaving nothing undone to attempt to avoid the consequences of war. The ambassador is said to have declared that it was far from his intention to interfere with Italy's internal affairs or to criticise them, but that he could not help expressing the opinion that an impression would be produced both in Austria and Germany by an announcement that the king and his ministers would participate in the unveiling of the Garibaldi monument, which, he said, had been referred to by the allies as the time for "Italy's official declaration of war to the central empires." ? The results of the operation of the Southern Railway company, for the months of March 1915 and 1914, and for the period of nine months this year and last year, exclusive of interest. viuaio anu Ulllfl illt'UIIlf CfiargeS, were announced by Comptroller A. H. Plant, last Monday, as follows: Gross revenues, March, 1915, $5,290,249: March. 1914, $6,064,597; decrease, $774,348, or 12.77 per cent. Operating expenses, taxes and uncollectible railway revenue. March, 1915, $4,036,977; March, 1914, $4,745,801; decrease, $708,428, or 14.94 per cent. Operating income, March, 1915, $1,253,272; March, 1914, $1,318,796; decrease, $65,524, or 4.97 per cent. In addition to the foregoing operating expenses, the company spent during the month for improvements to its roadway and structures, $743,165.75. as against $244,599.28, for March. 1914, an increase of $498,566.47. Corresponding results for the nine months are as follows: Gross revenue this year. $47,326,234; last year, $54,095,612: decrease, $6,769,378, or 12.51 per cent. Operating expenses, taxes and uncollectible railway revenue. this year, $37,703,293; last year. $40,709,742; decrease, $3,006,449, or 7.39 per cent. Operating income, this year. $9,622,941: last year, $13,385,870: decrease. $3,762,929, or 28.11 per cent. In addition to the foregoing operating expenses, the company spent during the nine months this year, for improvements to its roadway and structures. $6,951,846.89, as against $2,098,160.33 during the same period last year, an increase of $4,835,686.56. Operating income as shown above I represents the amount remaining after the payment of only those expenses incurred in the actual operation of the railway and of taxes, and takes no account of the charges for hire of equipment, rental of leased lines, terminals, and other facilities, and interest on funded debt (bonds), all of which costs are charged against operating income. ?hf \|orhnllf (Bnquirtt. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mall Matter of the Second Class. * YORKV1LLE. S. C.t FRIDAY, MAY, 7, 1915. Wanted?The reason. There is a reason; but what is it? According to reports in the newspapers, even Columbia has learned that street carnivals are not desirable from a business standpoint. There is no more talk of the probability of the war being over by July and very little talk of its being over by next fall. People who at first thought there would only be a month or two of it, are now more or less confirmed in the opinion that there is no telling how long it will last. If the editor of the Greenwood Journal knew how close he got to the true inwardness of this change the name business, he would think he was writing with the pen of a clairvoyant. Yesterday Milam went to the office of Gov. Manning, and talked with him for some time and he advised him to begin life anew with a determination to make good. Milam was convicted when he was 19 years old.?Columbia State. We do not think it was good taste on the part of Milam to talk that way after having obtained such a great favor at the governor's hands. The American submarine F-4, which went down off Honolulu harbor a few weeks ago is still on the bottom. Various efforts to raise it have proved futile and now there Is talk of some kind of a plan whereby it is proposed to pump the water out of it, and leave it full of air. The prospects for the raising of the submarine would appear to be rather gloomy. A London dispatch of this morning says that the Japanese government has sent an ultimatum to China, allowing the Chinese government 46 hours to accede to Japan's demands. The demands number twenty-four, and they are said to be as humiliating as those which Austria tried to impose upon Servia. The belief throughout the civilized world is that Japan is merely preparing to take advantage of the world war to subjugate China. England is showing signs of indignation and the probability is that the United States may be compelled to interfere. The situation appears to be quite serioua During the past few weeks the German submarines have been giving especial attention to the destruction of British trawlers In the North sea. The North sea is the best stocked fishing ground in the world and England consumes hundreds of thousands of tons of sea food from there annually. The trawlers are busy constantly in their efforts to supply the British public with such food. During the earlier part of the war, the trawlers were not molested except when they were en gaged in mine sweeping or otherwise acting in connection with hostile ships. But since the British government has been tightening down in its efforts to prevent food supplies from reaching Germany the Germans have increased their efforts to smash British shipping of all kinds and have given especial and particular attention to the destruction of trawlers, a dozen or more of which they have sent to the bottom within the past two weeks. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier has sent his paper a story of a quarter of a column about an alleged secret organization that has sprung up among the farmers of Lee and Kershaw counties, and that is said to already have a membership of 1,100 or mere. According to the correspondent he has been unable to get any definite information, except that he understands that the admission fee is 10 cents and the dues are 20 cents a year. The purpose of the organization is said to be political; but even that is not stated definitely. As to what need there is for such an organization, if any, does not appear; but we do not doubt the possibility of its existence, at least in an incipient stage. Secret and exclusive organizations of various kinds are quite common throughout the towns and cities of the state, and generally they are for the purpose of furthering the plans of individuals >r cliques rather than the common interests. Just what there is behind this alleged movement of the farmers, if anything, remains to be seen. The defeat of the Russians in western Galacia last week by the Austrians and Germans, is a matter of very considerable significance, if not an actual crisis, In the war. The fighting had been going on in the Carpathians for several weeks, with varying success and the Austro-Hungarian forces were having a great deal of difficulty in keeping the Russians out of the plains of Hungary. The attack to the north of the main fighting was made in tremendous force and the Russians stood their ground with great bravery and determination; but eventually gave way in disorder that was close akin to a rout. Prom German sources the opinion is expressed that the principal result of this battle will be the collapse of the attempted movement through the Carpathians. British authorities say that while there is no doubt the Germans have won a very important success, it is not of a great deal of significance so far as general results are concerned. It seems <|Uit ereasonable with it all that if the Germans can get the upper hand of the Russians to an extent that will put them on the defensive, the Germans will be able to use their forces in larger and more irresistible numbers in Belgium and France. One Submarine Got Nine Trawlers. ? Nine trawlers is the bag credited to a German submarine on Monday of this week in a message received here from Hull, says a London dispatch. The victims were the Iolanthe Hero. Northward Ho, Hector, Progress, Coquette and Bob White of Hull, and the ] Rugby and Uxbridge of Grimsby. So far as is known no lives were lost in these encounters. Crews of the fishing vessels say the submarine was of the ] newest type and had an iron cross painted on her conning tower. She ran amuck among the fishing fleet and sank seven trawlers in quick succes- ] slon. The crews were given time to escape, but in some cases the small boats drifted for hours before they were picked up. Each man coming ] ashore exhibited a huge lump of black bread, given him by the crew of the submarine. The sailors are preserving these pieces of bread as souvenirs. , MERE-MENTION 1 P. M. Maloney, a prominent Philadelphia merchant, and his wife, were , killed Wednesday night when their automobile stalled on a grade crossing near Ambler, Pa., and was run over by a train Lieut Commander R. L. Berry has been appointed naval aid 1 to President Wilson, vice Commander Jones, who is ill Frank D. Safford, a hotel clerk of Plalnfleld, N. J., was found guilty of perjury by a New j York jury Wednesday night in connection with proceedings growing out of the $50,000 breach of promise suit > brought by Miss Rae Tanzer against James W. Osborne, the famous criminal lawyer Jim Dahlman, known as the "cowboy mayor" of Omaha, Neb., was re-elected to that office on Tuesday Jesse Hatch, a negro, f was lynched near Fulton, Ala., Monday. He was charged with assaulting 1 a white woman Mrs. Lilly Mc- ^ Daniel, wife of John McDaniel, a far- q mer of Calhoun county, Ga.,' has been t arrested charged with the murder of Miss Maggie Reed, who was recently 1 shot from ambush According to I a Berlin dispatch of Tuesday, Ger- f many is now confident that the allies >. cannot crush her. Celebrations are being held over the empire on account r of the three-fold offensive movement v in Flanders, Galacia and north-west- f ern Russia The Dallas-Celilo ca- . nal and locks which makes possible the uninterrupted navigation of the t Columbia river from the Pacific ocean a 497 miles to Lewiston, Idaho, on the t Snake river, and 456 miles on Priest Rapids. Wash., on the upper Columbia r river, were officially opened Wednes- i day afternoon Benjamin F. Da- g vis, who eight years ago was voted on as the Socialist candidate for mayor f of Baltimore, Md., was on Tuesday " sentenced to be hanged for the mur- t der of his wife, whom he slew in Jan- v uary Gerrit Smith, inventor of the duplex and quadruplex systems of telegraphy, which respectively permit t the sending of two and four messages ? simultaneously over the same wire, died in Amitwille. L. I.. Tuesday at " the age of 77 years Jas. J. Pres- s ton, Democrat, was re-elected mayor of Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, defeating his Republican opponent, C. H. Heintzeman, by a majority of 15,000 Charles W. Bryan, brother of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, was on Tuesday elected mayor of Lincoln, Neb The Federal circuit court of Richmond, Va., on Tuesday unanimously affirmed a decision of the Federal district construing the safety appliance act so as to make it unlawful for a railroad to require brakemen to use command handbrakes to control the speed of trains on the road. William M. Trotter, editor of a weekly newspaper, and Rev. Aaron Fuller, colored, were found not guilty in Boston, Mass., Tuesday of inciting a riot April 17, in connection with the display of moving pictures dealing with the southern reconstruction period. Trotter was find $20 for assaulting a policeman The British steam Minterne, carrying 6,000 tons of coal, was torpedoed by a German submarine Tuesday. Two firemen were killed and the rest of the crew were rescued. Summary of Yesterday's War News. ?Vienna and Berlin continue to assert that the Austro-German offensive against the Russians in the Carpathians is continuing with success. The latest communication declares ttau the 8 Muscovites now have been driven e across the Wisloka river and that their t retreat is continuing. Dulka pass has been taken by the Teutonic allies, Vi- jj enna says, and likewise the town of ' Dulka, while to the northward the im- t portant town of Tarnow, taken by f the Russians in the winter, has been . recaptured. r Germany's claims to successes in <3 the west, including that of a forced c evacuation of French positions in the Ailly wood, with heavy losses in dead and the capture of 2,00) Frenchmen, * are vigorously denied by Paris. I The French communication says that, instead of making gains the Germans in the last 15 days have suffered v complete checks and heavy losses and b that at various points the allies them- i selves have made progress. In the Meuse, the Woevre and the Vosges the German losses have exceeded 35.000 r men, according to Paris. v Premier Asquith told parliament that the operations of the allies against the Dardanelles were being pressed forward under highly satisfactory conditions. Japan has sent an ultimatum to its legation in Peking for delivery to China, demanding that all of Japan's 24 demands on China be granted. The United States government through Secretary Bryan has issued a statement explaining the position of the United States with regard to the China-Japanese dispute. It reiterates the government's adherence to the open door and the maintenance of the territorial integrity of China. The United States hopes negotiations between the two countries will be satisfactorily settled and thus "contribute to the peace of the world," the statement says. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ? Edward C. Hayes was on Tuesday, elected mayor of the town of Bamberg. ? The town of Barnwell has voted to extend its corporate limits a quarter of a mile in each direction. ? Fire in the town of Elloree, Orangeburg county, yesterday, destroyed property valued at $11,000. ? Dr. H. R. Rutledge of Greenville, a veteran of the Mexican war, died at his home in Greenville yesterday, aged 92 years. ? Rev. S. H. Hay, Jr., pastor of the Presbyterian church of Marion, has been elected to the chair of Christian ethics and apologetics in the Presbyterian Theological seminary, Columbia. ? Twelve negroes engaged in a pistol battle near Hampton Sunday. One was killed, a second was mortally wounded and several are in a serious condition. Bad liquor was the cause of the row. ? Augustus T. Graydon of Greenwood, a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, dropped dead Wednesday afternoon while practicing baseball on the university field. ? Rev. J. S. Lyons, Jr., a student at the Presbyterian Theological seminary in Columbia, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Fourth Presbyterian church of Columbia and will enter upon the duties of his position May 31. ? At a meeting of the National Guard officers in Columbia, yesterday, it was decided that the First regiment will go into encampment in Charleston this summer. Invitations for the en- a campment were extended rrom New- j berry, Charleston, Clinton, Anderson and Columbia. 11 ? Zeb Vance Davidson defeated R. R. c Hafner for the ofHce of mayor of Chester Tuesday, by a majority of two votes. The vote was. Vance, 275 and Hafner 272. Aldermen were elected as follows: Ward 1, Robert Gage; ward 2, I. C. Cross: ward 3, J. C. Stewart; ward 4, J. R. Dye. Mayor Davidson is in the insurance business in Chester, and also holds a high office in tlie .Masonic lodge. ' The Because.?An election will be held soon on the question of changing the name of Yorkville to "York," the same as the county in which Yorkville is the capital. While we can see n< particular reason for the change, it would not be the first time a simiiar change has been made in this state. Laurens was once Laurensvllle. The Herald of that place still keeps alive the old name, "Laurensvllle Herald."? Greenwood Index. 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS First National Bank of Yorkvllle? Publishes its statement to comptroller. of date May 1, and shows resources of $347,770.83. First National Bank of Sharon?Prints its statement showing condition at close of business May 1. Resources total $147,162.82. Bank of Hickory Grove?Presents its statement of condition to the state bank examiner at close of business May 1st. Resaurces $80,053.99. Bank of Clover?Presenting its statement to the state bank examiner at close of business May 1st, shows resources of $177,986.69. I. S. Sadler, Tir.zah?Has a house and lot in Tirzah for rent. Enquirer Office?Wants to find owner of a pair of nose glasses left at this office by the finder, rackson Repair Shop, Clover?Does all kinds of general repair work and horseshoeing. Special price on rubber tires, per set, for cash. Wagon bodies made to order. STorkville Hardware Co.?Suggests to you that now is the time to see it for a refrigerator, ice cream freezer, etc. Right prices. VlcConnell Dry Goods Co.?Says it is worth your while to come and see the various goods it Is now offering. tV. E. Ferguson?Yesterday received a variety of new goods and wants to supply your table needs. The Standard Oil company is being teld out as one of the signers of the >etitlon asking the town council of forkville to call an election on the luestion of changing the name of the own. The signature reads, "Standard )il Company, R. T. Allison, agent." f this signature is duly authorzed, and as to that we do not mow, because no evidence was subnitted to demonstrate the fact, It vould seem to be In very bad taste or this big corporation to be interering in the local political affairs of his town. Of course, anybody undertands that the political privilege of a reehold can be exercised only by the tolder of the fee to that freehold, and n this case, unless there has been ipeciflc authority, that signature is & lulllty from a legal standpoint. The act remains, however, that the signaure has been duly counted along vith the others. The cotton market seems to be ireaking slowly, the price now being l cent under what it was a week ago. rhis break may very easily be taken l? proving wie uieury uiai wie recent Ise was for the purpose of stimulating Wanting, and that may be true; but ve hardly believe that such is the fact, t has been established beyond dispute hat Germany, Austria and Russia are lungry for cotton for which they are villing to pay fabulous prices; but ilnce the British order in council but ittle cotton can reach any of these rountries, except that Russia can get i little by way of Vladivostock and he Siberian railroad. England has all he cotton she needs at present, iniluding that which was properly herd ind that which she held up on its way o other countries, particularly Gernany. Both Denmark and Holland vould be glad to get cotton; but canlot do so. As to whether this situaion is gcing to continue for a long Ime there is no telling; but events n Europe are moving along with inTeasing rapidity Just at this time, and here seems to be about as much probib lity for a change for the better as here is for a change for the worse. Mr. J. F. Pursley of Clover, is probibly one of the most successful farm* sre of the northern part of York couny, and he is making much process in his business. He has been reerred to in these columns from time o time in connection with various Ine crops, and it is a common thing to lear people who travel up and lov/n the C. & N.-W. railroad, speak if his farm as one of the best to be eel between Yorkville and Gastonia. ilr. Pursley is a great believer in iroperly run terraces and he alsi iroves his faith in the effecacy of vinter cover crops. When he took told of the farm he is now cultivating, t was in a bad condition as the result if many years of abuse under old time nethods. There were gullies in it that vould hide a horse, and the fields hat were once the principal reliance if the owner for the best crops, were >arren. He filled up the gullies by gradually cutting off the banks with ilows and disc harrows, and he stop>ed the leaching of the soil by means if winter crops. He has made an inelligent use of commercial fertilizers ill along the line, and has built up he fertility of the soil steadily and mrely. His plantation is now many imes better than it was when it came nto his possession, and he is making t better and better every year. Along in the early '80's Yorkvllle, lock Hill and Black's Station voted cut the barrooms that had previously >een doing business in their respectve towns, and to keep the matter rom coming up continually ever aft rward, they induced the general asembly to prohibit the lawful sale of iquor within their limits, perpetually. Vhen the dispensary law was enacted n the early '90's there was tacked on o it a provision that exempted from ts provisions all towns that had pre'iously been made dry by legislative nactment. This included "Black's station." Some time after that the >eople of Black's Station decided that t would be a nice thing to change the tame of their town to Blacksburg, tnd they did so. Then not a great chile later it was suddenly discovered hat while the conduct of a barroom tusiness was prohibited in Black's Itution, there was no such prohibition igainst the town of Blacksburg, and iccordingly the towr opened a distensi ry, the first on? established in fork county. The dispensary continted until Cherokee county voted the lispe.tsaries out. While of course, the hanging of the name of the town of Iforkville can have no effect on the iquor question one way or the other, ve suspect that there are other things hat can be Just as vitally affected. TFACHERS* EXAMINATION. Fifty-six persons are taking the eximination for license to teach, which s being held In Yorkville today. There ire about thirty colored applicants for ertificates. The great majority of he white applicants are Winthrop :ollege girls. The names and address's of the white applicants follow: Teresa Smith. Hopkins; Inez Anderion, Lowryville: Mary Jo Drakeford, ITorkville: Sarah McKee, Cumden; iVillie Carroll, Yorkville: Carrie Love, tharo i: Belle McGill, Hickory Grove: rhelma Hayes, Floyd Dale; Mary (ones, Nichols; Bessie Turner, Winns?oro; Earllne Stevenson, Winnsboro; rene Smith. Winnsboro; Lois Smith, tocktDn: Anna Belle Oates, Easley: llaida Watkins, Westminster; Louise 3all, Kingstree; Cllnkscales Birch, Vbbevllle; Agnes <>rr, Westminster; Bessie Quinn, Smyrna: Stella Cain, tharon; Carrie Youngblood, Tirzah; >oril Lee Wells. Wliitestone; Inez dyers. Clinton: Willie Gallman, Union; darie Jeter, Jonesville; Marion Irowne, Pacolet; Isna Gault, Jones ville: Calla Gosnell, Inman; Corrinne Mixson, Blackville: Louise Tomllnson, Spartanburg; Madge Free, Jonesville: Marie Epps, Fort Mill: Fannie L. Price, Clover; Juanlta Browne, Kershaw; Margaret Neil, Yorkvllle; M. C. D. Owens, Yorkville; C. H. Windell, Fort Mill; Alice Garrison, Rock Hill No. 6; Kathleen Sherer, Rock Hill; Julia McKnlght, Yorkville: Pearl Hope, Rock Hill, No. 1; Edna Clinton, Yorkville No. 7; Blanche Robinson, Plneville, N. C.; Lula Hand, Rock Hill; Mary C. Williams, Yorkville; Teva Belle Spinks, Rock Hill; Eloise Steel, Rock Hill No. 1: W. Lee Gettys. Clover: F. L. Gray son, Clover; M. C. Grayson, Clover; Ralph Crawford, Yorkville No. 1; F. E. Gaulden, Yorkville; Edith Walker. Greer; Julia Childress, Laurens: Irene Woods, Fountain Inn. PRESBYTERY AT CONCORD. Practically all of the fifty or more churches in the First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church were represented at the spring meeting of the presbytery which convened at Concord, N. C., Tuesday morning and adjourned shortly after noon Wednesday. Pastors of all the A. R. P. churches in York county were present as follows: Revs. J. L. Oates, B. G. Pressley, W. P. Grier, W. H. Stevenson, E. B. Hunter, A. S. Rogers. The following elders represented the York county churches: Bethany, J. L. McCarter; Clover, Z. M. Nell; Crowders' Creek, J. R. Sparrow; Smyrna, J. M. McGlll; Hickory Grove, W. W. Castles; Rock Hill, J. R. Wright; Neely's Creek, W. S. Boyd; Tirzah, John McIlwain; Yorkville, J. W. Quinn; Sharon, R. H. G. Caldwell. Presbytery was opened Tuesday morning with a sermon by the retiring moderator, Rev. B. G. Carson, pastor of Villa Heights church, Charlotte, N. C.. after which Rev. W. H. Stevenson of Neely's Creek, moderator-elect, took the chair. One of the most interesting sessions pf Presbytery was that held Tuesday evening, and which was devoted to a discussion of Sunday school work and methods. Interesting addresses were made by Revs. J. P. Knox, W. H. Stevenson, J. L. Oates, W. P. Grier and Maj. W. W. Boyce. A commission consisting of Revs. R. C. Davidson of Mooresville, N. C., and Rev. G. L. Kerr of King's Mountain, N. C., and Elders T. B. Smith of Mooresville; T. G. Shelton of Statesville, and Henry Brown of Troutman, was appointed to look into the matter of organizing a church at Sheppard, a small station between Mooresville and Troutman, N. C. Rev. David T. Lauderdale of Winnsboro, was ordained a minister of the gospel by Presbytery. He will be transferred to the Virginia presbytery, where he has a charge. Rev. W. S. Patterson of Lancaster, was elected moderator of the fall meeting of Presbytery, which will meet at Codle Creek, N. C. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Mr. John M. Smith of Clover, who was born in Yorkville, writes: "I hope Yorkville will always be Yorkville." ? The second team of the Graded school defeated the second team of the Clover school on the local field Wednesday afternoon. ? Rev. John W. Ham, an evangelist who conducted an evangelistic meeting in Yorkville last fall, expects to return the latter part of September. ? A fine bird dog, together with several puppies, the property of Deputy Sheriff Quinn, had to be killed this week. It is thought probably the dogs were poisoned. ? At a meeting of the fire department Tuesday evening. Firemen R. S. McConnell, W. G. Finley and B. F. Smith were elected to represent the company at the South Carolina Firemen's tournament which is to be held in Greenwood this month. ? J. P. Selby, who is connected with the state department of agriculture, was here this week for the purpose of trying to get local wholesale dealers in the proposition of handling South Carolina Wheat, oats and other grain. He has visited several places in the county. ? Xext Monday, May 10, is the last day in which citizens without municipal registration certificates and who desire to vote on the "Change of Vnmo" nrnnnsitlnn Mav 2fi. can ob tain such certificate. Certificates can be secured upon exhibition of a county registration certificate and municipal tax receipts to C. H. Hart, who is supervisor of municipal registration. ? A fairly large audience attended a spelling bee which was held in the Graded school auditorium Tuesday evening for the benefit of the school athletic fund. A number of ladies and gentlemen of the town contested against several picked spellers of the school. The town representatives finally won the match, the last of the Graded school spellers, Earl Gaulden, falling down on the word "crosier." ? Policeman Richardson of the local police force, has been engaged this week in rounding up all dogs in the town upon which a license tax of $1.50 has not been paid. It appears that the time for paying this tax expired May 1; but many people having received no notice of the tax, had not paid the same. About eighteen dogs who bore no tax collar were rounded up by the officer. The mayor, having become convinced of the truth of the protest, did not enforce the fine. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. J. M. Stroup of Yorkville, spent Tuesday in Spartanburg. Mr. Clyde Sadler of Rock Hill, was a visitor in Yorkville this week. Prof. W. R. Koon has been re-elected principal of the Bethany school. Miss Claire Crosby of Yorkville, is visiting relatives in Maiden, N. C. Miss Jaunita Browne of Kershaw, is visiting Miss Fannie Price, in Clover. Miss Julia Plexico of Rock Hill, is visiting relatives in Hickory Grove. Rev. Dr.. E. E. Gillespie of Yorkville, was a visitor in Greenville this week. Mr. J. E. Stroup of Yorkville, visited the family of Mr. E. W. Long in Greenville, this week. Mrs. K. D. McMaster of Winnsboro, is visiting Misses Frances and Elizabeth Finley In Yorkville. Miss Maude Eberhardt, who has been spending some time in Atlanta, Ga., has returned to her home in Yorkville. Mesdames W. B. Moore and W. F. Marshall and Miss Bessie Barron of Yorkville, were visitors in Charlotte this week. Mr. Edward McLain of Rock Hill, visited the family of his father, Mr. Thomas McDain, near Yorkvtue tnis week. Miss Georgia Dulin of Bowling Green who has been visiting friends in Rock Hill, has returned to her home. Mrs. M. C. Willis, Jr., and daughter have returned to their home in Atlanta, Ga., after a visit to relatives in Yorkville. Mr. J. C. Robinson, who has been a guard on the county chaingang for several years past, has resigned his position. Rev. J. Ij. Gates of Yorkville, Is to deliver an address in connection with the Memorial Day exercises at Ebenezer. Monday. Miss Julia Witherspoon returned to her home In Yorkville yesterday, after a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. M. Hemphill, in Chester. Mesdames G. W. S. Hart and R. A. Hratton and Mr. Robert Rratton of Yorkville, were visitors In Charlotte, v this week. ii Mrs. J. E. Stroup and son, James Ernest, who have been visiting rela- P tives in Greenville, have returned to c their home In Yorkville. Rock Hill Herald: Miss Elizabeth 5 Faris has returned to her home In Jj the city, after completing her year's j' work as principal of Smyrna school. * Miss Lola Maxwell, who has been undergoing treatment at the Fen- t nell infirmary, Rock Hill, has return- a ed to her home at Clover. v The condition of Mr. R. Emmett h Love of Clover, who is undergoing tpootmnnt In tVio Vannall , Rock Hill, is Improved. I b Mrs. William Hunt of Yorkville, is 1 spending some time at the home of ? her father, Mr. William Llgion, In the 1 Cedar Grove community. r The Bullock's Creek school has ? closed its session and the teachers, Prof. C. D. Guess and Miss Anna Cherry Schorb have returned to their re- t speetlve homes. { Mr. A. G. Lowrence, who has been t spending some time with relatives in v York county, left last night for his e home in Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Law- n rence will not return home for several t weeks. c Congressman Finley is to be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Gen. Sumter Agricultural society to s be held at "Red Hill," near Hagood, u Thursday, May 13. c Following are the commissioners J, and alternates from Bethel presby- . tery to the general assembly of the ~ Southern Presbyterian church, which 1 meets at Newport News, Va., May 20: J Rev. F. E. Drennan, Lowryvllle; Rev. F W. A. Hafner, Fort Mill; R. B. Cald- " well, Clinton; W. L. McCrorey, Black- a stock. Alternates: Rev. W. S. Hamiter, Blackstock; Rev. F. W. Gregg, Rock Hill; Alexander McDonald, Black stock; J. A. Page, Clover. " Fort Mill Times: Mr. J. W. Ardrey, one of the town's most promt- t nent citizens, lies critically ill at his g home on White street as the result of e an accidental injury which he sus- t barnyard. Mr. Ardrey had led his Mr. Ardrey violently to the ground, ^ horse from a nearby pasture and on I entering tne lot tne animal in a play- . ful mood, lunged forward, throwing ' Mr. Ardery violently to the ground, fracturing his right leg at a point t Just below the hip and inflicting pain- _ ful bruises to his body. Reports from Mr. Ardrey this morning were to the a effect that he was resting as well as t could be expected. a OUR SOLDIER DEAD s In accordance with long established a custom, The Enquirer is presenting ^ herewith a list of the soldiers dead buried in the two cemeteries of York- t ville. This list was first published in June, 1874, on the occasion which, If g it was not really the first memorial j day In the south, was certainly the ^ first memorial day In which Confed- g erates and Federals observed the occasion together. ^ The list was made as complete sub seemed possible then; but there have been numerous additions since, not * only of those who have been passing from year to year, but of a number 8 who had been omitted from the origl- | nal list, though they had died pre- ^ vious to its publication. The list now t stands as follows; s Thrash Allen, J. T. Lowry, t John Allen, Sam'l C. Lowry, Wm. Alexander, James Mason, c J. C. Alexander, Dr. John May, t J. J. Alexander, Leroy McAfee, , J. B. Atkins, J. L. McClain, r 3. H. Barron, W. H. McCorkle, J. A. Barron, A. F. McConnell, I Samuel M. Boyd, W. H. McConnell, j J. T. Barron, S. A. McElwee, Enoch Blackmore, N. H. McPheeters, 11 J. H. Bludworth, John C. McClain, a J. H. Barry, W. B. Metts, j, Jack Beard, W. D. Miller, T. J. Bell, Frederick Moore, . B. F. Briggs, R. 3. Moore, R. M. Carroll, E. M. Murphy, J. L. Clark, N. McD. Palmer, f R. F. Clark, I. T. Parish, J. H. Clawson, D. S. Russell, A T. W. Clawson, J. R. Parish, A. Cody, R. W. Ratchford, ^ Calvin Conner, J. A. Ratchford, J. J. Coward, S. Robinson, c E. A. Crawford, Edward Rose, t T. C. Dunlap, W. E. Rose, t T. J. Eccles, G. R. Shlllinglaw, n R. J. Foster, Geo. S. Sherrer, n Ptolemy Funk, L. B. Sherrer, J. J. Garvin, Sr., William Smith, J. J. Garvin, Jr., Thos. A. Smith, c R. H. Glenn, Jas. E. Smith, j W. L. Goforth, J. B. Smith, L. M. Grist, J. J. Snyder, E F. Happerfleld, Robt. M. Steele, Richard Hare, E. R. Stewart, ( >. Harrison, W. Stewart, c Thos. Harris. H. C. Strauss, g J as. f. Marc, jas. a. iaie, r A. Hawkins, H. P. Tevepaugh, p W. P. Hobbs, Leroy Tomlinson, t J. W. Howerton, Daniel Turner, a A. J. Hughes, W. M Walker, t J. J. Hunter, J. A. Watson. c J. A. Jackson, M. Whltt, 1 H. Q. Jackson, Jos. F. Wallace, s D. A. James, R. M. Wallace, z Foster Jefferles, B. F. White, c T. S. Jefferles, A. 8. Withers, v J. E. Jefferles, 8. H. Williams, W. A. Jefferles, J. B. Williams, c L. A. Johnson, W. B. Williams, a W. M. Kennedy, W. B. Wilson, s Henry Keller, J. A. Wltherspoon, b J. C. Kuykendal, I. D. Wltherspoon, a S. J. Kuykendal, J. R. Wltherspoon, a J. R. Lucas, A. F. Wood. b J. 8. Lewis, Jas. Wright, d J. F. Lindsay, * War of the Revolution?Capt. J. B. d Fulton, John Dennis, Sr. t Mexican war?Jerome B. Carr. c U. S. regular army?Capt. Geo. D. F Wallace. U. S. Volunteer, Spanish-American war?Col. J. K. Alston. f , ii CHANGE THE NAME BILL J Here Is a copy of the bill sent to s the general assembly at Its last sesslon In an effort to get that body to n change the name of the town without tl first submitting the matter to a vote & of the people in accordance with the tj procedure already fully provided for a in an existing statute: h An Act to Change the Name of the j! Town of Yorkville, the County Seat of York County, from "Yorkville" h to "York." Section 1. Be it enacted by the s| general assembly of the stute of South -y Carolina that the name of the county j seat of county of York, which is now n "Yorkville," be and the same is hereby t( changed to that of "York." a Sec. 2. That all the rights, privl- w leges, immunities, liabilities and mu- w nicipal prerogatives under and by vir- t] tue of the constitution and laws of the j state of South Carolina, which have C( heretofore belonged to the town of b Yorkville. the county seat of York f, county, be and the same are hereby v transferred to the town of York. 4 Sec. 3. That nothing herein con- a o Inorl uVioll o hi-l A tra mnHlfv r\T nilllifv ?| any of the rights which belong to the nr creditors of the town of York: but that all the obligations and liabilities, c including floating indebtedness by way of bonds issued by the town of C York be, and the same are hereby b; transferred to and are the legal obli- tl gations of the town of York. R Sec. 4. That all acts and parts of a acts inconsistent with this act, be, and si the same are hereby repealed. P< Sec. 5. This act shall take effect T immediately upon its approval by the P governor. Vl The foregoing is as the drawers ^ thereof themselves had published, and tj the presumption Is that it is correct. H As was stated in The Enquirer of Tuesday, the fact of the presentation ^ of such a bill is admission of a belief in the embarrassing complications that would probably arise in the ah- t( sence of some statutory cure for such w possible complications. el The amateurish work evidenced in the preparation of the foregoing won- k derful document would be anvusing al were It not for the fact that there is H embodied In it all so much that is H suggestive of the tragic. re Observe how this modern Lycurgus p< would start Into the general assembly m as a full fledged "Act," a document gi /filch at best could only have had Its nception as "A Bill." Observe in Section 1 how It is proosed to "change the name of the ounty seat of York." Note in Section 3 how "all the obllations and liabilities, including the oatlng indebtedness 'by way of bonds isued' by the town of 'York' be, and he same are hereby transferred to nd are the legal obligations of the own of York." As a matter of fact he town of "York" has never issued ny bonds, and it is a question as to /hether the application here would be leld to be the town of Yorkvllle. Note also, that it is the evident inontl/tn Ka umaiaur ivk a r)t*ouf frVita >111 to legalize the floating debt of the own of Yorkvllle, even such portion f that debt as may have been conracted In an Irregular or Illegal manler, and while the town council and ome others may know something bout that debt, the people have no dea of it But with it all let it be remembered hat the bill did not pass. The fond athers of it began to be uneasy and hey withdrew it. So if the people ote for the change they will not necssarily legalize such floating debt as nay have been illegally incurred; but hey may run up against certain other omplications. For one thing the town of Yorkvllle 3 already bonded well up to the contitutional limit, and it is groaning inder the load, with the mouths of ertain people watering for "more." f the name is changed to "York," York" will be born without a bonded lebt, except such as may be inherited rom Yorkvllle; but the same people irho manipulated this change the name petition can get up another in a similar nanner, and of course carry it through 8 they will have carried this through. LOCAL LACONIC8 rtany White Men on Gang. There are at present forty-three trisoners on the York county chaining. Eleven of these are white men, ilx of them serving sentences from hlrty to ninety days after their conriction in the municipal court of lock Hill upon various charges. Ufalfa Looking Good. A citizen of the Bullock's Creek secion who was in Yorkville Wednesday, i emarked the fine appearance of sever- 1 il alfalfa patches in the section be- , ween Sharon and Hoodtown. Sever.1 alfalfa growers have recently cut ' heir hay and are hopeful of good re- ! ults this year provided the seasons , .re favorable. I raken to Penitentiary* George Rhyne, the escaped convict rom the North Carolina penitentiary, vho was arrested In Bethel townhip Sunday, by Constable Horace ohnson, was taken to Raleigh, N. C? Yednesday morning, to complete his entence. A reward of $25 had been iffered for the capture of Rhyne and his will be paid to Constable Johnion. itill on Long Hill. The county chalngang is still enaged in grading the long hill between he residence of Mrs. M. J. Slmril and he county home. A culvert 10x6 feet las been erected to take the place of he wooden bridge near the Latta chool building. It is estimated that wo months' time will be required to complete the building of the road to he bridge over Fishing Creek. Hailstorm at Forest Hill. There was a heavy hailstorm in the 'orest Hill section last Monday evenng. The hail fell.for several minutes, nany of the stones being as large as . partridge egg. Several window panes n the store of Mr. Perry Ferguson /ere cracked. Over Nanny's mountain he earth was carpeted with leaves tripped from the treea It is not hought that the wheat and oats aufered greatly. flust Have Different Separators. The Yorkville Creamery association ias notified its patrons that it cannot purchase cream from patrons who use old water cream separators, owing to he fact that the cold water separaors are responsible for a certain aninal odor which is in the butter, thus naking it unsalable. A number of patrons, it is understood, have ceased patronizing the creamery on that aclount and are taking their milk to lock Hill, where it is acceptable. Expects to Repeat Big Yield. Mr. J. E. Latham of the Bullock's ?reek section who made ten bales of otton on less than four acres of round last year, said recently that le was working with a view to repeating the achievement this year, alhough he does not expect to use as nuch fertilizer. He said that he was aking more care in the preparation if his soil and all other conditions beng equal, he expected a big yield de-. plte the reduced amount of fertllier. ichool to Close. Exercises in connection with the losing of the school are to be held .t Sharon tonight, and it is undertood that an interesting programme ias been arranged. The Lesslie school lso winds up the years' work today nd its commencement exercises will e held at Lesslie Monday and Tues lay of next week on account of the i vent. The Cedar Grove school which i uring the past year has been under t he instruction of Miss Ola Scoggins, j losed its term last Friday. i Jobbery in Fort Mill. 3 Burglars entered the general mer- I handise store of L. A. Harris & Co., n Fort Mill, sometime early Monday , Ight, and carried away a quantity of t hoes, clothing, Cigarettes, canned 8 oods and other valuables. An at- r empt was made to enter the iron safe t 1 the building; but after the combl- { ation knob had been broken, the ( hieves gave up the task as hopeless. . Entrance was made into the building a y breaking open the front door. Par- . ies passing near the store between 11 8 nd 12 o'clock, noticed the door stand- ( ig open and reported the discovery to a lie proprietors. There is no clue to a lie robbers. e I el d Monthly Mooting. 1 The York county board of commis- ^ loners, which is composed of Messrs. ? 'hos. W. Boyd, J. C. Kirkpatrick and . E. Latham, held its regular monthly a leeting Wednesday. The only mat- S >rs coming before the board were of : routine nature. A number of claims ere passed upon and arrangements ere made for the loan of $30,000 to 0 ne county for ordinary purposes, and ? 10,000 for furnishing the new York ^ aunty courthouse. It will be rememered that tills money was borrowed * om the First National bank of Yorkille, last month, the $30,000 loan at v 1-2 per cent interest and the $10,000 8 t 5 per cent. It is understood that ,s le money will be available after to- !( lorrow. ase of Long Standing Settled. t Action was brought in Magistrate ^ "omer's court Wednesday morning a y the McKinley Music Co., against le Helms-Bass Furniture Co., of [> ock Hill, the music company asking h verdict of $65 on account of certain ? leet music which the furniture com- 1 any is alleged to have purchased. J he defendant company admitted the d urchase, but declared that it had a ^ erbal contract to the effect that it ? as to be the sole distributor in Rock J [ill of such music. It developed that I le music house had sold other Rock [ill firms and for this reason the fur- ^ iture company resisted the suit. A ^ iry returned a verdict for the defend- c nt. e own Elects Officers. n In the municipal election for the t >wn of King's Mountain, N. C., which e as held Tuesday, A. R Cline was re- c ected mayor, defeating E. L. Camp- s ell, Esq., 230 to 91. W. P. Pulton, d '. K. Wfclte, G. V. Patterson, G. T. f ins and Jr. O. Plonk were re-elected 1< Idermen over C. T. Cornwell, J. G. ord, J. R. Reynolds. E. L. Ware and enry McGlnnis.. W. T. Parker was '-elected school -trustee without op- tl ^sition. Although interest in the h lunicipal election did not appear as n reat as that in the county line elec- a :lon held several weeks ago, when Sing's Mountain voted to become a jart of Cleveland county, the reglsration was nearly 100 greater than hat of two years ago, a total of 328 rotes being cast. 1 Whole County 8hould Speak. Fort Mill Times: Judging from wmononir ronnrlo the npnnlP Of forkville are considerably agitated >ver the proposition to change the lame of the town to "York," ar. elecJon to determine the matter having >een ordered by the town council for :he latter part of the month. As was pointed out In the Times several veeks ago, this Is a matter in which he entire county is Interested and, is we see It, is one which should be lettled by the voters of the county, ather than the relatively few who vlll in the end say whether the old lame of the town is to be discarded. From the expression of opinion we lave heard on the subject in this sec:lon, it is doubtful If twenty per cent if the voters would favor the change. Many Tax Executions. Treasurer Nell and his assistant, Mr. Parrott, have completed the work . v if writing tax executions against those taxpayers who failed to pay their taxes before April 1. The total lumber issued is 1,882, the largest number of delinquents to appear on the books in several yeara It is possible however, that in a number of cases two executions or more may ' have been Issued against the same persons. For instance, the name John Johnson Doe may appear in one recird, J. J. Doe in another and J. Johnson Doe in a third, although the threb be one and the same person. The lumber of tax executions against persons living in the various nine townships are as follows: Bethel, 63; BeLhesda, 172; Bullock's Creek, 82; Catawba, 718; Bbenezer, 240; Fort Mill, 142; iungs Mountain, no; xortt, in. Lik? Road Machine?. County Supervisor Thos W. Boyd ind Messrs. R. M. Robinson and R. S. Riddle, supervisors of King's Mountain and Bethel townships, respective- a> ly, returned from Qreenvllle Tuesday ^Bj night, where they had gone to Inspect road machines being used In road construction In that county. The machines in question are propelled by gasoline and are supported by only three wheels. It is said they have the pulling power of ten or twelve mules and can be operated on about fifteen gallons of gasoline per day. "H Their total cost Is about $1,600. The Fork county road experts expressed themselves as being well pleased with their trip and are rather of the opinion that such machines could be used a.t a profit In York county road building. Tightening Hold on Liquor. A Rock Hill officer who was In Yorkvllle the other day, said that never before had liquor been so hard to purchase in that town as at present. There is still a quantity of illegal liquor for sale there but where the supply was formerly measured in gallons, it is now limited to quarts. The officers are arresting every person of unsavory reputation who is caught with more than one pint in his pocket Several persons caught with more than this quantity have been subjected to a fine of $50 or a road sentence Df thirty days and the tigers have become so afraid that they no longer transport their wares In their pockets but hide It around the outskirts of town. According to this Informant, j the price of the stuff has gone up. [t formerly was 76 cents or $1 per pint. Now it Is $1.25 or $1.50 for the same amount Will Have City Gang. The city council of Rock Hill, has leclded to establish a city gang, the juties of which shall be to clean up ind repair the streets of the town of Rock Hill. The gang is to be made iip of defendants who are convicted In the Rock Hill recorder's court and who are obliged to serve their days In lieu of a fine. These defendants ire at present sent to the county :halngang?In fact there are a number )f them serving sentences at present, rhe county chalngang will be glad to learn of the establishment of the new gang there Is no doubt, because for 3ome time past, these thirty and sixty Jay prisoners have been a source of worry. Speaking of the establishment of the Rock Hill gang yesterday, art nffl/tlol aa M "Rollova ma wa arp flad of it. These thirty day prison?rs sent in from Rock Hill are of little value to us. Many of them are white men sent up for beating a train >r something of that kind. They won't work and we can get but little work. I believe this Rock Hill city <ang will be a good thing for Rock Hill and a good thing for York county." Will Hardly Be Re-Grouped. Rev. E. E. Gillespie, D. D., of York- % rille, recently met with representatives , if the Clover Presbyterian church with a view to ascertaining the practicability of the Clover church becomng associated with the Beersheba hurch in the employment of a pastor for all his time. Th~ Clover people lecllned to enter such arrangement, iwlng to the fact that they expect to toon be able to employ a pastor for his whole time. The circuit composed )f Beth-Shlloh, Allison Creek, Ramah ind Beersheba churches is considered too large by many of the members ind the question of arriving at some way by which the churches might be re-grouped has been under consider ition for some time, but the problem has not been solved. Rev. W. J. Roach jf Glenn Springs, expects to preach hefore the Beth-Shiloh congregation it an early date and will likely occupy the pulpits of the other churches on the same occasion. It is understood that memberes of the various congretations have several pastors in mind with a view to extending a call, but as ret no action has been taken. 3aptist 8. S. Convention. The seventh annual session of the fork Baptist Sunday School convenlon ended Wednesday afternoon, after i two days' meeting at Enon church, lear Smyrna. Fifteen of the twentywo Baptist Sunday schools of the tounty were represented by forty-two lelegates. Reports from the various ichools as read to the convention, mowed a steady growth in number of >upils and interest in Sunday school itudy during the past year, the ln:reased attendance at individual ichools in some instances being as is much as 25 per cent. The total nrollment of the twenty-two schools s now approximately 2,000. The two lays' programme included many subects for discussion that are of especial nterest to Sunday school workers nd these matters generally were discussed in such a way as to be helpul to those interested in the probems of the Sunday school. The feaure on Wednesday was the presence if Rev. T. J. Watts, the Sunday school ecretary of the Baptist state mission ioard, and a recognized authority on Sunday school problems. Mr. Watts i /as always ready to give enlighten- I ng answers to the questions of those | t'ho had difficulties in their Sunday chool work and to illustrate his anwers in a way that made the probems less diffiuclt. Another feature of he day which proved most Interesting i o all present was the talk in the aferooon by Mr. J. A. Barry of Filbert fo. 1, on the subject of "Regularity nd Punctuality." Mr. Barry discussd this problem of the Sunday school n a way that showed his hearers that e had given the subject much study, nd his remarks were helpful and enightening. The following officers /ere elected to serve the convention urlng the ensuing year: President, i. E. Willis, Rock Kill; vice preslents. C. Hi Howard, Rock Hill, and . A. Barry, Filbert; treasurer, H. D. larkey. Fort Mill: secretary, F. T. 'ox. Rock Hill; executive committee, i. E. Willis. H. D. Harkey, J. H. lachen. S. P. Hair, F. T. Cox. The onventlon adjourned on Wednesday vening to hold its next meeting with he North Side church, Rock Hill, ext May. The delegates and viators to the convention were royally ntertained in the homes of the Enon ongregatlon. Picnic dinners were erved on the church grounds Tues- 1 ay and Wednesday, and were bountlul in quantity and of a quality that ?ft nothing to be desired. ? The commencement exercises of he state colored college, at Orangeurg, ended Wednesday. Hundreds of egroes from all sections of the state ttended.