Scraps and Jarts. j
? The United States' cottun crop for 1
1914, was the largest ever produced !
nnd reached 16,134,930, equivalent of j
500-pound bales, according to the '
census rejtort, the government's last '
report, announced last Wednesday. In 1
addition, linters amounted to 791,464 J
bales. Texas, produced more than one- j
fourth the crop, Georgia one-sixth, 2,- '
718,037 bales. Those states with Ala- 1
bama. South Carolina, Oklahoma and !
Mississippi produced more than four- 1
fifths of the entire crop. South Caro- .
lina's total was 1,533,810, Mississippi's ,
1,245,535. Ellis county, Texas, was the (
banner cotton county, with 143,714
bales.
? Passage of a law to compel editors
to show their financial interest .
in policies they advocate was recom
mended by W. J. Bryan last Tuesday in
an address before the International
Press congress at the Panama-Pacific
exposition. Mr. Bryan put peace and
play aside and appeared as a journalist.
He further advised signed stories
and editorials in newspapers. He <
commended the influence of the "one i
man ecutea weeniy as ut-1115
than that yf a corporation owned
daily newspaper and expressed disapproval
of "independent publications."
Experience in the state department,
Mr. Bryan said, had convinced
him that public welfare would
be benefited by a law compelling editors
to tell what pecuniary interest
they had in governments' policies
they advocated so the public might
know what weight their editorials
deserved. 1
? The big guns known as "Busy 1
Berthas," the conception of a Baltimorean
and which were first made in (
Germany, are now being used by the
British in the western theatre of war,
says a Baltimore dispatch. When the 1
blue prints showing the design of the ]
huge gun wore filed in the patent offlee
in Washington, it is said they
were stolen by a German spy employed
in the office. He resigned his
position and hastened to the Krupp ,
. works in Germany, where the guns
were manufactured before the European
war began. The Davison Chemical
company of Baltimore, is reported to <
have filed the patent. When Colonel (
Wilbur Miller, president of the company,
read of the havoc wrought by 1
the "Busy Berthas" his suspicions 1
were aroused. At the patent office he j
learned the blue prints had been abstracted.
Duplicate prints were prepared
and he went to England, handing
the duplicates over to the British
military authorities. ,
? Frank Holt, the Cornell university
professor who tried to kill J. P. Mor- ,
gan at his home in Glyn Cove, N. Y.,
last Saturday morning, and who was
arrested and committed to jail at 1
Mineola, N. Y., managed to kill himself
last Tuesday night, it is thought ,
by climbing to the top of his cell and
jumping on his head. During Tuesday
morning Holt managed to open a 1
vein of his arm with the point of a
lead pencil; but the injury was discovered
before the loss of blood had
amounted to anything serious, and every
effort was made after that to pre- 1
vent further attempts. The man was
deprived of every possible means of j
suicide, it was thought, and an officer
was put on guard at his cell. I
During the night there was heard a 1
loud noise which many thought was (
an explosion, and when the guard,
who claims to have been standing fifteen
feet away, rushed in, Holt was 1
lying on the floor dead, but bleeding j
profusely from the head. It was ru- ,
mored that Holt committed suicide
by chewing a percussion cap: but this 1
is denied. The jail physician claims
that death was due entirely to fracture
of the skull and concussion of the
brain. 1
? Further complications .in the ef- 1
forts of American textile manuXac- 1
turers to induce Germany to permit I
shipments of coal tar dyes to the ,
United States were reported to the
department of commerce at Washing- 1
ton Wednesday, by Commercial At- '
tache Thompson, assigned to Berlin, ]
but now at The Hague. Barring of j
American cotton from Germany by the ,
British order-in-council was the primary
obstacle in the way of gaining <
German assent to shipments and now |
to that has been added reports of the ,
exporting of American dyestuffs to
Great Britain. Until the ban is released
from cotton, officials are convinced
Germany will not permit ex- |
porting of coal tar products loaded by
American manufacturers. Department
of commerce officials who began an 1
investigation after receipt of the latest <
advices from Mr. Thompson, determin- ,
ed that coal tar products were not involved
in the reported shipments to '
Great Britain because they consisted 1
only of vegetable dyes manufactured
in the United States. Germany will ,
be informed of this in continued efforts
to obtain the coal tar products. Com- '
merce department officials have been i
active since the outbreak of war in ,
Europe in attempting to solve problems
arising from shortage of coal
tar dyes. A committee of experts of
the department is conferring with the
Federal trade commission to arrange
to assure the stability of the growing
domestic dye industry when on the
restoration of peace, American manufacturers
have to face German com- i
petition.
? Frank Holt, the man who attempted
to blow up the senate reception
room at the capitol at Washington,
who then tried to kill J. P. Morgan, !
and who afterward committed suicide, j
has been identified as Erich Muenter,
the Harvard instructor who is believed
to have murdered his wife in April,
1906. Mrs. Muenter had given birth
to a child and was not recovering as 1
rapidly as was naturally expected; but
told the physician that she relied upon
mind healing. The physician gave up
the case. On the night of April 15,
Muenter told the nurse to get some
sleep while he watched at the bed- i
side. Next morning Mrs. Muenter was
dead. As the result of an autopsy
evidences of poison were discovered,
and Muenter was placed under arrest. '
He was allowed, however, to take the 1
body of his wife to Chicago for inter- 1
ment, and failed to return. He dis- '
appeared entirely. During Wednes- '
day the body of Holt was positively !
identified as that of Muenter, the identification
being made by S. P. Smith, 1
state detective of the district attor- !
ney's office of Middlesex county, Mass.,
Theodore Hilllier, an automobile man j
of Cambridge, who had lived with 1
Muenter and who took him to the 1
train when he ran away, and by A. T. [
Brown, a Boston newspaper man who !
knew Muenter personally. The detective
had Muenter's Bertillion meas- i
urements and they tallied exactly with
the measurements of Holt. Holt or
Muenter has a wife living in Texas, '
and she appears to have stuck by him i
loyally after his arrest, promising to (
come when sent for.
? With their eyes on Trieste the
Italians the past few days have been
engaged in a series of desperate ac- :
tions along the Isonzo front. Of these, i
little has been recorded in the official
communications, but correspondents
say the plateau of Doberdo, which is
of great strategic value with respect :
to an advance on Trieste, has been the
scene of one of the heaviest bombardments
of the entire campaign and of
brilliant assaults by the Italians and
fierce counter-attacks by the Aus- 1
tria.ns, in which Austrians and Italians j
fell in great numbers. One account
has it that one-fourth of the Italian
army was engaged in the operations
against Goriza, but notwithstanding
the terrific hail of shells and the heavy
Italian infantry attacks, the Austrians
repelled the invaders. The king of
Italy and Premier Salandra are said
to have witnessed part of the battle.
? A three-inch disappearing gun for
submarines has been perfected by the
navy ordnance bureau. Secretary
Daniels announced last Wednesday,
and in the future all American underwater
craft will be equipped with
these weapons for surface fighting.
Mr. Daniels said every test had resulted
satisfactorily and that within ten <
days the" gun and its carriage would
be sent from the ordnance factory to
New York for mounting on the new
submarine M-l, under construction.
For nearly two years naval experts
have been working on a weapon for
use of submarines which would not
delay the clearing of decks for diving.
The increase in size, sj>eed and cruising
radius of submarines in the last
few years has made it imperative that
they carry armament in addition to
their torpedo tubes. The German U
boats mount powerful rifles, as they r
lave demonstrated recently by shelling r
British merchantmen. No navy in the .
world has a better weapon of the kind
than the ordnance bureau has evolved, *
according to the secretary. The new c
?un is shorter than the regular three- 8
inch navy rifle to meet space limitations.
This reduces Its range some- t
what, but it has been fitted for higher t
angle fire which will give it some \
shance for use against aeroplanes. The r
big cruiser submarines authorized by <
the last congress probably will be i
armed with two or more rifles, possibly s
af 4-lnch calibre. 1
Jhc fforktullr (Enquirer.;
Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkville ?
as Mall Matter of the Second Class. s
YORKVILLE. S. C.t
FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1915.
The paper which only praises has
lost power to help.?Greenville Piedmont.
This is a self-evident truth; but
[here is very little use to argue the
matter, for people who are unable to
appreciate the fact on the face of the
proposition are not to be convinced by
argument.
Concluding an editorial argument in
advocacy of making cotton contraband
of war, the London Daily Mail asks:
"Are there not widows and orphans
enough in Europe?" Answering the
juestion, the Charlotte Observer remarks:
"There are indeed, but we
hear no motion to discontinue shipments
to England."
The North 'Carolina editors have
taken up the matter of erecting a
monument to the late Joseph P. Caldwell,
who so long and ably edited the
Charlotte Observer. This movement
is highly creditable to the North
Carolina editors, and we feel sure that
there are a number of editors in South
Carolina who will esteem it a privilege
to be allowed to make their humble
contributions.
The Charlotte Observer notes a
heavy decrease in receipts at many
North Carolina postofflces and expresses
the opinion that the decrease
Is due more largely to the quart a
month law of that state than to any
other consideration. It is the belief
of the Observer that the mail order
liquor houses have been hit harder
than anybody else by this law. This
Idea had not occured to us before; but
we are not prepared to say that there
Is nothing to it.
The German reply to the president's
outstanding note on the Lusitania i
matter is expected today or tomorrow.
Germany has been trying to reach a
final understanding through informal
exchanges; but the president having
given it to be understood that he is
unwilling for anything like that, the
formal note must now be delivered. It
Is no' certain that the German reply
will aggravate the existing somewhat
drained relations with the United
States; but that is altogether probable.
"The only southern literary magazine
that is actually being made to go," is
what Miss Mae Lucille Smith claims
for "Sky-Land," of which she is the
editor and publisher. "Sky-Land" is a
neatly gotten up publication of standard
magazine size, handsomely printed
on calendered paper, and filled
with carefully prepared original matter
relating mainly to things that are
of North Carolina. Miss Smith, the
editor and publisher, is a bright and
comely young lady, a bundle of intelligent
energy, and well qualified to
make a southern magazine "go," if
the thing is possible. She is doing
her part most creditably at an expense
of five or six thousand dollars a year,
and she is trying to put it up to North
Carolina patrons of good, wholesome
literature to do the rest. The magazine
is published at Winston-Salem
and sells for 15 cents a copy or $1 a
year, a ridiculously low price for such
an excellent publication in a field so
limited.
We have a letter from Hon. W. P.
G. Harding, chairman of the Federal
Reserve board, in which that gentleman
corrects a misapprehension that
has gotten out to the effect that the
board has in mind the idea of forming
a special board to look after cotton.
Mr. Harding says:
"The Federal Reserve bank of your
district will be asked to inform itself
t Wnn/V?<nk1?f *\ r. */\ Ul?t>AK AIIOO f'J / ! lit ioU 1
U1U1 UU^ III J a.-) IV naiCHVUOt luviuuvu
Iti North and South Carolina, the
probable demand from local mills, the
estimated volume of the growing
crop, and the resources of the local
banks. Similar information will be
asked of Federal Reserve banks in
other districts, and with this data in
hand, the board will decide upon the
next step to be taken. We desire particularly
to have the season start off
on as near a normal basis as possible,
and to avoid any such demoralization
as occurred last fall."
The idea had grown up somehow
that it was the purpose of the Federal
Reserve board to create a special cotton
board to look after the linancing
of cotton in warehouses; but because
of the backwardness of the states in
making provisions along these lines, it
is evident that the situation is not
ripe for anything as advanced as that
at this time.
One of the most practical and sensible
talks that was made to the editors
at Chick Springs last week, was
by Capt. Reid Whitford of Charleston,
on the subject of road buildings.
Capt. Whitford has charge of the road
and drainage work in Charleston
county, and he has made progress that
has attracted the attention of that
whole section. He took the position
that the need for road construction
was primarily a commercial need, and
the main purpose always to be kept in
view was the development of business
and commercial intercourse between j
neighboring localities. The matter of
pleasure riding in automobiles is a
secondary consideration. Koads are
to be built in such manner as to facilitate
heavier traflic?to enable a greater
amount of transportation with less
horsepower, and to do it cheaper. He
reviewed the large amount of effort
that had been expended in aimless ef- <
forts at road improvement, generally 1
resulting in the development of a piece j
of local road that started nowhere ,
and went nowhere, and which soon i
deteriorates for lack of attention. The 1
burden of his message was that all ,
road improvement should be of a per- i
'
nanent nature, and every piece of per- J
nanent work should have in mind ulimate
connection with other permalent
work in the adjoining township ^
>r the adjoining county on across the
itate. He pointed out that there were
o be found numerous Instances In
r
his state of nearby communities that
vere developing independently to their
nutual disadvantage, mainly for lack
;f easy communication, which com- t
nunication could be supplied with but
imall effort. The especial object of
lis talk was to develop sentiment
hroughout the state that would tend
lirectly toward more logical and exended
connections in road construcion.
Capt. Whitford's talk was senlible
and practical throughout, and as
here was nowhere in it the slightest q<
suggestion of a desire to work the ediors
for selfish purposes in the direcion
of any private or local interests,
ill the editors were very much pleas- q
-d with all he had to say.
The Prohibition Election. ^
Those citizens of York county who
ire concerned about the probable outsome
of the prohibition election to be
leld on September 14 next, will do
veil to reconcile themselves to the
'act that unless they go to work and t,
teep at it, there is danger that York f'(
nay vote for liquor. e
There are those, especially among G
he older people, who will hoot at this c
uggestion. Remembering as they do E
he old tights of fifteen or twenty u
rears ago, and how the prohibition s
sentiment was built up to an over- "
vhelming majority, they will assume c
hat the county is still prohibition, be- c
>ause it was prohibition at the time c;
>f the last test. ^
But it is not going to be safe to p
sount on anything like this. It ?
should be remembered that times
e
ihange and men change with them,
There are many voters of today who S
(now nothing of the old saloon days, ^
ind many others, who though remem- G
jering those days, have forgotten the v
horrible conditions by which they p
vere characterized.
As it is with an individual as to the
ise or abuse of liquor, so it is with a
rounty, or even a state. The difference
8 with length of interval. The aver- .
ige individual who becomes addicted Ji
:o the liquor habit has his "off" and
'on" periods, sometimes longer and c
sometimes shorter. If it were other- -j
ivise, the average life of the average
iquor drinker would be shorter than a
it is. In the old days it was a long, b
edlous and difficult process to work tl
in entire community up to the point i(
ivhere it was willing to do away with
iquor. The older people all remem- 8
)er that. Likewise they should under- s
stand that after a long period of so- ^
ierness, there is danger of a strong ?
? -a l*- ?ftnnIKlo "
lesire ior a enanse, auu n 10 pumh/h;
hat this might result in a return to
>ld conditions. No individual and no c
lommunity would do tnis with full ^
realization of the results; but some- j,
limes men forget, and in a like man- j
ler communities forget. j,
As yet there is but small interest j,
n this matter throughout the county; t]
}ut there is reason to believe that the
vhisky people are planning to do a
some work in their own behalf. If
;hose of our people who understand t(
he horrible consequences of a return a
:o the practically free and uncontroll- r
id sale of liquor in accordance with j,
:he old saloon conditions are wise, ^
;hey will bestir themselves, find out n
what the sentiment is, and take such a
steps as they can to get wrong senti- s
nent right. j
?- ?. h
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS (r
? Kenly Brisbon, a 14-year-old negro
joy, is in jail in Sumter, charged
with criminal assault upon the person
>f a little eight-year-old white girl.
? A barn, stables, two mules, a horse s
ind other property of Rev. Mosely, who .
ives near Swansea, were destroyed by
ire early Wednesday morning. It is v
>elieved the fire was of incendiary o
>rigin.
? Insurance Commissioner McMas- o
:er has engaged Fire Chief Louis
Behrens of Charleston, for a period g
jf three weeks to instruct various
ire departments in the state in the 4
atest methods of fire fighting.
? The Melville Manufacturing com- a
pany of Enoree, has been commissioned
by the state with a capital stock of 8
1500,000. This company is the former
Enoree Manufacturing company, that S
plant having been sold several days
igo to Louis Parker and associates. d
? W. W. Huckabee, former sheriff
>f Kershaw county, who was removed
ay Governor Manning, has filed suit .
to test the right of I. C. Hough, who
was appointed sheriff by the gover- ^
nor. R. H. Welch of Columbia, is .*
representing former Sheriff Huckabee,
who has instituted the suit in the
name of South Carolina.
? Atlanta special of July 8, to the c
Greenville News: John L. McLaurin
if South Carolina, delivered a two j
lours' speech before the Georgia legislature's
agricultural committee today, (
in the subject of a state warehouse
bill. Mr. McLaurin received an ova- s
:ion, and was formally requested to ^
remain over and deliver another ad- n
Iress tomorrow on this same subject. 0
? The township commissioners of n
Spartanburg, held their monthly
meeting last Tuesday behind closed
loors and adopted resolutions disap
proving of the recent Split Log Drag
association, formed by residents along
some of the chief highways in the a
county. The commissioners took the a
stand that caring for the county's f
roads came under their jurisdiction.
This is taken to mean that the claims
of those who drag the roads will not *
be approved by the commissioners t;
md payment for the work will be held e
JP- ft
? Hon. John L. McLaurin, state
warehouse commissioner, left Wed- a
oesday for Atlanta, to have a confer- s
cnce with Georgia and Alabama legis- c
ators with reference to proposed cotton
warehouse legislation in the states
mentioned. In view of the proposi- r
tion to establish a special committee }
under the direction of the Jurisdic- y
tion of the regional reserve board to
ook after the cotton situation, there *'
is an obvious need of uniformity as to c
ill state warehouse receipts. The g
conference in Atlanta will have an
?ye largely to that end.
_ ri
MERE-MENTION f
C
Sheriff Holcombe of Mobile, Ala.,
seized $2,000 worth of liquor in the
borne of Morris Meyer, a former dis- b
:iller, this week Sir Cecil Spring- n
Ftice, British ambassador to the United j
states, held conference with Secreta- .
ry of State Robert Lansing in Washngton,
Tuesday According to n
igures compiled by the Chicago Tri- r
bune, 19 persons were killed, 903 were ^
njured and property valued at $239,125
was destroyed on account of "
Fourth of July celebrations throughout
the country last Sunday and Mon- b
lay. This is the largest number of c
persons to be injured in several years, r
Silas Turner, a Jones county, t
ja? farmer, was murdered Sunday r
morning and three negroes have since ?
been lynched in the vicinity of the r
killing on account of their alleged t
connection with the crime Six t
persons were killed at the result of r
in explosion in a powder factory at t
Beloeil, Quebec, Canada, last Tuesday. I
....it appears quite likely that Gen. c
Huerta, former Mexican dictator, who r
Is now under arrest charged with inciting
rebellion in Mexico, will be re- c
leased by the Federal authorities on t
his promise to leave the Mexican bor- I
iler A tornado and cloud burst J
swept St. Louis and St. Charles coun- g
Lies in Missouri, Wednesday and about o
sixty people were killed. The storm Y
was also very severe in a portion of g
Illinois and Indiana, destroying prop- s
frty valued at hundreds ol thousands t
r?f dollars Charles Inman was I
killed, and Miss Addle Inman, Henry t
Ionian and \V. J. Griffin were wound- v
E*d in tt pistol battle at Griffin's home u
near Waycross, Ga.t Wednesday, the a
shooting having occurred following a f
family quarrel The Federal Trade
[ ommission has announced a tour of t
investigation to cover the middle west, t
the Pacific coast and the south, the c
idea being to consult various munufac- t
turers as to the best way to build up v
the country's export trade. q
LOCAL AFFAIRS. <
i
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ,
arroll Bros.?Offer roofing at cost, I
and also talk about wagons and 1
buggies. Eight pounds good coffee j
for $1.
'irst National Bank of Yorkville?In- <
vites everybody to make It a visit '
when in town next Tuesday for the '
courthouse dedication exercises,
homson Co.?Announces a variety of <
special bargains for ten days, and '
invites you to make Its store your
headquarters next Tuesday. 1
lirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Give details of ]
the annual clearance sale now in
progress at Its big store. Special ;
minute sales every day. Reduced 1
prices In all departments,
aylor & Keene, Maiden, N. C.?Will '
run a aunuay scnuui excurmuu irum
Yorkvllle to Edgemont, N. C.. on
July 17. Round trip fare $1.76.
sear W. Schleeter, Registrar, Charles- >
ton?On page four gives Informa- <
tlon relative to next session of the 1
Medical College of South Carolina. '
pouis Roth?Has Green Mountain '
seed Irish potatoes for second crop I
planting. !
CLEMSON EXAMINATION
Seventeen young men of York counY,
are today taking the examination i
>r admission to Clemson college. The '
xamination is being held in the
traded school building and is in :
harge of Superintendent Carroll and |
!. W. Hall of the county board of ed- i
cation. Three four-year scholarhips
are to be awarded to the boys .
laking the highest standing in the 1
xamination today. A one-year agri- 1
ultural course scholarship is also, va- <
ant and will be awarded on the same
onditions as above. These scholarhips
are worth $100 in money and 1
ree tuition. A total value which will i
ay practically all expenses at the |
chool.
Following are those who are being
xamined today: E. B. Young, Peter
larrison. Edward Westbrook, Fred i
marr. W. F. Howell. Roy Feemster,
lark H. Kirkpatrick, DeLoach WhiteIdes,
Martin Bennette, Lewis M. Grist,
(rier McFadden, S. Turner Moore, 1
Walter L. Gettys, Samuel Hayes, Spratt i
'lexico and Alex Campbell. ,
PRISONERS IN JAIL !
Ten persons are in the York county i
lil expecting trial when the summer 1
?rm of the court of general sessions (
onvencs in the new courthouse next
'uesday. There are, as usual, quite
number of defendants out on bond; J
ut it is hardly probable that any of ,
hese cases will come to trial, unless i
t be the' case against J. S. Stevenon,
the young Bullock's Creek townhip
man who is charged with the j
illing of John W. Hafner several 1
reeks ago.
The state has not yet disposed of its j
ase against Marion Foster, the young
rhito mnn who is rhareed with aid- 1
ig and abetting in the escape of J. 1
t. Wyatt. When the case was tried
i February a mistrial resulted. There
i a little probability of a second :
rial of the case at this term.
Those awaiting trial and the charges
gainst them are as follows:
Arnold Johnson, arson; John Cure- 1
on, murder; Martha Smith, assault
nd battery with intent to kill; Law- 1
ence Boyd, assault and battery with 1
otent to kill; Henry Oliver, housereaking
and larceny; Ella McQuilla,
lurder; Press King, violation of the
ispensary law; Chess Lockhart, as- 1
ault and battery with intent to kill;
R. Wyatt, house-breaking and 1
irceny and Jail breaking; Willie
)uncan, assault and battery with in- 1
ent to kill. ^
YORK AS TO THE STATE
The Winthrop Weekly News is reponsible
for the following, showing
ow York county ranks in comparison
rith other counties along various lines 1
f progress:
Thirteenth in total crop values, 34,66,666.00.
Fourth in number of canning club
iris, 130 (about).
Sixth in total animal products, 31,01,379.00.
Twenty-sixth in hogs per 1,000 i
cres, No. 3.
Eighth in cattle per 1,000 acres, No.
Twenty-first in per acre crop yield, ,
21.00.
Thirty-first in per capita food prouction,
$88.00.
Twenty-first in per capita farm
,-ealth, 3294.00.
Thirty-second in farm tenancy, (4,50),
74 per cent.
There are 1,156 white tenants in
'ork county, representing 5,780 land?ss,
homeless white people.
One hundred and eighty four thouand
three hundred and twenty-four,
r 48 per cent of its farm area is unultivated.
There are 563 illiterate white voters,
1 per cent.
There are 1,577 illiterate whites over
en years of age.
Twenty-seventh in church-memberhip,
44 per cent, 18,650 church members,
all denominations; 23,034 persons
ot in churches; 16,585 over ten years
f age not in churches; 7,619 of these
ion-church members are whites.
IN INTEREST OF GOOD ROADS
That the citizens of Bullock's Creek
nd Broad River townships are very
nxious to secure a good road leading
rom their respective communities to
he county seat, was evidenced by the
act that about twenty-five represenative
citizens of that vicinity appeard
before the county commissioners
n the temporary court room Wednes!ay
morning, for the purpose of preenting
a petition signed by about 90
itizens asking that the commissionrs
assist in the construction of a
oad leading rrom tne residence 01
ilr. J. M. Brice to Sharon. This road
fill connect with the Plnckney road
eading out from YorkvilleJ and it is
alculated that if the commissioners
;rant the petition and build the road,
. fairly good highway will be had
lad from Yorkville to Sharon and
rom that place to points in Bullock's
;reek and Broad River townships.
Whether the commissioners will
iuild this connecting link of road or
lot has not been decided. Supervisor
Joyd promised the road delegation to
lave W. W. Miller, county engineeer,
nake a survey of the proposed route
ight away and to make a report.
Vhen that report is submitted final
isposition of the matter will be made.
It was an earnest and enthusiastic
iody of men who appeared before the
ommissioners Wednesday. They exilained
that there was no section of
he county so badly in need of a good
oad as their section. The Sutton
Iprings road, they said, was in a terible
condition. On the other hand
he Pinckney road and the road beween
the home of Mr. Brice and Shaon
was in a bad shape. The commitee
believed that the latter road could
ie placed in good shape a great deal
heaper than could the Sutton Springs
oad.
Among those who addressed the
ommissioners in regard to the mater
were: Revs. E. B. Hunter and W.
i. Arrowood, Dr. J. H. Saye, Messrs.
ohn Rainey and Roger Smarr. These
gentlemen pointed out the urgent need
if a road for that community, which
lad long been suffering in that re:ard.
The Sutton's Spring road, they
tated, was rough and almost impass*de
in places. On the other hand th3
'Inckney road was also dangerous in
daces. All things considered, it
rould be best, they thought, to build
ip the Pinckney road. It was shorter
nd of benefit to a greater number of
teople.
The speakers pointed out further
hat they caied not whether the couny
agreed to build the road with the
haingang or with funds taken from
he county road fund. What they
ranted, they said, was action and
uick action. Help was wanted from
iltizens living along the proposed
road.
Upon request of Mr. John R. Blair i
ind Rev. E. B..Hunter, that they express
themselves on the matter, since
they were citizens of the Bullock's
Creek community, Commissioners
Ktrkpatrlck and Latham stated that
they were aware that western York i
was badly in need of a road. They
themselves had ample opportunity to
realize the fact. The road between
the home of Mr. Brice and Sharon,
was, they admitted, really dangerous.
Supervisor Boyd also realized that
the community needed a road and was
? * ? J~ 1 ^ AnnthftP
Willing IU UU wimi lie evuiu. ??uv%.*v. I
hearing in the matter will be held
when the report of Engineer Miller |
has* been made to the board.
Among the citizens of western York
who composed the road delegation
were: Messrs. J. S. Hartness, D. A.
Whisonant, R. L. Plexlco, Victor Plexico,
J. L. Rainey, J. S. Rainey, J. H.
Saye, W. C. Robinson, W. C. Thomson,
J. M. Brice, E. R. Shannon, W. T.
Sims, A. R. Smarr, Rev. W. B. Arrowood,
Rev. E. B. Hunter, W. S. Wilkerson,
Ralph Cain, J. R. Blair, S. R.
Sherer, R. H. Sherer, J. J. Plexico, J.
S. Plexico.
OAK RIDGE SCHOOL
"Oak Ridge school Is indeed taking
a progressive step in taking over the
WInthrop College Model Farm
School," observed Superintendent of
Education Carroll yesterday, in speaking
of the action of Oak Ridge in offering
money and a site for the school.
Patrons of the Oak Ridge school
have had this matter under consideration
for several months and last Friday
night decided to seek the school.
At the meeting Friday night It was
pointed out that it would be necessary
to make an addition of two rooms to
the Oak Ridge school house and to
build a cottage for the use of Mrs.
Hetty S. Browne and her assistant
teachers who propose to live there.
At the meeting last Friday night,
Mr. John H. Steele, who is a member
of the board of trustees of the school
district, offered to donate a tract of
Beveral acres for the use of the farm
school and his offer will be accepted.
The land will be deeded to Oak Ridge
school district, No. 29. It is understood
that several other patrons were
willing to donate a tract of land for
the purpose.
Winthrop college proposes to pay
the salaries of Mrs. Brown and her
assistant teachers, and this will entail
an expenditure of about $2,500 a year
on the part of the college. Oak Ridge
school district will bear all other expenses
in connection with the operation
of this model school, the first of
it? kind in South Carolina and prob
ably in the south. The expense to the
Oak Ridge district in erecting the
teacher's home and making improvements
to the school building will be
In the neighborhood of $3,000. Patrons
of the district have not yet decided
how they will raise this money,
although it has been definitely agreed
that it will be raised.
Oak Ridge school is about three
miles from Winthrop college. Students
from Winthrop will be sent
there at Intervals to study methods
used there. Pupils attending the
school and there will be quite a large
number, since the district has also
adopted compulsory education, will at
all times be brought into contact with
agriculture and a study of the soil.
Mrs. Brown bears a national reputation
on account o* her unique methods
of Instructing children.
Incidentally Oak Ridge school district
and that community will come in
for a great deal of advertising on account
of their progressive venture.
"It is largely an experiment," says
Superintendent Carroll, "a revolution,
bo to speak, in the methods of teaching
in the schools of York county. I
was anxious that all patrons of the
district favor the venture before it
was tried. It was evident that all approve
the action. I, as well as the
other teachers and school authorities
in the county, will watch the experiment
with Interest."
WITHIN THE TOWN
? The Yorkville Cotton Oil company
has filed notice with the secretary of
state of an increase in capital stock
from $40,000 to $50,000.
? The local baseball team is endeavoring
to arrange a game to be
played next Tuesday on the occasion
of the dedication of the courthouse.
? The local postofflce has received
notice tnat, beginning next Sunday,
mail will be received over the C. &
N.-W. for this point and that the delivery
of mail from the Southern train
Sunday afternoon will be discontinued.
The postofflce will be closed all
Hav Snnriav after 11 a. m.
? H. G. Morganroth, United States
postofflce inspector, with headquarters
in Greenville, was in town this week
looking after prospective sites for the
postofflce. It is understood that two
bids were submitted to the inspector
Saturday, offlering the lease of property
to be used as a postofflce. These
bids have not been made public. While
here the inspector took measurements
and other data on the vacant store
room of Mr. G. H. O'Leary and the
vacant store room formerly occupied
by the Yorkville Bargain House.
? A marriage which came as a surprise
to relatives of the bride as well
as to the numerous friends of the
young people, was the wedding of
Miss Jennie Beard Mackorell to Mr.
Tracy Proctor, the couple b<Mng married
by the Rev. J. H. Machen at the Baptist
parsonage, shortly after 10 o'clock
last evening. The only witness of th^
ceremony was Mr. P. D. White, a
friend of the young couple. Mr. and
Mrs. Proctor left after the ceremony
for Rock Hill from which place they
will go to Wrightsville Beach, N. C.,
for a few days. The bride is the
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Mackorell of Yorkville. The groom
holds the position of telegrapher at
the Southern depot. He is a native
of Forest City, N. C., but for several
years past has made his home at this
place.
? zenas ?;rier or fori ami, reiumo
his boasted title of champion checker
player of York county. In fullfllment
of his announcement made In Rock Hill
Monday, he came to Yorkville Wednesday
to play against the local players.
Thursday morning he returned to Fort
Mill bearing the "scalps" of the
champion checker players of this section.
Young Grier was expected to
come Wednesday morning; but due to
the fact that he missed connection In
Rock Hill, had to come around by
Chester, arriving in Yorkville on the
afternoon freight from that place. Upon
his arrival he was taken in hand
by Mr. J. F. Moore in Kvhose shop the
games were played and who warned
the local players to prepare to meet
the challenger. Mr. G. M. Carroll of
Yorkville No. 1, who had bested young
Orier in Rock Hill on Monday, was informed
that the youth was in town
and wanted to see him bad. A delivery
auto truck happened to be passing
Mr. Carroll's store a moment after receiving
the information, and Mr. Carroll
rode the truck to Yorkville, arriving
about twenty minutes after the
receipt of the message. In the meantime
Mr. S. E. Jackson of Yorkville,
who is undoubtedly one of the best
players to be found anywhere, was
summoned and he and Grier were soon
at it. Twenty-five games were played
by the two, the youthful exponent of
the ancient game finally defeated his
elder opponent by a score of 10 to 7,
while eight games were declared a
draw. Young Gelrr then engaged
Mr. Carroll. The two agreed to play
ten games. For a while It looked like
Mr. Carroll would win easily. When
the games stood 5 to 2 in favor of
Mr. Carroll, numerous spectators
around were sure that he would win.
However, Mr. Grler then won three
straight games, tleing the score and
making it necessary to play the
eleventh game, and this deciding contest
was easily annexed by him. Mr.
Grler remained In Yorkvllle Wednesday
night and early yesterday morning
renewed the contest with Mr. Carroll.
It was agreed that they play
another ten games which resulted:
Grler 4, Carroll 3, draws 3. Having defeated
Messrs. Jackson and Carroll,
Mr. Grler was declared champion so
far as this section Is concerned. Local
checker enthusiasts say that he will
have to defend his title pretty soon,
however, as they expect to go over to
Fort Mill and engage the youthful
prodigy in an effort to "bring home the
bacon."
DADE COUNTY, GEORGIA
"It's a wonderful country naturally;
but there is plenty of room for improvement,"
said Deputy Sheriff F. E.
Qulnn, Wednesday, in speaking of
Dade county, Ga., to which place he
went last week after the escaped prisoner,
J. R. Wyatt. "The soil is naturally
far more fertile than that of
York county," Mr. Quinn observed;
"but the great trouble is that the people
know little of the great 'natural
wealth which they hold. Little is
known of modern methods of cultivation.
In that country it is more or
less a matter of digging a furrow,
throwing in the seed, trusting to luck
that it will grow and Increase. People
of Dade county have few modern
farming implements, if any. But they
are a happy, care-free lot, and seem
possessed of the idea that every convenience
and improvement known to
civilization is used by them.
"Trenton, the county seat, is a place
of about 300 souls," continued the
speaker. "The little hamlet is entirely
surrounded by mountains and in
time of war, I imagine would be a
place of strategic importance. It is
about eighteen miles from the city of
Chattanooga, Tenn., but mountain folk
are not much given to going to the
'settlemints,' you know, and while I
don't know it to be true, I'll venture
that there are people in those mountains
who are now enjoying the last
year of their allotted three score and
ten, and who have never been eighteen
miles from home.
"It is an ideal community for
blockading and I understood that
there was considerable liquor made in
the mountain fastnesses. It. is a very
quiet community withal?an automobile
is still more or less of a novelty
and a stranger, like I was when I first
arrived, is even more of a wonder,
who must endure the stares of the
populace."
Asked hew the courthouse of Dade
'J ? ? ? ?? "? it'UW fha V*o n/?_
county WUU1U tUlliptuo mill mc **??? %?some
new structure being completed
In the county of York, Deputy Quinn
smiled. "You could put about four
of the Dade county kind in the new
building," he said. "Theirs is a twostory
brick building, apparently having
been built in ante-bellum days. It
resembled a residence, more than a
courthouse.
"The town of Trenton," Mr. Quinn
said, "knows nothing of the joys and
conveniences of electric lights, and
sewer and water connections. The
proprietor of the single boarding
house in the place did brag a good
deal on the good quality of the water
in the well."
Mention of the boarding house proprietor
caused the deputy to relate the
following humorous incident concerning
that personage, who it seems has
a way of relating his troubles to every
person who comes within his
gates.
According to Mr. Quinn, this hotel
man said that he had come into Dade
county some twenty years ago or
more. He did not want to come; but
he had to do so. He had lived in
sunny Tennessee; but on an ill-fated
day he had emptied his gun into the
body of a magistrate and not caring
to pay the penalty for injuring the officer
of the law, had taken refuge lr
Dade county. As time passed on he
married there and accumulated considerable
property, all of#whlch he recorded
in the name of'his wife on
account of his fear of the wounded
magistrate. Finally the magistrate
died and the offense of the refugee
was remembered against him no more.
For several years now he has been
wanting to return to his native Tennessee.
But his wife doesn't want to
go. The wife has the deeds to all the
property. The hotel proprietor would
not think of leaving Dade county
without his wife and his property. So
he continues to conduct the hotel in
Trenton, telling all strangers of his
hard-headed wife and of his longing
to return to Tennessee.
Deputy Quinn was struck with the
fact that there are few if any negroes
in the county of Dade. Commenting
on this fact in conversation with an
"inhabitant," he was informed that
"we don't 'low no niggers here. They
can pass through this county; but
they must pass quick. This climate
ain't good for niggers."
Mr. Quinn said he saw only one negro
in the county and that one was in
jail.
Speaking of the crops he said that
the corn in that county looked very
good. Little cotton, 11 any, is raiocu I
there, although potatoes, and other
foods are raised in considerable quantity.
If the people used York county
farmers' methods, production would
be enormous. Much coal is mined in
the county?in fact mining is one of
the principal industries. There are
also numerous fine stock farms scattered
throughout the region.
"They are hospitable folk." continued
the deputy. "They showed me
every courtesy. I was in a hurry to
get back, however, since I wanted to
get Wyatt behind the bars once more."
One of the most humorous incidents
connected with the trip to northwestern
Georgia, occurred coming back
home. Early Monday morning while
the train was speeding through Georgia
on the return trip, Wyatt informed
the deputy that he, (Mr. Quinn)
could take a nap if he wanted to, and
the deputy, with a grin replied, "No
thank you, I'm not a bit sleepy."
ABOUT PEOPLE
Mrs. W. G. White of Yorkville, is
visiting relatives in Charlotte.
Miss Ida Miller Quinn of Yorkville,
is visiting relatives in Greenville.
Miss Anna R. Lewis of Yorkville, is
spending several days in Charlotte.
Mr. D. E. Finley, Jr., of Yorkville,
is in the Fennell infirmary. Rock Hill.
Misses Daisy and Maggie Gist of
Yorkville, are visiting friends in Rock
Hill.
Mrs. Henrv Stokes of Yorkville, is
visiting relatives in Charlotte this
week.
Mrs. C. F. Stoll of Lancaster, visited
Mrs. W. A. Stoll in Yorkville this
week.
Mr. Samuel Speagle of Clover No.
2, spent Sunday with friends in Yorkville.
Mr. E. C. Caldwell of Elkln, N. C..
visited relatives in Yorkville this
...aaU
WCCA. ^
Misses Margaret and Norma Grist
of Yorkville, are visiting friends in
Columbia.
Little Miss Nancy MacFie of Brevard,
N. C., is visiting Mrs. J. R. Ashe
in Yorkville.
Mr. McCain Nichols of Yorkville,
left yesterday to spend several weeks
In Brevard, N. C.
Mrs. Lowry Guy of Chester, is visiting
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Lowry, in Yorkville.
Mrs. John F. Blodgett and daughter
of Atlanta, Ga., are the guests of
relatives in Yorkville.
Mr. William Marshall has returned to
his home in Yorkville after a visit to
relatives in Winnsboro.
Misses Letitia and Hulda McNeel of
Birmingham, Ala,, are visiting Mrs.
B. N. Moore ?in Yorkville.
Mr. Crawford Heath of Baltimore,
Md., visited hiu brother, Mr. R. E. G
Heath, in Yorkvlile this week.
Mr. Lesslie Faulkner of King's w
Creek, is spending several days with n
Mr. Frank Faukner in Yorkville. t)
Mrs. H. D. Wolff and children of
Petersburg, Va., are visiting the fami- ?
ly of Mr J. E. Lowry in Yorkvlile. A
Miss Rita Wltherspoon of Yorkville, ?
is spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. J. M. Hemphill, in Chester. (|
Mesdames C. W. Carroll and M. L. jj
Carroll and children of Yorkville, are p
spending some time in Shelby, N. C.
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, agent for
the Girls' Canning club in York county,
was in Yorkville today on business. 1'
Mr. L. G. Thomasson of Clinton, N. j*
C., visited relatives in Yorkville and ?
other sections of the county this week. ?
Rock Hill Record: Miss Frances a
Finley of Yorkville, was a guest in the a
city for several days, of Miss Nellie s
Roach. g
Mrs. P. W. Patrick and children t<
have returned to their home in York- o
ville, sifter a visit to relatives in St. d
George. tl
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Summltt and V
child of Yorkville"1, visited Mrs. Sum- ^
mitt's mother, Mrs. B. L. Hicks, in
Gastonla, this week. p
"? r* Vnt-WIIIa No. 1. ?
1X11 D. U. U. viai VTA. * van*?.? - - v
is in Rock Hill this week attending e
the lectures on home economics ^
which are being given at Winthrop b
college. n
Mr. George Ashe, who has been in 1
Brevard, N. C., for several months c
past, has returned to his home in fi
Yorkville. b
Mrs. J. R. Ashe, who has been a
spending several weeks in Brevard, a
N. C., has returned to her home in F
Yorkville. '
Mrs. W. B. Moore and Misses Kate j
Gordon and Mamie Hughes of Yorkville,
left this week for the Panama- (
Pacific exposition.
Mrs. P. N. Moore and children who t
have been spending some time in I
Hendersonville, N. C., have returned J
to their home in Yorkville. t
Misses Nellie and Violet Allison re- '
turned to their home at Tirzah last '
evening after a visit to the family of J
Mr. J. O. Allison in Yorkville.
Misses Marguerite Brown of Blacks- ?
burg, and Jennie Lou Thomas of *
Gaffney, are visiting Misses Nellie and f
Mattie May Brown in Yorkville.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Robinson have c
returned to their home in Lancaster, t
after a short visit to the family of Mr. ?
R. N. Plexlcc of Yorkville No. 1.
Mrs. W. B. Steele and daughter,
Miss Rosa, who have been spending
several weeks In Greenwood, have re- 8
turned to their home in Yorkville.
Miss Nancy Ashe, who has been un- *
dergoing treatment in the Fennell in- J
firmary, Rock Hill, has returned to .
the home of her brother, Mr. James .
Ashe, in Yorkville.
Mm P! w i^inar and children, who ?
have been spending several weeks j
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Quinn In i
Yorkville, left yesterday for their j
home in Greenville. j
Chester News: Miss Annie Gordon, <
a 1912 graduate of the Magdalene <
hospital, is in the city on professional I
business. Dr. W. M. Kennedy of .
Yorkville, was a Chester visitor Friday.
Information from Mr. Smith Gordon
of Yorkville No. 6, and Dr. J. B.
Kennedy of Yorkville, who are under- ^
going treatment in the Magdalene ,
hospital, Chester, is that they are Improving
steadily. . f
Chester News: Mrs. J. C. Bell, who t
has been undergoing treatment at the i
Chester sanitorium, has returned to {
her home at Guthriesville. Rev. E. f
E. Gillespie of Yorkville, was a Ches- i
ter visitor Sunday. {
Mr. John R. Blair, county demon- 1
stratlon agent, was in Yorkville Wed- t
nesday for the first time in more than 1
two weeks, he having been confined |
to his home at Sharon on account of
illness. Mr. Blair stated that he had
been threatened with typhoid fever J
and had not been able to traverse the
county much, hence he was not in po- 1
sition to give a fairly accurate report J
of crop conditions in the county.
Rock Hill Herald: Miss Mary Beam- j
guard of Clover, is the guest of Miss i
Ethel Pursley. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ,
Hope leave tonight for St. Paul, Minn., (
to attend the meeting of the national .
camp, WQodmen of the World, which j
meets next Tuesday. They will be ,
joined by Senator and Mrs. Robert ,
Lide of Orangeburg, and Col. and j
Mrs. T. C. Hamer of Bennettsville. f
The party will go to Kansas City and .
Omaha before arriving at St. Paul.
They expect to take in the exposition
before returning. i
Mr. J. O. Allison and son, Floyd, re- 1
turned to Yorkville yesterday from (
Florence where Mr. Allison represented J
the York County R. F. D. Carriers' 1
association at the state convention of (
Letter Carriers which was held there 1
Monday and -Tuesday. Mr. Allison J
said this morning that he had an en- '
joyable trip and that the carriers 1
were royally entertained by the good {
people of Florence. The attendance 1
on the meeting this year was not as I
large as usual. Upon the adjourn- '
ment of the meeting, Mr. Allison and 1
his son went to Columbia to pay a c
short visit to relatives. 1
Gastonia Gazette: Mrs. M. H. Curry j
of Yorkville, spent Saturday and Sun- (
day in the city as the guest of Mrs. D. .
A. Garrison and Mrs. P. R. Falls. Mr. '
William E. Ferguson of Yorkville, was
in town a while yesterday en route t
home from Charlotte, where he had e
been to see his daughter, Miss Beu- c
lah Ferguson, who underwent an ope- I
ration a few days since for appendici- <
tis. Mr. Albert Riddle of Clover route t
2, was a business visitor in the city ?
Saturday. Mr. J. J. Henry of Bowl- t
Ing Green, S. C., was in the city on i
business Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. <
W. Klrkpatrlck were in town a short 1
while yesterday, en route to their 1
home in Yorkville from the mountains. <
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Clinton of Clover, 1
were among yesterday s visitors in 1
Gastonia. I
C
LOCAL LACONICS 1
Good Yield of Oats.
Mr. R. E. Montgomery, who runs a c
small farm about two miles north of e
Yorkville, has recently threshed his t
oats. From a held of less than six {
acres, he secured a yield of 340 bush- (
| els, an average of approximately 58 a
busneis per acre.
Oats Not So Good.
A portion of the chaingang has this
week been engaged in assisting at the
threshing of this year's oat crop
raised at the county home. A total
of about 900 bushels was secured.
Last year a total crop of about 1,400
bushels was raised on the poor house
farm.
Death of a Child.
Mary Louise, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Moore of the Philadelphia
section, "died Sunday, following
a brief illness. She was not quite
two years old. Interment was in the
churchyard at Philadelphia the following
day. funeral services being con- j
ducted by Rev. Henry Stokes.
In New Quarters. e
Mr. I. P. Boyd, superintendent of
the county home, has moved his family ?
into the new building. The inmates J,
of the present home have not yet been r
transferred from their old quarters. It F
is said that the contractors will have *
about fifty leaks to repair in the 0
roof of the building before it will be ?
formally accepted for use by the coun- J1
I
Awaiting Trial. c
Constable Frank Allen of Rock Hill, 2
brought Willie Duncan, a negro, to the c
county jail Wednesday afternoon,
where he is now held in default of a
$500 bond, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill. Duncan 0
nllno'zwl t a ho vo horwma i n va! vpH In f
a difficulty with Aaron Argus, colored, q
near Lesslie, Monday night and is said *
to have carved Argus' arm with a '
razor.
Children's Day Observed. t
Children's Day was observed at *
Bethany church last Sunday, a large t
congregation attending the exercises \
which continued throughout the day. a
The pastor, Rev. W. P. (Jrier, preached j
a sermon especially to the children g
in the morning. Special music was a
rendered for the occasion and the chil- i
dren themselves presented a number e
of recitations, dialogues, etc. Dinner t
was served on the grounds at the noon c
hour.
iang Good Thing.
Coroner J. L. Strait of Rock Hill,
rho was in Yorkv?lle Wednesday, relarked
to an Enquirer reporter that
he city gang recently inaugurated
i that town was having a good moral
ffect which could be plainly noted,
iccordlng to the coroner the city reorder
of Rock Hill does not hesitate
o fine offenders in his court good and
trong. The idea of wearing stripes
t the city of Rock Hill was not pleasig
to a number of people who had apeored
in police court before.
till at Old Gam*.
Mr. E. W. Pursley of Santiago, was
fi Yorkville yesterday, ar.d while here
dvised the reporter that he undertood
that another petition was being
irculated in the western part of the
ounty on the question of cutting off
strip of York county territory to be
dded to Cherokee. The proposed
trip includes King's Mountain battleround,
and Piedmont springs; but as
a whether it also includes the whole
f the town of Smyrna, Mr. Pursley
id not know. It will be remembered
hat a similar effort was made some
ears ago and was abandoned.
fay Build Church. ^
Members of the recently established
'resbyterlan church at Tlrzah, are
ontemplating the erection of a church
diflce at that place. No formal aclon
In the matter will hardly be taken
efore fail. Rev. J. T. Dendy of Ebeezer,
informs The Enquirer that Mr.
\ M. Oates has donated a site for a
hurch building. Since services were
rst instituted at Tirzah last Septemer,
the schoolhouse has been used as
place of worship. Up to this (itae
nd for the balance of the summer.
reaching will be held In the school
ard. According to Mr. Dendy. the
hurch has a Sunday school of about
00 members.
May Try Case Hare.
It is rumored on the streets that
here is a strong probability that
Srnest Isenhower, James Rawls and
esse Morrison who are charged with
he murder of Sheriff Adam Hood of
^airfield county {luring the trouble at
Vlnnsboro several weeks ago, will be ?
ried in York county. The rumor, has
t that it is practically certain that a
hange of venue will be secured. The
>rosecution for obvious reasons will
tot consent to the case being tried in
Theater county and it will therefore
>e more convenient for all parties
oncerned to come to York county
han elsewhere in the Sixth judicial
lircuit.
Studying Away from Home.
Scores of South Carolina teachers
ire attending schools outside of the
itate for further training, despite the
act that Wlnthrop and Coker colleges,
Jniversity of South Carolina and other
nstitutions within the state are offer
ng this game special training. Among
he York county teachers who are atendlng
summer school at the Unlverilty
of Tennessee or the Peabody colege,
the first named institution being
ocated in Knoxville, and the second
n Nashville, Tennessee, are Miss
Mine Barber, Port Mill; Miss Stell
31asscock, Catawba Junction; J. P.
Toats, Port Mill; H. U Dickson. T. N.
'laris, Clover.
bounty Commissioners.
Quite a number of matters came up
'or consideration before the board of
rounty commissioners who were in
nonthly session Wednesday. Messrs.
>V. S. Lesslie and R C. Qettys of
l^sslie, appeared before the commisiloners
asking for the erection of a
imail bridge in their community and
he petition was granted. The comnlssloners
Bold to the negro congregation
at the county home, a tract of
ibout three acres upon which they
lave already erected a church; the
mm of $125 having been realised from
:he sale. A large number of claims
igainst the county were ordered paid
>y the board.
Member Registration Board.
The York county legislative deleration
has agreed to endorse Mr. D.
T. Woods of Yorkville, for the position
>n the York county board of registra:lon
made vacant by the death of the
ate Mr. R M. Wallace. Mr. Woods'
lame has been forwarded to Governor
banning and he will doubtless receive
lis commission in a few days. It is
jnderstood that there were about a
lozen applicants for the position. The
position pays a salary of $100 per anlum
in election years and $50 per anlum
in off years. Provided Mr. Woods
eceives his commission by the first
Monday In August, the board will
ilect a chairman.
Their Salaries Reduced.
The postoffice department at Washngton
has Just announced its annual
'e-adjustmant of salaries. In seven
iases salaries have been decreased,
vhlle in twenty-three others they have
)een raised. An increase in the salary
>f the postmaster means the business
>f the office has been Increased during
he year. A decrease in salary means
hat the business of that office has
lecreased during the year. The York
:ounty offices. Rock Hill and Fort
Mill, suffered a decrease in salary. The
)ostmaster at Rock Hill received $2,700
ast year and will be paid only $2,600
his year. Fort Mill's postmaster revived
a salary of $1,400 last year and
vlll receive only $1,300 during the
jresent year. The salary of the postnaster
at Blacksburg has been reluced
from $1,200 to $1,100.
Miss Frances Grist Desd.
Aft^r Hiiffprlnfir for several weeks
vith a malady, the nature af which
ittending physicians have not even yet
leflnitely determined. Miss Frances
Jrist died in the Magdalene hospital.
Chester, shortly after 3 o'clock yeserday
afternoon. Her death came as
l surprise since the physicians had
nade examination ten or fifteen minltes
before and had pronounced her
:ondition somewhat improved. The
>ody of the deceased was brought to
forkville over the Southern from
Chester last night and carried to the
tome of her sister, Mrs. H. E. Neil.
The funeral will be held from the
'resbyterian church, of which Miss
Jrist was a member, at 5 o'clock this
ifternoon and the interment will folow
in Rose Hill cemetery. Miss Grist
vas well known to a large number of
>eop!e in this section, she having been
ihief operator at the local telephone
xchange. The young lady was in
he twenty-second year of her age.
She was the third daughter of L.
Jeorge and Margaret Withers Grist,
ind was born in Yorkville in August,
893. She is survived by her parents,
two sisters, Mrs. H. E. Neil of
forkville, and Mrs. A. B. Hammond of
Columbia, and three brothers, Mr.
Jeorge R. Grist of Laurens, and Messrs
L Y. and J. W. Grist, of Yorkville.
The Shoe Pinched.
Citizens of Rock Hill have for some
ime past been incensed at the action
if the postoffice department in spelling
he name of their city "Rockhill," and
lave stirred up Congressman Finley
o try and have the postal departnent
recognize the names as being two
vords. While in Washington recently
or the purpose of "railroading" the
ihange in the name of the town of
forkville, the congressman decided to
ook into the Rock Hill matter, and the
hamber of commerce recently recelvd
the following letter from him:
Gentlemen: Replying to your letter
f recent date. While I was in Washngton
recently I took up with the
Irst assistant postmaster general the
natter of having the name of Rock
Jill spelled properly in the files of the
tepartment. Mr. Roper promised, and
tates in a letter that it would be done,
tut said such change must be made at
he time when the term of postmaster
xpires and a new commission is made
iut. This will be done on February
0, next, and until that time nothing
an be done about the matter."
I he explanation.?yuue a numoer
?f North Carolina towns have lost In
lostofflce receipts to an extent retiring
a reduction in the salaries of
ostmasters. Among the towns is
forth Charlotte. The outside public
teed not take thi9 as an indication of
he loss of commercial business, other
han that of a particular sort?that of
vhisky orders. We have no doubt that
his explains the reduced business,
irhere reduction has been recorded,
ind it is significant, not of any deiresslon
in business, but of the progress
of prohibition. The quart law
.nd other restrictions have cut the
nail order whisky traffic to such an
xtent that the wonder Is so few
owns appeared in the demoted
olumn of the postofflce department.
-Charlotte Observer.