Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Straps anil ^arts. * - ? ? The United States on Friday go ve j the vripublic of Columbia a check for i $5.00^000, its tirst payment under the $25,0iMliu00 treaty ratified in 19-1 to ; cover certain damages incurred in tiie construction of tlio Panama Canal. The ?i'yment was due Sept tan her 30tii, but for some unexplained reason Columbia, was not ready to receive it until today. Under the treaty the remaining payments will be made yearly in. live million dollar sums. ? Cotton ginned prior to December 1. amounted to 9.3IS.144 running bales, including 157,729 round bales, counted as huif bales; 22,610 bales of AmericanEgyptian and 4,915 bales of Sea Island, the census bureau announced Friday. Ginnlngs to December 1, lidrt, ypar totalled 7.C39.9G1 running bales includ.... . .r, ,_.i Anillltl,,! nu lllg iax.l-iu riiunu vvii4>?vu half .bales; 22,187 bales of AmeiicanEgypnhn and 2,941 bales of Sea Island. Ginnjtjgs to December 1, this year by stat^, follow: Alabama 803,772; Arizona/tfS.247, Arkansas 976,452, California, 4 7^195; Florida, 26,004; Georgia, 712,34V; Louisiana, 339,357; Mississippi. 963,289'; Missouri, 127,500 North Cam. lina, 790,766; Oklahoma,*618,075; South Cnroljpa, 493,034; Tennessee, 365,272; ! Texas, 3,020,196; Virginia, 23,205. All other states, 13,470. ? There was a hard fight in the i; house' last Friday by the liquor forces against'the prohibition section of the treasury department bill. This section involves suggestions to more effective- J ly enforce the Volstead law. The fight was by Hill, Republican of Mary- ( land; who sought to weaken the law by means of hostile amendments; but he &6t nothing through. His largest following curtm as a proposed amendment providing that enforcement offlcertfebc appointed through civil examination. got seven votes on this proposition. Everybody knew that the civil .service was not adequate to the selection; but to some it looked like j upholding the civil service plight he a deterge. The drys of congress did not fail to say that tho wets stood for anyf$ijng that might weaken the law. One of the wet speakers claimed that increased appropriates for enforcement, bad always tended to cheapen tlio nricC'Of linuor. ? Harrison Blanton, 24 years f old, j shot and killed l'aul ITer'ron on the courthouse stej>s at Grayson. Ky., Saturday evening, a few minutes after Ilcrron had been acquitted of killing the former's father, William Blanton. j The slaying of llerron was witnessed by a crowd of men and women most ; of whom had attended the trial. Ac-j cording t?? spectators, Blanton fired , three shots. Two pierced Hermn's ' body and he died almost instantly. One of the bullets wounded Isaac Houch. a farmer forty years old. Blanton ran a few yards and surrendered to the town iTTsVsfiWl. >1* was rushed to ^he -jail. A few nfinWes latcr^ the grand jury which was in sextion.-.r(durned an indictment charging first degree murder. Blanton's father was' ahot at Wilson's Creek, on July 15. j^jCrowd of men became disorderly and Warner Blanton, a deputy sheriff, attempted to make an arrest. The prisoner resisted, and, according j to testimony offered at the trial, llcrron and others took his part. William Hlanton came to the assistance of his son, the deputy, and several shots were fired, causing his death. Herron and three other men were tried for the killing. All were acquitted Saturday. ? Charlie Lee. a negro, was burned near Perry, Fla., last Friday fo, lite murder of Miss Ruby Hendry, a young school teacher on the previous Satur- j day. Very little is known about the , murder except that the dead body of the young woman was discovered along the side of the railroad by a passing train crew. Investigation llx? d suspicion .on Lee and another negro [ named Albert Young. The sheriff took the two negroes into custody: but a i large mob that had already gathered, I seized them as he was about to put them in jail. The negroes were taken to the scene of the murder and put i through a searching examination, bt is said to have confessed h> the inur- I der; but denied having robbed the i body, claiming that tin' robbery was committed by another negro that lie j a;,I ,,.,1 ,,,, mi, 1,: 11 he ?'i !<I lli.-it VoilllL "v I had nothing to do with the mailer.! ^\ftor having satislicd itself as ( > the ' facts in tlu? ease as far as the same j could he obtained, tin 11:0b built a pi eat pile of brush, fastened l.eo with chains and threw him in, after starting the fire. The negro's body was burned to a crisp. Tin nepro'Younp was taken back to jail for furtln r investigation, ' the mob not bcinp altogether satisfied of his innneense. ? Xext season's enmpaign again d the l?oM weevil, says a Washington dispatch, promises to be on a. iargcr calc than in any sc. - on heretofore. Plans of the detachment of agilculturc as outlined b\ its cotton count il. r re lieing wi lelv developed. Ann up the methods for control m' the boll woe\il which will be used next . ea.on... is trfs recently announced by the Florida : t:it<- plant board which the cotitui council lias recnmmi nt'cd l>e 1 /riven a thoronpli teal tlu mphout the cotton licit. The present price of colli 11111 arsenate j engaging the at'ei;tion of the pocerumen 1. and attempt will be made t?? increase the supply lor next season's light mi the* boll weevil. \ nceting lor Ibis purpose will tie held in New York next Wednesday. It will be attended b< government experts, inclmliup I>1-. J. K. 1' \v.'ood, chairman of the insecticide and fungicide board of the department of j pi i ultlire, and other officials of that department: (\ It. Dchmp. formerly ot the chemical division of tiie depart. 1 'ricni of commerce and now head ni tiie dye and diemied division of tlmji tariff commission. ami by officials of.' the dwjKirtinonts ol" interior ami eomincrco. The meetin>r will be held after a two day session of insecticide manufacturers and a lnrse number of oxperis in the industry will attend the calcium arsenate conference. The; main topics for discussion at the conference will be tlie amount of while arsenate available for the manufacture of calcium arsenate : *i.l whet her by any means the production of this essential in (iirlitiiiK the boll weevil can be stimulated and enlarged. ?lir Hjovluillc (fnquirrr. Entered at the Postoffice at York, as Mail Matter of the Second Class. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1922. Thoro is a Rood deal that could be said about the late Frank R Gary; but it is probably enough to say that he was a just, able and fearless judRo and a high minded Christian gentleman. All who knew him will testify to that. Regardless of the claims of Franco that she has nothing of the kind in mind, many Americans have all along | felt that her desire was to make herself master not only of Germany; but of Europe. The majority sentiment of America does not and will not stand I for anything like this. America went into the world war because she was unwilling to see Germany dominate Europe, and when it cornea to the quos tion of seeing Franco in tne position ui dominant power, this country is not able to see any difference. Franco now seems to be coming to slow recognition of America's real principles. The United States will not run over any other country and will not help other countries to run over aryboily. In an address last Friday night before a Greenwood mooting held under the auspices of the League of Woman Voters, Governor Harvey stressed the point that law observance is far more important than law enforcement. And right is the governor in that proposition. This is a government of the people. and the stability of this government depends upon observance of the laws. All persons who really and truly realize that this is their government are pretty apt to be observers of the laws, and ail observers of the laws make it their business to help enforce j the laws. No good oiliz? n will violate) (he law of his aitate any,more than ho will violate one of the fundamental principles upon which he knows his own personal happiness and prosperity depends. The man who commits an offense against the state is committing an offense, against himself. It looks as if the Allies 1 tve won over the Russians in their nidation with the Turks at l^iusanne. The a il: 1" *-?' nunn In ! u am m<- rxitiiio i\? tj\ ? J- * v-r warships under Allied control and tlio Russians want the straits to bo under Turkish control, and closed to warships. The Russian argument is tliat control of the straits means control of Constantinople, and the right to send warships into the Black sea is equivalent to control of all the Black sea shores along with the country to be 1 reached by way of these shores. The i Allies have been quietly showing to i the Turks that the closing of the j straits will give Russia an advantage that may eventually be used to Turkey's hurt, pointing out Russia will respect Turkish independence only so long as that altitude suits Russian convenience. The Turks se< in inclined to think that between the two objectionable hltcrnativcs, it is belter to look to the friendship of the Allies. Following 1'resident Harding's declaration as to tin- influence of the ; Washington disarmament on the future peace of the world, there lias goiv oul a suggest ion as to tie effectiveness of a similar agreement between (treat Brit-! ain, 1'ranee. Italy and the I'nited States and (icrmany to guarantee the 1 future peace of Ru rope. II is conceded that such an agreement will lie effective with the I'nited Slates as a pony t'> it; but the question is as to whether j France will agree to the admission of LJerinany. It is quite certain that (c-r ..ill ,.r It,,. rilliiMliaill I,I, In I .......J ...... ..... ... .... .,... . , this time; but now ili.it Kranec is !>< pinniny to realize that tliis is Um host sin* can do, (!?>rmany also may l?o admitted. Mow far tin I'nibd Slatos v.ill yo into such an :trru:igem< n1 is not ( nelly clear; but that she will In 15? it aloiijf as far as she reasonably < an ! se< ins i(iitc probable. .Miislaiilt-v K'omal is quote') by lite i correspond'nts at Lausanne is snyiny i bat Constantinople lias been abandon-! (I as the eapit: I of Turkey, a ml Hint hereafter Aurora, in tlie province of, Anatolia will he "the seat of empire.! 'I'Uis step is nee? ir\ iii o .) ' to take tlie povernmenl out of ranae of the foreign warships ilial may enter the 1 >aiiiaiielhs ami the I'.osphorus. Other cities in Anatolia have I. ?-ri considered for tin- honor birt nun are considcii d so seeure Ananra. wliieh is connect-' < d with Con.-tantiiioplv, 7"' miles distant. by a branch line o! railroad. Tiie population i.1- only I'D.Oiiu. Constantinople will continue as tin- relii;:<>us caplto! of the Turl.bli empir ami of tiie Moslem world; but of small political import .nee. Ainona other thine, the rhanye will fall hravily on 11s for< ian ; fliploiaats. bOeaose jxilitic.illy Constantinople Ikik heretofore bct-n one of the most brilliant capitals of tlie world. Without reference to the merits of the ease we feel sure that the best thing our friends of the 1/menst t Mercantile company can do with it, is to settle it. We have no accusations to make against any of the parties. It is not ours to accuse; but this we honestly believe. Tin t as hard a tiling as either side can say of the other, the other can say something1 back equally as hard and get as much sympathy from the public. That either side will thank us for saying i wort we feel., we have little reason to h<ipc\ Indeed wo have no right to j even aspire to the honor of helping to j settle sitoh a quarrel. But whatever , wrongs have been committed neither I side will e^Vr get vindication out of! the courts. And it is with the highest respect for .the courts that we say this. The case simply does not ad mil (it a juuhu.u ncuuiijfiu, iiu niiiiter how sincere and earnest the judges and jurors to whom it may ho referred. That nil parties to this quarrel think they arc right we will not question, and we would not ask anybody to surrender his inherent rights on his own account. Put this quarrel involves the well being of the whole of Lancaster county and the well being of Lancaster county is of more importance than the vindication of any individual. TOLBERT RENOMINATED Senator Dial Announces Intention to Resume Fight. Joseph "W". Tolbort, who was nomi- \ nated Saturday for a third time by President Harding to be United States, marshal for the Wes:ern district of South Carolina, can not resume the duties of that office, which he filled for a few weeks under a recess appointment that expired when it failed of confirmation in the special session of congress ending Monday, until his nomination is confirmed by the senate, according to opinions expressed in Washington Saturday in well informed quarters. In the meantime, Nelson Tt. Green, Democrat, who succeeded Tolbert by appointment of Federal Judge II. H. Watkins, having been sworn in at Anderson early last week, will continue to act as marshal. Opinion to this effect is based on precedents, it was expiuuicu. Tolbort, Republican executive committeeman from his state, was nominated by President Harding to the marshalship at the last regular session of congress. Senator Dial, of South Carolina, opposed confirmation in Hie senate, urging the charge that the nominee had been convicted in the courts and was ineligible. He succeeded in preventing the nomination being confirmed. After adjournment of congress, President Harding tendered Tolbort recess appointment under which he was sworn and assumed to the duties of marshal. Th s appointment failed of confirmation when the senate took up a large number of presidential nominations on the last day of the session. Following announcement Saturday that the president had again nominated the Republican committeeman, Senator Dial announced that the tight against confirmation would he resumed. Judge Watkins, in appointing Green, who is a former sheriff of An-' derson county, acted upon the advice' of District Attorney Ernest F. Cochran to the effect that lie had been informed by the attorney general of the United States that the judge had the authority to fill a vacancy existing under these circumstances, according to reports. FIGHTING CORN WEEVIL Prof. Cnrberry of Clemron Discusses Important Subject. Tlx heavy loss from the corn weevil particularly in the l'i"dmont section, lias I roiiKht many inquiries for control jnolliods. Lar.are amounts of corn have already he on ruined in the fields. The use of pure seed of standard varieties and careful : nnnal selection i of ears well covered at tile tips will do mneh to relieve the trouble, says .). L. Carherry, extension arrrononiist in plant breeding, who advises also that where weevil infestation is heavy, the coin should lie shucked in the field to avoid storing the weevil for further damage in the corn crib. .Many weevils live over winter in I nubbin cars left in field, therefore ' such ears should he carefully removed, j Since most torn cribs are of open : eonstriiction. earhon hisulpliide ran J not he used very effectively partienlarly where la pre quantities of corn are stored, t'nder sueli eonditions hi tter r suits may lie obtained by hanging building paper or cloth curtains around the exterior of the corn, crib, tit tin;; closely to prevent escape of the [ Kas. Cloth treated wit', beeswax or a mixture ol paraffin and gasoline will serve vvtl! and last a long time, and it i mi be r< moved and replaced as desired. Wlu re the built of the corn is too | ureal lo llimiprate efftetively from tlie top in the usual way. the liquid may in- conducted to tile point of distribii thai < !! I interior ??f tin* j ilt- Ihrouuh sumII gas pipes. A lhnroii;;li fumi'.ration of tin i m il will I.ill nut only weevils hut also r;it and mice if iik*iilis df escape nrc ciil olY. Smaller quantities of corn, peas, clt\. may In1 ' i:riii;r:iI((1 in a close house, boxes or o!Ik r containers by ] laeiuif a srttcer of the carbon bisulphide nil Ion of the invJn, etc., to be furnished and coveiunir the eontaim r closely. Instructions as to quantities of carbon bisulphide to use or aiven in infonn 'ion f: rd "Koinipmiins Stored bain." which may be had from count > a cent s or from 1he ext' iisfrtn Service i'!euj?nii College, S. C. \ ^OC AI, AFFAIRS,j NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . T. B. Mc.Mackin, ('. C. C. Pis.?Notice j of sale in the case of the Bank of Clover, plaintiff, against Fred C5.1 Cook and others, defendants. Winnie Brown?Box Supper at Santiago. Pearl Williams, Principal?Box Supper! at Post Oak School house next Fri-.j da v. Miss Bula Smith President?Christmas Bazaar December 1G. John 1-3. Carroll, Superintendent of education?Teachers' Study Centers. Mrs. P. P. Hopper, Chairman, Clover?j Baptist Bazaar. fl. C. McFarland and others?Notice to U'espassers. C. II. Dickson?Sale of personality. 11. (I. Neely, Rock Hill?Kentucky j horses and mules. J. If. Carro!l-^-Coodricli tires. Ladies of the First Baptist church of Yorkville?Bazaar ut Bratton build- ( ing Friday. Loan and Savings Rank?Don't Forget. r.Vin?tnin'i!?This week's SDCCials. G. \V. Whltosldes Accompany, Sharon -?All goods at reduced prices. W. C. Sandifor, Post Commander?Attention legionaires.Stav Theatre, J. Q. Wrny, Manager-rMarie Prevost today in the "Married Flapper." Clover Drug Store, Clover?Xmas headquarters. Treasurer Nei| said Saturday that tax receipts were within a few thousand dollars of the same' date last year and ho rather expected, that by January 1 the receipts would ho fully up to thefsame date last year. Marcus Love, colored, of York No. .4. has brought to The Yorkville Enquirer some second crop horse apples, pretty fully developed and -more than half ripe. It appears thaiithe first drop was killed by the/hailstorm of August 3. They are still using the "long? detour" between Yorkville,and Gastonia, turning out of the road at Bowling ! ? I Green and coming back into it at Pleasant Jtidgo. A "representative of The Enquirer passed over it last Friday. The detour for the most part was good except where" it passos through the Crowder's creek bottoms, in spite of - * * .. ehnnrnp + riitrh t hr-forO. I <1 |Hi:ujr fliiii f"?? vt ...0-r ! Through the Crowdor's crook bottoms i it was pretty sloppy; but with a hard foundation under an inch or two of mud. The work of pitching the now completed concrete road from Bowling Green on to Pleasant Ridgo has been delayed considerably of lat<; on account of the weather. It is not practicable to get information as to when the road will probably be completed. , THE. MARRIAGE RECORD Marriage licenses have been issued by tlie judge of probate <*i? follows: | Pec. 4?J. Marvin Helms and Al! metta P. Moss, Rocht'Hill. Pee. 5?W. Avery^ Gibby, Rock Hill 1 and Annie Elkins, IjCwis' Turnout. Pec. 7?Hope Mason and Maliza Armstrong. Bethel township, (colored). Pec. 9?Gary P. Good and Jennie Lynn Bankhead, Bullock's Creek. Pec. 9?Robert JFU^bl.ins and Katie | Ilinton, Rock Hill, (colored). WITHIN THE TOWN ? The funeral of Dr. P. A. Coward, : took place last Saturday afternoon at 1 I o'clock, the service being conducted by Rev. T. T. Walsh, apd the interment being in Rose Hill cemetery. Col, and Mrs. Coward, the father and mother of I . . . j the deceased, were present, ami aiso j Mcsdames P. It. lira t ton and K. C. Glover, sisters, and Latrobe Coward, (brother, and Paul It. Brat ton, | nephew. Quite a large number of I professional colleagues and friends of the deceased participated in the ceremonies, and numerous Ycrkville friends of the deceased and his family were present. Dr. Cowui'd died in Helena, Montana, on Sunday of last week. OVER FIFTY YEARS Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Thomasson, of York No. 2, have been married over lifty years. Mrs. Thomasson was Miss Emma llamel. This couple were married on March 2, 1872. 1 They have two living children marricd, and one married son dead. P. S. Thomasson married Lena Love. They have one child. Mozelle Thomasson married Otis Love. They have one child. Married 56 Years. Mr. Ghurchwell Gardner and Miss! Laura Oghurn were married February 1 10, 1867 in Lancaster county. Mr. | Gardner was born Sept. G, lx.'IO. Mrs. j Gardner was born August 26, 184S. They have nine children, seven living. Elizabeth married it. F. Hilton and lhey have seven children, till living, i Franklin married Alice Ogburn. They have twelve children, all living. William married Zina Sullivan, both are dead. They leave one child. Alice married J. It. Grown. They have two children, both living. Mathilda married T. If. Jenkins. They have three! children living, one dead. Ellen mar- . tied It. P. Games. They had n?> children. She is dead. Ilonrielta mar- i ried T. \V. 1'.rooks. They have four children living and one dead. Jesse | nnrried Knitnn Hunt. They have tnree ehildren all living. Effn married .J. 11. Sadler. They have no ehildreti. They . have twelve great-grand children liv ing. ! COURT BREAKS DOWN Hi-cause of tin- widespread ravages of intliicnza in town and county, further jury business at tin* present term of the court of common plena was dispersed with yesterday. I"Im?n the convening of the court yesterday morning, Judge l'eiirif ?y was presented with certificates hy which lawns advised that both Clerk MeMackin and his deputy Mr. J. Howard MeMa kin were down ^ilfi tlu. I'jion former Ch ik J. A. Tate offering , to substitute for .M.\ McMaekin, ^hr work of organizing the juries was pro- j n tied with: but when Jt'Uppenifcd' that twrlvrt himiibov.f of tin* ' were unable tt> b<r ,pre^<uf icitncr ?<ri account of their own illness or the ill- j iters of members of their families, the court began to appreciate an unusually serious situation. After due consideration it was de- I cided that in view of the fact that an | unusual amount of business had at- . ready been disposed of, and there was ! not a great deal more jury business, anyway, Judge f'eurifoy at the sugges- ; tion of the attorneys, discharged the; jurors from furtlier attendance. His j honor took occasion to say, however, that so far as lie was concerned he would willingly remain until Christmas Eve if necessary. In the case of The Hill Banking and Mercantile company," which was being tried v. iieri "The Ybrkvillo Enquirer wort to press last Friday ttie jury found for the defendant railroad company. . : After the discharge of rthe juries yesterday the court devoted the remainder of the day aqd pTpart of this morning to the transaction of equity business. This afternoon has been set aside for memorial exercises on account of the late Judges \l/ore, Mclver and Frank B. Gary. Judge Peurifoy will leave for his home tonight or tomorrow dependent on whether or not there is any further equity business requiring his attention. FEDERAL JURORS Petit jurors have been drawn for a special term of the Federal court for the Western district of South Carolina to convene in Greenville on January 8 and to continue for three weeks. The occasion of this spc6ial term is to relievo the very much conjested docket by disposing of some 200 liquor eases already set for trial. The following jurors are to report for the week beginning January S. E. A. Gilflllin, Greenville; A. S. Pressley, Chester; It. E. Bari-on, Hock Hill; W. W. Fowler. West Union; E. W. Copcland, Laurens; W. F. Vcrden, Greenville, R. F. D.; G. F. Stockman, Prosperity; J. R. Service, Gnltney, R. F. D.; Albert Gray, Gray Court; T. A. Dominlck, Prosperity; J. R. Graham, Thickety; Percy McMillin, Spartanburg, R F, D. 2: J. If. Brico, Gaffney; W. E. McCIintOck, Ora; W. G. Hugue| ly, MeCormick; J. D. Gilreath, GreenI ville; It. E. Gaines, Ware Shoals; II. W. Bell, Lancaster, R. 3; L. W. Bailey, Heath Springs, R 1; C. S. Hall, Picdi mont, R. F. I).; Eugene Bowers, Epworth; R. L. Barmore, Donald; J. T. Harris, Jr., Spartanburg; Henry E. Colvin, Shelton, It. F. D.; W. It. Freeland, Plum Branch; John D. Arrington, Kirjtsey; L. A. Justice, Spartanburg; E. II. Chatham, Greenwood; S. V. Brockman, Woodruff; J. S. McFall, Anderson It. 8; Robert W. Hunt, Mountain Rest; J J. P. Thomas, Chester, R. 6; J. T. AshI more, Greenville, It. 2; It. J. Gleen, Lancaster, It. 1; W. ('. Uyrd, Laurens lit. F. D.; J. T. Boyd. Cornwall, R. F. [ D.; T. P. I'errin, Bradley; W. H. Tal ley, Salem; C. E. Hicks, I'onnicton, k. I F. I).: S. B. Marsh, Trenton, R. F. D. Tfeie is the venire for the week bc| ginning January 15: II. E. Livingston, Kinards; W. R. Fleming', Antreville; J. M. Barron, iSeneca;- J. W. Richardson, Prosperity; G. E. Bannister, Greenwood; T. IF. Hunt, Greenville; Frank Ashmoore, Greenville; W. 1>. Jones, Lancaster, R. 8; B. P. Tate, Gaffney, R fi; B. W. Wetkins, Chappolls; C. M. Earle, Spartanburg; James C. Clark, Johnston; H. L. Davis, Buffalo; Jim Woodside, Woodvllle; R. C. Grlffls, Cleora; \V. T. Rctsill, Union; E. G. Cummings, Bnrksdalc; T. 1. B. Epps, Prosperity, R. F. D.; J no. J. Wicker, Pomaria; W. C. King, Seneca; R. T. Thornton, Easley; .Jno. L I'oag. Rock llill, It. 2: W. V. Campbell, Princeton, R. 1; John T. j [ Woodside, Greenville; I. C. Harrison, McCnrmick; K. II. Patrick,. White Oak; II. .1. Kawl, Prosperity; John C. Pruitt,' Anderson, It. F. I).; George ItulT, Newberry, It. F. I).; Jho, Williams, Dacus- i ville, 11. 2; Richard Harris, Woodruff, It. I-'. T).: Henry Jtasnr, Cross Hill; M.I A. Owens, Pelzer, It. 4; Ed Betsill, Cross Keye; Willie Banks, Saluda; G. j F. Cunningham, Greenville, 11. <>; A. J. j Ilendrix. MeCormick; J. H. Brown, Spartanburg. It. 2: P. <\ Nnnet. Calhoun Falls; II. J. 1 leek ham, Lancaster It. F. D. 3. Third, week jurors will report January 22 as follows:* W. T. Evans, Buffalo; 1'. P. Penn, Oallison; W. 11. Willinion, (Ircenville, It. 3; Jas. II. Derby, Walhalln; J. M. Simmons, .Mountville; Henry II. Wells, j Newberry, K. F. !>.; Frank McCluney, (Jaffney, 11. 1; (leo. W. Adams, Edge-' li. Id; 0. II. Hall. (Jaffney; S. W. Mc-| Quern, I lodges; .1. D. Holstein, Jr., EdgeJield; W. S. .Mauidin, Easley, It. F. D.; It. It. Smith, Johnston; Eugene | Martin, Strether; Arthur Waldrup, j Piedmont; W. M. Campbell, York, It. j F. 1).; J. Frank Davis, Princeton; John 1). Mobley, Itlaekstoek; M. W. Diekert, ! (Jreenwood: J. A. Martin, Simpsonville; i U*. M. Cut heart, Winnsboro; . J. A. Ilunnicutt, Pickens; It. H...Nicholson, ( Edgefleld; It. E. Itoswell, Travelers ( Best; C. II. Whitmire, West Uni<?n; It. " ii.ii.. o. ... i? r.. i i ' ' . XliiUUUI , |^|K1I UIIMHII t\, u . u, u j Fretwt ll, Jr.. Anderson; J. Al. Andree, j Taylors, It. 1; John &. Sadler, Tirznh W. I>. TiJineasler, Jonesville, K. 2; W. W. II?'le??ml?e, f ireeiiville; H. II. Hurry, Moore; J. \V. Hell, Intuan; Jos. II. U?Jirrts<>ii, Spartanbiii':;; David Wndr, Lowryville, II. R I).; A. R Snyder, (Jrepmvood, II. I-'. I).; Luther Al. Clark. Johnston, II. I1'. I': J. Darby Smith. York. II. R l>. 1: R S. Tennant, Spartanlmrt;; J. L. Spratt, Fori Mill. ABOUT PEOPLE Dr. \V. Al. Kennedy, of Yorkville, has been ill with llu for several days. Six pi'-Tnb.-vsjof t!:e family of Air. AV. J. 1'. Wylie of Yorkville, are down'with j the flu. . Airs. IT. K. Neil, of Yorkville. has been III with flu for the paet yovon]kl fl.-ys. Information this, morning Is ti jrt she is getting along- very nicely. Magistrate F. C. Black is still very ill at his home on York No. 5, with influenza. Frank James of Galax, Va? is visiting the family of Ills father, Mr. H. K. James in Yorkvillc. Dr. and Mrs. J. G. M. Nichols of Rock Mill visited Mrs. M. EL Nichols in Yorkvillc, Sunday. Miss Rachel Wylle, has returned to her home in Yorkville, after a vii.it to Miss Olivia Brown in Griffin, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Crawford of McConnollsv41Ie, leave tomorrow for their winter home in \St. Petersburg, Fla. J. R. Barnwell and sons, Brison and James, are ill at their homo in Yorkville with influenza. H. F. Horton of Sharon No. 2, was among the visitors in Yorkville, Saturday. W. L. Hill, J. D. Hambright and W. R. Hope of Sharon, were among the visitors in Yorkville, yesterday. Rev. W. P. Grier and Mr. Harry Henry of Clover, 'were visitors in I Yorkville, yesterday. Mr. Robert McMackin, well known citizen of the Bethany section is undergoing treatment in the FenncU Infirmary, Rock Hill. Mr. Li. L. Hardin, of Columbia, has decided to move to Rock Hill to assume the duties of treasurer of the Anderson Motor comiKiny. Mrs. R. L. Davis of Gastonia, visited her daughters, Mrs. \V. R. Warren of Clover No.'l, und Mrs. G. R. Hovis, I of Clover, last week. I * I Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Wilson and Mr. j and Mrs. G. R. Hovis of Clover, were the guests of Mrs. Reedie Warren, on I Clover No. 1 last Sunday. Mr. Geo. H. Hart, of the Hart Grocery Company, is ill at his home in Yorkville with the flu. Pneumonia developed last Saturday. John D. Good, Victor McMackin and D. Glenn Williamson of Rock Hill, were anion# the visitors in Yorkville, yesterday. There is little change in the -condij tion of J. Baxter Qulnn, well known | farmer of the Santiago section who is a patient in the Fennell Infirmary, Rock Hill. Mr. Quinn is suffering with paralysis. Mr. C. W. McGee, cashier, and Miss Loula Alleln, book-keeper for the Peoples Bank and Trust Company have been sick with the flu since Saturday night. Mrs. Wm. S. Moore is carrying on the work of Miss Allein for the present. Blakeley Plexico of St. Matthews, S. C., visited the family of his father, Mr. M. E. Plexico of Yorkville, on Sunday, j Mr. Plexico is a trainer of race horses and has closed a most successful seaf j son. W. B. McCIeave of McConncllsville, who was recently taken to the U. S. Public Service hospital in Greenville is getting along nicely. Mr. McCIeave who was formerly a cotton buyer in Yorkville, ^s suffering from lung disease Incurred in line of duty in France. Ho writes that he is getting along nicely in the hospital in Greenville and hopes that he will soon be transferred to the hospital of the government at otcdn, N. C., near Asheville. Col. J. R. Lindsay of Yorkville, is desperately i'l tat his home in this place. Apparently recovering from his {recent attack of flu, ho had becopie I able to walk about a little; but later j suffered a severe attack of the heart. He had two sinking spells during yesterday afternoon and early this morning, and while there has since been indications of favorable reaction, family and friends are very much concerned at the probable outcome. Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Hill and little daughter of Spartanburg, were visitors in Yorkvillo on Saturday and Sunday. While here they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carroll. Mrs. Hill is remembered here as Miss Nell Schorb, daughter of the late Geo. T. Schorb. Mr. Hill was one of the principal speakers at a banquet given in Clover, Saturday night under the auspices of Clover Leaf Council No. 23, I Junior Order United American Mechanics. Mi-. Hill was formerly solicitor lor the seventh judicial circuit. MR. AND MRS. J. C. BLAIR Fifty years?half a century. A very short time to people who have reached their allotted three score and ten, as Ow i.- in if.vicw of the ivj.st. A dreadfully Ions time for a child of 10 years to contemplate, as he trifcs to set the stretch of time encompassed in a half century. To live for fifty years under ordinary circumstances is longer than the average span attained l?y men and women, but for husband and wife to live together for a stretch of fifty years and still ret; in their mental faculties and their interest in people and affairs going on around them, Is indeed a blcssiug that conies to but few?so few in fact that iyhcn it does* happen that a cbjuple lives to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary they are subject to more iban ordinary' felicitation! This privilege was enjoyed last Saturday afternoon and evening by Mr. John Christopher Blair and his wife. Margaret Pcninah White Blair, when they celebrated I he fiftieth anniversary of their marriage in Prairie county Arkansas, on December 10, 1S7-. Preparations for the celebration of the event were begun several weeks ago by the children of Mr. end Mrs. Blair, and on Saturday afternoon and evening some fifty or more friends and relatives of the couple gathered at the Blair home on Sharon So. 1, to off eg their congratulations add best wlshee o;i their having attained the half century mark of ntaitied life. Mr. Blair is- a son of the Into Samuel Blair, who was a son of Samuel j Blair, 1st, who immigrated to America from Ireland in the early part of the Nineteenth century. His mother, the v.'ifc of Samuel Blair, 2nd, was Catherine Strong Blair of Chester county. Mrs. Margaret White Blair was a daughter of William and Elizabeth Ann Boss White, of Chester county, who emigrated to Arkansas in tho early seventies. To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blair were born three daughters and i four sons, all of whom are living except one daughter, live of the children being married and living in Y-ork county. All of the children were present for the celebration Saturday -evening and with them were ten > of the eleven grandchildren, the eleventh grandchild being kept away by illness. A very | pleasing feature of this-'reunlon was [ tlief circumstance that it'-was the first time in more than fifteen years that all of the children had i)een at home at the same time and jthe first time that all of the immediate family connection, including the grandchildren had ever been assembled at the old home; Beginning about six o'clock In the evening the guests wehe Invited into the dining room in companies of a dozen each and were served with a bountiful supper, the menu including rice, gravy, turkey, potato chips, chicken salad, cranberries, celery, biscuit, light bread, gelatine, whipped cream, cake, coffee, mints. The dining room was handsomely decorated with a; color scheme of gold and green. Included :in the table decorations were four solid silver candlesticks that once belonged to "Uncle Jchnnyi' Blair, uncle of the late Samuel Blair, who in the middle of the last century was one of the most prominent citizens of York county. Two of the candlesticks were placed inside of handsome cut glass;"candle globes," that were in common use years ago before the advent of the early kerosene lamps. These candle globes are about 25 inches high, perhaps eight inches in circumference and the candle being placed inside:.is protected from drafts. These globes have been in possession of the Blair family and its ancestors for nearly a century. Bate In the evening, after all of the guests had enjoyed tbe "bridal feast" and Indulged in several hours of pleas ant social Intercourse, Rev. E. B. Hun: ter, pastor of Sharon A. R. P. church, and Mr. and Mrs. Blair's pastor, was requested to make a few remarks appropriate to the occasion, read a Scripture lesson and lead in prayer. Mr. Hunter was especifdly happy in his remarks as -ho. addressed the hosts of the evening. congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Blair'on their living to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of married life, and especially was he felicitous as he cnlled the attention of the guests to the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Blair had reared a large family and their children were present with them on this occasion and thati.they had l>een reared under strict Christian teach ings, an<J that they were representative and respected citizens o^the county and the immediate community and closed by wishing for them many more anniversaries of the event that was being celebrated on this occasion. Sir. Hunter then read the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes and offered up a beautiful prayer in behalf of the hosts for continued health, happiness and usefulness and of thanksgiving for the living of such a worthy couple In the J community. "The brlctaj coupie' were preavniuu v/ith quite a number of gold coins and other souvenirs of the occasion as tokens of esteem from their friends, neighbors and relatives. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Blair are as follows: Mrs. A. M. Grist of Yorkvllle. Two daughters. Miss Kittle Blair, student Winthrop college. Wm. W. Blair, of Bullock's Creek. One son. Samuel L. Blair, Sharon No. 1. Three daughters. , c * Mason H. Blair, Sharon, No. 2. One son and one daughter. John R. Blair, Sharon No. 1. Two daughters and one son. FOR FARM DEMONSTRATION Advocates of the farm demonstration and woman's home demonstration work in York county find their inning before a majority of the York county legislative delegation yesterday. The meeting was held in the office of Senator John R. Hart of Yorkville. Pr? sent were Senator Hart and Representatives J. E. Beamguard and Erwin Carothers. It was sta ed that Representatives Spratt aft$ CJradford of Fort Mill, were not present because of illness in their respective families. Making speeches before" the delegation in the interest of cbntinuing the appropriations of the couDty for the worker among the farmers -and the worker among the women were a number of people. The advocates included: Miss Lula Smith, president of the Yorkvllle. Marketing Asocisation; Miss Tarrant of Greenwood, district agent for the woman's home demonstration work; Miss Lessic Witherspoon who said she ?nnko for the women of Yorkville; Mrs. J. M. Brice who spoke for the women of Sharon; Mcsdames S. C. Ashe, W. P. Marshall and W. D. Glenn of Yorkvllle; A. A. McKeown, district farm demonstration agent; Mrs. W. G. Adams of the Dixie club. Miss Margaret Fewcll, woman's homo demonstration agent for York county i was not present at the hearing. John It. Blair, farm demonstration agent was present; but had no word to say. The object of the meeting was to ask the delegation to continue the county appropriation of 11,200 for the salary and expenses of the woman's home demonstration agent and the, I county appropriation of $500 for the eounty's part of the salary and extContinued oi Pago Eight.)