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Established in 1891.
BETHEL RESCINDS VOTE .
ON REMOVAL OF CHIGORA
A matter of considerable interest
in this section was the acr>
n
lion Oi rjeinei riesu^Lcijr av a
special meeting in Rock Hill
_ Monday rescinding the vote
* whereby it went on record some
months ago as opposed to the removal
of Chicora college from
Greenville to Laurens. The proposition
to move the college came
up for consideration and determination
at the fall meeting of
the Presbytery held in Fort Mill
in September and resulted in
a spirited contest which was
watched with more than passing
interest not only locally but (
throughout the State. Then the
Presbytery went on record as opposed
to the change. A number
of speeches were made for and
against the removal of the college
by distinguished ministers
and laymen, among the number
being ex-Governor Martin F.
Ansel. The more recent action
of the Presbytery with respect
to the removal of the college and
the acceptance of the offer of
Laurens is said to be due to the
imDression that Greenville will
not fulfill the promises of financial
aid which were made at the j
fall meeting: of the body. Re-:
cently, it is said, a canvass was j
started in Greenville to raise j
$30,000 for the institution, but j
less than $7,000 was .secured.1
Greenville asked that the matter
be left open until March, but by
that time the Laurens proposi- J
tion will have expired and it was
feared that city would not renew
her request for the college.
Bethel Presbytery therefore decided
that act ion should be taken
at once.
Want New County.
The people of Woodruff, in
Laurens county, are anxious to 1
form a new county out of portions
of Spartanburg and Laurens
counties with Woodruff as the
county st-at. and the promoters
are confident of access.
The people of Woodruff are
highly elated over the p.m)osed
formation of the new county . nd i
are exceedingly ambitious thu.1
the thrifty town should have the
^ distinction of being a county
j seat. A long line of argument
in favor of the plan is ready for
submission before the proper
authorities and the outcome of
the matter is awaited with interest.
For some time attention has
been centered on the movements
being made by Clinton people
who are desirous to have a county
with Clinton as the county seat
and to be formed from parts of
Spartanburg. Laurens and Newberry
counties.
The proposition of the Woodruff
people has been kept on the
quiet and few people were aware
of the fact that they were get
ling manei s> in onap^ iui pivsentment.
Much Pellagra in South Carolina.
In a report made Saturday by
the national public health service
figures by counties for many of
the States where pellagra exists
are given. Those for South
Carolina, which cover the period
from 1(*07 to 1911. are as follows:
Abbeville 17. Aiken 106. Anderson
131, Bamberg 10, Barnwell
6, Beaufort 30, Berkeley 22.
Calhoun 2, Charleston 73, Cherokee
33, Cnester 26. Chesterfield
7, Clarendon 8, Colleton 5, Darlington
10, Dillon 33. Dorchester
9, Edgefield 22, Fairfield 77.
Florence 18, Georgetown 16.
Greenville 145, Greenwood 98.
Hampton 8. Horry 23, Kershaw
16, Lancaster 18, Laurens 95,
r , Lee 10, Lexington 7, Marion 11,
Marlboro 21, Newberry 35, Oco|
nee 8". Orangeburg 53, Pickens.
93, Richland 51. Saluda 1. Spartanburg
226, Sumter 17, Union
92, Williamsburg 12, York 25.
) Would Extend Free Mail Delivery.
( A bill that would establish a
J free mail delivery service in cities
having second- and thirdclass
postoffices was introduced
in Congress *a few days ago by
Representative Griest, of Georgia.
The bill would appropriate
|H $200,000 to be used by the postmaster
general in inaugurating
t the service in cities where there
is row no free delivery.
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What Blease Really Did Say.
The Soi h Carolina pres? has
during the last few days carried
a stenographic report of the remarks
of Gov. Cole L. Blease before
the recent Governor's Conference
in Richmond, the report
having been secured, at a cost of
$5 to the Governor, from the
Richmond Times Dispatch. The
following extract from the report
covers the Governor's remarks
as to his attitude toward
the protection of negro assailants
of white women in this State:
By Gov. Carey, of Wyoming:
"Gov. Blease, when you were
sworn in as governor of South
Carolina, did you not swear to
uphold the constitution and laws
of the State of South Carolina?"
By Gov. Blease: "I did, sir."
By Gov. Carey: "Don't you
have a law on the statute books
of South Carolina protecting the
negro the same as you do the
white man?"
By Gov. Blease: "Yes, sir. I
will answer the governor of
Wyoming, as I answered this
question on the rostrum in South
Carolina?I wish to call upon the
newspaper men present not to
say that I am excited; in South
Carolina, thank God, I have a
record of not only being a fighter,
but a cold-blooded fighter?I
answer you, sir, by saying this:
that whenever the constitution
of my State steps between me
and the defense of the virtue of
the white women of my State, I
will resign my commission, tear
it up and throw it to the breezes
and march to the defense of her
? It - J|
nonor ana ner virtue, regaruiess
of what may be the consequences."
A Bull Moose Paper.
The progressive leaders of this
State, recognizing the value of
newspaper support, have decided
to organize -a stock company
to publish a weekly paper
in Columbia for distribution
throughout the State, and which
will be the party organ of the
propressive party in South Carolina.
This paper will, according to
the Bull Moose leaders, be run
on the rame lines as Bryan's
Commoner, its mission being to
educate our people on the twop
rty proposition and to familiariz?.
them with the platform, and
par tenets of the new white
part, and will stand squarely
on a . asis of absolute white rule
for al. Southern States just as
the D< nocratic party does.
W. 1 Beard, formerly editor
of the C reenwood News-Scimiter,
will ed ; this Bull Moose paper,
which /ill be called the Propressive
Advocate. Mr. Beard
is State secretary of the progressive
party.
Growth of the Methodists.
The following figures 011 the
growth of Methodism in the
United States, as published in an
exchange, will be read with
interest:
Methodism has grown and expanded
remarkably in the United
States since its first conference
was held in 1773, when toil, dangers.
hardships and privations
characterized life. In 1910 there
were 18 bcdies of Methodists,
representing a total of 6,838,779
members. Of these bodies the
Methodist Episcopal Church and
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South are the two larger. The
former is accredited with 3,442,631
church members. 3,368,162
Sunday school scholars, and 19,^QT
iifoanliprs' :<nrl flip Mpfhnrlisf
Episcopal Church South is accredited
with 1,817,732 church
members, 6,388 preachers, and
1,258.467 Sunday school pupils.
Its educational plants alone are
valued at 811,978,138, to say
nothing ol' the churches, parsonages,
Epworth encampments,
mission homes, etc.. scattered
throughout the length and
breadth of the land. Nor is this
all. The "white banner" of
peace, the bloodless emblem
under which Methodism won
its victories for the uplift of
humanity, now floats over missions
and- other church enterprises
in all foreign lands, and
today the prayers, hymns and
supplications of 1,380,442 Methodists
across the sea are mingling
with those 6,838,779 in America
in praises of Him unto whom
each knee shall bend in worship.
ORT ]
FORT MILL, S. C? THIJRS
TO MAIL XMAS PARCELS
OBSERVE THESE RULES
In order to save the public the
annoyance and inconvenience of
having Christmas letters and
packages go astray in the mails,
the postoffice department has
issued the following warning as
to the proper way to do up packages
and what may and may not
be put on letters.
Postage on all matter should
be fuliy prepaid. Packages not
fully prepaid will be held for
postage.
All packages should be fully
and plainly addressed, including
street and number, or number of
rural route, in order that there
may be no delay in handling and
delivering them.
The sender's name and address
should be placed on the upper
lefthand corner of the envelope
or wrapper to insure return of
mail if not delivered.
All mail matter should be securely
packed and wrapped so as
to bear transmission without
breaking. Matter other than
that of the first-class must be so
wrapped that the contents of the
package may be examined easily
by postal officials. When not so
wrapped, the matter will be
charged with postage at the firstclass
rate.
Packages of third and fourthclass
matter may bear, in addition
to the names and addresses
of the senders and addressed,
a written designation of the
contents, a simple inscription
not in the nature of personal correspondence,
the words, "Merry
Christmas," "Happy New Year"
"With best wishes, and "Do not
open until Christmas," or words
to that effect.
Packages should be prepaid,
wrapped and addressed, as indicated
above, before being pre|
sented for mailing, and should
be deposited as soon as ready
and as early in the day as pos|
sible, thus avoiding congestion
I at the postoflice.
All valuable letters and parcels
should he registered.
The special delivery of mail by
messenger may be obtained by!
placing on any letter or package
a special delivery stamp or 10
cents in ordinary stamps, in addition
to the amount of the required
postage. When ordinary
stamps are used, the words, i
"Special Delivery" must be |
placed directly under, but not on '
the stamps.
Registry stamps are not valid
i for the payment of postage, but
only to cover the face of regis-1
tered matter. When used to
prepay ordinary postage the
matter to which the reigstry
stamps are affixed will be held
for postage.
Greenbacks to be Smaller.
With the end of preparation
for revolutionary changes in the
design and size of American currency
almost in sight, Secretary
MacVeagh, of the treasury department.
expects to give the
; order for printing the new notes
to director Ralph of the bureau
of engraving and printing about
Februarv 13. It will, however.
require 18 months to accomplish
the change.
Secretary MacVeagh has eni
gaged Kenyon Cox, an artist, of
New York, to design the back of
the notes, which will be the same
for all denominations for all
classes of notes. The design by
Mr. Cox is symbolic of progress
i and peace, showing the develop|
ment of the nation in the lines
: of labor and commerce. The
new currency will be two-thirds
; the size of that now in circulation,
its dimensions being 6 by
2 1-2 inches.
Outdoes Governor Blease.
Governor Donaghev, of Arkansas,
who will retire from office
January 1. issued pardons Tuesday
to 316 State and 44 county
convicts as a protest against the
convict lease system in vogue in
that State. As a result three
State convict camps will be abol|
ished. The convicts pardoned
were serving sentences of from
one to 15 years. The governor
in a statement explaining his action
in issuing pardons, scored
the convict lease system and
magistrates who imposed lengthy
! sentences for trivial offenses.
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Mill
>DAY, DECEMBER 19, 1912.
WISHES LAW ENACTED
AGAINST MISCEGENATION
Denunciation of the legal procedure
under which "a brownhued,
black-skinned and brutalhearted
African can walk into an
office of the law and demand an
edict guaranteeing his legal wedlock
to a white woman," was one
of many sensational features of
a speech in Congress a few days
ago by Representative Roddenberry,
of Georgia, in favor of a
resolution he had introduced to
prevent intermarriage of whites
and negroes.
Mr. Roddenberry prophesied
that the legal sanction of mixed
marriage ultimately might bring
i , a j tt 1
tnis country to a coninct. ne declared
that "no brutality, infamy
or degredation in all the days ol
Southern slavery possessed such
villainous characteristics, atrocious
qualities, as the permission
of that marriage by the laws ol
this country."
The measure, a direct result of
the marriage recently in Chicago
of Jack Johnson, negro pugilist,
with a white girl, did not get to
a vote. In Chicago, Mr. Rodden-'
berry said, not only is the "whitej
slave" traffic carried on, but the
"white girls of this country are
made slaves of an African brute,
sanctioned by the laws of the
State, and solemnized by a form
of the marriage ceremony." .
Mr. Roddenberry added: "We
say this is a great country, with
its morals, traditions, virtues and 1
examples deserving to be emulated
and envied by the other
countries of the earth, but we
see an African with much brutal
force, with no moral character,
with no stamina, entering the office
of a probating magistrate or
other legal officer in that city
and calling on him to issue 'to
me, .Jack Johnson,' a marriagei
license to wed a young American j
woman, of our own blood and
color."
The speaker declared that "in |
the fellowship between the whites
and the blacks in the South, the
blacks respected the superiority j
of their former masters and
would commit self-destruction before
entertaining a thought of
matrimony with a Caucasian
girl."
A North Carolina League.
A State baseball league, to be:
composed of Charlotte, Greensboro,
Winston, Raleigh, Durham
and Asheville, was formed at
Fharlnttp Fridav. This art ion
ends the existence of the Carolina
league, and leaves it up to
the South Carolina towns, it
baseball is wanted another season,
to follow the lead of the
North Carolina towns, and organize
within the State.
(Advertisement.)
Famous Sta^e Be .uties
look with horror on Skin Eruptions.
Blotches, Sores or Pimples. They don't
have them, nor will any one, who uses
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. li glorifies
the face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish
before it. It cures -ore lips, chapped
hands, chilblains; heals burns, cuts and
bruises. Unequaled for piles. Only
2">c at Parks Drug Co., Ardrey's Drug
Store and Fort Mill Drug Co.
O m JL ^
; Oclll Itil
l>
9
i "I have made all my ar]
of Fort Mill at the 'Corner
will find Dolls, Toys, Instr
? Trains, Animated Toys, si
^ Moving Snakes, Rats, Etc.,
^ Drugets, Rugs, Pictures, L
? Nice Rockers, Clocks, Violi
i> mental Goods, Flowers. Be
Remember, we have a c<
^ that goes in the house, fro
Call and see us before y<
1 Harris Furnit
"First on t
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WHAT CAN AND CANNOT
BE SENT THROUGH MAILS
According to regulations governing
the parcels post system,
perishable articles may be sent
through the mails only under
specific restrictions as to their
containers and the distance they
are to be sent.
Butter, lard, fish, fresh meats,
dressed fowls, vegetables, fruits,
berries and similar articles likely
quickly to decay may be sent for
a short distance when securely
packed. Eggs will be accepted
- ? iii? i it
ror local delivery wnen pacKeui
properly in a container, and for
any distance when each egg is
separately packed in a secure
manner.
No restriction is placed on the
mailing of salted, dried, smoked
or cured meats, but fresh meat
will be transported only within
the first zone.
Fragile articles, including millinery,
toys, musical instruments
and articies of glass in whole or
in part must be securely packed
and marked "fragile."
Articles that may not be sent
by parcels post include intoxicating
liquors of all kinds, poisons,
insects, or reptiles, explosives
of every kind, inflammable
articles, including matches, infernal
machines, pistols, disease
germs, any obscene, defamatory
or scurrillous matter now prohibited
by law, live or dead animals
or Diras, or live poultry, raw
hides or pelts, or anything having
a bad odor.
Books and printed matter may
not be forwarded at parcels post
rates, but only at the pound
rates for third-class matter.
Bill for 2-cent Passenger Rate.
Carrying out his campaign
promises. Senator-elect Wilton
H. Earle, of Greenville county,
announces that he will, immediately
after the next session of
the State Legislature convenes,
introduce a bill in the Senate providing
for a Hat two-cent rate on
all railroads in South Carolina.
Mr* F.arle says that the bill will
be a general one and will apply
to all roads. It is expected that
a similar bill w ill be introduced
in the House of Representatives
although it is not known by
whom.
The best price paid for cotton
on the locai market yesterday
was 13 cents. Seed sold foi 40
cenis.
ONE CENT A WORD
MINIMUM CHARGE. 25C.
NOTIC E?I have a complete set of
Blacksmith's Tools that I will sell cheap
t-< <|iiick b'lyer. A. A. YOUNO.
FOR SALE?Lettuce Plants at 10
cents per hundred. M. Faris, It. F. 1).
No. 15, Pineville, N. ('.
| ^PHOTOGRAPHS-1 will he in Fort
Mill only one mor" nay, next ouiurday,
December the 'Jlst. Persons
wishing Photographs should call upon
me on the above date, as I will
: iinish my work here on that flay.
It. H. Beasiey, Photographer.
FOR SALF?Two M and one
Horse, for cash or ciedit. We will buy
beef cattle and milch cows.
L. A. HARRIS & CO.
Clans;
rangements for the people *
Store' on Main street. You
uments, Air Ships, Autos.
ich as Spiders, Alligators, ?
, and many useful presents. ^
lamps, Trunks, Suit Cases, ^
ins, Guitars, Banjos, Orna- ?
lis, Wreaths, &c." ?
miplcte line of everything ^
m a Washboard to a Piano. ^
du buy.
-
ore Company, *
he Square."
IS. '
$1.25 Per Year.
TAX RETURNS FOR 1913.
Office of the County Auditor of York
County, S. C.
Yorkville, S. C., Nov. 29, 1912.
As required by statute, my books
will be opened at my office in Yorkville
on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913,
and kept open until FEBRUARY 20,
1913, for the purpose of listing for taxation
all PERSONAL and REAL Property
held in York county on January 1,
1913.
All returns must be made in regular
form and it is preferable that they be
made by the property owner in person
to me or my assistant, direct, on blanks
provided for the purpose. The returns
must be duly sworn to either before me
or my assistant, or some other officer
qualified to administer an oath.
All items of realty, whether farms
or town lots, must be listed separately.
Returns made on proper blanks, and
sworn before an officer qualified to
administer an oath and forwarded to
me by registered mail before February
20, 1913, will be accepted.
All taxpayers are particularly requested
to inform themselves as to the
number of their respective school districts,
and where they have property in
more than one school district, thev will
please make separate returns indicating
the location of each piece of prop
erty. The school districts in which
there are special levies are as follows:
Nos. 22, 23 and 27, in Bethel township;
Nos. 6, 13, 14, 29, 33, 43 and 51 in Bethesda
township; Nos. 9, 20, 38, 40 and
44 in Broad River township; Nos. 9, 15,
20, 38, 40 and 48 in# Bullock's Creek
township; Nos. 12, 45, 46 and 52 in Catawba
township; Nos. 7, 12, 32, 35, 36
and 43, in Ebenezer township; Nos.
26, 23 and 39, in Fort Mill township;
Nos. 2, 21, 22, 37, 41, 44 and 49 in
King's Mountain township; Nos. 11, 20,
21, 33, 35, 42, 43, 47, 48 and 49 in York
township.
For the purpose of facilitating the
taking of returns, and for the greater
convenience of taxpayers, I will be at
the following places on the dates
named;
At Bethany (McGill's Store), Monday,
January 6.
At Clover, on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Jaruary 7 and 8.
At Bethel (Ford, Barnett & Co.'a
Store), Thursday, January 9.
At Point (at Harper's), on Friday,
j January 10.
At Bandana (Perry Ferguson's store)
j on Saturday, January 11.
At Smyrna, on Monday, January 13.
At Hickory Grove, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 14 and 15. ^
At Sharon, on Thursday and Friday, ^
I January 16 and 17.
At Bullock's Creek (Good's Store),
5n Saturday, January 18.
At Tiizah. on Monday, January 20.
At Newport, on Tuesday, January 21.
At Fort Mill, on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, January 22, 23 and 24.
At McConneilsville, on Monday, Jan'
uary 27.
At Ogden, on Tuesday, January 28.
At Coates's Tavern (Koddey's), on
Wednesday January 29.
At Rock Hill, from Thursday, January
30, to Wednesday, February 5.
At Yorkville, from Thursday, February
6, until Thursday, February 20. 1
All males between the ages of twenty-one
and sixty years, except ConfedIifotn
<#,1,1 iiiro nvor tht. utri* nf Tiffw
years, are liable to a poll tax of SI.00,
| and all per.-ons so liable are especially
requested to give the numbers of their
respective school districts in making
their returns.
It will be a matter of much accommodation
to me if as many taxpayers as
possible will meet me at the respect;
ive appointments mentioned above, so
as to avoid the rush at Yorkville during
! the closing days.
BKOADUS M. LOVE,
County Auditor.
TAX NOTICE?1912.
Office of the County Treasurer of York
County, S. C.
Yorkville, S. C., Sept. 13, 1912.
"V"OTICE is hereby given that the
^ TAX BOOKS for York County
will be opened on TUESDAY, the 15TH
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1912, and remain
open until th" 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER,
1912. for the collection of STATE,
! COUNTY, SCHOOL and LOCAL
I AXbS tor ine nscai year iv:z, witnout
penalty; after which day ONE PER
CENT penalty will be added to all pay.
merits made in the month of JANUARY,
11*13, and TWO PER CENT penalty
for all pavm< nts made in the
month of FEBRUARY, 1913, and SEVEN
PER CENT penalty will be added
to all payments made from the 1ST
DAY OF" MARCH to the 15TH DAY
OF MARCH. 1913, and after this date
all unpaid taxes will go into executions
and all unpaid Single Polls will be
turned over to the several magistrates
for prosecution in accordance with law.
For the convenience of taxpayers, I
will attend the following places on the
days named:
At Yorkviile from Monday, November
11th, until Tuesday, the 31st
! day of December, 1912, after which
date the penalties will attach as stated
; above.
Not<*.?The Tax Books are made up
by townships, and parties writing about
taxes will always expedite matters if
they will mention the Township or
Townships in which their property or
properties is located.
HARRY E. NEIL,
Treasurer of York County.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
Ali persons are hereby warned against
! hunting, tisl.ing, or trespassing in any
manner whatsoever, upon the lands of
the undersigned,
Mrs. HATTIE E. MACK.
FOR SALE?I have several good
mules that 1 will el! cm .in : r e:-..<-h or
Ion time. A. R. McELHANEY.