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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-08-28
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1876.

returned home-having / trust spent
an enjoyable visit.
Mr.. Simon Snyder, Jr., and wife,
and Mr.. C. p. Snyder, were visitors
in the family of d. w. Snyder, on
Sunday.
It is most gratifying to her many
friends to learn that Miss Annie Quinn
has accepted a clerkship in Martins
burg. Success TO her.
The III. E. Bush-meeting to be held
in DIR. F. NJ. Davis woods has been
postponed two weeks and viii there
fore be held Sept. 18th, instead OF
Aug. 18th and 10Th.
The picnic of the II. E. Sunday
school held last week was grand
success, nothing happened to mar the
endowment of it. The attendance
though large was supposed to be
smaller than for number of years,
which was attributable to the threat
ening appearance of the weather.
Rev. Butts spoke very feelingly to
all and made a favorable impression
upon those who had never heard him,
The Institute to be held in your
town beginning Saturday night should
meet with encouragement. Col. Cow
den is a man well qualified to con-
duct such a meeting he is truly a
christian gentleman and l am cog
infant that his instructions on Bible
study and Sabbath School work will
be both interesting and instructive.
The ease with which he can discourse
upon all religious subjects has won
for him reputation that will stand.
l would suggest the propriety otthe
different Sunday-school organizations
attending and especially our own as
they cannot fail to profit by it. and
thus encourage the efforts of truly
pious man.
Those ofour young folks land there
were great many,) who attended
the camp-meeting at Darkesville on
last Sunday, expressed themselves
highly pleased and should itcontinue
this section will be well represented
the coming Sunday.
Your correspondent wishes to say
a word to the people of his section
in reference to items. 1t often hap
pens that people visit here, some
event transpires or some one is alb
fsent and fail to give notice of it,
tor which am charged with partiali-
ty, selffshness, &C., which of course
is not the case. / always write what
Ihear. Ifthere is any thing happens,
any one goes on a visit, or any one
visits here, and the parties interested
think it ought to be noticed, / would
say write the facts and either mail or
leave at Bedington P. o., the same to
be addressed to EDMUND, and assure
you that it will be very thankfully re-
ceived.
Politics is booming little, but your
correspondent will not waste his time
expatiating on the probabilities.
/ EDMUND.
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THE STATE OF WEST VA.

At Rules held in the Clerks office Of
Circuit Court of Berkeley County, the Cd
day of August, 1886.
BENJAMIN LJTZ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-28
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
VOTERS OF THE 9Th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
LINK TN YOT1R INTEREST

LOUk TU lUuR INTEREST.
M'. Editor: The time is drawing nigh
when the Convention shall meet in this
District to nominate a candidate for Con-
gress. The present Representative, Hon.
John j. Hemphill, is not the man for the
place. He has lost sight of the interests
of the people, and has joined hands with
the bondholders and National banks in
their crusade against silver money-Demo-
cratic money. He would put the people
again at the mercy of the "Goldbugs"-in
other words, he has aligned himself with
the corporations against the people. He
has not stopped here. The Democratic par
ty, in convention assembled, pledged itself
to a tariff to meet the expenses of the Gov
eminent economically administered. Mr..
Hemphill has joined the impracticables,
known in this State as "Free Traders" He
is willing to trample the platform of the
Democratic party under foot and go for a
myth.
Again, he favors "Civil Service Reform"
so called, a Republican measure which was
passed to keep Republicans in Office, and
which is contrary to a peoples government,
excluding, as the act does, every Confed-
crate soldier from the postal service, and all
who were twenty one years of age, at the
beginning of the late war, from the customs
and departmental service. Let US have a
man for Congress who will not be afraid to
meet his opponent on the stump, even if
that opponent is Col. Cash. Let US have a
man who will stand with the people and
not with the bondholders and "Goldbugs."
A man who recognizes the Government as
a government of the people and for the
people, and recognizing it as such, will
favor such laws as will, tend to the happi-
ness and prosperity of the whole people.
CHESTERFIELD.
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WORK. DENIOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The Democratic Convention of York met in
the Court House on Monday last, every precinct
in the county being represented by complete
DELEGATIONS except Buffalo, which was unrepre-
sented.
Promptly at IL o'clock \. NJ, II. II. Glenn,
County Chairman, called the convention to
order and explained the object Of its meeting to
beto elect ten delegates and the same number of
alternates to the State Convention, to meet in
Columbia on the 4th Of August next; to elect ten
delegates and the same number OF alternates 10
a Congressional nominating Convention for the
Fifth Congressional district, to be called here
after; to elect a County Chairman and Secreta-
nv, and Precinct Chairmen for the ensuing TWO
years; to provide for the election OF Il Precinct
chairman for the precinct of Thompsons Mill,
created at the last session of the Legislature to
take steps for the revising of the Constitution OF
the party, adopted in 1873, and which now en-
pires by limitation and any other business that
may properly come before the Convention.
Mr.. w. B. McCaw, Secretary, then read the
lists of delegates, by precincts, as returned to
him; when
Mr.. J. c. Chambers moved that a committee,
to consist of one from each precinct, be appoint
ed to verify the credentials and report on the
same.
The motion carried and the chair appointed the
following as the committee:
Blacks, a. B. Crosby; Bethel, G.L l.. Riddle;
Bethany, j. l.. Davies: Clay Hill, r.. d. Thomp-
son; Bullock's Creek, S. M. McNeel Clover,
w. b. Smith; Coates Tavern, II. NJ. Lineber-
ger; Fort Mill, A.. r. Banks Hickory Grove,
DR.. j. W.. Allison Blairsville, j: i. Rainey;
Clark's Fork, J. c. McGill; McConnellsville,
John S. Bratton; Yorkville, J. F. Hart Rock
Hill, w. b. Wilson, Jr.; McElwee's Mill, B. +.
Rawlinson.
The committee retired and elected Mr.. Hart
chairman and Mr.. Wilson secretary, and return
ed with their report, which was presented by
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MisSS1na V. Griste, of Louisville, Ky, is Wis
iting Irs. L. Geo. Grist.
Mr.. J. L. Mimnaugh, of Columbia, is visiting
the family of Sheriff Glenn.
Miss Belle Kennedy, of lorkville, has taken
charge of a school near Glover.
Miss Mamie Hughson, of Sumter, is visiting
Miss Annie Steele of this place.
Messrs. John A. Darwin and VIM. d.. Glenn
are rusticating in the LAND of the Sky
Mrs. J. o. Walker and child, and Miss Sallie
Insold and Miss Fannie Parish are at Cleveland
Mineral Springs.
Mrs. S. A. McElwee, Miss Grace McElwee and
and Miss Jennie C. Cody, of Yorkville, are Wis
ting Mrs. Med. Arledge of Charlotte.
Rev. J. @. Adams, pastor of the Rock Hill
Baptist Church, preached in the Baptist Church,
at this place, on last Sunday morning and again
at night. Both sermons were listened to with
deem interest by all who attended.
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Correspondence Of the YOrkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM FORT MILL.

FORT MILL, July 26, 1sS6.-We have at
last had a solid weeks work; but the
ground was rather too hard for effective
working. The weather is now getting
warm enough for cotton; but the small
quantity of plants on the ground will make
the weld very light. The threshers have
been at work and the small grain crops
have nearly all been threshed. The Rip
lev wheat yielded about eleven or twelve
to one-other kinds about four or five to one.
Oats are very light. In some instances the
stock that have been fed only on oats, have
been broken down, and others AVE died.
Day laborers are about winding up their
engagements in the crops and they have
little or no money to circulate, rendering
that article scarce.
Some parties are canvassing the question
of building a good bridge across Sugar Creek
between Barber's and Doby's, and abolish
ing those two. It is claimed that a bridge
can be made to stand at a point between
them, and the distance will not be material
ly increased. If this can be done satisfacto-
rily, the project has the feature OF economy
to recommend it.
The artificial incubator, spoken of last
week in this correspondence, beats a natural
one which has come under the writer's OBJ
servation. This is an old hen, belonging to
a neighbor, which sat on a nest of eggs from
last Christmas until the first part of this
month, at which time she left the nest in
utter disgust in failing to hatch a brood of
chicks. 1t is supposed that the eggs got
frozen last winter and were unavailable
for Matching purposes.
General Law was around on last Friday
shaking hands with his numerous friends.
He did not stay long, but fastened on to
other precints.
Not a great deal of interest was NANTES
ted at the primary election on Saturday.
The notice was so short that many voters
did not hear of the election at all. Only sc
votes were polled. ANON.
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COTORED BASEBAILISTS.

Thc"Union Stars" of Rock Hill, and the "Red
Stockings" of, Yorkville both colored, crossed
bats on the grounds of the latter in this place on
last Friday afternoon. The game lasted about
two hours and resulted in a victory for the "Red
Stockings" who beat their opponents two runs
without going to the bat in the last inning. The
following are the names of the players with the
number of runs made by each
"Union Stars.'-R. J. Youngblood 3, j. c.
Douglass 3, R. w. Steele 3, r. II. Henry =, w.
c. Steele ,, W.. B.. Wallace 3, r. &. Jones 2,
John Campbell 3, T. w. Archie, 2, G. W. Car
we'll 2.-25.
"Red Stockings.''-S. L. King4, w. NJ. Wheel
er 3, II. S. Mcknight i, G. X. Adams ., P. r.
King, 3, S. Wright 3, j. A. Mcknight w. NJ.
Adams l, C. W. Miller l, ]. H. Herndon 2.-21<
Mr.. S. B. Keesler, of Rock Hill, umpired the
game. All of his decisions were so eminently
correct and impartial that both sides were per-
fectly satisfied, and not a single dispute was
raised throughout the contest.
We understand that the "Mohawks,' of this
place, have accepted a challenge by theGastonla
club, and the game is to take place in Iorkville,
on next Friday afternoon. The "Mohawks' re-
Gently played the "Brick-B Bats" Of Rock Hill,
and we're defeated by a score of - to 10.
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For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE GRAND j

WHAT is THE NATTER WITH THE GRAND JURY?
On Thursday last I was frequently ask
ed the above question, which sprang from
a communication signed "Grand Juror"
If "Grand Juror desired the information
he seeks in the card published in your last
issue, why not address his grievance to me,
as my name was signed to the present
ment of which he complains, and which he,
for some sinister motive, published in the
two newspapers of the county. Had he
been controlled by the conduct of a gentle
man, his card would never have appeared
in print. He asserts that the Unpublished
report of the grand jury is not the report
of that body" If "Grand Juror means
that a paper read in the grand jury room by
w. H. Stewart, is the proper report OF that
body, he is mistaken. My remarks, when
that paper was presented, cannot be forgot
ten, "That it wasan o~ticious meddling with
the duties of the foreman, and | would take
it as a personal matter" w. H. Stewards
previously done, that l would sign no doc
unents that were the composition of an
other, and that there was no use tor an
assistant foreman" On leaving the grand
Jury room, this so-called %presentment was
pinned to a report Of the committee on the
condition of the public offices, of which
committee w. H. Stewart was chairman.
His presentment was never signed by him,
and hence never published. When we en-
tered the court room, the usual question was
asked: "Have you any presentments"' l
answered, "Only a synopsis of a report, the
report of the committee on public offices,
also an unsigned presentment of a member
of the grandjury." He writes st is chang
ed; by what authority was that report
changed, and who did it?" His last is a
superluous question and unworthy of no,
tice. He saw the name of the undersigned
to the published presentment, land by
what authority" I answer, by the inner
ent right of every man who will not con-
sent to barter his birthright for a mess of
pottage, by signing public documents, other
than his own composition, and that are ST.
per1ous and frivolous and tending to stul-
tify the signer before an intelligent public.
He also states that the subject matter
of the report is changed. This is either the
result of egotistical predjudice, or a wilful
perversion of the facts. The phraseolOgy Of
the published report is mine, the sub
ject matter is that of various members of
the grand jury, which was read in court in
a %synoptical form, and the sense not changed
by the language in the published present
ment. For prudential reasons, | omitted,
in the published presentments, two items by
some members of the grand jury, against
persons for peddling and retailing spirituous
liquors in the western part of the county.
Also for parties living in adultery, to pub
lish which would be to defeat the purpose
of the presentments. JOHN II. LOWRY.
"a" Rock Hill Herald please copy.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Presbyterian-Rev. r. R. English, Pastor.
No services next Sunday.
Baptist-Rev. j. E. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vices at Union next Sunday at II A. NJ. Sun
day-school at 400 ?. NJ. Prayer-meeting to-
morrow evening at $50 P. NJ.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. j. G.
Galloway, Pastor. Services Friday at 80 P. NJ,
Saturday morning at 1890, Saturday evening at
$50, and on Sunday at 1890 A. NJ. The sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper will be administered
in connection with the services on Sunday.
The pastor expects to be assisted by Rev. j..
Chalmers, Of Winnsboro.
Observation-Disclosures at 5 P. M.-beil
ringing at 4.3O. Evening service at $50, and a
congregational meeting at 6 p. NJ.
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THE JENKINS RIFLES.

At tile last regular meeting Of the jenkins
Rifles, Rev. J. C. Galloway was elected Chap
lain, and Gen. f. NJ. Law, ex-captain of the
company, was elected an honorary member.
On the 3Oth instant, the company will have
a target shooting, the prize for the best shot
being a silver medal.
On Monday night, August 9th, they will have
a contest drill in the Court House, the prize for
the best drilled soldier being a silver medal.
This contest will be public, and a general invita-
ton is extended to all who may desire, to be
present.
On the following day, August 10th, the Cataw-
ba Rifles, of Rock Hill, will be the guests in
Yorkville of the Jenkins Rifles, and after par
taking Of dinner at the Parish House, the two
companies will leave for All-Healing Springs,
where they will 60 in camp for a week or ten
DAYS under military regulations.
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local AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

James R. Kennedy-Candidate for Judge of Pro-
bate.
T. NJ. Dobson & Co.-"Listen to the hooking
Bird
W.B. Wilson, Jr.-For House of Representatives..
James W.. Black-For County COMMISSIONS
J. n. Sutherland, Bolton, S. C.-Fire, Fire, Fire
Gin Saw Filing Machine-f You Want to
Buy.
w. f.. Stoney, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
License.
Withers Adickes-The Sunshine Lately.
NJ. Strauss-Great Inducements.
George r. Schorb-Here's What You Want.
John C. Kuykendal-A Wonderful Statement.
Lowry q Starr-Our Tobacco.
John L. Speck-For Sale Cheap.
DR.. Chas. Manly, President, Greenville, 5. c.
Furman University.
J.T. RoberszYork Institute, lSSG-S7.
w. N. ElderSForS School Commissioner
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The Aurkrille &nqnirer.
YORKVILLE. 8. C.,E n
WEDNESDAY, JULY %, 1886.
GENERAL BRATTON's POSITION.

GENERAL BRATTON'S POSITION.
The Winnsboro Herald of last Thursday
publishes the following note from General
Bratton, from which it will be seen that he
does not desire, nor will he accept the NOM
ination for Governor:
PENNINGTON, July 21st, 1886.
Col. j. II. Rion: DEAR CoLoNEL.-4our
letter surprises me. I don't see how my
letter on the Farmers movement could be
understood to be an announcement of my
readiness to be a candidate for Governor in
opposition to the movement. This letter
was dragged out of me by q misstatement
of my remarks. I thought my letter show
ed that I regretted the Farmers increment,
especially as, and because, I was identified
in every way with the Weyare Of farmers.
You say you are continually. receiving
inquiries whether I will be q candidate. So
am I; and I agree with you that I ought to
inform my friends of my position.
Withoutgiving my reasons, l say emphat-
ically, I am not a candidate, will not be a
candidate, and acW not accept a nomination.
I write briefly, but I think 1 make myself
understood. ,
With my grateful thanks to my kind and
flatering friends, I am, Your obedient SER
want, JNo. BRATTON.
P. S.-Do what you please with this letter.
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the chairman, and read as follows by the sec

klS Slltit AAipii ttiN tStNt sp A'k'c' ~ NS ~
rotary:
Black's-A. B. Crosby, DR.. T. B. Whitesides,
J. W. McKeown, w. D. Johnson, A.. G. Smith,
J. H. Surratt, J. T. Howe.
Bethel. c. Patrick. S. d. Stowe, n. B Camp
bell, Geo. l.. Riddle, W: R. J: Stanton.
Bethany-L. A.. McGill, w. f. Smith, f. B.
Faulkner, j. L.. Davies.
Clay Hid. A. A. Watson, B. c. PRESLEY,
f. d. Thompson.
Bullock's Creek. NJ. Sims, S. NJ. Mcneil
w. L. Hood.
Clover-W. B. Smith, J. Randolph Wallace
j. w. Lawrence, d. J. Jackson.
Coates Tavern-H. NJ. Lineberger: j.. Z. Spen'
Ger, DR.. r. r.. NJ. Hall.
Fort Mill-B. D.. Springs, ]. NJ. Armstrong
A. R. Banks, w. +. Griffith. J. Fl. Sutton, w. II
Stewart.
Hickory Grove-Dr.J j. w. Allison, &c. Cham.
bers, j. f. Leech, r. G. Whitesides, Il. NJ
Allison.
Blairsville-R. r. higgins, J.. l.. Rainey, J. P,
Blair, w. A. Robinson.
Clark's Fork. G. McGill.
McElwee's Mill-W. S. Wilson, B. +. Rawlin'
son, w. S. Adams.
McConnellsville-John S. Bratton, w. n. FL.
der, d. &. Crawford, o. L. Sanders, f. P. Love
Rock Hill-Peter Garrison, r. A. Steele, Fred
H: London, w; B. Wilson, Jr., TIC; Beekham
VIM. Wherry, DR.. w. J. White, John Rataree
w. S. May, ID. L. Finley.
Yorkville-J. G.. Gwin, J. B. Bell, John J
Hunter, II. G. Strauss, John a. Latta, James f
Hart, W.. j. Stephenson, Erwin Gordon, }. G.
Jackson, Maj. j. H. Barry.
The report of the committee was adopted.
On motion of Maj. Hart, all alternates present
were invited to seats on the floor of the Conven'
ton, but not as members thereof.
Mr.. Stephenson moved, and it was adopted
that the Convention be held with open doors.
The next business announced was the election
of a County Chairman and a Secretary OF. the
Executive Committee. For County Chairman
r. H. Glenn was nominated for reelection, anC
unanimously elected. For Secretary, w. B
McCaw was nominated for reelection and unan'
imously elected.
The following precinct chairmen, constituting
the County Executive Committee, were ther
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icate signed by the engineer of the Massachu-
sets and Southern Construction Company, en-
dorsed by the chairman Of the board of County
commissioners for the county of York, whose
signature shall be attested by the clerk of said
board, that the road is completed with track laid
between Blacks Station and the town of York
vile, according to the course indicated in the
notice of election, fifty thousand (5O, OOO) dollars
at par value Of said bonds shall, upon order of the
said Charleston, Cincinnatiand Chicago Railroad
Company, be delivered by said Trust Company
to the Massachusetts and Southern Construction
Company. And upon the presentation to the
said trustee Of a certificate signed by the engineer
of the Massachusetts and Southern Construction
Company, endorsed as above, that the road is
completed with track laid to or beyond the line
ofsaid township going southwark, the SAID trus-
tee shall, upon like order, aforesaid Immediately
pay to the Massachusetts and Southern COnStruc-
ton Company, the remaining twenty-five thou
sand (25 ,0OO) dollars Of said bonds provided that
all matured coupons attached to said bonds be
detached before delivery as aforesaid, and re-
turned to the said board for cancellation; and
interest upon any partially matured coupons
shall be adjusted to the date of said engineers
certificate.
Provided, that the Massachusetts and South
ern Construction Company, upon receiving any
of the said seven per cent. coupon bonds, shall
issue certificates endorsed by the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company afore-
said, emitting said township to an amount OF
capital stock at par value, equal in amount to
SalQ DOnQS SO ucllVereu, Ill Vie CudEleStoH, Iih-
cinnati and Chicago Railroad Company.
In consideration of the above premises, the
said Boston Safe DEPOSIT and Trust Company
does hereby accept the said trust, and agrees to
and with the board of Commissioners of the
county of York, South Carolina, agents, to per-
form all and singular the duties appertaining to
the said trust with all ordinary care and dill
gence, and further agrees to be responsible for
the safety of all said bonds while they remain in
it's possession; and if for any cause the Massa-
chusetts and Southern Construction Company
has not completed said Railroad by the first day
January A.. D. 1889, said trustee further agrees
to then deliver all of said bonds then remaining
in it's possession to the Commissioners of York
county, or to such parties as they may name,
free and clear of the provisions of this trust.
In witness whereof, the board of Commission
ers for the county of York, South Carolina,
agents, have caused these presents to be signed
and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed, and
the said Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
has also hereunto affixed it's name and seal on
| this 18th day of April \. d. 1856.