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Middletown transcript., 1895-04-20

To-Day For better
Nax+ week styles or
i>eA' WEN lower pri-
Don't Wait ces If you
wantcloth-
ing. 1t was never lower
aud the prospects are for
a rising market. Get what
you want as soon in the
season as you can, before
the assortment and styles
are broken in sizes and
then you have the advan-
tage of wearing all season.
Our Shoe Man wants
dressy young men to see
the new pointed toe Rus
sets and Patent Leathers
in this week.
We've caught the trade
on our Specials in Hats
this season and you'll like
them, too, when you see
them. Elegant qualities
for 81 so and So.
Why do we sell so much
Neckwear? Becsuse we
keep the styles and quail
ties and at moderate
prices. Just so all through
the Furnishing Depart
ment,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
FLANAGAN'S TOMATOES.

81 am ahead of them all on tomatoes this
year." said Mr.. Louis Roth to reporter
day or two ago, as he pointed to big
pile of cans stacked up in his store.
bought my tomatoes-30 cases-from the
Flanagan company, Of Bowling Green,
early, and now nobody else can get them.
The Flanagan's have sold out all the
tomatoes they had"
In answer to questions, Mr.. Roth said
he considered the Flanagan tomatoes
better than any that came from the North,
for the reason that they are put up fresh,
on the same day that they are picked from
the fields, while the Northern tomatoes
are often not canned until after several
days of exposure. The Flanagan toma-
toes are, therefore, fresher and better.
II bought my tomatoes just little
while before that article was printed in
THE ENQUIRER about the Flanagans,' u
continued Mr.. Roth, land just little
while after the article came out, Mr.. Love
of Gastonia, stepped in and bought every
tomato the Flanagan's had; something
like thousand cases. They paid right
sharp advance over the price at which
Northern tomatoes could have been
bought and gave about two cents case
more than l paid. Yes, sir, although
have not got enough to do me, consider
that am ahead on tomatoes this year."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
THE BRIDEGROOM TARRIED.

There is big sensation in Yorkville
colored high life. There was to have been
a marriage in the Wesleyan church last
Thursday night. Ben Foster was to have
been the groom, and the bride to be was
jamie Clark. Preparations for the affair
had been in progress for several weeks,
and uppertendom among the colored
people was looking forward to it as the
event of the season. Bridesmaids and
groomsmen had been selected, new white
dresses had been purchased, and swal-
low-tailed coats provided for. For several
nights, the choir had practiced the we'd
ding march, and all who were to partici-
pate or officiate in any capacity, were well
prepared for their respective parts. The
appointed night rolled around, and the
invited guests, groomsmen and brides
maid were assembled; the bride was also
there. After awhile, the assembled con-
gregation began to grow impatient, and
presently it was whispered that the bride
groom was not coming. This soon after
developed into fact, and where all was
merry only short time before, there was
exceeding great wrath. Instead of con-
gratulations for the bride, there were
attempts at consolation; but she would
not be comforted. She bewailed not only
the loss of her intended but charged that
he had cruelty carried off $40 that she had
paid over to him for the purchase of a
stove on which she was to do his cooking,
The whereabouts of the bridegroom are
still unknown.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
WILL MAKE A SURVEY.

The Rock Hill Herald of last Saturday,
contains the following, which will prove
of more or less interest throughout the
county:
"An opinion has been and is now
prevalent among our citizens, that the
estimated and reputed area of York
county is much smaller than the real
Recently meeting of the citizens was
held in the council chamber to consider
the advisability of taking steps to have
a careful survey Of the county made
Citizens present showed that former esti-
mates placed the area at from $50 to 81;
square miles. Where there is so much
uncertainty, there is chance, from recen,
estimates, of the area being sufficiently
large to warrant a definite survey being
made with the hope of ultimately organ
izing a new county. At the meeting
referred to committee was appointed u
raise the necessary funds and employ
competent surveyors to proceed with the
work Immediately. The committee con-
sisted of w. G. Hutchison, A. H. White
w. B. Wilson, R. T. Fewell and w. j
Roddey, of Rock Hill and ]. w. Ardrey
and S. Z. White, of Fort Mill.
The committee has had meetings since
then and concluding that the undertaking
was advisable, they have employed Rep
resentative w. n. Elder and Mr.. w. W.
Miller to make the survey. They have
signified their acceptance, secured theil
chain bearers, and will commence work
at an early day,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
LoCAI. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mrs, w. E. Rose, Columbia, S. Golfers
the Three C's hotel for rent, lease or sale,
]. w. Dobson-Offers you plain and fancy
candies, dried apples, green apples, barb
ed wire, porpoise hide shoe strings, and
shoe findings. Also three papers of big
eyed needles, and two combs for % cents
P. w. .Love-Announces that he has COM
menced the real estate agency business
in Yorkville, and will give attention to
the buying and selling of the same,
renting houses, collecting rents, etc.
C. E. Spencer, AttOrney-Offers number
of parcels of land for sale or for rent.
Carolina Buggy Co.-Tells of the merits
of their vehicles in verse.
J. J. Hupter-Wants you to get suit OF
clothes for your boy and give 1t to him
as Christmas present. He says he is
offering suits at prices to move them.
If you need new hat he is prepared to
furnish you with one. The Atwood sus-
pender is specially with him.
T. NJ. Dobson & Co.-Detail converse
ton between a man and his wife, in
which she tells about the many nice
things for Christmas presents which may
be found at T. NJ. Dobson & Co.'s.
Grist Cousins-Hare almonds, cranber-
ries, hazel nuts, Brazil nuts, English
walnuts and pecans, firecrackers and
torpedoes, prepared cocoanut, Bakers
chocolate, icing sugar, raisins, citroI
and currants, Mocha coffee, dates and
figs, and cream cheese at Is cents pei
pound.
H. C. Strauss-Tells you about his stock o.
ladies' underwear, and reminds you that
if you wish to make Christmas OF
wedding present, to call on him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
MERE MENTION.

Alexander Collie, who made big for
tune during the war as blockade runner,
died in New York last Thursday, penni-
less. ''''''L Lord Dunraven, the English
yachtsman, who recently made serious
charges of fraud against the New York
Yacht club, is coming over to appear
before the yacht club and endeavor to
sustain his assertions. .''''''''Chairman w.
f. Harrity has called meeting of the
Democratic National committee, to be
held in Washington on January 16, for the
purpose of naming the time and place for
the holding of the next Democratic Ma
tional convention. '''''"The government
crop report indicates that there will be
less than $500, 900 bales this year, ''''''A
gang of renegade Apache Indians have
gone OH the war path in Arizona and are
numbering settlers. ''''''' 'Bradstreet's mer-
camille agency reports we'll defined de-
cline in the prices of all kinds of standard
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
DIED FROM BLOOD POISONING.

Henry Crawford, colored, died at his
home near Bethany last week from blood
poisoning, caused by pistol shot wound
that was inflicted in his hand on the 9th
day of last November. Coroner Purs-
ley empanelled jury last Thursday, with
M. A. Faris as foreman, for the purpose
of investigating the matter. Two wit
nesses Stump Sadler and jeff Enloe, both
colored, were examined, and the follow
ing very unsatisfactory facts were devel-
oped:
On November 27, Stump Sadler and
Henry Crawford, were at Tom Sadler's.
jeff Enloe and John Lowry were passing
on their way to E. c. Falls's. Stump Sad
ler called to the two men to stop, and ac-
companied by Henry Crawford, went
down to the road to where they were,
Sadler had pistol in his hand Lowry
had one in his pocket. They commenced
boasting to each other as to what "bad
men" they were with pistols. After
awhile the lie was passed and each man
fired two shots /; but it appears that the
firing was rather to exhibit the fearless
ness of the shooters than on account OF any
attempt to shoot anybody. During the ex-
bibition, Sadler turned to Crawford and
asked if he should shoot Lowry. Crawford
said no, and as if to prevent a tragedy.
put his hand between the two men. After
the fracas was over, it developed that
Crawford had been shot in the hand
Sadler says by Lowry, and Enloe says he
does not know by which.
Drs. J. w. Campbell and f. W. Pressly
testified that the deceased came to his
death by blood poisoning, and the verdict
of the jury, after the hearing all the evil
dence that was obtainable, was as follows
"We, the undersigned jurors, do find
that the deceased, Henry Crawford, came
to his death from pistol shot wound acci-
dentally inflicted by John Lowry, OF
Sump Sadler."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18

Bullock's Creek to visit his children and
attend to some business.
Mr.. Clarence Lowrance. of Iorkville,
was here yesterday.
The measles have been at work here for
about week, and have been doing
rushing business. They came very near
breaking up the school.
We are glad to see Mr.. S. M. Scott on
our streets again. He has been on visit
to his daughter, Mrs. Meek White, in
McCains, Tenn.
All of our business men are well pleased
with the work ofthe year, and, so far as l
know, will continue on next year without
change.
l may write again Wednesday to tell
about some of those marriages; but II l
do not, let me wish THE ENQUIRER and
all the hard worked men who make it a
merry Christmas and a prosperous new
wear. A. Z.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18

- Interest is beginning to wax warm in
the new supreme court justiceship that
was created by the recent constitutional
convention. So far, quite number OF
candidates have been announced. They
are Ira B. Jones, Colonel Robert Aldrich,
Mr.. D. S. Henderson, Geo. S. Mower, and
Attorney General Barber. Under the old
constitution, candidate had to be 80 years
of age before he was eligible to such a
position; but the new constitution has
fixed the age of eligibility at %. 1t is
generally thought that this change was
made in the interest of Attorney General
Barber, who is about the age indicated.
Mr.. Barber has not announced his candi-
dacy for the position but his friends have,
and there are those who think that he is
pretty apt to get il, Notwithstanding the
candidacy of older and more experienced
competitors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18

Senator Tillman has introduced in the
senate bill to provide fora United States
marshal and a United States district at
torney for the Western district of South
Carolina. Tie Greenville News has tried
to interview the government officials in
regard to the matter and found them un-
willing to talk. 1t is not thought, how
ever, that they favor the proposed change
The offices of marshal and district attor-
ney are bothIpretty fat at present; but il
their fees should be divided, they would
not be so fat. Just what is moving Sena-
tor Tillman in the matter has not devel-
oped.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
SHARON SHAVlNGS.
The Wedding Bells-Blind Tiger Loose-
porunna1 md other NnfpS

The Wedding Bells-Blind Tiger Loose-
Personal and Other Notes.
Correspondence of the iorkvile Enquirer.
SHARON, December l6.-There is to be a
long and loud ringing of the wedding
bells here next Wednesday. Cards are
out for the marriage of DR.. w. R. Ken
nedy and Miss Pink Carroll. The mar
riage is to take place in Woodlawn
church. Mr.. John r. Gettys and Miss
Matte Sherrer are to be married in Sha-
ron church, and Miss Delorus Burgess
and Mr.. James Burgess, are to be mar
ried at the residence of the brides father,
Mr.. w. r. Burgess, at this place. Preach
ers are in demand. There are three other
marriages that I could tell about; but 1
am afraid that / would be encroaching on
the territory of other correspondents.
The young people seem to be in the
notion now, and by the time spring
begins to put OH her cloak of foliage and
flowers, the wedding bells will have been
almost overtaxed with the work that is
ahead for them.
The blind tiger was loose and on the
rampage here last Friday. He was not
only blind but it seemed that he also
had an aggravated case of hydrophobia.
Everybody who got dose of him wanted
to fight. Most of them did fight some.
Knucks and knives were both used right
smartly. Mr.. Thomas Walker got into II
difficulty with Dan Williams. Williams
used knife and went for Walker in
"A vicious fashion. The weapon struck a
rib and followed it almost around the
mans body. Had the blow been between
the ribs, there is little reason to doubt that
it would have been Il case of murder.
Walker is laid up and it will be some
time before he is well enough tG be out
again. Williams has skipped. The pro-
ceeds Of the day have increased the
balance in the town treasury something
like S25.
There is good deal of whiskey being
brought here by somebody for other than
personal use, and we would he glad to
have constable. The governor ought to
send us one-a good one. We want one
who will ship all the whisky he siezes to
the dispensary and not drink it himself.
Rev. W. w. Ratchford came up from
Lancaster Saturday evening and spent
the night with his sons at this place. He
preached a splendid sermon i'll WOodlawn
church on Sunday, and then LETT for !
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Preparing for Christmas -Measles-Confer- NJ
ence Over-Other Notes.

Preparing for Christmas Measles-Confer
ence Over-Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, December 16.-Christmas
is drawing near, and every one seems to
be preparing for it. The merchants are
"laying in" their supply of holiday goods,
the small boy is saving up his money for
fire works, and those big bad boys who
pose as men 1--WE include ourselves) are
getting their eggs in time-not for cakes,
however.
Twenty-Five cases of measles in the In
dustrial school, and something less than
2, 200 in town, and quite number Of fatal
tiles from them among small children.
Since the preachers have gone, you can
occasionally hear an oath on the streets,
and the chic kens-what few remain-are
not afraid to crow for day.
The board of trustees Of the Wome ms
Industrial college met last Saturday.
Governor John Gary Evans and Superin-
tendent of Education Mayfield were
present. Governor Evans returned to
Columbia Sunday morning. Mr.. May
field attended services at the Baptist
church.
The convicts, or rather the chain gang
crew, escaped from the guard house last
night and have none of them been capt
ured.
The town has recently had the guard
house heated by steam from the electric
light plant, and plumber left wrench
in the cell of Lands Johnson, the Negro
woman of whom mention was made last
week, and she handed it through the bars
to the others, and they managed, with its
help and that of a bar, to effect an exit.
The Chester weather prophet deserves
a button. If December hasn't been cold
so far, we are rivals of Eli Perkins.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
LOCAL LACONICS.

Notary Public.
Mr.. Willard o. Bales, of Fort Mill
township, has secured All appointment
as notary public.
For Assault and Battery.
Dave Wise, colored, was committed to
jail by Trial Justice Carroll on November
25, to await trial on the charge assault and
battery.
Death of Mr.. John Carson.
Mr.. John Carson, Of the Philadelphia
neighhorhood, died Tuesday morning at
O'Clock, aged about 81 years.
With n License.
Charlotte Observer, Friday: License
was issued yesterday to Mr.. Thomas p.
Glenn, of York county, S. G., and Miss
Della S. Stinson, of this city. They will
be married today.
Second Crop Apples.
Mr.. S. 4. McElwee, of Yorkville, show
ed the reporter, day or two ago, some
second crop apples plucked from a tree in
his orchard. The apples were small and
knotty; but were thoroughly ripe.
Admitted to the Bar.
NIT. w. w. DlSOii, loIilcIly vi WIN
vile. and later of Rock Hill, passed an
examination before the supreme court
last week and was duly admitted to the
bar.
Will BE Ready on January 1.
Work on the Morrow Roller mill was
considerably delayed on account ofthe fire
that destroyed the gin house sometime ago,
and it was impossible to start the machin-
cry according to original intentions. MIR.
Morrow now thinks that he will surely be
ready to start on or about the first week i'll
January.
On Visit to Louisville.
Gastonia Gazette: DR.. F. f. Boyce will
leave Monday for Louisville, KY, where
he will spend the winter. He will preach
in the church of which his son, Rev.
James Boyce, is pastor, while the latter is
away canvassing for some department Of
church work.
Sold His Plantation.
Gastonia Gazette: The ''old home place"
of DR.. +. f. Boyce OH Crowder's creek,
containing nearly 400 acres, has changed
W
which Messrs. J. A. Crawford, j. +. Purs-
ley and II. H. Lynn became purchasers
and owners. 1t is fine tract of land. 1t
will be re-surveyed this week, and the
lines will probably be run by Mr.. Jno. b.
White, of Pleasant Ridge.
The Baptist High School.
From the announcement of Messrs.
Petty Il Gresham, principals, in another
column, it will be noted that there will be
an open session of the literary society of
the Baptist High school in the auditori-
um of the institution tomorrow night,
commencing at $50 O'Clock. The STU
dents have been making considerable
preparations for the occasion, and visitors
may assure themselves of a pleasant even
ing. The holidays commence on next
Monday, the 23rd, and last two weeks.
Making 1t Lively.
4 travelling sign painter struck York
vile last week, and some of our live
business men have been keeping him
busy painting advertisements for their
j. w. Dobson has had neat
and livery stable sign placed on
his front window. w. f. Marshall has
hung out big banner OH which appears
the following: "Welcome All. Before
Buying, Examine my Clothing, Shoes
and Hats. Children's Clothing at Cost"
II. c. Strauss has it this way: big Re-
duction in Fall and Winter Goods. SlS
and so Suits of Clothing at S4.9S. New
Home Sewing Machine at S25." The
Ganson Dry Goods Company makes this
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-18
The AREA OF YORK.

From The Herald, Of last Saturday, it
appears that number of citizens OF Rock
Hill and Fort Mill, have serious doubts
as to the exact area of York county, and
are arranging for re-survey; but we do
not think that the matter is one over
which anybody need become especially
excited.
After the adoption of the constitution OF
1858, a re-survey of all the counties in the
State became necessary, in order that the
several counties could be divided into
townships, and in York the work was en-
trusted to Messrs. Dan D. Moore and j..
G. Enloe, deceased, and Col. w. B. Alli-
son, who is still living. These gentlemen
made careful survey ofthe whole county,
following every crook and angle Of the
rivers and of the North Carolina and
Chester lines. Then they laid off the diff
ferent townships with equal care, and
made certified report of their work to
the county and State authorities.
By this survey, the area Of the county
was ascertained to be fraction over 764
square miles, which was something less
than 100 square miles less than the county
was then generally supposed to contain.
That this result is accurate, there is little
reason to doubt. All the surveyors
were not only capable and competent /;
but thoroughly reliable, and we have been
informed that the sum of the areas of the
different townships tailed with the aggre-
gate area of the whole county as shown
by the outside measurements, with the
greatest satisfaction.
The area of the county is stated on
various maps and in different statistical
publications, as being anywhere between
735 and $50 square miles, and by people
not thoroughly familiar with the matter,
these figures have often been quoted as
correct. The mistake is very easily ac-
counted for. Most mapmakers and stat
isticians have gone for their information
to the county auditor. The books of that
official show that the total acreage Of the
county returned for taxation, is AL ,l27, or
a fraction over 1856 square miles. 1t must
be remembered, however, that church
and school property, not taxed, and town
property, which is generally returned by
the lot instead of by the acre, is not all in
cluded in these figures, and this accounts
for the discrepancy between the area as
shown by the returns of the auditors
books. and the actual area as shown by
the official survey.
But, however, new survey will not
burt anything. Ifthere are those who are
willing to pay the expenses, it is shobody's
business; and, if the gentlemen employ
ed to do the work are not able to verify
the very careful notes of 1859, it is proba-
BILE that there can he found those who
will be able to succeed with exactness.
There is no doubt about the fact that since
1859, York county has grown consider
bly, in wealth, population and intelll-
gence but as to whether, during this
time, it has grown single square mile in
area, THE ENQUIRER is among those
who, to say the least, are quite skeptical.