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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31
BETTER ROADS.

The county board of commissioners
met in Yorkville yesterday, pursuant
to a call of the supervisor, to take
action on report to be submitted by
Messrs. A. H. White, T. G.. Culp and
w. w. Miller, recently appointed a
committee to draw up the plans and
specifications for the Improvement of
the present system of working the
roads. All the members of the board
were present. The committee submit
ted its report, which was thoroughly
discussed, very slightly amended in
two or three particulars, and adopted
as follows
To the Honorable County Board of
Commissioners of York county:
Your committee, appointed for the
purpose of formulating some plan by
which our public roads could be kept
in better condition, respectfully sub
NIT the following:
l. We recommend the adoption of
the contract system as outlined in the
county government law, from and after
the 1st of January, 1896.
2. That the county treasurer be re-
quired and directed especially to carry
out section CSC and section 657 of
the county government law.
8. That these contracts be allowed
to run two years, one half at least, of
said roads embraced in each contract,
to be worked in accordance with speci
fications hereinafter to be mentioned,
and the other half to be kept in fair
condition the first year, and worked up
the second year.
4. That the divisions Of sections of
roads shall not exceed six miles in
length.
5. That the public roads be divi-
ded into three classes as follows: ::
First class, of first Importance Second
class, second in Importance third
class, third in Importance.
6. Specification. First class roads,
where practicable, to be 90 feet wide,
the center being IS inches the highest !;
second class roads, IS feet wide, -
inches the highest in the center; third
class roads, 16 feet wide, 10 inches the
highest in the centre, with proper
drainage from all the roads.
7. That the roads be Strengthened as
far as possible, in sections, and in gen.
tie curves.
s. That section 651 of the county
government law, be carried out or
enforced Immediately, or as soon
as possible, and the roads in the
several townships be classified under
the same authority as in said section,
who shall also determine what per
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31
FOR THE EXPOSITION.

Messrs. J. S. Brice, ]. w. Neil and
Louis Sherfesee, exposition commits
sioners for York county, met Mr.. E.
L. Roche, State commissioner, in Rock
Hill, last Thursday, for the purpose of
considering the best means of securing
the representation of York county in
the South Carolina exhibit at the
Cotton States and International ex-
position.
Mr.. Roche explained that he had
secured for this State, 5000 feet OF
space in the exposition building.
There is no money available for the
purpose of showing up the resources
of this State, and each county is re-
ouested to contribute the sum of $500
by private subscriptions.
After due consultation, the commits:
sioners decided upon the advisability
of dividing their work among SUBJ
commissioners, of whom three were ap-
pointed in each township, as announced
in Wednesdays ENQUIRER. These
sub-commissioners will be requested to
collect fruits, woods, minerals, fine
specimens Of corn, cotton and other
agricultural products, and forward
either to Chairman Brice, at Yorkville,
or the State commissioner in Colum-
bia. Non-perishable articles, as a
rule must be forwarded to Chairman
Brice fruits and vegetables, however,
which may require to be preserved in
alcohol, must 60 to Columbia.
The county commissioners divided
the county up among themselves as
follows, and will appoint township
commissioners accordingly: SHERIFF.
see-Catawba, Fort Mill, Ebenezer,
Bethesda. Neil-King's Mountain,
Bethel, Cherokee. Brice-Iork, Bull
locks Creek and Broad River. A
meeting of the exposition commission
ers is to be held in Yorkville next
Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31
The atorkrillt Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1895.
BETTER ROADS.

In a short talk before the county
board of commissioners yesterday,
Major A. H. White related circum-
stance that is, to say the least of it.,
decidedly interesting. He was giving
an illustration of the superior advan-
tages of the macadamized roads over
those that are not macadamized.
Everybody recognizes" he said,
"that they can haul twice as much
over the macadamized roads, as they
can over the others. People who live
beyond the end of the macadamized
road can only haul half load to
where the macadam begins, especially
in bad weather. They don't like to
90 to town with half load. 1t does
not pay. So they unload at the be-
ginning of the macadam, go back and
get another load, and then putting on
both loads on one, they 60 to town as
easily as they hauled half a load over
the bad muddy roads"
From this, it is pretty safe to say
that it will not be a great while until
that macademized roads in the "Black-
jacks" is indefinitely extended. Peo-
pie elsewhere should take the hint. If
their transportation facilities can be
doubled with the comparatively small
amount of labor that is necessary to
fix up the roads, it certainly looks
as if they should speedily concentrate
intelligent efforts in that direction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31
SECRETARY GRESHAM.

Announcement of the death of Sec
retary of State Gresham, which occur
red at quarter past o'clock, Tues
day morning, was made in Wednes-
days ENQUIRER.
Walter Quinton Gresham, was born
near Lanesville, Harrison county. In
diana, on March 16, 1882. His par
ents were comparatively poor, and
through the death of his father, he was
left to his own resources at an early
age. He procured a good academic
education and went to the State uni
versity at Bloomington, but did not
remain long enough to graduate.
Shortly after the breaking out ofthe
war, Mr.. Gresham enlisted, and went
to the front as lieutenant. He was
good fighter, and upon the recon-
mendation Of General Grant, was made
brigadier general. He had to quit
the service for year ; but at the end
of the war was a major-general.
After the war, General Gresham
settled down to the practice Of laws
He had been a Republican almost
from the organization of the party.
President Grant rendered him the
lucrative Office of collector of the port
at New Orleans. He declined. Later,
a United States district judgeship
became vacant in Indiana. President
Grant offered General Gresham the
position and he accepted it, and serv-
ed until 1883, when he resigned to
take the position of postmaster-gener-
al in the cabinet of President Arthur.
Subsequently, upon the death of Sec
retary Folger, he was made secreta-
ry of the treasury, which position he
held for a few months, when he was
appointed United States circuit judge
in Chicago. He held this position
until called to the cabinet of President
Cleveland.
In politics, Secretary Gresham has
always been rather independent.
While the Republican party was de-
manding more protection and higher
tariff, he advocated a lower tariff and
a reduction of the burdens of taxation
on the people. He voted for Cleveland,
because Cleveland stood for tariff re-
form; but he has never yet avowed
himself Democrat. He held that he
could vote for a Democrat without
sacrificing any of his Republican prin-
ciples. While all the other members
of the cabinet are known to be in &C.
cord with President Cleveland on the
financial question, the position of
Secretary Gresham has been rather
doubtful. Although he refused the
Populist nomination for the presidency
1892 it is generally understood that he
was strong believer in the free coin
age of silver.
On Tuesday, President Cleveland
issued a proclamation directing that the
flag of the United States at all mill
tary posts and naval stations, and all
American embassies and legations in
foreign countries, be displayed at half
mast for a period of ten days. He
also ordered that the executive de-
partments in the city of Washington
be closed on the day of the funeral,
and that flags on all public buildings
throughout the United States be dis
played at half mast.
The funeral took place in the White
House on Wednesday and the remains
will be inferred in Chicago today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31
Mt. of funds shall be appropriated to

cent. of funds shall be appropriated to
each class.
9. That the Communication tax in
each township be used in that town.
ship, and that the county fund for the
use of roads and bridges, be divided
among the townships as may be neces-
sary.
10. That a special tax of one mill
be made for the purpose of permanent
improvements of our public roads.
IL. That a temporary arrangement
be made for working convicts until
the levy is decided upon, and then
make a permanent arrangement for
working in connection with the levy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31

1NDEx To NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Yorkville Enquirer-"Teresa,"' the serial
story, the publication ofwhich will soon
be commenced. Commercial job print
ing.
Ganson Dry Goods--Tell you of innumer-
able bargains they are offering today,
in dry goods. Read the list and make
your selections, as they are prepared to
suit all comers.
w. W. Lewis, Administrator of r. A.
Parish, deceased-On the Ith of June,
will sell at auction the entire outfit be-
longing to the livery stable of R. A.
Parish, decd.
w. c. Gist-Tells about what you can
procure from him in the canned goods
line.
Grist Cousins-Say that they have just re-
ceived barrel of the best New Orleans
molasses in Yorkxille and that the price
is only So cents, They request that you
try Levering's "E. L. c." coffee, which
they claim is superior to any coffee on
the market.
H. C. .Strauss-Announces the arrival Of
new goods.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31
ABOUT PEOPLE.

MIR. ]. H. Riddles condition seems
to be improving.
Mr.. R. J. Herndon and family, are
visiting relatives in Union county.
Mr.. NJ. F. Jones, of the Ganson Dry
Goods company, went over to Lancas-
ter Wednesday to spend few days
with his family.
DR.. John May has been confined to
his bed for the past ten days with
catarrhal fever, but at present, is
thought to be improving.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31

Then the crowd got hold of a tele-
phone pole aud tried to batter down
the door. The pole was splintered
without doing any execution. The
crowd next got hold of heavy steel
rail. With this they easily broke
down the door. The toughs were Sc
cured and taken to a bridge at which
their crime was committed an prompt
ly swung off. They were stangled to
death in about fifteen minutes. There
was no possible doubt of their guilt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-31

Germany is reported to be moving
for an international monetary confer
ence.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-26
Resolutlons Of Respect.

At stated communication of La
mar Lodge No. 90, A. +. x A. NJ,
held january is, 1895, the following
resolutions were adopted.
WnERE4s, The Supreme Architect
Of the universe, in his inscrutable
wisdom, has seen fit to take from our
midss Brother U. H. yanorsdale, aud
to deprive this lodge and this com
munity Of his valuable services; there
fore be it
RESOLVED. That in the death of
Brother U. Il Vanorsdale this lodge
has lost a worthy and esteemed
brother, and this community valu-
able and public spirited citizen.
RESOLVED, That the liberality, kind
heartedness and public spirit of our
late brother are virtues that are
worthy of emulation, and that his
presence will be missed with pro
found regret from the communica
tions OF this lodge.
RESOLVED, That this lodge be
draped in mourning for thirty days
in honor Of the memory of our de
parted brother; that these resolu-
tions be inscribed upon the minutes
of this lodge; the papers of the town
be requested to publish them and a
copy sent to his brothers and sisters.
c. c. GoopALE,
w. j. JoNsToN,
NJ j. UNDERWOOD,
Committee.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-26
conroe Lyceum

Meets every two weeks. Everybody
invited. Subject for debate on Fri
day evening February 1; Resolved,
That Liar is a greater injury to a
neighborbood than Thief" Arffima-
tive, Ed Haptonstall and Bernhard
Finke. Negative, Allen Embree and
II. C. Mcneil.
LITERARY PROGRAM.
Address by David Barnes.
Music by Haptonstal and Browning.
Recitation by Ida McNiel.
Recitation by Lizzie Finle.
..The History of the Arkansas Valley
and what know from 1876 to 1898,
by NJ. j. McAlillen.
Song by Prof. Barnes and children.
Recitation by Edith Mcneil.
Recitation by Mary Finke.
Select reading by c. w. Haptonstal.
Select reading by David Edwards
The Lamar register., 1895-01-26
Lecture Tonight.

1t is not often that our citizens
are furnished with an intellectual
treat so rich and enjoyable as will
be gwen at the Methodist Church
this evening, by DR. Wm. Burdisk,
Of Boulder, Colorado. Subject.
Nathan Hale, the Martyr Teacher
of the Revolution"
The lecturer is pleasant, easy
speaker, and you cannot help but be
interested from beginning to end.
The orchestra will furnish the music.
We will begin promptly at s o'clock.
Do not forget the night.
Yours Respectfully,
A. L. HAMILTON.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-26

Music by Haptonstal and Browning.
Recitation by Annie Finke.
Recitation by Gus Holden.
Stump speech by August Finke.
Song by r. C. Mcneil.
Select reading by David Barnes.
Select Reading by Agnes Priddy.
Music by Haptonstal and Browning.
Select reading by Bernhard Finke.
Recitation by Kate Finl1e.
Recitation by Oscar Wilcox.
Select reading by Sam Higbee.
Select reading by Mrs. r. c. Mcneil.
Song by David Edwards.
Music by Haptonstal and Browning.
Recitation by Minnie Finke.
Recitation by Grace Haptonstal.
Select reading by Earnest Priddy.
Select reading by Henry Finke.
Select reading by Elva Priddy.
Song by C. Fl. Frybarger.
Song by Henry Masser.
Music by Haptonstal and Browning.
Farewell address BY DAVID Barnes.
EARNEST PRIDDY, Sec.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-26
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the firm OF
Nanorsdale IL Everett, composed of Y.
H. Vanordale and \. Everett, has been
dissolved by the death OF T. II. Vanors-
dale and the partnership business VIII
have to he closed up. All persons having
accounts against the firm are asked to
present them TO me for payment and all
persons indebted to the firm are re-
quested to call and settle the same.
Dated January s, 1885.
A. EVERETT,
j12-f2 Surviving Partner.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-26
CHURCHES.

The United Treshytcrians no. -eI@NlSis NJ q, ~ "a
f'aarf House AZ u a. M 7aopAth scA""' rs - '
~. AN cordially invited. r.,.,y p,.ter
VI. Z. CuuRcH At LANAn-SersiesSfS .sd
follow. Prearhius eyery sunday az u y, d" ''i'
p '-' Erv y REANpyHEnhf PASTOR
--..,.., r,,,,rfu At L. I.,uAr-s sunday school
,,.,rV snnday at 3 m q. IN. Social meeting an"
Bitic readina at i3;ts q. m
MaYVALLnY SuNp tN-scHooL- tsl ~ ~, cor
I'.,,,t Wouza at 3 O'Clock p. NJ. tNeto one e''
disily invited 70 attend
GRtxADA SrSpAH-scHooL-s,il s,i,,, slsf,, s.il ocIoek
f,bti~eh In Granada every anuua4 9' --''
:, y, EVERYBODY invited 10 attend.
The Lamar register., 1895-01-26
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-29
SOUTHERN RAILWAY REPORT.
The Company's Financial Condition.
Earnings and transactions.

New York, Aug. 2s.-The pamphlet re-
port Of the Southern Railway Company
Tor the year ended June 80 1885. shows
that the company operated 2.Ol2 miles or
It's system during July. 1884, 3lH miles
during August and 1882 miles during Sep
TENDER and thereafter till the close OF
the fiscal year. The earnings and ex-
penses of the lines thus actually operated
IN comparison with the figures for the
same lines for the corresponding period
OF the year previous. are as follows:
Gross earnings. ST. ,7sl; increase, s471,-
4SS. Operating expenses and taxes SlZ =
062,S54; decrease. 1852. 773 Net earnings
from operations. t5.O5l, sST; increase, $754.-
The earnings of all lines now In the
system for the entire twelve months were:
Gross earnings, $17,959. 119; net earnings,
SS,l6S,5S6- The income account for the year
for those lines actually operated shows:
Net earnings, $5O5l, 9S7; income from
other sources, SS9,67S. Gross income S.
14l,6l5; interests, rentals, ETC., S4.245 $40.
Balance carried TO credit of profit and
loss, 1895, s45.
Equipment. trust and sinking fund pay
ments made during the year amount 20
$5795S7
The amount expended for construction
and Improvement and charged to capi-
tai account was S373,S26. This represents
new property acquired and the broaden
ing of the Elberton Air Line gauge.
Betterments were charged to operating
expenses The company has no floating
debt. Forty-one thousand tons of steel
rails were bought during the year,
large proportion of which was laid.
Nearly $22, 600 first consolidated mort
gage bonds of the Southern Railway
Company, being the amount delivered
to the reorganization committee under
the terms of the plan of reorganization
were outstanding at the close of the
year; only $l.7O9,O0O of these carried cou-
pons maturing Jan. l, 1895, and $1O,s67 car
ried those maturing July l. 1895. About
Sl6,OOO,00O will carry those maturing Jan.
1, 1896.
The company will receive from the reor-
ganization committee an Improvement
fund of about $5.000,000, less such amounts
as have been or may be expended by the
committee at the request of the COM
pany. The improvements and additions
to- equipment have been made and paid
for without the use of any of this fund.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-29
THE CAMPAIGN IN RICHMOND.
Congressman Black and Mr.. Ham
Make Speeches.

Make Speeches.
Augusta, Ca, Aug. 2S.-Before an audi
ence that filled the opera house and was
composed Of best people of Augusta,
including many ladies' Hon. H. w. j. Ham,
the snollygoster, made a ringing speech
in behalf of Black and democracy. He
was at his best and made a decided hit.
In response to calls from the audience
Maj. Black made one of the strongest
speeches of his life. He shelled the woods
and did not mind words. He declared he
was being stabbed in the back by demo-
Gratis who were posing as the champions
of pure elections and who were too good
to register and vote; men who covertly
impugned his motives and who at the same
time were thus lending aid to the popu-
list party, which practiced every form of
fraud that ingenuity could devise. He
reminded them of the stealing of the
tax books in McDuffie county when demo-
Gratis sought to revise the voting list and
of the populist opposition in the legis-
lature to the new state registration law,
which was framed in the interest of hon
est elections. He said his public and
private life for thirty years was before
this community like an open book. and
he challenged any man to point to the
page where the record was not clean.
He had resigned his seat because he was
convinced that 1t was right. He called
upon all democrats to do their duty, and
demanded that all who opposed him
should come out into the open and fight
fair and not stab him in the back or BUSH
whack him in the dark His speech Gre
ated the greatest enthusiasm, and is the
sensation of the hour.
To-night's meeting will arouse democrats
and end the apathy that has threatened
democratic success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-29
WANTED THE MONEY RETURNED.
And Shot a Man Down for Refusing
to Refund the Cash.

Pittsburg, Aug. 2S-Alexander Hutch
inson shot James Getty. Jr., at the lat
ter's office in his wholesale liquor estaD-
lishment at First avenue and Cherry alley
this morning. After committing the deed
Hutchinson went directly to the county
Jail on Ross street, and gave himself up
10 Warden McAleese.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Wag-
goner learned from the employees in Get
tvs place of business that the men had
quarreled over the sale to Hutchinson by
Getty of the Hotel Wiley on Sixth street,
on which Hutchinson had paid $500 to hold
the bargain. Hutchinson, it appears. rued
the deal and went to Getty's place this
morning to demand the return of the
money. This Getty refused to comply
with. whereupon Hutchinson drew re-
volver and shot Getty down in his tracks
Hutchinson at once left the store, and
Getty was carried across the street TO the
Homeopathy hospital. where he expired
within a few moments.
Warden McAleese, at the JAIL states that
when Hutchinson arrived there, after
handing over the revolver and other pri-
vate effects he stated that he had killed
James Getty and asked to be locked up
Hutchinson, the warden states, was per-
fectly sober, but extremely nervous.