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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20

Both banks will be closed next
Saturday as it is Washington's birth
day and legal holiday,
Mr.. Lee and Miss Cora Howard
gave valentine social to some oi
their friends last Friday night. 1ha
evening was pleasantly spent in games
of various kinds. Each young man
present drew valentine" by which
he had the pleasure Of sitting while
being served to, refreshments. All
retired at late hour wishing that
Valentine day came oftener than
once a year.
Col. Boone is to be here Satur-
day to address. the people in
regard to ihe rights-of-way for his
road. If he dosn't get the right kind
of talk from the citizens of this county
in regard to rights of-way he will
double track the Marietta & North Ga.
to McGhce and take line from there
to the sea coast, thus leaving Mary
Vile in the cold
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20
Cure for Haadacba

AS a remedy for all forms of head
ache, Electric Bitters has proved
to be the very best. 1t effects Il per
manent cure and the most habituaT
sick headaches yield TO its infiu-
ence. We urge all who are affiict-
ted to procure a bottle, and give
this remedy fair trial. In case of
habitual constipation Electric Bit
ters cures by giving the needed
tone to the bowels, and few case
long resist the uss OF this medicine.
Try it once. Large bottles only
Fiftycents az George & Mont
gomery's Drug Store. 2
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20

We make for spring goods and will for short
while offer very low prices winter goods We already
seventy eight shirts Spring trade
5ooOo worth shoes which bought cheap
have been bought the We price articles this week
Mems Heavy Congress Plow Shoes $10O
Mems Heavy Buckled Plow Shoes LOO
Ladies Cloth Top Fine Shoes 100
Ladies Fine Tip Toe 100.
Good Roasted Coffee zoe.
Umbrellas from 35cts to $500
We sell goods cheaper than ever. Call and
see us. Your Friends
Bittle, Webb 6 Co.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
f. e. MOORE Pastor.

The usual Wednesday evening
prayer-meeting, and the regular
meeting OF the Young Peoples Soci
ETY. on Saturday evening, will be held
this week at the hour announced.
On Thursday and Friday evenings
services preparatory to the Commun-
ion services will be held at 6; 80 o'clok.
The Lords Supper will be cele-
brated in thu church next Sabbath
morning, Feb. %. The exercises in
the Sabbath School will close at Io
O'Clock to allow the Session oppor-
tunity to confer with all who desire
to unite with the church on profession
of faith.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20


a Christian life here? There are sever
al reasons. In the first place, there
must be a foundation on which TO
build 1t is the purpose of the di-
rectors and faculty of the College TO-
do everything in their power to fur
ther the geat cause of Christ here.
In fact the college was founded on
the principle that its chief aim should
be the glory of God. So, as is notice
able in all the colleges of our land,
in proportion as the religious senh-
ment is upheld and encouraged by
those in charge, just SO far is religion
regarded by the students. And IN
stead OF indifference towards the
religious sentiment in this college it is
cherished and encouraged by those
in charge. Then, again, a large ma
jority OF the students are Christians.
There are four hundred and thirty-hve
eurolle& in school and about eighty
seven per cent, ofthese are Christians.
There are associations, such as the Y.
NJ. e.. A., Students Volunteer Band,
PRAYER meetings, etc, IN wlch the
christian character is cultivated. In
these meetings every one feels free to
lake part and those inclined to be
backward and timid are encouraged
by those more active. Then it is pop.
ular to be a Christian in Maryviale
College. Not only are the majority
of thestudents Christians, but the
very best students are Christians.
MaryWille College is becoming more
widely known as possessing such an
iafReace and fathers and mothers feel
safe in sending their sons and daught-
ers here on account of this grand
religious sentiment.
Rev. Nathan Bachman left Mary
vile Saturday morning for his home.
The series of meetings which he has
been holding in the college was sue
cess. He is a powerful preacher,
presenting his thoughts in a way
which no,one can fail to understand.
There were many conventions. In
behalf of the students thanks are re-
turned to Messrs Parker, Prof. New
man, ]. III Newman, and Miss
Agnes Clemens for the excellent
music furnished during these meet
ings.
! We take back all we said ubout
publishing the highest grades this
week, we also promise that we will do
so no more unless things change.
We had hoped that this feature of the
notes would be of interest to the pa
irons of the school, and an incentive
to work among the students; but the
reaction seems to be upon the editors.
So we will continue to do as we have
done: give class of notes that are so
dry that no one will read them; and
consequently no one will be offended.
F. A. Penland is having a. very
successful year in New Market acad-
emy. Mr.. Penland is young man
out of the few for whom we predict a
bright future.
VIM. Phillips former student of
Maryville college is staying here
awhile. Mr.. Phillips is travelling in
the interest of the Brown Medicine
Company.
The Alpha Sigma Society has been
holding its meetings Friday afternoon.
1t IS very unsatisfactory, but it is the
! best that can be done.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20
ARE YOU FOR lT7
Col. Boone issues a call to B]ount
County People below,

Col. Boone 'ssues a call to. Blount
County People below,
The following is from Col Boone
to the people Of The County. Read it.
"Arouse, ye good people of Bloupt
county. i@ut 4a
The time has come when you must
either be for the BLACK. DIAMoD, or
signify by silence you are in the op-
position nA pnie irUl,u ln4
Whether you will continue to pay
that greedy cormorant who owns your
only railroad five cents per mile on
passenger traffic and Twenty Gents
Per 100 Pounds ON freight when it is
in the near future FOR you to get a
Trunk Line Railroad? The first thing
the BLACK DIAMOND will do when
ready to operate will be TO reduce
passenger rates to Three Cents Per
Mile and freight rates to just one-half
of the rates you now pay.
Blount Bounty being a farmers
county, you should understand that
you are the class of people who pay
the bills.
The time has come when you must
swear fealty to your present railway
or throw off the yoke of bondage and
help the BLACK DIAMOND cause by
pleading with those who control on
own the right of way to come tc
Maryville and sign the free right o
way.
To save time and to repay for the
time lost, every one needed to sign tG
perfect right of way, If they will
come to MaryvIlle any time during
the month of February will be paid
two dollars. In case property Owner
is married, the wife, if she will alse
come and sign, will likewise be pait
two dollars. One copy of each right
Of way, when executed and accepted
by the BLACK DIAMOND, will be de
liverd to the property owner signing.
as well as an Annual Pass, good for
five years between North Caroline
line and Knoxville, so you can trave
on every passenger train operated
To satisfy the most skeptical that the
passes issued will be honored, same
will be endorsed on the Right OF Way
Contract and also duly accepted by
the Board of Directors Of the BIAcE
DIAMOND COMPANY, whose legal name
is The OHIo RIVER, KNOXVILLE &
TIDEwATER RAILwAN.
To further enlighten the good
people of Blout County COLONEL
BOONE willSpeak at the Counrt HOUSE
in Maryville, Saturday, at p. m
February 2and, and to enable thos,
to hear him that cannot attend tina
day, will again speak Tuesday. at
p. M, February 25th, in the Cour
House at Maryville.
Turn ont and hear the man who
can and will lead you out of bondage
The Railroad office in Maryvill,
will be at the Jackson House, where
an official of bhe BLACK DIAMoNI
company will be i'm readiness to ans
wer any and all questions and t'
receive signatures to Rights Of Way
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

The revival at the M. E.. Church
closed Tuesday night. There were
in the neighborhood of twenty con-
versions. Rev. ]. S. Jone has a
warm place in the hearts of Marville
people for his earnest work and
sermons. Many new friends join in
wishing him long life filled with
Gods blessings
Next Sabbath there will be a
special sermon on christian citizsn-
ship with referance TO Wash
ington's birth day at the NJ E.
Church. All are are cordially invit-
cd
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20

New Goods.-Full stock just re-
.ceived-R. M. MAGILL & Co.
A thrilling story of the Tennessee
Mountains in this issue. Read it.
Don't miss reading our story about
the Tennessee Mountains. 1t COM
mences in this issue and is very in
teresting.
AT Knoxville, Monday, there SEEM
ed to be strong sentiment in favor of
Hon. T. n. Brown as one of the
delegates to the National Convention
at St. Louis. He would make good
delegate.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-02-20
SOME RAILROAD NEWS.
That Will interest the people of
Blount County.

The railway war between Col
Boone and General Samuel Thomas
is now Oh in eanest.
General Thomas has taken another
step toward Knoxville, .tu
For the past few day General W..
G.. Hamilton, a prominent man of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the former home of
General Thomas, has been in Knox
vile awaiting instructions from Thom-
as Yesterday he left for IMaryville
and will begin at once the work Of
securing rights-of-way from Maryville
to Walhalla, a distance Of I56 miles.
This is significant. II means that
General Thomas had great scheme
in view when he said a month ago
that he would have railroad system
from Charlston to Knoxville, with
the latter city as the western terminus.
1t will be remembered that General
Thomas and Mr.. Ryan, large stock
holders in the Southern railway,
bought up two or three short lines in
the South Carolina, month ago,
and swore in the courts, before the
sales would be con6tmed to them,
that they had screwed their connection
with the Southern, aud that the new
Zines would form a part of an in
dependent system. In an interview
ian Charlston at that time Geueral
Thomas stated that the railroad
system which he was working to ef
1 feet would terminate in Knoxville.
and make an ar line from Knoxville
to Charleston.
The lines which he bought ROW eN
tend, and are in operation, as far a,
Walhaiia. In-fs supposed that Ssii-
eral Thomas also controls the Mary
vile road leading from Knoxville tc
Maryville. This leaves only Hs(
miles, between Maryville and WaIhalla
to be built to complete the system
from Charleston to Knoxville.
1t is said by engineers who have
been over the ground that three.
fourths of the n56 miles necessary tc
be built is already graded and a large
part Of the tunneling has been done
1t is the old survey made by the
Richmond & Danville railroad ter
years ago.
The fact tkat the agent OF Genera
Thomas is now at work taking up the
rights-of-wsy to complete the system
to Knoxville gives absolute assurance
of Thomas iatentlon to build here
especially when ~coupled with the
statements made by him month ago
The average citizen would suppose
, that the plans Of General Tihoma
would seriously interfere will
Colonel BoOne's Black Diamond rail
road plans; but the latter says, "Nay
nay Pauline-G will see you and e
you one better" There is no ,doub
that General Thomes has reduced
Colonel Boone's sleeping hours anc
interfered with the regularity of hi
meals; but the man who once CONTROL
ed the star route business of tn,
UNITED States ssy he is acustomed t,
dosing sleep, and can go hungry 70
SIX months if necessary, to circumven
ahe plans laid by General Thomas
Boone has now decided upon on
very material chnnge in his origina
plans and will now work to make. tn,
Black Diamond railway coat terminu
at Savannah. AS to the rlght-of-way
from Knoxville to the sea, Colone
Boone says he has better grades thai
General Thomas can possibly get,
and he will go also into the Tennessee
coal fields, which he does not believ,
General Thomas will attempt to do.-
Knoxville Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14
THE SHOW NEXT FRIDAY.

Rain or shine-so. the show bills say
John Robinson g. Franklin Bros COM
bined shows will be here on next Friday.
and will pitch their tents on the baseball
grounds, near Morrow's mill.
The big show is now in North Carolina,
and judging from what the newspapers
say, it is tremendous affair. The fact is,
it has only one real competitor on the
road, and that is the combination of
Forepaugh & Sells Bros. But these big
shows never get in each others way. For
both to attempt to go over the same route
would mean disaster. One of them at a
time is enough for even the most popu-
lous territory in the south, and for this
reason they have an understanding by
which they keep out of each others way.
Shows very seldom present all they ad-
vertise, and it is not worth while to ex-
pect anything of the kind in this case.
Some things that are advertised will not
be seen, and other things will be present.
ed that are not advertised. Therefore,
there will be little, if any reason for dis
appointment. There is no doubt about
the fact that this is one of the biggest
shows travelling, and those who expect
much will have little cause for disappoint-
ment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14

THE ENQUIRER is in receipt of copy
of the first installment of the Army
Letters of Personne," which are now
being re-published for the first time
since the war, by their author, Mr.. F. g.
deFontaine, who was the distinguished
war correspondent of the old Charleston
Courier. The letters Of "Personne" will
be remembered by the old soldiers as
including the most interesting and accu-
rate news that came from the "front'
from 1861 to 1865. The first was written
from Montgomery on February 2S, 1851,
and the last told of the events imme-
diately following Appomattox. Their re-
publication is in answer to demand
from numerous old soldiers; but on ac-
count of their historical value, they will
also be of absorbing interest to the gen.
Grafton that has grown up since the war.
The installments are to be issued month
ly at the price of 10 cents each or Sl.OC
year, and are to include lot of other
literary matter that will be of interest.
Address War Record Publishing COM
pany, Columbia, S. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14
NEW COUNTY MOVEMENT.

The people residing within the terri
tory interested, having complied with
the requirements Of law, Governor Evans
has called an election OH the question of
erecting the proposed new county out of
portions Of Spartanburg, Union and
York.
The new county is to include the whole
of Cherokee township in York county,
the whole of Limestone township in Spar
tanburg county; so square miles of
White Plains township in Spar!anburg
county; 15 1-6 square miles OF Cherokee
township, in Spartanburg county, and
Daytonville, Gowdysville and Limestone
townships in Union county. The area OF
the proposed new county is to be 42S!
square miles. The total taxable property
i'm this area will be g, l96,605, according to
the last returns. Exclusive of the prop
erty in White Plains and Spartanburg's
Cherokee townships, the realty will
amount to 81 ,543, las, and the personally
to SG52, ,9O5. No line of the new county
will run nearer to an existing courthouse
than eight miles. The population of the
territory proposed to he included in the
new county will be 2l,6S5.
Governor Evans's proclamation on the
subject reads as follows:
Whereas, petition signed by the quail
fed electors of certain sections OF Spar
tanburg, Union and York counties, has
been filed with me, and from said petit
ton and accompanying papers, it appears
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14

that one-third of the qualified electors
residing within the area of each section OF
the old counties proposed to be cut off for
a new county have signed said petition ;
and
Whereas, the boundaries Of the pro-
posed new county, the proposed new
name, the number of inhabitants, the
area. the taxable property, as shown by
the last tax returns, and that the pro-
posed lines for the new county do not
run nearer than eight miles from any
courthouse now established, and set forth
in the said petition.
Now; therefore, I, John Gary Evans,
governor Of the state of South Carolina,
in compliance with the requirements OF
the act of the general assembly, entitled
an act 'to provide for the formation OF
new countless" etc., approved March 9th,
1896; do hereby order an election in the
counties to be cut off for the new county,
on Tuesday, the 9Th of December, A. D.
1896, to be held in accordance with the
requirements of the said act, at which
election the electors shall vote "yes' OF
"no" upon the question of creating the
new county, and upon the name and
county seat of said p proposed new county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14
LETTER FROM ZADOK.
Of the Yorkville Enquirer.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ZADoK, October 1r.-People In this SEC
ton are about through picking cotton
and have turned their attention to their
corn.
Cotton Is better than 1t was thought to
be when picking commenced, and corn
is very good.
The probability is that our farmers
will SOW more wheat this year than usual,
and will SOW it earlier than they have
been doing. This is good idea, I am
sure. People had taken up the idea that
they were to get good price for cotton
again, and were about to 60 cotton crazy.
There is no doubt about it, hog and hom-
my is the only sensible thing to tie to.
hear good many people talking Of
coming down to the show next Friday.
Well, maybe that is all right; but they
had better be careful. know several
who lost money betting on other peoples
tricks last time; and if they have not got
sense enough Of their own accord, my
advice to them is to keep their money In
their pockets.
Messrs. Brown and Parrott are back
from Baltimore. They won't be physi-
clans but will continue to farm. Sur.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Campaign Contributions.


As an organization, the state Democ-
racy has contributed less than $3.50 to
the national executive committee.
Senator Tillman Goes West.
The State: Senator Tillman has
started west to make more campaign
speeches. The national committee, of
course, is sending him out. Exactly
what portion of the west he will do
his campaign work is not yet known
here.
Mr.. Aliens Successor.
The State, Saturday: Governor
Evans was yesterday asked about the
appointment of a successor to Mr..
Allen on the state board of control.
The governor said that he had not yet
selected his man that as soon as he
could find the right man for the place
the appointment would be made.
The State Fair.
The programme for the races on the
occasion of the State Fair, November
10 to 13, inclusive, has been published.
There will be four races each day.
The purses are $10O each. In most
cases $75 will 20 to the first horse,
and $25 to the second. The associa-
ton is putting forth every effort to
make the fair as attractive as posi-
BILE.
Sent Up For Twenty-One Months.
In the Lancaster court of general
sessions last Friday, young Ernest
Hasseltine, formerly assistant cashier
of the Lancaster bank, plead guilty to
two indictments for breach of trust
with fraudulent intent. He was SEN
fenced by Judge Watts to the peniten-
tiary for 81 months-12 months in one
case, and 9 months in the other.
Robert Moorman Killed.
Robert Moorman was accidentally
killed near Newberry last Saturday
afternoon. He was returning from
hunt in a buggy, accompanied by his
two little sons. In the buggy also was
d breechloading shotgun. In some
unknown manner the gun was acci-
dentally discharged, and the load Of
small shot took effect in Mr.. Moor
mans neck, killing him instantly.
Norman ran for congress in 1894 as
u Republican against Latimer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14

Atlanta, Ga, has another sensation. On
last Saturday, Ben H. Osborne shot and
killed Theodore Schraeder. The press
dispatches told story to the effect that
Osborne is an escaped lunatic, and was
not even acquainted with his victim.
But later, the facts have developed differ
emily. 1t is true that Osborne was once
an inmate of an asylum, and was recently
discharged as cured. But that is not all.
The murderer is an engraver by trade
and the murdered man was the foreman
of an establishment in which Osborne
worked. Osborne was discharged some-
time ago for incompetency, and the grand
jury seems inclined to the opinion that
he killed the foreman to get even. At
any rate, the supposed lunatic will be
arraigned for murder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14
Governor Evans's Estimate.

GOferuOF cPdISo GstliufhCc'
The State, Saturday: The secre'
tary of state has been figuring on the
total number of registered voters in
the state. He has received official
returns from all the counties except
Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Darling
ton, Laurens, Lancaster and Orange
burg, and for these he makes estimates
based on the last primary for United
States senator. He fixes the number
of white registered voters in these
counties at 24,300, and the Negro vote
at $500. In the other 80 counties the
official reports show that GA 1892 whites
and 5000 Negroes have registered.
Add to the last named figures the esti-
mates for the seven above named
counties, and the white registered vote
will be S9,192, and the colored vote
1860. BY these figures the total
number of registered voters is lOl 1852.
He thought that about $4,000 of this
number were Republicans, most OF
whom were Negroes. Governor Evans
has received telegram from the New
York Herald asking his opinion on
the result of the coming presidential
election in this state. The governor
answered by wire that Bryan g major
ity depended wholly on how the voters
turned out election day; that he felt
safe in giving him majority of at
least 100000; that the combined Re-
publican and Palmer. Buckner vote
would not exceed $4,000, and if the
other states did only as we'll as South
Carolina there would not be any doubt
of Bryan and free silver winning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-14
MERE.MENTION.

The hoisting Of the United States flag
over the White House last Friday indica-
ted that President Cleveland had returned
to the city. He had been absent over 100
days. '''''''''rhe imports Of gold since Au-
gust d last. amount to over $5l, ,0OO,-
900. ''''''''General Longstreet made gold
standard speech in Augusta last Friday
to big crowd of Negroes. ''''''''The
Democratic majority in Georgia is about
$4,000. The victory includes every con-
gressional district in the state. '''''''''Ex-
President Harrison spent last week cam
paigning in Illinois. .'...''''The tillibuster-
ing Dauntless is off on another expedi-
ton to Cuba. '''''' There were big Repub-
lican and Democratic parades in Chicago
last Friday. The dispatches estimate the
number of people in the Republican
parade at 10000, and it is stated that it
required one hour and a half for the
Democratic parade to pass given point