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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-11-21
CoNTENDING FOR THE CHILD.

The contention between Robert A. and
Mrs. Ellen Anderson for the possession
of their little child Foster, has not yet
been called.
The case, as already stated, was to have
been heard on last Tuesday; but Mrs.
Anderson was not ready with her return
and the hearing was postponed.
AS a matter Of convenience, however,
Mr.. R. L. Edmondson, who desired to
get away, was allowed to give in his
testimony on Tuesday. He testified as
to the standing of the Anderson family
and as to the good character of Robert A.
Anderson, the child's father. Mrs. S. G.
Field was also on the stand. She is an
aunt of Mr.. Anderson. She made a
statement as to her ample means, said
she had no children of her own, and
signified her willingness to undertake q
to raise the child.
Mrs. Anderson and her mother. Mrs.
Patterson, were in the court room to hear
the proceedings but were not ready with
any testimony. The understanding is
that they have sent to Georgia for the
record in the divorce case, and that this
will figure in the proceedings.
In view of the recent developments IN
the murder trial, to the uninterested, this
case at first appeared to be very simple
one that was susceptible of but one solu-
ton. But now it appears that there are
involved some very nice points of law,
and how the matter may be finally set
tied cannot be foretold.
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LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY.
Tillman and Evans on the New County
Ouestion-As to Deputy Scoggins-Ma.
son WiIkerson Getting Better.

Tillman and Evans on the New County
| Ouestion-As to Deputy Scoggins-Ma-
son Wilkerson Getting Better.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ETA JANE, November 1.-THE new
county question is now agitating the
minds of our people, and both the friends
and opponents of the scheme are doing all
in their power to carry out their respective
desires. Governor John Gary Evans and
Senator B. R. Tillman are both expected
to speak at Gatfney, in favor Of the new
county, before the day of the election,
which comes off December 9Th.
While the necessity for such an action
is greatly deplored, yet public sentiment
is unanimously in favor of Deputy Sheriff
Robert Scoggins for shooting NJ. r. Reese,
rather than permit him to escape the PEN
atty OF the law. Mr.. Reese is solely re-
sponsible for his dilemma. We all know
Bob Scoggins, and are fully aware that he
would have used his pistol just as readily
to have protected his prisoner from mob
violence as be did to prevent his escape.
The only thing to be regretted is that MIR.
hS0S0 oCt iiOSOSooAJs "aAN N'N
blame is to be laid to Mr.. Scoggins.
Cotton is about all picked out. The
crop is a little better than it was thought
| it would be.
Our neighbor, William Blackwell, has
farm in Broad river bottoms. He had
cotton planted there which the water got
over during the July freshet. At that
time there was nearly full crop OF cotton
on it. As soon as the water assuaged and
the land dried off, he worked the cotton
over, the squares all fell off and new crop
came on, and he has gathered over LOCO
pounds seed cotton to the acre.
I Mr.. Isaac Patrick, one of our oldest and
most substantial citizens, died yesterday
after short illness. He will be buried
today at the family burying ground near
Wilkinsville. He was up in the SCs In
age. and was lifelong member of the A.
R. church.
Miss Mamie Lindsay of McConnells-
vile, has been elected to teach the school
at this place.
I am glad to learn that Mason Wilker-
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Will
kerson, who was accidentally shot some
time ago, is fast recovering.
Mr.. William Brown of Hopewell, is a
miller right. He attends to the mill and
engine both, and does good work. In
other words he does the work of two
hands. SIGMA.
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AGED ONLY FOURTEEN.

Miss Allie Edith, second daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. A. D. Neely, died last
Wednesday afternoon at l o'clock after
an i'll ness of about two months.
The first illness came in the form Of q
severe attack of dipbthe1ia. From this
the little sufferer recovered; but it was
foil o wed by paralysis Of the throat, and
this, in urn, by an attack Of influenza.
Death res ulted from the complication.
Miss Edith was bright and beautiful
little girl. Sweet tempered and kind,
she was he idol of her parents and was
great favorite with large circle OF friends
to whom he invariably carried sunshine
in her very presence. Had she Lived
until February, she would have been
IA years of age.
The uneral took place from the Pres
byterian church on Thursday afternoon
at o'clock, the services being conducted
by Rev. w. G. Neville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-11-21

We beg to suggest to some of our
Cherokee friends, that the recent big
murder trial here furnishes an illustra-
ton of our statement sometime ago, that
a courthouse building is but small part
of county expenses. Had the expenses
of this trial fallen on the new county, the
corporation would have been swamped
in debt before it even began to get things
in shape. Not only this, we beg to again
call attention to the fact that Old York is
full of the kind of men who are willing
to give honest verdicts, and when the
question of justice is involved, our peo-
pie are not inclined to kick at the ex-
pense. 1t is much easier, friends, to do
worse than remain in Old York.
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LQCAL. AFFAIRS
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

The Gansor Dry Goods Company-An-
nounce the purchase of lot of cloth
ing at sheriffs' sales at 471 cents on the
dollar. which they will offer at bargains
on and after today as may be seen by
exaning the prices quoted.
Grist Cousins-Tell you about their war
ranted razors and their razor strops,
and mention some Of the family and
proprietary medicines they have in
stock.
for sale, under foreclosure Of mortgages,
on the first Monday. in December, at
Yorkville, tho following real estate :
The Cherokee Inn and lot at Blacks
burg; a lot in Yorkville known as the
"School House lot' belonging to Ken
nedy Brothers Il Barron; a lot in
Blacksburg belonging to James s. Nc
Cain.
Julian s. Carr, Mortgagee-On the ed
day of December next, in front of the
courthouse in Yorkville, will sell under
foreclosure of mortgage the mineral
privileges in tract of land in York
county acquired from j. A. Smith and
wife.
C. NJ. Kuykendal, Executor-Gives no.
tice to the debtors and creditors Of DR..
John G.. Kuykendal, deceased.
R, l.. Wallace-Otfers to deliver The
ENQUIRER, free of charge for carriage,
to subscribers who enter their names on
his cluD.
Robert Davis, Hickory Grove-Advertis-
es for mule which has strayed or been
stolen.
w. NJ. Propst-Publishes testimonial
with regard to the benefits to be obtain
ed from the use of the electropoise.
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DAMAGE CASE CONTINUED.

The case of j. II. Riddle, administrator
of the estate of Charles It. Williams,
against NJ. R. Reese for $4,000 damages,
was called on last Wednesday, and upon
motion of the defendants counsel, con-
tinued until the April term of the court.
This suit, as has already been explained
was brought by Mr.. Riddle, as admins
traitor, in behalf Of the widow Of Charl es
T. Williams. 1t is under what is known
as the Lord Campbell Act" which was
especially intended to fit cases of this
kind. That is, to provide support for
the dependents of slain man at the
expense Of the slayer.
The lawyers in the case are Messrs.
Finley g. Brice and w. B. McCaw for the
plaintiff, and Major James F. Hart for
the defendant.
1t is likely that when the case comes
up for trial, it will be virtual repetition
of the criminal case that has just been
tried, except it is probable that there
will be still more testimony. Most GER
tainly this will be so in the event Reese
and Luckie shall manage to get a new
trial. Otherwise, it is likely that the
defense will have to admit the killing,
and the main fight will be on the ques-
tion of damages.
The plaintiffs were ready to go to trial
on Wednesday, and there was present all
the array of witnesses who had figured
on the side Of the prosecution in the
criminal case. But it did not require
much argument to secure continuance.
Having just gone through the whole
matter once, Judge Watts was loath
to wade into it again, and, besides, taking
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GONE TO HER REWARD.

. Mrs. Frances E., wife of Mr.. John NJ
Rawlinson, died at her home in York
Vile last Thursday morning shortly aftel
6 o'clock, aged 81 years, months and q
days.
Mrs. Rawlinson was born in Richland
county, S. c., on April %, 1885. Her
maiden name was Killingsworth. She
was married to Mr.. Rawlinson on Octo'
ber II, 1851, and for several years she ano
her husband resided at Spring Place
Murray county, Ga. They came to York
county in December, 1855, and after spend
ing about IL years OIL Mr.. Rawlinson's
plantation, miles east Of Yorkville, loca-
ted here in 1867, and engaged in the hote
business. This business they continued
for nearly IA years with remarkable sue
cess. and abandoned it finally on account
of Mrs. Rawlinson's failing health.
But it is not only as one of the mana,
gers of most successful hotel that Mrs
Rawlinson will be remembered by the
community in whicn she spent the great
er part of her life. On account of hel
numerous deeds Of charity, kindness and
sympathy, she was best known as a prac-
tical Christian, in whose tender heart
welled perpetual fountain of love for al
her fellow creatures. Before her own
health gave away, and ever afterward,
when she could, it was the greatest pleas
ure of her life to minister to the sick OF
the community and to dissipate sorro W
and distress with happiness and joy. II
was this side of her beautiful character
that has left an influence in Yorkville
that will endure for generations to com 9.
Beside sorrowing husband, Mrs. Raw
linson leaves three children, all married.
They are Mrs. S. II. Griffith, Mrs. w. w.
Lewis and Mrs. J. j. Bowen. Her eide 81
daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth, died sew
eral years ago.
For many years previous her death,
Mrs. Rawlinson was member OF the
Presbyterian church. Her funeral took
place from the church in this place yes
terday morning at IL o'clock, the services
being conducted by Rev. w. q. Neville.
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train, Zeigler went into a warehouse
secured pistol and was coming back
at Brooker, when Brooker killed him.
At any rate, Brooker was not arrested,
and some months afterward, Soloman
and Corrie Zeigler got chance at him
and filled him with lead. They defied
arrest, and although for eight months
there was reward of 81 1000 banging
over their heads, they finally surren-
dered. Shortly after the death of
George Zeigler, two unknown white
men shot and killed the Negro who
was the cause of the original difficulty,
and the grand jury has found true
bills against Solomon Zeigler and W.
J. Walker for this crime. The whole
of Screven county, Ga, is greatly inter-
ested in the trial, and public senti-
ment is on the side of the Zeiglers.
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FORT MILL MATTERS.
Marriage of Miss Sutton to Mr.. Epps-
Personal and Other Notes.

Marriage of Miss Sutton to Mr. Epps-
Personal and Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FORT MILL, November 19.-Mr. Will
liam Epps and Miss Pearl Sutton were
united in the holy bonds of marriage on
Wednesday evening at o'clock, at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. P. Sutton, Jr., Rev. j. w. Hum
bert officiating. Their many friends ex-
tend to them their congratulations.
We are glad to note that Miss Mittie
Downs is again able to be up after
weeks illness.
Rev. J. I. Spinks left Tuesday for Pal
estine, Texas, where he expects to locate.
Miss Sallie Givens of Rock Hill, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. H. Phillips.
Quite number Of our citizens took
their children to Charlotte on Monday to
the show, ''just to see the animals"
Miss Bessie Meacham visited relatives
in Rock Hill several days last week.
Rev. j. E. Herring, pastor of the Bap-
tist church, preached two very interesting
sermons on Sunday to attentive congre-
cations. OBSERVER.
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

After finishing up the sessions business
on Tuesday, the court began work on the
common n pleas Gale ndar, the juries being
organized as follows: =
No. &c. T.. Schorb, foreman; r.. j..
Herndon, w. M. Ashe, r. M. Erwin
R. l.. Dayinney, T. M. Allen, J. II. Kidd,
A. P. Hope, R. H. II. Cain, c. c. Web
Der, John D. Cornwell, I. G.. Minter.
No. 2-J. J. Gauldin, foreman; j. b..
Thomasson, W. g. Hambright, w. o.
Rawls, S. L. Nilling, R. E. Whitesides,
s. H. Epps, D. c. Clark, w. G. White
sides, J. S. P. Hamilton, j. r. Meacham,
w. A. Hayden.
Supernu umeraries-J ames Martin, j. 8.
Poag, Maxey Fewell, T.. B. Brakefield,
G. R. McCarter, R. A. Westbrook.
Up to the hour at which The ENoU1R-
ER went to press cases had been dis
posed of as follows:
P. H. Shook & Son against A. B.
Cros by. Suit on open account. Verdict
for plaintiff in the sum Of $75.
Doherty Bros. against j. w. Betton
and John F. Jones. Suit for purchase
money due by the sale Of barita prop
erty. Verdict for plaintiff against the
defendant, J. w. Betton, in the sum OF
S31 ,s27.50.
T. C. Beckham, J. F. Dolby and F. W..
Culp against the Southern railroad.
Suit to recover the sum of $l05 paid by
the plaintiffs to the defendant, under pro-
test, for an excursion car which the plain
tiff had not ordered and which they
claimed they did not need. Verdict for
plai ntitfs in the full amount sued for,
with interest from the date on which the
amount was paid, at the rate Of per
cent. per annum.
j. s. Brice as the administ rator of the
estate OF B. A. Harper, deceased, against
NJ. J. Pursley and J. w. Neil. Suit on
note. Verdict for plaintiff in the sum
of sl45.17 against the defendant, M. J.
Pursley.
City council of Greenvill g against G. G.
Ormand and others; suit on note.
Verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $4,904.
Fred Myers & Co., agai nst the Rock
Hill Electric Light company. Verdict
for plaintiff in the sum of S36 .ls.
This wound up the jury business for
the term, and the petit jurors were dis
charged yesterday morning.
The motion for new trial in the case
of NJ. R. Reese and Daniel +. Luckie Is
to be argued this Saturday morning.
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THE ENQUIRER sincerely hopes that
the published story to the effect that Mr.
Bryan is going on the lecture platform is
not true. Perhaps we are mistaken but
it is our fear that if the story is true, the
brilliant Nebraskan is done for as pres.
idential possibility. 1t would be far bet
ter, we think, if Mr.. Bryan would devote
himself rather to his law practice and
patiently await the next call that would
surely come to him from the people.
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LETTER FROM HARMONY.
A Model Conmunity-Where the Indian
Used to Roan-Business at the station
Mr.. Cornwelps Chickens-Other Notes.

Model Community-Where the lnuian
Used to Roam-Business at the Station
Mr.. Cornwelrs Chickens-Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HARMONY, November 1.-THE rest of
the world may be at discord; but we are
at Harmony. The Psalmist says, 1T is
good thing for brethren to dwell together
in unity" We think it is good and pleas
ant thing to dwell together in Harmony.
The men here are all frank and open
hearted, and the ladies refined and pos
sessed of those natural graces that have
made the South Carolina woman the ad-
nliration of all who have been blessed by
seeing her. This is good section of York
county. The lands lie we'll and are wa
tered by numerous creeks and branches
that few miles below empty their waters
into the Catawba river.
This was the camping ground OF the
Catawba Indians, and the remnant of this
once powerful tribe still live near here.
We see at almost every house we visit,
pieces of pottery pans, cups, pipes, etc.,
made by them. Some day these things
will be looked OH as valuable relics OF
people who are no more. The hunting
grounds that he used to love to roam over
in chase of the elk or deer have long
been cut down; and many bales OF cotton
are now raised where the wild pea vine
once grew beneath the shades of prime
val forest. The canebrakes that lined
the creeks no longer shelter the lurking
wolf or cunning fox; but they have given
place to fields Of corn, the productiveness
of which are testified by the we'll filled
cribs of our farmers here. The whistle OF
the loco motive on the G. c. Il n. and o..
r. IL c. railroads almost hourly break the
stiffness that was once only broken by the
cry of some wild animal or the warwhoop
of some Indian brave. Comfortable farm
houses have taken tge place Of the wig
wan SC hool houses stand where Indian
boys once played their rude games; and
churches where the name of Jesus is
prais ed, have taken place Of Gods first
temples" in which the Indian was won't
to pay his devotions to the good Manito.
There are now three stores at Harmony.
Mr.. w. ]. Cornwell does business in one
under the firm name J. d. Cornwell "
Son, Mr.. w. NJ. Anderson is proprietor
of the second, and the third has just
been opened by S. w. Draffin & Co..
They keep good stocks of such goods as
are required in farming community.
Mr.. w. J. Cornwell buys large quanti-
ties of cotton seed. One colored man
Lewis Shurl ey-sold him last week 1900
bushels This man made 50 bales OF
cotton this year. There is also good
deal of cotton sold here. Mr.. j. S. Glass
cock and others, sold 100 bales some
weeks ago.
Our farmers will generally make their
own hog and hominy. The corn crop was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-11-21

How IT WAS DoNE.-Chairman
Jones was asked few days ago if he
had been correctly reported as saying
that one powerful cause contributing
to the defeat of Bryan was the placing
of orders at factories to be filled in
the event of McKinley's election.
He said: eyes, such orders cut a
large figure. Millions of dollars
worth of these orders were placed
and the manufacturers made it point
to call their employees in and exhibit
the contingent orders. They i'm
pressed upon the wage earners that
McKinley's election would result in
giving them work for at least six
months from the orders at hand. 1t
was the beginning of the winter!
when the people had nothing and had
to do something to insure them the
necessaries for the cold weather.
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Saturday, November q, 1895.

into consideration the condition of the
defendant and the pending motion for
new trial, he did not think it exactly fair
to force matters to an issue at this time.
Although ready, the plaintiff was not
inclined to press the matter vigorously
just now, and the continuance was gen.
orally satisfactory.
1t was on account of the civil suit that
Mrs. Charles T. Williams, Mr.. j. H..
Williams and DR.. J. P. Clemmons, who
had all been witnesses in the criminal
case, rem aimed over in Yorkville. They
returned to Georgia on Wednesday
afternoon.
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- The whole southeast is certainly to be
congratulated on the failure of the South
ern railroad to get possession of the
Seaboard Air Line. Had the Southern's
scheme succeeded, it would have been an
end of competition in this part of the
country, and the only thing that would
have been left for the business interests
of the southeast, would have been to
quietly sit by while it's very life was
being squeezed out.by one of the most
heartless of monopolies.
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LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January, 1897.

Until January, 1897.
THE TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER will
be furnished from this date to January
lst, 1897, for % cents.
Bought by W. j. Carr.
May & Mays stock Of drugs was sold
under foreclosure Of chattel mortgage
last Tuesday and bought by Mr.. w. j.
Carr for $500.
No Business on Thanksgiving.
The business men Of Yorkville request
THE ENQUIRER to give notice that their
places of business will be closed on
Thursday, November 26, Thank sgivlng.
The drugstores, of course, will serve their
customers as occasion may require.
POSTPONED Till January.
The reunion of Confederate veterans
which was to have been held in Yorkville
on November "a, has been postponed.
Major Hart and Sheriff Crawford are in
charge of the matter. They did not antic-
ipate, however, that court would last so
long, and they have been so busy with
court that it has been impossible to MAKE
the necessary arrangement for Tuesday,
CQ6y TGQuSSI ne 11ANSoAASN' W. ~-S
nounce the postponement OF the date un-
til the first Monday in January.
He Is After Them.
Mr.. Robert A. Anderson has swo rn out
warrants for the arrest Of VIM. b. Head
and Andrew J. Cox of w hitetield coun-
ty, Ga, on the charge of perjury. Cox
and H cad are the men who came to
Yorkville and swore that And erson's
reputation was such that they would
not believe him ON oath. And erson
proposes to ask Governor Evans to make
reouisition for the men, and if the requi-
sition shall be honored, to bring them
back to Yorkville for trial.
Out at the Factory.
Work on the cotton fact ory has been
progressing rather slowly during the past
two weeks. It has been because he ma
sons have had to wait for b rick. There
have been but two men at work on the
walls for part of the time. T he carpen-
ter work, however, has been pushed
along with but little delay, and the COL
umns and timbers for the support of
the roof are now in position. Another
brick-kiln has just been fired, and by the
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Masters Robbie and Rainey Smith Of
Blacksburg, are visiting the family OF
Rev. L. A. Johnson.
Mrs. Jno. Reedy and children Of Vir-
ginia, left last week for their home, ac-
companied by Miss Hattie Lowry OF
Yorkville.
Messrs. w. C. Owen and w. NJ. Crook
of the Flint Hill section Of Fort Mill
township, favored The ENQUIRER office
with pleasant visit on last Thursday.
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The 1torkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, S. G. /:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2l, 1896

- Messrs. Latham, Alexander &. Co.
have received 224O replies to inquiries
recently sent out as to the size of the
present cotton crop, and on these replies
they base an estimate of S,02,OOO bales
as the total yield for the year 1862.
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1t Was q Kerflumlnux.

An election was held last Tuesday,
on the question of forming new
county to be known as "Salem.," out
of portions of Kershaw, Darlington
and Sumter, with Bishopville as the
county seat. The campaign had been
conducted with roar, and Bishopville
voted solid for the new county ; but
two-tbirds of the voters in the other
sections failed to bite, and the scheme
fell through.