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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-03
THE WILL SUSTAINED.

Probate Judge McCorkle rendered his
decision last Wednesday in the Crawford
will case, sustaining the will. The case
has excited a great deal of interest in
Cherokee township. The facts are as
follows:
J. H. Crawford died on February 8,
1896, leaving will that was made on
February %, 1895, and which was proba-
ted in solemn form on February 25, 1898.
By the terms of the will, all Of the testa-
tors property was to 60 to his widow,
Mrs. Nancy Crawford, during her life
time, and at her death to be divided be-
tween nephews and nieces as follows:
Five hundred dollars to Rachel Cobb /;
$500 to Columbus G. Cobb; $500 to Alice
Wylie, and the balance to be equally di-
vided between Samson Crawford and
Elizabeth Wells.
The action to break the will was brought
by Messrs. John c. Crawford and Others,
they alleging that undue influences had
been brought to bear on the testator and
also that he was of unsound mind.
The petitioners-legatees under the
will-were represented by N. w. Hardin
of Blacksburg, and G.. w. s. Hart OF
Yorkville, and the contestants by L. r.
Mellow, Esq, Of Yorkville. After hear
ing all the testimony in the case with
great patience, Judge McCorkle was con-
vinced that the contestants were unable
to establish their allegations and accord
imgly decided in favor of the petitioners.
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cerning the methods and secrets per-
tanning to the armorplate manufacture
at Homestead. When the last plate
was shipped the Russian left, and then
the company realized that it had been
duped, and the order was only a
scheme to get some valuable informa-
ton at very low rate"
Politics are pretty hot up in West
Virginia as is attested by the follow
ing from Wharn Cliffe, under date of
September %. "Ten miles south of
here, at Gray, Mingo county, politi-
cal discussion ended in general row
Saturday night, in which John r. Rob-
erts, a prosperous farmer, was shot to
death by Doc Estep. King Roberts, a
brother of John, rushed into bis house,
and seizing a Winchester, fired three
balls into Estep as he was attempting
to make his escape. The men had all
been good friends until the evening of
the trouble, but all had attended a
political meeting during the day, and
had reached Roberts's home on their
return, when the fight began. King
Roberts is yet at large, and his friends
claim they will not permit his arrest"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-03
SERIOUSLY HURT.

Mr.. ]. F. Hoffman, of Hickory Grove,
came down yesterday on visit to his
son, Mr.. J. F. Hoffman of this place,
and brought news of serious hunting
accident that was sustained by Master
Mason Wilkerson, second son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Wilkerson, of Hickory Grove,
on Tuesday.
Mr.. Hoffman is not certain that he has
the exact facts in the case; but according
to his information, it appears that on
Tuesday, Mason and John Wilkerson
were out rabbit hunting. John, the elder
brother had the gun, and Mason was
behind. In some unaccountable manner
the gun was accidentally discharged and
the load grazed the side of Mason's head,
carrying away portion of the scalp and
laying bare the skull. The accident oc-
Cured about a mile from home. 1t was
some time before John could get some
body to stay with his brother until he could
90 after help, and on account of high wa
ter, it was late in the evening before the
wounded boy could be gotten home. At
last accounts, Master Mason was getting
along as well as could be expected, and
though his injury is quite serious, there is
good reason to hope for his recovery.
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LETTER FROM HOODT0WN.
Damage by High Water-Earliest Corn
Harvest On Record-Brought Back
Wife-Other Notes.

Damage by High Water-Eariiest Corn
Harvest On Record-Brought Back
Wife-Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
HooDTowN, October 1.-The cold wave
which struck here last week eliminated
in a slight frost, noticeable only in some
low places. We were proud to expe-
rience change to more temperate wealth
er but the change was so sudden 1t was
quite shock to susceptible persons, con-
equently colds are quite general. The
cold snap was of too. short duration to
haye any great influence towards better
ing health conditions, and malaria still
claims number Of victims.
In conse quence Of Tuesdays heavy
rains, Bullock's creek and the smaller
st reams have been on boom. and corn
on lowlands is probably damaged by the
oy erflow. Cotton was also considerably
damaged.
Although licking had been pushed
more than usual, there was still cons1d-
erable amount to pick owing to the very
rapi d manner in which it had opened up.
Corn gathering has commenced some
persons being about done. A farmer OF
cons iderable experience remarked to me
few days ago that he had never before
gathered corn in September, and he did
not know how it would do.
Nearly everyone now has good stands
of turnips after sowing and resolving 8
time or two. Although rather late, the
prospect for more varied winter diet Is
a little better.
Mr.. E. Hamrick McSwain returned
home Tuesday, the I'D ult from North
Carolina with companion to share his
Joys and tribulations. The bride was
Miss Minnie Price, from near Latimore,
N. c., and the ceremony was performed
at Buffalo church that morning at IL
o'clock by Rev. j. Pinckney Hamrick.
He W as accompanied on the trip by his
brothers an sisters. understand that
they will make the ''1'ar Heel state"
their future home.
There are yet some sii,:lS Of life and
progr ess about Hoodtown, Mr.. John E.
Plexico is having his residence painted.
Also II. E. Hood q Brothers have made
considerable additions 10 their stock Of
goods, and will merchan disc on little
larger scale in the future.
A communion service will be held at
Shady Grove church the third Sunday in
this month. Preaching at IL a. m.
Miss Lorena Black OF Kings, Ga, and
Miss Vic Saunders Of Guthriesville, are
visiting at Mr.. R. B. Blacks.
Mr.. J. Newman Smith is at home for a
few days looking after gathering bis crop,
and recuperating from the effects OF ma
laria contracted at Langley.
Mr.. R. L. Hood is at Yorkville, enga-
ged at work on the new factory building.
VOCE.
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ADVERTISING THE CIRCUS.

If the size of the advertising corps that
is going ahead of it is any indication,
Robinson IL Franklin Brothers circus,
which is to be here on the 10Th instant,
will be biggest thing Of the kind that has
ever been here. The advertising crowd
alone include so men.
After the first advance man, who was
here last week, came force OF carpen-
ters. They arrived on Tuesday, and i'm
mediately set to work erecting big plank
walls in different parts of town, on which
to paste bills. Then on Friday, came the
bill posters. In the first crowd there
were 20 men, and in the second there are
l6. These last have not yet finished their
task.
But the billing of the town of Yorkville,
it seems, is but small part of the adver-
Using that is to be done on account of the
performance here. Detachments of men
have been sent out to post bills for dis
tance of Is or 20 miles on each of the pub
lie highways leading out of the town, and
still other detachments have been sent
ND and down the Chester & Lenoir and
o. r. d c. railroads.
Mr.. w. R. Musgat of the advertising
car, which arrived yesterday, says that
even after all the posters get through
with their work, there comes still another
force of programme men, and following
them is corps Of inspectors to see that
all the work has been done according to
instructions. The seating capacity Of the
big tent is 5000 and it is evidently the
purpose of the advertising corps to fill it
full.
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tizens who have not devoted themselves

citizens who have not devoted themselves
to political discussions.
The congregation of the Baptist church
here have decided to press Rock Hill as
the next place Of meeting for the state
convention. This is large body, but in
late yea RS Rock Hill has learned to handle
such gatherings and it feels confident OF
her ability to do so with this one.
The presentation of "Miriam's Crime"
this evening, was success. The follow
ing was the cast of characters. The Ht-
ing was unusually good, and the parts
showed careful, thorough study. Finan-
cially, it was a success, as the house was
crowded. BY request, the play will be
repeated to morrow night:
Hufin-A Peppery Old Lawyer-L. c.
Harrison.
Bernard Reynolds-A Reckless Youth
j. E. Reid.
Biles-A Lawyers Clerk, given to rath-
er frequent use of t he FLOWING bowP-
j. E. Parker.
Scumley-A Tough Villian-W. 7.
Williams.
Daniel-A Servant-W. NJ. Dunlap.
Mrs. Raby-A Shrewd Landlady-Miss
Emma Roach.
Miriam-Mrs. w. T. Williams.
@. 8.
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MERE-MENTION.

John Wannamaker has bought out Hill
ton, Hughes & Co., of New York, build
ing, stock, good will and all. E. G..
Ross, of the Leland Stanford university,
has written letter in which he charges
that the professors in all the big colleges
teach monometallism for the reason to
teach bimetallism would mean the loss OF
their situations. ..'''""The Cincinnati En-
ouirer claims that thorough canvass OF
kentucky gives the state TO Bryan by
about &c, 900 majority. ''.'''''The New YORK
Republicans are reported to have made
an appeal to the Catholic clergy to use its
influence with Tammany against free
silver. 1.-THE New York Journal is
now claiming circulation of over 100000
for its morning edition. '''''S Secretary
Carlisle has accepted challenge to di-
vide time with Senator Blackburn i'll
discussion of the silver question in Ken
lucky. Nv. f. Porter has accepted
the Democratic nomination for governor
of New York and says he stands square
ly on the Chicago platform and will sup
port the Chicago nominees. '''''lt IS re-
ported that the Democratic national COM
mtitee is out of money. Chairman Jones
says the report is true; but it does not
worry him. Being out of money is the
normnl condition of the committee.
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DOWN ON WHISKY.

The First pres bytery of the Associate
Reformed church met at New Hope,
Fairfield county, last week, says the
Winnsboro News and Herald, and there
was an interesting discussion on the tenn
perance question, called forth by reso-
luton introduced by Rev. J. s. Moffatt
as follows:
Resolved That this presbytery direct
all the sessions under its call to proceed in
a constitutional way against those who
are at present connected with the dispen-
sary of South Carolina, in its present
form, whether they be connected with 1t
as dispensers or clerks or renters OF pro-
perty for dispensaries or as Dondsmen 1or
dispensers or as members OF the board OF
control, county or state, to the end that
the church may be purged OF this evil.
Associate Justice Jones made the prin-
cipal argument against the resolution, and
adduced almost every conceivable point
on his side of the question. Finally, 1t IS
presumed, in the hope of deferring any
action on the subject, he presented the
following as substitute:
Resolved ID: That it is the duty OF
every session at once to proceed IN con-
stitutional way to discipline every mem
ber of its congregation who buys whisky
at dispensary as beverage, no matter
how moderately he may mean to use it,
and also to discipline every member who
drinks Intoxicating liquor as beverage
be it ever so moderately.
The presbytery, however, was not to be
"bluffed." There was motion to the
effect that both resolutions be adopted,
and the motion carried bya vote of 81 to
10. The negative votes, The News and
Herald suggests, were probably because
of the last resolution.
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ont of its banks and Mr.. Hobbs, who was
in buggy, attempted to cross. By the
time the middle of the creek was reached
the horse was swimming-could neither
20 forward or backward-and was washed
by a current down against raft. The
only way out Of the scrape was to cut the
harness, which was quickly done, and af-
ter getting the horse to the bank, Mr..
Hobbs quietly waited nearby until the
water subsidized sufficiently to enable him
to rescue the buggy.
Death Of Mrs. Miller.
Mrs, Martha E. Miller died at her home
in Yorkville last Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock, after long illness, of disorders
brought on by paralysis. She was in the
10th year of her age. Mrs. Miller was
the widow of the late Jerome G. Miller,
who died in 1863, and leaves one daugh-
ter-Miss Fannie Miller of Yorkville.
The deceased was member Of the Pres
byterian church, and was esteemed by all
who knew her as a thoroughgoing Chris
tian. Her remains were inferred in the
Yorkville cemetery on Wednesday.
Successful Operation.
As was intimated in Wednesdays issue
of The ENQUIRER, it was necessary To
perform surgical operation on DR.. W..
NJ. Walker for APPENDICITIS. The opera
ton was performed on Tuesday afternoon
by DIR. George Walker, ass listed by DR..
Miles Walker and other local physicians,
end Notwithstanding the advanced age OF
the patient, was entirely successful. DR..
Walker is getting along as well as could
be expected, and although on Tuesday
his condition was little short of desperate,
there is good reasons to believe now that
he is in fair way to recovery.
Lost Horse and Buggy.
Mr.. J. B. Dickson, who lives about
three miles west of Yorkville, came up
last Wednesday from Florence county,
where he has been engaged in the book
business. He reports that he was caught
in the big hurricane that swept over por-
tions of the state on Tuesday and sought
shelter at the residence of Mr.. Charles
A. Smith of Timmonsville, putting his
horse in Mr.. Smiths stable and the bug
gy under a shed at the barn. Shortly
after the barn was blown down and MIR.
Dickson's horse was killed along with
two others belonging to Mr.. Smith. MIR.
Dickson's buggy was also smashed into
kindling wood.
The Storm In Staunton.
Miss Norma Strauss, who is now in
Staunton, Va, writes to her brother, MIR.
H. c. Strauss, about last Tuesdays storm
as follows: "Staunton was swept by
flood last night. 1t was awful! We are
safe, being upon hill. The business
part suffered the most. The livery sta
bles, coal yards, gas and electric lig ut
works were all destroyed. The street
cars are not running. The railroad track
was destroyed and the wires are down,
90 we are cut off. The market is close d
and the streets are impossible. Brother
[Mr. Larmatine Strauss] was up nearly
all night and saved his horse only by
swimming him out of the stable. So far
four lives have been reported lost"
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spent Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville.
Geo. w. Witherspoon, w. Hope Whyte
and Jay Adams spent Friday in York
Vile. Colonel A. R. Banks, Miss Hattie
Banks and Willie Nix of Yorkville,
spent Saturday in Rock Hill. Miss Mag
gle Moore of Yorkville, was over yester-
day to enter her sister at Winthrop. Miss
Laura Ruff returned from visit to York
Vile Monday. accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. C. NJ. Kuykendal. Misses Kittie
and Ida Harshaw, who have been visit
ing Miss Effie Garrison on West Main
street, returned to their home in York
Vile Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherer spent Thurs
day and Friday in Yorkville with Mrs
s. A. Carroll.
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FORT MILL MATTERS.
Missionary Day-Dr. Thornwell's Lecture
Personal and Other Notes.

Missionary Day-Dr. Thornwell's Lecture
Personal and Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FORT MILL, October 1.-Mr. and Mrs.
E. S. Parks left Monday for Statesville,
n. c., where they will reside. Their
many friends are sorry to lose them.
Misses Ella McMurray, Mason Harris
and Clara Sledge left on Tuesday for
Rock Hill where they go to attend the
Winthrop Normal and Industrial college.
Missionary day was observed by the
Baptist Sunday school on Sunday, the
9th, which was very intere sting. A very
liberal contribution was made to foreign
and home missions.
Rev. j. H. Thornwell, D. D., gave a lee
ture in the town hall Friday night to quite
a large audience, on his "Trip to Europe"
1t was greatly enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. S. A. Hotchkiss, is spending few
days in New Haven, Conn.,, on bussines.
Miss Maggie Downs is quite sick OF
malarial fever.
Mrs. J. L. Massey and children left this
morning for Chester, where she will spend
week visiting relatives.
The young people of the Baptist church
are hard at work practicing drama en-
titled, "Out in the Streets" They hope to
be able to produce it by the 18th instant.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Hoagland is very i'll of pne umonia. Its
condition is thought to be critical.
Judging from appearances, we think
the wedding bells will be ringing again
very soon, if not, appearances count for
nothing.
Mr.. w. H. Parks and family have
moved from the Potts building, on Main
street, and are now occup ying the cot
tage erected by Captain A. E. White on
Clyburn street. OBSERVER.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Milk. Armstrong is seriously ill.
Mrs. B. n. Moore is spending a few
days in Columbia.
Miss Lillian May left last Tuesday for
visit to Atlanta.
Mr.. j. ID. Cornwell Of Harmony, was
i'm town this week on business.
Miss Kate Gordon returned last Tues
day from two weeks visit to friends in
Chester.
Mrs. j. \. Darwin, and daughter OF
Charleston are visiting relatives and
friends in Yorkville.
Miss Docia Long returned last Tuesday
from an extended visit to friends and
relatives in Lancaster county.
Mrs. B. d. Springs of Fort Mill is in
Yorkville visiting relatives and friends,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. f. Mellow.
Misses Mary Joe Witherspoon, Maude
Gardner and Elise Moore left this week
for Rock Hill to attend the Winthrop
Normal and Industrial school.
Mrs. II. NJ. Gilbert and daughter,
frankie, of Florence are visiting rela-
tives and friends in Yorkville the guests
Of Mr. +. a. Gilberts family.
Professor A. r. Banks has moved his
family from the Battle residence" ON
East Liberty street, to the graded school
building.
Miss Daisy Hart returned last Wednes-
day from an extended trip to New Or
leans where she has been visiting her
brothers, Messrs. Arthur, Ed and Frank
Hart.
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Miss
Helen Tompkins has returned from a
visit to Yorkville. Prof. Walter L. Hall
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LOCAL LACONICS.

Until January 1897.
THE TwIcE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER will
be furnished from this date to January
1st, 1897, for 4S cents.
Greatly Missed.
The drinking fountain for horses at the
courthouse corner has been out OF repair
for 10 days or two weeks, and people have
lust learned what great convenience it
was.
He Will Resign.
The Rock Hill Herald understands that
in view of the dispensary resolutions re-
Gently adopted by the First Associate Re-
formed presbytery, Mr.. Il. M. Allen, who
is an Associate Reformed elder, will re-
sign his position on the state board of
control.
Died Suddenly.
Mrs. Eliza Brown, who lived 8 miles
from Yorkville, on the Rock Hill road,
died suddenly last Wednesday Of heart
disease, and was buried at Bethesda on
Thursday. She was the widow OF the
late John A. Brown, who was for many
years citizen of Yorkville, and held the
office of ordinary for one term, which
corresponds to what is now judge OF
probate.
A Veteran In the Service.
DIR. a. +. Anderson, of Lowrysvllle,
celebrated his 18th birthday last Saturday.
The old doctor has been practicing medi-
cine for 81 years and is still strong and
vigorous, notwithstanding his advanced
age. His rounds include a large territory
out from Lowrysville, and though bug
gy would probably be more comfortable
for him, he sticks to the old fashioned
way and rides horseback wherever he
goes.
Will Establish Print Shop.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. J. w. Eyans,
late of The Observer printing house, and
Mr.. J. w. Hammond, late of the South
ern Newspaper Union, Of this city, have
bought the Hirst job printing outfit, on
East Trade street, and will move it at
once to Rock Hill, S. c., where they will
establish the Rock Hill Printing company
and he ready for business by the end OF
this week. The Observer wishes them
well. 1t is able to say for Mr.. Evans, at
all events, that he is capital printer.
An Even Dozen.
The Ganson Dry Goods company is
expecting to do all unusually large busi-
ness this fall. The main store room is
packed with goods from end to end, floor
to ceiling, and in addition, several up.
stairs rooms have also been pressed into
service. The corps of statesmen and sales
ladies numbers All even dozen as follows
NJ. F. Jones, manager; w. NJ. Allison,
S. L. Latimer, J. b. Allison, Tom Blud-
worth, w. B. Leech, Misses Maggie Me-
Fadden, Kate Cody, Ella Cody, Maggie
McCorkle, Mamie Mcconnell and Flor
ence Cody. Mr.. Jones says tho force will
be increased as necessity requires.
And He Couldn't Get Across.
Mr.. w. o. Hobbs Of the Fodder neig h.
borhood, had rather unpleasant expert
ence out at Buckhorn creek, on the Ruth
erford road, about five miles from York
vile, last Tuesday. The creek was high
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And now they have fished up free
silver record for old Simon Bolivar Buck
ner. At a Kentucky barbecue in 1887,
he is said to have paid his respects to the
Republican party as follows: 1T viola
ted it's duty to the people by abrogating
the contract of the bondholder to receive
their pay in currency of the country and
gave them gold, and it then demonetized
silver in order to make gold more valua-
BILE and to further enrich the capitalists
at the expense of the people"
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


II. C. Strauss Says that in quality and
prices his stock of goods is unrivaled,
and specially mentions his clothing,
corsets, hosiery and mems hats.
Yorkville Roller Mills-Manager Pei
ham Morrow tells of his readiness to
grind your wheat and corn and gin
your cotton.
George Schorb, the Music Man-Announ-
ces that he has removed the Academy
of Music" from the McClain building,
to the building opposite Law. Range
and next to the Presbyterian church.
Ganson Dry Goods Company--Talk about
their great clothing sale, dress goods,
and almost everything else in the dry
goods line that you are likely to want,
together with shoes and hats.
w. N. Kennedy-Is prepared to furnish
all kinds of school books at the lowest
prices and supply suit Of tailor-made
clothes of any grade you may want.
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Joe Blackburn knows what is what.
This fact is evidenced by the following
extract from his speech at the Tammany
ratification meeting last Tuesday night:
This is not a politicians campaign.
Chicago's convention was not a politicians
convention. It was a peoples conven-
tion-[applause]-and this is a peoples
campaign. Politicians are not leading
the people. I and all the balance Of the
politicians are busily engaged today and
tonight in double-quicking and striving
to catch up with the people. [Applause.]
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WOULD HE BOLT ?-The idea of try
ing to make thing worth 81 which is
only worth SO cents is absurd. 1t is
trying to do a thing which the AL
mighty cannot do. I say this with
reverence DR.. Parkhurst.
But suppose, for the sake of argu-
ment, that, Notwithstanding DR.. Park
hurst, the Almighty should, by utiliz-
ing the mints of the United States,
create demand for silver that would
make what is worth 53 cents worth
81. Would DR.. Parkhurst bolt? We
ask this with reverence. New York
Journal.
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-"Almost as bad as Bryan Speech"
is the heading that the Charleston Post
puts over it's article descriptive of last
Tuesdays storm. Being Boltocrat, The
Post is fully competent to realize just
how bad a Bryan speech is. 1t deals
with goldbug sophistries just about like
that storm dealt with chatf