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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-10-12

The remedy for these conditions does not
lie in cosmetics. Skin disease is caused by
impurities in the blood, and by nervous
disorders due to weakness and disease of
the distinctly feminine organism. Doctor
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery is the
greatest of all known blood purifiers. II
not only drives all impurities from the life
stream, but fills ii with the rich, life-giving
elements of the food. DR.. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription acts directly on the delicate
and important organs that bear the burdens
of wiiehood and motherhood 1t makes
them pure, strong, we'll and vigorous. A
course of these two great medicines will
transform weak, sickly, nervous, despond-
ent woman, who suffers from unsiRhtly
eruptions of the skin, into healthy, happy,
amiable companion, with a skin that is
clear and wholesome. These medicines
are made from herbs and roots, and contain
no minerals of any description. They sim
ply assist the natural processes of assimila-
tion, secretion and excretion Medicine
dealers sell them.
1t is a druggists business to give you, not
to tell you, what you want.
"About four years ago." writes Thomas Har-
ris, Of Wakefield station, Sussex Co., Va, my
daughter Helen was afflicted with eczema in a
distressing form. Or. pierccs medicines cured
her after all other remedies had failed"
In sending for free copy of Dr. Pierce's
Common Sense Medical Adviser, enclose
81 one-cent stamps, to cover mailing only,
IL paper-covered copy Is desired, OF 81
stamps for cloth binding. Address DR..
r v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-10-12
Notice to Hunters.

No hunting allowed on the pre-
misses of the undersigned.
GOTLIEB HELBER,
ANDREW BLOOM,
SOLOMON BLOOM,
HENRY MILLER,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-10-12
OYSTERS and CELERY in
Season.
MEATS,

Beef. Pork, Mutton, Veal
and sausages in their
seasons. | aim to handle
only the best stock that
can be purchased and
my customers can al
ways depend on getting
the very best in the
market, by calling at the
City Meat Market.
Thanking my friends for their
patronage in the past, and hoping to
merit II continuance of the same,
remain truly,
John Ucker,
Logan, Ohio
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
NEST OF sPEARHEADs.

Mr.. Laban 4. Allen, who lives near
Henry's Knob, about three miles west
of Glover, brought to The ENQUIRER
office one day last week, 10 flint spear
heads, which he found under rather curl
Gus circu instances one day last summer.
1t was Just after heavy rain when he
made the find, and the place was at the
intersection of Two. brooks. Some sharp
stones attracted his attention and he
made all investigation. The stones turn
ed out to be Indian spearheads made OF
flint. There were % of the spearheads
in all within a radius Of few inches.
The points of all the heads were turned
up, and it looked very much as if they
had been originally placed on the spot
by design. When, or by whom, OF
course, is a mere matter of conjecture
but as pieces of pottery are frequently
plowed up in the fields near by, there is
little reason to doubt that there was once
an Indian village somewhere close in the
vicinity.
The spearheads left with The ENQUIR-
Err by Mr.. Allen are Of dark -colored
flint, identical with that which was for
merly used with the oldfashioned fire.
lock. The same character of stone is
now seldom seen in this section, except
in the form of spear or arrow heads
though THE ENQUIRER has been told
that there is a lode or deposit of it on
Allison creek in this county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02

mitted, and was arrested without ditn-
Guilty by Policemen Love and Mon tgom-
cry, who at once turned him over to the
sheriff. Deputy Scoggins was away at
the time, and at the request of Sherin
Crawford, the policemen undertook 70
take the prisoner to the Jail.
Just as the corner of the law range was
reached, Scales made break for liberty
and as he was about to enter the hallway
under the courthouse, Policeman Love
fired at him twice. Scales continued bis
flight on through to Main street, jumped
the fence and fell in the ditch, from which
he was unable to arise, and pretty 9on
after the officers reached the scene tide
veloped that he had broken leg.
The injured man was carried to the
office of DR.. Miles Walker, who with the
assistance of DR.. r. A. Bratton, madi an
examination, reset the broken bone tnd
gave the wound the careful attention that
was required. It was the opinion ofthe
doctors that the bullet had grazed snd
weakened the bone, and that the fractnre
was completed as the result of the jump
already mentioned.
Scales is still in Jail here. The North
Carolina authorities have been informed
of his arrest and condition, and willno
doubt come for him with requisition as
soon as he can be safely removed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
1T IS A NUISANCE.

There Is no humbug about the move
ment for the abolition of the Tirzah dis
pensary. The promoters of the move
ment mean business, and The ENQUIRER
is informed that they have strong hopes
of success.
The charges against the Tirzah dispen-
sary are many. One is to the effect that
it has corrupting influence on the labor
of the community for miles around.
Many laborers take the first opportunity
to go to the dispensary with almost every
spare 25 cents they get their hands on,
and many 60 there with money that they
can't spare. Another objection is that
people living along the various roads to
Tirzah, for miles in every direction, are
continually annoyed by the disorderly
conduct of drunken visitors as they re-
turn to their homes. Then again, 1t is
claimed that the institution hurts the bet
ter trade of the village, and brings in re,
turn no practical benefit of any descrip-
ton.
Quite number of petitions for the
abolition of the dispensary have been put
in circulation, and THE ENQUIRER is in
formed that, so far, they have been sign
ed by not less than 80 per cent. Of the
people to whom they have been presented
This being the case, it looks as if the dis
pensary is doomed. At any rate there il
no question of the fact that it ought to be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

lNOEA III NE" AOtLnI4SLhENAo'
J. J. Hunter-Extends the greeting Of the
season and announces that his terms
for the year 1897 will be strictly cash.
Stonewall Jackson Kimball-On next
Monday -salesday-will sell at auction
w. F. Marshall-Give notice to those who
owe him that they can make payment
to Mr.. Joseph F. Wallace.
#. M. Dobson 81 Co.-Extend the greet
ings of the season and tell you what they
propose to do in the future.
Louis Roth-Mentions number of arti-
cles in the eating line which he has on
hand to supply the wants OF customers;
Grist Cousins-Announce that they will
continue business this year and tell you
of the basis on which their business
will be conducted. They will handle
and sell during the year, different
household and proprietary medicines
at prices lower than usual. They are
also offering extra choice lemons at Ia
cents per dozen or two dozen for Is cts
H. C. Strauss-After moralizing on the
past and future, calls your attention to
the low prices at which he offers to sell
you wraps, overcoats for men and boys,
ladies' balmoral skirts, etc.
J. NJ. Ferguson-Has removed his stock
of groceries from his former stand, te
the store room north of H. c. Strauss.
George T. Schorb-Will continue to be in
a condition to sell you fine pianos and
organs. His specialties are the Lester
piano and the Wilcox i& White organ
samples of which he now has on hand.
J. H. Riddle-Extends thanks to his Gus
toners for their libe eral patronage du
ring the year and especially for tht
promptness with which they have palo
their obligations to him. He announ
ces that he will continue business OF
the same basis as heretofore, and vii
protect the interest of his customers OF
all merchandise purchased Of him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
CHRISTMAS FIRES.

The fire alarm was sounded three times
in Yorkvile on Christmas day; twice on
account of the house of Mr.. j. o. Walk
er, on Kings Mountain street, and once
on account of the house of Charles Hern-
don, colored, on East Madison street.
The first alarm came from Mr.. Walk
er's at about 2 D. m. The roof of the
building had caught, it is thought, from
defective tlue. The fire department was
on hand promptly. There was plenty OF
water, the apparatus worked nicely, the
men were cool and deliberate, and in 8
very few minutes the flames were, to all
appearances, extinguished. About two
hours later, how ever. the department was
called back again. A treacherous spark
that had been left in the old rotten walls
had finally brust into blaze and was
threatening the same destruction that had
previously appeared so imminent. De-
termined not to be called back again, this
time the firemen tore up a portion OF the
roof, and thoroughly drenched the whole
building.
Just exactly what the damage to the
building was cannot be stated at this
time. The insurance, however, is 81 ,OOO
Mr.. Walker was at first under the i'm
preston that his furniture was also in
sured; but afterward it developed that
such was not the case. The loss on this
therefore, he will have to sustain himself.
The other fire referred to occurred at
about 8 o'clock p. m, and is also thought
to have originated from stove flue. The
house belonged to Charles Herndon, col
ored, and being beyond the water limit,
was completely destroyed, tog ether with
most of its contents. There was no in
surance and the loss is thought to be
abOut Sl00
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE.

worked tno fSiuSe ISohu-oIih Asoohi XVI
Improvements In the Common Schools.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE, December 30.-The
ridge road, from here to HowelPs, was
given thorough working last week. Mr..
Wilkerson, who has the supervision of
this road, has made it of uniform width
all the way, opening out bitches on both
sides and then using the road machine to
level up. Although we do not expect
any great things from this road at present,
by next spring we will have one Of the
best roads in this or any other portion
Of the county.
The many friends of Misses Matte,
Ella and Belle Leech were glad to well
come them home during the Xmas holi-
days.
One of the most enjoyable social events
of the season was social given by Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Watson last Thursday
evening to their many friends.
Messrs. Ned Whisonant, j. NJ. Watson
and Jerome King of Blacksburg, graced
the occasion with their presence, much to
the delight of their many friends.
DIR. C. C. Leech is at home for the holi-
days, and is looking as gallant and hand
some as ever.
Your correspondent notes with pleasure
the high compliment The ENQUIRER
feels called on to bestow upon the "old
field" schools of this county, and it is
with sincere regret that he feels called Oil
to disagree with the genial editor of The
EN- oUIRER. Though your humble scribe
does not mean to assert that much prog
ress has not been made, and that the
present will compare with the times when
the "Blueback Speller" was the only
book in use, accompanied by the rod
but he does assert that the people of the
county have not progressed on an educa-
tional basis as in the other pursuits, and
that we have not yet attained that high
degree of excellence that should mark
the close of the Nineteenth century. To-
day you can find schools with anywhere
from 80 to so scholars with no maps, desk,
or globes, and crowded for room, the
small building being inadequate for the
comfortable accommodation Of the schol-
ars. Then, with few exceptions, there is
never but one teacher to any number Of
children who see proper to take "advan'
tage" of the school and with these exist
ing evils, can truthfully assert that the
teac her, as we'll as the children, are al
great disadvantage, and cannot do the
efficient work that under more favorable
circumstances would be accomplished.
am of the opinion that one of the highes
tax levies we should have should be fol
school purposes. So much talk of az
! for better roads aud for the support o
the dispensary, should be for awhile
turned to the common schools OF ou
country and pave the road to educate th'
youths who are soon to be the men of thi
grand old country, that they may, will
intelli gence, handle the great response
bilities that rest upon them.
Let us have better schoolhouses, full,
equipped, more teachers and better teach
ers, and in the declining years of life WI
will see such wave of intelligence
pros perity and progress over our count!
that not even the gold standard coult
check. H. W. T.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
SHARON SHAVINGS.
End Of the Old Year-Christmas Visitors
Other Notes.

Other Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer
SHARON, December 81. Tonight the year
1896 goes down to history and gives place
to the year 1897. How many readers OF
THE ENQUIRER have assurance that they
will witness the close of the year 1887?
We trust that the new year will bring
peace and prosperity to all, and may all
live a better life, so when the icy hand OF
death is laid on us we may pass into that
eternal life as quietly as the old year goes
down to the history of the past.
Misses Mabel Sims, Maggie Shannon
and Mamie Crosby, who have been at
tending college at Winthrop, spent few
DAYS at home during the holidays.
Misses Aggie Sherer and Alice higgins
are at home from Huntersville, n. G.,
where they have been attending school.
Mrs. Adams and family spent few
days last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Jno. A. Byers.
Misses Blanche Wilkie and Anna Sher-
er of Blacksburg, are visiting friends
here.
Mr.. R. L. Douglass of Blackstocks,
visited friends at this place on his way
home from Davidson college.
Mr.. J. E. Bankhead of Bullock's Creek,
was in town last night.
Mr.. S. NJ. Sims returned from a busi-
ness trip to Gaffney City OH yesterday.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Ross is visiting relatives
here. He will return to the seminary
next week.
Rev. Charley Ratchford is at home for
the holidays. He will return to Column
bia, where he will complete his course at
the seminary in June.
Mr.. R. G.. Ratchford is spending few
days in Gaffney City.
Mrs. X. II. G. Caldwell is quite sick.
Misses Ella Crosby, Iva Whisonant and
Vestula Plexico, are visiting the families
of Messrs. Mart Hall and Joe Neil, near
Yorkville.
Messrs. w. B. Moore and Jno. B. Ross
spent Monday night at this place on
business.
Mrs. Serafina Mcconnell is quite sick.
It is reported she has lost her mind.
Mr.. A. L. Williams got his leg broken
on Christmas night.
Mrs. Deal and family are visiting rela-
tives at this place.
Mr.. Joe Plexico has sold his plantation
to Mr.. J. NJ. Sims.
Mr.. R. R. Plexico has brought a small
farm from Mr.. Jno. A. Byers.
Mr.. Tom Patrick is in from Texas on a
visit. 1t has been five years since he left
York county.
Mr.. J. D. Gwin's "big hog' netted 55e
pounds. Mr.. Henry Cain killed one, II
months old, that netted 425. A.J.B.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
CLARK-.FAIN.

The marriage of Miss Mary =. Clark OF
Yorkville, to DR.. Samuel w Fain oi
Ch attanooga, Tennessee, TOOK place on
the 23rd ultimo, in accordance with the
announ cement previously made in The
ENQUIRER, and although quiet home
q flair, the event was Of more than Ordi'
nary interest.
The ceremony took place in the parlo1
at the residence of the brides mother
Mrs. M. J. Clark. The room had beer
previously decorated with rare and bean
tiful flowers, in such exquisite taste as tt
bespeak the hands of natural artists
There were beautiful ferns, sprigs o
mistletoe and branches of holly arount
the walls and ceiling overhead, and il
one corner, reserved especially for tht
ceremony, there was bower Of ever
green's which seemed to lend additions
sentiment to the generally dreamlike
but most pleasing effect.
The invited guests having assembled
the ceremony proper occupied but a rev
m oments. While the wedding march
was being rendered by Mrs. w. F. Mar
SHALL DR.. Fain and Miss Clark came into
the room preceded by DR.. Ellis OF Chat
tanooga, and Miss Ollie Fain, sister OF the
groom. The bride was dressed with deli
cate taste in white satin and chiffon, with
diamond ornaments, and carried in hel
hand bridal roses of SURPRISING beauty
Rev. Mr.. Neville was at his place near
the bower already mentioned, and with
out dela ay pronounced the solemn and im'
pressive words which made the happy
pair Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Fain.
After the usual congratulations, the
party left for the Chester and Lemon
depot, and friends threw afler the bride
and groom the traditional slipper and
showers of rice. After short walt al
the depot, Mr.. and Mrs. Fain, accompan-
led by DR.. Ellis and Miss Fain, were OF
for the Fain homestead at cambridge,
Tenn, to spend the holidays, and by the
first express they were followed by big
consignment Of beautiful and costly presl
ents, mostly of silver, and which bes|
testimony to the high regard in. whid
the young people are held by numeros
friends.
Of DR.. Fain but little is generally know
here except that be is of excellent family
fine character and considerable promib
in his profession. Miss Clark, howeve
is widely known as young lady Il
bright intelligence, gentle and lovate
disposition, fine education and high =
finement. She will be sorely missed !y
her numerous friends; but wherever ae
future may take her, she will alwaySe
accompanied by the very best wisheof
the whole community i'll which she as
raisad =!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
HE TRIED TO RUN.

John Scales, colored, was shot through
the right thigh in Yorkville on the 24tl
ultimo while trying to get away from
officers after having been arrested and
turned over to the sheriff on the charge
of horse stealing.
Scales is thought to be one Of the men
who recently stole horse from Mr.
James Davis of Henrietta, n. c., and
after driving the animal alnl,st to death,
turned it loose near Bethtny, in this
county. This happened SEVERAL weeks
ago. Chief of Police Jones' of Shelby,
came down from Shelby And recovered
the horse, and on Thursday, the 24th,
telegraphed Chief of Polio Love that he
had sufficient evidence to secure Scales's
conviction and asking for the Negroes
arrest.
Sc ales had just returned to Yorkville,
after having been aGay for few days on
account of another offense he had COM
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02

ns uurf00K rs tnat unring the ap-
D reaching session of the general assem-
bly,, there will be another big fight on
the liquor question. Public sentiment
has been crystalizing very rapidly OF
late in regard to the dispensary, and it
is supposed that this sentiment is in a di-
r ection that is unfavorable rather than
otherwise. Under the new constitution,
liquor can never again be legally sold in
this state after the old "by the drink" plan.
1t can only be sold in sealed packages
that are not to be opened on the prem
ises where sold. Therefore, if there is to
be any change from the dispensary law,
there are only two alternatives. One is
prohibition and the other is county or
municipal control of the liquor business.
From the information at hand, there is a
strong sentiment in favor Of prohibition.
This would be generally acceptable to
the prohibitionists of the state; but on
account of the difficulty that would be
experienced in the enforcement of such a
law, we fear that it would really mean a
free but unlicensed traffic that would be
no improvement on present conditions.
Anyway we look at it, the question in
wolves perplexing problems; but of all
the plans that have been suggested, we
are inclined to the opinion that municipal
control, under local option system, will
be the best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02

does not get an advantage by reason
of being the first to act.
So far as THE ENQUIRER is concerned,
it would be pleased to see the Chero-
kee township people bring the whole
of the surplus % square miles back
into York; but inasmuch as the Spar
tanburg people are just as anxious,
and have already begun to act, this is
out of the question. Under the circum-
stances, there seems to be but one just
and equitable solution of the question,
and that is for both sections to move
ahead without any delay, and then
compromise by asking the legislature
to give each IA square miles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
LOCAL LACONICS.
harpe of Cherokee Inn.

In Charge OF Cherokee Inn.
"W. A." our Blacksburg correspn'
dent, writes that Mr.. Green of Rock gil
took charge of Cherokee Inn yestetay
morning.
For Grand Larceny.
Joe Spratt, Joe Mckee and Will Ant
all colored, were committed to jail ION
December %, by Magistrate McElhaey
of Fort Mill, on the charge of gnd
larceny.
Rang In the New.
the young men of Yorkville rangtut
the old and rang in the new year a. II
o'clock Thursday night, in CONFORMITY
with the time-honored custom. Ae
ceremony was performed with gfd
order that is commendable. I
Preparing to Get Ready.
Messrs. Evans and Moxon mean bu-
ness about that planning mill mention!
in HE ENQUIRER some time ago. The
have procured lot near the o. K. &(
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02
TWENTY-EIGHT MILES OF SURPLUS.

Another serious complication has
grown out of the proposed erection OF
the new county of Cherokee.
While the constitution provides that
no new county shall be formed with a
less area than 400 square miles, at the
same time, upon a two-third vote. it
allows the changing Of county lines so
as to take a given section out of one
county and put it into another.
The area of the proposed new county
of Cherokee is 42S square miles, and
portions of two townships within its
limits are dissatisfied. We refer to the
western portion of White Plains town.
ship in Spartanburg, and the eastern
portion of Cherokee in York. These
sections desire to continue with the
counties from which the Cherokee peo-
pie propose to take them.
The method of procedure on the part
of the disatfected sections is to petition
the legislature to order elections, and
then, if they can secure a two-thirds
vote, their desire will be accomplished,
provided the area of Cherokee town
ship is not reduced below 400 square
miles. The action indicated also should
be taken at once, for if it is put of
until after the proposed new county is
actually formed, then there might be
raised a question to the effect that the
new county cannot be cut below SOC
square miles, and if this view should
hold, both of the sections intending to
secede would be estopped.
And then there is another point. The
total area that can be taken off OF
Cherokee county consists of only 2s
square miles. The rights of those who
wish to 60 to Spartanburg and those
who wish to remain in York, are equal
in the matter. This, of course, is pro-
vided that both act promptly, and one
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02

The Georgia Bankers association has
decided to enter into competition with
United States and the express companies
in the transmission of money through the
mails. There has been devised what is
called a circular check, to be sold to the
public on small commission, and to be
cashed, upon proper endorsement, by any
bank belonging to the association. The
scheme is a good one, and the public
would be a great gamer if it were extend
ed to all the reputable banks in the
country.