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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
COLORED BARBECUE.
Big Time Among the Negroes at DavIes's
Spring.

Spring.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
CARP, August 2O.-The colored farmers
of this vicinity, and the country for miles
around, had big picnic and barbecue, at
the mineral spring on the John Davies,
place, eight miles northwest of Yorkville
today, and it was very creditable affair.
The committee of arrangements in
charge consisted Of E. D. Byars, John
Cham bers, John Byars and John Brown.
Wylie Lee acted as grand marshal, and
George Franklin served as chairman.
The Byars band, Of Hickory Grove, and
Chambers band, of Sharon, furnished the
music, which was excellent.
The attendance numbered 600 or 700,
and the programme consisted of pro-
cession, speeches in which politics were
eschewed, big barbecue, and then, in
the afternoon, general social enjoyment.
The barbecue consisted Of two large fat
cows and several sheep, paid for by VOL
untary subscriptions. In addition to the
barbecued meat, there were 40 or so gal
Ions of beef and vegetable soup, all nice
ly prepared, and surprising quantity Of
good things brought by the colored pic
nickers from their homes. Several white
men were present as guests of special
honor, and the colored folks showed their
appreciation by giving them the best that
was to be had.
The day passed off pleasantly and was
much enjoyed by everybody. There was
but little liquor on the ground. 1t did
not make its appearance until late in the
afternoon, and did not create any dis
turbance. 8.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

The Washington Post is of opinion
that the steady decline in the price of sill
YER, is due in measure to the persistent
croaking of Director of the Mint Preston.
The Post does not consider that Preston
knows what he is talking about, or that
his predictions of further declines are
entitled to any special consideration but
by reason of his high position, the pub
lie takes it that he knows what he is talk
ing about and the decline is the result.
But what the country is to gain by fur
ther decline is difficult to explain. Silver
is valuable commodity, considerable
portion of the circulation of the country
consists in and is based upon it, and il
the decline continues much further, there
will be reason to look for a general crash,
compared with which the long season OF
depression from which the country is now
thought to he recovering. will be mere
child's play.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
THE 0. r. & @.

The Charleston correspondent OF the
Columbia State, is responsible for the fol-
lowing:
The Ohio River and Charleston railway
is heading this way, and the statement is
made on the most reliable information,
SO there can be no doubt that within a
short time Charleston will have a new
territory to draw from.
The road will he built from Blacksburg
to Gaffney, thence to Clifton, Spartan
burg, Glendale and on to Sumter, and
then make an air line to the city. The
officers of the system have recently made
visits to Charleston, and the above decis-
ion is the result Of their frequent con-
ferences.
The line from the up-country to the sea
coast will run through an undeveloped
section, though an unusually rich one,
and will be the means of bringing trade
to Charleston that for years has been 60
ing elsewhere. And then, too, the line
will give this city new outlet to the
west, for it is the intention of this COM
pany to build connections between Ma
rion, n. c., and johnson City, Tenn, and
eventually on to Cincinnati.
Work between Gaffney and Clifton has
already been begun and is progressing
rapidly, nearly all Of the heavy grading
being completed, and the trestle in place.
The line between Marion, N. c., and
Camden is being put in splendid condi-
ton. All of the high trestles are giving
way to fills.
The road from Camden to Sumter and
thence here, it is thought, can be easily
and quickly built, as very little grading
and trestle work will be required.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

apolis. He worked and voted for Palmer
and Buckner as against the regular De-
mocracy. The reason of this, of course,
was because he could not stand the free
silver and alleged Ocalaisn of the regular
Democracy. This was the objection OF
Messrs. Cleveland, Carlisle and others
who helped work for Mckinley and con-
equently the high protective tariff and
contracted money system advocated by
the Republican party. All three of the
senatorial candidates stand on the Demo-
cratic platform, and for that reason the
Greenville News can support none of
them. Close observers throughout the
campaign, however, have noted that the
choice of The News is Irby first, Evans
second and McLaurin last. Now why is
this? The explanation is as plausible as
that which has gone before. Being op-
posed to the Democratic platform, and re-
alizing the impossibility of getting sena-
tor in accord with its own views, The News
would have South Carolina to send to
Washington the weakest man of the three
so as to guard against further strengthen
ing the regular Democratic party. Every
body who is familiar with hispast record,
knows that Irby cannot add to his party's 8
strength. Evans, though in most respects
of superior ability To Irby, does not near
ly come up to the average standard OF
craftsmanship as it exists in the senate,
while McLaurin is generally recognized
not only at home, but throughout the
country as most able leader in the coun-
ellis of his party and as champion OF
Democracy in the legislative halls of the
nation. Then this accounts for it. The
News has been fretting and fuming until
some cf it's friends have begun to fear that
it is mad but if so there is method IN
it's madness. Knowing as it does full well
that McLaurn is one of the most brilliant
young statesmen of his day, it would
weaken the party in which he will other
wise be strong pillar by leaving him at
home
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
Wednesday, August rs, 1897.

the river next year and settle on the same
place. We welcome all such men and
their families to our community.
Our people are not running crazy over
the senatorial race, which comes off one
week from tomorrow.
Mr.. Mike Sellers, of this county, has
two curiosities on his farm, not often, If
ever, met with. One Is one-legged
chicken, and the other is rough black
scorpion whose tail has been cut off. and
from one side of the stump has sprouted
out another tail. Mike "devours" that 1t
is true, and that he will prove it by Mr..
T. w. Littlejohn, who saw it. Others
will testify as to the same.
Isuppose it must be that the scorpion got
it's tail cut, and the wound has healed
with such an appearance as to lead one to
believe it is sprout from the old stump.
There is nothing wrong with the chick
en-, only it has only one leg, and that is
on the right, and perfectly natural. The
missing leg isn't there and never has
been. It's curiosity.
The protracted meeting will begin at
Salem on Wednesday, lst day Of Septem-
ber, at II a. m. SIGMA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

- Colonel Neal sends out from the
McLaurin headquarters in Columbia, in
formation of a pretty little scheme that
friends of Evans and Irby have proposed
to work on the day of the election, in or
der to kill off portion Of the large vote
that they fully expect McLaurin tc get.
The scheme contemplates the circulation
of report throughout the state on cleo
ton day to the effect that McLaurin has
suddenly died, and thus induce the voter
to change to Irby or Evans. This is about
on a par with certain other stories that
have been circulated to deceive the voters
with regard to the senator, and had the
matter not been exposed in time, 1t IS
very likely that it would have duly made
its appearance on election day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

came under his observation during the
present season. "Some weeks back, in
July, my attention was called to an un-
usu ally healthy and vigorous stalk in my
field. The top had been knocked of, or
bitten off; but there were Sd many blooms
and squares OH it, that I had them count
ed. The number was liz. A week later
they were counted again, and the number
had increased to $50. AT the end Of an
other week, there were 1919, with some
squares lying on the ground. These, of
course, were not counted. Another
count, two weeks later, and about week
ago, showed squares, blooms and bolls to
the number 222." The cotton is of the
Pruit variety, which is claimed to average
pound of lint to each so bolls; but this
claim, OF course, Mr.. Smith does not pre-
tend to endorse.
Meeting OF the Veterans.
A meeting of Camp Micah Jenkins was
held in the courthouse on Monday pur-
suant to call, for the purpose of making
arrangements for proper representation
at the annual convention Of the state
camps, to be held in Greenville today.
Major Jas. F. Hart, Colonel w. H. Nc
Corkle and Mr.. w. J. Waters, were
elected delegates to Greenville, and
Messrs. r. w. Whitesies, Jerry Walker
and w. B. Williams were elected alter
mates. The nomination of Miss Mary 10
Witherspoon as sponsor for the camp,
was unanimously confirmed. A propo-
sition for big reunion OF York county
veterans, to be held in September, under
the auspices of Camp Micah Jenkins,
was postponed for further consideration
at O meeting to be held on salesday in
September.
The Yorkville Graded Schools.
Mr.. w. E. Dendy, the recently elected
principal of the Yorkville Graded schools,
arrived in Yorkville last Saturday, and is
getting everything in readiness to open
the school next Monday. Mr.. Dendy
informed us of most acceptable change
in the curriculum of the school which
will be inaugurated upon re-opening.
The change includes the addition Of two
more grades, making nine in all. The
ninth grade pupils will read Cesar or Vir-
gil, and study geometry, physics and po-
litical economy, etc. Graduates from the
graded school will hereafter be fully pre-
pared to enter the sophomore class of
any of the state colleges ; and all this will
be without extra charge. Mr.. Dendy
and his assistant, Mr.. Kennedy, are both
full of enthusiasm for their work they
are backed up by an intelligent and pro-
gressive board of trustees, and the outlook
for school in which the town can take
unusual pride is very encouraging.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
REUNION Of The RRANDONS.
Pleasant Affair Which Took Place at
Bowling Green Last Friday.

Bowling Green Last Friday.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
CLOVER, August 2O.-How many peo-
pie of this day can fully appreciate the
full meaning of the expression, "The
Family Reunion ?" Certainly the young
cannot; the middle aged only in part.
Then it remains only for the old and in
firm to fully appreciate It's meaning. And
to what extent the old can enjoy the re-
union we can only guess. We have read
lately of several reunions in different
places; but it has never been our privi-
ilege to attend one until Friday, the 10th
instant.
This was the reunion of the Brandon
family, at the home of the father, Mr.. T.
l.. Brandon, at Bowling Green, 8. c.
We have sometimes thought that the real,
true enjoyments of these gatherings
are sometimes marred by OVERRIDING the
thing-too much of crowd.
The gathering at Mr.. Brandon's was a
typical family gathering. Less than a
dozen would sum up those present not In
the connection. Mr.. Brandon is now In
his 18th year. Mrs. Brandon, who was
Miss Louise R. Lewis, of CASTOR county,
N. c., is now in her 7th year.
They were married in IS45. Mr.. Bran
don is native of this county, and has
lived nearly his whole life in his native
county. They have had II children, all
of whom are living but l. OF the 10
children living, all were present but
WIN. Brandon-who lives near Tirzah
in this county, and was sick when last
heard from. This was all that marred
the pleasure of the day. There were q
grandchildren, great-Srandchild pres
ent, and grandchildren absent.
Dinner was set under the shade trees in
the front yard, in regular picnic style,
and there was abundant of all that was
good, even to hot coffee for all that wan
led it. The day was delightful summer
day, and the occasion, one that will long
be remembered by this family, and espe-
cially by the aged parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Rutledge, artists OF
Gastonia, were present and took picture
of the entire family group. One strik-
ing feature of this picture, WAS the aged
mother in a prominent place with the
one great-grandchild on her lap.
Six of the ten children are still with their
parents, and those of them who have left
the parental home are all still living in
their native county. JOSH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
CHAT FROM CHEROKEE.
Troubled With Chills-New Boat Landtnl
ut Howelrs-Other Notes.

Troubled With Chills-New Boat Landing
ut Howells-Other Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Eta JANE, August 23.-On last Satur-
day we had fine rain and crops look
much revived.
There are some chills along Thickety
and Gilkey's creeks. They are the rem-
nant of those contracted last year.
Mr.. #. J. Estes will take load OF
wheat to the Yorkville roller mill this
week, where he expects to get good
turnout of flour, both in quantity and
quality.
Sam Lee, the ferryman at HowelPs fer
ry, has made another landing for the flat
on the York side of the river, about IS
yards below the regular landing. The
accumulation of sand in the river has been
the means of almost entirely stopping
travel across the river at that place.
There is a protracted meeting going on
at Messopotamia this week.
I learn that Mr.. Jonathan Buice, OF
Hickory Grove, will return to this side OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
CHARLOTTE ROAD WORK.

The subscribers on the Charlotte road
work have done the biggest portion of
what they promised to do, and most OF
them have knocked of for few days, in
order to gather fodder, etc., after which
they will commence again and complete
the Job. But, already, everything is in
good readiness for the chaingang, and
there is abundant material OH hand for
three miles of the best road that has ever
been built in York county.
At this writing, the subscribers have to
show for their work, three great piles OF
rock at intervals Of mile, and further on
no the road, fourth pile just commen-
ced. The first pile is few hundred yards
beyond the corporate limits OF the town,
and consists of between 1900 and $500
loads, principally of what is known as
"nigger head" rocks, generally supposed
TO he the best possible material for maca-
dam. The next pile is short distance
beyond Fishing creek, and includes about
500 loads of all kinds Of rock, mostly
quartz. The third pile is on the hill, near
Gold Hill colored church, and numbers
some LOO loads of miscellaneous rocks
including a large quantity of rotten gram
ite, and the fourth pile, which was COM
menced yesterday, is on the old "Starnes
place" :,
The work all along has been pushed
with interested enthusiasm. Fully lrec-
ognizing the significance of their under
taking, the subscribers have been seeking
to do even more work in the same time
than if they were working for themselves,
and everybody has shown a disposition
to do all in their power to help things
along. For instance, the most convenient
way of access to Il largo quantity of st tone
for one of the piles, lay across big corn
field belonging to Mr.. j. w. Love. AL
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
McLaurin HeadQuarters.

MCLaur1n heauquAtteFb'
Colonel w. A. Neal has opened up
McLaurin headquarters in the Grant
Central hotel Columbia. The other
candidates have not yet opened head
quarters, and as to whether they will
do so in accord with the usual custom,
has not developed. Colonel Neal,
however, says that on account of MIR.
McLaurin's illness and inability to give
the matter his personal attention,
friends of the senator have deemed it
advisable to take things in charge.
They will distribute literature, write
letters and watch the situation gener-
ally as closely as possible. Colonel
Neal says that the campaign literature
to BIZ distributed will be confined 10
the public utterances of McLaurin
and his opponents, and there will be
no bushwhacking or other descent to
the low plane common to most poll
lical manipulators.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

The remaining meetings of the CAM
paign are at Georgetown today, Williams
burg tomorrow, Manning on Friday, and
at Florence on Saturday. Though feel
ing much better and anxious to speak at
these meetings, or at least one of them,
Senator McLaurin has been forbidden by
his physician to make the attempt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

The Greenville News is unalterably
opposed to all three of the senatorial cam
ditates; but knowing that one ofthem
will necessarily be elected, the only
one it has tried to fight is McLaurin.
Now why is this? The question can-
not be answered with absolute certain
ty; but there is an explanation which APP
pears wonderfully plausible. The editor
of the Grecnrille News was delegate to
the gold standard convention in Indian
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

hope, they were bitterly disappointed.
This neglect has opened the eyes of
the Hindoos, and unless Great Britain
succeeds in restoring the confidence
which her selfshness has impaired,
she may vet lose the fair and fertile
providence of India, or else be COM
pelled to subdue it at tremendous
sacrifice of blood and treasure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
Hanged For Rape.

Hanged For Rape.
Toney Lyles, a young Negro, was
hanged in Newberry last Friday for
rape. The crime was committed OIL q
white woman, near Whilmire, in March
last. The Negro was promptly tried
and convicted and sentenced by Judge
Buchanan to be hanged. Since his
conviction, he has practically admitted
his guilt. 1t was the first legal execu-
ton in this state for crime OF the
same nature since the war, and the
second since 1925. Shortly after the
arrest of the Negro, there was talk OF
lynching him; but the citizens OF
Newberry aflerward made up their
minds that the law should take its
course with the result above stated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

An anonymous correspondent OF the
Columbia Register, writing from Ben
nettsville, says that McLaurin will not
carry his own county. If the opinions
of anonymous correspondents are to be
relied upon, all of the candidates will
be overwhelmingly defeated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
The 4turkrille Gnqairer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1897.

= The weather bureau says that the
backbone of the summer is now broken,
and that there will be no more hot wealth
er except for short intervals.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
PETITION.

The undersigned voters of
South Carolina, believing that the con-
tinuance of the sale of alcoholic liquors
as beverage within this state, under
the sanction of its laws, is the source
of m ost of the pauperism misery, and
crime which exists, positive hin.
drance to all material and industrial
prosperity, and a foe to morality and
religion, would respectfully petition
the general assembly at its next ses,
sion to enact such legislation rs will
prohibit the manufacture and sale OF
Intoxicating liquors as beverage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25
AN IMPRACTICABLE FIGHT.
Prohibition Executive Committee Is Wax
ing Up Again.


ing UP Again.
The following circular, signed by L.
D. Childs, chairman, and Thos. j
LaMotte, secretary, is being sent tc
the various newspapers throughout
the state:
"The State Prohibition Executive
committee have circulated blank forms
of a petition to be signed by the voters
who favor the legal prohibition of the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, except for scientific, mechani-
cal and medicinal purposes.
"Their object is by this means to
obtain general expression, to be pre-
sented to the legislature at its next
session, as an indication to that body
of the wish of the people in regard to
the liquor traffic.
"We have no wish to conceal our
purpose or plans with regard to this
movement; but, on the contrary, de-
sire the largest publicity given to
whatever we may deem necessary to
do or say in its behalf. The question
as to what is best to be done may be
freely, fully and Observation-Disclosures.
sed, and some wsv of escape found
out of the present !awless condition
which threatens to turn back the TIDE
of moral and material progress.
"In this effort we are relying upon
the co.operation of all the conserva-
tive agencies of society, the press, the
pulpit, the influence Of our noble wo-
men and the obligations of Christian
citizenship. These combined can sure
ly save us from the impending evils
but with these influences divided or
inactive the course of the unbridled
liquor traffic will inevitably be fasten-
ed upon us.
"May We not venture to ask that, as
a matter of supreme interest to the
readers of your widely circulated pa
per, you will publish this statement
with the enclosed form of petition, and
give it such notice as your judgment
may approve9"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-25

with the venal corrupt authority OF
plutocratic judges. Resolved, that
we hereby place ourselves on record
as being to the last extreme against
tolerating the present or any other at
tempt to abridge any of the rights,
privileges and liberties of treemen.
The resolution then pledges the as
sembly in advance to abide by the de-
cision of the st. Louis conference and
calls for mass meeting to be held in
Denver during the present week to
take action on the question OF "gov-
ernment by injunction"
The latest information received
from British India is anything else but
reassuring from a British standpoint,
and even though Great Britain may
succeed in etfectually putting down
the revolt which has broken out in
that quarter, it is evident that she will
experience some difficulty in pacifying
her rebellious subjects. Of course this
Indian outbreak is not general as yet.
At the present time it is largely con-
fined to the mountains but scarcely
IL day passes without adding to the
area of discomfort. For many years
past the Hindoos have been loyal to
British rule but several things of late
have had tendency to ALLEVIATE their
affections from the crown. When the
horrible bubonic plague broke out in
the province several months ago,
closely followed by the scourage OF
famine, the Hindoos naturally eX-
pected some assistance from Great
Britain; but instead of realizing this