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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
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Story of a veteran-The Superstitious Dar-
key-Othsr Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
eta JANE, October l2.-Yesterday
and last night we had good deal of rain
which, while it did some damage to cot
ton in the field, will help turnips and po'
tato patches considerably.
There are a few cases Of sickness in this
community at present-mostly chills and
fever; nothing serious, however.
Last week spent day and night in
"Old Benton" I met my old friend and
comrade, John T. Whitesides, who gave
me an interesting account Of his prison
life at Hart's Island, New York, just as
the war closed, which would be glad to
repeat in full were it practicable. Suffice
it to say, that few days before their de.
parture for the Sunny South" under
parol the war having ended) he, with
several hundred prisoners, was sent over
into New York city to await Transports
ton. While confined in the barracks
there, he and R. G. Whitesides, of Com.
pany B, 18th Regiment S. c. ", got into
the graces of the commanding officer
who permitted them to go out into the
city and look around, only requiring
them to report to him every morning
which they did.
One day, as they were strolling along
one of the popular thoroughfares of the
city, they espied two well-dressed ladies
coming behind them, walking briskly
He said to Rufe, "Those ladies want tc
overtake us, and let US hold up little
Rufe said, "Pshaw! New York lady
wouldn't speak to you." "Well," said
he, "wait and see." AS the ladies came
by one of them reached out her hand and
dropped IS cents in his and said, "Get
you a drink if you feel like it."
haven't told this but to show that the
southern soldier had sympathies at the
north during the war. Those ladies, nc
doubt, had had brothers in southern
prisons.
Ed Edwards, colored, deaf Ed) like
most of his race, is brimful of supersti'
ton. Last night he slept in the cotton
house, where he says the witches annoyed
him all night. He says he will put
horseshoe over the door to keep them
away, hereafter.
One of Mr.. H. B. McDanieps children
was quite sick last week.
The Salem Sabbath school will have 6
thanksgiving service on Thanksgiving
day-November 25.
The low price of cotton, coupled witt
the short crop, is very discouraging te
farmers.
The Palmetto State Christian Endeavor'
er, is the the name of religious paper
published monthly at Union, by my
young friend Allen Nicholson, with Revs
G. A. B. Jennings, n. j. Holmes ano
Miss S. NJ. Robson as associate editors
1t is well worth the money-25 cents pei
year in clubs Of 10 subscribers.
SIGMA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
Wednesday, reported mistrial. The
npdarsto nd;np is that FIVE stood for

Wednesday, reported mistrial. The
understanding is that FIVE stood for
acquittal and seven for conviction.
Before her marriage to the governor,
Mrs. Atkinson was Mrs. Judge Cam
den. Shortly after the death of Judge
Camden, the widow was prosecuted
by his relatives on the charge of for
gerry. Governor Atkinson married her
in order to be in position to offer
protection. On the witness stand she
admitted having signed the receipts,
but claimed it was previous to the
death Of her husband and by his
direction. She denied that she had
signed his lame to any papers after
bis death. The trial lasted IL days
and attracted widespread interest.
Governor Atkinson is reported as hav-
ing said be did not believe his wife
guilty, and also that in the event OF
her conviction he would pardon her.
If the people of West Virginia did
not like it, he said, they could get
themselves another governor. 1t is
not thought that there will be another
trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

On the occasion Of the Kansas City,
Mo-, corn festival, recently, Miss Edna
Whitney was sent by the town of Chillo-
cothe as maid of honor to the queen.
This was on account Of a general invita-
ton to all towns in the state to send rep
resentative young ladies. The Kansas
City Four Hundred, however, which had
the function in charge, rejected Miss
Whitney because she was only working
girl. The young lady was very much
mortified, of course, and tried her best
to avoid the unpleasant notoriety attach
ing by quietly returning to her home.
But the matter did not end there. The
newspapers made public the facts, and
indignation at the action of the Kansas
City people spread over adjoining states.
The state of Kansas held a Prosperity
Festival at Topeka the following week,
brought Miss Whitney from her home in
special train, made her queen of labor,
and gave her reception in which she
was met by Governor Leeds and $4,000
people and crowned her "Queen OF
Labor" Then a great procession was
gotten up in her honor. 1t was miles i'll
length, and the banners carried read like
this: "Snubbed by Missouri; honored
by Kansas" ave have prosperity in
Kansas: but we had to VIC; for it."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
Death of Senator Robertson.

Ex- United States Senator Robert
son died in Columbia last Wednesday
says dispatch. He was senator from
South Carolina under the reconstruc'
ton regime and was succeeded by ex,
Senator Butler. Mr.. Robertson had
been paralyzed for years. His estate
is estimated to be worth nearly mil
lion dollars. Thomas James Robert
son was born in Fairfield, S. c., Aug
g, 1928. He graduated at the South
Carolina college in 1S43, and studied
medicine, but became planter. He
was Governor Robert F. w. Allison's
aide camp in 1S5S-59. During the
civil war he was a decided and open
Unionist. He was member OF the
state constitutional convention that
was held after the passage of the re-
construction acts of congress, and was
elected as a Republican to one OF the
vacant seats in the United States SEN
ate. He was reelected for full term,
serving altogether from July %, 1868,
until March 8, 1877, and held the
Craftsmanship of the committee OF
manufacturers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

- In commenting on the release of Miss
Cisneros, the New York Journal says
"The Journal knows very we'll that the
whole proceeding is lawlessly out of tune
with the prosaic and commercial Nine
teenth century. We shall not be SUR
prised at international complications, nor
at solemn and rebuking assurances that
the age of knight errantry is past 10
that it can be answered that if innocent
maidens are still imprisoned by tyrants,
the knight errant is yet needed. The
Journal is boundlessly glad that it has
rescued Evangelina Cisneros from the un-
speakable Weyler's hands, Spanish law
or no Spanish. law, and the comfy OF
nations to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Journal is ready to stand all the con-
sequences of what it has done. The main
thing is that the wronged and suffering
girl is out of the Casa Recojidas, ont OF
Cuba, out of Weyler's grasp, and safe un-
der the stars and stripes. The freedom
which The Journal has conferred will no,
be taken away, for we are confident that,
whatever else may happen, the American
people will see to it that Evangelina Cis-
neros shall not be delivered up to Spain"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

- There was significant occurrence at
Lynn, Mass, a few days ago. 1t was
the occasion of the merchants and busi-
ness mems carnival. The streets were gay
ly decorated and thousands of people were
present to witness the pageant. When
the exercises were over, the working men
took occasion to make a demonstration
over the recent killing Of the unfortunate
miners at Hazelton, Pa. 1t was simple
but impressive. A thousand or more OF
them, with their hats and right arms
wrapped in crepe, and carrying banners
and American flags draped with the same
funeral emblem, passed through the
streets to the music Of funeral dirges
played by the brass bands. After the
procession was over, Rev. Herbert n.
Carson preached funeral sermon, and in
it spoke warningly of government by in
junction, and. among other things, said
that the roaming loose through the coun-
try of Jesse James gangs, was not nearly
so menacing to the peace and security OF
society as was the control of the govern
ment by men like Mark Hanna.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
ABOUT PEOPLE.

j. L. Glenn, Esq, of Chester, was in
Yorkville yesterday.
Mrs. E. F. Dougherty, of Blacksburg,
spent last Wednesday in Yorkville with
friends.
Mr.. Frank McClain, of Charlotte, N.
c., has been confined to his bed with
fever for nine weeks past.
Mr.. f. K. McClain, formerly of York
vile, but now of Houston, Texas, has
Just come safely through case of yellow
fever.
Mrs. J. A. Darwin and daughter spent
last Wednesday and Thursday in York
Vile with relatives and friends while on
their way to Charleston from Shelby.
Mr.. Geo. w. Williams has gone to Lex
ington, Va, to assist in attending on Mr..
Charles E. Spencer, Jr., who is sick with
fever at Washington and Lee university.
Chester Lantern: Messrs. John r.
Moore and Bratton Massey, Of the firm OF
Massey & Moore, will move here this
week, from York county, and will occupy
houses of Mr.. Joseph A. Walker, on Pine
street.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

Except in the Blackjacks, where the
chinch bug has sway, it will be we'll for
York county farmers to SOW lots of wheat
this fall. While it is possible that this is
mot good wheat country" at the same
time it won't take very large yields to
pay expenses, and even some profit, so
long as prices range as high as they are
at present. That prices will not be any
lower between LOW and the harvesting
of the next crop. seems to be a pretty safe
proposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
LOCAL LACONICS.
The Price of Cotton.

The Price of Cotton.
The price of cotton on the Yorkville
market yesterday ranged from 5! to 81.
The ENQUIRER Until 1st of January, 1893.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY ENQUIRER will
be sent to any address, from this date un-
til the lst of January, 1898, for AZ cents.
Coming October 1s.
The Reno g. Curtis company, of IL play
ers. will be at the opera house on Satur-
day, October %, with the popular pas
toral, Joshua Simpkins." The company
is said to be up-to.date and first-class.
Change of Schedule.
The long looked-for change of schedu
on the O. X. Il C. appears in another col
umn of this issue, and will go into effect
on next Monday. By this change it will
be noted that the southbound mail train
will pass Yorkville at l.l5 a. m, and the
northbound train at $50 p. IN. There has
been great deal Of talk OIL the part OF
the public about through service to
Charleston, and also Of Sunday trains.
While there will he close connection for
Charleston, it will be necessary to chang q
cars at Kingsville, for the present. Pos
sibly. however, the through service and
Sunday trains will be development of
the early future.
Accident at MorrOw's Mill.
What came near being a serious acci-
dent. occurred at Morrow's roller mill
and cotton ginnery, on last Thursday at
about 1890 O'Clock. The trouble was due
to the blowing out of cylinder head.
The engine had been used constantly for
some months, and on Wednesday was
stopped for while in order that it might
be "babbited up." 1t did not work so
well during Thursday morning, and
finally got relief as already indicated.
Sandy Suttlemeyer, the engineer, was
standing only few feet from the cylin-
der at the time the accident occurred, and
had narrow escape from the flying iron
and scalding steam. Mr.. Pelham Nor
row, tho manager Of the mill, left at once
by private conveyance for Charlotte, in
order to duplicate the broken pieces, and
hopes to get the machinery started up
ready for business again by this morning.
There were some II or IA wagon loads OF
cotton at the gin awaiting their turn at
the time the accident occurred.
What the Cotton Mill Is Doing.
Southern and Western Textile Excel
sior: The York Cotton mills, Yorkville,
S. c., a new mill having begun operation
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
McCONNELLSYlLLE MATTERS.

MIR. Claude Moore Almost tKilled-Improve-
ments In the vlllage-PersonalM Mention.
Correspondence Of the Yorkviile Enquirer.
McCoNNELLsvILLE, October 15.-Mr.
Claude Moore met with a serious accident
yesterday, in falling from his wagon
loaded with bales of cotton. His skull
was slightly fractured, and for some
hours he was unconscious. DIR. Rob
Moore attended him and succeeded in
reviving him, so that he could speak
but at last accounts he had not recovered
his reasoning faculties. Mr.. Moore is one
of our most popular citizens and he and
his family have the sympathy OF the
community.
Mr.. William Ashe, who was seriously
injured not long ago by falling from
scaffold, is able to be out again.
Mr.. Reid Smith has moved his family
to this place, and is occupying neat lit
tie dwelling which he has rented from
Mr.. J. o. Moore. Mr.. Smith is a BROTH
er of Rev. r. P. Smith, of Gastonia.
Mr.. Clinton has touched up his store
room with paint. ..... .
Mr.. E. B. Mendenhall is enlarging and
making other Improvements in his store
room.
The trustees have bought new bell for
the academy.
The lumber for handsome new depot
is on the ground here. This is something
of which we have stood in need for many
years. :,
Mrs. DR.. Love, Miss Ella Love and
Master Rob Love, have all gone to Ches-
ter to spend few days. ="
Mr.. Sam Patrick, from White Oak,
paid a visit this week to the family Of
VIM. Smith.
There have been several cases of diph-
liberia in this section; but have heard OF
no deaths yet. Every precaution is be-
ing taken to prevent the spread OF the dis
ease.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

meeting of the county board on July 5.
According to the record, the question un-
der discussion was that of location. 1t
looked like a straight choice between
Harriss and Neely's ferries. At that time
there was no suspicion but that the bridge
would be built at one or the other of these
two points. The key to the situation was
held by Commissioner Wilkerson. That
gentleman was explaining that he did not
want to build any bridge at all but as
between the two points he would prefer
Neely's ferry, for the reason that if a
bridge would cost $1,000 there, it would
not cost less than Sl5, 900 at the other place.
That this was O critical moment in the
history of the bridge agitation we con-
fess. A vote just then on location would
have settled the matter permanently.
And those who were present will remem-
ber that just at this time the editor of
The Herald grew very fidgety. He look
ed like he might have been sitting on
a chestnut bur, or something of that ma
ture, All at once the real cause of his
disquiet developed. Unable to contain
himself longer, he asked for permission
to interrupt Commissioner Wilkerson,
and though he did not get the desired
permission, went on anyway with some
inside information as to how cheaply a
bridge could be built at Harris's ferry.
If the editor of The ENQUIRER had done
anything like this, the editor of The
Herald would have probably character
lied it as "officious." Anyhow, ques-
ton from Commissioner Wilkerson, it
will be remembered, developed that the
information was not whet it purported
to be, and there is no reason to charge
that if the editor of The Herald had held
his peace, the bridge would now be in
process Of erection. But all this only by
way of reminiscence. The gratuitious
filings of The Herald, 1t is hardly incum-
bent upon us to notice. We prefer to
leave them to the people who are familiar
with the record. We are surprised at
The Herald in admitting that it is unable
to prove them. AS rule, when people
prefer charges of this kind, it is not until
after they have already manufactured the
evidence by which such charges can be
sustained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
DIED OF TYPHOID FEVER.

Miss Alice Spencer, youngest daughter
of c. E. Spencer, Esq, and the late Mrs.
Sallie Spencer, died at her fathers home,
last Thursday morning, after long ILL
ness, of typhoid fever.
The deceased would have been Is years
of age on the 5th day of January next.
She was young lady of sweet disposi-
ton, beautiful character, kind and gentle
to all, and loved, not only by the members
of her own family hut idolized by num-
bers of little children, and very popular
with all her young lady acquaintances OF
her own age, and was member OF the
Presbyterian church.
The funeral took place from the Pres
byterian church ON Thursday afternoon,
the services being conducted by Rev. w.
G. Neville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

After reproducing the paragraph in
which THE ENQUIRER asked The Herald
to give an open and aboveboard reason
why the people of Fort Mill township
were not entitled to be connected with
the balance of the county by means of a
bridge, The Herald goes on to remark
about it as follows:
The editor who wrote the above knows
the Rock Hill Herald has maintained all
along that bridge should be built across
the Catawba river, for the safe, conven-
lent and permanent connection OF the
people of Fort Mill with the balance of
the county. 1t favors and has favored
the building of bridge at any point
rather than that one should not be erected
at all. THE ENQUIRER, we believe,
knows this. The Herald knows some
things, too, but it may not be able to
prove them. 1t knows that if it had not
been for the officiousness and intermed-
ding OF the editor Of THE YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER, the bridge would now be in
course of erection, and that, too, at point
selected by committee OF gentlemen
who are more competent to judge OF the
needs of the people Of Fort Mill than the
editor Of The YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER,
who, it is reported, is one of the self-con-
stituted advisers Of the agitators of the
recent effort to have bridge erected at
Neely's ferry, presuming to tell them
what would be best for the people OF
Fort Mill township.
We are not prepared to say that when
we asked the question we did not expect
to get punched, for the reply of our frank,
open-souled, patriotic neighbor is charac-
teristic. That it wanted bridge and did
not care much where, just so it connected
Fort Mill with the balance of the county,
we ought to have known all the time.
But it was altogether our own fault, prob
ably. We had gotten mixed on account
of little incident that occurred in the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

Signs of Progress-Fine Fall For Gather
ering Crops-Meeting of the Gospel
Temperance Union-The Real Point OF
the LIQUOR Ouestlon-Personal and 9th
er Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
WARREN, October IA think 1t is due
our thriving little town to say few words
in regard to the way it is growing and
building up. During the Last few weeks,
there has been added to the many i'm
proyements we already had, new cotton
seed house. A new pair of scales have
been put in for weighing seed. One new
store has been opened, another one is be-
ing built, and by the time this is in print,
it will be about completed and ready Tor q
stock OF goods. We are quiet, law-abld-
ing citizens down here; but we are by no
means idle, and unless some OF our SIS
ter towns begin to hustle they will be left
behind.
Some of the older farmers say that this
has been the incest fall for gathering
crops they have seen for lcng time. we
gathered all our fodder without scarcely
any rain on it, and although for the last
few days, the weather has been very
threatening and showery, we have had but
very little rain in this section yet. But 1t
is very likely that after so much nice
weather, we will have some wet and pro-
badly cold weather soon.
The whistle Of the cotton gins can be
heard all around US, and they are getting
plenty of work to do. Mr.. Jno. Nelson,
who runs two 7O-saws gins and self-pack-
ing press at Smiths Turnout, and gins
over two bales an hour, is kept busy
every day from before daylight until after
night. Some are holding their cotton for
a better price, while great many are SELL
ing as fast as they gather. Cotton is turn
ing out great deal better in this section
than we expected it would few weeks
ago. 1t is not the short crop; but the
short price that is hurting so badly now.
Instead of meeting last Saturday night
as was stated in my last letter, our Gospel
Temperance union will meet Saturday
night, the 10th instant. This will only
be a preparatory service for our next
regular meeting, which will be several
weeks from now. And now, MIR. Editor
while 1 am on this subject, wi II say
few words. I don't suppose you have
much space in which to publish opinions
but as there is being so much said and
written Just now on the liquor business
and how to conduct it, beg room enough
to say that the question should not be
how to conduct the business; but how to
kill it and bury it so deep it will never
rise again. When we abolish the saloon,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
The LIQUOR PROBLEM.

That there will have to be change in
the liquor business in this state is settled.
For the dispensary system to flourish
alongside of original package shops is
manifestly impossible, and now arises
the important questions: First, what can
be done; and second, what is best to be
done?
The matter constitutes knotty prob
lem. Let us take look at the new con-
stitution. In article VIII we And the
following:
Section IL. In the exercise of the police
power, the general assembly shall have
the right to prohibit the manufacture and
sale and retail of alcoholic liquors or bev-
erages within the state. The general as
sembly may license persons or corpora.
tions to manufacture and sell and retail
alcoholic liquors or beverages within the
state under such rules and restrictions as
it deems proper; or the general assembly
may prohibit the manufacture, the sale
and retail of alcoholic liquors and bever-
ages within the state, and may authorize
and empower state, county and munlcipal
officers. all or either, under the authority
and in the name of the state, to buy in
any market and retail within the state
liquors and beverages in such packages
and quantities, under such rules and reg
ulatiUns, as it deems eXpedient: Provl-
ded, that no license shall be granted to
sell alcoholic beverages in less quantities
than One-half pints, or to sell them pe
tween sundown and sunrise, or to sci!
them to be drunk on the premises: And
Iol f,,rf ha~ hot q
bly, shall not delegate to any munlclpal
corporation the power to issue license to
sell the same.
Now then, the dispensary system is
practically dead. There is no use in ar
guing that point. 1t has been settled by
Judge Simonton. The only hope of re-
lief lies in congress, and here there is not
one chance in a thousand. And if Judge
Simonton's decision has killed the dis
pensary system as it now exists, it also
seems to do away with the possibility OF
building up a similar system under coun-
ty or municipal control. The general as
sembly has not, and cannot, have the
power to allow municipal corporations
the power to license the sale of liquor,
and hence the matter resolves down to
prohibition or license.
That prohibition is legal, even Judge
Simonton has admitted, and the only
questions with the legislature are first, is
it desirable; and second, if desirable, is it
practicable? There are thousands of peo-
pie who consider it desirable but many OF
these do not think it practicable. Should
prohibition be discarded, the next ques-
ton for consideration is license. Here
the general assembly will have the choice
between two systems. One Is to reserve
to the state the right to grant license. and
the other is to delegate that authority to
the various counties. Now then, what is
best to be done? 1t is presumed that
everybody is thinking?