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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE.

Presbyterian Church to be Built - The
School Is Growing-The. Roller Mill Sold.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE, Jsnuary N.-Rev.
James Russell, evangelist of Bethel pres
bytery, has purchased lot here, and dur
ing the coming summer, will give out
the contract for nice church building.
We welcome the Presbyterian brethren
to our town.
Rev. Thos. Dixon, Sr., of Shelby, N.
c., has been called to the pastorate of the
Baptist church at this place.
The trustees of the high school, at their
last meeting, decided to enlarge the
school building at an early day. Pro-
fessor Slaughter is already cramped for
room, and new pupils are being enrolled
daily. An elegant new piano has been
purchased for the music department OF
the school.
Mr.. Sam Robinson, of this place, and
Miss Lizzie Jenkins, Of Grover, N. G.,
were married yesterday, Rev. j. h.
Thacker officiating.
Mrs. Thacker is seriously i'll at the
home of her son, Rev. ]. H. Thacker.
Postmaster Allison is suffering from
the effects Of vaccination.
Mr.. Thos. McQuiston, Of Morning Sun,
Ohio, is visiting at Mr.. J. N. McDilPs.
Mr.. Sam McDill, Jr., of Chester, is yis-
iting Mr.. T. P. McDill.
The entire plant of the Hickory Grove
Milling company has been sold to White
sides e. Mitchell. x. q.
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to hear him. a cordial invitation is ex'
tended to all to participate in these SER
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.

Yorkvile is very bad off just now in
the way Of railroad facilities, and in con
sequence there is growing discomfort
among the business men of the town.
The fact is, the situation is very serious
and rather than otherwise, it is becoming
more so. Without any southern connec
tion, coming north, the northbound Caro-
lima and North Western passenger train
is now practically useless beyond Chester
The o. r. Il c., coming south, does moi
reach here until about II o'clock, and
gives our people few important connec'
tions elsewhere. The northbound train,
in like manner, is without much value
as to it's connection with other roads
The town is, therefore, completely bot
tied.
The appeal of citizens of Yorkville and
other places along the line of the road
was mentioned recently, as was also the
reply of the Narrow Gauge authorities
thereto. The position of the railroad peo-
pie is anything but satisfactory, and the
general feeling among the. business men
Of the town is that they cannot yet afford
to let the matter drop.
Among other things, mass meeting
has been suggested. 1t is proposed to in
vite the railroad officials and the railroad
commissioners, to discuss the situation,
and see if there cannot be found some plan
Of relief Whether there would he any
result, Of course. cannot be predicted ;
but that something will have to be done,
and that soon, seems to be pretty certain
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
MERE-MENTION.

Judge Lewis i. McComas has been
clerted United States senator from Mary
land to succeed Senator German. .''''''The
Anglo French dispute over territory near
Lagos, west coast of Africa, is still unset
tied. .''''''"The Ohio river is greatly swol-
len and is causing damage to the towns
and cities along its bank. Three peo-
pie were killed and several were severely
injured i'm St. Louis last Wednesday by a
wjndstorm. .......'Thomas E. Watson will
be the Populist candidate for governor of
Georgia this year. ''''"There is IA big fight
in progress among the students OF the
Kansas university over the liquor ques-
ton, the crusade having been started by
the young women. 1t is charged that
some of the young men drink liquor be-
fore attending the university entertain
mentS. J. d. Bowersock, a wealthy cIti-
zen, urges the young women to leave the
university hall in body if the smell OF
whisky is again detected. 1.-THE preach
ers of New York city have started a cru
SADIE against the keeping open of stores on
Sunday. 1.-The Kentucky house of rep
resentatives have adopted resolution
asking Senator Lindsay to resign, on the
ground that he is not Il Democrat. The
objection to him is on account of his gold
views. The senator is not likely to accept
the invitation of the house. ''''.''' United
States deputies are doing what they can
to arrest the members of the mob who
recently burned the two Seminole In
dams. ''.'''"The Monarch Cycle company
has engaged Bob Walthour, of Atlanta,
the champion bicycle rider of the south,
to ride this season with Tom Cooper, UNI
til recently the champion of the world.
1.-THE distillers of Kentucky are try
ing to form another combination for the
purpose of raising the price of whisky.
.'''''"At convention to be held at an
early date, the sporting editors of the
metropolitan newspapers are going to try
to agree not to publish any more inter-
views with prize fighters until after the
fighters have signed contracts to fight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
THE LOUD BILL.

There is pending in the house at this
time, a measure known as the Loud bill,
and which is giving the sample copy adj
vertising publishers of the country a
great deal of uneasiness but which, we
think, in justice to the government
newspaper readers, and legitimate pub
fishers, should become law.
Under the postal laws as they now
stand, newspapers are allowed the right
of the mails in the counties in which
they are published free Of charge-that is
for bona tide subscribers-and outside OF
the counties in which they are published,
they are required to pay postage at the
rate of one cent per pound. Under the
law as it now stands, sample copies are
mailed in the counties and outside of the
counties at pound rates. Sample copies
are really not entitled to go free in the
counties in which the newspapers are
published but the law in this respect is
not strictly enforced.
The object Of the Loud bill is to restrict
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

xviii, %: "Whoso fndeth wife, findeth
good thing" He had large audience,
who, no doubt, believed every word he
said !; but there were those present who
would like much better to try it than to
take his word, or even the Bibles, for it.
On Wednesday of next week, February
2, the C. f. society will meet at Salem
church to celebrate its third anniversary.
Suitable religious exercises will be held,
beginning at II m. Those friendly to
Christian Endeavor work are cordidly in
vted to attend.
A young lady asks this question,
"Where does the new moon rise" In
the west, Of course.
We have some folks about here who
ride more like Texas cowboys" than
native born citizens.
In speaking of the smallpox scare, vac
cination, etc., the other day, our friend
"Bill" Wilkerson told about Tom Nc
Keown in the time Of the war, getting
scab from some woman on SANDY
branch" from which he was vaccinated,
and the result was he broke out all over.
Our people, who pretend to think or
speak for themselves on political meas
ures, favor complete prohibition as
solution of the whisky problem.
We have received letter from Rev. r.
P. Smith, formerly pastor of Bullock's
Creek church; but now evangelist of
Mecklenburg, IN. CO. presbytery, in
which he gives summary of his work
for 1897. His many friends throughout
the scope of THE ENoUIRER's circula-
ton will be glad to learn Of his success,
which they will find in his church paper,
published at Gastonia, n. c., where he
now lives. He is one of the most active
men in his church work of which we
know anything. SIGMA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

The following from the Anderson
Peoples Advocate, is the most sensible
and Just comment on the result OF the
Newbold trial that we have seen:
The acquittal of Newbold, in our judg-
ment, is another unfortunate verdict, and
we cannot understand how the jury ar
rived at it in the face of the testimony
That he had no intention of killing Tur-
ner is clear; but that he was reckless in
the use of firearms and criminally indii-
ferent to human life is equally clear.
True he was in the discharge of his duty
but no officer, not even the high sheriff
is justified in making an arrest for sim
pie misdemeanor with drawn pistol in
each hand. 1t strikes the average man
as curious proceeding to stop mule 10y
firing pistol in his front. Bettera thou.
sand times that thousand gallons OF IL
licit liquor should have escaped his
clutches than that an innocent life should
have been sacrificed. There was nm.
doubtedly criminality in Newbold's act
and officers and private citizens should
have been taught a lesson against crimi'
nal carelessness in the use of firearms
1t is sad and sorrowful piece of bust
ness all through.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
FOR HOUSEBREAKING.

Jim Garrison, colored, who is we'll
known local sneak thief, was committed
to Jail on Thursday afternoon on war
rant sworn out by w. w. Lewis, Esq,
and charging him with housebreaking.
The crime for which the Negro was ar
rested was committed on Thursday af-
terno0n, and was an atrocious one. lie
tried to rob the Gilbert residence, just va
Gated by the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert.
The Negro was detected by servant
in the employ of Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ
Dobson, who live next door. The SER
want saw Garrison trying to break open
window of the Gilbert residence, and,
through Mrs. Dobson, called the attention
of Mr.. Dobson to the matter. Seeing that
he was watched, Garrison left the house
but was followed up by Mr.. Dobson, who,
after satisfying himself that there could
be no mistake, notified Mr.. Lewis, who
has charge of the property, with the re-
suit mentioned.
Garrison was sent to a reform school,
near Washington, several years ago, fol
breaking into the Yorkville postoffice
Since his return he has been on the chain
gang, and there have been numerous
thefts and burglaries about Yorkville, as
the result of which be has been CONSTANT
ly under suspicion; but he has generally
succeeded in escaping arrest.
The facts in the present case can be SC
clearly established as to make conviction
certain, and if it were not for the fact that
the extreme penalty for the crime is linn
tied to one year, Garrison would, nc
doubt, be removed from his present field
of operations for quite while.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

John Guiteras, the well-known expert
in contagious diseases, when interro-
gated in relation to the typhoid epl,
demic, said II am in hearty accord
with DR.. Abbott, professor of hygiene
at the University of Pennsylvania, and
the head of the meteorological bureau
of the department of public safety:
| can endorse everything he has said
on the matter. Without question
the epidemic is the result chiefly of
water pollution. Our water supply
has death lurking in every drop, and
it is an outrage that nothing has been
done to improve its quality and purity.
Understanding, as we physicians do,
that the source of a water supply
should be absolutely pure, we also
realize that under all circumstances
all water should be filtered"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADvERTIsEMEN rs.

Probate Judge McCorkle-Gives notice
that w. w. Lewis has applied to him
for letters of administration on the estate
of Mrs. Martha X. Gilbert, deceased.
Grist Consns-Will sell you cobbler's
set for 35 cents, from 25 to so cents cheap.
er than the same articles have been sold
in Yorkville heretofore. They can also
furnish you with nails, leather, etc.
They offer you good coffee mill for 35
cents. They repeat what Mr.. Ormand
has said about the Oliver plows. They
want to sell you evapOrated fruits, sauer
kraut and pickles, and snowflake crack
ers at Is cents a pound.
w. b. Moore 4 Co.-Offer you two
pounds of cheese for 25 cents and 10
pounds for S1.0O. They also have plows
and harrows, mating and window
shades, furniture and house furnishing
goods, farm bells, blacksmith tools,
doors and sash at factory prices, war
ranted shears and scissors, razors and
other shaving implements, chairs, fold
ing-bed lounges, sideboards, hook cases
and china closets, paints and oils and
harness oil. They also haye under
takers supplies of every description.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
BRYAN AT ERSKlNE.
Strong Efforts to Induce Him to Accept
the Recent Invitation.

Strong Efforts to Induce Him to Accept
the Recent Invitation.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
The newspapers in this state, and
some in sister states, have been very
cordial in expressing the hope that
Mr.. Bryan would accept the invitation
sent to him to serve rs the anniversary
orator at the next commencement in
Erskine college. The members of
congress, too, from this state, have not
been wanting in commenting the mat
ter to Mr.. Bryan. Senator Tillman,
in the course of letter urging MIR.
Bryan to accept the invitation, says:
"If you ever intend to accept any in
vitation in South Carolina, you could
not go into any part of it where you
would be more royalty welcomed, or
where you could impress yourself
more fully on the people of the state.
Due West is a community of highly
intelligent, moral and influential peo-
pie, and l hope you will find yourself
able to accept the invitation" Inc
representatives in the house united in
sending a joint letter, iu the course of
which they say: "The friends and
graduates of Erskiue college are of
decided influence in South Carolina,
to say nothing of other states in the
south where they are numerous and
influential. You have never yet been
into South Carolina, and, if it is posi-
hle for you to 20 into the southern
country on such an occasion, we have
no hesitation in suggesting that the in
vitation from Due West is one you
might we'll accept. And We say this
without reference to the qualification
it would be to us personally for you to
come into our state, where you would
have, you may be sure, most cordial
welcome"
We understand, too, that our friend,
Mr.. ]. Altheus Johnson, who, when
student IN college, was member OF
the literary society upon which, this
wear, devolves the selection of the COM
mencement orator, has interested him
self in seeking to have Mr.. Bryan
accept the invitation extended by his
alma mater.
Altogether, Due West and the COL
lege boys are quite hopeful that they
will have with them at the next COM
mencement the far.famed orator from
the west, whose magnetism and person
al enthusiasm haye so often thrilled
audiences in other parts of the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
THE KILLING OF WELLS.

The Cleveland Star of the 18th instant
publishes the testimony taken at the pre-
liminary, inquiry into the killing OF Mr..
WIN. Wells, near Grover, on January g..
The testimony of John Ratchford, who
is charged as an accessory, is as follows
John Ratchford, mulatto Negro, the
only eye witness to the tragedy, was
sworn and said that he was with Nit
Sadler the day Wells was shot. Near
Camps stillhouse they met Bill Wells,
and Sadler asked Wells for drink,
which was refused. Sadler saw Wells
pistol, which was in his jacket, and
Wells had his hand on it. Nit then
caught his hand and jerked, it with the
pistol, out of Wells pocket. Wells
asked Nit to give his pistol back and
Nit replied that he was not going to
shoot it. He unbreeched it and bullet
dropped out, which he picked up and re-
placed, rebreeching the pistol. He again
asked Wells for a drink. Wells replied
that he had no whisky and asked for the
return of his pistol. Nit refused to give
it up and went walking off, Wells fol-
lowing and begging for his pistol. Nit
then shot him. When he shot Wells fell.
Sadler shot twice in quick succession.
He was about Is feet from Wells when he
shot. was in front all the time looking
back. Was looking back when the shoot
ing was done. and saw nothing in Wells's
hand. After the shooting Nit came to
where 1 was and 1 asked him if he had
killed Wells. He said, eyes he had kill
ed the d. s. of b." Mr.. Camp was
coming and Nit said let's wait and see
what he says. We went back to where
Wells fell and found the pistol. Nit pick
ed it up and gave it to Mr.. Camp. Wells
had gotten up in the meantime and had
gone back some 10 steps. When Nit saw
Mr.. Camp coming he started around the
hill towards South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
ABOUT PEOPLE.

J. B. Bell, Esq. of Gaff'ney City, was il
Yorkville Thursday.
Miss Essie Stewart is visiting in York
Vile, the guest of Mrs. H. II. Beard.
Miss Annie Watson left last Thursday
morning for Rock Hill, to visit friends
and relatives.
Miss Luna Healan, of Blacksburg, is
visiting in Yorkyille, the guest OF Miss
Mary Sch0rh.
Misses Minnie Livingston and .Ethe
Radcliffe, of Charleston, are visiting III
Yorkvlle, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. IT,
II. Radcliffe.
Mr.. r. 4. Patrick, Of White Oak, was
in Yorkville for short time on Wednes-
day, having stopped over here on his way
to visit friends and relatives in the Blairs-
vile neighborhood.
Mrs. S. NJ. Jones, of Chester, passed
through Yorkville Thursday morning on
her way to Tirzah where she was sum-
moned on account of the serious illness OF
her father, Mr.. +. II. Brown.
Rev. Thos. i. Gilbert, of Waterbury,
Conn.,, came to Yorkville on Tuesday
morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. r.
\. Gilbert, which took place on Wednes-
day afternoon. He left again for Water
bury OH Thursday night.
Chester Bulletin: Captain o. \. Ham
lin resigned his position as conductor on
the Carolina and Northwestern Satur-
day. Captain Hamlin has been conductor
on the Narrow Gauge for thirteen or four
teen years, and i'm that time has made
many friends who hold him in the high
est regard. He has leased the Merchants
hotel in Lenoir and will personally con-
duct it. His many friends in Chester
wish him unbounded success in his new
field Of employment.
Gaffney Ledger, Thursday: Beginning
tonight at 7.3O o'clock, the Rev. w. e.
Neville, of Yorkville, will hold series OF
services in the Presbyterian church oi
this city. The services will continue foi
several days. Mr.. Neville is middle
aged man and has been in the ministry
sometime. He comes well recommended
and will doubtless entertain as we'll as in
struct those who accept this opportunity
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

"A Negro schoolteacher at Fort Motto
has developed case of "smallpox," and
the Columbia Record wants to know
whether the disease is of the Greenville
kind, whether it is elephants itch,'
whether it attacks white people, and
whether vaccination is preventive.
The Record, like great many other
people about, seems to be wonderfully
skeptical as to the quality of the small
pox that is now doing business in this
state: but still nobody would be inclined
to monkey with the disease unnecessarily.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29
CHAT FROM CHEROKEE.

Notes About Psople-In Favor of Prohibi-
tion-Rev. II. p. Smiths Good Work.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ETA JANE, January 24.-Miss Mamie
Crosby has returned to her school after a
short visit to her home at Sharon.
Rev. Mr.. Isom, of the NJ. E. church,
preached an interesting sermon at Messo-
potamia yesterday. His text was Prov.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

subscribers-to purchasers of newspa-
pers-and do away with the free sample
copy business, except at full second class
postage-one cent for two ounces.
The sample copy" advertising journals
of the country. as we have already stated,
are very much worried, and are trying to
stir up the publishers OF country news
papers to write to their congressman to
vote against the Loud bill. One of the
arguments along the line indicated is the
following, which is now being published
in a gratuiousy distributed Washington
publication
According to the provisions of the bill
the only ones entitled to receive news
papers at pounds rates are "Subscrlhers
who voluntarily order and pay for the
same" After the time paid for expires,
stop, and publishers would have to put q
cent postage stamp on each copy sent
thereafter. This would break up half the
country newspapers.
The bill also requires every publisher
"befOre depOSiting such mail matter III
the postoffice to separate the same into
United States mail sacks, or bundles, by
states, cities, towns and counties" Here
tofore the postmasters have done the as
sorting OF mail; but under this bill sort
of miniature postotfice would have to be
established in every publishers office in
the country.
Although we note that the South Caro-
lima Press association seems to he some
what worried over the matter, we think
their worry is entirely uncalled for. The
bill, rather than otherwise, is in the inter-
est of the country newspapers, and in the
interest of the newspaper reading public.
For instance, take the very point that
is made in the quotation above. AFTER
the time paid for expires, good lawyers
say, the pound rate would stop, and pub
fishers would have to put cent postage
stamp on each copy sent thereafter"
This is nothing but right. If the sub
scriber wants the paperafter the time paid
for expires, he will pay for it again. The
publisher has no right to send the paper
unless the subscriber orders it, and that
he should be required to put one cent
stamp on each copy is right and jnst.
This not only protects the government,
but it protects the individual.
1t is a fact that many publishers con-
tinue to send papers after the time paid
for expires, and why? 1t is their hope
that they may, in some way, be able to
worry out of the subscriber another sub
scription. If the subscriber takes the
paper out of the postoffice, CT somebody
takes it out for him, then he is often con-
fronted with the alleged law, DGt really
"blutf," that he is bound to pay for it.
If, however, the publisher were required
to pay one cent copy for each paper
sent after the expiration of subscrip-
ton, there would be fewer misunder-
standings along this line, and the result
would be better all around.
No, as we understand it, the Loud bill
is all right. Sufficient pressure can, no
doubt, be brought to bear on congress
men to kill the bill, and we presume
that such will be the outcome; but no
letters will be written against the bill
from this office. We would rather see
it become law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

- The Archer crowd is reported as car
rying its fight against Governor Ellerbe
10 extreme lengths. When the governor
appointed Auditor Epton, Of Spartan
burg, to be comptroller-general, he also
appointed Mr.. Brewton to be auditor.
The Archer people are now working to
prevent the confirmation of Brewtons
appointment by the senate, and the un-
derstanding is that if they succeed and
the governor re-appoints Mr.. Epton to
his old place, an effort will be made to
prevent the confirmation Of this appoint
ment also. Strange and wonderful are
the D olitics of the politicians.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

- The Spartanburg correspondent OF
The News and Courier describes the
Epton- Derham contest in the senate the
other day as being only preliminary
skirmish between the Archer and Ell
lerbe followings for the governorship.
That there is something in all this.
there is no doubt; but if the result
has any special significance, the victory
should not he ascribed entirely to Sen
ator Archer. There were others who
had interest in trying to turn the gov
ernOr down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-29

- Although the pension payments now
amount to about $4,000 900 year, there
is no doubt Of the fact that under an hon
est construction of the law, less than hall
that sum should be paid. The free COIN
age of silver would not do anything to
purge the pension rolls; but it would vir-
tually cut the aggregate amount that is
paid for pensions in half.