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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-18
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS. MILLINERY. SHOES.
CLOTHING. LADIES AND GENTS
FURNISHING GOODS,
CAPES. JACKETS,
GOODS,
CAPEs, JACKETS.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. ETC,

that would do credit to most any city, no matter how large.
This business is composed Of and operated by ~frst-class
people from beginning to end; Men ard women whose
and families and interests are here and who treat
you with respect and honesty, and want you to have the
choicest that money can buy, not how cheap but how good
for the price paid. People who love God and respect your
interests as their own. We have no complaint against any
man, woman or child but only to strengthen our borders.
To stand more closely ~togetherin upbuilding our homes and
our town. We want each and all to know that we are
your friends, and no respector of persons. We want 20
sell you as many goods as you want to buy and pay cash
for. Our terms are cash, we keep no books.
Our Wholesale Department is open to those who bu
to sell again, and when you consider the fact that you can
buy in small quantities just what you want and as often
we believe that you save money rather than buying away
from home, accommodating stock and in odd sizes. etc.
Our catalogue for fall and winter I898-99 will be COM
pleted and mailed you within a few days, and we hope
that instead Of your ordering from Memphis, Louisville,
st. Louis, Chicago and New York you will order from US.
Every article guaranteed as represented. Money refunded
when goods are not satisfactory.
Your mail orders solicited, which will have our most
careful attention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
BEATING THE LAWYERS.

"Maybe you would not think it."
remarked a well-known member OF
the Yorkville bur to friend in the
presence of the reporter a. few days
ago; "but the lawyers suffer as much
from deadbeats even as much as busi-
ness men,"
"You surprise me-" replied the
friend, somewhat interested; show is
that?"
"Well," returned the lawyer, "a few
days ago man came into my Office
and asked me as to the ownership OF a
certain piece of property 1 was not
certain, and went over to the clerk g
Office and looked the matter up. Then
he wanted to know whether or not
there was any membranes. | went
back and got this information, and
when I reported again, the man told
me very cordially how much obliged
he was, and bade me good morning.
What do you think of that ?"
The friend considered the situation
very carefully for few moments, and
then solemnly replied:
81 think you are fool !"
The lawyer was somewhat startled
at first; but realizing the force of his
friends reasoning, smiled and admitted
that the judgment was correct. "That
is fact" he said. "Instead of being
thrown off my guard by the profuse
politeness of my caller, should have
quietly told him that my fee was S.,
and requested him 10 ante up"
1t seems funny that lawyers should
be so easily beaten out of their fees
but it occurs every day. However, it
is we'll to remark that they should not
complain. AS suggested by the attor-
ney quoted above, it is entirely their
own fault.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. w. J. Roddey, of Rock Hill, was
in Yorkville on Wednesday.
Miss Cora Clark and Mrs. NJ. j..
Clark are visiting friends in Admission,
Ala.
Mr.. H. G. Strauss is in Greenwood
this week attending the South Carroll
ma Methodist Conference.
Miss Annie Steele, who has been
teaching school in Lancaster county
for several months, has returned to
her home in Yorkville.
Kings Mountain Reformer: Mr.
and Mrs. 1. B. Goforth went down to
York county to visit the family of Mr..
Felix Quinn last Friday evening.
DR.. R. A. Bratton sustained severe
injury to his right eye yesterday morn
ing as the result of fire-making oper-
alton. The hurt, though not serious,
is quite painful.
There is another case of fever at
Sheriff Logan's. This time the patient
is Miss Marion, the sheriff7s eldest
daughter. She has been down for sew.
eral days.
Master Walter, little son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Barron, who has been
down with fever for about eight weeks,
is improving slowly. Mr.. w. T. Bar
ron has been quite unwell for several
days.
Clerk of the Court Wylie left on
Thursday for three weeks visit to
Warren, Ark, where he will join Mrs.
Wylie and the baby. He leaves his
Office in charge of Joseph F. Wallace,
Esq, who will keep things in proper
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
= The Columbia Register suspended

- The Columbia Register suspended
publication last week after precari-
Gus existence of about 25 years. The
greater part of the time it has been
under the proprietorship of Mr.. Charles
A. Calvo, Jr., who made long and
strenuous effort to make success OF
it. But for some reason the people OF
Columbia could never be made to real
ize that a newspaper was business,
rather than a charitable institution,
and it is doubtful as to whether the
receipts of The Register ever, at any
time, paid the expense of publication.
Finally, as the result of the conpeti-
ton of the Columbia State, and with
inevitable failure confronting him, Mr..
Calvo lost his mind, and northern
firm that had furnished much of the
means with which the paper had been
kept going, took charge. Since last
July The Register has been conducted
as an afternoon paper; but the after
noon field being already full, this ex-
pertinent failed also.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
KNOWLEDGE IS MONEY.

1t is too late now, and maybe it viii
be long time before the opportunity
occurs again but business man o.
York vile, to whom some of the posi-
bilities Of the situation occurred the
other day after it was too late to make
use of them, made some remarks tc
the reporter that might be worth re-
membering:
"Did you notice." he asked, show
uncertain most of the bidders appeared
to be at the real estate sales last Mon
day. I might be mistaken, of course
but it occurred to me that in three
cases out Of four the bidders we're real.
ly in doubt as to how much they them
selves were willing to give for the
property they were trying to buy.
81 can only account for the situation
on the theory that in most cases the
prospective buyers had failed to make
careful calculations as to the value OF
the dif1erents properties, and were de-
pending entirely on the chance of no
one else being willing to pay anything
like liberal price. I am sure that,
while some of the property brought
all it was worth, most of it sold for
much less.
''It has occurred to me-" the gentle
man concluded, "that while to some
extent this condition of affairs may
h.. e been due TO the general scarcity
of money, still there are plenty of peo-
pie who are able to furnish the money
to pay for such property all that it is
and if some bright business
man had made it his business several
weeks ago to 60 around through the
county and learn all there was to be
learned about various properties that
were being advertised, the prospective
and what they were willing to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10

THE ENQUIRER has not been favor
ably disposed toward the proposition to
increase the standing army of the Uni
ted States to 100000. We have been of
opinion that the tendency would be
too much in the direction of centraliza-
ton. 1t is argued sometimes that 25,-
900 men is mighty small force with
which to keep 7O,OOO,OOO straight.
That is true; but it must be remem-
bered that the keeping of the 10000
900 straight has not been supposed to
be the object of our army of $4,000
men. If this is to be the object of an
army of 100000 men, then we are
still of the opinion that when the in
crease is authorized there will be a
bad days work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
HE'S THE RIGHT NEGRO.

Although Alfred Grer still denies
that he is the man who entered the
house of Mr.. J. A. Bell, near Clover
on Friday night of last week, there is
every reason to believe that he is lying
Grier was taken to Clover last Tues.
day for the purpose of Identification
He had waived his right to prelimina.
ry examination, and the only object OF
taking him back to the vicinity of the
crime was for the purpose of identifi-
cation.
Mrs. Bell was at Glover. She had
previously explained that she would
probably not be able to identify the
Negro. 1t was quite dark at the time
he entered the house, and even if she
had known him, she would not have
recognized him. 1t turned out as she
had indicated. Grier was about the
same size as the Negro who had as
sailed her; but she could not say
whether or not he was the right man.
Mr.. John Grayson, the storekeeper
for the distillery near Hero, said he
knew Grier we'll as regular customer.
He had been to the distillery often,
and was there on Friday afternoon,
few hours before the time at which the
assault occurred. There was white
man and another Negro or two in the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10

- As the result of the big promise
of a largely increased wheat acreage,
there is talk in several neighboring
towns of erecting roller mills with
which to convert the coming crop into
-four. THE ENQUIRER is always glad
to see the good work going on but if
the situation is the same in other coun-
ties as in York, somebody is going to
get left. The York county farmers
have all along intended to increase
their wheat, acreage and some of them
have done so; but on account of the
weather and other hindrances, quite a
number of others have not yet been
able to get in single acre. We sus-
pect that about the same state of affairs
exists in other counties.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10

of temporary judges, learned in the
law, etc. That paper goes on to ex-
plain how the general assembly, in
stead of trying to carry out the pur-
pose of the makers of the constitution,
passed an impracticable and undesira-
BILE act that has been allowewed to die
a natural death on account of its USE
lessness.
We are very glad to see our con-
temporaries giving this matter consid-
Grafton but we would be still better
pleased if they would, like the Green,
vile grand jury, get down to the real
necessity of the situation. There may
be need for emergency judges to try
special cases and relieve overloaded
calendars; but, in our opinion, espe-
cially in the smaller towns and country
districts of the state, there is much
greater need for Improvement in the
present magistrate system.
In Columbia, Charleston, Greenville,
Spartanburg, and, perhaps, few other
larger towns Of the state, where the
business is sufficient to warrant the
payment of salaries large enough to
make it worth the while of men learn
ed in the law to hold the position OF
magistrate. the present system is all
right enough but out in the country
districts, where the rights, liberties and
properties of citizens are often placed
under the jurisdiction of men who do
not know even enough to write an
affidavit or properly draw a warrant
of arrest, the situation is very different.
Here the magistrate system is good
only in very far-fetched theory. AS a
matter of practical operation, it is a
most miserable failure, often working
great injustice on law-abiding citizens,
and bringing socalled processes Of law
into contempt.
The remedy, it appears to us, is to
lump the sums paid for the maintain.
ance of numerous inefficient courts,
and concentrate the work of these
courts into a single court capable OF
administering justice of quality that
will be respected. There may be need
for one or two judges at large, and
possibly temporary emergency judges ;
but, in our opinion, this need is not
nearly so great as is the need for i'm
provement in our magistrate system,
especially in localities where the mag
istrates are not men learned in the
law. Let the Improvement, if there is
to be any, begin at the bottom, and
then as the higher stages are reached,
progress will not be difficult.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
DEATH OF j. A. FLANAGAN.

Mr.. James A. Flanagan, a we'll
known citizen of the Bowling Green
neighborhood, died at his home near
that place on Thursday morning Of
last week after an illness of about
eight months.
Though not quite 40 years of age a,
the. time of his death, Mr.. Flanagan
has for years been looked upon as one
of the leading citizens of his neighbor.
hood. He was prominent as church
member, a Christian worker, farmer
and business man, and no other resi-
dent of the neighborhood enjoyed to o
greater extent the confidence and es
TEEN of his fellow citizens.
Mr.. Flanagan was well-known 10
the readers of THE ENQUIRER. He
was one of the pioneers in the fruit
and vegetable canning industry in this
section. He first went into business
with his brothers, something like a
dozen years ago, aud developed the
industry to considerable proportions.
He also ran public saw mill and GIN
merry, ETC., and was generally the leader
in wh' .ever enterprise that seemed
calculated to promote the interest OF
his section.
Though modest and unassuming in
religious matters, Mr.. Flanagan was
well-known as a consistent Christian
from his youth up. He was baptised
at Bethel in infancy, became connec.
ted with the church while still very
young man, and about three years ago
was one of the leaders in the move
ment that resulted in the erection of
the church at Bowling Green. Upon
the organization of that church he be-
came a ruling elder, which office he
held up to the time of his death.
Mr.. Flanagan was twice married.
His first wife was Miss Ida Wallace, of
Bethel, who lived only few years af-
ter marriage, leaving three children.
He next married Miss Allie Jackson, of
Clover, who, with four children, sur.
vive him.
Mr.. Flanagan's death was due to
some pulmonary trouble with which
he had suffered for a number of years.
During his long and tedious illness, he
was as submissive and patient as only
good Christian can be, and before
the final summons came, he expressed
himself as ready.
The funeral service took place at
Bowling Green church on Friday, be-
ing conducted by Rev. w. A. Hafner,
and the interment took place in the
cemetery near by.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10

- THE ENQUIRER was advised by a
third party, a few days ago, that a
York county magistrate said to him
that he, the magistrate, would be glad
to answer the arguments that have
appeared in this paper on the county
court question; but is afraid that
"his motives might be misconstrued." "
The ENQUIRER does not pretend to
be possessed of all wisdom. 1t has
given it's own views on this subject,
and the views of number of lawyers.
So far as it is concerned, il has said
what it thought. 1t may or may not
be correct. What it wants, however,
is not a change, necessarily; but all
the Improvement there is. If the
present system is the best, then THE
ENQUIRER wants the present system.
But we do not believe the present sys-
tenn is the best, and we would like to
have the magistrate referred to, or
anybody else, to give US light. No
one need be worried about "miscon-
struction of motives" That is all
buncombe. If a mans preferences
are based on sound sense; knowledge,
etc., his "motives" are matter of no
moment to sensible people. 1t is not
motives, but wisdom, by which we
should be governed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
THE JEFFERYs PROPERTY.

Pursuant to the advertised notice of
w. w. Lewis, Esq, administrator,
quite large number of people attend
ed the sale of the Jefferys house and
lot on Main street, last Wednesday,
at II o'clock a. m.
Some of the people were present as
possible purchasers, and most of them
were present as lockers on but all
were very much interested in the pro-
ceedings, as the property is generally
considered to be unusually desirable.
After reading the terms of the sale,
Administrator Lewis announced that
no bid of less than $4,000 would be
accepted or cried, and J. S. Brice, ESQ.,,
started the battle with bid of 81, 100.
This was Immediately bettered by MIR.
Lewis, who raised the figures to 81, 200,
after which there was pause.
DR.. Miles Walker next stepped into
the field with bid of S2,250, and Mr..
B. N. Moore raised the amount to
1900, after which the bidding became
more and more cautious on up TO
$4,000, at which Dr. Walker began to
show signs of having gone as far as ne
cared to. Mr.. Moore promptly offered
$2,625, and kept q sharp eye on all
possible competitors until the auction
eer finally knocked the property down
at that price.
Within FIVE minutes after he became
the purchaser, Mr.. Moore had four or
five applications from would-be rent
ers but he was not yet ready to make
any trades. 1t is his intention to make
considerable changes in the property,
and among other things to erect large
cotton platform on the lot. Further
than this he does not care to announce
his plans at this time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
Saturday, December 10, 1898.

party; but who they were he did not
know. According to the best of his
it was the first visit of the
white man, and he was not acquainted
with the other Negroes.
1t develops that the story published
in the last issue of THE ENQUIRER was
not complete in some particulars. Ac.
cording to the statement of Mrs. Bell,
when the Negro first entered the house,
he asked for the change for dollar,
stating that he wanted to make pay
ment to a man outside. Mrs. Bell told
him that she had no change. The
Negro drew his pistol, asserted that he
knew there was money in the house,
and said he was going to have it.
The scuffle followed as already de-
scribed.
Grier did not want to 60 to Glover
on Tuesday. He was evidently afraid
that he would have trouble. The
sheriff, however, was assured that Mr..
and Mrs. Bell were desirous that the
law should take its course in the mat
ter, and there would be no attempt at
violence. 1t was on this assurance
that the sheriff allowed the Negro to
be taken to Glover and he went along,
afterward to bring him back to Jail.
A citizen of Glover, who is thorough
ly acquainted with all the circum-
stances that have developed in the case,
said to the reporter on Wednesday:
Had this Negro been caught Friday
night, and had there been sufficient
assurance that he was the right man,
1 am satisfied that he would have
been lynched. But after the fellow
got into the hands of the law, and
both Mr.. and Mrs. Bell requested that
there be no violence, the people were
very we'll satisfied to let things stand
as they are" e.
Grier continues to deny everything
stoutly but as he has already been
caught in a number of conflicting
statements, not much importance is at
tached to what he might say. Al.
ready a good deal of evidence has been
collected against him, and every pos
sible effort is being made to find out
who were his companions at the dis
tillery. 1t is especially desirable to
learn the name of the white man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
EMERGENCY JUDGES, ETC.

Discussing the recent recommends
tion of the Greenville grand jury with
reference to county courts, the Green
vile News seeks to improve on the
suggestion, by proposing that. instead,
provision be made for one or two extra
judges at large, with the same jurisdic-
ton as circuit judges, whose duty it
shall be to preside over court that
may be called in any county in case of
emergency, or on account of an over
loaded calendar.
The News and Courier approves of
the suggestion Of The News but calls
to the fact that the late con-
stitutional convention authorized the
general assembly to provide for the
appointment, in cases Of emergency,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10

shape and attend to all business with
a smuch facility and dispatch almost as
if Mr.. Wylie himself were present.
Mr.. K. Lee Kerr, of Rock Hill,
spent all hour or two in Yorkville last
Thursday.
Miss Rose Hunter has returned to
her home from a visit to the family of
Major A. H. White, at Rock Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Gordon have
moved into one of Mr.. Robt. J. Hern-
don's cottages on Cartwright avenue.
Mr.. J. H. Riddle was getting along
firs,rate yesterday, aud was chafng
somewhat because he was not able to
I've out to help make the cotton market
hum. He was just joking with the
other boys, of course; but as matter
of fact there is quite q point under
lying the joke.
Charleston Post, Monday: Mr..
Albert NJ. Grist, who recently resigned
his position as the foreman and ma
chinist of the composing room of The
Evening Post, has returned to York
vile on short visit to relatives
After a short stay at Yorkville, Mr..
Grist will 90 to New York, where he
has the tender of fine position.
The best wishes of host of Charleston
friends, and especially the members Of
The Evening Posts staff, accompany
Mr.. Grist on his departure for sphere
of greater usefulness. and larger remu'
neration. Mr.. Grist is young man
of ability, pleasing manners end genial
disposition. He possesses the faculty
of making friends and he will be highly
regarded and esteemed in whatever
com mmunity he may settle. Mr.. Grist il
an expert linotype operator, and being
possessed of the usual amount of Amer.
ican pluck be will make success of bis
new field of labor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-10
KILLED THE PONY.

The little bay pony, formerly owned
by Mr.. J. E. Carroll, then by Mr.. ]. NJ.
Ferguson, and last by Mr.. M. G. Willis,
came to sad end last Sunday night.
1t was shot TO death by Mr.. j. E.
Carroll, as the result of d regretable
mistake.
The story comes to US through Mr..
w. E. Ferguson. 1t seems that last
Sunday night the attention of Mr..
Carroll, who lives near Sharon, was
attracted by a strange noise for which
he could not account, on the outside OF
his house, and he went out with his
gun.
The noise was evidently made by
some heavy animal but just what
kind of an animal Mr.. Carroll was not
certain. The strange visitor galloped
around the house several times, and
being in doubt as to what was best to
be done, Mr.. Carroll uttered a chal-
lenge to halt. This he repeated twice,
and in the darkness he observed that
the object of his attention, instead oil
halting, was coming toward him. He
fired, and the nocturnal visitor beat a
retreat.
On Monday or Tuesday morning,
about 200 yards from the house, was
found the dead body of the little bay
pony. The animal had gotten out
of Mr.. Willis's lot and decided to pay
a visit TO its former home. Mr.. Car
roll, of course, was deeply grieved at
the occurrence.