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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-16
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.


lished by Exchanges.
LANCASTER-Ledger, July 13
Mr.. NJ. L. Lemmond is to get $500
insurance on his building which was
destroyed by fire on the 1st instant
........'Mr. John Riddles store was
robbed of S35 in cash last Saturday
night. Roy Dunn, the 10-year-old
son of Mrs. S. A. Faulkner, of Jack
sonham, was painfully injured by being
thrown by mule last Saturday. One
of his knees was badly cut. DR.. Hous'
ton is attending him. .'.''.''''Mr. D. w.
Catoe and Miss Allie Neal were mar
ried by ]. N. Estridge, notary public
at White Bluff, on Saturday evening,
9th instant. ..'."Congress has adjourned
and Hon. T. J. Strait arrived at home
on Saturday from Washington. $1,000
The following is list of the successful
applicants for teachers certificates at
the recent examination First Grade
Misses Lillian Stevens, Hattie Stevens,
Anna Stevens and Eva Robinson w.
P. Robinson, J. c. Foster, J. H. Craig,
and H. L. Hough. Second Grade
L. J. Horton, J. w. Caskey, and Misses
Lottie Fleming and Alice Elliott. The
colored applicants all failed. '''''''''At
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Lancaster Cotton mills, last
Monday, 8 per cent. dividend was
declared. The old officers were re-
elected as follows: Leroy Springs,
president; w. Ganson, vice president
w. G. Thomson, secretary and treas.
urer. ..........On last Saturday afternoon
Robert McManus, the 12-year-old son
of Mr.. VIM. McManus, was instantly
killed by the accidental discharge of q
gun in the hands of John Parker, Jr.,
a 15-year-old son of Mr.. John Parker,
Sr. .......The residence of Mr.. F. NJ
Hough, of Fort Lawn, was struck by
lightning last Saturday afternoon.
The telephone wire was not grounded
and the lightning seems to have en-
tered the room, in which most damage
was done, over it. The phone was
splintered, and pictures, mirrors, etc.,
on the wall were shattered. Two
hundred feet of the wire of the phone
is entirely gone. 1t is supposed to
have been melted. Four young ladies
in the room at the time were severely
shocked, and it is feared that the hear
ing of one of Mr.. Hough's daughters
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-16
Aumuralls department.
MADE A REPUTATION.

Some good men are naturally such
teachers, and so full of benevolence,
especially y toward the young, that they
cannot help spreading wisdom Wher.
ever they 20. That the seed may fall
on stony ground is proved by story
which gentleman, who went hunting
far into the interior of Nova Scotia,
tells in letter.
The hunter was carried 16 miles at
night by a boy 16 years old and a
horse Is years old. The ride was te.
dious, and the boy driver was inclined
to fall asleep. The hunter, therefore,
thought to interest him in something
"I see we are going due west" he
said. =,
"How do you know that ?" asked
the bow. "Were you ever here be-
fore ?" -,
"No; but there is the North Star"
Chow do you know it's the North
Star?"
"Why, there are the pointers"
"What pointers"
The hunter explained, and told the
bow how to find the North Star. Then
he pointed out two of the planets.
The boy seemed wide awake now, and
the hunter went on to give him his
first lesson in astronomy, telling him
how Jupiter was 1900 times as large
as the earth, and how Mars showed
changes of seasons-how it had bays
and apparent canals, and so forth, and
how it was supposed by many to have
intelligent inhabitants.
When, after his hunting, the stran-
ger returned to the town where ne
had hired the conveyance and the boy,
he found that the people seemed to
have a certain humorous interest in
him. 1t was so evident that he was
the object of some curiosity or joke
that he made inquiries, and finally
found a man who could tell him.
"Why," said his informant, "you've
made a great reputation for yourself
around here"
"In what way?"
"Oh, that kid that drove you over
to - the other night came back the
next day and told all the settlers at
the hotel that of all the liars he ever
heard, you were the slickest."
"What lie did I tell him ?"
"The boy said that you pretended
to know the number of miles to the
sun, and that you pointed to a star
that you said was called 'Jumpter,
and that you said it was 1900 times
bigger than this world, and that you
pointed to another star that you said
was one where folks lived"
"sOh,' says that boy, you ought
to hear him ! He's peach. old
Haskins amt in it with that feller for
lyin'. I tell you he's the biggest liar
in Nova Scotia. I'll point him out to
you when he comes back.
The boy had pointed him out, and
he was at that moment enjoying the
reputation of the champion of all the
liars who had ever come to Nova
Scotia,
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For further information, see
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p@- "Witness," asked the attorney
for the defense, who was trying to
prove the temporary insanity of the
prisoner, twas it this mans habit
to talk to himself when alone ?"
"Jest at this time," came the answer,
~ don't recolleck ever bein' with him
when he was alone"
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PHOTOGRAPHY.

TOR PHOTOS-in any style and of the
Il best finish-please call at my Gal
lery, on Cleveland avenue. I also develop
and print Kodak Pictures. Orders for
Enlarged Pictures from any size Photo
taken, and satisfaction guaranteed.
S. w WATSON, Yorkville, S. c.
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For Health,
Pleasure
And Comfort
Go to
CLEVELAND SPRINGS,

0UR Mr.. E. E. POST, who had for
~ four years past the successful man
agement of Green Park Hotel at Blow
ing Rock, is now connected with the man
agement at CLEVELAND SPRINGS.
Our last years brilliant record and Mr..
Posts name and experience are guaran-
tees for this season.
Cleanliness is cardinal virtue at this
popular health and pleasure resort, loca-
ted two miles east of Shelby, n. c., on
Seaboad Air Line and o. r. q G. rail-
rOo6a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-16

A PoLICEMAN.-The Golden Penny
tells an amusing story-some readers
may think it improbable-concerning
the examination of young man who
desired to be appointed member Of
the Hampshire county (England) po-
lice.
He put in an appearance one morn
ing, accompanied by his mother, and
was taken in hand for examination by
the inspector. This progressed salts
factory until the inspector observed:
"Of course you're aware you'll have
lot of night work to do? You are
not afraid of being out late, | sup
pose ?"
Before the candidate could reply,
his mother electrified the amazed off,
cial with the statement:
"That'll be all right, sir; his grand
mothers going round with him the
first two or three nights until he gets
used to it"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-16

CURE EFFEcTED.-The wise physi-
clan frequently finds it necessary to
"minister to a mind diseased" rather
than to the body that merely sympa-
thizes with it. A young woman who
had gone from her home in an inland
village to visit friends in the great city
for the first time in her life, soon be-
gan to lose all appetite and grow thin
and hollow-eyed. a
Her friends, fearing that She was
going into decline, called in physi-
clan, in spite of her protests, and asked
him to prescribe for her. He asked a
few questions, noted her symptoms,
gave her malady scientific name,
and said, as he handed her bottle OF
pellets:
"It will be necessary, miss, first OF
all, for YOU to leave the crowded city.
The air here is not good for you.
Have you friends in the country ?"
"Why, live in the country, doctor" "
she replied.
every good. Return, then, to your
home, engage in light exercise, with
frequent walks in the open air, and
take five of these pellets every morn
ing before breakfast"
She returned to her village home,
observed the doctors directions faith
fully, paving particular attention to
taking the medicine, and was we'll in
less than a week.
Meeting the family physician one
day it occurred to her to tell him her
experience. He listened to her, asked
to see the pellets, tasted them, and
finding them to be merely sugar, un-
medicate6, said:
"What did your city doctor tell you
was your ailment ?"
s'He said it was nostalgia"
"H'mph! Do you know what nos
talgia means?"
"No, SIR"
at means homesickness."
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EVERY CANDIDATE,

|TOGETHER with every voter, should
Il have good POCKET KNIFE with
which to whittle while the mistakes Of
the war board are being discussed, and the
merits and dement's Of the issue are point
ed out. We have Knives suitable for
long conversations, and also cold recep-
ton fellows, of the toothpick variety but
everybody knows the convenience of
machete and what's the use talking? We
have Westenholm I. X. l.. knives, and
also the kinds made by Old Joe Rodgers
and his boys, than which there are none
better. We sell pocket knives at from
cents up, and will guarantee that you
will want to return every five cent knife
you buy of us or any one else.
"TICONDEROGA !"
Husbands, if your wives are troubled
with red faces, while grinding coffee with
their old coffee mills, and every pore of
the skin looks as if it would vehemently
burst out with "Ticonderoga," you had
better examine our NEW COFFEE
MILL, before the expression used above
becomes abbreviated. Our mill is only
IS cents, and the delighted housewife may
hum any song, sam" or him" she will
while it grinds and her complexion will
always remain normal, which of itself is
not to be sneeZed at.
Nice Edam Cheese.
UNDER THE COLLAR.
It is no concern of ours what you pay
for Collar Pads. We sell ours at 20 cents.
GRIST COUSINS.
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THIS BANK is prepared to handle
l. any business entrusted to it, and So
licits the accounts of Merchants, Farm
ers, and private individuals. We will
extend every accommodation consistent
with a safe and conservative management.
w. L. RODDEY, President.
w. J. RODDEY, Vice President.
T. L. JOHNSON, Cashier.
L. G. HARRISON, Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
Jno. R. London, w. L. Roddey,
j. E. Roddey, T. l.: Johnston,
A. F. Ruff, w. j. Roddey,
j. H. Miller.
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Charming Cuisine,
Reasonable Rates,
Superb Service,
Renovated Rooms.

EeyaiOd Loo feet TN in the Piedmont
Our l3 springs in close proximity to
our FOUR STORY HOTEL and COT
TAGES, with s5 rooms, are Natures
Medicine and Health Restorer, and
thousands have been benefited. Our
Sulphur Springs have stood the test of
more than half century. Come to
Cleveland. Address,
LEE & MILLER, Proprietors.
Shelby, N. G.
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Trains Nos. 9 and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
60 and 81 carry passengers and also run
daily except Sunday. There is good con-
nection at Chester with the G. c. & N.
Gastonia with the A. & C. A. L.; at Lin
colnton with c. c.; and at Hickory and
Newton with w. N. G.
G. F. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. N. c..
J. NJ. MOORE, G. F. A., Lenoir. n. c.
E. F. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, n. c.,
L. T. NICHOLS, Supt., Chester, S. c.
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"TICONDEROGA!0 ~
UNDER THE COLLAR.

It is no concern of ours what you pay
for Collar Pads. We sell ours at 20 cents.
GRIST COUSINS.
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CHEROKEE-Gafney Ledger, July

CHEROKEE-Gafney Ledger, July
IA: The annual picnic of the Antioch
band took place last Saturday. Rev.
J. D. Bailey's address was particularly
appropriate. .'.'''.''George Elmore, one
of the progressive farmers of this coun-
ty, last fall, sowed three and half
bushels of wheat from which he, a few
days ago, threshed 1929 bushels of
clean wheat. .'..'''''.The county con-
victs are now working on the Gaffney
Ferry road, and we have been told by
people who have travelled the road
recently that they are doing some good
work. k.''.''''"Rev. P. G. Hopper and
wife, formerly of this place, but who
have been residing at Globe, S c., for
some time, both died at the latter
place on the same day last week of
fever. Their remains passed through
this city on the way to Buffalo church,
where they were inferred side by side.
Mr.. Hopper was a brother-in-law OF
our fellow townsman, L. Morgan, and
both he and his wife had many friends
here who were shocked at their sud-
den demise. .'.''."Thursday last num-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-05
Planning to Invade Cuba.

First Lieut.. Andrew :. Rowan. of the
Nineteenth infantry, under orders from
the war department. was landed on the
Cuban coast somewhere west of San
tiago, on his way to the camp of Gen.
CaliXto Garcia. He will represent the
war department in arranging for the
cooperation of the insurgents in the
invasion of eastern Cuba by the forces
of the United States. The time and
place of invasion will be controlled by
events and the character of Rowan's
dispatches. 1t is expected that Gen.
Calixto Garcia will dispose his forces
to cover a landing of United States
troops as prearranged. Rowan speaks
Spanish and knows Cuba, and is an ex-
pert map maker.
Lieut.. j. c. Fremont. commanding
the torpedo boat Porter, landed on Gu
ban soil and delivered to the Cuban in
surgents important plans for their ac-
ton in cooperating with the IS. in the
reduction of Havana. The sole purpose
of Lieut.. Fremont's expedition was to
communicate with Gen. Gomez regard
ing the part the insurgents should play
in the plan of campaign.
The strategic boards of the u. $.
army and navy are being urged to sup
plement the pacific blockade by the
taking of one port on the north coast
of Cuba and one on the south coast,
for the purpose of establishing june
ture with Gen. Gomez's insurgent
troops at Sancti Spiritus and with Gen.
Garcia's insurgent forces in Santiago
de Cuba. 1t is said that Gomez and
Garcia have the men and the enthus-
iasm capable of striking an effective
blow once they have arms in hand, and
that the only reason for their present
inaction is their failure to have ade-
quate ammunition for strong forward
movement on the Spanish forces. Re-
cent conferences between the Cuban
military officials at Washington and
Gen. Miles leaves little doubt that the
war department will equip the Cuban
forces.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-05
SHELLED MATANZAS FORTS.
Batteries Reduced in 10 Minutes
by Three u. S. Ships.
NOT ONE AMERICAN INJURED.
Flagship New York, Gunboat Cincinnati
and the Monitor Puritan do Terrible
Execution = Spanish Gunners Fire
Wild-Many spanish Killed.

Admiral Sampson bombarded and
silenced the Spanish batteries in posi-
ton and in course of construction at
the entrance of the harbor of Matanzas.
He did it with the flagship New York,
the monitor Puritan and the gunboat
Cincinnati. Not one of the American
ships was struck, the Spanish gunnery
being wild. The number of dead and
wounded on the Spanish side must be
considerable.
While the New York. Puritan and
Cincinnati were accommodating for the
purpose of locating and destroying the
formidable defenses being constructed
the flagship was fred on by the batter
les on Point Rubal Cayo and Point
Maya, guarding the entrance to the
harbor. The New York replied in
stantly. The Puritan steamed in be-
hind the New York and engaged the
Notifications on Point Maya while the
New York went to starboard close up
to the land and poured her shells into
Rubal Cayo. The Cincinnati, which
had remained well astern under orders,
signaled for permission to engage and
received it, and soon was firing shells
into the fort on the west side of the
bay. The batteries fred explosive
shells and most of them fell wide of
the mark One burst beyond the stern
of the New York and schrapnel shot
exploded over her. 1t took the three
ships just Is minutes to silence the bat
teries. 1t is believed that much dam
| age was done TO the town also. The
craftsmanship of the American gun
ners was remarkable, nearly every shot
taking effect.
All told, the United States ships fred
Sc shots at the forts. This is by actual
count. The forts fred probably %
shots. After waiting in vain for the
Spanish TO renew the engagement the
ships withdrew, leaving the batteries
in ruins.
Matanzas lies at the head of a bay
about four miles from the sea. This
bay at its mouth is three miles wide.
On the west side of the bay is Point
Rubal Caya and on the east side Point
Maya. These points have very slight
elevation above the sea, but the con-
| figuration of the harbor is such as TO
| give the batteries on them command
| ing position.
Far more important than the destruc-
ton of the Matanzas batteries is the
| conclusion about the future which may
| be drawn from the bombardment.
This conclusion is that Havana is abso-
lutely at the mercy of the United States
| feet whenever it chooses to open fire.
Admiral Sampson with guns which
| amount to less than one-tenth of his
fighting force silenced practically three
| batteries in Is minutes. He steamed
| right in on them as close as he could
| get and not one of our ships was
| touched. The incident has greatly en-
couraged the naval officers and they
| believe that when they lombard
Havana they will destroy all the de-
| lenses in about one hour
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-05
INVASION OF CUBA ORDERED.
Troops OF Chickamauga are on the Move
Transport Ships Chartered.

Arahsport Ships Shhrtereus
Chattanooga: The Ninth cavalry
(colored) the Twenty-fourth infantry
(colored) and the entire eight batteries
of artillery conferred at Chicka
manga have been ordered to Tampa,
Fla, as soon as the railroad can carry
them.
Mobile: The Tenth and Twenty-sec-
ond infantry regiments at Mobile re-
ceived orders to leave for Tampa and
began at once preparing for the jour
ney. Soon afterward train moved
out from the government military camp
near Mobile for Tampa, carrying sup
plies, escort wagons, ambulances,
mules and hostlers and teamsters. 1t
is reported that this is the first step of
movement that will finally concen-
trate all the troops at Mobile at Tampa
and also those at New Orleans so as to
form with the troops at Tampa, force
of $1,000 TO be the advance guard of the
army of occupation of Cuba
New Orleans: The three regiments
of infantry here has been ordered to
leave for Tampa under rush orders.
Tampa, Fla Col. Melville A. Coch-
ran, commanding the first provisional
brigade of Tampa division, received
telegram from Washington instructing
him to hold his command in readiness
for immediate departure with rations
for 30 days. Officers here expect that
all the troops now stationed at Chicka-
manga will be here in few days.
These troops consist or 5000 cavalry,
| 10 batteries of artillery of 500 men and
$500 infantry, or a total of 5000 men.
On the arrival of these troops it is quite
likely that they will be organized into
brigades and regiments for transfer to
Cuba.
Washington A rather striking sign
of the imminence of the invasion of
Cuba was contained in the chartering
by the war department of eight large
steamers of an average capacity of
about 1000 tons and able to carry from
| 500 TO 200 passengers each to be used
as transports for the conveyance of the
first military expedition to Cuba.
New York; Large quantities of cloth
ing and supplies such as would be re-
/ CURED by an army invading Cuba has
! just been purchased here and shipped
to Tampa. This includes 1000 canvas
hammocks, 5000 felt hats, 800 pairs
wooden blankets, $500 rubber blankets
or conchos, 5000 pairs of shoes and
5000 coats and pairs of trousers. 1t now
seems certain that within few days a
strong force of the regular army will
enter Cuba and there effect junction
with the forces of the insurgents. This
move means the delivery of great
quantity of arms, ammunition and
other supplies to the Cuban army.
| Thus fitted out the Cubans in this
country say that Gen. Gomez will van
quish quickly the Spaniards in Cuba.
Gen. w. X. Shafter who, it is said
will have command of the Cuban expe-
dition. has been in consultation with
Gen. Mi es, and it is believed that they
went over carefully the details of the
| plan to enter Cuba. Gen. Shafter is in
command of the United States troops
now concentrated in New Orleans,
many of whom il is understood are to
form part of the invading army.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-05-05

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company has opened a new freight ter
minal, with yard facilities, at the foot
of West 26th street, on the Hudson
river, in New York city A large plat of
ground between 26th and 9th streets,
fronting on 18th avenue, was secured,
and tracks were laid to accommodate 100
cars; and In addition warehouse, 300
x25 feet, was built. Tracks have been
laid across 18th avenue to the pier,
and a new bridge and other necessary
adjuncts have been built to facilitate
the handling OF cars from floats to the
land. The establishment of this ter
minal enables the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company TO gather business
from the extensive lumber-yards and
the piano, structural iron, boiler and
other manufacturing industries in that
vicinity. The delivery of freight for
firms in that neighborhood is also ia
cilitated by the Improvement.