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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Yorkville Buggy company has
purchased plant for the fitting OF
rubber tires to buggies.
The stockholders of the York Cotton
mills will meet Monday, November 13,
at 8 p. m.
I'D. T. LIS" communication on the
subject of wheat sowing has evidently
produced quite an impression among
the farmers. The reporter has heard
the letter spoken of several times, and
about the only question to any of the
propositions laid down is whether or
not half bushel to the acre would be
heavy enough seeding for large
grained wheat.
A lady who arrived in Yorkville
few days ago from the slow country
was surprised at the handsome teams
she saw at the depot. She wanted to
know if that was not something unu'
sual for country town. gentle
man with whom she brought up the
question was ungallant enough to as
sure her that Yorkville is not coun-
try town in the sense that she used the
expression; but on the contrary there
is more business here in proportion to
population than there is in Charleston.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
THE COTTON MARKET.

The local cotton market continues
to huctuate around the neighborhood
of u cents. As much as 7.30 was paid
on Thursday but there did not seem
to be quite so much encouragement for
that price yesterday. The best sale OF
which the reporter had information up
to the time The ENQUIRER went 10
press, was ".
There has been considerable activi-
ty in the future market during the
past few days, the price fuctuating up
and down quite rapidly but the net
gain has been quite small. The follow
ing from Hubbard Bros. & Co., de-
scribes the New York situation Thurs.
day night:
Liverpool did not respond with any
grace to our advance of yesterday, our
cables stating that spinners were only
disposed to buy from hand to mouth,
believing the movement sure to in
crease. Opening at small improve
ment, the market eased under liquida,
tion by the outside holders, who have
been so successful in the operations on
the bull side. The sharp advance oi
Yesterday showed another handsome
profit which they have taken. This
selling brought a decline of 6@7 points
from the close, which was checked ny
buying from the southeast on the Hous'
ton movement, which was very light.
Outside of Texas the interior move
ment is showing little larger than
expected, and the trade has been rath'
er surprised at the receipt of a few dis
patches stating the crop was turning
out better than expected. These dis
patches and report of strike being
talked of at Fall River have undoubt'
edly assisted in the reaction, rs the
movement as whole is very light
The liquidation continued to the close,
the selling being to realize profits,
while at the end yesterdays principal
buyers sold heavily"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21

"A Manila dispatch says that Gen.
eral Otis has received dispatch pur.
porting to be from General Pho del Pillar,
offering to sell out his army and de.
liver Aguinaldo into the hands of the
Americans for the sum of $500, 900,
The authenticity of the letter is not
positively established; but it is very
likely a forgery. The dispatch says
that, of course, General Otis would not
accept the proposition, even if he were
assured that it had been made in good
faith.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rev. T. NJ. Lowry, of Shelby, N. G..
is visiting in Yorkville this week.
DR.. H. Quay McElwee, of Baltimore
| is in Yorkville on a visit to his father
family, Mr. S. A. McElwee.
Miss Amanda Boatwright has re
turned to Aiken after months visi
to her sister, Mrs. c. P. Lowrance.
Mr.. ]. E. Norment, of The New
and Courier, was in Yorkville on Wed
nesday in the interest of his paper.
Mrs. S. NJ. Grier, of Cabarrus coun
| ty, N. c., is visiting in Yorkville, th'
guest of her niece, Mrs. B. N. Moore.
Mr.. Jno. L. Carroll, of the firm o
Flemming & Carroll, railroad contrac
tors, was in Yorkville this week or
business.
Congressman Finley returned home
on Thursday, after short trip down
the South Carolina and Georgia Exten
tion railroad.
Mr.. Job Carroll has recovered from
his recent attack of fever, and return
ed to his railroad work at Camden or
last Tuesday.
Mr.. w. Lee Hart, of Enterprise
Ward Island, S. c., spent few
days in Yorkville this week with hi:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. S. Hart.
DR.. A. Y. Cartwright returned from
Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon
He thought the condition of Mr.. j. H
Riddle seemed to be very much the
same as when he last saw him, about
about two months ago.
Mr.. w. o. Rawls, Yorkville's eff
cient pumpman, who has been dowr
with long spell of typhoid fever, is
able to be up and about again. He is
not strong yet, and cannot expect tc
recover his normal strength for good
many days; but both he and his
many friends think he is safely across
the bridge and all are pleased accord,
ingly.
At McAdenville, the other day, q
party of gentlemen began swapping
testimonies as to how far back their
memories extended. Mr.. J. B. F. Rid
die carried off the honors with the as
sertion that he could remember the
date on which his grandfather and
grandmother were married-some 125
years ago-and went on to relate cir
cumstances in connection with the oc-
casion. The other gentlemen are no
longer boasting of their memories.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
THE ORIGINAL JAsPERS.

The recent resolution of the Jasper
Light Infantry making honorary mem
bers of the veterans who left Yorkville
with the company to 60 to the war
gives especial interest to the Original
roll, which we find in the files Of THE
ENQUIRER.
The company left Yorkville on Apri
13, 1861, and went to Sullivan's Island
The following roll was forwarded to
THE EN- JIRER on April 20, 1861, by
Corporal w. w. East, who continued
to write letters giving the movements
of his company until he was fatally
wounded at the battle of Seven Pines
in the spring of 1862.
Officers C. A. Seabrook, captain l
n. Withers, 1st lieutenant; E. B. Gin
ton, 2nd lieutenant S. B. Meacham
3rd lieutenant; James Mason, 1st SER
geant; S. C. Sadler, 2nd sergeant; W.
B. Smith, 3rd sergeant; H. J. Allison,
4th sergeant; II. L. Smlth, WIN. LICK
son, J. R. Witherspoon, J. D. McCon'
nell, D. c. Mckinney, W. W. East,
corporals.
Privates: J. NJ. Adams, R. B. Ad.
ans, H. NJ. Asher, N. B. Bratton, E.
G. Beatty, James Black, J. w. Beard,
G. r. Burris, Robert NJ. Burris, j. T.
Burris, J. A. Brown, ]. w. Carroll, j.
E. Caldwell, R. F. Clark, T. Crawford,
]. ]. Coward, w. J. Cornwell, P. P
Darwin, w. F. Davidson, W. B. Enloe,
l. Enloe, A. r. Erwin, J. NJ. Farley,
L. D. Goore, l.. H. Gwinn, O. J. Gwinn,
J. S. Gourley, F. Happerfeld, W: G.
Hetherington, F. Hetherington, 7. D.
Harris, J. l.. d. Harris, c. w. A. J.
Hood, J. M. Howe, A. Hope, r. NJ.
S. Hopper, S. A. Hoey, L. Jones, John
Jackson, G. w. Jeferys, r. c. Kuy-
kendall, E. NJ. Kirkpatrick, M. Leech,
l.. NJ. Elliott, Pink Logan, w. E.
Love, J. W. Love, D. M. Love, S. NJ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21

.''..'".Avery Kale, white man, was
hanged at Newton, n. c., on last
Thursday for numbering George Ira
Wis last year..........Steel mills 10 cost
$4,000, 900 are to be erected at Cleve
land, O.'.....'.'"It is reported that the
yellow fever is disappearing both at
New Orleans and Tampa. .''''''''''"The
Forty sixth regiment, on its way from
Massachusetts to Manila, has been
temporarily hung up at Cincinnati, O.,
on account of the drunkenness of Il
large number of its members.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
4 Leaf From the Past.

4 Leaf From the Past.
The following is from Pennsylva'
MIA paper. Colonel Simonton's visit
to Due West is we'll remembered by
many citizens of that place: "Dr. W.
NJ. Grier, president of Erskine college,
at Due West, S. c., died suddenly OF
appoplexy Sunday. DR.. Grier paid q
visit few years since to his benefactor
the late Major S. G. Simonton, of the
Fifty seventh Pennsylvania regiment
Clarksville. At the battle of Williams
burg, the fortunes of war left the
young Confederate, Grier, a prisoner
seriously wounded, in the hands ol
Simonton's regiment. The gallant and
kind-hearted Federal took compassion
on the youth, for he was mere lad in
his teens, supplied special surgical at.
tention, and when able to be moved
Simonton gave him money, every dol
lar he possessed, to aid the boy to
reach his southern home, there to die
in the arms of his family, as Simonton
believed, and has often related the
affecting story. For more than 20
years Grier tried in vain to learn the
address of the northern officer, and
was finally rewarded for his search by
reading his name in a Pittsburg news
paper. Simonton was invited to Due
West, where the whole town turned
out to do him honor. The Greenville
Advance Argus gave full details of this
affair when it occurred some - or 13
years ago."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
MERE-MENTI0N.

Fifty-five members of the Savan-
nah Cotton Exchange, last Tuesday
registered guesses on the size of the
cotton crop. The average was 49,
264, 103 bales. .'.''.''The oyster shuckers
of Norfolk have gone out on strike.
...'.'"'About 100000 feet of lumber
was destoyed by fire at Milton, Fla,
last Wednesday. ........''The prize fight
between Jeffreys and Sharkey is to
take place on Friday, November 8. ''''''
Admiral Dewey is to arrive in Atlanta
next Tuesday and will leave on Thurs
day. newpaper, Patria, edi-
ted in Manila by Spaniard, has been
for hostility to Americans.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21

- The general opinion seems to be
that it would have looked much better
for QUITS, if he had said his say with
regard to the dispensary before he lost
his job. This is true but at the same
time there is no reason why we should
allow this to divert US from the main
issue. QUITS does not count for any
thing. In withholding what he knew
he was as deep in the mire as the 9th
ers were in the mud, and the only ques-
tion now to be considered is whether
his stories are true. If his stories are
true, his motive in telling them has no
bearing on the case whatever. There
is as much reason for proceedings as if
the information had been procured in
any other legitimate way, and there
may be as much reason for proceeding
against QUITS himself as against the
others.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21

Love, E. NJ. Lock hart, w. K. McNeill
J. H. Mckinney, James Mclean, R.
N. McElwee, J. E. Mcknight, J. T.
Mcknight, E. F. Meek, w. S. Moore,
d. L. Morrow, F. H. Mullenax, R. F.
Morris, AMI Minter, ]. A. Neill, W.
A. Neill, G. H. O'Farrell, H. J. Parker,
J. r. Parker, R. K. Parish, It. c.
Pinckney, B. C. Presley, Pat Palmer,
R. Y. Russell, R. Robson, W. c.
Rives, j. G. Steele, H. Sarratt, L.
Smith, J. B. Smith, S. Simmons, ]. j.
Sutton, J. E. Strain, J. Walsh, o. L.
Wallace, c. K. Williams, ]. P. Wilson,
N. NJ. Whitesides, J. NJ. Whitesides.
The Jasper Light Infantry was mus
tered into the Confederate service a,
Orangeburg on June 8, 1861, and or
that occasion there were several
changes in the list as printed above
Mr.. w. B. Williams, who was at col
lege when the company left 4orkville
r,joined it here, and Mr.. A. F. McCon
nell, who was also an original member
had for a short time been detailed tc
the quartermaster department. We
are unable at this time to give cor
rect list of the company as it was mus
tered into the Confederate service.
The surviving charter members o
the company, as far as Mr.. A. F. Nc
Conpell is able TO indicate, is as follows
w. B. Smith, H. J. Allison, R. P. Smith
J. R. Witherspoon, ]. D. Mcconnell
n. B. Bratton, J. A. Brown, J. W. Car
roll, o. J. Gwinn, J. NJ. Whitesides, T
D. Harris, John Jackson, R. N. McEl
wee, Pat Palmer, J. G. Steele, A. F
Mcconnell, w. B. Williams, VIM
Dickson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


Unemployment" Care THE ENQUIRER
Wants position in a store or an office.
Mrs. Mary E. Shannon, Administrative
Publishes a notice to the debtors and
creditors of the estate of Thomas Lomi
mack, deceased.
Grist Cousins-Claim to be sans pareil
They print a partial list of goods tha,
have arrived during the past few days.
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures list of usefu
articles and quotes prices.
The Ganson Dry Goods Co.-Tells of the
phenomenal growth of their establish.
inent and why and how it supplies the
people throughout such vast territory
They also give notice of ten per cent
discount on their entire stock Of gentle
mems clothing, commencing next Mon
day, October %, and continuing for one
week only.
Louis Roth-Enumerates a number o.
fresh arrivals, including maple syrup
mackerel in kits, oattiakes, rnince meat
pickled tripe and sour kraut.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21

Mr.. J. Dudley Haselden, former
chairman of the present state board of
control, is out in card in which, among
other things, he accuses QUITS of caves
dropping. Eavesdropping, of course,
is low down business; but after all,
the question is did the eavesdropper
tell the truth2 Don't lose sight of
the main issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
Others.
COLUMBIA WINS.
And the Queens Cup Will Remain In
America.

And the Queens Cup Will Remain In
America.
Sir Thomas Upton, the owner of the
Shamrock will have to return to Eng
land without the cup that he hoped to
take back. In the second race last
Tuesday, the Columbia won again.
There was an unfortunate accident
on Tuesday, however. The wind was
stronger than it had been at any time
previous, and at the time the two
yachts started was blowing at the rate
of about Is miles an hour. About 20
minutes after the start, the Shamrock's g
topmast gave way and her enormous
club topsail, containing about $4,000
feet of canvas, came rattling to the
deck. Fortunately nobody was hurt
but this settled the fate of the cup.
Under ordinary circumstances, it
would have been the part of generosi-
ty for the Columbia TO have declined
to continue; but it appears that these
contests are intended to determine su-
periority of construction as we'll as
speed. Furthermore, the contestants
had entered into written agreement
covering just such contingency and
both sides considered the accident as
in the same nature as beat.
When the accident happened the
Columbia which had started under
disadvantages, was already 300 yards
or more ahead, and there was every
reason to believe that she would have
won the race even more easily than on
the day before. She covered the 80
mile course in 3 hours and 81 minutes,
against 4 hours and 81 minutes on
Monday.
There was no race, of course, on
Wednesday as the Shamrock had to
have time in which to make repairs.
An attempt to sail the third race OF
the series was made on Thursday.
The wind died down, however, before
the race was completed and it was de-
clared off. The Columbia was leading
by about three miles. There seems to
be no longer any doubt, but that the
Columbia will win "three straights.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
CARE OF THE BATTLE-GROUND

CARE OF THE BATTLE-GROUND,
The members of the Kings Noun.
tain chapter Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, with member.
ship in different parts of the county
and headquarters in Yorkville, are
very much concerned about the un.
cared for condition of Kings Noun.
tain battle-ground.
1t seems that the title to the proper.
ty was acquired along about 1880 by
the Kings Mountain Centennial asso'
citation. They bought it from the late
". L. Goforth and the record of the
transfer on page 1852 of "Book Do" in
the clerks Office shows that the consid'
Grafton for the 394 acres contained in
the tract was $l97.50.
As to whether or not the Kings
Mountain Centennial association ever
procured a charter Of incorporation,
We udVt uO ucuultO iulOi hoeioa os
hand but are of opinion that this step
was neglected.
Since 1881 the battle-ground, which
had been cleared and put in reason
ably presentable condition for the Gen.
tennial celebration, has again become
covered with underground, and it is
now badly in need of attention. 1t is
said also that the monument erected
by the Centennial association has suf'
fered severely at the hands of relic
hunting vandals.
The ladies are considering various
ways and means of whereby they may
secure better attention to this historic
spot; but as yet have not definitely
settled on plan. As first step in
connection with the matter it might
be well enough for them to try to gel
for their organization a title to the
property. 1t is quite Likely that the
surviving members of the Centennial
Association would gladly make the
papers over to them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
The atorkville Gnq'.irrr.
YORKVILLE, s. G. {:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2l, 1899.

- The state board of control has Or
dered that all xxx bottles containing
x liquor be returned to the state dis
pensary, re-analyzed and relabeled with
an x. No provision is made for re.
bates to purchasers of x in xxx bot
ties, and neither is it explained just
how the fraudulent bottles are to be
gathered up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21

know that the contest in which we
were engaged was great contest-a
contest where victory was so important
to the great aggregations of wealth
that they contributed to campaign
fund the most magnificent ever used In
any campaign in the United States"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-21
BRITISH AND B0ERS.
Notes and Incidents In Connection With
the South African War.


AS has already been intimated the
news from South Africa comes in vague
aud unsatisfactory broken doses. The
papers of Wednesday morning con.
tanned some dispatches that had been
delayed four days.
These dispatches dealt for the most
part with the adventures of armored
trains; but on their face they show
that the correspondents were so far
from the scene of actual operations
that their reports cannot be considered
as very reliable.
There has been some heavy fighting
at Mafeking in British territory on the
western border of the Transvaal. One
report had it that some 800 Beers had
been killed in the fight; but another
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
ALL SORTS.

The duke of Buccleuch possesses
landed estates which are perhaps the
most considerable in the United King
dom. He owns something like 100000
acres, which represent a revenue Of
some 9225,000 a year.
Kentucky druggist has been sued
for $4,000 damages for selling poison
TO young man who made use of it to
commit suicide. The suit is brought
by the administrator of the suicides
estate.
Boston, cultured Boston, is to wit
ness a ''Shakespearean cake walk at
one of her amusement resorts. If mel
ons were not out of season we might
expect to hear of this esthetic event
being followed by Byronic water
melon party at the public library.
A new biscuit has been manufac-
tured for use in the French army. 1t is
made by adding thirty-three parts Of
gluten to 100 parts of wheat -four and
a small quantity of fat The whole is
dried in an oven with an addition Of
sugar syrup and then compressed into
biscuits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
TO JEANNE.

JEANNE, with your eyes as mild as
May
Eyes in which delight doth dancing
roll;
Happy, happy like to melody.
Or poet singing to the soul.
All! your voice is trembling like the
rill,
When the passing wind his love con-
Tossing,
Love that's sweetly whispered, then so
Still as the dew the gowan fair ca
ressing.
Yes, your waving hair hath glow of
gold,
Like the falling moonshine's sleepy
That's reflected from the river bold,
Like the love betwixt us-you and
me.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison Feb. SIN the senate bills
were introduced:
By Senator Welton, to discharge the
| judgment recovered against the Ma
| tional Accident society, of New York
| for back fees; the amount is $2,049.3S.
| By Senator Mailer, requiring plans
of water and sewer systems to be sub
mitted to the state board of health,
| providing cholera contingent fund,
and regulating the transportation of
| corpses.
By Senator Mills, repeating the law
| fixing license fees for street railway
and electric light and power COM
panies instead of taxing them
By Senator Knudson, giving trustees
bring actions in the name of the
county in certain cases.
By Senator McGillivray, regulating
the sale Of patent medicines, requiring
the printing of the ingredients on the
wrappers.
By Senator Green, relative to the
forfeiture clause in insurance policies.
1t provides that violation of condi-
tions shall not work a forfeiture of
the policy unless the company is in
jured thereby.
Senator McGillivray introduced a
novel bill providing that the state
patronage be divided among the coun-
ties of the state according to popula-
ton.
Among the bills introduced in the
assembly were the following:
By Mr.. Keene, making hours when
polls are open at judicial elections uni
form with general elections
By Mr.. Parker, refunding $500 to Be
lott school, spent in mandamus pro-
ceedings, growing out of state board
Of health requiring vaccination.
By Mr.. Policy, relative to support
of INDECENT soldiers and marines. At
present aldermen recommend candi-
oates for relief from the county fund
The bill substitutes supervisors.
By Mr.. Mosher, relative to county
aid in bridge construction.
By Mr.. FOgo, comforting additional
power on trustees Of county insane
and poor asylums.
By Mr.. Gavin, providing the penalty
for stealing of bicycles of $50 to 5000.
Mr.. orion introduced a bill taxing
railroads. Under the present law rail-
roads are taxed in six classes. This
bill makes two classes. The present
taxes run from per cent. to 21a per
cent. to S. mile for companies of small
earnings. The new bill proposes for
the first class $4,000 a mile gross in
come or over per cent: all other
lines in second class, at 31a per cent
Mr.. Vandercook introduced a bill
putting licenses for sale of cigarettes |
at 500.
Mr.. Rasmussen introduced two bills |
that will bring protest from the cor
porations. One puts all corporations |
Gas logging companies) that have
plants on a footing with railroads, as
respects the causing Of fires; and an
other provides that in a suit for dam
ages by fire along railroad tracks, the
burden of proof is shifted from plain
tiff to defendant. Fire along the track
is presumptive evidence that the loco
motive did it.
Mr.. Dodge introduced bill prevent