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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-30
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The colored people of Yorkville and
vicinity will celebrate Emancipation
Day next Monday as usual with a pro-
cession along the streets.
Mr.. John Morris, employed at York
Cotton mills, died on last Saturday OF
pneumonia and was buried on Sunday.
His illness was very short, having las.
ted less than a week. He leaves a
widow and four children.
Sheriff Logan treated the prisoners
in jail to liberal contribution Of con-
fectioneries on Christmas morning, and
arranged to give them an extra good
dinner before the holidays are over.
To advertise the date would be impru-
dent, probably because some who are
now outside might try to get inside.
The tendency of the cotton market
has been upward during the past week.
On December %, March contracts on
the New York exchange closed at 1922,
and on December %, they closed at
7.4S, a gain of 26 points. We were
advised yesterday morning that real
good article of cotton ought to be
worth Y on the local market.
Just as the forms of this issue OF
THE ENQUIRER were ready for the
press, the reporter learned that there
has been a change in the business of j.
H. Riddle, whereby Mr.. j. B. Pegram
becomes a partner. AS to when Mr..
Riddle will be able to come home, can
not now be definitely stated but it is
a fact that his house has been giving
remarkably good service during his ab'
sence, and with Mr.. Pegram again on
hand as an interested partner, very
much the same as in the good old days
gone by, promises for the future are
unnecessary. In behalf of Mr.. Rid
die, THE ENQUIRER takes occasion to
extend to his many friends the COM
pliments of the season. Mr.. Pegram
is here and will be here to speak for
himself.
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CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

The Jasper Light Infantry had a
banquet at the Parish hotel on Christ
mas night. There were Sc covers and
the invited guests included honorary
members of the company and several
outsiders. There were a number OF
pleasant speeches, and generally the
occasion was most enjoyable one.
Christmas was celebrated out at the
York Cotton mills in the good old
time way with all the trimmings. The
mill closed down on Saturday at noon,
and then there came distribution OF
turkeys for Mondays dinner. The re-
quirements of the occasion called for
90 large, fat birds, and these were do
mated by the company. There were
good dinners on Christmas day, not
only in all the homes on the factory
grounds; but in the homes of other
operatives scattered about the town.
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college, are spending few days with
relatives and friends in Yorkville.
Mr.. Illion w. johnson and Mr.. He'll
ming Clawson, two Of YOrkvile's popular
young men, who are now located at Cam
den, spent Christmas in Yorkville.
Messrs. Robt. Latta Parish, Harry
Spann, George Hart and Harry Wither-
spoon, of the South Carolina college,
Columbia, are spending the holidays at
home.
Misses Alma Walker, Annie Wallace,
Blanche Lindsay and. Rose Hunter, stu
dents at Converse college, Spartanburg,
are spending the holidays at their homes
in Yorkville.
Miss Laura Parish, who is taking a
special course in vocal music at Spartan
burg, is home for the holidays, and Is ac-
companied by Miss Florence Wilhoyte,
of Owensboro, Kentucky.
Mr.. R. NJ. Sherer, of Sharon, who went
down to Charleston few days ago, says
that the commission merchants have
more turkeys than he has ever seen them
have at one time before.
Messrs. G. B. Smith and S. j. Ferguson,
of Chester, visited in Yorkville this week.
Mr.. w. H. Faulkner, of Atlanta, was in
Yorkville this week on visit to his
friend, Mr.. Robt. r. Allison.
Mr.. George w. Ferguson and family, OF
Weston, Tex, who went from Chester
county few years ago, have returned to
their native state. Mr.. Ferguson says
that South Carolina is good enough for
him, and that he and family will remain
here.
At the brides home, Woodman, Miss,
on December 81, Mr.. William #. Smith,
of Glover, was married to Miss Lena
Macarthur. They arrived in Glover on
Thursday night and were rendered
handsome reception at the residence oil
the groom's parents, Captain and Mrs.
w. B. Smith.
DR.. Paul T. Gordon, of Eagle Lake,
Texas, is in Yorkville OH holiday visit.
He says that the Texas cotton crop is un-
doubtedly short. The average price for
middling so far has been about 81 from
wagons. He is located only about 1s
miles from the BrazOs river in which the
great flood occurred last summer, and
talks Interestingly about the matter. Dur
ing the flood large number Of Negroes
were caught on an island. There were
but few boats available, and the boatmen
were afraid to. attempt rescue for the rea-
son that they feared the Negroes would
crowd in such large numbers as to sink
them. There were several efforts to make
the frenzied Negroes understand the logic
of the situation; but it was impossible.
Many Of the Negroes were finally rescued
by large boats and few were drowned.
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And that was not all of it. Before.
hand word had been given out that
there was 10 be a dance in the mill
that night, and all who could make it
convenient were there. Music and
refreshments had been provided by
the company, and the vacant space in
the mill which, is now waiting for new
machinery, was used as dance hall.
President Ashe and Superintendent
Grimes acted as mine hosts, and until
a late hour the quadrille, Virginia
reel and cotillion, etc., were the order
Of the night. From every point OF
view the entertainment throughout
was success, and that it was i'm
mensely enjoyed by all the participants
goes without saying. Now the situa-
ton has settled down to the regular
order, aud the employees of the mill
are ready to start in for the next year
with the same faithful service they
have been giving in the past. The
total number of people directly sup
ported by the York Cotton mills now
number $40.
Mr.. T. B. McClain, on last Saturday,
gave to the employees of the Sutro mill
35 turkeys, and distributed to each
family as'liberal supply of fruits, nuts
and confections. The Sutro people
generally enjoyed Christmas to the
fullest extent, feasting and dancing.
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E.oCAI. AFFAIRS.
SDEx TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Kimball Live Stock Company-Say
that they will, commencing on next
Tuesday, the End day of January, 1900,
have at their stables in York willie, an
excellent selection of horses and mules,
and also say that in this selection you
will be able to get just what you want,
and every animal they sell will be sold
under guarantee and at terms to suit
the purchaser.
Thos. w. Speck, The Jeweler-EXpresses
and says to call on him for anything in
the jewelry line.
S. C. d G. E. r. r. Co,-Publish change
of schedule which went into effect on
December 9th.
Rock Hill Buggy Co.-Say for you to buy
Rock Hill buggy because they look
well, stand we'll, and keep away from
the shop. Sold by Glenn Il Allison.
Jas. NJ. Starr d. Co.. Leading Druggists
Extend thanks to the people OF York
county for their liberal patronage and
extend the compliments of the season.
Glenn d Allison-Say that last week they
told. you that their horses and mules
would arrive, and this week say that the
stock has arrived and those who have
seen them say they are the best ever
seen on this market. They describe a
pair of black mare mules and say that
no pair like them have ever been ship
ped here. They have a good selection
of horses, harness and wagons.
Grist Cousins-Extend thanks to all and
wish all prosperous New Year.
James F. Hart-Gives notice of the disso-
luton of the firm of James F. d John
r. Hart, attorneys at law. =,
H. C.. Strauss-Extends a greeting to all
and quotes prices on winter blankets,
comforts, shirtings, prints and jeans
He tells Of an advance on Coates's cot
ton and offers bargains in shoes.
York Drug Store-Otfer you perfumery
and Lowney's candy, and say that eth
er one will be an acceptable New Years
present
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WHISORARTs & CASTLES,
THE LEADERS, ''
HICKORY GROVE, 8. G.

DOR the benefit of the individual who
u is looking for rare bargain IN
Hat, we desire to again call attention to
what we have. - - =. go
When drummers 60 on the road to sell
goods, they take as samples the very best
of their different lines When:thetravel.
ing season is over, these samples are not
appreciably damaged; but being only one
or two of kind, are Of no further use To-
the wholesaler. Drummers dispose OF
these samples to merchants at a very low
price. In fact they always give capital
values.
We bought two lots. of these samples
this year, at low prices. We are able'to
sell at low prices. The customer who can
pet suited always gets bargain.a much
better bargain than if he would buy out
of regular stock: We still have some
rare bargains in these sample Hats, ana
we are anxious to close them out.
We have rare bargains in other lines,
WHISONANT & CASTLES:
The Leaders,.
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MlsHAPs AND MIsDEMEANORS.

Burglars entered the store of Mr.. f.
d. Davidson, at Delphos, on the night
of December 23d and stole few dol.
lars from the cash drawer. They did
not take anything else. All traces OF
footprints were obliterated by rain.
A barn on the premises of Mr.. S. l..
Thomasson, on Mr.. J. NJ. Hopes place,
two miles west of the court house, was
burned on the 22d instant. The origin
of the fire is unknown. The loss was
about $3.50, upon which there was no
insurance.
A three story brick stable belonging
to Craig & Wilson, at Gastonia, col
lapsed on the 23d instant. A Negro
man lost bis life in the ruins and the
property loss amounted to several
thousand dollars.
Jupiter Rivers, colored, took shot
at another Negro who was tresspassing
on his premises on Christmas day.
The tresspasser. was not hit; but ran
away before he could be arrested.
Magistrate S. N. Johnson committed
Edward Hunter to Jail on December
23d on the charge of violating the dis
pensary law, and Robert Hunter, on
December "a, on the charge of burg.
larry. Magistrate j.. A. McMackin
committed. Walter Gather on Decem-
ber 23d on the charge of. violating the
dispensary law.
The fire department was called out
only once during the Christmas fesliv-
tiles. 1t. was on account of an acci'
dental explosion of fire works. There
was no damage worth mentioning.
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MERE-M ENTION.

A subscription, started by Adjutant
General Corbin, in behalf of General
Lawtou's family, is growing so rapidly
that it is expected to amount to S5O,'
900 by next Monday, when it is to be
presented...''.."The British and the
Beers agreed to a truce during Christ
mas day.'''..'.'Dr. Leyds, the Trans
vaal agent, says that his government
owns enough Mauser and Martini
rifles to give each Boer. in the Trans
vaal aud Orange Free State two':''':''
Chairman James K. Jones says the
prospects for Democratic victory next
year are much better than they were
four years ago. '''''''.The British steam
ship Aristo went ashore off Cape Hat
eras on December "a. Twenty one
passengers lost their lives. Only nine
escaped. ........"In order to check a
probable uprising of the Cape Colony
Dutch, General Gotacre has issued a
reconcentrado order similar to that
issued by General Weyler in Cuba.
All male citizens of II years and up
ward, within IL miles of British
military camp, are required TO leave
their homes and either settle outside
of that limit, or 60 into camp. under
the protection of the military camp.
.........The senate has confirmed the
appointment of General Joseph Wheel.
er and Filzhugh Lee'to be brigadiers
in the regular army. Both will soon
20 to the retired list. '....''''News has
been received of the death of Aguinal
dos wife. 1t seems that she had not
been well since the birth of her last
child, and was unable to endure the
hardships of her husbands flight into
the mountains. ......''"Ex. Senator NJ.
c. Butler has declared in favor OF
holding the Philippines. '"'::''.The bat
tleship Texas has arrived at Cape
Henry, Va, with the bodies of the
Maine victims. '':''''''The Beers are
making extensive use of barbed wire
entanglements.. .....".Dwight L. Moody,
the famous evangelist, died at his home
at East North6eld, Massachusetts, on
the 22d instant. Just as death came,
Mr.. Moody awakened as if from slum-
ber, and said with much joyousness !:
"Isee earth receding; Heaven isopen-
ing God is calling me-" and moment
later he expired. '''''''''The Carnegie
Steel company, at Pittsburg, has in.
creased the wages of common labor to
$1.50 a day., ..''''''''E Eleven little girls
perished at Christmas rehearsal fire
at Quincy, Illinois, on December %.
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Sperial 9otites.
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by all ,infamed condition of the
mucous lining :6f the Eustachian Tube.
When. this tube getss intlamed you have
a, ,rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and :uness the Inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an infiamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh.
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, IS cents.
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LOCAL LACONICS.

sales-Day For January.
Sales-day for January will occur on
next Tuesday, Monday being legal
holiday.
You Are Cordially Invited.
The expiration date of many sub
scribers to THE ENQUIRER is January
|, 1900. A large proportion of these
names have already been returned BY
clubmakers, and where such is The
case there will be no lapse. AS usual ,
however. there are a number of Janu
ary l names which have not yet been
returned, and these, we hope, will be
renewed without delay. Otherwise,
of course, we will assume that they d.
not desire the paper any longer, and
after next Wednesday those names
will be dropped from the mailing list.
This Thief Was Enterprising.
= Charlotte Observer. Wednesday
About 60 days ago Robert Thornwell,
colored, stole horse out Of one OF the
back lots. He rode it to Rock Hill, S.
c.; where he sold it. That night he
stole it from the party TO whom he
sold it, and sold it again. He went to
Lancaster, where he was arrested on
charge, and in the course OF
the investigation following his arrest
facts in regard to the horse stealing
were brought out. He was sent to the
chain gang and served out his sentence
lacking a day. He escaped, but was
captured by means of bloodhounds'
Officer Earnhardt went TO Lancaster
yesterday morning for Thornwell and
brought him here last night. He is
in the tombs.
Can Take Care of Herself
Quite IA remarkable incident occur
red at Sharon on the 18th instant,
with Minnie, the S-year-old daughter
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To Scale the Mountains.


Newton Enterprise, December 81
The new officers of the Narrow Gauge
railroad went up the road Wednesday
We are told by one who has talked
with some of the new officers that the
company has all the money necessary
to make the road a big affair. Their
plan, according to our informsnt, is to
build to each end of the road, until one
terminus should be at Charleston, S. c.,
and the other at the Blue6eld coal
mines in West Virginia. Work will
begin on the extension from Lenoir
through the mountains early in Janua'
ry, and the gauge will be changed be-
tween Hickory and Lenoir within go
days from the 1st of January. The
road from Hickory to Chester, we are
told, will remain narrow gauge until
the grading to Cranberry is completed.
Then it also will be changed to a broad
gauge.
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eral jackson, picked off so or 60 Yam
KEGS one after another in less than
half an hour. This story should al
WAYS he remembered in connection
with The claim of the authorship OF
"All Quiet Along the Potomac" and
the Joubert story.
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The State Corn Crop.

The idea of shreddirg corn as a
substitute for fodder pulling, ETC., has
spread to the state farm. The entire
crop of some II or $4,000 bushels
was shredded this year. The state
has shredder of its own, and it also
borrowed that of Mr.. B. D. Springs,
So far as we have information the first
corn shredder brought to this state
was by Mr.. II. B. McClain, of York.
Vile.
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Transyaal War In Charleston.

In Charleston, on the 23d instant,
Matthew Gleason, an Irishman, and
Alec Logan, an Englishman, became
involved in dispute about the Trans
vaal war. Both were drinking. Lo-
gan went Off and procured a gun, and
returning to the scene of the trouble
,jlIcd Nike Hogan, an irishman, who
a,| pr"vi"usly had po connection with
IT,. ,....n...
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AT Clover, Union and Yorkvillc.

Rev. Thos. p. Lide, of Barnwell, will
preach in the Baptist church at Glover on
next Sunday December BY at IL o'clock
a. m., at Union church at 3 p. M, on the
same day, and in the evening at 7 p. M, at
the Yorkville Baptist church: ..'
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Sperial DOtires.
Al Mount Vernon.

ON Sunday, December 3lst, (tomorrow)
Rev. X. w. Barber will preach at II Il. III.
at Mount Vernon. Il. M. WHIsONANT.
December 30 s 1t
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NOTICE.

THE law partnership between JAS. F.
l. Il JNO. r. HART is dissolved by
mutual consent. The undersigned will
close up unfinished business.
JAS. F. HART.
December 29tb, 1899. 1t
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AT THE CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN.

REV. w. G. NEVILLE, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvICEs.-Preachi in the
morning at 1l.0O o'clock and at night at
7. Sunday school at 4 p. m.
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THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.

REV. ]. c. JoHNEs, RECTOR.
SUNDAY SERvICEs.-MOrning service
at IL o'clock; night service at O'Clock.
Sunday school at $3.50 p. m.
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RA PTIST.

BAPTIST.
SUNDAY SERVICES school in
the morning at 10 O'Clock. Preaching at
Z p. m. by Rev. Thos. p. Lide, Of Barn
we'll. The public and visitors are cor
daily invited.
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ASSOCIATE REFORMED.

ASSUCIA I u hET O1t1NCD'
REV. ROYCE II. GRIER, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvICEs.-YORkVl
Sunday school in the afternoon at $50
o'clock.
SUNDAY SERvICgs.-AT TIRIA H
No services on account OF the PASTORS
abSance
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

REV. ]. NJ. STEADMAN, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERVICES Preaching in the
morning at IL O'Clock, and in the evening
at L. Sunday school at o'clock p. III.
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"Thanks!"''
=: ooooo' -

WE extend our hearty thanks to the
w people of York county for their
liberal patronage during the year just
drawing to a close. We have added quite
a number of new names to our list Of
customers for ls99.. We hope to retain all
our old customers and add many new
ones to our list for 1900. . ...'.
We appreciate the confidence the public
has shown in us for the past Is years. We
prize the confidence and friendship very
highly, and hope to so conduct our bust
ness in the future as to continue to merit
the confidence of the public. =. -
We sincerely wish you merry Christ
mas and a very prosperous and happy
New Year. o.. ~ -.
JAS. NJ. STARR &, CO.,
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commander OF the post saw no other
way for it than to order sergeant to
take a squad and kill the fellow. In
stead of firing volley, the sergeant,
who is crack marksman, took a sim
gle shot at the fellow. Only the top
of Davis's head and the barrel of his
rifle was visible above the window
The bullet struck the magazine
and drove pieces of iron into Davis's
head, stunning him without killing
him. As to whether the injured man
has since recovered, we have no infor-
nation. 1t was the intention, how
ever, that if he did recover, to send
him to an insane asylum.
- Major Lamar Fontaine, of Missis-
sippi, the man who claimed the author
ship of Gall Quiet Along the Potomac
Tonight" recently started a story to
the effect that General Piet Joubert is
native of America ; that he served
on "Stonewall" Jackson's staff through
the Confederate war, and went to
South Africa in 1865 with General Lor.
ing. A number of military men have
taken up the story for investigation
aud all are agreed that the Confeder-
ate army rolls do not contain Jouberl's
name. They think that Major Fon,
taine is mistaken. As a matter of
fact, General Joubert claims to have
been born in Cape Colony, and to have
lived there all of his life. There is
no hing to establish the Fontaine story
beyond Fpntaine's unsupported state,
ments. Some newspaper readers NiiI
remember that few years a." Pose
taine told Il story about Il w"mdertn'
marksman who, under the eye of Gen
The times., 1899-05-03

Plain and rough straw trimmed SAIL
ors, in white. black. and colors, in KLox
and Dunlop styles. Small. medium,
and large shapes; silk ribbon. hand
trimmed. Anniversary Price, 39c.
The times., 1899-05-03
MEDICAL DISCUSSIONS.
Annual Meeting OF the american
Gastro-EnteroIoE Aaapc:atiOn.

Observation-Disclosures Asaoc.atiOn.
The second annual meeting CT the Ameri-
can Castro -Enteroiogical Association con-
yened in the Shoreham at o'clock yes
terday, with a session of the council com
posed Of Drs. Murdoch. Buchanan, and
Eisner. At 10 o'clock the business meet
ing of the association WAS held ct which
several important papers On medical sub
jscts were read. The afternoon session was
held at 230 The papers read on diseases
CT the stomach were: "A Case of Dilatation
of the Stomach Due to Latent Ulcer at the
PyIcrus,' by Dir. julius Friedenwald, of
Baltimore; Experiments on Gastric Di-
gsstion," by Dr. Fenton B. Turck, OF Chi
eago; The State of the Gastric Secretions
in Organi<tDiseases of the Heart" by DIR.
Frank H. Murdoch. of Pttsburg; Gastric
Ulcer Associated With Anacidity," by Dr.
Lewis Brinton. of PHILADELPHIA: "Pylar-
aspasm," by DIR. J. Kaufman, OF New
York; "A Method of Administering Hydro
chIoTic Acid by DR.. Charles d. Aaron, of
Detroit.
At o'clock the session adjourned fol-
lowed by business meeting, at which
questions concerning the organization of
the society were discussed. The following
officers were elected for 1900: President.
DIR. Max Einhorn. of New York; vice pres
idents. Drs. John C. HeInmeIer, of Balti-
more, and w ID. Booker: secretary and
treasurer, DR.. Charles ID. Aaron. OF De-
troit. The meetings of the society are
held once year, In Washington.