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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Maggie NJ. Moore left on Tues,
day morning for trip to Atlanta, Ga
Mrs. John A. Nicely and two chill
dren, of Rock Hill, are visiting Mr.. H
A. D. Nicely.
Mrs. Bratton de Loach and chill
dren left yesterday for months visit
to relatives and friends in Camden.
The Third immunes, the regiment 'oi
which Mr.. F. A. Gossman is mem.
ber, arrived off Savannah last Friday,
and was to be held in quarantine for
FIVE days.
J. E. Massey, jr., of Rock Hill, has
heen graduated from the Charleston
Medical college with first honor. He
will remain in Charleston for about q
year in the hospital service.
Rock Hill Herald: DR.. J. Newton
CASTOR was in the city yesterday. He
graduated with distinction at the Char
lesion Medical college this week. He
will locate in York county; but has
not yet selected his field. He is well
qualified for the profession be has
chosen.
1t used to be generally conceded that
there was not an individual in this sec.
ton who could come nearer saying
just exactly what be wanted to say in
an advertisement than the late j. C.
Kuykeudal. People who read the BIZ
cycle advertisement of G. NJ. Kuyken.
dal, in another column, will not only
be impressed with the argument, but
they are likely to conclude also that
the writer is chip off the old block.
Mr.. Henry Keller, and his daughter,
Mrs. Sanders, had quite an experience
in runaway accident last Sunday af-
ternoon. 1t was on Kings Mountain
street as they were on their way home
from church in buggy. A mule they
were driving was frightened at some
children on the sidewalk, and as the
result of its fright, threw Mr.. Keller
and Mrs. Sanders out. Mrs. Sanders
escaped without serious injury. Mr..
Keller had a shoulder dislocated, All
ankle sprained, and also sustained 9TH
er bruises. He has since been in con-
siderable pain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January LIST, 1900.

Until January LIST, 1900.
The TwIcE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-date
news, will be furnished from the date Of
this issue until January 1st, 1900, for $l.45.
Died of Hydrophobia.
Mr.. B. F. Massey, of Fort Mill town.
ship, lost a mule last week from hydro
phobia.
Pretty Good Record.
Mr.. G. L. Riddle, proprietor of the
Champion Roller mills, at Zeno, re-
ports that from January /, to April
l, he ground 5000 bushels of wheat
an average of 1000 bushels month,
and all of it was home raised.
Waters Hill Still There.
Rock Hill Herald: Citizens of the
neighborhood of Mount Holly com.
plain that no member of the board of
county commissioners has yet visited
waters Hill" 10 ascertain its condi-
tion or to suggest Improvement. The
hill is still iu horrible condition.
Barn Burned.
Mr.. T. N. Thomasson, who lives in
the neighborhood of Union church,
on the Glover road, north of Yorkville,
lost barn and contents by fire last
Sunday night, shortly after dark. The
fire was first discovered by son of
Mr.. Thomasson, who went into the
barn to shuck corn. The flames first
made their appearance underneath the
building, and it is thought that they
had their origin with rats and matches,
But of this there seems so be no GER
tainty.
The New Switchboard.
The works of the Sumter Telephone
Manufacturing company was destroy
ed by fire last Thursday and the loss
was between $4,000 and $4,000. Seri-
Gus Inconvenience has also been felt
here, in that a big switchboard of
200 drops, that was being manufac-
tured for the Bedford Phone company,
was destroyed. The present switch
board of 100 drops has become made
quate, and the new switchboard was to
have been ready for use soon. On &C.
count of the fire there will now be
delay in the local improvements until
new arrangements can be made.
Conyiots and the Public Health.
Among the acts recently passed by
the general assembly, was the follow
ing, approved March 2: "Section l..
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
REUNION SUBSCRIPTION.

Judge Witherspoon is now beginning
to see daylight in the matter of rails
ing subscriptions in this county to as
sisL in the entertainment of the Con-
federate veterans at the Charleston
reunion. He was pretty blue for a
while, because along during the bad
weather it began to look like none of
his committeeman would be able to get
out among the people. But when he
commenced to get the ladies interes-
ted, the problem was solved. Up to
Tuesday morning he had subscriptions
as follows:
From the town of Yorkville, through
Misses Mary E. Schorb and Marie Car
roll, s27.25; through Misses Matte
Spencer and Claude Moore, $3.50 /;
total, s64.75.
Broad River township, through w.
S. Wilkerson, s6.1S in supplies and
$1O.25 in cash total, S16.43.
Bullock's Creek township, $3.50
through John E. Plaxico and s4.oO
through John L. Rainey; total $3.50.
Fort Mill township, IS from Captain
S. E. White, so cents from ]. H. Col
tharp and 50 from S. c. Blankenship ;
total $3.50.
Bethesda township, from N. B. Brat
ton, So.
The total subscription received foots
up $9S.1S, a check for which, less the
value ofthe supplies, was sent forward
yesterday. Judge Witherspoon has
information of subscription that is
being raised in Rock Hill, and he also
has promises of other subscriptions
from townships that have not yet re-
ported. The people of York township,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
EASTER.

The weather last Sunday was rather
cold fore Easter time; but otherwise
the day was in beautiful keeping with
the joyful event that is commemoraled
in the occasion-the resurrection of
the blessed Savior from the dead.
1t is principally in the Episcopal
and Methodist churches Of this section
that Easter is observed as religious
festival, and it was in only these two
churches that any especial attention
was paid to the day, as such, last Sun
day. Both churches were decorated
with evergreens and early spring flow
ers, and in each church also there was
conducted special service in accord
ance with the ideas of each as to pro.
priety.
The only other church in town in
which there was service was the Pres
byterian, and the congregations at the
Episcopal and Methodist churches were
largely augmented from the Associate
Reformed and Baptist congregations.
Both churches were comfortably filled.
The observance of Lent in the church
of the Good Shepherd has already
been mentioned. Good Friday, the
day of the crucifxion, was observed
with the customary three hours SER
vice. This service, in keeping with
the occasion, was funeral in its char
acter. There was no church service
on Saturday, the day upon which the
body of Christ lay in the sepulcher,
while the few scattered members of
the shepherdless flock were doubling
the possibility of the ful6llment of the
wonderful promise that had been made
to them. But with the coming of
Easter there was typiied an occasion
of Joy. The service was of a triumph
ant nature throughout, and its beauti.
full significance could be distinctly felt
and appreciated even by outsiders to
whom the Episcopalian form of wor-
ship seems strange.
In connection with pretty and i'm
pressive service, Rev. ]. c. Johnes, the
rector, delivered peculiarly striking
discourse. 1t was brief, deep and
scholarly, yet almost within the COM
prehension of child. Admitting, for
the sake of argument, that which, as
a matter of fact, he does not admit
the human origin of the Scriptures
he undertook to prove the resurrection
of Christ as an historical fact. For
instance, he cited the Epistles of the
Apostle Paul, written within 80 years
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
HONOR ROLL.

Following is the honor roll of the
Yorkville Graded school for the month
of March:
NINTH GRADE-Alma Walker, SO; T.
G. Dunlap, Jr., 81; Barron Kennedy, 81 !;
Elizabeth Hunter, 95; Ethel Latimer, 95 /;
John Ashe, 81; Tscharner DeGratfenreid,
81.
EIGHTH GRADE-Nellie Schorb, 98;
Halle Withers, 81; Bessie Williams, 95 |;
Sadie Waters, 95; Straussie Walker, 81 (;
Louise Lowry, a.; Gladys Withers, 81 |;
Josie Camp, 81; Tallulah Neville, SO; ;
Mamie Grist, 90; Frank Lindsay, 81 !;
Carl Hart, 80; Willie Camp, 80.
SEVENTH GRADE-Henry McClain, So;
Mary Williams, 81; Bertie Smith, So; Joe
Alexander, "a; 4;iWillie Waters, "a; Maggie
Robson, 81; Raymond McClain, 50; Joe
Walker, 81.
SIXTH GRADE-Philip Hunter, So; An
ma McCaw. SO; Lottie Belle Simril, 81;
Catharine Hunter, o.; frankie Clawson,
95; Gerald Lowry, 95; Mary Alexander,
81; Mabel Berry, 92; Robert McCaw, 80.
FIFTH GRADE-Lenora Williford, 81;
Mary Walker, 81 Joseph Hart, 81 Edna
Horton, SO; Glenn Allison, 96; Bessie
Gilbert, So; Mamie Lee Grist, 81; Marion
Logan, SO; Mary Dobson, 81; Beulah
Long, 81; Bedford Moore, w; Mary
Brian, 81 George Cartwright, 81.
FOURTH GRADE-Virginia Neville, SO;
Josie Carroll, 81; Jennie McClain, 81
Marie Moore, 81; Leon White, 81 Lii
lian Withers, SO; Ed Alexander, 50; Quay
Williford, 81; Charlie Berry, 81; Helen
Lowry, 80.
THIRD GRADE-Bessie Pegram, 80;
Mildred Abernathy, 90; Winnie Craw-
ford, 90; Mary Hope, 80; Rozella Aber-
nathy, 80; Corrinne Jones, 80; Wilmore
Logan, 90; Emmie Boyce, SO; Marcus
Dickson, So; Julia Smith, So; Clarke
Adickes, 81; William Boyce, 81; Olive
Walker, 81; w. G. White, Jr., 81; Ar
thur Hart, 90; Matte May Neville, So;
Make Waters, 96; Wheeler Willis, SO;
Earle Grist, 95 !; Willie Jenkins, 95; Leita
Woodward, 95; Claude Walker, "a; Mary
McClain, SO.
SECOND GRADE-Edward Finley, SO;
Florine Carothers, 9S; Edna McClain, 81
Louise Dobson, 81 Fredrica Lindsay, So;
Mary Starr, 95 Mamie Hope, .95; Sam
Carrie Cartwright, 92; Mary Cartwright,
81.
FIRST GRADE-Erwin Carothers, 96;
Julia Neville, 81; Robert Lindsay, SO;
Wade Williford, 90; Elva Cain, 92; Alec
Starr, 9l; Howard White, 80; Kenneth
Lowry, 90; Zulu Horton, 80.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
E.OCAI. AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. c. Strauss-Says that the rush is on
and that the people have realized that
his prices are the lowest.
J. NJ. Starr & Co.-Have full stock of
Wizard Oil on hand.
Captain w. B. Moore-Calls upon the
members of the Jasper Light Infantry
to meet at the armony on next Friday
afternoon at 4.30 in full uniform. =.
Clarence P. Lowrance-Has apple butter,
jellies of different flavors, ponderosa
tomato catsup and fresh eggs.
Ferguson & Snider-Don't want you to
forget that they have fine line of gro
ceries, and that they can furnish you
with the best quality of meats, both
fresh and cured.
G. NJ. Kuykendal-Talk to you in an in
teresting manner about bicycles and
bicycle sundries.
j. j. Hunter-Opens up with spring
poem in prose.
Grist Cousins-Tell you to ride a Mon
arch and keep in front.
Mrs. T. NJ. Dobson-Tells you to come to
her store if you wish your wants sup
piled and tells you of a few of the things
you can get.
w. NJ. Kennedy-Wants to talk to you
about nice suits of clothes, warranted
TO fit, if you desire such thing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
CIRCUIT COURT.

The circuit court for York county
his honor Judge Ernest Gary, pre-
siding, convened last Monday morning
with full attendance of jurors, wit
nesses, ETC.; but among the people in
town that day were few who did no,
have business here.
Mr.. John A. Shurley was selected as
foreman of the grand jury, and in his
charge to that body, his honor confined
his remarks to a brief, business-like
statement of powers, duties and re-
spousibilities.
Captain w. B. Smith was excused
by the court from service on the jury
The first case taken up was that Of
Will Byers, alias Matt Byers, charged
with housebreaking and larceny
Having had large experience in such
matters, Byers decided that the cheap
est thing be could do was to plead
guilty, which he did. Judge Gary
however, declined to pass sentence un'
til he had made some inquiry into the
facts.
Richard Tate and Dock Choat plead
guilty of larceny.
Thomas Fewell plead guilty of vio-
lating the dispensary law, and was
sentenced to pay fine of 500 or 20
to the chaingang for three months.
Hood Davie plead guilty of attemp-
ted rape.
Samuel Massey plead guilty of house
breaking and larceny, and was SEN
fenced to the chaingang for six months.
Thomas Hemphill, charged with as
sault and battery with intend to kill,
was convicted of assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature. On
account of the circumstances and the
extreme youth of the little Negro, his
honor did not think that the offense
was very serious and made the SEN
tence only three months on the chain
gang or three months in Jail.
George Miller, Wylie keenan, and
Samuel Massey were tried on the
charge of housebreaking and larceny.
Verdict; guilty as to Wylie Keenan,.
Sentenced to - months on the chain
gang.
Major Hanna, indicted for burglary
and larceny, was convicted Of larceny,
and sentenced to three months on the
chaingang. He had only gotten four
chickens but had broken hen house
to get them, and before sentencing
him Judge Gary told him how less SER
ious would have been his offence had
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05

~ cannot stultify myself with the
calm judgment of thinking people of
this commonwealth by giving official
approval to the statement that the war
of conquest now carried on in the
Philippines is in defense of the princi-
Piles of our government and in adding
new glory to our flag" The senate
promptly passed the bill over the veto !;
but like efforts failed in the house, the
Populists voting solidly to sustain the
governor. The bill was passed several
days ago, and the veto followed short
ly after an extended conference be-
tween Governor Poynter and w. j.
Bryan, who arrived home today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05

he only lifted the chickens off an open
roost. The Negro was delighted with
his light sentence and expressed his
pleasure to the court.
Judge Gary, on yesterday morning,
sentenced Thomas Hemphill to three
months on the chaingang, Richard
Tate and Dock Choat 10 six months
each, Matt Byers 10 II months, and
Hood Davie to 10 years in the peni-
tentiary. Matt, or Will Byers, is
well-known offender. 1t has been his
policy to plead guilty in order to get
a lighter sentence. As the result of
his honor's promised inquiries, how
ever, this time be got the full limit pro-
vided by statute for his offense. Judge
Gary also made it clear that he would
have gladly given him longer term
if he had the power to do 80. Hood
Davie showed pleasure at his 10year
sentence. He considered that much
better than the rope from which he
had such narrow escape.
The court yesterday was engaged
for the most part in disposing of the
more trivial cases, clearing the way to
the numerous murder trials which will
probably be commenced today.
The grand jury did not expect to
get through with its work yesterday
but will probably he discharged today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
Miss Petty to Be Married April 12.

Greenville News: Miss Eva Petty
will be married at her fathers house
in Spartanburg on April IL, to Clarence
John Shearn, of New York. 1t is no
form of words in her case, to say that
thousands of her friends and admirers
will wish her we'll. She is a young
woman Of whom the state has every
right to feel proud. She is as good as
she is courageous and bright. She
went to New York, girl, friendless
and alone, and today holds better
position there than any woman in
daily journalism. She has worked
herself up to a top place by her own
merits-character, talent, hard work
and tact. She has kept her heart and
head in a whirl where thousands of
men and women lose both every year,
and has not only the admiration but
the respect, confidence and good will
of the newspaper people throughout
New York. Her prospective husband
is a man to be congratulated. She
will leave South Carolina with the
cordial good wishes of the state, to
the womanhood of which she is an
honor, and will be received in New
York with the cordial good wishes
of the many friends she has because
she deserves them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
THE TICKET CONTEST.

The Confederate reunion ticket con-
test proposed by The ENQUIRER seems
to be exciting a considerable amount
of interest. The reporter heard a
good deal of talk about it Monday,
and also heard of some that he did
not hear. Everybody seemed to be
pleased with the idea of giving nine
veterans the proposed treat.
One question that has been asked
more often than any other, is this ::
"Can a subscriber living in one town
ship vote for veteran in another ?'
1t is easy, however, to see that this is
a matter we could not control even if
we desired to control it. Every cou-
pon filled out with the name of town.
ship and the name of the person voted
for. as indicated in the blank spaces,
will have to be recognized by the editor
of the contest. He does not necessarily
have the name of the voter, and has no
way of knowing from what township
the coupon comes. But that is a mat
ter of indifference, anyway. There
are nine veterans to be elected they
can only be voted for on the cou.
pons specified, and the holders of the
coupons are, of course, entitled to
vote as they please.
So far the voting has been light. In
fact it was not until Monday that the
ice was broken. But from now on
the contest will probably be interesting.
Up to this time it stands as follows:
BETHESDA TOWNSHIP.
YORK TOWNSHIP.
Herod Neel,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
Simpson w. Robinson, ,.................. l
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
Attacked by Assassins.

Attacked by Assassins.
Rock Hill Herald: Sunday night, as
Mr.. Press Cornwell was returning
home after spending the evening at
the residence of Mr.. ]. D. Collins, in
the Harmony community, he was at
tackled by two unknown persons who,
it seems, tried to murder him. They
fired three times, and two Of the balls
passed through his hat, coming thus
close to their mark. Mr.. Cornwell is
a popular young man and does not
know how to account for this, as he
says he did not know he had any ene-
mics. No trace has been found to the
parties, and he has no idea who they
could have been, not even whether
white or black.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05

outside Of the town have not yet been
heard from. and there is reason to ex-
pect still further reports from the
townships mentioned above. All sub
scriptions should be sent or handed to
Judge Witherspoon, who will give due
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05

Following is the honor roll of the
Yorkville Graded school for the month
of March:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
Einancier'S ReXiew.

New York. May 27-The Financier says:
The surplus reserve of the New York
clearing house banks is now higher than
reported for II months, the gain of 50. Boz
200 for the week ending May u having
swelled the total to $43 1888. 725. The fea-
ture of the current week exhibits the re-
duction of s17,5o0,0o0 in loans and the con-
traction of twelve and two-thirds millions
in deposits. Reserve requirements by rea-
son of the heavy deposit change were re-
duced by $4,000, 900 and more. and this add
ed to the s6,0 900 gain in cash raised the
excess funds in banks more than $9.OO0,-
900.
Taking the known operat ions of the
week as a basis, the greater part of the
cash expansion has been attributed to
interior movements but this is mislead-
ing The National City bank, for instance
which figures prominently in the state
ment, reports gain of more than $1,000
900 in cash, nearly all in gold Its loans
are down s16,O0o0o0 and deposits nearly
S1,000,000. This is probably due in part
to operations connected with the financing
o. the Amalgamted Copper subscriptions
The interesting feature disclosed by such
an analysis is that. whereas the banks as
whole have gained enormously. the re-
serves of the majority of the institutions
do not vary much from those of the pre-
v.Cus week, In other words the gain in
cash has been made by a few banks. 1t
is incorrect. however, to say that this is
actually the case, for the supply of money
held by nearly every financial institution
in New York is much in excess of the de-
mand. Considered broadly, the state
ment indicates a prolonged period of easy
rates.
One factor which is attracting some at
tenton is the condition of the sterling
exchange market. There is. a possibility
that with the continued piling up of mon
ey here and falling in rates international
credits cannot be operated to advantage
and actual exports of gold may follow
The only thing that can prevent such an
occurrence is the maintenance of money
here at something above the level prevail
ing abroad
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
BELT NEWS.

Miss Annie McAnelly left yesterday
for Yuleville, where she will teach the
summer term.
Miss Amanda Locke of the Willard
school will teach three months term
this summer near Monarch.
Miss Lillian Doyle of Monarch was
for several days this week the guest
of Miss Annie McAnelIy.
Mrs. L. H. Thurston and Mrs. E. l..
Cornell of Sand Coulee visited friends
in Belt for part of the week.
Mrs. H. Sheppard and daughter Rose
of Great Falls visited Belt friends this
week.
Miss Annie Hurley has gone East to
spend the summer with relatives
The births in Belt during the past
week were as follows: To Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. G. Kelly, a daughter; to Mr.
and Mrs. A. Stangl. a son; to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Martin, son; to Mr.
and Mrs. A. Krieger, a son.
Miss Abel league has opened a pri-
vate school for the summer and now
has about 20 pupils.
John Richard has removed with his
family ito their ranch near Cora, where
they will remain during the summer.
p. Fl. Paulson left this week for the
Northwest Territory to look after some
mining interests which he owns there
Miss Harriet Vidal of the Central
school will teach the summer term in
Belt Park.
Miss Carrie Sanford of the Kennedy