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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-18

Small kindnesses, sulan cvtn,,s,isas.5,
small considerations, habtually prac-
ticed in our social intercourse, give a
greater charm to the character than
the display of great talents and accom-
plishments. Nj. \. Kelly.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-18

Great souls are not those who have
fewer passions and more virtues than
The common but those only who have
greater d-slgus. : Lii ocheso.cnuld
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-18
1t Has Been Noticed.

There's rather queer thing that |
have noticed about people who follow
the profession Of letters"
whats that"
"The man who writes just to keep
the PCT boiling is not the one who pro-
duces the hottest Stuff."-Chicago
Times Herald.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-18

Some people like to be generous just
to brag about it. Cleveland Lende.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03

ilton Miss Mamie Campbell and Mr..
Herbert Dunlap. AS the successive
promenades were made and individu-
ais were rejected the contest was mar
rowed down to Miss Campbell and Mr..
Beckham, Miss Wilson and Mr.. Nc
Corkle, and finally the prize, beauti-
full cake, was awarked to Miss Wilson
and Mr.. McCorkle.
Graded School Graduates.
Rock Hill correspondence of the
Columbia State: At the closing ex-
ercises of the graded school, the fol-
lowing young ladies and gentlemen re-
ceived certificates of graduation
Misses Ira Hall, jamie Massey, jamie
Ratteree, Josie Sadler, Maud Williams,
Addie Rawlinson and Marion John
son Messrs. Hiram White, Johnson
Hutchinson, Eugene Hutchinson and
Hope Sadler. Miss Ira Hall was the
winner of the medal offered by the
Daughters of the Confederacy. The
subject of her essay was "The Confed-
crate Soldier"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
DEx TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Grist Cousins-Offer COW pease for sale.
l.. NJ. Grist-Offers a mans saddle fol
sale.
Grist Cousins-Have 6. L. Riddles flour
for sale, and tell you why it is the best
to be had.
Il. n. Dulin, Executor-Gives notice to the
debtors and creditors of J. C. McCulIy.
deceased.
Mrs. r. Nj. Dobson-Talks to you about
her low prices. She wants to buy 5000
of GansOn Co.'s and Strauss's piano
coupons, for which she will pay the
cash. She has few unpaid memoran.
dums for hats, which she wants paid
within the next two days.
w. II. Gibbes & Co.-Who are represented
by Sam NJ. Grist in this section, offer
for sale quantity of second hand ma
chinery at reasonable prices. There
may be something in the list that suits
you. If not, they can furnish you any.
thing in the machinery line that you
want.
Ganson Dry Goods Company-Tell you
of the slaughter prices for next week
including a Thousand dollars worth ol
drummers' notion samples, silk rem
nants and number of other things al
bargain prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
ABOUT PEOPLE.

J. S. Brice, Esq, left last Tuesday
night for a weeks visit to Due West.
Mr.. Jno. F. Blodget, of Atlanta, ar
rived in Yorkville Thursday night on
visit to friends and relatives.
Mr.. J. Lagree Carson, late of the
Gastonia Roller mills, but now miller
at the Morrow mills, has moved his
family to Yorkville.
DR.. A. A. Moore, Of Camden, came
up to Yorkville last Wednesday morn
ing and remained until yesterday, the
guest of his nephew, Mr.. B. N. Moore.
Mr.. w. F. Marshall is to so on the
road next week for the Hamburger
Manufacturing company, of Baltimore.
He will carry line of men and boys
knee pants.
Hardeeville correspondence of The
News and Courier: "Miss h. E. Ken
nedy, of Yorkville, has been in charge
of the school for the past term. She
is an excellet teacher and the people
are glad to secure her promise to be
here again next term"
Mr.. J. l.. Duncan, who has been
clerking for Mr.. J. A. Graves, near
Blairsville, met with serious accident
some time ago. Mr.. Duncan was al
ready a cripple and had to use
crutches. While attempting to open a
door not long ago, the knob pulled of,
and he fell backward, sustaining in
juries as the result of which it is feared
that he will not walk again.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Bette Jenkins, of
Yorkville, and Mr.. James Y. Miller, of
Gastouia. The bride-to, be is the eld.
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Jenkins, most estimable young lady,
and the bridegroom-to-be is prosper
Gus young business man of Gastonia.
The ceremony is to take place at the
home of the BRIDES parents on the
morning Of Wednesday, June IA.
One seldom stays long about Ches-
ter without hearing some new anec-
dote about Billy Nicholson, the popu-
lar hotel man. While Billy was hust-
ling around last Wednesday morning
preparing to give a large crowd of
travelling men good breakfast before
allowing them to leave for the early
trains, a good natured "commercial'
who was discussing Mr.. Nicholson,
said "One day last winter bantered
Billy with the suggestion why don't
you sell this old hotel and quit. I
would not bother with it if l were
YOU Billy looked away off for a
moment, then up at the building, and
with that peculiar Indifferent drawl
came back at me: Il don't know
what 1 would want to sell it for, when
it is the only hotel in the United States
that will run itself and make money!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
RACES POSTPONED.

The directors of the Yorkville
Wheelman's association have decided
to postpone the bicycle meet they had
arranged for June 16.
The postponement has been occa'
stoned by the development of new
plans, including a more elaborate en-
tertainment than was at first contem.
plated. 1t was decided that the date
fixed would not allow the time in
which TO make necessary arrange
ments.
Present plans of the association now
contemplate at least three big meets
this summer instead of one; but as
yet details are not in shape to warrant
publication.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
PEAsE AND SORGHUM.

People who have not already done
so, should now make their arrange
ments to follow their wheat, oats, etc.,
with COW pease.
Experience of a great many years
has fully settled the great value of the
pea crop in building up worn out
lands, and in maintaining the fertility
of lands that have already been built
up. There is nobody left nowadays
to dispute the profit of sowing pease
for the sole purpose of turning them
under; and nine people out of ten are
convinced that the land is still left
greatly benefited after the taking of
of crop of peavine hay.
Heretofore there has been no special
inducements to renters and croppers to
SOW more .pease than would be suffi
cient to furnish little forage for their
horses. But few of them have been
liberal enough to see where they would
profit by sowing for land improvement
purposes alone. Now, however, that
there is a growing market for peavine
hay, at price that makes peavine
hay profitable money crop, there is
no reason why single acre of land
that would otherwise be idle should
not be sowed with pease.
Of late years, in Georgia and differ
ent parts of South Carolina, and in a
few instances in this locality, progress,
sive farmers have learned that pease
and sorghum mixed make splendid
quality of hay for certain purposes,
and that the mixture does better than
either crop alone. When the farmer
wants the hay for his own use, and
where his principal object is not the
Improvement of the land, the mixture
is valuable one. This mixture bene-
fits land rather than otherwise but it
does not seem to have been established
that for this purpose, it is as good as
pease alone.
But anyhow, there should be great
deal more pease sown this year than
last. There is no danger at all in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03

blows, and when taken down was un-
able to stand. He was then told by
the warden that unless he did the
work assigned to him he would be
dealt with in a severer way, and that
they were going to treat the prisoners
as they pleased so long as the govern.
ment kept them here; that they need
not expect assistance from the depart
ment of justice, because they were not
running the penitentiary. AS result
of this inhuman treatment two prison.
ers who had been recently fogged ran
away from the clay pit today. They
were shot at several times by the
guards; but they were determined to
leave this place of torture. They sue.
ceeded and have not been heard from.
Now, if there is no assistance to come
from the United States authorities we
are going to protect ourselves or die
in the attempt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
The shooting of Mr.. Joseph A

- The shooting of Mr.. Joseph A,
Walker by Mr.. HOWE, in Chester,
last week, was a very ugly affair. 1t
was case of assault and battery with
intent to kill; but the circumstances
seem to be particularly aggravating'
AS we understand it, the whole trou,
BILE grew out of very commendable
desire on the part of the Chester peo'
pie to make proper and orderly test
of Mr.. Howie's right to sell beer under
an alleged permit from the state board
of control. The only way to institute
such a test was through the arrest OF
Mr.. HOWE, and as he could not be
arrested except upon warrant prop
erly issued, it was necessary for some
citizen to make the necessary atfida-
Wit. There was no occasion for any
personal bitterness or feeling. VI
course there was no reason why it was
any more the duty of Mr.. Walker than
any other citizen to swear out the
warrant but the duty had to be per-
formed, and in taking it upon himself
Mr.. Walker merely became the repre-
sentive of the community. The at
tack upon him, therefore, was really
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
JUST A DOG FOOT.

The recent Bullock's Creek murder
sensation has passed away. The sup
posed skeleton of a human hand that
was found on the creek bank was not
human hand after all but just an
ordinary dog foot.
Messrs. #. G. Mickle and J. w. H.
Good were in Yorkville on Tuesday,
and had with them the original section
of bone, along with proof as to its
identity. They got at it in a very
practical way, it seems. 1t was MIR.
Mickle who, connecting the suspicious
find with the mysterious disappear
ance of Gilbert Cross, first suggested
the human hand theory, and upon the
discovery of Cross, he and others
promptly decided upon the very prac'
tical plan of killing dog for the pur-
pose of comparison. DR.. Hope also
assisted with the experiment and all
were convinced of the curious, but ex-
cusable error that had been made.
The people of the neighborhood
now feel relieved over the situation,
and although what at first seemed to
be very serious matter, has taken a
turn that is suggestive of humor. The
course of the Bullock's Creek citizens
throughout the whole incident has
been to the highest degree creditable.
We have seen it stated that at one
time there was talk of lynching.
From the best information available,
there is no truth in any such state
ment. The disappearance of Cross,
the character of Childers, and previous
horrible tragedies in the neighborhood,
gave the very best possible ground for
the highest excitement, yet, from start
to finish, the whole investigation was
conducted with mature deliberation
and coolness. The best of good sense
was displayed all round.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
Wants q Divorce.

Wants a Divorce.
The following letter was received at
the governors Office few days ago
from one Robert Seabrook, of Camden /:
"Governor of S. C.-Dear Sir: Seat
my Self to drop you few lines to ask
you if you can give me Devorce from
my wife as I can't live with her. She
has left me the 5th time, and had no
cause to Do So, as treated her as good
as a poor man could do, and She was
not Satisfied. and now if you can pleas
give it to me and let me know how
much it will cost me. She is in Or
angeburg, S. c., or she was there the
last time heard from her. She treat
ed me like Dog while She was with
me and l wanted to live with her, but
l can't. So Do the best you can for
me and I will be more than obliged to
you. her maiden name was annie
flake and her mother name was Mrs. J..
A. Flake. if you want to know how
she treated me just write to Iren, S.
c., and ask any of those people how
She Done me. Mrs. welch is one, and
anyone most that knowed me in Co.
lumbia will tell you the Same. 60 to
congress yard and ask Moses Seibirt
and Mary goldman and they will tell
you. ans. Back By return mail"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
HOODTOWN MATTERS.
A Good Rain at Last-Work In the Bot
toms Still Behind-Notes About People.
Correspondence OF the Yorkyille ENQUIRER

A Good Rain at Last-Work In the Bot
toms Still Behind-Notes About People.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HooDTowN, June 1.-Despite the
dry weather, the farmers have not
found much time for idling lately.
Yesterday afternoons rain will revive
the crops considerably, if not followed
with too many drying breezes like that
blowing at present. A considerable
amount of bottom land has not been
planted in corn. Also some cotton has
not been planted. While not enough
to saturate the very dry ground, the
rain will probably bring cotton up to
a stand on the red clay spots and on
the late planted land.
Spring oats will be very light. Some
fair fields of wheat are to be seen,
while most of it is very poor.
Mr.. Andrew Blair, of Mississippi,
spent few days with relatives in the
Bullock's Creek section about two
weeks ago. He is the oldest living
brother of Mr.. Jas. P. Blair.
Mr.. Joe S. Hood, of Gaffney, was
over last week.
Mr.. E. A. Feemster, of Gafney, came
over yesterday on business.
Miss Annie Good returned to Clay
Hill last Saturday, after spending a
while at her home near here.
Mr.. Sam G. Bankhead, who has been
sick with fever for about six weeks,
is now able to sit up some, and seems
on the high road to recovery.
A few cases of dysentery have de-
veloped around here recently. Chills
are still on hand in number of places.
Mr.. #. M. Grant lost fine cow last
Tuesday-worth probably over $50.
YOCE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03

- The extension of the Carolina and
North Western railroad across the
Blue Ridge mountains into Tennessee,
would improve that property wonder
fully, and at the same time be of great
advantage down in this part of the
country. For instance, among other
things, this section would be able to
get much cheaper coal, and coal prices
cut about half in two would not only
mean great things for all our cotton
mills and other manufacturing estab-
llshments; but it would make possible
the development of iron properties up
in Bethel township. The Carolina and
North Western people are so anxious
to 20 across the mountains that they
cannot rest easy of nights; but Still
they are loath to undertake such a
task until they have reasonable assur-
ance of success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03

- The secretary of war has made
public long report from General Otis,
which report seeks to prove that it was
the Filipinos instead of the Americans
who provoked the present war. He
shows successfully that the Filipinos
made the Americans fire the first shot
but he is unable to show that the
Americans were justified in firing it.
The Americans were trespassers on
Philippine soil, and the first lick busi,
ness was a matter Of deliberate pur-
pose on the part of the Americans.
Right or wrong, our country but let
US not stultify ourselves by trying to
Justify wrong with equivocation that
we know to be untrue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January 1st, 1900.

/
THE TwIcE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-date
news, will be furnished from the date o.
this issue until January 1st, 1900, for liz
Mad Dog at Clover.
A supposed mad dog was killed neal
Glover on Thursday. 1t was encoun.
tered first by Milton Pegram on the
"Jenkins place." and he had to fgh,
it to keep it from biting his mule
Soon a party was organized, and after
chase of about two miles, the dog
was killed. 1t bit several other dogs
in the community, and although sew
eral people had narrow escapes, no.
body was hurt.
Excursion to Cliffs.
There is to be an excursion over the
Carolina and North Western railroad
from Chester to Cliffs next Tuesday
1t was gotten up especially for the
benefit of the school children of Ches
ter; but afterward the plan was devel.
oped to include other schools along tbe
line. The train will pass Yorkville al
1925 a. M, and the round trip fare
from Yorkville will be so cents. The
probability is that the party will be
composed of big crowd of pleasant
people.
More Damaging RumOrs.
AS the result of Magistrate Plaxico's
trip up the South Carolina and Geor.
gia Extension railroad, in search Of
Gilbert Cross, there have developed
additional strong suspicious against
Sam Childers. The Mr.. Nichols for
whom Cross had worked short time,
said that Cross had told him of various
raids in which he and Childers had
been engaged. The boy Cross is not
regarded as being at all reliable; but
| it is believed in the Bullock's Creek
neighborhood that if he can be found
and brought back there, be will go
into details that will aid in the the col
lection of important evidence. The
principal difficulty in the way is the
fact that there is no public fund with
which to pursue an investigation OF
the case. Magistrate Plaxico made
bis recent trip after Cross at this own
private expense. There is talk OF
raising a subscription for the purpose
of further looking into the matter.
Cake Walk Ir Rock Hill.
Rock Hill correspondence Columbia
State: The cake walk Monday even
ing at Reid's skating rink was great
success, asthetically and financially.
Is was gotten up by the Kings Daugh-
ters, who, after the walk, served
cream and cake. The following cou-
Piles participated: Miss Florence Will
son and Mr.. Paul McCorkle; Miss
Helen Connors and Mr.. Porter Hol-
lis; Miss Helen Tompkins and Mr..
Louis Harrison Miss Campbell and
Mr.. Spann; Miss Frances Beckham
and Mr.. Browning Sykes; Mrs. Will
Williams and Mr.. Ed Avery; Miss
Willie B. Ried and Mr.. Jim Beckham /;
Miss Amy Barber and Mr.. Will Ham
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
,gitis In the Penitentiary.


There have heen four deaths from
meningitis in the state penitentiary
during the past week. The disease is
epidemic.
Railroad Depot.
The Lancaster and Chester depot at
Lancaster was destroyed by fire last
Tuesday night, together with a large
quantity of cotton and other freight.
The property was insured; but not for
its full value.
They Propose to Improve.
Landowners along the South Caro-
lima side of the Savannah river, have
organized for the construction of 20
mile levee for the protection of rice
crops. The proposed levee is to cost
something like 100000, to be raised
principally by mortgage bonds on the
improved land. A Boston syndicate
has agreed to take the bonds.
Going to North Carolina.
Spartanburg correspondence of the
Greenville News, Wednesday: The
Rev. T. D. Bratton has decided to &C.
cept the rectorship of st. Mary's school,
Raleigh, N. c. His congregation here
and the citizens generally regret that
he and Mrs. Bratton will leave, for
they are much liked by all who know
them. Mr.. Bratton has done fine
work in advancing the interests of the
church at this place; but his new field
of labor is higher one in some re-
spects and in harmony with his taste,
training and ambition. His formal
resignation has not been handed into
the vestry yet, but it may 60 in today.
Miser Loses His Savings.
A few days ago John All, farm la.
borer of the Cypress Creek section OF
Hampton county, was robbed of 81
300, the boarded savings of 80 years.
His money was kept in his house, and
it is evident that the thieves bad dis
covered its hiding place beforehand, as
they succeeded in finding it at late
hour of . the night. The victim had
such a mania for saving that he en-
dured many discomforts in order to
add to his treasure, making practice
of getting all he could for nothing.
He had no faith in the security of
bank vaults, no inclination to invest in
real estate, or lend any of his hard
earned dollars to persons who would
have paid a good interest. No trace
of the robbers has yet been obtained,
and it is not probable that there will
be.
The Case of Mrs. Hughes.
Special of June l from Greenville to
Columbia State The case against
Mrs. Matte A. Hughes for the murder
of her husband is hanging fire on ac-
count of motion made by the defend
ant's counsel, which seeks to evade a
second trial upon constitutional
point, namely, that at the last term
Judge Townsend ordered mistrial in
the absence of the defendant, which
counsel now contends closed the case
on behalf of the state, end that another
trial would place Mrs. Hughes in
jeopardy of her life the second time
for the same offense. The court has
been waiting since Tuesday for an afti-
davit from Judge Townsend as to the
facts of the mistrial and what took
place when the jury was dismissed.
This affidavit came yesterday after
noon; but the court has been occupied
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03

- In circular letter sent out May
80, Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co.,
of New York, estimate this years cot
ton crop at 21,1O6,OOO acres, as com,
pared with 23,572,ooo acres last year.
The South Carolina acreage is put
down at 1,S49,0OO this year, against
2,O72,OO0 last year, decrease of II
per cent. Every state in the cotton
belt shows decrease ranging from Z
per cent. in Florida, the lowest, to IA
per cent. in Tennessee, the highest.
Texas shows up a decrease in acreage
of 9 per cent. as compared with last
year, and Georgia, North Carolina and
Arkansas Is per cent. each. The fig
ures are based upon 2,577 reports from
different parts of the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
1Ig XgDgaXV11Ag

directed ut the entire community, or at
least that portion of it which stands
for the upholding of law, and every
individual member of the class men
toned may very properly look upon the
case as his own.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
The alorkrille Gnq,lirrr.
YORKVILLE, s. O..
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1899.

- In an interview with an Asso-
ciated Press representative on Thurs
day, Secretary Alger said that the
president would probably issue, within
the next few days, a call for 10000
men for service in the Philippines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03

A Washington dispatch says that
General Otis has advised the war de-
partment that he will be satisfied if
his Philippine army is maintained at
10000 men. The president, it is un-
derstood, will do everything in his
power to keep the standing army at
the figure mentioned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03

OVERRIDING the thing, and but few peo-
pie who have the land to spare, and
the money with which to buy seed,
can afford not to SOW.