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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02

HE DID; A CUT.-In a rural COM
munity in one of the middle states
dwelt a man who made a vow in 1856
that he would wear his hair and beard
untrimmed until J. c. Fremont should
be elected president of the United
States.
He kept his VOW for 40 years, at the
end of which time he had nearly half
bushel of hair on his head and face.
Then, coming to the conclusion, to-
ward which his mind had been gradu-
ally working for long time, that Gen.
eral Fremont's death in the interval
had practically absolved him from his
VOW, he decided to have his hair cut
and his beard shaved off clean. On
his next visit to the county seat he
went to a barber shop ard was soon
relieved of the hirsute burden he had
carried for four decades.
"How much ?" he asked.
"Have to charge you half a dollar
for that job" said the barber, looking
at the mass that lay on the floor.
"Half dollar ~ he gasped. "Don't
get anything for the hair ?"-Youth's
Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02
Aumurors department.

OUT IT WENT.-In the good old
days in Kentucky there was a court
composed of three magistrates to try
certain cases appealed from a single
justice of the peace. The three magis-
trates were backwoodsmen. A case
was being tried one day that was very
important and several hours of listen
ing to the reading of dispositions and
the arguments of counsel, pro and con,
and pro and con again, had so nearly
entsngled the court in labyrinth OF
perplexing questions of law and fact
that they doubted their ability to blaze
their way out. So they whispered to
the leading lawyer at the bar, who
was sitting by as spectator, and ask
ed him what he thought ought to be
done with the case.
II think it ought to be thrown out
of court" was the prompt and EN-.
phatic reply.
That settled it.
"Mr. Clerk" said the chief magis-
trate, "pass up them papers"
The papers, which made quite a
large bundle, were handed the chief
magistrate.
"Now, Mr.. Sheriff." said he deliber-
ately, "open that window"
The sheriff opened the window and
the case was thrown out of court.
The feud that followed lasted for 10
years.-Waverly Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02
The Race In the Fourth.

Inc fSaC6 LII tuc EOuEths
Greenville Mountaineer: In recent
humber of The Free Lance, a forecast
of candidates for various positions was
given by T. Larry CAN'T as the result
of his visit to Columbia during the
State fair, and his horoscope for the
Fourth congressional district was as
follows sit was reported in Colum.
bia that Colonel John L. NJ. Irby and
Colonel J. D. M. Shaw would he con.
testants for congressional honors. Col
onel M. L. Donaldson, of Greenville,
tells me that he is in the race to stay,
while Colonel Willie Jones and Messrs.
Patton and Thomas, of Richland coun-
ty, are being urged by their friends to
make the race. Spartanburg will have
two, if not three, candidates." The
list is hardly complete in any Of the
counties, aud possibly there is an error
in regard to one or two of those men
toned. Spartanburg is already cred
tied with three candidates, Stanyarne
Wilson, Arch B. Calvert and Larry
CAN'T, with possible tied-out horse in
the bushes, while Greenville will GER
tainly have one or two more in the
field. Senator A. H. Dean is generally
believed to have his weather eye on
congress, and there are others who
might lie prevailed upon 10 enter the
field. Fairfield is not heard from as
yet, and altogether we might conclude
that there is going to be lively scrim'
mage in 1900 for the honor Of repre-
senting the old Fourth at the Capital
of the natiOn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02

parties. Plans and specifications
for the electric light and waterworks
are here. Mr.. Ludlow, the civil engi.
neer, will be here this week to submit
them to the board of aldermen for ap.
proval. AS soon as approved they
will be submitted to contractors for
bids. When satisfactory bids are re-
ceived, work will begin as early as
practicable and pushed to completion
The S65 900 issue of per cent. bonds
was sold to the Wachovia Loan &
Trust Co., of Winston. '''''''''Last Fri
day night some Negroes broke into
Jim Moss house, about five miles from
town, and stole $3.50 in money from
his pants pockets. He awoke as the
parties were making their escape
through q window and shot at them
several times; but missed his mark.
The same night some one made an at
tempt to break into the house of Mr..
Pink Moss; but he awoke before they
succeeded, and were chased away. ''''''
There were two cases in the magis.
trates court last Friday before w. i.
Stowe, Esq. J. Luther Rhyme was in
dicted for retailing wine within terri
tory prohibited by the Incorporation
of Lutheran Chapel. William Rhyme
was accused of dispensing the "water
of life" too near Dallas high school.
Both of these gentlemen were put un-
der bond for their appearance at the
next term of the superior court for
CASTOR county. Gazette, November
80: Miss Gay McLaughen will spend
Thanksgiving in Yorkville.; e.;''''''"'Dr.
and Mrs. Campbell, of Glover, visited
his brother, Mr.. Ike Campbell, last
week. ......". and Mrs. R. P. Smith
will spend Thanksgiving in McCon-
nellsville. ......... Annie Sadler, of
Rock Hill, spent several days last week
with Mrs. A. G. Williamson. ''''''" Mrs.
B. NJ. Ormand, of Kings Mountain,
returned to her home Monday, after, a
pleasant visit to Gastonia. ..'''''''''Mr.
Jno. F. Love returned last week from
business trip to New York, Philadel-
phia and Boston. The purpose of that
trip was to see what could be done
about the million dollar mill. In an
interview since his return, Mr.. Love
says that one.half the money is al.
ready in sight and be thinks there will
be little trouble in raising the full
amount. Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Love are
both very enthusiastic on the subject,
and are pushing it all they can. 1t will
not be long before we will hear the
whistle of the million dollar mill. '''''.
One of the prettiest home weddings OF
the season was that of Mr.. Regger
Dean Craver, of Durham, n. c., to
Miss Bessie Jenkins, of Gastonia, at
the home Of the brides father, Mr.. w.
H. Jenkins, at 4.30 o'clock yesterday.
Mr.. George Thompson skillfully played
the wedding march and the following
ushers preceded the couple: Mr.. W.
A. Harmon and Mr.. q. P. Council, Mr..
Marvin Wilkinson and Mr.. Lon Smith.
Then came the bride and groom. The
ceremony was performed by Rey. G.
H. Detwiler. The decorations consis-
ted of chrysanthemums and holly.
The bride and groom left on the 5.25
train for Florida where they will spend
several weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02

navy department, and its most notable
feature is the immense size of the pro-
posed cruisers, which will be larger
than the largest battleships.
The plan of the board is to build
three armored cruisers of Is, 500 tons
displacement, three protected cruisers
of 5000 tons, six light draft gunboats
of 1000 tons, and six smallers one OF
800 tons. The light gunboals are es.
pecially needed for use in rivers and
shallow waters in places like the Phil
ippine archipelago. The cruisers are
for deep sea work, and are not only
larger than the largest battleship that
fought at Santiago ; but are larger than
the Kentucky, Kearsage or Alabama,
each of which has displacement of
1,525 tons, and larger than the new
Maine, Missouri and Ohio with their
1850 tons. At present the Brooklyn
is our largest armored cruiser. 1t has
a displacement of 9,215 tons, or only
about two-thirds that of the proposed
new cruisers. If the 1S,500.ton cruis-
ers are built they will naturally lead
to a corresponding increase in The bat
tleships of the future, for the coast de.
fense ships are logically the heavy
weights of the marine fighting world.
The object of the proposed increase
in the size of the cruisers is to secure
room for more powerful boilers and
machinery. This is of incalculable
importance, as speed and endurance
are the features most necessary to an
effective cruiser.
The guns of the new cruisers are
also to be larger than those on our
present cruisers. The new guns will
be 10.inch as against the S.incb guns
of the Brooklyn and New York, the
best cruisers we have now.
1t will, therefore, be seen that the
new cruisers will not only be powerful
and very rapid commerce destroyers !;
but they will be formidable fighting
machines as we'll.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02
The NAVY.

United States Is Rapidly Extending IT.
Sea Power.
From the Atlanta Journal.
The rate at which we are now in.
creasing our navy will before long give
it higher relative stand than it now
has. In fact, it is reasonable to expect
that in five years it will be excelled in
theoretical strength only by England
The board of naval construction pro.
poses the construction of no less than
1S warsbips next year, with an aggre'
gate tonnage of 75,300.
This is by far the largest scheme Of
construction ever undertaken by our
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02
The Leading Premiums.

For the LARGEST club of subscribers
RETURNED and PAID FOR, at Sl.75, we
offer the choice between the following pre-
miums: A BEST GRADE "ROCR
HILL Buggy, with quarter-leathel
top, valued at S75; a BEST GRADE
"YORKVILLE BUGGY" with quarter
leather top, valued at $50; handsome
SUIT OF FURNITURE valued at go
For the NEXT LARGEST CLUB
we will give the choice between the above
articles left after first choice. u
For the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
SUBSCRIBERS we will give the preml:
um which is left after the first and SECOND
choice has been made.
The handsome suit of furniture may
be seen at the store of w. B MOORE
& CO., and the buggies in the warerooms
of the respective manufacturers in YORK
vile and Rock Hill.
In addition to the competitive premiums
mentioned above, we also offer various othel
premiums for clubs containing specified mum
bers of names, and propose TO deliver Lne pre-
miums whenever the numbers specined are
returned and paid for. Upon securing ONT
premiums watch or sewing machine. say
the clubmaker will be at liberty to try for tht
same thing again, or for anything else on the
list, and If in the aggregate, by the 7TH DA
OF MARCH, 1900, he shall have succeeded II
returning ana paying lOT tue ldiBeSI nu"cSi
OF NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to tht
premium for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
SUBSCRIBERS just the same as II he mac
not previously taken other premiums. NOW
then, read the list:
FOR 60 SUBSCRIBERS.
We will give the clubmaker his choice OF the
following premiums, each valued at SS:
FOUR DRAWER "ENQ QUIRERn SEWING
MACHINE, together with all attachments Us
q "HOUSEkEEPER'S" SET OF KNIVES
FORKS AND SPOONS, made by Rogers 8
"WALTHAM" WATCH in coin silver, dust
proof case q BREECH-LOADING DOUBLE
BARRELED GUN.
FOR 40 4ND LESS THAN go
SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmakel
his choice Of the following, each valued at Slo
WALTHAM WATCH, In open face :, silver I've,
case; set Of half dozen ROGERS BK0S,
KNIVES and FORKS az PIECESl; or LOW
ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE
DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOT GUN.
FOR 80 AND LESS THAN 10
SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each
valued Mt $40: NEW YORK STANDAKL
7.JEWELED WATCH in dust-proof case; l4k
GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN, q HALE
DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALF DOZEN tn IA
BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE QS PIE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02
HOODTOWN HAPPENINGS.
More Wheat Than Usual But Not AS Much
as There Ought to Be-Notes About Peo.
ple-Improvement Of the Howelps Ferry

as There Ought to Be-Notes About Peo'
ple-Improvement of the Howelps Ferry
Road.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
HooDTowN.-The farmers generally
took advantage of the fine weather by
sowing wheat and oats; but, owing to
having to sow cotton land aud from
various causes, there still remains some
to be sown. There is not so much be-
ing sown as we would like to have
seen but the acreage will probably be
considerably larger than usual.
The "hard times" seem to be the
cause of several removals from this
section to factories. Messrs. A. E.
Feemster and S. B. Dowdle have late.
ly moved their families to Lockhart.
Others will 60 to that and other facto-
ries later.
Mrs. Sallie Hood and family have
been visiting relatives in this and the
Blairsville section for the last two
weeks.
Mrs. Belle Love, of McConnellsville,
is teaching the newly established
school near Shiloh church.
The Shady Grove school opened this
morning with Miss Daisy Brakefield,
of Chester county, as teacher.
Mr.. Z. S. Good, of Gaffney, is over
attending to some business.
Your correspondent attended the
funeral of little Jay Hood, second son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Hood, of
Gafney, Sunday, 10th instant. I'm.
pressive services were conducted by
Rev. w. H. Hodges, assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Robinson, Of the Presbyterian
church.
Chills have not been 80 prevalent this
fall as for the past few years but
there have been several cases of ty.
phoid fever through this section.
Rev. B. M. Grier will preach but
once more at Shady Grove before con-
ference. Service, as usual, at o'clock
next Sunday.
Our section of the Howell's ferry
road is being pretty we'll worked.
Work was commenced Friday. While
the work cannot be compared with
that of the chaingang in this township,
it will make a great change on the
road which was needing attention bad
ly. The Gillespie bridge has also late
ly been overhauled and repaired, max
ing another much needed improve.
ment on this highway. VoCE.
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TAX COLLECTIONS-lS99.
Office of the County Treasurer OF
York County,

YoRKv1LLE, S. c., September Is, 1899.
TN accordance with law, my books will
i be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER. 1899, for the collection o.
TAXES, for the fiscal year, beginning
January 1st, and ending December 3lst,
1899, and will be kept open until Decem:
her 31st, 1899. will also receipt for all
VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS of COM
mutation road taxes for the year 1900.
For the convenience of taxpayers will
meet them at the following places on the
days named 49,,
At Rock Hill, from Monday the 9th
day of November, until Saturday the End
day of December.
And at Yorkville, from Monday, the
4th day Of December, until Saturday, the
seth day of December, 1899. After. which
day the books will be closed and the 10
per cent penalty will be attached.
H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer.
September l6 $ u
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02

EMPHATIC ENoUGH.-The angry ia
ther strobe into the parlor. "Girls,"
he said, "who are these young men p
"Papa," replied one of the daughters,
"this is Mr.. Young and this is Mr..
Yates" Whereupon the old gentle
man invitingly opened the front door.
"Git!" he thundered. And they got.
A word to the US was sufficient.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-02

E. F. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, N. c.,
j. NJ. MOORE. g. F. A., Lenoir, N. G..
G. F. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. N. G..
1t. NICHOLS, superintendent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

eighty-six years of age and she was
twenty-eight. This was q year and a
half ago. The two met first at Battle
Creek while the woman then Marie But
terrified, was visiting here. He fell in
love with her beauty Immediately and she
encouraged his suit. She went to De-
troit to become trained nurse in the
Harper hospital, and the aged lover fol-
lowed her there and won her consent to
be married. The ceremony was perform
ed at Windsor, Canada, and the couple
returned to Battle Creek where they iiv-
ed in the husbands handsome residence
in fine style.
Although they appeared outwardly de-
voted, there were many rumors from
the start that they lived unhappily The
VISITED by a number of rich young men
OF Battle Greek. To these and the social
JOYS OF his wifesthe old man, it was said
strongly objected, and there were many
Two months after the marriage San
GER son died of what the doctors then
called paralysis. Shortly after his burial
Marie Robertson, who had been a, ser
want IN the household, but had been dis
charged by Mrs. Sanderson, declared
mat the latter murdered her husband by
giTing him ground glass.
Inc body Of Sanderson was exhumed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

hind her. In the darkness of the bay the
Sure foundered with dim white spout
of water rising on the wind as the sea
closed>above her.
Slowly the Spanish ship emerged from
teries now turned upon her, but when the
boats sent from the Thunderer reached
her the struggle was over and the prize
already in the hands Of Irnidge and his
men,, Then. under the red wet light Of
dawn, the morning watch on the British
ships saw torn and stained flag of Eng
land futter out over the red and gold of
Spain.
Capt. Herley, of the Thunderer, came
ever to inquire how the affair had gone.
Selby gave him the news over the broken
side with characteristic brevity. We've
q crowd damned in the cabin, sir, and
another lot cursing their souls out under
the matches forward And the comman-
der's badly hurt, sir.'34sThe doctor of the
Thunderer answered to that call and
fastened on board the Carfotta On the
quarterback 1aessfoNnas azpa4e,. red haired
midshipn'ans looking death In the face
cheerfully.
No, DOCTOR" he said. making his voice
as like its normal tones as his failing
strength enabled him to- do. I'm not
done for yeti. &C.,
Go on thinking that and Wen see. >"
the doctor answered, but in MS heart he
cursed the barbarous custom of firing six
feet of chain, which has a very ugly eff
feet upon the human body even at the
longest range.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

Herley bent over the boy. Is there
anything you'd hkezyou;d wish?" ~
No. sir except to let my father
know After regaining little
breath he added, Mr. Selby behaved
very we'll in the action, sir" and his head
fell back as he added in a whisper, ''Mr.
Selby knows who else I'd like to men
ton"
BY this time they had brought the Span
ish prisoners from below and paraded
them on deck. What they thought of the
number and appearance of the cutting
out party has not been recorded.
Once more Irnidge opened his heavy
eyes, and, seeing the swarthy line of
faces drawn UT opposite, felt that some
thing was required OF him. He strug-
gled TO his elbow and across the quiet
deck his whisper echoed hoarsely, God
save the king
And before the cheer that answered
the words died on the freshening wind
coming up from the gut Of Gibraltar his
blue eyes closed. But Irnidge did not die
He absolutely refused. to do so. He was
inFalided and went home to Ireland,
where he told them ne had come by his
hurts in u fight which being not
uncommon occurrence in the neighbour
the true story of his exploit reached
England with the Thunderer some months
later. '...' --..+ -...t ,..4-
1t was not long before Irnidge was at
sea again, and he lived to follow Nelson
from the Nile to Copenhagen, and from
Copenhagen to afaigar-Cornhill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

that" said the other "Spaniards always
carry a proportionately heavier crew than
do do-20 per cent heavier"
On that Christmas eve a cold wind was
blowing over from Africa, but the air
was sunny. Cadiz itself stood to the
right. all white and Furnished under the
sinking sun. In front the bay ran up
some thirteen miles into&the land with
low pale shores reaching softly to the
water. The Carlotta and her consorts
were anchored at intervals Of 500 yards
under the curving shore line, the Car
lotta being the nearest Upon the dis
lance between the ships Irnidge relied as
a factor in his favor, for he hoped to
be able to cut out the Carlotta before the
remainder of the squadron had any notion
of what was happening
The scheme he and Sefhy hit upon was
something as follows AS soon as the
moon sank the Sure was to be allowed
to drift over the bar under her tOpsails,
and thus to distract the attention of
the batteries which chad been thrown
up to protect the Carlotta,3 Meantime the
boats of the brig, containing her entire
creW-Which meant very little in point Of
numbers-were to cut the cables of the
Carlotta and make the attempt to board
her and get her out over the bar as
quickly as might be. Similar cutting-out
expeditions in the face of extrayagant
odds were far from uncommon and very
frequently successful but the adventure
entered upon so gayly by the remnant of
the Sures crew, many of whom were
wounded and languid with sickness, and
all Of whom were worn with fighting and
the demands of seamanship aboard their
leaking ship, and above all the exhausting
labors at the pumps, has seldom been out
DONE
C-l
of fleet of forty of the enemy by Cuth-
bert Collingwood, with four English ships,
but it is doubtful whether it ever saw a
more daring errand than that which Mr..
Midshipman Irnidge and his mixed fol-
lowing of hale and sick, numbering In
all under sixty souls, undertook that
night when they rowed across Cadiz bay
to exchange ar. old ship for a new one.
The sun went down and cast a red flare
over the domes of the town. The bells of
the cathedral sounded, mournfully across
the water as the night with a strengthen
ing moon came softly OH. And all the
time the Sure was settling lower and
lower in the water, and the unceasing
creak of the pumps below, told of the toll
aboard her. sn
With impatient eyes se1by, from the
deck, watched the moon sweep across her
appointed course and. drop slowly below
the searim. Would the frahtic labor going
on down below keep the old ship afioat
long enough to give her a. Chance of a be-
fitting death? TO sink under the guns OF
the Spanish batteries, in his opinion and