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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
AROuT PEOPLE.

DR.. G. F. Williams is home from Bal
timore.
Hon. D. E. Finley went to Columbia
on Monday.
Mr.. Paul G.. McCorkle, of Rock Hill,
spent Sunday in Yorkville.
Miss Helen Riddle, of Zeno, is visit
ing Captain L. NJ. Crisis family.
Messrs. W. A. Corkill and Charles
Graham, of Chester, spent Sunday in
Yorkville with friends.
Mr.. Jim Taylor, who is studying
medicine in Richmond, returned to his
home at Newport last Saturday to
spend his vacation.
Misses Blanche and Rose Lindsay,
who have been spending the winter
with relatives and friends in Florida,
have returned to Yorkville.
The Catawba Camp of Confederate
veterans has elected Mr.. J. J. Hull as
an honorary member. That was nice
but the camp should 90 further and add
the title of colonel.
Mrs. J. w. Marshall, of Rock Hill,
was in Yorkville last week on visit
to relatives and friends. She was the
guest of Mr.. w. w. Boyce, her son-in.
law, and spent most of her time with
her grandchildren.
Mr.. Will A. Barron, of Old Point
and Miss Mayme Triplett, of Chester
county, are to be married ut the resi-.
dence of the BRIDES father, near Rich.
burg, this "Wednesday afternoon
There will be a reception at the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. A. Barron, the father
of the bridegroom, tonight.
Rev. M. B. Grier and wife, who have
been spending some days in Yorkville
the guests of Mr.. Grier's brother, Rev
B. H. Grier, expect to leave tomorrow
for Griffith, N. c., to visit Mrs. G. R
White, Mr.. Grier's sister. After q
short stay at Griffith, Mr.. Grier will
attend the meeting of the Presbyterian
General Assembly at Richmond, and
will then leave for China. His station
is at Chuchowfu. Mrs. Grier will not
return to China until next fall.
Charleston Post, Friday: DR.. J. E
Massey, Jr., leaves today for Charles.
ton, says the Rock Hill Herald, to take
position as one of the physicians in
charge of the Charleston hospital fol
the next IL months, having gained
this position by the recent high stand
he made at the South Carolina Medical
college. DR.. J. E. Massey, Jr., not
only graduated first in his class, there.
by receiving handsome silver cup as
a prize; but succeeded in obtaining
the highest standard in all the differ,
ent branches of medicine of any physi-
clan who ever graduated in the South
Carolina Medical college during its
whole history of 70 years. His many
friends predict for him a brilliant
future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
DUTY TO THE SOLDIERS.

The kindly feeling that prevails IN
this section for the Confederate vete-
rams, and which is being evidenced by
subscriptions to the reunion funds,
sending individual soldiers to Charles
ton, and in other ways, is most graft
flying to all concerned.
1t is true that the "war between the
states" the war of "secession," the
"rebellion," or by whatever other name
any one chooses to designate that ter
rible conflict, is over. AS we have
taken occasion to say before, we have
no regrets at the result, and we do not
believe that there are many who feel
otherwise. But that is not the ques-
ton. The Confederate cause was
right, it is true; but right or wrong,
the greatest development of those ter
rible times was the magnificent hero
ism of the southern men and women
who so nobly did their duty in the face
of such discouraging and overwhelm-
ing odds.
And as the men and women of the
last generation reflected honor and
glory on their children of today
through the manner in which they did
their duty, the men and women of to-
day can best prove themselves worthy
of that honor and glory by honoring
those from whom it came. That un-
der similar circumstances the present
generation would do it's duty as thor
oughly as did the past generation we
have no reason to doubt, nor will
we doubt it so long as they continue
to furnish the evidence through honor
paid to the fathers.
But it is not enough that we should
honor only the Confederate dead.
Honor, love and esteem for the living
is much more practical and will 60
further There are still amongst US
many old soldiers with whom the bat
tie of life has gone hard. Some have
struggled along minus an arm or leg,
others with shattered health, and 9TH
ers against adverse circumstances. 1t
is true that none of them did more
than their duty; but that does not set
tie the debt. Although people who do
their duty, do only what they ought,
it is only the multitudes who fail to do
their duty who are not entitled to es-
pecial honor. Then in the decline of
life let the old soldiers, their wives and
widows receive their due. Let the
present generation do what it can to
make their way easier and smoother.
There is room for great deal of pleas
ant work along this line, and we be-
lieve there is as much pleasure in it
for those who do it as there is in the
old soldiers. There is also as much
honor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
THE ORIGINAL JAsPERS.

A member OF the original Jasper
Light Infantry, which was at first a
part of the Fifth S. G. "; but subse-
.quently served through the war as
Company G., Palmetto Sharpshooters,
gave the reporter, on Monday, from
memory, a list of the members of the
company as it stood at the surrender
at Appomattox. The recollection Of
the veteran is that the company re-
treated from Richmond with 80 men
and two officers, and between Rich
mond and Appomattox five-James
Cobb, o. Sarratt, John Kersey, Chesley
Gwin and William Whitesides-were
captured, and Robert Harshaw died
of exhaustion. The list at the surren-
der stood as follows, the deceased,
according to the best information OF
the veteran, being marked with
an asterisks (*):
captain, w. B. Smith; lieutenant,
J. w. Carroll sergeants, NE. M.
Kirkpatrick, ND. c. Mckinney, Bob
Stevenson, HI. G. Conner, o. J. Gwin ;
Corporals, *Dr. J. J. Miller, R. T.
Gillespie, DR.. John P. Hambright,
Temp Hall; Privates, Joseph Adams,
*Lee Boatwright, T. L. Carroll, *Elias
c. Davidson, John Dickson, w. F. Dye,
Dave Howe, *John Howe, *Sam
Howell, Robert Gilfllan, *Hart Gwin,
John Graham, A. F. Mcconnell, Tom
McKeown, John Miskelly, Perry Man
ming, *Hiram Moss, A. c. Mcknight,
G. H. OLeary, John ]. Smith, John
L. Rainey, w. S. Wilkerson, *R. R.
Parish, Thomas Williams"
The veteran mentioned several 9TH
ers who were members of the company
but who were not at the surrender
Among them were Herod Neal
wounded at Seven Pines; J. R. With.
spoon, absent on detail Dan Carroll
home on furlough.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26

decree of fate, the Palmetto sharp.
shooters stacked their arms before the
Sixteenth Michigan, and the fraternal
feelings exchanged between the two
regiments were very tender and sin.
cere.
Governor Ellerbe has no information
as to what became of the flag of the
Michiganders; but Mr.. w. B. Will
liams, who was member of the Pal.
metto Sharpshooters and who very
we'll remembers the incident described
by Lieutenant Lackie, has probable
clue as to the whereabouts of the
Michigan flag. According to Mr.
Williams, when Sherman was march
ing into Columbia most Of the arch
ives from the capitol were removed
to YorkviIle and stored in what is now
the McClain building. A number Of
flags were included, and the Michigan
flag was probably among them. Along
about 1876, Lieutenant Benner, of the
United States army, took possession o.
the flags as abandoned property, and
expressed them to the war department
at Washington, where the Michigan
ders will now probably find what they
are looking for. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
AFTER BLIND TIGERS.

The dispensary authorities in Co.
lumbia are evidently determined to
push the war against the blind tigers
of this vicinity with re-doubled energy,
and although the proceedings must, OF
necessity, be somewhat irregular, the
enterprise is deserving of the COM
mendation of all good people concern
ed as to the best welfare of the COM
munity.
There is liquor sold in Yorkville
and there is lots of it sold. Its sale is
illegal, of course. The sales are not
anything like what they would be if
there was djspensary here; but still
they are much heavier than they ought
to be. The dispensary authorities
have done what they could from time
to time to put a stop to illicit traffic.
Everybody knows, however, the diff
Guilty of getting evidence to convict.
1t is not The fault of constables; it is
not the fault of juries, and it is not the
fault of public sentiment. From the
very nature of the case, it is almost
impossible to bring to bear sufficient
direct evidence. For instance, people
who buy whisky from illicit dealers
are not going to turn informer, and il
licit dealers are not going to violate
the law in the presence of witnesses
who are not themselves implicated in
the transaction. Around these condi-
tions then is woven the perplexing
problem.
But Constables Smith, Scoggins and
HOWE hit the tigers severe blow
last Saturday afternoon. There is not
much jug traffic by express nova
days-not nearly so much as there
used to be. Most of the whisky that
is brought to Yorkville comes down
the highways leading to the North
Carolina line, in one, two or three gal
lon jugs. 1t is brought by Negroes,
sometimes in buggies, sometimes on
horseback but principally on foot.
Last Saturday, Constables Smith, Scog-
gins and HOWE, under orders from
headquarters, went up in the direction
of North Carolina and waylaid pop
ular trail. They captured five or more
jugs of whisky from as many Negroes.
They turned the Negroes loose and
shipped the whisky to Columbia. The
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26

item tackled on to the general appro'
.priation bill. Up to day or two be-
fore the adjournment of congress, it
seemed as is everything was favorable
to success, and since the adjournment
of congress we have had no reason to
believe otherwise than that the amend.
ment went through all right. To make
sure, however, a few days ago letter
of inquiry was directed to DIR. Stokes.
In reply the doctor says:
~ regret to say that at the last mo-
ment, the amendment, after being fol-
lowed by its friends and pushed
through several critical places, was lost
by an adverse chance. In the hurry
and rush incident to the closing hours
this often happens; but we could not
hedge against the mischance of sena'
tor being called away from his post at
this critical moment to answer in q
court of justice the embezzlement oI
state funds. We had hedged against
all ordinary contingencies. We had
foreseen and discounted all probable
obstacles. 1t was beyond human ken
however, to conjecture that the decid-
ing vote in a committee of conference
should be lost by a summons to 8
criminal prosecution. The senator
got back two hours after the confer
ence report had been submitted. But
we will put it in the next bill and II
will stick.
The failure of the success of DR.
Stokes's plan is the occasion for sincere
regret; but those who are interested
will be encouraged by the words of his
letter, which shows determination to
win yet. In our opinion, no South
Carolina congressman, for years, has
undertaken a more praiseworthy piece
of legislation to the greater practica
benefit of not only the people of his
district, but of the whole state. Why
congress cannot be made to at once
see the practicability of the doctors
proposition is a problem that we can
not understand. The expense involved
is practically nothing, and the benefits
include remarkably wide extension
of mail facilities of the country. 1,
must be that the members of the pos
tai committees are mostly city men
who are unaware of the fact that peo'
of the rural districts are able to read
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
Wednesday, April 26, 1899.

understanding is that they propose to
continue these tactics indefinitely, or
until they succeed in putting a stop to
the traffic.
1t is true that the proceedings are
somewhat irregular. Under the law,
as interpreted by the United States
courts, an individual has right to
take whisky through the country in
the daytime or in the night time for
"personal use." Before the state has
any legal right to seize such liquor,
it must prove that the same is not for
"personal use;" but for illicit sale.
For reasons the mention of which is
unnecessary, this is manifestly impos-
sible, and the seizure of liquors on the
highways is, therefore, illegal.
But what else is to be done? Every
man in the county who knows enough
to get out of shower is fully aware
that 80 per cent. of all The whisky that
comes to Yorkville over the highways
in charge of Negroes, or for that mat
ter through the express Office, is fay
illegal sale. While it is still in transit,
it is possible for the constables to seize
it; but after it is once in the reposito-
ry of the illegal dealer and divided
into quarts, pints, half pints, etc., it is
almost as good as counted into dollars,
half.dollars and quarters.
There is another feature about this
traffic that is worthy of serious atten-
ton. THE ENQUIRER is reliably in
formed that the people who live along
the various roads leading to North
Carolina distilleries are kept in state
of constant apprehension on account
of the drunken Negroes who are con-
stantly passing to and from the stills,
and especially coming this way. The
liquor carriers disturb, Negro laborers
in the fields, and they also keep white
ladies in state of apprehension that
is unbearable.
So there are good reasons why the
constables should be sustained and up.
held in their work, and if the good
people along the roads referred to will
quietly lend hand when their help
might count for something, this traffic
can be considerably curtailed if not en-
tirely stopped.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
FREE MAIL DELIVERY.

There will be no free mail delivery
along star routes in this section vet
awhile. The efforts of DR.. J. VIM
Stokes and others who have been work.
ing to this end failed, and for sometime
yet, people living along star routes
will have to continue to make theil
own arrangements as heretofore.
1t will be remembered that during
the last session of congress, DIR. Stokes
introduced bill providing for free
delivery of mail in boxes along stal
routes by contractors. The bill failed
of passage, and then, with the aid o.
Senator Tillman, DIR. Stokes sought tc
secure the same object by means of an
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
COMPLIMENTING THE VETERANS

The following Rock Hill citizens
have signified to The Rock Hill Her.
aid their desire to each compliment an
old Confederate veteran with a rail-
road ticket to Charleston and return
on the occasion of the great Confede-
rate reunion in May. In each case the
subscriber will name the veteran whom
he desires thus to compliment, and
report the name of such veteran to T.
G. Beckham, president of Catawba
Camp Confederate veterans, or he may
delegate the selection of such veterans
to Catawba camp. Other subscribers
to this list are solicited:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
APPEAL ABANDONED.


Messrs. T.'F. Mellow, J. S. Brice
and c. W. F. Spencer, attorneys for
West Estes, Jess Wright and Ed
Young, recently sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for the
murder of Sam Simril, have abandon
ed their appeal to the supreme court
for a new trial. The decision was ar
rived at more than week ago; but
was not made public until yesterday
morning.
The principal ground of appeal was
the alleged error of the court in admit
ting certain statements made against
the accused at the inquest over the
body of Simril. The attorneys still
hold that the error was made, and
they believe that they could get new
trial but, at the same time, they are
thoroughly convinced of the guilt of
the accused, and they have reason to
believe that another trial would only
result in another conviction, which
would probably not be accompanied by
a recommendation to mercy. As a
matter of fact, there is reason to be-
lieve that the accused would have
been legally convicted even without
the evidence on the admission of which
the proposed appeal was based.
The news of the abandonment of
the appeal will be source of satisfac-
tion to the people of the neighborhood
in which the crime was committed.
These people had worked up the case
against the Negroes with a zeal that
was commendable, and with a judi
cious care in which there could be
found but little fault. They were
equal to the task of coming out again
and making just as strong case at a
new trial, in the event a new trial
should be granted. But as to whether
they would have been able to maintain
the patience with which they have so
far borne this outrage is a matter of
more or less doubt. Patience is quail
ity that sometimes becomes exhausted.
The reporter has information that
was not fully brought out at the trial,
TO the effect that Jess Wright fired the
shot that killed Simril. Wright and
Young did a good deal of talking to
different people about the crime, and
gave away every detail of it. West
Estes kept his mouth shut and told
nothing.
People of the Newport neighborhood
are of the opinion that Jess Wright
killed Ben Grimes, near Newport, about
year ago. Grimes was found dead
in his buggy, and the coroner's jury
was of opinion that he accidentally
shot himself. In the light of subse-
quent developments, however, there is
reason to believe that Wright had
something to do with the tragedy.
There are also in the neighborhood
those who hold to the theory that Jess
Wright is also the man who shot at
Mr.. Spratt Wright while the latter was
riding along the road near his home
several years ago. There is nothing
positive about this but of the fact that
all three of the Negroes will be safer
in the penitentiary than if running at
large, there is no question.
A telegram was sent to the peniten-
tiary authorities yesterday asking them
to come after the Negroes. Sheriff
Logan also feels considerably relieved.
He did not like the idea of having to
hold three such desperate characters
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
MERE.NENTION.

A dispatch of Sunday from Kansas
CITY reported the Missouri river as be-
ing three inches above the danger line
:'.''.Jacobs, a Lancaster, Pa, cigar
manufacturer, has been detected in the
use of counterfeit stamps on cigar
boxes. More than million cigars have
been taken from dealers within the
past few days. ...'''''''The Spanish goy
ernment has requested the American
government to allow the Spanish troops
who are still at Manila to 60 to the re-
lief of the beleaguered Spanish troops
at Baler.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
LOCAL LACONICS.

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.32.
A Matter of Course.
DR.. Miles Walker has recovered his
medicine case. A Negro found it and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
Death of Mrs. Neuffer.

Mrs. Annie Hemphill Neuffer, wife
of DR.. G. A. Neuffer, leading physi'
clan of Abbeville, died at her home in
that town on last Sunday. She was
the eldest daughter of General Robert
r. Hemphill, and for several years be-
fore her marriage was associated with
her father in the editorial conduct oI
The Medium, and thus became quite
popular with the newspaper fraternity
of her state, who will regret to hear Of
her death.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26

- The biggest fool in the world is
the fellow who thinks he can step on
another fellows toes without running
the risk of having the other fellow
step on his. People get along best
when every individual in communi-
ty puts in most of his time attending
to his own business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
Che aturkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL rs, 1899.

- The United States and Great Brit
ain are getting too thick. 1t will be
much better for this country to do Its
own fighting over its own quarrels,
and leave Great Britain to pursue a
similar policy. We don't need Great
Britain nearly so badly as Great Britain
needs US.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26

Captain Samuel E. White, OF Fort
Mill, has authorized The Herald to add
his name to the above list as intending
to pay the expenses of veteran to
the reunion. AS stated, the list is
still open. There are not yet as many
subscribers as there are veterans who
would be glad to 60 to the reunion,
but who cannot spare the means.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
PROGRESS OF THE VOTING.

Up to yesterday at noon, the voting
for Confederate veterans to 60 to the
Charleston reunion from the respec-
tiye townships on the complimentary
tickets offered by THE ENQUIRER,
stood as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26

The last coupon will be printed in
the issue of THE ENQUIRER of May 3,
and all votes must be in by 8 o'clock
p. m. on May 4.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26

have sworn to kill at least one citizen
of Palmetto. A reign of terror con-
tinues to prevail all throughout the
section of which Palmetto is the CEN
ter.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-01

The $50 mass at ST. Mary Church h
has been discontinued for the summer
months. This mass was especially for
children. but since the closing Of the
schools it has been discontinued until
they reopen. There will be only two
masses now on Sundays, the first at :
o'clock a. IN. ana the last at ii o'clock
Il M The II o'clock mass will be void
of singing and will be the same as the
. o'clock mass. These changes were
announced from the altar last Sunday
by Father Doheriy, who made an earn
est appeal TO parents TO take note of
this and send their children 70 one these
services
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-01

The closing exercises of all the public
schools of Norfolk, under the superin-
tendency of Mr.. Il. a. Dobic. were held
yesterday and last night. Some of the
schools had no formal commencement
exercises, save the awarding OF certifi-
Gates and medals and reading the
honor rolls.
The school children will. now have a
two months holiday, going back to
school on the first Monday in Septem-
Der. BY that time the four new school
buildings will have been completed
and these will be occupied a. the be-
ginning of the term. This means less
crowding in the school-rooms and bet
ter ventila ton.
The number of pupils in the. High
School is increasing by large numbers
every year During last term there
were between $500 and 3.400, white and
colored, in the twelve schools of the
city. The indications are that this num-
Der will be increased largely next term.
The work done blythe schools this
past term has given general satisfac-
ton. The large honor rolls. which the
Virginian-Pilot publishes this morning
indicates the hard work of the pupils.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-01

A large and most enthusiastic meet
ang of the recently organized Lodge OF
the knights of the Mystic Chain was
held at the Elks' Hall last night. about
two hundred members being present.
each one of whom displayed the very
greatest interest in the workings of the
organization. The order is fraternal.
beneficial and social in its scope, and
the local lodge bids fair to become the
largest organization of its character in
the city. A unanimous vote of thanks
was extended Mr.. L. l.. Powell and
other deputies and much appreciation
shown. of the assistance given by Pro-
lessor Saunders, Messrs. Abbott. How
lett and Corprew, of Portsmouth Lodge.
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