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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
Saturday, January l3, 1900.

bleeding profusely, and unconscious.
On her breast was pinned note, stat
ing that she blamed him for nothing;
but that she was unable to properly
raise her children, and therefore she
had resolved to die. A physician was
summoned Immediately and restora-
tives applied. 1t is thought that the
lady recovered.
Died of Typhoid Fever.
Miss Maggie Z. Wbitesides, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Whitesides,
of Smyrna, died rather unexpectedly
on Thursday morning at 20 minutes
after II o'clock. The young lady had
just been through a tedious spell of
typhoid fever, and until a short time
before her death seemed to be getting
along very nicely. She was aged "a
years, 8 months and % days. The
funeral took place at Smyrna yester-
day morning at II o'clock. Miss
Whitesides was an unusually bright
young lady and had many warm
friends.
She Was q Centenarlan.
Mr.. A. l.. Thompson, of Point, re-
ports the death, on his place, during
Christmas week, of Granny Pettus, a
Negro woman who was reported to be
los years of age. From the best in
formation Mr.. Thompson has been able
to obtain, the woman was born in the
neighborhood and lived there all her
life. Her death was due to a general
wearing out of the physical machin-
cry but she retained all of her men
tai faculties up to the last. At the
time of her death she was living. with
her grandson, Bob Pettus, aged about
60 years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Law Makers Begin Their Annual Session In
Columbia.

Law Makers Begin Their Annual Session In
Columbia.
The general assembly convened in
annual session in Columbia last Tues
day at noon, and as there was no time
to he lost in committee appointments
or other preliminaries of an opening
session, it got promptly down to work.
One of the most interesting devel-
opnents in the house was the intro.
duction, by Mr.. Winkler, of Camden,
calling for complete Investigation OF
the conduct of the state dispensary.
After some debate the resolution was
adopted, with the understanding that
the proceedings are to be public.
A number of new bills were intro
duced in the house on Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday; but none OF
special local interest are mentioned in
the reports of the daily papers. One
of general Importance proposes to fix
the last day for the payment of taxes
without penalty on March 1.
The senate organized with Lieuten.
ant. Governor Scarborough, who sue
ceeded to that Office on the death of
Governor Ellerbe, in the chair. Sena.
tor John c. Sheppard, of Edgefeld,
was elected president pro tempore of
the senate, and about the most impor'
tant new measure introduced during
the first days proceedings was the
Applet dispensary bill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
E.OCAE. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Carolina and North Western Railway
Publishes a schedule and says that con-
nections are made at all functional
points.
j. o. Walker, Proprietor-Says that when
you want milch COW or want to trade
o fat beef for a good mixer, call at the
Meadow Brook dairy.
w. Brown Wylie, G.. G. G. Pls.-NOtice of
sale of parcel or tract of $50 acres of
land, more or less, in the case of Voor-
hees, Miller & Co., vs. Amanda M.
Byers ct. al.
John r. Logan, S. Y. C.-Gives notice
that on the first Monday in February, he
will sell at auction tract of land be-
longing to the estate of w. Il. Barron,
deceased.
w. r. Carroll, Intendant-Gives notice
that an election will be held in Yorkville
OH the Ath of January on the question
of levying tax of three mills OH the
dollar, instead of two mills, for general
town purposes.
J. F. McElwee-Wants to buy old iron
and clean, dry bones.
Louis Roth-Offers Ritter brands of pre-
served fruits, jams, ETC., preserved To-
mona fruits, condensed soups, buck
wheat flour. prepared maple syrups,
Georgia canned syrups, and new lot OF
cranberries, all at reasonable prices.
Ganson Dry Goods Company-Announce
that their stock-taking Is completed and
that during the month of January, they
will offer their entire stock, except GER
tain mentioned shoes, at 10 to 25 per
. cent. below value.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
CRIME IN SIXTH CIRCUIT.

We have at hand the annual report
of the attorney general, and from ii
are able to gather some interesting
statistics of crime in the Sixth judicia
circuit during the past year.
In Fairfield county there were IL
mo bills" II discontiuuances, l mis-
trial, % convictions, and 7 acquittals
In Cherokee there were IL enc
bills" 16 discontinuances, 9acquittals
l mistriaI, aud "a convictions.
In Lancaster there were 13 emo
bills," IL discontinuances, IA acquit
tails, mistrials, and 19 convictions.
In Chester there were 4 "no bills,
6 discontinuances, 9 acquittals, l mis-
trial, and II convictions.
In York there were "no bills" ]
discontinuance, 1S acquittals, and IS
convictions.
Fairfield had 8 dispensary cases. In
5 the grand jury returned "no bill"
were discontinued, and resulted in
con nviction.
Cherokee had % dispensary cases
In II cases the grand jury returned
"no bill," II cases were discontinued
and there was l conviction.
Lancaster had 13 dispensary cases
resulting in mo bills" 8 discontin.
uances, l conviction, and acquittal.
Chester had 4 dispensary cases.
Two were discontinued and were &C.
quilted.
York had 19 dispensary cases. In
cases there were "no bills" 10 were
acquitted, and 5 were convicted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Good cotton is worth IT cents on
this market.
Brick are being laid down on the
grounds of the York Cotton mill fol
the storeroom in which the company
proposes to conduct a mercantile
business.
The rain of Wednesday interferred
with the work of erecting electric
light poles; but in the meantime the
wiring of houses inside for incandescenl
lights has been going on all the same.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison have not
yet procured any definite information
from their recently stolen horse aud
buggy, although they have been hunt
ing the thief with a circular offering
$25 reward.
A Yorktille gentleman complains oi
having had to pay 35 cents express on
package consigned to Charleston,
when the package weighed less than
four pounds, and its contents were
valued at less than 60 cents. The ex:
press company certainly demands a
liberal divide on most packages that
it handles.
Mr.. w. E. Ferguson and Miss Agnes
E. Cody were married last Wednesday
evening at o'clock at the Presbyte-
rian mause by Rev. w. G. Neville.
The marriage was simple, quiet af-
fair and the only witnesses outside of
the members of Rev. Mr.. Neville's
family, was Mr.. D. T. Woods. After
the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson
drove to their previously furnished
house on Wright avenue, where they
will be found at home to their friends.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Sheriff Logan has been away since
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. G. w. S. Hart has been quite un-
well for several days with grip.
Mr.. T. M. Whitaker, is quite i'll at
bis room at Glenn & Allison's lower
stable.
Miss Grace Kittrell has returned
from Marion after an absense of several
months.
Cashier Harrison, of the Loan and
Savings bank, has been down with the
grip for several days.
Mr.. T. c. Dunlap assumed his duties
as bookkeeper for the Loan and
Savings bank on Wednesday.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Mattison, of Anderson
state agent of the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Co. of Newark, N. j., is in
town.
Mr.. Herod Neal, whose illness with
pneumonia has been mentioned, is now
able to be up aud about again, al
though he has not yet fully recovered
his strength. He is steadily improv-
ing, however.
Rev. B. H. Grier has been down
with grip for several days. He was
unable to preach last Sunday aud Rev.
J. H. Simpson, of Hickory Grove, filed
his Yorkville appointments, morning
and evening.
Mr.. R. #. Castles, of Smyrna, was
in Yorkville last Tuesday for the first
time in several months. As has been
stated, he has been through a long
siege of typhoid fever. He was look.
ing well Tuesday; but was still walk
ing with stick on account of his legs,
which have not altogether recovered
from the effects of the fever. Mr.. Cas-
tles's many friends here were glad TO
see him, and they sincerely hope for
his speedy restoration to complete
health.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
TO AMEND THE CHARTER.

As will be seen by the notice in an
other column, the town council o.
Yorkville has called an election fol
the purpose of giving the voters of the
corporation the opportunity of saying
whether or not they are willing tc
permit the amendment of the charter
so as to change the tax limit for ordi'
nary purposes from two mills to three
mills on the dollar.
The proposed change, as is no doubt
generally understood, is to enable the
town council to improve the present
rather poor lighting system by the
substitution of electric lights for the
street lamps. The present lighting
arrangement costs, approximately
something over $500 a year, and the
improved system will cost 5000 year
A levy of one mill on the dollar of the
taxable property of Yorkville raises,
approximately, 5000. The council
can now only levy two mills, and it
has been found long since that 81 200
from direct taxation, along with fines,
licenses, etc., is barely sufficient for
the administration of the town govern
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
SATURDAY, JANUARY l3, 1900.

- Senator McLaurin gave notice in
the senate, last Monday, that, at the
proper time, he would introduce to
the pending financial bill, an amend
ment providing for the repeal of the
tax on the circulation of state banks.
Both CT South Cardinals sepators ex-
pect to speak on the pending financial
bills, or at least, on one or the other
of the bills. Senator Tillman has in
troduced resolutions calling upon the
treasury department to give their stat.
US of the accounts between the Unit
ed States and the state of South Caro-.
lima, growing out of the war OF 1872
and various Indian wars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13

After giving Governor McSweeney
taffy all summer, the Columbia State now
severely, but not harshly, criticises him
because he declined to recommend the
passage of local option bill by the gen.
eral assembly. 1t now says that "Gover-
nor McSweeney has proved unequal to
his great opportunity. The weakest part
of his weak message is that which relates
to the liquor question" This is the rea-
son of our neighbor's changed opinion OF
the mental strength of Governor McSwee-
ney. We extend our coincidence to our
distressed neighbor at its expressed cha
grin over its failure to prevail upon the
governor to do something it wished him
to do.-Lexington Dispatch.
Very we'll put, indeed, and to the
point. IF The State had not been so
naughty few weeks ago as to almost
warrant its expulsion from our school
we would now give it some wholesome
advice on several points. Even under
the circumstances, we cannot refrain
from offering at least one suggestion,
and that is to unlearn that idea which
it seems to have, that people who are
unable to agree with it are necessarily
narrow minded, self-seeking and cor.
rupt ignoramuses. There is a right
and wrong to everything; but two
honest men may honestly disagree
under circumstances where both are
wrong.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
MERE-MENTION.

1t seems to have developed almost
beyond question, that the Beers are
being assisted by officers from all the
European armies. ..'.''''''The residence
of Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the
New York World, was destroyed by
fire last Tuesday. Two servants lost
their lives. The building and contents
were valued at about $300,000.''..'''''
The Mississippi legislature has passed
bill requiring the express companies
doing business in that state to pay the
war tax. ......."'Joe Black burn has been
elected United States senator from
Kentucky..."" News has been received
in London to the effect that Is mem
bers of the crew of British ship have
been devoured by. cannibals in the
Admiralty islands.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
1E2 Z49AEV1142

line of the governors recommendation
But what we are hoping for is that
the subject having thus been brought
to its attention, the general assembly
will devote more time and consid
Grafton to roads. 1t can afford to
devote session after session to this
subject alone, and the more time and
thought it devotes, the greater will be
the benefit to the state. We are doing
pretty we'll up in York county COM
pared with what is being done else.
where; but compared with what we
ought to do and can do, if the gen.
eral assembly will do its part, we are
doing virtually nothing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13

WHO WANTS A MONUMENT PA
very high niche on the scroll of fame
awaits the man who will devise some
means of making the Southern Express
company amenable to the laws of this
state. This company has, up to the
present moment, appeared superior to
all law, and entirely above the state
railroad commission. We verify be-
lieve that the man who can make the
Southern Express Company confine it.
self to lawful charges and cease rob.
bing the public, will be accounted a
public benefactor. The legislator who
can make them stay within bounds will
be awarded monument and anything
else he may desire. This is the most
soulless of all corporations-equalled
in the United States only by the Stand
ard Oil company.-Spartauburg Her
aid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13

- Not being able to add to, and not
desiring to even try to take away
from, it is hardly worth while for US to
comment at length on Governor Nc.
Sweeney's admirable, non-political
common.sense, business-like message
to the general assembly. But we wish
to congratulate the governor on one
especial feature of the message, and
that is his reference to the road ques
ton. Generally the chaingang in
York county has done good work, and
most of its work deserves to be rated
as permanent. 1t is at least along the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
HOODTOWN HAPPENINGS.
Notes About People, Visitors and Others
The Woodmen Elect Officers.
C,orreenondence NJ tbe Yorkville ENQUIRER

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HooDTowN, January 11.-Mrs. ].
w. H. Good spent the holidays with
the family of her sister, Mrs. Belle
Hilton, in Kershaw.
Miss Belle Hood spent few days
with her grandfather's family, Mr..
Joseph A. Chambers, in Union county.
Miss Daisy Brakefeld has resumed
Der school, after spending the holidays
at her home.
Mr.. Sam Whitesides and family, and
brother Thomas, have been spending
Christmas with the families of their
father, Mr.. Jno. T. Whtesides, of the
Hickory Grove section, and their Sis
ter, Mrs. w. B. Good, at Bullock IS
Creek. This is their first visit home
after an absence of about eight years.
They expect to leave for their Texas
home next week. Another brother,
Richard, expects to 60 with them to
try his fortune in the "Lone STAR
state.
Mr.. w. Y. White, of Chester, paid
our neighborhood short visit last
week.
Mr.. R. A. White and daughter, who
have been very sick, are improving
quite rapidly.
Magistrate w. S. Plaxico has been
pretty sick with grip for the past ten
days; but now bids fair to be ready
for duty again soon.
Mrs. Jane Smith has been very sick
at her home near here for several
weeks. The family expect to move to
the cotton mills, in Gatfney, as soon as
the condition of her health will permit.
Rev. R. w. Barber, the new preach
er on this circuit, preached his first
sermon at Shady Grove last Sunday
evening. He bids fair to be a worker
of no mean executive ability.
At a call meeting Of Hoodtown
camp, w. o. w., last night, the follow
ing officers were elected to serve the
ensuing year: Jno. T. Wilson, c. c.
Jno. A. Graves, ADV. 1t. H. E. Hood,
clerk J. Egger Latham, banker; W.
r. Duncan, escort; J. R. Mickle, w. ;
R. A. White, S.; w. A. Hood, physi,
clan, and ]. J. Hood, manager.
VoCE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
LOCAL LACONICS.
Catawba River Bridge

Catawba River Bridge.
representative Epps's bill to author
ize the county commissioners of York
county to borrow money with which to
build a bridge over Catawba river,
passed its second reading in the house
on Wednesday.
Trouble on the Railroad.
There was washout or break at
treste of the South Carolina and
Georgia Extension railroad about two
miles from Lancaster, Thursday night,
and as the result the northbound pas
senger train of yesterday, Friday, was
not expected to pass Yorkvile until a
late hour.
Memorial Of DR.. Grier.
Charlotte Observer, Wednesday
Lists are being circulated for subscrip-
tions to a memorial which it is pro-
posed to erect on the campus at Due
West, S. c., in honor of Rev. w. NJ.
Grier, D. D., the late beloved presi-
dent of Erskine college, Due West, S.
C. DR.. Grier was one of the great
men of the Associate Reformed church,
honored wherever his name is known,
and it is not to be doubted that liberal
subscriptions will be made to this fund
Sent by a Lady Friend.
1t develops that the turkey men
toned in The ENQUIRER last We'd
nesday, was sent to the senior editor
by an esteemed lady friend, of Blacks
burg, and was intended for New
Years dinner. 1t seems that the tur-
key reached the Blacksburg depot only
within a few moments of train time,
and that is why the waybill did not
show the name of the consignor. So
we have since been advised by let
ter, although very much pleased be-
fore, fuller information has only added
to that pleasure.
Recrod, Seven Minutes.
The Greenvile Daily Times reports
that few days ago, Manager Smith,
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, delivered the answer to a New
York message sent from Greenville
within seven minutes. This beats the
record recently reported by Manager
Beard, of the York Vile Office, just one
minute. There was evidently but lit
tie loss of time in either case but as
Greenville is on a main through line
and Yorkville work has to be relayed
at least twice, the Yorkville achieve
ment is really the better of the two.
Mrs. Brazeale.
Charlotte Observer, Wednesday
News reached here last night of an ex-
ceedingly sad occurrence at Rock Hill.
At l o'clock yesterday afternoon the
wife of a professor in Winthrop college
locked herself in her bedroom and
slashed herself three times across the
wrist with a razor. An hour later her
husband came home from the college,
and going into a room down stairs
where the children were, asked them
if their mother was in the house. AS
he spoke he glanced upwards and saw
blood stains forming and enlarging on
the ceiling. He ran to the room above,
broke open the door, and found his wife
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
Columbia Record, Thursday.

The YORKvILLE ENQUIRER severe
ly scores Judge Buchanan for his re.
cent philippe from the bench to and
against the jury which failed to agree
in the Meares case. 1t says a $500
trial justice would make better Judge:
That is too harsh; but The Record
agrees with The ENQUIRER on the
main points of its arguments. The
fact that the jury did not agree is
only another evidence of how various
human nature is. 1t does not follow,
as Judge Buchanan seemed to imply,
that because the jury did not agree,
some refused to decide accordingly to
the law and the evidence. There is
no sense in the custom of keeping
iuries out for long terms. 1t may force
verdicts but it is prejudicial to JUS
lice. If jurors cannot agree on their
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13

by the Imperial Light horse saved the
two battalions from complete destruc-
ton. The British public is growing
almost wild over the absence of news,
which is being suppressed by the war
office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13
The SPARTAN BURG MlsTRIAL.
Comments on Judge Buchanan's Lecture to
the Jury In the Meares Case

Comments on Judge Buchanan's Lecture to
the Jury In the Meares Case
Abbeville Press and Banner, Wednesday.
Last week Judge Buchanan, in Spar
tanburg, was reported to be severe on
one of the juries for not agreeing on a
verdict, and the papers say that he
cited the great expense of the trial as
a reason for blaming them. The de-
fendant had been charged with very
grave offense, and a mistrial was en-
tered-eight jurors being for convic-
ton and four for acquittal. Accord
ing to our understanding the expense
of the trial was not 10 be considered
as a reason either for conviction or
acquittal. If the state failed to satisfy
the jurors they did right, in not render
ing a verdict. 1t was better 10 make
mistrial than 10 render an unjust
verdict. One popularity about trial
by jury is, that jurors who are suppos.
ed to know little or no law, are ex-
pected to render a decision in few
hours, when judge, learned in the law,
in reviewing that decision, will require
months in which to render judgment.
Jurors may fail to render verdicts &C.
cording to law and evidence, and in
which cases their judgments should be
set aside; but the costs of trial are
not a factor in coming to a decision.
Judge Buchanan is one Of the best
and most conscientious judges on the
bench and we feel quite sure that
there must be some mistake in the
reports. At any rate, we venture to
suggest that Judge Buchanan is right
as often as any judge on the bench,
and we would trust him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-13

spartanburg Spartan, Wednesday.
1t is a very easy matter for all edi-
tor to assail official conduct. 1t is
made especially so, because the officer
censured often feels that his position
prevents reply in the press. But we
believe that Judge Buchanan erred in
Judgment when he kept that jury in
the Meares case about 40 hours in
their room, when every one else out
side the court was convinced that
they would not agree. 1t Was in6ict-
ing on them a certain kind of punish
ment, which they did not deserve. The
jury had plainly stated to him that
they disagreed as to the facts of the
case and not the law. Of those facts
they were the sole judges. When he
called them before him the last time
he reprimanded them very severely
for not agreeing. He seemed to be-
lieve that one side should yield to the
other in a matter of conscience. These
jurors were good and true men. Each
one bad taken an oath to decide the
case according TO the facts. On those
facts there was an honest difference of
opinion and neither side could per-
suade the other that it was wrong.
Judge Buchanan was too brash with
the jurors. He nor all the judiciary
power in the state can force honest
and independent men to do violence
to their oaths. 1t would have been
a very different matter if any of the
jury had been tampered with in any
way. Then judge cannot be too Sc
we're. Juries may compromise matters
of debt, or they may yield somewhat
in opinion where there is gradation
of crime and penalty, but when it
comes down to question between
absolute guilt and absolute innocence,
we do not see how honest men, differ
ing widely in opinion, can get together.
Judge Buchanan stands condemned
and not the jury which be so upjustly
reprimanded.
The evening world., 1900-03-31

rrienf' Of Howard r. Os.o are Of
the opinion taat the ex.Adermsn AM
sls wife hsv. bscone reconriled. Mr..
oklc Is 70 f.onion. Mr.. OkIe arrived
here To-day OF the i.icsnii. hut declined
"a say wh-iae- the Differences between
her and her husband hsd bsen smieably
settled.
Mr. Dsls l. sister n, Mrs. Roland
Burnhsn Mo,iassr and woman o'
-tt-actiVe personality. Her husband
vent 20 London sev"rsl month. ago.
and was ,rk.p ~. ". lay Tor long
time ~ the Hotel Cecli and the dociors
oe.pslred % saving him. Then - re-
covered. and the neat his friends her.
henrd Of him VS. shn fs sounilJ
thrs he'd man Who had insulied him
In he hsr II the totrl
n vas an IerstooI that l.- nilsson
abroad US 20 iook after certain .ndus'
trlsI business Interests. and the an
nouncemeit tlat Mr. oxie vas 'b"ui
10 sue Tor divorce IN the Erouni OF