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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
HOODTOWN HAPPENINGS.
Good Stands Generally-Some Fine Oats
Death of Miss Mary A. Hood.

Good Stands Generally-Some Fine Oats
Death of Miss Mary A. Hood.
Correspondence Of the Yorkvins ENQUIRER.
HooDTowN, May 31.-Farm work
has been retarded some by the recent
rains though almost everyone had
been rather glad to see the showers, as
they feared repetition of last springs
weather. Crops are generally up to
good stand, and are looking we'll where
worked out. Some rust has appeared
on the wheat, though little damage has
been done yet. Fall oats are excel.
lent, where not too badly killed by the
freezes of last winter. Mrs. E. G,
Latham and son, J. Egger, have about
the finest field of upland oats have
noticed. The field contains 10 or II
acres, and was we'll fertilized.
Mrs. DR.. Feemster, who was confined
to bed with grip for two weeks recent
ly, is getting along very well, though
improving slowly.
Mrs. Egger Latham has been quite
sick but is some better at present.
Miss Mary A. Hood died suddenly
last Friday just after noon. She had
eaten heartier dinner than for some
time, arose from the table, went and
sat down in the kitchen door. A few
minutes later, others of the family
thinking she was not as we'll as usual
looking for her, found her lying back
on the floor in a dying condition. She
had been in bad health for sometime
She was about go years of age. Her
remains were laid to rest at Shady
Grove, Saturday, the funeral services
being conducted by her pastor, Rev
r. w. Barber.
A good deal of interest seemed to
center about the eclipse of the sun
Monday, observations being made
through the medium of smoked glass
and other devices. VocE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Riddle & Carroll-Have 200 bushels of
clay pease and say that they will sell
them at prices to please. Also have
carload Of timothy hay. Say they are
headquarters for -four and heavy gro
ceries.
York Drug Store, Registered Pharmacist.
Asks if you smoke, and says that if you
do, to try "Lucke Rolled" cigar, and
says that Newport cream, made there,
is becoming famous.
w. G. Hough-Announces himself as q
candidate for solicitor Of the sixth
judicial circuit.
Tbos. P. McDill-Is announced as can
didate for reelection as q member of
the house of representatives.
T. w. Boyd-Is announced as candidate
for the office of supervisor OF York
county.
T. Glib Culp-Is announced as candidate
for reelection to the Office of supervisor
Of York county.
F. G. woodward, President-Publishes
information relating to the South Caro-
lima college.
Mrs. R. n. higgins, Executrix-Giyes
notice to debtors and creditors OF the
estate of w. 81. Warlick, deceased.
York Implement Company-Say that on
next Monday and Tuesday they will
operate Buckeye frameless binder on
Mr.. l.. R. Williams's plantation, SIX
miles northeast Of Yorkville, and invite
all interested persons to see the machine
in operation.
W. r. Carroll, Intendant-Csl q meet
ing of the citizens of Yorkville, to be
held in the courthouse this friday
evening at $780,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gary on the Dispensary.

Mr.. Frank B. Gary, candidate for
governor, outlined his position on the
LIQUOR question in a letter to the Co.
lumbia State as follows: In reporting
the meeting at Zarline, your cores
pondent said that "Mr. Gary declared
for the dispensary." This is true as
far as it goes but it does not fully set
forth my position as announced at
Zarline. Lest should hereafter seem
to be inconsistent, I think it proper to
define my position as announced there.
said that the dispensary plan, when
properly and strictly carried out, is the
best method of controlling the liquor
traffic and of curtailing the evils of
LIQUOR. That it suits US in Abbeville
and we prefer it. However, since the
recent act of the legislature on the
subject, the benefits, if there are any,
and the evils if there are any, which
attend a dispensary, are confined to
the county in which Ire dispensary is
located. This being 80, a county may
have dispensary or decline 20 have
one, without interfering, in any way,
with the rights of any other county. I
can, therefore, see no objection to al.
lowing a county, upon the petition of
one-third of its qualified voters, to
vote upon the question of "dispensary"
or mo dispensary." Should a county
vote "dispensary," allow one to be
be placed in the county so voting.
Should a majority vote "no dispensa-
ry,"it should be unlawful to place one
in the county so voting. The dispen-
saries should remain as now located
until changed in the manner indicated.
Surely no county can object to Able
vile having her dispensary if she de-
sires it; on the other hand no county
should desire to force any other coun-
ty to accept dispensary against the
will of it's qualified voters. I am op-
posed to open barrooms in any form,
and believe that the dispensaries
should be run with view to curtail-
ing the evils of whiskey drinking, and
not with view to making money out
of the traffic. This is the position
which I announced at Zarline, and this
is the position which I shall advocate
throughout the campaign.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02

- If there is any one thing of which
the people of Yorkville and surround
ing country stand in greater need than
of first class academy, we are unable
to recall the same. This want has
been felt so long and 80 distinctly as
to leave no question as to its para
mount Importance. The announce
ment of the re-establishment of such
a school here will, therefore, be re-
ceived not only with glad welcome
but with feelings of positive relief.
About the gentlemen who are going to
open this school, we have very little
information, either from them or
others. Had we tried, we could no
doubt have secured all the information
that could be desired but we have
not considered it necessary. There
is better prima facie assurance. The
people of Yorkville have not been
asked for any bonus or gratuity.
They have not even been asked to
guarantee the attendance of a single
student. These facts would indicate
that the institution is to be conducted
on strict business principles, with full
assurance on the part of the superin-
tendents that they will be able to give
value received. In plain English, it
is apparent that the enterprise is to be
purely a question of merit. Further
comment then is unnecessary. The
academic staff of the K. M. M. A. may
rest assured of its welcome by the
town and community, and also of all
the local support that our people will
be able to bestow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02

- We fully endorse what the Green
wood Journal has to say in condemna-
tion of the widespread custom under
which so many people bleed candidates
out of subscriptions to so many pur'
poses in which the candidates have no
interest. In the same connection,
however, we feel called upon to direct
attention to another evil that is still
more pernicious and that is the estab-
lishment of newspapers" principally
for the same purpose. In these days
it is an easy matter to publish a kind
of newspaper at cost of 81 or IS a
week, and it is a common practice to
start such papers for no other pur-
pose than to print the announcements
of candidates. Not only this, many
newspapers established for otherwise
legitimate purposes make a practice OF
charging candidates for advertising
space at rate three or four times as
great as they would charge for COM
mercial purposes. For instance, papers
that will sell to patent medicine
concern one inch of space one year for
S5, will charge a candidate S. for one
inch one time. To US, it seems to
be a kind of blackmail that ought not
to be tolerated; but as rule candi'
dates seem to be too timid to protest,
and they submit patiently to such i'm
positions. Verify, the way of the
candidate is hard, and seldom it is
that the public takes proper consider
alton of his tribulations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
THE X. NJ. NJ. A.

Yorkville is to again have a first.
class military school. That fact Is
now settled to reasonable certainty.
Colonels. Beverly A. Davis and W. 6.
Stephenson, of Richmond, Va, the
gentlemen referred to sometime ago
as having the matter under advise
ment, have finally secured control Of
the Garrison property and arranged to
open the school.
In another column will be found q
business announcement by these gen.
tlemen, and carefully compiled, hand
somely printed catalogue, just to hand,
gives further particulars as to what is
to be expected. The school is to be
known as the Kings Mountain Mill
tary Academy, and it is to be conduct
ed along the same admirable lines
that were pursued by Colonel Asbury
Coward. The military feature will
receive the same strict attention the
classical and scientific courses will
have a similar range, and in addition
there will be special one year COM
mercial and stenographic courses.
The academic staff of the K. M. M.
A. vii. be composed of Colonels Bev-
erly A. Davis and W. G. Stephenson,
'superintendents Major D. A. Brad
ham, commandant of cadets; R. T.
Stephenson, L. l.; M. w. Davis, M. S.
Col. Stephenson is instructor in Eng
lish, history and Greek Colonel Davis
in bookkeeping, banking, civil govern
ment and commercial, constitutional
and international law; R. T. Steven
son in mathematics and natural science;
M. w. Davis in stenography and type
writing. From all the information OBJ
tainable these instructors are profess
sionals of ripe experience and high
efficiency.
The first session of the re-established
school is to open Wednesday, Septem'
ber 5. In the meantime, there are
some necessary repairs to be made on
the school building and grounds and
Colonel Davis writes that he will be
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
WHEAT AND OATS.

Many people were strongly con-
vinced last year that this would be
good wheat year. About the only
reason that anybody attempted to give
was because last year wheat was such
a total failure. As to how much wis
dom there may have been in this rea-
soning, it is not worth while to argue
but certain it is that few people now
living have ever seen better prospect
for wheat than we now have.
Reports from Bethel are to the ef-
feet that there are good wheat crops
in all parts of the township. In Be-
thesds it is the same, and in the Black
jack section, although the acreage is
comparatively smaller, the condition is
as good as the oldest inhabitant has
ever seen.
The reporter is informed that Mr..
w. 81. Hicklin, of Guthriesville, has
about 100 acres in wheat-about 80
acres in one body-and altogether it
will yield close in the neighborhood Of
], 500 bushels. All of this wheat was
put in with drill, and it's regularity
and vigorous growth is a beautiful
sight to look at. Mr.. Hicklin is also
showing an interesting object lesson in
oat growing. Most of his crop was
put in with a drill /; but a portion of 1t
was put in by hand. Although the
character and fertility of the land is
the same, there is an apparent differ
ence in condition of not less than 30
per cent. in favor of that portion that
was drilled in. 1t is because the drill
ed seed stood the winter freezes so much
better than the hand sowed seed.
Mr.. R. N. Plexico and Mr.. John
M. Thomasson, on the Kings Noun
tain road, both have large fields Of
unusually fine wheat, something like
rs acres in each. There is a field OF
about IS acres on the DR.. J. F. Lind
say place, two miles northwest OF
Yorkville, on the Pinckney road, that
will be ready to cut in about ten days
and which looks as if it will yield Is or
1S bushels to the acre. And 80 it goes
on every hand. Without some un-
usually bad luck within the next two
weeks, York county is going to have
lots of wheat for sale this summer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
COLONEL HOYT NOT BARRED.

State Executive Committee Settles Faction
al Candidate Question.
The State Democratic executive com,
mittee met in Columbia Wednesday
night, with all but few of the coun-
ties represented.
The feature of the meeting was a
discussion of the question as to wheth-
er, under the constitution, factional
candidates should be allowed to partic-
ipate in the primary. The discussion
applied particularly to Colonel James
A. Hoyt, who was mentioned by name,
and was ended by the adoption of the
following by vote of IS TOT:
Resolved, That we interpret the con-
stitution as disappearing factional nomi-
nation; but if the pledges are signed by
the candidates as individuals, the votes
will be counted.
The following was adopted as the
schedule on which the state committee
proposes to assess various candidates !:
United States senator, congressman and
governor, $50 each lieutenant governor,
$3.50; all state Offices, $3.50 each, except
adjutant general at $25 solicitor, $25 each |;
and $40 for state senator, and IS each for
representatives from each county.
The rules with reference to tickets
was amended so as to provide that no
tickets except those furnished by the
state and county executive committees,
and including the names of all the
candidates to be voted for, should be
considered legal. The following, Of
fered by Captain w. w. Williams, Of
Aiken, was adopted
Whereas, There is good feeling among
all Democrats in the state today, and
whereas it is desirable that the campaign
being a contest among Democrats, shall
be conducted on hige plane; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the State Democratic
executive committee suggest to the coun-
ty chairman of each county ofthe state the
advisability of requiring the candidates
not to indulge in personal abuse; but to
confine themselves to discussion OF the
issues; and that any candidate who per-
sists in refusing acquiescence to this sug-
gestion be not allowed to speak.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
SENATOR MCLAURIN ON ExPAr

SENATOR McLAURIN ON ExPAN-
s1oN.-To oppose national expansion
is for the southern people to oppose
further industrial development, to op-
pose the opening of new markets for
their surplus products, and to invite
the loss of millions of dollars to the
producers and manufacturers of raw
staple materials. The south is capable
of infinite expansion from the fertility
and versatility of her soil and her un-
developed resources and manufactur.
ing industries in the production of
what the entire world needs. This ex-
pansion can only be hindered or pre-
vented by an unwise opposition to the
policy of national expansion. The
south has everything to gain and moth
ing to lose by favoring it.-Lesslie's
Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Kerr.Kimball company lost a
horse Wednesday night from collie and
Mr.. J. B. Pegram lost one Thursday
night from the same cause.
The metal casing for books and
records of the clerks Office has been
placed as recommended sometime ago
by the grand jury. The cost is in the
neighborhood of $3.50. The improve
ment in both convenience and appear
ance is quite marked.
Mrs. Ida M. Beard, of Winston, N.
c., was in Yorkville on Thursday SELL
ing history of her life by herself,
under the title of a "a Deserted Wife" "
She explained that she has two chill
dren to support. She sold quite a
number of copies to different people
here whose sympathy were aroused by
her story.
There was fire in the cellar under
J. M. Starr & Co.'S drugstore yester-
day morning. A Negro boy went
down to get some gasoline and took
a lamp with him. Gas, which escaped
from the spigot of the gasoline tank,
was ignited, and for while it looked
as if the results were going to be seri-
Gus. The fire was extinguished with
out very great loss.
In this column, Wednesday, it was
stated that the new charter allows the
mayor to receive salary. The state
ment was strictly correct; but at the
same time it may not have been ex.
plicit enough. The old charter pro-
vided that the intendant serve without
compensation. The new one is silent
on the subject. This means that a
salary is not prohibited. As yet no
no salary has been agreed upon. AS
to whether the next town council will
have legal right to fix salary for
the mayor, is, to say the least, doubtful.
All precedent is against such action.
1t is probable that the present council
could fix salary for the next council
if it saw fit, and the next council can
fix a salary for its successor.
At a recent meeting of the town
council, resolution was adopted di-
viding the town into six wards. Ward
l is to include Kings Mountain and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
MERE-MENTION.

The house has appropriated $5,0O0,-
600 for the benefit of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition to be held in st.
Louis in 1908, on condition that the
state of Missouri raise $40, ,000, 900
more. .........Lord Roberts has publish
ed proclamation annexing the Orange
Free State, which is hereafter to be
known as the Orange River State. ''''''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
Saturday, June 2, 1900.

Blackburn streets and all that portion
of town to the northward. Ward 2,
all south of ward 1, including both
sides of East and West Madison streets.
Ward 8, all south of Ward 2, excepting
residences fronting on East Liberty
street, including both sides of West
Liberty street. Ward 4, both sides OF
East Liberty street, including College,
Church and Railroad streets. Ward
5, Main street south of the court house
and West Liberty street. Ward 6,
South Main street and all that portion
of the town south of residences 'front.'
ing on Jefferson street. When the
streets named do not extend to the
corporate limits it is understood that
an extended airline will constitute the
divisions of the wards.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
Trlbble Wont Run.

Trihble Wont Run.
James L. Tribble, Esq, of Ander-
son, declines to become candidate
for lieutenant governor on the Prohi-
bition platform. He is in full sympa-
thy with the movement; but says ne
cannot afford to make the canvass OF
the state. If permitted to stand with
out being required to make the can
vass, he would have been pleased to
do so.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
here within few days to look after
these and other matters.
ABOUT PEOPLE.

ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss Tallula Neville is visiting in
Rock Hill.
Mr.. w. J. Cherry, of Rock Hill is at
Major Jas. F. Hart's:
Mrs. A. NJ. Aiken, of Chester, is at
Rev. w. G. Neville's.
Mr.. w. F. Robertson, of Whining.
ton, N. c., is in Yorkville ON short
visit.
Miss Bessie Young, of Union, is in
Yorkville, the guest of Mrs. Sam NJ.
McNeel.
Mrs. Julia Parker, of Chester, is in
town, the guest of Mr.. II. H. Boards
family.
Mrs. r. G. Radcliffe, of Charleston,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Radcliffe
in Yorkville.
Mrs. L. w. Perrin, of Abbeville, is
in Yorkville, visiting relatives and
friends at Mrs. McCaw's.
DR.. James P. Crawford is spending q
few days in Yorkville at the home Of
of his father, Captain E. A. Crawford
Mrs. e. L. Eison, of Gaffney and
Miss Jennie Mae Miller, Of Tirzah, are
the guests of Misses Daisy and Mary
Hart.
Miss Viola Cauthen, of Heath
Springs, Is in Yorkville visiting the
family of her brother, Mr.. A. B. Cau.
then.
Master Claude Castles, the 12.yeal
old SON of Mr.. R. T. Castles, of Smyr.
ma, had his right arm broken last Mon
day by the kick of a mule. He was
blowing. The mule kicked because o.
flies and struck him on the arm be.
tween the wrist and elbow.
Mrs. Henry Robertson returned te
her home in Alexandria, Va, last
Wednesday, accompanied by Miss
Jennie Hart, who goes to enter on her
duties in the census department al
Washington, and Master Robert Hern'
don, who will visit relatives at Basker'
vile, Va.
Gastonia News: Miss Lula AFRO
wood, of Bethel, who graduated at
Red Springs last week, won the honor
of the class. Besides winning the de.
gree of Bachelor of Science, she was
the first honor graduate of her class.
and in the art department won the
prize in china and crayon.
Yesterday was an interesting date
with Captain L. M. Grist, of The EN-
oU1RER. It marked the Goth anniver.
sary of the first issue of the "Yorkville
Compiler" the type for which he
helped to set as 9-year old boy. 1t
was upon this paper that he COM
menenced to learn the printing trade
The first issue OF Inc Compiler ap'
peared on June !, 1910.
Rev. r. D. Perry, who won verdict
for $1,000 from the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern railroad at the last term
of court, has gotten much better than
there were was reason to believe from
the testimony then delivered that he
would ever be again. One of the
medical "e1perts." it will be remem.
bered, testified that when be saw Mr..
Perry on April 5, the patient "appar.
emily seemed in a dying condition,
sir" From the Chester Reporter OF
Thursday, we learn that Mr.. Perry
was a member of the delegation which
left Chester on Tuesday to attend the
Confederate reunion at Louisville, KY.
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LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January list, 1901.

Until January list, 1901.
| The TwICE-A-WEEK- ENQUIRER, fill
ed with the latest and most reliable
news, will be furnished from the date
of this issue until January 1, 1901, for
$1.1S.
The winnsboro Incendiarism.
There are no further developments
in the Winnsboro incendiarism matter.
1t is not clear whether the, fires were
accidental or set by design. The Ne
gro who was being pursued by posse
at last accounts was. not captured.
Railroad Assessments.
The state board of equalization of
railroad property has raised the assess.
ment of the South Carolina and Geor-
gia Extension road from $1,000 q mile
to $4,000 a mile. The assessment Of
the Carolina and North Western at
$2,7 $50 mile remains unchanged.
Bitten by Snake.
Mrs. Will Youngblood, of the Fod-
der neighborhood, was bitten by
copperhead snake last Thursday
afternoon. She went cut to carry
some water to her husband, who was
working in near by field, and on the
way stopped to pick strawberry. AS
she put forth her hand she was struck
on the finger by the snake, which was
coiled nearby. She used whiskey and
other common remedies, and strange
to say, suffered no serious inconven-
fence. The snake, which was 24 feet
in length and a very ugly looking fell.
low, was killed.
Went Strawberry Hunting.
Bob Perkins, chaingang convict
from Fort Mill township, escaped from
the stockade at Bethany last Wednes-
day. Bob was ''trusty," and was
doing service as a cook. He left camp
with the explanation that he was going
strawberry hunting, but did not return,
and it was some three hours or more
before suspicious were aroused. He
was serving sentence for assault and
battery with intent to kill. he has q
crooked finger on left hand, a scar be-
low the right eye and another at the
edge of his hair, is 5 feet 103 inches
high and has dark eyes. His return
to the stockade will be worth $40 to
his captor.
Mr.. j. W. Colcock Drowned.
A telegram received here on We'd
nesday from Mr.. h. G. Moore, at
Clarksville, Texas. announced the
drowning of Mr.. Joseph W. Colcock,
in the surf at Galveston, Texas, on
the afternoon before. Mr.. Colcock was
formerly citizen of Yorkville, having
lived here from about 1861 to about
1884, and he had numerous friends
and acquaintances all throughout this
section. He was a native of Char
lesion was about 81 years of age, and
unmarried. The telegram gave no
particulars as to the manner of his
death but it is presumed that he fell
q victim to the treacherous undertow
that is known to exist on the bathing
beach at Galveston.
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Sperial Aotires.

Preaching at York Cotton Mills.
Rev. Boyce H. Grier will preach in the
chapel of the York Cotton mills tomor-
row afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.