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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
Wednesday, September 26, 1900.

asserted that the rollers could be made
on the planning mill. Accordingly Mr..
Keller took an order for 1000 rollers Of
the kind desired, and Mr.. Koontz filled
the order with ease. The rollers are
made in two pieces, each half round,
and the hole Is made, half in each
piece before the halves are Joined to-
gether. To make them on a planning
machine, however, the operator must
be man who knows his business.
%Another fire developed in the Mich
OILS building last Friday night. It was
in a room on the third floor of the
building, Just over the council chamber.
A passerby saw a bright flame and
gave the alarm. The fire department
responded promptly, but the flames
had already been extinguished with
a bucket Of water thrown on by one
Of the first comers. In q corner Of the
room was found some waste saturated
with kerosene, and it was this that
was burning. In the room also were
some paint materials, recently left
there by the late II. A. Brown. The
origin of the fire is somewhat mystic
rious. The entire building is under
lease to Messrs. J. M. Heath & Co., and
is unoccupied above except a room that
Is being used by the town council and
several rooms in which goods are
stored. The possibility Of spontaneous
combustion has been canvassed theo-
retically; but the fact that fire broke
out in another room Of the building
some weeks ago, weakens this theo-
ry. There appears to be somewhat
better foundation for the theory of In
cendiarism, although no reasonable
motive has been suggested. Owing to
the fortunate discovery of the fire be-
fore 1t had made q great deal Of head
way, there was no damage worth con-
sidering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
Riotous Cotton Pickers.

Columbia Special of September 20, to
the Atlanta Constitution: At Eastover,
20 miles below this city, Negroes work
ing on the cotton plantation of w. II.
Hodge. struck for an advance of 10
cents a hundred pounds for picking
cotton. The demand was refused by
Hodge and neighboring farmers. A
band of Negroes gathered around
Hodges house cursing and threatening.
He reported the names Of number to
the nearest trial judge. They were fin
ed S. each. Negroes followed Hodge
from the trial Justices office, gathering
in numbers as they went, until 400 ar
rived at his house. They surrounded
his dwelling. in which Hodge, his wife
and two children barricaded themselv-
eS. When they advanced to the door
Hodge shot down the leader and they
fell back Mrs. Hodge, with revolver
stood by her husbands side during the
four hours of suspense. Finally three
neighboring planters came to their res
cue on horseback and scattered most
of the Negroes who are. however, still
making threats. A supply of arms
was obtained from this city this after
noon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
THE DIPHTHERIA SITUATION.

So far as THE ENQUIRER is able to
gather information, the diphtheria sit
uation is improving throughout the
whole county. Several local physicians
express the opinion that the disease
is on the wane.
There have been no new cases in
Yorkville-in fact none except the sin
gle case already reported-and in view
of the fact that there appears to be no
further danger, the graded school re-
sumed work on last Monday.
THE ENQUIRER still has on hand the
sum Of 81 that has been contributed
by citizens for use in the purchase Of
anti-toxin for patients whose parents
may not have the means with which
to purchase the medicine. So far
there has been no calls upon this fund,
and unless demands are made upon 1t
in the meantime, it will be returned on
next Saturday to the individuals by
whom it was contributed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
>ROUT PEOPLE.

Miss Matte Bell, of Hickory Grove
was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. S. H. Hinson passed few days
last week in Spartanburg.
Mr.. w. c. McMurphy, Of Charles
ton, spent Monday in Yorkville.
Mr.. S. A. Pearson has returned from
a trip to Virginia and New York.
4 Major Hart and wife, and the Misses
Hart, spent Tuesday in Rock Hill.
Mr.. Robt. Moore, Of Charlotte, spent
Sunday in Yorkville, with relatives.
J Mrs. VIM. H. Herndon Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Dunlap, in Charlotte
Captain j. B. Bell of Gaffney, came
over to Yorkville on Monday morn
ing.
Miss Florence Wilson, who has been
quite unwell for the past week, Is some
better.
Miss Ella Neely left Monday for
Bowling Green, where she will open
school. .
Mrs. Mary Ellen Walker Is critical
ly Ill at the residence Of Mr.. G. H.
O'Leary.
Miss Alma Walker and Anna Latta
Wilson returned to Converse college
last week.
Miss Bessie Mason is assisting Miss
Clawson in the postoffice during the
absence Of Miss Moore.
Miss Marion Clarkson, Of Charlotte,
passed Sunday in Yorkville, with her
sister, Mrs. T. F. McDow.
Miss Eula Dobson left Monday Tor
Gaffney, where she will matriculate as
a student of Limestone college.
Mr.. ]. I. Cain, formerly of Yorkville,
but now Of Morganton, N. c., spent
Sunday night in town with his family.
Mr.. Elias Earle spent Sunday and
Monday In Fort Mill, with the family
Of his uncle, kev. James H. Thornwell,
D. D..
Dr.. Robert Withers, Of Blacksburg,
Spent from Saturday until Monday,
with his father, Mr.. r. j. Withers, who
Is quite Ill.
Miss Gertrude Sherer, Of Blacksburg,
is visiting in Yorkville, the guest OF
Mrs. w. 4. Moore, on Kings Noun
tain street.
Prof. Starr Mason, principal of the
Fort Mill graded school. came over to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

LIEUTENANT Hobson is in trouble
with Admiral Dewey. Upon the arri-
val of the lieutenant in Vancouver
last week, he told that the Spanish
ships in Manila bay were not sunk by
Admiral Dewey's shots; but that they
went to the bottom on account of the
opening of the sea valves by the Span
iards themselves. Lieutenant Hobsor
made it clear that he did not seek tc
detract in the least from the import
ance of the admirars feat, because to
make the Spaniards sink their own
boats, was as great an achievement as
to sink them with shot. 1t is reported
that Admiral Dewey does not take
kindly to the information that has
been given out by Lieutenant Hobson
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

REPORTS from Texas, published in
the daily papers of yesterday morning,
indicate that all that portion of the
state south of Austin, is in danger OF
being submerged by the greatest flood
in the history of the country. The
trouble is along the entire course of
the Colorado river. Governor Sayers
had information from points up the
river to the effect that the water was
10 feet higher than has ever been
known before. 1t was expected that
the flood would strike Austin about
II o'clock Monday night and there was
good reason to expect that the 1890
mark would be passed. Dispatches in
dicate that a number Of towns and
villages along the river have been in
undated, and it is believed that hun
dreds Of lives have probably been lost,
although of this there is nothing GER
tain. The crop losses along the valley
of the Colorado and it's tributaries are
very heavy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
THE NEWS At HICKORY GROVE.
Death Of Mrs. James W. Castles-.-Commun.
ion Season at the Presbyterian Church,.
Personal Mention.

PerSonal mentlon.
HICKORY GROVE, September 24.-Last
Saturday the people Of Hickory Grove
were very much shocked and saddened
by the sudden death Of Mrs. Alice B.
Castles, wife of Mr.. James w. Castles,
one of Hickory Groves leading mer-
chants. Mrs. Castles was born and
reared in Hickory Grove. She was
daughter of Mr.. T. G.. Wylie, being one
of eight children-six daughters and
two sons. Mrs. Castles death caused
the first break in the family in many
years. When a young lady Mrs. Cas-
ties attended the Due West Female
college. She was married on December
14th, 1876. Her home was one of the
very pretties. and happiest in the COM
munity, being surrounded by those OF
her friends ard relatives. Mrs. Castles
was a member Of the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church, the pas
tor Of which, as we'll as her friends
and relatives, atteSts to her faithful
ness, and her ever readiness to do her
part, ana more, in all good causes.
The people Of this community cher
ish her memory very tenderly and low
ingly. We ell sympathize very deeply
with the bereaved sisters and brother;
but our hearts go out most tenderl y,
most SOrrOW1ully anu HlOSI loVlH6iy
for him, who was her husband, and
who has in her death lost so much,
yea, who has lost almost all In all In
life. We pray God, that Great God In
whom we know he trusts; to give our
afflicted brother strength to bear up
under this @,urden, which He inehis His
almighty Hisdom has seen fit to lay
upon him.
Next Thursday the communion sea-
son Of the Presbyterian church COM
mences. The meeting will probably
last from Thursday night until Sum
day night. All are cordially invited
to attend these services.
Miss Emma Quinn. Of Smyrna, has
come to Hickory Grove. to spend the
winter. Sc tnat she might be in attend
ance at the graded school. Miss Quinn
Is staying with the Rev. Mr.. Oates.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

college or general staff, a body COM
posed of the ablest men in all the va
rious departments Of the army, such
as adjutant general, quartermaster
general and commissary general. The
United States has nothing Of the kind.
The commanding general has no one to
aid him in concerted action in the
face Of an emergency. I found that
the German military machine was the
best organized of all the European ar
mics. The German officers are the
hardest worked of all in Europe. They
seem to be drilling and training their
men from dawn to dusk. Certainly
they have very little leisure and not
much time to sleep. One of the re-
suits of this hard work is that an
army of one million men has been
mobilized within 10 days, so perfect
are the quartermasters and commits
saries. Germany is ready in peace
and in war"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

Yorkville last Friday afternoon, re-
turning on Sunday.
Mr.. ]. F. Blodgett returned to At
lanta, Monday, taking with him his
family, who have been spending the
summer in Yorkville.
Senator D. s. Henderson and wife,
of Aiken, were in Yorkville last Sat-
urday, on a visit to their son, who Is
cadet at the K. M. M. A.
Mr.. H. C. Glenn, who is at present
engaged in putting up machinery at
Cherokee Falls, spent Sunday in York.
VILE, with his brother, Mr.. w. D.
Glenn.
l(Mr. John I. barron left yesterday
for the University of Maryland, in
Baltimore, to finish his course in medi-
cine. He expects to graduate next
May.
|(CoIenel Beverly A. Davis, Of the
Kings Mountain Military academy,
was married in Marion, Ala, last
Wednesday to Miss Ida Frances Mick
leboro. He arrived in Yorkville with
his bride on last Saturday.
llA1etter from Clemson college an
nounces that Mr.. Mac Schorb, who
matriculated at that institution LAST
week, passed his examinations with
flying colors, being especially profic-
lent in mathematics. Mac has been
assigned to Co. E.
Colonel w. A. Neal, Of Anderson
was in Yorkville recently. : The colo
mel is looking for suitable location
for the establishment Of large brick
making plant. He has several places
in view, among them two points on
Catawba river and the city Of Colum.
bia.
Mr.. ]. H. McFadden, representing
the grand jury, made a special exam.
ination Of the books and papers in
the various county offices last week
His work was very thorough; but sc
far as is known there Is reason to be-
lieve everything was found in salts
factory shape.
Mr.. ]. A. Robinson, former citizen
Of York county; but who for the past
IA years has been living up on Ca
tawba river on the line between CASTOR
and Mecklenburg counties, was In
Yorkville last Saturday, on business
During a few minutes at THE ENoUI-
RER office he told how he had this year
cleared $14S off Of two acres Of water
melons, and sold rs bushels Of cornfield
beans at from 80 cents to 81, off Of an
acre patch. McAdensville and other
mill villages near by, furnish a good
market for truck products. Mr.. Rob-
inson says that his cotton and corn
have not suffered a day during the
past season and he has splendid crops
of both.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
THE YORK BRICK WORKS.

There has been mention from time
to time in THE ENQUIRER, about the
York Brick works, w. N. Ashe, propri-
etor; but there are few people in this
section, probably. who realize that this
concern, industrially, is now one of the
most important in the town, second
only to the cotton mills.
Mr.. Ashe, it will be remembered,
came to Yorkville for the purpose Of
making the brick for the York Cotton
mills building. He had the CONTRACT
for the entire job, and at that time the
brickmakers of this section considered
the contract big one. 1t was really
the largest brick contract ever under
taken in Yorkville. Mr.. Ashe filled
the contract all right; but he did not
make much Of q success of 1t f1natn-
cially. The clay was not good. There
were too. many stones in 1t for one
thing, and the breakage of machinery
was so great,~ together with delays
the profit all went to the loss account.
The next season, however, Mr.. Ashe
tried the brick business again at
new place on larger scale. He had
no contracts in sight; but trusted to
the contingency Of the supply follow
ing the demand. The clay at the new
location was better than 1t had been
at the mill grounds, and there was
reasonably successful season Of 1t. The
losses of the previous year were in
part vrecouped, and there was encour-
agement to- secure a location nearer
the center Of town. This move was
made something over a year ago.
The site selected, known as Swamp
town." was at that time low marshy
place that had long been considered
undrainable. The clay, however, Mr..
Ashe had ascertained to be Of supe-
rior quality. and he spent hundreds of
dollars in bitches and improvements.
Except to the few who knew some
thing of brickmaking, 1t looked as If
he was arranging to sink what he had
made the year before; but 1t did not
turn out that way. The marsh was
drained as it had never been drained
before, and the place was converted in
to an ideal brickyard.
The output last year was something
like 5000, ,0OU brick. That was a larger
number Of brick than had ever been
made in Yorkville by any one man in
q single year before. and 1t looked as
ff the business was about being work.
ed to the limit: but the developments
this year have already told a different
story. AS was stated recently, the out
put for the present year has already
passed the 5000, 900 mark.
AS to what 100000 bricks mean in
dollars and cents, Is not difficult to
figure. At "a per thousand 1t would be
$4,000: at S., $25,0O0, and at $6, 100000.
1t is safe to say that all the bricks
have been sold somewhere between the
limits mentioned. and 1t Is also safe
to say that with a continuation of the
business during the next two months
on the same scale as within the past
four months, before the present season
Is over, Mr.. Ashe will have been the
means of having circulated in and
around Yorkville/ this year, something
like $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

THE ENQUIRER is Informed that the
York delegation in the general assem-
bly, will present the name of Captain
E. A. Crawford. of this county, as a
candidate for the position of sergeant
alarms of the senate. There will prob
ably be many candidates for the posi-
ton; but as to whether there will be
one who is more deserving, is extreme
ly doubtful. Captain Crawford's war
record from start to finish is story OF
patriotic duty nobly performed. and the
trials and dangers he faced in the in
terest of his fellows during the dark
days of reconstruction, are not likely
to be forgotten by those who know. He
was one of the prime movers of the
disarmament of the Negro militia in
this county, and was on hands when
Jim Williams gave up the command of
his famous company. York county has
shown her appreciation of Captain
Crawford's deserts by giving him two
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

THE Dillon Herald is figuring out
how, in the event of the election OF
Bryan, Senator Tilman will be made
secretary of the navy, Governor Nc
Sweeney will succeed to the senate,
and Jim Tillman will become COVER
nor. 1t is strange how some people are
always conjuring up such terrible
Nightmares.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

THE inheritance tax on Coils P
Huntington's estate amounts to more
than 5000, 900. The Republicans are op'
posed to the Democratic idea Of an in
come tax; but they are able to buy lots
of cartridges, etc., with the spoils ia
ken from the estates Of dead million
aires. AS between the inheritance tax
and the income tax there Is some dis
tinction; but not a great deal Of differ
ence,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

GOOD COMMON SENsE.-It seems that
there is still left some common sense
in England with regard to the cotton
situation. In commenting on cotton
prices last Saturday. the London Spec
tatOr had the following:
with all the talk Of corners. there
seems no doubt whatever that the
cause is quite real-a deficiency in the
supply of raw material" The Specta-
tor expressed the opinion that the Lam
cashire trade has been rather easily
deceived" and urges it to take ef-
fectual steps in the future to ascertain
early and accurately the true charac-
ter of the cotton crop in the United
States"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

ALL the cotton manufacturers are
united in an effort to raise the price of
their products. The cotton manufactu-
rers constitute powerful combination,
and it may safely be assumed that
they will succeed in their object. If
consumers of cotton goods are wise,
they will take the cue from the situa-
tion and buy their supplies before the
advance is completed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
The ltorkrille enquirer.
YoRKvILLE. s.Ai =
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. rs, 1900.

The success of the combined bear ell
ement in checking the upward tenden-
cy in the price of cotton ought to help
concentrate the attention Of the plant
er upon his wheat lands. No matter
what may be the price Of cotton, good
business sense calls for a large wheat
acreage again this year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

NOTWITHSTANDING the wholesale mas
sacres Of Cinnamon by Russians, all
the dispatches continue to intimate
that the intimacy between the Rus.
sian and Chinese governments is much
closer than between the governments
of Russia and other foreign govern
ments. There is in it all much that
cannot be comprehended by those who
are not on the inside.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

terms in the office Of sheriff, and it Is
quite likely that the county, as a
whole, will be very much gratified II
the general assembly shall see fit to be-
stow upon him the honor for which he
is asking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
INDIA RELIEF FUND.

The India Famine fund that is being
contributed through THE ENQUIRER
and Christian Herald now stands as
follows: -
Previously acknowledged ....$23 40
G. A. and G. L. Gettys, Rod
dey's ....... 100
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26
The State Fair.

The State Fair.
The dates of the State Fair in Col
umbia this year are October 49, 80 and
81, and November l and 2. The associa-
ton announces that 1t will pay $1,000
in premiums and $2500 in race purses
this year. Every effort Is being made
to make the Ialr as pleasant and at
tractiYe as possible. ....
The Democratic advocate., 1900-07-07
Dangerous Cleaning Fluids.

So much has been said as to the danger
of using indammable fluids as cleansers that
the following extract from the Chicago Rec
ord needs no comment beyond hearty en-
dorsemeut
The frightful death of woman caused
by the ignition of a quantity of gasoline
with which she was cleaning Il silk skirt
ought to deter people from using the vola
tile products of coal oil without first taking
every possible preeaution against a similar
accident 1t does not seem to be generally
known that the fluids most commonly used
for cleansing purposes may become as dead
ly as dynamite 1t is not necessary that
the liquid itself should come into contact
with flame to produce an explosion and
confagratiou; so volatile are many of the
fluids that they evaporate into gas during
the slightest agitation, and the gas will
spread long distance without attracting
attention to its presence. 1t may then
reach flame and transmit the latter to
the liquid, just as rapidly and as surely as
a fuse would explode blast many feet
away from the spot where it was lighted
The use Of large quantities of these
fluids is especially dangerous, and it would
be well never to handle them within doors.
In the accident above referred to the igni-
ton has been attributed to the friction of
one piece of silk against another If it
should be proven that there was no flame
alight in the house where the explosion oc-
Cured the terrible sensitiveness of gasoline
will have had new illustration and will
make it still more dangerous than it has
heretofore been supposed At any rate it
is evident that no one can afford to treat it
otherwise than as a deadly compound, >
The Democratic advocate., 1900-07-07

Jack Vance, i cowboy fro.u the ranch
If the Butte Greek Cattle Company, was
on trial at Alliance. Nrb. on charge Of
shooting at a brakeman on the Burlington
railroad With intent to Kill hiu lie had
received hiS pay a few days before. and
was engaged at the time IF the shooting in
the picturesque pas,ime Of painting the
country rel
Vance vthemenlly denied any intent to
perlorate Lc brakeman lie told the
Court that. while it wa- true that he did
take cut hi, revolver and ,hoat after the
brakeman had pushed him "a the train,
he was merely giving PrearrsnGrl signal
lie and q friend had been down the road
lev milts and wanted to ride back TO the
neap-st station a. the ranch Rraliziu.
chat If they were found by any Of the train
crew they would be put ID, they had ar
ranged that ii one was pat of the train he
should notify his partner by trins bi~ re
volycr once
The tralnmau, with visions II what he
trmly believed was a narrow escape fr.m
death. shook his head. and the Judge
booked uuhclieyin. Vance b,y friend
cgrroboratci the story, bu. seeing that hi.
tale failed to reociye crcslencc. the defead-
an, aske,i the Court to please step outside
The Judge asked what for
IN prove Any Innocence your homer. =
Vance -aid
The Court wa, curiua, ani sent out
s.1e - did the sheriff. hayer~ aud
spectator, Vance pulled out hi, revolver,
aui. holiins a p,-tase stamp between the
finger, or hi- lcit hand clipped otf each
corner 10 succession Next be asked a
sI,estator to suspend a hickory nu, from
e5ttau thread Waikin. aff thirty feet,
be wheeled aud At the first .ho, cut the
thread Taking >tx iacks he placed them
loescly in a picoe Of soft wu,d THIS be
placed against pest twenty ive yards
away. narrowing a watch from one of
the bystanler-, be opened the case tor
mirror. shot, with his back To the mark,
and drove each tack into the wood without
. ,,,i