Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-25

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ly pilgrimage has closed and the end
was peace. The old oak that has
weathered the tempests for years and
withstood the storms of time has at
last fallen, and the monarch Of the for
est is no more. Henry G. Gaffney was
born Feb. 2, 1916, and was therefore In
his S5th year. He was son OF Michael
Gaffney, one Of the pioneer settlers of
this part of the country and was one OF
family Of ten or twelve children. 1t
is said that in his youth he was very
feeble and that he was not expected to
ever reach manhood's estate but he
outlivcd the others of his family and
in his death the last scion Of that great
branch of the Gaffney family was re-
moved from the scenes Of this world.
...... The Gaffney Manufacturing COM
pany has decided to abandon the check
system. Beginning on the 25th, next
Saturday, they will pay off twice
month in cash and will hereafter issue
no checks. The pay days will be the
10th and 25th Of each month. This Is
the old system that was in vogue be-
fore the check system was adopted.
1t has been stated that the company
would dispose Of the mercantile stock
on hand and discontinue the business.
This, however, Is not true. The store
will be continued, but at the same time
the operatives are to be paid In cash
and they can use their own discretion
as to where they will trade. OF course
they will be expected to trade with the
company store in preference to other
stores all things being equal And there
can certainly be no objection to that.
That puts the company In strict COM
petition with other merchants and
gives them no advantage whatever.
Unless they sell as cheap as any
body else they cannot expect the trade
Of the operatives.
CLEVELAND, SHELBY AURORA, AL
gust 22-Mr. G.. Clater Smith. son of
Mr.. Wfghtman Smith, Of Lawndale,
died Of fever last Friday morning.
aged % yars... Miss Mamie Hall, OF
York county, left Saturday for her
friend, Miss Sallie Wray..... PROF. D.
M. Stallings, who has been for several
years the efficient principal of Sun
shine Institute, has resigned his posi-
ton to accept a like position in Mat
thews. Prof. G.. S. Calton, Of Ruther-
ford county, who Is fine educator, has
been chosen as his successor. Sheriff
Shuttle honored, on Wednesday, a re-
QUESTION signed by his excellency,
Daniel Russell, for one ]. H. Ellis, alias
Joe Williams, who is wanted by the
South Carolina authorities for larceny.
He was nabbed some time ago by our
alert chief of police, on suspicion. His
diagnosis Of the suspect was correct
as he is an accomplished bicycle thief
and was badly wanted. He found one
stolen wheel which Williams had hid
den just out Of town.. John r. Do
yer, Esq, came in Friday from Hfok-
ory Grove, S. c., where he Is engaged
in extensive and profitable mining. He
L. do
family. Chief Jones has on eNhibi-
ton at his Office an immense rattle
SNAKE. which was killed last week by
Mrs. Pink McCurry, on Luckadoo
mountain, in the Golden Valley section,
mountin, in the Golden Valley section,
Rutherford county. His snakeship
measure 81 feet in length and Is nine
inches in circumference, with IA rattles
and a button. In stuff1ng the skin q
gallons of bran was used. The trail OF
this monster had been frequently seen
ately named the "King of Rutherford"
Mrs. McCurry was walking along the
road when she heard the weird and
blood rattle Of the reptile.
Just ahead of her in the middle Of the
road lay the king" coiled, ready for
battle and sending out his deadly
warning. Nothing daunted the coura-
geous woman procured a long pole
and attacking the snake soon dis
patched him, although he showed signs
of fight Mr.. McCurry brought the
skin here Saturday and it was pur-
chased by Chief Jones. It is one Of
the largest rattlesnakes ever seen in
this section, and Is a genuine "dia-
mond rattler," one Of the most dead
ly known.
N-TIMEs-August "a: The can
didates all returned to their various
homes Saturday night, and spent Sun
day with their families, but started out
early Monday morning for another
week of campaigning. Some OF them
are introducing little ginger into the
meetings. We hope there will be no
scrapings, however. Let Union county
set an example for the state campaign
in morality. We understand that sing
ing is feature that has been introduc-
ed into the meetings by some of the
candidates. We have not heard wheth-
er the audience joins in the chorus or
not. Little Log Cabin" ''the Blue
and the Gray" "Old Kentucky Home"
and such like seem to be the favorite
songs. Well, there is nothing wrong In
that. Have all the fun you can, boys,
while you are out, for when you are
elected the fun stops. Mr.. Joe Aus
tell captured Bill Beatty last Saturday
night. He was charged with stealing
a set Of harness from Robert Miller's
stable several months ago, In fact be-
fore Christmas. The harness was re-
covered. It seems that Bill had sold 1t
to another party.......T The crops gener-
ally along the road from Union to West
Springs are in a bad condition appar-
emily. There are Of course some eXcep-
tions, but the most Of the corn Is very
small and undeveloped, and the cotton
is small and has sickly and parched
look. Quite a lot of it Is opening and
we WILL no doubt, have cotton on our
market in q few days. Mayor Mac
beth Young left Union Sunday for Yel-
VILE, North West Arkansas, his wife's
former home Little Albert Wilson,
his wifes nephew, accompanied him.
Mr.. Young will be absent two or three
weeks. He says this part Of Arkansas
is famous for it's big red apples and
it's lead and zinc mines. We wish him
pleasant trip. Alderman V. e. De-
Pass will act in the capacity Of mayor
during Mr.. Young's absence. Dep
uty Sheriff ]. G. Long, Jr., returned
from North Carolina Monday and he
brought the two criminals Of which we
made mention last week, with him, one
of them being the Negro who had shot
at him some time ago. the other Ne
gro convicted of violating the dispen-
sary law. While at West Springs, on
Thursday we had the pleasure Of
meeting Mr.. B. w. Lee, one Of the old
! est, most highly respected and substan-
tial citizens of that section. We en-
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