Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-14

writer and sound thinker was still at
the helm in the editorial office. The
paper is at variance with its patrons
on every important question. and its
utterances anent the attempted assas-
sination of President Mckinley Is con-
trary to the feelings Of the pubic gen.
orally and The State is left in a class
all alone with Senator wellington, Of
Maryland, who remarked, president
Mckinley and I are enemies. I can't
say anything good of him, so, under
the circumstances, I won't say any
thing bad" AS If a man could not feel
regret over the death of an enemy.
man can... Mr.. K. Shannon, the pub
lie cotton weigher, has purchased new
and expensive scales. He had to dive
down into his own pocket to pay for
them, for since the people have taken
upon themselves the privilege If elect
ing the weigher, the town, we suppose,
feels no longer obligated to furnish
scales. However, Mr.. Shannon is anx-
ious to please the public and he want
ed to hear no kick coming about old
scales. Large congregations attend
ed the morning and evening services
at the Presbyterian church Sunday.
Communion services were held in the
morning and every seat in the church
was taken. The pastor was assisted in
the services by Rev. S. H. Hay, of Clo-
yer. After the services a special pray
er was offered for the recovery of
President Mckinley. In view Of the
short corn crop and the scarcity Of fod-
der, etc., which will arise therefrom,
our farmers have been busily engaged
during the fair weather of the past
week cutting and curing peavine hay.
The improved moving machines are
being extensively used this season and
all the farmers are well pleased with
their working qualities. Agents in this
place for the different companies, have
sold quite number Of harvesting ma
chimes and numbers Of people have
been heard to say that they will buy
later. Prof. S. M. Mason, princi-
pal of the graded school, has institu-
ted the "chaingang system" in his
school. The students who are guilty
of misbehavior during the school
hours are put on the gang during re-
cess and forced to dig weeds, fill up
bitches and otherwise improve the
grounds. This Is quite new idea in
this section and is certainly a good
one. A visitor to the school can see the
effect of the system, although 1t has
only been in operation for short time.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September 10: Mr.. Paul G.
McCorkle has moved from Charlotte to
Chester and will engage in buying cot
ton. Chester gives this family cor
dial welcome, and we trust they will
never have reason to regret that their
lot has been cast with U.s.. Will Ste
venson, the Negro shot by o. L. Potts
Ia few days ago, died Sunday afternoon.
Coroner GLADDEN. held an inquest yes
terday, and the verdict Of the jurv
was, in substance, that the deceased
came to his death from a gun shot
wound at the hands Of o. L. Potts, and
that the latter shot in selfdefense. ......
J. L. Glenn, Esq, has been appointed
division counsel Of the Seaboard rail
way, to have charge Of all the litiga-
tion of the G. C. & N. division in South
Carolina. Mr.. Glenn has been local at
torney for the road and had no intima-
tion of his appointment until he receiv-
ed telegram announcing it, and ask
ing him to wire whether he would ac-
cept. This office is valuable for the
money that is in it, and Mr.. Glenn Is to
be congratulated on the fact that when
the office started out to seek the man,
he was the man 1t was after. Capt.
John. G. Wolling, who was in town
yesterday, says cotton is opening lapid-
~, and it is rather surprising to see
how much matured cotton there Is. He
believes the crop in this section will be
a little larger than it was last year.
He says we can get along very well
with cotton at 7 or cents. Captain
Wolling does not believe much in croak-
ing. He is not even losing much sleep
over the fact that few other men in
the state want to be railroad commits
sionef. We have been advised to
bust Gonzales wide open" on account
of his editorial in The State Saturday on
President Mckinley; but we don't want
to do that, especially when he is being
severely criticized by so many people
representing all shades Of political
views. The offense charged is breaking
off brief denunciation Of the attemp-
ted assassination with a rather lengthy
expression of intense partisan feeling
against the president, at a time when
it was thought that propriety dictated
that opposition could afford to be silent
for little while.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, September II: In conversa-
ton with successful farmer Of this
place some days ago, he remarked that
If 1t had not been that he had his corn
shredded last year that he would have
had to buy at least a hundred dollars
worth Of roughness this year. In other
words, by having his corn crop made
into stover, he saved buying about s1OO
worth of mule feed. .... The colored
campmeeting at Mount Carmel has
come and gone this year without any
difficulties occurring either on the
grounds or en- route to the grounds. A
mule belonging to Lewis Rollings, col
ored, was shot in the foot, why