Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-10

vigorous eHOrtS are 10 De MADE TO thor
oughly rejuvenate the Noble Order
which has figured quite prominently in
South Carolina affairs in recent years.
The meeting Is to be held in Colum-
bia as usual, and the sessions will be-
gin on the fourth Wednesday In this
month-the oath instant. Owing to the
fact that the state capitol is now un-
dergoing remodeling. the hall Of the
house cannot be used as usual, and the
session will be held either in the city
council chamber or in the county court
house. Senator Alexander, Of Oconee
county, Is now the president Of the AL
lance, Railroad Commissioner Wilborn
being president Of the national organi-
zation. There will be several matters
to be considered this year. One will be
q proposition to proceed at once with a
thorough reorganization of the sub
alliances. To this end it Is proposed to
select a wide-awake state organizer,
who will be paid a good salary and who
will be required to give his whole time
to the work. 1t Is also proposed to
choose earnest congressional district
organizers. The salary Of the state or
ganizer will be paid from the funds on
hand belonging to the State Alliance
exchange, 1t is said. The farmers Of
the state have been gradually losing in
terest in the Alliance organization,
probably because class politics have
not been much in evidence in the past
few years, and at present many Of the
suballiances are practically dead. Some
Of the members think that the Alliance
run on basic principles can in this pc
riod be Of incalculable benefit to the
farming classes, and they wish to see 1t
revived. It is not unlikely that some
action will be taken at this meeting
looking to the good roads movement
Apropos to the coming meeting 1t may
be said that as yet no date for the an
nual encampment at Tirzah has been
settled upon. 1t will, however, take
place sometime in August, and the
Clemson faculty's farmers institute
will, as last year. be one Of the chief
features of the gathering. Much good
resulted from last years institute.
Congressman Talbert and others will be
invited to deliver addresses.
Another WOman's Baby.
Greenville News, Tuesday: Mrs. l..
w. Harris, Of Fairfield, Anderson coun-
ty, had a peculiar experience aboard
the southbound fast mail Sunday
morning. Shortly after the train left
Charlotte, strange woman asked her
to care for her baby a few minutes.
The woman never returned. Mrs. Har-
ris had been on a visit to relatives in
Rock Hill and was on her return home
In Anderson county. She said to a
News reporter that after leaving Char
lotte about II o'clock Saturday night
she was rather tired and sleepy and
paid little attention to who was on the
train. She noticed, however, as she
first took her seat, handsome young
woman with small baby in her arms,
occupying a seat just in the rear Of her.
Before the train had gone very far.
Mrs. Harris said that this woman came
to her and asked her to watch her baby
for q few minutes until she returned.
This, Mrs. Harris very kindly consent
ed to do, thinking, Of course, the wo-
man would return for the child in
short time. The baby was then asleep
and was not noticed until 1t awoke
about half an hour afterwards and
began crying. Mrs. Harris quieted the
child and waited patiently for the re-
turn Of the woman who had left the
baby in her charge. Upon reaching
Greenville Mrs. Harris says that the
woman had not yet put in her appear
ance. She took the baby in her arms
together with a grip that had been left
on the seat and got off the train to
spend the remainder Of the night here.
before leaving for her home on the $40
C.. and G. train. She was met at the
depot by her husband, who had come
over from Anderson the afternoon be-
fore. Mr.. Harris notified the police
man Of the lost baby. He said Sunday
morning just before leaving the city
that he had number Of applicants
for the child, but that he didn't care to
give him up. The little fellow was
about a year old. with brown eyes,
dimples in his cheeks and apparently
possessed Of a very sweet disposition.
The valise which Mrs. Harris brought
from the train with her was found to
contain a number Of fine baby dresses,
a milk bottle and everything necessary
for baby's toilet
CharlestOn's Striking Machinists.
News and Courier, Monday: Aside
from the clashes which have occurred
between the striking machinists and
the new men brought here to work in
the Southern Railway shops there has
been much interest on the part Of out
siders to know just how the strikers
have been able to keep in touch with
the movements Of the railroad COM
pany. In this connection many stories
have been told of the ease with which
the strikers have learned Of the nom
unionists' movements. Every special
train sent to Charleston has had its
coming known to the strikers long be-
fore it ever crossed the state line. The
head men Of the order are kept thor
oughly posted on all labor matters and
they lose no time in notifying the
local machinists whenever a train
starts in this direction. The regular
trains coming in over the Southern
are met by squads of strikers
OR their friends who stand around and