Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-16

to a standstill, President Roosevelt ap-
peared on the rear platform and bowed
his acknowledgement to the enthusias-
tic crowd. There was rush to hear
what the president would say. After
all had gotten as near as possible, and
when he beckoned his hand for silence,
he said that he wanted to thank the
people Of the Carolinas for the cordial
reception given him, that he was de-
Lighted with his trip and the beautlful
exposition at Charleston, and that Il
will go back to my office at Washing
ton a better American than I was when
I left, and was a pretty good one be-
fore I left" while remain" he said,
the chief executive Of the nation,
Ieoual Justice shall be administered to
all" Mr.. Roosevelt appeared in the
best humor and laughed heartily at
remarks made in the crowd. He SAID
he wanted to present Mrs. Roosevelt,
and as they stood side by side deaf
ening roar was sent up by the crowd.
This, he said, he appreciated more than
the reception given him. The presl-
dent said he would not try to shake
hands as there would be general
|walk-over with respect to the larger
Iones. Mrs. Roosevelt smiled that Win
ming smile, and waved her hand IN re-
|sponse to the applause which ereetei
Iher. Just as the train was about TO
move off Mr.. Roosevelt said to the
|throng, which had gotten worked up
Ito a high pitch Of enthusiasm, again
T thank you for your hearty reception,
and I wish you good luck" The train
Remained at the depot about ~ MIN
Iutes, and many of us had the opportu-
lnity of hearing the living voice or
|president and beholding him for the
first time. The crowd was a repre-
sentative one, old, young, black ana
white. Mr.. Roosevelt spoke with great
Idistinctness and as if he were In dead
earnest, meaning every word he sala'
and we doubt not that conviction fol-
lowed each utterance.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, April II: The
Loray is spinning 35 bales of cotton a
day. Mr.. Meek Adams says 1t keeps
him hustling to keep the cotton weigh
ed and graded and kept in place for
the big mill. The new cards came
day or two ago and when they go into
lplace and complete the installation OF
the first half of the machinery, the
daily capacity of the mill will be raised
Ito 40 bales. why" exclaimed Mr.
Adams, "a carload of cotton is no more
to the Loray than plate Of biscuit to
q dozen hungry niggers." .....Mr. l..
R. Hagood, whose hens. according 10
an item copied from the Kings Noun
tain Democrat, were making an unus-
lual record as layers, informs us that
they not only lay good but lay better.
He saws the records for his "a hens
this year up to and including April
5th was 933 eggs-almost an average OF
10 eggs a day for 95 days.. The hrst
death from smallpox at the county pest
house occurred yesterday morning. 1t
man who had been at the pest house
for sometime. He was buried IN the
county graveyard. A fresh colony OF
nine Negroes were carried to the pest
house yesterday morning, making ~
lin all. The board Of aldermen, at
their meeting last Monday night ar
ranged the municipal budget for lSOz'
The following tax levy was made: For
schools, 20 cents, against 80 cents last
year; interest on bonds, 40 cents,
Iagainst As cents last year; general ex-
penses, so cents, against 80 cents last
Iyear-a reduction Of 33 1-3 per cent. IN
the total tax rate Of last year. The
school account has about $500 surplus
the other account will run about even
with the receipts. The town charter,
we believe, requires that the tax levy
be made in April. ....A wrecking train
lpassed through on the Southern yes
|terday morning at $50 o'clock on Its
way to Duncan's, S. c., to clear the
track of a small freight wreck near
that point. Mr.. E. w. Carson, who
doesn't set himself up as an extra good
farmer, but is one just the same, mad
a crop Of cotton that greatly interested
his neighbors. On one patch measur-
ing 1O7 yards long by II yards wide,
clear of bitches. he kept a record and
the result shows that for last year
the yield was nothing to complain Of.
1.-The cotton from this patch was
brought to the Gastonia Oil Mill a
week or two ago, and when the ginning
was over 1,OS9 pounds of clear lint cot
ton was shown to be the yield from this
lpatch of little over II acres. This Is
a record of 693 pounds Of lint to the
Iacre-very good indeed. Mrs. 0. w.
Davis received a telegram late yester-
day afternoon from Atlanta, announc-
ling that her husband, Mr.. oliver Davis,
was worse and summoning her to come
at once to his bedside. DR.. H. F. Glenn
talked with Mr.. Davis's physicians
about o'clock last night, and from
them he learned that the patients con-
dition was serious. Mrs. Davis and
Messrs. Neill and Love Davis left on
No. 35 last night for Atlanta. AS pre-
viously noted in these columns, Mr..
Davis went to Atlanta several weeks
ago and underwent an operation for a
bone cancer on his left leg. The ope-
ration was successfully performed and
the patient was considered safely on
the road to recovery. His many
friends will be panied to hear of this
sudden turn for the worse in his con-
| dition