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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08

ers, It was decided to erect bridge
over Bullock's creek at Chambers's ford,
on the Shelby road. The supervisor
was instructed to prepare specifications
and attend to other details.
w. A. Barber, ESQ.,, president Of the
Carolina and Northwestern railroad,
asked for an extension Of the time In
which it was agreed that he should pay
for the stock in this road purchased
from the county. Under the agreement
the road was to be standard gauged and
the $500 worth Of stock paid for by
July /, or Mr.. Barber was to forfeit the
sum of $500. Mr.. Barber represented
the impossibility Of fulfilling his agree
ment, and the board agreed to extend
the time until January 1, next, provid-
ed he would pay for the stock by July
/, next, and bind himself to pay the $500
additional In the event the balance of
his agreement was not compiled with
by January 1, next. The arrangement
was satisfactory to Mr.. Barber and a
contract was duly entered into.
The petition of w. L. Roddey and
others was granted for a new road
leading from Rock Hill to Brattons-
vile, and the following commission was
appointed to open the road up: J. g.
Ferguson, ]. ]. Dunlap, w. T. Hollis.
The clerk of the court submitted an
itemized statement Of fines, penalties
and costs collected during the year 1901
The aggregate amount was $527.50.
petition signed by J. B. Johnson, j
H. Kidd and others asking for the open
ing Of a new road from Mrs. Frances
Hidd's by Ogden, to the Saluda road a,
Stony fork, was granted. The follow
ing commission was appointed to open
up this road: J. H. Kidd, T. w. ScoS.
gins and j. B. Johnson.
A petition by ]. B. Scott and others
was granted for the opening Of new
road from J. B. Scott's to the public
road at James L. Mosss. Messrs. j
B. Scott, ]. L. Moss and r. Kirk Low.
ry were appointed to open 1t up.
A petition by ]. A. Williford and 9TH
ers for the Strengthening Of the public
road, leading from McElwee's school
house to Mount Holly church, was
granted.
Quite a number Of claims aggregat.
ing several hundred dollars In amount
were audited and ordered paid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08

successfully, and had bought and paid
for hundreds of carloads Of steel rails
and several new bridges, at cost of
$125, 900, the people with whom he had
contracted had found it impossible to
comply with their agreements prompt
ly, and inasmuch as such work can be
done much more satisfactorily and eco
nomically in the summer than In the
winter, the board would confer great
favor by extending the time limit to Its
contract with Mr.. Barber from July l,
next, to January l, next.
After due consideration, the board de-
cided that it would offer no objection to
an extension, provided Mr.. Barber
would pay the $500 agreed upon for the
stock by July l, next, and agree to pay
the $500 forfeit in case the broad gaug-
ing Is not completed by January l, next
Mr. Barber agreed to this arrangement
also that even after paying for the
stock, he would leave 1t in the Loan
and Savings bank, to be forfeited back
to the county along with the $500 addi-
tional forfeit, in case he did not COM
plete his work according to promise by
the first Of January, next.
The whole matter was settled with
the understanding that Attorney Brice
would draw up a contract to carry ou,
the agreement outlined.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
,ut instead have gone after 1t by means
# petitions and through their congress-

but instead have gone after it by means
of petitions and through their congress-
men.
II our people want a complete system
Of free rural delivery they must move
for it, and right now is the time to
move. Let them come and see Mr..
Howard, lay their cases before him, give
him information as to what they want
and get from him information as to the
best way Of proceeding. II the people
will at once put the matter in motion,
it is probable that quite number OF
new petitions may be started within the
next few days, and Mr.. Howard can be
kept here until he gives US complete
system.
If the present opportunity>is neglect
ed it may be long time before anoth-
er is offered.
Rural free delivery carriers receive
salaries Of $500 a year each.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08

The president is gathering all the
information he can find tending to
show that the citizens Of the southern
states are grasping their opportunities
and are keeping step with their BROTH
ers Of the north in advancing in pros
perity, for use on his southern trip. He
is intensely interested in the industrial
development in the south and will be
told before his departure for Charleston
of the significant development of South
Carolina. Georgia and other southern
states in the manufacture of cotton
goods in response to orders from the
Philippines. China and Japan, which
the ADLER men of the south. as we'll as
northern financiers and eastern manu-
facturers, perceive to be the chief
among Industrial expansions in the
south for the next ten years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08

THERE is a very cold strata of at
mosphere between President Roose-
Welt and congress just at this time, and
it is represented as growing more frig-
i'd daily. The trouble Is about the re-
cent bill passed by congress making
the census bureau permanent. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is an earnest civil SER
vice reformer. He believes that the
merit system should obtain wherever
practicable, and he insists on the ut
most impartiality in the application OF
the civil service laws. There Is pro-
vision in the permanent census bureau
bill that puts the 1900 clerks employed
in the bureau in the civil service list
These clerks were appointed original
~ on perfunctory examinations that
were not nearly so rigid as the exam
ination required for eligibility on the
civil service list. The congressman, OF
course, have an interest in all these
clerks. The clerks have all been clam
oring to be retained, and that is why
lllS pIONlSlOu lClSilCo " was AAoSA Wv
in the permanent census bill. This pro-
vision, however, is manifestly unfair
The new census bureau will require on
ly about 600 clerks, and the remainder
Of the 1900 men will have a great ad-
vantage over all new civil service ap-
pointments. The president recognizes
all this, and he is Withholding his sig
nature from the new bill until all the
surplus clerks are discharged. Indeed,
he is disposed to wait for the suspen-
sion of the entire force, so that the
600 new men will have to come from
the regular list Of civil service elligi-
bles. This is what is cooling the at
mosphere between him and congress.
1t is a well-known fact that there are
many congressman, both Republicans
and Democrats, who would have never
voted for the new law except with the
understanding that their proteges were
to be retained in the service, and In
defeating their plans by delaying the
date Of his signature to the bill, the
president is incurring their most bitter
maledictions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
RURAL DELIVERY.

Right now Is the time for the people
interested in having this county covered
with a complete system Of free rural
delivery; but If anything is to be done,
1t must be done quickly.
Mr.. T. Howard, the special agent Of
the rural free delivery system, mention
ed In the last issue Of THE ENQUIRER as
being expected to arrive on Tuesday,
for the purpose Of laying out routes to
run into the Bethany and Clay Hih
neighborhoods, came according to ap-
pointment and will remain here for at
least week.
Commencing today Mr.. Howard will
go to work on the route leading out
of Yorkville by way Of Zadok, Bethany,
Carp, etc., back to Yorkville. So soon
as this Is completed he will take up
the route from Yorkville to Yorkvffe
by way of Fodder, w. T. Nichols's, w.
E. Getty's, J. R. Cooks, Perry Fergu-
sons and the village Of Tirzah.
To a representative of THE ENQUIRER,
on Thursday, Mr.. Howard said that 1t
is his business to lay out the most prac-
ticable and systematic routes possible,
the principal requirement being the res
idence Of 100 or more families within a
radius of 25 miles. He is governed al
so by the quantity Of mail received by
different individuals and in different
neighborhoods, shaping route ratheY
more to the convenience Of larger pa
irons Of the postoffice department, than
to the smaller patrons. It Is his pur-
pose, Of course, to accommodate all so
far as possible; but under no circum-
stances does he feel warranted in losing
sight Of the common sense business ell
ement that enters into the proposition.
Mr.. Howard has no authority to take
initiative action in this matter. He
lays out routes only on petitions to the
postofice department in Washington,
which petitions are usually forwarded
to him without delay. He can, however,
give all desired information on this
subject and Is glad to answer the ques-
tions of people interested.
1t is wellknown fact that while the
north and northwest have a regular
network of rural free delivery routes,
the southern states have gotten but
few Of the benefits Of the new system.
This Is not because Of any special par
tiality, as many people would naturally
conclude; but merely because the
northern and northwestern people have
been quick to take advantage of their
opportunities, and to secure everything
that could be induced to come their
way. They have not waited for the
free rural delivery to come Of itself;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08

AS is well-known, Senator Hoar, Of
Massachusetts,, voted against his party
on the ratification of the Spanish
treaty. He did not incur the animosity
or abuse Of any Of his Republican COL
leagues Most of them knew that how
ever much he disagreed with them on
this question, he was conscientious,
honest and sincere, and they accorded
him the same right they claimed for
themselves, to act in accordance with
his convictions. Most of the Democrat
ic senators realized that Senator Hoar's
vote on this question had no party sig
nificance whatever. They were glad TO
have him with them and they used his
attitude to justify the correctness OF
their position. Except in South Carroll
ma, where the feeling Of bitter personal
partisanship always runs strong, and
with few Of the purely practical poll
ticians elsewhere, the course Of Senator
McLaurin in voting against his party
for the ratification of the Spanish
treaty, there was no thought of ulterior
motive. Although they did not agree
with him, Senator Hoar's constituents
were broad enough to re-elect him be-
cause they were well aware that in all
the state of Massachusetts there was
not to be found an ADLER, purer, more
experienced or patriotic statesman. In
South Carolina, it will be remembered
| that those papers that accused Senator
McLaurin Of selling his people for pa
| tronage, and made against him every
other imaginable charge that they could
invent, patted Senator Hoar on the
back and held his example up for emu
lation. But behold the, to them, unex-
pected has happened, and they are
again confounded by an additional evil
dence Of the honesty and sincerity OF
the man upon whom they were pleased
to so heavily rest their case. Senator
Hoar desires it understood of all men
that as pure as he believes his own mo-
tives in following his convictions be-
yond party lines, on such a question as
this, the motives of Senator McLaurin
were no less praiseworthy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Paul G. McCorkle, of Chester,
was in Yorkville on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Aiken, of Chester,
Visited the family OF Rev. w. G. New
lille, this week.
MRS. Walter w. Miller and child, OF
Cock Hill, are visiting the family OF
Mr.. l.. r. Williams.
y, w. w. Dixon, ESQ.,, Of Union, was In
Yorkville this week, on a visit to his
family and other relatives.
Mr. R. Glenn Grist, Of the S. A. L.
railroad, with headquarters at Savan-
nah, Ca, visited relatives in Yorkviile,
this week.
Mr.. H. C. Strauss expects to leave to-
day for the northern markets to lay In
the remainder of his spring and sum-
mer goods.
EMrs. R. L. Ferguson left Wednesday
for a visit Of several weeks to her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Smith, at Mt
Pleasant, near Charleston.
OMr. ]. M. Heath, of the Heath Bank
ing and Mercantile company, or Lam
caster, Kershaw and Yorkville, was ir
Yorkville this week on business.
6Mrs. George Foster, (nee Miss Annie
Steele), Of Greenwood county, return.
ed to her home last Tuesday afternoon
after visit to relatives in Yorkville.
X Mr.. c. S. May, city treasurer ol
Rock Hill, was in town this week fol
the purpose Of taking the city returns
for Rock Hill from the auditors books
Mr.. May was assisted by Mr.. H. M. Da-
Wis, Of Rock Hill.
b, Mr.. Elias Inman, who has been al
Mr.. Brooks Inman's since his return
from Richmond, expects to leave today
Saturday, for his home near Bullock's
Creek, and will be accompanied by Miss
Joyner, trained nurse, who came with
him from Richmond.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION.

There has been extraordinary interest
in the matter of municipal registration
during the past week on account Of the
dispensary election called for yester-
day, (Friday). Although there had
been no previous notice to that effect,
the state board of supervisors Of regis
tration kept their books open during
three days Of the week instead Of only
one day, as heretofore, and as the re-
suit many voters who would not have
otherwise been able to secure certif-
Gates, qualified themselves to vote. Mr..
A. F. Mcconnell, the municipal super
visor, has been kept quite busy, and
when his books were closed Thursday
L>Is.l+ Int utaad follo,1ra.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
INJUNCTION REFUSED.

Associate Justice Jones refused to
grant the temporary injunction asked
for by w. w. Lewis, Esq, restraining
the holding of the dispensary election
in Yorkville.
In brief, Mr.. Lewiss contention was
to this effect: The petition asking for
the election was based upon the 1900
registration The 1900 registration be-
came null and void on the opening Of
the books for the 1902 registration on
February 5. Under the law, petition
signed by one-fourth Of the qualified
voters Is a prerequisite to the calling
Of an election. At the time the petition
was presented, there were no qualified
voters except those that had been reg
istered since March 5. Those register
ed previous to February could not be
properly counted, and there was no
way Of determining what was really a
fourth Of the voters until the registra-
tion books for 1902 shall have been clos
ed. Therefore, since the election was
not called before the opening Of the
books for the 1902 registration, no elec-
ton could be called legally until after
the close Of the books for the 1902 reg
istration.
The contention of Mr.. Mccain was to
the effect that 1t was competent for
the council to order an election on the
1900 registration, and that the said elec-
}tiOn coIld he held under the regiStra-
ton Of 1902. He submitted affidavits
to show that the petition had been clos
ed on February 4, the day before the
opening Of the 1902 registration.
Justice Jones was not disposed to
listen to much argument on the sub
ject; but took view Of the case entire
lily different from that advanced by
either Of the attorneys, holding that
the qualification Of electors was deter
mined not necessarily by the 1900 reg
istration or the 1902 registration, but
by their status on the day the petit
tion was considered by the council.
Mr.. Lewis called to the attention Of
the court the fact that the call for the
election was illegal in that the order
did not contain the seal Of the town
council, and produced recent supreme
court decision to show that this was
absolutely essential; but Judge Jones
held that this question was not prop
erly up before him, and refused to
grant the injunction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
LOCAL LACONICs.
BrOwn.Fer9uson.

M3rOwn-Fergus0n.
\At the residence Of the brides father.
Mr.. Neuman Ferguson, near Zadok.
last Wednesday, Miss Alma Ferguson
was married to Mr.. Hugh Brown. Of
Filbert. Rev. 8. n. Hay performed the
ceremony. Both the bride and groom
have large numbers Of friends who will
be pleased to congratulate them on this
event.
4cGilPs Gin Burned.
I The ginning and saw mill plant of
Mr.. J. L. McGill, at Bethany, was de-
stroyed by an accidental fire last We'd
nesday morning. The saw mill was in
operation, and the fire originated from
spark from the smokestack Of the
boiler. The loss included all the ginning
machinery, 10 bales Of cotton, 700 BUSH
els Of cotton seed, and other property
|aggregating in value some $500 or
$1,000.
lCheap Pickets.
Mr.. U. M. Pursley, the well-known
lumberman Of Ramah, was in York.
vile on Thursday and told Of having
recently run upon a quantity Of oak
timber that could not be made avail
able except for pickets for fencing. He
decided, therefore, to saw up the timber
into pickets and dispose Of them at q
very low price in order to get rid Of
them quickly. His announcement in
another column will no doubt be found
to be of peculiar interest to people who
are on the lookout for some substantial
and cheap fencing.
The Yorkville Postmastership.
Washington special Of March 4 to The
News and Courier: THE postmistress
at Yorkville since Cleveland's second
administration, Miss Moore, has been
here in the hope Of insuring her reap
pointment. She was accompanied by
the Rev. w. G. Neville and r. T. Alli-
son, of Yorkville. The party saw Capt.
John G. Capers, referee for South Car
olina, but he could give them no def1n-
lite information as to whom he would
recommend for the Office. 1t Is under
stood that several other names are un-
der consideration, although Miss
Moores is the only application yet on
file at the postoffice department. AS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board of commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting In
the office of the supervisor last We'd
nesday and attended to all pending
business. All of the members were
present.
Commissioner Stanton reported that
all of the landowners on the proposed
new road, asked for by u. L. Suggs and
others, had not yet signif1ed their will
ingness to give rights Of way, and the
matter was postponed. Consideration
Of the bridge petition presented by J. A.
L. M. Stewart was also deferred.
On petition of DR.. ]. H. Saye and 9TH
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dying confessions of the soldiers killed
in battle. Although the United States
was considered Protestant nation, SO
many Americans were sent to hell from
the Philippines, according to the story,
that all Christendom was scandalized
and the pope of Rome commanded the
president to send more chaplains to
the islands.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-08
YoRKVILLE, 8. C.Al
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1902.

COLONEL Jim has evidently been So
ber during the past few days; he has
not been talking any more.
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Adickes, w.
Alexander, ]. w.
Alexander, r. D.
Allison, j. B.
Allison, r. T.
Ballard, Thos.
Banks, N.
Barron, J. A.
Barron, w. H.
Beard, H. H.
Beard, e. B.
Beckham, James
Bernard, B. NJ.
Bludworth, T. II
Boney, D. E.
Bowen, B. r. T.
Bowen, J. B.
Bowen, N. ]. N.
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Bratton, r. A.
Brian, J. M.
Brice, J. s.
Brunson, A. N.
Bryan, G. s..
Burris, H. 8.
Caldwell, Jno.
Carroll, c. w.
Carroll, ]. E.
Carroll, ]. E..
Carroll, M. L.
Carroll, w. r.
Cartwright, A. Y
Clark, r. L.
Cody, A.
Cox, T. r.
Crawford, E. A.
Daniels, ]. c.
Dobson, F. G.
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Engle, w. ].
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Ferguson, ]. M.
Ferguson, T. M.
Ferguson, w. E.
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Gordon, c. F.
Gordon, I. B.
Grimes, I. B.
Grimes, p. M.
Grist, A. M.
Grist, H. T.
Grist, L. M.
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Grist, w. D.
Harrison, w. P.
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Hedrickr E. A.
Herndon, J. H.
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Johnson, Ben
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Kennedy, ,Sr. WIN
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ges to retain control. One insurgent
commander recently issued a procla-
nation saying that nov was the time
to strike a decisive blow for Filipino
independence" and adding: THE Uni
ted States is in the midst of bloody
civil war. The coal miners in Pennsyl-
vania have risen against the gov
ernment, and at Chicago a great bat
tie was fought, in which 600 regular
soldiers were killed. An army Of the
anti-imperialists is besieging Washing
ton. Roosevelt will be deposed and Dr..
Bryan proclaimed president by the
Democrats on the 4th of March, next"
In d circular to his subordinate officers,
which was to be published far and wide
for the information of the people, a
rebel lieutenant declared that the junta
central at Hong Kong had received a
cablegram from Berlin informing the n
that in consideration of the relinquish-
ment by the insurgent government of
all claims to the Caroline islands, Ger
many would supply the insurgents here,
free of charge, 4.S0O new rifles and L.
100000 Mauser cartridges. Within a
month it was asserted Russia would
declare war against the United States
and Russian fleet that already had ar
rived at Cavite, would sink all the
American ships even as Dewey had de-
stroyed the Armada of the Spaniards
in 1898. Another peculiar tale said that
with every regiment for the reason that
the number of Americans killed by the
insurgents had increased so greatly
that the chaplains with the army a
year ago were insufficient to receive the
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23

Mrs. N. Martie returned last
Thursday from visit with relatives
at Madison.
Miss Grace Ferris returned last
Thursday from a visit with her
friend, Miss Porter of Dawson.
Harry Mather, formerly a resi-
dent of this city, but now residing
at Olivia, was in the city last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Ella Howard and Miss Flor
ence Hall of Waukon, Iowa, are
visiting with the family of J. H.
Baker.
Mrs. c. H. Tenney and daughter,
Miss Madge, were visiting with
relatives at Wabasso during a por-
tl0n of last week.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23

Mrs. G. W. Mead returned from
visit with friends at Marshall on
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Andrew, at one time
residing near this city, is now Mrs.
S. Il. Harris of Boise, Idaho. Miss
Andrew left here about two years
ago and was married about year
ago.
The residence property of c. H.
Aldrich, situated on Wyoming
street, adjoining the property of
ID. l.. Bigham, was sold last week
to Frank F. Hammer of North Red
wood, who will occupy the same as
soon as Mr.. Aldrich vacates it. The
latter expects to return to his old
home in Chatfeld in a short time.