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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
"GOD AND MAMMON."

In his morning sermon last Sunday
morning, Rev. w. E. Hurt, Of the Bap-
tist church, devoted himself more par
ticularly than usual to what he considers
the shortcomings Of the town Of York
vile. He thinks that many Of the peo-
pie here are too greedy about money
making, and he went to a greater or
less extent into specifications. Because
there has been good deal Of local
comment upon the sermon, THE EN-
oUIRER has taken the trouble to get a
synopsis Of it. "Ye Cannot Serve God
and Mammon," were the words Of the
preachers text, and a gentleman who
listened carefully to the sermon sum-
marizes 1t from memory as follows:
THE worship Of mammon is respon-
sible in a large measure, for the lack
of interest in spiritual affairs. God has
given US the history of Abraham and
Lot as a proof that the worship of
mammon was responsible for the down.
fall of Lot and his family early in the
history of the world, and that the in
slant Lot decided to pitch his tent
toward Sodom" the fatal step was TAX
en-. Men and women from that day to
this have continued to pitch their tents
toward Sodom," and the result is al
ways the same.
The preacher said that he had before
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11

The Lehr & Williams Comedy COM
pany played to very good houses last
week and LETT q good impression. The
town has since been billed for the
Star Boarder," which Is an unusually
funny comedy.
The baseball season has begun at
the X. M. M. A. On Monday, afternoon
the sub-4th class played against the
4th and 3rd classes, beating them z to
S. The campus was alive with visitors
to see the game and the whole made up
ap attractive scene.
q Miss Marie Carroll entertained the
IN. "" club on Saturday afternoon.
The color scheme was yellow, and 1t
was prettily carried out In jonquills
and daffodils with ferns, while the score
cards were decorated with hand painted
yellow fans. Progressive euchre fur
nished the game Of skill. The first
prize a lovely fan, tied with yellow
ribbons, fell to Miss Margaret Daniel,
while the consolation, deck Of pretty
Priscilla cards, was drawn by Mrs.
Withers Adicks. Those present were:
Mrs. Adickes, Miss Wardlaw, Mrs. H.
A. C. Walker, Mrs. S. M. McNeel, Mrs.
w. S. Neil, Misses Margaret Daniel,
Elise Moore, Sudie Allison, Hulda Nc
Neel, Mary Schorb, Maggie Glenn, Bes-
sic Barron and Marie Carroll.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
THESE GET CERTIFICATES.

As the result Of the recent examina-
tion of applicants to teach in the pub
lie schools of the county, certificates
were awarded to white teachers as fol-
lows:
First Grade: Mable Arrowood, Kate
Ratchford, Mary Cunningham, Lila
Mcconnell, B. o. Shannon. Julia Guy
ton, Elise Stokes.
Second Grade, "A": ]. g. Shannon.
Si'E. Barron, Sallie Martin, 8. F. Mas
sey, Agnes Gertrude Sherrer, Beulah
Crowder, Ethel McAfee, Anna Creas-
man, Alice Wood.
Second Grade, "B": Violet Orr, Ag-
mes Wylie, Mamie Whitesides, Arthur
McAfee.
The following Negro applicants were
successful:
Second Grade. "A": M. M. Murray,
]. H. A. Nicely, Hattie Ramseur, ]. c.
White.
Second Grade, "B": Lizzie Hood, w.
r. Williams, jamie Clark, Francis
Barber Sylvia Wheeler, Ella A. Nc
Lure, Lula D. Medlock, Thomas Davis,
Nerza White, Laura Bratton, Carrie E.
Brown, Matte Murray, Eli Crosby.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
mands along this line, and we realize

mands along this line, and we realize
that we must go forward.
There is some talk or organizing a
building and loan association here. We
have never had one, but know that To-
cal associations, properly managed,
and operated solely by home people
for the benefit Of the community where
table to other towns, helping both
the lenders and borrowers, and we are
unable to see why one would not do
well at Glover. Suitable timber for
officers is here and all that Is necessary
Is for the ball to be put in motion.
Another thing that Glover: needs is a
bank. The business for such an insti-
tuition is here. At present this class Of
business goes to Gastonia, Yorkville
and Asheville and Wilmington, N. c.
Nobody has any complaint to make Of
the institutions patronized, but there
is no doubt Of the fact that conditions
would be much more satisfactory II we
had a bank in our town with at least
$25, 900 capital, owned and managed by
our own people. If properly managed,
and there is no reason to imagine that
it would not be, nice profit would be
made from the start and business won
derfully facilitated. -
While Capt. w. B. Smith is an up-to-
date man and has accomplished as
much If not more for this town and
section than anybody else, still he has
a habit Of becoming reminiscent oc-
casionally. He. was In one Of these
moods a few days ago and said, 1T
was Geo. Williams's fault that the G.
C. &. A. road did not come to Yorkville.
At the time the road was chartered by
the legislature, George was member.
In those days there was no rivalry as
to location, as there is now, because
railroads were a new experience and
their value not fully appreciated. The
act chartering the road provided that
It should run from Columbia to Winns-
boro, and from there to Chester, and
the balance Of the route had not been
designated. When the question was
asked as to where it should go from
Chester, If George had said to York
VILE, why to Yorkville it would have
gone" .,.
A listener said, "Yes, Captain, that is
true, but you must remember that It 8
all right anyway, because If the road
had come to Yorkville, there would
have been no Rock Hill, Fort Mill or
Glover, and Yorkville is doing fairly
we'll and what would York county be
without the three other towns?'
Glover approves Of General Manager
Nichols's proposed plan 'of operating a
train FROM Gastonia to Chester, to 80
down in the morning and return at
night; It.::wilT give our people the op-
portunity to visit Yorkville as well as
Gastonia and return the same day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
b ABOUT PEOPLE.

DR.. C. F. Williams is in Washington
for a few days. g..
Magistrate Conner has appointed Mr..
w. 8. Peters as his constable.
Mr.. Mason Blair, Of Sharon spent
Sunday with friends in Yorkville.
Mr.. John A. Glenn, Of Bethel, was in
Yorkville yesterday on business.
Mr.. Edward Thomas, Of Sharon, was
in Yorkville last Monday on business.
Mrs S. w. Guy, Of Lowrysville, is in
Yorkville visiting relatives and friends.
& Mr.. ]. A. Tate, principal Of the Fort
Mill school, spent Saturday in York
vile.
Mr.. T'Charner DeGrafrenreid, Of Da-
wilson college, spent Sunday in York.
Vile with friends.
y Miss Jennie Hart returned last FRI
day from a three weeks visit to Wash
ington and New York.
Mrs. George Foster, Of Greenwood, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Steele, on East Liberty street.
Miss Nellie Hobbs, of Tampa, Fla,
arrived in Yorkville last Thursday on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. M. A. w. Smith.
Congressman Finley returned from
Washington last Saturday morning,
and will be at home until next Decem-
Der.
Miss Mamie Grist, Of Winthrop COL
lege, was up this week on visit to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist
and other relatives.
Mr.. William Porter, for sometime
past employed as a carpenter by j. j.
Keller & Co., left Tuesday for Hope,
Ark, with the intention Of locating.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Strauss returned
last week after spending a month in
Florida. Mr.. Strauss expects to leave
Friday to buy a spring stock of goods.
SMr. w. F. Marshall arrived home on
Monday night after an absence OF
about two months in Birmingham, Ala.
He will probably remain here for
month or two.
The friends Of Mr.. w. M. Allison, of
Henrietta, N. c., will be pleased to
learn that he has about regained his
usual good health, and Is getting down
to steady business again.
Cadet Raphael Ramirez has been sick
with pneumonia for several days at the
residence of Col. w. G. Stephenson.
He is getting along very nicely, and
1t Is hoped that he will soon be conva-
lescent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
SensibIe and to the Point.

The Wisconsin legislature recently
adopted a resolution proposing that a
convention be held in. Atlanta, Ca, on
July 4, for the consideration Of the Ne
gro question, the convention to be COM
posed Of delegates from all the states
of the Union, said delegates to be ap-
pointed by the respective governors.
A Chicago paper telegraphed to Gov
ernor Hayward asking for his views
on the subject. The governor replied
as follows: your telegram, request
ing brief summary Of my views on the
proposed convention asked for by the
Wisconsin legislature, to discuss the
race question, has just been received
think from every standpoint that this
action of the Wisconsin legislature Is
worse than meaningless. Such a con-
vention could not possibly bring any re-
suit, so far as the proper aspect OF the
subject is concerned. OF all available
reasons for the consideration of the
race question know Of nothing more
directly aimed In absolutely the wrong
direction, so far as the proper solution
of the problem Is concerned, than would
be such a convention. The personel or
such a body would be heterogeneous
mixture entirely without proper knoWl-
edge Of the subject they were supposed
to be able to discuss. The interference
and ignorance Of long-range, Would-De
has done more to create
race question" where none exists
than all other combined agencies that
have ever come within my observation.
| have always been a friend Of the Ne
gro, and never spoke with more sincere
friendly consideration for his interests
than in what I am now saying. Right
thinking white men and right thinking
Negroes have always. with proper un-
derstanding, gotten along well togeth-
err. The other type Of Negro needs to
be dealt with. This outside interfer-
ence involves many conflicting dangers
and displays absolute ignorance of the
fundamental principles of the question.
It is charitable reflection, mildly ex-
pressed. to remind these champions of
such vapid nonsense how the streets of
Jerusalem were kept clean. shall
take no official notice Of the action of
the Wisconsin Legislature. and shall
certainly not appoint delegates unless
urged to do so by my constituents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Opera House-Announces the appear
ance Of Chas. Boyle as Chauncy De-
pot in 1.-THE Star Boarder" for Satur-
day night, March IA.
Geo. w. s. Hart, Attorney-Offers the
Hartwell farm, in the eastern suburbs
Of Yorkville for rent.
s. H. Love, McConnellsville-
vineless or bunch yam seed potatoes
at 81 bushel, f. o. b. McConnellsville.
c.: P. Lowrance & Co.-Ask you to see
them for seed potatoes. They have
several varieties and offer true seed
at close prices.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Give their farmer
friends notice that they have several
carloads Of fertilizer on hand and
enumerate the kinds.
w. B. Moore & Co.-Call your attention
to their stock Of trunks, suit cases,
etc., and also remind you of their
crockery reduction sale.
Riddle & Carroll.-Have large supply
of red Bliss seed potatoes on hand,
and say they bought them right and
will sell you what you want ut the
right figures. They have a carload
Of corn, and also have seed oats.
T. w. Speck, Jeweler-Has recently re-
ceived dozen nice hanging lamps at
from $3.50 to s6 each, and invites you
to come and see them.
York Drug Store-Asks you to get Lam
dreth's fresh garden seed there. Also
has seed corn, onion sets, and several
varieties Of beans and peas.
J. @. Wray-Says he Is proud Of his
stock Of summer clothing-proud Of 1t
because Of the excellent qualities, low
prices, style, etc. He also calls the
attention Of good dressers to his stock
Of shirts.
Strauss-Smith Co.-Tells it's friends of
Mr.. Strauss intention to go to the
markets. and also gives a short state
ment in regard to the goods they ex-
pect to have when Mr.. Strauss re-
turns.
Heath Elliott Mule Co-Say that their
last bunch Of mules are up to speci-
cations in every particular.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11

Rev. W. E. Hurt is arranging 10
move into the 8. L. Miller residence on
East Liberty street and Mr.. ]. c. Elliott
will occupy the Cartwright cottage TO
be vacated by Mr.. Hurt.
Mr.. s. v. Wallace was in Yorkvilie
on Monday looking after business mat
ters and shaking hands with his nu-
merous friends.
5 Mr.. w. L. Wallace, who has peen
working at Camden during the past
eight months as a journeyman carpeh-
ter, has returned to York and will en-
gage in farming this year. His present
address is R. F. d. No. 1, Rock Hill,
s. C.
Mr.. W. B. Steele, Jr., son Of Mr.. w.
B. Steele, Of Yorkville, who has been
with the Southern railway at Rock Hill
for the past eight or ten years, has re-
Gently been given the position OF pas
senger agent and operator Of the Blue
Ridge railway at Anderson, and Will
leave for that place in a few days.
SThe following Woodmen Of the
World from this county are respesent-
ing their respective camps at the an
nuaI meeting Of the head comp Of Jur-
isdiction I, now in session at Pensacola
Fla: John E. Carroll, Yorkville; E.
Meek williams, Tirzah; VIM. Beam
guard, Clover; ]. K. Allison, Hickory
Grove; A. J. Evans, Rock Hill.
Mrs. ]. D. Belch and children, OF
Gaffney, has been spending few days
at the home Of her brother-in-law. Mr.
c. C. McMurray, on East Madison
street, near the Southern depot, where
she was quite sick for several days.
Mr.. Paul Steele, Of Lowrysville
whose critical illness at Clemson col
lege was mentioned recently, died las,
Sunday night, and his body was TAX
en- through Yorkville to Lowrysville or
Monday night. The deceased was
son Of Mr.. G.. J. Steele, Of Lowrysville
and he was aged about II years. His
death was due to pneumonia. Mrs. r
]. Withers and Mrs. L. A. Johnson, ol
Yorkville, accompanied the remains t.
lLowrysville, where the interment tool
place on yesterday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
LOCAL LACONICS.

Four Legged Chicken.
Mr.. D. C. Clark, rural delivery car
rier on route No. /, left four legged
chicken at this Office last Friday. It
was sent in by Mr.. E. g. Pursley. The
chicken was dead.
A Prolific Produce.
Special attention is called to the ad-
vertisement in another column Of vine
less or bunch potatoes. Mr.. Love has
been raising these potatoes for several
years and has demonstrated their SUI
perior producing qualities to his en-
tire satisfaction. He Is in a position
to spare for seed about 100 bushels.
The Board of Control. q
Capt. ]. r. Lindsay and Mr.. J. 8.
Drakeford having rendered their resig-
nations as members Of the county
board of dispensary control, the York
delegation in the general assembly has
recommended as their successors,
Messrs. James M. Starr, Of Yorkville,
and John A. Shurley, Of Old Point.
Communication Road Tax.
The number of people who paid the
communication road tax in York county
up to March 1, the last day on which
the tax could be received by the county
treasurer, was 665. The communication
taxpayers are divided among the town.
ships as follows. Bethel, 81; Bethesda,
80; Broad River, 1875; Bullock's Creek,
lis; Catawba, 80; Ebenezer, 3S; Fort
Mill, 26; Kings Mountain, SO; York, 81.
Moved to the County Home.
The chaingang which has for some
time past been working road that
connects the Armstrong Ford and Char
lotte roads, is being moved to the stock
ade on the county home farm. The i'm
mediate purpose Of the move Is to re-
pair a piece of road leading from the
Chester road to the Landsford road.
There is a bridge to build and some
to be done, the rock for
the purpose having already been haul
ed.
Mixture Of Names.
In the statement about the Negro
homicide in Bethel as printed In the
last issue Of THE ENQUIRER, there was
a confusion Of names. The name or
the Negro who was killed was Bob
Johnson and his slayer was Tom NC
Collum. 1t appears that there was
lively battle during a short time and
that many shots were fired. McCoi-
lum is now in jail and thinks that he
will be held blameless because johnson
was a good friend Of his and the KILL i.
ing was entirely unintentional.
at Blncksburg.
Gafrney Ledger. March 10: satur-
1ay evening in Blacksburgg, Rich Hale
and VIII Sarratt, both Negroes, be-
came involved in a difficulty about ten
cents, the result Of which was that Sar-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11

THE senate committee on foreign re-
lations resumed consideration OF the
Panama Canal treaty last Saturday;
but took no final action on it because of
the absence Of the Democratic men,
bers. Senators Morgan and Bacon
were the only Democratic memberspres-
ent. Senator Morgan had the floor for
the greater part of the time Saturday.
He has studied the treaty carefully and
finding it in unsatisfactory form, has
submitted large number OF proper
amendments. It is his purpose to fight
for these amendments to the last, and ne
while he will very likely get many Of
them adopted, there is very little pro-
liability that the treaty will ever be
amended exactly to his notion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
FLOODS IN THE WEST.
Higher Than 1t Has been
Since 1897.


The weather bureau at Washington
on Monday issued river bulletins as fol-
lows:
The heavy rains Of. Saturday and
Sunday have materially increased the
volume Of water in the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers and theE principal trl-
butaries.
Danger line stages prevail from Gin
cinnati to New Orleans.
The greatest height above the danger
line Is at Evansville. viz: 6.8 feet.
At Memphis the rise continues stead
lily at the rate Of one to two tenths of a
foot in "a hours, while at New Orleans
the stage this morning Is 1871, rise of
5 during the last "a hours, and within
IA foot of the highest water on record.
The Mississippi above Cairo Is rising
rapidly.
The Arkansas river is rising, while
the White, Black and Red rivers are
now at flood stage. Another disturb
ance now over the upper Missouri val
ley threatens to cause damage today
and Wednesday in the Ohio and lower
Mississippi river valleys.
IF this rain should fail In considerable
quantity 1t will still further intensity
flood conditions, and all preparations
should be made for. still higher stages.
The official river gauge at New Or
leans on Monday showed q stage OF
1871, rise of half a foot during "a
hours, and lacking only one foot under
the highest point reached by the great
flood of 1897.
The levee forces are quietly at work
strengthening the front in anticipation
of the flood promised by the weather
bureau within the next three weeks.
AS there has been a vast Improvement
in the levee system since 1897, when l9.6
feet Of water was successfully held, the
fact that a twenty-foot stage Is pre-
dicted gives no reason for grave appre-
hension here.
Heretofore the river has never reach
ed it's present stage without a break
somewhere in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi The absence Of crevasses to date
is taken as evidence of the marked Inn
provement in the levee system. Old
river men say that the current passing
here is ususually strong. If the levees
hold this will expedite the discharge OF
the flood and reduce materially the Pc
riod Of high water here. Planters have
large forces at work to protect the en-
bankments and reports received here
are generally of favorable character.
Bayou Laforche Is extremely high, the
water being near to tops Of the levees
in many places, but no crevasse has yet
occurred in that section.
The New Orleans levee board has en-
ployed a large force Of men who have
been put to work to fill sacks with earth.
These will be held in readiness to
strengthen weak points as they appear.
Several thousand sacks were shipped
down the coast Monday. The levees In
that quarter are considerably endan-
gered by the flood.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-11
The Unbusted Trust.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:

Editor YOrkV1lle enquirer.
Only one year ago, the state press,
daily and weekly, were hurting their
thunderbolts at the Virginia Carolina
Chemical company. Today that same
press is as silent as the grave In regard
to this great trust. Can you give the
explanation? CITIZEN.
Yorkville S. c., March 6, 1903.
AS THE ENQUIRER does not happen
to have been one of the papers that
hurled "thunderbolts" at the Virginia
Carolina Chemical company a year
ago, or at any other time, we would
suggest that our correspondent, in
selecting it to answer the above ques-
ton, has proceeded without mature
discrimination. However, since the
query is directed here. we will be
pleased to offer such suggestions as
occur to us.
If we remember Alright, the attack
on the Virginia. Carolina Chemical
company originated with the general
assembly. Just what was behind 1t we
do not know. At the time, there were
some suggestions that certain members
of the general assembly had been in
fluenced by rivals Of the Virginia. Car
olina Chemical company. At the insti-
cation of the general assembly, Attor-
ney General Bellinger instituted pro-
ceedings in the state courts to annul
the charter Of this company, and when
the company sought to protect its
rights in the United States courts, Mr..
Bellinger invoked the arbitrary aid Of
the general assembly. A bill was in
troduced in the senate to carry out Mr..
Bellinger's recommendation; but it was
killed 20 to 10. At the time there was
a very general belief on the part Of
people who are inclined to be more or
less skeptical about the professions of
the average politician, that the whole
thing was bluster-that certain politi-
clans, including Mr.. Bellinger, Sena-
tor Graydon and others, were only
playing to the galleries; but as to
what were the real facts in the case we
are unable to say. We do not hesitate
to say, however, that in our opinion the
general assembly would have acted un-
wisely and unjustly had it repealed the
company's charter.
Although we are not prepared to say
that such was not the case, we fail
to remember that any newspaper Of
Importance in this state has made any
especially strong fight against the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.
If. however, such a fight was made
and the paper has not already
given its reasons for subsequently
modifying it's views, such reasons
would probably be interesting. 1t
would be more interesting in our
opinion, however if we could get
an honest statement from certain
members of the general assembly
why they became so quiet after
raising so much dust. Perhaps our
correspondent can give some informa-
tion along this line as we'll as some
thing more specific about the alleged
attitude of the state press, daily and
weekly" If SO, we will be pleased to
give it space.