Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-20

Ito carry the flag and Will: carry 1t
wherever you: order; but you cannot
take it," General Lee passed on to an
other regiment and upon demanding
the colors they were delivered to him.
Several years ago while General Lee
was visiting this place Mr.. Truitt call
ed on him and the incident just rela-
ted being mentioned General Lee ask
ed him: Were you the man who gave
me the flag or the one who did not?"
The answer being in the negative
General Lee replied: would to God
there had been 10000 more there just
like you and different story would
have been told Of those fearful bat
ties"
Wreckers Along the River.
Rescuing property belonging to the
wrecked mills 4: on the Pacolet river
continues and will for several days to
come, says correspondent of the Co.
lurnbia State, writing from Jonesville.
While the loss was great to the mills
it has put money in the pockets Of a
good many people who went into the
wrecks along the river and got out
cotton and cloth for the mills. have
heard of several men who made any
where from $50 to 500 last week on
the river. The work was rough and
hard, but good pay secured an abund-
ance of labor. All sorts Of wild tales
are told about what Is to be seen along
the river banks, dead. horses, cows,
fish and human corpses are some OF
the things that are reported to be seen
in the wrecks. Some people that had
appropriated cloth from the river have
been uneasy for fear Of getting into
trouble and have been hauling. 1t to
Jonesville and turning it over to the
mills, but no doubt there Is much more
still hidden away in the country. A
search warrant would pick up many
a bolt of the factory cloth and perhaps
many other things.
The spartanburs Relief Fund.
Spartanburg Journal, June II: The
general relief committee appointed to
look after the distribution of funds for
the flood sufferers now has on hand
about $4,000 In money which is un-
disposed of. The committee some days
ago recognized the fact that they
would not need all Of the money that
was coming in so rapidly, and accord
ingly statements were issued and pub
lished to that effect, but the generosi-
ty of the people continued unabated.
The committee after expending all that
was necessary to relieve flood condi-
tions found that only $500 was re-
quired. The remainder, $18,500 Is still
In the hands of the relief committee.
In view Of the fact that the commit
tees work Is now completed and all
actual wants Of the sufferers. having
been supplied circular has been is
sued at Clifton as follows: Saturday,
June 20, is the last day on which sup
plies will be distributed. The relief
committee, having given ample time
for those who were thrown out of en-
ployment by the recent disaster to the
Clifton mills to find work, wishes to
notify the people that, on and after
Saturday, June 20, no further supplies
will be distributed. The Clifton COM
pany offers work and house rent free.
while the mills are stopped, to those
who wish to stay where they are. So
that no one need feel that he must 60
away in order to get Work. But after
next Saturday, those who remain at
Clifton, will be expected to provide
for themselves. r. H. F. Chapman,
E. S. Tennent, J. R. Balm, H. R. Black,
w. E. Burnett, A. l.. White, H. B. Car
Isle, w. R. Dillingham;, J. H. Sloan,
F. B. McEowen, J. A. Law, Central
Relief Committee, Spartanburg, s. c."
It has not yet been determined what
shall be done with the large surplus.