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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-04

REFERRING to the affidavits submit
ted on the motion Of ]. H. Tillman for
a change of venure,. the Abbeville
Press and Banner says, And singularly
enough 1t appears to us that former
straightout Democrats and Tillmanites
were aligned in this case, very much
as they were politically years ago."
That may be true; but we would re-
gret very much to think it is. We
freely admit that there were as many
fair-minded men among the former
Tfllmanites as there were among the
so called straightouts, and we have to
say also that there were as many fair
minded men among the former
straightouts as there were among the
former Tillmanites. At least, the pro-
rata or fairness would have run as
large In the one party as in the 9TH
er. But the idea that men should al
low their political inclination to influ-
ence them in a case Of murder is
something we cannot endorse. The
thing Is too astounding for belief. AT
the same time We are free to admit
that In our opinion Tillman could not
have gotten an impartial trial in Co.
lumbia. We do not mean to say that
twelve impartial jurymen are not to be
found In the city; but that it is proba-
BILE that they would not have been
found. Under the jury law as 1t now
stands large per cent Of Columbias s
citizenship is not eligible for jury duty
and large per cent of that portion of
1t which is eligible is as likely to be
Influenced in it's judgment by personal
feeling and desire as by the law and
the evidence. While we think this, we
also think that there is just as little
probability that there will be an i'm
partial trial in Lexington. Compare
lively few measure up to the full re-
sponsibility of a turyman in cases of
such unusual Importance as this, and
although there is not enough legiti-
mate doubt involved, to warrant the
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Lynehing Near Piedmont.


Anderson special Of July 1 to Green
vile News: Reuben Elrod, respect
ed old Negro who lives near Piedmont,
was shot and killed in his own home
about 10 o'clock last night, and three
Negro women who are occupants Of the
same house were given a severe whip
ping. Details Of the affair are meagre.
Magistrate Bowen held an inquest over
the body Of the dead Negro today.
The verdict Of the jury was that he
came to his death at the hand of par
ties unknown. The women, who testi-
fled at the inquest, said tnat about 10
o'clock last night a crowd Of about so
white men come to the house, and, af-
ter shooting and killing Elrod, give
them a severe beating and warned
them to leave the country. The wo-
men said they did not recognize any of
their assaiiants, but that they did not
live In that community. This Is all
that Is definitely known. The general
supposition Is that the women were
Objectionable to the people Of the COM
munfty and that a posse Of citizens
went to the house to chastise them and
drive them away and that Elrod resist
ed and was killed. The affair is strong
ly condemned by the people in and
around Piedmont and a thorough in
.vestigation will be made.
The Militia: Encampment
Columbia special Of Wednesday to
the News and Courier: Columbia,
Greenville and Anderson have been Sc
lected as the places for the militia en-
campment this summer, The field Of
hcers met at noon and were in session
until o'clock, with an interval for
dinner. The question of railroad rates
and other expenses was thoroughly
gone into and the United States ap-
preparation will be none too much.
Representatives of Charleston, Colum-
bia, Greenville, Anderson and Rock
Hill were on hand to urge their res
pective claims, nearly all Of them ask
ing for the whole business. The en-
campment was divided, however, it
being decided that Col. Boyd's regi-
ment, the First, will come to Colum-
bia on July 20 to remain through the
9th of July. This regiment is COM
posed Of up-country companies. The
Second regiment, Col Herbert, Orange
burg, will go to Greenville, on July q,
remaining through to August 1. Col.
Schachte's regiment, Charleston, will
go to Anderson, August 8, remaining
through until the 8th. The Isle of
Palms was a favorite place with the
officers, but Gen. Frost says that the
objection urged to it was that the tide
would be too high at the time of the
daily evening parade and that would
interfere with 1t. Besides this. the
cost of transporting an up-country
regiment there would be too great.
The railroad transportation under the
present scheme will cost $4,000, and q
resolution was adopted that hereafter
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The Turkpit1e Gnq,tirer.
YORKVILLE, s. O.,
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903.

The killing of the Negro down In
Orangeburg county is. very good IL
lustration Of the danger Of lynch law.
The Negro had committed crime for
which he probably deserved death, and
as be was in custody he was in fair
way to get his deserts in legal and
regular manner. The action of the
mob under the circumstances does not
suggest outraged virtue; but Is indi-
cative only Of spirit of lawlessness
that ought to be checked. Governor
Hayward. Of course, cannot secure the
conviction Of the lynchers. The best
that he can do Is to have some Of them
arrested on the charge Of murder and
pending trial; but 1t is sin
cerely hoped that he will not rest short
of this little inconvenience. The spirit
of lawlessness that Is now abroad In
South Carolina needs to be curbed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-04

The Charlotte Chronicle of last
Thursday contains an editorial roast
Of Squire Bales, the marriage artist
Of Fort Mill township. The Chronicle
takes for its text the growing fire.
quency of divorce cases in North Car
olina and lays the blame in part on
officials of the Bales stripe. Then it
goes on to pay 1t respects to Squire
Bailes especially as follows:
Forty yards across the South Caro-
lima line in Fort Mill township, York
County. S. c., lives Squire w. O..
Bales. His plantation Is largely in
Mecklenburg county, and his postoffice
IL at Pineville, N. c. Being conven-
iently situated to accommodate runa-
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a central point be selected for the regi-
ments to camp at In succession. This
will minimize the cost Of transporting
regiments across the State. It was
decided that no company should have
more than sixty men In the encamp-
ment. They will receive subsistence
for full seven days, but no pay for the
two days consumed in going to and
coming from the camp, thus giving
them five days Of actual pay. This
was done in order to come within the
appropriation. It has not been decided
what Is to be done with the cavalry,
as arrangements will have to be made
for transportation and feed Of horses.
The opinion was expressed that this
branch would go to Pawley's Island,
and the colored troops to Beaufort.
Lynehins at Norway.
There was lynching In Norway,
Orangeburg county last Tuesday
night, and Charles Evans, Negro, who
was charged with attempting to assas-
sinate Mr., Phillips and daughter on
Sunday night, was hanged and his
body riddled with bullets. He and
three other Negroes had been arrested
and placed in the town guard house
and a guard stationed around 1t. The
men were overpowered by mob, said
to have been composed Of unknown
parties" and the three were taken into
the woods near the town. Pink Hart
we'll, u. S. Johnson and John Fielder
who had been arrested with Evans,
were released, it being shown that they
had nothing to do with the crime.
Evans was strung up and afterward
shot, Mr.. Phillips was shot while sit
ting down to supper, but he was not
dead Tuesday morning. Shots from
the gun entered his shoulder and his
lung, and one penetrated his brain, and
1t is said that there Is absolutely no
hope. for him. His daughter also re-
ceived a wound in the head, but 1t was
not fatal. Evans was most desper-
ate Negro and the people were more
infuriated than they would otherwise
have been on account Of his previous
desperate criminal acts. Governor
Hayward very promptly wired Sheriff
Dukes and Coroner, Rickenbacker,. OF
Orangeburg county, to take all steps
to get at the identity Of the lynchers
and bring them to prosecution. He al
so wired the sheriff and the magistrate
at Norway to take all precautions to
protect the lives Of any other Negroes
under arrest and to send them under
armed guard to Orangeburg Jail.
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Saturday, July 4, 1903.

way couples who do not wish to pay
fare to distant points in South Caro-
lima when seeking that no license state
to escape the inexorable marriage IL
cense required in North Carolina with
the inquisitiveness as to age, consent
of parents and other embarrassing
questions for young couples, Squire
Bales organized a Gretna Green estab-
lishment on his farm, and advertised
himself in circulars and In the papers
as marriage artist who would fas-
ten the Gordian knot, 50 easily tied
and so hardly united in South Caroli-
ma, at especially low rates.
HE lives in the mill section of the
Carolinas and the mill boys and girls
seem to have the idea that the glamour
Of romance Is thrown around their
marriage II they but run away to
South Carolina to have the ceremony
performed. Squire Bales caught all
these. He got reputation for being
a freak, and 1t became a fad with
couples Of lower social strata to be
married at his place and after his
fashion. He half amused the public
for a while, and they tolerated him
for this reason. The correspondent of
in this section, heard of him, and hir-
ing team, took a Sabbath days jour-
ney to Pineville to visit the squire,
giving him two-column write-up.
esquire Bales waxed bold and reck-
less. After exploiting the runaway
marriage, he made speciality Of the
secret marriage. The secret marriage
Is a menace to society. AS result of
one Of these suit Is pending In the
courts now, brought by a woman who
says that she was thus married by
D4lI L1. 4n
husbands decease she asked for her
alleged dover in his estate. AS to the
merits Of this suit the Chronicle knows
nothing at ALL 1t merely mentions the
fact to show the danger Of the secret
marriage. The only record Of such
marriages is an unwitnessed certificate
issued by the squire and reading to
this effect:
"'Mr. John Smith and Miss Mary
Jane Jones, both Of Salisbury, N. c..
were married in York county, 8. c., on
the 10th day Of June, 1901, by w. o.
Bales, justice Of the peace and notary
public
1.-THE people Of Fort Mill have COM
plained Of Squire Bales as a man
who endangers the peace and happi-
ness Of the community, and have even
appealed to the governor. His secret
marriages, his marriages Of mere chill
dren, his marriages of some who have
no scriptural nor legal right to marry
they. say, demand his suppression. A
man like this who is mere promoter
Of marrying Is undesirable and dan:
gerous. Two counties, two states, in:
deed, are concerned in this matter
| There has been so much of the ele.
ment Of humor Is this business that Il
veneered and obscured for time the
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business as this that promotes d.
vorce. Loosely formed marital ties will
be lightly thrown off. We do not know
whether or not any of the Mecklen-
burg divorce cases are the result OF
this Gretna Green on the border, but
all the same Squire Bales must be
Suppressed"
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slightest hesitation over the question
Of guilt or innocence, the best we hope
for is a series Of mistrials. However,
we still hope for a verdict, and we
hope that verdict will be based, not on
politics or prejudice; but upon pure
Anglo Saxon Justice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-04
DIsPENsARY SCHOOL FUND.

The fund Of $2,392.82, recently appor-
toned to this county from dispensary
profits, has been apportioned by Su-
Ierintendent Of Education Carroll
among the various school districts as
follows:
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ROAST FOR SQUIRE BALES.

Total ..................s2,Ss2 80
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

red pongee and red mohair gowns that
are made up for afternoon wear is as
tonishing. Red chiffon gowns. hitherto
considered only appropriate for house or
evening wear, are also fashionable for
the afternoon. They are very smart AMI
are smartest when unrelieved by any
trimming of white or black, and even
the hat to wear with them must needs
be Of the same color, Red hats also,
that for a time were too popular 70 be
fashionable. are being worn ~ -
smartest OF women. and with white,
black or even gowns of other colors.
After all. red is becoming TO the ma
jority of women. which is probably one
reason why the fashion has come back
again, and back again also are the green
hat and the green parasol. White hats.
trimmed with green. white gowns worn
with green hats and parasols and all
green hats are quite as much in demand
as they were last year. and. II anything.
the shade OF green appears to be more
vivid. But then. In truth, this season
II would seem 10 be more a matter of
what IS becoming and effective rather
than the following blindly of any dictate
CT fashion.
Yelling. combined with chiffon. is one
Of the popular fashions OF the season,
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

and a most charming combination It IS,
for while yelling IS a soft, more or less
pliabIe material chiffon is much softer
and more becoming. For sleeves. fronts
and pleatings the chiffon adds wonder
fully to the yelling. which it must needs
match exactly in color.
An exquisite shade Of mauve, an odd
green and a brown are especially good
in the combination OF these new fabrics.
all in light shades. for the darker eoIors
are not thought suitable for afternoon
wear. unless for a days trip TO town.
In palest gray are most exquisite ef-
fects. The sleeves slashed 70 show fun
under-sleeves OF the chiffon and the
shirt. with two or three pleated founces,
half OF yelling, half Of chiffon. look most
beautiful. soft and graceful; far more
so than IL only the yelling had been used.
Chiffon waists. with yelling cloths or
silk shirts. are always fashionable. II
the costume is on the coat and skirt
order. and then it must match exactly
the material IN color. Even with light
colOrs this rule is followed, and the pale
blue chiffon or pale gray is even smarter.
though not so cool as the shirt waists
OF batiste and lace.
Tafeta silk gowns. but not black ones,
are immensely fashionable in afternoon
wear. and oddly enough the fad is to
make them up without Innings, and TO
have unlined lace yokes and sleeves. But
this style is never worn without a wrap,
for It is not considered smart to wear
transparent gowns in the street, and
consequently a multitude OF dainty light
wraps and ruffs are to be seen, made OF
chiffon or tulle. of absolutely no warmth.
and yet charming as a finish to any
gown
The Washington times., 1903-06-28
Girl Qlbo Qsbes JBe QQe Dresses

coat is made collarless-that is, it has
merely a fat collar Of the very new
wood fiber lace in ecru. II is made with
merely slight blouse and a box-plsited.
very long basque coat in ripple style.
well fitted over the hips. The upper
part Of the coat is also laid in fat box
plaits. and the entire garment is trim
med down the front with big brown vel
vet buttons. Joined with white silk cords.
The sleeve is just moderately full. At
the shoulder IL has sloping, quaint ef-
feet. and at the wrist there is a cuff
of brown velvet, over which is another
cuff of the ecru wood fiber lace. The
gored skirt is plainly trimmed, merely
with straps Of the self material. and a
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

velveteen binding finishes the foot. The
summer girl who wears a costume Of
this sort cannot help but be regarded as
a very fashionably gowned young person.
She must have. OF course. a variety OF
hats to suit the occasion and to suit the
though they are varied In style the
majority Of them must project far out
in front. The newest hats are short at
the back. fitting the head well. and they
show decided scoop in front. For ev-
cry day wear. hats OF two colored straws
are particularly smart In style. and in
black and white they are much favored.
Many times they are trimmed with moth
ing but a broad band and bow of black
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

shirtwaist suit needs just bit OF trim
ming decorate the straps OF the skirt
with pearl buttons. Big ones may De
used on the shirt waist and a group OF
little ones on each tab which straps the
seams OF the skirt.
Tiny silk-covered buttons may be used
TO good advantage. outlining the hip
yoke of the skirt or defining the deep
cuff of a fashionable sleeve. Il is
buttons-buttons everywhere-whenever
there is a possible excuse for them.
Then, remember that sun plating is
all the vogue. Have a sun-plaited skirt
If you possibly can. letting the plaits
either fall from the waistline or from
a carefully fitted yoke. There is moth
ing more graceful than this style Of
skirt when correctly made, but let the
amateur dressmaker beware of it: it is
snare and deIusion and generally a
hopeless failure with her.
II you can afford more than one sum
mer wrap. then have a long sun-plaited
garment entirely covering the gown. It Is
the very newest thing to wear to the
races, and for many other occasions.
too. A distinctively chic wool-tex wrap
is sun plated from the neck TO tho
hem OF the very full skirt II is made
OF a very nne quality OF champa gne
color mohair Sicilienne, with black
taffeta scarfs. giving a touch of char
acter to the wrap. The waist portion
shows a slight blouse all the way
around and is confined at the waistline
with broad stitched silk girdle, made
over a featherbone founda alton. The
girdle is the same shade as the SicfIi-
enne. Over the shoulders falls an ux-
quisite collar Of ecru convent lace. fn-
ished with deep border OF ecru silk
knotted fringe. At the neck and also Al
the waistline in front are scarfs of black
taffeta. knotted. and having long ends.
finished with black silk tassels
This wrap has a decidedly quaint
style, which is one of the new features
of the summer modes.
The shirred sleeve and the skirt. with
some sort Of a novel yoke, are important
features In the newest summer gowns
decidedly new shaped yoke is the one
that not only covers the hips but reaches
down in points almost TO the knees in
front. yoke OF this style Is generally
hand embroidered and the silk embroid-
cry is then introduced on the gown In
the collar. yoke, and cuffs. The latest
yoke is in the shape OF a shield and may
be hand embroidered OF made OF ribbon
and fagoting.
The shirred sleeve Is one of fashions
newest models. The shirrlng is arranged
in groups, the sleeve closely following
the contour OF the arm above the elbow.
but falling extremely full below 1t.
Generally the fullness is confined at the
wrist IN band cu6.
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

velvet ribbon encircling the wide crown
and also appearing in loops next the
hair under the brim. Hats of stitched
silk and stitched canvas are worn for
yachting. racing wear. and the new sail
or shows a very wide brim this year,
making It much more becoming than It
has been in the past. and particularly to
this years summer girl. who invariably
wears a broad shoulder cape OF one sort
or the other.
Buttons. as a trimming, the summer
girl must seriously consider. They are
regarded this year as a fashionable ac-
cessory to the toilet. II your auto
mobile coat has wide revers fasten them
back with huge buttons; If your linen
The Washington times., 1903-06-28
Proper Sort of HUSBAND to Quarry

tory and whether his habits are good
and his tastes congeniaI is during court
ship days.
Each girl should scrutinize her pros
pective husbands character as carefully
as she would new hat or gown. and
then she should be able to decide fair
ly easily as to whether he is the right
man for her to marry. But a word Of
warning, Do not be too exactfng. The
perfect man has never yet been born,
and you are bound to discover a guam
uty OF small faults, and possibly a
number Of large ones.
Weigh them carefully against his vir-
tues. and see which way the balance
goes should you discover 6eep-rootei
bad habits in your lover, 90 not be
deceived into the belief that he viii
forego them after marriage, when he
has you 10 look after You can rarely
reform a man after marriage, and con-
seQuently. il ne will not give up such
habits beforehand. do not marry him,
for he is not the proper sort OF hus-
band FOR you
II. however, after analyzing a mans
character. you find there horCrableness,
good conduct and last, but not least,
true love. then you may be quite sure
that you have found ~Mr. Right" Take
strict notice Of your lovers conduct at
all times: his attitude toward his moth
er and sisters. and his life among his
own chums. These viii form a good
criterion Of his character.
Do not desert your lover at once,
however. should you discover great
faults. but give him an opportunity OF
overcoming them.
\ lover who endeavors 20 DO what is
right in the eyes OF his sweetheart, fur
nishes a striking proof Of his love and
regard for her, and any girl would Ds
safe in marrying such i man.
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

Y 7 UNDOUBTEDLY the most difficult
and momentous problem in a
young woman's life eonfronts
her when she Is called upon 10 decide
In the choice Of a husband. It has been
very truthfully said that a woman never
really knows man until after she has
married him. and that the majority of
unhappy marriages are due to this fact
But. II woman cannot gain a minute
knowledge OF a man before marriage, she
can, by close study Of his character.
form very accurate idea OF his capabil-
tiles OF making a good husband. \ girl
who wishes to ind Mr.. Right" must not
allow love to blind her eyes. other
wise. like hundreds OF other girls. she
will marry a man with whose character
and habits she is not fully acquainted.
and which, when discovered. viii cause
her to think that she made mistake in
marrying for love.
Whole hearted affection is. in the ma
jority Of cases, absolutely essential to
married happiness. but it must be com
bined beforehand with practical common
sense, which will enable girl to gain
a clear insight into the character Of the
man she proposes to marry. Girls now
adays are very apt to think that hand
some, attractive. and fascinating lover
must necessarily make good husband,
while, as a matter of fact, it frequently
happens that he is totally unfit for the
responsibilities Of married life.
Before a woman promises to be the
wife OF a man. II is a duty which she
owes 20 herself to learn everything
about him. II is not inquisitive or mean,
as many girls seem to imagine, TO In
quire into his private life and affairs.
The time to find out II you- fancy for
mans looks is indorsed by his life's hts
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

ingly becoming and very cool looking.
At the races. at polo matches and at
tennis tournaments this style OF cos
tune is seen by the dozen, and not only
among the spectators, but, strangely
enough, among the women who play.
for IL is now considered rather .mart
to wear most expensive gowns 20 play
tennis or golf. and even when the skirts
are elaborate. and the very expensive
waists with real lace and embroider