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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-24

$50 was offered. and this was gradually
raised TO 5000. Miss Schade learned of the
advertisement and was amazed to lind out
how valuable the jewels were.
With her father she went to the Hoyt resi-
dence in Park avenue. where the necklace
was identified. and roll of money handed
to the girl. She did not count it until after
wards. when she was surprised and disap-
pointed to find only 800.
Although the Hoyts refuse to discuss the
case it is said that they did not pay the
full reward because the advertisement was
not in the papers the day the necklace
was returned.
Miss Schade has already engaged counsel.
and he is satisfied that he will recover the
full amount of the reward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
WITHIN THE TOWN..

= The town council has had Main
street thoroughly swept Of leaves.
Owing to the crowded condition of
the hotel and boarding houses on ac-
count of court and the street fair ETC.,
quite a number of people have had diff
ficulty in securing accommodations.
Many are being entertained at private
homes.
There will be g. union Thanksgiv-
ing service in the Presbyterian church
Thursday morning at IL o'clock. Rev.
]. l.. Stokes will preach the sermon,
and the collection will be for the bene-
fit of the various orphanages as indi-
Gated by the contributions.
The ladies of the Associate Re
formed church are preparing to send
a box to the orphanage at Hickory
Grove tomorrow. Contributions sent
to the store of Mr.. w. M. Kennedy
during this afternoon or tomorrow
morning will reach the orphanage in
time for Thanksgiving.
- Miss Rose Lindsay has gotten into
her Photographic studio over the opera
house, and in a few days more will be
prepared to make photographs of all
kinds. She has been delayed much
longer than she expected on account
Of failure of building materials to ar
rive and because Of other drawbacks
that were beyond control.
The big hog recently referred to as
being owned by Mr.. Allen, an employe
of the Tavora Cotton mill, was slaugh-
tered last Friday. and after the hair
was scraDed off it weighed SIT pounds.
1t was sixteen months old. Mr.. j. j.
Wallace slaughtered one of his hogs
at the same time. 1t weighed 3S2
pounds. 1t was not quite twelve
months old. 1t is claimed that Mr.. AL
lens hog was heavier a few weeks ago
than at the time it was killed, it hav-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
THE BIG CATAWBA DAM.

The operations Of the Catawba Pow
er company over on the Catawba river
have been Of widespread interest since
their commencement, and the plant will
continue to fill a large place in the
public mind for a long time to come
It's tremendous industrial and econo-
mic effect on the country Immediately
surrounding will, Of course be its most
important features; but that will moi
be all. The back water from the dam
will make the largest lake to be found
in the upper part Of the state, and In
various ways this will prove source
Of unfailing interest and novelty to all
classes of people.
Just what the extent Of this lake
will be, even the engineers cannot tell
with certainty. They have made ex-
tensive and accurate surveys and have
pretty good general idea as to what
will follow the filling Of the dam; but
owing to the uncertain character OF
the soil along the banks in various
places, they cannot say what changes
may be brought about by freshets and
other phenomena, and will have to
leave some facts to be discovered by
the water itself.
The power company Is now the own
er Of several thousand acres along both
sides Of the bank, from the dam up to
Wright's ferry and beyond. This in
cludes not quite all Of the land that
fronts on the river, however, and other
negotiations are still in progress. The
purchases have been made mainly In
order to avoid damage suits, and as to
whether the company will have any
other use for the land will be devel-
opment of the future.
Speaking Of the matter. recently, one
Of the representatives of the company
told the reporter that such land as the
company may find it does not need will
probably be sold off, with the water
rights retained. 1t is not expected that
any of the lands will be really dam
aged on account of the dam, and the
probability is that much Of it will be
resold for as good prices as the compa-
ny has been compelled to pay. But as
to that the company is very we'll sat-
isfied to wait. 1t feels pretty certain
that the property can be so managed
as to yield fair income on the invest
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Sam L. Miller of Columbia, spent
Saturday in Yorkville.
Messrs. F. N. and w. L. Porter
spent Sunday with relatives in Ches-
ter.
Mr.. R. A. Burris of Charleston is in
Yorkville on a visit to relatives and
friends.
Miss Maggie Glenn has taken po-
sition with the Strauss Smith Co., as
saleslady.
Mr.. Don Lumpkin, soliciting. freight
agent of the c. & NV. was in York
vile Saturday.
Mr.. S. L. Latimer and family have
moved into the Withers house, corner
vacated by Mr.. H. A. c. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. C. Walker have
given up housekeeping and are board
ing with Mr.. Withers Adickes' family
Rev. J. c. Johnes will preach the
Union Thanksgiving sermon in the ST.
Johns Methodist church of Rock Hill
next Thursday.
Mr. D. w. Bell, formerly Of York
vile. is here on a visit to his mother
and other relatives. His headquar-
ters are in Savannah, Ga
Rev. Oliver Johnson, pastor Of Nee
ly's Creek church, has been selected
as the next baccalaureate preacher for
the college Of William and Mary, Vir-
ginia.
Congressman Finley and wife re-
turned from Washington last Saturday
morning. Congress is not doing any
thing much, and Mr.. Finley may re-
main here until the regular session
convenes: but as to that he will be
governed by circumstances.
Mr.. J. c. Root, sovereign COM
mander of the Woodmen of the World
and H. c. Broom, general counsel OF
the same order, both Of Omaha, Neb.
are at the Parish hotel. They are
here in connection with the suit Of S
W. Mitchell VS.. the Woodmen Of the
World.
Mr.. Henry Hardin of Shelby, N. c..
who had his skull cracked by the fall
ing of a hammer, while engaged in re-
pairing the wrecked trestle at Fish
ing creek during the early part Of Sep
tember, has not been getting along
very nicely and has been sent back
to the residence of DR.. w. G. White
| in Yorkville for further treatment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
CIRCUIT COURT.

The second week of the regular fall
term of the circuit court for York coun-
ty convened yesterday morning with
large attendance of jurors and Witness
es; but owing to the difficulty Of Sc
curing a jury in the long pending and
much discussed case of S. w. Mitchell
against the Woodmen Of the World, the
first on the calendar; but little was
accomplished during the day.
The following petit jurors drawn to
do service during the week, answered
to their names upon the call Of the
clerk: R. H. Brison, w. T. Parks, L.
B. Ashe, ]. NJ. Taylor, R. M. Carroll,
r. H. Nicely, ]. H. McMurray, w. G.
Reid, Jos. M. Plaxico, c. P. Black, j.
Starr Moore, w. A. Jackson, w. T.
Jackson. T. F. Dunlap, P. A. Jackson,
]. B. Woods, L. B. Jenkins, j.
Ed Harper, ]. M. Ferguson, G..
N. Caldwell, w. H. Herndon, ]. G.
Anderson, j. C. Whitesides, ]. L. Moss,
w. N. Thomasson, w. L. McCleave,
j. F. Youngblood, J. A. Shillinglaw, w.
e. Hammond, w. T. Fincher, L. B. Nc
Gill. 1. w. Johnson. This constituted
all of the venire as originally drawn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
LOCAL. LACONlCS.
Homicide In Fort Mill.

| Coroner Louthian went over to Fort
Mill last Saturday to hold an inquest
over the body Of one Buster" Mobley,
who had been shot and killed by an.
other Negro named Chas. Strait. The
difficulty took place on the plantation
OF Mr.. w. j. Stewart. Strait made his
escape and has not since been arrested.
Rates For the Carnival.
Col. r. w. Hunt, division passenger
agent of the Southern, on Monday sent
out the following instructions to agents
with reference to the sale Of round trip
tickets on account of the carnival:
From Blacksburg and return, $1.05;
Smyrna, 10 cents; Hickory Grove,
so cents; Sharon, 30 cents: Tirzah,
80 cents; Rock Hill so cents;
Tickets were put on sale Monday, and
may be had on until Thursday good to
return until and including Sunday.
People who desire the benefit Of these
rates must be sure to ask for 1t. 9th
erwise they will get only regular
straight fare tickets at the usual
rates.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
MERE-M ENTION.

Twenty-seven Italians were burned
to death in a shanty Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. at Johnstown, Pa, last
Friday night. The senate committee
having charge of the matter has act
ed favorably on the treaty ceding
the Isle of Pines to Cuba. .... The
Cuban reciprocity treaty has been ia
vorably reported to the senate. ......
The White Star liner Baltic, the larg-
est steamer in the world, was launched
at Belfast last Saturday. Her dis
placement is $4,000 tons. oil pro-
ducerS of Austria have organized a
trust and advanced the price SO per
cent. :. Many of the mines of Cripple
Creek. Col. have been tied up for weeks
on account of the seemingly intermina-
BILE strike A mine boss was killed by
dynamite few days ago and it is be-
lieved that strikers are responsible for
the outrage. :. About thirty coal min
erS were imprisoned in a shaft near
PittSburg. Pa. last Wednesday as the
result of Il fire damp explosion. .....
Sofia cables say that the Bulgarian in
SurScnts have disbanded on account of
the approach of winter. :. Republican
and Democratic leaders of the senate
have agreed that the Cuban recipro-
city bill shall be voted on December 16.
...... VIM. ]. Bryan is visiting in Lon
don. The State Baptist convention
of Georgia has adopted a resolution
advising that whisky drinkers be eX
cluded from the churches and declar-
ing that no church member has right
to vote for the legalized sale Of whisky
under any circumstances.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24

IN During the last few weeks, says
a Paris cable, not only the people OF
Paris but of all France have been very
much alarmed by violent electric dis
turbances in tine atmosphere which
are of a most unusual kind. 1t has
very often happened that telephones
and telegraph wires have refused to
act, and on two occasions Paris has
for hours been without any wire COM
nunication with the rest Of the world.
This unusual condition seems to be
spreading more and more, and is now
becoming so pronounced that not only
the telegraph and telephone service Is
suffering, but it has distinct 1nfiu-
ence upon the general health Of sensi-
tive persons. People in all localities
between this city and the Rivera, at
Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo and other
famous resorts, are complaining that
regular epidemic Of intense head
ache and muscular weakness Is
spreading in the most alarming man
ner. Hundreds of people have taken
to their beds unable to work or move
owing to excruciating neuralgia pains.
Scientists state that all this is due to
the sunspots, which this year are un-
usually large and have caused tremen-fi
dous disturbances in the atmosphere
of the sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

First National Bank-Prints a picture
of it's burglar proof safe to show
YOU how we'll it is prepared to pro-
tect funds deposited with 1t.
]. @. Wray-Again calls your atten-
ton to the special offerings he is
making for this week on boys and
mems clothing. His prices are at.
tractive. He is also making special
offerings in misses and childrens
REFERS and ladies' capes.
T. w. Speck-Invites everybody to
come and see his superb stock OF
goods for the holiday trade, In gold'
silver, glass, etc.
G. H. O'Leary-Has repairs for Iron
King, Elmo and Richmond stoves.
He has a few words to say about
furniture, etc.
S. D. Patrick, McConnellsville-Offerss
to pay customers who buy So and
Sc worth of goods mileage for COM
ing to his store. He wants to buy
your produce.
York Cotton Mill Store-Announces a
special auction sale for ladies for
Friday afternoon, and also an
nounces that the store will be c'osed
after this week.
First National Bank-Publishes a A.
nancial statement of it's condition at
the close of business November 18th.
Strauss Smith Co.-Says 1t the cock
Of the. walk when it comes to a
question of shoes for men, women
and children. They have a special
offering in children's and misses
shoes at so cents a pair.
J. Edgar Poag, Broker-Wants you to
tell him your wants so that he can
do business with you. He publishes
a number Of flattering testimonials,
and announces auction sales at the
York court house for salesday In
December.
Glenn & Allison-Say for you to
take no chances in buying a buggy.
They claim that the Babcock Is the
best buggy sold in the south.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Have a big line
of chewing tobaccos and are offer
ing bargains in same. Their line OF
cigars Is very large and complete.
Foushee Cash Store-Has a say about
underwear for boys, and says for
you to bring the boys to it to be fit
ted with underwear.
Riddle & Carroll-Are Offering eight
Of the celebrated Hoosier disc grain
drills at close prices on easy pay
ments and long time. They say the
Hoosier is the best drill.
c. P. Lowrance & Co.-Announce the
at lowest prices.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent
you to be guided by the light Of ex-
perience in buying life insurance.
Heath Elliott Mule Co.-Says that
merit has a rough road to travel
sometimes, but usually wins out,
They apply this to the sale Of Sum-
ners' buggies.
w. B. Moore G. Co.-Invite you to see
their furniture. carpets, mattings,
pictures, etc., and get their prices
before buying.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24

ing fallen off somewhat by reason OF
being moved in wagon from the York
to the Tavora mill.
The voting for the queen OF the
carnival is one of the features of, the
week. AS stated before the lady who
gets the largest number of votes Is TO
receive a $40 diamond ring and be
crowned queen. The ballot boxes are
located at T. w. Speck's, ]. @. Wray's
and the York Drug store. The voting
in the boxes continues until Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. After that the
contest will be transferred to the
carnival headquarters, before the tent
of Lunette, the flying lady. Here the
ballots will be counted and all the
contestants dropped but the three
highest. The voting for these Will be
continued for one hour, and the con-
test will come to a close promptly at
5 o'clock. The crowning of the queen
will take place Friday night at III
o'clock. The programme calls for
coronation speech by member OF the
local bar, red fire and other fire works
and a general jubilee Of fun.
Quite a serious cutting affray as
the result Of which Mr.. Avery Lowry
was dangerously slashed occurred on
the streets last night at about 1890
o'clock. The cutting was done by q
Negro named Grant Ross, who lives
four or five miles west Of Yorkville
From such facts as the reporter has
been able to gather, the Negro, who
had been more or less quarrelsome al
day, bumped up against Mr.. Lowry as
he was passing along the street and
cursed him. Mr.. Lowry sought to pun
ish the Negro and Mr.. w. H. Nc
Corkle, Jr., came to his assistance
The two together knocked the fello"
down and beat him with their fists
When they thought they had beater
him enough they let him up. He arose
with a razor in his hand and slashec
right and left at both young men. The
side of Mr.. Lowry's face was laid oper
from the edge Of the hair down to the
chin, the keen blade passing entirely
through the cheek, and missing the
jugular vein only on account Of hav.
ing been detected by striking the jaw
bone. Mr.. McCorkle's coat and ha
were cut through, but he was not hurt
The Negro made his escape and al
the latest account had not been ar
rested. Both of the young mer
have the reputation Of conducting
themselves at all times as become:
self-respecting gentlemen, and theil
friends are quite certain that the diff
fculty would not have occurred except
for the unnecessary and intolerablt
impudence of the Negro.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
THE CARNIVAL.

The Columbus Street Fair and Car
nival company arrived in Yorkville
yesterday at noon. On account of
some kind Of a miscalculation as to
schedules it failed to arrive until
about thirty-six hours after the ap-
pointed time. and not only lost day,
but disappointed nearly a thousand
people who flocked in yesterday morn-
ing, as on the occasion Of a circus.
But everything is in full blast now.
Immediately after their arrival the
show people began to take possession
of the streets at the intersection OF
South Congress and. Jefferson: They
worked all the afternoon, much of last
night and the greater part Of this
morning. Now that part Of the town
is pretty we'll blocked up with tents
booths and stands containing the va
rious attractions, and when this was
being written it was expected that ev-
erything would be in full blast be-
fore today's issue of the paper could
get on the streets.
Among the leading attractions are
Lunette, the Flying Lady; Fairyland
the Old Plantation. the Aztec Girls
the Snake Den where a british kind
Of a creature "eats 'em alive" Ferris
Wheel, Merry -Go-Round," Madam
Elrado, the Palmist; and Madam
Mumblo, the Gipsy fortune teller.
The general programme calls for
the beginning Of the performances
each afternoon at 1 o'clock and con-
tinuing on through until IL o'clock in
the evening. Each Of the various at
fractions calls for separate admission
fees, and the programme is so ar
ranged as to keep visitors entertained
as long as they care to stay among the
various attractions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
PORK AND TURNlPS.

It Is because most Of the people out
there came from the farms and under
stand the business, probably; but
whatever the reason, it Is fact that
the inhabitants Of the York Cotton
mill settlement are we'll provided
with pork and turnips. In some parts
of their village, there Is a turnip patch
at every other house, and the total
number Of hogs to be found ION the
hill" would not be expressed with less
than three figures. The turnips are fine
and some Of the hogs are "whoppers."
It was Mr.. J. R. Conner, who called
the attention Of the reporter to this
subject, and this Is about the way he
did it: You have had something to
say about the big pigs Of Mr.. Wallace
and Mr.. Allen, down at the Tavora
mill. That Is all right; We know they
were good pigs because they were
raised right out there among us on
the York Cotton mill hill; but let me
tell you, they are not the only folks
who have pigs, by a long shot, and II
you will just come out our way we
will show you that we still have some
pigs left" The reporter accepted the
invitation, and 1t developed that Mr..
Conner was very we'll prepared to back
up his promise.
Messrs. r. ]. Blackmon and j. M.
Robinson, served as guides for the tour
Of inspection that followed the arrival
Of the reporter, and the expedition, in
creasing In size as it went, took in a
large part of "the hill," payi..s especial
attention to the hogs that were enti-
tied to distinction on account Of size;
but not altogether neglecting the nu-
merous shoats that have recently been
put up to make pork for another year.
There was no effort to count all the
pigs and hogs to be seen on the
round; but at a rough guess it Is safe
to say that the number was hardly less
than one hundred and there Is no rea-
son to think that this is half as many
as could have been seen had the in
spection been made more thorough.
It was In the pens Of Mr.. ]. r.
Conner that the reporter came across
the first big hog. Mr.. Conner has two
fine specimens, either Of which would
make a good showing by itself; but
one is so much larger than the other by
comparison as to monopollze interest
This pig as near as the owner could
get at it, is about fourteen months old
and Messrs. Robinson and Blackmon
estimated its gross weight at about 45O
pounds. The breed Is Berckshire and
Corbett. The other pig looks like 1t
ought to weigh gross about 375 pounds.
The next fine specimen was found
at Mr. T. A. McGees. 1t is Berckshire
and Jersey of locally famed D. j.
Forbes stock Mr.. MCGEE said that the
hog is only about twelve months old.
1t is not nearly so fat as either of MI
Comer's hogs; but looks as If 1t would
weigh about 400 pounds gross. Mr..
MCGEE said he could put a lot more
fat on it, and 1t is quite probable that
if he should see proper to keep 1t an
other year, he could make it weigh six
or seven hundred pounds.
Mr.. J. M. Robinson has hog that he
is running against Mr.. Corners largest.
1t is only twelve months old. and the
estimates as to its gross weight vary
from 425 to Ats. Mr. C. C. Morrow in a
house adjoining has a young pig that
will weigh perhaps PTS pounds and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
Tuesday, November "a, 1903:

with the exception Of w. P. Hamilton.
S. G. Saville, D. F. Philips and R. T.
Williamson who had been reported by
the sheriff as mot found"
The following were excused by the
court: L. B. McGill, ]. +. Youngblood
and w. G. Reid.
There having already been two mis-
trials in the Mitchell case, the first on
the calendar, it followed as a matter
of course, that it would be more diff
cult than ever to secure jury for the
third attempt, and so 1t proved. Ex-
animation Of the remaining jurors on
their voir dire reduced the panel down
to only seventeen qualified members,
and els under the law the plaintiff and
defendants have the right to jury
composed the twelve men left after
each has stricken four names from a
list Of twenty, it was necessary to or
der the drawing Of an extra venire OF
fifteen names from the seven mile
box. This drawing resulted as follows:
]. w. Sherrer, S. w. Inman, c. P.
Lowrance, NJ. B. Love, w. B. Alexan-
der, r. R. Love, w. c. Mcclure, H. F.
Stephenson, J. @. Wray, w. ]. Love,
R. L. Sherrer, Geo. r. Wallace, H. E.
johnson, ]. ]. Gaulden, ]. w. Parrott.
After the special venire had been
purged Of the legally disqualified ju-
rors, the striking Of Objectionable
names from the list of twenty pro-
ceeded with the result that the jury
was composed as follows:
]. Starr Moore, w. N. Thomasson,
G. M. Caldwell, J. Ed Harper, ]. B.
Wood, R. Fl. Nicely, w. T. Parks, w.
A. Jackson, ]. A. Shillinglaw, w. T.
Fincher, ]. w. Sherrer H. E. john
son.
Upon being advised that the case
then pending would probably con-
tlnue at least until Wednesday after
noon, Judge Townsend announced
that there would be no court on
Thanksgiving and excused all the dis
engaged jurors until Friday morning
| Se1>oS ~
Mitchell VS.. the Woodmen Of the
World the public Is already pretty
familiar. The case was commenced at
the April term 1902, and resulted In
nistrial. There was another effort to
get a verdict at the November term
following, and the result was the same
At the April term Of this year the
case was passed over and 1t Is now
up for the third time. Mitchell Is
suing the Woodmen Of the World fol
$4,000 damages on account of per-
sonal injuries alleged to have been
sustained on occasion of his initia-
tion into the order on the night OF
March 22, 1901, and the Woodmer
deny that the alleged injuries were
inflicted by them; but claim that II
they have been suffered at all they
are the result Of causes that happenei
previous to his initiation.
The plaintiff is represented as here.
tofore by G. w. S. Hart, Esq. assisted
by Mai. James F. Hart and the defense
is being conducted by Hon. J. s
Brice, assisted by Hon. D. E. Finley.
The case was opened up yesterday
afternoon in about the same manner as
previously, with the testimony Of Mr.
B. F. Scoggins and the plaintiff. 1t was
resumed this morning and will con.
tinue through today certainly and pro-
baby tomorrow.