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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10
ABOUT PEOPLE.

C. w. F. Spencer, Esq, of Rock Hill,
Is in Yorkville.
Mrs. w. D. Glenn Is attending COM
mencement at Due West.
Miss jamie Robinson spent Saturday
with friends in Gastonia-
Miss Nellie Schorb Is at home from
Erskine college, Due West.
Mr.. Harry G.. Smith, Of Charlotte,
spent Sunday in Yorkville.
Miss Bessie Howe, Of Hickory Grove,
Is. visiting Miss Marion Logan.
Mr.. J. M. Heath came over from
Lancaster Monday on business.
Mr.. r. ]. Herndon returned to his
home in Yorkville last Saturday.
Miss Ella Nicely visited relatives and
friends in Rock Hill last week.
Miss Hazel Grist spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in Rock Hill.
Mr.. Robert Adams spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Gastonia.
Miss Matte Thomas, Of Charleston,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. B. Will
liams.
Misses Ethel and Ellie Hudson, of
Wardlaw. N. c., are the guests Of Mrs.
W.. G. White.
Mr.. E. o. Wilkins and family arriv-
ed from Gaffney yesterday to take up
their residence in Yorkville.
Mr.. R. A. Dobson left Monday for
Jefferson, Edgefeld county, to super
tend the summer school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Mackorell, of
Lancaster, were up this week on a Wis
it to Mr.. ]. c. Elliott's family.
Miss Talulah Neville Is at home for
the summer from the Presbyterian
College for Women at Columbia.
Mrs. Sarah c. Ashe arrived in York.
vile on Monday after a visit of several
weeks to relatives in Mississippi.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Finley left for
Due West Monday; but had to return
yesterday on account Of broken tres
ties.
Mr.. r. C. Allen, of Gaffney, came
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Catawba river was considerably
swollen during Saturday and Sunday;
but not dangerously high.
South Cardinals share Of the recent
Federal allotment Of $2,0O0,0O0 for mil
itia purposes is $19,117.64.
Capt. II. D. Wheat the leading mill
man of Gaffney, says that Pacolet stock
Is still worth par and Clifton Is worth
not less than rs cents on the dollar.
Fortunately for the country and for
the distressed cotton mill operatives Of
the Pacolet valley, the probability Is
that there will not be any permanent
lack Of employment for them. Many Of
the cotton mills throughout this Sec
tion are short handed. and to repair
the terrible damage wrought by the
flood will require much well paid labor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10
FOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. @. Wray-Invites you to see his line
of straw and cloth hats for summer
wear If you have not already sup
piled your wants.
Foushee Cash Store-Announces the
cutting of the throat Of Mr.. Price
from ear to ear, and also make a
remark or two about its 5 and 10
cents counters.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent-Tells
you to look before you leap In the
matter of buying life insurance and
puts forth the merits Of the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Co. Of New
ark, N. J.
w. B. Moore, Captain-Publishes gen.
eral order to the Jasper 1t. Infantry,
giving notice Of drill on Friday night
next, and annual sermon by the
chaplain on Sunday morning.
J.. Frank Ashe, County Trustee-Stock-
holder-Gives information to sub
Alliances claiming to have lost or
misplaced certificates Of stock in the
Farmers Alliance exchange.
w. B. Moore & Co.-Have 12-foot
binder whips, a big line Of trunks,
ice boxes and refrigerators, mattings,
rugs, extension dining tables, go
carts, sleeping couches, Dixie mos
quito bars, fruit jar rubbers, screen
doors. etc.
Jas. NJ. Starr & Co.-Tell you that
your choice Of a drug store may de-
termine the question Of health, sick
ness or death with you, and tell you
of the safeguards they throw around
their prescription work.
York Drug Store-Invites its teacher
friends who are attending the sum-
mer school to make its store their
headquarters, and tells them that 1t
has all kinds Of stationery, pencils,
pens, ETC., that they may need. 1t
also calls attention to it's soda foun-
tain.
G. w. Sherrer-Tells his friends that
owing to the unsatisfactory trans
portation accommodations he will
not have any western beef until Sat
urday.
r. D. Alexander-Wants you to know
that he Is prepared to take care OF
all kinds Of blacksmith work as we'll
as ho;seshoeing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10

THE death Of Mr.. Edward Thomas
last Sunday morning ends we'll
lived life. Mr.. Thomas was intimately
known to comparatively few; but those
who knew him best, have never had
the fortune to know nobler man. He
was a Mason of Masons. His brethren
can all testify that he lived up in both
theory and practice to all that is high
est and best in that splendid order.
His idea Of life was devotion to duty
and right. He loved all that was good
and pure, and hated all that was dis
honest and mean. He was a man
among men and a Christian among
Christians. The world is the better
for his having lived in 1t, and surely
his soul has entered into the reward of
the Just.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10

without any possible excuse save as
matter of favor to members Of con-
gress, and that money appropriated by
congress for this purpose has been ex-
pended with almost criminal extrava-
gance. On many Of these routes the
receipts do not average IS month and
on others the receipts do not begin to
Justify the existence Of the routes.
The southern states which will suffer
the most from the abolishment OF
routes are South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama
In the north, Maine, Vermont and New
Hampshire will be deprived of about
one-fifth Of the routes now In opera
ton. Other northern and eastern
states will lose routes, but In smaller
proportion. But few changes will be
made in New York state. Postmaster
General Payne said this afternoon that
no action would 'be taken to reduce
the number Of routes until full test
has been made Of each Individual
case and the results noted. Then,
whatever routes are found to be un-
warranted will be discontinued. AT
present, he declined to make an estf-
mate as to the probable number OF
these routes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10
Case of Mr.. Machen.

Although we have been trying to get
at the true inwardness Of the case OF
Mr.. A. W. Machen, superintendent or
the free rural delivery service, and to
that end keeping up with the published
details, we confess that we have not
yet been able to arrive at satisfac-
tory conclusion on the subject.
1t seems that the charges against
Mr.. Machen are two-fold. He was ar
rested on the charge Of bribery. 1t Is
claimed that he used his official posi-
ton to secure the adoption Of a GER
tain patient letter box, after having
first reached an agreement with the
manufacturers Of that box that he
should have share Of the profits de-
rived from its sale. The amount he Is
alleged to have realized on the deal
Is about $4,000, and the evidence
against him consists of certain checks
drawn by the government in behalf OF
the patent mail box concern and COL
lected by Mr.. Machen, on his own ac-
count. The other charge Is to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Machen used his official
position and power to establish un-
necessary rural free delivery routes in
order to make himself solid politically
with the numerous congressman who
had favors to ask on this account.
In reply to the first charge, Mr..
Machen explains that he is interested
with q partner in certain mining en-
terprises, and that his partner is inter-
ested on his own private account with
the manufacturer Of the patent mail
box in question, and that the checks
brought up as evidence against him
came through his partner in settle
ment Of profits derived from the min
ing deal.
We are not prepared to say that we
believe this story or that we do not
believe 1t. The case against Mr..
Machen looks pretty grave on it's face
and it is easily possible that he is
guilty as charged. On the other hand,
the story of his friends Is quite plausi-
BILE, and it may be true. We will say
however, that if he has been using his
official position to get personal profits
on government transactions, we sim
cerely hope that he will be convicted
and punished.
Referring to the other charge against
Mr.. Machen, that Of establishing un-
necessary r. F. D. Routes for the pur-
pose Of strengthening himself politi-
cally, we would say that this looks
more like mere unfriendly criticism.
The inauguration of rural free delivery
involved tremendous problems, and
while it is fact that many non-pay-
ing routes have been established, Mr..
Machen is not to blame, and neither is
any one else, for it is not understood
that the government is trying to run
the poStoffice as q money making
scheme, and one locality is as much
entitled to free delivery of mails as is
another.
1t is a well-known fact that there
has been a long drawn feud in the
postoffice department, involving Mr..
Machen on the one side and people
| who want his place on the other. 1t is
just possible that many of the charges
that have been made as we'll as many
OF the unfriendly criticisms are COM
ing from sources interested in consid-
erations other than the mere matter of
lvindicating the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10
Ths atarkpille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1908.

THERE is not great deal to be said
about the terrible calamity that occur
red in the valley Of the Pacolet Satur-
day morning. An immense amount
of property has been destroyed and
thousands Of people have been distress
ed. While many of the owners Of the
property have been virtually ruined
and while they are entitled to univer-
sal sympathy, they can make good
Men who made such prosperity as was
annihilated here can make 1t again,
and within few years more they will
have recovered what they lost. 1t Is
the distressed operatives who stand IN
the greater need of practical sympathy,
and it is hoped that the response to
their cries will be prompt and gener-
Gus.
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er to Yorkville yesterday to attend
e organization Of the First National

over to Yorkville yesterday to attend
the organization Of the First National
Bank
Mrs. Fred Minis and son, Master
Douglas, Of Fort Mill are visiting Mrs.
Douglas Harrison and other relatives
in Yorkville.
Mrs. ]. I. Vance and children. who
have been spending month at DR.. A.
Y. Cartwright's left for Blowing Rock
yesterday to spend the remainder OF
the summer.
Rev. J. S. Grier, Of Sharon, spent
Monday night with friends in York.
Vile, on his way home from States
VILE, N. c., near which place he has
been assisting Rev. Mr.. Love In
communion service.
Cadet Arthur Beale, Of Santiago.
Cuba, will remain at the K. M. M. A.
during the summer and will board
with Colonel and Mrs. ". G. Stephen.
SON. Much of his time. Of course, will
be spent with different cadet friends
In Yorkville and elsewhere.
The following relatives and friends
of the late Edward Thomas were pres
ent at the interment last Monday
morning: Mrs. Edward Thomas, Miss
Mollie Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. c. v.
Thomas, Of Statesville, N. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanhope Love, Mrs. j. II. b.
Jenkins, DR.. ]. H. .Saye, Mrs. Nancy
McGill, Miss Reola McGill, Miss Laura
Feemster, Messrs. A. c. Burgess, Jos.
M. Plexico, w. D. Hope, 8. A. Warlick,
David Sims, SaRuel Russell, James
Russell, w. B. Flanagan, and Miss
Annie Jenkins and Messrs. r. L. A.
Smith and r. w. Whitesides.
Mr.. w. P. Harrison, cashier Of the
Loan and Savings bank, was at Cliff
ton No 1 for an hour on Monday. He
had business in Gastonia, and learning
that he could make the trip in time to
return Monday night, took advantage
Of the opportunity. During his stay at
Clifton No. (Converse,) Mr.. Harrison
talked to number OF people, including
the policeman who was on duty Friday
night. This policeman saw the ap-J
preaching Of the flood and the disaster
that followed. He said that the water
came down the river in rolls, each be-
ing higher than the first. The mill
was rent in twain, one half going with
the water and the other half remaining
on its foundation against the hillside.
The immense roof floated of entire,
and was broken to pieces against the
railroad bridge hundred yards or SO
down the stream. The bridge remain
ed intact, and Is still standing. Mr..
Harrison says that there Is no damage
to the railroad bridge, except that high
up near the top there are to be seen
numerous scars and scratches made by
the impact of heavy machinery and
other driftage. Mr.. Harrison did not
have time to go to see the other mills
below.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Manufacturers Record, June a:
Edwards & Walter, Columbia, S. c.,
are preparing plans for hotel for Mrs.
C. G. Parish.
The Yorkville cotton mills will be
able to provide for several Clifton and
Pacolet families and will be glad to do
so.
Rev. J. C. Johnes, chaplain Of the
Jasper Light Infantry will preach the
annual sermon to the company at the
Episcopal church next Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock.
Under the twentieth annual read
justment of the salaries Of postmast-
Yorkville has been increased from ST.
500 to $1,000 per annum.
Mr.. D. c. Clark, carrier on Rural
Route No. 1, says the worst piece or
road on his entire route is the mile
from the court house to the corporate
limits on the Rutherford road.
Mr.. ]. H. Spann has accepted a po-
sition as member Of THE ENQUIRER
staff, and any courtesies shown him IN
the collection Of news or In the trans
action of other business; will be duly
appreciated not only by him; but also
by THE ENQUIRER.
Col. w. G. Stephenson has handed
US copy Of the K. M. M. A. catalogue
for 1904. It Is quite a handsome
publication of 40 pages, iilustratea a1, 20
with half tone cuts, and giving all OF
the information about this excellent
school that could be desired.
The county summer school com.
menced work in the Graded school
building on Monday with twenty one
teachers in attendance. Prof. J. w.
Thomson is principal and Mr.. John F..
Carroll is assistant. A list OF those IN
attendance will be published later.
Colonel w. G. Stephenson received
the following cable message yesterday,
signed by DR.. Lindsay, Commissioner
of Education of Porto Rico: Governor
nominates Cadet Boschetti alternate
candidate naval academy examination
at Annapolis, June 18th. Communicate
with Secretary Of Navy, Washington
1T is stated as fact, and the story
Is no doubt true, that the private ship
ments of whisky to Yorkville by ex-
press are on the increase. The general
complaint of consumers Of whisky Is
that the goods" sold by the dispen-
sary are higher in prices and inferior
in quality when compared with the Of
ferings Of dealers outside the state.
The town Of Yorkville can easily
subscribe 500 for the relief Of the Pac-
olet river flood sufferers, and If 1t tries
it can subscribe q great deal more.
THE ENQUIRER will receive, acknowl-
edge and forward any subscriptions
that may be sent to it. 1t would pre-
fer, however, to give its cooperation
and assistance to any other proper local
agency that sees fit to take the matter
up. But Yorkville should be among
the contributors.
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In Anderson and Oconee.

The flood damage in Anderson and
Oconee counties Is estimated at sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. 1t
seems that nearly all the streams IN
that section were swollen by the same
cloudburst that struck the headwaters
of the Broad and Pacolet. The big
electric power dam at Portman Shoals,
in Anderson county, withstood the
flood staunchly.
Damage to the Railroads.
The Southern and Seaboard Air
Line railroads have suffered terribly
as the result Of the floods Of Saturday
and Sunday. The Southern's bridge
at Converse went down, as also did its
bridges over Lawson's fork, Middle
Tiger, and Enoree rivers. Several
other bridges on the Atlanta and Char
lotte division between Spartanburg
and Greenville are damaged so badly
as to be unsafe. Several hundred
yards of track at Alston, on the Co.
lumbia and Greenville division, were
washed away, and the trestle over
Broad river was damaged. Traffic be-
tween Columbia and Greenville had to
be suspended. The only way the
Southern has Of reaching Atlanta
bia to Augusta and thence over the
Georgia railroad. The Seaboard's
bridge over Sandy river between
Chester and Carlisle went down and
the Seaboard Is using the Southern's
track from Chester to Columbia, and
thence over the Columbia, NeWberry
and Laurens road to Clinton where 1t
strikes its own line again. The i'm
mediate damage to the Southern Is
hardly less than one million dollars,
and it will be weeks If not months be-
fore the damage Is repaired sufficient
ly to warrant the complete resump-
tion Of traffic over the regular routes.
The loss to this railroad on account
Of the destruction Of the Pacolet and
Clifton mills Is many times the direct
loss sustained, for the freight revenues
that must be suspended pending the
rebuilding of the mills would probably
aggregate millions.
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OBITUARY..

Prof. John II. ". Stuckenburg. D. D.. Of
North Cambridge. Mass. died in London
on Thursday. He left for London about a
month ago. intending to spend the summer in
study and rest His wife preceded him to
attend q convention at Berlin. after which
abe joined her husband in London. He was
taken III with an affection of the throat and
died during IN operation. lie was commonly
called the American map hunter" by his
acouai ntances in l,clpsc and Berlin. He
owned wha, is probably the best private
the author Of History Of the Augsburg Con;
Science. "!ntroduction TO the Study Of
Tendencies in German Thought. The
Social Problem and "!ntroduction to the
several pamphlets. and numerous articles on
theology, educational philosophy and 40
cioiogy, in American and English magazines
the European department and social SO ction
In the Hom'lcfic Rericu,
Mrs JaneC. l.. Bostwick. the wife Of William
j. Bostwick, died at her home in Ward street
Stapleton. Richmond borough. yesterday
afternoon. after an III ness OF few weeks
She Ia survived by her husband and two
sons. G. Lvin gston Bostwick, the present
County Clerk of Richmond county. and
Harvey J. Bostwick
Andrew. Phelan. n years old Of Noun,
Vernon, n. ". died Yesterday. He owned a
sylvania Hotel. which he conducted for man,
Fire Commissioner Edward kcrwin At New
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POLICE STILL ASLEEP-MYERS.
Minister Thinks Their Action VIII Either
Elect or Defeat Low.

Tho Rev. Cortland Myers, In the Baptist
Temple. Schermerhorn street and Third
avenue, Brooklyn. again denounced the
Police Department in his sermon last night
He said the police would rather have the
good will and money Of the criminals than
a clear conscience and public approval
He said:
"The Police Department il still asleep
asleep, except on Sunday or by special
appointment with the criminals. Where
IL the chief inspector? Since the alarm
clock went of he has never been heard
from. Where are some OF the captalns'
II you listen for the Sunday activity or
duty you only hear a snore.
"Where are the roundsmen and detec-
tives who are we'll paid? They are bum
dies of uselcssncss, Of no more value than
the scarccrows in a farmers cornfeld.
There are gamblers still at wor in the city
and under the noses Of captains who are
not suspended but who ought to be. Why
are they not brought where that other
bunch Of fifteen stood? II they cannot
do it let the city stop their pay ana give
II to me and will do 1t, or let the city gov
eminent make the best feasible investment
and give me 81 900 and l will give the Guy
81 900 worth OF fines again.
Mayor Low ought to be the next MAYOR
of New York and I hope he will be, but l
verify believe that the Police Department
action now will either elect him or deieat
him. The public are watching for the sup
preston OF crime and the abolition OF black
mail
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THE TWO APPRENTICES.
How Thrift VIII Always Win From vast,
In This World,

Within the sound If old Row Rells. London
Town, were born lived and died the two IT,
pren tees immortalized by Hogarth in that
wonderful series Of engravinRs telling the
story Of Industry and Ideness." How diff
fercnt their destuies'
Francis Goodchild, the in Industrious ppr al &.
tice became Lord Mayor OF London Had
Thomas Idle. the idle appren tice. used hi,
similar honors. but sad ~ relate he wasted
them, and after mnnr troubles and trta =
was oven tually executed
Ipor tho list of too often neglected oppot .
tunitjes, rome are Of more importance than
those substantial money savings to be ni.
fected BY a thorough study Of HOUSEHOLDS
gas ecor omies This is a matter whi'h
rests on ;rely with tho consumer. for on e."
the meter aud appliances are placed on \
con sumer's premises. the matter Of conf sum-
tion Is out of the Gas Coniparys hands
The thirty-day IN spection is all the da ia the
Contrary ran go by. Careless or extra VA
CANT con sumption Of gas IN lighting or hea TN G
or both, can be avoided easily and quickly
but not without the consumers aid.
The right way is to learn TO read tha
meter and the Gas Company Is only TO-
plea sed 10 show the con sumner how. Tbs
reading will solve the secret OF wastefu
lighting burner or defective. or perha r'
wrongly used, eating or cooking appll
anoe II will then he easy to calculate tha
number Of feet which should and should n OF
be used every hour the gas Ia on.
The close watch on the meter Will leeva
no possible cause Of complaint for high ga
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TORE DOWN THE BRITISH FLAG.
Philadelphia Mob ObJects to tho Embiem's
Disp,sy on Decoration nay.


PHrLApYLPHrA. Pa, May 81. The plac-
ing OF an English flag on a pole from the
second story front window OF the residence
Of William Rankins. at 34H North Phii'p
street, caused a small riot yesterday morn
ing. There were many American nag
displayed on the same street. and the slght
OF the English emblem on Memorial Day
ansered the crowd. A mob Of several
hundred persons soon gathered and de-
manded that tho flag he taken down
RanklnA was out OF the house at The time.
but his wife made no move to appease tne
crowd Sect a rope" shouted man IN
the mob, and volunteers ran for IT, Inc
rope was quickly thrown over the fiagpole
and amid the shouts and excavations OF
the excited mob the British emblem was
hauled down. This done. the crowd mace
no move toward dispensing, but waited
for fhe man OF the house to return. Threats
OF violence vera made against his me-
Seeming trouble, cooler-headed men IN
tho crowd rushed to the house OF Police
Sergeant Brown. who lives near by, and in
formed him OF Rankins's danger.
Brown reached there just as he saw
Rankins turning the corner. He quickly
approached Rankins and, getting him into
a cigar store. explained to him how Decora.
ton Day Ia regarded in this city He told
Rankins of his danger. and buying an -Ameri-
can flag, induced the threatened man 10
carry il in his hand rs he went home
Brown snd Rankins walked down the
street together and the crowd. seeing the
object OF their anger carrying the national
emblem, lst him pass unmolested into his
hnllaa