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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04
LOCAL lACONICS.
Ashe-Harshaw.

Ashe- Harshaw.
The marriage Of Miss Massilivia
Ashe 10 MIR. John A. Harshaw took
place at the residence Of the brides
mother at McConnellsville, last We'd
nesday afternoon at $50 o'clock, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. J..
K. Hall. Quite number Of friends
and relatives Of the young people were
present and the affair was very in
teresting. The presents were numer-
Gus, pretty and valuable. After the
marriage the wedding party left for
the residence Of Mrs. II. j. Harshaw,
near Guthriesville, where slmptuous
supper was served.
Death of Mrs. J. r. Witherspoopr
Mrs. Belle Witherspoon, wife Of Mr..
Joseph r. Witherspoon, died at her
home in Yorkville yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, from a disorder Of the
heart. Mrs. Witherspoon was daugh-
ter Of the late G. w. Williams, Esq,
and was born in Yorkville on Febru-
ary 10, 1889. She was married to Mr..
Witherspoon on January %, 1855. She
leaves four children, all daughters, as
follows: Mrs. 8. L. Latimer, Miss
Georgia, Miss Annie and Mrs. n. NJ.
Dunlap. The deceased was member
Of the Presbyterian church, and was q
lady Of many admirable traits Of char
acter. The funeral will take place
from the home this afternoon at $50
o'clock, Rev. w. G. Neville conducting
the services.
The Case of Turner.
The case Of M. M. Turner, who was
committed to Jail sometime ago be-
cause OF an attempt TO wreck South
ern train at Catawba river, has at last
been settled so far as this county Is
concerned. After the commitment OF
Turner it developed that he was Of
unsound mind, and also that he was
from another state. The authorities
could do nothing with him but send
him back to North Carolina An ef-
fort was made to communicate with
Governor Aycock; but that official
would pay no attention to the letters
or kilograms, so on yesterday Sheriff
Logan sent Turner to Monroe, N. c.,
in charge of Deputy Sheriff Sandifer.
Mr.. Sandifer returned this morning.
He reports that Turner was a we'll
known character in Monroe, and was
thoroughly familiar with the Jail there,
having been imprisoned in it several
times before. He was also well known
to the sheriff Of Monroe.
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ONE x-ONE ARM.

A mother and sister, seated with a
wounded husband and father, in ram
shackle dilapidated looking covered
wagon, shivering with cold apprehen-
sion and dread, while surgeons were
amputating the right hand Of son and
brother, was the pitiable spectacle
that was presented before the office
of Dr. Miles Walker during more than
all hour last Wednesday morning.
A gun bursting accident was the i'm
preston that the woman gave inquir-
ers; but it was evident that she was
moi disposed to throw much light on
the matter, and there seemed to be
better reason for accepting the story OF
the little girl. Her version Of the sit
uation, which was recited reluctantly,
but nevertheless with evident frank
ness, attributed the troubles of the
family to whisky.
1t was not very familiar looking
sight that the outfit presented when 1t
drove up to the Office Of DR.. Walker.
The personnel consisted Of four peo-
plea poorly dressed, hard-faced man
Of about fifty, and woman who SEEM
ed to be pretty nearly the same age.
There was little girl Of twelve and a
boy who seemed to be about twenty.
The boy attracted the most immediate
attention for the reason that his clothes
were covered with blood, and cory
strings Of skin hanging from the
thumb and little finger were all that
he had to show for a right hand. The
father sat in the wagon holding
wounded head in his hands, and the
woman and child sat beside him ap-
parently trying to afford him such
comfort and consolation as they could.
The young man was helped out into
the office Of DR.. Walker, and that was
about the shape in which the reporter
found the situation upon his arrival.
Members of the crowd that quickly
gathered about the doctors office,
questioned the woman as to the trou-
BILE. She showed the shattered stock
of q cheap gun, and from what she
said the crowd understood that when
the boy had undertaken to fire the
overloaded piece, 1t had burst tear
| ing his hand to pieces and wounding
the old man In the head. The gun
had been loaded almost to the muzzle,
| 1t was said, and the wadding over the
shot could be seen from looking into
the barrel The story of the woman
made it appear that the boy was drunk,
and that he had discharged the gun In
spite Of the entreaties of the entire
party not to do anything of the kind.
Some kind hearted gentlemen took
the little girl into the York Drug store,
where she could get the benefit of the
warm fire, and in answer to questions
she said, that the family had passed
through Yorkville the day before and
her father and brother had each bought
a "jimmyjohn of whisky at the 'spen-
sary." Her father had poured her
brothers whisky out and when her
brother learned of 1t he broke the jug
containing the whisky of her father.
Her father was very angry at this and
seized the gun with a threat to shoot
her brother. Her brother seized the
gun also and in the struggle that fol-
lowed, the gun was discharged, with
the result described. The girls story
was not exactly clear; but this was the
substance Of IT..
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EXCEPT for Judge McDonald's clear
statement of the law in the case, II
would have been extremely difficult fol
the Jury to have arrived at con-
clusion as to what was right between
Messrs. Allen and Martin with regard
TO that check matter. AS the matter
stood, however, the jury was only call
ed upon to decide whether or not MT
Allen made an effort to present the
check within a reasonable time. Meth
er Of the litigants were at fault in the
transaction; but Mr.. Martin, Of course
was very unfortunate.
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Killed by a Crazy Man.

Mr.. Frank Stewart, a young man
who was raised a few miles south OF
Yorkville, and who has been at Hunts
willie, Ala, for some time past, was
killed in a barroom in that town last
Saturday night. From such informa-
ton as the reporter has been able to
gather Mr.. Stewart was the innocent
victim of q crazy drunkard. The
drunkard came into the bar and began
firing his pistol at everybody in sight
\ bullet strIck Mr.. Stewart In the
heart and killed him instantly. The
crazy man was shot by the barkeeper
and was taken to the hospital seriously
wounded. The body of Mr.. Stewart
was brought home and inferred in the
Yorkville cemetery. on Wednesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04

WE are told that public sentiment
in Rock Hill is heartily in favor OF the
dispensary law, but that in spite OF this
fact the enterprising dealers In sp1r-
ituous compounds at Charlotte do ar
active and remunerative business III
the Rock Hill neighborhood. The hab-
it's of the tiger at Rock Hill are de-
scribed in an interesting way by oul
correspondent at that place, who tells
US that in spite Of the fact that the
special constable appointed by Govern.
or Hayward to watch the trade al
Rock Hill is on duty, still the wal
Columbia ought to take away the pro-
fits from Rock Hill now, and make the
mayor and chief of police and county
supervisor and other high function
aries in that place run down to Colum-
bia to explain to the whisky authori-
ties that they are really not engaged
in the illicit traffic, and that nine
tenths or more of the people of ROCK
Hill are in no way responsible Tor the
violations Of the law at that place.
News and Courier.
We don't catch the exact meaning
of our contemporaries remarks. AL
though tigers flourish in Rock Hill, the
town itself Is not in the liquor puSl-
ness. It believes in the dispensary law
with the dispensary left out. At least
it has not seen proper to permit the
legal sale of liquor on account Of the
dividends. The police, we are inform
ed, do not hesitate to arrest tigers upor
satisfactory presumption of their guilt
According to our understanding the
situation is very different down ir
Charleston. The authorities pay nc
attention whatever to violations Of the
law. They not only permit, but seen
to connive at free competition with the
state, and under the circumstances, we
really do not think they ought to ask
for any part Of the states profits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04

PRESIDENT Roosevelt has quite ar
annoying problem on his hands In Ne"
York state, the trouble growing out
of the claims Of Senator Platt and
Governor O'Dell for the leadership OF
the Republican party there. The pres
ident is anxious to transfer the leader
ship from Platt to O'Dell, and as Plat
is not entirely willing. the president
is at a loss as to how he shall proceed
without mourning consequences tina,
promise to interfere seriously with his
further ambitions. The general con-
census of opinion among the politi-
clans is to the effect that Platt still
holds the key to the situation.
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r. D, F. MAIL.

Following is the report of the car
rlers on the various rural free delivery
routes leading out of Yorkville, as to
collections and deliveries of mail mat
ter during the month of November:
DELIVERIES.
Route No. 1.-Letters, GA; postal
cards, 1877; newspapers, 2, OPS; circu-
lars, 337; packages, 103.
Route No. 2.-Letters, 1856; postal
cards. 81; newspapers, s21; circulars
113; packages, SO.
Route No. S.-Letters, 322; postal
cards, 80; newspapers, 727; circulars
30: packages, 64.
Route No. 4.-Letters, 2S7; postal
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was torn from both hinges and lock
The burglars touched nothing but
cash. Every drawer in every desk ir
the office was rified and a number OF
checks were found on the floor. but in
vestigation showed that nothing is
missing except money. From the char
acter OF the work the police are con-
vinced that the work was done by
professional cracksmen.
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YORKvILLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1903.

Is it not about time for members OF
the general assembly who are sworn to
uphold the constitution to do some
thing about the hotel privileges thai
are granted by the state board of dis
pensary directors? How member OF
the general assembly can tolerate such
palpable disregard of the constitution
as is shown by the state board Of dis
pensary directors is difficult to under
stand,
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IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

At the request Of THE ENQUIRER,
Superintendent Of Education Carroll
has kindly furnished the following list
of teachers Of the various schools In
session under his jurisdiction at this
time. The list is made up from the
records in Mr. Carrolrs Office, and in
cludes all the teachers and schools
that have been reported to him:
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Novelty Bazaar.

The Ella c. Davidson Missionary
society will give a Novelty Bazaar at
Mrs. S. M McNeeps residence on Sat-
urday, December 5, 1908. Sales begin
at III o'clock and continue all day.
DAISY GIsT, President.
Nov. A. 1t
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AT THE CHURCHES.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED.

SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Preaching at II
a. m, and at Z p. m, by Rev. w. c.
Ewart. Sunday school in the after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL

REV. J. L. STOKES, D. D., PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERv1cEs-Morning services
at II o'clock. Sunday school In the
afternoon at $50 o'clock. Evening SER
vices at Z o'clock.
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PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. W. q. NEVILLE, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs.-Morning services
at II a. M Sunday school at $3.50 p. m.
Evening services at Z o'clock.
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BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
REV. W. e. HURT, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERVICE Sunday school in
the morning at 10 o'clock. Services
each second and fourth Sunday st II
o'clock In the morning and 700 o'clock
in the evening.
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Sperial gutites.

Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
Fewer gallons; takes less Of Devoe
Lead and Zinc than mixed paints.
Wears longer; twice as long as lead
and oil.
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CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
REV. J. c. JoHNEs. RECTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Lay services at
II a. IN. Sunday school at $50 p. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-17
What PROTECTION Means

the Charlotte N e. who
Carolina, insured with the Aetna
term of ten years expired
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-17
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, July f6.-The day in the
stock market was feyerish and excited
one and the many fluctuations IN It's
course kept sentiment constantly unset
tied and nervous. Yesterdays late rally
was followed up at the opening this morn
ing, but was promptly taken advantage OF
to renew the selling.
Later in the day speculative sentiment
on the Stock Exchange frightened con
siderably and general disposition de-
veloped to buy stocks During the last
hour again violent liquidation sprang
up in Amalgamated Copper and American
Smelling This seemed to prompt re-
newal of selling throughout the list, and
prices ran off rapidly wiping out practi-
cally all the gains. The market steadied
late in the day, but ran off again and
the closing was active and easy with
the average level Of prices not materially
changed from that of last night.
Attention throughout the stock market
world was still concentrated today on the
developments in the money market and
the brighter sentiment which was felt
during the midday session was due to tie
replenishment of money supplies through
the medium of the foreign exchange mark
ct. This was reflected in a violent break
Of nearly sc. in the pound for demand
bills on London That this was largely
due to selling Of loan bills was made mani
fest by the large offerings by foreign
banking houses in the money market. The
placing abroad of large portion of the
$40, 900 900 of Union Pacific notes would
also make a supply of exchange. Added
to these factors was a very active demand
for stocks here for foreign account For
eign brokerage houses estimated the
number Of shares bought for foreign ac-
count today at fifty to sixty thousand
The effect was perceptible in the money
market even for six months loan, which
have been rigidly held at 6 per cent in
view of the payment OF that rate by the
large railroad corporations. Commissions
have been exacted in many cases in add.
ton to the six per cent rate, but exac-
lions by leaders We're appreciably relaxed
today.
In addition to this influence, many Of
Yesterdays disquieting rumors were found
to be unfounded and general under
standing existed that the clearing house
authorities had made an exhaustive can
vass OF the situation over night and con.
sidered it sound. From the technical
standpoint, yesterdays violent declines
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orr MING. HrsaEsr. ! Lowest / a

cash quotations were as ToIlows
-Four steady; winter oatenrs % 80; straights
S3 1908 ~; bakers SlR0 01t30.
32y0s5.40; clears s3 35l1560. 10 .sprng specials
400: spring uatents sti0Ot.50; - straight
Wheat Nc. 2 sprlns 7eQS0; No. 4. 75G176ss; NO 8:
75.@55g; Corn No $4,000 20 s. ed e.
avr No 2. 5O0 -: No 8. ). white <ocd
feeding barley 360ll; fair TO choice ma, tlne !:
1880 no. tisx ss5so ! northwestern ;ss;
l6. l5025: per Lard, 100 lbs z750G.95.
Short RIBS sides loo e. s.2569S 40; Try
salted ssaouders thoxed) 7.75fa787n short clear
sides, boxed 8..00aG2h; Whiskey-oa Is high
grade wine $50; Clover, contract grace. l2,000tO
NEW YORK
New York Jul, Is Flour was irreg
winter nateuts a90fI4.3': Minnesota paten S 4i0
Gl4T0; Mipn boxer ;4.30G4.65.
Rye Hour e,dY fhir 20 good 3.0OG3.S5; choice
to fancy 3. 25t1s 10
Buckwhea flour dull el9Olo2 10.
Corn mes steady, yellow we.,ern ell2
rye steady, NJ 2. ~e,tsrn 6n; STATE
Barley dull feeding Y maitin, b.
Farley mar stesdy, western bJ066.
wLeat-Gull: No 2, red, 50; Closl g
September 81 ll-i6 Decem br SIN
C,rn- spot easy; No. x,siN closing Ju 81
Oats spot eesisr No 2. Al; May
BeaI easy; familV clio 0k1I0oo; mess IS 90 =
90, beef mars $40 50122 o. pacEst e1J 50nii.5 81
pickIed sho Ulcers 7G17h; oickl hams la 49,
Lard firm. WESTERN steamed so; refined
firm; continent s %; componn 1908
rors easy; fsT c Il OBS. 20 snort clear IL %
TAl.ow cas- city per package 4s0; country
tkGH
-:arpeu me steady 5l05lH
Rice: firm. donaesto. fair tcsxtra 4AWts
l2pzL 44AGla4.
aoIas4e firm New Orleans. open gettl !.
good 20 choice. 3lG040.
noffee -sEot klo Qui At, No invoice D 5-lo
mildquiet: cOrdova 1Gu
Sugsr raw 5trong- fair refining mol
ass es ~ refined firm;
s.Iter steady; extra creamery 2Ohi State DAIRY
i6 >120
ored 10; wn,te, fall nade,s 0ss
Eggs uuset; State and pennsylvania IlGiox;
Southern. Wesr rn extras
Potata-s quiet State and western III
Long Island 2c0D2. 50; new Southern 81 ESQ
eauuts eady fancy hand picked 4AG4A.
do nestle 94-
.sbbavss ste dy; L. T. Is0isasT; Balto @l.50
Traignts nv r 'no Lima -
Cotton seed oil was ac i've bit steady:
Prime erode, I. Q. b. mills. 3lW.. prime
20 % prime white i504IH Or me winter We low
-; prime meal s27G0L2750 nom
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS
Winter paints ag5lt4 Spring patents T. i5DLfO.
Wheat easie san spot Southern wheat bv
Coin wax spo. se@N Juy 55gGN
Oats dull: No. whit 43144O
Rye quiet; NJ. 3 SIS: so. western.
Butter steady and lower; fancy lmltat'on lSgl IS
fancy creamery y.
Cheese steady 11401lH;lar0e small l24Gel2ss
>uvrr firm; rne and coarse gfaanistso 10 =
fire 5.O6h.
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NAVAL. ST0RES

WILMINGTON. NJ. g. July To- Turpentine
eady. IS: receiptaS5 casks
Rosin nothing; 81 90: receipts Ao2,
Crude firm atS1. -503oo03 rs; receipts
l73 barrels.
Tar firm at 81. 65; receipts 20
CHARLESTON. g. C. July Is. Spirits tur-
oentine steady AN: receipts sales
exports
Rosin steady receipts 1883 sales $40. ex-
ports SIS
Quote A. B. C.I5o; d. 81 IS: E. 800; 2
s.65. g. Lot II, ? 20; L, 2.6s: K. ESQ m
200. N. 2.9S; WG. sos; WV. 3.25.
SAVANNAH, Ga. July 10 Turpentines 2: &c
firm: AZ: receipts 1.l0j sales. 720i
EXPORTS POI.
Rosln firs,; receipts. 2.oi2 sales $50
Quote Alb. 9. 1 IS: d. / sc. e. 81 6s; Fl. O.
Il. SIS n. 81 IS; we $500: WV s32s.
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Barbee d. Co.'s
Cotton Letter.

Especial to News and Observer)
New York, July 16.-December reacted
to $50. and october to $50 before midday.
Liverpool advanced rather sharply in an
unexplained fashion, crop news continued
satisfactory and there was nothing in the
situation to account for the sudden turn
in the market. But none the less. prices
made advances and there was an active
demand for cotton in evidence. We hard
" think additional evidences Of the advis.
ability and profit to be obtained from buy
ing October below 9s4c, and December and
January below 91ac are needed. There is
steady stream of buying orders executed
on every decline below these figures and
the most important feature of this buying
is the fact that spinners are picking up a
great deal of cotton. If prices fail to re-
cede under such satisfactory weather sur
roundings as we have had lately, it is plain
to see that a very sharp advance will take
place should crop news change in the least
respect When the low figures were pub
lished in June it was generally believed
that the July showing would reveal an i'm
provement. When the July figures APP
peared there was every reason to look for
q lIhhi II w tiiI . TN ACNCl III the 1uGuIG
market Now, the weather has been so
good that the next report should be ex-
tremely favorable in its comparison with
last year. But we very much doubt
whether much Of decline in prices can be
expected, owing to the fact that crop
always deteriorates during August. That
is traders will not have ahead of them an
Improvement upon which to base selling
operations For this reason we strongly
recommend the purchase Of fall options on
every decline at the present time, though
there is in sight no immediate prospect of
a substantial advance.
Port receipts for today were estimated
at from 600 to 700 bales, against 1893 bales
last week. and 1921 bales last year.
The New York spot market today was
quiet and kc higher; middling uplands
1870; middling gulf 1896.
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]. D. Boushall, Manager, Raleigh, N. {

and the enlarged volume Of transactions
were normal to a elimination of a down
ward movement and aroused the hopes Of
professional traders of turn in the
market The selling on the opening ad-
vances shook this conviction and the
slump in Amalgamated and Smelling ut
the last again unsettled the speculative
mind. The presence in the Wall Street
district OF the Secretary of the Treasury
gave rise to rggnors Of contemplated
measures Of relief for the money market
by the governments, and this had its part
in the lifting of prices of stocks. Opinion
over the future of the market at the end
of the day was completely in doubt again.
Some rallies in the bond market in sym
patty with stocks made that market
somewhat irregular Total sales (par
value) s2,92O.00O
United States bonds were ali unchanged
on the last call.
Total sales of stocks were St9,S00 shares.
including Atchison 1895: Atchison, pre-
ferred, $500 Baltimore and Ohio, 80 1856;
Canadian Pacific 81 400; Chesapeake and
Ohio 3,600 Erie 91,900 Erie first pre-
ferred, $3.50; Illinois Central 9,172; Louis.
vile and Nashville Bill; Missouri Pacific
Al no; New York Central 81 193 Norfolk
and Western 4.200; Ontario and Western
800; Pennsylvania 80 1895; Reading 500.
Rock Island 20.35O; ST. Paul 47,645; South
ern Pacific 1890; Southern Railway
$500; Southern Railway, preferred, $50:
Union Pacific 40120; Wabash. preferred.
Z 100 Copper g., 800: Smelling 1910:
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1915; Tennessee
Coal and Iron $500; United States Steel
IS, 191; United States Steel. preferred 8,195.