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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Winnie Davis Chapter U. D.
c., has decided to invite Colonel AS
bury Coward to deliver the address on
Memorial Day, to be celebrated In
Yorkville on May 15.
Although the town is willing to
pay 70 cents day for laborers on. the
streets, it Is able to get but few labor
ers. It seems that about everybody
who cares to work is already busy.
The teachers and pupils Of the
Graded school are delighted with their
new building. There Is good reason to
hope now that the work Of the school
will increase steadily in both quantity
and quality.
-Yorkville was listed. by quite a
heavy hailstorm last Sunday about 2
o'clock The hail stones made up In
quantity what they lacked In size, and
almost covered the ground until a
heavier shower Of rain following,
washed them away.
THE ENQUIRER Is requested to
say that beginning May 1, Messrs. j.
M. Heath & Co., and the Strauss.
Smith Co., will close their stores at
6 p. m, every. evening except satur-
days. The customers Of these con-
Germs will govern themselves accord
ingly.
Mr.. A. S. Clarke, agent for the
Southern railroad at Yorkville, tele-
phoned THE ENQUIRER office last Sat-
urday that he had found the peacock
for which he advertised in Wednes-.
days paper. 1t was on the farm OF
Mr.. R. G. Ratchford, about two miles
south Of Mr.. Clarke's home, and Its
identity was established by means OF
the advertisement. The bird has been
recovered,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Three cars of wheat, in bulk, were
transferred from the Southern to the
Carolina and North Western railroad,
at Yokville last Monday. One car con-
tanned $4,000 pounds and the other two
10000 each. They were all consign--
ed to points up the Carolina and
North Western railroad.
MIR. Joseph A. Smith is quite certain
that the injury to the wheat was caus-
ed by the Hessian fly. He has made
a careful examination Of his fields, and
has found the eggs Of the fly IN eVi-
dence, four or five to every stalk. Ihe
fly have been favorable, and the fly
has made the best Of Its opportunities.
According to Mr.. Smiths idea Of the
situation there Is but little hope Tor
wheat.
There was lots Of farm work done
last week and a considerable amount
Of cotton seed was put In the ground.
Although the farmers are still behind,
the work they did last week helped
them wonderfully. 1t must be admit
ted, however, that owing to the rush,
the ground has not been prepared so
we'll as it should have been, and 1t is
possible that this fact, for which no
reasonable blame can attach, may give
more or less trouble.
Although THE ENQUIRER has no
definite information on the subject, 1t
assumes that the annual first Satur-
day in May picnic at Great Catawba
Falls, down at the corners Of Chester,
Lancaster and Fairfield counties will
be held this year as usual. This pic
mic has the prestige Of so or rs years
behind it-as far back as the Oldest
nhabitant recollects, and there has
been nothing for n good many years
past to indicate its probable abandon
ment.
It will be very gratifying to the
friends and well-wishers Of all con-
cerned, to know that Rev. Oliver john
son Is not to leave Neely's Creek
church. Rev. Mr.. Johnson has been
pastor of Neely's Creek during only a
very small fraction Of that church's
long and distinguished history; but
still he has been there long enough to
become Il very important factor in the
usefulness and effectiveness Of that
splendid organization, and it certainly
seems best that there be no severance
at this time of such mutually advanta-
geous relations.
There were only two verdicts rem
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
THE NEWS IN CHEROKEE.
Damage From Heavy Rains-Prosress
of Farm Work-Wheat a Failure.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ETA JANE, April Give had a
heavy rain and hail yesterday, which
did some some damage to the wheat
and fruit. The hailstones were small,
but the ground was covered with them
in a few minutes after they began to
fall. Leaves were beaten off Of the
trees. The rain did considerable dam
age to plowed ground, breaking over
terraces and overflowing bitches, etc.
Accompanying the rain and hail was
some heavy thunder and lightning.
Farmers did good deal OF work
last week planting corn, cotton seed,
etc. In fact it began to look like on
Saturday evening that they would
catch up with their work.
DR.. G. G.. Leech, Of Hickory Grove,
was on this side Of the river last week,
attending to some sick cases.
Mr.. J. F. Estes has been quite sick
for a few days. He is some better
this afternoon.
Cherokee county will send fair
delegation to the Columbia reunion
on the 18th, 18th and 14th Of May. l
understand that several Of our people
expect to 90 to the New Orleans re-
union.
We believe our county (Cherokee)
Is taking the lead in road making. 1t
has an extensive outfit Of new machin-
cry, which was put to work last week
and Is doing its work we'll. Several
of the counties have sent delegations
to inspect the work, and In all proba-
bility 1t will not be long until they
have taken some steps to have their
roads put in good condition.
We hear of rust in the wheat In
many places. Oats are not doing
much good. The weather seems to be
too wet for the wheat. It's the optn-
ion Of many farmers that the practice
of sowing oats will soon be discon-
tinued and that wheat will be sown for
the purpose of feeding stock, as they
say it Is better and cheaper too.
this country.
Mr.. Robert Smarr and Miss Carrie
Darwin were married at the home or
the brides mother last Wednesday by
Rev. P. B. Ingraham, Of Hickory
Grove. They visited friends at Union
last Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The communion meeting vii! pegln
at Salem next Saturday, May "a, at IL
a. m. Rev. w. H. White officiating.
The meeting Of the Ladies' Memo
rial association hasn't yet been an
nounced, but we presume it will come
off by the 18th of May, at the latest.
We understand that DR.. Lionel 4.
Black will locate in this neighbor-
hood for the practice Of medicine. He
Is a son Of ex-senator John G. Black,
of Blacksburg, and has taken high
stand in his profession. At present
he is practicing in North Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29

One day last week, Mrs. Tyner, ac-
companied by her sister and a safe
expert, went to the Office formerly oc-
cupied by her husband, after the office
had been closed for the day, opened
the safe and rifled the. same Of its con-
tents. knowledge Of the affair did not
develop until some days afterward.
Postoffice inspectors who were sent to
the residence Of the Tyners for the
purpose, demanded the right to see the
abstracted papers. The demand was
refused on the ground that they were
all the private property Of Mr.. Tyner.
Later the postmaster general was ad-
vised that he could look over the pa
pers If he desired; but he declined the
offer on the ground that he would
have no guarantee that he would be
shown all the papers that had been ta-
ken from the safe. The facts In the
whole case have been reported to the
department of justice for such action
as may be deemed proper in the pre-
misses. &c
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Campbell Harper, of Point, was
in Yorkville Monday.
Misses Daisy and Caw Glenn, of
Bethel, were in Yorkville Monday.
Mr.. George L. Riddle, Of Zeno, was
in Yorkville Monday on business.
w. B. deLoach, ESQ.,, Of Hampton
county, is in Yorkville for few days.
Miss Helen Bigger Of Clay Hill,
spent Monday with friends In York
Vile.
DR.. w. M. Kennedy and Mr.. Carl
Latimer, Of Chester, spent Sunday In
Yorkville.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Mr.. VIM. G. Duncan and Miss Dargan
Smith on May 6.
Mr.. James P. Blair. and daughter,
Miss Lizzie, Of Bullock's Creek, spent
yesterday in :Yorkville.'
Miss Fanny .Sease, of Orangeburg, Is
spending three or four weeks: with Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. G. Walker. ~;
Mrs. w. R. Carroll and daughter are
spending few days at Sharon, the
guests of Mr.. A. B. Crosby's family.
Mrs. r. L. Ferguson left yesterday
for Lenoir, N. c., to be at the bedside
Of her brother, Mr.. J. T. Grist, who Is
seriously i'll.
Rev. S. H. Hay, pastor of Glover
and Beersheba Presbyterian churches,
is on a visit to friends in Beaufort.
Mr.. Hay will be absent for two weeks
or more.
A telephone message from Lenoir
yesterday morning, brought the news
that Mr.. john T. Grist Is at the point
Of death. He. has been Ill for several
months.
Mr.. ]. H. Marion, of Chester, made
quite a striking speech last Friday In
the case Of w. N. Ashe, Jr., vs. the
Carolina and North Western railroad.
He handled the case so we'll In fact,
as to excite the comment Of several
older members of the bar.
Judge Dantzler left for his home In
Orangeburg Monday night. He had
been quite unwell for some days, In
fact during the whole Of his stay In
Yorkville; but he refused to give up
and held out to: the end, completing
all of the work that could have rea-
sonably been expected.
Messrs. J. L. Glenn and Sam Nc
Fadden, of Chester, were among the
visiting lawyers last week. They are
representing the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern railroad in the flood
damage case in which Mr., A. Brown
Ferguson Is plaintiff. The case was
not reached.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
south has been disastrous competition

south has been disastrous competition
to the north in various industries,
particularly in the manufacture OF
iron and cotton. This competition has
at times threatened the future exist
ence of both the industries mentioned,
in the north. In the matter Of iron,
the northern masters have been able
to save themselves by buying control
of our industries; and although they
have sought persistently to. do the
same thing with cotton, they have
thus far been able to succeed only in
a measure.
It is a fact that the cotton manufac-
turing industry Of the south Is labor
ing under many disadvantages. North
ern commission men control the mar
kets for most of the southern products,
and they insist on levying heavy
discrimination tax upon us, on the
ground Of alleged inferior qualities.
That the allegation is only imaginary
is proved by the fact that there are
hundreds of authentic instances, where
southern made yarns, bought at dis
eliminating discount by those north
ern commission men, have been in
turn sold by these same commission
men as northern yarn at northern
prices.
We do not stand for unjust treat
ment Of children by cotton mills, nor
do we stand for unfairness toward cot
ton mill operatives. We believe how
ever, that southern cotton mill opera
tives easily measure up to the best
standards of northern mill operatives
engaged in the same class of work,
and we believe also that as rule the
southern mills accord as fair treat
ment to their operatives as do the
northern mills. AS a matter Of fact
we believe the southern operator has
far more sympathy with his operatives
than has the northern operator.
What Is needed in the south just
now is as full and complete realization
Of the significance Of the probable re-
suit of southern development as Is felt
in the north. Realization Of this Is
necessary in order that our people may
better appreciate the real motives Of
the various propagandas that find their
origin in the north. In short there
should be a better understanding Of
the fact that the object OF this gra-
tuitous interference on the part Of our
northern friends is not 80 much for
our benefit as for theirs. When. our
people thoroughly appreciate the true
inwardness Of this propaganda from
the north. they will likely become
more careful about legislation that Is
calculated to break their own heads
and which promises practical benefits
to nobody except our northern COM
petitors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
Insidious Industrial Rivalry.

Having accomplished something IN
the matter of restrictions Of child Ia
Dor in the south, our cotton mill friends
Of the north are now engaged in try
ing to reduce the hours Of labor and
increase the pay Of operatives in this
section, their ostensible object being
improvement of the condition Of the
mill workers.
The child labor agitation has been
and Is being waged under the guise
Of philanthropy, and Of course the ag-
itation for shorter hours and more
wages has the same cloak; but are
these movements calculated to bring
about real benefit to the mill opera
tives and operators of the south?
It seems to us that our question is
pertinent, and in answering it, we
should not forget for a moment the
intent and object of the people who
seek to tell us how we should regulate
industrial matters in the south.
There was a war between the north
and south once, and history tells us
that this war was instituted and waged
for considerations of humanity. AT
least such Is the representation of his
tory as it Is written by. our brothers
at the north. But Is it fact? We
say that it is not. That war was the
outcome Of northern jealousy over the
superior industrial development and
more perfect civilization Of the south,
and the slavery issue was solely a pre-
text with which to excuse the original
aggression, and it Is still being used
in the same manner-to justify all the
injustice that has been done the south
since.
Bankrupted and ruined, with the Ne
gro on our backs, as was the case
thirty eight years ago, the people of
the north had reason to believe that
their work had been accomplished
thoroughly and completely, and that
we were not likely to give them any
more trouble in the matters Of indus
trial or commercial rivalry. They be-
lieved that the Negro load, the tariff
lOdu dliu Tic pCiiSiOll lOco Ou6HI " Uc
sufficient to hold our faces in the dust
forever and they were content.
But within the past twenty years,
the people of the south have been CIV
ing evidence Of their ability to come
again. By dint Of superior intelligence
and faithfulness to their task they
have shown that the Negro is more
valuable as freeman industrially
than he was as a slave; they have de-
veloped to the point where they are
able to carry the pension burden with
out inconvenience, and they are now
finding the tariff scheme, which used
to weigh so heavily, a help rather
than q hindrance.
One development Of this remarkable
recuperative energy on the part of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29

THE checks for the distribution OF
the 100000 appropriated for the ben
eft of Confederate veterans who come
within the provision Of the pension
laws, were made out in Columbia last
Saturday. In the aggregate they
amount to s1s6,O3S.7O, the balance hav-
ing been held back to meet contin-
gencies. The largest amount of PEN
sion money going to one county Is
$16,6O6.6O to Spartanburg. Greenville
follows with s1O,S5O5O, Anderson with
$1O,362.1S and York with $8,038.70. The
smallest sum going to any one county
is $637.90 to Beaufort.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29

dered on the common pleas side Of
the court during the term just closed,
one in the case Of w. N. Ashe, Jr., VS..
the Carolina and North Western rail-
road and the other in the case Of c..
G. Parish VS.. Eula B. Moore. There is
6. Parish vs. Eula B. Moore. In the
first case the verdict was for the de-
fendant and in the second case the
plaintiff was awarle property sued
for or its value, - the amount Of
$36581. There Is still pending a
lot Of unfinished business and an
other extra term of court will be
necessary before the calendars can
be cleared. This extra terms Is
now being discussed, more or less SER
iously; but as yet nothing definite has
developed. There Is no probability
that it will be held before next fall. II
at all.
There is a good deal of interest in
the objective point of the Carolina and
North Western railroad; but this in
formation is not obtainable at this
time. II the management Of the road
has definitely decided where the ulti-
mate terminus will be, it Is not max
ing the fact known. There Is a rumor,
commonly accepted by the general
public Of this section as fact, that
the railroad people want to connect
with the Norfolk and Western road
somewhere in East Tennessee, proba-
bly, at Bristol. This idea appears to
be plausible enough but there Is moth
ing definite about 1t. However, Of one
thing there is no question and that
one thing is that the Carolina and
North Western people are fully deter
mined to continue their line for dis
tance of at least twenty-five miles be-
yond Lenoir, N. c., and they hope
that within year or two more they
will be hauling coal down this way.
It is a fact that money is more plen-
tiful in this county just at this time
than 1t has been for several years.
At one time last fall the scarcity Of
money was so great as to suggest the
panic conditions Of 1893. There was
not only no available money here; but
money was hard to get In New York
or elsewhere. Now the banks have
more than they can conveniently use
because the demands Of the borrow
ers are quite unimportant. These
facts, however are not to be taken
as indication of q permanent condi-
ton. The principal cause Of the pres
ent surplus is the high price Of cotton
that has been prevailing and the fact
that a number of large cotton farm
ers have been disposing Of their hold
ings. The probability is that within
two months or such a matter the
banks will be able to lend all the
money they can supply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Captain w. B. Moore-Issues orders
to members Of the Jasper 1t. Inf.
ordering them to assemble at armory
this Tuesday evening and Friday
evening at $50 o'clock. ~..
Strauss Smith Co.-Ten you that peo-
pie who are careful In nbuying clothing
are amazed at the values they are
offering. They also talk about dress
goods, gents shirts and staples.
S. A. McElwee- take al! the rat
roosters and hens delivered at his
house next Saturday and Monday, at
25 cents for roosters and 80 cents for
hens.
w. B. Moore & Co.-Have q full line
Of safety razors, which they highly
recommend. They have. Ice cream
freezers Of all sizes. They have
screen doors and windows and hang
them free Of charge. They have
line of good trunks. Also paints,
oils, varnishes, etc.
W. B. Moore & Co.-Are Offering sew
ing machines Of different makes at
especially attractive prices. They
have the New Home machine In dif-
ferent styles.
Mayor M. c. Willis-Publishes an or
dinance relative to amending section
. 81 Of article of the general ordt-
York Drug Store-Says that Lowney's
candies touch the spot that other
candies cannot reach.
Foushee Cash Store-Offers all OF Its
pattern hats, while they are new, at
greatly reduced prices. They must
go before the season is over 1t In
vites you to see that new chocolate
ivory ware at cents and the new
opal ware at 10 cents.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.-Talk about a
habit they have of having good and
fresh things to eat, and incidentally
mention cream cheese, timed meats,
etc. ......
J. @. Wray-Says that. If there Is any
one line in which they excel all 9TH
ers, it is in their shoe stock. They
have shoes Of all styles, sizes and
prices to suit the fancy or taste OF
all sizes Of people. Their prices are
modest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29

THE postoffice department, which
has for years been conceded to be the
most thoroughly business department
under the government, seems to be los
ing it's reputation. At least 1t Is fall
ing under strong suspicion. Thorough
investigation may show that there is
no real foundation for the charges OF
wholesale corruption that have been
flung around so loosely Of late..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29

THE tardiness Of the Colombian gov
ernment in ratifying the Panama ca
nal treaty would seem to suggest that
people who have all along been OBJ
structing this enterprise in the United
States, have transferred their ener-
gies. Maybe it was because Of the
well-known susceptibility Of the COL
ombian government to corruption the
Nicaragua route was selected.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29

ALTHOUGH up to two weeks ago 1t
looked like smooth sailing for the re-
nomination Of Roosevelt, within that
time lots Of opposition has been de-
veloping, and the prospect is that be-
fore next summer, the Republican par
ty will be as badly divided as Is the
Democratic party.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
BULLock'S CREEK SOLDIERS.
An Old Soldier Makes Some Correc
tions in the Printed List.

Editor YOrkV1lle Enquirer:
Allow me to say that I am very
much gratified at the interest your pa
per is taking in reproducing the town.
ship rolls Of Confederate veterans as
the same are filed in the office of the
clerk of the court. The publication
furnishes the opportunity for the cor
rection of errors, and again, If the rec
ords are valuable at all, 1t seems to
me that their value is greater in pro-
portion to the publicity they receive,
With your permission, I will take the
liberty of making the following correc-
tions in the roll of Bullock's Creek, as
published:
Ferguson Hetherington was mortally
wounded at the battle Of Gaines's Mill;
but died at his home.
Hillary M. Gwin Gnstead of Hollo-
way) was wounded at Second Manas-
sas, and died from the effects of the
wounds after the surrender.
Respectfully, o. ]. GWIN.
Olive, S. c., May 27, 1908.
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The 1torkpille Gnq,tirer:
YoRKvILLE, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1908.

YORK county shows up quite large
pension list; but 1t must be remember
ed that her muster roll was also large.
We have no accurate figures; but we
feel quite safe in saying that this
county furnished nearly 5000 men to
the service Of the Confederacy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
Bio Haul In Columbia.

Columbia special Of April 25 to the
News and Courier: Last night, in the
suburbs Of Columbia, the dispensary
ccnstables seized 24S gallons Of good
liquor in an old-time wagon. The
horse, wagon and liquor were all sent
to the state dispensary. The liquor
was intended for one Of the large I'll
gers" in Columbia. incidentally 1t may
be noted that there has been consid-
erable improvement in the local condi-
tions and that there is very little
blind tigering" going on in Colum-
bia. Governor Hayward continues to
receive pretty good reports from the
state at large.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
MONEY FOR THE SOLDIERS.

The money due the Conferedate
veterans Of this county, entitled to re-
ceive the same on account Of pensions
Is now in the hands Of the clerk Of the
court and is being paid out on checks.
According to a recent ruling Of the
pension department, the clerk Is not
allowed to pay out this money except
to the beneficiaries in person or up
on written orders from them. Below
is a verified copy Of the list now In
the hands Of the clerk.
CLASS A-$96.00.
physically helpless as the result Of
wounds received during the war and
not possessing an income exceeding
$3.50 per annum].
Reed, Geo. W.. .CataWba-
Robinson. Jno.. ................C .CataWpa.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
CLASS G, No. aA8.0

widows of soldiers killed in the war,
whose annual incomes are less than
s1O0.l
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
CLASS B-$72.0t
CLASS C-NO. 1-$48.00.

disabled by reason Of wounds re-
ceived during the war and not possess
ing an income exceeding $780,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
Death of Robert A. Clinton.

Mr. Robert A. Clinton died at his
aome in Glover, last Sunday morning
at 2 o'clock. He had been seriously Ill
for several months, with serious dis
dice. Mr.. Clinton was only So years
Of age. He was a widower, his wife
having died several years ago. Two
children, a son and daughter, sur
vive him.. The funeral took place in
Bethel ten.e.e.y on Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, the services being con-
iucted by Rev. w. B. Arrowood.