Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-13
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

The Death RolI-The New Pipe Organ
Farmers Holding on to Their Corn
Slump in Cotton Paralyzes Busi-
ness-Theo MeGraw Arrested
President johnson at His Post
Aeain-Southern Resumes Telo.
phone Service.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enqulfer.
Rock HILL, Dec. 13.-Nellie May, the
fourteen months old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Jolly, died Sunday
morning Of congestion Of the brain, af-
ter a six weeks illness. Yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock funeral services
were conducted from the home by Rev.
w. L. Lingle and the remains were in
tered in Laurelwood cemetery.
]. N. Clontz, farmer living In the
Adnah neighborhood, and well known
in this city, died Friday morning OF
typhoid fever. The remains were In
TERED in the Adnah cemetery Satur:
day morning after services conducted
by his pastor, Rev. w. II. Ariail. The
deceased was about forty-three years
old and Is survived by his wife and two
children, a son and a daughter, both
of whom are about grown. He carried
policy for $1,000 In Walnut camp
Woodmen of the World, and $1,000 In
the Improved Order Of Heptasophs.
He had been member Of both these
orders only short while, however,
and his beneficiaries will not, under
the contract be able to collect over
$3.50 from the former and $500 from
the latter lodge.
The members Of the First Presbyte-
rian church made a move some time
ago to raise $4,000, with which to pur-
chase a large pipe organ for the
church. The committee appointed to
collect the money have about two
thirds of the amount in sight and ex-
pect to have the entire sum In hand at
an early date.
City Treasurer c. 8. May Is erecting
an elegant two-story ten-room resi-
dence on Caldwell street, and Mr.. Q. s.
Poe has let contract for remodeling
and enlargement Of his residence In
Oakland. a
Although it has been q good many
years since the farmers Of this sec
ton have made a corn crop equal TO
the crop they have just gathered, 1t is
a noticeable fact that but very little
corn is being offered for sale on this
market by the farmers, many OF them,
too, have corn enough to do them two
years. This indicates that healthy
state of affairs exists In the country
and the farmers will not be forced, as
they have been In former years, to sell
what little surplus corn and other feed
stuffs they have at price very little
above the cost Of production.
The merchants are complaining that
the slump in cotton has knocked the
bottom out Of business and collections.
The effect Is very noticeable In all
lines Of business. A member OF large
business firm In this city remarked In
the hearing Of the writer the other
day that collections started off so
nicely early in the fall that he expect
ed to clean up everything by Dec. 1st,
but the house still has number Of ac-
counts due which they are not very
hopeful Of collecting soon unless there
Is a reaction in the cotton market.
The farmers and cotton men are
very much wrought up over the pres
ent state of affairs and various plans
are being suggested to relieve the pres
ent situation and insure better prices
next fall, but after the excitement Is all
every farmer will, instead Of decreas-
ing his cotton acreage, add a few acres
to It as usual, and things will continue
to rock along the same old way unless
some means other than a curtailment
In production Is resorted to.
p The wood famine In this city has
been partially relieved since the farm
ers have finished gathering the crops
and are hauling some wood.
Constable ]. F. Wingate, went to
Shelby, N. c., last Friday and return
ed Friday night with Theo McGraw,
who was wanted by the authorities
here for shooting and seriously
wounding young Walter Adkins last
summer, while he and several other
young men from this city were fishing
near the railroad bridge on Catawba
river. The shooting took place In the
night time. McGraw escaped tmmedi-
ately afterward and nothing was heard
6f him until he was located in Shelby
a few weeks ago. He was given a
preliminary hearing before Magistrate
T. C.. Beckham, Saturday on warrant
taken out by Adkins charging him
with assault and battery with intent
to kill and with highway robbery. P,
D. Barron, Esq, represented the de-
tense, and w. M. Dunlap, Esq, the
prosecution. The state failed to make
out a case as to highway robbery; but
the defendant was bound over to court
on the former charge. A $500 bond
was required, which und .rstand, Will
be furnished. Counter warrants were
taken out by McGraw for the three
prosecuting witnesses, Reuben and
Frank Adkins and VIII Wentz, charg.
ing them with carrying unlawful
weapons and discharging firearms on
the public highway. 1t developed IN
the pistol used by him was taken from
Of
that McGraw had no pistol OF his own.
These warrants have not been served
yet. McGraw claims that he was as
saulted by the other members OF the
party and he used the pistol In SELF
defense. The testimony Of the prose-
cution was to the effect that McGraW
commenced firing into the party with
out cause or provocation, and that Ad-
kins was shot while lying asleep on
the ground.
Andy Hall, colored, Of this city, Is
said to have the largest hog that mas
ever been raised In this part or the
country. Several responsible citizens
who have seen the hog, say they have
never seen anything to equal 1t, ana
that 1t will weigh between seven and
eight hundred gross.
President D. B. Johnson OF WIN
throp college, returned to the city last
Friday night entirely recovered from
his recent illness, and Is again dis
charpcing his duties at Winthrop, much
to the delight Of the faculty and stu
dents of that institution and his IN
Vulnerable friends in the city.
In response to numerous requests
from. the Commercial club, and bust.
ness men Of the city, the officials OF
the Southern railway, ordered the au.
thorities to resume the use OF the local
telephone at the passenger depot In
this city, and they accordingly had
phone put in several days ago. The
use of the telephone at the depot was
discontinued some time ago on the
ground that It had become nuisance
to the employees at the depot. The
public generally was very much incon-
venienced by the removal OF the
phone from the depot and numerous
complaints were lodged with the Of
ficials Of the road In regard to the
matter until the service was resumed.
FIFTH DISTRICT WATER POWER.
Congressman Finley is Trying to Sc
cure Its Exploitation.
Correspondents Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 8,