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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-14
FIRST A. r. PREsBYTERY,
M Meetine at Steel Creek Devoted to
Usual Routine.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.


STEEL CREEK, N. c., Oct. 12.-The
Of the South, met at Steel Creek, N.
c., October 18th, and the opening SER
mon was preached by Rev. j. Knox
Montgomery, of Charlotte, N. c., and
was by him constituted with prayer.
After the calling Of the roll, the mod
orator elect, Rev. A. T. Lindsay, Of
Pisgah, N. c., was called to the chair.
So much Of the minutes Of the last
meeting was read as pertained to un-
finished business.
The orders Of synod had been obeyed
with unusual uniformity and presby--
terry expressed great satisfaction at
the showing thus made.
The overture on basis Of union with
the United Presbyterian church came
up, and II o'clock on Wednesday 12th
fixed for a discussion and vote on the
question.
Columbia, S. c., was selected as the
next place of meeting, and Rev. j. w.
Simpson Of Concord, N. c., was elected
as moderator.
Calls from New Hope and Brick
Church, S. c., were presented, asking
for the services Of Rev. B. G. Pressly.
The usual committees were appoint
ed and papers referred
wednesday inOTillHS, diteI soihS
routine business the hour for the dis
cussion Of the overture having arrived,
the committee on bills and overtures
made a partial report, recommending
that the roll be called and each mem
ber be allowed seven minutes in which
to express his views. The recommen-
dation was adopted, and the order was
carried out, after which the vote was
taken, yeas" and mays" and resulted
in, yeas" 35, mays" 81.
After the remainder Of the ordinary
work of the presbytery, the meeting
adjourned.
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THE sEABoARD WRECK.

There was a meeting Of the railroad
commission in Columbia last Tuesday
for the purpose Of taking testimony In
the case Of the Barber's Bridge wreck
which took place on the Seaboard Air
Line railroad, in this county on the 9Th
day of last month, and there was a
pretty full hearing, especially of the
railroads side Of the matter.
The report of Railroad Commissioner
Caughman, who made a special inves-
tigation of the wreck Immediately af-
ter it's occurrence, referred to a broken
king pin that held the front truck OF
the passenger engine. An examination
of the pin showed an old crack, and In
the opinion Of the commissioner this
could have been the cause Of the trou-
BILE. The report also criticised the
close proximity Of the train that was
following the passenger and the high
rate Of speed at which both trains were
running-not less than forty miles an
hour.
F. K. Huger, general superintendent,
read the report that he made OF the
wreck to the higher railroad authori-
ties at the time. This report referred
to the finding Of fish plates that had
evidently been removed with malicious
intent before the train came along.
The bolts, he said, were found near by
and they showed no evidence of haV-
ing been torn loose from their fasten-
ing. That they had been unscrewed
was apparent. Continuing. Mr.. Huger
represented that the bridge was In
first class condition, and that 40 miles
an hour was only a moderate speed.
Messrs. R. w. Patton and T. R. Get
tvs, reliable gentlemen of the Roddey
neighborhood, who were among the
first to reach the scene Of the disaster
after it's occurrence corroborated Mr..
Huger and other railroad officials as
to the circumstances Of the loose fish
plates, and their evidence tended to
confirm the theory Of foul play on the
part of persons unknown.
Among the visitors present was Mr..
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G.0CAf. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Sam Smith-Warns all persons against
employing or harboring his son, John
Smith, who has left his home with
out permission.
]. o. Walker-Is still offering his res
idence and 55 acres Of land, located
in Yorkville, for sale.
Riddle & Carroll-Say that they are
always looking out for the best OF
edibles to go on your table, and tell
you of their most recent receipts.
Foushee Cash Store-Announces big
special sale Of three thousand yards
Of embroideries and insertions for
next Monday, beginning at a. m.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Solicits your or
ders for outdoor work, and Will at
tend to your wants promptly.
Strauss-Smith Co.-Tell you about the
extraordinary values that are to be
found in their stock Of medium
priced clothing. They also have a
few remarks on shoes.
Loan and Savings Bank-Tells you
there is such thing as poor econo-
my and tells you in a convincing ar
gument how to escape from this err
ror.
]. @. Wray-Invites you to see the
great array Of underwear for men,
women and children that he Is now
showing to his customers. He also
calls your attention again to his Su-
perb clothing, overcoats, etc.
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WITHIN THE TOWN.

The work of converting the Heath
Elliott livery stable into a store room
is being pushed with all practicable
dispatch.
- Messrs. ]. J. Keller & Co., are en-
gagged this week in putting a glass
and iron front in the store Of Messrs.
Ferguson & Clinton.
An insurance man has been at
work in Yorkville this week readjust-
ing the insurance rating. AS to wheth-
er there will be any material change In
the rates now being charged cannot
yet be reported.
The work Of repairing and improv-
ing the interior of the Presbyterian
church has been completed and SER
vices will be held there next Sunday.
During the progress Of the repairs the
congregation has been worshipping In
the court house.
There is a report to the effect that
the Carnival company is to occupy
East Madison street between Congress
street and the c. & NV. railroad
and some of the members Of the Asso-
ciate Reformed church are objecting
to this arrangement.
Mr.. w. o. Harrington, advance
agent Of Gentry Bros. Famous AMI
NAL shows was in Yorkville yesterday
arranging for the coming Of that ag-
gregation Monday, October "a. This Is
probably the largest and best trained
animal show travelling, and this will be
its first visit to Yorkville. 1t travels by
rail only in cars of its own. The lead
ing features are trained ponies. dogs,
elephants, horses, ETC., and the whole
exhibition will be we'll worth seeing.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Will Henderson killed Matt Morse
in the road near Johnston, Edgefield
county last Tuesday morning. The
shooting was the outgrowth OF an old
grudge. Both men are white, and both
were more or less prominent In the
community.
The cotton mills Of Spartanburg
county are said to be facing crisis
because Of low water Some Of the
mills are able to run oil only half time
and one mill, built over a year ago, has
not been able to start because Of the
low water.
-Messrs. G. H. Sawyer and M. f.
Prince, of the Edgefield county chain
gang guard, have been arrested on
warrants sworn out by Solicitor Thur
mond and charging them with the kill
ing of Hartly Wade a colored convict
by whipping.
Mr.. Goldsmith Thompson, a we'll
known young man of Laurens, aged
about 80 years, committed suicide last
Monday night by shooting himself In
the head with a pistol. He was son
Of Judge o. G. Thompson Of Laurens.
Dependency on account Of i'll health Is
assigned as the cause Of the act.
B. Harris, president Of the An
derson County Farmers Cooperative
union, has issued call for meeting
of the farmers Of the state, to be held
in Columbia, on Oct. 26, says special
from Anderson to the Spartanbug
Journal Delegates are asked for
from all counties and farmers organi-
cations, and 1t is proposed to form
State association for the purpose OF
securing better prices and better
methods for marketing cotton. Twelve
delegates from that county have al
ready been elected.
In a letter about public buildings
appropriations in South Carolina, w.
w. Price writes to the Greenville News
as follows: I'm Florence, Georgetown,
Rock Hill and Spartanburg the sites
for the proposed buildings have been
acquired, but no contracts have been
let for the buildings. The cost Of the
site at Spartanburg was $1O,O61, and at
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were lost 80. "A fire at Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Wednesday night, Destroy
ed nearly a million dollars worth of
wv. Murray Crane, former
Of Massachusetts, has been
appointed to fill out George F. Hoars
unexpired term in the United States
senate. William j. Bryan is tour
ing the state of Indiana in behalf OF
Parker and Davis. 80. In a duel be-
tween Gomez Carello, Gautemalan
minister to Germany and Jacques Lau-
den, sporting editor Of Paris journal,
in Paris Tuesday, Lauden was slight
ly wounded. Two Virginia men
were drowned in the Pecos river We'd
nesday by the capsizing Of the boat In
which they were crossing from Carls-
had to Lakewood, New Mexico.
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SENT UP FOR THIRTY DAYS.

Tooty Buchanan, colored, a local
character, young in years, but old In
crime, was on Tuesday sentenced by
Magistrate Conner to the chaingang for
thirty days for obtaining money under
false pretenses with intent to defraud.
During Tuesday, a negro boy ap-
preached the home Of Mr.. ]. P. An
thony, on the outskirts Of Yorkville.
He had come at run and was out Of
breath. With obsequious politeness, he
told Mrs. Anthony that Mr.. Anthony
had sent him after 81 and that Mr.. An
thony wanted the money as soon as he
could get it.
The boy told Mrs. Anthony how her
husband had told him a near way in
order to save time, and his story SEEM
ed so plausible and his manner so as
surfing, that Mrs. Anthony did not
think of a suspicion. She gave the boy
the money, wrapped up in a piece Of
paper, cautioned him against losing It,,
and told him to hurry.
Mr.. Anthony was informed Of the
circumstance soon after he reached
home, and upon realizing that he had
been made the victim Of swindler he
began making Investigations. Some
negroes who were picking cotton in a
field near by, had seen the boy go to
the house, and identified him as Tooty
Buchanan.
Having satisfied himself that he was
on the right track, Mr.. Anthony re-
ported the matter to the police and
within a short time the boy was ar
rested. He at first made a stout de-
nial; but afterward sought to implicate
another negro. His story was easily
proved to be false. A search Of his
pockets, yielded $1.15, which the police
assumed represented the unexpended
balance Of the amount he had secured.
On a hearing before Magistrate Co
mer, the boy finally confessed his guilt
and also admitted that it was he who
had played the same trick on Mrs.
Hattie Berry, Of Yorkville some weeks
ago. He had secured some money
from Mrs. Berry on the representation
that he had been sent by her son.
Although only fifteen years old 1t de-
velops that the boy has quite a repu-
tation for clever thievery. For several
years past he has been in the habit Of
going to different homes, representing
that husbands or sons had sent him
after their dinners, and making way
with whatever he might receive. Some
time ago there was a misunderstand-
ing between the manager Of a board
ing house and the marketman over
beef bill. The marketman claimed that
the beef had been furnished and the
boarding house manager claimed that
it had never been received. It devel-
oped that Tooty Buchanan had been
getting the beef and making way with
1t. He was convicted and served fif-
teen days for the offense.
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THE vote of Tuesday, November 8,
will develop who is really deserving OF
the right of franchise in this country.
There is many a vote cast in a general
election from a sense Of duty; but
there is manv another that has no
higher motive behind it than the graf
ification of some personal desire.
There is very little at stake in the gen.
eral election so far as the interests of
the candidates are concerned, and
nothing to make man hunt up his
registration certificate and go to the
polls but a sense of duty. 1t is the vot-
ers who vote from a sense Of duty with
whom the best interests Of the country
are safest.
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Friday, October IA, 1904.

when the work was first commenced,
about thirty years ago, for the first
year or two not enough money was
raised to pay the salary Of the secre-
tary and treasurer, and that 1t was the
expectation of the board to raise $20.-
600 this year. There are now over leo
missionaries wholly or partly In the
employ of the board.
In discussing the report on temper
ance Mr.. Scaife paid his respects 10
the dispensary law and expressed the
hope and belief that the day was not
far distant when the Christian people
Of the state would awake to conditions,
and their responsibility for them, and
then they would annihilate the whole
thing. . + tszs
On invitation of the moderator Rev.
w. G. Neville made an interesting and
instructive talk on Wednesday morn
ing, on the subject Of Woman's Work
Following were elected delegates 10
the State Baptist convention, which is
to meet at Chester on Tuesday, Mo-
vember 20, 1904: VIM. F. Boyd, Revs.
M. w. Gordon, w. E. Thayer, w. q.
Waters, D. E. Boney, Sam M. Grist, A.
Y. Cartwright. To Southern Baptist
conventions: Revs. M. W. Gordon, w. z.
Thayer, w. e. Hurt.
The annual missionary sermon was
preached on Wednesday night by Rev.
w. z. Thayer and was listened to by
the largest congregation that assem-
bled during the association. The SER
mon was a mastery effort and the
preacher fully sustained his wide rep
utation as forceful, eloquent and
logical minister Of the gospel.
After devoting several hours on
Thursday to disposing Of matters Of
| detail pertaining to the work Of the
association, the body adjourned mt
about 1.30 p. M, after prayer by Rev.
John Bass Shelton, to meet on Tues
day. Oct. 10. 1905, with the Baptist
church at Hickory Grove.
The following lady visitors attended
the association, most of whom came
as delegates to the annual meeting Of
the Woman's Missionary society, which
was held In the church on Wednesday
afternoon: Mrs. T. B. Meacham. Mrs.
NJ. w. Gordon, Mrs. s. L. MeachaIn.
| Fort Mill: Mrs. c. 8. May, Mrs. 8. 3.
Frew, Miss Emma Doweli, Rock Hill:
Misses Cora Edwards and Amy Garri-
son Of Oak Grove church, Mecklenburg
county, N. c.; Mrs. w. r. Lambert,
Mrs. c. 8. Moorhead, Hickory Grove;
Miss Lula Smith, Zadck. At the meet
ing referred to the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year;
President, Mrs. Jas. F. Hart; vice pres
ident, Mrs. s. s. Frew; secretary and
treasurer. Mrs, M. w, Gordon,
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NOTE AND COMMENT,

Treasurer Nicely will open the tax
books tomorrow, and although there
are a few who make 1t rule to pay
on the first day, the treasurer has not
taken the trouble to prepare for any
thing like a general rush. He Is sat
isfied of his ability to hold the situa-
ton down without extra help.
Mr.. s. w. Inman, who lives on the
western outskirts Of Yorkville, has TAX
en- occasion to call the attention of
THE ENQUIRER to the fact that the
farmers Of Marion and Marlboro are
not the only people who make two
bales Of cotton to the acre. He says
that he has picked seven bales off Of
three and a half acres and there Is
more cotton in the patch yet to be
picked.
A recent decision Of the supreme
court is to the effect that no whisky
can be seized by the state constables
while in the hands Of common car
rier, not even If the carrier is a dray-
man, delivering the goods to the right
full owner. The goods must first pass
into the hands Of the owner and be
released legally to him. This means
that the shipments Of liquor cannot be
seized while in the hands Of railroads,
steamship companies, or while being
delivered to the owners by transfer
company or common drayman.
It gives THE ENQUIRER pleasure to
report that the lady's gold watch ad-
vertised in the last two issues Of the
paper as being lost, has been found.
The watch belonged to young lady
of Bethel, who had the good sense to
come to THE ENQUIRER as soon as she
discovered her loss. The advertise
ment was to have been inserted three
times; but on Wednesday afternoon
the young lady telephoned that the
watch had been found and further in
sertions were unnecessary. 1t seems
that the watch was picked up shortly
after it was lost by son of Mr.. Lin
glefeldt, an employe Of the Glover Cot
ton mill. When Mr.. Linglefeldt learn
ed Of the advertisement he made in
quiries that enabled him to find the
owner, and the watch was promptly re-
stored.
Although the notice published by the
election commissioners, which notice
was prepared by the secretary Of
state, is very we'll calculated to explain
the situation as to the various pro-
posed constitutional amendments, still
there are a great many people who
will not know Of their own knowledge
how to vote OF these some cannot
understand and others will not take
the trouble to try to understand. The
most important proposed amendments
are those relating to roads and bien-
NAL sessions. If these two proposed
amendments carry the general assem-
bly, will thereafter meet every two
years instead Of every year as now,
and 1t will have a right to pass road
laws especially applicable to the var
ious counties instead Of only general
laws applicable to the state. To US
both of these amendments seem desir-
able, and we have no hesitation In say
ing that in our opinion the voter will
make no mistake in voting "yes" on
all of the amendments.
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ana Z01KV1118 8NQUz@9@s

T. S. McManus, of Wilmington, hus-
band Of one of the ladies who was kill
ed. Mrs. McManus, it will be remem-
bered, was not seriously injured in the
disaster that befell the passenger
train; but lost her life as the result of
the falling Of the second train on top
Of the first.
On the strength Of the information 1t
has gathered by personal investigation
and through the testimony taken on
Tuesday the railroad commission will
make its report to the general assem-
bly
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LOCAL LAcoNics.
U. s. District Court

v. s. District Court.
J. M. Whitesides OF Hickory Grove
and w. T. Beatty Of Ogden, have been
drawn to serve at the next term Of tho
United States district court, which
convenes In Greenville on Monday,
October IS.
Republican Candidate For Congress.
The Republicans Of the Fifth Con-
gressional district, mostly negroes, held
their congressional convention In Rock
Hill last Tuesday and nominated c. p.
T. White, colored, Of Rock Hill as
their candidate for congress. j. G. At.
kinson, colored, Of Lowryville, was
elected district chairman, and Major
John F. Jones, white, Of Blacksburg.
was elected secretary. Major Jones II
the candidate for presidential elector
from this district.
Accident at Rock Hill.
Rock Hill special Of Oct. Is, to CO.
lumbia State: A heavy Southern rail-
way freight engine, In charge Of En-
gineer A. ]. Crow. and Fireman Will
liam Griffin, both Of Blacksburg, fell
several feet through the coal shute
trestle at the Highland Park mills this
afternoon. Engineer Grow Is suffering
from shock and bruises and his flr,-
man with a dislocated shoulder. They
were otherwise unhurt. The engine
was on the .trestle placing coal cars
for the mill when the structure sud-
denly gave way with it. The locomo-
tive lodged upright and was but little
damaged.
Situation at Winthrop.
Columbia Record, Thursday: A
meeting Of the emergency committee
Of the board of trustees of Winthrop
college was held last night. The coll
lege has so many pupils in music that
the authorities were confronted with
the serious problem OF what to do with
about thirty scholars. 1t was decided
at the meeting to purchase three more
pianos and to employ an assistant IN
music. Miss Anna Lichenwanger, the
teacher Of Latin, was given leave OF
absence for thirty days on account OF
Ill health and her assistant, Miss Mar
garet Buman, temporarily appointed in
her place. President Johnson Is still
too Ill to assume the duties Of his Of
fee and DR.. ]. P. Kinard Is acting in
his place. President Johnson Is IN
Philadelphia.
Woman's Missionary Union.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Union Of Bethel presbytery met in the
Presbyterian church at Blacksbury,
Tuesday afternoon and continued in
session until Wednesday night. The
principal features Of Tuesdays ses-
sions were the reading Of the reports
from the different societies Of the or
ganization, and an address on "Skepti-
cism Regarding the Need for Foreign
Mission Work." by Rev. s. c. Byrd OF
Winnsboro. On Wednesday morning,
Mrs. Lacy Little, former missionary to
China talked on Practical Mission
Work" Wednesday afternoon election
of officers took place. The following
officers were elected to serve during
the coming year: President, Mrs. a.
H. Atkins of Lowryville; vice press-
dents, Mrs. w. F. Moore Of Blacksburg,
and Mrs. ]. F. Reid Of Rock Hill; cor
responding secretary, Miss Margaret
Gist Of Yorkville; treasurer and re-
cording secretary, Mrs. w. A. McAfee
of Chester. The next meeting OF the
union will be held in the Presbyterian
church at Rock Hill next October.
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MERE-MENTION,

The battleship Georgia was launched
from the shipyards at Bath. Maine,
Tuesday. Miss Stella Tate. a daugh-
ter of Congressman F. Carter Tate of
Georgia christened The Japan
ese gunboat Heiyen struck a mine in
Pigeon Bay, west of Port Arthur, Sep
tember Is, and sunk. Only four Of her
ish steamer Gall sank off the coast of
Prince Edward Island, Tuesday, and
her captain and crew of seventeen