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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
CIRCUIT COURT.

When the case of Sutton VS.. the
Catawba Power company fell through
Monday because of a defective COM
plaint, II looked for a time as II the
whole programme Of the court had
been paralyzed and for some time
the special term seemed to be on the
verge of collapse; but It was after
ward gotten in working shape again
and business has since been pro-
crossing steadily.
The first case taken up as stated
Tuesday was that Of s. v. Aycock
vs.. S. D. Patrick. This was a suit In
volving the sale Of a mortgaged mule
The suit was for the possession Of the
mule and damages. The jury found
for the plaintiff, allowing him to re-
tain the mule and awarding damages
in the sum Of 500. ]. s. Brice for plain
tiff and John r. Hart for defendant
The next case was that Of Dempsy
M. Steele VS.. the Fort Mill Manufac-
turing company. This was a suit Tor
damages on account of injuries sus-
tanned by the plaintiff In having his
hand cut and bruised in the cog wheels
of a knitting machine, because Of al
legged defective doors In the head box
of said machine. The jury found for
the plaintiff in the sum OF S209.l6
John R. Hart and Thos. F. McDow for
plaintiff: Wilson & Wilson for defend
ant.
The next case was that Of ]. H.
Caldwell vs.. the Seaboard Air Line
railroad. The plaintiff, former en-
ploye Of the defendant railroad COM
pany, lost his leg in the yards Of the
company at Monroe, N. c., about a
year ago. He alleged that the mishap
was due to the negligence Of the COM
pany and claimed damages In the
amount of $4,000. Mr.. Geo. W.. s.
Hart for plaintiff: Messrs. j. L.
Glenn and w. B. McCaw for defendant.
The jury found for the plaintiff In the
sum Of $4,000.
The court Is now engaged on the
case of Robert Williams vs.. the South
ern Railway. Williams was badly
scalded in the round house at Spencer,
n. c., II Is alleged because Of his fall
ure to receive notice Of the proposed
moving Of an engine near which he
was working. He wants damages in
the sum Of $4,000. Walter M. Dunlap,
Esq, represents the plaintiff and Mr..
C. P. Sanders the defendant.
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THE dream of q navigable Catawba
river Is a pleasant one under almost
any circumstances, but in view Of the
undoubted practicability Of the idea 1t
Is even more so. Long years ago South
Carolina was the most progressive
state In the Union, and even at the
present time she lacks more than some
people suppose OF having outgrown
that habit At any rate, In the be-
ginning Of the last century, far see-
ing South Carolinians realized the line
Of future development, and the state
spent something like one million dol
lars in trying to improve the naviga-
bility Of both the Broad and the Ca
tawba. The work done then Is still
in evidence at Lockhart shoals and at
Catawba falls as we'll as at other
points along both rivers. Along Ii the
'20s 1t became apparent that railroad
development, which was then only In
its infancy. would some day accom-
plish very nearly the same end that
was sought from river navigation and
the work of lock construction was
abandoned temporarily. But 1t Is
clear that the end of the idea Is not
yet. Development Of water powers
for electrical purposes calls for the
construction of dams. The construc-
ton of dams makes lock construction
more simple. The increased use of
electrical power generated at the dams
means greater industrial activity and
consequently more and larger towns.
More and larger towns call for better
and more economical transportation
facilities, and these may be had when
the time comes merely by the con-
struction of the necessary locks
around the dams constructed origi-
nally for the purposes Of power. The
time is coming when the upper valleys
of the Catawba and Broad will team
with busy populations, making articles
Of commerce Of every description, and
it requires no especially severe strain
on the imagination to picture the time
when goods may be loaded at York
county ports" for South America and
China, at least by way Of Charleston.
So close in sight are these develop
ments. in fact, that they are worthy
Of serious present consideration.
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Anderson special of Wednesday to
the News and Courier: Tillman. Weth-
erall killed himself in the county jail
at noon today with a pistol, after
holding the officers and other prison.
ers at bay for eighteen hours. Last
night when Deputy Sheriff Scott
steel cages sr order to pass the pris-
oners a bucket of water Wetherall
ran to the door. drew a pistol and or
dered Scott to get out Of the way. The
deputy jumped back quickly and bar
ricaded the door with one hand and
drew his pistol with the other. Weth-
erall ran into n cell and refused to
give up his pistol. Sheriff Green and
several city policemen were sent for,
and while trying to induce him to
give up his pistol, Wetherall took
shot at one Of the officers, but missed
his aim. The officers then drew on
for the night. and he spent the night
pacing his cell and daring any one to
approach him. This morning Sheriff
Green tried to get him to give up his
pistol, but he positively refused, but
asked the sheriff to give him until
O'Clock in the afternoon, which the
sheriff agreed to do. and at moon he
went into a cell and lay down on
cot and deliberately drew his pistol
and put a bullet into his heart, caus-
ing his death in a few minutes. A cor
oner's inquest was held this after
noon. Wetherall had been on a chain
gang several times and In the peni-
tentiary. He was in Jail for violation
Of contract.
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ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

Memorial Day Exercises at Laurel
wood and Observation-Disclosures
of a Observation-Disclosures Loose
Story of an Unfortunate Mercantile
Venture-condition of Mr.. Hull.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
Rock HILL May 12.-Memorial day
was quite generally observed in Rock
Hill on Wednesday. The banks were
closed all day. The stores Of the city
were closed at o'clock, except the
drug stores which closed at o'clock,
In order that all might attend the ser"
vices.
The exercises were held at Fried
helms hall, and the hour was changed
from 4 o'clock to 5 o'clock in order
to not conflict with the exercises at
Ebenezer. Every seat in the hall was
taken up and a hundred or more peo-
pie were compelled to stand through
:he exercises. 1t was probably the
largest assembly OF citizens that has
ever gathered in this city to do honor
to the heroes who sacrificed their
lives in the defense of their homes .;nd
country.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. w. E. Thayer, and af-
ter a song by the school children, W..
NJ. Dunlap, Esq, the presiding officer
Of the daT. arose and made few Ia
troductory remarks after which he
introduced S. E. McFadden, Esq, II
Chester
Mr.. McFadden delivered quite an
interesting and appropriate address.
He spoke in his usual easy and fluent
style and at frequent intervals his
speech ELECTED hearty applause from
the large audience.
At the conclusion of Mr.. McFadden's
address. a beautiful solo was sung ry
Miss Cole in a most charming manner.
This was followed by a very impress
sive recitation by Miss Jennie Gw!nn.
A quartette, The Old TentiiS
Ground" was sung by Col. Smyth,
E. E. Poag, ]. N. Russell and Wilson
Moore Capt A. E. Smith called The
roll of the Confederate dead buried In
Laurelwood cemetery. and after sec
ond song, Maryland, My Maryland"
by the school children, the exercises
at the hill were ended and the parade
formed to march 0 the cemetery. Be-
fore the processiC / reached the came
terry terrific in and wind torn
came up and the remainder Of the ex-
ercises, including the decoration OF the
graves. had to be abandoned. The
flowers were saved, however, until the
next day and were then carried by
loving hands an6 placed upon the
graves of the brave heroes who have
fought their lost battle and answered
their last roll call.
II is a noticeable and sad fact that
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1ocAx. AFFAIRS.
NEW ApyERrlsEMENTs.

w. H. Herndon-Offers several desir-
able building lots for saieF 4 ~
R. L. Scoggins and Others-Give no.
tice of special election for school
district No. 40, to be held Wednes-
day, May 81.
d. B. Johnson, President-Makes an
nouncement OF, the holding of schol-
arship and entrance examination to
,-. Winthrop, college to be held July, 2.
J. E. Lowry, Mayor-Gives notice Of
an election to be held May 30th to
elect a warden for ward No. 6, and
and at the same time to elect three
trustees for the graded school.
L. r. williams, Probate Judge-Pub-
fishes notice that n. G. Stanton and
DR.. Thos. N. Dulin have applied for
letters OF administration on the es-
tate of D. G. Stanton, deceased, re-
turnable May 26th.
r. A. Rouse-Is prepared to furnish
information relative to all kinds Of
tombstone work turned out at the
Epworth Orphanage.
]. E. Lowry, Mayor-Gives notice that
on June an election will be held on
the question Of issuing town bonds
in the sum Of $1,000 for public pur-
poses.
York Drug Store-Tells you its soda
fountain and Ice cream parlor are
now ready to serve you with the
most delicious ices and creams.
First National Bank-Wants you to
insure the safety Of your money by
depositing your money with 1t.
w. o. Rawls-Has carload of tiling
in all sizes.
Star Drug Store-Gives you timely
hints on what to buy and where to
buy 1t.
Yorkville Buggy Co.-Advises you to
cultivate your crops with Deering
cultivators and do more work and do
1t better than otherwise.
J. Edgar Poag, Broker-Makes some
timely remarks about buying and
selling. and publishes list Of some
Of his offerings.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have spec
ial sale of boys and mems suspend
ers and fans next Monday beginning
at 8 a. m.
Carroll Bros.-Have fresh water
ground country meal.
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did fighting record, how from first to
last 1t had more than 200 brave men
on Its rolls, and how of these only
about twenty-six were alive to wit
ness the surrender and stated that
Of these only about ten are still among
the survivors. He referred to the
services Of Capt. John D. Mcconnell,
Captain w. B. Smith and others OF
this heroic band, and expressed the
hope that the memory Of the brave
deeds performed by the original COM
pany would be sufficient to keep the
present organization alive forever.
The doctor spoke about thirty min
utes and he was listened to with abb
sorbing interest to the end Of his re-
marks, which were literally applaud
ed.
After the conclusion Of DR.. Stokes
remarks the choir sang "Tenting on
the Old Camp Ground" and when the
applause, which was quite enthusiast
tic, subsided, E. e. Thornwell, Esq,
read the list Of Confederate veterans
who had duly qualified themselves to
receive crosses of honor In accord
ance with U. D. C.. rules. Most Of the
veterans, all but a few In fact, were
present, and as their names were read,
went forward, two or three at time
to the stage, where crosses were
pinned on their coats by members OF
the U. D. C. The list as read, was as
follows: .. .4a.. .s,..... u
A. F. Ashe, W. F. Armstrong, w. N.
Alternately J. A. Adams, ]. D. Bran
don, Geo. c. Brandon, c. B. Barnett,
]. c. Beamguard, w. r. Conrad. A. B.
Crosby, e. L. Clinton. T. w. Clawson,
]. F. Carson, ]. A. Campbell,
sherrod Childers, J.. Ed Chambers. J.
p. Duncan, e. L. Davidson. John r.
FAIRIES, w. G. Finley. o. J. Gwin, N,
D.. Glenn. T. NJ. Gwinn, T. A.. Gwin.
w. o. Glover. w. P. Hobbs, T. E. Har-
per, j. c. Harper, J. A. Hogue, w. T.
Fartness, W. T. Jackson, John c.
Jackson, L. D. Lindsay, w. c. Lati-
mer, Louis Lanier, G. c. Lanier, M.
Meek d. G. McCarter. n F. s. Nc
Mccullough, Robert N. McElwee. ].
T. McMackin, A. ]. McCarter, ]. L.
Parish, c. NJ. Parrot, ]. L. Rainey.
d. s. Russell. w. H, Farrar, Joseph
A. Smith, L. L. Smith, John L. Starr.
John M. Thomasson, ]. T. Thompson,
D. E. Thomas, Daniel Wallace, r. w.
Whitesides B. F. White, ]. J. Wilson,
w. C. Whitesides, r. M. Wilson, JOS
eph M. Whitesides, ]. r. Warren, r.
L. Wood. w. o. Youngblood.
After the presentation Of the cross.
es, Mr.. ]. c. Allen read the report OF
the Ladies' Auxiliary Society Of the
Yorkvilie Cemetery association, and
Mr.. Thorrwell read the list Of the
soldier dead. :.
The exercises at the Graded school
over, the audience was dismissed
from the auditorium, and forming out
side, marched to the cemeteries, where
The graves of all the soldiers were
duly remembered, a beautiful wreath
ard other flowers being placed on
each. hH#
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pointed hour the bridal party, herald
ed by the strains of the Bridal Cho-
rus from Lohengrin, played by MISS
isabelle Davis Of Lancaster, on the
violin, accompanied on the piano
by Miss Hattie Robertson of Ker-
shaw, entered in the following order:
First, the little flower girl. Miss
Josie Saye Byers, and the ring
bearer, Miss Ella Lee Byers. then
the maid -of-honor, Miss Maggie By
ers with the groom's best man, Mr..
Frank Gudenwrath OF Tennessee, ana
lastly the bride leaning on the arm OF
the groom. They were met under the
marriage bell by the officiating min
lister. Rev. Chalmers Fraser OF Lam
caster, who performed the ring mar
riage ceremony in q few impressive
words. Throughout the ceremony the
musicians played Stamer's "Medita-
tion." After the congratulations OF
their friends the bride and groom led
the way to the dining room. where
bounteous supper was served. Al the
cutting Of the brides cake, Mr.. JOS
eph Sims secured the dime. Miss Bes-
sic Mason of Yorkville; the thimble. and
Miss Isabelle Davis the ring. Mrs.
Valley Is the eldest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Byers. and Is a young
woman Of much personal charm, and
Is very popular wherever SHE is known.
Mr.. Valley Is connected with the In
ter-State Land and Lumber company
of St. Louis, and since coming to this
state has made q number or friends
who congratulate him In his good for
tune. Among the guests from a dis
tance at the wedding were: Hon. and
Mrs. d. E. Finley. Misses Daisy Gist
and Bessie Mason and Mr.. ]. II. Car
roll NJ nrlrt ro
Miss Carrie Adams, Messrs. Joe Cas-
ton and George Jenkins Of Rock Hill;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Valley Of Bor-
deaux: Mr.. ]. K. Valley Of Michigan;
Mr.. Frank Gudenwrath Of Tennessee:
DR.. and Mrs. Chess G. Leech OF Flick
ory Grove; Mrs. Tom Whitesides OF
Rlacksburg: Misses Isabelle Davis OF
Lancaster and Hattie Robertson OF
Kershaw; Misses Sallie and Julia
Adams OF Charlotte and Mr.. L. N. Nc
Daniel of Forest City. NJ c.
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SOUTH cARoLINA NEWS.

Mrs. J. @. Donaldson of Greeryille.
died at the home of her sister, Mrs. F.
d. s. Jackson In Birmingham. Ala,
last Tuesday morning.
Columbia State, Wednesday: The
legislative committee to examine the
books of the state officers met yester-
day and will be In session several
days. The members are: Senator
Butler Of Cherokee, Senator Douglass
of Union; Representatives ]. G.
Richards Of Kershaw, ]. e. Beam
guard Of York and G. L. Toole of Al
ken. -
-Cheraw special Of May 10 to the
Charlotte Observer: The government
steamer Great Peedee, in charge Of
Capt. J. G. Tamplet, Is now here. Capt.
George Howell of the United States
Engineer corps, will arrive tomorrow
and will make the trip to Georgetown
on the Great Peedee. Captain Tam
plet informs me that he experienced
no difficulty in coming up the river
and that his boat Is Of much heavier
draft than Is necessary for such boats
as will handle the river traffic. This
means much for Cheraw and sur
rounding country. Arrangements are
being made with boat owners to make
semi-weekly trips and by the fall all
the supplies coming here can be
brought on the river.
- Union special of May 10 to the
Columbia State: Late this afternoon
as the passenger train on the Lock-
hart railroad was rounding O sharp
curve about one and one-half miles
from Lockhart, going at a moderate
rate Of speed, the track spread and
tho nn0inn nn6 fan6ar n
pletely overturned. The terrible
shock of the accident was In but a
short time succeeded In those who
were unin1ured by the desire to res
cue and relieve those under the wreck.
Their search soon showed that the
casualties were: Killed.. T. Hollo-
man, fireman, of Georgia, died in
stantly; Richard II. Wilburn, age IS,
q passenger, caught under the engine
and scalded 80 terribly that he died
within an hour. Injured-Edward
McChesney, engineer, hurt internally.
may die. Another remarkable part Of
the accident was that the coaches and
baggage car. though light, remained
on the track and none Of the passen-
gers were injured beyond few bruis-
es. Every attention was given the In
jured by the people OF Lockhart as
soon as they learned Of the catastro-
phe. Lockhart, where Is located the
big Lockhart mill. is fifteen miles east
of Union and connected only by tele-
phone. On account of the atmosphere
being charged with electricity only
meagre particulars could be obtained
and that with great difficulty. A
special train carrying physicians left
here soon after the news Of the wreck,
but had not returned at 10 o'clock.
Magistrate Johnson left tonight for
the scene Of the wreck to hold the in
quest. Mrs. ]. H. Wilburn, the moth
er Of the young man who was killed,
has been here under a physician's
care for a week and the terrible news
tonight completely prostrated her.
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YorkvIlle, 5. G, May 3, 1906.
Tribute of Respect.

Whereas, Almighty God has. In His
Providence, called our fellow citizen
and fellow club member, Major JAMES
FRANKLIN HART, from his earthly la
bors to heavenly rest, leaving In our
community and on our membership
rolls a vacancy that can be filed only
by Him through whom 1t was created,
Therefore, Be II resolved by the Com
mercial Club Of Yorkville, now as
sembled In annual meeting: az
/. That we bow In reverent sub
mission to the will Of God.
2. That we feel II a high privilege
to bear testimony as to the noble and
useful career of the lamented deceas-
ed. and to say that his generation has
not furnished US with a more perfect
exponent Of civic virtue.
8. That page OF our, minutes be
dedicated to the memory Of the de-
ceased: that these resolutions be
published. and that copy be furnish
ed to the bereayed family.
D. NJ. c. WILLIS,
- suf.,in, ]. r.. LINDSAY,
w. d. GRIsr.
Yorkville, s. c., May 8. 1908.
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WINTHROP COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION.

THE examination for the award Of
Il vacant scholarships In Winthrop
College and for the admission Of new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July 7th. at
8 A. M. Applicants must not be less
than fifteen years of age. When schol-
arships are vacated after July z, they
will be awarded to those making the
highest average at the examination
provided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Applicants for
scholarships should write to President
Johnson before the examination for
scholarship application blanks.
Scholarships are worth 800 and free
tuition. The next session will open
September 20. 1905. For further In
formation and catalogue address
Pres d. B. JOHNSON,
Rock Hill. 8. c.
May IL, 10, July st
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MEMORIAl DAY.

Memorial day was celebrated In
Yorkville last Wednesday afternoon
under the auspices Of the Winnie
Davis Chapter United Daughters Of
the Confederacy with an appropriate
programme, including prayer, music,
an address, the presentation Of crosses
of honor to surviving Confederates,
reading of the roll Of those buried In
the Yorkville cemeteries and the de-
coration Of their graves.
The exercises Of the occasion were
held in the auditorium Of the York
VILE Graded school and at the ceme-
teries, commencing at the first named
place at about $3.50 o'clock. There
were present about 400 people, includ-
ing about fifty veterans, members Of
the U. D. c., school children and citi-
zens of Yorkville and the surrounding
country generally.
Mayor ]. E. Lowry called the meet
ing to order and presided over the
exercises. After prayer by Rev. DR..
S. A. Weber, a choir Of eight ladies'
sang MY Maryland" and Rev. DR.. j.
L. Stokes delivered quite an able and
interesting address on the character
of the Confederate soldier and the
imperishable principles for which he
fought.
The doctor paid a high tribute to
all the leaders Of the Confederacy. both
civil and military specifying some
of the noble qualities In which each
yelled. and described the Confederate
soldier as the highest type Of war
rior that ever took the field against
any foe in any age. He maintained
that the issue at stake was even more
than state rights, 1t was individual
rights, and the cause for which the
south fought Is as holy and as just to-
day as. It was then. 1t is a mistake
he said, to suppose that Providence
was on the side Of the heaviest bat
talions, or that because we were over
covered we were wrong. We were
defeated and we have accepted the
result In good faith: but we have new
er conceded that we were wrong and
never will. We merely acquiesce In
the admission that war established
the inexpediency Of the practical real
ization of our contention and that Is
all. DR.. Stokes mentioned the names
of various brave Confederate leaders
of this immediate section. including
Jenkins, Coward, Hart and others,
and reviewed the history Of the Jas
per Light Infantry, telling Of Its splen-
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Valley -BYERS.
Correspondsnce of the Yorkyille ENQUIRER.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
SHARON, May 12.-The marriage Of
Miss lola Byers to Mr.. James B. VAL
ley, which took place at the home Of
the bride at Sharon, Tuesday after
noon at seven o'clock was an event Of
much interest to the friends Of the
contracting parties and people Of this
section generally. The home was elab-
orately decorated with mountain lau-
rel, ferns and roses on a color scheme
of pink, green and white. The guests
were received in the hall and ushered
into the parlor by Misses Libbie Byers
of Yorkvipa, Alice Adams Of Rock
Hill, and Irs. ]. H. Saye. At the ap-
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BURNED BY LIGHTNING.

The warehouse of Mr. ]. L. McGill,
the well known merchant Of Bethany,
was burned last Wednesday evening
as the result of flash Of lightning,
and all told Mr. McGill Is the loser to
the amount of nearly $4,000.
The fire occurred between 5 and 6
o'clock terrific rain, hail, wind and
electrical storm was In progress.
There was a tremendous crash, and
looking out of the store a few mo-
ments later, Mr.. ]. g. Howell saw