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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24

Mr.. Ewart spoke for about twenty
minutes, and delivered a talk that was
both interesting and Instructive not
only to the children but to the grown
people las. well. BY way OF introduc-
ton to his remarks, he took occasion
to warn his audience against the too
common tsndenoies Of hero worship, as
leading to something akin to idoIatry,
and then IN q matter OF fact way he
impressed them that w ashington was
only mana great. and good man, 1t
is true; but nevertheless only. a man.
His life was human and imperfect 1t
is true, but still It furnishes many
profitable lessons, the most profitable
being its illustration Of the value Of
character. Intellectually. probably,
Washington was not the superior OF
many around. him; but his goodness,
his love of honesty and truth paved
his way to greatness, which was help
ed ,; along: by diligence. .. ,unselfshness,
patriotism. moral eourasey and Chris
tian faith, all Of which qualities are
easy of'emulatioh by people who make al
UP their minds In that direction, .-; ~
Rev. Dr. 81 A.-!Weber and WV
Lewis, Esq, also made few offhand
remarks to the children with Washing
ton as their subject. .. g.
The exercises, In each Of the differ
ent grades were under the direction of
the respective teachers, and during
the day most Of the pupils from the
oldest to- the youngest were pretty
thoroughly impressed with the good
ness and greatness Of the father OF
his country" and the many valuable
lessons that are to be learned from his
illustrious life. r.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
WAsHINeroN's BIRTHDAY.

Washington's birthday was COM
memorated in the Yorkville Graded
school last Wednesday with exercises
to the occasion, each
grade. through recitations. essays and
songs. making the character and fame
of the great American soldier, patriot
and statesman the leading subject for
the days consideration.
The feature of the exercises, prob
ably was a brief address that Rev. W.
C. Ewart delivered to the members of
the Fifth Grade by special request.
There had been no previous public an
of the proposed address,
and its enjoyment was confined to the
pupils for whom 1t was especially In
tended, and few outsiders who had
casually learned of what would prob
ably be in store for them II they should
avail themselves of the opportunity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
SHANNON -SMARR.
MARRIAGE Of Two Popular Young Peo'
pie Near lockhart.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
IocKHARr, Feb. 23.-The marriage
of Miss Stella Smarr to Mr.. II. Wesley
Shannon Of Sharon, took place at the
home of the brides parents near COZ
ton, at high noon on yesterday.
The home had been elaborately de-
corated with banks Of ferns and molly
and ropes of Ivy, which made an et,
fectiye background for the white-robed
bride, and her maids, also In white.
Numerous invited guests had assem-
bled at the home long before the
strains Of Mendelssohn's wedding
March, beautifully rendered by Mrs.
Baxter Lemmond Of Lockhart, an
nounced the bridal party. The ushers,
Messrs. Thomas Sims and CLAUDE
Robinson, entered first. followed by
the two bridesmaids, Misses Margaret
Shannon Of Sharon, and Bessie ROD
inson Of Bullocks Creek, both IN
gowns of white silk null. with satin
girdles. Then came the two grooms-
men,. Messrs John Rainey and Roy
Ferguson, then the maid OF honor, MISS
Fannie Smarr, and the best man, Mr.
Asa Shannon, and lastly the bride.
heautiful in her gown of white silk and
lace. leaning on the arm Of the groom.
In the centre Of the room they were
met by the Rev. w. A. Hafner OF
Bowling Green. who in few reverent
and impressive words united them,
and by Rev. ]. B. Swami who conciu-
ded the ceremony with fervent IN
vocation.
After the ceremony, the bridal party
and guests were invited into the din
ing room, where bounteous dinner
consisting of every available delicacy'
was served. Later in the afternoon
the bridal party left for the home OF
the groom's brother, Mr.. E. r. Shan
non. where a reception was given them
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Shannon is the daughter OF Mr.;
and Mrs. w. E. Smarr OF Cotton, ana
is a graduate Of Due West Female
college. She is much loved and admir-
ed by her scores of friends throughout
the entire section in which she has
lived. Mr.. Shannon Is member or
the firm of Shannon & Hope OF Shar-
on, and Is regarded as one Of the most
prosperous and progressive business
men of his section. He Is high In the
esteem of all who know him, both as
a business man and socially. and his
friends are delighted to welcome his
charming bride most heartily.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
Southern Cotton Association.

with the holding Of county and state
conventions throughout the south, the
Southern Cotton association may now
be regarded as fairly launched, and the
question as to whether the farmers Of
the south are really able to make eff
fective use Of the tremendous power
that lies in the monopoly Of their
great product. cotton, comes to an is
sue.
There Is very little doubt Of the fact
that the southern cotton crop has been
the principal basis Of the wealth of the
United States, and 1t would be impos-
sible to estimate to the fullest extent
its influence on the civilization Of the
world during the past hundred years
The importance of cotton to mankind
and it's commercial possibilities are
probably exceeded oy no other product
Of human industry, and the proposition
that control of cotton gives power over
everything Is sufficiently plausible
for unhesitating acceptance.
The immediate object Of the South
ern Cotton association as We under
stand 1t Is to secure to the producer
of cotton his fair share of the profits
on his industry and labor; but this Is
only a step toward the mighty prospect
that will then open up. With this first
end attained. the south will begin to
keep for and within herself a greater
share of the tremendous stream OF
wealth that she has been pouring out
so lavishly on the balance Of the world,
and to her will attach the power and
influence that has heretofore been ap-
propriated bv others.
1t is a beautiful prospect that is just
now beginning to open up to view: but
no one need grow too sanguine all at
once. The objects sought cannot be
had by the mere stretching out Of
hands A dense wilderness intervenes
between the starting point and the
promised land, and many trials and
tribulations will )e encountered in the
journey.
We do not want to be understood as
croaking about this matter. We be-
lieve fully in the practicability Of the
plans that have been agreed upon; but
to ensure their success no one need be
deceived about the fact that there
must be some wise and able leading
and some faithful self-denying follow
ing. 1t must not be forgotten that in
this fight there are outside and inside
interests that have as much to lose
by the success OF the cotton growers
as the cotton growers have to gain,
and the people, who stand to lose
are not going to give up a single one
of the advantages they now enjoy
not until they have fought to the last
ditch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Supervisor Boyd's mail address is
now r. F. D. No. I, Leslie instead OF
r. F. D. No. 2. Rock Hill.
Mr., WIG. ,Bateman Of Columbia, ar
rived In Yorkyille yesterday on vis-
It to his daughter Mrs. Marion B. Jen-
nings.
Mr.. Keene- Dobson left last Satur-
day~fo johnson City. Tenn, where he
will be engaged in the survey. work of
the Southern railway, between Mar
ion, N. c., and Johnson City on the
engineering corps Of Mr.. W.. e. Law,
formerly Of Yorkyille, l au
Mrs. s.. A.. Weber had an arm brok-
en- yesterday afternoon as the result
Of a fall from the front steps Of her
home: The fracture occurred at the
elbow. She was otherwise painfully
bruised. Her many friends, however,
will be pleased to know that she is
getting along very nicely. :.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
L.ocA1. AEEA1Rs,
hEwAnysarisEmENrs..

Loan and Savings Bank-Invites you
to call and inspect Its safety deposit
boxes, which afford O. safe place. for
storing valuable papers, etc.. -.
York Drug Store-Wants you to re-
member that its white pine cough
syrup will cure coughs and colds
!. and save you lots Of annoyance.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Can suit all GUS
TONERS I'm styles and prices on pho
tograph work. Visitors are always
First National Bank-Says that now
Is the best time to begin building up
a bank account, and that the place
is the First National bank.
Farmers Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Makes a special offer to buyers Of
life insurance, which Is good until
April 1st.
Foushee Cash store-Announce an
"originaf Monday special for next
Monday, and offers q variety: Of la
dies neckwear at special prices.
Louis Roth-Will have roe shad to-
morrew; Saturday. .f~:"' C ia -
John z. Carroll, .Supt.' Education
Gives information as to how schools
may secure school libraries. 49,,
L. M. CRISIS; SonsA5Tell you about
their job printing department. See
Star Drug Store-Tells you how you
can escape that tired spring feeling
by taking Stars liver regulator
25 cents box. =
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
NOTE AND COMMENT.

WHY n,ta man nad Botten up IN
that convention and advocated the
selling Of cotton at present prices,
they would have mobbed him." said
one Of the York county delegates We'd
nesday in telling about the enthusiasm
that was in such general evidence.
At, no time since the. war probably
has there been SO much, home grown
corn In the county as now, nor 80 lit
tie Of 1t for sale. The ruling price for
home raised corn when there is any
changing hands. Is about rs cents a
bushel,, Fodder is! now worth from
s1.75 to 50, "a hundred bundles, which
Is the highest price that has ruled for
years. Fodder, however, is quite
scarce, and more valuable because less
hay was saved last summer and fall
than usual. ....s.<,,
Mr.. J. 3. Adkins, who lives about six
miles, northeast. of Yorkville, was in
town; wednesday with a wagon. load
81 sweet potatoes. In all he had about
twelve bushels, all Of which had been
previously engaged to regular custom
ers at dollar q bushel, and he could
have disposed Of twenty bushels or
more at the same price II he had had
them along. There are. those who in
sist that sweet potatoes cannot be
raised and kept through the winter at
a profit, but the, experience Of Mr.. Ad-
hns does not support such conten-
tion. '."i'''" 50" -" ''7 iffu
II would have required "a prophet Of
remarkable nerve to have predicted on
last Monday or even Tuesday, a, beau
tiful spring Wednesday, and even now
nobody is claiming that I told you 80,
notwithstanding the generally wide
spread conception Of the uncertainties
Of Piedmont weather. But really
Wednesday was a. beautiful day. The
sun came out, bright and clear. and
before the morning was more than a
few hours old the chill of the days pre-
ceding had gone out Of the air, and
billy the singing of the birds was lack
ing to complete the otherwise ideal re-
sembfance' to genuine spring. Yester-
day was somewhat cooler, but, withal,
a very pleasant day. ,
! Auditor Hunter 10 having more iorii
less trouble in getting taxpayers locat7
ed In their proper school districts The
trouble is nots tspeculian, to; hitns All aur'
ditors have had the same trouble, and
no one has ever been able to get en-
tirely rid Of 1t. The reason is that not
more than one taxpayer out Of twenty
knows the number Of the school dis
trict in which he resides, and he, there.
fore leaves on his return a blank to
be filled in by the auditor. This 'oc-
casions no end of labor to that Official
and even with all that the situation is
seldom entirely Strengthened out. Mr..
Hunter is doing a lot Of painstaking
work in connection;with the systematic
arrangement aofc the. returns and pro-
poses to have as few mistakes as pos
sible. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The hauling Of fertilizers has COM
menced.
The shade trees are beginning to
bud in preparation for spring.
There have been a few scattering
bales Of cotton on the market this
week.
The dry goods people are busy
with preparations for the opening OF
spring trade.
A demented negro girl was arrest
ed on the streets Of Yorkville yester-
day and taken to ja!., pending exam
ination and commitment to the asy-
lum. 1t is thought she came to York
Vile from Chester, where she probably
belongs. She is about eighteen years
of age and Is unable to give an intel
ligent account of herself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
MERE.MENTIoN.

Five persons were injured and ST.
100000 worth Of property was destroy
ed by fire which began on the docks
at the Boston, Mass, .harbor Tuesday.
and spread to q Leyland line steamer.
The origin Of the fire is believed to
have been spontaneous comb uation In
a quantity Of merchandise, on the
docks. q. The engine and tender Of Q
passenger train on the Central OF Geor!
gia railroad plunged through an open
draw-bridge into the Chattahooehee
river at Columbia, Ala, Tuesiay, kill
ing two engineers and a fireman and
injuring several passengsrs. =. .Beree
college at Richmond. KY. was fined
$1,000 in the circuit courts Of Ken
lucky Tuesday, for violation Of the
state law prohibiting the co-education
of white and colored boys. The coll
Iege has been established fifty years.,
-. "A northbound passenger train; on
the Southern, Pacific: Coast Lime rail-
road. crashed into "a landslAde near"
Santa Barbara, CAL; Wednesday, kill
ing one man, and inturfig twelve, two
fatally. ~. Jerry McCraith, who some
years ago filed claim in the San
Francisco courts for large portion
of the states Of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, under an old Spanish land
grant, died at the county almshouse in
waIla walla, Wash, Wednesday, aged
90 years :. :. The Sunset Limited,
passenger train on the Southern .Paci-.
fic railroad was derailed near Sandy
Fork Texas, Wednesday, killing one
person and injuring several others. -.
DR.. John w. Lawson, aged 6S years,
formerly member Of congress from
Virginia, and leading member Of the
Virginia constitutional convention.
suicide at his home near
Smithfield, Va, Wednesday, leaving a
written request that he be buried In
his Confederate uniform. No reason
Is assigned for his suicide. "A man.,
uscript copy Of Edgar Allen Poe's M.
was sold at auction In New York city.
Wednesday. for $4,000. -. The Mex
lean government troops under. General
Torres, killed forty, Of the Yaqui In
dians and took 1877 prisoners In a two
days battle beginning Monday. Tor,
res expedition was to secure the mur-
derers Of four American mining ex-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
Friday, February "a; 1905.

izen, who had walked uprightly all OF
his life. The distressing manner Of his
death, which came to him suddenly and
away from his home, has brought
doubled expressions Of sympathy from
his many friends In the city and coun-
ty. Phe family has. fads.s great deal
Of, bereavement In the past few years.
A. young SON Of Mr.. Dean accidentally
shot himself about three years ago,
and lingered, q helpless invalid for
about thirteen months. Another son,
Mr.. M. A. Dean, a leading merchant
and one Of the best loved citizens, of
Anderson died Of appendicitis about
two years ago. = y
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24

THE fact that the farmer who raises
cotton only as a surplus is generally
able to pay his debts and have a sup
ply Of cash In his pockets, while the
other fellow is not often so situated
ought of itself to be a sufficient in
ducement to hold the acreage within
proper limits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24

conditions of the enterprise and be-
lieves that completion can. be, attained
in less time than is popularly sup
posed. Some time has of necessity
been devoted by the engineering staff
to the study and investigation OF GER
tain details not fully determined by
the French. This preliminary work is
now really ended and the actual work
Of construction on q larger scale can
sonY, haoin - -..--. ....r..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
2,LocAL" "LAcoNIcs..

Leslie ,R. =. D. No; 1. -: '.''
A new rural mail route known as
LESLIE R. F. D. No. 1, went into oper-
alton from Leslie station last week.
Leslie is about six miles east Of
Rock Hill. ... 'r. .: -
Judge Gage In the Summer. ....
The law passed at the session Of
the general assembly just adjourned,
creating two additional circuits, has
made it necessary for the supreme
court to rearrange the assignment Of
judges. Under this reassignment
Judge Gage will preside at the summer
term Of the sixth. circuit, which now
consists of the counties of Fairfield.
Lancaster, Chester and York. . .
Mr.. Gordon Goes to Alabama.
Fort Mill Times: Rev. M. w. Cor
don, who for the past year has filled
the pastorate Of the Fort Mill and
Flint Hill Baptist churches, has decid-
ed to accept the call recently extended
him by the church at Brewton, Ala,
and on Sunday rendered his resignation
of the church here. The resignation
will take effect the latter part OF
March, and Mr.. >. Gordon expects to
move with his family to Brewton about
the first Of April. .. >... ....
Rural Phone System. ~
A number Of citizens of Bethel town
ship met at Glenn & Riddles store one
day last week to consider the organi-
zation Of a mutual telephone system.
The plan proposed was for each SUBJ:
.scriber to take stock to the amount OF
about $25, and arrange for the estab-
lishment Of a central office at Clover,
or some other convenient point. so
far as THE ENQUIRER has information
nothing definite was determined upon;
but the matter Is still being canvassed.
Death Of Mrs. w. J. Jones. !!
Mrs. Mary Jones, wife of Mr.. VIM.
]. Jones, died at her home at Lock-
hart last Tuesday afternoon of dropsy
of the heart, aged about 40 years.
Mrs. Jones was a native Of the Lewis
Turnout neighborhood, and was a
daughter Of the late Beatty Hall. She
was married to Mr.. Jones on septem-
ber 26. 1883, and leaves nine children.
The body was brought to Yorkville,
accompanied by Mr.. Jones, members
Of the family and friends from Lock-
hart and inferred in the Yorkville
cemetery on Thursday morning, SER
vices being conducted at the grave by
Rev. r. A. Rouse.
Springs Gets Two Years.
Will Springs, the Mecklenburg ne
gro, who a few weeks ago killed Rural
Officer s. E. Cole, and wounded Mr..
Nabors at Charlotte, N. c., was on
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
The aturkrille Gaqtsirer.
YoRKvILLE, 8. c..
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1905.

MANY farmer has been swamped
by trying to plant more cotton than he
could work properly; but very few In
this country have had more corn or
other foodstuffs than they could dis
pose Of profitably.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24

TEXAS promises to remain true to
the south in the matter Of reducing the
cotton, acreage. This is encouraging,
and IL the balance OF the country will
remain true to itself. the result will be
victory whether Texas remains true
or not.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
STATE COTTON =. :
ASSOCIATION.
South Carolina Farmers Perfect
State Organization .--l
CONVENTION PRO EEDIN6S IN DETAIL.

All the Counties in the State, Save
Five, Represented, and All the Del.
coates in Hearty Sympathy With
the Work In Hand-Mr. E. D. Smith
!. of Magnolia, Elected President-Fer-
tiIizer Companies Asked to Contrib.
3 ..I-tA L. A. go - .. ID.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
Niqht Session.

The sub committee Of seven who
drew up the report on the resolutions
was: r. l. Manning. T. B. Stackhouse,
w. ]. Roddey, George Johnstone, Rich
ard Singleton, H. S. Lipscomb and j.
E. Wannamaker
Senator Manning in presenting the
report of the committee Of which he
was chairman, said that there were
many valuable suggestions submitted
to the committee on resolutions, but
the committee had believed that 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24

Springs Gets Two Years.
VIII Springs, the Mecklenburg ne
gro, who a few weeks ago killed Rural
Officer s. E. Cole, and wounded Mr..
Nabors at Charlotte, N. c., was on
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-09-22

DR.. REA has no superior IN diagnosing
and treating diseases and deformities, He
Will give $50 for any case that he cannot
te einn inc d'sease ana where located in five
All able medical and surgical 1iseas es,
acute and chronic catarrh, special diseases
ease: Ea, ~ eonsump, ion. Bronchitis, Bron-
chial Catarfh. Constitutional Catarrh, Dys-
pepsi pepsi s1qS Headache Stomach and rcwel
Brlght's Disease Diabetes, Kidney, Liver.
Riadderj Prostatfe> and Female diseases.
D,zziness, NcTrvousness, Indigestion; Obesity.
dren and all wasting disease in adults. n any
ases Of Deafness. Ringing in the Ears, Loss
Of Of EAi sight: lataraci: Cross Eyes. etc., that
sax 1f ss
train: ParsE. =. Epi!eRsy, Heart Disease.
Ss%s" an Of fl 6one %H Sra sgfS
pTeSery treated Young: Mi ddles se S'iea and
&c, kinslt or married man and all Who suffer
matol rhoea. seminal Id sses, sexual decay.
1ai nn9 memory weak eyes, stunted develop
blood SKIN dieease. sSphis, E$ 1SSptiens.
r hG s Pliers, effects q Mercury. Kidney
Urine, assing Urine. too often. GonorrLea.
elect, strict ure receive search ng treatment,
prompt reiiet and cure for life.
Cancers, Tumors, Goitre, Fistula, Piles.
varicoce'e and enlarged glands with the SUBJ
cutaneous injection method. absolutely
Of blood is one of his own discoveries. and is
the most really scientific and certainly sure
cure Of the ninetsenth century. No incur
able ases taken. Consultation to thoseiin-
Minneapoi MINI Louisville. Ky.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-09-22
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF
WILL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
C0TYNTv M NnpDrcnA,

WILL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF MORRISON.
In In P Pc Court. Special Term. Sept.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph
Foss, deceased:
Whereas, An instrument in writing,
purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment of Joseph Foss. deceased. late
OF said county, has been delivered
And whereas, Rev.. G. s+eigler has lied
Herewith his petition. re representing among
said county, on the 9th day of September,
1D5. testate, and that said petitioner is the
executor named in said last will and tesla.
rnent and praying that the said instru-
rnent may be admitted to probate, and
that letters testamentary be to him issued
thereon.
1t is ordered, That the proofs of said in
strument, and the said petition, be heard
before this court, at the probate Office in
the court house, in the city of Little Fails,
said county, on the 10Th day Of Oc-
toloer, A. D. 1905, at 10 o'clock in the
for enoon, hen all persons interested
said instrument;
And it is further ordered, That notice of
the time and place of said hearing be
given to all persons interested, by pub
fishing this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing, in the Little Falls Herald, q
lished at Little Fails, in said County. pu'-
Dated at Little Falls the 18th day of
September, "A. D. 1905.
BY the Court,
(Seal.) E. F. SHAW,
S2 Judge of Probate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-09-22
fridaV. Sent. IS.

The Union Veteran Legion of the
United States is in session at Wi:
mingtDn, Del.
Rene Gobelet, former president G:
the French council of ministers, i:
dead of acute asthma at Paris. FL
was born in 1928.
At the Massachusetts Prohibiticn
state convention held at Boston Thurs.
day William Wylie of Beverly wa
nominated for governor.
Isaac G. Leonard, said to be the cd
est man in Chicago, is dead at tn:
age of 102 years. Paralysis was tbs
immediate cause of death.
Concessions have been obtained fc:
direct submarine telegraphic lines be:
tween the United States and the EN-.
pires of Japan and China.
Elijah Brigham Phillips, formerly
one of the most prominent railroal
men in the country, is dead at his
home in Brookline, Mass, at the age
of eighty-six.