Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
ROCK HILL ANDtvIcINlTM.
Lively Municipal EIection-Delesatss
to the woodmen. convention--farm-
ers' Cooperative union-Fire at

Lively Municipal EIection--De Deleea ates
to the woodmen convsntion--Farnn
ers' Cooperative union--Firs at
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correspondents Of the Yorkvills lsnquifsr.
Rock HILL, Jan 13.--The municipal
election yesterday for the election OF
mayor, alderman for first ward, al.
dernlan for fourth and one alderman
at large, excited considerable interest
and was quite spirited contest from
the opening . the polls until they
were closed. It was the liveliest mum
icipal election Rock Hill has had for
a number Of years. There were two
candidates for mayor, J. ]. Hull and
NJ. G. Bryant. and two for alderman at
large, B. N. Craig and j. M. McFadden.
There was no opposition in the other
races. There are 1886 registered voters
In the city and there were 2S7 votes
cast In the election yesterday, which
resulted In the reelection Of ]. j. Hull
for mayor, and the re-election Of B.
N. Craig for alderman at large, ]. W..
ONeal was also reelected alderman
for first ward without opposition and
w. II. Wylie was elected without OPP
position for the fourth ward. 'tt@
The vote for each candidate was as
follows: For mayor, j. J. Hull, 173; M.
G. Bryant, IA; alderman at large, 3.
NJ, Craig. IT'S; j. M. Mcfadden, l01;'
first ward, ]. w. 0Neal, so; fourth
ward, w. II. Wylie, 43. There are So
registered voters In the first ward and
81 in the fourth ward
Although the contest was quite lively
and the candidates who had oposition
have been working hard for several
days to win the fight, the affair passed
Off pleasantly and. nothing , but the
'hindliest" feeling continues to- exist
between the defeated and the victori-
Gus candidates. and the friends Of
both.
At meeting Of Walnut Camp w. o.
w. Monday night. delegates to a
meeting Of the head camp, which will
be held In Savannah, Ga, on March II,
were elected as follows: M. g. Bry-
ant, A. ]. Evans, w. II. Hope and ].
e. Parker. = -
Job" over this way. There has been
almost no cotton at all on the market
the past two weeks.
The call for meeting Of the mem.
bers of the Farmers Cooperative
Union and all others who are in SYM
pathy with the work the union istrying
to accomplish, resulted In a large and
representative meeting Of farmers and
business men in the hall OF the Com
mercial club Tuesday afternoon.
President F. c.. Whitner presided and
explained the objects and purpose OF
the meeting. The cotton growers on
this side Of the county have been fully
aroused on the cotton situation for
some time. The business men are also
deeply interested in the matter and II
hof oil
at the meeting Tuesday afternoon
came with the intention Of doing
something and sticking to 1t until re-
suits come. :. ~ t; .,;it;,,.,
A resolution was submitted by J. II.
Miller pledging the owners Of cotton to
withhold from sale a specified number
Of bales until the same could be sold
for not less than twelve cents. This
was adopted and signed by about
twenty-five farmers. The number OF
bales set opposite their names ranges
from one to twenty-five.
A resolution pledging the cotton
growers to reduce their cotton acreage
for the year 1905 at least 25 per cent
and to use no more commercial ferth,
izers In its cultivation than they used
in the year 1904, was offered by 7. L.
Johnston. This resolution was also
adopted and was signed by quite a
number of farmers.
The following delegates were ap-
pointed to the New Orleans conyen-
ton: Catawba, N. B. Williams; ]. A.
Barber, alternate. Ebenezer, F. 9.
Whitner; ]. n. Miller, alternate. Be
thesda, P. M. Burris; ]. II. Steele, al
ternate. There We're several very IN
teresting and enthusiastic addresses
and everybody seemed to be alive 70
the needs Of the hour and were Wiling
to take any action looking to the Del
terment Of the present situation.
Whatever the final result OF the
may be-. there Is no DOUBT
of the fact that the people are mucn
closer together on the subject at tine
present time than they have ever been
before on this side Of the county.
Early Tuesday morning barn on
Mr.. Sidney Clinton's plantation near
Edgmoor. was destroyed by fire to-
gether with its contents consisting OF
something over $50 bushels OF corn,
large quantity Of fodder and otner
roughness and farming tools. A hcrse,
mule and a cow also perished IN tne
flames. When the fire was discoveries
by Mr.. Clinton the roof Of the large
building was already falling in and IL
was impossible to subdue the flames
or save anything from the burning
building. The loss is estimated at
from $500 to $500, with no insurance
The origin of the fire Is unknown, ~
though there is some suspicion tna..
the barn was fired by an incehlafy ~
but nothing has developed 80 iar ~.