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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-12-20
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- Goods Opening -

AT THE

WUE ARE DAILY OPENING the Of HOLIDAY
WY GOODS AND TOYS in
IN to be found the large prices
less.
Our Beautiful China Sets Satin
exquisite and must be to be appreciated We
in description. Don't fail to seeh
Our large variety of Pictures of latest design,
$500 EACH
Our Leather Stag and Ebony
striking novelties.
In Photo Albums and Frames please fastd-
pretty line of Chidren have
something unique in pretty Box Stationery.
Our large display of beautiful Dolls Toys be
celed anywhere
PLENTY OF FIREWORKS.
EBONY TOILET SETS. Stag Clocks,
Shaving Sets and Ink Stands Fine Mirrors China
beautiful line
Dolls be excelled anywhere
The latest in Fancy Box Paper Elegant
of Fancy Baskets
The largest assortment of Leather Goods Cases.
Hand Bags and PURSES Wallets, Bill Books Music
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
BIGGER ENGINES FOR SOUTHERN
Pacific Type to Be introduced About
Septeniber /.

September L.
With the completion Of work on
a number of bridges between Green
willie and Atlanta, about September i,
the Southern Railway will send Pacific
type engines to this division, which
can easily pull fourteen heavily loaded
Pullman cars on the fast schedule OF
the vestibuled trains. Just at present
it Is not deemed expedient to trans
Ter those locomotives to the local run
because the first aim Of the company
Is to make these trestles as strong
and substantial as any In the country.
Trains 81 and 3S which are operated
between New Orleans and New York.
on the main trunk line Of the South
ern, are too big to be moved with des-
patch and for the next few weeks
they will be run in two sections, the
mail cars making up the first.
There are seven slow stops between
here and Atlanta, caused by bridge
work. Trains slowing down to cross
the rivers and creeks are forced to
start again up grade. and that breaks
up the schedule, occasioning much
delay. There will be less, however
In the future with the movement OF
heavy trains in sections. and there
will be none after September when
the giant steam horses are sent to
this territory. Without this change
In locomotives the Southern would
have found II necessary to put on
extra trains for the handling OF
through traffic, but when one locomo-
tive can travel at the rate Of forty
Ave or fifty miles an hour with four
teen Pullmans there will not be any
need of extras The old engines can
only pull seven sleepers. The Pacific
type engines have six main drivers.
three on each side, with pair OF
trailers, or small drivers, directly un-
der the cab. They are much longer
than the largest locomotives now In
use on the Charlotte division. The
new engines are in commission on the
Washington and Danville division and
they will come here, as stated, when
the bridges are made absolutely secure
for such tremendous weight.
During the present year the South
ern will have to put down 85 pound
steel rails on ia miles of track be-
tween Greenville and Atlanta. This
product comes from Ensley, Alabama,
and Is as fine as that on any railroad
In the country.
While the Southern Is working hard
to make the passenger service perfect,
II has not been unmindful Of the
freight traffic, and on September
what is known as the 700 class freight
engines will be sent to this division.
They have pulling capacity Of
twenty five per cent greater than any
now In use and can jump over the
high grades without the least difficulty
and can move 25 cars more than the
most powerful locomotives Of other
types. At present they are being
operated on the Washington. Danville,
Asheville, Birmingham and parts Of
the Knoxville misunderstanding
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rev. w. c. Ewart returned yester-
day from a trip to Georgia.
Miss Bessie Pegram is visiting Mr..
Is. W. Guys family at Lowryville.
Miss Iva Sanders Of Chester, is
visiting Mr.. Jas. L. Sanders family.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Brown Wylie and
Miss Rachel, spent yesterday In Gas
tonia.
Miss Winnie Crawford is visiting
Misses Jennie and Edna McClain, at
Camden.
Miss Irene Roach Of Rock Hill, is
spending a few days in Yorkville
with relatives
Misses Mary and Louise Dobson are
visiting relatives In Kings Mountain
and Stanley, N. c.
Mrs. ]. K. Niles and son, Master
John, Of Jacksonville, Fla, are the
guests of Mrs. Sarah C. Ashe.
Mrs S. c. Miller of Kingston, I. T.,
has been visiting relatives in York
vile for the past two weeks.
Mrs. E. B. Beard and daughters,
Misses Rita. Florrie and Nell, are
spending a month at Shelby.
Mr.. j. NJ. Ferguson returned home
yesterday after spending several days
with friends In Bethel township.
Mrs. ]. P. Crawford and little son,
of Nashville, Tenn, have been visiting
the family of Capt. E. A. Crawford.
Train Master Jas. l.. Davidson Of
the c. & NV. Ry., was in Yorkville
for few hours Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Maggie Beckham of Lancaster.
has been visiting Mrs. James Beckham
in Yorkville. Master Andral Rose re-
turned home with her.
Mrs. w. p. Allison and little grand
daughter Kathryn Moss, of Kings
Mountain, N. c.. are visiting relatives
i'm Yorkville and Tirzah.
Miss Mary Lee Alexander returned
home Wednesday after three
weeks visit to her brother, Mr.. ]. A.
Alexander. in Portsmouth, o.
Mrs. w. d. Glenn and son, Master
William, left Tuesday morning for
Asheville, n. c., where they were met
by Mr.. Glenn. They will return home
in a few days.
Mrs. F.. A. Pegram of Shopton, n.
C., is the guest of Mr.. ]. B. Pegrams 8
family. Mrs. NJ. V. Cornwell of Ches-
ter county, came to Yorkville this
morning to visit Mrs. Pegram, with
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
LOCAL LAcONlCS.

We Will Send The Enquirer
From now until January l, 1906, for
80 cents.
Alleged Train Rockers.
Spartanburg special to Charlotte OBJ
server: Emmett Dover and John Do
yer have been committed to jail In
Gaffney on the charge Of rocking a
passenger train on the Southern rail-
way near Smyrna on the Charleston
division. On the morning Of June 80
several rocks were thrown through the
windows of the train and one man was
hit and painfully injured. A railway
detective was put on the case with the
result that the Dovers were arrested
and the two will have to appear In
court to answer to the above charge,
which is a serious one In this state.
The Charleston Excursion.
News and Courier, Wednesday,:
Eight hundred and fifty-one excursion
lists from Gastonia, Blacksburg, York
VILE, Lancaster, Heath Springs and
other towns and cities along that
branch Of the Southern railway arrived
in the city last night for two-days
visit. The twelve coaches were COM
fortably filled and the rains that fell
while the party WAS on the road but
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
MERE-M m ENTloN.

Eight men were burned to death In
an oil fire at Humble, Texas, and oil
to the value Of more than $1,000,00O
was consumed. -. United States SEN
ator Mitchell Of Oregon, who was re-
Gently convicted of using his ofhce to
further the law practice Of Michel d
Tanner, was on last Tuesday sentenced
to pay a fine Of 81, 900 and to serve
six months In the penitentiary. He
has appealed to the supreme court OF
the United States. 49,. The Texas PEN
itentiary was destroyed by fire last
Tuesday. The loss was $4,000. 1t Is
authoritatively announced that Sec
retary of the Navy Bonaparte proposes
to investigate the Bennington disaster
without gloves and fix the RESPONSE
bility where II belongs. The sui
tan of Turkey has offered reward OF
$50, 900 for information leading to the
arrest OF the parties who recently at
tempted to assassinate him. Already
more than one thousand suspects have
been taken into custody. up to
Thursday evening 134 cases Of yellow
fever had developed In New Orleans,
and there had been "a deaths. .....
Upon the publication Of the govern
ment's revised report Of the cotton
acreage on Wednesday, prices on the
New York Exchange went up Is
points. Well informed circles in
Washington are Of the opinion that
Japan will demand an indemnity Of
not less than $1,00O.000 from Russia.
:. Three men were killed in the
wreck OF a freight train at Atlanta,
Ca, last Wednesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
"HIsToRic FORT MILL"

Mr. John T. Windle Of Yonkers
New York. spent some weeks In Fori
Mill township recently visiting his
brother. Mr. w. H. Windle, a we'll
known citizen Of the township. and
on his return. according to the Times
contributed the following interesting
sketch of Fort Mill to The Yonkers
Statesman
"Travelers to Jacksonville over the
Southern railway. just after crossing
the line into South Carolina, will pass
through the little town Of Fort Mill
On looking from the car windows one
will see a small park, probably zoe
feet square, and In 1t are four splen-
did monuments. One Of these is erect
ed to the memory of the southern SOL
diers who perished in the Civil war;
and a second to the women Of the
Confederacy.
"The third Is a pure white marble
shaft, about IL feet in height, on a
solid granite base, and contains the
following inscription:
"'1S60-Dedicated to the faithful
slaves who, loyal to a sacred trust
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
whom she went TO school forty-four

whom she went 10 school forty-four
years ago.
Mr.. ]. F. Lemmond Of Sachse,
Tex, is on a visit to relatives and
friends in York county. Mr.. Lem
mond went to Texas twelve years
ago from the Smiths Turnout neigh
borhood.
The personnel of the Ninety-Nine
island fishing party referred to Tues
day, was as follows: Sheriff H. G.
Brown, Louis Roth, r. L. Wilkerson
Henry Conner. Walter o. Hobbs. ]. D
Clark, j. w. Smith, w. L. Caldwell
John Gordon. ]. w. Keller, ]. P. Cald-
well, r. w. Whitesides. The party re-
turned Wednesday. Sheriff Brown
says the trip was a very enjoyable
one, but fish were not especially abun-
dant. I'VE caught about as many as
we could eat" he said.
Fort Mill Times: The Fort Mil
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Springs
of Charlotte, will sympathize with
them In their distress over the painful
accident which befell their little SON
Eli, a few days ago. He was one Of q
party Of boys who had gone to Camp
Abbott. near Mortimer. for a few days
outing. and while riding in a wagon
fell out. The wheels passed over his
leg just above the foot, breaking the
bones and badly bruising the flesh
The leg has been set, but it will be
several weeks before he can return
home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

Mr.. ]. E. Norment, private secre-
tary to Governor Hayward, and a
member of the staff of the Columbia
State, represented the State at the
meeting of the Independent Oil compa-
ny in Darlington on Wednesday. Mr..
Norment is a citizen Of Darlington and,
Of course, is thoroughly acquainted
there. At the conclusion Of detailed
report of the creditors meeting, he
makes this reference to rumors about
the Dargan suicide
"It seems very hard for the public
to realize the actual facts In connec-
ton with this failure. The State has
not had to correct a single statement
published in its columns In connection
with the entire affair and yet all sorts
Of wild rumors are current. THESE
rumors refer to the death Of Mr.. OAR
gan and they are absolutely incorrect.
There is no need to go into details con-
cerning these rumors, which are as
unnecessary as they are incorrect. 1t
Is only a case of they say when any
attempt Is made to locate them.
"Mr. Robert Keith Dargan Is dead
beyond the shadow of any doubt, rea-
sonable or unreasonable. A most rep
utable and competent physician, after
careful examination, pronounced the
body dead, the coroner and his jury
view the body, and the grave In the
quiet little graveyard holds In Its sill
ent keeping all that was mortal OF
Robert Keith. Dargan."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
FIRST REGIMENT ORDERS.

BY order of the governor and COM
mander In chief. Adjutant and Inspec-
tor General John D. Frost has issued
the following orders to the First reg
iment:
Adjutant Generals Department, Co.
lumbia, s. c., July 25, 1905.-General
Order No. Z: The 1st regiment Of in
fantry, N. G. 8. c., is hereby ordered
into camp at Columbia, s. c., for q
period Of seven days, commencing
Monday, August 7. 1905. The COM
manding officer will Immediately pro-
ceed to arrange transportation for all
companies Of the 1st infantry over the
respective railroads as follows:
Via the Southern Railway: Compa-
Hill; Company C and band. Pelzer;
Company E, Anderson; Company G.
Cornwell: Company H, Rock Hill;
Company K, Fort Mill Company L.
Yorkville: Company M. Jonesville
Via the Seaboard Air Line Railway:
Company F, Cheraw, Company /, Ben
nettsville.
The local agent Of the railroad will
take triplicate receipts from the cap
tain of the company showing the num-
ber of officers and enlisted men to be
transported by the railroad. making
inquiry Of the captain that all parties
are enlisted men or officers Of the Ma
tional Guard. The agent will then
forward to this office the original re-
ceipt, the duplicate being forwarded
to the regimental commander. and the
triplicate presented the disbursing off,
Ger for collection.
It is necessary that each company
appear at camp with 60 per cent OF
its enlisted strength. The transporta-
| ton Of cooks, attaches, ETC.. Will have
to be borne by the company separate
ly unless the cooks are white and en-
listed men. The railroads will trans
port these cooks at the same rate that
they transport the militia.
The company commanders Will see
that all record books. including morn
ing report, sick report and duty roster
are brought with them to camp, as Ii
is absolutely necessary to have these
books to keep the records Of each or
ganization during the encampment.
The commanding officer will arrange
with the railroad companies to have
his regiment reach here not later than
noon of the 7th Of August, 1905.
Transportation, pay for seven days,
and subsistence will be allowed officers
and men.
A consolidated morning report will
be delivered to the adjutant OF the reg
iment upon his arrival at camp.
Each officer should provide himself
with a cot, as the cots borrowed last
year by myself for this occasion, free
Of charge, were very much broken
when they were returned.
You will please promulgate these In
structions to your regiment at the ear
liest possible moment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
ALONG THE RURAL ROUTES.

We regret to announce that feature
Of our news service which has become
very interesting during the past
month will have to be discontinued.
We refer especially to the personal,
weather and crop items that have been
furnished with such intelligent thor
oughness by the accommodating rural
delivery carriers. The reason for the
discontinuance Of this service, will be
comprehended in the following letter
from the Hon. P. N. DeGraw. fourth
assistant postmaster general to Mr.
E. G. Sandifer, publisher Of the York
vile New Era:
Sir:-Thfs office is in receipt Of your
letter Of July IA, requesting to be ad-
vised IL 1t Is permitted rural carriers
routes for publication In the local
newspapers. or to act as correspon-
dents for such papers.
In reply you are advised that the de-
partment Is not inclined to permit ru-
raj letter carriers to act as newspaper
correspondents for several reasons. In
order to obtain the news desired by the
publishers of the papers the carriers
would be required to spend a good deal
Of time In gossiping and conversing
with the patrons of their routes, which
would interfere with expeditions SER
vice. Furthermore. II might lead to
complications by the carriers report
ing and publishing matter that would
involve them In difficulty, and result
in complaints to the department.
The dana rfnpnt will n0f ancOura Pe
nor permit carriers to engage In any
business or avocation which Is liable
to interfere with or result In the sub
ordination of their duties as rural car
riers.
While we are inclined to the opinion
that Mr.. DeGraw would have hardly
written such letter in the light or q
clear understanding Of the facts In this
particular case, there Is no disposition
either on the part Of the rural carriers
or THE ENQUIRER to disregard his ex-
pressed wishes, and the letters will
therefore be discontinued. We shall
however continue to give this infor-
nation as best we can. and assistance
from all reliable sources will be duly
appreciated.
Correspondents are requested to send
all items either by letter or postal
card. always giving their postoffice ad
dresses. and signing their names
Their signatures are required merely
as guarantees Of good faith. and are
never published,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

obedience to a great and growing de-
mand, is arranging to have all let
ter boxes along rural routes con-
secutively numbered, so that the
directions may be more explicit and
exacting on the rural carrier and
render proper delivery more certain.
Ruralities, according to department
officials, are slow to recognize the
justness of the policy which 1t en-
deavors to follow, requiring 100
families on each route established,
and petitions are received daily for
the establishment Of routes which,
after inspection, prove to have less
than fifty families or would-be pat
rons in case Of establishment. In
these circumstances the work of
the rural agents becomes essential
before action can be taken on petit
tions in different sections Of the
country. The popularity Of the
rural service continues unabated;
in fact, 1t is growing. Hardly a day
passes that the mails do not bring
letters to the department of high
commentator Of the effects Of the
establishment Of this or that route.
Some of these comment in the line
of fast conversions Of the rural towns
into cities; others dwell upon the en-
hancement Of values because Of the
increased convenience, while still
others lay great stress upon the
educational advantages which are
being derived from the rural service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
YorkviIIe to Rock Hill.

That straight road to Yorkville would
be one of the greatest developers we
could desire. Let US build 1t. Let us
make II highway In every sense OF
the word. Then, let us build anoth-
er across the country at right angles
to It. With these two great roads as
thoroughfares with other roads leading
ont from them, we would have a sys-
tenn worthy Of the name. 1t would
tend to cut out some Of the too many
roads we now have. 1t would IN
crease the value Of property enough
to paw for its construction and would
bring more people to York county to
live than would be required to. fill II
up and occupy all the idle land there Is
IN the county. This is a coming sec
ton, this Piedmont South Carolina
The signs point to q remarkable prog
ress In the next few years. Do we want
to get the full benefits. or do we not!
If we do let US get down to work on
our roads for the man with the money
to spend for home Is going to buy
along the road that will make his liv-
ing cheapest and most comfortable.
He Is going to locate where he can get
to market, church and schools. He
will not buy where he will have to
use a boat several months In the year
and pay road taxes besides. Let us
have first, this road to York. The
other good things will follow.-Rock
Hill Herald
These suggestions Of the Herald
have the full endorsement Of THE EN-
oUIRER, and we sincerely hope that
the day Is not far distant when the
matter shall receive the consideration
It deserves at the hands Of the people
Of the whole county.
All of the more progressive people
of the. county are agreed on the ne
cessity for better roads generally, ana
all reasonable people should be able 10
readily comprehend the impracticabili-
ty of building up a complete system
Of roe DIS all at once.
There must be a starting place some-
where, and as we see ii there Is no
better starting place than between the
two principal towns of oqe Of the fore
most counties Of the state.
The building Of such a road as Is
proposed would not only be of i'm
mense benefit to both Yorkville and
Rock Hill: but to all the country In
between, as we'll as the county gener-
ally, and It would be the beginning or
that era Of better roads for which we
have all been so earnestly longing.
The views Of the people Of the coun-
ty generally on this question Will be
of interest and value. and we shall be
very much pleased to see a thought
full discussion ON the subject. The COL
umns of THE ENQUIRER. and Of the
Herald also., we are quite sure, are
open for the purpose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
LETTER FROM SMYRNA.
Correspondence Of III. Yortville Enquirer.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
SMYRNA, July 27.-Crops Throughout
this section are looking fairly well
but there Is a stretch between Mrs
M. E. Darwin's and Mr.. T. P. Whiso'
nant's that seems to be suffering more
or less for want Of rain.
Laying by will be finished generally
this week.
Miss Mamie White Is visiting hel
brother, Knox White at Waxhaw, N. c
Misses Mamie and Sarah Darwin
spent Tuesday at Kings Creek on
visit to their sister, Mrs. w. ]. Nc
Gill.
Mrs. M. E. Darwin Is visiting her
son ]. M. Darwin at Gaffney.
Mr.. r. M. Plexico Is better and able
to get up and about again.
Roy Whisonant has fever.
Palmer Hope has been very sick this
week.
Mr. r. M Wallace and others went
to the river this week and caught lots
Of fish.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
Dr. Thomas w. cambpeII has COM

Or. Thomas w. cambpell has COM
plimented THE ENQUIRER with a bas-
ket of the finest peaches we have seen
for several years. The peaches weigh
from 6 to s ounces each and are OF
most delicious flavor.
People who have the handling OF
money for themselves or others report
considerable difficulty In getting per
cent for loans Of $1,000 or over on long
time. The supply Of 8 per cent money
seems to be rather greater than the
demand. The banks. Of course. have
no trouble in making per cent loans
There was big picnic at New
Bethel, in the Olive neighborhood last
Saturday. There was a large crowd
present from both York and Chester
counties and everybody enjoyed the
occasion immensely.
Mr.. Craig Mccorkle brought in from
Mr.. ]. s. Clinton's on Wednesday night
stalk Of cotton that was over 6 feet
high. 1t was of the King variety, well
fruited and a fair average Of field OF
about three acres. The cotton Is grow
ing on the same land that suffered Sc
severely from hail early In July year
ago. Mr.. Clinton lives near '"Bethel
church.