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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

The rural route carriers will be of
duty next Monday on account Of Labor
day, which Is legal holiday.
Painted houses are becoming a little
more common In the country than they
have been. There are not so many
however, as there ought to be.
In the prohibition election Of 1892
York county declared against liquor
by a vote of pretty nearly two to one
The exact figures were 1,46S for pro-
hibition and 1913 against 1t. The tota
vote Of the county that year was 3,444
Mr.. 3. N. Moore's warehouse ad
tells of the advantages Of that insti-
tuition In concise and comprehensive
form-out Of danger Of fire and wealth
er, close to the market where 1t can be
sold at any time. and available as Sc
curity for money from the banks
Unless the farmer plans to take his
cotton from the gin to the market ne
should place 1t in the warehouse.
We are proud Of the fact that York
county has all along had the cleanesi
and most decent dispensary In the
state; but that speaks we'll for the
county rather than the dispensary
The York county dispensary has never
been entirely in the hands Of Its
friends. Every board Of control has
had one or more hostile members. and
the thing has been watched closely
But the dispensary was making head
way. 1t Is only necessary to give
John Barleycorn a little time and he
will get on top at last. II the thing Is
allowed to run on there Will happer
first one thing and then another until
whisky Is enthroned in York county
as elsewhere.
While at the Bethany picnic las'
Wednesday the reporter gathered the
idea that although a majority of the
people will vote for the abolition ;oi
the dIspensary from York county, there
are a number Of citizens who are no,
especially enthusiastic on the subject
They have not forgotten the terrible
experiences through which they hao
to pass when there were so many dis
tilleries along the North Carolina
border, selling liquor to the drunken
rabble from Yorkville and elsewhere
OF late years they have been relieved
from this annoyance and there are
many who give the credit to the dis
pensary at Yorkville rather than tc
the Watts law, which does not permi,
the operation Of a distillery in North
Carolina outside of an incorporated
town. There Is still some whisky be-
ing sold along the border In the vicin-
ity Of Bethany; but not a great dea
and 1t is a matter Of common knowl-
edge who the offenders are. Well In
formed citizens of the Bethany neigh
borhood are Of opinion that In view OF
changed conditions, there Is no danger
Of a renewal of the former traffic
They are quite sure that with North
Carolina laws so favorable to decency
and little determined effort on theil
own part the Objectionable traffic neec
never be allowed to develop again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
TiIIman at Tirzah.

In another column Is published a
card from Mr.. ]. C. Wilborn giving
information as to a freight train that
will be run from Rock Hill and return
on the occasion of the meeting at Tir-
zah next Thursday, and also denying
that there is on foot IAN ill-concealed
effort to pack the meeting with people
who will root for the dispensary."
We are glad to publish Mr.. Wilborn's
information and also his disclaimer
as to the effort to pack the meeting
with dispensary rooters; but at the
same time we are not prepared to ad-
NIT that we have totally misinterpret-
ed the purpose OF the recent invita-
ton to Senator Tillman and the
circulation of petitions in various
parts of the county to back the inVi-
tation up.
1t came to THE ENQUIRER not long
ago that while one Of the Tillman In
vitation petitions was in circulation In
Bethel township, g. gentleman to whom
it was presented declined to sign II on
the ground that he had just signed
petition looking to the removal OF the
dispensary from this county, and un-
der those circumstances he certainly
did not feel warranted in joining re-
quest to Senator Tillman to come here
with an attempt to persuade the peo-
pie that they did not know their own
business in this matter.
Mr.. Wilborn, in his card says that
had the senator not been attacked In
the prohibition" convention, he could
not have been induced to come to Tir-
zah at this time" We assume, OF
course. that Mr.. Wilborn knows where
of he speaks; but somehow we are un-
able to appreciate the logic of the Sit
uation. At the so-called prohibltlon
convention, Senator Brice only repeat
ed language that he had used publicly
before he had been allowed to run as
an unopposed candidate for the senate
and he said 1t again from different
stumps in the county. 1t seems to us
that if this were the real grievance
of Mr. Wilborn, he might have man
aged to arrange this proposed joint
debate a long time ago, under such
circumstances as would have enabled
Senator Tillman to secure such salts
faction as he may have desired with
out danger of interfering In YORK
county's local affairs.
1t was Mr.. Wilborn himself who
told a representative of THE ENQUIRER
that upon the receipt of the first letter
to him on the subject Of coming 10
York county, Senator Tillman wrote
back suggesting that he be asked by
an extensively signed petition. This
may be taken as reluctance to come
except in compliance with a widespread
demand; but there are those also who
look upon the circulation Of the petit
ton as a shrewd means of being as
sured of large crowd. However, no
matter which view may be taken or
the petition expedient, there are those
who do not find it difficult to appre-
ciate the propriety of the senator's
coming without any invitation at all,
If his only object were to defend him
self
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
THE POLE LINE.

The pole line of the Catawba Power
company Is coming to Yorkville as
rapidly as possible; but still 1t is i'm
possible to say just when the work
will be completed through.
Up to this time the line extends only
about two miles west Of the power
house. where work has been tempor-
ariy suspended on account Of the OPP
position Of property owners.
From such information as the re-
porter has been able to get from the
most reliable sources, some Of the
property owners are willing to give
rights Of way on the terms offered by
the power company. According to
these terms the power company pays
81 a pole and binds itself to give COM
pensation for damage to crops, timber.
etc The landowner, however. retains
the perpetual right to work the right
of way up to and under the wires, and
the power company Is forever bound
to make good any damage that may
be caused to crops and land during
the work of making repairs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. B. Smith-Offers to sell 120
acres of land near Glover at $40 per
acre: easy terms.
w. B. Smith & Sons-Offer their Big
ger" plantation for sale at $40 per
acre; easy terms.
Miss Maggie Lee Glass-Invites the
public to the picnic of Shady Grove
school, Sept. Sth.
Robt. l.. Goff, Prin.-Gives informa-
ton regarding the Hickory Grove
High school which opens for the fall
session on next Monday. ;
b. N. Moore Prop.-Says his ware
house Is the proper place to store
cotton to protect 1t from fire and
weather. He buys cotton and seed.
Star Drug Store-Calls your attention
to the benefits Of using violet am
monia in the bath. 1t Is also a good
cleaner for silverware. 25c bottle.
Adickes' Emporium-Wantsa all kinds
country produce except butter and
sweet potatoes. Goods at bargain
prices Summer cheese, etc.
I. w. Johnson-Has Quaker oats, nu-
trina, shredded wheat, cream OF
wheat, blanco cero. teas, coffees.
fairy. polo and octagon soaps, etc
Yorkville Monument Works-Are reaoy
for business, and are In position to
York Drug Store-Has a full supply of
school supplies, and invites school
children to give 1t call.
j. Q. Wray-Makes his last call on
summer dress goods and offers un-
paralleled bargains to quick buyers
Strauss-Smith Co.-Announces the de-
parture Of Mr.. Strauss for the mar
kets to complete buying fall and
winter goods.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have sale
of embroidery at bargain prices on
next Monday morning beginning at
9 o'clock.
York Drug Store-Refers you to the
advertisement Of D. d. d. for skin
diseases on the fourth page.
First National Bank Publishes q
statement of its condition at the
close Of business Aug. 25th, 1905.
Loan and Savings Bank-Publishes Its
statement of condition at the close
of business Aug. 25, 1905.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
CLOVER cuLLINes.
BassbalI-The Eastern War-First New
Bals-Neeroes Unwilling to Work.

Corr r.spondence Of the Yorkvills enquirer.
CLOVER, September IA game OF
baseball Is ls,heduled to take place on
the local diamond this afternoon be-
tween the Bowling Green and Fflbert
teams. The Glover cranks have for
several days been trying to induce the
Gastonia team to come down and meet
the local team, but they come not.
They are evidently hesitating for rea-
son Of their past experience.
Quite number Of our citizens who
have been Jap sympathizers since the
beginning OF the war with Russia are
not at all satisfied with the peace
terms. They feel that Japan has been
too magnanimous, and the outlook now
is that the only way In which Japan
can satisfy them Is to take 1t all back,
sail in and completely annihilate Rus
sia and take everything that II left
One or more bales Of new cotton
have been sold on this market. The
first bale was sold by Mr.. A. p. Cur
rence at 1880. He win have two or
three more ready for market In O few
days.
II is likely that quite a number Of
Cloyeri.es will go to Tirzah Thursday
to hear Senators Brice and Tillman.
The school here will open for the fail
session on September Is.
A protracted meeting has been In
progress at the Baptist church during
the present week. The pastor is being
assisted by Rev. ]. d. Higgins OF Fort
Mil. Services are being held twice
each day and the attendance Is large.
! There is lots Of complaint here on
account Of the inability Of those who
have work to do to induce the negroes
to work. There are a number OF able
bodied negroes in and around cover
who refuse to work regularly, regard
less of wages offered. South Carolina
needs stringent vagrant law, ana It
would be much better II one could be
devised that would work automatically.
II Is said that the Catawba Power
Co., will construct line direct from
this place to the dam another from
here to Yorkville, and still another
from Yorkville to the dam, the Idea be-
ing that II one line fails they Will nave
another to fall back on. The lines win
he connected.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

WHEN Editor Caldwell Of the Char
lotte Observer fired his broadside OF
vitriol at Editor McKelway Of the Pres
byterian Standard some weeks ago,
we were just a little surprised, and
said so. We were surprised that the
ablest journalist of North Carolina
should say such things as Mr.. Caldwell
said. We thought that If the things
said were true that was the best rea-
son why they should not have been
said. We have not changed our opin-
ion in the matter in the least; but we
have no hesitation in saying that had
we fully understood Mr.. Caldwelrs
provocation we would not have made
any comment on the controversy. The
things that Mr. Caldwell says Mr..
McKelway said, as we have already
remarked, did not warrant Mr.. Cald-
we'll in flying off the handle to such
an extent. But, If Mr.. McKelway said
these things first, we do not see how
or where he has a right to complain
at anything that was said In reply
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
John T. Roddey Elected Mayor With.
out opposition-Ths Veterans Pic.
nie---condition Of cotton-other Mat.

John 7. Roddcy Elected mayor with.
out opposition-Ths Veterans Pic.
nie--condition Of cotton-other Mat.
ters.
Correspondence Of the Ysrkhlls Enquirer.
Rock HILL Sept. There was no
excitement at all over the election
here Thursday for a. mayor to I'LL out
the unexpired term OF the late ]. j.
Hull. There being only one candi-
date, Jno. T. Roddey, a great many
did not go out to vote at all. There
were l09 votes cast. In the last
election for mayor when there were
two candidates, In the race. 460 votes
were polled. Mr.. Roddey Is the first
man elected to the office In Rock Hill
without opposition. He will take the
oath Of office at a meeting OF the city
council next Monday night. Mr..
Roddey is q young man q hne Dust
ness capacities and the city's interests
VIII no doubt be well looked after
under his administration. The term
of Office of the city police force ex-
pires the first Of September, and the
election Of these officers will take
place at the meeting Of the council
next Monday night No intimation IS
to whether the present force will be
retained or not has been given, but
It is understood that the names Of
some new applicants will be pre-
sented to the council.
The veterans picnic last Tuesday
was n great success. The day was an
ideal one and there was quite large
crowd present and all spent q very
delightful day. Capt. Iredell Jones
acted as master Of ceremonies and
introduced the speakers In his usual
happy and genial style. The speakers
were Maj. Thomas w. Carwile OF
Edgefield. and Capt. w. II. Edwards
Of Chester. both Of whom made
short but very appropriate addresses,
the latter speaking principally on the
proposed home for old. veterans In
TIE farmers OF this section all
agree that the cotton crop will not
be as good this year as last There
Is very good July crop; but on
count Of the excessive rain there
was scarcely any August cotton made
at all. Some claim that the crop
will be so per cent of as compared
with last year; but others think II
will not be so bad as that. New cot
day this week, 103 cents being the
price paid for the most Of 1t.
DR.. A. s. Lynn, who has been very
| III for some time and has been In
a Charlotte hospital. was brought to
Rock Hill Thursday and is now In
the private hospital here. He Is very
much improved and is able to walk
about some; but 1t will be some
time yet before he can resume his
practice.
Mr. P. A. Neal of this city, who
has been very Ill at the home OF q
relative In Gastonia, has returned 70
II 4. nr0VA0.
| Mr.. Edwin Moore Is seriously Ill at
the home Of his mother In this city.
He has been sick all year and there
was q decided. change for the worse
In his condition a few days ago.
| Mr.. P. II. Picket, an employe OF the
Rock Hill Buggy Co., and who has
not been able to work any for the
past twelve months on account OF Ill
health, is very much improved.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

WE have seen 1t several times stated
that there is very little interest In the
eastern side of the county as to the
approaching Brice law election. Just
where this suggestion had its origin
we have no definite idea, but we desire
to say that we will not believe there
is any truth in it until the vote shows
the contrary. The petitions asking
for an election and pledging the sign
ers to vote for the removal Of the dis
pensary were signed as numerously In
the eastern side Of the county as else
where, and we have not yet seen any
reason to believe that the voters OF
the eastern side are not as dependable
as are the voters of any other side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
MERE-ME ENTION.

Three cases Of yellow fever have
developed In Pensacola, Fla. "A
passenger train on the Southern rail-
road was wrecked at South Boston. Va.
Wednesday, by spreading rails caused
by the removal Of spikes, by wreckers.
Two trainmen were injured. =. Three
persons were killed and more than a
hundred injured, and much property
DESTROYED by an earthquake at Palena
and Sultana, Italy, Wednesday. ......
A case Of bubonic plague Is re-
ported from La Boca, Panama.
There are two cases Of yellow fever at
Vicksburg, Miss. 80. Governor Doug
lass of Massachusetts, has announced
his determination not to be candidate
for reelection next year. The new
battleship, Vermont, was launched at
Quincy, Mass, Thursday. :. Two boys
we're killed at Santa Fe, New Mexico,
Thursday, by the explosion Of a box Of
dynamite which they had stolen and
were shooting at as target
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

change bank of Little Rock. The
telegram bore the sending time Of
p. m. At that hour a friend OF
Mrs. Johnson was giving an alarm
because of the woman's hardness at
a luncheon, to which she had been
invited. Mrs. Johnson had gone
bathing during the forenoon In spite
Of the cool weather. and as there
were few other persons In the water
no one noted her disappearance. Her
body was found some distance out
to sea about 3 o'clock this afternoon:
Up to that hour the telegram had
not yet been delivered owing to the
delays in transmission through the
city. The body had just been
placed in the morgue at Coney Is
land, when a messenger boy rushed
in with the dispatch. He did not
know that Mrs. June Johnson, FOR
whom he was searching was there,
but was following her hostess. who
had just heard of the drowning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

All this will be. fully developed
next Thursday. If the senator shall
devote his time to defending himself,
we shall be very much surprised, 80
much so in fact that we will be ready
10 apologize for having entertained
any doubt or misgiving as to any part
of the whole curious proceeding.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

DIR. VIM. Anderson has been chosen
to represent Cherokee county in the
house of representatives, defeating
Kimsey Huskey last Tuesday by vote
of about two to one. DR.. Anderson Is
one of the best and cleanest men In
the list of our acquaintance. and he
will be an honor to Cherokee in the
general assembly just as he has al
ways been at home. Mr.. Huskey, out OF
whom the papers have been having a
lot Of fun on account Of his unusual
name, is a deserving young man, who
will probably go to the general assem-
bly, at another time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

Some Of the property owners refused
to give rights Of way on the terms
outlined and there are a few who de-
mand that the power company buy
their entire plantations.
The power company people insist
that II Is their intention to pay all that
can reasonably be expected Of them;
but inasmuch as they really do no
actual damage to land. especially II 1t
has been cleared, they cannot afford to
buy a plantation for the privilege of
running a line through the air over
head. ... ..- ....".. 70. ..-
It Is quite probable that some rights
Of way will be condemned. In case
they have to institute condemnation
proceedings, the power people will ask
for a strip 80 feet wide.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
GIeaninss Of Interest to Dwslisrs
Along the Rural Routes.
YorkyiIle No. 7. ~.

Along the hurai ho0tess
YorI<vills. No. Z.
Mr.. H. H. Hughes will re-enter
school at Chapel Hill, N. c, about
September 8.
Mr.. A. ]. Hughes is quite sick.
There are a good many chills re-
ported on this route.
Yorlville No. 1.
Taken all In all the crops along this
route are good. There Is quito q lot
of cotton to be seen from the ROADSIDE
that will make q bale to the acre; Dut
of course, there Is much that Will not
turn out so we'll. Some fodder mas
been lost and much has been saved: A
lot of corn has been cut and stacked
with view Of shredding This includes
some Of the best corn to be seen along
the whole route.
Yorkville No. q.
Mr.. H, r. Merritt, overseer on the
York and Chester road from Joness
Mill to YorkYille, Is doing some hne
work along his section, opening the
bitches and throwing the dirt well to
the centre Of the road.
The corn crop Is complete failure
in the bottoms along this route. There
Is some good upland corn on the route,
u.
especially fine.
Mr.. C. H. Smith has commenced the
erection Of first-class barn that Is to
be fifty-five feet long by sixty-two feet
wide.
A negro named Will Dawson died at
IT'S home on Mr.. C. H. Sandifers place
Wednesday morning as the result OF
Injuries inflicted the Friday previous
bv another negro named Will Currence.
The facts Of the case seem to be like
this. Davison's cow had been In Cur
rence's cotton and Currence complain
ed. Davison's mother Joined In the
quarrel, and as the outcome Of the
squabble. Currence hit Dawson In the
head with a hoe. One story has II
that Dawson was advancing on Cur
renee with a knife. Dawson was TAX
Ell to Yorkville for surgical attention;
but his skull had been crushed so
badly as to make his case hopeless.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
Ths Aturkrills enquirer.
YoRKVILLE, s. c..
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER |. 1905.

IF the Russian-Japanese representa-
tives at Portsmouth had only realized
In advance what a quarrel their action
was going to create among the news
papers, they would have probably de-
ferred the making Of peace indefinitely,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- Next Monday Is salesday for Sep
tember.
- The county board Of commission
ers will hold their next monthly
meeting on Monday instead Of
Wednesday.
The Newtown bee., 1905-06-23

To Town Clerk Houlihan the editor is indebted for copy of the May Bull letin of the State Board of Health. Dr Lindsley hits up the doctors of the state in the following fashion:
 From much correspondence wi tn those who are required by law to ren- der certificates of death, it is very ev- ident that some of them believe that they are obliged by law to declare the cause of death in every instance, whether they know the cause or not. Indeed some of them have admitted holding that opinion. The unreason- ableness of it is at once apparent when it is remembered that there are many deaths respecting which the attend ing circumstances are not known, and the previous history of the cases can not be learned with sufficient accuracy to make diagnosis. In such instances the law surely does not require the doctor to state what he does not know to be true. The only thing he car properly do is write Cause Unknown Again, when doctors give as cause of death only symptoms of disease such as ''Dropsy," "Exhaustion, /" "Asphyx ia," "9emorrhage," "Tumor," etc.
 which terms are utterly useless fol classification and sanitary purposes
The Newtown bee., 1905-06-23

Tell us if there isn't enough flavor, or fruit, or phosphate, or ice in your drink. Some like it one way, some an other. We get to know how regular customers prefer theirs. We should like to learn how you prefer yours. We want to just suit everybody. It isn't any trou ble at all to put in an ex- tra shake of phosphate, or sweeten it with little more with syrup, or put a little more cracked ice in. We would a thousand times rather have you enjoy yourself and come again than to know soda we served you. The pleasure of store keeping is in seeing customers pleased with the drinks we serve ard the way we serve them. We would give anything to have you feel that this is your store, your fountain. BettS & Betts.