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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
"Whisky In York"

There has been no limit to the vocif-
Grafton, defamation and lamentation
about the dispensary and its baleful
influence in York county. If one
would believe everything said about
the institution the conclusion would
be that 1t is a drunken and debauched
county. Is it true? The population
Of York county Is 1854. The gross
sales Of intoxicating liquors by the
dispensary last year in Yorkville
amounted to $41,05S.50. Divide the
amount Of purchases by the popula-
ton and 1t will be seen that the
amount of dispensary whisky consum-
ed in York amounted to about SS cents
per capita. The per capita in South
Carolina is $2.15 and in the United
States $1S.25. So York Is remarkable
for its abstemiousness and half the
talk heard is political, reckless and
not worthy of confidence-Abbeville
Medium.
The foregoing paragraph Is going
the rounds of some Of the papers In
sympathy with the dispensary ma
chine and it's management, and the
Mephistophelian shrewdness Of its
construction is very we'll calculated to
a York man who is opposed to the
whisky abomination is unreasonable
indeed. A few words of comment
therefore will not be out Of place.
The obvious intent of the foregoing
is to leave the impression that the
consumption Of liquor in York county
amounts to less than half a gallon a
year for each Individual, and in order
to get at this impression the writer
would have the reader to assume that
there is no whisky consumed In York
county except dispensary whisky and
that the dispensary at Yorkville sells
1t all. The intent of the whole argu-
ment is so clear as to leave not a
shadow Of doubt as to its underlying
dishonesty.
There is no doubt of the fact that
taken as a whole York is the most in
telligent, most progressive, most NOR
al and temperate county in South
Carolina. We do not believe its equal
can be found in the United States or
in the world. 1t has not been de-
bauched by whisky to any consider
able extent and it is not going to be;
but that is not the fault of the dis
pensary machine or its management.
The one dispensary at Yorkville does
not materially affect the whole county
beyond a given radius, and except on
certain individuals it has no direct
effect even within that radius; but
there are broad minded Christian peo-
pie in and around Yorkville, and In
all parts of the county, who fully real
ize and appreciate the debauchery
that the local dispensary is constantly
working. Daily they witness the fall
of boys, young men and fathers of
families who cannot resist the temp
tation that the state Of South Caro-
lima is constantly holding out to them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
Producer and Manufacturer.

Although in the main a repetition
of ideas already advanced by himself
the speech which Hon. John L. Nc
Laurin delivered at Sumter yesterday
and which is printed on our first page
today Is we'll worth reading and well
worth studying, for the subject mat
ter vitality concerns the present and
future welfare Of not only South Car
olina: but the entire south.
The sum and substance Of Mr.. Nc
Laurin's speech hinges around the
question Of developing additional mar
kets for American cotton. He insists
very correctly too, that the natural
and reasonable demand for cotton
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
MERE-M ENTION.

A family consisting Of a mother and
three children were burned to death
in their home near Charlottesville,
Va, Saturday night. The origin of
the fire is not known. :. A passenger
train on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
railroad was derailed at Groveton, Pa,
Saturday, by iron bars and coupling
pins, which had been placed on the
track by a 12-year-old boy. No one
was injured. -. All grades Of refined
sugar have been advanced 10 cents
per hundred pounds. Five miners
were killed and five seriously injured
by an explosion of steam In the United
Verde mine. at Jerome, Ark, Satur-
day. The mine is owned by Senator
Clark. VIM. T. Potter, president Of
the Long Island railroad died Of cere-
bro o-spinal-meningitis, at his home in
New York city Saturday. :. Valuable
timber covering hundred Of acres Of
land, has been destroyed by forest
fires in the past two days, in Wash
ington and Allegheny counties, Mary
land. The one hundredth ami
versary Of the birth Of Hans Christian
Anderson was celebrated under royal
patronage throughout Denmark Sat-
urday. Odenz the birthplace Of An
derson was crowded with delegations
from foreign countries to participate
in the festivities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
DEATH OF JOHN A. BARRON.

Mr.. John Alexander Barron died at
the home of his nephew and niece, DR.
John I. and Miss Bessie Barron In
Yorkville last Sunday morning at
about 10 o'clock, after a lingering ILL
ness Of nearly year, during the last
three weeks Of which he was confined
to his bed.
The deceased was the fourth son
of the late DIR. A. I. and Mrs. M. r
Barron. He was born on what was
then known as the Hicklin place on
May 16, 1847, and with the exception
of a few years in other parts Of the
state and in California spent the
greater part Of. his life in Yorkville
and York county.
Mr.. Barron was educated principally
in the common schools Of his day, his
early opportunities in this direction
being interrupted by the war: He
volunteered his services to the Con-
federacy when he was 16 years OF
age, and remained with Kanapauxs
battery until the close Of the war.
After the surrender, he resumed his
studies and in 1876 was admitted to
the practice Of law. He located first
in Manning, s. c.; but after two years
went to California, and remained In
that state until his health failed. when
he returned home with asthma from
which he never recovered.
During the greater part Of the last
30 years Mr. Barron has been engaged
in teaching school in various parts of
the county. At different periods, how
ever, he served two terms as mag1s-
trate for York township, and one way
and another has performed no little
public service In various capacities.
Notwithstanding the fact that dur
ing many years past the deceased sell
dom knew what 1t was to be entirely
free from physical discomfort on ac-
count of his wretched health, he was
of a genial sunny disposition. Every
body who knew him even passing well
regarded him as good company and
all his close acquaintances considered
him to be a man Of good and loyal
principles.
Mr.. Barron was never married. He
leaves one surviving brother, DR.. w.
R. Barron of Marion, Ala, and four
sisters, Mrs. w. B. Steele Of Yorkville;
Mrs. F. N. Wilson of Manning, s. c.;
Mrs. Margaret Scott Of Atlanta, Tex
as, and Mrs. Robert Foster Of Marion,
Ala.
The funeral took place from the
residence yesterday morning at 1880
o'clock, the services being conducted
by Rev. w. C. Ewart. assisted by Rev.
DR.. ]. L. Stokes. There was In at
tendance a large number Of friends of
Yorkville and the following relatives
from out of town: Mrs. F. N. Wilson
of Manning; DR.. w. A. Pressly, Mrs.
Eliza Barron, Mr.. T. A. Barron and
Mr.. John A. Shurley Of Rock Hill, and
Mr.. Archie Latham of Hickory Grove.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04

the coming month: The mean or
normal temperature was So degrees.
The warmest month was that OF 1896.
with an average Of IS degrees and the
coldest month was that Of 1901, with
an average Of 81 degrees. The high
est temperature was "a degrees on
April II, 1896, and the lowest temper
ature was 26 on April 5, 1891. The
average date on which the last KILL
ing" frost occurred In spring, April i;
and the latest date on which the last
'killing' frost occurred In the spring,
April 26. The average precipitation
for the month, 3.45 inches and the
average number Of days with .Ol or
an inch or more 10. The greatest
amount Of precipitation recorded In
any "a consecutive hours was 3.o2
inches on April 1-2, 1901. The aver
age number Of clear days We're IL;
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days
7. The prevailing winds have been
from the southwest, the average hour
ly velocity of the winds Is q, and the
highest velocity was AZ miles from the
southwest on April 81, 1893.
Flint Hill High School. y
Charlotte Observer, Saturday: The
commencement exercises Of the Flint
Hill High School, which Is located just
across the South Carolina line In
York county, took place yesterday.
The programme Of the forenoon con-
sisted of declamations and recitations
by some 20 or 25 boys and girls. Both
the declamations and recitations were
of a very high class, and the large
audience present was delighted with
the efforts of the boys and girls. Al
the noon-hour q sumptuous picnic
dinner was served upon the school
grounds, and 1t Is needless TO say
that this was greatly enjoyed by all
those present The afternoon exer-
cises consisted of the commencement
oration by Mr. Plummer Stewart, OF
this city, and the delivery OF medals
by Mr.. ]. B. Spence, Of this city, and
Prof. Jackson Hamilton, Of York coun-
ty South Carolina. Mr.. Stewart made
most excellent address His sub
tect was "The Education OF Girls.
Mr.. Spence in very happy speech
delivered a gold medal to Miss Nellie
Coltharp for the best recitation
among the girls, and Prof. Hamilton
delivered gold medal to Mr.. Hamii-
ton Withers for the best declama-
ton among the boys. Last evening
there were no exercises at the school
but the young people Of the COM
munity gathered at the home OF Mr..
w. s. McClelland. and until very
late hour laughter and merriment
were waited on the evening air. The
Flint Hill school has enjoyed a most
successful seven months term, under
the direction of Mr.. A. Craig Richard
s0n
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
AFTER FERTILIZER TRUST?
Suggests That the President is Max.
ina Investigations In Georgia.

The Atlanta Journal of this morn
ing prints the following from Lump
kin, Ga, under date of yesterday:
Is President Roosevelt after the gu
ano trust?
Or, to be more exact, is there a gu
ano trust, and, II so, is 1t in danger Of
a jolting from the presidents "big
stick?"
During recent days a representative
Of the department Of justice has been
visiting various points in Georgia get
ting up facts and figures, where pos
sible, which would tend to throw light
on the means and agencies used by
the different guano companies where
by the products of them all are sold
for one and the same price. accord
ing to grade.
This gentleman stated that he had
been sent out by the department Of
Justice upon explicit instructions from
the president himself, and that IL a
guano trust was developed 1t would
likely be made to lead q livelier row
than the beef trust.
FROM remarks, not 10 dignity IL just
yet as information, which this gentle
man let drop he is perfectly satisfied
with what he has found, for he SEEM
ed confident that he had more than
enough information in hand to make
out a prima facie case of trust against
the guano concerns and that they
would have a good summers work
ahead getting around 1t.
1t Is commonly known that all gu
amos of the same grade demand uni
form price. Just why this was the
uninitiated could only surmise. But
this agent of the department Of JUS
tice evidently thinks that he has
enough evidence Of the most positive
kind In hand to prove that 1t Is be-
cause of a combine and agreement.
OF course now and then there is an
exception made to the list" prices, as
they are termed, and now and then
some concern will maintain the price
in theory, but abandon it in practice
by giving a rebate, or a present to the
purchaser But these exceptions are
said to be just frequent enough to
more strongly confirm the existence
of a combine, injunctions OF secrecy
almost invariably accompanying the
rebates" or presents"
Georgia farmers as we'll as those Of
the entire south will watch this
movement Of the president against
the guano people with much interest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
CLOVER cULLlNGS.
Cotton Mill 20 be Driven by Electric
ity-Aerease and Fertilizer Reduce

Cotton Mill 20 be Driven by Electric.
ity-Aerease and Fertilizer Redue-
tion. .... .. 90. =. :..
Correspondence Of the YOrkvills Enquirer.
CLOVER, April At is practically
settled that the Glover Cotton mill VIII
at an early day. be driven by electricity
instead of steam, as at present. The
Catawba Power company and the mill
management here, as we'll as the Vart-
GUS parties interested at Yorkvtile,
have arrived alta definite understand
ing as to conditions, terms, etc., and
although the contract itself has not
vet been executed, 1t Is not thought
that there will be any trouble as to
this detail. Anyway the work OF sur
veying a preliminary line from here
to Yorkville and from the latter place
to the plant Of the power company on
morning by Messrs. Faires and Stacy.
They have instructions to run
straight line from the Glover mill to
the York Cotton mill. '
The farmers In this section are and
have been very busy since the land
got dry enough to plow, preparing for
the crops to be planted this spring,
and most OF them have made fine
progress. Quite a large acreage of
corn has been planted already and
much more will be this week. Many
have finished hauling out fertilizers,
while some have not. 1t Is the purpose
of a large majority to cut their cot
ton acreage and amount Of fertilizer
used under cotton at least 25 per cent.
as compared with last year. n
Capt. w. B. Smith has not been en-
joying his usual good health during
the past two or three weeks. he Is
up and about, and does not present
the appearance Of sick man, but he
is not himself by q great deal. HIS
many friends are hoping that he will
soon be entirely well once more.
The public school here is expected
to wind up Its years work on May 10.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
ON PLEASURE BENT.
President Starts With Party On Visit
to Texas.


With cheers and good wishes re-
sounding through the Pennsylvania
station, President Roosevelt lelt
Washington at sos a. m. YESTERDAY on
special train for trip through the
southwest. The special train, which
| Is one OF the finest the Pennsylvania
railroad ever has sent out Of Wash
ington, consists of three cars, the
presidents private car, Rocket; the
pullman sleeper, Forrest, and the
combination baggage and buffet car,
Viceroy. The train Is Handsomely Mt
ted and contains every known appn-
ance to insure the comfort and safety
Of the passengers.
The train was scheduled to leave
at 9 O'clock, but II was minute al
ter that hour when the president ar
rived at the station. He had been
delayed on the way from the White
House by a slight accident to one OF
the horses attached to his carriage,
which fell and became entangled In
the harness. 1t was just five minutes
after the scheduled time Of departure
when the train drew out OF the sta
tion..
In the party besides the president
were: Secretary William Loeb, Jr,
Gen. 8. B. M. Young. Dr. Alexander
Lambert, Lieut.. G. r. Fortesque, one
of the presidents aides; M. c. Latta
the president; H. A. Strohmeyer, pho
tographer and representatives OF the
newspaper press associations.
The trip Is being made primarily to
enable the president to attend the re-
union Of his old regiment, the Rough
Riders, which Is to be held at San
Antonio, Texas, next Friday, and to
hunt big game In Oklahoma and Col
orado. incidentally, the president Will
deliver notable addresses at several
places en- route. His first important
stop will be at Louisville, KY, tomor-
row morning, where he will be the
guest of the city for three hours. He
will go from Louisville directly to st.
Louis and thence. via the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad to San An
tonic, stopping at several places on
the way, among them Sherman and
Dallas, Tex.
After leaving San Antonio the pres
ident will go to Oklahoma for wolf
hunt and proceed thence to Colorado
to hunt big game in the mountains.
Unless II should be necessary on ac-
count Of unforeseen circumstances to
curtail the trip. the president will be
absent from Washington about two
months Definite plans for the trip,
after he leaves Oklahoma, have not
been made, the purpose Of the pres
ident being to adjust his plans to the
conditions as they may exist at the
time. While he expects to be in the
wilds Of Colorado for a considerable
time, he will keep in constant touch.
by means of couriers to the nearest
telegraph station with Washington,
and thus will be enabled to attend to
such important business as may de-
mand his personal attention.
DIR. Lambert, who accompanies the
president, was his physician in New
York, and has hunted throughout the
country which the president will visit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
The 4turkrille eaquirer.
YoRKvILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1905.

GREAT industries must be develop
ed along broad lines. This PROPOSE
ton must be considered in connection
with the cotton movement. The con-
stitution makes ample provision, be-
ing as broad as the constitution Of the
nation itself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04

NOT a little feeling has been en-
gendered because Of the inscription or
a monument that the state Of North
Carolina. has arranged to unveil al
Appomattox on the 10th instant. The
inscription, referring to the North
Carolina soldiers, says: First al
Bethel; farthest at the front at Get
tysburg, and last at Appomattox.'
Soldiers Of other states claim that the
inscription has no foundation in fact
and the Appomattox camp Of Confed-
crate veterans has passed resolutions
setting forth its unwillingness to par
ticipate in the unveiling ceremonies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04

of fre, government, the time being in
Colored do, is a fragrant instance Of how
far from satisfactory any system Is.
Self-government cannot be given by
a system. 1t can only be made possi-
BILE. In order to secure and preserve
it, a community must stand higher
morally than Colorado does at pres
ent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04

The United States circuit court
in Charleston this morning
for a session Of two weeks. The peon-
age cases and the trial Of the several
alleged yeggmen and postofice rob-
bers with their alleged Charleston ac-
completes, Rudolph and Chris Ra-
hens, King street grocers, are tie most
important criminal cases to be heard.
The peonage cases grow out OF labor
system in use at the phosphate rock
fields about Charlo ston and the defen-
dants in the pre- : cases are an Ital-
ian contractor and two guards. who
were indicted at the January term Of
the court In Columbia. A number Of
civil cases Of no great or general i'm
portanoe will also be disposed Of.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
LOCAL LAcONlCS.

We Will Send the Enquirer
From now until January 1st, 1906
for $1.50.
The Watch Contest.
Sheriff Brown has received quite
number of coupons in the watch con-
test during the past few days and
will continue to receive them until
next Monday. The final figures Will
be announced in our issue Of April II.
Salesday.
The attendance in Yorkville on ac-
count of salesday yesterday was quite
large considering the fact that the
farmers are 80 busy with their crops.
Trade was good in the stores and the
horse Jockeys did more or less busi-
ness in the back lots. Altogether the
day was somewhat quieter than Tor
several months past.
Committed to Jail.
Charlie Strait, the Fort Mill ne
gro. who killed Buster Mobley on w.
]. Stewards place on November 20,
1903, is in Jail. Mr.. T. A. Mills, con-
stable for Magistrate McElhaney went
to Salisbury after him at the request
of Sheriff Brown and got him without
difficulty. He was already under ar
rest. Constable Mills brought the ne
gro to Yorkville last Saturday. Strait
has had but little to say about the Kill
ing. He does not appear to be at all
worried over the situation, however.
He will be tried at the approaching
term Of the court Of general sessions.
April Weather.
The following data, covering per-
iod of 26 years, has been compiled
from the weather bureau records at
Charlotte, says the Observer. They
are issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed, during the month In
question. for the above period Of
years, but must not be construed as a
forecast of the weather conditions for
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-04
PETIT JuRoRs-sEcoNp WEEK.

The following petit jurors were
drawn this morning to serve during
the second week of the approaching
term of the circuit court:
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-19
800 Carp in a Cabbage Patch.

Eight hundred carp in a cabbage
patch will give a slight idea OF the
number of these fish in Canandaigua
lake. The connection may not at first
be plain, but il must be understood
that the lake and the cabbage patch
are adjacent.
Thomas Rafferty,. who owns farm
on the east shore OF Canandaigua lake,
about three miles from the village.
went out to his cabbage patch the other
day and found II covered with dead
and dying carp. some of them OF 10
10 Is pounds weight.
They had invaded the land during
the high water of Sunday. and had
been left stranded by the receding
waters.
Rafferty, didn't consider this a piece
OF good luck. He could not get rid of
the fish all alone. and soon his neigh.
bors came to him with loud com.
plants and threats to have him in
dicted for maintaining a nuisance.
Finally he called on the village
board of health for aid. There we're
more than 500 of the fsh.--New York
Sun.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-19
Gathering Of vegetarIans.

The London vegetarian association
held their annual dinner the other
night. Members OF almost every sect
of vegetarianism were present. There
were Wallaceites, who will not eat
salt or bread made with yeast; Haig
ties, who are forbidden peas and
beans. and Allinsonites. to whom tea
is poison. The chef was set a difficult
task. but he acquitted himself with
distinction. and only the extremists
grumbled
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-19
lmportanoe In pottIna ~

Because John C. Setter. postmaster
at Fern. Cal. neglected to dot the "i'
in his name. the postoffice department
at Washington declined to honor his
requisition for Office supplies until the
omission was rectihed. The blank
was returned to Setter, who dotted
the 81" and then returned the paper
to Washington. The supplies came
in time. considerably delayed by the
departments insistence. The patrons
OF the Fern postoffice we're unable "a
purchase stamps for two weeks be
cause the postmaster neglected to dot
the little letter 81" Setter has been
postmaster for ten years and this was
the first time he ever had a blank re
turned to him for correction.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-19

Immense Mass fPure Rock Salt
The largest mass Of pure rock salt
in the world lies under the province
Of Galicia, Hungary II is known to
he $50 miles long, 20 broad and 20 feet
In thickness.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-19
corpulent Mans Protest.

The most corpulent man In all Fort
Fairfield, Me-, lay back in the shade
OF a friendly maple and momentarily
forgot to wonder why clothes are
necessary He tackled kindred sub
ject. however: did you ever stop to
think what range OF temperature we
get in this climate? II moves from
So in February to IFS in July. That
gives you difference of 10 degrees
and there are but $50 between freez
ing and boiling"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-19

A young golden robin was picked up
at Newfane, VT, in chilled condition
after the rains and hung In cage
under veranda. The parent birds
soon found the fledgling, and they con
tnue to come joyfully with many ten.
der twitterings dozen times daily to
feed It. and one Of the birds stationed
Itself nights in a tree closely at hand
The young bird will be given its free
dom when NJ to make its own living