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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
MERE.M ENTIoN.

Five hundred thousand dollars worth
OF property was destroyed by fire In
the business section Of Chicago last
Friday night. -. DIR. Leroy s. Chad
wick, the husband OF Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick, the bank swindler Of Cleve-
land, O.. arrived in. New York from
Paris, Saturday, and was immediate
ly taken to Cleveland by sheriff
from that place. He professed abso-
lutte ignorance Of all Mrs. Chadwick's
operations. "A state Of anarchy
reigns in the Tangier district Of Mo-
rocco. and the British consul has re-
quested all British subjects living in
the country to move into the city of
Tangier, where the British govern
ment can protect their lives and prop
erty. The Moorish government has
admitted its inability to control the
situation. ... May Irwin, the actress,
has offered to furnish bail In any
amount up to $50,000 for the release
of Nan Patterson from prison, where
she Is held, charged with the murder
Of Caesar Young, the New York book
maker. ..... A passenger train on the
Rock Island and Pacific railroad, col
lided with a freight train near Okla
homa City, Okla, Friday. killing the
pass. nger fireman and engineer, and
z-'ounding several passengers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
THE NEELY YARN MILLS.

The books of subscription to the
capital stock Of the Nicely Yarn mills
were opened at the Commercial club
yesterday morning, pursuant to the
published announcement, and the
amount authorized, $4,000 was duly
subscribed.
The stockholders met In the after
noon for the. purpose Of organization
and elected seven directors as follows:
Thos. P. Moore, B. N. Moore, w. B
Moore, w. R.. Carroll. Louis Roth, c
M. Inman, W. I. Witherspoon.
Immediately after the Adjournment
of the meeting Of stockholders the di-
rectors met and elected Thos. p
Moore, president and treasurer, w. R
Carroll, vice president, and w. I. With
erspoon, secretary.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the immediate payment Of the first
installment Of 20 per cent on the sub.
scribed capital stock, and the presi-
dent was authorized to proceed al
once with contracts for machinery
sites, buildings, etc., and get the mil
in operation at the earliest possible
moment.
Anticipating the action Of the d.
rectors, President Moore had already
made contracts for machinery, and the
machinery men Of Charlotte assure
him that the prices he secured are the
lowest that have ever been known ir
the south. Cotton mill machinery has
been very low for some time past; put
material advance went into effect
on yesterday, January 1. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
OLIVE LEAVES.
The Holidays-low Priced Cotton
Back From Arkansas-Other Per-
sonal Notes,

The HoIidays-Low Priced Cotton
Back From Arkansas-Other Per-
sonaI Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
OLIVE, Jan 2.-Christmas passed off
very quietly in our neighborhood.
With all the shooting incident to
Christmas ! have heard Of no acci-
dents. Some of the neighbors gave
dinners which were enjoyed very much
by those invited. l must say though.
that the slump in cotton has interfer-
ed very much with our pleasure and
interest.
Miss Belle Bailey, who has been TAX
ing course in stenography at Con-
verse business college, Spartanburg,
spent the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. MEG. Bailey. She
returns today and intends to take a
course in bookkeeping.
Mr.. Sam Hafner, who went to Ar
kansas year ago, has returned home.
He says that York county, South Car
olina, is the best place that he has
found yet.
Mr.. w. L. Hill is erecting a nice
two-story dwelling on his Roseborough
property. Mr.. Will Wallace is doing
the work. Mr.. Bob Robinson, who has
lived there the last two years, has
moved to Sharon. Mr.. Hounie Hill
will occupy the new house when fin
ished.
Miss Fannie Smarr will resume the
Olive school today, having given the
children a short vacation for the hol-
idays.
Mr.. Robert Mcknight. who is now
drumming for Charleston dry goods
house, dropped in to see his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Mcknight during
Christmas week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
AUCTION SALES.

The clerk of court on yesterday soid
property as follows:
In the case of D. e. Boney, plaintiff,
VS.. Arthur c. Boney ct al, defendants,
one house and lot. Bought by D. z.
Boney for 500. ....
In the case Of w. B. Good vs.. Kate
MCGOWAN Good, a tract Of 153 acres,
in Bullock's Creek township. Bought
by H. D. Crawford for $3.50 an acre.
In the same case a tract Of 81 acres.
bought by T. B. Ratchford for 50 an
acre. In the same case a tract Of GS
acres, bought by w. B. Good for IS
an acre.
In the case Of w. Brown Wylie, ad-
ministrator, VS.. ]. N. McDill, tract
Of "a acres; bought by ]. N. McDill
for s1,100.
In the case Of r. N. Whitesides, ad-
ministrator, vs.. B. B. Whitesides and
others, three tracts. Tract No. l of 81
acres: bought by Mrs. M. E. Wither-
spoon for $25 an acre. Tract No. 2,
Of 933 acres; bought by B. B. White
sides for $685. an acre. tract NO. 8,
Of $50 acres; bought by Mrs. M. E.
Stowe for 1895 an acre.
In the case of James Long Sanders
VS.. Iva Lillian Sanders. tract Of 406
acres; bought by s. E. McFadden for
$500.
In the case Of T. H. Allen VS.. John
Hull, two lots in the town Of Glover.
Both were bought by John r. Hart,
attorney, one for s3S and the other
for SO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Down -RusinAss-As,aia-
Miss insold-Marria5e of Mr.. smarr
and Miss Thomasson.

Down -ta-RusinAss- s-Aspaia-Laet,saS-
Miss lnsold-Marria5 Of Mr.. Smarr
and Miss Thomasson.
Correspondence Of Che Yorfvills Enquirer.
Rock HILL, Jan. 2.-The holidays
have about closed with New Years
Day and business OF all kinds has
dropped back to normal again. The
banks and the postotfice were closed
yesterday, but these were the only
institutions to observe New Years
Day at this place. The public schools
Of the city will open again today and
exercises at the c. NJ. A. will be re-
sumed Wednesday morning. The big
bell at Winthrop college called the
girls in blue to their places last Wed
nesday morning and they are now
hard at work again as though they
had never been interrupted by the
Christmas festivities.
Miss Matte Ingold, a former citizen
and a returned missionary to Korea,
Of Miss Mary White. gave quite an
interesting lecture to the Childrens
society Of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon. While the
lecture was given to the children a
number Of older people were present
and enjoyed Miss Ingold's talk very
much.
The new pastor Of ST. Johns M. E.
church, Rev. W. B. Duncan, preached
his first sermon at his new charge
Sunday morning to a large congrega-
ton, who were delighted with the new
pastor and his initial sermon. He is
a forceful and impressive speaker and
had the undivided attention Of his
hearers.
Mr.. ]. nj. Smarr, chief guard at the
county chaingang, and Miss Maggie
Thomasson. second daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. T. Thomasson. were mar
ried in this city Sunday afternoon by
Rev. w. L. Lingle at the parsonage.
President D. B. Johnson went to
Columbia yesterday to attend meet
ing Of the executive board Of Win
throp college, called TO meet today.
The municipal registration books
were closed last Saturday with $50
registered voters on the list.
The farmers over this way are In a
humor to do something to help i'm
prove the price Of cotton.
Constable Jenkins captured 25 gal
Ions Of contraband liquor during the
holidays. He does not think the clos
ing of the Charlotte saloons will af-
feet the contraband trade here.
There was an enjoyable concert al
Winthrop college last night under the
auspices Of the Y. w. c. association.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
CHRISTIAN CRUSADERS"

Capt. E. A. Hawks and Lieut.. J..
W. Jennings, Of the Christian Cru
saders, have been in Yorkville for sew
eial weeks, making arrangements for
a series Of meetings to commence in
tie court house next Friday night.
The Christian Crusaders is reli-
gcus organization somewhat after the
pan of the Salvation army, under
cimmand of Gen. M. K. Light, who
has his headquarters at Richmond. Va,
and "a staff Of officers and privates
Z s@PAan cox said ElsufenantssserlS
Mugs, to the reporter yesterday, as
pfincipally In the promotion Of revt-
walls. We do not seek to establish a
new religious organization; but desire
to- reach the unconverted, convince
them Of their need Of salvation, and
persuade them to connect themselves
with the churches Of their respective
choice.
1T is true" he continued, that our
methods are somewhat peculiar, and
for that reason we sometimes encoun-
ter opposition from well meaning peo-
when the people understand US. We
realize that we must secure the at
tention Of sinners before we can lead
them to Christ, and in doing this we
adopt such means as we consider nee
essary, holding to no especial laws or
methods. But while we have met with
opposition in the beginning Of our
work in some cases, the results have
generally been quite satisfactory.
During our stay Of ten weeks at
Statesville, N. c., there were four
hundred and thirty professions Of
faith, and here is what a writer In
the Landmark was kind enough to say
about US:
-'One Of the principal features Of
the Christian Crusaders is to reach
the unchurched masses. To do this
they hold no effort too great. no abor
too hard, and their success Is, or
seems to be, in proportion to their
town have been almost phenomenal.
Immense crowds have attended their
MEETINGS, people coming from twenty
miks away. The sympathy and pray
ers of all Christians in our churches
are with them in their work
Rev. SDr. Atkins Of Salisbury, has
given US kind commentator, and also
Cobnel Andrew Rodgers. Rev. T. ].
Rotgers Of Mooresville. N. c., esti-
mates that there were 750 conversions
as the result of the Crusade In that
town and 337 people professed con-
version at Hickory, N. c.
General Light Is to arrive In York
vilh next Thursday, with a party Of
Crusaders. and beginning on Friday
thee will be services in the court
hose every evening at 7.30 o'clock
theeafter indefinitely. The Sunday
ser7ices will be held In the afternoons
at o'clock. We ask the cooperation
and prayers Of all good Christian peo-
ple'
lieutenant Jennings says the work
Of he crusaders Is being supported by
voluntary donations from the people
amng whom they labor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03

Eden, Colo, "a killed: collision at
Hodges, Tenn, IS killed, and collision
at Warrensburg. Mo. 20 killed. Tor
nadoes during the year killed SO at
Moundville, Ala; IL at st. Paul; at
Jamestown, NJ. Y, and 9S in eastern
Cuba. The worst tornado in the Unit
ed States, occurred in January, In
Alabama. The worst explosion was In
mine at Cheswick, Pa, which cost
1876 lives. An internal machine explo-
sion at independence, Colo, killed Is.
The worst elevator accident was In
st. Louis, with s killed. Ten persons
were suffocated by coal gas at Will
Jamestown, Pa. There was hardly a
month without loss Of numerous
lives in tenement house fires. Nine
school children were suffocated in a
vault at Pleasant Ridge, o. Eight
children were drowned while bathing
at Alton, Ill. The average number Of
deaths in these larger accidents Of the
year was 325 month. 1t is heavy
waste OF life from preventable causes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
WITHIN THE TOWN.

-EeInent sidewalks cost about $1.6o
a sduafe yard.
- The First National Bank is dis
tributine some handsome calendars
among It's friends and customers.
- Ask the doctors about how many
people they think contract serious ILL
ness every year from wet and muddy
sidewalks.
The first thing to be done In con-
nection with the proper macadamizing
of Main street is establishment Of a
satisfactory grade level. This can be
done by any good engineer.
ALL local lovers Of a first-class
play are again reminded that Frank
S. Davidson's Farmer Hopkins COM
pany is to be at the opera house
Thursday night. The play Is the best
Of it's kind and Mr.. Frank s. Davidson
Is a whole show in himself.
In the case Of Simon Patterson,
who was killed at the Tavora Cotton
mill last Friday morning by the fall
ing Of an elevator, the coroner's jury
found in accordance with the facts as
already reported and attributed the
negro's death to accident without at
tempting to fix the responsibility.
The salesday crowd yesterday was
the largest that has been seen in
Yorkville on any similar occasion for
years. All the public hitching lots
were crowded beyond comfort, and
many citizens threw open their prem
ises for the accommodation Of their
friends from the country. There was
little or no drunkenness, and no dis
order.
The best investment that the town
Of Yorkville can make just now Is in
permanent repairs on Congress street,
especially from Madison to Jefferson
streets. This street was improperly
constructed at the beginning and the
fact may as we'll be realized. The
work must be done over again in ac-
cordance with modern methods. 9th
erwise there can be no relief from con-
ditions which now follow every wet
spell. The improvement will pay
from the standpoint of either business
or health.
The well-known drug business Of
]. M. Starr & Co., changed hands yes
terday, and DR.. d. L. Shieder Is now
the proprietor. Hereafter the estab-
lishment will be known as the Star
Drug Store" DIR. Shieder came to
Yorkville from st. Georges, S. c., in
August 1903, to work for Messrs. ]. M.
Starr & Co., and during the seventeen
months of his residence In Yorkville
has established himself in the conf
dence and esteem Of all with whom he
has come in contact. When Mr.. Starr
some time back decided to go out Of
the drug business, DR.. Shieder pro-
posed to buy. The trade was finally
consummated on last Saturday. DR..
Shieder will have for his assistant DR..
Frank H. Sawyer of Johnston, s. c.,
and a graduate Of the South Carolina
College of Pharmacy at Charleston.
Both Of these gentlemen understand
the drug business in all Its details and
it is safe to say that the we'll known
establishment which has just passed to
the proprietorship Of DR.. Shieder will
not suffer from the change. Mr.. ].
M. Starr has not yet definitely decided
what he will do. He will continue to
devote himself to his extensive farm
ing interests, however, and later on
may again engage In business, general
merchandising perhaps.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
SETTLEMENT EFFECTED.

Mr.. w. o. Gattis Of Gastonia, spent
last Friday night in the sheriffs office
and was released Saturday morning,
after effecting settlements with Dr..
M. w. White and Mr.. H. e. Neil, at
whose instance he was arrested.
Gattis's cotton exchange business In
Yorkville was formerly connected with
Larabee & Co., as correspondent, and
when Larabee went to the wall about
month ago, several patrons Of the
Yorkville branch Of the concern were
caught In the crash.
It seems that Immediately after the
failure Of Larabee, Gattis telegraphed
his customers here that he would see
to It that they would lose nothing.
The assurance was satisfactory at the
time; but as the weeks wore on with
out a settlement the customers who
held claims became impatient.
Learning last Friday that Gattis was
In Rock Hill, DR.. White and Mr.. Nell
swore out warrants charging him with
obtaining money under false pretenses
and breach Of trust with fraudulent
intent. Mr. Gattis was arrested on
the DR.. White warrant and brought to
Yorkville by Constable Wingate, who
sat up with him during the night, thus
saving him from the humiliation OF
going to jail.
TT Is pretty hard on a man who
has lost $4,000 and Is just trying to
get on his feet again." said Mr.. Cat
tbs to the reporter when the latter
called at the sheriffs office early Sat
urday morning. II have already paid
most Of those old Larabee debts" he
continued, land had just arranged
yesterday for the settlement ef the
balance Of them. II this thing had not
lssSaa-npop me these gentlemen Would
have gotten their money wfriiffs the
next few days just the same"
During Friday night and Saturday
morning Mr.. Gattis managed to COM
municate with some of his friends and
perfected arrangements for his re-
lease. He paid DR.. Whites claim,
amounting to about $40, in full. and
in the case Of Mr.. Neirs claim,
amounting to $500, he gave a check
for $3.50 and a note. with an endorse
ment that was satisfactory to Mr..
Neil, for the balance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03
Gil TO COTTON PRODUCERS.

Immediately after the adjournment
ofthe mass meeting in the court house
yaterday, the executive committee
thre appointed, adjourned to the Of
fia of Mr.. J. A. Latta and organ
I'D by the election Of Mr.. j. A. Lat
tai as chairman and Mr.. w. D. Grist
as secretary and treasurer. After due
Consideration the following proposed
pin of organization was adopted:
Whereas at q mass meeting Of the
famers of York county, held at York
cclrt house, Jan. I'd, 1905, agreeably
to previous call, 1t was declared to
bt the sense of said assembly, first,
tht as much Of the present crop Of
ccton as practicable should be with
dnwn and withheld from the mar
ke: secondly, that as little cotton as
prcticable should be raised the next
crp. to be accomplished in the main
by a reduction in the acreage and in
th use of commercial fertilizers; and,
thdly. that an executive committee
of one from each township In the
conty should be created to perfect an
oranization in each township of the
comfy, to invite like action In all the
conties, and to request the assem-
bhg Of state convention having
liz aims anu purposes, anu loi lhS
apointment Of delegates to represent
til state at the general convention
caed to meet at New Orleans, La,
onthe 23d day Of January, 1905.
md whereas at said mass meeting
46 bales of cotton were offered to be
pr into the hands Of a trustee as
Dat of York county's quota Of the
stte's quota of the cotton that should
bewithheld in the entire south.
md whereas the undersigned were
div constituted as such committee,
ari the committee is now assembled
accordingly: .
tow. therefore, be 1t resolved
THAT as much cotton as may be
inexcess of the amount necessary un-
de ordinary circumstances to supply
tn demand, say not less than one mill
LID bales, nor over two million bales,
shuld be withdrawn and withheld.
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2. That the member Of this COM
mittee from each township proceed on
Jan. 14th instant, to perfect a local
organization, and to continue to se-
cure In his township that townships
quota (Which should not be less than
800 bales nor more than 600 bales), Of
York county's quota, (Which should
not be- less than $500 bales, nor more
than 5000 bales) Of the states quota
(Which should not be less than 100000
bales nor more than 100000 bales) Of
the entire subscription wanted; that
every merchant, and bank, and busi-
ness enterprise generally be also So
licited to subscribe and otherwise to
aid the farmers In, their undertaking
as outlined at said meeting; and that
every subscription so secured shall be
deemed made to the county's trustee,
to be hereafter selected by this COM
mittee, who Is to serve under regula-
tions to be hereafter prescribed; and
to insist that the next crop be reduc-
ed by at least as much cotton as Is to
be withheld from the present crop, and
taken over In all probability.
8. That every county In the state
be requested to create like organiza-
tions and to secure like subscriptions
at once.
a. That the executive committee Of
each county's organization at once Sc
lect a delegation Of three members to
attend a convention to be held at Co
lumbia, s. c., at IL m, on Tuesday,
the 18th day Of January, 1905. for
the purpose of perfecting a state or.
ganization looking to like aims and
purposes; to direct concerted action
on the part Of the various county
trustees; and especially to select
proper representatives to attend the
New Orleans convention.
s. That every newspaper In the
state is hereby requested to publish
these resolutions to the end that the
business world generally, and especial.
ly the section Of our cotton states, and
more especially that Of our own state,
may have due notice Of the same.
J. A. LArTA, Chairman, York township.
p. M. BuRRIs, Bethesda township,
G. L. RIDDLE, Bethel township,
w. 8. WILKERsoN, B. R. township,
KELLY INMAN, B. c. township,
W. H. WILLIAMS, Catawba township,
w. ]. MILLER. Ebenezer township,
8. n. EPPs, SR., Fort Mil township,
J. M. SrRoUP. Kings Mt. township.
After the adoption of the foregoing
It was deemed advisable to name del
egates and alternates to Columbia at
once and the following were selected:
Delegates-C. e. Spencer w. 8. Will
kerson, 8. II. Epps, Sr.i Alternates-
Jas. M. Starr, DR.. J. II. Saye, G. p.
Blankenship. ~,
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LOOK YOUR LABEL.

Many subscriptions to- THE ENoUl-
RER expire with this issue, and those
that are not renewed in the meantime
will be stricken from our lists before
the next issue.
Although we have already given all
Of our first Of January" subscribers
104 papers, exclusive Of an extra edi-
ton, todays paper goes out to the en-
tire subscription list-to the people
whose names have been returned for
another year as we'll as to those whose
names have not been returned. This
is in order that no reasonable blame
may be put upon us by people who have
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-03

These names were handed in about
as rapidly as the secretary could take
them down. Mr.. d. M. Halls report
ELECTED some applause; as did also
the reports of Messrs. J. L. McGill and
J. M. Stroup. After the announce-
ment Of the total, the following, pre-
pared by Messrs. Finley, McDow,
Spencer and others, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved 1, That It Is the sense OF
this meeting that the farmers OF York
county should hold back from the
market as many bales as possible OF
the surplus cotton that they now have
on hand; that In order to prevent a
further increase Of the present over
production they should reduee their
cotton acreage as much as possi-
BILE next spring and also curtail the
use of commercial fertilizers az much
as they reasonably can.
2. That an executive COMMITTEES OF
nine. consisting Of one member from
each township be appointed, with au-
thority to carry out the sense OF this
meeting as far as practicable, BY pro-
yiding for permanent organization,
and to see that we are properly rep
resented In such state convention as
may be hereafter held for the further
consideration Of the problems by which
we are now confronted. e. e
Upon the adoption Of the foregoing.
the chair called fol. suggestions as to
the proper men for committeeman from
the respective townships and the fol-
lowing were appointed, with Mr.. Jno.