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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
NOTE AND COMMENT.

w. r. Worthy. Of r. F. d. NO. 1,
Guthriesville, writes that he has killed
hawk which measures feet, 81
inches from tip to tip.
Mayor Lowry Of Yorkville, is an ad-
vocate of the idea Of cooperative
telephone system to cover York coun-
ty. He thinks that with proper prom
otion and management, the systems Of
Rock Hill, Yorkville. Fort Mill and
Glover might be merged on satisfac-
tory basis. and that rural patrons may
be included in the arrangement. The
idea is worth development.
The general assembly, at its recent
session, passed a new act providing
for the working Of roads in this state;
but 1t will not become effective until
next year. The act fixes the road duty
in York county at five days Of. ten
hours, with the alternative Of paying
a communication tax Of 81. Persons la
BILE to road duty in this county will
have the right to furnish able bodied
substitutes. Ten hours will be con-
sidered a days work.
The Kings Mountain Chapter D. A.
r. has decided to bring about a proper
celebration Of the 125th anniversary
of the battle Of Kings Mountain on the
7th day Of October next. The plans
of the proposed celebration have not
vet been developed but the chapter
will try to make them as elaborate as
possible. Several different anniversa-
ries of this famous battle have been
celebrated, and all Of the celebrations
have been successful. This coming
anniversary can be made great event
and no doubt it will be.
The supreme court has handed down
it's decision in the Elloree dispensary
case, holding that the state board OF
dispensary directors has no power to
remove a dispensary even upon Pc
tition of the people interested. The
people Of Elloree petitioned almost
unanimously for the removal Of the
dispensary at that place. Directors
Towill and Boykin voted to grant their
petition. Director Evans voted the
other way. The matter was taken to
the supreme court with the result stat
ed. Under the law as thus interpret
ed, the state board can establish dis
pensaries wherever they like, regard
less of the wishes Of the incorporated
towns on which they are to be inflict-
ed, and when once established, no dis
pensary can be removed even from an
out of the way corner, except the
whole county in which 1t Is located
submit to a special penalty tax Of 1-2
mill on the dollar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
TO GUARD CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.

Following Is the text Of an act that
was passed at the recent session Of the
general assembly to give municipal
corporations as much power as they
may need in dealing with contagious
diseases:
Section /. That each Incorporated
village, town and city Of this state
shall have and maintain a. board OF
health, under the direction and control
of the state board Of health.
Sec. 2. That all local boards OF health
shall forthwith quarantine such con-
tagious diseases as smallpox, dipn-
iberia and scarlet fever, as soon as
the knowledge Of the occurrence OF
such disease comes or Is brought to
their attention; they shall cause to be
placed notices at the entrance or the
premises where the disease may be To-
Gated, stating the disease and that the
building infected is quarantined. the
quarantine shall remain In force until
the attending physician shall certity
that the danger Of the contagion is
passed or removed; that no person
shall enter or depart from the premises
so quarantined during its quarantine
except attending physician, without
special permit from the board OF
health.
Sec. 3. That when infectious diseases
such as enumerated In section occur
outside Of incorporated towns, the at
tending physician shall quarantine the
premises whereon the same occur
give notices and assume the duties
Of the board Of health in the premises;
and he shall report the same to the
nearest board Of health; and that In
the case Of such quarantine Of a coun-
try house by the attending physician,
no one except himself shall enter or
depart the premises without the per-
NIT Of the attending physician.
Sec. 4. That any person violating the
provisions Of this act shall, upon con-
viction, be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor and shall be fined not ex-
ceeding 500 or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding 80 days: and that each mem
Der Of the council Of any town neglect
ing or refusing to establish and main
tain a local board Of health shall be
deemed to violate this act, and upon
conviction shall be subject to the fore
poing penalties,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03

OsLER REITERATEs IT.-After sew
eral days of discussion upon the ques-
tion of the comparative uselessness Of
men over 40 years old and the complete
uselessness of men over so years old,
as declared by DR.. William Osler at
the Johns Hopkins University cele-
bration on last Wednesday, DR.. Osler
seems to have found 1t necessary to
reaffirm his position. According to
Baltimore dispatch Of Tuesday he
has given out the following statement:
81 have been so misquoted In the
papers that ! should like to make the
following statement:
First did not say that men at
60 should be chloroformed. That was
the point in the novel to which re-
ferred, and on which the plot hinged.
"Second-Nothing In the criticisms
have shaken my conviction that the
telling work of the world has been
done and Is done by men under 40
years Of age. The exceptions which
have been given only illustrate the
rule. s.-
"Third-It would be for the general
good IL men at 60 were relieved from
active work. We should miss the en-
ergies of some young old men, but on
the whole 1t would be Of the greatest
service to the sexagenarii them
selves"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03

accomplished. At the same time we
are not unmindful Of the fact that the
commission, IL its members are OF
that kind and they so elect. has weap-
ons that may used with powerful ef-
feet in defense of the dispensary man.
agement. For instance, 1t has power
to practically silence even an honest
press by harassing 1t beyond endur-
ance. Because hearsay evidence Is not
admissible and that Is the only KIND
they reasonably can be expected to
have, it is not probable that any news
paper opponent of the system Is In
position to give testimony Of value
However, with the least criticism as
pretext, newspaper men may be
hailed before the committee and pun
ished by being taken away from theiI
business until most Of them will be
glad to keep quiet. Should any OF
them protest against such an outrage
it is in the power Of the commission
to imprison for contempt. AS to what
the people of the state would think OF
such a proceeding there is very little
question: but among the newspapers
lust now there are not few that are
probably as corrupt as the dispensary
is supposed to be, and it might be
quite a while before the people could
get a correct understanding OF the
facts. AS to what our own view of the
object and purpose Of this commission
may be, it is not necessary to say; but
we are quite free to admit that until
developments begin to show otherwise
it is entitled to all presumptions OF
proper motives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03

have not met with a great deal Of
favor. The original idea Of the COM
pany seems to have been that 1t could
easily dispose Of all the power 1t could
generate in Charlotte, Rock Hill and
Fort Mill, and there was no advantage
in seeking additional markets.
During the past few weeks. Mr..
Thomas P. Moore, president Of the
Nicely Manufacturing company, has
given the subject more or less atten-
ton, and still has It up with the man.
agement of the Catawba Power COM
pany. AS to whether or not anything
practical will be developed, cannot yet
be stated.
AS the matter stands at this end of
the line, the York Cotton mills. the
Tavora Cotton mills, the Nicely Manu-
featuring company, the town Of York
Vile, and a number Of individual users
of power, will be glad to make con-
tracts IL they can get assurance of
such electric energy as they may re-
quire at a price that will compare
with the cost Of steam.
The Glover Manufacturing company
is also desirous of securing the power
of the Catawba Power company, If 1t
can do so on satisfactory basis, and
IL anything is done between the York
Vile people and the electric power peo-
pie, Glover will very probably be a
party to the deal.
From the best information that can
be obtained at this time, however, the
probabilities Of deal are very vague.
The power people have not yet said
what they will do and until they do
give some figures the proposition will
not be fairly up at this end Of the
line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
IN BEHALF OF COTTON.

The executive committee Of the York
County Southern Cotton association
held an important meeting in the Of
flee of Mr.. C. E. Spencer in Yorkville
today, being in session from II O'Clock
this morning until shortly after
o'clock this afternoon.
All of the townships except Bethes-
da and Broad River were represented
as follows: Bethel, G. L. Riddle; Bull
locks Creek, Kelly Inman; Catawba,
F. c. Whitner; EbeneZer, w. ]. Miller;
Fort Mill, S. H. Epps, Sr.; Kings
Mountain, D. NJ. Hall; York, ]. A. Lat
ia. Mr.. Spencer presided by virtue of
his office as president Of the county
association, and Mr.. Whitner acted as
secretary.
The ACTION Of the committee as to
the various items Of business that
were taken up for consideration, Is
comprehended in the following, each
item having been thoroughly debated
before 1t was adopted:
Whereas 5000 bales of cotton Is
York county's quota Of the 100000
bales to be withheld from the market
under some plan that the General
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Katie Conner Is spending few
days with the Misses Cody.
Miss Mayme Darby Of Lowryville
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. H. With
erspoon.
Mrs. Ernest Heath and little daugh.
ter, left Wednesday for a visit to Mon.
roe, N. c.
The marriage Of Miss Marie Carroll
and Mr.. H. C. Glenn has been announc.
ed for the 9Th instant.
Rev. DR.. J. H. Thornwell, who has
been quite Ill for several weeks, Is able
to be up and about again.
Mr.. H. c. Strauss of the Strauss
Smith Co., left Wednesday morning fol
the northern market, to buy spring
goods for his firm.
Prof. ]. H. Lippard Of Greensboro
N. c., Is in Yorkville, looking over the
field with a view to establishing g
business college here.
Miss Beulah Grimes left last Tues
day for her future home in Conyers
Ca, after spending several weeks with
the Misses Cody in Yorkville.
Mr.. r. B. Russell, cotton buyer fol
]. M.Heath & Co., returned to his home
in Charlotte last Wednesday, his sea-
sons engagement having come to a
close on that day.
]. B. Bell, Esq, Of Gaffney was In
Yorkville Wednesday on business. Mr.
Bell insists that the Gaffney people are
growing more and more pleased with
the results that have followed the
abolition Of the dispensary from their
town.
This is the twentieth time that
have paid years subscription to THE
ENQUIRER" said Mr.. ]. ]. Clinton OF
Yorkville No 3, as he handed $l.15 into
the business Office last Wednesday
"Tve had the paper ever since was
married, and have been married
twenty years"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03

AS to whether the bill for the crea-
ton of the western district Of South
Carolina will get through congress at
this session, cannot be stated with alb
solute certainty yet. The bill has
been reported as dead once or twice;
but one way or another 1t has been
revived, and at last accounts 1t was
still in the hands of a committee Of
conference. In any event. the fact re-
mains that there has been quite
warm fight over the matter, and the
last of it has not yet been heard. We
have no information except such as
has come through different Washing
ton correspondents; but as we see IT.,
there has been no little strife between
Representatives Finley and Johnson
on the one side hand and Senator Lat
inner and Representative Aiken on the
other. Representative Aiken, however,
does not appear to be mixed into the
matter as extensively as Mr.. Latimer.
Messrs. johnson and Finley were the
prime movers in the effort to secure
the erection Of the proposed new dis
trict; and it was their purpose to have
Spartanburg and Rock Hill fixed as
the places for holding courts, Spartan
burg being in Mr. Johnson's district
and Rock Hill in Mr.. Finley's district.
Things were moving along swimmingly
until suddenly Mr.. Latimer butted In
and had the bill amended In the sem
ate so as to substitute Greenwood for
the other places. He claimed that
Spartanburg was too close to Green
VILE and Rock Hill lacked proper rail-
road facilities. OF course this ar
rangement did not suit either Mr.
Johnson or Mr.. Finley, and they sue
ceeded in preventing the concurrence
of the house in Mr.. Latimer's amend
ment. This blocked matters for the
time being, but the proposition was
again resurrected and Mr.. Latimer
managed to get Chester interested. or
course he did not want to have Ches-
ter designated as one Of the places or
holding court. 1t is evident that he
figured that If he could arouse the
Chester people. and Chester being In
Mr.. Finley's district also, one town
could be used against the other with
the view of bringing Mr.. Finley to
terms. But as we understand 1t, Mr..
Finley although placed in a very en-
barrassing position, continues to hold
out for Rock Hill. He refuses to be
licked out by such a game as Mr. Lat
inner would play. Mr.. Latimer seems
to have quite an advantage in the SER
vices of w. w. Price, the well-known
Washington correspondent, as press
agent. Price is making it appear that
Latimer is actuated by only the best
of motives, while Finley and johnson
are narrow little creatures who will
have the court houses in their respect
i've districts or not at all. 1t has been
suggested, however, that Senator Lat
inner seems to have forgotten that he
represents the entire state and his in
reference Is really for the benefit OF
the congressional district he formerly
represented. That in naming Chester,
he had any other motive than to en-
barrass Finley, nobody who had paid
the least attention to the situation
could be induced to believe. But the
fight Is we'll on, and 1t will probably
be brought to a finish somehow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
MERE.MsNrleN,

A passenger train on the St Louis
and San Francisco railroad was held
up by bandits near Mammoth Springs,
Ark, Wednesday night The robbers
looted the express car Of its entire
contents, the amount Of which has not
yet been ascertained, and made their
escape. 80. Burglars dynamited the
| safe of the postofface a. East Point
Ga, Wednesday, and robbed II OF $1.-
700 in stamps and money. Every ef-
fort is being made to capture the rob-
bers. :. A.. In q headon collision between
two freight trains on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad near Lebanon.
KY, Wednesday, two tIainmen were
killed, several were injured. and both
trains were destroyed Dy fire from
the engines. Two carloads Of mules
were cremated. The Lake Como
forest reserve. Montana, consisting or
20, 900 acres Of land In the Bitter Root
valley, was thrown open Thursday to
homesteaders, thousands Of whom had
..... James B. Duke, president OF the
American Tobacco company OF Dur
ham, N. c., is desperately Iii with
blood poison, In New York city,.
George Rice. who came into promi-
nence several years ago by pushing In
vestigations against the Ohio oil inter-
ests, and himself an extensive oil
operator, died at Asbury Park, New
Jersey, wednesday, aged IS years..
The plant of the Chattahoochee Chemi-
cal and Mining company in Girard,
Ala. was destroyed by fire Thursday,
entailing a property loss Of $25,000....
Six persons were killed by landslide
near Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday.
The bicarbonate Of soda Of which
Mrs. Leland Stanford took a dose
shortly before her death, has been ex-
ARMED by a chemist, and found to con-
tain strychnine In sufficient quantity
to cause death A company to con-
struct the Atlantic and Birmingham
~ailroad into the Alabama coal and oil
fields. has applied for charter on
capital stock Of $3,000.000. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03

DIR. Osler sticks to his dictum about
the uselessness Of men over forty, and
his case reminds us of that Of a very
distinguished bishop, of whom we
read many years ago; but whose name
we have forgotten. He had long main
tanned the theory that men lost their
mental power with advancing age, and
he became fearful of the day when his
people would begin to realize his
falling force. rs a kind of a safe
guard he explained the whole matter
to an understudy and gave the under
study to understand that any criticism
he might see proper to make would be
received with due appreciation, etc.
Matters went on until the understudy
thinking he must make a show or not
having forgotten his instructions,
one day ventured to suggest to the
bishop that a certain address was not
I'D to the standard. Instead of TAX
ing the criticism kindly the bishop
maintained that the address was the
ablest he had ever prepared in his life,
and promptly disposed with the SER
vices of his assistant mentor. 1t oc-
ours to us then that DR.. Osler believes
that this mental deterioration applies.
to all the rest of mankind save him
self. Otherwise, instead Of going to a
new and perhaps still broader field, he
would probably be willing to step
down and out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03

morseful that he could not sleep
nights, thinking Of the misappropria-
ton of those two slate pencils. For a
long time he could not determine what
course to pursue-whether to give
himself up to justice and let the gov
ernment do its worst, or whether to
make restitution. He decided
neither course would do, and hearing
of the conscience fund he begged the
secretary to accept the Is cents as
payment for the pencils and give his
mind the first rest 1t has enjoyed for
thirty years. The secretary complied
with his correspondents request, and
the three nickels are now reposing
in the vault Of the treasury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Next Monday Is salesudy ioi
March.
Small boys have been having a
great time fishing in the ponds at the
York Cotton mills during the past few
days. Some Of the boys claim to have
caught fish that weighed as much as
pound.
Mr.. Frank Sherrer took up q sub
scription for the family Of Mr.. ].
Bolin of Smyrna last Saturday and
raised something over $32. He took
the money to Mr.. Bolin on Sunday
and 1t was received with much graft
tude.
The Bedford Phone company is
pushing repairs on the broken lines
with all the speed practicable, and Is
building in a most substantial manner.
It will necessarily be a week or two
yet before all the phones can be
brought into service again.
The grading for the side track
from the C. & NV. railroad to the
Nicely Manufacturing Company's
grounds has been completed, and the
grounds have been cleaned of ready
for the commencement Of building
operations. AS soon as the iron Is
laid on the side track, building mater
ial will be laid down, and the work OF
construction will begin. The bad
weather of the past month or six
weeks has delayed operations very
much.
Two horses from Jackson's livery
stable are used with the fire wagon.
The training was commenced by Glenn
& Allison some years ago. but one OF
the horses was hurt on the occasion
of fire and its use had to be discon-
tinued. A new horse was substituted
recently, and 1t has been used but once
or twice. The firemen say, however,
that the original horse is beginning to
show very noticeable signs Of intelli-
gent interest in it's work, becoming
restless at the sound Of the alarm, and
doing it's work like veteran.
AT a meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety Of the Associate Reformed church
last Wednesday afternoon, 1t was re-
solved that a monument be erected to
the memory Of the late DIR. Robert
Latham. DR.. Latham was buried In
Newberry county; but his children
have decided to remove the remains
to Yorkville and the Ladies' Aid So
ciety believe that the public or at least
q part Of 1t should have the privilege
of erecting the proposed monument.
DR.. Latham spent the greater part or
his useful life in York county, and
during his long career as a school
teacher taught hundreds Of York coun-
ty boys. 1t Is the purpose Of the COM
mittee Of the Ladies' Aid society to
solicit subscriptions more especially
from the members of DR.. Lathan's for
mer congregations and from former
pupils No one, however, who desires
to be represented in the work will be
denied the opportunity. Mrs: S. A.
McElwee is chairman of the commit
tee appointed to receive subscriptions.
The fire department went out for
a practice run Wednesday afternoon,
with three objects in view, viz: 1. To
keep the men In efficient training. 2.
To see that the hydrants are in work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
MeLAuRIN NOT IN IT.
Former Senator Claims Right to Help
Without Hope Of Reward.

Former Senator Claims Right TO Help
Without Hope Of Reward.
Says Bennettsville special Of Tues
day to the News and Courier:
Senator McLaurin feelingly express
ed his indignation today swhen he read
In the New Orleans Times Democrat
a dispatch from Washington saying
that Senator McLaurin's unpopularity
and the belief that he wanted to be
the head Of the commission would hurt
the bill to send a commission to the
east for the extension Of the American
cotton trade.
1t is well known here that Mr.. Nc
Laurin consented to go to New Or
leans as a delegate only after being
urged to do 30 by men WHO have all
the time disagreed with him In poll
tics. 1t is regarded as a non political
movement and all recognized the fact
that the ex-senator, who had so long
advocated the opening Of the east to
American trade, could give valuable
assistance In the movement to extend
the markets for cotton,
Mr.. McLaurin left last night for
Washington, but before his departure
gave out the following open letter;
Bennettsville, February rs, 1905,
Dear senator Clay: ! wish TO call
your attention to an article from the
washington correspondence Of the
Times Democrat Of 23d Instant head
lined, Because Of Leader Cause Hurt"
etc. etc. The article says that my un-
popularity among the Democratic
members Of the senate is menace 70
the passage Of the bill creating a COM
mission to extend our cotton trade IN
the Orient, because II Is thought that
I will head the commission,
When I requested you TO take charge
of the legislative end Of this work
did not intend Il or you should be
hampered by either personal or poll
tical animoslties Of mine, Nor shall
you be. II this article correctly inter-
prets Democratic feeling In the senate
/ shall only be too happy to rid their
minds of all apprehension Of political
gain to me,
l have discharged as best could
the unsought duties imposed upon me
by the New Orleans convention, and
am not seeking an appointment 9f any
kind from the president,
A man should once In q while be al
lowed the luxury Of doing something
for his country WITHOUT reward or the
hope of reward, though well under
stand, that few years irl congress -
apt to render II impossible for the
average mind to conceive Of ones de-
ing anything that is not for the pro-
motion Of self,
If you see fit, you can not only say
that had no thought of self In pro-
posing the creation Of this commission,
out authorize you to go further II "
makes a vote or helps you In this work
and pledge me not to accept the place.
II rendered by the president 1t win
not be the first time nor the FIRST honor
that / have declined to prevent my
motives being misconstrued,
Use me as you see At, and pledge me
as you please, so you enact into law
this measure so important to southern
interests.
am no mendicant, SEEKING place BY
the creation Of new Offices, and ] re-
fuse to be hampered IN my work for
southern development by being so bru-
tally misrepresepted. Yours truly,
JOHN .LowNDEs McLApRIH.