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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
WITHIN THE TOWN.

1t is a good time to give the town
thorough cleaning about now.
The number Of travelling mer
passing through Yorkvlle these days
is notceably large.
i Rev. w c. Ewart is moving into
his new home on Wright avenue. DR.
D. L. Shieder is to occupy the resi-
dence Mr.. Ewart will vacate on East
Liberty street
Miss Margaret Sturgis will address
the Ladies Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church this after
noon at 4.30 o'clock. Miss Sturgis has
been teaching at Winthrop during the
past year; but leaves i'm July under the
auspices of the Southern Presbyterian
church as missionary to Brazil.
The previously announced marriage
of Miss Mary ]. Hunter to Mr.. John
R. Hart took place at the residence OIL
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Hunter last Wednesday afternoon al
$50 o'clock. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. E. E. Gillespie in the
presence of quite a large number OF
friends of the young people, including
many from a distance. The presents
were numerous and costly. After the
ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs. Hart left for
a trip to the north, their immediate
objective point being Niagara Falls
Both of the young people are deserv-
edly popular among wide circles OF
friends and acquaintances.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
OF the Yorkyille ENQUIRER.

Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer
HICKORY, June S.-This section has
been favored with nice. rains during
the last week. While not exactly
general, great good has already come
from the showers. Cotton and corn
doing finely. Oats have been i'm
proved some.
Misses Emily and Eva Wylie re-
turned from Linwood Female college,
Tuesday Of last week, where they
graduated this session. Mrs. j. H.
Wylie, their mother, went up for COM
menCement
Mr.. S. b. Latham is state manager
Woodmen of the World for Virginia,
instead of deputy for the Modern Pu-
ritans, as we enormously stated re-
Gently.
Miss Salle Wylie went to Rock Hill
last Saturday and spent few days
with relatives.
Miss Nellie Schorb of Yorkville,
has been visiting friends here this
week.
Mrs. ]. Y. McDill has been quite
sick for several days.
Mr.. Tom Worth has had some fever
for the past few days.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Mamie WhiteSide to
Mr.. Arthur Whiteside. which will
take place at Noun; Vernon M. f.
church, Tuesday evening next at 1.3O
o'clock.
A party of young people from this
place enjoyed a picnic to Piedmont
Springs last Tuesday.
Mr.. VIM. F.. Whiteside. who has
been at Marion, \. c.. engaged in
railroad work is at home this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Cadet Frank Riddle is at home from
the C. M. A, Rock Hill.
Mr. Brice McCaw has returned home
from Erskine college.
Miss Emma Clinton of Bethel, is
the guest of Miss Marion Logan.
Miss Blandina Springs of Charlotte,
is visiting Mrs. Thos. f. McDow.
Mrs. NJ. H. Curry of Gastonia, visit
ed friends in Yorkville this week.
Miss Ella Love of McConnellsville.
visited friends in Yorkvile this week.
Mr.. Lindsay Hunter of High Shoals,
family.
Miss Sarah Welsh of Carlisle, is the
guest of Misses Georgia and Annie
Witherspoon.
Miss Bessie Gilbert returned to
Yorkville Wednesday from Columbia
Female college.
Mr.. D. f. Finley. Jr., is at home
from college in Washington, D. c., for
the summer
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Rouse of Lando,
are visiting Mr.. l.. A. Dameron's fam
lily in Yorkvile.
Mrs. Sidney Grier of WaXhaw, N.
c., spent several days this week with
Mrs. w. G. White.
Mr.. job F. Carroll, who is saw-mill-
ing near Cheraw, is visiting Yorkville
relatives and friends.
Miss Nellie Schorb of Yorkville, has
gone to Fort Lawn to spend some
time with her sister Mrs. T. b. Kell.
Misses Annie and Mary Gordon and
Miss Bowen attended the commence
ment exercises at Winthrop this
week.
Mrs. w. J. McKoy returned TO her
home i'm Sumter on Wednesday, after
n visit of several days to Mrs. l. d.
WitherspoOn.
Mr.. c. p Couch left for his home
at Durham. n. c.. on Wednesday. af-
ter a visit of several days to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ]. Keller.
Misses Katie Anderson of Harmony.
and Bessie Thomasson of Yorkville,
No. /, spent last week with Misses
Willie and Eunice Thomas, near Clo-
Yer.
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Miss Clarabel Williams of McCon-
nellsville, and Miss Elizabeth Willfong
and Miss Harris Of Hickory, N. c.,
Winthrop students, visited Misses Bes-
sic and Mary Williams this week.
Miss Carrie Bailey Of the Olive
neighborhood, passed through York
vile yesterday on her way to Gastonia,
having been summoned there on ac-
count of the serious illness of her Sis
ter in law, Mrs. ]. w. Bailey.
Miss Florence Thomasson of the
Lancaster Graded schools, and Mrs. j.
/ T. Thomasson and children, Margaret
and Thurlow Carter, of Lancaster. are
visiting their aunt, Miss M. c. Thom-
asson, Yorkville r. F. D. No. 2.
Misses Josie Carroll, Marie Moore
Leon White, Mary Dobson, Gerald
Lowry, Kate Hunter, Mary and Olive
Walker Mary Williams and Ollie
Dobson, students at Winthrop, re-
turned to their respective homes this
week.
MIR and Mrs. w. c. Whiteside OF
Smyrna, have issued invitations tc
the marriage of their daughter, Mis-:
Mamie Blanche to Mr.. James Arthur
Whiteside on Tuesday evening, June
the 18th at 7.30 o'clock at the Metho.
dist church, Hickory, S. c..
Rev. w. w. Killough Of the South
ern Presbyterian church, preached ir
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning. Mr.. Kill
lough's home is Perryville, Mo. He Is
q nephew of the late DR.. r. A. Ross
and having come to Greenville to the
general assembly Of the Southern
Presbyterian church, came on to this
county to visit relatives. This was his
first visit to this section in thirty
years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

THE Making of South Carolina" I"
by Rev. Henry Alexander White, M.
A., Phi. D., d. D., professor in the
Columbia Theological seminary is the
title of an attractive little volume
that Silver, Burdette & Co, have just
added to their stories Of the States"
series. The book is just from the
press, having appeared only about
ten days ago. and is now being intro
duced into the state. THE ENQUIRER
has had the pleasure of a careful
examination of ii, and has no hesita-
ton in pronouncing ii to be a work
of the highest excellence, and in so
far as this state is concerned, in a
class by itself. 1t deals with the his
tory of South Carolina from the
earliest settlement down to the pres
ent day, and is intensely interesting
from cover to cover. 1t is intended
for children of from twelve to fifteen
years, but it may be read with inter-
est and profit by men and women OF
all ages. Especial attention is given
to the states great men and the read
er is told in most interesting style not
only who they were but what they did
and what they stood for. The part
this state took in the civil war is told
in brief sketches of the different bri-
gades The work is we'll calculated
to inspire the child with the idea that
South Carolina has filled a glorious
place in the history of the United
States, and has always been at the
forefront of progress in whatever
field of endeavor. That the book will
meet with universal favor we have
no doubt No intelligent, patriotic
citizen will be able to Withhold his
endorsement after giving the volume
a careful perusal We think that DR..
White, the author, has done great
work for South Carolina, and one
that will contribute to the future
glory and prestige of the state
There are no doubt, a few obvious
historical errors in the book. This Is
always the case with first editions,
but they will be corrected, of course
as soon as their evidence is estab-
liShed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
LABOR IN THE MILLS.
Presidents Want to Reduce Working
lime to Sixty Hours.


The presidents Of seventy-three
South Carolina cotton mills, repre-
senting 2,335,OOO spindles, met in
Greenville, Tuesday, for the purpose
of taking steps looking to the
formation of permanent state
organization. A committee was ap-
pointed to agree upon nominations
for officers and report at a meeting
to be held on June 2S at some point
hereafter to be agreed upon. The
following important resolution was
introduced without opposition:
Resolve, That it is the sense of
this conference that the running
time of the cotton mills Of South Car
olina be voluntarily reduced by the
mill managers on July l, 1906, TO
siXty-four hours per week, and on
July l, 1908, sixty-two hours per
week, and on July l, 1910, sixty
hours per week.
THE mill managers recognize that
for many reasons it is best both FOR
the employees and the corporation
that this reduction to sixty hours
should be gradual, and extend over a
period of years.
Resolve, That this conference urge
upon all the cotton manufacturers In
South Carolina to continue to care
fully observe the age law limiting the
employment of children to those OF
twelve years of age and older. and
forbidding the employment, except
under lawful conditions of children
under twelve years of age.
"Resolve, That the conference of
cotton mill manufacturers earnestly
approve the passage of compulsory
school law in South Carolina to apply
to all children under twelve years OF
age, and also recommend the enact
ment of a law requiring the registra-
ton of all births in South Carolina,
also a law requiring marriage certifi-
Gates before any ceremony can be
performed in South Carolina.
Resolved, That the chairman of
this conference appoint a committee
of seven who shall prepare circular
letter to be printed and placed on
the desk of each senator and member
of the house of representatives of the
South Carolina legislature, urging
upon them the enactment OF these
three laws.
Resolved, That it is the judgment
of this meeting that there should be
no change made IN the wages OF the
employees at this time consequent upon
the change of hours so proposed.
Enabling thereby such operatives
as work by the day to secure the same
amount of wages for the shortened
day as they would have secured for a
longer day. ii being the hope of the
manufacturers here assembled that
piece workers will be able to secure,
through increased energy consequent
upon the shortened hours of labor,
the same amount of wages during the
shorter time that they have previous
ly earned The name of the organiza-
ton is the Cotton Manufacturers AS
sociation of South Carolina"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

terward. Americans now looking back
remember that the Mexicans were sui
len before the outbreak. One day the
Mexicans suddenly demanded more
pay. Col. Greene who had an intima-
ton Of what was coming had left New
York to be on the ground. In the
meantime, the stock jobbers had TAX
en- advantage of the situation to spread
all kinds of rumors of something
coming" in order to beat down the
price of stocks. When the telegraph
brought information of an outbreak
the stock grew slightly weaker; but
the destruction was nothing like what
had been calculated on and prices did
not go as low as was expected. 1t Is
calculated that the loss to the Consol-
idated company was about $25O,OO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
SPARTANBURG, January 3, 1905.
Hon. w. Fl. Brawley,

u. S. Judge Charleston, S. c..
| Dear Sir-Enclosed find letter which
explains itself. You remember l rep
resented John Dogan at the last term
of the Federal court at Greenville, and
had him to enter plea Of guilty.
Dogan had only gotten few dol
/ lars, according to the government tes-
tinony by stating that he was PEN
I sion agent or something Of that kind.
L He was tried in the mayors court FOR
getting this same money, and made 10
serve a sentence on the chaingang at
/ hard labor.
Under these circumstances l hope
you will feel it your duty to recon-
mend that his sentence be cut down
one half or more to such an amount
as you may think proper.
/ With best wishes and thanking you
\ in advance for anything you can do
/ for this unfortunate man, l am very
respectfully, c. P. SIMS.
! In the case of both letters there has
been an attempt to blot out all of the
proper names; but 1t has not been al
together successful The words
"chaingang at hard labor" are also
blCtted out to such an extent that
they can be deciphered only with diff
fculty.
Dogan is now on the chaingang and
will be kept there until he serves out
his thirty days. After that he may be
arrested on a warrant charging him
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses and sentenced thirty days more.
In the meantime u. S. Deputy Marshal
Dobson has a warrant for his arrest
for representing himself as a pension
agent, and as soon as the government
gets ready he will be taken to Green
| vile for trial.
One of the prisoners in Jail quotes
Dogan as having done some talking
after his arrest and saying, among
other things that: IF that white po-
liceman had not been a little too quick
for me l would have bored him
through the head. But he had me be-
| fore l could get my gun"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
Friday, June 8, 1905

looking after Lanahan's house. and
he could not do anything unless Boy
kin would say that he did not propose
to represent Lanahan any longer
Evans told Lanahan to go to Boykin
and tell him that he must look after
Lanahan: that If Boykin refused Lam
ahan must come back and tell Evans.
But Lanahan got no satisfaction In
the matter. and he wanted Parker to
give him the name Of some man who
could represent his house properly
before the board. Parker was unable
to suggest anybody. In another con-
versation some time after that Lana
han told Parker Of a subsequent let
ting of contracts in which Lanahan
estimated that the members of the
board must have cleaned up about
SIS, 900 in the shape of graft. Lana
han got but very little out Of these
contracts and he complained to the
board that the basis Of the bidding
was all wrong: that there was no such
thing as dollar and a half liquor,
etc. and that II the board would
throw down the bars so that each bid
der could be put on fair basis with
out having to give up 10 or 15 cents
gallon to the members of the board,
he would meet all competition and get
his share of the business. Evans gave
Lanahan to understand that IL he did
not want to bid In accordance with
the specifications Of the board, the
board would be just as well satisfied
If he would not hid at all. The same
thing that Lanahar said to Mr. Park
er he also said to Mr. E. w. Robert
son and Mr.. Ellison A. Smythe. Mr..
Parker had advised Mr.. Lanahan to
tell the story to the governor, but this
Mr.. Lanahan had decided not to do.
Mr.. Lyon tried to get Mr.. Parker to
give the name of the man Lanahan
employed to look after his, Lanahan's,
interests after Boykin went to anoth-
er house. Mr. Parker said that he un-
derstood the salary was $4,000 a year,
the party holding the position unless
the whole committee should require
It. Messrs. Hay, Blease, CASTOR and
Fraser voted that 1t would not be
proper to compel Mr.. Parker to give
the name. Messrs. Lyon, Christensen
and Spivey took the position that such
testimony was perfectly proper, but
the matter was allowed to drop there.
1t was made clear In connection
with the examination Of Mr.. Parker.
that neither Mr.. Lyon nor Mr. Christ
ensen had had any previous converse.
ton with him; that they had picked
up the knowledge that he knew some
thing, from sources that Mr.. Parker
knew nothing about. Mr.. Parker
said that he had no recollection OF
having previously repeated any part
of the conversation he had had with
Mr.. Lanahan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
AN OLD OFFENDER.

The negro, John Dogan, who was
sent to the chaingang last Tuesday for
carrying a concealed pistol is an old
offender who has already served at
least one term in a Federal prison and
it is quite possible that he may have
been in other prisons. Upon search
ing the negro's pockets, the police
found some letters that give some
idea of his past record. These letters
are as follows:
SPARTANBURG, January 3, 1905.
John Dogan,
Atlanta, Ga.
Sir-Yours of the 1st instant duly
re ceived this morning. / Will gladly
aid You in any way l can, and to this
end / have written letter to Judge
Brap'ley, a copy Of which l herewith
send you. AS soon as l get any infor-
nation relative to your case, l Will
com nunicate same to you.
With best wishes for your success
in getting pardon, l am very respect
fully. c. P. SIMS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
local AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. Ernest Lowry-Is announced as a
candidate for appointment as mag
istrate of York township.
John j. Hunter-Is announced as a
candidate for reappointment as au-
ditor of York county.
John E. Carroll-Calls attention to I'M
portant meeting of w. o. w. to-
night at o'clock.
j. S. Wikerson & Co., Hickory-Have
complete stock of general merchan-
disc. Handles International Har-
vester Co.'S machinery. and a line OF
buggies and wagons at right prices
j. c. Conner, Observation-Disclosures
summons in the case Of j. NJ. Pol
lock against w. r. Johnson.
Carroll Bros.-Have a new shipment OF
choice mackerel.
Dobson Bros. Cash Store-Is closing
out all kinds of summer millinery
especially trimmed hats. The cell
lector is coming soon.
York Drug Store-Invites you and
your friends to visit its summer
garden where it is cool and pleas
ant.
Thompson Co.-Describes and quotes
prices on lace curtains Of all lengths
and widths, ranging from 35c &c
$3.50 the pair.
d. d.
the matter of painting. Kind
and Cost are the most important
points for consideration.
]. Q. Wray, The Leader-Wants you
to remember his special dress goods
sale today and tomorrow. Sever
pounds of roasted coffee for 81.
I. w. Johnson-Has all kinds of soaI
for all kinds of purposes. Brooms
of all kinds. New shipment break
fast strips.
Strauss-Smith Co.-Today begin 6
series of special bargain sales tc
continue through June. Millinery
and underwear is mentioned today
Star Drug Store-Has just received
a large shipment Of Jap-a-lac, in.
Guiding all colors in different sizeo
cans.
Foushee Cash Store-Will soon begir
to receive it's new fall stock. Sell
ing jelly tumblers and other season
-ables just now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

THE recent attempt to assassinate
casioned renewed concern throughout
Europe over the matter of taking steps
to preserve organized governments from
destruction at the hands of anarchists,
and the common opinion seems to be
that the most important thing to be
done is for all the great nations to
agree upon a programme whereby an
archiSts will be hunted down like
ed i'm such manner as to make es~
cape impossible. 1t will be remember
ed that upon the assassination OF
President Mckinley, the matter was
quite seriously discussed in congress
but it was impossible to decide upon
any plan of operations that was calcu-
lated TO accomplish the end desired
and which, at the same time, could be
reconcied with the constitution of the
United States. Anarchy was an ele-
ment for which the trainers of the con-
stitution failed to provide. They were
unable TO realize that such a thing
could exist i'm a government of the
kind they had i'm view. But still the
matter is serious i'm America and 1t is
serious i'm Europe England is liberal
to all kinds of people and furnishes an
asylum to anarchists along with the
others. Other countries charge that
Englands attitude is a cowardly bar
gain with the anarchists; that because
of the protection the anarchists get in
England, British royalty is granted
immunity from attack. 1t is argued
also that if England should now at
tempt war against anarchists, the
whole royal family would be murder
ed within a few weeks. This is be-
cause there are so many anarchists in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

tory Is based upon these views Of the
characters of the principal actors, and
whenever I have trusted to imagina-
ton, it's flight has been restrained
within the boundaries of what | be-
lieved each to be capable.
The causes which led me to write
this book, and the objects / had in
view. other than those stated, are of
no concern to the public. 1t has been
composed, for the most part, In the
midst of many AMI pressing engage
ments, and the last part of 1t was not
even read over before ii was sent to
the publishers; bur ] ask no charity
on that account. The critic Is at full
liberty to exhaust his powers Of satire
upon it; and, so far from being offend
ed at the freedom of his structures,
will thank him for pointing out defects
which l may thus learn to amend In
future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

In its issue of yesterday the Colum-
bia Record expressed a fear that evil
minded persons are going to impugn
its motives for the attitude Of hostility
il has all along manifested toward the
working members of the investigating
committee. The Record and certain
other papers have been more or less
outspoken i'm their declarations to the
effect that the object of the commit
tee, that is the business end of it, was
merely to make political capital against
the dispensary. For evil minded per-
sons to insinuate a possibility that
these papers might also be the recipi-
ents of presents" would be too bad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
MERE-MENTION.

Scott Town, a village twenty miles
north of Ironton Ohio, with a popu-
lation of about 200, was washed away
last Tuesday. E. DR.. Frank A. Brown
one of the wealthiest planters OF
Ouachinta Parish La, was indicted by
the parish grand jury a few days ago
on the charge of having participated
in a lynching that took place a few
days before
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

GOVERNOR ORDERS Prosecution
Upon the publication of Mr.. Parker's
testimony before the investigating
committee, Governor Hayward sent the
following to the attorney general:
Dear Sir-I see through the public
prints that as a result Of the ruling Of
the supreme court evidence was pro-
duced before the Investigating COM
mittee charging former members of the
board of directors Of the dispensary
with malfeasance and corruption In
the discharge of their official duty.
II direct this matter to your atten-
ton to the end that you promptly cause
such prosecution to be instituted as
shall be proper and necessary to vim
dicate the law.
Yours respectfully
I'D. c. HEYwARD, Gov"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

Now really, is there any reason to
believe that the present board of con-
troll is any better than the old board
Does it stand to reason that any man
who Is half way competent would do
the work of the dispensary board for
s4OO a year? The idea was preposter-
Gus to begin with. Now it is absolute
ly ridiculous.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

CONGRESSMAN Ellerbe claims that the
recent cotton condition report of the
department of agriculture was out
rageously faxed for the purpose OF
bearing cotton and he says that he is
not only in a position to give convinc-
ing proof, but that he will do so un-
less Mr.. Wilson has the whole matter
revised. Mr. Ellerbe talks as though
he has the actual figures of the de-
partment, and knows just exactly how
much the report has been doctored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08

the country and they have had abso-
lutte freedom sufficient to enable them
to perfect their plans for just such ar
emergency. Patterson, New Jersey, is
probably the most notorious hotbed oi
anarchy in the world. There are more
than one thousand avowed anarchists
in Patterson and the best Informed
European police seem to have nc
doubt of the fact that most of the
plots of the past few years have beer
Matched in this place.