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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
THE NEW RAILROAD.


It will be remembered that In all
that has been said in The Enquirer
about the prospective new railroad
through this county there has been
great care to make 1t clear that 1t Is
impossible to get any positive infor-
nation.
For some weeks past The Enquirer
has been under the impression that II
the new road is to be built, proba-
bility about which there is very little
doubt, 1t will certainly come by York.
Vile, but recent developments have
begun to make it clear that this Is not
to be counted UPON with a great deal
Of confidence.
The reporter has not undertaken to
interview the engineers in charge OF
the survey AS a rule engineers do
not have a great deal Of definite ad-
vance information as to the final loca-
ton Of the lines on which they are
working, and even when they do nave
such information, 1T Is rarely the case
that they feel warranted in giving II
out That is why we have not sought
to interview the engineers with regard
to this matter.
The idea that the proposed line
would come by Yorkville grew out OF
the knowledge that Yorkville Is pref
ty nearly on the ridge line running be-
tween Shelby, N. c., and Rock Hill,
and knowing to a reasonable certainty
that Rock Hill Is one Of the fixed OBJ
iective points, 1t was natural to as
sumo that this town would also be
touched: but now 1t appears that this
Is not at all certain.
The reporter was Informed yester-
day that the surveying party that has
been located near Bethany was ar
ranging to establish it's camp on the
farm of Mr.. G. r. Wallace on the Char
lotte road about three and three quar-
ter miles east Of Yorkville and that
the indications were that the line was
to pass that way from F>ilbert on to
Rock Hill.
On getting the foregoing informa-
ton, the reporter went to a local en-
gineer who has had wide experience
in railroad building and who Is about
as we'll qualified as any man we'll could
be to draw correct conclusions from
given circumstances in connection
with such work as Is now In progress,
and the result Of the conference was
rather confrmatory Of the suggestion
above.
yes" replied the engineer. after
the reporter had stated the situation
as 1t now appears, that is what 1 have
been afraid of all the while. 1t Is quite
probable that Yorkville may be left
off the line. / am really Inclined TO
believe that such will be the case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
The neonIe of anderson started out

The people of Anderson started out
recently to secure subscriptions for
the erection of a city hospital and
raised $4,000 in less than a week.
Yorkville could get just as good hos
pital as Anderson's $4,000 will buy
for less than 100000; but Yorkville
hospital is not yet in sight.
The continued wet weather has be-
come very monotonous. 1t Is COM
monty conceded that the oldest citizen
is right when he says he has never
seen anything like 1t before. The
weather records show heavier rainfalls
In September during previous years,
but they do not show that the month
has ever before been so persistent
ly wet. .,
Old cotton is worth to the mills at
least q cent a pound more than new
cotton. That Is the situation at the
present time. The difference is aug
mented by the fact that new cotton is
too wet to work, by reason Of the con-
tinuous rains. Most Of the mills are
working new cotton; but they are un-
able to get satisfactory production
out Of 1t.
People who don't know, wonder why
1t Is that people cannot gather the
cotton crop by working between show
ers. But every cotton raiser knows
why. Wet cotton does not gin
we'll to begin with and 1t carries along
all the dirt that may have come In
contact with 1t. To dry 1t properly af-
ter 1t has been picked wet costs more
than the picking.
"The man who can get ten cents for
green cotton and fails to sell 1t is very
foolish, especially II he owes any
money" This opinion was expressed
to the reporter by successful busi-
ness man of Yorkville a few days ago,
and 1t Is worth thinking about. There
Is good reason to believe that cotton
will go up; but then 1t must not be
forgotten that green cotton dries out
considerably.
X is only occasionally that The En-
uuirer can make a trade with a for
eign advertiser. They all admit that
The Enquirer is good paper and that
it's advertising space Is exceptionally
valuable; but many Of them insist that
we should give them space at less
price than we charge to local adver-
tisers. But this The Enquirer declines
to do. Our motion Is to treat all alike,
and we never deviate from 1t. we
would not try to make the impression
that we are averse to foreign adyertis-
ing for we are not. But we are not
taking any such advertising at low
er rate than our home people are re-
quired to pay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
Good Roads.

II there is a more important sub
ject before the people Of this section
that attracts less serious attention than
the subject Of good roads, we are un-
able to locate that subject.
The newspapers talk good roads, the
politicians talk them, and the people
talk them: but the roads themselves
get worse and muddier each year.
Everybody recognizes the Importance
of good roads and everybody knows
that good roads are only to be had as
the result of plenty of hard work and
liberal expenditure of money; but
there everything stops.
1t is easy to figure out how the road
tax is the heaviest tax the people of
this county pay. and how also this tax
falls almost equally on all manner of
people: but to get the people aroused
against this tax is another question.
If 1t should develop that the little
dribble of taxes the people pay into
the county treasury was being wasted
by being burned in the fireplaces, the
row that would follow would be suffi-
cient to stir up turmoil from one end
of the county to the other.
1t is a fact that the people Of York
county wear out enough horse flesh,
break up and ruin enough vehicles
each year and waste enough time to
in the aggregate amount to twice as
much as their total state, county
school and railroad taxes.
If it were possible to make an exact
calculation as to the saving that would
occur to the people by reason Of real
good roads as compared with the
roads as they now stand, the result
would be something startling.
But in spite of this situation, the
subject does not even secure serious
consideration. Everybody agrees that
the roads are a fearful tax, everybody
but the most Indifferent and unpro-
gressive are agreed that they would be
glad to help in the problem of road
Improvement, but as yet all this has
amounted to nothing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
inson, aged seventeen, attacked Ruth

inson, aged seventeen, attacked Ruth
Sossamon, aged twelve, and left her
unconscious. The negro was followed,
captured and properly identified.
Knowing, that he would be lynched If
taken to Jail. the. officers decided to
take him elsewhere. Shortly after
ward mob gathered about the jail.
The sheriff truthfully declared that the
negro was not there and took num-
Der of men through to show them.
While the inspection was going on
some one on the outside initiated the
idea Of using fallen telegraph pole
as a battering ram, and battered down
the door. Then somebody fired a re-
volver and the shot was followed up
with a fusilade. All the shooting was
being done by members Of the mob,
but others thinking that a fight was
going on scattered. During the shoot
ing Roy Hoyle, special officer Of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad was shot
through the lung and Sidney Lyons,
chairman of the city council Of Mobile
was shot through the hand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
WITHIN THE TOWN.
= Work or move on!

- Supervisor Boyd has had the court
house secured out preparatory to the
holding of the next term Of court.
of course, 1t is admitted that the
streets of Yorkville are not credit
to the town, but 1t would be interesting
to know whether the people are credit
able to the streets.
MIR. H. G.. Glenn Is now getting
his lath making plant fairly started.
It Is located on the c. & NV. rail-
road, at the Charlotte street crossing.
The machinery consists of a medium
sized circular saw and a gang Of small
saws, all driven by a fifteen-horse
electric motor. The capacity Of the
plant is from 10000 to 10000 laths a
day; but because Of the numerous lit
tie bitches incident to getting started,
this has not yet been reached. How
ever several hundred thousand laths
have already been made, and the out
put is growing larger daily. Mr.. Glenn
is making his laths Of old field pine
delivered at his plant in four foot
lengths The old field pine Is consid-
cred entirely suitable for the purpose.
The laths are made one and one-half
inches wide and about quarter Of an
inch thick The demand for this pro-
duct is very good and Mr.. Glenn antic-
ipates no difficulty in selling all he
can make.
Miss Alma Eloise Walker, eldest
daughter of Dr.. and Mrs. M. j. Walk
er, and Rev. Robert Eugene Sharp
were united in marriage Wednesday
morning, October 8, 1906, at 8 o'clock.
Rev. DR.. ]. L. Stokes offlciated, assist
ed by DR.. S. A. Weber. When the
hour arrived, Mrs. R. ]. Sifford Of Gas
tonia, n. c.. began Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march, The bride and her maid
of honor, Miss Strauss Walker, issued
from one room, while the groom and
his best man, Rev. E. K. Hardin came
from another. They met at the par
lor door, the maid Of honor and the
best man going in first followed by the
bride and groom. The room was SIM
ply, but beautifully decorated with
ferns, palms and cut flowers. The
bride wore a going-away gown Of
green plaid with hat and gloves to
match. Rev. and Mrs. Sharp left on
the c. e. NV. for Honea Path, to
visit the home of the groom. The
bride received many pretty, useful
presents.
The fall opening Of the Thomson
Co., which began last Wednesday night
was, as usual a big success, except
that the weather was disappointing.
The Thomson people seem to be be-
levers in at least two big shows each
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05


THE desire to get something for
nothing and TO get rich quick Is just
as strong today as 1t has ever been
In the history Of the world. This de-
sire is not confined to any one class,
but is just as strong in the breast of
an English peer as IL is In the IS a
week dry goods clerk. The old green
goods and gold brick schemes have
been worked almost to death, and new
tricks have been devised to catch the
gullible sucker and separate him
from his money. The latest Of these
schemes was revealed in Philadel-
phia last week by postoffice inspectors
and the promoter was put out Of the
way behind the bars. The trick was
like this: VIM. Trimble with num-
Der Of aliases) was close observer
Of English newspaper obituaries. AS
he noted the death Of this or that
prominent Englishman, he would
write the dead man letter, which
would contain the information that
Va
the dead man, had after many years
Of struggle and failure, struck an
enormously rich mine in the west
He would make it appear that the
dead man had given him pecuniary
aid to come to America and after he
got here, and in consideration OF
past favors, he desired to share his
great fortune with his benefactor
The man addressed being dead, the
letter would be opened by executors
or heirs In some cases the heirs
would become greatly interested In
the mine that was to be divided and
would send a representative to Amer
lea to see Trimble. This worthy would
meet the representative in New York
show him a great many maps Of the
supposed mine, deeds and other pa
pers and state that he had bought the
mining claim very cheap as he alone
was on to the fact Of the rich ore
lying underneath the top crust. But
that the ore vein ran across the prop
erty to another claim, the owner Of
which did not suspect the fact. Now
If the Englishman would put up the
money this adjoining property could
be bought very cheap. In some in
stances the money was forthcoming
and so soon as Trimble accomplished
this end he would disappear, his vic
tim finally kicking himself for being
so gullible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
RACE THROUGH THE AIR.
American Wins Great Contest For the
Bennett Cup.

American Wins Great Contest For the
Bennett Cup.
The Aero club Of Paris last Tuesday
officially announced that Lieut.. Lahm,
Of the Sixth United States cavalry,
one of the American contestants, was
the victor in the first competition for
the James Gordon Bennett cup for in
ternational aeronauts. The race was
started Sunday afternoon, when six
teen balloons, representing six coun-
tries, fed away from the Tuillertes
Gardens in Paris.
Monday morning six Of the balloons
engaged in the contest arrived on the
British side Of the channel and con-
tinued in a northeasterly direction.
The first to arrive was Count De La
Vaulx's balloon, Walhalla. Later in
the day several other balloons were
sighted at various points in the south
ern counties of England. Capt. Kin
dalans' Montaner descended at Chi
chester after considerable anxiety lest
she be carried out over the Atlantic.
Lieut.. Frank P. Lahm, Sixth caval-
ry, U. S. A., the American competitor
in the balloon race, descended seven
miles south of Whitby, (about fifty
miles north Of HulD at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon. He left at once for Paris.
Lieut.. Lahm descended about one
mile inland at Des Meme farm, Fly
ing Dale. He said he had been carried
by way Of Caen across the channel to
Chichester. The actual crossing took
from II o'clock at night until In the
morning. He then passed to the north
ward, but finding that he was being
carried toward the open sea he decided
to alight Owing to the dryness OF the
moors, his anchors at first would not
hold and the balloon passed danger
ously near some farm buildings.
Lieut.. Lahm's balloon was in the air
for twenty-thre hours.
Prof. Huntington, one Of the Eng
lish contestants, in the Zephyr landed
at Sittingbone, Kent He had trying
ordeal in crossing the channel, which
took him eight hours.
The Walhalla, with Count De La
Vaulx descended at half-past l In the
afternoon at Walsingham, Norfolk. In
an interview the count said he had a
splendid voyage, although the wind
had been unfavorable. He estimated
he had travelled $50 miles. His great
est altitude was $500 feet.
The other balloons landed at various
points in France Monday night.
Santos Dumont had an accident
which compelled him to descend. His
arm caught III the mecHdHisln VI his
motor, "paralyZing It," according to a
dispatch Monday from Paris.
Santos Dumont reached Paris at 6
o'clock Monday evening and received a
great ovation at the Aero club as he
appeared with his arm in sling. He
explained the accident was caused by
the sleeve of his coat catching in the
mechanism while oiling the motor of
his balloon.
The beautiful cup, presented by Jas.
Gordon Bennett, becomes a trophy of
the Aero club Of America. The first
cash prize Of $4,000 goes to Lieutenant
Lahm and the endurance medal to Mr..
Rolls who was the longest in the air.
Mr.. Rolls descended between San
dringham. England and the sea at
$50 Monday night, 26i hours from the
time of his departure from Paris.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
EQCAH. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Strauss Smith Co.-Directs attention
to clothing, overcoats, Monarch shirts
and Walk-over shoes.
Enquirer Office-Will pay reward for
gold pin lost ten days ago on East
Liberty street.
w. D. Grist-Has a Home Liberty cast
iron range for sale. Water back and
boiler.
|C. G.. Leech, NJ. D.-Requests parties
indebted to him to make payment at
once.
DR.. T. L. Davis, Rock Hill-Invites
correspondence from parties inter-
ested in osteopathic treatment He
will arrange to practice in Yorkville.
Louis Roth-Has complete assortment
Of jellies and preserves. VIII have
select Norfolk oysters today and to-
morrow.
Yorkville B. & NJ. Co.-Tells of the
merits Of Strouse Bros clothing, ta-
BILE linen, towels, ladies' underwear,
hand bags, handkerchiefs.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Invites orders for
view work. See samples In display
case.
Charleston Gala week-will be big
ger and better than ever before. Low
rates on all railroads.
First National Bank-Says that the
old hole In the wall and old drawer
bank is out of date. Your money
will be safe with 1t.
Foushee Cash Store-Will bring its
gigantic fall opening sale to a close
tomorrow. New goods offered for
that day.
M. w. White-Says that now Is a good
time to use discrimination and buy
stocks and bonds.
w. Adickes Co.-Reminds you that 1t
has complete stock Of seasonable
goods Butter beeswax, chickens,
eggs wanted.
Dobson Bros Cash Store-Receives
new millinery goods from New York
every week. Remember Charlotte
laundry.
York Supply Co.-To introduce its
shoe stock is offering special bar
gains.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
ABOUT PEOPLE.

j. B. Bell, Esq, Of Gaffney, was In
Yorkville Tuesday on business.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson went over to
Charlotte yesterday for short Visit.
Mrs. Fanny Morrow Of Gastonia, is
visiting friends and relatives In York.
vile.
Miss Kate Ratchford is visiting the
family Of Mr.. r. S. Mcconnell at ROCK
Hill.
Mrs. w. E. Ferguson and Misses
Mary O'Farrel and Kate Cody spent
Tuesday in Charlotte.
Mr.. s. E. Boney of the Union Times.
Is In Yorkville on visit to his father
Mr.. D. E. Boney.
Miss Agalice McCaw left this morn
ing for a visit to Randolph Macon
College, Lynchburg; Va.
Mrs. D. T. Woods and children,
Master Thomas and Joe, are visiting
relatives and friends at Huntersville,
N. c.
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Radcliffe, Jr.,
Of Charleston, are visiting In YORK
vile, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. g. T.
Radcliffe, Sr.
Mrs. A. P. Bobo, left for her home
at Cross Keys this morning, after
visit Of several weeks to Mr.. A. b.
Gaines family.
Mrs. ]. w. P. Hope, who has been
spending some time In Georgia with
her son, Mr.. John M. Hope, returned
to Yorkville a few days ago, and is
now with her daughter, Mrs. s. w. In
man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
MERE ENTlON.

Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw and
Attorney General Moody will retire
from President Roosevelt's cabinet
early next year. The cotton market
of New York last Tuesday is described
as being the most sensational since the
failure of Daniel Sully. 80. m. Hager,
Swedish consul at Batum, Transcauca-
sia, Russia, was asSaSSinated Tuesday
while driving in carriage. The as
sassin escaped. ..... VIM. j. Bryan en-
tertained at his home at Lincoln, Neb.,
last Monday night, the 100 Nebraskans
who comprised the Home Folks" del
egation which met him in New York.
.... The transport Sheridan which
ran aground on the island Of Oahu,
Hawaiian islands, several weeks ago,
is a total loss. 49,. Turkish physicians
do not expect Abdul Hamid, sultan or
Turkey, to live six months. ...... The
United States meat inspection law
went into effect last Monday. All can
ned goods must be correctly labeled as
to contents and contain the words:
~. S. inspected and passed" -. .Sena-
tor Beveridge of Indiana, says that
American occupation OF Cuba Will be
permanent. Attorney General Moody
has directed that suits be brought
against forty railroads for violations
Of the safety appliance laws. .... The
battleship Connecticut, the only one OF
its class ever built in a United States
navy yard, was put in commission last
Saturday at the Brooklyn navy yard.
.... Under law which went into ef-
feet Monday in New York, no child
under sixteen years OF age, can work
after p. m. Senator w. A. Clark
was injured in an automobile accident
| in France a few days ago. The
| North German Lloyd steamship COM
pany has announced the sailing Of the
Wittekind for Charleston on october
IS. Several Of the daily papers are
printing photographs Of large vessels
high and dry ashore at Pensacola and
Mobile. ...... Charles E. Hughes, the
Republican candidate for governor Of
New York, says the issue Is decent
government. Chairman Shonts, Of
the Isthmian canal commission has
about decided to have the canal dug
by contract.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
Friday, October 5, 1905.
Mr.. Chas. Mobley of Jasper, Tenn,
is visiting his aunts, the Misses Glib

Mr.. Chas. Mobley of Jasper, Tenn,
Is visiting his aunts, the Misses Glib
son.
Mrs. Chas. Chreitzberg and little
daughter Margaret, are at home after
q visit to Roanoke, Va
Mrs. ]. w. Willis has returned after
q prolonged summering. Her mother,
Mrs. Moore, better known as Betsy
Hamilton" came with her.
Misses Elizabeth and Louise Sher-
fesee, former residents Of this city, re-
turn to their home in Charleston, after
la weeks visit here, where they have
many friends.
Mrs. Peale Of Columbia, who was
Miss Mary Hail. is visiting her parents
here. 80
Mr.. w. ]. Cherry is confined to his
home with a sore foot caused by the
bite Of some insect.
Capt. j. Dudley Cozby spent day
here with his family this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
I don't think there is any doubt
"a 90 oot yfY,or

II don't think there is any doubt
about the fact that this surveying
party Is in the employ Of the Seaboard
Air Line. In fact, understand that
they make no hesitation in saying so,
and as their operations are evidently
in continuation of the line Of the South
and Western their route will be from
Shelby to Rock Hill. 1t has come in
such a way that l believe 1t to be a
fact that Rock Hill Is one of the objec-
tive points. II you will draw an air
line from Shelby to Rock Hill you will
find that line will pass several miles
north Of Yorkville. From the nature
Of the work already done on the South
and Western to Marion, 1t Is evidently
the purpose Of the road builders to
go In as straight a line as possible,
swerving from 1t only in more or less
Difference to the topography Of the
country. The building Of trestles Will
be avoided as much as possible.
Coming from Shelby a straight hne
to Rock Hill will cross the Southern
railroad at or near Grover, and 1t will
necessarily cross Kings creek and
Clark's Fork, but after that the most
practicable route will be by way of
Filbert. From Filbert the line can
follow the ridge between Fishing and
Allison creeks and. have straight
shoot to Rock Hill.
What do you think about the idea
that the survey by way OF F1lbert
might be bluff to influence the Sc
curing of rights Of way?"
Il don't think that. In the first
place l have understood that to get
across the Kings Mountain country al
a desirable place, 1t will be necessary
to do some tunneling. and this Is to
be done rather than defect the route
II Is easily possible to come Into York
Vile without getting off the ridge; but
1t will require a considerable bend to
get out again, and fear the builders
will not be willing to make that bend
It certainly looks to me as IL Yorkville
may be left out"
For some time past there has been
considerable doubt as to the identity
Of the people behind the South and
Western railway; but now there ap-
pears to be no longer any reason to
question the fact that whoever may
have put up the money for operations
north of Marion, the Seaboard Air Line
people are In charge Of operations
south of that place.
The Seaboard people have line
from Rutherfordton to Shelby and the
understanding Is that they are to build
from Rutherfordton to Marion and
from Shelby on to the seacoast.
It is not to be taken as certainty
vet that the line from Shelby to Rock
Hill will go several miles north oi
Yorkville; but there Is no question OF
the fact that this Is the outlook at this
time.