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visor has since ascertained that the
petition contains the names Of many
more than the required number Of
voters and the election will be called.
A petition was granted for. the open
ing of mile of road from Mr.. ]. M.
Campbelps on the Bethel and Rock
Hill road to the Tirzah road. This
road is now being used by the carrier
on Yorkville rural route No. 2 and
the action of the board will permit Its
being worked by the road hands.
A petition was granted for the open
ing of a mile of road from Mr.. ]. l..
McCarter's on the Bethany road, to
the North Carolina line.
Upon representation that the mile Of
road leading from the river at the for
mer Neely's ferry site to the Yorkville
and Fort Mill road is no longer used
sufficiently to warrant the expense Of
It's maintenance, a resolution was
adopted to discontinue the same.
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burning issue between the Pacific
coast people and the Japanese. The
people of the Pacific coast are bent
upon the exclusion Of Japanese from
America and the president recommends
that the Japanese be accorded every
facility for acquiring citizenship.
AS the result of the presidents views
on the Japanese question, the people
of the entire Pacific coast are very
much stirred. and from that section
comes declarations of prominent citi-
zens to the effect, that in the first place
war with Japan is inevitable anyway
and 1t may as well come now as later
and in the second place, II the presi-
dent persists in his pro-Japanese
course, the entire Pacific coast will
leave the Republican party.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board Of commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting in
the office of the supervisor last We'd
nesday, and gave its consideration to
pending business.
DR.. Thomas n. Dulin presented a pc
titiOn from freeholders and voters Of
Bethel township asking for the calling
of an election in that township on the
question Of levying a special tax Of
two mills on the dollar for road pur-
poses. The petition was numerously
signed. On motion the supervisor was
instructed to ascertain whether or not
the petition contained the names Of
as many as one-fourth of the free
hold voters and II he found it contain
ed a sufficient number Of voters, to or
der the election asked for. The super
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AROuT PEOPLE.

Mr.. R. T. Allison has been quite Ill
for some days with grip Mrs. Allison,
who Is i'll with pneumonia Is getting
along as we'll as could be expected.
Mr.. G. L. McNeel and Mr.. Paul T.
McNeel, who have been living at the
Yorkville hotel for some years, have
taken rooms in the Metts residence.
Rev. DR.. j. L. Stokes goes to North
Augusta. He will take along with him
the best wishes of the people among
whom he has lived and labored during
the past four years.
Mr.. John r. Logan, w. NJ, Of Phil
anthropic lodge, No. 32, Yorkville, Will
leave Monday night for Charleston to
attend the annual meeting Of the
grand lodge in Charleston.
Mesdames w. H. Fowler and w. H.
Herndon, left Wednesday for Green
VILE to attend the annual convention
of the United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, South Carolina division, now
In session In that city.
Gaffney special to Charlotte Obser-
yer: The many friends Of Mr.. c. G.
Parish, proprietor Of the Commercial
hotel, will regret to learn that he is
seriously i'll with pneumonia. His
condition is critical and unless there
is speedy improvement his illness will
prove fatal.
Mr.. l.. W. Jenkins returned from
Princeton university on Wednesday for
the purpose of turning the office Of
superintendent Of education over to his
successor Mr.. J. A. McMackin. The
transfer will be made some time with
in the next few weeks. In the mean
time Mr.. Jenkins will be on hand to
transact any business that may re-
quire his attention.
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rocAr. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. n. McGill, Hickory Grove-1nvites
attention to sweeping reductions on
all the lines of goods carried In his
store at Hickory Grove. Sale be-
gins Dec. 12th-Wednesday.
s. s. Smith-On Dec. goth, will sell q
lot of personal property for cash or
on approved security.
W. Adickes, Sec.-Gives notice OF an
extra communication of Philan-
thropic lodge, No. 80, on Dec. 18th.
]. C. Wilborn-Has lot Of machinery
for which he wants a quick buyer.
Real estate for quick sale. Renters
wanted for one horse farms.
York Drug Store-Makes preliminary
announcements Of its holiday trade
plans and calls special attention to
Indian baskets and novelties.
T. w. Speck-Is preparing to furnish
his customers with q very large Sc
lection Of goods for the holidays.
Walter Rose-Wants to sell you the
choicest beef, pork, sausage, etc.
Green hides wanted.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Calls attention to
baby books for Christmas. They
are dainty and exquisite.
First National Bank-Reminds you of
the fact that 1t Is under government
control, and that the government
llo uCpooiioio
Thomson Co.-Invites your attention
to its lines Of holiday clothing, over
coats and shoes. Kirschbaum and
Schloss Bros. clothing and Crossett
shoes.
York Supply Co.-Wants to buy eggs,
chickens, geese, and scrap iron, and
wants to sell you what groceries
you need.
]. O. Wray, The Leader-Announces
a special reduction Of prices on
clothing for men and boys. Christ
mas goods arriving.
M. w. White-Announces that at the
solicitation of friends he has added
real estate to his stock business and
solicits your patronage.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Gives you a
chance to buy mems clothing, la
dies and misses coats and dress
goods at 10 per cent reductions.
Five per cent off on shoes.
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MERE.MENTIoN.

The British government has COM
menced the building Of new battle
ship that is to be larger and more
powerful than the Dreadnaught. .....
II Is not expected that there will be
any more rate legislation at the ses-
sion Of congress just opening. y. -. :,
Quite number of people were drown
ed near Morenci, Arizona, last Tues
day by the breaking of a dam across
Chase creek. The water went down
the valley in a great wall, sweeping
fell at Colon, Panama, last Tuesday
that flooded the country. The Chagres
river was higher than ever known be-
fore in the history Of the country -.
Prof. Henry Fairfield Osborne Of New
York, has been elected secretary Of
the Smithsonian Institute to succeed
the late Samuel P. Langley. The
Kentucky friends Of Justice Harlan, Of
the United States supreme court are
importuning him to run for governor
of Kentucky. 1t Is said that Harlan
may run. The governor Of Colorado
refuses to give UP to the governor OF
Mississippi negro charged with muir
der, until the governor of Mississippi
gives a satisfactory guarantee that the
negro will be protected in fair and
white, and ALT Moore, a negro, were
hanged from the same scaffold at VAL
dosta, Ca, last Tuesday for the muir
der of Willie and Carrie Carter. near
Valdosta, on July 13, 1905. -. Assist
ant Postmaster General Shallenberg,
announces his purpose to enforce the
law which allows him to impose fines
against railroads failing to make
their schedules. .... A bill permitting
National banks to make loans on real
estate security passed the house on
Wednesday by vote Of III to 81. $50.
The National Business league, in ses-
sion in Chicago, has adopted a resolu-
ton to extend the presidential term
to six years. 80. The agricultural de-
partment has announced that the
quantitative estimate as to the south's
cotton crop will be issued next Tues
day. The census bureau has decided
to publish the ginner's report on Mon
day. ..'
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= Marriages by contract are becoming
popular in Gotham. Since the law
providing for this kind of marriage be-
came operative, three years ago, there
have been filed in the city clerks Of
flee almost 5000 such contracts. Mar
riage by contract is a simple legal pro-
cedure. Two persons desiring to be
married go to lawyer or any other
person qualified to draw up q con-
tract or apply to the city or county
clerks Office for the regular blank
form, have the contract drawn up or
fill out the form, and then go before
a notary public, justice of the peace,
commissioner Of deeds or any other Of
fcer with legal authority, and there
the contract is acknowledged. That
ends 1t. The contract may be filed
with the city clerk or 1t may not. The
law does not require that 1t be filed;
1t only entities 1t to be filed. On that
point the law is lax, and efforts are
being made to have the law changed
so that 1t shall require the notary or
whoever takes the acknowledgment Of
the contract to file 1t with the clerk Of
the city within ten days or be subject
to a penalty The law requires a cler-
gyman to file with the bureau of vital
statistics all certificates Of marriages
performed by him within ten days at
ter the ceremony.
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SOuTh CAROLINA NEWS.

Near Glenn's Springs yesterday,
little Heintish Coggins killed his sister
and wounded two little negro girls.
His father on returning from a hunt
left his shot gun within reach Of the
boy, who discharged 1t with the result
stated.
Spartanburg special in Saturdays
Charlotte Observer: The next Baptist
state convention will be held at Or
angeburg, beginning on Friday before
the second Sunday In December, 1907.
The proceedings of the convention to-
day were devoted mainly to hearing
reports, though there were some in
teresting discussions, especially when
DR.. c.. c. Brown Of the ministers re-
lief committee severely criticised what
he termed indifference" toward infirm
ministers, who, when years had come
upon them, were kicked out, church
choirs being largely at fault he said.
The first matter taken up was the re-
port by Rev. w. r. Lide, Of the COM
mittee on appointments. He an
nounced that funds for the year had
been divided as follows: Foreign mis-
sions. $4,000; home missions, $4,000;
state mission, 100000; Connie Maxwell
orphanage, $4,000; aged ministers re-
lief fund, $4,000: current support OF
turman, SZ,ZUU, HllHlSleIidi SouSdlpH
ut the theological seminary, Louisville,
KY, $1,000: Bible work, $1,000. DR..
David NJ. Ramsey reported that the
trustees Of Furman had decided to
send out a field agent next year. DR..
]. A. Brown made report on the
Connie Maxwell orphanage. The sug-
gestion was made for the establish
ment of a sanitarium for old ministers
and those who needed medical atten-
ton. The following trustees were ap-
pointed: T. v. Walsh, chairman; c. c.
Brown, secretary and treasurer: E. H.
Rhame, w. M. Graham, T. E. Hinson,
B. K. Willer and D. w. Cuttino. Min
isterial education, ]. A. Brown, presf-
dent: William Goldsmith, treasurer; l.
w. Wingo, T. o. Lamton, E. s. Reeves,
H. T. Cook, F. M. Satterwhite, c. B.
Bobbo, j. A. Brunson and G. c..
Vaughn. Furman trustees: ]. b.
Earle, ]. A. FAINT, w. F. Cox, ]. M.
Greer w. C. Miller. Connie Maxwell
orphanage: ]. N. Brown, ]. K. burst,
S. B. Ezell. w. H. Hunt and r. N
Pratt. Mr. Erwin voluntarily retired
from the board. Trustees Greenvilie
Female college: ]. A. Brown. b. M.
Shuman A. A. Bristow, ]. w. Gilant,
J. R. Ware, ]. o. Cough, j. w. Quat-
tlebaum, A. o. Scarboro, G. P. Wray
j. H. Wharton, w. B. oliver, R. N.
Pratt and ]. r. Aiken. An impressive
scene during the session was the obit-
rary services held in memory Of the
departed ministers during the year.
The convention adjourned Friday
night.
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AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.


REV. !. @. MURRAY, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Morning service at II
o'clock. Evening service at Z.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
REV. J. o. BABIN. RECTOR.
SUNDAY SERyICEs-Morning service
at IL o'clock. Sunday school at p.
IN.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. E. Z. GILLESPIE, PASTOR
SUNDAY SERvIcEs.-Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at IL o'clock.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Morning service
at IL o'clock conducted by DR.. 8. A.
Weber. Sunday school at $50 p. m.
No evening service.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
REV. w. C. EwART. PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcE5.-Sabbath school
at 10 a. m. Morning service at IL
o'clock. Evening service at o'clock.
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LOCAL LAcoNics.
The Masons Of Lockhart.

At the recent regular communication
Of Lockhart Lodge No. 244 A. F. M,
the following officers were selected for
the ensuing year: r. Banks Black,
w. NJ; r. l. Vincent, s. W. w. s.
Mccarthy, J. W.: B. H. Howe, treas
urer: w. w. Finley, secretary; p. B.
McAbee, s. D.; J. L. Jameson, ]. D.;
S. G. Keasler and w. e. Elsemore,
stewards; c. D. Broom, tiler. ''-'..'
Bethel Road Petition.
The following additional names ap-
pear on the Bethel township road tax
petition which was presented to the
county board of commissioners last
Wednesday: W. M. York, ]. Hope
Barnett, A. s. Barron, Campbell Bar
ron, Ben Walker, Dave Campbell Boyd
w. o, Glover, ]. L. Thompson, M. G.
Campbell, Amos Bigger, w. A. Glover
e. G. Cook, ]. ]. Stanton, L. r. Barnes,
Dr. T. w. Campbell, M. e. Barnett, T,
B. Goforth, Perry Ferguson, r. E. l.
Ferguson, Edgar M. Farris, A. s.
Hand, r. L. Wood, DR.. L. L. Campbell,
w. M. Bigger L. T. Wood, j. B. Big
ger, T. M. Martin. Geo. L. Suggs, A
M. Suggs.
South Carolina Head Camp.
The Woodmen Of the World In
South Carolina have been notified by
the sovereign camp Of the United
States. with headquarters in Omaha
Neb., that this state has ben sepa-
rated from the states of Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida and Is now sep
arate head camp. In the organization
OF the order South Carolina has been
grouped with the other states named
In head camp, which has been known
as Head Camp ]. According to the
requirements head camp must be
composed Of 5000 members or more
South Carolina has q membership OF
1886, which places her among the
first few In the country. Alabama
has membership Of 1908 and that
state has also been organized into a
separate head camp. leaving Georgia
and Florida to constitute a still sep
arate head camp.
Pinckney Road Improvement.
Mr.. C. H. Smith, carrier on rural
route No. 4, has q very good report to
make Of road improvement on his
route. The Pinckney road Is one OF
the oldest In the county. Tradition
has 1t that part Of II was an old In
dian trail and a part Of 1t was blazed
out by the British troops during the
Revolutionary war But 1t has never
had the reputation Of being good
road. In the first place the country
over which 1t runs Is too rough and
in the second place, there has never
been a great deal Of attention paid to
the subject of drainage. Portions OF
the road have never known a ditch
even to cut the water off from the ad-
Joining fields. Lately, however, ac-
cording to Mr.. Smith, Mr.. ]. w. Go
forth has dug bitches where they were
needed along his section and filled up
the holes. Mr.. Z. r. Shannon has
done some work Of the same kind and
the improvement has been very mark
ed Mr.. Smith thinks that IL the road
was properly ditched, especially where
bitches are needed, and all the bad
mud holes are filled up. the Pinckney
road will be very much improved. Mr..
Henry Merritt Is credited with hav-
ing done some good work on the Ches-
ter road.
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basis, could save the county 100000
900 every year. While it Is not prob
able that the postal commission Will
give to this proposition serious consid-
Grafton, Mr.. Boyce was accorded res
pectful and attentive hearing. While
his proposal may not be seriously re-
ceived, 1t directs attention to a state
of things that should command serious
consideration and discussion. The
Baltimore Sun asserts its belief that
these shrewd business men could
make good their daring Offer"
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REPRESENTING no doubt the labor
unions of the north, Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, has introduced a Dill
that is evidently intended as a direct
blow at the southern cotton mill in
dustry. His bill proposes to control
the child labor question through ma
tional legislation. 1t provides that the
product of mill which employs chill
dren under fourteen years Of age, or
children who are under sixteen years
Of age If they are unable to read ana
write, shall not be admitted to inter-
state commerce. The penalty proVid-
ed for violation of the law is $500 for
each offense. We do not want to be
understood as advocating the working
of children in the cotton mills, or re-
quiring them to perform labor else
where unless it be absolutely neces-
sary If we could have our wish In
the matter. every child in the land
would be in school; but somehow we
have never been inclined to fall in
with the anti-child labor movement.
In the first place we recognize that
under existing social and industrial
conditions it is absolutely necessary
for thousands of children who would
be better off at school, to either labor
or beg or steal. OF the three, labor Is
unquestionably preferable. We believe
it is a fact that few of the children
who are now required to labor would
be better off under the condition that
would be theirs If they were deprived
Of the opportunity to labor. At the bot
tom of the agitation Of the child labor
question, we are unable to see little
else than the selfish desire Of northern
mill owners and northern labor unions
to cripple southern competition. We
may be all wrong in the whole matter;
but that is the way we see 1t, and that
is why we have so little sympathy
with proposed legislation on the sub
ject. That Senator Lodges bill will
probably become a law we have no
doubt and we believe also that it will
have the effect of putting a stop to
the labor of children under the ages
specified. We do not think, however,
the children affected will be benefited
and also we have an abiding faith in
the proposition that Notwithstanding
that the real motive behind the meas
ure is mean and selfish rather than
humane. it will fail completely in the
accomplishment of its object. The
people who believe that the principal
advantage of southern mills over
northern mills is in the working Of
children, will find that they have been
entirely mistaken; that the working Of
children is really not an important fac
tor in the situation.
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Che 1torkrille Gnql'ircr.
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Z, 1906.

w. w. FINLEY has been chosen to
succeed the late Samuel B. Spencer as
president of the Southern railroad.
Mr.. Finley is a southern man, has
had much experience in railroading
and will no doubt prove acceptable to
the patrons of the Southern. 1t will
be his aim to carry out the policies of
Samuel Spencer as far as possible.
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WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Rose market people are dis
playing in their show window the ham
of a hog of their own raising thai
weighed sol pounds.
The annual meeting Of the Yori
County Southern Cotton association
will be held here tomorrow.
Horse trading in the back lots does
not seem to be quite so brisk as for
merly. There were a number of trad
ers here but business was rather dull
than otherwise.
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ell, T. w. Munnerlyn; Bishopville, c. B.
Smith; Camden, C.. c. Herbert: Heath
Springs, E. P. Hudson; Jordan, 8. H.
Booth; Kershaw, A. o. Jeffcoat;
Lynchburg, S. o. Cantey; Manning, D,
Arthur Phillips; New Zion, L. L. Be-
denbaugh; Oswego, David Hucks;
Pinewood, ]. H. Nolan. Providence, D
A. Lewis; Richland, c. s. Fielder; San
tee, E. S. Jones; st. John and REM
bert, L. L. Inabinet; Sumter, First
Church, ]. w. Daniel; Magnolia Street
s. B. Bailey.
Transferred to Western North Caro-
lima conference, J. w. Peeler.
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AGREEMENT TO READ THE BIBLE
The Sons Of Rest" have inaugurated
a unique and commendable plan to
encourage Bible reading. They have
at their tabernacle. inscribed on a
piece of white pine board, an obliga-
tione which binds all who afflx their
names thereto to read a certain chap
ter in the Bible every Sunday. There
are now over 100 names to the obliga-
ton. and the Scripture reading will be-
gin next Sunday, December 2. The
chapter TO be read that day is the
first chapter Of Matthew. All sign
ers are requested to take due notice
thereof and govern themselves accord
ingly.-Lancaster News.
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An election on the question Of
erecting the proposed new county Of
Hayward out of portions Of Edgefield,
Aiken and other counties was held
last Tuesday and resulted in the de-
feat of the proposition. Que of sos
vOst cast. 20S were for the new
county.
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CREDIT TO THEIR COMMUNITY
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer
McCoNNEILsvILLE, December s.
On last Sabbath. Bethlehem (colored
Presbyterian church near McCon-
nellsville celebrated the Goth anniver-
sary of the pastorate Of Rev. A. A.
Jones. Two invited speakers made
addresses, and a regular programme
was carried out.
In these twenty years the pastor OF
Bethlehem church has won the conf
dence, respect and good wishes OF all
the best people of his community, an
old church has been repaired, par
sOnage built. and money has been
raised for the erections OF a new
church. But the best work that has
Neen done has been in the lives Of the
necple Of the church. AS a rule the
,.eOple of this church are useful, law
abiding citizens. During the nine
ears that the office Of trial justice was
at McCOnnelsville there was not a
single case from that congregation be-
fore the trial justice.
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A. r. P's at Mt. Vernon.

On account Of the progress of re-
pairs on the A. R. p. church, and the
Methodist brethren having courteous
ly rendered the use Of their building,
will preach in Mt Vernon church
on Sabbath, December 8.
J. l. OATES.
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OBITUARY.

DIED-At Glover on November 28,
Miss MARTHA LANEY, aged seventy
years,
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Sperial gotiGes.
Christmas Bazaar.

Christmas Bazaar.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold Bazaar at the residence Of
Mrs. Louis Roth, November 14th. All
interested in Christmas presents are
cordially invited to come.
1t Mrs. H. H BEARD, Pres,