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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25
ADVANTAGE OF ELECTRICITY.

Yes, SIR we are going to make
something of our corn and -four mill
or quit" said Mr.. w. II. Fowler, man.
ager of the local plant of the Victor Oil
company to the reporter a day or two
ago, land as matters now stand, l do
not think we are going to quit. On the
contrary believe we are going to build
the business to old time proportions.
And why? Why, it is just the
simplest proposition you ever saw.
We are located right here I'm as fine a
business centre as is to be found in
the Piedmont and as matters now
stand we have every advantage that
we would have even with a first-class
water power. In other words we have
all the advantages of water and none
of the disadvantages. in which of
course, | only include frequent inacces-
siblity. floods, etc.
Until recently it was impracticable
to run the grinding plant successfully.
There is not enough grinding to keep
us going all the while. and to attempt
to keep up steam TO be ready for every
little grist of corn that might come TO
the mill would eat up our profits ten
times over We tried to have grinding
DAYS: but that also was impracticabe.
We could only get a limited number
of people To burden their minds with
the fact as to which these were, and
often people had something else to do
on those days. and you could seldom
get a full days work for the mill.
But now all this has been changed.
With our fifty horse power motor and
only having to pay for power as we
use it, and our miller busy with some
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25
HICKORY GROVE AND VICINITY.
Visitors to the Re-Union-cotton
Growing Nieely-WiIkerson School
Closins-Personal Mention.
ldence OF the Yorkyille hnauIl q.

correspondence OF the forkville EnQuiiei.
HICKORY, May 23.-The following
Confederate veterans attended the re-
union in Columbia last week: Messrs.
]. t. Wilkerson, ]. Ed Leech, John
Ramsey w. C. Whitesldes, Jos. M.
Whitesides, Robt. Westmoreland and
Rev. ]. c. Counts of this place, and
John Estes of Eta Jane. Messrs. d.
A. Whisonant, r. L. A. Smith and Jeff
Estes also went down with the old
soldiers to visit relatives and see the
capital city.
Rev W. f. Hurt Of Yorkvile, filled
the pulpit of the Hickory Baptist
church last Sunday at IL a. m, and
again at p. m.
Despite the adverse weather condi-
tions, cotton is growing nicely. Most
Of it has been chopped out Stands
generally good except on red clay soils.
Gardens and small grain are suffering
considerably for want of rain.
Mrs. J. N. McDill, who suffered quite
severe injury to her shoulder from a
fall recently, is improving slowly.
Mr.. Jos. W. Mitchell of Hopewell,
whose illness has been mentioned be-
fore in this correspondence, has not
been so well for the last few weeks.
Miss Mary Brown Of the Beersheba
neighborhood, has been here for sew
eral days, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Jos. M. Whitesides.
Prof w. T. Slaughter went to Au-
gusta, Ga, last week on business per-
tanning to the w. o. w.
Mr.. S. B. Latham has accepted po-
sition as deputy for the Modern Puri-
tans Insurance society at Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. ]. s. Wilkerson left yesterday
for Charlotte, where he goes for
pleasure trip.
Children's day will be observed at
Mt. Vernon M. E. church next Satur-
day the 26th instant. Rev. j. l.. Oates
Is expected to make an address, and
there will be some exercises by the
children. The public Is cordially in
vited to come with we'll filled baskets
The Wi!kerson school closed Tues
day Of last week with a picnic. There
was quite a crowd present for such a
busy season. Addresses were made by
Revs. J. c.. Counts and j. L. Oates,
and F. P. Mccain, Esq, Of Yorkville.
The addresses were reported by those
present as being interesting and enter
tanning. After dinner, which was
served on the grounds, a match game
Of baseball. participated in by the
Hickory and Wilkerson school teams,
was enjoyed by those who liked that
sport. The game resulted In victory
for the Hickory boys. Miss Clara
Flemming. who has taught the school
several sessions, most satisfactorily to
the patrons, left for her home in Ten
nessee last Thursday morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25
Free Denatured Alcohol.

The senate on yesterday passed
bill that has already gone through
the house providing for the abolition
of the internal revenue tax on dena-
tured alcohol. so as to permit the free
and unrestricted use of this valuable
commodity for artistic and mechanical
purposes.
There are two kinds of alcohol. one
known as ethyl (graim and the other
methyl. (wuod). The ethyl. which in
cludeS alcohol derived from all kinds
of vegetable substances is most COM
mon. and its greatest use is for bev-
erage purposes. The methyl is more
violently poison and cannot be used as
u beverage because it kills too quickly.
often within a few hours.
Wood alcohol is produced at a cost
of forty cents a gallon. 1t could be
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25

comply with any Of the provisions of
the act Is punishable by a fine of not
less than $40 nor more than 500, or
by Imprisonment of not more than
thirty days. Section 8 of the act pro-
vides.
"A person operating a motor vehicle
shall. at request or upon signal by
putting up the hand from a person rid
ing or driving a restive horse or
horses or other draft animals, bring
such motor vehicle Immediately to
stop, if necessary, having due regard
for the safety Of persons, vehicles and
animals, and If travelling in opposite
direction, remain stationary so long as
may be reasonable, to allow such
horses or animals to pass. And IL
travelling in same direction, the person
or persons operating the motor vehicle
shall not pass any person or persons
In charge of the animal or animals II
requested by such person or persons in
charge of such animal or animals not
to do so, until such person or persons
have gotten to a place where they
could drive such animal or animals out
of the road. or when passage could be
safely effected. or when such person or
persons, without just cause and ex-
cuse, Intentionally. obstructed the pas
sage Of any motor vehicle: Provided.
That in case such horse or animal ap-
pear badly frightened, or he Is re-
quested to do so, the person operating
such motor vehicle to cease running
so long as shall be reasonably neces-
sary to prevent accident and insure
the safety of persons, vehicles and ami
mails"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr. s. L. Miller of Columbia Is In
Yorkville today.
Miss Jessie Baber visited friends In
Charlotte this week.
Miss Blanche Love Of Sharon, visited
friends in Charlotte this week.
Mrs. Mag Guy of Guthriesville, is
the guest of Mrs. ]. r. Logan.
Mr. A. B. Gaines attended the cell
ebration in Charlotte this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Wilkins went to
Gaffney yesterday on a short visit.
Mr.. ]. C. Conner attended the Meek
lenburg celebration in Charlotte this
week.
DR.. and Mrs. J. r. Stokes Of Rock
Hill, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt
L. deLoach yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harvey Witherspoon
Of Fort Mill. are guests Of DR.. and Mrs
j. II. Witherspoon near Yorkville.
Miss Mamie Grist, who has been
teaching in the Bennettsville Graded
schools, returned to Yorkville Tuesday
for the summer vacation.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Mary Jackson Hunter to Mr.
John Ratchford Hart. The ceremony
Is to take place at the residence Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
Hunter on Wednesday afternoon, June
6, at o'clock.
Messrs. H. c. Strauss, w. f. Fer
guson, r. f. Heath, Sam M. Grlst. P,
T. McNee!, J. B. Bowen. F. E. Smith
j. II. Carroll r. S. Mcconnell, ]. A
Tate, Sam Steele, r. b. Davidson, Arch
Barron Ottman Rose, Neff Louthian
and Mrs. F. c. Black. Misses Minnie
and Ella Cody. Miss Man hing, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Roth were among York
vile's visitors to Charlotte this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25
I.OCAG. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. A. Carroll-Gives notice that the
proposed Cliffs excursion and picnic
has been abandoned.
Mrs. r. b. McClain-Solicits work
from ladies and gentlemen who have
clothing which needs cleaning.
]. O. Wray, The Leader-Announces
special sale of dress goods for next
Monday. Seven pounds roasted cof-
fee for 81 tomorrow-Saturday.
York Drug Store-Tells you about Jap
a-lac and the many uses to which 1t
can be put. 1t also sells house paints,
floor paints, oils varnishes, ETC..
Yorkyille Monument Works-Will take
stock on July 1st and until that date
offers special prices on finished
stock.
York Furniture Co.-Calls attention to
the various articles 1t has which Will
add to your comfort IL used during
the summer months.
Star Drug Store-Reminds you of the
fact that it gets Nunnally's candles
by express fresh every week.
J. c. Wilborn-Offers additional real
estate for sale. in the shape Of a
farm of 100 acres.
First National Bank-Says that very
little actual money Is needed in the
pocket for ones needs-the bank Is
the best place to keep money.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have a spe-
cial sale of articles on its sc and 1Oc
counters next Monday.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has large
stock of genuine Mason fruit jars,
extra tops and new rubbers. Hard
ware wants.
Thomson Co.-Invites attention to dress
goods for shirt waists and skirts,
cannon cloth, ginghams, bleaching.
chambray remnants etc.
Dobson Bros Cash Store-Gives you
a pointer about the Charlotte laun-
dry and also mentions the arrival OF
new millinery of various kinds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25
COMPLIANCE DEFERRED.

Nessrs. Ravenel Gwin and others
who bid off the TAG acres OF land Soid
on the first Monday in April under the
foreclosure proceedings brought by =.
M. McNeel and others against Henry
w. Thomson have not yet complied
with the terms of the sale, and the un-
derstanding is that they will not COM
ply until after further litigation.
Upon the knocking down of the land
to the highest bidder for $12,O5O. the
understanding was that Messrs. Raw
enel and Gwin would send check
Immediately after their arrival In
Spartanburg, but when they failed to
do this the clerk began to make in
quiries and found that rule to show
cause would be necessary to bring
matters to a head.
The rule was issued by Judge Klugh
at the recent term of the court of COM
mon pleas, and the return was filed a
few days ago. 1t sets up that there Is
a cloud on the title and the purchasers
are unwilling to pay their money until
this cloud is removed.
The objection set forth by the pur-
chasers is to the effect that the prop
erty which came to Henry w. Thorn
son. by the will of his father, the late
]. S. r. Thomson, is entailed I'm Henry
w. Thomsun'S children. A part of
the will of j. =. r. Thomson is quoted
in the return, and that part of 1t that
is presumably being he'd germane to
the issue provides that i'm the event OF
the death of Henry w. Thomson before
the death of the testator. Henry w.
ThOmson's interest goes to Henry w.
ThomSon'S children. Messrs. Ravenel
and Gwin cOnstrue this rather differ
entity and hold that it is probable that
the testator intended to provide that
Henry w. Thomson's part should go
to the children of Henry w. Thomson
at the death of the latter.
The plaintiffs in the case will prob
ably go before Judge Gage for an or
der for an immediate resale; but what
ever the judge may do. there Is reason
TO believe that the case will go on to
the supreme court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Star drug store has Installed
an electric fan at its soda fountain.
The electric pump has been started
at the waterworks, and the town OF
Yorkville is no longer in the market for
Cordwood.
The streets of Yorkville have been
quieter during the past week than at
any time since last summer. The far
mers are busy.
- Kings Mountain street Is now the
banner residence street of the town.
having i'm some. particulars even sur
passed East Liberty, which however,
continues as desirable as II has ever
been.
MIR. j. B. Pegram Is receiving sub
scriptions to a fund he Is raising for
the use Of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Yorkville Cemetery association. He
had something less than $50 yesterday
morning, and will take all such
amounts as may be contributed.
ALI the power of Catawba river
virtually flowing through the town and
no small industries making use Of 1t!
It is suggestive Of the lazy man who
being offered a dollar, requested that
the coin be placed I'm his pocket by the
giver. However those industries are
coming sooner or later.
- One of the strangest things about
the local real estate situation Is the
reluctance of people to buy real estate.
There are numerous desirable lots
available at fair prices-prices that are
not likely to ever be lower: but which
can easily become higher, and people
seem to be afraid to trade. It's fool
ish Money invested in Yorkville real
estate at the figures Mr. Wilborn Is Of
fering is as safe as IL 1t were in gov
ernment bonds. There is about as lit
tie chance 10 lose and a great deal
better chance to make a profit.
- Yorkville has developed most Won
derfully during the past few years as
a clothing market. This fact has
come to be generally recognized by
purchasers everywhere, and 1t Is not
uncommon now for purchasers to come
from surrounding towns to buy goods
here Within the past few days a
number of suits have been sold to peo-
pie who could have gone to Charlotte
more conveniently. Just how much
clothing there is in Yorkvile it would
be difficult to say; but somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 would not be
an unreasonable estimate, and the
pretty part of 1t is that almost any
body can get a fit In almost any quail
ity of clothing.
The graduating exercises Of the
Yorkvile Graded school took place
this morning, and were attended by
quite a number of the patrons of the
school and other citizens. Following
are the names Of the graduates:
Misses Margaret Moore, Mary Get
tys Mamie Rose. Mary Cartwright,
Carrie Cartwright. Louise Dobson,
Master Earle Grist. The exercises
were opened with prayer by Rev. ]. L.
Stokes. and the diplomas were deliv-
cred to the members Of the graduating
class by Thos. F. mellow, Esq. of the
board OF trustees. Quite feature OF
the occasion was the music Of Prof.
r. ]. Herndon on the cornet, accom-
panied by his daughter. Miss Mary
FAINT. on the piano and violin. Super
intendent Allen mentioned as a seri
Gus disadvantage under which the
school had labored this session the fact
that during the past month or six
weeks as many as ninety-five pupils
had to be away on account of measles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25

produced more cheaply, but its produc-
tion is controlled by a trust. 1t Is
suitable for most artistic and mechan-
ical purposes; but not ALL 1t is pos
sibe to produce ethyl alcohol at about
10 cents per gallon: but because of
the revenue tax it costs the consumer
in the neighborhood of 81 a gallon.
The objection to taking the tax off
of ethyl alcohol for mechanical pur-
poses has been that 1t would be so
easy to evade the revenue laws by
using for beverages stuff that had
been released from bond for mechan-
ical purposes.
The law just passed proposes to
guard against abuse by mixing the
alcohol so released with substances
that will make it unavailable for
beverage purposes. The denaturing
substances will be calculated to sick
en- or kill, and people will be duly
warned to refrain from using 1t in
ternally.
The new law does not go into ef-
feet until January l next; but atter
it does go into effect the understanding
is that the people of this section will
be able to use alcohol for light, heat
and power at a much less cost than
they are now able to use gasolene or
kerosene and much more satisfac-
torily.
The principal opponents to the
denaturing law were the Standard OIL
company and the manufacturers OF
wood alcohol.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25

WE are going to run this newspaper
differently in the future from what II
has been run in the past. We are go
ing to print whatever we please ana
whenever we please, regardless OF
whom or what it hurts. We are not
going to suppress anything. If any
thing happens we are going to print IT,
Heretofore we have at times occasion
ally suppressed the news. We nave
failed to see where any good enu
could be served by publishing certain
items of news, and in trying to serve
the general welfare we have kept those
matters out of the paper. 1t may be
that we were mistaken. 1t is not our
duty to be forever looking out for the
public welfare. If anything happens
and it is fit to print, hereafter we VIII
print it and let the consequences rail-
wherever they may. We are going 10
do this very thing. That Is we say
we are. We feel in that humor today
But it is probable that by the time we
start to getting out the next paper we
will be in a different frame OF mlhd'
and will just go along I'm the same
good old rut and will continue to ENJOY
our own clear conscience and the res
pect and confidence of the public
Anderson Daily Mail.
Whether i'm a serious or joking Velh
the man who writes the editorials TOT
the Anderson Daily Mail is one OF the
brightest and brainiest in the state
We would not hold this paragraph out
as a specimen of unusual brilliancy-
not to the general reader, for none but
experienced newspaper men are able to
fully appreciate exactly what IL
means. However. the Daily Mail man
knows his business. He goes up the
hill and down again beautifully. The
meaning of it .all is that he is going
to continue to do just as he has been
doing. He is going to print what he
thinks ought to be printed. If you ask
him to keep a certain item out of the
paper, even if an item he has not heard
of until you told him about it, he is
going to be governed not by what you
would like to have, so much as by
what his idea of his duty to his read
ers suggests that he should do. And If
an item is not fit to print. in his esti-
nation he is not going to print it.
But you can't bluff him with threats,
YOU can't suppress him with a club.
He is every inch a newspaper man,
and thinks more of the honor of his
paper with all that is implied therein
than of any other consideration. The
editor of the Daily Mail Is made Of the
right stuff and his paper is all right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25

: THE KERsHAw DIsPENsARY.-The
state board Of dispensary directors has
taken action which to a certain extent
circumvents the desire of the people
of Lancaster county in voting out
whiskey. The town of Kershaw Is on
the line between Lancaster and Ker-
shaw counties. There has been
dispensary in the town almost from
the Inauguration Of the system; but II
was abolished as the result of a vote
of the people in the Brice law election.
Recently ii occurred to the whisky
people of Kershaw that there would be
no technical violation of the law in
the establishment of dispensary in
the place on the KerShaw side of the
line and upon the presentation of the
matter to the state board Of dispen-
sary directors. that body readily enter
ed into the arrangement. The board
has resolved that the dispensary shall
be re-established. 1t may be perfect
ly legal for the board to establish this
dispensary i'm the town of Kershaw,
but in doing so the will Of the people
is to be set aside and this is a great
wrong. The people of that section
have said they do not want d dispen-
sary. the state board says they shall
have it whether they want 1t or not.
This has always been one of the trou-
bles with the state dispensary-those
in charge of II have always managed
1t contrary to the wishes of the peo-
pie. New boards have been elected
from time to time. but the result has
always been the same. The state dis
pensary has been given a fair trial.
1t won't do 1t must be abolished
Anderson Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25

THE following from the Columbia
States report of the dispensary COM
mittee's examination of c. Marcy, beer
dispenser of Columbia, Wednesday,
suggests .one of the ways by which
certain newspapers work the dispen-
sers and others for graft:
He, [Nareyl, stated that he had
never had any trouble to be reelected
A letter was put in evidence from
Marcy to Herman in which Marcy de-
clined to give an advertisement TO u:
r. Koester, [of the Record, who had
written to the Augusta Brewing COM
pany that he would like to have an ad-
vertisement as Marcy had had hard
time to get reelected and he IKoesterl
had helped him out. Marcy explained
that that was all that there was to
the transaction. He had never men
toned the matter to Rooster. He de-
MED being under obligations to koes-
ter. The following from Marcy to the
Augusta Brewing company, under date
of August l, 1901: yours of the End
instant was received this a. m., In
which you refer to KoeSter and an ad-
vertisement in his paper 1t would be
no benefit to me. l am under all the
expense that / can stand now, so
count me out of it. 1t is news to me
that l had such hard time to get re-
elected and that he helped me. AS
matter of TACT, l did not have any
trouble at al, only the lost time. l
have two appointments, one from the
state board and one from county,"
This is the editor and this is the pa
per (Mr. Koester and the Record) to
whom we referred recently as getting
support from dispensary sources We
felt pretty sure of our ground, or we
would not have made the suggestion;
but we had nothing that we could give
in the shape of an affidavit. Most of
what we suggested came through
what some people had heard others
say. In reply the Record denounced
what we had to say as a lie. That,
however, was no more than we expect
ed, for we were certainly not looking
for either silence or confession. But
the foregoing paragraph seems to sug-
gest something more tangible. 1t does
not suggest any support" it is true;
but there are hundreds of concerns
that sell liquor and beer to the dis
pensers, and it is not fair to assume
that the Record has failed to graft any
of them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-25

The cool weather Of the past few
days has been bad on cotton and other
crops; but there does not seem to be
much reason to get alarmed about the
situation yet.
The minutes of the spring meeting
of Bethel presbytery have been dis
tributed among the various churches.
Rev. Dr.. w. G.. Neville Is no doubt
one of the most efficient and prompt
stated clerks in the state.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
after hard fight in the committee on
postoffices and post roads last Wed
nesday, secured the passage OF an
priation bill adding $500, 900 to that bill
for the benefit of free rural delivery
carriers. This is to pay the expense or
allowing each carrier fifteen days
leave of absence, exclusive OF Sundays.
This puts the rural CAREERS on an
equal footing with other government
officers.
The Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
association has re-insured its members
in the Southern Life Insurance COM
pany of Fayetteville, N. c., and gone
out of business as the Carolina Life
Insurance association. Mr.. S. l.. Mil
Ter, president of the Carolina company
will, however, be general manager for
the Southern company for South Car
olina and a part of North Carolina
and will continue to look after the pa
irons of the Carolina company as here
tofore. The Southern Life Insurance
company has a capital Of 100000 and
all the policies Of the Carolina COM
pany are now worth face value. There
will be some further announcement
from Mr.. Miller in our advertising COL
umns later on.
The cotton mills are not inclined
to lay In stocks ahead at this time.
Many Of them claim to have supplies
sufficient to last from sixty to ninety
days, and while they admit that prices
are likely to be higher, they say that
they can see no reason why they
should pay interest, insurance, etc.
Most of the farmers who have cotton
especially those who are holding con-
siderable lots seem to be perfectly easy
about the situation. They remember
that it was not until after the miGdle
of July last year when. the mills were
forced to make a rush for all the cot
ton that remained unso!d. IL there Is
to be considerable advance In prices
il Is not due for a month yet.