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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
BIG RAILROAD SCHEME.

The route Of the proposed railroad
to be built by the South Carolina Pub
lie Service Corporation of New York
city was explained at meeting held
in Lexington last week. The meeting
was similar to the one recently held in
Orangeburg for the purpose Of inter-
esting the local people in the subscrip-
tion to the stock. The Lexington Dis
patch says:
Mr.. VanEtten, in an impressive and
business-like manner, explained the
object of his visit. He asked that we,
the citizens Of Lexington, as well as all
those living along the proposed route,
Cooperate with them In their work.
That 80 per cent of the stock had al
ready been subscribed by northern
capitalists, and there only remains 10
per cent to be taken up. This 10 per
cent Is to be subscribed by parties
along the proposed line, not by the
people of Lexington alone, but by par
ties living in the towns and country
alike, along the whole line.
1.-The line, II completed, will be 500
miles in length, and at an estimated
cost Of $4,000 per mile, 1t will take
$40, 100000 to construct the road.
Inere are thirty engineers HO" dl
work on the survey and the first corps
will reach Lexington in about thirty
days.
-"The line will come by way of Or
angeburg to Lexington, thence by New
Brookland into Columbia; from CO.
lumbia It will take a direct line to
Winnsboro, Chester, Rock Hill, on to
Charlotte, N c., with a loop from CO.
lumbia through Brookland % Lexing-
ton, Rocky Well, up throut h the Ella
section to Etheridge, Fox, t. Willing,
Emory and to Saluda court ouse, then
to Greenwood, Abbeville, Greenville,
Spartanburg and down to Union and
connecting again at Chester, complet-
ing the loop. A branch from Saluda
court house to Newberry on up to
Laurens, and in this way all the i'm
portant towns Of the up-country Will
be reached"
Mr. VanEtten has interested a num-
Der of New York capitalists in the
plans and the company has been cap
italized at $10,000,000. 1t is said that
number of prominent South Carroll
mans are interested and Mr.. VanEtten
has recently written the authorities
here for information about the avail
able water power supplied from this
territory and other information of that
kind which Is taken to mean that the
company will not confine itself to rail-
read building.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Columbia State, Wednesday: Gov.
Hayward has ordered a special elec-
ton for January 25 to permit the elect
ors in the territory affected to vote on
the creation Of the proposed new coun-
ty Of Fairview. The petition for this
election was presented some time ago
and under the law commissioners from
the counties Of Greenville, Laurens
and Spartanburg were appointed to
make the survey. Their report was to
the effect that the area, population and
the constitutional requirements and
that the. election should be ordered.
It is thought that Fountain Inn will
be suggested as the county seat.
- Chester special to News and Cour-
ier: The Southern Power company Is
now engaged in extending its railroad
from Fort Lawn to Great Falls, two
miles farther to the site Of Its project
ed new station at the mouth Of Rocky
creek. The development Of this great
water power Is moving on apace. AS
soon as the railway line Is finished the
construction work there will commence
In earnest. For the present 1t is i'm
possible to do much, owing to the lack
II heavy machinery. This power will
be completed by January, 1908. From
Fishing creek to Rocky creek there is
capacity Of $1,000 horse power, the
distance, twelve to fifteen miles; the
largest capacity In the same distance
in the south. Chester Is on the pro-
jected line from Great Falls to Spar
tanburg, via Lockhart, a distance Of
about seventy miles.
- Columbia, December 10: The prop
osition to form a new county from
parts Of Greenville, Spartanburg and
Laurens counties will be fought out
in an election to be held Jan. %. The
commission appointed to look into the
constitutional requirements as to area,
wealth, population, ETC., has endorsed
that date as most suitable to all con-
cerned in a letter received by the gov
ernor today and he will tomorrow, issue
the formal order for the election. 1t
will be a warm. spirited contest, as
characterizes all these sort Of elections
in this state, but so far there Is not
the same bitterness engendered as has
characterized other new county elec-
tions, though time may yet develop
this. Greers, on Greenville county,
and surrounding territory, is particu-
larly averse to the success Of Fairview,
as Greers has aspirations to be the
county seat Of the proposed new county
Of Highland seeking to be formed from
parts of Greenville and Spartanburg
c0rnties. For a time 1t was an inter-
esting race between Highland and
Fairview as to which would get the
first whack at the balloting. The
success nf one means the failure OF the
other.
Washington special to Columbia
State: Senator Tillman has hit back
at the insinuations going out that he
has been lodging his income tax. He
made this statement in Washington,
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the depot here yesterday. He was run

the depot here yesterday. He was run
ming deadhead back to his home al
Hickory. While the train was doing
some shifting here, Sheriff. took out
his revolver, a 32-calibre, hammerless
weapon and began manipulating it.
He unbreached the weapon and sew
eral cartridges fell out on the floor OF
the freight house. A negro named
Bob Meek picked them up. Sheriff.
acknowledged the act with a thank
you and presently asked the boy what
he was loafing about there for. Meek
replied that he had come after freight.
Sheriff. told him to dance. The boy
said he couldn't. Sheriff. had already
put his pistol back in his pocket and
pulling 1t out again he again COM
manded the boy to dance. The weap-
on was discharged and the bullet went
through Meek's big toe and lodged in
the sole of his shoe. Sheriff. was sur
prised, and refused to believe that
Meek had been shot Meek at once
drove up town after Chief Love, who
went to the depot and took Sheriff. in
custody. In the meantime Sheriff.
turned his weapon over to the fiagman
of the train, which left shortly after
ward Magistrate Conner issued a
warrant for Sheriff. charging him with
assault and battery Of a high and ag-
gravated nature, and in default Of 5000
bond he was committed to jail, where
he spent last night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
WITHIN TIE TOWN.

- There are just lots Of pretty Christ
mas goods in Yorkville and the people
are buying them.
The telegraph and express offices
have been moved into the ]. 2. Lowry
building next to Louis Roth's.
- The Victor Oil mill people who are
able to gin about eighty bales of cot
ton a day, are now ginning less than
sixty bales a week. The crop is pretty
we'll ginned out.
- The Nicely Manufacturing Cos. re-
pair shop Is proving a great conven-
ience to the public. 1t is doing good
work promptly and quite lot Of It,
Yes, the jug trade through the ex-
press office is brisk enough. People
who want liquor and who have the
money find no trouble in getting what
they want.
- Philanthropic Lodge No. 80, A. F.
M, has decided to celebrate the an
nual installation of officers on ST.
Johns day, December 27. with BAN
uuet. The guests will include num-
Der of visiting Masons, and local
friends Of members Of the lodge. The
banquet Is to be at the Yorkville hotel
- Arrangements are under way for
a union meeting Of all the congrega-
tions of Yorkville at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday night to welcome
the new pastors Of the Methodist and
Baptist churches. Rev. DR.. 5. A.
Weber is to preside and Rev. E. E. Gill
lespie will make q few Introductory
remarks. Rev. w. c. Ewart will de-
liver q welcome in behalf of the
churches and Rev. ]. o. Babin Will
speak in behalf Of the citizens. Rev.
|. G. Murray, pastor Of the Baptist
church, will make an address OF about
fifteen minutes on the message Of the
New Year and Rev. H. ]. Cauthen will
talk about the same length Of time on
the message of the old year. Every
body, Of course, is invited.
The action recently commenced by
Mr.. John A. Latta against the Bell
and Piedmont Telephone services has
been settled. The case grew out Of the
failure Of the telephone companies to
give first class service out Of York
vile. Mr.. Latta for instance, would
nav for a Bell message. The Bell peo-
ple have two wires to Charlotte, one by
way OF Rock Hill and. the other by
way of Gastonia. The Rock Hill wire
IL owned by the Bell and the Gastonia
by the Piedmont a sub-lessee. Re-
quests for a Charlotte connection were
invariably met with a tender Of the
Piedmont wire. A great deal Of local
business and gossip are going over the
Piedmont wire at all times and people
who have important long distance bus
mess do not care to be interrupted with
such distracting matters. The Pied
mont company. however. insisted on
the use Of the Gastonia wire and hence
the suit. Some days ago represen-
tative Of the companies called upon
Mr., Latta for q statement Of his griev-
ance and demands. He replied that he
would withdraw If the telephone peo-
ple would give them the use Of the
Rock Hill wire and pay the fee of his
attorney. This was agreed to. Since
then the Rock Hill wire has been out
of commission and the telephone peo-
ple have declined to allow the use Of
the Gastonia wire.
NJ. A. Sheriff.. until recently a
freight conductor on the C. & NV.
railroad. is in pretty serious trouble as
the result of a bit Of horse play at
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
Christmas.

This word at this season Is probably
the subject of more editorial essays
than is any other word in the English
or any other language.
The editors are thinking of Christ
mas principally because the subject
is uppermost in the minds of all the
people of the Christmas world. And
as the inclination Of the individual edi-
tor, may be serious or light, religious
or Indifferent, the subject is treated
accordingly.
Christmas is commonly accepted as
the birthday of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. AS a matter Of fact II
is not the actual anniversary of thai
momentous event. But in the case OF
those who are disposed to treat it as
such, it is all the same.
There is probably little doubt Of the
| fact that before this date became
known as Christmas, 1t was the GEN.
| tral day of the old Roman Saturnalia
festival period that was character
lied by drunkenness and debauchery.
So we are taught by the ancient rec
ords, and these records seem to be con-
tirmed in the fact that even to thi:
day it is often difficult to tell whether
| the predominating spirit of the occa.
sion is Christian love or heather self.
| ishness.
There is no question Of the fact tha
heather selfishness is often emphasized
on Christmas and neither Is there any
question of the fact that Christian
love shines with greater brillianc.
| than at other seasons.
But be all this as it may, let none
try to say that Christmas means moth.
ing. 1t means much for every indi'
vidual. Each Christmas exerts upor
every individual influences for gooC
or evil that are generally lasting, ant
whether those influences are good o
| evil generally depend upon the indi
vidual himself.
The real enjoyment of Christina!
comes only to those who commemorat,
| the occasion in a manner in keepinl
with the teachings of the great teach
er with whose name the day has be.
come associated. Hei has taught the
! pleasure of giving and of doing good
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21

| that 1t Is more blessed to give than to
receive; that we ourselves are bene-
flied by the good we do to others;
that observed in this way the blessings
of Christmas are eternal. There are
other ways Of enjoying the day. Those
who choose the other way think they
enjoy it. or rather that they are going
to enjoy it. But they don't. After 1t
is all over and throughout all time as
they recur to the subject, they can
only realize how much better II would
have been had they taken the other
way.
It does not pay to harbor hatred, an
ger, malice, spite at any time. Some
of us are so weak, however that we
cannot help it. The Christmas period
is a good time to get rid Of these
things. To get rid Of them brings
great happiness, and the longer they
have existed the greater the happiness.
We shall not attempt to interfere
with anybody's enjoyment Of Christ
mas in accordance with their own
IDEAS This a free country and those
who prefer the Saturnalian idea to the
love idea, are at liberty to choose as
they please and take the penalty or
reward as it may come. But never
theless, we repeat that what we have
said has been said in full confidence Of
its truth:
Before the next issue Of THE ENoUI-
RER makes it's appearance, the holidays
will be pretty well over and this es-
pecially great day will have passed.
In the meantime, we wish our readers
all
A happy, merry Christmas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
MERE.MENTIoN.

Snator Lodge has suggested that
thepresident's message be put In cor
rec English. AS the senator is the
predents right hand man 1t Is rea-
son5le to assume that the suggestion
cam from him. ;. The president has
sent to congress a message on the
Bronsville affair, and Senator For
akehs insisting on senatorial inves-
tigapn OF the matter. -. Most OF
the aritime powers of the world have
acceled invitations to send warships
to t. jamestown exposition. -. King
Osca,of Sweden, is very Ill. -. Par
ties ! New York and Massachusetts,
are pving for American interference
with he alleged Belgian atrocities In
the ongo Free State. =. Represents
tive tegg Of Texas, has introduced q
bill pviding for the building OF fif-
teen b-marine boats for the defense
Of tn Gulf coast. .... The manufac-
turer9f agricultural machinery are
said be combining in an effort to
fight e methods Of the United States
steel Drporation. .......A number OF
maske men are said to have stolen
lot ofifies from the Russian fort at
Sebaspol a few days ago.. ....T The
senateias passed a bill providing for
the In by the government Of
S1,OOODO to the jamestown expo
sition &. . There has been an agree
ment tween the attorneys interest
ed, by yich It is understood that the
trial ofIarry K. Thaw for the mur-
der of anford White will be taken
up on ,nuary IA. 80. Not long ago
il was nnounced that the Japanese
intendeto send O fleet Of warships to
San Fricisco; but now it has given
out thathe fleet will not come any
nearer In Honolulu for fear Of an
other Nine disaster. $50. The people
of the vst are complaining OF busi-
ness staation for lack Of cars to haul
freight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
CLOVER cULLINes.
The Opera House-Plenty Of Whisky
For Holidays-Notes Of More or Less

The Opera House-Plenty Of Whisky
For HoIidays-Notes Of More or Less
Interest.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
CLOVER, Dec. 20.-Work on Clovers
new opera house and Masonic hall
made fine progress up to the time the
bad weather commenced a few days
ago. and had 1t not been interfered
with II Is very likely that the brick
work would have been completed by
completed the building will present
quite an imposing appearance, being
three stories high.
A small house and about three
fourths of an acre Of ground belonging
to the L. K. Armstrong estate, and To-
Gated on Church street. was so1u at
auction on Thursday morning by the
heirs. 1t was knocked down to s. M.
FAIRIES. who was representing j. P.
Sifford. for $737. Many people ex-
pressed the opinion that the price paid
was unreasonably high, but after 1t had
been sold 1t developed that Mr.. FAIRIES
had not exhausted his limit by more
than 500.
The Glover Ginning company up to
this time has ginned about 1900 bales
Of cotton. 1t Is not believed that there
are exceeding fifty bales more in this
territory to gin.
The Glover school will suspend oper-
ations today and will not resume until
after the first Of January.
Whisonant Brothers have bought out
the business Of John Hagans and took
charge last Monday.
Since the recent decline In the price
OF cotton the farmers have almost
entirely quit selling. They will hold
on for quite a spell before they turn
loose the small remnant yet In their
hands for less than 10 cents.
Large quantities Of booze Is coming
here each day by express. While some
of the stuff Is consigned to Glover peo-
pie II Is a fact that the proportion Is
small as this place is a distributing
point for territory extending In every
direction, except towards Yorkville, of
an average distance Of 10 to IL miles.
Considerable whisky for persons liv-
ing in CASTOR county comes to this
place.
Charles Berry and Keen Dobson of
Yorkville, are engaged in installing
electric light fixtures In the Glover
Methodist church. 1t is expected that
the lights will be turned on In time for
use by Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21

THE Columbia State is agitating
the cocaine question in Columbia and
quotes a physician as saying that there
are not less than a thousand cocaine
fiends in the city. While 1t Is claimed
that some of the druggists decline to
sell cocaine indiscriminately, there
seems to be no doubt Of the fact that
the vast majority unhesitatingly sell
to whoever wants to buy. The same
condition Of affairs exists to greater
or less extent ali over the state ex-
cept, perhaps, in some cases where the
matter is closely watched by the mu-
nicipal authorities. The enforcement
of municipal law is always matter or
more or less spasmodic effort There
is probably no disputing the fact that
cocaine is one of the most insidiously
destructive drugs that has ever been
known. 1t serves some few, good, legi-
innate purposes. but the number Is
very few. The victims are for the
most part ignorant negroes and whites,
but 1t Is by no means confined to this
class. There have been numerous in
stances where it has entered the homes
of the cultivated and well-to-do and
blighted and destroyed careers that
gave promise Of great usefulness.
There are those who think that sump-
tuary legislation of all kinds Is wrong;
that every individual has the right to
go to ruin in such manner as he might
choose; but we do not hold to any
such view. The laws that endeavor to
keep toy pistols and cigarettes out Of
the hands Of children are eminently
proper, and there is just as good rea-
son for laws that may be the means
of preventing the making Of cocaine
fiends and drunkards. Both eventually
become lost so far as being Of benefit
to themselves or to society is concern
ed, and it would be a far cry indeed
to claim that any man has lost genu-
inc happiness by being deprived OF
access to either cocaine or whisky. At
any rate we hope the state will kee.
its agitation going until it accomplishes
practical results in the way of effec-
tive legiSla ton.
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REPcR1F THE GLNNERs.-According
to a bullQ issued by the census bu-
reau yestlay, there had been ginned
up to Ded3 Of this years cotton crop
1i,O99, ,O01 ales against 9,297,S19 at
this time Vt year.
The nuSer Of ginneries reported In
operation is season prior to Dec. 13,
was 2S,322The total number OF bales
ginned by ates was as follows:
Alabama, ,133,SS7; Arkansas, 670,-
423: Florii 55,575; Georgia, 1873
416; Indis Territory, 323,sS4; Ken
lucky, 1,201 Louisiana, 76S,9s9; Mis-
sissippi, 1a,714; Missouri, S4,016;
North Carna, 546,645: Oklahoma,
316,S4S; Sou Carolina, S37.79S; Ten
nessee, 219,l; Texas, 3,4S1,502; Vir-
ginia, 12,114
The Sea Ind cotton for 1905, dis
tributed by ties Is: Florida, 21,SS0;
Georgia, 20.f: South Carolina, 1856.
The last port showed 10,027,S68
bales ginned' Dec. 1st, 1905.
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contention and stating the reasons
why the ruling Of the department,
under the pure food and drug act
should not be enforced. The ruling
of which complaint was made is' In
effect, that the mixture of neutral
spirits and bourbon and rye whisky,
to which Harmless coloring and flavor
ing ingredients have been added, can
not be branded blended whiskey,
or indeed, whisky at all. The hear
ing was informal in character, Secre-
tary Wilson and DR.. H. w. Wiley
chief Of the bureau Of chemistry, dis
cussing the subject. No conclusion
was reached at to-day's conference
and none will be reached until the
subject shall have been considered
with other representatives of the
whisky interests.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. Adickes, Sec.-Publishes a notice
of interest to members Of Philan-
thropic lodge, No. 80, A. F. M.
j. c. Wilborn-Offcrs several addi-
tional pieces of real estate-farms
and town lots-for sale.
Enquirer Office-Wants to recover a
brown neck fur lost between Grad
ed school and Kings Mountain
street yesterday.
Rev. j. S .Grier-Announces a supper
at Sharon school house on Christ
mas night, 6 to 10 o'clock p. m.
]. A. Mills, Manager-Bratton's farm
butter, 25c pound; pure Berkshire
pigs $3.50 and upward.
First National Bank-Says that hid
den money makes worry" and the
best place to keep money Is in the
bank. Your business solicited.
Loan and Savings Bank-Extends the
seasons compliments to customers
and friends. Bank will be closed on
Christmas Day.
DR.. NJ. w. White-Tells you that all
wealth comes from mother earth
He wants to represent you in real
estate transactions.
Herbert L. Wright, Admr.-Will sell
at public auction, Monday, Dec. 81,
the personal property Of Emily E.
Wright, deceased.
Dobson Bros Cash Store-Thanks Its
friends for liberal patronage and
extends the compliments Of the
season.
Strauss-Smith Co.-Takes occasion to
extend the seasons greetings, and
tell you what you can expect from
1t after the holidays.
J. Q. Wray, The Leader-Directs at
tentions to his shoe stock, and in
vites you to visit his second floor
for holiday goods Of all kinds.
York Drug Store-Publishes another
bulletin. Trade has been satisfac-
tory so far. Lots Of goods suitable
for gifts Christmas tree candles.
Yorkville B. & NJ. Co.-Announce a
ten day sale Of millinery goods.
All clothing. cloaks, Jackets and
dress goods at cost for two days.
Dunlap patent -four $2.25 a sack.
Thomson Company--Asks you to re-
member its showing Of pictures.
china, suits cases. neck ties, etc, as
you are doing your holiday shop
ping.
Withers Adickes Co.-Wants you to
give 1t portion Of your Xmas trade
and promises to take good care OF
you in the dealing.