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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

The concreting of Yorkville's side
walks did much to increase real es-
tate valuations, and by all means the
work should be continued.
There is at least one encouraging
thing that can be said of the Bethel
township road movement. and that is
that II Is in the nature Of highly
creditable start.
II the road question has not yet pass
ed from the talk stage to the work
stage, 1t seems high time that the peo-
pie of this country were entering upon
the transition.
In accordance with the time honor
ed custom Of country newspapers. The
Enquirer force will suspend work dur
ing a portion of the Christmas holi-
days. 1t is our purpose to shut down
our machinery on the afternoon OF
Friday, December 81, and not resume
active business operations until
Wednesday morning, December 26.
This means the suspension Of the is
sue of The Enquirer that would 9TH
erwise be due to appear on Tuesday,
December rs. All our patrons are res
pectfully requested to take due notice
O. this announcement.
Both because we have been request
ed to do So and because Of its very
great Importance to the cotton growers
of the county and state and cotton
belt, we call special attention to the
notice appearing on another page OF
the meeting Of the various township
cotton associations in the county, to
be held at their respective places OF
meeting next Saturday, at l o'clock In
the afternoon. There is very little
doubt about it, considerable apathy
seems to exist; but is it not because
cotton is bringing such good price?
And is it not we'll for the farmers to
reflect that but for the influence the
association has been able to exert upon
the market, directly or indirectly, cot
ton might now be bringing a few
cents lower than it really Is selling
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

Now comes the information that the
Southern's No. 81 is not to be discon-
tinued; but that the Southern railroad
has merely decided not to ask for any
moro subeidies. The situation is just
this. In consideration Of the subsidy
it has been receiving the Southern un-
dertook to make a schedule that was
fixed by the postmaster general, sub
mitting to fines in case Of failure. 1t
is now claimed that the fines have
been so frequent and heavy as to con-
sumo all the profits, and the subsidy
will not be asked for again. No. 81
will continue in two sections; but the
schedule will be several hours later
than heretofore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Preaching by Rev. James Graham-Af-
fairs at Winthrop-Man Killed at
Bessenner Formerly Lived Near

correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, December 1O.-The Rev.
James Graham Of the Southern Pres
byterian mission in China, occupied
the pulpit Of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and gave his
hearers a most interesting talk on "A
Days Work in China" Instead Of
an ordinary missionary talk upon gen.
eralities Of the work he took his audi
ence with him into the everyday life
of a missionary from the time he
arises until he sleeps. 1t was extreme
ly interesting. Mrs. Graham who Is
with her husband here talked to the
ladies of the church Friday afternoon
organization for the young people Of
both sexes, from ten to seventeen
years, Sunday afternoon. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Graham are known here
where they have visited before. Mrs.
Graham Is a sister of Mrs. Alexander
Sprunt Of Charleston, and they leave
here Monday morning for that city,
where they will spend the winter.
The joint celebration Of "Winthrop'
and Curry" literary societies Of
Winthrop college will be held in the
college auditorium Monday evening.
An interesting programme Will be
presented.
Miss Mary w. Blodgett, one Of the
secretaries Of the Young Women's
Christian association, whose home is
in Atlanta has been invited to spend
a week at Winthrop college. She will
be there this week and, beginning
Tuesday and continuing through Fri
day, will each afternoon talk to the
Y. w. c. A. about "The Women of
the Bible"
g. W. Bagley. a young man who was
reared in the vicinity Of Rock Hill,
by Mr.. ]. w. Miller of Newport, and
who lived here until a few months
ago, was killed at Bessemer City, N.
c. He attempted to cross the track
| in front OF a train which was slowing
down and fell in front of the engine.
He was horribly mangled and killed
| instantly. He was a young man OF
good habits and q member Of TirZah
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church. He was an orphan. From
| this state he went to Bessemer City
to clerk for DR.. D. A. Garrison. The
remains were sent to Richburg In
Chester county, where brother OF the
deceased lives.
A marriage Of much interest here.
| where the prospective groom was born
and reared and where the prospective
bride Is known as a student OF Win
thrcp, is that Of Miss Martha Caroline
Gibson Of Newberry. who on Wednes-
day evening. the 18th, will be welded
to Mr. Cecil Latta Reid. Mr.. Reid,
who is a son of the late Sam L. Reid,
one Of the most popular men, who ever
| lived in Rock HILL, Is a graduate OF
Clemson college and has since his
graduation been civil engineering In
| Virginia and the north. He Is now
located near Fredericksburg, Va.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
MERE IN ENTiON.

The will of Samuel Spencer was ad-
mitted to probate in Washington last
Friday. The estate Is valued at less
than 100000 and is divided between
the widow and three children. The
death Of the shah Of Persia was re-
ported a few days ago; but afterward
the report was contradicted. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that the shah is
in the last stages Of a fatal disease and
the end cannot be far off. ........ The
weekly bank statement issued by the
New York banks last Saturday show
ed deficit Of $6,072,771 under the le-
gal reserve. ...... Orthodox Jews OF
New York have protested against
Christmas exercises in the public
schools. The battleship Vermont
was successfully tested off Boston last
Saturday, making the required aver
age of eighteen knots an hour. IS.
w. Bagley, a we'll known young man
Of Bessemer City. N. c., was run over
and killed by the Southern's No. IL
last Saturday. .. Former United States
Senator Brown Of Utah was shot and
probably fatally wounded in Wash
ington hotel last Saturday by Mrs.
Anna NJ Bradley of Salt Lake city.
Mrs. Bradley claims that Brown Is the
father Of her two children and she
shot him because he refused to marry
her. She has been divorced from her
husband Browns wife died recently.
:. Chester Gillette, who was recent
ly convicted at Herkimer, N. Y, Of
the murder Of Grace Brown, has been
sentenced to death in the electric chair,
during the week commencing January
%. go. Senator Lodge has introduced
a resolution calling for international
investigation of the reputed Belgian
atrocities in the Congo Free states.
The Postal Telegraph company has
sent out a notice to the effect that no
more franks will be honored after
January / next.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

THE action of the house in putting
an end to the simplified spelling fool
ishness is very gratifying; but not es-
pecially surprising. OF all the foolish
things that Mr. Roosevelt has done
since he has been before the public
none has been more foolish than thi:
effort to dictate to the people how GER
tain words should be spelled. But the
country it seems, is hardly ready fol
the establishment of a new epoch ir
literature with nothing to recommend
it further than that it's birth would
have to be dated from the Rooseveltiar
reriod.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

far for the season 3,194,10S against
2,67S,231 last year. The total takings
of. American mills, north, south and
Canada, thus far for the season have
been 1,623,Ol7 against l.72s,s76 last
year. Stocks at the seaboard and the
twenty-nine leading southern interior
centres have increased during the
week 121,1O4 bales against an in
crease during the corresponding pc
riod last season of 2S,46S. Including
stocks left over at ports and interior
towns from the last crop and the num-
Der of bales brought into sight thus
far from the new crop. the supply to
date is 6.630.619 against 6,365,591 for
the same period last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

had been turned over with disc plows,
and taken altogether he Is satisfied
that the farm work generally is more
advanced than has often been the case
in February and March. This gentle
man also went on to say that in his
opinion crops have been rather better
down In tn, Bullock's Creek section
than in other localities. Also he noted
numerous other evidences Of prosper
ity. lots Of newly covered buildings,
new outbuildings, better fences and
so on.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

THE president is said to be anxious
for the passage of the resolution call
ing upon him to furnish the informa-
ton upon which he acted in the case
of the negro battalion at Brownsville
Texas. 1t would seem that the pres
ident could very we'll afford to rest
the entire case on the showing thai
has already been published by the
secretary of war and which appears
on the first page of today's issue OF
THE ENQUIRER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

THE Progressive Farmer, in its is
sue of December 6, reproduced THE
ENoUrRER's recent editorial on the re-
lations between the hunter and the
land owner and invites discussion OF
the points suggested. The main point
in the editorial was that while game
Of all kinds may be under the protec-
ton of the state; the right Of the hun
ter to go on lands Of another must
necessarily be controlled by the owner
Of the land.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

Saturday by the accidental discharge
of a very light shotgun in the hands
Of Master Edward Spencer. The two
boys were hunting a few miles north
Of town when the accident occurred.
Young Carroll is getting along nicely
and will probably sustain no serious
inconvenience as the result of the
p,ynund
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
REPORT OF THE GINNERs.
Census Bureau Puts Figures at 1o,-
O25,445 Bales.

The census bureau on yesterday is
sued a bulletin showing the total
amount of cotton Of the crop Of 1906
ginned to Dec. l, to have been 1O,O25,-
445 bales, counting round bales as half
bales. The total number Of ginneries
in operation is given as 2S,211.
This is compared with the figures Of
1905, when the report showed $685. 1858
bales ginned and 2S,6O9 active ginner-
les. By states the cotton ginned and
the number of ginneries were as fol-
lows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
Ths alorkuille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II. 1906.

IT Is said that Rev. c. w. Creighton
proposes to institute proceedings In
the state courts against the people
who have been moving against him In
the South Carolina conference. He
will charge criminal libel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
LOCAL LACoNlcS.

Gaffney, December 8: Miss Alice
Mercer of Gaffney, and Mr.. Morgan
Leech of Hickory Grove, were mar
ried at the home of the bride on the
evening of December 5th. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
H. Mercer, and the groom Is the son
of Mr.. Geo. Leech OF Hickory Grove.
Almost a Hundred.
Mrs. Lucinda Wells died at the home
of her son, Mr.. E. B. Wells, near Hen
rvs Knob, last Saturday in the nine
y-eighth year Of her age. Mrs. Wells
was the widow Of the late Robert
Wells who died about twenty years
ago, and has since been living with
her children. She was the mother OF
thirteen children, Of whom six sur
vive. The oldest child, If living would
be seventy eight years Of age. In
many respects Mrs. Wells was a re-
markable woman. The vitality she
showed in her old age was wonderful.
Even after she was eighty years old,
she thought little of walking from the
home Of one child to another, often
distance Of seven or eight miles. She
was q member of Bethany church, and
until within the past two years was
pretty regular attendant going to and
from church, distance Of about two
miles on foot. Her maiden name was
GLADDEN.. The funeral took place at
Bethany last Sunday, the services be-
ing conducted by the pastor, Rev. K.
NJ. Stephenson.
Business Men as Jurors.
Judge Prince on yesterday refused to
accept the statutory $50 from jury
man in lieu of service. While the
various jurymen who, for one reason
or another were seeking to be excused
from further attendance, Mr.. c. L.
Kennedy rendered to the clerk the sum
of twenty dollars. the fine which the
statute assesses against people VINO
refuse or neglect to answer sum-
mons to serve on a jury. Judge
Prince Immediately desired to know
Mr. Kennedy's reason for not desiring
to serve. MI Kennedy replied that
his business interest were such as
to demand his attention and he con-
sidered it preferable to pay the fine
rather than lose the time on the jury.
We'll, but you are just the kind or a
man we want on the jury, and l am
,v,,;l,;ng to aycuse Won" JudPe Prince
replied Then his honor continued:
1T is business men we want, and bus
mess men only. If there is man on
this venire who will affirm that he has
had no business during the past three
years and has none now, 1 will excuse
him at once. We do not want him.
Progress of Farm Work.
A gentleman who had occasion to
make a trip from Yorkville to Bull
locks Creek a few days ago, says ne
was astonished at the amount OF fall
farm work that had been done. 1T
looked" he said, las If seventy-five
per cent of the cotton stalk land has
been plowed up" He went on to re-
mark that a number of farmers have
first been going over their cotton
stalks with smoothing harrows to
knock off the dead bolls. leaves and
limbs and then following in some
cases with middle busters" and in
others with disc plows. He saw one
field of about a hundred acres that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
I.0CAI. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

j. E. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES your shoe
repairing. Located in the Allison
block, next to National bank.
S. w. Inman-Offers several mules,
harrows, wagons, etc, for sale.
II. H. Beard, Agent-Serves notice on
patrons as to express and telegram
deliveries during the holidays.
Mrs. Foushee-Publishes her card as
professional dressmaker. Over
Foushee's old stand.
G. E. Spencer, Pres.-Requests meet
ings of township Cotton associations
to elect delegates to county conven-
ton and for other purposes.
John E. Carroll, Clerk-Calls meeting
of Yorkville camp Of w. o. W., for
Thursday night to elect officers, etc.
York Drug Store-Invites everybody
to see its immense stock of holiday
goods now on display. Gift articles
of all kinds at all prices.
Strauss-Smith Co.-Has a big line of
heavy goods for winter wear, and
says its prices are lowest on these
goods.
First National Bank-Tells you not
to wait on success-go ahead and
make 1t for yourself.
Bank of Hickory Grove-Gives its
best attention to all classes of the
banking business.
M. w. White-Tells you that print
ers ink will make you money II you
use it properly.
York Supply Co.-Has all necessary
ingredients for fruit cakes, nuts,
fruits, etc. Axes and handles.
1. w. Johnson-Gives you pointer as
to where to get various kinds of
fancy groceries.
Star Drug Store-1nvites you to visit
1t for all kinds of articles suitable
for gifts for father, mother, sister,
brother, etc.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Calls atten-
tion to Lynchburg middle-busters.
They say 1t Is the best to be had.
Thomson Co.-Announces a special
sale of silks for next Thursday
one day only.
w. Adickes Co.-Asks you a question
and leaves the answer with you. A
full stock of groceries, crockery,
glass, and Xmas goods. Produce
Of various kinds wanted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

The statistics Of this report include
41,516 sea island bales for 1906 and ST.
695 for 1905. The sea island cotton
for 1906 is distributed by states as
follows: Florida, 1879; Georgia, H.,
100: South Carolina, .5,167.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

Mr.. Wallace Lawson. a farmer of
Union county, who lives several
miles from the court house, was held
up and robbed last Friday night while
on his way home from town. The
robbers tied him, gagged him and re-
lieved him of $27 in cash. They left
him in the road, where he remained
until a late hour before he could get
relief. The sheriff has since been
looking out for the highwaymen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

A tale Of heroism seldom surpass-
ed, was brought to Providence, r, J.,
yesterday by the tug Walter A. Luck
enbach. When every other man on
board the tug declined to risk his life
in an effort to rescue two men on the
laundering barge Buena Ventura,
which was In tow of the Luckenbach
off Montauk Point last Friday, Mitch,
ell B. Bruso, Greek seaman stepped
up to Capt. John DAILY and said that
he would make the trip alone. In o
small boat at the height Of fierce
northeast gale, Bruso rowed to the
barge and rescued the captain. Ollie
Owarsond, whom he found frozen to
the topmast and as soon as he had
placed the helpless captain on board
the tug, without moments rest, and
covered with coating of ice from
head to foot, put out again and re-
leased Seaman Charles Martin, who
was frozen to a floating hatch on
which he had been carried away from
the sinking barge. The two men Of a
crew Of five were the only ones to es-
cape death. The heroism Of Bruso
was looked upon by his shipmates, as
no less remarkable than his escape
from death in the little boat which
every moment seemed likely to be
SWdHpeO ny the MOUNTAINOUS oCos'
The barge from which three men met
death was before being converted for
the coal carrying trade, Spanish
tramp steamer. She was the first
prize of the United States navy, i'm
mediately after the war with Spain
broke out, the gunboat Nashville cap
turing her while she was bound for
Cuban ports. The Buena Ventura,
coal laden, was the last Of a tow of
three barges which left Norfolk, Va.
in tow of the Luckenbach. The 9TH
er barges, similarly loaded. were the
Carrie Clark and the Annie II. Smith.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
Ghe porkuille Cotton MarAet.

Corrected Semi Weekly by Messrs.
latta Bros.
YoRKvrLLE, December IL, IL m.-The
loca: market stands as follows:
Cotton ................ 10 to 10A
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

- wilkinsville, Mass, dispatch to
the New York Sun: This entire vii
lage, save only st. Johns Episcopal
church, consisting Of two or three
mills and some thirty dwellings, was
sold under the hammer for $4,s25 this
afternoon by the Slater family Of cot
ton manufacturing fame to ]. ]. Quinn
of Worcester. The place was once one
If the most important manufacturing
villages on the Blackston river. The
history of the village dates back to
1915, when Asa Waters OF Millbury
bought water power privileges He
sold them to David Wilkinson Of North
Providence, r. l., In 1923. Mr.. Will
kinson established the manufacturing
industry on a somewhat elaborate ba-
sis, but in 1882 the property passed
into the control of the Sutton Manu-
featuring company. Since the death
cf H. NJ Slater, the head OF that cor
poratlon, 1t has been in the hands OF
trustees. The cotton mill has been
idle since 1897.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
AT THE CHURCHES. =
BAPTIST


BAPTIST
REV. /. @. MURRAY, PASTOR.
Prayer meeting on Thursday at 8
o. m.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEP-
HERD.
The ST. Agnes Guild will meet at
the church Friday at $50 p. m. Ser
vice Friday at p. m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. z. z. GILLESPIE, PASTOR.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7 o'clock
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
There will be no prayer meeting to-
morrow evening. +.
REV. J. l.. Stokes, D. D., PASTOR.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN. '-
REV. W. C. EwART, PASTOR.
Prayer meeting Wednesday after
noon at 4.30 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11

REV. /. @. MURRAY, PASTOR.
Prayer meeting on Thursday at 8
D. m.
The oasis., 1906-05-19

CoNcHE-s included in thc ap. propriation bin the usual provision for free distribution of seeds. even in the face of an adverse recom- mcndation from committee and great deal of jeering and joshing in the newspapers. And it is well that it was done. Let that an- nuai distribution of seeds be aban- doned and straightway there will be a seed trust, prices of seeds will mount skyward, and their quality depreciate. There is sufficient fraud in seeds with the restraining in- huence of the free distribution. Not long ago the Department of Agriculture made test of seeds purchased from q number Of seed houses indiscriminately, in various parts of the country, and fl is said that the number of substitutions detected were large percentage of the entire lot.
The oasis., 1906-05-19
REPLIED TO ITS OWN PROPOSITION.

The Graham Guardian recently presented this proposition:
 It seems to us that it is about time for the press to awaken 10 the necessi- ties of the public and then advocate them honestly and fairly. With | united press advocating the necessary reforms for better government no official will dare do aught but his duty.
 And in another column of the same issue that journal presented another sentence which is most accurate reply to is own proposi- ton. It reads this way:
 In fact, some of the papers, in order tO protect their wealthy masters, have made misrepresentation upon misrepre- sentation regarding the matter of tax ation.
 There's the entire question com pressed in the smallest possible space. When large part Of the newspaper press of the country N owned outright or controlled by those influences which are opposed 10 good government, how does the Guardian expect to unite the press in opposition 10 them2
The oasis., 1906-05-19
MUST REVIEW Hls HISTORY AGAIN.


 Ihe following editorial note iS from the Tucson Citizen
 NJ American politician Las get reached the White House by way oi tlie speakefship Henry Clay 4of tbs Whig nomination twice-iH 1852 and l8I4- hut Andrew Jackson beat him and James X Polk beat him John Bell was aH also ran in lst0 Hope told fiattering tales to Schuyler Coliax for a while then Cakes Ames and his memO- ramdum book came along sam Randall and John c Carlisle loomed up rather big in the chair, but the Democratic party passed them by. James C. Blaine got hiS nomination in 1881 and Cleveland got the Presidency Mr. Blaine was then 5t years old in 1908 Mir. Cannon will be 72 years cld. It's mo go, Uncle Joe
 THE OASIS may be mistaken, but 1t is possessed of an impression that James K. Polk, who beat Henry Clay for the presidency in 1S44 had been Speaker of the House, as we'll as had Mr. Clay. Our friend at Tucson seems un- fortunate in his historical anal ogies. Before now THE OASIS has called him to account on just such allusions. He is more at home iE
The oasis., 1906-05-19

x01 mhlf HNt HN M aH4 em mf lhsf t fHH veek 8Ht'l kmua Nitl<en af'If le4nhsd hm lo ih eafis
 felleaHa llses io npse sbHui and
 noup Inio tnina. aud he imagines ieisa newspaper man end run. niue bis alleged newspaper gives him thc desired opportunity to nose about and Snoop into things" " That description fits him like the paper on a wall And the dis- graceful part of it is that the out side world are apt to measure No- gales by him, his (hand)organ and his monkey. It is a pity that good circus don't come along. so the whole freak outfit could be traded off.
The oasis., 1906-05-19

which provides that school sections having mineral shall moi abe ceded to the new state. but that there shall be granted instead other sec- tions in lieu thereof That means that the state shall NC deprived of the valuable school sections in the oil regions worth great deal of money, and take instead any old
 lands that can he found on the public domain outside oi the oil region. Gofernor Frantz has de- clared that raher tIan accept that condition Oklahoma prefers to remain territory indefinitely
 There's where their grafters are hurting statehood ior Oklahoma.