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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05

The handsome quarters Of the Re-
becca Motto chapter, located at the
Gibbes Memorial Art Building, are to
be used as headquarters for the dele
gates, and are also to serve the pur-
pose of meeting rooms for the various
committees of the convention.
Apart from the business sections 1t
Is planned to hold many pleasant So
cial functions complimentary to the
visiting delegates at this time. The
local chapter will entertain at large
and handsome reception at the Art
building on Wednesday evening. No
Yember q. Other entertainments are
being arranged for by other organiZa-
tions,. among which are the Art club
and the Country club. The work rel
ative to making the convention a
grand success is being handled by a
number Of committees composed OF la
dies, who will put forth their best en-
deavors towards the desired end.
At a recent meeting of the Rebecca
Motto chapter this matter was thor
oughly discussed and the appointments
were announced Saturday by the OFF,
GERS of the chapter.
The delegates who will represent the
chapter are as follows: Mrs. c. c.
Chapman, Mrs. w. Moultrie Gourdin
Mrs. j. L. Leonard, MIS-. j. Alien Miles
Mrs. Edward w. Hughes, Mrs. Sellers
Miss Mary Brown.
Alternates-Mrs. J. c. Hall, Miss
Emma K. Hayden, Mrs. ]. L. Baker
Mrs. Moore, Miss Myma Brown, Miss
Fielder, Mrs. w. B. Wilson, Mrs. F. F.
Sans.
Pages from Charleston are Miss
Laura Baker and Miss Marie Bee.
The chairmen Of the various COM
mittees are as follows:
Housing committee-Mrs. ]. Palmer
Lockwood.
Invitation-Mrs. Horatio e. Hughes
Music-Mrs. George F. Won Kolnitz
Badge-Miss Eola Willis.
Programme-Mrs jamie Screven
Hayward.
Press-Mrs. G. +. Won Kolnitz.
Decoration-Mrs. c. J. Larsen.
Room-Mrs. ]. c. Hall.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Confederate Veterans Reunion-You
are invited to Augusta, Ga, for the
above occasion on November 18th
and 18th. One cent mile on all
railroads.
National Union Bank, Rock Hlll-Says
your best recommendation Is saw
ings bank book in your pocket. Four
per cent paid on savings deposits.
Mrs. ]. d. Land. Yorkville No. 1.-Of-
fers pure bronze turkeys for sale.
Loan and Savings Bank-Has assets
Of $320,000.00 and offers 1t custom
ers every advantage Of q first-class
banking house
Miss Emily R.. Smith, Yorkyille No. q
Wants to rent a three-horse farm
near Beth-Shiloh church.
M. w. White-Says religion calls for
nothing but the exercise Of ordinary
forethought in regard to the world to
come. Real estate offerings.
D. M. Hall, Vice President-Calls a
meeting Of the York County Farm
ers' Union at the court house next
Saturday at 10 o'clock.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has a full
line of guns, rifles, loaded shells,
cartridges, etc., for sportsmen.
Herndon & Gordon-Invite attention
to new goods, which are arriving
daily. Strained honey and maple
syrup, onion sets, new crop dates,
ETC.
Thomson Co.-Says Browns in town, |"
with headquarters at their dress
goods counter and you are invited
to see Brown"
York Drug Store-Inquires II you are
painting and If so you are requested
to call and talk paint with 1t before
buying.
J. c. Wilborn-Has a farm for rent
and offers farms for sale in Fort Mill
township, and in Mecklenburg and
CASTOR counties, N. c.
Yorkville b. & M. Co.-Tell about the
good qualities Of "Kantbebeat" rain
coats, which serve for stormy and
fair weather. See fourth page.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
are holding out but little hope, because
of the condition Of his heart.

are holding out but little hope, because
of the condition Of his heart.
A telephone message from Spartan
burg this morning brought information
of the extremely critical condition Of
Mr.. Thomas Dickson, who was not ex-
pected TO live through the day. Mr..
Dickson Is a former citizen OF York
vile, having done business here from
1852 to 1873 as a tailor He Is BROTH
er Of Mr.. VIM. Dickson and Of Miss
Martha Dickson. both Of this place.
His only other sister, Is Mrs. Barbary
Ann Gales of Salisbury. N. c. He Is
in the S5th year Of his age.
Rock Hill special Of Sunday to the
Columbia State: News was received
here by phone yesterday that Mr.. s. A.
Fewell Of Old Point had been found
unconscious in his room where he was
stopping at Ridgeway. where he had
gone to attend a meeting Of presbytery
His brother, Mr.. r. T. Fewell, and his
sons, Messrs. John NJ. and Richard,
went uO"u " INiu6C"dy JCSeCiuoJ civ
brought back encouraging news from
the sick man. 1t was at first thought
that he was paralyzed, but DR.. 1. A
Bigger, who accompanied the Messrs
Fewell, state that the trouble was from
indigestion and that Mr.. Fewell would
probably be much better in a day or
Two. He will be brought home today
Mr.. Fewell, as an elder in Ebenezer
church. was a delegate to the meeting
of presbytery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05

JOHN Wanamaker denounces re-
port to the effect that he is financially
embarrassed, as maliciously false and
goes on to say that the existing finan-
cial disturbance generally is due en-
tirely to the Vaccinations Of those who
desire to bring about business depres-
sion for the purpose Of discrediting the
administration. 1t is not pleasant to
think that men who have the power
could have the will to do such thing;
but people who have an ordinary un-
derstanding of the ways of the world
know that Mr.. Wanamaker's charge
may be easily correct.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
AUCTION SALES.

There was an unusually large crowd
in attendance on the auction sales Of
land before the court house door yes
terday morning. the attraction being
the large number Of acres being Offer
ed under decretal orders, by consent
and otherwise. and the value Of the
various offerings. The sales consisted
OF quite a list Of realty by the clerk
OF the court and also some valuable
lands sold by consent Of the parties at
interest in the settlement Of the Moss
estate.
In the case of Benjamin Tillman
Faris, ETC., against w. Sherman Faris
and others, a tract of eighty-two acres
in Kings Mountain township. Bought
by ]. S. Brlce, attorney, for 80 an acre.
In the case of M. ]. Robinson VS..
Hugh Eyer Robinson and others, a
tract of 1876 acres on Turkey Creek.
Sold by the tract, and bought by d. E.
Finley, attorney for $1,000.
In the case of ]. j. ]. Robinson
against Sarah E. Hood and r. M. z.
Robinson, a tract Of eighty-five acres.
Sold by the tract, and bought by d.
E. Finley for $400.
In the case Of Andrew H. Jackson,
etc., VS.. r. c. Jackson and others, a
tract Of 122 acres near Tirzah. Bought
by w. B. Wilson, Jr., attorney, for
$21.75 an acre.
In the case Of Roxie Horton against
A. Walker Sherer, a tract Of 154 acres
on Bullock's Creek. Bought by M. B.
Jennings, attorney, for $11 an acre..
In the case Of r. N. Whitesides, in
and as administrator, against
B. B. Whitesides and others, the
Whitesides Upper" and Lower
quarries in Kings Mountain town
ship Bought by r. N. .Whitesides for
$50 each.
Under deed of trust, a tract of
three hundred and one acres in Broad
River township. Bought by M. b.
Jennings attorney, for $4,000.
In the case Of Emma Stephenson,
Mary ]. Edwards, Viola Ramsey and
]. Chess Brakefield against w. 8. Will
kerson, administrator Of the estate OF
Thomas Brakefield, a tract Of 9O3 acres
in Broad River township. This land
was started at SIS an acre and was
finally knocked down to Mr.. John Z.
Plexico for $21 an acre.
Al tHe CoHcluSioh VI thS SoiSS ~ ~
clerk. the auctioneer proceeded to dis
pose Of certain lands belonging to the
estate of the late Joseph R. and Lucet-
IA Moss, deceased, as follows:
1. A tract of one hundred and sew
enty-five acres in Bullocks Creek
Bought by T. H. Burris for
$S.25 an acre.
2. A tract Of eighty-two acres In
Bullock's Creek TOW nship, known as
part Of the William Robinson lands.
Bought by T. H. Burris for $11 an acre.
8. A tract Of los 2-5 acres, known as
a part Of the Tomlinson lands. Bought
by w. w. Lewis, attorney, for $25.75
an acre.
4. A tract Of 500 acres in York
township, known as a part OF the
lands. Bought by w. w.
Lewis, attorney, for $35.25.
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D. A. r. CONVENTION.

Much interest, says the News and
Courier of yesterday, is now being
taken by the members of the Rebecca
Motto Chapter of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution in the state con-
vention, which that organization pro-
poses to hold in this city beginning
November %. The members Of the To-
cal chapter are now busy at work pre-
pairing for the entertainment of the
large number of visiting delegates. and
a splendid time Is assured all who at
tend the convention. The meetings
are to be held in the ball room Of the
st. John hotel and many matters OF
interest will be discussed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Sallie Atkinson Of Lowryville
is visiting Mrs. ]. M. Ferguson.
Mrs. r. S. Mcconnell of Rock Hill
is visiting Mrs. w. c. Latimer.
Miss Annie Scott of Delphos, is Wis
iting friends in the Bethel neighbor-
hood.
Mrs. E. E. Gillespie left this morn
ing for a visit to relatives at Gulf
y. C.
Miss Frances Wideman Of Linwood
college, has been spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs. Jas. F. Thomson
Mr.. w. E. Sanders, who has been
with the w. I. Witherspoon Co., as a
salesman. left last week to take po-
sition in Chester.
Information from Mr.. ]. Ed Leech
in the hospital at Chester Is to the
effect that the wounds in connection
with the recent amputation are healing
very nicely: but still the physicians
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1907.

family were not at home when the fre
broke out. and It Is not known how 1t
originated. Almost everything was
saved from both houses, but the ex-
tent Of damage to furniture and house.
hold effects from the three homes will
be great. Occurring as 1t did at an
hour when everybody was at leisure.
over 5000 witnessed the fire. On all
sides can be heard a murmur Of COM
plant about the water supply-a Gues-
ton that has been hanging fire for
months between the city council and
the local company. 1t is safe to say
that something will be doing now.
Only 1t is a pity it was not done be-
fore these two old colonial homes were
burned
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05

SOUTH Cardinals bloody record is
something that demands very serious
consideration. The number Of homi-
cides in this state is alarming. 1t is
true that this crime is found chiefly
among the worse element, but 1t is not
by any means confined to them. At
any rate the better element will share
in the responsibility for this state OF
affairs if they do not take more active
and surer methods, through the courts
and otherwise. to check this flood or
crime Just think Of fourteen homi-
cides in one week-fifty- -four in nine
weeks. We venture to say there is not
country on the face of the earth,
civilized or uncivilized, that can equal
that record 1t is intolerable-NeW-
berry Observer.
All of this is very true; but why
try to deceive ourselves into believing
that murder is the only crime Of which
we are guilty? Murder is commonly
regarded as the most horrible Of
crimes. 1t is the most horrible OF
crimes No considerable depth Of phil
osophy. however, is necessary for full
appreciation of the fact that all large
lnlnSS are uSNelopliSilS VI Siiie'ii0i
things. If South Carolinians have
ever put forth a great deal of effort to
put a stop to smaller and more con-
temptible crimes like cheating, swind-
ling. lying and stealing, we are not
aware of the fact. And if we overlook
these crimes how are. we to hope to
avoid the prevalence of the higher
crime of murder? The way to put a
stop to murder is to begin melting out
punishment for it under any and all
circumstances and the way to put a
stop to the necessity of Furnishing
murder, is to look more closely after
the punishment of the more contemp-
tible crimes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05

to be as large as a calf. and for five
years has eluded with great cunning
all attempts to effect its death or cap
tivity Among the superstitious In
dians old Blackey" is credited with
possessing an evil spirit which makes
the animal invulnerable To bullets.
For the first time in the two territories
fox hounds will be used instead Of
Greyhounds in chasing old Blackey"
and other members of the pack Some
OF the best dogs in the country have
been entered, and it is expected that
the hunt will be among the n. )st ex-
citing of it's kind ever held in this
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
LOCAL LACONICS.
2eopIe Are Registering.


Yesterday was another busy day
with the supervisors Of registration.
During the day, they issued twenty
eight new certificates and four renew
ais. The new certificates were scat
tered among the precincts as follows:
Ogden 1, Clover 1, Rock Hill 4, York
9 Piedmont l, Forest Hill 2, Bethany
2 Hickory Grove 5, Newport 1, Nc
Connellsville 2.
Fire at Albemarle.
The Office and machinery Of the
Stanley Enterprise at Albemarle, N.
c.. was destroyed by fire Sunday night.
The news came to Yorkville yesterday
morning in a telegram to Mr.. j. F.
McElwee, who is a brother-in-law OF
Mr.. ]. D. Bivens, the owner. The office
of the Enterprise was a handsome new
two-story brick building just complet-
ed. and the information Is that there
was no insurance, Mr.. Bivens having
only recently moved in and not having
yet attended to the matter of insur-
ance. The presses and printing ma
terials were insured for $4,000.
The Game Law.
Mr.. Harry Wylie, game warden, un-
der the Audubon law, desires the peo-
ple of the county to know that he Will
appreciate any help they might choose
to give him in the enforcement OF the
game laws Mr. Wylie had a violator
of the law before Magistrate Beckham
the other day. He plead guilty to hav-
ing killed two partridges and dove,
and the magistrate sentenced him to
pay a fine of SIS, or go to the chain
gang for thirty days. He paid the fine.
"All | want" says Mr. Wylie. rs evil
dence to convict Give me that and
the man who furnishes the same may
have all the fines"
Fire In Rock Hill.
Rcck Hill special of November g.
to the Charlotte Observer: One OF the
most disastrous fires in years was wit
messed here today, when the homes OF
Mrs. Estina Moore and Major T. c.
Beckham. on Black street, were de-
stroyed. An alarm was turned In about
o'clock from East Black street and
the firemen responded promptly, but
as the fire had gained considerable
headway in the home of Mrs. Moore,
and the supply Of water was made
quate the attention Of the firemen and
citizens was given to saving the home
of Major T. c. Beckham on one side
and Mr.. Sandifer on the other. The
light wind that was blowing carried
the flames away from the Sandifer
home, but whipped around and licked
the rocf and weatherboarding Of the
Beckham home, igniting 1t in a very
few minutes. 1t was made impossible
for the firemen to cope with the flames
on account Of the lack Of water, and 1t
was only by a miracle that the Sandi-
fer home was saved. Mrs. Estina
Moore and her son, Theodore. and his
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
Looks Little, Rather Than Otherwise

Looks Little, Rather lhan OtherWIse'
Because of the part that General
Willie Jones. president, and Mr.. j. p,
Matthews, cashier. took in the pro-
ceedings that tied up the operations of
the dispensary commission, the COM
mission last week passed a resolution
providing for the removal of the dis
pensary funds. some $6O0,O00 from the
Palmetto National bank.
Upon the application of Messrs.
Garrett & Co. wine dealers, Judge
Pritchard of the United States court
recently issued an order restraining the
dispensary commission from paying
out any funds until the case could be
heard on it's merits. AS a prerequisite
to the effectiveness of the order Messrs.
Garrett & Co. were requested to give a
bond Of $500. and it was necessary that
the SuretieS be residents of South Car
olina. MeSSrS. Jones and Matthews
signed the bond. and ii was because of
this that the commission took the ac-
tion described.
AS we see it, the dispensary COM
mission has no need to be very much
concerned over this suit. certainly not
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS LIVING.
Somewhat Typical Case In Union Po.
lice Court.

AS illustrating how some witnesses
will stick to an answer they have
thought of before going on the stand,
irrespective Of truth or sense, an anus
ing thing occurred in the police court
here the other day.
A lot of young fellows were up be-
fore his honor charged with gambling
at a bowling alley. A number of wit
neSses had been examined in an at
tempt to prove the date on which the
gambling had been done, but in some
peculiar way all of them had suffered
a marvellous lapse Of memory.
Finally when one young man was
put up for examination, Mayor Young,
whose experience of five years in try
ing police cases, has given him good
insight into what a witness may do,
saw that the witness had unquestion-
ably made up his mind as to the story
he would tell.
Slowly the oath administered to all
witnesses was repeated
You solemnly swear that the evil
dence you give to the court In the
case of the town Of Union against
will be the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. So
help me Cod"
The witness aSSented.
Mayor Young then made remarks
about the offense not being a hanging
nor penitentiary crime. indeed that the
amount involved would not be over a
five dollar fine. and urged the young
man not to perjure himself, but to tell
the whole truth.
Then looking the witness directly in
the eye, he questioned with sharp en-
phasis:
Were you alive or dead on Septem-
Der oath last?"
Mechanically repeating reply that
he had evidently been drilled to say
and not seeming to notice its utter in
he said:
Il don't know!"-Union Progress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05

DURING the annual meeting Of the
South Carolina conference which Is
to be held at Gaffney the week COM
mencing November 27, the Ledger. Is
to appear daily instead of semi-weekly
and is to publish a detailed report of
the proceedings of the conference day
by day. The publisher announces that
the price of the daily editions cover
ing the conference period will be only
25 cents, and subscriptions may be
sent direct to the Ledger or handed to
any of the local preachers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
. Columbia special of October 81. to

Columbia special Of October 81. to
the News and Courier: A meeting of
travelling men was held at the Caldwell
hotel tonight over which Mr.. Harry
Calhoun presided, the object Of the
meeting being to start movement by
which the travelling men Of the south
should assist the farmers to hold their
cotton for better prices. 1t was pro-
posed that $4,000 travelling men pledge
themselves to put up $1,000 each and
to secure an additional $1,000 each, the
sum thus raised to be loaned the farm
erS on warehouse receipts at six per
cent This would mean a fund Of thir-
ty million dollars. which would be suf-
ficient to hold one million bales Of cot
ton at $50 per bale, or six cents per
pound. There were a number Of prom
inent men present by invitation, in
cluding Governor Hayward, Colonel
George tombstone, Hon. Francis II.
Weston, Hon. F. H, Hyatt, Congress-
men Lever, Finley and Ellerbe, Mr.. J.
f. Wannamaker and others, most of
whom made speeches. There was a
large crowd of travelling men present.
Several of the travelling men expressed
themselves enthusiastically in favor of
the scheme, and it was proposed to
urge the matter by wire upon the
men through the T. P. A.
and u. G. T. organizations.
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Ths alurkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1907.

VARIOUS influences have been
brought to bear on President Roosevelt
to induce him to call an extra session
of congress for the purpose of dealing
with the financial situation; but the
understanding is that the president
has positively refused to act.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05

THEY keep on talking about that old
panic as If they really considered 1t
serious: there Is very little about
the situation that is serious except
that the New York banks are trying to
drain the southern banks of their cur
rency. Most of the southern banks are
on to the game however, and are not
going to allow themselves to be drain
al
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.

The jury commissioners this morn
ing drew the following venire Of thir-
ty-six petit jurors to serve during the
first week OF the next term Of the cir
cult court, which convenes on Monday
November 25, his honor, Judge ]. s.
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try and the small towns at rate that
will greatly encourage such traffic.
We are inclined to think that Mr..
Meyer is along the right line as to both
propositions, and 1t is to be hoped that
necessary legislation. This, however,
is doubtful. The express people are
powerful in congress, and the mail or
der houses. are not likely to lend their
assistance to the proposition that does
not hold out a promise Of material
benefit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-03-07
TO PULL ON
WRECK TONIGHT
BRITISH SHIP LOCH CARVE STILL
ON KAMALO REEF-STAR'S EX-
PLANTATION CORRECT.

Captain c. Ritchie of the British
ship Loeb Carve mistook the channel
when he brought up with half his sail
set on the Kamalo coral reef Monday
morning. The Star yesterday stated
, that this was in all probability the
explanation Of the piling up of the
! is confirmed this morning by the re-
turn from the scene of the wreck Of
the IL. S. n. Co.'S Claudine.
Captain Ritchie, while he himself
has offered to make no official expla-
nation, is said by members Of the crew
of the Loeb Carve to have approached
Kamalo, MOlokai, under the impress
sion that he was off Diamond Head,
Oahu. He mistook the Pailolo chan
mel between Maui and Molokai for
the Kaiwi or Molokai channel between
oahu and Molokai as yesterday reck-
oned Ritchie has never before been
to these islands but it would seem
that his chart could hardly allow him
to make such a blunder.
The first officer of the British ship
claims to have visited Honolulu on
several occasions and he also was
satisfied, as the vessel approached Mo-
lokai, that Oahu was ahead and that
the rounding of the point would bring
the vessel off Honolulu harbOr. Both
Captain Ritchie and the first officer
were under the impression that the
bell buoy off Kamalo was the buoy
off Honolulu.
Tonight at high water 11:13 o'clock,
a great effort will be made to lift the
Loeb Carve from her coral pillow. The
! S. S. Claudine leaves Honolulu again
at o'clock this afternoon to be astern
of the wreck in time to arrange lines
to begin a big strain at the time above
mentioned. 1t is not thought likely
that the vessel will be moved during
the day.
For most of last night the steam
ships Claudine, Iwalani, and Likelike
of the Inter-Island fleet and the tug
Intrepid were pulling, but without ef-
feet. Since nothing could be accom-
plished last night with the water high
there is little hope of doing anything
with the water low.
The United States Revenue Cutter
Manning, which left here at 7:45 o'clock
last night and passed the Claudine