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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30

Farm work is now being pushed
with great vigor all over the country.
II is to be sincerely hoped that the
theory of the North Carolina insur-
ance commissioner to the effect that
the numerous fires that have occurred
in Steele Creek township is the work
of a crazy negro woman, instead of an
organized band Of negroes. If negro
men are the guilty. parties, they are OF
course Of the meanest and most VI
cious class; but with all that 1t Is
difficult to realize how anybody In
this country should be so wantonly
vindictive and destructive under ex-
listing conditions. We sincerely trust
that the insurance commissioners
theory is correct.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30
THE STEEL CREEK FIRES.
Possibly the Work of a Crazy Negro
wonnan

Possibly the Work of a Crazy Negro
Woman.
Since Christmas six barns have been
burned In the Steele Creek neighbor-
hood, and Mr.. w. L. Scott, deputy
insurance commissioner of Raleigh,
believes that he has solved the mys-
terry and can lay his hands on the one
who applied the torch. Mr.. Scott Is
here and will remain in the county
and investigate the matter thoroughly
tomorrow.
1t has been said by many who study
crime in its various forms that some
person of unbalanced mind had start
ed the fires that consumed the barns
in Steele Creek. The barns burned
were along the main public roads, and
the fires have started at about the
same hour Of the night and always In
the loft in the fodder or other dry
feed stuff.
man tried to burn the town Of Rock
ingham a few years ago. Incendiary
fires were breaking out at irregular
intervals and do what they could the
officers were unable TO detect the fire
bug. Finally, however, a man was
arrested and was found to have a
mania for burning. He said that the
Lord had sent him to fire the world.
Some time ago the driver Of laun-
dry wagon in Wilmington, became
daffy on the subject Of burning. He
fired several buildings and, when sus-
pected left and went to Rocky Mount
where his mania soon took new hold
and made him burn other buildings
When arrested he made a full confes-
sion, but argued that he was doing
IL rAn arc. AoA
the same way and in the same class
Of buildings. The fellow would go In
to a building to deliver a package and
start q fire In some out OF the way
corner. He was crazy on the SUBJ
ject.
knowing of this fire mania Mr.
Scott has watched the Steele Creek
situation with interest. Before the
last fire he told Squire 8. H. Hilton
and Solicitor Heriot Clarkson that ne
thought he had located the guilty per-
son. He had been In Steele Creek and
gathered evidence against an old COL
ored woman who travels up and down
the fire district, and who had been
in the neigborhood of each and every
fire at the time they occurred. Some
times she Is clad In the dress OF her
sex, but at other times she wears
mans clothes.
The old negress talks about fires all
the time. She always knows about
the barns and the stock that are
burned. The darkies Of the commu-
nifty are afraid Of her. She slips about
and spends much time in, the woods
alone
When asked by an Observer man
what chance such a person as the old
woman would stand to escape after
she had set a fire Mr.. Scott said that
such people were more cunning than
a. sane person. Their minds were on
that one subject and they studied the
situation carefully before taking the
daring STEP Mr.. w. M. Long, chair
man of the board Of county commits
sioners, Solicitor Hertot Garrison,
Squire s. H. Hilton and Mr.. Scott
will take steps to ascertain the truth
about the woman. She will be held
and xamined.-Charlotte Observer,
Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30
STEPHEN D. LEE.
General Commanding.
Official:
VIM. E. MICKLE,
Adjt. Gen. and Chief Of Staff.

Eugene ]. Tighe, well known
newspaper man of Washington, D. c..
died in that city last Thursday night
aged forty nine years. Mr.. Tighe was
a native of Charleston.
Clinton ]. Holroyd, assistant en-
gineer of the Columbia waterworks
was drowned Saturday afternoon by
falling into one of the coagulating ba--
sins at the city filter plant. Holroyd
was forty years old and a native OF
Massachusetts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30

TOMORROW, May /, is Labor's New
Year Day, the day upon which the
issues in dispute between capital and
organized labor are usually Joined.
Reports from all parts Of the country
indicate that the situation is generally
satisfactory except in San Francisco
where there is considerable disturb
ance. Business and industrial condi-
tions were never better than at this
particular time, and there is so little
occasion for reasonable discomfort
that the labor agitators are at dis
count.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30

school trustees. He explained that the
Yorkville school district would be en-
titled to count as available for high
school purposes all the money that is
now being spent on the high school
branches in the graded school. Prof.
Hands mission was merely to explain
the method Of procedure, and as his
time was limited he was not able to
do this fully. On leaving to catch a
train, however, he said that he would
be glad to come back at some future
time and canvass the whole matter as
thoroughly as might be desired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30

WE are unable to break loose from
the conviction that the agitation
against the cotton gamblers has had
as much to do with high prices dur
ing the past few years as supply and
demand. All the interests and all the
influence of the predominating ele-
ment of the cotton gamblers has been
in favor of low cotton, and there Is no
reasonable doubt that the cotton ex-
changes, through their future contract
systems, have for years made cotton
sell for less than 1t was worth. Every
cotton producer should war against the
cotton gambler
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, APRIL 30. 1907.

WHERE there is as much as col
umn of 1t, our mere-mention depart
ment represents more labor than an!
other three columns in the paper, and
its value to the general reader is In
proportion. Readers Of The Enquirer
are able to keep up with the general
occurrences of the world through this
department with less effort than in
any other way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30

shows a total of 3s.24o admission tick
cts including paid tickets and passes.
This statement does not include. how
ever. the people who entered the SER
vice and carriage gates and several
thousand who came ashore from the
fleet of war vessels anchored IN
Hampton Roads.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30
Ghe purhuille Cotton Tlarhet.

Corrected Semi Weekly by Messrs.
latta Bros.
YoRKvIL4LE, April 80, IL m.-The To-
cal market stands as follows:
Cotton ............... 10h to III
LATTA BROS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-30
LOCAL LACONlCS.
We Will Send The Enquire

We Will Send ne Enquirer
From this date until January 1st
1908, for $1.34.
KimbalI Acquitted.
Mr.. J. T. Kimball, who killed j. M
Stephenson on the Pineville road In
Mecklenburg county some weeks ago
was tried in Charlotte last Friday and
Saturday for murder and acquitted
Kimball made out clear case OF sell
defense and the Judge directed ver'
dict of not guilty.
Death of Mrs. Marsars> Guy.
Mrs. Margaret Guy died suddenly a.
the home Of her nephew, Mr.. 7. w
Moore, at Guthriesville last Sunday
night at 1890 o'clock. She called Mr
Moore to her bedside at about II y
o'clock and expired shortly afterward
Mrs. Guys maiden name was VIII
liams, and she was the widow OF the
late w. N. Guy Of Lowryville. She
was married in 1883 and Mr.. Guy died
in 1890. Since then she has been
making her home with different rela.
tives in York county. The funeral
took place at Bethesda yesterday. The
services were conducted by Rev. j. K
Hall. There was large number oil
people in attendance.
Work at Ninety Nine Islands.
The Southern Power company is
pushing the work Of building the
branch railroad from Kings Creek TO
the site of the dam on Broad river
and Is making very good progress al
this time. The line Is being run
down the west side Of Kings Greek
and part Of the. roadbed will be
through the level bottoms Of that
stream. Down nearer the river
number of heavy bluffs are encoun-
tered and considerable heavy cutting
will have to be done. One Of the cuts
will be twenty-seven feet deep. At
the site Of the dam work OF all kinds
is being pushed with all possible
speed. The company is erecting an
Office building. warehouses and cot
tages, and has laid down the founda-
tions for a large frame building TO
contain some thirty or forty rooms
to be used for hotel.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-23
TRUST TO
Be INVESTIGATED!
FORMAL coMPLAlNTtI is FILED
AGAINST THE MONOPOLY
BY MERCHANTS.

Because Of the recent advance inI
the price of cotton. silk and woolelt
thread, the department Of justice h&
been asked to proceed forthwith
against the thread trust.
A formal complaint has been made
to the department alleging that the
American Thread Company is mo-
aoly in restraint of trade, and that
it sfNNld be dissolved through a
prosecution by the federal govern
ment
About two weeks ago retail deal
ers all over the country We're in
informed that the wholesale price of
thread was advanced from 55 to G.
cents per dozen spools. This has
compelled the retailers to raise the
price u their customers from to
cents per spool
Simon Kann, OF S. Kann, Sons &
Co. one of the Washington dealers.
notified Of the advance in price of
threads. is of the opinion that an adj
vance in price at this season is I'M
called for.
The complaint to the department
OF Justice sets forth that the Ameri-
can Thread Company absolutely con
trolls and dictates the price of spool
cotton. and, in support of this state
ment the advance in the retail price
from 5 to cents a spool last week
is referred to by the complainants.
The American Thread A Company
was formed several years Ago, some
Of the constituent compd hies being
tle , & p. Coats Company of Rhode
Island; the Willimantic Linen Com
pany, of Connecticut and the Clark
Company. of New Jersey.
The department of justice has
taken no action in regard to the
complaint, but it is likely that the
matter will be investigated with a
view to ascertaining whether the
American Thread Company is mo-
nopoly in restraint Of trade within
the meaning of the antitrust laws.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-06-23

Aue only serves to make Lewis
Hunter whiskey better.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
Christmas FURNISHINGS

Fancy Vests from 81. 90 to $3.50.
Mems Winter Caps from 25c to 81. 90.
Boys Winter Caps from 25c to SOC.
Ladies and Misses Tam O. Shanters
from 25c to Sl.00.
Toques and Toboggans from 25c to
Sl.00.
Mems Sweaters from SOC to IS 90.
Boys Sweaters from SOC to 800.
Ladies Knit Vests from sl.00 to 81. so
Ladies' and Misses Sweaters from
$l.00 tn $500.
Mems Leather Gloves and Mittens
from 25c to $500.
Mems Knit Gloves and Mittens from
25c to SOC.
Boys, Leather Gloves and Mittens
25c To 75c.
Boys Knit Gloves and Mittens l0c to
SOC.
Ladies and Misses Knit Gloves and
Mittens 25c to SOC.
Dress Kid Gloves, all shades silk,
lined and unlined, from sl.00 to 81 90
Fur Driving Gloves from 81 90 to 81 80
Unlined Dress Kid Gloves from 81 90
to 81 90, all shades.
Fleece lined Mocha. all shades, from
SOC to 81 90.
Fancy Suspenders from 25c to 81 so.
Fancy Arm Bands and Carriers from
l0c TO SOC.
Collars and Cuffs from l5c to 25c.
Rubber Collars and Cuffs from 25c
10 soc,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
Answers to Correspondents

Bargain II you are offered sl.00
for SOC, refuse it as it is plugged and
YOU will get into trouble il you pass it
Writing Paper at Xmas time is offered
in all sorts of pretty boxe and when
you see ii for sale at the price of the
box alone, ii is plugged. Leave it
alone. Griswold has high grade writ
ing papers In handsome boxes, but
the value is in the paper as we'll as the
box and his prices are just as low as
anyone can sell them to you, as he
probably handles more than all our
stores put together.
We are anxious to double our cir
culation in the next month. What
will you charge us to do ii? Ed. Star
Spangled Flag.
Nothing at all, dear friend. Glad
| TO do it for you. You eau aid US very
| materially however, by getting your
readers to sub.cribe for two copies
apiece. That is the way Griswold in
| creased his book business many fold.
Customers who formerly bought one
book at time now buy several, as
they have learned that they make the
most acceptable gifts to almost every
| intelligent being
Johnnie: Santa Claus was in Girls
wold's yesterday loading up with
Games, Toys. Air Guns, Knives, and
Novelties to please the children, and
| he spoke of your letter to him He
says you can't brine him by your offer
of pair OF ear laps. You must be a
good boy or you won't get what you
wanI from him.
Curious: Fletcherism " means, in
substance Eat less and chew what you
eat. Griswoldism means Get more
than YOU can obtain elsewhere for the
money and chew less. 1t is said he
has the busiest store In the County.
This may be denied by every other
merchant, but certain il is that he and
his ten clerks are ON the hump from
early until late waiting on customers,
which is going some for country
town.
! Trickey It would be foolish for
you to hang up a stocking with no bot
tom in it. Santa would discover the
deception, get mad, and ! ave nothing.
He filed several packs it'll small nov.
elites from Griswold's this week. Lit
tie Jokes, puzzles, and useful trinkets
such as can be seen only in store
like theirs.
Puzzled Parent: Many are troubled
the same way but I'm sure you can find
many things ut GrisSold's he has not
got. Seen the new Gyroscope Top
Brist, Mephisto, Wondergraph Has
the little one got "a Blackboard, Kid
Ball, Hurry Gap, Musical Teddy Bear
or Swing Chair? II you don't Sc,
what you want in their store. ask fol
it, il may be in the storehouse OF
cellar.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21

Sears, Roebuck & Co., the great
mail order house of Chicago, has
been indicted for using the United
States mails to defraud, and must
stand trial in the federal court at
Des Moines, Iowa. 1t is alleged that
the company has misrepresented arti.
Gals listed for sale Ia its catalogues,
which we're sent out through the mails.
No doubt many OF the Sifter's readers
have patronized this house more or
less, and not a few Of them could testi-
fly to receiving goods altogether dif-
ferent in quality from what was ex-
pected when ordered. Low prices look
very temrting; but oftentimes the de.
sire to OBTAIN some thing for as near
nothing as p ssible leads TO disap
pointment The buyer of goods by
mail is much ike buying a pig 10 a
bag-They may be alright or they m y
not, depending on who is doing the
selling. Londonderry Sitter.
This firm and others Of its class
have grown enormously wealthy in a
few years through fooling people into
buying inferior goods at prices that
yield an exorbitant profit. Adulterat-
ed drugs, short weight and short
quality groceries and articles that
are low price because they are made
out OF second class stock by inferior
workmen may look good to people
with little money, but the more they
trade with these concerns the poorer
the victims get.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
CHRISTMAS SUNDAY.
Special Services To morrow at the Second
CONGREGATIONAL Church.

Special Services TO morrow at the Second
Congregational Church.
AT the Second Congregations church
Rev. G. S. Mills, minister, there will
be special services tomorrow at 10. As
and O'Clock. Attention is called TO
the change Of hour for the second ser
vice, which will be Christmas concert
given by the Sunday school. The
Christian Endeavor Society will have
It's meeting as usual at o'clock in the
chapel. Topic THE Magnificent: a
Christmas song" with Mrs. w. b.
Sheldon as leader. The subject Of
Mr.. Mills sermon Sunday morning
will be The Meaning OF the First
Christmas Day" The music to be
rendered by the choir follows
Anthem, "That Wondrous Story"
Nevin
Solo by Mr. Bottum and Quartette
Anthem, "Rehold Bring You Glad
Tidings," Wilkinson
Solos by Mr.. Bennett, Miss Coffey and
Quartette.
Anthem, 1.-THE Christ Child"
G. w, Coombs
Solo and Obligato, Mrs. Battles and
Quartette.
Ofertory, Violin Solo, "Romance, "
L'Eclair
George b. Donnelly.
Anthem, " The Morning STAR"
Coombs
Duet, Mrs, Ross and Miss Coiiey and
Quartette
Mrs. F. E. Battles, Soprano
Mrs l.. II. Ross, Soprano
NJ iss Nellie b. Cotfey, Alto
E. g. Bennett, Tenor and Director
f. L. Bottum, Bass
Mrs. G. w. Keeseman, Organisl
George E. Donnelly, Violin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
FRANK /. HOWE. Editor and Publisher

The gas company has offered the
village 800 to have the steamer tai en-
out TO pump water from the river in
to the big tank of the company which
has been drawn off while repairs are
being made. If the gas company gets
the water from the water company it
will have to pay for it, while water
from the river will cost nothing, but
the expense Of pumping The village
steamer, which Is kept in the Stark
hose company building, has not been
given thorough test 10 several years
and the trustees or FIRE department
engineers, who are in charge of it,
should order it out to do the pumping
and thereby test out the machine. II
isn't often that the village gets
chance to doAsomething that ought to
be done and still get pay for it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
Mulligan q Roche

day school session will be omitted.
The evening service at o o'clock will
open with choral Cantata for Christ.
mas, "The Hope of the World" by p
A. Scdhecker, and rendered by the
regular choir OF twelve voices, assist
ed by violin, cornet and clarinet;
Frank Hurley, leader, Miss Caroline
Wilcox, organist The contata will be
followed by short address by the
pastor, Rev. Frank r. Morris, on
'The Attitude of the Wise Men," You
are invited to these services.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
NEW M. E. CHURCH
Special Opening Services and Christmas
Music

Special Opening Services and Christina,
Music.
Morning Service.
Organ Voluntary, Military March
Franz Schuber
Carol: "Sweetly the Bells are Chin
ing'' bills
First Scripture Lesson: 2 Chron. OIL.
and Is %.
Hymn No. s9S Henry Ware Jr
Apostles Greed
Prayer
Anthem: "Song of the Magi"
c. A. Miles
Responsive Reading: Ps. %
Gloria
Second Lesson: Heb. 10:l9-26
Offertory: days of Yore"
H. Englemann
Announcements
Hymn No. S57 Doddridge
Sermon: BY Rev Purcell L. Dow, pre-
siding elder of the Burlington dis
trict
Financial Statement
Anthem: "Calm on the Listening Ear
OF Night Parks
Benediction
Evening Service
Organ Voluntary: March in G
p. q. Harrington
Anthem: christmas Awake" Lowden
Responsive Readidg No. 257
Hymn No s.
Prayer
Anthem; The Hush OF the Night
Hath Fallen" Spencer
Scripture Reading
Ohertory: Obligatto from Symphony
No. 20 Hayden
Hymn No ii
Sermon: BY Fred L. Decker, Presid-
ing elder Of Saratoga district
Prayer
Doxology
E. Il. Long, choir director; Mrs f.
r. Shckles, organist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
ST PETERS CHURCH
Christmas Program to Re R ndsrsd Next
Sunday

Christmas Program to Re r ndsrsd Next
Sunday
Choral Celebration--Holy Commun.
ion at 1870.
AT 1890 the following music will be
sung.
Professional
Introit-"Come al Ye Faithful"
Short Kyrie
Gloria Tibi Schneider
Gratia Tibi Schneider
Credo Adam
Hymn 54-When Shepherds Watch
Their Flocks by Night"
Anthem-"We Have Seen His Star in
the East" Glare
Sursum Cordia Schenecker
Sanctus Schenecker
Benidicls Schenecker
Agnus Del Schenecker
Gloria in Excelsis Schenecker
Three Fold Amen Steiner
The choir viii be assisted by George
C. Wood, vioinlst.
The Sunday school will have its fes.
tival Christmas evening from 7.30 TO
TO- The infants department on Sat
urday afternoon from to s.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21

shirts, plain and Fancy, from SOC to
$3.50.
Flannel Shirts from SOC to $500.
Mems Cardigan Jackets from s1.OO to
$500.
Mems Sweater Coats from $l.OO to
$500.
Mems and Boys Underwear from 25c
to Sl.50.
Ken's Heavy Cotton Underwear from
SOC TO 81 90.
Choice Neckwear, all styles, from 25c
to Sl.O0.
Plain White Handkerchiefs, &c, six for
25c; Ice, three for 25c; l5c, two for
25c; 25c TO SOC.
Plain. White Initial Handkerchiefs, l0c,
three for Csc; l5c, two for 25c; and
95c
Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, 25c and
SOC.
Japanette Silk Handkerchiefs, loo,
three for 25c.
Fancy Boxes of Handkerchiefs, 75c,
sl.00, SIPS and Sl.50.
Bath Robes from 50. so to ST. 90.
Umbrellas for Ladies' and Gents from
81 90 to $500.
Plain and Fancy Hose, 1Oc, l5c, 25c to
SOC.
Necktie Pins and Cuff Buttons from
pc to $3.50.
Mutilers, all styles, 25c to $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-21
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

Program For the Services 10 Be Held There
Tomorrow.
Christmas celebration Sunday morn.
ing at 1890. The Sunday
school will meet in the chapel at 10 20
and march in body to the audi.
torium, where choir, Sunday school
and congreg alton will participate in a
earthly prepared celebration OF the
"Birth OF Christ " The regular Sun,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-20
WOMAN, LED ON BY
CHIEF, PICKED PAL

Major Werner went TO the City jail yes
tercay afternoon to see the negro woman,
Minnie Adams, the confessed thief, who is
charged with entering number of Railways
aud taking therefrom lot of mats and coats.
and who was sent to the grand jury on
Monday
"A negro woman named BESSIE Hopkins is
now serving Il term of 1--WE years In the pen
itentiary, charged with the crimes the
Adams woman confesses she committed
herself, and il was the object of the Chief
TO determine what what In tho case
He saw Minnie Adams and took her
through the Jail with the idea of identih-
cation in his mind, and 1t was not long
before the woman selected William Beef
as the man 10 whom she gave a cloak TO
! pawn. Beef said al first that he had never
| seen the woman before, bu, he eventually
| admitted he had, and when She said he
Vas the man She gave the cloak to all he
| has for reply was: well, that IS all right
He would neither affirm nor deny. but
i his manner impressed the Chief that to-
! dag he Viii consult Judge " lit
There is little doubt that the Judge, the
commemorative attorney and all others con
ceriied win ask the Governor 10 pardon thu
woman. Bessie Hopkins. Minnie Adams lBu
confessed that she committed the robber,
tfor which Bessie Hopkins Is now servint
IA tiYe-year term.