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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

The Enquirer has not seen the prize
corn acres Of Mr.. c. H. Smith, but
people who have seen them say that
Mr. Smith will make somebody hus-
tie
Mr.. C. w. Wallace, one of the COM
petitors for the York county corn
prize, has kept close tab on the ex-
pense Of his farming operations this
year, and while he has not completed
the work Of gathering his cotton yet,
he Is satisfied that it has cost him
very close to ten cents pound.
There is a much better feeling among
the local business people since the cot
ton mills have resumed work. AL
though 1t is a fact that no individual
merchant has been badly crippled by
the shut down of the mills it is not to
be denied that the cutting Of the trade
Of the operatives has been sorely felt
in the town in more ways than one.
Now that there is every prospect that
the operation of the mills will continue
uninterrupted indefinitely, the prospect
for local business conditions is decid-
edly better.
The Enquirer has gathered informa-
ton that leads it to the belief that
there will be an unusually large guam
tity of small grain sowed this year.
During each fall for a number of
years past the farmers have talked
more and more about sowing small
grain; but the performance has not
generally come up to promise. 1t Is
true that some small grain has been
sowed each year; but not so much as
was promised. 1t is hardly probable
that the promised acreage will go In
this year; but it is reasonably certain
that the acreage will be larger than
usual. We are hearing Of a number
of people who are going to SOW some
wheat, something they have not done
for several years. Altogether the out
look for small grain is better than it
has been / .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
AROuI PEOPLE.

Mrs. w. H. Herndon is visiting
friends in Union.
Mrs. N. ]. N. Bowen is visiting he
son, DR.. ]. B. Bowen in Spartanburg.
DR.. John B. Bowen Of Spartanburg
was in Yorkvile on business yester'
day.
Miss Mary Ashe has returned to heI
home in Yorkville, after spending sew
eral days in Columbia.
Rev George Ratchford of Gaffney
is visiting Mr. r. G. Ratchford or
r. F. D. No. 3, Yorkville.
Miss Belle Oates Of Bessemer City
n. c., is visiting in Yorkville, the CUES
of the family of Mr.. T. E. McMackln.
Mr.. J. Y. Jackson of Manning, who
has been quite i'll with fever for some
time past. is at the home Of his broth.
er. MI ]. F. Jackson, having beer
brought with his family in the hope
that he may be benefited by the
change of climate and altitude. He Is
still very sick man: but his relatives
and friends hope he is now in a fail
way to recovery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

large wine vat at Santa Rosa, Cal, on
Sunday. =. Dennis Burns Of Bridge
port, Conn.,. paid a fine and costs
amounting to 500 at Naugatuck on
Monday, for kissing his wife in a pub
lie place in violation of an old blue
law. Governor Wilson of Ken
lucky, has offered a reward Of $500
for the arrest and conviction of the
gang of night riders who ten days ago
murdered a negro and his family In
that state. The governor calls on the
people ito arise In their might and
put down such lawlessness. ..... The
twenty-seventh annual convention OF
the American Street and Interurban
Railway association Is in session at
Atlantic City, n. J. A feature of the
convention is an elaborate exhibition
of everything electrical applicable to
street railways. .... Richard Y. COOK,
prominent banker Of Philadelphia,
just returned from an extended Eu-
ropean trip, says, Everything Is COM
ing out all right. I believe we will
have better times after the election,
no matter who Is elected" Sixty
thousand of the unemployed of Lon
don made a demonstration before the
English house of parliament Tuesday
"A Los Angeles, Cal, woman Is
to marry her eighth husband as soon
as her divorce from No. Is declared
final by the courts. Uncle Joe
Cannon has just sold 700-acre farm
which he owned in Nebraska, for
$4,000. .Thirty-one counties Of
Ohio with a population of over one
million, have voted dry" under the
local option law, closing S13 saloons
..... Lynn, Mass, shoe workers to
the number of $1,000, are on a strike,
which promises to continue indefi-
nitely.. .... The navies Of England,
Russia and Italy are held in readiness
for immediate service in the event Of
war in the Balkan states. 1t Is
probable that the strike of mill opera
tives at Lancashire. England, will
soon come to an end by the operatives
accepting a wage reduction Of five per
cent. The Tammany organiza-
tion Of New York, has announced a
gift of $4,000 to the national Demo-
cratic campaign committee. up
to Tuesday afternoon there had been
a total of 6S1,739 voters registered in
Greater New York. This total is
about 5000 below that Of 1904......
General Carmela Castro, brother Of
the president of Venezuela, Is in New
York, for the alleged purpose Of hir-
ing artillerymen to man the coast de-
fense guns Of Venezuela.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
AN ORDINANCE.

Fixing the Tax Levies of the Town Of
Yorkville, S. c., for the Current
Year, 1908, for Ordinary Purposes,
and to Pay the Interest on Water
Works and Sewerage Bonds; the
Time of Payment Thereof; and the
Penalty for the Non-Payment Of the
Same.
DE it Ordained by the Mayor and
ID Aldermen, the Town Council Of
the Town Of Yorkville, S. c., and by
authority of the same:
Section /. That a levy Of TEN
MILLS on each and every dollar Of real
and personal property, not exempt
from taxation, held or owned or liza
BILE for taxes, and including the gross
premium income Of all insurance COM
gross premium income, COLLECTED at
or out Of the town Of Yorkville, S. c.,
during the year 190D within the town
of Yorkville, S. c., on the 1st day OF
January, 1908, be and the same is
hereby made for the purposes stated IN
the preamble herein, to-wit: For Or
binary Municipal Purposes and to Pay
the Interest on Water Works and
Sewerage Bonds.
Sec. 2. That said taxes shall be-
come due and payable at the oftice OF
the City treasurer on the 1o1 LA
OF NOVEMBER, 1908. Taxes may be
paid without penalty up to and includ-
ing the 18th Of November, 1908.
Thereafter and up to the 1st day Of
December, 1908. a penalty Of Twenty
per centum will attach to said taxes
not paid by the 18th of November,
1908.
Sec. 3. After the 1st day Of De-
cember, 1908, execution will issue
against ali delinquents for the amount
of taxes, penalties and costs in accord
ance with the laws of the State and the
Municipal Ordinances.
Done and ratified in Council assem-
bled in regular session at Yorkville, S.
c., this October 13, 1908.
Attest:
JNO. R. HART, Mayor.
]. F. Youngblood, (SeaD.
Clerk of Council.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

ONE of the grounds on which they
used to justify lynching in this state
was that there was very little use
to convict an aggressor of influence,
because the governor would soon
come forward with a pardon. And II
was a pretty strong argument too
Governor Ansel has granted very few
pardons. He has shown a willing
ness to use the pardoning power N
the correction of obvious mistakes OF
the law; but beyond that he has been
unwilling to go. We have no official
record before US; but from recollec-
ton we assert that there have been
fewer lynchings during the admin
istration of Governor Ansel thar
during the administration of any
governor who has been more lib
eral" with the pardoning power
The best way to prevent lynching Is
to prevent the crimes that lead to
lynching, and the way to prevent the
crimes that lead to lynching is not
only to enforce the law; but to en-
force the penalties Of the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
THE attitude of the Laurens disper

THE attitude of the Laurens dispen-
saryites and the proposed Brice law
election seems to furnish all the argu-
ment that could be desired to uphold
the correctness Of Governor Anseps
position with regard to declaring
statewide prohibition and leaving il
to a majority of the voters in a coun-
ty to establish dispensaries if they
desire. There is no question Of the
fact that the full intent of the law
has been complied with as to the
holding of an election in Laurens on
the question of abolishing the dispen-
sary. The dispensaryites are fighting
the election on mere bubbles, and
giving a lot of trouble. If the dis
pensaries were prohibited by law, and
it were left to a majority Of the voters
to re-establish them, there would not
be room for much quibbling.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

for the same hospital on Wednesday Of
last week to be treated. The last re-
port from him was that he was getting
along all right.
School Improvement Association.
Superintendent of Education Nc
Mackin has the following from Miss
Mary T. Nance, president of the State
School Improvement association: The
State School Improvement association
will hold its annual meeting this year
in connection with the State Teachers
association, which will be held in Col
lumbia, December Goth to January
1st. An interesting and instructive
programme is being arranged. I am so
anxious to have a large number of
patrons and trustees. as we'll as teach
ers, attend this meeting. Please try
to get just as many from your coun-
ty to come as possible. Your coun-
ty Is entitled to two delegates, If 1t
has Teachers association, and also a
School Improvement association. II you
haven't these associations in your
county, please organize and have del
egates elected and send names and
addresses to me by December 1st.
As Mr.. Finley See It.
Congressman Finley several days
ago returned from Washington, where
he has been working in cooperation
with the congressional campaign COM
mittee. From what he saw and heard
during his stay in Washington, he feels
sure that the Democrats are decidedly
in the running. 1t is a rather discour-
aging fact that both the congressional
committee and the national committee
are hard pressed for funds; but this
situation Is more than counterbalanced
by the fact that the Democrats have
never before been able to present a
more solid front. The party Is thor
oughly and completely united. Mr.
Finley says that as he sees it, II the
leaders of the labor organizations are
able to do what they have promised to
use their utmost efforts to do-swing
the labor vote to the Democratic side
Bryan will certainly be elected. Mr.
Finley also thinks that the Democrats
will get a larger divide of the German
vote than ever before.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
E.OCAx AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,


C. M. Inman-Wants information as to
whereabouts of an estray Poland
China boar.
D. E. Boney, Observation-Disclosures
statement from Insurance Commits
sioner McMaster relative to the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
J. @. Wray-Announcesa a cut price sale
on all fall and winter goods. and has
something to say that is Of especial
interest to those who owe him.
York Drug Store-Has a full supply Of
recommends Y. D. S. tablets for colds
and grip
Strauss Smith Co.-TellS you to be at
its store tomorrow. You are invited
to come there on circus day, We'd
nesday, October 81.
Yorkville Hardware Co.'s showing a
big line Of Keen-Kutter salty razors
and wants you to see them. They
sell for $3.50 each.
Thomson Co.-Gives a long list Of
special articles for circus day. in
Guiding clothing, shoes, dress goods,
cloaks, etc.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Will be pleased to
show you samples of all kinds Of
Photographic work. You will be
welcome.
Dobson Bros.-After October "a, will
deliver laundry work only when paid
for on delivery.
First National Bank-Wants you to
know that it IS an institution that is
operated for the people, no matter
what the size of your bank account
may be.
Jno. R, Hart, Mayor-Publishes an or
dinance fixing the municipal tax le-
vies for the year 1908 for ordinary
purposes and to pay interest on wa
terworks and sewerage bonds.
j. A Tate, C. C. C.. Pls.-Gives notice
Of sale on salesday in November Of
real estate involved in the following
suits: British American Mortgage
Co. VS.. Nancy Cornelia Whitley
Leech ct al; NJ. E. Johnson VS.. ]. c..
Chambers ct al, for partition: ]. M.
and A. J. Griffin VS.. N. A. Biggers
ct al. for partition.
Royal Baking Powder Co.-Again calls
attention to the absolute purity Of
Royal baking powder. See fourth
page.
Standard Oil Consists that you
should know the good points Of the
Perfection oil heaters. See fourth
page.
J. c. Wilborn-Has a varied assort-
ment Of new real estate offerings for
your consideration this week.
York Supply Co.-Reminds its fertilizer
customers that their notes are due
on November 1st and asks that you
do not disappoint them.
Loan and Savings Bank-Says that its
customers have a right to expect
their banking business to be treated
as confidential, and that 1t treats
it so.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

odds to him, as a rule. That Is fact
that must be established by the other
side, and he will not give any more
assistance than he can help. 1t is up
to the jury to represent the people IN
the matter and if the jury does not
represent the people, the people are
not likely to be represented. If a
lawyer succeeds in getting the best Of
Jury. then the lawyer is that much
ahead and that Is about all there is
to it. We do not think that in absolv-
ing the lawyers from responsibility for
alleged miscarriages Of justice, Judge
Hydrick desires to create the impress
sion that they are altogether without
guile. He merely seeks to emphasize
the fact that no matter how shrewd
the lawyer may be, it is up to the jury
not to allow itself to be outwitted.
But with it all, and with the short
comings wherever they may be, there
must be absolutely no detraction from
the majesty of the law, and the peo-
pie must understand that whatever
goes wrong with the administration
of justice, they and they alone. are
responsible. And while, as Judge
Hydrick points out. the people have
it in their power to do what they WILL
they should not fall into the mistake
of thinking that they can do injustice
without paying the penalty Wheth-
er the direct injustice, through sins
of either commission or omission be
properly chargeable to judge, jury or
lawyer, there is no escape from the
consequences and those consequences
generally fall on the whole people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

WE are not going to try to predict
how Ohio is going in the election OF
November 8; but we will venture this
that If Ohio gives her electoral vote
to the Democratic national ticket
Bryan will be the next president OF
the United States. And from the way
we are reading the papers-Republi-
can papers-the Republicans are cer-
tainly worried about Ohio. They
think there is real danger that the
state may go for Bryan. The situa-
ton is a peculiar one. Governor Her
rick is the Republican candidate fol
reelection and Judson Harmon, who
was a member of Cleveland's cabinet
is carrying the Democratic flag In
opposition. 1t is conceded every
where that Mr.. Roosevelt is very un-
popular and that thousands of people
who have been supporting him here
tofore will vote against Judge Taft
because he persists in iterating and
reiterating that he stands for "Roose-
thousands who will refrain from vot-
ing the national ticket at all because
they do not want to vote for Bryan
1t seems to be generally conceded
that Herrick will run at least $4,000
votes ahead of Taft in the state, and
that is a cause for concern. The
main issue is local option. Herrick
has the dry side Of it and Harmon has
the wet side of it, The Democrats
had the idea that the wet side would
prove the stronger and that they
would get many thousands of votes
especially in the large brewing, dis
tilling and retail centres; but as coun-
ty after county is going dry the Re-
pubicans are growing more and
more encouraged and the Democrats
correspondingly discouraged. With
in the past few weeks the Republi-
cans have been trying to tack Taft or
Herricks coat tails and the Demo
Gratis have followed suit by putting
Harmon on Bryan's coat tails. Re-
publicans are claiming that Taft will
beat Bryan by a majority of $4,000;
but in this they are no doubt just a
little over-confident. Taft is making
a campaign that takes him almost
from mill to mill and it is arranged
that Bryan follow him two or three
days behind. The necessity for such
campaign-a candidate so closely
canvassing his own state, shows the
desperate straits of the Republicans
and it is certainly fair to regard the
state as being at least doubtful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

night riders outside. Commenting
editorially on the crime, the Louisville
Courier-JOurnal says: mot in the
bloodiest days of border warfare be-
tween the aborigines and white set
tiers was a more ghastly outrage COM
mitted. No Indian tribe, led by the
inheritor of the ethics Of the rattle
snake ingrained in his race through
centuries of benighted savagery, could
have planned an atrocity surprising
this crime in wanton and cowardly
rruelty-in utter and revolving bru-
tishness. That the soil Of any state
in the Union produces such miscre-
ants must cause a shiver of horror to
sweep across the continent"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

THAT is an interesting charge that
Judge Hydrick delivered to the Lam
caster grand jury the other day and it
contains a good deal Of food for
thought. The purpose of the judge
seems to be to impress the paramount
necessity of upho,ding the majesty of
the law, and his remarks are emil
nently sound. The thing that brings
the law into the greatest disrepute is
failure of enforcement, and when
Judge Hydrick says that the response
bility for this failure, or alleged fall
ure, rests upon the people, he tells
nothing but the blunt truth. OF
course there are those who blame the
judges and lawyers, and in placing
the blame here they are sincere; but
mistaken. However it may be in the
Ory, in practice the lawyer is merely
the representative of his client. Cen
orally speaking he considers it his
business to pull his client through,
and often, it will have to be admitted,
he does not much care how. AS to
whether his client is guilty makes no
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

Chester Reporter: Major Thos. w.
Brice, gallant Confederate veteran
and a we'll known farmer and business
man, died at his home at Woodward
early yesterday morning, after seri-
Gus illness of about two weeks. The
funeral services will be held at noon
today at Concord Presbyterian church
and the remains laid to rest in Concord
burying ground. Maj. Brice was born
in the New Hope section Of Fairfield
county, Nov. %, 1S41, and was, there
fore, in his sixty-seventh year. His
education was obtained at Erskine COL
lege, from the halls of which institu-
ton he went forth in the spring Of
1861 to take up arms for the south.
He enlisted in the Hampton Legion
and after a years valiant service was
transferred to Co. D, Sixth S. c. Vol
unteerS as first lieutenant. He was
severely wounded in the eye at the bat
tie of Campbell's Station near Knox
vile in November 1863, but after a
few months disability pluckily return
ed to the service. At the conclusion Of
hoStilities Major Brice returned home,
to take up along with other brave men
Of that time the work Of rebuilding the
SOulI. ne was d SuCCtSSlul IllSl anu
business man and by his industry and
ability amassed a comfortable estate.
He was possessed of the complete con-
fidence of friends and neighbors, and
his name has always been synonym
for honesty of purpose. He was never
an aspirant for public office, but as IL
Illustrative of the affection and esteem
in which he was held by the people all
over his county he was selected as one
of Fairfield's delegates to the constitu-
tional convention of 1895. which framed
the constitution under which the peo-
pie of South Carolina are now living
His wife, who was Miss Nancy Boyce,
a sister of Major w. w. Boyce Of Rock
Hill, preceded him to the grave by
about two years. He leaves five sons
and Il daughter to mourn his loss:
Messrs. Sam NJ, Laurie and II. w.
Brice. Jr., of Woodward: JOS. B. Brice
of Knoxville, Tenn. Jas. G. Brice of
Montgomery, Ala; and Mrs. f. H.
Hardin of Chester.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
Chr aturkrille Gnquirrr,
Entered at the PostOffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is. 1908.

THE campaign contributions raised
by the Columbia State now exceed
$4,000. Our Columbia contemporary
has been doing remarkably good
work-the best work, in fact, that
has ever been done in South Carolina
for the national Democratic party. If
Bryan should win this year, South
Carolina will be taken in considera-
ton, as she has really tried to do
for Democratic success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
Four Yorkville automobile partie

Four Yorkville automobile parties
went over to Charlotte to see the Ring
ling Bros, circus, leaving Yorkville on
Wednesday afternoon and returning
last night and this morning. They con-
sisted of Messrs r. ]. Mackorell and
N Craig McCorkle. in Mackorell Bros.
machine No. 16; Messrs. w. B. Moore,
Quinn Wallace, D. L. Shieder and John
R. Hart, in w. B. Moore's machine No
II: Messrs. S. c. Wood, c. A. Berry,
Meek Barnett, R. S. Mcconnell and o.
E. Grist, in S. c. Woods machine No
IS: Messrs. w. R. Carroll, ]. H. Carroll
E. w. Long and Tom Sandifer in w
r. Carrolrs machine No. 20.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Communication street tax col
lected this year will aggregate very
nearly 5000. 1t is the largest on rec
ord.
- The lost gold watch and fob for
which Miss Marie Moore advertised
in the last issue of The Enquirer, was
returned Wednesday morning.
Treasurer Neely opened his books
yesterday morning for the collection
of taxes. The first receipt was taken
off for Mrs. Alice Henry Of Kings
Mountain township
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
Beth. Shiloh and Allison Crook.

at IL a. m, and at Beth-Shiloh at 8
p. m, by Rev. w. J. Wyly. Members
Of Reth-Shiloh are urged to come pre-
pared for a liberal contribution for
Foreign Missions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
The Cotton Market.

Yorkville October 16.-.Cotton, Ssc.
New York, Oct. 15.-Spot cotton clos
ed quiet: middling uplands 800; mid
ding gulf 9.45; sales none. Futures
opened and closed steady as follows:
Oct. S95; Nov. S.75; Dec. S.72: JAN
S.56; Feb. $50; March SAT.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
Spsrial 9utiGes.
Conversational Meeting.

There will be congregational meet
ing in the Yorkville Associate Reform
ed church next Sunday morning after
sermon by Rev. DR.. s. A. Weber.
The service will commence at the
usual hour
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
SALESMAN WANTED.

O INGLE man (22 to 3O) of good hab-
- its and industrious, to travel with
manager in North and South Carolina.
No cigarette smokers or drinkers want
ed. Call or address.
H. H. BAUSHER,
1t" Parish Hotel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
POSITIVE ORDERS

WE have received Positive Orders
w NOT TO DELIVER to any one
their Laundry UNTIL PAID FOR.
Commencing on and after oath, II not
paid on delivery it will be returned to
the store until paid.
DOBSON BROS,
Mrs. T. M. Dobson, Manager.
"a Fl 2tS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16
LOCAL lACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
Eitten By Mad Doc.

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date to January 1st. 1909.
for A cents
Bitten BY Mad Dog.
Rock Hill Record: P. B. Thomas, who
lives at the Finley dairy farm, was
bitten by his dog a couple Of weeks
ago. 1t was not sure If the dog was
mad. so the dog was killed and the
head sent to DR.. Dencers hospital in
New York city, where an expert exam
ination was made, which showed that
the dog was affected with pronounc-
ed case of rabies. Mr.. Thomas left