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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-28
MERE E-MENTION.

A number of New York'S police
force are TO be indicted by a grand
jury on a charge of accepting money
from race track gamblers for immu-
nifty from arrest under the new anti
betting laws of that state. 49,. Pres
ideut Roosevelt has approved the dis
charge of eight cadets from the naval
academy at Annapolis for engaging in
haZing under claSSmen. Among
Mr.. Bryans visitors at "Fairview" on
Kern club of Lincoln. They We're
served lunch of fried chicken on
Mr.. Bryan's lawn. ..... During an
electrical storm which swept over
Gettysburg, Pa, Thursday, evening,
three members of the national guard
Of that state were killed by being
struck by lightning. Many others
were more or less injured. $50. In
Chicago Thursday night Lewis Slet-
ton was shot to death by VIM. T.
Branitsky, while the former was at
tempting an assault upon the latter's
wife. Branitsky is a bedridden inVa-
lid, being confined to his bed in a
plaster cast. The July price of
oats dropped six cents Il bushel TO
500 in Chicago, Saturday. ....... Since
May 4, 1904, 4O,93S,575 cubic yards
of material have been removed from
the Panama canal of this amount
cubic yards have been re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-28
is most dead in this coun

POLITICS is most dead in this coun-
ty," complained a politician in the
hearing of the editor Of The Enquirer
the other day. His remark seems
about true in it's application to repre-
sentation in the general assembly.
That, up to the present time, is a rath-
er dull proposition. But there is plen-
ty Of politics in connection with the
other places, and the outlook is that
there will be more than a plenty before
the windup. There is more wirepulling
going on now in connection with the
United States senatorship than in con-
nection with any other one position;
but this is presenting rather difficult
problem because of the large number
of people who have opinions OF their
own. II am going to vote this year for
what l consider the best all round men,
regardless of what any Of them say
they stand for" observed one thought
full voter to the editor yesterday. He
did not mean that he did not care what
a candidate stood for; but he did mean
that he did not intend to be influenced
by platforms that were intended merely
ito get in on" He thought he would
rather vote for good man who stood
for something he did not agree with,
rather than vote for an inferior man
who professed his allegiance to other
policies that were closer to his no
tions. And there are a great many
people of this kind in York county.
They know most of the men for what
they are, and in casting their votes they
will be governed accordingly.
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SourH CAROLINA NEWS.

Columbia special of July 25 to
The Spartanburg Herald: DR.. S. c.
Mitchell, head of the department OF
history at Richmond college Rich
mond, Va, was today elected presl-
dent of the university of South Caro-
lima, vice Major benjamin Sloan. re-
signed. The board of trustees OF the
university Of South Carolina met to-
day in the governors office and after
conference gave out the intelligence
of Dr. Mitchells election. DR.. Mitch
ell, however, will not be able TO
assume the presidency until June OF
next year. Meantime Prof. A. G.
Moore will be actively president DR..
Mitchell has made arrangements to
lecture at Brown and Harvard uni
versities during the coming session
and this will prevent his entering
upon his duties here at the coming
session. It was owing to this fact
that the trustees have been delayed
SO long in announcing that the pres
idency had been filled. They decid-
ed, however. that they would wait
until next June for DR.. Mitchell DR..
Mitchell who was here today SAID
that it was a difficult task confronting
aim, the filling of the position OF
president and that in order to do SO
alton of the press and of the citizens
generally. without the assistance
of all working and pulling abreast
7 would not have accepted the posi-
tion," said DR.. Mitchell. DR.. Mitchell
leaves this evening for Richmond but
will return for while about Septem-
ber s. He is a native of Mississippi.
Mrs. Mitchell, however, comes from
Greenville, S. G.
- Spartanburg special to Columbia
State, Saturday: Motion for bail for
w. T. Jones of Santuc in Jail at Un-
ion, on the charge OF numbering his
wife, Mrs. Marion Jones. by strych-
nine poisoning on the night OF July o.
last, was argued before Judge Hy-
drick here today, engaging the court
until late this evening. Judge Hy-
drick announced that he would take
the matter under consideration and
announce his decision in few days.
w. T. Jones was represented by
Townsend & Townsend of the Union
bar and Col. George Johnstone and
George 3. Cromer of Newberry. The
state was represented by p. d. Bar
ron and j. A. Sawyer of Union and
Solicitor Tom SeaSe. A number OF
new affidavits were offered by the
state. many of them being answered
by the defendants affidavit denying
the truth of the charges thus present
ed One of the new affidavitS was by
X. F. Johns, who states that upon one
occasion he took supper at Jones
home and while there saw Jones
knock Mrs Jones down and choke
her. Others We're much along the
line of Jones treatment of his wife
MesSrs. Barron and Sawyer spoke for
the state arguing the preSum ptiOn
great that Mrs. Jones was murdered
by her husband. Mr.. Ben Townsend
and Col. George Johnstone spoke for
the defendant, arguing Mrs. Jones
committed suicide, being insane at
the time Col. Johnstone, though ap-
parently unfamiliar with the evil
dence in the case, being prompted by
his associates as to the charge in the
affidaVits and the contention of op-
posing counsel, made one of the
strongest arguments ever heard here.
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SHOULD a fellow come to us and a

SHOULD a fellow come to us and al
lege that one esteemed as man and
friend had stolen a sheep, we would not
go to that friend to ask if the charge
were true Instead, in a sentence OF
about five words, we should make
positive declaration regarding the ac-
cusation, relying upon the aggravation,
as we'll as the truth Of the rejoinder, as
extenuation for the emphasis of pro-
fanity.-Columbia State.
If proposition like that is admissi-
BILE anywhere, it can hardly be any
where else than in political editorial,
and if it is admissible in a political
editorial, then there is evident need for
elevation of the political plane. 1t is
all very nice for one to have absolute
confidence in the integrity of ones
friends, for unless friend has integri-
ty he is not worthy of being friend.
But still one cannot arTord to be blind
to facts Even a fellow" is capable
of stating facts, and facts stated by
fellow are just as potent and uncom-
Portable mayhap, as if they are stated
by a gentleman" In politics it is
COllllIOu W Try W SSl llu VI uIplSdSetLll
facts with the sentence of five words
referred to by The State, 1T is
damned lie" But it is not often that
such a characterization is Of itself suffi-
Client 1t must be remembered that after
all it is possible that a friend might
steal sheep, and when a friend steals
a sheep the crime is just as low and
as contemplate as if the sheep had
been stolen by a fellow" One Of the
weaknesses of childhood, except in the
case Of unusually we'll raised children,
is to think that a denial is sufficient to
change a fact. There are many grown
people who have retained this child
hood weakness after they have become
old enough to know better. But the
great disinterested world at large does
not allow itself to be influenced so
easily. Sometimes it's convictions are
so strong as 10 be able to withstand the
cumulative but inSubStantiated teSti-
mony of dozens of friends. 1t is both
unable and unwilling to get around
facts. And before it will be convinced,
especially in politics, it must not only
have direct testimony; but it must have
the benefit of cross examination to
which it may apply the tests Of motive
through circumstance and logic.
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- High Point special of July 25 to
most peculiar cases on record devel-
oped here this week. resulting in the
death of the 2-year-old girl of Mr..
Jones Griffith. For some time the
child had suffered with cOmplica-
ton of diseases and recently its stom-
ach began to swell until it assumed
enormous proportions and strangest
Of all, three large cracks appeared In
the child'S head, through which the
pulsating of the brain could be seen.
The attending physician h2d never
had or seen a case like it and all the
physicians that saw the child were
baffied The parents, after the child's
death, were asked to let the physi-
clans perform an autopsy, but they
would not consent to it. The remains
of the little one were carried to Pin
nacle. this state for interment. This
peculiar case calls to mind the aged
lady with h rms growing out from her
head, who mas visited High Point on
several occasions. Her name is
Hightower and she is 20 or more
years of age Two large horns, very
much resembling those Of ram, pro-
trude from the head and cause Mrs.
HightOwer, so she says. extreme pain
at times She says that when the
horns began to appear her head al
most split open with pain.
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would soon be selling at cents. Now,
farmers, do not be 'bluffed' by such
falsehoods. The trouble with that
buyer is just this-he is buying for
some broker who has contracts, on
which deliveries are due and he Is
being called on to fill them. Gentle
men, make him pay your price be-
fore he gets your cotton. 1t is yours
and you have a right to demand ts
value and your demands are not too
much. Fifteen cents is the price ana
if the old crop is held by the farmers
it will come. They might try to
scare you with the new crop, but let
us see if it is not wisdom to hold II.
1.-The new cotton crop can not be
spun by itself, until sixty days af-
ter 1t is ginned and packed and there
is not enough old cotton for the mills
consumption, so the mills have to
mix two bales Of the old cotton with
one bale of the new cotton before
they can spin it to advantage.
why did this drop in price occur
In the last Is days? Has the price of
the manufactured goods fallen off
and trade conditions in a worse
shape? No-some weakened farm
er got scared, and then the price went
up to IL cents, they just turned loose
enough to feed the spinners for tWen-
| ty days, and the spectators said we
will drop it down and scare them
with the new crop. Now, don't be
| frightened. Remember last year
there was a premium paid for old
cotton in September. Why was TINS
Because the consumers had to have 1t
o mix with the new crop before il
could be spun.
Now as to the condition Of the
growing crop Our national presi-
dent, Hon. C. S. Barrett, called a
meeting of the state presidents to
meet him and the national executive
committee in Memphis Tenn, on the
| 18th inst, and all of the cotton grow
| ing states were represented there
with two exceptions-North Carolina
and Florida We got true and cor
rect report of the conditions existing
| in all of the states. The complaint
| was that there had been too much
rain and the cotton crop had not been
well worked and very uneven
The plant was growing too much
weed and was not fruiting we'll. The
above Is a true statement Of the facts
concerning the growing crop. The
next forty days Is the most critica!
period for the crop. The weather will
| have to be perfect for the balance OF
the season If we duplicate our 1907
crop.
~ saw a statement in todays pa
per that Texas had sold all OF her olo
| crop that was being held. Thls Is OH,
| " another bluff to scare you. Jus'
| remember that futures can not De
spun into goods and our last years
crop was 100000 bales short, sc
take a firmer grip on your spots and
victory Is yours"
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for the senate and house Of represen-
tatives, and possibly others would
speak in the afternoon, but none OF
them were on the stand and the
statement was made privately that
the announced candidates were un-
willing to tell the people where they
stood until after the gates were clos
ed on August 6th," and therefore
would not speak. After considerable
delay Chairman Wilborn introduced
Rev. j. l.. Harley, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League for South
Carolina. Mr.. Harley spoke for about
As minutes and received the closest
attention from an audience equally as
large as that assembled in the morn
ing. Among other things he explained
the mission Of the league and told
what it had already accomplished
and what it hoped to do. He stated
that while York county was now In
the prohibition column, a systematic
plan had been started to re-establish
the dispensary, and that unless the
prohibitionists walked up, the schemes
of the whisky crowd would be sue
cessful He predicted that II the
Prohibitionists walked up and stood to-
gether as their interests demanded
that they should, there would be state
wide prohibition in South Carolina In
less than twelve months.
While none Of the politicians or
candidates for county offices spoke
from the speakers stand, 1t Is fact
that they all did the very best days
work of which they were capable. They
were the busiest people on the
grounds, not excepting the refresh
ment sellers Of the Woodmen, and II
goes without saying that each and
every one left there feeling that he
had not only stopped many holes
but materially strengthened his polit-
ical fence.
1t goes without saying also that Gu
pid was in evidence at Filbert and put
in as solid and successful a days work
as he has been doing on similar oc-
casions since the time when the
memory of man runneth not to the
contrary.
Taken all in all, the occasion was q
great success and the people who had
the planning and carrying out Of
the details are entitled to the thanks
and congratulations Of each individual
who visited Filbert last Saturday.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Elizabeth Hunter is visiting
friends at Gastonia.
Mr.. Sam Latimer. Jr.. of Columbia
is visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Col. JOS. G.. Wardlaw Of Yorkville
has returned from his European trip.
Miss Ella Neely is the guest of hel
brother, Mr.. Jno. A. Neely at Rock
Hill.
Miss Kate Hunter is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Lindsay Hunter at Lincoln
ton, y. G.
Mrs. Rush Grey Of Chester, spent
Yesterday with relatives and friends in
Yorkville.
Miss Sarah Warren of GastOnia, is
visiting Miss Beulah Ferguson In
YOrkville.
Miss Anna Mclaughlin of Char
lotte. is visiting Miss Anna Cherry
SchOrb of Yorkville.
Messrs. Joe and Ottman Rose are
visiting friends in Charleston, Savan-
nah and other points.
Mrs. o. K Hammett of Greers is
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. f. Thorn
son on Cleveland avenue.
Mr.. A. Frank Woods left Saturday
for Andrews, N. c., on a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. w. H. Smith.
Mrs. F. N. Wilson of Columbia, is in
Yorkville on a visit to her sister, Mrs
w. B. Steele and other relatives.
Miss Mamie Patrick of Gastonia,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


w. M. Bigger-Is announced as a can
didate for appointment to the Office
of magistrate Of Bethel township.
Mrs. ]. M. Sims, Pres.-Invites the pub
lie to an entertainment in the Wood
lawn church grove at Sharon, Fri
day evening, 4 to 10 o'clock
A. L. Black, Pres.-Calls meeting of
Cotton Belt Union for Thursday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
ii. E. Burns, for Com.-Wants the
members OF Beersheba church 20
meet there next Friday to clean the
cemetery.
H. L. Dickson, Clover-Will pay liberal
! reward for return of watch lost al
| Filbert last Saturday.
Miss Jennie PlaXco, Teacher-lnVites
| the public to a moonlight picnic al
Clark's Fork school house on Friday
next.
w. A. Bolin, Pres.-Invites farmers in
| terested to a meeting Of Gold Hill
Union, No. 2, next Tuesday after
Palace Theatre-Will have the world
famed Passion Play" in moving
pictures next week in Yorkville, Aug
| 8, and and at Glover, Aug. 6,
and 8.
| w. o. Johnson, Mgr.-Will be pleased
to give inquirers all information in
regard to White Diamond Lithia
| Springs, Kings Creek, S. c.
Carroll Bros.-Are showing a full line
| of buggies and harness.
Luther Baber-Tells you that S. Il. d
| will do the work for which 1t is in
| tended. A trial bottle will convince.
M. w. White-Points out why some
men and women succeed where 9TH
| orc fail Stock offerings.
w. NJ Kennedy, Agents. ready tc
supply you with variety of turniI
seeds.
J. l. Williams & Co-Are receiving
large quantities of new goods for the
fall trade.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Points out the good features Of its
certificates of deposit. They pay
per cent interest.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Received yes
terday an elegant line Of gentlemen:
and 81 each.
York Supply Co.-Among it's latest ar.
rivals are corn, oats, hay, mill feed
bran, etc. Plows and plow points
Loan and Savings Bank-Says 1t !:
growing and wants you to grow witt
| it. It wants your account and car
handle it with mutual profit.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has a full
| line of all kinds Of builders hard
ware and wants to make you prices
| l. w. Johnson-Reminds you of tht
varied line of fancy groceries he car
ries and wants a part Of your bust
| ness.
Thomson Co.-Calls especial attention
to it's hosiery department for ladie:
and children. Muslin underwear fol
children.
J. c. Wilborn-Offers the ]. Ed Car
son tract Of 10S acres near Bethesda
church. Buy now and pay In the fall
| Strauss Smith Co.-Announce fina
sweep sale Of all summer goods anC
quote low prices to help 1T along.
First National Bank-Tells YOU not tC
let your monev loaf. Make it worl
| on a certificate Of deposit or In 1t:
| savings department.
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is spending awhile with the Misses
Scott on r. +. D. No. 8, Yorkville.
Mrs. Sallie Childers Of Blacksburg,
is spending few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank NJ Stewart Of Smyrna.
Misses Juanita and Sudie Nicely Of
Old Point, are visiting Misses Daisy
and Lottle Belle Simril near Yorkvile.
Miss Mamie Rose has returned
home after a visit to her sister, Mrs.
T. A. Covington at Lincolnton, n. c.
Mrs. ]. ]. Keller and Misses Ruth
and Ruby Hicks Of Rock Hill, are
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. M. Ferguson.
Mrs. S. D. Patrick and son. Paul.
of Toccoa, Ga, are visiting, friends
and relatives in Yorkville and vicini-
ty.
Mrs. ]. ]. White and children OF
| McComb City, Miss, are in Yorkville
on a visit to her uncle, Mr.. Jas. F.
| Thomson.
Messrs. Tom Caldwell and John w
Miller left Sunday for a stay Of two
weeks in the mountains Of North
Carolina.
Mr.. Miller Drakeford returned to
Yorkville last week from Wilmington,
N. c., and Is confined to his room with
malarial fever.
Mr.. D. Wyatt Neville Of Clinton. is
spending this week in Yorkville in the
interest Of the Presbyterian College
of South Carolina.
Misses Kate Cody of Gastonia, and
Ella Cody of Yorkville, left yesterday
morning for their summer vacation al
Banner Elk, N. C.
Mr.. J. w. Williams of Birmingham
Ala, has been called to Yorkville on
account of the illness of his mother
Mrs. Annie Williams.
Misses Belle and Maud Smith OF
Hickory Grove spent a few days last
week with Miss Margaret Wilkerson
on r. F. D. No. /, YOrkville.
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Knox Of Colum-
bia, came to Yorkville Friday night
from Hickory Grove and Smyrna, tc
spend a few days with Mr.. ]. s. Brice
and Mrs. Fannie B. McCaw.
The following Yorkville people are al
the White Diamond Lithia Springs
DR.. A: Y. Cartwright and Misses Mary
Carrie and Margaret and A. Y. Cart
wright, Jr., Mrs. ]. R. Lindsay anc
Misses Matte Caldwell and Fredrica
Lindsay.
Information from Mr. c. W. Smith
who went to Asheville recently on ac-
count Of his health Is to the effect thai
he Is getting along very nicely, but II
is hardly probably that he will return
to Yorkyille before October or NO.
vember.
Sharon special Of July rs, to Char
lotte Observer: Misses Claire and Ruth
Crosby charmingly entertained Friday
evening at their home Finley" ir
honor of their house party guests
Misses Marie Hunter Of Charlotte;
Francis E. Vaughn and Mildred Brew
er Of Kershaw. Dainty refreshments
were served and all voted the Misses
Crosby charming hostesses.
Hon. and Mrs. D. E. Finley are en-
tertaning a house party this week ir
honor Of their son and daughter, Mr.
Edw. Finley and Miss Frances Finley
The following young ladies and gen.
tlemen are guests: Miss Meta anc
Mr. Robert Cooper Of Wisacky; Miss
Patti Gage of Chester: Miss Emmy
McCrary of Clinton; Miss May Bailey
Of Greenwood: Misses Julia and Hell
en- Witherspoon of Guthriesville; Mr.
Frank Spigener Of Columbia and Mr.
Halcott Poag Of Rock Hill.
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ENCOURAGEMENT FROM HARRIS

President Harris. of the Farmers
Union has issued another call to the
farmers with reference to holding
cotton. 1t sounds like a pretty strong
argument Here is what Mr.. Harris
has to say:
Remember farmers, that it all de-
pends on you to make the spot cot
ton that is now in your hands bring
the minimum price-15 cents. l know
the spectators will try to scare you
and get you to sell. Now, let us see
if this is true. ] met farmer today
who told me that a buyer drove out
to see him and tried to get him to
sell his cotton, stating to this farmer
that in an adjoining county he had
bought 400 bales from the farmers.
The buyer told him that he had bet
ter sell as it was going lower; that
new cotton was coming in and that it
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-28

THE Democrats of Texas, in their
primary last Saturday, voted to incor-
porate a prohibition amendment in the
state constitution. Texas comes near
er being controlled by individual voters
than does any other state in the Un-
ion, and there is no state in which
there is a better enforcement of the
laws. If prohibition is not enforced
after its Inauguration, the people OF
Texas will know the reason why.