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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

First National Bank-Tells you that
the quickest way to gain the COM
mendations of your neighbors Is by
putting your money in the bank. IT
solicits your savings account.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Says that no safer place can be
found than the National Union
bank to keep your funds safely. 1t
pays 4 per cent on savings deposits.
Palace Theatre-Will reopen We'd
nesday night, 18th, with a good
bill Admission reduced to cents.
M. w. White-Calls attention to a de-
sirable farm Of 1872 acres that he is
Offering at a bargain to a quick
buyer 1t Is near Yorkville.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Points out
that the Lynchburg turnplow lasts
longest and is the lightest in draft.
Points for Lynchhurg and Oliver
plows.
J. C. Wilborn-Offers "a acres Of land
located within one mile Of Yorkville.
desirable place.
Yorkville Buggy Co.-Sells Deering
moving machines and says they
are the best and lightest running.
Loan and Savings Bank-Invites you
to inspect it's statement of condi-
ton which is published in another
column, and invites your business.
]. L. Williams & Co.-Are showing
full lines Of mems and boys cloth
ing in latest styles; ladies' coats at
IS to $3.50, and all kinds Of dress
goods.
W. E. Ferguson-Has lots of new
and fresh groceries and tells about
them over the telephone. He is a.
ways in a hurry to serve you.
York Drug Store-Assures it's Gus
toners that it can be depended on
for prompt service, best qualities,
polite attention and fair prices. 1t
asks for your patronage.
w. VI. Kennedy, Agent-EXtends to
you an invitation to visit his store
and see the snappy line of samples
for made-to-measure clothing from
the Lamm e. Co., railors.
H. A. D. Nicely, Co. Treasurer-Gives
notice of the opening of the tax
books on October Is, and of his
schedule Of appointments for the
convenience of tax payers.
Thomson Co.-Has just received a
big line Of elegant band percales
band calicoes, etc. Prices are quoted
on a varied assortment Of seasonable
dry goods.
York Supply Co.-Has a carload of
fertilizer for small grain, and tells
you how to SOW oats to insure a fair
yield. r. R. P. and Appler seed oats
Loan and Savings Bank-Publishes a
statement Of its financial condition
at the close Of business on Septem-
beP 1fth.
]. r. Crawford, McConnellsville-H
several hundred bushels Of home
raised Appler seed oats for sale.
]. Edgar Poag, Broker-Makes some
timely remarks on the buying and
selling of real estate, either now or
in the future.
Bank Of Hickory Grove-Prints a
statement showing its condition at
the close of business September II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Reba Cain is visiting Miss ia
ME Wylie at Hickory Grove.
Mrs. w. W. Dixon and children, Of
Winnsboro. are visiting Mr.. J. F. Wal
lace
Mrs. c. M. Kuykendal Of Rock Hill,
has been spending few days in York
VILE
Mrs. William Geder of New York,
spent several days last week with Mrs.
w. B. Wylie.
DR.. S. j. Steele, of Greensboro, N.
c., spent Saturday and Sunday in
Yorkville.
Mr.. n. J. N. Bowen has taken po-
sition as salesman with the York Fur
niture st ore.
Mr.. an Mrs. NJ. A. Bell Of Florence,
are visiting Mr. ]. c. Bells family at
Guthries'7ille.
Mrs. NJ A. Barnett left this morning
on a visit to friends and relatives at
Hunters Tille, N. c.
Mr. Frank c. Riddle left this morn
ing to rs-enter Bing ham Military acad-
emy at Asheville, N. c..
Miss Ola Caldw ell left Friday for
Mount Holly, N. c., where she will be
engaged in teaching school.
Miss Mclaughlin of Charlotte, who
has been visiting Miss Nellie Schoro
returned home Ia st Saturday.
Mr.. Lewis &. Harrison of the
Southern Power company, Charlotte
N c., was in Y orkville yesterday.
Mr. P w. Low !. whose serious illness
on account of an abscess was mention
ed recently, is al lie to be up again.
Mrs. Mary Wood Of Aiken ano
daughter, Mrs. ' Walter Brigham OF Au-
gusta, are the guests OF Mrs. u. Il
Boney.
Miss Fannie Parish left for New
York on Saturd ay evening, after a
visit of three eeks to her mother
Mrs. Lau'a f. / 'arish, in 4orkVllle.
Miss Kate Co dy, who has been a.
Gastonia for sol ne time past, has re-
turned to YOrkv lille to take a posltlor
in the ThmSon Co.'S millinery depart
ment
Mrs NJ 4. Nc Farland and children
Mary, Zoe Annie Lee and Alma Wen
up to tie VIII te Diamond Llthle
Springs OF Thu rsday to spend two
weeks.
Mrs. Pail r. Gordon and children
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
THE TELEPHONE CONTROVERSY

The Piedmont Telephone company
will not accept the terms recently
proposed by a committee represent
ing the citizens Of Yorkville, as a ba-
sis of agreement for the settlement of
the telephone controversy. The fol-
lowing letter addressed to Hon. John
r. Hart, Mayor" and signed by "a.
Maupin, Director of Piedmont Tele-
phone and Telegraph company" ex-
plains itself fully:
Dear Sir: Your letter enclosing
copy of recommendation of the citi-
zens' committee which it desires en-
bodied in the franchise now before
the council Of Yorkville, was duly re-
ceived.
On behalf Of the company I desire
to say that it will not accept fran
chise limiting the rate in Yorkville to
$500 per month for business stations
and $1.25 per month for residence
stations, nor will it continue to give
free service after the new rates are in
effect, to Rock Hill and Fort Mill.
The company would not accept a
| franchise for a less term Of years
than twenty-five, for reasons which
explained to the council when 1 was
before it.
I do not think it necessary to dis
| cuss the other recommendations OF
the committee, because the franchise
now before the council fully protects
the town. Please understand that
the company is not acting arbitrarily
| in this matter. but from the knoWl-
edge that to accept a franchise bind
ing it to do business in Yorkville and
the territory mentioned, at the rates
suggested by the committee, would
inevitably cause it to lose its invest
ment in Yorkville- I will be glad tc
appear before the council again al
any time after the 4th Of October, my
engagements being such that before
that date I cannot be with you.
The citizens committee, as will bt
seen by the notice published in an
other column, has called for another
meeting Of the citizens to be held II
the court house Thursday night fol
the purpose of considering the situa
| ton further.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15

Columbia special of September II,
to Charlotte Observer: The supreme
court today handed down it's opinion in
the case against John r. Duncan of
Columbia, disbarring him from prac-
tice in any of the courts of this state
or practice in any other state on his
South Carolina license and requiring
him to turn in his license for cancella-
ton. The opinion, which is sixteen
typewriter pages long, fails to rule
Mr.. Duncan for contempt on the ground
that the disbarment decree swallows
up the lesser charge of contempt Mr..
Duncan was charged before the court
with issuing false and fictitious affida-
Wits in criminal case on appeal in or
der to secure a reversal. Mr.. Duncan
was once prominent in state politics.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for
United States senator, and was de-
feated in the primary just ended for a
county office. He is prominently con-
nected throughout the state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15

CHARLESTON a few years back tried
the experiment of making the posses
sion Of a registration certificate pre-
requisite to voting in the primary
The experiment worked nicely indeed
so far as Charleston was concerned;
but when the people down that way
began to realize that the county's vote
was being cut down in unfair proper
ton as compared with the other coun-
ties, there was a demand for return
to the old plan. There is growing
feeling that the adoption Of such reg
ulation for the whole state would have
a tendency to elevate politics very
much.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15

THERE is no reasonable doubt of the
fact that the problem Of flying in the
air by mechanical means has been
solved at last. The dispatch printed on
another page of today's paper gives
an interesting account Of the wonder
full achievements Of Orville Wright at
Fort Meyer, near Washington last
Wednesday, and subsequent dispatches
tell how on Saturday, Mr.. Wright
mounted to a height of $50 feet, and
remained afoat l hour, ii minutes and
"a seconds. These experiments, of
course, do not indicate the perfection
of a commercial flying machine; but
they do show that the most difficult
problem connected with the matter is
settled, and thal now the best thought
and genius the world can afford is
justified in devoting itself to the fur
ther development of the problem. 1t
is perfectly reasonable to assume that
within a few years more, aerial navi-
CATION will be common.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
Down to Business,

Now that the elections are over and
the question of nominations has been
settled, the best interest Of the county
and state require that all bitterness be
forgotten as far as possible, and that
all get down to a good steady. pub at
that which promises to be best.
There is plenty for everybody to do.
The man who owes bills, should do the
best he can TO pay them. The man
who has nothing to do should hunt some
useful work in which to employ his
time. OF course every man cannot get
exactly what he wants. 1t is a fact
that very few can do that. Most of
those who think they have gotten what
they wanted will, so soon as they have
had opportunity for careful considera-
ton, find that they are mistaken. The
best that can be said for any man who
thinks that he has attained what he
was striving for, is that he has merely
reached q vantage point from which, if
he will, he may strike out for some
thing better.
Then let everybody get down to
business. Let every man resolve to do
that which his own sense of right and
propriety tells him is the best thing
for him to do, and soon the whole coun-
try will be purring again with content
and prosperity.
The highest and most important duty
of every individual at this juncture is
to lose no time in paying his honest
debts. No other one thing brings more
satisfaction to each individual debtor
and creditor, and no other one thing
will contribute more to the common
happiness of the county or state.
Most Of the good people of York
county have gotten down to business.
Let the others do likewise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Floral Society Of the Presby-
terian church expects to hold its an
nual flower show in Yorkville this fall
as usual. There has grown up an err
roneous impression that exhibition
privileges are confined to members of
the society. This, however, is a mis-
take, the competition is open to the
town, county and in fact the world.
The society is anxious to have as many
exhibits as possible.
The ladies Of the Cemetery associa-
ton have again presented The Enqui-
rer with a waiter of beautiful flowers
from the cemetery. The assortment
consisted principally Of roses, and
among them were many that were ex-
ceptionally fine for this season Of the
year Because Of the painstaking and
intelligent care that the flowers have
been receiving at the hands Of the la
dies. they were in good shape to get
the fullest benefit from the recent rains
and that is why they are so perfect
This however, is rather early for the
best roses of the season and within a
few weeks from now, the cemetery will
be full Of still more beautiful speci-
mems.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
STREET RAILWAY FOR GAsToNIA.

The following clipping from the Gas
tonia Gazette shows what the Southern
Power company is going to do for Gas
tonia:
At meeting of the city council held
yesterday afternoon at the city hall a
franchise was granted Mr.. w. S. Lee
and Mr.. L. c. Harrison to build and
operate within the city limits of Gas
tonia an electric street car system. Ac-
cording to the terms Of the franchise
work on the system is to begin on or
before the 1St of July, 1910. The fran
chiSe grants these gentlemen the pr1Vi-
lege of constructing lines on any of
the streets of the town, all necessary
pole lines, bridges and other necessary
articles of equipment, this work to be
done under supervision of the city In
connection with the employees Of the
franchise holders. The fare within
the city limits is specified as five cents.
Mr.. Lee was present in person and
presented the application for the fran
chiSe.
1t is understood that it is the pur-
pose Of the company which these gen.
tlemen represent to build an electric
line from Mount Holly to Kings Noun
tain, distance Of about twenty five
miles. and touching McAdenville, Low
Cil' NriStoIlld beSSStllleI lily anu pOoSi-
bly, other towns in the county. Mr..
Lee is vice president and general man
ager of the Southern Power company,
Of which concern Mr.. Harrison is also
an officer, and it is taken for granted
that this company will furnish power
for the system. In fact though the
franchise is granted to these two men
as individuals, the supposition is that
they rep resent in a measure the South
ern Power company. The capitaliza-
tiOn of the street car company is to be
$300,000 and ii is understood that as
soon as this is subscribed that actual
work Of construction will begin. Mr..
Lee stated that they hope to have the
system. at least in GastOnia, in opera
ton before the time set in the fran
Chise
The franchise also gives the per-
mission to operate freight and bag
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15

that the speaker of the national house
OF representatives had been unwise and
a little undiscerning Of late, as shown
in some of the things that he had done,
alluding to the snub which he gave to
influential members of the Methodist
chance to the long pending bill forbid
ding the shipment of intoxicating IL
quorS into states in which prohibition
laws exist. 1T is no wonder" eXclaim-
ed the bishop. when religious indigna-
ton is beating like mighty flood
against the citadels Of the liquor
traffic, that the men who are defending
it should be willing to spend millions
to build a breakwater against that In
dignation. l believe this traffic is the
enemy of the state and that no man
can be at once the defender of the
states enemy and the friend of the
state"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
SPEAKER cANNoN'S WEALTH.
Friends Say From One to Five Millions
County Assessment, $15,115.

In the nature Of reply to Bryan's
demand that he ahow how he obtained
his fortune and the extent Of his
wealth, Speaker Joseph G. Cannon
gave out statement today regarding
his finances. While he did not say
what he was worth, his friends assert
that the Cannon interests are valued
at about $1,OOO,000. Others, however,
assert that $5,OOO,O0O would be nearer
the figures.
II do not know what Mr., Bryan said
about the extent of my financial hold
ings." said Mr. Cannon, "as did not
read his statements in the papers. In
reply to what 1 have been told, I will
say this:
MY statement regarding Mr.. Bry-
ans possible wealth was intended as
humor. do not know what he is
worth, nor do care. only know that
I have been told that he was worth
somewhere in the neighborhood of a
million.
For myself, wish had much more
than I have, What I have Is just q
modest competency for my family. The
fact that l have been In public life
for thirty-four years speaks for itself y
Mr. cannon came here with his
brother from Tuscola, Ill.,, in 1858 as a
young lawyer 1t was largely through
his brother William P. Cannon, now
dead, that the Cannon interests, which
are generally supposed to be entiEely
the holdings Of Speaker Cannon, were
made.
Speaker Cannon's name appears: on
the records Of this county and Doug
lass county and in Nebraska, Accord
ing to the local tax books, the, only real
estate he owns in this, county is his
residence. His PERSONAL property as
sessment last year follows.
One COW, $40; one watch. $25; piano,
$500: diamonds and, jewelry, $3.50;
moneys, $4,000 credits, $4,000; house
hold and office. furniture, $1,000; totals,
$15 lbs,
In addition Speaker Cannon is large
/ lv interested in the, Danville National
Bank and the Second National Bank
The formers capital stock Is 100000
and the latters 5000, 0,000.-Danville, ILL.,,
dispatch Of September II.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
LOCAL lACONiCS.
Ne Will Send The Enquirer

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date TO January 1st, 1909,
for Sc cents.
Cotton Fire In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill special Of September IL, to
the Charlotte Observer: About 4.3C
o'clock this morning an alarm of fire
was sounded, coming from the Hamil-
tom Carhartt mill. The firemen made
a quick run, considering the hour, and
found the fire to be in the cotton ware
house on White street, and near the
Carhartt mill. After a stubborn fight
the fire was got under control, but moi
before over 300 bales were damaged
more or less, many estimating about an
average loss Of SO a bale, which was
fully covered by insurance. This cot
ton belonged mostly to planters anc
was stored in Mr.. Edward FewelPs
warehouse The fireman had hardly
got through coping with the first fire
when another alarm was sounded. Thls
proved to be a fire in a box car which
was loaded with cotton for shipment
consigned by Mr. ]. 7. Roddey, and or
the siding near the freight depot. The
firemen responded to this call and die
good work in putting the blaze out ano
rolling the cotton into the street. This
cotton was not damaged quite as mucf
as that in the first fire, and will aver
age probably IS bale.
The Record Buys a Linotype.
Rock Hill Record: The Record ex-
poets to install this week one Of the
great Linotype machines. 1t is now or
the way to Rock Hill, and we hope tc
have it in successful operation within 6
few days after it's arrival. The Record
is mighty proud to announce this fac
to its patrons. The purchase Of thi:
machine is a realization Of long-de'
ferred hopes and plans, and was made
absolutely nect tSsary by the continued
large increase of the business Of thi!
office, which for the past few months
| has been beyond our capacity to NEE
with promptness It is likewise very
cheering sign Of the growth and prog
ress of Rock Hill, for as Rock Hill
grows The Record necessarily has tc
keep up with the pace. This machine
| IS the one great marvel in this age Of
mechanical greatness. 1t Is certainly
| the most complete piece OF mechanlca
ingenuity that the mind Of man has
produced. That there are over 2O,O0(
Of them in daily use in the United
States alone is evidence enough or It's
commercial success, and they are like
wise in use in every foreign country
ut is, therefore, no experiment which
tane Record Is undertaking. We ART
sismply installing a machine which viii
largely increase our production. Aftel
the machine gets in shape for opera
thrn. our friends are cordially invited
f., come and see how the work is done
W.T. are not going to send away from
! prrne to get an operator but are 60
I ny TO give our present force OF yount
! atIips q chance to become proficien
Z U,erators. The Record is just bound
+ , keep on growing all the time, and tht
q wnprs feel no hesitancy in alway:
n -crvHing for the continuous expansion
of our business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15

SOUTH Carolina is really trying to
help the national Democracy for the
first time since the war; Heretofore
our state has been content to hurrah
only. Already contributions OF several
thousand dollars have gone forward
and if the state will just make 1t about
$4,000, she will be able to feel that she
is doing her full duty,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
Thr 4Jurkrille Gnquircr.
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1908.

IN speech in Atlanta the other day.
VIM. R. Hearst said that w. ]. Bryan
had solicited his, (Hearsts) support for
the 1908 campaign, promising in turn
that Bryan would help Hearst in 1912.
Mr.. Bryan says there is absolutely no
truth in Mr.. Hearst's assertion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15

BETTER CONDITIONS. - The second
primary passed off quietly in York.
Mr.. w. d. Grist continues to express
his opinions freely and fearlessly as
heretofore, but there have been no
more assaults on him, which goes to
show that his honesty and intrepidity
have affrigkted his opponents, or that
public opinion as expressed by the
newspapers and people generally is SO
against ruffianism of the kind practic-
ed on the editor Of The Enquirer that
better conditions will come about
Chester Reporter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15

THE BATH IN PoLITICS.-Mr. Cansler
Of Tirzah was a candidate for railroad
commissioner two years ago, and sew
eral times before that, if we remember
correctly. In filing his expense account
two years ago, he put in an item for
"one bath, 25 cents" He was defeated
by several thousand votes. This year
he was a candidate again, and in his
expense account he put an item for
nine baths at 25 cents each, 1925"
And he was defeated by only several
hundred votes. 1t would appear that
Mr.. Cansler has made some progress
toward cleanliness in politics, and that
the people have been duly appreciative.
1t may be argued that If Mr.. Cansler
had taken just a few more baths he
would have been elected. But before
committing yourself to that theory 1t
would be we'll to remember that the
expense Of Mr.. Caughman, who was
elected, did not show that he took any
baths at all. Of course, Mr.. Caugh-
man may have taken a bath every
week, or every day, during the cam
paign, but he cannot prove it by the
official record. his expense account, and
therein Mr.. Cansler has the advantage
over him. The record offered by Mr.
Cansler offers a wide field for compar-
iSOnS and SpeculationS. Does it pay for
a politician to bathe or not?-Anderson
Daily Mail
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
PRIZE ACRE MEASUREMENT.

At the last regular meeting of the
York County Farmers Union, a reso-
luton was adopted, accepting the con-
ditions prescribed by the state corn
contest committee, as the standard OF
measurement in determining the yields
Of the competing prize acres in this
county. These conditions are embod-
led in the following certificate which,
after having been properly filled out
is to be sworn to by the contestant:
II full name Of contestant, of [full
P. o. address, county. State Of South
Carolina, contestant for the prizes Of
fered for corn in the State Cereal Con-
test for 1908, do solemnly swear Cor af-
firm), that, having complied with the
conditions Of this competition, I have
harvested the contest acre on the -
day of the month Of -, 1908, in the
presence Of these witnesses:
[Full name of witness. Postoffice.]