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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30
WITHIN THE TOWN.

At the Palace Theatre last night,
the audience enjoyed an instructive
piece called "Fatherhood and Drunk
enness," and a Race Of the Heavy
weights" Tonight the programme
consists of the "Witch's Kiss" and
the Resorts of Paris" both well worth
seeing.
Mr.. ]. T. Spencer, the housemover,
has a contract to move the house, now
occupied by Mr.. w. D. Glenn to an ad-
joining lot, owned by Mr.. Luther
Thompson. Mr.. ]. M. Stroup, as has
been stated, is soon to commence the
erection of a handsome residence on
the lot from which the house is to be
removed.
Mr.. Truman Turner has purchased
the interest Of Mr.. Huntley in the liv-
cry business that has heretofore been
conducted by Messrs. Lassiter & Hunt
ley, and hereafter the business will be
conducted by Mr. Lassiter and Mr..
Turner, under the name Of Lassiter &
Turner. Messrs. Lassiter & Huntley
have been giving most excellent SER
vice to a steadily increasing patronage
and as Mr.. Turner has been in close
and favorable touch with the local
livery business for a number Of years
past, it goes without saying that this
service will not suffer in the change
Of the personnel Of the firm.
- There was an overflow congrega-
ton at the Associate Reformed church
last Sunday night, the occasion being
the regular Sunday night union meet
ing of all the local congregations. Rev
Henry Cauthen, Of the Methodist
church, preached the sermon. He took
his text from l Corinthians xvi, 13-
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith
quit you like men, be strong
It was very practical sermon, intend
ed especially for the encouragement
Of the large number Of people who
have recently connected themselves
with the various Yorkville churches
but was equally helpful and beneficia
TO church members generally. 1t Is
generally recognized that Mr.. Cauther
may always be depended upon for
first class sermon, and that OF las
Sunday night was no exception.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Columbia special to Charlotte OBJ
server, Wade Hampton Sellers, he
Of the blind tiger fame, who recently
was on trial for the murder Of Con-
stable Farmer and who is still under
indictment for the killing, the jury
having failed to reach a verdict, was
due before the recorder this morning
for trial for another offense against
the dispensary law, a barrel Of liquor
having been found on his premises
by the officers. The case will not be
tried, however, until tomorrow. Fore,
whose name the barrel bore and who
was a star witness for the defense in
the murder trial, is to be tried for
vagrancy.
- Columbia special to Charlotte
Observer: Columbia people who keep
close track Of politics, but who occa-
sionally are not as close as they i'm
agine, have been predicting all along
that Cole L. Blease, Of Newberry
would get about 10000 votes in his
campaign against Governor Ansel
who would get the remainder Of the
100000 votes in the state. They have
been saying that for two powerful
reasons nobody could beat Ansel, he
having made a good governor and the
second-term sentiment being strong
throughout the state. Mr.. Blease,
who was here today. however, says
he's got good money to say that he
will beat Ansel by neat majority. He
says he will carry thirty-six counties
out of a total of forty-twO. 20. give
the governor a little more margin
than that" said your correspondent,
as a jolly. I'll bet anybody $1,000
to $500 that l am the next governor
of this state" was the reply. i've
got $4,000 on deposit at Newberry
that is ready to talk that way, and l
can get plenty more to cover all such
bets. Put it in the paper that l said
so. | don't care I'm betting two to
one on getting elected. And If you
don't believe I'm going to carry lot
more counties than whole lot or
people think, ask any member Of the
campaign party who has been attend
ing the meetings.
- Bamberg special of June q to the
News and Courier: Four hundred
people attended the state campaign
meeting here today. Governor AnSel
was the first speaker and in plain
business-lke way proceeded to defend
his administration and answer the
charges preferred by his opponent. He
said any man has a right to run for
office, but when he has been elected
by the people it is his duty to attend
to the business of the office to which
he was elected, and that 1t was the
performance of such duties that ne
cessitated his absence from some of
the campaign meetings. He explain
ed fully his position on the financial
situation, denying that he was re-
sponsible for the large expenditures
or the high rate of taxation. He said
that If the taxes were collected. at the
beginning, instead Of the end of the
year. there would be saving Of from
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There will be only one week of court

There will be only one week Of court
this summer
Crops continue to look fine and most
of the farmers will have laid by" With
in the next fifteen days.
People are now taking notice OF the
political situation. Several of the con-
tests are becoming especially warm.
Every citizen who can do so. should
be sure to call on the county board OF
registration TOMORROW for a new regis
tration certificate. The board will be
found in the office over the rear OF the
store of the Strauss Smith company
People who already have registration
certificates must take them to the Of
fee for renewal. Those who have moi
vet been registered, will have to &C
through the usual catechism.
Mr.. D. j. Forbes, one Of the contest
ants in the Farmers Union corn prize
contests, says the man who carries of
first money has got to make more thar
hundred bushels on his best acre
Mr. Norman Black another contestant
has a fine stand growing nicely or
land from which he has taken seventy
five bushels to the acre without extra
ordinary effort This year he iS fertil'
izing more literally and working bet
fer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30

after Christensen's political scalp. It
is presumably local people who are do
ing the shouting and making the noise,
but behind them is the same influence
that instigated and furnished the
wherewith for the onslaught against
the political leadership of Senator Brice
in this county two years ago and for
the same reason. The white population
OF Beaufort county is comparatively
small Because of old time association
and convenience in getting it, the peo-
pie rely principally upon the Savannah
News, which does not give much at
tention to South Carolina affairs, for
their information. None Of the state
dailies are generally read in the town
of Beaufort. The senator himself Is
the editor of the only county paper, and
as he naturally feels a delicacy about
blowing his own horn too much through
his own paper, his people do not know
as much about what he has done, or
what a power he is in the senate as
do the people of York, even. Unable to
bring the slightest breath against his
character, his enemies are trying to
stuff his constituents with the idea that
he is a nonentity in Columbia. and
they would do better to leave him at
home. That Senator Christensen is In
any real danger, we can hardly believe.
1t is almost incredible that. possessed
as they are of one of the ablest and
most influential men in the senate, the
little handful of Democrats in Beaufort
could be deceived into turning him
down for a man who could not be
worth a tenth as much to them or to
the state. But to say the least OF 1T,
the situation is one that is full of
warning. Here one can almost feel the
silent tread of political yeggmen.
With Christensen out of the way, and
a few other similar changes in various
parts of the state, the people will wake
up some gloomy morning to realize
that much that they had thought had
been accomplished has all been undone,
and it is not impossible that the old
state dispensary with all it's facilities
for graft and corruption, has been fas-
tened upon us again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30

Yorkville on Sunday evening at about
Z o'clock. Mr.. Lowry was born In the
neighborhood where he died, in the
year 1924, and spent his long and use
full life there. His wife died about
twenty years ago. He leaves seven
children as follows: Mrs. Mary Tim
me, Mrs Catharine Ashe, Mrs. Miner
va Sandfer, Mrs. Lula Love, Mrs. Ell
vira Clinton, Mr.. John Lowry, Mr.. j.
Edward Lowry. The funeral took place
at Philadelphia yesterday, the services
being conducted by Rev. Henry Cauth-
en-. There was large concourse or
people in attendance.
Miss Maggie Loyes Hogue, daughter
of Mr.. A. c. Hogue, died at her home
in Yorkville, on June %, after an i'll
ness of about six weeks. aged II years,
8 months and IL days. She was a
young girl Of most lOvable Christian
character and was we'll liked by all
who knew her. The funeral took place
at Beth-Shiloh last Wednesday.
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and is expected home this afternoon.
Mr.. Dickson had been in bad health
for quite a while, year or more; Dut
it was not until some weeks ago that
1t was definitely determined that the
trouble was due to a diseased appen-
dix. It is thought that ne will now
recover rapidly and it is hoped that
his health will be completely restored.
Chester Reporter: Mr. ]. K. Henry
met with a painful, and what lacked
but little Of being a very serious accl-
dent, Thursday afternoon. He was
playing ball on the lawn with his boys
and had donned NIT when swiftly
thrown ball struck the NIT and caromed
off, striking Mr.. Henry in the throat:
1t appeared for a while that the vocal
cords were paralyzed, and 1t was fear
ed that Mr.. Henry's speech would be
affected: but fortunately the accident
has not turned out to be as serious
as was at first feared. The solicitor
Is still forced to talk in a subdued tone;
but he is improving and will In all
probability be in his usual good shape
when court convenes in this city on
Monday, July 9Th.
Washington special Of the News
and Courier: In the orders that have
just been issued by the navy depart
ment detaching Passed Assistant Pay
master B. M. Dobson, of Yorkville,
from the Glacier to his home to wait
orders, lies a beautiful little story Of
heroic conduct and devotion to his
corps by the young South Carolina
naval officer. About three years ago.
when the government had completed
the monster dry dock Dewey and
wanted to get her to Manila, her per-
manent home, hundreds Of miles
across the seas. 1t was found that
big difficulty was to be met with. TO
get her across the turbulent waters
was no small undertaking. 1t meant,
so far as could then be told, the
possibility Of the Dewey being lost at
sea and those with her going down.
After making many attempts to get
competent set Of officers and men that
would land the Dewey safe In the
harbor Of Manila, the department
placed the perilous undertaking In
the hands of Commander Hosley,
since deceased, with but a vague idea
that he would ever make the harbor
of Manila. Then Commander Hosley
set about getting up his men for the
| Glacier, which was to tow the Dewey
| to her home far across the billowy
waters. One Of the first men chosen
was young Dobson and he at once
signified his determination to go with
the Dewey in her hazardous journey
come what might The trip was COM
| menced from Philadelphia, and after
months Of the toughest kind of wealth
er and the highest seas, Commander
Hosley and his mates put into the
harbor of Manila, having undertaken
an almost unheard Of trip for them
selves and the big million-dollar dry
dock. In time the Glacier came home
with young Dobson aboard her, and
| now for the first time since he set out
across the seas he is going home on
waiting orders and for bit of rest
He will no doubt be able to tell his
people many interesting things of life
aboard the Glacier while towing the
| Dewey through tortuous channels TO
her far away home to Manila. Doo-
sons story is one we'll worth remem-
bering, where faithful duty to flag
| and country Is looked for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30
LQCAr. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Rev. Robt Adams, D. D.-Tells abol

Rev. Robt. Adams, D. D.-Tells about
the advantages to be had at the
Presbyterian College Of South Caro-
lima, Clinton.
Rev. James Boyce, Due West-Gives
information relating to Due West
remale college.
j. Frank Ashe-Recalls announce
ment of Farmers Union rally.
County meeting on July 2. Full
representation urged.
c. H. Smith-Invites the public to a
picnic at Lotus Pond, on July 4.
Neal A. Ransom, Prin.-Tells the pur-
pose of the Bethany Presbyterial
High School Next term opens in
September.
Robt. Saye Riddle-Invites the pub
lie to basket picnic at Jackson's
shoals, Glover r. F. D. No. 3, on
July 4.
Lassiter & Turner-Announce that
they are ready to supply your liv-
cry wants with first class service.
R. B. Davidson Co.-Has just received
new supply of sheet music at pop
ular prices, 10c and 15c.
Palace Theatre-Will have the "Witch's
Kiss" and Paris and it's Resorts" in
moving pictures tonight Both are
unusually good.
Luther Baber-Tells you where to
find his shop. Upstairs over the
Hotel Shandon.
York Supply Co.--Offers cane seed at
81 a bushel cash. Bargains in
cream freezers. Fruit jars, etc.
]. ]. Keller & Co.-Want an oppor-
tunity to talk building matters with
you. Repair work given close at
tention.
Loan and Savings Bank-Tells why
every farmer as we'll as every busi-
ness man should have bank ac-
count.
sam NJ Grist-Calls attention to the
benefits to be had by those who
carry accident and health insur-
Herndon & Gordon-Can supply you
with tin cans for fruits and vege-
tables. Fresh vegetables.
w. M. Kennedy, Agent-Gives you an
idea of the line of goods to be had
at his store. Jelly tumblers, fruit
jars, tops, etc.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Sells the
Gem ice cream freezer and says 1t
Is the best on the market. See them
for refrigerators, ice boxes, etc.
]. L. Williams & Co.-Opens July
with a blaze of bargains in white
goods. ginghams, clothing etc.
York Drug Store-Calls especial at
tention to its line Of summer toilet
articles, which includes everything
needful.
First National Bank-Welcomes the
small depositor and extends every
accommodation consistent with good
banking.
York Furniture Co.-Invites every
body to come and hear the Har-
mony talking machine. Every fam
lily should have one and you can
get it on liberal terms.
I. w. Johnson-Wants to supply your
soap needs. He has all kinds Tor
toilet and laundry use.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Has received
q handsome line of voile and pana-
ma skirts. ranging in price from
$5 to $40 and wants the ladies to
see them.
Standard Oil Co.-Points out the ad-
yantages Of a Perfection oil stove
See fourth page. -,
| Thomson Co.-Tell about it's big mill
end sale" which begins July I'd and
continues sixteen days. See two in
side pages of part two Of this issue:
National Union Bank, Rock Hill-Calls
attention to the government super
vision of national banks and to the
measures Of safety adopted by 1tselt
Money loaned at 6 per cent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30

THE members of the Democratic
National Executive committee began
last Thursday and Friday 70 assemble
in Denver to begin making arrange
ments for the nominating convention
which assemblies on next Tuesday, the
7th. There are only few contestants
and there will be but little trouble
about their settlement. Theodore Bell
of California, was agreed upon as tenn
porary chairman, and it is probable
that Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, will
be permanent chairman. Joseph w.
Bailey of Texas, would have been con-
sidered; but he is sick. 1t is pracu-
cally certain that Bryan will be nomi-
mated and the only fights promised will
be on the platform. There is large
element in favor of prohibition and
there is much difference of opinion as
to what it will be best to do about in
functions. Lieutenant Governor Chan
dler Of New York. is being considered
as available for the vice presidency;
but there is no certainty yet as to who
will probably be named for second
place on the ticket.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30
RECENT DEATHS.

Mr.. E. p. Mendenhall, a we'll known
citizen of Bethesda township and since
it's establishment, carrier on rural
route No. l, McConnellsville, died al
his home at McConnellsville last Sun
day morning and was buried at Be-
thesda yesterday. Mr.. Mendenhall was
son of the late Robert Mendenhall
and was about so years of age. He
is survived by a brother. Mr.. w. M
Mendenhall, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Kendrick, and Miss Laura Mendenhall
He leaves a widow and eight children
the eldest Of the children being about
16 years Of age.
Miss Charlotte Erwin. eldest daugh-
Ter Of Gen. J. B. Erwin of Washington
d. c., died at the hospital in Rock Hill
on Friday morning last, about IL
O'Clock. For some time previous, Miss
Erwin had been suffering from mala-
rial fever down in Allendale. and was
brought to Yorkville by her father, In
the hope of improvement. But after
being here a few days her malady de-
veloped into typhoid, and it was
thought best to have her removed tC
the Rock Hill hospital for treatment
Grave complications set in there after
q few days, from which she did moi
rally, and the end came on Friday
Episcopal church in Lancaster, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Marshall rec
tor. and the interment was in the fam
lily plot at her mothers old home. Miss
Erwin was n young woman of strong
character. and though of a peculiarly
reserved and sensitive nature. drew to
herself very warm personal friends
who deeply regret her loss. She is sur
vived by her father, Gen. j. B. Erwin
one brother, Mr.. j. b. Erwin, Jr.. OF
Mobile, Ala, and two sisters. Miss
Mildred Erwin Of Washington, D. c..
and Miss Isabel Erwin, who is abroad
Quite a number Of relatives and friends
from Yorkville and Rock Hill, accom-
panied the family to Lancaster. Among
those from this place were DR.. w. F.
Erwin, Mrs T. P. Moore and Miss Ida
de LOach.
Mr. Samuel Lowry the oldest and
one of the most highly esteemed citi-
zens of the Delphos neighborhood, died
at his home about four miles south OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30
CLEVELAND A TRUE DEMOCRAT
None of the Elements of Political
Demagogue In Him.

Grover Cleveland left the White
House March 4th, 1897, the best-ha-
ted man, perhaps with the solitary
exception of Andrew Johnson, who
ever held the office of president of the
United States. He passed to his last,
long sleep with the profound respect
and affection of a vast majority Of the
American people, his place firmly fix
ed in history as one Of the great pres
idents, and as Secretary Taft said,
''one of the really great men Of the
country" Such are the mutations Of
politics.
One of the commonplace charges of
Mr.. Cleveland's opponents among
those of his own political faith is that
he wrecked his party. 1t would be
more nearly correct to say that the
party wrecked itself. Mr.. Cleveland
| remained true to the financial princi-
the Democratic party that went as
| tray. 1t sold its birthright for Popu-
listic pottage, and it has dwindled in
prestige, ii has dWindled in influence,
| it abandoned the only president it has
elected since the civil war. 1t will
continue to eat the dry husks Of de-
feat until it returns to the fundamen-
| tai principles Of Democracy. with
which it twice triumphed under the
Many men, with greater or less os-
| tentation, have called themselves
Democrats. Mr. Cleveland was one,
whatever blunders he made, whatever
bad advice he followed, whatever he
may have lacked in tact and diploma
cy in dealing with the politicians Of
his party. He was a Democrat from
| principle, not from eXpediency He
would have been a Democrat in Penn
| Sylvania no less than in Texas.
Even after his party had repudia-
| ted him and had gone to worshipping
the gods of Populism ne never lost in
| terest in it's welfare. One of the last
of his public utterances, if not the
very last, was a letter to The World
printed March 18th, on his seventy
first birthday, in which he pleaded
with his fellow Democrats mot to be
swept from our mOOringS by tempor-
ary clamor and spectacular eXploita-
| ton" There were none of the ele-
ments of the demagogue in Mr.. Cleve-
| land.-New York World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30

THERE has just come to hand copy
of a little work of some three hundred
pages entitled "The Real Bryan" Il
is made up of the best things that Mr.
Bryan has spoken and written on 15(
subjects, political and non-political
Every issue in the approaching cam
paign is discussed from the Bryan
standpoint, and those who are not suf'
ficiently we'll up on the creed of this
noted publicist need have no difficulty
in supplying their deficiencies from this
book. Copies may be had from the
Personal Help Publishing company o.
Des Moines,' Iowa. at $1.25 each.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30

- William Walton Kitchin, who was
on last Saturday evening nominated
for governor of North Carolina by
the Democrats, was born near Scot
land Neck in Halifax county, on Octo-
Der 9, 1866. He was educated at Vine
Hill academy and Wake Forest col
lege. where he graduated in 1884. He
edited the Scotland Neck Democrat
i'm 1855. Shortly afterward he took
up the study of law, first under his
father. the late w. II. kitchin, and
then under the late John 5. Manning,
at the University of North Carolina.
He was admitted to the bar in 1887.
and took up his residence in RoXboro
in 1888. He was married to Miss Mu-
sette Satterfield in 1892. Mr.. Kitchin
was chairman of his county executive
committee in 1890; was the nominee
of his party for the state senate in
1892; was elected successfully to the
Fifty-ffth, Fifty-siXth, Fifty-seVenth,
Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth con-
crosses, and was reelected to the Six
tieth congress, receiving 16,5O3 votes
to 11,089 for c.. A. Reynolds. Repub-
lican nominee. He is now a resident
of RoXboro, Person county.
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YORKVILLE. S. c.;
TUESDAY, JUNE 80, 1908.

THERE is serious trouble on tne
Mexican border just over the Texas
line at a place called Las Vacas. Mex
lean so-called revolutionistS are max
ing the trouble against local authori-
ties. The United States government
has sent troops to preserve order on
the American side of the line.