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The bee., 1908-07-16

Three Magisterisl districts in
Meade county voted as a unit on
lOcaI option Saturday, the cleo
ton esulting in a sweeping vic
tor for the drys by a majority of
about l75
The bee., 1908-07-16
STODGHILL GOES FREE.
County Judge Wilson Believes
Jury Would Not Convict and
Dismisses Case.
EXAMINING TRIAL FOR KILLING
or CHARLES OSBORN.

A tragedy was enacted on the
interurban train Saturday be-
tween here and Madisonville
which seems directly attribute
BILE TO liquor, according to the
evidence produced at the exam
inIng trial before Judge Wilson
on Tuesday, of Ward Stodghill,
for the killing of Charles Os-
born, colored.
The shooting occurred as the
train, the last trip out, was leav-
ing Madisonvllle Saturday after
noon before it reached the deep
cut. Osborn was brought TO
darlington and given immediate
surgical attention at the hos
pital. The shot entered bis alb
domen and there were five
pnnctnres of the intestines, so
that there was scarce a chance
for recovery. He died Sunday.
Judge Wilson declined to hold
StOdghill, upon the ground that
he did not believe a jury would
convict, aud the case was dis
missed. Acting County Attor-
ney Bailey appeared for the
commonwealth and @. J. Wad.
dill represented Stodghill. The
witnesses generally agree1'that
Osborn was In liqnor. Stoghill
who is fiagman on the interurbsn
train, testified that Osborn was
disorderly aud profane and re-
-sisted his efforts to preserve or
der in the performance of his
duty. He pulled the bell rope
and started to put Osborn off
but the latter resisted and a
fight followed in which Osborn
was about to throw him from the
moving train and he fired the
ehot TO save himself. There was
some difference Of opinion as to
who struck the first blow, but
the witnesses impressed their
hearers as wanting to tell what
they had seen and heard dispas-
sionatsly and without prejudice,
Notwithstanding all the witnesses
who saw the beginning Of the
trouble we're negroes.
The people Of Darlington de-
plore most deeply this tragedy
ON ali accounts, not the least Of
which is the sorrow it has
brought TO Abe and Sarah Os
born, parents of the dead man,
who are among our most trusted
and respected colored citizens
Mr.. Stodghill's friends hold that
the shooting was a necessary
act of self defense but they sin.
cerely regret that this shadow
should have come into his life
and the lives of others.
The bee., 1908-07-16
Shot Down . Citizen in Logan County

Guthrie, KY, July lS.-James
+, Cunningham, = prominent
Young farmer who resided on the
farm Of DIR. Jesse Russell, about
ten mica from Guthrie near
The bee., 1908-07-16

Fireman Geo. Perryman, who
fires a switch engine at Nash
vile. was in the citY last week
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. w. B. McCaw is spending
sometime at Flat Rock, n. c.
Miss Mamie Turner is spending a
few days with friends in Charlotte.
Miss Aline Neely of Old Point, is
visiting the Misses Simril near York
vile.
DR.. E. F. Glenn Of Gastonia, is vis-
iting relatives and friends in York
county.
Miss Reola Quinn of Smyrna, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. w. Long,
in Yorkville.
Miss Annie Roach of Rock Hill. is
in Yorkville on visit to the family
of Mrs. r. S. Russell.
Mrs. R. R. Ccmak of Columbia, has
been visiting the family Of Mr.. ].
Oscar Robinson, in Yorkville.
Misses Mayme and Frances Darby
of Lowryville, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Harvey Witherspoon.
Mr. Walter Rose left this morning
for a ten days visit to relatives and
friends i'm eastern Tennessee.
Mrs. f. w. Long returned home
last evening after short visit to Mr..
j. W. Quinn's family at Smyrna.
Messrs. ]. M. Ferguson and P. W.
Love are spending a few days at the
White Diamond Lithia Springs.
Mr.. Boliver Carson of the Delphos
neighborhood, is with the Strauss
Smith company for the fall season.
Miss Maggie Barnett Of Yorkville R.
F. D. No. 2, is with j. L. Williams &
Co., as saleslady for the fall season.
Mr.. Herbert M. Dunlap Of Rock HILL
was called to Asheville Saturday, on
account of the illness Of his little child.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Beard and son,
Howard, are visiting relatives and
friends in Charlotte and Lumberton
N. G.
Misses Cora Graves and Lillian
Kirkpatrick of Sharon, have been Wis
iting the family Of Mr.. ]. R. Conner at
EbeneZer.
Mr. and Mrs Rush Grey Of Chester,
returned home yesterday after spend
ing a week with Mr.. r. B. Riddles
family at Zeno.
Mrs. A. b. Bradley and daughter,
Beulah, of Limestone, Tenn, is in
Yorkville on visit to her sister, Mrs.
l.. W. Louthian.
Mr.. l.. r. Williams is still confined
to his home, but hopes TO be out
again within a few days, although he
improves rather slowly.
DR.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Kennedy and
son, of Chester, came up Saturday on
a visit to the family of Mr.. w. NJ. Ken
nedy and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Correll returned
to their home at High Shoals, N. c.,
Yesterday. after a short visit to Mr.. A,
b. Crosbys family near Sharon,
Miss Eugenia Walker has returned
to her home at Chester, after a visit
Of several days to the family of Mr..
]. Bolivar Scott. YOrkViiie No. 8.
DR.. A. Meek Barnett, formerly Of
Bethel, but for sometime past citi-
zen Of Gastonia, has taken a position
as prescription clerk and salesman
with the York Drug Store.
DR.. o. Frank Hart and son. Master
VIM. A., and Mr.. Carl Hart of Colum-
ba and Mr.. Geo. S. Hart Of Green's
boro N. c.. spent Sunday in Yorkville
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. S. Hart.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11

away. Some Of the warerooms are
practically empty, and saw none that
indicated an overflow into the offices.
Philadelphia is the largest distributing
point Of yarns and l saw more there
than elsewhere; but not so much
there as usual"
What about you mill people?" the
mill man was asked.
"Well most Of US that have no sur
pluses in the hands of the commission
men have surpluses in our own ware
houses: but those surpluses are very
much reduced. While we were shut
down not long ago, we bad an order
for 10000 pounds Of yarn and we filled
1t out Of our warehouse: but 1t came
pretty near taking all we had"
Don't you really think then, things
ought to be getting to where they will
soon be better?"
II can't see much encouragement so
long as the wholesalers keep out Of the
market. They are holding back for the
e-adjustment Of prices they are ex-
pecting on account Of the new crop.
Yes; but you are badly short on
reduction, for thirty days after the
new crop comes in it takes two bales
Of the old crop to spin one of the new,
and for the next sixty days 1t takes
bale for bale. You can't work the new
crop alone under ninety days. The
country Is bound to have the goods,
and with your surpluses already so
nearly exhausted, I cannot see how it
can be otherwise than that the demand
will make you start your mills, and If
there Is any appreciable continuation
Of the holding movement, l cannot see
it otherwise than that the price Of
cotton will have to go up higher.
II cannot answer that" the mill mar
said, further than to say that If we
can only get the price Of yarn up to
where we can make a fair profit, I
don't care how high cotton goes"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11

accustomed duties in their accustom-
ed way. There was nothing slack so
far as any of those about the place
could tell to indicate that there was
anything wrong. If the water was
low in one of the boilers no one was
aware of ii. Mr.. Thies, who happen
ed to be passing through, observed TO
Mr.. Pittman, the engineer, that his
clock was four minutes slow and sug-
gested that he move il forward lit
tie This Mr.. Pittman proceeded to
do. He stepped up on a box to get at
the clock and had just accomplished
his mission and was climbing down
when the explosion occurred. Mr..
Thies was buried beneath the debris,
his face being cut by flying bricks and
falling timbers and his head and body
seriously burned. Messrs. Pittman,
Truesdel and Ogburn, the three other
men in the building, were also hurled
to the floor and almost If not alto
gether covered by the loose material
which fell all about them. Fortu-
nately Mr.. Pittman was not badly
stunned though severely burned and
he was able to crawl from beneath
the wreckage without assistance. Mr..
Thies Jared much worse, however,
for he was rendered unconscious and
some time was required to extricate
him, Is minutes at least. Neither Mr..
Truesdel nor Mr.. Ogburn were SER
iously injured although their cuts and
burns were most painful. Mr.. Pit
man escaped by hairs breadth, his
call being an exceedingly close one.
Mr.. Thies suffered the most serious
injuries Doctors were summoned
and trained nurses were secured from
a distance and everything known to
medical science was done to save his
life. The physicians are hoping for
the best
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
THEY DIDN'T LIKE 1T,

There was no repetition at Tirzah on
Saturday Of the attempt that was
made at Ogden the day before to howl
down Rev W. E. Hurt. The Enquirer
has information that 1t was the In
tention Of the Blease element to give
Mr.. Hurt another round at Tirzah; but
when it developed during the morning
that there was so much general con-
Edemnation Of the Ogden affair, the
programme was changed, and Mr..
Hurt was allowed to speak without in
terru ption.
It is only a matter of justice to say
that Few, If any, Of the Ogden peo-
pie took part in the discourtesy de-
scribed in our last issue. The repre-
sentative Of The Enquirer was sitting
on the stand facing the little bunch Of
howlers, and did not recognize among
them a single man he knew to be a
resident of the immediate neighbor-
hood One man who walked along in
front Of the stand drinking whisky
from a bottle as he walked, certainly
did not belong there. The Ogden peo-
pie generally are as good as are to be,
found in this county. They are mostly
f0lKS VINO nave worked tnelr way up
from the ground, so far as this worlds
goods are concerned, during the past
fifteen or twenty years, and they are
nearly all well-behaved people of good
intentions and high aspirations, who
show q more wholesome interest in
politics than do the people Of many
other sections Of the county.
Rev. w. A. Beckham of North Rock
Hill, who breaches at Antioch and 9TH
er churches, was very much mortified
that such an incident could have oc-
CURED in his neighborhood, and he
made it a point to go to Rev. Mr.. Hurt
with an explanation. He said it was
not the Ogden people who committed
this breech Of hospitality, and he as
sured Mr.. Hurt that the Ogden people
had no sympathy with the demonstra-
ton. During the afternoon several
prominent Ogden people went to Mr..
Hurt with additional assurances Of the
same nature.
II really. did not know who it was"
said Mr.. Hurt, when the reporter men
toned the matter to him yesterday. II
really did not think much Of 1t one
way or the other" he continued, "but
l was very much gratified at what those
gentlemen told me afterward not so
much on my own account as on ac-
count Of the neighborhood. That kind
Of conduct cannot hurt me- The only
harm it does is to the people who en-
gage in it,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The colored Masons have purchas-
ed two lots on Westerlcigh from Mrs.
Laura. E. Parish, and 1t Is their pur-
pose to erect on the lots a Masonic
hall.
The digging of the sewerage bitches
is proceeding much more rapidly since
the ditching machine has been in
operation. Digging has been practically
completed on Kings Mountain street,
Wright avenue and East Madison
street and the ditcher Is now on Lin
coin street.
There are sixteen people on the
free lists Of the water and light de-
partment, as follows: They include the
members Of the town council, the
board Of commissioners Of public
works, the board of health, Mr.. Barn
we'll, the Superintendent Of the depart
ment, Mr.. G. T. Schorb, the town
treasurer and Mr. w. w. Lewis, the
town attorney.
- Revival services were commenc-
ed in the Yorkville Baptist church on
Sunday morning. The pastor, Rev. I.
G.. Murray, is being assisted in the
work by Rev. Raleigh Wright, one of
the five regularly appointed evange-
lists of the Home Mission Board Of
the Southern Baptist convention and
Mr.. w. E. Rodgers, Of Atlanta, the
latter leading and being in charge of
the singing Mr.. Wright preached
his first sermon on Sunday morning,
and it as we'll as the sermons of Sum
day and last night was addressed es-
pecially to Christians, the preacher in
sisting that unless they are right with
God" a genuine revival Of religion
and the conversion of sinners is i'm
possible. He in intensely earnest in
his preaching and al the same time
clear, eloquent and forceful. Each
point made is enforced by apt Scrip
tural quotations. The church building
was comfortably filled on Sunday
night, but the congregation last night
was not so large. Services will be
held each morning during the week at
10 o'clock, and each night at 8.15,
the song service beginning at o'clock.
The singing Of Mr.. Rodgers Is an in
teresting feature and he hopes with
little delay, to organize and train an
effective choir composed Of as many
Of those of the town and surrounding
country who can and will help, and
at the service last night extended an
earnest invitation to all who desired
to avail themselves Of the opportuni-
ty to meet him at the church at four
o'clock each afternoon until further
notice and practice. promising to in
struct all who came to the best Of his
ability. There can be no doubt as to
Mr.. Rodgers ability as a teacher of
singing and it hardly seems likely
that those within reach who have any
talent for singing will fail to respond
to his liberal proposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
EQCAE. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John r. Hart, Mayor-Publishes an
ordinance relative to the use of au-
tomobiles and regulating the speed
thereof on the streets Of Yorkville.
w. A. Carroll, Rec. Sec.-Announces
a picnic under the auspices of the
Jr. o. u. A. NJ, at Filbert on August
28 and invites the public.
r. N PlaXco, Sec.-Requests a full
attendance of Bethany Farmers
Union No. 2, on August is at 8. p. m
E. NJ. Bankhead and ]. E. Latham
Com.-Invites the public to the
campaign picnic near j. G. Blairs
on Thursday, August 20.
Jos. A. Dickson. Clerk-Invites the
public to a w. o. w. basket. picnic
at Kings Creek on Monday, Aug.
Southern Teachers Agency, Colum-
bia-Wants teachers for schools
now open, and trustees to write 1t
for teachers.
w. G. White, Kings Creek-Offers a
miscellaneous lot of lumber for
sale at bargain prices.
H. ]. Sherer, Trustee-Gives notice
that on Friday, Aug. IA, contract
will be let for erecting a school
building at Shady Grove.
Yorkville Hardware Co.'s ready to
supply you with betting Of leather
or canvass, piping, valves, couplings
and other fittings.
r. B. Davidson Co.-Wants you to
call and see the Farrand pianos
and organs and invites comparison.
Thomson Co.-Reminds you of its
remnant sale which is in progress
this week.
Herndon & Gordon-Give notice that
prices for hides are better and tell
you to bring them in.
Luther Baber-Has just received a
new supply of Ess-tee-dee for the
hair and scalp for which he has the
exclusive sale in York county.
J. Edgar Poag, Broker-Asks you to
write for a copy Of Poag's Real Es-
tate Monthly, the subscription
price Of which is soc a year.
York Drug Store-Has a complete line
of talcum powders as we'll as other
toilet articles and wants you to
come to it for your needs.
L. r. Williams, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that ]. L. Williamson has
applied to him for letters Of admin
istration on the estate of J. Louis
Williamson, deceased.
Loan and Savings Bank-Points out
that the confidence Of the communi-
ty is absolutely essential to the sue
cess Of a financial institution and
tells you that it has this confidence:
Strauss-Smith Co.-Quotes additional
prices on shoes and tells Of other
bargains offered during its summer
clearance sale, which is now In
progress.
First National Bank-Says that 1t is
the man with the money, that is
ready for financial emergencies,
and explains how to have your
money ready when needed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
TUESDAY, AUGUST II, 1908.

plication of Mr. Epps's joke and no
body, so far as the reporter saw,
smiled.
The candidates for sheriff, clerk Of
court, supervisor, and coroner were
next given an opportunity to speak,
in the order named. With two or
three exceptions each man as his name
was called appeared before the audi
ence and announced his candidacy
and asked for support. The meeting
was then adjourned, but before ad-
journment, by reason Of threatening,
low hanging clouds many people had
already left for their homes, and be-
fore the balance Of the crowd, espec-
tally those who went there on the
train got away, most Of them got
thorough wetting by a heavy rain
that commenced to fall just before
the west bound train, which was
about Is minutes late arrived, but no
body seemed to mind this as all were
In good humor and more inclined to
joke over the occurrence than COM
plain or fret.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11

Mr.. E. Manning Stanton, assistant
cashier of the First National Bank,
has been spending the past ten days
visiting New York, Washington and
other Eastern cities. He expects to
return to Yorkville this week.
Hickory Democrat, August 6: Miss
Addie Craig and Mr.. Herbert Miller
planned a surprise for their many
friends last Thursday night, July Goth.
They attended prayer meeting as
usual, but afterwards slipped into the
parsonage and were quietly married
by Rev. Harte. They planned to keep
the affair quiet until after Sunday.
Even the Rev. Harte would tell no
tales when asked what he knew about
it, but friends could not keep the hap
py secret. Miss Craig Is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Craig who live
on Tenth avenue. Miss Craig Is Or
ganist at the Baptist church and has
many friends in this city. Mr.. Miller
is an Industrious young man. Their
many friends extend congratulations
and wishes them a long and happy
married life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
THE COTTON SITUATION.

The cotton situation continues in
this county very much as it has been
since last fall--in kind Of waiting
condition. The mills are showing no
anxiety to buy and the farmers are
showing no anxiety to sell; but both
would be wonderfully pleased to see a
return to normal conditions.
That practically all of the mills are
short Of stocks there is no question. It
is doubtful as to whether there is a
short staple mill in this whole section
that has on hand enough cotton to keep
quite a lot Of cotton in the hands of
the farmers; but not nearly so much
as is generally believed. Some pretty
we'll informed judges claim that 5000
bales will cover every pound Of cotton
In the hands of the mills, warehouses
and producers of York county.
Just how many samples the grader
from Clemson carried away from here
but it is quite certain that the sam
pies represented not less than one
thousand bales and possibly two thou
sand bales. The owners Of this cotton
are to receive offers on it shortly and
it is quite probable that much Of it
will be sold provided the prices are
close enough to II cents or over.
There are conflicting reports in the
papers as to the stocks of surplus
yarns now being held by the mills or
the commission men. 1t is pretty gen
orally conceded that these stocks have
been reduced 25 per cent from what
they were at the highest point during
the present decentralization, but a mill
man with whom the writer talked a
few days ago made the statement that
the reduction was much heavier than
the general public has any idea.
Il was in New York, Boston and
Philadelphia last week." he said, land
although commission men represented
they had large surplus stocks on hand,
from what | saw l concluded that the
stocks have reached the lowest level
ever known. In ordinary times you
will find the warerooms Of the COM
mission men filled to the doors, and
there is an overflow Of yarns in their
offices. If they have such big stocks
as they claim, they have them hidden
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
TO HOLDERS OF COTTON.
The Crisis Is Now On and Holders
Have ADVANTAGE.

Now Is the time to hold, and victory
cotton is scarcer in the world today
than 1t has been for twenty five years?
II you do not, the sooner you realize It
the more you will think Of the spots
you have on hand, and the crops you
are growing. Now remember that 1t
all depends on you to make 1t bring the
minimum price, Is cents. If you can
be scared out of your cotton for less
than the minimum price do not blame
the fellow for soaring you. I would
do the same thing II I were In his
place, but you, the holder Of spot cot
ton, have all under hold in this fight,
and II you give up 1t Is because you
have not the nerve to stand the fire Of
the battle. Let me say to you, the
holder of spots: Hold to them, for the
next two months is the most critical
period, as both the American spinner
and the European spinner is about out
Of cotton to spin. II you, the holder
Of spots, will not sell, there will be
many mills that will have to close down
and not from choice, but for the want
of cotton. Conditions are all in your
favor, but nerve the backbone you
lack. Now do not say you cannot hold.
in our state and you can put your cot
ton in them and borrow money on
your receipt. Let ME urge you to do
this, and do not put any cotton on the
maket until the minimum is reached.
Let me tell you the European mills
are now out Of cotton and they have
contracts sold ahead. They have to
come to America for cotton and they
will have to do this now at once. This
is the situation, so no cause for alarm.
know the bear side Of cotton is using
the new crop to bear the market so
they may get you to sell the remain
der of your old crop. The price will
now soon go up, back to IL cents, and
they think you will then sell.
l know some Of you have said II 1t
reaches IL you would sell. Now the
same thing that brings it back to IA
will If you hold on make 1t bring the
minimum, Is cents.
Now as to the conditions of the 1908
crop. / have correspondence from ev-
cry cotton growing state. There can-
not be a more accurate account than
we. the Farmers Union, can get up
and reports from all the states Is of
this character. In the first place, too
much wet weather in the early spring
and there was a poor preparation Of
the soil. When the preparation is
poorly done you cannot make an aver
age crop. The rains west Of the Mis-
sissippi river continued until July lst
and the cotton grew to weed too much
and is not fruited well. Now the hot
dry weather has set in with them and
much damage is being done. In other
words it is impossible for the west to
make anything like an average crop
when they have a wet May and June,
Such weather fills the cotton plant with
too much malaria and it cannot stand
the hot sun without great damage. To
prove this lC : Low the plant Is now
turning yellow anG the caves dropping
from it. Tiis report comes from many
Of the stat -" We cannot now more
than duplicate the 1907 crop, and re-
member the shortage of last years
crop 100000 bales, and just remem-
ber cotton futures cannot be spun
B. Harris, President,
S. c.. Farmers Union.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11

1T is a fact that some Of the coarse
yarn mills have been so hard run that
they have actually been spinning cot
ton waste. OF the big stock of dog
tail cotton that has been accommodating
in New York for years and used solely
for the purpose of depressing the
market all that was spinable has been
spun, much of it having been shipped
south for use in southern mills. There
has never been a time since the close
Of the war when the mills were nearer
out Of cotton, and there has never been
time in the history of this country
when they were more uneasy about a
general advance.