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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
URGES DIVERSITY,

| The Farmers Union urges her men,
bers ;n1 farmers generally not to rush
their :dton on the market at the pres
ent pdes, which are below the cost of
produ.tDn. Every bale Of cotton be-
ing sdd is taken from the producer at
$50 per bale less than it's real value.
Who is The bear on the market? Is it
not the producer? If you would refuse
~ take the price offered the specula
tors VIII nave TO give your price. Can
you 90 better! Certainly you can.
. Ine Farmers Union has been offered
ali the money necessary il we Will
only put our cotton in bonded ware
houses. The Union has a number Of
warehouses, and the Standard Ware
house company is also in position to
store cotton and issue receipts. The
latter company can store 10000 bales
and issue receipts which will be nego-
ltlaDle at any bank. Arrangements have
been made tor carrying your cotton
for you If you will but cooperate. If
'furtner information regarding this Is
desired address the undersigned at
tPendleton, s. &. l would advise any
one putting their cotton in ware
houses to arrange for money for six
months at least.
Is it good judgment to warehouse
potion? l will answer yes, it is al
ways good judgment to warehouse any
product when it sells below produc-
lion, and conditions will certainly war
,'ant it now.
AS to the condition of the present
:otton crop, the weather over a large
portion Of the belt is bad, and so are
prospects. Heavy rains are reported
Dver Texas, Oklahoma and Florida, and
'epOrts of deterioration from the cotton
belt still come in from every state, and
he world realizes now that the crop
IS short. 1t will not more than dupli-
:ate our last crop. There will be no
op crop this year, and cotton is open
ng prematurely. l want to urge our
Farmers to warehouse their cotton and
,;et money on it to settle their indebt-
dness and market the crop as the
torld needs it. BY so doing you can
ret your price.
It will pay the farmers to remember
hat corn is now selling at $1.10 per
,ushel bacon from II cents to II cents |
'er pound, ham IS cents to 20 cents |
Ter pound. Real, real farmers are pur-
lhasers Of the above articles. Now, |
.rother, don't grumble when the spec
iSltOI OllelS you anu CeLlS lOI
our cotton. He knows that you have |
- pay for the above articles you have
ought to make this cotton. and you
,ow have to meet your obligations
foW, be fair and don't blame him when
Ie offers you the present price. Re-
Aember that buying bacon, corn, flour,
lolasses, hay, guano, mules and horses
: the cause. l want you to remember
nat there is no country where the
bOve articles can be raised cheaper
IAN here in South Carolina. The
+amedy for S.75 and 8 cents cotton is
1vcrsifcation Of crops. So let me sug-
lest that you write "diversify crops
Ills year. and tack it up in the most
InspicuOus place about your house,
} that YOU can be reminded of it ev-
''y day. and then do it, and you can
,lme your price for your cotton and
ecure it for your whole crop. So di-
hrsify. B. Harris
President s. G. Farmers Union.
Pendleton, S. c., Sept. 80, 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
TAFT AND CHANLER.
Herald Thinks the Republicans Will
Carry New York.

New York, October 4.-Taft by a
reduced plurality and probably a
victory for Chanler over Hughes for
governor, Is the estimate of election
results made by the Herald after a
careful canvass of the state. Sum-
marizing the results Of its inquiry in
every county, the Herald says:
Mr.. Taft, according to all surface
indications, at present holds New
York state. 1t will apparently require
q political convulsion or revolution
in the remaining weeks of the cam
paign to dislodge him from his posi-
ton.
Mr.. Chanlers chances now seem
superior to those of Mr.. Hughes. But
in the opinion of many political OBJ
servers the full strength Of the oppo-
stion to the present governor devel-
oped early in the campaign. They
declare 1t is now at flood tide and is
likely to recede during the coming
month. The vigorous whirlwind cam
paign which the governor is about to
begin, his supporters believe, will do
much to swing the state. The ma
chine Republican leaders, who dis
like Mr.. Hughes, declare he is one Of
the most effective campaigners of his
generation.
There are not likely TO be any
heavy pluralities either way. The
most sanguine Republicans do not
expect Mr.. Taft to carry the state by
more than $4,000. Where a plurality
is claimed for Mr.. Hughes the figures
are placed very low. The Democrats
hope to elect Mr.. Chanler by $4,000,
and some Of them figure out a small
for Mr. Bryan.
The panic has hurt the Republi-
cans with the workingmen and with
retail business men. On the other
hand, the general fear that Mr.. Bry-
ans election might precipitate anoth-
ar crisis or delay the return of pros |
perity will give Mr.. Taft many votes.
The German voters believe that
he present governor inclines toward |
legislation. They believe |
he would sign stringent Sunday laws
f such were presented to him, and |
hat if elected governor the radical |
'eformers of Puritanic tendencies
will flock to Albany this winter with |
til sorts of bills restricting personal |
liberty many of which the governor |
night favor They do not bear him
my i'll on account Of race track leg
Station, nor is this issue cutting much
# a figure in the state.
up to date neither party seems to
lave much money This will tend
o damage the Republicans more than
he Democrats"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
MANAGERS STATE ELECTION.

The York county board of commits
sioners for state and county elections,
consisting Of Messrs. D. P. Leslie, P.
M. Burris and J. E. Latham, met in
Yorkville yesterday and got itself in
working shape by electing Mr.. D. P.
Leslie as chairman, and Mr.. T. E. Nc
Mackin as clerk. In appointing man
ayers for the election to be held No
vember g. the board, as far as possible
gave preference to those who served in
the recent primary and the list was
made up as follows:
Bethel-H. G. Stanton, 1. H. Camp
bell and j. ]. Nichols.
Bethany. A. Ratteree, Lee Groves
and d. T. Quinn.
Blairsville-H. E. Hood, ]. A. Malo-
ney and Jas. N Russell
Bullock's Creek-Jas. E. Bankhead,
T. B. Ratchford and w. c. Robinson.
Clover-W. D. Moore, ]. E. Jackson
and ]. F. Currence.
Coates's Tavern-J. w. Simpson, w.
s. Lesslie and r. w. Patton.
Ebenezer- B. Nicely, Hope
Adams and A. K. Smith.
Fort Mill-W. H. Windle, R. G.
Smythe and B. S. Gordon.
Forest Hill-W. P. Boyd, Henry
Beard and G. w. Martin.
Hickory Grove-Tom McGill, ]. S.
Wilkerson and l.. G. Wylie.
McConnellsville-J. o. Moore, ]. T.
Crawford and A. A. Burris.
Newport. M. Taylor F. P. Glenn
and John Barnes.
Ogden-Jesse Moore, Sam Byers and
J. Frank Moore.
Piedmont-W. NJ. Faulkner ]. W..
Wallace and w. w. Love.
Rock Hill-G. A. Cowan, J. F. Win
gate, ]. H. B. Jenkins.
Smyrna-W. w. Whitesides, ]. l. Bo-
lin and ]. M. Caldwell.
Sharon. M. Simms, w. H. Burns
and ]. S. Hope.
Tirzah-R. R. Allison, J. ]. Miller
and A. P. Hope.
Yorkville-N. ]. N. Bowen, Brooks
Inman and Joe Hart.
The Federal Elections.
The commissioners Of Federal cleo
tions consisting of Messrs. R. W.
Whitesides, c.. P Blankenship and j.
Q. Howe, met last Friday, elected Mr..
R. w. Whitesides clerk and Mr.. John
f. Carroll secretary, and appointed
as follows:
Bethel. B. Ford, ]. M. Barnett and
R. M. Barnett.
Bethany. ]. Howe, w. H. Howell
and b. r. Smith.
Blairsville-R. H. Sherrer, H. j.
Sherrer and Mason Blair.
Bullock's Creek-Kelly Inman, j. D. |
Crawford and w. T. Smarr.
Clover-Walter B. Moore, F. E. Clin- |
ton and J. L. Matthews.
Coatess Tavern-J. w. LESLIE, ]. |
Wylie Roddey and ]. R. Gettys.
Ebenezer-J. r. Spears, T. A. Bar |
ron and ]. E. Bass.
Fort Mills. H. Epps, Sr, Guy C. |
and D. G. Kimball.
Forest Hill-Perry Ferguson, F. G.
Cook and j. D. B. Currence.
Hickory Grove-John K. Allison, r.
L. Scoggins and w. T. Slaughter.
McConnellsville-J. F. Ashe r. L.
McCleave, L. B. Ashe
Newport-J. A. McFadden, A. T.
Neely, E. H. Garrison.
Ogden-W. C. Pearson, R. G. Griffin,
W. H. Dunlap.
Piedmont-C w. Dickson, John R.
Love and A. G. White.
Rock Hill. w. Rawlinson, T. w.
Ross and j. G. Sandifer
Smyrna-W. L. Whitesides, j. T.
Ramsey and T. c. Lester.
Sharon-J. M. Plexico, w. B. Cald-
veil and R. NJ. Sherrer.
Tirzah-J. B. Barron, ]. w. Young
,lood and ]. S. Sadler.
YOrkville-C. H. Sandifer, Will Neil
ma J. L. Moss.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

THE news of the warlike develop
ments in the near east" would be
sensational were it in not for the fact
that Turkey, Servia, Bulgaria and Aus
tria have been in state of turmoil for
so long that the condition has come to
be regarded as chaotic. There are
number of bones of contention in these
countries that seem to be very well
calculated to develop hostilities at any
time; but that part of the world which
is best informed as to conditions there,
has ceased to speculate on possible
happenings. 1t is admitted that a seri-
Gus war might break out at any time
a war that could involve nearly the
whole of Europe; but until this war Is
in actual progress, it will not be
cause for general concern.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

Editor Perkins of the Chester Re-
porter came up to Yorkville last Fri
day to see how an edition Of The En-
quirer is handled with the new equip
ment of this office. A very modest
gentleman is Editor Perkins; but he is
a good printer, and a newspaper man
Of no mean ability. He saw what he
came to see and expressed himself as
well pleased; but we are quite sure
that he did not get all Of whatever ben
eft there may have been in the visit.
He knows something about newspaper
making himself, and he has an admir-
able grasp of the conditions under
which The Enquirer and he and his
partner, Editor Erwin, are working.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

DEMOCRATIC papers over the country
are having a good deal Of fun at
President Roosevelt's expense for dis
continuing the controversy he provok-
ed with Mr. Bryan on the ground that
Mr.. Bryans last broadside was too
per;onal." In view Of the decidedly
personal nature of Mr.. Roosevelts first
communication this is real funny. 1t
is a fact however, that Mr.. Bryan was
getting decidedly the best of the con-
troversy. and it was for that reason, no
doubt, that Mr.. Roosevelt's party sub
ordinates were finally able to induce
him to quit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

Britain. 55,S22 bales to France and
1S9,S32 bales to the rest Of the Conti-
nent For the corresponding week last
year exports totalled 211,17S bales.
The amount of cotton on shipboard
last night not yet cleared was placed
at 127,S95 bales, as against 12O,76S
bales a year ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
REGISTRATION.

The county board Of registration hav-
ing complied with the law as to the
matter of re-registering the voters OF
the county, had their books open yes
terday for the last day, previous to the
November election, and will now leave
their records with the clerk Of the
court. The total number Of voters reg
istered was 3,110, Of which not ex-
ceeding thirty are negroes. The reg
istration by townships is as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

THE big figures of the September
ginners' report have had decidedly
bearish effect on cotton. At any rate
the spectators have succeeded in MAX
ing use of the report to that end. But
the whole south knows that large
ginnings in September, always indi-
cate a small crop.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

Mr. Hearst has been reading some
more letters to and from Archbold that
still further entangle Senator ]. w.
Bailey with Standard Oil. There seems
to be no doubt that Bailey is guilty as
charged
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

GOVERNOR Haskell is raising a pop
ular subscription in Oklahoma to pros
ecute Roosevelt and Hearst. Up to
few days ago $4,000 had been sub
scribed and the fund was still growing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

Gaffney October 3: Another
freak Of nature has been developed
in Cherokee county. Mr.. John Har-
mon, well-knOwn farmer, living
about nine miles from the city, had
q cow to deliver a calf that is a COM
bination of several things altogether
out Of the ordinary. The calf has
two heads, one at each end of it's
body, two tails and six feet Both
sexes are developed in it. The ami
NAL is quite a wonder and has caused
a good deal of astonishment
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
CURIOUS CONTRIVANCE

CURIOUS CONFERENCE.-THE law is
a curious contrivance. In the trial of
Garrison at Laurens for killing young
Williamson. the court would not per-
nit witnesses to testify to the good
character of the dead man-because
his character had not been put in
evidence by the defense" This seems
rather queer to a layman when it is
that the defense Of the de-
fendant was that he shot the young
man because he was attempting a
Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06

THE Farmers Union Of Castor coun-
ty, N. c., has offered reward OF slOO
for proof to convict anybody who has
made threats to burn gins in that
county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
Thr aIorhrtllr enquirer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1908.

CHAIRMAN Mack declares that the
New York election will show a land
slide for Bryan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
Executors Sale of Realty.

Inere were t0ur acceSSlOnS 10 the
church.
Executors Sale of Realty.
The only auction sales Of realty be-
fore the court house door, yesterday,
salesday for October were by w. B.
Stroup, executor of the estate Of A. C.
Stroup, deceased. Pursuant to adver-
tisement offered for sale lot in the
town of Glover and three tracts Of land
in Kings Mountain township, one. of
100 acres, one of 78 acres and one of
SO acres. All four Of the offerings were
bid off for the estate.
Belonged to Lucas's Battalion.
from all auIuenIIC source, Inc En-
quIrer learns lILdI the late william
LaIuWel, VINO uIed at Ills home aI
ming $ Ireeh Recently, served IN the
cIvn war as d member or Lucas 5 DaL-
taIlOn Or heavy artlIery. ne joined the
battalion at charleston IN 1904 and re-
NAMED there until lSo5. He was en-
gagged in the battle Of AVerysburg, N.
-, and later in the battle or Bentons-
vile, where ne was wounded by smell,
ana incapacitated from further service.
Case or ]. II. Garrison.
j. henry Garrison of LaurenS, who
was Oh last rrIaay morning convicted
of manSlaughter In connection with the
Killing OF J. Louis Williamson, was on
riuay afternoon sentenced to two
years at hard labor in the state peni-
tentiary. Judge Memminger imposed
the sentence after oyerrullng a motion
tor a new trial. Counsel for Garrison
immediately gave notice Of proposed
appeal and shortly afterward, the de-
tendant was released on a bond Of
$1,000. 1t is stated that when the ju-
rors first went in the room two were
for acquittal, some were for man
and others were for conviction
of murder. After being locked up all
night the jury came out at $50 o'clock
Friday morning and stated its inability
to agree. Judge Memminger, however,
them on the unfairness Of
the responsibility to another
jury, charged them further as to the
law and sent them back. The verdict
was reached two hours later.
The Bridge at Howell's Ferry.
Gaffney Ledger: A delegation of gen.
tlemen from York and Cherokee coun-
ties were in the city yesterday to ap-
pear before the board Of county COM
missioners in an endeavor to have the
Cherokee board join with the York
board in erecting a bridge at Howelps
ferry, which connects York and Cher
okee counties. About dozen gentle
men represented the Cherokee end Of
the argument while Messrs. w. S. Will
kerson, ]. J. J. Robinson and Jona-
than Buice appeared for York These
gentlemen stated to a Ledger reporter
that the sand has practically blocked
the ferry, making passage almost i'm
possible and that when the river is
low it is entirely so. AS the result Of
the meeting between the county board
Of commissioners and the delegation Of
gentlemen from York and Cherokee
counties, the Cherokee board will meet
the York board on next Tuesday at
the site Of the proposed bridge and
confer as to the advisability OF a bridge
1T this point. If 1t Is deemed practica-
Die, the legislature will be asked to
make an appropriation for the purpose.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer

we WIN OeHO nc Enquirer
From this date To January 1st, 1909
for 4S cents.
The Meeting at Sharon.
There was a large attendance on the
meetings held in the Associate Re-
formed church at Sharon on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday in connection
with the celebration of the Lords Sup
per on Sunday morning. Rev. ]. p.
Knox did the preaching and all of the
services were very much enjoyed.
There were four accessions to the
church.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
To HAND February 2Oth.

Governor Glenn has set the
day on which Major Guthrie. the
negro convicted of numbering
his wife in Durham superior
court some time ago. He will be
hanged here on February the
10th.
The story of the crime of Guth-
rie is fresh in the minds of our
readers. Guthrie was tried
herein the superior court and
sentenced to be hanged, but the
time was extended on account of
appeal to the supreme court.
The supreme court sustained the
eecision of the lower court and
now the hanging has been order.
ed by the governor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07

Saturday morning two young
white men Pat Lyon and Charlie
Sherron, were before the Mayor
on a charge of house-breaking.
the case growing out of the fact
that they broke into the restau-
rant of Pollard Brothers on Par
rish street and the evidence tend
ed to show that they carried
away some three gallons or more
of whiskey.
After hearing all the evidence
against them the mayor decided
to bind them over to the super
ior court under a bond of $500
each, which they could not give
and they were locked up.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07

Saturday night at 10 o'clock,
Mrs. L. s. Christian, who has
been suffering for sometime with
consumption, breathed her last.
Mrs. Christian was SO years Of
age and leaves a husband and
three children to mourn her
death, together with numerous
relatives and friends.
The funeral and burial took
place Monday afternoon. Rev.
NJ. Bradshaw. pastor of Main
Street Methodist church, of
which deceased was a member,
conducted the funeral.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
viii Barbee PardOned.

Our readers will recall that
some two years ago Will Barbee
was arrested on the charge of
breaking into the store of L. J.
Kirkland. After being tried he
was sent to the penitentiary for
three years and his partner in
crime: Will Evans received a sem
tence for two years.
Last Saturday news was re-
ceived in the city that Governor
Glenn had pardoned Barbee, af-
ter having served two years of
his sentence.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
Piedmont Supply Co. Fall.

Quite a number of our people
were surprised Monday when it
was learned that the Piedmont
Supply Company, that has been
doing business in Durham for
some two years, had gone into
the hands of a receiver. r. o.
Everett was named as receiver
and at once took charge of the
stock.
The assets named are $13,5OO
while the Indebtedness of the
firm is placed at $1,000. The
cause of the failure was the need
of ready cash and their inability
to secure the same.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
Clty Aldermen In Session.

The city aldermen met in regu-
lar session Monday night. The
principle business Of, the meeting
was hearing petitionsand looking
after street work and sewerage
improvements, granting license
for restaurants and retail liquor
license to drug stores.
When the matter Of granting
lie, ,nse to drug stores was called
the druggists asked that the tax
be reduced, which, after some
discussion, was ordered.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07

Rev. Samuel Porter, secretary
of the Home Mission Board of
the Southern Baptist Convention.
spent Sunday in Durham and
during the day and night spoke
at the First Baptist church,
Edgemcnt Baptist church and
the Second Baptist church.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07

Levy McGhee, the fourteen
months old child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. McGhee, died at the home
of the parents, on Trinity ave-
nue.. Saturday night. The child's
death was caused from Group.
The remains were carried over
the Durham & Southern road
Monday morning to Carpenter,
and the funeral and burial took
place from the old home Monday
afternoon.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
MANY CASES LEFT OVER.
January Term Of Court viii Not Try
All Gases on the Docket.

MI uuoDO VII tuI uuUhOts
The calendar for the January
term of Durham superior court
for the trial of civil cases has
been arranged. The entire time
of the court will be taken up, but
there are many cases that will
not be tried for the reason that
there will not be time. Follow
ing are the cases that were left
off the docket by agreement of
the counsel:
Mrs. Octa D. Thomas, is the
plaintiff in each of the suits and
Durham business houses are the
defendants. The suits are dock
eted as follows: Mrs. Octa D.
Thomas against the following:
Trakas and Company, $1,000;
w. T. Shepherd. $1,000; A. A.
Thacker, $1,000; C. E. Jourdan,
SIS, 900; Durham Coal, Wood &
Lumber Company, $1,000; and T.
M. Stephens & Company, $1,000.
These suits were instituted some
time 400 and are now pendinp on
the docket.
The facts that brought about
the suits, together with the
prominence of Mrs. Thomas and
of the parties sued makes it very
interesting. Mrs. Thomas con.
ducteda a boarding house here.
She employed a lady to conduct
the house, or leased the house,
and went to Baltimore on a busi-
on a business trip. AS soon as
she was out of the State several
of her creditors. among them be-
ing the six firms named, secur-
ed judgment against her and at
tached her furniture, which was
taken in charge by the officer.
Hearing of this Mrs. Thomas hur-
ried back from Baltimore and
employed counsel. She claimed
her personal exemption of $500
and then brought suit against
those who jumped on her proper
ty. it being alleged by those who
jumped onsher property, that she
had left the State.
In the list of those against
whom she has suits are two gro-
Gerry firms, one coal and wood
firm, two meat dealers, and one
firm that furnished her with ice
cream and other desserts. 1t
was expected that the cases
would be tried at the term of
court to convene on January Goth,
but the docket was so crowded
and it is expected that there will
be a hard fight in each case and
all of the cases were postponed
by consent until the March term
of court.
The case of Mss.~Laey Hollo-
way against the Standard Oil
Company was sent over to the
March term of court. There
was some talk of a compromise,
but now that the case has been
sent over to the March term,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07
NEWS FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
items Of terestfrO Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Those on the Field....PersOnaIS.

Union meeting was held at Mt.
Zion Baptist church December
% and 20. Owing to the incle-
ment weather there were not
very many present. L. S.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-07

ed to the home of the groom,
which was near by, and my wife
and Ispent a very pleasant night
with MIR. and Mrs. Wesley Var
boro. ROPER.