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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
AN OLD TIME HANGING.
The Dark Day When "Old Jennie
Was Executed In Maryland.

ne LARK LAY "HcH S'o SS'"S
Was Executed In Maryland.
"As dark as the day when old Jen-
ME was hung" is one of the many
quaint sayings that for generations
has been used on the lower eastern
shore of Maryland, but from the ac-
counts that have been given by those
who lived in old Jennie's day there
never has been a day since that time
as dark as the day on which she was
executed for wholesale murder in The
neighborhood in which she lived.
The old murderess was publicly
hanged in 1916 in the old Jail yard at
Princess Anne, and all those who re-
membered that particular day have
passed into the great beyond long
ago. The murderess was a white wo-
man, tall and angular, and it was
said that she resembled what was
popularly supposed to be a witch far
more than she did the up to date wo-
man Of that day. In fact, local his
tory records that she practiced WITCH
craft. No one ever knew where che
came from, she having dropped
down" very mysteriously into :he
neighborhood, where she killed a
family Of four.
Old Jennie was not hanged on Il
scaffold In those days murde:crs
were executed with as little trouble
and expense as possible. The wtz7n
faced terror Of all Somerset was plac-
ed in a cart drawn by two oxen
and placed directly under d stout
limb of an old oak tree which stood
in the Jail yard. The rope was fixed
in rude fashion around her neck, amid
the hurrahs of the crowd and the
curses of the doomed woman, and
when all was in readiness bunch or
fodder was placed ten PAGES fro the
oxen's heads, and they were given the
word to start. Obeying the COM
mand, they made bee line for the
fodder and left old Jennie dangling
at the end of the rope.
That day, it has been told thous-
ands of times, was the darkest ever
known i'm this section. Chickens re-
mained OH their roosts throughout
the entire day, while candles by the
score burned i'm the houses that the
servants might see to do their work.
The local scientists Of that day were
at loss to account for the strange
phenomenon, and the graphic descrip-
tions which they gave of it and which
were recorded years ago make inter-
esting reading.
The darkies and superstitious
whites of those days naturally thought
that the end of time had come. A
great many negroes declare today
that the ghost of old Jennie may be
seen stalking around on the edge Of
the woods near where she committed
her crimes any time on dark, cloudy
| night, and they are very careful not
| to encounter her.-Oriole (Md.) Cor.
| Chicago Inter Ocean.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13

post by the front gate to await the
pleasure Of the mistress.
At the first stroke Of the second bel
Lady Parsons always came out Of hel
front door, united the horse, and, en-
tering her chaise, drove to the white
meeting house on the hill, where the
horse was safely sheltered during SER
vice, in one Of the stalls Of the long
rows Of horse sheds that then nearly
surrounded that beautiful old church
Now it so happened that one Sum-
day, for some reason, Lady Parsons
was unable to go to church, and there
fore the horse was not harnessed as
usual.
Hearing the first bell, the horse
gave signs Of uneasiness, trotting uI
to the bars and whinneying as If tc
call his friend, the hired man, to his
usual Sunday morning duty.
This restlessness continued until the
second bell sounded, and then, in evil
dent desperation, the horse leaped the
fence and, falling into line with the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13

When Orchards FaiI.-The ashes
from apple, pear and peach trees con-
tain about 10 per cent Of lime. and the
crops Of fruit borne every year also
contain lime. When orchards fail II
is always profitable to apply lime, and
it should be done at least once in five
years. Wood ashes are preferable to
lime for orchards, but the lime is much
cheaper. Lime will also prove Of ben
eft to grass that may be growing in
an orchard, and it is destructive to
certain grubs and other orchard enc
mics. 1t is best applied by plowine
the orchard land and broadcasting the
lime over the surface.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13

The Spiritual Line.-A good story /:
told of a very sedate doctor. Of divin'
ity. When returning by train from
church congress a fellow passenger
undertook to draw him into CONVEX
sation, and so far succeeded that the
reverend gentlemen asked him t
what profession he happened to be-
long.
"Oh," said the layman, cheerfuliy
"Tm in the cotton line"
"Oh, indeed" replied the clergy
man, urbanely, there is good dea
Of business going on in that branch
Just now, I understand"
"First-class," said the layman, WITH
q cunning smile. And may 1 ask
what is your line?"
81" said the clergyman, patron1z'
ingly, with the nearest approach to
Joke he was ever known to perpe-
trate, 81 am in the spiritual line"
"Blest If 1 didn't think So" exclaim-
ed his companion, knowingly; and
putting one hand on the doctors
knee, he leaned forward eagerly and
added, with an indiscribable wink
but, 1 say, what a price you have got
gin UP to."-Chicago Record Herald
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
Humorous department.

An Object lesson.-The Rev. Faith
er Morrissey, for years in charge OF
a Catholic church in Highland Park
but now stationed in parish on the
West Side, told his story to group
of Glidden tour autoists, but he did
not say whether it was a personal ex-
perience:
A priest went to a barber shop
conducted by one of his Irish parish
oners to get shave. He observed
that the barber was suffering from a
recent celebration but decided to take
a chance In a few moments the bar
ber's razor had nicked the fathers
check
There, Pat, you have cut me-
said the priest, as he raised his hand
and caressed the wound.
"Yis, y'r riv'rance," answered the
barber.
THAT shows you," continued the
priest, in a tone of censure, what the
use of liquor will do"
"Yis, y'r riv'rance," replied the
barber humbly: 'it makes the skin
tinder."-Chicago Evening Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
coIored Evidence.-Evidence Il

Coored Observation-Disclosures that
has been tampered with is known as
colored evidence, says a writer in
Philadelphia paper, and is like the
lady's report of her physicians pre-
scription.
After making a careful examina-
tion, the physician said:
Madam, you are only a little run
down. You need frequent baths and
plenty Of fresh All, and advise you tc
dress in the coolest, most comfortable
clothes; nothing stiff or formal"
When she got home her husband
asked her what the physician hao
said. She replied:
He said 1 must go to the seashore
do plenty of automobiling, and ge,
some new summer gowns"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
THE "HUMANIZATIoN CURE"
Doll Medicine For Child Who Had
Never Had Toys.

Never Had Toys.
In describing defective child patient
who was treated by Dr. Wilmer, the
University of Pennsylvania psycholo-
gist, Marion Hamilton Carter says in
McClure's:
Gertrude B. came from a county
poorhouse, and was passed over to the
Children's Aid society in Philadelphia
The society put her in a boarding
house, together with several other
children. In both of these places she
had shown herself a menace to the
other children, biting and smuggling
them on the smallest provocation.
When DR.. Wilmer first saw her, as
he passed through the laboratory
where she was waiting, he thought her
a mental and moral degenerate, but on
examining her, found to his surprise
that her mind was a good one. Sus-
pecting that her moral nature might
be different from the character she
had been given, he got out some toys
ana uOll. L lie llllle gin "Sul tiliiioS'
wild with joy-she had never had any
toys in her life She showed the nor
NAL human instincts here, at any rate
Now the physician whom the Chill
dren's Aid had called in gave it as his
expert opinion that Gertrude was
mental and moral defective, dangerou:
to keep with other children. Dr. Wit
mer's diagnosis was: imaginative
active, self-reliant, purposeful-a val
liant little soul, fighting like a rat in {
corner against the conditions of poor
house life. So, in spite of the physi'
sian, Dr. Wilmer admitted her to the
hospital school and put her on the 'hu
manization cure her first medicine
being a doll of her own. In two week:
the cure had worked such results tina
she was entered in the public school.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13

long procession Of church-goins vehi-
cles, trotted up the hill to the meeting
house, went to his accustomed place
in the horse sheds, remained during
the service, backed out, as usual, when
other horses backed out, and trotted
home no doubt with clear conscience
for having done the best he could.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13

An lnquisitive SOMA promising
youth recently surprised his father by
asking:
Father, do you like mother?
why, yes; of course"
And she likes you?"
"Of course she does"
Did she ever say so?"
Many a time. my SON
Did she marry you because she
loved yOu?"
Certainly she did"
The boy scrutinized his parent close
ly, and after a long pause asked:
We'll. was she as near sighted then
as she is now ?"-Home Topics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
ANIMAL ROUTINE.
A Horse That Had the Church going
Habit.

Many years ago old Mrs. Parsons
Lady Parsons" she was often called
lived in Il big, brown farm house on
the south side of the beautiful common
in West Springfield, Mass, says a wri-
ter in Our Dumb Animals.
In summer her trusty horse was usu-
ally pastured near the house, and on
Sunday mornings the hired man was
accustomed to harness the horse, at the
ringing of the first bell, and, attach
ing him to the chaise, tie him to the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
To Be Held at Guthriesville School
House, on Saturday, August %, 1903.

NJ OTICE is hereby given to the
~ qualified voters of School District
No. 6, (Bethesda), that an election will
be held in said district on SATUR-
DAY, AUGUST 2S, 1909, at which cleo
ton the qualified voters Of the said
school district will vote for or against
a special levy of three mills for the
support of the schools Of the said dis
trict. The polls will be opened at a.
M, and closed at p. m. Eligibility
to vote Is limited to those who pay
other than poll taxes and who must
exhibit registration certificates and
tax receipts.
J. G. BELL.
MANSFIELD GORDON,
]. f. lookout,
Trustees.
90 0t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13

FL Many a man boasts that his wife
made him what he is when she doesn't
seem to be particularly proud of the
Job.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-12
MRS. s. E. SMITH DEAD.
FeTmer Alabama Woman Passes Away
 Nm GklahoNNa.

Former Alabama Woman Passes Away En Oklahoma. Brewton. Feb. 11.-(Special.)-- )--Mrs
 Sarah D. Smith. former resident of
 this place, died Tuesday morning at the home of her sons in Altus. Jack son county. Oklahoma, and the re- mains are expected to reach here Fri day afternoon or Saturday morning. Interment will take place in. Alec Cemetery. No definite arrangements have yet been made as to the hour of the fun eral service.
 Mrs. Smith was the widow of Will liam Smith. one of the older residents Of Bullock county, Alabama. the fam fly place being at Midway. They re- moved to this county some years ago. where Mir. Smith died. his widow aft erwards removing to Oklahoma with her two sons.
 ahe is survived by the following
 children: Walter Smith and Tempe Smith, Altus, Oklahoma; P. 1T. Smith,
 M. D.. Calhoun. Fla: W. L. Smith, D. D.. Hot Springs. Ark; Mrs. Bryan Dougias, Troy: Mrs zula Johnson. Co., lumbus. Ga. and Mrs. Mary Thompson. Scranton. Miss.
 ehe Is alsO survived by the fol-
 lowing grandchlldren: G. W. L.
 Smith. Brewtons A. J. Smith, IT,.
 Cleveland. Ohio; r. A. Smith. Tal- lassee: Miss Hattie Smith and Miss
 Eva Smith, Midway.
 It is expected that these relatives will reach here in time for the fun- eral services
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-12

 CASE ARGUED Case of Dallas County
 Heard. DETERMINE coNsTIIuTIoNALIY Much Interest Being Manifested In Supreme Court Hearing. The cenpiaisant win Ceaciuss the Arsnmsst Tosay and . Dee
 eisien Is Asticipatea
 During Week.
DETERMINE coEsTITUTIoNALIIY

Argument in the submission of the case of retail liquor dealer. one Coll man. of Selma, in contesting the oon- stitutionaiity of the prohibition act passed by the recent session of the state Legislature, occupied the atten- ton of the Supreme Court of Alabama at It's session yesterday morning and afternoon. and will be continued through the morning session today.
 The ease is similar to that raised in Montgomsry county and elsewhere, and coming first to the attention of the court will decide the other cases test ing the constituti0nality of the iaw.
 The history of the case shows that Coliman applied for a license Go do a retail liouor business to Judge P. 1T. Pitts of Dallas County, and that Judge Pitts refused to issue license. The case was taken before Judge Mabry of the City Court of Selma, that judge being petftioned to issue a mandamus for the issuance of the license. This petition was denied by Judge Mabry. and the appeal to the Supreme Court followed.
 Daniel Troy opened tise argument for the compiainanfs yesterday morning before the Supreme Court and was foil lowed by Attorney General A. M. Gar Der. and Assistant Attorney General Thomas W. Martin, for the State. Lee H. Well. attorney for the complainant. will close the argument this morning.
 The arguments of Thursday morning attacked the constitutionality of the bill on the grounds that the bili was not properly recorded and submitted, and followed the general argument as outlined fn the briefs which were sub. mitted to the court. and as read before Judge Thomas c. Jones. Judge of the United States Court for the Middle Dis. tFict of Alabama.
 1t is thought that an opinion in the matter win be rendered during the coming week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-12
MARCUS Is WOUNDED
&ELMA MAN IS ATTACKED BY
 HAYES WALKER.
Row Started Al a sTaeIxy Party" and
 |& a Knife Is Used--Neyys of
 |N t the Centrnz

selma Feb. )--Jos Mar GUS. a white man aged 70 years, was wounded late last night in the rooms of A. Kirchner over the latter's balse- " at TOT, Alabama stree thy Hayea walker. a white man who with hfs family occupies rooms in the same
 Alter the cutting walker was aE- rested by the police and held await Ing his trial.
 Marcus was attending a 'taeky pax ty'' which was given in the rooms oc. cupisd by A. lKrehner and his family. Ganes had been played during the evening and the guests were prepar- Ing to leave when Hayes Walker knocked upon one of the doors of the Kirchner rooms and called for Joe Marcus. When Marcus went to the door. it is said, Walker cut him across the neck without uttering a word
 The incident caused considerable ex- citement among those who were att tending the party and friends of Mar GUS took him to the office of surgeon where the wound was dressed
 The knife which was used by Walk CT entered Marcus neck near the mid- de of the back on the right side and ranged down towards the throat. only sevePing the skin as it passed over the tugtaiar vein. The muscles on the right aide of the neck were severed by the knife and the surgeon took twenty. three stitches to close up the Gaah.
 Marcus is not in a serious condition and it is thought that he will be out in a few days.
 When arrested Walker was under the influence of intoxicants and made incoherent remarks to the effect that he would de to protect his family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-12
THE ALABAMA STILL RISING As Not Yet Reached
 High Stage. VAST VOLUME OF WATER SEEN Inc Flood to Continue During
 Remainder of Week. crossias By Ferries Is Daasersus, several Alens the River fsefss-
 ins New te Take Risk sf
 Trsnwfer.
VAST VOLUME OF WATER SEEN

whirling. eddying, foaming, the Ala bama River ct Montgomery has become . torrent in It's flood tide. Since Tues. day, when the heavy rain fell, the stream ct this point has lifted it's stage ia.7 feet tn all. according to the meas.
 urements of the Weather Bureau. with promiss of going niue feet further by Saturday morning.
 There is siaht from the river land ing st the foot of Commerce Htreet---a sight that will cinch MontGomerian's claim of superb waterway advantages Every crevice in the banks has
 becoming miniature ford the hood wa- ter rushing into the opening; the lower l trees of the banks are partially covef- ed. and the water steadily creeps high er and higher into their branches; and 1 the river itself rushes along all the
 while. gathering momentum aud vol- tune with the thousands of gallons | which pour in from the CooBa and Tai-
 iapoosa--rushing alone. . big. brown. living thing, foam-fiecked and dottea with rubbish and drift wood.
 The level of the water is within q few feet of the bank opposite the city. end we'll up to the foot of the biuR
 which protects the city from high wa. ! ter It I'd not aitogether. aia unusual l flood as floods go. though is something to nsrveI at In light of the incessant How stage of the river during the past six months.
 The flood win continue through the
 week, say the river reports issued yes- I terday to the local ofiice of the Weather
 Bureau. eThe reports show the Coosa which point it was about stationary yesterday morning. 1t ts falling on points on the tributaries above. The Thllnpoosa was still rising al Milsfcad yesterday morning. but had begun to subside at thet point by { D. m.
 The highest stage reached at Rome
 was l7.s feet. total rise of 14s feet. feet yesterday afternoon, or with d totaf rise of fS.s feet. At the same time # stocd at 1s.s feet at 1fontEom. cry. representing q total rise of 1s,s
 It was. al this time. still rialng from 0adsden to some distance below gelma. The latest forecast is that the stages of 26 feet at Montgomery by Saturday and 2S feet at Selma by Sunday win not be exoeeded. and may not Quits be reached on the rise.
 The volume of water with which the river. hes been Augmented gives Co fe q velocity of current that renders cross ing by ferries dangerous. At some fer rfes along the river the crossing ip abandoned for awhile. The drowning of the two mules at the Montgomery
 ferry Wednesday ia an example of the
 The bodiss of the two animals who met death in the. food. have not yet been recovered. 1t is thought that the
 bodies have settled near the bank off which they went down. where the cur rent is not swift enough to wash them down stream. Luckily, none of the railroads expert- enced washOuts. or any delay in their | runs, by the rain. Co any extent, and l the schedule Into and out of MontGom> cry has been continued without ereak.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-12
s4z,oOo INVOLVED N
 N0NTGoMERY CASES
.sThe Infirmatives of the Act Are
 GIasing.' z
ar. Justice Anaersos srakes Assertis@ sa Daasenting te the Opisiea
 Sf the supreme Ceart on .t Frsnsaise Tsxes.

'ssrhe innrmatives of the act are giar- Ing" declared Mfr Justice Anderson in dissenting to the opinion of the su- preme Court, that the special franchise taxes imposed by an act of the last xegisiatnre upon tlie railroads of the State are constitutionai.
 The court itself in concnrring in the opinion written by Justice simpson, agree somewhat With the dissenting opinion of Justice Anderson, in that the opinion declares. In discussing the point raised that the act is vtoiative Of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constltution Of the United States. that upon the whole. while we are all free to confess, that this point makes a deep impression on our minds yet this is a matter which should be pass cd upon by the Supreme Court of the United States. and we hold that the decisions are not so clear, as to au- thorixe this court to declare the act in question violative of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Ccnststuticn Of the
 MT. Justiee MscleiIan. concurring in the opinion written by Justice Simp- son. concnrred generally, but observes that the Alabama Court should pass upon whether or nor the act violates the act in question {s8
 The erect of the opinion handed down yesterday is to declare constitu- tionai an act of the Legislature of 1907 by which the State will receive an ans nuaI tax amounting to more than e1e0,- 900 from the various railroads of the State. The case upon which the opin- ion is written is that. of the Eouthsrn Railroad Company vs. Samuel E. Greene. Probate Judge of Jefferson County. although the cases in the Mont nomery court against the L. and N; the Central Of Georgia and the Sea- board Air Line, are afIirmsa by the de- eisiof. The Btrrn5ngiaann case Involved @22.4Ss. 36, while the Montgomery cases decided involve s42.000.
 The opinion of Justice simpson states in opening. that franchise is-a sps- cial privilege conferred by the govern ment on an individual. That an earfy decision of the United States Supreme Court declared that "a franchise is property, and nothing more; 1t Is in- corporeai property. We think 1t evil dent. from authorities. that although the amount charged for a license to do business is in some sense 2 tax on the franchise. yet when franchise is referred to as a subject of taxation against corporation already organ ized and licensed. 1t Is property. and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-12
PLAN RECEPTION FOR
 PRESIDENT ELIOT

Americas foremost educator will be tendered a warm reception in Mont- gomery. if the plans which have been 'formed for the entertainment of for mer President Charles ". Eliot of Harvard. find successful consumma. tl0n.
 President Eliot will be in Montgon. cry on the night Of Sunday, March [, and will deliver an address during his short stay. He will probably arrive in the city Saturday night. and remain over for twenty-fpu hours.
 The Board of Education of Mont gomery. aided by Hon. H. c. Gunnelis. State Superintendent of Education. Major E. F. Steiner. and Judge Will liam IT. Thomas. will compose the Committee on Arrangements
 The committee will invite represen- tative men from throughout the state and the city of Montgomery. to act as a Committee on Reception.