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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16

INAsMUCH as no direct pay goes
with it, The Enquirer desires to claim
credit for placing the quarterly report
of the disbursements Of the county su-
pervisor before at least fifteen hundred
York county families who would moi
otherwise have had the opportunity
to see It. The Enquirer has 2,150 sub
scribers in all, and Of these we esti-
mate that about seventeen hundred
are people who take no other YorB
county paper. The Enquirer has al
least one thousand more subscribers
than any other paper in the county
The law allows $50 per annum for the
publication Of this report. The En-
quirer offered to do it for $50 or to di-
vide the $50 with any other paper OF
papers that might be willing to divide
The county board Of commissioners
saw proper to give the official publ
cation to the Rock Hill Herald fol
s55. OF course, We understand thai
the service Is worth $55 in the Herald
We claim that 1t is worth a great deal
more in The Enquirer. But that Is no,
the question. What the public money
Is being spent for and who gets 1t, is
a very important matter to the tax
payers, and pay or no pay, it gives
The Enquirer pleasure to serve them
as 1t is doing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16

in 1t, and sealed it. Turning to her
sister, she said: 81 am sending this
walnut on a journey to my future
husband for me-" Her sister replied
that she thought possibly hunting a
needle in a haystack might be an cas-
ier and more successful task, In view
of the fact that more than 1O,OOO
sacks of nuts were to be shipped from
the ranch the very next day. But the
little god Of love was watching, Tor
within a few weeks she received
note from North Carolina. The nut
had been opened by Solomon Geer.
who had ordered a big consignment
of the California product. The nut
was chosen by the young man as
sample for some prospective buyers.
81 will let you taste this, that you
may note the superior flavor of these
wainuts," he said to the customers.
In It appeared the name OF Ella
Efenling and the postoffice address,
Rivera, Cal Well, the couple cor
responded from that time, purely as
a Joke at first. Then Mr.. Fleming,
Miss Fleming's father, one OF Cali
fornias forty-niners, went on visit
to his birthplace. AS coincidence
would have it, his destination was
little village in Madison county, n. e.,
very near Rutherfordton. Then the
Young couple met for the first time,
for Miss Fleming accompanied her
father and mother on their Visit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16

To Revise CIennson's By-laws.-
The following resolution, unanimous
ly adopted by the board OF trustees at
its recent meeting, has been given out
for publication. 1t will be OF much In
terest, because Of the fact that one OF
the reasons for the resignation OF DR..
Nell touches upon the same question.
Resolved, That a committee Of three
be appointed by the chairman to take
into consideration the revision Of the
bylaws, and, in consultation with the
president Of the college, report such
changes as in their judgment are ne
cessary to secure the followfng re-
suits:
1. Define the powers and duties Of
the president of the college 80 that he
shall be the absolute head Of the col
lege, to be held responsible for its sat-
isfactory workings and success.
2. To define the relation OF the
trustees Of the college and their du-
ties as inspectors and legislators,
seeking to secure the best results at a
minimum Of expense; the idea being
that the trustees shall direct and con-
troll the policy Of the college under
general rules and regulations, while
the faculty shall carry them out un-
der the orders Of the president OF the
college, who shall alone act as inter-
mediary between the trustees and the
various heads of departments and
shall be held responsible for results.
8. To secure the coordination and
cooperation Of the various depart
ments of the college with a view to
economy and efficiency and clear
definition of the duties Of the various
officers Of the college.
The chairman Of the board, Col.
Alan tombstone, appointed as the
above committee; Senator B. R. Till
man, the Hon. r. w. Simpson, the
Hon. w. w. Bradley.
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Kina's Mountain.

The ceremonies in connection with
the dedication of the Kings Mountain
Battle monument are to take place on
October Z, next, the 129th anniversary
of the battle and they are to be under
the auspices Of the Kings Mountain
Chapter D. A. R., operating under and
through the authority Of the Kings
Mountain Centennial association, the
personnel Of which is identical with the
Kings Mountain chapter.
The programme for the occasion has
not yet been definitely arranged. There
is nothing definite but the date, and
the present idea is, that the dedication
ceremonies will cover but a single day.
AS to whether this matter, however,
might develop to include two or more
days, will probably depend upon cir
cumstances.
President Taft has been invited to
be present on the occasion Of the ded-
ication of the monument; but has not
yet indicated his pleasure in the mat
ter. It is generally hoped that he will
be able to come in person; but should
he not be able to come in person, he
will be requested to send some dis
tinguished representative, probably the
honorable secretary Of war, or other
members Of his cabinet. Along with
the president, the governors Of Virgin
la, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
ole fn ha
pecially invited, and it is pretty sure
that all Of these states will be repre-
sented.
While the members Of the Kings
in hand for months, and have been do
ing a great deal of preliminary work,
they are seriously handicapped for the
want of funds. Money will be neces-
sary to pay the expenses Of the differ
ent invited speakers, including railroad
fare, carriages, transportation and en-
tertainment on the grounds; but there
is no money in prospect at this time,
except such as might come through the
liberality and patriotism Of the people
Of York county and Of the state.
Because there seems to be no other
way for it, the ladies of the Kings
Mountain chapter have requested The
Enquirer to make G call for subscrip-
tions. They can use as much as one
thousand dollars, or even more. They
recognize that it is quite possible that
they may be able to defray all the nee
essary, actual expenses of the day with
a less sum; but at the same time they
would have subscribers to understand
that If there is surplus sufficient for
the purpose, it will be devoted to some
permanent structure on the ground for
the convenience of the public.
The time in which a great deal of
work Is to be done is short, and it is
hoped that the generous public will
respond at once with liberal subscrip-
tions. All subscriptions may be sent
to Mrs. G. H. O'Leary, chairman of
the finance committee at Yorkville,
S. c., and they will be promptly ac-
knowledged through The Enquirer.
1t is unnecessary to remind the
ication is in no sense a local function
Kings Mountain battlefield belongs to
York county and South Carolina, only
because it is located in this county
The great battle fought there, a battle
(which turned the ebbing tide of Amer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The negro baseball team went over
to Rock Hill Wednesday, and shut out
the Rock Hill negroes to 0. The To-
cal negroes claim to have the best
colored baseball team in the state.
The c. & NV depot will be re-
built at once and the understanding
is that General Manager Nichols Is
is going to do something handsome
1t is a splendid opportunity for
first class building.
What promised to be a very inter-
esting game of baseball between York
vile and Lowryville, was called at the
end of the first half Of the fourth in
ming on Tuesday, in order to give the
Lowryville boys opportunity to take
the evening train for home. The score
stood to at the time. The game
was not started until late on account
Of the rain.
The Carolina and North
depot was destroyed by fire between
/ and o'clock yesterday morning. The
flames were we'll under way before
the alarm was given; but the fire de-
partment got to work in remarkably
quick time considering the circum.
stances, and did some good work in
saving the office and waiting room
part of the building. The origin OF
of the fire is not definitely known; but
there are two theories, one that II
came from rats and matches, and the
other that it was incendiary. There
were not a great many goods In the
building. and there was little loss ir
the office except some personal prop
erty belonging to Mr.. E. w. Long, the
agent. The depot property was fully
covered by insurance as was also the
property of Mr.. Long.
There was a good deal Of talk or
the street Wednesday and yesterday
about Judge Memmingers dismissal
of the jury in the Russell case. Most
disinterested people seem to approve
the judges action, and even some OF
the jurors were willing to admit thai
it was right. All of the jurors were
quite sore over the matter and some
claimed that the fault was with the
judge who failed to explain the law OF
concealed weapons in sufficient detail
This view, however, did not prevail
generally. There is no question of the
fact that the jury included several OF
as good men as the county affords, anG
there is no other idea than that they
made their mistake through ignorance
Some observers on the outside attrib-
ute the jury's break to a pretty
strongly established and growing fall
lacy, to the effect tnat juries are su-
preme and that they can find such
verdcts as they see proper to find
convict or acquit as they see proper ir
their own discretion, regardless Of the
law and evidence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

r. E. Mcclure and others-Invites
the public to a basket picnic at SUIT
toms Spring on Wednesday, July
28th.
Baseball Com.-Announces the COM
ing Of Col. Figg's Cherokee Indian
baseball aggregation for two games
afternoon and evening-July 26
The game will be between the In
dians and local team.
John w. Pursley and ]. ]. Henry
Trustees-Give notice Of a special
high school election to be held In
District No. 2. at McGill Bros store
on the question Of establishing q
high school in said district.
John r. Dickson, Capt.-Calls on
members Of Co. 81" to assemble al
the armory on Saturday-tomorrow
at o'clock to go to the Rifle
Range to practice in guard mount
ing, guard duty, etc.
Thomson Coon pages 4 and make
announcement Of special sale OF
goods in all departments, which be-
gins July 21 and continues for ten
days. The sale is in charge Of the
Man from the Mills"
Loan and Savings Bank-Calls tc
your mind the great things that
can be accomplished by the
straight ahead" way Of doing
things, and especially in the matter
of saving money, which it wants to
help you do.
]. L. williams & Co.-Tell what kinds
of dress goods are going to be In
most demand the coming fall and
winter season, and are showing
these goods In variety.
Bank Of Clover-Offers IS In gold tc
the customer who presents the first
check in payment for the first bale
of new cotton sold on the Glover
market.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Calls your
attention to its large lines Of ordi-
nary and safety raZors, pocket
knives, carving knives, scissors, etc,
First National Bank-Points out the
fact that men are seldom more In
nocently employed than when max
ing money honestly, and 1t will be
glad to help you in any way 1t can
to make money honestly and help
you to care for what you have.
]. @. Wray-Says his prices will save
you money and quotes lot Of prices
to prove his claim to your satisfac-
ton. He wants you to come and
see for yourself.
Carroll Furniture Coolers phono-
graph records at 10 cents each.
National Union Bank-Quotes what Is
said to it repeatedly by its custom
ers that it is Liberal, Fair and
Prompt" in all banking matters
1t wants you to do business with It.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. H. C. Smith Of Charlotte Is
visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Mrs. w. w. Barron Of Shelby. N
c., is visiting the family of Mr.. w. j.
Fewell on Yorkville No. Z.
Mr.. Fred Mcfarland Of Roanoke
Va, is visiting relatives and friends
In Yorkville and vicinity.
Mr.. Robert Jenkins Of Norfolk, Va.
is visiting his parents, Mr: ana Mrs
w. w. Jenkins In Yorkville.
Rev. Croft williams of Maryland
was the guest Of Mr.. and MRS. y. T.
Wilkins in Yorkville. this week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Mcdowell and
children of Charlotte were the guests
of Mrs. w. G.. White this week.
Miss Lizzie Matthews Of Glover. and
Mrs. Mary Simril Of Yorkville No. q
are visiting Mr.. John Neely's family In
Old Point.
Mrs. William Dunlap and children
of Charlotte, are guests OF Mrs. Dun.
laps sisters, Mesdames ]. s. Mackorel
and w. H. Herndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Louthian Of
Charlotte are visiting the family o,
Mrs. w. s. Russell and other York
Vile relatives and friends.
Messrs. G. H. O'Leary and John F
Gordon went on the Charlotte Obser-
yers excursion over the Clinchfield
railroad, leaving yesterday.
Miss Clara Alexander Of Yorkville
r. r. D. No. 4, left last Tuesday fol
the Rock Hill hospital to undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
Mr. J.. E. Henckel Of Hickory, N. G..
has accepted a position with ]. ]. Kel-
ler & Co. He and his family are
boarding with Mrs. Drakeford.
Mrs. John R. Stephenson and
daughters, Misses Louise, Roberta
and Roba, of Landsford, are VISITING
friends and relatives in the Glover and
Beersheba neighborhoods.
Miss Minnie Stephenson, nurse In
the state hospital for the insane, IN
Columbia, is spending two weeks with
the family of her father Mr.. j. r
Stephenson on Yorkville No. 1.
Mr.. Jas. D. Hope, Of Sharon, who
has been confined to his bed for two
weeks with typhoid fever, Is getting
along nicely and 1t Is expected that ne
will soon be up. There are no othel
cases of fever there.
Messrs. Frank Spigener Of Column
bia, Rob and Tom Crawford OF RocB
Hill, and Misses Helen and JuEa
Witherspoon of Guthriesville, were
the guests of Mr.. Edward and Miss
Frances Finley this week.
Mr.. Simms Pratt and Miss Jeanette
Morrison, two of Sharon's highly es'
teemed and popular young people
surprised their friends on last Sun
,day by driving over to Hickory Grove
and getting married, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. S. D. Bailey
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lean liberty to success, and decided
the future of this country, is one of
the proudest heritages Of the states
that had troops in 1t, and we feel that
the money for this celebration should
come from every part of South Caro-
lima. We feel sure that all Of the
newspapers will help in the matter of
publicity.
AS the programme OF the proposed
dedication ceremonies develops, The
Enquirer will give additional informa-
ton, and in the meantime we hope to
see an immediate response to the re-
quest Of the ladies for subscriptions,
not only from Yorkville and York
county; but from all over the state at
large.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16

THOSE farmers who have sold theiI
cotton for next fall delivery are In bad
luck. People have been known to sell
their cotton for future delivery; but
as a rule they get left. The principal
object of the exchange manipulators In
buying cotton for future delivery, is
to get enough in hand to control the
balance. The spot price for October
and November is generally little in
advance Of what the bulk OF the Oc-
tober and November futures have been
bought for.
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SPECULATIVE MARKET.

Following are the developments in
the speculative market yesterday as
in an Associated Press
dispatch of last night from New York:
The reactionary movement continued
in the cotton market today as a re-
suit of further realizing or liquida-
tion. and the close was weak at a net
decline of 20 to 2S points. The mar
ket opened easy at decline of 6 to
II points and sold IA to II points net
lower right after the call under lqui-
dation and local bear pressure which
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16

II is not to be understood that the
crops are all bad. Some Of the farmers
say their prospects are all that they
could hope for.
Congressman Finley and Prof. Ira
w. williams have accepted invitations
to speak on the occasion Of the picnic
at Filbert, on July "a, and arrange
ments have been made with the York
vile cornet band to furnish the music.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.

Before its final discharge Tuesday
afternoon, the grand jury submitted
the following, as its final presentment
Honorable R. w. Memminger,
Presiding Judge in the Sixth Judi
cial Circuit:
Sir: We, the grand jury Of the
county Of York, respectfully submit
this, our final presentment.
We have passed on all bills Of indict-
ment which have been submitted to us
by the court, and have returned the
same to the court with our findings
thereon.
We have appointed committees OF
our body to examine into the affairs
Of the various county offices, the Jail
county farm, chaingang, roads and
bridges Of the county. These commit
tees will submit their reports at the
November term for the year 1903, the
committees attending to the duties as
signed to them during the summer.
We take occasion to express oul
thanks to the presiding judge and the
court house officials for the uniform
courtesies which have been extended
to us during the progress Of our work
at this term.
All Of which is respectfully submit
ted, j. S. Sandifer,
Foreman.
From Foreman Sandifer, The En-
quirer secured a list of the various
standing committees as follows
On county affairs-O. s. Poe, chair
man; D. A. Whisonant, ]. A. Barber
e. B. Price, ]. M. Ferguson.
On county jail--T. w. Speck, chair
man; D. F. Jackson, w. e. Feemster
]. ]. Jones.
On county homes. H. Epps, chair
man; w. L. Hinson, ]. w. Patrick, j
H. Sutton, J. S. Sandifer.
On county chaingang-S. A. Mitch
ell, chairman; E. N. Stephenson, s
M. Shillinglaw, J. w. Feemster.
Foreman Sandifer advised the re-
porter that the grand jury took what
Judge Memminger said about perjury
under serious consideration, and will
probably be heard from on the subject
from time to time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16

Business Going to Pick up--We do
not know whether the new tariff will
be as iniquitous as is claimed by some
people, who probably do not know
what its provision are, but we are glad
that it Is about to be enacted. We
want the thing settled and out OF the
way. After the new law goes into If
feet, business will speedily adjust IT
self to 1t, even IL It is not the sort "f
a law that II ought to be, and then ev-
erything will begin to pick up. The
country has fully recovered from the
effects of the panic two years ago. and
for months everybody has been wait
ing for the tariff question to be set
tied. Doubt and uncertainty are worse
than any law-Anderson Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-16
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Sharon Bank Building.

Sharon is to have two new brick
buildings ready for use by October 1.
Since being awarded the contract for
erecting the First National Bank
Building, the contractor, Mr.. w. W.
Blair has made contract with Mr.
r. H. G. Caldwell to erect brick
store room 26 by 70 feet, adjoining,
and east Of the bank, and work on
both buildings is now being rushed.
It is the understanding that the bank
building will be ready for occupancy
on or about September l.. Mr.. w. L.
Hill is furnishing the brick for both
buildings and they are Of very su-
perior quality.
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YORKVILLE. s. o.
FRIDAY, JULY Is, 1909.

THE impression seems to be growing
that there Ia no probability Of a veto
Of the tariff bill.
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The lJurkrills Gnqairer.

Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvflle
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
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L
that the presence Of the pistol on his
person had no connection with any ex-
pected difficulty with Mr.. Windle. He
had never had any unpleasantness with
Mr.. Windle previous to that time, and
did not know of any reason why Mr.
Windle should want to attack him. In
fact the attack was a complete sur
prise to him.
In answer to a question from Mr.
Wilson, Mr. Grist said he had ceased
carrying a pistol some three months
ago, and had not carried one since.
The defense made an effort to in
troduce copies of The Yorkville En-
quirer, one Of the issue containing Mr.
CRISIS first signed statement about the
assault in the court house, and others
containing the comments on the incl
dent as republished from other papers
The object of introducing the first pa
per was to show certain alleged con-
fict between the published statement
and his testimony. The court read the
published statement and said that he
could not conceive of any considera-
ton that would make 1t relevant to
the present issue, and besides Mr.. Grist
was the defendants witness and the
defendant could not contradict him
The newspaper comments, he said were
also irrelevant to the issue and imma-
terial, and he refused to allow them
to go into the testimony.
The hour for adjournment having
arrived, his honor, suspended the pro-
ceedings of the court until this morn
ing at $50 o'clock.
When court convened this morning,
the defense put Mr. w. H. Windle on
the stand as the first witness. In res
ponse to questions from Mr.. Wilson,
Mr.. Windle said he was a farmer of
Fort Mill township. 55 years Of age,
and had never held a public Office. He
said he took The Yorkville Enquirer
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to kill, was taken up Wednesday af-
ternoon and concluded yesterday
morning with verdict Of not guilty.
OF the six negroes charged with ar
attempt to break jail, the case asains,
one Silas Dunlap, was mol pressed
and the others were convicted. They
were each sentenced to two years or
the chaingans.
A considerable part Of yesterday was
taken up with the trial Of the case OF
John Davis, charged with an assault
with intent to ravish. The jury found
verdict of not guilty.
On yesterday afternoon the court
took up the case Of the State against
w. H. Windle, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, the al
legged assault being committed on Mr.
w. D. Grist, editor Of The Yorkville
Enquirer in the office of the clerk OF
the court, on the 9th Of August last.
Messrs. Thos. F. McDow and w. B.
Wilson, Sr., appeared for the defend
ant, and just before empaneling the
jury, Mr.. McDow offered a motion
to quash the venire on the ground that
the court had exceeded its authority
in peremptorily discharsing a panel
of twelve jurors and that the jurors
drawn to fill out the panel were ille-
gally drawn. The motion was prompt
ly overruled and Mr.. McDow asked for
the noting of an exception.
Several of the veniremen were ex-
cused on their voir dire, and after a
number of challenges. the panel was
organized as followc: Henry Massey,
foreman; R. B. Davidson, R. E. Steele,
E. A. Dickson, B. H. Massey, James F.
Jackson, w. M. Gettys, E. NJ. Howe,
D. E. Durant, w. G.. Plexico, e. B.
Chambers, s. L. Pursley.
The first witness put up by the State
was Mr.. J. A. Tate, clerk Of the court.
He testified that he knew Of the diff