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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
SHARON SHAvlNGS.
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer

Sharon, November 12.-Our new pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. 5"Gter has moved to
town to take the place vacated by the
death of Rev. Mr.. Grler some months
past. He preached his first sermon last
Sunday morning and 1t was enjoyed
by the congregation, and we are all
glad to have him with Us.
Chief Of Police Broom Is our right
hand man. He has placed four noted
blind tigers behind the bars the last
few days, and we hope that he will
continue to carry the good work on.
Our town is still on the boom Mr.. j.
S. Rainey will soon complete his fine
house. Mrs. ]. A. Graves Of this place,
will move into her new home tomor-
row on York street. Mr.. w. P. Young
blood is building a even-room dwell
ing on Railroad avenue.
Rev. ]. B. Swami of Bullock's Creek,
was In town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Pratt have re-
turned home from the State Fair, and
report a rood time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
LOCAL LACONlCS.
SmalIpox at Ninety Nine Island.

Mr. Baxter Wilkie, young white man
who has been keeping store at Nine
ty- Nine Island, has quite severe
case of smallpx at his home near Hick-
ory Grove. The authorities have taken
every precaution to prevent the spread
of the disease.
Information as to j. A. Pollard.
Mayor Hart of Yorkville, has letter
from Mr.. r.. s. LetsOn of Farmersville,
Texas. seeking information that will
establish the right Of the widow OF j.
A. Pollard to pension. j. A. Pollard
went to the war from York county and
was a member of company F, Seven
teenth regiment. If some of his former
comrades are able to give information
as to his service and honorable dis
charge. Mayor Hart will be glad to
send the information to Mr.. Letson. who
formerly lived in Chester county.
Harris Bales.
Lancaster special Of November 10
to Columbia State: A beautiful
church wedding was solemnized In
the Pleasant Valley section this even
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Neil Of Yorkville
are spending this week in Rock Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Rodney Scott, visited
Mrs. L. II. Ferguson at Taylors, this
week.
Mrs. ]. B. Scott of Yorkville No. 3,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. H
Ferguson in Taylors.
Mrs. ]. w. Mcfarland Of Yorkville
No. 3. is visiting the family Of Mr.. j.
K. Reinhardt at Forest City, N. c..
DR.. Miles Walker has purchased an
automobile for use in his practice. He
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12

THE collector of the port Of Charles
ton was an honored and popular guest
at the banquet given in honor of the
president last Friday night. Had the
banquet occurred year ago, the COL
lector of the port would hardly have
been included among those present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
YoRKVILLE. 8. O.,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1909.

PRESIDENT Taft's trip over the coun-
try cost the national government only
$4,000; but the various cities through
which the president passed, spent on
his entertainment an aggregate Of
more than three million dollars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
THE crop reporting board of the de,

THE crop reporting board Of the de-
partment Of agriculture, gives South
Carolina credit for 37,041,000 bushels
Of corn this year. an average Of rB.7
bushels per acre. While this Is nee
essarily a matter Of guess work, we
have no doubt that 1t is substantially
correct; but at the same time we find
that the corn yield in York county is far
in excess of the average in the state
An unusually large number Of farmers
have made over so bushels Of corn to
the acre this year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12

IT is said that during each Of the
ffty-six days he has been touring the
country, President Taft sent Mrs
Taft a telegram, and whenever he had
the opportunity. he wrote her long
letter reciting the incidents Of the
preceding days in detail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12

WE are not in the real estate busi-
ness, we have no land to sell, and we
have no money with which to buy land;
but we insist that those who need land
should buy it, even If they have to
buy 1t on credit. Those who have cash
and no definite idea Of what to do with
1t, should invest in land.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12

YES, we will admit that many other
sections Of South Carolina have as
good lands, and perhaps as good wa
ter, as Is to be found in this section
But our people! That is the point
What other section has such people?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Church of the Good Shepherd
has purchased a pipe organ, which Is
to be installed within the next few
weeks.
The two mortga ges recently given
bv the Seaboard All Line, aggregating
S150,000.000, are being recorded in the
office Of the clerk of the court for York
county.
- The auction sale Of three small
farms remaining Of the Norris Sherrer
property, takes place in front of the
court house tomorrow at IL O'Clock
There should be a good attendance on
the sale.
- Although there Is a strong senti-
ment in favor of continuing the splen-
did paving work so sali6fa ctorily COM
menced by the town cd PsA!t is prob
able that nothing furth Incil,.e done
along this line until next Ser vi
The previously anno ummer>~
tracted meeting was comSnced in
the Baptist church on Sencfday
morning at 1890 o'clock, theSpastor
being assisted by Rev. L. M. Roper,
D. D., pastor of the First Baptist
church of Spartanburg. DR.. Roper
conducted services last night and
also this morning, and on each oc-
casion preached strong, practical
gospel sermons, which received the
undivided attention of his congrega-
tions. He does not resort to any Of
the methods of the professional evan
gelist, but breaches the old fashioned
gospel in its simplicity and purity,
and does it in such way as to inter-
est and instruct both the learned and
unlearned. There will be services
each day until further notice, at 1890
a. m, and p. m, except on Sunday,
when there will be a sermon to men
only at $50 p. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
SECOND WEEK JURORS.

The following venire Of thirty-six
petit jurors was drawn yesterday to
serve during the second week Of the
approaching term of the circuit court
for York county,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12

IT is very natural for people to as
sumo that President Taft has had a
great time in his trip through so many
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-12
Ths 4Iurkrills gaqairsr.

Entered at the Postoffice In Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
MISS DENHAMI
OF Buckhannon is Dead and
Burial Will Be in the
Shmnston Cemetery.

Miss Effie Denham. daughter Of
the late DR.. James Denham of Shinn-
ston, died at her home at ,Buckhan-
non at 8 O'clock Friday morning OF
a complication, for which she had
submitted to an operation. Her
death was shock to her relatives
and friends as 1T was believed the op-
Grafton would result in restoring her
to health and she appeared to be
doing nicely after 1t was performed !.
Miss Danham was a well known
and highly successful school teacher
and had a host Of relatives and
friends who mourn her death. Two
brothers and four sisters survive
The brothers are DR.. Cecil Denham
assistan physician ut the Weston
asylum. and James sDenham, who is
in the West. The sisters are Misses
Miriam, vesta and Cyenne Denham,
of Buckhannon. and Mrs. James G.
Garrett, of Adamston.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
HURRY DEFEATED.
For a Position on the Board
ofDirectors of the old
Fair Society.


cnmulation of votes failed to'telect
Captain James H. Hurry, of Bridge
port a director in the West Virginia
Central Agricultural and Mechanical
Society at the annual election Thurs
day. There were seven directors to
elect and some resorted to casting ali
seven share of stock represented for
Captain Hurry but his friends could
not bunch enough together to cleo:
him. Even by this means he ran 125
votes below the lowest man. Those
elected are already directors and their
reelection, vindicates their course In
office.
The vote stood: C. NJ. Bartlett,
ss4h. "a. a. Lang 1888, S. s. EarIs 4as.
Boyd NJ. Allen 1859. G. C. Southern
37s..N Il. Highland 3s4. Frank II.
Moore ys2 and J. H. Hurry e5a.
They We're elected to serve two
years from January next. The hold
over directors are b B. Stout, T. II.
Wallis, james II. Mines. S. C. Dem
ham, F. b. Haymaker, and e. b.
Deison.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
DEFECTIVE WIRING
Causes Blaze in Bijou Thea
tire Room to Extent of
$3.50 Damage.


Defective electric light wiring caused
a blaze that did about $3.50 damage
Friday morning in the ceiling of the
room in the Odd Fellows. building on
central Main street occupied by the
Bijou theatre. Tho city fire depart
ment responded promptly to an alarm
and extinguished the fire with the use
of hose. The fire burned along raft
ers between the ceiling and the floor
overhead. Part of the metal ceiling
had to be torn away and the boards
of the floor cut out to get at the
flames. Water also caused slight
damage to the occupants, Mr.. Sim
eral, of the theatre. having two PEN
ny picture machines slightly dam
aged. Payne:s fire insurance office
and Attorney Felix Sutton's law office
were considerably damaged by water.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
$500 BOND FORFEITED.
In Justice Gordon's Court by
William Barrett, Bridge
port Blacksmith.


owinssto his.tiailure to appear for
a hearing Friday morning in Justice
Gordon's court on peace warrant
charging him with unlawfully carry
Ing revolver. the bond OF William
Barrett. blacksmith of Bridgeport
amounting to $500 was declared for
feited by the court. John L. CAV
throp, also of Bridgeport, was Mr..
Barrett's surety. The warrants
against Mr.. Barrett were sworn out
by Joseph Wilkinson, of Bridgeport !.
Justice Gordon set 8 o'clock Monday
Morning. Sept. 10, as the time for
a hearing In regard to the bond for
felture.;
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
ROUGHLY USED
IS Justice Jason Kester by
g Grafton Men3on the Old
Fair Grounds.

Justice of the Peace Jason Kester
of Quiet Dell. was roughly used by
three or four men from Grafton
Thursday night on the old fair
grounds when he attempted to arrest
them for dfsorderly conduct. They
did not believe he was a magistrate
and were using him like football
when Police Chief Harry L. Brooks
and baltimore & Ohio detectives
came his rescue and helped to ar
rest the men. They were taken to the
office of Justice w. P. Camp. who
gave them q lecture and released them
on their promises to behave them
selves in the future.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
Ok COOK TOUCHES DENMARK
GOVERNOR IS CONFIRMED
BY CHARLES W. SWISHER

mo one who knew Governor
Glasscock in his career previous to
the nomination believes the charge
and his: conduct since becoming gov
ernor in all matters is his own win.
dication.
The silly story involving deals
evidently from the Elkins nespaper
man. Is unworthy of notice by Re.
publicans. for II true, 1t is hardly
likely that he would neglect to state
his source 7of information, which is
the fatal weakness of the whole
story
Mr. swisher. who has been in.
disposed for several weeks, has about
recovered, and now in his usual
cheerful and optimistic mood.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
Discoverer Of North Pole is
Sighted Off Danish Coast
This Afternoon.
TO ARRIVE TOMORROW.
Seems to Be Fully Accepted
That He Actually Found
the Pole.

NEW YORK. Sept. 3.-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook is expected TO arrive at
Copenhagen tomorrow from his epoch
making trip to the North pole.
1t Is confidently expected by his
friends and supporters then TO pro-
duce uncontrovertible proofs that he
reached the North pole.
That DR.. Cook win be able to fully
suhstantiate his claims is. Indicated by
an official statement from United
States Minister Egan at Copenhagen,
to the State Department. that the re-
ported discovery of the North pole has
been corroborated by Dergwaard Jen.
sen. Danish inspector of North Green-
land.
1t is assumed the Danish official in
vestigated DR.. Cooks claims after the
latter left Greenland enroute to Den.
mark and that he was able to confirm
them.
The Danish government has dls.
patched torpedo boat to meet the
steamer. on which the explorer is a
passenger. and to act as a convoy
honor into Copenhagen. The Danish,
minister of commerce chartered a
vessel. on which 70 lake newspaper
correspondents Of NE world out to
meet the Breokiyn explorer. and the
Danish Geographical Society will NEE,
DIR. Cook on another vessel.
From these unusual arrangements II
is evident DIR. Cook win have quick
opportunity to submit his proofs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
To See, ,I,c,Kine.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. at The
steamer Hans. oEgsdlIsegede With. DR..
Cook, the sexpiorer.roh board, passed
Cape skagen IN the northern extrem-
ity of Denmark at zfo'clock this ar
ternoon.
Cape skagen Is about 175 miles from
Copenhagen and the Hans Egede viii
probably come into port during the
night.
( Social activities will begin directly
after the steamer bearing the roya,
Geographical Society, ana United
States Minister Eean, as,a guest meets
the Hans Egede.
King Frederick Of Denmark has In
timated his desire to receive the trav-
eler Saturday morning. Hundreds OF
kilograms from America and all parts
of the world have been received at the
American Legation. for the doctor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
Doubling Tho,nases.

NEW YORK. Sept. with the ar
rival OF DIR. +. A. Cook at Copenhagen
interest in this country as well as in
Europe today conferred on the proofs
he would submit to show that he had
discovered the North pole. Opinion
Is strangely divided. His friends and
supporters declare his detractots are
iprejudiced and It Is notable fact
that number OF persons who are
Interested in the expioqaatIons By his
rival, Commander Peary, are mos,
persistent In doubling Cooks claims.
No definite arrangements have been
made for the reception or DIR. Cook in
America, but it is quite certain ii win
be a notable one.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
STRUCK j B BY TRAIN
Is a Hay Wagon and Nine
teen Occupants Are In
jured as Result.

WILLIAMSBURG, Pa. Sept. g.,
Nineteen persons were severely in-.
iured.. two afatally. last night when
a hay wagohdnh which they were
being taken to a corn roast was
struck by Pennsylvania railroad
freight engine. Dorothy Henderson
and Edna Snively. of this place,
were critically injured.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
FITCH STRICKEN
American Playwright Strick-
en- Abroad with APP
pendicitis.

cHALoNs-sUR-MARNE France,
Sept. s.-clyde Fitch, American play
wright, was today suddenly stricken
with an acute case of appendicitis,
while travelling from Germany in an
automobile. Arriving here he was
taken to a private hospital where he
underwent an operation. His condi-
tlon Is serious.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09

WASHINGTON. D c. * Sent sent g..
The King of Sweden has officially
recognized DR.. Cook as the discoyerer
of tho North pole.
Minister Esan. of Copenhagen. to-
day informed the state department In
effect ti.at the King through the
Swedish minister at copenhagen. had
congratulated the government OF the
United States on the occasion OF the
Cook discovery.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
TAKEs oyER PLANT.

HUNTINGTON. Sept. 3.-rhe In
terstate Gas Company has taken over
the franchise of the old Huntington
Consolidated Light & Railway Com
pany and will supply the city with
siaturaisgss1from the dsincoin county
zelda aalis
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
HEAVY FROST.

KINGwooD. Sept. s.-Preston
county had a very heavy frost this
week the first reported in this section.
II could be scraped up with gthe
hands along Bull Run. IS s.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
BIG KENTUCKY BLAZE.

sHEuBYvILLE. KY. Sept. Sire
this morning destroyed a large por-
tion of the business section of this
city. The loss is 100000.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
de.alls. lett at the North pole an

sthtAllduH nag ttllu IVA GBNLhtlt1uR
documents including a brief account
u my trip-and certain observations
and data to bear out gpuesafm.
lit was mot my intentiona, the start
TO proceed to the pole. was merely
on IN Arctic excursion. But, as /
found conditions favorable, j continued
OH my way to the pole. z
II discovered two hitherto mn,
known islands. We missed the sdepots
which had previously been established.
but we stumbled accidentally upon ono
of Melyiile.s depots. where we found
provisions and instruments In an ,.ex-
cellnet state OF preservation.
/, Owing to the smailness Of my M, ex-
petition our requirements were NOT
large. For the same reason We were
able to proceed quickly. some aavs
we covered as high as twelve unilesg
which Is extraordinary speea s1ss
Almost Starved 10 Death ~.
.As I approached the pole the Es-
kimos with me were utterly scared AT
the meteorological conditions 4 A
ION me return rim Ss,| ASi q M, 81
became entirely exhaHAkdks Eo knflI
nal life was visible. ana for three aavs
We ate nothing srien in "A eerr.evlce az
I've we caught Sisait sof ssveraI Will
ruses. had oify= a; fewA esrtrIddes
left. We expended chem All hut az
cured two of the walruses. orr lives
were saved.
I'VE then broke up our only sledre
ard made bows and arrows of wood !.
do Eskimos. and we secured game
with these arms. Again. near Cans
York, We were virtually ON the verge
OF starvation when we found a yopnr
seal sleeping ON ice. At Cane York IT,
self we found traces of musk oxen.
which We tracked and killed from me
upper-Nayik to Egedesminde.
81 sailed on the same shin that car.
ried the MacClintock and Frankl,n re-
lief expeditions" ~,
Captain Larsen. of the Cans Eeede
said he had examined DR. cook,s rem.
ords and he believed Them IN ha
fectly correct
Big Ovation Given.
DR.. Cook was weatherbeaten and
shabby but elated when NE camc
ashore. He wore a shabby brown
suit loaned him by n seaman on bis
head was a disreputabIe did can an,
his fee. were clad In leather moc.c,
sins. Blond was his hair ana long 1 ana
shaggy and his moustacbe was ro,,gh
and struggling and his comnlcxion
was sallow. but his face was f,,ll
Ships and yachts ON every side few
gay flags and the shore and pIers
were crowded with people ~
Two big American aoes sonra, ~,
landing stage. A tremendous roar a.
cheers burst from the neonIl;a 81,
shore and from the assemblope orl
small craft clustered abo,t thesn,er
DR.. Cook, Prince Christian ,of Der.
mark. Minister Eran and n recenttor
were engulfed and sven,
along by the clamorous crowd as soon
as they stepped ashore. Fighting their
way through the crowd DR.. Cook ane
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09

Marriage licenses have been issued
TO Harrison s. Hammond and MaryiN.
Cain and Ira M Cain and Stella Bfs
worth. 70 ,1se y
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
Tells How II,sDid It,

SKAGEN. Denmark Sent a.
Newspaper correspondent who went q,
the Hans iEgede from tho n,,o, s,san,.
tain few words with DIR. Cook The
explorer ascribed his success ia the
fact that he made use of old methods
namely. Eskimos and dogs. md that
he lived like an Eskimo himself
DIR. Cook gave a aurrfed sketch of
his expedition, In. which he said.
Going northward 7 struck first a
westerly course, from Greenland and
then moved .nprthward. / arrived n,
the North pole April 81. 1908. as nj
ready announced. ACCOMPANIED bv
only two Eskinios. We reached the
pole at Z O'Clock in Gthe morning !
took daily observations for whole
fortnight before arriving at the pole:
Returning we were forced to take a
westerly route and the first ten DAYS
1 took observations daily and record
ed them. was unable to measure the
depth of the sea as did not have the
necessary instruments. The lowest
Temperature recorded III degrees be-
low zero Farenheit."
COPENHAGEN. Sept. 4.-@Dr. Fred
lerick A. Cook, siiscoverer of the North
lpole. came into Copenhagen harbor. n,
10 O'Clock this morning on the steam-
tar uao. I,,,na. r......s n, .l.-.,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13

with fatigue, he falls asleep, only to wake
up with a start and rush round the room
as If pursued by phantoms. In fact, the
deposed Turk seems to be about as un-
happy as he can we'll be.
China's dowager empress has been dead
so long that the news Of the elaborate
funeral that is in preparation is somewhat
startling. The explanation lies in the Gus
tom of providing a common resting place
for the princes Of the imperial dynasty,
and in the vitality important part which
the departed played In the daily lives OF
living Cinnamon. Ancestor worship in
wolves an attention to the bodies Of the
departed, and to their spirits, that occu-
pies a large portion of the time of the de-
vout Chinaman. Whatever modern educa-
ted Cinnamon may think of these cere-
monies and customs, they are surrounded
by an antiquity so great and upheld by a
tradition so compelling that no one has
dared to set them aside.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13
Character in the Immigrant.

Secretary Nagel's utterance, voicing
his conviction Of the Syrian's fitness
for citizenship, that personal charac-
ter and not racial antecedent should
determine the reception we accord the
immigrant, is sound philosophy that
will commend itself to every thought
full American. It was one Of the
thoughts that animated the nation
when it adopted the constitutional
amendment prescribing race as we'll as
color from being a bar to the right of
suffrage.
Altogether too much attention has
been devoted to other matters than
character in seeking to devise ways to
regulate the influx of immigration.
Original nationality is not the true
test; there are desirables and unde-
sirables in every land. The possession
of money cannot truly determine; the
rascal often finds it easier to provide
himself with sufficient funds than does
his honest kinsman, and the head tax
can be made to defeat it's own pur-
pose. Learning is not the chief asset
to be required; lack of education does
not necessarily prevent a man being
a useful citizen nor limit his fitness
for the practical affairs of life. Our
experience has been from the begin
ming that the best citizenship acquired
from immigration has been based not
on the education nor financial rating,
but on individual character.
Personal qualities are the test Of
the man in every community. Is he
industrious, sober, honest, is he truth
telling, on the square? The answer
to this question determines the well
come of the stranger. Rugged ex-
terror, absence of book learning,
should not prejudice against the new
conner, nor should the fact that the
capital with which he must pay his
way consists of a strong pair of empty
hands. Because he comes from a
country where he has been denied adj
vantages open to every mar here
alike is no reason for shutting the
doors in his face. For the whole coun-
try, as for each community in it, the
test should be not the ancestors of
the man, but the mar himself.