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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
Mr.. Reaves Goes to Honsa Path.

Fort Mill special Of October 1S, to
the Charlotte Observer: Rev. Edward
| S. Reaves, who has served the Fort
Mill and Flint Hill Baptist churches as
pastor for the last four years, having
accepted the pastorate at Honea Path,
has moved to that place. While pas
tor here, Mr.. Reaves was instrumental
in building the splendid new house of
worship at Flint Hill, while both
churches have grown In membership
and efficiency. He has been held In
high esteem both as preacher and
as a man and his removal from the
community Is universally regretted.
Rev. s. P. Hair of Blackville, s. c.,
supplied the churches yesterday and
will likely be called to the pastorate.
Death Of Mrs. Annie w. Mcfarland.
Salem, Sumter county, special Of
October 13, to Sumter Daily Item: The
sudden death of Mrs. Annie .W1ther-
spoon Mcfarland, that occurred in
Sumter on Saturday morning Oct. 9th,
at the home Of her sister, Mrs w. J..
Mckay, was the greatest shock this
community has had for years. This
being her birthplace and the home
Of her many friends, her sudden death
has cast gloom over the entire COM
munity, that sympathize with the be-
reaved family in this their hour Of
afiiction. Mrs. Mcfarland was the
eldest daughter Of the late Hamilton
G. and Nancy r. Witherspoon, Of
Mayesville and was about Sc years Of
age. Besides two daughters, Misses
Nancy and Abbie, for whom she lived,
she is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Geo. e. Wilson, of Charlotte, N. c.,
Mrs. w. ]. Mckay, of Sumter and
Miss Mary Hamilton Witherspoon, Of
Mayesville and one brother, Mr.. Robt.
Witherspoon, Of Guthriesville, s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

Mr.. J. L. Guy Of Camden, writes that
he has sold the big tract Of land he
has been advertising in The Enquirer;
that the sale was made to York coun-
ty people as the result Of the adver-
tisement referred to.
The silver watch advertised in The
Enquirer of the Sth instant, as having
been lost on the road to the battle
ground, has been returned to the own
er, Mr.. ]. w. Mcfarland of Yorkville,
by Mr.. A. s. Barron Of Yorkville. Mr.
Barron found the watch in Clarks
Fork where Mr.. Mcfarland had drop
ped it. Mr.. Mcfarland was very glad
indeed to get the watch back, not so
much on account Of It's value, as on
account Of associations connected with
it, 1t having been given to him by a
highly esteemed friend many years
ago
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

THE Yorkville Enquirer remarks in
a most matter Of fact sort of way that
money is plentiful" Will some kind
friend be good enough to point out
the quickest route to Yorkville?-
Greenville News.
Why, come by airship, automobile,
railroad train or walk. If you come
by rail, just get off at Blacksburg and
stop at the Bank Of Hickory Grove,
where Cashier n. NJ. McDill will show
you a line Of deposits amounting to
about $4,000. After Mr.. McDill has
gotten through with you, We will direct
you to stop at the next station and get
Mr.. A. NJ. Haddon. cashier of the Ma
tional Bank Of Sharon to show you
about $4,000 that has been turned
over to him within the last six weeks.
When you have seen Mr.. Haddon,
come on down to Yorkville, where Mr..
R. c. Allen Of the First National Bank
will show you $175,OOO. and Mr.. T. c.
Dunlap of the Loan and Savings Bank
will show you $235,OO0 more. Maybe,
you will want TO say that this Is no
money. If so, we will send you on
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

THERE is a good deal Of fun being
made at the expense of the city OF
Columbia, on account OF the manner In
which 1t is seeking to entertain the
president by inviting contribution OF
$40 from each of the prospective
guests, who may accept invitations to
the luncheon to be given on the oc-
casion of the presidents visit. Some
people have quietly sent in their as
sessments without making any to-do
about the matter; but others insist
that they will do nothing Of the kind
and they won't go either. Editor APP
pelt Of the Manning Times, received
one of these queer invitations, and
what he said about it was a plenty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

THE Anderson Daily Mail says that
people of this country will pay $1O,-
100000 for the $3,000,000 Of cotton
seed oil which Italy imported last
year. And this Is just about the way
1t will be.-Charlotte Observer.
Humph! OF course, nobody is go
ing to expect us epicures to eat this
cheap, plebian stuff without even hav-
ing it relabeled. The Italians don't
make enough oil from olives to go
around, anyway. And it is the same
with lard. OF course, we could use
the pure oil for cooking and shorten
ing purposes, but it never would be
half as satisfactory as after We have
paid the price necessary to deceive us
into believing that 1t Is the genuine
old hog fat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

There are a good many farmers, who
are regretting this fall that they have
not as much cotton planted as they
might have had, had it not been for
the fact that last spring they put more
acreage in other crops. But not one
Of these farmers has just cause for
regret. On the contrary they have
more cause for congratulation, for the
probabilities are that in every case
where they raised crops other than
cotton, the actual money value Of those
crops Is greater than the same acre
age in cotton would have been.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

down the same railroad with a letter
of introduction to Mr.. Ira B. Dunlap,
cashier Of the National Union Bank
of Rock Hill, and he will let you look
at q line of deposits that aggregates
s1,O12,OOO. The evidence we have al
ready cited substantiates our matter OF
fact" statement to our complete salts
faction; but if you are still skeptical
we will send you home by way Of Clo-
yer, so that Mr.. ]. A. Page, the cash.
ier Of the bank at that place may give
you a peep at line Of $115,0O0 that
has accumulated in his institution
And If this Is not enough we will call
your attention to the fact that we have
other thousands and thousands in the
hands of people who have not YET
learned that the best and safest thing
to do with their money is to put II
in some one of the above named ex-
cellent banks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
THE ENQUIRER has been honored wit

THE Enquirer has been honored with
invitations from the cities Of Spar
tanburg and Charleston, one invitation
being to a barbecue in connection with
the celebration of the completion OF
the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio rail-
road to Spartanburg, and the other to
a banquet to be given in honor Of the
president of the United States at the
Charleston hotel, on the evening OF
November S. 1t gives us pleasure to
acknowledge our sincere appreciation
of both invitations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

Columbia State: The school law
Of this state requires every teacher in
q public school Of any kind to have q
certificate to teach. The state super
intendent Of education has recently
called attention to the law, and cir
cular letter calling particular atten-
ton to this requirement has recently
been sent by the high school inspector
to the principal Of every state aided
high school. Notwithstanding all
these, dozens of teachers in these
schools throughout the state are yet
without certificates Most OF them
are depending upon their diplomas.
A diploma does not entitle the holder
to teach; a diploma from an accredit-
ed college gives the holder the right
to a certificate to teach. Some OF
these schools are going to find them
selves embarrassed, since no money
whatever will be sent to any OF these
schools until every teacher in 1t has
q valid certificate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

THE exchange Of visits between the
president Of the United States and the
president of Mexico on the line
at Ell Paso last Saturday, Is
principally significant in that it Is the
first function Of the kind that America
has ever known. There Is something
of a flavor Of monarchical doings about
the affair which would have at one time
been regarded with disfavor by the
average American; but about which
there now seems to be little that Is dis
tasteful. President Taft was demo-
cratic enough 1t Is true, and there is
no reasonable criticism to be made of
the conduct of President Diaz; but
nevertheless, 1t Is a fact that President
Diaz occupies a very different relation
to his people from that which President
Taft occupies to his people. Under
Diaz, Mexico has been. more Of mon
archy than a republic, and there Is lit
tie of the democracy in Mexico that is
so common in the United States. But
still there is a feeling that this coun-
try will some day benevolently assimi-
late everything to the southwark, at
least down as far as Panama, and the
visit Of President Taft will probably
some day be regarded as the first Of
the series of incidents that brought
about the benevolent assimilation of
Mexico. But, Of course, that time is
not now. Although citizens Of the
United States have already acquired
many millions Of property in Mexico,
it will probably be a great many
years before a majority Of the people
of this country will be willing to as
sumo responsibility for the Mexicans.
However, we are not looking for much
unfriendly criticism of this pleasant
little event on the border. The Mex
leans will have to consider it all right,
and the people of this country have no
reason to be displeased with 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

the bank on which 1t was drawn was
dishonored for lack Of funds. Mr..
Howell promptly swore out warrant
for the drawer, the warrant was trans
mitted to Sheriff Graham Of Williams
burg county for service, and Quattle-
baum was arrested and brought to
Columbia by Ceputy Sheriff w. j.
Wheeler. Today was the last day OF
grace, but on being arraigned before
Magistrate Fowles the prisoner made
restitution as stated and was discharg-
ed from custody.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
YoRKvILLE. s. c..
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1909.

THE Anderson Daily Mail boasts
that its city Is on the main line OF bal
loon travel, and the Spartanburg Her
aid comes back with the assertion that
nobody will blame a balloon for passing
over Anderson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
LOCAL LACONlCS.
The Christian Messenger.

The Christian Messenger.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Un-
ion of York county. has decided to es-
tablish a monthly religious paper to be
known as the Christian Messenger
Rev. E. E. Gillespie Of Yorkville is to
be editor and business manager, and
L. M. CRISIS Sons, are to be the pub
fishers. The subscription price Is to
be 25 cents year, and the first num-
Der will be ready for mailing on De-
cember l.
Died of His Wounds.
Coroner Louthian went down to
Bullock's Creek township last Friday
to hold an inquest over the body of
Joe Kennedy, a negro, who died on
Friday from the effects Of wounds in
flicted by Will Feemster, another ne
gro on October 8. The testimony
seemed to show that the dead man
was the aggressor, and got about what
was coming to him; but as to how
much truth there was in the testimo-
ny, of course, Is another matter.
Feemster Is in Jail, having been COM
mitted by Magistrate Duncan, immedi-
ately after the row.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
Spsrial 9utiGes..
Protracted Meeting at Baptist Church.

Protraeted Meeting at Baptist Church.
Rev. L. M. Roper, d. D.. pastor Of
the First Baptist church Of Spartan
burg, has accepted an invitation to as
sist Rev. l. G. Murray, pastor Of the
Yorkville church in a protracted
meeting that Is to be commenced on
November IL. Dr. Roper Is recognized
as being among the most able, elo-
quent and forceful gospel ministers in
the state, and is pastor Of perhaps the
largest Protestant congregation in the
state. The people of Yorkville and
vicinity will enjoy an unusual priv
llege in having the opportunity Of
hearing him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
A. THE CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN.


There will be services at the Tent on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at
7.30 o'clock.
METHODIST.
There will be no prayer meeting this
week.
BAPTIST.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
EPISCOPAL.
Services on Thursday afternoon at
4.30 o'clock
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

- The Broad river bridge, is the only
open link in the Carolina, Clinchfield
and Ohio railroad between Spartan
burg, S. c.. and Dante, Va, and M. J..
Caples, the general manager, promises
to have an open way to Spartanburg
by tomorrow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
The alorkrillr Gnquirer.

Entered at the POstoffice In YorkVille
as Mail Matter Of the Second Class.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

New York spot mar
ket Sept. 25, 1908,
$40. Value last
crop at that price,
less $3.50 per bale
for frt. to N. Y.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19

| to welcome the president Of the great
republic Of Mexico, but to welcome
the present president Of the republic
| of Mexico who has made 1t so great,
was Mr.. Taft's next remark.
"I am very proud to grasp the
hand Of q great statesman who has
made such a record in his life-in the
Philippines, in Cuba and at present
at the head Of the great nation Of the
United States"
The conversation continued:
President Taft wish to express
to you my belief that this meeting Is
looked upon by both peoples with a
great deal of interest, not as making
stronger but as typifying the strength
Of the bond between the two coun-
tries.
President Diaz-My friendly rela-
tions and my personal acquaintance
with you will make thousands and
thousands of friends both Of American
and Mexican people, and streams and
wonders Of beneficial development
will have to follow for the good Of the
countries
President Taft-You have already
met the secretary Of war and the gov
ernor of Texas. I shall be glad to
have the privilege Of presenting to you
the postmaster-general.
The postmaster-general was then
presented to President Diaz and Mr..
Taft said:
IT should be glad to have the privi-
lege Of meeting your staff"
The minister Of war and the other
main officials were thereupon present
ed to President Taft.
President Diaz spoke in Spanish,
and his aide acted as interpreter. Fol-
90
were introductions all round for
the official parties, and then President
Diaz and President Taft retired to
private room with the Mexican inter-
prefer. No questions Of state were
discussed at this private conference.
Both executives merely sought an OPP
portunity to exchange their respects
in private.
After the two presidents had re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19


bing caused a lot of excitement and
all sorts of wild stories. Wimber's
body lay on the sidewalk in front Of
the hotel for almost half an hour.
Many women saw the stabbing and
near the spot where the body lay were
an American flag. A report was cir
culated later in the day that United
States soldier had stabbed a Mexican
with his bayonet when the former at
tempted to rush out at President Diaz
as the president was on his way back
to Juarez. This report, however, was
denied by Gen. Myer and the police
officials. The crowd was on the whole
very orderly.
Columbia Record, Friday: ]. W..
Quattlebaum of Lake City escaped by
one day of being made an example
under the new statute which makes
it a misdemeanor to draw check on
a bank where the drawer has not at
the time sufficient funds to meet the
check: and in Quattlebaum's case the
penalty would have been in the dis
cretion of the court. The act provides,
out of abundance of precaution lest
an innocent man suffer through mis-
take, that the drawer Of such worth
less check or draft may secure dis
continuance of the prosecution If with
in thirty days from the issuance there
of he deposits nds sufficient to COW
er the paper with all costs and inter-
est that may have accrued, and 1t was
under this provision that Quattlebaum
escaped punishment. He paid into
Magistrate Fowles' court the sum OF
$50 and this was accepted in full sat
isfaction. Quattlebaum gave to Pro-
prietor Geo. ]. Howell of the Cald-
we'll hotel in this city on September g..
a check which upon presentation at
The Winslow mail., 1909-02-20
Free Seeds

The Agricultural Department
has again sent out supply OF
seeds through the various men,
bers of congress, and by the
kindness of Delegate Mark Smith
the MAIL is now ready to supply
those desiring seeds for this sea-
sons planting. There are no
flower seeds among the collec-
tions, but a variety of vegetable
seeds are now at this office
awaiting those who may desire
to call for them. The seeds will
be given free to any adult who
calls, but none whatever will be
handed out to the children or
small boys, as we find from past
experience that to give them to
the youngsters is merely vast
ing them. Those desiring these
seeds will please call early.
The Winslow mail., 1909-02-20
Arizona Rangers Abolish
ed, Likewise the Office
of Public Examiner.

The Arizona rangers are no
more. They will be joined in the
shades on April 80, by the public
examiner. The bills repeating
this institution and this office
passed the legislature over the
governors veto, last Monday.
There was little hope, that the
veto in either case would be sus-
tanned. A careful examination
of the caucus on Sunday night
and again Monday morning fail
ed to disclose any point of weak
ness.
The messages were received in
the council where both the re-
pealing bills had originated a
little after ten O'Clock and as
soon as the business, immediate
ly in hand. had been disposed of
the ranger bill veto was consi-
dered and owe. e.ridden. The veto
of the examiner bill quickly fol-
lowed the same fate.-Phoenix
Republican.
The Winslow mail., 1909-02-20
Trees Growing Scarcer.

THE time is coming in this
country when trees will be as
scarce as diamonds unless imme
diate steps are taken to preserve
our forests" "
This was the dark picture
painted in an address by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson at the
2Sth annual meeting OF the
American Forestry Association
recently The Secretary declared
that our forest growth is getting
scarcer and scarcer every day,
and that we are using three
times as much wood as we are
growing.
The Secretary conteEded for a
reforestation o! the country at
the rate of about one-quarter
OF a million acres each year, and
emphasized the Importance of the
states, the various associate
and individuals in helping to
solve the problem by planting
trees in denuded places.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale,
chaplain of the Senate and vice
president OF the Forestry Asso-
ciation, offered this as solution
of the problem: stop denuda-
ton; plant trees and make the
people who own the funds for the
future invest them in forests"
The Winslow mail., 1909-02-20

A special train of 21 carloads
of oranges passed through Wins.
low Friday morning destined to
Kansas City. The fruit w a S
packed and shipped under the
direction of the California Citrus
Union and is being gwen special
attention by the railroad COM
pany a record run having been
promised the shippers. If the trip
east shows up as well as the time
made over this division, Seligman
to Albuquerque, it will take some
hustling on the part of the corn
petitors of the Santa Fe to hold
their share of the fruit shipments
from Southern California.
The Winslow mail., 1909-02-20

In the Senate there is some op-
position. This the President is
attempting valiantly to remove
Aiding him is President-elect Taft.
Both are using every endeavor
to have the measure go through
this session. Aldrich is opposing
Beveridge, the plant speaker for
the Rhode Island president OF
the Owners Association, who is
away. Thus there is hope.
1t is predicted that the state
hood bill will be reported favor
ably from committee on Thurs
day.
Senator Dillingham;, having
charge of the bill, feels sure that
it will pass before March 4.
The Winslow mail., 1909-02-20
LLOYD C. HENNING,
Cooperative Observer.
Broom Corn is Cornered.

The kitchen broom may soon
be in a class with the parlOr or
naments. The time seems to he
approaching when that instru-
ment of dirt determination in
the household will be an object
of reverence, to be used as little
as possible in order that its life
time may be prolonged.
There is a corner" in broom
corn, and already the mar
ket has felt the effect. The
wholesale price of brooms has
advanced so to rs cents adozen,
and the housewife who short
time ago paid 35 cents for first
class kitchen broom must now
pay As cents. Furthermore, the
price is on the upward trend,
and there is no telling what the
price will be before the new crop
OF broom corn is ready for mar
ket next October.
Oklahoma is the principal
source of supply for the better
grades of broom corn. but the
Oklahoma producers have none
of it. The entire crop has been
bought up by Chicago dealers.
Likewise the Illinois crop. So
that the broom makers are now
at the mercy of the men who
have worked the corner"
The manufacturers say that
broom corn which in ordinary
times costs them $50 to 500 a
ton, is now costing them $3.50
ton. The cheapest broom corn
that can be bought commands
$12O ton, and this same corn
in ordinary times sells for $40 to
$50 a ton.
The last corner" IN broom
corn was ten years ago, when the
price per ton was showed up to
1920, and one of the manufac-
turers looks for the price to go
even higher than that figure be-
fore the new crop comes on the
market.
The Winslow mail., 1909-02-20
Ingenious Way of Looking
at it.

One of the section foreman on
a railroad has keen Gaelic wit.
One warm afternoon, while
walking along the line, he found
one of his men placidly sleeping
on the embankment. The boss
looked disgustedly at the delin-
quent for full minute, and then
remarked: "Slape on, you lazy
spalpeen, slape on, fur as long as
you slape you've got a job, but
when you wake up you amt got
none"