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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.

Correspondence The Yorkvile Enquirer
Hickory Grove. October 20.-Mr. w.
J. Morehead Of Blacksburg, spent Sum-
day with his brother, Mr.. G.. s. More
head Of this place.
Mrs. j. w. Castles and Miss Maude
Whiteside, spent last Tuesday in Rock
Hill.
Mrs. Laura Allison and Miss Sallie
Wylie, are visiting friends in York.
vile.
Miss Wilma Logan. who is teacher Of
the primary department Of the Bullock's
friend, Miss Ella Whiteside Of this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Smith of Spar
moreland here.
Mrs. M. L. Culp Of Catawba June
tion, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R.
s. Adams.
Miss Pearl Wardlaw, teacher in the
Sharon school, visited her friend, Miss
Ruth Martin. Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warth, and Miss Libby
Byers, are visiting Mr.. Tom Smith.
Mrs. S. T. Cade of Bordeaux, Is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. w. T. Slaughter,
at this place.
State Manager w. T. Slaughter, re-
ports that the w. o. w. work in the
state Is progressing most satisfactorily.
There are now over five hundred
camps in the state, and membership
Of about $4,000. He and his force Of
deputies are making extra efforts to
bring the membership up to $4,000 by
the time the next head camp meets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Jackson hotel of Sumter was
destroyed by fire last Tuesday.
- Railroad Commissioner Sullivan is
suffering from a stroke of apopleXy.
1t is thought that he will recover.
- Mrs. Josie PRESLEY, wife of Prof.
John E. PRESLEY Of the faculty of Ers-
kline college, died at Due West last
Thursday morning of typhoid fever,
after an illness of three weeks.
- The management of the South At
lantic States Corn exposition has ar
ranged to have two of Glenn II. Curtis
aeroplanes exhibited in Columbia
while the exposition is being held, De-
cember to s.
- The population statistics of Char
lesion and Columbia were made public
last night as follows: Charleston, S.
S33, an increase of 1925 or 5.4 per cent
over 55,S07 in 1900. Columbia, 26,319,
an increase of 5,211, or 24.7 per cent
over 21,10S in 1900.
- Newberry, October 20 The Pres
byterian synod Of South Carolina met
i'm annual convention with Aveleigh
Presbyterian church last night. The
opening sermon was preached by the
retiring moderator, Rev. II. w. Sloan.
d. d. of Greenville. There were pres
five ministers and about siXty-five ell
ders. After the sermon the synod was
organized in business session and Rev.
c. c. Mayes of Greenville, was elected
moderator and Rev. w. A. Hafner of
Fort Mill, was elected assistant clerk.
- Columbia, October 10: Robert
r. Brice. manager of the Columbia
Grain and Provision company and a
lori nfTltis
field family was arrested at his home
here this morning on a warrant sworn
out by Bryan r. Cooper, proprietor of
the company charging breach of
trust with fraudulent intent to amount
of approximately $4,000. Bond was
given. The defendant was found in
bed, but physician reported him not
too i'll to be arrested. Brice was also
agent for the Hammond Packing COM
pany but this concern is protected by
bond.
Greenville. October 20: After
ni':c day trial, Milton Anderson Car
IS. formerly president of the New
he. " National bank, was this morning
found guilty in the United States dis
trict court on five counts of an indict-
ment containing one hundred and six
ty-twO counts, alleging misapplicatiOn
of the funds of the bank. The verdict
was not guilty as to the remainder of
the Indictment. A motion for a new
trial by the attorneys for the defense
will be argued before Judge Brawley
next Monday afternoon. Mr.. Carlisle
is 20 years of age and has been presi-
dent of the National bank of Newber-
" since 1899. The indictment, how
ever, only covered the years 1907 and
1908. The case was begun October 10.
the true bill having been rendered by
the grand jury at the session of this
court year ago.
Columbia, October 10: Charged
with the serious crime Of criminal as
sault, Ed Bird. negro, u years of age,
is at the penitentiary. His victim, a
young white married woman of a res
pectahle family. is iii IA serious condi-
tiOn. The crime was committed at the
home of the young woman on Lumber
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

The bringing up of the subject of
faith cure in the Episcopal convention
in Cincinnati has been the occasion
for more or less flippant comment in
many of the newspapers. The habit
of most of the newspapers to attempt
to discuss anything and everything,
whether they know about it or not, is
we'll known, and that most secular pa
pers should be very ignorant of a sub
ieCt like this is natural. The most
common idea of the faith cure is the
very material one, to the effect that
people would essay by little prayer
to have the Almighty do whatsoever
they would ask, from the healing of
the sick to the location of gold mines,
or the giving of inside information as
to future markets. People who have
this understanding of the matter are
naturally skeptical, as they should be.
1t is not in them to be anything else.
But nevertheless, there is such thing
as healing by prayer, as well as the
achievement of any other ends. The
full formula may be obtained from the
various books of the New Testament;
but in that formula will not be found
any suggestion whereby the power can
be used for the selfish worldly advan-
tage, either of those who invoke the
healing power or those for whom that
power may be invoked. However,
while that power can be exercised to-
day Just as effectively as it has ever
been exercised, and while there are
people i'm all churches, and in no church
at all who have acquired it by using
the necessary means, no church as
church, has yet reached the point
where it can do such things by means
of a mere ritual, and there is no au-
thority in the Scriptures or elsewhere
that promises any church Will
ever reach such a point. One of the
greatest difficulties in the way of a
proper understanding of this whole
subject, will probably be explained In
Acts viii, 16 to "a. There are too many
Simons in the world, who would buy
the gift of God with money-one means
by which that gift can certainly not
be had.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
MERE ENTION.

DR.. w. J. McNaughton, who is de-
scribed as Il prominent citizen of
SWainSbOro, Ga, was on Wednesday
convicted of poisoning Fred Flanders
with poisonous intent and sentenced
To be hanged on December 2. Mrs.
Flanders the widow Of the murdered
man is now to be tried as an accessory
Lee Gilbert. a white man, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment at An
nston. Ala. Il few days ago for the
murder of his sweetheart. -. Otto
G.. Foelker. a New York state senator,
has told the Merritt joint Legislative
committee of a 100000 fund that
was raised and used i'm 1908 for the
purpose of defeating the Hughes an
ti-race track bill in the New York
legislature. .....T The weather bureau
observer at Key West has Informed
Washington that the West Indian hur-
ricane went along at the rate of one
hundred miles al npur. Ten bal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
The Passion Plays Profits.-Tht

The Passion Plays Profits.-The
people of the village of Oberammergau
are greatly disappointed over the f.
nancial returns from the Passion Play
this year. The official report shows
that the receipts fell far below what
was expected Two hundred and
twenty-five thousand visitors attended
the fifty-nine performances which
were given, and the net profits were
1851, 500. It was expected that 100000
visitors would attend this years's pro-
duction and that the profits would be
something like 100000. Chilly weather
and rain cut down the attendance OF
visitors. Many of the performances
were given In the rain. Thousands OF
persons who flocked to the little VIII
lage were driven away by the disa-
greeable weather. Nearly 700 persons
took part in the 1910 production. Part
of the net profits will be divided
among the performers and part of 1t
will go to the village Of Oberammer-
gau, to be used for hospitals, civic i'm
provements and the regulation of COM
munal affairs. Some Of the players
will receive only the equivalent of 81
for all of their appearances. Those
who took the leading parts will get the
equivalent of only a few hundred dol
lars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

There is strange and grating
flavor about the story of that Claren-
don negro, who is in Jail awaiting the
result of injuries he has inflicted on a
negro convict. 1t may be true that the
convict was within his rights roaming
about the country, clothed in stripes
and carrying Il gun; but that another
negro or anybody else for that matter,
should shoot him under the circum-
stances is not surprising. To our way
of thinking u negro wearing stripes
and carrying a gun is about as dam
gerOuS menace as Il mad dog would
be. Why the negro who did the shoot
ing should be held for murder under
the circumstances, we cannot under
stand. The story does not look right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- From the way Manager Johnson
is starting out, it looks like he is just
going to have one good show after an
other.
The weather and possibly the de-
cline in price, has seriously interfered
with the sale of cotton this week. The
receipts have been lighter than for
each of the several weeks previous.
- Augusta ]. Evans famous novel
"St. Elmo" has long been one of the
most widely read books, the incidents
of which are laid in the south.
There are few who are unacquaint-
ed with this powerful delineation of a
most fascinating character and this
interest lies not alone in the south
but in the northern cities as well.
A recent inquiry at half a dozen of
the largest of the New York Pub
lie Library Branches, developed
the fact that Il copy OF st. Ell
mo is rarely upon the shelves for
more than a day at Il time, although
each library possesses from three to
a dozen copies of the book. Not even
the works of Dickens or Scott are
more widely read nor have those mas
ters of English literature given to the
world Il more intensely human char
acter study than that of st. Elmo Muir
ray whose early diSilluSiOnment of
his fianccc and the beloved chum of
his hoyhOod induce reaction from his
own mobility of character to produce
a man little short of Il ficnd i'm human
form His regeneration and reStOra-
tion to his own better self is accom-
pliShed through the influence of the
pure and unspoiled orphan Edna
Earl 1t is not without misgiving that
Neil Twomey approached the difficult
task of ccndensing for dramatic use
the crowded incidents of the novel,
but he has succeeded i'm presenting a
play possessing the literary quality of
the novel and the added value of ra-
pidity of action with no expense Of
sacrifice of local color or the indefin-
able charm of the book. The play
''St. Elmo" interpreted by Il notably
good east Of players will be seen at
the Yorkville opera house on October
oJ
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Eliza Brown of Rock Hill is
the guest of Miss Rosa Steele in York
vile.
Miss Sallie Howard of Apopka, Fla,
is the guest of Mrs. ID. T.. Boney in
YOrkville.
Mr.. w. NJ. Faulkner is quite i'll at his
home near Piedmont Springs from the
effects of a carbuncle.
Mrs. w. B. Steele and Miss Ellie
Steele of Yorkville are visiting rela-
tives in Columbia and Greenwood.
Mrs. H. H. Crosland and children,
Herbert and Eugene, of Bennettsville,
are visiting in Yorkville, the guests of
Mrs. Crosland's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Nj. Grist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

When a German cruiser that had
been visiting Charleston for several
days got ready to sail for the West In
dies, the captain was notified of the
coming of the West Indian hurricane
up the coast and was advised to re-
main in port. Remarking, however,
that he was satisfied that his ship was
strong enough to weather any storm
and that the blow would be of educa-
tional value to the cadets aboard, he
cine. His ship has not since been
heard from, but the presumption is
that it is all right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
Excursion Rates via Southern Railway.

Account Spartanburg County Fair.
the Southern Railway announces
greatly reduced rates to Spartanburg,
S. c.. and return. from points between
and including Columbia, Greenville,
Anderson, Rock Hill, Blacksburg, Ca
tawba Junction, Calhoun Falls, S. c.
and Augusta, Ga, tickets to be sold
November 7th to 18th inclusive, final
limit, November 18th. For detailed in
formation, tickets, ETC., apply to ticket
agents or address J. l.. Meek, Asst.
General Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga,
or w. E. MCGEE, Division Passenger
Agent, Charleston, S. c. I'd.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

1t will be about this time next year
before cotton really comes to its own,
according to our way of thinking.
Along with the short crops and high
prices, the public has been trying to
wear its old clothes as much as pos
siblr. and as the result the cOnsump-
tiun has been Curtailod. AS the result
of curtailed consumption, the mills
have been seeing a hard time. But
this situation cannot last always, and
wont. There are really no more mills
than there ought to bc-mo more than
enough to take care of even fifteen
million bale crop, without any unscem-
ly rush. and perhaps with but little
might work. The public has about
worn its old clothes to a FRAGILE, and
will soon he compelled To HAY" more.
When the demand starts up right, the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

Wellman attributes his trouble to his
"equilibrator," which hung down from
his balloon by a steel cable and was
supposed to keep the airship steady.
The thing seems to have been tossed
by the waves with the result that the
balloon was almost jerked to pieces.
But somehow it seems to us that if it
had not been for that "equilbrator"
pulling back. the whole business might
have been lost entirely.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

Annual cleaning up days are becom-
ing popular in many Of the larger ci-
ties and in smaller towns throughout
the south, and they are a good idea.
The effects of the West Indian hur-
ricane were only slightly felt in this
locality. There was a pretty stif
breeze accompanied by rain Tuesday
and Wednesday; but no damage of any
kind is reported 1t is a common
thing after one of these storms for
people to bring in specimens of various
kinds of sea birds picked up about
through the country; but up to this
time none have been reported.
A pamphlet containing information
which should be of the greatest in
terest and practical benefit to the far
mers of the south and which may be
had for the asking, has just been is
sued by the Land and Industrial de-
partment of the Southern railway.
The pamphlet treats of 1.-THE Use OF
Lime on Land" and tells Of the great
benefits to be derived in this way.
Quotations are given from agricultur-
al authorities and from bulletins is
sued by the United States department
of agriculture and various state de-
partments, telling on what kind Of
land lime should be used, for what
crops it will bring the best results,
and how it should be applied. For
improving sour soils such as are
found in many parts of the south, ag-
ricultural authorities agree that there
is nothing so beneficial as lime since
with the aid of leguminous plants it
enables the soil to draw from the at
mosphere the nitrogen so necessary
as plant food. The large deposits Of
lime in the various southern states
make the use Of lime for agricultural
purposes inexpensive. a copy Of the
pamphlet on THE Use of Lime on
Land" may be secured by addressing
a request to NJ. V. Richards. Land
and Industrial Agent, Southern Rail-
way company, Washington, D. c., or
copies may be had on application to
any freight traffic representative or
local or station agent of the Southern
railway.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
Great Railway Strike In France

Great Railway Strike In France
On October II, the employees OF the
Northern railroad and the Western
railroad in France went out on strike.
completely tying up northern ana
western France, and almost isolating
Paris. The Western road is owned by
the state. About $4,000 men went out
the first day on the two roads, and
these were joined daily by others. II
was expected at first that the employees
of the other roads of the nation would
ioin them, and on the following day
the men of one other railroad and OF
the Paris subway road went out, rails
ing the number of strikers to over lOO,-
600 The two latter strikes completely
tied up Paris, cutting off its food sup
ply and stopping to a great extent the
domestic traffic of the city. Then the
advantage of having the river Seine,
which i'm January threatened to de-
strOy the city, became apparent Find
ing on October 13 that there was only
eight days food supply in the city, and
no way to get ii through the regular
channels, the government at once took
steps to have food transported up the
river from the sea coast. Owing to
their inability to ship coal, the coal
mines of the nation closed down,
throwing about $500 employees tenn
pOrarily out of work. ON October IL,
the government began its undertaking
of putting down the strike. Five of the
most influential strike leaders were ar
rested and imprisoned. AS result of
this and other measures put in force
by the government, the strike situation
at once began to improve. MObS are
feared, but 10000 troops are on duty in
Paris, and as soon as bodies of men
collect they are charged by the troops
and dispersed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
The Cotton Market.
Yorkville, Oct. 21.-Cotton IA.

1OEhNlhc, oCl' Gl.-SottOii Ii.
New York, Oct. 2O-Spot closed quiet
and unchanged Middling uplands
14.45; middling gulf 14.70; sales 3,765
bales Futures opened steady and
closed barely steady as follows: Oct.
1425; Nov. 14.11; Dec. 1922; Jan. 14.2S;
Feb. 14.34; March 14.40; May 14.51;
June 14.51; July 14.51.
New York, Oct. 20.-Unfavorable
weather reports were again offset as
an immediate factor by continued
heavy realizing attributed to large
bull operators and after a forenoon
rally the cotton market turned weak.
closing barely steady at a net decline
Of II to Is points for the day. The
market opened at a decline Of to
II points and during the early trad
ing sold off to a net loss Of 8 to 10
points under liquidation or local bear
pressure inspired by lower cables than
expected, the failure of the early map
to show any frost In the western belt
and feeling that the south Atlantic
storm had hugged the coast too close
ly to do much damage In the inte-
rior There were some reports Of
damage to open cotton from Georgia
and the Carolinas, however, and short
ly after the opening here a report
reached the trade that 1t was showing
at Amarillo with the temperature
down to 80 degrees. This started
fresh weather scare and from the ear
ly low point the market rallied sharp
ly with the near months selling point
or two above the closing figures Of
last night while later months went
up to a net gain Of 6 to 8 points, but
the western belt forecast, indicated
that the lower temperatures tonight
would be followed by, warmer wealth
er tomorrow, the South Atlantic storm
was evidently passing out Of the belt
and when it was found that impor-
tant bull interests continued heavy
sellers, early buyers lost their conf
dence and the market broke very
sharply. At net decline Of about 16
to 23 points offerings for long account
became less urgent and the market
rallied several points on covering but
the buying lacked snap and closing
prices were not far up from the low
est. 1t was rumored that the Nation
al Ginners' associations preliminary
reports indicated 100000 bales gin
ned TO October IS.
Last year the census bureau report
5.530,000 bales ginned to the corre-
spending date. Southern spot mar
kets were sc lower to &c higher.
Receipts at the ports $50 bales
against 59,607 last week and $4,000
last year, for the week 400, 900 against
405. III last week and 44S,254 last
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

confined to the sinking of several
barges and small craft and minor
property. There is no communication
yet with the interior of Florida and
along the eastern coast south of st.
Augustine. 1t is said that it may be
several days before the telegraph lines
can he restored to these sections.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
Missionary RalIv.

October 23rd, is set as Rally Day for
the Laymen's Missionary Movement at
the Methodist church at Hickory Grove.
Mr.. r. l.. A. Smith, manager OF the
occasion has prepared a very interest
ing programme. w. T. Slaughter R.
H. Holiday and J. S. Wilkerson are
the speakers. Mr.. Smith emphasized
the fact that there would be plenty of
something good to eat on the grounds.
The public is cordially invited to come
and bring we'll filled baskets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

- Grccnvillc. October 10: After a
long illness. Major Theodore DcHon
passed away this morning at his resi-
denCe i'm this city. He was 60 years Of
age and well known throughout tn"
state, and especially this section. Ma
iOr DcHun was born in Charleston
and before the war Iarmed near Wal
tcrbUr0. He was Il member of llamp-
tons Legion. serving through three"
years of the war. After the war he
returned to Charleston and WAS for
about twenty-five years IL journalist.
being connected with the News and
Courier of that city. He later moved
to this county. where he has since
been. His death. Will" not entirely
has caused shock and
deep regret among those who knew
him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

The gathering of Dynamite Cald-
wells corn crop was commenced last
Tuesday, but was not completed dur
ing the day; but from such estimates
as could be gotten out of John Wood
and other members of the committee,
the 200 bushels that were talked of
some time ago have dwindled some
what
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

Those census enumerators out west,
who have swelled the population oil
certain cities far beyond all propor-
ton, seem not to realize that the
present administration wants to do
things differently from the way they
were done formerly,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

Anyhow, it is gratifying to know
that Walter Wellman and his compan-
ions were not drowned. Holding their
lives as lightly as they do, they may
go down yet; but they really deserve
to succeed in a trip across the Atlantic
first
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

The courts of New York are said to
he at a loss to know what to do with
the ruffian, who used an innocent boy
bystander as a shield for a bullet fired
at him by another ruffian, because
there is no precedent to be found. Hon.
R. w. Memminger would probably ar
rive at a conclusion in the case in
about three minutes and his conclusion
would stand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21
Excursion Rates via Southern Railway.

Account South Carolina State Fair,
the Southern Railway announces
greatly reduced rates to Columbia, S.
c., and return, tickets to be on sale
from all points, October Goth to No
vember 4th inclusive, limited to reach
original starting point, returning not
later than midnight of November 9Th,
1910. For further information, tickets,
etc, call on ticket agents, or address
J. l. Meek, Asst. General Passenger
Agent, Atlanta, Ga. or w. E. McGee,
Division Passenger Agent, Charleston.
S. G. I'd.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-21

Governor Ansel ordered the closing
of the Columbia dispensaries for an
hour last Wednesday in order that the
employees might attend the revival SER
vices; but as to whether the opera
tives were actually required to attend
does not appear.