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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Death of Mr.. John 3. Smith-Address
at the School-Personal Mention.


Hickory Grove. October 21.-Mr
John Smith died very suddenly Sun
day morning at s o'clock. On Satur-
day evening, he attended the oyster
supper given by the Hickory Grove
school in the w. o. w. hall. and SEEM
ed to be in his usual health. He ate
heartily of the refreshments served
Late Saturday night, be complained OF
feeling sick, but afterwards became
better, and his trouble was not thought
serious until he was found the next
morning dead. He leaves widow and
three children. one hoy and two girls
20 MOURN his death. He was a member
of the w. o. w. He was buried today
at | o'clock by the Brotherhood Of the
Woodmen in the cemetery at Hickory
Grove. The funeral services were
conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Whitaker
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
SLAUGHTER has been blessed by the ad-
vent of another little girl born October
IA, 1910. The little girl has our best
wishes for a happy and useful life.
Mr.. w. T. Slaughter has lust return
ed from a visit to Piedmont and An
derson. He reports that he organized
another good camp Of the w. q. w.
on this visit He spent a few hours
in Greenville. and was much impressed
with evidences of growth and develop
ment in that city.
Mr. John Henderson Of Waterloo
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Leech OF
this place.
Mr. D. NJ. Ellen of Bshopville, is
visiting friends in this place.
Mr. F.. L. Warth Of Columbia, is Wis
itinc Mr.. Tom Smith here.
Miss Sallie Allison and Mrs. S. T.
Cade. spent FRIDAY in Yorkville.
Mrs. ]. n. NcDill and Mrs. Laura
Allison. have just returned from Ches-
ter. where thew visited their brother
Mr. T. NJ Whisonant.
Miss Minnie Ola Wilkerson, is WIS.,
itin~ friends in this place.
Miss Lille Mae Martin Of Fair For
est. is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. T. VI. WhisOnant of Chester
Spent Friday and SATURDAY. with Mrs
Harrison Wvlie and Mr.. w. H. Whis-
orant of this place.
Mr. Thos. F. Mellow Of YOrkville
made very interesting speech in the
Hickory Grove school house on the
evening of October 2Sth. He saws un-
Ri the teachers are paid better salaries
schools will never he what they should
for there isn't enough money in the
nrofession to cnticn our most useful
men and women into the business
Thore was 2 fairlv good audience ont
70 hear Mr.. Mellow, and they all were
cory favOrahly impressed with his ad-
dress
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
WITHIN THE TOWN..

The ShandOn hotel now has a din
ing room that pleases Mr.. and Mrs.
Sadler very much. 1t is really just
about all that could be desired.
Miss Maggie Moore, postmaster at
Yorkville, has installed a machine for
postmarking letters and concelling
stamps. 1t does the work in third
OF the time required by the old method
and a great deal better. The rental on
the machine is about $50 year.
The cold weather of the past few
days has brought out trade in man
ner that has astonished the dry goods
men, All of them have been unusually
busy during the past few days. Mr.. w.
NJ. Mcconnell made the statement yes
terday that last Saturday was the best
day he has known since he has been
connected with the dry goods trade,
and other merchants talk the same
way. Every dry goods house in town
experienced the trouble of not having
enough clerks to wait on the trade.
The annual chrysanthemum show
of the Floral Society of the Presbyte-
rian church, which was in progress
when the last issue of The Enquirer
went To press, continued through the
afternoon up till 10 o'clock at night,
and as has been indicated, proved a
splendid success. The exhibits includ-
n6 some of the finest SDpcimenS that
have yet been produced in YOrkVille,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
THE CREAMERY.

There was a meeting of the direc-
tors of the Yorkville Creamery asso-
citation in Yorkville this morning. for
the purpose of perfecting arrange
ments looking to putting the plant in
operation next Monday.
Mr.. Bun Brydges, The Enquirer un-
derstands. is to be the manager. at
least until the business is gotten in
good shane, and Mr.. ]. Ed Mason of
Bloomington, Ind, Is to be the butter
maker Mr.. Brydges understands the
business end Of the proposition in all
its details and Mr.. Mason Is an expn-
rienced butter maker. who can give the
hest service possible.
Messrs Bridges and Mason have
hnnn eroa eed during the mast few davs
laving out milk routes to facilitate the
delivery Of milk, and attending to 9TH
er details with reference to making
the right kind Of a start.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

efforts to secure a conditional pardon
from President Taft. .Chas. e.
Ellis and Edwin r. Graves were SEN
fenced by the Federal circuit court at
New York Friday. to serve three years
each in the Federal prison in Atlanta.
for fraudulent use of the mails. They
were promoters of the Kermit Manu-
featuring company, which claimed to
manufacture a substitute for rubber
from the hoOfs and horns Of cattle.
Jefferson county. Kentucky, will vote
next Tuesday on the question OF is
suing 100000 in bonds to be used in
establishing a modern system OF rural
schools. H. Nathan Secreest was
arrested in Chicago last week by Sc
cret service men. charged with coun-
terfeiting 100000 pesos in Nicara-
, guam notes. ..A memorial meeting
held in Paris, Friday night, in honor of
the memory of Francisco Ferrer, the
Spanish republican leader, who was
executed at Barcelona, Spain. year
ago. was broken up by a gang of an
archists, who charged the assembly
with sticks and chairs. The inter-
national convention of the Young
Mems Christian association, in session
at Toronto. Canada, last week, show
ed an American membership of 1885,
UUO men anu DONS anu plOpeilS o"hSu
to the value of $50, 900. B.
T. Corkwell. motorman in charge Of
one of the cars which collided near
Fort Wayne Ind. a few weeks ago,
has become violently insane. Forty
persons were killed by the collision
Florence Burns Wildrick and
Edw. w. Brooks were convicted in
New York court Friday, of trying to
work the badger game" on Chas. w
Hurburt, a lawyer. few weeks ago.
They are liable to prison sentences or
twenty years each. The woman,
under the name of Florence Burns.
was acquitted a few years ago Of the
charge Of numbering a man in hotel
At Steubenville, O.. Friday. Judge
Richards created a sensation by de-
nouncing from the bench the testi-
mony of the defense In "speak easy
case. as a mass of perjury. T.
w. Evans a farmer. was killed at
Elkmont. Ala. Friday. by being struck
near the heart by a torpedo which
had been placed on the rail-
road track by the depot agent "just
TO hear it explode. The express
wagon drivers of New York and Jer-
sew City are on a strike for more pay
and shorter hours. Several riots oc-
CURED Saturday between strikers.
strike breakers and the police.
Five men were arrested at Acapulco,
Mexico. Saturday. on suspicion of be-
ing the parties who dynamited the
building of the Los Angeles (CalD
Times several weeks ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. J. L. Strain Of Cherokee coun-
ty, was in Yorkville yesterday.
Miss Matte Ratteree Of Yorkvlle
No. l, is teaching at Islandton, in Col
Teton county.
Mr.. J. P. McMurray Of the Loan and
Savings bank, has been quite sick for
the past few days.
Mr.. James D. Grist of Yorkville, left
yesterday to enter Wofford Fitting
school at Spartanburg.
Miss Mamie Ferguson Of Yorkville
No. 5, has charge Of a school at Sill
yer, in Clarendon county.
DR.. George Walker Of Baltimore. is
in Yorkville on account of the illness
of his brother -in-law, Mr.. G. H. O'Lea-
ry.
Mr.. Ira Hardin Of Blacksburg, was
in Yorkville yesterday, having come
down to examine the record as to some
land.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell, who has
been spending some time in Yorkville,
returned to Montgomery, Ala, on
Monday.
Mrs. ]. NJ, Ferguson of Yorkville, has
been quite sick for several weeks and
is not improving as her husband and
friends would like.
Mr.. G. H. OLeary of Yorkville, has
been i'll for several days, and the
family has been quite uneasy. He is
considerably better today, however.
Rev. ]. L. Oates and Elder j. 3.
Plaxco of the Yorkville Associate Re-
formed church, left yesterday to at
tend the fall meeting Of presbytery at
New Stirling, N. C.
Mr.. J. S. Wallace of Wofford Fitting
school, has been spending the past few
days at the home of his father, Mr.. G..
R. Wallace of the Beth Shiloh neigh
borhood, having come over on account
Of the death of his aunt, Mrs. Mary
Turner.
Mr.. P. B. Parks, the new superin-
tendent of the Lockmore mill and fam
lily, of Morganton, n. c., have arrived
in Yorkville. They are accompanied
by Mrs. Parks's sister, Miss Johnsie
Sims, who will reside with them.
The following Yorkville people left
last night for the State fair: Mrs. Jas.
Beckham, Miss Mamie Rose, Mr. Wal
ter Rose. Mr.. Sam NJ. Grist, DR.. A. Y.
Cartwright, Messrs. b. +. and II. d.
Marley. A number of others are to
leave this evening.
Mr.. Joseph Lewis of Yorkville, is
critically i'll at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Hattie Berry. His health has
been bad for many months; but he
recently sustained a stroke of paraly-
sis, and yesterday 1t was thought that
he was dying; but the information this
morning was that he was resting
somewhat easier. Mr.. Lewis is about
62 years of age.
Chester, October 2S: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Buice, who were married in
Fairfield county on Monday by Rev. j.
r. Millard, have arrived at their home
here and received the usual congratu-
lations of many friends. The bride
was Miss Alice Scott, daughter of DR..
]. Austin Scott of Monticello. She had
made several visits recently to Ches-
ter and formed quite a circle of ad-
miring friends. The groom, native
of York county, has been resident OF
Chester for the past three years and
is a salesman in the dry goods firm of
Joseph Wylie & Co., and popular in So
cial affairs here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Miss A. c. McPheeters-Has 5-room
cottage on Railroad avenue for rent.
Mrs. Z. B. Hunter, Pres-1nvites the
public to an oyster supper at Sharon
next Friday evening.
Williamson Bros, Guthriesville-Are
ready to grind your corn on Satur-
day afternoons.
Victor Cotton Oil Co.-Will discon-
tinue it's ice wagon after next Satur-
day. Ice furnished at ice house.
Amuse-C Theatre - Programme for
this evening includes two unusually
good pictures. Be sure to see them.
Southern Sub. Agency, Raleigh, n. C.
Wants to send you it's catalogue
of magazines and clubbing offers.
w. L. Caldwell, EXer.-Requests per-
sons indebted to the estate of John
Caldwell, deceased, to make settle
ment, and those having claims to
present them.
Loan and Savings Bank-Advises you
to be sure to save part of your in
come. You will need it some day. 1t
wants your deposits.
l.. r. Williams, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that Mrs. c. L. Gwin has ap-
piled to him for letters of adminis-
tration on the estate of Miss NJ. E.
Wylie, deceased.
thomson CO.-IellS all ABOUT llS Dig
lines of underwear for men, women
and children, hosiery for ladies, out
ings, etc.
Farmers Wholesale Grocery-Again
calls attention to the good qualities
of rice flour as hog fattener.
J. L. Williams & Co.-Begin Novem-
ber with a blaze of bargain offerings
in coats, shoes, etc.
York Supply Co.-Thanks those who
/have paid their accounts and re-
minds others that all accounts are
due November 1st. Field Seeds.
w. NJ. Kennedy. Agent-Will soon va
cate his store room and offers. bar
gains in groceries, tinware, crock
cry, etc.
'. Wy Iohnsnn-tIas all kinds Of chew
ing and smoking tobaccos. mackerel,
roe herring, cranberries, Heinz's
DickleS. etc.
vc-'- D~u~ ctora-hdvises narents to
see that their children keen their
.~".h cIoan. 1t has brushes and den-
tifrices.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Can supply
YOU with heating stoves, stove pip
TWO crates shOvnls. etc.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Invites atten-
ton to wool blankets, shoes for men,
women and children, and clothing for
men and boys.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
The Postage Problem. President

The Postage Problem. president
Taft and Postmaster General Hitch
cock reached an agreement yesterday
on the recommendations the president
will make to congress regarding a
change in the seCOnd-clasS postage
rates as affecting magazines and other
periodicals. Mr.. Taft Will recommend
that the magazines he required to pay
the rate of l cent a pound on all read
ing matter and a much higher rate,
to he determined later, on the adver-
tising pages. Each magazine will be
required to send a copy of its current
issue to the postoffice department each
week or month as the case may be.
The Dublica ton will he dissected. The
reading matter and the advertisement
section will be carefully weighed and
the amount of postage computed by the
number of magazines sent out.
Newspapers will not be affected. The
average haul of the newspapers is but
800 miles. while the average haul of
the magazines is LOO miles.
The hauling of magazines in the mail
has proved costly to the government
declared both the president and the
postmaster general, and it has entered
largely into the deficit shown each
year in the postoffice department.
The adoption of a new rate for the
magazines. Mr.. Hitchcock believes.
will entirely wipe out the deficit and
put the postal establishment on a self
sustaining basis.
President Taft is looking forward 10
a cent rate for letter postage and
hopes to recommend it before he leaves
the White House.
The president is determined to push
his plan for placing second and third
postmasters under the civil service. He
viii make the recommendation to con-
gress in his forthcoming message and
hopes for favorable action.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

properly in the penitentiary. We are
inclined to think that such is the case;
bat at the same time there is reason
to believe that he is there more as the
result of intrigue among enemies, who
are as Lad as he is, than as the result
of the impartial operation of the law
Among the people who conspired to
convict Morse, we have no doubt that
there are quite number who are
guilty of all the crimes that are
charged against him and whose inter-
est in getting him out of the way was
based on the fact that he was too smart
for them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
MERE-MENTlON.

pa,. T. n uopl,S of pulacki coun-
W n.y. dled last week. ana ny HIS o"' u
request. made previous to death, was
h,,.iod in IN rnrinbt nosition He de-
..,,;,,o
clafed 'h"' ne "ahIeu u pe s'"iIu'iie
upright on judgment day. ..."Jus-
tice Stafford of the equity court at
,,-,..,;,,c,,o,, -, Erido,, decIorad that
" '''''''',9 '''' VIZ '''''
south Dakota divorces were no soou
in the District of Columbia. a
pittshurr PA. newsbov stole pock-
a,oo , s,,,
''o""h '"''I"'I''i'9 Ff"0' an" "''''
spending 500 OF the money, tore up
tho reminder declaring tu the no
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
voeEps BIG CITY MlNSTRELS.


Minstrelsy has been, and promises to
continue to he. the favorite form of
amusement for four-fift of the thea
tre-eoing public-and well 1t should be
for no manner Of a performance can
INCLUDE such a variety Of material nee
assarrr for the eGificatiOn Of the multi
tudes besides it is the cleanest and
best Of all amusements. Then, there
are no waits.
Promptly at the appointed hour the
curtain rises, and from that moment
until the final you have fun without
a blush. Songs of sentiment by the
worlds greatest vocalists. comic ditties
by the best comedians on earth, who
also furnish humor without a faint,
The songs have been sung; jokes have
been told; the Adonis-like person in
the middle has his friendly repartee
with the various comedians with the
bones and "Tambos." Personal grace
has been shown and beauty added be-
cause Of the handsome paraphernalia
used in the first part settings.
The sentiment of the balladist may
have caused you to be possessed Of a
feeling of intoxication; the festive wit
Of the comedians has amused you the
charming acts Of the first part in its
entirety has possibly astonished you,
vet the glamor, frolic and fun rolls on
without hindrance.
There's no tiresome overture, but on
the contrary the various novel feats
gathered from all quarters Of the globe
commence. and ere the finis has been
reached you have, with your brother
auditors, proclaimed minstrelsy the
king of amusements. This organiza-
ton will appear at the Yorkville opera
house on Monday night, November I.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

- Franklin. Pa. October 80: Word
tonight from the home of Joseph c.
Sibley is to the effect that neither the
former congressman nor his wife has
more than the slenderest chance Of
recovery. Mr.. Sibley blames himself
for Mrs. Sibley's condition, for her
breakdown resulted from the charges
brought against her husband as a
candidate for the Republican congress.
siOnal nomination in this district. She
urged him not TO run. Dr. II. p.
Hammond. who is in charge of both
patients says that two weeks ago
Mrs. Sibley had slight chance for
recovery, but that hope now has been
practically abandoned. Her chief
trouble is mental and she is confined
to her bed. Mr.. Sibley is able to sit
up, but attempts to walk result in at
tacks Of dizziness from heart weak
ness. He eats but little. An audit of
Mr.. Sibley's $42,500 primary election
expenses Is set for November IA, but
II Is not believed he will be able to ap-
pear. On August 22d Mr.. Sibley and
three Warren county men were ar
rested on n charge of conspiracy to
debauch the voters Of Warren county
He is now under $1,000 bail for trial
at the December term Of court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01
Bows CORN CLUB.

The first annual meeting of the York
County Boys Corn club, which was or
ganiZed in the court house at York
Vile on February 10, last, under the
personal supervision of Professor
Ira w. Williams. was held at
winthrop college last Saturday, pur-
suant to previous announcement, and
the day was full of interest, pleasure
and profit to all who had the good
fortune to be present.
The special object of the meeting
was to award prizes to members of
the corn club making the best yields on
their respective acres, and to the boys
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

and among them were furnished a
number of unmistakable evidences of
very material progress and improve
menc in the art of Horticulture. There
were present quite a number of out of
town visitors and all of them were de-
lighted Flowers sold freely at good
long prices. The features of the even
ing were the presentation Of prizes
and the also the production of the
laughable farce Hunting a Servant"
The prizes were presented by Col. 1. w.
Johnson. The farce was a big sue
cess. The days receipts amounted to
$40, and everybody connected with
the show has cause to feel good over
the success of all the details.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

which civil suits for additional duties
and forfeiture proceedings for penal
ties may be maintained, but in which
the evidence would not justify convic-
tons upon criminal proceedings. lr
such cases it is proper for this depart
ment to accept the duties or penal
ties or both without regard to the
question of criminal prosecution
Since Secretary MacVeagh set in mo-
ton an investigation into the extent
of the undervaluatiOT, queries have
beer pouring into the department
asking whether payment of the money
would satisfy the government.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

There should he at least two hun
dred boys in the Corn club for next
years contest, and if the boys could
only see how much pleasure and sat
isfaction there is in it for them. there
Mnmld be five hundred.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

There were sixty arrests for drunk
enness in Anderson on show day, ac-
cording to a dispatch, and we take the
liberty of suggesting to the Daily Mai
that if shows are to he as demoralizinG
as all that, the authorities had better
prohibit their coming.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

A man got on the roof Of house at
Somerset. KY, and disturbed the occu-
pants in the early morning by Growing
like a rooster. He said he was born
in North Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

If on his way from Cincinnati to
Panama. President Taft will take the
c. C. & o. route to Charleston, he will
be impressed with the fact that some
big digging has been done in this coun-
fry aSO
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

A license on guns, more general land
posting and shortening of the oper
season would probably benefit the far
mers by decreasing the number OF
partridges killed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

Newberry needn't be 80 stuck up
about its postal savings bank. York
county has a number of banks that are
just as safe and pay bigger interest on
deDosits
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

1t will be no easy thing to beat the
South Carolina boy who has made 22S
bushels of corn on an acre: but there
is certainly glory enough in success to
warrant the undertaking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

- Columbia State, Monday: Anoth-
er worlds record for corn production
has been broken in South Carolina.
A 15-year-old boy residing in the Pee
Dee section of the state has produced
22S bushels and three pecks of corn on
one acre of land. Resides the money
that he will receive from his crop he
is to get over $500 in prizes and a trip
to Washington. The unknown boy, for
his name will not he announced for
several days from the Washington Of
flee of the United States Farm Demon
stration work. is member of one of
the Boys Corn clubs and his record is
sworn to by witnesses. The official
announcement and the boys own story
of how he secured such a marvellous
yield will be printed by the State with
i'm the next few days. The unknown
boy has broken all worlds records for
production of corn by a boy and he is
within - bushels of the great yield of
255 bushels 10y Drake. the Marlboro
county farmer. The boy is the son of
a minister and the record breaking
yield was grown upon the parsonage
land. His story of how he accom-
pliShcd such an unusual feat is of eX-
ccptiOnal human interest. The boy
grew the corn under the direction of
the United States Farm Demonstration
work. of which Ira w. Williams is at
the head in this state. The largest
yield last year was 1927 bushels, which
was secured lay BasCombe Usher. He
will send an exhibit to the South
Atlantic States Corn exposition. which
is to hc held in Columbia from DeCcm-
her > to s.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

The man who speculates in Wall
street with other peoples money is
about as big a fool as the fellow who
plays with an unloaded gun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

Mr. ]. Pierpont Morgan may not be-
lieve in miracles, but he certainly
knows how to turn watered stock into
hard cash on a commission basis.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

Says Joseph w. Bailey Don't fine
the trusts, put those who form and
control them in the penitentiary.' But
first, you must catch your hare.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

Mr.. Roosevelt bossed the convention
at Saratoga, but he will probably find
that bossing the voters of the state is
different proposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

A few more weeks and the question
Of better roads will receive much con-
sideration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-01

There is no reason why some York
county farmer should not lead the state
in the corn raising contest next year.