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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05

AS the result campaign Whi1h
proved second to none In its history.
the city of Manchester VIII become =
part OF Richmond on Friday. April
Is, 1910. The question was decided
In the special election Monday BY
the people of the Southside City, who
gave majority of 2so votes. 30 oyex~
whelming that q contest il impossible
The vote stood 5I3 favoring annexas
ton and asa against The ballots will
be canvassed wednesday morning W.
the electoral board. Judge FrAi
Christian, of Lynchburg. will nc III
vacation in the Corporation Court
April I5 to certify to the count. and
formally pronounce ManchAeteN
Washington ward of the capital oit4
of the Old Dominion.
VIII Celebrate.
This day. when Richmond adds u
It's territory, will be the occa8ion o3
what promises to be gigantic cele-
bration. The Manchester and Chez
terrified business Mems Association u
now at work on scheme for an ap.
prnprtate celebration. when Judge
Christian formally places the affairs
of the smaller city In the handE OF
Mayor Richardson. Just what form
this will take Is not t4s.
Although the ant5-annexationistn
were staggered at the tremendous
vote polied by the opposition. many
of them declared Tuesday that tho
outcome was no surprise. Those who
have worked increasingly to defeat
the union of the two municipalities
accept the outcome as finai and treat
the matter pailosophically. They vi III
lend the same support to Greater
Richmond In the future as they haya
given to Manchester In the past.
To the Manchester Business Mems
Association is due the credit of tina
large majority for the big city. which
is divided by the james river. In
this body q remarkable political orr
ganixation was formed and through
its influence no obstacle was left uu-
turned to insure the union. A caxn-
paign OF unusual ability, according
to politicians OF Richmond and other
cities, was planned and carried out
Means Prosperity.
Along with the municipal mergMn
comes greater prosperity for both sides, 4
especially the Southside. washington
wards representation in the City Coun~
ell will be the same as that OF other
wards~-tive councilmen and three ALI
dermen. They win be elected by the
Richmond Council to serve until Sop-
TENDER, when those elected In the June
primary will go into Office. In this
connection 1t Is believed that the city
fathers of the larger city win be soma-
what guided by recommendations from
the Manchester Business Mems Asso.
citation. Those whose names are men.
toned for councilmanic honors include
Mr. Lee Roy Brown. chairman Of the
Manchester Council annexation COM
mittee, and an active spirit fAvorinH
annexation; MIR. Carter G. Jones'
councilman and leader OF the First
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
Engagement Announced.

F4H&UtstfftefI AIiiiOHTfCtNI.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. W. Dorset an
nounee the engagement OF their
daughter. Annie Elizabeth, to Mr..
Robert Woodbridge Gillian. The
wedding will take place Wednesday.
April 20, in the home of the brides
parents. GOT liz North Eighth street.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
OAKLAND LOTS.

The big advertisement in another
column announcing the auction sale
of Oakland lots on December l, is very
we'll calculated to interest intelligent
investors not only in Rock Hill and the
immediate vicinity; but all over the
state of South Carolina.
Winthrop college, already the great
est educational institution for women
in the south, continues to grow in size
and usefulness, and these lots situated
within a few minutes walk, have a
present high fixed value, to say nothing
of the certainty of future development
The proposition of the Rock Hill
Land and Town Site company strikes
us as being one that is filled with pc
culiar interest, and that a large num-
ber of people from ali the surrounding
country and from the state at large
will find it worth their while to be
present on the occasion of the disposi-
ton of these unusually valuable lots
there is every reason for assurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
THE SOIL EXPERTS.

Quite number Of farmers from diff
ferent parts of the county assembled
in Rock Hill last Wednesday to hear
addresses by Profs. ]. L. Goodrich and
J. c.. Beavers, soil experts sent there
by the department Of agriculture at
the request of the Rock Hill Chamber
of Commerce, and although the attend
ance was not anything like as large
as it should have been, those who went
felt amply repaid for their time and
trouble.
Prof. Goodrich is a practical farm
er. He used a large number Of Illus
trative charts and diagrams, all got
ten up from actual farming operations
at places he was familiar with. His
address was on Soil Fertility" and he
showed in a graphic manner how far
mers are losing thousands Of dollars
year not only by using the wrong
combinations of fertilizers but in us
ing fertilizers at all when a crop OF
legumes would enrich certain soils bet
ter than any artificial fertilizers. He
said that farmers do not realize that
nature after all furnishes the very best
fertilizer.
He laid special stress on crop rota-
ton, and the best way to handle the
various lands-blackjack, sandy, clay
and loan soils. He showed how the
actual cash returns per acre had been
in many cases doubled and the land
itself enriched to a great extent by
raising legumes, and rotating the crop,
whereas with the same crop every
year the land becomes impoverished.
He told of a farmer who had been
raising a corn crop every year aVerag-
ing Is bushels per acre, and who then
planted a crop of cowpeas, the next
corn crop jumped to 40 bushels per
acre. Then of another farmer who eX-
perimented with Irish potatoes. HIS
first crop with no manure yielded ia
bushels per acre; his second, with
700 pounds of fertilizer. 1872 bushels;
his third, with ten tons of manure la'
bushels, and his fourth, with clover
turned under (nature's own fertilizer),
241 bushels, thus showing that nature
really furnishes the best fertilizer. The
whole trend of his address was that
farmers rely too much on artificial fer
tilizers and pay too little attention to
the immense value of the legumes
which nature tells the farmers to plant
i'm other words, nature furnishes
humus makers and nitrogen gatherers,
which not only increase the crops but
also enrich the SOIL
Prof. Goodrich told Of cotton plant
er who in 1902 used 1875 pounds OF
fertilizer to the acre, getting 1.6 bales
to the acre; in 1905 he used S75 pounds,
with the result of 2.14 bales to the acre;
and in 1908 he again used S75 pounds
to the acre. with return of 2.27
pales to the acre. Thus, with nearly
half as much fertilizer he reaped over
twice the amount of cotton; and he
did it by letting nature furnish the
major part of the fertilizer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The graded school suspended We'd
nesday afternoon over Thursday and
Friday to resume work on next Mon
day.
The football game between York
vile and Rock Hill high school teams
on the Yorkville grounds yesterday af-
ternoon, resulted in favor Of Yorkville
by a score Of 81 to 0. Although the
Rock Hill boys were considerably out
classed by the Yorkville boys, the game
was quite good one.
The union Thanksgiving at the AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church
was attended by large and interested
congregation of all denominations.
The sermon of the occasion was
preached by Rev. ]. l.. Oates, the pas
tor of the Associate Reformed church,
and the thank offerings aggregated
$22312 distributed among the orphan
ages as follows: Church Home
Yorkville (EpiscopaD $4,000, Epworth,
Columbia (Methodis) s4.22. Connie
Maxwell, Greenwood (BaptisD $5.O5.
Thornwell, Clinton (Presbyterian)
$645O Dunlap, Tennessee, associate
Reformed Presbyterian) $9.35.
While the financial statement pub
lished by the town authorities last
Tuesday is little better than no
statement at all, that is about as much
as can be said for it. According to
our understanding of the law the re-
port should be in detail. 1t is only a
detailed report that would give any in
formation to the taxpayers. This re-
port is very much like the account
of the inexperienced woman which was
kept in two entries, one of which said,
Received $780," and the other, Spent
il ALL" AS to where the towns reve-
nue. may have come from probably is
not of the most interesting concern
The taxpayers know that in a general
way they furnish it all; but a state
ment such as other towns and the
counties publish, showing who got
the money and what for. would be Of
interest. This is the kind of statement
that we think the town should make.
1t is the only kind of statement that
would be of very much practical value
to the taxpayer.
According to rumors on the street,
the reliability of which has not been
confirmed, but for which there is un-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
CIRCUIT COURT.

Robert McCrumb, convicted Tuesday
of assault and battery was sentenced
to thirty days or $50.
Oscar Buchanan, an S-year-old negro
boy plead guilty to the charge OF
stealing a bicycle and was sent to the
state reformatory for one year.
Jamecs Caldwell charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, was
convicted Of assault and battery Of a
high and aggravated nature and was
sentenced to one year in the state
reformatory.
Andrew Stewart, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons, plead
guilty of assault and battery Of high
and aggravated nature and was SEN
fenced to three months or S..
Nathaniel Sanders was convicted of
larceny and was sentenced to one year
and $50.
The case against Thomas Carroll
and Spencer Pruett, charged with
ferred to the contingent docket.
The case against George Childers,
charged with violation of the liquor
laws. was continued.
The case against Luther Ashe
charged with forgery, was continued
Robert Burris, charged with viola
ton of the dispensary law, was ac-
quilted.
The last case tried Wednesday af-
ternoon was that of Ernest Floyd, the
Bethel negro boy, who at fish fry
few weeks ago shot to death another
negro boy after the other negro had al
most cut him to pieces with a knife.
He was charged with murder and with
carrying a concealed pistol. His plea
was self defense, and the plea was well
established. The jury, however, by in
struction, brought in verdict of guilty
of carrying concealed weapons, and the
court imposed a fine of $50 with the
usual alternative of 30 days. The fine
was paid. The statute provides that in
all cases of this kind the indictment
shall contain a count charging con-
cealed weapons. The indictments are
always so drawn; but until Judge
Memminger drew such forcible and
pointed attention to the matter last
summer year ago. the count was gen.
orally ignored by juries. Now, how
ever, this count is considered along
with other counts in indictments.
The first case taken up this morning
was that of the State against Gaddy
Helms, charged with the murder of
Aubrey Culp in Fort Mill township, a
few months ago. The defendant is IS
or 16 years old and the deceased was
about the same age; but according to
the testimony, little larger and lit
tie stronger. The killing was the re-
suit of fight between the boys be-
tween home and school. The testi-
mony showed that the Culp boy was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25

doubtedly some foundation, there Is TO
be a very decided improvement in
Yorkville's train facilities in the near
future. AS the result of efforts made
by Mayor Hart and others, the under
standing is that the railroad authori-
ties have practically agreed to make
Yorkvile the terminal Of the train that
now runs daily between Rock Hill and
Columbia. The proposed schedule will
take this train away from Yorkville at
6 o'clock in the morning and bring it
back at about 1890 at night, and among
the benefits to be derived will be to
enable Yorkville people to leave in the
morning, spend a good part Of the day
in either Charlotte or Columbia and
get back without having to be away
over night. The change will also con-
siderably improve the mail facilities Of
Yorkville and other points through the
eastern side of the county, without
taking away from anybody any con-
venience they now have. The railroad
people have been talking very favor
ably Of this proposed change, and II
the change Is finally made 1t Will be
very much appreciated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25

Christmas draws steadily nearer. II
Is about time to begin picking out
presents.
A farmer of the Neely's Creek neigh
borhood writes that he and his neigh
bors have sowed more oats this year
than usual.
The subject of better seed corn has
not yet received the attention it de-
serves but our people will no doubt
come to that next.
II the dairy business can only once
get a foothold in this section, there
will never be any let up, nor any limit
to agricultural progress.
The Glover people are thoroughly
proud of their handsome new schoo
building which they have been occu-
pying for the past two weeks.
Yes, there is no doubt Of the fact
that York county is in a better condi-
ton materially, than it has ever beer
in. Nineteen men out of twenty agree
to that fact.
It has been hard fall so far or
those who would SOW small grain. fol
the reason that the ground is so hard
that it cannot be plowed without con-
siderable difficulty.
There are six pages Of today's is
sue of The Enquirer and from the out
look now, we are unable to see how we
are going to get along without at least
six pages in the next issue.
Different citizens of Sharon keep
talking of a proposed handsome new
school building; but they have not yet
been able to screw the majority up to
the point of being willing to vote bonds
The Enquirer was one Of the few
Yorkville concerns that continued to
run full capacity yesterday, and The
Enquirer would not have been one OF
the few except for the fact that 1t was
necessary to ensure the right kind OF
an appearance today.
An advertisement in The Yorkville
Enquirer reaches the people of York
county as they can be reached through
no other medium. The circulation OF
The Enquirer surrounds every trading
point in the county, and the people OF
every trading point in the county find
the use of it's advertising columns as
profitable as if the paper found original
entry to the mails through their own
postoffices.
We would be glad to hear the views
of some of our York county farmers as
to the Clemson college defense of its
system with reference to the analysis
of fertilizers. We are quite sure that
there are large number Of farmers
who are very skeptical over this mat
ter, and among them are some in
whose judgment we have unlimited
confidence. The most common objec-
tion that the farmers urge against the
system is that they are not allowed to
draw samples from sacks of fertilizer
in the presence Of credible witnesses
send them to Clemson and get analyses
without having to say whose fertilizers
are under consideration, until after
Clemson has made it's report.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25

We are inclined to think that the
recommendation of the York county
grand jury with reference to the coun-
ty home property is along the right
line. In the old days of long ago
when the county home was first estab-
lished, it was quite creditable to the
people by whom it was provided. The
idea of a large farm with plenty of
woodland, and houses that were as
comfortable as was common in those
days. was fully in keeping with the
spirit of the times. But time and eX-
perience have disclosed suggestions of
Improvement. The farm is a good
deal larger than is necessary for the
purposes required. 1t cannot be utll-
lied to advantage. The inmates of the
home generally are unable to work or
take care of themselves, or they would
not be there. A large, modern building
provided with light, heat, water and
other cOnveniences would be an econ
omy rather than an expense, and far
more sanitary and comfortable than
the present arrangement. Half the
present farm can be sold for enough to
make all needed improvements, and
there would be left some two hundred
acres of land, more than is ever likely
to be needed. The proposed change
strikes us as being along the right line
and we hope that the suggestion of the
grand jury will be duly carried out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER rs, 1910.

the aggressor, and that he had attack
ed the Helms boy with knife. In at
tempting to ward off the blow, the
Helms boy sustained a slash across
three fingers. He then struck the Culp
boy with his lunch bucket and the Clup
boy died from the effects of the blow.
The solicitor abandoned the claim of
murder and asked only for a verdict Of
manslaughter. The defense relied en-
tirely on the plea Of self-defense. Af-
ter hearing instructions from the court,
the jury took the papers and in short
time returned with a verdict Of mot
guilty"
The court is now engaged on the case
of Samuel Hart, charged with murder,
and the understanding is that the as
sault and battery case which grew out
of baseball game at Hoodtown some
weeks ago, will be taken up this after
noon.
There is only one other casa ne
gro rape case-to be tried at this term
and the sessions will adjourn tonight
or tomorrow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Rock Hill Land and Town Site Co.
Announce an auction sale of desir-
able building lots in Rock Hill next
Thursday, December l. See page 6
A. T. Hill, Sharon No. 2-Will on De-
cember 5, Monday, sell a lot of per-
sonal property at auction for cash.
Jno. r. Davidson. Glover No. 1-Will
next Tuesday sell a lot of personal
property to the highest bidders fol
cash.
w. d. McCarter, Yorkville No. 6-Of-
fers his two-horse farm for rent.
]. L. Williams & Co.-Offer special
prices on overcoats, raincoats and
boys suits.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Wants you to keep an account OF
the money you waste and then you
will probably start a savings ac-
count with it.
Carroll Furniture Co.-Asks you tC
see the Grand Oak cooking stove
if you want the best to be had.
Thomson Co.-Makes some remarks
about its shoe department and the
shoes it sells.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Has another
shipment of coat suits in a variety
of styles at attractive prices.
Royal Baking Powder Coon page
tells you about the good qualities
of Royal baking powder.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Of-
fers you perfect safety for your
money and suggests that you bank
your money to protect yourself.
Herndon & Gordon-Again call on
parties owing them to make settle.
ment They need the money and
they want it at once.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY.

There are thousands of people who
look upon Thanksgiving as the day OF
an annual hunt and other thousands
who look upon it as day to be devot-
ed to religious service. All but a small
per cent of the thousands belonging to
both classes are agreed that one new
er-to-be neglected feature Of the day
is a good dinner.
Special Thanksgiving services were
held all over the land yesterday and
generally these services were well at
tended.
The fields everywhere were alive
with hunters and the rabbits, birds and
squirrels were kept on the go from
morning till night; but so far as re-
ports have been received, the day for
tunately passed off without serious ac-
cident to the hunters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25

tural processes. A great and wonder
full country is Mexico; but her chances
of permanent peace and prosperity are
none of the best. President DiaZ won
his place originally by force of arms,
rather than through the choice of the
people, and has held that place by force
ever since, and contrary to the pleas
ure of a party almost if not quite as
strong as his own. Mexico has never
known what government Of the people
meant, and she has but little concep-
ton of this principle now. The Mex
lean idea Of government is by force, and
there are always those who are willing
to try conclusions with the powers that
be. Diaz has been the ablest and
strongest of his countrymen during all
these years and has held his place
solely because of his ability and
strength. But now that the old presi-
dent-really king-has begun to grow
old and feeble, the unrest that has
existed all the while has grown strong
er and stronger until the opposite fac
ton believes it can take the admins
trative power in the same way that
Diaz did. The probability is that the
opposition is not yet quite as strong
as the government; but under such
conditions as now prevail throughout
the entire territory of these excitable
Mexicans, there is no telling what
might happen at any time, or how soon
the present government might be COM
petely overthrown.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25

A Question Answered.-The Colum-
bit State is at loss to understand why
prosecuting witnesses should be sub
jected to such fearful abuse at the
hands Of defendants attorneys. The
matter Is really important and should
be looked into.-Yorkville Enquirer.
The main reason, as we see 1t, for
this state Of affairs Is that there are
some judges who allow shrewd GRIM
inal lawyers to run the courts to suit
themselves.
Often we have seen a timid states
witness, after an unmerciful brow
beating by a lawyer defending muir
derer, step down from the witness
stand looking more like he had been
convicted Of crime than a man who
had given testimony to uphold the
peace and dignity Of the common
wealth.
In our opinion, what South Carolina
needs Is a law to disbar attorneys who
stoop to the despicable practice of
fixing" evidence-a practice which
in reality renders them in fact as
guilty Of the crime as the man they
are seeking so shrewdly to defend.
The time has come for reformation
along this line, and the sooner these
reforms are in operation the better
it will be for the safety Of life and
property in South Carolina.-Green-
vile News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr. w. II. Mitchell of Rock Hill
spent Wednesday with friends in York
vile.
Miss Alec Starr of Chicora college
Grecnville is spending several days at
her home in Yorkville.
Miss Mary Moss of Yorkville R. F.
d. No g. is visiting her niece, Mrs. L.
H. Ferguson in Taylors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tiddy of Shell
by, n. c., spent several days with
friends in Yorkville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Steele of York
vile. spent Thanksgiving with Mr.
Steele's mother in WaXhaw, n. c.
Miss Mamie Moore of Yorkville, is
spending several days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Moore in Laurens.
Miss Josie Carroll, who has been
spending some time in Atlanta, Ga,
has returned to her home in Yorkville.
Major and Mrs. J. NJ. Riddle of Lam
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25

The woman suffrage idea is no joke
in Great Britain. The women over
there are in deadly earnest about the
matter Some days ago Premier AS
uuith delivered himself of some re-
marks that carried the idea that he
looks with favor on the claims Of wo-
men: but the women do not think he
went far enough. They held meet
ing and as the result of an analysis of
what the premier had to say, decided
to go after him. A hundred or more of
them happened to catch the premier on
the street, and they pommeled him Sc
verely before the police could come to
the rescue. The women give quite a
number of reasons why they should be
entitled to vote, one of them being
that women property owners have to
pay taxes and bear all the burdens of
government the same as other people.
They claim that they do not want to
hold office: but they want to have a
say as to what character Of men shall
govern them. Notwithstanding the
violent methods that are being fol-
lowed, there is no question Of the fact
that the woman suffrage movement is
growing stronger.