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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18
WESTERN YORK.

Although it's condition has been
growing so steadily and gradually
that few people have noticed it until
lately, it is nevertheless a fact that the
growth and development Of western
York during the past twenty-five or
thirty years has been little short Of
amazing.
This growth and development has
been most noticeable, Of course, since
the completion Of the railroad through
there; but people who are acquainted
with the real situation, are not going
to give all the credit to the railroad, to
the exclusion of the spirit of enterprise
and progress that has been character
istic of that section from its earliest
settlement.
Perfect frankness requires the ad
mission that there Is a common i'm
preston in other sections of the coun-
ty, that there Is less intelligence and
less enlightenment in the western part
of the county than elsewhere; but the
unvarnished truth demands the asser-
ton that this impression Is erroneous,
and the reason for 1t Is blamable as
much upon lack of information in 9TH
er sections, as in this section.
AS a matter of fact, If a comprehen-
sive and impartial history Of York
county could be written, some Of the
proudest and most interesting pages of
that history would deal almost exclu-
siyeIy with the western side of the
county. Among other things. 1t would
tell of famous school, conducted by
Rev. DR.. Alexander at Bullocks creek,
at which Andrew Jackson and VIM. H.
Crawford, the former a president Of the
United States and the latter a distin-
zuished candidate for the same high
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North Carolina line, and continued to
reside there until his death. Had he
lived until next Sunday, he would
have been 81 years Of age.
Almost Immediately on the breaking
out of the war, Mr.. Riddle volunteered
his services to the state Of North Car
olina and was among the first Of the
troops mustered into the service of the
Confederacy. He left at home, his wife
and six children and remained at the
front during the entire struggle, with
the exception of four months at home
on furlough to recover from wounds.
His original enlistment was in compa-
ny H, Twenty third North Carolina,
commanded by Capt. E. M. FAIRIES.
Captain FAIRIES resigned because he
found himself too old for service. and
and was succeeded by Capt. VIM. Hill,
was mortally wounded at the battle
Of Seven Pines and he was succeeded
by Capt Turner Capt Turner was
incapacitated from further service by
wound received at Gettysburg, and
was succeeded by Capt. Riddle, who
continued in command Of the company
until the surrender at Appomattox.
Among the battles In which he partic-
ipated were Seven Pines, Cold Harbor,
Charlottesville, Malvern Hill, Spott-
sylvania Court House, Fredericksburg
and Winchester. He was twice severe
ly wounded, once at Charlottesville,
and the second time at Winchester.
HIS record throughout the war was
that of a brave and gallant soldier,
vino could be relied upon to answer
every call Of duty, and whose men
would follow wherever he led.
After the surrender, Mr.. Riddle re-
turned to his home and devoted his at
tention to his farm and mill as a
means of livelihood for his family. His
subsequent record as citizen was like
that he had made as a soldier, Of
high, true, kind, generous, sympathetic
and brave. He sought no civic honor
higher than an honestly earned reputa-
ton for the full and conscientious dis
charge Of his duties as a Christian cit
izen, and few men of his or any other
section of the Piedmont, ever won a
larger share Of the sincere regard Of
his fellowcitizens.
Though old in years, Mr.. Riddle
continued young in spirit and sympa-
"thies to the last. II he had personal
troubles or anxieties, few people ever
knew of them. His bouyant spirit and
sunny smile were always in evidence,
and his presence seemed to bring good
will and good nature to every COM
pany he entered.
Mr.. Riddle is survived by two sons
and two daughters. The sons are
Messrs. w. B. Riddle of Glover No. 2;
John w. Riddle Of Gastonia No. 3;
Mrs. Geo. R. Patrick of Lowell, N. c.,
and Miss Lula Riddle, at the old home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

After the Night Riders-The first
blow struck by the United States
against alleged might riders" was de-
livered yesterday, when a Federal
grand jury at Covington, KY, return
ed indictments against twelve men Of
Dry Ridge, KY, for conspiracy In res
traint of trade. One of the men In
dicted Is John s. Steers, a member Of
the state legislature.
The indictments charge that the de-
PENDANTS conspired to prevent w. 7.
Osborne from shipping four hogs
heads Of tobacco from Dry Ridge to
Cincinnati on November 26, 1907. They
are charged with having intimidated
by threats Of violence. both Osborne
and the station agent at Dry Ridge.
The object is declared to have been
to compel the grower to pool his to-
bacco instead Of selling It to concerns
outside of Kentucky.
The indicted are John 8. Steers,
member Of the Kentucky legislature;
Perry Simpson, A. c. Cobb, Jerry s.
Carter, Hugh Lee Conrad, Fred 0.
Conrad, r. Lee Conrad, John w. CAL
lender, John Caldwell, William Null
ligan, Marion Bennett and Isaac New
ton Conrad. All are residents OF
Grant county.
The Federal government will pros
ecute the cases as arising under in
terstate commerce.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

n. Jane White, Exrx.-Gives notice of
sale Of the personal property, be-
longing to the estate Of B. Frank
White, deceased, on March 5th.
L. M. Crisis Sons-Offer oliver No. 3,
and Smith Premier No. 2, typewri-
ters for sale, at $50 each.
NJ F. Ansel, Observation-Disclosures a
proclamation offering a reward OF
sT5 for arrest and conviction of the
party or parties who burned the barn
of T. ]. Bradford.
Herndon & Gordon-Make a few re-
marks about candles, which have
been used for thousands Of years
They have candles for sale.
J. ]. Keller & Co.-Advise you to use
lime around your premises for sani-
tary purposes, and also for the bene-
fit of your poultry-it destroys ver-
min.
Farmers Wholesale Grocery-Has
something to say about feed for
stock, including corn and oats, and
Purina stock feed for horses and for
chickens.
York Drug Store-Calls your atten-
tion to the good qualities and bene-
fits to be secured by the use Of Hess
stock feed and poultry pan-a-cea.
H. c. Gourley, Sharon No. 2-Has lin
for sale.
A. w. acknowledgements subscrib-
ers on his club to The Enquirer, to
settle with him or at the Office, at
their earliest convenience.
jeff d. Whitesides and ]. K. Allison
Ask subscribers to The Enquirer on
their club to make payment for same
as soon as convenient.
Carroll BroS.-Have received $50 bar
rels of flour and 5000 pounds of lard
and want to dispose Of these COM
modities as soon as possible.
York Furniture Co.-Invites you to see
its big line of furniture and furnish
ings, sewing machines, etc., and want
to sell you paints, oils, etc.
T. w. Speck-Says that the modern
way of writing Is with either a Wa
terman or Parker Lucky Curve foun-
Bank of Hickory-Explains that the
good things Of life come to the man
who Is Industrious and saving in his
youth, for the benefit of later years.
Yorkville Hardware Coon page four
gives a lot of information in regard
to the good qualities Of Elwood
woven wire fencing.
Royal Baking Powder Co.-Gives addi-
tional reasons showing the superior
ity of Royal over other baking pow
ders. See page four.
Yorkville Monument Works-Gives a
few pointers of, interest to the buyer
of monuments, headstones, etc. Spe-
cial inducements to early buyers.
First National Bank, Sharon-Pub-
fishes a list Of its directors and tells
you that they give close personal
attention to the banks affairs.
/. w. Johnson-Has picnic hams at Is
cents a pound, South Carolina tea,
spices, coffees and other groceries
you need every day.
T. w. Clawson, Supervisor Registra-
tion-Gives notice of opening OF
municipal registration books and de-
tails the qualifications necessary to
secure a registration certificate.
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office, were pupils. Judge VIM. H.
Smith, afterward a United States SEN
ator, was pupil at this same school.
There would also be many pages about
the one-time famous iron works that
were located along Broad river, and
the story would show that there are
hundreds and hundreds of people
throughout this section who are de-
scended from sires, who, at one time
figured prominently in the affairs Of
the state and nation.
The reputation Of backwardness that
has clung to the western part of the
county during great many years, Is q
matter Of fairly legitimate develop
ment. The iron business for instance,
was ruined as the result Of the civil
war, the ruin being brought about by
the freeing of the slaves, but more
particularly by the denuding of the
whole country of the timber, which had
been used in the making Of charcoal
AS an incident to the iron business,
considerable areas had been occupied
by people who made a living burning
charcoal: with the annihilation of the
charcoal market, most of these people
settled where they were and continued
a more or less precarious existence
very much to themselves. They were
very much in the majority, and with
out education or ambition, the country
In the course of time, began to take its
reputation largely from them. But
that Is all long ago. Representatives
Of the old spirit took hold again,
brought about regeneration, and the
whole country has come forward in al
most solid phalanx and with all marks
of who used to be who, practically
obliterated. Taking them altogether,
there are no better people in York or
In any other county Of South Carolina.
Anyone who desires to be convinced
CT the correctness Of the general situa-
tion outlined above, needs only to make
tour of investigation through the
communities Of Sharon, Hickory Grove,
Smyrna and Kings Creek especially,
and the surrounding country general
ly. The towns will show evidences of
progress hardly to be surpassed any
where In this section, and the sur
rounding country will show develop
ment that is little short Of amazing,
and II the tourist makes his investiga-
tions with reasonable intelligence and
breadth Of view. he cannot fail to be en-
couraged almost to the point of enthu-
siasm, over what he will have a right
to assume will be the developments Of
the next ten or fifteen years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

IN his testimony before the commit
tee that Is engaged in looking into the
merits of the anti-option proposition,
George w. Neville of the New York
Cotton Exchange, answered question
as to whether the exchange could be
used for gambling purposes, like this:
People who play the exchange for
gambling purposes ought to have a
guardian" The reply was intended to
be sarcastic; but nevertheless Mr.. New
lille was right. Such people should
have a guardian and to provide them
with one is the object of the proposed
law. During the development of the
disclosures in connection with the Sem
mole frauds, people laughingly declar-
cd that there was no harm in the
scheme, that people who did not know
enough to protect themselves, deserved
to be bit The same thing might be as
trutnfully said of the victim of high
wayman. He should have had his eyes
open and his gun pointed, so as to
have the drop on the other fellow. Yes,
they all need guardians, unfortunately,
and this guardianship is one of the
most important offices of the laws Of
the land
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MERE-MENTION.

Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., to Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander
of New York city. 80. The second trial
of Patrick Calhoun on bribery charges,
began at San Francisco on Monday
The jury in the first trial disagreed. -.
The state of Georgia last year spent
$4,250,0O0 on her public schools. The
146 counties of the state contributed
$2,000,000 of the total. .....A poll Of
every newspaper west of the Alleghe-
nies by the Chicago Tribune on the
choice for president in 1912, resulted in
giving Roosevelt the lead with 1850
votes, with Taft second, he securing
1.0S3 the third choice was LaFollette
with 1877 and the remainder was more
or less scattering. Mr.. Bryan was the
choice of 40 editors and Mr.. Cannon Of
IA. The captain of the British
steamer Hatumet, on Monday at Anoud,
Chile, told of the rescue from the
steamer Lima in the straits of Magel-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18
PEGLEG, THE FOX HUNTER.

Col. Peg-Leg Graham Of the lower
section Of the county, says the Char
lotte Observer Of Thursday, is one of
the best known fox hunters in the
state. Much has been written about
him, about his hunting mule, which is
said to have no superior in the United
States, and about his dogs. Colonel
Graham Is a fox hunter, born and
bred, and today, although advanced
in years and with only one good limb,
Is as ardent a sportsman as In the
halcyon days before the war.
Colonel Graham was in Charlotte
yesterday.
II see that there is some talk in
the papers about foxes climbing trees"
said he to an Observer friend, why,
there's no argument about that at all.
Foxes climb trees and do so frequent
ly. particularly when pushed and any
fox once to run up hickory tree as
big as a telegraph pole and it was at
least twenty-five feet to the first limb.
This reminds me Of a hunt once had
down about the Waxhaws."
With this Colonel Graham laughed.
THAT was one Of the most amusing
fox hunts l ever had," he continued.
calvin Broom had sent me word that
he had q fox down near his place that
l couldn't catch and also that he had
a dog that l couldn't distance. Well,
one afternoon, 1 called my hounds
and jumped on my little riding mule
and along with Walker Kirkpatrick
and Charlie McGinnis, put out for Cal
vim Broom's house. Back in those days
l prided myself on my ability to catch
anything that ran on four feet and as
for dogs was willing to match mine
against any in the country.
I'VE spent the night at Calvin
Rroom's place in order to get an early
start in the morning. He told me
about his fox, something of the lay Of
the land thereabouts and the way that
fox generally ran. told him that II
we didn't get him, that he could just
keep that little hunting mule Of mine,
and of all things in the four-foot line
that little mule was about the closest
thing l had. Next morning we struck
that fox's trail shortly after we got out
of sight of the house and would you
believe me, inside Of Is minutes we
had him up an oak tree. Those dogs
in those days could run some and the
fox that got away had to be on to his
Job early in the morning.
II remember that morning as
though it happened yesterday The
dogs were about the trees and the fox
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day by his daughter. Mrs. ]. M. Fergu-
son, for the purpose Of undergoing an
operation.
Mr.. John M. McIver of Gulf, N. c.,
is visiting Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Giles
pie in Yorkville.
Mr.. s. C. Wood Of the Thomson COM
pany, left Tuesday for the northern
markets to buy spring goods.
Miss Bessie Pegram of Yorkville, at
tended the Burris-Guy wedding at
McConnellsville last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Wilborn Of York.
Vile, attended the Sunday School con-
vention in Rock Hill, this week.
Mrs. J. R. Lindsay and Mrs. M. L.
Carroll and children Of Yorkville, are
spending sometime at Cool Springs,
8. C.
Miss Ruth Ashe Of McConnellsville
passed through Yorkville this week,
on her way home from a visit to Ker-
shaw.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

THE old statute on the subject Of the
deciding Of children, which has been so
roundly condemned, is not so barbarous
after all, however vicious it looks on its
face. The idea Of a law that would
enable q father to take the children
away from their mother and give them
to a stranger, is very we'll calculated
to make the blood boil. And it would
make the blood boil and more, If we
did not stop to think how inconceivable
such a procedure would be under or
binary circumstances. But what faith
er Is going to do such thing without
a reason? And with the courts to re-
view the validity of the reason, where
Is the harm? The statute under which
B. R. Tillman, Jr., acted was not bad
one. The trouble was that he made a
wrong use Of it. The new statute Is
really no better The fact is, there Is
no good way Of handling cases OF this
kind, except in the court of chancery,
which must deal with eacn case upon
its own particular merits.
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DEATH OF Mr.. J. 3. r. RIDDLE.

Mr.. Joseph B. F. Riddle, we'll
known and highly esteemed citizen of
CASTOR county, died at his home within
a short distance Of the York county line
on last Wednesday night at II o'clock,
after an illness Of about one week, and
was buried in Union cemetery this
morning at II o'clock, after funeral
services conducted by Rev. G. A. Spar
row, the pastor of Union church.
Mr.. ]. B. F. Riddle was born at what
is known as the old Riddle homestead
on Crowder's creek, in York county,
about a mile from the North Carolina
line, on February 20, 1929. His parents
were john and Clarissa Riddle, both
natives Of the same neishborhood. and
he lived at the homestead until mis-
marriage, in 1853, when he took his
wife to his new home just across the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

The rural carriers do not go out
next Tuesday.
The weather bureau says there Is
another cold wave on its way south.
Tomorrow is the last day on which
returns of property may be made
without penalty.
The general assembly, which has
really done very little harm during this
session, will probably adjourn tomor-
row.
Next Tuesday, the anniversary of the
birth of Washington, is legal holiday
and will be observed as such, particu-
larly in the public schools.
There is room for a lot Of good
through the organization, Of the propos-
ed Boys Corn club, on a good, healthy
basis, and the business and profession
al interests of the county can contri-
butte material assistance If they Will
only take the right kind Of interest q
Mr.. n. c. Gourley Of Sharon No. Q,
was another lucky experimenter with
Sugar Drip Cane seed, and got yield
Of So gallons Of molasses from four
level, two-horse wagon beds Of cane.
He says the molasses are of most ex-
cellent quality, and the statement is
backed up by all who have made test
of them.
Solicitor Henry is of opinion that the
statute relating to the uttering of frau
dulent checks, evidently assumes that
the offense has been committed as
soon as the fraudulent check is turned
down at the bank for lack Of funds.
The question is one that admits Of the
drawing Of fine lines; but this seems
to be the common sense view Of the
situation, and it Is just like Mr.. Henry,
who is not much Of a hair splitter,
anyway. ,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

Ian, of 205 persons, and reported that
fifty-one lives were lost, and probably
eighty eight others. The Hatumet had
to give up the rescue work on account
Of the breaking Of the cable connecting
the two vessels. 80. Leslie M. Shaw,
ex-secretary of the treasury, says that
If a central bank Is established in the
United States, there is no doubt but
that it will be controlled by the Stand
ard Oil company. .... The new British
parliament convened Tuesday. 80. Six
persons were instantly killed and sew
eral were seriously hurt in a head-on
collision on the Georgia, Florida and
Southern railroad near Wellston, Ga,
Monday evening. .Safecrackers blew
open the safe of the state bank at
Ford, Kan, Monday night and got away
with s3,575. The yeggs used an auto
mobile to make their escape. At
lanta, Ga, on Tuesday, voted for $3,-
100000 bond issue for city improve
ments, including water, lights, sewers,
paving, etc. The Standard Oil
company on Tuesday declared its usual
quarterly dividend of Is per cent. .....
Four automobilists were killed in Spain
on Tuesday, by their car jumping off
a high cliff into a river, while running
at a mile-a-minute speed. The Re-
publican party Of New York state is in
a panic because Of an investigation by
the legislature Of what is known as the
corruption fund of 1903," and whole
sale bribing. go. Dispatches received
Tuesday from Canton, China, declare
that the city is in a reign of terror;
that 500 persons nave been killed in
riots; that 5000 of the foreign drilled
troops have mutinied and disaffection
is spreading rapidly. .Yeggmen cap
tured the night marshal at Chatsworth,
ILL.,, Monday night, and blowing the
safe in the towns bank, got away with
$500. ...... Tuesday was the twelfth
anniversary Of the blowing up of the
battleship Maine, in Havana harbor.
Appropriate memorial exercises were
held in Washington and elsewhere. 49,.
Rowland Flowers, a negro, was con-
victed at Tampa, Fla, Tuesday, Of a
felonious assault on white woman the
previous Thursday He will be hang
ed. 80. France Is now being swept by
the third great flood, and it is believed
that the damage in Paris and through
out the republic will be far greater
than was occasioned by the flood Of
three weeks ago. 49,. Scores of vessels
of all kinds have been engaged the
past ten days, in searching the Allan
tic ocean from Chesapeake bay to Bos-
ton for the naval tug Nina, but 1t is
supposed the boat has been lost at
sea, with her crew of thirtytwo men.
The search has been abandoned. ....
Careless handling of dynamite at a coal
mine at Dunklebarger, Pa, Wednes-
day, resulted in entombing twenty men
and doing 100000 property damage. A
number Of the miners were fatally in
jured. The Mississippi legislature
on Thursday, took its fifty-fourth bal
let in an effort to elect United States
senator to succeed the late Senator
Money, without result. Vardaman still
leads with sixty-eight votes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

Fort Motto, Feb. II: Sacrificing
his life to save the lives Of others,
Thomas Jefferson, for thirty years
night watchman for the Southern
railway at Congaree river bridge,
met with a horrible death at his post
at an early hour this morning, being
caught in the machinery Of the draw
bridge and crushed to death. The
steamer, City Of Columbia, arrived at
the bridge at $50 o'clock and the
watchman opened the draw for 1t
to pass, but as train No. Is was due
at o'clock he hastened up the track
to place a signal to save the passen-
ger train from plunging into the wa
ters Of the Congaree river. Coming
back to close the draw the watchman
fell into the aperture used for oiling
the machinery Of the bridge. Short
ly after the train crew closed the
draw and crushed the life out Of the
man.
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that creates a demand for cotton is a
good practice" You bet can," he
replied, when asked If he could name
any desirable change in the cotton ex-
change practices, but he referred only
to changing the system Of fixed differ
ences, which readjusted to spinners
value, he believed, would leave the
exchanges as "infallible as mortals
can make it," as Representative Bur-
Lesson sarcastically suggested.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

DISPATCHES of Wednesday from
Washington, brought news Of the fact
that Senator Tillman had fallen near
the Capitol steps, and although threat
ened with a recurrence Of his old trou-
BILE, his condition was not serious. La
ter information, however. is that the
trouble is graver than was at first
thought, and that it is probable that
the senator will not be able to do any
more active work during the present
session of congress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18

1T will be observed that the view Of
the Tillman case published in the last
issue of The Enquirer as coming from
an able lawyer came pretty nearly an
ticipating the opinion of the supreme
court in the matter. We are not at
liberty to give the name Of the lawyer,
and that is not necessary; but it goes
without saying that he is man with
a pretty level head.