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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

IN reproducing what The Enquirer
recently said about the enhanced value
of York county farm lands. the Char
lotte Chrolicle speaks of 500 lands in
Mecklenburg and goes on to suggest
that this is not a good card with which
to attract immigrants from the north
west. AS a matter of fact, we don't
think either York or Mecklenburs
lands are selling for anything like
their value and there is not only room
for a very material advance in prices
in both counties during the next few
years: but that advance will lie real
lied. Land is the cheapest thing il
this country today. and we believe that
this coming fall will furnish verifica-
tiun of the statement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The supreme court has confirmed
the verdict of the Colleton comfy
court. which convicted J. w. Messervy
for the murder of c. p. Fishburne, a.
county constable. Messervy killed the
constable while the latter was trying
to seize some alcohol, a mule and
wagon Messervy will have to serve
his sentence of twenty years in the
state pententiary.
- Aiken. August 3: Colonel W. w.
Lewis, commanding the First regi-
ment national guard of South Carolina
encamped here, this morning shortly
after o'clock, received telegraphic
dispatch from Governor Ansel order
ing the regiment to pro eed with all
haste to Graniteville to suppress a
riot and stating in the dispatch that
the situation was a critical one, sever
al men having been reported killed.
In less than half an hour the whole
regiment was on the march, the men
prepared for active duty and to cope
with any emergency. Several rounds
of ammunition were furnished each
man, who also carried days rations
and first aid to the injured packages.
1t was a warlike march. A short cut
was taken i'm the direction of Granite
vile and not until the regiment was
Overtaken by courier a mile this
side of the mill town and four and a
half miles from Aiken, did the soldiers
know 1t was merely a part of their
exercises and that there was really 40
riot at Granitevjlle to suppress. Hot.
tired and a little disappointed. the
regiment retreated in it's march to
camp at Aiken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

Tennessee election yesterday. Accord
ing to the reports, Governor Patter-
son, the man who plrdoned Cooper,
the murderer of Carmack. after the
supreme court had affirmed his convlc-
ton, was defeated with his machine lY
Al, 900 majority. Complete returns
may reduce this majority. but there is
no possibility that they will change
defeat to victory. The tremendous
significance of this result is best ap-
preciated when ii is remembered that
more than anything else, il furnishes
an illustration of the Irresistible pow
er of outraged decency even over such
an apparent impregnable obstacle as
a dominant and thoroughly entrcnched
state Democratic organization. The
action of Patterson in pardoning Coop
er was a more contemplate crime than
was the crime of Cooper and his effort
to defeat the supreme court justices,
because of the loyal manner in which
they discharged their sacred duty was
of a piece with it. The result of the
election furnishes occasion for Scner-
al qualification, and decent people eV-
erywherc will rejoice and take new
courage i'm the assurance that right al
ways wins, especially when it gets a
little help.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05
WITHIN THE TOWN,

The annual meeting of the Farm
ers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of York county. was held in Yorkville
on last Tuesday. J. T.. Rainey was
re- elected president, and ID. r. Boney,
secretary and treasury. The old board
of directors were reelected. TINS or
ganiZation is eighteen years old. and
has over 100000 insurance in force,
and the cost Of protection to it's mem
bers has averaged only about 30 cents
on the 800 insurance per annum.
There was also a meeting of the di-
rectors of the Mutual Lives In
surance association. j. Frank Ashe
was reelected president, D. p. Leslie,
vice president, and d. f. Boney, secre-
tary and treasurer. The old board or
directors hold over, with the exception
of Messrs. w. S. Wilkerson, J. ]. Mich
OILS and ]. F. Latham, who were elected
to fill vacancies. Mr.. w. A. Triplett of
Chester county, was added to the
board This association insures stock
against death or damage caused by
fire, wind and lightning, and is doing
a good work for the people of York
and Chester counties. Within the last
few weeks. it has paid claims amount
ing to $S25, caused by lightning. The
average cost has been about 25 cents
on the 800 insurance per annum. The
annual meeting Of the directors of the
Farmers Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany. was also held here last Tuesday.
Mr.. w. 6. WilkersOn was reelected
president, Mr.. J. Frank Ashe, vice
president, and Mr.. d. F.. Boney. secre-
tary. treasurer and manager This
has been in operation about
nine years. and has paid death claims
to about SS5,000, which has
cost it's members but very small
contributions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

THEY are a hard, rough set" said
traveller in the hearing of the writer,
on a Southern train between Yorkville
and Rlacksburg a few days ago. He
was speaking of railroad men, conduc-
tors, engineers and baggage men, and
the remark coming as it did from a
man Of apparently more than ordinary
standing and intelligence, was just
little surprising. We don't believe that
the public believes anything of this
kind We certainly do not believe IT..
This writer has at different times been
thrown into contact with all classes OF
railroad workers under various condi-
tions. has seen their temper and dis
position tried in numerous ways, and
as the result of his experience is in
Clined to give them a position as high
as that occupied by any other class of
workers. 1t is difficult to realize, for
instance. the many trials and annoy
ances to which the AVERAGE railroad
conductor is subjected. He has all
kinds of people to deal with in all kinds
of moods and tempers. There is no
disputing the fact that the general
attitude of the public to the railroads
is hostile 1t is not worth while to go
into the reasons, for very few people
will deny the fact. The travelling pub
lie carries this hostility on the trains
and somehow, uncOnsciOusly. maybe,
allows it to operate against the rail-
road employees. But there is never any
resentment to he seen on the part of
the trainmen. Their general attitude
is that of strict attention to their du-
ties in a businesslike manner. Let oc-
casion arrive however, and they are
always found to be kind, attentive and
sympathetic. A sick or injured pas
senger, helpless child or an unprotect-
ed lady could not be in better hands.
Their work is hard and rough it is
true. but the rough, hard man" among
them is the exception, and he does not
stand for him, nor will the splendid
esprit de corps that pervadeS the en-
tire service stand for him. The esprit
de corps will frequently weed him out,
before the management hears of his
case. And there is another important
thing about railroad men. They fire.
Quently have to go into court as wit
neSseS and it is a common thing for
lawyers to try to prejudice their testi-
mony by stressing the fact of their
being i'm the pay of the railroad COM
pany. The fact is that taken as a
whole. the railroad employees consti-
tute as good a class of witnesses as
ever go on the stand They stick more
closely To the exact truth as they see
it with less concern as to results, and
regardless as to whether the plaintiff is
a fellow employc or an outsider There
have been numerous instances where
the plaintiffs only hope of establish
ing his case was on the testimony Of
railroad employees. and where the rail-
road would have won if the employees
had been willing to lie for it, No, we
do not think that the railroad pc Ople
as a whole are rough. hard set" We
think they are Just as good a set as is
to he found in any other occupation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05
49,

THE fact that the cotton producers
sell the early months for future deliv-
cry, has had a most satisfactory effect
on the market. II has been very well
understood for years that no other
the selling 10y southern producers.
Tempted 10y apparently high prices
during a number of years past, south
rrn producers have sold in tn" summer
for future delivery. often these sellers
have apparently hit it right. in that
spot prices in tn" fall were lower than
those at which they had agreed To de-
liver. Sellers would congratulate
themselves ON tn" lucky bargain that
they considered themselves to have
made and buyers would congratulate
themselves um the low price at which
they were able To- buy the bulk of the
crop, because of the future selling of
the few. But last year the people who
sold in the summer for delivery in the
fall got stuck. and this season they are
not willing To try the same thing
again. Notwithstanding tn" fact that
future prices are more attractive now
even than they were then. 1t takes a
long time for cotton producers I" learn
how these things operate: but it is
now beginning t" look as if they are
really picking up a few pointers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

Durinu the past few davs. the edi-
tor Of The Enquirer has been thrown
in contact with people in Spartanbure,
Greenville and Anderson counties, who
would naturally be expected to know a
great deal about state politics: but he
has not met a man who was inclined
to suggest that there was even ordi-
nary interest in the subject.
While passna throuoh Blacksburg
Yesterday. the reporter was very much
IMPRESSED with the interest that was
being manifested in the candidacy or
Mr.. Tom Caldwell, for clerk of the
court Mr.. Caldwell is very popular
with the Cherokee county voters and
several Of them talked as If they
thought he had a good chance of cleo
ton.
The C. & NV. shOps are going to
the town that offers the most induce
ments. After considering the situation,
the management of the railroad has
decided that because it has so many
friends in so many towns along its
line. il cannot afford to discriminate
i'm favor Of one as against another 1t
will have TO he admitted that this Is
fair and right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05
Editorial Jaunt to Anderson.

Pursuant To an intention long enter
tanned, but for which opportunity has
been slow To develop. the editor of The
Enquirer made a flying visit this week
To the city of Anderson, leaving York
willie on Tuesday evening and return
ing yesterday morning. The object OF
the trip was to secure material for a
story that would seem To promise more
or less information and interest to 0ur
readers. and incidentally To satisfy n
desire for the personal pleasure that
could he SO easily anticipated.
The Anderson people are having
what is known as a Homecoming
week" The idea comes from the New
Englanders, and of late years has hcen
growing more or less popular in the
south. 1t is pretty idea. too. Most
old, settled communities hav" in the
course of time sent numerous repre-
sentativcs To other parts of the coun-
try. north, east, south and west. Some
have done well. and some not So we'll;
but i'm the case of nearly all of them,
there are ties of kinship. friendship or
business that can lie renewed with
pleasure and profit on both sides. The
bringing together is done 10y means of
a programme of interesting attractions
personal invitations and widespread
advertising. all of which the various
committees in charge have been look
ing after most industri"usly for sever
al months past.
To get from Yurkville to Anderson
and back is no easy undertaking. eS-
pccially if one is "m limited time. There
is Il change of cars at Blackshurg. an
other change Of cars and q nights stop
over at Grccnvillc and still another
change of cars at Brlt"n. The route
from Grcruvillr T." B"ltum is 10y way uf
the Southern and from Brltun to An
dcrSun either 10y way of the intrr-ur-
ban trolley line, or the Blue Ridge
railroad. The Southern has helped
the situation very materially of late 10y
mauguratimg Il through service over
this Blue Ridge road and its own line
10y means of gas-clcctric car; but
Notwithstanding all this in the matter
of connections with the nutsd" world
the city Of Anderson is still badly bot =
tied up"
Il" "n" VIII" has no other business
than to sac. the whole trip is well
worth while. Fer Instance. everybody
has been hearing echoes of tn" growth
that has been going ON during the past
twenty or thirty years in the country
that um" goes through between York
willie and anderson: but the only way
To get an accurate idea of ii. is To- aC-
tually max" tn" trip. The progress and
development in evidence ON every hand
is something simply marvellous. well
calculated To- make every loyal citizen
nf South Carolina d"uhly proud of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

THERE is just as much justice in the
claim that six counties want tn force
dispensaries on thirty-siX counties. rs
there is in the claim that thirtysiX
counties want To force prohibition on
six counties. The thirty-siX counties
do not want to force anything on the
six. At least we do not So understand
il. This is not the issue at all. The
issue is whether the law shall be left
in such shape that the liquor people
may from time to time re-cStahliSh
diSpcnSarieS i'm the counties that have
voted them out, and eventually build
up another state wide liquor system
that will control the state more COM
pletcly and more h"pcleSSly than did the
old state dispcnsary. The experience Of
the past fifteen Years has demonstrate
ed very clearly that if liquor is t" he
sold at all. the license system is the one
that can he followed with less danger
to the government.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

She expects to leave next
Monday and will be accompanied by
her sister. Miss Natalie DelveauX.
Misses Bessie and Twight Chalmers,
of Charlotte spent last night with Mrs.
w. ID. Glenn. in Yorkville on their
way to Shelby, n. G.
Mrs. J. r. Miller and two children.
who have been visiting in Gastonia,
passed through Yorkvile yesterday on
their way to their home in Rock Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.. Spencer and
children, and Miss Beck Spencer and
Miss Ransom, left Yorkville yesterday
to spend several weeks at Blowing
Rock. n. G..
Mrs. T. NJ. Lowry and children,
Master Thomas and little Miss Frances
of Knoxville. Tenn. arrived in York
vile last night to spend sometime with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Lowry.
Mrs. b. G.. Black, who has been at
the home of her father law, DR..
John G.. Black of Blacksburg for some
weeks past, recuperating from seri-
Gus illness. returned to Yorkvile yes
terday.
Mr.. Will Rudisill of Glover, who
played with the Yorkville baseball
team in a number of games during
July, has been signed by the Charlotte
baseball club as a utility player for
the balance of the season.
Mrs. r. J. Herndon of YOrkville, has
received a bunch Of letters from Prof.
Herndon. postmarked Paris and
Zurich. Prof Herndon is having a
great time taking in the interesting
siphts: hut COMPLAINS that he is having
more or less trouble with suggestions
Of the recurrence of the attack Of Dleu-
risy he passed through about two years
ago.
Charlotte Chronicle. Wednesday:
Rev J. l.. Oates. pastor Of a church
in YOrkville. was granted months
vacation by his congregation. and
thereunon he came to a wise cOnclu-
sion The Enquirer says: "Mr. Oates
will spend the time principally. visit
ing around among his friends in the
county. and he will preach nearly ev-
cry Sunday. He will spend about a
week In the Neely's Creek neighbor-
hood. and will conduct a series Of SER
vices at the church in connection with
communion on Sunday" That Is what
we would call a practical vacation. 1t
Is n better plan than going awav from
home and spending the congregations
money among strangers. Resides.
Mr.. Oates will make the acquaintance
Of his people and they will come to
know him and in the end. his vacation
will have proved both nrofitahl" and
pleasant. 1t is a good plan to spend
the vacation in circulating among the
home people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. W. G.. White of Yorkvlle, spent
several days i'm Charlotte, this week.
Miss Hazie Belts of Yorkville X. F.
D. 3. is visiting relatives near Leslie
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. F. Thomson of
Gastonia, spent Wednesday in York
vile.
Mr. j. II. Beckham Of Yorkvile, is
spending a few days at Piedmont
Springs.
Mrs. Geo. W. Brown and children OF
Yorkville, are visiting relatives in
Gaffney.
Miss Florrie Beard of Spartanburg
is the guest of Miss Mabel Ashe In
Yorkville.
Miss Gladys Skinner of Bishopville.
Is visiting Miss Dorothy Montgomery
in YOrkville.
Misses Sudie and Ora Inman of Will
kinsvile visited relatives in 1orkVllle
this week.
Mr.. ]. w. Kirkpatrick has moved his
family into the StrOup cottage on
Wright avenue.
Miss Fannie Wardlaw of Yorkville.
is at Blowing Rock, n. c., for stay
of several weeks.
Mr.. f.. X. Marshall of Charleston
spent Wednesday with Mrs. w. r.
Marshall in YOrkville.
Mrs. r. S. Dunbar of Avon, Fairfield
county, is the guest of Mrs. w. Mason
Mcconnell in YOrkville.
Miss Julia Smith who has been Wis
iting relatives in Union, has returned
to her home in YOrkville.
Miss Lima Allison of Kings Noun
tain is the guest of Misses Mary ana
Louise DobSOn i'm YOrkville.
Mrs. II. b. Laws and children have
returned to YOrkville. after spending
sometime in Redville, \. G.
Misses Minnie Love and Anna Kate
Fewell of Rock Hill are the guests OF
Mrs. ]. f.. Sadler i'm YOrkville.
Mrs. f. +. Gillespie and children
are at home i'm Yorkville. after spend
ing several weeks i'm Gulf, n. c.
Mr.. Ottman Rose of Leesville, is
spending few days in Yorkville with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. \. Rose.
Miss Mamie Smith of Hickory Grove,
is visiting the family of MIR. X. h.
Jackson. on Rock Hill R. +. d. No: l..
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Moss of York
Vile. r. f.. ID. No. 2. are visiting the
family "f Mr.. c. T. Thomas at Glover,
Misses Amy Louise, Kathleen and
Beth Patton of Roddeys, are visiting
Miss Miriam Belts on Yorkville K. r.
d. 3.
Dr. and Mrs. r.. r. English left yes
ttrudN LOT bloNlIlS INoSh' ~ ~
spending a week with friends in York
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Smith of Charles
ton, came up Tuesday on a visit of
several days To YOrkvllle relatives
and friends.
Miss Carrie Strait of Rock Hill,
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Thos +.
Mellow in YOrkvile. on her way to
Blowing Rock.
Miss Wilma O'Farrcll. who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
n O'Farrcll in Yorkville, has return
ed to Atlanta.
Mrs. r. B. Husky of Preston, Va, has
been spending some days in Yorkville,
on visit to her sister, Mrs. G. WI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

JAS T. Gettys-Is announced as a
candidate for the house of repre-
Sentatives from York county. sub
ject to the will of the voters in the
primary.
DR.. J. H. Saye-Friends present his
name to the voters in the primary
as a candidate for the house Of
representatives from York county.
]. f. Latham and f. M. Bankhead
Com.-Invite the public To the
county campaign picnic at Blairs-
Vile. on Saturday. August 13.
Quinn Wallace-Will appreciate in
formation leading to recovery of an
automobile tail lamp lost between
Tirzah and Yorkvlle.
Amuse-U Theatre-Programme for
tonight includes "a Texas Joke" +"
1.-The Little Sweeps" THE Magic
Duster" etc. Admission, sc and
Star Drug StOre-SayS that II you
want a big crop Of turnips come to
it for seed. Good line Of varieties.
And wants to show you its 81 safe
ty raZors.
L. r williams. Probate Judge-Givcs
notice that Marion B. Jennings has
applied for letters Of administration
on the estate of Mrs. Emmie Fl.
jennings, deceased.
First National Bank. Yorkville-Sug-
gests that YOU provide for the NOR
row by saving today and offers its
help In helping you to save.
]. l.. Williams e. CO-Say that they
have the best SO suit Of clothes
made and want you to come and
see it.
Sam NJ. Grist Spe"ial Agent--Prints
a letter from an Illinois man in re-
gard to the superiority Of the Mu-
tual Benefit Life Insurance COM
pany.
Kirkpatrick -Relk Co.-Has a variety
of hot weather specials which 1t
places on sale tomorrow and Mon
day. including goods in all lines.
National Union Bank. Rock Hill
Tells you that some inherit riches.
others get them by plunging into
business schemes. but the majority
get them by saving. 1t wants to
holm Won TO Sdve
Riddle Auto Co.-Talks about Their
mos bottles for home and automo-
bilists and Is showing a line Of auto
mobile dust coasts.
Thomson Co.-Offers sDecial nrices
on coat suits tomorrow and quotes
prices on a big variety of notions
and other goods
Herndon e. Gordon-Have received
another lot Of fruit cans and sup
plies and can supply you with the
cans and supplies that you can use
In canning
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

up from a depth of sixty or more feet
and the helmet detached. He was
alive. but unconscious and died a few
moments later. His body was taken
to the hospital ship Solace and today
sent to his sister. Mrs. +. r. Pauling.
at Orangeburg. Exactly what caused
death has not been given out, the
surgeons aboard the Solace declining
to talk. as it is a question for the
board of inquiry to answer, but it is
generally believed among the fleets
officers that something went wrong
with the air supply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

Anderson, August 2: The county
superintendent of education, Nichol-
son. has instituted mandamus pro-
ceedings against the state treasurer
and others to compel them to pay to
this county what dispensary money
they may hold and which should go to
the schools of Anderson county. Mr..
NicholsOn's position is that the legis-
lature exceeded its authority i'm pass
ing an act i'm violation of the state
The constitution requires
dispensary profits to be appropriated
annually while the act of 1910 retains
all the dispensary profits in the state
treasury for future apportionment by
legislation with the exception of $780,
600, which is appropriated to extend
the terms of the school in certain
school districts and $4,000 to en-
courage the building of new school
houses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

THE Yorkville Enquirer says that
farm land in York county is now selling
for $50 an acre. And at one time the
whole of York county could have been
bought for $5O.-Anderson Mail.
Yes. yes, in those good old times
when York county was a country in
which nobody lived and the dogs bark
ed at strangers. The difficulty was in
having the papers made out and find
ing a man with the fifty dollars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

THE lemon is an omen of good luck
to Charles Price, a Minnesota convict,
who has been granted parole because
he succeeded in growing lemons weigh
ing three pounds each, in the state
prison yard. He evidently handed Jack
Frost a lemon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

WITH the insurgents" carrying eV-
erything before them in the west, in
the primary elections and conventions
for Republican congressional nOmina-
tions, Messrs Aldrich. Cannon, Taft
and other "standpatters" must surely
see the handwriting on the political
wall
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

SECRETARY Ballinger said in an in
terview Monday: 'PinchOt, Garfield
and that bunch have been after me.
trying to make a scapegoat of me."
And he might lave added that the
bunch" had succeeded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

EIGHTY-SIX counties of Georgia have
returned $4,000 dogs for taxation, and
sixty counties are yet to be heard from.
Yes. Georgia certainly needs compul-
sorry education, along certain lines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-05

Mr.. w. ]. Bryan was knocked out by
the Nebraska Democratic convention
on his local option plank, but every
body knows that he will come back
He never stays out.