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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mrs. ]. ]. Smith, Clover-Offers the
residence of the late Mr.. ]. ]. Smith
for sale.
Jno. r. Hart, Mayor-Invites the citi-
Zens of the town to attend meeting
at the court house Tuesday evening,
for the purpose of organizing a board
of trade.
w. A. Davis, Photographer-Will re-
main in Glover three days Of next
week. January 18th, 18th and 18th.
Geo r. Wallace, Exer.-Requests
debtors and creditors of Mary E.
Turner, deceased, to make settle
ment with him.
Mrs Sallie A. Darwin-WarnS all per-
sons against hunting, cutting timber
or otherwise trespassing on her 93-
acre place.
Mrs. Sallie A. Darwin and Others
Forbid all parties to hunt, cut tim
Der, Craze cattle or otherwise tres
pass on the estate lands Of e. S.
Darwin.
]. w. Quinn, Supt. Education-Invites
the teachers and trustees Of all
schools in Bethel township to meet
Miss Leila Russell at Bethel school
house, January H.
L. r. Williams, Probate Judge
Gives notice that r. Andral Brat
ton has applied to him for letters
Of administration to be granted to
]. A. Tate. C. C. C. Pls., on the es-
tates of Thos. Davidson and Mrs.
Thos Davidson. deceased.
J. L. Williams e. Coon Saturday
morning will put on sale 1876 pairs
mems fine pants at 81 per pair. and
81 pairs mems shoes at 81 per pair.
First National Bank, Sharon-Pub-
fishes it's statement Of condition at
the close Of business. January 7.
It's resources total S146,504.84.
7. w. Johnson-For one week offers
Swift's Premium hams at IS cents
pound.
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.-Announces the
opening of white goods and mus
lin underwear" sale on January
17th-next Tuesday. Bargain
prices in embroideries, laces and
underwear; white goods specials,
etc. See page five.
Yorkville Creamery Association
Gives additional reasons as to why
you should buy De Laval in prefer
ence to other cream separators.
Herndon & Gordon-Answer a mo-
mentous question for the benefit Of
housekeepers, and tell you about
their groceries. hardware, etc.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill
Tells you to have some definite OBJ
ject in life. and suggests that you
make it a habit to save a part Of
your earnings.
Yorkville Monument Works-Sug-
gest that now is a good time to
place your order for a monument
for delivery in the spring.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Says
there is no royal road to wealth,
and tells you Of some roads that
are easier than others.
York Supply Co.-Wants you to feed
your horses and mules on Sun
shine" feed and your chickens on
Scratch" 1t wants your fertilizer
business.
First National Bank, Sharon-Points
out to farmers how desirable 1t is
to them to do business through the
bank. 1t offers its assistance to
farmers.
Thomson Coon page six gives de-
tails Of great white sale" which
it opens tomorrow and continues
for several days. Muslin under
wear. embroideries, laces, quilts,
domestics, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

o'clock, after a long period of failing
health, aged "a years and II days.
Mrs. Ingold whose maiden name was
Lineberry was born and reared in
North Carolina, and was brought to
Yorkville in 1870 by her husband, who
came for the purpose Of editing The
Yorkville Enquirer and who continued
in that work until January 12, 1891,
when he died. Mrs. Ingold survived her
husband exactly twenty years to a day,
almost to an hour. The deceased was
a lady Of most admirable character,
loyal, faithful and true to all the
higher ideals of a properly spent life.
She had been quite frail Tor many
years. and had borne a great deal Of
physical suffering; but with her
thoughts and deeds centered solely on
the comfort and welfare of those
around her rather than on herself.
She is survived by two children, Mrs.
Brooks Inman of Yorkville, and Mrs.
C. C. Randleman, of Randleman, N. c.
The funeral will take place in Rose
Hill cemetery this afternoon at 8
o'clock, and will be conducted by Rev.
J. L Oates, pastor Of the Associate
Reformed church, Of which she was a
member, assisted by Rev. E. E. Giles
pie, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

tents were searched for the missing
child. Friends of the child followed the
circus to Augusta, but nothing could
be heard concerning the missing child.
The disappearance Of the child was
most peculiar. In company with her
mother and several other children, LIZ
zie, then only five years Of age, visited
the John Robinson circus one afternoon
in the fall of 1879. While witnessing
the performance the absence OF Lizzie
was noted by her mother, and searth
was Immediately instituted, but no It'd
ings of the child ever came to the
greatly distressed father and mother.
The little girl was given up as dead un-
til a visit Of this circus to this city
during last October. With this circus
was young woman whom friends Of
the Cain family said resembled very
much some Of the children Of that
family. 1t was talked around that
this woman was the girl that was kid
mapped about thirty years ago. City
Mail Carrier o. D. Cain, brother OF
the stolen girl, who had not attended
the circus, was told OF this woman.
Cain sought an interview with TINS Wo-
man on the circus grounds, which she
readily granted The woman seemed
not to know anything much concern
ing her early life. She did not know
where she was born, who her mother
was and that she had never known her
mother. She said she did not know
whether she was kidnapped or not, but
from her earliest recollections she had
been travelling with the Robinson cir
Gus. She said she didn't know where
she was born, but thought that she was
about 35 years Of age. She said she
was known as Lizzie M. Lewis by her
associates in the circus. The interview
impressed Cain. and he asked her to
keep him posted as to her whereabouts
after she left the city. which she has
done. She has expressed herself as
willing to come to this city to be iden-
titled whether or not she Is member
Of the Cain family. She has been sent
Transportation and Is now on her way
to Orangeburg. This woman wrote In
one of her letters that when the circus
left Orangeburg last October that one
Of the showmen stated that she was
leaving her home. II this woman
proves to be the kidnapped girl, the
Cain family expect to resort to legal
proceedings and see that justice Is
done.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

1t is a pity that it is necessary to
call for the enforcement of the law re-
quiring the state flag to float over pub
lie buildings. 1t would seem that II
there was not sufficient patriotism to
accomplish the desired end, there ought
TO be a sufficient sense Of the duty OF
obedience to the laws of the state.
South Carolina leads the Union in the
number of bushels of corn produced
on an acre. She leads the south and
is second in the Union in cotton spin
dies. South Carolina leads the Union
in hydro electrical development. The
tensile strength of South Carolina
granite is the strongest in the world
South Carolina produces more gold
than any state east Of the Mississippi
river. South Carolina has the best
state college for girls in the Union.
South Carolina is forging ahead of the
other states in many things. There is
no state in the Union that has more to
be proud of. There is no state in the
Union that has a right to be prouder of
the unsullied glory of it's flag either in
war or peace. There is no state flag
that counts for moro. There are sew
eral things that South Carolinians may
fall short in; but in none of these
things is she so hopelessly short as in
unquestioning obedience to the laws
of the land. This is the one thing Of
which all South Carolinians should be
ashamed. But we all mean to change
this. Let US obey this law that requires
the state flag to float over every public
building, and when the flag has been
put on those buildings in the sight of
all the people, let us teach ourselves,
each other, and our children that this
flag stands for strict obedience and
holy reverence for all the laws of the
commonwealth. If we do this, the
things that have been mentioned as the
things in which South Carolina un-
questionably eXcels, will continue as
bright jewels in our crown; but they
will all take a place second to the still
higher attainment that is so easily
within our reach. South Carolina will
then come to be recognized as the
greatest state in the Union not only in
the things mentioned, but in every
thing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
Representative Beamguard la

Representative Beamguard has In
troduced bill to provide for the reg
istration Of chattel mortgages on crops
and to fix the fee. We have not seen
a copy of Mr.. Beamguard's bill; but
The matter Is Of very considerable i'm
Dortance. To all intents and purposes
the chattel mortgage answers the place
Of the former crop lien, the only diff
ference being in the expense Of record
ing mortgages in amounts over $1OO.
Here is little item in the county
government law to which especial and
particular attention should be called. 1t
Is section S14 of the Civil Code and
reads as follows: mo member Of the
county board Of commissioners shall
vote for an extra allowance to any per-
son who has been paid by salary, nor
shall the treasurer Of said county
knowingly pay to any such person any
extra allowance"
Of course it is up to the Cherokee
county delegation in the general as
sembly to refund the Cherokee town.
ship bonds. When the bonds were vot
ed. Cherokee was part Of York coun-
ty and the bonds were made payable in
Yorkville. They have been payable in
yorkville ever since. the treasurer Of
Cherokee county collecting the money
from the taxpayers and sending 1t to
the treasurer Of York county. But
when the bonds become due on May 1
next, the holders will go after Cher
okee township. They may come to
Yorkville first: hut there will be no
money here and the York county treas
urer will send the holders Of the bonds
TO Cherokee. The representatives of
Cherokee county, therefore will he
wise and have arrangements made in
advance.
State Treasurer Jennings is after the
county tfeasurers for their tardiness in
remitting funds to Columbia, and Is
represented as entertaining the idea Of
charging them per cent a month on
deferred payments. This thing of hav-
ing to wait on money that is coming to
you is very inconvenient and annoy
ing. We know because we have tried
it. But really, we don't see how the
state treasurer can expect the county
treasurers to come across until after
the taxpayers have settled with the
county treasurers. For instance, al
though the tax books are opened Octo-
ber IS, nobody is obliged to pay until
December 81, and If everybody sees
proper to wait until the last day, as so
many people invariably do, 1t is diff
cult to see how the county treasurers
can help themselves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
Plea Not a confession.-Mrs. Caro-

Plea Not a Confesson.-Mrs. Caro-
line Martins plea, upon the charge
Of causing the death Of her daughter,
Mrs. Ocey Wardlaw Martin Snead.
seems to have been generally misun-
derstood. Although she entered a
plea of mon vult," with view or ac-
cepting a sentence for involuntary
manslaughter, she did not thereby
confess the killing by her of the young
East Orange "bath-tub victim Her
plea amounts only to an admission
of gross carelessness. without GRIM
inal intent, indeed without intent at
all-literally mon vult." She will
probably be committed indefinitely to
a hospital for the insane preparations
being now afoot for the taking OF
evidence as to whether she is Of sound
mind. Upon the result Of the inquiry
will depend whether she shall be
given a penal sentence or be COM
mitted to an asylum for treatment.
The plea mon vult" was a compro-
mise measure and one that does not
commend itself to the onlooker's
common sense; for press reports
plainly indicate that the accused did
not at all comprehend its significance
and that it was entered by her law
yer with only fearful and confuse'
assent from the aged prisoner herself.
Columbia Record
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
BOYS CORN CLUB.

At the request Of Prof. L. A. Niven
Of Winthrop college, we take pleasure
in publishing the following that will be
of especial and particular interest to
hundreds of York county boys:
A meeting of the Boys Corn Club Of
York county will be held at Winthrop
college, Saturday, the 21st Of January.
The meeting will be called to order
about II o'clock, or as soon as the train
from Yorkville arrives.
There were forty members of the
club last year, but we hope to see this
number doubled this year. Every boy
in the county should become a men,
ber Of the club and contest for the
valuable prizes to be offered.
At the meeting to be held on the
21st, special instruction will be given
in seed corn selection and testing. We
will not merely talk about testing seed
corn, but actually show how it is done
by doing 1t.
Prizes for the first and second best
ten ears Of corn will be given. A
third prize will be given If a sufficient
number enter the contest to warrant
it. IF you didn't select good seed from
the field last fall, select the best ears
you can find in the crib and bring them
along and enter the contest.
1t Is hoped that a real organization
may be perfected at this meeting-all
officers to come from the members Of
the club. If this Is done. 1t Is possible
that the United States franking priv
ilege may be obtained for the club and
bulletins and other instruction mailed
free of charge to each member Of the
club.
Let each boy who expects to become
member try to get some other boy
to join. Talk it up and let's have the
largest and best corn club in the state.
The larger the club the more will the
merchants and business men Of the
county feel like giving toward the
prize fund.
Don't forget to bring along your best
ten ears, as the prizes are to be given
and you may be able to capture one
of them If you try.
All farmers interested in better corn
growing have a special invitation to be
present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

Marriage License BiIl-Senator Car
Isle yesterday introduced in the SEN
ate a marriage license BILL" similar
bill causing a great deal Of discussion
in the senate Wednesday. A number of
senators have been heard to express
themselves favorably toward the bill
and the debate will doubtless be spir-
tied.
The first section: From and after
the passage Of this act, it shall be
unlawful for any person to contract
matrimony within this state without
first procuring a license as Is here
after provided and it shall likewise be
unlawful for any one whomsoever to
perform the marriage ceremony for any
such persons without said persons first
delivering to the party performing the
said marriage ceremony the license as
is hereinafter provided, duly authortz-
ing said persons to contract matrimo-
ny. Each and every violation Of the
terms Of this act shall upon the convic-
ton of the parties offending be punish
ed by a fine of not more than $100 nor
less ahan $25 or by Imprisonment for
not more than 80 days nor less than 10
days.
Section two provides: For the pur-
pose Of carrying out the foregoing
provisions the clerk OF court shall is
sue a license for the marriage Of any
persons upon payment of fee Of 81
therefor, and a statement under oath
or affirmation to the effect that the
persons seeking to contract matrimo-
ny are legally capacitated to marry to-
gether with the full names Of the per:
sons, their ages and places Of resi-
dence The fee Of 81 shall be compen-
sation for the clerk Of court for issu-
ing the license.
Section three gives form to be fol-
lowed by the clerk Of court In filling
out marriage licenses and prescribes
the form to be used.
The fines resulting from violations Of
the act shall be paid by the county
treasurers to the school fund in the
counties in which the violation occurs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

Yes, it is true that a newspaper
opinion is only the opinion of an
individual The opinions of news
papers are always written by individ-
uals. 1t might be noted however, that
when an individual speaks in public to
a promiscuous audience, he is generally
very careful what he says. He tries in
the first place to be absolutely sure of
his facts, and in the second place that
his remarks are worth while. There
is a difference in the private and pub
lie expressions of most individuals,
whether newspaper men or not. We do
not mean to suggest that they think
one thing in one capacity and another
thing in the other capacity. We mere
ly mean to say that they are more
careful in one capacity than in the
other. This applies not only to news
paper people; but to men and women
generally, in whatever walk. Of course,
newspaper people are just like other
people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

Mr.. Hutch c. Mitchell, a skilled COM
puter of the coast and geodetic survey,
who has been working on the notes
submitted by Capt. Peary, has reported
to the house naval affairs that accord
ing to his figures Capt. Peary's records
show that the closest approach the
explorer made to the pole was within
one and one-siXteenth miles. Mr..
Mitchell gave it as his opinion that
Capt. Peary's notes could not have
been faxed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

found an opportunity to sell at a profit
to Mr.. J. l.. Staley, we'll known -four
salesman Of Due West, and Mr.. Staley
turned it over to the Anderson Real
Estate and Investment company to sell
as described.
Mr.. E. r. Horton, president of the
Anderson Real Estate company, said
yesterday that the result of the sale
was entirely satisfactory; that enough
lots had been sold for Mr.. Staley to
pay back the original purchase price
to Mr. Bewley, with handsome mar
gin left over and Mr.. Staley still has
some thirty or more lots to his credit to
be disposed of by private sale in the
future.
The understanding is that most of
the negroes who became purchasers of
lots are going to try to build as
quickly as they can, and so far as
The Enquirer has information, the
whole transaction is entirely satisfac-
tory to all concerned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

If some power that is big enough
and strong enough will take the rail-
roads by the throat and give them 10
understand that they will be abolished
unless they bring the Anderson Daily
Mail to Yorkville with regularity and
on time, we will be content to make no
more complaints for quite while.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

There is certainly no time to be lost
with reference to making arrangements
for the refunding of the township
bonds. AS stated, nothing can be done
without legislation, and if the legisla-
ton should fail the townships will
have to pay per cent interest again
next January, instead of only 43 or 5,
which should be the rate under re-
funding act. In any event, EbeneZer
and Catawba townships will have to
pay interest again on May | at the
rate of : per cent a year; but this
will no doubt he provided for in the re-
funding act to be passed as soon as the
county supervisor notifies the legisla-
tive delegation as to the exact situa-
ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

Senator Carlisle of Spartanburg has
introduced a bill providing for the
creation of a commission to investigate
and report by bill to the next annual
session of the general assembly. on the
question of adopting the Torrens sys-
tenn for the registration of land deeds
in South Carolina. 1t is high time that
the state were getting out Of the rut as
to the present cumbersome and expen-
sive system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

We think that the York county
chaingang costs a great deal more
than it is worth to the roads of the
county; that under present conditions,
especially since the Saye road law has
been put in operation, it is unnecessa-
ry, and that it should be abolished.
The very best thing that can be done
with the chaingang is to disband it
and send the convicts to the peniten-
tiary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

apparently fallen through. Mr. Geo.
R. Keoster, having withdrawn from the
undertaking. This information will
not be in the least surprising to those
who have an adequate understanding
of the financial problem of publishing
another morning paper in town that
already has a morning paper several
sizes larger than that town has any
right to expect. OF course, anybody.
who can has right to publish news
paper, and we have no objection to any
attempt that may be made along that
line. But we do not think Columbia
needs a third daily paper and we do
not think the state of South Carolina
needs third daily in the capital city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

We are glad TO note that Governor
Ansel has in his retiring message, re-
commended an increase in the salaries
Of state officers, and we hope the leg
islature will act upon the recommends
ton. 1t would be agreeable if the
proposition could go through and be-
come law before Governor Blease
takes his seat so he can get the bene-
fit. 1t is quite possible that if the law
is not passed before the new governor
comes in, he may feel himself under
obligations to veto it: but we hope
that he will take no such view.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

1t is surprising how many towns in
South Carolina are so confident OF their
ability to outcount the government in
census taking. The possibilities of the
country's municipal population, had the
government only left it for the ascer-
tainment of the police furnishes most
interesting subject for speculation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

Some of the members Of the general
assembly are favorable to the idea OF
adopting a general law that will au-
thorize municipalities to vote on the
question of changing to the commission
form of government as they may de-
sire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
YORK ON THE COMMITTEES.

Speaker M. L. Smith announced the
house committee assignment on We'd
nesday placing the members from
York county as follows:
J. E. Beamguard-On Ways and
Means.
Thos F. McDow-On Judiciary.
o. L. Sanders-On Commerce and
Manufactures, Hospital for the Insane,
chairman committee on Offices and Of
ficers.
]. H. Saye-On Education, Legisla-
tive Library, chairman Medical Affairs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

Observe the estimate of thirteen
thousand dollars year for the support
of the chaingang and then consider
whether York county gets that much
value out of the institution either di-
rectly or indirectly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
Cotton Ginned to January 1.-Cotton

Cotton Ginned to January 1.-Cotton
of the growth of 1910 ginned prior to
January is shown by the report Of the
bureau of the census, issued at 10
o'clock last Tuesday morning, as H.
OS7,442 bales compared with 9,647,S27
from the growth Of 1909 and 12,465,29S
from that of 1908.
The percentage of the last two crops
ginned to January was 95.S for 1903
and 95.3 for 1908.
Round bales included this year are
109,296 compared with 143,949 for 1909
and 230,572 for 1908.
Sea island bales included are S2,422
for 1910 as against S9,611 for 1909 and
S6,528 for 1908.
The ginning by states follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

reau, providing that the railroads Of
the south represented in the confer
ence do memorialize both houses of ma
tional congress to select New Orleans
as the logical point for holding the
proposed exposition celebrating the
opening of the Panama canal in 1915.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13

Champ Clark claims that the condi-
tions under which the Democrats re-
versed themselves as to Mr.. Cannon's
ruling were different. Of course.
When the farmer told the lawyer that
it was the lawyers OK that had been
gored, the conditions changed imme-
diatelY.