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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
BETHANY CONGREGATION.

The current issue Of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian edited by Rev.
Dr. R M. Stevenson, formerly pastor
Of Bethany, Glover and Crowders'
Creek churches, contains the follow
ing:
1T was our privilege to attend and
take part in the installation of Rev. w.
p. Grier over the united charge Of
Bethany, Glover and Crowder's Creek
churches on the fifth and sixth of this
month. These charges having been
our late charge, 1t was great pleasure
to be present and witness the cordial
welcome extended to the new pastor.
Our mind ran back to the thirteenth
Of May, 1887, when a young man, not
far from the age Of the present pastor
stood before the pulpit in Bethany and
responded to the questions that were
hen being propounded to him. Many
changes have taken place since then.
Drs. Ross and E. E. Boyce, who deliv-
cred the charges to pastor and people,
have both entered upon their reward.
OF the six elders in 1887 only one was
present to greet the new pastor, Mr..
w. D. Lessly. One other, Mr.. w. 8.
Love, serves another congregation and
the other four, Messrs. William McGill,
william Oates, M. C. Lowrance and w.
S. Plaxco have fallen on sleep. Mr.. L.
A. McGill Of the board Of deacons, as
then constituted, remains and Is now
an elder, Mr.. r. N. McElwee, then
deacon, Is now in Yorkville and the
others, Messrs. T. P. Whitesides, John
q. Love and ]. L. McGill have died.
Then there was one congregation with
1877 members, and no win substantially
the same territory there are three with
400 members. The salary then was
$425 and now $1,025. Then the contri-
button to foreign missions was $53,
while in recent years the charge mas
been supporting a missionary, which
we hope they will see their way clear
to resume.
Brother Grier has a fine field for
work. They are a people who appre-
ciate their pastor and show him many
kindnesses. 1t Is field, too, in which
a pastor Is permitted to see the results
of his work. There were not many
communions at Bethany when there
were not additions to the church.
Bethany is an example Of a fact, that
has not been recognized in some OF our
other old congregations, that strength
ening the outposts does not weaken
the centre. Two congregations have
been organized from it and yet the
mother church Is stronger numerically
and financially than ever before, while
the other churches jointly are as strong
as the one church was before they
withdrew and they are doing more for
the cause Of Christ. There Is that
scattereth and yet increaseth, and
there Is that withholdeth more than Is
meet but it tendeth to poverty"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

Hickory Grove, are visiting in York.
vile.
Miss Lise Moore of Clarksville,
Texas. Is visiting relatives In Yorkville.
Mrs. ]. H. Witherspoon and children
of Yorkville, are visiting relatives in
Lowryville.
Miss Margaret Query of Pineville,
N. c., Is the guest of Misses Fannie
and Maud Stroup in Yorkville.
Mr.. w. H. Herndon and daughter,
Miss Lila. of Yorkville, left this morn
ing for Virginia, on a visit to Mr..
Herndon's sister, Mrs. Julia Elan.
Mrs. Calvin Brice Of Woodward, Is
visiting the family Of Mr.. ]. M. Brice
on Yorkville r. F. D. 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Baber left this
morning for a short visit to Greers, In
order to visit Mrs. Baber's brother,
Hon. ]. G. Greer and other relatives.
Rev. ]. w. Baird Of Covington, Tenn.
Is critically i'll at the home of his
brother -in-law, Mr.. ]. s. Brice in
Yorkville. Mrs. Baird is with him.
Miss Anna Lewis who has been visit
ing relatives in Raleigh. N. c., has re-
turned to her home in Yorkville. She
Is accompanied by Miss Mary Frances
Bowen of Raleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Henderson Of
WATERFORD, are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. P. Burgess In Yorkville.
Mrs. c. F. Williams and children,
and Mrs. F. N. Wilson Of Columbia,
are visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Chester Reporter: OF interest to
friends and relatives of the groom in
this county will be the wedding of Mr..
John A. Marion, of Yorkville, and
Miss Mary Kershaw Burnet at the
brides home in Camden Wednesday
evening, July oath. Mr.. Marion Is q
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Marion, Of
this CITY, and Is now engaged in the
practice Of law in Yorkville with Con-
gressman D. E. Finley. He Is a bright
young man with unusually fine pros
poets Of success, and has many friends
here who extend best wishes on this
happy occasion. The bride-el Is a
member Of one Of Camden's oldest and
most prominent families.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
THE MARRIAGE RECORD.

The last installment on the marriage
license record in the Office Of the pro-
bate Judge of York county was printed
on April IL and included 34S licenses.
The total number Of licenses issued
during the year from July /, 1911 to
July 1. 1912 was Ala, and the total
number up to date Is 430. Following Is
the total number Of licenses issued
from April IL and up to last Wednes-
day:
Anril 13-Lon w. Walters and Lula
Thompson.
April 13-Willie Archer and Mamie
April 16-Brice Bailey and Frances
Russell (colored.)
April 17-Ben Currence and Sue
Archie (colored.)
April 2O-Young Belk and Perley
Withers (colored)
April 20-Robert L. Creech and Rosa
Thomasson.
April 23-Charley Sells and Lola
Mamie.
April 23-win lizard and Perley
White (Colored.)
April 23-George Beheler and Dory
Robin.
April 27-Thomas H. Love and Clara
Mitchell.
April 27-James Stroud and Rosa
Kirkpatrick (colored.)
April 27-Emmit McCarter and Lii
liam Gray (Colored.)
April 27-Nathaniel Hill and Belle
Meek.
May 4-Frank Barber and Plumy
Douglas (colored.)
May 4-Jim Lindsey and Mary Ram
sour (colored.)
May Jack Jackson and Ada
Adams (colored.)
May S-Charlie Hudspeth and Josie
Huffman.
May S-Will Craig and Lizer Kenne-
dy (colored.)
May 1O-Charlie Baker and Etter
Austin.
May 11-Walter Steele and Hattie
Lumpkin (colored.)
May 11-Samuel Williford and Lii
lie Parish.
May 11-welton McDow and Lizer
Erwin (colored.)
May 11-Carter Moffat and Clarice
Heftney (colored.)
May 13-Robert M. Hare and Maud
May 14-John G. Newson and Lula
McCants.
May 15-Sam Faris and Daisie Ran
kins (colored.)
16-James Mcknight and A. B. Gill
more (colored.)
May 16-J. F. Cook and Lizzie
Burnes.
May 1S-Brown Mobley and Viola
Sealy (colored.)
May 1S-John Parker and Adline
May 1S-James Smith and Irene
Lowry (colored.)
May 21-Hemphill Sanders and Car
rie Stroud (colored.)
May 21-James A. Barrett and Es-
telle B. Forbes.
May 22-Frazier McMackin and Sadie
Bollard.
May 25-Willie Walker and Lugenia
Vance (cOlored.)
May 25-Samuel Grant and Callie HOl-
man.
May 25-Green Hunt and Dorly
Bratton (colored.)
May 27-Sam Davis and Perley Culp
(colored.)
May 29-Floyd Knox and Rosa Lee
Nelson (colored)
May 3O-Luther Clyburn and Mary
Edwards (colored.)
May 31-Richard Morris and Mary
p. White.
June Ruben Workman and jamie
Massey (colored)
June John Lawrence and Mamie
Hunt (colored)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

June 4-W. H. Goodson and Ella
Rodgers.
June 5--John w. Hall and Laura
Bell.
June S-John A. Price and Bessie j.
Caldwell.
June 1O-John C. Thrift and Ollie
White.
June 1O-Lewis Hucks and Flora
Gordon.
June 13-Timothy Broomfield and
George McFadden (colored.)
June 15-Joe Harris and Eliza Nash
(colored.)
June 15-David Lockridge and Lille
Swink.
June 15-Randolph Harris and Sara
Jane Knox (colored.)
June 17-Mack Hill and Mary L.
Wright (colored.)
June 17-John Rainey and Carrie
Mays.
June 1S-Alexander. Ratchford and
Maggie Whitlock (colored.)
June 1S-Lewis 8. Helton and
Queene L. Pitman.
Jones (colored.)
June 21-John Lindsey and Ider
Hall (colored.)
riet Cathcart (colored.)
June 24-Dillard Jackson and Cora
Jackson.
June 26-Alick Kirkpatrick and Gus
sic M. Holley (colored.)
June 26-John G. Green and Norry
Latham.
June .2s-wm. Miller and Iva Tate
(colored.)
June 27-Austin Potts and Ella Stew
art (colored.)
June. 2S-William G. Campbell and
Lena Estelle Thompson.
June 29-Charlie Dayis and Edna
Thompson (colored.)
July 1-Will Estes and Mary Johnson.
July John Furr and Frances Furr.
July 2-Thomas M. Caldwell and
Minis L. Miller
July 3-Alexander Sanders and Elma
Armstrong (colored.)
July 5-John Sanders and Arcadia
Brown Undian.)
July 5-Lee Roseburor and Carrie
Stephenson (colored.)
July 10-James H. Ramseur and
Lottie ]. Campbell (colored.)
July 10-George Hefner and Mary
Ross (colored.)
July 13-Malachi Ayers and Edner
Mcconnell (colored.)
July 13-Joe Nicely and Daisie Coop
er (colored.)
July 15-J. l. Kizer and Mamie
Bayne.
July 15-John Earl and Clara Green
(colored.)
July 16-Guss Alexander and Hanah
Began (colored.)
July 16-George H. Ainslie and Bes-
sic Sutton.
July 16-Julian D. Bradford and Sa-
die G.. Graham.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
The dictagraph record made Mr..

The dictagraph record made Mr.. S,
]. Nichols say that while in Washing
ton he had set in to occupy the same
bed with the editor of the News and
Courier; that the editor of the News
and Courier began abusing Blease and
that he made the editor Of the News
and Courier get out of the bed. The
editor of the News and Courier says
there is no truth in the story. and we
believe the editor Of the News and
Courier. 1t was Nichols's Scotch that
was talking. The editor of the News
and Courier rarely drinks anything
stronger than coffee, and although he
may get things "awry" in his editorial
columns sometimes. he is never a liar
there or elsewhere. Also, we venture
that a complete dictagraph record of
all his conversations with everybody,
particularly strangers, would rarely
show an unkind allusion to anybody.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

Some of the papers are printing only
a part of the alleged dictagraph record
in the case Of Sam j. Nichols, and sew
eral have printed it all. While in the
case of these papers that have printed
only a part there is ground for the
charge that they printed only those
parts that seemed best to further their
political leanings, the truth of the mat
ter is that there are few papers in the
state that are able to handle the entire
record. The Enquirer is one Of those
papers that are able to handle 1t all
and we are doing it because we believa
that to do so is matter Of justice to
our readers and the public generally.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
MERE.M ENTioN.

+ A terrific cloud burst did more tnan
81, 000, 900 damage at Denver, Col,
Sunday night. More than 500 per-
sons were rendered homeless. .-- OPP
eratives Of eleven cotton mills at New
Bedford, Mass, went on a strike last
Monday for higher wages. A. Fos-
ter Higgins, banker, lawyer and cap
italist Of Greenwich, Conn.,, has with
drawn his support Of Col. Roosevelt
and will support Wilson for the presi-
dency. ..... Joseph Mccarthy, a mes
senger for a New York cigar COM
pany disappeared last Saturday with
cash and checks amounting to over
$500,00O. He was captured In Buff
falo on Monday. There was only 1922
in cash in the package he STOLE.
One person was killed and fifteen or
more injured in the wreck of the
Southern's New York and Memphis
limited near Bristol, Tenn, Wednes-
day afternoon. Several cars rolled
down a 25-foot embankment.. -. For
ty Progressive Republicans Of Califor-
mia sent a telegram to Senator John
D. Works on Wednesday, asking him
to resign his seat In the United States
senate. -. The third trial Of Claude
Allen, of the Hillsville court house
gang, was begun at Wytheville, Va,
Wednesday. -. The rivers and har-
bors bill, as agreed on by the con-
ferees Of the house and senate, carries
an appropriation Of s33,000,000. This
bill is frequently designated as the
pork barrel. ..... The house on
Wednesday passed the bill to create a
department of labor, the secretary or
which shall have a place in the presi-
dents cabinet. More than 2OO
cars of cantaloupes were shipped from
Scotland county, N. c., last Monday
night. :. Herbert Knox Smith. COM
missioner Of corporations under Pres
dent Taft, has resigned his job to join
the forces Of Colonel Roosevelt. .....
One hundred and fifty Democratic
congressman will visit Governor Will
son at Seagirt, N. j., tomorrow.
Three men were killed and four in
jured in a gas explosion in a coal mine
near Wilkesbarre, Pa, Wednesday.
One fireman was killed and several Sc
riously injured at Atlantic City, N. j.,
Wednesday by coming in contact with
q $500 volt electric light wire while
fighting a blaze in the city hall tower.
..... There have been a score or more
of deaths and hundreds of prostrations
from heat in Philadelphia, New York,
and other northern cities during the
past ten days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

Having long ago lost all the faith we
ever had in Mr.. Thomas B. Fielder, Of
course we were not seriously shocked
at the result of that Augusta hearing.
We will not claim that it would have
surprised us if something had really
been brought out, for with all the in
sinuation, vituperation and abuse that
has been going on it was almost i'm
possible for reasonable people to be
entirely confident. And then when it
developed that Mr.. w. ]. Burns, the
greatest detective in the world, was
on the case, it seemed certain that
If there was anything to develop that
something would certainly be develop
ed. But as the outcome of it ALL it will
have to be confessed that there was
complete fall down. Instead Of de-
stroying Governor Blease as he prom
ised, Mr.. Fielder put the committee
in a position of considerable embar-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

And so Detective Reed, alias Mr..
Porter, has decided that he would not
come to South Carolina to face Mr..
Nichols because he could have no
protection" He said over in Angus
ia that he would face Mr.. Nichols, and
he smiled when he was saying it. We
do not know exactly what to think
about that. This writer has slight
personal acquaintance with S. ]. Mich
OILS, and knows a little more about him
from general reputation. Mr.. Nichols
was born a gentleman and reared as
such, and ordinarily is as pleasant
and agreeable a man as anybody
wants to meet. If anybody is inclined
to get the impression that he Is a
whisky sot, that impression is wrong.
AS may be seen from what has been
and Is being published, he has taken
more whisky than was good for him
at times; but in this regard Is no
worse than thousands of young men
who have not had the ill-lucB to fall
into such unpleasant notoriety along
this line. He Is not quarrelsome un-
der any circumstances; that is he Is
not a bullying seeker after trouble.
But he has plenty Of physical cour-
age, and is quick to resent an intend
ed insult. He will fight on occasion
and he will fight fair, either fist and
skull or with deadly weapons. which
ever way the other fellow wants to
fight. AS to what would happen II
Reed should go to Columbia, Of course
we do not know. We are quite sure
that nobody would take any unfair
advantage Of him. He would certain
ly not be assassinated. The Nichols
are not that kind Of people. But we
have an idea that Mr.. Reed would
have to listen to some very uncom-
plimentary talk about himself that
would come straight to his face, and
it would be talk that would put him
under the necessity Of fighting like a
tiger or covering like a pup. Then
maybe also If he could have been ar
rested and held on the charge OF at
tempted bribery or something else he
might have gotten a dose Of that also.
Anyhow we think Mr.. Reed, alias Por-
ter. was quite wise enough in not 60
ing to Columbia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
interested speakers at the meeting to-
The Calhoun Meeting.


The following is from the CO.
lumbia States report Of the Calhoun
meeting at st. Matthews yesterday:
So far as preference could be
gauged by open manifestation, the
division Of sentiment in the crowd, as
between Jones and Blease, was close.
Blease men predominated, apparently,
among the citizens from the Lexing-
ton side, Jones men seeming most nu-
merous among the townsfolk and the
planters from such sections as the
Cameron neighborhood.
No mention of the legislative COM
mittee hearing in Columbia today was
made by any candidate.
Gov. Blease denied in strong terms
a report which he said was being cir
culated in this county that he de-
clared at Barnwell that Judge Jones
had Jew blood in him, and Jews were
no better than negroes" The govern
or said some Of his strongest friends,
in the state and without, were Of
Of their race to make; nor did he
undertake to say that Judge Jones
had Jewish blood in his veins.
Judge Jones made an earnest and
moving appeal for the sinking of fac
tional differences in the face Of a
critical condition of public affairs In
the state. He said this was no day
for the good people Of South Caro-
lima to be fighting among themselves
over non-essentials. That which was
Of most immediate necessity was that
the law-regarding, law-loving citizens
should get together and redeem the
commonwealth from the shame and
humiliation under which she Is now
suffering" They could not afford. he
said. even to appear to indorse law
lessness or to allow friends OF law
lessness to hold the reigns Of govern
ment, but must raise up new and
general spirit of reverence for their
public office to the plane Of public
trust, to be held and administered by
liberty-loving and patriotic public
servants.
Gov. Blease made light of the fact
that Judge Jones cited, In defense OF
his vote on the Jim Crow" car bills
of the nineties that ]. H. Dukes and
other prominent citizens Of this sec
ton, some of them now Blease back
ers, voted as he did on these meas
ures. He said these men perhaps
voted once against separate coaches,
while Jones voted against them
throughout five years.
Judge Jones. the governor assert
ed, would soon be retired to private
life, unless Blease's friend, Magistrate
Pink Caskey of Lancaster, should re-
sign, in which case the governor,
"out of pity for the old gentleman"
might appoint Judge Jones to be
magistrate.
where was Judge Jones'" Blease
demanded, last Sunday evening,
when was resting at the mansion?
Ask him II he did not visit the office
Of the Columbia State and II he did
not meet on the street two drunken
men, whom had put out Of my
house, and who later went to the
State office and wrote dirty lies about
me. I don't have to go to the State
on Sundays to get my speeches writ
ten for the next week."
The governor denied he was against
reasonable support Of state colleges.
The state candidates speak In Co
lumbia today and tomorrow's meet
ing is to be held in Chester.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
FARMERS UNION.
Annual Meeting to be Held in colum.
bia, July 24-25.

.
bia, July 24-25.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
The programme Of the annuai
meeting Of the state union is now In
the hands of the printer. The meet
ing will begin at 800 D. m, Wednes-
day, July Gath, and continue through
the 25th. The reports Of the various
standing committees at the opening
session will be interesting. The night
session of the gath will be an educa-
tional one and will be open to the
public.
Except for some routine business,
the entire day Thursday will be de-.
voted to the study Of marketing
At the morning session we expect 10
have Editor Hunnicutt Of the South
ern Cultivator," discuss Marketing,
especially as applied to farm pro-
duce."
At noon there will be an address by
Hon. Charles 8. Barrett, president OF
the national union.
At 800 p. m, Hon. John L. NC
Laurin will discuss Cotton Ware
housing, Marketing and Banking"
from the standpoint OF the state
warehouse system.
At 500 D. m, Hon. T. w. Carter.
VI TIC 0uiooiocipPA
Union, also president Of the proposed
national warehouse company, VIII
present their plan Of marketing the
cotton crop.
At $50 p. m, another plan or CO.
operative financing and marketing
will be presented by representative
of the g. s. Trust company which is
proposed to be organized.
Among these three plans, and oth-
ers that may be advanced, we con-
fidently expect to be able to select
one that will be effective. 1t Is pos
sible that some two of these plans
may be worked out together more
satisfactorily than any one by itself.
With all the preliminary work that
has been done by the officers and COM
mittees Of the state and county
Unions, this bids fairs to be the most
progressive meeting every held by the
State Farmers Union Of South Caro-
lima. In behalf Of the officers and
committees, and the great practica!
and increasingly important cause or
Marketing" we do cordially invite
every county Union to be represented,
and all members In good standing to
attend.
BY E. w. Dabbs, President.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

- Shelby, n. c., special of July IS
to Charlotte Observer: Frank Glad
den has confessed" This is the report
that spread over the county like wild
fire and phone calls and inquiries
came from the remotest sections of
the county. Several men drove six
and eight miles to town on the
strength of the startling rumOr. Glad
den is in Jail to be tried again for the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dixon
last December and the self-confessed
murderer and negro, John Ross. who
accuses GLADDEN., is in the cell next
to him at the county Jail. Sheriff
wilkins quickly branded the report as
false, but the rapidity with which 1t
spread shows the truth in the old ad-
age that "A lie will travel around the
world while the truth is putting on its
boots" Although GLADDEN. and Ross
are in adjoining cells, the white man
refuses to talk to the negro who ac-
cuSeS him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
We had an awful time getting II

We had an awful time getting 1t
passed; just passed by about three
votes, and If Blease vetoed 1t, 1t would
take a two thirds vote to carry 1t over
his head. We only carried it by about
three votes.
The foregoing is the dictagraph rec
ord of an alleged reference Of S. j.
Nichols to the Piedmont and Northern
railroad franchise. Wonder why there
should have been an awful time about
this matter, and just what constituted
the awfulness of it? Surely they did
not have to buy any legislative votes,
or anything of that kind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19
Detective Burns, who has the rep

Detective Burns, who has the repu-
tation of being the greatest detective
in the world, says that Governor
Blease is the greatest crook in the
world, and if Detective Burns does not
prove that Governor Blease Is the
greatest crook in the world he will lose
his reputation as the greatest detective
in the world and leave Governor Blease
with the reputation Of having been the
worst abused governor in the world.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

rassment and eliminated himself as
further factor in the situation. Any
body can see now, as The Enquirer
suggested months ago, that Felder's
activity has no other basis than per-
sonal malice and spite. He was cha
grined because of Governor Blease's
action in separating him from the bal
ance of the big fees that were almost
within his grasp in connection with
the settling of the estate Of the dead
dispensary, and with a smallness that
would be pitiable were 1t not so con-
temptible, he has merely been play
ing for even.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-19

great enterprise He said Spain already
had legislated Ito reimburse Spanish
ships for the tolls spent In going
through our canal" Senator Lodge
raised the question, whether the Unit
ed States would have a right to inter-
fere If another country should under
take to pay the tolls Of its ships when
passing through the canal. No foreign
country, he said, could interfere with
any arrangement the United States
might make for the payment of tolls
IF any government should undertake
to do so. /. for one, would protest" he
said.