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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

But If 1t happens there will be an
irate Yorkville inquirer, when the for
mer citizen looks for his old home
town and can't find 1t on the map
Charleston Post.
want TO deny the suggested implica-
ton at The Yorkville Enquirer. The
Enquirer does not want to see the
name Of the town changed; but 1t
promises not to become irate no mat
ter what happens. AS q matter Of fact
the suggestion arose with a gentleman
who does not like The Enquirer, and
who will not subscribe for 1t, and
whose principal motive. we believe, Is
to make an 'irate inquirer" But Of
course, in the event Of a change of the
name Of the town, the name Of The
Enquirer will remain the same, and
the glorious old name Of "~Yorkville,'
which figures in Lossing's Field Book
of the Revolution, in many good deeds
and pleasant memories Of the past, will
become the exclusive property Of The
LIlQulESI ailu W 1iiCiioo. We oN
heard it suggested that If the name Of
the town is changed and The Enquirer
does not change, the opposition ele-
ment will endeavor to make itself still
more unpleasant to us by undertake
10 impress its following with the idea
that we are out sympathy with til
majority Of our fellow citizens, and
that our stubbornness is evidence
thereof. If so, we will meet this issue
the best we can. However obnoxious we
may be to the people who would do"
Y~orkville, it is very well understood
that there has never been a time when
we would not do anything in our pow
er for Yorkville, and we cannot antici-
pate the possibility Of a time when it
would be otherwise. But so far as
changing the name Of The Yorkville
Enquirer is concerned, there will be
nothing doing. In the first place, we
would not if we could, and in the Sec
ond place we could not If we would.
We would not If we could because a
thousand subscribers take about as
much pride in that name as we do,
and in the second place, the will Of the
late l.. NJ. Grist conditioned the owner
ship and control Of the property he
left, on the continued publication Of
The "Yorkville" Enquirer. OF course
we do not want the name of the town
chan red; but we will promise the
Post now and here that if the change
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

The rumor referred to in our Column
bia correspondence to the effect that
Governor Manning has protested to
Attorney General Peoples on account
Of the latter's appointment Of Mr.. Fred
H. Dominick as assistant attorney
general, is being talked over the state:
but up to this time the correspondence
has not been given out for publication
We hope there Is nothing to it, be-
cause If it be a fact that Governor
Manning has made such a protest, we
do not feel tina he had a right to do so.
That Mr.. Dominick's political views
are at variance with those Of Governor
Manning there is no question, and this
is also the case with the political views
Of Attorney General Peoples. 1t should
be remembered, however, that both Of
ficials derive official position from the
same authority-a majority Of the
white people of South Carolina and 1t
will have to be assumed that the vot-
ers knew what they were doing. AS
we have said, we hope it is not true
that Governor Manning made such a
request or demand as Is comprehended
in the rumor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

Il is a rare thing that one ever hears
ANYBODY other than a railroad man, say
"McConnells' or "Guthries." The pub
lie almost invariably says "Guthries-
Vile" and "McConnellsville.'
A considerable portion Of the Ches-
ter road between Yorkville and Ches-
ter, was very much improved by drag
ging last week. The condition Of the
road below Delphos is much worse
than 1t Is to the north.
The ground hog came out Of his
hole this morning and on seeing his
shadow, decided that, inasmuch as he
had already been kept in by bad
weather for forty days he would un-
dertake to get credit for the time
previously served.
The temperance society organized
in the Beth Shiloh. neighborhood,
some weeks age, is gettin along nice
ly, and Is MAKING it's influence felt in
the community. Several new members
have been added, and all are holding
on faithfully to their pledge.
There have boon lots Of wet, dis
agreeable days within the past two
months: but yesterday was n Of the
m,st disagreeable unless possibly
Christmas be excepted. A somewhat
peculiar feature Of yesterday was that
when the local business people opened
their stores and other places Of bust
ness, they found a difference in tenn
p~erature Of three to four degrees be-
tween the inside and outside Of their
buildings. Inside some Of the build
ings the temperature stood at from Sc
to 81 degrees and outside the tempera-
ture was about 60. Rain which had
been intermittent during most Of Sun
day night continued that way during
the day, and people who had business
at various places had to either take a
wetting or pick their opportunity to go
from one place to another between
showers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
EASTERN TEACHERS MEET.

Sixty-three teachers were in Rock
Hill Saturday, in attendance on the
first meeting Of the eastern division
Of the York County Teachers asso-
citation, held this year. There were
three more teachers at the Rock Hill
meeting than were in Yorkville at the
meeting Of the western division the
Saturday previous.
The meeting was held in the Rock
Hill High school building. Prof. ].
P. Coats of Fort Mill, president Of the
association, presided, and the prin-
cipal speaker Of the day was DR..
Reed Smith Of the department of
English Of the University Of South
Carolina, who addressed the county
teachers on, words, words, words
Several musical selections were
rendered by students and teachers OF
music throughout the meeting and
included an interesting and instruct
i've demonstration in singing by a
class from the Winthrop training
school under Miss Covey.
The principal business to come UP
before the division was the adoption
of a constitution and a conference
with a committee from the western
division Of York county teachers con
sisting Of Miss Mary Cartwright and
Messrs. R. H. Holiday and R. E. AL
len, concerning the time and place
and the arrangement of a programme
for the proposed York county School
Field Day.
The joint committee decided that
the Field Day shall be held in York.
Vile because Of the fact hat the town
is centrally located and schedules
convenient. Saturday, April 8, was
agreed upon as the date and the ex-
ercises will be held in the Graded
school building and on the school
grounds.
Effort will be made to secure a
special train to bring school children
and patrons from Fort Mill, Rock
Hill and the eastern sections of the
county to Yorkville on the occasion
of the county school rally.
The programme for the School
Field Day, upon which the joint COM
mittee Of the two divisions will de-
termine has not yet been determin-
ed.
There were a number Of teachers.
members Of the western division, in
attendance on the meeting Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
needed articles that were very accept,

needed articles that were very accept
able to the whites"
The subcommittee consisting of
Messrs. Glenn, Harper and Currence
were very we'll informed as to all the
cases of the greatest need and while
the committee was Of opinion that in
view Of the great service already rem
dered by these gentlemen, they were
entitled to be relieved, they gave it to
be understood that they were perfect
ly willing to go IN with the work and
they are continuing the intelligent and
efficient service they have been rem
dering from the beginning.
"Of course we should not be guilty OF
looking a gift horse in the mouth
said Mr.. Stanton, but l feel no delica-
cy in saying that among the contri-
buttons were ONE entire suits OF
clothes, as good as almost any ordi-
nary business man would care to wear,
and the committee Of course, tried to
put these where they would do the
most good. They are doing the same
according to their best judgment with
all other articles contributed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Maggie Oates of Glover has
pneumonia.
Mr.. William Oates Is critically i'll al
his home in Glover.
Miss Annie Stevens Of Yorkville, is
visiting relatives in Chester.
Hudson Miller, Esq, of Charlotte, is
in Yorkville on business today.
DR.. ]. w. Campbell of Glover, was
a visitor in Rock Hill, this week.
DR.. A. M. Barnett Of Yorkville
visited relatives in Gastonia, Sunday,
DR.. B.. G.. Black of Yorkvillc, is sick
at tn. home OF his father in Blacks
burg.
Mr.. T. n. Thomasson is quite sick
at his home on Yorkville r. F. d.
No. 6.
Mr.. w. D. Thomasson Of Yorkville
left yesterday on a trip to Atlanta and
other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnwell OF
Rock Hill, visited friends in York
vile, this week.
Mrs. j. K. Young of Union, is
spending some time with Mrs. S. NJ.
Mcneil, in Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Anderson of
INV ~ opSiiuti6 hoNos "tNi
friends at Concord, N. c.
Miss Alethia Fennell Of Rock Hill,
spent several days this week with Miss
Margaret Finley, in Yorkville.
Miss Bessie PARROT, daughter of
Mr.. A. j. Parrot, Of Filbert No. l,
is quite sick with pneumonia.
Mr.. Ganson Williams of Yorkville,
left Sunday afternoon for Chicago,
where he has a position.
Mrs. j. l.. Jones of Tennessee, was
the guest Of Mrs. H. l.. Wright in
Glover, the past week.
Miss Zula Stephenson, who is
teaching in the Harmony section, Wis
tied relatives on Yorkville No. S, last
week.
Mesdames Connie Williams Of At
lanta, Ga, and J.. r. Baber Of Gas
tonia, are visiting Mrs. Winnie Jack
son, in Glover.
DR.. and Mrs. j. |. Vance Of Nash
vile, Tenn. attended the funeral of
Mrs. Vance's mother, Mrs. Currell. In
Yorkville, last Friday. Mrs. Vance is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

AS we have said before, we do not
like the loophole in the proposed pro-
hibition law that permits the ordering
of a gallon of whisky a month and
provides for a permit to be issued by
the clerk of the court for % cents. If
we are going to have prohibition, let's
lave it absolute. and let us not put
power in the hands Of any public Off :
cial to say who shall and who shall not
have liquor. This power will easily be
exchangeable for votes on the part of
politicians who care to work that way,
and there are politicians who would
not hesitate to do that very thing.
Take the joker out of the bill and
make it real prohibition. or let it go Is
II ic
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

remaining over several days with
relatives and friends.
Mr. S. T. Ferguson Of Yorkville No.
s, took his little granddaughter, Miss
Irma Tom Ferguson, to Columbia,
Saturday, where n underwent an
operation for appendicitis. The little
girl Is getting along nicely.
DR.. R. Glenn Allison. who has been
spending a few days with relatives in
Yorkville. left Saturday morning for
Chicago, where he goes to take
charge of a department in a large mu-
nicipal hospital Of that city.
A petition was circulated last week
for the appointment of Mr.. ]. W.. Nc
Farland as road supervisor for York
township. This makes three candi-
dates for the position, the other two
being Messrs. A. l.. Black and ]. w.
Smith.
Mr.. Geo. L. Wallace, formerly of
Yorkville, and a son Of Mr.. John ].
Wallace Of the Cannon mill village,
is now located at Balboa, Panama
canal zone, where he Is serving as a
corporal in the S1st company, coast
artillery, U. s. A. Mr.. Wallace has
been at Panama since early in jan
uary and writes his father that he
Is very pleasantly situated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Thomson Co.-Says buy here-buy-
now-save," and quotes prices to in
dictate the savings on various kinds
of ~seasonable goods.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Tells
you that Banking" Is the only line
of business that teaches you to save
your money. 1t will help you II you
will let 1t.
Cloud Cash Store-Going out Of bust
ness, tomorrow morning begins q
ten day sale Of all goods at cost
prices, and invites you to come and
see
r. B. Glenn, Mgr.-Gives notice that
the Tirzah ginnery will run on Fri
days till further notice.
Lyric Theatre-"Trey O. Hearts" to-
day. Grace Cunard and Francis
Ford tomorrow. Mary Fuller or
Friday. 1.-The Master Key coming
w. E. Ferguson-Has complete line OF
n. r. c. products, in packages. and
in bulk. Also full line Of cereals. A
fresh shipment Of cakes today.
York Drug Store-Wants you to know
that it is always on the job" and
ready to serve you night or day ey-
cry day in the week.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Coolers q
number Of special bargains in la
dies waists, dresses. domestics, ETC.
Linen coat suits, $1.48.
F. F. Daley Co., Ltd, Buffalo-Gives
you more information about "2-in-
1" shoe polish. 10c a box. See 4th
page for particulars.
Bert F. Smith, Captain-Issues order
for all members Of Co. L, 5. C.. N
G., to meet at the armory Thursday
evening at Z o'clock. Important
business demands attention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
CREAMERY T

Mr.. George R. Wallace Of Yorkville
Nc. 2. began patronizing the Yorkville
creamery yesterday, and he says that
a number Of farmers Of his section ex-
pect to do the same thing. Mr.. Wal
lace is milking seven cows and expects
to average $25 per month from the sale
Of b%utterfat.
Mr.. R. A. Stewart Of the Zadok com
munity, began %patronizing the York
Vile creamery last April, bringing the
milk of two ordinary cows to the plant
week. He has kept a record of
the two cows and finds that up to date
they have furnished s66.97 worth of
butterfat to the creamery as we'll as to
keep his own household supplied with
butter and milk. In addition the cows
have raised two calves and in a week
or ten days will be fresh with milk
again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
w. D. SHOT

Mr.. William D. McCarter, whose
home is in Yorkville was shot this
morning on the farm OF his mother
Mrs. Kate McCarter, who lives IN r.
F.. D. No. s, about five miles northeast
of Yorkville.
So far as can be learned at this time
there are no satisfactory particulars
to the shooting. The young man left
his mothers home about 8 o'clock with
the intention Of going hunting and
within a few minutes afterward he
was found lying near the saw-mill a
short distance away with a charge Of
shot in his left side just under the
armpit.
AS to how the shooting may have
occurred, has not been learned; but the
opinion this morning seemed to be
that it would certainly prove fatal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

The strongest flibuster Of recent
years is that which the Republicans
Of the United States senate have been
maintaining for a week against the
Wilson ship purchase bill. This bill
which Is openly headed by the presi-
dent, provides for the direct purchase
of foreign ships by the United States
government, for use in the develop
ment Of this country's foreign trade
The reason behind it Is exactly the
same as was behind the ship subsidy
bill of twelve or fifteen years ago, the
foundation Of John L. McLaurin's 80
called Commercial Democracy" And
the principle Of the bill is a little more
so. The bill contemplates that the
government buy ships, develop a
profitable business for them and then
sell them to private corporations on
terms that will insure the continuance
Of their operation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
Land Commission Bill.

There was introduced in the house
on January Is and f%avorably reported
for the committee by Mr.. Warren, a
bill to establish a land commission in
South Carolina.
This bill contains twenty-seven Sec
tons and in many respects is very SIM
liar to the Freedman's Bureau bill OF
the days of Scott and Moses.
The bill proposes to create a land
commission, consisting Of a commits
sioner to be elected by the general as
sembly at a salary Of $4,000 a year.
and the governor, secretary Of state
commerce, who are to serve without
pay.
1t is proposed to borrow money
from the sinking fund commission to
the amount of not exceeding $500, 600
in any one year and with this money
to buy lands in the various counties at
not exceeding $12 an acre. to be sold
to people who will buy and live or it,
on ten years time, one-tenth payable
each year at 6 per cent interest.
There are to be no sales except to
bona fide home makers, whether i'm
migrants or citizens, and in case of
the death of the purchaser before
completing the payments, his interest
is to go to his descendants.
The bill provides for the purchase
of suitable lands from whoever desires
to sell, and if more land is offered in
the various counties than the commits
sion is able to buy. the purchases will
be distributed among the various
counties by lot.
It is hardly believed that this bill
will be passed by the general assem-
bly,.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
VETERANS AND WIDOWS

The names Of the following veterans
and widows of the C~onfederacy sur
viving in York county and who are moi
10Y on the pension roll, have been sem
in since the last issue Of The En-.
quirer:
BuIlock's Creek.
]. S. Hood. Co. G, 4th regiment, S
G. ", Capt. Mcclure.
York Township.
Mrs. Sarah Nivins, widow Of J. ]
G.. Nivins, Co. B, 9Th regiment, S. c. V
]. w. Y. Dickson, Company F, Sew.
enteenth Regiment, S. c. V.
Kings Mountain Township.
w. T. Hartness, Co. c, 7th regi.
ment, s. C.. V.
Bethel Township.
David Johnson, 9Th regiment, s. c
V.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wells. widow Of ]. w
Wells, Company B., Fifth Regiment
S. c. V.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
The activity Of German submarines

The activity Of German submarines
against British and French commerce
furnishes a situation that promises to
become serious. For one thing it car
interfere with the carrying Of cotton
and for another thing it can play havoc
with England's food supplies. If the
submarines attack cotton ships, OF
course it will soon become still more
difficult to carry cotton abroad. and
unless the allies find some way to stop
the operations Of the submarines
against their food supplies, England
certainly, and perhaps France also,
will soon be compelled to squeal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

Speaker Hoyt is a local option pro-
hibitionist; but does not believe in a
statewide law. We do not agree with
Mr.. Hoyt, for we would rather have
statewide prohibition. provided there
are no jokers in the law. We do not
want a law that will say that nobody
can buy liquor in South Carolina, I'M
less they feel sick or well, or want a
drink" But that is not the object of
this comment. We desire to call at
tention to the attitude assumed by the
speaker when the statewide referen-
dunn bill came to a vote the other day.
He did not have to vote at all, or he
could very easily have voted with the
majority; but he did not dodge. Stand
ing square with his convictions he
voted against the bill. We find no
trouble in differing with a mar like
Mr.. Hoyt without losing confidence in
him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
WITHIN n TOWN

Mr.. Ben Levy has rented the store
building formerly occupied by Mr.
| w. E. Ferguson.
One birth and one death were reg
istered during the first month Of the
| operation Of the new vital statistics
law.
DIR. James A. Hayne, Of Columbia
state health officer, was in Yorkville
yesterday for the purpose Of investi-
eating sanitary conditions in the town
john Demas has rented the store
room in the Williams Barnett build
ing, formerly occupied by E. B. Far
rah; but will retain his present stand
in the Sherer building.
The Cloud Cash Store, w. o. Har-
shaw, manager, has announced It's
purpose to suspend business on Feb
ruary Is. This store has done well
but because Of reverses at Rock Hill
1t has become necessary to consolidate
with that branch of the establishment
"A large 'possum that Is supposed
to have escaped from some Of the
local hunters who had him up fatten-
ing, or to have come out Of the woods
of the Bratton farm near by, was cap
tured on Railroad street, early yes
terday morning.
There has been a story on the
streets for several days that there has
been a cut Of s per cent in the wages
Of operatives at the Nicely and Lock-
more mills. Superintendent Johnson
was asked about the matter last night,
and he said that there had been nc
cut in the wages at either Of the mills,
Yesterday, salesday for February,
brought a good many people to York
vile, many having business at the
court house, others had purchases to
make and others coming just to be
coming. There were a few horse-trad-
ers in town, but the weather was too
Indictment for much back lot trading.
There were no auction sales Of realty
from the court house steps.
The store of Mr.. ]. M. Stroup was
b~urglarized early Sunday morning, an
entrance being effected by the re-
moval Of the glass transom at the
rear. 1t is not known how much
merchandise was taken, but about
$40 or $12 was taken from the cash
drawer. The thieves did not take a
check which had been left in the
register. Several negroes have been
arrested charged with the robbery,
circumstantial evidence pointing to
their guilt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

The February term Of the court OF
common pleas convened in Yorkville
yesterday, Special Judge HalcotSP P,
Greene Of Columbia, presiding in the
absence Of Judge Spain, who is under
Going treatment in a Baltimore hos
pital.
There was not a single case on the
docket ready for trial and the jurors
were dismissed about II o'clock. Sew
eral cases in equity were heard by his
honor and the court adjourned sine die
yesterday afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

German submarines have been en-
gagged during the past few days in de-
stroying the shipping Of the allies In
the English channel and off the coast
of Ireland. No less than four British
merchant vessels and two French ves-
sells have been sunk. So far as Is
known the German submarine U-2l
has been doing most Of the mischief.
In several cases the submarine would
make Its appearance, send an officer
on board its victim and give notice
that passengers and crew must get
out of the way within five, ten or If
teen minutes. AS oon as the passen-
gers were off the vessel would be
scuttled with a torpedo or a charge of
high explosive. One Of the vessels
after being approached sent the alarm
by wireless, and after that the Ger.
mans changed their tactics and fired
their t%orpedoes without giving pre.
liminary notice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

And who would w have thought OF
the introduction of a companion piece
Of the old forty acres and a mule
proposition of Freedman's Bureau days
in the South Carolina legislature al
this time? 1t would seem to us that II
a bright legislator Of today wanted to
work up some buncombe with a show
Of trying to do something for the farm
ers, he would at least try to get VI
something new.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

Perhaps Yorkville wants to change
it's name in order to throw the mosqui-
toes off the trail.-Charleston Post.
There are few mosquitoes in York
Vile; but still the reason suggested by
the Post is about as good as any thai
has been suggested by originators OF
the change proposition, or any Of the
advocates thereof.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02

self must be considered contraband,
the British not recognizing the legal
ity Of her transfer to American re-
gistry in time of war, but that the
cargo would be transferred to another
steamer for shipment to Rotterdam
il the Dacia were seized. Seizure OF
the steamer is expected to result In
prize court proceedings and dip
lomatic representations that may be
Of far-reaching importance. No ex-
planition was given regarding the
papers the Dacia awaited, but 1t was
surmised they were proofs Of transfer
Of ownership to be presented the
British authorities, should the ship
be detained.