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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-09-02
PILOT

The Mt. Chapel meeting of the
Old Biptists attracted large
crowd. The preachers were Rev.
VIM. Combs, of Hopewell and
Rev. Ira Wills, of Hazel Green.
Mr.. Kinser has flushed his
work on the school house and is
preparing to fence the lot.
Corn Crops are looking good
around here and potato crops
breik all records for this neigh.
borhood.
Mrs Hershell Hall left Sunday
for Middletown, o. Her husband
and three children will follow in
a short time.
Walter Caldwell and William
Sparks, of Middletown, are visit
ing friends here.
John Harris, of Wolf county, is
visiting friends here.
Roscoe Baker, who has been
working near Winchester, has
returned home.
John Mize, of Estill county, has
rented farm from d. q. Hall,
and has moved here.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-09-02
vIRDEN

G. @. Curtis visited his brother
q. w. Curtis, of Pine Ridge,
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Pace, of Kiddville,
visited her mother, Mrs, Lanra
Patton, Saturday and Sunday.
Thomas Hughes, of Indian
Fields, visited his sister, Mrs. T..
A. Ogden, Sunday, and she ac-
companied him home to spend a
few days.
Mrs. George Tolen and Miss
Mamie Lowery, of Winchester,
spent several DAYS with friends
and relatives here and at Wal
tersville.
Mrs. @. q. Curtis and Mrs. Xii
lis Ware visited Mrs. Sarah Ad-
ans, of Waltersville, Friday.
A horse belonging to E. d.
Curtis dropped dead just after
he returned from Clay City We'd
nesday.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-09-02

James F. Clarke one of our
oldest and most esteemed SUBJ
scribers, dropped into the office a
few days ago for a visit Mr.
Clarke is visiting relatives in this
county for a few weeks, but will
return for the winter to the Old
Mason's Home at Shelbyville,
which he says is the finest place
in the world for a man to spend
the winter months.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-09-02
SLADE.

Cass,us Bowen, of o d X Jet,
is visiting his parents here.
Frank Chester and Mrs. Blal C il
Chester Even, of Hazard and
Mrs. lisa Chester Agar, of Beat
tyyille, were called here owing
to the serious illness of Pete
Chester. Pete underwent an OPP
GRAFTON at the hospital aud isnow
doing very we'll.
Miss Mamie Derickson, OF
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-09-02

Write 20: Chattsnooga Medlcins Co. Ladies' A.
vlsory Dept. Chattanooga. Tsnn.. for SpeciQl In
sirtlcfi0As on your case and G-psEe book. HONS
Treatment for Wousn. sent In plain wrapper. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
TURKEY CREEK BOTTOMS

There has been a revival Of the
proposition to drain the Turkey creek
bottoms down in Bethesda, Broad
River and Bullock's Creek townships
and on into Chester county.
The matter has been under consid
Grafton for several years past, and a
large number Of people have become
very much interested.
An act that has passed the legis-
lature providing a means whereby the
drainage work may be organized
prosecuted and paid for is just a
little doubtful constitutionally in one
or two particulars, but still there APP
pears to be plenty Of law to accom-
plish the end desired.
Among the parties in the present
movement as the report indicates, are
Dr.. j. H. Sage, Mr.. w. r. Carroll, Mr..
w. l.. Hill, Mr.. Johnson Cameron, and
numbers of other progressive land
owners along the different branches
of Turkey creek.
tanned from Crowders' creek is to the
effect that the drainage of that stream,
although not fully completed in &C
cordance with plans, has handsomely
paid all the landowners who went into
the enterprise.
In the old days before Turkey creek
filled up as it Is now, the Turkey creek
bottoms were famous throughout the
whole of York county for their re-
markable fertility and the tremendous
amount Of corn they yielded; but for
many years past, most Of these bot
toms have beer almost ~valueless. There
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
suLLock,s CREEK CROPS

The farmers along the road from
Sharon to the river, through the
Blairsville, Hoodtown and Bullock's
Creek sections have little ground for
complaint over the present prospect
for good crops. In most cases the
cotton crop through that section Is as
good this season as they have ever
and in not a few instances the
cotton crop is really better than 1t has
been in many years. The earlier plant
ed corn crop Is not so promising as
most Of the farmers would like, having
been seriously hurt by dry weather
hitting it at the wrong time, but even
this, compared with the corn crops that
were considered good ten or fifteen
years ago, the prospect Is quite good.
A gentleman who travels over a
greater portion Of the county at
or less frequent intervals, says
he believes that, taken as a whole, the
crops of Bullock's Creek township are
the best in the county.
One Of the notable things to be
seen in Bullock's Creek just now as one
travels over the township, is the very
large acreage planted and sowed In
peas. Hundreds and hundreds or
acres are sowed in this legume that
will be turned under in the early fall
to be followed by grain, clover, grass,
ETC., while other acres have been
sowed in rows and from these the
peas will be picked and either used
by the growers for planting another
wear or put on the market for sale to
those who haven't been forehanded
enough to grow the peas for their own
use.
There's a field" said a gentleman
to the writer q few days ago, as we
were passing a field Of fifteen or TWEEN
ty acres, that l have seen In
anything but cotton before this year:
There was a good yield Of oats u on
II and MI. - at once turned the
stubble and sow"d peas. and you see
what Is there. A crop of peas that Will
make fine hay II he wants 1t hat way;
but he will most likely turn 1t under
and SOW 1t down in clover and oats
tnlS Idl, AIN III iohiA
a year he has beaten his cotton all to
pieces. And here's a field OF cotton
following crimson clover. o nave
seen this field many times before In
cotton, but you never saw as good
cotton on II as there Is right now
Anybody can see by this field alone
what even one crop Of clover Will do
in the way of improving land"
Throughout Bullock's Creek
ship there are a number OF farmers
who have exceptionally good crops OF
10th cotton and corn. With their corr
they seemed to have just hit 1t right
both in the planting time, n IN the
seasons after it was up, and also they
suffered little from cut worms or PUG
worms. Notable among these Is that
of Mr.. r. l. Vinson. who Is SAID 10
have one Of the best all-round crops
i'm the county; but most n Bullock
Creek farmer will tell you mighty
quick that he has enough In prosper
in the way Of food crops to keep him
and his family from want. no matter
what the price Of cotton may be-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
Tell the Editor.

If you know Of things that are not
going as they should be or if you
have ideas as to how there might be
Improvement in existing conditions,
social, political or otherwise. tell the
editor about it..
We do not want to be understood
offering to become a depository for
everybody's troubles or anything of
that kind, or of having any desire
to NEEDLE with matters per-
sonal; but we are here to help the peo-
pie, and it is necessary for us to thor
oughly understand wherein they need
help before we car proceed with a
great lea of intelligence.
1t is a common thing for people to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
THE PRODUCE MARKET

There Is nothing like the market
for chickens, eggs, vegetables n the
like there was last year. Then 1t was
An easy matter to sell anything Of that
kind and at a fair price; but now 1t
is surprising that a small quantity OF
either of the commodities will knock
any of the markets to pieces, even the
markets Of the larger towns.
The reporter gathered this Informal
ton from Mr.. Martin Mitchell, who
lives near Sandy Flat school house,
about four miles northwest of this
town, and who has probably handled
more chickens and eggs during the
past few years than any other one
man in the county. When Mr.. Mitch
ell first went into the business, he OPP
Grated largely On foot, for a year or
more he used a wagon and during
practically all Of the present year he
has been doing his work with a Ford.
BY the use of the Ford, Mr.. Mitchell
finds no trouble whatever in covering
q large part Of the county In a day.
He can run. about through his W
neighborhood for many miles in every
direction, and dash across the country
through this place to Rock Hill. or
over toward Spartanburg or to Cas-
tonia or 10 Charlotte, he does not care
much where, provided he has a pretty
good quantity Of chickens, eggs, ETC.,
and thinks he has a fair snow at d
market.
TT does not take but very few
chickens and eggs to supply this
place." Mr.. Mitchell said to the re-
porter last Saturday night, while ne
was making some purchases IN a iocal
dry goods store. Generally you nave
to peddle a little bunch of u around
pretty promiscuously, and II you nave
as many as a dozen chickens to DIS
nose of. YOU are going to find a big
lob to do it. Gastonia also Is a poor
market; but Rock Hill is a little bet
ter. 1t Is hard to do anything IN
Spartanburg, and although 1 have
never tried Chester, I guess Chester Is
about like the rest Of them. the
watering places are dull, too. l W'nt
over TO Glenn Springs not long 80.
and there was very little doing-could
not sell them anything except a few
hens" ~
Asked about the supply Of chickens
in the country, Mr.. Mitchell said 1t
was quite plentiful as compared with
the demand. He has no difficulty In
finding all the chickens and eggs nc
wants: but the trouble Is to dispose OF
the supplies so easily found. He is
not disposed to buy up supplies n
hold them; but prefers to buy in the
morning and sell out right away II ne
can. He says the market Is naturally
dull; but thinks this Is In part due 10
the fact that since the people general
ly are not so busy, they are taking
chickens and eggs to town, but when
the people go to work again, the COM
petition will be less sharp.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

It will be remembered that it vas
nearly a year after the European war
broke out before the British people
began to take the matter seriously. 1t
was next to impossible for the aver
age Briton to realize that he could
ever be concerned. Many Of u w
American newspapers and conse-
quently the people, are looking at the
matter the same way. We sincerely
hope that there will be no trouble so
far as this country is concerned; but
somehow we feel right now that 1t
would be better to spend s250,000,O 600
in preparation, without having a war;
than to have a wal break upon us all
at once without any preparation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

come and talk with the editor o
men and things and then make a re-
quest like this: Don't say anything
about this in the paper, or If you do,
don't use my name" This injunction
is natural; but it is entirely unneces-
sary, fer of all people, the experienced
editor is less liable to butt into things
that are none of his business, and the
average individual is much safer in
talking important matters with an ex-
%perienced editor than he is with other
individuals.
The editor of experience necessarily
has a better knowledge of the import
ance and responsibility attc ching to
any given topic of public or personal
interest than has the individual who
has not had experience as an editor.
There are a great many people who
tell the editor about their troubles,
and about matters affecting the good
Of the community generally. The edi-
tor is always glad to talk to such peo-
pie, and he makes it a rule never to
print anything that is calculated to
embarrass them. He tries not to en-
barrass anybody except people who
ought to be embarrassed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

town to trade with the Catawba Pow
er company for light and power. 1t
was necessary to put up an entirely
new plant. The old Sutro plant was
without value. Its poles were made
quate and its twisted wires were
worthless. Yet all this old junk was
sold to the town, which could not use
it, and the sellers put the proceeds
in their pockets. Very few people out
side Of those directly concerned ever
knew about the transaction.
These are only two instances; but
as HIS been stated 1t would be easy
to cite many other cases In point fully
as striking; but 1t is hardly worth
while. This license tax law recently
promulgated furnishes Illustration
that Is in line and fresh. Nobody de-
MES the desirability Of a license tax.
It has been shown that the law re-
quires that this license tax be gradu-
ated on q basis Of gross income or
capital invested. There Is no author
ity for graduation along any other
basis. There Is no question Of the fact
that such graduation will not only be
lawful, just and proper; but 1t will be
fully adequate. Yet with the old time
injustice and perversity the municipal
authorities have foisted upon the peo-
pie an arbitrary schedule that has not
the slightest semblance Of right, rea-
son or justice as between the little
fellows and the big fellows.
It Is common to hear men raise the
cry to let's stop all this contrariness
and pull together. This sounds good
and every right thinking individual In
the town would like to see the adop-
ton Of such a schedule. But surely
nobody expects any really effective
pulling together except In accordance
with just and equitable law that rec
ognize the old, time-honored princi-
pies of equal rights to all and special
privileges to none"
Surely there are none in the town
so foolish as to think that a tax sched-
ule like this will promote good will or
pulling together. now or In the future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
it depends mostly on whose automo-

1t depends mostly on whose automo-
bile it Is, you know"
There Is q rumor in circulation to
the effect that the town attorney"
denies hat he Is responsible for the
compilation Of that license tax ordi-
nance. AS to whether this Is true. we
are not sure. We have m witness;
but there may have been some mis-
take. However, IL the town attorney
did not do 1t, we think more Of him
for entering the denial, and a very
emphatic one. We certainly would not
like to rest under the charge Of taxing
a stove repairer as much as a real
estate agent and half as much as a
lawyer or doctor. The thing Is too
unspeakably unfair and unjust, and
then again we would not think Of be-
ing responsible for such discrimination
against honest labor in behalf Of peo-
pie who really add nothing to the
wealth Of the community. But II the
town attorney" did not do this, who
did do it, and what on earth Is the
town attorney for anyway?
Very pretty in its simplicity was
the wedding ceremony in the Church
of the Good Shepherd last evening,
when Miss Nancy Witherspoon be-
came the bride Of Mr.. Daniel Hayward,
the Rev. Thomas Tracy Walsh offici-
ating. Owing to a death in the family
of the bride the wedding was not car
ried out in the elaborate detail that
had originally been planned, and the
number Of friends and acquaintances
who were in attendance was consider
ably fewer than it otherwise would
have been. Shortly after $50 o'clock,
the bridal party proceeded up the
church aisle, the ushers, Messrs. A. T.
Hart, ]. P. McMurray, Howard White
and Walter Barron, being followed by
the bridesmaids, Misses Ramouth Allen
and Annie Stevens. Next entered
William Hayward and Tom Gilland
who preceded Misses Gerald Lowry
and Pauline Blanding. Messrs. c. E.
Spencer, Jr., and E. B. Lowry next en-
tered the church and Immediately be-
hind them followed Master Tscharner
DeGraffenreid and little Miss Louise
Wolfe, the ribbon bearers. Then came
the dame Of honor, Mrs. John M.
Hemphill Of Chester, sister Of the
bride, who was followed toward the
chancel by Miss Julia Witherspoon,
also a sister Of the bride. The bride
then entered on the arm Of her father
and the wedding party was completed
with the entrance Of the groom, &C.
companied by his best man, Mr..
Frank Sims. In the short and impress
sive ceremony Of the Episcopal church,
the rector pronounced the young
couple man and wife. Mrs. Hayward
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
Witherspoon Of this place, and Is well
known in social circles. The groom is
q native of. Rion, Fairfield county and
is a nephew Of Ex-Governor Hayward.
Immediately after the ceremony, MI.
and Mrs. Hayward left for Gastonia
from which place they go to the noun
tains Of western North Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

AS to how this test case" on the
question as to whether the general as
sembly is within it's constitutional
rights in attempting to delegate to the
people the right to decide at the bal
lot box whether they want prohibit
ton, is going to end, we do not know.
1t is easy enough to see that the
supreme court, if it sees proper, can
hold it's decision back until after the
time for the election has expired and
then no matter how the decision goes
the whole thing will be off for the
present. But if h supreme court
does decide that the legislature can
not transfer it's powers to the people,
or the supreme court delays the cleo
ton by procrastination, we think it
will be up to the general assembly to
enact statewide prohibition at its next
session, and if it fails to do so, it will
be up to the people of the state to
elect Il legislature hat will do this
very thing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
WITHIN II TOWN

Nearly every house in the cannon
mill village is now occupied. II IL
understood that several families have
moved to the mill only recently.
The colored baseball team defeat
ed a team from Rock Hill on the local
negroes diamond Thursday afternoon.
The score was 3 to Z.
Work on the paving of the side
walk between the square and the
Southern depot has been suspended,
owing 10 the shortage in the supply of
cement.
Mr.. John S. James Of the firm OF
James Bros, arrived last week with
a carload of fine mules and many of
them have already been sold or ex-
changed.
THAT farmers are getting ready
for cotton picking is evidenced by the
fact that during the past few days
many cotton baskets have been sod by
local dealers.
An ice cream supper was held at
the Nicely mill Saturday evening for
the benefit Of the baseball team. There
was a large number Of young people
present and about five gallons OF
cream were sold.
The town council has passed an
ordinance prohibiting the leaving open
NJ "cut outs" on automobiles passing
Main street. Several gentlemen were
sitting in front Of the hotel the other
night when a we'll known citizen drove
along In his car al a rapid rate. The
cut out on his machine was open.
"Thought the town had passed an or
dInance prohibiting the use of the cut
out on Main street." remarked a gen.
tleman, and a second replied, We'll,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

People should command the respect
of their fellows on a basis of their
usefulness. The producer is always
of more value than the non-producer.
1t is the non-producer, however, who
usually seeks to establish his social
and political position above the pro-
ducer. Ordinarily, the producers, be-
ing of q matter-of-fact turn Of mind.
seldom pay much attention to the
swell-head ~pretensions of the nom
producers. Non-producers give their
attention principally to the acquisi-
ton of property already accumulated
by others, and property in course Of
accumulation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
, friend in Bethel writes: Il hay

A friend in Bethel writes: Il have
always believed that The Enquirer
was edited for the benefit Of its sub
scribers. 1 have never seen a great
deal to indicate hat the editor was
disposed to allow himself to be used
as a m~outhpiece, however liberal he
has been in allowing others to say
what they want to say in their own
proper anne 1t would not be cor
rect for me to say that recent develop
ments have taught me anything l did
not know already; but still I am pleas
ed that the situation has been made
so clear as to put it within the COM
prehension of others who might not
have understood"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

First National Bank, York-Asks II
you are keeping q correct account?
Points out it's advantages and Of
fers to help keep yours straight.
Liggett & Myers--Will redeem cou-
pons and tags from cigarettes and
tobaccos, at Shieder's Drug Store.
Standard Oil Co.-Calls attention to
the fact that meals are neve late
when cooked on a Perfection blue
flame oil stove. See page four.
"Bobs'-A dainty heart Of chewing
gum delight cents. See page
four.
F. F. Daley Cc.-Gives you pointers
on "2-in-1" shoe polish. See page
four. Sold everywhere.
l. r. Williams, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that D. Frank Jackson has
applied for letters Of administration
on the estate Of w. A. Jackson, de-
ceased.
Smoak-Brown Co.-Suggest that be-
fore you buy a buggy you come and
see the Tyson G. Jones vehicles they
sell. They give satisfaction.
York Drug Store-EmphasiZes the
reliability and dependability Of its
prescription department and solic-
its your patronage.
First National Bank, Sharon-Tells
you hat every time you deposit q
dollar with it you hit the wolf Of
poverty. An aim in life.
Sam M. Grist-Wants a half bushel OF
ounces and q peck Of grapes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10

A Woman Editor.-The only woman
editor in this state is Miss Juanita
Wylie, who edits the Lancaster News.
She gets out a splendid paper, but this
weeks edition is specially fine. 1t is
a home coming number and is twenty
four pages of good reading matter. OF
course some Of this is advertising, in
fact one entire sheet is taken up with
an lad" but this tells the people who
come back just where to go to get
the best acknowledgements, an
lad" we'll written and artistically "set
up is good reading matter. Another
sheet is given to a write-up Of the
chamber of commerce Of the city,
with photos of the members, this is
also a drawing card for any town, for
a live chamber Of commerce can come
very near making a town, especially II
it is backed by a reliable newspaper.
We are proud to have a small part in
this paper, for Miss Wylie has a
column of the paragraphs taken from
the Daily Mail. This paper shows
what a woman can do in the newspaper
world, and we wish her much success.
Anderson Daily Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
Abolish the Fee System.-There is

Abolish the Fee System.-There is q
young lawyer, by the name Of j. j.
Cudd of this city, who is a candidate
for the legislature. Not very much
has been said either about, or by him,
so far as we have been able to learn,
and we know nothing Of his qualifi-
cations to represent Spartanburg
county in the legislature. But we do
know that he has displayed more real
courage, whether he knows it or not,
in his advocacy Of abolishing the fee
system in county offices, substituting
therefor a salary basis, than any man
who has u for office in this county
in many years. Whether he has rush.
ed in where angels fear to tread, or
is making his campaign with his eye
open and fully aware of the secret OPP
position that such a policy will stir up.
is a question in our mind, sine we do
not know Mr.. Cudd very well and nave
never heard him discuss the matter.
The people Of Spartanburg county
haven't the slightest idea what their
county offices pay. We have never
seen or heard of a statement showing
the fees collected in any office in the
county. This is not good public busi-
ness-it is not intelligent.
The people Of Spartanburg county
are not prepared, perhaps, to under
stand just what fights have taken
place in the states of the Union over
this very issue and they are probably
not aware of the significance of Mr..
Cudd's argument at this time, but
some day the salary basis will be
adopted, and the county put or a bust
ness basis. To do such a thing will re-
quire a political revolution and the
breaking up Of old political lines in
the county. but it will come-and it
Notwithstanding Herald.