Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-20
Next Tuesday's issue of The

Next lueSoays issue OF Inc Eli
quircr will be the last for the year
1918. Tho next issue following will
be that for January 8. 1919.
There were 3,140 copies of the last
regular issue of the Yorkville Enquir-
er, the largest edition of the paper ev-
er printed for subscribers alone.
Subscribers whose subscriptions ex-
pirc after February /. must. II they
expect to get the benefit Of the club
rate Of s2.25. renew and pay their sub
scriptions before that date. The pc
riod In which subscriptions may be
taken at s2.25 expires February l.
After that date. the price Of sub
scription will be $3.50.
Referring to the matter Of overseas
soldiers getting their copies OF the
Enquirer, we are convinced now that
It is only a matter Of delay, etc. Sew
eral relatives of the soldiers have
lately advised us that their SOL
dier brothers and sons have informed
them that they are getting the paper
more or less regularly. Frank Mis-
kelly, OF No 3 Yorkville. said the 9TH
er day. that his brother. Corporal
Clinton Miskelly. writes that he is
getting practically all the copies that
are addressed to him.
Reminded Of the fact that it is COM
mon for people to come in while The
Enquirer is suspended for the holi-
days and ask for announcements of
various kinds to be made, this is to
remind those people again that the
next Tuesdays issue will be the last
of the year. Those who have an
nouncements to make should furnish
the copy at the earliest possible mo-
ment to insure insertion in next Tues
days issue. Such copy should be In
by not later than Saturday evening
It will be handled as late as Monday
evening IL II be mechanically possible,
but people who wait until Monday
evening with copy that could have
been handed in before, will do 1t at
their own risk.
In granting the motion for a new
trial in the case OF Sims VS.. York
Judge Memminger did not hesitate to
say that every man. woman and child
In York county knows that Sims
was lynched by a mob. He was also
of opinion that the evidence given at
the trial of the alleged lynchers was
fully sufficient to warrant a convic-
ton. The Judge did not say this; but
as a matter OF law. il Is assumed that
the only reason he did not direct
verdict for the plaintiff was the same
that restrained Judge Moore. The
point as to whether OF not the man
was lynched. is a question Of fact to
b. determined by the jury. and while
Il is the duty OF the judge to set aside
clearly improper verdict, If he
should assume to anticipate the find
ing Of the jury in case like this, he
would certainly be reversed by the
supreme court.
Moses White, who died last Mon
day, was the oldest Confederate veteran
in York county. He was held in high
esteem by the people Of his neighbor-
hood as an upright, pious man.
For many years previous to his death
he was an elder in Smyrna A. r. +.
church. Throughout his early life.
Mr.. White was also a most magnif-
cent specimen Of physical manhood.
There was no other man in his section
who was his equal in this respect at
log rollings and house raisings. Fist
fights were common on muster days at
that period: but 1t does not seem to
he OF record that any Ramsey Sniffies
ever succeeded in finding a bull Of the
woods who was willing to tackle Mr..
White. There was nobody to match
him He was stricken with paralysis
in the early seventies, few years az
ter the Civil war. possibly following
extra exertion at a house raising, and
he was never his cid self physically
again after that: but he continued to
he strong and healthy until he was
we'll past sixty years. With the death
OF Mr.. White, the distinction OF being
the Oldest Confederate veteran Of the
county passes to Capt. John D. Nc
connell. of McConnellsville, who lacks
from now until January 25 Of being So
years Of age.
The many friends and acquaintances
OF Young Paul Bratton. among the
readers of The Enquirer. Will read
with interest the extract from his let
tor thar we are printing today. Paul
|. a grandson of Col. Asbury Coward
40 well and affectionately known by