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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-01-26
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY.

Whereas, on the 18th day of April
A. d., 1920, A. M. Bickerstaff and wife
Mrs. Lula Bickerstaff, did execute a
certain deed of trust, which deed OF
trust is recorded in Book 81, at page
81, in the office of the chancery clerk
of Lafayette county. Mississippi
whereby the lands described therein
were conveyed to Shaw Robinson as
Trustee to secure certain indebtedness
therein mentioned in favor of the
Bank of Oxford as beneficiary, and
Whereas, said deed of trust provided
that in the event the said Shaw Robi-
son should die or from any cause fail
or refuse to act in the premises, then
the said Bank of Oxford by its presi-
dent or cashier shall appoint someone
to act in his place, and, Whereas, the
said Shaw Robson has refused to act
as Trustee, and, Whereas the under
signed was appointed substituted
trustee in the place of the said Shaw
Robson by the Bank of Oxford by its
cashier, which appointment is recorded
in Book 76 at page 800 in the Office
of the said clerk, said county and
state; Now, therefore, !. Phil Stone,
by virtue Of authority conferred upon
me as substituted trustee, default
having been made by the said A. M.
Bickerstaf and wife Mrs. Lula Bick-
erstaff in the payment of the amount
secured by said deed of trust, at the
request of the Bank of Oxford, will
on the goth day of February, A. D.,
1922, between the hours of IL o'clock,
A. NJ, and A o'clock, P. M. at the
south door of the court house in Ok
ford, Lafayette county, Mississippi,
offer for sale, at public outcry, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the following
described land situated, living and be-
ing in Lafayette county. Mississippi,
to-Wit:
The south west quarter of the south
east quarter of section Is, and the
North east quarter Of section %, and
the East half of the south east quarter
of section 20, and the Norht east quar-
Ter Of section 33 in Township 8, range
2, west, containing in all 400 acres,
more or less
The amount due is approximately
$4,000, and the lands to be sold are
those conveyed by said deed Of trust.
The title is believed to be good, but
sell and convey as substituted trus-
tee only.
Witness my signature. this the 23rd
day Of January, A. D. 1922.
PHIL STONE.
Substituted Trustee.
fJan. rs. Feb. 2-9-16.) J.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-01-26

who Il willing to sacrifice folA you.
He was ! loyal friend as well. Moth
ing could make him betray 4 friend Or
transfer his allegiance.
II.
He was great neighbor. Not ev-
cry neighbor is a well-spring Of joy,
but no one whose privilege it was to
live by him will call in question this
estimate Of him.
He was great citizen, in that he
responded to every call of his people
to serve them. He was asked to serve
in many positions Of trust, and fidelity
characterized his conduct in every one.
No man was ever more conscientious
in the discharge of duty.
Nv.
He was a great Mason. I do not
mean to the same degree that Albert
Pike was, but he was faithful mason.
and more, he had faith in masonry.
He exemplifed to an eminent degree
the tenets of this great institution.
He was many times honored by the
craft.
v.
He was great business man. + do
not mean great in the sense that Mar
shall Field, John Wannamaker, the
late Charles B. Rouse, Tiffany, Girard
and Aston were great. / did not say
that he was successful business man,
for ne was not, but he was great in
that he was a faithful business man.
No man ever gave to his business more
nearly his undivided attention than he
did.
He was great father. He reared
his family to be good citizens. TO be
such they must be eduacted; and he
gave them this advantage even at
great selfsacrifce.
He was great host. We're you
ever entertained in his home? If not
then | am sorry for you;. you have
missed enjoying a type of hospitality
that is rapidly disappearing to return
no more forever, fear.
VIII.
He was great mixer. What a
compliment to any man! Every one
was at ease with him. Every body
was his friend land nearly everybody
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-01-26
Pare Three.

knew him and he knew nearly every
body. He was such a character as =
community never ceases to miss. You
cannot think Of Oxford without think
ing Of him. Oxford can never be the
same to me without him. When one
Of the older citizens visits Oxford,
there will be something lacking, for
Upton Hampton will not be there.
TX.
He was great layman. / do not
mean that he was great to that degree
that J. T. Henderson and M. H. Wolf
and Anderson and lowering are, nor
that he thrilled the Conventions as did
these, but he was great in the church
here, in that he was loyal and faithful
to it. He loved his church and was
proud Of it. He was as orthodox as
the Philadelphia Confession of Faith.
x.
He was great in his strength to bear
his crosses. The later years of his
life were not all filled with bliss, for
reverses came for which he was in
no wise to blame, that made it neces-
sary for him to toll beyond what most
men of his years could have done.
But he had the courage and the hope
to meet LIES conflicts like the man
that he was. Dauntless in courage, in
determination invincible, loyal in
friendship, unflagging in zeal, devoted
to duty, untiring in energy, honest in
purpose, clean in life, pure in thought,
chaste in speech, ne was worthy of the
profoundest respect of the best of the
race
And now dear friend, faithful and
true, we are to part again for little
while. Sweet be thy rest and undis-
turbed thy slumber until we meet
again in that city which hath founda-
tons, whose builder and maker is
God; in that house not made with
hands eternal in the heavens, where
we shall renew that friendship which
the agent that men call death has dis
turbed for a brief time.
shall not forget you Brother Be-
loved, but through the years that re-
main, one of the sweetest memories
of the days that are gone will be of
my association with you as friend, as
brother and as pastor In each of
these relations you proved yourself
worthy of my confidence, you earned
my esteem and won my love.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

At n meeting Of the York County
Democratic Executive Committee held
in the courthouse in YOrlYille. yester-
day morning, it was decided to extend
the time for those who had improper
ly signed the club rolls until Thursday.
Each executive committeeman was
given list of those voters at his
precinct who were improperly enrc.I-
ed and was instructed to inform them
that an affidavit covering the I'M
proper enrolment must be in the
hands of tire county chairman at
YorkviIle not later than Thursday.
Several of those Improperly enrolled
were present ut the committee meet
ing yesterday morning in person while
others presented aftidavits. The
names of Eva Faris Ferguson and
Ethel May Ferguson were ordered
stricken from the Forest Hill club
roll. K. +. J.. Ferguson, husband OF
Mrs. Eva Farris Ferguson and father
Of Miss Ethel May Ferguson, appear
ed before the committee and stated
that he wrote the names of his wife
and daughter on the club roll while he
was writing his own. He said that
they did not appear before the COM
mitteC to explain because they really
didn't care whether they voted or not.
Several women whose ages appear
on various club rolls rs ''21 plus" must
either explain the plus" or else have
their names stricken from the rolls,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08
ABOUT PEOPLE

William McCorklr of HorkVille Is
spending some time in Darlington.
Miss Janet MackoreII Of Yorkville,
is visiting relatives in Lancaster
Master Tommy Dixon of Yorkville
is visiting in SpartanburG.
Miss Sudic Allison has returned
from 4 visit TO Atlanta
Miss Harriet Thompson of Charlotte,
is visiting friends in YOrkville.
VIM. Deavcr Little Of Great Falls
was a visitor in Yorkville recently.
Mis- Dubosc Jones of Columbia is
visiting Mrs. j. X. Alston, in forkyilie.
Miss Elizabeth McNeel of Union is
visiting Mrs. Il. y. Moore in Yorkvillc.
Clyde Smith of Yorkville. is spend
ing his vacation in North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Ingram Of High
Point, y. c., arc visiting the family
of Mr. J. VI. Starr, in YOrkville.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry James and
family are visiting relatives i'll GalaX,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Inmnn of Flor
ence, were visitors in Yorkvillc, last
week.
Miss Margaret Mcconnell Of Green
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08
CANDIDATES ElLE PLEDGES

Pledges Of two announced candi-
dates, j. L. Spratt of Fort Mill, who
seeks seat in the house of representa-
tives, and E. w. Guy, who has an
nounced for treasurer, had not been
received by the clerk of court when the
time for filing entries closed at II
o'clock today. 1t was thought probable
that the two pledges were in the mails.
Following are the candidates for
York county offices who had filed their
pledges with the county chairman and
clerk of court and had paid their
assessments when the time for entries
expired at noon today:
County Commisioner-John G. Kirk
patrick, ]. w. Shillinglaw, Ladd j,
Lumpkin, H. r. Merritt.
House of Representatives-W. r.
Bradford, Erwin Carothers, E. w.
Pursley, j. Z. Beamguard, w. ]. Talley,
p. B. Kennedy, W. A. Bolin.
Treasurer-A. T. Hart, Geo. w. Will
liams, w. d. Thomasson, William A.
Douglass, Lucia Ewart Quinn, N. c.
Willis, Jno. r. Logan.
Superintendent of Education-John
e. Carroll, w. T. Slaughter.
Supervsor-Hugh G. Brown, Thos.
w. Boyd, ]. e. Latham, John f.
Gordon.
Probate Judge-Ralph H. Cain, ]. L.
Houston, J. D. Gwinn G. p. Smith.
Auditor-B. NJ. Love.
Magistrate, Bethel. d. Boyd, John
NJ. Ford.
Magistrate. Bethesda-W. r. Harper,
T.. NJ. Sandifcr.
Magistrate, Broad River-R. l.. A.
Smith, r. ]. Caldwell, D. p. baltimore.
Magistrate, Bullock's Creek. l..
Duncan.
Magistrate, Catawba-J. +. Wingate,
Il. Gettys Num-.
Magistrate, Ebenczer-T. o. Black
mon, Jas. Il. Swinnie, John II. PoaS.
Magistrate Fort MILE. 5. Parks,
]. Il. Halle.
Magistrate, Kings Mountain-R. E.
Love.
Magistrate, York-Fred c. Black, w.
s. Peters.
Supervisor Bethel township (three to
he elected)-S. s. Glenn, 5. S. Baird,
Arthur c. Barnett.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08
WITHIN THE TOWN.

There is not a great deal Of busi-
ness in the treasurer's ofhce these
davs except that somebody must be
there all the time, and Treasurer Nell
is holding down the job all alone. =.
The state campaigners who had
not been in Yorkville before, were
struck with the novelty Of shade trees
bordering paved streets.
The country market is doing fine
so far; but it's life and future useful
ness will depend upon faithful cooper
alton of those who will continue 10
stick after the novelty wears Off.
Sales at the Country store"
nromoted by members of the Woman's
Home Demonstration Clubs Of this
section were greater last Saturday
than they were the previous Satur-
day when the market was inaugurated.
There was more produce offered Tor
sale last Saturday than on the open
ing day and while the demand was
great the supply was greater with the
result that some of the farm women
had to carry some produce back home.
Sales for the morning totaled S46.9O.
according to Mrs. w. D. Glenn OF
Yorkville, who is secretary OF the
market. Members of the Dixie
Woman's Home Demonstration Club
were in charge last Saturday although
club memDers from Cotton Belt, Beth
Shiloh, Sharon and McConnellsville
clubs were present with articles for
sale. Chickens, eggs, ham, cakes, pies
and sweet milk and butter milk were
offered for sale in addition to vegeta-
bles. The schedule of prices for Vege-
tables was about the same as that
prevailing the previous Saturday, al
though eggs were cents dozen
higher. Eggs sold at 25 cents a
dozen last Saturday week and were
ready sale at 30 cents on last Satllr-
day. 1t is very likely that after this
week the Country store" for York
Vile will be open two mornings
week-Wednesday and Saturday in
stead Of Saturday alone. There is n
feeling on the part of those interest
cd that Wednesday would prove quite
as good n market day as Saturday If
not better.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08
Taxing Bonds.

There are signs of a countrywide
movement to amend the constitution
of the United States so as to provide
for the taxing of bonds Of whatever
nature by the Federal government.
At the. present time the Federal
government does not attempt to tax
state or municipal bonds, under which
last named head are ciassed county,
town and school district bonds, and
neither are farm loan bonds subject to
taxation.
There are those who hold that all
these different issues may be taxed by
simple act of congress; but there
are others who dispute this PROPOSE
ton very strenuously, and it is prob
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

Whether it thinks it is printing facts
or is simply being imposed upon, we
do not know; but the Charlotte OBJ
server Is lending itself to anti-Blease
propaganda in way that puts it in a
class with the Columbia State. For
instance in last Saturdays issue is an
article that is colored to make it ap-
pear that Blease got frost at the
state campaign meeting at Filbert.
Previous articles had attempted to rep
resent the occasion as practically a
Blease rally instead of the state cam
paign meeting, and then the article re-
ferred to seeks to draw significance
from the fact that Blease did not mo-
nopolize the meeting. The truth Of
the matter is that all the candidates
were accorded all the courtesy and re-
spect to which they were entitled at a
meeting held under the auspices of the
Democratic party, and Blease got just
about the same reception he always
gets, which included little more ap-
plause than any Of the others. Then
this writer says. And Blease's draw
ing power is open to question, for the
crowd was much smaller than was ex-
pected." Who expected? Than the
writer of this stuff, or the people who
had been told by the Observer what
to expect? Jennings X. Owens, candi-
date for lieutenant governor, without
any thought of factionaliSm, told the
editor Of The Yorkville Enquirer last
Wednesday afternoon, that at the
three meetings at Fort Mill, Rock Hill
and Filbert in York county, the candi-
dates had spoken to more people than
at all the previous meetings in the
state campaign. The Yorkville Enqui-
rer asserts Of its own knowledge that
I}lease got more applause at Rock Hill,
other candidate, and it asserts further
that it believes that any fair-minded
man or woman who was at any of the
three meetings will cOrroborate this
assertion. Anybody present who de-
sires TO assert the contrary in these
columns over his own signature. has
the privilege of doing SO. None of
these York county meetings were in
tended as Blease picnicS; but all were
intended rs state campaign meetings,
with the programs in control of the
of the Observers many readers on this
side Of the line will be deceived by any
such stuff al it is printing; but a good
many of them will wonder why the
Observer will print such stuff when it
is so obviously misleading.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

While OF course it Is possible that
the coal situation may grow little
brighter later on, it is anything but
bright now. According to information
gathered by Governor Harvey, the coal
using manufacturing plants of this
state, have on hand less than two
weeks supply of coal. The domestic
supply on a cold weather basis, is less
than that. The outlook now is that
many people in this section who have
heretofore been depending upon coal
for winter heat. must use wood this
winter or go cold. The man who has
good firewood to sell a little later will
find q market for it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

Mr.. Albert NJ. GriSt of TOrkville, re-
ceived a telegram yesterday morning
announcing the death Sunday night
at 'Northboro, Mass, of his friend
John w. Kellette, in the 49th year of
his age. Mr. Kellette had been in bad
health for long time and his death
was not unexpected. He is survived
by his widow. Mr.. Kellette, who was
a versatile man, was the author of
the famous song Bubbles" and he
amassed a considerable sum from
royalties from sales of copies of the
song. He was an artist with crayon
and brush and was the winner of a
number of art prizes in the East. He
was also interested in moving pictures,
writing many successful scenarios and
for time was employed as a director
by the Fox Moving Picture Corpora
ton. While visiting in Yorkville
several years ago Mr.. Kellette learned
the keyboard OF the linotype machine
under the instruction of his friend,
Mr.. Grist, and within a short time
had reputation for being one Of the
fastest linotype operators in the world.
His life was described by the lines Of
his famous song, I'm forever blowing
bubbles-pretty bubbles in the air, -
and be passed away as he had lived
q smile on his lips, no evidence of
care showing on his brow, gentleman
and unafraid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

quainted with the capacity and fitness
of the different lawyers to vote intelli-
gently and he has to depend upon the
lawyers for information. The lawyers
generally split and Of course that
splits the legislature. each side being
led by two or three lawyers. And the
elected judge is naturally more defer
entail to the lawyers who may have
led the fight than to the lawyers on
the other side. That sometimes means
that cases are decided more along the
line Of these contests than along the
lines of the law. In such cases the
people do not count. 1t is all right to
confine the eligibility to judgeships to
lawyers; but the election Of the par
ticular lawyer who is to be the judge
should be the prerogative Of the peo-
pie. Under this arrangement we
would have better law and more JUS
tice. And with the judges directly re-
sponsible to the people it would not
make as much difference as it now
does as to who makes the laws.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

In another column will be found a
summary of the campaign speech that
the Hon. John Gary Evans made at
New Prospect, Spartanburg county,
last Friday in behalf of his candidacy
for the house of representatives. We
have previously commented on the
probable motives of Mr.. Evans in Of
fering as 4 candidate for the house Of
representatives. Our comments en-
bodied what we thought and what we
think. Nevertheless, we have no hes
itation in saying that it is some
mighty fine truth that Mr.. Evans is
giving the voters Of Spartanburg
county. The financial affairs of the
state have been badly managed, and
there is need for the best men Of the
state in the legislature to get things
right. 1t is n fact that our present tax
large plantations, and it is fact that
our farmers should be relieved of a
large portion of the Taxation burden
they are now carrying. We agree that
the legislature should meet only once
every two years. We agree that there
are too many boards and commissions
elected by the legislature, and the gov
ernment is too far removed from the
people. We agree that it is too easy to
get into the asylum and too easy to get
out of the penitentiary. We agree that it
is desirable to do something in the di-
rection Of putting the expenses of gov-
ernment on those best able to bear the
same. We would agree to tax bonds
and mortgages If II can be shown that
it can be done without putting the bur-
den on the people who pay the interest
on these bonds and mortgages. But
taken altogether John Gary Evans is
talking right, and if he goes to the
house and helps make good along the
line of his talk, he will be deserving Of
more than he has yet received at the
hands of the people of South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

- Thirty eight persons were Killed.
and 1877 injured, 25 of them seriously,
because of a rear-end collision on the
Missouri Pacific railroad at Sulphur
Springs. Mo-, last Saturday night.
VeStibuled train No. 4, consisting OIL
all steel cars, crashed into Local No.
81, consisting of five wooden cars, an
express car and a mail car, as the en-
ginc was taking water with the coach
eS stretching over "a treStle. TWO OF
the local coaches were hurled down Il
Gfty-foot embankment, and the others
were tcleScOpcd. 4 number OF paSSen-
gers being crushed to death in their
seats. The fast passenger was carry
ing $50 passengers and the local was
carrying 100. Both trains were behlnd
time. The engineer of the fast train
passed a block signal while reading
his orders and this caused the wreck.
Matt Ginger" Glenn, engineer OF the
fast train, jumped just before he
struck the local and was killed. The
fireman stuck to his post and was Sc
verely injured. The dead and injured
were spread over an area of several
city blocks, and chicken crates, auto
mobile cushions, baggage and the rail-
road trucks constituted their couches.
The little village of $50 inhabitants
was unable 10 care for the injured.
and they, along with the dead, were
taken to st. Louis and De Soto. DIR.
w. w. Hull was the only physician ad-
ministering to the injured for several
hours until relief trains arrived. Had
! had some assistance we might have
saved some of the dying" DR.. Hull
told q representative OF the Associated
Press. AT one time I was trying to
treat twenty persons simultane-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

Mrs. Il. ID. Galbraith, formerly Of
Yorkville and now of Spartanburg has
n tea cup that once belonged to John
Marshall, famous justice or the United
States supreme court. The Spartan
burg Herald has this to say about the
cup: Mrs. X. ID. Galbraith 43S East
Main street, is the possessor of n high
ly valued tea cup that was presented
to her father, the late John NJ. Greg
DRY, at one time governor OF Virginia,
by the eldest daughter of John Mar
shall the first chief justice. a Herald
representative was permitted to view
this historic cup by Mrs. Galbraith at
her home, and in displaying II she rel
marked: although it is aged and
cracked, it will still hold water, but 1t
is not used for drinking purposes. The
cup is designed along the lines of the
old time southern hospitality--its di-
mensions being of most generous pro-
portions. In other words, a cup of tea
served from it, would indeed be a cup
of tea and not a few SpooDfuls. 1t is
of the finest China. with gilt border,
and the handle folds over in an as"
extension to better emphasize its
splendid carving. "a whole tea set"
Mrs. Galbraith said was given to
Chief Justice John Marshall, by a
friend in London, England, whose
name ! cannot recall. It was when
my father was living across Clay
street from the Marshal.s in Rich
mond, Va, that there sprung up an
intimacy between the Marshall and
Gregory families which lasted for
years afterward. 1t must have been
in the seventies that the tea cup was
given my father, who priced it very
highly and who gave it to me for
keeps when the family property was
divided among the children. 1 care for
this heirloom very highly because of
the Virginia history connected with
It." The late John NJ. Gregory, father
of Mrs. Galbraith, was born and rear
ed around old Williamsburg. Va, and
took a law course In William and
Mary college. 1t was the law practice
that carried him to Richmond and it
was there that he became intimate
with the Marshall family. In 1912
John NJ. Gregory was elected COVER
nor of Virginia and afterwards was
appointed judge of the eastern section
of Virginia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08

Why do the railroads hold out
against seniority privileges? Very
simple. The longer man serves the
more proficient he is and the higher
his rate of pay. Take back the strik-
ers as beginners and the earned in
crease is forfeited. 1t is money for the
railroads, of course. So far as loyalty
to the men who came to help the
roads in time of trouble is concerned,
that is bosh. The men can be loyal,
and most of them are. AS to the ex-
ecutives however, there amt any such
animal as loyalty.