Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-02-14
THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER
FOB 1851.


THE Proprietor LEWIS NJ. GRIST, having disposed of
half.I interest in the ENQUIRER to VIM. w. EAST, the
new firm of GRTsT EAST hereby offer their "stock In
trade - for reasonable portion Of the public patronage.
They had Intended add many attractions to their
Journal such would commend 1t every home circle In
the State, and to this end were making ouays amounting In
''S "Ss' ''sSlS ONE e THOUSAND DOLLARS,
but the solemn crisis through which people we are
passing the agitnted state of the public mnd the vast
amount of NEWS and popular reading a0at In the Press
the tmes and the dependence OF many upon us for the
transmission of this matter them, demand of Us an unu
| sual devotion TO the peculiar
WANTS OF THESE PATRONS.
They would say however, to the people ofhe State, that
they sanding bidders" for place ut their hearhsones
and the quieude of the times will a all permit 1t,
they intend tn their 'nst ove-the establishment
of u FAMILY AND SOCIAL JOURNAL that will vie In
interest with the most interesting
JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
The Proprctors design retaining this gifted and versatile
hereafter devote more attention TO NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE CAPITAL, which will make his very attractive
column to ALL during these excited times It were needless
for this aknowng, anentlonlng, hit-chay position In
addition to Mr.. DAVIDSON they have had the good for
tune In a similar sphere, the services OF "OUH
RUBY'-tlie racy, sparkling and witty
WILLIAM M. MARTIN,
who will WELD his distinguishing sceptre over the HUMOR
GUS DEPARTMENT.
MI MARTIN is graduate of Wofford College, young
Of Hunor that weares with its duness nor oends
by its asperty As good laugh Is wholesome at a times
we deem bit Of great good fortune to have obtained "RU
BY'S" mrth-provOkng pen In this capacity Under the
auspices of these two genemcn we feel assured that the
reader, when he wearles of the EDITORS ARM CHAIR
AND SCISSORS will find much to interest, and much to
shod both sides" and laugh over, In the
CoNTRIBUToRIALD DEPARTMENT.
The Proprletors have procured FOUR OR FIVE ORIG
INAL STORIES, which will equal ard some of them sur
pass the Roances heretofore published In their
known and highly admired author of "Een Campbell; or,
Kings Mountain, which adorned pages last SUMMER
1t Is a Domestic Story, entitled the
1.-THE WEALTH OF HOME;"
and judging from the opening chapters will be deeply
on sese soe. pGs9f On FIJI
tale of Colonial Virginia-by
JOHN EsTEN COOKE,
whose genius deepening and rpenng every year, and who
has already contributed the most happily conceived
and gracefully executed to the literature OF the
South. The other Stories hand are Interesting and we'll
written. The publication Of these Romances will be begun
the present excitement abacs and the days of
In order enlist still more and extensive compc
ton the Propretors offer to the gettesup Of Clubs, the
~ ATTRACTIVE LIST OF PREMIUMS.
Believing this to be a time when EVERYBODY should
the newspaper and especially desous that the EN-
oUIRER SHALL VISIT EVERY HOME, in York Dis
trct, they propose to give most superb SPECIAL PRE-
sER Of PysSU M9a RSsHs' 81 g. nysas
advance The Premium will be SEWING MACHINE
worth FIFTY DOLLARS and Is open to competition on
LY FOR The contestants for this Prize,
however, will stand chance for TWO PREMIUMS-thls
onc and the highest offered below the two combined be-
ing worth NINETY DOLLARS!!
GENERAL PREMIUMS.
To the person sending us the largest Club of
BERs, at 81 50 In advance we will give one of COLTS
REVOLVING FIvE-sHOOTER SHOT GUNS, worth
FORTY DOLLARS!
To the persons sending the second largest club of sub
scrbers, on the same terms, we will give TWO LARGE
GILT-FRAMED PARLOR PICTURES, valued at TWEEN
TY DOLLARS!
f7-THE PRIZES will be awarded the successful
petors on the FIRST MONDAY OF APRIL next, but
the clubs should be sent In ut the possible PERIOD to
which additions may be made up to the day Of award NO
NAME WILL BE COUNTED In competition, which has
not been paid for ut the above date.
o. old SUBSCRIBERS, fin arrears win no, be taken
Club rates, until the nrrearages pad and to those
who desire TO make up Clubs, Of arreuragcs Will
be furnished on application.
TERMS---IN ADVANCE.
One Copy, TWO DOLLARS; THREE Copies, S5 25 :;
Six Copies $40, TEN Copies S15 TWENTY Copies, $50.
I1}- To persons who send Clubs OF TEN, or more
Names but who may fail obtain Prize, will send
copy Of the ENQUIRER year; and to those who send
In n Club of TWENTY and upwards, yet who do not se
cure one of the above Prizes, will give extra COPY
OF THE ENQUIRER and any THREE DOLLAR BOOK,
that may be selected.
{I3-Au communications, to prompt attention,
should be addressed to the "ENQUIRER," YoRKvILLE,
8. c., and not to either of the Propretos, personally
GRIST & EAST, Proprietors.
Yorkville, s. e., December g. 1850