Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-06-04
SALES DAY.

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very serious.
SALES DAY.
There were very few people in town, on
sales day, from the country; and the only
sales were the following:
The remainder of the Black land, 165 acres
belonging to the estate of William Black, sold
under execution, and purchased by j. S
Hemphll for $3.50.
Lands belonging to the estate of Robert
Merritt deceased, 40 acres, sold to foreclose
mortgage Purchased by T. B. Withers fol
s2O5.
TRANSFERS or REAL ESTATE.
Since our last report the following trans
fers of real estate in this county have been
recorded by Ne County Auditor:
&c II. Duff and NJ. NJ. Duff to G. l.
Riddle. Tract of 220 acres in Bethel town
ship Consideration $4,000.
j. NJ. Lowry to L. E. Lowry. House and
lot in Yorkville, and 81 acres land in York
township. Consideration s993S.
Mary jackson to ]. G. Patrick. Tract Of
10 acres in Bethel township. Considera
ton s4OO.
T. D. Spratt to T. B. Withers. Lot in
Fort Mill. Consideration s25.
Samuel Z. White to T. B. Withers. Lot
in Fort Mill Consideration $50.
T. B. Withers to Samuel E. White. Lot
in Fort Mill. Consideration $1,000.
e. Massey to j. G. Jones. Tract Of 65
acres in Fort Mill township. Consideration
$780,
j. w. Ardrcy to j. E. Massey. Lot in
Fort Mill. Consideration Sl5.
Samuel Z. White to II. j. Halle. Lot in
Fort Mill. Consideration 1925.
T. B. Withers to T. J. Halle and others
Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $50.
William Sahms to j. G. H. Duff: Mills
and tract of AZ acres in Bethel township
Consideration $4,000.
r. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Reuben Crawford
Tract of 14S acres in Bullock's Creek town.
ship. Consideration S444.
Annie J. Wilson to S. r. Moore. Tract OF
Is acres in York township. Consideration
s345.
Mary G. Withers to T. NJ. Whitaker. Lot
in Yorkville Consideration $40.
T.. NJ. Whitaker to S. R. Moore. Lot in
Yorkvlle. Consideration $40.
r. II. Glenn, Sheriff, to ]. Hannibal Beat,
tv. House and lot in Yorkville. Considera-
ton $780,
IN MEMORIAM.
In response to proposition emanating from
the soldiers stationed at this post, to honor
with suitable ceremonies the graves of the
Confederate and the Federal soldiers buried
in the town cemeteries, an informal meet
ing of number of the citizens was held last
Friday afternoon, when it was unanimously
determined to cordially accept the proposition
As was fitting to the occasion-memorial GER
emones never having been formally observed
at this place-the movement was spontaneous
on the part of those who wear the Blue and
those who wore the Gray, no less pleasing
feature being the hearty good will and cheer
fulness with which nearly all the citizens oi
the town. including the ladies, joined for the
purpose of honoring the dead, and, as tribute
of affection, decorating their graves with
floral offerings, regardless of the flag under
which they had fought
Notwithstanding the brief notice given
the time for the ceremonies to begin having
been appointed at 81 o'clock, p. M, next
day-ample preparations were made by fair
industrious fingers, which had culled the
choicest flowers from the wealth Of prolific
gardens; and at the appointed hour, which
was indicated by the tolling of the church
bells, there was a large assemblage in the
grove at the Methodist church. After the
singing of appropriate hymns by members Of
the Methodist and Presbyterian choirs, ac
companied by the organ, and prayer by Rev
Henry R. Dickson, Pastor of the Presbyterian
church, Major James F. Hart, who had con-
sentcd to deliver an address, was introduced
Having had but a few hours notice, and being
pressed with other duties, it could not have
been expected of him to attempt the delicate
task of delivering an address on a theme
around which cluster so many memories of the
past-the pleasant, may be, the sad and bitter
though tender recolections strife in
which he had vanly struggled for a lost cause,
and in behalf of which noble comrades had
sacrificed their lives. Yet eloquently and
gracefully did he acquit himself in the dis
charge of the duty for which he had been &C.
lected. He said:
Ladies, Felow Citizens and Soldiers 1T
would scarcely be necessary for me to remind
you-but for the changed attitude of events
since that time-that ten years ago, to-day.
the youth and manhood Of the country, clad
in the distinctive uniforms of blue and gray,
were marshalled in opposing strife across the
whole belt of the eleven Southern States
From the green slopes before Richmond, along
the seacoast of the Carolinas, upon the noun
tain-tops of Georgia and Tennessee-even
across the father of waters, into the plains
of the Southwest one serrled line OF
embattled hosts and the hot breath of war
carried sorrow and desolation on its wings to
every household from the lakes to the remotest
section of the southern border.
In the fierce conflict, the soldiers Of the oP.
posing armies we're actuated by no personal
animOsities Their tried valor was the result
of true manhood and devotion to Duty. The
constituted authorities which each acknowl
edged, called to arms, and they sprang to the
front without pausing to debate the issues that
separated the sections. l remember more
than once during the war, to have heard the
remark from both Federals and Confederates