Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-10

original articles on general topics, an agri-
cultural departmentand a weekly Summa-
ry of the news, its contents give evidence
of painstaking and intelligent work. Be-
fore the close of the volume of "Encyclo-
pedia" the editors discovered that the
greatestdesire oftheir readers was news"
and this want, with true journalistic tact,
they promised in the future to crafty,
and also to bestoW more attention on the
political questions of the day. At the
date of Encyclopaedia" it appears that
Patrick Carey was postmaster of York
Vile, and as the publisher of the "Pio-
neer," a "rival' sheet, the editors of
"Encyclopedia" believed that he availed
himself of his official position to their
prejudice, and the question at issue
whether Encyclopedias" was a pamphlet,
a magazine or a newspaper, and under
which classification it was subject to post
age-Was referred to Postmaster General
Mclean for decision. He gave the subject
careful attention, and after much deliber-
alton and a lengthy correspondence, finally
arrived at the conclusion that though En-.
cyclopedia" very much resembled a pam
phlet, inasmuch as the cover contained
advertisements, it could be classified as a
newspaper, subject to 50 cents postage per
annum. In politics, "Encyclopedia' was
Jacksonian, strongly espousing the cause
of jackson and the Union"
The bitterness above noted between the
nullifers and the Union party induced the
Unionists to establish an organ here, and
in March, 1888, under the auspices of that
party, the "Yorkville PATRIOT first appear
ed, printed on a press leased from Patrick
Carey. The paper was under the lmme-
diate control of the late Col. VIM. c. Beat
ty, George w. Williams, Esq, and DIR. f..
Jennings. Requiring an additional print
er, the managers wrote to DIR. A. LandruIn,
who was the editor and proprietor of the
"Columbia Hive" the central organ of the
Union party in the State, to send them a
printer. Mr.. John +. Grist, mentioned in
this sketch as having been an apprentice
to Miller, of Pendleton, was then employed
as a printer in the "Hive" Office, and to
him was rendered the position, which he
accepted.
On the 10th of April, 1888, Mr.. Grist
arrived in Yorkville, bringing with him
his young wife and the present proprietor
of THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER, who was
then a child fej&19Sn months old. The
publication of the Fatriot" was continued
until the spring of 1885, when the nullifi-
cation excitement having abated, and the
differences between the two parties having
been in a measure adjusted, the publica-
ton of the "Patriot" was discontinued, as
also had been the "Whig," already noted.
For a few months YOrkVille was again
without a newspaper. MIR. John f.. Grlst,
now thrown out of employment, decided
to commence business on his own account,
and leasing from Carey the material which
had been Used in printing the "Patriot,"
on Monday, the 18th of June, 1885, issued
the first number of the journal of the
Times" He continued the publication
until the winter of 1887, when it was dis
continued.
With the diScOntinuance of the journal
| of the Times" Yorkville was again with
out a newspaper until 1910. In the spring
of that year, Mr.. John +. Grist purchased
in Columbia some old type and other
material which was used for printing the
"Columbia Hive" when he worked on it
in 1882 and 1913, and which which was
practically worn out when he worked on
| the "Hive." In addition, he purchased a
wooden Ramage press and some other
material which had been formerly used in
printing the "Patriot" and the journal
of the Times" The press and materials
with it were purchased from the late Sam
uel G. Brown, who had bought them alta
mortgage sale as the property of Patrick
Carey. All the type was in the utmost
confusion; some in old cases; some in
boxes; and in printers parlance all in
"pi." In May, 1910, Mr.. John f. Grist
went to work to reduce this chaos to order.
At this time l.. NJ. Grist, who was less
than nine yearso of age, commenced to learn
the art of type-setting and the other mys-
teries of printing. After working about
three weeks, everything was put in order,
and the first number of the "Yorkville
Compiler" the name selected for the new
venture, was issued on Monday, the 1st
day of June, 1910. .
Mr.. Grist continued the publication Of
the compiler" until the 18th of January,
1912, when he sold the establishment to
MI. Thomas j. Eccles an Irishman by
birth, but who was raised principally in
Charleston. Mr.. Eccles continued the
publication until the 18th of July, 1913,
when the paper was discontinued, and he
moved to L%incolnton, N. c., and COM
menced the publication of a newspaper at