Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-13
LOCAL LACONICS.


LOCAL LACONlCS.
Until January 1896.
Either THE TWICE. WEEK ENQUIRER
or THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER, will be
furnished from this date until January l,
1896, for ID cents.
Cotton Sales.
The cotton sales on the Yorkville mark
ct from wagons yesterday amounted to
about Is bales. The best price during the
day was sos.
Sentenced by Anderson.
King and Hill, the two Negroes men,
toned in Wednesdays edition as having
heen sent to the chain gang for stealing
turkeys, were sentenced by Trial Justice
Anderson, of Ebenezer, instead of San
ders, of Bethesda, as stated.
Getting IN Good Shape.
The O. K. & G.. people are devoting
themselves with especial energy to put
ting their roadbed in first class condition.
We have it on the best authority that as
much as $1,000 per month is being spent
on the trestles alone.
Got What They Wanted.
Rock Hill Herald: Our people are
greatly pleased that Rev. II. B. Browne
IL to remain pastor Of the Rock Hill
Methodist church. When the appoint
ments were being read Monday afternoon
and the clerk announced, Rock Hill
station-H. B. Browne" the congregation
applauded heartily. The demonstration
only attested the general feeling OF salts
faction in our city.
Gold Mining In York.
There has been considerable money
spent in goldmining in this county dur
ing the past few years. AS to whether
any has been made, we are unable to say.
Usually, goldminers keep their business
pretty well to themselves. a reliable gen.
tleman in this vicinity, however, who is
the owner of d goldmining property that is
badly wanted by numerous prospectors
informs us that this spring will witness
greater activity among the miners in this
section than has been known for years.
The Catawbas.
Taere are only 55 Catawba Indians OF,
the reservation in this county now. When
Mr.. A. T.. Smith took charge rs agent for
| the Indians in 1882. the tribe numbered g3
Shortly afterward Mormon missionaries
got among them and induced quite q
number to move to Colorado, and only
few of these were ever able to get back.
Mr.. Smith thinks that the condition OF
tho Indians is improving slightly rather
than otherwise.
First of the Season.
If those of our subscribers who have
their papers Of the issue for November ~
will take the trouble to look it up, they
will find i'm our Chester weather prophets
pr,diction for December, the following
'.l2 and II, very cool with some appear
ances of snow" Yesterday was Decem'
her -. and at about o'clock in the after
noon, it began showing. At the time
The ENQUIRER went to press, 1t was un-
certain Us to whether or not the snow was
going to lie. One thing is certain, how
ever, our prophet got there that time, and
we herewith commission him to- continue
his representations during next year.
Rock Hill is for Ii.
The idea of holding big Southern ex-
position in Chicago sometime soon, orlgl-
nsted in Augusta, Ga. One OF the hrst
things done by the projectors was to SEND
kilograms to the mayors OF various towns
throughout the South asking for endorse
ment and support. Mayor Hutchinson i'm
mediately telegraphed the fullest sympa-
tby of Rock Hill, and it has since devel-
oped that he was the first mayor heard
from. The idea has since been endorsed
by most ofthe cities consulted, and so far
the project seems to be 60. y public
meeting is to Re held in Rock Hill this af-
ternoon for the purpose Of taking further
action.
Across the County.
Captain Iredell Jones, of Rock Hill, sug-
gested to a reporter for THE ENQUIRER
the other day, that one Of the best uses
that could possibly be made OF the York
county chain gang just now, would be the
construction of first class macadamlzed
road from Rock Hill to Yorkville. The
reporter has repeated the suggestion to diff
ferent thoughtful and progressive citizens,
with the result that the idea is not only ell
dorsed, but enlarged upon. 1t is nothing
but talk, of course but here is the shape it
is in: "Let the y hole convict gang be put
ON the construction of first class macad-
amized road from Rock Hill to Blacks
burg, by way of Yorkville, and then,
after that is completed, begin the con-
struction ofanother road across the county
from north to south, or diagonally across"
There appears to he in these suggestions
something that is worth thinking about.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Jno. r. Hart, Esq, spent few days in
Backsburg this week on business.
Mrs. w. b. deLoach is visiting relatives
i'm Camden this week.
Mr. and Mrs w Brown Wylie return