Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-23
Wednesday, October %, 1895.

could be extinguished, the damage
amounted to something like the figures
mentioned.
Careful There, Brother.
Rock Hill Herald: awe must be
pardoned for saying, because it is true,
that the pupils of the Winthrop college
are the most attractive collection OF
Young ladies ever seen in this State.
The glow of health is in their faces and
thew are beautiful in their cheerfulness
and lovely in their modesty."
Here is the Miller.
Mr.. James F. Hoffman, of Gastonia,
came down to Yorkville last Saturday
in search of house preparatory to
moving his family here. Mr.. Hoffman
is to be the miller at Mr.. Morrow's big
York vile establishment. He has had
several years experience in Gastonla
and elsewhere, and understands his
business.
Visiting the Exposition.
The Atlanta Constitution of last
Saturday had the following to say OF
Colonel James T. Bacon, who is visiting
the exposition with the South Carolina
Press association HE is a most ver-
satile writer, most accomplished
pianist, and has lately developed into
an orator of great powers. His 'Old
Mans Kranky kaleidoscope has made
him famous in Carolina. He promises
to give the people of Atlanta chance
to hear his lecture sometime soon."
Annual Corn Shocking.
The Herald, of last Saturday, con-
tains an interesting account of Mr..
Brown McFadden's annual corn shuck-
ing. Mr.. McFadden runs a big farm
lust on the outskirts of Rock Hill, and
every year he has corn shuckings that
have long since become notable. On
Thursday night, in addition to the
great crowd of Negroes who do most of
the work, there were present large
number of Mr.. .McFadden's friends, both
ladies and gentlemen, from Rock Hill.
The occasion was wound up with a
great feast, especially prepared for the
occasion, and all present unanimously
voted the whole affair a big success.
Twelve Bales Damaged.
Fire was discovered in a lot of cot
ton on platform belonging to Mr.. {.
G. Parish and located in the rear OF
the hotel last Saturday morning at
q quarter to 5 o'clock. The first alarm
was given by Phil Craig, colored. The
fire department answered promptly
but did not reach the spot until the
flames had made considerable head
way. With the help of plenty of Wa
ter, the fire was quickly gotten un-
der control, and what might have
been very serious consequences were
averted. There were 26 bales of cotton
on the platform, and of these II be-
longing to Mr.. B. N. Moore, were bad
ly damaged. They were covered oy
insurance. The platform was consid-
erably charred. 1t was not insured,
and the loss, which is fortunately not
very heavy, falls OH Mr.. Parish.
Held In Allegiance.
On being asked the status OF the
movement for the erect ion of an elec-
trio light plant in Yorkville, Intend
ant Moore said on yesterday that
the idea had been abandoned, at
least for the present. Although ne is
not certain about the matter, he thinks
that the recently circulated petitions
contain in the neighborhood OF
enough signatures to justify the calling
of An election on the subject; but it is
now so late in the season that it will
be impossible for him to give the mat.
ter the attention that it will require.
Not only this, there is no certainty as
to how the action of the constitutional
convention, considered and to be con-
sidered, may affect matters municipal,
and until the situation becomes more
settled, it will be better 10 hold the
whole matter in abeyance.