Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-29
LOCAL LACONICS.

The TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER will
be furnished from this date until jan
uary 1, 1896, for S1.20.
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D., of Fort
Mill, will preach the baccalaureate SER
mon before the Banks High school, at
the Presbyterian church in Yorkville,
on next Sunday morning at II o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
Columbia Female College.
The ENQUIRER is in receipt of a
beautifully engraved invitation to the
commencement exercises of Columbia
Female college, June 2 to 4 inclusive.
The alumna address is to be delivered
by Prof. H. NJ. Snyder, of Wofford
college, and the annual sermon will be
preached by Rev. G.. T. Harmon, of
Rock Hill.
Struck With a Stone.
What came near proving serious
disturbance, occurred at picnic near
Philadelphia church last Friday. A
young man named Allen was present
and, it is alleged, was under the in
fuence of liquor. He was quite turbu-
lent and provoked row with Pink
Garrison. Garrison struck him in the
head with stone and knocked him in
sensible. For while, it was thought
that his wound might prove fatal; but
at last accounts it was believed that he
was out of danger.
The Price Of Cotton.
On the Yorkville market today, good
cotton is worth from 6t to Z cents.
Advices of the past few days from the
cotton brokers North, are all "bullish."
Letters from several thousand cores
pondents located in different parts of
the South, led Clapp & Company to
believe that there has been reduction
of at least II or IA per cent. in the
acreage planted this year, and recent
frosts and other unfavorable weather
conditions, seem to warrant the con-
cluslon that prices will continue to ad-
vance.
To Select Delegates.
Mr.. J. S. Brice, chairman of County
Democratic Executive committee, in
forms US that it is his purpose to call
the committee together at an early
day for the purpose of taking action
along the line recently suggested by
the State Executive committee. The
county committee will probably call
for county convention or mass meet
ing, to be held in Yorkville on some
day to be designated, and at this con-
vention or mass meeting, it is the idea
to nominate candidates for the consti-
tutional convention, to be voted for in
the general election. All voters who
still claim allegiance to the Democratic
party, will be expected to support the
candidates so nominated.
The Fire Fiend at Beersheba.
Mr.. J. C. Chambers brought news
to Yorkville yesterday, to the effect
that the residence of Mr.. John R.
Hogue, near Beersheba church, about
seven miles west of this place, was de-
stroyed by fire last Monday night.
The fire occurred at about 10 o'clock,
and is supposed to have originated in
the kitchen. When discovered it had
made such headway as to be entirely
beyond control. The residence was
destroyed with all its contents, except
some clothing, and a few beds and
household articles of small value. Mr..
Hogue's loss will amount to several
thousand dollars. His residence was
one of the best in the neighborhood.
1t was built originally by the late Rev.
VIM. B. Davis and recently remodeled.
Mr.. Hogue had only recently purchas-
ed the property, and moved there since
the first of last January. His misfor.
tune is heavy blow, financially and
otherwise.
Shooting scrape at Lowrysville.
"Mr. Reuben Guy shot and, it is sup.
posed, fatally wounded Julian Hope,
colored, near Lowrysville, last Thurs
day." The foregoing statement is from
the Columbia Register. Inquiry as to
particulars, develops the following,
which, handed from one to another,
may be incorrect. Mr.. Guy had
awapDed Hopa q cou, for fuo ca1ves