Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-11-22
LOCAL LACONICS.
ey Leave Next Monday.

outlook Is that the crowd Will De Dig ole'
Work of Whitecaps.
THE ENQUIRER has been reliably in
formed that "Whitecaps" have been at
work in Bullock's Creek township recent
ly; but is unable to give authentic partic-
ulars.
For Violating the Dispensary Law.
Ed white, colored, was committed to
Jail on Tuesday afternoon by Trial Justice
Carroll on the charge of violating the dis
pensary law. He was arrested on war
rant sworn out by Constable VIM. White.
This Is the Last One.
Clerk of the Court Wylie requests us to
say that although the entertainment in
the court house advertised for tonight
will take place as announced, the building
will not again be available for such pur-
poses. This conclusion has been arrived
at after consultation with the supervisor
and other officials.
Will Put Them I'm Stripes.
Superintendent Mendenhall, of the con-
vict gang, has arranged fora regular uni
form for the convicts under his charge.
He will adopt the regulation stripes used
by the South Carolina penitentiary. The
convicts are still working on the Kings
Mountain road and are quartered in the
recently completed stockade.
Not Caught Yet.
John Hagins, who was convicted at the
recent term of the court of general sessions
of selling liquor in Rock Hill and fol-
whom bench warrent was issued, has
not been captured yet. So far as we have
been able to learn, his whereabouts are
still unknown. If captured he will have
to be confined in Jail until the next term
of the court of general sessions, when the
reading of his sentence will take place.
Cited as an Example.
The Lancaster Ledger thinks that the
management Of the York county poor
house is worthy of study. In its issue OF
Wednesday it says: Wewould suggest to
our supervisor and county board that they
inquire further into the management OF
the York poor-house and perhaps they
might be able to make our poor-house self
sustaining by adopting the system OF the
York commissioners.
For Robbing a Postoffice.
The pOstotfice at Catawba Junction was
robbed on August l6 last ofa small amount
of money and IL quantity of stamps. On
Saturday of last week United States
Deputy Marshal Thomasson went to Lam
caster and arrested a white man named
Henry D. Daniels for the crime. Daniels
was given a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Pride on
Tuesday, and in default of Sl,5OO bond
was committed to Jail.
Missionaries In China.
The December number of The Mission
ary, published in Nashville, Tenn, con-
tains as frontispiece full page group
picture of the Southern Presbyterian mis-
sionaries in China. The missionaries are
represented as standing opposite large
brick church. Easily recognized in the
picture is Miss Ella Davidson, the Mis-
sionary of the Presbyterian church TO
Yorkville. She stands by the church
door on the left side of the group.
Nothing But Molasses.
Mr.. w. c. Gist reports that on Tuesday
night he sent his colored deliveryman to
a customer with jug of molasses. On
the way the boy was accosted by Consta-
BILE White, who wanted to know what
was in the jug. The boy was not disposed
to give any satisfaction and the constable
stopped him. A brief examination show
ed that the jug contained nothing contra
band and the deliveryman was allowed
to proceed on his way.
Waiting OH Shafting.
Mr.. Morrow's ginnery has been ready
to start for several days now, all except
short piece Of shafting which was promis-
ed sometime ago, but which has not yet
arrived. The new ginhOuse is much
more convenient than the one that was
burned, and the machinery is all exact
duplicate except the elevator, which has
been dispensed with. Work on the roller
mill is being pushed as rapidly as possi-
BILE, under direction of Mr.. j. II. Raymer,
an experienced millwright from Iredell
county, y. G..
Runaway Accident.
Mr.. Henry Kellar who lives up on the
Kings Mountain road, two and a quarter
miles from the court house, had serious
runaway adventure last Wednesday after
noon. He was going home from York
Vile in buggy and driving new horse.
One of the thill pins either broke or drop
ped out, and Il shaft fell to the ground anu
frightened the horse, which Immediately
started to run. Mr.. kellar was thrown
out of the buggy and painfully, though
we are glad to report, not seriously
bruised.
The Pig Competition.
The Elloree correspondent of The News
and Courier says that Mr.. \. NJ. Snider. OF
Elloree has pig that is not quite year
old and which weighs $50 pounds. The
correspondent thinks that Mr. Snider is
in fair way to get the prize. He had
better not bet any big money. yet, how
ever. Mr.. Morgan Leech, OF Hickory
Grove, is still in the competition. Hispig
is still putting OH fat in way that is
caution. The animal has not been weigh
ed for some time; but those who have
been watching its growth and think they
know what they are talking about, say
that its weight cannot be much less than
500 pounds. The pig is only eight months
old.
Good Prices for Tobacco.
Rock Hill Herald: Messrs. Mobley &
Groome have received returns from ship
ment of 1916 pounds Of tobacco shipped