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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
"a LIKELY SHOAT."

A reporter for THE ENQUIRER saw
Mr.. Morgan Leech's prize pig last
Friday, and is prepared to agree with
Mr.. George Leech in the opinion that
"if Morgan don't get The News and
Courier's 500, the man who does will
have nightly likely shoat."
AS will be remembered, this pig
first saw the light on the 18th day of
last March, and, consequently, is now
only months old but all the same, it
already contains more pounds of lard,
sausage, bacon, ham, and spare ribs,
ETC., probably, than any other yearl-
ing hog that has ever been raised in
this county.
The reporter expected to find the
pig in neat pen on the floor of which
he would not have been surprised to
have seen a carpet; but he found
nothing Of the kind. There was no
pen at all. The pig was losoe in the
yard, and even the gate, which offers
uninterrupted communication with the
public highway, and then to the whole
United States, was standing wide open.
The pig is at liberty to 60 where she
pleases but she don't 60. She has too
much avoirdupois to carry.
Almost everybody has seen this pigs
picture. 1t is to be found on the ad-
vertising bills of almost all the county
fairs. Just imagine a great chunk of
pork, two-and-a-half feet high, about 6
feet long, as thick through the should
ers as big stout mule, a little short
snout, almost concealed in great puff
ofjowls, and you have it down about
right. Though to make it more COM
plete, you might 60 on to imagine a
body that is somewhat in the shape of
a barrel, slightly Aattened out on the
back and supported by wonderfully
stout legs that don't appear to be more
than two inches, or such matter, in
length. The fellow who made the
picture for the fair posters did not
draw so strongly on his imagination
after all. In this pig, he has a pretty
good model.
Shortly after the reporter arrived,
Mr.. Leech decided to give Fanny
that's the pigs understanding to
eat. He set before her tin pan, con-
tanning small quantity of crushed
wheat, mixed with buttermilk. She
pitched into it ravenously and COB
bled it up in few moments. The
chickens came up and helped them
selves out of the same pan with her
but she did not mind them. Probably
it is because she was too lazy. After
she finished the wheat that was in the
pan, she walked off few steps and
laid down, while the chickens cleaned
up the leavings even to the small
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
MERE MENTION.

Richard Easterbrook, the first man.
ufacturer of steel pens in the United
States, died at his home in Camden,
N. j., last Friday. ...'..Calton Watson,
an ex-dispensary constable, is in Jail al
Fayetteville, N. c., on the charge OF
burglary. In some mysterious man.
ner that greatly puzzles the keepers OF
the Jail, he has twice succeeded in
filing apart the heavy iron chains used
to fasten him to the door OF his cell.
...'..".There have been 81 deaths from
typhoid fever in Washington since
September 81. The authorities fear all
epidemic. Mrs. Bette Dixon, wild
ow of the late VIM. Dixon, and sister
in-law of Rev. Thomas Dixon, of Shell
by, dropped dead at her home at that
place on Sunday of last week. '''''''''
Quite number of the daily papers
throughout the country published re-
port Friday to the effect that Presi-
dent Cleveland had been assassinated.
The false report was sent out through
the United Press. .'.'.'J. B. Brewster &
Co., of New York, the most celebrated
carriage manufacturers in the world,
have made an assignment '''''''''Wm.
Henderson, colored, was lynched at
Jackson, Mo-, last Saturday for the
usual crime. His victim was a little
girl only four years of age. ''''''Several
Russian provinces are again being
afflicted with the cholera epidemic.
....''."Miss Stella West, a popular
young lady of Savannah, Ga, commit
ted suicide last Sunday by shooting
herself with a pistol.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
CLOVER CULLlNGS.

Condition of the Farmers-Mr. Forbes
Raises Fine Hogs-Going to Atlanta
Benefits from the Cotton Mills.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
CLOVER, October 15.-The farmers
Of this section have begun to haul up
their corn, and the understanding is
that the crop is extra good both as to
quality and quantity.
Corn picking is still being rushed
with all possible energy, and many
farmers are selling their crop as fast as
they can get it in shape for the market.
Rev. Oliver Johnson, of Neely's
Greek, has been assisting Rev. r. M.
Stephenson with meeting ut Crow
der's Creek. He preached very able
sermon in the A. r. p. church at this
place on Sunday night.
There is no doubt about the fact that
many of our farmers are in much bet
ter shape financially than they were
this time last year. Some of them are
willing to make the admission that
their profit will be more than it has
been for years. We are all agreed,
however that none of the farmers are
going to get any more than they are
entitled to.
Mr.. D. G.. Forbes has a 10-months
old pig that measures feet 8 inches
in length and feet II inches around
the body, and will, in his opinion, net
500 pounds. 1t is of the o. l. G. stock.
Mr.. Forbes bought his stock of hogs
from Mr.. L. B. Silver, and is going to
Atlanta with view of having con-
versation with Mr.. Silver and getting
some information as to the wonderful
breed of porkers.
A good rain would be very acceptable
just now for its influence on the turnip
crop and its effect on the dust. The
turnip crop is complete failure.
Quite number of our boys went
over to Charlotte to see Buffalo Bills
"Wild West" They were well pleased.
Captain w. B. Smith, w. I. Brison,
w. J. Davis, Robert Clinton, H. l..
Wright, F. B. Gwin and a number of
others, will leave in a few days for the
Atlanta exposition. The probability is
that our town and community will be
well represented in Atlanta.
During the past month our cotton
factory has been paying out something
like $4,000 day for cotton alone. By
the way, this institution is of inestima-
BILE value to this town and community.
1t gives lucrative employment to many
people who would otherwise be idle,
and furnishes good market for many
farm and garden products for which
there would otherwise he no sale.
There is now some kind of a market
here for almost any kind of country
produce. The factory is what did it.
am informed that Il single individual
sold to the factory operatives over $500
worth Of tomatoes, beans, cucumbers,
etc, last season. Yorkville needs 10
wake up along this line and get in n'the
swim. All of her neighbor towns have
cotton factories and she has the money
with which to build one or more. Why
don't she?
Mr.. w. 7. Moore is in charge of the
factory store here. He is business all
over, polite and accommodating to every
body, and the right man in the right
place. J. W. C.
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TO CLUB MAKERS.

For the benefit of the numerous
friends, who, by their inquiries, have
shown their interest in the matter, we
beg to say that THE ENQUIRER's pros
pectus for 1896 is not quite ready but
it is coming, and coming soon. 1t will
be published on October 80.
And this prospectus is going to con-
tain some liberal offers, something that
will make it worth while for all our
friends to work-and work hard for a
big club of subscribers to the best
county paper in the South.
For the largest clubs will be offered
a fine Wilcox & White organ, one OF
the best buggies we can buy, high
priced bicycle, second to none on the
market, Corbin disk harrow, n first
class sewing machine, several watches,
some fine table ware and perhaps
other articles, aggregating in value
something like $500.
We don't propose to offer any special
inducements to or for new subscribers
this year. We want them, of course,
and want all we can get; but beyond
giving them greater value for their
money than can possibly be offered by
any other newspaper in their reach,
we are unwilling to make any prom
ises.
Now, before the prospectus is pub
lished, just a word to everybody.
This is a clean fair race, with an even
start. No clubmaker has any fran
chise in, or special claim on any terri
tory. Because subscriber had his
name this year does not bind him to
nut it on the same club next year.
Every subscriber has right to put his
name on whatever club he pleases,
and every clubmaker has the right to
return any name for which he can COL
lect the money. And those who re-
turn and pay for the largest clubs will
receive the choice of premiums.
Remember that THE ENQUIRER is
the easiest paper in all this section for
which to secure subscribers. 1t should
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
A Much Needed Wire at Last-Saw Mill
Burned-shipping Peach Seeds-Special
Services-Committed to Jail-Burglary
In Gaffuay.

A Much Needed Wire Mt Last-Saw Mill
Shipping Peach Seeds-Special
Services-Committed to Jail-Burglary
In Gaffney.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLACKsBURG, October 15.-The bus
mess men of Blacksburg, Yorkville
and Rock Hill have long felt the need
of another telegraph wire to connect
their towns, other than that operated
by the o. r. & G.. railway company.
Through the efforts Of MIR. N. w.
Hardin, of our place, the executive
committee of the Western Union Tele-
graph company have ordered the
placing of another wire along the line
of the o. r. & G. railway. 1t will be
cut into the Southern railway office at
this place, and the work of stringing
the wire will begin at once. This will
not only bring our people into closer
touch with Yorkville and Rock Hill,
and facilitate the business Of all these
places; but will also afford the two
latter another outlet and connection
with the great Eastern and Western
cities of the United States.
On the night of the 10Th instant,
about IL o'clock, the shed over the en-
gine and saw mill of Mr.. james Bridges
caught fire from sparks, and, to-
gether with the mill outfit, was On
sumed. The engine was also damaged,
and but for the timely discovery of the
fire by Mr.. A. F. Moore and others,
who was making molasses near by,
the cotton gin adjoining the saw mill, /,
and which was run by the same en-
gine, would have been destroyed, with
several bales of cotton and IL consider
able amount of cotton seed. This was
all saved, however, and as the damage
to the engine is not very extensive, the
work Of ginning cotton will soon be
resumed. Mr.. Brldgess plant is To-
Gated about four miles from here, near
Buffalo school house, and is quite Il
convenience TO large numbers of farm
ers in that section.
In passing through the Southern
Railway freight depot yesterday no
ticed what struck me as u novel ship
ment, and upon enquiry, the agent,
Mr.. r. d. Black, Informed me that
this is the second shipment of the kind
that has passed through here. 1t con-
sisted of about SO bushels of peach
seeds, nicely sacked, and sent from S.
p. Kerksey, Thermal City, N. g., to
W. Il. Hood & Co., Old Dominion Nur-
series, Richmond, Va. l am alike ig.
norant as to how they were obtained,
or in what way they are to be used.
There were special services at the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

lNDEA III NE" ADkhnAAohIHhINAo
w. b. Wylie, G.. c. c. Pleas-Advertises
for sale, on the first Monday of Novem-
Der, the lands situated in and near the
town of Yorkville. Also several tracts
of land in Cherokee township, belong
under foreclosure of mortgages.
T.. a. Crawford, s. Y. C.-Advertises for
sale on the first Monday in November,
under execution, tract of land belong
ing to w. l.. Sandifer, Jr.
Cicero Moore-Is still repairing vehicles
at the old Wheeler coach factory. He
now has five workmen employed and
says he will do your work cheaply and
promptly.
G. w. Sherer-Says if you will give him
IL hours notice, he will sell beef by the
quarter at and 5 cents pound. He
wants to buy green hides.
Whisonant Il Castles, Hickory Grove
Tell about the big stock of goods they
have which they offer to sell at bottom
prices. They say that they bought
cheap as anybody. They call especial
attention to their stock Of clothing.
H. G.. Strauss-Talks about the great
quantity of goods he sold on yesterday ;
but at the same time he is in condition to
furnish you with everything you want
in the way ofdry goods, clothing, shoes,
etc., at the lowest prices.
J. J. Hunter-Tells of what a fine judge
recently said about his goods, and men,
tions as in his stock, capes, cloaks,
mems clothing, dress goods, shoes, table
linen and silverware.
A. NJ. Grist-Wants you to see him about
kerosine oil heating stoves.
Grist COusins-Want you to bear in mind
that they buy only what they believe to
be first class groceries. They now men,
ton cabbage and onions, cheese and
macaroni, warranted raZOrs and buggy
whips. They still wish to buy eggs,
chickens, new corn and peas.
James M. Starr-Still wants people to pay
him what they owe. He talks about the
fine and cheap stock of stationery he
has. Pipes from cents up; and he Of
fers to cure the chills for so cents.
J. w. Dobson-Offers Rowland chilled
turn plows for s., which previously sold
for 81. He also mentions soaps, ammu-
milton, woodsaws and condiments.
Sam NJ. Grist-Says he can't make you.a
come and examine the Rock Hill Buggy
company's vehicles he has on hand ;
but if you want vehicle, he thinks il
will be to your interest to do so.
Louis Roth-Will have lsters today.
and calls attention to his dainty oyster
crackers and his coffee at pounds for 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
CHE atorkrille Gnqairer.
YORKVILLE, s. G. ;:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1895.
President Cleveland is to be

President Cleveland is to be in
Atlanta next week. The Constitution
saws that it has semi-official informa-
ton to the effect that in his speech the
president will make a declaration in
favor of Cuba. IF he does make such
a declaration, it will probably be only
a short time thereafter until Cuba is
free. There is no doubt about the
fact that whatever the president OF
the United States says on the subject,
will have to 60. But is Mr.. Cleveland
going to say it?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
WAITS FROM WARREN.
Suicide of Mr.. Kidd-I.ively Times at the
Debate-Other Notes.

Suicide of MIR. Kidd-Lively Times at the
Debate-Other Notes.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
WARREN, October 14.-Mr. John A.
Kidd, one of the most prosperous
farmers in this community, committed
suicide Thursday about l o'clock by
shooting himself in the right breast
with shot gun, using the ramrod of
the gun TO push Of the trigger. He
had been riding around in the neigh
borhood on business and came home
after IL o'clock and asked his wife. To
put up his mule as he was feeling
badly. She told him To mind the
table, which was set for dinner, and
she would. AS she was barrhrndel,
he put his hat OH her head and play
fully kissed her and said good bye.
She thought nothing of this as acts of
this kind were nothing unusual on his
part. After putting up the mule and
returning TO the house, one of the
children said 10 her, "Pa is lcallng
down the house after 'Old True (a
dog.)" She went in and not finding
him in the dining room and seeing The
stair door open went up stairs and
found him dying drawing but one
breath after she reached him. The
gun was lying by his side, the tube
and lock blown off and the ramrud
lying under him. Trial Justice San
ders was sent for and came To the
scene; but deemed it unnecessary to
hold an inquest. The cause of his rash
act will probably forever remain IL
mystery. He was administrator on
his late father-in-law, Mr.. J.J Daniels
estate, and the business connected
with it worried him some. His family
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crumbs that were sticking to her snout.
"And how much does she weigh ?"
asked the reporter. ~ dom KNOW"
replied Mr.. Leech. ave could not
get her weight satisfactorily the last
time we tried. Our arrangements
were not good, and we were afraid we
might fret her too much" The matter
is, therefore, a subject for a guess, and
offhand, it would probably be as safe
to say 500 pounds as 400. Anyhow, it's
a "mighty likely shoat."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16

- South Carolina lawmakers who
really feel an honest interest in the
welfare of the cotton mill operatives,
will do we'll to let them alone. The
passage of the &c hour a week law has
not helped the operatives a particle,
and we believe right now that if it
were arranged so that they could vote
on the question, the law would be
overwhelmingly repealed. Mill own
ers, like other people, are in business
for what they can make out of it, and
they are not going to put up with a
great deal of interference. When the
lately passed law went into effect, the
first thing that suggested itself to the
millowners, was to continue to get the
same amount of services for the same
money that they got before. AS the
result, in most cases, they provided
systems that held the operatives
tighter down to their work than ever,
and made them pay literally for all
lost time. This is the way the law
operates in three cases out of four.
These facts do not prevent the makers
of the law from strutting about as
champions of the factory operatives
and philanthropists generally. AL
though the poor operative catches the
mischief, he is still inclined to give the
oily politician who brought about his
trouble, full credit for "good inten-
tions."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16

GENERAL WALKERS STAFF.--In
General Order No. Is, Major General
G. I. Walker, commander of the South
Carolina Division of United Confeder'
ate veterans, has announced the ap'
pointment of his staff as follows:
Colonel James G.. Holmes, adiutant
general, chief of staff, Charleston, S. G..
Lieutenant Colonel f.. Scott Carson, III.
spector general, Sumter, S. G.
Z. P. Waring, quartermaster general
Charleston, S. G.
George B. Lake, commissary general
Edgetield, S. c.
j. N. Moore, surgeon general, Spartan
burg, S. G.
Robert w. Shand, judge advocate gen,
eral, Columbia, S. G.
Rev. S. p. II. Elwell, chaplain general
Bamberg, S. G.
Major n. Ingraham Halsell, aide
Charleston, S. G. ~
Major Louis Sherfcsee, Rock Hill, S. G
Major u. K. Brooks, Columbia, $. c.
Major J. w. Norwood, Greenville, S. G.
Major J. ID. McLucas, Marion, S. G.
General Order No. 16 calls con
vention of the veterans, to assemble in
the court house in Columbia, on No
vember 12 at ~ o'clock IN. Each
camp is expected to send representa-
tives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16

The managers of Corbett and
Fitzsimmons are still looking for a
place to pull off the fight. The idea
of having the fighters converted into
members of the Cherokee nation by
the Cherokee legislature failed to ma.
terialize. The Cherokees, by the pass
age of a resolution condemning the
proposition as SANDER on their peo-
pie, proved that they are more civil
lied than those who would bring
about such q brutal exhibition in their
territory. The citizens of Hot Springs,
Ark, led by their mayor, have invited
the pugilists to come to their city, and
the present understanding is that the
invitation has been accepted. Gov
ernor Clark, of Arkansas, however, is
as much opposed to the exhibition as
is Governor Culberson, of Texas, and
says most emphatically that it shall
not take place in his State. 1t Is
reported that within the past few
days, Fitzsimmons has said that he
would be glad to fight Corbett for the
stake money alone, and Corbett is
reported to have made known a. desire
to fight Fitzsimmons in the presence of
few friends, in a private room,
merely for the satisfaction Of deter
mining which is the better man. But
Notwithstanding all this, it is pretty
safe to say that unless the pugilists
can find, somewhere, a congenial place
at which they will be assured of the
presence of large crowd, with big
gate receipts and other perquisites,
there will be no fight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
LOCAL LACONICS.

Until January 1890.
THE TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER will
be furnished from this date until Jan.
uary l, 1896, for As cents.
Judgment Below Modified.
The supreme court has modified the
decision of the circuit court in the w.
NJ. Allison homestead case.
Forty Cents Bushel.
New corn is selling in Yorkville at
40 cents q bushel. The demand is
quite limited.
Petition Dismissed.
The supreme court has dismissed
the petition for rehearing of the case
of Marshall Westcoat & Co., respond
ents, vs. f. A. Crawford, sheriff, ap-
pellant.
Dangerous Ford.
The ford across Bullock's creek, at
the o. r. & C. trestle, between Sharon
and Hickory Grove, is in dangerous
condition. 1t won't take much work
to put it in proper shape, and unless
it gets the work, somebody is going to
get in trouble there.
Working on the Trestles.
The Ohio River and Charleston
railroad people have been doing q
great deal of work on their trestles
recently. The long, high trestle over
Bullock's creek has just been put in
first class condition.
Getting Better.
Mr.. Will Brakefeld, who did some
determined work at the fire that recent.
ly destroyed Mr.. C. NJ. Martins gin.
merry, at Hickory Grove, and was in
consequence, seriously burned, is get.
ting better and hopes to be out again
in day or two.
Won't Rebuild.
We are informed that Mr.. G.. NJ
Martin has decided not to rebuild his
ginnery ut Hickory Grove, at least fol-
the present. Taking into consideration
the fact that the season will he so near.
ly over before he can get started, and
the fire risk being so great, he has
wisely concluded that it will be better
to wait.
Killed the Trees.
A Yorkville gentleman who had oc.
casion to travel through the south
western section of the county last
Friday and Saturday, says that he
noticed a strikingly large number OF
dead dogwood and whiteoak trees.
They have all apparently died within
the past few weeks, and it is the opin-
ion of the gentleman who makes the
report, that they have been killed by
the long spell of dry weather.
Elevator Discarded.
Mr.. w. J. Moorhead, manager OF
the Hickory Grove Milling company
and ginnery, has ordered discontinue
ance of the elevator that has hereto
fore been used for unloading seed cot
ton from the wagons. There was a
fire in the gin last year. The manage
ment was not thoroughly satisfied at
the time that the elevator was the
cause of it. More experience, how
ever, has settled the question effective,
ly, and the company has decided that
it will no longer allow this fretrap to
jeopardize it's own and other peoples
property.