Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-07


the rock, and the railroad is to deliver
them in Yorkville. 1t is understood
that the convict gang is to be put to
work loading rock at the earliest
practicable date, and the streets men
toned are to be put in frst-class con.
dition without delay.
Monday Was Hottest.
"Hottest day we have had this
week." was a stereotyped remark
from Saturday up to Wednesday noon.
The record, however, shows that the
highest temperature was reached on
Monday, when the mercury went up
to go. The highest point reached
on Wednesday, was go, but the rain
on Wednesday night, cooled the tenn
perature down to $50. The rainfall
averaged one-tifth of an inch at this
place.
Twelve Pages Next Friday.
Next Fridays ENQUIRER is to be
special souvenir edition of twelve
pages. Among other things, it will
contain a sketch of THE ENQUIRER
from its inception up to the present
time; the opening chapters of our
splendid new story Teresa; miscellan-
eous and news matter, the annual re-
port of the county treasurer, and
special and general advertisements of
a number of business men. 1t is our
purpose and desire to place a copy of
this special edition in the hands of
every family in York county. So let
everybody be on the lookout for it.
Machinery for Lockhart.
Nine carloads of heavy machinery
for Lockhart Shoals factory have
reached Hickory Grove, and the ma
chinery is now waiting to be trans
ferred to and down the river. Messrs.
Wilkerson and Martin have put the
road from Hickory Grove to the river
in good condition, and the boat in
which they expect to do their carry
ing is nearing completion. Some peo-
pie in the neighborhood say that the
machinery is so heavy that it can
never be gotten to the factory by the
means proposed. Messrs. Wilkerson
and Martin know what they are do
ing, however, and the machinery will
surely 60.
Raising Tobacco.
The vicinity of Leslie station is de-
veloping into quite tobacco produc-
ing section. At the present time there
are about 80 acres under cultivation
within radius of few miles of the
station, and the present prospects for
a good crop are fine. In many ofthe
tobacco fields, we are informed, it is
no usual sight to find plants that meas
ure from IS to % inches across. The
following farmers are cultivating crops
of from 2 to 25 acres each: R. H.
Cornwell, D. H. Neely, D. B. Culp,
F. P. Giles, T. F. Leslie, d. P. Leslie,
w. S. Boyd, c. L. Williams, J. Il.
Boyd. They are working under the
instructions of an expert from North
Carolina.
Sudden Deaths.
Two colored women of the communi
ty have died suddenly within the past
few days. Lydia Witherspoon, aged
about 40, worked all day Monday in a
field on the eastern outskirts of York
vile. On Tuesday morning she felt
too unwell to 20 back to her work,
and later in the day she died. Her
death is thought to have been due to
sunstroke. Jane Alexander, aged
about 60 years, was on her way to her
home in Liberia, in the same neighbor-
hood, late Wednesday afternoon. She
was taken suddenly sick, and calling
for help, she was assisted to the house
of a neighbor. A doctor was sent for;
but before he arrived, she was dead.
The doctor said her death was due to
sheart failure"
Yorkville Graded Schools.
A special meeting of the board of
trustees of the Yorkville graded
schools, was held last Wednesday,
and a vacancy in the board was filled
by the election of Mr.. w. J. Waters.
The board is now composed as follows:
J. F. Wallace, chairman; w. T. Bar
ron, secretary and treasurer; J. Z.
Lowry, c. E. Spencer, F. A. Gilbert,
D. E. Finley and w. J. Waters. As
will be noted by reference to the ad-
vertisement in another column, the
annual school meeting, and an election
on the question of continuing the two
mill special tax, has been called for
Friday, June 2lst. If the tax is
voted-as there is every reason to
believe it will be-the SC 'ol will be
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