Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-17
LOCAL LACONICS.

THE Tw1cE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER will
be furnished from this date to January
1st, 1897, for 40 cents.
typographical Error.
It was $3.50 instead of IS that was con-
tributed by the McConnellsville Demo
cratic parcinct to the New York Journals
campaign fund. A typographical error
was the cause of the rnis-statement.
Getting Better.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Riddle of Zeno, whose con-
dition on Wednesday was regarded az
quite serious, is now much better. DR.
VIM. NJ. Walker of Yorkville, continue:
to improve.
Death of Mrs. Owen.
An Orangeburg special to the Columbia
State, announces the death of Mrs. Eliza.
beth Owen, wife of Mr.. B. B. Owen
formerly a citizen. of Yorkville. Mrs
Owen died on last Wednesday. She
leaves two children.
DIR. Thornwelrs Lecture.
DIR. Thornwell's lecture last Tuesday
night on his recent trip abroad, was well
received by a large audience. The doc
tor delivered another lecture in the court
house Wednesday night. on "Pythian-
ISM"
To Be Married In Brunswick.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Fannie Barnes to Mr.. Warnock McCor-
mick, at Brunswick, Ca, on October l9'
Miss Barnes is daughter of Mr.. j. H.
Barnes, who formerly conducted jew
elry establishment at this place.
Mr.. Mixon's Position.
Mr.. r. NJ. Carroll of York, has been
nominated for the position of state liquor
commissioner made vacant by the resig-
nation of Mr.. F. M. Nixon. Mr.. John
T. CASTOR of Aiken, has been appointed
to the position temporarily.
Sale of Railroad.
For the information of casual shoppers
who may have forgotten that there was
such luxury on the market, it might be
well to repeat that the sale of the Chester
q Lenoir Narrow Gauge railroad takes
place from the steps of the Chester court
house on salesday in November.
Rock Hill Takes 1t Up.
Herald, Wednesday: The matter OF
furnishing the chief of police and the
chief of the fire department at Yorkville
with wheels has been agitated by the
town council at that place. Wouldn't it
be the nice thing for our city council to
provide a wheel for the force to be used
in the discharge Of their policial duties ?
Mr.. Robert j. Herndon has purchased
from Mr.. w. R. Carroll the vacant lot
opposite the Parish hotel and is contem-
plating the erection thereon of hand
some brick building. Though as yet
nothing definite has been decided upon,
Mr.. Herndon is canvassing the idea OF
making an opera hall of the second story.
Mr.. G. H. O'Leary is also contemplating
extensive additions to his already hand
some brick store-room on Main street.
Gave Him Sixty-Nine .Lashes.
There was lynching party out in the
Smyrna neigh hborhood last Monday night.
The little daughter Of well-to-do farmer
had been insulted by Negro named Mon
Galloway. The story is that Galloway
had kissed bis hand at the little girl.
His familiarity brought him to grief. He
was visited by party of white men,
who gave him 60 lashes with buggy
trace and ordered him to leave the coun-
try. The understanding is that he has
gone.
Preparing For the Election.
The York county board of commission
ers for the state and county election, met
in YoIkville on Thursday and organized
by the election of Mr.. D. G.. Clark as
chairman and Mr.. w. B. Williams as
clerk. The board then proceeded to ap-
point managers of election at the various
precincts. The names of the managers
selected, together with instructions for
holding the election, will be found in the
official notice published in another col
umn. The commissioners Of the Fed
eral election will probably not meet until
Saturday.
How New Counties Are Made.
Spartanburg Herald: AS condition
precedent to the establishment OF the
proposed new county of Limestone, two
thirds of the voters voting at the election
ordered by the governor to be held on
Sth of November next, must vote for its
adoption. Besides, it is essential that
two-thirds of each section Of the counties
of Spartanburg, Union and York pro-
posed to be cut off into the new county,
vote in favor of it. Hence should two
thirds of the Spartanburg portion and
two-thirds of the York part vote in favor
of it and the requisite two-thirds be
wanting in the Union section, then it will
be defeated. And no election can be
held again in four years.
Buried In the Mine.
Bob Watts, wellknown colored labor
err, had narrow escape from death out
at the "Wilson" mine, that is being
worked by Messrs. Clarke Bros, on
last Monday. According to Bob's story
he was down in shaft about 80 feet
deep, engaged in placing timbers as they
would be let down to him. Suddenly
the mine began to cave. Part of the
earth and stone fell on him and the