Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-05
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January 1897


Until January 1897.
The TwIcE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, or
THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER will be furnish
ed from this date to January lst, 1897,
for 64 cents.
Running Out First.
Messrs. Whitaker .& Parish's racing
mare, Fannie Rowena, is doing some fine
work on st. Louis race track. She came
out first twice last week, and in the last
race made 81 furlongs in l.2l4.
New Mills Running.
Both of Rock Hills new cotton mills
are now in operation. The Manchester
commenced running last week and the
Arcade was started up on Tuesday.
Republicans in Convention.
The Republican county convention met
Yesterday. There was large attendance,
but up to the hour at which it was neces-
sary to close the forms of The ENQUIRER,
no business of importance had been trans
acted.
Effects Of the Drought.
All along the road from Yorkville to
Smyrna it is easy to notice the effects OF
the late drought on the cotton crop. Most
of the farmers think that the crop has
been injured from 25 to so per cent. The
best crops along the road are those OF
Messrs. Inman, just on the outskirts OF
Yorkville.
"Fannie" Is Dead.
Fannie, Mr.. J. Morgan Leech's prize
pig, died one day last week. 1t will be
remembered that Immediately after the
contest was over, the pig was turned into
the pasture to shift for itself. Mr.. &. Z.
Leech thinks its death was due to the
change of diet from wheat, slops, etc., to
dry, hard grass.
Advertised For Sale.
The Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge
railroad is being advertised for sale be-
fore the court house door in Chester, on
Monday, November2. The upset price
is fixed at $4,000. That is, no bid of less
than $4,000 will be entertained, and OF
this sum at lsast $1,000 must be paid in
lawful money of the United States. The
balance is to be paid either in cash, or IN
bonds or coupons, counting at such price
as shall be equivalent to the amount the
holders thereof would be entitled to re-
ceive thereon in case the whole of the
purchase price had been paid in money.
Never Exposed the Name.
DR.. Boyce and others have used up all
the available material for sketch OF
Captain William McGill; but perhaps it
will not be out of place here to tell of him
all anecdote, the absolute truth of VIII ich
can be verified. In 1925, Captain McGil
became Joint owner of one of the first
iron furnaces that was established in
western York. His farming operation 8
were devoted exclusively to the raising OF
wheat and corn. He kept his corn in q
number of cribs, and the contents OF one
large crib he set aside for the exclusive
use of the men and stock employed at
the iron furnace. One day he discovered
that the corn in this crib was being stolen
through the cracks, and inside he place d
a big steel trap. This was in the dead OF
winter, and having occasion to get up
very early few mornings afterward, in
the dim light of breaking day, he OBJ
served man standing by the crib.
"Come up to the house." called the cap
tain, sit is too cold to be standing dow
there" "Oh, Captain McGill, please
come down here" was the reply. The
captain was very deliberate about the
matter; but finally went down to the
crib. The victim was white man. b o