Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-15
LOCAL LACONlCS.
To Examine the Teacher,

LOCAL LACONICS.
To Examine the Teachers.
There was a slight mistake in The EN-
oUIRER as to the date Of the teachers
exa mination. The statement had 1t Tues
day, April "a. Instead of Tuesday, we
should have said Friday.
The Fare to Charleston.
Charleston is expecting to have big
time of it on the occasion Of. the reunion
of the Confederate veterans In that city
from April q to q inclusive. The round
trip rate from Yorkyille and Rock Hill is
S4.3O.
A Monument to General Jenkins, Why Not
Our correspondent at Olive suggests
the erection of monument to General
Micah Jenkins in the court house yard ut
Yorkville. Ifthis suggestion is not worthy
of serious consideration, will somebody
please tell us why?
Memorial Day.
The ENQUIRER is requested to call 9
meeting of the ladies Of Yorkville at the
residence of Mrs. J. j. Hunter on next
Friday afternoon at 4.30 for the purpose OF
making arrangements for the proper OBJ
servance of Memorial Day on May lO'
next.
Look to Your Poison.
"They are here" remarked Mr.. w. I.
Barron to the reporter on Monday. II
saw few in my garden this morning,
and when I came up town Mr.. W.. A.
Moore told me that he had lots Of them
over his way" Mr.. Barron went on to
explain that he was talking about the
potato bugs, and about the only remedy Is
for the gardeners to lose no time in giving
these pests their annual dose Of Paris
Green.
This Settles It.
Not long ago The ENQUIRER took occa-
sion to denounce as most flagrant fraud,
the "United States Ex-Slave Owners
Registration Bureau of Washington, D..
c." We had no doubt whatever
about the correctness of our observations
at the time they were penned; but now
our suspicious are fully confirmed. A
press dispatch of last Monday says that
the postmaster general has investigated
the concern and denied it further use OF
the mails.
Old Pensioners Are Safe.
Mr.. j. F. Wallace. has shown The
ENQUIRER letter from the State pension
board which sayc that no State pensioner
whose name is now on the roll need take
the trouble to make new application.
The board already has all necessary
information about them, and their pen
sions will be renewed according to the
provisions Of the new law. All new ap-
plicants must appear before the board in
Yorkville in person if possible, otherwise
by proxy, on next Monday. Pass the
word around.
Settled at Last. =
The case of the Exchange bank Of
Yorkville against Hubbard, Price & Co.
has been settled at last. After losing in
court after court, the defendants finally
tried to get the case to the supreme court
of the United States. This failing, there
was nothing to do but pay over the
money, which was done last week with
a check calling for $40, ,742.sl. After pay
ing attorneys fees and costs the stock
holders realize $s,526.26. The banks
attorneys were Messrs. B. L. Abney, OF
New York, and w. B. McCaw and G. E..
Spencer. of Yorkville.
Death OF Mrs. Owen. ....,..-
Mrs. w. C. Owen, formerly of York
Vile, died at her home on Seventh street
in Charlotte, on the 4th instant, aged 6s
years. Mrs. Owen was sister of Mrs.
Jane z. Smith, of Yorkville, and resided
in this place for many years up to few
years ago, when she moved with her hus-
band and unmarried children to Charlotte.
She was prominent member Of the
Meth odist church, a thoroughgoing Chris
tain, and, in short, most estimable
woman. Her funeral services were con-
Quoted at Tryon street Methodist church
by Rev. DR.. Bays and were attended by
large concourse of people.
To Educate the Catawbas.
About two months ago there was re-
published in the Watchman and Southron
from The State, an article by Mcdonald
Furman, outlining plan by which South
Carolina could give the Catawbas school.
Mr.. Furman sent copy of the article to
Hon. w. T. Harris, commissioner OF edu-
cation, stationed at Washington. Com
missioner Harris approves of the plan, as
will be seen by this extract from letter
from him to Mr.. Furman. "Your plan
for the aid of the Catawba Indians i'm
poses so light tax upon the State, and
promises such increase of school facilities
to the Indians as to commend itself to
even the most economically inclined leg
islature."
Get Your Certificate.
Have you registered yet? One-and.a-
half of the six weeks during which the
registration books are to remain open,
have gone by and only four-and-a-half-l
remain. Time flies. If you keep putting
this matter off until tomorrow, before
you realize your predicament, you will
find the time has slipped by and you are
disqualified as voter. = Not so many asl
one out of hundred of the voters of
York county have registered yet. The|
Negroes are registering, and when they
come for certificate, if they are able to
read, they are always otherwise pre-
pared. So get your tax receipt and go to
the supervisors of registration and get a
certificate. After you get your certificate,
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