Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-10
LOCAL LACONICS.
Mr.. Rankin Falls Dead

Mr.. ]. Rankin Falls, an aged and prom
inent citizen of CASTOR county, died al his.
home near Pleasant Ridge last week.
Until January 1897.
The TwICE-A-wEEK ENQUIRER, or
THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER will be furnish
ed from this date to January, lst, 1897,
for Sl.38.
One Cent Mile.
The Young Mems Business league, of
Charleston, has secured rate of one cent
mile from all points in the State to the
Confederate reunion in Charleston. Tick
cts will be put on sale April 81, and will be
good to return until April q, inclusive.
Micah Jenkins Camp.
A regular meeting Of Camp Micah
Jenkins was held after the adjournment
| of the county convention Of veterans
on Monday. 1t was decided to accept the
invitation to 60 to Richmond irrJune, and
delegates were elected to the big encamp-
ment in Charleston. The roll Of the camp
was signed by 40 or more new members.
Easter Election.
The annual Easter election of the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Yorkville, was
held on April g and. resulted as follows :
Wardens-Geo. w. s. Hart, NJ. c. Willis.
Vestrymen-C: NJ. Kuykendal, j. O.
Walker. w. F. Marshall. W.. B. Moore,
r. A. Bratton. Delegates to- Diocesan
Council-G. T. Radcliffe, Geo. w. 8.
Hart, J. E. Lowry, w. B. Moore. ., u
Killed by Lever.
Shelby Aurora: "Randall Coke, of the
sawmill firm of Rumfelt q Co., was
loading his stock wagon with pine log
or stock last Friday afternoon two miles
south of Grover, and in York county, s!
G.. Then the mules moved unexpectedly
forward and the lever used in loading
or elevating the stocks flew up and hit
Randall Coke in the head, crushing his
skull and knocking him down. This
accident took place about 5 o'clock Friday
afternoon and he remained speechless
ard unconscious until death came to his
relief next morning about daybreak at his
home near Lowell, N. c."
Caught Him.
Alfred I. Craven, who was arrested in
Atlanta few weeks ago on the charge OF
forgery and who subsequently escaped
from the officers, was recaptured in Sa-
vannah, Ca, on Tuesday afternoon. 1t
seems that few days after Craven disap-
peared, the detectives learned that MEM
bers of his family had shipped trunk.
The trunk was consigned to Craven's
brother-in-law, in Savannah. The house
was watched by the Savannah police.
until finally the fugitive was captured
and taken back to Atlanta for trial.
Sheriff Crawford Ineligible. "
In a card elsewhere in this issue, Sheriff
Crawford announces the fact that under
the constitution he is ineligible to the
position on the pension board to which he
was elected by the county convention Of
Confederate veterans last Monday. There
are still three members of the board, and
under the circumstances these will select
another veteran in place of Sheriff Craw-
ford for appointment by the State pen
sion board. This proceeding is authoriz-
ed under the law and there need be no
friction on account Of the sheriff's incl
igibility.
New Jewelry Shop.
Mr.. Thomas w. Speck has just received
brand new outfit Of tools, material, etc.,
and opened jewelry shop in the store Of
Mr.. J. M. Ferguson, on the corner OF
Main and Congress streets. Mr.. Speck
learned matchmaking under his father,
who was one of the most skillfull work.
men who has ever lived in this part of the
State. After serving a full apprenticeship,
however, he finally drifted into the rail-
road business; but has never been able to
forget his old trade. During the past few
wears he has been recognized as work.
man of unusual ability, and when we state
that he has been literally forced by his
friends to 20 into the business, it is nothing
but the simple TRUTH.
He Was Well Known Here.
Mr.. w. P. Dixon, the popular hard
ware drummer so well known in this
section, died at his home in Charlotte, N.
c., last Sunday, of erysipelas. Mr.. Dix
on has been coming to Yorkville about
every 80 or go days for several years past
He was known to nearly every business
man of the town, and stood high in the
estimation Of all. The last time he was
in Yorkville was only few weeks ago.
At that time he appeared to be in the best
of health, and withal perfect specimen
of strong, vigorous manhood. A carbun-
Gle made its appearance on his face, short
~ afterward, however, and this speedily
developed into the disease that resulted in
his death. He leaves widow and three
children.
Don't Fail to Register.
The most important duty Of every citi-
zen at this time is to register. Don't put
it off to some moro convenient season.
The registration books are open; but they
will not be left open always. Attend to
the matter at once-now. When the reg
istration law of 1878 was passed, hundreds
of citizens throughout the State failed to
register. They put it off until some other
time, and before they realized their situa-
ton, they were permanently disqualified.
Perhaps there are some who do not think
that they will ever care to vote again
anyway. These are silly. Sensible men
will pardon US if we say that they are fools.
At any rate, whether they ever expect to
vote again or not, let them register and
let them do so without delay. This is a
matter that should not--it must not be