Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-04
LOCAL LACONICS.

The Lyceum.
The ENQUIRER is in receipt Of No.
Of Volume of The Lyceum, handsome
magazine published at Gaffney, s. e., by
Tilman R. Gaines. 1t is filled with enter
tanning original articles, and is altogether
a creditable publication for this SETON.
Lots of Bottles.
DR.. J. B. Delvaux, the Indian medicine
man of Yorkville, received few days
ago two car loads Of bottles, the largest
single consignment ofthis class Of goods
that has ever been shipped to this place.
He has made arrangements to establish q
warehouse for his medicine in Rock Hill,
and will also continue his depot in York
Vile.
Destructive Forest Fires.
More or less destructive forest fires were
raging along the o. r. & G. railroad be-
tween Kings Creek and Blacksburg dur
ing last week, and as to wether they were
entirely extingushed by the rains OF
Thursday night and Friday the reporter
has not learned. Fires of this nature are
of frequent occurrence, especially in the
vicinity referred to and the damage to
timber, fences and other property has been
very great.
To Club-Makers and Subscribers.
The ENoU1RER's premium competition
for the largest clubs of subscribers comes
to close on next Wednesday, March H.
at 4 O'Clock p. m. Clubmakers must re-
member that none except paid names will
be counted in the competition, and SUBJ
scribers who have not paid their subscrip'
tions will please take notice that theil
names will not be carried after that date.
All subscribers, therefore, who may moi
have already paid, should attend to the
matter at once either through the club.
makers to whom they may have given
their names, or at this Office.
Likes the Enquirer.
Mr.. Robert s. Hope, of Lowrysville
was in Yorkville on Tuesday on business
He came into The ENQUIRER office
to pay bis subscription to The ENoUI::
RER and also the subscription OF his
son, Rev. s. R. Hope, missionary to ia
pan. Mr.. Hope has been taking THE
ENQUIRER for 40 years, land while
live,n he says, II don't want you to stop
either my own paper Or that of my son."
It is unnecessary to say that every effort
will be made to carry out our venerable
friends instructions, and may he live for
ever.
Didn't Coincide.
On information that was considered
altogether reliable, THE ENQUIRER some
time ago published as remarkable coin
cidence story to the effect tnat few years
ago Mr.. E. F. Bell borrowed a mule from
Mr.. John J. Smith and drove it to the
residence of Mr.. J. w. Neil, where it was
kicked to death by horse. The story
went on to say that on another occasion
Mr.. Bell borrowed another mule from
Mr.. Smith and drove it to the residence OF
Mr.. Robinson Cook, where it was killed
nv another horse. Mr.. Bell informs us
that a part of the story, in so far as 1t ap-
plies to the mule being killed at Mr..
Neips is true; but the other part is SIM
ply-well he had not heard OF it until II
was published.
Death of DR.. Kennedy.
News reached ;Yorkville yesterday OF
the death of DIR. w. r. Kennedy, which
occurred near Sharon last Monday evening
at about 7.3O o'clock, of consumption.
DR.. Kennedy was a son Of Mr.. J. X.
Kennedy, of Sharon, and was about Is
years of age. He was married on the 18TH
of December last to Miss Pink Carroll, OF
the Sharon neighborhood, and practiced
his profession until short time ago,
when he was incapacitated by the disease
which finally caused his death. He was
young man of excellent qualities OF
character and mind, and had large
circle of friends to grieve his untimely
end. Their deep sympathy also goes out
to the widowed bride, who is called upon
to part with a loved husband in the very
morning of connubial bliss. DR.. kenne-
dy's remains were inferred in Sharon
cemetery on yesterday.