Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24
LOCAL LACONICS.

and at Flint Ridge school house at O'Clock
in the afternoon.
School Entertainment.
The ENQUIRER is requested to invite
the public to an entertainment to be
given in the chapel of the graded school
building on Friday evening, May l..
The entertainment is to consist of
declamations by the high school pupils,
and vocal and instrumental music by
members of Miss Torrence's classes.
Lived Through the Winter.
Mr.. 8. A. McElwee, Of Yorkville, has
called the attention of The ENQUIRER to
the fact that numerous instances have
been noticed where the seeds of cotton
that was not picked up last fall, are sprout-
ing all about the fields. He says 1t
is something unusual and is probably
owing to the fact that there was so little
wet weather during the winter.
They Can Manage 1t.
Messrs. H. B. Clarke & Bro, of Colum-
bia, are investigating the old Wilson
mine, few miles north Of Yorkville. with
q view to purchasing it provided it seems
to promise fair prospect. The general
understanding is that they have all the
means that are necessary for their purpose
and if they do undertake to develop the
property it will mean something big for
this section.
Going In to Win.
The fact that few Negroes are making
application for registration certificates
has become quite noticeable and many
people are wondering thereat. The best
solution of the problem that we have
yet heard seems to be in the suggestion
that the Negroes are just now putting in
their time learning to read and interpret
the constitution 80 that when they go be-
fore the board there will be less danger OF
being turned down.
Were They Humbugged7
The ENQUIRER has received two letters
lately from the Holland Detective agency
asking for copies of the paper containing
q mention of the fact that some party,
representing himself as an agent of the
agency, went to the people of Blacks
burg and entered into trade by which
he was to capture M. R. Reese, whom,
he alleged, was to be found at Meriden,
Mississippi. The managers OF the agen-
cy have not said SO; but from their
letters, we infer that the individual who
managed to secure subscription from
the Blacksburg people on the strength
of their reputation, must have been an
impostor.
The Wrong Date.
"Your old citizen was mistaken about
that snow in 1S47," said Mr.. A. f. Nc
Connell to the reporter on Wednesday,
referring to the subject in the paper that
morning. "It was in 1s49 instead of ls47.
The leaves of the trees were all out and
the garden vegetables were far advanced.
There came six-inch snow on the 18th of
April. 1t was one of the prettiest sights I
had ever seen. Up to that time there was
q splendid promise for a fruit crop; but
that ended it. The only fruit that re-
member of in this county was in an Or
chard owned by the late James A. Black,
on Whittaker's mountain. He had any
quantity of peaches and they were de-
licious."
The New School Law.
The ENQUIRER has received copy OF
the new school law, enacted at the recent
session of the general assembly. From
it, it appears that the statement recently
made to the effect that hereafter county
school commissioners are to be appointed
by the State board Of education is mis-
take. The office of school commissioner
has been abolished and for it has been sub
stituted that Of county superintendent OF
education, with the same power and du-
ties. These county superintendent are
to be elected by the people as school COM
missioners were elected, and the salary of
the office is to continue as heretofore e.
cept in the county of Chester where it is
to be $500 per annum.
Rev. Mr.. Lee on Armenia.
On the first page of this issue will be
found carefully written and interesting
article on the subject Armenia, by Rev.
Robert A. Lee, of Yorkville. Some
weeks ago, it will be remembered, there
was union meeting in Trinity church in
behalf of the Armenians, and at that
meeting Rev. Mr.. Lee delivered a short
address in which he went into the history
and condition Of the Armenians. THE
shorthand man did not hap
pen to be present but the address has been
highly spoken of by those who heard it,
so that we were induced to ask Rev. Lee
10 contribute an article on the subject. He
promised to do so but explained that on
account of other demands on his time, he
would not be able to take up the matter
for several weeks. Here is the article,
today, however, and that it will prove
and instructive to all our
readers, there can be no reason to doubt.