Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-01-22
LOCAL LACONICS.

Will Smith, a one-eyed Negro boy, had
the misfortune to get one OF his legs brok-
en- while cutting down tree on Mr.. T. B.
McClain's place, on the southern outskirts
of Yorkvile, last Saturday.
The Presiding Elder VIII Be Here.
The first quarterly conference ofTrinity
church is to be held in Yorkville next
Friday night, after sermon by Rev. j.
B. Cambell. the presiding elder. Presid-
ing Elder Cambell will preach again on
Sunday.
The School Trustees.
The meeting of the school trustees was
held yesterday pursuant to the recent call
of School Commissioner 'Shurley, and
there was large and interested attend
ance but for lack of space, we are COM
PEELED to defer report ofthe proceedings
until Fridays issue.
Loss to the Farmers Mutual.
The residence of Mr.. w. P. Young
blood, in Bullock's Creek township, was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday after
noon at about o'clock. Mr.. Youngblood
was not at home at the time but it is un-
derstood that the cause Of the fire was q
defective fiue. The building was insured
for 800 in the Farmers Mutual Insurance
company.
Going to Pacolet.
Rev. w. J. Langston and family left
last Saturday morning for their new home
at Pacolet. During their residence in
Yorkville, Mr.. Langston and family have
made many warm friends who are sorry
to see them leave. The residence on Lin
coin street that was recently purchased by
Mr.. Ian gston and put in good repair by
him with view to making this place his
future home, has been bought by Mr.. j.
H. Riddle.
To the Cotton Growers Convention.
The annual meeting ofthe Cotton Grow
ers' association is in session at Memphis,
Tennessee, having assembled on yester-
day pursuant to the call of Hector D.
Lane, president. The delegates from this
State were not appointed until last Satur-
day when the governor attended to the
matter by telegraph. Mr.. J. G. Wilborn,
of York, is one of the appointees; but as
to whether or not he is in attendance
THE ENQUIRER has not been able to
learn.
There Will Be Big Crop.
The very commendable efforts of the
Cotton Growers Protective association to
bring about reduction of the acreage, to
the contrary notwithstanding there is
every reason to believe that the cotton
crop in this county this year will be one OF
the largest that has been raised for years.
Commencing early in the season and still
keeping it up, the farmers have bought
more mules and horses than during any
previous season, and just now, the num-
ber of liens and chattel mortgages that are
being recorded break all precedents. The
farmers are prepared to raise a big crop OF
cotton; they want to do it and it looks
like nothing can stop them.
Republicans Moving.
The Republican party is making ar
rangements to come to life in this county
again. S. P. Foster, colored, of Blacks
burg, was in THE ENQUIRER office last
Saturday. He says that the National Re-
publican committee has recognized Cap
tain L. D. Melton, of Columbia, as State
chairman, and that Captain Melton has
commissioned him as chairman OF the
Republican party in York. 1t is his pur-
pose to at once set about the work OF Or
ganizing Republican clubs at every pre-
cinct with view to securing the rights OF
the Republicans before the registration
officials under the new constitution and
for the purpose of putting new life in
the party generally. AS soon as he gets
his precinct clubs organized, he says that
he intends to make arrangements for the
calling of county convention, which
will take steps to secure representation in
the State convention that will soon be
called to elect delegates to the National
Republican nominating convention to be
held in st. Louis on June 16.