Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

by the cnanRe, Ine uOrtuuouiiu paS9ohsoi
train will arrive at Yorkville at5.05 o. M,
instead of $50 as heretofore, and go on
through to Shelby, arriving there at $50
The schedule of the southbound train
remains unchanged.
Easter Elections.
The regular Easter elections of the
Church OF the Good Shepherd, York
Vile, were delayed until last Sunday,
when they resulted as follows: War
dens-G. w. S. Hart, NJ. c. Willis.
Vestrymen-W. B. Moore, R. A. Bratton'
c. NJ. Kuykendal, G. 7. Radcliffe, j. o.
Walker. Delegates to Diocesan Conven-
tion-C. NJ. Kuykendal, w. B. Moore,
NJ. C. Willis, G. w. S. Hart.
Appeal Dismissed.
Columbia Register: The clerk of the
supreme court, upon the affidavit OF j. X.
Henry, Esq, solicitor of the Sixth Cir
cult, attorney for respondent, in accord
ance with rules and 2, entered an order
dismissing the appeal for want of prose-
cution, with costs, in the case Of the State,
respondent, vs.. Mack G. Byars, appel
liant, selling liquor in York county, Sixth
circuit.
Yorkville Physicians at Union.
The annual meeting of the State Medi-
cal association was held in Union last
week. Among the new members ad-
mitted, were Drs. NJ. j. Walker and
Charles r. May, of Yorkville. DIR. R. A.
Bratton, Of Yorkville, was elected second
vice-president. The meeting was a very
interesting one, the proceedings includ-
ing the reading OF many valuable papers
by different distinguished members.
Home Destroyed by Fire.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Faulconer, at Charlottesville, Va, was
destroyed by fire on the 23d ultimo. The
fire originated in an adjoining building /;
but made such progress that almost all OF
their household effects were lost. Mrs.
Faulconer is expected to arrive In YORK
Vile in few days, and will spend por-
ton of the summer visiting her mother,
Mrs. C. J. Robinson, and her sister, Mrs.
G. w. S. Hart.
Up With the Times.
Mr.. H.C. Strauss is making some up
to-date improvements in his already COM
InOulOuS dIlu uduOooihOAy ~ S~~-~
room. The Improvements include an
up-to-date cash and package carrier,
which is calculated to greatly facilitate
the transaction of business; and also
nicely furnished room for the especial
accommodation of lady customers from
the country. ~ am going to keep up
with the city folks, even if lose money
by it." says Mr.. Strauss, and the extent
and nature of his improvements bear
out what be says.
School Book Repository.
Al a meeting of the county board OF
education, held at Rock Hill last Satur-
day, it was decided to establish the pro-
posed school book repository without
unnecessary delay. Mr.. Thomson has
prepared a list of the books for use in the
high and graded schools, and Mr.. Barron
is preparing list for use in the country
schools. Books are to be sold as nearly
as practicable at cost. All of the details
of the new scheme have not yet been
worked out; but they will be completed
within few days, and the public will be
officially informed without unnecessary
delay.
County Pension Board.
The county pension board met last
Monday to consider the work sent up to
it by the various township boards. There
were present quite number Of appli-
cants for pensions; but they were not ad-
mitted to the presence of the board as
such is not the contemplation of the new
law. After a great deal of work, the
board finally adjourned to hold another
meeting on May IL, after which time it
will be ready to report to the state board.
Applicants for pensions will not be ad-
vised of the disposition of their case
until after the state board has acted.
Unusual and Interesting.
Rock Hill Herald: Little Joseph Belk,
of Fort Mill, has remarkable lineage.
His great great-grandmother his great
grandmother, his grandmother and moth
er are all living; and on his fathers side
his great-grandmother and grandmother
are living. His great great-grandfather,
his great grandfather, his grandfather
and an uncle on his mothers side, -four
generations in direct descent) were Pres
DSlcTldu IlllulSlClSs 1kO "e~' oePsAcN ~
his grandfather, Rev. J. B. Mack, d. D.,
with five grandmothers present to lay
their hands on his head and bless him.
The Late j. D. Smarr.
A correspondent of THE ENQUIRER
sends additional particulars as to the late
]. D. Smarr, whose death was noted last
Saturday. Mr.. Smarr was a native OF
Union county but moved to York coun-
ty-the neighborhood in which he spent
the balance of his lfe-in 1857. His wife
was Miss Margaret Love, of McConneils-
vile, who died in 1861. In all there were
six children-fve sons and one daughter.
The only survivor is Mr.. w. II. Smarr,
with whom the father was living at the
time of his death. The deceased was
aged 10 years and months. He was a
member of Bullock's Creek church, and
the funeral, which was conducted by Rev.
j. B. Swami, took place in the Bullock's
Creek cemetery last Thursday.
Southern VS.. o. r. and C.
The facts in the quarrel between the o..
R. and c. and Southern railroads at Gatf-
ney City, are, according to:a representa-
tive of the Southern, as follows: Wehad
a right of way of 100 feet into the town.
This is the best and most convenient route
of access. The o. R. and c. people had
arranged to come in over our right OF way.
We need more side tracks there now than
we have, and as Gatfney is growing
town, it will not be a great while before
we will need still greater facilities. Had
we allowed the .. r. and c. people to pro-
ceed to put down their tracks, we would
have long fight in ousting them. The
only way to protect our rights was to oc-