Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
LOCAL LACONLCS.

The Enquirer Until 1st of January, 1898.
THE SEM1-WEEKLY ENQUIRER will
be sent to any address, from this date un-
til the 1st of January, 1898, for 46 cents.
Coming Soon.
The Joshua Simpkins company. with
band and orchestra, will be at the York
Vile Opera house soon; sometime be-
tween the 18th snd 30th of October. This
company consists of II people and give a
high class entertainment. The exact date
of its coming will be announced later on.
Tirzah's Original Package Shop.
The much talked of original package
shop at Tirzah, was opened last Saturday
by D. c. Boheler, as agents for B. o.
Jenkins & Son, of Grover, n. c. The
''stock" was hauled to Tirzah through the
country in wagons. Future developments
will be watched with interest.
York Baptist Association.
The Twenty-ninth annual session OF
the York Baptist association, will con-
vene with the church at Pleasant Valley,
near Fort Mill, on next Friday, at II a.
m. The following delegates were elected
by the Yorkville church on last Sunday
morning: w. j. Waters, j. c. Conner,
w. B. deLoach and Sam NJ. Grist.
Fire In Rock Hill.
Kerr Il Heath's Livery stable was de-
stroyed by fire last Monday afternoon at
about $50 o'clock. All the stock except
two horses was rescued. The origin of the
fire is not definitely known; but it is be-
lieved by some to have been caused by
spontaneo us combustion. The stable was
insured for $1,000; but as to whether
there was any insurance on the contents,
THE ENQUIRER has not been able to
learn. Two small cottages near by
were also burned.
MIR. Cherry Nominated.
The Rock Hill Herald says that Fast
York" is entitled to the place on the York
county legislative delegation rendered va
cant by the death Of l.. X. Armstrong,
and nominates w. J. Cherry, ESQ.,, for
the position. Mr.. Cherry, The Herald
goes on to say, does not feel as if he would
he justified in going to the general as
sembly, for the reason that his business
interests are demanding his attention ;
but his friends are not willing to accept
this as final.
Annual Settlement.
Chief Clerk Durham, of the comptrol-
Ter ge eneraps office, was in 9orkville last
Saturday for the purpose Of making his
annual settlement with the treasurer, au-
ditor, superintendent of education and
supervisor. lie found that the books OF
the treasurer balanced to cent, some
thing that does not happen often even
in York; but at this he expressed no
surprise. "All of us people down in CO.
lumbia," he said, 'have long since
learned that when we see 'old man Nee
ly's' name to paper, that the paper may
rs well be passed on, for it is correct"
Breaks All Records.
Mr.. +. d. Thompson, of Point, Bethel
township, threatens to break all records
in this section in cotton production. lie
has an acre from which he has already
picked two heavy bales of cotton, and
from which he calculates he will get al
least one and one-half bales more. The
cotton is of the 'King' variety. Last veal
the acre was fertilzed with 1000 pounds
of yuano and Is loads of stable manure
and this year it was treated to mixture
of LOO pounds of guano, acid and kainl
along with a quantity of cotton seed
When the yield of the acre is definitely
ascertained, Mr.. Thompson promises tt
give THE ENQUIRER full particulars.