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

All the bicyclists of this section, and
particularly those Of Rock Hill, are look
ing forward with especial interest to the
occasion of the races to take place in Rock
Hill on May 2s, under the auspices of the
Rock Hill Athletic association.
Every indication points to the fact that
the races this year are to be of unusual
interest. President Poag and Secretary
Haffner, of the Athletic association, have
been perfecting arrangements for the
event for several weeks past, and as the
appointed date draws nearer, they are in
creasing their efforts.
The Athletic association, as is perhaps
generally known, is a chartered corpora
ton, the stock of which is held by a
number of prominent and substantial
Rock Hillians. Already more than 81 600
has been spent in the surveying and grad
ing of first class track and the erection
of a grand stand, etc., and other improve
ments involving an outlay of some 500
or $500 additional, are now in progress.
Among the fastest bicycle riders in the
county, are Messrs. James and Willie
White, Jack Hahn and E. E. Poag, OF
Rock Hill, and Mr.. w. B. Ardrey, OF
Fort Mill. Mr.. James White is the most
general favorite. He won the champion
ship of York, Chester and Lancaster
counties on July 4, 1895, and has won
over quite a number of good riders on
different occasions since. Willie White,
only 10 years of age, ranks next. He
holds the Rock Hill championship, hav-
ing Won it last year in five mile race,
run in fraction over Is minutes. Jack
Hahn rode in the races last year and
made most of the swifts tremble for their
laurels. His friends are confident that
this year he will succeed in making fine
record. Mr.. Ardrey holds the champion"
ship that was won by Mr.. James White
in 1895, having held it since last year
Mr.. Poag, though one of the crack local
riders, will not take part in the coming
races as contestant, for the reason that
as president of the association, he will
have to give his attention to looking after
the numerous details in the proper carry
| ing out of the programme. All the other
riders mentioned, however, will, nc
doubt, enter the lists along with quite q
number of new ones who haye not YET
earned regulations.
1t must not be understood for an in.
slant that the contest is to be confined to
local riders. It is confidently expected
that they will make up only small pei
cent. of the entries. Among the numer-
GUS bicyclists who have already signified
their intention 10 be present, are the fast.
est riders of Charlotte, Chester, Winns'
boro, Columbia and several other sur
rounding towns. Then, in addition to
the amateurs, there is every reason to be.
lieve that there will also be present quite
number of professionals of national
reputation. Two or three have already
sent in their names; but as to all this
fuller information will be published later
on,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
WINTHROP COMMENCEMENT.

The programme for the commencement
exercises of the Winthrop Normal and
Industrial college has been arranged, at
least so far as the more prominent features
are concerned.
The baccalaureate sermon to the grad
uating class, is to be preached by Rev. w.
c. Lindsay, pastor Of the First Baptist
church of Columbia, on the evening OF
Sunday, June6 6.
On Monday night, June 7, will occur
the joint celebration by the two literary
societies of the college-the Winthrop
and the Curry.
Tuesday morning will be devoted to
senior class exercises, and on Tuesday
evening, will occur the annual reception.
Wednesday, June 9, will be commence
ment day proper. In the morning there
will be an alumne meeting, and also an
exhibition of the work Of the different
departments; in the evening diplomas
will be delivered to members OF the
graduating class, and the graduates will
he addressed by DR.. James McAllister, OF
Drexel institute, Philadelphia.
All of the exercises will be public, and
everybody is invited. The occasion gives
promise of being notable one.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Yorkville board of health held a
meeting in the office of DR.. Miles Walker,
last Saturday night, and passed num-
ber of resolutions.
May Is is fixed as the date by which all
wells from which drinking water is used,
must be cleaned out. Otherwise, the
owners will be liable to severe penalties.
Water closets must also be put in proper
condition by that date, and hereafter no
pig pens of less than twelve feet square,
will he tolerated in the town, except the
same have plank floors, raised at least II
inches above the ground. Cellars in
which there is standing water must be
cleaned out forthwith.
After discussion of the matter OF
water pipes emptying upon the streets, it
was decided not to take any peremptory
action at present; but to request people
having such pipes to avoid using them
for carrying off kitchen slops or other re-
fuse of similar nature. Otherwise, the
board will adopt an ordinance prohibiting
the discharge of any such pipes on the
streets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
ROADTAX PETITION.

AS already reported, the county board
of commissioners recently delegated to
the various township boards, the task OF
circulating petitions in their respective
townships, asking for the levy of special
three mill tax, the proceeds of which is
to be used in the improvement of the
public highways.
AS yet, THE ENQUIRER has not heard
of any of these petitions except in Cataw-
ba township. There, Major a. Fl. White
is pushing the matter for all it is worth.
Already more than fifty citizens of Rock
Hill, including some of the largest tax
payers in the county, have signed the pc
tition, and Major White has not approach
ed single man who has refused to sign.
By way of explanation, it might be
we'll to state that although the movement
includes all the townships, its success in
any one of the townships is in nowise
dependent upon the others. The legisla-
ture will, no doubt, authorize the levy in
such townships as ask for it, without refer
ence to the others. The townships that
ask for the tax, will, of course, use the
money raised only upon their own roads
And another thing. The asking for the
tax this year does not necessarily mean
that the levy is to be permanent thing.
If the tax should prove onerous, or the
results should be unsatisfactory, the tax
payers of the respective townships need
only to refuse to ask for another levy
and that will be the end of it.
In connection with the matter also, it is
we'll not to forget that non-taxpayers will
not figure on these petitions. The whole
matter is to be determined altogether by
those citizens who will have to foot the
bills-the taxpayers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
SPRINGS IS ELECTED.

News reached here yesterday morning
to the effect that Mr.. Eli B. Springs was
elected mayor Of Charlotte on Monday,
by q majority of about 400 votes over j.
Fl. Weddington.
The fight has been long and bitter one,
and has created considerable interest in
all the adjoining towns. From this dis
tance the situation appears about as fol-
lows:
The late general election resulted in a
great many animosities in Charlotte,
largely on account of differences in opin-
ion over the financial issue, and quite a
number of citizens who had been previ-
ously voting the Democratic ticket, cast
their votes for Mckinley.
After due consideration, the municipal
Democratic committee adopted a rule
providing that those who had voted for
Mckinley in the general election, might
vote in the municipal primary, provided
they would take the usual oath to support
the nominees. This arrangement was
agreeable, and Messrs. Springs and We'd
dington becames candidates. Afterwards,
the Democratic executive committee
amended the vote so as to exclude from
the count all who had scratched state or
county tickets in the general election.
The friends of Mr.. Springs protested
against this arrangement on the ground
that.it would probably disfranchise uite
a number of Springs supporters, and as
the committee would not come to terms,
the Springs people decided to 60 it inde-
pendent.
Such is the political side of the contro-
versy. AS a matter of fact, however, the
fight was more probably rather of bus
mess nature. Charlotte has two large
parks-Dilworth and Nance-in which
the capitalists of the town have considera-
BILE money invested. The Springs par
ty is largely interested in Dilworth,
and the other party is largely interested
in Vance. All along, it has been charged
that whichever party should win would
use the municipal power in its own inter-
est as against the interests of the other
party, and really the election of Mr..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

again and again but were each time
repulsed with heavy loss. The Greeks
suffered loss of less than so men.
At Athens the news of this battle has
given great encouragement. Constan-
tinople, however, claims that the re-
pulse of the Turks, was not nearly 80
bad as the Greeks claim, and that the
battle was really of but little impor-
tance. Further facts have not yet
been obtained.
A dispatch from Athens to London,
says that, on Sunday, 200 Bulgarian
irregulars invaded Macedonia to assist
the Greeks. This is taken as an indi-
cation that Bulgaria is about boiling
over, and is almost ready to take q
hand in the fight.
1t is claimed that on Monday, Ed
ham Pasha, the Turkish commander
in-chief, sent to the Greek army at
Pharsala, asking for an armistice OF
five days. The dispatch goes on to
say that the Greeks have declined to
agree to the armistice but neither de-
tail of the incident is satisfactorily
confirmed.
An Associated Press dispatch of
Monday from Athens, says that not
withstanding the discouraging effects
of the developments at Larissa, the
people are not disposed to back down.
During the past few days the Athe-
mans are reported to have been going
to Pharsala by the thousands. Almost
all of the shops are deserted. went
into a gun store, says correspondent,
and asked for the proprietor. There
was nobody in the store but l6 year.
old boy. He said that the proprietor
had left for Pharsala where he, the
boy, was also preparing to 80. The
gun store had been looted an hour or
or two before by a mob of men who
took guns without asking for them,
and Immediately left for the army.
Before leaving the proprietor had nail
ed up his remaining goods in box,
but had neglected even to lock the
doors of his house. This incident is
illustrative of general conditions in the
city. Able bodied men have not
waited to be drafted or summoned
but have left for the front regardless
of the condition of their business, or
even the needs of their families.
The powers are still talking OF in-
tervention for the purpose of putting
stop to the war; but it seems that
they are unable to agree upon any
thing, and as yet the Greeks have re-
fused to ask for assistance.
All reports now point to the conclu,
sion that the next important news will
either he of q terrific encounter at
Pharsala, or a cessation of hostilities.
From the conflicting nature of the
news, one development seems to be as
likely as the other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
ALMOST POISONED.

Mrs. J. Harvey Neely, of Rock Hill,
was the victim of an unfortunate mistake
on Monday that came near ending fatally.
She has been threatened with nervous
prostration on account of worry and anx-
iety over the critical condition of he1
husband, and the attending physician
had sent her some medicine. While TAX
ing, as she thought, the medicine pre-
scribed, she took instead nearly tea
spoonful of carbolic acid.
The mistake was discovered, of course,
almost instantly, and an antidote was
prescribed as soon as possible. People
who brought the news over to Yorkville
said that when the train left Rock Hill
Monday afternoon, Mrs. Nicely was much
better, and was though to be out Of dan
ger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
AROUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Bates, one of the experts at work
out at the cotton mill, sustained seri-
Gus injury to his foot last Saturday by
the falling of heavy piece of machinery
Mr.. Geo. H. Huggins, of Columbia, who
came up several weeks ago to keep books
for Messrs. Clarke Bros, at the Wilson
mine, has returned home. When things
are.in shape for the employment of full
force of hands, which will be within the
next few weeks, the understanding is that
Mr.. Huggins will return. He has made
many friends here who are anxious to
welcome him back.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, of Rock Hill,
is to deliver the baccalaureate address to
the graduating class of the Presbyterian
College for Women, in Columbia, on the
3Oth of May.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

! It is fact that at no time since the
opening of Winthrop college has the in
stitution been able to accommodate any
thing like all the pupils who have applied
for admission. The number Of girls who
desire to go there and who are unable to
do so on account Of the limited accom-
modations, is increasing daily. So far as
THE ENQUIRER is aware, no educational
institution in the south has ever attained
such an enviable standing in so short a
time. If in deed there is today superior
college for women in the entire country,
we are not advised of the fact. But un-
der all the circumstances, this condition
of affairs lacks great deal Of being all
that could he desired. Notwithstanding
the low rates of board and tuition, etc.,
the probability is that young women will
soon begin to find as much difficulty in
securing admission to Winthrop, as do
young men in securing admission to West
Point. AS yet the legislature has not
seen its way clear to erect the additional
dormitory; but to put it off much Ion
ger, will be but little short of crime.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
AUCTION SALES.

Auction sales Of land last Monday
salesday for May-were as follows:
By the clerk
Under foreclosure in the case of w. E
Adams, executor, against A. y. Cart
wright and others; 165 acres OF lane
situated on the waters of Bullock's creek
Bought by w. r. Carroll for 800.
Under foreclosure in the case OF d. f.
Finley, assignee, against Andrew Newton
and others; lot of land in the town o.
Yorkville containing II acres. Bought
by D. f. Finley, assignee, for $50.
Under foreclosure in the case Of r. An
dral Bratton against Mary Galbraith
a small lot in the town of Yorkville
Bought by w. B. deLoach, attorney, fol
$37.
BY the sheriff
Under tax execution, tract of land iT
Kings Mountain township, containing
l72 acres, sold as the property of G. b.
Wallace. Bought by Hugh b. Wallace
for SIS.
Under tax execution, a tract of land III
Kings Mountain township, acreage not
stated, sold as the property of Mary A
Clark. Bought by Herndon Bros. for S26
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
TOWN MEETING.

A public meeting OF citizens OF YORK
Vile was held in the courthouse last Fri
day night 10 hear the various municipal
officers make their respective reports and
to nominate candidates for town council
and graded school trustees.
The meeting was called to order by In
tendant Lowry, and upon motion, Major
James F. Hart was selected as chairman,
and Mr.. T. w. Clawson as secretary.
Intendant Lowry read general state
ment as to the finan i transactions Of
the council during the year, and showing
small balance on hand in the treasury,
Upon motion, the statement was accepted
as information.
Superintendent Moore, of the wster'
works, gave an account of his steward
ship in writing with verbal explanations.
His statement showed that the water
plant is practically self-sustaining. The
report was supplemented with several
recommendations, one to the effect that
the brickwork of the standpipe should
be succeed, and another to the effect that
the pumphouse should be of brick in
stead of corrugated iron. The idea OF
stuccoing the standpipe brick work is to
safeguard against the action Of water that
is constantly trickling down the sides,
and the necessity for a brick pumphouse
is to guard against freezing weather.
Chief Cartwright, Of the fire depart
ment, made verbal report, including a
review of the work Of the year, state
ment of existing conditions, and an ar
gument as to the urgent necessity for ad-
ditional hose. He explained that there is
much property within hundred yards OF
the water mains which cannot now be
reached with more than one nozzle, and
which, in case of fire, could not be saved
without at least two. He recommended,
therefore, that the town purchase at least
from 300 to 500 feet of additional hose.
Mr.. w. Adickes attempted to make a
report as to what had been done by the
board of health but the meeting refusing
to consider the matter seriously, raised
such racket as to render the making OF
a report impossible.
Mr.. J. E. Lowry was re-nominated for
intendant, and the nomination was made
unanimous by reclamation.
Quite number of nominations were
made for wardens. The voting was by
ballot, and the following were selected :
Is. A. McElwee, C. q. Parish, w. B..
Moore, J. B. Pegram.
The nominations for membership on
the board of trustees of the graded school
were also chosen by ballot, under the
plurality plan. The following were Sc
lected: w. w. Lewis, Fl. c. Strauss,
J. J. Hunter, w. J. Waters, j. S. Brice,
G. w. S. Hart, NJ. c. Willis, S. L. Miller.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Grist Cousins-Can supply you with
break fast bacon at 10 cents pound,
goose-neck hoes as cheap as the cheap
est, Lucy Hinton tobacco and Lever
ing's E. L. G. coffee.
j. NJ. Starr Il Co.-Have German millet
seed, Groves chill tonic, Paris green,
cigars and tobacco. Their soda foun-
tain is in operation and they are pre-
pared to furnish you with the best OF
ice beverages.
J. J. Hunter-Tells you about his stock
of shirts, underwear for ladies and gen
tlemen, clothing, shoes, hats, dress
goods, notions, neckwear, handker-.
chiefs, suspenders and umbrellas, all OF
which he offers for sale for cash.
w. b. Moore & Co.-Offer you the Cres-
cent bicycle which they fully guarantee
to be an up-to-date machine and want
you to call on them before you buy a
wheel.
F. A. Gosman-Is prepared to supply you
with Jenkins valves, piping OF all sizes,
fittings, pumps, injectors, garden hose
of different qualities, and bolts OF any
size on short notice.
Mrs. r. l.. Ferguson-1s prepared to fur
nish salve which she guarantees will
cure any skin or rooted cancer.
Finley Il Brce, Plaintiffs Attorney-No-
tice to absent defendants in the case OF
w. w. Castles, plaintiff, against Hy-
draulic Reduction and Mining COM
pany.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

- Commenting upon the developments
of the army scandal at Fort Mcpherson,
Atlanta, the New York World suggests
that all the trouble is due to the life OF
idleness that is led by the garrison, and
goes on to say that the government should
find some means to keep the army at
work. If the officers and men cannot be
kept advantageously employed in max
ing surveys of unexplored or little known
regions, then let them be put to work
building levees on the Mississippi. The
is sound. Nowhere else is
there to be found better illustration OF
the truth of the old adage that the devil
always finds something for idle hands to
do, than in the army.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

- Although the matter has Ibeen talked
about a great deal, no definite action has
been taken looking to the asking for a
Farmers institute in this county this
summer. 1t looks like shame to LET
President Craighead's splendid offer &c
by default. Benefits which would other
wise cost hundreds of dollars, 10 be had
for the asking, and as yet nobody has
asked. The courthouse will be suitable
place and won't cost anything. If COM
mittee will ask for an institute and get a
date, THE ENQUIRER will take pleasure
in thoroughly advertising the time and
place, free of charge. So far as we are
able to see, there are few other obstacles
in the way. By all means let US have an
institute in York county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

- The comparative statement OF the
government receipts for the month OF
April, shows that the total receipts were
s37 ,sl2, ,l35 and the expenditures $32,O72,-
O57, leaving the surplus for the month $5,'
4O,O3S, as compared with deficit for the
month of April, 1896, of S4,7O4,4Ss. The
reason of this state of affairs, however, is
not to be attributed to confidence" in the
Republican promises of prosperity; but
rather to gigantic speculations which seek
to realize big profits by the purchase OF
immense quantities of goods under the
Wilson tariff, and their sale under the
higher Dingley tariff. The chances that
June will show another such surplus are
not one in hundred.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
The atorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. G. {:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1897.

1t is a long time off yet, it is true ;
but when completed, the proposed Ca
tawba river bridge should be thrown open
to the public with appropriate ceremo'
nies. In connection with the suggestion
THE ENQUIRER begs leave to nominate
DR.. ]. H. Thornwell, w. ]. Miller and
A, E. Smith as committee that could be
confidently entrusted with the task o'
properly attending to necessary prelimi'
naries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

before last and 59O,954 same time in
1894; northern mill takings, 1868, 1884,
against ,464,743 last year and 2,04S,-
sos year before last. Foreign exports
for the first eight months of the season
have been 5,472,299 bales, showing an
increase over last season of 1,341 ,S15
and decrease under the same period
year before last of 6SO,O25. Including
port and interior towns lett over from
the previous season and the number OF
bales of the current crop brought into
sight:during the eight months, the sup,
ply has been 8, ,462, ,745 against I, ,4O7 ,911
last year and 9,773,6S5 the year before.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05

FLOOD CRISIS NEAR.-Probably the
last week Of the great fight against the
rising river has begun, says a New
Orleans dispatch of Monday. The
fine weather has enabled the long
patched-up lines of levees to be patch
ed more, and with an army in the
breastworks the line is expected to
last through the crisis. The people OF
Lake Providence have made discov-
cry that the Kingfisher bores six-foot
holes in the levees to build nests in,
and these holes have probably been
the cause of many crevasses. The
fact was never known before, and pro-
visions will have to be made in future
work to prevent the ravages of these
birds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-05
FATAL CHAMBERS.

Mr.. Elias Inman, Of Bullock's Greek
township, lost horse and mule last
week from CHAMBERS. The mule died
and the horse was killed upon the
advice of Veterinary Surgeon Wyman,
of Clemson, who came over to exam
inc the diseased stock at the instance
of Mr.. Inman.
The disease was brought to MIR. In
mans place by a horse purchased
few months ago from Kentucky horse
drover. The animal was sick at the
time of the purchase; but the drovei
represented that the trouble was only
slight case of distemper, and Mr..