Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-13
LOCAL LACONICS.
Personal.

Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Woods and theii
daughter Miss Alice, left Yorkville on
Thursday for Blacksburg, which place
they expect to make their home.
Housebreaking and Larceny.
Albert Meeks, of Fort Mill township,
was committed to Jail by Magistrate
McElhaney, on February 8, on the
charge of HOUSEKEEPING and larceny.
The prosecuting witness is Mr.. E. W.
Kimbrell.
We Believe They Are Here.
Winnsboro News and Herald: A
Yorkville man agrees to pay 800 per
annum for a period of five years to
be used for macadamizing the public
roads leading out of Yorkville, provi-
ded nine other resp onsible citizens do
the same. Ten such generous citizens
in town are worth something.
Died on Sunday.
Our Smyrna correspondent has written
a gain to correct an error in his statement
of the circumstances of the death of Mr..
R. G. Whitesides as published On Wednes-
sticken with paralysis on Saturday morn
ing, and death followed on Sunday even
ing instead of Saturday evening as stated.
Somewhat More Liberal.
It is $3.50, instead of $50 per annum,
that the general assembly proposed to al
low the supervisor of York county for a
clerk. The statement in The ENQUIRER
of Wednesday was made on the authori-
ty of one of the daily newspapers; but
from two other papers, which reached
here subsequently, it appears that the
statement is a mistake.
Lost His Mind.
"What has become of Colonel r. A.
johnson ?" was asked the other day of a
gentleman who was supposed to know
something about that individual. The
Colonel R. A. Johnson referred to is the
man who had so much to do with the
construction of the o. r. q c. railroad.
In reply to the question quoted, the gen.
tleman to whom the inquiry was directed
said "The last time heard of him was
some three years or more ago. He had
lost his mind, and though as harmless as
child, was hopelessly demented."
Highway Robbery.
Bob Corn, little Negro boy aged about
12 years, was committed to Jail Thurs
day, on the charges of assault, petit lar
ceny and robbery" The otfense was
committed in York township on the 10th
instant, and seem to have been the result
of hunger. Little James Bryan was on
his way to school and had with him a
bucket of lunch. The Corn boy used
sufficient force to get it, appropriated
the lunch, gave the bucket back and
told little Bryan to go on to school. The
warrant for the little Negroes arrest was
sworn out by Mr.. J. J. Bryan, father OF
the schoolboy who was robbed.
Tomorrow Morning and Night.
Rev. DR.. D. w. Snyder, returned mis-
81 onary from Lucho, Congo Free State,
Africa, will preach in the Presbyterian
CHI hurch tomorrow morning and night.
DR.. Snyder has been in Africa for several
years and is spending short vacation
among his relatives and personal friends.
He preached in Rock Hill last Sunday,
and also delivered a lecture on the habits
and customs of the African Negroes
among whom he has been laboring. He
has large collection Of specimens OF
African workmanship in wood, metals
and fabrics, and these add additional
interest to his lectures. Those who go
out to hear him will be more than repaid
for the trouble.
Colored Methodists.
At the recent conference of the colore d
Methodists, held in Columbia, the follow
ing appo intments were made for the