Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-01
Wednesday, December l, 1897.

zah, where he went for the purpose Of
serving Supervisor Culp's notice on the
o. P. there, he was asked by the reporter
what the 80. P" had to say. "Would
you believe it?" replied the sheriff dis
gustedly, "Why, he actually wanted me
to bring some packages Of liquor that
had been ordered by his customers in
Yorkville, and just wouldn't do it."
Livery License.
At a meeting of the town council, last
Saturday night, there was an informal
discussion of the existing ordinance re-
quiring license of livery stables, public
drays, etc. It seemed to be the sense of
the council that the ordinance should be
repealed but inasmuch as there was no
petition pending on the subject, the mat
ter was indefinitely postponed. No final
action &C any kind was taken at the meet
ing.
The Bicycle Track.
Contractor Stewart broke dirt OIL the
track of the Yorkville Wheelmen's asso-
citation yesterday morning, and expects
to complete his part of the work within
about ten days. Although the committee
in charge has received bids on the work
of erecting the grand stand and fence
around the ground, etc., it has not yet let
out any further contracts. The matter,
however, being we'll in hand, can be atten-
ded to on short notice.
Registration:
There remains only three more days for
registration under the ''unders anding"
clause of the constitution. These days are
December &, and 8. After the last men,
toned date, there can be no registration
except under property and educational
qualifications. The present books will be
closed, and, thereafter, registration will
continue under the supervision of single
official in each county.
Rev. j. W. Humbert.
Rev. J. w. Humbert, of the Yorkville
circuit, will fill his last appointment for
the current conference year next Sunday,
preaching at Philadelphia in the morning
and at st. Paul's in the afternoon. The
final stewards meeting of the year, will
be held in Yorkville on Saturday, and
Mr.. Humbert will leave on Monday for
conference. During the past year Mr..
Humbert has added more than 70 MEM
bers to the churches in his circuit, and
has done exceptionally fine work gener-
ally. His members are delighted with
him, and the understanding Is that they
will do all they can to secure his return.
Baptist Convention Now In Session.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: "The
Baptist convention, which will be in ses-
sion at Rock Hill hext week, is one of
the largest ecclesiasticals in the state.
The number of delegates who attend upon
its sessions vary considerably, however.
At Spartanburg in 1891 there were present
1877; l64 at Aiken in 1892; l3e at Chester
in 1894; 232 at Greenville in 1895 40 at
Charleston in 1895. The committee that
has the matter in charge, up to noon yes
terday, has already assigned 2SS men and
25 ladies, 263 in all, and up to that hour
notices were being received by every mail
from parties who delayed forwarding no
tification earlier. stating that they would
be present. 1t is probable that the atten-
dance OH the Rock Hill convention will
be the largest in the history of this state.
So it was with the Methodist conference
last year. 1t is expected that the dele
gates will begin to arrive next Tuesday
morning; but our people are advised to
be prepared for their reception at any
time from Monday afternoon to Wednes-
day afternoon. Tuesday evening q con-
ference of the ministers will be held in
the church, but the convention proper
will not be in session until the next
evening""
Highway Robbery In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Herald: Lack of employ
ment, hard times, or some other cause, Is
making some party or parties in Rock
Hill desperate. The succession Of bold
burglaries in the western part Of town
few weeks ago, the daring robbery Of G.
w. Frew's store, and the burglary at Mr..
j. R. Barron's residence Monday night,
have been eclipsed in the holding up, on
Main street, Thursday evening, of Mr..
T. P. Roddey by an unknown white
man. Mr.. Roddey had just driven to Nc.
Fadden's meat market and stopped at
Smiths store for few minutes. It Is
said that he was followed from the mar
ket, but the incident attracted no atten-
ton at the time. Just as he got in front
of the postotfice, an unknown white man
sprang into the closed carriage and seized
the lines. Mr.. Roddy commanded him
to drop the lines, and attempted to force
him out of his buggy. The man sprang
out at the alley between the telegraph Of
flee and the armory building. Mr.. j. w.
O'Neal was passing at the time, heard
Mr.. Roddey speak in an excited and an
cry tone, and saw the man jump out.
He passed within few feet of Mr..
O'Neal, who paid little attention to the
affair at the time. When Mr.. Roddey
reached home he narrated the circum-
stances to his wife and she at once sug-
gested that Mr.. Roddey had been robbed.
Upon searching, Mr.. Roddey found that
silver dollar and his gold watch and
chain were missing. The affair occurred
about dusk, when very few people were
on the street. There was just light
enough for Mr.. Roddey and his son, who
was also in the buggy, to recognize that
the man was white.