Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-07
Wednesday July 7, 1897.
LOCAL LACONICS.
SaIesday.

SaIesday.
There were no auction sales by the
clerk or sheriff last Monday, salesday for
July.
Lost Horse.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison lost a fine
saddle horse last Friday night. The
animal died from collie.
The Enquirer Until 1st of January, 1893.
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be sent to any address, from this date
until the lst of January, 1898, for Sl.OO.
Got Their Commissions.
Colonel G. J. Pride, of Rock Hill, and
f. A. Trescott, Esq, of Blacksburg, have
hoen appointed by Judge Brawley as
United States commissioners.
The Claim Settled.
The receivership proceedings in the case
of the Newton Cotton mills, against the
Standard Cotton mills, has been satisfac-
torily settled out Of court.
Picnic at Gains Springs.
| THE ENQUIRER is requested to an
nounce that there will be picnic at Gains
Springs on the oath of July. The COM
mittee requests everybody to bring bask-
cts but wishes it understood that the con-
tents of the baskets are to 60 upon COM
mon table.
Shooting Scrap on the Train.
There was a row on Negro excursion
train near Filbert last Monday night,
as the result of which Charles Crosby
sho. Pink McFadden. The bullet took
effect on the side of McFadden's nose and
the wound is quite serious, McFadden
is now in charge of DR.. w. G. White, the
local physician of the railroad. Both
Negroes are from Chester.
Coming to Tirzah.
Rock Hill Herald: Captain w. II. Ed
wards has received letter from Senator
Tillman, in which he states that he will
attend the York County Alliance camp
meeting at Tirzah, but can be there one
day only. He will be asked to come on
Friday, August &, if he cannot be there
both days. Other distinguished men
from the state have signified their inten-
ton of attending, notably, Governor Ell
lerbe and congressman Stokes Strait and
Stanyarne Wilson. Congre ,,man Sihley,
of Pennsylvania, the gre.t free silver ad-
vocate Of the Keystone state, has prom
ised Congressman Strait that he too will
come.
1t Was Murderous.
Mr.. R. L. Campbell relates some here
tofore unpublished facts in connection
with the terrific hailstorm which passed
over his plantation recently. When the
storm came up he and others took refuge
in 81 tenant house, the roof of which was
supposed to be fairly good. The hail
beat through the covering with such force
that those inside had to crawl under the
beds. Chickens and other fowls were
killed right and left, and some young
calves were bruised so severely that they
did net fully recover for several days.
While trying to save what was left OF
splendid field of wheat next day, the
hands raked up more than 20 dead rab-
bits. The destructiveness Of the storm,
fortunately, was confined to compara-
lively small area of country.
Flight Of the Pigeons.
Mr.. H. II. Beard released the forty-five
homing pigeons referred to in THE EN-
oUIRER of Saturday, at 5 5o'clock last Sat-
urday morning. About 100 interested
people, including a number of ladies,
were at the Narrow Gauge depot to wit
ness the flight. The wind was blowing
to the northeast, the weather was fine,
and everything was favorable. The
pigeons circled around few minutes
and, finally, all but two struck off in the
general direction Of Trenton, New Jer-
sey. One of the two which remained
lighted on the standpipe, and the other
on q barn. Both are probably in this vi
cinity yet. AS to whether the 43 pigeons
that started have made their 500-mile trip
during the day, has not yet been learned.