Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17

Qay, having Deen reNloFeu iroH tho
jurisdiction of the York township magis-
trate on motion Of one of the defendants.
The case was that of Eli Sandifer, col
ored, against NJ. A. Mcfarland, white,
and Dave Ross, colored. The contention
was over $50 pounds of lint cotton and 81
bushels of cotton seed. The jury found
for the plaintiff, and awarded 566 pounds
of cotton and 33t bushels of seed. w. w.
Lewis, ESQ.,, represented the plaintiff,
and Major J. F. Hart and T. F. Mellow,
Esq, the defendants.
Take a Pride In 1t.
THE ENQUIRER is informed that in
one portion of the Clay Hill section,
out next to the river, the people have
a woodworking system of their own
which gives splendid satisfaction. The
road laws are given due regard, OF
course; but the people do not depend
upon them absolutely. Nearly all OF
the people own lands that skirt pub
lie road, and the responsibility Of keep
ing the roads in order is delegated to
landowners in proportion to the size
farm each works. For instance, one
takes half mile, another three-quar-
ters of mile and so OH. Each farmer
looks after his section whenever it may
require work, and in this way the roads
are kept in as good condition as it is
reasonable to expect.
Going to Get Out.
Mr.. B. F. White, of Kings Creek, was
in Yorkville yesterday, and in the course
of conversation with the reporter, he said
that he is thinking very seriously OF
coming to Yorkville to live. He does
not think that the new county people
have treated himself and ueighbors with
much fairness, and although he cannot
move his plantation, he can move his
home, and being more favorably i'm
pressed with Yorkville than with any
other town in this section, thinks that he
will come here. Mr.. and Mrs. White
would be most valuable acquisitions to
Yorkville's citizenship, and THE EN-
QU1RER takes it upon itself to assure
them that if they decide to come, the
people here will see to it that they will
never regret the step.
Beauchamp's Lectures.
The series of lectures which Hon. Lou
J. Beauchamp has been delivering in the
courthouse since last Friday night under
the auspices of the local I. o. G. T., has
been and are attracting large crowds.
Mr.. Beauchamp is such an interesting
talker, that his delighted audiences are
willing to listen to him for hours at time.
The largest audience, so far, was on Mon
night, when the courthouse was crowded
to it's fullest capacity. The subject of the
lecture was 1.-THE Age of the Young Man !;
the Land of Opportunity" and the talk
was one of the finest of the series. There
will be another lecture tonight (Tuesday)
and the last will be delivered tomorrow
night. There are no admission fees
charged, and while the members of the
audience are very properly expected to
contribute, there is no compulsion about
the matter.
Must Appeal to Caesar.
THE ENQUIRER is in receipt of letter
from Bullock's Creek township, COM
planning of the inconvenient route that is
pursued by the mailrider, and asking
if the contractor cannot afford relief.
For the information of the people inter-
ested, we beg to say that the contractor
on this route is Lee Huffman, colored,
and the route, as described by the depart
nient, is as follows: "From Yorkville,
by Lominack, Blairsville, Hoodtown and
Bullock's Creek to Gould and return
This means that the rider must return by
the same route over which he goes. The
contractor has no discretion in the matter
at all. The route was prescribed by the
terms of the contract entered into last
July, and if there is any change from the
old contract, it is probably the result OF a
blunder made in Washington. The only
remedy is by petition to the Second AS
sistant Postmaster General, Washington.
This petition should set forth the route j
is most desirable for the contractor 10
travel, and should be signed by the var
ious postmasters along the line.