Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-04
LOCAL LACONICS.

| LOCAL LACONICS.
The ENQUIRER Until 1st of January, 1898.
THE SEM1-WEEKLY ENQUIRER will
be sent to any address, from this date un-
til the lst of January, 1898, for 6s cents.
Mistake In the Name.
| 1t was Magistrate Sanders, instead Of
Magistrate Sandifer, who sentenced the
Negro for stealing a watermelon from
Bethesda cemetery recently.
Not 80 Good as was Thought.
The reporter has seen quite number Of
farmers from different sections Of the
county during the past few days and most
of them insist that crops are not nearly 80
good as they were generally believed to
be two weeks ago.
James McAliley writes to THE EN-
oU1RER to say that the Zeno man who re-
ported a 54-pound watermelon some
weeks ago will have to take a back seat.
Joe Feemster, he says, has two melons,
one of which weighs 81 pounds and the
other SO pounds.
Broke Her Arm.
Little Mozelle, the five-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks 1nman, OF
Yorkville, had the misfortune last Sum
day, to break both bones Of one OF her
arms by falling down the stairsteps. The
wound was dressed by DR.. Miles Walker,
and the little sufferer is getting along as
we'll as can be expected.
The Price OF Cotton.
Although the first bale has been sold,
the price of cotton has not yet settled TO
definite basis The reporter Is instruc-
ted to quote the Yorkville market today
at from to "a cents but this, ofcourse, Is
subject to fiuctuation. But the outlook Is
that this market Is going to be quite i've
ly this season.. The buyers here under.
stand their business, and they can be de-
pended upon to make things move.
Round Trip at One Fare.
General Passenger Agent 6. F. Harper,
of the Carolina and North Western rail-
road, has authorized the sale OF round
trip tickets to Clover, Oh the occasion OF
the bicycle races next Wednesday, at one
fare. The price Of ticket from York
Vile and return, for instance, will be 30
cents. The time of the races has been so
arranged as to enable visitors to 60 up on
the northbound freight train and return
on the evening passenger train.
The Case Of whitus.
The case Of Whitus, the Chester orig
inal package" man, recently cited to ap-
pear before Judge Witherspoon to show
cause why he should not be punished for
contempt of court, in the violation OF the
Injunction issued against him by Judge
Townsend some time ago, was argued III
Yorkville yesterday. Solicitor Henry
appeared for the state, and P. H. Nelson,
Esq. of Columbia, appeared for the de-
tense. After hearing the argument on
both sides, Judge Witherspoon took the
papers in the case and will render his de-
cision after careful consideration.
Rock Hilps New Methodist Church.
The Herald: The new Methodist church
| will be built on the old site Of the Holler
d Anderson building, at the corner OF
Main and Caldwell street. 1t will have
two entries on Main street and two on
Caldwell street. A Sunday school room
will be connected with the rear OF the
church building with entrance on Cald-
we'll street. The lot will have frontage
of s5I feet and run back l40 feet. The
church people exchanged the old church
site with Mrs. Rhea and Henry Toole for
the lot on which they will build.
That Heavy Hailstorm.
In conversation with reporter for the
Spartanburg Herald, Mr.. j. @. Little gave
some additional information about the
hailstorm mentioned by our Blacksburg.
correspondent on Wed nesday. He said
that the country above Gafney and at
Shelby, N. c., had been visited by great
hailstorm which did considerable damage.
Tho storm started at Latiners, a town IL
miles above Shelby, where it blew down
and destroyed the Masonic hall and sew
eral other buildings. The storm then
came down to Settemeyer's ferry on the
Broad river, and in its track came within
four miles of Gaffney. The storm did
great damage to corn and cotton crops.
Death of Mrs. r. H. McCuIly.
Gastonis Gazette:' Mrs. r. H. McCully
died at her home near Bowling Green az
one o'clock last Saturday afternoon. She
bad not been we'll for several months and
had been confined TO her room for hve or
six weeks. The deceased was 55 years OF
age, and was the youngest sister OF Messrs.
Newton and John Wilson. The funeral
services were conducted at the home last
Sunday morning by Rev. D. S. McAlls-
ter. and the interment took place at old
Bethel, where this good woman had been
a member for q years. A husband, son
and daughter are left to mourn the ire
parable loss.
Trouble at Tirzah.
Chester Bulletin Chief Of Police Arch
Steele, of Tirzah, was in the city Saturday
to consult an attorney. 1t seems that the
chief had some trouble in an official ca
pacity with two parties in Tirzah b and that
these parties are prosecuting him on the
ground that his election as an officer was
illegal and that he has no legal authority
to enforce order in the town OF Tirzah.
The point is very nice one. The voters
that elected the officials, which elected
Mr.. Steele, were not registered, as re-
ouired by the law governing municipall-
ties in this state. Mr.. Steele held con-