Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-04
LOCAL LACONICS.

U, >. COurts
The regular August term of the United
States District court convened In Green
vile last Monday.
The Enquirer Until 1st Of January. 1898.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY ENQUIRER will
be sent to any address, from this date un-
til the lst of January, 1893, for "a cents.
Highest In the State.
THE ENQUIRER is informed by parties
in position to know, that the stack Of
the York Cotton mills is the highest Of
any manufacturing establishment in the
state.
Church Steeple and standpipe.
The Yorkville standpipe and the Pres
byterian church spire, are plainly visible
on a clear day from the top Of a hill
within 200 yards of Smyrna station, some
Is miles away.
The Teachers Institute.
The sessions Of the York County Teach
ers' institute were commenced on last
Monday. A large number of teachers
are in attendance from various parts of
the county, and the faculty in charge Is
imparting some valuable instruction.
Fine Crop Prospects.
The crop prospect generally, through
out York county, is better than 1t has
been for several years. There are sorry
prospects in some sections where there
has not been sufficient rain but, taken
altogether, the outlook is most encour-
aging, save for the easy possibility Of un-
favorable weather conditions during the
next few weeks.
Clark's Fork Gets There.
A well-known farmer Of the Clark's
Fork neighborhood. wants the Zadok
people to understand that when it comes
to raising wheat, the Clark's Fork people
must be reckoned in the calculation. Mr..
w. NJ. Faulkner, this season, threshed
out 1876 bushels, Mr.. R. ]. Love threshed
out 25O bushels, and other farmers also
raised big crops.
Rather Late Cotton.
Mr.. L. X. Armstrong says he has the
finest crop of "young" cotton in the
country. There are 40 acres of it and it
was planted as late as June2. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Armstrong; crops
were wiped out on May 81 by a terrific
hailstor m, and that is why he is so far be-
hind his neighbors. He thinks, however,
that he has good prospects for making
reasonably fair crop.
Salaries Of Constables.
A meeting of the various magistrates of
the county was held in the Office Of Mag
istrate Sandifer, on Monday, to consider
the situation in regard to the recent "care-
lessness" in the act Of the general assem-
bly,, whereby the salaries of certain con-
stables in this county were reduced to $25
a year. The magistrates were all satisfied
that the reduction was unintentional and
that the wrong would be righted by the
general assembly at its next session.
Bicycle Track.
A movement is on foot for the con-
struction of bicycle track in Yorkville.
The idea is to have the track in an en-
closure owned and controlled by joint
stock company, under whose supervision
races and other entertainments will take
place. The financial end of the enter
prise is being worked up by Mr.. s. L.
Hobbs. He has already secured quite
number of liberal subscriptions to the
capital stock of the proposed company.
Auction Sales.
The only auction sale by the clerk, last
Monday-salesday for August-was in the
case of G. z. Spencer, executor Of the es-
tate of b. T. Wheeler, deceased, against
John j. Wallace. The LYNN" tract OF
1872 acres, in Bullock's Creek township,
was knocked down to the highest bidder
and was bought by the plaintiff for 900.
The sale of minerals in the case Of Julian
S. Carr, plaintiff, against the Southern
Manganese company, was indefinitely
postponed.
Had Pleasant Time of 1t.
The picnic at Zadok, last Saturday, was
largely attended and pleasant time is
reported. A report had been spread
through the county to the effect that the
difficulty at Gains Spring, OH the preced-
ing Saturday, was to be renewed at Zadok
but the report seems TO have been with
out foundation. Atany rate, no difficulty
occurred and the good people OF the neigh
borhood enjoyed themselves in their usual
quiet and orderly manner.
Petition Withdrawn.
Supervisor Culp informed the reporter
on Monday, that he would probably carry
back home with him the petition for the
building of bridge over Catawba river
at Harris's Ferry. He has written to the