Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-02

Salesday For JanuAFy'
Next Monday is salesday for January,
and unless there is change in the record,
lively times may be expected. The larg-
est salesday crowd of last year was OF
salesday in January, and,, incidentally, Il
might be recalled that the. police wert
very busy during the day.
ALI Taking Stock.
Since Christmas the dry goods trade
has Stacked up as is usual during this
narticular season of the year. and the
merchants are taking advantage of the
with ''stock taking" and q
general strengthening out. All, however
will be ready for the big salesday trade To
be expected next Monday.
Coming Again.
Mr.. s. J. Kimball of Rock Hill, an.
nounces that he will hold another suc-
ton sale of horses In Yorkville mex!
Monday. Mr.. Kimball is wellknown in
this market. He has sold large number
of horses and mules here, and his motto
of Everything guaranteed to be as rep
resented or money refunded" still with
stands every test. =.
Emancipation Day. .
The colored people of the county cele.
brated Emancipation Day at Yorkville
yesterday with big parade. In the pro.
cession there were two bands, SO horse.
men, % vahicles and nearly 200 men and
women. The line was over quarter oi
mile in length. Everything passed of
in an orderly manner. The parade was
quite crediable. , !
Charged With Petit Larceny.
Will Young, colored, was committed
to Jail on December "a, charged with
stealing apair of gloves from Mr.. s. A
McElwee; The boys mother compro.
missed the case by paying for the gloves
and the only punishment received by the
alleged offender, aside from days i'm
prisonmeut, was seven licks with paddle
administered by Prisoner John Hart
colored, by way of limitation" to the
prison maternity.
Quarterly Alliance Meeting.
w. n. Elder. president, requests 'FHE
ENQUIRER to announce that the frs
quarterly meeting of the York County
AIliancs will be held at McConnellsville
on Friday, January 8. The principal
matter TO be considered Is the affairs O.
the State Exchange, and Mr.. Elder es
pecially desires representation from every
sub Alliance in the county, whether &C
tive or defunct.
Has Been Punished Enough.
The Chester Bulletin Is authority TO
the statement that numerously signed
petition has been forwarded to Governo
Evans asking for the pardon of John B
McFadden Of Chester, sentenced to ont
year in jail for collecting taxes othe
than levied. There is a widespread feel
ing that the pardon should be grantee
as the unfortunate ex-treasurer has beel
punished enough.
Approaching Marriage.
Cards are out for the marriage of MI
W.. R. Carroll of Yorkville, to Miss Mar
Catharine Belts of Chewsville, Md. Th
ceremonyis to take place at the residenc
of the brides father, MI. w. Abner Belts
on THURSDAY, January. Mr.. r. H.. Dol
son of YofkvilIe, will accompany MI
Carroll IN the occasion to act as best man
Yards InAead of Feet.
!. In writing the story of Robert Conrad
sugar cane in the last issue of THE EN-
auIaER.4 tln.rspertsr made q mistals
to the length & the rows. THERE wer
five rows, each ITO yards. instead of II
feet in length. 1t was Mr.. Conrad1s ca
culaE4 that the cane yielded molaSses 8
the ra4 of about 400 gallons to tho acre
and cording to the inisstatementIof Of th
rep orer, the yield would have bedn owe
l, 200 allons to the acre.
Busiuss Changes.
Thl number of business charges
whid we have information so tfar,
harty as great as is usual at the begin
ninJ of the year. Mr.. w. F. Marshal
has closed up his business and jmove'
avg the remnant of his goods. MI
]. !. Ferguson has moved into thi store
roor vacated by Mr.. Marshall, and Mr.
4 T. Y. Speck will remove his jewelr.
stort to the room next door. Mr.. J. B
Lowy is to be with w. B. Moore & Co
this tear.
A1eInd Knife.
J6n Jones, colored, was com mitted tc
iail On the 2lst ultimo OIL the charge o.
assalt and battery. The story is that he
gotsnto difficulty with Bud Robinson
alstcolored, at "candy breaking" neal
Brad river. on the Thursday night pre-
vius. Both were drinking freely. Rob-
insn went at Jones with drawn. knife,
an seizing an axe, Jones struck Robin
sol a terrific blow in the mouth, breaking
hi jawbone and knocking several teeth
OF.
With the Contractors.
Messrs. Evans & Moxon have the con-
tsct to build a handsome residence for
Ir. J. H. Saye and Mr.. John A. Byars at
Sharon. Mr.. H. E. White Of Fort Mill,
| in Yorkville, and intends to commence
sork on the s. r. Moore residence on
Idonday. Messrs. D. P. and T. F. Leslie
lave been putting up several nanusoine
buildings at Leslie. Mr.. J. o. Walker is
krranging to let out a contract for new
residence as soon as practicable.
knights of Pythiss.
Atthe last regular meeting of Yorkville
Lodge No. 81, X. of P, the following Of
fcers were elected for the year 1897
Chancellor Commander, Geo. T. Schorb
Vice Chancellor, D. E. Finley; Prelate,
Pelham Morrow; NJ. Of Work, John b.
Ross; X. of r. & S., w. H. Herndon
NJ. of Finance, Brooks Inman; NJ. OF
Exchequer, A. Y. Cartwright; M. at
Arms, c. P. Lowrance; Inner Guard,
John F. Oates; Outer Guard, j. NJ. Brian /;
Trustee for three years, B. n. Moore; ;
Deputy CIR. Chancellor, w. w. Lewis.
A Quiet Christmas.
The Christmas just gone was unusually