Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-28
LOCAL LACONICS.

The Enquirer Until 1st of January, 1898.
THE SEM1-WEEKLY ENQUIRER will
be sent to any address, from this date
until the lst of January, 1898, for $l.34.
What Will You Take?
The line of the Bedford Phone COM
pany has been completed to Tirzah, the
connection having been made on yes
terday.
Seed Cotton Dealer.
Hereafter seed cotton dealers in York
county are required to pay license OF
$50 year. This is in accordance with an
act passed at the last session of the gener-
al assembly.
Ready for Sam Jones.
The big auditorium for the Sam Jones
meeting in Rock Hill, is about completed.
1t is estimated that the enclosure viii!
hold in the neighborhood of 5000 people,
Death of NJ. r. Nichols.
Mr.. Minor r. Nichols died at his home
near Carp, on yesterday, of paralysis.
He was about SO years of age, and univer-
sally respected as most estimable citi-
zen.
A Promised Treat.
The ENQUIRER is requested to an
nounce that there will be musical con-
cert in the court house on Friday, May
7, by the teachers of Winthrop college.
The entertainment is to be under the aus
pices of the st. Agnes Guild of the Church
of the Good Shepherd. Programme and
posters giving full information will ap-
pear later.
Died In Columbia.
Rev. A. H. Lester, of the South Carroll
ma conference, died in Columbia last Sun
day, aged 69 years. He was connected
with the Methodist ministry for 40 years.
and at one time was located in Yorkville,
where he married his first wife, who was
sister of the late Jerome C. Miller. His
death was caused by general breaking
down of the system.
Kings Mountain Township Board.
BY reference to the announcement in
another column, applicants for pensions
in Kings Mountain township, will note
that meeting of the township board OF
pension examiners will be held at Beth
any on next Saturday, May l. 1t was the
original intention of the board to meet on
last Saturday; but as the result of an
oversight, no mention was made in THE
ENQUIRER of last Wednesday, and hence
the new appointment.
Compounded.
The case against Charles Jaggers, COM
mitted to Jail last Saturday on charge Of
assault at battery with intent to kill, was
settled on Monday by compromise. Jag
gers was represented by w. w. Lewis
Esq, and the prosecution by D. E. Fin.
ley, Esq. By the terms OF the compro'
mise, Jaggers, though not admitting his
guilt, agreed to pay all costs, amounting to
IS, and leave the county. Upon his sign
ing an agreement to this effect, Magistrate
Sandifer ordered his release from JAIL
The s. was paid down and Jaggers is gone.
Forty Conversions at Pineville.
Pineville correspondence of the Char
lotte Observer, Friday: Evangelist Lit
tie closed his meeting here last night, af.
ter preaching about two weeks, and will
move his tent from here to Wadesboro
where he is to begin a meeting next week
There were about 40 converts, and mum
ber of lukewarm Christians were aroused
Mr.. Little is one of the most fearless anc
deeply consecrated men your correspond.
ent ever heard preach. His sole aim and
object seems to be the salvation of men
While he handled wickedness with ''un
gloved hands," he did it in decent, or
derly manner and presented the truth
with great power and force. There ws:
no sensationalism is his sermons.
Farm Operations.
In many sections of the county, faril
operations are again almost at stand
still. When almost incessant rains le
up few weeks ago, the farmers immedi
ately went to work with All energy ant
vim, the like of which is seldom seen i!
this section. Many acres of land wer
"broken up" in every section of tb
county in remarkable short space o
time, and great deal of cotton was plan
ted. Before the work was completed
however, the ground began too get to har'
and dry, and pretty generally it was de
cided to let up until there should com
another rain. Perhaps a third of tn
prospective crop has been planted, ant
much of it is coming up nicely. Wit