Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-04
Wednesday August 4, 1897.

jority of them have signified their willing
ness for the withdrawal of the petition
But just what effect, if any, this with
drawal has on the status of the bridge
question, is still All interesting subject
For instance, does reconsideration by the
petitioners reconsider the previous pro-
ceedings Of the board Z?
Will Get There by September Is.
Upon being asked about the matter
yesterday, Supervisor Culp said that the
chaingang would probably he transferred
to the Charlotte road sometime between
the lst and the 18th of September. The
force is now working Oh the road between
Tirzah and the residence of Mr.. Henry
Massey. After this work is completed, it
is proposed to do some work between
Ebenezer and Rock Hill, and consid-
erable amount of work between Tirzah
and the County Home. 1t is hardly prob
able that all these undertakings can be
carried out before September l5.
There Will BE No Quarrel.
The State, Tuesday: Recently MIR.
H. r. Thomas challenged Commissioner
Wilborn, his fellow-member OF the rail-
road commission, to meet him before the
people at Tirzah, at the Alliance encamp-
ment, and discuss the matter of the fer
tilizer rate. 1t is understood that while
Mr.. Wilborn declares his willingness to
meet Mr.. Thomas anywhere on the issue,
the committee in charge Of the encamp-
ment is opposed to having such discus
sion on such an occasion, and Mr.. Elder,
for the committee, will invite Mr.. Thomas
to attend; but not for the purpose OF
making speech.
Address by DR.. Joynes.
A Greenville special of the 26th ultimo
to the Columbia State says: "Dr. Ed
ward S. Joynes, the ripe scholar and able
professor of modern languages at the
South Carolina college, delivered fine
address before the institute on last Tues
day afternoon. His subject was: "Edn-
cation the Light of the State" DIR. Joynes
attended the institute on Wednesday and
gave some very profitable remarks on
the origin and usages of words in the
English language. 1t is needless to say
that every one so fortunate as to hear DR..
Joynes was we'll repaid and benefited.
Fine Yields of Wheat.
Mr.. R. N. Plexico was in Yorkville
last Saturday and gave THE ENQUIRER
some information about the recent thresh-
ing campaign participated in by himself
and brother in the Zadok and Glover
neighborhoods. Altogether they threshed
2,77l bushels of grain. This included
oats, 3s39 bushels; rye, 6! bushels; and
wheat, 2,3S0i bushels. Mr.. j. B. Plexico
got l45 bushels of wheat off of IA acres !;
Mr.. ]. J. Howe II bushels from "a acres (;
Mr.. r. n. Plexico 23S bushels from 1S
acres, and Mr.. w. II, Sparrow 257 bush
els from II acres. Mr.. Sparrow heads the
list with an average Of little more than 10
bushels to the acre.
Killed BY a Fly Wheel.
Mr.. Hampton B. Owens, a linotype
operator in the employ of the Columbia
State, met with fatal accident in the en-
CINE room of The State office last Satur-
day afternoon. By some means the
driving belt had slipped off the engine
and Mr.. Owens was attempting to adjust
it. The floor was greasy with oil. His
foot slipped and he pitched forward into
the fly wheel. His neck was dislocated.
When the doctors first saw him they
thought there was some hope for his re-
covery. He died, however, within about
"a hours afterward. Mr.. Owens was for a
long time a resident of Rock Hill, where
he worked on The Herald as printer.
He leaves a widow and several children.
In Lancaster Too.
Burglars have been operating over in
Lancaster. The Ledger of last Saturday
gives an extended account of their do
ings on Wednesday night. Several houses
were entered and various articles were
stolen. The burglar operated in very
much the same manner as in Yorkville.
He would take away suit of clothes,
rifle the pockets, and leave the clothes
where they could be found. While oper-
ating in the house of Editor Connors, OF
The Review, the burglar was seen by
Mrs. Connors, who describes him as a
large black Negro dressed in checked or
striped clothes. Mrs. Conners screamed
when she saw the fellow, and he made his
escape before Mr.. Connors could get his
revolver. During the same night half
dozen or more houses were burglarized.
valne of Good Roads.
IT consider that each plantation lying
on the Charlotte road for distance OF 10
miles of Yorkville, has been enhanced
in value from so cents to 81 an acre ac-
cording to how close it is to the macad-
am work." This remark was made
by prominent Charlotte road farmer, to
a representative of THE ENQUIRER, on
Monday. His statement was based on
the success of his road in securing the
work that is to be done out that way dur.
ing the next few months. Only limited
number of people, probably, are now
able to appreciate the wisdom OF his
judgment as expressed above; but if the
proposed work is finished this fall, we
venture that before next February, the
general opinion out his way will be that
he has placed his figures much too low.
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