Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-12
LOCAL LACONICS.


The SEM1-WEEKLY ENQUIRER will
be sent to any address, from this date
until the 1st of January, 1893, for Sl.O6.
Tough on the Prophet.
Chester Bulletin: THE YoRKvILLE
ENouIRER's Chester county weather
prophet is gem. Hepredicted that June
would be very dry month.
Big Wheat Crop.
Mr.. II. w. Smith, of Yorkville, has
Just cut % acres of wheat which, he esti-
mates, will make, when threshed out,
not less than sixty bushels.
Down to Regular Business.
General Manager Ashe, of the York
Manufacturing company, has opened
business office in the room formerly oc-
cupied by the old Exchange bank.
Now "A College Professor.
Rev. r. E. Stackhouse, formerly pastor
of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church at
this place, has been elected to professor
ship in the Columbia Female college.
Citadel Commencement.
Invitations are out for the Citadel COM
mencement, which this year takes place
at Anderson, June 26 to 30. The annual
address is to be delivered by Hon. j. II.
Hudson.
Death Of Former Citizen.
Mr.. Chas. H. Dixon informs The EN-
QU1RER that Mr.. Lawson D. Goore, a
former citizen of Yorkville, and who is
remembered by the older people of this
section generally, died in Fairfield county
several weeks ago.
Graded School Trustees.
The recently elected board of trustees
of the Ynrkville Graded schools will hold
their first meeting in the office Of q. w.
S. Hart, Esq, next Monday morning, at
9 o'clock. The meeting is called for the
especial purpose of organization.
"Horseshoe Robinson"
For two subscribers to THE ENQUIRER
for one year and the payment OF $3.50,
we will give to the person returning the
names, paper-bound copy of the we'll
known local story of Horseshoe Robin
son." written by Hon. John p. Kennedy.
Marriage at Kings Mountain.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Jennie Long, of Kings Mountain, to Mr..
Charles E. Russell, formerly of Yorkville.
The ceremony is to take place at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents-Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Long-on June q.
Winthrop Graduates.
Diplomas were presented to the follow
ing full graduates of Winthrop college
last Wednesday: Misses Nellis McFall,
Lillian Murphy, Flora Chapman, Mary
Roach, Helen Tompkins, Ella Mackey,
Lucy Riser, Nellie Bristow, Mary 10
Witherspoon, Laura Bellows, Texie
Young, George Charlton, Mary Hellams,
Rosa Dantzler, Estelle Richardson, Nettie
Cochran, Bessie Floyd.
Another Physician.
DIR. James D. Mcdowell has located in
Yorkville for the practice of his profess
sion, in partnership with DR.. w. G. White.
DR.. Mcdowell is son Of Rev. James Nc
Dowell, of Manning, S. c., former chap
lain of the Sixth regiment Of South Car
olina volunteers. He is graduate of
Davidson college, and at the recent exam
ination by the state board Of medical ex-
aminers, took first honor in a class OF
sixty.
Hasn't Seen Much.
Columbia State, Friday On the excur-
sion from Charlotte, yesterday, was w. S.
Nicholson, of Rock Hill, who boasts that
this was the first time he had ever been
over 25 miles from his home. He is 3S
years old and was born at Fort Mill, but
now lives in Rock Hill, eight miles from
his birthplace. He never rode on train