Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-01
Wednesday, September l, 1897.

committeeman appointed for York coun-
ty is Major T. c. Beckham, of Rock Hill.
It's a Rushing Business.
Up to yesterday afternoon, Clerk Wylie
had issued checks to 1872 of the 240 vete-
rams and widows of veterans in York
county, who are entitled to receive PEN
sions.
| Meeting at Philadelphia.
An unusually interesting revival SER
vice has been going on at Philadelphia
since August %, under the preaching Of
Rev. J. w. Humbert, assisted by Rev.
A. N. Brunson. Large crowds have been
in attendance, and on Sunday and Sun
day night, the people came from dis
tance of eight or ten miles, packing the
church building almost to suffocation.
During the day there were p applications
for membership in the church. The
Philadelphia people, by the way, have
raised $500 toward the erection of new
church, and expect to 60 on with the
building as soon as practicable.
On Its Feet Again.
| NIT. u6OTR6 L. EoClOID, dBolI ot tulS
place for the well-known Wilcox &
White organ, has shown THE ENQUIRER
letter from Mr.. j. H. White, the presi-
dent of the company, announcing the
fact that there has been q reorganization,
and that the business is now on its feet
again in the hands of the same old stock
holders. The failure of the company,
sometime back, was due entirely to the
long period of financial depression
through which the country has been pass
ing; but notwithstanding this, President
White has been enabled to make square
and honest settlement of all old obliga-
tions, and is encouraged to Relieve that
present and future prospects are far better
than ever.
A Large Attendance.
The Yorkville graded school COM
menced work last Monday morning with
al pupils in attendance. Superintendent
Dendy was at his post, as was also Assis-
tant Superintendent Kennedy, and the
young lady teachers-Misses Gist, Allison
and McElwee. w. w. Lewis, chairman
of the board Of trustees, witnessed the
opening of the session, and WAS much
pleased with the way things started off.
"All we ask" he said to the reporter, sis
the hearty cooperation of the people of
Yorkville. Give us this, and the board
will do what it can to make the school
all for which anybody can reasonably
WISH" The management of the colored
school is in trouble about getting build
ing, and the school will not be opened
until next Monday.
Rust on Cotton.
During the last week or 10 days, there
has been considerable complaint of rust
OH cotton. Fields which not long ago
were green and healthy and fruiting satis-
factorily, have suddenly turned brown
and stopped fruting. In some cases this
condition of affairs is thought to be pre-
mature. The natural expectation is that
the fruiting process should continue on
till frost. Various theories are offered for
the existing condition, and whether 1t Is
correct or not, the most plausible expla-
nation seems to be that the cotton stalks
having already put on all the fruit they
can mature, there is not strength enough
left in them for the production of more
n blooms and bolls, etc. Though in some
few sections the crop is light, generally it
is unusually heavy.
No Danger Here.
THE ENQUIRER has a note from citi-
zen Of Yorkvile asking whether or not,
in the event of the surrender Of the pres
} ent. charter and the adoption of the gen.
eral incorporation act, dispensary can
be established here. We have inquired
into the matter, and as the result Of our
, inquiries, answer no. The sale Of liquor
in Yorkville is forbidden by special act of
the general assembly, confirmed in the
present charter and in the dispensary law,
and as the general incorporation act con-
tains no repeating clause, the special act
referred to continues to hold. If the
name of the town could be changed, as
proposed, and was 80 changed, then there
might arise some technical questions; but
as a vote on this subject would not affect
the name of the town in the least, there
, is no danger in this scare.
Does 1t Mean Anything?
There is rumor in circulation to the
, effect that at an early day the o. R. & c.
through daily passenger trains from
Charleston, S. c., to Marion, N. C. The
, reporter has heard the rumors rs coming
from various sources; but has nothing
official. There seems to be good reason,
however, to anticipate that there is some-
thing in the wind. For one thing, the
o. r. & C. authorities are filling up, as
rapidly as possible, all of their more dam
gerous trestles, several Of the railroad
men have been circulating about Charles
, ton. Sumter and other points in the low
country great deal lately, and taking all
these things into consideration, it does
not seem improbable that there will soon
be developments which will be both in
teresting and important.
MIR. Neville In Oconee.
Keowee- Courier, August 26: Rev. w.
G. Neville, of Yorkville, makes his an
nual visit to Oconee, the home of his
childhood, with almost exact regularity.
He is in our midst now. His presence is
a benediction. The church at Yorkville
is fortunate in having so good a pastor.
The church membership there is more
than 300. During the four years pastorate
of Mr.. Neville, 118 members have been
!! added to the roll. The church takes a
great interest in all the departments Of
church work. AS much as 81 900 a year
has been raised for Miss Davidson, who
is in the foreign missionary field. Every
year she receives as much as $500. There
are several voluntary societies connected
with the church which are doing a fine