Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-20

one located in dry town in the state,
Assistant Attorney General Townsend
said that the people Of the town voted for
the location of dispensary there under
the provisions of section of the dispen-
sary law, which permits dispensaries to
be established in dry towns if the people
ask for it in an election. At TirZah an
original package agency has opened and
is doing fine business, and there is quite
stir up there. So long as the dispensary
runs there, the o. P. cannot be touched.
Neither can the town council license the
o. P. to do business, for it is prohibited
from 80 doing by the act Of the general
assembly, which makes the town dry
town. So it is thus seen that the o. P.
there is safer from molestation, so long as
the dispensary runs, than any other o. P.
in the state.
Planters Register Cases.
Among the cases to come up al the ap-
preaching term of the court Of common
pleas, will be half dozen or more grow"
ing out of what has passed into local his
tory as the Planters Register swindle.
Something over year ago there came to
Yorkville a number of very slick indi-
viduals who established headquarters and
commenced canvassing the county with
an alleged patent account book, known
as the Farmers Register. The book sold,
or appeared to sell, we'll. Anyhow, quite
large number of copies were distributed
over the county, and, to all appearances,
the profits were such as to make county
rights desirable thing to have. Under
various representations, these rights were
sold to some 25 or 80 citizens of Yorkville
and throughout the county generally.
The consideration in each case was the
note of the purchaser. The notes are all
due, and in many cases, for the reasons
stated, the signers are standing suit. The
reasons in each case are identical, or near
ly,so, and the probability is that all will
stand or fall together.
A Big Crop Coming.
Mr.. G. Fl. Smith, who lives five miles
south of Yorkville, and who for several
years past has been experimenting with
celery raising, this year promises to outdo
all previous records. At first he attempt
ed only small patch and met with fairly
good success-iust success enough to en-
courage him to try again, which he did
on somewhat larger, though still rather
small ncale. Then he tried it again and
again, each time planting little more
and getting more experience. This year
he has about an acre, which, in celery, is
a fairly good sized patch. The land has
been prepared with great deal of care
and expense. Previous experience had
taught that when the plant needs water
for instance, water it must have, and with
dam and system of bitches, the entire
patch can be irrigated at will. AS the re-
suit, the present crop is giving forth
splendid promise. On the greater part of
the acre the stand is perfect, and on the
balance it is fairly good. Taken as a
whole, the acre is calculated to fill the
heart of any experienced celery raiser
with joy. Heretofore Mr.. Smith has
only tried to dispose of his crop in the
). surrounding local markets-Yorkville,
Rock Hill and Chester-where he has
generally found ready sale for all the cel-
cry he has been able to raise. But this
year, probably, he will be tempted, after
fully supplying the local demand, to
make shipments to the commission men
in some of the larger cities. An acre of
land is reckoned rs small thing gen.
orally; but at a low estimate Mr.. Smith
has on this acre the value of not less than
10 bales of cotton.