Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-15
Wednesday, December Is, 1897.

Gus correspondents. Mr.. Thompson, 80
the reporter is informed, is getting letters
from all over the south, and rather than
otherwise, the number seems to be on the
increase.
For Riot.
w. f. Jonas, of Tirzah, has been bound
over in bond of 5000 to appear at the
next term of the court of general sessions,
to answer for the charge of riot. The
offense is alleged to have been committed
at Tirzah last Wednesday night. Several
other parties are accused with Jonas
but, so far, there have been no further
arrests.
Quality and Quantity.
Small type, properly printed, are easier
read than poorly printed large type.
THE ENQUIRER, by using smaller type,
gets much more matter in the same space
than does many other county newspa-
pers, and by printing the type clearly,
makes its matter easily read. These facts
have their importance.
Fort Mill Masons.
The Times: At a meeting of Catawba
Lodge, on last Thursday night, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: j. w. Ardrey. w. NJ; J. I.
Spinks, S. w.. J. NJ. Harris, J. w.. r.
Y. Williamson, treasurer; w. B. Meach-
am, secretary. The above named officers
will he installed on December q, the
Festival Of st. John. The public is cor
daily invited to be present, as the cere-
monies will be public.
VIII Visit the Catawbas.
Columbia Register: Governor Ellerbe
will go to Rock Hill on the l4th instant,
to attend the meeting of the board of
trustees of Winthrop college, which will
assemble on the 18th. He has written to
Indian Agent Hayes saying that he would
visit the Catawbas Indians while at Rock
Hill, and investigate their condition.
They receive $500 from the state, and the
governor is desirous of informing himself
as to the wants and needs of the few In
dians remaining in the state.
Colored Methodists.
At the recent session Of the colored
Methodist conference, held in Beaufort,
assignments were made for the Spartan
burg district as follows: IN. r. Brown,
P. E. Blacksburg, J. Green Campobello,
j. It. l.. Durham Catayba, w. D. King;
Glover, w. H. Redteld; Cowpens, s.
Green Gaifney, r. C. Campbell; Green
wood, w. S. Thompson Newberry, J.
H. Johnson Rock Hill, R. A. Cotting-
ham Spartanburg, c. r. Brown; Well
ford, A. d. Harris; Yorkville, I. B.
Smith; Yorkville circuit, w. B. Bowers"
Beset by Thieves.
Mr.. w. J. Jones reports that there has
been a great deal of thieving in his neigh
borhood-two miles south Of town
recently. People have been missing
chickens and turkeys in large numbers,
and one day last week somebody shot
two half-grown hogs belonging TO Mr.. M.
A. Mcfarland. The hogs were killed in
the barn yard, close to the house, and
that the killing was the work Of thief
was evidenced by the fact that both ami
mails had been stuck, ready for cleaning.
Upon discovering the dead hogs, Mr..
Mcfarland concealed himself in the vi
cinity for some hours, hoping to catch the
miscreants on their return. They did not
return, however, and the pork was al
lowed to 60 to waste.
Roddey Invited.
Mr.. John It. Roddey, of New York,
will probably he in Yorkville on the oc-
casion of the next meeting Of the York
County Cotton Growers association, to be
held on the first Monday in January.
Mr.. L. r. Williams, the president, sent
Mr.. Roddey an invitation last week, and
on Monday received reply from Mr..
Roddey to the effect that he would be
here if he could get away from his busi-
ness. Notwithstanding his New York
citizenship, Mr.. Roddey still has par
tiality for York county, and what is just
as important, perhaps, the people of this
section have much confidence in him and
his plans. 1t is hoped, generally, that he
will find it convenient to come to the
meeting of the cotton growers in Jan
uary.
| A Source q Danger.
DR.. J. B. Johnson, of Rock Hill, whose
son was inoculated with the disease in
Atlanta, in communication to the Char
lotte Observer, thinks the holding of the
convention would be great calamity.
He says: II notice in Charlotte paper
that there are six or eight cases of small
pnx in Atlanta. Now, as matter of fact,
there are great many cases there. de-
rive this information by letter from re-
liable gentleman who lives in that city.
I sent my little boy to Atlanta few weeks
ago, having explicit trust in the truth of
!. the press. He is now lying isolated from
me with a case of smallpox contracted in
that healthy city. send this to your pa
per in order that the innocent public shall
not longer be imposed upon. With this
before me, it is my humble opinion that
it will be great calamity to the southern
states for the cotton convention to meet in
that city. We can live OH cents cotton.
but cannot do so on smallpox"
Contagion of Smallpox.
Speaking of smallpox the other day,
anent the development of the case in
Rock Hill, DR.. Miles Walker said to the
reporter, that the disease was extremely
difficult of correct diagnosis, even to ex-
perienced physicians until after the de-
yelopment of the eruption. Upon the
development of the eruption, or pox,
then anyone who had ever seen case Of
the disease ought to be at once familiar
with it. He went on to say also that
smallpox is very different from many
other contagious disease in the matter of
infection. In most contagious disease,
the danger of infection is greatest when
the fever hegnS to arise. Not so with