Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-14
LOCAL LACONICS.

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Price of Cotton.
There were about II or l. bales OF
cotton on the Yorkville market yes
terday. The prices paid ranged from
44 to 5 cents pound.
Cotton In Rock Hill.
About 25 or 80 bales of new cotton
were sold in Rock Hill last Saturday.
Most of the cotton was from the San
tue section, and the price ranged. from
a. TO 5 cents. That for which only At
was paid had been badly damaged by
the continued wet weather.
The Tirzah Dispenssry.
Mr.. James Cansler was in Yorkville
yesterday circulating petition for the
removal of tbe dispensary from Tir-
zah. He is trying to get the signatures
of majority ofthe freeholders of York
township. Almost every individual to
whom Mr.. Cansler applied, signed the
petition.
Death of Mrs. Mendenhall.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday Mrs.
jamie Byers, wife of Mr.. NJ. w. Men.
denhall, died at her home in Bethes,
da township last Friday morning OF
congestion of the lungs, after an ILL
ness lasting three weeks. Mrs. Men
denhall was about 46 years OF age and
a daughter of the late Ed. Byers, OF
Bethesda township. She leaves three
young children.
Lot of Bricks.
1t has been bad weather 50 far this
season for brickmakiDg, but, all the
same, there will be big supply Oh the
Yorkville market. At his yard over
on the o. R. & C. railroad, MIR. w. n.
Ashe has already made several hun
dred thousand and is still at work. Mr..
IT. B. McClain has also made several
hundred thousand at his yard OH the
western outskirts of Yorkville. 1t is
his intention to make, if the weather
will permit, at least one million.
The County Pension Board.
AS to how many, or whether any,
of the township pension boards were
organized last Saturday in accordance
with the call of Chairman Jones, we
have not yet learned but all the same
it will not be out of place to again call
attention to the fact that there is to be
a meeting in the courthouse at York
vile next Saturday for the purpose OF
organizing the county board. The
matter should not be forgotten.
The Work of Lightning.
The York Cotton mills have been
running by lamplight during the past
week. 1t is because of thunderstorm
on Tuesday, the 9th instant. Within
about half an hour after the dynamo
was started, there was sudden sharp
flash of lightning, and in an instant all
was darkness. Superintendent Grimes
at once made arrangements to secure
as many lamps as was necessary and
has since been making full time. He
hopes to have the repairs TO the dyna
mo completed by tomorrow.
Something of Fish Story.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: We
have heard of fish falling from the
heavens during a rain storm but un'
ill Wednesday we had doubts if such
thing ever occurs. That day, after
the heavy rain, but while it was YET
misting, Mr.. A. R. Cook picked up
small perch, about an inch and hal
long, that he discovered lying on the
navement in front Of his store. Ht
has it in alcohol in his store. If thi:
fish did not fall from the clouds where
did it come from? If anyone hac
thrown it on the pavement the delug'