Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-20

| grown. In color 1t IS reddlSh Drown,
grizzled with gray. The hair is long
like that of the coon. 1t was brought
to Master Frank by Mr.. L. w. Louth-
ian, of Energy. He got it in the Blue
Ridge mountains. Ground hogs have
been seen in York county, in a wild
state; but they are very rare.
Not General.
During the past few weeks rain has
fallen over the central portion of the
county until farmers and others are
getting alarmed for the prospect. But
it is by no means general. In some
portions of the county there has not
been enough moisture for the crops.
This is particularly the case in sections
of Bethel township, and Mr.. Laban
Wilson, who lives just over the line in
CASTOR county, says he has the poorest
crop since 1881, on account of the
drouth.
Testing the Pump.
Pursuant to the published call of
Chief Cartwright, there was full
turnout of the fire department last
Tuesday evening. The object of the
turnout was to test the recently in
stalled new pump at the waterworks.
With three streams on at once, water
was thrown thirty or forty feet higher
than the three story buildings at the
cross street. Everything worked splen-
didly, and the pump was considered to
be all that was claimed for it. Pump
man Rawls has made quite number
of improvements around the pump
ing station, and has things in jambup
shape.
Citadel Cadetships.
The competitive examination for the
two vacant cadetships to which York
county is entitled in the South Caro-
lima Military academy, was held yes
terday. 1t was conducted by w. W.
Lewis, Esq, and Professors Barron and
Medlock. The following young men
participated in the competition: W.
S. Chaplain, J. w. Crawford, ]. G. Ed
wards, J. L. Gardner, R. NJ. G. Ken
nedy, G. c. Latimer, T. G. Marshall,
P. H. Moore, w. S. Hutchison, w. L.
Hart, J. E. Gettys, P. R. Sandifer, A.
R. Barrett, E. NJ. Moore, ]. W. Nc
Connell. Up to the time The EN-
oUIRER went to press, the names of
the two successful applicants had not
been announced.
Bitten by Dog.
Rock Hill Herald: Our genial post
master, Mr.. E. E. Poag, while going
home from the Methodist church, Sun
day night, was suddenly and unex.
pectedly attacked by dog that bit
him on the side of the calf of the left
leg. The bite is very slight, only one
tooth breaking the skin, without draw
ing blood but on account of its strange
actions, Mr.. Poag had suspicious that
the dog had hydrophobia, and as a
precaution ne left for Baltimore Mon
day night to be treated by the Pasteur
method of cure. The dog, after at
tacking Mr.. Poag, attempted to bite
Mr.. A. E. Smith but fortunately he
was able to kick the animal away from
himself. Later Mr.. Halcott Pride was
attacked, and he fired four pistol shots
at the dog, when it ran away and dis
appeared. Mr.. Poag's wound was
made through the thick cloth of his
pants and his underclothing and is not
such a bite as to cause alarm. He
will be absent perhaps for three weeks.
The dog in question was not seen plain
enough to be accurately described but
it was small and had some white on its
body. When it ran off it went toward
the Standard mill.
Promises FuIflled9
Rock Hill Herald. There is sor-
row and tribulations in the hearts of
some of the people of Cherokee
township who voted themselves into
the new county of Cherokee. If they
could undo that bad days work their
souls would be rejoiced. When their
help was sought to organize the new
county, they were promised, if the pro-
position should be successful, that the
town of Gafney would erect court
house and Jail without cost to the
county. The town council and citizens
of the town entered into bond of
$4,000 to Cherokee county, as security
that the necessary grounds would be
purchased and the promised buildings
erected. In lieu of the payment of
the bond, the town council offered the
county, as a courthouse, building
erected for municipal purposes, with
the ground for Jail. The county
commissioners accepted the offer, and
thereunon q fpht WAS made to anuul