Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01
LOCAL LACONICS.


9 days. The body was sent to Lancaster
on Monday for interment.
Going to the Front.
General Nelson A. Miles and staff, the
party consisting in all of "a persons, pass
ed through Rock Hill on special train
over the Southern railroad yesterday OIL
the way to Tampa, Fla.
F0ur-Legged Chicken.
R. J. Wright has sent THE ENQUIRER
four-legged chicken. 1t had just been
Matched and was dead. AS to whether it
was alive when it came out Of the shell,
the accompanying note did not say.
New PostOfflce.
Two new postoffices have been recently
established OH the daily mail route from
Yorkvile to Gould. One will be known
as Tupper, Mr.. J. c. Kirkpatrick as post
master, and the other as Borax, MIR.
James d. Good as postmaster.
Changes of Names.
By order of the county board Of educa-
ton, the school district No. l5, heretofore
known as Cotton" has been changed to
"Bullock's Creek" and No. 10, heretofore
known as "Bullock's Creek" has been
changed to "Blairsville."
Negro Troops.
Quite number of leading Negroes
from different parts of the state have
been writing to the governor to know
whether or not Negro troops will be ac-
cepted in the second call. The governor
is not yet in position to give any infor-
nation on the subject. Allen White, OF
Yorkville, has under consideration the
idea of organizing Negro company in
this county.
Colonel r. L. Coleman Dead.
Colonel Robert L. Coleman died at
Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, last
Friday morning. Colonel Coleman will
be remembered as the contractor who
built the waterworks in Yorkville. For
sometime past he resided in Bumcombe
county, N. G. He went to the Johns Hop
kins hospital recently in the hope OF re-
covering from an attack of nervous pros
tration.
From Rev. j. p. Knox.
. Rev. J. P. Knox is out at Cotton Plant,
Miss. Under date of May 26, he writes
as follows: "Please send my ENQUIRER
to me here for the next two weeks. l
can't do without it. Have had fine rains
out here. Some cotton 6 inches high.
Ten thousand locusts with WIS on their
wings hollering for the war. Lots OF
SQUIRRELS and fish in the country. Lex
pect to kill and catch some before go
home. Will preach at Ebenezer next
Sabbath. Hope the people in York are
WE'LL"
Good Wheat Prospect.
Mr.. w. Meek Faulkner, of Clark's
Fork, was in Yorkville on Monday. He
has been somewhat under the weather for
sometime past but was feeling better.
Upon being asked about the wheat crop
in his section, of which so much has been
said, he said that it was looking first rate;
but that there is great deal of rust to be
seen about. Still he thinks the conditions
are favorable for a good crop. "a dry,
cool May for wheat" the old saying goes,
and this is the kind of May we have had.
For the Legislature.
Although as stated, the reporter had no
information at the time, since the appear
ance of the article on the subject, he has
heard of at least two probable candidates
for the house this summer. Both of them
have been there before, and are thinking
of going back again. To mention their
names on hearsay evidence, Of course,
would be unfair but that they have been
thinking of the matter little there is no
question. However, developments will
no doubt develop later on.
Only a Fake.
The ENQUIRER on last Saturday re-
ceived the following telegram, emanating
from Lordon: "Reuter's agency reports
rumor that SIMPSONS fleet has been de-
feated at Santiago and Sampson killed."
For many reasons THE ENQUIRER was
not disposed to credit the rumor and in
posting it so stated. The same story was
published in many papers throughout
the country on Saturday and Sunday;
but was generally discredited. Where
the fake originated has not developed,
unless it had some connection with the
detailed account of the "defeat Of the
Americans off jamaica" as published by
the Spanish paper Ell Progresso."
Something of Truck Farmer.
"Rev. j. A. Campbell, of Fort Mill, is
one of the finest gardeners in York coun-
ty," said a gentleman who had been to
Fort Mill recently to a representative OF
THE ENQUIRER yesterday. II called at
Mr.. Campbell's house. He was busy with
his garden at the time, and he invited me
out to take look at it. Things generally
looked well; but 1 was especially struck
with the cabbage patch. 1t is the equal
of about 100 feet square, and is filled with
what appears to he fully matured heads.
He informed me that already this season
he has sold from the patch $40 worth Of
cabbage at cents pound, and standing
off at short distance, you can hardly
tell that there were half dozen heads
Broke His Hip.
Mr.. James E. Smith, of Yorkville, met
with serious accident on last Sunday
morning, as the result of which he now
lies in critical condition. Mr.. Smith,
besides being quite feeble, is blind. Upon
rising Sunday morning he declined an
offer of assistance down the steps, not
being ready just at that time. Later he
attempted to 60 down alone, and in some
way, just how is not definitely known, he
slipped and fell. When discovered he
was lying at the bottom Of the steps with
a severe cash in his head and his right leg
broken at the hip joint. The broken
Joint was successfully set shortly after
ward, and although Mr.. Smith is doing
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances, he is in great pain.
New Series of Stamps.