Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-31
LOCAL LACONICS.


colored people have made for its cele-
bration, we have no information.
Have You Paid Your Taxes.
Today is the last day Oh which taxes
may be paid without penalty that is,
unless the time should be extended,
and to risk this contingency is not
very safe.
Ringing Out the Old.
Now boys, if you want to ring out
the old year tonight at r., 60 ahead
and do it; but do not remain up after
10. II will then not only be next
year hut it will be Sunday.
Masonic Banquet.
5 Philantropic Lodge No. 80, of York.
vile, celebrated the installation of the
recently elected officers last Tuesday
night with 8 banquet, at which num-
her of visiting Masons were entertained.
E Death of d. NJ. Campbell.
Mr.. D. M. Campbelb well-known
citizen Of Bethel township, died last
Wednesday, aged about 20 years. He
had been in failing health for quite
long time. His funeral took place at
I Bethel on Thursday.
Pension For Mrs. AIston.
; TIE Washington correspondent of
The News and Courier says that Sem
ator McLaurin has succeeded in get
ting through his bill providing for
! peBion for Mrs. J. K. Aston. The
bill as it became a law, calls for pen
/ sin of $50 per month.
Psce of Cotton.
Y The cotton market has been unus-
D lalIy dull, not only in Yorkville, but
b all parts of the county, during the
Holidays. Only few bales have been
offered for sale in Yorkville. The
| reporter was instructed on yesterday
to report the price at from 81 to ST.
Caught Fourteen.
A party of young ladies and gentle.
men of Yorkville-about 10 in all
went out rabbit hunting last Wednes-
day, taking with them "Foley," the
local colored expert, and about half
dozen dogs. A member of the party
reports: "Foley says we caught four
teen; but l did not see but four"
Death of Captain o. Barber.
Captain o. Barber died at his home
in Richburg last Saturday morning,
aged SO years. Captain Barber was
the father of Attorney General W. A.
Barber, and was one of the most
prominent and influential citizens of
Chester county.
Next Monday.
Next Monday is salesday for Janu-
ary and the date of the first quarterly
meeting of the county board of COM
missioners. There are but few auction
sales advertised for Monday; but on
account of private business, etc., it is
likely that there will be large crowd
at the county seat.
Some Heavy Pigs.
DR.. 1. A. Bigger, of Energy, reports
the weights of two unusually fine hogs
slaughtered on his place recently by
two coIored men, who are raising a
good portion of their own meat. One
of the hogs, belonging to Miles Part
low, weighed 40 pounds. The other,
belonging to Henry Rauseur, weighed
31S pounds.
Mr.. Lechner's Book.
The ENQUIRER is in receipt of
consignment of 20 copies of "The Cot
ton Problem and Its Solution" by
Frank G. Lechner, of Timmonsville,
S. C. The book contains It's pages
and treats the subject exhaustively.
We are asked to sell the copies con-
signed to us at 25 cents each price
that is barely sufficient to pay the
cost of publication.
Use the Signal Phone.
There was an alarm of fire Christ
mas morning. 1t did not amount to
anything only chimney burning out.
The hook and ladder truck and hose
reels came out promptly in answer to
the alarm bell but for some reason the
party who rang the fire bell failed to
ring the telephone connection with the
waterworks and the residence of the
chief of the fire department. 1t is
important that this should never be
neglected in the case of fire alarm.
The Last Issue.
Although last Wednesdays issue of
The ENQUIRER was omitted, today's
paper is the 1O4th that we have
printed during the year which closes
today. According to our usual Gus
tom, copies of the first issue in Janua-
~ will be sent to all the subscribers
whose names are now on our lists, and
afterward all names that
have not been returned for next year,
and whose term of subscription has
been fulfilled, will be stricken from our
lists.
Eclipse of the Moon.
There was a total eclipse of the
moon last Tuesday night anG, thee
:ly beinp nerfecIly cpar great