Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-08
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Price of Cotton.

| Price of Cotton.
The price of cotton on the Yorkville
market yesterday was from 5 to 81.
Preaching Tomorrow.
AS the result of incorrect information
it was stated Wednesday that there would
be no preaching in the Baptist church a
Yorkville tomorrow. There will be ser
vices at the usual hours, morning and
evening.
Winthrop Re-Opened.
Winthrop college resumed its exercise:
last w ednesday. Nearly all of the young
ladies who went home some weeks age
were back in their places. Some, how
ever, were detained on account Of theil
vaccination.
Salesday In Cherokee.
Gaffney Ledger: The only sale last
Monday was that Of the one-third inter
est of NJ. R. Reese in the Iron City hotel
at Blacksburg, by the clerk of the court
1t was bid off by Thomas F. Mellow, oi
Yorkville, for $500.
Whisky or No Whisky.
The town council Of Tirzah has ordered
an election to be held on January 25 on
the question of whisky or no whisky.
There are 13 registered voters in the town
and poll of them shows that or 10 will
vote against whisky. What the state
board will do in this event, of course, is
problematical.
Charter Granted.
The secretary of state, yesterday, grant
ed charter to the Carolina Benevolent
Association of Rock Hill. The officers
are S. B. Alexander, president; D. E.
Bony, vice president S. A. Ashe, secre-
tary and treasurer, and Hal w. Aver,
Herbert w. Jackson and G. Edgar Leach,
auditors.
Drunk and Disorderly.
"Big John" Currence, a Negro, was ar
rested in Ebenezer township on Thurs
day night, charged with being drunk and
disorderly on the public highway. Mag
istrate Anderson sentenced him to the
chaingang for 80 days. He had two pis-
tolls on bis person, and for this offense be
will have to answer later.
Wade Got Away.
Robert Wade, colored, was convicted
before Trial Justice Anderson, of Ebene-
zer, on Wednesday, of obtaining goods
under false pretences from Mr.. w. B.
| Fewell, and sentenced to the chaingang
for 80 days. After his conviction he was
put in the Tirzah guardhouse, pending
the arrival of Superintendent Gordon, 'oi
the chaingang, who was to come for him
but during the night, in some mysterious
manner, he managed to make his escape.
knights of Pythias.
At meeting of Yorkville Lodge, No
81, Knights of Pythias, last Tuesday night
the following members were elected as
officers, to serve for the year 1898: c. NJ
Kuykendal, deputy grand chancellor
Paul II. McNeel, chancellor commander
f. Augustus Law, vice chancellor; Pei.
ham Morrow, prelate; VIM. H. Herndon
master of the work Geo. It. Schorb, X
of R. and S., and NJ. Of F.; Brooks In
man, master of exchequer; Clarence P
Lowrance, master at arms. The inner
guard and outer guard are to be appoint
ed later by the chancellor commanders
On With His Journey.
Lancaster Ledger, Wednesday: After
weeks sojourn in Lancaster, MIR. Il
Allen Nc Quarry, of Missouri, the young
man who is travelling around the worlc
to win the fair hand of the beautiful
daughter of an eccentric old gentleman
in Ark ansas, saddled his pony, called w
his dogs and resumed his journey las
Monday morning. During his stay herr
he made very favorable impression OF
all of our people and quite crowd as
sembled to bid him goodbye and wisl
him safe trip and the accomplishment
of his purpose. He expects to reaci
Charleston in the next 10 days.
1t Hurt Business.
Referring to the smallpox eXcitemen
now over, the Rock ill correspondent
of The News and Courier says: The eX
perience has been a very trying one 70
Rock Hill. The cost of vaccination wa
a considerable item. The loss of trade
during December was great. This re
dcunded to the advantage of neighborinl
markets; but the greatest trial OF all wa
the un speakable anxiety which ever.