Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-23
LOCAL LACONICS.

LOCAL hASoNASS'
On the Yorkville Market.
Today cotton is worth from54 to cents
a pound.
Until January 1st, 1899, For $1.46.
The TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to date
news, win be furnished from the date OF
this issue until January lst, 1899, for $l.46.
Races In Rock Hill.
A feature of the Goth of May celebration
in Charlotte is to be the bicycle races.
Rock Hill is arranging to get the races
there on May 1S, which falls on Wednes-
day.
Bicycle Parade.
There was quite large turnout at the
bicycle parade last Friday afternoon.
The Eagle" riders, who were largely in
the majority, had the Eagle" flag flying,
and made quite show.
These Are Coming.
Frank P. Rhodes's 'Merry Makers"
have been booked to play in the opera
house on Tuesday and Wednesday nights
of next week. They play Heart of
Cuba" "Humpty Dumpty," and "Land
of Gold"
Better Still.
THE ENQUIRER was not exactly up
with the music last Saturday when it
stated that the stock of the York Cotton
mills had been selling at los and ITO.
The facts stated were true; but after they
were published the reporter was informed
that previously a sale had been made at
III cash, and that the purchaser is looking
for more at the same price.
Graded School Picnic.
The present session of the Yorkville
Graded school will come to an end on
May 20 with big picnic, to which the
public will be invited. A feature OF the
picnic exercises is to be declamations by
some of the more advanced pupils. Just
where the picnic is to be has not yet been
determined; but the place will be select
ed by Superintendent Dendy at the ear
liest practicable moment.
Is Is a "Dandy."
Mr.. P. w. Love has received the Mon
arch bicycle which he earned by getting
up the largest club for The ENQUIRER.
It is the highest grade 1898 model, and
the retail price is $50. Admiring wheel
men say that no prettier wheel has ever
been seen in Yorkville, and the reporter,
who has been knocking about all parts
of the county, over all kinds OF roads in
many different kinds of weather, on an
old '95 Monach, for more than two years,
is willing to guarantee that Mr.. Loves
wheel will stand up with the best of them.
Minister'S Union.
The respective pastors residing in York
Vile have organized themselves into a
Ministers union with Rev. w. G. Neville
as president and Rev. Z. S. Reaves as sec
retary. The union meets on Monday or
Tuesday night of each week at the resi-
dences of the members by rotation, and
considers matters of importance to the
spiritual welfare of the town and sur
rounding. community. One development
of the union is an arrangement to have
preaching at the cotton factory every
Sunday afternoon.
The Sewage Problem.
The sewer from the courthouse has
been emptying in the rear of Mr.. j. K.
Schorb's premises. The supervisor was
complained to sometime ago; but de-
ferred action until after the squabble
between the board of health and the
town council was settled. Then he had
the sewer extended beyond the Jail.
This carried it to Mr.. Spencer's pasture.
Now Mr.. Spencer very properly COM
plains to the town council, board OF
health and supervisor, and offers to make
personal contribution of $40, and asks
that the sewer be extended through his
pasture to another point, "without preju-
dice to his right to renew his complaint in
the event it is still nuisance" The sew
age question is knotty rather than other
wise.
Whipped by n Mob.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: Tuesday
night, Walter Beard, young Negro liv-
ing on Mr.. r. S. Hanna's place, in BE.
theSda township, was taken from his
brothers house and severely beaten by
certain parties in the township, who
charge him with using some threatening
language which, if he said it, stamps him
as a beast. Beard, who has the reputa.
ton of being thief and braggadocio
several days ago, while spouting his view,
on the war arquestion, was reported to have
said II wish war would come. We Ne
groes would hide in the swanps until all
the white men had left the country; ther
we would kill from the cradle to the
grave. I would paint every stump in this
county red with the brains of their babes
and ravsh their daughters for pastime.'
This report travelled like wildtire, and
Tuesday night two men came to hi:
brothers house, where Beard had flee
on hearing that the white people were
infiamed at his fiendish threats, and com
manded him to come out, or they would
knock the door down. Beard was per
suaded by his brother to go out and se'
what they wanted. The masked men Sc
cured him and led him apart from th'
house, and at whistle signal from one o
them, crowd of men hurried from
cluster of bushes nearby. Gathering holt
of the Negro they dragged him to tn
nearest woods, where they stripped ant
whipped him soundly.