Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-03
LOCAL LACONICS.
Shooting Scrape at Sharon.

Shooting Scrape at Sharon.
Isaac Sims, colored, was shot by
Steven Carter, near Sharon, yesterday
afternoon at about 8 o'clock, and
seriously, though not fatally, wound
ed. Carter is in Jail.
Stronger and Stronger.
With each primary Mr.. Finley
grows stronger. The next one-two
weeks from last Tuesday-will settle
the matter. He will represent this
district in congress.
The First Bale.
The first bale of new cotton put on
the Yorkville market was sold yester-
day by Mr.. Sam NJ. Inman, of York
vile, to Mr.. John NJ. Hope. 1t gra-
ded low middling and the price paid
was 5 cents.
It Is Good Luck.
A fine boy came to the home OF
Hon. D. E. Finley on election day,
and Mr.. Finley put in most of the
day at home, while the voters took
care of his interests at the polls.
Judging from the result of the count
Tuesday night, it appears that the
interesting little stranger brought his
papa quite wave of good luck.
Cotton and Fodder.
The following report of crop condi-
tions in York county, made to Director
Bauer by Mr.. D. T. Leslie, of Les
lie, was published last Wednesday.
"Fodder pulling under way, but no
good fodder is being housed corn crop
above an average; too much rain for
cotton which is rusting some and open
ing rapidly picking has begun"
Fine Work at the Phone.
The ENQUIRER is under special OBJ
legations for the good work done by
Mr.. Tom Thomasson at the telephone
Office last Tuesday night. With the
large number of people who from Gu
riosity and other reasons, were con-
stantly interrupting, nobody but an
expert could have gotten the business
through. Mr.. Thomasson is an ex-
pert.
S. C. s. G.. Takes Charge.
A Blacksburg special of Thursday
to the Columbia State says: "Gen-
eral Manager Sands, General Superin-
tendent w. S. Jones and Traffic Man
ager Emerson, of the South Carolina
and Georgia railroad, are here this
morning to take formal possession of
the offices and shops of the Ohio River
and Charleston railroad. For the
present, at least, there will be no
changes made among the officers and
men who have been operating the
Ohio River and Charleston road. The
primary election at this place passed
off very quietly and without single
disturbance"
Colored Farmers.
The colored farmers of Yorkville
and vicinity held their annual picnic
at Davis's mineral spring on August
26. The attendance numbered about
600. Three bands-the Silver Link
Cornet band of Yorkville, the Byars
band, and the Chambers band-fur-
nished the music. Speeches were
made by G. w. Franklin, Green Sim
ril, Revs. Russell and Byars, on farm
ing subjects. There was an abun-
dance of good things to eat, good
order prevailed and the colored farm
ers enjoyed themselves generally.
Don't Belong to Him.
The reporter asked Treasurer Neely
yesterday what he thought of Mr..
Blankensbip's message. In reply, Mr..
Neely said that he had sent word to
Mr.. Blankenship that he was much OBJ
hged for the kind feelings expressed !;
"but that he was mistaken as to one
thing" continued Mr. Neely. line
office does not belong to me. I have
never thought SO. 1t belongs to the
people, and they will continue to use
their own pleasure about keeping me
in it or turning me out. l am very
grateful, indeed, for the treatment I
have always received, and 1 shall con-
tinue to do nay best to deserve its
continuance"
We Beg to Apologize.
Unintentionally, in our last issue,
we did our friends, the telegraph op-
orators, an injustice in stating that
their offices were closed at $50 last
Tuesday night. 1t is a fact that to
keep the Office open at this place after
$50, one has to make arrangements
beforehand and pay for the conven-
ience Foreseeing that we would be