Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-18
LOCAL LACONICS.
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LOCAL LACONICS.
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The Catawba Rifles were mustered into
the United States service OH last Saturday
with IS men as Company q.
Until January LIST, 1899, For S1.26.
THE TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-da
news, will be furnished from the date of
this issue until January99, for 3l.26.
Quarantine Raised.
A telephone message from Rock Hill,
Tuesday morning, announced that the
quarantine which was imposed against
Columbia last Thursday, on account of
smallpox" has been raised.
Decorated the BUS.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison entered into
the spirit of the occasion yesterday by
decorating their livery bus with stars and
stripes. The vehicle was drawn by four
strapping mules with red tassels, and the
outfit made quite show.
Graded School Teachers.
The trustees of the Yorkville Graded
school met Monday and reelected Mr..
w. E. Dendy as superintendent and Miss
Maggie Gist and Miss Jennie Hart as
teachers. Mr.. J. B. Kennedy and Miss
Florie Allison did not apply for re-elec-
ton and thus two vacancies are left in the
corps Of teacher.
Committed to the Chaingang.
Two recruits to the chaingang forces
were received on Monday. One, Martin
Layley, white, was sent over by Mayor
Potts, of Fort Mill. for 20 days for being
drunk and disorderly, and the other,
Hyder Wylie, colored, was sent from
Rock Hill for so days for malicious mis-
chief and carrying concealed weapons.
Fort Mill Matters.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday: T. A.
Null, merchant of Fort Mill, S. c., as
signed several days ago. Mrs. Null, to
whom he was heavily indebted, took
charge of the store. Fort Mill and Flint
Hill take it year about having big pic
mic. Fort Mill had it last year, so this
years event will be held at Flint Hill
today. The picnic is Confederate vet
erans' reunion.
All the Same.
A gentleman who lives on the Charlotte
road, a few miles from Yorkville, told the
that nearly every Friday the
mail rider on the Bethel Bandana route
stuffed the box near his house with local
papers addressed to people from the out
skirts of Yorkville OH round, and there
is not an ENQUIRER among them ex-
cept those which come to subrcribers."
"Not only that" the gentleman contin-
ued, 81 have never heard of any COM
plant by the parties to whom the papers
are addressed"
Died In Church.
Mr.. Andy r. Smith, a well-known bus
mess man of Rock Hill, died suddenly in
the First Presbyterian church during
services last Sunday morning. He threw
up his hands, gasped, fell back, and in a
few minutes was dead. Two physicians
were at his side almost instantly; but
they were unable to do anything for him.
Mr.. Smith was II years old, and was
president of the telephone and electric
light companies. Mrs. Smith was at
Camden when the death of her husband
took place, and special train was sent
for her over the o. r. & c.
Set on Fire by Lightning.
The barn of Mrs. Shillinglaw, about
two miles east of Yorkville, was struck
by lightning last Sunday night at about
s o'clock and set on fire. When discov-
cred the fire had Roadway from the
ground to the roof. Fortunately there
was no "roughness" at the point struck,
and the rain had left enough water in
puddle in the lot to serve immediate
needs. After hard fight of about Is
the fire was extinguished. None
Of the animals were injured. The loss
was in the neighborhood of $25, and is
covered by insurance.
The VarmInt Killed.
The famous "varmint," which has been
spreading so much terror in this section
was killed near Fort Mill by citizens Of
that place last Sunday morning. The
animal had attacked several people and
killed number of dogs in the neighbor-
hood. About so people got after it Sum
day morning and it was finally shot with
a rifle and shot gun. Some think the
animal was a wolf; but others are un-
certain as to what it was except that
it was an exceedingly fierce and power
ful creature the like of which had not
been seen in that section before. 1t was
Of q brown color, had bushy tail, and
weighed about rs pounds.
Chicken Little or SMALLPOX?
Yorkville has that same old disease
which created so much excitement
throughout the state some months ago,
and which has been going the rounds ever
since. Elsewhere it has been called small
,ox and chickenpoX. Experts have dag
losed it both ways. 1t has not been
known to kill anybody, or even pit them.
The first cases in Yorkville developed
week or 10 days ago, and got into the
Graded school. Quite a number of the
children had it and it kept some
If them out of school for two or three
lays. Superintendent Dendy reported
ne matter to the school trustees but they
allied to get excited. Mr.. Dendy was not
xcited himself He only reported the
natter as an incident. THE ENQUIRER
lsually keeps up with the situation, but
t did not hear of this matter until Mon
lay. OF course, if anybody wants to get
Harmed, they have perfect right to do
o; but really, we do not think there is
ny occasion for uneasiness.
Till, RJrVCIE NTEET