Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29

thing that is tangible. He said that
he would in few days begin sowing
wheat and would this fall sow 100
acres of this grain, which has been so
much neglected in this Section for so
many years. He said by planting 100
acres in wheat, his cotton crop would
be reduced fully half, as he would
SOW full. crop of oats and plants hi>
usual crop of corn. This man has
never brought corn and knows now to
sensiby reduce the cotton crop.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, Octo-
her 27: A Negro named George Nc.
Lure, wanted at Chester for breach of
contract and for fighting, was caught
last week by the Gastonia police and
was sent in to the authorities. He
he said he thought it hard to send him
and "leave them other fellows what
was wanted, too" And so the police
last night caught two Of "them other
other fellows" also. ''''''.''Rev. E. F.
Jones and family are again welcomed
residents of our town. They moved
in last week from their Zionville home,
arriving Thursday night. Mr.. Jones
attended the South Fork Association
at Penelope and will very probably
enter upon field of labor among near
by churches. They will occupy the new
residence between the White church
and Mr.. NJ. w. Jones's on the Dallas
road. .."..Henry Burton, colored, was
sent to Jail yesterday for wife-beating.
He was arrested last night by Police
man Carroll, who had lively race
after him. Several colored people
witnessed the chase, which extended
from lanyard row to Mr.. I'D. Moore's
chicken fence. This obstruction caught
the fugitive, and the police, after
scuff1e, secured his man. Wiley Car
roll is a good one. He has but little
to say, but he generally gets the man
he goes after.
CLEVELAND-King's Mountain
Reformer, October 27: Mr.. Lynn
Hogue, son of James A. Hogue, of the
Beersheba section, in York county,
accidentally ran in on us one day
last week, and we were glad to make
his acquaintance .''''''.'''''''We learn
from the Shelby correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer Of the 25th, that
the 5.year-old son of Mr.. Hamp Sim
mons, who lives near Shelby, was
caught in gin u few days ago and
received serious injuries. His right
arm was pulled off and he was cut
about the neck and side, and otherwise
injured, yet it is reported that his ply
sician thinks he is in fair way to re-
covery. ....'.."Court convened in Shell
by last Monday morning, his Honor
Judge Starbuck presiding. We learn
that the criminal docket is not so large
as common, and it is believed that it
can be cleared up in three or four
days. There are to capital cases and
those on the docket are only of local
interest. Solicitor Webb is attending
the special court in Charlotte and 4.
L. Ryburn is acting in his stead. All
civil witnesses and suitors are ordered
to Shelby today to be in readiness for
their cases. .'..''".All parties having
business before the county educational
board, should bear in mind that it
meets on Monday, the 18th of Novem-
ber. This will be the last meeting un-
til January, and all persons should take
due notice and attend then, if they
have business for the board. '''''''''This
must undoubtedly he one of the best
pumpkins years this country has ever
known. Almost every paper one picks
up has pumpkin story in il. The
largest one we have yet noticed on
record is one spoken of last week by
The Mascot. His weighed 991 pounds.
This week our "Colonel" Wade Hogue
comes to the front in this section with
pumpkin story that will do to print.
He carried two over to the mine near
where he lives and had Mr.. Hiser to
weigh them. Mr.. Kiser sends US the
weights as 80 and 81 pounds. The
largest is three feet long and four feet
r.