Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-29
LOCAL LACONICS.

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Hooked by a Cow.
A little child of Mr.. Chris Stewards
was hooked by a COW last Sunday
afternoon. Its injuries are quite Sc.
rious.
The Catawbas Get 1t.
The Catawba Rifles have won the
flag offered by the Columbia Record
in its recent voting contest. They
received 1880 votes. The next COM
pany was the Darlington Guards with
1915. The total number of votes cast
during the contest was 3S,643.
Sale of the o. R.&C.
The sale of the o. R. andC. railroad
is to take place at the depot at Mari
on, n. c., on the first day of August,
1898. No bid of less than $4,000
will be received, and no bid of any
amount will be considered until after
the bidder has deposited certified
check for $4,000.
The Famine Over.
The water famine that has been on
in Yorkville for about two weeks, was
ended on Monday. Mr.. Grimes got
the pump in operation Saturday night,
and the standpipe was supplied for
fire purposes. The water was not
turned on for consumers until Mon
day. At present everything is work
ing nicely.
War Revenue Stamps.
In another column, R. Lee Kerr,
cashier, announces that the Savings
Bank of Rock Hill has on sale all
stamps required by the war revenue
law which goes into effect next Fri
day. The articles and instruments,
etc., requiring stamps, have already
been enumerated in THE ENQUIRER,
and an official copy of the war revenue
law may be seen at this Office.
Where They Ought to Be.
Schade, Counselman, Pitman and
Butts, the bicyclists who carried off
the prizes, if not the honors, at the
recent meet in Yorkville, have been
transferred by the L. A. w. to the pro-
fessional class. These riders should
really have been in the professional
class for several years. In touring the
country, raking in the prizes at anna
tour races, they have been having a
soft snap of it. From now on they
will continue to stand good chance
of success but hereafter they will have
to work for it.
Keeping Cool.
Yorkville will be able to keep cooler
this summer than ever before. The
recent move of Mr.. T. B. McClain in
reducing the price of ice to half cent
pound, has placed this luxury with
in the reach of everybody-who feels
the need of it. 1t has also largely in
creased the consumption of ice. AS to
whether Mr.. McClain will find the en-
terprise profitable is question which
does not concern the public, for if
there is any man in town who is thor
ough business, it is Mr.. McClain, and
while he is left to look after his own
affairs the public can afford to keep
cool.
Excursion to Charlotte.
A train load of Negroes went on an
excursion from Yorkville to Charlotte
last Friday. On reaching Charlotte
they were met by some physicians, ac-
companied by an armed guard, who
held them up for an hour, during
which there was a perfunctory search
for SMALLPOX" No cases were found.
Several of the eXcursionists who had
gotten advance intimations of the
holdup, slipped off the train before the
depot was reached and made their
way up town. The eXcursionists re-
turned to Yorkville at a late hour
Friday night, and reported that good
order and good behavior generally
prevailed throughout the trip.
What Is the Trouble?
The development of half dozen
cases Of fever in Iorkvile has caused
a great deal Of speculation as to the
probable cause. There is much diff
ference of opinion. Some say stand
pipe water, some attribute most of the
trouble to that recent moonlight pic
mic at Kings Mountain Chapel and the
poisoned water Of the well. 1t is a
fact that five out of six people who
have been down were on this eXcur-
sion, and their illness developed after
ward. Others say bad sanitary condi-
tions generally, and still others have
other views. TO arrive at a satisfac-
tory conclusion is next to impossible
but we have no idea that the standpipe
is in the least responsible. However,
in order to remove all suspicion, it
would be well to send five or ten gal
Ions of the water to Clemson college
and have it analyZed