Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-03

the reporter LnaI ii tnlS price cOntluueS
very long, and there is no improve
meut in the market, the local receipts
will soon mount up to 10000 bales.
The remark was merely al expression
of the now pretty generally apprecia-
ted fact that most of the local buyers
are inclined to take some few risks.
Gratifying News.
The announcement of the success oil
Senator Jones in persuading the col
lectors of internal revenue that cotton
tickets should not be taxed, is crafty
ing news to the cotton buyers. The
check tax has been falling upon this
class of business people with great
severity. The payment of two cents
OH each purchase of cotton would have
been ruinous business, and the buy
ers have been managing in different
ways. Some have made it a practice
10 draw from the bank every morning
as much money as they thought they
would need during the day, and pay
for cotton with the cash. Others have
had arrangements whereby merchants
cashed their checks; but all expedients
involved more or less Inconvenience
and expense, making the war tax
especially burdensome to the cotton
buyers. The restoration of the old
status will be received with pleasure
by all concerned.
Special Praise Service.
There is to be special praise SER
vice at Trinity Methodist church TO.
morrow Sunday night, which will
mark the end of the present confer
ence year. Among other things, the
exercises will include the reading OF
the annual report of the Yorkville
station that the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Brun-
son, will make to conference next
week; a talk by W. w. Lewis, Esq,
and probably other members of the
church. Notwithstanding the fact that
from many points of view the past
year has been full of temporal hard.
ships and troubles, the annual report
of the pastor will show that the con-
gregation has made more progress in
all the conditions which contribute to
general prosperity, than during any
previous year, probably, in Its history.
1t is especially desired that all the
members of the congregation be pres
ent at the meeting tomorrow night,
and b cordial invitation is extended
to the general public.
James G. Maloney.
Another good old Confederate of this
county has answered the long roll.
james G.. Maloney, died at his home
near Blairsville last Wednesday and
was buried in Sharon cemetery on
Thursday. Mr.. Maloney was of Irish
descent and was raised in the Blairsville
section, where he lived all his life,
with the exception of about three years
of the war When about 18 years of
age, in 1862, he became member of
Company A, Twelfth regiment of South
Carolina volunteers, and was good
soldier. He participated in many of
the important battles in which Gener-
al Lees army was engaged, and his
comrades remember him as brave,
fearless man who never shirked duty.
Since the war his reputation has been
that of hardworking, substantial far.
mer and model citizen. He was a
member of the Sharon Associate Re-
formed church, and for number of
years previous to his death, held the
Office of deacon. He was about SIS
years of age.
Verdict For S33,754.77.
State, Friday: ''In the United
States district court yesterday, there
was a case for damages brought up,
resulting in a verdict of $50, ,754.T
against the Carolina Sulphuric Acid
company, of Blacksburg, and in favor
of the Durham, IN. C) Fertilizer COM
pany. The suit was brought to recov.
er damages from breach of contract, in
that the acid works failed to supply
the fertilizer company with acid as
contracted for. Major James F. Hart,
of Yorkville, represented the Durham
parties, Messrs. Duncan & Sanders, of
Spartanburg, represented the Blacks
burg concern" This judgment was
under the 5 per cent. liability provision
Of the South Carolina incorporation
laws. The Durham Fertilizer compa-
ny will now jump the stockholders of
the Carolina Sulphuric Acid company,
as individuals, for 5 per cent. in cash
of the face value of the stock held by
each. The Carolina Sulphuric Acid
company, as such, is insolvent; but
many of the stockholders are quite
wealthy.
Rhyme Is In Raleigh.
Gastonia Gazette, Thursday At
Shelby, Sheriff Love took charge of
he prisoner, and paid Chief Jones
ne-third of the reward of $500 offered
~ the family of Mr.. T. G. Falls for