Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-24

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the approach of the train, tried to run
straight ahead. His head was cut off.
Until January 1st, 1899, For 90 Cents.
THE TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
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news, will be furnished from the date OF
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Is Your Name Enrolled?
If your name is not on the club roll
by tomorrow morning, it will be no use
for you to present yourself at the polls
next Tuesday. Under the rules you
cannot be allowed to vote.
Home Rcised Wheat.
Mr.. Pelham Morrow informs the
reporter that since the first of Janua-
ry, 1898, the Yorkville Roller mills
have ground 10000 bushels of wheat,
and of this amount $3.50 bushels were
ground during the month of July.
The present year has been the best
the mill has had since its establishment.
Inc meeting at Smyrna.
Our Smyrna correspondent writes
that there was successful campaign
meeting at that place on Monday.
Everything passed of pleasantly, and
there was an abundance of dinner for
the candidates and visitors. Messrs.
R. w. Whitesides, ]. M. Hardin and
F. D. Horn will act as managers OF
election next Tuesday.
Pension Board.
Pursuant to the published calls,
about Is old soldiers met at the court
house last Saturday for the purpose OF
electing the township pension board.
They selected Messrs. J. f. Wallace,
E. A. Gettys and W. P. Hobbs. The
chairmen of the respective townships
boards will meet in Yorkville next Sat-
urday for the purpose of organizing
the county board.
South Carolina and Georgia Extension.
The Shelby Aurora has it on author
lity which it considers reliable, that
the o. R. & G. railroad will soon pass
under the control of the South Caro-
lima and Georgia road and that Its
name will be changed to the S. G. &.
G. E. Further, it is considered pro-
bable that the road will be managed
from Charleston instead of from
Blacksburg and Shelby as heretofore.
The Scholarship Winners.
Messrs. Paul Moore and J. l.. Gard
ner were the winners the two scholar
ships to which York county is entitled
in the South Carolina Military acade-
my. Mr.. Moore is son of Mr.. Phil
ander Moore, of Delphos, and Mr..
Gardner is a son of Mrs. Lula Gard
ner, of Yorkyille. Both were former
| ly students in the Yorkville graded
school, and it was here that they Sc
cured the training that enabled them
to win.
Smith Reunion.
There was pleasant reunion of the
family of Mr.. Joseph A. Smith, at the
old gentleman's home, about five miles
northwest of Yorkville, last Thursday.
One of the features of the occasion
was big picnic dinner that was pre-
sided over by Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, and
the bountiful supply of good things
was participated in by about so chill
dren and grandchildren, along with a
few especially invited friends. Mr..
H. G. Brown made a photograph of
the family group.
The A. r. P. Young People.
The Fourth General convention of
the young people of the A. R. P. Syn
cd of the South, convened at Pisgah
church, in CASTOR county, N. c., last
Friday, and continued in session until
Saturday afternoon. Although the at
tendance was interferred with to a
considerable extent by the swollen
watercourses, there was present quite
a large number of delegates. Rev.
DR.. J. T. Chalmers, of Charlotte, de-
livered an address on. the alag and
the Cross" on Friday, and on Satur-
day Rev. DR.. R. G. Miller, of Sardis,
delivered an address on missions.
There were several other addresses,
all interesting, and the occasion gen.
orally was great success.
Will Make Another Record.
While at Clover last Saturday, the
reporter for The ENQUIRER had a
short talk with Mr.. D. J. Forbes on
the hog question. Mr.. Forbes is one
of the most experienced and successful
hog raisers in the state, and great
believer in the 80. l. c." One year
he slaughtered 4-year-old hog that
weighed 730 pounds. Last year, at
IL months and - days, his biggest pig
weighed 534 pounds. He is now pre-
pairing to go forward another notch
with tho record Tho pip that ic rp