Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-12
LOCAL LACONICS.

Valentine Day.
Next Monday, the 18th instant, is VAL
entine Day.
Cotton Advancing.
There has been an encouraging advance
in the price of cotton during the past few
days. The price in Yorkville, yesterday,
was from 81 to 81. At the II o'clock call
on the New York Cotton Exchange yes
terday, May futures were quoted at GOT.
Gold Hill School.
Following is the honor roll for Gold
Hill school, Miss Maggie Alexander,
principal, for the month Of January
Cammie Crook, So; Annie Crook, 96 I;
Elmore Crook, 92 Tot Crook, 95; Annie
Faris, 81; Beulah Faris, 81; Bessie Faris,
90; Price Faris, SO; Belle Nicholson, 81 {;
Lee Nicholson, 92; Guy Blankenship, 923 /;
Julia Blankenship, 80; Beulah Kimball,
90; Maggie Wilson, 95; Willard Wilson,
SO; Oscar Faris, 80.
How to Detect 1t.
From mill man who knows whereof
he speaks, the reporter has gotten lnfor-
nation as to how to detect corn meal IN
flour. 1t cannot be detected by the color.
The corn used is generally of variety
that is even whittier than the wheat. The
simplest way is to mix the flour with a
little water, then smooth the surface OF
the dough with knife blade and put out
in the sun to dry. If the dough cracks II
is mixed with corn meal; but if it re-
mains smooth, it is pure wheat The
mill man says the test is infallible.
Out at the Chaingang.
The chaingang is still working at the
Fishing creek crossing, on the Charlotte
road. two miles from Yorkville. 1t has
been operating at this point for about six
weeks. The old road is to be abandoned
entirely at the creek crossing, and the
present work consists of the construction
of a new road to the west of the old road
bed. The new road is to be graded to
height of from to feet for distance of
200 Yards or more, and the work is now
about half completed. There will be an
opening of some go or 70 feet for the
creek, which will be spanned by sub
stantial bridge resting on rock abutments.
The calculation is that when the work IS
finished, the road across the bottoms will
be above high water mark from one side
to the other.
The Forged Check Matter.
The statement, Wednesday, that the
check which the Negro, Jim Anderson,
attempted to have cashed in Chester was
drawn in favor of Mrs. Mobley," was
incorrect. It was payable to Mrs. Sallie
Hemphill. The Negro had attempted to
forge Mrs. Hemphil's name, and in
doing so made the ignorant blunder OF
putting Hemp" in one line and running
the "hilr' over to the next. The check
was for 800. The Negro claimed that the
lady who gave him the check owed him
50 and he was to carry back the change.
When he left the bank with Major Mar
shall, it was to find brick house on
York street. 1t was at his own request
that he was accompanied by the major,
and as it afterward developed, the request
had only been made as a bluff. The
check had been mailed by Mrs String
fellow at Rock Hill on the previous
Wednesday night.
Still Quibbling.
The town council of Yorkville is just
publishing an ordinance requiring the
health officer and secretary of the board
of health to each give j bond for the
faithful performance Of their duties, in
the sum of 5000. If the council will now
approve the health regulations as recon-
mended by the board of health, without
an attempt to amend these regulations so
as to usurp to themselves all authority
which the law does not contemplate that