Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
LOCAL LACONICS.


in a big stock of goods for the fall
trade.
A Big Club Roll.
There are on the Yorkville precinct
club roll some 700 or 800 names; but
it is not likely that the vote will be
more than 500 or 600.
At McConnellsville.
There was a fairly good attendance
on the campaign meeting at McCon-
nellsville last Thursday, and the at
tention was, for the most part, good.
The Blairsville Picnic.
The campaign meeting at Blairsville
compared favorably in size with that
at Barnett's Mountain. The two NAM
ed were the banner meetings of the
campaign.
Commission Issued.
A commission has been issued to the
Smith-Fewell company, of Rock Hill.
Corporators, A. E. Smith, ]. w.
O'Neal, B. M. Fewell and J. B. Sykes.
Capital stock, s35 900, divided into $50
shares of 500 each.
Fodder Pulling.
Fodder pulling has been on with the
farmers during the past week when
the weather permitted. Many farmers
who might otherwise have been out,
have been prevented by this from at
tendance on the campaign meetings.
We Are Looking For 1t.
Both Chester and Lancaster have
marketed their first bales of cotton for
this season. A considerable quantity
of cotton has been picked by different
York farmers; but the first bale has
not yet put in its appearance.
No High Water Yet.
Mr.. w. G. Brown, of Hopewell, was
in Yorkville on Thursday. He said
that Broad river has not yet been out
of its banks this summer but it will
be another full month before the
splendid corn crop growing in the bot
tom is ready to harvest.
Sudden Death.
Bill Love, vagabond Negro, died
suddenly on Mr.. Dave McCarter's
place, a few miles northeast of York
vile, last Thursday night. He had
been left alone in house, apparently
in good health, and when discovered
shortly afterward, was dead.
The Tirzah Meeting.
We have made no special effort to
get a report of the developments at
Tirzah yesterday. We were informed
ovel the phone, however, at noon,
that there was only small crowd
present, and although the dispensary
was open, things were moving along
quietly, and good order was prevail
ing.
The Majority Plan.
The various candidates for magis-
trate in York township have agreed
to conduct their primary under the
rules and regulations of the Demo-
cratic party. The majority plan will
obtain, and in the event none of the
candidates receive a majority in the
first primary, there will be a second
race between the two highest. There
will be boxes at Yorkville, Sharon and
Tirzah.
The Election Tuesday.
THE ENQUIRER has made its usual
arrangements whereby it hopes to give
the result of next Tuesdays primary
election in the issue of Wednesday.
1t will be impossible to get up the re-
turns in time to catch either the north
bound o. R. & c., or the southbound
C. & NV. on Tuesday afternoon, and
subscribers who have been receiving
their papers by these trains, will gov
ern themselves accordingly.
Burglars In Rock Hill.
Our Rock Hill correspondent writes
that a burglar entered the residence of
Mr.. w. H. Stewart, in Rock Hill, on
last Wednesday night, and stole pair
of pants containing 50 in cash and a
watch. A pair of pants was stolen
from the residence of Mr.. J. B. Fewell.
During the same night, Mr.. w. B.
Fewell was chloroformed by the burg
lars in his home at Old Point. The
burglars remained in the house for
several hours, and among other things
stole a pair Of pants in the pockets of
which there was SIS in cash. An at
tempt was made to enter the house of
DR.. J. w. White, but Mrs. White was
awake and the burglars were fright
ened away.
Ellerbe and Featherstone.
Mr.. w. H. Moore, of Rock Hill,
made the closest election guess two
years ago. 1t lacked very little of be-
ing as good as it would have been if
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