Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-12
LOCAL LACONICS.
Riddle vs.. Reese.

LOCAL LACONICS.
Riddle vs.. Reese.
The supreme court has granted an or
der dismissing the case of J. H. Riddle
administrator, VS.. NJ. R. Reese.
Price Of Cotton.
Only a small quantity of cotton has been
selling on this market since Christmas.
The price still ranges from about 5 to 81.
Building Up.
Few people, who return to Yorkville
after long absence, fail to notice the
marked improvement that has taken
place on Kings Mountain street during
the past few years. Six or seven new
houses have been built and there are still
others under contemplation.
Grip Among the Children.
There is prevalent among the children
of Yorkville and surrounding country,
quite an alarming disorder that is desig-
mated by some of the physicians as grip
of the stomach. The trouble shows itself
first in slight fever, accompanied by
restlessness, with vomiting at frequent
intervals. The ENQUIRER has heard Of
quite number of cases, sometimes as
many as three or four in single family.
Wallace w. LangstOn.
The case of J. f. Wallace ct al, trus-
tees, RESPONDENTS, VS.. w. j. Langston, ct
al, trustees, appellants, was argued in
the supreme court last Friday. Mr.. w.
B. deLoach appeared for the appellants,
and Mr.. &. w. S. Hart for the respon-
dents; Mr.. deLoach in reply. This is
what is known as the Baptist High school
building case, and involves the personal
liability of the trustees who purchased
the property from its owners.
With the Cotton Growers.
The business men of Rock Hill gen.
orally are in full sympathy with the OBJ
jects of the York County Cotton Growers
association as expressed in the recent COIL
vention. One of the leading merchants
of the town, who probably controls more
land than any other farmer in York coun-
ty, is on record as having said that he
will do whatever the cotton growers Of
the county say to do, and, further, he will
see to it that every renter or cropper over
whom he has any control, must conform
to the proposed reduction of the cotton
crop to ten acres to the plow.
Good Roads and Bad.
The traveller between Yorkville and
Rock Hill can get good object lesson
on the road question just at this time.
A representative of THE ENQUIRER
made the trip on bicycle last Saturday.
From Yorkville to Tirzah, the road is
generally heavy and badly cut up, neces-
stating good deal of walking. From
Tirzah on, where so much work was done
last summer and fall, the road is in first
class condition, and it is easy riding all
the way. With the wet weather that is
usual during the season from now on, it
is likely that the road from Yorkville to
Tirzah will become all but impossible in
many places, while that between Tirzah
and Rock Hill promises to remain fairly
good all winter.
Rev. Mr.. Neville on Prohibition.
Rev. w. G. Neville, pastor Of the York
Vile Presbyterian church, preached his
promised sermon on the liquor question
to large congregation last Sunday night.
Mr.. Neville took his text from Habakuk
ii, Is: "Woe unto him that giveth bis
neighbor drink, that putteth thy bottle
to him, and maketh him drunken Also"
The sermon was plain. and practical
throughout and the points were present.
ed with much force. Among other things
Mr.. Neville said that the whisky evil was
here before the flood, it is here now and
will always be here; but these facts do
not in any respect diminish the response.
bility of Christian citizens. He said also
that while the dispensary is preferable to
the saloon and the saloon is preferable to
the blind tiger, the sale of liquor by any
Of these institutions is undesirable, and
no church member can properly give it
endorsement. The liquor laws are not
enforced either in the nation, state or mu-
nicipality, and the fault lies partly with
the authorities and partly with the citi-
Zenship. There is too little sincerely in
regard to the matter. To say that prohi-
bition does not prohibit is unfair. There
are laws also against murder. They do
not prohibit either, and would not pro-
hibit as far as they do were it not for the
fact that they are backed by more
wholesome sentiment than is the prohi-
bition of liquor. He asked for more
wholesome sentiment in condemning the
illicit traffic in liquor in melting out prop
er punishment. Taken altogether the
sermon, while not of the sensational or
der, was an unusually strong one, and
the effect will no doubt be good.