Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
LOCAL LACONICS.

And They'H pc AT IL rOr Sometime'
The people commenced stamping
yesterday.
Died of Paralysis.
Mrs. W.. B. Huckabee, of Rock Hill,
died on Thursday afternoon of pa
ralysis.
More Capital.
The Clover Cotton Manufacturing
company has been authorized to in
crease its capital stock to Sl5O,0OO.
To Hear Bob Taylor.
The excursion to Cliffs, N. c., over
the C. and n. w. yesterday, included
quite crowd of people.
Going to the Front.
A train load of mules passed through
Rock Hill on Thursday on the way to
Tampa. 1t was followed by another
train loaded with troops and ambu'
lances.
Cotton Factory Burned.
The Fishing Creek Cotton factory
was destroyed by fire during Thurs
day night toward morning. Up to the
hour it was necessary to 60 to press nc
further particulars had been received
Shooting Scrape.
Lem Wier, little Negro bootblack
shot Alfred Johnson, another Negro
in the arm, last Monday night, and
was sent to the chaingang for A days
on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons and shooting on the streets.
Additional Spindles.
The York cotton mills are putting
in 672 additional spindles, along with
the machinery that goes with them
including 500 twisters. This addition
is being made from the ordinary earn.
ing of the mills, and will materially
increase the splendid earning capacity
of the plant.
Ardrey and Goza.
John E. Ardrey and S. R. Coca are
both expect to be in the races at Rock
Hill next Monday, and they expect to
make each other do some fast riding
To the disappointment of many people,
Hope Brison, Clover's young cham.
pion, will not be there. He will not
be at any of the races to be held abou,
on account of the veto of his father.
Shooting Scrape at Leslie.
In a drunken row, at colored
church near Leslie, last Sunday, Allen
Barnett shot Alec Archer. The shoot.
ing was done with a revolver, and the
shots-three in number-took effect in
Archer's breast, stomach and arm
Archer is in a critical condition. Bar.
nett surrendered to Sheriff Logan on
Tuesday, pending the result Of the
wounded mans injuries.
The Gaffney Celebration.
THE ENQUIRER is in receipt of q
neatly printed invitation reading
"You and your friends are cordially
invited to visit Gaffney on July 4
1898, the one hundred and twenty.
second anniversary of the indepen.
dence of the United States, and par.
ticipate in the general exercises ot
the day" The invitation comes with
the compliments of The Ledger.
Next Monday.
Court convenes next Monday, his
honor Judge Townsend presiding
His honor has way Of pushing things
and with the few cases there are on
the criminal docket, it is likely that
all business will be disposed of before
Wednesday. Salesday will be Tues
day, instead of Monday-Monday be,
ing legal holiday. As to whether
Judge Townsend will abserve Monday
as holiday remains to be seen. II
he does not desire to do so, there is
an easy way around the matter.
The First Watermelon.
TO Mr.. K. G. Jackson, of Glover
belongs the honor of producing the
first watermelon of the season. He
brought THE ENQUIRER one yesterday
that weighed 81 pounds. 1t was O
the Gray Monarch variety, and perfect
in taste and flavor. Mr.. jackson
plucked the first one from the field or