Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-21
LOCAL LACONIC5.

Indefinitely Postponed.
The Rock Hill bicycle races which were
to have taken place on May Is, were inde-
finitely postponed.
Fell From Wagon.
Mr.. j. G. Spencer, a prominent busi-
ness man of Gatfney City, was killed last
Thursday morning by falling from a
wagon.
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To be Dedicated Tomorrow.
The Baptist church at Hickory Grove
will be dedicated tomoTow--Sunday.
Rev. Thomas Dickson, of Shelby, will
preach the dedicatory sermon.
A Severe Blow.
Mr.. Frank Lynn, who lives on the
Kings Mountain road, three miles from
Yorkville, bad two cows killed by light
ming last Sunday afternoon. They were
the only cows he had, and the blow falls
upon him quite heavily.
WhatS dODDS Up ko
Mr.. S. L. Hobbs, agent at the o. K q
c., has purchased from Mr.. R. j. Hern-
don, what is known as the r. j. Withers
property, on the eastern outskirts OF
Yorkville. The property consists of a
handsome two story dwelling, surround
ed by small farm
Approaching Marriage.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Rev.
McElwee Ross (Job) and Miss Lylla Boyd
Ketchen. The ceremony is to take place
in the Associate Reformed church at
Winnsboro, on the afternoon of Wednes-
day, June l.
In Charge of the st. Charles.
Mr.. J. S. C. Timberlake, of whom mem
ton was made in The ENQUIRER recent
ly, has assumed the management of the
st. Charles hotel, Charleston, and is hav-
ing it completely renovated. He expects
TO conduct tirst-class commercial and
family hotel, at moderate prices, and from
his general reputation as hotel man,
hereafter the St. Charles will be good
place for the people of this section to go
to when they visit Charleston.
The Graded School.
After hard weeks work on final ex-
aminations, the Yorkville Graded school
wound up the year with a big basket
picnic at Moss's pond. The picknickers
were returning as THE ENQUIRER went
to press. The exercises in the opera
house Thursday night, the programme OF
which has already been published, were
highly creditable. The annual report Of
the board Of trustees, which was read by
Chairman Lewis, made a capital showing.
As to Waterworks.
Winnsboro News and Herald: Inten-
dant Coan is very much interested i'll wa
terworks, and OH his visit to Yorkville
made an examination into the works in
that town. 1t is wholly unnecessary now
to state the great advantages of water
works. For vegetable and flower gar
dens, for hundred conviences in ones
home, everyone now knows the value OF
waterworks. BY having water through
houses, the destruction by fire is impro-
bable. 1t is true that waterworks will
cost money, but by reducing insurance
rates it will nearly offset the increase in
taxes.
Not At It's Best.
Chief Cartwright, Of the fire depart
ment, was very much humiliated on
Tuesday at the failure of the water sys-
tenn to show up as it should have showed
up. He had neglected nothing that was
essential to the best possible showing,
and notwithstanding the most urgent Or
ders, repeated over and over until within
two hours of the time when the matter
should have been attended to, the stand