Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23

track from Newton to Hickory is pro-
crossing finely. The right Of way was
purchased from the SOuthen's roadbed,
and this makes the work a great deal
lighter than the grading of new route
would have been. With the exception Of
a little shaping up, six miles of the road
from Hickory is ready for the crossties,
sides of Conover. BY the first of May the
grading will be about completed. The
ties and iron will be laid during May and
June and by the first of July, "the Peo-
ple's Own Line'' will run their trains on
their own track between Newton and
Hickory. This will not only save the
road heavy rental; but will save the
railroad men and the public much incon-
venience in the running of trains between
these two places.
Only One Small Company.
Ex-senator Finley figures out that upon
the population basis, call for $4,000 vol
unteers will take only about 33 from York
county. 1t may be different later on |;
but Just now it would be difficult to get
80 people who want to 60. So far as is
currently reported, Yorkville is prom
ising only two.
Price of Cotton.
Cotton is worth about 81 cents in York.
Vile. The contract market in New York
is now Of course very sensational. May
futures closed on Thursday afternoon at
5.2S. They opened yesterday morning at
ga and and at II o'clock call, the figures
were $40. War developments were hav-
ing an important influence on the rapid
fluctuations.
VIII Come Up Tuesday.
The case against Magistrate Sandifer
charged with refusal to work the road, Is
to come up before Magistrate Plaxico on
next Tuesday. The reporter was inform
ed yesterday that the proceedings are per-
fectly regular, and it is claimed that there
is no question of the jurisdiction of Mag
istrate Plaxico to try the case. Magistrate
Sandifer will be represented by Mr.. Fin
ley. The information is that the prose-
cution will not be represented by counsel.
Fire In Fort Mill.
day by telephone to the effect that the
Milfort mill was burning. 1t developed
later that the fire originated in the base
ment; but Just how is not yet known.
The flames were not finally extirguished
until late Wednesday afternoon. The
damage to the mill is in the neighborhood
of S25, 900 or $50 1000; but this is more than
covered by insurance. There is strong
suspicion that the fire was the work of an
incendiary, but this is not known. 1t
may have been due to other causes.
The simkins- Fabel Company.
The Simkins- Fabel company had bet
ter house on Tuesday than on Monday
night, and on Wednesday night still
better one than on Tuesday but upon
a basis Of real merit, it can hardly be said
that the company got its deserts here, for
taken all around it was equal to the very
best show that has yet appeared in the
operahouse. They did not play Monte
Cristo" on Wednesday night on account
of unforeseen inability to secure certain
necessary stage fixtures. From here the
company went to Spartanburg.
MIR. VIM. Smith Hills Dead.
From the Rome Tribune, of March 20,
overlooked until now, THE ENQUIRER
learns that Mr.. VIM. Smith Hills, who
was in Yorkvile in January looking up
information as to his ancestry in the
Youngblood family of York county, died
in Charleston on March 26. Mr.. Hills
was native of Floyd county, Ga, having
been born there on November 4, 1887.
His home, until recently, was Grand
Rapids, Mich. He came south some few
months ago in the hope Of regaining his
mate, however, was the opposite from
what was expected, and his death in
Charleston was quite sudden. His re-
mains were inferred at Rome, Ca, on
March %.