Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-04

warehouse was of course destroyed.
The total loss, including buildings and
contents is something over $4,000.
There was insurance to the amount
of $1,25O. The engine house and a
brick shed near by, were saved with
much difficulty.
New Postoffice.
The postoffice department has order
ed the establishment Of a new postof
fee, about three miles from Blairsville,
somewhat off the regular mail route,
and to be known as Cora. Mr.. John
A. Graves has been appointed as post
master. As yet, no arrangements have
been made for the supplying of this
office; but an effort will be made to
have the mail route changed so as to
take it in at least once day.
Probably a Murder.
In an alteration near Mr.. William
Carson's, five miles south of Yorkvllle
yesterday morning, Tony Jaggers, COL
ored shot George Burris, also colored
ard ran away. The wound is in the
abdomen and is considered dangerous.
Sheriff Logan went down after the
shooting 10 see if he could catch Jag
gers with a blood hound, and up to
the time The ENQUIRER went to
press had not returned.
The Cotton Market.
The Yorkville cotton market stands
about the same as when last reported.
The ruling price yesterday was u;
but as high as 7.65 was paid for few
bales. In New York Monday mid
ding cotton was worth Z 1-l6. Dur
ing the day the future market effected
net gain of from 81 to "a points; but
Yesterdays opening showed decline
of 13 points. The ENQUIRER went TO
press before the close of the market
was reported. ..
A Raid Among the Tigers.
Policeman Rose entered the Swamp
town Jungle last Monday night on
still hunt and caught three blind tigers
Ed Simpson, Lge Sutton and Pomp
Beatty. The two first named were in
the act of selling. The last was car
rying spirits in tin bucket, probably
to fill an order. Simpson and Sutton
were sent to the chaingang for 80 days
each. The evidence against Pomp
Beatty was not deemed sufficient to
convict. The source of the liquor
supply was found to be in all old stove
in a yard at the rear of the tiger den.
The Sorghum Crop.
The sorghum crop this year is quite
light. There is a good deal of sorg-
hum but the stalks are small, and it
takes more of them to make a given
quantity of molasses. Mr.. w. S. Will
kerson, of Hickory Grove, is making
molasses this year again. The capaci-
ty of his plant is something like ITO
or 12O gallons day; but this year he
saws he is not able to average much
more that 100 gallons daily. 1t is on
account of the smallness of the cane
The molasses, he says, however, is of
first.cla quality and in considerable
demand.
Medlin Sentenced to Hang.
Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Sher-
iff Love, of CASTOR, 'phoned Mr.. F. Il.
McNiuch last evening that the jury in
the Drayton Medliu case returned
verdict-afler five hours-of murder
in the first degree. Medlin was SEN
fenced to be hanged Thursday, No
vember 8. His victim was William
Brown, superintendent of the Gastonia
Cotton mills. The killing took place
June 9th. Medlin's counsel, Messrs.
+. /. Osborne, Milan and O. F. Mason
took an appeal. The prosecution was
conducted by Colonel H. c. Jones and
Messrs. F. r. McNlnch and f. y.
Webb.
Home of the York Drug Store.
The firm of Carothers & Williams,
proprielors of the York Drug store, Is
to become Hannahan, Carothers 4
Williams on January l., next, and the
business is to he thereafter conducted
in handsome new home, to he erect
ed on Main street, between the office
of DR.. Miles Walker and Mrs. i. M. .
Dobson's store. Mr.. G. H. OLeary is
to put up the new building. He has
already given out the contract to
Messrs. J. J. Keller & Co., who have
agreed TO have it ready for occupancy
by December Is. The building Is to
be the handsomest business house in
town. 1t will have an iron and plate
glass front, and will be 80 feet wide by
60 feet long. The interior Is to be es-
pecially arranged for modern drug
store, and among other conveniences
will include a soda water parlor,
a handsome prescription room, and
an Office for Doctors Carothers u
Williams. There will be brick ware
room outside for the accommodation
of paints, oils and other heavy goods,
and taken altogether, the whole SUR