Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-27
LOCAL LACONICS.

John RatchfOrd, colored, OF ROCK
Hill, was committed on the 22d in.
slant by Major Beckham to await trial
on the charge of burglary.
Runaway Accident.
Rev. J. B. Campbell, presiding elder
of Rock Hill district, had runaway
accident between Catawba Junction
aud Rock Hill last Friday afternoon.
He had a narrow escape from serious
injury; but fortunately, nobody Yves
dangerously hurt.
Cotton Mill at Filbert.
People of the Filbert neighborhood
are talking of building a small cotton
at that place. The idea seems to meet
with pretty general favor; but it is
fact that although it is possible to
raise the necessary capital within a
radius of four miles, the task will not
be easy.
Examining the Books.
A committee ofthe grand jury, con
sisting of Messrs. w. S. Gordon, }. d.
McFadden and F. B. Love, commenced
work yesterday making an examina'
ton of the books and papers of the
various county officers. Mr.. John A,
Shurley, foreman of the grand jury, is
also present. The committee will
probably be in Yorkville all the week.
Death of Mrs. Allen.
Rock Hill correspondence Columbia
State, Thursday: Mrs. Eliza Barber
Allen, the widow of the late John K.
Allen, died at Wellridge, the home OF
Mr.. James Barber, on the Goth instant.
Mrs. Allen was about 81 years old,
was a native of Chester county and
was a member of the well-known Bar
ber family. Mrs. Allen spent the most
of her life here, where her late hus-
band, Mr.. John R. Allen, was prom
inent merchant and citizen.
Distribution of School Funds.
A paragraph recently reproduced
from The Columbia Record, stating
that the school funds of York county
only lacked S9O.37 of amounting to
So per capita for the enrolment, was
somewhat in error. The present law
provides that school funds be appor-
toned on basis of $75 for each
three months school, and that short
ages be made up from the dispensary
fund. The $9037 referred to repre-
sents the amount that is lacking in
York county to give each three months
school $75.
Price of Cotton.
Yorkville is the best cotton market
in the state. 1t has been so all along.
On Monday Mr.. Ashe paid $50. He
said at the time that be would have
been willing to have paid Z cents for a
better grade. Yesterday morning MIR.
Pegram offered 7 cents. The sample
went to another buyer, who took 1t at
7O5. Later in the day Mr.. Ashe start
ed three bales at round. They sold
for 7.125. The market is confessedly
high. Sharp competition among the
buyers is the principal cause. New
York opened yesterday slightly above
Mondays close; but fell six points on
the second call.
Rock Hills Bonded Warehouse.
Work is being pushed on Rock
Hills bonded warehouse as rapidly as
possible. The walls of one section
were up last Saturday about ready for
the roof. Present plans contemplate
the building of the warehouse in only
two sections, one to hold 900 bales
and the other about 800 bales. AL
ready, however, there are indications
that it will be necessary to begin work
on still another section, before the
present contract is completed. The
management proposes to lend their
customers money on cotton up to Is
or 80 per cent. of its value.
Death of Daniel Thomas.
A telephone message from Chester
yesterday morning, announced the
death at 9.35 o'clock of Mr.. Daniel c.
Thomas, second son of Mr.. Edward
Thomas, of Sharon, and for several
years past a trusted engineer on the
Carolina and Northwestern railroad.
Mr.. Thomas was stricken with ty-
phoid fever some weeks ago and after
being confined to his bed for quite a
while, became convalescent. He ex-
perienced a backset, however, and
this proved fatal. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas went down to Chester on
Monday night and were at the bedside
when death occurred. The deceased
was in the 32d year of his age. He
was a quiet, intelligent young man,
faithful in all things, especially to his
duty, and stood high not only in the
regard of his employers; but in the
regard of all his friends and acquaint-
ances. He leaves widow and sew
eral children.
Caveny vs. Fewell and Nicely.
Under an order recently issued by
Judge Gage, Mr.. w. J. Caveny has
commenced supnlementary proceed