Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-10
LOCAL LACONICS.

Another Big Mortgage.
A mortgage for $1,S0O,0OO has been
recorded against the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension Railroad COM
pany, in the Office of the clerk of the
court of York county. The mortgage,
which is printed in pamphlet form, was
filed on last Monday. The revenue
tax amounts to 5000.
John II. Osburn, Too.
Mr.. G. T. Crook writes from Fort
Mill township that the members of the
Gold Hill Literary society have ar
ranged to send Mr.. John H. Osburn to
the Charleston reunion. Mr.. Osburn
is worthy Confederate veteran who
figured second best in the contest in
Fort Mill township.
Good Wheat Patch.
Mr.. w. M. Allison is not farmer;
but he expects to "raise his own
bread" this year. He has about an
acre of wheat that is 80 fine as to ex-
cite comment from all observers. Sew
eral individuals who have judgment
in such matters, say that it is probable
that the acre will yield as much as
80 bushels.
County Board Sustained.
The state board of education has
sustained the York county board in
its decision that the trustees in Teach
er w. C. Seagle's district did not have
the right to discharge Mr.. Seagle be.
cause of his refusal to teach the Evans
Arithmetical chart. Mr.. Seagle can
now teach without the chart unless
there is a contract otherwise.
Looking Well.
The wheat crop of the county has
come out wonderfully within the past
few weeks, and was greatly benefited
by the rain of last Friday and Satur-
day. 1t seems to be the general i'm
preston that where wheat has been
we'll manured, and especially if put in
with drill, the promise is Gne. Many
people who were quite gloomy about
the crop sometime back are now feel
ing very much encouraged.
New Telegraph Office.
It is reported from Columbia that
the Postal Telegraph company will es-
tablish an Office in Yorkville soon.
This development is result of the re-
cent act of the general assembly allow
ing telegraph companies to condemn
rights of way along the lines of rail-
road. 1t is not understood that the
postal company is rate reducer but
merely a competitor for business along
the line of quicker service and increas-
ed accommodations. Its establish
ment in Yorkville, of course, will be
very welcome.
The Confederate Dead.
In addition to the assistance already
acknowledged, THE ENQUIRER also
desires to acknowledge its Indebtedness
to Messrs. J. ]. Hunter, J. A. Watson,
|J. F. Wallace, L. R. Williams and
Herod Neal in the preparation of lists
of Confederate dead. Our arrange
ments with regard to Bethel cemetery
miscarred, and the list was supplied
by Mr.. Hunter with the assistance of
Messrs. Watson and Wallace. 1t seems
to be very complete. Mr.. Williams
supplied the Betb-Shiloh list and Mr..
Neal furnished the names of people
buried in the Hickory Grove neighbor-
hood.
Compliment to MIR. Tripp.
Captain A. Trip, of the South Caro-
lima and Georgia Extension, was
the unconscious recipient of pretty
compliment at the hands Of the vari-
GUS station agents and other employees
of the road last week. The occasion
of the compliment was this: The re-
cent deal, as the result of which the
South Carolina and Georgia fell under
the control of the Southern, left the
Extension" an orphan whose en-
ployes were unable to figure "where
they were at" Samuel Hunt, of
course, remained the fountain head
of power; but under him there