Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-25


the citizens will join in and help
those interested to get up first-class
brass band. ..''."The Baptists are think.
ing of making some important changes
in their building sometime in the
spring. Just what improvements will
be made have not been decided upon
but it is certain that something will be
done to accommodate the audiences
........The Southern railroad will put
in considerable amount of sidetrack
as soon as they can get some new rails.
On the right hand side of the main
track, there will be a sidetrack from
the Narrow Gauge crossing down to
the coffin factory. On the left hand
side they will run a sidetrack out to
where the new mill will be built.
CHESTER-The Lantern, Novem.
Der 81: Charley Byrd, who is in the
Philippines, greatly appreciates letters
and everything else from home. He
says he would rejoice to see NANCY
dog from Chester. 1--WE regret to
hear that Mr.. J. Wesley Davis is pros
trated with something like appoplexy.
The doctor tells him he must not use
tobacco, and this is hard saying. ''''''
Yesterday Mr.. T. G. Strong, of Corn
we'll, when asked how the grain sown
in his neighborhood compares with that
of previous years, said it looked
as if there was twice as much. .'.''''''
Robert Thomas, an old colored man
who, a few years ago, owned some
property in Chester, left with his
family last week for Tennessee. This
is the third time he has moved to that
state. When he is there he wants
back here, and when here he thinks he
can do hetter there. He owns home
in Tennessee. Spartanburg CORES.
pondence of The State: Spartanburg
has for some time desired direct
connection with the Seaboard Air Line.
Many suggestions have been made, the
last of which is that direct line be
built to Chester. Mr.. l.. T. Dean, who
represents the Swifts, of Chicago, was
in the city several days last week. He
has been looking over the ground, and
it is unoAicially stated that a survey
will soon be made, including several
important towns on the route. This
will open up a new territory and means
much for this and other points in
cluded.
LANCASTER-Ledger, November
%: Coroner Young held an inquest
yesterday over the body of II year
old son of Patterson, colored,
near Elgin. The boy was well and
was picking cotton in the field with
two other children when he complained
of a pain in his side. Before he could
be taken to the house he was dead.
The jury found that death resulted
from natural causes. .'...''''Mr. w. D.
Ingram passed through town yester-
day on his return to Kershaw from
Columbia, having completed his work
on the Perry extension of the South
ern railway. This was squick piece
of railroad building as was ever done in
the state. The work was begun July
1st and the last spike was driven on
November 10th. ...'..''..Sheriff Clyburn
has still another bloodhound-making
three now in his charge. He and Dep
uty Wilson have had several chases !;
but they have never been put on trail
of criminal as yet. The sheriff car
ried one of the hounds with him to
Mr.. Hinson's last Sunday morning af-
ter hearing of the burning of his barn /;
but it was impossible to locate any
track as the track of the iDcendlary,
there being hundreds of tracks about
the place, consequently the sheriff was
disappointed in having chase. .'.''''''
Although strongly solicited, Mayor
Thomson, who has served the town
faithfully and efficiently the past four
years, positively declines to accept
the nomination for reelection. The
the time for making nominations draws
nigh and voters should be exchanging
ideas with a view to selecting the best
available men possible for mayor and
wardens of the town. Positive, pro-
gressive, public spirited, independent
men are the kind needed to be worthy
successors to the present council. ''''''''
The barn and stables of Mr.. John NJ.
Hinson, of the Longville section, were
burned about 9 O'Clock last night.
The building contained about 5000
bundles of fodder and 1000 bushels
of corn which were also consumed.
Several mules were badly scorched
before they could be gotten out of the
burning building. The origin of the
fire is supposed to have been incendia-
ry. Mr.. Hinson had been out and
looked around bis lot not more than 10
or 20 minutes before the fire was dis
covered. His loss is fully 81 900 or
81, 200, with no insurance. He had
been carrying insurance on his build
ings for years; but his policy had ex-
pired on Monday before the burning,
and he had neglected to have it re-
newed. Mr.. Hinson is one of the
most successful farmers in the county,
and while he is better able to lose this
amount than many others, yet we
greatly regret to learn of his misfor-
tune and heavy loss.
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