Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-07
LOCAL LACONICS.
Commencement.

LOCAL LACONICS.
Erskine Commencement.
The Goth annual commencement of
Erskine college, Due West, begins on
June 20.
Until January 1st, 1900.
THE Tw1CE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-date
news, will be furnished from the date OF
this issue until January lst, 1900, for Sl.l2.
Salesdsy for June.
There were very few people in town
last Monday on account of June sales
day. There was too much business
going on in the country.
Clerks Foreclosure Sale.
Under foreclosure, in the case of T.
J. Garrison and D. E. Finley, execu-
tors, against Robert R. Clinton, the
clerk, on Monday, sold a house on a
two acre lot in McConnellsville.
Bought by D. E. Finley for $3.50.
Excursion to Cliffs.
About 25 people boarded the Cliffs
excursion train at Yorkville yesterday
morning. There were about rs people
on the train when it arrived here from
Chester, and the outlook was that
when it got to its destination the crowd
would be quite large one.
Fort Mill Craded School.
The Times: At a meeting of the
trustees, held few days ago, Prof. j.
A. Boyd was reelected principal, and
Miss Della Mills teacher of the gra-
ded school for the next scholastic
wear. Mrs. M. D. Scott was reelected
at special meeting held sometime
ago.
Attorneys Get Costs.
The supreme court has reversed the
court below in the case Of R. n. Nc
Elwee, appellant, VS.. VIM. Dickson ct
al, respondents. This is the case in
which, at the last term of the court of
common pleas, Judge Gary held that
no attorneys costs would he allowed.
The facts in the case and the argument
pro and con have already been pub
lshed in THE ENQUIRER.
Barn Burned.
Fort Mill Times: The barn of Mr..
R. Y. Williamson, of this township,
was burned Saturday afternoon, to-
gether with the contents, which, it Is
said included 200 Or 800 bushels of
corn. Mr. Williamson was in town at
the time of the fire and cannot account
for the cause of it unless it be that
some one of the hands who had been
shelling corn the day before had drop
ped a match and it was ignited by
rats.
Killed On the Rail.
Fort Mill Times, June 2: Parks
Stewart, young man employed in one
of the cotton mills at this place, was
found dead with his head horribly mu-
tilated and one arm broken on the rail-
road track about a 100 yards below
town this morning. At the inquest
held this morning brother.in-law
gave evidence that he and the young
man were beating their way on the
train last night, and in getting off the
latter must have been caught in some
way and dragged some distance by the
train before being released.
Decision ut Last.
After about two years of delay,
Judge Benet has filed his decree in the
case of J. B. Johnson, plaintiff, VS.,
Robert Bratton and others, defendants
The case involved property to the
amount of 500 or $500. Mr.. johnson
had purchased the claims of the chill
dren of Sallie Bratton to the property
of John S. Bratton, Negro. The
claims were contested by Robert Brat
ton on the ground that at the time o
John S. Bratton's marriage, the wo'
man had living husband, and at law
the marriage was no marriage. The
allegation was established and Mr.
Johnson loses his case.
Suffering For Rain.
The generous rains which fell in this
immediate vicinity last week have moi
been at all general. Some sections o
the county have Jared we'll, while 9th
ers have had no rain since the pro