Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-20
LOCAL LACONICS.

LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January 1st, 1899.
THE TWICE A-WEEK ENQUIRER
filled with the latest and most reliabl
news, will be furnished from the dat
of this issue until January l, 1900, TO
60 cents.
Going to the Railroad.
Mr.. w. J. Neely's grading plan
passed through Yorkville on Monda,
in the direction of Camden, near whicl
place Mr.. Neely is to engage in rail
road building.
Charter Applied For.
Hickory Grove people have mad
application for a charter for their pro
posed cotton mill. 1t is to be known
as the "Marie."
"Fresh Laurels."
The Charlotte Observer seems t
have been overeonfdent of the success
of Charlotte's baseball team. In its is
sue of last Friday it remarked: "Th'
Quicksteps are winning fresh laurel
in South Carolina; They are beating
Yorkville on Rock Hill SOIL"
Wet Time of 1t. -.
Bethel presbytery convened at Be
thesda yesterday but up to the hou'
at which it was. necessary for THI
ENQUIRER to 60 to the press, it wa'
impracticable to get any information
as to the proceedings. The drizzline
rain yesterday morning made disagree
able travelling for the delegates but il
is not likely that this had much etfec'
on the attendance.
When Dewey Arrives.
Arrangements are being made al
over the country for the firing o.
salutes in honor of Admiral Dewey
when he arrives in sight of New York
on September %. The official plans
contemplate especially the firing o
salutes of II guns each in the capitals
of the various states; but the idea Il
spreading still further and many otheI
towns and cities will take it up. Cap
tain w. B. Moore, of the Jasper Ligh
Infantry, has been considering th'
matter ever since he heard of th'
request for salute in Columbia, anc
having no available cannon, is onl!
puzzled as to how to secure the neces
sary substitute. The: matter has no
vet been defnately determined but i
is quite likely that every arrangement
will be made here, and upon the re
ceipt of telegraphic information IL
Yorkyille of the hero of Manila a
New York, an admiral's ralute of i
guns will announce the news to th'
people of the surrounding country.
The Standard Gauge.
The ENQUIRER has confirmation o
the Columbia States story of the pro
posed change of the Carolina ant
North Western railroad into stand
ard gauge. 1t is not permitted to give
the source of its information. Th'
States statement correctly outlined
the present plans of the owners of TIT
property. The have gone into the en-
terprise purely as matter Of specula
ton: but there seems to be no doub
of their ability to do all that they have
in sight. This includes a new Goa
route from Tennessee to the Atlantic
coast. The primary object of the pro
moters is to sell, and it is their inten
tion to promote the enterprise to th'
point where it we'll sell to the best ad
vantage. 1t may be necessary TO
them to build all the way to the coast
or they may find purchaser in eithe
the Seaboard or the Southern befor'
they reach Camden. At any rate th'
work of broadening the gauge is II
commence without great deal of de
lay. The beginning is to be made OF
the upper end of the road, in Teunes
see, and the work of broadening th'
gauge is to be commenced between
Hickory and Lenoir, coming down thi
way. 1t is now thought that the en-
tire work will be completed within Il
months. The promoters also fgur'
that the undertaking is perfectly saf
one; that even if they do not sell the.
will get good dividends on their in
vestment.