Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-26
LOCAL LACONICS.

With Public Exhibition.
The Clark's Fork school-Mr. S. C.
Ratteree, teacher-will close on Fri
day night, September l, with an ex-
hibition. The exercises are to begin
at s o'clock.
Will Buy a Shredder.
Mr.. w. S. Plaxico, of Clay Hill, has
arranged to purchase a corn shredder
and baling press. Quite number OF
people in his neighborhood have decl'
ded to try the new process OF corn
harvesting this year.
The Jasper Light Infantry.
The Columbia State of Wednesday
says that Colonel Frost expects to In
spect the Jasper Light infantry next
week. Captain Moore says that he
has not yet received orders to take the
company out for inspection.
Army Worm Again.
Senator Love was in Yorkville on
Wednesday. He reports the army
worm as having appeared on his place
in large numbers. He first saw it on
Tuesday. 1t had eaten up large quan,
titles of grass and was doing consider
able damage to young corn. At the
time he gave the reporter the informa'
ton, be had not heard of the worm on
the lands of any of his neighbors.
Death of John W. Clawson.
Mr.. John w. Clawson, formerly o!
Yorkville, died in Columbia on the
night of August 21, after protracted
illness. He was the youngest son oi
the late w. I. Clawson, and was about
ss years of age. The funeral took
place in Yorkville on Wednesday
morning, the service being conducted
by Rev. J. c. Johnes, of the Episcopal
church.
The State Fair.
Colonel T. w. Holloway, of Pom
aria, Newberry county, continues to
send out information about the next
state fair to be held in Columbia or
November 6 and continue until No
vember 10. The colonel is always po'
lite and accommodating about an
swering questions, and people who
want to know more about the fail
should write to him.
Runaway Accident.
Mr.. Frank Youngblood, of the Fod'
der neighborhood, was painfully hurt
as the result of runaway accident,
near Tirzah, last Thursday. He was
driving along the road in a wagon,
when his mules were frightened by a
bicycle and he was thrown out on the
ground. He was considerably bruised
about the face, and for time it was
thought that some of his ribs had been
broken; but after examination, DR.
Watson, of Ebenezer, said that such
was not the case.
Death of an Infant.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
G. McCorkle-Paul G., Jr.-died sud
denly in Yorkville last Thursday night
at about 12 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs
McCorkle had come over from Rock
Hill few days before to visit friends
and relatives, and were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. n. Moore. The baby
was quite we'll at the time; but the lit
tie fellow took suddenly i'll on Thurs
day night, and after a few hours OF
suffering, during which everything pos
BILE was done for it's relief, it died
The baby was Mr.. and Mrs. McCorkle's
first and only child. 1t was arranged
that the funeral should take place in
Yorkville yesterday evening at &
O'Clock.
Accidental Fire.
The residence of Mrs. NJ. A. Dor.
sett, about six miles northeast of York.
vile, was destroyed by fire shortly
after daylight last Monday morning
There was nobody at home but Mr.
Robert Dorsett. He had made fire
with which to boil coffee, and then
went out to milk the COWS. Presently
he noticed the roof of the house to be
in blaze. Rushing back, he found
that be was too late to do anything
toward extinguishing the flames, and
he tried to save what he could. He
managed to get out of the house only
a few pieces of clothing and some
other articles. The house and con-
tents were completely destroyed
There was 1915 insurance on the house
and 500 on the furniture and other
household goods. The loss is quite a
severe one.
Cotton Bloom Honey.
Mr.. Thos. J. Nichols, of Bethel, left
at THE ENQUIRER Office on Thursday
a two-pound sample of honey that was
made by his Italian bees during the
past month. Although Mr.. Nichols