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

have been good rains In tne hoouIo"n
section. In Bethesda it has been so
dry that many people are still waiting
for an opportunity to plant corn and
up in the Zadok section, while there
have been no satisfactory seasons,
many of the farmers are now hoping
for a continuance of the dry weather
until after harvest. The general at
mospheric conditions indicate local
showers that will probably soon extend
around the circle.
c. and NV. Stock.
The Carolina. and Northwestern
stock evidently has some slight value
on the market. Four shares belong
ing to the estate of the late ]. A.
Ratchford, were sold before the court
house door at public auction last Mon
day. There were only a few bidders
present, and so far as they were con-
cerned the proposition for the sale OF
the stock was sprung on the spur of
the moment. The matter had not re-
ceived previous consideration. The
four shares were started at less than a
dollar, and the bidding went up at 5,
10, 25 and so cent jumps to $3.50, at
which price they were knocked down
to Mr.. w. Brown Wylie.
The Jim Crow Car.
That Jim Crow car law is something
of a nuisance. It's effect is to require
a partition across first class cars. 1t
is the exception, rather than the rule,
when Negroes prefer to travel first
class in this vicinity. When there are
no "first class" Negroes aboard, white
passengers seat themselves wherever
they please in either end of the car.
But upon the arrival of Negro pas
senger and the seating of himself or
herself in one end of the car, the white
passengers have to get to the ,'ther
end. A stout, elderly lady on the
southbound S. C. & G. Extension train
was disposed to make fuss about this
matter last Saturday, and she was not
to be blamed. The thing is annoying.
Mr.. Knox In Columbia.
The State, Monday: The Rev. j.
P. Knox, of York, the new pastor of
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church in Columbia, succeeding the
Rev. ]. G. Dale, who recently resigned,
has arrived in the city accompanied BY
his wife. Saturday the congregation
had an outing at Hyatt Park, and there
the members of the church became &C.
quainted with the new pastor and his
wife. Yesterday Mr.. Knox delivered
his initial sermon at the hall of the
Woodmen of the World, which is be-
ing used by the church. In the course
of his sermon be made some references
to the retiring pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Dale-who was present-that were OF
such a character as to move many to
tears. The congregation is delighted
with the new pastor. Mr.. Dale,
though he has resigned in order to be-
come missionary, will not enter up
on his new work until the fall. He
goes as missionary to Mexico, instead
of to China, as previously announced.
Outing of Southern Employees.
Columbia State, Monday: The an
nual outing of the Southern employees
of the Charlotte division and Spencer
shops was held at Rock Hill Saturday.
1t required 16 cars to transport the
crowd, the engine being gaily decor
ated with United States flags and
bunting, and was run by Mr.. Alf. Solo
mons, one of the Southern's best en-
gineers. The programme for the day
consisted of basket picnic, dancing
and a game of baseball between the
Mechanics of this city and the Spencer
team, which was hotly contested, the
score standing IA to 13 in favor of the
Mechanics when they had played their
half of the ninth inning. The Spen-
cerites went to the bat for the last half
of the ninth and a man got to first on
hit. A wild pitch by Tarrar allowed
the man to run in, which tied the
score. 1t seems that it had been agreed
that only one base on a passed ball
would be taken on account OF the
rough ground in the vicinity of the
catcher. The Mechanics insisted on
the man being sent back TO second !;
but the umpire, Mr.. Lawrence Muir
ply, leading lawyer of the Salisbury
bar. would not do so and allowed the
run to count. The Mechanics then
left the field and the umpire gave the
game to Spencer to o. Tarrar pitch
ed one of the strongest games he has
pitched in a long time. Brunson did
fine work behind the bat. The rest of
the team played good ball also, espe-
cially Will Waites at first and Bob
Waites at second, the latter having
plenty of chances and accepting them
all. The team that came from Spen-
Ger was made up of players from vari-
Gus points in North Carolina and other
states. One thousand people saw the
game, which was played at the ball
park, two miles from town. The large