Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
Wednesday, November 22, 1899.

ted it from London.
Big Damage Suit.
Quite large sized damage suit is
pending in the court of common pleas
for York county. 1t is the case o.
Rev. Robert d. Perry, Presbyterian
preacher, against the Georgia, Carroll
ma and Northern Railroad company
Rev. Perry sets forth in his complaint
that on November IA, 1898, he board
ed a train of the defendant company al
Van Wyck, N. e. and at Catawbs
Junction he was so badly shaken up
and bruised by the sudden humping
and jerking of u car, that he was in
jured for life and he wants damages to
the amount of $4,000. The case was
continued until the next term of the
court.
Importance of Public Spirit.
Winnsboro News and Herald: The
organization of county fair associa-
ton in York county is being urged by
THE YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. 1t seems
that everyone is anxious for the organ
ization and are aware of the benefit
that the county would derive from it
but they lack, says THE ENQUIRER,
"a disposition to concentrate their ef-
forts in the matter of movements cal
culated to promote the public good"
This is the case in other towns besides
Yorkville. Things are proposed by
some public spirited people that would
be of untold benefit to place and ev-
erybody wants il; but for lack of some
one to take hold and carry it through,
the result is nothing. There have
been one or two instances of this in
Winnsboro.
Alleged Fruit of Persistent Policy.
The News and Courier of last Sat-
urday prints the following from its
Yorkville correspondent: "Persons
who have travelled in every county in
the state have told your correspondent
that as whole the farmers of York
county are in better condition than
anywhere they had been. This is at
tributable in a large measure to the
work that the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
has been doing during the past 30
years and is doing today. 1t has al
ways been The policy of THE ENoUIR-
Err to urge upon the farmers the i'm
portance of producing their own sup
plies, and it has never lost an oppor-
tuuity of. giving them object lessons BY
laying before them the achievements
of the most successful farmers in the
county. As result, the farmers are
prosperous and THE ENQUIRER is also
prosperous, having perhaps the most
valuable clientage Of any county paper
in the state."
Death of Mr.. S. X. Moore.
Mr.. Samuel Rufus Moore, one Of the
oldest citizens of Yorkville, died at his
home in this place last Saturday, after
q protracted illness occasioned princi-
pally by old age. Mr.. Moore was ma
tive of the Clark's Fork section of York
county, having been born there on
November %, 1918. He was brought
to Yorkville by his father, upon the
latter's election to the office of sheriff,
in 1924. When he grew up, in part
nership with his father and brothers,
he went into the mercantile business.
The firm amassed considerable for
tune, and at the breaking out of the
war was one of the strongest in this
section of the state. The deceased
had for many years previous to his
death been quite prominent in church
affairs and died ruling elder in the
PRESBYTERIAN church Of Yorkville. The
funeral took place last Sunday, the
services being conducted from the
Presbyterian church by Rev. w. u.
Neville, and the interment took place
in the Yorkville cemetery. Mr.. Moore
leaves a widow, three sons and one
daughter.
Football In Rock Hill.
The following account of the foot.
ball game in Rock Hill last Saturday
is from the Columbia State, having
been sent by its Rock Hill correspond.
ent: "Clemson and North Carolina
Agricultural and Mechanical college
lined up this afternoon with strong
teams. The Agricultural and Mechan-
ical boys were favorites at the start,
and had things their own way at first.
Bum, one of their best players, was
held back and was ruled off for slug
ging. After hard playing and with
one and one half minutes margin,
Clemson made a touchdown and
kicked goal in the first half. In the
the second half Morser, the Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical's star quarter, was
disabled and had to be substituted.
After that Clemson had things its own
way making 8 touch. downs and goals.
Koegler made two of these, one Of
them by a slick steal away, running
straight down the side line with clear