Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-30
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Tuesday.
LOCAL LACONICS.

LOCAL LACONICs.
Convicts Escape.
Four convicts escaped from B. D.
Springs's plantation in Fort Mill town.
ship on Monday of last week and car
ried off rifle and revolver which they
took from the guards. One of the
convicts was afterward captured.
Several Cases of Fever.
Constable r. L. Scoggins came down
from Hickory Grove yesterday with
the information that there were several
cases of fever in the vicinity. There
| is more or less fever in all parts of the
county.
Price of Cotton Picking.
The ENQUIRER understands that
cotton pickers in this vicinity are be-
ing paid from 25 to 80 cents per hun
dred pounds. This seems to be as
much as is warranted by the condition
of the crop and the market price of
cotton.
Until January LIST, 1899.
THE TWICE A-WEEX ENQUIRER,
filled with the best aud most reliable
news, will be furnished from the date
of this issue until January /, 1900, for
68 cents. For 81 we will give The
ENQUIRER for one year and muslin
bound copy of Rev. ]. H. Ingraham's
"Prince of the House of David"
MIR. Riddles Bell Team.
Charlotte Observer, Friday: Mr.. G.
L. Riddle, of Zeno, S. c., whose bell
team attracts attention in Charlotte
every fall, was here yesterday. He is
about the only farmer in the entire
south who keeps up the ante-railroad
custom of attaching bells to the har-
ness of the teams that draw his wag-
ons. The original purpose of the bells
was to scare the bears.
Agricultural Implements.
Mr.. c. H. Smith has quite number
of improved agricultural implements
and he knows how to use them. To
the reporter he said recently: ~ do
not see how farmer can get along at
all without disk harrow and now
er. To me, these two machines are
simply Indispensable" Unfortunately
there are hundreds of farmers in this
section who try to get along without
either one of these machines.
The Dry Weather.
Mr.. G. G. Leech, of Hickory Grove,
is of the opinion that the past season
is the dryest within his recollection.
He says there are several ponds on
his place that have entirely dried
up; something that he never knew
them to do, even in 1881. He admits,
however, that this is not conclusive
evidence for the reason that ponds fill
up more or less every year and there
may have been much greater depth
of water in 1881.
Rosenbaum's Rough Riders.
Lincoln Journal: A party from
Rock Hill, 8. c., returning from a
mountain trip, camped Sunday at the
Mcdaniel spring. The party was
composed of Messrs. A. F. Ruff, Harry
Elliott Ruff, Eugene Hutchison, Hiram
H. White, Lindsay Hunter and Hope
Sadler, and two servants. They trav-
eled in wagon and carriage, with a
complete camping outfit. They visited
Chimney Rock and other interesting
points. The party dubbed themselves
"Rosenbaum's Rough Riders" The
Journal had the pleasure of meeting
Mr.. A. F. Ruff, a pleasant gentleman
and leading citizen of one of the livest
South Carolina towns-Rock Hill.
Last Union Meeting.
In pursuance to very pleasant ar
rangement, perfected some time back
by the respective pastors, the various
Yorkville churches have been holding
Sunday night services during the sum-
mer in common. The last meeting Of
the series was held in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday night and was
conducted by Rev. w. G. Neville and
Rev. ]. C. Johnes, the sermon being
preached by Rev. Mr.. Johnes. Both
ministers expressed themselves as high
ly gratifed at the result of the SER
vices, for both seemed to be of the
opinion that some good had been &C
complished. Revs. Brunson, Reaves
and Grier were out of town and did
not participate. The Union meeting,
have generally been well attended.
Death of Mrs. Grier.
A Morganton, N. c., special, of Au-
gust 26, to the Charlotte Observer,
gives the following: "Mrs. Margaret
Grier, of Charlotte, died at 4 o'clock
this morning at the residence of her
friend, Mrs. D. E. Pearson, where she
was visiting. Mrs. Grier seemed in
her usual health until the last day or
two and was able to receive her friends
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Grier had
numerous friends in Morganton, to
whom the unexpected announcement
of her death this morning was great
sbooL The remains will be taken to