Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-19
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January 1st, 1900

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Until January 1st, 1900.
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Vice Dir. Hamilton.
Mr.. Elias Ramsey has been appoint
ed postmaster ut Sharon, vice Mr.. J.
D. Hamilton.
Progress of Farm Work.
A large amount of plowing was done
during the fair weather of last week
but by Friday and Saturday farmers
were complaining that the ground was
already becoming too hard to plow. It
will take good shower every few
days to make things right.
Supplies Go Deadhead.
Traffic Manager L. A. Emerson, of
the South Carolina and Georgia rail-
road, has issued an order providing
that all commissary supplies on ac-
count of the Confederate reunion over
his road shall 90 to Charleston D. H.
Price Of Cotton.
The price of cotton has been stead
| lily declining during the past two
weeks or more, August futures in New
York gradually falling from about
6.3S, the highest point reached, to 5.sS
on Monday afternoon. There seems
to be feeling that there is a good
deal more cotton in the country than
was generally believed. On the local
market, prices range from 6 cents
downward.
New Buggy Factory.
Mr.. NJ. C. Willis has decided to re-
sumo the manufacture of buggies. He
has given out a contract for the erec-
ton of a two story factory building on
the corner of his lot on South Main
street, Yorkville. The building is to
be 40 by 80 feet. In addition to this,
he will erect a woodworking and
blacksmith shop 80 by 60 feet. Work
is to be commenced without delay and
Mr.. Willis hopes to have the factory
in full operation by July 1 next.
Court at Greenville.
Judge Brawley issued On order last
Friday postponing the time for the
holding of the April term of the cir
cult court and district court in Green
Vile, until next Tuesday, April 25.
The courts were to have convened yes
tesday; but the Lake City lynching
case in Charleston interferred. The
most important case to come up at
Greenville, is that against the men
who are charged with having interfer-
red with the Talberts last fall.
Bethesda high School.
Following is the honor roll of Bethes-
da high school-Miss Adalize Thorn,
principal-during the present term {:
Grade 100 for one week Eva Campbell,
Sophie Campbell, Mary Curry, Glenn
McFadden, Robbie Workman, Sumter
Dunlap, Lilly Byers, Kate Garrison,
Mamie Garrison, Valdora Garrison, Joe
Byers, Jim Byers, Mamie Byers, Bessie
Curry, Matte Hafner, Claude sherer,
Sumter Black, Florence Campbell.
Grade 100 for two weeks: Glenn
Williamson, Louise Black. Grade 100
for three weeks: Sara Lee Black.
Grade 100 for one month: Ernest Nc
Fadden, Palmer Sherer.
Shooting scrape In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill special of Sunday to the
Columbia State: A difficulty occur
red at the home of George Barnhill,
who lives on the eastern outskirts of
town. in which Barnhll shot man by
the name of George w. Outlaw. Both
men were drinking and went to where
Barn we'll lives with his wife and moth
er.in.law. Upon the mother-in.law
protesting against some of Outlaws.
pranks, he slapped her. Barnhill took
up the quarrel, whereupon Outlaw
drew a knife and made at his oppo-
nent. Barnhill promptly drew pis-
tol and shot his man twice, once in
the side of the abdomen and once in
the thigh, one of the shots glancipg
and iuflictipg a painful flesh wound in
the thigh of little girl who was in
the room. Outlaws wounds, while
very painful, are not necessarily fatal,
both balls glancing out. He was
moved to his fathers house, at High