Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-18

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the hundred acres there should be
considerably more than 1000 bushels.
Tried to Burn Car.
Magistrate b ckham, of Catawba
township, committed Will Young, col
ored, 10 Jail on November Is, on the
charge of having mallciously set fire 10
II Car Oh the Southern railroad.
The Way They Are Doing 1t.
A careful observer III Broad River
township estimates the wheat acreage
of that section as being fully so per
cent. greater than last year. The
broad River township people have al
ways been sowing more wheat, in COM
parisou, than the people of most other
sections of the county.
Town Taxes.
The time in which town taxes could
be paid without penalty, expired on
last Wednesday night. The total col.
leclions amounted to only $1,5SS.16.
There are numerous deliuquents, and
in the case of many of them, it is be-
cause the council neglected to give the
matter sufficient advertisement.
The Chaingang.
The county board of commissioners
made a written report to the grand
jury about the chaingang. According
to this report, the total cost of the
chaiugang during the past 10 months
has been $3,025.l9. During the past
year three prisoners have escaped from
the chaingang and are still at large.
The report shows that great deal of
valuable work has been done.
The Falling Stars.
The fire alarm has not yet announ-
ced the meteoric shower predicted by
the astronomers. The truth of the
matter is that there has been no show
er. The astronomers were mistaken
in their calculations. During the past
week scientific observers have been on
the lookout in all parts of the world
for this shower. Reports from Europe,
America aud Asia are to the effect that
it was not seen anywhere. The as
tronomers are now trying to explain
but their explanations are not espe-
cially interesting.
The Minstrels Coming.
Fields and Hauson's minstrels are
billed 10 appear in the opera house
next Monday night, and seats are
now on sale ut Pearson's bakery.
This company, which consists of an
unusually large aggregation of artists,
was here last spring and played TO
crowded house, delighting everybody.
1t has the reputation of being one of
the best companies of its class in the
country, and it is u fact that it can
only be induced to come 10 town of
this size by special effort on the part of
enterprising local managers. Play-go-
ers who have preference for min
strelsy may rest assured that in this
case they will he handsomely enter
tanned.
Benefit of a Fair.
Speaking of the suggestion in THE
ENQUIRER with reference TO the Or
ganizalon of county fair association,
Solicitor Henry remarked the other
day that county fair organizations do
not usually last great while; but
they do lots of good. 81 venture 10
say" he continued, "lhat there is
better distribution of fine seed in
Chester county tnan in any other coun-
ty in the state; also blooded stock is
more general. This was brought about
principally through the influence of
the Chester Fair association, and in
this way all the time and money that
was spent went to good purpose
This clearly expresses the reason why
York county fair is especially deslr-
able.
Meeting of Cotton Mill Stockholders.
A called meeting of the stockholders
of the York Cotton mills was held in
the mill office last Monday. OF the l.
500 shares outstanding, S93 were repre-
sented in person or by proxy. The by
laws of the company were amended in
essential particulars, one of the most
important of which was to vest the
management of the company's affairs
in "President and Treasurer" and
the "Secretary," instead of the "Pres-
ident," General Manager and Secre-
tary," as heretofore. The directors,
of course, retain their former respon-
sibiIities. When the stockholders ad-
iourned, the directors held meeting.
MIR. S. NJ. McNeel rendered his resigna-
ton as director and president, and Mr..
J. r. Ashe resigned as secretary. MIR.
J. M. Stroup was elected director to
succeed Mr.. McNeel, and Mr.. j. r.
Asbe was elected president and treas
urer and Mr.. P. NJ. Grimes secretary
of the company. Mr.. Ashes salary
was fixed at $4,000 per annum. Mr..
Grimes, who is also superintendent,
will have no salary as secretary.
The U. d.
The South Carolina division of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
which has been holding its annual con-
vention in Greenville, adjourned on
Wednesday, after several interesting
sessions. Among the reports of local
chapters, were two from this county.
The Fort Mill chapter mentioned tea
that it had given to the veterans at
home, and also that it had contributed
to the home of General Hampton. The
Anna White chapter, of Rock Hill, re-
ported that it had given three medals
for essays on the Southern Confedera-
cv. and had contributed $37 to differ
ent monument funds. The member
shin is 81. Officers for the ensuing