Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-15
LOCAL. LACONlCS.

Price of Cotton.
The New York future market has
been slumping steadily this week
The latest news yesterday had Janua.
ry down to 7.30. We are warranted
in quoting the local market at only
about 1925.
Late Cotton.
There is quite quantity of late cot
ton in many of The fields, on account
of the maturing of the top crop in the
fine weather of the past few weeks
In some localities this top crop is
worth picking, and in others it is not
We have no means of estimating the
total value of this unexpected top crop,
Poultry Association.
The South Carolina Poultry associa
ton was organized in Columbia last
week to work in connection with the
State Fair association. Major A. H.
White, of Rock Hill, was elected presi.
dent Colonel r. B. Watson, Of Ridge
Spring, vice president; T. E. F. Holz.
hauser, of Columbia, secretary and
treasurer.
The Figures Were Startling.
Most of the cotton men in this Sec
ton were very much surprised at the
size of this years cotton crop as Illus
trated by the figures collected by Mr..
M. L. Smith, Of the Glover Cotton
mills. The general idea seems to
have been that the total crop would
amount to something like rs per cent.
of last years figures. Mr.. Smiths in.
formation, however, has been collec-
ted with such intelligence and pains as
to entitle it to much more Difference
than would be accorded to any mere
estimate.
They Did Good Business.
The Kerr-Kimball Live Stock COM
pany, of Rock Hill and Yorkville, was
one of the largest exhibitors at the
State fair. They sent down As head
of horses and mules, including fine
gated and work animals. After the
exhibit they auctioned off quite a
number and disposed of the others at
private sale, coming out of the enter
prise in a manner that was entirely
satisfactory. Some weeks ago they
sold handsome pair of bays to the
governor at a good round price, and a
number of their customers last week
were large farmers from different parts
of the state with whom they had had
dealings at the fair year ago.
President of Erskine.
The Associate Reformed Synod, in
session in Charlotte, n. c., last week,
elected Rev. John IT. Chalmers presi-
dent of Erskine college. The ballot
stood as follows: J. r. Chalmers, "a ;
F. Y. Pressly, So; w. w. Orr, 13; Il.
G. Boyce, 8; J. S. Moffatt, 6; P. L.
Grier, 8; E. P. McClintock, l; S. W..
Reid, Jr., l; B. H. Grier, l. Total 100.
All receiving less than 8 votes We're
dropped and the third ballot resulted :
]. r. Chalmers, 81 F. Y. Pressly, 81 ;
II. G.. Boyce, 9. Total, 100. The el,
ection was made unanimous. On Mon
day afternoon THE ENQUIRER receiv.
ed dispatch from Charlotte announc.
ing that the Rev. J. 4. Chalmers had
resigned as president and that Rev.
F. Y. Presley was elected in his
stead.
Tramp Operatives.
The strong demand of the local
mills for more help has, during the
past few weeks, made the Yorkville
people acquainted with the "tramp
operative" He has placed himself
considerably in evidence, and has al
ready figured more or less extensively
in the police and magistrate courts.
The tramp operative is tioater. He
don't care much about working any
where and will not work anywhere for
a great while at time. He is a very
different kind of man as compared
with the sober, steady operative with
whom all employers prefer to fill their
mills, and who invariably get the pre-.
ference when there is opportunity for
choice. This is the kind to whom
Yorkville people have heretofore been
accustomed