Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-29
Saturday, December 29, 1900.

serious for some months, Is thought t
be approaching a crisis. There IS n
Question of the fact that Mr.. Lumpki
is desperately i'll.
Mr.. John Owens, formerly Of thi
lplace, now Of the staff of The Star, @
Shelby, N. c., is spending a few day
in Yorkville.
Mrs. S. W. Guy, Of Lowrysville, 1
visiting relatives and friends In York
vile, and is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. Wy P. Hope.
! Mss Emma Kennedy Is at home fror
KMgstpee, and Miss Amelia Kenned
Is Home from Hardeeville, to spend tn
holidays. .
]. w. Busbin, formerly engineer a
the Sutro Cotton mills, but now locates
at Fort Mill, was in town this weel
with friends.
R. A. Crowell, Esq, Of Albemarle. N
&C., came to Yorkville Christmas afte
Mrs. Crowell and children, who hav
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Low
6f. J. Mem. Schorb will leave mex
I "wednesday for Clemson college, afte
spending about month In Yorkville
on account Of scarlet fever In the col
lege.
Misses Ida Guy and Marion String
fellow, of Lowrysville, visited the Miss
es Neil, near Yorkville, and Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. M. Grist in Yorkville, thi
week.
Nj. Harry C. Smith, formerly O
] 6rkville, nov stenographer and bill
Fhg clerk for the Burwell & Dunn Co.
Charlotte, sptnt Christmas here will
relatives and friends.
| To- or1 little
nest, of McOnneilsville, are spending
few days n Ycrkville, the guest o.
her uncles flmily, Mr.. w. H. McCon.
nell.
Mr.. o. E. srist, chief of the fire de.
partment, received serenade from the
Silver Link tornet band on Christmas
morning. HI acknowledged the COM
pfiment by srving cake.
4 Owing to the difficulty Of getting
ksuitable woG in sufficient quantities
Mr.. w. N. Bhe is considering the ad-
visibility ofusing coal with which to
lburH brick.
NMr. J. E. Gettys has removed from
fthe "Getty'i home place." four miles
southwest ,f Yorkville, to the old
George Smit place, owned by him. 1t
Is the intent ton Of Mr.. Gettys to rebuild
on the publ road near Hebron church,
as soon aspracticable.
Mr.. T. s Easterling, who has been
living in orkville for a number of
years past, has moved to Rock Hill, to
manage a airy business for DR.. T. R.
Carothers. DIR. Carothers has arrang-
ed to keepRock Hill in milk hereaf-
ter. He roposes to keep as many
cows and IN as many wagons as may
be Necessity.
Mr.. PaulT. Gordon, of Eagle Lake,
Texas Is Yorkville on a visit to rela-
tiyes andfriends. Mr.. Gordon lives
about 80 niles from Galveston, and
says thatthe storm which destroyed
the city uoofed several houses in his
town. It las been raining in his Sec
ton, he $s, almost every week since
the storm Mr.. Gordon will remain
here untihbout the 18th of January.
Rev. WIG. Neville, the popular pas
tor of til First Presbyterian church.
was the cipient Of many good things
at the hals Of members Of his congre-
CATION La Monday. The members en-
tered int a generous rivalry to outdo
each onIin the taste, propriety and
Niberalitlof their gifts and the manse
k7oked lie Santa Claus had comman-
Il sred flor storehouse.
8enatt Brice goes to Columbia on
ie sda, January 8. He will remain
Ild Mlday on account Of Salesday.
lte e somewhat of a quandary just
: tcknow what to do with his law
|. hes while away. His business Is
As Baaily more exacting during Janu-
e6Ehan during any month in the year.
hTto leave it now means considera-
loss. The solution Is really not a
taant one.
= Cough a misunderstanding that
W3ntirely the fault Of the reporter,
8 tbaspe Of Mr.. G. w. Tilghman, who
hSA,e from Maryland to take charge
= lie the grocery department Of the
l.. Eox Cotton Mills store, was print |
= Id 'Tiurmond." 1t should have been |
britet "Tilghman," and pronounced |
I lbe sme as the senator pronounces |
bs. ir. Tilghman does not know |
l Eheter he Is related to the South Car
bins Tillmans or not; but thinks that |
8 X lis, the relationship is very dis
efM III. B. Mendenhall, who, during
lie hst year has been the efficient |
,aatger Of the Yorkville establishment
u tn York Brick Works, left on Tues
ltayp take a similar position with the
;ieitBrick company, at the big works
thatare being established on Cataw-
liz Ner, near the Southern railroad
bride. Mr.. Mendenhall thoroughly
imdestands the brick business, and
Ills alue is fully appreciated by Mr..
|R. 7. Ashe, for whom he has been
IEaHng. Just now, however, the brick
lie York works have on hand a mil
IA or more brick, and find no occa-
in to make more until new orders be-
IN to come in, which will probably not
until later.
Mr.. T. G. Culp ended his present con-
ection with the public service Of York
'unty on Thursday, with two consec-
i've terms as supervisor following q ,
ng term as county commissioner,
commissioner, etc. There c
as no special ceremony connect Ir
with the giving up Of the office
the Inauguration Of his successor.
r. Gordon took charge by virtue Of
9 commission, and Mr.. Culp stepped
'wn and out. That was all. But it
ems that there Is something further o
be said. The office of supervisor is e
very responsible one, and to fill it T.
operly and satisfactorily, requires a
gh order Of ability. Mr.. Culp has dis
ly well. He has frequently been be-
eeH llle upPei aHu Helhel iiiii SSoiieS
conflicting interests and prejudices, fl
d he mas maintained long and per- :,
tent fight for the public interest. He
~ have failed in some things. He cl
~ have deservedly incurred many
imosities; but he undoubtedly incur Al
many that he did not deserve. He
ed at all times and under all circum- a.
noes to do his plain duty, and taken
in all, he did 1t remarkably we'll.
possessed the respect and esteem Of
fellow public servants to an unlim-
d extent, and all of them were very n,
ry to see him step down and out Of
position which he has filled with
h credit. The opinion is expressed -
tie freely that If Mr.. Culp should
fit to do so lie can again return to
public service two years from now.
To- ~ 1,a hoo hr