Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-31
LOCAL LACONICS.

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LOCAL LACONICS.
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Fire In Rock Hill.
A large stable belonging to Messrs.
Pride and Gus Raterree, of Rock Hill,
was destroyed by fire last Wednesday
night. The loss included the building
and quantity of forage; but no stock.
There was insurance on the property.
The Fruit Crop.
From the best information obtaina-
BILE, the fruit crop has not sustained
any injury up to this time, and from
the present outlook there will be plen-
ty of peaches, apples, plums, pears and
other fruits. The usual dangers to the
fruit crop, however, have not passed
away yet.
Fort Mill Presbyterisns.
Fort Mill Times: Messrs. l.. n.
Culp and J. NJ. Spratt have been elec-
ted delegates to represent Fort Mill
Presbyterian church at the meeting of
Bethel presbytery at Kershaw on April
10th. The report which they are to
submit, will show that there has been
20 additions to the church during the
year, and $1,000 raised for all purpo-
ses, $500 being expended away from
home.
Preparing for Free Delivery.
Several patrons of the postal service
along the route between Yorkville and
Zeno, have signifed it as their inten-
ton to put up substantial mail boxes
and thus secure to the fullest extent
the advantage of the free delivery sys-
tenn that is to 60 into effect on July 1
next. 1t is quite probable that people
generally will avail themselves of this
convenience.
Death of Mrs. Nancy c. Boyd.
Mrs. Nancy c. Boyd, widow of the
late John T. Boyd, died at her home
near Neely's Greek last Saturday
morning at 2 o'clock, and was buried
in Neely's Creek cemetery on Satur.
day afternoon, the funeral service be-
ing conducted by Rev. Oliver Johnson.
Mrs. Boyd was 6S years of age.
She was sister of Mr.. Joseph Wylie,
of Chester, and of Mrs. D. T. Leslie,
of Leslie, and for many years previ-
Gus to her death was valued member
of Neely's Creek Associate Reformed
church. She leaves four children-all
married-viz: Mr.. w. s. Boyd, Mrs.
John I. Ferguson, Mrs. T. E. Patton
and Mrs. J. M. Simpson. She had
been seriously i'll only about two weeks.
Her late husband died on the 9Th day
of last December.
Death of an Aged Citizen.
Mr.. Thomas M. Jenkins, brother
of the late Lawson jenkins, died at
the paternal homestead near Bethany
on last Monday, and was buried in
Bethany cemetery on Tuesday. He
was "a years and 25 days old, and had
been blind for more go years, having
been deprived of his sight, which was
never good, in his youthful days. He
lived during his entire life at the pa.
ternal homestead, and until recently
made himself useful feeding stock,
carrying water from the spring and
bringing in wood. He was never mar
ried; but lived with maiden sister,
who preceded him to the grave about
16 months. He was stricken with pa
ralysis and was sick two weeks. He
was a member of Bethany church and
the funeral service was conducted by
Rev. R. M. Stevenson. f.
A Plea For the Bridge.
Fort Mill Times: 1t seems to us,
and we think to all people of good
sentiment, a deplorable shame that
neighbors C) living in sight of each
other should be strangers. If we are
to be eternally known as the "cutoff,"
such conditions might be fitting; but
if we are to be part of the social and
political body of York county, we
ought to have easy access to the body
of the county. We are strangers in
our own family the rest of the family