Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-09
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January LIST, 1901

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Sharon School.
Sharon school-Miss Mabel Sims
teacher-closed it's exercises last Fri
day night with a pleasant entertain
ment. A carefully gotten up pro-
gramme was creditably rendered by
the children, and all the patrons and
other visitors were well pleased with
the apparent evidences of the teach
er's good work.
Auction Sales.
On Monday-salesday for May-the
clerk sold for partition at the suit of
H. H. Beard, plaintiff, VS.. Carrie w.
Beard, defendant, the H. H. Beard
house and lot in Yorkville. Bought
by w. w. Lewis, plaintiffs attorney,
for 5000. At the suit of the Neck.
lenburg Iron Works vs.. John W. Sea-
crest, the sheriff sold the mineral
rights of John w. Seacrest in the Nc.
Swain tract on Bullock's creek. Bought
by C. E. Spencer, attorney, for $25.
Accidental Shooting. x
There was an accidental shooting
affair at Sharon last Saturday morning.
Pointing at Mr.. Frank Jones, small
rife that she believed to be unloaded,
Miss Blanche Wilkie, said 81 am going
to shoot you," and pulled the trigger.
The weapon was discharged and the
bullet took effect in Mr.. Jones's face
just to the right of the nose, ranging
downward. Fortunately the wound
was not serious. Mr.. Jones has ap-
parently suffered hut little inconven-
|ience. Miss Wilkie, of course, was
verv much distressed in consequence
of the accident.
Fire in Rock Hill.
At about IL o'clock last Saturday
night fire was discovered in the store
occupied by A. Moses, dry goods, and
Mrs. M. Ratterree, millinery. The
store is in the heart of the business
block which contains the postofice,
Sandifer's drug store, the Commercial
and Farmers bank and others on the
south side of Main street. For a
while things looked serious; but at
1890, the fire was under control. The
Moses store was entirely Quilted, his
and Mrs. Ratterree's stock being con-
sumed or drenched. Loss for Moses
about $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
Mrs. Ratterree's stock about 1000,
about covered by insurance.
Camp Micah jenkins.
The Micah Jenkins camp of Con-
federate veterans met in the court
house last Monday pursuant to call.
Major James F. Hart was reelected
commander, and Captains W.'B. Smith
and E. A. Crawford lieutenant COM
manders. Mr.. J. J. Hunter was elec-
ted secretary and treasurer; DR.. J. 2.
Hambright surgeon and Mr.. r. W.
Whitesides quartermaster. Captain
w. B. Smith and Mr.. ]. NJ. White
sides were elected as delegates to the
Louisville reunion, and Messrs. j. j.
Smith and n. J. N. Bowen alternates.
The commander and lieutenant COM
manders were appointed committee
to select and procure banner for the
camp.
Finley's Wheat Crop.
Rock Hill Herald: Mr.. J. J. Thom-
as, who superintends Congressman ID.
E. Finley's farm near town, brought TO
this office few days ago a sample OF
wheat that grew on two acre field.
The sample is feet in height, bulky,
and was taker, indiscriminately from
the field. Mr.. Finley has fifty acres
in wheat about two feet in height and
in magnificent condition. The crop
WAS sown on red land in November.