Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-27
Wednesday, June q, 1900.

previous meeting, elected the teachers
for the white school. The former
teachers were all reelected with the
addition of Eunice Jones, of McCon.
nellsville. The faculty now stands
M. D. Lee, principal; Laura Hinton,
Helen Thompson and Eunice Jones,
assistants. The school was excellently
managed the past term as is evidenced
by the unanimous reelection of all the
old teachers by the board. .''''''''''A
Negro woman on Mr.. Clanton's place
near the Halle Gold mine, who recent
" returned from visit to Gold Hill,
N. c., is reported to have smallpox
The fact was telegraphed to Governor
McSweeney last Tuesday, and he
promptly forwarded the report to Dr.
James Evans, of the state board OF
health. We understand that DR.. Greg
ory is attending the patient and that
every precaution is being used to pre-.
vent the disease spreading. During
the several years that smallpox has
been prevalent in the state, this is the
first reported case in Lancaster coun'
ty, and it is 80 near the border of the
county, about 1S miles distant from
the court house, that our people need
not get alarmed. ...".A party of young
men seining in Bear creek, one day
this week, dragged up an old bomb
shell which had probably been thrown
in the creek when Sherman's army
passed through here, 35 yeays sgo. II
was harmless looking iron ball about
the size of cantaloupe, and from its
having been in the water 80 long, II
was thought to be as harmless as il
looked. One of the finders of the old
relic had a curiosity to see its contents
and after cutting for awhile with
pocket knife on the lead,like looking
metal, with which hole in it was
plugged, concluded it would be best to
melt the plug out. 1t was carried into
the field opposite Mr.. Walters store,
near the factory, and fire built on it.
with the result that All explosion soon
occurred which made some of the in.
habitants think that the Chinese had
come right up through the center OF
the earth and were waging war here.
tearing up a place in the ground as
large as half sack of -four and scat
tering particles of the shell for dis
tance of 80 or rs yards. Fortunately
no one was very near which accounts
for no one being hurt.
GASTON-Gastonia News, June %
Mrs. ]. A. Bell, of Clover, is visiting
Mrs. M. E. Glenn. '''."Miss Margaret
Glenn is visiting relatives in Yorkville,
s. C.......'..The vagrant laws of the
town are now being enforced. Work
is plentiful here now and there is no
excuse for idleness. But it seems that
a few "sharks" have come in to prey ofi
of the regular workers, to gamble, etc.
The town authorities are to be com.
mended for their diligence and de-
serve the moral support of our citizens.
......".Joe Henry, George Clyburn,
Henry Mccullough and Henry Hale
were before squire Anders yesterday
charged with gambling. Henry Hale
was released and the others went to Jail
to stay till court. They have been
looping around town for some time; but
escaped till Wednesday, night when
they were scooped in by the police at
the Loray. Others were present but
made a safe retreat. ...''..'' Preparations
are still being made for the proper eel.
ebration of the anniversary of our
Declaration of Independence. The
committees are busy. The float will be
ready and will be a beauty. The pa.
rade will consist of a long line of hand.
somely decorated carriages. The boys
are training for the ball games with
The band Will be right on
hand. Water will be plentiful. Your
brother is coming. Your father is
coming. Your sweetheart won't seri.
ously object to having someone to hold
her sunscreen. Be on hand, come right
along and bring your neighbor with
you. Who is it that don't want to see
the boys catch that creased pig? Who
is it that don't want to see the fire.
works? Hundreds of dollars are to
be spent just to remind you how our
forefathers struggled. Somebody will
make a speech. Come and see who it
is. "Meet me at Gastonia on the
Fourth of July. A hot time it will
be-"