Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
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CHESTER-The Lantern, February
q: Mr.. J. r. Simril has the contract
for building the C. & NV. railway
shops, and is at work. ''''''"The Meal
iley mill, now the property of Mr.. S
NJ. Hafner, we believe, was burned
Friday night. We have not heard how
the origin of the fire is explained, OF
the extent of the loss; but the latter
must have been considerable. There
were corn and wheat mills, gin, etc.,
also grain and other things. Insurance
81 900 in Farmers Mutual. ''"''Chiei
Taylor arrested Joe Brown, apparently
about 10 years old, this morning for
opening letter and taking money
from it. 1t was from Tim Buchanan,
Tho is in Columbia, to his wife Sallie.
The boy called for the letter at Irwin's
store, knowing that letters come occa-
sionally with money in them. Sallie
hadforbidden him to call for her letters
but had not requested Mr.. Irwin, in
whose care they were sent, not to de-
liver them to him. There seemed to be
doubt whether this was case under
the Federal courts or simply case OF
larceny under the jurisdiction of the
state. He was sent to the county
chain gang for 10 days. '''"'A few days
ago bird was caught in the tower OF
the city hall which looks like a large
owl in shape; but it is without "horns,"
and it is white underneath and white
on the back mingled with delicate
yellow. The plumage is smooth, soft,
and beautiful. 1t is supposed that it
fed on the young of the numerous pig
cons that inhabit the tower; but where
it came from is an unanswered question.
If birds of its variety inhabit this Sec
ton of country they must lead very
secluded life. Master james A. String
fellow is the only person so far as we
have heard, that could name the bird,
and he did it from brief description,
without seeing it, and went on to de-
scribe it more minutely than those who
had seen it. He pronounced it the
"snowy owl" He has written the fol-
lowing as to its habitat and diet. 1t
is an inhabitant of northern Europe,
and has been found more than once in
England. 1t also is an inhabitant OF
North America. 1t feeds on fish and
game.
GASTON-Gastonia News, Februa-
ry 27: The farmers around Bowling
Green and Glover, c. S., who are get
ting out poplar lumber for foreign
lumber company, are very much dis
satisfied with the prices they are get
ting. They were led to believe they
would get from Sl.00 to $1.25 per hun
dred for their lumber, and the highest
price paid yet was only S3 cents per
hundred. .......".Abou March 5th, Mr..
Sample, of Charlotte, will take charge
of the Falls House, and Mr.. j. T.
Walton, who has been proprietor for
the last past two years, will move into
the house recently vacated by Mr.. j.
D. Post, and will run a boarding house.
Mr.. Post moved one day last week to
Mr.. R. P. Rankin's house on Long
street, and will continue to run his
boarding house. Mr.. Rankin and FAM
ily will board with Mr.. Post. ''.'''.''
Friday, about noon, Mr.. Kelly jack
son, of Kings Mountain, met with an
accident at the Southern's water tank
which came near being fatal. He was
standing between the main line and
the siding watching an engine get
water when the water splashed and he
stepped back. Not knowing that
there was another train shifting on the
siding, he was struck on the head by a
fiat car, cutting a cash about i've
inches long. He was at once taken to
the Office of his uncle, Mr.. ]. K. Dix
on, and the wound dressed by DR..
Sloan. Fortunately for the young man
the wound was only flesh wound,
the skull not being fractured. Mr..
jackson went home Friday afternoon
and is getting along very we'll: ''''..'''
The mayor says that from the best in
formation he has been able to gather
from reliable sources, there is great
danger of smallpox coming to our city
this spring-if not sooner; and that
present indications point to the fact
that we may have it in our midst with
in few days. He states further, that
in his opinion, the board of aldermen
will do all in its power to control the
disease, rather than to force vaccina-
nation upon the people against their
will. He does not think there will
be any compulsory vaccination" un-
less the disease gets beyond the con-
troll of the town authorities; and, in
such case, there would be no partiality,
shown; but all citizens would be
treated alike. Nevertheless, he ex-
presses the hope that all good citizens
of the town will consult their family
physician regarding the matter of vac
cination, and act upon such advice as
they shall receive from him. From
the foregoing interview with our may
or, it is easy to see that he is not only
right in the position be takes but that
he is Just and fair about it.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
February 27: While macninlst was
makinp some repairs on the heating