Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-19
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News and Comment That Is Of More or Less
Local Interest.
CHESTER-LANTERN September IA:
Our aged friend, Rev. L. G. Hinton,
certainly loves the activities Of life and
relishes most keenly its enjoyments,
having been in attendance six weeks
upon the summer meetings at as
many churches. He has been at the
Baptist church here several times,
showing deep concern in the series OF
meetings and rejoicing in common with
our city pastors at the general interest
that has been awakened and the unus-
ual progress and success Of the COM
mon salvation. . Mrs. Rudolph Brandt
and little boy are back at home, after
a short visit about Sharon. The peo-
pie of Columbia street were much
wrought up Wednesday night by the
presence Of a mad dog. 1t was killed
in Mr.. ]. B. Westbrook's yard, where
it was found. There Is no telling how
many dogs on the street were bitten,
and we may look out for more mad
dogs on Columbia street at any time.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Carolina and North
Western railway was held yesterday,
according to previous notice. The bus
mess was almost entirely routine. The
old officers were reelected and Presi-
dent Barber presented his report, which
showed the business Of the road to be
in fine condition, the receipts having
greatly increased, Notwithstanding the
difficulties under which the road was
operated this year.. Mr.. B. A. Rags
dale, Of Rossville, was selling cotton
yesterday. He says it has been so long
a time since he has gotten lOa cents for
cotton that he could not remember
when it was. He remarked, by the
way, that the first crop he ever made
was in 1867, when he ran 1-horse
farm. He did the plowing himself and
hired the hoeing, making II bales OF
cotton which he sold at SO 1-3 cents
pound the next spring. He cleared
81 900 and invested it in land, which he
still has.
LANCASTER-L R, September
IS: On Wednesday night last wagon
was stolen from Mr.. John Armstrong,
just across Lynches river, in Chester
field county. Phone messages were sent
to all the adjacent towns, and search
ing parties started in all directions.
The horse was found near Captain
Richardson's, across the line in North
Carolina. The thief was not captured.
It is thought he found out that he was
being closely pursued and turned the
horse loose and took to the woods.
Mr.. McNinch visited the TANK Rock"
this week. This Is one Of the curiosi-
ties in the county that we have never
heard Of before. It Is in the Cedar
Creek township, about two miles west
Of the Anvil Rock. 1t Is on hillside
and forms the roof Of room about
2Ox25 feet and about feet high. The
floor is decomposed granite and in one
corner Is a table-like rock, 3x2a feet.
Tradition has it that in the remote past
an old darkey shoemaker named Tank,
occupied this room and used the table
like rock for a shoe bench. Hence Its
name Tank Rock. The rock which
forms the cover Of this room, Mr.. Nc
Ninch says, is about 25x60 feet and 6
feet thick. He computes its weight at
/, 10000 pounds or about 43 carloads.
Miss Anice O'Leary, Of Yorkville, is
the guest of the Misses Payseur.
HEROKEE-GAFFNEY LEDGER, Sep
tember IA: The second primary election
was held here Tuesday and the sus-
pense is now over with the county
candidates, and with the friends of
those candidates who had to contest
again for the majority Of votes. We
gave the results Of the first election
here in our issue Of August 31st, and
everyone knows that the two candi-
dates who had to fight again the battle
of ballots in Cheroke county, were as
pirants to the Office Of county supervis-
or. AS will be seen by the tabulated
report in another column, ]. V. Whel-
chel defeated J. H. Turner by a ma
jority Of 469 votes. Walter Gaffney,
son Of Captain and Mrs. r. M. Gaffney,
who is flagman on one Of the South
ern's freight trains, was painfully hurt
at Gastonia, N. c., last Friday while
some freight from a car.
One Of the skids broke while the moving