Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-28
LOCAL LACONICS.

Deserter Captured.
Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Charlie
Harper, of Fort Mill, S. c., white
man who deserted from Battery l,
Sixth artillery on April 25th, 1898, was
captured yesterday at Coroleen by OH
Ger Bradley and brought to Charlotte
last night. Tomorrow Sergeant Baker
will take the deserter to Fort Monroe
Va. Fifty dollars reward will be paid
for the capture.
Death of Mr.. H. I. Kimball.
Charlotte Observer, Friday Mr.. H.
I. Kimball, who was formerly from
Statesville, died suddenly in Rock
Hill yesterday morning of heart
disease. For the last three or four
years he had been living with his
son, Mr.. S. J. Kimball, who has
a truck and delivery business in
Rock Hill. The deceased was 81 years
old. Five children-three sons and
two daughters-survive. They are
S. J. and j. N. Kimball and Miss Mol
lie Kimball, of Rock Hill ; Mrs. Emma
Patterson, of Rowan county, and Mr..
D. J. .Kimball, of Statesville. The re-
mains were taken to Statesville this
morning for interment.
The j. j. Hunter Bankrupt Stock.
B.N. Moore, trustee, has filed Pc
tition for leave to sell the stock OF
goods, store fixtures, etc., of j. J.
Hunter, bankrupt, at private sale in
stead of public auction. The stock
has been appraised at sl,464.O4. A
number of sealed bids for the stock
were opened last Friday. The highest
cash bid was 623 cents on the dollar.
Mr.. Hunter himself submitted bid
of 70 cents, coupled with proposition
requiring 80 days in which to pay,
and certian other conditions. There
is to be a meeting of creditors on
March 10 for the purpose of consider
ing such bids as have been submitted,
and determining whether the stock
shall be disposed of by private or auc'
ton sale. The reporter has no infor-
nation as to the liabilities of this es-
tate but it develops that the estimate
of IS cents on the dollar suggested
when the bankruptcy was first an
nounced, was far too high. 1t is now
certain that the estate will not pay so
cents and it is quite likely that it will
fall under 25 cents.
Price of Fertilizers.
While number of farmers are doing
more or less talking, and making more
or less investigation of the fertilizer
question, it is hardly fair to say that
the subject is one of deep interest
in this section. At least the fertilizer
dealers appear to be showing but small
concern. From inquiry of number
of dealers, it appears that the local
price is slightly 10 per cent. over what
was being demanded last year. To be
more exact, standard amoniated goods
sold last year at SIS ton, and this
year the dealers are trying to get from
800 to S2l. Some sales have been
made at 500; but since the 500 stocks
were laid in, there have been two ad-
vances, one of so cents few days af-
ter January l, and another of % cents
about two weeks ago. Some of the
dealers having sold their original
stocks have made new purchasers
since the advance. As to the amount
of sales compared with this time last
year, it is hardly practicable to make
a definite statement; but it is certain.
ly a fact that deliveries have not been
so heavy. The percentage of advance
in the price of acid is rather greater
than in the case of ammoniated goods.
Dealers are now asking $l4 ton for
goods that they sold for S12 last year.
The indifference of the farmers about
buying is accounted for in various
WAYS, the most reasonable explanation
being doubt as TO whether the i'll
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