Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-14
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YORK-Rock IIsll Herald, November
10: Mrs. c. w. Frew and Mrs. F. H
London visited the Charlotte floral fair
Mrs. James Saye, Of Fishing Creek
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Wylie
|. Miss Margaret Roach has return
ed to the Agnes Scott Institute, at De-
catur, Ga..... Miss Grace Cochran, o1
Charlotte, is visiting friends in the
city. She Is now with Mrs. B. M. Few
ell. Miss Kittie Blair, who has beer
visiting Mrs. J. A. Robbins, will return
to her home at Blairsville, the first OF
next week.. Mrs. David Trainer, nee
Miss Nettie Watson, formerly of Eben'
zer, with her young son, David Jr., is
visiting Mrs. o. S. Poe. Miss Fan.
ME Fewell, who lives with her sister
Mrs. ]. H. Milling, has been sick fol
the past week. She is still quite ILL.,.
A few days ago Magistrate Beckhan
sent Jim Crawford, a colored gambler
charged with vagrancy, to the chair
gang for 80 days. sneak thiel
stole Ivy Avery's bicycle from the pi-
azza at his fathers home, Wednesday,
night. 1t is a boys bicycle and Ivy
is anxious to recover IT,. Mr.. ]. j
Roach, who was member Of the
knights of Honor, had s2,00t
policy, payable to his family. He
had been a member for 1S years and
during that tine paid s640 in assess
ments, dues, etc. The citizens along
Oakland avenue are, at their own ex-
pense, improving the pavement with
cinders and sand from Major London's
corner to the home of Mr.. Gelzer..
Our young townsman, Joe Campbell
has secured a good position in the
Southern railway office at Blacksburg
Joe deserves to succeed and we feel as
sured he will. The scarcity Of wood
for winter use in this city amounts al
most to a famine. Our landowners
might pick up a few dollars by giving
some attention to this notice.. AT an
adjourned meeting Of the depositors In
the Commercial and Farmers bank
now in the hands Of Receiver D
Hutchison, held in the city council
chamber Thursday Of this week, the re-
ceiver furnished statement Of the
condition Of the banks affairs, from
which it appears that the total amount
Of claims against the bank, establish
ed before the receiver, is $134,20S. On
this amount the sum of 55,300-42, 500
on secured claims and $12,S00 in divi-
dends-has been paid, leaving $3.50;
unpaid. To settle this balance, the re.
ceiver has cash in hand $500 and a
surplus Of about $4,000 coming from
collaterals pledged, besides assets ad-
mitted to be good. amounting to 5000
inclusive of $4,000 to be collected out
of stockholders on their statutory liza
bility, as we'll as doubtful assets aggre-
eating $24,500 and bad assets amount
ing to $24,10O. The statement was dis
cussed at some length by the deposit
ors and we are informed by persons
who were present that they were not
at all pleased with the showing. The
attorney for the receiver informs us
that the receiver will pay a dividend OF
9 or 10 per cent. within the next two
weeks. The S. D. Barron Chapter
u. D. c., Of Ebenezer, will hold meet
ing at the home of Mrs. J. A. Shurley
next Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
The annual dues will then be collected
and a full meeting is requested. Mr.
Samuel Friedheim has bought the old
home of Colonel Cad Jones, three miles
northeast of town, and has rented the
place to Mr.. Ed Robbins and Others
The tract contains about $50 acres.
This is the farm known as Mt. Gallant
William Anderson, a colored man,
who works a seven horse farm on Mr..
F. H. Barber's lands, has been tilling
that tract for "a years, and during that
time has paid in rent 254 bales of cot
ton. Anderson is not only faithful
laborer, but good farmer. AT the
last meeting of the city council the at
torney was instructed to draft an or
dinance prohibiting persons from spit
ting on the pavements anywhere be-
tween the depot and the Methodist
church, and from Lindsay's market to
Edgmoor was entered last Tuesday
night and robbed Of a quantity of meat,
flour, etc. The next morning the blood
hounds at the Chester stockade were
put on the track Of the thief and they
followed it to the home Of Jim Long, u
hood. Long is now in jail.......W. J.
Caveny, clerk Of Walnut camp, w. of
W., has received a check on the bene-
ficiary fund for $4,000, payable to Mrs.
Cinthia E. Huey, in satisfaction Of the
claim on account of the death Of her
husband, Mr.. William T. Huey, mem
ber of the order, who died recently, and
who held a policy for that AMOUNT.
Mr.. u. c.. Partlow having resigned the
position of chancellor commander OF
Oakland lodge, K. of p, of this city
changes were made recently in other
offices on account of promotion. The
following were installed Thursday
night: Chancellor commander, R. L.
Sturges; vice chancellor, J. E. Parker;
prelate, C. l.. Diehl; inner guard, W.
J. Hand. Speaking of the floral
fair in Charlotte this week, The News
says: Among the out-of-town exhibits
those of Mrs. Dorcas Johnston, Of Rock
Hill, S. c.; Mr.. Costner and Mrs. DR.
Eddleman, Of Mount Holly, are strik-
ingly fine" Mrs. Dorcas Johnston was
awarded second prize-palms and jar
diniere. Mrs. D. A. Johnston, of Char
lotte, won first prize. ......1t happened
two weeks ago, but we did not know
until this week that while on visit
to Rev. E. A. Holler in Williamsburg
recently, Rev. J. B. Harris went deer
hunting and succeeded in bringing
down a stag, which he brought home
The party he was with killed four IN
one afternoon. General Wade Hamp-
ton is booked for hunt there this
winter and Mr. Harris has been inVi-