Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-02
WITHIN THE TOWN.

munion services in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday.
Main street, Yorkville, is now the
prettiest in the state. The drummers
all say that no other town can show
such splendid shade trees.
Commencing yesterday, Messrs. H
c. Strauss and ]. NJ. Heath & Co.
closed their stores at 6 80 p. m, until
further notice. Saturdays are ex
cepted.
The colored baseball club is getting
ready for another season of good play
ing. This club played some fine bal
last season, losing only one game. II
is composed of the better class of loca
Negroes, including those who have
steady employment.
The Church of the Good Shepherd
has elected delegates and alternates to
the diocesan council, which meets in
Aiken on May 9, as follows: Dele
gates-G. IT. Radcliffe, Jas. l.. Hama.
han, w. B. Moore, Geo. w. S. Hart
Alternates-W. F. Marshall, M. c.
Willis.
Major James F. Hart request us to
state that it is next Monday that he
wants the meeting of the members OF
Micah Jenkins Camp of Confederate
veterans in Yorkville, to take action
with reference to the Louisville re.
union. When he named last Monday,
he was laboring under the impression.
sion that it was salesday.
The Carolina and North Western
railroad has improved the passenger
accommodation at the Yorkvile sta
ton by erecting a roomy shed at the
west side of the track. The shed is
provided with incandescent lights, and
night or day, passengers may get on OF
off the trains without having to squeeze
in between freight cars as heretofore.
People who watched the Jasper
Light infantry at drill last Friday af.
ternoon were surprised at the splendid
progress the company is making. W.
w. Lewis, Esq, former captain of a
company at the citadel, says the Jasper
Light infantry is composed of as good
material as be ever saw, and, with
proper work, it can easily develop
into the crack company of the state.
Although according to the papers
there is dispute between the contending
parties in the Southern railroad strike
as to whether the strike of the compa-
ny's telegraphers is causing .inconveni-
ence to the company, there is no doubt
of the fact that more or less inconven.
ience is being experienced here. Sew.
eral business men are complaining Of
the delay of carloads of flour, corn,
salt, etc., that were ordered more than
month before. While the Southern
railroad may be getting along all right
enough, its patrons are not faring
quite so comfortably.
A shooting affair-of the kind that
seems to have been '.just for fun"
occurred in the "Swamptown" quar-
ter of Yorkville last Monday forenoon,
The shooter was Fred Mcknight, and
the shootee was Foley Mckinney, both
Negroes. Mcknight claimed that the
shooting was accidental, that he would
not have done it for one hundred dol
lars, and at the time the reporter
sought information, Mckinney was
under the influence of so much pain
and liquor that be was unable to talk
intelligently. Another witness to the
affair says that all were drinking and
in good humor, Mcknight had out
pistol and was trying to tease McKin'
ney with threats to shoot him. Nc
Kinney, who was sitting down, ex-
tended a leg and indicating the place
he would like TO have bullet, said,
"shoot me right da." Almost on the
instant the pistol was fired and the
bullet passed through the fleshy part
of McKinney's thigh. Mcknight was
arrested and will be duly punished for
carrying concealed weapon also for
the two careless handling of the same.
Mckinney is not seriously hurt. 1t is
understood that the shooting was lit
tie side Diversion of a drinking and
gambling party.
There has been some talk of bringing
pressure to bear upon the town council
with view to securing relaxation of
the restrictions that were imposed
upon the too free use of public water
last summer on private lawns and gar
dens. TO what extent this idea may
be carried cannot be judged at this
time but it will be well for the people
to give the matter due con-
sideration before proceeding too far.
The available supply of public water