Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

very fond Of indulging in on every pos
sible occasion. He will be missed, al
darkeys of his class are getting to be
rarity.
CHESTER-Lantern, November 20
Mr.. j. G. Darby will have a shooting
match for rs or 30 turkeys at his store
on the Thanksgiving Day. AL
who feel interested are invited to at
tend. :. :. Judge Of Probate j. s. VIII
son received telegram yesterday
morning from DR.. Babcock informing
him that Mr.. w. F. Egan was dead
and asking for instructions. A tele.
gram Saturday evening said that hi
was sinking rapidly. He was paralyz'
ed about two months ago.. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Hal Mcclure returned Saturday
morning from New York. They wen,
by water from Savannah, and friends
here, judg4g from indications, feared
that they would have, a rough sea, but
they say that it was as smooth as
could be and neither Of them was In
the least seasick. They left this morn
ing for their home at Thurber, Texas
..l-<.Mr. Joseph Lindsay, w. A. Eudy
III. Mckee, L. D. Childs, H. 8. Ross
and s. D. Scarborough were In Column
bia last week on the occasion OF the
Mystic Shriners' festivities. Miss
Bertha Stain entertained her young
lady friends at "Kaffeeklatsch," on
Friday afternoon, in honor Of Miss Par
ish, Of Yorkville. AS very few of the
young ladies knew what this meant,
the invitation excited quite good deal
of curiosity, and not one was declined.
After an hour Of progressive games,
coffee and German breads were brought
in, and not until then did we learn
that ''klatsch" meant gossip. l<<Mr.
and Mrs. William Oliver Guy have
sent out invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter, Susan Alma, to DR..
James Gillian Johnson, wednesday
morning, November 2Sth, at half past
eight, at home. The amateur bur-
glars selected the law office Of Messrs.
Caldwell & CASTOR as the scene Of their
depredations last Thursday night. Mr..
Caldwells desk was priced open, evil
IDENTIFY in search of money, which they
didn't find there. Mr.. Caldwell had
been paying managers Of election the
day before, and the thieves probably
thought large quantity Of money was
kept there. ;. ;. I'VE learn from Mr.. ]. 8.
Lowry, of Lowrysville, that United
States geodetic surveying party stayed
at his house from Friday till Monday.
They were making surveys In the vicin-
ity every day-including Sunday.
They found the elevation Of LoWrys-
Vile to be 720 feet, and McConnellsville
600.
LANCASTER-Ledge November 81:
Mr.. R. q. Welsh has made 406 bushels
Of grain on 81 acres of land this year.
He first sowed the field down in oats
and threshed out 300 bushels. He then
planted the same field in corn and
housed 10S bushels from 1t last week.
Robert Crawford, colored, who
lives on Mr.. Geo. McDow's place, at
Jacksonham, had an Clubhouse on his
premises burned Saturday night. He
lost by the fire 80 bushels Of corn, a
quantity of cotton seed and fodder and
also 200 pound hog which he had just
killed and salted down. The meat was
total destroyed. It was raked out OF
the Goals in a charred condition after
the fire; all but ham and shoulder,
which were missing. It is supposed
the fire was Of incendiary origin.......
Mr.. l.. ]. Robertson, who fell from the
L. & c. train last Friday morning at
Bascombville, and was so badly hurt,
was able to be brought home Monday.
He has fully recovered consciousness
and is now in fair way to speedy
recovery.