Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-07
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Salesday.

LOCAL LACONlCS.
salesday.
There was an unusually large crowd
of visitors to Yorkvile on last Monday,
salesday for February. Considerable
business of vaTous kinds was trans
acted. X
Pastor of smyyna and Hickory Grove.
The Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rian congregation of Smyrna and Hick-
ory Grove have determined to call
Rev. J. L. Oates as their joint pastor.
Congregational meetings are to be held
for the purpose on Tuesday, the 18th,
at the hours elsewhere meptioned.
New Moonless Month. ~
AS rule, every month of the year
has at least one new moon; but Feb
ruary this year is an exception. Jan.
uary had two new moons. One on the
1st and the other Oh the 30th. Feb.
ruary's first quarter occurred yester-
day. The moon will full on the 18th
and will turn the last quarter on the
22d; but the next new moon will not
be here until March l. We have not
undertaken to look up the records;
but an old observer says he does not
remember the like 10 have occurred
within lis experience Of more than 80
years. 80. o..
Agricultural Implements and Hardware.
Messrs. L. R. Williams and Sam NJ.
Grist, of Yorkville, have formed a
partnership for the purpose of con-
ducting an agricultural implement
and hardware business in Yorkville.
They have taken Is year lease on
the lot between THE ENQUIRER Office
and the residence of Mr.. J. w. Dobson,
and as soon as practicable will erect
thereon building suitable for store
room and Office. Mr.. Grist is one of
the pioneer dealers in improved agri-
cultural implements in this section,
and has already introduced much SER.
viceable machinery on this market.
Mr.. Williams has had years of exper-
ience as a successful farmer and busi-
ness man, and there is no reason to
doubt that the partnership they have
lust formed will become an important
one.
Southern Not Interested.
Columbia State, Monday: Ex-At-
torney General w. A. Barber arrived
from New York last evening and is at
the Columbia for brief stay. When
Mr.. Barber was seen last evening and
asked about the story recently pub
lished that the Southern had brought
up the Carolina and Northwestern
railroad, he at once pronounced the
report entirely untrue. He stated that
the Southern had no interest whatever
in the Carolina and Northwestern,
and further that the Seaboard Air Line
had none. He added: "And you
may say that l am totally at loss to
understand the motive or surmise the
origin of the report that had been pub
lished." Mr.. Barber, who organized
the party of gentlemen that some time
ago purchased the road, said that there
had not been the slightest change in
their intentions as to what would be
done with it. n
Alex Pendergrass, colored, with
wagon and team of mules, was
knocked off a railroad crossing last
afternoon at about o'clock
by beated Southern passenger train.
The accident occurred about three
miles south of Rock Hill. Both mules
were killed and Pendergrass was so
badly Injured that it was thought he
would die. His injuries were occa-
stoned principally by flying timbers
from the smashed wagon. Pender-
grass was an industrious and respected
Negro who managed plantation for
Messrs. A. Fredheim & Bro, of Rock
Hill. There seems to be no suspicion
hat he was under the Influence OF
iouor or in an otherwise irresponsible
condition. Under the natural suppo-
,ition that no train was due at that
.ime, it is presumed that he was not
exercising the usual precautions neces-
;ary under such circumstances. The
rain that caused the smashup was
'unning three hours late.
fire Destroyed Everything. x
The pretty home of Ms. Lou San
lers, near Olive, was destroyed by fire
asst Friday afternoon at about