Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-17
LOCAL LACONICS.
Our Railroad Property.

LOCAL LACONICs.
Our Railroad Property.
The railroad property in York coun-
ty amounts to $671,612.
Until January LIST, 1901.
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Due West College.
The opening Of Due West Female COL
lege was unusually satisfactory this
wear. They did rot have to turn away
applicants; but they have as many
students as they can accommodate.
sutro Chartered.
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier, Saturday: A charter was to-
day issued to the Sutro Cotton Mills, OF
Yorkville. The capital stock of the
company, which Is reorganization OF
the former company, Is to be $50,Ooo.
The officers Of the company are L. b.
McClain, president, and w. S. Nell
secretary.
More Than Was Expected.
INQUIRIES of farmers from different
sections of the county develop the fact
that, as a rule, the cotton crop Is turn
ing out much better than was expected.
There may be other exceptions; but
the only one we know Of Is Santuc, IN
Catawba township. There the crop is
very short. We have heard Of one far
mer who now thinks that he will get
at least a bale to the plow more than
he was calculating on a month ago.
Special Rates.
The Carolina and Northwestern
railroad will give special round trip
rates to Gastonia on Thursday, October
1s; the occasion of the visit Of the Sells
Forepaugh circus. The regular mail
train schedule will be followed. The
round trip rates will be as follows:
Chester: $1.60; Lowrysville, $1.30; Nc
Connellsville, $1.10; Guthriesville, 81;
Yorkville, IS cents; Filbert, 60 cents;
Glover, 40 cents; Bowling Green, 80
cents; Crowder's Creek, rs cents.
Illicit whisky.
II was not on Mr.. VIM. Dobson'
place, as stated, that the Negro frolic
row occurred last week; but in an un-
occupied cabin on Mr.. Robert Gordons
place. And it was not only apples,
candy and peanuts that was being sold;
but mean corn whisky. The whisky
and the concealed pistols combined pro-
duced the disturbance. There was not
nearly as much corn pulled in the
neighborhood next day as there would
have been had there been no frolic.
He Was q Shooter.
A Negro named Sam Woody acci-
dentally shot himself on Mr.. G. L. Rid
dies place, at Zeno, last Sunday morn
ing. 1t was shortly after daylight.
Woody visited the house Of a Negro
woman near by and began telling of
his reputation as a dangerous man.
You niggers don't believe I'll shoot, "
he remarked, as he drew British
Bulldog from his hip pocket. No soon
er were the words spoken than there
was an explosion and bullet went
through Woody's thigh.
Lockhart Gets u Fox.
The town Of Lockhart and the people
in the country Immediately surround
ing, are rejoicing. They caught fox
last Thursday after two years Of ef-
fort. The hunters went on Wednes-
day night; but had a disagreeable time
of it on account of the rain. Along
about s o'clock Thursday morning the
dogs struck a trail in the Turkey creek
bottoms in the McConnellsville neigh
hood. After the fox was jumped, the
race lasted about an hour and half
The fox went into a hole under q
branch bank. and Mr.. John Meggs
twisted him out. 1t was a gray, pup
pied this year. The dogs made short
work of it, tearing it to pieces before
one could count 90 The brush and feet
however, were taken back to Lockhart
as trophies. The Lockhart hunters
have a pack of some Is hounds, kept by
Messrs. T. J. Barber, Joseph Meggs, j.
w. Gadie and M. H. Brown. Their
final catch has occasioned great enthu-
siasm among all interested in the sport
wild Geese on the Catawba.
The news that wild geese are begin
ming to put in their appearance in large
numbers on Catawba river, will prob
ably awaken in sportsmen who have
an ambison to bag game larger than
the squirrel and partridge, desire to
take hunt of a few days on the river
The suggestion is a pleasant one, OF
course; but from the best information
at hand, not based upon really solid
premises. The reporter had talk
some months ago with Mr.. John W.
Simril about goose shooting on the Ca
tawba. Mr.. Simril is not to be classed
as a huntsman exactly, for 1t is only
occasionally that he treats himself To
the pleasure of dog and gun; but ne
has lived on the river for good many
wears and knows about the hunting
conditions. From what he had to say
the killing of wild goose Is rather a
rare feat. The birds are too wary. In