Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-14
LOCAL LACONICS.

>Aahed the Quarantine.
DR.. G.. E. Nesom visited Tirzah last
Thursday and raised the quarantine on
Mr.. B. F. Massey's stock. He also
passed through Yorkville.
The Act of Miscreants.
Our Hickory Grove correspondent
writes that unknown persons fired into
the house of Mrs. Byers, few miles
from that place, on Sunday night.
Bloodhounds failed to find the trail
and up to this time the marauders have
not been identified.
We Will Send The Enquirer
For one year. to two Of more rsubscri-
bers at $1.75 each, provided the two or
more names are returned and paid for
when the names are entered. THE
ENQUIRER will be sent from this issue
to the first of January, 1902, for 10 cents
In. advance.
7 The Eugene Hutchinson property,
consisting of town lots and business
houses in Rock Hill, was sold under
foreclosure proceedings last week.
The mortgage Indebtedness Of the es-
tate was s50,000 and the property
brought s55,0O0. The property was sold
under the direction Of T. F. McDow,
ESQ.,. as trustee.
Erskine College.
In another column will be found
short announcement about Erskine COL
lege, calling attention to some Of the
advantages offered by that splendid in
stitution, and inviting applications for
catalogues. Young men and ladies who
are seeking the advantages Of college
training will do we'll to make thor
ough investigation of the facilities that
are offered by Erskine.
From Rock Hill to the River.
Rock Hill Herald: Mr.. W. C. Whit
ner has completed the survey OF what
Is known as the lower road from the
State farm to the county bridge over
the Catawba river. The route Is prac-
tically straight, the distance between
the points named Is four and half
miles and 12S feet, and the lay Of the
ground is such that road could be
easily constructed. Besides an abund-
ance of rock Is in easy reach for ma
cadamizing purposes.
Fnrmers' Mutual Insurance Co.
The annual meeting Of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company OF York
county, was held in the court house
last Monday. There was only fairly
good attendance. Mr.. John l.. Rainey,
Of Sharon, was reelected president,
and the election Of township directors
was confirmed as follows: I. B. Faris,
Bethel: w. D. Leslie, Kings Mount
ain: J. P. Blair, Bullock's Creek; VIM.
Caldwell, Cherokee; c. M. Whisonant,
Broad River: ]. F. Ashe, Bethesda: w.
]. Miller Ebenezer; N. A. Simril. York.
The questions of live stock insurance
and payment Of president and directors
for services. were both discussed and
the stockholders made favorable rec
ommendation on both propositions.
After due consideration the directors
decided to postpone the livestock insur-
ance for the present: but the recon-
mendation Of the payment Of the pres
ident and directors was adopted. 1t
was agreed that the officers be paid 81
per day and five cents a mile travel
ed one way for each day Of actual ser
vice. Mr.. D. E. Boney was reelected
as agent and treasurer.
DistressinE Pistol Accident.
Master Charlie, the 13-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Smith, who lives
six miles southwest of Yorkville, lost
his right eye last Sunday morning as
the result of the careless handling Of a
worthless pistol by Negro named Jim
McAlliley. The boys had. gone to the
fishpond to battle, and as they came out,
McAlilley produced his pistol and
handed it to Charlie Smith. 1t was a
small 22-calibre derringer. Charne
looked the pistol over curiously. handed
1t back to the Negro and proceeded
with his dressing. A minute later
there was flash and report, and the
bullet struck him in the right eye. In
handling the treacherous little weapon,
the Negro had caused it's accidental
discharge. The muzzle was within two
feet of young Smiths head. Drs. Nc
Dowel and deLoach arrived as soon
as practicable after they were called.
They found that the bullet had passed
through the eyeball and was stopped
by the walls of the socket. There was
nothing to do but to remove the eye
ball. and this was accomplished quite
The bullet. which was
somewhat fiattened, was taken out
during the operation. The sufferer has
since been in considerable pain, and
the doctors are not yet willing to say
that he is out Of danger, although they
think he Is getting along as we'll as
could be expected under the circum-
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