Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-30


board be increased to SO a day, and
that of the examining physician to S..
Also, that no Confederate soldier who
has become a pauper, shall be required
to go to the poor house, but shall re-
ceive his allowance from the county at
his home. It is hoped for the sake OF
the pensioners that the legislature will
grant these changes, as pensions are
small enough without all this trouble
in getting them.
UNION.
Times, January 25: The Excelsior
Knitting Mill will increase its present
charter Of s5O,OOO, to 100000, and Un-
ion will have the largest knitting mill
and dye plant in the South. We have
had the largest one in the state for
sometime. This is the second time the
capital stock has been increased, con-
sequent upon the successful business
management of the industry. 1t was
originally of only $4,000 capitaliza-
tion. The plant now, however, Is many
times the size of the original plant, and
is now one Of the most important in
dustries in the city,. Little Elbert
Eayes, the 7-year-old son Of Mr.. Oliver
Eaves, killed a very large hawk, with
his own hands, after desperate strug-
gle with the fierce bird. Elbert owns a
hen, and the hawk made dive for that
hen and missed it. The hen ran under
a shed and the hawk followed, so did
the boy, who bravely attacked the
hawk, which fought viciously, making
some ugly scars on the boys hands
and legs, which yet remain; but he
showed he was full of true grit by
holding on and graphing and stamp
ing upon the hawk until he finally
killed it, and saved his favorite hen.
The boy triumphantly carried it to his
father, who was utterly astonished at
what his boy had done. The hawk
measured 40 inches from tip to tip.
Many a man would have hesitated to
make the attack that this little fellow
did. This boy will get there.
Spartanburg has quarantined against
Union on account Of the smallpox.
This strikes us as being rather funny
situation. We quarantined some two
years or more ago against Spartan
burg, to keep her from distributing her
smallpox in Union, but now that she
has finally set us afire with the dis
ease. she turns around and quarantines
against us. Judging from the reported
prevalence of the disease at Spartan
burg, we cannot understand Spartan
burg's action, unless she just don't
want to get Unions and Spartanburg' s
brands of smallpox mixed. This is real
selfish upon the part Of Spartanburg.
Ours is as good grade Of the article as
hers any day, and though we have
hardly any to spare, we are literally
inclined towards Spartanburg. AT
11.35 Thursday morning there was a
slight commotion at the court house
door, and everyone thought the grand
jury was coming out; but instead of
the grand jury Prof. Lowery, of the
graded school, was seen marching
down the aisle, followed by bevy of
pretty girls. The men occupying the
jury seats on the right, hustled out of
them quickly and the ladies, IL in num-
ber, occupied these seats. This class is
engaged in the study Of civil govern
ment and Prof. Lowery decided, after
a consultation with Supt. Jeffries, that
it would be of material help to the
class, to let them witness the practi-
cal side of the administration Of our
laws in a court Of justice. They will
probably be expected to write compo-
sitions regarding their impressions of
a court of justice in actual session. No
one of these girls had ever been inside
of a court house before. Two Of the
lady teachers attended the afternoon
session Wednesday, who had never at
tended court before. 1t must be some
thing of a novel experience to one who
first witnesses a court trial.
LANCASTER.
Laag9r, January rs: Married, at the
parsbnage at Heath Springs, on Sun
day night, by Rev. D. A. Phillips, Mr..
Simon Beckham, Jr., and Miss Sallie
Turner, daughter Of Mrs. L. c. Tur-
ner, all of Pleasant Hill township. ......
Major B. F. Miller has just had set out
around the graded school grounds, a
dozen shade trees-elms and water
oaks-for which he deserves the thanks
of the town, and which will cause him
to be held in grateful remembrance by
pupils there for several generations.
He also had trees set around the Meth
odist church and parsonage grounds.
Many, many thanks, major. Bob
Blair who was wanted on the charge
of assault and battery with intent to
kill Mr.. B. A. Hilton, committed just
before Christmas, was located at Cas-
tonia, N. c., by Sheriff Hunter, last
week, and the authorities there notified
to arrest him. The sheriff received no
tice Tuesday afternoon that his man
had been captured, and on Wednesday
he sent Deputy J. F. Hunter for Bob,
who returned Thursday with him. Bob
will remain in Jail until court, unless
he is released on preliminary hearing or
gives bond. The meat house Of Mr..
Uriah Neal, of Flat Creek township,
was broken into and robbed of q quan-
tity Of meat, several hundred pounds,
on Tuesday night last. The blood
hounds were sent for Wednesday, but
the trail was too cold when they
reached it in the afternoon. In search
ing about some of the meat was found
hidden in a patch of woods near Mr..
Meals. Circumstances point strongly
to some colored individuals in the