Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
#iseellaneous 8eadine.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II Of More
or Less Local Interest.

or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, November 20: 1t
Is hog-killing time in the country. Tne
farmers are slaughtering early so as
to save corn. Mr. B. F. Merritt killed
three yesterday morning, their ages
being 12a months, and they netted 99O
pounds. While Mrs. Mary Young
blood was standing on an empty apple
crate at her home near town Friday,
doing some work at the time, she acci-
dentally fell and broke her left arm
lust above the wrist. Mr.. w. r.
Draffin has determined to leave his old
home at Harmony and seek fortune In
Texas. He will leave with his family
during the early days of the next
month. His son James left about ten
days ago, and he was accompanied by
Mr.. John Carter, Of the bend Of the
river neighborhood. We will all re-
gret to lose these good people, but hope
they may be successful in their west
ern home. -. The splendid residence
of Mrs. M. S. Kimbrell, on White
street, was destroyed by fire Monday
afternoon at about $3.50 o'clock. It con-
tanned IL rooms and was built at cost
Of about $2,5OO. 1t was insured for
about s1,70O and the furniture was In
sured for 5000. A number Of boarders
also sustained heavy losses, Mr.. I. b.
Lumpkin's handsome library. valued
at s2,5OO and insured for only $3.50, was
destroyed.
CHESTER.
Lantern, November 10: The cotton
house, with contents, Of Mr.. w. Fl. Ed
wards, of Fort Lawn, was destroyed by
fire on the night Of the 9Th. Loss, about
SITS. No insurance. The fire was
doubtless the work of incendiaries.....
Mr.. L. H. Grant has informed us that
Mr.. Elias Lees loss by fire was much
greater than it was at first reported.
He had a fine lot of corn and it was
all burnt, as we'll as a bale of cotton,
a wagon and other things. ..Mr. j.
Smith Hardin says his cotton crop Is
40 bales short of what it was last year.
He believes that the farmers are in
worse condition now than they have
ever been. Mr.. ]. S. Darby ventures
the assertion that in ten miles square
between McConnellsville and Smiths
and extending down into this county
between Lowrysville and Lewis there
are 1000 cases of smallpox. Mr.. R c.
Guy has had a light attack Of var
ioloid, but Is better. His is the only
case among white people,. THE Rev.
DR.. Woodrow was unanimously elec-
ted moderator Of the late synod In
Charleston. On taking the chair he
declared his election vindication
of himself, meaning, Of course, a vindi-
cation of the theory Of evolution. The
Rev. G. A. Blackburn, Of Colum-
bia, says the election has no such
meaning. The nomination was made
by DR.. Bracket, in whose church synod
met, and the unanimous vote was out
of Difference to synod's host and vener-
alton for DR.. Woodrow's age, an assur-
ance that there was no personal feel
ing against him and a declaration that
evolution is not now an issue, having
been defeated in every court of the
church. Mr.. Blackburn says in sup
port Of his view that DR.. Woodrow's
own friends were not pleased with his
remark.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, November 10: 1t
has just come to our knowledge that
Mrs. Cassie Wilkins, who lives near
Love Springs, in this county, came near
losing her residence by fire on the night
of the 9Th instant. While the fire had
made considerable progress it was dis
covered in time to save the building
without great loss. We regret to learn
that circumstances point almost con-
clusively to incendiaryism. Mrs. WIKI
ins and a daughter live alone, are most
worthy people, and hardened must be
the wretch who would do them harm.
Exposition Commissioners Stacy,
Butler and Wardlaw. appeared before
the board Of county commissioners on
Saturday, and secured from that body
an appropriation of $500 to aid the
county in making proper exhibit at
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition. This money
was given on condition that the COM
missioners raise an additional $500
which they have gone to work to do.
Gaffney and Blacksburg will both sub
scribe literally, and there will be con-
tributions from many liberal Chero-
keeans. The Southern Railway has
inaugurated a Pullman sleeping car line
between Washington, D. c., and At
lanta, Ga. on their Atlanta and New
York Express" trains Nos. SO and 81;
first car southbound leaving Washing
ton. November 3rd; first car north
bound leaving Atlanta, November 5th,
1901. This affords Pullman service on
these trains through from Atlanta to
New York, the Pullman cars having
heretofore been attached to the Atlanta
and New York Express at Charlotte
and no Pullman service between Char
lotte and Atlanta.
GASTON.
Gastonia News, November 10: Jno.
M. Kendrick, one of Gaston's good far
mers, brought us an apple Saturday
that was a curiosity. There was but
one apple on one stem; but there had
been two blooms. 1t was an ordinary
fall apple. There were several others