Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-27

cavalry; Dut ne mas Slnce peeh HiluS
quarter master, with the rank OF cap
tain. When the Spanish war broke
out, Fred Tompkins, who is younger
than Ross, longed for the service. He
volunteered in the Fifth cavalry and
went to Porto Rico with his regiment,
where he remained 81 months. Upon
the completion Of his term Of enlist
ment, he was mustered out Of service.
He was not satisfied, however, and ne
applied under the reorganization act
for a second lieutenancy in the regu-
lar, army, but failed on his physical ex-
animation. When the Eleventh, new
cavalry command, was being organ
lied, he was one Of the first Of Its
number to present himself, and
when the first squad had been obtain
ed he became its sergeant major, and
upon the completion Of the organiza-
ton he was made sergeant major OF
the regiment. They are ambitions and
full of the spirit that wins and the
friends at home wish them golden
luck.
CHESTER.
Lantern, November %: The dwell
ing Of Mr.. J. E. Wylie, Of Wellridge,
was burned yesterday morning about
8 o'clock. The fire caught In the roof
from a stove flue, and everything was
so dry that the house was soon In
ashes. Some bedding and furniture
were saved; but large part was lost.
We have heard that there was between
s4O0 and $500 of insurance on the
house. State Senator D. s. Hen
derson, Of Aiken, who, it will be re-
membered, Is a candidate for the U. s.
senate. was here several hours last
Tuesday shaking hands with friends
and acquaintances.. This seems TO
have been about the northern limit OF
the snow Tuesday. In Winnsboro 1t Is
said to have made the ground white,
and in Columbia 1t was something like
an inch deep. ...Dr. j. B. Wise mas
given us some seed Of the Chinese
pumpkin, some fine specimens OF
which he raised this year. When ripe
they have O green skin under cover
ing of white flour. They are said to
be very toothsome food. We can tell
more about them when we have raised
CROP. .EMr. Joseph A. Walker re-
turned from New York Monday night
accompanied by his mother, whom he
met there from London. S..We have
learned that Mr.. T. R. Howe, Of Fort
Lawn, died last night. The death
must have been sudden. He was
brother Of Mrs. c.. L. Dunlap, of this
city. Mrs. S. M. DaVega received
a message from Augusta yesterday
morning that her little daughter, Ma
rie, was dying. She left on the first
train; but the child died about IL
o'clock, several hours before her moth
er could reach her. Mrs. DaVega is
expected to arrive with her remains
this evening, and the funeral will take
place tomorrow at II o'clock, at the
Presbyterian church. Marie was dan
gerously i'll some time ago, but was
operated on and was apparently get
ting we'll. In another column Will
be found a communication from Far
mers" complaining that in the matter
Of bagging they are docked If they do
and docked If they don't. It happened
| that just before we received this let
ter we had seen letter from the 9TH
Ell end of the line complaining that
cotton bales were padded with great
wads of bagging weighing 80 pounds,
in addition to the legitimate cover
ing Of the cotton. The writer seemed
to be firing chiefly at the cotton buy
ers, and intimated that they ought to
have been able to see, II they didn't
see, that there was fraud in the pack
ing. OF course, every bale can be
traced back to the seller. So now the
cotton buyer is catching 1t from front
and rear. When he takes 1t into his
head to defend himself it will be in
teresting to see which way he will
train his guns.
GAsTON.
Gastonia News, November 90: The
Ore Knob Copper Mining company, in
Ashe county, is refusing to employ
foreign or colored labor. The young
men Of the community get the work at
good price. In the long run the COM
pany will find their plan the best as
they will always get good service.
Another restriction is exclusion of
drinking. No drinking allowed. The
time was when a drinker could get
work to do; but that time is rapidly
passing. ..Une Of the prettiest we'd
dings Of the season was celebrated in
the Presbyterian church yesterday af-
ternoon at o'clock, when Mr.. John
M. Smith, of Glover, was married to
Miss Zoe Craig, CT Gastonia. The
church was packed to the corners of
the galleries, testimony Of the popu-
larity of the happy young couple. AT
SIS Rev. M. MEG. Shields took his
stand in front of the altar. Miss Ida
Pursley presided at the pipe organ,
and the mellow tones of the wedding
march announced the coming of the
bridal party. R. H. Adams and H. L.
Wright came down the center aisle,
L. c. Pegram and Fred L. Smyre came
down the right and left aisles, DR.. P.
R. Falls and S. A. Robinson down the
o1o L.
left aisle, accompanied by his best
man, F. A. brennan, Of Florence. S. c..
The bride entered at the right aisle,