Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-14
LOCAL LACONICs.
Their First Bale


Mr.. r. B. Riddle, of Zeno reported
Tuesday afternoon that he had just
ginned the first bale Of the season. 1t
was for Mr.. D. G. Stanton. Sixteen
hundred pounds of seed cotton turned
out bale Weighing $50 pounds.
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Seen at Kings Mountain.
Kings Mountain Democrat, Thurs
day: VIII Edwards, who escaped from
the York county chaingang last week,
was seen and identified at the postof-
flee here Saturday evening when big
race ensued; but Will outwinded the
crowd and made good his escape after
he was chased to Bethany. There was
reward Of $25 for him.
Court of Common Pleas.
| The special session Of the court Of
common pleas that was adjourned
from the summer term, convened last
Wednesday, Judge Gage presiding, In
accordance with appointment. A num-
Der of equity cases were heard and
the business Of the session was con-
cluded Thursday night. Judge Gage
goes to Spartanburg next week.
Death Of Mrs. G. e. May.
7 Mrs. Caroline E. May, formerly Of
Yorkville, and widow Of the late DR..
John May, died at the home Of her
daughter Mrs. w. o. Tatum, at Cope's.
Orangeburg county, on September 9.
She had been residing for the past two
years at Blenheim, and was on short
visit to her daughter, when she was
attacked with typhoid fever, which
was the cause Of her death. Mrs. May
was So years Of age.
ETke County Pension Board.
Members Of the township boards Of
pension met in Yorkville Wednesday
for the purpose Of organizing the coun-
ty board. Only a bare quorum was
present as follows: J. w. ,Ardrey; Fort
Mill; Iredell Jones. Catawba; W. N.
Elder, Guthriesville; o. ]. Gwin, Bull
locks Creek; ]. B. Robinson, Kings
Mountain. The old board was re-elect-
ed as follows: Iredell Jones. J. F. Wal
lace, J. L. Rainey w. N. Elder.
Daily Paper For Rock Hill.
Spartanburg Journal: A daily news
paper is soon to be started in the live
town Of Rock Hill. 1t will be called
The Journal, and is an outgrowth Of
the semi-weekly Journal established
there a few months ago. w. H. Nc
Cav, formerly Of the Greenville News
and late of the Exposition Magazine,
will be the manager. This will make
the eleventh daily running in this state.
and If the Newberry project comes to
pass there will be an even dozen.
Telephone Directory.
The Bedford Telephone company, Of
Yorkville, has just issued handsome
new consolidated telephone directory.
including the exchanges at Yorkville,
Blacksburg, Kershaw. Bethune, Kings
Mountain and Lancaster. The direc-
tory is in the form Of a pamphlet con-
tanning so pages, and including rail-
road time tables and general business
news. It will prove quite convenience
to the patrons Of the exchanges.
Fruit Trees.
Mr.. D. c. Clark calls attention in an
| other column, that he has number
Of Keifer pear trees that he Is willing
to sell at reduced price. He told the
reporter yesterday that the trees are
perfect specimens. and that his only
reason for making concessions on them
is fear that he will not be able to
get rid Of them all during the remain
ing few weeks Of the season. The Keif-
er pear has proved good investment
to those who took hold Of 1t as far back
as three or four years ago, and the
matter Is well worthy Of careful con-
sideration along with the fruit tree
question generally.
Bowling Green Knitting Mill.
/Clover Review, Thursday: The stock
holders Of the Bowling Green Knitting
Mill company, met last Monday, 9th
instant, and organized by electing the
following board of directors: ]. T.
Patrick, R. M. Dulin, 8. w. Patrick,
]. W. Patrick, w. B. Riddle, ]. w.
Smith and w. B. Flanagan. The
board Of directors then elected ]. T.
Patrick, president, and R. M. Dulin,
secretary and treasurer. The mill will
be located on the J. A. Flanagan
lands, short distance south Of the
depot, on the c. and NV. R. R. They
will go to work at once to erect all
necessary buildings Mr.. w. B. Flan-
nagan and Mr.. Robert McCully went
down to Yorkville Wednesday to pro-
cure titles and perfect all papers.
The Business OF 1t.
Maybe it is good thing that all in
dividuals are not equally gifted with
foresight and ability to distinguish
good business opportunities at a
glance. If such were the case the pace
Of progress would be much more rapid
than 1t Is now. The idea Is suggested
by circumstance that was related to
the reporter recently by a local busi-
ness man. There Is no need to men
ton names; but the reader may take
the reporters word for it that the story
is true. mot long ago." said the bus
mess man, "a farmer came to me and