Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-19
LOCAL LACONICS.
n Increase of Forage.

An Increase of Forage.
When shredding machines travel the
country as do threshers. the quantity
of available roughness will be doubled.
and the effect on the number of head
of cattle raised will be considerably in
creased.
Thanks.
Mr.. w. l.. Plaxico has sent THE EN-
oUIRER a sample sack Of burr stone
ground flour from his mill on Allison
creek. Like the generosity of the do
nor, the -four comes up to every re-
quirement of pure stuff.
A Precocious Cookie.
Mail Contractor Jenkins brought up
from Bullocks Creek township last Sat-
urday, a fully matured cookie weed.
He says that, as a rule, this weed does
not mature until fall, and that the
specimen exhibited is unusual.
We VIII Send The Enquirer
For one year to two or more subseri-
bers at s1.75 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 $1.O2 in
advance.
Picnic at Piedmont.
The Piedmont springs picnic occurred
last Saturday in accordance with ap-
pointment; but on account of the
threatening weather the crowd was not
as large as would have been expected
otherwise. There were number of la
dies out and the day was spent very
pleasantly.
Binders BY Express.
Having sold all the binders they had
in stock, on getting another urgent or
der last Monday morning, Messrs. Rid
die G. Carroll telephoned to their Char
lotte depot and mad an 1900 pound ma
chine shipped to them by express. 1t
reached here Monday night over the
Carolina and Northwestern, and
struck CONSERVATION in the local ex-
press agency.
The Cotton Growers.
The county convention Of the York
county cotton growers is to be held in
Yorkville on the first Monday in July,
and according to resolutions passed at
the last meeting, all the townships
should be organized in time to send DEL
egates. The Catawba township meet
ing is to be held next Saturday; but
THE ENQUIRER has not been advised of
the date other township meetings, il
any, have been called.
Drove Horse to Death.
A crowd Of drunken Negroes drove a
valuable horse belonging to Messrs.
Glenn & Allison to death last Sunday.
The Negroes hired a hack team to go
to preaching" in, and notwithstanding
the heat, kept the team on the go for
hours until one of the animals dropped
dead in the road. AS to whether or not,
there will be any prosecutions cannot
yet be stated. An investigation of the
law and facts of the case is in progress,
however.
The War Revenue Tax.
Congressman Finley is having print
ed for distribution, a card showing the
changes that go into effect in the war
tax on July l, next. The card will show
the items repealed, the items modified,
and the items retained. The informa-
ton will be of no little value to the
public, especially to that portion of it
affected by the various items. Parties
who desire a copy can obtain one by
applying to Congressman Finley.
Money In Sheep.
Mr.. X. T. Castles, of Smyrna, says
there is money in sheep raising. Speak
ing upon the subject last Saturday. he
remarked: Il had flock Of sheep some
time back and was doing splendidly un-
til l took down with typhoid fever. Al
that time l had about 80 head. | was
down with fever about three months
during which time the sheep had to
take care of themselves and most of
them died. But there is profit in sheep
raising and have no idea of giving ul
yet awhile"
Township Assessors.
Clerk Wylie has been advised by Sec
retary of State Cooper that township
assessors must be regularly commits
stoned by the governor. Since the act