Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-19
LOCAL LACONICS.
Tax Extension.

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Fort Mill Times: The Yorkville cor
respondent of The News and Courier
remarks that 1.-The -act of the house of
Representatives in extending the time
for the payment Of taxes is not in
dorsed by anybody in this county, so
far as my information goes" Well,
your information doesn't go very far,
Mr.. Correspondent. Fort Mill town.
ship is a considerable part Of York
county, and practically everybody over
here endorses "the action Of The house
of representatives.
Smallpox at Lockhart. X
It developes that, after all, the case
of smallpox reported from Lockhart, Is
genuine. The patient is Mrs. John
Scoggins. A phone message received
yesterday morning said that DR.. Hope,
of Bullocks Creek; DR.. Brawley, Of
Lockhart; and DR.. Ward, Of Hickory
Grove, all pronounce the case small
poxSs Mrs. Scoggins is now out Of dan
ga#and in the opinion of DIR. Hope
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further spread Of the disease. OF that,
however, the doctors could not speak
positively. Vaccination is in progress.
Lenoir Wants Another Outlet.
Lenoir Topic: We learn that the
Narrow Gauge people have cancelled
the sS7, 900 of bonds held by the South
ern, and that now the Southern is out
Of it, so to speak, up here. Wehope
the c. & NV. success; but, If there
is not some more important railroad
move on their part the people will grow
tired of waiting. We want to see the
Southern make a link between here
and Taylorsville and give us an out
let for our trade, and then we would
have competition an& make trade more
lively. We offer this as suggestion
to the Southern people and hope some
movement will be made along that line.
Fort Milrs Municipal Election.
Times, January 16: The municipal
election held in Fort Mill Monday for
an intendant and four wardens to serve
during the year, passed off quietly,
though not without interest. The op-
posing candidates for intendant were
Messrs. J. w. McElhaney and T. G.
Culp, and the gentlemen who were vo-
ted for for wardens were DR.. T. S.
Kirkpatrick and Messrs. J. M. Spratt,
A. A. Young, Ira G. Smythe, w. B.
Meacham and j. W. Ardrey. The
count of the ballots disclosed the cleo
ton Of Mr. McElhaney, he having re-
ceived % votes to 18 for Mr.. Culp, and
Dr. Kirkpatrick, and Messrs. Spratt,
Young and Smythe. The new council
was sworn in yesterday afternoon and
Immediately held a meeting, at which
Mr.. Smythe was elected town treasurer
The election, by the council. of chief
of police was awaited with considera-
BILE interest and general satisfaction
was expressed when 1t became known
that Mr.. H. G. Culp was the lucky man.
The Cotton Situation.
In their letter Of Thursday night,
Messrs. Hubbard Bros, described the
cotton situation on the New York ex-
change as follows: Liverpool surpris-
ed every one by declining on the publ
cation Of Neill's estimate, which he re-
iterates, Of the crop. Our market felt
sure from the starting out of Liver
pool yesterday, that they would ad-
vance further and the strength at the
close last evening was due to the COW
ering Of large line Of short cotton on
that theory. Outside operators, in view
of the increasing congestion of goods,
are gradually selling out their holdings.
In some few instances they sell short,
though not generally. The comment
that holds an advance of nearly 100 per
cent. as compared with two years ago
is more frequently heard than the ar
sument of supply. On the other hand,
we will soon run against the heavy
movement of last February, which is
strong factor for the maintenance Of
present prices. The South showed lit
tie weakness, quotations being firmly
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Death OF Rev. ID. Harrlsoh.
Rev. Douglass Harrison, whose criti-
cal illness was mentioned in the last is
sue of THE ENQUIRER, died at his home
in Yorkyille on last Thursday morning
at 9.17 o'clock. Mr.. Harrison was a
native of Fairfield county; but came to
York when still a young man, and
spent most of his life in this county.
He belonged to the Presbyterian min
istry, and was a member of Bethel
presbytery. He spent much of his time
at teaching school in various parts OF
the county, and served as school COM
missioner of the county; but during
the past ten or twelve years has been
able to do but little work of any kind
on account of poor health. He had no
organic trouble, so far as could be as
certained, his death being due to a
general breaking down, incident to old
age. His SOth birthday would have oc-
CURED during the present month. The
funeral took place from the Presbyte-
rian church yesterday afternoon at 3.3O
O'Clock, the services being conducted
by Rev. w. G. Neville. Mr.. Harrison
leaves a widow and two children-Mrs.
Fred Minis, of Fort Mill, and Mr.. w.
Harrison, cashier of the Loan and
Savings bank, of Yorkville.
Fort Mill Is Tempted.
Times, January 16: The unusually
/ large amount of whisky which is being
|. shipped to Fort Mill and the weekly