Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-05

ferred one Of its large engines, which
has been waiting on the Carolina Cen
trail track, to It's own road. This Is a
large locomotive and today Is pulling
a train over the new road, which Is now
ready for use, according to contract by
July 1st. Hands are still at work grad
ing through the town. where the old
roadbed will be changed. The agent
has moved into the new depot.
Change Of Address.
Subscribers to THE ENQUIRER who
desire to have their papers delivered by
the Free Rural carriers instead Of at
postoffices, should notify The ENoUI-
RER, giving present address and the
number of free rural delivery route over
which they receive their mail. For in
stance, Instructions should come in like
this: Change my paper from Yorkville
to Free Rural delivery route No. OF
q" as the case may be. For the conve-
nience Of carriers, we are making ur
the papers for the respective routes, ir
separate packages.
Telephone Companies Chartered
Among the charters issued by the
secretary of state last Tuesday, were
the following: A charter to the Bedford
Telephone company, Of Yorkville, cap.
italized at $1,000. w. B. Moore is pres
ident and treasurer. and w. w. Lewis
vice president and secretary. A charter
to the Blacksburg Telephone company
of Blacksburg, capitalized at $4,000. w
B. Moore Is president and treasurer
and A. M. Bridges is vice president ant
secretary. A charter to the Lancaster
Telephone company Of Lancaster, cap
italized at $4,000. w B. Moore Is pres
ident and treasurer, and j. T. Thomas
son is vice president and secretary.
killing of the Convict.
Coroner Louthian has completed ar
investigation of the killing Of the con-
vict at the changing last Monday af'
ternoon. The facts were about as al.
ready stated, except as to some unim,
portant details. After being brought t.
bay, the Negro resisted violently, witt
stones, showing a determination not tt
be arrested, and the guards had to Kill
him to avoid the risk of serious bodil!
harm. The fellow had stubbornly re.
fused to surrender or to allow anybody
to approach. The coroner reports thai
in his opinion the killing was necessary
and justifiable. II
Chinchbug Nuisance.
Mr.. ]. Frank Ashe, Of McConnells.
vile, was in Yorkville, Thursday, or
business. and upon being asked the
condition of crops down his way, said
that some cotton is looking as fine as
he has ever known at this season, while
some is about as poor. Taken alto.
gether, the crop promises we'll. But
the outlook for corn Is not so favora-
BILE. The chinchbug has made its ap'
pearance agan and Is doing lots OF
damage. Many people have become
discouraged. While not disposed tc
minimize the danger, Mr.. Ashe does not
consider the case hopeless. when the
chinch bug ravaged our section some
years ago." he said, II knew a great
many people to quit working their corn
as soon as the bugs attacked it. Others
kept on working the same as II there
was nothing in the way. Where the
corn was thrown out it made nothing
and where it was worked, 1t did we'll
Work is the best remedy for chinch
bugs that I know anything about"
The Confederate Monument.
Capt. w. B. Moore, chairman of the
committee, took the opportunity last
Thursday morning, to address the
teachers in attendance on the summer
school on the subject of the monument
to the Confederate soldiers Of York
county which 1t is proposed to erect In
the court house yard. He reviewed the
progress that has already been made,
gave a statement of the amounts sub
scribed and the amounts paid in, re-
ferred especially to the assistance that
had been rendered by Beersheba, For
est Hill and McConnellsville schools,
and took occasion to impress the fact
that the monument is not a local one
but embraces the whole county. He
said that progress had been slow, for
various reasons. Among other things,
he and other members Of the committee
had not done as much as they might
have done, and again people were finan-
clally cramped last fall, and it was not
deemed best to urge the matter too
at that time. However, he
had recently noted the unveiling of
that had been under con-
for years, and while he did
not contemplate any indefinite post
ponement of the erection OF lne pro-
posed York county monument, still he
could see no reason for discouragement.
He urged the teachers to lend their as
sistance. The teachers appeared to be
very much interested in the subject, and
speaking in their behalf, Superintend-
ent of Education Carroll promised that
they would give substantial assistance
to the undertaking.
Death OF John Byers, CO1ored.
Mr.. ]. w. Smith has called the at
tention of the reporter to certain mac
in the recent statement about
the killing Of John Byers. The killing
occurred on Mr.. ]. F. A. Smiths place,
instead Of Mr.. Sam Smiths. 1t seems
that Byers, who lived at Mr.. Sam
fI,o do