Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-29
LOCAL LACONICs.
S6k Used as a Monument.

Senator Brice introduced resolu-
ton last Friday requiring the state
house commission to give to the 8. D.
Barron chapter, U. D. c., Of Ebenezer,
one of the granite columns that was
broken recently while being hoisted
to it's place in the Capitol.
Whose Fault
THE ENQUIRER has received COM
plants that no papers were received
at sundry points along the South Car
olina and Georgia Extension road be-
tween Yorkville and Catawba Junction
last Saturday. The papers were mailed
at Yorkville as usual; but we have
BEEN unable toelocate the trouble. N
death Of Miss Mne Moore.
Miss Mae Moore, daughter Of Mr..
Philander E. Moore, died at the home
Of her parents, in the Delphos neigh
borhood, last Saturday at 2 o'clock, af-
ter a long and tedious illness with CON-
sumption. She had been confined to
her room for nearly year. Miss
Moore was % years Of age on January
16 The funeral took place at Bethes-
da on Sunday at o'clock, the services
being conducted by Rev. j. K. Hall.
The deceased had many friends among
the young people Of the surrounding
country and the funeral gathering was
quite a large one.
ICatrw Power.
<harlotte Observer, Saturday: DR..
W. Gill Wylie, of New York, was
visitor in the city yesterday and left
last night for Rock Hill, s. c. AS Is
we'll known to Observer readers DR..
Wylie is the principal stockholder in
the Catawba Electric Power company,
which proposes to generate electric
power at Indian Head, on the Cataw-
ba river, which is seven miles from
Rock Hill, four miles from Fort Mil
and IS miles from Charlotte. DR.. Wy
lie told an Observer reporter yester-
day that he had already made con-
tracts to supply Rock Hill and Fort
Mill with 5000 horsepower annually.
The remaining 1000 horse power that
his plant will be capable Of general
ing he hopes to place in Charlotte.
He states that his plant will be In op-
Grafton In less than q years time.
As the Dogs Saw 1t.
One night last week Negro who
lives near the county stockade, report
ed there with a story to the effect
that he had just surprised a thief in
his corn crib, and he wanted the help
Of the dogs with which to make fur
ther Investigations. superintendent
Whitener took the dogs to the spot.
about half mile distant, and within
a short time the animals struck trail,
which was followed without much DIFF
ficulty. The trail wound around
through the woods, and led into the
house of another Negro who lives
about half mile away. The owner OF
the house was at home, but on being
advised Of the situation denied that he
had been after his neighbor's corn.
He volunteered his willingness to sub
NIT to a search. The search was made
without result. Afterward the dogs
struck another trail and followed 1t
back to the corn crib, making out a
prima facie case going and coming.
The Negroes shoes fitted the tracks
along both trails; but as there was no
direct evidence that corn had been ac-
tually stolen, no further steps were ta-
ken.
Carpet Mill.
The news that the Gaffney Carpet
mill has been forced into the hands Of
a receiver, has been received in this
section with considerable regret. Just
what the trouble is Is not definitely
known; but among other things 1t is
believed that discriminating freight
rates have as much as any 9TH
ar one thing to do with the matter.
A Yorkville gentleman, who has been
in a position to get some knowledge Of
the affairs Of the carpet mill, said on
Just what the present trou-
BILE is I cannot say positively; but Mr..
Bierck told me sometime back that
he was very much handicapped by the
TACT that Philadelphia has such COM