Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-22
LOCAL LACONICS.

LOCAL LACONICs:
The Fruit. E.
So far as has been reported, the fruit
crop Is still considered safe; but OBJ
servers generally agree that there is
plenty of time yet for general slaugh-
ter of buds.
Farm Work.
The pretty weather Of the past few
days has put the ground in good fix for
plowing, and If the present situation
will continue for about a week longer,
the farmers will begin to feel easy at
least for the time being.
The Country Roads.
| The country roads are in q fearful
condition on account Of the recent wet
weather and heavy hauling. The prac-
tice Of leaving the roads and going into
the fields on either side on account Of
mudholes, is reported to be very preva-
lent.
| Or the Wnne.
Fort Mill Times: Last week was
probably the first week in two months
that there was no new cases Of small
pox to report in Fort Mill. The dis
ease is now on the wane and it Is no
unusual sight to see at one time num-
bers Of people on the streets whose
faces are badly pitted as result Of the
disease.
Pfition Sent In.
Mr.. Kelly Inman, Of Bullock's Creek,
was in Yorkville on Thursday. Speak
ing of the proposed rural free delivery
route from Sharon to Rullock's Creek,
by way Of Hoodtown and other points
in the southwestern part Of the county.
he said that a petition sent in to the
department has been acknowledged
with a promise than an inspector will
soon be on the ground to take such ac-
tion as may be deemed proper.
Depot Burned.
The depot of the Carolina and North
Western railroad at Lincolnton, N. c.,
was destroyed by fire last Monday
night at about 1.3O o'clock. The loss in
cluded the building, three cars and
about $50 bales Of cotton, aggregating
in value some $4,000 or $4,000. The
Carolina Central road also sustained
some losses. It Is believed that the fire
was probably set by three tramps, who
were seen along that way an hour or
two before the flames broke out.
Nothing Definite.
The Rock Hill Herald prints dis
patch from Superintendent Trip, Of
the s. C. & Ga. Ex., saying that he did
not say to reporter for the Charleston
Post that the Southern would take
charge Of the s. c. & G.. Ex.,' on April
1. The dispatch contained no informa-
ton beyond this denial. Until the
Charleston Post report was published,
it was the common understanding that
the Southern would take charge Of It's
newly acquired property about May I,
and this is probably correct.
The Smallpox Situation.
Although there Is still much smallpox
throughout the county, there appears
to be but little excitement or alarm on
the subject. So far as is known, there
are no cases in the town of Yorkv1lle;
but there are a number around the
town. The situation at the York Cotton
mills seems to be quite satisfactory.
Several news cases have developed
within the past week or ten days.
Many Of the people have been vacci-
mated and others are submitting to vac
cination from time to time. A few,
however. have so far declined to be
vaccinated, claiming that they would
rather have. smallpox.
New Petitions.
t-Mr.--S. E. Lowry Is getting sigma
Nures to a petition asking for the es-
tablishment Of a rural free delivery
route from Yorkville in southern d.
rection by way of Mr.. Jas. L. Moss's,
j. B. Scott's, I. B. Gordons farm,
thence eastward over toward Tirzah,
and back to Yorkville. The proposed
route will give daily mail service to
sixty or seventy-five families within
a radius of about twenty-five miles.
Mr.. John Lawrence has forwarded to
Congressman Finley a petition asking
for the establishment of a route up
the Lincoln road toward Glover, around
by Zadok and back to Yorkville by
way of Filbert.
I'm the Long Ago.
Mr.. J. F. Pursley, of Glover, has
sent to THE ENQUIRER an interesting
old record that came into his possess
sion recently. 1t Is the account book
of one Of the early school teachers Of
the northern part Of the county, and
contains entries against his patrons for
tuition. Guion Bolin was the name Of
the teacher. He taught at Centre,
about one mile south Of Glover, IN 1S41-
AZ. Among the patrons whose names
appear on this old record, are the fol-
lowing: Samuel Matthews, John A.
Patrick, Mrs. Robinson, D. D. Howe,
Benz. Montgomery, Legrand McCarter,
James Jackson, Samuel Smyth, N. M.
Jackson, David Jackson, VIM. Love,