Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-15
Hliseellaneous Grading.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.

FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II of More
or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, February IL:
Probate Judge w. H. McCorkle, or
Yorkville, was in the city few hours
Monday on business. Miss Gillie Nee
ly, after a visit to her parents near
Edgmoor, returned to Yorkville Mon
day afternoon. Last Saturday night
a thief bored several auger holes In the
floor of a box car standing on side
track Of the S. C. & G. Elk. road at this
place, loaded with corn. He stole sew
eral bushels by allowing it to run
through the holes into sacks. TWO
bushels of the corn were sold to Rob-
bins & Wilson, for which they paid S5
cents a bushel This fact led to the ar
rest of Will Hampton, colored, who
worked on the Cowan place, near the
city. He confessed his guilt, and also
confessed that several days previous
to this robbery he had entered a car
on the same road and stole some flour.
Magistrate Beckham sent him to jail
to await trial in the circuit court
for both offenses. This method Of rob-
berry is becoming quite common.
Friedheim Hughes is now in jail await
ing trial for boring into a car on the
I'd Of January and stealing some corn
from the Roller mill, and last week
store in Yorkville was robbed by the
thief having bored holes in the f1oor....
The board Of governors Of the Com
mercial club had an enthusiastic meet
ing last Friday night. The club real
ICES that to stand still means to die,
hence successful efforts are being made
to keep fully abreast with the times,
and to push forward in every way pos
sible the best interests Of the town and
of the club. The committee on public
is at work gathering all
relating in any way to the
establishment Of public building
here. A special committee has been
appointed to hold Itself in readiness
for prompt and decisive action at the
right time. If thought advisable this
composed of Messrs. J. G.
Anderson, w. B. Wilson and -
will go to Washington and confer with
Congressman Finley. The committee on
will consider fully the
question of the purchase Of the S. c. &
G. Elk. r. R., by the Southern. IT Is
thought that the time to oppose such
sale, If at all, Is not while the bill Is
before the legislature, but when 1t Is
brought before jury which will have
to decide upon the question Of wheth-
er or not the S. c. & G. Elk. Is COM
peting line. Public opinion is very
much divided, and it Is felt that the
subject has not received proper consid-
Grafton and study. A gymnasium will
be equipped at once. The order for
horizontal bars, Indians clubs, dumb
bells, striking bags, boxing gloves,
chest developers, ETC., has been made
and the room will be put in readiness
at once. The. reading room will receive
more attention than heretofore, and will
be we'll supplied with papers and mag
azines. Besides these periodicals the
club has been presented with a splen-
did selection Of the late popular works
in fiction. This gift is from book club
which has had its headquarters at the
National Uuion bank, and which Is
Of number Of literary young
men. The kindness is highly appre-
ciated by the club. By resolution
Wednesday was selected as lady's day.
While this is their special day, the
board wishes it to be understood that
the ladies Of the city will be welcomed
at all times. It Is hoped that they will
make use Of the reading room and
reading matter there. They will find
The State, the New York Herald and
the New York Commercial, Harper's
Monthly, Scribners, The Outlook, Co.'S
mopolitan, McClure's, Success. Puck.
Golfers Weekly, Review Of Reviews,
North American Review and The Fo-
rum. Arrangements are on foot for
Smoker" This means some kind Of
an entertainment which will bring the
members together for the discussion Of
questions and at the same
time add life to the social side of the
club. Doubtless a light lunch will he
served, and perhaps several set speech
es made.
CHESTER.
Lantern, February II: The new post
offices, Calvin and Clarkson, were
opened Saturday. The mail Is carried
from Calvin by way Of Armenia to
Chester. Mr. T. ]. Robbins is the mail
carrier, and the mail will be carried
twice a week for the present. Mr..
Robbins will deliver mail to those
along the route provided they put up
suitable boxes and inform the post
master that they wish the carrier to
deliver their mail. Dewitt Is another
new office. 1t Is at Caldwell's cross
roads, below Rossville. -. Mrs. Vim
son Peay died on Flint street. The re-
mains were buried at Bethlehem. The
family had recently moved from that
neighborhood. We have not learned
her age, but she was the mother of
Messrs. Eli. John j.. and Richard Peay.
......Mrs. NJ. r. Walsh, of Armenia,
died Saturday night of dropsy. The re-
mains were buried Monday. Mrs
Walsh leaves, beside a husband and
several step-children. an infant three