Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-18
Miseellaneol1s Reaain9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.

FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II OF More
or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, June IA: The fire
mans picnic in the Sam Harris grove.
Thursday, was the most successful
jaunt of the kind the department has
ever had. There were many interest
ing incidents. but perhaps the one that
was more so than others was the initia-
ton of George Jenkins and Tom Wylie.
The ordeal embraced wallowing In
Stony branch and padding while the
candidate rested on the broad back of
Will Neely. AS Howard Agurs would
say, they got "hockmalindsey." Fried
chicken, fried fish and fried stew was
abundant and the best Of good humor
pl levai!ed throughout the day. AS this
was the annual meeting, the depart
ment entered into an election Of officers,
which resulted in Major A. H. White
being chosen again for the presidency
and Mr.. w. L. Black secretary and
treasurer. E. R. Avery, J. S. White,
c. H. Branson, w. c. Hutchison, ]. N.
McElwee, S. J. Kimball and ]. j. Hull
were elected honorary members Of the
department. .....A number from the
city enjoyed a days outing Wednesday
at the home of Mr.. Hope Starnes, in
the country. When the hour Of 1
o'clock arrive. those present partook
Of a bountiful dinner that had been
prepared by Mr.. C. R. Starnes and his
brother and it goes without saying
that the occasion was much enjoyed.
Hope has many friends in the city as
we'll as country, and to spend day at
his home is always looked forward to
with much pleasure and enjoyment.
Hiss Amelia Kennedy spent a few
hours in the city, Thursday, on the way
to her home at Yorkville from Kings
tree, where she has been teaching
school,. Mr.. ]. B. Pegram, of York
vile, was in the city Wednesday, on
his way to Charlotte, to attend the
funeral Of his brothers son, whose
death occurred Tuesday, Of dysentery.
julie Toms, a strange Negro who
has been employed at the Catawba
Power Co.'S dam, was arrested Thurs
day by Policeman Langley, on a war
rant charging him with waylaying and
shooting Mr.. Sam Barron near the lat
ter's home on the night Of May 31st.
Toms was at work at the dam when
the officer took him in charge. He
was arrested upon information given
by Dom Stewart, an employe of Mr.. T.
M. Carothers, Dom claiming that Toms
had revealed to him that he fired the
shot that filled Mr.. Barron's body full
Of No. 6 shot. Toms was to have been
accorded a preliminary hearing before
Magistrate Beckham yesterday after
noon. .....It will be remembered that
when Mr.. Craighead resigned the posi-
ton Of president of Clemson college,
hue and cry went up that because
three of the leading religious denomi-
nations in the state had each had
representative as president Of state
college, the fourth and perhaps the
strongest denomination numerically,
was entitled to have one Of it's men,
bers made president Of Clemson. AS II
in compliance with this demand. Mr..
Hartzog was given the place, notwith-
standing he had achieved no distinc-
ton as an educator. However, not
withstanding his inexperience and eX-
acting duties. he has developed more
capacity for governing the institution
than did his much-heralded predeces-
sor. The fact remains, however, as the
Charleston Post observes, that what
ever good qualities Mr.. Hartzog may
have it is certain that his day of use
fulness has passed at Clemson, and he
should have been permitted to go with
out hindrance. 1t was very consider
ate, Of course, for the trustees to make
it easy for the president Of the college
and to spare his reputation, but it is
scarcely commendable that a great
state institution should be sacrificed to
one mans interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 13: Chester can boast
of having on her police force one OF
the tallest men in the state. No one
is able to walk over him. While he
was attending camp meeting service
one time, everybody was standing up;
hot Mr. "a
was taking an advantage, told him to
get down off the bench. Mr.. Darby
told him that no man could make him
get off the bench on which he was
standing. Misses Susie and Mary
Caldwell, jamie Burns, Wrennie Peay,
Bessie Irwin, Mrs. S. B., Miss Susie
and Mr.. Robert Latham, Mrs. A. G.
Brice, the Misses Cornwell, Messrs.
Will Irwin, Sam Guy and Henry White
returned from Due West last night. On
account of a wrecked bridge between
Carlisle and Whitmire the train did
not arrive until about midnight.
Mr.. ]. w. Dunovant brought to The
Lantern office yesterday, a cotton
bloom. He says that he wants to beat
Mr.. w. Y. Whites hot house plants.
This is the first we have heard of this
year. Master Howard, son Of DR..
w. G. White, of Yorkville, is visiting
relatives in and about town this week.
..Stenographer H. I. McCaw passed
through town Tuesday evening, on his
way to Yorkville from Winnsboro.......
Special Agent Thomas Howard, of the
rural free delivery service, has been in