Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-18
brought to their doors every day. Of

quarter or a half-mile after their
mail, but this is decided Improvement
over the present arrangement, some
having to go five and six miles to get
their mail. We should have a perfect
net work Of routes established through
out the county. The good work has
started, let it continue.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, June 13: A tall Ne
gro was consulting the lawyers a few
days ago as to his liability for pay
ment Of polltax. He had previously
advised Sheriff Armstrong that he had
been told he could get out of paying 1t
on account of being so high. The sher-
iff responded that he, too, had heard
talk of such a thing in case Of persons
whose height lifted their heads clear
out Of the county. But to be sure
about It," said the sheriff, you'd bet
ter see a lawyer about it," The tall
son Of Ham Is still figuring, we sup
pose, on the difference between poll-taS
and counsers fee.......Train No. H.
yesterday afternoon, carried a special
car loaded with young people from Ers-
kline and Due West colleges on the
homeward trip. Those who got off at
Gastonia were: Misses jamie White
sides, Mary and Annie Galloway, Min
ME Hanna and Jennie Wideman, who
to, i.if OF a Il I9nUna'S. G
srs. Geo. w. Hanna and his friend, j.
o. McCown, Of Tennessee, who will WIS.,
it him for a few days, and Mr.. r. w
Carson. Mr.. A. Haddon, of West Vir-
ginia, was a guest last night at Mr.. Ed
Whitesides'. Among those who trans
ferred to the southbound Narrow Gauge
were Misses Emma Clinton and Matte
Caldwell, and Messrs. Will Stephenson
and Harry and Oscar Neil, whose des-
tination was Glover, and Mr. w. L.
Pursley, Bowling Green. Mr.. Tur-
ner Williams, who has charge of the
express at the depot, had his first ex-
perience as an express messenger Wed
nesday afternoon, in the run from this
point to Chester. The reguar express
messenger, Mr.. H. A. Horton, was ac-
cidentally struck by a heavy drummer
trunk at Cliffs, on the southbound
trip of the Carolina and Northwest
ern, in consequence of which he suf-
fered a dislocated shoulder. The au-
thorities at that point telegraphed
Agent c. NJ. Howard to put man on
at this point. The management of
the Loray is now considering the mat
ter of putting in at once the other half
of the machinery. Secretary Love ad-
yises us that that it will be decided In
a week or two and he is Of the opinion
that the decision will be in favor of
immediate completion of equipment.
The mill will make the same goods
which have proven so popular with the
Chinese trade. ....Dr. ]. c. Galloway
returned yesterday afternoon from Due
West, where he attended the COM
mencement exercises Of Erskine and
Due West Female colleges. Miss Julia
Galloway will spend the summer with
her aunt. Mrs. Ed. Whitesides. who
went with the party, stopped at Blacks
burg on the return trip to visit her
aunt, Mrs. Betsy McGill, on Kings
Creek. ;. Little Margaret, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Y. Miller, Is seriously
i'll. She was taken sick at Due West
last Sabbath and on the physicians ad-
vice, Mrs. Miller returned to Gastonia,
arriving Wednesday evening. The lit
tie patient is reported slightly better
this morning.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, June IA: The board Of trus-
tees Of the graded school met yesterday
to elect teachers for the next scholas-
tic year. Prof. L. T. Baker was re-
elected superintendent; Prof. w. Press
ley Robinson was elected principal in
lieu of Prof. J. E. Johnson who did
not apply for reelection. The other
teachers were all reelected, viz: Mrs.
r. Y. Williams. Miss Eloise Foster,
Miss Ida Sorbet and Miss Mamie
Huey. Miss Eva Robinson was 1e-
elected principal Of the branch school
at the cotton mill. The board of trus-
tees Is to be congratulated and the
schools are fortunate in the retention
of their efficient corps Of teachers.
Prof. Robinson, the principal, is not
only a fine scholar, but has been very
successful in conducting a large high
school at Shopton, N. c., the princi-
palship Of which he will resign to ac-
cept the position in our school. ..... Mr..
Peter Robinson, who has suffered in
tensely the past year or two from tu-
berculous ulcers on his left leg, had the
limb amputated last Wednesday morn
ing. DR.. E. S. McDow, assisted by DR..
J. C. Foster, performed the operation,
which was very successful. Mr.. Rob-
inson, is getting on very we'll. .......
Mr. H. ]. McManus, formerly of Van
Wyck, this county, died at his home
in Charlotte on June 9Th of paralysis.
He was about 65 years of age and
leaves two sons, T. H., and S. H. Nc
Manus, and two daughters, Mrs. Car
rie Reaves and Miss Mollie McManus,
surviving him. He served in the Con-
federate army and made a good SOL
dier, and was highly respected, good
citizen.
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SOME SCHOOL EXERCIsEs.-"Apher
bility," she reads, ''is the state Of be-
ing an apherbile."
"Afferbility is the state Of being in
sane on one subject only
"Serenade, a greenness as of grass. u
"Reverberation is when it is made