Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-28
LOCAL LACONICS.
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Change July 1.
1t is pretty generally understood now
that the Southern railway will take
charge Of the South Carolina and Geor-
gia Extension railroad property on
July 1, next.
Storm In Rock Hill. -
The picker room Of the Highland
Park cotton mill in Rock Hill, was de-
molished by windstorm last Sunday
afternoon. A number Of trees were
also uprooted by the storm, but nobody
was hurt.
Wants Heavy Damages.
The heirs Of Engineer Metcalf, who
was killed by falling into Buffalo
creek with his engine last spring, are
suing the South Carolina and Georgia
Extension Railroad company for $4O.-
900 damages.
Sundays Storm.
Reports from different sections indi-
cate that the rain Of last Sunday after
noon, while not general over the coun-
| ty, covered a great deal Of territory.
In some sections there was a good sea-
son and in others only about enough
rain to settle the dust. There was a
heavy windstorm about four miles
north Of Yorkville, during the after
noon, but no damage is reported be-
yond the blowing down Of numerous
trees. Fruit orchards suffered severely.
Almost Incorrigible.
Titus Lynn, the Negro who tried to
escape from the chaingang recently,
and who was run down by the dogs,
seems to be determined not to work IL
he can help it. One day last week he
deliberately allowed a loaded wagon
to roll over his wounded hand. A
careful investigation Of the affair con-
vinced Superintendent Whitener that
the Negro allowed himself to be hurt
Intentionally, and he was not granted
any relief from his work.
Wheat Looks Poor.
Mr.. John Plaxco, Of Yorkville, is ia
nous as a wheat grower. He Is as we'll
up on the production Of that crop,
probably, as any other farmer in the
county. His crop is failure this year,
however. It was prepared as we'll as
usual and as highly manured. In ad-
dition to this, 1t Is on different land
from that used last year. But still the
yield does not promise much more than
enough to pay expenses. II consid-
cred the idea at one time," said Mr..
Plaxco, "of plowing up my wheat and
putting the ground in something else;
but could not see where I could hope
for more than half crop, so I just
let 1t stand"
The Confederate Monument.
Captain w. B. Moore, chairman Of
the general committee charged with
the commission Of erecting a monu-
ment in the court house yard to the
Confederate soldiers Of York county,
says he does not want the public to
ldhS up lhC iuSh ohuSA tahAN6
has been abandoned, or that there Is
any intention to abandon 1t. Referring
10 the matter yesterday, he said: "The
encouragement with which the COM
mittee has met so far Is all that could
have been desired under the circum-
stances. Because crop and financial
conditions appeared so blue last fall,
it was deemed advisable to let the mat
ter rest temporarily; but there was
never any thought of allowing 1t to
drop entirely. have on hand quite
handsome sum of cash that has al
ready been paid in for this purpose,
and various committeeman have larger
or smaller amounts to report. 1t Is my
intention to pretty shortly give out for
publication a list of all the paid sub
scriptions, and in connection with 1t
statement as to how the whole matter
stands"
CAPTAIN G. r. Patritk.-
A phone message from Zeno yester-
day morning, announced the sudden
death Of Captain George r. Patrick,
which occurred at his home near Be-