Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-08
LOCAL LACONICs.
The Work Commenced.

The Work Commenced.
Mr.. N. A. Simril advises the reporter
that the work of hauling rock for the
Robinson hill was commenced yester-
day, at the rate Of $50 loads day and
he would be glad to have all who hay
have made subscriptions, payable n
hauling, to begin operations without de-
lay.
Out In Missfsssfppi.
Thomas A. Johnson, the w4l-known
Negro blacksmith, who formerly lived
ir Yorkville, is now resident Of
Brunswick, Miss. Recent information
from him Is to the effect that he Is still
working at his trade and Is doing well,
making in the neighborhood of $1,000 a
year. +
Dry Kiln Burned. -
Mr.. U. M. Pursley, sf Ramah. lost a
dry kiln last Monday together with
about $500 feet Of lumber. The kiln
probably caught from a spark. There
were a dozen men on the yard at the
time; but they were unable to do any
thing to check the flames. The total
loss on account Of the fire was about
500.
Big AIlison's Ugly Record.
Mr.. G. C.. Ormand stated on Monday
that between the 25th day Of May, 1901,
and the 9th day Of December, 1901, AL
lison creek was out Of its banks %
times. Mr.. Ormand had about $50 acres
of bottom land planted in corn and
spent some $400 in ditching. Altogeth-
er from his bottoms he got only about
40 bushels Of corn.
Mails Demoralised.
The mails seem to have been demoral-
lied during the past few days for some
reason. The Rock Hill papers, due in
Yorkyille Saturday morning, did not
reach here until Monday, and the pack
ages Of ENoU1RER's for Clover. which
were mailed Friday afternoon, had not
reached there Saturday night. The re-
porter has made inquiry into the trou-
BILE; but has not been able to get any
satisfactory information.
Broke All Records.
Mr.. E. P. Castles, of Smyrna, advises
THE ENQUIRER that Broad river broke
all records on Tuesday of last week.
The high water mark Of 1886, near Mr..
w. P. Whisonant's was rs feet. That
broke all records within the recollection
of the oldest inhabitants, and the mark
has not been reached by subsequent
flood until Tuesday Of last week, when
the flood attained a height of 2S feet
The flood of 1876 succeeded the memo
rable dry year.
Saved His Celery.
Mr.. Robert Conrad, Of the McCon-
nellsville neighborhood, was in York
vile on Monday. Mr.. Conrad is sue
cessful celery raiser and marketed Gel
cry in Chester during thanksgiving and
Christmas. He said that he had not
seen his plants for week; but when he
saw them last they had not been in
jured by the cold weather. He took the
precaution to cover the plants up we'll
with straw on the approach of the
freezing snap.
Accident to Mrs. ID. T. LesliA
Mrs. Susan J. Leslie, VIE on Mr.. D.
T. Leslie, of Leslie station, met with
the misfortune, on last Sunday MORN
ing. of breaking one Of her hips. The
accident was the result Of fall that
occurred while Mrs. Leslie was moving
about in the cook room. Especially
because Of the advanced age Of the suf
ferer, Mrs. Leslie being Is years old,
the injury is quite serious. The broken
bone was set soon after the accident
occurred, and the patient was under
the influence of morphine for most Of
the time during Sunday and Monday.
From such information as was obtain