Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-01
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. R. B. Riddle, Of Zeno, was In
Yorkville yesterday.
x Miss Ollie Elder, of McConnellsville,
was in town last Saturday.
DR.. w. L. Mccarthy spent Sunday in
Spartanburg with friends.
Rev. ]. M. White, Of Unity, Lancas-
ter county, was in Yorkville yesterday.
h Miss Ethel Latimer has closed her
school at Zadok, and has returned to
Yorkville.
Mrs. H. f. Mcconnell, of Chester,
visited friends and relatives in York.
willie last Saturday.
Chief of Police Love Is down with
the mumps and has been quite sick
for day or two.
la Mr.. James L. Moss, instead Of Mr..
M. L. Carroll, is the representative OF
York township on the county equaliza-
tion board.
Mrs. w. L. Lovelace and child ar
rived in Yorkville from Gaffney on last
"wednesday. Mr.. Lovelace is barber
in the employ Of Mr.. J. A. Howe.
5Mr. r. T. Castles,-of Smyrna, was in
Yorkville last Saturday on business.
He says there has been a number of
cases of smallpox in his neighborhood
recently and there has been one death
from the disease. .,.>.
~ DR.. W. Frank Love and sister, Miss
Matte Love, of Crawford, Ca, are on
visit to relatives and friends in York
county, and are the guests Of Hon. w.
l. B. Love at McConnellsville.
h Little Joseph McJunkin, the 2-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Herndon,
has badly bitten tongue as the result
of a fall The accident occurred last
Friday afternoon while the little fell
low was running across the lawn.
ly Rev. and Mrs. ]. Meek White have
been over from Lancaster county since
last Wednesday. They have been
spending several days with. Mrs.
Whites mother, Mrs. s. M. Scott, and
Ton yesterday went up to Hickory
tGrove to visit MIR. Whites father, Mr..
Moses White. They will return to
Lancaster next Friday.
Mrs. J. s. Piersall, who has been
depending month In Yorkville, leaves
| for her home at Mt. Kisco, N. Y, to-
1day, on account Of telegram an
nouncing illness in her family. She
expresses herself as well pleased with
tYorkville, and says that she will prob
tably bring her family here later. Dur
Ting her short stay Mrs. Piersall has
made many friends who will be glad
| to see her return.
1 Columbia State, Sunday: The Asso-
ciated Press dispatches recently con-
1tained "a statement that Col. Asbury
Toward, superintendent Of the South
1Carolina Military academy, had been
tappointed member Of the board OF
Visitors Of the United States Military
academy at West Point. The appoint
tment of an ex-Confederate colonel to
such position created surprise. 1t
twas stated yesterday that this appoint
tment had been made upon the recon-
tmendatiohFof the president-and Col.
towards name was suggested to the
Ipresident by Major Micah Jenkins.
fThe latter Is a son of Gen.: Micah Jen-
fkins, q gallant Confederate leader who
fell while leading a charge, and who
lbefore the war had been associated
| with Col. Coward In conducting the
Kings Mountain Military academy.
Major Micah Jepkins was prepared Tor
West Point In this same academy after
the war, and naturally felt a kindly
interest in the gallant Confederate
colonel who Is now at the head Of the
institution which Major Jenkins de-
scrfbes to the president as being the
best military school In the United
States outside Of West Point. Major
Jenkins graduated from West Point In
1879 and his younger brother In 1887.
Capt. John Jenkins was commandant
at the Citadel for several years before
he was made instructor Of French and
Spanish at West Point. He Is now !!
charge of the post exchange, which
buys and supplies the post with all
eouipments, etc, and Is a commissary
| and general supply department.