Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-27
WITHIN THE TOWN:

The two-mill tax for the support Of
the Yorkville Graded schools was vo-
ted Thursday without opposition.
The new sprinkler IL giving good
satisfaction, and people generally seem
to agree that the outlay necessary for
It's maintenance is a wise expenditure.
There Is a general disposition
among the cooks and nurses to demand
more wages. The ruling wage for
cooks heretofore has been 81 per week.
Now these cooks are demanding $126
and $3.50.
THE Kings Mountain Military
academy of Yorkville has been char
tered with capitalization of $4,000.
The corporators, are Col w g.. Ste
phenson, DR.. W. O.. White and Capt.
r.. T. Stephenson .'~:s,. 49,; 1s;.s J,
- Somebody has been Interfering
with and damaging the water meters
on Kings Mountain street, and Mayor
Willis is anxious to- get evidence
against the guilty parties. He Is Offer
ing reward of $40 for proof to con-
vict. - '''.
- Since the covering up OF the track
of the Asheville and Spartanburg
division of the Southern railway at
Saluda by a landslide, freight traf-
fic has Increased wonderfully over
the Southern track through Yorkville.
During the past week. there have been
GO ,,,o,x 90 Ayo nr DIV Fpol0ht. fraina
through Yorkvilie eaehAday. .;One train
last Friday included; thrty-seven cars.
Most, of the. trains going east are load
ed with coal and those going west gen
orally consist Of empty cars: -:
The York Cotton mills have just
completed the installation OF a lot. Of
new machinery, including ten combers
for the manipulationof Egyptian yarns.
Two Of the combers. were gotten into
operation on Tuesday last and all Of
them will be going within: the next few
days. It Is expected that this new ma
chinery will materially increase the
value OF the. product tof the mills. The
Egyptian cotton Is to be converted
principally into fine yarns for the
manufacture Of hosiery, mercerized
goods and lace. curtains, etc.
y Mr.. w. D. Grist, of THE ENauIRER,
has received from the secretary Of the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial associa-
ton the necessary blanks and has
opened lists for subscriptions. AS has
already been explained, the associa-
ton will furnish to each subscriber OF
10 cents to the memorial a certificate
Of life membership. Each: subscriber
of $1.00: is to receive, q bronze. medal
together with a certificate and each
subscriber of $3.50 is to receive. the
certificate and silver. medal. The
medals are especially authorized by act
OF congress, and after the closing OF
the lists promise to increase In value,
as few holders would be willing to part
with them, and there will be no new
ones to be had at any price. The as
sociation, however, esteems 10 cents
subscription as highly as 1t does $1.6O
subscription. A. number Of local sub
scriptions have already been received
and the lists will remain open at TRn
ENQUIRER Office during the next thir-
ty days.
.-Ehza' Neeiy, y demented Negro
woman, had her right foot badly mash
ed by the northbound Carolina and
North Western passenger train yester-
day morning at a point short dis
tance south of the old depot. To a re-
porter for The ENQUIRER, who was on
the spot within a few minutes after
the accident occurred, Engineer Fry
said that just as he was coming around
the curve, he saw the woman attempt
ing to cross the track. He reversed
his engine and put on the air brakes;
but was unable to stop the train until
after the engine had passed the wo-
man. He thinks that she must -have
gotten her foot caught under the rail,
after which she probably fell forward.
Captain Ross promptly summoned Dr.
J. D. Mcdowell and did all that was
possible to make the woman comfort
able before leaving. The woman Is
said to have been out of her mind for
some time past and her relatives. were
arranging to send her TO-: the asylum
as soon as practicable. - =. e.
LOCAL LAcoNics. "