Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-24
NOTE AND COMMENT.

fully ad1uSted 10 the changing Sltud-
ton.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Mr.. James Bigsers Of R. F. D. No. l.,
Yorkville, has sold from one cow, since
March /, 1913 pounds Of butter, and in
addition from this same cow has used
the same amount on his table. The
average production from this cow has
been slightly over two pounds a day.
Tax collections have been about as
slow as usual this year. Up to date
the treasurer has collected only about
$4,000, and issued less than 1,500 re-
ceipts. Notwithstanding the fact that
money Is more plentiful than 1t has
been at this time for a good many
years, people do not care to pay their
taxes until the last minute. People
generally seem to have caught on to
the IS per cent penalty arrangement,
and not many Of them object to it.
It develops that the bullet which
was taken out of the body Of Alec
Garvin, who was killed at the frolic
on Mr.. Bishop Moore's place last
week, was of 80 calibre instead Of 3S
calibre, and that it was probably fired
by Bolivar Neely, who was 80 severe
ly wounded by John Guthrie, 1t Is be-
lieved. At first 1t was thought that
the bullet which killed Garvin was of
3S calibre, and the testimony before
the coroners jury was to that effect.
Neely's pistol has never been found,
but he gave up some cartridges Of the
kind he claimed it used, and they
were of 32 calibre. One Of the bullets
taken out of Neelys body was Of 3S
calibre, and those who best under
stand the facts are satisfied that 1t
came from pistol In the hands OF
Guthrie.
During several weeks past the chain
gang has been working on the road
between Yorkville and Sharon and has
improved 1t very materially. The peo-
pie OH the east side of Turkey creek
have delivered about 1900 loads
of rock for macadam work and
the people on the west side of
the creek have delivered almost
as much. In all they have laid
down enough rock to macadamize
nearly two miles of the road, and the
understanding is that it will be used
in the worst places A number Of peo-
pie familiar with the situation are
anxious that the road be relocated on
the east side of Dry Fork, so as to
avoid the danger threatened by the
deep railroad cut running alongside;
but so far nothing definite has been ar
rived at with regard to the matter.
The Enquirer makes no pretention
Of being able to tell what cotton Is go
ing to do. It may go still higher and
it may go down. There Is no reasona-
BILE doubt Of the fact that the supply
is less than the natural demand; but
it must not be forgotten that the price
of raw material Is now out Of proper
ton to the price Of the manufactured
the manufactured product goes high
er, the price of the raw ma
terial will have to go lower. The
price Of the manufactured product
may go up and relieve the situation;
but this is not to be reckoned on as
certainly. Somehow we consider II
cents a very good price for cotton, and
we have an idea that If we had a
quantity on hand, We would rather have
its value in cash than carry the risk
of unfavorable fluctuations.
Madame Leila Elrado Of Durham, N
c., Is with the Columbus Carnival
company and local people who may be
interested in having their fortune told
from their palms, have quite an oppor-
tunity. A great many people Of this
section have no doubt heard Of the
madame. She has a reputation In
North Carolina, and there are lots OF
intelligent people who have unlimited
confidence in her ability to lay bare
their past, present and future from
the lines Of their palms. She is quite
an intelligent woman, and seeks the
patronage of only intelligent people
She told several fortunes yesterday,
merely as a test Of her abilities, and
some of her subjects were about as
skeptical as are often to be found; but
it is fair to say that in every instance
she changed their skepticism into
amazement. 1t seems to be the rule
of the madame to tell her patrons
principally of their virtues and good
fortune keeping silence on vices and
bad fortune, unless especially request
ed to reveal these also. AS to
whether she is really possessed
of extraordinary powers in this
direction, hardly belongs to this
writer to say; but people who are
willing to give up a quarter for the
satisfaction of their curiosity in the
matter are not likely to be very badly
disappointed.