Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-09
There was considerable excitement

There was considerable excitement
on Wilson street about noon yesterday,
occasioned b.. q runaway horse at
tachad to a dray wagon belonging to
]. H. Milling, commission merchant.
The wagon was loaded with some If
teen or twenty cases Of snowflake
crackers, ginger snaps and cakes OF
various kinds, and was In charge Of
negro driver, who was sent by Mr.. MIL
ling to deliver the goods to Winthrop
college. From some cause the horse be-
came frightened near the railroad
crossing, on Wilson street and dashed
off at fearful rate Of speed. The dri-
yer soon lost control and boxes OF
bread and cakes were strewn promis-
cuously from one side Of the street to-
the other. At the corner Of Wilson
street and Ebenezer avenue, the fright
ened animal ran into q wagon loaded
with wood. Here the remainder Of the
load of bread was dumped into the
street and scattered to four winds Of the
earth. The wagon was badly wrecked,
but the horse came out whole, with the
exception of few bruises. In addi-
ton to the damage to the wagon, Mr..
Milling will lose considerable on his
goods as a number Of the cases were
broken open and the contents trampled
upon in the street. ,.-. ..-...
Mr.. w. 8. Percival of Ogden, was In
the city yesterday and reported that
on his Individual one-horse farm OF
thirteen acres Of cotton, mention OF
which was made In my letter Of some
time ago., he made fifteen bales Of cot
ton. He also made about $50 bushels
of corn and a lot Of hay and other
roughness on the same farm. He
planted part Of his crop In Russell
cotton and the remainder in the early
King variety. From field Of fifteen
acres on Mr.. PercivaPs plantation,
worked by several different croppers,
seventeen bales Of cotton were gather
ed this fall. Crops generally were
very good In that section this year, but
Mr.. Percival's yield Is above the aver
age. .
For some time the Baptists Of the
city have been making determined
effort to raise a sum Of money suffi-
cient to purchase a parsonage for their
pastor, This church has never owned
home Of its own, but the members
have been making good headway re-
Gently toward raising money with
which to secure one and handsome
sum has already, been collected for this
purpose. The ladies Of the church
have taken an active part In the work
and to them Is due good part Of the
credit for what has been accomplished.
Yesterday they served supper at Nc
Elwee's restaurant from 4 to 10 o'clock
p. m. for the purpose Of supplementing
the parsonage fund. They served tur-
key, oysters and other appetizing
viands. They received very liberal
patronage and the proceeds netted a
handsome sum. 'r.''. -
% At the regular monthly meeting Of
the city council held Monday night, It
was agreed to issue a franchise to the
Rock Hill Telephone company with q
maximum rate Of SO per month for
business phones and 81 per month.
for residential phones, the city to
have the free use Of two phones, also
some other privileges in regard to
electric fire alarms to be operated
from the central office. The franchise
has not been drafted yet, but will be
at an early date. The matter Of grant
Ing the Rock Hill Telephone company
a franchise has been under considera-
tion for some time, opinions differing
widely as to the proper course to take
in the matter. Some favored the fran
cfiise while others were opposed to 1t.
It seems, however, that the council has
settled the matter at last, and 1t Is hop
ed that both the company and its pa
irons will be satisfied.
Senator Hardin Of Chester county,
and Representatives Lyde Of Orange
burg, and Kibler Of Newberry, consti-
tuting the committee appointed to In
spect Winthrop college and premises,
have been here the past few days max
ing their annual inspection and exami-
nation of this institution. They ex-
pected to complete their work by
Thursday night. .-.
Mr.. ]. w. Belts Of LESLIE, was in
the city Tuesday and in answer to In
quiry from the writer, said that the
farmers Of his section were preparing
to SOW a good acreage in wheat, II the
ground gets dry enough between now
and January 1st. Mr.. Belts, as well
as some of his neighbors, has already
turned the land with large two-horse
turn plows. This will be followed
with coat of manure strewn broad
cast along with the seeding. Two har-
rows will then be used, heavy one
that will cut through the soil and
thoroughly mix the manure with 1t,
and q lighter harrow will then be
used to level the surface. .... =.
The annual election Of officers OF
Walnut Camp No. 4, Woodmen Of the
World, will take place at a meeting OF
the camp next Monday night. ..-
No new cases Of smallpox have yet
developed In the Friendship neigh
borhood. The two cases reported last
although there Is some excitement
over the matter as several IN the
neighborhood have been exposed to
the disease.
Mr.. w. Green Steele, gallant sur
vivor Of the civil war, Is quite sick at
his home in Oakland.
w. L. Nelson has been very Ill the
past two weeks with malarial fever
at the home Of his mother, Mrs. M. A.
Nelson on Wilson street.
Miss Florence Craig, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. B. N. Craig, has been SER
iously Ill the past week with periton-
tits.
ORDERED TO MARRY OR MOVE
The mayor of an Ohio town recently
fhat httndrad O..