Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
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From now until January l, 1905, for
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Warehouse For Fort Mill.
The Warehouse association Of Fort
Mill township has purchased the build
ing Of the Spratt Machine Co., with
view of converting 1t into warehouse.
A few changes will make the building
fireproof and It will hold probably 1000
bales Of cotton. The capital stock Of
the company is divided into shares Of
s25 each, and in all there are about
fifty shareholders.
Tree to Rafters In Four Hours.
They are rushing work on an addi-
ton to the girls dormitory at the
Presbyterial High school at Beth
any. It developed last Tuesday
morning that there was scarcity Of tim
ber for rafters. This was at IL o'clock
Workmen were Immediately set to
telling some trees, the logs were haul
ed to the nearby saw mill and at 4
o'clock the same afternoon the newly
sawed rafters were being put in posi-
ton.
Eclipse of the Sun.
There was more or less local inter-
est in the eclipse of the sun, which
occurred last Wednesday. The eclipse
was not total at this point, but about
half the suns disc was obscured as the
moon passed over the great orb Of day.
The path Of totality began In Manitoba
and passed over Labrador, the Atlantic
ocean, Spain, the Mediterranean, the
northern edge Of Africa, the Red Sea
and Arabia Numerous parties OF
scientists and astronomers are located
along this path equipped with appara-
tus and instruments for observing the
eclipse. While the eclipse here was
nothing like so interesting as 1t was
at points where 1t Is total 1t still sery-
ed to attract much attention and was
viewed by many persons through
smoked and colored glasses. The
eclipse from beginning Of first contact
to the end lasted about two hours.
The Gold Hill Picnic.
Fort Mill Times: The annual Gold
Hill picnic was held at Browns Shop
Friday. Quite a large crowd assem-.
bled but owing to THE ENourRER's
mistake In announcing the date, the
crowd was not as large as usual Ad-
dresses were delivered by Capt. Ed
wards Of Chester; Capt. ]. w. Ardrey
of Fort Mil. and Mr.. Breedin Of Rock
HILL The crowning features Of the
day were the excellent speeches OF Prof.
s. E. Boney, the new principal Of Gold
Hill Academy, and Prof. Jackson Ham
iton, former principal Of the school,
but now of Sinks Grave, w. Va The
extreme interest In these speeches was
shown by the marked attention and
stiffness Of the crowd. One could al
most hear a pin fall on the leaves, 80
to speak. Gold Hill, while keenly feel
ing her loss Of Prof. Hamilton, Is proud
to have secured such a man as Prof.
Boney to fill the vacancy.
Genuine Horned Snake.
Mr.. James Moore Of Bethesda
township. sent to THE ENQUIRER Of
fice Wednesday q horned snake about
two feet in length, which he had shot
on his farm Tuesday afternoon. The
Crown Encyclopedia says Of this rep
tile. its geological name being Ce-
TASTES. ScIluS VI AlIiCdh SPSio'
remarkable for their fatal venom,
and for two little horns formed by
the scales above the eyes. Hence
they have received the name Of horned
vipers. The tail Is very distinct from
the body" Mr.. Moore's bullet had
torn the top Of the snakes head off,
leaving only a small portion Of skin
about one eye, and just above this
could be seen the white horn or
scale. The tail for about three
inches from the tip was yellowish In
color and hard. The back Of the
snake was brown in color with a dis
tinct black line running from the
head to the tail. On each side the
marks were alternately black and
white stripes. The snake, when dis
covered, quickly coiled itself, holding
the tip of its tail in its mouth and
emitted a distinct buzzing noise, not
unlike thunder.