Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-06

like silver.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Talks about
dress goods, clothing, shoes, under
wear and farm hardware.
There is still lots of cotton to be
picked yet, some of the fields being
practically untouched. The backward
condition of work in the cotton fields
Is because of the scarcity Of labor.
There are q number Of people in the
Ogden neighborhood who insist on be-
Iieving that Rainey Wilson was not
killed by train; but that he was muir
dered and his body was placed on the
track. So far as 1t has been practica-
BILE to learn there Is no direct evidence
on the subject.
The last killing frost Of last spring
occurred on May 10. and the first kill
ing frost Of this fall occurred on oc-
tober IL, leaving only five months and
one day in which to make cotton
crop. 1t was the shortest season on
record and from such estimates as
have been gathered 1t is fair to say
that the crop In this county is about
20 per cent off as compared with last
year.
Several leading eolored men OF
Yorkville have called at The Enquirer
office at different times recently on ac-
count of certain rumors which they say
are in circulation and which they
would like to have corrected. The ru-
mors as we understand them are to the
effect that the colored lodges" which
ones we are not informed, are teaching
unrest and dissatisfaction as to labor,
wages and domestic service. All Of the
colored men referred to, and they are
representative, insist that they have no
knowledge Of such teachings In their
lodges, or through any other source
We have no information about the
matter more specific than is, included
in the above.
As was to have been expected, the
patronizing remark Of the Charleston
lady to the effect that Yorkville is a
pretty little hamlet" occasioned quite
little local comment. Some who
know, thoroughly appreciating the char
acteristics Of the Charlestonians, were
amused and others who do not under
stand the one great Charleston weak
ness were inclined to be incredulous
that such a remark was made. But
the remark was made and 1t was
"Charlestonian" all right. The good
lady who made 1t never thought OF Of
tending anybody, and really nobody
should be offended. To take offense
would be to confess a lack Of thor
ough appreciation Of the most delight
full Charlestonian weakness. The
Charlestonians consider Charleston
to be the social hub of the universe
and a centre of general superiority In
all things that are good. We refer es-
pecially to the native Charlestoniars-
the real, the genuine, the only. OF
course there are Charleston people
hundreds Of them, thousands Of them
who know that there are other than
barbarians without the city limits; that
civilization and progress are at work
elsewhere, and that the world could
get along in a way even without
Charleston; but these are mostly oil
the new generation-of new Charles
ton. However, don't let anybody think
any less of this dear lady or of the city
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nothing Objectionable in Charlestons
delightful weakness. Delightful weak
ness Is the right expression. Any man
or woman from no matter where, who
has the good fortune to be invieed to
Charleston as the guest Of Charleston
people, anybody who happens to come
in social contact with these people,
anywhere, is assured Of the most de-
hghtful treatment imaginable. The
Charlestonian's do not take pains
to impress their visitors with asser-
tions Of the superiority Of their city
and it's inhabitants. No, they never
consider that anything like this Is nee
essary. 1t does not occur to them
that anybody could possibly fail to
take it as a matter Of course. But
Cha rleston is all right. There is no
doubt of that fact There Is only one
Charleston in the whole world, and we
are truly glad that this only Charleston
Is a part of South Carolina. OF course
we are very we'll aware that there are
some things that are done as well in
the Piedmont as in Charleston, and we
know 1t to be fact that in many res
poets Yorkville people can afford te' be
generous to the claims Of anybody any
where.