Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-26
LOCAL LACONICS.

From this date to January 1st, 1909.
for $1.02.
Heavy Rain.
The heaviest rain Of the season fell
between Mr.. d. M. Halls and Stroup's
store yesterday. The crops were con-
siderably washed and there was no
little damage.
Still Captured.
Constable Sanders, accompanied by
Officers r. H. Dobson and Andy Quinn,
seized a still in the Kings Mountain
battle-ground country yesterday. The
still was in operation when the Off
GERS came up, and there was race for
the operators. A white man named
Garner and a negro were captured.
The others got away.
Will Go to Ebenezer.
Rock Hill Herald: Rev. J. T. Dendy
Of Kershaw, to whom a call was ex-
tended a short time ago by the congre-
CATION of Ebenezer church, has an
nOunced his acceptance. He will take
up his duties as pastor about August
/. This church has been without a
pastor since the death of DR.. Thornwell
and the announcement of Mr.. Dendy's
acceptance will be met, no doubt, with
joy by Ebenezers congregation.
Gold Hill Politicians.
About the warmest bunch Of politi-
clans in York county is to be found
over in Fort Mill township. They are
principally in the Gold Hill neighbor-
hood. In all there are about a dozen
Of them; but they are passionately
fond Of the game and sometimes they
make as much of a stir as If they were
several hundred. There is no question
Of the fact that they exercise a tre-
mendous influence in every campaign,
and it is largely because they know
how to work and are willing to do it.
Because Of the activity of these Gold
Hill people Fort Mill township exerts
twice as much influence on the politi-
clans of the county as does any other
two townships in 1t.
Damaged BY Hail.
A heavy hailstorm fell over an area
about half a mile wide and mile and
a half long about three miles west Of
Hickory Grove last Monday at about
IL o'clock noon. Mr.. W. S. Wilkerson
sustained heavy damage over an eight
RrnG
were damaged over a three horse
farm. Messrs. Jonathan Buice, Emil
Warth and - Morrison were also
more or less hurt. They, however,
were struck only by the lighter por-
ton Of the downpour.. The hailstones
ranged from the size of June cherries
up to partridge eggs. The destruction
fell on corn, cotton, vegetables, fruit
trees, ETC., and the loss is considerable.
There was no insurance. Mr.. Wilker-
son, who was in Yorkvile yesterday In
attendance on the meeting of the
Democratic executive committee meet
ing, said that he would go on with his
crops and hopes with good luck to
get something like half yield.
Another Fire In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: About
8 o'clock Tuesday morning flames were
discovered boiling out of the foundry
and machine shops Of the Syleecau
Manufacturing Co., on the outskirts
Of the city. The alarm Of fire was
turned in and in very short time the
fire department had responded, but the
department was useless so far as
throwing water was concerned, for
there is no fire protection in that part
of the city. The wooden structure,
which was about 100 by $50 feet. to-
gether with it's contents, was burned
to the ground and had it not been that
a high wind was blowing in the oppo-
site direction the main building Of this
company's plant would have perhaps
also caught. The loss is a very heavy
one to the Syleecau people, as about
$4,000 worth Of property went up in
smoke, with only $3.50 insurance. The
damaged and it is doubtful if any Of
it can be used again. About $500 worth
of patterns and mouldings were also
destroyed, together with about $500
worth of property belonging to the
Harris Manufacturing company. The
origin of the fire is unknown. The fire
in the furnace was extinguished Mon
day afternoon about o'clock as usual
and Mr.. w. N. Ashe, who passed the
plant about o'clock, stated that there
were no signs of fire about the build
ing at that time. A terrible thunder
storm swept over the city between 2.3O
and o'clock and it may be possible
that the building was set afire by a
bolt Of lightning Work will be COM
menced at once on the erection of a
new building and the foundry and ma
chine shops will be In operation again
within q few months.