Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-23

Do not forget the date of the5Earm-
ers' Union rally, Thursday. July and
do not forget to be in Yorkvile on that
occasion.
There are evidences that the political
situation has begun to grow a little
warmer. Quite number Of the can
didates are working like beavers.
Unless the people who have been
fighting the liquor traffic continue
eternally on their guard they are in
danger of losing all they have won. The
liquor issue is not even sleeping in this
county or in this state.
The Glover baseball team goes to
Fort Mill next Friday. In the recent
game at Glover, Glover won by score
of to 3. Both Glover and Fort Mill
have first-class amateur teams and the
contest between them is being watch
ed by local enthusiasts with great in
terest.
The County Democratic executive
committee meets in the court house
next Thursday, for the purpose of ar
ranging a schedule Of assessments on
the various candidates and the order
of the county canvass. The assess
ments are for the purpose Of paying
the various expenses incident to the
conduct of the campaign.
Mr.. w. n. Herndon suggests that
The Enquirer again tell the people that
nitrate of soda will kill a hundred dol
lar cow as quickly as a ten dollar ami
NAL. One day last week he bought the
hide of a fine animal that died from
drinking water in which q nitrate of
soda sack had been soaked. Nitrate
of soda has a salty taste, and all kinds
Of animals are quick to drink water
that holds it in solution.
The fourth assistant postmaster
general has served notice on $4,000 or
more rural carriers throughout the
miums on their bonds promptly, they
will be dismissed. The bonding COM
panies have complained to the depart
ment that large number of carriers
NCIC DoSh III lllCll pay lllClllo, dllu lC-
quest was made that the department
| take official cognizance of the matter.
The annual picnic at Filbert, an
institution of several years standing
and growing in Importance each year.
| is to be held on Saturday, July 25,
and is to be rather bigger this year
than usual. The committee has sent
| invitations to the senatorial and con-
gressional candidates and hopes to
have them all present. The proba
bility is that the Yorkville Cornet band
will furnish the music and everything
will be done TO make the occasion as
interesting and attractive as possible.
Mr.. j. r. Hudson, formerly of York
county; but for many years past post
| master at De Queen, Ark, has made
| his promised visit back to his old home.
He writes from De Queen that he has
| just completed a round Of nineteen
hundred miles during which he visited
Blacksburg, Greenville, Glover, Kings
Mountain, Bessemer, Kings Noun
tain battle-ground, Gastonia, Lincoln
ton and Newton. 1t was his first trip
back after an absence of fifty-three
years. His friends in Yorkville and
vicinity would have been glad to have
seen him; but for some reason it does
not seem to have suited his conven
ience to include this place in his itin-
erary.
There is quite bunch Of candidates
out for supervisor, and it gives us
pleasure to say that they are all good
clean, competent men. There is very
little danger that the voters will make
serious mistake. The office of coun-
ty commissioner is now fully as i'm
portant as that Of supervisor. 1t is
one OF the best paid offices in the coun-
ty in proportion to the amount Of work
required and the two commissioners
together have more power and author