Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-29

With the cotton crop OIL early, II
will be time to commence looking out
about sowing wheat and oats.
The board of county commissioners
has decided to sell a part of the
county home property, and will prob
ably put it up at public auction on
salesday in November.
The Columbia State of yesterday
prints a list Of the delegates to the
Democratic convention that nominated
Hampton in 1876. York was repre-
Jas. F. Hart, Andrew Jackson and
Robert M. Plaxico.
Referring to the supposed discovery
of a boil weevil in Greenville county,
and the letter Of Mr.. Good on the sub
ject to the Greenville News, 1t occurs
to us that 1t is not out Of place to re-
publish the fact that we have a gen.
uine boil weevil at this office. 1t was
sent here from Clemson college about
eight years ago, in Theoretically seal
ed vial to be used for Identification
purposes. The specimen Is a typical
one, and may be seen by anybody who
cares to stop in and look at it. AS to
whether the boil weevil has really
reached Greenville, of course, we do
not know; but that it will come along
this way sometime Is generally ac-
cepted as a fact. Mr.. Goods descrip-
ton Of the weevil is quite accurate,
and about the only way to get better
idea is to take look at the pesky
little bug itself.
Astronomers throughout the United
States are interesting themselves
these nights in trying to find out
whether or not the comet now visible
just above the upper end Of the
"Dipper's" handle is an old friend or
not. At the naval observatory. at
Washington, this nightly visitor Is
known as Brooks comet" and is said
to be swooping toward the earth at an
enormous speed. For several nights
Brooks comet will increase in size, so
that by the end Of the week or the
first part of next, If all goes we'll In
the skies, the unaided human eye can
have q nice little observation all by it
self It Is said that many astronomers
are working on the speed and position
of the comet to find out whether or
not 1t is a brand-new one, or whether
it has been this way before. Brooks
comet will pass nearest to the sun
some time next month. After that 1t
may drive into utter obscurity for
time, after the manner Of Halley's
comet, which visited this neighbor-
hood not long ago and had every one
guessing.
Our good friend, The Yorkville En-
quirer, has completely misinterpreted
the spirit of our remarks on the in
capacity sometimes shown in the man
agement of municipal plants. AS
matter Of fact, Rock Hill tried mighty
hard to get YorkVille's capable super
intendent of light and water, but fall
ed. We know nothing whatever as to
the situation, except that The Enqui-
rer states that rates have been raised
all along the line, and we never crit
icise conditions without the facts; but
it is well known that advocates OF
municipal ownership always promise
lower rates and better service-and we
do not always get them.-Rock Hill
Record. This correction, or apology,
or whatever it may be called, was at
least due and owing, and to that ex-
tent is right, proper, and creditable;
but as we see it, 1t would have been
just as well If our good friend, the
Record had not undertaken to impute
thick headedness to The Enquirer in
the matter. We gave the paragraph
referred to the only reasonable con-
struction that was possible. Had 1t
been susceptible of any other con-
struction, we would not have consider
ed it as calling for comment or cor
rection. But, at any rate, we are glad
to see that the Record did not really
mean to do any injustice.
Mr.. w. {. MCGEE, division passenger
agent of the Southern railway, was In
Yorkville Tuesday afternoon to talk
with Mayor Hart and others with ref
erence to a proposed change of sched-
ule. The schedule under consideration
is that rendered necessary by the
change in the season. The changes
contemplated, however, refer princi-
pally to points east Of Rock Hill, the
idea being to arrange matters so peo-
pie down Lancaster way can come
up to Rock Hill and return during the
afternoon, a convenience they have
not had heretofore. 1t has been the
policy of the Southern for a number
Of years past to show the people in
terested all possible consideration be-
fore undertaking a change Of sched-
ule and X has been more than mere
matter of perfunctory courtesy. When
the patrons of the line have been able
to show that certain alterations would
be beneficial to traffic or more con-
venient to the public, these alterations
have been made. This Is especially
true, If no extraordinary expense Is in
yolved to the railroad company. Dur
ing Mr.. McGee's conference in York
vile. Mayor Hart, who is a live wire
on matters of this kind made to Mr..
MCGEE some very interesting and i'm
portant suggestions, which Mr.. Nc
Gee promised to take up with the
higher executive officers.