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Scraps and Jacts. ? The annual report of Secretary of War Lainont, has been submitted to the president. It is a lengthy document, and goes into every detail that could be of interest to the army. The total number of eulisted men is 25,706, and the total number of officers, including staff and the line, is 2,126. During the year, the total expenses of the army have been ?52,987,790.44. The total militia of all the States and Territories number 114,950, and the total number of students at schools and colleges where military instruction is regularly imparted, is 35,368. ? About half the town of Flatbush, N. Y., is digging for gold. About ten H?vs apn. a cold guinea, coined by - T " O V/ George II, and dated 1759, was found in the shoe of a horse by a blacksmith. There has long been a tradition to the effect that previous to, or during, the Revolution, a large quantity of gold was burried in the vicinity to keep it out of the way of the British and lories. The finding of the coin in the foot of the horse led people to believe that the animal had evidently been about the place where the gold was buried. People commenced diggingaud they are digging yet; but not an, other penny has been discovered. ? There was quite a riot between the American and Canadian students, at the Ontario Veterinary college, in Toronto, on Thanksgiving day. An American Student named Shaw raised the American flag over the building, in honor of the great American holiday and a Canadian named Lindsay pulled the flag down. Shaw jumped on Lindsay and a fight ensued. Lindsay got the best of Shaw, and another American came to the rescue. Soon about 150 Americans and Canadians were pomeling each other as though the fate of their respective countries depended on the result of the battle, and there were many black eyes ou both sides. The faculty finally succeeded in putting a stop to the disturbance. C ? Stamp and autograph hunters nave played havoc iu the interior department at Washington by mutilatiug old records. Not long ago it was discovered that quite a number of old stamps had been taken off of envelopes among the records. Investigation developed that a Negro porter was directly responsible for the absence of the stamps. It occurred to the authorities that probably autograph thieves had been at work and the matter was looked into further. A great pile of old papers in the land office were examined, and it was found that in every case where the signature of a president, especially of Lincoln, should have appeared, the paper had been mutilated. The papers are now utterly valueless. Several department clerks have been arrested on the charge of responsibility for these mutilations. ? General Thomas Jordan, a well known soldier of the late war, died at his home in New York on November 27, of consumption. General Jordan was born in Virgina in 1819. When 16 years of age he became a student at West Point, and was a roommate and classmate of Wm. T. Sherman. He served through the Seminole campaign, and through the Mexican war. When the Civil war broke out he resigned his position in the United States army and joiued the Confederacy. He was shortly afterward made a brigadier general, and fought at first Manassas and Shiloh. After the war he went to Cuba and took a prominent part iu the revolution of 1869 and 1870. On one occasion, at the head of 600 Cubans, he fought and kept at bay 3,000 Spaniards until his men were out of ammunition. He came to the United States iu 1870 to use his influence in behalf of beligerent rights for Cuba, and was arrested on the charge of violating the neutrality laws; but was never tried. For many years past he has been living quietly iu the city of New York. ? The office of road inquiry of the department of agriculture has completed au interesting investigation relating to the common roads of thej T Tii if pi) fctntps Returns have been I received from about 1,200 counties, showing the average length of haul from farms to markets, or shipping points to be twelve miles; the average weight of load for two horses, 2002 pounds; the average cost per ton, per mile, 25 cents and $3 for the entire haul. Estimating the farm products at 219,824,227 tons in weight, and making estimates on other articles carried over the public roads, it is calculated that the aggregate expenses of this transportation in the United Slates i3 $946,414,665 per annum. Reports have beeu asked for from the United States consuls abroad of the expense of hauling where the roads are good, so as to render possible a calculation which will show how much of this vast outlay is due to bad roads. The estimate is ventured, however, upon information in the office, that twothirds of the cost might be saved by an improvement of the roads. ? The assassins of J. B. Bonner, the wealthy banker of Aurora, N. C., have been apprehended. Suspicion fell on William Brantly and David Credle, who were apprehended, and guarded separately. Credle confessed that he was preseut when J. B. Bonner, at Aurora, was murdered; that W. C. Brantly did the shooting; that Uriah Bell and Sherard Bell, the latter only 16 years of age, were also present ; that they were a band of robbers to plunder stores and people and to murder if necessary; that F. F. Cherry and Alexander Hudnell, merchants, were also to be murdered. Credle also confessed that they met Bonner face to face; that Brantly spoke to him pleasantly, then knocked him down on the sidewalk; that Bonner pleaded for his life, promising not to betray them, but offering to give them all of his property, and also begged them to spare his life for the sake of his motherless children, but Brantly said "Kill him," and shot him. Young Bell then shot him and all of them threw his body over a fence among the weeds, where it was found. All four " of the gang led a real Jesse James life and organized their robber gang on that, basis. All were taken to jail at Washington, On a special steamer, under heavy guard. ? The disturbances in Armenia have not yet quieted down. Nearly every day brings reports of fresh massacres. At first the telegrams said that the citizens of such and such a town in Armenia had been massacred by Turkish soldiers. Of late, the regulation form has varied to something like this : ''The Armenian residents of such and such a place closed their shops and attacked the Turkish soldiery. Twenty of the rioters were killed." No one who understands anything of the situation is misled by the reports. They know that the sultan had changed the form of the thing for the purpose of trying to make the outside world believe that the Armenians are the aggressors. England, France, Russia, Germany, Italy and Austria are still talking as if they intend to interfere in behalfoflhe Armenians; but, in the meantime, the massacres continue unchecked. ^orhvillf (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER4,1895. ? Among the South Carolina exhibits at the Atlanta exposition, is a silver vase with a history. It was given by the ladies I of South Carolina to General Andrew Jackson, in trust, to be presented to the bravest member of the Palmetto regiment in the Mexican war. General Jackson was unable to decide which was the bravest of that heroic band, and finally concluded that the vase should go to the last survivor. There are still 25 members of the regiment, including one Negro, in the competition. i ? The Columbia correspondent of The , News and Courier says that the new con stitution will be about 70 pages long, and will contain about one-third more matter than the old one. It will be made up of 17 articles, including three not contained , in the old. These are the articles on coun- i ties and county government, corporations, and municipal corporations and police 1 regulations. The changes from the old , constitution are both numerous and radical ; but no satisfactory estimate of their j effect can be made at this time. This can i only be determined by practical expe- ' rience. ? The Atlanta Constitution of a few days J ago, contaius a splendid write up of South J Carolina at the exposition and an elabo- , rate review of the resources of the State in general. In the article, especial attention i is called to the fact that the average cost ' of developing waterpower in this State ' is less than any other State in the Union. j The average for the whole State is onlj* ( $1.70 per horsepower per annum, and at , Cherokee Falls, in York county, the aver- ' age cost per horsepower is only 21 cents. This is at the new mill. The cost at the j old mill was only 12 cents; but either ^ figure is lower than at any other point in | the whole United States. ? The Fifty-Fourth congress met on ] Monday. The Republicans in the house have a majority of 140. Reed was elected ^ speaker, as a matter of course. It was not < expected that the president's message < 1,0 marl until Tuesday afternoon. ' The Republicans will be able to organize the senate; but as to whether they will see } fit to do so, is a matter for future develop- j ment. Inasmuch as the president belongs , to the opposite party, as a matter of poli- ] tics, they may decide to turn the organi- I zation of the senate over to the Democrats. The principal and most important busi- J 11 ess to be looked after is the devising ol j some scheme to overcome the present treasury deficit, for which both the Republicans and Democratic parties are responsible. j POLITICS IN CHARLESTON. (' The city of Charleston has for some .< time past, been stirred from centre to cir- < eumference by a most exciting municipal I campaign, and although we have been watching the fight from afar oft' with con- j siderable interest, we are not at all certain j that wp lmve been able to divine the real . cause of the disturbance. ' There was a party primary sometime j ago, and a municipal ticket, headed by J. j Adger Sinythe for mayor, was put in , nomination. A large element was dis- ] pleased with the primary and nominated I an Independent ticket, headed by W. E. 1 linger for mayor. The election is to take place on December 10, and in the meantime the city is fairly boiling. It seems that ever since 1876, Charleston , has been under the political dominition of ( an alleged ring led by Sheriff Hugh Fer- j guson. Ferguson is a Catholic and it is charged that he and his followers are . practically running the whole city in the interest of the Catholic church. The tick- 1 et nominated in the primary is backed by Ferguson and his influence, and those on j the other side claim that if it is elected it ! will only continue the policy that has obtained all along. The main influence be- \ hind the independent ticket is the American Protective association, an organization that has for its object the fighting of Romanism in whatever shape and by 1 whatever means. It is the religions feature of the contest that gives it most of its interest, and perhaps most of its bitterness. ] Wearc unable to arrive at very much of , an opinion in regard to the situation. If it is true that the Catholics are in control of the city and are using their power for | the promotion of their own interests, or rather the interests of their church, our sympathies arc with the Independent Hnlrnt im,! u-A honn it will win : but if. on the other hand, the light is against the Catholics just because they arc Catholics, and is being so directed for no other purpose than to put in power a new set of officers who are probably no more honest, broadminded or sincere than those who will be defeated, we can't see anything that is to be gained by the Independent movement's success. But as we said before, we don't understand the situation. Each side is claiming unto itself honesty and virtue, and , attributing to the other dishonosty and corruption to such an extent that we doubt , if the people of Charleston, really know whattheyare lighting about. They think they do of course; but on account ol the high pitch of fanatical feeling, a large per cent, of them are evidently unable to take a rational view of whatever real issues may be involved. BLACKSBlRti BUDGET. The Weather and Crops?Silver Wedding Celebration?Mr. Johnson's Last Year. Correspondence of the Yorkvillc Enquirer. Bi.acksburo, December 3.?The cold w^ve which was announced yesterday for this part of the country has not struck us with much severity so far, and the morning is as bright and bracing as one could wish for. While there seems to be a general failure of the turnip crop throughout our section of the State, yet some of our more 1 careful farmers have succeeded, as usual, ' in raising good crops and large turnips. ( Mr. Ed Mintz, a few days ago, sent in a 1 bag full of fine specimens of the favorite esculent, and Mr. (i. L. Moore presented I me with one which weighs 4J pounds, 1 and is a fair sample of his whole crop. < Mr. Moore says that he sowed the seed 1 three timos, and ho feels well rewarded 1 for his perseverance. * f?tio nf t ho inruit. dfilichtflll social GVeiltS t occurring in our town this season, was * given by Mr. and Mrs. George C. Nutting, t at their residence, on Saturday evening < last. It was in celebration of the silver c wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Nutting, and a < host of friends assembled at their cozy < home to congratulate them upon reach- I ing, under such felicitous circumstances, f such a desirable and happy stage upon the journey of their married life. The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and over the fireplace in the I hall, were the figures 25 in evergreens. ( The dining room was especially beauti- c ful and attractive. The table was dressed < in yellow and white; the center piece was 1 a beautiful collection of chrysanthemums 1 and ferns, which stood out in bold relief I and were reflected by a large mirror I upon which they rested. At each end of c the table was a large banquet lamp, t handsomely decorated in yellow, the en- t tire design exhibited exquisite taste and 1 artist:c skill. t Of course something to refresh the inner t man was not forgotten, and the table was t bountifully ladened with delicious viands, noticeable among them for their unique c and beautiful designs were two cakes; i piio with the Masonic emblems, and the 1 ither with a large horseshoe. The happy I ;ouple were the recipients of many and c very handsome presents in silver. Mr. and Mrs. Nutting were married at \mhurst, Mass., on the 30th of November, 1800, and a fitting and pleasant fea- i iurcofthis, their silver anniversary, was f ;he presence of the Rev. L. A. Johnson, C who made some well chosen and appro- 1 priate remarks and gave the worthy cou- 1 pie his blessing and benediction. i Mr. G. A. Parker, one of our pop- e ilar merchants; left for Asheville on Sun- <: lay last and today will bo married to a Miss Sue Reynolds of that city. They t will visit the Atlanta exposition this i week, on their wedding trip. s Rev. L. A. Johnson preached his last 1 sermon on Sunday as pastor of the M. E. s fiiurch at this place. Our people give t tiim up with great reluctance, and even a l lense of personal grief, as he has by his t tvind and loving ministrations, endeared '1 limsell' to all our people. ? Qvite a number of Methodist ministers f passed through here this morning on I heir way to the annual conference at r Itock llill. w. a. MERE MENTION. c At a caucus of Democratic congressmen j n Washington, last Saturday, Mr. Crisp was designated as the man to receive the c complimentary vote of the Democrats for c ipeaker of the house. The Republican caucus nominated Tom Reed. By j previous appointment, the Christian Enleavor societies all over the United States ^ uid Canada, put in the hour of 12 o'clock j ust Sunday praying for the well known e nfidel, Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll. j Arrangements are being made for the g loldiner of an International exposition in he city of Mexico next fall. Senior j [lisbop Alexander W. Way man, the best , known colored churchman in America, ^ iropped dead at his homo in Haltimore iast Saturday. Two Negroes were lynched at Nashville, Tenn., last Saturday for the usual crime. ? Boode Ih Dead. ] Garland Goode, who escaped from the penitentiary some time ago, and a who was afterward shot while resisting a arrest in GafTney City, died in the pen- 1 itentiary last week as the result of his ' wounds. His remains were taken to 8 Henrietta, N. C., for interment. Goode \ was convicted with two men named Jolly and Hopper, of stealing a bale of cotton ; but both of the men have since .v stated that he was not guilty. They \ 3ay that they stole the cotton, and iwhen Goode came up with them later, j he did not know where the stolen cotton came from, or anything about it. f He was arrested with the two thieves, , however, and that fact led to his conviction. g LOCAL AFFAIRS. INIUCX TO NKW AOVKKTISKMHNTS. tV. J. Langston?Wants to rent or sell his house awl lot in Yorkvillc. Pel linn i Morrow, Manager?Gives notiee that his gins have resumed operations. Louis Roth?('alls attention to three kinds of raisins, also currants, citron and almonds. Ruck wheat Hour, and loose oattlakes, eight pounds for 25 cents, itrist Cousins?Are offering the best cheese at 15 cents a pound, snowHakc crackers at 15 cents a pound, all kinds of things necessary for the Christmas cake, including raisins, citron, currants, nutmeg, cinnamon bark, spices, flavoring extracts, Royal baking powder, etc. H. C. Strauss?Wants you to examine his stock of silverware, notions, union underware, etc. He can sell you a nickel case watch for ?2.4k, and a gold tilled watch for S4/JN, both of which are guaranteed for one year. I. .1. Hunter?Talks about the Atwood suspender, his stock of boys' clothing at almost any price that may be offered for suits, hats of the latest styles and at prices as cheap as the cheapest. \\. K. Ferguson?Is well supplied with goods suitable to the Christmas trade, embracing candies, nuts, fruits, cheese and macaroni, articles for the laundry, the best green coffee, canned goods, etc. M. and L. Geo. Grist?Have something to say to those who desire tire, life or accident insurance. P. M. Dobs<in A' Co.?Announce that they are well tilled up with Christmas goods required in this section, embracing the largest and finest stock they have ever handled. They tell of an elegant line of dry goods which they offer to sell as cheap as the cheapest. Miss Annie Wallace is connected with the establishment and will bo glad to have her friends to call. W. R. Moore A Co.?Let you know that their store is now converted into a baza rr for the sale of Christinas goods and embraces articles for the young and old, males and females, and includes silverware, fine vases, toilet sets, lamps photo frames, fruit cake material of every description, candies, fruits, nuts, cheese all kinds of groceries, guns for the men and guns for the boys, ammunition, etc. All at unheard-of prices. W. J. Waters, County Auditor?Gives notice of the times and places when and where he will receive tax returns for lShS-titt. GOING TO PACOLET. Rev. W. J. Langston, for several years pastor of the Baptist churches of Union ?nd Yorkville, has accepted a call to Packet, in Union county. He will leave with his family at an early day. During his residence in Yorkville, Mr. Langston has been an earnest and etlicient worker in the cause of religion. He has manifested a deep practical interest in whatever looked to the upbuilding of all hat was best in the community, and ilthough for several months past his du;ies have called him elsewhere, when he rad his family take their departure the own will feel that it has sustained a seri>us loss. In wishing Mr. Langston suc:ess and blessings on his work in the new :ommunity in which he has decided to ;ast his lot, The Enquirer only voices he sentiments of numerous friends and idmirers. MENDENHALL RESIGNS. Mr. J. B. Mendenhall resigned his josition as superintendent of the convict rang on Monday, and Supervisor Stephaison has aspointed in his place, Mr. Jlem F. Gordon, of Yorkville. There las been no dissatisfaction or unkind eoling. When Mr. Mendenhall was apjointed, it was with the understanding that he was to serve during the pleasure >f himself and the county board of comnissioncrs. There was no binding eonract for a specified period. Mr. Mendenmll received a telegram from Superinendent Neil, offering him a bettor posi.ion, and Supervisor Stephenson offering jo objection, he at once left for Columbia. Mr. MendenhalFs successor, Mr. Gorton, has had about six months' experience in the working of convicts, and those who viiow him best, believe that he will prove joth capable and ellicient. He took :harge 011 Tuesday. IN OPERATION AGAIN. An advertisement in another column uforms the public that the Morrow finnery, which was destroyed by fire on October 23, last, is in operation again and lidding for patronage. A reporter has jeen around to see the new plant. It s equipped just as before, with the ixception that the elevator has been lispensed with, and there is more room Hid more conveniences. The upper porion of the building is so constructed that 11 case of fire, it can lie closed tightly 011 lioit notice, and by means of iron pipe eading from the boiler, filled with hot ttcam. This steam arrangement has been ried by a number of ginncrs in different lartsof the country recently, and found O aci IIS it Iirsi ciiisw we uAiiiiguifn--. Che ginnery was put in operation last Saturday, and all of the machinery ?roved to he all that could be desired, dr. Morrow hopes to gin a full share of >f the balance of the present crop. AUCTION SALES. The auction sales by the clerk of the ourt la-t Monday?salesday for Decein>er?were as follows: For partition, at the suit of ('. 0. Book?ut, vs. M. L. Bookout and others, a tract if land on the north side of Whitaker's nountain, containing 14 acres. Bought jy X. W. Hardin, attorney for ?tio(). Under foreclosure, at the suit of A. H. Pollock, vs. \V. C. Whitesides, a tract of 33 acres, being a part of the lands of the j state of the late Thomas Whitesides. Jought by C. E. Spencer, attorney, for fiOO. Under foreclosure, at the suit of W. C. .atinier, vs. M. L. Blake, a tract of 181 teres in Bcthcsila township. Bought by V. W. Lewis, attorney, for ?1,12."). Under foreclosure, at the suit <?t R. B. i'oungblood, vs. W. S. Barnwell and ithnrs. a tract of 107 acres, bounded by Hilda of C. M. Parrott, W. E. Jackson, T. s". Thoniasson, Mrs. Hemphill and others. Bought by J as. R. McCarter for 8795. Under foreclosure, in the consolidated ctions of Stanyarne Wilson executor, gainst W. 11. Wilson, and others, and the Dundee Mortgage and Trust and Investnent company, against J. Stanyarne Wil011, executor and others, certain lands lelonging to the estate of the late Colonel IV. B. Wilson, deceased. A lot of 47$ acres in the town of Yorkille, was subdivided into 35 lots, containng from one-half to two acres each, and sold by the lot. Lot No. 5 was bought by T. F. McDow, Esq., for $71 >, No. 13 by W. 3. Wilson for $38, No. 33 by Dr. W. G. White, for $76.50, and the other lots were ill bid in by G. W. S. Hart, attorney, at prices ranging from $32 to $103. Two lots, each fronting 72 feet on Congress street, and running back 210 feet, and joining tlie lots of J. M. Starr and and W. H. Moore, were bought by Mr. J. M. Stroup ; one for and the other for jCJUO.oO. A lot bounded by lots of James M. Starr and \V. B. Moore, and containing acres, was bought by I?r. \V. (i. White for $1(>1.25. A tract of 424A acres, situated on Big Fishing creek, was bought by G. W. S. Ilart, attorney, for $7..'!1 an acre. An adjoining tract, containing 242 acres, was also bought by Mr. Hart, as attorney, for ?7.(M> an acre. A tract of 10 acres on the Charlotte road, two miles from Yorkville, was bought by S. X. Johnson for ?203. A lot of 12 acres, situated in the town of Yorkville, was bought by G. W. S. Hart, attorney, for -$225. The only sale by the sheriff was some personalty in Fort Mill, levied on as the property of J. 11. Sutton, at the suit of 15. I). Springs, Immediately alter the sales in Yorkville, Sheriff Crawford, accompanied by'P. F. McDow, Esq., went to Fort Mill to look after the matter. THE THANKSGIVING SHOOTING. Mention was made Friday of the large per cent, of casualties that occurred in a party .of '1 hanksgiving hunters. Thk Enquirer only got information of the matter late Thursday evening, and as the result the details were slightly mixed. There were about 2o in the party. Avery Lowry was not shot as reported. Following is the revised and corrected statement of the details: Rob Blair, colored, shot Pat Hymes, colored, in the head. John Johnson, colored, shot Rob Watts, colored, in the knee. Will McKnight, colored, shot Walter Rose, white in the leg; and Sam Watts, Jr., colored, in the head. F. A. Gostnan, white, shot Hemphill, colored, through the right ear. All the members of the party stoutly maintain that the shooting was purely and solely the result of excitement. The hunters were strung along the sides of thickets. On one occasion there were three rabbits up at one time. On other occasions there were two rabbits up. Some ot'the hunters had not been out before for a year, and the shooting was rather wild. This, they say, is the whole story. ALMOST A HUNDRED. Patsy Hunt, colored, died at her home near Hickory Grove, last Wednesday, and the story is that she lacked only live days of being 100 years old. This is according to her own count, and so far as is known the accuracy of it is not questioned. Patsy was a remarkable woman. She was horn free and always remained so. She bought her husband, whose name was Nero, from his master, and paid for him the sum of $300. Next she bought from the late N. P. Kennedy, a tract of 80 acres of land, and she and her husband succeeded in getting it paid for. This was over 50 years ago, and the land, which is just without the limits of Hickory Grove, has been in her name ever since. When she died, it developed that she had made a will, named Mr. R. G. Whitesides its executor of her estate and left her land, which is unencumbered, to a daughter, who is about 06 years of age, and to a daughter-inlaw. The will was drawn up in proper shape and its validity is unquestioned. Mr. Whitesides has duly qualified as executor. He looked after the old woman's remains, saw that they were properly and decently interred, and has expressed it as his purpose to see that a fitting monument is placed over her grave. From what he knows himself, and from what he has heard from others, Mr. Whitesides says Patsy has always been an honest and industrious woman, respected by the generation with which she spent her declining years, and by the two generations that have preceded her to the grave. GOING TO IILIT. S. M. McN'eel it Co., private bankers of Yorkvilie, have served notice on their customers that they intend to go out of business on the 1st of January next. This news will be received with regret not only by many business men in Yorkville; but in various sections of the county. The reasons which actuate Messrs. McN'eel it Co., in deciding to discontinue business are just the opposite from those which lead most people to determine on such a step. In this case, the principal reason is not failure. It is success. The business was commenced about a year ago under the management of Mr. S. M. McN'eel. Mr. McNeel's object, more than anything else was to have an office for the tranaction of his other business, and to do a little banking during the time that was otherwise unoccupied. Deposits commenced rolling in, and collections and the buying and selling of exchange increased until at last Mr. McXeel finds his business swelled to such proportions as to require all of his time. This is just what he does not want. He does not feel warranted in neglecting his other interests. He cannot keep up with the development of his banking business without .doing so, and for that reason has decided to quit. As before stated, this news will be received with regret. Mr. McNeel's numerous friends and customers cannot help feeling that in his decision they have sustained a serious loss. And though tliey are without any promise to that effect, they can only console themselves in the hope that he may yet decide to put his other interests in such shape as will enable him to devote his entire attention to the development of the banking busi ness 01 wiueu m* is iiuiimii^ sucu ?i THK APPLK PEDDLERS. There hits been considerable remark lately, about the unusually large number of North Carolina apple peddlers which have been passing through Yorkville. Nearly every day for the past two weeks, the applewagons have beeu going by singly, in pairs, and sometimes in groups of half a dozen. It occurred to a reporter, a day or two ago, to ask for some explanation, and one of the wagoners to whom he applied, gave information about its follows: "The apple crop this year is much larger than usual, and the price at home is very low; not more than twenty or .twenty-five cents a bushel. We wanted as much for our apples, of course, as we can get, and for that reason we take the road. I live up in Caldwell county, about five miles east of Lenoir. I left home about two weeks ago with 30 bushels of apples, and have boon selling them along the road for 75 cents a bushel. I have sold about 15 bushels. There are so many of us out that I find trade rather dull. I believe my time would have been worth right smart more if I had remained at home; but there is not much doing at this time of year anyway." This would seem to indicate that the * lot of the apple peddler is not an easy one. There are few people down in this section who would undertake a two weeks' trip up to C'nldwell county with two mules for the price of a whole load of apples in cash, to say nothing of the worry and trouble of peddling along the way. But the average North Carolina mountaineer does not consider time, labor or hardship as worthy of entering into his calculations. WEEKLY Oil SEMI-WEEKLY. For the convenience of clubinakers for Tin-: ExqrntKR, we have printed a number of blanks to facilitate thesending in of names without danger of any confusion. These blanks may be had on application, either in person or by mail. Thk Knquirkr is published both f weekly and seuii-weeklv, and thesubscriber can have either edition at the same price. Clubinakers are requested to designate, on subscription blank, the edition that may be wanted by each subscriber. In the absence of further instructions, all present subscribers will be understood as preferring the semi-weekly, and that edition will he sent to them as heretofore. They will be furnished the weekly edition, .. instead, however, at any time they may indicate a preference for it; or any subscriber who is receiving the weekly, may change to the semi-weekly. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1890. Either Thk Twick-a-wkf.k EnqUirkr or Thk Wbkkly Exquirkr, will be furnished from this date until January 1, * Ib'Jti, for 'JO cents. It Was a Success. Thk Enquirkk is informed that the concert given at the Bullock's Creek academy, by the Ladies' Aid society, was a great sue cess, financially and otherwise. Cotton Shipments. The cotton shipments ironi lorsvuio t'roinSeptember] to November30, include j '1,020 bales. Of these 2,007 went over the Chester and Lenoir, and 1,013 over the Ohio Riverawl Charleston. The I-'lre Department. A meeting was held in the court house Monday night for the purpose of reorganizing the lire department. JDr. A. Y. Cartwright was chosen as chief, and regulations for the conduct of the department at tires were agreed on. Love Is After You. r? Town Treasurer Love has requested The Enquirer to remind the citizens of Yorkville that December 15 is the last day on which town taxes ntaj'be paid without the penalty attached. He says he doesn't want anybody to think unkindly of him ; but the taxes have to be collected. Sad Blow to Mr. and Mr*, Brice. News was received here yesterday of the death of Frances Fuller, the infant daugh- / ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brice, which occurred at Ninty-Six on Monday night. The funeral took place at Ninty-Six on yest erday. The child was about eight months old and had been ill for several weeks. The Hornet raders. The horset raders were in Yorkville on Monday in full force as usual. Quite a number of trades were made. John Barleycorn was in evidence to some extent; but did not make himself especially annoying. There was only one arrest during the day. One poor fellow got past going a nd Policeman Love put him in the calaboose for safe keeping. ItuiiN HI* Farm With Corn. Mr. W. A. Barron, of Ebenezer town J'* ' 1 "* * " *' '1 ?VI/\d? oii/iAaoo^ j i Shi]), IS one OI me largcotnuu uiu3,i>uu.cooful farmers of York county. He raises large quautites of wheat, oats and cotton, and each year anywhere lroin 1,500 to 2,000 bushels ot corn. And he makes a remarkable use of his corn crop. Most big farmers have more or less corn to buy. He always has it to sell, and some years his sales run up considerably over 500 bushels. By his corn sales hist year, he realized enough cash to pay the running expenses of a big plantation. That looks like farming. Coming to York. Winnsboro News and Herald: Mr. W. F. Jackson has arranged to move near Tir zali, in York county, and will go about ?i.a ismi nf l)Pf!Ptnber if his arrangements are sufficiently perfected. Fairfield regrets to lose Mr. Jackson. He was a true soldier and is a good citizen. During the ' war Mr. Jackson was wounded on the kneecap and the recovery, without amputation, of such a wound is very rare. We remember bearing one of the prominent physicians of our town say that there was only one other case reported in the medical journals?that of a soldier in the Crimean war. Almost invariably, when the kneecep is pierced or shattered, the limb j has to be removed; but in this case it was not. Mr. Dye's Resignation. Tiik Esqi'IRKR made mention of Mr. Dye's resignation as a member of the board of dispensary control at the time the resignation was handed in. There was no reporter present at the meeting at which Mr. Dye resigned, and we were unable to r state the reason for his action. We have recently learned the particulars. Mr. Dye is the superintendent of a Sunday-school, and after a great deal of reflection, he came to the conclusion that this position is somewhat incompatible wuu ine omce cu superintendent of the dispensary. He felt that it was his duty to resign one or the other of the positions, and finally decided to give up the dispensary. Death of Mrs. Cody. Mrs. Ann C'ody, wife of Mr. A. Cody, died at her home in Yorkville last Saturday morning at about 2 o'clock. Her death was the result ol her recent adventure with a cow, reported in The Enquirer of last Friday. At first it was thought that the ? injuries inflicted by the cow were not serious. No bones were broken, and there were no severe bruises. Mrs. Cody was not strong, physically, however, and shortly after the accident, she was attacked by a nervous chill. This was followed by other chills in rapid succession. The chills proved too much for her constitution and death followed as stated. Mrs. Cody was the oldest daughter of the late Thomas O'Farrell, and was married to Mr. Cody on February 22,1859. At the time of her death, she was in the 56th year of her age. She leaves a husband, one son, and six daughters. Her funeral took place from the Presbyterian church last Sunday t morning, the services being conducted by Rev. W. G. Neville.