Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-15
States against Joseph Hardin, resisting a
officer. True BILL

Court at Greenville, two hundred and sixty
seven cases of illicit distilling have been dis
posed Of. In eighty cases verdicts were rem
dered by jurors, and in the remainder the de-
PENDANTS have pleaded guilty under the sus
pension of judgment rule. A large number
more are expected to enter court and plead
guilty during the present week. Besides the
cases of illicit distilling, the court has much
other business on the docket.
- Says the Charlotte Observer: "Mr. P. M
Murray, building contractor of this city, who
has charge of all the brick work now going
on at Rock Hill, in the portion Of the town
which was destroyed by fire about three
months ago, reports that the work is progress
ing very satisfactorily. The weather has
been admirably suited to building purposes
Mr.. Murray is working over hundred hands
In short time the finishing touches will be
put on the building of Messrs j. M. Ivy & Co.
and Haggins & Co. When the many other
buildings now going up are completed, Rock
Hill will be one of the prettiest towns in up
per South Carolina.
DESPERATE AFFRAY IN EDGEFIELD.
Last Monday was the day appointed for a
grand celebration in Edgefeld of the ami
versary of the inauguration of the "red shirt
policy" and among the speakers present at
the scene of the celebration about mile
from town, were Governor Hampton, Judge
Mackey, Gen. Noise, Col. Youmans, Gen.
Gary and Major Tillman. The speeches
were devoted principally to review of the
cause and conduct of the last campaign, and
the prominent part taken by Edgefeld in its
and successful prosecution.
All passed off pleasantly until near the
end, when it became known that serious af'
fray had occurred in the village, a mile dis.
tant, and which had the effect of bringing the
proceedings to an end sooner than was in
tended. The circumstances were as follows,
as described by a correspondent Of the News
and Courier:
1t seems that several years ago, about 1869
or 1870, several men named Booth went to
the house of Mr.. Abram Jones for the pur'
pose of attacking Jones on account of some
cause of complaint existing between the par
ties. The Booths were accompanied by a
young man named Luther Toney. Jones was
prepared for the intended assault, which was
abandoned; but the young man Toney was
shot, and, as was claimed, accidentally killed
by one of the party of Booths, in whose COM
pany he was at the time. The relatives of
Toney regarded the killing as Intentional,
and the affair became the occasion of a bitter
family feud between the Toneys and Booths,
which led to an encounter a few years ago,
but which did not result fatally to any of the
parties concerned.
While the speaking was in progress at the
grove, however, the Booths and Brooker To-
ney, met in a store at the village and soon
became engaged in deadly conflict There
were three of the Booths on one side, and
Toney and one or two of his friends on the
other. 1t was impossible to get an accurate
account of the fight, but between twenty and
thirty shots were fired within few minutes
time, and at its close it was found that Brook
er Touey and James and Thomas Booth had
been killed. The three fell within forty feet
of each other and all died within a few min
utes, without one having uttered word. The
fight took place on the public square, and
number of spectators were wounded.
The casualties were as follows: Toney and
James and Thomas Booth, killed outright; !;
Benjamin Booth shot in four places, twice
through the lungs, and is badly beaten about
the head, and supposed to be mortally wound.
ed w. T.. Coleman, friend of Toney, and
who was concerned in the shooting. slightly
wounded in the abdomen Mark Toney, shot
in the side; Wade Lott, in the arm; S. B..
Ryan, in the heel; Clarence Seigler, in the
hand. Several Of these were innocent specta.
tors, not concerned in the affray. All the
persons engaged and all the killed and wound.
ed were white.
When the firing began the shots were
heard at the scene of the speaking about a
mile off, and Governor Hampton, who was
ignorant of the cause, ordered one of the mi.
ltia companies assembled for review to has
ten to town and suppress the disturbance, and
the order was quickly obeyed, but the affray
was over before the company arrived on the
spot. The affair is deeply regretted by the
citizens of Edge6eld, but could not have
been anticipated nor prevented. The feud
was an old one, and resulted, as stated, before
any effort could be made to arrest its bloody
Benjamin and James Booth
were old gray.haired men. Brooker Toney
and Thomas Booth were beardless boys.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Hon. R B. Vance has been renominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the Eighth
Congressional district.
u R. P. Waring, ESQ.,, of Charlotte, has
been appointed United States Commissioner
by Judge Dick. Mr.. Waring is lifelong
Democrat.
The Grangers propose to establish a cot.
ton factory at Stoves Falls, on Catawba riv-
er, in Mecklenburg county. The factory
is to be on the cooperative plan with capital
stock of SlS0,000