Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-22
Wednesday, April 22, 1895.

week and the late Thomas Davis opened
his ice house to the great delight of the
presiding Judge and other court officials.
Within week, the ground was covered
with threeinches of snow. We have made
no effort to verify the story.
Mr.. e. b. Faulkner Dead.
Mr.. E. B. Faulkner, of Kings Noun
tain township, died last Monday night Of
pneumonia after short illness. Mr..
Faulkner was about IS years Of age, q
steady going citizen, and had q large
number of friends, especially in his own
neighborho6d. He leaves widow and
several children.
Many Of Them Registered.
During the sitting Of the pension board
in the courthouse Monday the supervisors
of registration removed their Office TO the
judges chamber adjoining the court room
and quite number Of old soldiers took
advantage Of the opportunity to secure
registration certificates. The number of
certificates issued was perhaps the largest
for any single day yet.
A Colored Applicant.
Among the applicants for pensions last
Monday was an old Negro named Moses
McElduff, from Leslie station, in Catawba
township. He lost leg at Fort Sumter,
and for the past 10 years has been living on
the plantation, of Mr.. w. 8. Leslie, who
kindly took enough interest in him to
bring him to Yorkville and lay his case
before the board. The board has not
taken any action In regard to the old
Negro yet; but some of the members
think that he Is certainly entitled to the
most favorable consideration.
still at Work.
Mr.. John r. Ashe, general manager
for the Yorkville Cotton mill company
returned yesterday from Kershaw, where
he has been detained for some time on
account of the serious illness OF his chief
clerk. Mr.. Carter. Mr.. Ashe says that
there have been no unnecessary delays in
the work of getting building operation in
shape, and will commence today, WED
nerday) to prepare to make brick;
Register Now.
Some people in this county have an idea
that because they have registration certi-
icates issued under the old law they will
be entitled to vote at the next election.
These people ought to 60 to school or
somewhere else and learn something. An
old registration certificate Is not worth as
much as last years. bird nest. and
would not enable the holder to vote his
choice between, two blind pups. The
question now is whether you are 81 years
of age, able to read and write and have
clean record as to conviction Of disquali-
flying crimes. The fact that you have
been qualified voter will not avail you II
you fail to get new certificate.
Board Of Health. ~!
The Columbia State has published the
board of health laws Of South Carolina.
The act including these laws was approved
January s, 1895. 1t provides for boards Of
health consisting OF FIVE members In each
town of less than 5000 inhabitants, and
requires that.these members be elected as
other town officials. Terms Of Office range
from'1 to years, and the respective terms
of each are to be designated by the inten-
dant or mayor. Yorkvflle should have
elected q board last year; but failed to do
80 and consequently the town is now
without health board. The power and
authority ofthe board Is very great.
Lynched at Kershaw. .@lfE ;.
Tom Price, York county Negro; who
was sentenced to the pen:tentiary by
Judge Wallace three years ago for grand
larceny, was lynched near Westville, in
Kershaw county, last week. The Negro
met, on the public road, . little white
boy and girl, brother and sister, named
Barfield, and attempted to assault the
girl. aged 16. He shot the boy, aged II,
in the breast with pistol. He also fired
at the girl; but she managed to make her
escape. He was captured shortly after
ward near Camden, taken back to- West
Vile and swung to limb near the o. r.
q G. railroad. Up to Monday night, his
body had not been removed. He had
just gotten out of the penitentiary and had
his discharge in his pocket. It is thought
that the wounded boy will die.
In the Long Ago.
civilian Leech, died September 8,
l79l, aged so years; Prudence Leech,
died October 15. 1915, aged 81 years;
james Leech, died January %, 1876"
These names were handed to The ENoUI-
RER on Monday by Mr.. H. F. Horton, Of
Yorkville, with the information that he
had copied them from some headstones
in long abandoned cemetary on the old
Roseborough place, near Olive, now own
ed by Mr.. C. E. Spencer. The cemetary
is in skirt Of heavy timber, short dis
tance from Turkey creek. There are
marks of perhaps 20 graves, but there are
only three headstones and they are in
scribed as above. Growing out Of some
of the graves are large trees that look as
if they might be so or rs years old. Mr..
Horton Is not able to give us any infor-
nation as to the history Of the old GEM
etary.