Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-21
Wednesday, April 2l, 1897.

devoted husband she lived happy mar
ried life of over so years. She has for long
years been consecrated Christian and
member of the A. R. church.
Weather For May.
The Chester weather prophet has sent in
his prognostications for May as follows:
"From to 4, generally clear, windy and
cool. From 5 to 8, warm with rain.
From 8 to IL, somewhat stormy. From
II to Is, clear, windy and cool, and prob
ably slight frost. From l6 to 20, cool and
damp. From 2l to 25, clearer and warm
er. From 26 to 81, rainy and cool.
Township Pension Boards.
With the exception Of Bullock's Creek
and Bethel, the names Of the members OF
the various township pension boards were
published in THE ENQUIRER OF last
Wednesday. The two boards previously
omitted are as follows: Bethel-S. s.
Smith, S. A. Glenn, Perry Ferguson.
Bullock's Creek-John L. Rainey, O.J.
Gwin, J. T. Whitesides.
Result of Examination.
Mr.. John A Barron, Of the county board
of education, informs the reporter that
the work of grading the papers OF the
candidates who applied for certificates at
the recent examination, will hardly be
completed before next Friday, and possi-
bly not until later. The. result of the ex-
animation will be published in The EN-
oUIRER as soon as the necessary informa-
ton can be procured.
o...~..d vuttI, uu,Lubot
John Jones, Negro convict sent to the
chaingang from Bullock's Creek town.
ship, was shot by Guard Whitener, last
Friday, while attempting to escape. The
Negro made his break without giving
any previous intimation, and started OF
at full speed. He was about 70 yards
away when the guard fired; but was
struck by four buckshot. He seemed 10
rather quicken his pace at first; but soon
slowed up and was easily overtaken by
trusty. He was at work again on Mon
day morning.
A Close Shave.
Messrs. Evans & Moxon's planning mill
had narrow escape from destruction by
fire one night last week. 1t seems that
the watchman was away temporarily. A
tramp entered the dry kiln, built fire in
the furnace and curled himself up to
sleep. A short time afterward the fur
mace got 80 hot that fire was commune
Gated to some lumber. A Negro who
lives nearby discovered the danger, and
with the assistance of her neighbors and
the thoroughly frightened tramp, man
aged to extinguish the flames. AS soon
as the danger was over the tramp disap-
peared. If the fire had not been discov-
cred at such an opportune time, the loss
would have been quite serious. AS 1t
was, the damage was only slight.
As to Magistrates.
The acts of the last general assembly
have just been published, and it is noted
that there have been some important
changes as to salaries of trial justices in
York and Catawba townships. The Ca
tawba magistrate and his constable have
heretofore been getting $3.50 per annum
each. The new law gives them $500 each.
The magistrate and constable for York
township have been receiving $3.50 and
$50 respectively. The pay of the consta-
BILE, however, is cut to only S25. Kings
Mountain township now has two magis-
trates, instead Of only one as is the case
with the other townships. The pay of
each is the same-$75 per annum for mag
istrates and S75 for constables. The pay
of the constable for York township has
been cut absurdly low; but why this
change, the reporter has no information.
The Horse Found Dead.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: The
horse and buggy lost by Marshall Steele
and John Holler at Edgmoor Sunday
were found Wednesday by Mr.. John Fer
guson, three miles from the place where
the young men had hitched the horse and
mile from the public road. A Negro
living some distance from the road heard
the vehicle passing his horse and, guided
| by the tracks, assisted Mr.. Ferguson in
finding the horse. It lay dead in patch
of woods, and, from its position, it is
thought that it became entangled among
the trees and in its attempt to extricate
itself, choked down. It evidently strug-
gled for four or five hours to regain its
feet, and in the attempt broke its neck
and ankle. One of the buggy shafts was
broken off in the animals body, having
pierced the tleshy part of its belly. How
the horse got loose and wandered to such
an unfrequented spot is still to he explain
ed. The horse was the property of Cap
ain A. D. Holler, and the buggy, which
was slightly injured, belonged to w.
Amzi Steele.