Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-31
Wednesday, March 81, 1897.

case anyway. Col. Camp has all along
maintained, in the first place, that he had
made no mistake and in the second
place, if mistake had really been made,
it was through no fault of his.
This Is an Improvement.
Having missed the mail train, the Col
umbia State came up to Yorkville yes
terday on the Narrow Gauge freight
train. In the absence of anything better,
this arrangement will prove very accept
able to the readers of that paper in York
vile. 1t brings the paper about six hours
earlier than is the case when it comes on
the o. R. & G.. train.
Death of Mrs. Weber.
Mr.. II. G. Strauss received a telegram
from Lancaster yesterday announcing the
death of Mrs. s. a.. Weber, which oc-
Cured in Lancaster on Monday night.
The dispatch stated that the interment
would take place in Columbia. Mrs.
Weber was located i'm Yorkville with her
husband before they moved to Lancaster.
and had many warm friends here.
School Books at Cost.
The act passed at the last session of the
legislative authorizing the county board
of education to establish school books re-
positories in the several counties has al
ready been published in THE ENQUIRER.
Upon being asked as to the intentions Of
the board of education of this county in
regard to the matter, yesterday, Superin-
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the question would be discussed at the
next meeting of the board. on the occa-
sion of the examination, next month, of
applicants to teach in the free public
schools. It's possible that the board may
not see its way clear to open repository
at once; but it is not likely that the mat
ter will be delayed longer than the first
of next July.
From Blacksburg to Gaffney.
The contract for grading the proposed
extension of the o. r. Il G. railroad from
Blacksburg to Gaffney City-a distance Of
10 miles-was let on Monday to Mr.. ia
cob b. Ross, of Blacksburg. By the
terms of the contract, all the grading is
to be completed by August l, 1897, and
Mr.. Ross informed the reporter on Mon
day, that it was his intention to COM
mence at once. 1t is his present purpose
not to let out any sub-contracts but to do
the whole work himself. Though Mr..
Ross preferred not to give the figures at
which the work has been undertaken, he
admits that they are quite low. He
knows what he is doing, however, to an
absolute certainty. So far during his
career as a railroad contractor, he has
completed over 70 miles Of grading, and
much of this work has been considerably
heavier than will be any Of that between
Blacksburg and Gaffney.
InsufficIen Evidence.
Will Hart. colored, of Glover, was ar
rested last Friday by Deputy Sheriff
Harshaw on warrant sworn out by
Sheriff Logan, charging him with aiding
and abetting in the recent Jail delivery,
and, on Saturday, he was given pre-
liminary hearing before Magistrate Sam
differ. The witnesses against the defend
ant were Whiteman Hardy and John
Jones, two Negro prisoners. Their testi-
mony was to the effect that Reese had no
tools with which to break Jail until after
certain visits made by Will Hart and
John Harris wife, to John Hart in Jail.
Neither of the witnesses, however, were
able to swear that any tools were actually
delivered to Reese or any other prisoner
in Jail by Will Hart. The defendant
was discharged. Will Hart is brother
of John Hart. who escaped with Reese,
and who was subsequently recaptured.
That Treacherous Ferry.
Rock Hill correspondence Columbia
Register, Sunday The best argument
we have heard in favor of a bridge con-
Meeting Fort Mill with the rest Of the
county, is the actual experience Of those
who are caught on the Catawba when
that mighty stream is swollen. Last
Monday afternoon the ferry boat at Har-
ris' ferry got out of the control Of the
boatmen when in midstream. They
plunged into the river and swan ashore.
The boat drifted down stream until
bend in the river brought it near the
shore, when an impending tree swept
two North Carolina wagoners and their
horses into the stream. The men easily
swan to the shore, but. one Of the horses
was not rescued for five hours, after
having crossed and recrossed the stream
IA times seeking for landing. The
other horse was found mile down
stream the next day, standing on shoal
which it fortunately found. Nothing
but its head was above water. A third
WAGNER and his wagon were carried on
down by the current and lodged on a
small island, where he remained until
the next day.