Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-08
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.

In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CLEVELAND Kings Mountain
Reformer, March 2: We regret that
our late citizen, Mr.. P. A. Alternately,
has seen it to his advantage, after a
few months with us, to return to York
vile, where we wish him success. Mr..
Alternately and his estimable wife made
many friends while here. .'.'.''''Mr. w.
T. Bradford, who has been the South
ern's efficient agent at this place for
several years, has rendered his resigna-
ton as such and will soon leave for Le-
noir. ..........According to previous ap-
pointment, those interested in forming
military company, met at the acade-
my Monday night and organized with
membership of "a. Mr.. ]. F. White
was recommended as captain of the
company, Mr. C. E. Russell first lieu
tenant, and r. Lee Falls second lieu
tenant. Messrs. Martin Patterson, Lee
Falls and G. E. Russell were appoint
ed as committee to get up code OF
bylaws to be reported at the next
meeting. The company then adjourn
ed to meet every Monday night until
further notice.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
March 3: Major James F. Hart, dis
tinguished officer of the Confederate
army, and one of the most distinguish
ed lawyers in the state, was in the city
Wednesday on professional business.
I'VE learn that the county Jail
will be built this summer. '''''''''The
many surveys made by the S. c. & G..
engineers, leaves all in doubt as to the
route the company will adopt in going
out of the city. 1t will, of course, sc.
lect the most economical one, and be.
lieving that the company has no dispo-
sition to treat property holders other
wise than fairly, and that the property
holders only want such treatment, we
trust that the right of way will be Sc
cured without any delaying incidents.
Blacksburg Investigator, March l.:
Messrs. A. Trip and son have gone to
Philadelphia on business. .'''''''"W. X.
Lipscomb was shot by a bad Negro in
Atlanta Wednesday morning. Mr..
Lipscomb had the Negro under arrest
and his prisoner sprung from the bug
gy, and when pursued shot his pur-
suer twice. Both shots were effective.
The wounds, while painful, were not
serious. fhe Negro made good his es-
cape. Mr.. Lipscomb is a native of
Blacksburg and is well'known by the
people here. .......".J. B. Bell, one OF
Gafney's prominent attorneys, was in
our city this week. '''''''''Miss Lucy
Thomas has returned from Spartan
burg, where she has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. w. M. Lytle. 1.-The Nine
teenth Century club gave the first con-
tribution to the Patriotic Award asso-
citation for the purpose of getting
medal for Victor Blue. The amount
they gave was $3.50. .'''''''''John w.
Carleton and Joel R. Smith have gone
to Polk county, N. c., for a few days.
...."..Creed Moore got his thumb
broke between the two joints at Gaf-
ney this week. He was trying to stop
a box car by laying spike on the
track.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, March
2: On the road to Dallas yesterday
we noted patch of cotton, a part OF
which was still white with the unplck-
ed staple. .......".One of the most singu-
lar and most talked-o cases that ever
attracted attention in our courts was
tried at the present term, consuming
parts of Monday and Tuesday. twas
the case of Selvey vs.. Williamson,
from the Belmont neighborhood, and
related to the determination of the IT,
tie to dog. 1t appears that Selvey
claimed dog which was in the pos
session of Williamson, the contention
being that he had lost such dog and
that this was the dog. So, taking out
claim and delivery papers before
justice of the peace, he got possession
of the animal. Williamson didn't fan
cy such proceedings and took an ap-
peal to court, determined to get his
fox hound again or know the reason
why. Some of the important points
of the evidence pertained to the lden-
tiication of the dog. The dog about
which some of the witnesses gave tes-
timony was known from pup to have
a turned-up nose or dish-face and a
crooked tail. Some testified that the
scar on one fore leg was received IN a
fight, and another said it was done on
barbed wire fence the very day he
traded the dog. Some said the dog
about which they were testifying had
tail that had been cutoff, and we un-
derstand that the neighborhood physl-
clan was called on as surgical expert
to examine the tail of the dog whose
ownership was in dispute and to de-
clare whether that appendage had ever
been amputated. The issue OF the
case was that Williamson showed to
the satisfaction of the jury that he was
the rightful owner and got his fox
hound back again. But before he could
fully realize that he was again the
dogs master, up steps Selvey and Of
fers Williamson $25 for the animal.