Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-16
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'In His Steps,"
Or "What Would Jesus Do ?" is the
title of the next story to be published
in The ENQUIRER. This story is of
absorbing interest from start to finish
and it is calculated to make the reader
do some profitable thinking as he goes
along.
Money For the Schools.
Superintendent of Education Carroll
is sending out to the trustees of the
various districts estimates of the
amounts they might expect for school
purposes from the next tax collections.
He is unable, of course, to give any
information about dispensary funds be-
cause he has not yet been furnished
with information on which to base an
estimate.
Out at the York Cotton Mill.
Since the recent doubling of the
plant, the York Cotton mill presents
to the visitor an array of spindles,
looms, carders and twisters that is act
ually bewildering. Superintendent
Grimes said yesterday that he has not
yet succeeded in getting all the help
he wants. Male help is plentiful, and
it is female help that he is looking for
especially. He says he has employ
ment for at least a dozen more fami-
lies, including two or more girls each,
and he wants to give the preference to
York county people. If the girls are
bright and intelligent, he does not care
much whether they have had any ex-
perience or not. Proficiency, he says,
will only be matter of close applica-
ton and little time.
The Escape of Leech and Sandifer.
AS soon as Superintendent Culp, OF
the chaingang, returned, after the es-
cape of,Leech and Sasdifer, he dis
charged Guard McAliley, who allowed
the convicts to get away. Leech ex-
planned that he and Sandifer broke
their chains with hammers at the rock
pile, as had been supposed. When
the guard made his inspection that
night, they waited until he had passed
them and then got over to the oppo-
site side of the iron rod without his
knowledge. That was why he failed
to detect their broken chains on his re.
turn. Leech also claims that he did
not 90 to Rock Hill with Sandifer on
one of the borrowed mules; but that
instead, he went directly toward Bow
ling Green. Also he said that Sandi-
fer had expressed it as his purpose to
make his way to a recruiting station
and enlist in the army. A reward of
$25 has been offered for Sandifer's cap
ture.
Mckinney Attacks Walls.
Rock Hill correspondence Columbia
State: A serious affair occurred at the
Highland Park No. 2 Cotton mill Tues
day morning about o'clock. Mr.. W.
D. Walls, foreman in one of the de.
partments, was suddenly attacked
from behind by George Mckinney
also and employe of the mill, and Sc
verely cut on the head with piece oi
iron. The first blow laid him to the
floor, after which his assailant proceed
ed to batter him with the same weap'
on, cutting him in numerous places
about the head. After this Mckinney
ran out of the mill and before he could
be apprehended got beyond the corpo'
ration. When the officers arrived be
could not be found, and is still al
large. Rumor says that Mckinney
claimed that Walls had violated bis
home and so was taking his revenge
Mckinney had arranged his business
and effects for leaving, and took the
opportunity for the assault when he
had everything in readiness for his
hasty departure.
Yorkyille VS.. Charlotte.
The colored baseball nine of York
vile has been over to Rock Hill this
week entertaining the Rock Hill base
ball cranks in series of games with
Charlotte's brag colored nine. Or
Tuesday Charlotte won by score o.
IL to 6. On Wednesday Yorkville
won, II to 10, and on Thursday, York
vile won again, II to Z. All the
games are said to have been very in
teresting. The Rock Hill Negroes
were against the Yorkville Negroes
and wanted to see them defeated but
the white cranks of Rock Hill saw thai
fo;r ,,lay yyac cocuro6 Not only that