Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Niarriare In I.annaatar.

Greenville News Cards were re.
ceived in Greenyille yesterday an.
nouncing the coming marriage in Ian
caster of Miss Rosa May Jones, the
daughter of Associate Justice and
Mrs. Ira B. Jones, of that place, TO DR.,
PaIf .s:sassazilNsasa,The cerehony %ti'
he performed on the 18th ut high noon
Private Miller Improving.
The State, Thursday !; During thu
1Phenix troubles, Private, Stewart Mil
Ter, Co. A, was injured in an attempt
to assassinate him. He has been parli
ally paralyzed and is slowly recover
ling. Lieutenant Wyatt Aiken is ir
the city to get Miller's final pay, as hi
was not here at the time Of muster out
County Boards to Be Abolished.
At meeting of the state board O
control in Columbia this week, it de
yeloped that that body will recommend
to the general assembly the abolition
| of county boards of control. The
county boarda cost thes state about
$l2, 900 year, and it is calculated
that by making of the respective dele
CATION in the general assembly adpis.
ory boards, the work can be accom-,
plished with less expense.
The Penitentiary.
Columbia State, Thursday: The
board of directors of che penitentiary
is preparing the annual report of that
to the general assembly
lChairman T. J. Cunningham stated
Yesterday that the financial showing
would be excellent, considering the
low price of the markets. A number
of improvements have been made or
grounds and buildings, and $4,000
will he turned into the state treasury
leaving several thousand dollars upon
which to commence operations nexl
year.
Soldier Chicken Thieves.
Greenville News, Thursday: Three
members of the Second division hos
pital corps were arrested by provosts
near the Allen roller mills in WesI
Greenville, last night, as conspirator'
| in a scheme to steal chickens. They
were caught under tree in which q
number of chickens were lodged, car
rying long pole, on the end of which
was attached a bag made of severa
folds of newspaper and containing sui
phur. They admitted their guilt anf
said they intended to fire the sulphur
and suffocate the chickens and SCOOP
them in as they fell.
Shot Negro In Self Defense.
On Tuesday afternoon of last week
says a Kershaw special to The New.
and Courier, as Manuel Catoe ant
Frank Gardner, two youths, were re
turning from bird hunt, they were
met by young Negro, John McCus
kal, smartly under the influence of 81
proof whisky. He at once. began t.
abuse young Catoe, cursing and rock
ing him, finally seized his, gun anc
attempted to wrest it from him.. HI
dragged Catoe about 20 feet, wher
Catoe, in self.defence, shot him dead
The Negro had hold of the gun wher
shot. He had been on a general ram
page, cursing and abusing several per
sons. He had just few moments be
fore he attacked Catoe cursed Ker
shaw merchant who was passing in ,
buggy, and who was accompanied b.
his wife. Catoe is very quiet, peace
able young man, and, of course, regret
that he was compelled to shoot t.
protect himself.
The Lee County Muddle.
News and Courier: The Lee coun
ty contest is still in statu quo. Th'
commissioners of the county have.beer
epioined from building county cour
house, and there the matter ends. Th'
county officers have not taken charge
and matters are at a standstill. Un
less the supreme court decides some
thing in the meanwhile an interesting
development will occur next Tuesday
when the state senator and member o
the house elected for Lee county asf
for admission to the bodies to which
they have been elected. The member
of the general assembly were elected
] under the act Of the general assembly
and unless there be a direct order t
the contrary, it would appear that tn
members will be sworn in. Then tn
question will be, what effect this viii
!, have on the legal status of the case
>. 1t is argued that the seating of tn
members will recognize the new coun
county in fact as well as in law, ant
, that the county will be recognized t
Fl its full extent. 1t is argued that tn