Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-14

Association at the court house at Gaff
ney, s. c., on Saturday, March S1st, at
II o'clock a. m. for the purpose of be-
ginning active work for the construction
of the park, and to make preparations
for the celebration to be held in May
at the battle ground. A number OF
noted speakers will be present and ad
dress the meeting. All members are
requested to be present and public gen
orally is invited to be present. 1.-The
proceedings of the court of general
sessions the past three days have been
of an interesting nature aud the court
room has been crowded every day with
tbrong of people, the great majority
of whom were present through curios.
ity. A number of ladies were present
Wednesday and yesterday to listen to
the deliberations of the court and the
arguments of council. The State vs..
Walker Meeks, for the murder of Will
lam Price created more interest than
any other case. Meeks is what in COM
mon parlance is termed q colored sport.
He and Price, together with a number
of other colored gamblers, had gather
ed on Sabbath day on the track of the
Gaffney branch of the s. G. & G. E. r.
R., and engaged in game called Skin .
A dispute arose between Price aud
Meeks, the latter claiming that the for
mer had cheated him, and finally end
ed in Meeks shooting Price. A very
able plea of self defence was set UP by
Messers. Butler & Osborne and E. A.
Trescott. Judge Aldrich was most i'm.
partial in his charge to the jury, taking
occasion to compliment Messrs. Butler
& Osborne and Solicitor Henry in the
very able manner in which they had
presented both sides of the case. AT
ter deliberalion of four hours and "a
minutes, the jury brought in verdict
of guilty with a recommendation TO
the mercy of the court. Judge Aid
rich in a most impressive manner SEN
fenced the prisoner to the penitentiary
for life. A great deal of the time
Of the court was consumed yesterday
in selecting jury for the james Black
wood case. A jury was secured after
considerable hard work and the case is
being heard today.
CLEVELAND Kings Mountain
Oracle, March 10: Ground Was brok'
eu Oh Wednesday for the Cora Cotton
mill and work is to be pushed rapidly
forward on the foundation. The foun-
dalion is to he of rocks, gathered from
the surface of the ground in the gicin-
ity of the mill and will be laid in ce.
ment, thus ensuring solid foundation
for the walls. The Cora will be an up
o.date mill fitted with the latest aud
improved machinery. The building
will be 800 feet long by 100 feet wide.
LANCASTER Ledger, March 10:
Miss Mollie Little, of Mecklenburg,
county, NC, committed suicide Thurs
day by taking laudanum. She left a
letter to be read at her funeral yester'
day. Disappointment in love is assign
ed as the cause of her rash act. ''.''''''
Mrs. Maggie Culp, wife of Mr.. w. ].
Culp, died ut her home one mile north
of town, on Wednesday evening last.
She had been in wretched health for q
year or more but only took to her bed
about three weeks prior to her death.
She was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bell of this county, and was about "a
years of age. She leaves her husband
and two children, the oldest being
about three years and the youngest 13
months old, surviving her. '''''''''Mr.
J. C. Falkenberry, while hauling rails
the 25th ult., met with the misfortune
of getting his leg broke. He was cross
ing a branch when one of the fore
wheels of the wagon struck a root and
while he had hold of the wheel trying
TO help the team over the root the hind
wheel ran up on his leg breaking it.
He had TO remain there until he could
make his brother hear him when he
was carried to his home and DR.. l.. T.
Gregory was summoned and set the
broken limb. He is now doing as well
n oonl1 he oyponta6