Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-17


Mr.. John A. Fant bought the beautiful
home place of Hon. VIM. Munro, de-
ceased, with 589 acres Of adjoining land
just outside the corporate limits of the
town and near the Monarch mill. Mr..
FAINT paid $4,000 for the property. It
is a magnificent piece Of property and
Fant could no doubt double his money
by cutting it up and selling half Of it.
...... Congressman D. E. Finley, of
Yorkville, was in Union, Thursday and
Friday on business. He stopped at the
home Of Captain F. M. Farr.
CHESTER xantern, October 12: Fol-
lowing is thu list Of jurors drawn to
serve at the term of court beginning
October 29th, Judge Klugh, presiding:
First week-C. J. Moore, J. w. Brown,
j. T. Kee, Reuben Gayden, John Rob-
erts. Ed Sibley, B. J. Jordan, l.. T.
Grant, w. r. Douglas, ]. c. Stoll, w.
H. Edwards, Jr., James Spray, (col.),
8. c. Crosby, W. H. Wise, ]. R. Steven
son, s. B. Latham, w. M. brennan, w.
H. Brakef1eld, J. Brown Wylie, G. 2.
Simpson, J. o. Gibson, J. C. Pittmnn.
VIM. Hardin McFadden, w. H. Abel,
g. W. McElduff, R. B. McDill, W. H.
Rosborough, w. H. McKeown, ]. B.
Stewart, r. E. Shannon, I. M. Hyatt,
W. L. Ferguson, ]. M. Bell, o. A. Wy
lie, J. K. Mcdaniel, T. G. Hudson.
Second week.. G. Smith, r. F. Kilgo,
Wade Osborne, ]. F. Atkinson. VIM.
Hardin, H. G. Thomas, w. c. Hardin,
States Worthy. T. J. Pressly, r. N.
Blanks, w. w. CASTOR, S. McCallum,
Jno. M. Wise, s. w. Guy, J. P. CASTOR,
L. D. Wishert, w. A. Neill, w. H. Will.
son, Hughes c. Worthy, S. H. Hardin,
l.. G. Edwards. VIM. G. Ford, c. F.
Schultz, ]. Martin Grant, J. Wesley
Wilks, ]. j. Ferguson, J. ]. Banks, w.
P. Mccullough, ]. G. Shannon, Peter
Barber (col), J. F. Woods, T. M. Jack
son, J. J. Jordan, Jas. s. Lowry, J.
Lyle Kee, N. j. Colvin.
CHEROKEE+Gaffn Ledger, Octo-
ber IL: In the court Of general sessions
the case Of Cally Perry VS.. the Gaffney
Carpet Manufacturing company, has
been one Of absorbing interest. The
court room has been pretty well filled
with q crowd that was eager to get
every detail Of the case. A large num-
Der of witnesses were examined on
both sides. The most interesting wit
ness was Prof. ]. D. Hird, professor Of
chemistry for the city Of Washington.
Prof. Hird entered into an elaborate
explanation Of the causes that produce
certain odors that arise from streams
because Of decaying vegetation and the
effects of certain analine dyes upon an
imal and vegetable life. He most posi-
lively declared that there was no sub
stance used in the dye watts Of the Gaff-
ney Carpet Manufacturing company
that would produce the odors that
arose from a sample Of mud or sand
that was placed in evidence which
came from the branch formerly used
by the Gaffney Carpet Manufacturing
company to carry off it's waste water
from the vats. Prof. Hird also testi-
fed that the dyes contained certain
properties that were beneficial to health
instead Of detrimental, as they were
properties and drugs that were usually
kept in drug stores and prescribed by
physicians every day, and he further
more said that there could not positive
ly arise any bad effects from anything
used in the dyes because 1t was dilu-
ted to such an extent that 1t could not
possibly prove detrimental. Other wit
nesses testified that they had drunk
and tasted the water in the different
watts and that no evil effects had arisen
from 1t. Others testified that their
stock had drunk from the branch while
the water was colored and that there
had been no evil effects. The plaintiff
asked for damages on the ground that
a stream of water running through his
land had been polluted because the
waste from the dye vats had been turn
ed into the stream, thus causing the
water and sand to become colored and
making it unfit for use. Witnesses for
the defendant testified that the discol-
grafton had no effect on the sand what
ever, as 1t became white after drying
out and made just as good mortar as
If it had never had any colored water
to flow over it. ]. c. Jeffries conducted
the examination for the defense, and
he did 1t we'll, leaving no stone unturn-
ed to bring out the weak points Of the
opposition and the strong points Of his
side. Mr.. Jeffries was assisted by Mes
srs. T. B. Butler, Of this city, and Mr..
H. J. Haynesworth, of Greenville. Ar
gument was commenced Friday after
noon, when Messrs. Jeffries and Butler
spoke for the defendant, and Mr.. w. 8.
Hall for the plaintiff. These gentle
men presented their sides in the
strongest possible light. Wednesday
morning Mr.. Haynesworth spoke for
the defendant. His presentation was
quiet and unassuming, thorough and
logical. Mr.. Sanders closed for the
plaintiff. He made brilliant effort,
presenting his side in the most logical
manner possible, taking care to refer
to The Ledger because 1t had seen fit
as a public journal to say something in
regard to the case, and intimated that
a newspaper had no right to express
it's regrets that such suits should arise.
He was not severe in his criticism; but
said he thought it unfair to attempt In
this wise to bias the public mind.
Judge Klugh's charge was not exhaus-
tive. He charged on every count the
plaintiffs asked, but refused to charge
on several counts the defendants coun-
sci requested. The case was given to
the jury about 12 o'clock and 1t was
nearly midnight when they announc-