Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17

Lord shall cover the eartn as tne wa
ters cover the seas.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
llshed by Exchanges.
GASTON-Gastonia News, March
13: The smallpox scare has about
played out. .:....:":After an illness OF
nearly year, Mr.. Thomas Hanna died
at his home Saturday evening near
town, from internal cancer. '''' Charlie
CANDLES still bar was robbed Satur-
day night of several gallons of corn
juice. The thief staggered" and the
Jug was broken. Allthe more quiet
in town Saturday night and Sunday,
and less work for the police and mayor
in consequence. Esquire Anders
heard the evidence and bound some
parties to court for larceny '''''''W Work
at the Loray mill has been taken up
again with renewed energy, and mat
took, picks, axes and shovels are being
handled at fearful rate. The South
ern Railway company have 30 hands
at work grading the roadbed for the
siding, and sand is also being hauled
and piled up in great piles to make
mortar for the masons. Let the good
work continue until the last Crick has
been put on the topmost course. '''''''''
There was very singular circumstance
occurred IN police circles Saturday
afternoon. Chief Alexander and Po-
liceman Williams went out in search
of one Will Richardson, colored, who
who was wanted in Charlotte for
larceny. AS they were going down
Air Line street, a Negro woman ran
out of Miles Watts house screaming
and fell to the ground. The police
hurried to the woman and asked her
what was the matter. She said her
husband was dying. When asked who
her husband was, replied Will Richard
son-the very man they wanted. On
entering the house the police found
their man lying in an unconscious con-
dition and saw him breathe his last.
He was wanted in the lower coult {;
but was called to the higher courts
first. Pneumonia was the cause of his
death. Gazette, March IS: Mr.. J..
S. Brice, of Yorkville, was in town
Tuesday attending the Independent
Telephone meeting. THE executive
committee of the Independent Phone
Company of the Carolinas met at the
Falls House Tuesday. The meeting
was called to order by the president,
w. B. Moore, of Yorkville, who ap-
pointed Mr.. R. B. Darlington as secre-
tary pro tenn. The following
were present: j. A. Helvin and T. G..
Guthrie, of Charlotte; W. B. Moore
and J. S. Brice, of Yorkville; A. G..
Shuford, of Newton DR.. NJ. c. Hun
ter, of Stanley Creek, and R. B. Bah
ington. The object of the meeting was
to formulate the by-lays of organiza-
ton and also to discuss ways and
means for the better service of the In
dependent phones. This company
now controls about 5000 independent
phones and about 1000 miles of toll
phones. 1t is their intention to con-
meet every town in the two Carolinas,
and also to make their service second
to none. The next meeting will be
held in Charlotte in the Chamber of
Commerce, May the first, at which
meeting the bylaws adopted by the
executive committee will be read, dis.
cussed and placed before the conven-
ton for adoption. Business men are
taking great interest in the company.
Mr.. Wittkowsky 'phoned the commit
tee asking them to hold their meeting
in Charlotte. All the members are
very enthusiastic over the interest
taken by different men in the various
towns where they have Independent
phones. Twill Perkins, a negro
working in the Ormand mine, was
killed while going down in the mines
last Friday evening about 7 o'clock.
Perkins, in company with another ne.
gro, were going down to work and
were about $50 feet down when some
one threw a plank about 2 feet long, 2
inches thick and II inches wide, into
the shaft, which struck Perkins on the
head, knocking him off the elevator,
and he fell about 125 feet further to
the bottom Of the mine. He was
taken out and DR.. Garrison was sum-
;moned. But little could be done but
administer an anesthetic to alleviate
the pain. He died in about three
hours. Three small children survive
him. The man who does the landing
had stepped off to the spring nearby
to get drink of water when the ac'
cident occurred. No clue. '''''''''M Miss
Alma Walker, of Yorkville, passed
through the city on Monday to resume
her studies in Converse college. She
was the guest of DR.. E. F. Glenn.
CHESTER The Lantern, March
13: Married, at Eureka Mills chapel,
by Rev. j. S. Moffatt, Sabbath after
noon, March II, 1900, Mr.. c. Robin
son and Miss Maggie Roof. '''''''''Mr.
A. w. Love was thrown from his bug
gy when on his way to church last
Sabbath, and was considerably bruised
I'M Some teeth were knocked out