Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Black Eagle In Spartanburg

Black Eagle In SPartanDurR.
Spartanburg Herald: Mr.. Webb
Turner, who lives near Cherokee
Springs, brought to the city yesterday
a large, well developed young eagle.
The bird was captured by Mr.. Turner
about five miles from Cherokee sever
al weeks ago. The eagle was discov-
cred in a tree and he was shot in the
leg which brought him to the ground.
The bird has entirely gotten we'll OF
the wound. Mr.. Turner sold the eagle
to Mr.. Cooksey.
Frightened to Death by the Eclipse.
Winsboro News and Herald June
IA: Fright at the eclipse was the
cause of the death of a Negro woman
who died at her home in the Jenkins
Vile neighborhood a few days ago.
At the time of the eclipse the woman
was at work in the field, and seeing
the peculiar appearance of everything
as the eclipse progressed, she, not
knowing the cause of it, became terri
fed and started home. She ran a dis
tauce of three miles to her house, and
when she reached it she fell down in a
convulsion. The convulsions, which
were probably caused by the long run
and over exertion, continued, and the
woman died a day or two ago.
Wheat In Greenwood.
Greenwood correspondence Of The
News and Courier: The wheat crop
has about all been harvested and the
threshing season is now on. The
exact status of the crop cannot be def
nitely known for several weeks yet
but it is safe to say it is by far the
largest crop this section has ever
known, both as to acreage and yield.
The Wheat Growers convention held
here last summer did great deal to-
ward bringing this about, and the
Greenwood Index offered a series of
prizes for the best yields. The result
has been most gratifying and it is like
ly that Greenwood county will not
buy a barrel of western -four for the
next 12 months. The Index's prizes
have not been awarded yet; but this
will be done as soon as the different
competitors send in their reports.
Each competitor will be required to
give a statement as to his methods of
preparing the land, planting, ETC., and
these will be published. The Wheat
Growers convention of the state will
be held this year on August Is, and
the local committee are already at
work to secure large attendance and
an interesting meeting. The conven-
ton promises to be even more success
full than the one last year.
He Was Boarder.
Columbia Record, Tuesday: "Quite
an interesting story has been develop
ed by the return to the penitentiary of
John Stuckey, a white convict, from
the Scarborough farm, in Sumter
county. Stuckey was convicted in
Spartanburg about year ago of kill
ing J. G. Server, who was clerk in
his store, and, owing to the prominence
of the parties, the case was in many
respects a sensational one. Stuckey
was found guilty of manslaughter and
sentenced to twenty years imprison-
ment. He is said to be quite well
"fxed" in this worlds goods. Accord
ing to the story, as related by the pen
itentiary authorities, Mr.. Scarborough
is a man who contracts for convicts as
laborers on his farm. 1t appears that
he was also relative of Stuckey, and
when he got his last batch of convicts
he asked that Stuckey be included.
Not knowing of any relationship ex-
isting between the two men, he was
turned over to Mr.. Scarborough. 1t
was later reported to the authorities
that Stuckey was not being used as a
convict but was really having pref
ty good time. 1t is alleged that he
was actually boarding with Mr.. Scar.
borough and paying for it. Acting
upon these reports, the superintendent
and the board of directors ordered
Stuckey to be brought back to the
penitentiary. He is now in that in
stitution again in stripes and at work
IN tbo commissarv department.n