Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
Aliseellaneolls &eaaing.
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.

In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lisIied by Exchanges.
.CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
August II: Petitions are being circu-
lated to obtain the signatures of a
majority of the freehold voters of the
city asking the city council to call an
election on the question of issuing
$4,O0O additional water works bond
and S11, 1000 additional electric light
bonds. 1t is essential for the progress
and prosperity of Gaffney, that this
bond issue be made. 1t will enable
the authorities to extend an made
quate electric light system and an in
adequate water works system. The
issuance of these bonds cannot increase
taxes for the simple reason that we are
now taxed to the full limit Of the law.
There is talk of increased taxes; but
the taxes cannot be made larger until
there is a change in the charter. That
cannot be changed unless majority
of the people say 80. 1t will be time
enough to cross the bridge when we
get to it. Let wisdom prevail and let
US turn a money losing enterprise into
a paying one by making it adequate.
LANCASTER-Ledger, August IS :
Mariah Culbert, a good old colored
woman who has been cooking for the
family of the late Hon. Geo. McC.
Witherspoon for a number of years,
died at this place Tuesday night. '''''''
Good rains fell in the Heath Springs
section, along the river, and in other
parts of the county Thursday night.
In this vicinity only enough fell to lay
the dust. Mrs. Mary Hunter, wife
of Mr.. J. T. Hunter, of the Tank Sec
tion, daughter of Mr.. G. w. Bell,
Sr., died at her home early Wednesday
morning, after several weeks illness, of
fever. She was about As years of age,
and leaves her husband and seven chill
dren surviving her. .''''''''Miss Sarah
Carter, daughter of the late Joseph
Carter, died about midnight, Thurs
day, after an illness of nearly three
months, at the home of her nephew
Mr.. A. H. Carter, of Dry Creek, with
whom she has lived the past II or Is
years. She was about 70 years of age,
member of Camp Creek Methodist
church ,and has lived consistent Chris.
tian life. She leaves an only sister
surviving her. Her remains were in
TERED at Camp Creek church yester-
day afternoon after funeral services
by her pastor, Rev. Mr.. Lucas.
UNION-The Times, August 8: Mr..
E. l.. Kingsmore, who is farming on
Mr.. l.. G. Young's place, takes the
rag off the bush as corn raiser this
year. A gentleman tells US that Mr..
Kingsmore is pulling fodder, and that
Mr.. Kingsmore says he has some very
fine corn, and the ears are so large
and full that the grains are bursting
the shucks. We don't know if Mr..
Kingsmore is fisherman or not. But
will pass. .''.'.''''The candidates, or a
majority of them, were in Union
Tuesday night, ready to 60 to Santuc
Wednesday morning to open the cam
paign. 1t was suggested that they
meet at the knitting mill and speak to
the operatives. They did so, and the
various candidates told the people
what they proposed to do if elected.
......."One Will PAISLEY, for whom a
warrant has been issued and placed
into the sheriff's hands, charging Pass
ley with violation of contract, was
spotted by the sheriff; but the Negro
ran from the sheriff, and another Negro
named Ed Wallace, who was in fact
the prosecutor, endeavored to stop
him, when he jerked out pistol and
fired point blank at Wallace. Wallace
fired twice at him and thinks he hit
him but PAISLEY made good his escape.
......."A row occurred on Mr.. w. K.
Thomas place at Carlisle last Thurs
day night between some Negro men
and women. One of the men, Hiram
Gillian, drew his pistol and shot one of
the women in the leg. He was ar
rested and tried by the magistrate, was
found guilty and sentenced to pay
SIS or work on the gang 80 days, He
was brought to Union by Mr.. w. F.
Bates. Before he was sent to the
gang, however, his brother came for
ward and paid his fine and he
was released. ....'"Will Davis, the COL
ored gent, who was recklessly shoot
ing his pistol at Carlisle some ten days
ago, and who is now serving out his
sentence of thirty days on the county
chain gang, will have another charge
to answer for when he gets through
with his thirty days. 1t seems that
days or so before he became bolster
Gus he entered the dwelling of Hon.
J. S. Welch and stole a 3S calibre
Smith & Wesson pistol, came up to
Union and traded it to Mr.. Ed Hum
phries at the Company Store for his,
and got $4.O0 to boot. He possibly
invested some of the boot in blind tiger,
and was feeling too big for the town of
Carlisle when he got back and began
his open air pistol practice. The stolen
pistol was traced and recovered, and
now Mr.. Humphries is minus his pis-
tol and four dollars. Humphres' pis-
tol has been hid away by the Negroes
family. Davis will be tried for this