Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-27

the wife, and greatly afflicted the
plaintiff. While he usually wears
his shoe on his foot, Col. r. N. Will
son came to town one day last week
wearing his foot on his SHOE whats
the trouble, colonel, that you are limp
ing?" was the inquiry Of his friends.
"Cut my foot with an axe" was the
colonel's quiet answer. Something a
little curious about it, too," he contin-
ued, ION the 18th Of February, 40 years
ago I cut the little toe Of my left foot
and with this whack on the 18th cut
the big toe Of my right foot-just 40
years apart to a day. believe have
chopped more wood than any other
man in the county and these are the
only times I ever cut myself with an
axe" The coincidence Is a curious one
and this recollection on the part of Col
onel Wilson Is another illustration Of
his well-known remarkable memory
for dates. Last Thursday after
noon, about 2 o'clock, Tom Johnson, a
Negro working on the streets under
Mr.. r. L. Davis, fell to the ground and
died within five minutes. He was
seemingly in good health at the time.
and had made no complaint Of being
sick.
UNION.
Times, February %: Dolphus Gore,
one night last week, heard something
in his lot, and took a light to investl-
gate. While in the lot someone fired
at him with a shot gun. He ran to his
house and received another load as he
was running. His legs and hands are
pretty we'll filled with shot. This Is the
same Negro who had bundle Of
switches left at his door last summer
be found at home by any one who
wished to see him. Dolph thinks he
knows who the parties are who shot
him, and he Is going to see what can
be done about it.......We think there
was one act passed at the recent ses-
sion Of the legislature that should be
vetoed by Governor McSweeney, and
that was the act repeating the law
against the use Of free passes by the
representatives and senators. Might
as we'll furnish them with their drinks
as free passes. s.......Aunt Charity Wor-
they, colored, living on the Mrs. A.
Knight place, now in charge Of Mr.. w.
F. Bobo. Is, according to the best in
formation, about los years Of age. She
was born in Washington county, Mary
land. She came to Union in her young
days and stayed several years. She
was taken to Alabama where she re-
mained several years and was brought
back to Union in 1880, and belonged to
the Worthy family until freedom. She
is possessed OF an excellent memory,
and without any education, can con-
verse intelligently Of bygone days. She
| Is as spry as a cricket and appears to
be good for another decade. She re-
members four wars, but cannot re-
member the names Of them all. She
has often crossed Harper's Ferry while
living in Maryland. Her people used
to haul tobacco to Baltimore, crossing
the ferry on the trip. Aunt Charity is
devout Christian colored woman, is
of kind hearted nature and cheer
full disposition, and has many white
| friends in the community in which she
| lives. For several months past one
Of our cotton buyers has been receiv-
ing notice that his cotton was weigh
ing up short at destination. AS he
shipped by weights furnished by the
sworn cotton weigher at this place, he
could not understand the shortage. He
began to look around for the trouble,
and on Saturday he noticed Negro
with an empty basket going to the cot
ton weigher's platform, and decided to
watch what he did. Two spoilers Sc
creted themselves on the platform and
caught the Negro in the act Of pulling
cotton from the bales. The Negro was
allowed to fill his basket and start off
with it when he was arrested and car
ried to Jail. 1t developed that he was
going to sell the cotton. He said that
he was told to do 1t by the cotton truck
hand, John Palmer. An investigation
followed. showing that Palmer had
been selling a quantity Of clotton to the
mattress factory, claiming to have
picked it up as waste cotton, sending
tickets with weight and his signature
for which he received the money. John
was arrested and put in jail. where he
implicated the cotton weigher, saying
that they were both in the mess. The
books at the factory showed that the
tickets before Christmas did have the
cotton weigher's name signed to them,
and the total amount sold up to Christ
mas was some 800 pounds. The steal
ing has continued until the total
amount runs up to some 1900 pounds,
as shown by the books at the factory.
The cotton weigher was approached by
the father Of John on Monday and told
that he must get the thing settled up
or he would have him arrested. Mr..
Turner, the weigher, found out what
amount it would take to settle it. The
Negro's father said he would get up
half If Turner would get up the other
half. Turner told him to go to Sartor's
corner and wait five minutes and he
would get up the money and come to
him. The Negro went and waited some