Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-19
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II OF More
or Less Local Interest.
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or Less LOcul 1hScEcse
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Rock Hill Herald, March Is: While at
work at the Catawba Power COM
pany's dam, Tuesday. Sam Davis and
Charlie King, both colored, were hurt
by the breaking of the boom of one OF
the derricks. In falling it struck Da-
Wis on the back, knocking one Of his
ribs loose from the backbone and frac-
turing the backbone somewhat. AL
the same time drill with which he
had been working was in some pecu-
liar way driven into one Of his hips.
His injuries were considered very seri-
GUS after the accident, but, although
unconscious after the accident, he Is
now getting along very well. At the
same time King was struck on me
head. His injury was painful, but not
serious. Mr.. +. Pierce Giles, who
now lives in Lancaster county, fell out
of a two-storv building Wednesday,
and was very painfully hurt. We
were not able to obtain particulars.
He was already crippled in his right
shoulder, having received a serious
hurt by having been thrown out OF a
buggy when his mule ran away. That
was eighteen months ago, and he has
not been able to use his arm since....
We make the announcement with
much regret that our townsman, Dr.
Rob L. Moore, is arranging to leave
Rock Hill and take up his residence
in Columbia, where he will open an
office. He is a graduate under Dr.
Chisolm. After graduation he was an
assistant in the hospital for a long
time, and is an optician Of experience,
and is withal a gentleman Of the high
est integrity. He went to Columbia
Yesterday for the purpose of securing
an office, but does not expect to re-
move his family until in. April.
In the elections held last Wednesday,
the total number of votes cast was 79.
On the question of bonding the current
indebtedness Of the town, the amount
being more than $4,000, 66 voted IN ia
vor of the bonds and Z against. On
the question Of amending the city s
charter so as to allow of the levying
of three additional mills, the vote
stood: Yeas, 50; nays, 10. The council
will not take steps to issue the bonds
until after the present assessment or
city property shall have been complet-
ed. Under the constitution no county,
city or other political subdivision OF
the state can issue bonds to amount
not exceeding 8 per cent. Of the taxa
BILE property in the city, town or value
Of the other political subdivision issuing
the bonds. In the case Of Rock Hill
the constitutional limits lacks only
few thousand dollars of having been
reached, and it will depend upon the
extent of the increase Of the taxable
value of the property Of the city, as
shown by the assessment now being
made, whether bonds to the amount
Of $4,000 additional can be issued.
The value Of the property, by the last
assessment, was, in round numbers,
81, ,OO0, 900. On this assessment bonds
to the amount Of $4,000 have been is
sued. The proposed new issue will in
crease our bonded Indebtedness to $96,
900. In order to make the new issue
legal the taxable value Of the property
Of the city must be increased to ST.
$50 900 or $1,300,000. The new assess
ment will probably show the amount.
The levy Of 13 mills instead Of 10 mills
as heretofore, will be made at the
meeting of the city council to be held
in April and will be payable this year.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, March IA: A ser
ious accident happened at the Gaffney
mill Sunday. A colored man was clean
ing out one of the boilers when some
one turned the steam in on him and
he was badly scalded on the neck, body
and arm. His body was scalded to a
solid blister. .......G. L. Wilson, con-
victed Of murder of E. A. Hughes, and
recommended to the mercy Of the court:
Son Cobb, convicted Of the murder OF
Pink Norman, and recommended to the
mercy Of the court, and Frank Byars,
colored, convicted Of the murder Of Jim
Dawkins, colored, and recommended to
the mercy Of the court, were carried to
the penitentiary yesterday by Sergeant
Pressly of the penitentiary guard, to
serve the term of their natural life.
These are the severest penalties for
crime except hanging, and are from
the best of our information, the results
Of drinking too much dispensary whis-
ky, that chemical pure" beverage
which the state provides for the people.
If the state has no higher ideas Of her
duties to her citizens than that Of fur
nishing them with this bloody, soul
and peace-destroying drink, we hope
that our young men will remember the
fate of these unfortunate men, think
what it has brought them to and for
ever quit it's use. Remember also the
fate of Banks Perry, Jr., who began a
three years term on the chaingang last
Wednesday for killing VIM. Marsh.
This was also caused by whisky. Think
of the dead, the hardships of the con-
vict, the pangs of grief Of the dear ones
of the living and dead, and shun the
paths, that if, pursued, will surely,
sooner or later bring them all on you
and yours. Elem wilkins, colored, was
carried to the penitentiary to serve a
term Of Is months for breaking into
Negro's store. He is a cripple and
goes on cruthes.. Our farmers have
seldom been more backward with their
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