Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-18
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II of More
| or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
| Rock Hill Herald, January Is: The
Winthrop board Of trutees was called
to meet in Columbia yesterday. A
matter Of much Importance was ex-
pected to come before the board and ]:
may precipitate a fight in which the
people Of the state may take hand.
Mr.. McMahan, the state superinten-
dent of education, has reported to the
Peabody board Of trustees mat the
portion of the boards funds which
has been going to Winthrop college has
not been used for the purpose design
ed-that is, that Winthrop is more OF
literary college for students 0f the
higher classes than a normal and in
dustrial institution, and that therefore
is not entitled to any part Of the Pea
body funds coming to this state.
This is, of course, denied and the board
has been called upon to investigate and
ascertain the facts. The SUM Win
throp has been receiving annually
from the Peabody board is about $1,000.
| ..Mr. G. E. Fincher Is building
house near the Steele crossing of the
Southern railway. On Saturday last
his father, Mr.. S. A. Fincher, and Mr..
J. l.. Belk were standing on scafrold
busily at work on the building, when
the scaffold suddenly collapsed. Mr..
Fincher fell to the ground, one rib be-
ing broken. He also received injuries
on his head by the falling Of a lot or
shingles. Mr.. Belk clutched the caves
Of the building and was able to keep
his hold until some one on the ground
raised a ladder so that he could climb
down. Miss Esther Rawls and
brother Ed have returned to their
home in the county after a few days
stay in Yorkville, with relatives.
Last Saturday morning two strange
Negroes appeared at Tirzah and while
there they went into the store of Mr..
S. M. Carothers. A few minutes after
their entrance they deliberately picked
up three pairs Of pantaloons and
walked out. AS soon as Mr.. Caroth-
ers discovered what had occurred he,
with several other citizens, went IN
pursuit. The Negroes threw the pants
down and struck out in an easterly
direction. One was afterwards caught,
however. and taken back to Tirzah.
The other got away, but a phone
message to the county stockade, near
Yorkville, brought Mr.. Whitener with
his two bloodhounds, and being put
on the track Of the fleeing Negro. they
followed the trail until they ran the
man down at the McFadden place on
the road to the Catawba Power Co.'s
dam. This fellow was also taken back
to Tirzah. He gave his name as Jim
Jones, alias Kid, and claimed to be
from Charlotte. His pal claimed that
his name was Dolphus Latimer, and
that his home was in Spartanburg.
Both the Negroes were arragined be-
fore Magistrate R M. Anderson,
charges of vagrancy and larceny being
preferred against them. They were
convicted and in default Of a fine Of
$50 each they were sent to the chain
gang for term of go days each.......
Mr.. H. M. Dunlap went to Yorkville
Sunday afternoon, returning to the
city Monday. Mrs. Thos. F. Nc
Dow, Of Yorkville, spent Monday in the
city with Mrs. C. M. Kuykendal.. l......
Three sisters, the Misses McCammon,
whose home is in the Manchester Mill
village, broke out with smallpox Sum
day and they are now quarantined In
their house. They were exposed to the
disease through the visit Of brother
who came up from Chester before
Christmas to spend the holidays with
his sisters. A few days after his ar
rival smallpox appeared on him. The
people in the village are now being
vaccinated and there Is not much fear
of the disease spreading there. Sun
day night a Negro, who claimed to
have came from Columbia to be taken
care Of here, appeared in the council
chamber, and notifying Chief Partlow
that he had a good case Of smallpox,
asked the officer to send him to the
pest house. The chief was considera-
bly, frustrated and made the fellow get
out at once. He claimed to have rela-
tives near Rock Hill and told the chief
that he had money to pay the expenses
of his keeping. AS the pest house is
no longer in use, the chief sent him
forth and he has not since been seen
CHESTER.
Lantern, January IA: The action of
Walker CASTOR camp yesterday shows
what the veterans themselves think Of
the soldiers home proposition, and 1t
Is just what was to be expected. 1t Is
difficult to imagine how any one could
have expected the old soldiers to look
with favor on a choice between priva-
tion and Punishment from their home
The tenacity with which man clings
to his home increases with age, and
the fact that he spent the best years Of
his life in fighting to protect his home
can hardly be expected to diminish his
attachment for it. The establishment
of a state home means a decrease In
the help that could otherwise be ex-
tended. 1t Is very safe to say that the
veterans that would go to home are
the least deserving Of them all. The
veterans are not so numerous that we