Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-01
Wednesday, January l, 1902.

Carl Hart, and Miss Nellie Hart left
last night for Columbia, to be present
at the Hart -Childs wedding, which Is
to take place in Columbia at o'clock
this afternoon:
Mr. R. A. Barnett, Of Bethel, Is to
move to Ebenezer. He has purchased
part Of the John A. Shurley planta-
tion, and will move to it so soon as he
completes the building Of residence
that he has under contemplation.
|NMr. and Mrs. w. F. Marshall and
children came over from Anderson on
Thursday on a visit to Mrs Mar
shall's father, Mr.. ]. F. Wallace. Mr..
Marshall returned to Anderson Satur-
day. Mrs. Marshall and the children
will remain in Yorkville for several
weeks.
Mr.. Walker Latimer went down to
Kershaw last Friday, to take charge
of the Bedford Phone company's bus
mess at that place. MIR. Edgar Thom-
asson, who has had charge Of the Of
flee for sometime past, is still quite
unwell at the home of his father, at
Belmont, N. c.
Mr.. Fred Mcfarland visited kindred
and friends in this section during the
holidays. He is located at Blackstone,
Nottoway county, Va, and is employed
as stenographer with the Blackstone
Manufacturing company, of that place,
/ nrfn hot he 10 QlnnQ
satisfactorily.
| Prof. r. j. Herndon, who is teach
ing the band at Forest City, N. c.,
brought down with him last week, to
show to his friends, group Photograph
on which is to be seen the likeness OF
Colonel Amos Owens, a local celebrity
whose named has enjoyed increased no.
toriety of late because of its counec-
ton with the cherry tree fraud. Colo
mel Owens lives on Cherry mountain.
a short distance from Forest City, and
| the photograph was taken on the occa-
sion Of visit of party Of mill folks
to his home. This distinguished citi-
zen, the colonel, Is about 80 years or
age, and in the days gone by, suffered
considerable annoyance at the hands Of
the revenue authorities because Of his
persistence in the manufacture Of un-
taxed spirits. AS he appears In the
lpicture, he Is dressed in dark pants,
long black Jim swinger, white shirt,
black necktie and wears a stoveptpe
hat. There is a noticeable stoop IN
the old fellows shoulders, but he has an
unmistakable expression Of self import
ance on his countenance, and even
without being told, 1t Is easy to recog-
nize him as the central figure OF the
group. The hat he wears was given to
him by some of his admirers in Char
otte several years ago, and the cravat
was put around his neck for the oc-
casion by one of the visitors, who him
self appears cravatless In the picture.
BY the side of Colonel Owens, Is one OF
the mill bosses, who had closed one
eye and palmed himself on the aged
moonshiner and his wife as Ben Till
man, Of dispensary fame. 1t is report
ed that when the mill man so introduce
ed himself, Colonel Owens said to him:
l"Well, you can make yourself welcome;
but I'll give you to understand right
now that I don't like your d-n liquor
law" The story Is that the mill crowd
had q great time Of 1t on the day the
photograph was taken. Colonel Owens,
as has already been explained, had
nothing to do with the management
of the Cherry Tree company, his name
merely being used, because OF the IA
vorable notoriety 1t had attained
throughout Western North Carolina.