Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-01

| The freight cars were placed on the
siding at the Old Mill and the engine
returned to the scene Of the accident.
The cab was soon replaced on the
track, the resulting damage being very
slight. No cne was hurt.
Burglary at Zadok.
Mr.. R. N. Plexco informed the report
er Wednesday afternoon, Of an attempt
! to burglarize the store Of w. B. Stroup,
at Zadok, Tuesday night. 1t seems
that at first an attempt was made to
enter the rear of the building by means
of boring augur holes. Next the would
be burglars got underneath and tried
to go through the floor. They were
frightened away before they completed
their work. During Wednesday morn
ing the burglars were tracked from Mr..
Stroup's store to Yorkville, and in the
tracking process it developed that there
were two of them. Tracking was GER
tain and easy because of peculiarities
in the tracks.
Southern Taking Charge.
The State, Thursday: General Man
ager Cannon and a number of 9TH
er Southern railway officials went to
Camden yesterday afternoon. 1t is un-
derstood that they will at once con-
clude the arrangements for taking over
the o. R. & c.. railroad property under
the act of the general assembly allow
ing the Southern to purchase this and
other Independent weak lines. AS soon
as the transfer is completed it is ex-
pected that new division Of the
Southern will be formed, and that Mr..
Trip, now Of the o. r. & c., will be
made superintendent. Other new Of
ficials are to be appointed and there
will be a number of changes Of inter-
9st in this particular territory.
The Smallpox Situation.
DR.. Bacot, who was called by Presi-
dent Carroll to investigate the matter,
corroborated the opinion of DR.. Miles
Walker that the suspicious disease,
which recently developed in the fressly
family, at the York Cotton mill, Is
smallpox. There have been several
cases in the same house; but all have
been Of an exceedingly mild form, the
patients hardly being sick enough to
have to lie down. The mill authorities
are taking every precaution for the
control Of an outbreak should one oc-
cur The precautions include the erec-
ton of a comfortable hospital for the
use of smallpox patients. There seems
to be no appreciable excitement or
alarm in the mill village, and but little
disposition to submit to vaccination.
Liable For Damages.
Various manufacturing enterprises in
South Carolina have been very much
annoyed Of late by habit the rail-
roads have of confiscating consign-
ments of coal, while en- route. In cases
where the factories have been on the
point Of shutting down with coal on
the road, the railroads have seized the
coal and coolly advised the owners that
they would make it good later
on. The legislature has sought to put
a stop to this kind Of thing, by passing
the following: IF any common car
it's own use any property Of another
held by it on consignment, or in course
Of transportation, 1t shall be liable to
the consignee or other owner Of such
property, for treble the value Of such
property"
Death of Mr.. w. J. Branch.
McAdenville correspondence Gasto-
MIA Gazette: There were two deaths in
our town last week. The first was
William Jefferson Branch, who died at
the home of his son, Jno. M. Branch,
Thursday evening, after prolonged
illness with dropsy. The deceased was
in his 72nd year. He was a North
Carolinian by birth, but spent the
greater part Of his life in York coun-
ty, S. c., where he married and rails
ed family, only two Of whom survive
him; Jno. NJ, Of this place, and H. A.
Branch, Of Maiden. He was a Confed-
crate veteran and was almost disabled
by rheumatism, contracted while on
duty in the army, for which he receiv-
ed an honorable discharge. Mr.. Branch
was a fine cabinet maker and also
made the old time spinning wheels. He
was a member Of the Methodist church
at Kings Mountain Chapel, S. c.. Tne
funeral was conducted at the home Of
his son by Rev. r. M. Courtney. The
remains were laid to rest at Ebenezer,
Saturday morning.