Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-21

lent parts of the county indicate that
if Mr.. Nicely is finally arrested there
will be enough counts against him to
keep the court busy for a whole term
LOCAL LACONICs.
We VIII Send The Enquirer
From now until January 1, 1903, for
$1.02 in advance.
Penitentiary For Life.
Abe Parker was tried in Cherokee
court last Tuesday, forsthe murder OF
Pink Norman, near Cherokee Falls,
some months ago. Parker was with
out counsel and the court assigned g.
w. Speer, of the Cherokee bar, to his
defense. After hearing the testimony
arguments Of the attorneys and the
Judges charge, the jury considered the
case for about two hours and returned
a verdict of guilty with recommended
ton to the mercy of the court. Judge
Buchanan sentenced Parker to life inn
Iprisonment in the penitentiary.
Railroad Accident.
Quite a serious accident occurred to
the mixed train on the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension railroad at
Broad river trestle. north Of Shelby,
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Ihad gotten safely across, the engineer
felt the trestle giving away, and opened
wide his throttle: but was too late to
save the three last box cars and the
passenger coach, which went down.
The cars escaped the water. Leroy
Grigg, of Shelby, was killed, and Ed
ward Turner, conductor, D. w. Phlfer,
trestlemaster, and Riley Whisonant, a
Negro. were seriously wounded. A
dozen passengers were more or less
shaken up: but so far as Is known,
none of them were badly hurt.
Special Tax Election.
| The voters of the Hickory Grove
school district are going to vote on the
question of repeating the special 4-mill
tax that they have been paying for
sometime past for the maintenance OF
their school. A petition. signed by q
sufficient number of freeholders, to
secure the calling of an election, was
filed last Thursday. So far as is known
there is no bitter feeling on the subject.
A number Of freeholders, who are op-
posed to the tax, believe that If they
can secure an election, they can have
the tax abolished. There are other
Ifreeholders and qualified voters gen.
orally, who do not believe that ma
jority of the voters is willing to abolish
| the tax, and so it goes. 1t is expected
| that whatever may be the result Of the
election the people will continue in a
good humor with each other.
First Cotton Blooms. y
The first two cotton blooms of the
season were received at THE ENQUIRER
office on Wednesday morning, they haV-
ing been sent in by Mr.. N. r. Camp
all 90 poth
white. According to the messenger
who brought the blooms. there were
none to be seen in Mr.. Campbelrs fields
previous to Wednesday; but on that
morning there were ten or dozen. The
next bloom was received from Mr.. j.
G. Bigger, of Clay Hill, on Thursday
afternoon. An hour or two later. Mr.
S. w. Inman, of Yorkville, handed the
reporter three blooms that were plucked
from a single stalk in his field on Wed
nesday. 4ne afternoon mail brought
blooms from Messrs. T. H. Simril and
]. Frank PleXico. Of Clay Hill: from
J. M. Nelson, Of Gould. plucked on the
18th, and thought to be several days
old at the time; from Lonnie H. Good
also of Gould. plucked on the 18th.
Felix Meek, little Negro. aged 10 or
| II years, was committed to jail last
Tuesday, on the charge of attempting
to wreck a train on the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension. Not long ago,
six or eight railroad spikes were found
on the track at Rock Hill, and Railroad
Detective Duncan was sent there to in
vestigate the matter. 1t was not a
great while before he learned that this
little pickaninny had, on previous oc-
casion, received a good whipping for
throwing rocks at passing cars. and on
being taunted about the whipping, had
threatened Never mind. and just walt;
first thing you know I'm gwinter git
me a whole train" After his arrest
the boy admitted that he had put the
spikes on the track and claimed that
his object was the accommodation OF
the section boss, who might not nave
otherwise been able to find them.
Death of Mrs. s. w. Melton.
Columbia State, Thursday: At late
hour on Tuesday night, Mrs. Mary n.
Melton, widow Of the late Judge Samuel
Wickliffe Melton, died at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. DR.. o. A. Darby. IN
this city Mrs. Melton had been In fall
ing health for sometime, but her con-
dition had not been deemed serious
until q few days ago. She has for the
in Charleston, with her eldest son. Cap
tain Lawson D. Melton. She was
daughter Of the late Joshua D. Goore.
of Yorkvile. and married Judge Melton
in May, 1857. She was about 65 years
of age, and was n loveable woman.
She leaves seven children. Captain
Melton, Mrs. w. B. Burney, Of this
city: Mrs. J. c. Halle, of Savannah
Ga. Miss Kate D. Melton. Mr.. George
w. Melton, of this city: and Mr.. c. D.
Melton, Of Savannah. The funeral ser
morning at the residence of DR.. Darby
at the corner of Richland and Bull
streets. and the interment will be at
Elmwood cemetery.
They Must Disgorre.
Charlotte Observer, Thursday: I'm
the district court yesterday Judge Boyo
pronounced sentence on the defendants
in the Amos Owen cherry tree cases.
The sentence emphasizes restitution
IT is required that DR.. Frank Bright
Rev. r. Bright and c. D. Wilkie and
&C. w. Rollins, c. c. Watkins. NJ. G.
Padgett and G. F. Ceer pay into the
court by the October term the costs or
the cases and $4,000. which will be
paid to the women who were defrauded
Of money by the operation of the end
less chain swindles. The case against
H. w. Clover was mol pressed, while
in the case against w. H. Hester the
prayer for judgment was continued:
AT the October term Judge Boyd Will
give his final decision as to the fate OF
the defendants. He said yesterday
that if restitution were made he would
sentence no defendant to the penlten-
tiary: and it was intimated that i'm
prisonment in Jail for a short period
will be the severest punishment in
ficted. The sentence means my finan-
cial ruin said DR.. Frank Bright yes
tcrday afternoon and the other de-