Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

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ed principally to that particular locality
it seems A small barn and cotton
house about mile from there was
blown down. The regular monthly
meeting Of the board Of county commits
sioners was held on last Monday, the
7th, with all the members present, and
transacted the following items of bus
mess: 1t was agreed to pay $40 for the
right Of way for a road from Mt Pleas
ant to Wilksburg, running through the
land Of Mr.. Elias Inman. Mr.. w. l..
CASTOR, the overseer, was instructed to
open up the road for public travel.
The supervisor and Commissioner At
kinson were asked to examine the Park
bridge, and have needed repairs made.
Warren Howe, a colored pauper, OF
Bascomvile, was granted $3.50 per
month. This was placed in the hands
Of Mr.. Stephen H. Ferguson for distri-
button. Coroner J. H. GLADDEN. made
statement concerning an inquest held
over the body Of a still born infant,
found near the oil mill, and the super
visor was instructed to reimburse the
coroner with 80 cents which ne had paid
out. Owing to petition, the supervis-
or and the Baton Rouge commissioner
were instructed to look into the matter
of opening up a public highway, lead
ing from Buck Grove to a point on the
Wilksburg and Chalkville road, below
the mouth of Turkey creek. They were
asked to report on the same at next
meeting. Two children of John Will
son, colored, were ordered sent to the
poor house for treatment Of their eyes
The board authorized the supervisor to
purchase the acts and joint resolutions
of the general assembly from the veal
1896 to 1901. The report of the commit.
tee on damages to lands Of Mr.. J. w
Bigham was heard. 1t was suggested
that the road be made four feet wider
for about $50 yards. The board advised
that the road be made 20 feet in width
..... Elisha Buchanan, a colored mar
who lost his leg in the defences at For,
Sumter during the war, was granted
50 a month. Mr.. j. G. L. White was
asked to investigate the condition OF
Mrs. S. r. Dunlap and report to the su'
pervisor.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, July II: An 1ndiar
axe different from any other we ever
saw was brought us few days ago BY
Mr.. Robert Henderson. 1t was found II
| the field near his house, and is a double
bladed affair. The method of fasten-
ing a handle to this weapon, If indeed
it was a weapon. is somewhat puzzling
as it is unlike that Of the single-bladeo
axes. This one Is certainly curiosity
:. Monday morning while Mrs. Sallie
Foy and two sisters who live near AL
Healing, were absent at neighbor's
house, one George McCree, a Negro
workman at the baryta mine, broke
into their pantry and carried off all the
provisions therein. McCree was ar
rested and taken to Crowders Noun
tain. where he confessed to the theft
He said that he and his family had
nothing to eat and that he took this
as the easiest course to procure
something to satisfy their hunger....
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Hoffman, Of Bego-
mia, have the sympathy of their friends
in the loss of their little son, II months
old. He died Monday and was buried
Tuesday at Sandy Plains church, after
funeral services conducted by Rev. w
r. Watson. Mrs. j. H. Separk and
Mrs. A. A. Mclean chaperoned a crowd
OF young people who went on pleas
ure trip to All Healing yesterday after
noon, leaving about $50 o'clock. A
dainty lunch was spread at the springs
and the return trip was made late In
the evening. The party was made UP
as follows: Misses Bess and Clara Hol-
land, Nell Smyre, Mabel Craig, Lottie
Blake, Bessie Norris,- Of Cateeche, 5
c.; Lolo Gary, Of Richmond, Va; Mo-
ena Moss, Of Orangeburg, S. c.; Grace
Brown, of Concord; Ethel Gray, Jessie
Shelton; Messrs. ]. H. Separk, A. T.
Clifton, of Waco, Tex; Lamar Pegram
Ed Tuttle, P. r. Falls, Fred Smyre, B
M. Jones, c. A. Johnson, ]. Lander
Gray, J. Heath Blake. Mr.. A. T.
Clifton tells US that he Is promoting a
900 spindle mill at Waco, Tex, and
that when built it will burn oil in its
furnaces, as do the other mills and also
many railroads Of that state. The price
of coal is from s4.1O to s4.6O per ton. AL
the oil contracts you want, says Mr
Clifton, may be made for cents bar
rel and the freight. Three barrels OF
oil equal ton of coal in steam-produc.
ing capacity, so that the saving in the
cost of fuel is very greatly in favor OF
oil. Besides this saving there is also
a saving in labor as no fireman is need
ed either on the locomotives or in the
engine rooms where oil is used. How
long before oil is used in CASTOR mills
and on our railroads.. Mayor j. n
Roberts, of McAdenville, was a pleas
ant caller at The Gazette office Wed
nesday.
Al ROAST FOR ROOSEVELT.
ident IL Vain and Loud.